Watch That Man
Starting with Mick Ronson's guitar-leaded riff in Watch That Man, good kick start introducing the fact that in his best Bowie could still do some rock. The chorus -part is brilliant ;). And the sounds, man, back in good old 70's the equipment was good. I should know, I was born then. And still I'm using a Fender Bassman from that era. Or then it's from 69, but who cares :D. Anyhow the sound seems to be solid and living although this is a 24Bit remastered shit from 1999. Definitely this is a song worth covering some day some time.
Aladdin Sane
Title song then, a mellow start with gentle instrumentation of the band. The pianist (Mike Garson) seems to hold the gentle approach until the first verse. And seems to be heading to somewhat great climax when getting to the end of the song. Still, the chorus could be better, is the hook in here taht the hook in the melody is hidden. I truly adore the piano solo, still. It's like there's 3 or 4 guys tampering the keyboard while getting high ;). And in the end the chorus fits on its place while the weird-hairdo sax is filling the gaps the piano accidentally left behind. Insane, dude!
Drive-In Saturday
One of all time favourites this one, is (Yoda;). The whole composition is a brilliant piece of art! The Bowie's twisted and somewhat clear view on the life of so called normal people's life is nailing the fact even today! We are getting divided from each others by just following these multi-business-marketing guidelines, Just Do It!
Panic In Detroit
Starts with a killer -riff, again. But then, what happens!? Where are the drums? Whatever are the artificial ambitions of mr Bowie, after the riff you would need a significant boom-bash-bang in the place where the rest of the band comes in. Now this is a waste of a good rock -tune, get a grip, man :D. Melody works, throughout the song, all that there is missing is the leading beat of stable bass-drum plus the bass is not kicking since the backup is missing. The solo parts in the end are pure genious of mr Ronson. The whole song just could've been way must more blasting than it is.
Cracked Actor
Twisted chords of a mean rock piece with brilliant lyrics. Me likes! Ooh baby :D The band rocks, Bowie rocks, the song rocks, after the Panic in Detroit anti-climax, this is a killer, totally, dude. And here I'll have to thank Steve-O for the usage of the word. And my mate Yves for re-using it through these dazed and confused days of eternal tomorrow. Say What!?
Time
Starting with piano, once again. The mixture between a cabaret and rock is brilliant. Man, what happened to Bowie after this record? Too much Coke, or the fact that he did quit it? Dangerous stuff, this song, and the record, is... Although there's some parts where the artistic mimic has been kicking the balls of the melody-loving rockers. I think the fact that Ronson left Bowie did affect to the main sound and master himself couldn't find a good enough counterpart to fulfill the needs of rock-audience here. He might have been happy himself, but for me, it just won't work.
Prettiest Star
A good song that can be heard again and again. Mixture between 60's rock with more modern sounds. Reminding earlier days of Bowie, Hunky Dory, especially. Not a bad one, not a classic though.
Let's Spend a Night Together
A Cover. Why? Oh Why!? I suppose the fact that the Spiders used to play this during the concerts is the one reason, besides that, it Rocks. And the start with syntethizer is weird enough to nail your attention. Some influences from Hendrix, too :D.
Jean Genie
Dispite the fact that this is one of the hit -singles from the album, it's boring. Does not ring my bell, although it's trying. There's something good in this, but it's once again missing the kick, or the obvious hook. Besides, in the last chorus, someone misses something. And if you have time to listen to mistakes, the song is aither too familiar (actually, for me, it's not) or it's not good enough. Good rock song for someone else, but not for Bowie with the Spiders.
Lady Grinning Soul
Beautiful madness in pianolines. Pure beauty, I'd say' and will: Pure Beauty! The arrangement walks together with the melodyline which can be followed easily. But! What's this guitar there in the middle doing? Ok, following the Piano, then, It works in the end of the part, the beginnig is a bit clumsy. Otherwise, I'd say this one is a masterpiece, too. AAll the way to the Climatic End :D
Starting with Mick Ronson's guitar-leaded riff in Watch That Man, good kick start introducing the fact that in his best Bowie could still do some rock. The chorus -part is brilliant ;). And the sounds, man, back in good old 70's the equipment was good. I should know, I was born then. And still I'm using a Fender Bassman from that era. Or then it's from 69, but who cares :D. Anyhow the sound seems to be solid and living although this is a 24Bit remastered shit from 1999. Definitely this is a song worth covering some day some time.
Aladdin Sane
Title song then, a mellow start with gentle instrumentation of the band. The pianist (Mike Garson) seems to hold the gentle approach until the first verse. And seems to be heading to somewhat great climax when getting to the end of the song. Still, the chorus could be better, is the hook in here taht the hook in the melody is hidden. I truly adore the piano solo, still. It's like there's 3 or 4 guys tampering the keyboard while getting high ;). And in the end the chorus fits on its place while the weird-hairdo sax is filling the gaps the piano accidentally left behind. Insane, dude!
Drive-In Saturday
One of all time favourites this one, is (Yoda;). The whole composition is a brilliant piece of art! The Bowie's twisted and somewhat clear view on the life of so called normal people's life is nailing the fact even today! We are getting divided from each others by just following these multi-business-marketing guidelines, Just Do It!
Panic In Detroit
Starts with a killer -riff, again. But then, what happens!? Where are the drums? Whatever are the artificial ambitions of mr Bowie, after the riff you would need a significant boom-bash-bang in the place where the rest of the band comes in. Now this is a waste of a good rock -tune, get a grip, man :D. Melody works, throughout the song, all that there is missing is the leading beat of stable bass-drum plus the bass is not kicking since the backup is missing. The solo parts in the end are pure genious of mr Ronson. The whole song just could've been way must more blasting than it is.
Cracked Actor
Twisted chords of a mean rock piece with brilliant lyrics. Me likes! Ooh baby :D The band rocks, Bowie rocks, the song rocks, after the Panic in Detroit anti-climax, this is a killer, totally, dude. And here I'll have to thank Steve-O for the usage of the word. And my mate Yves for re-using it through these dazed and confused days of eternal tomorrow. Say What!?
Time
Starting with piano, once again. The mixture between a cabaret and rock is brilliant. Man, what happened to Bowie after this record? Too much Coke, or the fact that he did quit it? Dangerous stuff, this song, and the record, is... Although there's some parts where the artistic mimic has been kicking the balls of the melody-loving rockers. I think the fact that Ronson left Bowie did affect to the main sound and master himself couldn't find a good enough counterpart to fulfill the needs of rock-audience here. He might have been happy himself, but for me, it just won't work.
Prettiest Star
A good song that can be heard again and again. Mixture between 60's rock with more modern sounds. Reminding earlier days of Bowie, Hunky Dory, especially. Not a bad one, not a classic though.
Let's Spend a Night Together
A Cover. Why? Oh Why!? I suppose the fact that the Spiders used to play this during the concerts is the one reason, besides that, it Rocks. And the start with syntethizer is weird enough to nail your attention. Some influences from Hendrix, too :D.
Jean Genie
Dispite the fact that this is one of the hit -singles from the album, it's boring. Does not ring my bell, although it's trying. There's something good in this, but it's once again missing the kick, or the obvious hook. Besides, in the last chorus, someone misses something. And if you have time to listen to mistakes, the song is aither too familiar (actually, for me, it's not) or it's not good enough. Good rock song for someone else, but not for Bowie with the Spiders.
Lady Grinning Soul
Beautiful madness in pianolines. Pure beauty, I'd say' and will: Pure Beauty! The arrangement walks together with the melodyline which can be followed easily. But! What's this guitar there in the middle doing? Ok, following the Piano, then, It works in the end of the part, the beginnig is a bit clumsy. Otherwise, I'd say this one is a masterpiece, too. AAll the way to the Climatic End :D
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