David Bowie – Reality (LP Vinyl)

Released in 2003, *Reality* arrived as Bowie's most straightforward rock record in years, built around a touring band he'd been sharpening on the road. The album spawned one of his final major concert runs, the Reality Tour, which stretched into 2004 before a heart attack cut it short and effectively closed the chapter on Bowie as a live performer. What you hear in these grooves carries the weight of a last stand, even if no one knew it yet.