Never finer than on David Live , me thinks. Nearly a cigarette too far... but not quite

Oh, to have been born just that bit earlier and on the other side of the Atlantic.

Ooh the beginning of ATYD... still makes me smile, isn't that him?

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I love the David Live vocals.
He sounds like He's gonna croak and I am willing Him to sing the next line.

For all the cocaine he had in is in system he sounds pretty good.

I can't stand his raspy vocals on David Live

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I've alway found the whole album neither here nor there. But I enjoy it. Perhaps not as a Bowie album, but just as a window through to my youth.

In response to: "I can't stand his raspy vocals on David Live"

I agree with you to a certain extent, Scott. Bowie's hoarse vocals on David Live are not always easy on the ear and here and there, for example on 'Sweet Thing', they certainly leave a lot to be desired. However, his vocals sound just fine on these tracks: Rebel Rebel, All The Young Dudes, Cracked Actor, Knock On Wood, Here Today Gone Tomorrow and of course, the already mentioned Rock 'n' Roll Suicide.

Bowie's vocals on David Live? BRILLIANT!

Drugged up, hoarse sounding fascinating powerful unmistakable db, and very uniquely David Bowie of a period that was truly David Bowie.

Whats not to like about it?

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I'll certinaly conceed Knock On Wood and HTGT

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And while we're on the subject - Ryko could've used a more realistic sample of audience claps for the David Live bonus tracks.

A few thoughts:

1. Reviews at the time indicated that he was flat in more than a few places on David Live. They were right. He is a bit all over the place vocally, which is to be admired somewhat when you consider how many things they touched up for the release.

2. It's odd that "Sweet Thing" came up as a bad example. I actually consider that track to be the shining moment on the record, a mysterious, tense performance that adds to the song. I know I'm not alone in liking it, as I've read on this very board comments from several fans and bootleg collectors of that period who all consider the David Live version to be the definitive live performance of "Sweet Thing."

3. Personally, I don't think the audience claps were fake or pulled from sound effect libraries, but they were probably flown in from other parts of the recording to fill out the applause a bit.

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In response to: "It's odd that "Sweet Thing" came up as a bad example. I actually consider that track to be the shining moment on the record, a mysterious, tense performance that adds to the song. I know I'm not alone in liking it, as I've read on this very board comments from several fans and bootleg collectors of that period who all consider the David Live version to be the definitive live performance of "Sweet Thing."

I agree with you to a certain extent, Joe. The band sounds great on 'Sweet Thing'; Bowie, however, does not -

The DL version of Sweet Thing is one of the most beautiful songs, in every department, I have ever heard. The Strange Fascination one is most queer to my ears! However, It's Gonna Be Me more than compensates.

With you on that Sweety..DL is a cool album.

I was just a baby when it arrived in my christmas pilow case and I still have it.

I thought God was in my pillow case!



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