One of the reasons why the "BE HERE NOW" tour, which was held over the years, is so popular among enthusiasts is that the live composition changed significantly between 1997 and 1998. However, at that time, information did not travel as quickly as it does now, and the Internet was just beginning to spread. It was far from the level of daily necessities that it is today. That's why I was surprised when I witnessed a live stage performance at Budokan in 1998 that was completely different from the previous year's tour. I'm sure there weren't many enthusiasts who thought it would just be a continuation of the previous year's structure. The major turning point for the “BE HERE NOW” tour was the first live performance in 1998, the American tour, and the first day of the tour was the New Jersey performance on January 8th. From this day onwards, it had been decided that Noel's acoustic corner, which had not existed in the previous year (although it had been set up in a hurry in Dublin in December), would be incorporated, and Liam in particular would take advantage of the power of alcohol. It was clear that this was included in order to sustain his voice, which was tired from the previous year's tour at the end of his free-for-all performances. There was an audience recording with quite good sound quality on this day, but surprisingly only the CD-R called “BE HERE NOW TOUR 1998 ACT 1” was released as an item. Considering the good sound quality and the preciousness of the performance content, which I will touch on in detail later, it was really surprising that a sound source like this had never been released before. Between the title and traders, the location of the day's venue, the Blockbuster Sony Music Entertainment Center (now BB&T Pavilion, then known as the "Sony E Center"), is in Philadelphia. Although it is often credited, it is actually located in New Jersey. The purpose of the 1998 American tour was to fulfill contracts for venues and land that had not been completed on the tour two years earlier due to a sibling dispute, so we did not visit Philadelphia. Sony's press release for the US tour last year also specified that the Blockbuster Sony Music Entertainment Center would be in New Jersey. In other words, on this tour, Oasis had two gigs in New Jersey, and four days later they had a gig at the Continental Airlines Arena, which is slightly smaller than the Sony E Center. Therefore, the title "1st Night" was chosen to reflect this situation. The sound source on this day had a texture typical of DAT audience recordings from the late 1990s, and while it had a very clear sound quality, it was dark and lacked the sharpness of the performance, and it was in a state that was closer to Don Shari. Therefore, in this release, we started to improve this problem. Equalization has been applied to make the sound milder than the original sound, yet still give a sense of sharpness. This greatly improved the sound quality, which was dark and lacking in power. When the band plays, it feels a little too loud, and when Noel sings, the line is thin...The situation has been resolved. I think that point is obvious if you listen to "Some Might Say" and compare. Also, most of the original sound sources currently circulating on the Internet are copies that have dropouts in "Wonderwall" and "It's Gettin' Better (Man!!)," but this time, a British Oasis researcher confirmed that there are no problems. I was provided with a clean copy version. Moreover, the content of the performance on this day was really interesting. As I said at the beginning, it was also the day when the 1998 mode stage structure was introduced for the first time, but what brought about an even more dramatic change was Liam's tone. At the beginning, he was singing normally, but in "Some Might Say", his voice turned upside down from the side singing the first line, and he suddenly lost his tune and Noel sang in his place. It was a song that had already seen Liam having a hard time from the previous year, but here he finally fell out of the set. This will be the only performance in 1998. Ironically, Noel's singing corner became a regular, and it turned out to be an immediate success. However, to my delight, Noel on this day performed an extremely rare repertoire in his own corner. It's a cover of David Bowie's "Heroes." The very simple arrangement is wonderful, and the audience's reaction is also good because it is one of the Bowie classics that is popular in America. It is valuable that it captures in good sound quality the precious scene in which the Bowie song was performed for the first time, which was covered by Noel in a band arrangement that was a near perfect copy after Oasis disbanded. Tano also has high points. After his corner was over, it was the end of the live show with the normal Oasis formation, but as expected, Liam wasn't feeling well. What's more, during the interlude of "It's Gettin' Better (Man!!)", Noel's guitar sound no longer comes out, and Bonehead's rhythm cutting can be heard there, which is a very rare occurrence. It's not like they were upset about the combination of Liam's poor health and the incident, but "All Around The World", which was originally scheduled to be played, was not played, and instead, "Cigarettes & There is a further incident where “Alcohol” is played at this position. As a result, the former was not able to be played on stage in 1998. And the ultimate song is “Fade In-Out”. Although Liam, who was not feeling well, tried his best to sing, he finally gave up in the middle of the third verse. Although the performance itself was completed, the live performance itself was forced to end, which is an incident that makes the title of the song go away. In the end, this was the only live performance of the song in 1998. As you can see from this, on the first day of the 1998 American tour, the repertoire that symbolized the previous year, such as “All Around ~” and “Fade In ~”, was supposed to continue. Therefore, the performance of the 1998 version “Fade In ~” is extremely valuable. However, due to Liam's poor health, he suddenly disappeared, and as a result, the composition of 1998 was decided.A shocking release that recorded the happening gig with an audience of surprisingly high sound quality! Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Center, Camden, New Jersey, USA 8th January 1998 TRULY PERFECT SOUND (79:55) 1. Intro 2. Be Here Now 3. Stand By Me 4. Supersonic 5. Some Might Say 6. Roll With It 7. D'You Know What I Mean? 8. Don't Go Away 9. Heroes 10. Don't Look Back In Anger 11. Wonderwall 12. Live Forever 13. It's Gettin' Better (Man!!) 14. Cigarettes & Alcohol 15. Fade In-Out Liam Gallagher - lead vocals, tambourine Noel Gallagher - guitar, vocals Paul Arthurs - guitar Paul McGuigan - bass Alan White - drums
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