Huey Lewis and the News Huey Lewis/NY,USA 1984 Soundboard Edition

Huey Lewis & THE NEWS opened the door to their heyday with the astronomical hit of “SPORTS”. Here is a soundboard album that will let you experience the live performance at its peak. This work was recorded at the “Saratoga Springs performance on August 20, 1984”. This is a stereo soundboard recording. Speaking of the “SPORTS” era, the iconic pro shot “ROCKPALAST 1984” and the soundboard album “CHICAGO 1983 FM” are also popular, but of course this work is a different performance. First of all, let’s take a bird’s-eye view of the activities at that time and check the positional relationship of each. 1983 ・February 4th – August 30th: North America #1 (13 shows)《SPORTS released on September 15th》・October 26th – December 31st: North America #2a (14 shows)←※CHICAGO 1983 FM 1984 ・January 14th – September 14th: North America #2b (93 shows)←★here★・October 3rd – 28th: ​​Europe #1 (7 shows)←※ROCKPALAST 1984 ・December 14th – 31st: North America #3a (8 shows) 1985 ・January 11th – April 12th: North America #3b (16 shows)←※Official video・May 11th – June 1st: Europe #2 (5 shows)《Single “The Power of Love” released》June 16th – November 25th: North America #4 (35 performances)December 3rd – 11th: Japan (8 performances)This is Huey Lewis & THE NEWS in the “SPORTS” era. The tour, which demand never ends, has lasted for almost three years, and the schedule shows the momentum of the prime. The main one was the long “North America #2” with over 100 performances. The Saratoga Springs performance of this work was the 81st concert of “North America #2b” cut over the New Year holidays. This work conveys such a show, and is a synchronous sound board where the singing voice and performance are perfectly matched with the whole body. About 7 months ago, “CHICAGO 1983 FM” was a type that seems to be a radio broadcast with a cheering spectacle mixed in, but this work is directly connected to the mix table. Even between songs, the climax of the cheers sounds like a ripple far away, and the on-site mix that is not conscious of home audio is strangely vivid. Although “CHICAGO 1983 FM” and “ROCKPALAST 1984” may be well-organized as musical works, this work is what grabs the hearts of soundboard enthusiasts. The live performance without any processing or consideration permeates every wrinkle of the brain, and the power of the bareness hits the soul directly. You can drown in a sense of synchronization that you can’t experience on FM broadcasts or official works. Not only the other-dimensional sound, but also the show content is different from “CHICAGO 1983 FM” and “ROCKPALAST 1984”. Let’s organize the sets while comparing them here. Sports (5 songs) The Heart Of Rock & Roll / If This Is It (★) / Heart And Soul / Walking On A Thin Line / Bad Is Bad Others (6 songs + α) Debut: Don’t Make Me Do It (★) / I Want You (★) Bay Area Wind: Change Of Heart / Do You Believe In Love Others: It’s All Right / You’re Still A Young Man (★★) / Instrumental (★★) *Note: The “★” mark indicates a song that was not heard on “CHICAGO 1983 FM”. In particular, the “★★” mark indicates a song that was not heard on “ROCKPALAST 1984”. …And so on. At the beginning of the tour, “CHICAGO 1983 FM” had “PICTURE THIS” and “SPORTS” as the two main pillars, but perhaps due to the influence of the big hit, the focus of this work has shifted to the latter. In terms of the set, it has become quite close to “ROCKPALAST 1984”. Among them, the TOWER OF POWER cover “You’re Still A Young Man” and the instrumental “Instrumental” are not heard in “ROCKPALAST 1984”. These rare songs are often just a little bit of fun, but this work is the opposite. Both songs are about 7 and a half minutes long, and are the best part of this work. “Instrumental” is particularly strong. It features Huey’s blues harp, and the beat imitates a train, and it hits you with a spectacular train bump. Because it is a direct sound board, you can enjoy the pleasure of the harp blow blowing all over your body. It is a sound board album that is on par with the masterpieces “CHICAGO 1983 FM” and “ROCKPALAST 1984”, but the pleasure of completely matching the live performance is amazing. It is a piece that runs through the whole body with the momentum of the prime. Stereo soundboard recording of “Saratoga Springs performance on August 20, 1984”. With a direct-connected soundboard, the live performance is poured into your brain without any processing or consideration. You can enjoy the delicious heyday of the TOWER OF POWER cover “You’re Still A Young Man” with its extreme vividness and the train bump-exploding “Instrumental”. It is a pleasure board that boasts a different dimension of synchronization. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA 20th August 1984 STEREO SBD (76:09) 1. The Heart Of Rock & Roll 2. Change Of Heart 3. Don’t Make Me Do It 4. I Want You 5. If This Is It 6. Heart And Soul 7. Walking On A Thin Line 8. It’s All Right 9. Do You Believe In Love 10. You’re Still A Young Man 11. Instrumental (with Harmonica) 12. Bad Is Bad (with Band Introductions) STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING Huey Lewis: lead vocals, harmonica Sean Hopper: keyboards, backing vocals Chris Hayes: lead guitar, backing vocals Johnny Colla: guitar, saxophone, backing vocals Mario Cipollina: bass Bill Gibson: drums, percussion, backing vocals Tower of Power Horns Emelio Castillo: tenor sax Stephen Kupka: baritone sax Greg Adams: trumpet Marc Russo: sax Mike Chikowitz: trumpet