The Man Who Sold The World - DAVID BOWIE*****

The Width Of A Circle/All The Madmen/Black Country Rock/After All/Running Gun Blues/Saviour Machine/She Shook Me Cold/The Man Who Sold The World/The Supermen

The powerful The Man Who Sold The World LP is considered to be David Bowie's most hard rocking release. It is certainly full of stunning original compositions. (US:105 UK:26)

"It captures his unique and influential songwriting skills and matches it up perfectly with some pounding hard rock guitar. It's hard to pick a favourite song, all of these are top notch. Listen to this album, it will leave you spellbound."

"Musically and lyrically, the album builds on what has gone before, adding a mildly progressive edge on the instrumental side, whilst Bowie's songs develop his preoccupation with sci-fi messiahs and other strange topics. The heavy proto-glam on display here is an intriguing experiment which most Bowie fans will want to savour at some point."

"An album that is enduring across all generations and which never grows old. All The Madmen is just so human and the title track is one that stops you in your tracks, it hits a different nerve each time you hear it. This album never loses its shock value."

"Bowie at his heaviest and psychedelic. Great rockin', muddy sounding numbers. The lyrics are so abstract and create such vivid imagery, but many of the songs here create weird, almost satanic like images. Mick Ronson's guitar work is nothing short of brilliant. The vibes on the album are so jammy and heavy, I love it."

"This album is one of Bowie's many masterpieces. Here we have a hard rocking David Bowie, who is still in the hippie phase of his career. Every song rocks, and all are extremely catchy. Bowie's writing is much more mature on here as he deals with themes of occultism and mental insanity. This is one of his most notable albums. From this point on, he becomes one of rock's most respected trend setters."

"The Man Who Sold The World arguably sees Bowie at his most glam-rock in terms of sound as he starts a phenomenal series of albums in that style. The quality on show is hard to argue with. The album is a rocker throughout and the opening section of the album is unrelenting, encapsulating the rock sound of the time.”

"This a fascinating view of mankind’s dark side, which ranks as one of his best and most challenging masterworks, as it still rings out just as clear and relevant as ever."