1998: RID

Sheltered Reality began as a group under the name ‘RID’, which stood for ‘Rex Is Dead’ and was the title of the first album. This CD was produced in the era when SR was an all-vocal group.  Our performances consisted of no drums, just singers and Steve Schlosser as the keyboard player.  This CD is Out of Print and all tracks were written/created by Steve Schlosser.  Here are a few tracks for your enjoyment.
 

1. Descent/Midnight Strikes Again
2. My Name is Barbara
3. Percussion 101 (Features Steve Schlosser with a drum solo.)

1999: No Place Like Home

After the production of the first album, the group decided to have a name change, and worked out the name Sheltered Reality. That came from the fact that many people are ‘sheltered’ from the ‘reality’ that there are problems in the world and we can work together to change them. This was our second, and final vocal CD and once again, is Out of Print. All tracks were written/created by Steve Schlosser.  Listed below are some of the highlight tracks of the album.

1. My Name is Barbara (Still Survivin’ Mix)
2. Resurrection, The Light
3. End of the Road
4. Percussion 202 (Features Steve Schlosser with a drum solo.)
5. Midnight Strikes Again (11:59 Mix)
6. No Place Like Home

2002: Recapturing Our Youth

Our first drum CD! We worked hard between 1999 and 2002 to create enough drum songs to make an all-drum CD.  The change Sheltered Reality made (moving from all vocal to all drums) resulted in major success for the group. The title of this album came from one of our 80-year-old fans in Iowa who saw us quite often, and each time she saw a performance, she’d tell us that we helped her ‘recapture her youth’. The album artwork shows many adults and grandparents trying to recapture the youth in the photo.  Below are some tracks from this album. 

1. Mephistopheles’ Return
2. Mozart in Madness
3. Requiem (The Fifth)
4. Warning
5. All Star
6. Percussion 303 (Features Steve Schlosser with a drum solo.)

2003: Everdream

Sheltered Reality began its expansion across the state of Iowa and into new territory (out of Iowa)! We had major growth as an organization and many new songs came into our show...one of the new songs being ‘Everdream’, a song that is still in our current performance. It’s a very powerful song, and we use it to remind people to continue to keep their dreams alive. The album cover comes from the fact that we started our ‘Eric Story’ about how a stuffed animal can change the world. Below are some tracks from this album.

1. Everdream
2. Sk8er Boi
3. Shine On You
4. Mary Had a Little Lamb
5. Percussion 404 (Features Steve Schlosser with a drum solo, also features a nice section of the drum solo recorded backwards in the middle!)

2006: Mt. Rushmore Easter Sunrise Serivce

In 2006 we had the great opportunity to be a part of the Easter Sunrise Service at Mt. Rushmore near Rapid City, SD.  This live performance DVD features 83 drummers performing many songs on that beautiful Sunday morning. This DVD is not professionally recorded, but still gives you a great view of that amazing event.

2006: Sheltered Reality-The First Decade

2006 brought our 10th anniversary as a group, so we put together a Greatest Hits album of all the albums produced thus far. No new tracks were recorded for this album, but this disc included 2 music videos.  Below are some tracks from this album.

1. It’s My Life
2. Christmas Eve Sarajevo
3. Oye
4. Die Another Day

2007: Opryland-Nashville, TN

In 2007, we had another amazing opportunity. We were requested to perform for the annual Wal-Mart Year Beginning Meeting, which is when all the Wal-Mart General Managers from across the globe gather together in a conference in Nashville, TN at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel.  Sheltered Reality was requested to perform two shows, each for 6,000 people! We shared the stage with other amazing performers such as Garth Brooks.  This DVD was professionally recorded by Wal-Mart and the DVD is filled with different camera angles and great film effects.  This DVD definitely makes you feel like you are right there with us enjoying the performance!

2007: Empower

The Empower album was a full recording of all the current songs in our performance as of 2007. It was titled ‘Empower’ because the mission of each show is to pursue success in one’s life and empowering other people to succeed in their life as well. If we all work together and help each other, we are empowering one another. This album also includes bonus tracks of songs that are not included in our show, but are some of our favorite songs.  We included them for your enjoyment.  Below are some tracks from this album.

1. Cuba Libre
2. Mickey
3. Eho Pathan Gia Sena
4. Surrender
5. Around the World

2010: Live Life Loud

Our newest album, titled ‘Live Life Loud’ has a wide variety of music on it.  The first few tracks on the album are the most recent songs we’ve added to our performance. The second half is filled with tracks that aren’t currently in our show.  Between the years of 2003-2006, we didn’t get a recording opportunity and many songs went in and then out of the show during that time period without being recorded...well now they are! Below are some tracks from this album.
 

1. Run It Back Again
2. What Hurts The Most
3. Footloose
4. What A Feeling

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