Super Madman Hits the Mark (The Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie)

Member Name: grundagrunda

Product:	The Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie
Date:	26/06/01 (44 review reads)
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Advantages: Dark, Noisy, Classic

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After trying really hard on 'Space Oddity', but not quite getting it right, Bowie finally starts getting it right. If there is a top 5 of Bowie's albums, this little beauty would be on it.
One of it's best points is that it has a mood and depth to it that even classics like Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust don't quite manage to sum up. It's a good precursor to some of Mr B's live work in the Ziggy days.
There really isn't a bad track on this, but the best numbers for me are "All the Madmen", "Black Country Rock", "The Man Who Sold the World" and "The Supermen" (which incidentally, is a much better version than the later-performed acoustic effort). The theme of the album is, overwhelmingly, madness and this comes out particularly in "All The Madmen" and "Width of A Circle." This goes hand in hand with a fine does of paranoia (especially in "Saviour Machine."). If you're lucky enough to get hold of the version with the four bonus tracks, you get an interesting version of Ziggy standards "Moonage Daydream" and "Hang on to Yourself" as well as "Lightning Frightening" and "Holy Holy", but don't feel hard done by if you only get the main album- they're interesting, but not brilliant.
I can't really say much more about it. This is a brilliant album.

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