Gary Moore/Fukuoka,Japan 1983

Another treasured live album from the legendary first visit to Japan. This work contains the “January 28, 1983: Fukuoka Sunpalace Hall Performance”. This is a newly excavated audience album. This tour was very special. Gary Moore’s long-awaited first visit to Japan was already at its peak of popularity. Not only was it a big tour with the most performances in his history of visits to Japan, but it also featured a super luxurious lineup of Ian Paice, Neil Murray, and Don Airey. Because it was such a monumental tour, we have archived many live albums at our shop. First, let’s organize our collection by tour schedule.・January 22: Shibuya Public Hall “FACING GARY”・January 24: Tokyo Welfare Pension Hall Official & “HEAVY KNUCKLES” CD1-2・January 25: Tokyo Welfare Pension Hall Official・January 26: Osaka Festival Hall “CORRIDORS OF BLOOD”・January 27: Kyoto Hall “KYOTO 1983″・January 28: Fukuoka Sunpalace Hall ←★This work★・January 30: Nagoya City Public Hall・January 31: Tokyo Welfare Pension Hall “A THING OF THE PAST” CD1-2・February 1: Shibuya Public Hall “THE DEFINITIVE END” A total of 9 performances. Up until now, all the albums were live albums from major metropolitan areas such as Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto, but this is the first performance in Fukuoka. It was the sixth concert in the middle of the entire tour. I would like to hear as many live performances as possible where the heroes of British hard rock gather together and the performance power explodes, but this is a wonderful new excavation that will stand up to that expectation. Above all, the direct and vivid sound is wonderful. It is an audience master who appeared on the net, but each instrument is pushed forward and there is no sense of distance. The guitar is as thick as a rough rope, and if the rapid fire of the machine gun picking is clear to each shot, the sustain and creaking are also super vivid. The vocals are the latest soundboard, and the drums are a famous recording that sounds as if they shine even with modest cymbal work. However, the pitch of the net sound source was about half a tone out of sync. So the pitch was corrected and the balance of each range was adjusted by remastering. We succeeded in bringing out the taste and power of the beautiful sound that the original had to the maximum. The show depicted with that sound is truly worthy of the legendary name. The ensemble is rough, but the virtuosity of each member is vivid, even though it is not aggressive enough to be called a battle, and delicious phrases fly around as if they are fighting for the spotlight. And among them, Gary’s style, which seems to say “I’m still the main character!”, runs through the whole song. The power of such a group of masters explodes in “Hurricane” above all else. While most of the show is filled with hard rock, this song is the only one with a fusion touch. Ian Paice, who had been quiet for a long time since DEEP PURPLE, has become a god of numbers, as if he had taken over his old skills, and Neil Murray, who is from Canterbury, responds with undulating phrases, and Don Airey also stands head-on with colorful phrases. At the time, it was even called “COLLOSEUM III” as a clash. The only time Gary’s stage in Japan was this radical was in 1983. This new performance can be enjoyed with the finest sound. There are many super bands with gorgeous members, but there are few stages where the heroes of British rock collide with each other at full force. Because everyone is a master and flashy, the incredible guitar craziness that breaks through in it is also vivid in the first visit to Japan. This is a masterpiece of a live album that cuts out the craziness with a direct sound that digs out the craziness. Why was Gary special in 1983? This is a work that tells the reason more eloquently than a thousand words with the finest sound. Live at Fukuoka Sunpalace Hall, Fukuoka, Japan 28th January 1983 Disc 1 (50:03) 1. Majestuso E’ Virtouso 2. End Of The World 3. Wishing Well 4. Rockin’ Every Night 5. Cold Hearted 6. Nuclear Attack 7. I Can’t Wait Until Tomorrow 8. Always Gonna Love You Disc 2 (59:13) 1. Hurricane 2. Ian Paice Drums Solo 3. Member Intro. 4. White Knuckles 5. Rockin’ And Rollin’ 6. Back On The Streets 7. Parisienne Walkways 8. Don’t Take Me For A Loser 9. Majestuso E’ Virtouso 10. Gonna’ Break My Heart Again 11. Sunset Gary Moore – Guitar, Vocal Ian Paice – Drums Neil Murray – Bass Don Airey – Keyboards John Sloman – Vocals, Keyboards