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* HeavyMetal: Much of the material has a distinct heavy metal edge that distinguishes it from Bowie's other releases, and has been compared to contemporary acts such as Music/LedZeppelin and Music/BlackSabbath. It may be light compared with what followed, [[invoked]] [[OnceOriginalNowCimmon but by 1970 standards it was pretty heady stuff]].
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* HeavyMetal: Much of the material has a distinct heavy metal edge that distinguishes it from Bowie's other releases, and has been compared to contemporary acts such as Music/LedZeppelin and Music/BlackSabbath. It may be light compared with what followed, [[invoked]] [[OnceOriginalNowCimmon [[OnceOriginalNowCommon but by 1970 standards it was pretty heady stuff]].
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* HeavyMetal: Much of the material has a distinct heavy metal edge that distinguishes it from Bowie's other releases, and has been compared to contemporary acts such as Music/LedZeppelin and Music/BlackSabbath. It may be light compared with what followed, [[invoked]] [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny but by 1970 standards it was pretty hard stuff]].
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* HeavyMetal: Much of the material has a distinct heavy metal edge that distinguishes it from Bowie's other releases, and has been compared to contemporary acts such as Music/LedZeppelin and Music/BlackSabbath. It may be light compared with what followed, [[invoked]] [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny [[OnceOriginalNowCimmon but by 1970 standards it was pretty hard heady stuff]].
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* {{Lobotomy}}: In the second pre-chorus of "All the Madmen", the narrator claims that he's bisexual ("my libido's split on me") in the hopes that the asylum staff lobotomize him, referencing the historical use of lobotomy as an extreme form of conversion therapy.
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* BreatherEpisode: "Black Country Rock" is considerably LighterAndSofter in tone than anything else on the album.
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* BreatherEpisode: "Black Country Rock" is considerably LighterAndSofter in tone than anything else on the album.album, turning away from the other material's oppressive sound and apocalyptic lyrics in favor of presenting a jaunty, upbeat rocker about a tourist trap in the West Midlands.
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* BreatherEpisode: "Black Country Rock" is considerably lighter in tone than anything else on the album.
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* BreatherEpisode: "Black Country Rock" is considerably lighter LighterAndSofter in tone than anything else on the album.
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* SociopathicSoldier: The narrator of "Running Gun Blues" is a soldier who, following the end of UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar, sneaks out every night to murder soldier and civilian alike out of nihilistic racism.
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* SociopathicSoldier: The narrator of "Running Gun Blues" is a soldier who, following the end of UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar, sneaks out every night to murder soldier and civilian alike out of nihilistic racism.
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** According to producer Tony Visconti, the repeated line "zane, zane, zane, ouvre le chien" in the outro of "All the Madmen" is an oblique reference to ''Film/UnChienAndalou''.
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** The 8-track release of the album substantially rearranges the tracklist due to the limitations of the four-program format. On such releases, the running order is "The Width of a Circle", "Saviour Machine", "Black Country Rock", "She Shook Me Cold", "After All", "The Supermen", "All the Madmen", "Running Gun Blues", and "The Man Who Sold the World". Additionally, both "Saviour Machine" and "All the Madmen" are split into two parts due to them overlapping with the changeover from one program to the next.
** Cassette releases by Creator/MercuryRecords and Creator/RCARecords swap "After All" and "Running Gun Blues" to even out the lengths of each side. The original running order would be restored on the 1990 remaster.
** The 8-track release of the album substantially rearranges the tracklist due to the limitations of the four-program format. On such releases, the running order is "The Width of a Circle", "Saviour Machine", "Black Country Rock", "She Shook Me Cold", "After All", "The Supermen", "All the Madmen", "Running Gun Blues", and "The Man Who Sold the World". Additionally, both "Saviour Machine" and "All the Madmen" are split into two parts due to them overlapping with the changeover from one program to the next.
** Cassette releases by Creator/MercuryRecords and Creator/RCARecords swap "After All" and "Running Gun Blues" to even out the lengths of each side. The original running order would be restored on the 1990 remaster.
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* DivineDate: In "The Width of a Circle", a (male) supernatural being who may be either {{God}}, an angel, {{Satan}}, or a regular HornyDevil takes the narrator to {{Hell}}... where they get their freak on.
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* DivineDate: In "The Width of a Circle", a (male) supernatural being who may be either {{God}}, an angel, {{Satan}}, or a regular HornyDevil HotAsHell demon takes the narrator to {{Hell}}... where they get their freak on.
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# "Moonage Daydream" (3:52)
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# "Moonage Daydream" Daydream"[[note]]1971 version with the Arnold Corns[[/note]] (3:52)
# "Hang on toYourself" Yourself"[[note]]1971 version with the Arnold Corns[[/note]] (2:51)
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-->Then came ''The Man Who Sold The World'', with its hard-rock guitars and arrangements from Mick Ronson and producer Tony Visconti finally giving Bowie’s needling voice and existential angst the musical edge it demanded. From then on, every generation would get the Bowie it deserved.
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-->Then came ''The Man Who Sold The World'', with its hard-rock guitars and arrangements from Mick Ronson and producer Tony Visconti finally giving Bowie’s Bowie's needling voice and existential angst the musical edge it demanded. From then on, every generation would get the Bowie it deserved.
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* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Not the titular characters of "The Supermen"; these omnipotent immortals (a la Creator/HPLovecraft's Elder Gods) lead "tragic endless lives", consider themselves "[[BlessedWithSuck chained to life]]", and would do anything for "a chance to die/To turn to mold". When one of them finally dies at the end of the song, it's definitely an EsotericHappyEnding.
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* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Not the titular characters of "The Supermen"; these omnipotent immortals (a la Creator/HPLovecraft's Elder Gods) lead "tragic endless lives", consider themselves "[[BlessedWithSuck chained to life]]", and would do anything for "a chance to die/To turn to mold". When one of them finally dies at the end of the song, it's definitely an EsotericHappyEnding. portrayed as a moment of triumph.
