David Bowie - Reality (2003)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 & DST64 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 49:19 minutes | Full Scans included | 4,46 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | 49:11 min | Scans included | 1,2 GB
Features Stereo and Multichannel Surround Sound
Reality is the 23rd studio album by David Bowie. A contemporary review of the album by the BBC called the album "a proper album, with a beginning, a middle and an end. It's direct, warm, emotional honest, even and the surfeit of pleasingly deceptive musical simplicity allows the irony of the central concept – that there is no such thing as reality anymore – an opportunity to filter through. It's also rather lively and convincing". Bowie and Tony Visconti produced both the stereo and 5.1 mix in the studio as the album was recorded.
Instead of being a one-off comeback, 2002's Heathen turned out to be where David Bowie settled into a nice groove for his latter-day career, if 2003's Reality is any indication. Working once again with producer Tony Visconti, Bowie again returns to a sound from the past, yet tweaks it enough to make it seem modern, not retro. Last time around, he concentrated on his early-'70s sound, creating an amalgam of Hunky Dory through Heroes. With Reality, he picks up where he left off, choosing to revise the sound of Heroes through Scary Monsters, with the latter functioning as a sonic blueprint for the album. Basically, Reality is a well-adjusted Scary Monsters, minus the paranoia and despair – and if those two ingredients were key to the feeling and effect of that album, it's a credit to Bowie that he's found a way to retain the sound and approach of that record, but turn it bright and cheerful and keep it interesting. Since part of the appeal of Monsters is the creeping sense of unease and its icy detachment, it would seem that a warmer, mature variation on that would not be successful, but Bowie and Visconti are sharp record-makers, retaining what works – layers of voices and guitars, sleek keyboards, coolly propulsive rhythms – and tying them to another strong set of songs. Like Heathen, the songs deliberately recall classic Bowie by being both tuneful and adventurous, both hallmarks of his '70s work. If this isn't as indelible as anything he cut during that decade, that's merely the fate of mature work by veteran rockers. So, Reality doesn't have the shock of the new, but it does offer some surprises, chief among them the inventive, assured production and memorable songs. It's a little artier than Heathen, but similar in its feel and just as satisfying. Both records are testaments to the fact that veteran rockers can make satisfyingly classicist records without resulting in nostalgia or getting too comfortable. With any luck, Bowie will retain this level of quality for a long time to come.
Tracklist:
01 - New Killer Star
02 - Pablo Picasso
03 - Never Get Old
04 - The Loneliest Guy
05 - Looking For Water
06 - She'll Drive The Big Car
07 - Days
08 - Fall Dog Bombs The Moon
09 - Try Some, Buy Some
10 - Reality
11 - Bring Me The Disco King
SACD 5.1 Multichannel version & 2 channel Stereo version Produced by David Bowie & Tony Visconti.
Engineered by Tony Visconti. Mixed by Tony Visconti & Hector Castillo at Looking Glass Studios, NY.
Mastered for SACD by Vlado Meller at Sony Music Studios, New York, NY.
foobar2000 1.4.4 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: David Bowie / Reality
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -5.57 dB -17.18 dB 4:41 01-New Killer Star
DR9 -5.51 dB -17.01 dB 4:04 02-Pablo Picasso
DR10 -5.58 dB -18.39 dB 4:24 03-Never Get Old
DR12 -5.68 dB -22.78 dB 4:12 04-The Loneliest Guy
DR11 -5.55 dB -19.19 dB 3:32 05-Looking For Water
DR10 -5.58 dB -17.69 dB 4:30 06-She'll Drive The Big Car
DR10 -5.59 dB -18.21 dB 3:19 07-Days
DR10 -5.58 dB -17.27 dB 4:04 08-Fall Dog Bombs The Moon
DR10 -5.53 dB -17.33 dB 4:24 09-Try Some, Buy Some
DR10 -5.58 dB -16.59 dB 4:21 10-Reality
DR12 -5.61 dB -21.23 dB 7:48 11-Bring Me The Disco King
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: David Bowie / Reality
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR6 -4.03 dB -11.48 dB 4:41 01-New Killer Star
DR5 -4.08 dB -11.21 dB 4:05 02-Pablo Picasso
DR5 -3.97 dB -11.28 dB 4:25 03-Never Get Old
DR10 -4.04 dB -16.14 dB 4:10 04-The Loneliest Guy
DR6 -3.65 dB -11.00 dB 3:33 05-Looking For Water
DR5 -4.12 dB -11.26 dB 4:29 06-She'll Drive The Big Car
DR7 -3.68 dB -12.47 dB 3:19 07-Days
DR6 -4.10 dB -11.46 dB 4:02 08-Fall Dog Bombs The Moon
DR6 -3.52 dB -11.29 dB 4:23 09-Try Some, Buy Some
DR6 -3.77 dB -10.50 dB 4:21 10-Reality
DR8 -3.61 dB -14.00 dB 7:44 11-Bring Me The Disco King
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR6
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64
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Analyzed: David Bowie / Reality
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -5.57 dB -17.18 dB 4:41 01-New Killer Star
DR9 -5.51 dB -17.01 dB 4:04 02-Pablo Picasso
DR10 -5.58 dB -18.39 dB 4:24 03-Never Get Old
DR12 -5.68 dB -22.78 dB 4:12 04-The Loneliest Guy
DR11 -5.55 dB -19.19 dB 3:32 05-Looking For Water
DR10 -5.58 dB -17.69 dB 4:30 06-She'll Drive The Big Car
DR10 -5.59 dB -18.21 dB 3:19 07-Days
DR10 -5.58 dB -17.27 dB 4:04 08-Fall Dog Bombs The Moon
DR10 -5.53 dB -17.33 dB 4:24 09-Try Some, Buy Some
DR10 -5.58 dB -16.59 dB 4:21 10-Reality
DR12 -5.61 dB -21.23 dB 7:48 11-Bring Me The Disco King
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: David Bowie / Reality
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR6 -4.03 dB -11.48 dB 4:41 01-New Killer Star
DR5 -4.08 dB -11.21 dB 4:05 02-Pablo Picasso
DR5 -3.97 dB -11.28 dB 4:25 03-Never Get Old
DR10 -4.04 dB -16.14 dB 4:10 04-The Loneliest Guy
DR6 -3.65 dB -11.00 dB 3:33 05-Looking For Water
DR5 -4.12 dB -11.26 dB 4:29 06-She'll Drive The Big Car
DR7 -3.68 dB -12.47 dB 3:19 07-Days
DR6 -4.10 dB -11.46 dB 4:02 08-Fall Dog Bombs The Moon
DR6 -3.52 dB -11.29 dB 4:23 09-Try Some, Buy Some
DR6 -3.77 dB -10.50 dB 4:21 10-Reality
DR8 -3.61 dB -14.00 dB 7:44 11-Bring Me The Disco King
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR6
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64
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