Yngwie Malmsteen made an unusual return to Japan in about half a year. This is the best original recording that allows you to experience a full show that is highly regarded as the "best gig" even more than his last visit to Japan. Of course, the performance "Pacifico Yokohama on December 20, 2024" is recorded in this work. This is the best audience recording. The last time he visited Japan was five years ago (nine years alone), but this time he returned to Japan in just seven months. He has visited Japan twice in 2001, but at that time the concept was different from "orchestrated / normal band". It was unprecedented for him to return to Japan in the same form / with the same members within a year. Of course, since his last visit to Japan, Yngwie has been actively touring the world, and in between he also released the official work "40TH ANNIVERSARY JAPAN TOUR 2024". First of all, let's take a look at the overview of his activities.・May 2nd-11th: Asia #1 (5 shows) ← *Last visit to Japan ・May 16th-19th: Australia (3 shows) ・June 20th-July 6th: Europe (9 shows) ・September 29th-October 27th: North America #1 (15 shows) 《40TH ANNIVERSARY JAPAN TOUR 2024 released on October 30th》 ・November 1st-29th: North America #2 (18 shows) ・December 18th + 20th: Asia #2 (2 shows) ← ★ Here ★ This is Yngwie Malmsteen in 2024. It was a year that started and ended in Asia. In the meantime, there will be a total of four shows in Japan. Our store has archived the live album from his previous visit to Japan, so let's organize our collection together. Japan #1: May 7th "NAGOYA 2024" May 9th "OSAKA 2024" May 11th "TOKYO 2024" Japan #2: December 20th: Pacifico Yokohama performance ←★This work★ All (3 + 1 = 4) performances. Although you can complete it with our collection, in fact, all four works are sister works. Yes, this work is also the latest work by Mr. "Western Japan's Strongest Taper". In fact, this work is also a superb product that is not inferior to its sisters. This time, there is only "Pacifico Yokohama" with a capacity of about 5,000 people, so it also picks up the hall sound, but it is wonderful because it is not a weakness but a beauty. While maintaining the direct feeling of the extra-thick core called "like a sound board", the sound is glossy and rich thickness is added. It doubles the dynamism and spectacle. Of course, if the details become cloudy or muddy due to the sound, there is no point, but there is no need to worry about that with this work. In particular, even with the ferocious rapid-fire guitar, each note is vividly depicted, and even the long notes can be clearly enjoyed with their unique vibrato folds. In fact, the keyboard is buried and its presence is not felt, but that is the truth of the sound produced at the scene. If you are used to Yngwie's live performances, it is within the expected range. The best show, which is praised for surpassing the previous three performances, is depicted with such "strongest" sound. First, let's organize it by comparing the set. 80s/90s Rising Force: Now Your Ships Are Burned/Far Beyond The Sun/Evil Eye/Black Star Others: Rising Force/Like An Angel (For April)/Seventh Sign/Fire and Ice (★)/Trilogy (Vengeance)/You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget/I'll See The Light Tonight After that World on Fire: Top Down, Foot Down-No Rest For The Wicked/Soldier Parabellum: Relentless Fury/Wolves At The Door/(Si Vis Pacem) Parabellum/Toccata Others: Into Valhalla-Baroque & Roll/Repent (★)/Smoke On The Water/Badinerie/Paganini's 4th-Adagio/1000 Cuts-Overture/Red House/Fugue *Note: The ★ marks are songs that were not performed during their previous visit to Japan in May. ...And so on. As they have been touring continuously since the last time, the selection and structure are largely the same. Aside from the fragments of famous songs inserted here and there (Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" pops up), the new material that they didn't do last time is the title track of "Fire and Ice" and "Repent" from "Spellbound". I'm especially happy with the former, "Fire and Ice". After all, it's the first time they've done it in 32 years. Yngwie himself is on vocals, and it's a wonderful piece that instantly erases the image of Joran Edman. And even more striking than the vocals is the guitar. It's insanely good! There were ups and downs during their last visit to Japan in May, and there were some tough scenes where they couldn't finish playing except in Tokyo. However, this time they easily surpassed Tokyo, which was their best performance. Far from being unable to play, the entire song is full of ease, the beautiful phrases run smoothly, the choking is perfect pitch, and the beautiful vibrato melts your heart. It's just my imagination, but I think the schedule is the reason for this good performance. As mentioned above, the last time she came to Japan was at the beginning of the 2024 tour. After that, she toured Australia / Europe / North America, and perhaps she regained her original form (it would have been amazing if she had made an official video in Yokohama...). This super-famous performance is the biggest reason why this work is a masterpiece. This is the final installment of the "Strongest Mr. Collection" following the three-part series in May. Her return to Japan in about half a year was also extremely rare, but being able to complete all of her performances with a master collection is a luxury that cannot be imagined anywhere else. This is the youngest daughter album of the four unrivaled sisters' work that will never be repeated, and it is a masterpiece that surpasses the official work. An absolute new masterpiece is born. This is the best audience recording of the performance at Pacifico Yokohama on December 20, 2024, which is his first visit to Japan in seven months. As with his previous visit to Japan in May, this is the latest work by Mr. "West Japan's Strongest Taper," and it is a masterpiece that combines the usual thick sound with dynamism and spectacle. More striking than that sound is the guitar in top form, far surpassing the last best Tokyo performance. The super rare "Fire and Ice" and "Repent" that were not performed last time are also masterpieces that allow you to experience a delicious full show at its best. PACIFICO Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan 20th December 2024 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc:1 (50:02) 1. Intro 2. Rising Force 3. Top Down, Foot Down 4. No Rest for the Wicked 5. Soldier 6. Into Valhalla / Baroque & Roll 7. Relentless Fury 8. Repent 9. Like an Angel (For April) 10. Now Your Ships Are Burned 11. Wolves at the Door 12. (Si Vis Pacem) Parabellum 13. Badinerie 14. Paganini's 4th 15. Adagio 16. Far Beyond the Sun 17. Bohemian Rhapsody Disc:2 (60:51) 1. Seventh Sign 2. Toccata 3. Fire and Ice 4. Evil Eye 5. Smoke on the Water 6. Trilogy 7. Vengeance 8. 1000 Cuts 9. Overture 10. Red House 11. Fugue 12. Guitar Solo 13. Drum Solo 14. You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget 15. Acoustic Cadenza 16. Black Star 17. I'll See The Light Tonight
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