Vixen/UK 1989

VIXEN is a famous band that has been called the “female version of BON JOVI” due to its musical skills and sense, as well as its unique beauty. Here comes an original recording that proves that these girls were “real”. What is recorded in this work is “February 22, 1989 Nottingham performance”. This is the best audience recording that tells the whole story. Although they did not leave an official live record during the golden age, this work is a historical definitive record that is perfect for curing that dryness. Although the reason why it is a definitive album is the sound quality and performance, one of the important elements is actually the suffocating sense of the times. In order to explain its meaning, let’s first check the show’s position from the schedule at that time. 1988 [September “VIXEN” released] October 30th – December 16th: North America #1 (37 performances) 1989 January 3rd – February 24th: Europe (37 performances) ←★Here★・February 28th – March 2nd: Japan (3 performances) ・March 18th: MTV SPRING BREAK ・April 5th – August 5th: North America #2 (79 performances) ・August 19th: Milton Keynes Performance This is VIXEN in 1988/1989. After releasing their debut album “VIXEN”, the girls began a US tour. Using this momentum, we expanded from Europe to Japan. The Nottingham performance of this work was the 35th concert of such “European” leg. This European tour is the girls’ first overseas trip and their first visit to the UK. This is a live album that mixes the passions of the girls who first witnessed VIXEN in the UK and who crossed the ocean and learned about the vastness of the world. This work, recorded at such a historical site, is one of the best recordings that represents early VIXEN. After all, this work was created by the master craftsman “Crazy S.”. He is a great British man who left behind a large number of superb recordings in the mid/late 1980s, and this work is a masterpiece that has been digitized directly from his original cassette. In fact, the sound is amazing. Anyway, it’s extremely thick and close. It’s the original master that was given to me by the person who recorded it, so I don’t get lost, but the core and clear details that come close to me without the slightest sense of distance are on par with a sound board…or should I say, it’s amazing enough to blow away even the most FM broadcasts. difference. Because it is so powerful, there is a moment when it becomes over-peak at the beginning of the opening “Charmed Life”, but it improves by the time it reaches the middle of the song. After that, you can fully enjoy the direct sound that goes “like a sound board” on the ground. What is drawn with such a super sound is a full show with plenty of extremely rare songs from the early days. Let’s organize the set here. VIXEN (8 songs)・Charmed Life/Love Made Me/Cruisin’/Cryin’/Edge Of A Broken Heart/Hell Raisers/I Want You To Rock Me/Give It Away Others (4 songs)・Unreleased songs: Big Brother・Cover: (Where Do You) Draw the Line/You Ought To Know By Now/Train Kept A Rollin’…and it goes like this. Eight of the 12 songs from “VIXEN” (including CD Boatra) were released on a large scale, and “Big Brother”, which was unreleased until the later “RARE VINTAGE”, was also performed. Moreover, there are many cover songs that create an early mood. When a band debuts, their original songs are not well known, so they usually liven up the venue with famous cover songs, and the selection often brings out the essence of the band. The cover, which is later replaced with the original, is one of the best parts of the early days. In the case of VIXEN, there are Tiny Bradshaw (or rather, The Yardbirds)’s “Train Kept A-Rollin'” and Ray Kennedy’s “You Ought To Know By,” which is also famous in Japan as Junko Yagami’s “Purple Town.” Now”. They also enthusiastically perform Ted Nugent’s (composed by Bryan Adams) “(Where Do You) Draw the Line.” You can enjoy not only standard songs but also aggressive performances that are more familiar to your body than the originals with the best sound. And what’s even more exciting than the set is the on-site feeling. Needless to say, they are all beautiful women with shining beauty, but their playing skills are also top-notch. The enthusiasm of the British kids who witnessed their abilities is very real. Of course, it’s been quite exciting from the beginning, but it’s also somewhat like a sightseeing trip. It feels like they’re cheering casually for their flashy looks, but they’re blown away by the tight, crisp performances of each song, and their cheering becomes serious. After experiencing the powerful drum solos and technical bass solos, I was completely hooked. To put it simply, the cheers that started out as “Sisters, they’re great!” changed to “Wow, these guys are amazing.” Speaking of the amazing call and response of “I Want You To Rock Me”… Convince the discerning British bastards by force and make them obey. A wonderful catharsis that feels like a Hollywood entertainment movie. It is a live album that allows you to experience the best of such scenes. It’s a live album that represents the golden age of VIXEN in terms of sound quality alone, but it’s also packed full of rare songs and historical moods unique to the early days. Live at Rock City, Nottingham, UK 22nd February 1989 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) (59:52) 1. Opening S.E.(Foxy Lady) 2. Charmed Life 3. Love Made Me 4. Cruisin’ 5. (Where Do You) Draw the Line 6. Cryin’ 7. Edge Of A Broken Heart 8. Hell Raisers 9. Roxy Petrucci Drum Solo 10. Share Pedersen Bass Solo 11. I Want You to Rock Me 12. You Ought To Know By Now 13. Give It Away 14. Train Kept A Rollin’ 15. Big Brother Janet Gardner – Vocal Jan Kuehnemund – Guitar Share Pedersen – Bass Roxy Petrucci – Drums