Product: Ziggy Stardust [VHS]
Rating: 4.0
Good Release, Ziggy Rules!
This full package is just what you'd think it'd be - no surprises. It's done well. The picture is probably as good as it can get - being digitally mastered from 16MM film (which is not at all a favorite of mine). Sixteen Millimeter film tends to look grainy and blurry and it's shame now that this legendary musical performance didn't have a higher budget.The sound of the DVD is clear and strong. The best part for me was the commentary soundtrack by Tony Visconti and the director which is insightful; I learned a lot.The DVD also comes with a fold-up poster and mini booklet. It's a nice package for fans. I still claim that David Bowie's best LP is "The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" of 1972. He hit his peak early on, but the surprising thing is how he managed to maintain a vibrant, and always fascinating creative impulse for many years afterwards. Whereas most artists would have disappeared after Ziggy's pinnacle, Bowie quickly kept us thinking, and rethinking the whole while.In my opinion, this is David at his peak. See a truly historic Rock & Roll moment, captured on film forever, and now remastered on DVD for your home collection.