GiGinJapan Artwork of Japanese CDs (mostly) David Bowie / Australian Tour 2004 / 6CDR / Uxbridge
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia 17th February 2004
Play sample :
The very popular “A REALITY TOUR” Oceania leg’s masterpiece “SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT”. Introducing a big set that complements the collection even more deeply as a sequel to that super-masterpiece.
This work contains the best audience recording set of 3 performances “February 17, 2004 Brisbane”, “February 20 Sydney” and “February 23 Adelaide”. Of course, all three performances are different from the press masterpiece “SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT (Wardour-489)”. Let’s zoom in on the Oceania / Asia tour at that time to sort out the situation in that area.
● Oceania leg
・ February 14: Wellington performance
・ February 17: Brisbane performance ← ★ This work DISC 1-2 ★
・ February 20: Sydney performance ← ★ This work DISC 3-4 ★
・ February 21 “SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT”
・ February 23: Adelaide performance ← ★ This work DISC 5-6 ★
・ February 26: Melbourne performance
・ February 27: Melbourne performance
・ March 1: Perth performance
● Asia leg
・ March 4: Singapore performance
・ March 8-11: Japan (3 performances)
・ March 14: Hong Kong performance
This is Bowie’s last Oceania / Asia leg. The performance in Japan is memorable for us, but the Oceania tour is just before that. The press masterpiece “SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT” was the 4th performance, but the 3 performances of this work are a set of “2nd, 3rd, 5th performances” around it.
The sound that depicts these three performances deserves to be called a “sequel to the press masterpiece”. As a matter of fact, this work DISC3-4’s performance in Sydney was not the first appearance, but was introduced as the bonus CDR title “SYDNEY 2004 1ST NIGHT” attached to the press. If you have experienced that bonus, you may have realized that “it’s a little short of the top Sydney 2 performances, but it’s more than the best”, but this work has 3 performances at that level. “SYDNEY 2004 1ST NIGHT” also had much higher sound quality than the online sound source, but all three performances of this work are masterpieces provided by the same researcher collection. If you simply compare by the thickness of the hall sound …
“Thin ← Sydney (DISC 2-3) / Brisbane (DISC 1-2) / Adelaide (DISC 5-6) → Thick”
It’s like that, but even though it’s thick, it doesn’t hide the details or give a sense of distance, and it’s a type that raises the spectacle of dynamism and chorus. This time, only the brilliant brilliant apex work “SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT” was pressed just for excavation, but if it appeared individually, it would be no strange to press any of them.
All three performances are drawn with such a sound, which is different from “SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT”. Actually, “SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT” was the longest / largest set length, but this work has a large repertoire that cannot be heard by itself. Let’s organize based on the top work “SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT”.
● Press board “SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT” and songs (23 songs)
・ 60’s-70’s: White Light / White Heat / The Man Who Sold The World / Life On Mars? / Quicksand (2 takes) / Five Years (2 takes) / Hang On To Yourself (2 takes) / Ziggy Stardust / Rebel Rebel / Fame / A New Career In A New Town / “Heroes” / All The Young Dudes
・ 80’s-90’s: Ashes To Ashes / China Girl / Under Pressure / Hallo Spaceboy / I’m Afraid Of Americans
・ 2000s: Cactus / Sunday / New Killer Star / The Loneliest Guy / Looking For Water / Days
* Note: Songs without special mention are recorded in 3 takes each.
● Daily songs (9 songs) that cannot be heard in “SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT”
・ Jiggy Stardust: Suffragette City (2 takes)
・ Low: Be My Wife / Always Crashing In The Same Car
・ Roger: Fantastic Voyage
・ Heathen: 5:15 The Angels Have Gone ／ I’ve Been Waiting For You ／ Heathen (The Rays)
・ Reality: Reality (3 takes) / Try Some Buy Some
* Note: Songs without special mention are recorded one take at a time.
… And it looks like this. The 23 songs that suffer from “SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT” are the axis of the set, and are common to the three performances of this work. Other than that, the delicious songs are daily songs, and you can enjoy 9 songs (12 takes). In particular, the four songs “Always Crashing In The Same Car,” “Fantastic Voyage,” “I’ve Been Waiting For You,” and “Try Some Buy Some” are delicious numbers that haven’t been played in the three performances that came to Japan immediately after.
Australia tour that was still held just before the last memorable visit to Japan. It is a superb live set where you can fully enjoy the collection for 3 performances at once. As a complement to the top press board “SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT”, it is also the best 6-disc set to taste like counting down the last step to Japan. Please enjoy it to your heart’s content.
★ The best audience recording set of “February 17, 2004 Brisbane performance / February 20 Sydney performance / February 23 Adelaide performance”. All three performances are made up of the finest masters provided by overseas Bowie researchers. Especially, the Sydney performance is recorded separately from the masters on the net, and the quality is far superior. The other two performances have a slightly thicker hall sound, but they are also a type that raises the spectacle of dynamism and chorus. It is a delicious 6-disc set that you can fully enjoy with 9 daily numbers that you can not hear in Oceania Leg’s masterpiece “SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT ((Wardour-489))”.
大好評を賜っている“A REALITY TOUR”オセアニア・レッグの最高傑作『SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT』。あの超名盤の続篇にして、さらにディープにコレクションを補完するビッグ・セットが登場です。
そんな本作に収録されているのは３公演「2004年２月17日ブリスベン」「２月20日シドニー」「２月23日アデレード」の極上オーディエンス録音セットです。もちろん、３公演ともプレス名盤『SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT（Wardour-489）』とは異なるショウ。その辺の事情を整理する意味でも、当時のオセアニア／アジア・ツアーにズームして見てみましょう。
●オセアニア・レッグ
・２月14日：ウェリントン公演
・２月17日：ブリスベン公演 ←★本作DISC 1-2★
・２月20日：シドニー公演 ←★本作DISC 3-4★
・２月21日『SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT』
・２月23日：アデレード公演 ←★本作DISC 5-6★
・２月26日：メルボルン公演
・２月27日：メルボルン公演
・３月１日：パース公演
●アジア・レッグ
・３月４日：シンガポール公演
・３月８日ー11日：日本（３公演）
・３月14日：香港公演
これがボウイ最後のオセアニア／アジア・レッグ。私たちにとっては日本公演こそが思い出深いわけですが、オセアニア・ツアーはその直前。プレス名盤『SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT』は４公演目だったわけですが、本作の３公演はその周辺となる「２公演目・３公演目・５公演目」のセットなのです。
そんな３公演を描くサウンドは「プレス名盤の続篇」と呼ぶに相応しい。実のところ、本作DISC3-4のシドニー公演は初出ではなく、プレス付属のボーナスCDRタイトル『SYDNEY 2004 1ST NIGHT』としてもご紹介したもの。あのボーナスを体験された方なら「頂点のシドニー２公演目にはちょっと及ばないけど、十二分に極上」と実感されたと思いますが、本作はあのレベルで３公演が貫かれている。『SYDNEY 2004 1ST NIGHT』もネット音源より遙かに高音質でしたが、本作の３公演はすべて同じ研究家コレクションからご提供頂いた名作揃いなのです。単純にホール鳴りの厚みで比較すると……
「薄←シドニー（DISC 2-3）／ブリスベン（DISC 1-2）／アデレード（DISC 5-6）→厚」
……という感じですが、厚めではあってもディテールを隠したり、距離感になったりはせず、ダイナミズムや会場合唱のスペクタクルを引き上げるようなタイプ。今回は一挙発掘だけにブリリアントに輝く頂点作『SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT』だけをプレスされましたが、個別に登場していたらどれがプレス化されてもおかしくない名録音ばかりなのです。
そんなサウンドで描かれるのは、いずれも『SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT』とは異なる丸ごと３公演。実は、セットの長さでも『SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT』が最長／最多だったりしたのですが、本作にはそれだけでは聴けないレパートリーも山盛りなのです。頂点作『SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT』を基準に整理してみましょう。
●プレス盤『SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT』と被る曲（23曲）
・60年代ー70年代：White Light/White Heat／The Man Who Sold The World／Life On Mars?／Quicksand（２テイク）／Five Years（２テイク）／Hang On To Yourself（２テイク）／Ziggy Stardust／Rebel Rebel／Fame／A New Career In A New Town／”Heroes”／All The Young Dudes
・80年代ー90年代：Ashes To Ashes／China Girl／Under Pressure／Hallo Spaceboy／I’m Afraid Of Americans
・2000年代：Cactus／Sunday／New Killer Star／The Loneliest Guy／Looking For Water／Days
※注：特記のない曲は３テイクずつ収録。
●『SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT』では聴けない日替わり曲（９曲）
・ジギースターダスト：Suffragette City（２テイク）
・ロウ：Be My Wife／Always Crashing In The Same Car
・ロジャー：Fantastic Voyage
・ヒーザン：5:15 The Angels Have Gone／I’ve Been Waiting For You／Heathen (The Rays)
・リアリティ：Reality（３テイク）／Try Some Buy Some
※注：特記のない曲は１テイクずつ収録。
……と、このようになっています。『SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT』と被る23曲はセットの軸であり、本作の３公演でも共通。美味しいのはそれ以外の日替わり曲でして、９曲（12テイク）も楽しめるのです。特に「Always Crashing In The Same Car」「Fantastic Voyage」「I’ve Been Waiting For You」「Try Some Buy Some」の４曲は、直後の来日３公演でも演奏していない美味しいナンバーなのです。
今でも思い出深い最後の来日の直前に行われていた、オーストラリア・ツアー。そのコレクションをたっぷり３公演も一気に楽しめてしまう極上ライヴセットです。頂点プレス盤『SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT』の補完としてはもちろん、最後の日本への歩みをカウントダウンするように味わうのも最高な６枚組。どうぞ、心ゆくまでたっっぷりとお楽しみください。
★「2004年２月17日ブリスベン公演／２月20日シドニー公演／２月23日アデレード公演」の極上オーディエンス録音セット。３公演とも海外のボウイ研究家からご提供頂いた極上マスター揃いで、特にシドニー公演はネットに出回っているマスターとは別録音で、クオリティも遙かに優れている。他２公演はホール鳴りがやや厚めではあるものの、それもダイナミズムや会場合唱のスペクタクルを引き上げるようなタイプ。オセアニア・レッグの最高傑作『SYDNEY 2004 2ND NIGHT（（Wardour-489））』では聴けない日替わりナンバーも９曲とたっぷり楽しめる美味しい６枚組です。
Disc 1(64:59)
1. Intro
2. Rebel Rebel
3. New Killer Star
4. Reality
5. Fame
6. Cactus
7. All the Young Dudes
8. China Girl
9. A New Career in a New Town
10. The Loneliest Guy
11. The Man Who Sold the World
12. Hallo Spaceboy
13. Sunday
14. Band Introductions
15. Under Pressure
Disc 2(56:26)
1. Life on Mars?
2. Looking for Water
3. Be my Wife
4. Days
5. White Light/White Heat
6. Ashes to Ashes
7. I’m Afraid of Americans
8. “Heroes”
9. Always Crashing in the Same Car
10. Five Years
11. Suffragette City
12. Ziggy Stardust
Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia 20th February 2004
Disc 3(73:59)
1. Intro
2. Rebel Rebel
3. New Killer Star
4. Reality
5. Fame
6. Cactus
7. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone
8. All the Young Dudes
9. China Girl
10. A New Career in a New Town
11. The Loneliest Guy
12. The Man Who Sold the World
13. Hallo Spaceboy
14. Sunday
15. Band Introductions
16. Under Pressure
17. Life on Mars?
Disc 4(50:12)
1. Looking for Water
2. Fantastic Voyage
3. Days
4. White Light/White Heat
5. Ashes to Ashes
6. I’m Afraid of Americans
7. “Heroes”
8. I’ve Been Waiting for You
9. Five Years
10. Suffragette City
11. Ziggy Stardust
Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia 23rd February 2004
Disc 5(68:53)
1. Intro
2. Rebel Rebel
3. New Killer Star
4. Fame
5. Cactus
6. Reality
7. Try Some Buy Some
8. All The Young Dudes
9. China Girl
10. The Loneliest Guy
11. The Man Who Sold The World
12. Hallo Spaceboy
13. Sunday
14. Band Introductions
15. Under Pressure
16. Life On Mars?
Disc 6(51:52)
1. Looking For Water
2. Quicksand
3. Days
4. White Light/Light Heat
5. Ashes To Ashes
6. I’m Afraid Of Americans
7. “Heroes”
8. Heathen (The Rays)
9. Five Years
10. Hang On To Yourself
11. Ziggy Stardust
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