Heroes

I love the title track of course, but hadn’t heard the rest of this album surprisingly. The instrumental tracks near the end were a vibe, but this one was a little inconsistent for me.

I really am done with Bowie. Every album has maybe one or two good tracks with the rest shit, and yet smoke gets blown so far up his arse he ends up looking like Mt Etna. I’m glad he’s dead.

Interesting album that took a more ambient turn at the end. It was a solid album though, especially the first half

Ahhhh DB. Starts off not bad, got real annoying with that slow saxophone on the second last song. Too much so instrumentals.

Finally a Bowie album I can get behind. Most songs on this were great, and I really liked the more experimental second half of this project. Fave songs: Heroes, Beauty and the Beast, and Moss Garden.

Alright, let's talk about David Bowie's Heroes. For me, this one's a solid 4 stars. Because, come on, it's Bowie. I definitely like this album a lot. It's got that classic Bowie weirdness and brilliance all over it. The title track, "Heroes," is an absolute masterpiece – a truly great song that still gives me chills. But here's the thing: while I appreciate it, this isn't my go-to Bowie album. When I'm looking for a deep dive into his catalog, I usually land on something else first. It's not that it's bad, not at all, it's just that his discography is so vast and amazing, and some others just resonate a bit more with me personally. Still, it's a monumental album from an iconic artist. It showcases his daring spirit and willingness to push boundaries. Even if it's not my absolute top pick, it's still a fantastic listen and an essential part of his legacy.

Great Album

The song "Heroes" itself is a masterpiece, obviously. But the rest of the album I could do without... especially the last 4 songs.

ok fun but the back half is entirely like, instrumental meditation music of sorts, and that one doesn't really hit

Loved it. Never given this album a listen before. Always Ziggy stardust and that era of Bowie. Loved from the song Sense of Doubt onwards. Will be adding this to a more regular listen

**A boring album

We can be heroes if we PrEP

Title track is legendary. The long instrumental interlude towards the end is also pretty cool

Classic stuff, some real “weird” songs thou!!!

It's pretty average but Heroes is so good that it gets an extra point.

4 Stars. It plays better as a full album than single. I’m starting to appreciate his Berlin albums. A couple of good instrumentals.

Discovering all of Bowles albums has been a real joy of this project. His ability to weave perfectly crafted but interesting pop tunes in with exploratory sounds is remarkable. Even more amazing that they all hang together as an album.

Pretty experimental.

some decent tunes but bowie has much better albums

No comment needed. Hero.

3/5 one or two good songs there were some instrumentals that I didn’t love

This really did grow on me. The instrumentals were my favorite. The full songs less so as they were a bit too wanky for my taste. With more listening this may have gone up to a 4 start - but going with three for now

Started off and ended strong, but got kind of weird in the middle. 3*

Solid album Standout songs: Beauty and the Beast Black out The Secret Life of Arabia

So much good variety, no skips

Good album, it flows together, it has a track that was a hit. But it also has some moments that kind of take you out of the album such as in Neukoln. It made it hard to come back in on The Secret Life of Arabia. Heroes and Sons of the Silent Age though are awesome.

i liked the ambient part best i’ll say it. thank you brian eno

👍👍

Stark, mechanical at times, ambient at others. Hearing the track Heroes in the context of the album is fascinating also. It’s clearly genius at work (not just Bowie’s). It’s a fascinating listen and you can hear the genesis of a lot of artists that come later. Can’t say I enjoy this album as much as I admire it. Still 5 though!

It’s probably impossible to judge this album solely on its own merits given that it produced one of the greatest songs ever written in recorded history. The rest of the album is on par with Low, though perhaps a little less cohesive. The ambient section flowing from “Sense of Doubt” to “Moss Garden” and “Neuköln” is a totally new step for its time, and Fripp’s guitar is a breath of life to the work Bowie and Visconti had been up to prior. It’s an odd duck but it grows on you, even if it’s not my favorite Bowie.

alltime great song followed by some brian eno trolling what could be better

Not my favorite kind of music but Bowie has an undeniable voice. I prefer the second half of the album when it transitions to something much more experimental in nature and tone. Some of the tracks there are downright haunting.

Classic album, and a great one to start this challenge. This was my introduction to David Bowie.

I think my fave Bowie album.

én ezt szeretem a legkevésbé a Berlin-trilógiából, de közben meg rajta van a Heroes, szóval ez nagy dilemma :D

En helt spesiell blanding av så mange fasetter av rocken frem til da, og allikevel så nyskapende. Måten albumet er delt opp i to kontrasterende deler og måten alt kommer sammen på siste sporet er helt genialt. Når man får med seg både Eno og Fripp er det opplagt at det vil bli skapt noe magisk.

Classic but not perfect. I love instrumental music, and these are good instrumentals. But it’s so strangely weighted by sides. That's not what I want in an album.

Impressively innovative

It’s Bowie so it’s definitely not bad but it’s not that memorable either. Except for the title track. The instrumentals are good and interesting but I generally gravitate towards songs with words and on a lot of those, Bowie sounds a bit tired. I prefer Low or Lodger as far as the Berlin trilogy is concerned.

It's a decent album where he starts to experiment. Heros is good and secret life of Arabia is decent

not sure if this would even make my Top 10 Bowie albums. That being said, that's pretty stiff competition.

I just don't care for Bowie’s voice or music or general persona.

Good tunes, great artist, good album.

I've never actually listened to a Bowie album in full, but Heroes is such a fire album. I was familiar with the title track, which is an all time favourite, so I went into this one with the expectation that the rest of the album would fit that vibe. Although I am not familiar with Bowie's other albums, it's clear that this one is very experimental. So many different genres are explored throughout such as his unique art-rock style which is blended with more of an ambient sound at times, making the album really unpredictable. We have to talk about David Bowie's vocals on the first half of the album, especially in Heroes. It is literally one of the best vocal performances I have ever heard in my life. There's such a rollercoaster of emotions in the track, starting off with a more controlled voice, which gradually builds throughout the song until we see this burst of emotion. It is so beautifully crafted, with him sounding like he's poured his heart and soul into the performance. It's just so raw and passionate, which is what makes it such an iconic song. It is so clear why this is one of his most beloved songs.

It’s a David Bowie classic. I’m probably most into the instrumental part of the album. But the title track is hard to ignore. David Bowie is a great artist who has evolved and pushed boundaries throughout his entire musical career. Personally, I prefer his more recent albums.

wow that moss garden song had me feeling like a fairy fr!!

- Det beste albumet fra Berlin-perioden. - Bowies sterkeste vocal performance noen sinne er på «Heroes», kort etterfulgt av «Time» fra Aladdin Sane. - Herlig avslutning med «The Secret Life of Arabia». - Albumkoveret er et av de beste jeg har sett noen sinne, og kanskje Bowies beste.

This was less bad than other Bowie albums that have come up, but didn't really resonate with me. I think in the right context I might have enjoyed it more though, so I'll give it a 3

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Ok album but totally morphed into something at the end. Kind of odd to do such a radical change.

Nachdem ich lange nur Alben wie Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust richtig gut gefunden habe bin ich mittlerweile soweit, dass mir auch die späteren Alben gut bis sehr gut gefallen. Heroes z.B. find ich fantastisch.

also mid

More albums where the first half is songs and the second half is ambient, please!

I really like Bowie but I don't have a very deep knowledge of his catalog. One thing I've been surprised to discover lately, first through Low and again here, is how much I enjoy his instrumental pieces. Like "Neuköln" - a great track. I'm hoping there's at least a little more like this out there waiting in the parts of his discography I've yet to explore.

Can I give this a 6/5? I never thought to listen to the other songs on the album heroes is on (aka certified banger). The instrumental in the middle??!!! Feeling like I was in Japan at one point??!! Love when artists say yeah, sure I can belt a note but have you heard a piano before? So glad I got to experience this album.

I like it when Bowie does the soundscapey stuff at the end of the albums, it means you don't have to hear him sing for a bit. It was basically Brian Eno's musc credited to Bowie.

J'ai moins aimé que ce que je pensais, plutot cool quand meme

The Eno influence is definitely apparent toward the end of the album. The front half hits like a giant wall of sound - very busy. This juxtaposition helps the album feel like a journey of listened straight through but it's also... Like why does the sound completely change?

Huh... a pile of most unrelated (though all very good) singles then a weird 25 minutes of Eno abiance. I'm holding Bowie to a high standard with this rating but feel like it's justified. The tracks by themselves are great. Sons of a Silent Age is probably in my top 5 Bowie tracks of all time. But as an album this project fails spectacularly.

I came to Bowie late not liking the poppy tunes he had in the 80s then I heard Starman on the radio and it was like time stopped. My favorite Bowie period will always be his glam rock period. However, this is so innovative, so ahead of his time and so hauntingly beautiful.

Shockingly contemporary in sound, with some tracks fitting in just as well if you told me they were 2025 releases (guess that's why he's considered timeless). The back half of the album felt more like a score to a film I wasn't watching, but I can appreciate the experimentation and artistry. With that, there was a bit less to sink my teeth into -- BUT there was no formulaic nature to the songs a la Hunky Dory. This is a bit more of a 3.5 (and the first Bowie album was really a 2.5), but a notable step up from the other Bowie albums reviewed so far so I'll round up.

A lot of experimental sounds that are purposefully off-putting. Good tunes lurking underneath it all though, dragged down by "joe the lion" and similar silliness

Dark and dangerous, but also too theatrical. I just don't LOVE Bowie.

While there are some incredible songs on this project, the contrast of the first half of the album having vocals versus the latter half having no singing threw it off for me. The closer, while it is great, does not close the album very well. That being said, some of the instrumentals are great and the first half is amazing.

3.5- enjoyable parts, needed multiple listens to really get it. Enjoyed the instrumentals

Solid 4

damn i was JUMPSCARED by this album cover HE FINE HE FINEEEE other than that it's good-beauty and the beast and heroes SLAPPED but i didn't rly like the experimental stuff 3.5 stars but he's hot so 4

I'm not a fan of Bowie and at first this album did little to dissuade that despite it's lofty reputation, but as it went on I got drawn into it's varied range of tracks and the level of innovation and experimentation. It probably helps that I am a fan of Eno and some of these tracks just sound like they are by him, but overall this was a pleasant surprise.

I was definitely surprised of this one, not as exciting as I hoped, honestly a bit of a letdown. The title track was good, some of the vocal and other tracks like Joe the line of beauty and the beast were pretty decent. The last track was pretty good too, but a lot of it sounds like ambient filler, not what I was hoping for expecting. I’d say two out of five.

I love any 70's Bowie. 'Heroes' is the clear standout song that slightly overshadows the rest, but I enjoy everything here. While I like the Eno soundscapes in the back half of the Berlin trilogy albums, on this one I do wish it blended together with the rock songs.. Often I'll only want to listen to one half or the other.

I can't get into this guy's music bro

A true classic. Elegance never sounded so sharp.

5/5. Glad this finally showed up. This and Low are just perfect albums. There are obviously the hits but each song is so unique and especially the second half where each song flows into each other. It's got an industrial disco vibe in the first half, and the second half is experimental yet has a sense of fear and concern involved with it. The album ends with a tonal shift but still works, leaving the listener on a good note instead of concluding with the trepidation of the previous tracks. It's hard to describe what genre this is as a whole, it feels like an album made entirely separate from the musical scene it was released in. Like a message from another place and time. A great listen at any time. Best Song: Heroes, V-2 Schneider, Beauty And The Beast, The Secret Life of Arabia

I don't... get it?

Halfway thru album is just a instrumental

Like a 7/10 Three songs were fire but too many instrumentals 1) Sons of the Silent Age 2) Heroes 3) Blackout

5/10. Definitely not Bowies best. Weird vocals paired with odd songwriting. Instrumentals near the end were not needed or good at all, but a few good songs and an overall mid album.

This one didn't quite land for me, both halves of the album sound nice enough but I don't find myself wanting to listen again. On side one I like Beauty and the Beast and Heroes but the rest are forgettable, and on side two I think the ambient soundscape thing is interesting but not really for me.

I liked this album until V-2 Schneider ended. Secret Life of Arabia brought it back to life but could go without the 3 shitty instrumental song in between V-2 and Arabia

Lovely classic

Loved this, I know reviews mentioned side 2 being unnecessary, but I actually really enjoyed the weird second half.

Loved this album. I really enjoyed the ambient tracks as well.

How many Bowie albums are on this list?!?!

Way better than expected - actually nice to listen to during work aswell. Couple of vibes!! 3/5 - some weird nothing songs in the middle

Não é tão bom qnt Low mas definitivamente a trilogia de Berlim é um dos pontos mais altos da carreira do homem

2+ Stars (6/15)

SEH

Heroes!

Solid, but his best work is yet to come.

The title track does a lot of heavy lifting. But still a solid Bowie album. 3.5 stars. I’ll give it a 4.

bowie doing his best bowie impression

It was fascinating to get this in the same week I had two Brian Eno albums (Here Come the Warm Jets and Before & After Science) – it's striking how much this sounds like them. But then Bowie's openness to new influences and collaborators is part of what kept him interesting - even Black Star is clearly the work of a man who has heard To Pimp a Butterfly.

This album still makes me smell the old bus, packed with people, and smelling of old oil and gasoline that took me to school in my first year of high school. The cold weather and the rain wetting the glass, while "Joe The Lion" was banging in my headphones. "Beauty and The Beast" still makes me dance internally, and Heroes still manages to transport me to another planet. I still remember singing "I will be king and you will be queen" to my girlfriend at the time, and she thought it was the most romantic thing in the world hahahaha! "Sons of The Silent Age" and "Blackout" close one of the most incredible Side A's in history! Over the years, I learned to appreciate the songs on Side B's better too. It's my favorite of the Berlin trilogy, by far! 5 stars obviously.

Bowie was the closest of what we get to a musical god. This album is great, but he has many better ones.

>>> the Beatles

As always with Bowie ... pop-art in musical form.

Good intro to David Bowie, could have went without the instrumentals towards the end though.

I remember getting a bunch of Bowie on vinyl, and this was the first one I listened to and realized that maybe I didn’t like ALL of David Bowie’s discography. There’s some good stuff on here and some definitely throwaway stuff (meandering ambient noise tracks). Better than some of the other stuff on this list though. It’s probably worth a relisten, so I’ll bump it up to 3?

Rating: 4/5 | Favorite Track: "Heroes" --- I want so badly to rate this higher -- the title track is by far my favorite song of all time -- but I don't like the more electronic ambient side of this album as much as the album before this, Low. Still, the front half is amazing.

Another favorite Bowie album. Absolute masterpiece. Him and Brian Eno were really cooking

Who knew this album had ambient music -- the more I learn about Bowie, the more I love him. They didn't write any lyrics to this stuff, just got up there and talked. Highly bizarre but in the kind of way you can't get enough of. The music boogies.

A hallmark of Bowie's career was his ability to keep reinventing himself. This album falls pretty much in the middle between those early harder rock hits that I still like the best and his later, more commercial pop-synth mega-hits that took him to a whole new level of superstardom and brought him an entirely new generation of fans. But even in leaving one phase behind on his journey to a new, he was writing classics like "Beauty and the Beast" and "Heroes." Just a truly singular talent.

Some sonic diversity but a surprising lack of radio singles

A restless suburban teenager in the 1980s, I was already sick of classic rock radio and my ears longed for something groundbreaking. I was too young to experience punk firsthand, and instead saw it and its progeny, the "new wave" through magazine articles and whatever other media I could find. If punk was a revolution, why did it still sound so much like Chuck Berry? Over time, I appreciated the one-man revolution that was Chuck Berry, but that's a story for another day. I got to high school in 1982 and met some cool kids and I taped their record collections and fell headlong into the New Wave. Everyone worshipped Bowie, so I got a schooling on him (and Eno, and Fripp and and and). "Heroes" and "Low" had what my ears were seeking--a willingness to break out of standard pop song structures and do something different without dressing in formal wear and using classical instruments. I was smitten. Really, the most experimental music here reflects Eno's imagination more than Bowie's, but Bowie willingly embraced it and presented it and expanded it. This album will always be a keystone in my musical tastes.

No one really likes David Bowie the jazzy ambient artist, dont they? Probably decades before his time, though, and Heroes is one of the greatest songs ever written.

Interesting songs, bad vocals. I am not a Bowie fan although he did produce a few iconic songs.

It’s fucking Bowie.

Lots of good songs, then it got really spacey.

I like bowie most of the time and that's here along with all this ambient stuff. Mostly ambient bullshit. That I'm not into. But the albums namesake is good classic bowie. Just feels like he wrote 4 and a half songs and made it work for a whole album. Not my favorite but still has some good

Great but at this moment in my life kinda a downer

Not as good as I had hoped. Hopefully his most underwhelming release.

so peak?

Þetta er Bowie svo auðvitað erum við að ræða snilld. Fannst fyrstu 4 lögin fyrir utan Heroes svo busy eitthvað. Gat ekki komið mér almennilega í gírinn. Soundscapið í seinni hálfleik snilld.

Frábær plata. Heroes er auðvitað besta laga í heimi en hin lögin eru öll góð. . Instrúmental trílogían er frábær, ótrúlegir synthar miðað útgáfuár. Augljós Eno áhrif, en passar alveg fullkomlega inn. Gítarinn hjá Fripp í hinum lögunum fær líka 10.

I liked this more than other David bowie. Honestly if this album were the full instrumental songs it would be a 5 for me.

Классика. Есть отличные песни, вроде заглавной, и нелюбви к альбому я спустя время не ощущаю.

Classic album from his most iconic era. You can really hear Brian Eno at work here if you listen to this after listening to any album he produced from the time. I like the touches by Eno and Bowie's own more conventional songs here. The two don't really mix, but they intertwine and keep the album fun to listen to. I really like this one, although I think there are a few better Bowie albums than this. It doesn't have as many stand out moments as Low and Station to Station.

If I didn’t know this was Bowie i’d have assumed it was a monumentally bad parody album. God knows how Heroes came out of the same session as the rest of this album

It gets 3 stars for “Heroes” alone. Quite liked “The Secret Life of Arabia” too. The rest was utter nonsense.

Outside of the hits everyone knows and likes, Bowie just isn't for me apparently. And I can get behind a good instrumental, but what the heck was that?! 1/5 (and it should be grateful I can't give it less)

I liked the title track.

Really do not enjoy listening to David Bowie. Not saying that it's objectively bad, but that kind of 70s pop rock is really not for me. But the second half of the record was a nice surprise-- the ambient / instrumental tracks (I guess the parts of the album that Brian Eno did) are great. If I was rating them separately, the first half would be 2 stars and the second half 4.

Did not listen to most, but I liked it in general. Havent listened to much Bowie before. There are some songs on here that are surprisingly experimentalish?

I like David Bowie a lot. This isn’t my favorite album of his, but it’s still full of forward thinking (1977!) and range.

I wasn't blown away by this. I liked some of the theatrics in the first half and some of the bold instrumentation on the back half of the record but I didn't feel like there was anything here that really hooked me

Classic Bowie. I love this guy.

How do these David Bowie albums seem to be getting worse? This one actually starts off okay but the back half of the album is a weird Temu Brian Eno kind of things

I've never sat down and listened to this record, despite recognising what is (probably) Bowie's most iconic album cover. Of course, I'd heard Heroes before. Honestly, I think this record is really overrated. "Low" shits all over this thing. For all the high points of this record - like Heroes, Sense of Doubt/Moss Garden, etc. - there's an equal amount of lows. I'm mainly concerning the start of this record, which gets off to a less than great start. Joe the Lion was a bad song. Not going to sugarcoat that. Taking the above into consideration, did I still enjoy myself nevertheless? Absolutely. I think it's a very nice piece of art. It's wild to me that there's only one 'hit' on this thing, since Bowie is a hits guy. That's nice though, I don't often want to sit down and listen to an entire Bowie album in one sitting. I definitely don't see myself hurrying back to listen to this one though. I'm probably looking at a 3 here. Sorry mate.

As a whole yeah, it's not as good as Low. But god damn I love the titular song, I think it may be my most listened to song on Spotify. I don't think the rest of the album is bad but Heroes is definitely doing a lot of heavy lifting here

I honestly think David Bowie is more widely appreciated as a pop culture phenomenon and all round odd bloke than he is a musician. 3 obvious dickprints in a kids movie out of 5

Absolutely Foundational to my taste, encase it wasn't obvious. By no means a perfect album, or even remotely close to Bowies best, (if he even has one they're all beautifully and meticulously flawed) but still phenomenal and eye-opening for a 16 year old me. 9/10

This was the album I decided to listen to first when I decided I was going to 'get into' Bowie and it has stuck with me in a profound way. Every time I listen to this I am immediately transported back to being 18 waiting for the uni bus at Buranda station on a rainy day. The title track brings up a lot of memories, most of them shit, but it is a very dear track to me that always elicits an emotional response from me. Despite (or perhaps because of) how many albums Bowie had released (eleven!!!) in the 70s, you would probably expect him to seem tired. Of course he has a reputation as a musical chameleon, changing genres and playing with different styles, but he does seem tired especially singing on the title track, but not in a bad way, I think it definitely adds to the charm of the album! Much like Low, Side A and Side B are remarkably different, where A is a playful and loud rock album performed with passion and vigor, Side B is 3 songs of dread and unease bookended with lighter songs. Sense of Doubt, Moss Garden and Neuköln are the heart of this album for me. The title track is good, it's special and I have butchered it at karaoke enough to warrant a lifetime ban but these three songs on Side B capture for me the essence of what life was like for me at a certain point. Messy, uncertain and obscure. I could say more about the instrumentals, or the vocals, but this album really did, and still does, move me. Before this project I had probably not listened to this end-to-end for a number of years and it brought me immense job to experience this again. Highlights: Everything, no misses

Bowie in Berlin, nothing not to love

Some fun Bowie. The classic Heroes is on the album and it's hard to deny. A few instrumentals towards the end that kind of felt out of place, but good album overall

The first half of the album is honestly iconic, and I really enjoyed it. The second half was less pleasant to listen to. I can see why it is considered so highly influential.

3.5 not of the best from Bowie, despite the amazing "Heroes" song

Not the best of David Bowie. Kinda meh. 2/5

I like some of it but its not my favourite. Feels like I need to love it when I don't

22/04/2025 Not a fan of the Bowie, this was okay.

Banger

Love this Bowie Album. Not the essential but up there.

I do prefer Low by a fair margin, but this is still a major achievement

There goes my hero Watch him as he goes There goes my hero He's ordinary

One of my favorite albums by the legendary David Bowie. I love letting myself drift off to this music. A true masterpiece to me!

93/1089 - Pretty boring, but I'm used to his voice now which will make listening to 7 more Bowie albums more bearable.

Heroes is good

Meditativt. Inte mycket bra förutom Heroes?

Classic, let's go

First half bangers, second half dope soundscapes and experimental stuff. 9/10

Good album. Definitely see it's worth but I think he has better

I expected something better...

He was cookin' and then he went off the rails a little bit and somewhat saved it with the last song. Less Ambient Jazz, more Heroes.

ok, strange fella, some decent tunes, not really my jam

Not my favorite Bowie but still Bowie

my review for Low (the 7th album I was assigned for this challenge) outlines a lot of the reasons why that album is my favorite of Bowie's 20th-century output, and many of those same positives also apply to "Heroes", the follow-up. it's no shock that the two have so many similarities. both were released in the same year; both feature many of the same performers and songwriters, particularly the synth treatments of Brian Eno; and both were produced by Tony Visconti, continuing Bowie and Visconti's long streak of collaborations (although it wouldn't get much longer after this). I don't want my adoration of Low to bias my adoration of "Heroes" but, of course, comparisons between the two are inevitable. they form the first two-thirds of what's now called the "Berlin" trilogy of albums along with Lodger, an era which many people would argue represents Bowie's artistic peak. much like Low, "Heroes" is divided into a more rockin' A-side and a more bleepy-bloopy B-side, although the divide isn't as strong here as it was on Low. if you were frustrated by how short the rock songs on Low were, you'll feel much more at home with this one, where there's not a single track under three minutes long. plus, in comparison with how emotionally detached Low can sometimes feel given the brevity of its material, "Heroes" brings back a lot of the funk and soul grooviness of the previous year's Station to Station, but with a newfound precision, thanks to Bowie's recent sobriety. opener "Beauty and the Beast" sets things off with a ton of energy that doesn't relent for the entire A-side, which also includes album highlights "Sons of the Silent Age" and "Blackout." I would argue that the title track is one of the best things ever created by humans, let along just songs. it's one of the most satisfying slow builds you'll ever hear, with a vocal performance from Bowie that may be the best he ever recorded. it never fails to make me stop dead in my tracks and well up with emotion. the electronic tracks are, just as with Low, drop-dead gorgeous. whereas Low used ambient music to create an often oppressive atmosphere, the vibe on "Heroes" is much lighter and more ethereal. just existing inside of tracks like "Moss Garden" and "Neuköln" is one of the simple joys in life. plus, the first four tracks of the B-side all crossfade into each other for a seamless 16-minute ride. Bowie's saxophone trailing off at the end of "Neuköln" feels like a really satisfying conclusion, with "The Secret Life of Arabia" acting as a nice bonus. presumably it's at the end so as not to hang the rock 'n' roll people completely out to dry, but I always thought it would fit better somewhere else in the tracklist. it's the one major gripe I have with "Heroes" despite the fact that, at the end of the day, it's still one of my top five Bowie albums. strong 9/10.

That one guy is real mad about cold war inaccuracies in the title track when really it's just about Tony Visconti cheating on his wife. 5 stars.

I liked probably a solid 40% of this album and would listen again, but would have no problem skipping some songs

Maybe I don’t like early David Bowie?

Man, he really was so ahead of the curve. Not expecting the back half of this to just be ambient instrumental.

Wasn't quite a star yet.

I love Bowie so much but this is definitely not my favourite of his records. I find quite a bit of it drones on and while interesting doesn’t particularly work for me. Still certainly well worth listening to though! (3.5 stars)

Liked the style and vocals

I bought this album on the strength of the single Heroes. Loved side A immediately but it took me a while to warm to the mostly instrumental 2nd side. Its on regular rotation from my vinyl collection now. The lack of lyrics on most tracks on side B threw me. I associate Bowie with his lyrics but after I listened to them as tracks in their own right rather than Bowie Tracks, I came to enjoy them.

Obviously great, but I’ve never really got into his style.

first somg is cool

David Bowie, een bekende albumtitel, eigenlijk verwacht je genialiteit. En het is wel aardig gedaan, maar ik hoor niks waarvan ik uit m'n stoel opveer. Japans getokkel? Een Bassie en Adriaan-achtig spanningsmuziekje? Waarom dan? Daar luister ik geen Bowie voor. De vocale stukken vormen verder een dun klinkend rariteitenkabinet. Het zal wel aan mij liggen, maar ook deze inbreng van David eindigt in de middenmoot.

Blijkbaar kan wat vagere muziek ook een duidelijke vergeetbare 3 zijn. Heroes heeft zichzelf natuurlijk bewezen. Al is het niet mijn smaak (vind dit al teveel Dylan). Maar welk ander gezongen deel moet ik hier verder nu aanhalen? De meer muzikale/elektronische delen luisteren best prima. Maar ze missen iets extra's. Volgens mij kan je dit album samenvatten met het singeltje Heroes met de B-kant V-2 Schneider. Dan mis je verder niets.

Mag ik van jou in de categorie "iconische albumhoezen" Heroes van David Bowie? Ook het nummer Heroes is iconisch geworden. Maar verder is dit eigenlijk maar een raar album, die toch niet die status mag hebben. Het eerste gedeelte is prima David Bowie rock n roll. Maar waarom dat tweede gedeelte dan een nietszeggend Kraftwerk krautrock-achtig geluid heeft. Tuurlijk, dit komt uit zijn Berlijn-trilogie en de beste man was overduidelijk geinspireerd door de Duitse muziek. Maar er is van kant B toch echt geen enkel nummer in het algemene geheugen gegaan. Ditzelfde noteerde ik overigens al eerder voor deel 1 uit de albumtrilogie: Low. En als we dan puur op albums gaan waarderen of dit een album is dat je absoluut gehoord had moeten hebben, dan moeten we helaas tot de conclusie komen, dat er een iconisch nummer op staat dat menig top2000-lijstje heeft gehaald, en dat het album een iconische hoes heeft gekregen. Maar verder is het niet bepaald iconisch. Ik kan er dan ook niet meer dan een vergeetbare 3 voor geven.

This album was a great time for me. I wasn't sure on first track if it would be my thing but as the album went on I liked it more and more. I feel like this one will continue to grow on me over listens.

It's interesting, I usually really like noise music. Lots of layers and experimental sounds. Not sure why this isn't hitting me. I feel like this generally suffers in terms of the mixing. I think everything is kind of muddled together and trying to shine through, but again I don't reallt think its doing it for me. Middle of the album definitely picks up but overall i find this rather boring and not all that enjoyable. However I must also admit there is probably a lot of "Simpsons did it" stuff going on here where I've listed to so much post rock that clearly borrow/was inspired by this album that it makes me wonder how much of the boring feeling I get is a product of that

I’ve sold a lot of stock in David Bowie over the years. I still like a lot of what he did, but not nearly as enthusiastically as I once did. I know there’s like a million more of his records to come on this list, and I anticipate this one being the high water mark to me. I like the synth stuff, and there’s some deep cuts that stand out. A bit of a rounding up here, but I’m setting the bar with Heroes. Will there be a surprise 5⭐️ that I’m sleeping on? Maybe. A side note: whenever I hear Heroes it makes me think of the forgotten Wallflowers cover. It is not forgotten to me, because it was in the intro video for NHL 99, which I played the hell out of as a kid.

Great front half with iconic songs, and an okay-ish back half.

Really enjoyed it. Listened to it twice. Easy to work too, had fun organ bits in it, a really good record.

Muito bom, avant garde, thought I had Bowie pinned down but he really surprised me with an ambient sound in the back half, Brian Eno and Robert Fripp elevate this album to transcendence.

Well this was a bit of a strange one. I listened to the album, noted the one track I already knew, got to halfway through side B, and quite liked an instrumental piece, but the next thing I knew it was over. I played the album a second time, and it was pretty much the same as the first time; the album was playing and then it was suddenly over without any sense of time passing. I didn't feel any particular strong connection to the music I was hearing, but I played it twice, and I'm giving it 4 stars based on, well I don't know what to be honest. Maybe I need to try one last time?

point2.

A solid record

Weird. Long boring

Bro it's Heroes everyone has heard this album

I *just* had my 8th Bowie album and now... my NINTH?! Jesus, what the fuck? Did Bowie really record 1% of all the albums you must listen to before you die? He's good. I love some much of his work, including much of this album. But he's not THAT good.

including David-Bowie-bonus

It's David Bowie ...

1- Hit

Pretty cool music but does change a bit nearer the end.

5/10

Solid Bowie album. Definitely like it better than hunky dory and somewhat less than 1. Outside.

Zavid, he's one of my faves, massively influenced my musical interests. However, haven't ever been drawn to this album and it's not my favourite iteration of Bowie. Listening again confirms this, some lovely ones on there but not a no-skips album for me

Previously rated: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (4/5) Aladdin Sane (3/5) The Next Day (3/5) Young Americans (3/5) Station to Station (3/5) Hunky Dory (4/5) Low (3/5) ************************************************************************ Eighth Bowie album. Another half-good one. The mostly ambient soundscape of side two did nothing for me.

gostei gsotei

legalzinho, mas depois de ouvir ziggy stardust, esse ficou um pouco abaixo

Que album de verdade, seguindo depois de ter escutado o Ziggy Stardust, esse album é léguas melhor, mas é injusto comparar pois há um intervalo de 5 anos de um album e outro, mesmo assim, é um verdadeiro respiro de ar fresco. Heroes, com seu começo contagiante e vibrante, não dispensa tempo e demonstra a diferença em sua musicalidade, sem a apresentação de alguma personalidade nova para Bowie interpretar, mostrando como não se distanciou completamente da sua ancora que é o Rock , com as faixas "Beauty and the Beast" e "Joe the Lion" , iniciando o album com duas baladas que estão representando aquele sentimento de tocar aquele rockzinho gostoso, e meu deus como é gostoso, evidenciando ainda mais que David Bowie e Glam Rock são inseparáveis. Passando por essas baladinhas, o album começa a dizer o que realmente quer, e o som transmuta de um jeito maravilhosamente experimental. Heroes dispensa qualquer comentário, simplesmente a melhor faixa do album todo. Depois desse deleite para nossos ouvidos, temos nossos últimos momentos de normalidade (como se houvesse algum até agora) com "Sons of the Silent Age" e "Blackout" , dando mais enfase entre esses dois para Sons of the Silent Age, com seu som suavemente fora de tom e melancólico, soa com algo que poderia ser lançado hoje e não soaria datado, me trouxe sentimentos de desespero e aceitação que eu não compreendo muito bem, mas aceito mesmo assim. Logo após temos "V-2 Schneider", com sua bateria me fazendo de marchinhas militares, avançando com seu saxophone e se transformando em uma faixa instrumental variada e agradável. Seguindo um padrão do ultimo album que escutei do Bowie, "V-2 Schneider" é uma homenagem ao Florian Schneider, fundador do Kraftwerk, enquanto no Ziggy Stardust, "Lady Stardust" homenageava o cantor Marc Bolan, da banda T.Rex. Após essa faixa, chega o ponto de virada do album. Enquanto "Heroes" foi o ápice do album por completo, "Sense of Doubt" e suas subsequentes faixas, entregam o melhor da musica ambiente espacial que Bowie pode trazer para o album, iniciando essa passagem com uma faixa autoexplicativa, trazendo sensações de insegurança e dúvida sobre o que virá pela frente, mas isso é só a chave de virada para uma das melhores "finalizações" de um album até agora. Com direito a transição entre as faixas, o destino final vem acompanhado dos acordes de um koto e sons interestelares especialmente trazidos de um sintetizador, trazendo um som ambiente perfeito vindo direto do Japão. Com toda essa orientalidade, ele fecha absurdamente com "The Secret Life of Arabia", onde o destino final dessa viagem se encontra e encanta o interlocutor de Bowie com fantasias de um amor árabe no deserto. E é com toda essa contextualização que eu reafirmo meu amor por esse album, que pra mim começa bem qualquer coisa com temáticas animalescas de uma noitada de bebida e rock n roll, e se transforma em uma viagem além do esperado, demonstrando novamente a genialidade e amor pela arte da musica de David Bowie.

I know this one. Its good.

yes

David Bowie albums are such vibes. You always know you're going to get some eclectic wild different stuff, and you're going to hear 20 albums influences in it. This is much the same, just wasn't my favorite bowie album. But heroes is a banger.

It is hard not to compare an artist to their best when they are so prolific. The album is good but not great. David Bowie is great not good.

There is a lot of Bowie on this list. This is definitely not glam rock. Heroes is the hit, one of his biggest over a career with so many. It is a good song with great lyrics. Sons of the Silent Age is a major come down off the high of Heroes. But there's something very familiar to David Bowie's music, a thread that runs from Space Oddity through Blackstar. It feels a little bit like he was ahead of trends, creating them maybe even, glam and new wave jump out. That might explain why he's such a critical darling, every critic who liked a particular genre of music can look back and see Bowie as one of the pioneers. Or maybe everything he's ever done is just a different version of "art rock" which is the rock music critic equivalent of a bunch of bananas to a troop of monkeys. Back-to-back instrumentals is starting to lose me. Now, back-to-back-to-back, I'm out. This is two albums. One is decent. The other is terrible. One side is a Bowie album. The second side is a Brian Eno record and Brian Eno albums are not good. The Secret Life of Arabia is like a disco song an idiot wrote.

Second half of this went a bit on the bizarre side of things but it was a reasonable record. Hunky Dory is still the best one I've had from Bowie on this list though

Just a really great album. There are moments to dance and moments that are peaceful.

Love Bowie, but aside from the title track, this isn't my favorite album.

9.3/10

I own this album on vinyl! We CAN be heroes.

10/10. Yes!!!!! This is my favourite David Bowie album!!! This entire album is a bloody masterpiece!!! Thank you!!!!! :)

Klassiker

Some great stuff on this. It's let down by the instrumentals, which don't do it for me at all. So even though it's Bowie, that brings it down to 3 stars.

Ok - I actually dig it. I’ve really only heard the absolute most popular of Bowies songs and I can’t say I was excited to get this to start with but I actually so appreciate that a lot of the music I like today clearly was influenced by these sounds. (I’m 32 years old so while I do listen to a lot of music before my time, Bowie wasn’t really on my list for some reason) Sonically, this is an enjoyable album, I could put it on in the background while cleaning especially the beginning tracks and vibe with it, and the ending instrumental tracks were so chill and relaxing, and interesting. Favorites were Heroes, of course, Moss Garden, Secret Life of Arabia, I’d probably listen again!

This is the 87th album I’m rating. I’ve listened to some Bowie before but I absolutely hated it. Adding to my Playlist - Beauty and the Beast, Joe the Lion, Heroes, Sons of the Silent Age, Blackout, V-2 Schneider, Sense of Doubt, Moss Garden, Neuköln, and The Secret Life of Arabia. Not Adding to my Playlist - Nothing. All in all I liked 10/10 songs. This album is weirdly good. I’m shocked because Blackstar was shockingly awful.

6/10 Favorites: Heroes, Sons of the Silent Age, V-2 Schneider Least Favorite: Sense of Doubt, Blackout, Moss Garden

good stuff

Heroes is alright but the rest was questionable

It might be fatigue from all of the relatively similar albums, but this one was less fun than the ones that came before. As I've familiarized myself with this period of the 70s, the sounds are similar, always fun and exciting. Still an enjoyable album to listen to, but with a bit of a lower grade. 3/5

Not all Bowie albums are good albums.

Every Bowie album is 5 stars and this one is no exception. Songs are great, Eno's noises are great and Robert Fripp contribution is great. Also, it reminds me of the Christiane F film which is great too. Top-notch, although I don't think I can be a hero anymore.

Good

Certainly interesting. Heroes is great but the rest, not my favorite. And musical experience to say the least. He experimented with sound…sometimes bordering on cacophony. Wouldn’t come back to.

haven't finished listening yet but I don't love this album and am going with a 3 so far bc it's DB

Innovative and pushing the limits of pop music. I can hear his influence on other bands. Fearless and original but just not something I would come back to listen to again as a complete album. I wouldn’t mind the instrumental only tracks but they’re just not very good. Heroes is probably my fave of all his songs.

This album covers some ground from Krautrock "Moss Garden" to "Heroes," a classic. While it doesn't feel like the Bowie experience I'm used to, I did start to get into it after a couple of listens. Especially the songs that were pure ambiance.

An absolute creative juggernaut featuring arguably one of the greatest rock songs of all time. Mesmerizing vocal performances - he really pushes himself through it the album - and equally inspired instrumentation that goes here there and everywhere without losing the thread. The less said the better. A singular album.

Not sure that I am a fan of Bowie.

Well, here’s the thing… First listen, something grabbed me and made me think “hey! is this great? I need to re-listen, but much louder, and in a much smaller space.” So I did, and then I did again, but that same thing never came back to grab me. BUT, I feel like I finally actually HEARD the title track for the first time in my life, and that was pretty incredible. It’s not David Bowie’s fault that I don’t like this more (yet).

Bowie. Nuff said.

Not his best album. Maybe his best song.

Enjoyed this to a lovely sunny springtime lunchtime walk along a river. Quality

Worth a 5 if just for Heroes

Interesting that there were some songs with no singing. One song I knew already. Enjoyed

8/10

I've never been a fan of David Bowie's music, and while I enjoyed Station to Station when I heard it a few months back, this album mostly left me cold. There was a couple of tracks that I quite enjoyed, so I'll give it three stars rather than two.

Heros was a good song. Good drums throughout. Rest is alright.

Being Bowie, I wish I'd liked this more. There's a couple of great songs, but the rest was just kinda "meh".

Favorites: - Moss Garden Leuk! Vond de liedjes zonder tekst wel het leukst.

Om eerlijk te zijn vond ik het soms een beetje intens en chaotisch. Maar ik heb het gevoel dat het minder wordt wanneer je het meer luisterd.

Enjoyable but more experimental than I thought it would be. It kind of went along peacefully and I listened to it as background.

Wasn’t sold from the first half but the instrumental journey the second half took me on made it worthwhile for me. Really glad I listened to this album. Perfection from “Sense of Doubt” onwards. Did like some of the lyrical songs as well such as “Heroes”

BELOVED

The first half is a better then average Bowie album. The second half is just wtf. 5/10

Sometimes I use the word 'experimental' to describe music that's new or strange to me, but in actuality, a lot of the time, that music is pretty polished and refined. It's just a little out there and weird. On the other hand, certain David Bowie albums feel truly experimental. This album and "Low" (both released in 1977) have songs that sound as if Bowie and company genuinely didn't know what sounds they were going to make before they made them. There are lots of unusual effects in the music, and sometimes your brain needs a moment to adjust to them. There are a bunch of songs where the beat is crunchy and sounds like it was made by a machine. Paradoxically, a lot of those songs also have a funky style to them. And there's a big, cavernous sound in the production that makes me wonder if a lot of post-punk bands looked to these albums for inspiration. Near the end of the album, there are a few ambient tracks, which feel very exploratory and experimental. The title track is the clear standout. Great song with a beautiful, big sound. I also really enjoyed "V-2 Schneider" and "The Secret Life of Arabia."

Nice album, it's Bowie so you know you're going to get quality tunes with interesting ideas and special moments. My gripe at times with his sound is that sometimes it feels a bit zany for the sake of being zany. Almost like what we saw and heard a lot in the late 1970's where electronic instruments were becoming popular / mass produced and because of it there emerged so many artists that felt compelled to add them to their sound for what seemed like the sole reason of embracing this new shiny thing. I get that vibe sometimes from Bowie where he can have a song that is fundamentally great but then at the production stage a little too much gets added. This album for example, the first song "Beauty and the Beast" really lets you on to thinking that there's going to be some jam packed songs with a ton of ideas, layers, and sound elements... and the song is just OK in my opinion. But then three minutes later you get the title track "Heroes" and it's so simply beautiful. It's his voice, a simple drumbeat, a block-chord piano part, and a wonderful optimistically sad spacey guitar part in the distance. There's not so many things going on to take your attention away from the song itself, or from his voice.. and the outcome is a song that is one of Bowie's best. It's unfortunate in my opinion that the rest of the album didn't stick with this kind of vibe. A high 3/5 for me, like just enough for it to not be able to round up to a 4. "Heroes" is a really great song, but the others don't do enough for me to be blown away, and honestly I've heard several covers of the song that I think are better than the original.

It was uncomfortable and broken into many insignificant parts. One my cat or a cat rather, had a snake wrapped around it and I was too terrified to get it off. Then it turned into a quest to find the movie I was watching. The main character being Flat Top from Dick Tracy, William Forsythe. Then an ex of mine kidnaps my kids leading me on a chase all over the city to different girls I've known all who were, in this situation, lesbians. One in particular was watching the movie I was looking for.

Underwhelming

Some good songs and some creepy instrumental songs.

Such a disappointment after Young Americans

An album that balances between the 4 & 5.

You can't go wrong with David Bowie

Its David Bowie, he has many different styles throughout his albums, loved it.

David Bowie is meh, the whole scene he was a part of is mostly meh. Art pop and glam, meh

Favourites: Joe the Lion, Heroes, Sons of the Silent Age, Moss Garden, Neukölln

I've never listened to a Bowie album from start to finish so I didn't know what to expect but this album took some really interesting turns. I especially loved the Ambient tracks on the back end.

I have to admit that I am a little sad about this album. It’s one of those that I know I should have listened to already but I never have. So I was quite excited when it came up. The reason I am a bit sad about the album? I just didn’t click with it and therefore I didn’t really enjoy it and I feel a bit bad about that cause it’s held in such high regard.

A-Side: 3/5, B-Side 5/5

Magnificent. Another one of Bowie's best.

Probably my least favourite of the Berlin trilogy, but "Hero's" is one of the greatest songs ever written.

Not David's best. CBA with Eno's bullshit

The title track is a classic, but the rest of it is just too "Talking Heads" for my taste.

I enjoyed this and thought it was tastefully psychedelic

full of filler that is alright nothing special

Probably me favorite record from the berlin trilogy. I spun my copy to shreads. Heroes is truly magnificent in every sense. Its experimental and it seeks the boundaries of what music really is, whislt staying available for everyone to enjoy. The division of the two sides is near perfect, raw power with tracks like joe the lion on side one, followed by the experimental and soft touch of moss garden and neukoln. The intros and outros are near perfect as well, the soundscape of, for example, V-2 schneider is perfect, a great mix of synth and drums that ecapsulates the feel of life during the cold war, there are not many other tracks, with no vocals, that can do that. Heroes is just in every sense a near perfect record that stands the testament of time. I have only scratched the surface of what makes the record great and could go on and on like a broken record. Safe to say this is going to be my first 10, this record will always sound amazing to me and will always spark my imaginition, this is one of the greatest musicians to ever live at his best, Heroes is pure art. Favorite track: Heroes. Overall score: 10.0000000000/10

Had listened to the album before on vinyl. Torn. First side is great, David Bowie normally is. The B side can bite me.

Love Bowie, I thought the album was really interesting and inventive, I just really really love Spiders from Mars

Heroes is a ripper. The rest aight.

Was super excited to get this when I saw it last night, but unfortunately was a lot different from what I was expecting. I will give it praise, for an album that was composed on the spot in the studio, and lyrics being written as he was in front of the microphone, the album sounds insanely cohesive with a flow between the songs, to the point where halfway through I was curious if it was a concept/rock opera with a ton of time and thought put behind it. That said, the biggest issue I have with this record is the production. It's a lot, raw, and its loud. I'm not a big fan of electronics that sound raw and grating, I prefer electronics to be a little more produced in sound (but not so much that it becomes soulless). The first two tracks were the ones most heavily affected by that, so I didn't care much for them. The next 3 tracks were solid, with Heroes (classic song) and Blackout being my favorites. Then the next couple tracks felt kinda like nothing tracks. Honestly wasn't huge on the instrumentals either. They didn't feel fully fleshed out, but the detraction isn't necessarily from that fact as I don't think there was more to be done, it goes back to the album feeling like a rock opera. What the instrumentals are missing is a movie/story to be set to them. Overall, solid record, just not really for me unfortunately, which is a bummer because I love Bowie and Heroes is a classic song.

Very wispy and a bit directionless at points. Didn’t hold my attention. Final tunes a banger tho.

Ok

7/10 I just think it gets a bit esoteric and edgy for me again in places, I think it actually enjoyed the first half of the album a lot and can say that Heroes is a fantastic song with great lyrics that may even my favourite Bowie song I've heard. But I don't think the album keeps up that level and the dark sounding instrumental pieces near the end don't really float my boat. Maybe a mixed bag is a good way of putting it.

A side amazing, B side not

I hate to say it, but this is t a good album. Heroes is an absolute stone cold classic. But as an album it is very patchy.

Not his best but it's still Bowie.

Disappointing, I expected more. Wouldn't relisten

Classic album. I met a super fan once who completely put me off Bowie however sadly.

Least favourite of the Berlin trilogy. Back half is mostly noise and then a song about Arabia...which kind of slaps to be fair

"We're nothing, and nothing can help us," Bowie strains, at what should be the height of triumph, as he reaches the climax of what might be the greatest song ever written. "Maybe we're lying." That song's one thing, six minutes of unexplainable alchemy. But then you get Blackout, V2-Schneider, The Secret Life of Arabia. How do you explain that? Not my favourite of the Berlin trilogy (that'd be Low, buoyed by Sound and Vision, which, despite what I said above about Heroes, is without question my favourite Bowie.) Still a monument.

This is like modern art. I’m sure it’s good and groundbreaking, but I just don’t get most of it.

I don't see the genius tbh

Només l'himne Heroes ja li suma una estrella per si sol. Dit això: Sovint es parla de la capacitat transformadora de David Bowie, de la seva potestat camaleònica. I és certa, però a ulls que ho mirin d'aprop, s'assembla més a un creixement, a una maduració, que a una subversió permanent. Bowie no renega de l'anterior i es transfigura sencer, creix com ho fa qualsevol músic, amb la diferència que els marges per on s'atreveix a circular són tan amples com el món mateix: és un artista total. Això fa que l'àlbum sigui, justament, un joc on explorar una nova frontera posant-hi la poteta, i no acabi de comprar ni ell mateix la totalitat del gir que proposa aquest Bowie alemany. La primera meitat és un Bowie rockpop bastant estàndard però travessat pels sintetitzadors. Sona bé, però no són les cançons espurnejants a les que l'associem. La segona meitat és un experiment ambient que en els millors moments recorda a Hans Zimmer. En general tot l'àlbum pateix d'un excés de teatralitat en relació a la sensibilitat que té. I aquest és el seu pecat capital. El millor Bowie és el més farandulero, sí, però sempre de la mà del més delicat. Aquí tot plegat és superficial. Com si l'àlbum tan sols fos l'embolcall amb el que vendre-li l'himne al món (comprensible) i ensenyar què sabia fer amb un sintetitzador. Més influent que durador. Però hostia quina bona cançó és Heroes.

Another classic that I've heard many times that I'm going to listen to again now.

Intriguing

I listened to it and wasn’t quite sure about this one, so I gave it a second listen, and then started to get it and appreciate it. By the third time through I really liked it.

Moss Garden hypnotized me

Another heavy hitter - this time 13 albums after the last one. According to my analysis of the 1001albumsgenerator.com economy, the popular, innovative albums that really earn their spots on this list appear once every 15 - 20 albums. That's not me complaining, as I like the slowburn journey and the opportunity to listen to albums that I would never listen to in a million, billion years across all alternate timelines and parallel universes. I've listened to Bowie years ago - specifically Ziggy, though I didn't like it. I've become more favourable to the album in the years since. I think this list is a good opportunity for me to re-evaluate my opinion on David Bowie. What better way to start than with what is one of his most acclaimed albums? "Heroes" is very competent on the whole. A lot of unusual melodies and an effective use of guitars. It's difficult for me to isolate specific aspects of this album that I like as all of the instruments work together like clockwork. However, I'm not yet sold on Bowie as a vocalist. His performances are certainly iconic, though something about his voice is uniquely off-putting to me. I wasn't interested in listening to the lyrics at all as a consequence. The second half of this album was a very big surprise. I don't have an exact hold on who David Bowie is as an artist or character, though I was expecting the album to be a purely pop rock affair. "Sense of Doubt" comes out of nowhere with an ominous, perturbed sound and "Moss Garden" takes the concept further with a stab at an ambient, atmospheric song. I really like the latter track for it's "cosmic" sound, which is an interest of mine that has been spurred on entirely by this list. I liked this album, but I'm not crazy enough about it to where I'd consider giving this a 4. I am also writing these words in public, where I don't have a coin of indecision to do the heavy lifting for me. I'm going to resort to dangerous, life-threatening measures that I may never recover from: racking my brain. 3. This is one of the most consistent albums that I've listened to through this site, but I'm undecided on whether this album will stick with me in the long run. I am favourable to giving this a relisten a little later down the line. Maybe when I'm recommended the next Bowie album through this site.

obvi a classic, but the one song is far better than the sum of the album

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

It was great when he wasn't singing. Although the last track SLAPPED.

Loved this, pop tunes everyone loves sit next crazy instrumentals and it somehow works.

Uplifting beautiful and fun. Not a daily vibe I can get behind but immensely influential.

I expected to like this more

Conceptual, experimental, unpredictable, perfect arrangements, perfect history telling, just a masterpiece and its not even his best album. Always surprised when I hear this album.

David Bowie is always a pleasure, but this album was just kinda meh for me. Don't get me wrong -- it's well above most of albums from most other artists, but for a Bowie album, it's a little weak. Some of the tracks were absolutely awesome (eg. Heroes, Beauty and the Beast, Sons of the Silent Age), but others just felt like a lot of noise and could have used some serious editing before release. The balance between the awesome tracks and the cruft yields three stars in my book.

Every David Bowie album will probably get at least 4 stars… so the only question is if this one can reach 5. Heroes without a doubt reaches this status for me, especially revisiting it for this project. The title track has long been one of my favorite songs of all time. Beauty and the Beast and Sons of the Silent Age also stand out in the first half. But honestly every single song on the first side has a case to be a top 20 David Bowie song. While the first half is just banger after banger, it’s really the ambient works on side 2 where this record cements itself as maybe my favorite of Bowie’s collaborations with Brian Eno. V-2 Schneider pretends to be a standard Bowie song, and you’re just waiting for the vocals to come in. Except they don’t. This is just easing you into the ambient, visceral feelings the next 3 tracks that each perfectly capture the feeling that titles each of the tracks. Just an incredible 3 song run that rivals any moment on side one. I had appreciated and even loved Bowie before I had listened to this album as I when through his discography chronologically a few years ago. Truly a masterclass in balancing tone between the mainstream and experimentation. This album catapulted him as one of my all-time favorites.

I recently listened to "Low" for the first time as well, so I'll bring it up since it is sort of tied to this album. I enjoyed the vocals on this album a lot more than "Low", and generally found this one more fun at least on the surface. Clearly both albums were revolutionary, but I didn't necessarily get that perspective when listening to them now. It's a great album, but it doesn't personally really hit a home run with me. As such, Bowie will stay a "once in a while" artist.

For it being such a classic, I certainly expected to like it more. Can only say I loved the title track and the others... not so much

Heroes

79% Best: Beauty and the Beast; Heroes; The Secret Life of Arabia Must-Hear? Almost

Bowie at his best, riding the waves of everything everything good about rock in the 70s and injecting it with widescreen glamour. Beauty and the Beast is a kind of punk-funk that almost veers into Funkadelic territory with Fripp's processed guitar (?) imitating Bernie Worrel. Joe the Lion is more traditional glam but could easily have been on The Cars with Fripp's guitars again sounding more like a synth. The title track is of course one of the most epic songs ever written. Custom built to be the last karaoke song before your night becomes a drunken mess. Sons of the Silence opens sounding like John Lydon doing a Vegas tour before fleshing out the links between 60s pop and glam. Blackout goes back to proto-post punk with jangly guitars and queasy breakdowns. V-2 Schneider is probably the low point (barely). A nice instrumental number not really adding much. The second half of the album starts with a cycle of ambient tracks largely written by Eno. Sense of Doubt opens with doom laden pianos and synths that could have made the cut for the Blade Runner soundtrack. Moss Garden is absolutely sublime and features Bowie on Koto. Neukoln goes a bit heavier on sounds and you can hear the Warm Jets creeping into it. Tenor sax is weirdly great and keeps the Blade Runner feel going. I wonder what an alternate soundtrack (or a collab?) between Eno and Vangelis (and Bowie and Fripp?) on that sountrack would have been like? The Secret Life of Arabia is practically a Talking Heads song and also hints at Bowie's turn to disco in the 80s. Abdulmajid closes the album with a Marinetti drum machine rythym that would have had the Spaniards frothing. I mean, you have Bowie, Fripp, Eno and Tony Visconti in Berlin. What ever did you think would happen but the creation of some of the best music possible?

top 5 Bowie project. no questions asked.

Iconic cover and title Track. I like the atmospheric songs in the latter half which are an extention of the Low album that I cherish. I find many songs on this album to be a mixed bag and feel a bit rough or directionless. Heroes and Blackout are my favorites though but this is an album I seldom revisit despite being a huge Bowie fan.

A great album throughout, some of the best of the Berlin trilogy

Yea David Bowie is one of them ones, my apologies sir for not listening to your discography sooner. This was a masterpiece to listen to, a complete body of work, flawless from start to finish. The arrangements are top notch, his voice floats over them, this floating around in your head and taking you along this journey with him. I can’t say enough about it!

I have heard this album once, before, the first half comprises on Bowie's lyrical songs, where you could meet known structures and sounds up until now on his discography, memorable and enjoyable and, of course, not forgetting his signature "Heroes". Now the second half shows the experimental, instrumental and inspired side, where we meet the introspective mind. This side takes us on a ride where you need to he present in his mind, and acceptance of this change of pace on the album. Be prepared for what the record shows you, you won't expect it. 100% recommended.

The first track sounded a bit like Talking Heads. The next sounded like "Metal Bowie" so... like Tin Machine. "Heroes," the song, is glorious - lovely guitar from Robert Fripp. The other songs are okay. There is a long instrumental bit which has three titles but feels like one piece - a bit like on Low which we had on here before, I think. Yeah. It's okay.

Enjoyed this, but not really sure the amount of praise it gets is truly justified….

Thoughts before listening: There sure is a lot of Bowie on this list. That makes sense I guess since he appeals to both fans of classic rock and more avant garde alternative styles. This album is from his very strong late 70s period and the title track is a favorite. Review: Perhaps Bowie was inspired by the punk rock movement going on at the same time, but there is more of a hard rock sound on this album than I was expecting. Thats a good thing for me. I love most of Bowie's music, but his late 70s Berlin trio of albums can be a bit much. This does have the weird mostly instrumental second half that seems unnecessary, but the rock songs on here are great. 4-stars