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Live at Kingston Fairgrounds, Kingston, NH, USA 20th September 1986
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Genius guitarist: Ozzy Osbourne in 1986, who made a big hit with the masterpiece “Crime and Punishment” where Jake E. Lee’s talent fully blossomed, and reigned as a heavyweight in both name and reality. A live album that allows you to experience the tour that was full of special feeling in his career is now available.
“Kingston performance on September 20, 1986” is imbued in this work. It is a superb audience recording recorded in one act of “THE ULTIMATE SIN Tour”. “THE ULTIMATE SIN Tour” was “special” in many ways. In response to the big hit of the album, the most new songs were featured in Ozzy’s solo career, and it was the first time that no member change occurred. Without the appearance of old-timers like Tommy Aldridge and Don Airey who have been in and out many times, “Reborn Ozzy” was shown to the whole world. At our shop, we have archived “THE ULTIMATE SIN Tour” with various masterpieces. It’s also a good opportunity, so let’s look back on the tour as a whole with representative works from each leg.
● 1986
・ February 6-March 4: UK (20 performances) ← *THE ULTIMATE BLITZ
《February 22 “Crime and Punishment” released》
・ March 27-May 20: North America # 1 (37 performances) ← * KANSAS CITY 1986 COMPLETE
・ May 24-June 2: Japan (7 performances) ← * ULTIMATE BUDOKAN
・ June 10-August 3: North America # 2 (30 performances)
・ August 16-31: Europe (MOR4 performances) ← * MONSTERS OF ROCK 1986
・September 5-October 12: North America #3 (25 performances) ← Coco
● 1987
・ February 23: Los Angeles (Jake final performance)
*Note: Each leg is representative work only.
This is the full picture of activities related to “Crime and Punishment”. Starting with the sound board absolute board “KANSAS CITY 1986 COMPLETE (Zodiac 488)”, there are many masterpieces such as “THE ULTIMATE BLITZ (Langley Deluxe 020)” and “MONSTERS OF ROCK 1986 (Zodiac 192)”. The Kingston performance of this work is the 12th performance of “North America # 3”, which is later than any of them. This leg also has a press masterpiece “ULTIMATE LIVE IN PHILADELPHIA (Zodiac 122)”, but it was the “next” concert. As mentioned above, “North America # 2” was also the final leg of the world tour and the timing of entering the countdown state until the end of the Jake era.
This work, which is a vacuum-packed version of the last days of Jake’s era, has a heart-thumping clear sound. I do not mistake it for a sound board in terms of tone, but the fineness of detail is far from the audience. Anyway, even the fine details are clear, and the sense of separation of each instrument is great. Especially strong vocals and guitar. Ozzy’s singing voice can clearly hear every word of the lyrics, and there is no sense of distance in the on-core. The guitar that is as good as the vocals is also very clear, and each scratching picking nuance and Jake Fake, who pulls the strings instead of arming, are clearly drawn so that the pulling condition comes to mind.
Such a vivid sound depicts the final full show of the glamorous Jake era. As mentioned above, “THE ULTIMATE SIN Tour” is also a point that you can enjoy plenty of originals composed by Jake. Let’s organize the content.
● Jake E. Lee Era (5 songs)
・Bark At The Moon
・Crime and Punishment: Shot In The Dark/Killer Of Giants/Thank God For The Bomb (★)/Secret Loser (★)
● Others (7 songs)
・ Randy era: Suicide Solution / Mr. Crowley / I Don’t Know / Flying High Again / Crazy Train
・ Sabbath era: Iron Man / Paranoid
* Note: “★” marks are limited songs only for this tour.
… and it looks like this. As a matter of fact, the number of new songs is decreasing as the tour progresses, and in this work, “Never”, “Never Know Why” and “The Ultimate Sin” are set off. Still, 4 new songs are being played, and you can enjoy tour limited songs such as “Thank God For The Bomb” and “Secret Loser”.
And the performance that spells out such a set is wonderful. Ozzy around this time has a strong wave of good and bad for each show, but this work is quite good. At the end of the tour, it’s not strange to be tattered, but the vocalization that does not make you feel tired does not stagnate, and there is almost no sound. In the first place, Ozzy’s good and bad condition may not be tired, but it may be the difference in the amount of alcohol on the day. Also, Jake, who is his partner, is doing great. Jake is always stable, but this day is full of sharpness and playfulness. The furious picking is also rapidly firing while changing the nuances one by one, and Jake Fake is also unusually crazy. This work is also a sound that makes it possible to understand the subtleties firmly.
“THE ULTIMATE SIN Tour”, where Jake’s sense of LA personal connections explodes and “Ozzy unlike any other era” is heard. This work is a new masterpiece that allows you to experience the rare tour, which has been re-evaluated over time, in detail. Please enjoy it to the fullest.
★ Excellent audience recording of “Kingston performance on September 20, 1986”. It’s a clear sound that makes you feel good, and the details that are far from the customer record are wonderful. Anyway, even the fine details are clear, and the sense of separation of each instrument is great. Vocals can clearly hear every word of the lyrics, and the guitar picking nuances like scratching and Jake Fake pulling strings instead of arming are so clear that you can see how they are pulled. You can fully experience the scene of THE ULTIMATE SIN Tour where Jake’s talent exploded.
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