Reviews (page 8 of 14)
Para ser bowie me esperaba más, es medio tedioso y repetitivo, mid
Always interesting. Some great songs in the first half, cool indie rock sounds. Then the whole thing took an avant garde turn in the back half, which I loved. And heroes is a classic track too!
Easy …. just play the first side 😀
It's alright by normal standards. For a Bowie album, its pretty mediocre. A little bit schizophrenic - if it was more consistently an offbeat funk album I would like it more, and if it stuck to the ambient instrumental I would like it more. As is, doesn't quite commit to anything. Shout out to Moss Garden for being what I believe is the first ever Fungus Scene track. Bowie walked so Basidia could run BWL.
Nice album.
Irgendwie strange aber n paar banger und coole Ambient Tracks drauf
I mean, one of the greatest songs of all time on here. Then The second half is a cool instrumental synth zen thing. I actually really liked both. Not SUPER strong, but cool enough. enjoyable listen
The first few tracks were the typical David Bowie pop songs, the best of which being the titular track, Heroes. While I liked it, it wasnt really something that special from his discography. However, this album is in fact special. The ending of the record is a series of instrumental tracks featuring different instruments, all of which are extremely good. That made this record something special.
Enjoy the songs that are songs. Don't enjoy the songs that are ambient nonsense
Decent. Wasn't a fan of Black Out or The Secret Life Of Arabia, but the rest of solid, and the title track is a classic.
Okay I like the guy but isn't this the third Bowie already? I wasn't expecting side B!
An interesting album. One I was glad that I listened to, but not one that I would add to my collection.
Like all Bowie albums there are a couple of absolutely fantastic songs on here, then the rest of the album is kinda boring
The last few instrumental tracks are nice, but I wanted more stuff like "Beauty and the Beast" or "Heroes." The songs at the beginning are likely the ones I would relisten to if I was going to pull up this album. Not a "put it on and play it all the way through" one for me, at least.
I like the title track. The rest is neither here nor there for me. I know it’s an important work, just not for me.
In the big Bowie picture...kinda mid
Quite good
The song "Heroes" is possibly my favourite Bowie song, but if i'm honest I didn't feel it was a great album. BATB is a half decent opener, and there are parts of Joe that I liked, but other than that it mostly didn't cut through. I love Fripp's guitar work, but with the coked up mixdown all the layers blend into yhe background. A couple of the instrumental parts late on showed some promise but don't work as well as the second half of Low. It's Bowie, so it's still good, but not up with some of his real greats. Probably a 3 on balance.
Title track carries it
Fascinating experience. I think this one will take a couple additional listens to feel like I get it.
Strange instrumentals towards the end that went on for too long. Otherwise it was a decent Bowie album. 3/5
not bad
Not David Bowie’s best album, but good Art Rock.
A little wacky and really weird. Favourite Track(s): Beauty and the Beast, Heroes Least Favourite Track(s): Sense of Doubt
This feels like Bowie hitting his stride. Confident, complexly layered instrumentals with a very strong vocal delivery and slightly esoteric lyrics - not holding back at all. "Heroes" is obviously a classic. I can tell it's a good album, it just doesn't resonate with me I like the ambient Sense of Doubt Continues into Moss Garden. So side 2 is ambient music? Very leftfield move from Bowie! Then back into vocals for the final track! What an odd structure Best track (other than "Heroes") - Beauty and the Beast, Sons of the Silent Age 3 stars
This is fine. I do like David Bowie. I never really vibed with "Heroes" the song, and there's not much else here that stands out to me. It's a little too rock and doesn't have any hooks to bring me back. Towards the end it just goes into nearly 15 minutes of instrumentals which just seems like David took a break from the studio and someone just backfilled side B with their own vibes? I don't think I'll be back but at least I know.
First half was good. Second half was not so good.
Hey it’s the theme to Sicario! Bowie lives on in so many different ways, sometimes unexpectedly... Honestly this is one of a few Bowie albums I’d be fine not having on the list. The title track is one of many career triumphs but the album tracks don’t quite add up to as much as Low.
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'Heroes' is, of course, a brilliant track, and the rest are quite nice. Three stars...
Curiosidade antes da review: Eu não sabia que o site era apenas até 5 estrelas, acho que me arrependo de colocar Highway to hell do AC/DC como um 3 estrelas. Dito isso, esse álbum do bowie pra mim se enquadra em um 3 estrelas, gosto muito dele como artista, toda parte experimental e inovadora pra época. Eu até procurei um pouco sobre a história da criação do álbum. Mas como se trata de uma review com base no meu gosto, como experiencia de um álbum acho que ele é um pouco acima da média, mas nada que me faça realmente ficar fascinado, os instrumentais e vocais são bons, mas apenas isso. Nada muito marcante para mim. A única musica mais marcante que se destaca é a própria Heroes que dá nome ao álbum.
I've always liked the idea of David Bowie more than I've actually liked his music. I tend to find it pretty okay but nothing that gets me really excited. I'm doubting this album will change that much. I mean Heroes is a pretty good song but nothing else stands out at all on this album. I think I just wish Bowie's music was as weird as him.
I like the fact that it is very experimental, with instrumental tracks, etc. However, it feels a bit short of good content for a full album.
Couple of excellent songs but the instrumentals weren't really all that fitting, in my opinion.
I've listened to a lot of Bowie in my life. I really, really like Brian Eno. I don't understand why this album is on this list. When I have attempted to listen to it, it always seemed like a lot of soundscapey, atmospheric dullness punctuated at intervals by something else. But I'm gonna listen to it afresh with as open a mind as I can muster. So .... my memory was only partly accurate. It's more of a "Side 1 rock songs; side 2 ambient-y goofballery" schema, much like Low. But my memory that, aside from the remarkable title track, the album is made up alternately of the unremarkable and the dragging / dull .... that part was right.
When David Bowie hit the mark, he really nsils it, but I find his overall output so inconsistent. Heroes is no exception. The title track is genius, but the rest of the album is mediocre, in my opinion.
Highlight: V-2 Schneider In a nutshell: "Thank God Heaven left us standing on our feet." Berlin meant a lot to David Bowie. It was not just a moniker for the three albums he wrote and recorded there. Berlin was David's muse and his saviour. "Heroes" is haunting. Complex. Hopeful. A perfect marriage of Eno, Visconti, Fripp and Bowie. A reinterpretation of krautrock and experimental rock. You can tell his best mate Iggy Pop was an influence throughout that time. "Heroes" MUST be listened to immediately after Low. I prefer the latter but "Heroes" does offer more than just its title track. Overall: 6/10
Title track was good of course and nice listening to Bowie. I always appreciate instrumental music but the doubt one felt a bit uninteresting and out of place.
I didn't enjoy this as much as I thought I would. Some good songs and classic Bowie vibes but also some really odd choices in some of the songs
Eh, still not getting Bowie. It's fine. I like the song Heroes, but the rest I could take or leave. There are too many Bowie albums on this list.
I liked the first half of this album a lot more than the second half where it becomes an experimental session. It all sounds good, but once heroes plays, its all noise to me. A lot of his albums are like that for me. Some of them I dont even get to the song I like before I cant take anymore.
Listenable but not very catchy
Heroes es un temón que se mantiene fresco como el primer día. Todo lo demás pues meh. Que todo el lado B sea instrumental me ha dado la tarde.
Conventional rock followed by experimental instrumental, gotta admire it.
“Moss Garden” was the highlight for me Playlist add: "Moss Garden"
Cómo me lele que Heroes no tiene un final de a devis
Done
It was fine, didn’t really blow me away but it was a decent listen
this was going decently well until the space noise songs at the end. still, one of the better bowie albums so I'll give it a 3
I don’t know why I’ve never connected with this album since it’s surrounded by albums I love. Heroes the song is incredible and all the instrumental songs are great, but other vocal songs are like cacophonous and have that 80s drum production style but without any good hooks so it somehow feels like empty pop music without any fun.
Hoooooonkkk
it's alright fav track - heroes
pretty good
Unexpectedly cool. I like how electronic and experimental the acoustic tracks were. It's genuinely a cool sound. Great background noise as I was moving about working on my things.
Is this my third or fourth Bowie album? Who's counting, eh?
Hmm don't know what to think on this one. I probably preferred the later half the instrumental ones. Whatever mood I was in just felt Bowie's vocals fairly graiting on this record. Started to pick up with Songs of a Silent age then Sense of Doubt amazing. First 10 minutes or so really didnt vibe then started to sink in. Still an interesting listen, you know its experimental and genre defining probably. 3 out of 5 (reminder when I go to rank)
Not bad. Heroes is a great track. I appreciate a good instrumental track, but the ones on this album just don't seem to fit the rest of the album.
Kinda liked the weird instrumental back half of this, it was unexpected on a day when I had added this last to a roadtrip playlist and I was sick of *lyrics*. Heroes is good but I swear every time I hear that song I think that I'm listening to an alternate version of the real song.
✸ So many albums I've never listened to before! ✸ The horror of realizing that I never knew "Heros" was originally a David Bowie song. I've been thinking that the Peter Gabriel cover was the original all this time.
Was definitely a different album. "Heroes" was great, the other stuff was fine? No problem with it being on in the background, but definitely not something I'd choose to listen to actively? Fun, but I can't give it a higher rating just because 1 song was great.
I quite like the way it is split into 2 sides. I don’t listen to a lot of instrumental music but I thought the instrumental side was really atmospheric. “Heroes” is a classic and I enjoyed the other songs on side one but there’s a reason “Heroes” is the one I already knew. Not sure it’s one I’ll come back to, but it was interesting to listen to. Fav song: “Heroes” Least fav: The Secret Life of Arabia
Makes me seriously realise why people created mixtapes because what do you mean back in the day you’d have to listen to moss garden after heroes. Really did not like the ambient turn the album took. Specific rating - 2.7 Fav song - heroes Least fav- Neukölln
Cannot explain the dread I felt listening to the A side (and not loving it) having read that the B side was "bleepy-bloopy" and Kraftwerk inspired. But it was so so different from what I expected and much better, I thought Sense of Doubt was especially gorgeous. I'm glad to have heard the album, and blown away by how much wasn't prewritten before recording, but I don't think I'll ever come back to any of the non "Heroes" songs. Favourite song: "Heroes" Least: Neuköln
I had high hopes when I saw this come up. And while Heroes song is a classic it could not alone earn a higher rating for this album. Last day of Volleyball tourney in Orlando. 3/5
There is definitely an art to his music and the sound is something I'm not used to. Neukoln helped bump up my rating.
this is one of the only bowie albums i haven't listened to all the way through. some WEIRD eerie chord progressions going down. the two instrumental songs also got super weird. I can tell how the same person that made blackstar made this w the weird saxes too.
Sound of this album was not what I expected from Bowie.
I am sorry, I’m sure these albums were revolutionary at the time. But every Bowie project I’ve listened to on this list has been extremely mid.
I rarely listen to full Bowie albums, and I don't think I'll return to this one any time soon
Good songs but they felt same-y
A fun product of the 1970s Berlin and Japan fever. Loved--conceptually--the V2-Schneider diss track. The whole album feels less revolutionary these days, though, and I had to remind myself the whole time how novel this was because I wasn't super stoked by the music itself. Favorites: Sons of the Silent Age, "Heroes," Moss Garden, Neuköln
It's okay. The first song and Heroes are incredibly good, but the other non-ambient tracks are a bit throwaway. The ambient tracks are okay, but I have to be in the right mood for them, otherwise I find them tedious.
We could be heroes, but just for one day. Like this album. Onto the next.
Another 3 star Bowie album. The title track is one of the best pop songs ever written, but the remainder is a mixed bag.
Not his best but still it’s Bowie
overrrated
Pretty good - not in the same class a Hunky Dory for me though - was torn between 3 and 4
Love Bowie, I don't know that all of his albums need to be on this list. This feels like an easy cut
One great song on a mediocre album.
Not my favorite Bowie album. Got kind of boring
A: Började intressant och var rädd för att jag skulle bli besviken (se Bulgurs kommentar) men WTAFFFFF?!?!?!?!?! De blev ba bättre o bättre. Började "normalt" (aka tråkigt för varför har IKONEN David Bowie tråkig musik????) men sen hittade "heroin" delen! WOOOW. JEEE! 4/5 D: I början typ nån high-tech Elvis som äntligen har hittat andra instrument än sina fingrar. Mot slutet började det hända allt möjligt. Mina över blev dock inte stimulerade tillräckligt. Rock and spin. 3/5.
Uma decepção, considerando o quanto eu gosto das músicas mais famosas do Bowie. Um álbum bom, mas que não faz jus ao ápice do artista.
If only the whole album matched the quality of Heroes. I was kinda disappointed by the first half (except for the title track), but I ended up enjoying the ambient soundscapes on Side 2... some of them almost sound like they belong in a video game. Pretty cool, but not what I was expecting from this album. Favorites: Heroes, V-2 Schneider, Moss Garden
Heroes is one of the greatest songs ever made. The rest is alright. That guitar solo in Blackout is pretty sweet. In fact, all of Fripp's guitar work in this is very good. But side two doesn't do much for me, even though I'm an Eno fan. There are nice sounds (especially in Moss Garden), but it's just not what I want from a Bowie record.
One of my all time favourite songs by my all time favourite and this only gets a three. It would be an easy 4 but it is really only half an album. I appreciate where it stands in the discography and why, but I would never just listen to side b
I can absolutely hear Fripp's exploratory chops. He brings a heavy, rock and roll feel to Bowie I hadn't paid attention to before. Track four, Sons of the Silent Age, brings the more traditional Bowie sound I expect when a Bowie track is put on. Great use of intergalactic, stellar saxophone. The heavy synths are interesting, and weave with the heavily effected guitar. V-2 Schneider is not the song I expected it to be. It's a weird one, but catchy. Definitely ominous. Second half of the album and holy mother of God, Byrne's influence is worn on the sleeve. Green Moss' orientalism aside, it's more listenable for me than the rest of the album. Sense of Doubt is the song to trigger the most emotional response on the album. It is overwhelming, consuming, and radiantly depressing. Nailed it. The closer of the album, secret life of Arabia or whatever is a swingy, Bowie filled tune. Fun, but just another Bowie song. Heroes the song is catchy, and I have a new appreciation for it contextually. Heroes the album is fun but definitely not groundbreaking. I'm glad I listened.
Some albums are all over the place stylistically but this one takes a HARD turn before coming back. This sounds super influential to modern music.
Not my favorite Bowie album.
Songs with such cringe lyrics, time locked music. Then shifts direction with Sense of Doubt and then Moss Garden sounding like Brian Eno took over. I liked the second half so I guess 50-50
This is just not the best Bowie album, the title track is good but some of the soundscapes going on elsewhere are borderline annoying. I like the direction it goes but it never arrives, in my opinion.
I enjoyed it. Maybe not as good as he others.
Ummm, what was the last half of this album? Moss Garden? I really liked the other David Bowie stuff. But I'm not jammin' to this one. But I'll give it a 5/10
Good, just not as good as I was expecting.
Outside of the title song and the closer, mother too great by Bowie standards.
Bowie has never been a favorite of mine but the songs I like are some of the greatest there are. Heroes might be one of those. This album as a whole is very meh to me. Most songs are okay and that's about it. But that single song brings this album up a whole lot to me. It might not get the highest score over all from me but I could listen to that one song over and over and give it 5 stars instead.
A couple decent singles, but for the most part I could take it or leave it.
Credit to Bowie for challenging conventional music, while still sounding interesting. I’ll choose several other albums over this one, but it’s worth listening to.
Sok
Yeah it was alright
Wanted to like this more.
There are some really good, classic songs on this album, but Bowie feels like a really iconic and important artist that I don't necessarily connect with on all levels. Some songs, yes, I love, but not all of them. I really need to be in the mood. Good album, but not my favorite.
I am only familiar with Bowie's singles and have never listened to an entire album until today. I think this is good, but pretty underwhelming for my first Bowie experience. Of course I'm basing that opinion off of the fact I've heard nothing less than how brilliant Bowie is for the past 48 years of my life. I know there are more of his albums on this list, so I haven't lost hope yet. I know there's a 5 star out there. The song "Heroes" is phenomenal, though, and gets all the stars.
Classic album. Low is the one for me in this Berlin trilogy.
Love Bowie. Not my favorite, but a good album
Beauty and the beast - 3 Joe the lion - 3 "Heroes" - 5 Sons of the silent age - 3 Blackout - 2 V-2 schneider - 3 Sense of doubt - 4 Moss garden - 2 Neukoln - 2 The secret life of arabia - 3
There's nothing I dislike about this album, but not much really makes me want to listen to it again. "Heroes" is pretty good. Moss Garden and Neukoln are unexpected and also pretty good.
A great beginning, but the back half is just too weird for my tastes.
Outside of “Heroes”, this was pretty subpar
This was really dissapointing. Maybe my expectations were too high, Heroes is a great song but the rest of the album felt so so dry.
Yup
Much more esoteric than I was expecting. This was my first ever Bowie album, so I didn't know what to expect. I thought it was pretty good.
Bowieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! This guy is cool as fuck. Heroes is great, Moss Garden is a random unreal deep cut that really stuck out to me idk why. Rest of the album is good.
Some of these felt like they were more meant to be enjoyed only while under the influence of certain psychedelics. I do like Bowie though and Heroes is one of my favorite tracks.
I liked it; it was pretty nice
Empezó muy bien, los instrumentales si bien no son malos un poco te sacan del mood y el último track es medio una cagada. Tendría que haberlo terminado con Heroes y ahí se consagraba. No es malo porque heroes carrea el álbum.
it’s aight not my cup of tea
Pretty good, but it feels like 2 half albums jammed together. The first half is solid, and the ambient music in the second half is interesting, but it doesn’t really work together for me as an album experience.
Not my favorite Bowie album, still great.
Good but my all time favourite is Hunky Dory, this is a bit harsh
If it was all Heroes, it would be five stars, but it’s not.
Not my favourite Bowie album, but still enough within to keep me engaged. Much preferred side two to one, and obviously the title track is timeless.
I don't love this. The first half really works, lots of great songs and obviously the title track is just great. But once we move into the non-vocal tracks I start to question what this album is actually aiming for. Nothing here is particularly bad, I just find at points it's almost unfocused. 'Heroes' does take me back to the GOAT finale episode of TV, real ones know what I'm talking about. Fav Track: Heroes
La chansons éponyme est culte mais le reste de l'album ? Un peu chéper quand même ??
Sympa!
It’s Bowie so I have to love it, right? I don’t mind it. I’m more of an 80’s Bowie fan. Never got the hype that places him on an u touchable pedestal. It’s aight.
Me gusta, es como un rockcito distinto. Más alternativo. Creo que nunca había escuchado a David Bowie o al menos un disco suyo. Y me parece un gran artista. Música agradable al oído, nada que me encante, pero me gusta. 7,5/10
Back in September 2025 I got my first Bowie album, Hunky Dory. At the time I proclaimed my confusion over why I'm not a fan of his music, as by all accounts I should be. I gave that album a 3, but expressed the hope that I'll find an album or two that I really like given how many there are on the list. So this is Bowie album number 2 (#341). It has my already favorite song of his in Heroes. It's a period of his music that I have never listened to. I like a lot of Brian Eno's other production work, so maybe this time... Not to be a contrarian, but aside from Heroes (still love it) and liking The Secret Life of Arabia, I totally preferred the instrumentals of side two to the rest of side one. As has been the case with his music overall, it just doesn't grab me emotionally and I've found it all very cold and uninteresting. I liked it better than Hunky Dory at least.
I liked the title song. But just based off of this, I guess I'm not a big Bowie fan.
It’s alright. One of those albums that makes a good listening experience, but individual tracks don’t have much replay value. Not Bowie’s best for sure.
Even when the results are patchy, the genius still comes through
Another Bowie album. Another chance for me to say that, although I appreciate the man, I do not love the music.
Another great Bowie album, huge massive hit songs on it, no surprise there. The highlights are “beauty and the beast”, “heroes”, and “the secret life of Arabia”. The only disconnect for me with this album is the atmospheric explorational songs that make up most of the album. It’s fun, I like the idea of just making something atmospheric and “vibey”, it just didn’t click with me, like it was pleasant I just didn’t adore it. Still a solid album.
Great to get to another Bowie album. This one has a lot of great experimentation on it and definitely sounds distinct compared to other albums I’ve heard so far. It’s certainly in a pop rock format but it does sound unique with a mostly cinematic second side. I’m looking forward to one day figuring out how tjis album fits in the “Berlin trilogy”.
À part Heroes qui est bien sûr incroyable je reste sur ma faim !!
Mouais. Pas bien marquant, même si loin d'être scandaleux. Heroes est pile dans la DA de l'album, rien de spécial (ni en bien ni en mal).
Good but nowhere near his best.
Have I listened to this album before? No How familiar am I with this album? Pretty familiar, I know maybe half the songs and I know the background of his Berlin recordings. The cover is iconic. How do I feel about this artist? Hello Bowie, I’m more familiar with his glam stuff than the Berlin trilogy but I don’t think there’s any Bowie that I dislike. First impressions before listening: This is so funny, I bought a Bowie T-shirt yesterday and this was one of the pictures on it. I actually said out loud “ it would be cool if I got Bowie tomorrow because then I could wear my new shirt while I listen” and of all the albums I got the one that matches the shirt! I think it’s gonna be a good day. Favorite track(s): Heroes Overall Thoughts: The first part of this album is great. I’m not a huge fan of the instrumentals, they kind of killed the vibe but that doesn’t mean it was bad music I just feel like I enjoy Bowie’s glam era a lot more.
I knew Heroes only going in. The rest was ok. The instrumental ones were unexpected but nice.
Listened to this as a teen, didn't like it so much. Definitely enjoy it now, especially the last few ambient tracks. What the hell was going on there? I demand more of it. 3.5 rounded down to 3.
LOVE "KEROES"! The album in its entirety... meh. But, I have never been a huge Bowie fan. Just not my taste, but I certainly appreciate his style and musical artistry.
I was surprisingly underwhelmed by this. I love Bowie, but a lot of the abstract, sound-scape-y stuff in the back half just sort of washed over me. I didn't dislike it by any means, and I'm not opposed to ambient music as a genre. In fact I find it can be soothing and nice to have on in the background if, say, I'm writing. It's just very hard for me to blown away by it. Given the immense reputation of this record, I sort of expected more. I felt this way listening to Low as well, so maybe I'm just not a Berlin Period guy?
Bowie is very hit or miss for me - mostly miss. This album stays true to that trend. Still, his misses aren't terrible. Side note: Why am I just noticing that "Heros" is in quotations? This feels like it might be a Mandela effect thing.
I like Low a lot, so I was surprised that this didn’t do more for me. I would rank at least 4 or 5 Bowie albums above this.
3/5 - I'm not deep into Bowie's catalog, and this didn't change that. I listened twice, and aside from Heroes, which I've heard a thousand times, only the V-2 song really caught my ear.
Thought I would love this album but it was a bit disappointing. The best tracks have strong tunes but other tracks meander and become unmemorable. There are far stronger Bowie albums.
classique, pas mon pref de bowie mais bon c’est ok
Pretty good
Feels weird re-starting this journey with a very mixed album. Everyone knows Bowie and I was excited to see a familiar album title too. There is some interesting stuff here. The title track, Joe the Lion, and the instrumentals on Side 2 took me by surprise as I previously found them boring. Moss Garden in particular was dreamy. Weirdly, a lot of Side 1 was tough to listen. Really great guitar parts that I should like, but the production was shite. I get that maybe it's what the intention was meant to be, but it made a rough listen. Overall I can see why others may like this album, but I bet this is not the best of 8 albums of Bowie's on here.
Shermz - Yay this is more pop-y. I didn’t know that this guy sang Starman! 3/5
For me Bowie's music is still overshadowed by the pop culture icon that Bowie himself was. I guess you just had to be there to get it.
I found the first half almost impenetrable on first listen, with the exception of "Heroes" which is great. The ambient second half was cool and spooky.
I'm finding it difficult to rate this one. It's interesting, but almost a bit too diverse a selection of tracks. Some are fantastic, some I could really give a fuck about. I enjoy this album for the most part, but I feel like I don't quite get why it's so appreciated. After 2 listens, I'm going with a 3.5/5.
Some great some not so good.
It start very disruptive . A salad of rhythms. Lisergic. Canciones flasheras: Sense of doubt, Moss garden, Neuköln.
Cool Album!
Another Bowie album... And I’m still surprised by how often his records feel loaded with mostly average material surrounding one or two great tracks. This one follows that same pattern of front-loaded with more straightforward ’70s rock before shifting into more experimental territory that’s interesting, but not something you'd casually throw on. The highlights are obviously “Heroes,” and I also enjoyed the spa music of “Moss Garden.”
As a fan, I thought I'd never give one of his album fewer than 4 stars. Alas, Bowie is greater than the sum of his parts and this part, for us less artistic plebes, is too artsy fartsy for me. The instrumental track that is just... sound (?) lost me. "Heroes" is one of my all-time fave songs, but it's not enough to save this album. For me. A low-brow NPC.
Bowie, that's all. Again.
Could’ve been higher. Heroes is great. You may instrumentals.
Bowie <3
A challenging though interesting listen. It’s fairly inaccessible on a first listen - the single “Heroes” and “The Secret Life of Arabia” were the most easily digested. I also liked the experimental and noise poem of “Neukoln.” The rest was a little tough, and due to probably not wanting that much to listen to it again, im afraid I have to give the Duke a 3.
Other than heroes (all time classic), a bit bland. Enjoyed the instrumental pieces though!
Ultimately a few duds on here unfortunately Amazing artwork though
Heresy #503: I don't believe that a sizeable proportion of the people who claim to revere this record have ever actually listened right through it, let alone fallen in love with it. It does get interesting of course, and quite avant garde in places. Some Eno ambience, some Kraftwerkian electronics - but overall it might be one of my least-favourite incarnations of Bowie. Even the title track for me, although it's gigantic, somehow doesn't feel quite the peak of Bowie's artistic potential.
Heroes obviously a banger. Gets delightfully weird for the latter half, atmospheric, eerie. Good album.
Had some good Bowie rock n roll mixed in with some experimental stuff. Also a cut that presaged the early 80s synth pop with drum machines. Never was my thing but this was as interesting listen that deserves some further time. The title track "Heros" will always be one of his best.
Best Songs: Blackout Sense of Doubt
Bowie always takes you on a journey. Not sure how much I like the glam rock opening, but a few of the songs (blackout, moss garden) really hit. Neukoln was a weird one.
I LOVE early Bowie and glam rock Bowie. This album is neither and I’m sorry, I just don’t like it. Honestly, it’s a 2 in terms of enjoyment but rounding up cuz it’s Bowie.
Difficult to review from the perspective of 2026. I wasn’t born when it came out. Some interesting sounds and the obvious hit of the title track, but I doubt I’ll listen to this again therefore I can’t give it a high score. 2.5.
Highlights: Beauty and the Beast, Joe the Lion, Heroes, V-2 Schneider, Moss Garden, The Secret Life of Arabia This is my first time going through Heroes in its entirety. I'm amazed at how I haven't done that already. I have great interest for the Berlin trilogy but I never ended up listening to anything but Low. That being said, I liked Low's instrumentals more than what Heroes offered. I didn't care much about the lyrics, they were too abstract for me to give a rat's ass about them on first listen. The B side was even more abstract since it was only instrumentals.
Great album, this one is the first David Bowie's album that I listened to You can easily tell why he was so famous The song Heroes is a classic and widely known for a reason Loved the songs with lyrics, but I feel the instrumental ones were a little bit to ambiental for my taste or maybe I'm not on the right listening mood for them, willing to give it another try Overall score of 6.5/10
Heroes ist 10/10. Jedes Mal wenn ich es höre muss ich an The perks of being a wallflower denken. Die Szene „in that moment we we‘re infinite.“ Ich muss sagen, dass ich nicht wirklich reinkomme. V-2 Schneider mag ich auch. Ein gutes Lied das im Hintergrund läuft. Mit den anderen werde ich nicht sonderlich warm.
Interesting.... V-2 schneider, heroes, moss garden
He’s good, but Peter Gabriel is so much better.
Damn I forgot Bowie made bangers. Beauty and the beast is a fantastic intro. Joe the Lion is alright, not ''liked songs'' worthy. Heroes very powerful, hence 165m plays on youtube and the first song i knew from before. Songs 4-6 didn't impress me. Sense of doubt is a cool breather before the end half, sounds like an ost from a chill scene in a movie. moss garden and neukoln like previous were nice songs without vocals. the secret life of arabia was a strong finisher. Saved songs - 3 Raiting 6/10 , pleasant listen, but overall not remarkable
i expected all songs to be the same genre but it suprised me when the ambient songs came on. I went to a different dimension
It's very good but side B is basically instrumental which i think the album could have been better without
Didn't mind it at all, pretty intriguing. Deserves another listen
I'm starting to think that I'm just not a David Bowie fan. This album is fine. "Heroes" is a great song. There's a couple other songs on here I liked and a lot more that washed over me like a wave of nothingness.
Felt really experimental at some points, ir was good
Track 1 - 7/10 Track 2 - 9/10 Track 3 - 10/10 Track 4 - 8/10 Track 5 - 7.5/10 Track 6 - 5/10 Track 7 - 4/10 Track 8 - 4/10 Track 9 - 4/10 Track 10 - 9/10 overall - 6.75/10
Another good album from the Berlin trilogy. Heroes and some good rock songs. The more ambient songs in the second half seemed more out of place on the first listen.
good
Didn't listen.
five stars for heroes the song, and the rest of the first half was pretty fun to listen to not crazy about the ambient half unfortunately
I never quite got into this side of Bowie with being blown away by earlier albums. On first listen I didn’t really get into it, but it certainly is a grower. I’ll put this on my rotation
This was alright. I liked the instrumental pause of Moss Garden the best probably. I'll never be an avid Bowie fan, but this was tolerable at least.
Had higher expectations for this one and kinda fell flat. The title song was great but beyond that I am not so sure about it
good
Love the first side - it’s classic post glam pre 80s Bowie The second side is missing Bowie singing, but still good due to Frip and Eno’s influence.
Hm. Maybe I don't like Bowie as much as I thought I did.
It must have sounded like very sophisticated music to people at the time. The track "The Secret Life of Arabia" was especially good.
pretty great title track, pretty okay ambient, pretty interesting chapter in the Bowie story. deserves to be one of the 1001? likely, but a lot of the ground here is covered on Low and it would only be picked for the title track
Really enjoyed the first few tracks but the instrumental back end really dragged on.
Quite enjoyed this. Heroes is obviously the big hit from the album but I also really enjoyed the instrumental Neukoln a lot. As a whole it’s a solid album, but not one I’d probably throw on to listen to in full.
Worth it just for "Heroes".
mais um álbum do bowie, mais uma nota 3,5. eu gostei desse álbum, mas a minha parte favorita foi na reta final.
This one doesn’t really give me the feels. Not enough soul.
A little downhill after heroes
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#894. Did we finally do it lads? Did we finally find a David Bowie album where the whole things is actually worth listening to? Yeah, kinda. And it only took eight albums to get here. I mean, the B side is kinda weak, but it's not painful to listen to like a few of his others on here. 3/5: acceptable, finally
Like the start. Need to listen more but not a favourite so far of his.
Okay
Decent, bit weird
Interesting. The second half of the album being all instrumental tracks was a surprise. Lends itself to be pretty cinematic and would require concerted listening. Not background music Heroes is a banger.
There has never been a bad Bowie album but outside of Hero's there is little on the album that remains catchy and the improv stuff at the end just doesn't work.
This is not my favorite Bowie album by any stretch. There are just too many instrumentals, but it was good nonetheless!
I need to catch up! Sorry David, I tried. Heroes title track was good
There are probably better Bowie albums. This one didn't really connect for me.
not my favorite though i like the end of the album
Ok
I've never really liked Bowie (his hits are okay) and this album hasn't changed my mind. I like a lot of the instrumentals, but as I read the reviews, I get the feeling that most of that is Brian Eno's work. I'm looking forward to getting those in this list now. I really hate Bowie's nasal voice, I feel the album would've been better without vocals. I appreciate the art of this album though, I just feel it could've been better.
David Bowie is a huge influence on most the bands I listen to do I enjoyed this album. The only song I really know was heroes but the rest was OK. 6.5/10 seems fair. Best song Heroes (obviously)
Some great tracks here. Feels like it could be split up into 3 different albums. Heroes is a excellent whopper of track but makes the album feel unbalanced. Particularly along side the second half of the album.
i understand the appeal of this heroes is soooo good, sounds so ahead of its time sense of doubt sounds like a fuckin silent hill theme 😭😭😭😭 moss garden is soooo nice neukoin is creeping me out a lot more cohesive than the previous two but heroes heavily carries
Even with the title track being my DB favourite, I don’t think I would listen to this front to back again.
Mh.
thank god heroes is in this cause ... 3 stars for heroes alone.
Would be okay if the second half wasn't comprised of mostly gloomy ambience instrumental tracks. Still is okay, because honestly I didn't even like "Heroes" that much and the ambiance stuff isn't annoying.
Bowie has been a sore spot for me. Always felt like I should like his work, but whenever I try it's just not it. Except for 1.Outside which I love. I've heard Heroes before and not felt much for it, so most of my exposure to it is in the Philip Glass symphony. Have a lot of respect for Bowie and Brian Eno as artists, so here we go trying it again. Beauty and the Beast - Like the funk elements going on here. The song structure is quite interesting here. The only thing to anchor you is the title line. Production is so oppressive that it's hard to get a grip on anything else. Feels a lot shorter than it is with so much going on. Joe the Lion - The same overwhelming sonic pallette persists here. I get sort of over this one by the end with the repeated "Joe the Lion"s over and over, but the fuzzy noodly guitar solo keeps me going. "Heroes" - Classic song, of course. The sustained, siren-like tone that evolves into denser and denser clusters is just genius. Brian Eno, yknow. Sons of the Silent Age - Enjoy how this one devolves throughout into pure Beatles-ey psych business after the first chorus. Also quite like the lower-key instrumental on this one. Blackout - Rockin. The liquidy aspect of the vocal lines on this one are interesting as they meld into the actual melody with the background vocals. Fun fadeout going as well. V-2 Schneider - Quite the sonic build up here. Throw some saxophones on anything and you know I'm going to like it. Not too dissimilar from how it plays out in the Glass symphony (aside from the Glassisms of course) except that it's about half as long. Feels like I want it to keep going for another three minutes. Sense of Doubt - Hell yeah. Love the soundscape on this one. I suppose it probably goes right in from V-2 Scheider so maybe I'll hold my tongue about the abrupt ending on the last track. Unfortunately, there's an ugly couple second gap on streaming as it loads the next song. Moss Garden - Fuck yes, Brian Eno. These last three have really caught my attention this listen-through. And you've got the airplane noises coming in at the end. Fuckin baller. Neukoln - Again, definitely familiar with this material but in an entirely different sonic context. And this one is not even that much shorter than the Glass version. I am just enraptured by this second half so far. The Secret Life of Arabia - Back to rock and roll now. I don't know, I want so much more from this one. Feels like we ought to be transformed by the end of that beautiful droney section of the record. The instrumentation is definitely less manic than it was at the start, but I'm not sure what I'm meant to be taking away by the end. And then it just ends. We're grooving and then plopped down with nothing. I had to listen to it a second time just to make sure something wasn't wrong. Definitely did enjoy my listening experience more than I have on previous attempts. Perhaps it's that I haven't listened to this original material since I've gotten more familiar with the Glass symphony, so I'm more used to the thematic content. There are for sure some things about which I feel confused. Sitting with it more, the closing track is an immense let down. But the whole B side before the final song is stunning. Brian Eno, yknow. Will definitely have to be returning.
Instrumental songs with oriental meditative feeling. Like Heroes & last one.
I like Bowie but I find this album disappointing
Heroes är förstås en grym låt, men i övrigt tycker jag nog att denna var svagare än det mesta vi lyssnat på av Bowie. Det är helt okej utöver Heroes och jag har inget emot det instrumentala på andra halvan, men mer än en trea blir det inte totalt sett.
Isn Künstleralbum mit vielen coolen Liedern aber auch einigen Dingen, die für mich den Hörfluss stören.
A bit of standard Bowie, a bit of weird Bowie. But like every other of his albums. Not much of note
I don't know, I'm not convinced. It has Heroes, which is great, but I didn't much enjoy the instrumental tracks. I think marrying the musical ingenuity with the sad and contemplative lyrics, and often somber vocals, is where he shines. Not as good as Low or Station to Station. I have become more of a Bowie fan, I have went back and listened to a few albums and found myself harsh. Even so, think I'll stick with my initial reaction.
Love him, don't love the album
The ambient part was an unexpected surprise after what came before it. I hear resonances with Brian Eno’s “Ambient 1: Music for Airports,” also on the 1001 Albums list.
i love bowie but i skipped the instrumentals and dont feel bad for it
I don’t love David Bowie I’m finding out, but I really loved the long interludes on this one, and he’s just so iconic so it was enjoyable to listen to
Iman’s deceased husband has good hits !
Mostly ok
I like David Bowie. I am glad I listened to this, but I probably won’t listen in full again.
It alright, more daybid
Honestly underwhelming. I could hear some of the Eno influence but not enough - the music was disjointed but in a bad way, not a Brian way.
“Heroes” is ambient rock, with electronic elements. The production is beautiful and careful with tiny arrangements that really add to the sound, particularly on the instrumental tracks. It has a dense, wearily optimistic atmosphere where lyrics take a backseat, although Bowie does provide passionate vocals. "Sense of Doubt" is a great example; a dark, brooding piano punctured by small pockets of breezy synths. An interesting album, though not quite my taste.
Nothing note worthy here besides "Heroes". It's not bad, but not good either IMO.
Bowie is definitely well represented in this book (or rather books considering that even ★ snuck in a later edition). Personally, "Heroes" doesn't really do much for me. It's perfectly fine listening but I, as not of a Bowie fan anyway, think there's better Bowie records.
For David Bowie, this was just meh
A weirder and wilder experience than the other Bowie albums I've hit thus far.
The first half was very fun, the second half interesting though not super memorable, a little too ambient for me.
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Ehhh except for one of favorite Bowie songs this isn’t his best.
Not my style but still good
You have to give David Bowie credit, it seems like he was never satisfied with the status quo and was always exploring and experimenting with his music. Art for art's sake, I guess. First half seems pretty normal for the time, Heroes is a good song. Second half goes off in a totally different direction and I was along for the ride. Overall pretty good. I wish I liked Bowie's music more.
Some bangers, but some of the ambient stuff doesn't do it for me.
Some good songs, some too out there for us.
One Bowie after another - i liked the hits on here but was a bit put off by the instrumental artsy pieces.
Frip man, ripping the stuff man
pas tant mon truc mais love you david j'ai aimé la première chanson
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I love David Bowie but this album isn't my favorite. Heroes is such a stand out song and the rest of the songs don't live up to it's greatness. Still Bowie, but not even the best of this era.
Feels like sacralidge but I'm just not a huge Bowie guy.. Some of his stuff is obviously insane and amazing, but so many of his albums feel a bit rinky dink.
Beauty and the Beast Joe the Lion Heroes Black Out
Beauty and the Beast Heroes Sons of the Silent Age Moss Garden The Secret Life of Arabia
Its good idk
Also not really my thing.
Beauty and the Beast - 4.5/5 Joe the Lion - 3.5/5 Heroes - 3.5/5 Sons of the Silent Age - 3/5 Black Out - 4/5 V-2 Schneider - 3/5 Sense of Doubt - 3/5 Moss Garden - 2.5/5 Neukoln - 2.5/5 The Secret Live of Arabia - 3/5
Good but not crazy
the first half was fantastic and then there was the synth shit at the end. bro really wanted to fill the space on that record. not Bowie's best
Mid-tier Bowie
Heroes is obviously the best song. I liked a few of the instrumental only latter tracks. I like it but don't love it.
3/5 not biggest bowie fan but solid album. not my cup of tea for a full album listen.
"Beauty and the Beast" and "Joe the Lion" are just... ok... I don't think they're anything amazing but they're just alright. 3/5 for both "Heroes" is by far the best song on this album. It's lyrics, instruments, the feeling, the mood, it's all peak. It's simply amazing! I will always have this on my playlists, it's just so peak. 5/5!!! "Sons of the Silent Age" got better than the first two, and more enjoyable. 3.5/5 "Blackout" is also alright, I enjoyed the instrumentation more than anything else. 3/5 Tracks 6-9 are all ambient, and they are all about the same quality for me. They are just all "ok". I would rather listen to actually better ambient songs rather than these, so I can't really give them all higher than a 3/5. And "Secret Life of Arabia" was also just Ok. 3/5 Idk there's just nothing that really sparked for me in this album other than Heroes, which upsets me because I really wanted to like more songs, but this is already me being pretty generous with the ratings 😭
Heroes is a fantastic song, but the rest of the album isn't great. It's a similar problem to the one I have with Hunky Dory, in that there's only one or two songs that actually have any meat on their bones, and then the rest is just filler music. Except this time, the filler music wasn't greatly enjoyable to listen to, being moderately boring throughout. Still a serviceable album, just one that can't quite maintain its momentum. 6.5/10
This album is only 40 minutes long???? How??? Anyway always have been a big fan of Heroes (the song), and in 7 songs I'll be able to tell you if it's the best song on the album. Beauty and the Beast is a great opener. Joe the lion might start slow, but the guitar solo feels like a kiss from a beautiful woman. Horrifying comment, but Sons of the Silent Age should've been in Stranger Things. Re: Blackout- What is this heavenly melody that entrances me??? V-2 Schneider continues to remind me that I don't like music without lyrics, crucify me (or should I say nail me to your car). Sense of doubt is a joint smoked, but you're crossfaded and it's bad, but kinda peaceful (all of this is a compliment). Moss Garden is 5 minutes I'll never get back from my life and I think they play it at every spa ever. Oh no, more noise with the next one. 4 songs with no words will bring my rating slightly down because I make the rules. Yay words are back. Overall some skips, but would've loved to get wine drunk with my friends while listening to this.
thought i would like it more. heroes is still a highlight and an outstanding song. i think im not that into an experimental / instrumental rock genre
Some of Bowie's finest tracks, but perhaps not his finest overall package.
First half of this album is very very good - not perfect, but Bowie does a fantastic job of making weirdly beautiful music, especially in the title track, "Heroes". Although many often tried to imitate him, no one could truly recreate what made Bowie, Bowie Not sure if it was his heroin-addled brain, or him smelling his own farts, or both, but the second half of this album completely falls off. Although some of the atmospheric instrumentals do well to save this from being a total disaster, Heroes really goes from a great album to faux-artistic crap
The absolute nosedive this album takes halfway through is crazy
this album has such an interesting shape to it. way more taken in by the instrumental tracks in the back half though, and the last track is a nice melding of the two styles for me - prob my fave apart from Moss Garden. can see how it is an iconic one.
I’m giving this 3 stars because I can appreciate it on an artistic level, but God help me, I just don’t think I’ll ever be able to stand David Bowie’s voice.
The A side was a bit rockier than Low, which I didn’t prefer as much. I liked Sons of the Silent Age, but that was the only song from the first half I really liked. The ambient side of the album was cool with its use of a lot of world instruments, but I really only liked Moss Garden, but the ambient tracks were fairly repetitive and a bit more harsh-sounding than I would like.
5/10 First half had me thinking "Why am I so harsh on David - he can rock, he writes great songs - why do I doubt him? WHY???" Second half had me thinking "David is so overrated, I cannot contemplate his popularity. Surely those who love him can not defend this absolute gumph. I knew I was right to doubt him " And so I give it (7/10 + 3/10) / 2 = 5/10. Feels about right
Heroes set the floor at 3.
I like. It’s 02:43 am so that’ll be all for this one
pretty mid
It's Bowie, so it has a high floor. But, this album didn't really keep my attention too much. It's good, but I don't think many of the songs will stick with me.
More experimental Bowie that I don't care for. Some good songs
Absolutely not a fan. Don't understand the hype. Heroes is a good song.
Now I understand why did Bowie play a role as an alien in the movie The Man Who Fell to Earth.
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Didn’t connect with every track, but it’s a classic album.
harder edged than I remember
La mítica canción homónima y lo demás cosas que no conozco y alguna fumada instrumental que desconocía. Disco prescindible.
ok
I like moss garden, sense of doubt, and kinda the secret life of Arabia. But some of the others just feel noisy. I was also listening while studying so maybe a different mood may have changed my perspective.
Another Bowie album. Heroes was great, took an unexpected experimental turn on side 2.
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I really enjoyed the first part of the album. Beauty and the Beast, Heroes and Black Out are goooood. The instrumental half gets kind of boring but maybe it's just me. I was going to give it 5 stars at first but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Same vibe as Low but not as successful for me.
The title song is amazing but all the avant-gaurde German keyboard stuff is a chore to listen to. Cocaine is one hell of a drug.
I'm somewhat obsessed with a lot of 70's rockers - Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, Springsteen, Neil Young, etc - but man David Bowie has never done it for me, even if I realize he is probably the most complete package of musical talent in comparison to all of them. He's just too weird, which I know is the point, for me to get too into. Heroes is a great song, the rest felt like art history homework.
Not my favorite DB album but Heroes is the stand out song. The rest is abstract.
Listened to driving to the airport. Favourite song: Heroes.
Interesting but not to my taste
I can't believe there are 8 David Bowie albums on this list and that's way too many. I think Ziggy Stardust is pretty flawless and I'd like to give more of his albums 5 stars, but there's always some shit that doesn't make sense. This album was great until V-2 Schneider which...fine, okay. But then the following song Sense of Doubt was just a waste. It's filler. I didn't want to listen to a David Bowie album today and hear some soundscape bullshit. I'm assuming this is what happens when you make an album blasted out of your mind on cocaine. And while I'm sure it's good to create and experiment with things as an artist, these soundscape songs just feel like a cop out. Didn't have to write lyrics, didn't have to sing anything. Is he even playing any of the instruments on here? Is he controlling the direction of these pieces? It ends with The Secret Life of Arabia which is another filler track but at least it's got a beat and he's singing. I can't remember which other album of his I listened to that followed the same pattern...first half, great...second half just instrumentals and soundscapes. I don't think when someone wants to listen to Bowie, that's not what they're intending to listen to. I don't think anyone's ever said "Man, V-2 Schneider and Moss Garden are my favorite tracks off Bowie's Heroes album."