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Paul’s first experience in Japan was in 1966 as a member of The Beatles. Later, in 1975, a visit to Japan with Wings was announced, but due to his criminal record, he was not allowed to enter the country and the visit was cancelled. He came to Japan again in 1980, but was forced to return home without performing. His first solo performance was in 1990, a long time after his first performance. He came to Japan again in 1993, but had to wait nine years until 2002 for his next performance. And his recent performance in Japan in 2013 was another nine years later. In this way, Paul’s performances in Japan should have been very rare experiences that are linked to the times and the person he was at that time. However, just six months after the excitement of his 2013 performance, rumors circulated that he would be coming to Japan again. I was surprised when I thought it was a false rumor at first, but it turned out to be true. The 2014 performance was cancelled due to poor health, but he returned to Japan in 2015 to fulfill his contract. And he will be coming to Japan again in 2017, for the first time in two years. Paul’s visit to Japan is no longer a rare experience, but is part of his routine, with tours to America, Europe, and Japan. The biggest topic of his 2015 visit to Japan was his first performance at the Nippon Budokan in 49 years. One of the Beatles, who appeared in the footage from long ago, performed at the Budokan again after half a century. Moreover, the fans were thrilled with a special set list only for the Budokan, including the debut of “Another Girl.” It can be said that this was a historic triumphant return performance in Japanese rock. In 2016, Paul will go on a new tour titled “ONE ON ONE TOUR.” Paul was born in 1942, before the war, and will be 75 years old in 2017. How much longer will he be able to tour after this? Probably physically and age-wise, he will not be doing such a large-scale tour in five years. And he is probably aware of this himself. So, I think he is not in a hurry, but he wants to perform on stage as much as possible so that he will have no regrets when he can, and is thinking of such a way of concluding his life. For fans who experienced the 80s when Paul did not go on tour at all, it must be incredible to see Paul touring every year like now. The ONE ON ONE tour that started in 2016 has entered its second year. And on New Year’s Eve 2016, the Japan performance was announced in the form of a message to the Red and White Song Battle. This is not only the first performance in Japan for the ONE ON ONE tour, but Japan was chosen as the first concert site in 2017. He himself said that he was rehearsing again for this Japan performance, and as the year turned, a new ONE ON ONE tour was expected, and Japan was the place to unveil it. Initially, three performances were announced at the Tokyo Dome, and then Budokan was announced again. Personally, I think it was worth it to only perform at Budokan once, but as a fan, I am happy that the number of performances will increase. The schedule for Paul’s Japan visit in 2017 is as follows. April 25, 2017 Nippon Budokan April 27, 2017 Tokyo Dome April 29, 2017 Tokyo Dome April 30, 2017 Tokyo Dome I’m concerned that the number of shows is decreasing with each year’s Japan tour, but for those who are not enthusiastic fans, it may be inevitable that the tone of the discussion is “Are they coming again?”. I understand that this is especially true because the previous two Japan tours were the same OUT THERE tour. However, this time, the tour title was changed. Of course, the set list was also changed, and attention was focused on songs unique to the ONE ON ONE tour that could not be heard until now. This work is a complete recording of the Budokan performance on April 25, the first day of the 2017 Japan tour, mixed with IEM and AUD sound sources. The opening begins with “A Hard Day’s Night,” the biggest feature of the ONE ON ONE tour. Paul sings the parts that John sang in the original. In the US and Europe, the second song was “Save Us”, but this time at the Budokan, it was “Jet”. Next came “Drive My Car” and then “Junior’s Farm”, a pattern that had never been seen before. As with the last time, the opening part of the show excited the listeners as to what song would be played next. In particular, “Jet” and “Junior’s Farm” are songs of the same genre, and have traditionally complemented each other, but this is the first time that both songs have been played this time. In “Maybe I’m Amazed”, the voice sounds quite harsh, and the lyrics are a bit off, but it is meaningful to hear it performed and sung by Paul himself, the composer. In the acoustic corner, “Everynight” was performed for the first time in a while, followed by two songs, “In Spite Of All Danger” and “Love Me Do”, which were new to Japanese fans. An even more unusual version was “Blackbird”. The performance became suspicious in the second half of the song, and the guitar was momentarily mistaken. He got through that part well, but he must have been shaken up because he made another mistake right after, and even though he was in the middle of the song, he had to start over by saying “wait a minute.” The audience got excited at this point, and in response, Paul burst out laughing while singing “Blackbird,” which has a serious message. He then changed the way he sang to “To, Be, Free,” as if to beat the rhythm. What a surprise. Also, “Magical Mystery Tour” is often thought of as the opening song, but like the 1993 THE NEW WORLD TOUR, this time it was performed in the middle of the second half. Now, at this Budokan concert, “I Wanna Be Your Man” can be mentioned as a new song for the ONE ON ONE tour, which was added in 2017. Ringo performed this song in Japan in 2016, and this time it is a self-cover by Paul. He himself explained (in Japanese) that this is the first time it has been performed in Japan. A live version of this song was already recorded as a sound source from the sound check on the 1993 live album “Paul Is Live,” so it doesn’t have the same impact as the previous “Another Girl,” and although it was an event, it was already performed at the DESERT TRIP the previous year, so this is only a “first performance in Japan.” There is also a world premiere song. Strictly speaking, it is not the first time they have performed this song live, but it must be a rare selection. That is “SGT. Pepper’s Reprise.” It was explained that “it is a song that has never been performed in Tokyo,” but this is a mistaken memory on Paul’s part. During the 1990 Japan tour, it was performed in a medley with “SGT. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” and the end of the 2002 Japan tour was a medley of this song and “The End.” However, this is the first time in the world that it has been performed alone like this time. This work is a mix of IEM and AUD sound sources from the Budokan performance. IEM sound sources are also called in-ear monitors. In the past, performers used to check their own sound and the sound of other performers through foot monitors to ensure their own performance, but now earphones worn in the ears via wireless transmission are becoming mainstream. The IEM sound source is an intercepted radio signal, and this IEM sound source was intercepted from the one used by keyboardist Wicks. Unlike normal audience sound sources, it is a soundboard sound source. However, it has problems with balance and the lack of realism is considered to be a drawback of monitor sound sources. This work eliminates these drawbacks by layering high-quality audience sound sources. It makes good use of both the clarity of the soundboard sound source and the realism of the audience sound source. For example, in “Hey Jude,” the IEM sound source does not include the audience chorus. This is also the highlight of the concert when the band stops playing, Paul incites the venue, and the place becomes one and gets excited. However, by supplementing it with high-quality audience sound sources, it feels like listening to a well-balanced soundboard sound source. Disc 3 contains the sound check that was performed on the day of the Budokan performance. Perhaps because he had already performed a sound check the day before, Paul arrived at the Budokan at around 3:30 on the day of the concert, and only played a few songs for about 40 minutes to check them, as recorded on this work. This sound check was recorded with IEM sound source alone. In addition, various messages from Paul himself for the 2017 Japan tour are recorded as bonus tracks. Some of them are messages for the Budokan, and some are messages for the Japan tour that were recorded during rehearsals, which increases the value of this work as a document of the 2017 Japan tour. In the section where he answers questions from fans, he himself talks about the fact that he has prepared a special set list for the Budokan. From Paul McCartney’s 2017 Japan tour, the first day of the Budokan performance on April 25th is completely recorded with high sound quality from IEM sound source + AUD sound source. Disc 3 records the sound check on the day with IEM sound source. Additionally, bonus tracks include various messages from Paul himself, which serve as valuable documentation of his Japan tour. ■The complete recording of the Budokan performance on April 25th, 2017 is recorded on a mix of IEM and AUD ■Disc 3 is an IEM recording of the sound check on the day ■Messages for the Japan performances, comments on the Budokan performance, and other related audio LIVE AT THE BUDOKAN HALL TOKYO JAPAN APRIL 25, 2017 BUDOKAN CONCERT DISC ONE 01. Introduction 02. A Hard Day’s Night 03. Jet 04. Drive My Car 05. Junior’s Farm 06. Let Me Roll It 07. I’ve Got A Feeling 08. My Valentine 09. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five 10. Maybe I’m Amazed 11. We Can Work It Out 12. Everynight 13. In Spite Of All Danger 14. Love Me Do 15. Blackbird 16. Here Today 17. Queenie Eye 18. Lady Madonna 19. I Wanna Be Your Man 20. Magical Mystery Tour 21. Being For The Benefit Of Mr.Kite DISC TWO 01. MC 02. Ob La Di Ob La Da 03. SGT.Pepper’s Reprise 04. Back In The U.S.S.R. 05. Let It Be 06. Live And Let Die 07. Hey Jude 08. Yesterday 09. Hi Hi Hi 1 0. Golden Slumbers – CarryThat Weight – The End BUDOKAN SOUNDCHECK DISC THREE 01. Instrumental Jam #1 02. Honey Don’t 03. Magical Mystery Tour #1 04. Magical Mystery Tour #2 05. Save Us #1 06. Instrumental Jam #2 07. Instrumental Jam #3 08. Save Us #2 09. Drums 10. Let ‘Em In 11. Love Me Do 12. Queenie Eye 13. Bluebird 14. Ram On 15. Under Pressure EXTRA 16. Message For Japan #1 17. Message For Japan #2 18. Message For Japan #3 19. Message For Budokan Concert 20. Japan Tour Spot #1 21. Japan Tour Spot #2 22. Q&A from Japanese Fans 23. One On One Tour Spot
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