Low

Two years after the funky Young Americans, Bowie comes back with something different, but it still very much sounds like Bowie, and I expected something colder and darker. The electronic elements are pretty light during the first half, and there’s still a lot of organic, groovy material. I think I would’ve preferred something more radical, more Berlin-style. The second half leans more in that direction, but it feels closer to film music without the rock elements and you can clearly feel Brian Eno’s touch. Slightly disappointing since I was expecting something closer to Neue! (a band I really enjoyed). I don’t dislike it but I don’t like it either.

Fun album, sounds exactly as years it was made in. Not my favourite but cool at 28:30 sounds af if some scene from old sci-fi about space travels where someone from crew was kidnapped by locals on one of the planets

Didn't expect this album to turn into a beautiful, spacey, ambient, and somewhat jazzy fusion by the second half of it.

Oooooo

Totally wasn't in the mood for this. Also felt a bit disjointed. All the songs were trying to be something that didn't fit together for me. Very mythical and 80s. Maybe a version of the Labyrinth soundtrack?

Bon, il n'a pas enregistré mon commentaire, heureusement, je peux le rajouter à posteriori, mais ça casse un peu les noix. Donc, je disais, c'est un peu bizarre, comme album, parce que franchement, la première face, ça m'a semblé assez osef et je commence vraiment à me demander ce que les gens trouvent de si extraordinaire à David Bowie. Puis la face B arrive et là, c'est tout de suite plus intéressant. Cette fois, on passe à de la musique plus ambient, réalisée en collaboration avec Brian Eno, ceci expliquant cela. Donc finalement, c'est plutôt sympathique.

This was his 11th studio album? How many fucking albums did this guy make?

David Bowie is so goated

First half pop. Second half ambient. All shot through his electronic influences. Best of the 3 Bowie I've had so far.

Be My Wife

A great album, an amazing background album.

top 3: - sound and vision - subterraneans - breaking glass I enjoyed this album and think the instrumental tracks were beautiful but maybe slightly too many in a row for me personally. I don’t know if it’s an album I’d come back to often except for specific tracks but it was definitely worth listening to.

songs with words not bad, didn't grab me with the first listen.

Ja, det er jo et album... med bakgrunnsmusikk?

Atmospheric and more background music than serious listening

Mycket instrumentalt, inte riktigt min grej.

Endo yay, that's about it

What the??? Not good at all. 2

For a mostly instrumental album, this one kept me more engaged. It was interesting but only lost me at a few of the stranger moments.

Meh, this was fine. Sounded more like a soundtrack to a space movie than an actual album I would want to sit down and listen to.

Maybe need to come back didn’t love it in this time frame

I woke up feeling like listening to Bowie's Low. Turned on the generator - bam. Bowie is fucking with me. So so good. Highlights: Speed of Life, Sound and Vision, Always Crashing in the Same Car

There are lots of strong moments in this Bowie record but as a collective it left me feeling a bit confused and lost, especially over the last 3-4 conceptual, atmospheric instrumental tracks. First 4 tracks - great examples of Bowie's songwriting, topped off with my favourite track of the album ‘Sound and Vision’. The remainder of the record - confusing and inconsistent. Bowie was clearly being experimental with this album, but for me this is a strong 5, soft 6.

the purely musical tracks are SO GOOD but I fear the actual songs kinda lacked for me

It made me feel ethereal

Very enjoyable not very outstanding from other Bowie’s albums but production quality was outstanding

Gillar sound and vision mycket. Resten behöver jag nog sitta mer med

I didn't expect this album to be so ambient. It's like a mixture of feelings in instrumentals with very few lyrics. Good album overall.

I really like this. The album flew by. And there was way more instrumentals than I expected. A good album

I know I’m going to catch some flack for this, but I just can’t get into David Bowie. It’s not him, it’s me. This album actually started off pretty strong, and for a minute I thought this might be the one that finally clicks. Then the second half hit, and it kind of lost me. Once it turns into mostly synthesizers and atmosphere, my interest just dropped off. I get what he was going for, and I understand why people respect it, but it just didn’t do much for me as a listener. I respect Bowie’s influence and creativity, but this ended up being more of a chore than an enjoyable listen.

i love this album I love david bowie

Not a Bowie I know well and that’s a shame. This is a really cool album. Lots of really interesting synth, good distortion and the kind of Bowie lyrics/vocals I don’t find super annoying. More of this!

very……. fine 3.4/5

13/12/2025 As much as I dislike Bowie albums, this one was actually okay. Spotify listeners: 18.9 million

Best of the Berlin trilogy

last couple of songs were pretty cool, made me think of brian eno. turns out he also helped on this album.

Starts strong but the instrumental tracks are so so.

It took me a while to really "get" Low, after overlooking it for a while because of the lack of big hits, and the number of instrumental tracks. It was only while reading a Bowie biography that I came to appreciate it. One of the interesting takeaways from that biography was that I had always thought of Bowie as a multi-skilled can do anything sort of musician, but one of his most important skills was actually knowing his limitations, selecting brilliant musicians and producers to work with, and then trusting them completely to do their thing. Bowie was responsible for the lyrics and vocals, of course, plus the very deliberate vibe/theme of each album (and selecting the right people for that vibe), but within those parameters he trusted those musicians deeply. The lack of ego is admirable. In this respect he could be studied not just by other music artists, but from a business management perspective too! Low is a great example of this. Together with Dennis Davis, Tony Visconti developed a really unique drum sound. Meanwhile Eno, although not formally the producer, used extremely experimental techniques that many musicians would really struggle with. In addition to utilizing synths, loops and soundbeds, Eno treated the studio as an instrument, encouraged improvisation and adopting "mistakes", and did things like giving each musician a cryptic prompt card they would keep to themselves. Bowie and co all trusted these techniques would not only produce something good, but also music that wouldn't sound like anything else. Low is one of Bowie's benchmark albums, the start of his infamous Berlin trilogy, and inspired a whole host of ambient, post punk, and post rock musicians. How there isn't a biopic of Bowie and Iggy Pop in that period is beyond me. To say it's a remarkable album would be an understatement, and 5 stars doesn't feel enough.

The second half of this album is tough, because it's great, but it's not... Another Green World, or something. But it was more influential than that, because Bowie did it. On the other hand, Another Green World didn't have a side of incredible Bowie ass Bowie songs. F me, Sound and Vision. The drums on this album. Love it.

A fun album, wasnt expecting pink floyd/radiohead esque electronic music.

Perfect.

Low was overly ambitious. While it had really high highs , it also had really low lows, balancing each other out, but overall making a mediocre listen.

Psychedelic, avant-garde, experimental journey that left me perplexed why I liked it. The instrumentals were at times disturbing, but soothing. Go figure why it's a 4/5 but that's my call. Listened before? N Saved some tracks? Y Favorite tracks? Be My Wife, Always Crashing in the Same Car ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Liked it a lot. Saved some tracks.

A couple of these tracks have been in my instrumental focus playlist. But overall, it's...weird and makes me sleepy. This is not the Bowie for me. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): Sound and Vision ⭐⭐: Didn't like it, didn't hate it. Saved no tracks.

Maybe this is the one. That once in a million album that finally ignites your passion for David Bowie. From now on you’re going to throw out your Tom Petty shirts and wear Bowie shirts It only took 9 other Bowie albums for this!! Update: this is not the one

I feel like a middle school teacher when I listen to David Bowie. If he would just work up to his potential, it would be so good

Spiky and spooky and perfect

Fun listen. I love David Bowie vibes. I didn’t want to skip a song.

Oh hell yes. I'm a Bowie fan but really have never given this album the attention it deserves. 'Low' is such a fitting name, as its really understated and sublime. I can see why it wasn't as commercially successful as his other releases, and in its time I was more consumed with the outright punk scene, but what a treat to listen to decades later and hearing how well it stands the test of time.

3.5 This was pretty good. I never listened to Bowie before, this was my first. For an experimental album, it’s a pretty easy and enjoyable listen. I’m also partial to electronic and ambient music, but there’s still hardcore guitars like in Be My Wife, as well as pianos, harmonicas and other live instruments so it’s a good mix. Very interesting melodies and sounds that makes for an overall very theatrical sound.

I like the first half

This album is fantastic! And it just gets better. I really liked the first songs but not at the extent to love it but... Wow! It evolved into something really interesting and grandiose. I love how everything is so coherent here and so different too, how there's time for (long) instrumental parts, which add a lot to the atmosphere of the album. This is truly a gem, I've liked it a lot.

Bowie and Eno. Say it back. Low is like a perfect encapsulation of what both artists can do at the peak of their powers. Eno's production is so inventive, and Bowie has the gravitas to not get lost in it. The result isn't just mind-bending, it's genuinely fun. And unlike your average Animal Collective album (which owes a lot to this one), each ambient space-out on the back end is a no-skip.

There is so goddamn much happening in this album. I’ve barely begun to digest all the layers, and this is like my 4th time listening to it. Which means it will be a gift that keeps on giving. Can’t wait to listen again.

I appreciate what Bowie was charting out to do here, and I appreciate the instrumentals on the back half, but I don't think this album lands as more than a curiosity through his discography. I mean truly, aside from the die hards, what Bowie fan is gonna dig this out of their stack of vinyl over something else? It's good, but doubt I'll ever find my way back to it.

No private session used for Spotify. I am into a lot of Bowie albums, but never got into this one. It's more experimental and less poppy, without that mainstream anchor song a lot of his albums have.

very good!!!

Very ambient. Maybe too ambient

Sound and vision is my fav David Bowie song so I’m a little biased off the bat. Never heard “Always Crashing in the Same Car” and loved that one. The end of the album got a little too extraterrestrial and lost me a little. Really good, not my favorite of his overall.

Never liked that brit

Really like this album, it's just pleasant to listen to start to back. The ambient songs in the second half are relaxing and nice. Sound and Vision best song off it

"Low" is the 11th studio album by English musician David Bowie. Art pop, avant pop, electronic, ambient and experimental rock are the Wiki-listed genres. Yes, all of that. The album was the first of three collaborations with producer Tony Visconti and musician Brian Eno that became known as the Berlin Trilogy; the project originated following Bowie's move to France in 1976 with friend Iggy Pop to rid themselves of drug addiction. Recording sessions began at Hérouville's Château d'Hérouville in France and was finished in West Berlin. Bowie sang lead vocals and played the saxophone, guitars, bass, harmonica, vibraphone, xylophone, percussion, keyboards and synthesizer). Additional musicians included Brian Eno (synthesizers, piano, guitar), Carlos Alomar (guitars), Dennis Davis (percussion), George Murray (bass), Ricky Gardiner (guitar), Roy Young (piano, organ), Iggy Pop (backing vocals) and Mary Hopkin/Visconti (backing vocals). Commercially, the album reached #2 in the UK and #11 on the US Billboard 200. Initially, the album had mixed reviews but retrospective reviews considered it one Bowie's best works. The album opens with the instrumental "Speed of Life." A guitar melody. A pronounced bass giving a groove. Those whopping drum sounds. Overlayed synths. This song sets the tone. A hoppy bass and beat pervade the first single "Sound and Vision." A guitar melody and riff. An underlying synth. Bowie on sax. Vocals come in midway though. A song reflecting on Bowie's state after a long period of drug addiction. "Always Crashing Into the Same Car" has an eerie synth definitely influenced by krautrock. Subdued vocals and long, stretched guitar notes. A song about an incident where Bowie keeps crashing his car into his drug dealer's car who did him wrong. The second side is all instrumentals with Bowie and Eno on synths and keyboards. The highlight is "Warszawa," a song named after Warsaw. Ambient, melancholic, droning and dramatic. Very movie-like. A beautiful song. This album is a very artistic experience with two distinctive sides. Side one contains more structured songs with a groove, guitar melody and elements of krautrock with the synth. The second side is ambient and movie-like with layered synths. The songs are not so experimental as the melodies still drive the song. The one thing both sides do is create a textured mood. I agree with some of the comments that the album is almost timeless in its unique sound. You do hear the influence of bands like Kraftwerk on album and its own influence on albums like "Kid A." I always appreciate an artist who aims to reach high despite public and critical opinions. This album does and succeeds to a very high degree. One of Bowie's best and a must hear.

I was not familiar with Bowie's game; I should listen to more of his work because I quite liked this.

Jesu Christo! I just finished my review of a middling soul album and then we get this beast and I convulsed an LOL because of the enormous intensity gap between the two albums. Maybe it's just me and the role this record played during an exceedingly difficult time in my life but fuck me, this is a heavy album. It's an L-shaped one way ride to and through a place most people should never have to visit if they can get and keep their shit together. For the rest of us, well, songs like Always Crashing In The Same Car can make me cry just from the relief of knowing you're not alone in being a fuckup. I'm not above admitting I paused in the middle of the last sentence for a quick cry. Anyway, and the desperation in Be My Wife? Harrowing. Sound & Vision? Blue, blue. Breaking Glass? Fucked up. I don't even want to know what David did to the carpet. Side two's lack of lyrics gives you a shot a putting Humpty Dumpty back together again. His words on side one brought you to the brink and now you get a few minutes to step back and reflect and try to get it together enough to face the world and hope that maybe this time at least it'll be a different car that you crash in. Maybe.

Although I *really* (really really) wish there weren't nearly as many Bowie albums in this collection as there are, I'm also glad that this one *is* there, as it's definitely a different sound and feel from what I associate with David Bowie across his very varied career. This is mainly due to the very experimental and soundtrack-oriented second side of the album, and especially the haunting "Warszawa", but even the more song-oriented first side is an interesting collaboration between Bowie and Brian Eno (everywhere) and even apparently a bit of Iggy Pop. It's impressive to read how many people and bands were heavily influenced by this album, from Joy Division's entire lifespan as an homage to "Low", to a huge range of artists finding inspiration from songs on both sides of the album. I can also totally see how and why Philip Glass created a symphony based on "Low".

I was a big Bowie fan back in the day and always avoided this album. I imagine someone played it once and it never stuck with me, except for "Be My Wife" and "Sound and Vision" which I didn't like all that much. I missed out! The 2nd half is mostly instrumental and is nice: strong, romantic-sounding. Respect too for the departure from his other music!

Different Bowie - reminded me of an trippy Radiohead like sound

Strong start. Weird end. Would listen again.

3.27/5 Stars Top Songs: Be My Wife, Sound and Vision, and What in the World

This is an interesting album for me. Being a fan of krautrock and ambient music, it's cool to see Bowie (and Brian Eno, to be fair) interacting with those genres. The first side of this album (I have it on vinyl, but the split on this album is pretty obvious even if you don't) is pretty cool. Bowie the songs feel kind of fragmented and spiky and the lyrics are dark. But my favorite part of this album by far is the second side. It's a set of ambient songs that pretty much wordless. The only time we hear voices at all are some wordless chants. They remind me very much of what I like about kosmische Musik: flowing instrumental melodies that make feel like I'm floating on the music.

The first of the Berlin trilogy of albums. Good not sure they break any new ground but well produced good songs.

Ok

Fucking weird man.

When Bowie goes Low, we get high. Sometimes poo-poo'd as sour Kraut-rock, this album is actually a savory stew of steckrüben that reveals its flavours the way an orange sunset shimmers from gold to gray. "I skipped the part about love..." Blink and you might miss it. But pop this CD into the player on a dreary day where the temperatures dip and water ice gilds the pavements, and you will be rewarded, peering from behind a wall, changed, and delivered.

Hhh

Alright. As a Bowie album I find it more listenable overall, but it lacks in my mind a killer single to elevate it. Feels like background music overall so it all balances out I guess.

I don't like david bowie He shoot arrowie with his bowie

I like Bowie but this album is not it

It's good

I’m not a huge David Bowie fan but this one is pretty good.

This grew on me over a few listens, high 3, nice atmosphere

Very different halves to this album, both with their strengths.

I was going to write something here about the album but when looking at the Wiki track listing to get the track names right, I saw that Brian Eno was on my highlight song - Warszawa. So I'll just say: All tunes, especially on this list, lead to Eno

Solid album. Ahead of its time.

Nice retro rock/jazz, pretty good

not the best bowie.

Masterpiece

Found this a little weary in places.

This was fine. I'm finding myself increasingly using ZZ Top as the ultimate point of reference for rock that wasn't bad but didn't necessarily hit me in the same way as some of the better music I've listened to. Some good riffs in here but wish the vocals played a more prominent role throughout the album.

Interesting but not my favourite Bowie personally. I think it's hugely admirable that someone who has an image as a huge rock front man did an album with a huge amount of instrumental material. I would absolutely think that I'd be the target market. In this case unfortunately, I don't think I gell with the instrumental style so much. It has a lot less grove than young American era Bowie, less harmonic interest than hunky dory era, and yet it doesn't have a stark aesthetic like ambient artists. Falls between the gaps a little bit for my tastes. Still great music.

It’s kinda weird and feels like it was specifically made for each song to be used in a movie.

Was kind of surprised when the album ended: not much stuck to me, but what was there was pleasant and often a vibe to listen to.

A rather classic bowie first half coupled to a dark and sombre second. Sound and visions was most enjoyable to me, props to the instrumentals. In the second half some building on the ambiance would have been nice.

Low follows a similar structure as its successor, and my unpopular opinion has always been that this is a worse album than Heroes. Both sides are worse on this. The rock side is full of interesting sounds and perfectly produced bass and percussion. Despite how nice it sounds though, the songs feel underdeveloped, with few memorable melodies or choruses. "Sound and Vision" is the exception, it slowly builds into the best song on the album. The second side is ambient-adjacent electronic. Even if I was a fan of ambient I'm not sure I'd want to listen to it after the rock side; "A New Career in a New Town" acts as a decent transition but the two sides feel a bit like two albums smushed together. Maybe Bowie's best sounding album, but not among his best overall.

cool instrumentals mr bowie

This is my favourite of the Berlin trilogy. I love how it feels like Bowie breaking everything apart and starting again—raw, fractured songs up front, then those eerie, beautiful instrumentals that pull you into another world. It’s so inventive and atmospheric that I almost gave it five stars, but something about its starkness keeps it just shy. Still, an incredible album that never stops fascinating me.

Overall, I enjoyed this album. I preferred the second half better than the first. Mostly because I do not really care for bowie’s voice in this album.

Oh god. The heroin addled Bowie tries to convince us he matters! Later and earlier he did but this album seems to me to be the worst excesses of Eno and the worst excesses of Bowie. I know it’s a trilogy, but heroes is enough. I will admit Bowie might be in that rare coterie who could take up 3 or 4 spaces on this list. But not with this one.

I really wanted to like this album. Bowies awesome and ahead of his time and as others have said he is from another planet (in so many wonderful ways). Side B is alien spooky Film Music for alienating filmscapes (from what I can tell) and it creeped me out a little. He always lived his life as a true artist. It doesn't make this album essential or especially enjoyable listening (except for deep Bowie fans or those who want encyclopaedic coverage of emergence of each individual sound and substyle in the western canon, which even the majority of listening here aren't). IMHO doesn't belong here...

Dave never made it easy for us. Pushed the envelope, tried it on, got in our face, refused to do the same old same old. And then there's Eno. I just checked the front door to see if he was there, as he pops up everywhere else does Brian. I mean Davey bolts to Berlin to get his head clear, do a bit of faux fascism and move onto the next thing, and Brian turns up at his Wim Wenders style grungy apartment asking for a cup of sugar! And so to the tunes: I always thought Speed of Life would have made a great Sweeney type TV theme, just an absolute cracker of a tune and top shelf opener. Then onto the big eighties drums before there was eighties drums of Breaking Glass, it kicks and he's in fine voice. Ditto Always Crashing in the Same Car, "Brian, pick up the phone and that young man Gary Numan if he's listening?". And then Sound and Vision? I mean what is that, is it of this world? The bass and drums are something else, what a sound. Low hold up, its good, really good and for my part an equal partner in the Berlin records run. Worth investigating deadbeats, you'll love it.

I am a big Bowie fan, and will happily listen to any album from Hunky Dory through Let's Dance. I have favourites, but there is always something interesting and worthwhile and usually a couple of really strong songs. In my record collecting in the 90s, I bought a lot of Bowie albums. Many, many albums. Because they were cheap and around. People were dumping their collections and I was happy to pick them up. I particularly like Bowie from about 1975 through 1980, and so particularly hunted those. But sometimes weird things happen, especially when your collection reaches a certain size and you start losing track of what you own. I could have sworn up and down that I owned all of the Berlin trilogy, because of course I did! I live that period of Bowie! But, it turned out, I didn't own Low. I did, however, own four copies of Lodger, but not Low. How did this happen? I still can't explain it. As a result, Low is the Bowie album I am least familiar with from his late 70s period. That makes it an enjoyable listen for me because it sounds fresh to me. I like the rough and ready production which gives it an energy and immediacy. The more ambient tracks at the end of the record are more structured than the equivalent tracks on Heroes, and it's an enjoyable and interesting listen. Probably doesn't make my Top Five Bowie albums, but still pretty damn great. I told my wife the story about not owning Low, and she bought me a coloured vinyl reissue as a Christmas gift. That's real love.

Strange. I don’t love the vibes.

Очередной альбом Боуи. Но я ожидал услышать хотя бы старый рок. А услышал странное инструментальное чёрт знает что.

Fantastic, especially side B

It was interesting to listen to a version of Bowie I hadn’t heard before, but this sound just wasn’t for me. It felt a little too silly at times, but overall definitely not bad. Best Track: Sound and Vision

Erste Hälfte nicht meins, zweite Hälfte gut

- tästä kuuluu se, että tulevat muusikkosukupolvet ovat ottaneet tältä levyltä paljon vaikutteita, mutta silti tämä kuulostaa kohtuu tuoreelta - se on melko harvinaista mielestäni uraauurtavien teosten kohdalla - tällä levyllä on indie henkistä menoa, mutta myös viipyilevää twin peaks henkistä menoa - miellyttävä levy kaikin puolin

The Low point of Bowie for me. Not bad but not the Bowie I prefer.

One of the Berlin Trilogy. Influences by Tangerine Dream.

First half great, second half fucking stupid. Would’ve given it a 2 if I hadn’t gone back and listened to the first half again.

Great great album

bowie's great, love me some bowie, i've heard better bowie thoughie. 4/5

3.0 - Ok

I can totally hear how it has tentacles that influenced all kinds of music I love that came out in the following couple of decades but the "experiments" to "songs that go hard" ratio is just too far out of wack to stand up to a bunch of true five-star albums of his from this era.

Might be my least favorite Bowie album. Lots of atmosphere but not a lot of Bowie. I get that it’s him experimenting with electronic music but almost half of it is instrumental. Not exactly what I’m looking for from a Bowie album.

Enjoyed listening to the whole of this album, I have sound + vision single from this album, funnily enough I’ve just read a Biography of Bowie

Not my favourite Bowie but still great.

Im sorry but i really dont like david bowie idk why maybe its too experimental for me idk

only liked subterraneans.

Favorite track(s): Breaking Glass, Sound and Vision, Warszawa Heard before Previous rating: 9/10

I liked the first half of the album. Didn't think I would, but it grew on me immediately.

Inventive and ambient and weird. Let em never know ur next move.

Varied, ethereal and cosmic. Felt timeless in a specific way, could have been produced last year or 40 years ago. I'll be waiting for the 2037 remaster, since it seems to need one every 20 years.

Really liked the last couple of songs

Literally listen to this about four times took me a little bit, but really started to love it. It’s intentionally lopsided which took me off guard at first it kind of descends into this weird cozy ambient womb. It’s like reverse birth.

didnt connect with this at all. started to appreciate it more on the backhalf, but it was a slog to get there for me. could see it being a 3 for some point, but i can't give it on merit

9.5/10

Some Bowie tops and some pretty forgetable. A legit 4.

Gotta be honest, that was kinda boring. I'm starting to question why Bowie was so famous, sure he had a few cool songs, but....

141/1001 :: David Bowie - Low Heard before? ✅ Would I revisit? ✅ Rating: 9 Listen before you die: Yes David Bowie, widely considered one of the greatest artists of all time and this is why. You compare this album to Ziggy Stardust or The Man Who Sold the World and this album feels so out of left field. But leave it up to disco era Bowie to create something so engaging and frankly so damn cool. The fact that Sound & Vision was “the big single” says it all. This album is special.

It's Bowie, which means it has to be great, right? Except for when it isn't. This was a mediocre album. Interesting in that there were two distinct sides to this record, but the front half was vastly superior to the second half. He was pretty experimental on the back side, but this didn't really hit at all for me. Just long, drawn out tunes that didn't have a whole lot to them. Frankly, I found them all to be wastes of space. The actual songs on the front of this record were decent, but nothing was spectacular. Pretty average. So 1/2 X 3 + 1/2 X 1 = a 2-star record. He's made much better music than this.

Excellent and moody record. You can hear exactly where Josh Homme got influenced for the back half of his career

One of Bowie’s most artistic statements. An album of two halves. One side light and poppy and one side instrumental and hugely downbeat. For me, it wasn’t just an album I had to hear multiple times to appreciate, but had to live with for many years. Totally worth your attention though and I think it has the best sound of the Berlin trilogy.

Ok decent experiment

lots of interesting sounds in this album, but didn't enjoy quite that much

This is a great Sunday morning album. I got up before the family made my coffee while listening to this on the headphones. Good album. It's not one full of "hits" but it's a classic Bowie album, Be My Wife is on the playlist now. Good stuff... I considered myself a Bowie fan but don't think I've ever actually listened to this one. I need to do a deep dive and listen to everything he's done.

1. Speed of Life - 5 It's an instrumental but there's nothing overly fantastic about it. There's some interesting but defintiely out of place sounds used on the track. The guitars are in that classic Bowie style though and they're probably the highlight of the track alongside the drums. 2. Breaking Glass - 3 It's a really short but very dull track. Lyrically it's nothing phenomenal and instrumentally it's not very good either. 3. What in the World - 4 Not a very good track. Slightly better than Breaking Glass but it's still lyrically all over the shop and there's some instrumentals used on the track that are unpleasant. 4. Sound and Vision - 5 It's okay. Nothing about this is anything extraordinary. Instrumentally it's a lot more enjoyable than the previous three tracks but it's overall still missing the spark a normal Bowie track has. 5. Always Crashing in the Same Car - 5 It's another okay song. Lyrically it's the strongest so far but it's still nothing overly phenomenal. A lot of this album so far has been very bang average. 6. Be My Wife - 6 I love the way this track starts, especially with the piano. Outside of that it's okay. Not the best love song you'll ever hear. 7. A New Career in a New Town - 4 Fluff of an instrumental track. 8. Warszawa - 7 Much better instrumental track. Very moving at times but also sounds quite dated now. It's still a decent track overall. 9. Art Decade - 3 Like a bad 80s futuristic movie track. Almost like something that belongs on a Blade Runner soundtrack. 10. Weeping Wall - 3 Exactly the same problem as Art Decade. 11. Subterraneans - 4 I like the sax on here but that's about the only redeeming thing on the track. Average Rating: 4.45 Adjusted to 5-Point Scale: 2.23 Rounded Down: 2 Stars

Listened to it while unpacking the suitcase after coming home - was more irritated by the indsrumentals than anything else. I‘d expect the album could grow on me by listening to it more carefully. As background it‘s more creepy than enjoyable.

I don’t know what to say about this one. Bit disappointed. Strange album although not entirely sure what I was expecting.

Very different to his mean stream things, listening in the car mostly. More instrumentals than I expected, and didn't enjoy it that much. I think he has better albums.

I'd only heard Bowie's main stream stuff, which I don't care for. But this was great, particularly the second half instrumental stuff. I'd not realised he did instrumental tracks, or that some of his influences were Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream. Look forward to hearing more.

The beginning of the album was more rock oriented, very captivating guitar sounds. Have some odd feeling of this album, very pealising though.

Sound and Vision is one of the most beautiful songs ever. Bowie is beyond brilliant. This album is the reason this project exists.

Couple of gems but jamming, ambient Bowie isn’t my favorite Bowie.

So, I guess my rating would be equal to Heroes. Side A, comprised of songs, is great, but a little weaker than side A on Heroes. However, side B with mostly instrumentals works a little better than on Heroes. So, all in all, it's balanced out for a strong 4/5. Bowie has definitely become my favourite songwriter through this challenge.

interesting

Bowie is amazong. Loe is a classic album

It is a good Bowie album but I am not a fan of Mr. Bowie.

Ahh-aah

I love Bowie, but didn’t really love this one. It wasn’t bad (still Bowie), but not great, to me.

5/7 absolute good

Ethereal as hell baby

All-timer of a record 🖤

if I wanted a soundtrack to a bad 80s scifi movie then I'd just watch one

Tän oon kuullu ennenkin, nuoruudessa Foobar2000 musalistalla oli Bowien koko tuotanto. Subterraneans on levyn paras ja olen valmis tappelemaan aiheesta

Ambient

How many letters have been spilled in wild abandon or words spent in cool repose writing about David Bowie's Low? Certainly, there's little need to rehash the mystique of his Berlin trilogy or the time spent trying to get sober and hanging with Iggy Pop in France. Maybe it makes more sense to dive into the sound of the album and praise Tony Visconti and Brian Eno alongside Bowie himself. Or maybe the best thing to do is just say that while it's not my favorite of his, it's certainly a good one — and it will grow on you if it didn't grab you right away (even the back half which does its thing differently). All you need to do is give it space and time, like an alien fallen to Earth. While all that's true, I also want to give a little space/time to George Murray, who doesn't get enough praise for his bass playing on this record. Low goes because of the low. His lines are compelling and often the most driving element in the songs, lending a propulsion that helps Bowie stretch out when he wants to. The music would be less dynamic without him.

I’m always so impressed at how much I love every iteration and evolution of Bowie. Another incredible album - less poppy than others I’ve gotten but still fantastic and interesting song writing that never feels experimental for the sake of it.

Para mim toda vez que ouço este álbum me faz reconstatar a importância de Bowie para a música pop contemporânea. A sonoridade eletrônica e experimental deste álbum mistura melancolia, introspecção e referências históricas, como a Segunda Guerra Mundial. As faixas compõem uma narrativa profunda sobre a existência e nos remete a temas como neurose e esperança.

A couple of nice melodies, but it’s so forgettable. Too may instrumental only tracks here. Bowie’s voice was wonderful and this did not showcase that godt enough. It’s the epitome of “fine”.

Another affirmation that I simply do not like David Bowie. 1/10

Also very good, also doesn't fully hold my attention

Marginally okay

interestingly more instrumental than id imagined which is a nice surprise i havent tapped into bowie yet so maybe this is not new for him LMAO lemme stream his other work🤓

I’ve listened to this album multiple times in the past. I wavered on whether I should label this a masterpiece but I think i have to. A complete departure of Bowie’s normal sound. But one that I’m totally invested and love. It took me a while to uncover its brilliance but now I fully embrace it. 5/5

Okay so this was something I was pretty excited to listen to. In middle school I listened the shit out of Space Odity and Starman. Past that tho I didn’t know anything about David Bowie’s music. I’m happy that I took the time to listen to this pretty thoroughly, I’ve heard every song at least 3 times and side one I’ve heard many more times. I definitely liked it more than I thought I would on first listen. Favourite tracks in order best to worst: Sound and Vision, Breaking Glass, Always Crashing the Same Car, Speed of Life

A lot more atmospheric than expected

I am so tired of David Bowie!

I swear I like David Bowie's voice, I really do. However, the vocal tracks on this album don't catch me, but the instrumental, experimental tracks? Incredible. Warszawa, Art Decade, Weeping Wall, and Subterraneans are amazing. The soundscapes are dreamy, invocative, otherworldly. If this album were only songs like this it'd be a 5/5 for me. Overall, it's closer to a 3.5 than a 3.

É com enorme satisfação que anuncio ao mundo: finalmente clicou. Já se foram anos tentando escutar Bowie, não entendendo muito bem o apelo dele — Low incluso (tirando as faixas ambientes que sempre me foram obras) — e aparentemente agora foi.

Another Bowie album that I understand why it's on that list. Quirky at times, well paced at first and then a change into instrumental ambient music. Well done. I just don't enjoy Bowie very much. 3 stars

Interesting. Very toned-down in the Bowie-ness. A fair bit of instrumental in there.

Its definitely good music but i'm not crazy about it...

I like Bowie a lot. I did not care for this album

What else there to say. Listens like an album of samples with elongated intros. It’s great

Meni njegov najdraži album i možda platonski ideal albuma

Very experimental album. Not a big fan of half the songs being instrumentals. Sound and vision is a great song, I really like the repetitive, stuck instrumentals a lot of the songs have. Bowie never fails to be cool, love the otherworldy sounds and themes of Low.

Every album by Bowie is legendary. This one is unique, and didn't spawn as many singles... but still legendary. Every album by Bowie is a must-listen.

Really great

I go back and forth between this and Station To Station as my favorite Bowie album. You can really hear how much he was influenced by krautrock, but took those sounds in a poppier direction. Great stuff

I like this more than other Bowie albums because there's less of his vocals.

Was pretty excited about his one. A Bowie album I'm not familiar with and with a description that sounded pretty cool. That being said, it's FAR from my favorite of his material. Experimentation is cool and all, but a lot of this just didn't do it for me.

Nice album

Fav: sound and vision Second part good for reading

Come on, this is Low by David Bowie.

An atmospheric soundtrack

Heard it before. Probably my favourite from the Berlin trilogy. Most importantly the album contains Warszawa, inspired by Poland and Polish folk music <3 5/5

Not bad, 3/5 mostly instrumentals? which i dont really associate with bowie idk

I remember the first time I heard Low, I was so amazed that music could be as weird and wonderful as this. Easily my favourite of Bowie's Berlin Trilogy, I just adore how this divides its runtime between the avant-pop of Side A and the more instrumental, experimental work of Side B. Those two halves also feel like they went on to be hugely influential - I don't see how you get Talking Heads, LCD Soundsystem, or a whole bunch of alt-pop / avant-pop acts without this album.

I just do not understand Bowie. I'm trying, but I just don't get the appeal.

Not his finest work in my opinion. Nothing else to say really.

Interesting sound, usual phenomenal vocals. Favourite Bowie track ever with Sound and Vision on the album which keeps it high for me. Warszawa an incredible instrumental. Feels almost like two separate albums. Can understand why it might not be to everyone’s taste but I’m a fan

Not my favorite Bowie album, but still a classic

It's alright, pretty different but still Bowie. Not an album I was familiar with, knew a couple of the songs without realising they were him. Big fan of the moody tone overall, just not that many big hitters here.

one of the best albums of all time

It's pretty good, yes, but frankly I like Bowie's words. He doesn't use them here. It sounds more Brian Eno than Bowie, which I don't mind, but I wanted Bowie from this. If I wanted Eno I would've listened to Eno or Passengers.

Almost unlistenable. I love Bowie, but...

I'm starting to notice a pattern with Bowie's music. I get an album, get super excited, then when I listen to it, realize I'm not vibing with it as much as I thought I would. Don't know what it really is, but a lot of his music sounds pretty dated to my ears. Which is interesting, because he basically either pioneered these sounds, or perfected them. Just happens to have picked genres that have aged IMO, rather than feel timeless. It's a solid album. Tracks like Speed of Life and Always Crashing in the Same Car are great. But most of the vibes of these songs just aren't hitting my ears. Felt the same way with Heroes. Ziggy Stardust is about the only album of his so far where I've been able to enjoy the majority of the album. Will say the second half of the album is more interesting. In kind of a reverse of Heroes, where the instrumentals were the weak part, this one has the instrumentals be the better side. Somewhat Kraftwerk-y sci-fi vibes while also being jangly. Can definitely see Sufjan Stevens being influenced by this album. So yeah. Good stuff, just not really interesting me much.

Lowkey alienating.

weird. 6/10

Love sound and vision, can that one track make this an essential album? Side A is good, carried by a great backing band, however some songs seem unfinished. The B side is rough with a lot of experimental plinking and plonking.

Some of the material on here blew me away considering this was made in the 70's, especially the last song, however a lot of it felt kinda boring.

Helt ok.

Sad ab this one :(

I hold Bowie in fairly high regard. Lots of people hold this album in very high regard. I'm not one of them. It has a few good tracks, but the Eno-influenced/-provided keyboards overall don't do it much good. My least favourite of the Berlin trilogy.

If you hadn't listened to Bowie before this wouldn't be the best first album to listen to. But having known the history of the album and listened to other Bowie I enjoyed it and heard some songs I'd never heard before so a nice way to listen to even more Bowie.

Wasn't in the mood for this one. I'll enjoy it more in the future.

Always Crashing in the Same Car was a choice song for a road trip. Good though.

Just not a Bowie fan…

It was alright. But not the worst thing I've heard this week. Lots going on. Give it a 3 for being unusual

Great

Viel elektronische Experimente, einige Instrumental-Stücke. 3/5

I can't say I'm the biggest Bowie fan, I need to do a deeper dive on him one day but it doesn't grip me at this point in my life

Was at gym so it wasnt best scenario

The first half of this was great.... I guess I just wasn't ready for the instrumentals. Looking back at it now they were good.... I just didn't expect the shift in the album. Weeping Walls stood out in the second half. Every song before Be My Wife was also very entertaining. I'm going to revisit this album. After realizing what it was I'm very intrigued. 4/5

This one was pretty experimental. Not sure that it was for me.

One of my favorite albums of his, now. And I'd never heard it before today. I especially liked the soundscapes of the 2nd half. And to think that this is at the same time he's out with Iggy Pop making Lust for Life & Passenger and touring with him. There's a lot going on in this time period and we get these lovely sonic pictures out of it.

Brian Eno’s contribution is very noticeable. I love the weird synth. Weeping Wall Sound and vision - LCD Soundsystem Overall, loved it. Even the weird songs

Not overly familiar with this one, not fantastic. Lost me with the last 3 tracks

So cool how Bowie kept tabs on what was new in music and found a way to incorporate it into his work without pandering or sacrificing a shred of his unique style. The first side is Bowie’s take on krautrock, blending in the funk i fluences inherent to the genre and which he dabbled in on previous releases (Young Americans, Station to Station). The second is Bowie-fied Brian Eno ambience. While my personal favorite of the Berlin trilogy is probably Lodger, and my favorite overall is Ziggy Stardust, it is undeniable how influential, cutting edge, and all around “great” this album is.

Really enjoyed this album! There’s a lot of cool influence from the Germans that I enjoy. Liked this a lot more than Bowie’s usual fare. Don’t find myself coming back to this album the same way I do a lot of my 5s but had a great time with this one.

9/10 Favs: Warszawa; Always Crashing in the Same Car; A new Career in a New Town; Sound and Vision; Subterraneans

I didnt hear this until the mid 1980s. It blew my little mind. This is where my love of ambient music came from. Love it...

A relaxing album, maybe not what I seek from Bowie but a interesting change of pace.

it's named after the rating I'm giving it.

Oh yeah this'll grow on me more I bet.

I'm in the extreme minority as someone that doesn't get/like Bowie and this is the center point of my reasoning. This album is a very niche approach to making music. 2.5/5

Not my fav Bowie, another fine album.

A bit too abstract for my taste.

Wow, really love A New Career in a New Town. Feels so fresh. Warszawa is so pretty. Weeping Wall, so trippy Subterraneans almost reminds me of Moby and Massive Attack. Then moving into Beauty and the Beast after that melodic journey? So cool!

Not a big fan.

Uma experiência interessante

Loved the tone shift in the album, not something I have heard much on this list even from some of the more experimental albums. A very strong 4.

This album is pretty good, but there's no need to have this many Bowie albums on the list

Given how much I like Hunky Dory, it's weird to me how little interest I've had in Bowie's other work. Glad I'm finally being pushed to give it a try. Listening notes: -There's so much going on here. Jazzy influences, Kosmische influences. Not sure it comes together seamlessly, but its cool. -Yeah kinda a hodgepodge, with a few very boring tracks mixed in -Lyrically not that compelling Review: The first and second halves of this album feel broadly unrelated to each other. Some really interesting pop-rocky songs in the first half, and some nice weird ambient in the back half. Altogether, less than the sum of its parts.

After listening, I read the Wikipedia summary of the album where it was mentioned that Bowie worked with Brian Eno on Low. And suddenly, everything fell into place. This thing has Eno all over it as Bowie makes a song or two too many ambient tracks on this record. It also has the bleeps and bloops of early electronica on it as well. 4.5 stars, rounding down because of the too many ambient songs.

Just perfection. I love it so so much. A new career in a new town is maybe my favourite song of all time, the album art is immaculate. 5 stars

Bowie is one of those artists where I listen and go "wow this is very well done and extremely creative." And proceed to never go out of my way to listen again except a couple of songs. I think his wide variety leads him to make great music that just isn't as good as the major artists of every genre he touches. Doesn't mean this album isn't very good, its just not memorable for me.

My favorite Bowie, captures everything I like about him - cold and alien (what the fuck is that noise on Breaking Glass?) while also strangely relaxing (Sound and Vision gets replayed like 6 times on each listen).

Kinda rough compared the Heroes and Ziggy. Not a big fan, 2/10

Randomly chose to listen to this on my own months ago and I dig it!

12.10.25 #16 favourite Tracks: Breaking Glass Rate: 7/10

Amazing

Low will be my ninth (ninth! There are *nine* David Bowie albums on this list! If I could insert a gif of Jeffery Jones as Principal Rooney saying 'nine times' into my review, I would) and final David Bowie album to review. Look, I like David Bowie, but nine albums is a ton. A couple of them have been great (Station to Station and Ziggy Stardust), one has been a dud (Heroes, don't come at me), and the rest have been fine. The man was one of the best musicians to ever live, and he was an icon, but Jesus, he's over represented on this list. I have no idea if I'll love or hate this album, but based on the fact that I didn't like the only other album from the Berlin Trilogy that I've heard, I'm approaching this with... *low* expectations. Another Bowie album, another middle-of-the-road result. Low wasn’t really my cup of tea. I appreciate what it meant for David Bowie’s career, and it was cool to hear more of his work with Brian Eno, but in a general sense, I thought that Low was just fine. I felt like Low was an uneven experience, mostly due to the more traditional songs that were peppered in with the avant-garde and experimental songs. I didn’t mind the avant-garde songs, but they’re not the type of things that I would want to listen to again, especially when I can fire up other works of Bowie’s. My enjoyment of the guitar playing and synthesizers ebbed and flowed quite a bit over the course of this album, and it was pretty rare that everything clicked for me. I think I enjoyed the second side of Low more than the first side, mostly because it was a more even experience. It was weird, but most of it was beautiful in its own strange way. “Sound and Vision” and “Be My Wife” were my favorite songs on the album. On “Sound and Vision,” I really loved that steam hiss percussion sound, and the guitars were excellent. The vocals were great, and there was a great groove to the song as well. I really liked the bluesy sound of “Be My Wife,” and the bass groove was really excellent too. Low was an interesting experience, but I think it’s a one-and-done for me.

Low is easily my favorite of the Berlin Trilogy. Side A is back to back to back bangers, and the B side is moody and introspective. A++ , highly recommended.

Ik vind dit album altijd wel tekenend voor een unieke fase in een carrière gekenmerkt door opvallende wendingen. De eerste helft pakt het concept krautrock, en infused dat met early new wave en indie rock. Het is echt een geluid dat we bijvoorbeeld veel terug horen bij LCD Soundsystem. Echt veel 'hits' staan er niet op deze plaat, maar het werkt wel goed. De tweede helft van de plaat is natuurlijk de geest van Eno die de vingers aan de knoppen heeft, waar hij volledig ambient is. Dit luistert uiteraard heel anders dan kantje één, maar je wist waar je aan toe was als je deze plaat op voorhand al kende. 'Warszawa' is wel een verdomd kille song, en onvergetelijk. Het eindvonnis is dat het een beetje een vreemde plaat is, heel eigenzinnig, zonder de échte hits (Sound and Vision komt in de buurt) die - al was Bowie vaak cutting edge - altijd wel aanwezig zijn op zijn albums. Kantje één een 7, kantje twee een 6. 6,5/10 Highlights: Sound and Vision Always Crashing in the Same Car Warszawa

En weer is daar Eno in deze lijst. Zijn invloed is echt niet weg te denken. Low is dan ook de aftrap van hun samenwerking en tevens meest artistieke periode van Bowie. En ook al zijn sommige tracks iets te eigenzinnig en ambient for my taste heb ik wel genoten van het bijzondere 'geluid' van Low. Het zet voor de tijd waarin het is gemaakt een nieuwe sound neer, wat hij deels heeft kunnen experimenteren bij Iggy. Ik heb nog een paar luisterbeurten nodig om Low echt goed te doorgronden maar ben aardig positief. 7/10 Highlights Sound and Vision

Such a weird record. The first side is these kind of amazing, deeply textured pop funk soul fragments (abstracted into Bowie-space), but the mostly icy passionless ambient side two, I feel like I should academically have some feelings for. I don't

This is David Bowie. One minute I am grooving out to Sound and Vision, then things get weird. The second half just seems like the Jazz Odyssey scene from Spinal Tap. Thus is the price for experimentation.

I kind of like the slinky oddball electronic songs on the back half and thought the first half was solid.

Good vibes

A lot of instrumentals

like it

Uh oh. David Bowie isn’t doing it for me. Plus, way too many instrumentals.

I really liked "Warsaw" and songs after Warsaw, calmer and darker ones

Side one is crazy amazing

Another solid entry from David Bowie. I didn’t enjoy this one as much as others but it’s still really good. I think this would be a good headphones album.

Wasn’t expecting an instrumental Bowie album. Sounds much like spa music that wants to give you just a bit of a creepy vibe.

Not really my favorite Bowie album. Seemed very low energy and slow.

Please sir, may I have some more? Celestial ethereal theramin vibes on a melancholy soundtrack

Definitely one to listen to with the wired earbuds. Another atmospheric and ambient sound from the Berlin trilogy. I was into the beeps and boops, not as into the chanting and low humming like I was on trial before the ancient alien council. The songs that do have lyrics are pretty sparse and I like it that way. Sound and Vision is obviously the commercial hit here and is hands down one of my favorites of all time.

The album is fine but doesn't rise to the level that other Bowie albums did for me (e.g. Blackstar). The album is split, with the first half being more standard rock/pop tunes (with vocals) and the back half being instrumentals. This kind of division made more sense back in the day of records, where there was an A side and a B side. My favorite track is from the back side, an instrumental called Art Decade (which, amusingly, is the *least* Spotify-played track on the album). Interesting to read the back-story about how Bowie and Iggy Pop were such besties - they moved to Europe together to try to detox, and Bowie spent some time as Iggy's keyboardist on tour.

While instrumentals often leave me cold, it was interesting to hear Bowie dedicate half the album to them. While this might not be one of his albums I readily revisit, I appreciate that it presented something new about him as an artist.

Very Eno-esque jaunty instrumentals in some parts, but a lot of the instrumentals just faded into the background when not anchored by Bowie's always excellent vocals. The only song that really stood out (for me and apparently everyone else) was 'Sound & Vision.' But this is definitely a Bowie album only super fans would pay attention to, and it really shouldn't be on this list given the other (better) Bowie albums represented.

Strangely compelling icy soundscapes.

Não gostei muito mas pronto

An interesting piece of work

Classic Bowie. This one really holds together as a cohesive album and one that I definitely want to revisit as I had only heard a couple of songs before. Thoroughly enjoyed, even the mostly instrumental second half.

Loved the first half. Side 2 was unexpected. Very moody and very few vocals. Love the moodiness, but miss Bowie's vocals. Seems almost like Eno had a huge hand in that side.

I can definitely say I celebrate the entire David Bowie catalog, and after he died I listened to his entire discography. But when this album popped up, I didn't remember much of it, so it obviously didn't stay that memorable after the first listen. Listening again, I was excited for the experimental synth pop era of David Bowie ... especially with Brian Eno and Iggy Pop ... but there is not a whole lot of experimenting going on. Its a good album, but tend to lose interest with the soundtrack like instrumentals on the second side.

Bowie is a music god but this felt like Temu Bowie!

No es de mis favoritos. Demasiada música instrumental.

Really good. Somehow felt both a wonderment for life and a sense of melancholy.

It's fine, but Bowie is way over represented on this list.

just struggle with bowie. always have, sadly i presume i always will

Somewhat artsy and lazy, but some good moments.

Great tones (drums!) and interesting textures, but songwriting is less focused.

2nd Best Bowie Album. Best Songs: All of em Worst Songs: It’s Low… 10/10.

Not really this one

Hate to say it but we’ve had too much Bowie lately. While I’ll always love his voice, I honestly don’t like a lot of his songs overall or find them quite forgettable. (2.5 stars)

Last David Bowie album I didn't get it, this one I'm slowly starting to! Very fun and weird. I particularly enjoyed all the instrumentals at the end.

A low point in David Bowie's career. Favorite Track: "Speed Of Life".

This is my kinda album. I do wish Scary Monsters was on this list though

I love how it sounds almost funky, but melancolic and rock'n'roll altogether... maybe I don't know what I'm talking about, but seriously, Bowie always delivers

A couple of decent songs and some good guitar work. "Low" is an apt title for this album as I felt lower than a snake's belly in a ditch after listening to the second half of it.

Great album!

My favorite from Bowie so far

Easy to listen to.

It was fine

I never listened to this album before. Liked all the beeps and boops. Would listen again.

Artsy & Weird, but in all the best ways. 4.5⭐️

Side A is so good.....but goddamn Side B is so fucking weird. (5 stars + 3 stars) / 2 sides = 4 stars

A bold brave brilliant statement from one of the greats. It doesn’t quite rise to the occasion but it is interesting to see him truly experiment and fold that into his sound.

Maybe a touch overrated? To my continued surprise it’s just never clicked for me. I admire and appreciate its influence and what he (and to a lesser extent, Visconti and Eno) were up to but the songs alone never quite do land the way a lot of his catalog does.

While I like a lot about this, after a while the numerous instrumentals kind of makes it recede into the background. It's an interesting listen, and yeah, the Eno influence is palpable. I appreciate what Bowie was doing, even if it isn't necessarily something I'd seek out. I added several songs from it to my Instrumentals playlist, so that's something.

I unfortunately think I've finally embraced the fact that I just don't enjoy Bowie's music all that much. It's genius, and the mastering is absolutely top notch. I just don't like it. That said, I'll not knock and album just because I don't like it. This really is a brilliant album.

2 parts, both of them masterpieces.

Even though Bowie has the most entries on this list, there's a very good chance Brian Eno is associated with more albums than anyone else. With that being said, what a wonderful collaboration of these two on David Bowie's Low.

Nettamente peggio dell'altro. Non so il perché

1,7/5