GiGinJapan Artwork of Japanese CDs (mostly) Billy Joel / Madison Square Garden February 2023 / 2CDR / Uxbridge
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA 14th February 2023
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Billy Joel, who started live activities at his own pace from January this year, will continue his annual MSG performance from January. Its latest show, MSG in February, was a Valentine’s show on February 14th.
Naturally, Billy decides the standard “My Funny Valentine” to Jazzy before “Everybody Loves You Now”, and she is conscious of being Valentine.
In the first place, the content of the live performance itself on this day was probably intended as a Valentine for the fans who packed MSG as Billy, and the cover song “Touch only performance”, which had been accelerating in recent years, escalated greatly on this day. . Rather, “My Funny Valentine” seems to have sparked it.
The Rolling Stones’ “Start Me Up” that started before “An Innocent Man” is a pattern that has been seen before, but in front of the following “Zanzibar”, he started singing “Sherry” by the Four Seasons and excited the venue. increase. That’s what Frankie Valli is singing with a beautiful fake voice, and as a result, it also proves Billy’s undiminished beautiful voice.
It was an interesting development so far that it was more than enough, but in front of “Don’t Ask Me Why”, it is now an unprecedented rare to play the late Warren Zevon’s “Lawyers, Guns and Money” song selection.
It is already familiar that the ZEP cover “Whole Lotta Love” sung by guitarist Mike Del Judith is played in full, but what is Cream’s “Sunshine of Your Love” that Billy has been singing as a touch factor for a long time? Upgraded to full chorus performance on this day.
In addition, the inclusion of “River Deep-Mountain High” sung by Crystal Tariferro between “The River Of Dreams”, which became a hot topic in “ATLANTA 2022” last year, has also been completely established.
It’s a day that makes me want to call it a special Valentine’s cover night, but on the other hand, the famous song “She’s Got A Way” from the first album, which had disappeared in recent Billy’s live performances, is being played for the first time in a long time. It was also the day of
The free cover performance is fun, but there is a rare point in Billy’s song itself that seems to be a Valentine’s night.
And fortunately, the master bcironmaiden, who has continued to record Billy’s latest MSG performances, has recorded it in such a wonderful quality that it can be called his masterpiece. This is what the press CD level is originally suitable for.
The sound image is very close and the overall balance is wonderful. Still, it is a superb audience without the overriding value that the excitement after “New York State of Mind” and the roaring chorus were captured with a non-disgusting balance.
With the latest recording of the latest live performance, will the 2023 masterpiece audience suddenly appear? Please enjoy the happy Valentine’s show to your heart’s content with the highest quality you can think of!
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