Alcatrazz/Osaka,Japan 1984

The legendary ALCATRAZZ by the superhuman Graham Bonnet and the revolutionary Yngwie Malmsteen. “METALLIC LIVE ’84” packs all of those professional shots in the world’s highest quality. Not only in terms of quality, but Yngwie is here! This is a book with a strong impact. This work is an audience album that conveys that shockwave even more realistically and clearly! First, let’s organize the schedule. ALCATRAZZ’s shocking first visit to Japan was the following 4 days and 5 performances. January 24, 1984: Osaka Festival Hall [This work] January 26, 1984: Nagoya City Public Hall January 28, 1984: Nakano Sun Plaza [METALLIC LIVE ’84] January 29, 1984: Nakano Sun Plaza (Day) January 29, 1984: Nakano Sunplaza (Night) “LIVE SENTENCE” is the third performance at Nakano Sunplaza, but this work is the first Osaka performance with a shocking punch. The atmosphere that filled this venue was truly special. Their debut album “ALCATRAZZ” attracted attention as “Graham Bonnet’s new band!”, but what actually took off was not that level. Despite the beautiful melody that goes with the flow of RAINBOW and MSG, and Graham’s tremendous singing, the guitar’s fast playing is so intense that you forget all about it. The speed at which it overturned common sense (perhaps it would be better to say “insane” from the perspective of the time) was so unbelievable that I thought, “Isn’t that too fast?” How do you play? Can you really play it live? As we waited for the performance to begin, the atmosphere at the venue was calm as we listened to “Night Game” sung by a member of the Shin Gosanke (a great selection of songs…), but there was also an atmosphere of “I’ll see it for myself!” that was a mix of anticipation and doubt. That’s what I’m doing. Then, they started the show by strumming the chords from “Incubus.” The audience greeted the first song, “Too Young To Die, Too Drunk To Live,” with thunderous applause. Yngwie is already singing a super fast obli at every part of the riff, but the atmosphere changes when he gets into the guitar solo. As the first half, which is full of construction, moves into the heated second half, the thunderous clapping becomes smaller. Far from asking, “Are you really playing it?”, you can clearly see him being stunned and wondering, “What on earth is this!?” as he is hit with a more accurate and overwhelming knockdown than in the studio. The sound of this work is exquisite, so much so that you can even understand the subtleties and atmosphere. Not only the notable guitar and vocals, but also the rhythm section and keyboard are extremely clear and like a sound board. On top of that, the audience’s reaction was clear, and the 80’s-style handclaps perfectly matched to the rhythm, spreading out with a sense of scale. All the songs are wonderfully recorded, but “Night Games” is where the beauty of the recording shines the brightest. In addition to clapping, the chorus was filled with a beautiful sense of unity. Yngwie’s unparalleled precision and rapid-fire guitar cuts into everything as if tearing it apart…how amazing! There are many great songs to listen to, such as “Big Foot” where Graham’s subdued vocalization shines, “Island In The Sun” where Yngwie plays in a major key, “Jet To Jet”, and “Desert Song” where Graham hits the lead. first day. You can enjoy it with a super sound that never fades. After this, Yngwie turned solo and carved out many great performances and legends as Big in Japan. This work is a masterpiece recording that realistically and clearly captures the first meeting between him and Japan. Live at Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan 24th January 1984 TRULY AMAZING/PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) (73:16) 1. Intro 2. Incubus 3. Too Young To Die, Too Drunk To Live 4. Hiroshima Mon Amour 5. Desert Song 6. Night Games 7. Big Foot 8. Island In The Sun 9. Kree Nakoorie 10. Guitar Solo 11 Since You Been Gone 12. Suffer Me 13. Jet To Jet 14. Evil Eye 15. Lost In Hollywood 16. All Night Long Graham Bonnet – Vocal Yngwie Malmsteen – Guitar Gary Shea – Bass Jan Uvena – Drums Jimmy Waldo – Keyboards