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Recorded live at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, October 20th 1972, which was Bowie’s first live American broadcast. This is a good choice for those who found themselves left cold by the awkward soul and the absence of Mick Ronson on David Live. Coming on the heels of the release of Ziggy Stardust, Bowie is captured here at the height of his creative powers. He gives a nod to the influence of Lou Reed with a fine “Waiting For The Man,” and the live renditions of “Jean Genie” and “Rock And Roll Suicide” surpass the studio versions, thanks in no small part to the inimitable Mick Ronson. “Life On Mars?” and other tunes off Hunky Dory can be a bit disappointing, though, without original keyboardist Rick Wakeman, who was now busy becoming a star with Yes. But this is only a minor qualm; the Spiders band is wonderfully aggressive, all the more because live performance was perhaps the true home for its glam theatrics.

Track list:
1. Introduction
2. Hang On To Yourself
3. Ziggy Stardust
4. Changes
5. The Supermen
6. Life On Mars
7. Five Years
8. Space Oddity
9. Andy Warhol
10. My Death
11. The Width Of A Circle
12. Queen Bitch
13. Moonage Daydream
14. John, Im Only Dancing
15. Waiting For The Man
16. The Jean Genie
17. Suffragette City
18. Rock N Roll Suicide