David Bowie - "Heroes" - 180g Vinyl LP

2022 release

2017 remaster

Repeating the formula of Low's half-vocal/half-instrumental structure, Heroes develops and strengthens the sonic innovations David Bowie and Brian Eno explored on their first collaboration. The vocal songs are fuller, boasting harder rhythms and deeper layers of sound. Much of the harder-edged sound of Heroes is due to Robert Fripp's guitar, which provides a muscular foundation for the electronics, especially on the relatively conventional rock songs. Similarly, the instrumentals on Heroes are more detailed, this time showing a more explicit debt to German synth pop and European experimental rock. Essentially, the difference between Low and Heroes lies in the details, but the record is equally challenging and groundbreaking.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine - AMG

Musicians:
David Bowie, vocals, keyboards, guitar, saxophone, koto
Carlos Alomar, rhythm guitar
Dennis Davis, percussion
George Murray, electric bass
Eno, synthesizers, keyboards, guitar treatments
Robert Fripp, lead guitar
Tony Visconti, background vocals
Antonia Maass, background vocals

Selections:
Side A:
1. Beauty And The Beast
2. Joe The Lion
3. "Heroes"
4. Sons Of The Silent Age
5. Blackout
Side B:
1. V-2 Schneider
2. Sense Of Doubt
3. Moss Garden
4. Neukoln
5. The Secret Life Of Arabia