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"New Killer Star" was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.
This is a DualDisc, which contains a CD on one side of the disc and a DVD on the other.
Based on the success David Bowie had by resurrecting his collaborative relationship with producer Tony Visconti on 2002's stellar HEATHEN, Bowie returned to the well with Visconti for its follow-up, REALITY. The result finds this New York City resident using his adopted hometown and cozy domestic life as impetus for another batch of fine millennial manna.
Featuring the backing of talented musicians such as guitarist Earl Slick, pianist Mike Garson, and drummer Sterling Campbell, the sound that permeates these 11 songs ranges from the SCARY MONSTERS-era shuffle of "Never Get Old" to the stripped-down, late-night lounge aura of "Bring Me the Disco King," a song dappled by Garson's piano runs and dusted off by Bowie after laying around for a decade. Balancing the sorrow of the sparse "The Loneliest Guy" with a sunnier mood, Bowie tips his hat to Jonathan Richman and George Harrison by way of eclectic covers of, respectively, "Pablo Picasso" and "Try Some, Buy Some," a little-known Harrison composition originally cut as a Ronnie Spector single. Avoiding the nostalgia treadmill that's mired down many of his peers, Bowie has instead used REALITY as yet another stepping-stone to latter-day greatness.
This new release, in the dualdisc format offers a full-length CD album on one side and and a DVD featuring the full album, usually in surround sound, along with videos, behind-the-scenes footage and a wide array of bonus material, including lyrics, biographies, PC content and more. Dualdisc format plays on existing CD and DVD players. DVD side features the exclusive film "Reality", along with 4 music videos, a photo gallery, lyrics, biography, discography, ROM content, web links, along with the entire album in 5.1 Surround Sound and enhanced LPCM Stereo.
Recorded at Looking Glass Studios, New York, New York.
Personnel: David Bowie (vocals, guitar, baritone saxophone, synthesizer, percussion); Mark Plati (guitar, bass guitar); David Torn , Earl Slick, Gerry Leonard (guitar); Mike Garson (piano); Tony Visconti (keyboards, bass guitar, background vocals); Mario J. McNulty (drums, percussion); Matt Chamberlain, Sterling Campbell (drums); Gail Ann Dorsey, Catherine Russell (background vocals).
Personnel: David Bowie (vocals, guitar, baritone saxophone, keyboards); Gail Ann Dorsey (vocals); Tony Visconti (guitar, keyboards, bass, background vocals); Mark Plati (guitar, bass); Earl Slick, Gerry Leonard (guitar); Mike Garson (piano); Sterling Campbell, Matt Chamberlain (drums); Catherine Russell (background vocals).
Rolling Stone (10/2/03, p.117) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...REALITY turns out to be an intriguing place..."
Spin (12/03, pp.123-4) - "...REALITY is a relaxed, even graceful affair, the work of a gentleman hobbyist tinkering with sounds and style before retiring to his study..." - Grade: B-
Q (10/03, p.101) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Bowie's best music since SCARY MONSTERS....The 49-minute, 11-track set edges towards excellence gradually, as if finding purpose and point through shredding layers of artifice..."
Uncut (01/04, pp.84-7) - Ranked #27 in Uncut's "Albums Of The Year 2003" - "REALITY continues the confident trajectory of last year's HEATHEN."
Magnet (11/03, p.88) - "...REALITY plays fast and loose, with melody beating mood every time. An unpretentious Bowie emerges..."
Mojo (Publisher) (10/03, p.104) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...The sound of an artist engaging with his muse...Bowie's best album for 20 years..." Reality Music | List Price | $18.98 (You save $3.29) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Art Rock, DualDisc | | Label | Columbia | | Orig Year | 2003 | | All Time Sales Rank |  16441  | | CD Universe Part number | 6669511 | | Catalog number | 90743 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 08, 2005 | | Mono/Stereo | Multi | | Producer | David Bowie; Tony Visconti | | Engineer | Tony Visconti | | Personnel | David Bowie - vocals, guitar, baritone saxophone, keyboards
Matt Chamberlain - drums
Tony Visconti - guitar, keyboards, bass, background vocals
Mike Garson - piano
Earl Slick
Gerry Leonard - guitar
Catherine Russell - background vocals
Sterling Campbell - drums
Mark Plati - guitar, bass
Gail Ann Dorsey - vocals
Also: David Torn, Mario J. McNulty | | Additional Info | DualDisc |
Reality Music Review Average Rating: (4.4 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Bowie at one of his best
Reality shows Bowie at his best once again. This man is amazing,one of his best works for a long time, a must be for any Bowie fan.
Submitted by jojohn.shimmin1 (Stockport, England) 
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David Bowie in 5.1 Shocker
I've been a Bowie fan all my life, but when I heard this item was only being made available in the US and not in the UK I was a little bit disappointed. Then the announcement on Bowienet, the official website. CD Universe would be stocking this item. I ordered it straight away.
Being familiar with the album doesn't mean there is a lack of surprises when listening to the 5.1 surround mix. It's so crisp, the levels are just right and goes to justly enhance an already almost flawless album. It would have been nice if they had included some of the bonus tracks from the original release, but hey, we can't have everything.
Submitted by mar1mar5 (Witham, Essex, UK)
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Reality is the 2nd CD release from DB reunited with talented collaborator Tony Visconti since last working together on the "Cristiane F" soundtrack back in 1981.
Visconti is a perfect match for this DB return to a "stripped down-straight ahead" rock sound-started in 2002 with "Heathen".
The 11 songs contained herein (9 original and 2 well chosen and covered songs) show an adept rock master comfortable in his abilites to write a simply good rock song.
From the bravado of "New Killer Star" to the melancholy of "Bring me the Disco King" Bowie, Visconti and band deliver an excllent album.
The DualDisc realease is an even better example of DB's talent in addition to having the regular album it features the "Reality" short film and an admitedly abbreviated discography (only "Heathen" Bowie's only other ISO/Columbia release)plus a 5.1 Surround Sound mix of the album.
All in all an excellent release.
Submitted by jestre666 ("Lost Wages", Nevada, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No welcome to reality - this is brilliant
I bought this cd in the States. I heard it for the first time on the plane heading on toward Atlanta from Cape Town, South Africa. I never listened to anything else for the rest of the long flight. Tracks 1, 2 and 3 were the best opening tarcks I heard on any album in a long time. The album does not tail off though, each song, is a work of art. If Picasso was a musician, he would have been proud. Pablo Picasso, the 2nd track reeks of brilliance, with a driving tempo and bassline great unexpected instrumental ending. I gathered that this is not a Bowie original, but a cover. I haven't heard it, but who cares? It could not surpass this version original or not. Other album highlights - Fall dog bombs the moon, She'll drive the big car (great stylophone effect), Bring me the disco king - more than just a track deviation, if somewhat of an oddity on this album, still brilliant. "Killing time in the 70's.' clever, reflective lyric in the song. Don't compare this album to Heathen, it is a very differnt album, with a different vibe, energy, mood and tone. Heathen, though, also a definitive work of art, not just another album
Submitted by peterpanwashere3 (south africa (west of greenland))
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Great disc!! The Reality CD side is
of course, great. Now I can keep one at the house, and one in the car.
The DVD side is a very interesting watch. I am happy to see some video to go with the songs. It is at once disturbing and fascinating to watch Bowie interview himself - and discuss death. Unfortunately I do not have proper equipment to appreciate the 5.1 sound enhancement. A must have for all.
Submitted by brenda (Key West, FL, USA)
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