Boz Scaggs/Tokyo,Japan 2015 3 Days

Boz Scaggs’ Japan tour in 2015. This is the audience album that contains the complete recording of the Tokyo performance. The Japan tour this year was also very well received, but the Tokyo performance was especially popular, and tickets sold out in a flash. An additional performance was announced in addition to the two performances originally scheduled. First, let’s take a look at all eight performances of Boz in 2015 that blew through the archipelago. Sendai: June 5th Electron Hall Miyagi Sapporo: June 8th Nitori Bunka Hall (71st birthday) Tokyo: June 10th Bunkamura Orchard Hall [Discs 1 & 2] Tokyo: June 11th Bunkamura Orchard Hall [Discs 3 & 4] Osaka: June 13th Amashin Archaic Hall Nagoya: June 15th Nagoya City Public Hall Kanazawa: June 16th Nippon Tannomori Hall Tokyo: June 18th Bunkamura Orchard Hall [Discs 5 & 6] As such, this work contains the three days of “Bunkamura Orchard Hall”, and all of the Tokyo performances, including the additional performances, are vacuum-packed into 6 CDs with the best sound. The recording was done by the skilled Taper, who has worked on masterpieces by various artists. In terms of his representative works in recent years, he is famous for Jeff Beck’s super masterpiece “TOKYO DOME CITY HALL 2014” (6-disc set), which sold out immediately. Just like the super masterpiece, this work was provided with a 24-bit high-resolution master, and was carefully remastered to create the ultimate version of a modern audience recording. When playing Disc 1, the venue announcement before the show begins: “…We will be turning off the lights. Please check the location of the doors in advance and follow the instructions of the staff in case of an emergency…”. Then, with Boz’s appearance, applause spread smoothly like a gentle autumn rain, and a sense of tension that even a cough would bother you dominated the venue. Even if you have not actually been to the venue, you will feel the realism of the Orchard Hall as if it were spreading out before your eyes. This realistic atmosphere is vacuum-packed in a good position, the 12th row in the center of the first floor. Then, the performance starts with a soft “Good evening”. The applause alone gave me a sense of the wonderful sound, but the actual performance turns that feeling into reality. The bass is soft but firm, the midrange is velvety smooth, and the treble is clear but never harsh. And Boz’s singing voice fills the transparent space of the venue with a faint reverberation…It’s an elegant sound that could only be achieved at Orchard Hall, with the latest digital equipment, and with a skilled taper. A soft and delicate sound that would never be possible with an official work or sound board leaks out of the speakers and fills the room. It’s full of the pleasure of spatial recording. Why are we fascinated by such a unique culture as “audience recording”? Why do tapers take the time and effort to record enthusiastically, and why do they want to keep it forever? It’s because of this pleasure. If you close your eyes, you can see the soundscape that spreads out, and you can feel the atmosphere of the scene shaking. Because you want to feel it again and again, because you want to leave it, because you want to tell someone (who understands). What flows out of this work is the best audience sound that reminds you of that feeling again. The show, colored by such sounds, will let you listen carefully while weaving together new and old masterpieces. In the first half, the band performed songs from the R&B-rich “MEMPHIS” ​​and the new “A FOOL TO CARE” in an AOR-like sound, sandwiched between popular songs such as “Jojo”. The atmosphere of the venue gradually warmed up and changed with “Georgia”. The atmosphere suddenly became more heated, and the next song, “Miss Sun”, featured a wonderful combination with the black chorus Miss Monet. In the scat in the middle, the applause erupted for the wonderful vocalization, and it developed into a heated exchange with Boz. The audience kept quiet, but the silence was so tense that it felt like the sweat on their palms was transmitted. As if to prove this, the audience erupted in cheers that could not wait for the end of the song. In the heated atmosphere that began with “Until You Come Back To Me”, Miss Monet sang solo and Boz supported her on guitar. He has been performing with Miss Monet for a long time, and his vocalization of famous songs by Steve Wonder and Aretha Franklin is truly wonderful. These two songs in the middle are the highlights of this performance. The discs will be changed here for all three days, but there is a little meaning behind the disc division point being here. The second half from here is an on-parade of hit songs from the great masterpiece “SILK DEGREES”. The first encore also includes the new song “There’s a Storm Coming”, but other than that, “Harbor Lights”, “Lowdown”, “Lido Shuffle”, “What Can I Say”, and “We’re All Alone” from “SILK DEGREES” are played one after another. There is no way this won’t get exciting. In fact, the excitement in the venue is rising. In this work, the concept of color division is “the first half of the master with a good balance of speed and slowness” and “the second half of the masterpiece special”. The basic set list is the same on the second and third days in Tokyo, but the final song of the second encore is the new song “Last Tango on 16th Street” to cool down and end the show (it doesn’t get cold at all: lol). More than that set, the atmosphere is different. On the second day, the mood is somewhat relaxed, but the enthusiasm is even hotter. The heat is recorded from the 14th row on the first floor with higher sound quality than the first day. On the third day of the additional performance, which came back to Tokyo after a week, the performance conveyed a sense of relief at having completed a two-week Japan tour. It was recorded from the 4th row on the first floor, which is even closer than the first and second days. This is the definitive version of the three days in Tokyo recorded at the same venue, with the same taper and the same equipment. The long rains of the rainy season are chilly and the gloomy season continues, but this 6-disc set will wrap you up in a gentle voice and heal you. Whether you listen to it carefully one day at a time or leave it running, it’s 5 hours and 4 minutes that will warm your core. This is a masterpiece of a concert that combines the skills of a master craftsman, modern technology, and Boz’s singing voice. Be sure to add the voice of Boz, who came to Japan three years ago at the age of 71, to your collection. Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo, Japan 10th, 11th & 18th June 2015 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) Live at Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo, Japan 10th June 2015 Disc 1(52:48) 1. Intro 2. Runin’ Blue 3. Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl 4. Jojo 5. A Fool To Care 6. Some Change 7. Rainy Nights In Georgia 8. Heart Of Mine 9. Georgia 10. Miss Sun 11. Until You Come Back To Me Disc 2(42:45) 1. Harbor Lights 2. Lowdown 3. Lido Shuffle 4. There’s Storm Coming 5. What Can I Say 6. We’re All Alone 7. Sick And Tired Live at Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo, Japan 11th June 2015 Disc 3(52:18) 1. Intro 2. Runnin’ Blue 3. Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl 4. Jojo 5. A Fool To Care 6. Some Change 7. Rainy Nights In Georgia 8. Heart Of Mine 9. Georgia 10. Miss Sun 11. Until You Come Back To Me Disc 4(49:53) 1. Harbor Lights 2. Lowdown 3. Lido Shuffle 4. There’s a Storm Coming 5. What Can I Say 6. We’re All Alone 7. Sick And Tired 8. Last Tango On 16th Street Live at Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo, Japan 18th June 2015 Disc 5(53:39) 1. Intro 2. Runinn’ Blue 3. Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl 4. Jojo 5. I’m a Fool to Care 6. Some Change 7. Rainy Night Georgia 8. Heart Of Mine 9. Georgia 10. Miss Sun 11. Until You Come Back To Me Disc 6(53:11) 1. Harbor Lights 2. Lowdown 3. Lido Shuffle 4. There’s Storm Coming 5. What Can I Say 6. We’re All Alone 7. Sick And Tired 8. Last Tango On 16th Street Boz Scaggs – Vocals, Guitar Michael Miller – Guitar Richard Patterson – Bass Gene Lake – Drums Michael Logan – Keyboards, Guitar Michael Logan, Jr. – Percussion, Keyboards Eric Crystal – Guitar, Saxophones, Keyboards Ms. Monet – Vocals