Low

wooowww, the last songs made me feel kinda weird, not fun when it’s eerie and ur a little high

First half of the album was pretty nice, but the second half...

this was a weirder dbowie album but i didn't hate it?

Great atmosphere

I have already listened to this album front to back - i like breaking glass and sound and vision, and have a new top song - always crashing in the same car. other songs are a bit weird, but totally inspired like 7 million artists. i hear some gary numan and even beach house sounds like they took inspo

One of the more expermental albums by David Bowie. Containing One of my favourite Bowie tracks Warszawa. But a few songs are way too short.

Some nice instrumentals and catchy beats

Has some vibey bits sprinkled throughout, however, nothing too special jumped out from this album so best I can do is a 3.

Vibey

Al inicio no me generaba mucho, las letras son reflexivas, me invitan a cuestionar y a pensar. Tratan temas personales de Bowie, por lo que leí, sobre su dualidad y algunos problemas en el 1977 por su fama.

Obligatory 4 stars for Bowie. Surprisingly weird and ambient, I enjoyed it

Back to a more guitar led rock here for Bowie. It's all fine, but this is my 4th Bowie album in a month and I'm tiring. Be My Wife has those big bass piano lines, like a pub singalong. A couple of instrumentals too, which is interesting. Warszawa - a long ambient-ish, film-score like piece here. Why? I have no idea.. Okay, so side 2 is entirely instrumental, change is signalled by A New Career in Town. Why? I still have no idea Weeping Wall has fun marimba/xylo with heavy FX synth/guitar on top. Best track - Speed of Life, Be My Wife, A New Career in Town, Weeping Wall 3 stars - an album of two halves, but neither gelled with me.

I think "Low" is one of Bowie's best. There aren't many lyrics on "Low", which is a bit of a downer. The instrumental tracks make up for this. "Speed of Life" and "Subterraneans" happen to be the best on "Low". "Warszawa" has a contribution from prolific producer Brian Eno. 4 stars for "Low".

Despite this album kinda being a lot of things I don't usually love about art rock it kinda slaps

Very instrumental focused album didn’t enjoy certain parts and felt very okay about others. Feels like a 2.5/5 to me.

powerful art that comes from rebuilding after everything falls apart

fine, not really into all this instrumental electronic stuff

This is Blondie's favorite album. The arcade noises on What in the World are not a welcome addition. They sound like sped up King Hippo noises. Just when I think I'm liking this album more, it has a track like Warszawa and I feel differently. I get the video game noises now. Art Decade could be the score for Final Fantasy VIII. These mostly instrumental sides on Heroes and Low just aren't great. The whole second side is like an emo video game soundtrack.

A few good songs but most of the album just faded into the background as weird instrumental music for me. I feel like an uncultured swine giving this a 2 but damn. Miss for me. Fave Song: Sound and Vision

3.5 It’s good! I don’t hate it or anything, and I get why it’s important! But is it wrong to say I prefer my Bowie a little more rocking? There’s great soundscapes on here! But I missed Bowie’s lyrics and choruses!!! Sue me!

I can appreciate that this is a critically “good” album but omg it’s not my style. I can see the influence of Bowie on artists I love—Pulp (Party Hard) and Belle and Sebastian (Stay Loose) but I can’t connect to his vocals. I did like “Speed of life” and “Sound and Vision”—both tracks that are worth returning to especially on a drive .

never listened to a full david bowie album before. heard a few songs. i love his song "chubby little loser". opening instrumental track is cool. track 2 has a good groove to it, only a short one though. track 3 isn't for me. it's kinda...... goofy lol track 4 immediately sounds way better. OHHH I LOVE WHEN SYNTHS DO THAT! cascading airy synths are the easiest way to hook me in, seriously. nah this song is great. to think this came out in the 70s is crazy - it reminds me so much of the summery bedroom pop/indie pop i was listening to a lot of a few years ago. artists like gus dapperton, still woozy, boy pablo and so on. really good song. track 5 is really solid too. great stuff. a bit moodier but not oppressively so, still fun to listen to and sonically rich. track 6 'be my wife' isn't bad, maybe a little repetitive. okay nvm, the whole last minute of the song is a huge fantastic guitar solo. gg bowie track 7 wtf? what a gorgeous opening. rest of the song is just... okay to me. the harmonica is actually kind of annoying, and i'm not a harmonica hater or anything like that. it's very repetitive though. warszawa is excellent. very blade runner. art decade is cool. this album has really mellowed out now i feel. interesting how this has virtually become an instrumental album now. i bet this was a hell of a listening experience in the 70s lol. final track, subterraneans, is just a solid ambient kind of thing. this album is cool. really really forward-thinking. kind of shocking that this was released in 1977... but it does sort of feel like the 1st half is one album, and the 2nd half is another entirely. i think it would benefit from a bit more cohesion. the harmonica on track 7 was annoying, and that 3rd track being a bit too goofy and jaunty brings it down for me too. project is a great length, concise without being too short. lots of really good ideas. 3.3/5

I like this better than Ziggy. I really enjoy the ambiance in tracks like Speed of Life and Warszawa. It makes the album feel like a movie soundtrack. Actually very enjoyable. Favorite Tracks: Always Crashing in the Same Car, A New Career in a New Town, Warszawa, Art Decade

This is one of the most remarkable album releases of the decade and was certainly not embraced by RCA too well at the time as it sold less than a ChangesBowie compilation at the time. Brian Eno's presence is felt heavily and Tony Visconti's production was full of experimentation. To have one side of quirky rock songs/instrumentals and then the other side of was can only be classed as sombre mood pieces had not been attempted before and time has been critically very kind in its appraisal of what Bowie was doing at this time. No music sounded like this and what a track 'sound and vision' is, even Mary Hopkin sings on it.

Yet another one I know to be 5 stars even before I pressed play; far and away my favorite album of Bowie's Berlin era. Its such a forward-looking mix of early synths, tape loops, avant-garde, etc and some nice melodic rock songs. Remember buying this album from the Columbia Record company or whatever the mailer thing was.

​The first half consists of short, jagged, and intensely rhythmic tracks. The lyrics are sparse—sometimes only a few lines—dealing with isolation, travel, and emotional numbness. "Speed of Life" sets a wordless, driving tone, while "Sound and Vision" juxtaposes an incredibly catchy, upbeat synth-pop melody with lyrics about sitting in a dark room waiting for inspiration to return. "Always Crashing in the Same Car" serves as a haunting metaphor for his self-destructive past Flip the record over, and the pop structures vanish completely. Side two is a series of vast, cinematic instrumentals heavily influenced by German electronic bands like Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream, combined with Brian Eno’s ambient textures. "Warszawa" is the emotional anchor here. It is a sweeping, mournful landscape with Bowie chanting in a made-up, phonetic language that sounds like an ancient choir. "Subterraneans" closes the album with a weeping saxophone, dedicated to the people trapped behind the Berlin Wall.

Another case of a lot of albums from one artist. It's good but there are so many other albums that missed out for Bowie to have 5+ albums here Fave track: Sound and Vision

Not sure how I hadn’t listened to this yet. Bowies vocals are surprisingly sparse in the second half. Still a great album. 3.5/5

A cool album.

It was okay

yeah he sounds real low

5★/5 06.30.2026

Very good album. Top songs are “Sound and Vision” and the mostly instrumental atmospheric “Subterraneans”.

It isn't great, it isn't terrible, but I'm still not sure where on the spectrum I'd put it.

This record feels ahead of its time/anachronistic in so many ways. Also really diverse musically from rock to these ethereal electronic sounds. Certainly feels like foundational Bowie material.

love it when my boys say no to cocaine and just start experimenting musically instead

Yet another amazing output by the thin white duke. Absolute peak Bowie.

First time listening to this one, really enjoyed it!

white boy tweaking off the coke and lines moves to berlin and is introduced to krautrock. tale as old as time. unlike his nonce geeker roommate he forgot to write hooks (and puts the good songs on the b side). 3.5-4.4.

I liked this less than the David Bowie album from two days ago.

Had some decent tunes but the last few really dragged and brought down my overall opinion of the album.

3 - I like this a little more than other Bowie's I've heard.

Really interesting sounds in this album, and that’s saying something for an artist like Bowie. First half was the art rock-pop songs you’d expect out of him, but the second half came way out of left field; it was ambient electronica music with limited vocal accompaniments that almost sounded like it was made by someone like Brian Eno. I kinda liked it! It was kinda dreamy and quite relaxing to listen to. Bowie apparently really had to fight his record label to get this released, they thought it would be a flop, but it turned out to be one of his best works according to critics. I’ll give it a solid 4/5, would listen again.

Good Bowie album, though it falls down in the second half, I believe.

ahead of its time. great guitar. love sound and vision

I didn't really enjoy this one. But also didn't listen to it with the most attention.

I did enjoy this. I'm not usually a Bowie fan and probably wouldn't have this on a rotation, but it was easy to listen to, the album felt smooth and well linked. No stand out tracks though, and from what I heard I didn't identify an overarching theme.

Listen out of order since Spotify licensing shenanigans

An inspiring record full of bold and beautifully experimental half gestures. Sounds and textures from another planet. The first half feels unfinished in a somewhat satisfying way but also feels like it’s leading to a destination we never quite reach. Side 2 is more of a cohesive statement with its very listenable and ground-breaking electronic/ambient compositions. So much to love but more often than not Low feels like music that was repurposed from its original cinematic intentions.

Short and sweet, great album and amazing experience overall. Very introspective and ethereal. Loved it.

Not really my jam but shout out to the goat

Great album to kick off the Berlin trilogy. Always a little disappointed that the lyrics run out half way through but the instrumental tracks are dark and interesting and given the circumstances it’s understandable. 4

Great 70s Bowie

Over 1,000 albums in the collection, yet I get 2 Bowie albums within the first 10 - what are the odds? This album is a DUD! 1 star is generous - not sure why this is on the list even… would not listen again it is so bad!!!

WTF is dis shit

Game changer. Nothing like it then or now. A legend 5/5.

Bra! Och med det menar jag första halvan av albumet, andra hälften: not so much. Be my wife, Sound and vision och Speed of Life var bäst! Andra hälften blev flummig, instrumentell och utdragen. Något jag inte gillade.

I feel like I'm more aware of this album because a lot of other artists love this album. I'm not sure I recognize any tracks by title, and otherwise this is my first time listening to this start-to-finish. This was interesting. It felt much less commercial compared to Bowie's other work, and less like typical Bowie songs. I enjoyed it and I think I'll add it to my list of albums to listen to again.

Best way to appreciate side 2: think about the place in which it was written - Eastern Europe behind the iron curtain.

This is the third greatest record of all time

This is a very experimental collaboration with Brian Eno. There are too many instrumentals for my taste, but it’s still interesting background music and “Sound and Vision” remains a banger

mostly instrumental but i enjoyed how intentional it felt

avantgarde von damals welche heute noch immer zeitlos zeitgenössisch klingt.

Isch halt de Bowie. Ich weiss nicht warum diese Platte hier gelistet ist.

As much Eno as Bowie.

Different then i expected

Turns out ambient avant-garde is not for me.

Masterpiece

I’ve listened to this be for so I can’t wait Amazing experience found a song from my childhood

love the ambients

chill

Favourite Songs: Speed Of Life Sound And Vision Always Crashing In The Same Car Warszawa Subterraneans

I really enjoyed the soundscapes & instrumentals on this album.

Kind of strange album with pop / rock and ambient style songs. But it is David Bowie, what could go wrong...

Speed of life - echt zo begin van een coming of age 2000s film? Breaking glass - lowk goofy guitar maar wel funky ofc WITW - okeee experimentele productie. Komt dat door Berlijn? Sound and vision - jaaa deze kende ik al deze is erg leuk! Wel is de links gepande TSS erg aanwezig. Nu kan ik hem niet meer niet horen. Maar love de synths! Be my wife - kende ik ook al, ook wel leuk. Vind de goofy productie wel leuk. Heb een zwak voor de synths. Warszawa - het nummer waardoor ik dit album soortvan kende. Dat was mega indrukwekkend toen ik dit als kind voor het eerst hoorde. Een soort buitenaardse muziek die me echt omver blies. En nog steeds wel eigenlijk, de mysterieuze synths en alien taal. GEPRODUCEERD DOOR BRIAN ENO? Maar natuurlijk!! Wat een legende. Van daar dat ik deze zo cool vind. Aaaa die vocals zijn zo cooolll. Art decade - ik denk dat ik het einde van het album wel cooler vind omdat het ambient en experimenteel is. Ww- more weird synth shit!! Ook weer goofy en experimenteel, crazy shit. Wel leuk! Lief? Subterraneans - jaaa dit is echt top. Weird scifi ambient, gave vocals, top productie.

Marks a change from David Bowie the pop/rock star to Bowie as a full on artist and change maker. Two sides to this album - one of great Bowie-esque songs the other full of lush ambient synths and wonderful textures. One of my favourite (maybe favourite?) Bowie albums ever.

fine honestly, nothing too remarkable, good songs but very easy to tune out, I listened to it twice and forgot I had. bowie is bowie though so it'll have to be a

Very very good one - tunes front to back. 4/5

I enjoyed this one. Just a gold solid album

Yeah not bad, not crazy for it

Too much droning

Unpopular opinion, but the more I listen to Bowie, the less I like him. Too much experimenting with sounds and styles and instruments and self indulged crap, its hard to sift thru it all to find the good shit.

This album was really good, but if I wanted to listen to a David Bowie album I would take ziggy stardust over this one anyway. Full of fun instrumental riffs. I see myself coming back to thos one, 4 stars.

*1977 *A little spacey and ethereal, but nothing crazy, and a very easy listen. *Several nice instrumental songs. *Nothing exciting here, but I liked the whole album just fine. RATING - 7/10

At first I was like meh this album is boring it isn’t my vibe But then I listen again wow I'm speechless My favourite song was warszawa

Really nice ambient music.

4.5/5

Totally different than what I expected, there is a lot of sound scapes , I love electronic and ambient music so this really appeals to me , I did not expect this with Bowie but reading that he worked with Eno explains a lot, it's really high quality stuff, love it

Amazing sounds and textures on the instrumental tracks. A couple of recognizable David Bowie vocal cuts..and yeah I can see why folks were divided at the time of release. If this is what writer's block/kicking addiction sounds like..it is a great record. It isn't one I'd return to often,but a must hear in the Big Bowie Picture.

I will never be full on Bowie fan. An artistic genius, but he’s not my cup of tea. Hopefully this is the last Bowie album on the list. 😭

Definitely not what I was expecting, but then again, can you ever predict what a Bowie album is going to sound like if you have never heard it before? I'm not going to keep this in my library, but I can definitely appreciate.

what the hell, sure

Very nice

Not for me

Not Bowie's best album

A reminder that even the legends can do some very average things.

Some enjoyable tunes in there but I found myself not too enthralled

I kinda like weird, post cocaine Bowie

This is a really peculiar album in Bowie’s discography, and my relationship with it is equally strange. I will start off by saying that one of my all-time favorite Bowie songs is from here. It's "Warszawa". The word "elegia" comes to my mind when I think about it. It's powerful. At the same time the album is uneven. I think it tries a lot of things and that's a good thing. It's ambitious but it's also uneven. I like this part of Bowie. It feels like a much more intimate album. It is the one where there are not theatrics, it's just an artistic self-expression and evaluation. The unevenness comes from the experimentation. It is ambient and grounded. I think that the second part is better that the first one. This album explores a lot of sounds. Some of them would be seminal in the development of various genres. I will need to listen to the whole thing in its entirety a few more times. There's something about this album. I adore "Warszawa" and:"Subterraneans".

be who you are for your pride my goat david bowie i very much liked how he heavily leaned into instrumental this album and the album cover is pretty swag

Не понимаю этот альбом. Я люблю эмбиент и Брайна Ино, но вторая часть Low которую все хвалят меня не трогает.

It's alright, none of the hits just some experimenting

Side 1 feels like an interesting deconstruction/evolution of Bowie’s ability to make pop-but-art rock, breaking things down into snappy fragments of thought and consciousness, which is cool but didn’t wow me because it’s sort of still in Bowie’s ever-shifting wheelhouse reputation. Side 2 though, as it fully descends into ambient and krautrock influence to create these beautiful orchestrations and soundscapes, pushing the musical instincts out in a way I’ve not heard from all my years hearing Bowie singles, that’s some absolute magic. Looking forward to hearing more Bowie instrumentals going forward honestly.

No he prestado mucha atención pero creo que es todo instrumental, me cansa un poco

Ugh. When I read "It didn't sell but the critics later loved it" I know into what I'm walking.

I've found a lot to like from Bowie in this list, but this ain't it.

This is too spacey for me. Do not like.

i am starting to think i am the problem i am not a fan of any of these songs ngl they sound and feel too old for me ig ? i have nothing against old songs but i just dont think i will ever listen to these songs ever day 3 !

Mi favorito

♡♡♡♡

5/5. The first, and best of Bowies Berlin trilogy where he teamed up with legendary producer Brian Eno. And starting with the producer, Low contains some of my favorite production on any album period. The way the bass sounds on songs like “Breaking Glass” is perfection. And the songs themselves have this infectious energy to them, where you could tell they had a ton of fun messing around in the studio to craft the songs, the whole album feels very adventurous in that way. Low is split in two halves across its relatively lean run-time. The first half containing the harder hitting rock songs, like the previously mentioned “breaking glass” or the chaotic “what in the world”, but then the back half becomes a lot more slow-paced and atmospheric, forgoing vocals almost entirely, and this is where you can really feel the Eno touch. And I vastly prefer the instrumental portion of this album to the one seen on sister album “Heroes.” Songs here like “Warzawa” or “art decade” are just some genuinely great ambient pieces. When it comes to Bowie this is in a three-sides headlock with Station to Station and Blackstar as my favorite of his. It’s an album bursting with so much creativity, so many ideas, that it feels almost inspirational.

Very Bowie album is so unique. This one has haunting instrumentals and plenty of variety, especially in the latter half of the album. Excellent. Would listen again.

The first chapter of Bowie’s Berlin Trilogy, and for me not quite as strong as “𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘦𝘴”. Even so, 𝘓𝘰𝘸 remains one of the most fascinating albums he ever made. The first side is full of short, fragmented songs that feel like Bowie taking apart the usual rules of pop music and rebuilding them in unexpected ways. The second half is where the album truly becomes something special. Tracks like 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝘀𝘇𝗮𝘄𝗮 and 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 are less concerned with songs in the traditional sense and more with atmosphere, texture, and mood. Together with Brian Eno, Bowie creates music that feels distant, mysterious, and strangely moving without relying on conventional hooks or lyrics. 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 in particular is a remarkable closer, bringing the album to an eerie and emotional conclusion. I still prefer “𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘦𝘴”, but the second side of 𝘓𝘰𝘸 is unlike almost anything else in Bowie’s catalogue and contains some of the best experimental music I’ve heard on a rock album.

Je trouve que la fin de l'album est un peu moins forte.

C'est frustrant, mais je suis en processus d'acceptation que j'ai pas le niveau pour apprécier Bowie (et Eno). Je commence à être un peu tanné de ces deux là.

Elle me semble surfaite la réputation de cette fameuse trilogie Berlinoise… en fait à ce jour je ne suis pas certain de comprendre le « phénomène » Bowie…

The first three tracks always throw me off as the weakest on the album, but beyond that point it’s a thoroughly enjoyable listen. Odd in that there’s very little Bowie on the Bowie album, though.

I'm only familiar with a small corner of Bowie's discography, but even with that I expected this to be great and it absolutely rises to the challenge and exceeds it. There's a chill and laidback vibe to this record that I really enjoyed. Really wasn't expecting the ambient sounds this record builds, but it works surprisingly well with Bowie. I don't really need to be the one to tell you that Bowie was an incredible artist all around and his vocals here are just as great as his reputation implies. Fun record that knows when to be emotional in the case of Be My Wife. The first half is personally my favorite as I prefer to hear David Bowie on his album, but the instrumentals are quite beautiful.

Very instrumental, some of the tracks sound like a movie soundtrack. The final track subterraneans sounds very cinematic

Interesting. Sound and Vision is of course the song I remember, but there is lots of interesting stuff. Enjoyable but I don't understand people calling it his best. Good but not the heights I've come to expect from Bowie.

Practically anything this artist made was gold. He knew exactly what to make when to make it at the right time. I truly wish I was alive during his tenure to experience the music at the time of it's releases. Another good album by Bowie

One of my favorite Bowie records. Not in your face, and sort of accessible.

The start was really good, but the second half is a very specific mood which I’m excited to listen to a certain sentence but doesn’t keep up for me in general daily place and replability

3 because it has *Sound and Vision* Seriously, although I love Bowie's music and I have the upmost respect for him and his career, this album shouldn't be here, IMHO. With the exception of that known theme, all the other songs felt a little bit on the boring side, a little bit depressing and on the low end, you know? Maybe that's the purpose of Low, I don't know, I didn't investigate nor did I read the reviews prior to listen to it and write my own :-(

Did not enjoy this as much as I expected to.

A ver interesting Bowie album. Was surprised to hear so many instrumentals. But, for me he can do no wrong. Still a great album. Highlights: "Speed of Life" and "Be My Wife"

I really like David Bowie. Super dreamy album, pretty nice to listen while studying.

The sonic experimentation on here is incredibly interesting especially in the second half. The baseline on Be My Wife is fantastic. This album is amazing not sure what else I can contribute to the conversation about it. I like Heroes slightly more. Now does Bowie deserve nine albums on this list? Maybe not, but I’m not going to complain about it.

More insidious and addictive and, actually, better than "Heroes". An album that feels lowkey and easy to overlook but is actually incredibly substantial. Lyrically it's also more troubling than a casual listen indicates (perhaps because rebirth and possibility become implied, when married to the music). I think Station to Station edges it (just by virtue of the opener) and Lodger is certainly more immediate but this may be the most atmospheric and beguiling of that run of albums.

Probably need to listen again

This was the first David Bowie album I ever bought, which I did despite not really being into Bowie, because Brian Eno was on it (I was one of those "Eno is God" people in 1977). I've gained far more appreciation for Bowie since then, but "Low" is still my favorite album by him. It was my introduction to krautrock, and to so much of the kind of music I like to listen to now. I have a copy of this record on my phone, so I played it in the car on the way to a waterfront park this morning, husband and me singing along together with "Sound and Vision" and enjoying the whole album once again. 5 stars

Ok?

lots of experimental sounds in this album track 3 caught me off guard and not in a good way, the experimental chip tune sound was not the vibe The classics on this album do bump it up a bit for me

It was unique. Neither liked it nor disliked it. It had many sounds layering on each other. Sound and vision was probably the best one on the album. Would be great for reading novels.

A very tame and classy album from King David. I found it an easy listen for those that may not think Bowie is their cup of tea. Not his best work but as always shows his incredible range as an artist.

Was wondering when I'd get my first Bowie. This is my first time listening to a David Bowie album and it's not at all what I expected, isn't David Bowie a generational pop/rock superstar?? Didn't he headline Glastonbury? He barely speaks in the second half of this album, but for me it's the better half.. I don't think i've repeated a track more than Subterraneans so far on this journey. Light 4. Top tracks: sound and vision, be my wife, subterraneans

Heard it before on my solo Bowie discography journey. Enjoyed it because it had less of the Glam stuff, but the experimental stuff leaves me cold.

I have only ever heard Bowie radio hits so this was fun. This felt very ahead of its time.

Ambient and interesting

David Bowie is an odd one. I liked this better my first listen, but on the second while there were a few standouts it seems very steady and consistent. Nothing I dislike about the album at all, but it doesn’t give me a whole lot of reasons to listen again. The back half of the album does almost remind me of the back half of Abbey Road in the sense that it is very different and not full “songs” so to speak. They don’t blend together but they are discrete instrumental pieces. That’s interesting but again not super compelling.

Highlights: Speed of Life, Breaking Glass, What in the World, Sound and Vision, Be My Wife, A New Career in a New Town, Weeping Wall Ah yes, one of his artsy fartsy Berlin experiments... Well I almost like the entirety of side A, so based on that alone this is one of my favorites of his. Side B is a bit too experimental for me doe. Though the record is too abstract at some points, I love it because it serves as a sign of things to come in the 80s new wave era, and that's my favorite epoch of pop culture, so I respect the record for that alone. I guess that just comparing it to new wave is a sign of why I like the more approachable side A better.

Super Awesome! I never knew David Bowie made stuff like this. Way ahead of its time.

I quite enjoy the first track. Not sure what the genre it is but i do enjoy it. The rest of the songs are great however most of them are just instrumentals but overall i think its nice.

nice album

Just because Bowie is an icon, doesn't mean everything he touches is gold. Half-written songs and snippets of lyrics in the first half, turgid ambient soundscapes in the second half. They're only on there because he'd already written a movie soundtrack and couldn't bear to throw it away. Rubbish. The thin white emperor isn't wearing any clothes

My 9th and last album from Saint Bowie. If I ever meet Robert Dimery I'm going to ask him how many David Bowie albums did he actually want in the original book. I'm saying at least 10. I also predict that Scary Monsters and Lodger will be added in the upcoming revised edition at the end of '26. But anyway, this is probably his 5th best album and it's absolutely excellent. One of these days I'm going to do a proper deep dive in the catalog of Saint Bowie.

Päris põnev enamjaolt sõnadeta album David Bowie'lt. Vokaali on minimaalselt ja tundub, nagu plaat sobiks kenasti mingile David Lynchi filmi soundtrackiks. Tore kuulamine ja mõned lood sattusid mu Liked Songs esitusloendisse, aga väga paljut siin kõrva ei jäänud. 3.4/5

This is the third Bowie album I've gotten in two weeks. Bowie fatigue is real. Still like Ziggy better.

Sound was greatly made. Lots of tracks had incredible beats and sounds. They can be used in cinematic products. However, vocals were not the best in this album. I preferred tracks without vocals in this album.

second half whipes, but sound and vision is the best track

One of my favorite Bowie projects. So unlike what most people think of when they think of Bowie. Sound and Vision is truly one of my favorite pieces of music ever recorded. Not to mention that Sound and Vision through A New Career in a New Town is an incredible 4 song run. A very easy 5 star album for me.

First half decent, second half weird.

Haven’t listened to much Bowie but it was pretty good. 8/10 Favorite songs were: Sound and Vision Always Crashing in the Same Car Be My Wife Warszawa Art Decade

Musically interesting and enjoyable, but not something I’d likely listen to again.

This record is an enigma. Sometimes the riddle is more satisfying than the solution.

3.3 1x catch up 9/18

Ультра претенциозная арт-хуйня, собранная из эмбиентов, звуков окружающего мира и каких-то заунывных рок-аккордов. Чувствуется что чел делал это на отходосах с наркотиков.

Pretty weak. Not my kind of thing with some endless soundscapes. Sound and Vision is the only banger on the album.

Brian Eno strikes again. I was trying to figure out why this shit didn't resonate with me and then I found out he was on it. There are some cool parts but some of the ideas don't feel fully fleshed out. Some feel way too busy with a bunch of extraneous instruments/sounds. Idk. It just ain't it to me. Highlight: Subterraneans

Great album!

I mean I love The Duke and all but this smells of a passion project more than an album. I'm devastated.

Meh, some nice tunes but I guess my musical horizon isn't broad enough.

Idk really know, it was just not really it …

As always Bowie delivering a different sound than other albums. His way of reinventing and adapting while keeping creative and experimental is only bested by the beatles. Right now this is my second favorite Bowie album. Masterpiece

Interesting, I enjoyed 4/5

Can’t go wrong with David Bowie!

Good listen if you’re floating through space or tripping balls

I think david bowie just isnt for me. Its prob the best album thus far from him but nothing grabbed me untill the endings instrumentals.

I don't see how this has meaningfully contributed to music history. It's kinda weird, like alien circus music, but not in a way that is THAT out there. I guess it's better than other Bowie Albums as he is singing less and generally the vibe is more chill. Still I dont hear anything that would make me want to ever revisit this record Another bowie record that is a miss for me.

A more atmospheric and experimental album from Bowie, surprisingly modern for its time, expected to find out this album would've come out quite a bit later. To me this was a pleasant surprise though I still don't see me listening to this more often

I get that Bowie was a trend setter, but do ALL of his albums need to be on here?

Några toppar. Har lite svårt för det bitvis funkiga.

Uppskattar att få dyka in i berlintrilogin, aldrig riktigt pallat tidigare och har alltid varit mer av en simpel hunky dory-gubbe. Trodde efter första lyssningen att jag skulle landa i att jag ”uppskattar ansatsen men inte fattar grejen” med andra halvan av skivan. Men efter några vändor föll poletten ner. ”Weeping Wall” påminner om nåt schysst marimbaverk av Steve reich och vilken jävla avslutning ”subterraneans” är! Krävande lyssning som gav utdelning.

Fjärde albumet från Bowie hittills? Mäktigt! Har inte något emot det. Stark trea!

Rulla det deppiga bildmontaget från DDR! Att en av dåtidens största stjärnor bränner ut sig på drog och gör det här. Utmanar lite. Har svårt att komma på något liknande?Skivbolagsnissarna vägrade ju tydligen släppa och marknadsföra denna. De hade ju trots allt sajnat Bowie och inte nån sorts tysk krautrockare. Men vilket sound! Kallt coolt, melankoliskt, mörkt och vackert.

5.0. Meu álbum favorito do David Bowie. Obrigado pelos mimos Brian Eno

I think would enjoy more with more dedicated listens - the second half is ominous

Already know this album, Loved first half, second half not so much

Not quite what I expected from Bowie. A mostly instrumental album, but I liked it a lot.

Had some songs I've already liked for a while on there. Didn't expect it to end so instrumentally.

Ah yes. The beginning of the end for my fandom of David Bowie. Yeah yeah, I don’t see the art behind the man blah blah. I get that this is experimental asf and breaks boundaries or whatever. But man, i just for the life of me have yet figured out why people glaze these latter era Bowie albums. Late 70’s and beyond just completely loses me as a fan. This defintely isn’t the album to just pull out for any occasion. Quite honestly I’m not sure what mood this was suited for. Maybe under neon lights cruising the town. But even then, nothing is resonating with me. Lots of ambience and moaning. god save me. I get a lot of Brian Eno vibes here. The second half of the album really pulls its weight. I’m sure if I smoked enough weed this album would actually land. But alas. Solid 3.

It’s the guitar the guitar sounds are exactly the harmonies and sounds that I like. It’s Bowie being Bowie in the best possible way Bowie being so cerebral and just creating these landscapes that honestly Bowie had been known for. It has a sort of rock opera sound to it. Art decade just feels like an early demo of let’s dance progression wise. It feels like Bowie is calling onto himself for inspiration during these Berlin days. It’s so melancholic yet full of energy and life it’s downright beautiful. A Bowie instrumental album was not something I think I would like so much and yet I find myself humming along to the songs. Truly it feels like Bowie is trying to reconnect and find himself and leave us with his own voice. In the aftermath of his death I feel a great affinity towards how he defines himself here. I like it a lot top 3 Bowie for me

overall rating: 6/10! very funky very different very groovy! the second half isn't my sorta vibe but the first half definitely is! i rate it a 6 only bc literally half the songs are instrumentals and i love songs with words so... sorry but not sorry david i love ya!

A top three Bowie album for me (along with Ziggy and Hunky Dory) for me, and therefore I think his best outside of the glam period. So an album I love and know very well, so an easy top mark.

I first heard this when Pitchfork released their list of "Best albums of the 1970s" and put this at #1. I was surprised to see it at the top. But, after giving it a close listen, Low really changed my understanding of pop music. This is, still, my favorite Bowie album. He successfully synthesized all of his best abilities and made something truly weird, heartfelt, and funky. Low feels like a minor miracle.

Perfekt att plugga till. Mycket instrumentellt, inte alls fokus på texterna. Väldigt cohesive, känns som ett riktigt album! Let him cook (literally), favoriten var Sound And Vision.

Loved the first side, 2nd side was a bit too avant garde and experimental for me. This is the first Bowie album I have listened to so will give it another shot at some point.

One of my favorites I found before 1001, with my limited time with Bowie's discography this is my favorite

So very 80s... But it was 1976. So ahead of his time.i imagine this didn't set the world on fire when it dropped but picked up steam over the years. Apart from that though there isn't really a lot of substance here. There are better Bowie albums, I assume they will all show up here eventually. Curator must be a Bowie fan. I wonder who missed out so this could be included.

One of his best albums. Can’t be anything less than maximum points for this masterpiece

I don’t care for the man

The worst David Bowie record I’ve ever heard. It’s still… pretty good, but pretty good is real step down.

Bowie was so ahead of his time. He was so in-touch with the artistic scenes that were happening outside of the mainstream, and like a fearless and excitable child, always jumped in head-first to take them on right away. That's how Krautrock and ambient electronica became a staple of three of his albums, the Berlin trilogy, starting with “Low”. This is Bowie, Brian Eno and Berlin. Yes! Let's go! “Speed of Life” kicks things off with that sticky, strange intro. You often think of this album as two halves, day and night, with the big shift happening in the second half, but Bowie actually gets right into the weirdness with the first song. It's absolutely class too. You're slapped in the face by that huge drum sound, pitch-shifted by a device that Tony Visconti described as “fucking with the fabric of time”. The catchy guitar melody is bent out of shape by electronic textures swooping in from all directions. There's no space for vocals in this panic-attack on all the senses. “Breaking Glass” doesn't give us a chance to catch our breath. It's like a funk tune from another dimension. Guitars solo, and bass lines groove, as electronic noises cut through the middle to blast warning sounds at us. The first half of the album is known as the more accessible, but it's still very out-there. There's a manic and frenetic energy to everything, with the nervous restlessness carried by that ridiculously great drum sound. “A New Career in a New Town” acts as a transition, signalling the end of the daytime chaos of side A and the beginning of the more controlled and mesmerising side B: “Night”. I can't imagine the surprise and confusion Bowie fans must have had back in ‘77 after flipping the record over to encounter “Warszawa”. It's quite far from the Bowie of “Station to Station”. Dark, brooding, minimalist, with tribal chanting, it’s mind-blowing stuff. “Art Decade” seals the deal. There's no going back now. But I wouldn't want to. Hypnotic synth and electronic textures swirl around my head until I'm dizzy. “Weeping Wall” uses synthetic vibrato and sustained, distorted guitar tones to convey emotion. “Subterraneans” closes things out with a sweeping cacophony of keys, chanting, synth, distorted vocals and a devastating sax sound. I can't explain it, but somehow the soundscapes of side B paint a picture in my mind of a place I've never been, in a time I wasn't alive for. Eno and Bowie manage to create more emotion through instrumental minimalism than I could ever have imagined possible. “Low” was a huge moment in music, and massively influential. Joy Division almost named themselves after the song Warszawa. Gary Numan, Wire, NIN, Philip Glass and TV on the Radio have all been shaped by the album in one way or another. Decades later “Kid A” would follow its blueprint of the rock album as fractured, atmospheric self-reinvention. I love how Robert Smith put his experience of listening to “Low” for the first time: “My whole perception of sound was changed.” Bowie can have that effect on you.

I'm having a bit of a crisis as I go through all of the David Bowie albums on here. I have small periods of time where a David Bowie song will really resonate with me. I really want to like this more than I do. There's definitely something interesting in here that is in the same vein as Iggy Pop's 'The Idiot'. The opening track comes the closest but I just feel like it wasn't fully realized.

only because i am comparing bowie with bowie

I never know how to rate instrumental albums as I never come back to actually listen to them. With this one being half instrumental I guess I would give it a 6/10

This is the most Brian Eno thing I've heard that wasn't actually made by Brian Eno

Mooi

Ça commence fort avec speed of Life. Ok entend pas bowie, j’aurais pas deviné que c’était un son sur un de ses albums Always crashing in the same car ! On dirait le Sample d’une chanson là « sister go, sister… » Warszawa : c’est quoi cette chanson de fou C’est un album de grand malade en fait, ultra expérimental, très unique et troublant Jusqu’à la toute dernière chanson. Magistral

Not for me

Some strong standouts, particularly in the middle stretch. A fascinating experiment, and if half such attempts produced something as half as brilliant as Sound of Vision, I would gladly listen to a 1000 more.

David Bowie is certainly one of the great ones in the history of rock and pop. I like some of his songs. But generally I'm no big fan.

202 / 1089. My favorite Bowie album. And my favorite album to feature Brian Eno in any capacity. I was instantly fascinated by Side 1. But Side 2 is where Bowie's genius goes into above and beyond, and it can take several listens to understand. "Warszawa" keeps amazing me decades after I heard it. 10/10.

Album 272/1089 and already my 6th Bowie. It's becoming clear to me that the author of this list is a big fan of Bowie and Bowie-inspired artists/groups. On first listen, this was not a winner for me, changing from short bursts of song in the first half to dark instrumentals in the second half. The second time around, however, it began to resonate, especially after I read about some of the background (addiction recovery, the Berlin trilogy). It took on a new life for me at that point, as something to absorb rather than pick apart. That said, it's not something I would come back to, although Warszawa is great for remembering Cold War vibes.

Though I really like David Bowie, I don't know this album or any songs on it. I was surprised at the brevity of the songs on the first half of the album. But they're catchy little vignettes with guitar and synths, with some vocals. I really like these -- they feel fresh, and none are long enough to wear out their welcome. The second half contrasts with its longer instrumentals featuring a lot of synths. Though Warszawa gets a little long, I really like the latter three. I can hear influence from Kraftwerk... and I can hear future influence on new wave and synthpop music that I love in the 80s. Overall this was a very enjoyable listen.

My introduction to Bowie is, what I assume, an atypical release from him, but a wonderful listen nonetheless. He uses the music beautifully to convey the struggles of this difficult period of his career and you can really hear how his circumstances at the time influenced the production and writing. Both sides of this are individually intriguing in their own right and fit together well too, with the brisk art rock tracks devolving into strange, emotional instrumentals that make this a defining experimental rock album that still holds up. One of the most interesting projects yet, for me. Could fall in love with it but it would take some time. 2 listens Favorite Tracks: Sound and Vision, Speed of Life, Subterraneans, Be My Wife

Expectation: -> Hoping for David Bowie's mainstream hits. Or will this be odd. Looking forward to it either way. Will listen to the 2017 remaster. After listening: -> Not initially as impressive as I'd hoped and no songs were recognized. Thought that this is probably just an average Bowie album when compared with his other works. I was a bit turned off by the instrumentals, tbh. Gave it three full listens and began to appreciate it. Such musical talent and this is quite a solid project. Track ranking: Wife Glass Career Crashing Sound Speed Subterraneans Wall World Warszawa Art

I don't know much about Bowie but I liked this one

Influential, and as a bloody major bonus it’s listenable to boot. In fact it’s a lovely listen. It’s a fantastic record don’t really need to say much more as others have already stated it’s merit many times over. Bowie and Eno really are all they are cracked up to be. 4.5 Star

A record of 2 excellent halves. Side 1 is pretty great, but side 2 takes the cake.

Top 5 all time favorite albums

очень удобный альбом чтобы дремать! песен не услышала (но ничего и не взбесило)

-Eingängige Grooves, teils experimentelle Sounds Guter Mix zwischen Instrumental und Gesang -Eintrübung ins Mysteriöse gegen Ende -Sehr meditatives Ende -Fav: Sound and Vision

Utterly and completely brilliant. My favourite Bowie album by a country mile. Released in the days when vinyl and cassette were the only options, so intentionally split in to two distinct sides. Side one is krautrock perfection. Side two is the best ambient music I've ever heard (not usually a fan). Bowie should have spent more time depressed and locked up in his bedroom all alone with no friends like 13 year old me 😅

He throw some nice pop into the experimental ambient album Highlights: "Sound and Vision", "A New Career in a New Town"

It started good but got bored after a few songs.

Instrumenteel hoogstandje, waar ik die visie van inzie, maar mij gewoon niet pakt door mijn tiktokbrein. Warszawa deed wel wat met me, maar lang niet genoeg om dit in de nabije toekomst nog een keer aan te zetten. Ik bewaar deze voor als ik zwaar aan de LSD zit

Highlights: Sound and Vision 2.6

Not for me

No muy mi estilo, aburrido

good but i didn’t like that there was no lyrics

Really enjoyed the first half of the album but the second half of the album lost me, I'll give this a 3/5

David Bowie doing ambient and synth sounds is weirdly so good. Favourite Songs: Sound and Vision, Be My Wife, Warszawa, Subterraneans. Least Favourite Songs: What in the World, Weeping Wall.

I have listened to a bit of David Bowie in my time, but I can’t say I’ve ever heard a single song from this album before. It was a very interesting dive into what I think might be some of my favourite music I’ve heard Bowie make. This album is very strange. The first half of it feels very art rock, but it almost had a post-punk kind of feel to it. I’m sure this record was significantly inspirational for a lot of music that came after it. The vocals are all very interesting, far more interesting than I expected anyways. The songwriting and composition is very dynamic and, while it keeps a general feel throughout, there was a very interesting shift about halfway through, when the music slowed and became more instrumental. One thing that really jumped out at me, musically was the top notch bass guitar throughout. I am very much looking forward to listening to this again. 4*

When we reviewed Bowie’s ‘Ziggy Stardust’ one of my biggest complaints was that that album feels heavy handed with intentionally “weird” imagery in its lyrics but the music remains completely typical British pop-rock of its time. Five years later on ‘Low’, we hear DB showing rather than telling us of his ability to depart from the norm, and it’s a far more interesting listen. I thought the influence from Brian Eno’s ambient works was especially obvious in the second half, and in fact the album was made in collaboration with Eno. I hadnt heard this album before, but it reinforced my belief that Berlin era Bowie is the best Bowie. I don’t feel that I entirely digested this album after one listen and I will be happy to give it more consideration in the future.

minimalistic, seemingly abstract but evocative angelic vocals insane guitar and catchy elecronice melodies themes of self reflection, love, inspiration carried by production in some way? second half is beautiful ambient

Stone cold classic and possibly my favorite Bowie album. There is a relaxation to this record. It is so ambient and 70s textured, but also so him. I love this album so much.

I'm mainly a fan of the hits when it comes to Bowie, but I found this better than I expected. No real hits, but a solid and cohesive first half of the album, although I didn't really like the ambient stuff

Incredible album.

david bowie is high

David

Side B was amazing. beautiful dreamy synthesizer.

Sir David have some betters albums in his catalogue, but its still David 7/10 Will I add this album to my library? no

Yes for ever!

I had to go back to see just how many Bowie records I have reviewed thus far... this will be the seventh. Look, I am a Bowie fan but are we doing his entire discography? I doubt it as his later discography is often dismissed which is a shame. As a complete album I happen to think 1. Outside (The Nathan Adler Diaries: A Hyper Cycle) is better than this. All of that being said there is a very repetitive theme in all of my reviews of the Bowie albums suggested thus far, I might as well copy and paste one of them.... "I LOVE David Bowie. That doesn't mean I'm not honest with myself when it comes to his albums. Just like most of his catalogue there are 1 or 2 GREAT songs on here and a couple of fantastic sections in other songs that are otherwise good to poor. Very uneven throughout. The great vastly outweighs the bad though because when Bowie is on he's genius." 3 stars.

Ok, before even starting this I wanna say I'm already a big David Bowie fan so I'm looking forward to this. This album is very instrumental a lot of the time, it kind of sounds like it would be part of a soundtrack for an old movie. I'll give it a 4/5

I liked it, but it’s not the best Bowie album

Medio depre

I do love some Bowie. Don't own this one yet. The influence of Eno is real clear in the second half of this record. Nothing wrong with it.

They sat down and told me this was the best Bowie album. Yeah, probably it is and it finally took for now to listen to the whole thing. Heck, maybe I did listen to it before but I just don't remember but its quite the experience for a first listen. It was mainstream of obscurity and pretty influential. One popular hit track too. Lovely Berlin Trilogy.

This felt more like a movie score than a rock album. The strange thing is, I never skipped one song. I enjoyed the whole thing from start to finish. The odd soundscapes and cool riffs. One thing I have noticed in Bowies recordings is the funky bass. It's never tucked away. Instead, it's front and centre and funky as hell. Not what I expected but I dig it!

Low is one of my faves by Bowie but I don't think I can give it a true five because I usually zone out for the last half a bit.

Album #87: Low - David Bowie Genre (W): Art rock, avant-pop, electronic, ambient, experimental rock Singles: Sound and Vision / A New Career in a New Town, Be My Wife / Speed of Life I have not listened to this album before. Thoughts?: I love this album. The first side is weird but conventional, but the second side is absolutely gorgeous. I love Eno’s contributions to this album, along with Bowie’s lyrics. Overall a perfect, bizarre album! Favorite songs: All of it!!

liked it listened during val

8/10

Good album but probably not something I'd listen to often. I did like the instrumentals on this album too.

mostly just vibes and noise but you know what, hell yeah

My 3rd Bowie album in 10 days. I love Bowie, but it's too much! Not my fave era of his but it's another solid effort

I really love how much this album continues to grow on me, even after having been a huge Bowie fan for years now. It's such a fun and dynamic mix of his classic sounding glam adjacent style, but throwing a lot of seemingly really oddball moments going a lot more into ambient. Of course Brian Eno is the genuis behind the production, and in my opinion killed it even more on Heroes, which is definitely my favourite Bowie album. But the Berlin trilogy still started so strong, and was a huge part of laying the groundworks for distancing himself from the style that made him so iconic throughout the 70s.

I don’t like David Bowie. This is the 3rd album and all I have to say is WTF

Good songs, good jazzz but wouldn’t listen again

My favorite David Bowie album. And the reason may bother big Bowie fans... A few years ago, I listened to the entire David Bowie discography, and one of the things I came away with was that I really didn't like his vocal style on a lot of songs. So this album, being over half instrumental, really caught my attention.

Que genio Ziggy Stardust, por fin toca un disco suyo. Había arrancado bien el disco, pero la segunda mitad salió de la nada... casi me duermo.

very good. some good songs but not entirely my style. would like to know them by hard to get to sing them

2/5

A Bowie album with no hits, that was still good from start to finish!? Count me in.

Pretty chill, I can dig it. Some clever use of synth and stuff

This was pretty cool and those ambient tracks were neat!

Some interesting stuff but overall pretty weird

I love this album, it has a different feel to a lot of Bowie's others and the instrumental second half is great.

The myth, the legend. Overall great album. Some songs even fit into Zelda games.

my live reaction to Warszawa: https://tenor.com/view/rodrick-crying-gif-7160379518049051904

I love Bowie

No es el mejor trabajo de Bowie, en serio quería que me gustara

Not my favorite, love sound and vision but that’s the only song worth listening to on this album

They told me "once you're gonna learn to love Bowie", that was in 25yrs... Still nope

If I did drugs, this would go super crazy

Die erste Hälfte war ganz gut, die zweite Hälfte mit den Atmosphärischen Tracks war einigermaßen interessant, aber hat mich nicht so angesprochen.

pretty unremarkable in my opinion. i didn’t hate it and even added “a new career in town” to a playlist, but overall this was nothing to write home about. i don’t really get the hype around bowie tbh.

Great Bowie record, what an artist. 5.

Strange little record. Pretty neat, cool soundscapes, very ambient on the B-side (Brian Eno is a persuasive man). Bowie has a lot of different sounds in his head and that's cool. Not sure how much there really is to come back to, but not bad by any means.

Can’t believe I hadn’t heard this album before, you can feel the Iggy Pop and Brian Eno influences, movie scores, rockers, and pop stars have all definitely cribbed extensively from this album

I'm a huge Bowie fan, but this statement comes with an asterisk that I suspect many Bowie fans have in their (not so) secret hearts. That is, that Bowie's fearless tendency to take risks and constantly reinvent himself is a double-edged sword. He is an artist in the truest sense of the word. I suspect I am more of a minority when it comes to which Bowie albums I'm not a huge fan of, amd which I gravitate towards. I've always been ambivalent towards his so-called Berlin trilogy of which this was the first, and sort of dismissed them. Upon relisten to "Low" with mature-er ears I sort of agree with my initial reaction, but for different reasons. I remember intensely disliking side B, for instance. Isn't it basically just an Eno record at this point? But now side B is my favorite part. Many of the songs on Side A seem...half-baked? I put the question mark there as a sort of flinch, anticipating the waves of psychic hate rippling from all ends of the earth towards me. "Sound and Vision" is great, but feels underwritten to this know-nothing listener. Anyway, not the worst thing I could be listening to. So a 3 it is.

Jaahas, taas yksi Bowie levy. Suurin osa kappaleista instrumentaalisia, se varmaan ainakin eroaa muista Bowien levyistä. Kappaleissa ihan jännä tunnelma, varsinki Warszawa kappale. Sound and Vision oli sitten taas tosi erilainen, letkeä kesäkappale. Parhaat: Sound and Vision, A New Career In New Town, Warszawa

Big Bowie fan but this one didn’t fully land for me. A couple of highlights though. Sound and Vision is great, love the swinging style of it backed by a funky bass line. Subterraneans is the other standout, that mellow sax with the atmospheric synth underneath creates something really ethereal. Other than that it sits pretty far down my list of favourite Bowie records.

Nul a chier c'est un pointeur

Another weird album didn't enjoy this one much i would rate it generous 2.7/10 just cause its experiment and the one with futuristic sound that was great intro overall i would not that great of an album

It was so ambivalent, sometimes generic off the road nonsense and then masterpiece like the last track. The ending is abrupt anyway. What is this?

I always knew Bowie was great and like a genius, but being able to take a deeper dive has really shown me just truly how special he was.

The first, and in my opinion, greatest of the Berlin trilogy, Low is David Bowie's first collaboration with Brian Eno. And I will say, it sure sounds like they hit it off well. As with "Heroes", to which this truly feels like a sister album both artists bring something really special out of each other. Eno pushes Bowie's sound in a more textural, avant-garde direction, and Bowie provides a huge, grandiose, cinematic quality to Eno's more cerebral tendencies. And the result is, as with "Heroes", a side of art rock and a side of textural ambient pieces. The former glisten and mutate, threatening to alternatively become hits, or leave orbit, but never really doing either, and capturing this unique tension in amber. I think the two greatest songs on this side may be Sound & Vision, which is *unbelievably* catchy, and A New Career In A New Town, which kind of feels like a reflection of where David Bowie was at the time; he had fallen apart, changed location and re-invented himself. But the skronked out funk of Breaking Glass, and the fascinating textures of What In The World are also worth noting (although frankly, every song on the side is immaculate). Then side two is the ambient pieces; Warszawa, Art Decade, Weeping Wall, and Subterraneans are all *fantastic*, essential explorations into mood and texture. Warszawa and Subterraneans even make room for some incredibly striking vocals. But this whole side seems to effectively hint at the sadness tugging at Europe in the aftermath of World War 2, and the pieces on this side all have a well-realized, deeply centered emotional core. Low is the kind of extremely detailed, complex album that manages to sound so simple while you listen to it. It all just makes sense, it seems so natural. But what's here is completely daring and fascinating, and Low, as it's own weird little package ends up among Bowie's greatest, and most deeply resonant albums.

Really beautiful immersion. Love David Bowie

Meh

Really good album, a little too experimental and weird for my tastes to get 5 stars but still very good. Sound and Vision was my fav song. My other highlights were Always Crashing in the Same Car and Be My Wife (my fav first listen)

A worse version of “Heroes” that still kicks ass.

sound & vision weeping well

Begon matig, maar op het eind een aantal prachtige instrumentale ambient nummers

Bizarre album that in already familiar with. Departure from fun catchy pop Bowie stuff. Half album is instrumental stuff that sounds like someone is mentally, forgive me, low. I enjoy the difference this album provides

They can keep their weird little British artists the themselves. Just not sharing the appeal here.

I love the instrumentals. It feels like he's bored a lot of the times.

Trippy and chill. Nice background or drugged up music.

Déjà écouté avant. Deuxième album de Bowie dans la liste, deuxième chef-d'œuvre. Au funk rock halluciné de Station to Station, Bowie ajoute, avec la complicité de Brian Eno et Tony Visconti, une dimension plus ambient et expérimentale, comme la bande-son d'un film de science-fiction postapocalyptique est-allemand. Fondateur et essentiel. Top : Sound and Vision Flop : Weeping Wall

There are some things Bowie made that I like, but no fan. Of Eno, either, by the way. There was nothing like that on this album, which was pretty boring, I must admit.

David Bowie is one of those musical legends I've grown up hearing about, how could anyone have not? But I've never actually thought much about what his music would sound like; he's just been floating in peripheral limbo for me, that is until now. This album is great and I'm glad I finally got to experience one of his projects. The record also surprised me with a few instrumental tracks, but their establishment of mood was beautifully intense.

Обыяный альт-рок, под фон пойдёт Живее и полнее чем Пинк Флойд Последние композиции чистый инструментал, неплохо

This album is incredibly strong in it's atmosphere. It doesn't have songwriting as good as Ziggy Stardust or Station to Station, but it makes up for it with it's own strength. Brian Eno and Bowie are a great combination together and the album itself makes a great listen. The first side starts off normal and then gradually the album becomes more and more sprawling and atmospheric. Great and influential piece of work, I can see how Pitchfork called it the best 70's album at one point.

Could've done without all the instrumentals but everything else is top notch

Loved this. Need to listen again.

Is Low a high point, probably. Not my favourite album of his, but still a work of genius.

I like the way Bowie moves his music on in the first side but goes a bit far for me on the second. I’d rather hear his lyrics and voice.

Ashamed to say this is the first time I've listened to this. But that at least gives me a clean slate for the review. And honestly, I want to give it a 4 for the innovation and especially the guitar work. But some of that innovation, especially in the last few tracks, drifts a bit too far into ambient. With which I have an ambiguous relationship at best. So the jury's out really. And that's a somewhat heretical 3*