, Heroes 'rocking harder than' Low 'and contains, in contrast to this only 2 or less, Ambient' pieces but also back to a little tired; for you will but then fully compensated with the first-class and easily mystically tinged, The Secret Life Of Arabia '. Surely one of the most notable songs from this creative period.
Compositionally is also extremely interesting, Sons Of The Silent Age 'because latest on this song you can feel in the verses Bowie's respect and veneration for Peter Hamill, the uplifting chorus again recalls its songwriter phase, Hunky Dory'.
, Heroes' and the rock numbers, Beauty & The Beast ', Joe The Lion' and 'Blackout' shine on the one hand by the innovative but consistent guitar work of Robert Fripp and the other by a very modern songwriting. , Blackout 'is the aufwühlendste piece that Bowie has ever composed.
The instrumentals, V-2 Schneider 'and' Sense Of Doubt 'are both successful, but äüßerst different. The positive and uplifting feeling generates the former by the saxophone part and the votes, is completely undermined by the gespentische, minimalist proffered atmosphere, Sense Of Doubt '; but precisely these contradictions make the fascination of flows from this album.
, Heroes' is played to death, added so as, Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, dressed a classic but it is all; and apart from that there is on this album to see a lot more anyway, because here Bowie's and the experiments of other artists from prog, rock and electronic music from him to be brief, but no less ambitious pop songs distilled.