Lone Ranger/Aichi,Japan 1992

LONE RANGER is a super unit of ephemeral music that developed from Jeff Watson’s solo album and became the mother of MOTHERS ARMY. The original recording that allows you to experience the best of the performance in Japan, which was said to be a phantom, is being released for the first time in the world! This work is recorded on “September 15, 1992: Nagoya Bottom Line Performance”. It is a super-class audience recording. To introduce this work, we must start with the true identity of “LONE RANGER”. This name was taken from Jeff’s first solo album “LONE RANGER” released after the dissolution of NIGHT RANGER. However, the contents are completely different. The solo album was a so-called guitar instrumental, but the band he formed afterwards included vocals. It was a super band full of amazing talents, with David Glenn Isley (formerly of GIUFFRIA) at the front, Bob Daisley on bass, and Carmine Appice on drums. As you may have already noticed, this lineup is “MOTHERS ARMY with a different singer”. In other words, Joe Lynn Turner joined LONE RANGER and changed the name to “MOTHERS ARMY”. [Super famous people + legendary singer’s super rare live] I’ve gotten ahead of myself. The main character of this work is not “MOTHERS ARMY” but “LONE RANGER”. This is a live album of a performance in Japan that was realized before Joe joined. However, the singer is not David Glenn Isley. In fact, the newly formed LONE RANGER decided to perform in Japan immediately, but Isley, who was not very enthusiastic, left before actually teaching. They came to Japan with Willie Seltzer as the new singer. You may be wondering “Who is Willie?”, but that’s not surprising. Willie Seltzer has almost no career. He once joined Eric Martin’s band “415” as Eric’s replacement, but unfortunately there was no recording. After LONE RANGER, he had no notable activities, and was only credited as a backing vocalist on the official album “MOTHERS ARMY”. Don’t be fooled into thinking “What, he’s just an amateur.” In fact, the hidden protagonist of this work is Willie. In fact, he is an incredibly talented legendary singer! If you were to compare his singing voice to something like “soulful Sammy Hagar,” you could say it’s “a soulful Sammy Hagar.” His voice quality and intonation are similar to Sammy’s, and his timing and scat singing are reminiscent of Sammy’s. He doesn’t push his high tones as much as Sammy, but on the other hand, his singing ability, which allows him to use a fine, trembling vibrato like a soul singer, may be better than Sammy’s. Of course, Sammy is just an analogy, and Willie is not an impersonator. His languid scat sounds like Robert Plant, and his gentle phrases are so sexy that it’s hard to think of anyone to compare them to. Although I’m a personal fan of Joe Lynn Turner, I can’t help but think, “Willie would have been better for MOTHERS ARMY,” because of the amazing vocalization. [Full show of Willie Seltzer’s version of MOTHERS ARMY] The reason I feel this way is because the live show itself is “Willie’s version of MOTHERS ARMY.” To explain what that means, let’s organize the set list here. New songs (8 songs) Mother’s Army: Darkside/Second Nature/Save Me/One Way Love/Voice Of Reason/Memorial Day/Dreamtime Around the Sun: Around the Sun Others (7 songs) NIGHT RANGER: Goodbye/Don’t Tell Me You Love Me Lone Ranger: Osaka Rocker/Picnic Island/Hi-Yo Silver Others: I Don’t Know (Ozzy Osbourne)/Hot Legs (Rod Stewart)… and so on. There were only two songs from NIGHT RANGER, and more than half of the show was new songs from “MOTHERS ARMY” and his second solo album “AROUND THE SUN”. Of course, neither album was released, let alone produced, and the audience was full of numbers they had never heard before. However, the audience listened to each song intently and responded enthusiastically. And it was a wonderful performance that was no wonder. That’s why I thought, “Willie would have been better for MOTHERS ARMY?” But, as expected, they didn’t just focus on new songs. In addition to NIGHT RANGER, they also performed covers of “I Don’t Know” and “Hot Legs” as a treat for fans. The most interesting song is “I Don’t Know”. Jeff probably chose it for Bob, but Carmine was also a former member of Ozzy’s band. We have also introduced the live album of OZZY OSBOURNE from the Carmine era, and that wonderful rhythm work has been beautifully revived. And Willie is amazing here too. Unlike the flat Ozzy, “I Don’t Know” is decorated with vibrato and dos of various sizes. The gorgeous singing has evolved the song itself into something completely different. [Official soundboard-class transcendent sound] I completely missed writing about how wonderful it was, but the sound that conveys such a show is also transcendent! Recently, we have been introducing many original Nagoya recordings, and this is the latest edition. Moreover, it is one of the best masterpieces in the Nagoya collection. The core is extremely thick and there is no sense of distance, and it is so tight that you cannot feel the hall sound even if you listen carefully with headphones. It is so close that it does not vibrate and has excellent stability. Although it is a recording from 30 years ago, it is as if it were the latest recording by Mr. Taper, the strongest in western Japan (this is just a metaphor. In fact, it is the work of another person). It is just amazing. It is too amazing. Not only is the band itself extremely rare, but all of them are masters, and the performance in serious mode that is not just playing is exploding. It is accompanied by a legendary vocal performance that you can’t hear anywhere else, and everything is depicted with a transcendent sound. I was about to write, “I want you to collect it alongside the official work,” but I’ll stop. I want to say that this is already more amazing than the genuine official work “MOTHERS ARMY”. With such a great voice, where is Willie Seltzer and what is he doing now? A super masterpiece that only comes from the underground, making you realize that talent alone is not enough to succeed. A super-excellent live album by the mother band of MOTHERS ARMY. A super-class audience recording of “September 15, 1992: Nagoya Bottom Line Performance”. Before Joe Lynn Turner joined, Willie Seltzer, who sang in his place, was super good. A singer who feels like “Sammy Hagar who uses vibrato like a soul singer,” he performs new songs for his debut album “MOTHERS ARMY,” NIGHT RANGER’s masterpiece, Ozzy’s “I Don’t Know,” and more. Watson, Carmine and Daisley are solid, and the sound quality is as good as that of an official soundboard. This is a treasured album in music history that goes beyond the distinction between official and unofficial. You can experience a legendary live performance with the best sound. This is a bootleg! Live at THE BOTTOM LINE, Nagoya, Japan 15th September 1992 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from OriginalMasters) Disc 1 (43:54) 1. Intro 2. Darkside 3. Second Nature 4. Save Me 5. Osaka Rocka 6. One Way Love 7. Voice Of Reason 8. Around the Sun 9. Picnic Island 10. Goodbye 11. I Don’t Know Disc 2 (44 :27) 1. Memorial Day 2. Hi-Yo Silver 3. Drum Solo 4. Dreamtime 5. (You Can Still) Rock in America intro. 6. Don’t Tell Me You Love Me 7. Hot Legs Jeff Watson – Guitar Carmine Appice – Drums Bob Daisley – Bass Willy Seltzer – Vocals (Excellent singer, fantastic performance!!!!)