JOURNEY came to Japan twice in 1982 with their masterpiece "ESCAPE". A newly discovered original that tells of their first Nippon Budokan performance. The brilliance of the climax is now available on 2CD. Of course, what is recorded in this work is the “April 16, 1982: Nippon Budokan” performance. This is the best audience recording. Speaking of performances in Japan during the "ESCAPE" era, "TOKYO 1981 1ST NIGHT", which received great acclaim the other day, is still fresh in the memory, but this work is different from that and returns to Japan nine months later. First, let's look back at the schedule for coming to Japan, which has been scaled up all at once.・April 9: Fukuoka Sun Palace Hall ・April 11: Kyoto Kaikan ・April 12: Osaka Festival Hall ・April 13: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium ・April 14: Nagoya City Public Hall ・April 16: Nippon Budokan ←★This work★・April 17th: Yokohama Cultural Sports 7 performances in total. Last year, Fukuoka, Kyoto, and Yokohama were added to the performance locations, which were limited to Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, and Tokyo was also upgraded from the Welfare Pension Center. To date, they have performed at Nippon Budokan six times, but this day was also the first. It is truly the finest audience recording that conveys such a monumental scene. At our shop, we have reported on the same show in “BUDOKAN 1982”, but this work is a completely different recording. This work is the master that will be released for the first time, but the quality is shocking anyway. There are some songs where there is a close clap, but the performance sound that suppresses and suppresses it from above is extremely thick and close. In particular, Steve Perry's vocals are clear and powerful, and you can feel the nuances contained in not only a single word of the lyrics but also a single syllable. Although the actual position is not transmitted, the image of the sound is as close as if you were touching Perry in the front row (although it is actually Budokan, so even in the front row you can't reach it). Even more delicious is the sense of separateness. Perry's singing voice is very thick, but even if the chorus overlaps with it, it doesn't blend together. Each person's singing voice is taut like a single thread, and each line forms a three-dimensional object like twilling. Of course, the vocals and chorus are just easy-to-understand examples, and each instrument group, such as the guitar, drums, and keyboard, has equally clear outlines. If you listen carefully with headphones, you can feel the hall sound component, but it is a rare masterpiece that does not become blurred or blurred, but rather produces a sharp edge. What is depicted with such vivid sound is a full show that is different from “TOKYO 1981 1ST NIGHT” although it is the same “ESCAPE Tour”. Although the official work “LIVE IN HOUSTON 1981” is the closest in terms of set, it is still not the same. Let's compare and organize them. Escape (9 songs) ・Escape/Still They Ride (★)/Open Arms/Mother, Father/Who's Crying Now/Dead or Alive/Don't Stop Believin'/Stone In Love/Keep On Runnin' Other classics (9 songs) )・Infinity: Lights/Wheel In The Sky・Evolution: Lovin' You Is Easy (★)/Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'・Departure: Line Of Fire/Where Were You/Any Way You Want It・Live・Energy: The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love)/Dixie Highway (★) *Note: Songs marked with a “★” cannot be heard in the official release “LIVE IN HOUSTON 1981”. ...and it looks like this. Above all, the biggest feature was the large-scale performance of the "ESCAPE" number, which took the whole world by storm. “TOKYO 1981 1ST NIGHT” was an extremely rare set that did not play “Don’t Stop Believin’” or “Open Arms” because it was just after the album was released, but it changed completely when he returned to Japan. All the album songs except “Lay It Down” are performed, and it is a big attack that takes up half of the show. Of course, other classics are also delicious. "Lovin' You Is Easy" is the last song that will no longer be played in 1982, and the two rare "CAPTURED" songs and "Line Of Fire" and "Where Were You" from "DEPARTURE" will also be sealed for nearly 20 years. repertoire. The following year's "FRONTIERS" will become a further hit parade, but this work is just before that. It's an irresistible idea that while he exudes the feeling of great success and confidence, he still retains the scent of a challenger. JOURNEY has scaled up once and twice and returned to Japan. This is an amazing new discovery that allows you to fully experience the highlight performances in the highest quality. It's powerful like a soundboard, beautiful like an FM broadcast, and even has a wonderful sense of reality of the Western music boom that only includes guest recordings. With such a sound, it is a delicious live album called ``Almost all songs of ESCAPE''. The best audience recording of the "April 16, 1982: Nippon Budokan" performance. Anyway, it is an original recording of a new discovery with a very thick core and close contact. In particular, Steve Perry's vocals are clear and powerful, and you can feel the nuances contained in not only a single word of the lyrics but also a single syllable. It felt as if you were touching Perry in the front row, playing all the album songs from "ESCAPE" except "Lay It Down", and "Still They Ride" which cannot be heard on the official work "LIVE IN HOUSTON 1981" You can experience a full show including "Lovin' You Is Easy" and "Dixie Highway." Live at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 16th April 1982TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) *New Master!! Disc 1 (58:32) 1. Announcement 2. Intro. 3. Escape 4. Line of Fire 5. Lights 6. Still They Ride 7. The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love) 8. Lovin' You Is Easy 9. Open Arms 10. Mother, Father 11. Keyboard Solo 12. Who's Crying Now 13. Where Were You 14. Drum Solo 15. Dead or Alive Disc 2 (46:49) 1. Don't Stop Believin' 2. Stone in Love 3. Keep On Runnin' 4. Guitar Solo #1 5. Wheel in the Sky 5. Guitar Solo #2 7. Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' 8. Any Way You Want It 9. Dixie Highway Steve Perry - Vocal Neal Schon - Guitar, Vocal Jonathan Cain - Keyboards, Vocal Ross Vallory - Bass, Vocal Steve Smith - Drums
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