Heroes

Ah... Heroes the song is beautiful and I like the run from V2-Schneider to Neuköln in a totally different way, but otherwise it just feels overrated to me. A shame this is on here and not Lodger imo, which may not have a big hit but is a better album overall.

A couple good songs and just some random sounds.

Some of the songs on here are real strong - like "Heroes" or "Secret Life of Arabia" but then the 2 instrumentals, while a good tone shift, were too long and didn't do much else for me. This album was fine.

sons of the silent age ist sehr schön und heroes ist sowieso peak bissl sehr experimentell und vor allem die instrumentalen Stücke sind halt nicht sehr einfach zum anhören

Didn't love it. Most of the songs except Heroes and a few more are a bit too loud and overstimulating for me, there's so much happening at once I can't focus on the lyrics, which I'm sure are good.

Enjoyed it but not really my cup of tea. 3.5

Already knew it, liked it

el final es bastante random solo instrumental lol, HEROES ES PERFECTA ME ENCANTA

Love bowie

Such a great album and artist. Not my favorite by him but heroes always makes me cry.

The second album in the Berlin trilogy is a gem. Lyrics written basically on the spot, Eno, Visconti, Fripp......I mean come on! You are missed, David.

0 songs added to my favorites. Not my style.

I would qualify myself as a fan of Bowie, the Berlin experience was an interesting exploration and this is a fine record, if you come in thinking an album around the lines of the single then I guess you might be a little disappointed by time you get on side 2 . 4.5 Stars

This is the 4th Bowie I've gotten so far and I'm less than 500 through. Just not going to listen to it. Giving it a 3 because I have to give it something apparently and 3 is the most neutral

Fantastic album, my second favorite from the berlin trilogy

Masterful

I'm a Bowie fan, his career is unrivalled as an icon and the high points are some of the best music ever made. However, with this amount of experimentation and change there are always going to be parts that fall below these high standard and this album show this well. Heroes is a song that is without fault but the rest of the album doesn't really stand out or up. I enjoyed its ambition and some of the quieter moments, but it doesn't make a case to be anything more than filler around Heroes

Another Bowie.... Heroes is one of my favourite songs from him, the rest of the album is fine but forgettable.

Love the change in mood on the second half. Loads of different styles and influences on this one.

Good but like half of them I wanted to skip so badly

Początek albumu wbija w fotel. Jest funky, taneczny, pełny chęci do życia jednak w drugiej części albumu momentalnie zmienia się nastrój na ambientową podróż po przestrzeni kosmosu. Nie wiem nie wiem czy mi się to podobało. Pragnąłem więcej tej radości z początku słuchania ale dzięki temu każdy utwór słuchałem z uwaznoscią bo nie widziałem kiedy znów zostanę zaskoczony!

#1001 Day №1 "Heroes" David Bowie 1977 . . . В целом, без контекста (который видимо придётся искать на каждый альбом гыгыгы) мало чего понятно, однако после глубочайчшего ресёрча в одну страницу по Википедии и близлежаших ссылок внутри неё становится проще понять, как и лирику, так и +- контекст и значение музыки. Сложно? Да. Но в конце концов, я просто промытый поп-музыкой зумерок без понимания elite-ball knowledge. Однако, даже таким способом изучать интересно. Будто узнаёшь что-то новое. . Так или иначе, целую вкладку из Википедии про лирику, я скопирую в качестве отрывка для цитаты, потому что не вряд-ли смогу сократить ещё сильнее, чем Википедия сможет. . 6 - песен с лирикой/ 4 - инструментальные Понравились: Joe the Lion, Beauty and the Beast, Sence of Doubt, Neukoln. . ☆Запомнившаяся строчка "nail me to my car and I'll tell you who you are" в основном, потому что я просто не знал её значения и загуглил и вау, это не про гвоздь, а про ////desperate plea or challenge: "If you push me to my absolute breaking point (crucify me to a car), then I will reveal my true essence, my identity, or the truth of the situation" & it's about extreme self-sacrifice to find ultimate truth.////☆ . . Ничего про жанры не могу сказать, потому что я их даже не различаю ✌️😄✌️

One of Bowies greatest...creative sound, ahead of his time

Possibly the best Bowie album besides Ziggy Stardust

It doesn't get much more classic than Heroes. Every song on the first half is an iconic pop song, and every song on the second half is an iconic ambient track. Incredible. Whether it's the pop side, or the ambient side, you can hear the influence Heroes has on music today. So influential, so catchy, so moody. Bowie and Eno were the dream team. *Heard before

"Heroes" has always been a very interesting addition to David Bowie's discography. Capitalizing off the sound so well-executed in Low, the album clearly has one focal point, that being the self-titled track Heroes. Regardless of how good the rest of the album is, Heroes will always stand out as one of the most interesting songs of all time. It is the merging of three great forces, Bowie, Fripp, and Eno, into a singular, concentrated 6 minutes of greatness. It's a track that momentarily makes me forget my love for album-oriented music, as it's hard to focus on the rest of the album afterwards. In forcing myself however, the rest of the album is quite pleasant, though not particularly memorable, which is just a testament to ambient music I suppose. The A-side is more traditional vocal tracks, all of which are decent but a little too artsy and lacking in catchability (aside from Heroes, of course). Eno's influence certainly makes this side a unique listen, with some tracks not being too far off from stuff found on Another Green World. The ambient B-side is nice in the moment, but far less interesting or memorable than Low's instrumental section. Moss Garden is the only track that really sticks out to me as being worth a specific mention, with some incredible synth work making it the most immersive of the ambient tracks. Overall, the album has it's weak points, and if it wasn't for Heroes, I think it would've easily fallen in line with a lot of Bowie's more forgotten albums from this period. Because of the legacy of that one track though, it marks an arguable turning point in Bowie's career, extending the influence of Low and cementing its place in rock history.

Tittelsporet skiller seg klart ut som det sterkeste. Veldig svak fôr instrumental låtene.

Not my era of Bowie

love bowie, not my favourite album, but still appreciate his work

I think this is my last David Bowie album on this list. 300 more albums and none of them by David Bowie. I do have a better appreciation for Bowie after listening to all of these albums and I wonder sometimes if I properly rated the albums, because I think it takes some repeated listens to "get" the album. I am a fan of an artist putting out music and not becoming overly concerned with the idea of the music being "perfect." I do have exceptions though, and I promise that I do not hate instrumentals, but when half of the album is an instrumental then maybe you should find some words to put to that music before you release it. This is the second album from Bowie's "Berlin" trilogy that has a second half with primarily instrumental tracks. They are not bad by any stretch of the imagination, but I find it difficult to rate an album by an artist not known for instrumentals as a "5" when half the run time has no lyrics. My favorite songs were: Beauty and the Beast Heroes Sons of the Silent Age V-2 Schneider

We Could Be Heroes 1001 Albums Generator 181 (12/11/2025) Recorded around the same time as my favorite Bowie album, Low, and it shares some features with that album. There is kind of generally a split between a first half of all art rock tunes and a second half of ambient. But unlike its predecessor, Heroes does not split the album as cleanly down the middle. Let's start with the rock songs. They are pretty much perfect. The opener Beauty and the Beast is quintessential Bowie, featuring weird electronic elements and soaring female backing vocals, while also being kind of glammy at its core. The title track is of course one of the most iconic songs ever. Some may say it predicted shoegaze almost two decades before it came around, but whichever side of that argument you fall on, there is no denying its status as an all-timer. Joe The Lion and Blackout are two of the strangest Bowie songs I've heard, both featuring some punky elements while also being experimental. V-2 Schneider transitions us into the ambient half of the album by serving as a rock song that nonetheless has ambient influences in it. Bowie's sax work here is kind of strange, but still catchy. Then we get to the weakest part of the album. The three-track mini-suite starting with Sense Of Doubt is just not not very memorable. Moss Garden is kind of interesting with its Asian flares, but there's not much else here. Luckily, the album ends with one of its best tracks in the funky The Secret Life Of Arabia. Overall, not as monumental as his previous effort, Heroes still earns its spot in the top part of Bowie's discography. 4/5. Favs: Beauty And The Beast Heroes The Secret Life Of Arabia Least Fav: Sense of Doubt

Histrionic Bowie. This is the stuff I never really got about him. Preferred the glam years.

I know people complain about the amount of Bowie, but I love all of it. Heroes is mostly known for its all time great title track and it doesn’t push the envelope as much as its predecessor, Low, did, but this is peak late 70s Bowie.

Not a bad album but the title track really does all the heavy lifting

Weird and wonderful

Wasnt invested in, bowie has lots of amazing songs but lots of these felt like filler

Such talent… wasted ;(

Album molto bello, soprattutto la prima metà. Grande opening track e poi vabbè "Heroes" vale tutto l'album. La seconda metà un po' più sperimentale ma in quel periodo Bowie era un po' crazy.

nice vibe, already knew some songs. Would listen again for a chill day were I'm baking or wanting to relax.

The back half of this album goes crazy.

Super cool too cool for me

-Bowie's artistic instincts are impeccable. Who else would have thought to pair this style of icy, post-psychedelic kosmische music with some of the weirdest r&b ever made? -This is a Cold War record through and through, but not in an overtly didactic way. He plopped himself at the borderline of east and west, recording basically on top of the Berlin Wall (which plays a direct thematic role in the album), and wrote some observations about the mundane and extraordinary ways life operated at this threshold. -This record sounds so good. Bowie's voice (and Visconti's micing wizardry) is one of one; no singer sounded like this before or since. The rhythm section cooks. The guitars use all of the coolest prog rock effects of the day (and discard the dorkiest).

уже не первый раз замечаю что у чела вторая часть альбома преимущественно интрументальная, необычно...

Alltså förutom Heroes tycker jag inte det här har SÅ jävla mycket, kontroversiellt kanske menmen. Den ”flummiga” delen är väl najs på sitt sätt men det finns mycket i den stilen som är bättre. Absolut inte ett av de bättre Bowie gjort för mig.

Farligt nära en femma... Bowie + Eno + Fripp (!) = 🤯🫠🤩🤤

Ännu ett gästspel från King Crimson e ju fett. Robert Fripp är också ett riktigt bra namn. Förutom Heroes och en låt till tycker jag dock inte skivan som helhet är så bra.

Inte alla som vet det men jag är ju Bowies största fan….sch. Min topplista: 1. Bowie 2. Morbror Ågren 3. Bob 4. Steely Dan 5. 6. Pål Simon och Alpha Pet. Okej, pranks åsido - Fan vad bra han är. Tycker jag. Förstår aldrig ens vad det är som är bra. Jag borde liksom inte gilla det men jag älskar det ju.

rivigt och elektriskt! jag äälskaaar honom

De fyra album som i min bok räknas som Berlintrilogin ligger mig mycket, mycket varmt om hjärtat: Low, Heroes, The idiot och Lust for Life. Jag har till och med farit på pilgrimsfärd till Hansa studios bara för att ta reda på om den, och Bowie och Iggys Berlinår verkligen hände. The setting, som man säger i Skottland, har ett mystiskt, dystert romantiskt skimmer över sig. Två geniala knarkare på flykt i en omringad stad, byggd för miljoner människor men som bara huserar ett par hundra tusen. På andra sidan muren: DDR. I hansa studion: Brian Eno. Heroes har kanske den bästa låten av de fyras trilogi. En låt jag inte klarar av att lyssna på för ofta pga den omkullrunkeliga kraft den har över mitt känsloliv. Låter Heroes till trots är albumet Heroes det svagaste albumet av de fyra. Svagt? Nej en stabil fyra.

Easily the weirdest Bowie record of the ones churned out by this book for me so far. The title track slaps hard, and the power with which he belts out some of these vocals is unparalleled. Weird but gold. As always, I hear Bowie so that's an easy 5 waitwhat? 3 tracks, 15+ minutes of Bowieless ambient noise?? The fuck??

Great but not the best

Some good songs but not a GREAT album

Boring tbh. It didn’t really interest me! I was never really a fan of David Bowie, and I never really listened to his music much. Just a me thing!

Oh, cool. I wonder if we’ll manage my third 5 or if it’ll be a 4 and my friend will hate me for underrating it. — Okay, so it turns out that my girlfriend also adores this album and considers it an all time favorite. Great. No pressure. Look, here’s what we’re gonna do. It’s 9:17 pm the next day (pun on a later Bowie album title with a cover that referenced “Heroes” actually somehow unintended) and I still don’t know what to do with this. I want to be discerning with my fives, and this hasn’t earned it for me yet, but I can tell there’s so much more to explore. If this review still looks like this, it means I’m still listening to and considering Heroes and will eventually give a better review. And possibly 5 stars. Sorry.

David Bowie's “Heroes” consists of five pop-rock tracks dominated by Robert Fripp's guitar and five more or less pure ambient tracks, most of which are attributable to Brian Eno. Even more daring than the huge influence of these two outstanding musicians, I find it remarkable that David Bowie doesn't sing at all on the last four tracks—after all, this is nominally a solo album by the singer. Of course, he was involved as a composer and producer (and on several instruments), but for me this gives the impression of an EP with a very long outro. In addition, the album starts off strong with “Beauty and the Beast,” but then really loses momentum with each song and ends up just coasting along. It's a shame—this could have been a really good album.

Apart from Heroes, not much on the album I knew. Liked the sound, but not really any others I would call absolute bangers.

5 stars. Bowie sings better than ever, Brian Eno at his best, and Robert Fripp from King Crimson adding and edge. Arty and atmospheric - I love it. This might just be my favorite Bowie album (always in top 3). As an added bonus, I listened to the half-English/half-German version of Heroes, which is also highly recommended,

Great

An all time classic song (the title track) mixed with songs that are not as great.

Both the previous Bowie albums I’ve had through this I’ve absolutely loved, however this was much more challenging to listen to. A bit too noise for the sake of it, albeit Heroes is an all-time classic. I don’t think I’d be rushing back to revisit this one anytime soon.

It’s Bowie. Some great songs here. Overall a 4 out of 5 probably.

Good stuff. Even the second half instrumental stuff.

This album made be a Bowie fan. I liked what he'd done before this, but this album clinched it for me. Perfectly constructed and executed songs on Side 1 and Fripp and Eno's electronics on Side 2 make for a stellar album.

It's alright. I was never particularly enthused by the album... then, while I love Bowie's singles, I've never really had a whole album resonate with me. "Heroes" is an all-timer and I adore "Moss Garden" as a bit of ambience, but the rest of the album I could miss.

It's not quite perfect, but still a joy to listen to and revisit

This is a great album. It’s like rock that you can dance to on side one, but then takes a totally different path on side two. Side two is almost like an ambient, jazz fusion-y, twisting path. It’s kind of like two albums in one, and I love the duality of it.

Best Song: Heroes. It is a great song, but I hate to admit that Peter Gabriel's cover, which was used for the Stranger Things soundtrack, is better in every way. Worst Song: Sense of Doubt. This isn't even a song really, it just feels like background music to an 80s thriller. Overall: I wasn't around when Bowie was doing his thing, so in some ways I can't appreciate how iconic/revolutionary he must have been, but from a modern perspective: it hasn't aged all that well. He's singular, sure, but often in a vaguely annoying way. His enunciation and stressing of syllables ("we could be he-ROES") is reminiscent of William Shatner, and no one wants to be reminded of William Shatner. And then the latter half of the album descends into a strange Brian Eno impersonation, that doesn't feel nearly as measured as music that sparse ought to be.

I like Bowie’s Berlin trilogy but prefer low to this record. I find this phase of Bowie’s career where he is working with Brian Eno and Robert Fripp to be amping his most interesting. Like the cold industrial sound and use of synths and electronics. Also find it interesting that the album has a vocal side and an instrumental side. Adventurous work from someone who was a massive star at the time

Love the sax track

Not my favorite album of the Berlin 3, but still a special album nonetheless. 4.5/5 for me.

schon wieder Bowie zum fünften...? c

I'm visiting Berlin right now and this album hits differently when you can see Communist era housing out the window. Chills.

Love Heroes, can take or leave the rest. Too moody and broody and not enough light. Bowie is brilliant but this was too dramatic. Listened before? N Saved some tracks? N Favorite tracks? Heroes ⭐⭐ Didn't like it

The Wikipedia page for this one is pretty fascinating. Some great tracks but then the gloomy instrumentals felt like an eternity. At least it went out on a high note. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): Beauty and the Beast, Heroes, Blackout, The Secret Life of Arabia ⭐⭐⭐: Liked it. Saved some tracks.

First Bowie I quite liked

It's Bowie

Bowie är alltid Bowie. Tycker musiken är cool men har aldrig riktigt lyssnat in mig, mer än på de största hitsen. Känner inte nödvändigtvis efter detta albumet att jag behöver göra det heller.

Spännande. Aldrig hört en hel Bowieplatta tänkte jag. En musiklegendar i sann bemärkelse men som jag aldrig riktigt lyssnat på. Andra låten in tänker jag - okej. Inte min kopp te. Tredje låten, titelspåret Heroes - känns mer som en riktig låt för mig. Jag har svårt för detta album. Det är inte min kopp te alls. Tankarna vandrar iväg hela tiden och när jag försöker fokusera finns inget som fångar mig. Tyvärr.

3.5/5

Need to listen to this on emote often

Take out Heroes and the rest is average

Yeah. This is the one. I've heard this four times in the past day and it's like Vince Carter in the dunk contest. It's over, ladies and gentlemen. Let's go home. For further evaluation, "Heroes" takes what I loved so dearly about Eno and Fripp style composition/arrangement and passes the ball to Bowie. Bowie then goes up for a shot and becomes champion of this challenge (so far). Every song on this record displays either beauty or fear, sometimes both. It's like watching a killer robot movie where the city is burning down, but then it also happens to be the most beautiful sight. In the fire, there is love. In love, there is everything, at least that's what I believe. I get a little emotional just writing about this. Furthermore, the ambient trio near the end paints a colorful image with sound and it's unreal. This whole thing is unbelievable. My main point: a glorious achievement in my discovery. I wish I could share this light with someone...just for one day (10/10, 5/5 on this scale)

One of Bowie's most classic albums. Great listen!

Classic album and cover. I did not enjoy this album at all. "Beauty & The Beast" is typical Bowie. I cringed during "Joe The Lion", not an enjoyable song at all, I couldn't ride out all 3 minutes of that one. "Heroes" is The Shit, it's just a great song with amazing guitar work and a hook everyone knows. It's stood up well over time, you can hear it on the radio, in ads, in movies. "Blackout" was unlistenable for me. "V-2", "Sense Of Doubt", "Moss Garden" & "Neukoln" offered nothing but soundscape movie-esque music. "The Secret life Of Arabia" was theatrical and odd and not the best vocal he's ever delivered. Solid listener counts from top to bottom with "Heroes" coming in at over 600M listens. That's really the only hit, but "Beauty & The Beast" has nearly 9M. That speaks to the popularity of this album as a whole, one hit but no song has under 2.5M listens. I guess I just don't get it. I did not genuinely enjoy anything beyond "Heroes" - I don't mind learning new songs I'm not familiar with and I'm willing to try experimental but this didn't deliver. 2 stars, NOT a Top 1001 album in my book!

Послушал с огромным удовольствием.

Heroes is an excellent single, one of Bowies best, the rest of the album is decent - German albums round the corner

First half is reasonably good. The instrumentals on the second half don't interest me as much. I suspect the majority of the Berlin trilogy might not be for me outside the 'hits'.

Yikes… this was a struggle to get through

I didn’t realize Heroes was that different than the rest of the album, really liked the ambience of the second half

Brilliant album by a rock genius. Cant be bettered of its genre.

One hero, many zeroes.

Right on 3/4 border. Title track was great and mostly instrumental second half (especially contrast between Sense of Doubt and Moss Garden) was good

10/10 album a true classic. One of my favorite albums all time

The title track is incredible—one of Bowie’s best, full of emotion and power. But beyond that, the album feels uneven. “Beauty and the Beast” and “Blackout” have some bite, but once it hits “V-2 Schneider” through “Neuköln,” it loses me completely. Those instrumentals feel like filler, not music I’d return to. For me, Heroes is carried almost entirely by its namesake song.

Bit of a strange album for Bowie. An iconic song surrounded by okayish single songs and a largely ambient B side. Title track is great and the ambient songs string together nicely for a very dynamic atmosphere, but I almost wish there was one more track that stood out. Feels a little incomplete. You could make a total 5/5 album combining the best moments from Low and Heroes

there is no way a pop act today can pull off this side b

Some real good songs within the album but there’s a few songs like Neuköln where I’m wondering what’s going on

2.5 rounded up. Bowies work is so extensive that I could name 20 songs that are favorites, yet with few exceptions I tend to not love more than 2 or 3 songs per album. This met that expectation with Heroes, Blackout, and Secret Life of Arabia. The whole middle section is cool but a little too gratuitous.

It’s funny, outside the title track and the opener, this is probably not my favorite Bowie. Even from the Berlin era, I prefer “Low”… But he’s such a visionary and exciting artist that I still enjoy it, even if it’s occasionally too experimental for me.

Magical. Another artist I've always wanted to hear more of. I've heard the track Heroes before, but never the full album. Definitely wasn't expecting the second side of the album, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Classic album Fave track: Heroes (of course)

I didn't like the first couple tracks that much, but the ambient instrumentals after V-2 Schneider were great. Still probably won't revisit that much.

At first 5 songs I thought it was some ordinary album. But after 5 it was so good and connected I really liked it.

Un autre album de la trilogie berlinoise. On est rendu à Amsterdam. On a eu l’occasion d’observer le côté trendy/expérimental de Berlin. J’imagine ce que ça devait être dans les années 70-80.

Je ne vais pas prétendre comprendre quoi que ce soit au Krautrock... peut-être un jour, mais pour l'instant c'est bien opaque. J'aime bien la pièce Heroes que je connaissais avant, et le bout plus expérimental vers la fin de l'album avec Moss Garden et Neuköln. Le reste me parle plus ou moins, mais je pourrais quand même pas donner 3 étoiles à Ziggy/Thin White Duke...

Moins convaincu par celui-ci. Beauty and the Beast et Heroes sont excellentes, mais le stretch de musique ambiante à la fin m’a perdu.

As famous as Bowie is, I only know the title track on this one. I hate to say it, but I think Bowie’s music has always been too edgy/alternative for me even though the fan base is large. The title track “Heroes” is somewhat comforting it the fact that it’s familiar from having heard it numerous times before. The rest of the tracks leave me feeling slightly off balance and uneasy. Reading about the album this makes a lot of sense since it was recorded in the shadow of the Berlin Wall. I prefer some of the later tracks than the earlier ones. I think this was a 2.5/5 listening experience for me at best, guess I’ll round up to a 3 out of respect.

Didn't really drag me in.

It was alright. Not blown away by it.

This album has a nice atmosphere to it, but it moves a little too slow for my liking. Bowie is undeniably iconic, and the title track is really solid. I just thought the long instrumental section was a bit boring

The title track is one of the greatest songs in rock history, but I don’t think I ever gave the album a good listen though. Wow this is some candy wrapped in barbed wire. The rest of the album is not nearly as accessible as the title track. Intentionally obtuse with this sense of claustrophobia and weirdness. Pretty awesome. Is it fun? Is it danceable? Is it off putting? Is it getting on your nerves? Do you just love it? You kinda don’t know. Bowie also has a bunch of distinct voices here, sometimes it’s these chants, other times it’s this weirdo voice, and this make the honest soulful voice that he also uses that much more powerful. Oh yeah and Fripp’s guitar work is incredible. One of my most favorite guitarists of all time. Great album four stars.

I really enjoyed it upon listen but it did less for me as the day went on. Not much to say about it.

Not my favorite Bowie but it's undoubtedly a good album. That said, 9 Bowie albums is egregious.

Decent album but nowhere near Bowie's best. Of course most people will know the title track. Once you get to the B-side it becomes pretentious Brian Eno garbage.

If someone said Heroes is the quintessential Bowie album, I wouldn't disagree. It's really, really hard to fuck with this one. 11/10. Perfect all the way. I listen to this album like it's a religion. The light, the truth, the way. Love every bit of this album. "Blackout" is badass. "Moss Garden" is transcendental and beautiful. "Secret Life of Arabia" gets dat ass moving, serving a fantastic funky disco exit to the album. It's perfect. It's more than perfect.

119/1089 really quite enjoyed this record, in some ways it might even be my favourite of the 3 bowie’s i’ve heard so far (This, The Next Day and Hunky Dory) I really like having instrumental tracks in albums in the same way i love intros and interludes, my one criticism on this front is that having 3 different tracks like this with no vocals back to back was a bit much and made me lose focus a little faves: Beauty and the Beast, Sense of Doubt, Heroes, The Secret Life of Arabia 75/100

After Bowie’s weirdly productive, yet rightfully controversial “mountains of cocaine and fascism” phase, and Low’s stubborn, experimental brilliance, “Heroes” feels something like a reconciliation with reality. Joined by everybody’s favorite recurring character in ‘70s and ‘80s rock music(as on Low), Brian Eno, Bowie manages to create another masterpiece here. The glamour of Bowie’s early ‘70s and the mania of Station To Station can both be felt here, but the really unique thing Eno brings out of Bowie is art rock, experimental, and ambient work, all executed pretty incredibly. Much like it’s predecessor, Low, this is about a side of art rock, then about a side of more abstract pieces. But Heroes reels it in a little more, and isn’t afraid to deliver a hit or two. The title track is, of course, considered one of Bowie’s best, but the other Side A tracks honestly keep up. For the first side, detail is really the name of the game. These songs are constantly elevated by tiny aesthetic decisions and performance quirks. Beauty And The Beast maintains the appeal of Bowie's best glam rock, but with a much weirder slant. The synth lead in particular is *very* Eno, and it gives the song a lot texturally. Joe The Lion kind of feels like a hard rock song, but twisted up and spat out. The iconic "Heroes" really exemplifies the detail I mentioned. The quotations around the title say more than some full songs do. Additionally, it is the song where you can most clearly see what I think to be Bowie's defining vocal quirk on "Heroes", and it's his ability to really harness manic energy. Sons Of The Silent Age has some fascinating vocal processing and a fantastic, bitter-sweet chorus. I think it's one of the most earnest moments on this project. And Side A ends with Blackout, another song with a very Eno lead that ramps up the darkness a little before we enter Side B. At the start of Side B, V-2 Schnieder dips our toes in. The structure is much more abstract than anything else we've seen so far, but a relatively up-beat groove is there. Although this is followed by Sense Of Doubt, Moss Garden and Neuköln. This suite of songs flows into each other as a nearly uninterrupted piece. And this is some dark, sad, daring music. These songs are built out of free-flowing passages, dark motifs, and textural flourishes. Moss Garden is particularly beautiful and alien in my opinion, but Sense Of Doubt's phrases and Neuköln's sax is worth mentioning as well. After this, in another particularly daring move, Bowie ends the album with The Secret Life Of Arabia. I think in another's hands, this move could have been stupid, but Bowie really pulls it off. This song being as good as it is helps quite a bit. But, basically, we are torn away from the textural explorations, and delivered to funky grooves, detailed production and awesome guitar. Again, it's bold, but it does help you to return to life without just dropping you off in the middle of no-where. This is a stellar collection of songs, and this album is rightfully considered one of Bowie's best. The content here displays a willingness to explore, an ear for detail, and an artistic maturity that we can reasonably expect from Bowie's best.

There was some beauty on the instrumental tracks on the back half but overall I found this album pretty beastly.

I checked the global reviews and saw so many 5-stars. I just can’t with Bowie. Heros is good but honestly I like the covers better (yikes I know). I want to like Bowie but I just don’t.

A wonderful listen! I was really excited to hear another Bowie album - he always seems to have some excellent work.

Bowie has reinvented himself so many times in his career it’s possible to both live and hate his work. For me, this is one of his more medicore pieces, but then I prefer early Bowie

Listened twice. Second time fell in love.

Megvolt

I think I liked this more than the last Bowie album this list gave me, but I looked back and I gave that 4 stars, too...

Loved the instrumental ones especially. Brian Eno - makes sense

Wider klassischi, fast scho ufzwungni 3 wurstwegge für es Album woni gar ned so mega gfiired, aber us Respekt ned tüüfer wie 3 gah chan.

Eine vo de top 20 Songs wos je heds gids! ein gedicht, bravisimo. Süsch s album easy, aber jetzt nüd wo mi vom Karussel grüehrt hät. 3 oder 4 chlöten. glaubs es muss bi 3 bliebe, will ich i de letste ziit fast chli zuu guete revievws gmacht han. 3 Bowies for David Heroe

Bowie has 9 albums on this list. If anyone deserves 9, it might be Bowie but honestly that’s too much. The first one I got was Young Americans and that is not a Bowie album anyone needs to hear before they die. “Heroes” otoh is a stone cold classic and belongs here without question. This is my favorite of the Berlin trio, but imo the Berlin era came together perfectly on Scary Monsters, even if it’s technically post Berlin. Anyway, this is the pinnacle of Bowie and Eno, with Fripp taking things over the top with his insane playing throughout. I think this one has the strongest ambient tracks but will revisit that when Low comes up on the list. One of the great works of art from one of rock’s greatest artists

I wasn't familiar with this album before listening yesterday. I need more time with it, and, frankly, I just want my next album today. I listened twice. My initial impression is that the album has two halves. The first has more conventional songs, in David Bowie terms, of course. It was ok. Heroes is a great tune. I keep thinking about a documentary I once saw (on Trash Theory, maybe?) cited the song as a primary influence and touchstone of the New Romantic movement. The second half of the record is quite experimental. It was awesome, bordering the work of Eno, etc. I was impressed by how weird but accessible Bowie was in these tracks. Bowie rocks, but I'm more of a Ziggy Stardust guy myself. Four stars.

Knew this was going to be on here. Despite the hit song, I don't see the great value in this album. Its electronic, somewhat experimental, sometimes discordant. There are also a few tracks of peaceful, spacey synths. Besides the hit song there's not a lot worth remembering on the album.

I like Bowie, but this album is definetly disapointing. One song can not carry the whole album.

For many years, Bowie was a black spot in my musical knowledge. Obviously I knew him and many of his songs, but it wasn't until my 30s that I started through his full discography. My conclusion is that I'm more of a fan of the idea of Bowie than the reality. No doubting his talents and his achievements, but more a large swathe of his music the songs are, gasp, not very interesting. Not very good either. Limited. He seems to have only a couple of gears. I didn't like his Glam work, he uses way too much brass for my tastes, and his vocals are not sweet to my ears. And yet, when he makes something I like it'll be a banger. "Heroes" has a great first half, a weaker second. The instrumentals are not as shite as on other albums, and there's a higher ratio of good over balls. It's one of his albums that I could listen to again, or at least has more than a couple of songs I'd gladly put on many times.

One of the best Bowie albums

It's fine, I prefer Low for sure.

Always thought this was the weakest of the Berlin trilogy despite having arguably the best song of all time on it- now I can see I am probably wrong (although I do remember Lodger being pretty good). The three song ambient run on Side 2 is super underrated.

2nd Bowie album on list! Weirdly enough again I love this album but not one of my Bowie favourites so unsure if to give 5 stars, but 4 is a no-brainer for this one, I just prefer Low a bit more. On Side 1, "Heroes" is a clear standout track, no doubt. However, "Beauty and the Beast" is a very cool opener. I also like "Blackout" and other 2 tracks are alright as well. But I think side 2 is really where this affair shines through. With some help from Mr. Eno, we have a beautiful ambient collage. Kraftwerk inspired "V-2 Schneider", intense "sense of doubt". I like serene, eastern sounding Moss Garden. Listening to last 2 tracks now. I think this might go to 5 stars too, cause why not, I've rated it 4.5/5.0 on RYM anyway.

I enjoyed it!

Appreciate the significance but don't like second half in general

I did not Know Many of the songs on this album but I liked it a lot.

joethe lion .

Decent Bowie album

I like a lot of songs by Bowie. But I've never been very fond of his albums. There are simply too many "standard, average" songs on them. And this is also true for this album.

GOAT. Great music, songs, entertainer. Died way too young, RIP.

Very out there and I love it!

Don't get the hype

Definitely thought I’d heard this before - and at the beginning was like yeah, ok, this is p good - but if I have, then I definitely didn’t remember the ambient turn this takes at the end. Very nice, I like it!

i mean... its just like me bait honestly. I do think "heroes" is potentially the best song of all time and its really to cool to me that brian eno... my hero had such direction on this album and the two before it. anyways i sometimes think bowie sucks cuz he was a genre hopper but he had really obscure taste to be honest... making a krautrock album in berlin in the 70s is just like the coolest thing anyone could ever do... and he got to do it with brian eno... come on... my only issue tho is a lot of bowie music is samey to me and i get a lil bored ..

Front-loaded but still great.

Typical Bowie with the pop rock songs that evolved into an unexpected finish that I had never heard before. Moss Garden was a pleasant surprise

Really enjoyed the first half, but lost me in the second

Favorite Track: Heroes

David Bowie is really bad, technically at singing. I don't really understand why Bob Dylan is the poster child for classic artists with bad voices. His is at least on key, Bowie is perpetually flat, that's almost his brand. People try to pretend it's just his accent, but you aren't really doing a good Bowie unless you're half a semitone flat on every note. Anyway, it was good.

What I’ll always appreciate about a Bowie album (this is only my second one lol) is that there’s nothing quite like it. His extremely emotive performance, otherworldly production and relentless experimentation. That being said, I didn’t enjoy the latter half of this album. Things started off strong with Heroes but reach an inflection point at “Blackout” and devolve (imo) into uninteresting ambient stuff. 3.2 rounded down. Will keep listening and edit if I change my mind.

First half 4⭐️. Second half, 2⭐️.

I guess it must have been a pretty innovative album, but apart from Heroes, the rest was just plain. Not much. 2,5/5.

I like this era of Bowie a lot but for whatever reason his albums don't hold my attention all the way through

Tad less enjoyable than young Americans. 3.

Starting off strong. 3.5/5

It was a chore getting through those instrumentals. I'm sure they sounded fresh back in 1976 but in 2025 they just put me to sleep.

The man himself. I love Bowie. Classics all around. I also really enjoyed the instrumental tracks.

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Low better but much better than lodger. I love Heroes the song and also the the instrumental on the backend is v solid.

Haven't listened to this for years. For the type of music I've been into lately, Side 2 is outstanding. Really dig V-2 Schneider and the cosmic rock sounds. An obvious nod to Neu! and Kraftwerk. Now I'm listening to Kosmischer Läufer, high quality motorik space jams from East Berlin when the Wall was still up. One of the great things about this project, rediscoveries. Highly enjoyable album for Daylight Savings Time ending.

3 1/2 Stars: Heroes is probably my favorite Bowie song. The rest of the album is solid but never reaches the heights of that single. Brian Enos orchestral tracks are actually the highlight of the album for me.

Always iconic, pushing boundaries, surprising that there was so much instrumental on the album!

This is my 6th Bowie album. I've never been a fan of his so this project has been interesting to say the least This was probably my favourite album of his so far. But - I cannot give this album a 4. It's a shame that the weird instrumental songs came in and absolutely ruined it! Heroes is his best song, I do actually really love that song 3 ⭐️

Took an interesting musical turn in the back half

Great album, obviously, but its second half was a bit weaker than its first. Favourite song was Sons of the Silent Age, despite Heroes being in the album.

Only really liked the title track

Another banger from bowie

He has a lot of albums on the list. This one is good, but not my favorite. Favorite song: heroes.

I thought this was quite interesting with some weird stuff towards the end. Heroes is an excellent song and stands way out in comparison to the rest

Heroes along is a five. Probably a 3.5 all together.

I said it once I said it a million times; Bolan did it better! For my money Bowie was behind the curve in his funkier period. The titular track is most definitely a classic but the rest of the first half is just pretty good. The back half is interesting enough but a proper album it doesn’t make. 3/ 5

“Heroes” is definitely of the greatest songs of all time. The record overall is really dynamic - there are ambient electronic tracks like “Neukoln” and classic Bowie with “Blackout”. Having just had King Crimson’s “Court of The Crimson King” a few days ago, I think Robert Fripp is excellently applied (and no doubt edited!) here and the atmosphere of the album is really one of a kind. The B-side goes full “Tangerine Dream” which is a little jarring but the songs themselves are rich and complex and it’s cool to hear Bowie as a composer and instrumentalist. The album ends with the hidden gem “The Secret Life of Arabia” complete with disco hand-claps (it’s so funny how much of 2020’s pop is just disco - you could give Sabrina Carpenter this instrumental and no one would be the wiser) and ends the album on a high note. Definite 5/5!

I want to enjoy David Bowie; I really do. I feel the same way about Rush. There's something there; I know it. I'm just not hearing it or I'm missing it for some reason. 2 stars? IDK. That feels too low, but 3 seems too generous for how it didn't click with me.

Heroes might not be David Bowie's best work but i still enjoyed it quite a fair bit. This one really finds it's mix between being both a typical rock out album from Bowie and leaning way hard into the art rock style especially with the last 3 songs. For the most part, this album was a really enjoyable ride. The guitars are distinctly as Bowie as i would ever want them to be and all the other elements of this album had that style too. I even enjoyed the more artsy songs on the album even if they were just 4-5 minutes of the same thing. I still think that Bowie has done better but this is still a really good album that is a very worthy addition to his lineup. Best Song: The Secret Life of Arabia Worst Song: Sons of the Silent Age

Good, but not great

Thisbwas a good album

Not my favourite Bowie-album, but it is still very strong. More disco/synth-influence than I had expected.

I’m a big Bowie fan. His productivity during this era, fueled by drugs sure, is pretty astounding. That said, this album, aside from the classic titular song, is kinda just bonus tracks to “Low” (which is my personal favorite Bowie album). It’s part of his canon, for sure, but not what I’d consider to be an indispensable Bowie album needed for any good collection.

Middling effort from Bowie - the transcendent title track is a rock landmark, and a few other cuts like "The Secret Life Of Arabia" and "Joe The Lion" (the latter sporting some cool guitar treatments) are noteworthy, but the rest of the album seems stuck in second gear. The instrumental tracks near the end of the record may have been attempts by Bowie to flex his compositional skills, but they end up sounding incomplete instead.

This album deserves its place on the list. The title track is overrated, to be frank. "Heroes" was played a bit too much. I enjoyed the instrumental second half, which feels almost like a different record. The second song is a hidden gem. 4 stars for "Heroes".

9/10

8/10 Favourite: Heroes Least Favourite: Sense of Doubt

Just barely ok. Was hoping for something more.

Very interesting album and made Bowie even cooler than before. After "Young Americans" song, it was sounding like a typical post Ziggy Bowie kinda Wall St rock vibe.... then out of nowhere, there's about 15 minutes of zen yoga-like sound bath with birds, ancient instruments, and peaceful ambient sounds. Probably the biggest in-album change I can remember and what a bold step for 1977. Yet another genre to pioneer! This album will rank higher in memory and creativeness than enjoyment but glad I listened.

I like the sax. I've been wondering since I first heard the album how such weird songs could have been created in the context of the 70s

The opening is a sprint that cuts right out of the gate. But what happens next is a confusing trip into an ambient noise garden. A perfect example of two brilliant half-albums taped together. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions Beauty and the Beast Heroes The Secret Life of Arabia

Not Bowie's best, even if the production was superb

Nie jestem fanką tych instrumentalnych wstawek, ale całość mi się podoba. Jest odważna, wierna sobie i taka inna od wszystkiego, co wtedy wychodziło. 6.5/10 równane w górę.

Hører det er noe. Kjedelig er det i hvert fall ikke.

Another great Bowie album. A little darker and more industrial than previous Bowie albums. The long instrumental interlude of "Moss Garden" always throws me off a bit, but he more than makes up for it with "Heroes" Highlights: "Heroes" and "Blackout"

Yep, it was alright

I can appreciate what they were doing and what it was for the time it was created but it's not my cup of tea

not my cup of tea

As an album, this isn't very cohesive and I'm not sure I can speak about it as one thing. There are moments here that I really like, and some that I don't have any feelings about. This was recorded during the time when Bowie was living and working with Iggy Pop in Berlin - Bowie would record three albums, produce two for Iggy, and tour as Iggy's keyboardist. Wild. I'd love to say you can hear all of that extra-curricular punk rock in this album but I don't know that you can - if anywhere, "Joe The Lion" and the intro to "Black Out" show the most influence. I'll also mention Robert Fripp (the founder of King Crimson) who played guitar on this album. I mention prog rock in my notes below, and I wrote that before I knew about Fripp's participation. I think that says everything. "Beauty and the Beast" - The lead-off track is a great callback to the plastic soul on 1975's Young Americans (the last Bowie album I reviewed). "Joe the Lion" - this feels like it started as an Iggy Pop song but then Bowie kept working on it until it was his. A great example of how punk became post-punk. "Heroes" - ended up being one of Bowie's most enduring classics. "Sons of the Silent Age" - Feels like a callback to 1969's "Space Oddity". "Black Out" - If there's any lingering doubt about Bowie's influence on establishing new wave as a genre, convince me this couldn't be a Talking Heads song. "V-2 Schneider" - A little bit prog rock, a little bit new wave, a bold amount of saxophones. Basically an instrumental but they sing the song title a few times. "Sense of Doubt", "Moss Garden", and "Neukoln" are a real departure from the first side of this record. These are all kinda strange instrumentals that go in different directions. "The Secret Life of Arabia" - We finally get lyrics on side 2! After the instrumentals, this was a good palate cleanser for me.

This was my first experience listening to a full David Bowie album. I'm familiar with his hits, but didn't really know what to expect from the deep tracks. And man, is it weird in the best possible way. This album goes from Bowie rock (for lack of a better descriptor) and does a 90 degree turn into soundscapes. I thought I was listening to Blade Runner background music. And yet it didn't bother me for some reason. It's weird and out of place, but also not. And then he presumably said, "maybe I'll throw this Secret Life of Arabia track in here at the end just cause." I actually listened to this twice to make sure I did actually enjoy it, and yes, yes I did. 4/5

Not his best but some great songs. Gets a bit weird at end

What a wonderfully weird time

- Der Anfang hat mir ganz gut gefallen und Heroes ist einfach ein super Lied - Die Lieder nur mit Synthesizer haben mir gar nicht gefallen - Hälfte gut Hälfte nicht so gut Topsong: Heroes

It's probably not Bowie's best album. But it is still great. The title track alone is probably worth 3 stars, and the rest of the album features some great instrumentals and production work from Brian Eno.

Underrated

Ganske bra, spesielt B-siden

Saved by the title track. I didn’t mind the instrumental interlude either. But fuck me some of it is bad.

Very ropey start, picked up a bit, still quite poor. A low 3.

I can’t tell you how disappointed I am with Bowie not being as good as I thought it would be. Might be harsh due to expectation, but I think he’s a bit shit.

5 star tracks x 1 1 star tracks x 9 Average track rating = 1.4 (rounded to 1) So so disappointing

Having the song of the same name pretty much guaranteed it 3. Just about enough other stuff I liked to make it a 4

4.5/5

Used to be my overall favorite Bowie album but over time it's slipped to being my least preferred of Bowie's late 70s output. The thing holding this back, if anything actually holds it back, is that V-2 Schneider is a wildly good instrumental track that perfectly synthesized the mood of the album but after its conclusion, the listener sits with some nice, appreciable soundscapes. This isn't so bad but on the whole, the Brian Eno compositions were more consistent and/or abrasive on Low.

I liked the more avant garde parts, but not so much the poppy parts.

Much more avant garde than I was expecting. Lush and full of adventure. I was reading up on this album and didn’t know how much Bowie had an appreciation for and friendship with Syd Barrett, but totally makes sense and I can hear that inspiration here.

Had a lousy start to the day, so it was nice getting something good and moody and evocative. I love his lyrics/vocals on this, and I wish the instrumentals took up less of the run time. It is pretty good ambient music even though that's not my thing. Hard to rate, ultimately a strong four point something. This is a good era but it's sandwiched between Station To Station Bowie and Let's Dance Bowie, which are my two favorite Bowies.

Man, I just couldn't figure out how to approach this one. It's strange, but it didn't stick with me. Heroes (the song) is an absolute masterpiece, but nothing else on the album lived up to it. Bowie sounds great throughout, though.

The second installment in David Bowie's Berlin trilogy is definitely worth checking out. 'Heroes', the title track is of course an all time favorite and the rest is at least interesting, with some phenomenal moments all throughout. Heroes is almost as good as Low.

I've always hated the title track, and always will. "Beauty and the Beast" has a passably catchy hook if you listen to it long enough: and by long enough, I mean that it took too long. The working title for this album was likely, "Bowie sh*ts out another 10 tracks. Sorry, but this emperor isn't buying these new clothes.

Classic!

loses a point because it's not Low

- maybe it was just my car stereo, but something about the treble-heavy mix was very difficult to enjoy and almost hurt my ears at times - if I'd bought this album as soon as it came out, I'd be pretty disappointed that half of it is aggressively loud and the other half is a slow, boring soundscape - aside from the title track (and perhaps only because of its familiarity), I didn't care for any of the songs whatsoever. I've tried several times but I'm just not a Bowie fan

Highlight Song/s: Beauty and the Beast, Heroes, Sons of the Silent Age Finally a Bowie album! The second album from The Berlin Trilogy (best trilogy ever,) just like Low (the previous album in the trilogy) it does different things for the different sides. This album is my least favourite of the trilogy, b-but the trilogy albums are all 5 stars. No more, no less... maybe more. So, on the first side it contains this energetic dance-rock with jazz elements sprinkled throughout, and some of the songs to me gives the feeling of yearning. And the second side has mostly instrumental and mostly ambient tracks, or both combined. THAT is the final track has singing on it in contrast to the other tracks on the second side. That final track - The Secret Life of Arabia - gives the impression of like an encore, in the same vein of A Day in the Life or Her Majesty or Life in a Glasshouse, or all of them (first two by the Beatles, last one by Radiohead.)

Beauty and the Beast is a strong album opener. It got weird… maybe that was the point. Good album, not great.

C+

I mean, it's Bowie. 5/5

Heroes er náttúrulega bara frábært en 3 hæg instrumental lög í röð fannst mér fullmikið þó góð væru og þá kom síðasta lagið svolítið út úr kú

Ahh, má maður nota orðið pretentious?

Has one of my absolute favorite songs of all time on it but didn’t enjoy the whole album as much as ziggy stardust which is a high high bar. Still a great album

drama kid discovers eastern aesthetics

David Bowies is great. We all like Davis Bowie. Not every single one of his albums needs to be on this list. This one has Heroes and a collection of perfectly mid Bowie songs.

9,2

tinham uns 9 anos que esse não passava por aqui... a ultima vez inclusive eu tenho uma memória fortíssima de ter 18 anos e estar saindo de uma festa na madrugada com a galera... me ofereceram carona num uninho lotado e eu fiquei espremido enquanto a gente dava volta na cidade sem nenhum motivo. era uma noite bonita de outono, e eu tinha acabado de passar uns 30 minutos (que na minha cabeça foram 6h) deitado de cabeça pra baixo num quarto escuro, conversando sobre as dores e belezas de envelhecer, com alguém que depois disso ia se tornar um grande amor. num dado momento a gente tava passando pela praça da liberdade depois de dar uma volta na cidade e heroes começou a tocar no som, a memória que eu tenho é muito feliz! das luzes da cidade, das pessoas vivendo a vida na rua, da sensação de liberdade que eu só fui sentir de verdade uns 2 anos antes porque eu finalmente tinha amigos que compartilhavam gostos, desejos e medos comigo, e eu compartilhava de volta com eles... o ano anterior tinha sido uma desgraça de marca maior e ainda tinha um gosto amargo na minha boca, meu futuro era completamente incerto e a sensação de fracasso tomava conta de mim. mas nessa hora, enquanto tocava heroes e um tanto de coisa passava pela minha cabeça, acho que foi o primeiro momento que eu parei pra perceber que valia viver a vida e que as coisas podiam melhorar. claramente eu nunca esqueci disso e nem acho que dá, mas é isso eu passei o último ano reclamando do bowie, mas esse tem um valor emocional fortissímo pra mim xD (além da própria música heroes né)

é, tem jeito não. me lembra bastante o inicinho da adolescência, na real. 2012/13, vi perks of being a wallflower e li o livro em sequência. foi bom pra me entender enquanto um ser pensante e um adolescente angustiado e chei de noia. também foi bem importante pra entender que rocky horror picture show eh o melhor filme do mundo. mas é, fui lembrar dele depois só em 2016 mesmo. aquela sensação de que nós era tudo infinito e que o futuro, apesar de assustador, tava distante demais e nem importava tanto. enfim bem importante pro meu crescimento como pessoa. DITO ISSO, eu gosto bastante da berlin trilogy dele. dá pra ver o quão o brian eno influenciou e ajudou ele nessa época. só não dou 5 estrelas porque o ambient desse aqui não eh pra todo dia não. mas de resto, eu poderia ouvir esse album pro resto da vida. das coisas mais bonitas que esse véio fez nesse mundão.

Pretty good but not his best by a long way! The song Heroes is a masterpiece however and gets the album an extra star.

Classic album with relaxing vibes. I can find the good quality in production for this album but I didn't feel like it blow my mind.

If Low was Bowie was in the middle of sorting himself out, this album feels like him after turning a metaphorical corner. He's having fun again, and it shows. The title track threatens, and ultimately succeeds in overshadowing the rest of the album, but the instrumentals are better than on Low, the guitars on songs like Blackout shred (in a good way) and I can't help myself singing along to the DARRLLLINNNGGs on Beauty and the Beast. Turns out, I can't say no to it. There's still that distance I feel from Bowie that makes it hard for me to love his albums, but I think it does enough to get the top score. Tangent: I never understood the dislike some people have for The Secret Life of Arabia. Maybe they just hate fun. (Secret Secret) Favourite Song: Heroes (or, if that's verboten, Blackout) Least Favourite: Sons of the Silent Age (only the first disorienting, dissonant 20 seconds. I love the rest of it)

An excellent album, really a work of art.

Its just a lot of fancy noise

no thank you.

nice vibes, warm tones, I will listen again

I prefer Low I think but this album is great. Still think this list has too much David Bowie

Still a good bowie album, but it's a mix of "heroes and some other songs" and "low but again". heroes is pretty insane though.

Ok

этот вокал какой-то бурлесковый (хотя после перерыва не такой бесячий как тот альбом на котором я остановилась). инструментальные куски напомнили стейшн ту стейшн / сплин / как я каталась в Швейцарии)

I appreciate the concept, but unfortunately with this list, I need to pick and choose which albums to relisten. Still enjoyed once I leaned into the abstract. May revisit to change score. Assuming Ziggy, Let's Dance and Hunky will make an appearance at some point (not researching for the surprise factor(.

Not the Bowie I came to expect. The song Heroes is great

Fine but didn’t need the long instrumental section

Honestly outside of Heroes, kind of a bore

thank god beauty and the beast- 8 joe lion- 7 heroes- 10, duh sons of the silent age- 7 blackout- 6 v2 schneider- 10 sense of doubt- 5 moss garden- 6 neukoln- 6 secret life of arabia- 10 <3

Decent Bowie, but a little "out there" - not as much as some of his other albums, but I can think of at least 2 better ones. So, it was middle of the road for me.

There is a song or two that aren't my cup of tea, and that's the only thing that is keeping this from 5 stars.

Pretty good, I enjoyed the album overall, This cover art is hilarious.

Really solid, excited for more bowie on this list.

• Didn't really like anything other than the title track

This is literally Low but like 75% as good. Still a damn good album though. Heroes is probably one of the 50 greatest songs ever made that song makes me emotional every time I hear it.

And I thought I’d already heard it all! David Bowie does it again… maybe even better than low??? If that’s even possible? Crazy shit. Love that this is about Berlin and I just visited this past year! Awesome. Love it.

Iconic. Legendary. Impactful. A vibe. One of the worst album covers I've ever seen in my life. Looks like a guy who failed out of mime college. Also, I'm pretty sure track 9 was written and recorded by a Canada Goose.

This is apparently a sequel to Low. I guess that makes sense, as this has Eno's fingerprints all over it. I don't hate it, and I think the song Heroes is pretty good, but it's too "ambient" for me to actually like it.

Meh. Didn't like the sound of it.

I did not expect the back half of this album to be mostly ambient-type instrumentals and that did not bode well as the soundtrack to my fatigued commute home

Great album from Bowie’s peak years 1969 - 1983. Heroes is obviously a huge hit and great song. There’s a few instrumental tracks here too - V-2 Schneider and Moss Garden are my favorites of those. Other notables include Sons of the Silent Age, The Secret Life of Arabia, Beauty and the Beast.

Without broader historical content, I walk away assuming this album didn't need to be on the list. I get that Bowie did big things for art rock, but this album was pretty bland when compared to Ziggy

When Bowie is good, he's good. When he's bad, he's schizophrenic and decides to end an album with instrumental music when it started with rock. But if I'm honest, there's nothing else I'd want or expect from him.

Итак, первое мое знакомство с творчеством легендарного Боуи (возможно, в неправильном порядке). Что могу сказать - все регалии абсолютно заслуженны. Конкретно этот альбом начинается классическим для 80х поп-роком с элементами экспериментов, который очень круто звучит, наполнен всяческими заковырками и интересностями, продолжается несколькими треками внеазпного киношно-симфоничного эмбиента и заканчивается еще одним качовым и мелодичным поп-треком. Замечательно! Всем и каждому рекомендую ознакомиться

grading this one on a curve a bit - it's great but it's nowhere near as good as Low so I gotta dock marks a bit

Another Bowie album that didn't really need to be on this list. The title track is good and the rest of the album is average.

I love Bowie but within the rankings of all his albums I already know this is towards the bottom for me so regretfully, a 3

Not my favorite David Bowie album. But I liked the instrumental pieces!

A bellweather album from the master of change, David Bowie and the high point of his time in Berlin. Brilliant sound and production with Robert Fripp, Brian Eno, Carlos Alomar leading the way. Fantastic album

Heroes follows a similar structure as it's predecessor, and my unpopular opinion has always been that this is a better album than Low. Both sides are better on this. The rock side contains some of Bowie's most sonically interesting material, with rhythmic songs that grind away and so many cool things going on at once. That includes his best song, the title track; that piercing synth that permeates the whole song and those beautiful lyrics ("cuz we're lovers, and that is that") build to an amazing climax. The second side is mostly ambient-adjacent electronic, bookended by a Kraftwerk-sounding song and a rocker to close things out. I like that ending - it makes the album sound more like a rock album with an ambient interlude and less like two albums smushed together. Overall it's not one of Bowie's very best, but the highlights are enough to push it to a 4.

From the first note, it's very clearly Ahead Of Its Time. Or maybe it's out of time - a mix of everything from the past, present, and future of 1977. That doesn't make it good, but does make it prescient and sprawling. Of course, Heroes is a GREAT song and it settles nicely into this album. The closer I listen, the less I like it, but the more barely tuned in I am, the more I like it. Weird one. I was prepared for Eno's bullshit at the end, pretty good. I think I was too harsh on Low, but it was early in my 1001 albums career. Like it, I think this album might be more than the sum of its parts.

good!

Honestly, I am a massive Bowie fan, but I just can't get my head round this offering. The instrumental tracks don't seem to fit, would be more at home set to a film. If it weren't for Heroes this would be a nothing album. Even though Heroes is heavily played, it is such an awesome ballad I never bore with. Piercing lyrics. Alone, this track deserves to be held as one of the greatest songs of all time, and for that reason alone I'm giving this album 5 stars.

This album is a classic to me. It was one of my introductions to David Bowie and is even the first album on vinyl that I own by him. I will say that the B-Side of this album is incredibly boring and lackluster but that A-Side to me is amazing! Also, I love it just because it has and is named after one of the greatest songs ever written. Bowie in the 70s is an artist that almost impossible to emulate. His run throughout that decade produced a lot of great albums like this one, Ziggy Stardust, Low, Hunky Dory, Aladdin Sane, etc. But for the A-Side and Heroes alone, this is definitely gonna be a 5 for me. Favorite Tracks: Beauty and the Beast, Joe the Lion, Heroes, Sons of the Silent Age, Blackout Rating: 5/5

I get Bowie's meant to be a genius or whatever but. If I didn't know that. I wouldn't have guessed that. What's with the discordant nonsense at the end. Sorry David. 2.

Really good songs. Weird sequencing.

I enjoyed this album! Lots of elements that made this sound pretty ahead of its time. Sounds more 80s than 70s for sure. Pretty solid.

The soaring title track aside, Berlin period Bowie does not move me 😐

I really thought this was finally going to be a Bowie album I really enjoyed. I'm sorry. It seems from this exercise I have discovered that I had previously misunderstood what the majority of his work actually sounds like, just basing my opinion on the most famous singles. Those still slap, but unfortunately, they are his very best. The body of the albums is... offbeat, creaky, and weird. I can sometimes be on board with weird, but in this case, it's hard to vibe with.

Haven't listened to the rest of the Berlin Trilogy yet, but so far so good. Brilliant album with great production (but that is to be expected with almost any Bowie album). PS: The Secret Life Of Arabia is very underappreciated as a song, even though it does feel a bit out of place in the album.

Not my favorite. First of all, the ambient stuff can go; not interesting, dull, boring. The production quality overall is meh. Also the title track “Heroes” I dislike, the whole “hero for one day” premise is not great. There is more to strife for

Heard it before. This album really takes you to Berlin in the 70s (I say although it's something I've never experienced). Call me weird but Sense of Doubt is one of my favourites from the album 4/5

yea not my gem

ma che voto vuoi dargli

It's Bowie. What more is there to say?

I wish I could give this a 3.5, because 3 feels too harsh for such an important piece of music. However, I really do treat this website as a convoy for my personal opinion. In this review I really cannot critique by forming my analysis from an objective, empirical baseline. This of course is the way I should construct any argument, but frankly, imma be like an apocalyptic Christian and construct a belief system that protects it from any empirical refutation. I just really do not like how it is produced in multiple sections. It hurts my ears, and I struggle to find meaning in the mess as times. That being said, beauty and the beast is epic, and I like V2-Schneider (because its a cleaner instrumental track). From my choices you can probably also tell I am in my luteal phase and really only want to hear sweet boppy tunes. May have to do a rescore/rewrite next week.

I know that David Bowie was very liked, but this album is overall a bit meh - yes, the music is pretty alright, but there is nothing too exciting. I assume things would get more appealing if I listen to it more often.

Meh.

Not bad

"Heroes" is objectively a good song. There's also some Pink Floyd-esque experimentation going on that I really enjoyed. However, the entire back half went off the deep end for me. I was doing some research about how this was filmed in Berlin near the wall. If he was trying to capture the gloominess of that time period, he does. This just doesn't exactly hold up in 2025. Was Ziggy Stardust his peak? I'm still excited to continue the Bowie journey to figure that out.

I can always enjoy Bowie in the background but this one isn't tops for me. Heroes is of course a great song. I like Joe the lion

It's funky, in a fun 80s kind of way. David Bowie will always have a special place in my heart and this album surely set me on a fun journey. We started off a little disoriented with Beauty and the Beast (was thinking Disney after reading an article), so had to listen to it twice to properly enjoy it. My favorites are 3 out of the last 4 songs of the album. I love instrumentals and those three songs were such a fun ride to keep me focused on my work.

Is it weird that the synth-instrumentals on the back half of this album might be my favorite part of it? Of course the title track, Heroes, is iconic and a great song. But the things that made me sit up and take notice were Sense of Doubt going into Moss Garden. Ah, and Neukoln continues it. I'm sure these are not the most popular tracks, but I'm really enjoying the the soundscapes they're creating. I also enjoyed The Secret Life of Arabia.

I've come to like a lot of the Bowie albums on the list, but this certainly is behind all the others I've listened to so far. It starts off good, but the second half is just a little too ethereal, too spacious for me, and it was quite a lot to sit through, wondering how long it was going to go on.

Bowie album #3/9. Bowie album #3 getting a 3/5. So, right off the bat, this has the same aspect of Low that just did not do it for me, the entire back half of the album is just borderline uninteresting filler instrumental beats, besides the last song which actually is pretty good. If this was a more condensed album without all the filler, it would be an easy 4 or even a 5. As it stands, the only songs that really did anything for me were “Beauty and the Beast”, “Heroes”, and “The Secret Life of Arabia”. Now, those songs are absolutely good enough to warrant giving the album a 3, but that’s literally 3 of the 10 songs on the album. Maybe one of these will get a 4, but after Low, Aladdin Sane and now this, it’s still a very safe 3 for me. At least I enjoy all of these, always something good to look forward to at the bare minimum when I end up rolling Bowie. Also, once again, simply an iconic album art picture. He even used it again later for another album I haven’t gotten around to rolling yet. Until I roll you again, Bowie. You’ve always got a high chance of popping up on the list.

The surprise here is that it's the instrumentals that I really like, which is the opposite to what I expected. Apart from the title track I am not fond of his vocals, he has that lack of discipline whine and the recording of them has too much echo and effects, it's just unbelievably pretentious and annoying, stopping me really here any song or tune, like vocal masturbation. What I like is very good and it would be churlish to give it 3 given how amazing the song Heroes is and how much I like the instrumentals, so 4 it is.

3,7

Disappointing album from eno and bowie

Look, a very good side 1, side 2 with those instrumentals was so uninteresting to me, I ended up skipping to the secret life of Arabia to finish it off. Again side 1 saves this album from being rated any worse

Truly a classic album

dosta dobrih pjesama, al ove bez teksta su me podsjecale na soundtrack na umjetnickoj izlozbi na kojoj sam radila....