David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World

Artist Name: David Bowie

Album Name: The Man Who Sold The World

Album Date: 1970

Okay, so since discovering Bowie last week I've gotten a slight obsession due to the godly nature of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust (I'll review that later), and figured, since I love Nirvana's version of this albums title track so much, the original must be pretty good.

The album itself is amazing.

Unlike the album he's probably most well known for (R&FoZS), this album is somewhat heavier-seeming, with more guitar-driven songs as they hold the rhythm and the lead control in most songs.

The album varies its styles from a seemingly harder rock, to the somewhat psychedelic The Man Who Sold The World, as Bowie added a large amount of Flange to his voice in the verse, making it seem a lot different to the rest of the albums tracks.

Overall, I'd say even if you just have an incline for Bowie, or even just Alt. Rock, I'd give this album a listen.

But not before Ziggy Stardust, that album should be the starting point for all Bowie fans, as its truly an amazing album which was the epitome of its time in music.

7.5/10