Movie Description
The quintessential moment in glam-rock history, ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS is David Bowie at his best. This film of the 1973 concert (released 10 years later) documents the hallucinogenic collage of kitsch, Warhol/Pop irony, and flamboyant excess that was the Bowie phenomenon: his trademark synthetic androgyny is a musical symbiosis of feminine passion and masculine dominance that define his funky, gender-bending art and, ultimately, the glam-rock genre as a whole. Early on, the film cuts to elaborate backstage costume changes between sets, highlighting a playlist that includes such classics as "Changes," "Space Oddity," "Time," and "Suffragette City." In this comprehensive document of a seminal peformer in music history, director D.A. Pennebaker captures the enigmatic singer's smoldering brilliance like a Hubble photograph of a supernova; it is essential viewing for Bowie fans and music historians alike.
| Credits | | Cast: | David Robert Jones |
Notes
DVD Features:
Region 0
Keep Case
Tracks:
1. Beethoven Ninth Symphony
2. Hang On To Yourself
3. Ziggy Stardust
4. Watch That Man
5. Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud
6. All The Young Dudes
7. Oh! You Pretty Things
8. Moonage Daydream
9. Changes
10. Space Oddity
11. My Death
12. Cracked Actor
13. Time
14. Width Of A Circle
15. Let's Spend The Night Together
16. Suffragette City
17. White Light/White Heat
18. Rock 'N' Roll Suicide
19. Pomp And Circumstance, Tracks:
1. Hang On To Yourself
2. Ziggy Stardust
3. Watch That Man
4. Medley: Wild-Eyed Boy From Freecloud/All the Young Dudes/Oh! You Pretty Things
5. Moonage Daydream
6. Changes
7. Space Oddity
8. My Death
9. Cracked Actor
10. Time
11. Width of a Circle
12. Let's Spend the Night Together
13. Suffragette City
14. White Light/White Heat
15. Rock 'N Roll Suicide
This concert was the last live performance of The Spiders From Mars.
Editorial Reviews
"...A satisfyingly nostalgic experience..."
New York Times - p.E32 - Dave Kehr (07/10/2002)
"...ZIGGY STARDUST is an excellent example of its genre, with Pennebaker capturing the excitement of what was a very special, emotion-charged occasion..."
Los Angeles Times - p.C18 - Kevin Thomas (08/23/2002)
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