Billy Joel/MI,USA 2022

The release of “NOTRE DAME 2022”, which has been making a fuss with enthusiasts as an undisputed superb audience board from Billy Joel’s latest tour, is leaving a vivid impression, but once again, an audience recording with amazing sound quality has appeared! This time, it’s a performance in Detroit on July 9th. This is a powerful sound image, and it is already the definitive version of this year in the first half of 2022. The sound quality is completely comparable to “NOTRE DAME 2022”, which was touted as such. Billy’s singing voice and backing performance are overwhelming sound pressure, and this time again, even beginners can listen with confidence, let alone enthusiasts. The sound is so close that it is no problem to describe it as “the sound board itself”. Moreover, since this day was a live performance in the land that gave birth to Motown, Billy started singing at the beginning of the live performance with a touch of “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”, which is famous for Marvin Gaye’s version. Another touching point is the scene where Billy plays a little bit of a Rolling Stones number, which is Billy’s recent specialty. At Notre Dame, this was “Brown Sugar,” but on this day, “Start Me Up” was played a little bit after “Vienna.” However, the highlight was Joe Elliott’s appearance and “Pour Some Sugar On Me.” It was a surprise that was realized because Def Leppard had also arrived in Detroit ahead of their live performance the next day. However, since this was the third time that Elliott appeared and performed the same song on Billy’s stage, following Boston in 2018 and MSG in 2019, the band members were familiar with the song, and it was so familiar with the song that it was easy to mistake it for a regular repertoire. In a good sense, the performance was wonderful, with no “jump-in” feeling. Perhaps that’s why Elliott was introduced by Billy and appeared casually, then sang casually and left, which was a smart move that could only be achieved because they had performed together in the past. And Billy’s live performance itself includes rare repertoires of Eighties Billy, “Keeping The Faith” and “A Room Of Our Own,” which could not be heard in the live recordings released by the UXBRIDGE label so far this year, and this is a delicious point for enthusiasts not to be missed. In addition, these rare repertoires can be enjoyed with the best sound quality. With this release, we can assert that Notre Dame and Detroit are the two giants of audience recordings that captured his stage this year. Not only does this latest live recording boast a shocking sound image of high quality, but you can also hear the surprise co-starring scene with Joe Elliott in perfect sound quality. Comerica Park, Detroit, MI, USA 9th July 2022 ULTIMATE SOUND Disc 1 (65:50) 01. My Life 02. Pressure 03. The Entertainer 04. I Heard It Through The Grapevine 05. Just The Way You Are 06. Zanzibar 07. Vienna 08. An Innocent Man 09. Keeping The Faith 10. Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song ) 11. She’s Always A Woman 12. A Room Of Our Own 13. Pour Some Sugar On Me (feat. Joe Elliot) Disc 2(71:01) 1. Allentown 2. I Go To Extremes 3. Sometimes A Fantasy 4. Only The Good Die Young 5. The River Of Dreams / Dancing In The Streets 6. Nessun Dorma 7. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant 8. Piano Man 9. We Didn’t Start The Fire 10. Uptown Girl 11. It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me 12. Big Shot 13. You May Be Right / Rock And Roll