Janet Jackson/Tokyo,Japan 2.11.2019

Janet Jackson returned to Japan for the first time in four years. The latest original recording is now available. This work includes the “February 11, 2019: Nippon Budokan” performance. This is the best audience recording. This visit to Japan will be a two-day consecutive performance only at Nippon Budokan, and this work will be on the second day. This work is truly an exquisite sound. Although it must be an audience recording that absorbed the enthusiasm that rose at Nippon Budokan with the original master given by the recording artist himself, the atmosphere is very clear. Janet’s singing voice is clear down to every single word of the lyrics, and the details of the background are vivid. There is no mistaking it for a sound board because of the vivid handclaps, but if you concentrate only on the performance sound, it is as neat and direct as if it were an FM broadcast. Of course, this work was recorded by a pop specialist. He is a person who has been producing masterpieces in recent years, and at our store, starting with Huey Lewis’s “TOKYO 2017 1ST NIGHT”, the Tokyo Dome recordings of Celine Dion and Taylor Swift / Charli XCX have also become very popular. At Huey Lewis, it was called a masterpiece, surpassing other masterpieces, and at Celine and Taylor, it was highly praised, saying, “Is it really Dome?” Moreover, the location of this work is even closer to Nippon Budokan. Mariah Carey’s “BUDOKAN 2018 2ND NIGHT)” was also an unforgettable masterpiece, but this one is even more amazing. He knows everything about pop music and has even conquered the Budokan. It is a famous recording in which that skill was fully demonstrated. The direct sound depicts hit song after hit song. “When I Think of You,” “Love Will Never Do,” “That’s the Way Love Goes,” and so many more number one hits in the U.S., there are so many hit songs that it’s almost impossible to list them all. “Miss You Much/Alright/You Want This” and “Control/What Have You Done for Me Lately/The Pleasure Principle” are concentrated in a medley. It is a big hit with 18 songs in the top 10 alone. However, it’s not just a greatest hits. It also includes songs that were not cut as singles, such as “The Knowledge” and “What About.” He will put on a show that sums up his career. And there’s no way a show like that wouldn’t be exciting. In fact, the best part of this work is its sense of realism. The extremely thick performance sound does not give up the main role by one millimeter, but the cheers given to it are extremely vivid and passionate. Each beat of applause becomes a particle, and its size creates a sense of perspective, creating a wonderful three-dimensional effect. It’s vast, like ripples in the ocean, and it wriggles along with Janet’s every move, boiling over into a hit song. It’s so realistic that when you close your eyes, you can see the dance on stage or famous scenes from the PV floating in front of your eyes. It’s a show that keeps getting excited from beginning to end, but it reaches its climax in the final stage. “Scream” with Michael served as a springboard and the Budokan exploded! As it is, it descends into that “Rhythm Nation”. There is no way anyone can stay still with this flow. Immediately, they released their new song “Made For Now”, which became a hot topic last year, and set the Budokan on fire by chanting “Tokyo!!” and “Aishiteru!”. I thought it would be an adventure to finish with a new song, but the Budokan was overwhelmed by Janet’s feat of living in the “now”. As soon as the end of the performance announcement is played, you can hear “Huh?” as if to say, “Is it already over?” To that extent, this work is a mass of rich hit songs, and it is a live album that continues to be exciting throughout. This enthusiasm is the real thrill of audience recording. Janet’s show is a comprehensive entertainment that includes dancing. A live album consisting only of sound may seem to have little meaning. However, the feeling of being in that space can never be experienced with a studio album. At Nippon Budokan, thousands of spectators are controlled freely, and waves of joy come and go. The many hit songs are fun, but it’s because you’re on the scene that the famous songs shine vividly. This is a product that lets you enjoy that experience with the finest sound. Live at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 11th February 2019 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1(67:35) 1. Opening Film 2. The Skin Game (Part 1) 3. The Knowledge 4. BURNITUP! 5. Nasty 6 . Feedback 7. Miss You Much / Alright / You Want This 8. Control / What Have You Done for Me Lately / The Pleasure Principle 9. Interlude 10. Love Will Never Do (Without You) 11. When I Think of You 12. All For You 13. All Nite (Don’t Stop) 14. When We Oooo 15. Doesn’t Really Matter 16. DJ Interlude Feel It Baby / R&B Junkie / Whoops Now / Escapade / Somebody Is Tonight / Come Back To Me 17 Let’s Wait Awhile 18. I Get Lonely 19. Any Time, Any Place 20. What’s It Gonna Be?! 21. No Sleep 22. Got ’til It’s Gone 23. That’s the Way Love Goes 24. So Much Betta 25. Throb 26. Together Again Disc 2(23:46) 1. Interlude 2. What About 3. You Ain’t Right 4. If 5. Scream 6. Rhythm Nation 7. Made For Now 8. Outro