Aladdin Sane

Ziggy Stardust on tour in America — Bowie absorbing the chaos and excess of the US touring experience and feeding it back through the persona, the result rawer and more fragmented than the more carefully constructed record it followed. The American road trip quality gives everything a nervous energy that suits the material without always cohering into something as unified as what came before. Mike Garson's piano is the defining element and the record's most lasting achievement. His title track solo arrives like a dispatch from another dimension — genuinely avant-garde, completely unexpected, sitting in the middle of a glam rock album with a jazz and classical vocabulary that nobody else in Bowie's orbit was deploying. It's the moment the record is remembered for and it earns that status completely. "The Jean Genie" delivers the straight-ahead rock stomp that became one of Bowie's biggest hits. "Drive-In Saturday" is the underrated gem — a nostalgic future-shock ballad that shows the songwriting range at its most inventive, the 50s nostalgia filtered through a science fiction sensibility that is purely Bowie's own. "Panic in Detroit" has a Rolling Stones swagger that suits the American context perfectly.

good piano instrumentation and the vocals are good

Solid

Nice, shows off Bowie’s range (which no one has a doubt of, of course). Had a fav track but i forgot which one it was so

Maravilloso

The piano on track 2 made me laugh, and not in a good way. Once again, Hunky Dory remains the only Bowie album I genuinely like. This is actually really bad.

this dude is insane! good LP though~!

Decent album by the coolest MFer in the last 50 years. I like this album for the creativity as the album went in directions I didn't expect.

Today's entry in 1001 David Bowie Albums You Must Hear Before You Die! This was OK. Not really any "bangers," as the kids say. I liked "Time" up until all the "lie, lie, lie" nonsense at the end. I think the cover of this album is a lot more famous than any of the songs on it. This cover of "Let's Spend the Night Together" is significantly worse than the Keel version, IMO. I did not like this as much as the previous Bowie entry (Young Americans) but it gets the same score from me due to the limits of the scoring scale.

Not a fan of this album.

not the buggest rock fan but i can see why people like him.

I dislike Bowie on a personal level - ew creepy behaviour - so this was never likely to score high, however, I gave it a go. Plodding and dated and bored me no end.

Love it.

It's good because it's Bowie but it's not a particularly inspiring album. Low 4

Hated the piano in Aladdin Sane and then it came back at times. Overall, not very notable. I wouldn't come back to it.

Right. There's a lot going on here. Pretty much peak Bowie. It's glam. It's very seedy. It's retro-futurist. The instrumentation is astonishing. Obviously Mick Ronson's guitar but also that piano (sorry Mike Garson, I had to look you up). Somehow it runs into Afro-Cuban jazz at some moments without that seeming too weird. This guy walked the tightrope between art and stardom, purity and addiction, love and squalor. Bloody hell.

This is personally my favourite Bowie album. The piano work on this album is fucking outstanding, especially on songs like “Aladdin Sane” and “Lady Grinning Soul”. Vocally, it’s some of the best he’s ever sounded, and the production throughout is incredible. Easy 5 stars for me.

I don't think I actually like David Bowie all that much. This album had it's moments but the oddity it tries to imbue into the music doesn't land.

Some real bangers on this album, including the criminally underrated "Panic in Detroit". Its certainly not on par with Ziggy Startdust, but still very good.

Personally more enjoyable than the previous Bowie albums on the list.

Really interesting piano parts. Like the rougher guitar sound as well.

Didn't love it but definitely didn't hate it. I liked Panic in Detroit a lot and the Rolling Stones cover

Given that Pin Ups is basically a covers album and immediately follows Aladdin Sane, I guess it's not too hard to deduce that Bowie was entering a bit of a creative lull after Ziggy Stardust turned him into a household name. Jean Genie is a classic in the Bowie catalog and Panic in Detroit and Cracked Actor are pretty cool, too. Outside of those and maybe one or two others, though, there's not a ton to write home about.

hand to god, this has always been my least favorite Bowie album from this period and remains so. One of those recordings where nothing stands out. Bland as bland can get. Iconic album art aside, just massively dull.

Love David Bowie….groundbreaker!

Give me a break. How Bowie is so influential will never cease to amaze me. This would have been a waste of 42 minutes had I not skipped almost every single song as soon as he opened his mouth.

Liked Drive-In Saturday and The Prettiest Star.

same as yesterday, funny i got bowie back to back

Every time I get a Bowie album, I start slapping my big belly in excitement.

Bowie called Aladdin Sane, American Ziggy, which makes a lot of sense. It’s a little grittier than the glam heavy sound of the previous record but still has one foot in that storyline. The title track equates prewar Europe with 70s America, suggesting a society on the brink of collapse. Panic In Detroit is inspired by the stories Bowie heard from Iggy Pop about the ‘67 riots. You can hear Ziggy becoming a revolutionary. The glitz and glamour of Los Angeles is stripped away in Cracked Actor exposing the seedy underbelly of Hollywood’s aging stars, commercialized sex and drug addiction and The Jean Genie and Watch That Man explore the burgeoning underground scene in New York, where this record was recorded and inspired by the pre-punk vibe and characters like Iggy, Lou Reed and Cyrinda Foxe. There’s the post apocalyptic vision of the American southwest found in Drive-In Saturday where humans watch old movies to relearn how to feel emotions. I gotta admit… this feels awfully prophetic in retrospect. 4.6

I admire Bowie and his work, this is a very good album and ahead of its time in 1973.

Bowie's stellar voice makes for a really breathtaking performance overall. The rock-centric sound and semi-spacey attributes of this work makes for a really smooth listen. Another great record from the 1970's. While I'm not blown away by the entirety of this work, it's most definitely a grand piece for sure.

I was excited to see Bowie come up today given how much I enjoyed the previous albums on here so far. But this one was disappointing. There are some good songs like Time and Lady Grinning Soul, but the title track is just awful as is Let's Spend the Night Together. Others were somewhere in the middle. It totally makes sense that Bowie went and reinvented himself after this album.

Our third album from Bowie comes before both Low and Station to Station and finds him just after his big break into stardom with Ziggy Stardust. It doesn’t quite have the magical pop appeal of Station to Station or the artsy experimentation of Low, but it has elements and shows the promise that led to both. Bowie’s creativity, while not yet fully developed, still offers many great moments and plenty of quality musicianship. He doesn’t pull punches with his ambition though, giving us one of the most insane, chaotic sounds I’ve ever heard with the avant-garde section in the title track. He truly made so much great music, it feels like we’re still only scratching the surface. 1 listen Favorite Tracks: Lady Grinning Soul, Time, Title Track, Watch That Man, The Prettiest Star

I think this is our third Bowie album. I believe that the first two felt like a 3, then I spent extra time with them which pushed each to a 4. I do like much of this and with more time expect I might bump it to a 4.

I don't think it's a top tier Bowie album, but still very good

A solid Bowie album. Some big songs.

ok

Decent album. The main standouts for me have to be Drive-In Saturday and Lady Grinning Soul

Kinda disappointing. I was excited to listen but overall was not a particularly interesting album. I didn't recognize any of his songs which I'm surprised by since the album cover is one of his more iconic. Definitely excited for another album from him.

Ikke glad i Bowie

Me gusta bastante sonidos q para mi son buenos pero no deja de ser un álbum de rock con una producción en unas canciones genéricas unas q otras pero hay canciones q realmente me gustan por el manejó de voz

Bowie at the height of his glam rock faze.

4/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/david-bowie/aladdin-sane/ Not my favorite Bowie, but that might mainly be because of the lack of 'hits'. It's an album that seems to benefit from a proper deep dive, rather than just scoring high due to recognition. For now a 4/5, but a 4/5 Bowie is still top tier material altogether.

A last trip to the well for Ziggy and the Spiders from Mars. The biggest difference in the sound is Mike Garson's angular, splintered jazz piano. There are great songs here. Watch That Man is as good an opener as anything ever written. Cracked Actor is a vicious slab of curdled rock. Jean Genie is a retro wonder. Drive In Saturday and Panic in Detroit are outstanding. The title track, (with its eyebrow raising "1913 - 1938 - 197?") sounds almost Steely Dan until Garson launches into an astonishing piano solo that stops the show. It's an amazing thing. But did we really need the overwritten Berlin Cabaret of "Time"? And a burlesque show Stones Cover? It doesn't have the strong through concept of Ziggy Stardust to hold it all together and you get the feeling that maybe Bowie is looking for something new to try. For anyone else this would be a 5 tar album. But for Bowie it's not his absolute best.

Hej, På något sätt föredrar jag detta över Heroes men jag vet inte riktigt varför. Problemet med att bara lyssna en gång är att humöret påverkar upplevelsen så mycket. Kanske var jag lite mer på Bowie-humör idag? Kanske lyssnade jag mer noggrant? Oavsett gillar jag Aladdin Sane en hel del. Det är svängigt, har bra melodier och inte en gnutta enformigt eller tråkigt. I like! Jag ger det 8/10

KLASSIKER!!! Likt Heroes blir jag snabbt emotionellt engagerad, det blir så med David Bowie. Denna epok av hans skapande anser många som hans topp, o vem är jag att inte hålla med om det (även fast jag oftare besöker Berlineran o bowies sista del av livet). Men Aladdin Sane är en riktigt bänger som verkligen håller sig fräsch trots att den är över 50 år gammal. En av mina absolut favoritbowielåtar är på denna skiva o heter Cracked Actor som är en sån jävla skön o hård låt, rakt in i blodsystemet, likt alla droger han tog under den här tiden. Shout out till Lady Grinning Soul också som är hypnotiserande. Jag må säga att det inte är mitt favorit Ziggyperiodalbum, men den där uppe. Omslaget är nästan mer känt än låtarna. Auf wiedersehen

Älskar detta album, de va bra rakt igenom!! Förutom på titelspåret där det jazziga pianot skär igenom allt annat ljud. Spelade albumet 4-6ggr i butiken idag och varje gång slutet av låten kom var jag tvungen att skippa fram, men de beror främst på att de inte är en låt som är menad till Levis. Som sagt lyssnade jag bara på albumet i butiken, vilket gjorde att jag inte fick alla nyanser som jag hade önskat, men det va en låt som stack ut. Cracked actor. Herre min skapare vilken låt. Det går direkt upp till en av mina favorit låtar av Bowie. Jag vet inte vad mer jag ska skriva, men som en finurlig person en gång sa, ”jag är taggad på mer!!”. Grabbensomintekollarpåexplosioner ger detta album en 9.5/10

1/5

There are some incredible highs on this record - the title track and Time being two - but there's also a few that don't quite do it for me these days. Probably still my favourite of Bowie's glam rock era, I just find myself more drawn to some of his later work.

Pretty pleasant to listen to! Definitely better than most music of the era. Doesn't sound incredible or anything now, but honestly I think it's just because he was so influential on a lot of acts that I like, so this ends up sounding kind of basic. Have to pay respects at least, but I probably won't listen again.

while it is an amazing album, it's hard to believe that it was released after ziggy stardust. feels like the two cannot even be compared. wish i could give it 3.5

At first, I wasn't really digging the album's vibe. The too-quiet vocals, the annoying piano, but then that second half rolled around and I finally got it. Or maybe the album finally got good, I don't know. This album is a bit showtunes-y with some great electric guitar thrown in, I kinda got Grease vibes at some points. This would be a 4 if it weren't for the relatively uninteresting first half. I haven't listened to any other Bowie albums at this point so I don't have anything to compare to, but I think this is an alright start. Favorite Track: The Jean Genie

Cracked Actor sounds like a T-Rex song. I'm surprised at how safe this album feels. I guess its maybe more iconic for the character rather than the music. The big single here, Jean Genie, is one of my least favorite mainstream Bowie songs, and I still find it to be the highlight of the album. Actually maybe that's "Lady Grinning Soul", thats the most interesting track on the album. "Time" has a lot of "All The Young Dudes" energy. This clearly was a moment in history, but musically its not holding up, we can cut it from the 1001 guys. 3/5

Ass en vrai

Jean Genie of course great, but panic in Detroit and Lady Grinning Soul were great to hear as well.

Awful

I am not fully convinced by the title track's attempt at jazz, but I am never going to criticise Bowie for trying new ideas. Jean Genie has always struck me as one his more mundane singles and overall I don't quite see this as one of his best albums, but it's still good. Panic in Detroit and Lady Grinning Soul are the standouts for me

It's really tricky to review this one. It isn't Bowie's finest work in my opinion but it still has 2 great tracks on it (Aladdin Sane and Lady Grinning Soul) and 3 really good ones (Drive in Saturday, Jean Genie and Time). I've rated some complete average dross on here as 3 stars so I'll go 3.9

- As mentioned on other reviews for Bowie, unfortunately, he's another artist I'm boycotting because he was a pedo (and possible S/Aer) and apparently wanted a fascist leader in England. - I just can't get into most Bowie albums. I like his hits, but most of his albums are full of filler, imo. This one has some nice moments and instrumentation (I hate the jazz piano and dissonance on the title track, but like the piano on the other tracks - the pianist is obviously really talented). That said, I find the album all over the place in terms of style. - I've always liked his emotive voice - it's drenched in his charisma. - I can't see myself ever reaching for this album, though. It's a 1.5 for me... it gets a bit better by the end, and there are some good moments, so I'll round up. - Epic album cover, of course!

Die Platte kommt nicht an die höchsten Höhen seines Vorgängers dran. So ein überlebensgroßer Song wie "Starman" oder "Ziggy Stardust" fehlt hier dann leider doch. Trotzdem ist das hier Glam Rock auf einem verdammt hohen Niveau und dass er in unter einem Jahr so einen Nachfolger raushauen kann, ist schon beeindruckend. "The Jean Genie", "Let's Spend the Night Together, der Titeltrack: Das sind schon alles tolle Songs. Daher verdienter Meilenstein.

Habe ich noch nie gehört. Irgendwie wild und interessant wie es klingt. Gerade von der zweiten Hälfte weiß ich noch nicht so recht, was ich davon halten soll. Ich kann aber nachvollziehen, warum das erfolgreich war/ist.

Sehr eingängig im Vergleich zu den anderen Bowie Alben die wir hier hatten, aber dafür auch sehr hitarm. Alles schon nett, aber weder fesselt mich hier ein Konzept, noch sind hier die überlebensgroßen Songs vertreten.

I like a lot of what Bowie does, I love some of it, and some of it is just okay. Having said that, I hadn't heard most of this album, but the songs on this album follow the same pattern - i loved some, liked some, and some are just ok. Will listen again.

Musically it's great but the mixes in early Bowie records have always been shit. Did no one know how to properly mix an album? Wait, they did, cause Abbey Road exists.

Don't think he was capable of releasing a bad album Love the variety on this one, some rock, some jazz, some vaudeville piano at the start of Time, excellent stuff 4/5

Classic! and it rocks! Some songs here are just amazing, but in typical Bowie style, there's some 'filler'. Bowie is awesome, his entire discography is worth listening to. Also it's super varied, and short, which always makes me enjoy an album more.

172 albums into the 1001, this is David Bowie album #4, and the first one that I don't feel inclined to give 5 stars towards. It's the guitar-led tracks, the glam-rock style, that I'm not really bothered about. The Jean Genie doesn't really do anything for me, and Watch That Man and Panic In Detroit fall into the same pool. It doesn't do anything to improve Let's Spend The Night Together either. For me, the album's highlights are where the piano is the instrument that leads the song, so im far more inclined to listen to the likes of Aladdin Sane, Time and Lady Grinning Soul in the future. But it's another album where you can get why Bowie was held in such high regard. Here is an album in the glam rock era that is so heavily infused with jazz, and even though I'm not a fan of jazz, I feel more comfortable listening to these 'loungey' tunes than the aforementioned. As an album, it's still an enjoyable listen, but sorry David, you set a very high bar. 4 stars.

low 4.0. Uma das melhores capas já feitas.

Aladdin Sane is a funny name and the song was pretty interesting with that piano performance. Panic in Detroit and Time were ok, Cracked Actor some cool guitar as well. Let's Spend the Night is a great tune, version. The Jean Genie was like a good Stones song too. Another piano performance flex on the end Lady Grinning Soul, shout out Mike Garson.

Started out kinda bored on this one, but really enjoyed the piano solo in the title track. It felt like it was never in the same key as the rest of the song and like they were constantly playing the wrong notes, but it was clearly intentional and worked in a way that would not have if they were truly just randomly pounding the keys. As the album went on, I started vibing with it more though. Time was the turnaround for me, but then The Prettiest Star was also a bop and now as I type this I'm really vibing with The Jean Genie. Still not sure we needed every single one of these Bowie albums on this list but I'm not actively upset about this one at least.

Better than the other one but did not enjoy this. Turns out I don't like Bowie

5/10 - Classic Bowie

The lyrical, slower stuff is really nice but it’s weighed down by boring 70s boogie-woogie rock cliches. Also that Stones cover is nowt on the original. Totally fine, but a mixed bag.

I like Bowie but didn't enjoy this one

Oli todella hyvä mut ei ehkä ihan vitonen

Isosti bowielasit silmillä mutta onhan tämä aivan mieletön kokonaisuus

This is weird as hell for a Bowie album. It's borderline avant garde at some points. Like that Alladin Sane piano solo is wild. I really appreciate the bold creative choices, but I just didn't enjoy it as much as his more popular stuff. Still a solid listen though.

weird. glamorous and paranoid. aesthetically caked in cocaine. there's this manic showtune energy coursing through the album, like if Hunky Dory was twice as hunky dory. it's the least musical bowie has ever sounded to me. a little inscrutable, but it remains so so interesting. Time is the biggest showcase of all the qualities I've listed, Panic in Detroit is also super sick. very strong 4

Rating: 7/10 Where would we be musically without this guy? Wild and energetic and weird, not afraid to take big swings and there’s a lot of good tracks packed into this thing. Some moments that are more on the annoying side but I’m sure they would grow on me more. Definitely hadn’t ever been the Bowie that I reach to, and there are quite a few of his albums I enjoy more

no offence to everyone but i fuckin hate bowie

Hunky dory is my preference

Aladdin Sane doesn't quite hit the same effortless high as Ziggy Stardust, but it’s still a wild ride through Bowie’s American tour era. It swaps the polish for something a lot dirtier and sleazier, leaning into gritty riffs and that weird, theatrical glam swagger. It’s definitely a bit chaotic in places, but you can’t deny how good it gets when he really goes for it. Mick Ronson is an absolute beast on the guitar here, and those frantic, borderline-insane piano solos from Mike Garson on the title track are just next level. Songs like "The Jean Genie", "Drive-In Saturday", and the hauntingly beautiful "Lady Grinning Soul" are total standouts. It’s a bit messy and abrasive, sure, but it’s such a cracked masterpiece that’s essential listening if you’re a Bowie fan.

carino

watch that man--way older sounding than i'd expect from bowie based on his popular image as like ethereal rock aladdin sane--this sounds more like i'd expect bowie to sound panic in detroit--love the bassline here time--all the people trying to write circus rock need to take a lesson from this song and from frank zappa the muffin man. the two examples of well done *absurdist rock with circus piano* ok relistening a month later and it's got a 5 just for panic in detroit.

Typical Bowie, some good some bad. One track the piano just playing random notes, surely some producer should go "David, that's crap".

Only my second Bowie album (the first was Low). This is not like Low (not complaining, just an observation). Not sure what to make of it. Bowie strikes me as rather demanding despite how pop-y it sounds. Demanding meaning you need to pay attention, give it multiple listens, consider context and don't trust your first reaction to it. So not done justice in a one day affair. Anyway, intellectualization aside I like it well enough. Its both weird and accessible. Part seedy doo wop, part jazzy experimental, part rock & roll. Good enough for me.

I listened to this album for this first time a few months ago and I appreciated it more this time around. It’s pretty difficult to follow up Ziggy Stardust, but this one does pretty well. It’s rocking and zany and wacky. It’s not as distinct or interesting as Bowie’s other albums and the cover is more iconic than the musical content, but it’s still a very entertaining album.

Bowie, once again not my favorite vocalist. Intriguing lyrical stories, and instrumentation for sure (Dang, the piano work on the title track!). Also, a shoutout to Detroit, even if not necessarily framed positively. I knew this album cover well before I got to know this album today, and that probably shows the impact of both the cover and these songs/Bowie performances.

Oh, good. More Bowie. First impression is the second song is just self indulgent noise. Update: it gets a little better but not much.

An okay album for a really good artist. None of these songs really stuck with me after the album was over. It was a good time having it on in the background but no song pulled me in enough to focus just on the music. The jazz parts were a fun addition but a bit to much at times, kind of didn't fit in with the rest of the song when the solos stopped.

I'm sorry, Mr. Bowie, I still don't fucks with your music!!

It's fine. It's Bowie. I want more.

One I was not very familiar with. Not the best, but top notch for sure.

So far the weakest Bowie I’ve heard on this list. Still not too bad, just can’t connect like I could with the rest.

This is a fun one to get right after reviewing Lou Reed’s Transformer. Bowie worked on that album before touring the US where he wrote most of this album. The Stooges, Reed, New York Dolls all were an influence. This album is more rock and roll than Ziggy Stardust but it’s still very Bowie. I don’t know if it’s my favorite David Bowie album but it’s probably the one I’ve listened to the most for some reason.

9.5/10

Especially liked every second song of the album. Alladin Sane and Lady Grinning Soul are the best

Review - a very respectable Bowie album. Always forget hoq good some of the deep cuts are. The closing track is incredible. I always think of this as a bad album, and I think it's because the album version of The Prettiest Star is absolute dog shit compared to the original single version. But it is otherwise a good album. Score - 7.5/10 Need to listen? YES

Enjoyed the playing as much as Bowie, the trio were great musicians. Because everyone is so familiar with the songs it's easy to overlook this album. Side A is great rock n roll but time and pretty star shows Bowie looking to escape this restriction, both these tracks smack of vaudeville, jazz hands was always Bowie weakness The Stones cover is just that and should have been left as a gig song, it's a romp but doesn't add anything Jean Genie is genius but Lady Grinning Soul is on a different level and makes you forget the duff material But my overriding take is how great Trevor Bolders bass playing was

Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: Aladdin Sane This just isn't clicking the same way Ziggy Stardust did, or even Blackstar. I recently re-listened to Ziggy Stardust and then Blackstar. The former was instantly enjoyable and the latter was the first David Bowie I ever properly listened to. It wasn't super engaging the first few times around, but its grown on me. Maybe this album will grow on me eventually.

Love the piano on Aladdin Sane and Time, all the piano in general. Very interesting.

As with just about every Bowie album, Aladdin Sane is a mixture of the wondrous and the strange.

Forte

The two hits "Drive-in Saturday", "The Jean Genie" and a decent rest. Just because most of its earlier albums contain only one to three hits and that's it, it turns out for me that the younger Bowie was more a single- than an album- star. For that reason far too many early Bowie- albums on this list. Quite disappointed by an artist whose later work and albums I love! Nonetheless the cover-artwork is iconic!

There are so many great Bowie albums, and he definitely was one of a kind and amazing! But sadly, this did not do it for me.

don't really enjoy bowie's voice

so theatrical, one of bowie's best

Bowie doet jearning zo goed, maar helaas veel te weinig. ://

4/5

Gotta rearrange the order of these songs. Back half is wayyyy stronger

I like a few Bowie albums. Not a massive fan but I do have a great respect for him and the musicians he played with over the years. This album isn't one of my favourites. I feel harsh giving It a 2/5, but it's no Hunky Dory.

This is okay. I think I like the jazzier songs more than the rock songs.

Not my #1 favorite album of his, but still really good

da

Didn't like it that much

PLEASANT

Sixth Bowie album. Unless I miscounted. Not nearly as good as Ziggy Stardust but doesn't go on a random tangent like Heroes. Good album, just not great. The cover is more iconic than the songs presented. 3

The first time I heard the song Aladdin Sane I loved it so much I cried. The rest of the album, like most Bowie albums, is perfect.

En rockig Bowie och the Jean Genie.

Bowie delivers again. Great and interesting album with a variety of musical styles.

There are parts of the album that I find really bland (e.g., the title track), but there are also certain tracks that I enjoyed, such as "Time", "The Prettiest Star", and "Lady Grinning Soul" A soft 3 on this album

This is a perfect album. Listening to it felt theatrical, emotional, playful and dramatic all at once, and completely in the best Bowie style. The themes land with real weight while still leaving room for charm and strangeness. Everything about the presentation feels right. The vocals are full of character and control. Bowie moves between moods with ease and never loses the sense of performance. The song Time stands out as a real gem, with a strong presence and a memorable atmosphere that sticks with you. The production is sharp and well balanced. Mick Ronson’s guitar work and the overall band sound give the record plenty of colour and energy without overcrowding the songs. The whole album has a clear sense of style and confidence. Aladdin Sane remains one of Bowie’s strongest and most enjoyable records. Theatrical, emotional and full of personality from start to finish.

Watch that man: first thought was it sounded a lot like the beatles, like I could have thought this was mccartney singing funny at first. I guess its the right era anyway, I guess I didn't realize how much overlap bowie had with the Beatles in terms of relevance (even though the last Beatles album was a few years prior). It's weird to think he was literally in movies when I was young (Zoolander lol) and was making music around the same time. Intuitively I thought of these eras as very different.

i love bowie but this one was pretty forgettable, not really my vibe.

Love it!!!

i liked it a lot. might’ve been my fault, but it was hard to differentiate which songs were which as i was listening. although, i have picked out favorites: drive-in saturday, panic in detroit, cracked actor, the prettiest star, and lady grinning soul. i think i’ll add it to my library but i’m unsure if it’ll stay. not bashing the album, i’m just trying to keep my library as small as possible.

Podtrzymuję to, co powiedziałam wcześniej odnośnie postaci Davida vs jego muzyki. Not my fav era, ale i tak świetna płyta.

Not listened to this one very much before, but it’s unsurprisingly great

Average for Bowie is still great by any other measure.

i had the thought "maybe it's a 5?" and then time came on and i decided it was a 5. favs here were aladdin sane, time, and lady grinning soul. i love how it was like classic rock but also jazzy. the piano went crazy. enchanting.

This was ok. Not his best, but nowhere near his worst either! Jean Genie is good. 3.25

We love Aladdin Sane 💙❤️

Big footsteps to be the follow up album to The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Aladdin Sane is a great piece of music but less accessible and more chaotic in my opinion. That being said the chaotic feeling of the album fits the Aladdin Sane character perfectly which makes the album kind of having a theme through it not having a clear one. The influence The Rolling Stones had on Bowie at that time is very noticeable with him even paying them their respect with a Stones cover. That raw rock'n'roll mixed with his glamrock style works pretty good and the result is a brave energetic sound. Contributing big time to that sound are the Spiders from Mars and Mike Garson on the piano. Admittedly his kind of avant garde jazz style playing especially in the title track solo wont be enjoyable for everybody but I liked it more and more after hearing the album a few times. Really great album but not quite Ziggy Stardust level and definetly less accessible. 4,8/5

Another Bowie album!

Good album. I know Jean Genie was the big hit feom this album, but I can't get enough of Panic in Detroit, that is one fantastic song

So I have been embracing Bowie. And since this project has enabled me to really get to know his discography in a way I never would have before, I can say definitively that this, right here is a point where we part ways. Ziggy stardust? 5. Station to Station? 4 or 5. Blackstar? 5. Heroes? 2 The Next Day? 3 This? Maybe 3. It’s too frenetic. The jazz piano and the two saxophones, elements I SHOULD love, are more distracting and grating than not. I actually hate the Rolling Stones cover. I don’t like Bowie’s take on the blues generally. So yeah. 3 Boolean: True - am glad I am getting into Bowie

One of my first and favorite Bowie albums! The title track and its amazing Mike Garson avant-garde piano solo is absolutely next level! Cracked Actor is another epic track as is Time! Fuck, its all great! 5/5

When will I accept that David Bowie is just not for me? I'll keep trying I guess! This was ok, felt kind of cinematic operatic glam rock. It's got lots of great elements, I don't know why I just don't connect with much of his music?

He’s a great artist, and production value is good. But there’s something about Bowie that I don’t like.

Still waiting for a bad Bowie album, though I'm not sure one exists.

Ziggy Stardust: The Expansion Pack! - with more obvious influences from cabaret, jazz, Latin music and the Rolling Stones. And with the addition of the virtuosic pianist, Mick Garson, it’s more of an opportunity for the Spiders From Mars to flex their hot fire glam rock chops!

Did not like his rendition of Let's spend the night together.

Not the best Bowie album, and hopefully there's better to come. Jean Genie a classic, and much enjoyed Drive-In Saturday and Lady Grinning Soul. But Aladdin Sane is dragged down by the discordant piano interlude after a good start, and the cover of an average Rolling Stones track is worse than the original.

Another promising start but then descended into obscurity other than The Jean Genie. A distinctly different sound again for this Bowie album but won’t be coming back any time soon.

Something about this album just felt so fake and phoned in. Not terrible, but a very disappointing listen.

chioll

classic

Thoroughly fine.

Very Bowie, in a good way. Enjoyable.

Not my favorite Bowie album. It was fine. Ok. Upper 3 I suppose.

Good album. Not one I really knew, though it's iconic.

love it

Bowie wrote great songs, shame only one of them was on this album

Not my favourite Bowie album

How annoying some of that piano is.

This album cover is iconic. That's the only nice thing I have to say about this album. A lot of the songs grated (particularly the title track) and the mixing was weird in places (looking at you, Watch That Man). This is the first Bowie album I've ever listened to it and it's left me nervous about how much Bowie is on this list. Rating: 1.5

To have this album follow Iggy was prophetic. While not filled with chart toppers and radio songs this is still a great album to explore. Whether you are invested in the personas of Bowie or just want to enjoy his catalogue this album will not disappoint.

Not quite Ziggy Stardust, but I kinda like the harder edge to the guitars

This is good Bowie but not peak Bowie. Cover of "Let's Spend the Night Together" is great, though. All in favour of being over-inclusive with 70s Bowie albums, though.

Was good but didn’t love it. Think there is better bowie. 5/10

pretty good. mainly like the instrumentation.

First time hear this and just didn’t love it right away will still listen to it

Jeg synes Bowie har noe kult, men det er veldig teatralsk og. Jeg har aldri vært hooked, men jeg tipper man burde vært der da han var stor, men morsomt og utvilsomt bra

He’s just that great dude :,) Love Bowie sm

For parts of this album, I almost understood what people see in David Bowie

another shitty Bowie album taking a spot on the list from a more deserving artist, only this time he's transformed himself into a (somehow) worse version of The Rolling Stones nine albums of this

I think he has better albums, but this one is still fun to listen to.

Poco importó que este fuese un nuevo personaje: para todos era la continuación de Ziggy Stardust. Y era la continuación lógica de ese relato mesiánico de la estrella de rock venida del espacio determinada a salvar el mundo pero perdida en un mundo de excesos y afán por estimulación sensorial. El contexto de la grabación fueron las experiencias de la gira por Estados Unidos, que iniciaron la compleja relación de Bowie con ese país: fascinado en cuanto a sus artistas o lo que podía dar de pie en un escenario, pero perturbado por los excesos y la desidia de los años post-hippismo. Pero incluso por encima de eso estaba su obsesión por los Rolling Stones. Desde los días de The Man Who Sold The World donde Bowie encontró su identidad y punto de partida para lo que seguiría, su reflejo era esa banda. Mucho más en Aladdin Sane, donde cada guitarra de Mick Ronson, cada inflexión vocal de Bowie, intentaba ser su respuesta a Jagger, por no hablar de su versión de Let’s Spend The Night Together. El juego de palabras en el título (se puede leer como “a lad insane” o “un muchacho loco”) es el reflejo de esas obsesiones y manías de Bowie, alimentadas por un creciente consumo de cocaína. El mejor reflejo musical de esto se vio en la canción titular, con ese piano frenético de Mike Garson que viene y va en intensidad y al final parece disolverse. Garson tiene un momento igualmente notable en Time, con ese tono de “burlesque vampiresco” con el que describió su uso de un piano de los años 20. Momentos acústicos como los de Drive-In Saturday, ese júbilo enrarecido de Panic In Detroit (el final es otro ejemplo del descenso a la locura hecho música), o las guitarras punzantes de Mick Ronson en The Jean Genie, Cracked Actor o Watch That Man dieron como resultado un disco quizás no tan redondo como Ziggy Stardust, pero sí uno capaz de encontrar el arrojo en medio de la decadencia. La ajena y la propia.

Classic Bowie

Aladin Sane is good. A classic. But it isn't a Bowie album I find myself coming back to. It's got some decent tracks and nothing stands out as particularly bad to my tastes, but it won't have me seeking it out. 3 star. High 3 star, but 3 nonetheless

One of my least favorite Bowies, still Bowie.

Aladdin Sane isn’t the polished myth of Ziggy Stardust. It’s what happens after the myth comes true. That makes it messier, more anxious, and ultimately more human. In many ways, it’s the first David Bowie album where the masks begin to crack—and that’s exactly why it remains so compelling.

It's an enjoyable Bowie record, a bit better than average, and has a few standout tracks, like "Panic In Detroit". But that's kind of all it is, which is a weird thing to say. It's in the upper 3 range, but I can't give it loads of kudos.

I really like Aladdin Sane. I listened to it thrice today and had a pretty good time. I just think it doesn’t really come close to its predecessor - which is a hard feat to achieve but a lot of things surrounding the album point back to Ziggy Stardust. The cover shows Bowie, possibly as a new character or a continuation of Ziggy and Bowie himself said Aladdin Sane is Ziggy going to Washington. So yeah, the comparison invites itself. Musically though, i don’t think it comes close to Ziggy. The album lacks cohesion and a clear musical and lyrical focus, in my opinion. The songs themesleves are mostly great - Watch That Man opens the album and makes a big statement, though that energy gets lost within the next few songs ( i’m just puzzled why his vocals are so quiet on the song - is this intentional?), though it picks up again somewhat towards The Jean Genie at the end of the album. Incidentally, these are the two songs from the album that left me the coldest. Then there is some more experimental stuff like the title track and Time - the definitive album highlight for me. The songs are all good to great individually, but they don’t paint an overall picture of the concept Bowie attempted. I still really like it and enjoy pretty much every song, but it doesn’t reach the heights Bowie reached before and after.

Art Rock nonsense.

not my favorite bowie record, but the prettiest star and time are really great songs

Fun album! Surprised I haven’t listened to this one all the way through yet. The off-key piano solo in the title track is fire

very anthem-y

It's fine... a little too jazzy for my tastes but very good and I respect the hell out of him and all his music, obviously.

Poor

Big fan of Bowie! I havent listened a lot to this album, i prefer ziggy, station to station, and low. I enjoy some of the songs but there are a few that havent really stuck for me.

It’s overall a great album. “Aladdin Sane” and “Time” were my favorites.

I absolutely loved Aladdin Sane. Going into it, I expected something similar to Ziggy Stardust, but it ended up being much stranger and more unpredictable. It still has all the glam rock swagger Bowie was known for at the time, but there's a restless, almost chaotic quality to it that makes it feel unique. Rather than trying to recreate the success of Ziggy, Bowie takes bigger risks, and I think the album is better for it. Almost every track left an impression. "Watch That Man" throws you straight into the chaos, "Drive-In Saturday" has one of the most beautiful melodies Bowie ever wrote, "Time" is wonderfully theatrical, and "The Jean Genie" is just an incredibly fun rock song. Even the Rolling Stones cover, "Let's Spend the Night Together," feels completely reinvented. My favorite moment, though, has to be the title track. Mike Garson's wild, jazz-inspired piano solo is unlike anything else on the album—or in Bowie's catalog—and it completely transforms the song into something unsettling and unforgettable. What impressed me most was how the album balances catchy hooks with experimentation. The songs are accessible, but they're filled with unexpected twists, unusual arrangements, and surreal lyrics. You can hear Bowie pushing beyond glam rock and hinting at the more adventurous music he would make later in the decade. The album also has an interesting backstory. Bowie wrote much of it while touring the United States, and he described Aladdin Sane as "Ziggy goes to America." That sense of excitement, excess, and psychological strain is all over the record. Even the iconic lightning-bolt cover suggests a fractured identity, perfectly matching the music inside. I still think Ziggy Stardust is the more cohesive album, but Aladdin Sane might actually be the more fascinating one. It's messier, bolder, and less predictable, and that's exactly what makes it so rewarding. Every listen reveals something new, whether it's a lyrical detail, an overlooked guitar line, or another incredible flourish from Garson's piano. For me, this is David Bowie at his most fearless—an artist refusing to stand still even at the height of his popularity. It's stylish, adventurous, and endlessly replayable. I can easily see why it's considered one of the defining albums of the glam rock era.

David Bowie! I'm a fan, but don't think this is his finest album . There's enough admirable stuff on here. Prettiest Star is nice, Jean Genie us classic. The Stones cover unnecessary. Still a great musical production.

Did strike me as much as ziggy stardust.

Solid. Bowie makes some great music. The discordant piano on the second track is the only thing holding it back from full marks.

As with most Bowie albums an indifferent opening track which then moves onto ‘Aladdin sane’ with its absolutely chaotic piano playing and thrown together feeling. ‘Drive in Saturday’ next and this is without doubt a 10/10 track as are ‘cracked actor’ and ‘time’ ‘Panic in Detroit’ not for me. ‘Prettiest star’ so catchy and absolutely brilliant, exactly how David should be remembered! ‘Let’s spend the night together’ was all over the place! ‘Jean genie’ catchy and again just Bowies sound all over it! The album then finishes with a whimper. I’ve listened to this 4 times now trying to score it and that’s why I had to break down individually as the album just feels thrown together with limited flow, but I suppose that seems to be the Bowie way. Best track- could be any of a few but I’ll go with ‘time’ which I loved. Worst track- the album ender, ‘lady grinning soul’ Due to having so many 10/10 tracks among some carnage it has to get a 9/10 I’ve decided!

Bowie - Aladdin Sane Equal parts love and frustration here. Old Bowie getting bored with glam? But then still ploughing that same path on the average opener 'Watch That Man'. But from there we get experimentation aplenty. And some works and some is questionable. The sparsely arranged title track pulling in themes from Lou Reed's Transformer. Drive In Saturday is Bowie doing his yankee tribute and Panic in Detroit sounds more like a demo than the finished article - bongos not required. Cracked Actor is a real smack in the chops and I love it. Time and Prettiest Star sound like something would conjure up in his sleep and the Stones cover feels like it was more fun to record than it is to listen to. Then the closer Lady Grinning Soul is Bowie seeing if he can to Brel, Walker and Bassey all at once. And, I think, pulling it off. Does sit really weird at the end of what still feels like a glam rock album though. Best Track - Jean Genie. His ultimate glam stomper. Worst Track - Let's Spend the night together. 8/10

not my fave Bowie

Really splits the difference between his earlier work and his later, more experimental work. Great voice, great songwriting.

I mean... it's Bowie..

I love Bowie but Aladdin Sane has always felt like mid tier for him. It’s good, but he’s just done so much better

david mid bowie on this album. not ziggy peak

Relistened to this and nothing has changed. amazing as always

one of the better things about undertaking this project - made me appreciate bowie's albums more than just a greatest hits artist.

I felt it was unremarkeable.

I always avoided this pedo creep, and apparently for good reason. Funny how the title of this record is literally an anagram of "insufferable pretentious crap"

A collection of the worst musical genres, performed in a theatrical and pompous style with songs that are way too long.

Not my favourite Bowie. Good singles

This album has the unenviable task of following Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust. While it pales in comparison to the majesty of those two records, as a work in its own right it's highly entertaining, taking what worked with Ziggy and essentially giving us another helping with a handful of hits and some robust, explorative album tracks. If this is what “average” Bowie sounds like, then I think that is very high praise.

Aladdin Sane gets a solid 4 from me, Jean Genie and Drive-In Saturday are all timers and much of the rest is interesting, fun, and engaging, though this record sits in the middle tier of Bowie albums for me

Yes

la segunda mitad muy buena

i really love these heavy piano tracks

Великолепный альбом, записанный в самый лучший творческий период Боуи, здесь потрясающая рок смешивается с безумными и гениальными инструменталами, эта пластинка лучший пример того, что такое рок музыка, именно с точки зрения драйва, экспериментальности

what's not to like about Bowie?

The cover is so striking and inviting it makes you think this will be just as accessible as Ziggy but it’s a far weirder album. Lady Grinning Soul, a song Bowie never played live, is the highlight for me here — strange, unknowable and transcendent.

Not my favourite Bowie album. I like how it's slightly more unhinged and damaged than the previous one but also glad he changed direction after this. I like the title track, Panic In Detroit and Lady Grinning Soul. The Prettiest Star is a bit meh. Just scraping a 4.

9/10

1st listen, enjoyed, a bit more sprawling than expected.

The most safe 'pop' record of the lot

No es el mejor disco, pero me encanta

5/10 - Personal preference here but wasn't striking to me at all, but I recognise that his music is undeniably good

Drive in saturday Time Foda /\ /\ Gostei de lets spend the night together, mas eh foda ouvir sabendo q ele era pedofilo..

Achei bem sólido. Favoritos: aladdin sane, drive in saturday, prettiest star, lady grinning soul.

Acho que definitivamente não é o melhor álbum dele, mas tem bastante potencial. Cracked Actor é bem boa e o que vem a partir daí é memorável, mas achei as anteriores um pouco esquecíveis. Acho que o álbum começa mesmo a partir de Cracked Actor.

Absolutely gorgeous, a ful treat. So many wonderful tracks

Back to back Bowie reviews? I guess there could be worse situations. 4.5 stars

223. nice

крутой

As much as I love Bowie, I have never really bothered with his earlier material, aside from the obvious. This was an interesting listen - it seemed like a bit of a crossroads between his glam rock side and the experimentation that was to follow. There weren’t many standout tracks but I did enjoy the free jazz piano and signs of the shackles of convention being cast off.

This is a generous 3. Bits of this I really disliked, the more obviously glam styled tracks in particular as well as those with boogie woogie piano over the top of it (I’m looking at you ‘let’s spend the night together’…). There are elements of tracks that are decent at times, but this is too few and far between to be truly top tier album.

Very groove-y, not my favorite Bowie album but still great of course.

Pretty experimental although I thought it leant slightly towards jarring as opposed to enjoyable. Wouldn't really listen to anything moving forwards off of this.

Take the Time and give this a listen. Otherwise there might end up being Panic in Detroit.

can hear the bowie guitars here?

No fav song

great album

it's good! highlights: aladdin sane, panic in detroit, cracked actor, time, let's spend the night together, lady grinning soul #first time listening

Not in his top 3

David is hit or miss for me. Some tracks on here are really good. This still isn't something I don’t think I can have just about anyone sit down and listen to and assume they’d enjoy it all.

Kul album! Gillar kaospianot i titelspåret.

3,5

Stark trea igen... Bra skiva utan något riktigt fett

Låten Aladin sane älskar jag. Resten är rätt schysst också

actually quite liked it, it's a really pretty album, musically

Voel me als Sander Huisman, bijna in een boom gehangen

A chameleon has been used to describe David Bowie many times. Unfortunately I am not creative enough to come up with another term. It is spot on. David Bowie is an incredible, beautiful, chameleon.

Foi minha primeira experiência ouvindo o Bowie. É mais um da saga “artistas que sempre ouvi falar mas nunca ouvi”. O disco é bom, tem toda aquela aura rock and roll dos artistas clássicos, com uma pitada de autenticidade do Bowie. Deixou uma vontade de ouvir os outros discos dele, não vou negar,

Entry #5 from Bowie. This one includes “The Jean Genie” and a fast-paced cover of “Let’s Spend the Night Together”. There are a few other good tracks on the album, but not enough for an above average rating.

I don't get the title. It seems like it should be a funny name, but -- oh my god, it's "A Lad Insane"! It IS a funny name! Maybe it's in the vein of drag names. Anyway, a promising start. Sadly for me, the songs don't live up to the funny-name title. There's a lot of guitar, and Wiki says it was an intentional pivot to sound more like the Rolling Stones et al. In fact there's even a Rolling Stones cover here ('Let's Spend the Night Together'). No thanks!! Overall it sounds more generic than the Bowie songs I know/like. Lotta phone talk.

Not my favorite Bowie album

Aladdin Sane is excellent, although not my favorite Bowie album.

Ej peak-Bowie

Stabil Bowie, inte mycket mer att säga.

Bowie levererar alltid.

Ehhhh I don’t think I’ll listen again. Again, wish I was alive when this came out the first time, but I didn’t love it

7.5/10

burry fun album but most of the tracks just dont stand out 2 me

Solid - one classic track, the rest works but nothing really standing out.

Meh, nothing really stood out to me

6/10

Not my fave Bowie of the period, it’s got a pretty abrasive kind of sound and the songs aren’t quite good enough to carry it. Also, Bowie again with an ill advised cover. On the other hand I love Drive In Saturday, and Lady Grinning Soul, plus average Bowie is better than most other artists. Plus the album art is genuinely iconic (an annoyingly overused phrase)

I don't get Bowie overall. I liked Cracked Actor though.

David bowie is one of those artists I always wish I enjoyed more then I do. That being said, I found this album pretty enjoyable and its probably one of my favorite albums i've heard of his so far.

8/10

I was surprised at myself that I didn't like this as much as the other Bowie albums I've listened to so far. I didn't hate it, but this one seems less focused on the art and more focused on just making a rock album. You'd think a rocker like myself would like something like this, but I like my David Bowie when he, and the music, are a little more out there; this felt like he played it safe. There's some good songs, but it could have been better. One of the most iconic album covers ever, though, so it's got that going for it. Which is nice. 3/5

This is a distillation of everything I dislike about David Bowie.

I'm a big fan of early Bowie and late Bowie. As this was an early Bowie album I approve.

It doesn't hit the same as Ziggy Stardust or Hunky Dory but it's still a fantastic classic Bowie album. Favourite Songs: Watch That Man, Aladdin Sane, Time, Lady Grinning Soul. Least Favourite Songs: Let's Spend the Night Together, The Jean Genie.

Ganske bra, men ikke helt min type musikk. Relativt rolig rock 7/10.

Barely listened enjoy the pianos in the 3rd/2nd track would definitely give a listen sometime in the future

354/1001 David Bowie - Aladdin Sane Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ✅ It's Bowie, it's great, but not as great as his other stuff around that time.

I didn't have to skip many songs, but overall not quite for me, there was one i liked more than the rest but i didn't even bother to write it down

favs: panic in detroit time the prettiest star let’s spend the night together rating 2/5

Some great songs here, and some klunkers. I spent most of my time in high school listening only to the good ones, and skipping over the rest.

"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be very careful what we pretend to be." --Kurt Vonnegut You can hear Shit Getting Real for Bowie in real time on this album. This is rawer, uglier, scarier, and less commercial than *Ziggy*; if the former is a show about rockstar excess then this is the genuine article, from the addled chaos of the title track to the Richards-like sleaze riff on "Cracked Actor." The 2013 remaster available on streaming only heightens the sense of foreboding, pushing Mick Ronson's guitar forward in the mix to the point of threatening to drown out Bowie's vocals at times. I know all the Bowie remasters are somewhat controversial but I like this choice; it fits the sense of overwhelm. And the man himself sounds exhausted, because of course he does, because of course he is - strung out, stretched too thin, stuck in the horribly ironic place of being famous enough to be wanted but not secure enough to assert himself by really, firmly saying no to any of this. The hope of occasional respite ("The Prettiest Star") isn't enough to save him. In that light, the Stones cover makes perfect sense; this is Bowie's *Exile on Main St.* - except he isn't emotionally impervious like Jagger is, so he can't help feeling every ounce of pain. The "glam" label applied to Bowie has always puzzled me somewhat, and nowhere is that more true than here; nothing about this has ever sounded particularly glamorous. Mostly it just makes me want to send him to bed with a cup of tea or something, before he really hurts himself. The Seventies were full of Entropy Albums - albums about people and relationships falling apart and having to live in the aftermath. This is up there with Neil Young's Ditch Trilogy as the best of the bunch.

It was fine! Maybe two songs I really enjoyed, the rest were okay. I like Bowie, and I get how cool this was in the 70s, but I can’t see putting most of these in my regular rotation.

Not my favorite bowie album but its still great

Really enjoyed this one. I much prefer the rockier, glam version of Bowie over the Berlin stuff which just doesn't do much for me. Can't go wrong with the Jean Genie!

I initially went into listening to this record thinking I would really like it, being a fan of The Jean Genie. To my dismay I was kinda let down by the record as a whole. The song is textbook early glamrock; psychedelic pop at its finest. But it where it sells short is some of the compositional/creative decisions where for, lack of a better word, lackluster. 3 solid stars.

Maybe I just expect more of Bowie after the last number of albums we’ve listened to, but this was honestly pretty mid for his standards

Eventually, I will find some 70s albums that I like, but this wasn't one of them. The maximalist rock opera thing isn't for me. I didn't care for the rock piano stuff and guitar tones that were going on for most of the album. I do think the title track hit the theme for the album the best and most interestingly.

Not my favorite Bowie album.

This is one of my favourite Bowie albums and maybe the best Glam Rock album ever released.

i liked it, always liked bowie lol. I've heard it a bunch so not anything particularly new to me, The weird piano solos weren't my favourite but oh well.

Great album. I don’t think it’s one that’ll be close to my heart as others, but the psychedelic experiments all throughout are just incredibly immersive

what can I say. Amazing.

The cover I always think of when I think of Bowie. Aladdin Sane is such an interesting follow up to my favorite record of his. The bangers bang on this one, but the lows are just odd. But honestly, I think that really makes sense for Bowie and this time in his career. The more I listen to it, more it just feels like a darker and bleaker Ziggy star Dust. I think the two albums go together a lot more than I initially thought. What a goated title as well. Watch that man, cracked actor, and Jean Genie are some of my favorite Bowie songs. I love when he gets in his hard rocking, hard strutting glam bag. Why did bro have to make so many songs just moaning along throughout his career?

Bowie deepcut that is actually a hit so Many good tracks Bowie just knew the concept of glam rock so so well and this is awesome. Bowie at his most iconic and the music also holds its own here. Fast guitars ton of musical effects. Truly glam and so so rock and roll. Even the piano on some of the songs just explode and take you with it. Bowie is still just as weird here as ever but it feels the start of something and being his first commercial success it goes to show the appeal that Bowie can have with so many eras. Sometimes it sound like Bowie is doing his best doors impression which seems a bit off and throws me off and it sends pretty Bowie where the last song is never the best

Pretty cool

4/5

5/5

The components of modern rock music is here, I can hear this. Counterpoint: That don't impressa me much.

Really more a 4.5 let down by the cover, but a perennial favourite for the last 40 years and Bowie right smack in the middle of his most important era

The songs feel a little long but I know that was the norm at the time so no points off for that. The production is muddy, pretty sure that’s intentional. He’s heading in a southern blues rock direction on some of the tracks. Favorites: 2. YES. Aladdin Sane, kinda jazzy, a lazy tempo, fantastic instrumentation, piano solo, etc.; 4. Panic In Detroit YES! Structured kinda punk; 7. Prettiest Star I like this one, is it Music Hall? Not sure what it is but I like it. Almost Vaudevillian; . 9. Jean Genie. Yes. More blues rock influences. I love the instrumentation. Percussion in particular; sparse but noticeable. Awesome vocals.

Third Bowie album in first 20.

Not my fave, but love the Thelonious Monk impression

Dream Jeannie was the only song I knew prior to this but that doesn't even crack my top Bowie songs. This album was just ok for me. Iconic album cover though.

Very cool 👍

Yep, I still dislike piano rock.

he discovered pianos

Way too much Bowie. This one was such a snore it was hard to get through. Took me a couple sittings.

première fois, très sympa, on voit bien le son que produit bowie, ça baigne dans les années 70. Très cool

I can see how people really like his music just not for me unfortunately

Preciso ouvir mais, mas é bom sim.

Always loved Bowie, so it was no surprise that I found this to be great. Time was my fav song and first listen of the album. Cracked Actor and The Jean Genie were my other highlights

Not bad! 3/5

Very bowie, not quite my type of music