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Title: Influential Classic
Review: The most amazing thing about listening to this in 2003 is you can clearly hear the influence this has had on artists after it was released: David Bowie basically re-created this album's vibe verbatim while cranking the guitars a bit more on "Ziggy Stardust." The vocals and arrangements on "Electric Warrior" are also dead ringers for several songs from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Tell me Tim Curry's Dr. Frankenfurter doesn't sound (and look) like Marc Bolan!I really enjoy the guitar sound on this record too. Unlike the album cover with Bolan posing in front of a towering amp stack, the guitar sounds like it was plugged directly into the mixing board, giving it a uniquely understated distortion, and allowing all the strings, congas, background vocals and a beautifully dense bassline equal time in the spotlight of this landmark disc.
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