MB Classics: David Bowie - The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars

Blank. · 12-07-2017, 05:16 PM

Even though we still have a some time before we end Acid Bath's I'm going to start the next one early.

David Bowie's The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.

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Rating average must be 7 or higher to be considered a classic.

Blank. · 12-07-2017, 05:19 PM

Grrr. Can a mod fix the title. I was deleting the rise and fall part since it exceeded the character limit and accidently hit enter before I was done.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 12-07-2017, 05:59 PM

Rated it as a 9.

Arguably his best glam era record.

It's going to take forever to get through this list isn't it?

Why not post all five recs per poster at once. Five separate threads.

Paedantic Basterd · 12-07-2017, 06:09 PM

I prefer Hunky Dory, but this is a damn close second. Here's a second sentence for you so you count my vote.

**Frownland** · 12-07-2017, 06:35 PM

I gave it a five. Cool enough to hear on the radio but I have a hard time getting into it. Cannot say that I dislike it at all, but I cannot say that I like it either. It's just there.

Pet_Sounds · 12-07-2017, 06:51 PM

As much as I'd like to say this is not my favourite Bowie album, it's the one I keep coming back to. It never gets any airplay here, so thankfully the overplayed factor never sets in. Nothing I'd change about it.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 12-07-2017, 07:11 PM

great album with some of his most memorable tracks. it isn't without a few flaws though so i gave it an 8.

grindy · 12-07-2017, 09:55 PM

A perfect poprock album. I love every song.
Not as moving as Hunky Dory but still a ten.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 12-08-2017, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elphenor

a soft seven there's some filler there's some overrated hits

but there's also tracks that reach into outerspace and leave me a weeping child like "Soul Love"

Best tracks: Five Years, Moonage Daydream, Lady Stardust

I found my CD copy of it, 40th anniversary remaster so gonna play that later.

Maajo · 12-08-2017, 03:50 AM

This album is special, and my personal favorite of the Bowie discography. You know that an album is good when every song is a contender for the best on the album, and to me at least that's the case with this album. I gave it a 10.

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12-07-2017, 05:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Blank. Jacob Sartorius Join Date: May 2016 Location: Dank memes Posts: 4,034	MB Classics: David Bowie - The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars Even though we still have a some time before we end Acid Bath's I'm going to start the next one early. David Bowie's The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. In order for your rating to count you must leave a couple of sentences about the album. Rating average must be 7 or higher to be considered a classic.

12-07-2017, 06:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	I gave it a five. Cool enough to hear on the radio but I have a hard time getting into it. Cannot say that I dislike it at all, but I cannot say that I like it either. It's just there. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

12-07-2017, 06:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,489	As much as I'd like to say this is not my favourite Bowie album, it's the one I keep coming back to. It never gets any airplay here, so thankfully the overplayed factor never sets in. Nothing I'd change about it. __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease

12-07-2017, 09:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	A perfect poprock album. I love every song. Not as moving as Hunky Dory but still a ten. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

12-07-2017, 05:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
Blank. Jacob Sartorius Join Date: May 2016 Location: Dank memes Posts: 4,034	Grrr. Can a mod fix the title. I was deleting the rise and fall part since it exceeded the character limit and accidently hit enter before I was done.

12-07-2017, 05:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Rated it as a 9. Arguably his best glam era record. It's going to take forever to get through this list isn't it? Why not post all five recs per poster at once. Five separate threads.

12-07-2017, 06:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	I prefer Hunky Dory, but this is a damn close second. Here's a second sentence for you so you count my vote.

12-08-2017, 03:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
Maajo Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Colorado Posts: 513	This album is special, and my personal favorite of the Bowie discography. You know that an album is good when every song is a contender for the best on the album, and to me at least that's the case with this album. I gave it a 10.