Every David Bowie Album Ranked Worst To Best (By Guitar Power)

19. Low (1977)

Undoubtedly the most over-rated album in Bowie’s catalogue. The first of the oft-described ‘Berlin Trilogy’, it was actually recorded in France for the most part. Little to commend it to the guitar-hero fraternity, this album marked Bowie’s immersion into electronic, keyboard dominated ambient moods - Ziggy Stardust was a distant memory.

Another of the Bowie albums that served as an introduction for a new breed of fan who didn’t understand or appreciate the power of a cranked amp, and consequently didn’t value the glam rock years.

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