David Bowie Aladdin Sane on RCA Victor Vinyl Records 1973 (as new)
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Tracklist
A1 Watch That Man 4:30
A2 Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?) 5:15
A3 Drive-In Saturday 4:38
A4 Panic In Detroit 4:30
A5 Cracked Actor 3:01
B1 Time 5:10
B2 The Prettiest Star 3:28
B3 Let's Spend The Night Together 3:10
B4 The Jean Genie 4:06
B5 Lady Grinning Soul 3:53?
Aladdin Sane is Bowie at his Rock best, and this LP stands the test of time. Recorded and released in 1973, "The Jean Genie" was already a massive hit. On balance, Bowie needed a couple of songs and covered the Stones' "Let's Spend The Night Together" by bringing an erotic push to the song. The other song, "The Prettiest Star" featuring Marc Bolan on lead guitar, was added to the LP but had already been a single in 1970. Nevertheless, the track is worthy and memorable. "Time" is offensively good, but the real gem here is the final track, "Lady Grinning Soul" - quite frankly, Bowie's greatest love song. Coming out of the Ziggy haze, "Aladdin Sane" the title track kills off our hero once and for all. "Panic In Detroit" and "Cracked Actor" are just simply great rock tracks, and "Drive In Saturday" was a single and echoes Bowie's following lyrics which mastered his songs in the early 70s. Let's not forget Mick Ronson's work and pay tribute to his wonderful understanding of Bowie and music. The obvious raunciness is here with the power-rock, no more so evident than the CD/LP's opener, "Watch That Man." And so, The Spiders are no more, and the curtain comes down. Ziggy has left the building.
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