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Even though it contained no hits, The Man Who Sold the World, for most intents and purposes, was the beginning of David Bowie's classic period. Working with guitarist Mick Ronson and producer Tony Visconti for the second time Bowie developed a tight, twisted heavy guitar rock that appears simple on the surface but sounds more gnarled upon each listen. The mix is off-center, with the fuzz-bass dominating the compressed, razor-thin guitars and Bowie's strangled, affected voice. The sound of The Man Who Sold the World is odd, but the music itself is bizarre, with Bowie's weird, paranoid futuristic tales melded to Ronson's riffing and the band's relentless attack. Musically, there isn't much innovation on The Man Who Sold the World -- it is almost all hard blues-rock or psychedelic folk-rock -- but there's an unsettling edge to the band's performance, which makes the record one of Bowie's best albums.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Mick Ronson, Guitar, Vocals - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - David Bowie, Composer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Tony Visconti, Producer, Electric Bass - Ken Scott, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Mick Woodmansey, Drums - Gerald Chevin, Engineer
© 2015 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co, LLC ℗ 2015 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mick Ronson, Guitar, Recorder, Vocals, Moog - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - David Bowie, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Voices, MainArtist - Tony Visconti, Producer, Recorder, Electric Bass - Ken Scott, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Mick Woodmansey, Drums - Gerald Chevin, Engineer
© 2015 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co, LLC ℗ 2015 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mick Ronson, Guitar, Vocals - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - David Bowie, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tony Visconti, Producer, Piano, Electric Bass - Ken Scott, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Mick Woodmansey, Drums - Gerald Chevin, Engineer
© 2015 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co, LLC ℗ 2015 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mick Ronson, Guitar, Vocals - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - David Bowie, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tony Visconti, Producer, Recorder, Electric Bass - Ken Scott, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Mick Woodmansey, Drums - Ralph Mace, Moog - Gerald Chevin, Engineer
© 2015 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co, LLC ℗ 2015 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mick Ronson, Guitar, Vocals - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - David Bowie, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Harmonica, MainArtist - Tony Visconti, Producer, Electric Bass - Ken Scott, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Mick Woodmansey, Drums - Ralph Mace, Moog - Gerald Chevin, Engineer
© 2015 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co, LLC ℗ 2015 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mick Ronson, Guitar, Vocals - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - David Bowie, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Harmonica, MainArtist - Tony Visconti, Producer, Electric Bass - Ken Scott, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Mick Woodmansey, Drums - Ralph Mace, Moog - Gerald Chevin, Engineer
© 2015 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co, LLC ℗ 2015 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mick Ronson, Guitar, Vocals - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - David Bowie, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tony Visconti, Producer, Piano, Electric Bass - Ken Scott, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Mick Woodmansey, Drums - Gerald Chevin, Engineer
© 2015 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co, LLC ℗ 2015 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mick Ronson, Guitar, Vocals - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - David Bowie, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tony Visconti, Producer, Electric Bass - Ken Scott, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Mick Woodmansey, Drums, Percussion - Ralph Mace, Moog - Gerald Chevin, Engineer
© 2015 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co, LLC ℗ 2015 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mick Ronson, Guitar, Vocals - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - David Bowie, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tony Visconti, Producer, Electric Bass - Ken Scott, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Mick Woodmansey, Drums - Gerald Chevin, Engineer
© 2015 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co, LLC ℗ 2015 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Even though it contained no hits, The Man Who Sold the World, for most intents and purposes, was the beginning of David Bowie's classic period. Working with guitarist Mick Ronson and producer Tony Visconti for the second time Bowie developed a tight, twisted heavy guitar rock that appears simple on the surface but sounds more gnarled upon each listen. The mix is off-center, with the fuzz-bass dominating the compressed, razor-thin guitars and Bowie's strangled, affected voice. The sound of The Man Who Sold the World is odd, but the music itself is bizarre, with Bowie's weird, paranoid futuristic tales melded to Ronson's riffing and the band's relentless attack. Musically, there isn't much innovation on The Man Who Sold the World -- it is almost all hard blues-rock or psychedelic folk-rock -- but there's an unsettling edge to the band's performance, which makes the record one of Bowie's best albums.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:13
- Main artists: David Bowie
- Composer: David Bowie
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2015 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co, LLC ℗ 2015 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co, LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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