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Nagoya-shi Kokaido, Nagoya, Japan 16th April 1988
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The performance in Japan in 1988 was the first visit as a no-makeup KISS for the first time in 10 years. A live album where you can experience the scene is now available.
The performance of “April 16, 1988: Nagoya City Public Hall” is imbued in this work. It is that powerful audience recording. Speaking of coming to Japan in 1988, the masterpiece “DEFINITIVE BUDOKAN 1988 (Shades 1588)” that utilizes TV broadcast pro shots reigns as a decision board, but of course this work is another performance. First, let’s look back at the schedule at the time and check the positional relationship between the two works.
・ April 16: Nagoya City Public Hall ← This work
・ April 18: Osaka Castle Hall
・ April 20: Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
・ April 21: Nippon Budokan
・April 22 “DEFINITIVE BUDOKAN 1988”
・ April 24: Yoyogi National Stadium
A total of 6 performances. This work is the first day of Lee. In other words, it is the first live in Japan as a no-make KISS.
This work, which vacuum-packed such a scene, is a super clear masterpiece recording. It is a branded product master provided by an overseas KISS researcher, and it is clear to the smallest details. The sense of distance is undeniable in the density, but the air is crystal clear and the core that penetrates the middle is sharp. Especially vivid is the vocal. Not only Paul and Jean who take the lead, but even if the chorus overlaps, the separate feeling that each person’s line is clearly separated is tremendous.
And the mood of the 80’s with the boom in Western music is wonderful. Although it does not interfere with the vivid performance sound like a laser beam, a tremendous enthusiasm erupts like a geyser between songs. Moreover, the loud cheers that erupt from the venue are vast, and the clapping and yellow chorus are hot. I don’t know how many fans know KISS in the 70’s at the scene, but the heat is clearly “fans of no makeup KISS”. There is no trace of nostalgia, and there is no longing for a distant era that is unique to reunions. It is the enthusiasm that is sent to the active band that is exciting now, and the third time, the mood like “like the first visit to Japan” flows out of the speakers. The reality of this era is the real pleasure that you can never taste with professional shots and sound boards.
A full show with such a clear and realistic sound is a bit different from the Nippon Budokan’s symbolic TV broadcast pro shot. Let’s organize the set while comparing here.
● 70’s (6 songs)
・Emissary from Hell: Cold Gin / Black Diamond
・Hell Corps: Shout It Out Loud / Detroit Rock City
・Other: Rock And Roll All Nite／Love Gun
● 80’s (9 songs)
・ Crazy Night: Bang Bang You (*) / Crazy Crazy Nights / Reason To Live (*)
・Others: War Machine/I Love It Loud/Fits Like A Glove/Lick It Up/Heaven’s On Fire/Tears Are Falling (★)
* Note: “★” marks are songs that were not broadcast on TV. “*” mark is a limited song only for this tour.
… and it looks like this. As a matter of fact, 4 songs “Calling Dr. Love”, “No, No, No”, “I Was Made For Lovin’ You” and “Strutter” are less than the Nippon Budokan performance, but they are rich and tight. Moreover, the large-scale behavior of the 80’s number, which will decrease sharply after the reunion, is also furiously fresh.
Unlike the historical 70’s visit to Japan and the greatest hits after the reunion, it is a gorgeous show that can only be achieved with no-makeup KISS. It is a real album where you can experience the glamorous stage that has become precious now. A piece that choked with the unique scent of the 80’s emanating from the group of masterpieces and the mood of the scene. That heat that will never come back. Please, inhale to your heart’s content with this work of real sound.
★ “April 16, 1988: Nagoya City Public Hall” powerful audience recording. It is a super clear name recording, and the core is sharp anyway and the details are clear. Furthermore, the mood of the 1980s, which is booming in Western music, can be felt realistically, and the clapping hands and the yellow chorus are hot. “Tears Are Falling”, which was not on Budokan’s TV broadcast, and limited songs “Bang Bang You” and “Reason To Live” only for this tour, you can experience the delicious no-makeup KISS first visit to Japan.
Shades 1720
