Starship/Tokyo,Japan 4.12.1986

STARSHIP achieved a new heyday with their singles “We Built This City” and “Sara” reaching No. 1 in the United States. A valuable original recording that conveys the scene of his first visit to Japan, which was realized with the help of that momentum, is now available. This work includes the “April 12, 1986: Nakano Sunplaza” performance. It is the best audience recording that vacuum-packed all of it. The point of this work is the wonderful sound, but what is even more important is that you can experience the scene of your first visit to Japan. First of all, let’s look back at the schedule and check the show’s position.・April 8: Nakano Sun Plaza ・April 9: Nagoya City Public Hall ・April 10: Osaka Welfare Pension Center ・April 12: Nakano Sun Plaza ←★This work★ ・April 14: NHK Hall・April 16th: Tokyo Welfare Pension Hall, 6 performances in total. It was an irregular schedule, touring Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, while the three venues in Tokyo were changed over in detail. Among them, only “Nakano Sunplaza” had two performances. This work was also the 4th concert in total, returning to Tokyo via Nagoya and Osaka. This work recorded at such a show is a wonderful and direct audience recording. Anyway, there is almost no sense of distance in the performance sound, and the extremely thick core approaches you. If you listen closely with headphones, you can hear the sound of the snare sound as if it were from an audience, but it’s not the usual sparse sound, but a type that thickens and enhances the dynamism. What’s more, the singing voices of Mickey Thomas and Grace Slick, who pierce through the center of the song, are clear to the very edges, and even when the majestic synths ring out, every single word of the lyrics is clear. The excitement of the hit songs is so realistic that you won’t mistake it for a sound board, but the heavy response and clear feeling is such a wonderful recording that you’ll think it’s an FM broadcast. What is depicted with such direct sound is a full show that has become a legend in the history of Japanese Western music. In the first place, STARSHIP’s live album itself is valuable, so let’s organize the set here. JEFFERSON AIRPLANE (2 songs) ・SURREALISTIC PILLOW: Somebody To Love/White Rabbit JEFFERSON STARSHIP (7 songs) ・FREEDOM AT POINT ZERO: Jane ・MODERN TIMES: Find Your Way Back/Stranger/Save Your Love ・WINDS OF CHANGE: Be My Lady・NUCLEAR FURNITURE: Layin’ It On The Line/No Way Out STARSHIP (6 songs)・KNEE DEEP IN THE HOOPLA: We Built This City/Private Room/Rock Myself To Sleep/Sara/Tomorrow Doesn’t Matter Tonight/Love Rusts… and it looks like this. A greatest hits collection centered on the huge hit “KNEE DEEP IN THE HOOPLA”, but also sprinkled with famous songs by JEFFERSON AIRPLANE/JEFFERSON STARSHIP. Of course, the four photos from Mickey’s era will be featured. It is a style that includes Grace’s “Somebody To Love” and “White Rabbit” at key points while lavishly assembling their representative songs. And the performance that spells out the set is truly wonderful. What really catches the ear is Mickey & Grace’s vocals. It has great tension and stretch, and is truly strong and delicate. What’s more, he seems to have a lot of confidence backed up by his big hit, and even though it’s his first visit to Japan, he looks as confident as if it were his hometown. That strength is felt throughout the band, and the beat is hard and dynamic. The ensemble has a high level of perfection, and the melody is pop and catchy, yet tough rock. The energy is incomparable to studio albums and is so powerful and cool that it can be called hard rock. STARSHIP showed their true worth as a live band by fully injecting rock power into their catchy hit songs. This is a masterpiece of a live album that allows you to experience their first visit to Japan with direct sound. Live at Nakano Sunplaza, Tokyo, Japan 12th April 1986 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1 (61:20) 1. We Built This City 2. Somebody To Love 3. Find Your Way Back 4. Private Room 5. Stranger 6. Be My Lady 7. Rock Myself To Sleep 8. Sara 9. Tomorrow Doesn’t Matter Tonight 10. Love Rusts 11. Save Your Love Disc 2 (24:15) 1. Keyboard solo / White Rabbit 2. Layin’ It On The Line 3. We Built This City (reprise) 4. No Way Out 5. Jane Mickey Thomas – vocals Grace Slick – vocals Donny Baldwin – drums, vocals Craig Chaquico – guitars Pete Sears – bass