Yet when the almighty saviors of whom Ziggy preaches arrive, they turn out to be extraterrestrial tourists. Desperate for fame, Ziggy begins to preach of imminent celestial saviors in “Starman”, and finds himself the center of a massive cult of personality, reveling in the archetypal rock star throes of sex, drugs, and fame. Yet Ziggy’s music falls upon deranged and deaf ears. Enter Ziggy Stardust, an androgynous alien sent to save earth through the power of rock n roll. Adults across the world have disconnected from reality altogether, and children find all of the material objects they coveted theirs for the taking. Opening track “Five Years” introduces the labyrinthine storyline of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust’s world, in which a shortage of natural resources leaves the earth only so many years left to live and ushers in a de facto apocalypse. But when seen through the eyes of a pop culture historian, it is but one rather prominent facet of a much greater phenomenon the enduring legacy of one of the most profound musical works of the past century: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.Īs a progenitor to the modern concept album, every aspect of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust’s music is a facet of it’s own universe. Part rock opera, part biopic, part surrealist exploration, the film succeeds as its own, unique story. “Strange people are chosen, and through their art move progress along.” Such are the words spoken to fictional David Bowie doppelganger Brian Slade in the 1998 film Velvet Goldmine. The Musical Chairs Podcast: The Influence Of Ziggy Stardust Multimedia: Click to listen to Jack Brady and Jeremy Haas discuss Ziggy Stardust
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