Oasis / Eden Project 2009 / 2CD

Oasis / Eden Project 2009 / 2CD / Wardour

Eden Project , Bodelva, Cornwall, UK 14th July 2009. IEM / AUD MIX

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A tremendous amount of power … In words that apply to the earmoni recording of the 2009 Eden Project performance of Oasis, which will be released this time. Around this time, fans were taking advantage of the evolution of recording equipment and recording gigs with earphones. Even items based on the performances in Japan were actually released. They tried to get rid of the overly direct balance of the earmoni recordings by mixing them with the audience recordings, but in most cases it seemed that only Liam Gallagher’s voice stood out and the outline of the performance was blurred. I can’t.
Some earmoni recordings were also produced from the UK tour after the performance in Japan. For example, in the Cardiff performance on June 12, although the earmoni sound source appeared on the net in real time, this was a typical earmoni sound quality. It is. Not only was it direct but monaural and crushed, but above all, the interception of earphones was not stable, and there was a problem that noise was introduced from beginning to end. Furthermore, the earmoni sound source of the V Festival in August, which became the last gig of the oasis, was also famous from that time, but this was also a rough and unbalanced sound source.

In that respect, I am surprised that the Eden Project on July 14th, which will be released this time, is an excellent sound source that is not hard to hear, which is often the case with earmoni recordings. In the first place, the stability of the original recording is outstanding, and there is almost no unpleasant interception noise. The enthusiast synchronized the audience recording with such a sound source, and the balance is really wonderful. It’s not the state where only the loudness of Liam’s voice is conspicuous like the recording of the Japanese performance a few months ago, but the sense of separation of the performance and the sense of presence of the live are both exquisite. By this processing, the dead texture that is often found in earphone recordings at that time and the balance that is too direct are brilliantly eliminated.
However, after more than 10 years have passed, there are some piercing parts such as the sound of the cymbals, so I eased them by equalizing.
Speaking of unpleasant sound sources, I get the impression that the presence is thin, but the balance of synchronization is so wonderful that I do not feel such stress at all. The sense of presence is also truly wonderful, and the balance of the clapping of hands in “Half The World Away” sung by Noel Gallagher is another exquisite word. Of course, the balance between the performance and the big chorus in the encore “Don’t Look Back In Anger” is also wonderful. If this happens, I wonder if I can enjoy it as if I were listening to a live album.

In the first place, the final tour process after June has surprisingly few items, and the official iTunes Festival is not currently distributed on the subscription, and there is no way to listen to it only on the bonus disc of the best compilation album “TIME FLIES”. There were problems such as the FM broadcast version of it, and the sound sources that broadcast the festivals in Denmark and Switzerland that existed at that time were now difficult to obtain, and Liam’s tone was uneven. Among them, it is famous that Liam was so rough at the iTunes Festival that he rarely sang “My Big Mouth”.
Then, as for the Eden Project this time, the direct feeling of Liam’s singing voice is strengthened because it is an earmoni recording, but he is in very good condition on that day. Rather, if you hear him yelling “Thank you Berima … Chatcha!” When he finishes singing “Songbird” because of the balance unique to Iyamoni, you will feel the good performance.
Also, from around “The Shock Of The Lightning”, you can clearly see how he is fully open, and the performance of this song is really wonderful. The final stage of the 2009 tour was the time when the hard live sound of the album “DIG OUT YOUR SOUL” mode reached the maturity level, and because of the texture of the earmoni recording, it perfectly matches the rough sound of this time. .. It is no exaggeration to say that he captured the final system of the 2009 oasis more realistically than the broadcast sound sources mentioned above.

And the original sound source recorded the sound check (without Liam) of the day as a bonus, but it will be adopted as it is for this limited press CD release. However, although it is this part, noise occurs frequently probably because the recorder also makes use of the sound check to adjust the interception of the earphones. Above all, “Live Forever” at the beginning had too much noise and blank space, so I cut it. Furthermore, in the latter half of the sound check, the scene of just playing the instrument continues, so this is also cut. Even in “Half The World Away”, noise frequently occurs, and the sound source has a bare bonus feeling, but the result of the effort here was a wonderful recording in the actual production.
Still, it is a fact that a valuable scene is captured, and after all, it seems that Noel is trying “Gas Panic!”, Which has disappeared from the repertoire for a long time, and it seems to be a sound check, so I caught this scene. It’s a good job to get lost. Furthermore, in front of “Falling Down”, it is also valuable to hear the scene of playing the riff of Fleetwood Mac “Oh Well” which is reminiscent of the 2000 tour.
Noel himself gave a gig at the 2009 Eden Project, which he said was “fun” in his diary at the time. This is the best matrix album of Iyamoni & Audience that captures the high-tension performance and Liam singing in a good mood in the heavy rain. Speaking of rain, the original sound source included the announcement of the venue before the appearance of Oasis, but there was no choice but to cut it because the sound of rain hit the microphone and could not be heard!

凄まじいまでの迫力…それが今回リリースされるオアシス2009年のエデン・プロジェクト公演のイヤモニ録音に当てはまる言葉では。この頃になると録音機材の進化という恩恵を受け、ファンがギグのイヤモニ録音を敢行してくれていたのです。日本公演などは実際にそれを元にしたアイテムまでリリースされていたほど。それらはオーディエンス録音とミックスさせることでイヤモニ録音のダイレクトすぎるバランスを解消しようとしていたのですが、概してリアム・ギャラガーの声だけが際立ち、演奏の輪郭はぼやけているという状態が大半だったように思えてなりません。
日本公演後のイギリス・ツアーからもいくつかのイヤモニ録音が生み出されましたが、例えば6月12日のカーディフ公演はリアルタイムでイヤモニ音源がネット上に現れたものの、これが典型的なイヤモニ音質だったのです。ダイレクトだがモノラルでつぶれ気味だっただけでなく、何よりイヤモニ傍受が安定せず、終始ガーガービービーとノイズが入ってしまう問題を抱えていました。さらにオアシスのラスト・ギグとなってしまった8月のVフェスティバルのイヤモニ音源も当時から有名でしたが、こちらも粗くバランスの悪い音源でした。

その点、今回リリースされる7月14日のエデン・プロジェクトはイヤモニ録音にありがちな聞き辛さのない優良音源であることに驚かされます。そもそも元の録音の安定感が抜群で、イヤモニ傍受ノイズがほとんどない。そんな音源にマニアがオーディエンス録音をシンクロさせてくれたのですが、そのバランスがまた実に素晴らしい。数か月前の日本公演イヤモニ録音のようなリアムの声の大きさばかりが目立つような状態ではなく、演奏の分離感とライブの臨場感がどちらも絶妙なこと。この処理によって当時のイヤモニ録音にありがちなデッドな質感とダイレクト過ぎるバランスが見事に解消されている。
ただしシンバルの鳴り具合など、10年以上が経過した今になって聞くと刺さるような個所が散見されますので、それに関してはイコライズによって緩和させました。
イヤモニ音源といえば、とかく臨場感が希薄な印象を受けますが、シンクロのバランスがあまりに見事なので、そうしたストレスを感じることはまったくない。臨場感に関しても本当に見事な完成度で、ノエル・ギャラガーが歌う「Half The World Away」で沸き上がる手拍子のバランスがこれまた絶妙の一言。当然アンコールの「Don’t Look Back In Anger」における演奏と大合唱のバランスもお見事。こうなるとフツーにライブアルバムを聞く感覚で楽しめるかと。

そもそも6月以降のツアー最終行程は意外とアイテムが少なく、オフィシャルのiTunes Festivalはサブスクでは現在配信されておらず、ベスト盤「TIME FLIES」のおまけディスクでしか聞く術がない。それのFM放送バージョン、さらに当時存在したデンマークとスイスでのそれぞれのフェスを放送した音源も今や入手困難であったり、リアムの調子にむらがあったりといった問題がありました。中でもiTunes Festivalではリアムが荒れて「My Big Mouth」をほとんど歌わなかったのは有名。
では今回のエデン・プロジェクトはどうかと言えば、イヤモニ録音ということでリアムの歌声のダイレクト感が強まる訳ですが、この日の彼は非常に調子がいい。むしろイヤモニならではのバランスが功を奏し「Songbird」を歌い終えたところで彼が「サンキューべリマ…ッチャ！」と叫ぶ姿を聞けば、その好調ぶりを実感してもらえるでしょう。
また「The Shock Of The Lightning」辺りから彼がエンジン全開となる様子もはっきり伝わってくるし、この曲の演奏も実に素晴らしい。2009年ツアー最終行程はアルバム「DIG OUT YOUR SOUL」モードのハードなライブ・サウンドが円熟の域に達した時期であり、イヤモニ録音の質感だからこそ、この時期の荒々しいサウンドにぴったりマッチしている。先に挙げた放送音源以上に2009年オアシスの最終系をリアルに捉えてくれたと言っても過言ではありません。

そして元の音源はボーナスとして当日のサウンドチェック（リアム抜き）を収録してくれていたのですが、今回の限定プレスCDリリースに際しても、そのまま採用。とはいえこのパートですが、録音者もサウンドチェックを活かしてイヤモニ傍受の調整を行ってせいかノイズが頻発。中でも冒頭の「Live Forever」はノイズや音の空白があまりに酷く、そこはカットしました。さらにサウンドチェック後半は楽器を鳴らすだけの場面が続きますので、これもカット。「Half The World Away」でもノイズが頻発するなど、あくまでボーナス感が丸出しな音源ですが、ここでの努力の成果が本番での見事な録音だったのですね。
それでも貴重な場面が捉えられているのは事実で、何といってもレパートリーから姿を消して久しかった「Gas Panic!」をノエルが試しているのがサウンドチェックらしいところで、この場面を捉えてくれたのも良い仕事ぶり。さらに「Falling Down」の前では2000年ツアーを彷彿とさせるフリートウッド・マック「Oh Well」のリフを弾いてみせるといった場面が聞けるのがまた貴重。
ノエル自身も当時の日記で「楽しかった」と言わしめた2009年のエデン・プロジェクトでのギグ。降りしきる大雨の中で敢行されたテンション高めな演奏と上機嫌に歌い上げるリアムを捉えたイヤモニ＆オーディエンスの極上マトリクス・アルバムです。雨といえば、元の音源にはオアシス登場前の会場アナウンスが冒頭に入っていたのですが、そこでは雨の音がマイクにバチバチ当たって聞くに堪えなかったことからやむなくカット！

Disc 1 (74:42)
01. Fuckin’ In The Bushes
02. Rock ‘n’ Roll Star
03. Lyla
04. The Shock Of The Lightning
05. Cigarettes & Alcohol
06. Roll With It
07. To Be Where There’s Life
08. Waiting For The Rapture
09. The Masterplan
10. Songbird
11. Slide Away
12. Morning Glory
13. My Big Mouth
14. Whatever
15. Half The World Away
16. I’m Outta Time

Disc 2(72:00)
01. Wonderwall
02. Supersonic
03. Live Forever
04. Don’t Look Back In Anger
05. Falling Down
06. Champagne Supernova
07. I Am The Walrus

Bonus tracks: Soundcheck

08. Live Forever
09. Half The World Away
10. General messing about
11. Whatever
12. Falling Down
13. Gas Panic (Noel on vocals)

Liam Gallagher – lead vocals, tambourine
Noel Gallagher – lead guitar, vocals
Gem Archer – Guitar, Vocals
Andy Bell – Bass

Chris Sharrock – Drums
Jay Darlington – Keyboards

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