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"Heroes" 2017
LP, Remastered
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Track Listings
Disc: 1
1 | Beauty and the Beast (2017 Remaster) |
2 | Joe the Lion (2017 Remaster) |
3 | Heroes (2017 Remaster) |
4 | Sons of the Silent Age (2017 Remaster) |
5 | Blackout (2017 Remaster) |
Disc: 2
1 | V-2 Schneider (2017 Remaster) |
2 | Sense of Doubt (2017 Remaster) |
3 | Moss Garden (2017 Remaster) |
4 | Neuköln (2017 Remaster) |
5 | The Secret Life of Arabia (2017 Remaster) |
Editorial Reviews
Vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered edition. Heroes is the twelfth studio album by the iconic singer/songwriter, originally released on RCA Records in October 1977. The second installment of his Berlin Trilogy recorded with Brian Eno and Tony Visconti, Heroes continued the ambient experiments of Bowie's previous album Low (released earlier that year) and featured the contributions of King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp. Of the three albums, it was the only one wholly recorded in Berlin. Recorded at Hansa Tonstudio in what was then West Berlin, Heroes reflected the zeitgeist of the Cold War, symbolized by the divided city. Co-producer Tony Visconti considered it "one of my last great adventures in making albums.
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 12.36 x 12.36 x 0.31 inches; 8.32 ounces
- Manufacturer : Rhino/Parlophone
- Item model number : 1.90296E+11
- Original Release Date : 2018
- Date First Available : January 17, 2018
- Label : Rhino/Parlophone
- ASIN : B0791XK5S9
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #20,230 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #8,657 in Pop (CDs & Vinyl)
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The album opens with a thundering blast of alternative rock in the form of "Beauty and the Beast" with some of Bowie's best vocals to date (soon to be surpassed on the timeless title track though), and some of his funniest lyrics after the somber mood of Low. After another shorter rocker "Joe The Lion," Bowie's masterpiece begins. Bowie had always thought "Changes" or "Ziggy Stardust" would be the songs he'd be most remember for, but this was before "Heroes," and, until Kurt Cobain, dusted it off from relative obscurity, "The Man Who Sold The World." But "Heroes" with its purposeful quotation marks, as if the song's narrator doesn't really believe he and his girlfriend are real heroes, as they carry out a clandestine affair beside the Berlin Wall. Over a down-walking bass line with synth washes and sweeping Robert Fripp guitar noodling, Bowie starts things off simple: "I, I will be king, and you, you'll be my queen, for nothing can drive them away, we can beat them just for one day, we can be "heroes." just for one day." As the song progresses, his voice seems to grow stronger. Producer Tony Visconti in the liner notes for the box set, said he set up a series of sequential microphones for Bowie to sing into. One sat the standard 10-12 inches from his mouth, as Bowie's natural voice grew louder it triggered a second microphone about 10 feet away that was picking up and amplifying the vocals, until it reached a third that got triggered as Bowie's voice almost overpowers the backing track. It's no wonder that people got mad about the volume drop on the initial pressing of the box set CD's. It's an amazing song, and still has the power to send shivers up and down the listener's spine. Bowie introduced into his live set during the Stage Tour and the song stayed up in the set-list through the last tour (The Reality Tour). He also memorably performed it at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, when he shocked the audience, the members of Queen who were backing him, and, by his own admission, dropping to one knee and reciting the Lord's Prayer. Ten years later, the song would take on a new meaning when he performed it at the Concert for New York City after 9/11 before a crowd of policemen, firefighters and other first responders. I remember watching it on HBO when it was first broadcast. Bowie opened the concert with only two songs: an arty take of Paul Simon's "America" played on what looked like a Casio keyboard, and..."Heroes" with the officers in the front row choking back tears. Two songs and while Bon Jovi, Mellencamp, McCartney, and the Who followed, Bowie stole the show and brought down the house.
Getting back to the album at hand, "Sons of the Silent Age" seems to be a little bit of filler, though it boasts one of Bowie's loveliest melody lines in the chorus, and the original A-side closes out with another rocker "Blackout" which may have been inspired by the NYC blackouts that summer, or Bowie's own blackout during his period of drug abuse that he allegedly came to Berlin to overcome. Who knows?
Some people don't like the instrumentals but "V-2 Schneider" (Bowie's nod/wink to Kraftwerk's Florian Schneider) still rocks. "Sense of Doubt" is the most depressing thing I've ever heard on a record (and some wag in A&R at RCA decided to use it as the B-side to "Beauty And The Beast" - as Charles Shaar Murray once wrote, bet that went over well when selected on the bar/pool hall/arcade's jukebox. "Moss Garden" is a Japanese-styled tone poem and "Neukoln" invokes the neighborhood of Turkish immigrants in Cologne, Germany where Bowie and Iggy shared a flat. And just when you think there should be another instrumental, the band kicks into a slightly Middle-Eastern dance-floor groove for "The Secret Life of Arabia" which may have had its beginnings during "Low" as the lyrics don't seem to have the coherent style as the first 5 songs. The mood and groove itself predates "Rock The Casbah" by five years (hmm, maybe that's even more of coincidence...) so it's obvious that Topper Headon was listening to Bowie...
I assume this was damaged at amazon, since the packaging was in perfect shape.
I tried to find an e-mail address for Amazon to let them know about this damage, but I could find none. I did get an address from them thru chat, cs-reply@amazon.com, but it turned out not to accept incoming mail.
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2020
I assume this was damaged at amazon, since the packaging was in perfect shape.
I tried to find an e-mail address for Amazon to let them know about this damage, but I could find none. I did get an address from them thru chat, cs-reply@amazon.com, but it turned out not to accept incoming mail.
This remastered version is incredible in its clarity and excitement.
Get this, but also track down Bowie's Heroes sung by him in German, and in French.
A great addition to my collection!
Thanks