Heroes

I'm finding it difficult to rate this one. It's interesting, but almost a bit too diverse a selection of tracks. Some are fantastic, some I could really give a fuck about. I enjoy this album for the most part, but I feel like I don't quite get why it's so appreciated. After 2 listens, I'm going with a 3.5/5.

Gran disco de la trilogía Berlín Sigue sonando fresco

6th bowie. Just fuck all the way off

Some great some not so good.

“There’s old wave, there’s new wave, and then there’s David Bowie.” That was the spot on promotional line in this album was released back in 1977. One of the all-time best rock albums, ever and the only one of Bowie’s to future both Eno and Fripp. A true classic.

It start very disruptive . A salad of rhythms. Lisergic. Canciones flasheras: Sense of doubt, Moss garden, Neuköln.

Cool Album!

Another Bowie album... And I’m still surprised by how often his records feel loaded with mostly average material surrounding one or two great tracks. This one follows that same pattern of front-loaded with more straightforward ’70s rock before shifting into more experimental territory that’s interesting, but not something you'd casually throw on. The highlights are obviously “Heroes,” and I also enjoyed the spa music of “Moss Garden.”

As a fan, I thought I'd never give one of his album fewer than 4 stars. Alas, Bowie is greater than the sum of his parts and this part, for us less artistic plebes, is too artsy fartsy for me. The instrumental track that is just... sound (?) lost me. "Heroes" is one of my all-time fave songs, but it's not enough to save this album. For me. A low-brow NPC.

Bowie, that's all. Again.

I know practically nothing about Bowie outside of Blackstar because I'm a dumb little uncultured simpleton. I knew his output in the 70s is legendary but I had never listened to any of it before. I was surprised to find that I wasn't a fan. I read that this album's lyrics were mostly unwritten "not being written until Bowie stood in front of the microphone." I got the sense of that immediately. Outside of the titular track, which has pretty sparse vocals, a lot of these songs sound like a crazed man yelling at me. There's not anything inherently wrong with that, but it's compounded by the fact that those songs sound so full. They sound messy and cluttered. Side B remedies that to an extant, and that's what I enjoyed much more about Heroes. Side A was the problem child to my ears. There's so much going on, it takes away from Bowie's vocal performance. I do wish the structure was a bit better, we could've had the ambient soundscapes mixed in with the more energetic rock songs. I don't see much of a reason to have them split up like this. But I still preferred those more. Other than that the album didn't do much for me. I hadn't even heard the title track before.

Could’ve been higher. Heroes is great. You may instrumentals.

Bowie <3

7/10 David Bowie, Tony Visconti, Brian Eno *and* Robert Fripp? There’s certainly a wealth of talents and skillsets in play for this one. The title track is one that many would put close to the top of their list of favourite Bowie tracks and, while it has been overly present in endless montages, it still does have that great blend of otherworldliness and uplifting, engaging charisma about it that makes it get hold of people. The thing is, that track isn’t actually very representative of this album. It’s kind of hard to view this album as a whole, actually, because it’s not the most free-flowing or structurally coherent of records. There is some really great stuff on here, but it does feel a bit like they couldn’t quite tame everything into a completely coherent whole. The first side, Bowie is on avant garde rock form, and there are moments when his ear for a hook and his charisma shine through, but also moments where things become a little too cacophonous and impenetrable. There are definitely moments to hang one’s hat on, and the use of interesting tones and production techniques add an intriguing air to things, but to me it struggles a little with balance and cohesiveness. The second half is actually where this record shines for me. There are fingerprints of Eno (and some from Fripp) all over it, as he began his experimentation with ambient music, and some of the soundscaping work is simply gorgeous. There are tones in here that sound both very much of their era, but also staggeringly ahead of their time in that beautiful way that you can’t quite place them, listening 50 years into the future. The flow of this second half is way more consistent too, with the tracks organically flowing into one another, creating a shimmering, pulsating and evolving series of works that, while not typically Bowie, provide a really interesting twist on his work, and one that I found really engaging. With all that being said, and the splitting of the two LP sides actually working in favour of coherence, I did feel that, while there were bits of flickering brilliance scattered across the album, it’s one that to ultimately feels like a record that is both good and interesting, rather than a completely consistent and great one. Beauty And The Beast - It’s certainly a slightly wacky start. There’s good drive and intensity to the underlying direction of the track, but it’s a slightly obtuse blend of tonal layers over the top of it. I quite like it though, it feels like a bit of a manic fever dream, but there’s enough hooky moments in there to give things a bit of a centre point to hang the more avant garde choices around. Joe The Lion - Carrying on from the opener, this feels a bit more cluttered and noisy, but doesn’t have any of the same melodic hooks to hang itself on, so it feels a little more impenetrable. Bowie is going for it in a “Bowie turned up to 11” that’s maybe a little too much for me and drifts a little into shouting rather than singing. There’s some interesting blends of tones in the production, but it doesn’t quite gel for me, unfortunately and feels a bit too messy. "Heroes" - It’s a classic. The overlapping feedback of Robert Fripp’s guitar is a really cool, atmospheric device within the song that actually elevates what is a fairly run of the mill composition into something with a bit more depth and interest, as does the slow build of layers as the song progresses. Bowie’s increasing vocal intensity also helps it work as an evolving, building piece. The melodic hooks don’t hurt either. While it’s not one of my personal top Bowie tracks, it’s a classic for a reason. Sons Of The Silent Age - The production and soundscaping of this are really cool and some of the techniques that Visconti used are really apparent here, particularly the three mic technique. It’s quite a psychedelic experience and I think the vibe is fantastic, but I do find it a little too vocally meandering in places. It gathers things up elsewhere, but again, I don’t find it completely connecting with me. Blackout - This feels a little disorganised, in a similar way to Joe The Lion. Again, there are bits that I can pick out as being really good, and I appreciate the production direction, but it manages to fall somewhere between being completely wacky and avant garde and sometimes straying towards something of a more standard rock song and that “foot in both camps” style just doesn’t quite hit the spot for me. Bowie seems in places to be more focused on the bite in his delivery than the tonality and it makes it a little more difficult to parse. V-2 Schneider - Moving on to the more instrumentally focused side of the record now, melodically, there feels like there’s a bit of a recall back to Beauty And The Beast in a couple of places. The vibe and wash of sounds are really cool, and there are some interesting blends of sounds. It could probably do a bit more to develop that sound, but it’s only three minutes, so still works pretty well. Sense Of Doubt - This is pretty atmospheric and another interesting blend of sounds. You can hear Brian Eno all over this, even if he doesn’t get a writing credit. It’s kind of like if Eno and Boards of Canada worked together in some ways; restrained, tonally captivating, but with a sense of unrelenting dread about it. It’s sparse and doesn’t significantly develop on a musical level, but from a production and vibe point of view, it’s great stuff. Moss Garden - And we drift straight into this from the previous track. Again, it’s got more than a sniff of Eno’s adventures in ambient music that were happening around this time, with Discreet Music predating this by a couple of years. It’s really lovely stuff that sweeps and drifts along with evolving synth pads that shimmer in and out of focus. There are some really tasty pieces of saturation and rumbling or discordant tones that seep in here and there, giving it great depth and the Koto gives it a focal point that pulls attention while the underlying musical bed does its job. Love it. Neuköln - This is more cool soundscaping stuff. It feels a little less connected and coherent than the last couple of tracks, but there’s still some really good stuff in here. It does drift a little into self indulgence with the sax parts by the end though, starting to feel a bit like Bowie’s trying a bit too hard to be quirky without it necessarily serving the song completely. The Secret Life Of Arabia - There’s a good groove to this. It definitely references back to some of the more funk and soul influenced stuff that Bowie was working with a few years before, but there’s a layer of synth and guitar work over it that helps it to blend in more tonally with the rest of this album. There are some decent hooks in here and the underlying pulse is engaging, with the piano and guitar work adding a nice swing to the rhythm. This one kind of comes out of nowhere after the rest of this side of the record, but it’s definitely got something about it.

A challenging though interesting listen. It’s fairly inaccessible on a first listen - the single “Heroes” and “The Secret Life of Arabia” were the most easily digested. I also liked the experimental and noise poem of “Neukoln.” The rest was a little tough, and due to probably not wanting that much to listen to it again, im afraid I have to give the Duke a 3.

A couple of the really well known ones, and the rest are new and interesting to me. I love this.

I was going to rate this one as "okay", because the first couple songs are not my favorite Bowie. But then it got weird (complimentary).

Other than heroes (all time classic), a bit bland. Enjoyed the instrumental pieces though!

Para la época en la que salió (e incluso ahora), es un álbum muy transgresor. Resulta ser un soplo de aire fresco después de tantos álbumes de rock de los 70.

Oh!! Another album I listened to many times, when it had not been out for long. I rated it #39 in my top 100 'favourite' albums, for the poll in the project's subreddit, held at the end of 2025. It's got the title track (that rang out many, many a time in the main bar at my uni), Joe the Lion, plus those atmospheric tracks on side 2, and then Secret Life of Arabia .... I have a quick read of Wikipedia (long article), and learn things. I'm reminded re Eno, and Fripp. I had not known about impulsive improvisation of lyrics. Striking to remember that in the 70s we had the record, and we had the printed lyrics sheet (included with the record), and we would just discuss these things, trying to work out what was meant by the songs - we didn't always have reviews to read, we had little idea what anyone else thought about the album - we found out so much about the making of the album much, much later .... Anyway, now to have a fresh listen. Hmm. I know this album so well, that I enjoy listening to it very much. I think some songs are very catchy, super stylish, still entertaining and impressive - but is it Great Music? Bowie is a special category - so creative, the individual songs are striking, but are they Great? Well, YMMV. I think the package definitely works as a package - it seemed somewhat unique when it came out, still does - very recognisable and distinctive for what it is. So I was thinking it might be Incredibly Wonderful? But, my streaming service followed it up (unprompted) with Remain in Light (released in 1980 - just three busy years after 1977). Now that album is Incredibly Wonderful. So, relativity is a thing, I will say that Heroes is Pretty Wonderful, 9/10.

Ultimately a few duds on here unfortunately Amazing artwork though

Heresy #503: I don't believe that a sizeable proportion of the people who claim to revere this record have ever actually listened right through it, let alone fallen in love with it. It does get interesting of course, and quite avant garde in places. Some Eno ambience, some Kraftwerkian electronics - but overall it might be one of my least-favourite incarnations of Bowie. Even the title track for me, although it's gigantic, somehow doesn't feel quite the peak of Bowie's artistic potential.

"Beauty..", ".. Arabia", and the eponymous track make the floor of this album a '3' in my eyes. Especially "Heroes" which is a personal Bowie favorite of mine.. maybe my all-time favorite track? But we're not here to weigh in on just the singles. The second half, with the instrumentals, is where I lose my patience. They're OK, and I understand their place in music history but I just can't find a way to make them click with me. I never have. I understand and appreciate Bowie as an artist. Like other art, beauty is in the eyes' of the beholders. Not much beauty here for me... I recognize the craft, see it in its time and context, but -- like another portrait of a noble in an art gallery -- nothing grabs me or commands my attention. (3/5) On the strength of the singles. I am a much bigger fan of 'Glam' Bowie and today's re-listen of a 'trilogy' album (which I haven't in a while) cements that for me. I bet the best music of the Berlin three could have been a combined and worked into an absolute legend of an album, rather than three bloated & mediocre (for Bowie, that is) records. As an 'art rock'/experimental piece it's probably some of the best-in-class & most accessible we'll find on this list.

This one is far from his best, but that doesn't mean it's not good. While I would first diagnose this album's genre bending as Multiple Personality Disorder (mixing some pop rock, some prog rock, and some asian inspired synthesizers), I generally liked most of it and didn't hate any of it. Known for it's title track and its iconic cover, the first half delivers a very recognizable side of Bowie that is pretty familiar. But side two explores a more experimental instrumentalism that harkened at times to Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother, blending into an emotional rollercoaster of a globe-trotting oddity, attributed in large part to Brian Eno's collaboration on several of them. The overall effect is a bit of a mess at times that still earns a 3.5/5, but it's one that I have since revisited and am happy to round up.

Variety: 5 Adequacy: 5 Listenability: 4 Uniqueness: 5 Emotionality: = 4.8 rounded up to 5 "That's pretty freaky, Bowie." This is one I revisit quite often. Bowie is an artist, like Prince or The Beatles, The Kinks, who has SO MUCH great material I often get analysis paralysis deciding what to listen to and s I end up just hitting shuffle. I can count on a very high rate of quality on whatever the algorithm gives me from any of those acts. As an album experience, it's one of the great works of popular art in my opinion. Even though it's got stuff that might be considered difficult, it's in no way abrasive or purposefully contrarian to popular tastes. It feels organically artistic. It's got "Heroes" which is a proven radio staple, but it also has "Neuköln" which none of the creators would ever have expected or intended to be a radio hit. And something like "V-2 Scneider" splits the difference. It's was an artistic experiment that maybe accidentally generated a classic for the ages, and probably contributed the driving influence to a whole generation of new wave and experimental music. THE TRACKS Side One "Beauty and the Beast" - Much has been written about Bowie being obsessed with the "German sound" of krautrock bands like Neu and Kraftwerk and their mechanical repetitive beats. You can here it right away, but there's no lack of the charming, self assured crowd pleaser Bowie either. This is lively and while not that hummable, is not in anyway abrasive. Maybe at the time I could see a lot from this album being unexpectedly difficult, but never confrontationally so. He's never a guy who doesn't want to hook you. "Joe the Lion" - There's that "motorik" beat again. But this is anything but antiseptic and cold. In fact it's full of energy and feels almost funky. There's a lot more of that plastic soul leftover from Young Americans in this than people give it credit for. "'Heroes'" - When all is said and done, might be what the man is most remembered for in the coming decades, and I think it ranks among his most far reaching and experiential songs. That song has got great melodies, top tier production, a universal message, and is emotionally gripping. Easily in the top 5 opening seconds of popular songs ever made. That bittersweet and soaring, sustained distorted guitar line from Robert Fripp is the heart of the song, but Bowies earnest and emotional delivery is what drives the hammer home. How many other songs can you think of that run you through such an emotional gamut? From despair, to hope, to self deception, resignation, this song contains so much. And what a beautiful central image of the two lovers embracing as a hail of bullets fly over them. "Sons of the Silent Age" - in retrospect this almost sounds more of a piece with late 60's "Space Oddity" Bowie. The dreamy, cosmic feel is there, and there's a lot of traditional sounds in there, but they're turned on their head and the structures are all mixed up. It's not atonal in any way, but the chord progressions are certainly being played with. "Blackout" - I don't think anyone would have batted an eye had this come out even 5 years later. Some more conventional vocal melodies and a funkier bass line and this would not have been out of place on Young Americans either. Side two "V-2 Schneider" - This is the sweet spot of the album for me. The jet engine warms up, the saxes kick in and add some fuel to the mixture and the song takes off and propels us into the clouds. What's it about? No fucking clue, but I want to take a ride on this rocket (?) every time. "Sense of Doubt" - This is where I think the doubters start to wonder wtf they've gotten themselves into and start peacing out. That doomy Wendy Carlos Clockwork Orange sound that comes in over the beach noises and the pretty synths make for a very doomy atmosphere. Also, I have developed a HUGE interest in what some people have termed "Dungeon Synth" and no idea if anyone has made this connection, but this has to be ground zero for some of that, right? Like even if the people making it don't know, the chain of influences at least passes through here on the way to somewhere else. Ambient is not everyone's cup of tea though, and especially not when you've put on what is ostensibly a rock album. I love it though. "Moss Garden" - Another beautiful mood piece. For anyone on the fence, imagine this scoring the lushly animated JRPG game you've spent hour playing. We haven't mentioned Eno yet, but his fingerprints are all over this album, especially side two, and when it comes to ambient, he may not have invented the genre, but he c=most certainly popularized it and innovated within it. He's the "trope codifier" of ambient, to borrow a term. Not to say Bowie didn't play a huge part. I think it's been well documented by all involved that a lot of this was intensely collaborative. This is Bowie and Eno playing with their toys. Without this you also don't get stuff like the Vangelis Bladerunner score or the Silent Hill soundtracks. I don't think, maybe they would have gotten there via another route though Who knows. This is sublime. "Neuköln" - A funereal tone poem. Beautiful one in my opinion, and of a piece with "Moss Garden". Where the former is almost outwardly spiritual, this is just as much inwardly dark and meditative. There's more abstract horror here, and not just from the slowly cooking pip organs. The free jazz sax comes back again, and it feels more like the wail of some dying soul this time around. But if you told me it sounded more like Ornette Coleman falling asleep mid performance, and snoring into his sax? Sure ok. We can agree to disagree, but your point of view is not invalid. "The Secret Life of Arabia" - Bowie wanders out of the ambient desert, lips parched, and hallucinating. He dips his hands back into the oasis of traditional rock and drinks long and deep before realizing it's too late, and he's been changed by the beating sun of avante garde rock. HIGHLIGHTS - "Beauty and the Beast" - "'Heroes'" - "Sons of the Silent Age" - "V-2 Schneider" - "Sense of Doubt" - "Moss Garden" - "Neuköln" - "The Secret Life of Arabia" MIDLIGHTS - "Joe the Lion" - "Blackout" LOWLIGHTS - None to speak of FINAL THOUGHTS This one will remain in my collection as long as I draw breath. One of the few vinyl records I refuse to get rid of ( along with most of his other stuff). Its challenging, but in all the right ways. The only thing I can even think to knock it for is that it can be challenging, especially if you're not in the mood for eclecticism and some weird tonal shifts. But that's honestly a feature, not a bug. It's definitely a rainy day album for me. Something not thrown on casually. But I can't say that one lick of it sounds in any way aggressively oppositional or that Bowie is daring you to understand him. He wants to draft an enjoyable experience. I think he wants the listener to soak and just exist in the soundscapes, and occasionally he'll wake you up with some guitars, drums, and other instruments that are familiar and comforting. He's just not going to be doing many comforting or familiar things WITH those instruments. It's a handshake. Meet him halfway. PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - no notes ( though "V-2 Schneider" on a repeating loop sounds nice) FURTHER LISTENING - Low by David Bowie - "Here Come The Warm Jets" by Brian Eno - The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan - The Idiot by Iggy Pop - Closer by Joy Division - In The Flat Field by Bauhaus. - Fear Of Music by Talking Heads - Half Mute by Tuxedomoon - Nite Flights by The Walker Brothers ( mainly the Scott Walker stuff)

Bowie. The artist has a reputation that precedes him that may only be matched by his output. He has nine albums on this list and this the first one I'm encountering. Nine albums gifted to the race of Men, doomed to die. This is also my first album exposure to Bowie. Thus far in life my Bowie experience has been limited to The Little Drummer Boy video he did with Bing Crosby, Under Pressure with Queen, and that time Flight of the Conchords did a song about him. So let's see how my introduction went. I was told by friends in my group this isn't the best Bowie album or era to get acquainted with him. I trust their judgement and they told the truth. Some solid tracks on here, but it is all over the place. I can see myself really liking "Heroes" and "Sons of the Silent Age" the longer I sit with those songs. The back half of this album is a mismash of strange soundscapes. I loved "Moss Garden" though and "Neuköln" was interesting. I look forward (or I'm told backwards in time) to other Bowie on this list. 3/5

Heroes obviously a banger. Gets delightfully weird for the latter half, atmospheric, eerie. Good album.

outstanding variety and exmperimenting

It was okay, not my kind of music.

Awal-awal aneh rasanya. Cuman di akhir mulai paham kalau ini sinematik. Tapi, masih merasa kalau beberapa lagu didn't stuck on me. Land, but not stuck

Had some good Bowie rock n roll mixed in with some experimental stuff. Also a cut that presaged the early 80s synth pop with drum machines. Never was my thing but this was as interesting listen that deserves some further time. The title track "Heros" will always be one of his best.

Enjoyed it! The first full album of his that I listened to fully.

Nah.

Couple of good ones. But mostly not my thing

Best Songs: Blackout Sense of Doubt

Heroes (Song) natürlich bombastisch Rest des Albums ist auch sehr spannend, lässt sich sehr gut runterhören ohne langweilig zu werden Coole breaker die den Flow des Albums durchbrechen

It's Bowie so there's a good chance that I'm gonna like the album. Listening to Heroes takes me back to when I first heard it as a 10 year old and totally misunderstood it. I'm not as sold on the instrumentals but still a really good album

Bowie is a master but the impulse to push the edge of cacophony makes for some tough listening on this album

Bowie always takes you on a journey. Not sure how much I like the glam rock opening, but a few of the songs (blackout, moss garden) really hit. Neukoln was a weird one.

Thought it was the version of heroes sung by Peter Gabriel and I was aboutta sob

I LOVE early Bowie and glam rock Bowie. This album is neither and I’m sorry, I just don’t like it. Honestly, it’s a 2 in terms of enjoyment but rounding up cuz it’s Bowie.

*listened before the project* Nothing else to this classic one

Difficult to review from the perspective of 2026. I wasn’t born when it came out. Some interesting sounds and the obvious hit of the title track, but I doubt I’ll listen to this again therefore I can’t give it a high score. 2.5.

Highlights: Beauty and the Beast, Joe the Lion, Heroes, V-2 Schneider, Moss Garden, The Secret Life of Arabia This is my first time going through Heroes in its entirety. I'm amazed at how I haven't done that already. I have great interest for the Berlin trilogy but I never ended up listening to anything but Low. That being said, I liked Low's instrumentals more than what Heroes offered. I didn't care much about the lyrics, they were too abstract for me to give a rat's ass about them on first listen. The B side was even more abstract since it was only instrumentals.

What am I supposed to say, it's goddamn Heroes.

Definitely one of Bowie's better albums

Solo 1 canción buena

not my jams

I want to like Bowie. On paper I should. But I listen and it’s just “eh”. And I know that’s blasphemy. On track 4 now. I just don’t think I’m a Bowie fan. On track 7 sense of doubt. I’m not sure what’s happening with this intro, but I find it interesting.

Great album, this one is the first David Bowie's album that I listened to You can easily tell why he was so famous The song Heroes is a classic and widely known for a reason Loved the songs with lyrics, but I feel the instrumental ones were a little bit to ambiental for my taste or maybe I'm not on the right listening mood for them, willing to give it another try Overall score of 6.5/10

Heroes ist 10/10. Jedes Mal wenn ich es höre muss ich an The perks of being a wallflower denken. Die Szene „in that moment we we‘re infinite.“ Ich muss sagen, dass ich nicht wirklich reinkomme. V-2 Schneider mag ich auch. Ein gutes Lied das im Hintergrund läuft. Mit den anderen werde ich nicht sonderlich warm.

Liked two songs, so sad

Un must ! Créativité et complexité de la musique et des arrangements.

A strong 8 to light 9

art rock a la vena, experimental vocal y musicalmente pero nada muy fuera de lo común como para no disfrutarlo. "Berlinesque", clarísimo mi real Robert Fripp en todas las pistas. Que rico sonido. Las canciones instrumentales como "Sense of Doubt" y "Moss Garden" generan una atmósfera única.

This was rough. I like the song "Heroes" - it's pretty amazing. But the rest was challenging.

Interesting.... V-2 schneider, heroes, moss garden

Puedo entender porque es considerado uno de los genios de la música mundial, sobretodo en su contexto, pero no es mi onda.

He’s good, but Peter Gabriel is so much better.

On bel album dans lequel on sent la patte de Eno. Les deux univers complémentaires de Bowie et Eno fonctionne très bien. L'histoire derrière heroes est aussi intéressante que l'album, A écouter

Album étrange parce que très irrégulier. La face A avec les chansons de Bowie pas vraiment inspiré - excepté la chanson éponyme qui est probablement l'une des meilleures de tous les temps - et la face B avec du Eno pur et simple. Peut-être est-ce une métaphore du Berlin de l'époque, des deux côtés du mur ? C'est au final cette deuxième partie qui se révèle la plus intéressante, avec une ambiance qui donne vraiment une sensation de Guerre Froide. On se retrouve donc à subir le début, apprécier Heroes, attendre ensuite, profiter d'une partie instrumentale intéressante, puis une dernière chanson sans rapport et c'est fini. Malgré tout on y revient par curiosité, et en ajoutant à ça tout le lore de l'enregistrement - les œufs crus gobés par Bowie et les bouillons d'ail d'Eno, avec le passage éclair de Fripp qui tournait avec PG et qui enregistre toutes ses parties en un après-midi en impro - on est quand même sur une œuvre complète. Un 3,5 qui bénéficiera donc ici d'un arrondi supérieur, parce que Berlin, Fripp et Eno, et parce que "Heroes" évidemment.

Overall Rating - 3.75/5 (7.50/10). This is very definitely David Bowie in the late 70s. Good, other than Heroes, which is one of the best David Bowie songs of all time.

Album #69, David Bowie, Heroes, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I don’t love this album or hold it in the same kind of reverence that a lot of Bowie fans seem to. With the Berlin trilogy, and especially here, it feels like Bowie is more interested in the sonics and soundscapes than the actual songs. It’s quite a messy album to me. There’s a lot going on, and while I know the recording process was spontaneous and experimental, it feels unfocused. But, that’s probably the point! That said, I do like it. It’s a four. I just don’t think it’s one of the best albums ever made, or even one of the best of the 70s. The positives are that some of the songs are very good. Not all of them, but a few really stand out. Obviously Heroes itself is incredible. Not just one of the best Bowie songs, but one of the greatest songs ever recorded. It’s such a huge track that it kind of dwarfs everything else on the album, and almost does the rest of it a disservice. I also think the tracklisting is a bit off. I feel like Heroes should have opened the album. If it did, everything after might have benefited from that momentum. As it is, Joe the Lion and Beauty and the Beast feel a bit lost with Heroes sitting third. From Heroes onwards, I actually think the album improves. Sons of the Silent Age is great, and V-2 Schneider is a really fun, quirky track. Then it moves into the ambient side of things. I’m not a big ambient music fan in general. I do like Brian Eno, but more for his earlier, vocal-led work and Roxy Music rather than the ambient stuff. So the second half doesn’t do much for me. Moss Garden is lovely, but Sense of Doubt feels very basic, not in a good minimalist way, just not that interesting to listen to now. Maybe it was more impressive at the time, but it doesn’t really land for me. I feel like I’ve been quite negative, but I do still think it’s a four. It’s still Bowie. His voice is amazing, the ideas can be strong, and you’ve got Robert Fripp doing really inventive things on guitar. I just wish the songs were a bit stronger overall. It’s an album that could do with a few more hooks. I actually think I prefer Lodger to this, and definitely Low. And I’d take albums like Station to Station, Ziggy Stardust, and Blackstar over the Berlin trilogy. In fact, my favourite album of the “Berlin trilogy” is The Idiot by Iggy Pop. That might be a bit sacrilegious, but that’s just where I land on it. Still a four, just a light one.

Damn I forgot Bowie made bangers. Beauty and the beast is a fantastic intro. Joe the Lion is alright, not ''liked songs'' worthy. Heroes very powerful, hence 165m plays on youtube and the first song i knew from before. Songs 4-6 didn't impress me. Sense of doubt is a cool breather before the end half, sounds like an ost from a chill scene in a movie. moss garden and neukoln like previous were nice songs without vocals. the secret life of arabia was a strong finisher. Saved songs - 3 Raiting 6/10 , pleasant listen, but overall not remarkable

Really nice album, with one half of pop songs and one half really good instrumental. Nice improvised vibe to it, makes it feel free. Well done Bowie love.

I'm 637 albums in and listened to 6 Bowie albums but I finally have a 4 star album for him. I still have to listen to Ziggy Stardust, The Next Day, and Hunky Dory but the first 5 were all 2 and 3 stars. I would legit listen to this one again. The guitar parts were sharp, Beauty and the Beast was a banger, and the title track was really good, too. Even the weird, ethereal instrumental portion was relaxing instead of annoying. Favorite song: Heroes As I side note, I still want to say it pisses me off that his second S/T album and The Man Who Sold The World got left off this list because I would enjoy those too.

i expected all songs to be the same genre but it suprised me when the ambient songs came on. I went to a different dimension

Relisten This one took a few tries but it grew on me. I love it's devolving into Ambient music in the second half similarly to Low. Has one of my favorite Bowie album openers and "Heroes" is a classic as well. I still think Low has it beat but just the tiniest bit bit this is excellent all around Favorite Tracks: Beauty and The Beast, Heroes, Neukoln Least favorite: None 5/5

Marcianada de Bowie con impresionante sonido para el año en el que se produjo.

Muyyyyy bueno, es lo mejor, me gusta porque me recuerda a la película de las ventajas de ser invisible :((

It's very good but side B is basically instrumental which i think the album could have been better without

Didn't mind it at all, pretty intriguing. Deserves another listen

Not sure how it why I slept on Bowie for so long. Maybe it's because I knew all the hits, and thought that's all there was to him. I could not have been more wrong, but the second half of this one list me a little. The extended instrumental section was okay, but kind of broke the mood for me. Still, a lot to like here and it has whetted my appetite for more Bowie.

Great except for the antepenultimate and penultimate song.

luv u david - this was pretty but not a fave x

Everything about this album is just great, and it's probably my favourite iteration of Bowie. The first three songs explode into view - three very distinct tracks each with their own huge quality, hooking me in. And the album doesn't falter as it progresses. There's still that weird 5-10 minutes of ambient experimentation that he loved during this era, but it doesn't take away from the album. The instrumentals are fantastic throughout and the songwriting is consistently engaging & powerful. I will need to revisit the other “Berlin era” albums after this - because I really did love this one.

Personally not a big fan of much of bowie’s music.

I'm starting to think that I'm just not a David Bowie fan. This album is fine. "Heroes" is a great song. There's a couple other songs on here I liked and a lot more that washed over me like a wave of nothingness.

2026.04.21.

Another solid batch of tracks. Bowie's imperial phase in full swing here.

Felt really experimental at some points, ir was good

I adore Bowie! this album in specific is so banger

Liked a lot, like Bowie a lot

Track 1 - 7/10 Track 2 - 9/10 Track 3 - 10/10 Track 4 - 8/10 Track 5 - 7.5/10 Track 6 - 5/10 Track 7 - 4/10 Track 8 - 4/10 Track 9 - 4/10 Track 10 - 9/10 overall - 6.75/10

Another good album from the Berlin trilogy. Heroes and some good rock songs. The more ambient songs in the second half seemed more out of place on the first listen.

good

Pretty good! Solid '70s Bowie.

Didn't listen.

ha the classic heroes on here cried to that i alr love bowie and i love music that i like to call ambiance which in reality it’s just instrumental and this album had a lot of that and i love it 10/10

I enjoyed the instrumentals and second half more than the first

five stars for heroes the song, and the rest of the first half was pretty fun to listen to not crazy about the ambient half unfortunately

I never quite got into this side of Bowie with being blown away by earlier albums. On first listen I didn’t really get into it, but it certainly is a grower. I’ll put this on my rotation

Wow !

This was alright. I liked the instrumental pause of Moss Garden the best probably. I'll never be an avid Bowie fan, but this was tolerable at least.

Hadnt heard the original Heroes before

Had higher expectations for this one and kinda fell flat. The title song was great but beyond that I am not so sure about it

Love the bass lines, esp beginning of blackout and v-2 Heroes makes me feel emotional Sense of doubt, love this intro, predator sounds, felt longer than 4 mins…., oh shit that was three songs, I’ve been bamboozled. 3.5/5 easy listen, good basslines, heroes is a great single.

Enjoyed this a lot, felt it was really fun to go into work mode while listening and easy to focus to. Love the sound and voice on the album. I do think it starts really strong and kind of goes out on a whisper, but sometimes that is by design. 3.5 rounded up.

the best album. Amazing

85/1001 🇬🇧👨‍🎤 Part 2 of the Berlin trilogy and this takes a similar format to Low with the standard songs on side 1 with a more experimental largely instrumental side 2. I have to say that whilst the first half is an enjoyable ride with the magnificent title track as a centrepiece, its the other side that really makes this album for me. In addition to Brian Eno, we also get Robert Fripp within the cast. I love how Bowie surrounds himself with experimentation but then drops one of the best pop anthems ever written within it all. Best tracks: V-2 Schneider, Moss Garden, Neuköln, Heroes.

Okay.

This is the 3rd Bowie album I've gotten in this generator and FINALLY, a Bowie album I enjoy. I like the songs he sings on, Heroes is iconic and Bowie is a master of his craft. I also LOVE well constructed instrumenal tracks, and that's the entire back half of this album. Thank you, David Bowie.

good

Simplemente bowie

Love the first side - it’s classic post glam pre 80s Bowie The second side is missing Bowie singing, but still good due to Frip and Eno’s influence.

Hm. Maybe I don't like Bowie as much as I thought I did.

It must have sounded like very sophisticated music to people at the time. The track "The Secret Life of Arabia" was especially good.

I can't think of a Bowie album, except perhaps Tin Machine, that I don't enjoy. This is no exception. Here he is, being ahead of his time again. 9/10

pretty great title track, pretty okay ambient, pretty interesting chapter in the Bowie story. deserves to be one of the 1001? likely, but a lot of the ground here is covered on Low and it would only be picked for the title track

3.5 - not patriculary my vibe but there some bangers here

I am somewhat puzzled by this album's near-universal acclaim at times, as it's by no means perfect; its low spots are quite good, but they are still low spots that bring down consistency. Nonetheless, it has some absolute classics in Heroes and The Secret Life of Arabia, and the two out of three ambient tracks this has were quite impressive.

Really enjoyed the first few tracks but the instrumental back end really dragged on.

Quite enjoyed this. Heroes is obviously the big hit from the album but I also really enjoyed the instrumental Neukoln a lot. As a whole it’s a solid album, but not one I’d probably throw on to listen to in full.

Fantastic album, certainly my favourite of the Berlin Trilogy.

Such a welcome Friday treat. Not my favourite overall but, like Phyl, my favourite of the Berlin albums. The title track alone could lift any album to be good, it's maybe my favourite vocal performance of all time.

Worth it just for "Heroes".

mais um álbum do bowie, mais uma nota 3,5. eu gostei desse álbum, mas a minha parte favorita foi na reta final.

This one doesn’t really give me the feels. Not enough soul.

i like the keyboard! and the guitar- really great instrumentals! the album cover is a little questionable though.

fun album, but enough songs I didn't like to remove 1 star rating. I loved the experimental ending, akin to some flink poyd

Side 1 is a 5. Side 2 is a 2 or 3. So it shall land at a 4. I never realized how much influence Josh Homme from Queens Of The Stone Age takes from Bowie when really it's so obvious. On Sons of the Silent Age, especially. I'm in love with the croony, slapback reverby vocals on this record and I can really hear where Josh finds inspiration

A little downhill after heroes

Heros is a seminal song. Like rump shaking, defiant anthem representing a mentality and mood that makes my heart soar. Pure ecstasy. However, I like his voice and lyrics, and the litany of rock instrumentals makes me just wish his funky fresh lyricism was there. Keeps it from a 5

Just 4 1 day

#894. Did we finally do it lads? Did we finally find a David Bowie album where the whole things is actually worth listening to? Yeah, kinda. And it only took eight albums to get here. I mean, the B side is kinda weak, but it's not painful to listen to like a few of his others on here. 3/5: acceptable, finally

10/10

Like the start. Need to listen more but not a favourite so far of his.

I preferred earlier David Bowie music.

Okay

Un autre que je suis persuadé d’avoir déjà eu, je me trompe sans doute avec The Next Day vu qu’ils ont le même cover. Bref, un autre super Bowie d’album, Beauty and the Beast et Hero sont dans mon top 5 de ses meilleurs tracks. L’album se gâte dans la partie plus expérimentale (qui l’eusse cru??!) du side B, mais se reprend dernières minutes avec The Secret Life of Arabia, super closer. Je recommande malgré tout

Decent, bit weird

Interesting. The second half of the album being all instrumental tracks was a surprise. Lends itself to be pretty cinematic and would require concerted listening. Not background music Heroes is a banger.

Incredible album, and this was my first listen through since moving to Berlin - it takes on a whole new meaning.

C l a s s i c

There has never been a bad Bowie album but outside of Hero's there is little on the album that remains catchy and the improv stuff at the end just doesn't work.

Never heard this before other than the title track, which bears no resemblance to the rest of it. Feels like a 70s psychedelic album with the occasional vocals of Bowie which sound almost sampled, like he wasn’t really part of it. Album tails off into literally nothingness towards the end.

Heroes / The Secret Life of Arabia.

Classic Bowie. Moss Garden is such a trip.

Meh

Has some really amazing songs. Not quite the best bowie through, but solid.

First half is good, but then it devolves into something much less. It starts out with great tracks: good and great songs. Then it just changes at Sense of Doubt to something much different. The tracks aren't bad, in and of themselves, but it's just not what I'm looking for in a Bowie album. I really liked it beyond that. The older I get, the more I appreciate Bowie. He's not the best singer in the world, but his gravitas drives everything. The tracks where he features gives good vibes, well done and interesting. But I'm not too much one for instrumental interludes, particularly where (apparently) the artist is trying to paint a picture of his perspective of a singular moment in time - one that I was not alive to experience. So perhaps those tracks are more relatable to people that were around at the time, but for me, now, they don't hold any meaning. To me, it's just a needless break from what I really want to get from this album. I often think about what an album would be like if I heard it played live. I would love half of the concert, but then the rest of the time I would 100% be questioning my life decisions.

Incredible. Absolutely genius. First of all, beauty and the beast, what a start, made me want to break out in a dance. Heroes. My all time favorite song, and I would venture to say one of the best-if not the best-songs ever made. It makes me feel so many feelings and it’s just incredible. Then we have these three eerie, ethereal, even a little haunting tracks-sense of doubt, moss garden, neuköln. Absolutely love the transitions into the songs and the mood they bring. Moss garden is my favorite of the three so far, it sounds like it sparkles to me.

This is not my favorite Bowie album by any stretch. There are just too many instrumentals, but it was good nonetheless!

I need to catch up! Sorry David, I tried. Heroes title track was good

What a strange but fun album. Didn't really feel much about the first two songs, but the title track pulled me right back in and I was hooked from there. Things then got very weird and experimental at V-2 Schneider and I continued to dig it. Sense of Doubt was mesmerizing and then I enjoyed how we ended it on a more traditional musical sound with Secret Life of Arabia. Good stuff all in all for an album I apparently didn't know a single track on.

There are probably better Bowie albums. This one didn't really connect for me.

not my favorite though i like the end of the album

muy bueno

Last track held my attention, hero’s was the only FM hit …1977 wonder if the studios were pressing him to make album after album.

Ok

I've never really liked Bowie (his hits are okay) and this album hasn't changed my mind. I like a lot of the instrumentals, but as I read the reviews, I get the feeling that most of that is Brian Eno's work. I'm looking forward to getting those in this list now. I really hate Bowie's nasal voice, I feel the album would've been better without vocals. I appreciate the art of this album though, I just feel it could've been better.

David Bowie is a huge influence on most the bands I listen to do I enjoyed this album. The only song I really know was heroes but the rest was OK. 6.5/10 seems fair. Best song Heroes (obviously)

Some great tracks here. Feels like it could be split up into 3 different albums. Heroes is a excellent whopper of track but makes the album feel unbalanced. Particularly along side the second half of the album.

easy to listen to and enjoyed some of it but towards the end it got a little boring. I liked the production and some of the instrumental songs

i understand the appeal of this heroes is soooo good, sounds so ahead of its time sense of doubt sounds like a fuckin silent hill theme 😭😭😭😭 moss garden is soooo nice neukoin is creeping me out a lot more cohesive than the previous two but heroes heavily carries

Even with the title track being my DB favourite, I don’t think I would listen to this front to back again.

Mh.

thank god heroes is in this cause ... 3 stars for heroes alone.

Would be okay if the second half wasn't comprised of mostly gloomy ambience instrumental tracks. Still is okay, because honestly I didn't even like "Heroes" that much and the ambiance stuff isn't annoying.

Interesting but not my favorite

Ok. Me gusto. Muy bueno, muy experimental, me gusta lo distinto q siena bien. No me MATO, pero si me genero ese “que es estooo?” Positivo

El segundo disco de la Trilogía de Berlín sigue en la misma senda marcada en los trabajos anteriores de vanguardia y experimentación, aunque la inspiración melódica en algunos momentos no termina de encajar. Apoyándose en Robert Fripp (King Crimson) y Eno publica un disco mítico, que precisamente por ello me hacía esperar mucho más. Prefiero Low, o la etapa Glam, o la final. Ya en Low incluia Always Crashing In The Same Car antecedente de Heroes. V-2 Schneider lo usaron Queen para su Radio Ga-ga. Neuköln anticipa a Disidenten, al margen de otros pioneros de sonidos sintetizados y world music.

Bowie has been a sore spot for me. Always felt like I should like his work, but whenever I try it's just not it. Except for 1.Outside which I love. I've heard Heroes before and not felt much for it, so most of my exposure to it is in the Philip Glass symphony. Have a lot of respect for Bowie and Brian Eno as artists, so here we go trying it again. Beauty and the Beast - Like the funk elements going on here. The song structure is quite interesting here. The only thing to anchor you is the title line. Production is so oppressive that it's hard to get a grip on anything else. Feels a lot shorter than it is with so much going on. Joe the Lion - The same overwhelming sonic pallette persists here. I get sort of over this one by the end with the repeated "Joe the Lion"s over and over, but the fuzzy noodly guitar solo keeps me going. "Heroes" - Classic song, of course. The sustained, siren-like tone that evolves into denser and denser clusters is just genius. Brian Eno, yknow. Sons of the Silent Age - Enjoy how this one devolves throughout into pure Beatles-ey psych business after the first chorus. Also quite like the lower-key instrumental on this one. Blackout - Rockin. The liquidy aspect of the vocal lines on this one are interesting as they meld into the actual melody with the background vocals. Fun fadeout going as well. V-2 Schneider - Quite the sonic build up here. Throw some saxophones on anything and you know I'm going to like it. Not too dissimilar from how it plays out in the Glass symphony (aside from the Glassisms of course) except that it's about half as long. Feels like I want it to keep going for another three minutes. Sense of Doubt - Hell yeah. Love the soundscape on this one. I suppose it probably goes right in from V-2 Scheider so maybe I'll hold my tongue about the abrupt ending on the last track. Unfortunately, there's an ugly couple second gap on streaming as it loads the next song. Moss Garden - Fuck yes, Brian Eno. These last three have really caught my attention this listen-through. And you've got the airplane noises coming in at the end. Fuckin baller. Neukoln - Again, definitely familiar with this material but in an entirely different sonic context. And this one is not even that much shorter than the Glass version. I am just enraptured by this second half so far. The Secret Life of Arabia - Back to rock and roll now. I don't know, I want so much more from this one. Feels like we ought to be transformed by the end of that beautiful droney section of the record. The instrumentation is definitely less manic than it was at the start, but I'm not sure what I'm meant to be taking away by the end. And then it just ends. We're grooving and then plopped down with nothing. I had to listen to it a second time just to make sure something wasn't wrong. Definitely did enjoy my listening experience more than I have on previous attempts. Perhaps it's that I haven't listened to this original material since I've gotten more familiar with the Glass symphony, so I'm more used to the thematic content. There are for sure some things about which I feel confused. Sitting with it more, the closing track is an immense let down. But the whole B side before the final song is stunning. Brian Eno, yknow. Will definitely have to be returning.

This was a formative album when I was a young teen.

This is my third Bowie album (Heroes, Aladdin Sane, Low), and I must say he’s wildly underwhelmed me thus far. I never went down the Bowie rabbit hole which is one of the reasons I did this project considering he’s all over this list, but I’m just not getting the hype. I feel little soul in his music and a lot of it sounds like unorganized noise with a random voice over it..Bowie’s vocals are just there, very monotone, nasally and uninspiring. Maybe I’m just too American, or not a sophisticated enough audiophile, but his albums have all been misses for me so far.

This album, the second in the "Berlin" trilogy, is not quite as good as its predecessor, "Low," but, for the title track alone, it's one of his absolute best. The rest of the "side 1" sings are very good, especially "Joe the Lion" and "Sons of the Silent Age." But it's the second side that really drew me in and makes this a great headphones album, especially "V2 Schneider" and "Moss Garden." Bowie and Brian Eno were such incredible collaborators and their sonic explorations shine. There is an aching loneliness that comes through these songs. It was a great phase in Bowie's career but one that exacted a toll on him in many different ways

Always knew I loved Bowie but this project has me listening more and realising he's easily an all time favorite for me. The title track here is probably a top five Bowie song, just soaring music where the whole thing is basically an incredible chorus. The whole album is super immersive, I love the ambient switch up and the tranquility of Moss Garden before getting back to regular programming on the concluding track.

Instrumental songs with oriental meditative feeling. Like Heroes & last one.

I like Bowie but I find this album disappointing

Det får ta mig fan räcka med Bowie nu. Detta var dessutom sämre än tidigare. Ja, givetvis är Heroes asbra. Men resten. Den första låten är ett skämt. Joe är en ok låt. Sons... Nja. Sen ballar det ur. Märka att han samarbetade med Brian Eno. Igen, jag skiter i om detta är helt "nyskapande". Det är inte behagligt att kl yssna på igen. Tänk om han istället gjorde lite mer låtar i klass med Heroes...

Heroes är förstås en grym låt, men i övrigt tycker jag nog att denna var svagare än det mesta vi lyssnat på av Bowie. Det är helt okej utöver Heroes och jag har inget emot det instrumentala på andra halvan, men mer än en trea blir det inte totalt sett.

Isn Künstleralbum mit vielen coolen Liedern aber auch einigen Dingen, die für mich den Hörfluss stören.

Super coole Reise, knapp an der 5 vorbei

A bit of standard Bowie, a bit of weird Bowie. But like every other of his albums. Not much of note

this album just felt like bowie being weird and esoteric for the sake of it. I don't really get it. Heroes is a good tune

Needed a few listens before I felt like I could rate this one. The title track speaks for itself, just a massively great song, but I'd spent very little time with the rest of the album. Actually really appreciate a lot of the instrumentation here - it's just densely layered, a lot going on, and you can hear a lot of the Robert Fripp influence especially in the guitars. The way V-2 Schneider builds from eerie electronics into all the saxophones. Songs like Blackout manage to be sort of dancy and funky while still keeping things interesting. A lot of electronics that sound sort of like planes or missiles passing overhead. I also love Brian Eno and his fingerprints are all over this, especially songs like Moss Garden which is beautiful and serene. I don't think this is overall Bowie's best work but definitely a unique entry in his catalog.

Hard not to love this. I think this version/incarnation of Bowie is my favourite, and I’d be hard pressed to pick between this and Low as my favourite. I love how much LCD Soundsystem ‘borrowed’ from this too, shows how creative and wide reaching it is.

Felt like the Bowie album we should have had first I think, a really good introduction with nods to his more experimental side without ever getting in the way of what are more straightforward (but still really good) songs for him. I think I've only heard heroes before, its great and sets the tone of the album I'd say. His vocals are a bit more rocky than usual, feels like he's shouting more, I like it. Yep, apart from the next day I'd think this is my favourite. Said I'd never be a proper fan a few years back and while I think there are songs/albums I might never come round to, generally I think I could be now. 4.5.

I don't know, I'm not convinced. It has Heroes, which is great, but I didn't much enjoy the instrumental tracks. I think marrying the musical ingenuity with the sad and contemplative lyrics, and often somber vocals, is where he shines. Not as good as Low or Station to Station. I have become more of a Bowie fan, I have went back and listened to a few albums and found myself harsh. Even so, think I'll stick with my initial reaction.

I see this was the second in the Berlin trilogy, I don't think this was as good as "Low" for me. Heroes is a good track. Again, got the more classic sounding Bowie, followed by the more ambient Eno stuff towards the end. I'm going to come back to this but 3.5 for now

I definitely didn’t expect an ambient instrumental last half of the album and it was a welcome surprise. Definitely catchy songs, interesting instrumentals. A great rock album

Really good. Like really good. Second side especially. But only four cos a couple of tracks on the first side don't quite do it.

low 5 "joe the lion" is my favourite. what a stomper

Love him, don't love the album

The ambient part was an unexpected surprise after what came before it. I hear resonances with Brian Eno’s “Ambient 1: Music for Airports,” also on the 1001 Albums list.

(5/7) i'm not sure where this lies in his chronology but I assume it's after he was famous enough he could get away with weird stuff

i love bowie but i skipped the instrumentals and dont feel bad for it

Not my fave

I don’t love David Bowie I’m finding out, but I really loved the long interludes on this one, and he’s just so iconic so it was enjoyable to listen to

was so happy to get this one yay! half way through though i was like wait did it go onto a different album bc it was just instrumental and i was so confused. no i didnt! it was the same one. fun. i apparently had not already listened to a lot of bowie bc i only knew heroes off this album :)

What a joy. I should have known it was more like Low than the title song suggests.

Très bel album avec la chanson heroes qui est magique. J’aime bien aussi les longues séquences instrumentales. Je ne connaissais pas.

Some decent songs, but way too much Bowie on this list.

I enjoyed the instrumentals, thought they were funky and interesting, unfortunately the lyrics and singing didn’t illicit the same feeling.

Strano, non mi aspettavo un album strumentale per metà

Iman’s deceased husband has good hits !

good

I am a fan of Bowie, but I will admit I find him to be hit and miss. This album for me is certainly not his best work. Yes it has the smash hit title track but there's little else of note for me sadly.

Mostly ok

Yes, bitch! I have been blessed this day. Super začetek z "Beauty and the Beast". Pa nadaljevanje z "Joe the Lion". Sam pol, pol pa en mojih najljubših komadov ever, "Heroes". "V-2 Schneider" je kr amazing. "Sense of Doubt" pa uspe evokat točno to. Plus, dread. Potem bl optimističen in pomirjajoč vajb z "Moss Garden" (spet, as the name would imply) in pa "Neuköln", k z zanimivim saksofonom (?) zaključi the purely vibes & nič vokalov del albuma. Ful je ambientalen ta del albuma in verjetn novega poslušalca kr preseneti. Je pa pol tazadn komad "normaln" Bowie spet. Not my fave album, ampak I still love it.

Rating: 7.5/10 The ambient tracks bring it down a bit, still a very good album.

I loved it cause it have a lovely vibe and a pretty enjoyable style.

Huzzah

If you told me that David Bowie collaborated on an album with Brian Eno , while channelling influence from his roommate Iggy Pop I wouldn't know what to expect but it makes total sense that's what this album is. I think heroes is one of Bowie's best singles, it captures the dark and the more pop oriented Bowie in one track. The only real critique to this I have is that it doesn't really feel coherent as an album. Maybe listening to this on vinyl with an a and b side it might make more sense but it sort of feels like two different albums in one to me.

I love Bowie and his Berlin albums are my absolute favourites. Heroes is a phenomenal album, another easy 5/5 for me, but I’ve got to say, including both Heroes and Low in the list is just a lazy decision. They’re both influential albums, and yes the title track on Heroes is probably one of the best songs ever written, but Low is still the better album and there’s no need to have two albums from this period of Bowie’s career on the list.

I like David Bowie. I am glad I listened to this, but I probably won’t listen in full again.

While less inspired than Low on that Berlin era vein, it remains probably one of the most forward thinking Bowie albums and the one who carries the title track so it is overall a tough exclusion. 7/10 [SWAP]

One of my all-time favorite albums, easy 5 stars. I actually only had time to listen to the first couple of these songs today, but I know this record so well that I'm confident that my rating will continue to be 5 stars after listening. So much of this record has things I like, like Fripp, Eno, shoutouts to Krautrock, and David Bowie, obviously; I saw him when he was touring on this album. And the title track always makes me cry.

SETTING: A sun-drenched terrace in Mustique. IMAN is lounging in a Missoni kaftan, flipping through a vintage Vogue with herself on the cover. DAVID enters, wearing a linen suit and holding a thick, hand-bound manuscript with the frantic energy of a man who has just discovered fire. DAVID (Breathless) Iman! My love! The stars have aligned. I’ve finished it. The definitive guide. The cultural roadmap for the next millennium! IMAN (Without looking up) Is it another concept album about a dystopian future where we all eat neon lightbulbs, David? Because the gardener is still cleaning up the glitter from the last one. DAVID Better. It’s literature! I’ve titled it: 701 Albums You Must Listen to Before You Die. It’s a service to humanity, really. A sonic intervention. IMAN (finally takes the manuscript, sliding her sunglasses down her nose.) Seven hundred and one? That’s… very specific. (She begins flipping pages. Her brow furrows.) David, page one is The Man Who Sold the World. Page two is… The Man Who Sold the World: The German Mix. Page three is Hunky Dory. DAVID (Beaming) It’s a strong start, isn't it? Hits them right in the zeitgeist. IMAN (Flips faster) David, I’m on page four hundred and twelve. It’s just the Labyrinth soundtrack but you’ve written "Masterpiece" in the margins in purple ink. (She closes the book.) These are all your albums, David. Every single one. Even the ones with the spiders. DAVID (Hurt) Not all of them. I left out the Tin Machine live bootlegs. I’m not a narcissist, Iman, I have standards. Besides, no one will know it’s me. I’ve used a sophisticated nom de plume. IMAN Let me guess. "Ziggy Stardust"? DAVID No! (He leans in, whispering) “Robert Dimery.” IMAN (Sighs) David, if you want people to believe this is a legitimate list of the greatest music ever made, you need… variety. Other artists. People who aren't you. DAVID (paces the terrace, stroking his chin.) Other… artists. Right. Yes. Diversity. Growth. A broader palette. (He stops, struck by an idea.) What if I change the title? 1001 Albums You Must Listen to Before You Die. It sounds more authoritative. More "encyclopedic." IMAN And the other three hundred albums? Who will they be by? DAVID (A long, genuine silence. He looks out at the ocean, squinting, trying to recall the existence of other musicians.) Iman, darling… are there three hundred other albums? IMAN (goes back to her magazine.) There’s at least two by Nile Rodgers, David. You worked with him. DAVID (Snapping his fingers) Brilliant! I’ll put Let’s Dance in twice. One for the music, one for the sheer chicness of the cover art. That leaves two hundred and ninety-eight. (He grabs a pen, looking inspired.) SCENE Of course Heroes is great but the rest of this was pretty weak. When I hear a song like Moss Garden I feel like the artist is just making fun of me. "Check this out, I can plink and plonk on some random instrument with no effort and those proles will call it art!"

It alright, more daybid

Really underappreciated Bowie album

Day 91 - 1977 - David Bowie, Heroes My friend and I are loading up on shows after saying we weren't going to load up on shows this year, because that's a thing that we do. I logged into Ticketmaster because I apparently love giving a conglomerate loads of money for junk fees and saw that Kid Cudi is touring this summer. I got kind of excited and passed on the news, only to remember that we loathe going to White River Amphitheater. So no Kid Cudi. Do you need this information? No, probably not, but it's probably more interesting than listening to Heroes again. Look, I am not a Bowie hater, but this album is one of the duller ones and can't even be saved by Beauty and the Beast and the song Heroes, which was cowritten with Brian Eno! I expect to see Brian on this list at some point. Anyway, it's ambient and art rock and part of the Berlin Trilogy. Unlike other albums, I didn't look up any of the details on this one until I finished it because I *thought* that the reviews would be glowing because Bowie. Turns out, the critical reception to this album wasn't great either: The record was not without its detractors. Tim Lott of Record Mirror gave the album a more mixed assessment, calling it "disjointed" and criticised the instrumentals on side two as having less "continuity" than the ones found on Low. Lott further considered Bowie's vocals "hollow" and the lyrics "opaque". Overall, he felt that other than the title track, "Heroes" was "a disappointment" and "a come-down from Low". In the Los Angeles Times, Robert Hilburn lamented the way Bowie's "fluctuating pop interests caused him to shift from style to style faster than his ability to master them", ultimately calling it one of the artist's "least arresting turns". The Philadelphia Inquirer gave "Heroes" one out of four stars, finding the album "more self-indulgent than rewarding". Later reviews were kinder, but not me. I'm still mean about this album. It's boring. Standout: Meh. Probably Heroes

Honestly underwhelming. I could hear some of the Eno influence but not enough - the music was disjointed but in a bad way, not a Brian way.

Brian eno rips

“Heroes” is ambient rock, with electronic elements. The production is beautiful and careful with tiny arrangements that really add to the sound, particularly on the instrumental tracks. It has a dense, wearily optimistic atmosphere where lyrics take a backseat, although Bowie does provide passionate vocals. "Sense of Doubt" is a great example; a dark, brooding piano punctured by small pockets of breezy synths. An interesting album, though not quite my taste.

one of the best!

Portrait of the artist as a young human.

Nothing note worthy here besides "Heroes". It's not bad, but not good either IMO.

Bowie is definitely well represented in this book (or rather books considering that even ★ snuck in a later edition). Personally, "Heroes" doesn't really do much for me. It's perfectly fine listening but I, as not of a Bowie fan anyway, think there's better Bowie records.

Not Bowie's best. Not even in the top 10.

I can’t believe I’m giving a Bowie album 4 stars.

For David Bowie, this was just meh

A weirder and wilder experience than the other Bowie albums I've hit thus far.

It gets better once he stops ad libbing the vocals.

The first half was very fun, the second half interesting though not super memorable, a little too ambient for me.

More of a high three than a full 4 stars. Heroes is a classic and the ambient songs of the second half are interesting.

Väldig variation på låtarna

In contrast to other reviewers, I prefer the 2nd half of this album. If the whole thing was new wave pop I’d absolutely question this albums place on the list. But the back half saves this album. There are however far too many Bowie albums on this list overall. As I approach my finishing my first 100 albums, I keep coming back to the thought this list really could have been called “500 albums you must hear before you die.”

Love Bowie so so much. Heroes is a very sentimental song for me as with many Bowie tracks. Also loved beauty and the beast and secret life of Arabia.

Ehhh except for one of favorite Bowie songs this isn’t his best.

The first half is a pretty radical departure from what he had just done on Low, but boy does it work. Favorite track: Heroes

Easily a top three Bowie album for me. It alternates between second or third depending on how recently I listened to it vs Blackstar. How many other albums can claim to have a song that touches the greatness of Heroes? It follows the same structure as Low, but I think I slightly prefer the A-side songs on this one. The Secret Life Of Arabia is a great closer

Not my style but still good

This is an album that takes multiple listens to really open up. It’s a good Bowie album, which means by any wider measure it has to be a 4

i liked it, and i like david bowie

A classic album. I love Bowie and this is an incredible album.

You have to give David Bowie credit, it seems like he was never satisfied with the status quo and was always exploring and experimenting with his music. Art for art's sake, I guess. First half seems pretty normal for the time, Heroes is a good song. Second half goes off in a totally different direction and I was along for the ride. Overall pretty good. I wish I liked Bowie's music more.

had never really found My Bowie Record - a song here and there, sure, a few listens through Ziggy and Low after he died 10 years ago, but i've never been a proper fan. this thing, though, is just wonderful - title track obviously great but its precedent jam, Joe the Lion, an uptempo freakout about suicidal depression, is even more my speed. all of side a calls to mind the same face of the Walker Brothers' Nite Flights, another gated-drum and funky-bassline chronicle of life under fascism (although Scott and company allow themselves to get a little more pointedly political). unlike side b of that record though, which is Some Bullshit, the second half of "Heroes" is analog-synth brutalist-chic goodness, gorgeous crunchy greyscale ambient, the perfect soundtrack to finding a cold and ugly place very beautiful. and then there's the last track, which is, in tribute perhaps to Nite Flights, also some bullshit. down a star for that one, Dave

Some bangers, but some of the ambient stuff doesn't do it for me.

Nice follow up to Low with more on an edge to finish the Berlin albums. Heroes still a great sounding album today.

Sons of the Silent Age and Heroes are two of my favorite Bowie songs. This album is fantastic but it loses me on the avant garde Eno bits.

My first Bowie record, definitely sounds familiar in that though I've never listened in full to one of his projects, I'm aware of his voice and style. I did love the title track prior, having heard it in The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Really enjoying the ambient cuts in the latter half. Brian Eno doing his thing.

Favorite Track: “Heroes”

Whilst I understand Bowie has had a seismic contribution to music…his genius has always alluded my interest. His variety of sounds and personas were groundbreaking (I’m told), but, to me, this album felt very much on par with the Bowie I have heard previously. That is to say, the first half did…the ‘B-Side’ instrumental section was a real downturn in value from the album. So much so, the second time round when Sense of Doubt came on, I turned off the album.

Soz Bowie. Was just a lot of noise and a bit too experimental.

Didn’t love it on the first listen. The Brian Eno of it all shone through on second listen, particularly in the second half, but still didn’t resonate as a full, coherent record. One to revisit.

Great tracks overall!

Tiene sus altibajos. Me gusta la transición entre lo instrumental, el exitazo de Heroes y sus temas menos conocidos. Pero, la secuencia entre un tema y otro es un poco confusa. No pareciera tener una relación narrativa entre tema y otro. Aunque eso no le quita mérito. Es un buen disco con temas memorable y temas entretenidos.

muuuito bom

Some good songs, some too out there for us.

Jest okej, ale to dla mnie nic specjalnego. 2/5

One Bowie after another - i liked the hits on here but was a bit put off by the instrumental artsy pieces.

I tried. But I absolutely hate his voice. It feels personal now and I dont want it to be.

This is an interesting listen. The title track sticks out to me as by FAR the best pop song. I really like the experimental / ambient stuff on Side B. Songs like "Joe the Lion" and "Beauty and the Beast" leave me wondering what he's on about. I would probably appreciate these songs more if I knew, but I'm not intrigued enough to find out more. "Sons of the Silent Age" by comparison has a similar mystique, but I actually want to know more about it. I mean, what a legend. Guitars getting pretty noodly, like Low and Lodger, which in the past has been sorta off-putting for me but I found myself appreciating the guitar tones on these listens.

Frip man, ripping the stuff man

J'aime bien ça devient hyper bizarre en plein milieu vraie ambiance quand tu pete un cable sur un pdf hideux

pas tant mon truc mais love you david j'ai aimé la première chanson

les instrus de fin perf pour jouer à subway surfer

Another trash entry by Bowie, and actually unlistenable save for one song.

My most slept on Bowie album. Obviously "Heroes" is perfection, but there are plenty of other great songs here as well. A great addition to David Bowie's legendary album run of the 70s. Favorite track: Heroes

I love David Bowie but this album isn't my favorite. Heroes is such a stand out song and the rest of the songs don't live up to it's greatness. Still Bowie, but not even the best of this era.

ok, not my favourite. some good tracks

Heroes the song is iconic and alone is worthy of several stars. Some of the songs aren't my style, but because it's Bowie, he keeps it interesting.

Bowie can do little wrong in my eyes. However, I’ve often found the first half of this album to be a little goofy. It’s filled with pop songs covering slightly childish themes and doesn’t quite land for me. The second half is a different story, weird industrial synths conjure up a dark post apocalyptic city scape, its brilliant!

Feels like sacralidge but I'm just not a huge Bowie guy.. Some of his stuff is obviously insane and amazing, but so many of his albums feel a bit rinky dink.

Just not my vibe

Very good album nice and catchy in the first half and then went to a really instrumental for the last few songs then ended it off with one more rock song Very good and Very beautiful.

This album is half yoga playlist and half Bowie. I didn't hate it but I just like his other stuff better. As always though, kind of trippy, kind of weird, and very him.

One of Bowies best songs - and a largely great, albeit slightly inferior set up to Low

I've seen this album cover, but I've never actually listened to the album until now. Everything on this album from Bowie is relatively un-remarkable. Good, just not remarkable. The three Brian Eno tracks are phenomenal though. I actually thought to myself "Hmm... these sound like Brian Eno." Before googling it lmao. Anyways tracks 7-9 could be their own EP, and I'd be happy.

Didn’t listen to them all but loved heroes

Heroes itself is too good of a song. I don't love the experimental turn he takes at the back half but the front half is just an absolute master class.

Bowie was never complacent. He would often explore new territories and personas with each album.

Beauty and the Beast Joe the Lion Heroes Black Out

Beauty and the Beast Heroes Sons of the Silent Age Moss Garden The Secret Life of Arabia

I'm biased toward this album because of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, but it's also just good!

Its good idk

Also not really my thing.

its david bowie

No me esperaba que el final del álbum fuera así! Nunca decepciona

Beauty and the Beast - 4.5/5 Joe the Lion - 3.5/5 Heroes - 3.5/5 Sons of the Silent Age - 3/5 Black Out - 4/5 V-2 Schneider - 3/5 Sense of Doubt - 3/5 Moss Garden - 2.5/5 Neukoln - 2.5/5 The Secret Live of Arabia - 3/5

Meh

This album starts strong and is genius all the way through

cld b 5/5 just for title track

Amazing. The best of the Berlin trilogy, maybe a little short but every moment was enjoyable. My favorite track was definitely Heroes, but all the songs were good.

This rating is actually a 3.5. This is the second album by David Bowie I got listen to thanks to 1001 Albums and I am very grateful. He has amazing songs and like in Black Star: Bowie + Saxophone = perfection. There are so many parts in songs that I really liked.

Good but not crazy

Excellent. One of the best ever

Ville egentligt tænke, det var et album, der kunne have fortjent en ekstra gennemlytning, men så er der fire ud af 10 numre i meget eksperimenterende instrumental-stil, som trækker ned. Måske halvdelen burde høres igen engang.

Feelings translated into sound, I'm intrigued. Favourite track: Sons of the Silent Age

3'5

V good, Berlin Bowie is the best Bowie. Not quite as good as Low though.

Wanted to enjoy this more! The title track is iconic, the rest I can take or leave

Great album, the ambience bit was a nice touch. Maybe I wouldn't be in the mood for this album some days but today I am

the first half was fantastic and then there was the synth shit at the end. bro really wanted to fill the space on that record. not Bowie's best

Bowie at prime Bowie

The best Bowie album so far but draws on towards the end

Primer album que escucho de Bowie, Heroes es una cancion muyyy bonita, la cancion Sense of Doubt me encanta y es toda una experiencia escucharlas

Not really my vibe! I liked listening to the original heroes but otherwise that edgy 70/80s vibe of talking/singing isn’t really my thing. Good to listen to some Bowie music though as I don’t think I ever have before

5 before listening today, learned to love Bowie's music the last week.