Prince/Osaka,Japan 2002 Upgrade

Prince’s last performance in Japan in 2002. The legendary recording that is the masterpiece is now available on 3CD. The best masterpiece is the “November 28, 2002: Osaka Castle Hall” performance. It is a transcendental audience recording. “ONE NITE ALONE… Tour” is his last visit to Japan before his death, so we have archived various masterpieces at our store. In order to organize the collection, let’s take a look back at the schedule at that time.・November 15th: Tokyo International Forum ・November 17th “HAMAMATSU 2002” ・November 18th “BUDOKAN 2002” ・November 19th “BUDOKAN 2002” ・November 21st “SAPPORO 2002” ・November 22nd : Zepp Sendai・November 26th: Fukuoka Sun Palace・November 28th: ​​Osaka Castle Hall ←★This work★・November 29th: Nagoya Century Hall *Only representative works will be shown on each day. Above are all 9 performances. Their peak was in 1990, when they toured stadiums around the country, but 2002 was the year in which they held the highest number of performances ever. The Osaka performance of this work was the 8th and final performance. Why is this work recorded at such a show called a “masterpiece”? This is only because it has a special show content and a very special sound. First, the sound. This is truly miraculous. It is an original master that was once introduced as “ONE NITE ALONE IN OSAKA”, and the recording artist who worked on it is a veteran master who has created historical masterpieces for many artists mainly in Osaka. The collection is full of masterpieces, but the one closest to this work is David Bowie’s “A REALITY IN OSAKA: THE LAST CONCERT IN JAPAN”. It was an important work as Bowie’s last performance in Japan, but what attracted more attention than that was the extremely high sound quality. This work is a collection by the same recording artist as that historical masterpiece. In fact, the sound of this work is a superb audience of an amazing dimension that does not yield even half a step to Bowie’s super masterpiece. In other words, I don’t want you to think of it as the sound you imagine with “audience” anymore. Although the real cheering and clapping between songs has the feel of an audience, the musical tone is exactly like a soundboard. Prince’s singing voice gently whispers in your ear, and the scatting directly conveys the passion that is stirring. Of course, John Blackwell and Rhonda Smith’s groove bounces around richly, and Maceo Parker’s saxophone is endlessly glossy. The musical tones of each instrument and each note are clearly sharp, and the balance is perfect, as if it was mixed officially. It’s not just the musical tones that are perfectly balanced. This work also includes the loud cheers of the Japanese people who have been waiting for Prince for six years, but even that is a perfect balance. Their enthusiasm was clearly engraved in the thick cheers, but although they were thick, they were not big. It doesn’t threaten the loud, strong musical tone, and it’s not so small that it can be considered a sound effect. It never interrupts the “Osakaa!” song, which Prince often uses, while adding a warm atmosphere to it. However, no matter how miraculous the sound is, it will not be a “best masterpiece” if the show content is muddy. In that respect, the show infused into this work is a great performance that is even said to be a “miracle night”. There are several reasons for this, but the first is that it is long. Prince changes his set list and arrangement depending on the day, but on this day he continued to play according to his desire, resulting in a long show lasting about 2 hours and 50 minutes. Speaking of the symbol of this tour, the official live album “ONE NITE ALONE… LIVE!” is more famous than anything else, so let’s compare and organize the sets here. Rainbow Children/The Work Pt. 1 (★)/1 + 1 + 1 Is 3/The Everlasting Now/Last December (★) Classics Dirty Mind: Gotta Broken Heart Again (★)/When You Were Mine・1999: All The Critics Love U In Osaka (★)・Purple Rain: Purple Rain (★)／Take Me With U・Around the World in a Day: Pop Life (★)・Sign・Of the Times: Strange Relationship/Sign O’ The Times (★)・LOVESEXY: Alphabet St.・Diamonds and Pearls: Money Don’t Matter 2 Night (★)/Strollin’ (★)・Others: Pass The Peas (★) / The Ride (★) / Peach / Days Of Wild (★) Piano Medley / Adore / The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (★) / Condition Of The Heart / Do Me, Baby / I Wanna Be Your Lover／Diamonds And Pearls／The Beautiful Ones／Nothing Compares 2 U／The Ladder (★)／Starfish And Coffee／Sometimes It Snows In April *Note: ★marked is the official live work “ONE NITE ALONE… LIVE !” Songs you can’t listen to. …and it looks like this. The above is not all because detailed medley arrangements are omitted, but it is still this volume. The 2002 Japan tour at Nippon Budokan was said to be the longest, but it was the longest with six more songs. And what is important is not just the length, but Prince’s passion that creates this long show is wonderful. On this day, they were in top form, and no matter how many songs they played, the fountain of passion showed no signs of drying up. First of all, a long show means a long encore. In other words, the band never loses its passion until the very end, and the singing and guitar are passionate, and the scatting is crisp and sharp in each song. It is said that “Prince gets better as the tour progresses”, and it is a passionate performance that just proves that. What makes the “miracle” even more impressive is the audience’s breath. I feel this especially in the encore of DISC 3. The show ended with a piano medley, and even though the lights were already on, people kept asking for an encore, and then Blackwell appeared and performed a drum solo. Guided by this, Prince reappears with a light blue guitar in hand and begins to sing “Peach.” After another 14 minutes of “Days Of Wild,” the applause still continued. Some of the audience seemed to have started to leave, but Prince appeared again, acoustic in hand, in response to the unquenchable cheers. They sing “Alphabet St.” and “Last December” with a single cry of “Alright!” No matter how well Prince himself is doing, his passion cannot continue on his own. A passionate performance can only be created by interacting with the audience’s enthusiasm. It is also the ideal document. After finishing his performance, Prince left with a single word, “Goodbye.” This work ends with him. The Osaka Castle Hall performance was the most beautiful, the hottest, and the longest of his last Japan tour of his life. Prince and the audience were there, sharing music and passion. This is one of the best recordings that depicts the “miraculous night” created by all of that with “miraculous sounds.” The quality of the performances, the quantity of songs, the passion that supports them…this is a 3-disc set that permanently preserves all of this with miraculous sound. It is truly a cultural heritage that remains in the history of Japanese Western music, and the best masterpiece that Prince left in Japan. The performance at Osaka Castle Hall on November 28, 2002 was the longest show of Prince’s last visit to Japan before his death. It is a transcendental audience recording that completely records the whole story. This is an amazing recording made on the ground, like a soundboard, where each musical instrument and each note is clearly defined, Prince’s singing voice gently whispers in your ear, and the scat directly conveys the surging passion. . Not only is there a mountain of famous songs that can’t be heard on the official live album “ONE NITE ALONE… LIVE!”, but Prince’s passion for creating this long show is also amazing. It is truly a cultural heritage that remains in the history of Japanese Western music, and is the best masterpiece that Prince left in Japan. Live at Osaka-Jo Hall, Osaka, Japan 28th November 2002 ULTIMATE SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1 (71:53) 1. Prince Drum Solo 2. The Rainbow Children 3. Pop Life 4. Money Don’t Matter 2Night 5 . The Work Pt. 1 6. Purple Rain 7. 1 + 1 + 1 Is 3 / Housequake / Love Rollercoaster 8. Strollin’ 9. Gotta Broken Heart Again 10. All The Critics Love U In Osaka Disc 2 (63:42) 1. Strange Relationship 2. Pass The Peas 3. When You Were Mine 4. The Ride 5. Sign O’ The Times 6. Take Me With U 7. The Everlasting Now 8. Piano Medley: Adore / The Most Beautiful Girl In The World / Condition Of The Heart / Do Me, Baby / I Wanna Be Your Lover / Diamonds And Pearls / The Beautiful Ones / Nothing Compares 2 U / The Ladder / Starfish And Coffee / Sometimes It Snows In April Disc 3 (33:57) 1. John Blackwell Drum Solo 2. Peach / It Ain’t Over 3. Days Of Wild 4. Alphabet St. 5. Last December Prince – Vocal, Guitar, Piano, keyboard, Bass, Drums John Blackwell – Drums Rhonda Smith – Bass Renato Neto – keyboards Maceo Parker – Alt Saxophone Eric Leeds – Tenor Saxophone Greg Boyer – Trombone Dudley D. – Turntables