Praying Mantis / Nagoya 1993 Dat Master / 2CDR

Praying Mantis / Nagoya 1993 Dat Master / 2CDR / Shades

Live at THE BOTTOM LINE, Nagoya, Japan 24th November 1993

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PRAYING MANTIS in 1993, who sent out the super-masterpiece “A CRY FOR THE NEW WORLD” of melodious hard and returned to Japan. An original recording that allows you to fully experience the performance in Japan with the phantom singer: Mark Thompson Smith.
The performance of “November 24, 1993: Nagoya Bottom Line” was imbued with this work. It is the best audience recording. Speaking of PRAYING MANTIS, the live album “NAGOYA 1998 (Shades 1451)” released the other day during the “FOREVER IN TIME” era was very popular, but this work is a sister work by the same venue and the same recorder collection. Yes, it will be the “A CRY FOR THE NEW WORLD” version.

[Sounds like IEMs] In fact, the sound is the finest with “super” this time as well. Basically, it’s a very thick, zero-distance sound that is similar to “NAGOYA 1998”, but if you dare to say it, the type of sound is a little different. In “NAGOYA 1998”, the thick core was coated with a club-like closed-door sound, but in this work, the “sound component” itself can hardly be felt. Although the snare tone is not without a spatial taste, the clear vividness of the crystal clear and the sharpness that shines to the edge of the bridge at the edge deny the existence of the atmosphere. In reality, it is surely an audience recording because it also sucks in realistic clapping and singing, but the vividness of the sudden listening can only be heard in line recording. It is a super vivid sound that I would like to call “IEMs”, including the balance that prioritizes the rushing force of the core over the thickness.
The zero-distance sound is drawn with the super-masterpiece rush of “A CRY FOR THE NEW WORLD” colored by Mark Thompson Smith’s singing voice. When it comes to PRAYING MANTIS in the 90’s, the standard is “CAPTURED: ALIVE IN TOKYO CITY”. Let’s organize them while comparing them here.

● Classics (6 songs)
・ Dreadful Mantis: Cheated / Lovers To The Grave / Flirting With Suicide / Children Of The Earth
・ Others: Captured City / Turn The Tables
● After restart (10 songs)
・ Predator in Disguise: Can’t See The Angels
・ A Cry For The New World ／ Dream On ／ Dangerous (★) ／ A Moment In Life (★) ／ Journeyman (★) ／ Letting Go ／ Rise Up Again
・ Only The Children Cry / Who’s Life Is It Anyway (★)
* Note: The “★” mark is a song that cannot be heard in “CAPTURED: ALIVE IN TOKYO CITY”.

…… And it looks like this. Even in “CAPTURED” and “NAGOYA 1998”, the “A CRY FOR THE NEW WORLD” number was essential, but after all the large-scale behavior of the seven songs will be in 1993. In addition, the set that includes the sequel masterpiece EP “ONLY THE CHILDREN CRY” can be said to be the best, most beautiful, and most crying in PRAYING MANTIS history.

[Actually, the singing voice of Mark Thompson Smith was wonderful] And the singing voice of Mark Thompson Smith who spells such a set is … I’ll do it! It was a mark that was written quite strictly in the magazine at that time, probably because Colin Peel left before coming to Japan, but when I listened to it on the live album like this, it made me wonder, “What was your dissatisfaction !?” The transparent voice quality fits perfectly with the sad melody of PRAYING MANTIS, and the sharp edges do not become too sweet even in pop songs. The well-extended treble seems to shine brilliantly. It’s not a negative feeling such as “it doesn’t feel strange” or “it’s better than the next work Gary Barden”, but I think it’s more addictive than Tony Ohora later.
As you know, Mark withdrew after coming to Japan, and PRAYING MANTIS of this organization ended up in a bubble. Sure, I can’t deny that I still wanted to hear the live performance with Colin Peel, but Mark was one of the best vocalists of all time … no, he was a wonderful vocalist who might be No. 1. This work is a proof of the sound that conveys his true value. If you made an official live board at this time instead of “CAPTURED” … A new masterpiece that will make you feel regret over 30 years. Here is the birth of a dignified person!

★ The best audience recording of “November 24, 1993: Nagoya Bottom Line Performance” accompanied by Mark Thompson Smith. The core is also a very thick zero-distance sound, and the clear vividness of the crystal clear and the sharpness that shines to the edge of the bridge on the edge are so tight that you can’t think of it as a spatial recording. There are a lot of masterpieces such as “Dangerous”, “A Moment In Life” and “Journeyman”, and Mark was also unpopular in the music magazine at that time. Show off a nice vocal. It’s a proof of the finest sound that tells us the truth of 1993, which was illusory and wonderful.

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