"A lad, insane."
What to do for an encore.......
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
1973

You've just written and released a masterpiece. A game changer. You are suddenly a world wide mega-superstar. Everyone is watching and waiting for your next play.
No pressure.
Hard to imagine what David Bowie had going through his mind while working on the songs that would make up Aladdin Sane. How the hell do you follow up something like Ziggy Stardust?
Plain and simple. You don't.
While boasting a few of his greatest songs (Panic in Detroit, Cracked Actor, The Jean Genie), Aladdin Sane was somewhat doomed from the get go. You can almost hear Bowie trying too hard on this album. Having so many guest artists didn't work at all. The second and last tracks are a mess because of the forced piano. Great playing but just doesn't fit IMO.
That being said, and not judging it alongside Ziggy, it's a mandatory album for anyone wanting to experience Bowie's "thing". Taken on its own merits it's a great disc.