David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
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description: David Bowie’s defining glam-rock masterpiece and one of the most important albums of the 1970s, transforming science fiction, theatre, sexuality, celebrity, apocalypse, and rock ’n’ roll into a dazzling mythology of fame and self-invention. Style: Glam rock, art rock, proto-punk, classic rock, pop rock, theatrical rock Released in 1972, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is the album that turned David Bowie from an acclaimed cult songwriter into one of the most important figures in popular music. Built around the figure of Ziggy Stardust — an alien rock star, doomed messiah, sexual provocateur, and self-consuming celebrity — the record fused rock ’n’ roll with theatre, science fiction, fashion, and identity play in a way that changed the possibilities of pop performance. Before Ziggy Stardust, Bowie had already shown remarkable ambition. Space Oddity introduced his fascination with isolation and science fiction, The Man Who Sold the World pushed into darker and heavier territory, and Hunky Dory revealed his brilliance as a songwriter. But Ziggy Stardust brought everything into focus. It was not simply an album of great songs; it was a fully realised world, complete with its own mythology, visual language, and emotional arc. The album arrived at a perfect moment. The optimism of the 1960s had faded, rock culture was becoming larger and more theatrical, and British glam was beginning to reshape the relationship between music, image, gender, and performance. Bowie understood that a pop star could be more than a singer. A pop star could be a character, a mirror, a fantasy, a warning, and a form of liberation. With Ziggy, he created one of the most enduring personas in music history. Musically, the album is both immediate and sophisticated. The Spiders from Mars — Mick Ronson on guitar, Trevor Bolder on bass, and Mick Woodmansey on drums — give the record its power and directness. Ronson’s contribution is especially crucial: his guitar playing …
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