Bowie Album Survivor: Final Round

TechnicLePanther · 02-23-2016, 12:03 PM

Aladdin Sane. Hypocrisy is definitely wrong, on both accounts.

Pet_Sounds · 02-23-2016, 12:28 PM

Aladdin Sane. Great album, but it rambles too much to beat Ziggy.

duga · 02-23-2016, 02:33 PM

Aladdin Sane. For times like these, you gotta go with what you reach for more often. And I always go for Ziggy before Aladdin.

GD · 02-23-2016, 02:46 PM

This one is pretty hard for me. Think I'm gonna listen to them both at least once more before I vote. Does the end of the week mean Friday or Sunday btw?

grindy · 02-23-2016, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gigantic Debaser

This one is pretty hard for me. Think I'm gonna listen to them both at least once more before I vote. Does the end of the week mean Friday or Sunday btw?

Since I'm running it now: Sunday.
(I think it was friday with Trollheart still at the helm.)

GD · 02-23-2016, 02:51 PM

ok, thanks

GD · 02-26-2016, 08:57 AM

Hmm, I more than half expected going into these final re-listens that I'd be voting off Ziggy, but I've come to realise that it's after all a more consistent album overall. And the fact that the album has "Starman", "Ziggy Stardust" and "Suffragette City" on it mustn't be under-emphasized either.
With that said, I think the diversity of influences on Aladdin Sane provided a nice change of pace for Bowie, especially the jazzy stuff. That Mike Garson solo on the title track is great stuff.

But yeah, the one I'm voting off is Aladdin Sane.

grindy · 02-28-2016, 03:12 PM

Unless a miracle happens, Aladdin Sane is out and Ziggy Stardust is this round's winner.

Since there's a chance I won't have time and/or internet next week, let's kick off the next round now.

Station to Station (1976)
Low (1977)
“Heroes” (1977)
Lodger (1979)
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980)

Vote off one album by the end of the next week.
Yep, it's gonna be a tough one.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 02-28-2016, 04:02 PM

Every album there is very good.

Lodger will be voted out this week, it is the weakest of those. A couple of filler tracks (Move On + Red Money) but there are enough highlights (tracks 5 - 8 plus one or two more) on here for it to be at least a 7/10 for me

Stephen · 02-28-2016, 05:04 PM

Station to Station is first out for me. Pretty much on par with Lodger but never really a favourite.

02-23-2016, 12:03 PM	#201 (permalink)
TechnicLePanther and the livin' is easy... Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: New York Posts: 1,997	Aladdin Sane. Hypocrisy is definitely wrong, on both accounts. __________________ Many have tried to destroy it... but... true evil never dies. It is only... REBORN *SUGGEST ME AN ALBUM* - I'm probably not going to listen to it but I will if you bother me enough.

02-23-2016, 12:28 PM	#202 (permalink)
Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,488	Aladdin Sane. Great album, but it rambles too much to beat Ziggy. __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease

02-23-2016, 02:33 PM	#203 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	Aladdin Sane. For times like these, you gotta go with what you reach for more often. And I always go for Ziggy before Aladdin. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

02-23-2016, 02:46 PM	#204 (permalink)
GD ???pp? ??snW Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: NO Posts: 686	This one is pretty hard for me. Think I'm gonna listen to them both at least once more before I vote. Does the end of the week mean Friday or Sunday btw? __________________ lasty\|rate-y music-y

02-23-2016, 02:51 PM	#206 (permalink)
GD ???pp? ??snW Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: NO Posts: 686	ok, thanks __________________ lasty\|rate-y music-y

02-26-2016, 08:57 AM	#207 (permalink)
GD ???pp? ??snW Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: NO Posts: 686	Hmm, I more than half expected going into these final re-listens that I'd be voting off Ziggy, but I've come to realise that it's after all a more consistent album overall. And the fact that the album has "Starman", "Ziggy Stardust" and "Suffragette City" on it mustn't be under-emphasized either. With that said, I think the diversity of influences on Aladdin Sane provided a nice change of pace for Bowie, especially the jazzy stuff. That Mike Garson solo on the title track is great stuff. But yeah, the one I'm voting off is Aladdin Sane. __________________ lasty\|rate-y music-y

02-28-2016, 03:12 PM	#208 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Unless a miracle happens, Aladdin Sane is out and Ziggy Stardust is this round's winner. Since there's a chance I won't have time and/or internet next week, let's kick off the next round now. Station to Station (1976) Low (1977) “Heroes” (1977) Lodger (1979) Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980) Vote off one album by the end of the next week. Yep, it's gonna be a tough one. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

02-28-2016, 04:02 PM	#209 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Every album there is very good. Lodger will be voted out this week, it is the weakest of those. A couple of filler tracks (Move On + Red Money) but there are enough highlights (tracks 5 - 8 plus one or two more) on here for it to be at least a 7/10 for me

02-28-2016, 05:04 PM	#210 (permalink)
Stephen I sleep in your hat Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Melbourne, Vic. Aus. Posts: 1,847	Station to Station is first out for me. Pretty much on par with Lodger but never really a favourite.