10 Moments That Changed Rock Music History
4. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust
By the time Ziggy Stardust made his decent to earth, David Bowie had been trying to make it in the industry for close to 10 years. He'd performed in cabaret shows, written a children's music album and even appeared in an ice cream add... I guess the greats have to do their time in the trenches to...
Ziggy Stardust along with The Spiders From Mars landed on earth in 1972. By 1973 the androgynous savour of earth would be consumed by his own fame and ego, leaving us forever. However, his legacy would have a lasting impact.
This was the moment that not only skyrocket David Bowie to international stardom, but solidified glam rock as the domineering movement of the early '70s. We'd had popular musicians play with gender before, Marc Bolan & T. Rex were pioneers of this. And, The Velvet Underground had given us music that seemed to come from another realm entirely, but when Bowie embodied Ziggy Stardust he reinvented the game entirely.
Aladdin Sane was the second album to contain Ziggy as a character, and despite its commercial success at the, its legacy hasn't come close to its predecessor, but thats a small criticism. How do you top an album like The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust?