Elton John/WA, USA 1980

Elton John entered the new 1980s with the release of “21 at 33,” in which he reunited with Bernie Taupin. An exquisite live album that conveys the scene is now available. This work includes “October 21, 1980 Seattle Performance”. This is a superb audience recording recorded in one act of “1980 WORLD TOUR”. The biggest point of this work is the superb sound with “super” by the prestigious “JEMS”, but first of all, the position of the show. Let’s look back at the schedule at that time. [“21 at 33” released on May 13th] [“THE FOX” completed in June]・September 4th – November 9th: North America (43 performances)←★Here★・November 14th – 16th: Honolulu (3 performances) – November 22nd – December 22nd: Oceania (16 performances) This is Elton in 1980. This was after the release of “21 at 33”, but they had already completed their next work “THE FOX” before heading out on tour. Although it was titled “WORLD TOUR,” it actually only visited four countries: North America and Oceania. Under such circumstances, the Seattle performance of this work is the 33rd performance of the main “North American” leg. In addition, the official video work “IN CENTRAL PARK” was also left on this tour, but this work was about a month later. This work recorded at such a show is truly the best audience recording. As mentioned above, it is the latest work released by the prestigious “JEMS”, but it was actually recorded by “JEMS” himself. The freshness that was digitized directly from the original master is amazing, but the original recording itself is amazing. The powerful core has no sense of distance, and the details are extremely detailed. Even when listening with headphones, there is no blur or muddiness in the sound, and it is glossy from corner to corner. It can be believed that it is an audience recording because it becomes a little unstable in the SE part at the beginning of the performance, but from the performance sound after the performance starts, it does not feel like a guest recording at all. It is a super famous recording that is more convincing if you say “the best FM sound board”. What is depicted with such a sound is the greatest hits that sum up the 70’s. As mentioned above, this tour also includes the official work “IN CENTRAL PARK”, so let’s organize the sets while comparing them. Twilight Brick Road (6 songs) / Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding / Goodbye Yellow Brick Road / All The Girls Love Alice (★) / Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting / Harmony / Bennie And The Jets Other album songs (8 songs) )・My song is your song; Your Song・Madman: Tiny Dancer・Honky Chateau: Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going To Be A Long, Long Time) (★)・Don’t shoot the pianist! : Have Mercy On The Criminal (★)・Captain Fantastic: Someone Saved My Life Tonight・Blue Portrait: Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word／Bite Your Lip (Get Up And Dance)・21 AT 23: Little Jeannie Others (5 songs) )・Single song: Philadelphia Freedom/Ego・Cover etc.: Saturday Night (★)/All I Want Is You (★)/Imagine *Note: Songs marked with “★” cannot be heard in the official video “IN CENTRAL PARK”. …and it looks like this. Although it was a promotion for “21 at 33,” the only new song was “Little Jeannie.” Although a wide selection of famous songs from the 70’s is included, the main focus is clearly “Twilight Brick Road”, with 6 songs being played on a large scale. You can enjoy 5 songs that cannot be heard on “IN CENTRAL PARK”, but the interesting ones among them are “Saturday Night” and “All I Want Is You”. This tour includes a solo corner for drummer Nigel Olson, and Nigel sings on these two songs. This is a masterpiece of a live album that emits a show that concentrates the glorious 70’s with a brilliant sound. Original master of the prestigious “JEMS”, which is famous for numerous excavations. It is truly a treasure chest of sparkling masterpieces, a two-disc set with dazzling sounds and melodies. Live at Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA, USA 21st October 1980 ULTIMATE SOUND Disc 1(56:13) 1. Close Encounters Intro. 2. Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding 3. Tiny Dancer 4. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 5 All The Young Girls Love Alice 6. Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going To Be A Long, Long Time) 7. Philadelphia Freedom 8. MC 9. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word 10. Band Introduction 11. Saturday Night 12. All I Want Is You Disc 2(68:10) 1. Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting 2. Harmony 3. Little Jeannie 4. Bennie And The Jets 5. MC 6. Imagine 7. Ego 8. Have Mercy On The Criminal 9. Someone Saved My Life Tonight 10. Your Song 11. Bite Your Lip (Get Up And Dance) Elton John – piano, vocals James Newton Howard – keyboards Richie Zito – guitars Tim Renwick – guitars Dee Murray – bass Nigel Olsson – drums, vocals