Billy Joel/Tokyo,Japan 1991 Upgrade

Billy Joel came to Japan in 1991 for the first time in three years, carrying his first US No. 1 album since GLASS HOUSES, STORM FRONT. Here is the best version of the pro shot that has reigned as a symbol of that. This work includes the “January 3, 1991: Tokyo Dome performance”. This is a multi-camera pro shot. The 1991 visit to Japan is also well known for the masterpiece OSAKA 1991 1ST NIGHT. It’s a good opportunity, so let’s check the position from the schedule at that time. January 2: Tokyo Dome January 3: Tokyo Dome ←★This work★ January 6 “OSAKA 1991 1ST NIGHT” January 7: Osaka Castle Hall January 10: Yokohama Arena January 12: Nagoya Rainbow Hall January 13: Osaka Castle Hall All 7 performances. Billy’s first dome was in 1988, but at that time it was a one-night limited visit to Japan. Three years later, in 1991, he toured the whole country, and the Tokyo Dome performance was realized in two nights. This work was filmed at the second concert. This show is also known for being broadcast on TV by a certain commercial station, and has become a standard as a symbol of the “STORM FRONT Tour”. It has also produced many existing groups. This work is also a TV broadcast pro shot, and it is one that updates the highest quality ever. In fact, the aforementioned “OSAKA 1991 1ST NIGHT” also came with a bonus DVDR of the same program, but this work is an even more beautiful new master. As expected, the broadcast itself has an analog feel, so it is difficult to call it “official class” by modern standards, but if it was the standard at the time, I can say with all my might. The freshness with zero dubbing marks is wonderful because it is Master Direct, and the freshness with not a single white line noise is also tremendous. Every single hair, wrinkle in the hand, and even every drop of sweat is brought back to life just as it was back then. And the stage depicted with such beautiful images is also very rich. It’s a long broadcast time, so it’s far from a full show, but the concentration of great songs is wonderful. Let’s summarize the contents here. Piano Man: Piano Man; New York State Of Mind: New York State Of Mind; The Stranger: The Stranger/Only the Good Die Young; 52nd Street: Honesty/My Life; Glass Houses: It’s Still Rock ‘n’ Roll to Me; Storm Front: Storm Front/We Didn’t Start The Fire; Others: Georgia On My Mind … and so on. In “Only The Good Die Young,” the scene where he sings while shaking hands with the audience exudes a festive atmosphere at the beginning of the New Year, and there are scenes that can’t be heard even in “OSAKA 1991 1ST NIGHT,” such as the acoustic “Georgia On My Mind,” the band joins in the second half of “New York State Of Mind,” and the closing song “Piano Man.” The show alone is enough to fill you up, but this work also has a strong sense of the era, with nostalgia and commercials in between. This performance commemorates the 100th anniversary of Japan’s telephone business, and the program sponsor is a certain major telephone company. The commercials introduce the communication services of the time in the style of a serial home drama. The first part (episodes 1-16) is included in BON JOVI’s “FINAL COUNTDOWN 1990,” which will be released at the same time, and the second part (episodes 17 to the final episode) can be seen in this work. The cast is impressive, including Ta** Kunie, who passed away last year, Yakushimaru Hi**ko, who was still in his 20s, and Naka** Kiichi, and the services introduced have a strong sense of the times. Cordless phones and pagers also appeared in the first part, but in this one, the fact that public phones are installed on bullet trains and airplanes is praised, and fax machines are convenient. They also tout the mysterious information media “Captain,” which also has karaoke. It’s so old-fashioned that you’d think they’d start advertising Dial Q2 at any moment. After the program ends, there are also general commercials other than those for telephone companies. There are mediocre movie commercials for “Pacific Heights” and “Atame,” which are nostalgic for those who know them, but not many people, and the musical “Peter Pan,” which is nostalgic even if you know it. There is even a Jackie Chan Famicom game. Among them, a commercial for a part-time job magazine is brought back from the depths of oblivion with great effort. Over the course of 30 years, the carefree CM song “Ka-ka-kin-kin ♪ Ka-kin-kin?” has been burned into my mind. Anyway, the singing voice of Billy Joel, who was 41 years old at the time and was heating up the Tokyo Dome while surrounded by such nostalgic CMs, is wonderful. A group of masterpieces that gently comforted the era when the bubble was about to dissipate. A multi-camera pro shot of “January 3, 1991: Tokyo Dome Performance”. Although it is a standard TV broadcast, this work is a new master of the highest quality ever by a core record enthusiast. Although the broadcast itself has an analog feel, the recording using high-end equipment and the storage condition of the master are excellent, and the image beauty can definitely be called “official class” by the standards of the time. Not only the passionate performance of the “STORM FRONT Tour” that was heating up the Tokyo Dome, but also the sense of the era of the nostalgic CMs sandwiched in between is rich. This is a historical masterpiece that vividly revives Japan in 1991. Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan 3rd January 1991 PRO-SHOT(UPGRADE) (56:21) 1. Storm Front 2. The Stranger 3. Honesty 4. Georgia On My Mind 5. New York State Of Mind 6. My Life 7. We Didn’t Start the Fire 8. It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me 9. Only The Good Die Young 10. CM 11. Piano Man 12. End Credit(And So It Goes) 13. CM PRO-SHOT COLOR NTSC Approx.56min.