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前作『ジギー・スター・ダスト』で、伝説化していくキャラクターに重荷を感じたボウイが、アメリカツアーを敢行しながら、新たな活動への一歩を踏み出すことになった作品。多種多様な音が詰まっていて、音楽的な試行錯誤が、強く感じられる。
特にシャンソンのフレーヴァーさえ感じる<6>は、新たなるボウイの姿を見ることができる、珠玉の名曲。ほかにも、クールジャズめいた曲や、ストーンズのカヴァーなど、ボウイの音楽的意欲が最も出ていて、飽きのこない作品である。(たかいしさとし)
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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