David Bowie - Always Crashing In The Same Car - Low

[darkwaverful]

this is my favorite period of bowie 77-80

the darkside

[ilovethis982]

How is it possible 4 any human 2 have so much talent. David Robert Jones is such a talented and beautiful person. All i can say is, wow.

[IwantaLexusLFA]

Bowie is God for me. The most complete artist ever.

[maruthamarutha]

The last expressionist artist, in the music world.

[sp1midholm]

@maruthamarutha apart from Scott Walker

[Marouthi]

@sp1midholm Yes! everybody else is gone for a job

[59bdavis]

for more than four decades; does anyone else still do vinyl?

Alomar toured regularly.I was never one to be particular...who remembers Framptons come-back? Bowie is a friend always!

[rubbishycrap]

The mutts nutts.

[salgoudsamoht]

The hand of the ONE is definitely heard throughout this album.

[mojav26]

Music with melody..and meaning!

[katelenito]

type in "ski crashes" in the youtube search and click the video with stars in the title to be shocked!

[RapierGia]

I've listened to Bowie for decades, and I never, ever tire of his voice -

[iva96100]

<3

[mikkelroosevelthertz]

Looks like one guy was in a car accident

[allaboutdatGDA]

@mikkelroosevelthertz  hahaha!

[whangie1]

Yeah that's right, Ricky Gardner played guitar on Iggy Pops excellent Lust For Life LP. Infact it was Ricky who composed the famous riff/chord sequence on The Passenger. I'm not too sure what he's been doing over the years since but I am aware he has his own band called 'The Beggars Opera' and I'm sure they are still on the go. His leads are so melodic and original, he's a really talented guitarist.

[leonakita]

carlos alomar guitar is awesome here

[whangie1]

@leonakita Was it not Ricky Gardner?

[leonakita]

@whangie1 Appears you are right. My mistake. Album credits indicate Ricky Gardiner was 'lead', Alomar was "rhythm' on this album. Ricky was great..and its definitely in his style...he also did some great guitar for Iggy Pop. w/e became of Ricky?

[Trawman]

A masterpiece! Great arrangements, fantastic melody and an incredible voice. Bowie forever.

[skycladeskimo]

I'm crashed ... in Bowies boat

[64blueblue]

I love it.

[richbdd01]

I like to get Low when I get high

[sumstuff46]

@richbdd01 low and heroes are THE BEST DRUG albums EVER!!

[sweetestperfection90]

@sumstuff46 never forget station to station my friend!

[kjsh987]

i allways liked this piece. is that kind of pieces that u saw his title on the cd and u just think "this must be great" and u put it and wow.

[LestatandBerial]

One of Marilyn Mansons myspace, or facebook not sure which, updates was very similar to this. I'm pretty sure it was "I've stopped crashing the same car"

[carrier3232]

@LestatandBerial when you dont have any talent u ripp off the originals!

[19champagne]

Wonderful

[19champagne]

Wonderful melody

[vegetablemagnetism]

The man OWNED the 70s!!!! 

[tytogirl]

I have always liked this song....not only because Bowie is singing, but because it can pertain to more than one thing if you let it.

[mobo410]

Bowie + Eno = Beyond Brilliant

[michaelpeirce]

David Bowie can write a classic tune about walking down the street and seeing a fire engine! I think that is the key to being a great artist - you can make every day things look like big things and impart a sense of importance to simply being alive and paying attention.

[brooke9218]

That whole album is pure brilliance.

[caesarydi]

the lsd was great back then. I still hear this and I still remember my friends and I still see everything too much

[pietrogutta]

to me it seems like he superimposed two songs to create this one. the melodic line and the chords don't connect at all, not to mention the fact that everything is completely disorganized.

[ivankaramasov]

@pietrogutta Maybe, but it is a great song, one of the greatest in all of rock music.

[ikznjoey]

oooooooohhhhhhhh i love it!!!!!!!! <<<<<<<<<<<<333333333333333

[MsDj72]

jasmine,i saw you peeping....his voice gives me goosebumps all over!!

[8stranger2]

Everything on this album stops me in my tracks and touches part of my soul like no other album does.

[MoveOverCasanova]

....sorry, meant his records inte 70ies...

but anyway, he way brillant always.

bowie´s images changed,

but he just could not suppress that he was

a helldog of a musician, so who cares about

his "phases"))?

[MoveOverCasanova]

this sounds like a song from another time and planet -

today it is all so explicitly pathetic,

but he just said it with a hint and said it all

the records of bowie in the 80ies are really great,

brillant, accessible and intelligent music beyond bore

[Gnarlita2]

The speed of it, especially the part "I was just going round & round..." is actually quite like the pace of time during an actual car wreck...very slow motion & surreal.

[Saab1004]

Wow...David Bowie 'LOW'...Used to listen to it every morning before high school in 1977/78,,,maybe 79 ! What a trip !!! But then again, Station to Station...1976 at the Nassau Colisuem...That was incredible !! The flashing lights behind him during...Breaking Glass.... Remember it like it was yesterday !

[yabass]

last album i took bowie seriously..the rest is pure cash..

[KookieKatie47]

My most listened to Bowie song of the moment (better than the Beeb 2000, though that's great too.) I LOVE BOWIE !!!!!!!!!!

[KookieKatie47]

My most listened to Bowie song of the moment and my favourite recording of it (better than the Beeb 2000) I LOVE BOWIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[butterwings77]

The vocals are the main event of this song. Oh, and of course the haunting lyrics.

[butterwings77]

Fantastic vocals. Playful, painful. and powerful - it's all in those vocals.

[hididdlyho82]

The first half of this album is one of the best ever, Eno proper fucked the second half with a casio or something!LOL

[KookieKatie47]

@hididdlyho82 wasn't the second half of the album going to be the soundtrack to the man who fell to earth?

[hididdlyho82]

@KookieKatie47 I was not aware of that, that explains alot

[Kubrickfan1]

Story goes he was so high on coke and couldn't figure out how to get out of the hotel garage in Switzerland, don't matter tho' cus it's one kickass tune!!!

[pixiewilson42]

This song could have been written about my life.....weird I've related to the words since the early 80's....great lyrics Mr Bowie truly at his very best

[sazerac1]

The guitar is impossible. I love Bowie.

[nervozsa]

FINALLY.

ive been looking for ages to get this song..

[EmileJoulbert]

It's just a metaphor.

[Metamomo74]

Ilikethissong...bringbackthego­odolddays

[vinto34]

was doing nearly 94 in a garage....must be one huge garage lol.

[ahstarkweather]

that's "fellate"

[1spudskimo3]

hmm it's an ok song

[rudeboyusa]

you are a dolt

[draknatsr]

7 thumbs down? people are entitled to their opinions

[stoleninfo]

run over that dealer!!!

[MJL3764]

Brillant - one of his best.

[suckfest666]

When I was dancing in early 90s we were told to choose songs that went together thematically.For Art Fag me the more obscure the theme the better - the first three songs on this list were the ones I used for one of my favorite Comatose Trenchcoat -confusers, namely my tribute to JG Ballards Crash. I also had a "Deliverance" tribute and , for the seriously dead audience, a VERY special "Earaserhead" show.The management barely spoke English, so they were just THRILLED by my obvious effort.

[khurit]

please  GFY

[crh4878]

What you said makes me want to fallate myself and kill myself at the same time. This is one of his best, anyways.

[Dumplingmaster]

i've tried it,but i always end up doing one or the other,never both

[crh4878]

I can guess which one. You must be very flexible.

[pandaeyes42]

If aliens came to Earth, hijacked a recording studio and made music, this is what I imagine the result would be!

Brilliant stuff. "Low" is probably my favourite Bowie album.

As a listener, it challenged me like I hadn't been challenged before when I first heard it!

[Parasmunt]

Sorry but Low is just brilliant, immediately so and all the way through it... No 'challenging' required, the melodies on this masterpiece are just golden, sublime.

[pandaeyes42]

I found it challenging because, especially Side 2, was unlike anything the man had done before! "Low" is still one of my all-time favourite albums.

[Stanglegyst]

Low and Scary Monsters are must haves

[whiteduke76]

And what about Station to Station?

[arletteaaa]

Of course.

[jocksoff]

All other muscians can only wish to write a song so perfect and brilliant...

[TorzJohnson]

That guitar solo sends chills up my spine.

[THEHITPACK]

Wish he still wrote tunes like this whenever i hear a song like this for the first time its good to be alive

[gildas2]

Does this song mean we always make the same mistakes ? For me it does

One of my favorite song ever...

[deadboys1010]

One of most Bowie's most personal tracks, if not both brilliant and, hell, almost disturbing.

[Feamelwen]

I can't explain it, but I fond this song terribly brilliant and painfull.

[isaacpowns]

This album is definitely one of his best. "Jazzin' in, I saw you creeping " reminds me how great his voice was even when he was just talking.

[xxpiggystardustxx]

AGELESS

[faunoram]

low and outside are my favorite albums of bowie

this song is form another world !!

[gildas2]

I agree

[pandaeyes42]

Apart from "Life On Mars?", my all-time favourite Bowie track.. "Low" is definitely my favourite Bowie album.

A friend described this song perfectly. Imagine if aliens come to Earth and hijack a recording studio. This would probably be the result!!

Otherworldly and timeless.

[NappyHeadedHorse]

bowie is an alien. he came to earth to be a rock star

[tregiornisonchenina]

Actually, he went "round and round the hotel garage" after he slammed his car several times into the car of his drug dealer.

[rubbishycrap]

The Thin White Duke strikes back! :)

[Sileah]

Such a great Song!

Full of moody emotion.

[lonelyboy03]

When this came out, critics called it cold and emotionless. What idiots. One of my faves of his is this one, Low. Its hard to pick a fave though.

[Sileah]

To me, it seems "the chrashing car" is a synonym for not getting out of the drug situation. May be i'm wrong ;-) but his voice and his words seems so depressed about NOT getting out of a horrible situation- just like in a nightmare.

Fortunately, he made it :o)

[racyweb]

What a fantastic song this is!!!!!!!!!!!

[Willbequeen]

I agree with you. This song is my newest obsession and I listen to it all the time.The original version is great <3 <3

[Exilemainstreet]

Totally underrated tune. Haunting, especially about chasing his drug dealer around "in the hotel garage."

[XSCOTTEHX]

brilliant track! the thin white duke does it again

[CeelsUK]

@XSCOTTEHX  - with a little help from Brian Eno's production!