15 Landmark Albums That Changed The Face Of Music Forever
12. David Bowie - Low
Although he didnt invent glam rock, David Bowie certainly brought it to the forefront with his Ziggy Stardust album and persona. With 1977s Low, he would do the same for electronic and ambient music, which was at the time a type of music considered underground. Half the album is deceptively standard fare, with songs that merge the sensibilities of his previous work and the new influence electronic music was beginning to have on him. Its the second half of the album, with the collaboration of ambient musician and former Roxy Music member Brian Eno, where the pop songs disappear in lieu of haunting instrumental soundscapes. While Eno and bands like Kraftwerk had been making experimental art-rock for years, the second half of Low brought it to a much wider audience and with a distinct Bowie spin on it. Lows atmosphere and influence would be later heard in bands like Joy Division, and half of the early industrial bands to come out of the late eighties/early nineties including Nine Inch Nails. Low is evidence of an artist unafraid to evolve as a musician and would later inspire other bands to take the same chances. Album Highlights: Always Crashing In The Same Car, Warsawza, What In The World
