Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band/Tokyo,Japan 4.3.2019

I think what made Ringo & All Stars’ visit to Japan a hot topic was that they were able to perform on stage at the Hitomi Memorial Auditorium. Ringo will appear at this venue, which has long been a popular venue for overseas artists to perform in Japan. The main venue in the Tokyo area for this tour was Tokyo Dome City Hall, but before that was Hitomi Memorial Auditorium. While City Hall was a venue with a capacity of 3000 people, this is a concert hall with a capacity of 2000 people. If that happens, the Ringo & All Stars show will be as cozy as the last time (2016) at Orchard Hall. The sound source released this time is of course independently obtained, but its quality is a little lower than the two titles from last week and items such as “SENDAI 2019” released at the same time. Moreover, it is far from the divine recording “TOKYO DOME CITY HALL 2019 1ST NIGHT”, which is the highlight of this time. This is because it is an audience recording with a sound image that has a sense of distance. Despite this, there is a reason why the release is still daring to happen. That means that the show that day was a huge success. The excitement is so intense that you can clearly hear it even when listening to this distant sound source. Because of that, the periodic yellow cheers during “I Wanna Be Your Man” are annoying, but…anyway, the show was in a special kind of fever right after the show started, and just listening to it made me happy. The more I come. As expected, this is only true for Hitomi Memorial Auditorium. After all, the venue was filled with excitement, and you could even feel Ringo being overjoyed by the reaction. Certainly, when you see a band led by rock legend Ringo Starr in a small venue like Hitomi Memorial Auditorium, it’s only natural that the audience’s excitement reaches its maximum from the beginning. As if encouraged by this, Ringo is full of energy again. The excitement was high during the first few songs of the show, in which he was the lead vocalist. Like Paul, Ringo has been visiting Japan frequently since 2013, and I think he’s gotten used to the unique reactions that Japanese audiences have because they don’t speak English, but that’s why he’s as enthusiastic as other countries. The stage performance at Hitomi Memorial Auditorium, where the fans burst out with excitement, must have been especially fun. Of course, this Ringo & All Stars performance in Japan is “TOKYO DOME CITY HALL 2019 1ST NIGHT” which is recommended to everyone, but on the contrary, this is the sound source that will be released as a sound source that includes many elements that enthusiasts will appreciate. Even the intro of “Day Tripper”, which was a tease before “Yellow Submarine” every night on this tour, got the audience excited. Live at Hitomi Memorial Hall, Showa Women’s University, Tokyo, Japan 3rd April 2019 TRULY AMAZING/PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1 (48:43) 1. Intro 2. Matchbox 3. It Don’t Come Easy 4. What Goes On 5. Evil Ways 6. Rosanna 7. Pick Up the Pieces 8. Down Under 9. Boys 10. Don’t Pass Me By 11. Yellow Submarine Disc 2 (73:55) 1. MC 2. Cut the Cake 3. Black Magic Woman 4. Gypsy Queen 5. You’re Sixteen 6. Anthem 7. Overkill 8. Africa 9. Work to Do 10. Oye como va 11. I Wanna Be Your Man 12. Who Can It Be Now? 13. Hold the Line 14. Photograph 15. Act Naturally 16. With a Little Help From My Friends Ringo Starr – drums, percussion, vocals Steve Lukather – guitar, vocals Gregg Rolie – keyboards, vocals Colin Hay – guitar, vocals Hamish Stuart – bass, guitar, vocals Warren Ham – saxophone, Percussion Gregg Bissonette – drums, percussion