Aladdin Sane/Diamond Dogs/Hunky Dory [Remastered] - David Bowie

Advantages: typical sound of the seventies
Disadvantages: typical sound of the seventies if you don't like Bowie

...Prettiest Star" (???) 1970 David Bowie: The Man Who Sold The World 1972 David Bowie: The Rise & The Fall of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders from Mars 1972 David Bowie: Hunky Dory 1973 David Bowie: Pin Ups 1973 David Bowie: Aladdin Sane 1974 David Bowie: Diamond Dogs 1974 David Bowie: David Live, DoLP 1975 David Bowie: Young Americans 1976 ChangesOneBowie 1976 David Bowie: Station to Station 1977 David Bowie: Low 1977 David Bowie: Heroes 1978 David Bowie: Peter und der Wolf (Philadelphia Orchestra, Ltg. Eugene Ormandy) 1978 David Bowie: Stage 1979 David Bowie: Lodger 1980 David Bowie: Scary Monsters 1981/82 The Very Best of David Bowie 1981/82 Rare 1982 ChangesTwoBowie 1983 David Bowie: Let‘s Dance 1983: Ziggy Stardust: The Motion PictureAlbum 1984 David Bowie: Tonight 1987 David Bowie: Never let me down 1988 Tin Machine I 1990 Changesbowie... Read review

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Advantages: Strong material
Disadvantages: Bit American at times

...)... sorry, if you're not keeping up with this folks, I'm talking about DAVID BOWIE, the ultra hip and cool face of Glam in those heady days between 1971 and 1976, when the snot and amphetamine caked noses of punk started poking into the trough of adulation and performance. Bowie had risen like a nova to the top with the unexpectedly popular Space Oddity hit single in 1969, but faded just as rapidly into the background and a cult following, but then re-emerged as something much more fascinating and addictive as a fey, androgynous, bisexual queen in a dress (even though he claimed it was a man's dress) in 1971 with the oddly quirky singalong songs of the Hunky Dory album, cementing his place at the high table of rock with the combination of sci fi images and rock outlaw chic that was Ziggy Stardust, the biggest thing to grab our attention in 1972... Read review

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Advantages: The songs, the playing
Disadvantages: Nothing major

...portrayal of Ziggy, Aladdin Sane and the Thin White Duke. It was a bouncy and highly commercial sound but still smacked of credibility and the two songs together kicked off Hunky Dory in quite splendid style. Eight Line Poem was a bit of a mistake, with a rambling backing underneath Bowie’s Americanised drawl, but soon gave way to the awesome Life On Mars? It was classic Bowie stuff and when released as a single in 1973 smashed into the top three. Its nonsensical lyrics were typical of Bowie’s stronger material and when showcased with an enormous piano and strings backing captivated the interest as much as any of the man’s greatest songs. Truly, truly, Life On Mars? marked the moment when the Bowie muse found itself. It was at the same time eccentric and manipulative, perfection itself, even down to the phone ringing as the track faded from... Read review

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