I'd have to say Low, although it's near-tied with Ziggy and Blackstar. Before this week, I didn't have any Bowie on my chart, but now he's in my top five artists ever and Low is #3 on my chart. The album fills me with every emotion that one could experience, and I mean that in the best way possible. The first half is rock songs that are among the most interestingly crafted and exquisite rock songs I've ever heard. Sound and Vision is my favorite Bowie song. The second half's ambient and electronic explorations are absolutely stunning and gorgeous. Brian Eno did a hell of a job helping Bowie out and Bowie's compositions are second to none. The album is extremely ahead of its time, and almost 40 years later, it still sounds futuristic. Could be my favorite rock album ever, even though only half of it is rock.
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Low is so good because of its ties to Eno and his mildly disturbing but brilliant The Man Who Fell to Earth.
I realize this album is considered #1 on Pitchfork's Best Albums of the 1970s, and I am probably overly influenced by that chart. Still, what he was doing on that album was so unlike anything that had come before, and probably anything that came after for a while.
Station to Station gets a close second, but is slightly less coherent and listenable so gets a couple ticks against it.[/i]
According to my ratings I've heard 9 Bowie albums and it goes like this.
1: Station To Station
2: Low
3: The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust
4: Aladdin Sane
5: Hunky Dory
6: The Next Day
7: Let's Dance
8: Young Americans
9: Heroes (not a fan)
Not heard Blackstar, might get round to it sometime but not hugely interested in doing so. Bowie's one of those artists who I thinks alright and has done some great, even amazing stuff, but I'm no huge fan or anything. _________________
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