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For the album by Testament, see Low (Testament album). Testament is an American Thrash metal band from California. Testament has two Top 40 albums and one Top 50 album to its credit in the UK Low is the sixth album released by Testament in 1994 It is the first album without guitarist Alex Skolnick or drummer Louie Clemente, who
Low
Low cover
Studio album by David Bowie
Released January 14, 1977 (1977-01-14)
RCA Reissue 1984-1985
Rykodisc Reissue August 27, 1991 (1991-08-27)
EMI Reissue September 1999 (1999-09)
Recorded Château d'Hérouville, Pontoise, France
Hansa Studio by the Wall, West Berlin, 1976
Genre Experimental rock
Art rock
Krautrock
Electronic
Ambient
Length 38:48
Label RCA
Producer David Bowie, Tony Visconti
Professional reviews
David Bowie chronology
ChangesOneBowie
(1976)		 Low
(1977)		 "Heroes"
(1977)

Low is a 1977 album by British musician David Bowie. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Rykodisc Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group. 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West Berlin was the name given to the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990 A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre and/or which pushes the boundaries Art rock is a term describing a subgenre of Rock music that tends to have "experimental or avant-garde influences" and emphasizes "novel sonic texture Krautrock is a generic name for the Experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s especially in Britain Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Ambient music is a Musical genre in which sound is more important than notes In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Anthony Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American Record producer and sometimes a Musician or Singer. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Robert Christgau (born April 18 1942) is an American Essayist, Music journalist, and the self-declared "Dean of American Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. ChangesOneBowie was David Bowie 's first widely-selling compilation album "Heroes" (the quotation marks are part of the title for reasons of irony is an album by David Bowie, released in 1977 David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Widely regarded as one of his most influential releases, Low was the first of the "Berlin Trilogy", a series of collaborations with Brian Eno (though the album was actually recorded mainly in France and only mixed in West Berlin). The Berlin Trilogy is a series of David Bowie albums recorded in collaboration with Brian Eno in the 1970s Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. West Berlin was the name given to the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990 The experimental, avant-garde style would be further explored on "Heroes" and Lodger. Avant-garde (avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means "advance guard" or "vanguard "Heroes" (the quotation marks are part of the title for reasons of irony is an album by David Bowie, released in 1977 Lodger is an album by British singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 1979 The album's working title was New Music Night and Day. [1]

Contents

Background

The genesis of Low lies in both the foundations laid by Bowie's previous album Station to Station, and music he intended for the soundtrack to The Man Who Fell to Earth. Station to Station is the tenth Studio album by English musician David Bowie, released by record label RCA in 1976 The Man Who Fell to Earth is a 1976 Science fiction film directed by Nicolas Roeg, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis When Bowie presented his material for the film to Nicolas Roeg, the director decided that it would not be suitable. Nicolas Jack Roeg, BSC (born August 15, 1928 in London) is an English Cinematographer and Film director. Roeg preferred a more folksy sound, although John Phillips (the chosen composer for the soundtrack) described Bowie's contributions as "haunting and beautiful". John Phillips or John Philips may refer to John Aristotle Phillips (fl [2] Elements from these pieces were incorporated into Low instead. The album's cover, like Station to Station, is a still from the movie: the photographic image, juxtaposed with the album's title, formed a deliberate pun on the phrase "low profile". [3]

Style and themes

Following the release of the cocaine-fueled Station to Station, Bowie began to rekindle his interest in art. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant As a recovering cocaine addict (although he never fully dropped the habit and continued to use sporadically during recording and mixing) his songwriting on Low tended to deal with difficult issues; many of the songs concern lethargy, depression, estrangement, or self-destructive behaviour. In the fields of Psychology and Psychiatry, the terms depression or depressed refer to both expected and pathologically chronic or severe Producer Tony Visconti contended that the title was partly a reference to Bowie's "low" moods during the album's writing and recording. Anthony Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American Record producer and sometimes a Musician or Singer. [4]

The format of the album was unusual for its time: side one contained short, direct song-fragments; side two comprised longer, mostly instrumental tracks. An instrumental is a Musical composition or recording without Lyrics or any other sort of Vocal music; all of the Music is produced by On these tracks help was lent by ex-Roxy Music keyboardist and conceptualist Brian Eno, who brought along his EMS 'suitcase' synthesizer (Bowie was later given this exact synthesizer as a birthday present after a friend obtained it in an auction). Roxy Music is an English Art rock group founded in the early 1970s by art school graduate Bryan Ferry ( vocals and keyboards) Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer Electronic Music Studios (London Ltd (usually abbreviated to EMS is a Synthesizer company formed in 1969 by Dr [5] Often incorrectly given credit as Low's producer,[6] Eno was responsible for a good deal of the direction and composition of the second side of the album and actually wrote the theme and instrumentation for "Warszawa" while Bowie was in Paris attending court hearings against his former manager. Eno in turn was helped by producer Tony Visconti's four-year-old son who sat next to Eno playing A, B, C in a constant loop at the studio piano. This phrase became the "Warszawa" theme. On Bowie's return Eno played him the work which impressed Bowie who then quickly composed the made-up, vaguely eastern European sounding lyrics. [7]

Although the music was influenced by German bands such as Kraftwerk and Neu!,[1][6] Low has been acclaimed for its originality and is considered ahead of its time, not least for its cavernous treated drum sound created by producer Visconti using an Eventide Harmoniser. Krautrock is a generic name for the Experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s especially in Britain Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from [3][8] On the release of Low, Visconti received phone calls from other producers asking how he had made this unique sound, but would not give up the information, instead asking each producer how they thought it had been done. [8]

Release and aftermath

Low earned mixed reviews on its initial release. It was a financial success, peaking at #2 on the UK charts and #11 in the United States. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the "Sound and Vision" and "Be My Wife" were released as singles; the former reached #3 in the UK.

Low has risen to the top of many critics' "best album" lists. It was rated the #1 album of the 1970s by Pitchfork Media. Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago -based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary [9] In 2000 Q placed it at number 14 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. [10] In 2003, the album was ranked number 249 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published [11]

Philip Glass based his 1992 classical album Low Symphony on Low, with Bowie and Eno both assisting in its creation. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Philip Glass (born January 31 Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music Symphony No 1 "Low", also known as the "Low" Symphony, is a Symphony by Philip Glass based on David Bowie "Bowi", an EP by Nick Lowe, was named in response to Low. Nick Lowe (born Nicholas Drain Lowe, March 24 1949, Walton-on-Thames) is an English Singer-songwriter, Musician

The influence of Low spans many genres that would come to prominence in following years such as Post-punk, New Wave and Industrial. Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music. Not only was it an influence on these styles, but the fact that an artist of Bowie's prominence had experimented with these styles made other proponents of the genres more respectable. Trent Reznor would later claim Low to be one of his influences while creating The Downward Spiral. Trent Reznor (born Michael Trent Reznor on May 17 1965 is an American Musician, singer producer, and Multi-instrumentalist. The Downward Spiral (also known as Halo 8) is the third major release by American Industrial rock act Nine Inch As late as 2000, Radiohead looked to be attempting a similar concept and sound with their album Kid A. Radiohead Kid A is the fourth album by the English Alternative rock band Radiohead, released on in the United Kingdom and on in the United States and Canada

Track listing

All tracks written by David Bowie, except where noted. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger.

LP: RCA / PL 12030 (UK)

Side one

  1. "Speed of Life" – 2:46
  2. "Breaking Glass" (Bowie, Dennis Davis, George Murray) – 1:52
  3. "What in the World" – 2:23
  4. "Sound and Vision" – 3:05
  5. "Always Crashing in the Same Car" – 3:33
  6. "Be My Wife" – 2:58
  7. "A New Career in a New Town" – 2:53

Side two

  1. "Warszawa" (Bowie, Brian Eno) – 6:23
  2. "Art Decade" – 3:46
  3. "Weeping Wall" – 3:28
  4. "Subterraneans" – 5:39

Reissues

The album has been released three times on CD, the first between 1984 and 1985 by RCA Records, the second in 1991 by Rykodisc (with three bonus tracks on silver CD and later on AU20 Gold CD), and the third in 1999 by EMI (featuring 24-bit digitally remastered sound and no bonus tracks). " Speed of Life " is the first instrumental song by David Bowie. " Breaking Glass " was a song and live single written by David Bowie and co-written by bassist George Murray and drummer Dennis Davis. Dennis Davis is an American drummer and Session musician best known for his work with David Bowie. George Murray is a studio Bass guitarist who worked closely with David Bowie as a part of his regular ensemble on a number of Bowie's albums released in the 1970s "What in the World" is a song by David Bowie released on his 1977 album Low, later making appearances as repertoire in the " Sound and Vision " is a song and single by David Bowie. " Always Crashing in the Same Car " is a song by David Bowie for his album Low from 1977. " A New Career in a New Town " is an instrumental piece by David Bowie for his 1977 album Low. " Warszawa " is a mostly Instrumental song by David Bowie, co-written with Brian Eno and originally released in 1977 on the album Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer " Art Decade " is an instrumental song by David Bowie for his album Low from 1977. " Weeping Wall " is an instrumental piece by David Bowie from his album Low, released in 1977 See Subterranean for other Wikipedia pages with similar titles A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. Rykodisc Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in

CD: Rykodisc / RCD 10142 (US)

  1. "Some Are" (previously unreleased) – 3:24
  2. "All Saints" (previously unreleased) – 3:25
  3. "Sound and Vision" (1991 remix by David Richards) – 4:43

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1977 UK Albums Chart 2
1977 US Billboard Pop Albums 11
1977 Norway 10

Single

Year Single Chart Position
1977 "Sound and Vision" UK Singles Chart 3
1977 "Sound and Vision" Billboard Pop Singles 69

Notes

  1. ^ a b Roy Carr & Charles Shaar Murray (1981). " Some Are " is a song by David Bowie recorded during the Low sessions in 1976 " All Saints " is an instrumental song by David Bowie recorded during the Low sessions in 1976. David Richards is a Record producer. In the Mountain Studios in Attalens, owned by the rock band Queen, he engineered and co-produced many albums David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind The xylophone (from the Greek words ξύλον - xylon, "wood" + φωνή - phone, "voice" meaning "wooden The vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a Musical instrument in the mallet subfamily of the percussion family A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. ARP Instruments Inc was an early Electronic music company founded by Alan Robert Pearlman. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The Chamberlin is an electro-mechanical Keyboard instrument related to the Mellotron. Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer The Minimoog is a monophonic Analog synthesizer, invented by Bill Hemsath and Robert Moog. Carlos Alomar (born 1951 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is an American Guitarist, composer and arranger best known for his work with David Bowie Rhythm guitar is the use of a Guitar to provide Rhythmic chordal Accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a Musical ensemble Dennis Davis is an American drummer and Session musician best known for his work with David Bowie. George Murray is a studio Bass guitarist who worked closely with David Bowie as a part of his regular ensemble on a number of Bowie's albums released in the 1970s The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Ricky Gardiner (born 1948 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Guitarist and Composer. Peter Himmelman, formerly of the band Sussman Lawrence, is a singer/songwriter from Minnesota. Mary Hopkin (born May 3 1950) is a Welsh folk Singer. She is best known as one of the first artists (along with James Taylor A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter "What in the World" is a song by David Bowie released on his 1977 album Low, later making appearances as repertoire in the Eduard Meyer ( January 25, 1855 - August 31, 1930) was an eminent German Historian, born at Hamburg and educated The violoncello (abbreviated to cello, or 'cello, plural cellos or celli —the c is tʃ Roy Archibald Young ( May 17, 1882 &ndash December 31, 1960) was a U Farfisa is a manufacturer of electronics based in Italy The Farfisa brand name is commonly associated with a series of compact Electronic organ, and later a series of multi-timbral See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Roy Carr is an English Music Journalist. He joined the New Musical Express (NME in the 1960s and has edited NME, Charles Shaar Murray (born 1951 is an English Music Journalist. Bowie: An Illustrated Record: pp. 87-90
  2. ^ Hugo Wilcken (2005). Low: pp. 16-22
  3. ^ a b David Buckley (1999). Strange Fascination - David Bowie: The Definitive Story: pp. 299-315
  4. ^ BowieGoldenYears. Retrieved 12 June 2007. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  5. ^ Hugo Wilcken (2005). Op cit: pp. 59-69
  6. ^ a b Nicholas Pegg (2000). Nicholas Pegg is a British actor director and writer His acting work in the theatre includes productions for Nottingham Playhouse, Scottish Opera, The Complete David Bowie: pp. 302-306
  7. ^ Hugo Wilcken (2005). Op cit: pp. 113-118
  8. ^ a b Hugo Wilcken (2005). Op cit: pp. 69-73
  9. ^ Pitchfork Feature: Top 100 Albums of the 1970s. Retrieved on 2007-04-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule
  10. ^ Q - End of Year Lists. Retrieved on 2007-04-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule
  11. ^ Rolling Stone : The RS 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Retrieved on 2007-04-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule
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