Great Album Bad CD sound
Unfortunately the CD sound quality is terrible, sounds like it was recorded over a cell phone. I had this on vinyl when it was new and loved it. I took it right back to BB and since they had no more in stock(wink) I got something much better. A shame to say the least since I'm sure it was a really fun tour. I can't understand how things this bad get sold, maybe someone should give it a listen before they print thousands of bad Cd's. Or in the case of Springsteens "magic" millions of very bad Quality CD's were sold. I couldn't return that one since all the store had them aplenty. LOL I hate giving Bowie a bad feedback but hey the disk stinks, Everything else I have heard from him is just fine.
David Live....revisited
I truthfully have not listened to David Live end to end in 20+ years. I've had David Live on cassette, vinyl, and now of course on CD. The CD sounds really great! If they've cleaned it up or digitally re-mastered the CD they did a nice job. This is David at his peak (in my opinion of course) and is a must own CD 2-disc'er. Not any deliberate "voice overs" so common to Live recordings either A plus. .
Bowie's Live Masterpiece
Yes, he probably was not in the best of shape when this record was recorded. Yes, Bowie looks ill and deathly thin on the cover. I don't care. Maybe that's what makes his performance so phenomenal. . . . . . . . maybe the music was all he had at this time in his life, and he was clinging to it desperately. This is one of the greatest rock live records ever recorded!! Buy it!! You'll be knocked back by the incredible performances by the sterling band. Mike Garson (piano, mellotron) and a two piece horn section featuring David Sanborn (alto sax, flute) and Richard Grando (baritone sax, flute) point the way to a very jazzy sound throughout. Earl Slick (guitar) throws a fiery edged rock touch into the mix. Add lots of percussion, a second keyboard player, and a couple of great background vocalists, and you have a band which would be hard to match anywhere. Bowie draws on a variety of his early 70's material, but the record is dominated by selections from Aladdin Sane and Diamond Dogs. I actually prefer the performances here to ones on those two studio records because of the spontaneity of these great musicians in a live setting. Bowie gives urgent vocal performances on some of his most passionate tunes such as Rock 'n' Roll With Me and Big Brother. The band, particularly Slick, prove they can rock hard whenever they want on Cracked Actor and Width of A Circle. All in all, just a tremendous and most essential record if you really want to experience live Bowie at his best.
...seconds before disco esmasculated him...
Sorry. . I LOVE this album, and after bootlegging. . . "many" tracks off the late great Napster, I'm now gonna buy the "new refurbished, etc. . . " Why? And "why" the title to this review? OK 1), my glorious band in NY, circa '75-'76, always opened our sets with a "Diamond Dogs-Rebel Rebel-Moonage Daydream" medley, in their entirity, and, note-for-note, ripped straight off "David Live. " And yes, I HAVE gone on record as saying that Mick Ronson, Bowie's "Ziggy's" ex, SHOULD Have received the job that one R Wood received in '75 - but Earl Slick (in ADDITION to being married - at the time - to one of the absolute HOTTEST Babes EVER, Fanny's Jean Millington), himself was/is hot as a jumper cable at a redneck funeral. (and, yeah, when Ronno defected from Ian H in 1977, Ian scooped up Slick for what I consider his finest work, the glimmering "Overnight Angels. ") And 2) right after this, Bowie started purveying disco, then ran into the arms of Rob't Fripp. . . give me a freaking break. . . (but "Ashes To Ashes" WAS a good song. . . ) Enough. Bowie: 1974: Earl Slick, David Sanborn, et al. . . like Lous Armstrong said, "If ya gotta ask, you'll never know. ".
From 8 Track to CD
I wore it out ,got another and wore it out too. My sis and her boyfriend bought me David Live back in 1975 on 8 track!!
Bowie was a house favorite then and still is today.
This is one of the best live albums ever. Bowies unique style and fabulous writing,not to mention his band are just incredible!!
Finally in 2007, I am buying this again ,ON CD!!!!!!.
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