ALBUM REACTION: David Bowie - Low

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  • @AlexHaitz
    @AlexHaitz  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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  • @deckofcards87
    @deckofcards87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Side B is amazing. I've listened to A LOT of electronic music over the years and this album is a pinnacle, particularly because the instrumental segments just haven't dated sonically like it's 70s contemporaries.

  • @sgnifi
    @sgnifi ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This album has the mood of western Europe in the mid seventies, a harsh social conflict, the eonomic crisis, the fear of a nuclear war, a general sense of menace caused a depressive mood in the society.

  • @moog67
    @moog67 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Low/Heroes/Lodger/Scary Monsters were collectively a HUGE influence on so much British post punk and new wave that was coming out in the late 70s/early 80s.

  • @condimentking414
    @condimentking414 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I think this is an album that growns on oneself after several listening sessions.
    "Sound & Vision" is one of my favourite Bowie tracks, I love it so much that it feels sort of incomplete.
    "Be My Wife" is another banger which feels shortened too soon.
    "Warszawa" is a breaking point on the album. This is where ambient, art rock and post rock find each other.

  • @marcomarco6710
    @marcomarco6710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Low was Ian Curtis' favourite album, and Bowie had a huge effect on him as an artist.

  • @willwelsh3622
    @willwelsh3622 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I’m a younger guy, so I don’t know much about the historical context of the album. I’ve watched all of your Bowie videos so far and was a bit upset that you weren’t enjoying them, but now I realize that Bowie was, and still is sometimes, the same way for me. I really liked a few of his albums and knew this was the big one, but just couldn’t get into it. Then one listen, it just all clicked for me. I especially enjoyed the second half of the record. Now it’s one of my favorites and I’m glad to have songs like Always Crashing in the Same Car, Sound and Vision, and Be My Wife in my life. I hope this album, or some of these albums, click for you in terms of enjoyment. Either way, you’re being incredibly receptive and thoughtful and it’s a feat that you’re trying to listen to all of these albums in itself.

    • @AllergicToMyself
      @AllergicToMyself 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Haha same here. I never liked it. Then years later its been my favourite album for years and I have no idea how but its a special album for mine

    • @joeygalateo5246
      @joeygalateo5246 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think it just has to be the right moment for you, and then it just makes sense. I was going through a pretty hard time when I randomly decided to give it another listen and thats when it clicked for me, and it really helped me get through it

  • @jackal59
    @jackal59 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    It may "reek" of Eno, but the melodicism is Bowie.

  • @kevindehulsters
    @kevindehulsters 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Probably my favorite Bowie album. It's definitely one that grows on you as you listen to it more. I remember preferring side A a lot over side B when I first listened to it. I still love both, but now side B might even by my favorite subsequent collection of Bowie songs on any of his albums. Warszawa & Subterraneans especially grew on me and are now one of my favorite Bowie tracks. I think Low & Station to Station are the biggest growers in Bowie's discography for me. I thought both were good upon first listen and now they're 2 of my favorites.

  • @bigneon_glitter
    @bigneon_glitter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Every song on the album is an instruction manual for the genres to come. Low existed outside & beyond contemporary forms, broke all the rules & showed there are *no rules.*
    It placed keyboards into the hands of the punks & helped give birth to or inspire several genres: Post-Punk, Goth, Cold Wave, Dark Wave, EDM, Ambient, Electro/Synth-Pop, Industrial, Acid House, contemporary Electronica. Kraftwerk & Moroder invented the tools but Bowie married them with composition & emotion - breathing a new experiential relevance into them. He showed and continues to show artists what is possible.
    Without Low: no Depeche Mode, no Joy Division, no Shoegaze, no PiL, no Throbbing Gristle, no New Order, no Radiohead, no 80s Pop, no contemporary Pop. The world would be utterly unrecognizable w/o Low & David Bowie. Hugo Wilcken's 33 1/3 book on Low is worth reading - an excellent deep dive into the making, intention, & influence of the album.
    I remember my first listen - bought the vinyl for $5 in a Haight/Ashbury shop knowing nothing about it. Got turned onto Bowie after Nirvana covered him. Blew my mind, changed everything I thought was possible in art.

  • @michaelz9892
    @michaelz9892 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Screw the critics. The best Bowie album is whatever Bowie album you happen to be listening to right NOW.
    I think LOW got so much attention because we had never seen a musical artist make such a departure and completely reinvent himself along with a whole new musical "language".
    LOW still sounds fresh and exists in it's own universe- it influenced music in the 80's to a huge degree.
    Is it my favorite Bowie album? No. But whenever I hear it I understand its importance in rock history.
    From what I gather from your comments, I suspect you might like Scary Monsters a lot and for pure musical/vocal/songwriting Young Americans is a great one and shouldn't be ruled out.
    Peace

    • @anabellelei8540
      @anabellelei8540 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm w/ ya on Young Americans and Diamond Dogs too,I listened to Diamond Dogs yesterday and shit Sweet Thing might be Bowie's greatest (of course that could change daily w/ me but.) It's a killer album start to finish sad Alex left that one out.

    • @michaelz9892
      @michaelz9892 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sweet Thing is definitely a masterpiece yes.

    • @valeriekokenge659
      @valeriekokenge659 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are so right, " the best Bowie album is the one you are listening to right NOW." :)
      Breaking Glass, Sound and Vision, Always Crashing in the Same Car, What in the World, Be My Wife are ALL good songs and Speed of Life, A New Career in a New Town and Warzawa are also superb. Hmm, I think I listed almost the entire soundtrack.
      How about trying out Lodger or Heathen on a reaction video?

  • @tomwilliams8591
    @tomwilliams8591 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I like to think that Bowie was making a farewell gesture by choosing to sample "A New Career in a New Town" on the final track of his last ever album. Like the title of the track suggests, Bowie himself willl be starting a new life in a new place, following his passing.
    I truly do believe he intended this reference, and it makes the final track on Blackstar that much more emotional for me.

  • @SpaceCattttt
    @SpaceCattttt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm not surprised that a lot of American listeners struggle with this album (and much of Bowie's 70's output).
    The reason being that, unlike albums like "Young Americans" and "Let's Dance", which positively embraced American music and cultural influences,
    "Low" and the rest of the Berlin trilogy, utterly rejected American sensibilities in favour of a completely European approach.
    Bowie, at this time, had fucking had it with the States, and wanted to return home to his roots in order to both rejuvenate his artistic ambitions and rehabilitate his health.
    Of course, he later re-embraced all things American and even moved stateside permanently later on, but as for this period, the European cannon wanted to go home.
    Obviously, there are a lot of American sounds on the album, given that so many of the musicians on it were Americans. But they were forced to play the music through
    a European lens, which created this utterly bizarre transatlantic hybrid of sounds, of which, the European part was largely dominant. And I think that this might have
    something to do with why so many Yanks find it difficult to grasp this music. Especially those who prefer the more rock 'n roll or soul variety of music.
    This is European soul music. And it's harsh, introspective and moody. Totally steeped in the remnants of the cold war and with all its passionate feelings internalized.
    I think that Americans in general tend to be more about wearing their hearts on their sleeves. So this music might sound very odd to them, indeed.
    But as a European, I find it deeply moving and thought-provoking.

  • @rashotcake6945
    @rashotcake6945 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Honestly, Art Decade sounds like vapor wave to me. It could’ve easily gone on the soundtrack to Good Time or Uncut Gems. Pretty crazy since it was made in ‘77

  • @luth7050
    @luth7050 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    DONT YOU WONDER SOMETIMES, ABOUT SOUND AND VISION?

  • @kerristian3568
    @kerristian3568 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    When I was in high school, I listened to The Man Who Sold the World, Hunky Dory , Ziggy & Aladdin a lot. His later stuff was, I believed, when he got a little weird. When I got around to listening to Low, I had that same feeling of not quite being able to put my finger on what it was, however there was something that I wanted to keep coming back to. Listening on vinyl, I didn't get such a dichotomy, more that it was a split record, two moods.
    Quickly it became my favourite Bowie record, and has remained there. It opened my ears to be able to appreciate Steve Reich, Talk Talk and other artists that Bowie, always expertly borrowed from or heavily influenced. It remains one of those records where from time to time, my favourite tracks on it change. I hear something afresh and it takes on new meaning. It is definitely rooted in the mid 70s, whilst retaining that important core of remaining relevant today.

  • @billcollins6705
    @billcollins6705 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This music still sounds fresh and interesting in 2020, imagine how it sounded when it was released. I bought this album the day it was released 40+ years ago, I was in my late teens and had been a Bowie listener for a few years. Like many Bowie albums, it was inflective and a bit of a subtle personal landmark album, the whole "art imitating life" thing. Bowie had recently returned to Europe after spending a couple of years completely coked out of his head in Los Angeles. A lot of the songs reflect on the struggle of trying to leave his addiction behind and clean up.

  • @carlnilssonyoung8961
    @carlnilssonyoung8961 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    To appreciate this album, turn off your light, lying down, got a joint, zip a little Scoth on rock.
    You got what I mean.

  • @lackerbiten9909
    @lackerbiten9909 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Hands down my favorite Bowie album. I'm always amazed by the beautiful soundscape this album creates. If you like this album chances are you will like Heroes. It would be great to see you react to Highway 61 revisited by Bob Dylan since that album is kind of proto-protopunk and was a big influence on artists such as The Velvet Underground, The Stooges and Patti Smith.

  • @Wilantonjakov
    @Wilantonjakov 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Speed of Life is one of my favourite songs ever.

  • @mana3735
    @mana3735 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    RCA weren't happy...they wanted more HITS!! Bowie didn't give two flying f's what the record company wanted, haha. It's not one of Bowie's best albums because it has the best songs, it's one the best because it has the best TRACKS. If you get me. The songs themselves are decent but without the collaboration of Bowie/Eno/Visconti, the songs would have just faded.
    The production and creativeness that flows, the experimentation with new equipment and new sounds make this album what it is. So many layers too. I first heard this album in the early 80's and I still hear new sounds everytime i listen. That's how good this album is. It's forever.
    "While the pronunciation of Warsaw in English is straightforward, WOR-saw (-or as in corn, -aw as in law), Warszawa is pronounced var-SHAV-uh (-v as in vet, -sh as in shop) in Polish"
    On to side two...haha...I've been waiting for this bit.....
    I just pronounce it as "war-zo-a". The singing bit Bowie does is taken from old Polish folk songs: th-cam.com/video/WPAOkWDxz7U/w-d-xo.html
    Obviously, side 2 is not very "instant"...i don't think anybody would immediately be hooked. But...that's the good thing. You'll eventually love Art Decade...all the tracks just get better every time you listen. Subterraneans reminds me of the movie the cover art comes from...The Man Who Fell To Earth. It's has the same kind of atmosphere.
    Like i say, there's so many layers to this album that you'll eventually discover....and that makes the whole experience so much more. It's forever.
    I'm not that bothered about the bonus tracks, either.
    Nice one Alex...good reaction. I bet you weren't expecting that!!

  • @beatlz76539
    @beatlz76539 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I believe Mary Hopkins (Those were the Days) on Beatles Apple records is doing some background singing on Sound and Vision.

    • @ingomeyer4153
      @ingomeyer4153 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Tony Visconti and Mary Hopkins were a couple those times 😊

  • @imano8265
    @imano8265 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for that. I was a Bowie fan since Aladdin Sane. But when this album comes out, it was a shock for the most fans even for rockmusic itself I would say. Even though everyone got used to his manner shocking people with every new release this was by far the biggest step he´d done in comparison to its predecessor. But I´m glad he´d done it! This was after his "thin white duke" period cocain-addiction etc trying to get out of a mental hell, all well known. So this is a personal view of mine: with "Young Americans" he did a good job in reaching the sound and the feeling of "Soul"- music. But this time he found the expression of himself, his feelings all entirely. So "LOW" is really "Soul" to me. No album of his up to this one have had so few lyrics on it. One side (old vinyl times) is almost without any. For a singer of his format a unbeliavable statement. It was a very brave step and a very influentual as well. Yes Low deserves its high regard totally.

  • @Ben-ji-man
    @Ben-ji-man 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The album definitely takes a few listens. I think it's massive clout is more towards it's experimentation, I have read a number of bands were inspires by individual songs. Favourite tracks: A new career in town, Always crashing in the same car

  • @chadczternastek
    @chadczternastek ปีที่แล้ว

    I was a Bowie fan as a kid, Let's Dance was the first i listened to as a kid. I was born in 73, so i was 10 when Let's Dance came out. I dont know how i got the tape, but i had it. I was a sponge for new music, always kept my mind open. I got into The Doors as an adult, almost exclusively was a fan of a very few bands, but i was a hardcore, deep fan. Hard to do a deep dive then, now it's so easy. Spotify is worth it and i feel good at least helping put money into artists pockets. Back then you bought the tape, wore it out, and bought it again, amd again.
    Approaching 50, I listened to Ziggy Stardust album and it was on. It changed how i see life at times. Learning Bowie, slow and meticulously has been the most rewarding thing in my whole life.
    Best way i discovered this album, for me was to listen to the whole album, till i could know the song with the name. Then i put it on a loop, each song while i read everything there was on The Bowie Bible website. Its just that, its the Bible of David Bowie and it has like every minute detail, every time it was performed live. Once you hear the story, or meaning of the lyrics, or the artists that influenced him, it takes on so much more.
    Warszawa, is just so great. When you realize the state of mind Bowie was in, the feeling, then on top of him being in West Berlin, in the thick of The Cold War, being able to see the East Berlin guards as they are recording is just felt in the song. If you just think what West Berlin was, a island surrounded by your supposedly adversaries, just gives this whole album so much depth.
    Reading the comments from hardcore Bowie fans just helps too. Just so much good energy and attitude you dont often see with fans quite like you do with Bowie.
    Those screams Bowie did during Warszawa were so legendary. I can picture that in some movie to give it power. Like a Game Of Thrones scene i can picture those screams in. Apparently it was in some language or word Bowie made up or spoke in.
    I think your 22:18 son was crying because you turned off the Bowie album.

  • @JamesKovacic
    @JamesKovacic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Bowie moved to Berlin with Iggy Pop to kick a nasty cocaine habit that he developed from living in LA. He expresses his experiences of pain and withdrawal on Low. Some tracks are about his failings or shortcomings with love (“What In The World”; “Be My Wife”), habits of self-destruction (“Breaking Glass”; “Always Crashing In The Same Car”), and struggles with writer’s block (“Sound And Vision” and the instrumentals). A lot of the songs may seem unfinished, and that’s because Bowie was going through a rough time and he wanted to leave them simple and uncomplicated rather than put in a bunch of extra stuff. You’re also correct about the harmonica being the same for “A New Career In A Town” and “I Can’t Give Everything Away”. It was an intentional reference that David made as he was leaving this plane of existence (life) and moving on to a “new career in a new town” in the next stage (death).

    • @adampeters7947
      @adampeters7947 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He moved to Berlin to kick his cocaine habit, which unbeknownst to him (seriously), was the heroin capital of the world. They had no idea. Hilarious.
      He was so funny

  • @fungifago
    @fungifago 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It might not be my favorite Bowie album but I get the hype and still is top 10 for me. Always Crashing and Warzawa are mindblwing and I find the All Saints track very influential towards NIN's The Downward Spiral. I recomend making a stop on 90's Bowie with 1.Outside, it has Brian Eno in there too and it's probably my favorite Bowie album.

  • @thinduke95
    @thinduke95 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great introspective look at this album! One of my favorites of all time. Can’t wait for you to check out the rest to Blackstar!

  • @acidsupernova
    @acidsupernova 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm too young to have heard this on first release so I can't speak to the time period. I first heard this as a teenager in the 90s. I was obsessed with Nine Inch Nails (among other bands) and had been gradually getting more into Bowie. I had read some interview with Trent Reznor where he'd talked about his love for the album and what it meant to him so I made sure to make that my next Bowie purchase. Now it's an all-time fav. Did a lot of my high school homework with this playing, especially when I was drawing sketches for my art class.

    • @michellechase4753
      @michellechase4753 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      In the midst of the disco era, this album was amazing.

  • @aldersleysteven
    @aldersleysteven 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I would love to see Modest Mouse - This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About (with the 2 vinyl bonus tracks, Edit The Sad Parts and Manic Depressive Named Laughing Boy) when you take a Bowie break. Television's Marquee Moon would be cool too (a most unique sound).

  • @2012starman
    @2012starman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great to see someone in this era listening to early Bowie for the 1st time; I picked up on Bowie in my Early Teens starting with Aladdin Sane (my favourite for many years); and I found that with each album was a total surprise/different and most times thought 'What the Hell did I just Listen to!!??' ± You will find many of his albums will take several listens to peel away the beauty of the music inside (especially his off kilter vocals and Mike Garson's Piano); you will definitely get a WTF moment with Lodger and Scary Monsters is a very difficult but rewarding album as you unpeel the layers... You will also find that there are connecting references throughout his catalogue as you found with 'A New Career in a New Town' and 'I Can't Give Everything Away' (from the Blackstar Album ± my favourites from that album being Dollar Days and Tis a Pity She was a Whore) in the form of music and/or lyrics.

  • @craven8114
    @craven8114 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My favourite album of the 80s love Bowie 🖤

  • @marcusfairweather2112
    @marcusfairweather2112 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Another request, would you maybe consider checking out Fairport Convention if you haven’t already listened to it? Pioneers alongside Nick Drake of British folk. Unhalfbricking and Liedge and Lief are perfect starting points.

  • @feveraeroelder
    @feveraeroelder 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    17:35 "I like the choice to make some of these instrumental..."
    Me: Oh boy.

  • @aldersleysteven
    @aldersleysteven 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You asked for some context and what it means to me. Well, I got into Bowie because of my neighbor and we explored a few early albums. Low was the first one that actually came out after I was already into him, so I was eagerly anticipating it. When I finally heard it, I was confused and disappointed. I expected more of what I was already used to - the glam rock and occasional folk. When that's all you know, Low sounds alien. That drum sound was completely unexpected. I'm not sure if anyone else was doing that at the time. I loved the tracks on side one that had vocals. Sound And Vision is probably my favorite, although Always Crashing In The Same Car is close. They sounded futuristic at the time, so that sound was probably original in 1976. The synth stuff left me totally cold at first until it grew on me. That was a brave decision to go in such a wild new direction. I think Low is one of Bowie's best now, but Heroes does it better for me. I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on Outside, but I know you are already committed to 10 albums. Outside was a true concept album and I saw Bowie about ten times on that tour (Morrissey supporting). I'm glad that you enjoyed the album.

  • @carlnilssonyoung8961
    @carlnilssonyoung8961 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ask Duran Duran, depeche mode, Annie Lennox, ymo, Japan, David sylvian, human league, pet shop boys, all the 80s British bands why this album is so inspiring. They would tell u how stunned they were.

  • @carlnilssonyoung8961
    @carlnilssonyoung8961 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sound n vision, color of my room, was about his Berlin apartment.

  • @rjnuzzi1648
    @rjnuzzi1648 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Revolutionary for any musician, not just a pop/rock star
    Your life 'changes' after the first listen... still, not a huge fan of the 'trilogy' in the epic canon of the legend... but it added a crucial layer to his legend
    Only "Heroes" was totally recorded in Berlin

  • @joeygalateo5246
    @joeygalateo5246 ปีที่แล้ว

    When I first listened to it I liked sound and vision, but I couldnt really get into the rest. It wasn't until this year when I just started college and my relationship didn't work out, and I was going through a really hard time with it all that this album really clicked for me, after I decided to give it a random listen one night. I don't know why, but it made me really emotional, especially the last half. The album feels so dark and depressing underneath, and I think that reflects the state Bowie was in when he made it (from what I've heard). Even though the songs sound all happy and pop like, if you look at the lyrics and context you can see he was struggling too (For example, Be my wife sounds like it would be some declaration of love but I think in reality it's about Bowie's already wife at the time, who he was asking to be a real wife to him because he feels lonely traveling the world). But just that dark and lonely feel to it all really resonated with me when I was going through that hard time recently, and it helped me get through it too a little just listening to it. I think it just has to be the right time for you, or you have to be in the right mood, and then it makes sense

  • @caveguy22
    @caveguy22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I second recommend "The idiot" even though It's the only Iggy album I've heard. Every track is awesome 😍

    • @user-qy6rw4hy4j
      @user-qy6rw4hy4j 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i recommend lust for life assuming you haven't heard it

    • @gavinreid2741
      @gavinreid2741 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is basically a bowie album with iggy on vocals.

  • @jackal59
    @jackal59 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At the time, Heroes was much more immediately affecting for me, in part because of Fripp. I honestly didn't "get" Low until recently, and I find it to be more interesting as a head-cleaning exercise for Bowie. I do think that this album catapulted him forward as a musician and that, for the best of his work after this (Heroes, Lodger, Scary Monsters, the last albums), he no longer was locked into thinking in terms of "rock" sounds. If nothing else, pay attention to how the bass is liberated on this album and how the foreground and background reserve themselves.
    Some of this must have been sparked by Eno, but I think it instead comes from what Bowie was listening to. Kraftwerk were probably an influence (like they were for everyone), but when I hear Low in particular, I hear Cluster and Can--two bands you should check out, by the way, if you haven't.

  • @filipecaco
    @filipecaco ปีที่แล้ว

    such a short album, yet, for me is one of the best albums ever made! Brian Eno has a big slice of pizza of this albums work.

  • @beenthroughnam3747
    @beenthroughnam3747 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey alex! I appreciate your musical passion, Keep it up my man! P.S, your own compositions are actually really lit :)

    • @AlexHaitz
      @AlexHaitz  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks! That means a lot.

  • @TheWolfSaidPoofy
    @TheWolfSaidPoofy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey, I subscribed, I like the concept of this reaction video format. I think a key to understanding the clout behind this album is to understand that, particularly between music critics, there seem to be internal dialogues between themselves regarding the significance of music within their own conceptualized notions of musical history. Pitchfork is largely informed by a certain musical "Canon" that puts great significance on a certain breed of art rock and electronic music of the 70s while arguably downplaying other historical perspectives. Bowie was the Radiohead of the 70s, bringing left field ideas into the mainstream in an accessible format. I hope I make sense. I think it's fascinating how different people canonize music and it's cultural impact/history differently. I think Bowie's legacy has for a large part been retroactively conceived. What I mean is that in an album like Low for example, he played with song structure, Sonic texture, and electronics, in a decade in which all of this stuff was being explored thoroughly for the first time from a postmodern perspective. Now that acts like Bjork, Radiohead, or what have you play with music similarly, people like to point at acts like Bowie, Roxy music, Brian Eno, talking heads, and the velvet underground for doing it first.

  • @Octavian7771
    @Octavian7771 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    During this time in Berlin, Bowie says that his favorite pastime, was to listen to Kraftwerk while cruising on the autobahn. I would say that Low is influenced heavy by Eno and Kraftwerk.

    • @incompetantfool9763
      @incompetantfool9763 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm pretty sure he actually asked Kraftwerk to work on Low with him but they were busy

  • @CA-tz2sg
    @CA-tz2sg 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love Always Crashing in the Same Car....just a feeling and vibe. The video for Be my wife is so good...it gives another level to the artistry. This album was the birth of electronic and new wave. He captured something elemental that could never truly be captured by any other artist... although it was tried all throughout the 80s.

  • @davidfisher8821
    @davidfisher8821 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    There is one missing element to listening to this period of Bowie in the modern day. Think about how otherworldly this period of Bowie sounded in 1976-1977....it was as if aliens dropped off samples of their music to the earthlings!

  • @shacharh5470
    @shacharh5470 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You should check out Brian Eno's first 3 albums :)

  • @autumncolours8602
    @autumncolours8602 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was the only album of Bowie I had the money to buy as a teen and I still own it 💕 but I don't have a record player to play it not for a long time.
    I say Wars-Zawa ? I always played the B side more⚡🌍😷❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍

  • @jasonfrodoman1316
    @jasonfrodoman1316 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    We smoked a lot of dope and dropped acid at the that time. So sitting in the basement surrounded by JBL's at full power, this album was a very unique listen. "Did you hear that ?".

  • @grrggrrg4805
    @grrggrrg4805 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    16:42 cause he's got a new career in a new town now...

  • @Grithron2
    @Grithron2 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    1. One unusual "result" of this album was that, for the first time since the early 1960s, instrumentals became part of the pop-rock mainstream for a brief period. Think of the instrumentals and semi-instrumentals which appeared on early albums by the Police and Simple Minds, or on b-sides by OMD, Joy Division, The Cure or Gary Numan - more often that not they can be in some small way musically related to the then-recent work of Bowie/Eno/Visconti.
    2. Rather surprised Some Are didn't make much impression on him
    2. Random thought: I wonder if one of Bowie's recurring vocal riffs in Warszawa inspired a certain Dead Can Dance track (with a long title - know which one I mean?) And another thought: We're told that, even though Warszawa sprang from a Bowie concept and a Visconti Junior piano fumble, it ended up as predominantly an ENO composition, which Bowie just "finished off". But it has a bit more content, more effort put into it, than the average Eno instrumental vignette of the same era - so one wonders just how much Bowie did contribute to the final form. Did they really write it like Lennon/McCartney (75% one, 25% the other) or was it more like McCartney/MacManus (60-40, and that's after a fight for the editing scissors)

  • @sleipboerd
    @sleipboerd 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    For me, Low is Bowies 2nd or 3rd best album, in a tie with Station To Station. Scary Monsters is my favourite. I’ve never cared for side 2 (the ambient songs), but I like them for what they are. Side 1 however is like a feel-good album for me. Everything is perfect. Speed of Life, Sound and Vision and Be My Wife are my personal favourite tracks. I can’t decide which of Sound & Vision, Station to Station, Ashes To Ashes, It’s No Game pt2 or the single version of Cat People is my favourite Bowie song.

  • @dr.aisaitl7439
    @dr.aisaitl7439 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Low is my favourite album of all time. Musically for me it's like the calm after the storm of the Station to Station (which is also flawless to me) time period but the themes are conveyed in the most simple way. It's about him feeling trauma, being artistically uninspired, making the same mistakes over and over again, about his divorce, etc... The textures and song structures are absolutely beautiful and in my opinion hasn't been replicated the same way in music, it's truly vivid and colourful
    It's also Bowie actually being genuine or giving up his usual swagger, and that makes it totally distinct from Heroes or really any other of his albums besides Blackstar. I think it's kind of sad since I think the majority of his music is bad or just forgettable overall, and he gave up making music like this

  • @thesound-chameleonman3580
    @thesound-chameleonman3580 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Chameleons / Script of the bridge needs a reaction!

    • @davidcopson5800
      @davidcopson5800 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh yes! If you don't fall for that album you're less than human. It will give you more pleasure than pain and take you as high as you can go (even up the down escalator), and at the top you will get a fabulous view from the hill. I know these are strange times but everyone needs to listen to and react to 'Script'.

    • @thesound-chameleonman3580
      @thesound-chameleonman3580 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@davidcopson5800 beautifully put.

  • @MKong-lv3kk
    @MKong-lv3kk ปีที่แล้ว

    Subterraneans. What a fantastic track ❤

  • @jori1
    @jori1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Here's a comprehensive making-of: th-cam.com/video/FODvjYoVEi8/w-d-xo.html

  • @wpollock1
    @wpollock1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1977....let that sink in. 1977? Who was doing anything like this?

  • @valeriekokenge659
    @valeriekokenge659 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When this album came out, critics hated it, even fans couldn't understand it. It was too cutting edge. Then, one day, it just soaks in, and then you hear more and more layers and that's the way Bowie's best music goes.
    First listens, or even second and third, don't work for Bowie music. That's why he was never as popular as some of the other artists of his day.

  • @valeriekokenge659
    @valeriekokenge659 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This album was Bowie's knee jerk reaction to not getting to do the soundtrack for the movie he was starring in, The Man Who fell to Earth, as was the album StationtoStation. That's why side two is instrumental and 'moody'. You need to see the movie to realize it's about loneliness and alienation. The covers of both Station to Station and Low are stills from that movie.
    Anyway, he and Iggy Pop moved to Berlin to clean up from cocaine abuse and got into alcohol addiction instead. He was a true artiste, he never cared what the critics thought. And now, many decades later, it has been justly declared a masterpiece.

  • @shanesarabia
    @shanesarabia 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not sure if it's been mentioned, but I always thought the harmonica in A New Career In A New Town was borrowed from a song called Groovin' With Mr Bloe.

    • @davidcopson5800
      @davidcopson5800 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And can we say 'Valentine' from The Next Day borrows elements of 'Life's A Gas' by T. Rex?

  • @hwjack
    @hwjack 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    To fully understand the genius of Bowie and to fully appreciate it, you had to both be there and almost study his work. An example of this would be how few people would understand the painfully obvious meaning behind the track Always Crashing In The Same Car. As for Subterraneans, well, there are few words to be honest. The original Low album finished there are rightfully so.

  • @daviddockery8962
    @daviddockery8962 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Probably my favorite Bowie album and I still don’t really know exactly why.

  • @rashotcake6945
    @rashotcake6945 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    About albums you should react to next, I’m still hoping for some Yo La Tengo

  • @paulmacca
    @paulmacca 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Consider that this was recorded in 1976 - should say it all really

  • @jimbocurtain
    @jimbocurtain 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    RCA basically washed their hands of Low until the reviews came out, then int the UK ran an ad campaign saying "there's Old Wave, there's New Wave, and there's Bowie..."

  • @paulkristovic
    @paulkristovic 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think there are two ways of looking at David Bowie's work - the commercial side that encompasses practically all his singles (you say that these are Dave's bangers) and the album tracks - these are invariably more 'arty' or experimental that require the listener to often 'adjust their ears.' Low's singles (only two) steer away from his usual levels of commerciality. Sound & Vision is ultra catchy but from a structural point of view it doesn't conform to a verse chorus verse format. I think to sum up Low, it feels more of a sidestep in his career, or an exercise whereby he's allowing sounds and effects to the forefront rather previously where the song is placed behind whatever identity he is assuming. There's a distinct lack of ego going on herel. It should also be noted that there's barely any influence from American music (absolutely no blues allowed!). It also sounds futuristic - or rather it did for when it was recorded. I suppose it now it has a dated futuristic charm.

  • @carlnilssonyoung8961
    @carlnilssonyoung8961 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's Becoz he saw west n east Berlin near the wall. His feelings into the contrast of atmosphere over there.

  • @nicolash2554
    @nicolash2554 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You should check out the bonus tracks on Hunky Dory and The Man Who Sold The World. I think you’d enjoy 1 or 2 tracks

  • @vickiemace1238
    @vickiemace1238 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    well, just chop the heck out of. yes, it's a different kinda listen, but, lay back, relax....etc.. and its great.

  • @rosemarymills1671
    @rosemarymills1671 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Could this have something to do with his pal, Marc Bolan who was a British icon before he was killed in a car crash, almost a week after he and Bowie shared the stage.

  • @seanpanigel5494
    @seanpanigel5494 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't know, I really loved it even on first listen.

  • @starspace
    @starspace 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Apart you being super gorgeous, you just finished listening one of the best albums in Rock history ! Cheers

  • @ericpeterson6766
    @ericpeterson6766 ปีที่แล้ว

    new career marries richard strauss with Kraftwerk, etc...

  • @nigeltown6999
    @nigeltown6999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are doing this at warp speed and trying to absorb these pieces of art in the 'now'. I was a teenager when Ziggy Stardust came out and reset the scene - and then rode this wave on through the rest of the century. Trying to do them as a single set you are missing the visionary that predicted so much (...take a look at the law man beating up the wrong guy) that saw the impact of modern media and technology (like video films we saw...) then went on to make multiple musical genres accessible to people who would otherwise never have gotten near them...
    David Bowie was the optomistic Starman and the cracked actor; the man who fell to earth, killed by tobacco, far too soon.

  • @Glyn75
    @Glyn75 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Congratulations on getting through Low and bonus points for spotting the harmonica that is echoed on the final track of the final Bowie album - not a coincidence.
    Quite a lot to take in at once, but the main thing that appeals to me compared to the other trilogy albums is the density of ideas. Heroes follows a similar pattern in terms of mostly ambient stuff on Side B, but as a whole there isn't too much on there that lives up to the title track. Also more guitars and less electronic experimentation.
    In terms of influence of this album on other artists... certainly most late seventies/early eighties UK synth pop wouldn't have happened without it, including the beloved Human League, Depeche Mode, most of the New Romantic bands and the slightly less adored Gary Numan (who is, as a matter of fact, thirteen days older than Gary Oldman).
    Also strongly recommend the link posted by Jori. Don't forget co-producer Tony Visconti, doing more than people think on this record.

    • @Glyn75
      @Glyn75 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fun documentary, Synth Britannia here if the link works: th-cam.com/video/mjDHVP0WAYc/w-d-xo.html

  • @SpookySims
    @SpookySims 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Could you react to “Total” by Joy Division/New Order. It has a mix of Joy Division and other such things. It’s technically not an album per say, but personally, it contains the band’s best songs. Some songs on there you’ve heard before, others you have not. You could easily skip the ones you’ve reviewed before. It’d be awesome if you reviewed it!

  • @bigneon_glitter
    @bigneon_glitter 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Additionally, you mentioned that in your opinion "Art Decade" was the weakest track but that, I think, speaks to the over-familiarity of it's influence. It's actually one of the more important tracks on the album. W/o it, you have no Marianne Faithfull's Broken English, no Grace Jones' Nightclubbing, no Japan, no Phil Collins' "In The Air Tonight", no Peter Gabriel III, no John Carpenter soundtracks, no Gary Numan, no Duran Duran & Nick Rhodes, no Yellow Magic Orchestra, no Black Celebration or Violator, no Terminator score, no "All Cats Are Grey" or Disintegration - music with synths at the fore evoking the moody, urban nightlife of foreign cities with sparse lead lines & abstract synth layers.
    Gotta remember, this was 1977 - synths weren't readily available, no one knew what to do with them, there was no internet, no one outside of West German universities knew who the pioneers of Kraftwerk, Harmonia, Cluster, or Neu! were (who only got big & credit for their influence in the 1980s), & early synths were primarily limited to Stevie Wonder, Pete Townshend, Eno's abstract noodling, the "Dinosaur Prog" of Yes/ELP, & underground experimentalists - the exception being Giorgio Moroder's *still revolutionary* tracks but those were very specific in their technique & application, being Disco (seriously, check out Moroder's "From Here To Eternity", EDM still has yet to progress beyond it. Eno heard "I Feel Love" & famously ran into the France/Low studio proclaiming to a sitting Bowie, "I've heard the future!".
    Bowie, back in the 1970s, was a Prometheus. Always ahead of his audience, he redefined "the now" with every release. Fire brought down from the mountain. And with Low, Bowie introduced Electronica to his audience - most notably the UK punks (who were all Bowie kids), bringing all of that German electronic experimentation into evocative, relevant, compositional focus. Those kids evolved into Post-Punk Electronica, which evolved into the contemporary music we know today. Hip-Hop too, Afrika Bambaataa being a Bowie kid who brought electronica into Hip-Hop with "Planet Rock".
    Low's influence is so ubiquitous in modern life, we can't see beyond it.

  • @aevoguitars2576
    @aevoguitars2576 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not my favourite, but a few g8 tracks on this: be my wife, sound and vision.to name a couple

  • @shangrilana
    @shangrilana 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You have to interpretate your dream mote. I would like to interrupt your mind. If You take your break then. Everybody just wanted to be connected you know and make a new connection.

  • @redplague
    @redplague 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I wish he'd stop playing with his nose. He keeps doing that in the few videos I've just watched of his.

  • @dennisglenn9475
    @dennisglenn9475 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't think you should be reviewing Bowie's work cut in pieces as you have. I've been a Bowie fan since the age of 14, I'm now 63. When LOW was released in ' 77 I absolutely Loved it, but it was not popular and critics had no idea what to make of it and many panned it.