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The Steel Gods of 2022 resumed their postponed 50th anniversary tour. Their latest live album is here. This work is recorded from the “March 12, 2022 Oakland performance”. This is an excellent audience recording. Their 50th anniversary tour was scheduled for 2021, but shortly after it began, Richie Faulkner collapsed with an aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection and underwent emergency surgery. Although he narrowly escaped death, he was seriously ill and was unable to return to the tour immediately, so it was postponed to 2022. To sort out the situation, let’s first check their recent status on the schedule. 2021 June 26th + July 1st: Europe (2 shows) August 15th “BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2021” September 8th-26th: North America #1 (13 shows) September 26th: Richie Faulkner emergency surgery September 29th-November 5th: North America (postponed) 2022 March 4th-April 13th: North America #2 (24 shows) ←★Here★ May 27th-June 1st: Russia/Ukraine (cancelled) June 3rd-August 4th: Europe #1 (31 shows) October 7th: Sacramento show 2023 May 3rd-June 14th: Europe #2 (19 shows) This is the schedule for 2021-2023 that has been announced so far. Faulkner collapsed in late September. It was about half a year before the show resumed. By the way, a European tour is scheduled for the summer, but the performances in Russia and Ukraine, which were scheduled at the beginning of the tour, have naturally been canceled due to the recent situation. There has been no announcement of any changes to the schedule after that, but it is still difficult to predict. Although it is a very difficult 50th anniversary tour, the US edition has been realized for the time being. The Oakland performance of this work was the sixth concert of “North America # 2”, which is the beginning of the resumption. This work, which recorded such a show, is a superb audience recording that can be said to be a signal smoke of the resumption of activities. The master is a hot topic because you can listen to the latest tour, but this work is not the original sound itself but is polished with its own meticulous mastering. This is also a great effect. If you are a customer of our store, you will understand that digital mastering is not magic, and depending on the personality of the original sound, it may be distorted or may not be improved at all. This work is a good example of the former. It is an excellent live album that has been reborn as “something completely different!” Of course, the original sound on the net is not bad because it is a hot topic. Some people may have already got it and listened to it. However, it has exploded from there. The clarity and vividness of the outline have been improved extremely, and the lyrics, Rob’s clear singing voice, and the dense bass drum sound are all recorded about 20 meters closer. Moreover, there is no sense of forced processing. Just organize the sound with band analysis and you’ll be reborn like this. It really makes you realize that “remastering depends on the original sound.” The clear and direct sound depicts a 50th anniversary set that is a little different from last year. Speaking of before the tour interruption, “BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2021” is also popular, so let’s organize it by comparing it.・Rocka Rolla: Rocka Rolla・Wings of Fate: Victim Of Changes ・Gate of Betrayal: Diamonds & Rust (★) × Stained Class: None ・Murder Machine: Hell Bent For Leather○British Steel: Metal Gods/Breaking The Law/Living After Midnight・Golden Spectrum: Desert Plains○Cry of Vengeance: You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’/The Hellion/Electric Eye○Law of Violence: Freewheel Burning (★)/The Sentinel・Turbo: Turbo Lover・Ram It Down: Blood Red Skies○Painkiller: Battle Hymn/One Shot At Glory/A Touch Of Evil/Painkiller ×Jugulator/Demolition: None ×Angel of Retribution/Nostradamus/Avatar of Atonement: None ・Fire Power: Lightning Strike *Note: “X” indicates albums that did not play any songs, and “○” indicates albums that used two or more songs. “★” indicates songs that could not be heard at “BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2021”. …And so on. The 50th anniversary tour is a catalog of masterpieces from each album, but the details have changed. “Diamonds & Rust” is back for the first time in 10 years. It will be performed in an electric version. On the other hand, it is common for some songs to be included and others to be left out, and unfortunately “Invader” and “Hell Patrol”, which were talked about last year, were also dropped. As a result, the selections from “Stained Class” and “Incarnation of Atonement” were also removed, and the sense of culmination changed slightly. However, other valuable songs were maintained, and “Rocka Rolla” and “Blood Red Skies” were also kept. The opening of “Battle Hymn/One Shot At Glory”, which is becoming a symbol of the 50th anniversary, can also be enjoyed with superb sound. JUDAS PRIEST was a band that seemed to have lost its way during the hiatus, with plans to turn it into a single guitar, but its return to the road was majestic. It presented a divine stage. This is a two-disc set where you can enjoy the latest show with great sound. This is an upgrade album that you should definitely try if you are underestimating the original sound from the internet. An excellent audience recording of the “March 12, 2022 Oakland performance”. The much-talked-about original sound from the internet was not bad, but the unique meticulous mastering is extremely effective. The sound has been reborn as something completely different, with extremely improved clarity and vividness of the contours, and the lyrics, Rob’s clear singing voice, and the dense bass drum, all of which feel like the recording position is about 20 meters closer. In addition to “Diamonds & Rust”, which has been revived for the first time in 10 years, you can experience the 50th anniversary tour full of rare songs such as “One Shot At Glory”, “Rocka Rolla”, and “Blood Red Skies”. Fox Theater, Oakland, CA, USA 12th March 2022 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(REMASTER & UPGRADE) Disc 1 (59:33) 1. Battle Hymn 2. One Shot at Glory 3. Lightning Strike 4. You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’5. Freewheel Burning 6. Turbo Lover 7. The Sentinel 8. A Touch of Evil 9. Rocka Rolla 10. of Changes Disc 2 (47:48) 1. Desert Plains 2. Blood Red Skies 3. Diamonds and Rust 4. Painkiller 5. The Hellion 6. Electric Eye 7. Hell Bent for Leather 8. Glenn Tipton introduced 9. Metal Gods 10. Breaking the Law 11. Living After Midnight
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