Boz Scaggs was at his peak in 1980 with three consecutive platinum hits, ``SILK DEGREES'', ``DOWN TWO THEN LEFT'', and ``MIDDLE MAN'' featuring members of TOTO. The original recording that allows you to experience the performance in Japan is a new discovery. This work is inspired by the “October 20, 1980: Nippon Budokan” performance. It is the super best audience recording. Some people may have been intrigued by the title ``DEFINITIVE MASTER'', but this work is the first appearance master from the current popular collection. This is the treasured work of the master who shocked us with THE POLICE's "BUDOKAN 1981" and Jeff Beck's "YOKOHAMA 1980." The quality is what is shocking, but first of all it is the position of the show. Boz has remained popular to this day and has repeatedly visited Japan, but 1980 was his first peak. Let's look back at that schedule.・October 8: Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium ・October 9: Osaka Festival Hall ・October 10: Nagoya Civic Hall ・October 11: Osaka Festival Hall ・October 12: Kobe City Central Gymnasium ・October 14 Sunday + 15th: Nippon Budokan (2 performances), October 16th: Nagoya Civic Association, October 18th: Nakano Sunplaza, October 20th: Nippon Budokan ←★This work★ A total of 10 performances. The number of performances is one of the best in his career, but if you look at the contents, there are many famous venues in various places. In particular, the only times we performed three times at Nippon Budokan were in 1980 and 1988. This work was recorded at one of such Nippon Budokan performances, and it was the final day of the climax Japan tour. This work, which vacuum-packs such a scene, is a masterpiece recording that depicts "the best" in a picture. Anyway, it's on, the core is thick, and there's no sense of distance. Although it absorbs the natural hall sound, it gives an exquisite luster to the core and does not hide any detail. Although it has the structure of an FM broadcast that was mixed in later, it also has a natural feel that is extremely elegant because it was recorded in one shot. Yes, you could say that the greatest flavor of this work is its "elegance." We are not just looking for a simple sound board feeling, but rather something natural, on-site, and real. There's a lot of sound, even the snare, which tends to be sparse, and you can't find the ``audience-like'' sound, but the ``beauty that only an audience can have'' is firmly engraved. When I looked at the ticket and wondered, "What position was this great sound recorded in?" The image is also posted, and it says "basement, row F, number 14." Not "1st floor" or "2nd floor" but "basement". Judging from the meaning of the word, it means "underground floor," but it's the basement floor of the Budokan!?!? When I look it up in the dictionary, it also says "ground floor" (= first floor), so I think that's what it means. However, even so, it's a seat notation that I don't remember. Quiet talk. What is depicted with such beautiful sounds is Boz's full show with the wind at its peak all over his body. The set is a little different from the best song selection that sums up his career. Let's break it down here so you can get a sense of its meaning. Silk Degrees (7 songs)・What Can I Say/Harbor Lights/Georgia/Jump Street/Lido Suffle/We're All Alone/Lowdown Middle Man (9 songs)・Breakdown Dead Ahead/Angel You/Isn't It Time／Simone／You Got Some Imagination／Do Like You Do In New York／Jojo／Middle Man／You Can Have Me Anytime Others (3 songs)・Hard Times／Look What You've Done to Me／You're Mine … ...and it looks like this. Speaking of 1980, I thought about comparing it with the standard FM broadcast of the New York performance, but the number of songs is so large that it can't be helped to compare them one by one with only 9 songs broadcast. The content is also very special, with the two main works being his masterpiece ``SILK DEGREES'' and his latest work ``MIDDLE MAN.'' Other than that, there are only three other songs: "Hard Times" from "DOWN TWO THEN LEFT," "Look What You've Done to Me" for the movie "Urban Cowboy," and the cover version of "You're Mine." there is no. Moreover, all nine songs from the album “MIDDLE MAN” are released on a large scale. Including the rare “Angel You”, “Do Like You Do In New York” and “You Can Have Me Anytime”, you can also enjoy it as a “live performance version of MIDDLE MAN”. This is a masterpiece live album that is as easy to listen to as you would expect from an FM broadcast, yet has the elegance that only an audience can expect. A new excavation where you can fully enjoy famous songs such as "MIDDLE MAN" and "SILK DEGREES" with such a beautiful sound. Super-excellent audience recording of the "October 20, 1980: Nippon Budokan" performance. It is a masterpiece that was directly digitized from the original cassette, which will be released for the first time in the world, and it is always on, has a thick core, and has no sense of distance. The natural hall sound gives an exquisite luster to the core, and the sound that does not hide any details is as neat as an FM broadcast, but it is a beautiful recording with the elegance that comes from being recorded in one shot. This is a new masterpiece released for the first time in the world where you can experience a full show centered around all the songs of "MIDDLE MAN" and the major songs of "SILK DEGREES". Live at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 20th October 1980 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1 (66:07) 1. Intro 2. Breakdown Dead Ahead 3. What Can I Say, What Can I Do 4. Hard Times 5. Angel You 6. Harbor Lights 7. Isn't It Time 8. Simone 9. You Got Some Imagination 10. Georgia 11. Do Like You Do In New York 12. Look What You've Done to Me 13. Jump Street Disc 2 (49:20) 1. Lido Shuffle 2. We're All Alone 3. JoJo 4. Middle Man 5. Lowdown 6. Band Introduction 7. You're Mine 8. You Can Have Me Anytime Boz Scaggs - Vocal, Guitar Mike Landau - Guitar Randy Kerber - Keyboards Steve Plunkett - Keyboards Mike Porcaro - Bass Carlos Vega - Drums
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