ZZ Top ZZ Top/MN,USA 1986

ZZ TOP in 1986 had risen to the top of the era with the synth boogie masterpiece “AFTERBURNER”. This live album will give you the ultimate experience of the climax tour that conquered the whole world. This work is recorded in the “St. Paul performance on February 7, 1986”. It is the best audience recording. Speaking of the “AFTERBURNER World Tour”, it was the biggest project in ZZ TOP’s career. It was the climax of the climax. First of all, let’s look back at the whole view and check the position of the show. 1985, August 15-18: Europe #1 (3 shows) ←※MONSTERS OF ROCK 1985《Afterburner released on October 28th》・December 2-16: North America #1 (9 shows) 1986, January 30-May 5: North America #2 (72 shows) ←★here★・May 16-June 28: North America #3 (28 shows)・July 5-September 2: North America #4 (39 shows) ←※NEW HAVEN 1986, September 12-October 15: Europe #2 (28 shows)・October 18-October 23: UK (5 shows) 1987, February 17-19: First visit to Japan (3 shows) ←※AT BUDOKAN ・February 25th – March 14th: Oceania (11 shows) ・March 21st: Honolulu show This is ZZ TOP from 1985 to 1987. 1986 is known as the year with the most live shows in ZZ TOP’s history of over 50 years, and it is a super big scale that also sticks out before and after. Moreover, in 1985, they occupied MONSTERS OF ROCK in the UK, and in 1987, they even performed their legendary first visit to Japan and their first invasion of the Southern Hemisphere. In terms of album sales, “ELIMINATOR” was the biggest hit, but the tour was definitely the “AFTERBURNER World Tour”. The St. Paul performance of this work is the most delicious period of such a huge tour. It was the 8th concert of “North America # 2” at the beginning, when they had just got on track. This work recorded at such a show has an excellent sound. In fact, it was awakened from a master provided by the master “Crazy S.”, but it is extremely thick and beautiful. Since it is in America, it is probably not a recording by “Crazy S.”, but if you are told that it is a “Crazy S. work”, you will probably believe it. Not only is the core powerful, but even the fine details are vividly drawn, and it jumps into your ears without any time lag, so there is no sense of distance. Furthermore, the hall sound is so faint that it cannot be distinguished even if you listen carefully with headphones, giving the core an exquisite luster and thickness without hiding the details. I think it must be an audience recording because there are occasional lively cheers and clapping, but as I immerse myself in it, I start to wonder, “What is the difference between the sound board and the audience in the first place?” Is it a direct line recording or a spatial recording with a microphone? It is such a wonderful sound that the difference in such techniques is irrelevant. The full show of the golden age, which was even a symbol of the 1980s, is depicted in such an exquisite sound world. For us, the “AFTERBURNER World Tour” is based on the legendary first visit to Japan, and “AT BUDOKAN” has become a standard. Finally, let’s organize the sets by comparing them. LONDON Records era (6 songs) Tres Hombres: Waitin’ for the Bus / Jesus Just Left Chicago / La Grange / Fandango! : Heard It on the X / Tush ・ Tejas: Arrested for Driving While Blind Warner Brothers era (13 songs) ・ Manic Mechanic / Cheap Sunglasses ・ El Loco: Ten Foot Pole / Party On The Patio (★) / Tube Snake Boogie ・ Eliminator: Got Me Under Pressure / Gimme All Your Lovin’ / Legs / Sharp Dressed Man ・ Afterburner: Sleeping Bag / Rough Boy / Can’t Stop Rockin’ / Velcro Fly *Note: “★” marks are songs that were not heard on “AT BUDOKAN”. ZZ TOP in the 80s took over the world with two big hits, “ELIMINATOR” and “AFTERBURNER”, with their bold synth sounds. After that, they returned to their roots as the scene changed, but that’s why we can no longer expect the brilliant sound of the 80s. A masterpiece that allows you to experience the full show at its best, with plenty of ballads and synth boogie. The best audience recording of the “St. Paul performance on February 7, 1986”. It’s extremely thick and beautiful, not only is the core powerful, but even the fine details are vividly drawn, and it jumps into your ears without any time lag, so there is no sense of distance. Furthermore, the hall sound is so faint that it cannot be distinguished even if you listen carefully with headphones, giving the core an exquisite luster and thickness without hiding the details. This is a new masterpiece that allows you to experience the “AFTERBURNER World Tour”, which was the largest in their career and was full of hit songs. Civic Center, St. Paul, MN, USA 7th February 1986 TRULY PERFECT/ULTIMATE SOUND Disc 1(41:19) 1. Intro 2. Under Pressure 3. Sleeping Bag 4. Waiting For The Bus 5. Jesus Left Me In chicago 6. Gimme All Your Loving 7. Ten Foot Pole 8. Manic Mechanic 9. Heard It On The X 10. Rough Boy 11 Cheap Sunglasses Disc 2(40:47) 1. Arrested For Driving While Blind 2. Legs 3. Sharp Dressed Man 4. Can`t Stop Rockin`5. Party On The Patio 6. Velcro Fly 7. Tube Snake Boogie 8. La Grange 9. Tush Billy Gibbons – guitar, vocals Dusty Hill – bass, vocals Frank Beard – drums, backing vocals