Bryan Adams/Tokyo,Japan 2.5.1988

In 1988, Bryan Adams was at the peak of Japanese popularity with successive hits “RECKLESS” and “INTO THE FIRE.” The original master that conveys the scene is now available. This work includes the “February 5, 1988: Nippon Budokan” performance. This is an excellent Odin recording that allows you to experience the whole story. Speaking of 1988, there is an image of being sandwiched between the US No. 1 monster hit “RECKLESS” and “WAKING UP THE NEIGHBOURS”, but it was the No. 1 in history in terms of the scale of the performance to Japan. First of all, let’s look back at the schedule at that time and check the show’s position.・January 29th: Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium ・January 30th: Shizuoka Sangyokan ・January 31st: Nagoya Rainbow Hall ・February 2nd: Osaka Castle Hall ・February 3rd: Osaka Castle Hall ・February 5th : Nippon Budokan　←★This work★・February 6th: Nippon Budokan・February 7th: Nippon Budokan・February 9th: Nippon Budokan・February 10th: Nippon Budokan　A total of 10 performances. The following year, in 1989, there was a Tokyo Dome performance with Huey Lewis, but 1988 was the year with the highest number of performances. What’s more, it was an extremely impressive schedule, with half of them being held at the Nippon Budokan five times in a row. This work is a live album from the first day, which was the beginning of such an unprecedented Budokan week. And, the sound that was vacuum packed at the scene is a really fresh master sound. After all, the important performance sound is really solid and there is no sense of distance, and even if you listen carefully with headphones, you can hardly hear the sound of the hall. There is no snare feel that is common in audience recordings, but rather a heavy feeling. It’s so powerful that it feels like a limiter is applied to the peak of the hitting sound, but it’s so close that it feels like an FM broadcast. Instead of the performance sound and vocals (?), it is the breath of the audience that makes you feel like an audience. Don’t get me wrong here: this is not a recording that is bothered by up-close screams or conversational voices (at all!). The bold and meaty performances do not give up the main role by even a millimeter, but the loud choruses and handclaps that erupt in each song are extremely realistic. His sense of rhythm is unwavering and unwavering, typical of the Japanese, and the yellow bellows that respond to Brian’s every move fly in the distance. The closeness of the performance sounds and the distance of the correction create a sense of perspective, creating an octagonal sense of space. Superb yet real. The sound that embodies the ideal of such audience recording is a full show filled with two big hits. When you think of the 1988 stage, the first thing that comes to mind is the traditional version “LIVE! LIVE! LIVE!”, but while that official live version was about 70 minutes long, this work is over 100 minutes long. Full recording of. It includes plenty of delicious repertoire that cannot be heard even on the traditional edition. Let’s compare and organize them here. YOU WANT IT YOU GOT IT (2 songs), Lonely Nights (★) / Coming Home (★) CUTS LIKE A KNIFE (5 songs), The Only One (★) / Cuts Like A Knife / Take Me Back / This Time ( ★）／The Best Was Yet To Come RECKLESS (8 songs)・Kids Wanna Rock／It’s Only Love／Heaven／Run To You／Somebody／One Night Love Affair／Long Gone／Summer Of ’69 INTO THE FIRE (6 songs)・Only The Strong Survive (★)／Hearts On Fire／Native Son (★)／Another Day (★)／Heat Of The Night／Into The Fire *Note: “★” mark indicates “LIVE! LIVE! LIVE!” A song you can’t listen to. …and it looks like this. There are 7 songs that are not included in “LIVE! LIVE! LIVE!”, and the sense of summarizing the 80’s is unparalleled. Moreover, repertoires such as “Only The Strong Survive,” “Native Son,” and “Another Day” are limited to this tour, and “Coming Home” and “The Only One” were not played on later tours. You can experience many of these valuable songs at their best at Nippon Budokan. This is a masterpiece of a live album where you can fully experience the passionate performance that marks the beginning of 5 consecutive performances at Nippon Budokan with the best sound. This 2-disc set includes not only a number of precious masterpieces, but also the atmosphere of Budokan, which is filled with the lingering scent of the Western music boom, and is beautifully and deliciously vacuum-packed. The scent of that era that only existed in 1988. Live at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 5th February 1988 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1 (55:35) 01. Only The Strong Survive 02. The Only One 03. Kids Wanna Rock 04. It’s Only Love 05. Cuts Like A Knife 06. Lonely Nights 07. Coming Home 08. Hearts On Fire 09. Take Me Back(Incl. Heard It Through The Grapevine & Light My Fire) 10. Native Son 11. This Time Disc 2 (49:09) 1 . Another Day 2. The Best Was Yet To Come 3. Heaven 4. Heat Of The Night 5. Run To You 6. Somebody 7. One Night Love Affair 8. Long Gone 9. Summer Of ’69 10. Into The Fire