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Space Oddity
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Track Listings
1 | Space Oddity |
2 | Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed |
3 | (Don't Sit Down) |
4 | Letter To Hermione |
5 | Cygnet Committee |
6 | Janine |
7 | An Occasional Dream |
8 | Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud |
9 | God Knows I'm Good |
10 | Memory Of A Free Festival |
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This 1969 release features David Bowie's first hit single, "Space Oddity," and sets the tone for the spacey Ziggy Stardust to come. But other than the title track, Space Oddity isn't a glam-rock album. For that phase, one must move ahead to 1970's The Man Who Sold the World. These folk-based tracks largely present Bowie as a surrealist singer-songwriter. The uncharacteristically bitter and sarcastic "Letter to Hermione" is the most impassioned track here, presenting, as it does, the angry side of this master of cool. While still earlier recordings are noted for their Anthony Newley affectations, Space Oddity is where the Bowie myth begins to take shape. --Rob O'Connor
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This 1969 release features David Bowie's first hit single, "Space Oddity," and sets the tone for the spacey Ziggy Stardust to come. But other than the title track, Space Oddity isn't a glam-rock album. For that phase, one must move ahead to 1970's The Man Who Sold the World. These folk-based tracks largely present Bowie as a surrealist singer-songwriter. The uncharacteristically bitter and sarcastic "Letter to Hermione" is the most impassioned track here, presenting, as it does, the angry side of this master of cool. While still earlier recordings are noted for their Anthony Newley affectations, Space Oddity is where the Bowie myth begins to take shape. --Rob O'Connor
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 4.88 x 5.59 x 0.47 inches; 3.1 ounces
- Manufacturer : Parlophone
- Original Release Date : 2008
- Run time : 46 minutes
- SPARS Code : DDD
- Date First Available : December 7, 2006
- Label : Parlophone
- ASIN : B00001OH7M
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #216,491 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #2,512 in Classic Psychedelic Rock
- #3,721 in Progressive Rock
- #4,082 in Folk Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
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To pick a favourite song on this album is hard, but if pressed to select between 'Space Oddity' and 'Cygnet Committee', I will pick 'Cygnet Committee'. For me this is storytelling at its best. While it has been mentioned that the inspiration for the piece came from Bowie's disappointment with the Beckenham Arts Lab, the subject matter – the hijacking of an ideal/cause by misguided followers, is a universal theme, and the way Bowie uses multiple POV's to weave his narrative is pure genius. When he breaks into an anguished wail, and pleads to live, it is to me as if he channels the cry of every disenfranchised, oppressed, and brutalised persons, of whom too many exist in this world.
The rest of the album is music gold. Some other favourites of mine are 'God knows I'm good', 'Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud', and 'Unwashed and somewhat Slightly Dazed'.
I love the album's cover art, and the illustrations by Bowie. In the wonderful 'David Bowie Is' archive book, there is a finished illustration derived from the sketch on the back sleeve.
David Bowie during his commencement address at Berklee in 1999, said he liked to play 'what if', with his merging of musical styles. I like to play 'what if' as well, but with history. So here it goes: What if 'Space Oddity' was the mega hit it should have been on its initial release, and a commercial success? Would David Bowie still have created an avatar in the form of Ziggy Stardust, to spread his message in a way that the audience of that time would find appealing?
While I love very many of the numerous musical treasures David Bowie created throughout his magnificent artistic career, I have a soft spot for this album; it reflects a certain vulnerability and a whole lot of genius. Rest in peace David Bowie, and thank you for the music.
aspiring rock star scored an atmospheric and lyrical blockbuster album in 1969 that
not only showcases his mystical poetic artistry and creative versatility, but it bought
his groundbreaking career a step further. Space Oddity is a hallucinating, towering
piece de resistance that's highlighted by electrifying songwriting, exhilarating music
background, superb richly-textured excellence, spellbinding acoustic- electric guitar
solos and first rate storytelling, which made it such an astounding blockbuster from
The Psychadelic Era (1966-69). Starting on the haunting Top Ten hit Space Oddity
(the album's title), the pulsating track set then proceed extremely well at the speed
of light with other compelling tracks such as Unwashed And Somewhere, Letter To
Hermione, the soaring Cygnet Committee, Janine, Wild-Eyed Boy From Freecloud,
An Occasional Dream and his swift accordion-heralded Memory Of A Free Festival
(based on an arts festival he organized himself). Combining its solid mixture of folk
music, ballads and Prog-Rock, what is even ironic about Space Oddity is the way it
some wonderful experimentations which gave this masterpiece it's stunning cutting
edge, as it's demonstrated on Unwashed And Slightly Dazed, a song that reflects a
strong Bob Dylan influence and Wide-Eyed Boy From Freecloud, a Buddhism-style
song featuring a orchestra set up by Mark Ronson, who became his main guitarist.
What you get on the 2-CD edition are beautifully-crafted acoustic guitar versions of
Space Oddity and An Occasional Dream, a brief BBC Radio session, the vitriolic B-
-side classic London, Bye, Ta-Ta and his Italian-language version of the title track.
So if you want to hear Space Oddity in it's own deluxe format, here is your chance
to hear this complete edition, which make it one an absolute out of this world must,
one that will always maintain it's top within the heavens for countless of ages.
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Reviewed in Canada on April 12, 2021