Aladdin Sane

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Solid. Bowie never disappoints.

This is like 3.5*. It's great music but nothing really excited me that much.

Ca fait toujours plaisir de retrouver Bowie dans cette liste, même si celui-ci est probablement son moins bon de la grande époque Prefs: Watch That Man, Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?), Drive-In Saturday, Panic in Detroit, Cracked Actor, Time, The Prettiest Star, The Jean Genie, Lady Grinning Soul Moins pref: Let's Spend the Night Together.

One of his best, that's for sure. Mark Garson's playing steals the show on this one, especially on the title track. Honestly, this would be very close to a perfect album if it wasn't for that uneventful Rolling Stones cover.

I expected more from this one. I liked it a lot, but it's not part of my top 5 from Bowie.

Classic !

Not necessarily in my David Bowie top 5, but definitely an iconic album. The juxtaposition between Mike Garson's incredible piano performance and catchy glam rock is quite unique. Always nice to come back to this record.

Hadde faktisk ikkje hørt heila albumet før, må skjerpa meg

Har gått litt lei etter å ha hørt albumet 500k ganga, men litt Mike Garson slår aldri feil

Rock

Good. It stuck with me after repeated plays.

Ziggy

Bowie never disappoints

Not listened before, excellent stuff - some real classics

I suppose that if you were of the opinion that there are too many Bowie albums on the list, you'd choose this one as one of the ones to go. It's still Bowie and still great, though. Best track: The Jean Genie

4/5

A couple of good tracks and a few “fillers” Still an enjoyable album.

Enjoyed this album, but not as much as I enjoyed the previous Bowie album from about 2 weeks ago. Fave track was Jean Genie. Cool artwork :)

Pretty good. I noticed something about the mixing of this that i really don’t like, it just sounds thin and reedy. 8/10

8/10. Pretty good, but he can do better.

Solid album, some songs stood out as bangers among a lot of alright songs. 8/10

Enn önnur frábæra platan. Fylgdi mér sérstaklega á seinni hluta unglingsáranna.

It's not my favorite bowie. But man is it good as always. Love the album work on this one too. Just about as Iconic as it gets honestly.

Everyone loves David Bowie and this album shows why. I had only ever listened to Ziggy Stardust but this album is really good as expected

Not one of my favorites of his, but still very solid

I feel as if I’ve neglected the greatness of Bowie for a while. First time listening to this album and it’s very entertaining. Bowie has a talent for great lyrics and unique yet amazing instrumentals. This is a good album and would listen again. 7.7/10

Ok

Geiles Klavier am Titeltrack - angenehm durchgeknallt, gleichzeitig hochnäsig - satirisch überhöht und kitschig. Auf Panic in Detroid zum ersten mal seit langem einen Flanger gehört - komische Soli, mit lustigem Sprechhusten im Hintergrund.

Yay, finally :)

A solid effort by Bowie. Not his best work but still really good. Ziggy era Bowie was surely some of his best material if not THE best.

Some good sounds I saved one then got halfway and decided to change that went a bit too nuts but overall good. 4.1/5

short sweet lush

Much better than Heroes from a few days ago. Not quite a 5 but a very solid 4

Far better than Heroes, really enjoyed this. Faith in Bowie, Restored.

This album is a proper jam, I bopped around a fair bit, and will be rounding this up to a 4, but not sure if it deserves this as I wouldn't add this to my regular rotation. (Is Bowie overrated? He might be.)

I really liked this one

Another great Bowie album. It's not one of my favourites but it's still really good and it desreves to be recognized among his greater works. Also the cover is iconic.

Bowie being Bowie It's not a 5 but it's good!

A gorgeously diverse and imaginative blend of rock, soul, and cabaret, engaging and enrobing. 1973 going on 1982.

honkey tonk rodeo, hoe down type music, prefer his more electronic stylings

Not so sure about the title track...

pretty good

Good enough to listen to more than once. Although only one song stuck out to me, which is Cracked Actor, due to its heavier sound. Lyrics were almost good, but nothing memorable.

Finally, just over 100 albums in and the Starman himself graces me with his presence on this journey! It’s not my favourite iteration of Bowie, but it is a damn good one nonetheless.

Not bad, was a bit hard to follow at times. David is beyond his time

I mean, it's Bowie. It's great. Is it his best? I don't think so. But it's Bowie. So it's great.

Nisam imala wifi pa ga nažalost nisam mogla skinut da ga poslušam ponovo. Ali poslušala sam ga kad je bio umro :( i iz sjećanja mi je album bio jako dobar. Dosta je sličan Ziggiju, što je uredu, a Ziggy je isto vrhunski album.

Sjećam se kad sam se vraćo iz Venecije busom prije 5-6 godina pa sam se prikačio na njihov wi-fi i tad sam nažalost samo glupi deezer mogao imati pa sam si odlučio ovaj album pustiti i slušo sam ga dok nisam potrošio prometa u busu - valjda sam imao tu neku glupu granicu. Pa tako da kad vidim cover/čujem album se sjetim tog. Međutim, kolikogod Bowie imao albuma, u tom i je stvar, puno kvalitetnih je imao, ali ovaj album nikako nije mogao ući u mojih top 5 jer jednostavno nije bilo mjesta za njega, a ni sad. Iako jako dobar album, jebiga, ima definitivno boljih od ovog - impresionirajuće zapravo. Važno je napomenuti što je na ovom albumu dosta naglasio piano, i to kvalitetno. R.I.P. legendo <3

Najlošiji od Dačinih koji su bili do sada tu, a opet je 4, mislim da to dovoljno govori kako kida konstantno. Totalno sam zaboravio na Lady Grinning Soul da postoji, jebem ti sve kako dobra pjesma.

Great album, almost as good as Ziggy

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Cracked actor

Pretty good! No real low points

I liked this album start to finish. Lot of songs I had not heard before. Height of Bowie and you can tell.

Excellent...

Nice, al vond ik de vorige beter

goeike bowie

Going into this, I thought Aladdin Sane was my favourite Bowie album, but upon listening to it again I realised that must have been mainly because of Time. Overall, I thought the album sounded rather harsh and had a bit too much dissonance for my taste. However, Time and Lady Grinning Soul are still two amazing songs that compelled me to lift my rating from 3 to 4 stars. Maybe I'll enjoy this album more on another day.

David Bowie! Fun and funky. I actually favorited some songs for this album

Onirico, pungente e coinvolgente. Non il miglior Bowie però.

Review: An interesting album -- It's like a weird mix of Jazz, Classical, and Rock. Pretty good! Last track is very FOTS-like. Favorite Track: Time In one word: Wonkiness

Yes

Bluesy and Jazzy Piano, and Guitar Riffs are contained throughout the album. Bowie's bluesiest and jazziest album as far as I have heard, but ironically it does seem like he's trying to do too much at times. But it's Bowie - so the creative effort outmatches the overstimulation to make the album worth revisiting. Favorite song: Aladdin Sane

Aladdin as twin to Ziggy: It's so clear now but I missed it until today. I hear something like Blackstar, too, but that might come down to familiarity. The alien is a bit sadder here, and the songs are more for him. A piano can't deliver as much despair as woodwinds can, but the texture is still new and affecting. The style spirals out a bit at the end, into what might be the mad space of hedonism.

4.5 | Tiene una particularidad curiosa en tanto que siendo de las portadas más icónicas de Bowie es de los discos que en mi opinión no tiene realmente canciones que se hicieron exitos de manera masiva. Creo de hecho que nunca lo había escuchado así completo al hilo como album y me dejó más que satisfecho. Es un disco muy "agil" que se va como agua en sus 40 minutos. No le falta, no le sobra. No lo considero entre sus "obras maestras" pero es un disco maravilloso.

Un gran disco de Bowie: entretenido, al grano, lleno de energía y de locuras (como los solos de piano en Aladin Sane). Creo que mi punto favorito es como recompone la aburrida "Let's Spend The Night Together" de los Stones y la hace una canción totalmente glam que vale la pena escuchar y bailar.

David Bowie is best in seemingly smaller doses. Love the eccentricity, his showmanship is among the best to ever do it. Not very often does this listener feel that his music matches his ability for the dramatic and extra flair because it builds an expectation that the music would be as non-stop spectacular. Granted, very few, if any album would accomplish such high expectation, but David Bowie sells it better than anybody. The pro and con being that every song that resounds with the masses, the songs that do not exact a seemingly harder bout of disappointment. No love lost for David Bowie, "Aladdin Sane" is a fine album demonstrating a masterful discipline to staying committed to his act, if anything his consistency is the saving grace even if there is a saxophone on "Drive-in Saturday".

Listened twice. Jazz piano on Aladdin Sane wasn’t for me but I love Lady Grinning Soul. Not my favourite Bowie album but still good

It was good bowie

Not as good as Hunky Dory, but still amazing. Some great keys throughout. Fav new track: Lady Grinning Soul

Kind of liked it. I feel I have to listen to it more to understand it.

-Solid album all the way through -One of the better Bowie albums -Catchy, upbeat songs -Really enjoyed this album and would add songs to my current playlist -Cool album art -Didn't dislike any songs but my most favourite were Watch That Man, Drive-In Saturday, Cracked Actor, The Prettiest Star, Lady Grinning Soul -For now I will give it 4 stars but it definitely has potential for 5 the more I listen to it

Very well balanced album, brilliant from start to finish, love the jazz influences

First Bowie album (from this list anyway). By my count, Bowie has more albums on this list than anyone else (8 - seems high). My knowledge of this album basically boiled down to the iconic album cover, "The Jean Genie", and the cover of the Stones' "Let's Spend The Night Together". And frankly I wasn't 100% sure this was the album Jean Genie appeared on (part of me associates with the video for "Blue Jean", which is something the internet needs to make happen). Turns out that Rolling Stones' cover is the only song on this album I don't especially like. Eight is Enough/Too Many for The Thin White Duke on this list. The proper number is a debate for another day, but Aladdin Sane absolutely deserves a place here.

Good album with sine great tunes

This didn't grab me quite as hard as Ziggy Stardust, but it's cool hearing the more experimental stuff start to creep in to his sound. "Time" made me think of It's Always Sunny's "Night Man" - I wonder if that's its source!? Fave tracks - "Panic in Detroit" maybe, or "Cracked Actor"... I feel like if I listened to this album a bunch more times that rating might climb to 5...

Not what I expected. Some disorienting lumpy jazz moments which added to the albums journey. A better understanding of the narrative would like result in a second listen being worth it.

4.5, rounded down unfortunately. It's a wonderful album, but when I compare it to other Bowie albums there are other ones I like more. So I have to save the 5 for those...

One of Bowie’s classics, perfect apart form a couple songs

Another Bowie classic! Good mix of songs/genres.

Bowie pulls off this trick he's done with me before where at the start I'm thinking this guy is just a rock and roller with a great makeup artist and photographer, but by the end he's sold me on the Bowie magic once again.

New to me. I'm more familiar with Bowie's Berlin trilogy than his earlier Stardust era stuff. Pretty good, I like the sort of raunchy Stones vibe but TBH I'd probably rather just listen to the Stones for that. Enjoyable album though.

New to me. I'm more familiar with Bowie's Berlin trilogy than his earlier Stardust era stuff. Pretty good, I like the sort of raunchy Stones vibe but TBH I'd probably rather just listen to the Stones for that. Enjoyable album though.

Mejor de lo que esperaba, muy escuchable. Tema preferido: Drive-In Saturday

This album is a staple to any David Bowie fan. When the single is featured on most greatest hits and it’s the weakest song in the album, that says something. The piano work on Aladdin Sane is stellar.

Been dodging the Bowie discography forever so I was looking forward to this album. The first track didn't grab me and "Alladin Sane" might work better as a closing track given the eerie outro jam--good tune nonetheless. "Panic in Detroit" is new to me and I dig that blend of proto-punk and talking-heads-like world percussion. Didn't think Bowie would write a gritty song like Cracked Actor--hanging out with Iggy paid off. A Stones cover seems like a strange choice here. "Jean Genie" is a bop though. Overall, prettay, prettay good. Wish the gritty theme was consistent throughout the album, but perhaps thats alot to ask of a star on Bowie's level. 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Another brilliant album…

Really good album - lots of interesting ideas and developments from TRAF

Jean genieee

Only Bowie can make this old school genre of rock feel more awesome as can be. But I think I won’t listen to it again .

Bon

My first full Bowie album and I’ve got to say I’m a fan now! The piano and Bowie’s vocals really set this one apart for me. “Lady Grinning Soul” is hauntingly beautiful and the title track’s piano riffage is insane.

Early 70s pop thing. Quite enjoyable, strong vibes.

NICEEEEE 8..5/10

7.5/10

I enjoyed the eclectic sounds present in this album. No two songs sounded the same. I’ve never been big on the glam but have been more appreciative of Bowie’s production genius as of late.

great fucking vibes ngl te pone de buen humor high energy good for high energy focus or even exercise

Fantastic, truly.

Some great guitar riffs. Not my most familiar Bowie project but enjoyable nonetheless

O Aladdin Sane curiosamente é dos melhores álbuns que ouvi do Bowie, tem um Groove é interessante, arrisca e não tem medo de ser amargo em doses agradáveis. Não quero alongar-me para além do estritamente necessário, o álbum é bom. A melhor música do álbum é o auto intitulado Aladdin Sane. Nota:8/10 Dia: 19/05/2026

I like David Bowie, not sure why they would choose this album though.

Ones I knew were good, eg Saturday night drive Early ones a bit too active and manic for background during work

.oigoigiogoig

It's Bowie. Haven't listened to this one before, only heard a bit of bowie, but its a nice album

Rock 'n Roll met stukjes Blues, Hard Rock en wat Jazz. Dit album bewijst op zich al wat een muzikale duizendpoot Bowie is. Ik dacht geen enkel nummer te kennen, tot 'The Jean Genie' begon te spelen.

Ziggy Glam fall out. Best Tracks: Watch That Man, Drive-In Saturday, Jean Genie

Production: 13/20 Songwriting: 16/20 Innovation: 14/20 Bangers: 20/20 Emotional response: 16/20 =79 Oooooh one mark off a 5!

I like Bowie sometimes, but this album wasn't really my taste...

Excellent. ****

Geen fan van Bowie, maar na dat zouteloze gezang van afgelopen dagen is dit een verademing. Fris en gevarieerd.

Classic

I think it’s pronounced Bowie Never listened to this album before, I think I’ll give his other stuff a chance after this.

Not as good as Ziggy Stardust or Hunky Dory. But still had several good tracks on it.

For me this is Bowie in his core competency. I love Ziggy, and Bowie even says this is Ziggy goes to America. I love the glitz and glamourous treatment of the gritty subject matter. A lot of very pretty music about drugs, sex and violence. You could really hear the American influence on this album. Lots of blues guitar riffs, old doo-wop melodies, and even some plunky vaudevillian piano as well. "Drive in Saturday," "Panic in Detroit," and "Jean Jeanie" were my faves. Then I heard "Lady Grinning Soul," and DAMN! Flamenco guitar all up in there, with those fluttering keys mmmmmhmm that was a special way to close it out. I really loved this album but I've got to go with a 4 because this really was Ziggy 2 but just not quite as good.

good

I'm guessing there are like 6 Bowie albums on this list. Which makes sense. Include Let's Dance you cowards!

Bowie that I’ve never really listened to. I liked it.

How can one not like Bowie?

I don't particularly enjoy David Bowie but he was a huge impact in rock music

Typical Bowie style album with lyrics to match. A nice driving album.

Cool album! I personally think it says more about the rock sound at that time, than it does of Bowie, but it is still characteristic of the Bowie persona.

beautiful

Not usually a huge Bowie fan, but this was a pretty fun listen Favorite Tracks: “Watch That Man,” “Panic In Detroit,” and “The Jean Genie”

Really solid album, first time I’ve really listened to any Bowie, especially from before the 80s era. I’m excited to see where that goes

Very rocky and out there, Bowie is always good

Holy Crap David Bowie. You managed to make this, Transformer and Hunky Dory in the span of 3 years? This is wonderful, the Birth of Ziggy Stardust, the honky tonk. This is tock and roll, where hunky dory could get weird and wild this is grooving. Like a Jean Genie, I want to spend my time with aladdin sane

good as you'd expect

It's epic Bowie. Glam and decadence. It's amazing how layered the rock sound is. Other than the strange Let's Spend the Night cover, it is solid and has several absolute classics.

Gotta love some Bowie

I was hearing a lot of texture in the songs, lots of layers to listen to. I like the heavy rock n roll, and simultaneous sophistication he brings to it. I haven't listened to many Bowie records front to back, really enjoying it.

David Bowie strikes again! Going back to the early 70's era of Bowie is always a treat. This album seems to be his first venture into the more bluesy American style that was prevalent in his next few albums. But what makes this album triumph againts the likes of Young Americans and Pin-ups is the perfect balance it strikes between experimental and accessible, earning it a place in the big three albums of Bowie's Ziggy Stardust days. Unfortunately, this album is the Larry Hemsworth of the Ziggy albums. Sure it's good, but Diamond Dogs and Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust are the more attractive brothers. There are definitely less iconic Bowie songs from this album, but the songs here are all really solid and work together to create a great album. Bowie's vocal performance on this album is top-notch, probably one of his best. It was much less put-on and showey, more natural but still retaining that iconic glamorous feeling. My verdict of this album is that it's totally worth listening to if you're a Bowie fan, but if you want to get into Bowie then go for Diamond Dogs, which perfects the same musical ideas presented in this album, with catchier and more thematically interesting songs. Favorite track: Time Least Favorite: The Jean Genie

"Time"

Production: 13/20 Songwriting: 16/20 Innovation: 14/20 Bangers: 20/20 Emotional response: 16/20 =79 Oooooh one mark off a 5!

Yeah yeah yeah yeah fine

Enjoyed it.

Hadn't listened to this one in awhile and I really enjoyed listening to it again. Some great tracks but as an album I don't think it holds up as well as others in his catalog. My favorite track is probably "Time."

I liked more here than I thought. There's so much David Bowie blindspots I have, and while everything on this album isn't absolutely amazing, there is a lot of production and intent going on, nothing seems half-assed. I enjoyed the janky-ness of some of the playing, 3.5 up to 4.

Super engaging, diverse, and well-produced. More enjoyable than other Bowie I've listened to. Slaps.

Holy T. Rex vibes Didn't get as into it as some other David Bowie albums, possibly because I knew them better

At times raw and almost primal. Intense tempos and interesting lyrics.

I think I liked Hunky Dory more overall, but this was still a good album. The first two tracks were great. It felt more polished than HD. I don’t have a whole lot to say about it specifically but I may revisit when I’m more familiar with Bowie’s early catalog. I feel like these discographies (for a lot of artists, not just Bowie) are so massive I want to compare the albums with each other in the context of the full career. Al this to say, fine album, better than a lot of the ones we’ve listened to, worse than others.

Good album but just shy of a masterpiece/5 stars

Cool as hell. Need to listen again, a little better.

, 8/10

solid bowie - got some funky, weird stuff going on, while still being accessible, but doesn't reach his typical highs

didn't get a chance to listen closely, so need to go back to this one

I enjoyed it more than I expected. Probably closer to a 3.5/ 3.7ish.

Decent David Bowie album. 8/10

There are some excellent moments on this album, but as a whole, I lose interest in the second half and find the lyrics not especially engaging. Good - but possibly a little overrated.

Not my favourite Bowie album. I was disappointingly lukewarm on the album as a whole but did like the final track, 'Lady Grinning Soul'.

Phew! Another Bowie album for the 1001 Albums Challenge! And yet another from his glam rock era, with that boring boogie rock and lyrics reflecting Bowie’s stardom. At this time, Bowie’s sound was probably never more similar to that of the Stones. As I've said in my reviews before, I only like parts of Bowie's work, and I have real problems with his cult albums. "Aladdin Sane definitely falls into the category of Bowie" albums that I just can’t get to grips with. In particular, I struggle with the up-tempo tracks and their ostentatious rock ’n’ roll attitude. I prefer the more introspective tracks, such as the title track. I much prefer its quirky, almost jazzy harmonies. But that song is more of an exception. Most of the album just washes over me, though it doesn't bother me as much as the opening track, "Watch That Man", or the hit single "Jean Genie", which I find unbearable even in its original version. The album ends with the best track, “Lady Grinning Soul”. Verdict: some highlights, some low points and a few filler tracks. Not a cult classic (for me), but not a complete flop either. At least that’s something.

Hmm... human music. I like it. The David Bowie world is bizarre and obscure, morphing classic rock into strange, extraterrestrial glam-rock. Winding piano work breaks every rule of music, and jazzy saxophone flares fit their way into an artistic, eclectic soundscape Bowie has manufactured on this album. With typical rock songs such as "Watch That Man" and "The Jean Genie," and distinctive, glamorous songs such as "Aladdin Sane" and "Lady Grinning Soul," Aladdin Sane eludes definition with its heterogeneity. This distinctively experimental sound, enchanting or unfriendly, generates interest at every opportunity. Bowie's spin on The Rolling Stones' "Let's Spend the Night Together" is a prime example of his transformative skill and alien style. More exotic is "Aladdin Sane," the title track, which features an unorganized, atonal piano solo — a rather unpleasing stylistic choice. What gives this record its appeal may also be a setback in this way. Experimental music inevitably falls to unfortunate missteps without extreme caution. It seems Bowie deftly navigates this danger in "Time," a high, and errs in "Aladdin Sane," with the aforementioned piano. His talent is undeniable, but not unparalleled. In conclusion, this album is identified by both impressive demonstrations of genius artistry and occasional, disastrous blunders.

Solid Bowie album

Solid

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 the buggest rock fan but i can see why people like him.

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.

Liked Drive-In Saturday and The Prettiest Star.

same as yesterday, funny i got bowie back to back

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

chioll

Thoroughly fine.

Very Bowie, in a good way. Enjoyable.

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

Not my favourite Bowie album

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

david mid bowie on this album. not ziggy peak

Not my favourite Bowie. Good singles

la segunda mitad muy buena

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

The most safe 'pop' record of the lot

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..

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.

223. nice

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.

No fav song

great album

Not in his top 3

3,5

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

Låten Aladin sane älskar jag. Resten är rätt schysst också

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.

Ej peak-Bowie

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

6/10

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

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

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.

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

Not my favorite Bowie album.

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

Not bad! 3/5

Very bowie, not quite my type of music

I listened to "Low" by Bowie first, and obviously that one and this one are pretty different. This is considered peak Bowie, after all. I can't really pinpoint a specific genre, but I hear maybe some blues and elements I've heard used in '80s pop. But above all, the music is unique and different, and many times sonically interesting, which seems to encapsulate Bowie's style. I particularly enjoyed "Panic in Detroit" and "Cracked Actor".

Sorry David Bowie but I've always found the Aladdin Sane name to be a bit lame.. But how is the music? Typical Bowie - piano driven rock with mystical/psychedelic elements. Actually, as we move on we have more guitar-driven rocky tracks. Quite like early glam. So we have a mix of track types. I like the music in the title track but the name is grating on me.. Panic in Detroit has the kind of rhythms Rolling Stones used, but less bluesy guitars. Jean Genie is also Stones-like Best track (except Jean Genie) - Aladdin Sane (nothing else stood out) 3 stars - Bowie goes Stones - didnt grab me much.

Iconic album cover, less iconic songs

With exception to that insanely abstract piano solo this was a much more straight forward rock album than I was expecting.

The only thing that really grabbed me about this album was the iconic cover. The rest is fine, but I didn’t like it as much as I hoped. 3/5

inégal. des pistes très bien, d'autres un peu faciles

This is the seventh of Bowie‘s nine albums on this countdown that I’ve had, and while I generally have liked everything prior to this, even more so than I ever expected, this one just didn’t hit for me. Not that any of the songs are bad it’s just none of them are great either. A lot of tracks on here that are pretty average, decent to listen to, but not blowing me away. To me it sounds like he’s trying to actually follow up on Ziggy Stardust and it just didn’t come close to reaching those levels. Three stars

This was an odd album for me. Half the songs were pretty good while the other half felt kinda weak for Bowie. Panic in Detroit, Time, Let's Spend The Night Together were the highlights on this one.

Album is fun, lots of variety. No ziggy Stardust but pretty g

Good music but I couldn’t connect with it emotionally

Har så lyst å legge godviljen til her med en firer, men plata er så mid sammenliknet med andre ting han ga ut i den perioden, så får han heller noe å strekke seg etter. Lydbildet, stemmen og produksjonen sitter. Er bare låtene som ikke treffer helt.

Jevnt over bra greier, men har ingen skikkelige høyda. 3.5

Just doesn’t really scratch my brain like it apparently should?

Didn't particularly land with me this one, better than young Americans but probably not any of the others, so I'd say a 3. Don't recognise any songs other than jean genie and while it had a interesting sound and style as you might expect from DB, it was missing other standout tracks.

good but not great

Oh man I wanna rat this higher because Lady Grinning Soul is one of the most perfect songs ever but the rest of the album isn't quite on the same level.

Un poco ruidoso pero tiene unas excelentes

Parts of this album actually remind me of The Wall by Pink Floyd.

I don’t know if this is actually that extraordinary. What Bowie always has going for him is lyrics and a distinctive voice, which are present here, but the songwriting doesn’t really do it for me. The first track definitely sounds like The Rolling Stones, which must be where all the comparison come from, but I don’t think the rest of it does at all. I think that the last track, Lady Grinning Soul, might’ve been my favorite because it’s the weirdest. The rest of this is almost formulaic. Maybe it’s because he came up with formula but I don’t think that’s it. I didn’t get a lot out of this. It’s still Bowie so it’s good but I expected a lot more.

The Aladdin Sane track got really annoying. The rest is pretty much Bowie. Not that I like it very much, but it is not bad either

Listen on: Spotify (2013 remaster) Listening experience: Interrupted. Driving and house jobs I wanted to like this but I couldn’t get into it. The title track with the chaotic piano was very ill timed with some stressful navigating in the car. I’ll have to give this one another shot (this is the first Bowie album of the project and I know there are many more to come). This was probably not the logical entry point!

This was fine, but not my favourite of the Bowie albums we’ve heard so far. I was only familiar with “The Jean Genie”, and it was definitely the standout. The rest were okay - nothing special, but nothing terrible either.

Rating:★★★ I liked Time and Aladdin Sane, and the rest had its moments. I don't dislike the album but it isn't great for me either.

Aladdin sane sounds amazing Moody glammy and totally atmospheric, but the lyrics don't always click with the music. Great vibe, uneven songs. I'd give it a 3/5

I like Bowie, but to paraphrase the great Alan Partridge, when asked what my favourite Bowie album is my response would be "I'd have to say, The Best of David Bowie". Maybe that will change as I get through more of his stuff but for now it holds. I guess to be more specific for this album, I'll say that the Prettiest Star is both undeniably Bowie, and also undeniably bland - and the same can be said for many of the songs on here.

Ne volim Bowiea. Očito me nijedan album neće ubijediti. A albuma ima previše. Bez ikakve potrebe.

never understood the Bowie hype, still don't. the instrumentals were great but I think anyone else could've done the singing and it might have been a better album

I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would- I dont consider myself to be a huge David Bowie fan. But there were a lot of good b-sides that varied a lot in sound (but sometimes drifting into bizarre). Overall- good album

É um album sem dúvida nenhuma, é um albúm único, inovador para época lançado e para hoje também. Nunca ouvi nada parecido.

I had never heard any of these Bowie songs!

Zit heel mooi in elkaar. Voelt zeker niet als vroege jaren 70. Echt tijdloos. Beetje de rock van de tijd met een geplastificeerd, en dus tijdloos, bowie-laagje eroverheen. Wel ook zeker met wat piano quirks er tussendoor Wat lichte bangers maar niks spreekt me direct enorm aan.

Like most of Bowie's music for me. It was alrightish.

It was fine, but none of the Bowie that I enjoy.

Feeling a strong ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 on this one, maybe a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ if I revisit it. I listened through a couple times. The title track is a bit too drugged out and weird for me, but the back half of the album is full of some good songs. I don’t know if I knew really any of these and I’ve listened to a decent amount of Bowie.

I really enjoyed this. There were some great songs and I liked the overall vibe of the album - bit mental. Think Bowie did a good job here but I can’t give it a 4, unfortunately.

Mixed thoughts with this one. I think half the album i liked, and the other half was not too good. Songs lime Alladin Sane and the honky tonky strange circus songs i reslly didnt like. But songs like Cracked Actor i did really like. I think its just my taste in music. I cant gove this anything more than a 3. Wouldn't listen again.

i see we are an insane lad.. she's experimental... i see... almost lost me but i think we're coming back it's a three point five in my heart. it's definitely good and i wouldn't complain if it was background music, I didn't get bored but i also wasn't particularly compelled by anything.

Iconic cover, but was never one of my favorite Bowie records. This decade may as well have been an eternity for Bowie with how many eras and sound shifts he went through, and this might be his most recognizable persona of those many lifetimes. Glam rock was never my style, though, so these early ‘70s Bowie records (minus Ziggy) have always been tough for me to get into - the Berlin era might be my favorite Bowie. Happy to have given this another spin though - I enjoyed it more this time!

Eines der schlechteren bowie alben

A record that I've always felt had some big issues- the glam stuff feels a bit like old hat after it reached its pinnacle on Ziggy. He begins to touch on an experimental sound here, but it's not explored enough to make the entire experience feel cohesive. The production is fantastic, and the musicianship top-notch (I see you Mick Ronson). This re-listen only solidified, however, just how inconsistent the songs are. For every smile and thumbs up I give songs like "Panic in Detroit" and "Lady Grinning Soul," I raise an eyebrow at the messiness of "Cracked Actor" and "Let's Spend the Night Together." A good album, but not a great one.

i hadn't listened to this album before so mostly i just know it as "the one with the cover everyone knows". yknow, the "🧑‍🎤" one. it took me an embarrassingly long time to realise the pun in the album name. its pretty good. not the best bowie i've heard but i always enjoy his voice so i cant imagine not finding at least something to like on one of his albums....? and sure enough there's a couple bangers here. "cracked actor" is the obvious standout to me with the guitars driving and wailing, sounding as ready to fuck as the character it portrays, but i also really enjoy mike garson's wild piano solos in the title track and the chaotic cover of "let's spend the night together" is great too. the internal conflict he was feeling over his sudden rise to stardom really comes through in this album i think. what really caught me off guard about this album is "the jean genie". first off i didn't even realise it was a bowie song, but also it's like, kind of the weakest track on the album imo? i really don't get why this is the one that popped off hardest as a single, or really even why it was chosen to be released as a single over the other, stronger candidates here, but maybe it's just another case of overexposure on my part. who can say. i'm kinda torn between a 3 or 4 on this one, but i think realistically if i'm going back to this one i'm largely just going back for "cracked actor", so i'm gonna lean towards a 3. it's a strong 3 tho. a fun album, but again, not bowie's best.

David Bowie and Neil Young must have collaborated to put together this list cuz there's no reason for either one l, as much as I like them both, to have this many albums on this list and leave out so many other greats. Still this is a pretty decent album but nothing that interesting. His other albums are much better

Not my sound atm, but most def worth a revisit in the near future.

good bowie album. a bit overrated imo though 6/10. First listen tracklist ranking: 1. Lady Grinning Soul 2. Panic in Detroit 3. Time 4. Aladdin Sane 5. The Jean Genie 6. The Prettiest Star 7. Drive-In Saturday 8. Watch That Man 9. Cracked Actor 10. Let's Spend the Night Together

3.5 Other David Bowie albums: The Man Who Sold The World (1970) 4/5 Lodger (1979) 4/5

A few great tracks

David Bowie, good, but not as his best.