Low (studio album) by David Bowie

Low by David Bowie
Year: 1977
Overall rank: 53rd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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86/100 (from 2,007 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1977 (4th)
Award Top 20 albums of the 1970s (16th)
Award Top 100 albums of all time (53rd)
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Low is ranked 3rd best out of 91 albums by David Bowie on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by David Bowie is The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars which is ranked number 9 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 53,012.

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86/100 (from 2,007 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 86.0/100, a mean average of 85.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.

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From 07/02/2023 23:16
Great album.
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From 06/06/2023 22:14
Shockingly good. Great songs on one side. Sound and Vision in particular is brilliant. The second half is more experimental and doesn't really nail it but its still very pleasant to listen to.
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From 05/08/2023 19:29
The influence this record had on music is absolutely massive with so many huge artists picking out this release as a huge inspiration. This isn't hard to believe as the music on here is packed full of quality. The peak of this for me is on the incredible Warszawa which is full of character and depth making it worth revisiting over and over again as it just gets better with every listen. Following closely behind this track is Sound And Vision which is just so infectious and it once again demonstrates Bowie's diversity. The main appeal of this record is just how creative Bowie and Eno were on this album with it just flowing out of every song. This leads to some experimental instrumentation that is so much fun to explore and get lost in. It also demonstrates how fantastic Bowie was as an instrumentalist as you are forced to acknowledge his quality on the tracks that are absent his voice and you truly start to appreciate how special he was. Overall, this is a significant and influential moment in the career of a true musical legend and it also has the quality to back it up.
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From 02/22/2023 04:01
I love this album. It's fantastically influential - when asked about favourite Bowie album, I would be really choosing between Hunky Dory and Low. The way it sounds, I'll probably stop writing this review, will go play it again
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From 10/02/2022 06:07
First time I listened to it I couldn't care a lot about it. Second period I tried listening to it, I enjoyed it much more and "got it". Now at this time in my life I feel so much more related to it. I think it finally genuinely clicks with me. It's definitively one of his best albums.
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From 08/31/2022 03:32
Solid album
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From 08/12/2022 17:36
One of the most influential albums ever, The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, Wire, Arcade Fire, Joy Division all this great acts influenced by this record
The Beginning and the best in the Berlin Trilogy, Brian Eno and Tony Visconti top notch Producers Ever
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From 05/17/2022 20:53
This is definitely one of the greatest Bowie's albums. I like every single track on here and I think that experimental elements worked really well.
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From 05/17/2022 15:09
I know that this record is cited as a major influence on several great subsequent bands. However, knowing that this album was reportedly influenced by Northern Europe in the 1970s makes it a bit…remote. Additionally, Bowie’s primary talents in songwriting lie with his voice and lyrics. Which are frequently absent from this album.

Tough to connect with, but about half the songs are beautifully done.
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90/100
From 05/02/2022 05:58
Album of the year. 1977.
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Best Albums of 1977
1. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
2. Animals by Pink Floyd
3. Marquee Moon by Television
4. Low by David Bowie
5. Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols
6. Aja by Steely Dan
7. The Stranger by Billy Joel
8. "Heroes" by David Bowie
9. The Clash by The Clash
10. Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers
11. Trans Europa Express by Kraftwerk
12. Pink Flag by Wire
13. My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello
14. Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra
15. Lust For Life by Iggy Pop
16. Talking Heads: 77 by Talking Heads
17. Rocket To Russia by Ramones
18. Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf
19. Suicide by Suicide
20. The Idiot by Iggy Pop
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