Aladdin Sane

it’s 70s david bowie

Bowies isn't my favourite and it is the 3rd album on the list. It's Bowie. The better of his albums.

A step and a half down from Ziggy Stardust, both in song writing and performance, but still...I gotta give it 4 stars, which may tell you more about how highly I rate ZS. I think we have to admit that at this point of his life and his fame, David was pretty fucked up. Don't do drugs, kids. The album is a portrait of a disordered mind, but his musicianship drags some of the material to a higher plane. My favorites are Jean Genie and Panic in Detroit. Drive-In Saturday is good too. The cover art is iconic and worth half a star alone. So, 3.5 stars for the content, .5 stars for the album art? Yeah, whatever.

Eh. I like David Bowie, not a huge fan, but the album didn't do a ton for me

I love David Bowie a lot, as an artist. But his output has been quite variable... his debut album is pretty rubbish, his final album (Black Star) is fantastic, and in-between it's been a mix (the 1001 list made me discover Low which I loved). I only knew a few songs from this album (Drive-In Saturday, good song) and The Jean Genie (great song). The rest of the album was generally a disappointment. It starts really average with basic rock and roll... apparently Bowie had been inspired by the Stones, maybe he should just have done his own thing. Next up is the title track - what was that? - it's as if Bowie wanted to test what he could get away with now that he was famous (as Ziggy). Pretty sure that if the album didn't say "Davie Bowie" on the cover nobody would have cared. Apart for the iconic cover maybe. The rest of the album remains very mixed, some OK songs, several really poor ones (incl. the Stones cover). I considered giving this a 2 but I gave Beyoncé a 3 yesterday (much to my own surprise) and I can't give this less than that. I would have, if the album didn't have the Jean Genie.

Debo admitir que de la música de David Bowie los últimos discos han sido los que realmente me han gustado. Este disco tiene un sonido rockero, pero no tan espacial como otros de su repertorio. Me gustó, pero me resultó poco memorable a mi gusto. Con la excepción del último tema del disco, "Lady Grinning Soul", que me pareció hermoso. Claramente me gustan más las músicas lentas / oscuras de Bowie. En el disco me parece destacable el piano, su timbre particularmente agudo sobresale por sobre el sonido clásico del rock de época, además de la propia voz de Bowie.

An icon and a masterpiece of an album. The whole is more than the parts, some songs are amazing ("Aladdin Sane", "Drive-in Saturday"), others very cool ("The Jean Genie", "Let's Spend the night together") others are great tracks with the 70's glam vibe. The piano arrangements and solo on the title track is the ultimate piano performance ever. The record cover art is unique and has been forever replicated and imitated continuously. As a collection of songs, plus the aesthetics of the cover, plus avoiding formulas. This record deserves acknowledge and a top rating.

Aladdin Sane ist das sechste Studioalbum des britischen Musikers David Bowie. Es wurde größtenteils während einer Tournee in den Vereinigten Staaten aufgenommen, mit Sessions in den Trident Studios in London sowie in mehreren amerikanischen Studios, darunter RCA Studios in New York und Los Angeles. Die Veröffentlichung markiert eine Phase, in der Bowie stärker von amerikanischer Popkultur und gesellschaftlichen Eindrücken beeinflusst war. Das Album bewegt sich stilistisch zwischen Glam Rock, Art Rock und Rhythm and Blues. Die Stücke zeigen teils komplexe Arrangements und einen Hang zur Theatralik, ohne die klare Struktur zu verlieren. Besonders auffällig ist die Verwendung des Klaviers, gespielt von Mike Garson, dessen jazzbeeinflusster Stil einige Songs prägt. Als besonders einprägsam gelten die Titel „The Jean Genie“, „Drive-In Saturday“ sowie der eröffnende Song „Watch That Man“. Der Titelsong „Aladdin Sane (1913–1938–197?)“ fällt durch seine freie Jazzstruktur auf, die sich von der restlichen Instrumentierung deutlich abhebt. Inhaltlich spiegeln viele der Texte eine Mischung aus persönlicher Beobachtung und fiktiven Rollen wider, was typisch für Bowies Schaffen in dieser Zeit ist. Das Album ist nicht ganz so geschlossen wie sein Vorgänger The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, bietet jedoch einen vielschichtigen Einblick in Bowies Entwicklung als Künstler, der sich stilistisch neu orientiert. Insgesamt lässt sich Aladdin Sane als ein Album beschreiben, das zwischen Tourerlebnis, kultureller Reflexion und musikalischer Experimentierfreude steht.

Lento, corto, senza brani particolarmente memorabili

This is a really good album. It has its flaws, but it’s also nostalgic for me.

This had cool moments for sure, but I just can't get behind that loud, grating piano. I had to skip a song or two because it just got too much. I probably "don't get" Bowie or whatever, but his music somehow never fully works for me. 3 stars

What an album

I find David Bowie's voice incredibly nostalgic so I can't give an unbiased take but I loved this album.

Pretty brilliant album in its own right, but an especially brilliant album considering what it came right after. *This* is the real sound of Ziggy Stardust both as a character and real person; not rock 'n roll guitars but schizophrenic pianos.

This isn't Bowie's worst work at all. Love Jean Genie and Time. Beautiful glamrock album.

Ja, Bowie kan je nooit slecht noemen he. Degelijk album. Ik denk dat vooral de hoes iconisch is. Je hebt natuurlijk wel the Jean Genie en The Prettiest Star hierop, maar het springt er niet zo uit vind ik. 3.4

David Bowie is a little too experimental for my taste. Some of his songs are absolutely great, but a lot of the B-sides I don't particularly enjoy. Watch that man was a good, old-school, rock song, but Aladdin Sane has a jazz solo that I didn't enjoy and found grating. Drive-In Saturday is fairly repetitive and forgettable. Panic in Detroit is just as repetitive with a George of the Jungle style drum mix and screeching guitars. I don't think I'll be finishing this album.

8/10

A lad insane. This is an incredible album!

Tremendous - want to relisten many times. Don't think I've ever listened to a Bowie album front to back.

Good

I was a huge David Bowie fan growing up, and Lady Grinning Soul is my favorite Bowie song and in my opinion one of the best songs ever written. This album is really something so special, I don't think I've ever heard something that was this mix of glam rock, boomer hard rock and avant garde jazz solos. It's flamboyant, chauvinist, introspective and pretentious at the same time. Diamond Dogs after this kind of plays up the first two a little more and refines it to a science but there is this beautiful vulnerability to Aladdin Sane, like, the self-titled song, my god! Ugh I want to give this a five so bad but I think some of the songs like Watch That Man are pretty unremarkable Bowie piano rock songs and are kind of stinkers, reminds me of Elton John or other shit like that I don't really care about, he's at his best when he's playing as sultry minx and there's a lot of that here and it's veiled in dusting powder and velvet and saxophones. Like it's not just gold leotard over hairy chest flamboyant it's like Sophia Loren in a slip dress flamboyant and I respect that.

The album was great musically, but it just didn’t speak to me.

Felt it was funny we got some of The Rolling Stones again, even if it was a cover. All told it was a solid album. I enjoyed it, but didn't really feel like any particular song stood out for me. All told, good album, not my favourite Bowie album.

Maybe I just had high expectations because David Bowie, but this album didn't really hit. Nothing really caught my ear throughout the whole thing. It was the middest of mid albums.

Noisy mess. Vocal is too low in the mix in the first half of the album.

1. Watch That Man - 7/10 2. Aladdin Sane - 7.6/10 3. Drive-In Saturday - 8/10 4. Panic in Detroit - 8/10 5. Cracked Actor - 8/10 6. Time - 7.8/10 7. The Prettiest Star - 5/10 ❌ 8. Let’s Spend the Night Together - 5/10 ❌ 9. The Jean Genie - 5/10 ❌ 10. Lady Grinning Soul - 7/10 7/10

i think this is one of the weaker bowie albums during the peak era and it's still four stars

Han gör Stones bättre än Stones på alladin sane, men här finns en antydan till den mer experimentella sidan av Bowie. Ja, det är en bra introduktion

4 stars

I haven't listened to this Bowie album as much as the others. Lets give it a spin... I'm also not sure why that is? Not a bad place to start 1001 albums.

I get the argument that this is a lesser version of Ziggy Stardust, but if you’d never heard another Bowie album, wouldn’t you think this was all killer, no filler?

Echt sehr gut

As a huge Bowie fan, this is an album I’ve often overlooked. While it’s not one of my favourites of his, I enjoyed it much more than I remembered. I forgot how good the title track is especially. Suck Baby Suck!

I'll still never be able to work out how he did it. No two songs he ever did sounded the same. Remarkable. The world went to shit when he died, it's true...

Crazy vocals and beautiful sax plays. One of the best bowie albums

Aladdin Sane is one of my least favorite Bowie albums and contains one of my least favorite “hits”, Gene Jeanie. The real standout is his version of Let’s Spend the Night Together and a crazed Panic in New York, a cacophony of Bo Diddley beats and general mayhem. Time is Paul Williams inspired with a few too many lie, lie, lies. Compared to Ziggy, Honky Dory and Low and others, I find this album lacking in significance.

A favorite and an easy five.

Side 1 is stronger than side 2, but a good album nonetheless

Was cool, but the piano threw me off.

Bowie is one of my favourites since I was 13yr old. An incredible being. RIP

It was a good album but I didn’t love all the songs.

Non mi ha trasmesso nessuna emozione nei primi ascolti. Sacrosanta la canzone anti guerra ma fatta così mi cascano le palle. Bella l'atmosfera jazz, m'è piaciuta Panic in Detroit per il tema.

Decisamente nelle mie corde. Lo sto preferendo a Lou Reed, più consistente nello stile. Se dovessi trovarlo, anche in vinile, non direi certo di no.

Aladdin Sane є найбільш "роковим" альбомом Девіда. Під час роботи над ним, він надихався The Rolling Stones та лаконічними, але "ефектними" рифами Кіта Річардса. Цікаво, що цей альбом частково був написаний під час виснажливого туру Америкою на підтримку Ziggy Stardust. Нью-Йорк - надихнив на написання Watch That Man, а Лос-Анджелес - Cracked Actor. І якщо трохи проаналізувати тексти, то стає зрозуміло, що саме "американські образи" створили на цьому альбомі постапокаліптичну та декадентську атмосферу. Але, сказати, що альбом відчувається через це моторошним чи "депресивним", я не можу. Напроти, цей доволі експресивний #glamrock відчувається доволі "мажорно", а в якійсь мірі, навіть надихаюче. Особливо якщо подумати про минулий, неймовірно успішний Ziggy Stardust. Якщо слухати ці два альбоми один за одним, то під час Aladdin Sane дивуєшся артистичній сміливості тогочасного Боуї, який робив абсолютно чудернацьку, сповнену сюрреалістичними образами, музику і при цьому відгукувався у душі кожного слухача. Він не просто вмів потрапляти в певний настрій - він прагнув створювати його сам. І в цьому сенсі, Aladdin Sane, що насправді є грою слів "A Lad Insane", та перекладається як "Божевільний Хлопець" найкращим чином характеризує Девіда як божевільного митця свого часу, що постійно прагнув експериментувати та досліджувати. На цьому альбомі, ми чуємо зовсім різні "музичні посилання" - джазові фортепіанні соло, рок-н-рольний драйв, драматичну баладу та навіть ретро-футуристучну атмосферу. І все це, на диво, органічно поєднано у цілісний "музичний пейзаж", від якого неможливо відірватись. Звісно, я не перший та не останній хто співає цьому альбому дифірамби. Але у мене для цього є більш особиста причина. Справа у тому, що цей альбом я слухаю вже не вперше, але до цього він у мені не відгукувався настільки сильно, як сьогодні. Я, чесно кажучи, навіть не думав слухати його серйозно, адже приблизно розумів, що я хочу про нього сказати. Проте сьогодні, після довгої перерви в декілька років, пісні з цього альбому почали спілкуватися зі мною якоюсь "іншою мовою", зовсім не так як раніше. Можливо це якось і можно пояснити, але робити це у мене немає ніякого бажання, давайте просто "спишемо" це на незбагнену магію Девіда Боуї. Справжній шедевр, шо нарешті знайшов місце у моєму серці десь поряд із Ziggy Stardust.

Somehow, despite the omnipresent album cover, I had never heard any of this. Anyway its pretty good bowie, nothing stood out too hard.

I love the dissonance in the piano. The album is a great mix of avant-garde elements and blues rock. No single track is boring, all the songs are easy to listen to. The album art doesn't evoke the sounds of the album, and that dissonance between the art and the sounds works well with dissonance between the various elements of songs.

Pop. But too, I don’t know, chaotic for me? Also I didn’t like the production, could hardly hear the vocals over the instruments.

<3 watch that man- 6 aladdin sane- 6 drive in saturday- 8 or 9 panic in detroit- 6 cracked actor- "crack baby crack show me youre real, smack baby smack is that all you feel? suck baby suck, give me your head" what. 7 time- 9. it makes me think of the everywhere everything all at once trailer the prettiest star- 6 or 7 lets spend the night together- 5 or 6 jean genie- 8 lady grinning soul- 7

Bowie is the most represented artist on this list, right? I like Bowie on average, but surely there is too much Bowie. This one, for example: not good! A lesser Ziggy, with a worse concept. What if there were two wolves inside you? What if fame were a double edged sword?? Really makes you think… Anyway outside of Jean Genie this is inessential Bowie, let alone music in general!

Cracked actor is pretty cool

Fint, ikke det jeg var i humør til og generelt ikke fan af bowie

David Bowie does weird in the best possible way. I love him and he’s an icon. My favorite song off this album is the prettiest star. Maybe it’s because we’ve been given shit albums recently or maybe it’s because my parents named their dog after him and I’m biased or maybe I’m just feeling generous but this album gets my first 5 star rating

Love me some Bowie. 3.9/10 Fav song: Jean Genie

I really like this album. Didn't even listen today because I know most of the songs. Probably the closest we've come to me giving out a 5, but I'm holding out for artists I like better than David Bowie. I do really like Prettiest Star on this album though.

Well, I am now resigned to listening to the entire Bowie recording catalog by the end of this project, if I make it to the end. All have been definitely worthy of being in the list so far (e.g. Low, Blackstar). This one, not so much. To me, this was only an average effort.

pretty good, but not my favorite bowie album

One of the more disjointed albums, doesn't make it bad though. Not keen on his version of Let's Spend The Night Together.

Got to hand it to David Bowie, it probably takes a lot of effort to write lyrics that make this little sense. I'm kind of disappointed in this album - there s a lot of Bowie I love, but this album just kind of sits there not doing much, and I can't help but feel like I'd rather listen to any of his other albums.

I’ve listened to this album multiple times before, but I’ve never been able to connect with it quite like Ziggy Stardust. It feels a bit less cohesive. But it’s Bowie, so still awesome I guess. Highlights: Let’s Spend the Night Together, The Jean Genie

9/10

Good

Another record that sounds really dated. I'm sure it was out there at the time. 2 good songs: The title track and Jean Genie. The rest is left in right out.

Ziggy Stardust era Bowie is my favorite David Bowie. Aladdin Sane is the record I am least familiar with from this era-- I have listened to a hell of a lot of Rise and Fall as well as Diamond Dogs. The more that I listen to this one, the more I like it, though. Standouts are "Drive-In Saturday", "Panic in Detroit", "Let's Spend the Night Together", and "The Jean Genie".

One of his best but not my personal fav

Instant classic!!!

Aladdin Sane is a strong follow-up to Ziggy. It's compact, consistent and it's Bowie so it never gets boring, there are always interesting songs. Personally, I prefer some other albums to this (Ziggy, Low, Heroes, Hunky Dory and perhaps some others) but this is also high in the stellar and long catalogue of Bowie. The album cover is iconic, one of the best of the 70s. Favourite songs: the title track, The Jean Genie, Lady Grinning Soul.

Nice album. It was pleasant to listen to. But waking up this morning, I don’t remember anything specific about the album anymore…

Solid 3 that I will likely listen to again. I think Bowie in general has actual depth to his artistry so I think he gets better the more time you allot to his work. Wasn’t blown away but my intrigue has grown. Saved a few songs for later including Time and The Prettiest Star.

Twoooo Bowies albums in one week? seems wild. its kinda nice to actually hear them relatively close to each other, and I literally did wish for more Bowie so, thats cool. i think, and I would have to probably confirm this with other albums as well, I mostly dislike the 'glam' part of glam rock. that being said, this album had more guitar crunch and the sound was more up my alley. that said, i think this album is a three. i don't see myself seeking out this album for a re-listen (although I would lean more towards this one than Young Americans), but wouldn't be upset if it came back on.

Ugh this has been really disappointing with Bowie thus far. I think someone said this on one his previous albums but I had the same issue with hearing him on a few songs, like something was weird with the production. The dissonance on Aladdin Sane song was painful to listen to and went on far too long. Jean genie was pretty good

Hard to have 2 albums of DB and Bjork in close proximity. Too performative. Kinda lame idk

I definitely understand the Bowie hype more after two albums in a week. Even without any of his major hits, this album flows really well from beginning to end and feels like you’ve completed a journey. I appreciated the varying musical styles and the little bit of weirdness that Bowie adds in. Glad I finally listened to the album that introduced the world to one of the most iconic images of David Bowie.

Not bad, but I still don't get the Bowie hype. I guess it comes more from his eccentricity during that time. I liked the previous Bowie album more.

It’s good, his talent is is undeniable. But I didn’t love this one like the other two I’ve heard.

Ziggy goes to America. I love this album, I think it's my 4th favourite Bowie. A great chaotic follow-up to Spiders. The piano work is incredible. 4⭐️

Like it. Favourite track is The Jean Genie 3/5

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Some crazy music, I loved it. Title track was maybe a bit too crazy but I had fun and it was some impressive piano regardless which I appreciate

Not my fave Bowie but it’s still Bowie. And it would have been impossible to follow up Ziggy Stardust so this is pretty good

Skipping

Really liked the glam rock side of this record, fuzzy guitar licks mixed with a boogie sound comparable to T-Rex, and then the record can be less energetic with the more experimental jazzy songs. Overall pretty good listen.

Good Bowie! Any rock album with saxophone or horns is right up my alley. I found a bunch of deep cuts on this that I liked a lot.

Did not really connect with this.

The thin white duke almost never lets you down. At least until we entered the 1980s… This is pure genius

Good. Not killer.

David Bowie rock

Pretty good. I'm not the biggest David Bowie fan, although I can acknowledge that there is some lyricism done both beautifully and darkly (if that makes any sense lol). "Cracked Actor" may be one of my all time favorites from him.

Iconic cover and title track

An all time cover, an album of mostly fillers. Love Bowie, not his best.

With its predecessor the essential duo of glam rock albums. Here Bowie finds stardom, lives the American dream in all its glory and grime, its highs and unsettling discord aspects mirrored in the music. Not personally the heights of the ziggy album - 4 Star

I was expecting more. I don't know why. Its a good album just not memorable.

Not my favourite Bowie but that’s like saying it’s not my favourite flavour of chocolate. It’s still chocolate.

Det jeg synes generelt om Bowie er at han lagde noen sinnsykt kule låter fordelt på drøssevis med svake til ok album. Hvis han ikke hadde laget 1-2 album i året mens han konstant var på turnee, så kunne han kanskje produsert noen av tidenes beste album. Dette albumet her passer inn i trenden, dog uten noen av de episke høydepunktene som vanligvis veier opp. Burde nok fått 3 stjerner men tidenes teiteste ordspill som tittel trekker ned.

Not his best, but still good

Classic Bowie

Cool

Some cool songs but I can’t say I loved this

A little more musical variety than his usual stuff but nothing that really grabbed me.

The title track is a fucking mess.

A beautifully dense and encompassing record that expands Bowie's Glam sound from Ziggy. The songs on here feel more matured and well-rounded than his previous album. The title track and Lady Grinning Soul for example exemplifies Bowie's songwriting personality moreso than anything before. I always seem to return more to the album tracks on this album than anything. Best Tracks: - Drive-In Saturday - Time - The Prettiest Star - Lady Grinning Soul Worst Tracks: - Let's Spend The Night Together Rating: 8.5/10

I mean, you can't really go wrong with Bowie, can you? I don't think you can. Aladdin Sane is great. I would say it's one of the weaker of the 5 Bowie albums I've listened to, possibly even the weakest, but when the only other ones I've listened to are Ziggy Stardust, Heroes, Station to Station, and Blackstar, can you really put that against me? That doesn't matter though. What matters is that Aladdin Sane is really good. This album definitely feels closest to an album like Ziggy Stardust as far as the ones I've listened to go. That's probably because this is the first album he made after that one. Go figure. In fact, Bowie once described this album as "Ziggy goes to America." Where did the America part come from? Well, many of the albums songs were written while Bowie was in America and were, as such, inspired by the country. That's neat. The songs, by the way, are really good. Some of them are more fun like the opener "Watch That Man" and "The Jean Genie." Others are more emotional like "Time" and the album's closer "Lady Grinning Soul," which I would also call the album's best song. It's not quite as good as other best songs on Bowie albums like "Heroes" or "Starman" but it's still a phenomenal song. The style is strong all throughout. Bowie's singing and songwriting are just as great as ever. This is just another classic album from one of the greatest musicians of all time. Also the cover is legendary. High 4/5.

Meh, I know it’s a big deal classic and all but it’s only okay.

I had never listened to this album start to finish. I found it an enjoyable listen.

Bowie albums have generally scored very highly for me, so I went into this with great expectations despite only recognising Jean Genie from the track list. And I did enjoy it a lot, but perhaps not as much as I expected. Maybe it is the simplicity that inherently comes with a lot of glam rock. On other album, the tracks seem beautifully constructed, whereas it seemed a little more basic here. This is still very good, but I’ll admit I was left a little disappointed when compared to his other works, both from before and after this album.

Not my favourite of his, but still some really good songs…and probably one of the most iconic covers of all time, this must count for something

It's Bowie, it's good

Alright. Standard 70s fare

I wouldn't say I love it or that I had to hear it, but it was nice. 3.5

WOOOOOOOW this is a good run of albums. but it dont goes too hard for me so 4/5. there is a reason for why he went to Berlin, isn't it?

Whilst I’m still hesitant about the album cover, Aladdin Sane is the first Bowie album that has actually, properly clicked for me. I could appreciate Blackstar and Low, but I would never even consider putting them on over a lot of other albums. Maybe with this newfound appreciation I can go back and listen to the songs that surround Sound and Vision with more open ears. For Aladdin Sane itself, it’s glam rock personified, and with Bowie’s most recognisable cover, Bowie himself personified. He can flit between the groovy Panic in Detroit and The Jean Genie to more complex songs like the second-best song released in 1973 entitled ‘Time’, which is still stunning, my personal standout.

Didn't finish, got kinda bored after a while. Didn't sound too different from other things I've heard before. Don't want to hate since I didn't fully listen, so probably 5/10

I really like some of these songs, but others, not so much. Averages out to a three for me. It’s worth another listen, though.

Alors que la mode est aux groupes au début des 70s, l'artiste est sur les rails et il ne s'arrêtera jamais pendant plusieurs décennies. Cette année là, il se réinvente une nouvelle fois. Un concert de Bowie en 73 avec Aladine Sane, ça devait être exceptionnel. Je kiffe toute sa musique et toutes ses périodes.

Bowie goes glam ! Never been into glam rock, except maybe some early T-Rex. Hate the saxophone in these mixes...

Bowie - together with Lennon, Mack Cartney and Neil Young - is at the top of the 1001 albums list with 9 albums to his name without even counting the 2 Iggy Pop that he produced taht are also in this list, so we must get used to encounter some of his records. As a fan of his early period but this album isn't really my favourite. I still do love Mick Ronson's fat overdrived guitars that would pave the way to the coming age of punk rock. It's another album with reference to the stardom (of " A lad Insane"), with it's etheral vocal that almost disappear behind the piano solo. Jean Genie, the hit about Iggy Pop and (Jean Genet) is poping out. Well I mainly like and remember those two titles.

Album très sympa à écouter, semble être très classique aujourd’hui mais devait sacrément être novateur à l’époque.

sometimes not as cool as I expected, but every song is still good. Particularly liked Cracked Actor.

Interesting album, but Freek and Bowie is not a good combination

I’m familiar with the previous Ziggie Stardust album, but from this one, I had only listened to The Jean Genie, which I really like. It’s still avant-garde and sometimes chaotic, but what a chaos! ! (the piano on Aladdin Sane is brilliant). Finally, some challenge, some eccentricity—I enjoyed it, even though I prefer some of Bowie’s other work.

Joder me consideraba un noise apreciator pero la segunda canción me ha parecido demasiado desagradable. Lo demás tampoco me ha dicho nada la verdad

I remember this album from late in high school. Liked the two “hits”, Panic in Detroit and Jean Genie, but didn’t stick with the rest of the album. Listening to it today, I wish I had. A nice selection of tunes, and a different, fun read on Let’s Spend the Night Together.

Glam rock brilliance. That’s what this album is. Love Bowie and love this album. A few songs on the B-Side preventing it from getting 5 stars but it’s still amazing. Ziggy is better tho

what are you? some kind of lad insane?

Love this Album, it's in my regular rotation after all these years. In my top 5 Bowie albums

Djöfull er þetta ógeðslega góð plata frá mínum heimsins besta.

Heard it before. A classic, it includes one of my favourite Bowie songs (Cracked Actor). 4/5

Recently watch Bowie's performance on the Midnight Special and I feel like it really gave context to how revolutionary early Bowie was.

If anyone else made this album it would be a full 5, but it's a 4.5 because I know there are multiple better albums in his catalog. Also, I always thought the Aladdin Sane persona was forced. Ziggy Stardust was an actual concept album, Aladdin Sane just feels like an attempt to recatch that lightning in a bottle. I do love this album though, so much that I am relistening to it this morning even though I just listened to it a week or two ago after the last Bowie album.

I like Bowie and I liked this album but it doesn’t stand out for me like some of his other works… 3.4, I can’t quite bring myself to round this one up to a 4.

I gave it a 4, but it's really 3.5 for me. It's good, but I don't think it's Bowie's best stuff.

So, I liked this one, but I don't really remember a damn thing about it the next day. Not a note, not a lyric -- nothing, just a general sense that I liked it well enough while it was on and it was shorter than I expected.

Not a Bowie fan, not a Bowie hater. This was entertaining at the very least. I definitely thought it sounded more 'American' than other songs I've heard by him, and after reading the Wikipedia article, that is the intent. Decent album. Didn't love any single song.

Llegamos al viernes con esta bestialidad de artista y de disco. De entrada, es el álbum más "rollinga" de Bowie. Glamero y rockero pero fiel a su experimentación constante, especialmente en la canción homónima, es un trabajo fundamental en la obra del "Deivi" (¿Cuál de sus discos no lo es?) Siempre me impactó su crecimiento disco a disco. Es como que si no variaba, era un muerto en vida. Ojalá que hoy y siempre, sus ansias por experimentar se nos contagien. Hasta el lunes.

Passen masses coses al mateix temps. Hi han masses efectes de so estranys, i tot i que en diversos temes l'autor treballa amb gràcia la lírica i pilla un rollo guapo de cantautor, les coses rares que hi afegeix el tornen massa caòtic. L'àlbum funcionaria millor amb la meitat d'instruments i solos menys dissonants.

This isn’t even in Bowie’s top 5 albums I would think, and still a solid album start to finish. Warts and all, you can tell in some of the songs that mistakes were made by the musicians, but they just ran with them. Love the drum sound of this era Bowie too

Fantastic Glam album. This for me was almost more enjoyable than Ziggy Stardust, as I've heard that album many times (because I own it on vinyl) but never bothered to listen to this one. This is proof I need to check out more of Bowie's work because this is fantastic. The hooks and lyrics and cool instrumentation are out of this world I love everything about it. Bowie is such a creative musician and has a unique voice that I quite enjoy. Mick Ronson's guitar on this is also spectacular, I say he does a better job on this album than Ziggy, although the songwriting is not quite as good here. I don't want to compare it too much to another album though because it is fantastic in its own right. Still 5 stars too. Favorite Song: Watch That Man Least Favorite Song: Let's Spend the Night Together

those piano moments … ough 3.5/5

Bowie injects some experimental elements into his Ziggy persona, with some killer pianos. The music may be great, but it is the cover art that has left the bigger impact. A truly iconic picture, countlessly referenced and parodied. Key tracks: Aladdin Sane Panic in Detroit Time Lady Grinning Soul

Extremely experimental with notes of jazz and glam rock. I do not Think it is as good as Ziggy Stardust but it is very good.

<3 bowie favourite song: lady grinning soul

Interesting sounds. I like the discordant piano on the title track, but it begins becomes annoyingly self-indulgent in the solo. Panic in Detroit has a good riff, but is, like some other tracks, a bit boring. Cracked Actor is a bit more rock'n'roll, and the guitars sound great. Overall, I couldn't help but think how good Bowie worked as part of a visual experience in Moonage Daydream, and how this album just lacks oomph.

Bowie has admittedly been a blind spot in my listening history. Excited to give this a listen. Starts pretty fun. Nice little rocker to kick things off. Catchy and fun bopper. Track two gets Doors-level weird. Perhaps too avant-garde for first thing in the morning. Eh overall it was fine, leaned a little too Doors-esque drug-addled drone rock. Not my fav.

Not filled with his most popular songs but strong from start to finish and still sounds vital.

While still a strong lp, I have always found this less satisfying than the Ziggy lp. It's not as cohesive, less flow, less thought out. More a collection of songs. I do NOT enjoy Lets Spend the Night Together at all. It's the only skipper on the kp, and quite honestly, its the first skipper since the Space Oddity lp.

Fav: The Prettiest Star Least Fav: Panic In Detroit This list wants me to be a Bowie fan so badly and it’s working

It’s very hard for me to rate Bowie because he was the first artist I became obsessed with as a teen in the mid 80s - especially early Bowie. Like the others this album contains songs I always loved and others less so, but I like the transitional Ziggy sound with touches of baroque and cabaret.

To quote the song time - "Just scream with boredom" Nothing really interesting here but it's not too bad to listen. Time is actually probably my favourite song 2.5

I admire Zigmund typically, but I’m not usually the biggest fan, because sometimes I think he goes for interesting over enjoyable, and then misses the mark pretty widely. This one’s amazing, though. Clever, multi-layered, unusual…but also the songs themselves are just durned great. I even like the Stones cover!

2025-02-10

Not my fave, but hey

more fun than the other rock albums, punchy piano solos ftw. was interesting to listen to david bowie because he famous but i dont know his music. i like da Saxophon. he also o think. he used to play, and use a lot in his sing. i wonder: he play on his song? if so, good embochoure!

Im Song Aladdin Sane gaht mer s Klavier chli zu crazy. Generell findi de Afang vom Album uf e negativi Art überfordernd, es sind mer zvill Grüüsch wo me nöd chan zueordne oder atonal sind. Und das, wo nöd schräg isch, isch eifach chli langwiilig. Time isch sehr geil und ab denn findi s Album nimmt recht en Turn zu spannender, unterhaltsamer, losenswerter Musig. Vor allem Lady Grinning Soul isch sehr cool! Spannendi Harmonie und zudem macheds in Schlagzüg, Bass, Klavier und Gitarre geniali Pause wo d Singstimm hervorhebed und e tolli Dynamik is ganze Stuck bringed.

‘Twas strange and chaotic

Underwhelming, lady grinning soul about the only thing I liked. Bowie has the most albums on this list, does this really need to be one?? Ziggy Stardusts lackluster follow up

Pretty half decent, but you attach a name like David Bowie to an album you kinda expect slot, whenever I see an album I get excited because I know it’s going to at the very least be good, if not legendary. This, it’s just ok

It was ok but doesn't hit as I imagine it did when it was first released. I don't dislike it but I am not gonna rush to listen again.

Nice!

As with many other albums on here, I see why this is important and highly acclaimed. However, Bowie suffers from a time when music was more focused on image and concept than actual music. And while the album is well-crafted and produced, that says more about economics than skills. I can't help feeling this is just a pretentious album that is praised primarily because its artist was more famous than other people doing more inventive and impressive things at the same time.

Classic Bowie

Muy buen disco, de los mejores de Bowie. Es quizás el más rock and roll de todos. Me re gustó.

Not my thing. David Bowie being David Bowie, I guess, but not something I would choose to listen to again.

3.75/5. It’s back heavy with a good intro. Constructed well but not my favorite type of Bowie. A harbinger of things to come.

Bowie's Ziggy Stardust period spanned four albums. After the first one launched to rock star status, he was faced with the classic musician's dilemma: how to follow up the breakthrough album. He was torn between doing Ziggy Part 2 and changing styles again. He ended up doing something in between. Aladdin Sane was partly a new character, but really was an adaptation of Ziggy. For some parts of the album, you'd be forgiven for dismissing it as a continuation of the narrative. Bowie called the album "Ziggy Stardust Goes to America" and there's a lot more to that idea than it may sound. America is a massive influence here and marked the beginning of a long fascination with the country. People may have found Ziggy strange when he landed in England, but he first experienced dizzying culture shock himself when he came to the US. Not only was Bowie touring extensively to his newfound audience there, but he worked during this period on albums from Lou Reed and The Stooges. This is all reflected back in an album obsessed with stardom, movies, racial tension, and urban decay. The music also draws on various American styles, like doo-wop and jazz. While it's still predominantly a glam rock album, it veers into area that other glam bands would never have dared. Particularly important here was the addition of pianist Mike Garson, whose works really shines on several tracks. The title track alone begins like a smoke filled jazz lounge, and deteriotates into a paranoid breakdown. The whole album is much darker, heavier and more experimental than it's predecessor. Save for a few tracks, it's also less accessible, but much more accomplished. The biggest criticism is the unnecessary Rolling Stones' cover "Let's Spend the Night Together". It doesn't quite fit the rest of the album and could have been swapped with the non-album track, "John, I'm Only Dancing". But it's a very small issue for an otherwise revoluntary album. This the moment when Bowie proved himself as a force who could continue to evolve.

First album that somewhat caught my attention in a while. 3 out if 5.

I've had a few albums from groups I love recently, like Amnesiac by Radiohead and Led Zeppelin III, which I like, but not quite as much as other albums of theirs. Like those albums, this has some great songs, but also some strange choices which don't quite work for me. Nevertheless, I feel inclined to be generous because of who the artist is. Oh well, that might not be fair, but I think there is value in listening to everything you can by an artist, even the not-quite-heights. This is far from the most obscure or poorly conceived Bowie album though, it's still a great listen even if it's a step down from Ziggy Stardust.

I give it a 6,5/10 It takes a bit of time to begin with the most vibrating songs, but it’s a nice album.

It didn't get me, the first part especially feels slow. It improves in the second half, with some more cadenced songs ans riffs. I liked "Cracked Actor", "The Jean Geanie" and "Time". Overall, 6.5/10.

Thoroughly enjoyed it! Hadn't heard 90% of these Bowie songs before, and I'm a little disappointed in myself - especially consider how big a Bowie fan my dad is (cried when he died). Loved it!

Great as expected, not that many big hits in this one but every song was still amazing

i hadn't heard any "glammour rock" before so this was a beautiful surprise. the only other bowie i've had is station to station which i did like but was kinda underwhemled by. This, made sense. The vocals are beautiful, i love a good piano and this is a great one --- the way lady grinning soul starts , its experimental its different its psychedelic and progressive

There’s a reason the best known part of this album is David’s makeup on the cover. I can’t help but think that this is maybe a David Bowie three stars, comparing with all his stuff, rather than a general three, compared to everyone else. Is it really only one star better than the new tango? No. But the context of David? Maybe yes.

I really feel like you had to be there to get the David Bowie obsession, but this one is at least pretty groovy.

LP

i mean its got some great songs but overall its just kind of a mess

Maybe I'm just not a big Bowie guy. This was much better than The Next Day though.

The Prettiest Star was the standout for me. Engaging vibe from start to finish. 3/5

This is a great album, I listened to it 3 or 4 times already. Some parts like the piano on the titular song are so memorable and make this album stay in my mind.

It's really good if you ignore the plagiarism

The first thing I noticed was the weird production. Drums and piano drown out everything else, even his voice most of the time. It's a randomly thrown-together melange of tracks, even a Stones cover, and not a good one.

Couldn’t get into this album. Listened to the entire thing.

Haven’t spent much time listening to Bowie, this is the second album on the list for me. Liking most of what I hear. Surprising, eclectic, theatrical, and the pianos in this are unhinged.

Where do I stand on David Bowie i hear you ask? Ideally his neck. I really hated this album, and I’m yet to come across anything of his that I actually enjoy. Would rather listen to someone scraping their fingers down a chalkboard through and octogenarians whistling hearing aid than listen to his stuff.

This is much closer to the Bowie I remember listening to when I was a kid (unlike the Low album, which was an otherworldly clusterfuck of insanity). Whilst some of the songs (like Jean Genie) I enjoyed with a nostalgic fondness, I did actually enjoy a lot of the album as a whole.. this is probably the limit of absolute bollocks and nonsense I can endure on an album, and still find myself enjoying it. The heavy guitar riffs, the funky piano and the fact that is possibly the earliest legitimate record of a "Nice to meet you" (A lad insane), earns this 4 stars from me.

This sparkly faggot does nothing for me

Name a more iconic British face paint, I'll not wait. Good job he wasn't smiling for this snap though, those piss yellow pegs would have taken some of the majesty away. Aladdin Sane is brilliant. Weird bit of piano that the vocal and guitar oddly slot around. Drive In Saturday sounds like it's pastiching American high school, especially with the 'doo wahs', much like how Zappa would do with songs like Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder. “Falls wanking to the floor” is a fabulous line. I love the cabaret of Time. Jean Genie is my favourite. I love the dirty descending intro, the nonsense lyrics, rattlesnake sounds and the strut-ability of that song. Of course that main riff has been done a thousand times over, this is surely one of the best incarnations of it. The album fuses Glam, Punk, Rock and Roll, Soul and all that Arty bollocks Warhol, Lou Reed and them lot were doing. But I think Bowie pulls off marrying all of this together to great effect. Barely a bad track on the album.

Just listened to the 1st song. I've heard enough

I just don't like it.

Not the David Bowie I was expecting. But maybe the David Bowie I needed? 🤔

3.5

Aladdin Sane is a dazzling yet disjointed album that sits in Bowie's pantheon like a beautiful, complicated middle child—often eclipsed by its peers. Explosive with creativity and fragmented structure, it captures Bowie's restless genius without quite reaching the pinnacle of his work. It's an essential listen that doesn't quite demand essential status—a paradox as complex as Bowie himself.

Two Bowie albums this week. Both have confirmed, sometimes you've got to dig through mud to hit the gems.

brilliant follow-up to Ziggy

David Bowie songs tend to be hot or cold for me and this album is mostly full of freezing ones.

Great.

Oh this is such a good album! I love David Bowie! And this is one of his most seminal albums!! While there are more popular albums by him this is one of his low key great ones!

so good. stand outs for me this time around were panic in detroit and time. I really needed bowie to tell me yesterday “you… are not a victim. you….. just scream with boredom”

I wanted to like this album so bad, but then I heard Aladdin Sane and realized it sounded like a deaf child performing the piano for some sort of make-a-wish deal where everyone pretends their doing so well, sweetie. Bowie’s supposed to be a sex icon, but is he hot or is he just white and skinny? I’ve always wanted to like Bowie, but the sickly twink is just fine in my book. By the end of the album, I did come around to it enough. It was a rough start, and it’s hard to forgive him after the namesake for the album was so hard to stomach, but I did I guess. Panic in Detroit, Drive-In Saturday, The Prettiest Star, and The Jean Genie were some of my favorites. A wonderful listening experience even after the rough start, but I like it rough so I can’t complain.

This didn’t do anything for me

Dosta dobar album, volim ovo njegovo razdoblje. Baš fino legne na ove kišne dane. Može još ovakvih!! 4/5, 8/10.

A ono, kužim kolika je on legenda, ali mi njegova glazba nikad nije pretjerano napeta bila. Ima par stvari u njegovom opusu koje si rado pustim, ali cjelokupan dojam mi je onak. Ok.

Didn't love this one. That one song that's intentionally dissonant drove me crazy.

Unimpressed. A collage of songs with no cohesion

Some of the instrumentation on this is interesting, but in the end the writing, vocals and production are all Bowie - pretty yech for me.

Fun but not his best. Performance and production is excellent though.

Iconic look, iconic album, iconic piano in the title track. David was absolutely on fire during this time.

Honestly it had never been my “go to” Bowie album, and I don’t know why. This is great.

Watch that man is a balls to the wall opening track. A lot of the rest didn’t really stick out to me (even the title track) but this deserves a relisten. But a lot of it was just good Bowie songs, not transcendent ones

Really good Bowie album.

Love Bowie's sound :)

Strong glam rock album. The piano playing is the highlight here, specifically on Aladdin Sane and Time, but there's some fantastic guitar work as well and everything is presented with Bowie's usual boundless energy that infects all of his music. This is a bona fide classic.

#472. At this point, I expect very little from Bowie, that way I'm not disappointed. 2/5: shit Song added to playlist: The Prettiest Star I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

Can't give it any less than 4 stars when Lady Grinning Soul is on here, while the other songs are fine but nothing special to me.

Fine, but not his best work

Not my favorite.

Good album

Ziggy goes to America. This feels like the follow-up to The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, but darker and more chaotic. Bowie had just blown up, went on tour across the U.S., and suddenly saw fame up close, the good side and the rotten side. That tension lives inside the album. It’s like Hunky Dory’s songwriting, but now he’s wearing the Ziggy skin and looking at the world while traveling. The record jumps through different ideas and moods, but somehow it still feels focused. The songs talk about time laughing at you, fear of war, the ugly side of fame, the weirdness of celebrity life and in the middle, there’s even this random love song that somehow works anyway. The whole album is solid. There really aren’t any true low points. And then the ending: “Lady Grinning Soul” One of bowie's greatest songs. It’s strange, dramatic, almost theatrical but it hits hard and closes the album perfectly. A beautiful, haunting way to end things.

Not bad

Classic Bowie in all the right ways, though I guess there’s a reason why it’s not an album I know - it doesn’t quite hit the Bowie heights of the era, when he could do no wrong. It’s not that it’s bad, it’s just not the e Bowie album I’d reach for or be a ‘must have’ on my album shelf.

Never heard this before -good album but not my favourite Bowie. A solid 3.

I enjoyed this. One of those iconic Bowie albums I’d never listened to. A few really great songs and then a some just ok ones. I want to say it’s in that 3.5-4 star range. Honestly I could listen to it again and it would probably go up.

This feels like the hipster Bowie pick... but like all Bowie it's still super fun.

Do not like Aladdin Sorry B Money this ones a no from me

Might be my favourite Bowie album in all honesty. It's like Ziggy Stardust but with more of a heavy edge.

This was strangely enjoyable. However, some of the "bizarre lounge-jazz flourishes" (I stole this phrase from another reviewer) really killed the vibe before it was reigned back in, which really hindered it's overall ranking for me. This will only get a solid three to a three-and-a-half. I don't think it will be able to reach a four.

Pretty good album outside all the weird free-form jazz vignettes. Much more cohesive and pop-centric which is what made it more bearable.

Onko tämä se paras Bowie? Ehkä, ei, en tiedä. Todella hyvä joka tapauksessa! 4/5

Erinomaista tämä hevimpi Bowiekin. A Lad Insane indeed. 5/5

GOAT. Enough said.

Really good. Funky, energetic, groovy. Really got into the album, didn't get bored at all. Highlights: Watch That Man Cracked Actor

need to listen again

The balls to release this after Ziggy Stardust, but a great end result. Stay for the Rolling Stones cover.

I adore Bowie, but I’ve always had a hard time with Aladdin Sane. As a follow-up to Ziggy Stardust, Bowie and the Spiders goes all in on the American way in ways that feels strangely alienating to me. A few songs still surprises me and feels complete - but too many ends up sounding like “just a fine hair rock song”. 10/10 cover art, 6/10 music.

As always, this was great. I had heard a few of the songs before, and Aladdin Sane is just -- I don't know. I can't love it because it's just so atonal in the middle bit with all the random keyboard fiddling. But otherwise it's a perfectly Bowie collection of well written, sung, recorded and produced music. Five stars.

All in all a quite good album, but it didn’t hit me in the same way that Hunky Dory did. Lady Grinning Soul is my favourite by far

This is the sixth Bowie album I have gotten on the list, and each one has been a joy to listen to. I could easily see each of them being someone's favorite album of all time, and I am quickly realizing he is one of my favorite artists of all time. This definitely isn't my favorite Bowie album (that honor probably lies with Ziggy Stardust), but I still enjoyed each track - particularly "Time."

Top 3 Bowie for me.

The more David Bowie I listen to the more I realize I either really really like his music or reallllyyy don't. This unfortunately leans more in the latter column. It sounds like a school play gone wrong. Or like when a younger sibling puts on a performance, but you do find yourself admiring the creativity. 3.5/10 (1.75/5)

We love Alladin Sane ❤️

Hurt slightly by coming after arguably Bowie’s best album, it’s still a classic. Lady Grinning Soul Always sneaks up on me as a great track.

Pretty good.

Had higher hopes for this album with the iconic cover. Still enjoyed it though.

Überraschenderweise gar nicht meins

Een waanzinnige kunstenaar, maar niet een artiest die mij vaak op muzikaal vlak weet in te pakken. En wat een weird album is dit, maar vaker in de goede zin van het woord dan de slechte. Deze, ''Hunky Dory'' en ''Ziggy Stardust'' tekenen voor mij de wacky en existential glam rock trilogie van hem, en bovendien zijn beste periode in z'n rijke loopbaan. Vanaf hier werd het voor mij een stuk wisselvalliger, met natuurlijk als grote doorn in het oog de mislukte opvolger ''Pin Ups''. Dit album is in vele opzichten de spirituele nakomeling van Ziggy Stardust, maar tekent ook zijn steeds verdere isolatie van de 'normale wereld'. De intense, bijna manische, theatraliteit moet wel een voorbode zijn van zijn nogal innige relatie met drugs en de paranoia als bijproduct. Soms is het mij iets té musical, en sluit ik me aan bij gevatte review 'Elton John if he was edgy'. Maar in verscheidene fases kick ik echt op de dissonantie en de bijna duivelse opera. 'Aladdin Sane' en 'Time' behoren tot zijn beste nummers, en zijn zwaar underrated. De pianist Mike Garson is the star of the show op dit album. Andere songs grijpen wat meer terug op zijn glam en rock roots, en zorgen voor een prettige balans in een anders veel te intens, bezeten orkest. 'Drive-In Saturday' en het iconische 'The Jean Genie' doen hun werk. Soms een paranoïde Elton John, soms een glammy Rolling Stones, het werkt op één of andere manier wel. Maar wat zeker is, is dat 1 luisterbeurt wel eventjes genoeg is. 8/10 Highlights: Aladdin Sane Time The Prettiest Star The Jean Genie

Heb dit album van Bowie nooit heel bijzonder gevonden. Ziggy goes to America zoals hij zelf zegt. En hij bezingt de keerzijde van de stardom. Tja, niet meteen de ingrediënten voor de beste plaat uit z'n oeuvre. En wordt wat meer Glamrock en alle riffs vind ik wel heel erg op de Stones lijken. Jean Genie is denk ik de grootste hit, maar kan zo in een Amerikaanse film. Zonde dat zo'n koersbepaler van de popcultuur een album maakt waarin hij de grootste popcultuur kopieert. Maarja, misschien wat vroeger alles anders? 6,5/10 Highlights Drive-in Saturday

Was never my taste but is okay

Didn't expect to love this one as much as I did! Following up 'Ziggy Stardust' must have been tough, but this was satisfying as its sequel. The album offers great variety, and the songs are grittier than the previous overall. In contrast to that, there are beautiful and meditative songs, such as 'Time' and, my personal favorite, 'Lady Grinning Soul'. Great day for a Bowie fan.

So much better than the Beatles

I feel bad for not giving it higher, I think I need to listen more to truly enjoy it. I do love David Bowie but this album I only knew one song and found it hard to get into. I don’t want to give it 4/5 just because I know his other songs… still great :)

Rewelacja, chwytliwe kawałki i sporo eksperymentowania, jazgot, huk, harmider.

Just okay. 6/10

I have rediscovered my all time favourite album. I get shivers down my spine when Drive in Saturday starts and The Prettiest Star is beautiful. Not a bad song on this album. After Bowie died I couldn’t listen to his music but now I will. ❤️

Ok this is getting ridiculous, this is my fifth Bowie album and I’m not past 50 yet, anyway Bowie stays winning, he’s a one of a kind artist, but this one faded into the background more than the others I’ve gotten, even the one I rated lower was more memorable.

Nice piano, music and some good riffs. Some of the music was a bit too busy for me. Not really my style but at the same time I can see why it would be enjoyed.

Amazing! No stranger to this. Every track brilliant.

4.5

I actually prefer this to the Ziggy Stardust that came before it. Incredible songs, some even camp (Time, which is my favourite on the album), or melodramatic (Lady Grinning Soul). This is glorious.

Not really a Bowie fan in the first place. Couldn't find a stylistic difference from Ziggy Stardust. Maybe will come back and listen if Bowie grows on me.

Wenn es Album und en Künstler mini zwei letzte Jahr chönti zemmefasse denn de big boy David und sini Aladdin Insanity! Es Album wo mini (Post-)Rotterdam ziit prägt het und ih mir die nostalgische Gfühl uslöst. Bim David Bowie - ich gibs zue - chani sehr schlächt nur s Album bewerte, will en grossteil vode Bewertig sicher ah ihn als Person gaht. So au bi Aladdin Sane, wo zwüscheddure lieder het woni ned ganz so perfekt find, aber da streichle ich trotzdem schüch ade Wunderlampe und wünsch mer vom Genie sinco estrellas für de GOAT the Dave! Hald au nur scho will miis absolute lieblingslied vom David Bowie und eis vo mine top 10 lieder überhaupt "Lady Grinning Soul" uf dem Album isch, verdient de Davie-boy das ihm mini 5 Stern im steilste Winkel um d Ohre flüüget!

David bowie. Grossi symphatie, doch zwenig gflasht. Mind 3 wunderlamoe heder aber definitiv verdient

de oida kennemer doch wenni nachem cover gah würd hetti ezt gseit das isch doch sicher sis beste album - aber ich han ezt kei lieder drinne kennt viel ghört vo de timon fraktion über de insane typ aber leider immernanig de ihstig gfunde, aber sicher es 3 hetter verdient welli nachane doch anderi songs no gloset han vom bre mir hoffed ufs negste dave album würdi sege insha'Allah brüders!

sorry dave, hetsch meh ufmerksamkeit verdient als mit de laptop speaker während em dusche das album z'lose rating chan mer also leider nöd allzu ernst näh, nächst jahr vilicht denn mal

Not particularly a famous of this era for Bowie.

I still don't get how revered Bowie is. This is the fourth (I think) album of his on this list, and only one of them was what I'd consider a good album. Sadly, this album is not that one.

Why are people obsessed with David Bowie?

Was alright, didn't connect with me too much but I am fairly new to this type of music.

It’s not his best but it has one big song on it so it has to be on the list apparently

O Bowie é um querido mas esse não é dos melhores dele na minha opinião. Gostei da ousadia de ser doido em algumas músicas. Salvei algumas. 2,5 estrelas de 5

melhor que young Americans mas isso não quer dizer tanto honestamente

1.5

David Bowie is starting to feel like a comedy figure. While Nick Cave has brought nothing but boredom thus far, the other mainstay in this increasingly predictable list at least tries to mix it up. It usually produces the effect of mixing Valium and Alcohol, but at least it’s a mix. I don’t have google up here so I don’t know if that’s how he died. It wasn’t meant to be that deep a shot. Anyway. Onward from the sky. Oh he’s doing Elton John. Not that way you FREAK. Listen to me talking to my imaginary readers. I wish I was better informed. What is it called when those horns are in the background and always sound that exact same way? It’s almost a sample for 90’s edutainment video outros. This is a big time whatever but not producing the type of vitriol I normally feel at this time in a David Bowie “experience.” Still bad. Ok everybody allow me to introduce your performer this evening. You may remember him from LAST Tuesday’s performance at this very downtown Winnipeg Piano Bar. He’ll be wearing Sting makeup this week and drinks are 2 for 1. David Bowie! Read that over the opening strains of Aladdin Sane. He sucks. He can’t sing and the songs stink, so very often. Eh the insane piano chords over the discordant horns kind of work for me actually. Fuck. Maybe I am being entertained in sunny downtown Winnipeg. I suppose many of the street residents there may produce sounds like this if offered a piano. He still can’t sing, but fuck me if that wasn’t a cool oddity. I hate myself. I thought Saturdays were alright for fighting??? Not Drive-Ins. Unless they’re watching the big Inoki-Ali fight. That could be at a drive-in. Anyway. He really should never sing. We have returned to the horrid stench of David’s vocalizing. It doesn’t seem intentionally bad or bizarre. Just bad. Alright. Wrap it up Dave. Let’s go home brother. A guy called Brian has a garage band that he started after his divorce in Davenport, Iowa. This is actually their cover. It made it onto Spotify. It’s that sloppy to my ear. This is meat and potatoes rock where the meat is tofu and the potatoes are a piece of paper smudged with potato saying “IOU - DB”. Is that a guitar? At this hour? Oh my god this riff sounds elderly. The actual riff sounds like it’s creaking to life after years of dormancy. Which I can’t say I hate. The rest of this? Guess what? Sucks. Never say “Suck baby Suck” ever again. I never want to hear those words in that order ever again. In my life. Time keeps on ticking here. David gets his theatre moment. Ope. We almost got up to a point of intrigue but we had to dial back so we could hear Big Dave really belt this one out. I think because theatre music is so truly terrible, if this occurred during a play, I’d think it was my favourite song of the play, however “my favourite song of the play,” means the worst song on most albums. TWO extended La La La sections crooned by history’s most evil man make for a hellscape I wasn’t prepared for. The only thing picking this song up for me, is laughing at the thought of somebody sending this song to their potential love interest. Hearing this ghoulish twink croon “you’re my prettiest star,” over the backing music for “The Monster Mash,” would send anybody into hysterics, laughing OR screaming. Now that I’ve called you my prettiest star, let’s spend the night together. But first, allow me to play you a song from the jukebox in this space diner. It’s the cheapest one, as I’m light on change. Look into my eyes as we eat soggy onion rings and you try to remember the bus route home. The weird schizophrenic outro was a little cool, but it returned to stenchtown before I could really appreciate the strange turn. Oh buddy. The rattlers are out. Hell yeah pal. Bowie’s got his jeans on and those boots are kicking up dust. This sounds like he is dancing in a bar with the help of wires in a marionette western. He occurs to me as a frail cyborg. We did not need to excursion to the swamp/desert here. No denim based withes were granted by the Jean Genie. Fuck. He keeps trying to sing hey? Well we’re coming to our final station to station aren’t we. Have I already used that joke? Whatever. Not everybody should make music. That’s what David reinforces in me. Holy shit there is going to be like 15 Bowie albums on this list isn’t there? I can see at least 4 covers I recognize in the “related” section of this stinker. Ugh. A least I get one of my reprieves following Aladdin Sane. The title track itself was so weird that I genuinely liked it. I thought to myself “maybe we’ve finally reached weird Bowie.” I was almost perversely intrigued by what would happen. The rest seemed like a sketch from an avant-garde comedian. Is that even a thing one can be? Like when SCTV did full movie parodies with no laugh track. It felt like it had comedic elements, but I also never laughed. I really didn’t cry either. I just wasted about 41 minutes of a flight around the world in order to listen to another trek through mediocrity with Mr. overrated himself, the great spaceman, D-Bow. See you next time, ya bum. 1 HIGHLIGHTS: Aladdin Sane

interesting bowie album not the best but good

Great album. Not sure I'll return to it but I enjoyed my time.

Classic glam Bowie, nuff said

i like it more when bowie is less sane

Probably the best of David Bowie I've heard since starting these one albums a day. Starts off with a bit of pop rock and then turns to contemporary pop rock. I'm still not a fan of David Bowie and don't think I ever will be, but yea this one is better than the last two albums of his we listened too. "Cracked Actor" is probably his best song I've heard... Actually "Time" isn't too bad either.

AGAIN - 3rd day in a row of David Bowie - Enough already. This was the pick of the 3 albums. Still not good. Please no more Bowie.... PLEASE

Definitely an improvement on the last 2 Bowie albums I listened to. Wasn't anything special to rave about though. Very mid.

Very good album, will need more listens. A unique mix of glam and rock that is hard to classify, but fits into David Bowie's one of a kind ability to always keep you guessing, as you never know what's next.

2/5 The album starts of good with the song "Watch that man". But loses all the things set in motion with the album titled song "Aladdin Sane". It does not fit well compared to the song before and has a piano solo so dissonant it sounds like it couldve been written by the stand up comedian Jon Benjamin. After a few mediocre songs, the album only picks itself up the last few songs. "The Jean Genie" and "Lady Grinning Soul" are great songs on their own. However, it is too late and the mess cannot be salvaged by now. To me this album is a miss.

Good album to know David Bowie

Glam Bowie. Not the best Bowie, but Bowie nonetheless.

Couldn't finish the album personally. Titular track was cacophonous, but the song "Time" was more manageable. Heard better stuff from David Bowie, but then again, his Ziggy Stardust era wasn't my favorite anyways.

The energy is just, glamorous and sexy and dangerous and cheeky. Drugs, stardom, the future. Bowie <3.

It's Bowie, it's the iconic cover, it's weird and fun.

enjoyable but probably won't listen again

This album was OK, but my impression is that the cover is more iconic than the music. The style is more rock-like than I expected. There's a Rolling Stones cover, and a few of the other tracks have that same vibe. The title track is the only one I got into.

Rating a bit on a "Bowie curve" but doesn't quite have the same calibur of hits, and the secondary songs don't grab me as much.

Not sure what to make of this one - if there were too many quaaludes and wanking on the floor in the mix, resulting in little more than a few glimmers of the genius Bowie was already known for at the time. But even sub-par Bowie is still stronger than a lot of the dreck on this list.

Good one

Top 10 greatest albums ever

I understand the appeal of David Bowie. I’m just not a fan. Once again very talented, just not my thing.

Not as enjoyable as hits others. Good but more experimental.

Another of many Bowie's albums on the list, Aladdin Sane, is in my opinion a good representation of his career. Very solid record, basically no bad song, but overall a bit underwhelming. One would excpect even more genius from Bowie, which tells us all about his fame and career. It's not my favourite, but still a very goid album.

Poetic story telling. America through this lens is adorable.

8/10 Not Bowies best but still a great record Favourite Song=Lets Spend The Night Together Least Favourite Song=Aladdin Sane

I just find him boring

Good stuff

Good

More of a middling album in Bowie's career, Aladdin Sane has some decent rocking tracks but overall isn't as cohesive as some of his other records. Wedged between his early masterpiece Ziggy Stardust and his more experimental phase of the late '70s, this album doesn't do quite enough to stand out. Though the music here is predominantly glam rock, there is still a decent variety of genres and styles featured across these 10 tracks to keep things from getting too stale. Also, it is worth mentioning that the iconic artwork of this record has become a defining image of David Bowie that has stood the test of time. Overall, this album is not his finest work, but even an average Bowie album is better than most other artists best. Highlights: -Aladdin Sane -Drive-In Saturday -The Jean Genie Lowlights: -Let's Spend the Night Together