Jimmy Page & Robert Plant / Budokan 1996 2nd Night: Dat Master / 2CD

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Jimmy Page & Robert Plant / Budokan 1996 2nd Night: Dat Master / 2CD / Wardour
Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 6th February 1996


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The “10 DAYS” master on the second day of the Budokan also has incredible sound quality. Regarding this day as well, the memory of the best audience recording of the original acquisition master “BUDOKAN 1996 2ND NIGHT” is new, but when it comes to this, it presents a high-level high-quality conflict. In contrast to “BUDOKAN 1996 2ND NIGHT” (hereinafter referred to as “existing board”), whose recording state was more powerful than the first day, the “10 DAYS” master has the reproducibility and spread of delicate and detailed details. The ease of listening that makes you feel is overwhelming.
After all, the set list and composition changed completely from the day before, and the live performance started with the quiet “Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You”, which attracted a lot of attention from the time. This change was really surprising because the first day started with the most fixed pattern in Paige Plant’s live performance. At the same time, it was a pattern that could only be realized in Japan, where the live performance began in a quiet atmosphere, listening intently to the performance.
The “10 DAYS” master captured this quiet opening with a perfect balance. This recording, which is attractive for its delicate texture, and the unexpected opening of the day are excellent compatibility. On top of that, the voices of the surrounding people were not heard, and I was once again reminded of the greatness of the “10 DAYS” set, which spread such reproducibility in real time. Indeed, in 1996, when so many items were created, the high-quality sound that stood out by one head has not faded. The realism that fully inhaled the air on February 6, 1996, the sound image is very close while the delicate sound quality conveys it.

Also, as I said the day before, “Four Sticks” where various instruments are jumbled together on the stage reproduces the rich taste of the performance more than the “10 DAYS” set in 1996. Unique to the 2023 release. Of course, we tried to make a faithful CD of the original DAT master without adding any unnecessary equalization, but the true value of the technology was to reproduce a richer tone than the CD in 1996. It seems that the best example appears in “Four Sticks”, and if you want to feel the difference from “10 DAYS”, we recommend the same song.
Also, even if you take “Four Sticks” alone, the venue was excited from the first day, and it seems that the result led to the hot performance throughout. For such a fulfilling performance, I can’t help but think that the previous slow starter opening was successful.
Thanks to the superb audience, you can see how Paige’s switch was turned on without difficulty by eliminating the push-and-pull development of hard rock like the first day. In fact, Paige in “Thank You” is brilliantly playing phrases that remind us of the past, and this is also considered to be the result of the success of the opening pattern of this day. Then “Since I’ve Been Loving You” is a good one.

Because the sound quality is really wonderful, the riff of “Dancing Days” played by Paige who seemed to be awake, was also a big topic at the time. A riff reminiscent of the past was played in front of the audience gathered at the Budokan, enchanting those who were there. This unique feel can also be enjoyed with a realistic texture unique to the “10 DAYS” master.
In the first place, “Black Dog” was not played on the second day, and instead, in the second half of the live, a deep set list that would make you want to call it “In The Evening” and “Tangerine”, or a deep set list that you would like to call even if you refuse at first glance. The day when I saw it and it exploded, it was also a big topic among maniacs. The end is that “In The Light” is included in “Whole Lotta Love”.
On the second day of the performance in Japan in 1996, the legendary night that makes ZEP mania tears of tears is paired with “BUDOKAN 1996 2ND NIGHT” of the boned superb audience, this time’s delicate and beautiful “10 DAYS” two major giants of the master Is now in 2023. Combined with the first day of the simultaneous release, please enjoy the dramatic changes that occurred in just two days with the recording from the famous DAT master to your heart’s content!

Master of Hoochie Coochie Box “10 DAYS”

　武道館二日目の『10 DAYS』マスターも信じられないほど素晴らしい音質。この日に関しても独自入手マスター『BUDOKAN 1996 2ND NIGHT』の極上オーディエンス録音の記憶が新しいところですが、こうなるとハイレベルな高音質争いの様相を呈しています。初日以上に迫力のある録音状態が魅力だった『BUDOKAN 1996 2ND NIGHT』（以下“既発盤”と称します）に対し、『10 DAYS』マスターはここでも繊細で細やかなディティールの再現力と広がりを感じさせる聞きやすさが圧倒的。
　何しろこの日は前日からセットリストや構成をガラッと変えた上でライブが始まっており、静かな「Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You」から幕を開けるというパターンは当時から大きな話題を呼びました。初日がペイジ・プラントのライブにおけるもっとも定型のパターンから幕を開けていただけに、このあまりの変化は本当に驚かされたもの。それと同時にライブを静かな雰囲気から幕開けするというのは演奏をじっくり聞き入る日本だからこそ実現できたパターンでもあった。
　この静かなオープニングを『10 DAYS』マスターは絶妙のバランスにて捉えてくれたのです。その繊細な質感が魅力の本録音と、この日の意外すぎた幕開けは相性が抜群。おまけに周囲の話し声が入ることもなく、これほどの再現力をリアタイで広めていた『10 DAYS』セットの偉大さを改めて痛感させられる思いです。なるほど、あきれるほど沢山のアイテムが生み出された1996年当時において頭一つ抜けた高音質ぶりは未だに色褪せていない。1996年2月6日当日の空気をたっぷりと吸い込んだリアルさ、そこを繊細な音質があますことなく伝えてくれる一方で音像も非常に近い。
 
　また前日にも言えたことですが、ステージ上で様々な楽器が入り乱れた「Four Sticks」などは96年当時の『10 DAYS』セット以上に豊かな演奏の味わいを細やかに再現してくれるのが2023年のリリースならでは。もちろん余計なイコライズなど一切加えることなくオリジナルDATマスターの忠実なCD化に努めましたが、テクノロジーの真価が96年当時のCDよりも豊かな音色を再現してくれることにもなったのです。その最たる例が「Four Sticks」に現れているかと思われ、『10 DAYS』との違いを感じたい方は同曲をおすすめいたします。
　それに「Four Sticks」一曲をとってみても初日より会場が盛り上がっており、その結果が全体を通してのアツい演奏ぶりにつながったようにも思えます。そんな充実の演奏は、やはり先のスロースターターなオープニングが功を奏したように思えてなりません。
　初日のようなハードロックの押せ押せ展開を排したことでペイジも無理なくスイッチがオンになってゆく様子がこれまた極上オーディエンスのおかげで手に取るように分かる。実際「Thank You」においてのペイジは往年を偲ばせるようなフレーズを見事に弾きこなしており、これもまたこの日のオープニングのパターンが功を奏した結果だと思われます。そうなると「Since I’ve Been Loving You」はお手の物。
 
　本当に音質が素晴らしいので、まるで覚醒したかのようなペイジが奏でる「Dancing Days」のリフ、これもまた当時大きな話題を呼んだもの。正に往年を偲ばせるリフが武道館に集まったオーディエンスを前に奏でられ、その場にいた者をうっとりとさせたのです。この独特な感触も『10 DAYS』マスターならではのリアルな質感で楽しめる。
　そもそも二日目は「Black Dog」が演奏されず、代わりにライブ後半では「In The Evening」に「Tangerine」といったZEPマニア感涙、あるいは一見さんお断りとでも呼びたくなるディープなセットリストがツアー二日目にして炸裂し、これまたマニアの間で大きな話題を呼んだ日。とどめは「Whole Lotta Love」に「In The Light」がインクルードされるといった始末。
　1996年来日公演の二日目にしてZEPマニア感涙となる伝説の一夜が骨太系な極上オーディエンスの『BUDOKAN 1996 2ND NIGHT』と対をなす、今回の繊細で美しい『10 DAYS』マスターという二大巨頭が2023年の今になって出揃いました。同時リリースとなる初日と合わせ、たった二日間の間に起きた劇的な変化をあの名盤のDATマスターからの収録にて心ゆくまで味わってください！
 
★Hoochie Coochieボックス「10 DAYS」のマスター
 
Disc:1 (64:35)
1. Intro
2. Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You
3. Bring It On Home
4. Heartbreaker
5. Thank You
6. Gallows Pole
7. Hurdy-Gurdy Solo
8. Nobody’s Fault but Mine
9. Going to California
10. Since I’ve Been Loving You
11. Band Introduction
12. Dancing Days
13. The Truth Explodes (Yallah)
14. Four Sticks
 
Disc:2 (55:51)
1. In the Evening
2. Kashmir
3. Tangerine
4. Whole Lotta Love
5. Rock and Roll

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