Low

Excellent David Bowie

Awesome

People like Bowie more than I do

Strange thing. The B-Side offers some Eno-inspired soundscapes. Sound and Vision is an uber-hit but as an album that should be on the list it offers too little to make it exceptional.

That was pretty cool I liked it 3/5

Super album!

First listen Saved 3/11 Top track: Speed of Life

Love experimental synthy proto new wane Bowie 👍

No radio hits. Some instrumental tracks.

atmospheric bowie

Daora

This was a great experience to listen to, very interesting music being created.

Boring

Very different soundscape for the time it got released, still fresh in 2024. 5 stars! Favorite track: Warszawa other picks: always crashing in the same car, sound and vision, be my wife

Ambient, dark, haunting, influential, & a ballsy departure from his previous sound (so much so that the label, RCA, initially rejected it & then postponed its release). Maybe not what you think of when you think of David Bowie, but there's a reason he's got the most albums (9) on this list as a solo artist (the other 3 -- John Lennon, Paul McCartney, & Neil Young, are split between solo & band/group releases).

Too British for me. Sowwy

This was pretty boring, probably would not listen through again. I liked the stretch of "Sound and Vision" -> "Always Crashing in the Same Car" -> "Be My Wife", but that's about it. Not sure why I had to hear this, idk maybe people just really like all of Bowie.

Did not understand the concept of this album. Some good songs and some very forgettable songs.

Idk it felt like half the album was missing. Good beats otherwise

Pretty enjoyable but not a standout for me

Wow, what a yawner! Amazing he ever became a star.

I think out of the Berlin trilogy, Heroes is best, but this is very good too. That echoey snare drum sound that runs throughout irritates me a bit for some reason. Ambient part does sound good through headphones whilst concentrating on something. 4.5/5

Lovely

# Playlist track - Sound and Vision # Notes - Never heard this album before, even though "sound and vision" is one of my favorite Bowie tracks, ever. - Album starts out pretty great. Excellent opening. Fun, energetic, but it something does sideways halfway around. A set of weird experimental tracks takes over and they just feel out of place.

I love this so much! I love the ambient vibes at the end but also the stuff at the beginning a ton too thats more like the bowie that I know and recognize. So great and creepy and cool and awesome

Loved it. It was very short but still excellent and left me wanting for more. Easy 5/5

Can't believe I'd never heard Be My Wife before... it sounds so 80s. The ambient sections I find a bit tedious. Didn't hate it but I probably won't revisit the second half of the record. 3 overall, but a 5 for sound and vision

Worst Bowie yet

Some moments of genius

Mostly ambient and experimental music. Interestingly odd.

Szerintem olyan közepesen jó volt. Semmi földet indító nem volt benne, de hallgatható.

Are we sure he was clean when he wrote this?

The bass lines all over this album are fantastic. Classic Bowie quite a few instrumental tracks but overall solid. Stand out tracks: - Sound and vision - Be my wife

Points for trying something different, but never really came together.

This is not at all what I expected from David Bowie, and I was very pleasantly surprised by this album. It is atmospheric and manages to feel emotional with very few lyrics. Simply wonderful.

Uh fr

Fine. Was hoping for more with the Kraftwerk and Neu! influences reported. Best Bowie so far.

Classic Bowie. I’d recognize his quintessential sound anywhere. None of his classics, but still an enjoyable listen.

For me, Bowie’s like Prince, The Beatles, Joni Mitchell and Dylan: if you don’t click with one album it’s no biggie, just wait for the next because they all don’t tend to repeat themselves as artists. Love them for that; it’s amazing how rare that trait is amongst musicians who tend to find a musical lane and pretty much stay there album by album. I like Low, but Station to Station is probably my favorite of his Berlin Trilogy. I could see that changing though; this is the more challenging (rewarding?) listen between them. I definitely found more to focus on and enjoy with Low this time around, compared to my first listen a couple of months ago. Where Station to Station was more cohesive thematically and probably more commercially accessible because of that, Low was clearly Bowie stretching to go beyond where he was with his “Plastic Soul” persona on Young Americans. It’s an album that demands more of me, I can appreciate it for that and can see it growing on me with more listens. You can’t deny its influence on the Ambient and even Punk movements to come, with both its instrumentals and discordant synth chord progressions. Bowie superfans consider this a masterpiece and while I’m not there (at least yet), I can see why.

Great sound, not my favorite Bowie album

First half is a 4, 2nd half a 2.... So 3 stars.

A top 3 Bowie album for me. Very influential on some of my favorite artists, and a 💿 that still stands up 45 years later

ho tirato un urlo quando l'ho visto 5/5 senza alcun dubbio, il suo album migliore non so cosa altro aggiungere perchè davvero è già stato detto tutto

6/11/24 not bad, never been able to get into bowies music but i’ve tried over the past year or so. enjoyed most of the songs on this one but there would be points where a song is just dragging on too long or there would be an annoying high pitch synth just blaring. 5/10

This album received higher score because of two tolerable instrumental songs. The other songs were not worth listening to.

Obviously and important transitional Bowie album. Very well liked but not my favorite. I appreciate the instrumental tracks. Still more of a 4/5 for me.

not up to the standard of the other bowie albums but the final few tracks had great instrumentals

It’s quite experimental and a lot of it is instrumental which is unusual for a Bowie album

The first of the Berlin trilogy and a worthy entry in Bowie's catalogue. I'm glad the generator gave me an Eno album a bit ago so I could hear his touches here. The instrumental second half is a welcome adventure. Not one of my favorite Bowie records, but a great listen and one I plan on revisiting. Highlights: Speed of Life, Breaking Glass, Sound and Vision, Always Crashing in the Same Car, Be My Wife, Warszawa

It was quite good. I wasn’t expecting any less though because it’s David Bowie.

This is a weird one, even for Bowie. Very cinematic, as opposed to his usual theatricality, with a tiny bit of early chiptune on one of the tracks. I know the Berlin Trilogy is influential for a lot of bands that I'm a fan of, but this one doesn't do it for me. I'm glad I listened though.

Best Song: Warszawa. Brian Eno's influence is really appreciated here. Delicate and ethereal. Worst Song: Subterraneans. Nothing brings the hype like closing the album with a meandering sax solo. Overall: I don't get the hype. Are people really falling over themselves for this from Bowie? Sure it's kinda weird, but not excitingly so.

3.5. Segunda parte do album praticamente toda instrumental. Um som espacial. Bom para relaxar. Bom álbum.

Oh, wow! My very first "1001AlbumsGenerator" album and it's one of my all time favorites! I love Bowie's whole Berlin trilogy, working with Eno and Iggy. In fact, actually this is probably my favorite album of that era. Hard to choose though. I've spent a lot of time with this album previously, but it's Bowie so there's always new experiences. On this listen, "Warszawa" and "Art Decade" are really striking me. They sound like they could be in a brand new David Lynch film, but they're almost 50 years old.

Electronic and ambient-ish Bowie album. Definitely drifts away from his early work. I do enjoy it though, it brings a new angle to his music. Favourite songs include "Sound and Vision", "Always Crashing in the Same Car" and "Be My Wife" (truly catchy tunes — 'Please be mine, share my life. Stay with me, be my wife!')

Low? More like LUSH! This album is like diving smoothly into a lazy-river made of synths and floating around letting the current push you around. Eno's presence is huge in the creation of these layers of tone and texture and pulsating sound and slow swelling rhythm, with Bowie crooning louchely over the top, bringing a bit of edge and charisma to the chilled out mood. Sound and Vision is an all time great electropop song. The rest is a lot less individually memorable though. The first half distills emergent 70s synth pop to forge the foundation of the 80s new-wave sound (it's also a cool extension of the song-writing style and aesthetic on Iggy Pop's the Idiot). The second half is an excursion through krautrock ambience.

Few words, lots of melodic songs, that’s the Bowie I never heard before. A lot of country influences and probably something else that I didn’t even recognise hahahah

The first half of the album is good, but the second half is absolutely phenomenal and some of David Bowie’s best work.

Not much of a David Bowie fan. I know a lot of people like him but he just doesn't quite do it for me

Don't love some of the instrumental stuff, but overall very strong.

A but too experimental for my taste

In…I guess mid 2019, I bought my first pair of high-end* headphones - Beats by Dre Pro overhead cans with noise cancelling** By chance, the first song I listened to with them was Warszawa, from Low - an album I had systematically played to death over the preceding quarter century. Reader, I heard things I had never heard before. I burst into tears in the middle of the street. I’m not kidding. * So, I’m cheap. More to the point, in the pre-streaming age, my argument always was: do I want flash headphones or do I want more CDs? CDs always won out. For the record, I now use a pair of Senheisser HD 700s at home. **talking about spending money on CDs. For all the people wondering where the money in the CD market went to - my theory is that the iPod’s white buds (useless aural experience) created a premium headphone market. And so a transfer of consumer purchase interest (and money) from one class to another…do I make sense? Ah, who cares!

nowhere near bowies best

I admire Bowie for stepping away from what people want to hear and doing what he wants. This isn't a commercially good album but it's an interesting listen. Half familiar Bowie and half Krautrock/dune soundtrack.

It’s Bowie but I’m not so keen on the instrumental stuf. And tbh I’m not in the mood to say anything more

Quintessential Bowie

Not sure what that experimental Weeping Wall was towards the end... first six songs or so were all similar to me.

First half: A handful of very unique Bowie songs that were definitely before their time and inspired an entire era of music that followed. Second half: A masterpiece of instrumentals that take you on a wordless journey. Honestly could have taken an entire album of just this and a separate album with the first half. 9/10

Close to five on first lesson but not quite there warzsaw is a great song thuogh

AMAZING

Maybe I just don't get it, 'cause I love Bowie, but this just isn't it for me.

Certainly a unique soundscape to an album.

I really liked this. It's moody and methodical. It's incredibly economical. Everything is heard. Nothing is wasted. It's a really beautiful set.

I don't think I have ever listened to this album all the way through. In classic Bowie style, he writes a couple of singles to appease the part time fans record labels then does what ever the fuck he wants. Personally, maybe I'm a casual fan because I want more songs like Sound and Vision, but God bless him for doing what he wants on his terms.

brian eno and bowie would be brilliant. really enjoyed a relisten, not bowies best but very high up there. love 'what in the world' more on this listen, and art decade. was subterraneans inspired by kerouac? 4.25

my favorite album of the Berlin trilogy, an extremely experimental album like usual with bowie. most of the album is ambient tracks, which i still enjoy but i wish bowie had a stronger presence on the album, every time he shows up he makes the track even better

Liked it, didn’t love it. Appreciate Bowie and Eno, to be sure, but I haven’t dug deep into the catalog of either. This album was no doubt influential in and representative of its time, but most of the music sounded … familiar at this point. A-side was recognizable as Bowie, for better and worse. B-side, though pleasant, had me ready to move on before it was over. Very glad to have kicked off my 1001 Album Generator journey with this work. I had never heard most of this music before and haven’t listened to an album all the way through in along time. Good stuff. This is going to be fun.

2.5 Nothing really stood out to me with one listen (and it wasn't a particularly engaged listen on my part)

- interesting variety of sounds especially on the second half - not really something I'd go back to a ton but I respect the talent

- interesting mix of background music and pop songs - I kind of enjoyed it but not thoroughly

If I had purchased this album in 1977 it would have collected a lot of dust alongside my MC5 album. I am a fan of David Bowie but this album fails completely for me. One star or F as a letter grade.

Not my favorite album by David Bowie but some of the instrumental tracks were very cool on the back half of the album.

This is out of this world. When i was a kid, i didnt like bowie, i founded his voice boring. When i grew up, i didnt really care for him until i heard this and it blew my mind. Thia album is incredible. First of all is a very cohesive album, all the songs are unique and creative, but they still have the same feeling on them. The first half is more energic, has some very cool guitars, killer basslines and i thought it was great. The second half, slows down, the songs are longer, and almost everything is instrumental, i thought i will get bored, but Brian Eno's work in this record is absolutely phenomenal, it creates an ambient that surrounds you and that completely traps you into the music, the synths, bass, and Bowies' voice, which wasnt the protagonist, almost feel like an echoe that is only an element more in this weird orchestra. This album is everything, caothic, peacefull, happy, melancholic, but mainly, its great, and one of the best albums that i've heard

On the first listen, I thought this album was O.K., but not my favorite Bowie. I listened to it a couple more times and started to love it. He really plays around with a lot of different styles and emotions. It starts with more commercial rock and pop influences, but then starts to evolve into something more experimental and introspective, closing with an almost trance- like meditation.

Great, really great Side one is brilliant and side two is beautiful. Second best bowie so far. Very very high 4 that will eventually be a 5

‘Our conceptual parameters are not that dissimilar. Brian would often set tasks which would define the movements of the day and then we would work according to that plan, which he would redefine in the studio... Brian’s thing is to break the structure from the beginning of the day and enter into a feeling of improvisation from new places.’ David Bowie in an interview with Paul Gormanis, 1995. Highlights: Speed of Life, Breaking Glass, Sound and Vision, Be My Wife, A New Career in an Old Town, Warszawa, Subterraneans. In a nutshell: the bleak, atmospheric first chapter of the Berlin Trilogy. The quote above is necessary context for creating the Berlin Trilogy (Low, “Heroes” and Lodger). David Bowie meeting Brian Eno and Tony Visconti was one of the best things that happened to Bowie’s career. You can hear some of the rock/funk elements that remain (Sound and Vision). I can feel the sense of displacement- émigré - off A New Career In A New Town, Warszawa and Subterraneans. Low is contemplative. It won’t be for everyone. Give it a chance because Bowie dared himself to try making different music. Overall: 8/10

Bowie’s got those apple bottom jeans and the boots with the fur.

This sounds like it’d be a side 2 of a double album for Labrynth . I have mad respect for Bowie and most of the time I put on one of his albums, I’m left saying to myself “what the fuck are we doing here”? As in I have no idea what direction this album is going and I have no idea how he released a song that sounds like utter trash to me. Not this album. I really enjoyed this one. Warzawa…..not good Choice cut: Sound and Vision

My first Bowie album of the project, and my first Bowie album full stop - I've tried before, and he never really stuck, and I think the problem was that I had a best of, and if this album is anything to go by his work really benefits from being heard amongst other tracks that were recorded at the same time rather than being cherry picked. What I'm saying is that I enjoyed this album, and really enjoyed the first half especially. The second half is a bit aural wallpaper, but it wasn't at all bad and the first half was really good. Glad I had this today.

Not his best effort. And what is up with all the instrumentals? I am not here for David Bowie instrumentals. Was he trying to make instrumentals a thing again in the 70's?

This is like heady topper, I can taste that it is great, good quality, well crafted but also that I do not like it.

I really liked the first half of this. The second half is a little too Tangerine Dream for me. I read the summary on Apple Music so I understand what Bowie was doing. I just don’t really take to that type of music. Would have been 5 star for me if the second half followed the first.

Genious Artist, verry interesting.

An excellent Bowie album from start to finish! Blow me down!

Cool and ambient but not peak Bowie.

Um álbum um bocado diferente do David Bowie, tendo fortes traços de sintetizadores e músicas mais suaves focados nos instrumentos em junção com esta sonoridade mais "cósmica" proveniente destes sintetizadores elétricas, músicas tais como o Speed of Life, Warszawa e a subterraneans. Pelo que compreendi este álbum é conceptual, seguindo o station to station. Todas as canções parecem uma história continua de um jovem a mudar-se para um novo lugar, começando com as suas peripécias e terminando na realização desta mudança. Um álbum interessante, não o melhor do Bowie, prefiro o Hunky Dory que ouvi neste "projeto". Destaco a música Always Crashing in the Same Car. Nota: 6/10 20/05/2024

Nice ambient/electronica sound, Bowie never ceases to surprise, with each record different from the other, yet distinctly Bowie.

- The second half of this album, which contains the moody, almost entirely instrumental tracks, is divine. It starts strongly with "A New Career in a New Town" and ends strongly with "Subterraneans" and everything in-between is worth listening to. If the entire album sounded like this, then five stars. - The tracks on the first side are fine, even more than fine, and they have way more heart and charisma than the previous album (Station to Station). (This is particularly true of "Speed of Life.") But it just does not match up to or totally coherent with the second half.

A bit haunting but interesting

Music is pretty good. Overall a little to avant garde for me.

Bowie, meh

First half is marvellous, second half is sublime. Alongside the classic Kraftwerk run, this is one of the strongest statements of and for post-war European culture, pop or otherwise.

Busy day, brief review - this is great!

Not the best. Background listening

Medio down. Raro.

Not my favorite Bowie album.

Just listened to this on vinyl yesterday. Bowie's finest work and Brian Eno is brilliant.

naja, da kamen zu Glück noch viel bessere Sachen vom Bowie

3/5 - just not a fan

It’s good! Maybe not GREAT. Love Sound and Vision. The others are not as memorable.

Didn’t expect the lyricless songs but I loved it!

Meh. I'm just not that into Bowie. 3/5

This is not a criticism, but when we wonder now how David Bowie could put out three albums in two years (the Berlin Trilogy) knowing this album contains 11 tracks and 6 of them are mostly instrumental can help to provide an answer of sorts. Also, drugs. The instrumentals are also not bad. "Speed of Life" is a jam even without words and the feel of the instrumentals does compliment the overall sound of the album. I really like the shorter track times (not just because they are short) as it seems to pack a lot of good music in a small run time. Bowie was incredibly talented at pivoting his sound. I get the feeling Bowie wanted to make music but he was having difficulty expressing himself lyrically. This is my 6th David Bowie album and I have found I enjoy his work much more than I thought I would.

Don’t like: Funk parts, almost circusy at times, too many long and slow instrumentals in a row. Like: Driving Bass, Disco Beat (“Be My Wife”), Harmonica/keys overlay (“A New Career…”) Sound and Vision - Always Crashing in the Same Car - Be My Wife: AWESOME Subterraneans outro - EPIC Overall: will comeback for 4 tracks. The rest not really for me.

After that stuff from Zappa and the Moss Story, I really didn't want to hear a half album of instrumental/orchestra stuff. Damnit, Dave. I see Jane next so at least I know I have a very good album coming up next. Through this list, I have been recognizing all the great contributions to the music world form Bowie, even appreciating a lot of stuff I overlooked when I was younger. This wasn't his best effort. Look, I did enjoy from Breaking Glass through A New Career in a New Town. But damn, from Warszawa through the end, well, I just don't get it. Maybe the big fans of Bowie enjoyed this, but a pass from this listener. Could be the effect of the previous couple albums, but after A New Career, this album should have just ended. It's Bowie. I'm not going to rip him here. I just didn't think this his best effort putting together an album. Again, it's Bowie so I'll go with a 3. Mainly because I want my son to think I'm a cool dad. ;) 3

4.5 Kind of a weird coincidence that we went from having two instrumental albums to the closest Bowie’s ever come to writing one, but what better way to send off the trio of like-minded works than with the beginning of Bowie’s own famous musical trilogy. Obviously I’m using “like-minded” loosely here, as this is miles ahead of Barry Adamson and Zappa in every way imaginable - I mean, come on, it’s David Bowie. As someone who just claimed not to be the biggest fan of instrumental music in my review prior, this album is an exemplification of how to do it and make it compelling. I mean, right off the bat you’re greeted with probably the sexiest blast of jazz to ever open an album - you know, the kind of thing only Bowie could pull off. It’s such a captivating, groovy, and inviting way to kick things off, and it transitions into a series of slightly more conventional tunes from there that I really think are among Bowie’s best. I absolutely love the synthesizer on Breaking Glass, the clanging piano on Be My Wife, and the simple, catchy charm of Sound and Vision - these are seriously all tracks that I think need more love within the larger Bowie catalog. The back half is where you get into the meat of the instrumental work, and while I can see how it could lose some people, I really find Bowie’s take on it to be some of the most atmospheric I’ve heard. There’s an incredible ambience established immediately as Warszawa kicks in, and it really doesn’t let up until the album concludes. Supposedly the songs were inspired by Bowie’s time in Berlin, but for me, they’ve always given off this sense of “final level” in a video game (which, to be fair, Berlin was in a sense at a time) They’re all great, but to date, I honestly think Warszawa is my most-listened to instrumental track ever. David Bowie is a legend among musicians and men for a lot of reasons, but I think one of the biggest reasons was his ability to consistently innovate and reinvent himself, and I think this album, denoting the beginning of his next musical chapter, may represent that spirit the best. The Thin White Duke and Ziggy were out - David was back and changing the game again. Bonus points for why Bowie is the man: Instead of promoting this album, he chose to support his friend Iggy Pop on tour as his keyboardist.

A more obscure DB that I've ever encountered, but I was able to get through it. Not sure I would put this one on again though.

Good background music to listen to. It felt very calming but a bit boring.

Wasn’t a fan of the first half, loved the last half. 3/5 for balancing that.

This is a repeat for me from before we created the group. I'm wondering what I wrote on my first pass. I suspect I am enjoying it more on this pass than on the first. I had fun letting this wash over me while doing my work e-mails. Very ethereal at times, mellow overall. Just a pleasant listening experience. I didn't recognize any track (beyond hearing the album a month ago, of course...), no radio hits/charting singles that I knew. I think Sound and Vision was the highlight for me.

Lots of instrumentals, quite ambient / ethereal.

Original - totalement inconnu (jamais entendu à la radio à l'époque). 4eme album généré pour moi, mais premier que j'aurais envie d'écouter de nouveau. J'aime bien les pistes instrumentales. 14/20

This album served a purpose for post-punk way before the world knew it needed it.

It's like when you serve the best wine at the start of the party and then just swill at the end.

It was okay I guess

twas ok but i liked the first half a lot more

Often regarded as Bowie's greatest album, I'm not convinced of that, but it certainly is a magnificent achievement. The unimpeachable first side contains spiky, brief songs which seem to be a huge change from the previous year's 'Station to Station', with only the latter album's 'Golden Years' and 'TVC15' bearing any resemblance to the likes of 'What in the world', 'Sound and vision' and 'Be my wife'. Opener 'Speed of life' and 'A new career in a new town' , embellished by Eno's futuristic synthesiser, mark a revolutionary leap forward in Bowie's work, and Ricky Gardiner's guitar is excellent. My favourite track is 'Breaking glass', short and to the point, which contains mysterious lyrics which, presumably, refer to his kabbalistic lifestyle in LA, the impact of which led to his escape to Berlin with Iggy Pop in tow. Side two is equally excellent, four icy near-instrumentals which contain Eno's dramatic, strange sweeps of neo classical synthesiser. From the chilly grandeur of ' Warszawa' to the frantic rush of 'Weeping wall', these tracks are fantastic, but my favourite is 'Subterraneans' which is melancholy and awe-inspiring'. A fantastic album!

3.5

I felt this was an album of two halves, the first half had more energy and felt more like Bowie, whereas the second half was a lot more industrial and felt a bit hollow and depressing. I can admire the album for what it is and am aware that it was a pivotal turning point for Bowie, but I can't say it's my favourite album of his.

3 stars

Had to skip Warszawa but other than that I enjoyed the journey.

Pretty daring to have a Bowie album with hardly any singing from Bowie (and the tracks that do feel really phoned in). The instrumentals seem to channel the worst of the Final Fantasy games, by the lesser composers, without any sense of theme.

fuck db

Seriously some of the coolest music I've listened to on this list so far. I've never heard a lot of Bowie so it was surprising to me just how much range he has. Everything he does is weird, but he keeps finding new ways to make weird music on the same album. I liked the instrumentals on this one the best because he makes such deep soundscapes and really transports you somewhere with his music. There are a lot of people who try to do what he does and for the most part it sucks and there's a reason why there is only one David Bowie.

Not a big Bowie fan

Ambient and psychedelic. A little too experimental for my taste even if it is Bowie.

Bowies in space

No by David Bowie

Pleasantly surprised with how instrumental this is!!

Like David Bowie. Good album. 3 stars

I vibed to this for sure, not as eccentric as his other work but still very heartfelt

I mean it’s David Bowie and I give him some credit for creating these ethereal compositions but I really couldn’t get into this album at all.

There are definitely David Bowie albums worth listening to, but this wasn't one of them.

I don't hate it, but I wouldn't listen to it again.

Low was very good, though I think it kind of fell off a bit near the end, sadly.

Going into this album I didn't expect to like it terribly much. After all, there was a line on its Wikipedia page about how much it influenced post-punk bands. I haven't disliked every post-punk album I've heard, but I sure as well haven't had a clean track record with it either, so I didn't have exactly high hopes. But then at the beginning of side two, there was this moment where I had to just... Stop what I was doing. Stop, close my eyes, inhale deeply through my nostrils... I have to give all the credit in the world to Brian Eno and the influence he had. Even on an album this gloomy and dark, there are moments in the soundscape I found kind of beautiful, actually. Really, it's a similar reaction I had to the two Eno album my group's gotten before, and it proves I really shoulda paid more attention to the "electronica" genre credit on Wikipedia. HUNKY DORY, largely because I've spent so much time with it, is still my favorite Bowie album, so that's why I'm not giving this a five. However, just the fact alone that it made such a strong case for that spot is incredibly noteworthy.

The beginning part of the legendary Berlin Trilogy shows off both Bowie and Eno's musical skills to their (at-the-time) peak.

It’s a 4.5 that I’m gonna pretty easily round up to a 5. First Bowie album to get a 5 out of me during this experience. I can’t exactly explain how I feel after listening to this, mainly because it’s unlike any Bowie album we’ve gotten yet, or anything Bowie that I’ve ever listened to, really. I don’t know what crack Brian Eno put into these collaborations with Bowie, but something just clicked perfectly for me with this album; the synth work, the instrumentation, Bowie’s vocals in the first half, the moodiness of the second half, and really, just the sort of strange mix of melancholy and brightness that I had wavering throughout this album. It’s very hard to describe it, but I know that I’m glad I listened to this album, and I know that I’d recommend it as an experience. It is not a traditional David Bowie affair, and I’d argue it’s more of a Brian Eno album that happens to have David Bowie on it for a strong chunk of the album, but regardless, I feel pretty good about bumping this up to a 5.

Honestly, getting burned out from all the albums before 1984

Didn’t care for this, the instrumentals felt messy and cluttered

I like Bowie but this album is pretty lame.

I’m a pretty big Bowie fan but this album is nothing special (in my opinion).

Bowie is always a nice treat and this album doesn't disappoint. From the instrumental opener, even lacking words, you know this is a Bowie album. His style is very unique and timeless. Definitely an album you can listen to front to back without any regrets. Just great bangers. Standout Tracks: Speed of Life, Breaking Glass, Sound and Vision

Albums by Bowie that would need a comment because they are less than five stars and there are things to say about them: Space Odyssey, Man Who Sold The World, Pinups, Young Americans, everything from Lodger onwards. This is not one of those albums.

Haven’t always been the biggest DB fan but this album surprised me a bit. Didn’t realize how many of his songs were just instrumentals. Was a fun listening experience.

not my bag in terms of bowie

The best way to describe this album is a fantasy adventure movie from the 80s. Just fantastic.

Liked it much better than I thought I would

I didnt realize going into this album that there were so many songs or big portions of songs with little to no lyrics. It's a very middle of the road album for me!

More of an instrumental album. I found it interesting. I give it 3 stars.

No he conectado mucho con este disco, pero Bowie siempre interesa.

This is such a good listen, but not because it’s a Bowie record. It’s just a very atmospheric and ambient record, unlike anything I’ve ever heard before. I love Bowie, and I honestly knew none of these songs going into this listen. It’s concise, but all of the tracks bleed together and meld so pleasantly that I couldn’t often distinguish one track from the next. I think Bowie was just so in his flow when he was creating this album. It really shows what a unique artist he was, with such nuanced sensibilities. Not my favourite Bowie tracks, but the artistry is undeniable here.

good album, not my fav bowie tho. sound and vision only one i knew beforehand. most of it wasnt memorable to me from just one listen

os riffs de guita mt fodas

Interesting album that was very original at the time a highly influential to many genres to follow.

This shit is just so good

Loved it. Whole album is a vibe

I get why it’s so influential, but it’s not so much for me

If I were to rank my favorite David Bowie albums, this would probably be pretty low (heh) on the list. But it’s still a fantastic album, that just goes to show how amazing Bowie is. The first half of this album consists of songs with a similar vibe to his earlier albums, particularly Aladdin Sane, and I love all of them. “Sound and Vision” is an all-time great Bowie song. The second half of the album, starting with “Warszawa” co-written by Brian Eno, is mostly instrumental songs (all but “Subterranean”) and all have the minimalist vibe that I don’t love nearly as much as the first half of the album. The Eno influence is clearly there despite him only being credited on the one track. I do like the songs thematically though, because it blends the desolation Bowie saw in post-war communist Eastern Europe with his own drug addictions that he was recovering from at the time.

It's fine, but this being a Bowie album doesn't make it fundamentally amazingly.

Especially those ambient tracks at the end

One of my favourite albums of all time. I love the chill vibes

Listening to this Album for the first time. I was surprised by all the non-vocal songs on this album. But when there is vocals, definitely Bowie.

Another icon and another easy one. I was brought up on Bowie and whilst this doesn't get the full marks, it was a joyous listen.

Peak Eno collaboration. I love the electronic and kraut rock influence here.

GUY JUST DOESNT KNOW HOW TO MISS

I always forget just how good this is when considering Bowie’s discography - I guess because other than Sound and Vision it doesn’t feature the big singles that Ziggy and Hunky Dory have in spades. It’s a fantastic set of tracks though - some ambient and immersive; some fleeting - and despite a range of genres they all flow together like a strange opera. It tails off slightly towards the end for me, but is an otherwise fantastic entry to a ridiculously strong body of work

A little too electronic and esoteric for me, I did not enjoy it

It's fair to say, however, that this is very much for me. Bowie is surely unmatched for his ability to combine something so weird and experimental with objectively great songs like Sound and Vision. I love the whole second side to this record to be fair, despite the fact that Dave's single greatest weapon - his voice - is barely used. People talk a lot about production and sometimes maybe too much, but credit has to go to Eno on this record; he really makes it.

pretty good mostly instrumentals

A lot more instrumental than I thought, good, but not some thing I would listen to every day.

Familiar with the name but not any of his tunes. I looked up his discography and I do know Fame.

Very mystical project. Half of it is basically all instrumental. Sounds like a movie soundtrack if they were trying to make electronic music sound orchestral. I liked it, and I feel like another listen would give me more appreciation for the album. I can’t say whether or not I wanted more of Bowie’s singing on it, as I feel the album succeeds at what it set out to do. Standouts: Sound and Vision, Always Crashing in the Same Car, A New Career in Town, and Subterraneans.

For an album he was sober for, he doesn’t sound so sober. Interesting choice to make the last couple songs all instrumental. Favorite: Sound and Vision Least favorite: Warszawa 3.7/5

Really a collaboration with Brian Eno, this is a fantastic album with real depth for repetitive listening.

3.5/5 Best Track: Sound and Vision

This is the first Bowie album I've listened to in full. I'm surprised it's taken me so long to get to but I'm not disappointed. I'm not usually a fan of too many instrumental tracks but I did like these. Favourite track: Sound and Vision

Intersting and satisfying album.

No me termina de gustar este disco. Aunque me gusta David Bowie, este no es realmente de mi agrado.

The first Bowie I've actually liked!

Buen disco con unos arreglos tremendos y un género inencasillable... tipo un funk progresivo ?

This is not one album but two half-albums. The first is decently experimental, and its good even though not to my liking. But I can't even start to find words to describe the second part. Fantastic would be an understatement, mind-blowing, out of this world and yet so familliar. I think Bowie, Eno and others at that time invented the music of the future (which is part of the music of our days now), and allowed to take a small glimpse into it. I wish it was not so small, but that is the only negative thing I can say about the second part.

One of my all time favourite albums, but I think I discovered it in a sort of roundabout way. I was already into Bowie, but hadn't branched out much beyond Ziggy Stardust and the Greatest Hits. Then at the tender age of 17, I got into Nine Into Nine Inch Nails in a big way. I read somewhere, probably on Wikipedia, that this was Trent Reznor's favourite Bowie album and, if I remember correctly, that he played it constantly during recording of the Downward Spiral. This led me on a mind-opening journey into Berlin-era Bowie, as well as Brian Eno's back catalogue. Thanks, Wikipedia! Maybe I should actually donate someday.

I didn't like it

An intriguing album that has yet to grow on me. Side A is boring, but side B is where things start to pick up. Yeah, this may be a controversial opinion, but I much prefer the instrumental portion of the album. 7/10

Second Bowie album already. This album was very different and has Bowie working with Brian Eno. This is electronic, avant garde music that is fine. I enjoyed it more than I thought I might while at the same time being glad it did not last longer.

Oh, I'm so conflicted about this record. The first seven songs are fantastic, ambient art rock that's very danceable and Bowie-esque. It's crazy that this was influenced by Neu! and Kraftwerk, because those guys are pretty horrible but this album rocks. And then... I reach the 8th track, Warszawa. Ah.... this is where the influence is at its peak. What was initially a fun twist on avant garde music became a slew of boring and monotonous sounds. What a shame! Oh well. We'll always have Breaking Glass, Sound and Vision, Always Crashing in the Same Car, Be My Wife, and A New Career in a New Town.

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Rating: 8.5/10 Great album overall. The instrumentation and production was amazing throughout, Bowie pushes boundaries yet again on this album to mostly great results. The first half is more classic Bowie, experimental but catchy instrumentation with great vocal melodies. The second is very ambient and interesting musically, a lot of different instruments are used to create a beautiful wall of ambient sound. The second half can be a bit meandering and maybe a bit too long compared to the first but overall this album is great. Favorite songs: Speed of Light, Breaking Glass, Sound and Vision, Always Crashing in the Same Car, Be My Wife, Warszawa, Weeping Wall, Subterraneans. Worst song: What in the World.

David Bowie - awesome. Can’t wait to listen to this and discover some deep cuts that I know I’ll love. Never heard this album. Ok - I know a couple of songs great. Track 8 come on - ok little atmospheric. Then the record just stays that way. Waste of time. Came in expecting to give at least a 4, came close to giving it a 2.

Side 1 is great. Best songs are Sound and Vision, Be My Wife,

Some good

It is nice and very different from his earlier ones.

Not my style.

Enjoyed it more than I expected. Weird, but listenable. The vibe: "a bunch of friends got tipsy, broke into a recording studio, and made whatever the hell they wanted." Starts loud and bombastic, but slides into dreamscape when the buzz wears off.

This is one of the good ones!

Lost me in the last 1/3 of the album. My friend said I have to be on heroin to get it. I called everyone I know. Couldn’t get hold of any. I just don’t move in heroin circles. I wished albums like this would flag the need for heroin. I can’t just magic it up. Surely they should have a warning or something like the parental guidance sticker from the 90s. ‘Heroin Advised’ or something. I feel like the lack of heroin has really dampened my experience of this album. 3.4

The 1st Bowie album that I owned

Bowie, you didn't do your best work on this one. Sorry to say, Average.

The first half of the album was pretty good, but I really loved the second half with its weird atmospheric tracks. Warszawa gave me some serious Final Fantasy vibes. It almost feels like two different listening experiences. I am probably going to give it a 4, but the back half is a five in my heart.

My favorite Bowie album. Strange, cold and obviously influenced by krautrock, Eno and copious amounts of illegal substances, it is the pinnacle for me of this period of Bowie's career. Put it on at a party and watch the chaos ensue.

видимо, Боуи настолько пиздат, что сделал кучу разных альбомов и хоть один любимчик найдется для каждого кажется, я впервые проникся его музыкой. ничего до этого меня так не цепляло. я сомневаюсь, что услышу у Боуи что-то лучше но, извините, на 5 все равно не тянет...

короче, план такой: 1. надо забыть о том кто такой боуи 2. можно кайфовать алкоальбом: хтонический виски под сигару

Низко. Краут-роково. Смешно.

Good

Eh

energetic opening unlike anything ive heard of synthesizer go brrr a bit uneven tho sounds really good wouldve been more cool if the songs segued with each other the lyrics could be better okay im a bit bored now pink floid stuff hapenning rn its my first time listening ill give it a 3 maybe a bit harsh ig

A good Bowie album but certainly not his best. I like the lean toward ambience. All in all an ok listen. 3/5

3.4 This was a new listen for me, but hardly sounded like something from 1977. The back half of the album felt like the soundtrack from Blade runner, which was released in 82. Sure sounds like Vangelis borrowed from this sound. The first three songs didn't have much vocal content, but the funky jazzed up kazoo sounds kept it interesting & I was excited to hear the rest. Track 4 almost had a rockabilly guitar with funky synths later in the song...still no vocals just some sighing. Then vocals come in 3 mins into a 6 min song...found that very interesting. Tracks 8-11 is where I felt like it was a movie soundtrack. Very different and enjoyable...I really enjoyed listening to all the moving parts.

Floaty tunes, otherworldly sounds.The instrumental tracks were super interesting, possibly my favorite part of the album. I don’t know much about Bowie, looking forward to exploring more.

First half had some solid rock songs. Second half sounded like Paul Atreides was about to start a holy war.

The first half was interesting and nice, the second half was a weird long instrumental section. Stand-out: Always Crashing in the Same Car

YAYYY BOWIE TIME. And Bowie on the Berlin Trilogy, which is probably one of my favourite moments of his career. I'm going to be super biased because I ADORE Bowie (I'd need bigger caps for that word, as I believe this guy is the GOAT of solo artists, and even counting bands he's top 3 at the very least). Speed of Life: God I really really really love the instrumentals of this era, both the ones in here and Heroes (I don't think I've listened to Lodger entirely in a few years so I won't mention it) are amazing. I usually don't enjoy instrumental music that much but this track is great. Breaking Glass: I don't know what I like more, the bass or the guitar, all I know is that my only issue with this track is how short it is. What in The World: Maybe a bit overloaded, but good nevertheless. Sound and Vision: The steam noise is kind of tiring, but I can't say I don't like the song. Bowie's low note singing is always great and the reason for my forgiveness of the steam. Always Crashing in the Same Car: The guitar is insane, other than that a pretty normal song. Be my Wife: The guitar tone in the solo always reminds me of the tone of why my guitar gently weeps, and the whole piano as well. Great song. A New Career in a New Town: Another instrumental song that breaks my usual opinion on instrumental songs, the harmonica is good, the drum beat, albeit a tad repetitive has a cool sound and the piano is simple but effective. Warszawa: I like ambient (Even if I never really had an ambient phase where I actively searched for the genre like with other genres, I always like hearing a good song and this fits my criteria for such) and I think it's a great song, I don't like it being in the middle of the album and not the end or the beginning. I do get it works as an interlude and it connects with the final songs pretty well but still, it's way too epic to be in the middle. EDIT: Just googled and realized this was the b side on the vinyl, things make way more sense now and I love this album even more now. Art Decade: I think after this the album isn't as good as the first part, don't get me wrong I like this, but the first part is definitely better. Weeping Wall: I love every synth on this song and I believe it's one of the highlights of the whole album, would probably be my favourite if it wasn't instrumental but I also don't know how could this song work if it wasn't so. Subterraneans: I'd watch a movie if this was the soundtrack just to hear this song. RATING: 5 STARS BEST SONG: BREAKING GLASS WORST SONG: ART DECADE (Still a great song, and a testimony of how good this album is)

Thoughts before listening: One of the albums from Bowie's Berlin era. This one gets a ton of praise from journalists but I've never found this phase of his career to be as fun as the Hunky Dory/Ziggy Stardust era. I'm excited to give it another listen though. Review: So this album is a little hit or miss for me. I like the actual rock songs such as "Sound and Vision", "Speed of Life", and "Be My Wife" which sound like a precursor to much of the late 70s/early 80s indie rock I love so much. However, I am not as into the Brian Eno ambient stuff. I mean I understand the talent that goes into those songs, its just not something I gravitate to when listening to music. If this was all avant garde rock songs I'd give it 4-stars, but instead this gets a 3.

Not a fan of this album. It starts OK but the more it keeps going the more random and bizarre (not in a good way) it gets. I don't mind the instrumental part but it's just meh. "Sound and Vision" was the only song I truly enjoyed.

Only 17 albums in and this is my third Bowie. They are starting to sound the same.

Uhh

Meh.

It's good, but the changes in style and tone make it somewhat difficult to enjoy.

Musin only. Soft, maybe too much soft.

No, just no. I'm sorry but at this point I'm sure we are into the "weird" Bowie. Maybe it's all weird, but this is my 3rd or 4th Bowie album on here. This is an album and not a collection of singles. I'll give it that, but there's nothing here that I found enjoyable. Long meandering soundscapes, sounds, mumbling. There are a couple tracks to start the album that are closer to traditional songs, but this just simply doesn't work for me.

more like david lowie am i right Here we see a tastefully confusing piece of art that's surprisingly grounded for someone recovering from drugs. The synths and especially the drums are most notable, instrumentally, on this album. The drumming has a very loud, distorted sound that probably isn't to everyone's taste, but I think it sounds fantastic. And it's front-and-centre in every track on side 1. The tracks themselves on the record's first side are short, catchy, thoughtful, and... I can't really explain how, but they're so darn artistic. Speed of Life, the opening track, is the iconic opening to a new electronic era of rock music. Immediately following that, we get an electric, bass-driven interludey number with Breaking Glass. What In the World is a wobbly, synth-laden, two-chord ball of energy. Sound and Vision, with its simple chord I-vi-V-I progression, manages to be one of the most satisfying standalone tracks in Bowie's discography. Always Crashing In the Same Car and Be My Wife are a one-two punch of moody tracks driven primarily by synths – and both are great. Finally, we close side 1 with a return to simplicity in the fresh, upbeat instrumental track A New Career In a New Town. Then we get to side 2 – arguably what the album is most known for. It's pretty brilliant, again incorporating several layers of synths that flow rhythmically in and out of the mix. The four tracks on this side are all quite distinct from one another, and yet share that indescribable Bowie creativity. Warszawa in particular creates a cool, yet very grim, atmosphere. 5/5

En kyllä pidä noista instrumentaalikappaleista, niissä ei tunnu olevan sisältöä tai ainakaan haluttu sanoma (tai muukaan) ei välity mulle asti. Ilahduttaa ainoastaan se, että Bowie on tehnyt tämän muotoisen albumin (onko jonkinlainen konsepti-?), siis että hänen tuotantonsa on niin monipuolinen kuin kehutaan vaikka soundi pysyy aina tunnistettavana bowiena. Mutta kuitenkin: tämä on tylsä levy.

A-puoli noin 3,5: Bowie laittaa Enon poppaamaan, ja hei, näillä kavereillahan on ideoita. Entä onko B-puoli muutakin kuin huttua? Minulla ei ainakaan ole aikaa ottaa selvää. 2,5

Upon first listen, I liked the album overall, but had to listen again to get my final rating. I was going to land on a 3 but I think I'll bump it to 4. There is something about Bowie's experimental sounds that fit so well with his voice.

There are a couple mildly catchy tracks, otherwise not much going for it. Something about the mix made everything run together.

The first half of this album is very strong with hits like Sound and Vision. Unfortunately, the second half is not as strong.

meh

The first of what I suspect will be many of David Bowie’s albums on this list. Went in with fairly high expectations given that everyone raves about Bowie. Took a few songs to warm up, then Sound and Vision felt like the turning point. Quite surprised by how much of it was instrumental, and really enjoyed subterraneans at the end.

Bowie! It's hard to dislike anything Bowie has done, honestly. He was so alien and ahead of his time that there's always something new and strange to learn when listening to his albums.

This is the one Bowie album that didn't completely do it for me, which is only disappointing because at times it's pretty damn great. Maybe there's too much Brian Eno influence.

Lovely. I've never paid much attention to the Berlin trilogy before so this was an interesting exploration, which I enjoyed a lot. For now this is definitely my favorite out of those 3 albums. I love the instrumental tracks in the second half, Warszawa is particularly beautiful. According to Wikipedia, "side two was about his musical observations living in Berlin" which I can definitely imagine living in Berlin myself nowadays

Decent, like Bowie

I like the instrumentals. My favourites are sound and vision, always crashing in the same car, a new career in a new town. The lesson I learned here is I should listen to more instrumental-only songs where men finally learn how to stfu. 3/5

Not a lot of singing... (hooray!!) overall it's pretty good, a bit slow for the instrumentals but like it was kind of a vibe. Towards the end it started sounding like the Doctor Who soundtrack though.... (Weeping Wall 02:13). 2/5 lol i just didn't rock with it heavy 😔

Started off pretty normal but by the last few tracks I had to check if I already finished the album and accidentally switched to "calming extraterrestrial study beats" without knowing. It was a different sound than the first David Bowie album we heard (Ziggy Stardust), but not in a bad way at all. Favourite tracks were Speed of Life, Sound and Vision, and A New Career in a New Town, and the instrument-only tracks were chill too. Time and more listens will almost certainly increase this rating, but for now I'll put it at a respectable 3 - no real standout hits but very enjoyable nonetheless

The context of it being in a reformative period for Bowie, Eno is involved and its setting makes this inventive and influential. Ahead of its time somewhat for ‘77 but Zappa meets Bowie, hence Eno. Best experienced with deep surround or good headphones. The $ is in the production.

Never knew Bowie did an album that was 95% instrumental. Wasn't bad, but I wasn't ready for it either.

Another Bowie album with some quirky sounding songs and a long artsy section. None of the songs were really bad but none were memorable. Every instrument was so evenly mixed in it was kind of hard to distinguish anything

Love David Bowie, sad to see him go

I remember when I bought the pre-recorded cassettes for Low and Heroes back in the day I wasn't impressed. The sound was gloomy, dark and songs moved as far away from mainstream music as possible. This was the first of Bowie's "Berlin trilogy" with Eno and explored a experimental and ambient electronic sounds, something I didn't appreciate at the time and thought he lost his mind. Listening now, decades later, it's still a somewhat difficult listen and it borders between, strange and brilliant. If you listen to the trio of albums (Low, Heroes, Lodger) now, it's no longer surprising or shocking, but a slow burn of avant-garde pop, not worrying about commercial appeal, while exploring the musical styling and influence of Germany surrounding Bowie around this period. Fascinating and worth rediscovering, though not for all and you have to be in the right state of mind and mood to appreciate it.

Couple of good songs, rest is just arcade music instrumental crap

I really liked this album. so much better than Hunky Dory.

It's cool. I probably won't remember it later.

Some weirdness, but that's bowie. Still bowie

Same thoughts I usually have about Bowie; I see the value, appreciate the talent, and admire the ambition, skill, and influence. But the style just isn't really in my wheelhouse (that said, I did really enjoy some of the closing instrumental tracks)

Rating: 8/10. Great. Listeners of genre should hear this. Genre: Synth/Glam Rock. Psychedelic/Experimental? Notes: Groovy and funky music, fun lyrics. "Cool." Unique and interesting. Feels like a soundtrack, almost psychedelic but not quite. Takes me on a journey in my mind. Started out around 6/10 but went up to 8/10 by the end. My rating has potential to go higher the more I listen to it.

I don't know how I feel about this album. I like David Bowie, generally speaking, and I like the overall sound of Low, but a little of it goes a long way and there's a lot here. Ultimately, I think this album is a little too conceptual for me.

Not a Bowie fan per se. overall it was an ok album but no big stand outs as far as songs

Sound and Vision is a banger. Warszawa is beautiful. There are some other highlights throughout, but all the extended instrumentals don't really land for me. Kind of forgettable.

Nope. I don’t get it

The first of Bowies' Berlin Trilogy being recorded in Germany with Brian Eno. Further experimenting with sound and electonica in music. Front end of the album has more vocals and as it progresses it goes more fully into instrumental. Sound and Vision is probably the most recognized song off the album, but it has tons of high points that are more ambient driven. Bowie, ever the changeling in his career, gives a mood setting piece that plants seeds for his future recordings. A wonderful album to sit in a dark room and enjoy with a glass of wine.

Legend. Died way too young. Not his best album, but classic Bowie.

LP

All music sounds like cats bashing around on dustbin lids to me. It's like, I can hear music like I usually do, it sounds the same as it ever did, but instead of harmony, I hear discord, instead of beauty I hear ugliness that makes me want to exist in one of those silent rooms where people go mad. That seems nice. I might be having some kind of crisis. As a musician, this is troubling. I might hate music. Anyway, don't listen to me, I'm sure this is excellent to someone not having an existential crisis. At least it's not another damned Beatles album. Really, All the Beatles albums are the most influential music ever produced? All of them!??! What about Mozart? That guy had some pretty big hits. Who's representing that chief? I guess he didn't release too many albums, while alive, but he sure has a lot out nowadays.

Very strange. You can hear bits of what the future Bowie would become, but this has no redeeming value and is basically background noise.

Mostly instrumental plus he’s gay lol

A mostly calm paced, relaxed album. I like the bass highlighting, the vocals are great, though the short length of the songs kind of threw me off at the start. Otherwise a great album, but sadly not something that I'd have in my playlist, personally.

Quite forgettable, I actually forgot I listened to this album when I came back to rate it

Likely would sound great if I were high. As is, it gets repetitive fast.

Warszawa 10/10 a tak to średni

Meh.

Pretty cool stuff to have on while doing other stuff. Not great for driving.

Kinda weird, film music a lot almost, not for me

The best album from Berlin trilogy, imo. So much impact on other famous musicians. My personal favorites are Breaking Glass, Sound and Vision, Warszawa

I loved the 70s

I like this, get good vibes from the lofi style electronic elements

Not really a casual/everyday listen. Wasn’t really in the mood for it today, however, it does have some very interesting sections.

I really enjoyed the first half of the album with sound and vision and be my wife being the obvi standouts. The second half was more experimental and not to my taste as much.

♥️♥️ perfect

Chiller Bowie album fav song be my wife

Played this to death when it came out, genius album

Loved the two distinct sides.

Call me crazy, but could have used more words

Not Bowie’s best, but still better than 99% of the other stuff on here

Fun listen, Bowie at his best

Outstanding

Possibly my favorite Bowie album, definitely in the top three or so. If I could give it more than five stars, I would. I remember seeing him on the Reality tour in 2003 and he played several deep cuts from this, like A New Career in a New Town. I couldn't believe it. I was in heaven.

Eeire and Moody, loves it

Magic. 4.375.

Nyeh...

The most Berlin of the Bowie's Berlin albums. This is not the Bowie of Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust, or Let's Dance. It's experimental and much of it is unstructured. The Bowie album for Neu! fans.

Strangely this took a long time for me to get into. The reason is mostly lost to time but it may have had something to do with every penny ante indie band in the mid '90s claiming it to be the main inspiration. Plus pre-streaming it was near impossible to find a copy (at least that is what I found). Brilliant album, possibly David Bowie's best work.

Is this a boring movie soundtrack?

The first half is glittery cheesy synth pop that not quite up to the standard of Bowies 80s mega catchy grooves. The second half is ambient noise and melody in a glorious blend of vibe and feel.

Heard and love some of Bowie's popular songs but never a full older album. I listened to his last album after he died and it was good for one listen. Let's see how this one is. Ok, not good at all. Unsure on when this was in Bowie's career but it is not for me. Sounds like a movie soundtrack or background music in a theme park. Can't recommend ever listening to this.

Really phoned it in on this one, Dave.

Decent as an album, not likeky to listen to individual songs.

https://youtu.be/lPk_zyRKs1Q?feature=shared

Unsure after a first listen but it's great once you understand