Breaking Glass (track)
by David Bowie
Breaking Glass appears on the following album(s) by David Bowie:
- Low (track #2) (this album) (1977)
- A Reality Tour (track #32) (2010)
- Stage (track #13) (1978)
- The Best Of David Bowie 1974/1979 (track #16) (compilation) (1998)
- The Collaborator - The Legendary Broadcasts (track #33) (compilation) (2016)
- Welcome To The Blackout (Live London '78) (track #10) (2018)
- Bowie Now (track #4) (compilation) (2018)
- Chameleon (track #6) (compilation) (1979)
- Live In Berlin (1978) L.P. (track #5) (2018)
- Serious Moonlight (Live '83) (track #7) (2019)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/05/2026 09:17 | Siromynian | 18,594 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/17/2026 15:44 | stareaterogni0n | 6,349 | 69/100 |
| ! | 04/24/2026 10:58 | stanchoiaz | 1,218 | 81/100 |
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Grzywa 01/13/2016 14:18 | #156433
I like that certain mechanical vocal quality at the beginning (somehow reminds me of Zappa), changing abruptly at the "such a wonderful person" part.
Funky!
Spunky.
Interesting.
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