Bowie's main musical inspirations when entering the studio, I would assume, would have been Kraftwerks first few records and the ambient electronica of Brian Eno, who collaborated on some tracks here. It was a whole new direction for Bowie - his old rock star idol days had been wearing away since Station To Station, so now he was pioneering a new phase in music. Low was a huge influence on post-punk and electronica. Joy Division took their original name, Warsaw, from a track off this record. Kraftwerk name-checked Bowie on their next record, 'Trans-Europe Express'. Low is fantastic. Every track conjures wonderful images in the mind. I love the instrumentals - they are just perfect. Warswaza could have been the work of a great 18th century composer. Art Decade is just wonderful. There are great pop moments, like Be My Wife and Sound And Vision. Speed Of Life sounds exactly like you imagine it would. So, what Bowie did, was transmit waves of imagination into real sound with great class. No record collection is complete without Low, a landmark moment that helped revolutionise pop and rock in general, and paved the way for a lot of bands who made it big in the 80's. If you like this, check out its follow-up 'Heroes', which has a similiar sound, and Iggy Pop's 'The Idiot' which Bowie composed a lot of music for and is another landmark record of that time.