Even though David Bowie passed away a decade ago, his legacy still lives on.
In an article posted by Collider this past December, the publication wrote a listicle right before Christmas about what they think the Top 25 "greatest classic rock albums of all time" are. Among the list included the masterpieces such as Abbey Road by The Beatles, Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde, The Velvet Underground & Nico's 1967 self-titled album and 21 more iconic records, but Bowie's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars was crowned the No. 1 spot.
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Released on June 16, 1972, in the United Kingdom via RCA Records, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (often shortened to Ziggy Stardust) is the late singer's fifth studio album. Recorded from November 1971 to February 1972 at Trident Studios in London, the LP was co-produced by Bowie and Ken Scott, and featured his backing band The Spiders from Mars.
Inspired by the sounds and musical styles of Iggy Pop, Velvet Underground and Marc Bolan, the album tells the story of Bowie's alter ego, Ziggy Stardust, who is a fictional, androgynous, sex-obsessed and bisexual alien rockstar who is sent to Earth. The album consists of 11 songs, including a cover of Ron Davies' "It Ain't Easy," which was the first song to be recorded.
The plot of the concept album starts with "Five Years," where he sings about a news broadcast story that revealed that Earth only had five years left before it was destroyed by an apocalyptic disaster. The third song, "Moonage Daydream," introduced the character of Ziggy, while "Starman" is the point of view of one of the children who hears Ziggy's message of hope.
In "Star," Ziggy is wondering if he could make it as a rock star and if it would be worth it, and in the next track, "Hang On to Yourself," he is put in front of a crowd to perform. As fame and stardom get to Ziggy, it eventually leads to his downfall, which is sung about in "Ziggy Stardust." The final track, "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide," is the alien's cry for help, before he dies on stage.
British singer David Bowie performs onstage wearing makeup and a costume that covers only one leg and one arm, 1973.In a 2002 interview with NPR that was re-published in 2016 after his death, Bowie revealed that he created the character with his friends, who were beginning to be fed up with hippie culture that was taking over London in the early 1970s.
"[We] read too much George Steiner and kind of got the idea that we were entering to this kind of post-culture age and that we'd better do something postmodernist quickly, before somebody else did," Bowie said. "It was a pudding of new ideas. And we were terribly excited, and I think we took it on our shoulders that we were creating the 21st century in 1971. That was the idea."
Musician David Bowie performs onstage during his "Ziggy Stardust" era in 1973 in Los Angeles, California.Decades later, Ziggy Stardust has become regarded as Bowie's masterpiece and listed in various lists as "one of the greatest albums of all time." The late musician and actor has been regarded as one of the most influential entertainers of the 20th century. Throughout his 54-year career, the "Heroes" singer released 26 studio albums, ending with Blackstar in 2016, two days before his death.
The 2012 remastered version of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars and Bowie's entire discography are available to stream on all platforms.
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