David Bowie Brilliant Live Adventures CD/Vinyl Box set
Brilliant Live Adventures [1995–1999] is a box set by English musician David Bowie, released incrementally throughout late 2020 and early 2021 as a series of six live albums taken from various concerts performed in support of Outside (1995), Earthling (1997) and Hours (1999). Named after the Hours song "Brilliant Adventure", the box set contains a mix of edited single shows and compilations from multiple concerts.
Initial pressings of the constituent albums sold out quickly, prompting label Parlophone to issue a second pressing to give more fans a chance to buy the albums on CD or vinyl:
Ouvrez le Chien (Live Dallas 95)
The CD and vinyl versions of Ouvrez le Chien were released on 30 October 2020. However, the album had already been available via streaming services since July 2020.
The album was recorded on the 13th October 1995 at the Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas during Bowie's Outside Tour. The album is not a complete record of the show, five songs "Subterraneans"; "Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)"; "Reptile"; "Hallo Spaceboy" and "Hurt" which Bowie performed with Nine Inch Nails are not included. "Ouvrez le Chien" is a partial lyric from Bowie's 1970 song "All the Madmen", which he repeated in his 1993 song "The Buddha of Suburbia", and during the tour, a sign with this lyric hung above the stage.
01. Look Back In Anger
02. The Hearts Filthy Lesson
03. The Voyeur Of Utter Destruction (As Beauty)
04. I Have Not Been To Oxford Town
05. Outside
06. Andy Warhol
07. Breaking Glass
08. The Man Who Sold The World
09. We Prick You
10. I'm Deranged
11. Joe The Lion
12. Nite Flights
13. Under Pressure
14. Teenage Wildlife
No Trendy Réchauffé (Live Birmingham 95)
The second installment in the live album series, No Trendy Réchauffé, was announced on 9 November 2020. The physical format release was on 20 November 2020 with streaming from 12 March 2021.
The album was recorded on the 13th December 1995 at the Big Twix Mix Show at the National Exhibition Centre (Hall 5) in Birmingham, UK and presents a slightly abridged festival-like-set list. "No Trendy Réchauffé" is a partial lyric from Bowie's 1993 song "Strangers When We Meet", which appears on this album
01. Look Back In Anger
02. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
03. The Voyeur Of Utter Destruction (As Beauty)
04. The Man Who Sold The World
05. Hallo Spaceboy
06. I Have Not Been To Oxford Town
06 Strangers When We Meet
07 Breaking Glass
08. The Motel
09. Jump They Say
10. Teenage Wildlife
11. Under Pressure
12. Moonage Daydream
13. We Prick You
14 Hallo Spaceboy (version 2)
LiveAndWell.com
Bowie performing during his 1997 Earthling Tour
The third installment is a re-release of Bowie's 1999 album LiveAndWell.com. Announced on 11 December 2020, it was released on 15 January 2021.
The album contains songs recorded during Bowie's 1997 Earthling Tour at a variety of venues. This marked the fourth release of this album, first given to BowieNet subscribers in 1999. The box set release lacks four remixes that previously appeared on a bonus disc in 2000.
01. I'm Afraid Of Americans
(David Bowie/Brian Eno) (Radio City Music Hall New York, 15th October, 1997)
02. The Hearts Filthy Lesson
(David Bowie/Brian Eno/Michael Garson/Sterling Campbell/Erdal Kizilcay/Reeves Gabrels) (venue unknown, 1997)
03. I'm Deranged
(David Bowie/Brian Eno) (Amsterdam, Paradiso, 10th June, 1997)
04. Hallo Spaceboy
(David Bowie/Brian Eno) (Rio de Janeiro, Metropolitan, 2nd November, 1997)
05. Telling Lies
(David Bowie) (Amsterdam, Paradiso, 10th June, 1997)
06. The Motel
(David Bowie) (Amsterdam, Paradiso, 10th June, 1997)
07. The Voyeur Of Utter Destruction (As Beauty)
(David Bowie/Brian Eno/Reeves Gabrels) (Rio de Janeiro, Metropolitan, 2nd November, 1997)
08. Battle for Britain (The Letter)
(David Bowie/Reeves Gabrels/Mark Plati) (Radio City Music Hall New York, 15th October, 1997
09. Seven Years In Tibet
(David Bowie/Reeves Gabrels) (Radio City Music Hall New York, 15th October, 1997)
10. Little Wonder
(David Bowie/Reeves Gabrels/Mark Plati) (Radio City Music Hall New York, 15th October, 1997)
11. Pallas Athena
(David Bowie) (Amsterdam, Paradiso, 10th June, 1997)
12. V-2 Schneider
(David Bowie) (Amsterdam, Paradiso, 10th June, 1997)
Look at the Moon! (Live Phoenix Festival 97)
Announced on 29 January 2021 and released on 12 February 2021. Look at the Moon! is a recording of Bowie's show at the Phoenix Festival, Long Marston, England on the 20 July 1997.
The concert was one from Bowie's Earthling Tour, in support of his Earthling album. It contains the first physical format release of Bowie's cover of Laurie Anderson’s song "O Superman" (1981) with Gail Ann Dorsey on lead vocals.
CD 1
01. Quicksand (David Bowie)
02. The Man Who Sold the World (David Bowie)
03. Driftin’ Blues (Charles Brown/Eddie Williams/Johnny Moore)/The Jean Genie (David Bowie)
04. I'm Afraid of Americans (David Bowie/Brian Eno)
05. Battle for Britain (The Letter) (David Bowie/Reeves Gabrels/Mark Plati)
06. Fashion (David Bowie)
07. Seven Years in Tibet (David Bowie/Reeves Gabrels)
08. Fame (David Bowie/Carlos Alomar /John Lennon)
09. Looking for Satellites (David Bowie/Reeves Gabrels/Mark Plati)
10. Under Pressure (David Bowie/Freddie Mercury/Roger Taylor/John Deacon/Brian May)
CD 2
01. The Hearts Filthy Lesson (David Bowie/Brian Eno/Michael Garson/Sterling Campbell/Erdal Kizilcay/Reeves Gabrels)
02. Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (David Bowie)
03. Hallo Spaceboy (David Bowie/Brian Eno)
04. Little Wonder (David Bowie/Reeves Gabrels/Mark Plati)
05. Dead Man Walking (David Bowie/Reeves Gabrels)
06. White Light/White Heat (Lou Reed)
07. O Superman (Laurie Anderson)
08. Stay (David Bowie)
Something in the Air (Live Paris 99)
Something in the Air was announced on 24 February 2021 and released on 12 March.
The concert, part of Bowie's short Hours Tour, was recorded on the 14th October 1999 at the Elysée Montmartre in Paris. Something In The Air has been available on streaming services since 2020, but this is the first time the recording was officially available on physical media.
01. Life On Mars?
02. Thursday's Child
03. Something In The Air
04. China Girl
05. Can't Help Thinking About Me
06. Always Crashing In The Same Car
07. Survive
08. Stay
09. Seven
10. Changes
11. The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell
12. I’m Afraid Of Americans
At the Kit Kat Klub (Live New York 99)
David Bowie At The Kit Kat Klub (Live New York 99) was announced on 17 March 2021 for release on 2 April 2021.
The concert, part of Bowie's Hours Tour, was recorded and filmed on 19 November 1999 in front of an invite-only audience of fans and contest winners.
The recording was webcast on 7 December 1999 as part of the American Express Blue Concert series via Liveonline.net and the audio recording was broadcast by SFX Radio network on the same date. An edited audio recording was officially released in 1999 as a 12-track promotional CD-R and three of the songs from the performance, "Seven"; "Something in the Air" and "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell", appeared on the CD single of "Seven" (2000). The source for this release is the promotional CD-R and so once again this is an abridged recording.
Five of the songs performed that night are missing: "Drive In Saturday"; "Cracked Actor"; "Ashes to Ashes"; "Repetition" and "Rebel Rebel".
01. Life On Mars? (David Bowie)
02. Thursday's Child (David Bowie/Reeves Gabrels)
03. Something In The Air (David Bowie/Reeves Gabrels)
04. Word On A Wing (David Bowie)
05. Can't Help Thinking About Me (David Bowie)
06. China Girl (David Bowie/Iggy Pop)
07. Always Crashing In The Same Car (David Bowie)
08. Survive (David Bowie/Reeves Gabrels)
09. Drive-In Saturday (David Bowie)
10. Changes (David Bowie)
11. Seven (David Bowie/Reeves Gabrels)
12. Repetition (David Bowie)
13. I Can't Read (David Bowie/Reeves Gabrels)
14. The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell (David Bowie/Reeves Gabrels)
15. Rebel Rebel (David Bowie)