For some unknown reason (to me at least), this album tends to get overlooked when punters - pro or anti - review Bowie's extensive career. It might have come at a transitional time, between Diamond Dogs and the new soul direction of Young Americans, but it definitely deserves far more attention, and respect, than it has gathered to date. Featuring a selection of classics from the main man's (then) back catalogue, David Live is characterised by vibrant new arrangements by Michael Kamen and some great musicianship. But the album stands out for some very specific reasons: Bowie's vocal performance - tortured, emotional, engaging; the rich horn section - step forward, sax player David Sanborn; and, most of all in my view, the scintillating rock guitar of the previously unheralded Earl Slick, who rips out some blistering solos. I'm a big fan of the great Mick Ronson, but Earl lays down his own special mark here, notably on Width of a Circle, Sweet Thing, Jean Genie and Cracked Actor. A minority of tracks are forgettable - Watch That Man, Knock on Wood, Here Today and Space Oddity - but Bowie is canny enough to know that ending with a mesmeric Rock n Roll Suicide hits exactly the right mark after the pyrotechnics that have gone before. There's no doubt that this set is a superb offering and a landmark in Bowie's epic career. Buy with confidence...