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LOW

David Bowie

 

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Walkscore
4 stars One of Bowie's Best.

This is the first of Bowie's so-called 'Berlin triology', which are collaborations with Brian Eno. This album sees Bowie once again break with (his) earlier traditions, and experiment with music in ways few expected. While 'Heroes' would see Bowie extend this experimental approach even further, 'Low' is the more musical of the three (and the third in the trilogy, 'Lodger', is not nearly as musical nor experimental). On Low, most of the tunes have vocals, but a few, like Warszawa, and Weeping Wall, are instrumentals (which would be repeated on Heroes). Speed of Life, Breaking Glass, Sound and Vision, and especially, Be My Wife, are excellent songs, while the instrumentals with Eno are eerie and groundbreaking but also quite musical. Bowie would reinvent himself many times, but this period (and I include Station to Station in this) is my favourite Bowie period. It is when he was most innovative.(Although I still think Hunky Dory is his very best album). I give Low 8.1 out of 10 on my 10-point scale, which translates to 4 PA stars.

Walkscore | 4/5 |

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