GiGinJapan Artwork of Japanese CDs (mostly) Bob Dylan / Nagoya 2023 / 6CDR / Uxbridge
Aichi Arts Center, Nagoya, Japan 18th, 19th & 20th April 2023
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“OSAKA 2023”, which was released from UXBRIDGE last week and summarizes the Osaka schedule from Bob Dylan’s Japan tour with complete and superb sound quality, has been very popular due to its high cost performance, but this time, of course, the second half of the tour. We will release the Nagoya performance, which is the land, in a complete set.
Like “OSAKA 2023”, this set was also put together by recordings by overseas players, but there was only the fact that all the stages were recorded in this visit to Japan, and in Nagoya, the final place Surprisingly, all three days are composed of high-level audience recordings that do not shake.
All performances are at a press level, so this is also a high-quality and affordable set that you can listen to with peace of mind, just like “OSAKA 2023”.
The set list fixed pattern that had become an annual practice in recent years from the Tokyo performance was lifted, and it was this time’s visit to Japan that suddenly the world was surprised by repeating the cover of the Grateful Dead. Concerning, maniacs all over the world were surprised by the development that I would like to call a repertoire of those repertoires.
First of all, on the first day, “Brokedown Palace”, which had been tried twice in Tokyo but did not go well, presented a wonderful performance worthy of being honest for the third time. As Dylan, I wondered which song I wanted to sing, I started singing with more feelings than the past two shows in Tokyo, and the band clearly showed the results of practicing.
In the first place, although Dylan was in the final stage of the tour, he did not get tired at all, and he sang energetically on this day, for example, “When I Paint My Masterpiece” seems to be really fun.
On the second day, they re-challenged “Not Fade Away”, which was performed on the limited press CD “TOKYO 2023 4TH NIGHT”, which is currently on sale. The band’s performance arrangement has also evolved, and it is a truly wonderful performance that is reminiscent of the performance of the same song around 1999 when the same song was played as the end of the stage every night.
If you come in this order, it is easy to imagine that the final day of Nagoya will be a re-release of the Tokyo legend “Truckin'”, and as expected, “I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You” will be played. will be
The performance has evolved significantly since the premiere in Tokyo, and the intro begins with a stronger tone. Above all, Dylan sings powerfully with confidence.
They played “Truckin'”, which symbolizes their visit to Japan again, and it seemed like it was the final day… but at the very end, there was a further surprise, “Only A River”.
The song that surprised maniacs more than ever before was once again entangled with the dead, and this time it was the ultimate breaking ball, the song recorded in the album “BLUE MOUNTAIN” released by member Bob Weir in 2016.
Although it was certainly surprising, there is no doubt that it is a masterpiece, and Dylan is so passionate about singing that you can tell from just one listen. It is a wonderful performance suitable for completing this visit to Japan, which was literally a series of surprises, and Donnie Heron’s slide guitar, which is usually modest, gives a really good taste.
Not only can the rare repertoire of these three days be heard by the finest audience, but it seems to be a recording of an overseas group, and after the final day of the performance, they immediately discuss that “Only A River” is a song from “BLUE MOUNTAIN”. It’s also interesting how the scene is captured.
This time’s performance in Japan was a testament to Dylan’s performance, which continues to evolve even with the same song, and is proof that maniacs will want to hear all the performances. And above all, the Nagoya edition of the set with outstanding sound quality that can be completed at a cost performance is finally released!
先週UXBRIDGEからリリースされたボブ・ディランの来日公演から大阪日程をコンプリかつ極上音質でまとめた『OSAKA 2023』がそのコスパの高さから大好評を博していますが、今回は当然ツアー後半の地である名古屋公演をこれまたコンプリセットにてリリースいたします。
『OSAKA 2023』同様、このセットもまた海外勢の録音でまとめ上げられているのですが、今回の来日公演ですべてのステージを録音してきただけのことはあり、最終の地である名古屋での三日間はすべてブレないハイレベルなオーディエンス録音で構成されているから驚き。
どの公演も余裕でプレス・レベルということで、これまた『OSAKA 2023』同様に安心して聞き込めるハイクオリティかつお得なセットとなっています。
東京公演から近年恒例となっていたセットリスト固定パターンが解除され、突如としてグレイトフル・デッドのカバーを連発して世界をアッと言わせたのが今回の来日公演だった訳ですが、名古屋に関してはそれらのレパートリーのおさらいと呼びたくなるような展開がまた世界中のマニアを驚かせました。
まず初日は東京で二回トライしてどうしてもうまくいかなかった「Brokedown Palace」が三度目の正直と呼ぶに相応しい素晴らしい演奏が披露されたこと。ディランとしてはよっぽどこの曲が歌いたかったのでしょうか、東京における過去二回の披露以上に気持ちを込めて歌い始めており、バンドも明らかに練習した成果が現れていました。
そもそもディランはツアー終盤でありながら全くの疲れ知らず、この日も元気いっぱいに歌い上げていて、例えば「When I Paint My Masterpiece」も本当に楽しそう。
二日目は現在大好評発売中の限定プレスCD『TOKYO 2023 4TH NIGHT』で披露された「Not Fade Away」に再挑戦。これまたバンドの演奏アレンジが進化しており、それこそ毎晩のステージの締めくくりとして同曲を演奏していた1999年ごろを彷彿とさせる出来栄えで、実に見事な演奏となっています。
こうした順番で来ると名古屋最終日が東京の伝説であった「Truckin’」の再披露となることは容易に想像がつき、案の定「I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You」の後に演奏されます。
その演奏がまた東京での初演から大きく進化した演奏となっており、イントロからしてより強靭に始まっている。何よりディランが自信を持って力強く歌い上げてくれる。
今回の来日公演を象徴する「Truckin’」を再び演奏してくれて実に最終日らしい…と思っていたところ、最後の最後でさらなる驚き「Only A River」が。
これまで以上にマニアを驚かせた曲はまたしてもデッド絡みながら、今度はメンバーのボブ・ウィアーが2016年にリリースしたアルバム『BLUE MOUNTAIN』に収録されていた曲という究極の変化球。
確かに意外ではあったものの名曲であることはまちがいなく、ディランも一聴して解るほど気合を入れていて歌っている。文字通りサプライズの連続だった今回の来日公演を締めくくるに相応しい素晴らしい演奏であり、普段は控えめなドニー・ヘロンのスライドギターが実にイイ味を出している。
こうした三日間のレアなレパートリーの数々が極上オーディエンスで聞けるというだけでなく、海外勢の録音らしく最終日の終演後にはさっそく「Only A River」が『BLUE MOUNTAIN』からの曲であることを議論する場面が捉えられているのも面白い。
今回の来日公演は同じ曲でも演奏が進化し続けるディランの面目躍如となり、マニアがすべての公演を聞きたくなる証でもあった。そして何より音質抜群でコンプリできてしまうコスパ抜群なセットの名古屋編が遂にリリース！
Aichi Arts Center, Nagoya, Japan 18th April 2023
Disc 1 (54:24)
1. Intro
2. Watching The River Flow
3. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
4. Black Rider
5. I Contain Multitudes
6. False Prophet
7. When I Paint My Masterpiece
8. My Own Version of You
9. I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
10. Crossing The Rubicon
Disc 2 (58:04)
1. To Be Alone With You
2. Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
3. Gotta Serve Somebody
4. I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You
5. That Old Black Magic
6. Mother of Muses
7. Brokedown Palace
8. Goodbye Jimmy Reed
9. Band Introductions
10. Every Grain of Sand (Bob on harp)
Aichi Arts Center, Nagoya, Japan 19th April 2023
Disc 3 (54:21)
1. Intro
2. Watching the River Flow
3. Most Likely You Go Your Way and I’ll Go Mine
4. I Contain Multitudes
5. False Prophet
6. When I Paint My Masterpiece
7. Black Rider
8. My Own Version of You
9. I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
10. Band Introductions
11. Crossing the Rubicon
Disc 4 (51:01)
1. To Be Alone With You
2. Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
3. Gotta Serve Somebody
4. I’ve Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You
5. Not Fade Away
6. Mother of Muses
7. Goodbye Jimmy Reed
8. Every Grain of Sand
Aichi Arts Center, Nagoya, Japan 20th April 2023
Disc 5 (57:03)
1. Intro
2. Watching the River Flow
3. Most Likely You Go Your Way and I’ll Go Mine
4. I Contain Multitudes
5. False Prophet
6. When I Paint My Masterpiece
7. Black Rider
8. My Own Version of You
9. I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
10. Band Introductions
11. Crossing the Rubicon
Disc 6 (61:49)
1. To Be Alone With You
2. Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
3. Gotta Serve Somebody
4. I’ve Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You
5. Truckin’
6. Mother of Muses
7. Only a River
8. Goodbye Jimmy Reed
9. Every Grain of Sand
Bob Dylan – piano, harp
Bob Britt – guitar
Doug Lancio – guitar
Donnie Herron – violin, electric mandolin, pedal steel, lap steel
Tony Garnier – bass
Jerry Pentecost – drums
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