MB Bowie Classics: "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars"

~~MicShazam~~ · 05-17-2018, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by grindy

Outside is up there with his best.
Earthling isn't bad either, but not that exciting.

The only thing I know about Earthling is that the cover is a bit ugly and that it's got electronic beats.

I've listened to less than a third or a quarter of Bowie's albums, so there's going to be a lot of surprises along the way. The 80's, 90's and post 2000 especially. People usually just tell you to listen to the oldies, like with any other artist who's been around for so long.

Trollheart · 05-17-2018, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

http://www.musicbanter.com/general-m...ders-mars.html

There was bound to be the odd crossover from that thread, but this is a purely Bowie one, so yeah, perhaps a little redundant in one way, but would you prefer I missed out one of his most - indeed, his most important of all - albums?

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Originally Posted by grindy

Yeah, apart from the fantastic Outside his 90s albums can be easily skipped without missing much

I seem to remember liking Heathen...

grindy · 05-17-2018, 02:21 PM

Heathen is from 2002.
It's pretty good, yeah.

Trollheart · 05-17-2018, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by grindy

Heathen is from 2002.
It's pretty good, yeah.

I think that's the only one I know after Never Let Me Down. Which did.

grindy · 05-17-2018, 02:29 PM

Ding dong the which is did.

Trollheart · 05-17-2018, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by grindy

Ding dong the which is did.

Which witch?

grindy · 05-17-2018, 02:32 PM

The one on first.

Ninetales · 05-17-2018, 02:32 PM

A good album. some forgettable tracks tho

~~MicShazam~~ · 05-17-2018, 02:32 PM

the Sand Witch

~~MicShazam~~ · 05-17-2018, 02:56 PM

Can't remember what I said about this album in the old thread for the same album, but I didn't rate it very highly.

It maybe seems better to me now, after having been through the last few albums leading up to this.

The thing with this album is, that while it's got some really good, very theatrical tunes here and there, it also just feels bloated with some pretty standard rock doodling that's not going to do a lot for someone like me, who doesn't much appreciate the basics of classic rock.

"Soul Love" and "Star" are some of my favorites on the album. A lot of stuff peppered all throughout the album that I could live without.

3/5 again. Same reasoning as with Hunky Dory, pretty much. I can't wait until we get out of this straight forward 70's rock phase.

_Previous ratings:__________________
David Bowie: 1/5
Space Oddity: 2/5
The Man Who Sold The World 4/5
Hunky Dory 3/5
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust 3/5
Aladdin Sane
PinUps
Diamond Dogs
Young Americans
Station to Station
Low
Heroes
Lodger
Scary Monsters
Let's Dance
Tonight
Never Let Me Down
Black Tie White Noise
1. Outside
Earthling
Hours
Heathen
Reality
The Next Day
Blackstar

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05-17-2018, 02:21 PM	#23 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Heathen is from 2002. It's pretty good, yeah. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

05-17-2018, 02:29 PM	#25 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Ding dong the which is did. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

05-17-2018, 02:32 PM	#27 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	The one on first. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

05-17-2018, 02:32 PM	#28 (permalink)
Ninetales Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: livin wild Posts: 2,179	A good album. some forgettable tracks tho

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~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	the Sand Witch

05-17-2018, 02:56 PM	#30 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	Can't remember what I said about this album in the old thread for the same album, but I didn't rate it very highly. It maybe seems better to me now, after having been through the last few albums leading up to this. The thing with this album is, that while it's got some really good, very theatrical tunes here and there, it also just feels bloated with some pretty standard rock doodling that's not going to do a lot for someone like me, who doesn't much appreciate the basics of classic rock. "Soul Love" and "Star" are some of my favorites on the album. A lot of stuff peppered all throughout the album that I could live without. 3/5 again. Same reasoning as with Hunky Dory, pretty much. I can't wait until we get out of this straight forward 70's rock phase. _Previous ratings:__________________ David Bowie: 1/5 Space Oddity: 2/5 The Man Who Sold The World 4/5 Hunky Dory 3/5 The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust 3/5 Aladdin Sane PinUps Diamond Dogs Young Americans Station to Station Low Heroes Lodger Scary Monsters Let's Dance Tonight Never Let Me Down Black Tie White Noise 1. Outside Earthling Hours Heathen Reality The Next Day Blackstar