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| 1. Watch That Man |
| 2. Aladdin Sane |
| 3. Drive-in Saturday |
| 4. Panic in Detroit |
| 5. Cracked Actor |
| 6. Time |
| 7. The Prettiest Star |
| 8. Let's Spend the Night Together |
| 9. The Jean Genie |
| 10. Lady Grinning Soul |
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By DSR
VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
If Hunky Dory brought David Bowie to the publics attention and Ziggy Stardust catapulted him into the stratosphere, then it was Aladin Sane that consolidated his position, as well as moving the music even further forward.
I have hugely fond memories of discovering this record back then, goggling at the gatefold sleeve almost in disbelief (I was a very naive teenager back then) and marvelling at the music on offer - the progress in music recording and production allowing a far denser and more powerful sound than on his previous recordings, which sounded superb on the sixth form stereo as I recall...
The musicianship is superb, the jazzy piano giving a totally different feel to some of the tracks and the compositions to me have far more abandonment and "danger" to them - WONDERFUL!. David was on a magical roll at this time and really leading the pack in my view.
I'm not sure if this is the right Bowie album to start with (I'd go to Hunk Dory or perhaps even earlier to start with), but I suspect most who buy this will be familiar with it anyway.
RECOMMENDED!
I have hugely fond memories of discovering this record back then, goggling at the gatefold sleeve almost in disbelief (I was a very naive teenager back then) and marvelling at the music on offer - the progress in music recording and production allowing a far denser and more powerful sound than on his previous recordings, which sounded superb on the sixth form stereo as I recall...
The musicianship is superb, the jazzy piano giving a totally different feel to some of the tracks and the compositions to me have far more abandonment and "danger" to them - WONDERFUL!. David was on a magical roll at this time and really leading the pack in my view.
I'm not sure if this is the right Bowie album to start with (I'd go to Hunk Dory or perhaps even earlier to start with), but I suspect most who buy this will be familiar with it anyway.
RECOMMENDED!
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
Aladdin Sane is Bowie at his Rock best, and this LP stands the test of time. Recorded and released in 1973, "The Jean Genie" was already a massive hit. On balance, Bowie needed a couple of songs and covered the Stones' "Let's Spend The Night Together" by bringing an erotic push to the song. The other song, "The Prettiest Star" featuring Marc Bolan on lead guitar, was added to the LP but had already been a single in 1970. Nevertheless, the track is worthy and memorable. "Time" is offensively good, but the real gem here is the final track, "Lady Grinning Soul" - quite frankly, Bowie's greatest love song. Coming out of the Ziggy haze, "Aladdin Sane" the title track kills off our hero once and for all. "Panic In Detroit" and "Cracked Actor" are just simply great rock tracks, and "Drive In Saturday" was a single and echoes Bowie's following lyrics which mastered his songs in the early 70s. Let's not forget Mick Ronson's work and pay tribute to his wonderful understanding of Bowie and music. The obvious raunciness is here with the power-rock, no more so evident than the CD/LP's opener, "Watch That Man." And so, The Spiders are no more, and the curtain comes down. Ziggy has left the building.
29 of 32 people found the following review helpful
By Vaughan
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
If it has "David Bowie" on the cover, I tend to buy. Hence I've now got the 40th Anniversary version of this disc to go along with that last anniversary disc, the EMI release, the Japanese Mini LP, The Rykodisc release and original RCA. Oh, and the vinyl from yesteryear. Why? Obsessive compulsion I guess. All these "remasterings" can get a bit much, can things really get better?
I'm pretty sure there will be plenty of people following on from this review who will be hailing this as the definitive version, or saying it's "close to the vinyl" - you'd think 40 years after the first release of this recording we'd be demanding it to sound better, not the same. But I digress.
First the sound - is it better than ever before? I don't think so. I think it's on a par. It sounds nice, there is a ton of detail, everything is as it should be. But if someone is perfectly happy with the last version, I really don't see this one changing much. I found the previous reissue of Ziggy Stardust in a 2013 remaster a little brittle (which pits me against those who proclaimed it as some kind of sonic revolution). This doesn't suffer from that, so that's a plus. For example the cymbal hits in Panic in Detroit can be a problem on this record, yet they're nicely contained here.
Frankly this album has been reissued so many times surely the only way it could sound significantly better is if some new technology is created, or high-resolution versions become available. Improvements are always going to be marginal at this point. Yet people like myself keep hoping and dreaming, and buying!
In short then, yes this sounds excellent, it is perhaps equal to the very best this album has ever sounded - at least in my collection.... Read more ›
I'm pretty sure there will be plenty of people following on from this review who will be hailing this as the definitive version, or saying it's "close to the vinyl" - you'd think 40 years after the first release of this recording we'd be demanding it to sound better, not the same. But I digress.
First the sound - is it better than ever before? I don't think so. I think it's on a par. It sounds nice, there is a ton of detail, everything is as it should be. But if someone is perfectly happy with the last version, I really don't see this one changing much. I found the previous reissue of Ziggy Stardust in a 2013 remaster a little brittle (which pits me against those who proclaimed it as some kind of sonic revolution). This doesn't suffer from that, so that's a plus. For example the cymbal hits in Panic in Detroit can be a problem on this record, yet they're nicely contained here.
Frankly this album has been reissued so many times surely the only way it could sound significantly better is if some new technology is created, or high-resolution versions become available. Improvements are always going to be marginal at this point. Yet people like myself keep hoping and dreaming, and buying!
In short then, yes this sounds excellent, it is perhaps equal to the very best this album has ever sounded - at least in my collection.... Read more ›
27 of 30 people found the following review helpful
By S J Buck
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
This is my favourite Bowie album. He has written better songs, some more melodic, some more haunting, some just bigger hits. But as a set of songs though, this takes some beating.
Starting with Watch that Man, through Aladdin Sane (with Mike Garsons wonderful Piano solo), Drive in Saturday, Panic in Detroit. Just these four tracks alone make the album worth having.
The most noticeable feature of the album is Garsons Piano playing - mixing up all sorts of styles. As always Bowie wanted a variation in sound and the virtuoso Garson gave the album that.
That said, this is predominantly a rock 'n' roll album, so don't be put off by the fact that there's a freakishly good Piano player on all the tracks, Garson adds colour, but Mick Ronsons gritty rock n roll guitar playing is the dominant instrument.
These are very strong (a few are quite strange) songs, and this album captures Bowie at the peak of his career.
Starting with Watch that Man, through Aladdin Sane (with Mike Garsons wonderful Piano solo), Drive in Saturday, Panic in Detroit. Just these four tracks alone make the album worth having.
The most noticeable feature of the album is Garsons Piano playing - mixing up all sorts of styles. As always Bowie wanted a variation in sound and the virtuoso Garson gave the album that.
That said, this is predominantly a rock 'n' roll album, so don't be put off by the fact that there's a freakishly good Piano player on all the tracks, Garson adds colour, but Mick Ronsons gritty rock n roll guitar playing is the dominant instrument.
These are very strong (a few are quite strange) songs, and this album captures Bowie at the peak of his career.
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Published 7 days ago by Ms. J. K. Harkin
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his finest album
quality remake picks up those little nuances in the original recording with greater clarity. I still love the original vinyl but this adds another dimension to a genius album !
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Published 14 days ago by Dez
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great album shame about the presentation
I am a massive fan and have the 30th Anniversary CD. The 40th Anniversary CD isn't as well packaged as the 30th which came as a hard book style and extra CD with additional... Read more
Published 17 days ago by Laxscoie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant
What can you say about Bowie. Best of his albums and never
seems to date. Music well ahead of time.
seems to date. Music well ahead of time.
Published 20 days ago by G. D. Fairbrass
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the Best Bowie Albums
This is a Masterpiece. Can't really say more than that. This deserves a place on any MP3 device or any shelf for CD buyers.
Published 1 month ago by C. S. Arzeian
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Aladdin sane 30th Anniversary
Limited release and I am delighted I have got it.
Seller was very quick to send and the double Cd is a classic with the live tracks.
Seller was very quick to send and the double Cd is a classic with the live tracks.
Published 1 month ago by Peter A. Gridley
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great album let down by poor presentation
While pleased with the music on the cd and having been a bowie fan since the early 70s i was a little let down by the way the cd came in a cardboard sleeve not in a standard... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. N. Pudney
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