Every David Bowie Album Ranked Worst To Best (By Guitar Power)

7. Bowie At The Beeb (2000)


A collection of long-bootlegged sessions for BBC radio, the versions of the Ziggy-era material are almost as powerful as the studio takes, and in some cases exceed them for raw firepower. Mick Ronson shines as usual, with stellar examples of the power of a Les Paul cranked through a Marshall to deliver sonic nirvana.

Admittedly some of the '60s material could have been removed without any loss, but for a taste of unpolished Bowie rock'n'roll, the glam-age tracks can't be topped.

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