Motley Crue / Stockholm 1986 / 2CDR

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Motley Crue / Stockholm 1986 / 2CDR / Shades
Johanneshov Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 21st February 1986

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MOTLEY CRUE in 1986, who sent “THEATER OF PAIN” dedicated to Razzle to 6th place in the US and jumped up the stairs of success. A valuable Omoto master who can experience the scene is a new excavation.
“February 21, 1986 Stockholm performance” is imbued in this work. It is the thick audience recording. Speaking of “THEATER OF PAIN Tour”, our shop is familiar with press masterpieces such as “THEATER OF ROSEMONT (Zodiac 018)” and “DEFINITIVE SHEFFIELD 1986 (Zodiac 333)”. What is the positional relationship between such a classic and this work? Let’s take a bird’s-eye view of the tour as a whole.

● 1985
《“THEATER OF PAIN” released on June 21》
・ July 7-15: First visit to Japan (7 performances)
・July 31-December 21: North America (92 performances) ← *THEATER OF ROSEMONT
● 1986
・January 22-February 3: Europe #1 (10 performances)
· February 6-15: UK (9 performances) ← * SHEFFIELD 1986
・February 19th-March 3rd: Europe #2 (10 performances) ← here
・ August 22: West Hollywood performance
《Production of “GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS” started in November》

This is the 1985/1986 MOTLEY CRUE. While “THEATER OF ROSEMONT” was the North American leg and “DEFINITIVE SHEFFIELD 1986” was the British leg, the Stockholm performance of this work is the continental European edition of the final tour. It was a concert that was the third performance of “Europe # 2”.
This work, which is a vacuum-packed version of such a show, has a very thick and powerful sound. A powerful core approaches in front of you with zero sense of distance, and turns on furiously with no feeling of squishyness. Along with that, the details are clear and the separate feeling is sufficient. As a matter of fact, there are parts that are slightly overpeaked, so it is hard to say that it is the highest grade, but its power and direct feeling are completely sound board grade.
The vocals are particularly intense. Vince Neil is not only one word of the lyrics, but also the nuances contained therein are clear, and the chorus is equally ear-class. The audience’s chorus is also picked up, but the thick vocals that crush it from above seem to forget the fact that it is an audience recording.
A full show of the “THEATER OF PAIN Tour”, which has long been said to be a barren recording area, is depicted with such an extremely powerful sound. Currently, it has become barren due to the popularity of the above-mentioned press masterpieces, but still many valuable repertoires that cannot be heard on other tours are still delicious. Let’s get things sorted out here.

● Theater of Pain (7 songs)
・Use It Or Lose It (*) / Fight For Your Rights (*) / Home Sweet Home / Keep Your Eye On The Money (*) / Louder Than Hell / Smokin’ In The Boys Room / City Boy Blues (*)
● Others (9 songs)
・Shout at the Devil: Looks That Kill/Shout At The Devil/Ten Seconds To Love/Red Hot/Too Young to Fall in Love/Knock ‘Em Dead, Kid（★）/Helter Skelter
・Other: Live Wire / Jailhouse Rock
*Note: “*” marks are limited songs for “THEATER OF PAIN Tour”. The “★” marks are songs that cannot be heard on the press masterpiece “DEFINITIVE SHEFFIELD 1986”.

… and it looks like this. Two songs that cannot be heard in “DEFINITIVE SHEFFIELD 1986” are also points, but more than that, the limited songs only for this tour are delicious. While “THEATER OF PAIN” produced eternal classics such as “Home Sweet Home” and “Smokin’ In The Boys Room”, other songs have not been played much since then. You can enjoy the full show where such precious songs appear one after another with powerful sound.
The “THEATER OF PAIN Tour” is a heaping number of rare songs, but it’s hard to say that the sound source is blessed. It is a new excavation master who can experience the scene with 100% original sound. Because it is an original cassette, it is an ultra-realistic album where the atmosphere of more than 35 years ago blows out from the speakers. Please inhale the fragrance of that era to your heart’s content with this work.

★Extreme audience recording of “February 21, 1986 in Stockholm”. Directly digitized from the newly excavated Omoto cassette, the thick and powerful core is approaching in front of you with zero sense of distance, and it turns on furiously with no sense of emptiness. The power and direct feeling are completely sound board class. You can experience a delicious full show on site with the repertoire only for “THEATER OF PAIN Tour” such as “Use It Or Lose It”, “Fight For Your Rights”, “Keep Your Eye On The Money”, and “City Boy Blues”.

ラズルに捧げた『THEATRE OF PAIN』を全米６位に送り込み、成功の階段を一足飛びに駆け上がっていた1986年のMOTLEY CRUE。その現場を体験できる貴重な大元マスターが新発掘です。
　そんな本作に吹き込まれているのは「1986年２月21日ストックホルム公演」。その極太オーディエンス録音です。“THEATRE OF PAIN Tour”と言えば、当店では『THEATRE OF ROSEMONT（Zodiac 018）』『DEFINITIVE SHEFFIELD 1986（Zodiac 333）』といったプレス名盤がお馴染み。そんな定番と本作はどんな位置関係にあるのか。ツアー全体像を俯瞰して確認してみましょう。
 
●1985年
《６月21日『THEATRE OF PAIN』発売》
・７月７日ー15日：初来日（７公演）
・７月31日ー12月21日：北米（92公演）←※THEATRE OF ROSEMONT
●1986年
・１月22日ー２月３日：欧州#1（10公演）
・２月６日ー15日：英国（９公演）　←※SHEFFIELD 1986
・２月19日ー３月３日：欧州#2（10公演）　←★ココ★
・８月22日：ウェスト・ハリウッド公演
《11月『GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS』製作開始》
 
　これが1985年／1986年のMOTLEY CRUE。『THEATRE OF ROSEMONT』が北米レッグ、『DEFINITIVE SHEFFIELD 1986』が英国レッグだったのに対し、本作のストックホルム公演はツアー最終盤の大陸ヨーロッパ篇。「欧州#2」の３公演目にあたるコンサートでした。
　そんなショウを真空パックした本作は、とにかく極太なパワフル・サウンド。力強い芯が距離感ゼロでグイグイと目の前に迫り、スカスカ感皆無で猛烈にオン。それに伴ってディテールも鮮明ですし、セパレート感も十分です。実のところ、ややオーバーピーク気味なパートもあるので極上級とは言い難いものの、そのパワーとダイレクト感は完全にサウンドボード級です。
　特に強烈なのはヴォーカル。ヴィンス・ニールは歌詞の一語一語どころか、そこに込められたニュアンスに至るまで克明ですし、コーラスも同じくらいに耳元級。観客の唱和も拾ってはいますが、それを上から押しつぶすような極太のヴォーカルは、オーディエンス録音という事実を忘れてしまいそうです。
　そんな極太パワフル・サウンドで画かれるのは、長らく録音不毛地帯と言われてきた“THEATRE OF PAIN Tour”のフルショウ。現在では上記のプレス名盤などの人気により不毛でもなくなってきましたが、それでも他ツアーでは聴けない貴重なレパートリーの数々はやはり美味しい。ここでその内容も整理しておきましょう。
 
●シアター・オブ・ペイン（７曲）
・Use It Or Lose It（＊）／Fight For Your Rights（＊）／Home Sweet Home／Keep Your Eye On The Money（＊）／Louder Than Hell／Smokin’ In The Boys Room／City Boy Blues（★＊）
●その他（９曲）
・シャウト・アット・ザ・デヴィル：Looks That Kill／Shout At The Devil／Ten Seconds To Love／Red Hot／Too Young to Fall in Love／Knock ‘Em Dead, Kid（★）／Helter Skelter
・その他：Live Wire／Jailhouse Rock
※注：「＊」印は“THEATRE OF PAIN Tour”の限定曲。「★」印はプレス名盤『DEFINITIVE SHEFFIELD 1986』で聴けない曲。
 
……と、このようになっています。『DEFINITIVE SHEFFIELD 1986』で聴けない２曲もポイントですが、それ以上にこのツアーだけの限定曲が美味しい。『THEATRE OF PAIN』からは「Home Sweet Home」「Smokin’ In The Boys Room」といった永遠の定番も生まれた一方、他の曲はその後あまり演奏されていない。そうした貴重曲が次々と登場するフルショウをパワフル・サウンドで満喫できるのです。
　山盛りのレア曲でありつつ、音源的には恵まれているとは言い難い“THEATRE OF PAIN Tour”。その現場を本生100％サウンドで体験できる新発掘マスターです。大元カセットだからこそ、35年以上前の大気がそっくりスピーカーから噴き出してくる超リアル・アルバム。あの時代だけの薫り、どうぞ本作で胸いっぱいに吸い込んでください。
 
★「1986年２月21日ストックホルム公演」の極太オーディエンス録音。新発掘された大元カセットからダイレクトにデジタル化されており、極太で力強い芯が距離感ゼロでグイグイと目の前に迫り、スカスカ感皆無で猛烈にオン。パワーとダイレクト感は完全にサウンドボード級です。「Use It Or Lose It」「Fight For Your Rights」「Keep Your Eye On The Money」「City Boy Blues」といった“THEATRE OF PAIN Tour”だけのレパートリーも美味しいフルショウを現場体験できます。

Disc 1(42:15)
1. In The Beginning
2. Looks That Kill
3. Use It or Lose It
4. Shout at the Devil
5. Ten Seconds to Love
6. Fight for Your Rights
7. Home Sweet Home
8. Red Hot
9. Guitar Solo
10. Keep Your Eye on the Money

Disc 2(45:11)
1. MC
2. Louder Than Hell
3. Drum Solo
4. Too Young to Fall in Love
5. Knock ’em Dead, Kid
6. Live Wire
7. Smokin’ in the Boys Room
8. City Boy Blues
9. Helter Skelter
10. Jailhouse Rock

Vince Neil – Vocals
Mick Mars – Guitar
Nikki Sixx – Bass
Tommy Lee – Drums

Shades 1664

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