Cracked Actor (track)
by David Bowie
Cracked Actor appears on the following album(s) by David Bowie:
- Aladdin Sane (track #5) (this album) (1973)
- Ziggy Stardust The Motion Picture (track #9) (1983)
- David Live (track #9) (1974)
- David Bowie: The Collection (track #5) (compilation) (2005)
- Cracked Actor (Live Los Angeles '74) (track #10) (2017)
- Serious Moonlight (Live '83) (track #16) (2019)
- Five Years (1969-1973) (track #74) (compilation) (2015)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 12/10/2025 09:09 | plasmicmist | 7,423 | 90/100 |
| ! | 12/06/2025 07:51 | Exist-en-ciel | 47,915 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/04/2025 03:07 |  LukasAntoine00s | 5,170 | 80/100 |
| ! | 12/03/2025 22:55 |  DommeDamian | 72,482 | 51/100 |
| ! | 12/02/2025 08:57 | Johnnyo | 41,995 | 80/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 83.0/100, a mean average of 82.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.3.
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Another great, feedback laden guitar intro from Mick Ronson. This is Bowie encompassing his Glam Rock persona.
It’s been written that this is a straight Lou Reed rip off. I’m not sure about that but there are certainly Lou Reed influences in the music.
Overall, a good track.
Another Stones rip-off. It's alright but nothing original. Especially after what preceded it.
Crack, baby, crack!
Mick's guitar screeches are just absolutely brilliant.
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