The Story Behind: David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars SIDE 2, Ep 201
The Story Behind: David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars SIDE 2, Ep 201  
Podcast: 1001 Album Complaints
Rating: Explicit Published On: Mon Mar 24 2025
Description: Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums.  David Bowie finally locked in on a way to connect with the record buying public - by transforming himself into an alien savior / fame monster. The guys continue their 200th episode celebration and talk about unintelligible but cool lyrics, the melodic bass of Trevor Bolder, and those persistent sharp 4th notesJoin the comment thread NOW available on our free Patreon to continue the conversation about this episode and get early access to the weekly show 100% ad free, plus 60+ bonus shows like Song Battle and Guilty Pleasureshttps://www.patreon.com/1001AlbumComplaintsJoin our Mailing List here: https://linktr.ee/1001albumcomplaintsEmail us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.comListen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4WZR9SJmpBnZljWNej5BQm?si=dbd81bad8a034df1Listen to Ziggy Stardust here:https://open.spotify.com/album/48D1hRORqJq52qsnUYZX56?si=ClTGG7-sR7Kr3LH1nzmDlQIntro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly CrushersOutro music: After the Afterlife by MEGAFollow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at homeFollow us on instagram @thechopunlimited AND @1001AlbumComplaintsWe have 1001 Merch! Support us by buying some.US Merch StoreNext week's album: The Sex Pistols - Nevermind the BollocksSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.