Glam rock at its finest. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars propels Bowie into superstardom with help from a performance of (late addition) Starman on Top of the Pops that rivals the impact of the Beatles on Ed Sullivan.

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Five Years

Soul Love

Moonage Daydream

Starman

It Ain’t Easy

Side B features more songs drawn from Bowie's wide range of influences and muses. The Voyagers almost "went on forever".

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Fill Your Heart

Andy Warhol

Song for Bob Dylan

Queen Bitch

The Bewlay Brothers

Without a doubt some of Bowie’s best work can be found on this album. Side A alone boasts multiple top-tier songs, but is one of them overrated? One brother thinks so. Tune in for at least one hot take and a lot more gushing over the first half of Hunky Dory.

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Changes

Oh! You Pretty Things

Eight Line Poem

Life on Mars?

Kooks

Quicksand

John goes into where Bowie's head is at and Jesse rambles on about effects during their discussion about the back half of The Man Who Sold the World.

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Running Gun Blues

Saviour Machine

She Shook Me Cold

The Man Who Sold the World

The Supermen

Keeping up with his contemporaries, Bowie kicks off the 70s with the heavy hitting The Man Who Sold the World. What’s the biggest difference between this and other rock albums of the time? Tune in to find out!

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

The Width of a Circle

All the Madmen

Black Country Rock

After All

Here it is! Jesse & John reveal their 14-track best of the ‘60s playlist, followed by continued discussion and final thoughts on this early period of Bowie’s career.

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The Voyagers continue their Space Oddity discussion and debut a new segment featuring comments from their friends on Twitter.

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Janine

An Occasional Dream

Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud

God Knows I‘m Good

Memory of a Free Festival

Bowie teams up with Tony Visconti, a couple of former Rats (three more will have a much larger presence later!) and a new label for his second self-titled album, commonly referred to as Space Oddity. Join the Voyagers as they dive into the first side.

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Space Oddity

Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed

Letter to Hermione

Cygnet Committee

Alternate realities where Bowie becomes a monk... or the next Anthony Newley? We flip Bowie's debut album over to side B and continue our discussion.

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Little Bombardier

Silly Boy Blue

Come and Buy My Toys

Join the Gang

She’s Got Medals

Maid of Bond Street

Please Mr. Gravedigger

The Fantastic Voyage podcast begins with the first side of David Bowie's 1967 self-titled debut album. Also, find out how these two brothers became such Bowie freaks!

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Uncle Arthur

Sell Me a Coat

Rubber Band

Love You till Tuesday

There Is a Happy Land

We Are Hungry Men

When I Live My Dream