Yngwie J. Malmsteen’s Rising Force/Kanagawa,Japan 1988

“ODYSSEY” is a masterpiece album that shines in a special way in the career of the genius Yngwie Malmsteen. A masterpiece album of the prestigious Kinney recording the performance in Japan was born. There may be no masterpiece that deserves to be called “magic” as much as “ODYSSEY”. A collaboration between Yngwie, the founder of neoclassical music, and Joe Lynn Turner, who has a pop sensibility and a bluesy singing voice. Although it had the underpinnings of RAINBOW, the pop singing voice, which was not originally suitable for neo-classical music, and the neo-classical guitar, which was not originally suitable for pop music, were intertwined to create aggressive, strict, catchy, and emotional hard rock. It was a miraculous compatibility that rivaled the WHITESNAKE of John Sykes’ era. It was here in Japan that I enthusiastically welcomed such sounds and loved them most deeply in the world. This work is a live album that is the masterpiece of such a performance in Japan. This is the best audience recording of the “August 23, 1988: Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium” performance. After all, it was Kinney who recorded this work. This is a new masterpiece that was made directly into CD from an original cassette by one of the most prestigious names in Japan’s bootleg history. Before we get to the sound we’re interested in, let’s first look at the show’s position. Since the miraculous Japan tour ended up being a one-time event, our store has archived many masterpieces. Let’s also organize the collection by date.・August 16th: Nagoya City Public Hall “FIRST ODYSSEY” ・August 17th: Osaka Festival Hall “SPEED AT NIGHT” ・August 18th: Osaka Festival Hall “LOST ODYSSEY” ・August 20th: Kyoto Kaikan “KYOTO” 1988” ・August 23: Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium ←★This work★ ・August 25: Nippon Budokan “LIVE THE LEGEND” Total of 6 performances. Yngwie also performed at the Nippon Budokan four years after ALCATRAZZ’s first visit to Japan, but the Yokohama Park concert of this work was just before that. I have reported on this show with the original recording “LOST IN A DREAM”, but the quality is vastly different. “LOST IN A DREAM” was also a powerful masterpiece recording, but the details were clouded by the sound of the hall and it was also somewhat unstable. This work is also recorded from the stands (unusual for Kinney), so it doesn’t have the close-up feel of a sound board, but the atmosphere is crystal clear, and not only the guitar but also the fast playing of the synth is played one by one. Even the sound is clear. Even when Yngwie interrupts the synth phrase, both lines stand out beautifully without mixing. Of course, it’s also true that Joe is the other main character. You can hear every single word of the lyrics, and you can clearly feel the vibrato and use of tone. The beauty is as if it was recorded with modern recording equipment. As expected, it is Kinney’s amazing recording called “magic”. Moreover, this work is the longest in history. Kinney recording alone recorded all of the performance, but there was a tape change cut after the end of “Far Beyond The Sun” and “Dreaming (Tell Me)”, and the in-house BGM “Memories” after the performance was not recorded. There wasn’t. In this work, we supplemented that part with “LOST IN A DREAM” and achieved a seamless complete recording. What is depicted with that sound is a full show of a miracle tour that was not possible even with the official work “TRIAL BY FIRE”. Let’s compare and organize the sets here. ●RISING FORCE (2 songs)・Far Beyond The Sun/Black Star ●TRILOGY (4 songs)・Liar/Queen In Love/You Don’t Remember, I’ll Never Forget/Trilogy Suite Opus 5 ●ODYSSEY (8 songs)・Rising Force/Deja Vu/Crystal Ball/Heaven Tonight/Dreaming(Tell Me)/Riot In The Dungeons ・Songs that cannot be heard on TRIAL BY FIRE: Now Is The Time/Faster Than The Speed ​​Of Light ●Others ・On TRIAL BY FIRE Songs you can’t listen to: I’ll See The Light, Tonight『MARCHING OUT』/Adagio/Smoke On The Water…and it goes like this. “TRIAL BY FIRE” has different contents between the live album and the video, but even if both are combined, it is not a full show. On the other hand, this work is a complete recording from beginning to end. You can enjoy plenty of famous songs that you couldn’t hear there. Also, the “ODYSSEY” number is also played by both Yngwie/Joe after that, so let’s check the situation as well. ●Performed at subsequent Yngwie/Joe shows (3 songs)・Rising Force/Deja Vu/Dreaming (Tell Me) ●Yngwie continued to perform after that (2 songs)・Crystal Ball/Heaven Tonight ●Both only performed on this tour ( 3 songs)・Now Is The Time/Riot In The Dungeons/Faster Than The Speed ​​Of Light…and it goes like this. Both Yngwie and Joe are still active, so it may not be the same in the future, but more than 30 years have passed, so it probably won’t change. In other words, “Now Is The Time” and “Faster Than The Speed ​​Of Light” can not only be heard in “TRIAL BY FIRE”, but also cannot be expected even if they collect both solo shows. In addition, along with “I’ll See The Light, Tonight” sung by Joe, you can enjoy a number of valuable live performances only for this tour with Kinney’s miracle sound. Truly a miracle. After that, even Yoran Edman, who was originally supposed to be a lyricist, could only treat Yngwie as a high-tone singer, and Joe, on the other hand, never met a stylistic guitarist as full of passion and inspiration as Yngwie. Perhaps the best works of both artists are “TRILOGY” and “BENT OUT OF SHAPE,” but “ODYSSEY” was a new world that was born because the two worked together. This work is a masterpiece of a live album where you can enjoy that special magical full show with the best Kinney sound. Live at Bunka Taiikukan, Yokohama, Japan 23rd August 1988 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1 (52:23) 1. Intro 2. Rising Force 3. Liar 4. Queen In Love 5. Deja Vu 6. You Don’ t Remember, I’ll Never Forget incl. Street Of Dreams 7. Keyboard Solo 8. Crystal Ball 9. Adagio 10. Far Beyond The Sun 11. Bass Solo 12. Heaven Tonight Disc 2 (58:54) 1. Now Is The Time 2. Drum Solo 3. I’ll See The Light, Tonight 4. Trilogy Suite Opus 5 5. Guitar Solo 6. Dreaming(Tell Me) 7. Riot In The Dungeons 8. Faster Than The Speed ​​Of Light 9. Black Star 10. Smoke On The Water Yngwie J. Malmsteen – Guitars Joe Lynn Turner – Lead Vocals Jens Johansson – Keyboards Barry Dunaway – Bass, Vocals Anders Johansson – Drums