A Reality Tour

"You've got your mother in a whirl / She's not sure if you're a boy or a girl." With that joyous introductory couplet from his 1974 U.K. smash "Rebel Rebel" bringing down the house, David Bowie kicks off a wild night in Dublin, Ireland, unfurling every facet of his fabulous 40-year career before a delirious crowd of devotees, as though he's once again planted the rainbow-hued flag of victory over the forces of mediocrity and small-mindedness in hard-won soil. Whether appearing as the Thin White Duke, an abandoned astronaut, or glam-rock poster boy Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie is the man who practically invented the art of self-reinvention. And he hasn't stopped yet. Now, all 30 of the amazing career-spanning, live songs from Bowie's 2003 A Reality Tour DVD are available on compact disc, including three superb, unreleased bonus tracks: "Fall Dog Bombs The Moon," "Breaking Glass" and "China Girl." Caught at the very apex of his storied career, fronting a crack band that spotlights guitarist Earl Slick, Bowie cuts loose with "Fame" (co-written with John Lennon); a thrilling audience sing-along version of "All The Young Dudes" (a huge hit Bowie penned for Mott The Hoople); "Under Pressure" (co-written by Bowie and members of Queen, including Freddie Mercury); and "Changes," the Bowie song that all but defines the man's career in a single word. With few exceptions, no other singer in the history of pop music has been around for this long - and sounds as exciting now as he ever did!