Advantages: It's Bowie Disadvantages: Another version to buy!
...to create a private world.
Diamond Dogs brought to close the glam era for Bowie after this album there was nothing more to say that wouldn’t sound like self-parody or just asinine repetition.
Album
Disc 1
The albums tone is set by the minute and seven second long spoken narrative called “Future Legend” which sounds particularly Burroughsian which reads like an off-cut from the Burroughs book “Naked Lunch” with a ... ...now, the year of the Diamond Dogs.
Bowie shouts “This ain’t Rock n’ Roll this is Genocide”.
Diamond Dogs (5.56) the title track plods along in a Stones-like manner and is the albums most unimaginative song, the album has for the first time and only time I can think of where Bowie plays most of the lead guitar.
His garage style of guitar playing is off-set by his soulfully played layered horn section and frantic keyboard ...
Advantages: An amazing album full of quirky ideas and lots of neat sounds Disadvantages: It is a little dated in places but this isn't too deterring
...my parents certainly bill ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars’ as Bowie at his most creative and I have to agree with them. Although this album has wavered from its concept a lot less than the Beatles did in 1967, it would be unfair to justify Bowie’s efforts as anything short of daring. I love this album and in spite of the fact that some of the lyrics make the record a little dated, it somehow manages to work to the point ...
Advantages: Another brilliant British prog rock album Disadvantages: none whatsoever
First released in 1971, Fireball was the follow up to "In Rock" and is seen as part two of a trilogy of classic British progressive rock albums from Deep Purple, sandwiched between 1970's In Rock and 1972's Machine Head. Thought for today: other than Zeppelin's IV, Houses Of The Holy and Physical Graffiti, has any other band ever come out with three great albums one after the other? I doubt it very much. Coldplay fans there's the door, you ain't ... ...but hey you don't buy Fireball just to read how it was made do ya. So you get the original 7 tracks of the vinyl, plus nine extra cuts. THE ORIGINAL ALBUM
The title bursts out of the speakers; it's all urgency, seemingly everyone playing different lines - Glover's bass is all over the place and Paice's drumming is thrashing about trying to keep up - but somehow it all works. Apparently this was taken at such a fast speed in the studio that they ...
Advantages: Agressive lyrics, food for thought Disadvantages: The audio quality
Initially I got hold of a vinyl of this album and during the upgrade period it was the third album to be added to my CD collections and I’m very proud to own it.
Named after 18th century agriculturist, Jethro Tull came into existence in 1967 led by Ian Anderson. Basically from Blackpool & Luton, Great Britain. With typical flute work of Ian Anderson, they made the cross lead of guitar and flute their forte. Guitarist Martin Barre became a part of ... ...Ohara and Doane Parry. Drummer Bunker left the group after “Aqualung” was released. However their first foray “Sunshine Day” into the international scene was massive fiasco. But in 1971 Jethro Tull’s best ever work “Aqualung” was released but Ian Andersson’s lyrics became quite controversial because of his unadulterated statement on religion and society. But they undoubtedly cut out their niché with the magical flute of Ian Anderson and nervous but ...
Advantages: amazingly tight and powerful performance and a historical one. Disadvantages: it's not the dvd so you can't see what's happening.
...is playing the character of Ziggy Stardust.You should also get the DVD for this because there is a great bit where Mick Ronson dives on top of david with his guitar. At the end he announces to the audience... oh i won't ruin it for you, but its an epic moment finished off by the epic rock and roll suicide. ...
Excellent performance, tonnes of steam, ventilated ironing board (*)
