Van Halen/CA,USA 12.16.2007

In 2007, VAN HALEN finally reunited with David Leeroth and shook the whole world. A new live album that allows you to experience that shock wave in the highest quality is now available. What is recorded in this work is “December 16, 2007 San Jose performance”. This is the best audience recording. Speaking of VAN HALEN, who have just reunited, their recently released reissues of “THE ONE FOR ALL” and “REALLY GOT THE BEST” are currently in the midst of great popularity. However, those two works were just reprints of masterpieces from that time, but this work is different. It is a new master that has appeared in recent years. However, what is more important is the old and new shows than the old and new masters. First of all, let’s check the distance from the previous two works from the schedule at the time. 2007《February 2: Announcement of Dave Lee Roth return》・September 27-October 22: North America #1a (13 performances)・October 24: Minneapolis performance “THE ONE FOR ALL”・October 26th – November 8th: North America #1b (6 performances) November 10th: Montreal performance “REALLY GOT THE BEST” November 13th – December 14th: North American #1c (13 performances) December 16: San Jose performance ←★This work★・December 18-30: North America #1c (5 performances) 2008・January 22-February 20: North America #2 (15 performances)・4 March 17th – July 3rd: North America #3 (22 performances) This is VAN HALEN in 2007/2008. As a matter of fact, the 2007 edition can be summarized as “North America #1”, which is a series of 40 performances, but here I will break it down in detail, including the previous two works. Among them, the San Jose performance of this work was the 35th concert of “North America #1” overall. This work, which is a vacuum-packed version of such a show, is an extremely neat and dynamic beautiful recording. Anyway, the sound is delicate and beautiful. Hall noise is also picked up, but it does not create a sense of distance and does not hide details. It simply adds exquisite luster and thickness to the core, and adds dynamism while maintaining a vivid sense of separation between the four members. This individuality may have been due to the band’s sound output, but it also applies to their previous two albums in 2007. However, if I were to point out a difference, this work is superior in terms of its core strength. There is a sense of humility, as if the core is forcibly breaking through the light atmosphere, and the sound gives way to the core’s attack. The sound depicted is the full show from 2007, which is said to be the “ultimate best” by enthusiasts. As a matter of fact, as time goes on, the reunion also adds new songs and throws in some curveballs that change the mood, but here it’s just a straight ball. This may be a general opinion, but when the band first reunited, both those around them and themselves believed that the “return of the golden age” was the concept. To that end, we work hard to create a set that proclaims, “This is us!” In other words, no matter what band they are, what they think is the “super best” will be realized. This real pleasure could not be experienced in the golden era, and it is a pleasure that can only be enjoyed in the era of reunion. Of course, VAN HALEN is also the same. In later years, the set was changed during the tour to bring out new flavors, but the 2007/2008 tour was basically fixed. It was also a set that the players remained convinced of even after repeating it every night. What is the ultimate best… Flame Fuse (8 songs) ・You Really Got Me/I’m The One/Runnin’ With The Devil/Atomic Punk (★)/Little Dreamer (★)/Jamie’s Cryin’ (★) /Ice Cream Man/Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love Legendary Bomber (3 songs)・Somebody Get Me A Doctor/Beautiful Girls/Dance The Night Away Dark Code (3 songs)・Romeo Delight/Everybody Wants Some! !／And the Cradle Will Rock… Martial Law (3 songs)・So This Is Love? (★)／Mean Street／Unchained Diver Down (2 songs)・(Oh) Pretty Woman／Little Guitars (★) 1984 ( 4 songs)・I’ll Wait/Hot For Teacher/Panama/Jump *: Songs marked with “★” cannot be heard on the official live album “TOKYO DOME LIVE IN CONCERT”. …and this is the conclusion of the Golden Age by VAN HALEN himself. In later years, we tried to balance each album by adding rare songs, but before that was mixed in, the conclusion was exactly “Flame no Tuse”. “Eruption” is performed with a guitar solo, so nine out of the 11 songs (that is, all songs except “Feel Your Love Tonight” and “On Fire”) are played on a large scale. Here are 2-4 songs each for the works after that! I’m choosing a special song. Also, the performance that has been thoroughly trained with fixed sets is exquisite. As expected, the same flow has been completed 35 times, and the 28-year blank has disappeared. Of course, the age is visible in the vocals and chorus, but the feeling of breathing as a band is being fully revived and a full show is being held. Reuniting for the first time is a gamble that may end in disaster. That’s why enthusiasts find “the band’s own conclusion” in a set list that has been carefully prepared in every corner. And, this work is a live album where you can enjoy such an ultimate set with an ensemble that is in full swing. A masterpiece that mixes the freshness of 2007 with a lack of solid fulfillment. Live at HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA, USA 16th December 2007 TRULY PERFECT SOUND Disc:1 (74:06) 1. Intro 2. You Really Got Me 3. I’m the One 4. Runnin’ With the Devil 5. Romeo Delight 6. Somebody Get Me a Doctor 7. Beautiful Girls 8. Dance the Night Away 9. Atomic Punk 10. Everybody Wants Some!! 11. So This Is Love? 12. Mean Street 13. Oh, Pretty Woman 14. Drum Solo 15. Unchained 16. I’ll Wait 17. And the Cradle Will Rock… Disc:2 (57:42) 1. Hot for Teacher 2. Little Dreamer 3. Little Guitars 4. Jamie’s Cryin’ 5. Dave’s Rap 6. Ice Cream Man 7. Panama 8. Guitar Solo(Eruption, Cathedral, Spanish Fly, Mean Street intro, and Women in Love intro) 9. Ain’t Talkin’ ’bout Love 10. 1984 11. Jump David Lee Roth – Lead Vocal Eddie Van Halen – Guitar, Vocal Alex Van Halen – Drums Wolfgang Van Halen – Bass, Vocal