GiGinJapan Artwork of Japanese CDs (mostly) Rolling Stones / Osaka 1998 2nd Night / 2CD / Non Label
Live at Osaka Dome, Osaka, Japan 21st March 1998
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One of the good things about the 1998 performance in Japan is that the hype that had been seen in the past two performances in Japan has been settled (although there was a negative effect that TV broadcasting could not be realized due to that), and as a result, people who want to go to the concert firmly. You should be able to go to. Thanks to this, not to mention the second day of the Tokyo Dome, which will be released at the same time this time, the excitement far surpassing the previous performances in Japan was seen at every venue throughout the tour, and it was realized until the first performance in Osaka. .. Of the two performances in Osaka, “OSAKA 1998 2ND NIGHT” was released in 2014 using an audience recording that was originally obtained.
This day was sold out in a blink of an eye, and a re-release was awaited. This is because the items from the 1998 Osaka performance, including those items, have completely disappeared from the market, and even more so, one of the items that has been strongly re-released. In addition, this day was also the last day of the 1998 performance in Japan. In that respect as well, the audience recording of the day was also an important record. Eight years after the release of such a masterpiece, the long-awaited re-release of enthusiasts will finally be realized!
Graf Zeppelin is in charge of this brush-up as well as “TOKYO 1998 2ND NIGHT” which will be released at the same time. Since the second day of Osaka in 1998 was the last day of the tour, it was difficult for the taper to secure a good position, and all the items released in the rear tie were audience recordings of sound images that made me feel a sense of distance. In that respect, although this sound source is not as good as those items, it still has a sense of distance. Because of that, it seemed that the dilemma of this sound source was reflected in the lack of low frequencies. That’s a common phenomenon in DAT audiences in the late 1990s. Therefore, Graf Zeppelin has made full use of the latest technology in this regard, and as a result, has evolved into a chewy sound quality.
Comparing the 2014 release version and this version, the difference is clear, and the already-released version is no longer reflected in the sound quality. It is a phenomenon because the bass could not be picked up because the original sound source was a sound image with a sense of distance, but if it was brushed up with the technology at the time of 1998, it would be that the low range was enhanced. It should have changed to a more moody sound quality. That is a big difference from the brush-up using the current technology, and it is the upper feeling that can be achieved only in 2022.
Also, when this sound source was released in 2014, it was the last day of the tour that made me feel again that Mick’s voice is fading. Compared to that sharp “TOKYO 1998 2ND NIGHT”, it seems like Stones or Mick, which is normally open for a while from the start of the live.
The most prominent thing in the first half of the live is “Flip The Switch”, which requires upper singing. Compared to the second day of Tokyo Dome, Mick’s song is clearly not fully attacked, and on the contrary, it seems that the composition is wrong. He may have noticed his own condition here, as if he was singing and preserving his throat while pacing every other song for a while. Whether it worked or not, in front of “Out Of Control”, he said “Chot Matte” and made the audience in Osaka laugh.
And it is no exaggeration to say that the best scene of the day was “Under My Thumb”, which was announced as a voting number. The workmanship is really wonderful. Keith was particularly enthusiastic, and the performance was so hot that it was incomparable to the live performance of the same song in recent years. In addition, the fact that he had saved his throat until then worked well, and Mick also sings here with the engine fully open. Above all, it has become a precious scene called “Under My” that Stones showed in Japan when Charlie was alive.
The following “Miss You” was a wonderful performance again, and Mick, who was in great shape, fueled the Osaka Dome. Compared to the condition at the beginning of the live, the engine is fully open. These two songs may have been the peak of the day.
After that, after his two songs that were overwhelmed by Keith’s guitar presence thanks to the recording state mentioned earlier, the slow blues “I” that will be unveiled for the first time in Japan on the B stage and will be able to sing comfortably even at Mick of the day. Just Wanna Make Love To You “. The performance that is full of astringency is exquisite again, unlike the performance of the hasty arrangement of the first album. After all, if you let me play such a song, Stones is one of the best in the world.
However, Mick, who has managed to do his best in this way, is up to this point. From “Tumbling Dice”, he often sings with the usual song melody lowered, and when it comes to the finale “Brown Sugar”, his voice seems to be painful. In the end, the ending “Yayfu” is also modest. However, since the items of the day have been difficult to obtain for a long time, it may not be easy for enthusiasts who do not know the scene. On the final day of the 1998 performance in Japan, which became a document of such Mick’s struggle, the masterpiece of the original sound source was re-released in the upper version that was brushed up by Graf Zeppelin!
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(Remaster memo) REMASTERED BY GRAF ZEPPELIN
★ There was a habit in the mid range, and the low range was insufficient, so I adjusted the entire bandwidth mainly in that area.
I think the sound was a little tight and firm.
★ The distortion of the microphone loss near the live start satellite faction Atama is processed like that.
Only the beginning that is the most difficult to hear due to distortion is processed.
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1998年来日公演のよかったところとして、それまで過去二回の来日公演にあったようなハイプが収まり（そのせいでテレビ放送が実現しないという弊害もありましたが）結果として行きたい人がしっかりコンサートへ行けるようになった事でしょう。おかげで今回同時リリースとなる東京ドーム二日目はもちろんですが、ツアー全体を通してそれまでの来日公演をはるかに凌ぐ盛り上がりがどの会場でも見られ、なおかつ初の大阪公演まで実現の運びとなったのです。都合二回行われた大阪公演の内、2014年に独自入手のオーディエンス録音を用いてリリースされた名盤が「OSAKA 1998 2ND NIGHT」でした。
この日も瞬く間に売り切れてしまい、再リリースが待ち望まれていたもの。というのも1998年大阪公演のアイテムはそれを含めて市場から完全に姿を消してしまい、なおさら再リリースの声が強く寄せられていたアイテムの一つ。おまけにこの日は98年来日公演の最終日でもありました。その点においてもこの日のオーディエンス録音は重要な記録でもあったという。そんな名盤がリリースから8年の歳月を経てマニア待望の再リリースが遂に実現します！
同時リリースとなる「TOKYO 1998 2ND NIGHT」と同様、こちらのブラッシュアップもGraf Zeppelinが担当。98年の大阪二日目はツアー最終日ということもあってかテーパーが良ポジションを確保するのが難しく、リアタイでリリースされたアイテムはどれも距離感を覚える音像のオーディエンス録音でした。その点、本音源もそれらのアイテムほどではないにせよ、やはり距離感があります。そのせいで低域不足に映るのが本音源のジレンマであったように思えました。それが1990年代後半のDATオーディエンスにありがちな現象だとも。そこでGraf Zeppelinはこの点に関して最新技術を駆使して調整した結果、腰のある音質へと進化させてくれました。
2014年リリース版と今回のバージョンを聞き比べるとその差は明らかで、もはや既発盤がスカスカな音質に映ってしまう。元の音源が距離感のある音像であったせいで低音が拾えていなかったが故の現象なのですが、それを仮に98年当時のテクノロジーでブラッシュアップしたとすれば、それは低域が増強というよりもモヤモヤした音質へと豹変してしまったはず。そこが現在のテクノロジーを用いたブラッシュアップとの大きな違いと言え、2022年だからこそ成しえたアッパー感なのです。
また本音源が2014年にリリースされた際、改めて感じさせたのはツアー最終日ということでミックの声に陰りが見られるということ。あのキレッキレだった「TOKYO 1998 2ND NIGHT」と比べるとこの日はライブ開始からしばらくは通常営業のストーンズ、あるいはミックといった感じかと。
ライブ前半で一番顕著なのがアッパーな熱唱が求められる「Flip The Switch」。東京ドーム二日目と比べるとミックの歌が明らかに攻め切れておらず、それどころか構成を間違えてしまえそうになってしまう。ここで彼も自身の調子を自覚したのでしょう、しばらくは一曲置きにペース配分しながら歌って喉を温存している感じです。それが功を奏したのか「Out Of Control」の前では「チョットマッテ」と発して大阪のオーディエンスを笑わせてくれる。
そしてこの日の最高の場面といっても過言でないのが投票ナンバーとして披露された「Under My Thumb」。その出来栄えが実に素晴らしい。特にキースは気合が入っており、同曲近年のライブ演奏とは比較にならないほどアツい演奏が繰り広げられたのです。おまけにそれまで喉をセーブしていたことが功を奏し、ミックもここではエンジン全開で歌ってくれる。何より今となってはチャーリー存命時のストーンズが日本で披露してくれた「Under My～」という尊い場面となってしまいました。
続く「Miss You」がまた素晴らしい演奏で、ここでも絶好調のミックが大阪ドームを煽りまくる。ライブ序盤の調子から比べると見事なまでにエンジン全開。これら二曲がこの日のピークだったのかもしれません。
その後、先に触れた録音状態のおかげでキースのギターの存在感に圧倒される彼の二曲を経て、Bステージでは日本初披露かつこの日のミックでも無理なく歌えるであろうスローブルース「I Just Wanna Make Love To You」。ファースト・アルバムの性急なアレンジの演奏から打って変わって渋さに溢れた演奏がまた絶品。やはりこういう曲をやらせるとストーンズは天下一品。
ところが、こうして何とか頑張ってきたミックもここまで。「Tumbling Dice」からは通常の歌メロを下げて歌うことが多くなってしまい、フィナーレ「Brown Sugar」になると彼の声が苦しそう。果てはエンディング「イエーイエーフー」の煽りも控えめ。とはいえこの日のアイテムが長らく入手困難となっていたことから、その場面を知らないマニアも今やすくなくないのでは。そんなミック苦闘のドキュメントともなった1998年来日公演最終日、独自音源の名盤がGraf Zeppelinによるブラッシュアップを果たしたアッパー版にて再リリース！
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（リマスター・メモ） REMASTERED BY GRAF ZEPPELIN
★中域に癖があり､低域が不足してたので､その辺メインで全編帯域調整してます｡
音に若干ながら締まりとハリが出たと思います｡
★ライブ出だしサテスファクションアタマ付近のマイク負けの歪みはそれっぽく処理｡
歪みで一番聞きづらい出だしだけを処理しています｡
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Disc 1 (74:18)
1. Introduction
2. Satisfaction
3. Let’s Spend The Night Together
4. Flip The Switch
5. Gimme Shelter
6. Angie
7. You Got Me Rocking
8. Saint Of Me
9. Out Of Control
10. Under My Thumb
11. Miss You
12. Band Introductions
13. Thief In The Night
14. Wanna Hold You
Disc 2 (68:19)
1. Move To B Stage
2. Little Queenie
3. I Just Wanna Make Love To You
4. Like A Rolling Stone
5. Sympathy For The Devil
6. Tumbling Dice
7. Honky Tonk Women
8. Start Me Up
9. Jumping Jack Flash
10. You Can’t Always Get What You Want
11. Brown Sugar
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