- Audio CD (Jun 24 2003)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Label: EMI Music Canada
- ASIN: B0000942MU
- Other Editions: LP Record
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #196,951 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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One of the great classics of the 70's, Mar 16 2008
By Ian M. Orbell "Music is the food of life....." - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Aladdin Sane (30th Ann. Ed) (W (Audio CD)
This was one of the earliest LP's I ever bought, and it has remained a firm favorite ever since. This 30th anniversary package works very well, adding several interesting additions on the second CD. It is remastered well, and if you're buying this to keep, this is a good version to go for. That all assumes you know the music already of course - if you do, but don't have the cd, this is a good copy to get.What if you don't know the music? Well, this is my opinion....
Many discuss it in terms of its status as one of the great 'Glam Rock' records - and of course one only have to look at the cover, and listen to the songs to know that has some validity. However, thats not quite how it appeals to me...for me its the incredibly high level of creativity in Bowie, underlined by the superb guitar work of Mick Ronson, and the astonishing wide range of moods, volume, speeds and subjects in the songs. My personal favorites are Aladdin Sane (title track), Lady Grinning Soul, and Panic in Detroit - and in those three you have that wide range epitomized, the first a strange mixture of rock and melancholy (with a wild piano solo from Mike Garson), the second a gentler ballad that twists the knife in a romantic soul (and ends the album on a personal subject area), and then Panic in Detroit a rhythmically ingenious and punchy song that is clearly set in a social scene, supposedly based on Iggy Pop's memories from youth of urban revolutionaries - with fantastic guitar work by Mick Ronson.
Along with Ziggy Stardust, Hunky Dory, and Man Who Sold the World, these represent justifiably a critically acclaimed sequence of great albums from Bowie in the 70's - moving from style to style, but all revealing a truly creative artist. I personally like these more than any other of Bowie's. The more extreme the weirdness the greater the standards of the songs it seemed at the time (although Diamond Dogs seemed to break the chain a little).
Whether or not you can look in all seriousness at the androgynous Bowie dress and songs of this period...just listen to the songs themselves, they are great.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Original Great; Anniversary Edition Terrible, Jun 16 2010
By H. Schlossberg - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Aladdin Sane (30th Ann. Ed) (W (Audio CD)
The first two reviewers on this were apparently reviewing the original album and not this remixed anniversary edition. I was a HUGE fan of the original album. On this edition, however, the music completely drowns out the vocals on some songs. A couple other songs sound like the tape was stretched and slow and uneven. There are songs on here that were terribly recorded (hollow, echo-y) live versions...of songs that were not even from this era (ch-ch-ch-changes?!?!). Yes, it is two CDs, but I'm pretty sure each CD only contains about 30 minutes of music.
5.0 out of 5 stars
great cd, Feb 23 2012
By M. CAMINITI "mmanson13" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Aladdin Sane (30th Ann. Ed) (W (Audio CD)
not much to say if you are a david bowie fan then this is a must. it's a great cd and a 30th anniversary edition
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