Jeff Beck / What Mama Said In Tokyo/ 1DVDR

Jeff Beck / What Mama Said In Tokyo/ 1DVDR / Non Label

Translated Text:
Live at Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan 2nd June 1999 PRO-SHOT

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Large classic image of the 1999 Japan tour is resurrected as a gift title. Broadcast video identity of this work that contains the “June 2, Tokyo International Forum concert 1999” in a multi-camera professional shot. Myriad of video from the broadcast initially, DVDR, but is a big classic that gave birth to sound off CD, this work is the best version of the master quality.

To begin with, the original master was the source of this work came out into the world in 2003. Broadcasting I at that time was still the era DVD recorder was not common, but this work of the master is stored in a digital image that does not pass through the analog, it had wiped out many of the video recording title. In this work, further remastering such a original master. The only drawback was to correct the broken “Psycho Sam” 41 th second of sound, but the whole of the sound pressure is also a carefully adjusted Perfect version.
Then large classic image that became a full form, the very official-class quality. Broadcasting as it is, beautiful to look at the image quality and sound quality without deterioration is just perfect. Editing and camera work that out spilled the affection of the Japanese staff are integrated perfectly with the song, to ride to beat in the lively song, reflects the Jeff fingertips as if as possible immersed and thoroughly in the mellow songs To go. Its visual beauty is beautiful enough to want to say “strange”, the sound enough to overwhelm rather than not lose to the screen, can you fully convey the tone and the ensemble to be ever-changing. In the Jeff’s band even referred to as a “virtuoso only be a member”, powerful advanced techniques to support the casually Beck without confronted Randy & Steve of rhythm, until the gorgeous colors on the stage not only the technique It cut also beautifully played Jennifer baton to accompany.
Tomosureba just playing of success or failure is but a live of spoken are prone Jeff, there series of notes flowing is filled with beauty of Forrest Gump, the appearance of the performers, which spun out of it, through the flesh and blood to the melody It tells us that you are. Of course, music is what no doubt will be an important leading role more than anything, the video is their appearance, movement, precisely because facial expression is visible to the eye, even in the life force of the moment to the born is disappearing “sound” the it is being noticed.

Even Jeff Beck and the history of Japan’s long-standing, ultra-best of the video title to be one of the best. Despite before no longer 16 years, it is a masterpiece video to forget moonily time to be beauty in the modern standards. If the you have never touched on the video, if not has only watched “anyway Any wonder the same” as the old title, please try this work of apex quality by all means. Glare of only continue to shine in your collection shelf, because we are dwells in this work.

1999年ジャパンツアーの大定番映像がギフト・タイトルとして復活です。本作の正体は「1999年６月２日・東京国際フォーラム公演」をマルチカメラ・プロショットで収めた放送映像。放送当初から無数のビデオ、DVDR、音落としCDを生んだ大定番ですが、本作はマスタークオリティの最良バージョンです。

そもそも、本作の元になったオリジナルマスターが世に出たのは2003年。放送当時はまだDVDレコーダーが一般的でなかった時代だったのですが、本作のマスターはアナログを経由しないデジタル映像で保存されており、幾多のビデオ録画タイトルを一掃してしまったのです。本作では、そんなオリジナルマスターをさらにリマスタリング。唯一の欠点だった「Psycho Sam」41秒目の音切れを補正し、全体の音圧も丁寧に調整したパーフェクト版なのです。
そうして完全形になった大定番映像は、まさしくオフィシャル級クオリティ。放送そのまま、劣化なしの見目麗しい画質・音質はまさに完璧。日本人スタッフの愛情がこぼれ出すカメラワークと編集は曲と完全に一体化しており、躍動感あふれる曲ではビートに乗るように、メロウな曲ではじっくりと浸りきるかのようにジェフの指先を映し出していく。その映像美は“異様”と言いたくなるほどに美しく、その画面に負けないどころか圧倒するほどのサウンドは、千変万化するトーンとアンサンブルを伝えきってくれる。“名手しかメンバーになれない”とさえ言われるジェフのバンドにあって、高度なテクニックを見せつけずにさりげなくベックを支えるランディ＆スティーブのリズム隊の迫力、テクニックだけでなくステージに華やかな色までも添えるジェニファー・バトンの演奏も美しく切り出す。
ともすれば演奏の出来不出来ばかりが語られがちなジェフのライヴですが、そこに流れるノートの連なりは一期一会の美しさに満ち、それを紡ぎ出す演者の姿は、その旋律に血肉が通っていることを教えてくれる。もちろん、音楽こそが何よりも重要な主役であることは間違いありませんが、映像が彼らの姿、動き、表情が目で見えるからこそ、その刹那に生まれては消えていく“音”の生命力にも気づかされるのです。

長きにわたるジェフ・ベックと日本の歴史上でも、屈指となる超・極上の映像タイトル。もはや16年も前にも関わらず、現代基準でも美しさにうっとりと時間を忘れる傑作映像です。もしあなたがこの映像に触れたことがないのなら、もし「どうせどれでも同じだろ」と古いタイトルしか観ていないのなら、ぜひ頂点クオリティの本作をお試しください。あなたのコレクション棚で輝き続けるだけのまぶしさが、本作には宿っているのですから。

1. What Mama Said 2. Psycho Sam 3. Brush With The Blues 4. Star Cycle 5. Savoy
6. Blast From The East 7. A Day In The Life 8. Declan 9. THX 138 10. The Pump
11. ‘Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers 12. Space For The Papa 13. Angel (Footsteps) 14. Even Odds
15. You Never Know 16. Blue Wind 17. Big Block 18. Another Place (Outro.)

Jeff Beck – Guitar Jennifer Batten – Guitar & Guitar-Synthesizer
Randy Hope-Taylor – Bass Steve Alexander – Drums

PRO SHOT COLOUR NTSC Approx. 90min