Elton John/PA, USA 1986

In 1986, from the US tour conducted by Elton John who released “ICE ON FIRE” the previous year, the Philadelphia performance on September 2nd was completely recorded for approximately 2 hours with the highest level of ultra-high quality audience recording. . The sound quality is recorded at the highest quality, which can be safely said to be sound board level, making it one of the representative albums of this tour. I don’t know how it was recorded, not only Elton’s vocals, but all the musical sounds are recorded in ultra clear, and even the kick of the bass drum can be heard clearly. However, I don’t know if the recorder was turned on and off repeatedly between songs, or if it was edited intentionally, but it’s a shame that the gaps between songs are cut out every time. (Was it edited to fit on the 120 minute tape?) The opening song is Tonight ~ One Horse Town from 1978’s “BLUE MOVES”, which is a familiar song from this tour, and you can experience the dramatic excitement from quiet to movement. . After pleasing the audience with the MC, “We’re going to play songs from the 70s,” he continued with songs from the golden age of the 70s, including Better Off Dead, Rocket Man, Philadelphia Freedom, Burn Down The Mission, Someone Save My Life Tonight, and Bitch Is Back. will be played all at once in the first half of the show, greatly exciting the audience. After taking a breather, they played a soft cover of Leon Russell’s A Song For You, then continued with a medley of Blue Eyes from “JUMP UP” and I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues from “TOO LOW FOR ZERO.” I’ll play. With Levon in between, they performed Restless from “BREAKING HEARTS” and Paris from “LEATHER JACKETS.” The second half also skillfully blends old and new songs, enlivening the show with a set typical of the mid-80s. The encore is Nikita, who is nostalgic for the heyday of MTV, followed by Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting, which is a huge success, and the second encore is Candle In The Wind ~ Daniel, Your Song, which brings the show to a beautiful and moving end. As mentioned above, there are some disappointing cuts between songs, but there are no cuts between songs, and the sound quality is incredibly good, so I’m sure fans will be satisfied. think. Live at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA. USA 2nd September 1986 ULTIMATE SOUND Disc 1 1. Tonight 2. One Horse Town 3. Better Off Dead 4. Rocket Man 5. Philadelphia Freedom 6. Burn Down The Mission 7. Someone Save My Life Tonight 8. Bitch Is Back 9. Song For You 10. Blue Eyes 11. I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues 12. Levon 13. Parisi 14. Restless 15. Bennie & The Jets Disc 2 1. Band Introduction 2. Love Song 3. Sad Songs 4. This Town 5. I’m Still Standing 6. Nakita 7. Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting 8. Candle In The Wind 9. Daniel 10. Your Song Elton John – Vocal, Piano, Keyboards, Guitar Davey Johnstone – Guitar Fred Mandel – Guitar, Keyboards Charlie Morgan – Drums David Paton – Bass Guitar Jody Linscott – Percussion, Drums Raul D’Oliveira – Horns Paul Spong – Trumpet Rick Taylor – Trombone David Bitelli – Saxophones Alan Carvell – Vocals Gordon Neville – Vocals Shirley Lewis – Vocals