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Aladdin Sane continues the excellent run of David Bowie’s classic albums. But with his creative talents performing at full throttle he really didn’t need to include a Rolling Stones cover. Features the UK top three hits The Jean Genie and Drive In Saturday. (US:17 UK:1)
“Aladdin Sane is a blast; a supercharged glam masterpiece stuffed full of songs that are every bit as good as those on Ziggy Stardust. It may not hang together as an album quite as well, but it’s still a dizzyingly exciting adrenalin rush that is enormous fun to listen to.”
“This album will just rock your socks off. How great that Bowie didn't come off the success of Ziggy Stardust by going further out into space. Instead, he takes a step back and just lays out the rock and roll.”
“It pretty much continues the Ziggy Stardust period of his career, where he still focused on delivering solid pop rock records. This doesn't really reach the heights of his last album, but I found it a more consistent listen from beginning to end.”
“This album belongs to that golden age where pop and easy listening were still strangers. Not simple at all at the first listening, because of the profusion of creative elements, but then turns better and better.”
“Aladdin Sane is the perfect counterpart to Ziggy Stardust; to put it quite simply, whilst the latter was about the dream of being a futuristic rock star, Aladdin Sane was about the reality of it. Composed during a tour of America, Bowie infuses his glam rock model with a rich variety of Americana, adding a generous dose of hard rock to the mix. The result is an album which is a perfect counterpart to its predecessor. A fine entry to Bowie's run of classic albums.”
“This album is glam rock at it's finest. I don't even know if it is a concept album. All I care about is how good these songs are. This album is pop magic and David Bowie is just a genius. That's how good he is, and this album is one of his best.”
“Bowie himself is totally on top of his game here, the ultimate rock star in full throttle. One thing that makes Bowie great is his willingness to be completely original and different from the norm.”
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