Carlos, George and Dennis instinctively knew what to do from the start but played harder than the previous album. True to form, we all congregated in Berlin with nothing more than chord changes and rhythm ideas, not yet songs.
With the exception of ‘Sons Of The Silent Age’, the band performances on “Heroes” were written in the studio with scant idea of the lyrics or melody that Bowie might later add. The music of ‘The Secret Life Of Arabia’, meanwhile, was credited to Bowie, Eno, and guitarist Carlos Alomar.
“Heroes”, ‘Moss Garden’, and ‘Neuköln’ were all credited to Bowie and Brian Eno. ‘The Secret Life Of Arabia’ was one of four tracks on “Heroes” to be co-written. On the final song he set his sights on the middle east, a foreshadowing of the increased internationalism of his next album Lodger. This itinerant lifestyle and exposure to different cultures, in conjunction with Berlin’s cosmopolitan nature, made “Heroes” a more outwardly-looking album than its predecessor Low.īased in Berlin during the recording, Bowie was inspired by Germany ( “Heroes”, ‘V-2 Schneider’, ‘Neuköln’), America ( ‘Joe The Lion’, ‘Blackout’), and Japan ( ‘Moss Garden’, ‘Blackout’). In 1977 Bowie confronted his fear of flying, and he travelled to England, the USA, Canada, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Japan. ‘The Secret Life Of Arabia’ was the closing song on David Bowie’s 12th studio album “Heroes”. Brian Eno: synthesizers, guitar treatments
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