Dave Sharman - Exit Within (1992)

Dave Sharman is a critically acclaimed British guitar virtuoso, singer, songwriter whose main genre is rock and metal. Dave's first break came in a much coveted session on BBC Radio 1’s Rock Show. A self-taught guitar prodigy - Dave quickly became one of the most exciting talents in his genre; compared to greats such as Eddie Van Halen and Steve Vai, touring the world and recording with some of Rock’s most legendary artists including members of: Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne and Whitesnake.

Shortly after working with Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan, who recruited Dave to lay down the guitar parts on a solo project, Dave was also invited by Sting and Police manager - Miles Copeland to complete the lineup on ʻThe Night Of The Guitars IIʼ tour featuring eight of the worldʼs leading guitarists including Robin Trower, Ronnie Montrose and Jan Akkermann. The European tour came to a close in London and Dave immediately set to work on the follow-up to his classic rock instrumental guitar album '1990' with 'Exit Within'.

EXIT WITHIN
Determined to push the boundaries of rock guitar even further Dave ventured into new and unexplored territories to produce his second studio album ʻExit Withinʼ, which also saw a move away from pure instrumental guitar led work to a more tradional song based approach.

The ten track album included four vocal tracks alongside six instrumentals. During his time with Gillan, Dave befriended bassist Neil Murray and invited the former Black Sabbath/Whitesnake and Brian May man to play bass on the album. 'Exit Within' also received rave reviews in the mainstream rock press.