Rainbow/Tokyo,Japan 1984 2Days

RAINBOW has performed in Japan a total of 6 times since their first visit to Japan in 1976 with “RISING”. When they come to Japan, a live performance at Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan always holds a special place. In particular, the Budokan performance of “BENT OUT OF SHAPE” held in March 1984 left a strong impression on fans, thanks in part to the orchestral participation and the presence of an official video. Many audience recordings have been unearthed of the 1984 Budokan performance, including the first day, March 13th, and the “final performance” on March 14th. All of them are important to the fans and have a presence that can be said to be unique. Among them, the titles mentioned here are items that let you relive the live performance with especially excellent sound even in various recordings. As the title suggests, this work “THE END” is RAINBOW’s last live performance for 2 days at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo in March 1984, packaged into 4 CDs with excellent audience recording. Direct use of the original cassette master, which was completely unknown even among traders. Fans will be able to relive special live performances with great sound and vividness all at once. The “final performance” of this Budokan performance was also made into an official video, so fans may think that they already understand the content. However, if you compare the edited video work with the live recording that truly captures the entire live performance, you will find many scenes that you have never known before. This Budokan 2 Days is a special live performance, so we want you to know it in its true form. This work will be the best guide for that purpose. Discs 1 and 2 include the stage performance from March 13th, the first day at Budokan. A surprisingly good audience master is used here, and when you listen to it a little, you even get the impression that it is a sound board sound source. Richie’s guitar sound, which has the highest level of clarity and direct feel, is wonderful, and even veteran enthusiasts will be surprised from the opening song “Spotlight Kid”. The structure of the first half of the live show, which includes “Spotlight Kid”, “Miss Mistreated”, “I Surrender” and “Can’t Happen Here”, is the same as in 1982, but Joe Lynn Turner’s vocals have improved and The quality of the performance, such as David Rosenthal’s keyboard and the newly added Chuck Bergi’s drums, is clearly better than last year. With excellent members, Richie’s guitar also shines, and you can listen to wonderful plays everywhere. The band had a video shoot the next day, so it seems that they were conscious of playing solidly overall, but on this day, on the contrary, they were free-spirited in a good way, and the performance was unique. In particular, Joe performed an intro with only vocals in “Can’t Happen Here” and “Fool For The Night”, and in the second half of “Catch The Rainbow” he shows off a moving singing. Richie will also listen to an unusual guitar solo in “Street Of Dreams”, and in the second half of “Blues” he will also show off exquisite interaction with Rosenthal. In the second half of the live performance, there is no shortage of things to listen to, such as “Stranded” which includes “Woman From Tokyo” (Ritchie from around here is really amazing!), and “Stone Cold” which was not played the next day. “Smoke On The Water” from “Since You Been Gone” is also impressive. In this work, you can check the perfect recording up to the last “Over The Rainbow”. Furthermore, even the venue announcements after the performance are recorded in amazing clarity, and fans are sure to listen to the recording with a mixture of emotion and surprise until the very end. The following discs 3 and 4 contain the “final performance” on March 14th, which is also an excellent audience recording. When I compare it to Discs 1 and 2, which were too great, I feel like it’s a step down in terms of sound quality (which is too good to compare with), but the quality is more than adequate for an audience recording at the time, and I’m satisfied with it. You could say it’s the sound. As mentioned above, video shooting was being done on this day, so the band seems to be trying to give a solid, solid, and cohesive performance overall, compared to the play that felt unrestrained in a good way the day before. Its cohesiveness works well with the stability of this recording, allowing you to thoroughly enjoy the live performance. A major feature of this recording is that you can listen to the entire live performance in its entirety, such as between songs and encore breaks that were cut in the official video. The set list is the same as the previous day, from the first half of the show starting with “Spotlight Kid” to the middle of the show, where new songs such as “Street Of Dreams” and “Fool For The Night” are featured, but the neat performance was the same as the previous day, which had a wild side. Enjoy the differences. The big listening point of this live is “Difficult To Cure” in which the orchestra participated. The first half of the fourth movement of the “Ninth”, which boldly and effectively features the orchestral part before entering “Ode to Joy”, can only be described as wonderful. I admire Rosenthal’s skill in arranging this. The development after the drums come in is thrilling as well. This can be said to be an ideal and successful example of the fusion of hard rock and classical music. In “Stranded” in the second half of the live, “Woman From Tokyo” was inserted the day before, but “Hey Joe” is included on this day. “Woman From Tokyo” is paired with “All Night Long” and is a great highlight of the live performance. The live performance reaches an emotional finale with “Smoke On The Water”, which was RAINBOW’s last performance. In this recording, you can firmly confirm the last “Over The Rainbow” (not included in the video), and it has the highest value as a document of the venue. This work, which is a total of 4 hours with 2 performances, allows you to relive RAINBOW’s last live show in an ideal form. Please enjoy the sense of presence and atmosphere that you could not experience in the video with this work. This is an exceptional item that lets you enjoy the culmination of the Joe Lynn Turner era in one piece! Live at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 13th & 14th March 1984 PERFECT SOUND(Disc 1&2) PERFECT/TRULY AMAZING SOUND(Disc 3&4)(from Original Masters) Live at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 13th March 1984 Disc 1 1. Land Of Hope And Glory 2. Over The Rainbow 3. Spotlight Kid 4. Miss Mistreated 5. I Surrender 6. Can’t Happen Here 7. Catch The Rainbow 8. Power 9. Keyboard Solo 10. Street Of Dreams Disc 2 1. Fool For The Night 2. Difficult To Cure Intro. 3. Difficult To Cure (with Orchestra) 4. Guitar Solo 5. Drums Solo 6. Stranded incl. Woman From Tokyo 7. Blues 8. Death Alley Driver 9. Fire Dance 10. All Night Long 11 . Maybe Next Time 12. Stone Cold 13. Since You Been Gone 14. Smoke On The Water 15. Over The Rainbow Live at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 14th March 1984 Disc 3 1. Land Of Hope And Glory 2. Over The Rainbow 3 . Spotlight Kid 4. Miss Mistreated 5. I Surrender 6. Can’t Happen Here 7. Catch The Rainbow 8. Power 9. Keyboard Solo 10. Street Of Dreams Disc 4 1. Fool For The Night 2. Difficult To Cure Intro. 3. Difficult To Cure (with Orchestra) 4. Guitar Solo 5. Drums Solo 6. Blues 7. Stranded incl. Hey Joe 8. Death Alley Driver 9. Fire Dance 10. Maybe Next Time 11. All Night Long incl. Woman From Tokyo 12. Lazy 13. Since You Been Gone 14. Smoke On The Water 15. Over The Rainbow Ritchie Blackmore – Guitar Joe Lynn Turner – Vocals Roger Glover – Bass David Rosenthal – Keyboards Chuck Burgi – Drums