Condition: New
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
RCA Canada
1972 recording
AYL1 3843
SEALED Best Buy 80`s issue
LP
Soundbytes are from a different copy ( SEALED)
NEW SEALED
Track Listing:
1. Five Years
2. Soul Love
3. Moonage Daydream
4. Starman
5. It Ain't Easy
6. Lady Stardust
7. Star
8. Hang On To Yourself
9. Ziggy Stardust
10. Suffragette City
11. Rock 'N' Roll Suicide
The best characteristic about Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars is also its major weakness, which is Bowie's innate talent at knowing his audience. There was a generation of kids who were waiting, practically frothing at the mouth, for something as liberating and exciting as this Ziggy Stardust character to come along. At a time when rock and roll music was mostly comprised of sensitive singer/songwriters and instrumental technicians, David Bowie provided a breath of fresh air, and liberated a generation whose turn it was to rebel. It was beautiful on those terms, almost perfect. But like I said, its best feature is also a glaring fault. By appealing so grandly to contemporary youth, it meant that Bowie's `Stardust' character was doomed to become little more than a charming memory. He's so damned accurate in capturing the shock appeal of an early `70s teenager's aspirations that much of the record sounds a bit juvenile now. While this characterization elevated Bowie to almost mythic status, he could also have passed for one of the kids who he was singing to (sans makeup, of course). Bowie spoke the language and turned himself into a figurehead for what would be called the `Glam' movement.
At the time, I was a kid, and Bowie provided something that seemed both cool and liberating; he made music with a purpose, or at least what seemed purposeful to kids in their early teens. Bowie was an exciting character, and his outrageousness offered up an entire universe of possibilities. Ziggy Stardust offered us a new form of rebellion, a strange one, but it was ours, and we loved it. The song "Star" spelled out the most enticing possibility of all, which was to invent yourself (as Bowie did) as a genuine rock and roll star. As a young teenager, few things held more allure. As an adult, few things seem less relevant than devoting so much effort to the illusion offered by fame.
The album begins and ends with its most dramatic material; "Five Years," about the impending end of the world, and "Rock and Roll Suicide", which is fairly self-explanatory. Both parlayed a youthful tendency toward the dramatic and added an artistic flair into the equation, which virtually guaranteed their success. Most parents thought is was rubbish, and as the kids of the glitter generation grew older, they must have begun to recognize why the older generation dismissed it all as androgynous melodrama, or a freakish threat to normalcy. Ultimately, Bowie's vision became more and more acceptable and mainstream, especially with the onset of punk, which made `glam' seem almost safe in comparison, but at the time, there was nothing like it. "Ziggy Stardust", "Hang On To Yourself" and "Suffragette City" were all anthems for a time, and any real appreciation for this record must take into account the social zeitgeist of the time in which it was created.
Hell, everybody gets old, except for those who are already dead. Ziggy Stardust reminds me of what it was like to really feel alive in 1972, and for that, I'll always be grateful.
the rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars ( preview medley)
An androgynous look and persona was a perfect fit for "Ziggy"; He was the quintessential glam-rocker. The whole point was to create a spectacle, really over-the-top. Also,probably the basis for Elton John's "Bennie and the Jets" (IMHO). Plus, it fit Bowie's need to continue to evolve his musical styles. Even Madonna hasn't re-invented herself quite as many times as the "Thin White Duke" (although, he must be an influence for her). And, quality remains throughout his career.
At the time, I was a kid, and Bowie provided something that seemed both cool and liberating; he made music with a purpose, or at least what seemed purposeful to kids in their early teens. Bowie was an exciting character, and his outrageousness offered up an entire universe of possibilities. Ziggy Stardust offered us a new form of rebellion, a strange one, but it was ours, and we loved it. The song "Star" spelled out the most enticing possibility of all, which was to invent yourself (as Bowie did) as a genuine rock and roll star. As a young teenager, few things held more allure. As an adult, few things seem less relevant than devoting so much effort to the illusion offered by fame.
The album begins and ends with its most dramatic material; "Five Years," about the impending end of the world, and "Rock and Roll Suicide", which is fairly self-explanatory. Both parlayed a youthful tendency toward the dramatic and added an artistic flair into the equation, which virtually guaranteed their success. Most parents thought is was rubbish, and as the kids of the glitter generation grew older, they must have begun to recognize why the older generation dismissed it all as androgynous melodrama, or a freakish threat to normalcy.
Ultimately, Bowie's vision became more and more acceptable and mainstream, especially with the onset of punk, which made `glam' seem almost safe in comparison, but at the time, there was nothing like it. "Ziggy Stardust", "Hang On To Yourself" and "Suffragette City" were all anthems for a time, and any real appreciation for this record must take into account the social zeitgeist of the time in which it was created.
Hell, everybody gets old, except for those who are already dead. Ziggy Stardust reminds me of what it was like to really feel alive in 1972, and for that, I'll always be grateful.
An androgynous look and persona was a perfect fit for "Ziggy"; He was the quintessential glam-rocker. The whole point was to create a spectacle, really over-the-top. Also,probably the basis for Elton John's "Bennie and the Jets" (IMHO). Plus, it fit Bowie's need to continue to evolve his musical styles. Even Madonna hasn't re-invented herself quite as many times as the "Thin White Duke" (although, he must be an influence for her). And, quality remains throughout his career.
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust - Live 1973 july london
Ziggy Getting Dressed Back Stage 1973
David Bowie- Starman
DAVID BOWIE - Rock and Roll Suicide 1973
I think only one lyric is from Jacques brel. It contains lines from many different poets.
a song by David Bowie, originally released as the closing track on the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars in June 1972. It detailed Ziggy's final collapse as an old, washed-up rock star and, as such, was also the closing number of the Ziggy Stardust live show. In April 1974 RCA issued it as a single.
DAVID BOWIE - Five Years
A great poem on the meaning of life.
this is a bowie song that never stops surprising me, the way it builds to the apocalyptic 'five years' ending....incredible!!!
DAVID BOWIE - Five Years
Rare performance of David Bowie as the Thin White Duke on the 1975 Dinah Shore show - not the best quality
DAVID BOWIE - Lady Stardust
Just tried to do something. A lovely song, and of course I made it about a lovely man - Marc Bolan R.I.P.
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