Man Who Sold The World, The [Remastered] - David Bowie > Reviews

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

...to write about now: „The Man Who Sold The World", released in 1970, at the beginning of the career of a man who was told to be the chameleon of show and music business: David Bowie. The typical sound of the seventies (extended howling guitar soli, bombastic drums soli, some texts sung in an accent I can‘t identify) combined with his typical voice. Though it‘s often said, this album is not his first one (that‘s Space odditiy), ... Read review

Advantages: Bowie at his uncompromising best, seemingly oblivious to all commercial constraints.
Disadvantages: The most recent reissue doesn't have the non-LP single from the same era 'Holy Holy' (but then the previous reissue had the wrong version of this song !

...for English heaviness. And 'The Man Who Sold The World' is a VERY heavy album. Bowie had recently acquired the services of young guitarist Mick Ronson, whose powerful Jeff Beckisms are omnipresent throughout the nine tracks. With producer Tony Visconti on (and therefore whacking the instrument high up in the mix at every opportunity), Woody Woodmandsey's muscular drumming, and Ralph Mace's inspired use of keyboards, these elements perfectly compliment ... Read review