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Ziggy Stardust [Hybrid SACD] [Original recording reissued] [Original recording remastered] [SACD]

~ David Bowie
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Audio CD (29 Sep 2003)
  • Please Note: Requires SACD-compatible hardware
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Hybrid SACD, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, SACD
  • Label: EMI
  • ASIN: B0000AZAUM
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 19,767 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

1. Five Years
2. Soul Love
3. Moonage Daydream
4. Starman
5. It Ain't Easy
6. Lady Stardust
7. Star
8. Hang On To Yourself
9. Ziggy Stardust
10. Suffragette City
11. Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

Product Description

CD Description

Every track on ZIGGY STARDUST & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS sounds like it was pulled from the rock 'n' roll bible. The albumcreated a mythology that reached beyond the Chuck Berry folklorisms of the everyday rocker to create a new type of rockstar. With ZIGGY, Bowie created a viable alter-ego to descend onto the planet and wreak havoc on rock's fertile soil. In doing so, he created the most original rock creation sincethe music's inception 20 years before.
Musically, the album was as inspired as Ziggy's persona. Mick Ronson's snarling guitar evoked the triumphant power of the late '60s guitar heroes, but added a flash so dynamic fans knew why the Spiders were labelled "glitter rockers". As an album, ZIGGY STARDUST told the story of rock through the eyes of Ziggy, an alien--with a narrative that was equally sensational and intimate.
Any doubts as to Bowie's intentions to take over rock were displaced on a closer listen to "Star". At the end of the song Bowie (as Ziggy) whispers, "just watch me now", and his determination is eerily obvious. Combining skills as a mime artist and top-rate vocal dramatist, Bowie created Ziggy, the bisexual space man, who sang "songs of darkness anddisgrace". The planet was dying, something made evident on the first track "Five Years", and the only way to survive was to "Hang On To Yourself".
In the end, "they had to break up the band", according to the tale told in ZIGGY STARDUST, but the inevitably tragic strains of this "Rock 'N' Roll Suicide" had left their mark on the dying planet. They are still being felt today.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Hang On To Yourself!, 25 May 2007
By Martin A Hogan "Marty From SF" (San Francisco, CA. (Hercules)) - See all my reviews
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From the slow beat of "Five Years" to the lamentable closing, "Rock & Roll Suicide", "Ziggy Stardust" has held its own in Rock history. Add the element of SACD (surround sound) and the album takes on a new life. From the acoustical clapping of "Soul Love" to the hard driving guitars of "Suffragette City", this new mix finally and clearly separates all the instruments without isolating them. It is a full band experience as if you were in the studio. The acoustic guitars sound so crisp and clean and Mick Ronson's guitar work sounds like new. I can't over-emphasize how great this version sounds, especially after marveling over "Dark Side Of The Moon" and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". Hang on to yourself!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars OK SACD version, 12 Oct 2006
By J. Alan "JohnA" (Greater London) - See all my reviews
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Middle-of-the-road surround production, they've remixed it as best as they could, giving it a wider soundstage and some rear-speaker action.

Not earth-shattering, but not bad either.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Sound, 12 Dec 2007
Always loved this album, and it just blows away the standard cd. Not into surround sound myself, but the extra quality sound from the SACD stereo track is more than worth the money - I've tried them side by side and there is no comparison, everything on this SACD sounds richer and more true to life. It's only a shame that there isn't more music released with recordings of this quality.

Oh, re: the reviewer below, plenty of low end on my system - must be a set up issue.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stereo SACD track is fantastic
Best I've heard it - you hear things you've never noticed before, as confirmed by a radio DJ friend - others have been less complimentary about the surround sound mix.
Published 11 days ago by H. Angus Lang

5.0 out of 5 stars bowie/ziggy stardust cd
get hold ot the remastered disc & find out what all the fuss was/is about. as fresh now as it was 30years ago, this is a true tour de force. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mrs. S. A. Knibbs

3.0 out of 5 stars Maybe I remeber it better than it was - but this lacks something
The 5.1 mix is crisp and clean ....but it seems to lack the warmth and the edge I seem to remember from the LP. Read more
Published on 3 Aug 2007 by Harry Hood

5.0 out of 5 stars To Be Played At Maximum Volume
This is surely one of the best rock albums ever, and probably one of the most influencial rock albums of all time, and sounds absolutly brillient in it's remastered... Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2006 by Christopher C. Stevens

3.0 out of 5 stars Low end missing
I've never owned this recording before, so I don't know if it was really done like this, low frequency band cut off, but it's a nuisance anyway. Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2005 by hemao

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant just Brilliant
Bought this the day it came out in 72 as I adored Hunky Dory and to be quite honest I wasn't that impressed at the time and as I was the only person who had a decent stereo and... Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2004 by N. D. Price

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