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The fifth in a series of box sets that break down David Bowie's discography into cohesively thematic eras, Brilliant Adventure (1992-2001) covers the most years of any of the sets to date: nearly a full decade, almost twice as long as the period chronicled on 2018's Loving the Alien (1983-1988). Eagle-eyed observers will note that there's a gap of four years separating the material on Loving the Alien and Brilliant Adventure: that would be when Bowie led Tin Machine, the noisy guitar outfit whose discography operates under a different contract than his solo work. That means Brilliant Adventure picks up with Black Tie White Noise, an artful blue-eyed soul excursion from 1993, then runs through The Buddha of Suburbia -- an excellent, adventurous album that flew under the radar in 1993 -- the 1995 Brian Eno reunion 1. Outside, 1997's Earthling, and 1999's Hours, adding an expanded version of the BBC concert from 2000 originally released as part of 2000's Bowie at the Beeb, a three-disc collection of remixes, edits, and B-sides called ReCall 5 and Toy, an unreleased album from 2001. Heavily bootlegged over the years, Toy features Bowie revisiting a bunch of songs he wrote in the '60s, most written and recorded prior to "Space Oddity." Hearing Bowie apply Hours aesthetics to swinging, mod-ish material is odd but mildly appealing; it's a slight record but it's nice to have it as part of the official discography. The rest of the box follows a familiar and comforting pattern, confirming that the '90s were a bit of a creative resurgence for Bowie. The pair of 1993 albums are complementary in their strengths, the period affectations of 1. Outside wind up giving the album complexity that Bowie further explores on Earthling. Given that stretch, it's little wonder that he sounds a bit spent on Hours, but the BBC Live show is quite good and it's fun to sort through the grab-bag of ReCall. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - Wedding
2 - You've Been Around
3 - I Feel Free
4 - Black Tie White Noise
5 - Jump They Say
6 - Nite Flights
Disc 2:
1 - Pallas Athena
2 - Miracle Goodnight
3 - Don't Let Me Down & Down
4 - Looking For Lester
5 - I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday
6 - Wedding Song
Disc 3:
1 - Buddha Of Suburbia
2 - Sex And The Church
3 - South Horizon
4 - Mysteries
5 - Bleed Like A Craze, Dad
Disc 4:
1 - Strangers When We Meet [Buddha Version]
2 - Dead Against It
3 - Untitled No. 1
4 - Ian Fish, U.K. Heir
5 - Buddha Of Suburbia
Disc 5:
1 - Leon Takes Us Outside
2 - Outside
3 - Hearts Filthy Lesson
4 - Small Plot Of Land
5 - Segue - Baby Grace (A Horrid Cassette)
6 - Hallo Spaceboy
7 - Motel
8 - I Have Not Been To Oxford Town
Disc 6:
1 - No Control
2 - Segue - Algeria Touchshriek
3 - Voyeur Of Utter Destruction (As Beauty)
4 - Segue - Ramona A. Stone / I Am With Name
5 - Wishful Beginnings
6 - We Prick You
7 - Segue - Nathan Adler Pt. 1
8 - I'm Deranged
9 - Thru' These Architects Eyes
10 - Segue - Nathan Adler Pt. 2
11 - Strangers When We Meet
Disc 7:
1 - Little Wonder
2 - Looking For Satellites
3 - Battle For Britain (The Letter)
4 - Seven Years In Tibet
5 - Dead Man Walking
6 - Telling Lies
Disc 8:
1 - Last Thing You Should Do
2 - I'm Afraid Of Americans
3 - Law (Earthlings On Fire)
Disc 9:
1 - Thursday's Child
2 - Something In The Air
3 - Survive
4 - If I'm Dreaming My Life
5 - Seven
6 - What's Really Happening?
7 - Pretty Things Are Going To Hell
8 - New Angels Of Promise
9 - Brilliant Adventure
10 - Dreamers
Disc 10:
1 - Wild Is The Wind [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
2 - Ashes To Ashes [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
3 - Seven [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
4 - This Is Not America [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
5 - Absolute Beginners [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
6 - Always Crashing In The Same Car [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
Disc 11:
1 - Survive [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
2 - London Boys [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
3 - I Dig Everything [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
4 - Little Wonder [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
5 - Man Who Sold The World [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
6 - Fame [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
7 - Stay [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
Disc 12:
1 - Hallo Spaceboy [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
2 - Cracked Actor [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
3 - I'm Afraid Of Americans [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
4 - All The Young Dudes [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
5 - Starman [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
6 - "Heroes" [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
7 - Let's Dance [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
Disc 13:
1 - I Dig Everything
2 - You've Got A Habit of Leaving
3 - London Boys
4 - Karma Man
5 - Conversation Piece
6 - Shadow Man
7 - Let Me Sleep Beside You
8 - Hole In The Ground
Disc 14:
1 - Baby Loves That Way
2 - Can't Help Thinking About Me
3 - Silly Boy Blue
4 - Toy (Your Turn To Drive)
Disc 15:
1 - Real Cool World [Sounds From The Cool World Soundtrack Version]
2 - Jump They Say [7" Version]
3 - Lucy Can’t Dance
4 - Black Tie White Noise [Radio Edit]
5 - Don't Let Me Down & Down [Indonesian Vocal Version]
6 - Buddha Of Suburbia [Single Version]
7 - Hearts Filthy Lesson [Radio Edit]
8 - Nothing To Be Desired
9 - Strangers When We Meet [Edit]
10 - Get Real
Disc 16:
1 - Man Who Sold The World [Live Eno Mix]
2 - I’m Afraid Of Americans [Showgirls Soundtrack Version]
3 - Hallo Spaceboy [Remix]
4 - I Am With Name [Alternative Version]
5 - Small Plot Of Land [Long Basquiat Soundtrack Version]
6 - Little Wonder [Edit]
7 - Fleeting Moment [aka Seven Years In Tibet - Mandarin Version]
8 - Dead Man Walking [Edit]
9 - Seven Years In Tibet [Edit]
10 - Planet Of Dreams
Disc 17:
1 - I’m Afraid Of Americans [V1-Edit]
2 - I Can’t Read [The Ice Storm Long Version]
3 - Foggy Day In London Town - By David Bowie and Angelo Badalamenti
4 - Fun [BowieNet Mix]
5 - Pretty Things Are Going To Hell [Stigmata Soundtrack Version]
6 - Thursday's Child [Radio Edit]
7 - We All Go Through
8 - No One Calls
9 - We Shall Go To Town
10 - 1917
Disc 18:
1 - Pretty Things Are Going To Hell [Edit]
2 - Thursday’s Child [Omikron: The Nomad Soul Version]
3 - New Angels Of Promise [Omikron: The Nomad Soul Version]
4 - Dreamers [Omikron: The Nomad Soul Version]
5 - Seven [Demo]
6 - Survive [Marius de Vries Mix]
7 - Something In The Air [American Psycho Remix]
8 - Seven [Marius de Vries Mix]
9 - Pictures Of Lily
1 - Wedding
2 - You've Been Around
3 - I Feel Free
4 - Black Tie White Noise
5 - Jump They Say
6 - Nite Flights
Disc 2:
1 - Pallas Athena
2 - Miracle Goodnight
3 - Don't Let Me Down & Down
4 - Looking For Lester
5 - I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday
6 - Wedding Song
Disc 3:
1 - Buddha Of Suburbia
2 - Sex And The Church
3 - South Horizon
4 - Mysteries
5 - Bleed Like A Craze, Dad
Disc 4:
1 - Strangers When We Meet [Buddha Version]
2 - Dead Against It
3 - Untitled No. 1
4 - Ian Fish, U.K. Heir
5 - Buddha Of Suburbia
Disc 5:
1 - Leon Takes Us Outside
2 - Outside
3 - Hearts Filthy Lesson
4 - Small Plot Of Land
5 - Segue - Baby Grace (A Horrid Cassette)
6 - Hallo Spaceboy
7 - Motel
8 - I Have Not Been To Oxford Town
Disc 6:
1 - No Control
2 - Segue - Algeria Touchshriek
3 - Voyeur Of Utter Destruction (As Beauty)
4 - Segue - Ramona A. Stone / I Am With Name
5 - Wishful Beginnings
6 - We Prick You
7 - Segue - Nathan Adler Pt. 1
8 - I'm Deranged
9 - Thru' These Architects Eyes
10 - Segue - Nathan Adler Pt. 2
11 - Strangers When We Meet
Disc 7:
1 - Little Wonder
2 - Looking For Satellites
3 - Battle For Britain (The Letter)
4 - Seven Years In Tibet
5 - Dead Man Walking
6 - Telling Lies
Disc 8:
1 - Last Thing You Should Do
2 - I'm Afraid Of Americans
3 - Law (Earthlings On Fire)
Disc 9:
1 - Thursday's Child
2 - Something In The Air
3 - Survive
4 - If I'm Dreaming My Life
5 - Seven
6 - What's Really Happening?
7 - Pretty Things Are Going To Hell
8 - New Angels Of Promise
9 - Brilliant Adventure
10 - Dreamers
Disc 10:
1 - Wild Is The Wind [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
2 - Ashes To Ashes [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
3 - Seven [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
4 - This Is Not America [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
5 - Absolute Beginners [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
6 - Always Crashing In The Same Car [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
Disc 11:
1 - Survive [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
2 - London Boys [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
3 - I Dig Everything [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
4 - Little Wonder [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
5 - Man Who Sold The World [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
6 - Fame [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
7 - Stay [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
Disc 12:
1 - Hallo Spaceboy [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
2 - Cracked Actor [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
3 - I'm Afraid Of Americans [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
4 - All The Young Dudes [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
5 - Starman [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
6 - "Heroes" [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
7 - Let's Dance [Live at BBC Radio Theatre, London, 27th June, 2000]
Disc 13:
1 - I Dig Everything
2 - You've Got A Habit of Leaving
3 - London Boys
4 - Karma Man
5 - Conversation Piece
6 - Shadow Man
7 - Let Me Sleep Beside You
8 - Hole In The Ground
Disc 14:
1 - Baby Loves That Way
2 - Can't Help Thinking About Me
3 - Silly Boy Blue
4 - Toy (Your Turn To Drive)
Disc 15:
1 - Real Cool World [Sounds From The Cool World Soundtrack Version]
2 - Jump They Say [7" Version]
3 - Lucy Can’t Dance
4 - Black Tie White Noise [Radio Edit]
5 - Don't Let Me Down & Down [Indonesian Vocal Version]
6 - Buddha Of Suburbia [Single Version]
7 - Hearts Filthy Lesson [Radio Edit]
8 - Nothing To Be Desired
9 - Strangers When We Meet [Edit]
10 - Get Real
Disc 16:
1 - Man Who Sold The World [Live Eno Mix]
2 - I’m Afraid Of Americans [Showgirls Soundtrack Version]
3 - Hallo Spaceboy [Remix]
4 - I Am With Name [Alternative Version]
5 - Small Plot Of Land [Long Basquiat Soundtrack Version]
6 - Little Wonder [Edit]
7 - Fleeting Moment [aka Seven Years In Tibet - Mandarin Version]
8 - Dead Man Walking [Edit]
9 - Seven Years In Tibet [Edit]
10 - Planet Of Dreams
Disc 17:
1 - I’m Afraid Of Americans [V1-Edit]
2 - I Can’t Read [The Ice Storm Long Version]
3 - Foggy Day In London Town - By David Bowie and Angelo Badalamenti
4 - Fun [BowieNet Mix]
5 - Pretty Things Are Going To Hell [Stigmata Soundtrack Version]
6 - Thursday's Child [Radio Edit]
7 - We All Go Through
8 - No One Calls
9 - We Shall Go To Town
10 - 1917
Disc 18:
1 - Pretty Things Are Going To Hell [Edit]
2 - Thursday’s Child [Omikron: The Nomad Soul Version]
3 - New Angels Of Promise [Omikron: The Nomad Soul Version]
4 - Dreamers [Omikron: The Nomad Soul Version]
5 - Seven [Demo]
6 - Survive [Marius de Vries Mix]
7 - Something In The Air [American Psycho Remix]
8 - Seven [Marius de Vries Mix]
9 - Pictures Of Lily