Although I like to shy away from classic albums, I made an exception in honor of the release of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. If I had the time I would do it on the 7" of Blue Swede's Hooked On A Feeling, which is available on Amazon for only $2. Instead I am doing it on David Bowie's alien rock star Ziggy Stardust and whose song is on Peter Quill's Mixtape in the Movie.
With so much history with this album, it's really hard to cover it all with just a post, so for more info check out it's wikipedia page for the Production, Back Story, and Reception of it all. But what's there to really say about this album. It opens with the solemn Five Years which tells the tale of the destruction of the Earth. Moonage Daydream can be found on Peter Quill's Mixtape, and maybe heard in the Guardians of the Galaxy movie, a true glam rock song. The classic Bowie pop sound comes out with Starman. On the B-Side, you open with the beautiful piano playing of Lady Stardust. The rockabilly-esque sounds that drive Hang On to Yourself give the album a nice change of pace. Then your hit the big ones, Ziggy Stardust and Suffragette City, which you'll probably recognize right off the bat if you never listened to this album before. Ending the album is the what as known as the final collapse of Ziggy, Rock 'N' Roll Suicide, a perfect ending in his saga.
There's no need to convince you on why this is a great album since it's pretty much a classic. This album will probably set you back though, Amazon has it at $40.00 new, while most record shops have it for around $30. If you can swing it, it's well worth owning for your collection. And remember the back, it's "to be played at maximum volume."
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This is an obvious choice, but you can check out the midnight showing of Guardians of the Galaxy. The movie stars Parks and Rec's Chris Pratt as Peter Quill, Sci-Fi Princess Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Ex-Wrestler Dave Bautista as Drax, and Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper as the voices of Groot and Rocket Raccoon respectively. The movie is directed by James Gunn whose also done Silther and Super. It's easy to get lost in all the super hero movies, but if there's one thing Whedon's Avengers taught us is that, they make great summer movies. And be sure to check out Peter Quill's Awesome Mix Tape for more rock hits! Unavailable on vinyl (and more likely coming out on cassette), you can buy the mix cd on Amazon.
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