"Blood of Eden" is the third single from English rock musician Peter Gabriel's sixth album, Us (1992), featuring backing vocals by Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor. It was written by Gabriel and produced by him with Daniel Lanois. The single was released in March 1993 by Geffen, Real World and Virgin, and narrowly failed to enter the UK top 40, peaking at number 43.

Emotional Rescue is the fifteenth studio album by English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 23 June 1980 by Rolling Stones Records. Following the success of their previous album, Some Girls, their biggest hit to date, the Rolling Stones returned to the studio in early 1979 to start writing and recording its follow-up. Full-time members Mick Jagger (vocals), Keith Richards (guitar), Ronnie Wood (guitar), Bill Wyman (bass) and Charlie Watts (drums) were joined by frequent collaborators Ian Stewart (keyboards), Nicky Hopkins (keyboards), Bobby Keys (saxophone) and Sugar Blue (harmonica).

Upon release, the album topped the charts in at least six countries, including the United States, UK, and Canada. Hit singles from it include the title track, which reached No. 1 in Canada, No. 3 in the United States, and No. 9 in the UK and "She's So Cold", a top-40 single in several countries. The recording sessions for Emotional Rescue were so productive that several tracks left off the album would form the core of the follow-up, 1981's Tattoo You.

Tracklist:
Side one
1. Dance (Pt. 1) 0:00
2. Summer Romance 4:23
3. Send It to Me 7:40
4. Let Me Go 11:22
5. Indian Girl 15:15
Side two
1. Where the Boys Go 19:37
2. Down in the Hole 23:08
3. Emotional Rescue 27:05
4. She's So Cold 32:45
5. All About You 36:57

The Rolling Stones

Mick Jagger – lead vocals (all but 10), electric guitar (2, 4, 6, 8, 9), backing vocals (1, 2, 6), electric piano (8), percussion (1)
Keith Richards – electric guitar (all but 5), backing vocals (1, 2, 6, 10), acoustic guitar (5), bass guitar (10), piano (10), lead vocals (10)
Bill Wyman – bass guitar (3-5, 7, 9), string synthesizer (5, 8)
Charlie Watts – drums (all tracks)
Ronnie Wood – electric guitar (1-4, 6, 7, 9, 10), bass guitar (1, 2, 6, 8), pedal steel (4, 5, 9), backing vocals (6, 10), saxophone (1)

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Birdy is the first soundtrack and sixth album overall by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel for the movie of the same name, released in 1985. The album marked Gabriel's first work with producer Daniel Lanois. It was remastered with most of Gabriel's catalogue in 2002.

In addition to composing new pieces for the soundtrack, Gabriel also used instrumental themes and sections from earlier works to form the basis of some tracks. Of the album's twelve tracks, two adapt music from Gabriel's third album and three adapt music from Gabriel's fourth album. There are, however, no songs with lyrics on the album.

Tracklist:
00:00 At Night
02:46 Floating Dogs
05:48 Quiet and Alone
08:24 Close Up (from Family Snapshot)
09:20 Slow Down
12:14 Dressing the wound
16:25 Birdy's flight (from Not One of Us)
19:28 Slow Marimbas
22:53 The Heat (from Rhythm of the heat)
27:40 Sketch Pad with Trumpet and Voice
30:50 Under lock and key (from Wallflower)
33:18 Powerhouse at the Foot of the Mountain (from San Jacinto)

Personnel
Peter Gabriel – keyboards, production
Jon Hassell – trumpet
Ekome Dance Company – drums
Larry Fast – keyboards
Tony Levin – bass guitar, double bass, backing vocals
Jerry Marotta – drums, percussion
David Rhodes – guitar, backing vocals
Manny Elias – drums
Morris Pert – drums, percussion
John Giblin – double bass, bass guitar

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A twin-engined reconnaissance aircraft used by the Luftwaffe throughout almost the entirety of the Second World War, this oddly designed recon platform made it's mark in history as an extraordinarily reliable and well-liked aircraft.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:41 Specification & Competing Designs
2:00 Design & Performance
4:47 Variants
7:17 Service Life & Production
10:56 The Story of The Surviving Fw 189
13:29 Conclusion

Sources:
https://airpages.ru/eng/lw/fw189.shtml
https://www.avbuyer.com/articles/ga-buyer-europe/the-owl-left-in-the-woods-113354
https://modelingmadness.com/review/axis/luft/fw/gros189.htm
Franks, R. A. (2015). The focke-wulf Fw 189 Uhu: A detailed guide to the Luftwaffe's 'Flying eye'. Valient Wings Publishing.

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Paranoid is the second studio album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released on 18 September 1970 by Vertigo Records in the United Kingdom and on 7 January 1971 by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album contains several of the band's signature songs, including "Iron Man", "War Pigs" and the title track, which was the band's only Top 20 hit, reaching number 4 on the UK charts.

Paranoid is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential heavy metal albums of all time, often cited as a key influence for the development of the genre as well as one of its earliest albums. Paranoid was ranked number one on Rolling Stone‘s list of the "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time" in 2017 and number 139 on its “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time” list in 2020. Paranoid was the band's only album to top the UK Albums Chart until the release of 13 in 2013.

Tracklist:
0:00 War Pigs
7:55 Paranoid
10:44 Planet Caravan
15:14 Iron Man
21:10 Electric Funeral
26:00 Hand of Doom
33:10 Rat Salad
35:40 Fairies Wear Boots

Black Sabbath
Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
Tony Iommi – guitar, flute on "Planet Caravan"
Geezer Butler – bass guitar
Bill Ward – drums, congas on "Planet Caravan"

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Up is the seventh studio and thirteenth album overall by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel, released on 23 September 2002 through Geffen and Real World Records. The album rose to number 9 in the US, number 11 in the UK, and captured the number 1 position in Italy.
This would be Gabriel's last studio album of new original material for 21 years until the release of I/O (2023), although he did release several studio projects in the interim (including a covers album, Scratch My Back, in 2010, followed a year later by an album of orchestral re-recordings, New Blood).

Gabriel supported the album with a world tour in 2003 called Growing Up, his first in ten years since the Secret World Tour. Gabriel's Growing Up tour included backing vocals by his daughter Melanie, age 26–27. Select dates were filmed and released as Growing Up Live.

Tracklist:
00:00 Darkness
06:51 Growing up
14:25 Sky blue
21:03 No Way out
28:57 I grieve
36:21 The Barry Williams Show
43:37 My head sounds like that
50:06 More than this
56:08 Signal to noise
1:03:45 The Drop

Musicians
Peter Gabriel – vocals (all tracks), piano (1, 3–4, 7–8, 10), keyboards (1, 3, 5), JamMan (1–2), MPC groove (1–4, 6, 8–9), electronics (1, 3, 6, 8–9), organ (2, 6, 8), bass keys (2, 5–6, 9), sampled keyboards (2, 4), bass guitar (4), harmonium (4), Telecaster (4, 6), crotales (4), tom–tom (4), samples (5, 9), harmonica (6), reversed strings (6), string samples (6), Mellotron (6–7, 9), sampled guitar (8)
Tony Levin – bass (1, 3–8)
David Rhodes – guitars (1–4, 7, 9), guitar (6, 8), electric guitar (5), backing vocals (2–3, 6, 8–9)
Manu Katché – drums (1–3, 5–7)
Dave Power – drums (1)
London Session Orchestra – strings (1, 9)
Will Gregory – string arrangements (1, 9)
Isobel Griffiths – string contractor (1, 9)
Nick Ingman – orchestrations (1, 9)
Alex Swift – additional programming (1–3)
Tchad Blake – tape scratches (2), groove treatment effects (6)
Richard Chappell – programming (2), treated loop (6), loop manipulation (7)
Adrian Chivers – backing vocals (2)
Pete Davis – additional programming (2)
Ged Lynch – drums (2, 6, 8), percussion (2–9)
Blind Boys of Alabama – additional vocals (3), backing vocals (8)
Melanie Gabriel – backing vocals (3, 8)
Peter Green – guitar (3)
Daniel Lanois – guitar (3), percussion (3)
David Sancious – Hammond organ (3)

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This is the story of Ed McNeff and his first dogfight against the German Luftwaffe, as well as some of his training. Ed flew in the P-47 Thunderbolt and the P-51 Mustang over Europe and was a member of the 355th Fighter Group.

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Secret World Live is the second live album and tenth album overall by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel, released on 30 August 1994 in the UK.
Recorded at Palasport Nuovo, Modena, Italy on 16th and 17th November 1993.

Tracklist:
Disc 1
00:00 Come Talk to Me
06:13 Steam
13:56 Across The River
19:53 Slow Marimbas
21:39 Shaking the Tree
30:57 Red Rain
37:12 Blood of Eden
44:09 Kiss that Frog
50:06 Washing of the Water
54:13 Solsbury Hill

Disc 2
0:58:59 Digging in the dirt
1:06:36 Sledgehammer
1:11:35 Secret World
1:20:46 Don't Give Up
1:28:22 In Your Eyes

Personnel
Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, harmonica, keyboards, rainstick
Paula Cole – additional vocals; co-lead vocals on "Shaking The Tree", "Blood Of Eden" and "Don't Give Up".
L. Shankar – violins, additional vocals
David Rhodes – guitar, backing vocals
Jean-Claude Naimro – keyboards, backing vocals
Tony Levin – bass, Chapman Stick, backing vocals
Manu Katché – drums
Levon Minassian – doudouk

Guest artists
Papa Wemba and his band Molokai
Papa Wemba – vocals
Patrick Marie Magdelaine – guitar
Dominique Berose – keyboards
Herve Rakotofiringa – keyboards
Noel Ekwabi – bass
Joseph Kuo – drums
Xavier Jouvelet – percussion
"Reddy" Mela Amissi – backing vocals
"Styno Mubi Matadi" – backing vocals
Ayub Ogada – backing vocals

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Blackstar (stylised as ★) is the 26th and final studio album by the English musician David Bowie. Released on 8 January 2016, Bowie's 69th birthday, the album was recorded in secret in New York City with his longtime co-producer Tony Visconti and a group of local jazz musicians: Donny McCaslin, Jason Lindner, Tim Lefebvre and Mark Guiliana. The album contains re-recorded versions of two songs, "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" and "'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore", both of which were originally released in 2014. More experimental than its predecessor The Next Day (2013), the music on Blackstar combines atmospheric art rock with various styles of jazz. Bowie took inspiration from artists including Kendrick Lamar and Death Grips, listening to them during the album's production. The cover art, designed by Jonathan Barnbrook, features a large black star with five star segments at the bottom that spell out the word "BOWIE".

The album was preceded by the singles "Blackstar" and "Lazarus", both of which were supported by music videos. Two days after its release, Bowie died of liver cancer; his illness had not been revealed to the public until then. Visconti described the album as Bowie's intended swan song and a "parting gift" for his fans before his death. Upon release, the album was met with commercial success, topping charts in a number of countries in the wake of Bowie's death, including the UK, and became his only album to top the US Billboard 200. It was the fifth-best-selling album of the year, worldwide, and has been certified Gold and Platinum in the US and the UK, respectively.

Critically acclaimed, Blackstar won three Grammy Awards at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in 2017 and awarded the British Album of the Year at the 2017 Brit Awards. It was listed as one of the best albums of 2016 and later the 2010s decade by numerous publications. Outtakes from the recording sessions were released on the No Plan EP in 2017. In the years following Bowie's death, commentators have named Blackstar one of his best works, and was included in the 2018 edition of the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Tracklist:
00:00 Blackstar
09:57 Tis a Pity She Was a Whore
14:50 Lazarus
21:12 Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)
25:53 Girl Loves Me
30:45 Dollar Days
35:30 I Can't Give Everything Away

Personnel
Personnel adapted from Blackstar liner notes.

Musicians
David Bowie – vocals, acoustic guitar, Fender guitar ("Lazarus"), harmonica ("I Can't Give Everything Away"), string arrangement ("Blackstar")
Donny McCaslin – tenor saxophone, flute
Jason Lindner – piano, Wurlitzer organ, keyboards
Tim Lefebvre – bass
Mark Guiliana – drums, percussion
Ben Monder – guitar
Tony Visconti – strings ("Blackstar")
James Murphy – percussion ("Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" and "Girl Loves Me")
Erin Tonkon – backing vocals ("'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore")

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This is some of the best nose art on the B-29 SuperFortress. Here I have chose a few beautiful bomber pinups and nose art to recreate and tell the stories of (and why it was banned!). This was made using the World War II flight simulator War Thunder.

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Live at Hammersmith Odeon is a 1994 live album by the British singer Kate Bush. It is a re-release of an abridged video recording of the 1979 The Tour of Life, first released on home video in 1981, complete with a CD version of the video soundtrack.

The video and CD contain twelve songs recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon on 13 May 1979, consisting mainly of songs from The Kick Inside and Lionheart with a new song "Violin"; which would subsequently appear on Bush's third studio album Never for Ever in 1980.

Tracklist:
00:00 Moving
03:31 Them heavy people
07:33 Violin
11:06 Strange Phenomenia
14:31 Hammer Horror
18:57 Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake
22:52 Wow
26:56 Feel it
30:10 Kite
36:22 James and the Cold Gun
45:07 Oh England my Lionheart
48:30 Wuthering Heights

Musicians
The following list is taken from the tour programme. Additional personnel may be involved.
Kate Bush – vocals, piano
Brian Bath – electric guitar, acoustic mandolin, vocal harmonies
Alan Murphy – electric guitar, whistle
Paddy Bush – mandolin, vocal harmonies, additional instrumentation
Ben Barson – synthesizer, acoustic guitar
Kevin McAlea – piano, keyboards, saxophone, 12 string guitar
Del Palmer – bass
Preston Heyman – drums, percussion
Glenys Groves and Liz Pearson – backing vocals

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The track is known for its bizarre and disturbing music video, written and directed by Brian Grant of MGMM Studios, and produced by Scott Millaney. The video was played heavily in the early days of MTV. It features Gabriel (in white face paint) and a frightened-looking capuchin monkey. Gabriel appears in two guises; one is as a businessman/CIA-MK-Ultra-type in a dark suit, and the other as a "modern primitive" shaman painted and dressed in white with geometric markings in black on his face.

"Shock the Monkey" is a song by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel. It was released in September 1982 as the first single from his fourth self-titled studio album, issued in the US under the title Security.

The song peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song was Gabriel's first Top 40 hit in the US. In the UK, the song charted at number 58. According to AllMusic, the song has a "relentlessly repeated hook" that "sounded nothing like anything else on the radio at the time".

Gabriel has described "Shock the Monkey" as "a love song" that examines how jealousy can release one's basic instincts; the monkey is not a literal monkey, but a metaphor for one's feelings of jealousy. Gabriel has mentioned that the song's lyrical motif was inspired by King Kong's lightning powers in the film King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962).

Tracklist :
Side A - Shock the Monkey 00:00
Side B - Soft Dog 05:26

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Music From The Motion Picture Philadelphia
Label: Epic Soundtrax – 660480 2

Tracklist:
00:00 Lovetown
05:28 Love to be Loved
10:44 A Different Drum

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Us is the sixth studio album by the English singer-songwriter and musician Peter Gabriel, released on 28 September 1992 by Real World Records. Following the release of his soundtrack album Passion in 1989, Gabriel started work on new material for a new album, his first since So, which became his biggest selling release. Gabriel focused on personal themes on Us, including his divorce in the late 1980s, his subsequent relationship with actress Rosanna Arquette, and the growing distance between him and his first daughter.

Us was promoted with an early form of interactive multimedia software for Macintosh computers entitled Xplora1: Peter Gabriel's Secret World, which featured several music videos from the album. The album was a worldwide chart success, reaching No. 2 in the UK and the US and the top-ten in twelve other countries. Five singles were released: "Digging in the Dirt", "Steam", "Blood of Eden", "Kiss That Frog", and "Come Talk to Me", with "Steam" reaching No. 10 in the UK.

Tracklist:
00:00 Come Talk to me (with Sinéad O'Connor)
07:03 Love to be Loved
12:21 Blood of Eden (with Sinéad O'Connor)
18:56 Steam
24:57 Only Us
31:28 Washing of the Water
35:19 Digging in the Dirt
40:34 Fourteen Black Paintings
45:09 Kiss that Frog
50:25 Secret World

Musicians
Peter Gabriel – vocals (all tracks), keyboards (all tracks), triangle (track 1), programming (tracks 1, 2, 7–10), synth bass (tracks 1, 3, 7, 9, 10), percussion (tracks 2, 4, 9), valiha (track 2), horn arrangement (track 4), harmonica (track 9), Mexican flute (track 10)
Tony Levin – bass guitar (tracks 1–7 and 10)
David Rhodes – guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7–10), twelve-string guitar (track 3), solo guitar (track 4)
Manu Katché – drums (tracks 1, 6, 7), electric drums (tracks 2, 4, 5, 10), percussion (track 10)
The Babacar Faye Drummers – sabar drums (tracks 1 and 4)
Doudou N'Diaye Rose – programming (tracks 1 and 10)
David Bottrill – programming (tracks 1–4, 7, 10), additional programming (tracks 5 and 9), studio engineer
Chris Ormston – bagpipes (track 1)
Daniel Lanois – shaker (track 1), guitar (tracks 1, 10), additional vocals (track 1), hi-hat (track 3), vocals (track 3), horn arrangements (track 4), Dobro (tracks 8, 10)
Richard Blair – additional verse keyboards (track 1), programming (tracks 4, 5, 7, 9), additional programming (tracks 2, 3)
Levon Minassian – duduk (tracks 1, 3, 8)
Sinéad O'Connor – vocals (tracks 1, 3)
Dmitri Pokrovsky Ensemble – vocals (track 1)
Hossam Ramzy – tabla (track 2), surdo (track 7)
Daryl Johnson – drums (track 2)
William Orbit – programming (track 2), additional programming (track 5)
Bill Dillon – guitar (tracks 2, 5)
Mark Rivera – alto saxophone (tracks 4, 6)
Brian Eno – additional keyboards (track 2)
L. Shankar – violin (tracks 2, 3, 5, 8)
Caroline Lavelle – cello (tracks 2, 6, 10), string arrangement (track 2)

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This is some of the best nose art on the B-17 Flying Fortress. Here I have chose a few beautiful bomber pinups and nose art to recreate and tell the stories of. Hope you enjoy. This was made using the World War II flight simulator War Thunder.

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Recorded live at Fountain Studios, Wembley, London 30 August 1994.
Setlist:
00:00 - I Don't Care Anymore
04:45 - Both Sides of the Story
10:12 - You Can't Hurry Love
13:30 - One More Night
18:25 - This Must Be Love
22:01 - Separate Lives
27:50 - West Side
32:45 - In the Air Tonight
37:53 - Lady Madonna
39:19 - Sussudio

...But Seriously is the fourth solo studio album by English drummer and singer-songwriter Phil Collins. It was released on 20 November 1989 in the United Kingdom by Virgin Records and by Atlantic Records in the United States. After Collins finished touring commitments with the rock band Genesis in 1987, the group entered a four-year hiatus, during which Collins starred in the feature film Buster (1988). By the spring of 1989, Collins had written material for a new solo album, which addressed more serious lyrical themes, like socio-economic and political issues, as opposed to his previous dance-oriented album, No Jacket Required (1985).

...But Seriously was a huge commercial success worldwide, reaching No. 1 in the UK and the US for 15 and 4 non-consecutive weeks, respectively. It was the best-selling album of 1990 in the UK, eventually selling 2.75 million copies there and 4 million in the US. The lead single, "Another Day in Paradise", won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year. Collins supported the album with the Seriously, Live! World Tour in 1990. In 2016, the album was remastered with additional studio, live, and demo tracks, and updated artwork.

Tracklist:
Side one
1. Hang in Long Enough 0:00
2. That's Just the Way It Is 4:50
3. Find a Way to My Heart 10:01
4. Colours 16:09
5. Father to Son 25:00

Side two
1. Another Day in Paradise 28:58
2. All of My Life 34:19
3. Something Happened on the Way to Heaven 39:54
4. Do You Remember? 44:45
5. I Wish It Would Rain Down 49:21

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Razamanaz is the third studio album by the British hard rock band Nazareth, released in May 1973. It was the band's first LP record to break the charts and was produced by Roger Glover of Deep Purple, who the band was on tour with at the time. "Woke Up This Morning" was re-recorded for this album.

Tracklist:
Razamanaz 0:00
Alcatraz 3:51
Vigilante Man 8:16
Woke Up This Morning
Night Woman
Bad Bad Boy
Sold My Soul
Too Bad, Too Sad
Broken Down Angel
Bonus Track
Goin' Down 36:34

Nazareth
Dan McCafferty - lead vocals
Darrell Sweet - drums, percussion, backing vocals, liner notes
Pete Agnew - bass guitar, backing vocals
Manny Charlton - electric and acoustic guitars, slide guitar, banjo, backing vocals

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This video serves as a complete introduction and analysis into how the Romans did war. Their thought process, reasoning, and army compositions are all the focus of the video. Each statement has supporting examples of battles, ranging from the late Republic to the early Empire, though these basic rules were present in some degree in the minds of Roman generals far later, and served as a basis for upcoming generals to learn from.

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Blizzard of Ozz is the debut studio album by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, released on 12 September 1980 in the UK and on 27 March 1981 in the US. The album was Osbourne's first release following his firing from Black Sabbath in 1979. Blizzard of Ozz is the first of two studio albums Osbourne recorded with guitarist Randy Rhoads prior to Rhoads' death in 1982. In 2017, it was ranked 9th on Rolling Stone's list of "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time".

Track Listing
Side One
1. I Don't Know 0:00
2. Crazy Train 5:14
3. Goodbye to Romance 10:11
4. Dee 15:47
5. Suicide Solution 16:39
Side Two
6. Mr. Crowley 20:57
7. No Bone Movies 26:00
8. Revelation (Mother Earth) 29:52
9. Steal Away (The Night) 36:02

Personnel
Ozzy Osbourne – lead vocals, harmony vocals
Randy Rhoads – electric and classical guitars
Bob Daisley – bass, backing vocals, gongs
Lee Kerslake – drums, percussion, tubular bells, timpani
Don Airey – keyboards

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Reality is the 24th studio album by the English musician David Bowie, originally released in Europe on 15 September 2003, and the following day in America. His second release through his own ISO label, the album was recorded between January and May 2003 at Looking Glass Studios in New York City, with production by Bowie and longtime collaborator Tony Visconti. Most of the musicians consisted of his then-touring band. Bowie envisioned the album as a set of songs that could be played live.

A mostly straightforward rock album with a more direct sound compared to its predecessor Heathen (2002), Reality contains covers of the Modern Lovers' "Pablo Picasso" and George Harrison's "Try Some, Buy Some". One of the tracks, "Bring Me the Disco King", dated back to 1992. A primary theme throughout Reality concerns reflections on ageing, while other songs focus on despaired and diminished characters. The cover artwork depicts Bowie as an anime-style character that exhibited the idea that reality had become an abstract concept.

Released under a variety of CD formats, Reality charted in numerous countries and reached number three in the United Kingdom. It failed to outperform Heathen in the United States, reaching number 29. The album was not supported through conventional single releases, although "New Killer Star" and "Never Get Old" appeared in some countries. Reality received largely positive reviews from music critics on release, with many highlighting the music, lyrics, vocal performances and the growing maturity in Bowie's songwriting.

Reality tracklist:
1. New Killer Star 0:00
2. Pablo Picasso (Jonathan Richman) 4:40
3. Never Get Old 8:45
4. The Loneliest Guy 13:11
5. Looking for Water 17:21
6. She'll Drive the Big Car 20:55
7. Days 25:25
8. Fall Dog Bombs the Moon 28:45
9. Try Some, Buy Some (George Harrison) 32:48
10. Reality 37:13
11. Bring Me the Disco King 41:38

Personnel
According to biographers Nicholas Pegg and Chris O'Leary.

David Bowie – vocals; guitar; keyboards; synthesiser; saxophone; Stylophone; percussion; harmonica
Gerry Leonard – guitar
Earl Slick – guitar
David Torn – guitar
Mark Plati – bass guitar; guitar
Sterling Campbell – drums
Mike Garson – piano
Gail Ann Dorsey – backing vocals
Catherine Russell – backing vocals
Additional personnel

Tony Visconti – guitar; keyboards; bass guitar; backing vocals
Matt Chamberlain – drums on "Bring Me the Disco King" and "Fly"
Mario J. McNulty – additional percussion and drums on "Fall Dog Bombs the Moon"
Carlos Alomar – guitar on "Fly"

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+++ In honour of the Canadian soldiers who played a key role in the liberation of the Netherlands. Today, May 5th, is Liberation Day in Holland (Dutch: Bevrijdingsdag) - Alex +++
Between 1944 and 1945, the Canadian Army was given the important yet deadly task of liberating the Netherlands. Told through the eyes of Canadian Lieutenant Wilf Gildersleeve of the Seaforth Highlanders and of Marguerite Blaisse, a Dutch civilian, this Heritage Minute commemorates the sacrifice of Canadians who fought and celebrates the bond formed between Canada and the Netherlands.

In this series we will explore the Roman Army Medical Corp. We begin with an overview of its history from the early days of the Monarchy through the reforms of the Roman Empire. This involves a gradual evolution of the service driven by foreign influence and the necessities of distant campaigns. We then cover the organization of the Medical Corp as it existed within each legion. At the top would have been the Medicus Legionis and beneath him various levels of Roman Army Doctors. Finally we cover the facilities of Rome's medical care in the form of the famous valetudinarium, or Army Hospital. In future episodes of this series we will look at the specific application of Roman Battlefield Medicice for treating combat wounds and illnesses.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:48 History
06:09 Roman Doctors
07:29 Medical Organization
13:03 Medical Facilities
14:05 Army Hospital
17:38 Outro

Credits:
Research = Chris Das Neves
Script = Chris Das Neves
Narration = Guy Michaels
Reenactment = Veters Milites, Imperium Romanum (@ImperiumRomanumYT )

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"Sandkings” by George R. R. Martin
Genre: Science-fiction
Original publication: Omni, August 1979
Synopsis:
Simon Kress, a wealthy playboy on the planet Baldur, loves to collect dangerous, exotic animals. When most of his pets die after being left alone during a long business trip, he ventures into the city to find replacements. He is unsatisfied by the offerings in the stores he has patronized in the past, but eventually he comes across a mysterious new establishment called Wo & Shade.