1. Wild Pain
2. Life Isn't Easy in Germany
3. Consequence of Time
4. Spontanverkehr
5. Friend of Stars
6. Hall of Souls
7. Recover You
8. Der Erste Stein
9. Tanz Der Arroganz
10. The And
11. Spot
Amazon.com essential recording
The second most important moment in Bowie's glam period, Aladdin Sane is full of smart, cutting-edge songs that hold up decades later as classic moments in rock. Standout tracks include "Panic in Detroit," with Mick Ronson's screaming guitars and Mick Woodmansey's urgent drumming; "Watch that Man," a piano-driven, rollicking number perfect for the Bowie strut; the lascivious and sweaty "Cracked Actor"; the punky "Jean Genie"; and a perfectly raucous cover of "Let's Spend the Night Together." "Time" hearkens back to the theatrics of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, while "Drive in Saturday," "The Prettiest Star," and "Lady Grinning Soul" serve as precursors to Bowie's "plastic soul" sounds that came later in the '70s. Aladdin Sane is even more impressive when considering that the same year this album was made, Bowie was also working with artists like Iggy Pop and Lou Reed, producing some of their most heralded works (the Stooges' Raw Power and Reed's Transformer). --Lorry Fleming
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Aladdin Sane
- Audio CD: 0 pages (1999-09-28)
- Publisher: Virgin Records Us
- Label: Virgin Records Us
- Format: Enhanced, Original recording reissued
- Studio: Virgin Records Us
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 79 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #42651
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Summary: Best cover of "Let's Spend the Night Together" Ever!!! 2008-10-07
Comment: I don't care what the reviewers say, this is the best cover of Let's Spend the Night Together ever! The best song on the CD next to Lady Grinning Soul and Jean Genie. Even better than the original.
A cover song is supposed to sound different than the original but keep some elements and this song is definitely David Bowie's version not the Rolling Stones, which is a classic by itself but not as good as this one. Why do the song the same as the original?
Anyway, David is no stranger to great covers, Across the Universe is great!
And I love it when they cover him too. I love Seu Jorge and even the much maligned Barbra Streisand cover of Life on Mars? I give her props for tackling it in her Butterfly album (the best song on that CD too) and I like her vocals in it even though the instrumentation is not as mystifying as David's with Piano and Cello's etc... Her voice was great, if she could redo it with his music that would be a treat.
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Summary: DAVID BOWIE AND GLAM ROCK AT ITS ZENITH 2008-09-23
Comment: Yeah, I was a total David Bowie freak back in the day: chopped off my hair, dyed it red and starved myself to achieve that underfed junkie look. Much to the annoyance of my brother, I splashed his posters all over my bedroom, which I shared w/ him. He kept asking me "Why does he have to wear LIPSTICK?"
Years later, I have more perspective, of course. This is the album I still play every couple of months when I want my shot of glitter and glam. Oh, the energy, the musicianship, the jazz piano stylings on the song Aladdin Sane, a terrific cover of Mark Bolan's The Prettiest Star - this album offers all of these and more, including an outrageous cover of the Stones' Let's Spend the Night Together.
The Spiders from Mars was the best band Bowie EVER had and ever will have. Mick Ronson, lead guitar, was the perfect foil for Bowie on stage and in the studio. He sadly, died much too soon and under appreciated.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: More like a water-treading album... 2008-06-03
Comment: ... has said the "man" himself about A Lad Insane, the second glam album from rock cameo David Bowie, and while some will qualify it as his best glam-era offering, I would tend to agree with Bowie. David Bowie was a complex and versatil artist, doing the same thing twice never really seized him. While he still enjoyed surfing on the glory of his persona Ziggy Stardust, some part of him had already said everything it had to say about rock n roll, and it shows on the album. While EVERY song here is a good song all in all, we can feel that they were written quickly, on the road. That makes the album sound rushed and somewhat redondant. But anyway, at the time Bowie couldn't get something bad from his pen, so he threw us plenty of little classics for our ziggy-angry ears.
I'll say it again. Every song is cool. The road inspired him great rockers like Watch that man, The Jean Genie, Cracked Actor, Panic In Detroit and the rolling stones cover Let Spend The Night Together wich are all not quiet revolutionary, but 100% effective. The real revolutions on this album are the hypnotic closer Lady Grinning Soul where he sings like the queen of the dragqueens (maybe the most mannered and sweet male vocals ever), the piano on Alladin Sane and the creepy majesty of Time
Overall, I would sure recommend this album, but my point of vue is that on Ziggy Stardust, the man was more into it.
0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Glamorous and exciting ! 2008-05-06
Comment: I purchased the 30th Anniversary Double-Disc version in Hanover, Mass. in 2007. I picked up a used version for $10 or $11. It was worth it for that price, for sure. I got a little bit nostalgic last year and I also purchased some Lou Reed, Frank Zappa and Jackson Browne and Grateful Dead. I like all of these artists and their recordings, too. Aladdin Sane sounds very good next to Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell, too. Bowie has a sense of humor and that means a lot as I get older.
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Summary: A sleazy, decadent classic 2008-01-29
Comment: Bowie really loved the Rolling Stones, huh? Take that how you see fit. But seriously folks, you wanna know whose influence I hear all over this record? The Rolling Stones'! They're all over Diamond Dogs, too, which is why I consider this and the next album to be a subset of Bowie's glam phase - the Stones phase. Seriously, the guitar riffs, the horns, the backup vocals, the sleazy lyrics... that's all Stones! I mean, the Exile on Main Street influence on the memorable rockers "Watch That Man", "Cracked Actor" (with a harmonica, too!), and the Bo Diddley-influenced "Panic in Detroit" are about as obvious as it gets. You wouldn't believe this, but the massive retro doo-wop hit "Drive in Saturday" makes me think Stones, for two reasons: Guitar tone, and sax solo. He even covers a Stones it, "Let's Spend the Night Together", done in a space-rock version that actually does make it sound perverse and decadent. Total overhaul of the nonthreatening (other than the lyrics - for the time, anyway) piano-pop original! Well, there's not much Stones influence on the punning title track, with a mock-lounge opening section that quickly devolves into free-jazz piano and sax solos, but that song rules! Go on, just try getting the chorus out of your head! "Time" isn't Stonesy either, but it does have a fantastic semi-cabaret piano part, as well as an intense, biting vocal. I kinda get tired of the coda after a while, though. Now, I do not enjoy "The Prettiest Start" at all. That's one instance of me agreeing with the common criticism of glam-rock being pure stylistic camp. "Lady Grinning Soul" suffers the same fate. But I gotta admit, this is one of Bowie's most consistent and enjoyable albums. I don't see why this is seen as such a big letdown after Ziggy Stardust - to me, it's just as good as that album, and in some places better. It certainly has more jump out of your seat rock `n' roll energy. The big radio hits were "The Jean Genie", an unforgettable blues swagger that takes some cues from Mick Jagger; "Drive-in Saturday", with one of the weirdest themes ever to be found on a Top 5 hit (in this case, a society watching porn to learn how to reproduce); and "Panic in Detroit".
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