Paul McCartney/Austria 12.5.2018

“FRESHEN UP” has finally reached Europe. A live album that conveys the scene with the best sound is now available. The afterglow of the Japanese performance is still continuing, but in the meantime Paul continues the tour. The stage moved to Europe, where even more passionate performances were held. This work is a sound news that will suit such “Paul after leaving Japan”. This is the best audience recording of “December 5, 2018 Vienna Performance”. In order to understand its position, let’s first check the schedule of “FRESHEN UP”. ●2018, September 17th – October 12th: North America #1 (6 performances), October 31st – November 8th: Japan (4 performances), November 28th – December 16th: Europe ( 8 performances) ←★Coco★●2019, March 20th-30th: South America (5 performances), May 23rd-July 13th: North America #2 (13 performances) This is the schedule announced so far. The European tour started right after Japan, and the final day of that tour ended safely just the other day. The Vienna performance of this work was the fourth concert in the middle. This work, which records such a show, is an overwhelmingly famous recording even on the European tour. More than anything, I felt a sense of awakening to my intensely turned-on core. The venue, the Wiener Stadthalle, is an indoor arena with a capacity of approximately 16,000 people, which is one size larger than the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. However, from the sound of this work you can not understand its breadth at all. The straight, unwavering core jumps right into your hands, and you can feel the excitement down to the details. The sense of distance is not so great, but you can feel the pole right in front of you, giving you a sense of close contact. In fact, I forget that it is a spatial recording until the applause with a deep depth erupts between songs…or should I say, even the applause is far away. In front of “Come On to Me”, he had the whole venue shout “Amazing!” in Japanese, but even considering the fact that Austrians are unfamiliar with Japanese pronunciation, Paul’s voice was the only one that roared out loud and continued. Audience voices are low. It has a sense of perspective as if it was recorded from backstage, and it is a live album that makes you feel that Paul is up close. And it’s not just Paul. The drums, which tend to give off an audience-like feel, are very close-up, and the guitar is extremely realistic, even down to the vibration of the vibrato. What I would like you to pay more attention to is the bass sound. It’s not a level of clarity down to every single note, but it’s vivid even down to its rise, swell, and moment of disappearance. There is no sense of atmospheric presence at all, and the exquisite vibe is so clearly depicted that you can almost feel the vibrations of the strings. I never thought I would be able to experience the European version with such vivid sound… If this was a Japanese performance, it would be the best sound that would be immediately pressed, but Mr. “Barghest” was the one who made such a famous recording into a thing. He is a person who has been making many great recordings in Europe recently, and his territory is extremely wide from Russia to Scandinavia to the UK. Usually, there are many hard rock types, but this work is an exceptional recording even in that diverse collection. The European version of “FRESHEN UP”, which is similar to but different from Japan, is depicted with such a close sound. The biggest surprise is the sudden beginning. “Save Us” begins after “A Hard Day’s Night.” Not only was this song not performed in Japan, but it was also performed for the first time in Europe during “FRESHEN UP”. Moreover, (at present) the song selection is only twice, the last Krakow performance and this day. Another difference from Japan is “Dance Tonight” in the middle. This was not the first time since they had performed at the Quebec performance on the first day, but they were silent after that. After all, this is a repertoire that has been revived in the European version. Other than that, the set is similar to the performance in Japan, especially in Nagoya, which is said to be the best performance in Japan. If they sing “Can’t Buy Me Love”, they will also perform “Got to Get You Into My Life”. In Japan, they also perform “Birthday,” which has become a famous scene unique to Nagoya. “FRESHEN UP” has already completed all dates in 2018. This is a live album that tells us about his journey from leaving Japan to his home country of England. One of the most popular songs in Europe, with its superb sound and performance of “Save Us.” Now that Japanese recording is calming down, this is a perfect 3-disc set to heal Paul Ross. Live at Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria 5th December 2018 TRULY PERFECT SOUND Disc 1(77:37) 1. A Hard Day’s Night 2. Save Us 3. Can’t Buy Me Love 4. Letting Go 5. Who Cares 6. Got to Get You Into My Life 7. Come On to Me 8. Let Me Roll It 9. I’ve Got a Feeling 10. Let ‘Em In 11. My Valentine 12. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five 13. Maybe I’m Amazed 14. I’ve Just Seen a Face 15. In Spite of All the Danger 16. From Me to You 17. Dance Tonight 18 . Love Me Do Disc 2(62:35) 1. MC 2. Blackbird 3. Here Today 4. Queenie Eye 5. Lady Madonna 6. Eleanor Rigby 7. Fuh You 8. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! 9. Something 10. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 11. Band on the Run 12. Back in the U.S.S.R. 13. Let It Be 14. Live and Let Die 15. Hey Jude Disc 3(24:05) 1. Audience 2. Birthday 3. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) 4. Helter Skelter 5. Golden Slumbers 6. Carry That Weight 7. The End