What's the best track on "Low"

Voted "A New Career In a New Town" myself, but both sides are crowded with great songs.

Don't you wonder sometimes ...

'bout SOUND AND VISION

Gut reaction - Sound and Vision...

2nd thoughts - is it Breaking Glass? Or Be My Wife?

Nope - It's Sound and Vision.

be my wife

Warszawa

Today it's "Always Crashing in the Same Car."

"Warszawa" is the greatest achievement, so ultimately voted for that. That being said, when I put this CD in, I'm far more likely to play "What in the World" or "Be My Wife" or "Sound and Vision. If "Some Are" were offered, I might very well vote for that, too. Practically everything on this album I could see deserving a shot at the title.

always crashing in the same car

one more for "sound and vision," one of Bowie's best:
a. melodies
b. vocal performances
c. lyrics! and he's not exactly mr. reliable in that dept
d. overall settings

song points the way toward "Lodger" for me

song points the way toward "Lodger" for me

Me too! Is it the off-kilter pop?

side 1: always crashing in the same car
side 2: subterraneans

overall: crashing

"a new career ..." because ... i dunno why, actually. just because. i can't really choose.

Aha - I put this on last night for the first time in years. I voted for 'Sound & Vision' because it is the most unusual, texturally(?). But then I realised they are all unusual, so I thought I should have voted for 'Be My Wife' because it's the most tuneful. And then I realised they are all tuneful, so I thought I should have voted for 'Breaking Glass' because it's the cleverest. Then I realised they are all clever, and now my head hurts.

He was on a roll here, wasn't he?

Subterraneans. Fantastically moody track complete with heartfelt nonsense lyrics. But there's not really a weak track.

The 33 1/3 book on this album is really good.

'always crashing...'

but i really want to vote for 'weeping wall' for how ridiculously ahead of its time it is

<i>but i really want to vote for 'weeping wall' for how ridiculously ahead of its time it is</i>

And yet I might say Weeping Wall is the most derivative track - compare and contrast with Steve Reich stuff of that time.

oh, i'm just talking in terms of how there's much recent music that seems to draw directly from the sound of that particular song. not familiar with anything from that era that it might have borrowed from, steve reich included.

"Speed of Life" is right up there as one of the best album openers, period...but "Sound and Vision" is right up there as one of the best Bowie songs period...but "A New Career In A New Town" has the harmonica-meets-futurism vibe going and I'm always falling for that trick.

plus it has that proto techno intro!

this is a very very hard poll...

I think it has to be "Warszawa"

What In The World.

Be My Wife wins.

i voted with geir! i love that harmonica so much.

Be My Wife is my favorite David Bowie song.

i love the sound of breaking glass, but sound and vision kills. it's got a good beat, and you can slit your wrists to it.

S&V beats BG, just. I confess: always skip the last four.

me too! I should give those songs another chance, I haven't listened to it all the way through since high school

Warszawa

Speed Of Life

Hardest poll ever. I went with "Be My Wife" because my wife and I like to sing it, but truly there are no weak tracks. Definitely my favorite Bowie album.

too bad some are isn't on here. why was that song left off the album anyway?

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pretty even spread of results there!