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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
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Five Years (1999 Digital Remaster) | 4:41 | 1,010 | ||
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Soul Love (1999 Digital Remaster) | 3:32 | 1,484 | ||
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Moonage Daydream (1999 Digital Remaster) | 4:36 | 1,074 | ||
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Starman (1999 Digital Remaster) | 4:12 | 1,117 | ||
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It Ain't Easy (1999 Digital Remaster) | 2:56 | 835 | ||
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Lady Stardust (1999 Digital Remaster) | 3:19 | 849 | ||
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Star (1999 Digital Remaster) | 2:46 | 778 | ||
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Hang On To Yourself (1999 Digital Remaster) | 2:36 | 811 | ||
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Ziggy Stardust (1999 Digital Remaster) | 3:12 | 1,156 | ||
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Suffragette City (1999 Digital Remaster) | 3:22 | 935 | ||
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Rock 'N' Roll Suicide (1999 Digital Remaster) | 2:58 | 1,001 |
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is a 1972 concept album by English rock musician David Bowie. It peaked at number five in the United Kingdom and number 75 in the United States on the Billboard Music Charts. A concert film of the same name directed by D.A. Pennebaker was released in 1973.
Upon its release on 6 June 1972, Ziggy Stardust reached number five in the UK and number seventy-five in the US. The album was eventually certified platinum and gold in the UK and US respectively. The only single from the record, “Starman”, charted at number ten in the UK while peaking at the sixty-fifth spot in the US.
In 1997, Ziggy Stardust was named the 20th greatest album of all time in a Music of the Millennium poll conducted in the United Kingdom by HMV Group, Channel 4, The Guardian and Classic FM. In 1998, Q magazine readers placed it at number 24 and Virgin All-time Top 1000 Albums ranked it at number 11, while in 2003 the TV network VH1 placed it at number 48. It was named the 35th best album ever made by Rolling Stone on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 2000 Q placed it at number 25 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. In 2004 it was placed at number 81 in Pitchfork Media’s Top 100 Albums of the 1970s. In his 1995 book, “The Alternative Music Almanac,” Alan Cross placed the album in the #3 spot on the list of ‘10 Classic Alternative Albums’. In 2006, the album was chosen by TIME magazine as one of the 100 best albums of all time.
Upon its release on 6 June 1972, Ziggy Stardust reached number five in the UK and number seventy-five in the US. The album was eventually certified platinum and gold in the UK and US respectively. The only single from the record, “Starman”, charted at number ten in the UK while peaking at the sixty-fifth spot in the US.
In 1997, Ziggy Stardust was named the 20th greatest album of all time in a Music of the Millennium poll conducted in the United Kingdom by HMV Group, Channel 4, The Guardian and Classic FM. In 1998, Q magazine readers placed it at number 24 and Virgin All-time Top 1000 Albums ranked it at number 11, while in 2003 the TV network VH1 placed it at number 48. It was named the 35th best album ever made by Rolling Stone on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 2000 Q placed it at number 25 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. In 2004 it was placed at number 81 in Pitchfork Media’s Top 100 Albums of the 1970s. In his 1995 book, “The Alternative Music Almanac,” Alan Cross placed the album in the #3 spot on the list of ‘10 Classic Alternative Albums’. In 2006, the album was chosen by TIME magazine as one of the 100 best albums of all time.
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jae__moon wrote:
"Coop_R = WRONG!" <--yep, somebody's opinion is "wrong"
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DannyB01 wrote:
I think I have a new favorite album. FML for taking me so long to realise this.
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henrieta_r_hipo wrote:
This is madness. And I finally got it in my own hands *.*!!!!!!!!
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innerspeaker wrote:
"It's hard to explain how much better this is than everything else Bowie has done. Innit?" Station To Station and Low are better than this.
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MajorTom1234567 wrote:
too gay, too good . :-D And the masterpiece which made me a Bowie fan.
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madmac17 wrote:
Coop_R = WRONG!
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madmac17 wrote:
It's hard to explain how much better this is than everything else Bowie has done. Innit?
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dafigz_2011 wrote:
My Chrissy present one cold, gray December morning... my parents listening and watching as I pranced and whirled about the house enraptured by this musician calling himself, Ziggy Stardust!
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Joqd wrote:
Amazing album which should be listened over & over...
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MusicMagic77 wrote:
Of course everyone talk about only David Bowie and forget Bowie's backing band the SPIDERS FROM MARS >> Conclusion?
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jerry900i wrote:
As great today as the day it came out, back in my youth.
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superboudi wrote:
Just absolutely perfect!
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academyofrock wrote:
You might enjoy this past on David Bowie http://humandynamics.wordpress.com/2011/09/21/life-on-mars-%E2%80%93-reinvention-lessons-from-david-bowie/
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caiotasso wrote:
one of the best albums ever made. it messes with me.
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incultojurgis wrote:
Try saying the name ten times fast :D
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MrMorizon wrote:
aaaah, WAM BAM THANK YOU MA'AM!
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mattrockrob wrote:
The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars: best name of all times
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incultojurgis wrote:
Epic. Just epic.
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iguito15 wrote:
MASTERPIECE !
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LC0 wrote:
For portuguese speakers: http://tequilaradio.wordpress.com/2011/07/21/the-rise-and-fall-of-ziggy-stardust-and-the-spiders-from-mars-david-bowie-1972 :B
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