Sound And Vision (track)
by David Bowie
Sound And Vision appears on the following album(s) by David Bowie:
- Low (track #4) (this album) (1977)
- Best Of Bowie (track #20) (compilation) (2002)
- Sound + Vision (track #32) (compilation) (1989)
- The Singles Collection (track #19) (compilation) (1993)
- The Best Of David Bowie 1974/1979 (track #1) (compilation) (1998)
- Nothing Has Changed (track #36) (compilation) (2014)
- Legacy (track #17) (compilation) (2016)
- Welcome To The Blackout (Live London '78) (track #9) (2018)
- The Best Of Bowie (track #14) (compilation) (1980)
- The Platinum Collection (track #21) (compilation) (2005)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/05/2026 09:11 | Siromynian | 18,087 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/05/2026 17:33 | Christian889 | 210 | 94/100 |
| ! | 05/17/2026 15:48 | stareaterogni0n | 6,014 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/24/2026 10:58 | stanchoiaz | 1,218 | 81/100 |
| ! | 03/22/2026 22:59 |  Rockdrigo | 1,125 | 82/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 90.5/100, a mean average of 89.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.2.
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Great song, wish it was longer.
It sounds like a mixture of electronica and reggae, love it.
I love this vibe. So perfect
Grzywa 01/13/2016 14:23 | #156435
What a great single from this amazing album ! Bowie's singing is very intricate, yet easy to remember.
DeusExMackia 01/12/2016 18:43 | #156375
The thing that stands out for me on Sound and Vision is it wonderfully, thoroughly emphasised order. Everything is lined up, correctly placed and fits like a glove.
And then Bowie sings around all that. Sometimes working with the music and other times breaking the pattern.
The composition is a metaphor in itself...like, how do you manage to do that? Who else has ever done that?
arthur237 10/13/2015 22:05 | #151429
Bass line kicks ass on this
nachosbob 10/23/2014 05:38 | #125076
I love this song for giving me a reason to come back to this album after my first listen.
Pretty good!
Now this is a song. Those Low instrumentals with that Bowie style.
I'm still trying to get used to David Bowie's style.
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