Reality

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studio album
First released:
Sep 15 2003

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Reality refers to the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to how they could possibly exist.

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Catalog number:
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Release dates:
  • 2003 in United States
  • Sep 2003 in United Kingdom

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Alternative Rock, Glam Rock, Indie, New Wave, Pop, Psychedelic, Album-Oriented Rock (AOR), Classic Rock, Progressive Rock, Rock. Vote on Genres

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4 stars Who Says Reality Bites?
2002's "Heathen" was the beacon on the mountain for Bowie fans who hoped the eloquent and moving minimalism of 1999's "Hours" was not just an aberration on the way to another noisily ambitious effort such as "Outside." Yet even for all "Heathen" did to suggest that Bowie had finally swept his Tin Machine under the rug for good, disonant techno freak-outs like "Took A Trip on a Gemini Spaceship" anticipated the tight rope Bowie walks on "Reality," a record so ambitious in production and sound as …
Written by Gianmarco Manzione
3 stars Four Great Songs, Three Good Songs
The three good songs are "Days", "She'll Drive the Big Car" and "Looking for Water."

The four great songs are "New Killer Star," "Fall Dog Bombs the Moon," "Reality" and "Bring Me the Disco King."

The difference between "good" and "great" is not a whole lot. Social commentary helps, though "NKS" has none and "LFW" has some.

"Fall Dog Bombs the Moon" employs fabulous rhythm guitars and a languid lead to remind us weary soulful types that life without a spiritual dimension is not much of a life…
Written by Gustave O. Frey

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3 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: Sep 2003 in United Kingdom
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Reality 12 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: 2003 in Japan
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Reality 13 tracks format: 2 x CD
release dates: Sep 16 2003
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Reality 14 tracks format: 2 x CD
record label: ISO/Columbia
catalog number: 5125559
release dates: Sep 15 2003
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