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“The ultimate edition”. Regardless of whether it is official or unofficial, there are countless Bowie live albums, none of them shine as brightly as this one. Such a super-decisive stereo sound board is now available in a press 4CD. The true identity of such an ultimate edition is the best stereo sound board of “July 12 + 13, 1983 Montreal performance”. It is the apex live album of “SERIOUS MOONLIGHT TOUR”, known as “the largest, longest, and most successful tour in Bowie’s history”. I think many people will already know what it is. Yes, that Montreal performance, which was also very well received in “MONTREAL 1983 2ND NIGHT”. This Montreal performance was a two-night consecutive performance, and the second day was also broadcast on the radio, and it is a famous sound source that has kept the position of a major staple for many years. “MONTREAL 1983 2ND NIGHT” also contained the second day. This work is a stereo soundboard set that contains the entire two days of Montreal. It is a four-disc set with “July 12th” on discs 1 and 2 and “July 13th” on discs 3 and 4. Of course, it is not just an increase in volume, but the quality is also the ultimate specification. It is not a radio air check or a broadcast master, but it was digitized directly from the original soundboard. It is a supreme sound that “it can not be more than this”. … Here, “What? “MONTREAL 1983 2ND NIGHT” was also the original soundboard, right?” is thought to be sharp. That’s right. However, this work is a little (but crucially) different. “MONTREAL 1983 2ND NIGHT” is a digitized “1st generation of master reel” recorded from the soundboard desk. In contrast, this work that has appeared this time is “CD of the desk recording itself”. Although it is only one generation dubbing, the difference is absolute. In fact, when comparing the previous work “MONTREAL 1983 2ND NIGHT” with discs 3 and 4 of this work, although both performances are clear, the transparency of each sound and the sharpness of the edges are different! This difference probably comes from the fact that the one-step dubbing was “analog to analog”. While the previous work had a warm analog “sound”, this work is like a digital recording. Even the synth decorations scattered from the bass picking shine and rain down. Of course, it was not forcibly made vivid by mastering, so the details are not crushed at all. The previous work was more than enough “official class”, but this work is not so much official. In other words, it is a historical “masterpiece class” sound. What’s even more amazing is that there are two whole performances of that super sound board sound source. What I’ve talked about so far is the second day “July 13th (Discs 3 and 4)”, but the first day “July 12th (Discs 1 and 2)” was brought about in exactly the same way. It was a little thinner than the second day, so I adjusted the balance to be suitable for a “4-disc set”, but other than that, it is a complete master sound that has not been tampered with at all. The set list is exactly the same because it is a show that has been carefully crafted down to the last detail, but it is praised as “the best show in Bowie’s history” and has two live shows that include the seven songs “Red Sails”, “TVC 15”, “Star”, “Stay”, “The Jean Genie”, “I Can’t Explain”, and “Modern Love” that could not be heard in the official video “SERIOUS MOONLIGHT”. Not only in terms of sound quality, but also in terms of volume, it is an absolute one. Furthermore, Bowie who plays such a show is also wonderful. Although it was the “biggest tour in Bowie’s history”, its main battlefield is definitely “North America”. It was a passionate performance that blew out the spirit of “Finally, we’re going to the main castle!” Here, let’s take a look at the outline of “SERIOUS MOONLIGHT TOUR 1983”. ・May 18-29: Europe #1 (10 performances) ・May 30: US Festival (1 performance) ・June 2-July 3: Europe #2 (21 performances) ・July 11-September 17: North America (43 performances) ←★Here★ ・October 20-31: Japan (10 performances) ・November 4-26: Oceania (10 performances) ・December 3-8: Asia (4 performances) As you can see, they toured all over the world, but the number of performances was by far “North America”. In terms of position, they were driving at full speed after completing “Europe #1-2”, which was a kind of introduction and warm-up. Moreover, the Montreal performance of this work was zero fatigue even in the second and third performances in “North America”. The “mind, technique, and body” had reached their peak, and they even poured in the enthusiasm to face the radio broadcast. All the conditions were met so that it could not be set up any better, and it was a masterpiece that was destined to be a masterpiece. “SERIOUS MOONLIGHT TOUR” was the biggest, longest, and most successful in Bowie’s life. Among them, this is a super-excellent stereo soundboard album that contains two full performances in Montreal, which was the biggest one along with “US Festival”. The brilliance of Bowie, who turned into a pop star and was about to conquer the whole earth. The Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 12th & 13th July 1983 STEREO SBD Live at the Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 12th July 1983 Disc 1 (54:15) 1. Intro. 2. Look Back In Anger 3. Breaking Glass 4. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) 5. Rebel Rebel 6. Heroes 7. What In The World 8. Life On Mars? 9. row 10. Golden Years 11. Fashion 12. Let’s Dance 13. Red Sails 14. China Girl 15. White Light / White Heat Disc 2 (67:26) 1. Station To Station 2. Cracked Actor 3. Ashes To Ashes 4. Space Oddity 5. Band Introduction 6. Young Americans 7. Cat People (Putting Out Fire) 8. TVC 15 9. Fame 10. Star 11. Stay 12. The Jean Genie 13. I Can’t Explain 14. Modern Love Live at the Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 13th July 1983 Disc 3 (52:51) 1. Intro. 2. Look Back in Anger 3. Breaking Glass 4. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) 5. Rebel Rebel 6. “Heroes” 7. What in the World 8. Life on Mars? 9. Sorrow 10. Golden Years 11. Fashion 12. Let’s Dance 13. Red Sails 14. China Girl 15. White Light/White Heat Disc 4 (69:42) 1. Station to Station 2. Cracked Actor 3. Ashes to Ashes 4. Space Oddity 5. Band Introduction 6. Young Americans 7. Cat People 8. TVC 15 9. Fame 10. Star 11. Stay 12. The Jean Genie 13. I Can’t Explain 14. Modern Love STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING
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