Free/Tokyo,Japan 4.30.1971

FREE’s legendary first visit to Japan, ahead of PINK FLOYD and LED ZEPPELIN. A valuable live album that allows you to witness the scene will be released. What is recorded in this work is the “April 30, 1971: Kanda Kyoritsu Auditorium” performance. This is a vintage audience recording. In their first visit to Japan, only two performances in Tokyo (April 30th and May 1st) will be held, and this work will be on the first day. It was the night when Japan and FREE met for the first time, and this work, which vacuum-packs the scene, is a wonderful listen. Although it is a vintage recording, it is neither blurry nor roaring. The strong core reaches all the way to your fingertips, and the contours are clear. Although the sound cannot be expected to have depth or beauty, the subtlety of the performance and the youthfulness of the singing voice are clearly noticeable. It is a sufficient documentary recording to know the legendary “scene” and “music”. This sound depicts a miraculous blues rock that will take your breath away. Although the final four songs of the show were incompletely recorded, the show opened with the call of “FREE!” (perhaps the voice of the legendary Mr. Itogoro), and a group of historically famous songs were played out one after another. go. Let’s organize the set list at that time, including the meaning of the record. ●FIRE AND WATER (3 songs)・Fire And Water/All Right Now/Heavy Load・Not included in this work: Mr. Big ●HIGHWAY (3 songs)・The Stealer/Be My Friend/The Highway Song・Not included in this work :Soon I Will Be Gone/Ride On Pony ●Others (3 songs)・I’m A Mover “Tons of Sobs”/My Brother Jake・Not included in this work: Crossroads (Robert Johnson)…and like this It was. It’s a shame that “Crossroads” is not included, but you can still see the richness centered around the famous albums “FIRE AND WATER” and “HIGHWAY”. In particular, “Heavy Load” and “The Highway Song” are masterpieces unique to FREE, which were not played later by BAD COMPANY or Paul Rodgers’ solos. You can experience it on-site. And what is even more of a document than the performance is the breath of the audience. At the beginning of the performance, there was a lot of excitement, but as soon as the performance started, it quickly fell silent, and as each song finished, the silence that had been during the performance seemed to be a lie as the audience erupted in applause again. It seems like it hasn’t changed over time, but the eruptions between songs are strangely short. Wow! The excitement subsided within a few seconds, and they calmly waited for the next song. A short sound check and MC echoed in silence, waiting for the next performance to begin. This is the reason why it is said that “Japanese audiences are docile,” but this work was performed before that reputation for foreign audiences became established. “All Right Now” changes that mood. As it is a hit song, it has a high level of penetration among the audience, with loud applause followed by endless clapping. And the handclaps are super accurate, like a metronome. They lined up tightly, as if they thought it would be embarrassing if they slipped, and they were stoic, as if they were competing to see how far they could go. There’s no mood to enjoy rock music here, and it’s all serious. The honest reactions to hit songs, the repeated silences, and the serious clapping of hands are all part of this unique document of a place of encounter with the new culture of rock. Three months after this work, PINK FLOYD made their first visit to Japan, and five months later, LED ZEPPELIN made their legendary first visit to Japan. Before that, FREE introduced real blues rock to Japan. What emerges from this work is the first encounter between such different cultures. A piece that will let you be present at the scene with great sound. A night that truly marked the beginning of a new era. Live at Kanda Kyoritsu Kodo, Tokyo, Japan 30th April 1971 TRULY AMAZING SOUND (41:02) 1. Fire And Water 2. The Stealer 3. I’m A Mover 4. Be My Friend 5. All Right Now 6. Heavy Load 7. The Highway Song 8. My Brother Jake