Tracks:
1. Watch That Man: 8/10 even if it's just a party description, few such descriptions are so explosive.
2. Aladdin Sane: 8/10 a very interesting if underfed introduction to Aladdin Sane.
3. Drive-In Saturday: 8/10 weird and wonderful, although very confusing.
4. Panic in Detroit: 7/10 this one has a lot of interesting ideas and a good tune, but it's still a bit obscure to fully satisfy.
5. Cracked Actor: 9/10 a fascinating, pleasingly ambiguous and vastly enjoyable song that represents classic Bowie.
6. Time: 10/10 time has always been an interesting concept to talk about it, and here David Bowie's brilliant exploration of it rivals Pink Floyd's track about it from The Dark Side of the Moon.
7. The Prettiest Star: 8/10 an excellent and delightfully weird love song.
8. Let's Spend the Night Together: 8/10 an entertaining and energetic cover song, filled with attitude although the song suited The Rolling Stones more.
9. The Jean Genie: 9/10 utterly crazy psychedelic awesomeness, and yet another wonderful character description from Bowie.
10. Lady Grinning Soul: 9/10 a brilliant album closer and a delightful (If sentimental) love song with some awesome piano work.
Best song: Time
Worst song: Panic in Detroit
Summary: Not David Bowie's absolute greatest. In many ways, it sometimes seems he is too focused on doing something similar to Ziggy Stardust and the album gets off to a bit of a slow start. Bowie's occasional habit for overly layered and obscure lyrics is a bit more noticeable on this album than before, but it's still a great listen. The melodies are as alien and beautiful as ever and the whole record once again retains the melancohly, human tone which makes David Bowie's psychedelic gems so special.
Final rating: 8/10
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