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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust
by: David Bowie

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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0724352190003
Format: Enhanced, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Label: Virgin Records Us
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Virgin Records Us
Release Date: September 28, 1999
Sales Rank: 1880
Studio: Virgin Records Us

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After flirting with heavy guitar rock ('The Man Who Sold the World') and lighter pop ('Hunky Dory'), Bowie found middle ground on Ziggy Stardust. The creation of the Ziggy Stardust persona would live on well after Bowie shed the alien skin, marking the first rock concept album by a sexually ambiguous, artistically bent musician who confounded critics at every turn. A blend of dramatic strings, swaggering saxophones, jagged guitars, and theatrical arrangements, the album's darker rock numbers like 'It Ain't Easy,' 'Moonage Daydream,' 'Ziggy Stardust,' and the irresistible 'Suffragette City,' still serve as solid excursions into the future (then and now) of rock. The buoyant 'Hang on to Yourself' and the dreamy 'Star' offer hints of optimism in Ziggy's bleak world. The dramatic 'Rock 'n' Roll Suicide' and the image-heavy 'Star Man' ('he'd like to come and meet us but thinks he'd blow our minds!') no doubt provided plenty of stage-worthy moments when Ziggy toured in the '70s, but years later they still thrill. Bowie blew our minds! --Lorry Fleming

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- Waiting in the sky
I listen to "Starman", then I listen to it again, then I get addicted to that song, then I can't stop listening to it. I will listen to it 10 or 15 times in a row. "Starman" is indeed waiting in the sky, I believe.

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- Ziggy Stardust: The Glam Rocker Who Fell to Earth.
With his 1972 concept album, David Bowie transformed himself from the otherworldly pop singer of "Space Oddity" and The Man Who Sold the World, to the glam rocker Ziggy Stardust, a sexually-promiscuous Martian with flaming red hair, passionate about drugs, peace, and love. (According to Bowie, the inspiration for Ziggy was British Playboy Vince Taylor and Marc Bolan's T.Rex.) Backed by his three-piece "Spiders from Mars" (Mick Ronson on guitar, Trevor Bolder on bass, and Mick Woodmansey on drums), the intensely spectacular Ziggy Stardust made 1970s' rock history with the "wham, bam, thank you ma'am" of "Suffragette City," and Bowie classics "Ziggy Stardust," "Moonage Daydream," and "Hang on to Yourself." Ziggy Stardust is the definitive glam rock album. Album tracks include:

1. Five Years (1999 Digital Remaster) 4:42
2. Soul Love (1999 Digital Remaster) 3:33
3. Moonage Daydream (1999 Digital ... Read More

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- an album that [nearly] defies description......
This is an amazing album, by David Bowie, released during the height of the Glam Rock Years (from 1969-1973). This marked a period during Bowie's recording career where he experimented with sexually ambiguous posturing (complete with sparkly jumpsuit ensembles and make-up to match), along with a distinctive and "other worldly" style of singing. Every song on this album, from "Five Years" through to "Rock n' Roll Suicide" takes the listener on an odyssey through the world of Bowie's alter ego--the flamboyant Ziggy Stardust. This album is in a sense an allegorical rock opera journey.

Stardust has been described as "a Martian who comes to Earth to liberate humanity from banality." [a quote lifted from Wikipedia] This includes dabbling with drugs and sex, which ultimately destroy him. This is indicative in the songs that Stardust croons in a half tortured/half punk style, along with lyrics rich with innuendo ... Read More

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- Forget the Whacko Quasi-Sexual Stuff
I remember when this came out I hated it. My one buddy who owned his own car from whom I always got a ride, told me to shut up, listen to what he wanted to play in his car, or walk. So I listened to this a lot and eventually grasped the value of this music. The guitarwork was seemingly unique and suited to the spaced out nature of the songs and I loved the concept. If you simply look at this CD as a well recorded grouping of songs with a theme which brings them together, it is a good listen. I am still not a diehard Bowie fan and never will be. I have never liked his deliberate chameleonisms and the fact that so much of his talent is contrived showmanship instead of musicianship. Certainly, I feel that Ziggy was his best and is still great to listen to. I have always just forgotten about the crappy bi-sexual nonsense and got off on the rockin tracks for what they are.

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