GiGinJapan Artwork of Japanese CDs (mostly) Rolling Stones / Tokyo 1998 2nd Night / 2CD / Non Label
Live at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan 14th March 1998
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The so-called Babylon Tour, which started in 1997 and expanded to 1999, is known as the Babylon Tour, and the number of items created reflecting the number of live concerts is saturated, and the content of the live concert is wonderful. I had a feeling that I had made a maniac “full” before. Furthermore, the activities of Stones, which restarted in 1989, were considered to be stable, and the album “BRIDGES TO BABYLON” itself seemed to have been overlooked before it got a proper evaluation. In fact, for some time after that, the Babylon Tour was stigmatized as unpopular in modern Stones live performances, but I know Keith was autobiographically unpopular 10 years ago. As I mentioned above about my attachment to “BRIDGES TO”, the re-evaluation of the album and the tour will increase at once.
Now, “BRIDGES TO” has been promoted to one of the masterpieces, and when “FULLY FINISHED STUDIO OUTTAKES”, which caused a great sensation last year, appeared, it was the first sound source from the same album. It was a part.
Under these circumstances, the titles of the 1998 performances in Japan, which were released using the audience recordings originally obtained in 2014 at the timing of the return of Stones to Japan, taking advantage of the momentum of re-evaluation at that time, were all extremely popular. It’s a legendary item in a sense that it was sold out due to an instant kill even if it was restocked after it was released.
As I said at the beginning, it was a Babylon tour in which a large amount of items were produced like bamboo shoots after the rain in the rear tie, but that is also a long time ago. In addition, eight years have passed since the release of even the title that came to Japan in 1998. On the contrary, it can only be said that the current situation that there is no current version of the product that came to Japan in 1998 is a terrible situation. Among the Stones visit items that have been released so far, the title that was most eagerly re-released has finally been realized by brushing up by Graf Zeppelin!
The performance in Japan in 1998, especially Tokyo Dome, can be said to be the last performance suffering from the echo peculiar to the dome in terms of audience recording equipment (this is a dramatic improvement from the arrival in Japan in 2003), in fact. The items released in the rear tie have a lot of sound quality that is hindered by the feeling of echo. In that respect, the item released in 2014 was naturally wrapped in echo, but on top of that, the fact that the outline of the performance was surprisingly firmly captured was different from the rear tie item. It will be a point.
Rather, even the echo peculiar to Tokyo Dome has a positive effect, and the unique natural listening comfort was highly evaluated by enthusiasts as “TOKYO 1998 2ND NIGHT”. This day is also famous for the legendary “Star Star” happening. Graf Zeppelin, who was in charge of this brush-up, was surprised by the goodness of the original sound source. As expected, the taper that made a name for itself in the timeless masterpieces “DOME ON WHEELS” and “TOKYO DOME 1990 1ST NIGHT: DEFINITIVE EDITION”.
At the time of the re-release, Graf Zeppelin also remained at the fine adjustment level, but the finish of the sound quality that has evolved brighter and richer than the previous release is still wonderful. And the bias of the sound image that occurred in the B stage is adjusted firmly. This was a dilemma in the audience recording of the Babylon Tour, where the B stage was first introduced, so it needed more adjustment.
Even so, on this day, the performance centered on Mick and the excitement of the venue are really wonderful. Thanks to what was done on Saturday, the Tokyo Dome was literally packed. Fortunately, I, who wrote this crap, was able to participate in the race, but the excitement of the huge dome with the audience seats, which is incomparable to the past two Stones visits to Japan, is still clear. It is burned into my mind. Therefore, the laughter of joy that pops out near the taper at the moment when the new song “Flip The Switch” at that time starts is not stressful. Not only the classic songs of yesteryear, but also the songs recorded in “BRIDGES TO” are very exciting because they capture the realism of the day.
Stones also got excited (especially Mick) in front of the reaction to new songs that are different from the Western Stones show, and the excitement that Tokyo Dome was united with like never before, and this day is a night of famous performances that will remain in the history of Stones’ visit to Japan. It can even be said that it was. The appeal of this sound source is that it conveys it properly even to that hot person, and I wonder if this brush-up will make it feel even more realistic.
The “Star Star” happening that happened in such a situation was also overwhelming, and I can’t think of it now. No matter how many times I asked, “It’s Let It Rock, isn’t it?” .. Even Ronnie singing together in the chorus seems to be tough … of course. Keith, who is the main offender (= main culprit) of such a key height “Star Star”, rather the raised key works well, and he is playing his favorite Chuck Berry phrase to his heart’s content. On the contrary, the B stage started again with Berry’s “Little Queenie”, but here again, the phrase of the eighteenth was bitten. The sound quality of this sound source conveys the sound quality of this sound source realistically even with a lot of playing.
Even so, Mick on this day is sharp. You may have been surprised at the hot excitement of Tokyo Dome that you have never experienced before. Not only the engine is fully open from the opening, but also the previous B stage repertoire is literally enthusiastic. Therefore, the singing of “Tumbling Dice” was overwhelming, and it was very funny to try to recover in a hurry. Nowadays, it’s difficult to get excited at concerts with the laughter that was heard everywhere, so it feels like a precious sight now. The masterpiece of the original sound source that captures the masterpieces that remain in the history of the Stones visit to Japan is finally brushed up!
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(Remaster memo) REMASTERED BY GRAF ZEPPELIN
★ Phase correction. The part to the right has been corrected considerably.
★ The low range was quite high, so I didn’t mess with it.
Correct it slightly and process it brightly within the range that does not make you feel uncomfortable.
There is no outstanding difference, but I think you can feel a certain difference.
★ In addition, it seems that both Osaka and Tokyo are good sound sources that originally have no high-frequency band down or waviness.
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