Roger Waters / Glendale 2022 / 2CDR

Roger Waters / Glendale 2022 / 2CDR /Amity

Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, Arizona, USA 3rd October 2022


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The latest tour “This Is Not a Drill” has finally reached the climax of the North American leg. The latest live album that reports such a final show is now available.
“Performance in Glendale on October 3, 2022” is imbued in this work. It is the best audience recording. We introduced the live album right after the tour started, but for some reason the recording situation was not good in the summer, and the report was interrupted for a while. However, the audience recording is also lively as if it were linked to the excitement of the tour after coming here. Both the number and the quality have become soaring. First of all, let’s check the progress of our store collection and tour on the schedule.

● 2022 (North America)
・June 21: Appearance on Late Show With Stephen Colbert
・July 2: Dress rehearsal
・ July 6 “PITTSBURGH 2022”
・July 8-August 31 (23 performances)
・September 3 “KANSAS CITY 2022”
・September 6 “DENVER 2022: ROGER’S 79TH BIRTHDAY”
・ September 8-13 (3 performances)
・September 15 “VANCOUVER 2022”
・September 17-October 1 (7 performances)
・October 3: Glendale performance ← This work
・ October 6th + 8th (2 performances)
>>Now here<<
・October 11-15 (3 performances in Mexico)
● 2023 (Europe)
・ March 17-May 28 (29 performances)
・May 31st – June 6th (3 performances in the UK)

This is the schedule that has been announced to date. The tour is in progress right now and all US/Canada dates are over. There are only 3 performances in Mexico left. In addition, as the tour progresses, the schedule for next year is also increasing. Two performances have increased from the previous report, and it feels like the whole view of “This Is Not a Drill” is about to come into view. Under such circumstances, the Glendale performance of this work is the 38th performance of the North American leg. It was a concert that had just been held almost a week ago.
The sound of the latest report is, of course, top-notch. The other day, I was blown away by the different dimension sound “VANCOUVER 2022 (Amity 700)”, but this work is rather closer to “DENVER 2022 (Amity 698)”. Although the core is powerful and on, the hall sound that is slightly wrapped there adds luster and dynamism. Of course, if the ringing becomes a sense of distance or hides the details, there is no original or child, but there is no such worry in this work. The rushing power of the core is wonderful, and the attack and detail reach you as if breaking through the veil of ringing. While the symphonic ensemble woven by various instruments is heavily colored, each word of the melody and lyrics gradually permeates the heart. It is a name recording that combines such tolerance and beauty.
A full show of “This Is Not a Drill”, which has become familiar, is drawn with such a dynamic sound. The set is fixed, but just in case, let’s repeat the arrangement here.

●Part 1
・The Wall #1: Comfortably Numb/The Happiest Days Of Our Lives/Another Brick In The Wall Part 2/3
・Solo: The Powers That Be/The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range/The Bar(★)
・Flame/Animals: Have A Cigar/Wish You Were Here/Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts VI-VII)/Sheep
●Second part
・The Wall #2: In The Flesh / Run Like Hell
・Is This The Life We Really Want?: Deja Vu / Is This The Life We Really Want?
・ Madness (B-side): Money / Us And Them / Any Color You Like / Brain Damage / Eclipse
・Other: Two Suns In The Sunset/The Bar (reprise)(★)/Outside The Wall
*Note: “★” indicates unreleased new songs.

“This Is Not a Drill” began with the words, “This may be the last tour,” after repeated postponements due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The North American leg is almost over. It’s difficult to get the best sound in Latino Mexico, so we have to wait about half a year until the next European leg. Maybe this work will be the last name recording in 2022. The latest live performance of Roger Waters, whose weight increases as the world situation becomes more severe. Please enjoy this work to the fullest.

★ The best audience recording of “Glendale performance on October 3, 2022”. Although it is a beautiful recording of the type that adds gloss and dynamism with a slight hall sound, the rushing power of the on core is also wonderful, and the attack and detail reach you vividly. While the symphonic ensemble woven by various instruments is heavily colored, each word of the melody and lyrics gradually permeates the heart. You can fully experience the latest “This Is Not a Drill” with such a superb sound.

いよいよ北米レッグも佳境に差し掛かってきた最新ツアー“This Is Not a Drill”。そんな終盤ショウをレポートする最新ライヴアルバムが登場です。
そんな本作に吹き込まれているのは「2022年10月3日グレンデール公演」。その極上オーディエンス録音です。当店ではツアー開始直後からライヴアルバムをご紹介してきましたが、夏場はなぜか録音事情が芳しくなく、一時はレポートも途切れ気味でした。しかし、ここに来てツアーの盛り上がりに連動するかのようにオーディエンス録音も活況。本数もクオリティも右肩上がりとなってきました。まずは、そんな当店コレクションとツアーの進捗状況をスケジュールで確認してみましょう。

●2022年(北米)
・6月21日:Late Show With Stephen Colbert出演
・7月2日:ドレス・リハーサル
・7月6日『PITTSBURGH 2022』
・7月8日ー8月31日(23公演)
・9月3日『KANSAS CITY 2022』
・9月6日『DENVER 2022: ROGER’S 79TH BIRTHDAY』
・9月8日ー13日(3公演)
・9月15日『VANCOUVER 2022』
・9月17日ー10月1日(7公演)
・10月3日:グレンデール公演 ←★本作★
・10月6日+8日(2公演)
>>今ココ<<
・10月11日ー15日(メキシコ3公演)
●2023年(欧州)
・3月17日ー5月28日(29公演)
・5月31日ー6月6日(英国3公演)

これが現在までに公表されているスケジュール。ツアーは今まさに進行中で、アメリカ/カナダの全日程が終了。残すところメキシコ3公演のみとなっています。また、ツアーの進捗と同時に来年の日程も増加中。前回レポートより2公演増え、そろそろ“This Is Not a Drill”の全景も見えてきた感じです。そんな中で本作のグレンデール公演は北米レッグの38公演目。ほぼ一週間前に行われたばかりのコンサートでした。
そんな最新レポートは、もちろんサウンドも極上級。先日は異次元サウンドの『VANCOUVER 2022(Amity 700)』にド肝を抜かれましたが、本作はどちらかというと『DENVER 2022(Amity 698)』の方に近い。芯は力強くオンではあるものの、そこにほんのりと纏ったホール鳴りが艶とダイナミズムを添加している。もちろん、その鳴りが距離感になったり細部を隠してしまったら元も子もないわけですが、本作にその心配はなし。芯の突進力が素晴らしく、アタックもディテールも鳴りのベールを突き破るようにして手元に届く。様々な楽器が織りなすシンフォニックなアンサンブルを重厚に彩りつつ、メロディや歌詞の一語一語がじんわりと胸に染み渡る。そんな包容力と美しさを兼ね備えた名録音なのです。
そんなダイナミック・サウンドで描かれるのは、そろそろお馴染みになってきた“This Is Not a Drill”のフルショウ。セットは固定ではありますが、念のためにここでも整理を再掲しておきましょう。

●第一部
・ザ・ウォール#1:Comfortably Numb/The Happiest Days Of Our Lives/Another Brick In The Wall Part 2/3
・ソロ:The Powers That Be/The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range/The Bar(★)
・炎/アニマルズ:Have A Cigar/Wish You Were Here/Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts VI-VII)/Sheep
●第二部
・ザ・ウォール#2:In The Flesh/Run Like Hell
・イズ・ディス・ザ・ライフ・ウィ・リアリー・ウォント?:Deja Vu/Is This The Life We Really Want?
・狂気(B面):Money/Us And Them/Any Colour You Like/Brain Damage/Eclipse
・その他:Two Suns In The Sunset/The Bar (reprise)(★)/Outside The Wall
※注:「★」印は未発表の新曲。

新型コロナ・パンデミックによって延期が繰り返され、「最後のツアーになるかも知れない」との言葉と共に始まった“This Is Not a Drill”。その北米レッグももうすぐ終了です。ラテンノリのメキシコでは極上サウンドは難しく、次なる欧州レッグまでは半年ほど待たねばならない。もしかしたら本作が2022年最後の名録音になるかも知れません。世界情勢が苛烈になるほど重みが増すロジャー・ウォーターズの最新ライヴ。どうぞ、本作で存分にご堪能ください。

★「2022年10月3日グレンデール公演」の極上オーディエンス録音。ほんのりとしたホール鳴りが艶とダイナミズムを添加するタイプの美録音ながら、オンな芯の突進力も素晴らしく、アタックもディテールも鮮やかに手元に届く。様々な楽器が織りなすシンフォニックなアンサンブルを重厚に彩りつつ、メロディや歌詞の一語一語がじんわりと胸に染み渡る。そんな極上サウンドで最新“This Is Not a Drill”フル体験できます。

Disc 1(66:16)
1. Intro
2. Comfortably Numb
3. The Happiest Days of Our Lives
4. Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2
5. Another Brick in the Wall, Part 3
6. The Powers That Be
7. The Bravery of Being Out of Range
8. The Bar
9. Have a Cigar
10. Wish You Were Here
11. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI-Ix)
12. Sheep

Disc 2(78:27)
1. Intro
2. In the Flesh
3. Run Like Hell
4. Deja Vu
5. Is This The Life We Really Want
6. Money
7. Us and Them
8. Any Colour You Like
9. Brain Damage
10. Eclipse
11. Encores Intro (Roger Speaks)
12. Two Suns in the Sunset
13. The Bar (Reprise)
14. Outside the Wall

Amity 704

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