Saturday, August 26, 2006

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders From Mars (1972)

"Moonage Daydream" The "narrative arc" tends to stay out of the way of the songcraft, which fact alone salvages the conceptness. Except for an oddly deformed version of "It Ain't Easy," which is little more than a throwaway plot point, this stuff is way beyond mere shtick. The chilling (if, comically, paging Jim Morrison) finish marks the high point in such stunning fashion that you're suddenly left thinking something important just happened. Going back then redeems itself. The short song titles start to make sense purely on their own terms: "Five Years." "Star." "Soul Love."

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