The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars - David Bowie

The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars is one of my favourite albums of all time. I bought it on a vinyl at a car boot sal around a year ago and it is my most played record by far. The music has much more to it than modern pop music and is best compared to modern alternative music. The highlights of the album are five years, moonage daydream and rock 'n' roll suicide. The only track that isn't quite up to scratch would be "it ain't easy". Interestingly, this is the only song on the album that wasn't written by Bowie. The album is a concept album about ziggy stardust, a martian who comes to earth to deliver a ...  Read the complete review

Ziggy Stardust came down to save the World using naught but the power of his haughty voice and glam rock guitar styling. In his quest to save us all, he was aided by the Spiders From Mars, a backing group of fellow aliens who more than equal his ability to rock. Yes, we're in David Bowie territory here, exploring an album that consistently ranks highly in those lists you read of the top albums of all time. "The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars" is as intriguing an album as the title suggests, with Bowie dressing up in outrageously odd and elaborate costumes and dying his hair bright red/orange, taking on the title role in this bizarre ...  Read the complete review

Perhaps David Bowie's best known work, this is a great concept album with plenty of his most famous songs on. Here's a run-down of my favourite tracks: Five Years = a serene and sensitive song about longing that has a dreamy piano tune, and has Bowie's typically soothing but also often acerbic vocals. Soul Love = begins with a jazz-esque sound that's quite subdued, but transforms into something more heavy and pop-esque. A song about that love that doesn't get too bogged down either. Starman = one of Bowie's best known songs, it has a very catchy and memorable chorus that brilliantly exemplifies Bowie's talents as a singer. It's also ...  Read the complete review

When I get round to compiling it, this will be in my top ten of favourite albums! David Bowie is so enigmatic, he isn't really an engima, right? OK scrub that. Maybe he has just been so obviously trying to be different he stood out, like the weird kid with no friends in the playground who then then turns up at the school reunion in a Bentley. This album is classic - yes, an obvious statement for those in the know, but there may be just a few youn things out there who haven't heard of Bowie, but need a mentor. Musically this album isn't up there with the geniuses, even though Bowie is a genius; it is just brilliant though! The ...  Read the complete review

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars was a concept album released by David Bowie (b. 1947) in June 1972. Peaking at number 5 in the UK album chart, it told the story of Ziggy Stardust, an alien who has 5 years left to live. It is frequently found on 'greatest albums' lists, and is certified gold in both the UK and the US. It features an array of instruments, including acoustic guitar, saxophone, harpsichord and string arrangement. ***Introduction*** Ok. I'm going to start my personal review with a declaration, which I think is pretty important. This album was released 19 years before I was born. Yes. 19 years. Almost two ...  Read the complete review