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Rock fans are burdened with the tendency to chase their “dreams.” Everyone thinks, “I want to see that band in its heyday again” or “It would be amazing if that guitar and that rhythm section teamed up.” A quarter of a century ago, one of the bands that brought that “dream” to Japan was ANDERSON BRUFORD WAKEMAN HOWE. A soundboard album that brings back the “dream” night that unfolded in Japan in 1990 is now available as a 3-CD set! This work is a soundboard sound source containing the “March 7th Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium Performance”, which is the fifth day of ABWH’s Japan performance. This recording had been previously released as “THE MEETING IN YOKOHAMA” and “GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN,” but this work is not a remaster of that, but a new master discovered through the Internet in recent years. This is an upgraded version that is clearly fresher and has a longer recording time than the previous release, which had strong hiss reduction! Those who have the previous release may be thinking, “Is it long? Then the previous cut is also gone!”, but unfortunately, this work is not a complete recording as it seems to have been cut from the time of recording. However, this time, the cut points (6 minutes for “And You And I” and late 2 minutes for “Brother Of Mine”) were supplemented with the SBD “March 4th NHK Hall performance” from the same Japan tour, and as a live album. I made it so that you can listen to it all at once. The contours of the sound are clearer, and the sound is much more natural, just like the sound I saw in the spring of 1990. The freshness of John Anderson’s voice led by the arpeggio of “Time And A Word” and the opening of the show will bring tears to your eyes… This emotion goes beyond just the beauty of the melody. Yes, that’s the emotion I felt that day: “Finally, these four people!” As if in response to that feeling, the show connected solos with Howe, Wakeman, Braford, and confirmed each member individually. Although it’s not a big deal, I was happy that the bold composition, which I didn’t think was in the first half of the live show, seemed like “those four people” who created “Fragile”. The sound board with almost no cheers lacks a sense of realism, but the vivid details of the performance are eye-opening. That day, I listened closely to the nuances of picking and tried to pay close attention to Wakeman’s fingertips. That scene comes back to life precisely because the freshness of the sound has improved dramatically. Then, in the middle of the show, the moment when the “dream” finally came true came. Bill left the band after recording ended, and never performed the song “Kisai” live. “And You And I” and “Close To The Edge” are performed by him himself! Even in “Yes Songs”, Bill’s only tracks are “Perpetual Change” and “Long Distance Runaround/The Fish.” The moment when “Bill’s life ‘crisis'” that I imagined when I heard that delicate drumming materialized before my eyes… ABWH also has an official live version, but the take of this work is the performance from that day that I still remember. In particular, “Close To The Edge” is one of their signature songs, but it was performed in Japan for the first time in 17 years since their first visit to Japan. I had to wait 24 years for the next opportunity until this year’s “Crisis/Complete Reenactment Live.” A super masterpiece that could only be encountered in a dimension similar to an annular solar eclipse or a comet. While I was dizzy from the chirping of birds, I heard John’s heart-stopping call of “Close, To, The…Edge!” You can hear it in your ears from the upgraded sound board… And, another “dream” included in this work is the fifth man, Tony Levin. Jeff Berlin of the official edition “AN EVENING OF YES MUSIC PLUS” is also wonderful, but Levin is still suitable for “Dream”. The rhythm section with Bill is truly the strongest in British progressive rock. Not only the combination of the two in KING CRIMSON, but also the drummer who sat on the stool of Kata and GENESIS, and even the stick man who became Peter Gabriel’s partner. You can listen to “Levin/Bruford Duet,” in which the two of them change the show at once, on a vivid soundboard. These six and a half minutes are the highlight of this work, no less than “Close To The Edge.” Due to the extended recording time, this work no longer fits on a 2-disc set, and now comes in a luxurious 3-CD format. In addition, the climax part is recorded as a bonus from the sound board sound source of “March 4th NHK Hall Performance”. At the time, Bill said, “I thought it would be impossible to play “Close To The Edge” in Japan.” 24 years have passed since then, and the “dream” of “completely reproducing the ‘crisis'”, which was unimaginable at the time, has come true.In 2014, it was not only possible to recreate the golden era, but also to create a representative building that could not even be expected even in its heyday. The songs have been revived. A memorial album that overlaps the performance from a quarter of a century ago. Live at Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan, Yokohama, Japan 7th March 1990 STEREO SBD (UPGRADE) Disc 1 (64: 15) 1. The Young Persons Guide To The Orchestra 2. Time And A Word/Owner Of A Lonely Heart/Teakbois 3. Clap 4. Mood For A Day 5. Wakeman Solo(Madrigal/Gone But Not Forgotten/Catherin Parr/Merlin The Magician) 6. Long Distance Runaround 7. Bruford Solo 8. Birthright 9. And You And I 10. Themes 11. Levin/Bruford Duet Disc 2 (61:38) 1. Close To The Edge 2. Zoh-San 3. The Meeting 4. Brother Of Mine 5. Heart Of The Sunrise 6. Order Of The Universe Disc 3(72:30) 1. Roundabout 2. Starship Trooper incl. Soon Bonus Tracks NHK Hall, Tokyo, Japan 4th March 1990 3. Close To The Edge 4. Brother Of Mine 5. Heart Of The Sunrise 6. Order Of The Universe STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING
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