1995 was the last time “rock Ritchie Blackmore” came to Japan. The best live in Japan of “STRANGER IN US ALL TOUR” is now available. This is a live album that records Richie, who suddenly left DEEP PURPLE in 1993, reorganized RAINBOW and returned to Japan. First, let's take a look at the schedule for this year's visit to Japan. ・November 11th: Yoyogi Olympic Pool ・November 12th: Yoyogi Olympic Pool ・November 14th: Kyoto Kaikan Hall 1 ・November 16th: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium [This work] ・November 17th: Nagoya Century Halls ・November 19th: Osaka Festival Hall ・November 20th: Kyushu Welfare Pension Hall ・November 22nd: Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium ・November 23rd: Tokyo Bay N.K. Hall A total of 9 performances. Since RAIBOW is originally popular in Japan, expectations for Richie, who brought out the gold signboard, were high, and the number of performances was second only to the era of Ronnie James Dio. This work is an audience album containing the 4th performance "November 16, 1995: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium" performance. The recording was by Taper, a representative of Western Japan in the 1990s. Masterpieces such as David Bowie's ``A REALITY IN OSAKA: THE LAST CONCERT IN JAPAN'', Prince's ``ONE NITE ALONE IN OSAKA'', and KANSAS' ``OSAKA 2001'' have received great acclaim, but this is the original master collection. is. If you have listened to even one of the titles above, you will be able to experience the strange clear sound, but this work also has the same intense quality. The sound is truly crystal clear. Although the recording position is not transmitted, the musical sound that is extremely thick and hits you with a direct feeling of zero distance is wonderful as if it were "like a sound board" on the ground. There are loud cheers between songs, but it is far more distant than the musical tone. Coupled with the vividness of each instrument carved in detail, it is a live album that you can fully enjoy the balance of a carefully mixed official record. What is depicted with such a sound is exactly “rock Richie’s total settlement”. He lists representative songs from Ronnie to the Joe Lynn Turner era, and even plays DEEP PURPLE's "Perfect Strangers" and "Burn." The old RAINBOW in the 70's and 80's intentionally avoided DEEP PURPLE, but here they do whatever they want with "Blackmore Music" without distinction. The attitude of not being particular about the band name is similar to the new RAINBOW in 2016. What surpasses such a new century RAINBOW is the fierce sense of active duty. After all, 7 out of 10 songs from the new album ``STRANGER IN US ALL'' (that is, all songs except ``Cold Hearted Woman'', ``Stand and Fight'', and ``Silence'') will be played. The dynamic thing about the new masterpiece “Black Musquerade” that vividly switches from the earnest “Temple Of The King”…. After this, Richie has not made a rock album for 21 years, but this last album is packed with many famous songs. What makes me feel even more active is the performance itself. 21st Century RAINBOW was an ensemble that was more rock-oriented than BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, but this one is completely hard rock. After all, Richie himself is amazing. He is eager to get his new project off the ground, and Japan in particular needs to get rid of the stigma that came with the sudden cancellation of 1993's DEEP PURPLE. There is no hesitation that was felt at the end of the old RAINBOW, or the perfunctory feeling of the reorganized DEEP PURPLE, and each phrase seems to contain that passion and enthusiasm. Also, the timing is great. RAINBOW, who released ``STRANGER IN US ALL,'' began their tour on September 30, 1995, playing 25 shows in Europe before visiting Japan. For that reason, the new band's ensemble is just right, but it still hasn't lost its freshness. To go into more detail, I allow a week to travel from Europe to Japan, and I also have a day off the day before this day. What is included in this work is a show that took on the challenge with both body and mind. Not only Richie, who was 50 years old at the time and in the prime of his career, but Doogie White's singing voice, which continues to be sought after by heroic guitarists, continues to grow. Another thing I would like to add is Chuck Bergi, who joined us from the tour. He is a master of the masters who showed his sharp skills in the old RAINBOW in 1984, but here he has mastered even tougher power. In 1995, he has both power and work, and you can hear the style of the best drummer next to Cozy Powell. It has been 25 years since “IN ROCK” in 1970. It is a masterpiece of Live in Japan that captures the “reaching point of BLACKMORE'S HARD ROCK” with the best sound. In 2016, New Century RAINBOW excited the world. I'd like to give you a book that moves me right now. Live at Osaka Furitsu Taiikukan, Osaka, Japan 16th November 1995 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1 (69:08) 1. Land Of Hope And Glory 2. Over The Rainbow 3. Spotlight Kid 4. Too Late For Tears 5 Long Live Rock'n'Roll 6. Hunting Humans 7. Wolf To The Moon 8. Difficult To Cure 9. Keyboard Solo 10. Still I'm Sad 11. Drums Solo 12. Street Of Dreams 13. Temple Of The King 14 . Black Musquerade Disc 2 (47:09) 1. Ariel 2. Since You Been Gone 3. Perfect Strangers 4. Traditional Song/Waltzing Matilda 5. Hall Of The Mountain King 6. Maybe Next Time 7. Stone Cold 8. Burn 9 Greensleeves 10. Over The Rainbow Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar Doogie White - Vocal Greg Smith – Bass Paul Morris - Keyboards Chuck Burgi – Drums
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