Heroes

Nostálgico, no es para mí

Of course the title-track is an eternal anthem and one of Bowies greatest songs ever. But alongside "Heroes" the rest of the album seams even weaker than it already is. Only other highlight for me is "V-2 Schneider".

This has the "heroes" song from the end of JoJo Rabbit. This album seems good for driving or active listening - a little distracting for work on the computer. But I liked some of it. Some was more instrumental than I like. Got bored toward the end.

Though I have a high level of respect for Bowie, and his influence, I find that while some songs are absolutely great, many others bore me. Some annoy me. But this album has none that annoy but not enough great ones to offset the boring.

One cracker, rest very mixed

So good and also so bad

Bei mir persönlich der größte Fall von "sollte eigentlich was für mich sein, aber zündet nicht". "Blackstar" mag ich, zu allen anderen Sachen finde ich keinen Zugang. Auf diesem Album hier mochte ich diese Ambient-Suite sehr.

I didn’t like this one as much as other Bowie albums I’ve heard, Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust. It felt less funky and had less zeal. Seemed like the precursor for a lot of new wave stuff to come though.

Good but different. I may need another listen or two before fully appreciating it. Sadly that means for now it only gets a 3.

5/10

Really enjoyed this. Had only heard the song Heroes before giving the whole album a spin. Beauty and the Beast and The Secret Life of Arabia were also great songs. Really enjoyed the ambient section later on too, which isn’t normally my vibe.

still not for me but so far my favorite bowie album, heroes is just so good

Heroes as the title song did drag this album into an ok score. There were some highlights but a lot was very average.

This was the album I had in my car CD player for a few weeks in c2013, and I don't think my opinion has changed since then - the middle drags the album from some fantastic pop hits into something more arty and I'm not sure that that the result is better than the sum of its parts.

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I gave this one two listens because it felt so disjointed and scattered. It doesn't feel like a cohesive album in the way other Bowie albums do. Other than the title track, which is phenomenal, transcendent and age-defining (and the reason I'm ranking this as high as I am), I couldn't find much to cling onto. Maybe it needs more than 2, listens... While I appreciated the instrumentals, and recognize this as a big step for Bowie's development, the whole thing doesn't quite resonate for me. Some of the songs stood out on their own, but overall it was missing some fluidity and cohesion I'm looking for in a "perfect" album. 5/10

I liked it but not too mich

it's fine, i just dont care for bowie

i don’t think this album was quite my speed, but it was an enjoyable listen! it was also very nostalgic for me, since my mom loves david bowie. my top three songs were: - joe the lion - heroes - blackout

Didn't connect with it unfortunately

mejor que el de ayer, tiene varios temas genuinamente buenos, especialmente de los primeritos pero me parece que el artista es un poco disney con sus temas full instrumentales que no me gustan tanto, no me gustó el orden al final con la última canción pero en general me pareció un buen album

David Bowie is hit or miss for me and this was more of a miss.

Har de samme problemene som Low, men med svakere låter. Bortsett fra tittelsporet, da. Men Low har Sound and Vision. Den er kanskje ikke like iconisk som "Heroes", men omtrent like sterk. Som på Low synes jeg den instrumentale B-siden er sterkere enn A-siden, men her er også komposisjonene svakere enn på Low.

Et litt mer klaustrofobisk album enn Low. Det føles litt crowded, men de ordinære låtene her mer gjennomarbeidet enn Low. Etter to intense låter er det en ganske deilig følelse når "Heroes" åpner opp og tar det ned igjen. Robert Fripp er et utrolig bra tilskudd til plata. Det er kjedelig å hylle tittelsporet nok en gang, men jeg syns Fripp virkelig gjør sitt for å løfte den. Ja også "Blackout" da. Det er dessverre litt for mange fillers på albumet til at det når helt opp hos meg. Det er vel egentlig en del av det instrumentale på B-siden som føles litt umotivert, samme problem som Low. Hvis jeg ville hørt lange krautrock-inspirerte instrumentalpartier så er jeg mest keen på å gå til kilden. Selv om ikke Berlin-trilogien er peak Bowie for meg, så har jeg tenkt at Heroes har vært min favoritt av dem, men etter å ha hørt Low igjen i går så begynner jeg å helle mer mot den. Ikke at det er så mye som skiller dem.

This is very different from Ziggy Stardust. Where that was fairly standard classic rock, this is more experimental and artsy. It's perhaps very akin to Iggy Pop's The Idiot, which isn't surprising as that had Bowie all over it. Now, onto the actual album: the synth sounds are fairly interesting, and the guitar is good. However, the lyrics aren't excellent(Ziggy Stardust was only slightly better in this regard), and neither are the vocals(though Ziggy Stardust exacerbated the nasal quality of Bowie's voice to a greater extent). It's not as accessible or tuneful as Ziggy Stardust, nor is it good as an experimental record(Tago Mago by Can was better in this regard, though that's likely to be expected). "Heroes" ultimately is a fairly weak record that doesn't really do anything it tries to well. If I wanted a synth pioneer, I would listen to Can. If I wanted a Bowie record, I would pick Ziggy Stardust.

Not my favorite Bowie

I rate this album 6/10 This album mostly contains instrumental music, plus gives count Dracula, jazz and a hit of Egyptian vibes Has some catchy lyrics and gives 80’s vibes

J'aurais mis 2 si ce n'était pas pour la chanson Heroes

Title track an all time great — otherwise not a top 10 Bowie album. Low better for Eno/Berlin phase

Pretty good

I was not familiar with any other songs besides the album's namesake, Heroes, so this was a new listen for me. I've honestly always been a bit on the fence about Bowie and this album was no different. There were definitely parts of several songs that really caught my ear, but none were added as new faves. Overall a cohesive album.

Third Bowie album in as many weeks, and it's starting to feel a bit repetitive. I'm really not sure we needed that many on the list. A very typical Bowie album. Vocals are decent but unsurprising. Instrumentals are great, but not as original as in Low - there are more pop elements and less krautrock weirdness, which disappointed me. The three ambient tracks on B-side were much more interesting (especially Neukoln) than the rest, but also too short ; it felt like an unfinished experiment. I'd rather listen to Kraftwerk or Eno's solo work from the same period. It was reasonably pleasant overall, but I probably won't come back to it. 6/10

Encore un album de Bowie, oui c'est un grand artiste... mais de là à en avoir toutes les semaines....

Coming right after Low, it’s hard not to compare the two. I prefer the rock side of Heroes, which grabs me more straight away. Still, I was more taken by Low’s instrumental tracks than by the ambient parts here. Eno-style ambience has never really been my thing. Overall, though, it’s an interesting and surprising album, and you can tell it really shook things up at the time. Like Low, it’s one I should probably spend more time with.

I really want to like David Bowie‘s music, I just need to get over his strange voice. Plus, the ambient music in this album was weird as hell

secret life of arabia was new to me and super awesome

Some good tunes, let down by poor singing and over indulgence in the last few songs.

крутий альбом. багато пісень додала собі в грайлист, але були і ті що було якось не комфортно слухати. думаю варто буде переслухати його якось пізніше

It is possible to understand and appreciate what an album is going for while not enjoying 90% of it.

Album 998 of 1089 Heroes - David Bowie (1977) Rating : 3 / 5 Going into this one, I expected more, especially given how strong so much of Bowie’s catalog is. Outside of the title track - which absolutely earns its reputation - this album just didn’t land for me the way others have. There are moments where the experimentation and sound work are interesting, and you can hear Bowie pushing boundaries, but for me that never fully translated into songs I wanted to come back to. A few tracks simply didn’t work at all, and others felt more like ideas than finished statements. That said, this is still Bowie, and even a “lesser” Bowie album has thought and ambition behind it. I respect what he was reaching for here, but respect doesn’t always equal enjoyment. I guess even the greats don’t score every time. Outside of Heroes itself, this one just didn’t connect.

Interesting first half. Oddly boring 2nd half

Very synth 80s power ballad, would be truly experience on a very specific type of acid

Another Bowie album that just doesn’t really grab me, it’s so odd. I really want to love him, I just find so much of it jarring almost.

Heroes is noisy and uneven, rarely reaching a resolution, especially in its first half. The title track is a fleeting moment of joy—two anxious lovers seeking meaning in an oppressive world, aware it won’t last. Then the album shifts into instrumentals that feel like a disjointed world tour, from the horror-film dread of “Sense of Doubt” to the delicate, Zen-like stillness of “Moss Garden,” before spelling out its destination with “The Secret Life of Arabia.” Scattered and uneasy, the album lacks cohesion and seems to have a tension and dislocation at its core.

that sneaky bastard of an album catches on quickly, at least the second part!

not really my style, but overall good

Feels like a Talking Heads album. I found compelling sections in the first few tracks with Heroes being an obvious standout. I felt it was starting to drag at the end of Blackout but V-2 takes the energy back up and starts a totally instrumental section that seems pretty experimental. King Crimson similarities in the foreboding Sense of Doubt and Neukoln. The saxophone in Neukoln is a particular standout. Closing track is good but not overwhelming. 40 minute length felt very appropriate but overall, it felt like a less polished Remain in Light. 7/10

Some very interesting soundscape stuff on here that I did not expect. Apart from that some experimental ish stuff that i appreciated. Heroes is a great song as always. Honestly got a bit of a Zappa vibe with some of the instrumentation and vocalizations.

"Heroes" doing a lot of heavy lifting on this album. One of my favorite songs of all time, not matched by the rest of the album.

Not a big Bowie fan and this album doesn’t change my opinion. It’s fine but I wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to it.

3/5

Liked up through the instrumental tracks. It felt jarring

Album of two halves. First half is really good Bowie, second half is too out there and kind of forced experimental. Overall the album is good, just could have been better. 3/5 Might listen again

Heroes the song isn't just my favorite Bowie song, it's an all timer for me. I knew there were a dozen Bowie albums on this list. This was the one I was looking forward to the most. Man, what a disappointment. I didn't know about the German trilogy before this album generator. I guess for historical reference one of them could have been on here. But I don't vibe with any of them. Heroes was the standout. The opener was pretty good. But the esoteric weirdo instrumentals on the back half just weren't fun at all. Fuck Moss Garden. I appreciate Bowie as an artist, but this challenge has taught me that I'm really just a singles guy with him. (Without Heroes, this album would be a 2, I'll bump it up one star but even on the strength of the song I can't give it more than that ).

To be honest I was pretty disappointed with this. The title track is of course an all-time classic and The Beauty and the Beast one is ok. Other than that I found it unremarkable. I’d been looking forward to hearing some Bowie albums in their entirety, having familiarity only with his multitude of hits. Hopefully some of the others on the list are more to my liking

i like david bowie but this album just isn’t my favorite. that being said, i love heros, it reminds me of stranger things.

One great song + many good songs = 3.

yet another bowie album. wow please be more selective with the bowie i need to hear before i die. most of these i have distinctly not needed to hear, i assure you

I really wish I liked the first half of this album more than I do. Maybe with a few more listens it would grow on me but it feels less inspired than other Bowie stuff I've heard. Really love the Brian Eno stuff at the end, beautiful stuff 3.5/5

good

moss garden is delightful

I've always really wanted to like Bowie, but have never really gotten into him. Side A of this record didn't help. Heroes is a big track obviously, but nothing else on Side A did much for me at all. However, Side B rolled around and Moss Garden hit and I was in. It says something that my favourite tracks are the ambient tracks where Bowie doesn't sing, but I'll take it.

I enojoyed some of the tracks, I assume not his best album?

Was fine, I liked the experimental vibe.

Another Bowie album just two days after Ziggy Stardust? Being awfully generous, aren’t we? It was cool to finally give “Heroes” a spin, as The Next Day was the first David Bowie album I ever heard about and I always wondered why it had a second title that was crossed out. I only later learned that he had a different album called “Heroes” that had its art repurposed for The Next Day and I’m still not entirely sure why, even after reading up about it – maybe it’ll make more sense once I actually listen to the latter. Coming off of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, “Heroes” kinda comes across like a contractual obligation. I know it’s not, but it sounds like a collection of singles that Bowie didn’t know how to package as an album, so he just made a hard pivot into ambient instrumental music during the second half to fill space. I wish I liked songs like “Sense of Doubt” and “Moss Garden” more, but they just don’t add anything to the album experience for me. “Heroes” certainly isn’t a bad listen – it’s got a lot of great tunes (some of which feel very proto-1980s) and I enjoyed the overall experience more than Station to Station, but I’m struggling to understand the vision here. Again, maybe Bowie’s 2013 followup will add some context and give me a greater appreciation of this project! Highlights: Beauty and the Beast, Joe the Lion, Blackout, Neuköln, The Secret Life of Arabia

Heroes

Nice one. However no every single song is extremely unique. I would propably come back to this album, cause it's classic one just as David Bowie. Overall 7/10.

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

A couple good songs and just some random sounds.

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

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

Enjoyed it but not really my cup of tea. 3.5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Some good songs but not a GREAT album

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

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

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

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

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

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

Take out Heroes and the rest is average

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It was alright. Not blown away by it.

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

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

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

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

Loved the instrumental ones especially. Brian Eno - makes sense

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

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

It's fine, I prefer Low for sure.

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

Decent Bowie album

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

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

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

Favorite Track: Heroes

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

First half 4⭐️. Second half, 2⭐️.

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

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

Tad less enjoyable than young Americans. 3.

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

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

Took an interesting musical turn in the back half

Only really liked the title track

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

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

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

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

Good, but not great

Thisbwas a good album

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

drama kid discovers eastern aesthetics

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

Its just a lot of fancy noise

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

Ok

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

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

Fine but didn’t need the long instrumental section

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

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

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

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

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

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

good!

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

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

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

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

Meh.

Not bad

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

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

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

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

3,7

Disappointing album from eno and bowie

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

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

I liked this Bowie album more than the first one I listened to

Heroes is the only truly great track on this album. Some others are decent. A couple are not good at all.

I found this album a little bit underwhelming. I liked Heroes of course and the sons of the silent age, but everything else a found a bit uninspiring. I liked the instrumental in Moss garden in the middle as a change in direction, but then felt the effect was lost when it moved into the next song. On the whole i was not entirely captivated by this album and it gets a standard 3 stars

I honestly liked the songs without vocals better than the ones with vocals. Great production, but the Bowie melody and songwriting just aren’t there.

I enjoyed this album for what it was. I'm not the *biggest* fan of David Bowie, but in an effort to discover music this was a nice first step. 9/11/25 - don't know if date is saved with this entry - was a decent day. Definitely a nice way to round off the evening while doing some writing for a game I want to make.

Atmospheric, industrial, gothic! It took a few songs for me to get into it but everything after Heroes was captivating. This album gave me a lot to “chew on” which I really enjoy. As Tristan would say, “it’s a sipper!”

The last third of it is very atmospheric.

Needs a revisit probably

Apart from the peerless title track there is an awful lot of silliness on this record. Innovative Bowie was but sometimes you just want the tunes and the words to mean more. Its ok but there are other way better bowie albums than this mish mash

Great side 1. Not so great side 2.

Kyllä tämän ihan mielellään kuunteli, mutta Bowielta on parempaakin musaa olemassa.

Ei parasta Bowieta

Tasaista ⭐️⭐️⭐️. Bowien ääni on aina ollut karismaattinen.

It was pretty good in parts, but otherwise just alright

I've never listened to a Bowie record from start to finish other than Blackstar. Heroes could be one of my all time favourite songs. As a whole album does nothing for me though. Some pretty interesting recording techniques were used and it's pretty innovative but that doesn't translate to an enjoyable listen. My feeling is people are seeing Bowie and some sort of bias sets in. No way this is a 5* album. 2.5/5. Raising to a 3.

Wait, David Bowie?! Oh, wait, Brain Eno…

I want to give this a 4 but it's the instrumentals that drags it down. They are wonderful atmospheric songs that sounds like a score for an unproduced Horror movie with Bowie but they don't fit the rest of the album. The rest of album great I really dug it.

Not my favorite Bowie album

I’m not a Bowie fan so I have nothing to compare it to but the Bowie album I listened to yesterday and I liked yesterday’s record better. It was fine. Or more to accurately to say between the first half of pretty neat rock songs that I liked more than average and the rather slow instruments that I couldn’t really get into it averaged out to fine.

Not my favorite Bowie album, the first too songs are too dense to be enjoyable. V.2 and Sense of Doubt however are instrumental favorites.

the normal songs were alright. the instrumentals were strange. i don’t feel great about this one.

Loved the ambient tracks!

After listening to the opening track, 'Beauty and the Beast' I was hopeful it would live up to the standards of the titular track. Unfortunately it seemed to just fall a bit flat after that, it picked back up again towards the end but the middle of the album was a bit of a let down to be honest.

Robert Fripp and Brian Eno really bring it together to paint a gorgeous masterpiece for David Bowie. 3.5⭐️

Meh. Kind of bland outside of the popular songs. And even those are a little bland. 3 stars.

Ставлю традиційні 3 для Боуі.

I'm a Bowie fan, but I struggle with this era. This album feels so underdeveloped. After one go, I feel like it's a 2 but am willing to give DB the benefit of the doubt for a 2.5 since I believe it could possibly grow on me with repeated listens. And I'll round that to 3 stars (since fractions aren't allowed). 2.5/5 #159

What a strangely mediocre album

Some boring Bowie on this along with the obvious classic title track. V2-Schneider is great and the rest of the Eno stuff is cool as dark foreboding ambient goes. Doesn't need to be on the list

Was alright. Listened while mowing lawn so didn’t see all songs so don’t remember which ones, but a few good ones. Liked the instrumentals at the end. But definitely not my favorite Bowie album

First full album i listened to by Bowie, i can appreciate it for what it is just not my style

Heroes impecable. El resto de la cara A me han parecido canciones ruidosas que no me dicen nada (cómo me atrevo a decir eso). Las instrumentales de la cara B, si bien me han dado paz, no es lo que me esperaba en un disco de Bowie, una especie de música sintética + sitar o theremin que no acabo de entender.

This is some weird Bowie! There's some synth in this album that will make you question decisions that were made. Heroes is just a different style than you'd expect. There's a very 80s almost industrial sound even though this came a few years before. There were even some kinda cool ambient noise tracks. Standouts were the title track "Heroes," I kinda liked "V-2 Schneider" and "Moss Garden" was nice and contemplative and had an old school sci-fi vibe to it. I didn't love Heroes, but I didn't hate any of it, which puts it squarely in the 3 star realm. I appreciate Bowie trying something a little different here and it was probably pretty out there for the times, but this is not my favorite Bowie by any means.

One of the things I love about David Bowie is how much he changed up what he was doing. The downside of this, for me at least, is that when I'm listening to anything beside Ziggy Stardust, I kinda just want to be listening to that. Still, fucking legend.

i like bowie most when he doesn‘t sing and this had lots of that but it also seems really disjointed and nothing really sticks

Y’all, I struggle with Bowie. He’s got a great voice, the art is insanely interesting, the production is top notch. Why do I not love it? I want to love it, but it’s just ok for me and gets tedious after while. I don’t even know how to rate this very sane insanity.

Man, I'm torn on this one. I had some high hopes going into this, because I know and enjoy a number of Bowie songs already. For the first half of this album, it was a pretty good, synth-heavy experience. However, from "Sense of Doubt" through "Neuköln", it was purely instrumental experimental soundscapes. Now, instrumentals aren't inherently bad by any means. These tracks, however, just stripped all the energy that the first half of the album had. Some of that energy returned in the last song, "Secret Life of Arabia," but the previous three tracks really killed the flow for me.

3.5 stars First half is classic Bowie, second half experimental. This was released after Low in the same year - I think Low is the better and more interesting album. I actually really enjoyed this but “for Bowie” I think this is a weaker album. Heroes is great - as a kid who grew up in the 90s, I heard The Wallflowers’ version off the Godzilla soundtrack first. They cleaned it up and re-established a more traditional song structure. I like both the Wallflowers’ pop-ified radio-friendly version and Bowie’s rougher-around-the-edges original. Oh and it’s part of the Elephant Love Medley in Moulin Rouge so of course I love it!

Before I start this review, I want it on the record that I love David Bowie. I'm a huge fan. He's amazing. He's influential. He's iconic. I fucking love the Ziggy Stardust record. A one of a kind artist. But... I have really mixed feelings about this album. I know it's one of his most revered albums. This and Low are always held up as these monumental achievements. I honestly have mixed feelings about both of them, but I'll save the Low thoughts for when it inevitably is picked as part of this 1001 review extravaganza. Listening to Heroes is a bit like going to watch the 1992 Chicago Bulls. In the first half it all makes sense, it's magical even. Jordan is out there, doing iconic basketball shit. It's what you came to see. Then you go get a snack at half time, hit the bathroom, you're having a great time. But when you go back to your seat for the second half, you realize they're sitting Jordan. He's just chilling on the bench, casually shouting plays to Scotty Pippin and all those other players history forget. And sure Scotty Pippin and the rest of the 1992 Bulls are great at basketball and they're enjoyable to watch... but they're not Jordan. And things continue like this until the last 3 minutes and 46 seconds when Jordan hops back on the court, does some magic and they win the game. Sure it was still a good experience, but you kinda wish Jordan played all 60 minutes. Just like how I wish there weren't 4 instrumental songs on this album (4 out of 10), where Bowie doesn't say a word. He is an iconic vocalist and lyricist. Having him not sing on a track is kind of insane. And sure, those instrumentals are very good... but I still wish he was there singing on top of them. There's just something missing without him there. You could slap a different artist name on those tracks and I wouldn't be able to say, "NOO those are clearly Bowie instrumentals, how dare you". Because Bowie's musical style shifts constantly throughout his career, he's a bit of a chameleon, jumping between characters and musical sub-genres. But the thing that holds his whole cannon together is his unmistakable voice. He can sing on anything, any genre of instrumental and make it his own. And if you get rid of that, all your left with is some cool instrumental psychedelic rock... that doesn't feel like a Bowie track to me. Now the songs where he does sing, are very good... but not my favourite Bowie songs. Heroes is truly incredible of course. I'm not a contrarian on that. It gave me chills the first time listening through the album for this review. The more i listened to it, the more i felt it was an odd song, yet somehow it works as this huge pop anthem. When he starts to scream the lyrics in the second half, it's incredible. His performance blows me away. i've tried to do this song at karaoke and it's so hard to make it compelling for 5 minutes. It seems like an easy to song to sing, but what he brings to it is so incredible and magical. It's so hard to recreate at all. The rest of the album is hard to compare to the song Heroes. Nothing gets near the heights of that track. Weirdly, on some of the other tracks it feels like he's slacking a bit on the lyrics/melodies. There are just some clunky phrases that even David Bowie has trouble selling like "The secret life of arabia" orrr "sons of the silent age." Joe the Lion has this weird vocal section about greasy pipes where the melody has this goofy improvised jazz vibe to it that throws me off every time. The verses of Sons of the Silent Age are underwhelming, which is frustrating because i love the chorus so much (baby i'll never let you go...), it gives Hunky Dory vibes which is my other favourite bowie album. Blackout is a bit of mess vocally... sort of all over the place. Buttt the instrumentals for all of these tracks are incredible, just so groovy and cool. I just kinda wish David honed the lyrics and melodies more. I realize i spent the first half of the reviewing complaining that he wasn't singing and then I spent the back half saying he needed to put more effort into these tracks. I stand by it. Even a half baked Bowie vocal performance is better than no Bowie at all. And even though some of these tracks have some weak vocal moments, they also have incredibly strong moments that makes it all worth it. Ultimately... this is a 3.5 for me. Even a frustrating David Bowie album is better than most other albums. I'm going to round down though because he didn't sing on 4 god damn tracks. Side note (and another hot take): I do kind of see Bowie as more of a singles artist than an albums artist. Yes, he has Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust... but the rest of this albums are a bit of a mixed bag for me. The singles though are so fucking incredible. Some of the greatest songs ever written. I could listen to Modern Love every day of my life. But i couldn't put on the Let's Dance album every day...

Title track (as great as it is) is the only notable track

Average Bowie. Not great Bowie, not terrible Bowie.

I get why this album is considered one of the top 1001 albums but when you dig into it and listen to it, there aren’t that many strong songs. I almost feel like it’s 50% music and 50% filler

Dominated by the title song. Can't hear what's so good about the album tracks. You can smell the heroin, though!

I thought the variety was better than some other Bowie albums that we have had.

Not my choice of music but it was ok

Another day, another Bowie album I don’t get.

another Bowie album & I still don't get the appeal

Not like I'm discovering this for the first time, but it's Bowie, obviously I like it. I like the last part especially for the instrumentals, that's what sticks out to me. But other than that, his music isn't for me unless I listen to it a lot, which I haven't with this album. It's alright.

Heroes es basicamente el unico tema, pero que temazo hermano

3.0 - Ok

What is the point to these instrumentals? Half of them album is 20 minutes straight of these. Makes it worse when they sound like utter gross The actual songs are pretty good, with my favourites being the opening and ending tracks. So why you gotta ruin it David?

The instrumentals felt out of place and unnecessary

What's with the last half of this album? (43 known/91 new)

A bit of a weak start, but really strong middle and end.

Bom álbum, as duas instrumentais no fim são bem legais

There's some good bops here but also some weird stuff which I guess is to be expected from Bowie. The more I listen to Bowie the more polarizing I find his music, is it good or is it just the Bowie effect?

I've always been fairly indifferent to Bowie, cherry picking some songs here and there. I was pretty indifferent to this album too.

The song is good but I don't see what the fuss is about. Perhaps I just didn't get it.

Started and ended very strong but a lot of the middle section was a bit too abstract for me to fully connect with it. I appreciated the experimental elements, but it didn't quite live up to my expectations overall.

hm ye

Want to love this more, but to my ears it’s not something I want to listen to.

I enjoyed the part where he stopped singing (not joking)

Need to listen to more Bowie to gain a better appreciation. Nothing boring about this album, but didn’t move me. Probably need to listen again and more intently. I know Bowie and this album was groundbreaking, but, with some exceptions, I don’t love this record. Recognize the great musicianship though.

Very hood but not his best

Bowie was obviously a genius but this is a pretty weird album. And that's speaking as somebody who has given five stars to Can and Zappa so far during this challenge.

A solid Bowie construction. Complete with some of excellent composition, witty hooks, and distracting instrumentals. Overall, solid and interesting.

The second half of this album gave me anxiety but that was probably a combination of my own headspace and walking at dusk while listening. Solid album!

I found this to be kind of a lackluster Bowie album. Didn't feel particularly inspired and the tracks blend together. I was enjoying a track at the end until I found out that the album had ended and autoplay had queued up a track from Hunky Dorey.

Not a big Bowie fan.

Should have ditched the instrumentals and combined this with Low.

cute David <3

This was his TWELFTH album? Jeeze. The title track is the best track on the album and was my fave Bowie track for a long time. Sense of Doubt through Neukoln almost sound like they could have been included in a Daft Punk or ambient lyric-less Radiohead album.

Heroes the song is amazing, the album was good but the instrumentals on the back half were a bit wierd and boring. I’ll try it again later, but I still love the production of Bowie.

this is the first of the berlin trilogy that i’ve heard, the intro was great and the title track is obviously amazing, the disc 2 instrumentals didn’t really seem to fit in with the vibe and just felt a little bit in the way, it takes a lot away from the value of the album i found, i enjoyed a lot of the songs but as a whole album i wouldn’t say its bowie’s best, cover is beautiful 3.5/5

I'm really sorry, but I don't really like this album. Yes, the title track is one of Bowie's best songs. But the rest.... No, I kind of like the experimental Eno-tracks but I can's stand the opening dup 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'Joe the lion'. My god, who thought these ugly choruses were a good idea? And Robert Fripp's guitar sound - mangled through a synthesizer, I think - is ugly as hell.

Title track is one of my favorite songs of all time. So, so, so good. The rest of the album is a bit of a shrug. Liked the instrumental songs on the second side. A bit hard to remember what 1977 and a divided Berlin felt like.

Good

I almost wrote this album off until the instrumental tracks. Still not my favorite Bowie album, but can’t say it’s not interesting.

Get rid of tracks 6-9 and replace with something more worthwhile (ie the rest of the album) and then you get 4 stars.

wow a bowie album i don’t immediately hate

When I was in college, I got wine drunk, blacked out, and my only memory was sitting on the couch and crying while Heroes played in the background. David Bowie had only died a few months prior, and the song was enough to move me to tears. The song will forever hold a meaningful place in my life, however, ranking the album anything higher than a 3 would be blatant Bowie bias.

Mostly good.

Ainda não chegou o disco da música dele que amo, rs! Mas falando propriamente desse disco, é inegável a capacidade deste homem.

Couldn't connect all that much with the sung songs however I really enjoyed the purely instrumental or snythetic songs!

I’m not the biggest Bowie fan but I can enjoy this album from time to time.

Interesting album, good instrumental tracks at the end. Definitely a vibe

Blind album? I dont think I've listened to the whole thing before but know the hits. The back half seemed to drag for me but decent.

Kinda boring at start. Last 3 tunes were pre good thi

It’s not bad, but this is not my favorite work from Bowie. Parts of it feel a little sluggish, but there are definitely some enjoyable moments too. 2.5 rounded up to 3 stars.

Good album, I enjoyed it. Love the music for the song Heroes too.

Nothing wrong with the album just not too much that was compelling either!

Well that's not what I expected. It's such a bizarre album that feels like a mix between Lou Reed and maybe Kate bush? Listening to the title track I don't think I ever realized how weird that song was either. Is it interesting? Sure. Would I have been pissed off if I bought it only hearing the single? Definitely. Drugs make you do some wild shit.

Okay, not the best David Bowie, but still a heroic album that got me into the grooves.

I didn't realize how much Preoccupations singer is biting Bowie until now. All the poppy songs I like on this are rendered redundant by the existence of Talking Heads. When it becomes a spacey freak jazz album I love it

Not my favourite Bowie album. Overhyped due to Heroes.

I think my 16-17 year old self would've really fucked with the song "Heroes". I still think it's quite alright now... because Brian Eno co-wrote it HAHAHA Second half of this is basically and Eno ambient album?

Probably his best album so far

I bought this album on cassette in the early 80's and probably got it in the bargain bin. As with many of the pre-recorded cassettes at the time (I have several Bowie tapes), the tape has tightened and only plays if you shake it and even then it warbles. I was hoping it for a more enjoyable experience, but at the time I felt it had only one good song and a lot of uninteresting and boring filler. Of Bowie's mid-late 70's albums this has aged well. Listening now, there are multiple songs I enjoy and recognize and though it loses steam towards the end, it has a sonic energy and mature songwriting I may have overlooked before. It resonates for me more now and though I don't consider this a must-hear, it is worthwhile and the title track alone is one of his best.

Really great songs, but the instrumental tracks felt a bit weird. Close to 4!

2.6 Never been a huge Bowie fan

Cover: 3 Good experimental chill album. Not spectacular, at least on first listen.

One thing I’ve learned from doing this is I’m not as into Bowie’s Berlin trilogy as I thought I was. Heroes is a cracking song, and I really like the instrumentals that close out the album, but otherwise I found the rest of it quite lacking. Not bad by any means, but merely okay.

Really like the second half of the album and the ambient/experimental stuff. First half is great too. But I’d never heard that part of Bowie’s work before and glad I did.

Great listen. The second half is so good with experimental/avant-garde stuff that I never knew Bowie had made.

Class

Love Bowie, but not my fave

It wasn’t too bad

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.

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

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

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

Pretty experimental.

some decent tunes but bowie has much better albums

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*

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.

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.

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.

Good tunes, great artist, good album.

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.

also mid

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?

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

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

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

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.