Classical Composer Reacts to Ziggy Stardust FULL ALBUM (David Bowie) | The Daily Doug (Ep. 487)

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  • @starpowermike2846
    @starpowermike2846 Год назад +300

    Bowie did well during this period in his career to back himself with a fantastic band. Mick Ronson is criminally underrated as a guitarist.

    • @jackal59
      @jackal59 Год назад +26

      And as an arranger. I'm sure he did these strings.

    • @brewstergallery
      @brewstergallery Год назад +21

      And the pianist , awesome guitar wrangler and sound sculptor. Ronno and his criminally underpaid bandmates should have been treated better by a wonderful artist who discarded them when he was finished with the character of Ziggy. We love David Bowie and cried when he died but feel he should have made amends with a group that helped make him a star.

    • @jamesnunn7181
      @jamesnunn7181 Год назад +1

      @@brewstergallerypfffft Bowie was his own man and went on to much more. They could’ve done likewise perhaps…

    • @stephenslade1639
      @stephenslade1639 Год назад +14

      @@brewstergallery Agree. DB could and should have treated them all better when they were part of the band and after with royalties etc. Maybe it fitted in with the 'break up the band' line a bit too well. He brought Mick to a few gigs and said how great he was but I don't think he ever really gave Ronno the recognition or payoff he deserved.

    • @mushroomjesus2068
      @mushroomjesus2068 Год назад

      Doing well is hard to say. Bowie was a talented occultists who luckily could be creative on massive amounts of drugs.
      Magik / Drugs work for a very few amount of people and he was one who could harvest the power.

  • @mikedonoghues4018
    @mikedonoghues4018 Год назад +236

    “You’re NOT alone!” What every teenager who bought this album needed to hear ringing in their ears as the needle left the vinyl at the end of side 2. Still amazing. Thanks for the video, Doug.

    • @there4im839
      @there4im839 Год назад +26

      Give me your hands. You're wonderful!

    • @maddpablo6098
      @maddpablo6098 Год назад +30

      I always cry with that last track, it's just unbelievable.

    • @BirdTalk13
      @BirdTalk13 Год назад +6

      @@maddpablo6098 same

    • @StonefieldJim4
      @StonefieldJim4 Год назад +13

      Hear, hear. The most poignant, yet glorious of album closers. Amen.

    • @cathalmckibben7176
      @cathalmckibben7176 Год назад +17

      I’m 16 years old and bought the album on vinyl just yesterday and I 100% agree, it’s definitely what I needed to hear, Bowie is providing me with comfort and hope when no one else is

  • @cliffordwaterton3543
    @cliffordwaterton3543 Год назад +149

    Mick Ronson's guitar solo on Moonage Daydream is sublime - I was 11 years old when I first heard this in '72 - blew me away then and still does now.

    • @BassGoBomb
      @BassGoBomb Год назад +8

      No wittering away on guitar .. superb succinct solos .. that serve the song.

    • @FreeBrunoPowroznik
      @FreeBrunoPowroznik Год назад +9

      Yes, it's a masterpiece of understatement

    • @frankshailes3205
      @frankshailes3205 Год назад +6

      And those amazing multitracked echoes - it's like nothing heard before on an album.

    • @John-et9yl
      @John-et9yl Год назад +7

      The live version of Moonage Daydream on Ziggy Stardust The Motion Picture is epic.

    • @Rikkykins57
      @Rikkykins57 Год назад +6

      I was almost 15 when I heard this. The next day I cashed in my £24 savings from my paper round and bought an electric guitar & 5 watt amp that was on sale at Woolworth's. Needless to say, It took me many, many years & more cash than the paper round provided to "Git Gud" as the gaming fraternity say. 🤣

  • @larrygallaway4224
    @larrygallaway4224 Год назад +64

    Five Years is a song that continues to haunt me for many many years. Just an intensely gorgeous tune that is one my all time favorites by any artist.

  • @jerryjanski551
    @jerryjanski551 Год назад +59

    50 years on this is STILL the best sounding album ever. The production and arrangements are absolutely pure perfection.

    • @BirdTalk13
      @BirdTalk13 Год назад +2

      Spot on!

    • @bartonone2005
      @bartonone2005 Год назад +2

      Ronno

    • @rileysteve
      @rileysteve Год назад +1

      All that's missing is the LSD-25.

    • @0liver0verson9
      @0liver0verson9 11 месяцев назад

      Agreed. It's never been bettered really. It's the rock n roll standard.

    • @hansschetselaar1657
      @hansschetselaar1657 8 месяцев назад

      100 % agreed 👌👌👌👌👍👍👍

  • @davedewsnap288
    @davedewsnap288 Год назад +28

    I was in the audience at the Manchester show of the ‘72 tour for the album. The last song of the show was ‘Rock nRoll Suicide’ and when David screamed ‘gimme your hands!!’ we ALL reached for him...the whole auditorium. I will carry that moment with me to the end of my days.

    • @vilcabti
      @vilcabti 4 месяца назад

      Lucky you.

  • @nofishinmydiet
    @nofishinmydiet Год назад +27

    I have a hard time listening to Rock n Roll Suicide without crying. I can neither confirm nor deny that that song stopped a young me from doing the last word in the title. Something about Bowie desperately screaming "you're not alone" and "you're wonderful" at me. What a great, but intense, way to close an album

    • @travisthornton1792
      @travisthornton1792 Год назад +7

      I’ve seen others say that too, and knowing that it meant so much to so many others makes it meaningful to me too.

  • @mushroomjesus2068
    @mushroomjesus2068 Год назад +145

    You HAVE to do Black Star ! ! Bowie literally wrote it on his death bed which is insanely haunting and beautiful.

    • @antoniocarlin5026
      @antoniocarlin5026 Год назад +5

      same as Innuendo and the last album of Leonard Cohen!

    • @mattleppard1964
      @mattleppard1964 Год назад +11

      Oh I keep asking reactors to do Blackstar and the video. And the album. But those two are not of this earth; the music of the dark and the call of death. Cheery it isn’t; astounding it is. So Doug?

    • @juurihoito
      @juurihoito Год назад +4

      Amen to that!

    • @helenc1693
      @helenc1693 Год назад +5

      Blackstar is amazing ❤

    • @StevenMichals0812
      @StevenMichals0812 Год назад +12

      I listened to it once when it was released 2 days before his death and haven't been able to give it a second listen.

  • @Yokosteamer
    @Yokosteamer Год назад +59

    During the Sound And Vision Tour I saw David Bowie play the Tokyo Dome; Adrian Belew was his touring guitarist.
    David played a two hour show with over 50,000 fans on their feet throughout. At the end the crowd cheered and cheered, David returned to the stage and proclaimed, "Be careful when you ask an Englishman for an encore, because sometimes you just might get one!" He proceeded to play for another hour!

  • @wandersonoliveira263
    @wandersonoliveira263 Год назад +26

    Bowie is my favorite artist ever! And I mean artist, not only musician. Such a brilliant creative force, never understimating his audience.

  • @thembill8246
    @thembill8246 Год назад +79

    Now following up with Aladdin Sane is a MUST. It's the "Ziggy Goes to America" follow-up album, literally all written while touring Ziggy. The title track has one of the greatest piano solos in all of rock.

    • @daveapple205
      @daveapple205 Год назад +6

      Aladdin Sane is my personal favorite. I really liked Low and Scary Monsters too.

    • @thembill8246
      @thembill8246 Год назад +3

      @@daveapple205 yeah, I'd really love for him to hit the whole Berlin trilogy

    • @daveapple205
      @daveapple205 Год назад +4

      @@thembill8246 I like the Tin Machine stuff too.

    • @cutthr0atjake
      @cutthr0atjake Год назад +3

      @@daveapple205 I think the 1st Tin Machine album is underrated.
      I'd love Doug to do 1.Outside from the 90's.

    • @ericpeterson6766
      @ericpeterson6766 Год назад +1

      Aladdin Sane unfairly compared to Ziggy...two different approaches.

  • @Young_Jim
    @Young_Jim Год назад +30

    So nice to see some of David’s music on this channel, he was a huge influence on me growing up in 1970’s England and was a huge influence, I’m sure, to other artists who followed him. Whatever you can say about Bowie, he was the constant chameleon, ever changing ahead of his peers and leading the trends rather than following them. You can’t talk about him, IMO, without mentioning Mick Ronson who was the musican genius beside Bowie in his earlier years. RIP David, our lives were richer for your music.

  • @kevingillespie5242
    @kevingillespie5242 Год назад +22

    "Ain't it funny how C major can be melancholy" is such a profound sentiment. Thanks for sharing, very cool to hear your takes on these pieces!

  • @jorgesimoes5706
    @jorgesimoes5706 Год назад +11

    There's still a hole in my heart, all these years afterwards, when I think of David's passing. He really was in his own league, which is what makes an artist big. Thanks for sharing.

  • @richardhorky3717
    @richardhorky3717 Год назад +35

    Mick Ronson not only a phenomenal guitar player and proficient piano player but an amazing arranger, as well!

  • @eximusic
    @eximusic Год назад +38

    This is the only way to listen to this album, in its entirety. Good job. This is his most iconic album.

  • @jameshw9751
    @jameshw9751 Год назад +14

    I don’t know why, but as a pretty average American suburban kid, aged 15, this album deeply resonated with me. I had it on my Walkman, played it over and over as I walked to school through the cold winter streets. I felt like such an alien in that environment.

  • @heresthething41
    @heresthething41 Год назад +16

    As a teenager, I was mostly a metalhead. When I first listened to this album, it completely changed my outlook on music. I realized how much more could be done with it. Ever since, I've strived to do as much with music as I could.

  • @betseyr.9081
    @betseyr.9081 Год назад +20

    "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" is as magical as "Stairway To Heaven" in its progressive climax both instrumentally & vocally... one of my favorites on the album for sure (" Moonage Daydream" being another favorite). This album demands to be played at full volume (which is how we played it always)! Put Bowie in the spotlight of the rock world when it was released and we all know now that he remains a legend today.

    • @jayusrey3221
      @jayusrey3221 11 месяцев назад +1

      I'm replying a year later, but this is for betseyr.9081.
      I had the vinyl and do believe it said to be played at full volume on the record

  • @enricopaoli1183
    @enricopaoli1183 Год назад +12

    Five Years... what a song!

  • @alpetrocelli4465
    @alpetrocelli4465 Год назад +15

    I was amazed to learn that Bowie wrote “All the Young Dudes” for this LP, but he was a fan of Mott the Hoople, & when they were ready to break up due to lack of success, he offered it to them & offered to produce them. The rest, as they say,…✌️❤️🎶

  • @pigonthewind7908
    @pigonthewind7908 Год назад +34

    I would strngly suggest Station To Station/Low/Heroes. What an artwork

  • @Klui_
    @Klui_ Год назад +5

    Such a beautiful album. It's very straightforward, but it's also so powerful, so entertaining, melancholic at times, and that ending is tear inducing, a statement, which has saved so many people. Lovely to see your reaction, you're extremely knowledgeable, and it's cool to see someone who knows about music discuss it in depth!!

  • @shemanic1
    @shemanic1 Год назад +13

    This is definitely a Masterpiece. Bowie has been a big part of my life. “Just turn on with me & You’re NOT alone!”

  • @UranusHz420
    @UranusHz420 Год назад +6

    Just a classic album. Completely groundbreaking for its time. And Bowie singing with so much emotion throughout.

  • @jefflang6271
    @jefflang6271 Год назад +6

    I first heard this album 50 years ago. I never gets old .It was one of the best albums of the 70's & the high water mark for David Bowie in my opinion. I really enjoyed your reaction. Great choice.

  • @JackMcLeodJr
    @JackMcLeodJr Год назад +8

    I was with you during the Queensryche Operation Mindcrime upload Doug. I will join you on this quest also. Salute from Wales UK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 Sir! Much love to you across the Pond 🇺🇸

  • @LSqrd1960
    @LSqrd1960 Год назад +6

    One of those albums where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts! Even with the “loose” concept, this album plays so well front-to-back. Thanks for the extended play!

  • @HeikkiRHackman
    @HeikkiRHackman Год назад +8

    David Bowie was so versatile with his voice. You have found one of the essences of his art when you notice that. Man he could change the tone. Nice choice to listen to this album. And the guitar sounds are awesome here.

  • @Joe-ol5bq
    @Joe-ol5bq Год назад +3

    This is one of my all time favorite records. Ive got hundreds of listens to it under my belt, but something about watching someone enjoy the ride for the first time was such a pleasure! I found myself cracking the biggest grin when the album just gets into that incredible hot streak. And Rock N Roll Suicide as a closer... wow. STILL crushes me. I think your interpretation of the album was really quite on-point. The way you contextualized Soul Love is my favorite explanation of that song’s significance yet!

  • @supertramp78
    @supertramp78 Год назад +36

    Might want to also check out the album he did just prior to this - Hunky Dory. Rick Wakeman was playing piano and said he was amazed with the chord progressions on Life on Mars.

    • @brewstergallery
      @brewstergallery Год назад +6

      Hey Cheney, Ned from Spain here. Doug should definitely check out Hunky Dory, it is an absolute must and the follow up Aladdin Sane too.

    • @BassGoBomb
      @BassGoBomb Год назад +1

      The chord progression is just tttooooo good ... Love it.

    • @wozzywick
      @wozzywick Год назад +1

      Aren't they just the chords from My Way?

    • @BassGoBomb
      @BassGoBomb Год назад +2

      ​@@wozzywick Bowie was asked by his manager at the time, Ken Pitt, to write English lyrics for the French original, he called it 'Even a Fool Learns To Love). In fact Paul Anka won the competition and so Bowie used, but changed, the chords about a bit for 'Life On Mars?' .. which has a magical progression. 'My Way' uses some pretty basic chords you'll find in many songs and Bowie ones too.

    • @Hellyeahray21
      @Hellyeahray21 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@wozzywickit's just the first 5 or 6 chords. The rest is Bowie

  • @johnnorthfieldmusic
    @johnnorthfieldmusic Год назад +14

    Very ‘glam rock’ drum sound, but it’s mick ronson’s guitar sound that lifts the whole thing for me. Mick was a monster player

  • @katherineh7290
    @katherineh7290 Год назад +16

    This is my go to all time favorite album of David Bowie. Im so glad you all reviewing it. I do hope you enjoyed it.

  • @Crackerseed70
    @Crackerseed70 Год назад +1

    So pleasant having a listening companion! I haven't heard most of this before, either.

  • @ragnarmyhr7238
    @ragnarmyhr7238 Год назад +9

    First time I heard Bowie back in '72. I was listening to this album over and over back then. One of my favourite albums at all time.

  • @thomasmcd5862
    @thomasmcd5862 Год назад +7

    Ziggy Stardust is a masterpiece. Another great review and analysis Doug!

  • @dreamerdeceiver6592
    @dreamerdeceiver6592 Год назад +29

    this is without a doubt the best david bowie album and a glam rock and rock masterpiece,gotta love mick ronson and trevor bolder too

    • @GenericName52
      @GenericName52 Год назад +4

      Station to Station and Low also up there.

    • @andrewtedlow6552
      @andrewtedlow6552 Год назад +4

      It’s hard to name a “best” of any band because it’s such a subjective thing. Plus, Bowie made so much great and remarkably innovative music over his long career. Having said that, I keep coming back to Low as my favorite.

    • @LoganAlbright73
      @LoganAlbright73 Год назад +4

      I prefer Low, Heroes, Lodger, Scary Monsters, Hunky Dory, and Station to Station, but the fact that this album doesn’t crack my top five just goes to show what an amazing career Bowie had.

  • @GrampsD63
    @GrampsD63 Год назад +13

    The Spiders were a truly phenominal band. One of my all time favs. Ronno, Trevor and Woody were all undeniable talents. I suggest you watch the movie "Ziggy Stardust" to see the incredible chemistry Bowie had during this phase of his carreer.

  • @davidteitel9720
    @davidteitel9720 Год назад +5

    I was fortunate enough to see Ziggy Stardust in concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York. I brought a friend of mine who was from Egypt. I think her mind is still blown.

  • @domenicgalata1470
    @domenicgalata1470 Год назад +13

    He had an amazing run of albums in the 70’s. Truly great albums in every sense, the production, arrangements, playing, song writing etc. From Ziggy Stardust , Aladdin Sane, Pin Ups, Diamond Dogs, Young Americans, Station to Station. In 5 years. The peak in my opinion were those five years, just incredible. Not to mention the live albums from those years that are available. The legendary Santa Monica 72’ album. The Spiders From Mars live film soundtrack. And David Bowie Live in 1974 are all fantastic.

    • @harrybaran2683
      @harrybaran2683 Год назад +1

      Amazing albums!!

    • @tomeisenmenger7048
      @tomeisenmenger7048 Год назад +1

      Bowie's golden age began with Hunky Dory and ended with Diamond Dogs. Young Americans was a real letdown although Station to Station was something of a rebound.

  • @noahtomato3515
    @noahtomato3515 Год назад +16

    You may like the Outside album, a completely different concept album from Bowie in the ‘90s. Music edited from band improvisations, lyrics put together using a ‘cut-up’ technique, very intense and creepy in places. Produced by Brian Eno. Probably my favourite Bowie album.

    • @BassGoBomb
      @BassGoBomb Год назад +2

      One my faves from his amazing ouvre

  • @paulehney4581
    @paulehney4581 Год назад +7

    If you listen really close you may recognize a particularly skilled keyboard player that just happened to be in the studio. Rick himself commented about the experience, and how he enjoyed it

  • @helterskelter1178
    @helterskelter1178 Год назад +16

    Ronno had such an incredible tone, certainly one of my favourites. Love Mick Ronson.
    Trevor Bolder and Mick Woodmansey were a complimentary engine room; rhythm section.

  • @davidknizner3773
    @davidknizner3773 Год назад +5

    Awesome! I’ve always loved this album!!!

  • @jackscovers4586
    @jackscovers4586 Год назад +2

    I absolutely love that you examine the lyrics and story of the album. I believe that lyrics are just as important as the music in songs.

  • @unicyclepeon
    @unicyclepeon Год назад +11

    Even though my favorite bands from my childhood are Yes, Santana, Pink Floyd, and Deep Purple.... THIS album was my gateway from "songs play on the radio" to "music is art."

    • @andalltheangelssay212
      @andalltheangelssay212 Год назад +1

      Do you like David Bowie’s album The man who sold the world ? That’s very Deep Purple. I especially love The Width of a circle and All the mad men, in fact the whole album.

    • @andalltheangelssay212
      @andalltheangelssay212 Год назад +1

      I’ve got a Deep Purple treat for you (you’ve probably seen it, but it’s still worth revisiting often, Child in time live 1970, what an amazing live performance! ruclips.net/video/OorZcOzNcgE/видео.html the audience reaction, or should I say non reaction is hilarious!

  • @craigsartstuff-craiglhaupt
    @craigsartstuff-craiglhaupt Год назад +2

    I know that Ziggy Stardust always seems to top 'best of' David's albums as you said and I like this one a lot but I still find that Space Oddity is my favorite, not just the song but the album as a whole. Thanks for playing this one!

  • @FreeBrunoPowroznik
    @FreeBrunoPowroznik Год назад +6

    The extra "debris" in those intro chords is created by Bowie playing an open A and an open E chord one fret higher than they should be (effectively Bb and F, but with open strings), creating that dissonant sound

  • @stevencharlton7693
    @stevencharlton7693 Год назад +4

    This was one of my favourite albums when I was in primary school. This is the first time I've heard the whole thing in ages!!! Nice one Doug!!! 😀

    • @BassGoBomb
      @BassGoBomb Год назад

      My school played 5 years during morning assembly to the whole school .. as they felt it is pop with meaning ... narrative substance ..

  • @josephbrowning4220
    @josephbrowning4220 Год назад +7

    The whole thing is just an wonderful work of art. I once set it to repeat and wrote an entire novel as is rolled around in my subconscious.

  • @_Mutineer
    @_Mutineer Год назад +6

    Mick Ronson was always one of my fav's, I was pleasantly surprised to find that he is classified at #41 on Rolling Stone's recent Top 100 Guitarists list, long overdue recognition IMHO.
    If anyone has not seen it, Ronson's reunion with Bowie at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert is amazing, particularly his performance with an E-Bow on the song "Heroes", outstanding.

  • @keithjordan7805
    @keithjordan7805 Год назад +3

    I was in Jr High when this came out. I was in Cleveland and we broke Bowie in the States because WMMS radio played the hell out of this album. It had a huge impact, mostly for the style and mood. It was not like anything a midwestern teenager had ever heard or seen. Immediately after this album the 'coolest' kids in school got the Ziggy haircut. People today don't realize how radically different Bowie was when he came out with Ziggy, He truly seemed like he came from outerspace.

  • @stevebradley704
    @stevebradley704 Год назад +18

    Mick Ronson. Great player and arranger.

  • @redlioness6627
    @redlioness6627 Год назад +8

    Five Years always got me immediately, wonderful music, haunting lyrics, foreboding vocals.
    Roger Waters' "The Last Refugee" always reminds me of it too, another outstanding track from his "Is This The Life We Really Want" album!

  • @rockandrollpaddy
    @rockandrollpaddy Год назад +3

    As a life long Bowie fan, I have to say thank you for a unique and fab review.

  • @davidepannone6021
    @davidepannone6021 Год назад +11

    I'm not a Bowie fan by any means but i adore this album. I discovered this gem just a year ago, and since then, i spin it in it's entirety at least once every 2/3 months.

    • @OpenmindedHusker1
      @OpenmindedHusker1 Год назад +6

      I would suggest that you are a Bowie fan! :)

    • @davidepannone6021
      @davidepannone6021 Год назад +1

      @@OpenmindedHusker1 nah haha. As much as i adore this album, for some reason i really can't get into other Bowie stuff. I did try, it just didn't click like this album did for some reason. Don't ask me how or why, it just did lol. Cheers

    • @OpenmindedHusker1
      @OpenmindedHusker1 Год назад

      @@davidepannone6021 Cheers!

    • @andalltheangelssay212
      @andalltheangelssay212 Год назад +1

      @@davidepannone6021 have you tried his albums The man who sold the world (1970) and Hunky Dory (1971) ? I love the early ones ❤

  • @Plantagenet1956
    @Plantagenet1956 Год назад +1

    Hey Doug! I’m glad you’ve decided to put this one up. Absolute classic!

  • @TippiGordon
    @TippiGordon Год назад +5

    True story: I spent much of 2016 in the middle of nowhere as a consultant on a really boring, mundane IT project. My client's office was a converted factory, windowless and joyless. There were about 20 of us (clients and consultants) in yet another interminable meeting, one of those in which there's a powerpoint projected on the wall and everybody is looking at their laptops, paying at best 50% attention. All of a sudden, a woman gasped and said, "David Bowie died!" We all stopped and checked for verification--or hopefully, refutation. "Yep, it's on CNN." "Twitter too." etc. Somebody started playing Ziggy Stardust and we listened to the whole thing, front to back. Everyone paid 100% attention.

  • @clowncarqingdao
    @clowncarqingdao Год назад +8

    The guitar solo on Moonage Daydream has one of the best guitar solos ever. Hand's down it beats Freebird and Stairway at the time. It's from another planet, and incredibly difficult to play compared to the first two I mentioned.
    Also, Starman's debris comes from Bowie's 12 string - the Bb and F chords at the start are played on the guitar with the 5th string 'A' open - adding both the A bass string and an A an octave higher. He may even be strumming the open E bass string as well.

    • @kathychristopherson8077
      @kathychristopherson8077 10 месяцев назад

      Yes! That solo is what I want to hear as I cross over! What a wonderful, beautiful way to go!

  • @RandymanB
    @RandymanB Год назад +2

    Listening to this takes me right back to those awkward teen years when I hadn't a clue who I was or what I was all about. Somehow this album gave me hope that I would figure it all out and, eventually, I did! Still enjoy listening it today. 50 some years later. Thanks for the review Doug.

  • @dennisgschmidt6167
    @dennisgschmidt6167 Год назад +2

    As someone from a small farming community, that was 17 at the time. I was in the navy in Long Beach CA when David played there. I gotta say I was pretty freaked out seeing all the Bowie look alikes going into the venue. I had listened to Mott the Hopple in school before I quit and wasn't too keen on them and never quite got into Bowie. But the guys I shared an apartment with before going to the gulf of Tonkin, played this album ALL THE TIME. Eventually got to enjoy it, after hearing it so often.

  • @jasonremy1627
    @jasonremy1627 Год назад +2

    Missed this when it came out a few days ago. Just hit play. Can't wait to see Doug get into this classic.

  • @MrShopvideo
    @MrShopvideo Год назад +9

    Rick Wakeman (later of Yes) played piano on this album. The string arrangements were done by Mick Ronson (the guitar player)

    • @ricklohn4140
      @ricklohn4140 3 месяца назад

      Actually Ronson played all piano on this album. Wakeman was Hunky Dory album.

  • @rickandgen
    @rickandgen Год назад +4

    David was a Chamaeleon throughout his career, always changing and reinventing himself. As for the simplicity, sometimes, less is more. Love the reaction to this timeless classic.

  • @John-et9yl
    @John-et9yl Год назад +5

    During the same year of this album's release Bowie also wrote and produced All the Young Dudes for Mott the Hoople, co-produced (with Mick Ronson) Lou Reed's Transformer album, released a non-album single John I'm Only Dancing and the lead single Jean Genie from the 1973 follow-up album Aladdin Sane. Not a bad year's work!

  • @vihtorisuominen1939
    @vihtorisuominen1939 Год назад +12

    Would be awesome to see your reaction to Bowies "Berlin trilogy": Low (1977), Heroes (1977) and Lodger (1979). Classic albums!

    • @roblovett
      @roblovett Год назад +3

      Yes and yes and yes

  • @johnhouse9983
    @johnhouse9983 Год назад +6

    always kinda thought Bowie gives his all to most if not all his songs , but 5 years i think he bust a gut and meant every word.

    • @andalltheangelssay212
      @andalltheangelssay212 Год назад +2

      Yes, you’re completely right. Engineer Dennis Mackay said of Bowie’s vocal take on Five Years, and particularly the emotion at the end : “Bowie’s screaming and what you hear on that song-the emotion- is for real. He’s bawling his eyes out. Mick was looking at Bowie stunned. I was in shock because he was also hitting every note spot on. I’ve worked with some great vocalists since. Butnoone who could do it in one take with that much emotion.” Also Bowie was the master of doing it in one take on his albums,that’s how he worked. He usually did a perfect vocal performance on the first take. I’ve seen interviews with the musicians who worked with him saying that they wanted a chance to do it again because they thought they could improve their performance but Bowie would say no, that’s the take, he wanted it spontaneous, raw, he knew that if they overdid it they would lose the magic.

  • @Slayer-Knight
    @Slayer-Knight Год назад +1

    Hey man, just discovered your channel. It is really good!
    I was watching one of your older videos, about a year ago where you are in front of a piano and have an organ behind you. I really like that setting where you have a piano in front so you can play what you are hearing. It adds a lot to the experience in my opinion. Because I am also listening to the chords in my head and having you reaffirm them brings some sort of satisfaction

  • @cheifguggletram
    @cheifguggletram Год назад +6

    Not sure of if anyone mentioned this, but Lady Stardust is most likely Marc Bolan of T. Rex. Marc was a good friend of Bowie's and definitely an inspiration for the more androgynous, glam centric Ziggy character.

  • @BassGoBomb
    @BassGoBomb Год назад +5

    My school played 5 years during morning assembly to the whole school .. as they felt it is pop with meaning. I was alredy into Bowie so having his stuff played by the school... amazing.. :-). Thank you Thomas Peacocke's, Rye. Bowie was an amazing singer, as we all know ... 'Lodger' and the vocal athletics, as I call it.

  • @Codex7777
    @Codex7777 Год назад +3

    For a song that really highlights Bowie's voice, have a listen to 'Wild is the Wind'. Just make sure it's the, slightly longer, album version. It's a beautiful song and David's vocal performance is incredible! Every syllable drips with emotion, which is sort of his trademark. Bowie wrote in so many genres, even kickstarting a few himself, that there isn't really a definitive Bowie track. From pure pop, through folk, glam rock , punk, heavy rock, avant-garde, electronica, funk, soul, new wave, jazz... He mastered them all and often fused them together. Of course he was also a consummate performer, the epitome of cool. He seemed like a remote icon but a best friend at the same time. Then there was that voice! :)

  • @nigeltown6999
    @nigeltown6999 10 месяцев назад

    So glad this came up on my list again today - really the BEST reaction video of my all time fav' album - I got this on 12", the week it came out and played it to death.

  • @JimNewstead
    @JimNewstead Год назад +1

    Fantastic album, great video Doug! Love me some Bowie!!!

  • @mr.orange8211
    @mr.orange8211 Год назад +2

    The transition from Soul Love to Moonage Daydream is perfect, literally. Count one - two - three - four as if you're still playing Soul Love after the fade out and you'l see what I mean.

  • @gwynedd-1
    @gwynedd-1 Год назад +1

    Awesome. It has been too long since I listened to the whole album. Something I will now change

  • @tommonk7651
    @tommonk7651 Год назад +1

    Great choice! I listened to it straight through again a couple of months ago and really loved it. I had forgotten how good the whole album was.

  • @massimosaffioti8798
    @massimosaffioti8798 Год назад +3

    Mick Ronson is the unsung hero of this album. Wether on guitar or piano, he is what's driving these tracks. His string arrangements and counter melodic guitar lines are just as important to the over all compositions as Bowie's voice and lyrics.
    With this tour and the next (in support of the Aladdin Sane LP), Bowie introduced the world to his Ziggy persona and ultimately retired him and the band on July 3, 1973 at the Hammersmith Odeon, with a stage announcement that shocked his fans and band alike. The usual opener and closer during these tours were Hang on to Yourself and Rock 'n' Roll Suicide respectively. This farewell show was captured on film in it's entirety... and released in 1980 (minus 2 songs with special guest, Jeff Beck) as Ziggy Stardust.
    I hope this has inspired you to dig deeper into Bowie's catalog. Though I personally wouldn't recommend jumping around between the different eras. Doing so would deprive you of experiencing the subtle (and not so subtle) transformations from album to album. Some may tell you to skip Pin-Ups because it's "just an album of covers"... that would be a mistake. The band is on fire on that album.
    Also of note are the jeybordist that have played on Bowie's albums Rick Wakeman (just before joining Yes) on Hunky Dory, the incredible Mike Garson on Aladdin Sane to Young Americans, the E Street Band's Roy Bittan on Station to Station and brian Eno on the "Berlin Trilogy" -- Low, "Heroes" and Lodger..
    Cheers!

  • @stevegreen5552
    @stevegreen5552 Год назад +8

    Ronson was a big influence on me - his output with Bowie, Mott the Hoople and Ian Hunter, assorted sessions and his solo work. I suspect my choice of university had an element of "Ronno came from there" (as well as having a course I wanted and a good level of student accommodation)! It was a tragedy that he died so young from cancer.
    As for Bowie, others have mentioned Hunky Dory and Aladdin Sane (the albums directly preceding and succeeding Ziggy) but I'd be interested in seeing your analysis and opinion of The Man Who Sold the World - a heavier album but with the same variety - and the first record he did with Mick Ronson.

  • @harrybaran2683
    @harrybaran2683 Год назад +4

    My favourite Bowie album!!

  • @Richard_Jones
    @Richard_Jones Год назад +3

    Hey Doug, great reaction so far. with regards to your Suffragette City comment, I gues Bowie called it that mainly because it sounded cool. In later years he could be very intensional with his art, but for a long time he was (or seemed) very instinctive, taking leads from his collaborators, ie Ronson, Alomar, Fripp, et a;.

    • @mmmcomfy
      @mmmcomfy Год назад

      "Suffragette City" is Bowie's jive/poetic way to have a bisexual character saying, hey boys get out of here, I'm back with the girls. My 2c

  • @Ryan-on5on
    @Ryan-on5on 3 месяца назад

    Super album! As you said, the songs are short and simple, but carry a lasting emotional punch. More than anything, David, through both this album and his whole music career, taught us weirdos, misfits, and outcasts that straying from the straight line was not just okay, but also meant being immeasurably cool and hip in a way the squares could never hope for! For that, he has my undying love and admiration.
    RIP, Starman!

  • @geofflupton1254
    @geofflupton1254 Год назад +2

    Thanks for this one Doug! An all-time classic, one of the great, must-have albums of the rock-era. In my opinion, it's a songwriter's album, the songs being the strong suit rather than highly produced backing tracks.
    Don't forget to get back to sides 2, 3 and 4 on "Chicago Transit Authority." 😏

  • @robertotostado2364
    @robertotostado2364 Год назад +4

    1.Outside, great album, very underrated, but one of the best things he did in the 90's. my favorite album of his and one in my top 10.

  • @steveyoung5811
    @steveyoung5811 Год назад +1

    @DougHelvering Thank You, never listened to this album before, only ever heard Star Man. This has been an absolute pleasure for the ears.

  • @ronenners1593
    @ronenners1593 Год назад +2

    One of the highest fidelity vinyl LPs ever pressed. Back of the album states "To be played at maximum volume".

  • @nigeltown6999
    @nigeltown6999 Год назад +2

    Hi, the cover art is an photograph of an actual street, now with a preservation order on it - this album is that important. At this time Bowie was also working with a Manchester based band that he really liked, Mott the Hoople, who were struggling to make it 'big'. He worked with them on a couple of albums and offed them Suffragette City as their relaunch single. They preferred 'All the Young Dudes' which he let them have instead. A fantastic song, big hit for them - Bowie: Legend!

  • @altair8598
    @altair8598 Год назад +1

    I particularly look forward to masterpiecefridays! Thanks Doug. Hope you go further down this rabbit hole to discover the more experimental delights of Scary Monsters, Low and Blackstar to name but three!

  • @Edward..de..lanndo
    @Edward..de..lanndo 6 месяцев назад

    You're an instantly appealing person...
    David is a genius.....
    I've heard him sing 5 years without the music...its incredibly emotional...and his emotion pours from his voice....
    He is a chameleon and hence the vocal changes....thank you for this video....❤🎉

  • @jameshw9751
    @jameshw9751 Год назад +1

    Was just listening to this yesterday. Bowies greatest work, and a close to perfect album.

  • @garyjerreat8521
    @garyjerreat8521 Год назад +2

    Great to hear this album again, fifty years ago I would play it all the time especially in the car. Great album

  • @michaelm6948
    @michaelm6948 Год назад +3

    With "Soul Love" you really see the influence of renowned English vocalist and actor Anthony Newley on David Bowie.

  • @claudiofernandes9834
    @claudiofernandes9834 Год назад

    That's a superb álbum, Doug. It's a statement that you can write a mesterpiece with just a few notes and a bunch of great ideas. Bring more of Bowie into the channel!!!!

  • @MrJambug
    @MrJambug Год назад +4

    A few more things:
    The title of the album is a mash up of 2 American performers that where at the time on Bowies radar, namely Iggy Pop and The Legendary Stardust Cowboy.
    Five Years
    Ken Scott, the producer, said that by the close of 'Five Years' Bowie was crying his eyes out with the emotion he put in to it.
    Moonage Daydream and Hang On to Yourself
    Both these songs where from a project called Arnold Corns which was a vehicle for a prodigy Bowie was trying to promote at the time, by the name of Frederick Burretti, aka Rudi Valentino.
    Burretti was by trade a clothes designer that couldn't actually sing. Bowie thought he was beautiful and just really liked him. He was name checked in 'All The Young Dudes' as he is the 'Freddie' that got spots from pulling stars from his face 'the funky little boat race'.
    Lady Stardust
    Is heavily influenced, if not entirely about, Bowie's friend and rival at the time, Marc Bolan
    Star
    Freddie Burretti, or at least his alter ego, Rudi valentino gets another name check as 'rudi stayed at home to starve'.
    Demos of 'Star' predate even Hunky Dory, reinforcing the notion that the Ziggy 'narrative' was indeed an afterthought.
    Ziggy Stardust
    Is, in part at least, a character thought to be influenced by Jimi Hendrix. Give away lines are 'He played it Left hand' and 'Jiving us that we were voodoo'.
    Suffragette City
    Was offered to Mott The Hoople before All The Young Dudes. They turned it down. Bowie references 'Droogies' from A Clockwork Orange, which was another major influence on Bowie at the time, and it continued to be so right up until the end as he references 'Vellocet', a recreational drug used in the same movie, in 'Girl Loves Me' a song from Blackstar.
    Rock n Roll Suicide.
    influenced

  • @johnw706
    @johnw706 Год назад +2

    This album has been a favourite of mine since I first bought it in the early 70s .
    You pointed out the variety within the songs and his vocals , and I find that that is what keeps this album fresh for me .
    He did an album called Bowie at the Beeb , where he performs a lot of these songs at the BBC .
    It is great , as he , and his band , give these songs a rougher edge , and it really works .
    Do yourself a favour and check it out . I actually prefer some of the versions on the Beeb album to the originals .
    Doug , you mentioned that you would like to hear the drums a little better . You will on those Beeb versions .
    Thanks for this video !!!

  • @glyngasson8450
    @glyngasson8450 Год назад +5

    If you ever review another Bowie album please do Low. This album sounded like it came from another planet, particularly side 2 which is mostly instrumental. I'd also love for you to hear the track Aladdin Sane, mainly for the piano solo

  • @einsoflight18
    @einsoflight18 Год назад

    BS"D
    Really surprised you never heard Ziggy Stardust. It's one of most famous songs. I love this album! Thank you for reviewing!
    His last album blackstar is so AMAZING!

  • @DetectiveAlley
    @DetectiveAlley Год назад

    My favorite album of all time. Your reactions are refreshing to both hear comments and see your facial reaction. Suffragette City is my favorite but Starman is a close second.

  • @patriciastewart2239
    @patriciastewart2239 Год назад +4

    His poetry is sublime.

    • @radekseky4571
      @radekseky4571 9 месяцев назад

      Young American still manages to tear me up from time to time though I've listened to it hundreds of times. One of the most beautiful and powerful lyrics I've ever heard.

  • @kevdoe3360
    @kevdoe3360 Год назад +2

    As a 14yo working(#78) in a fast food place washing up,a cook who worked out the front gave me this album coz he liked "newer stuff"! I played it to death! Great album!P.S. Bowie was a fan of "Mott the Hoople" & when he heard they might be quitting coz they didn"t have a song,he offered them "Suffragette City" which they didn"t like,but they did like "All the Young Dudes" and had a massive hit with it!

  • @johnstallings4049
    @johnstallings4049 Год назад +1

    Thanx 4 covering my favorite bands! Grateful Dead, Frank Zappa, Yes, Bowie, Traffic, Phish, & can't wait for Astronomy by Blue Oyster Cult! 💙😇💙