Scorpions / Day On The Green 1985: Complete Edition / 2CD+1Bonus DVDR / Zodiac
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA, USA 31st August 1985 Plus Bonus DVDR ” Day On The Green 1985 The Video”
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The big festival “DAY ON THE GREEN” that appeared in the middle of the big heyday. The complete live album is now available on Permanent Preservation Press 2CD.
Of course, what is engraved in this work is “August 31, 1985 Auckland performance”. That stereo soundboard recording. Speaking of the “LOVE AT FIRST STING” era, not only was the album shining in multi-platinum, but “WORLD WIDE LIVE” was also a hit, and it was a heyday when two visits to Japan were realized. First, let’s look back on that process and check the position of the festival.
● 1984
・ January 23-February 29: Europe # 1 (27 performances)
・ March 17-25: North America # 1a (6 performances)
“March 27,” LOVE AT FIRST STING “released”
・ March 27-July 18: North America # 1b (80 performances)
・ July 30-August 12: Asia / Japan # 1 (9 performances)
・ August 14-September 2: North America # 2 (13 performances)
・ October 26-December 3: Europe # 2 (26 performances)
● 1985
・ January 15 + 19: ROCK IN RIO (2 performances)
・ January 28-February 7: Japan # 2 (8 performances)
“Released” WORLD WIDE LIVE “on June 20”
・ June 22: Knebworth performance
・ August 24-September 2: North America # 3 (4 performances) ← ★ Coco ★
● 1986
・ August 16th-September 5th: Europe # 3 (7 performances)
This is SCORPIONS from 1984 to 1986. In 1984, along with 1991 in the “CRAZY WORLD” era, he played the most live performances in his career, but he added it the following year and the year after next. Moreover, there were a series of appearances at historic festivals such as Japan’s SUPER ROCK ’84, the 1st ROCK IN RIO, and Knebworth festival, and it was a climax. And “DAY ON THE GREEN” should be called the North American version of such a huge festival. The first day of the two days was “Heavy Metal Day”, and SCORPIONS acted as a bird with awesome men such as METALLICA, RATT, Y & T, Yngwie Malmsteen, and VICTORY (by the way, the second day was pop).・ On the day, WHAM !, THE POINTER SISTERS, and KATRINA AND THE WAVES appeared).
And this stage is historic even if the best professional record was left. METALLICA, which is partly formalized, is also famous, but the biggest impact is still the bird’s SCORPIONS. In 2013, a 70-minute long professional shot appeared, and we are reigning on the press DVD “DAY ON THE GREEN 1985”. But this pro shot wasn’t perfect either. The drum solo and the following two songs “Another Piece Of Meat” and “Dynamite” are not recorded, and the final “Can’t Get Enough” is also cut by the guitar solo “Six Strings Sting”. Only the decisive quality left “a little more” teeth.
This work is a complete version that clears such teeth. It is a live album that complements the 2 songs + α that were missing on the sound board with the best audience recording, and you can enjoy the full show on the day (strictly speaking, the audience recording also lacks only the last “Jean!” (About 3 seconds?) Not enough).
What is such a long-awaited full show? Let’s organize the set here.
● Lovedrive
・ Loving You Sunday Morning / Coast To Coast / Holiday / Another Piece Of Meat (AUD recording) / Can’t Get Enough (partially AUD complement)
● Animal Magnetism
・ Make It Real / The Zoo
● Blackout
・ Blackout / Can’t Live Without You / Dynamite (AUD recording) / No One Like You
● Love at First Sting
・ Coming Home / Bad Boys Running Wild / Big City Nights / Still Loving You / Rock You Like A Hurricane
…… And it looks like this. Roughly speaking, it is the same as “WORLD WIDE LIVE”, but the height of tension facing the huge festival and the flow of penetration at once are enormous. And what is surprising is the best of the supplementary audience recording that does not impair the natural flow. If you’ve seen the pro shots of this show, you probably know the direct connection with the bare core and the strong and unrivaled direct feeling, but it doesn’t change even if it is switched to audience recording. Of course, I don’t know if I’m waiting with headphones saying “It’s about to change” … It’s exaggerated, but if I play it normally with speakers, it feels like “Oh? It seems that the PA sound is picked up directly with zero echo only at the outdoor festival, but the real sound board is connected with a “sound board” close-up recording.
SCORPIONS who lost the genius Uli Jon Roth and also cut the god Michael Schenker. Why could they overcome the handicap of being from Germany and become a world-class giant? Is it because the sound is jarring? There were so many bands all over the world that the scorpions were prominent among them, but it was a live performance. The “LOVE AT FIRST STING” era, which swept huge festivals around the world and climbed to the icon of HR / HM. This work is a live album where you can fully experience “DAY ON THE GREEN Night” which was one of the highlights. It is no longer a band called SCORPIONS, but a masterpiece that approaches the “charm of HR / HM” itself. Please enjoy it anytime, forever with the permanent storage press 2CD.
★ Stereo sound board recording of “August 31, 1985 DAY ON THE GREEN” performance. Audience recording of drum solos, “Another Piece Of Meat”, “Dynamite”, and the guitar solo “Six Strings Sting” in the final song “Can’t Get Enough”, which were not recorded in the previously excavated professional shot audio. Complemented full version. What is surprising is the best recording of the supplementary audience. There is almost no discomfort even if it is lined up with a directly connected sound board with a bare core. It seems that PA sound is picked up directly with zero echo only at outdoor festivals, but even so, it is extremely thick. It is the birth of a historic live album where you can fully experience the highlight performance that served as a bird of the giant festival during the heyday.
Scorpions / Day On The Green 1985 The Video / 1DVDR / NOn Label
Live at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA, USA 31st August 1985 PRO-SHOT
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The main press 2CD is a full live album of a symbolic festival along with “US Festival ’83”, “Super Rock ’84”, and “Rock In Rio ’85”. SCORPIONS …… No, it is the best sound board that conveys the golden age of HR / HM. As I mentioned in the commentary, this festival was originally famous for its professional shot footage. Therefore, to celebrate the birth of the full version, we have decided to include a bonus for the long video version.
That’s why this work was shot at the same “August 31, 1985 Auckland performance” as the main press 2CD. That multi-camera pro shot. This video was just a shock. It is a master excavated from “Wolfgang’s Vault” in 2013, but its quality is super-excellent complete official class. It’s possible to release it officially … It was rumored among enthusiasts that it would be included in the Deluxe Edition.
However, while the quality was official, there were some places where the style was not official. For example, camera work that clearly does not show the sound directly connected to the mix table or the audience seats. The taste is different from “WORLD WIDE LIVE”, which was created for home playback with off-shots, and the reproduction of the experience of the concert is neglected. Of course, that’s not bad. The sound that is directly exhaled from the amplifier is the real thrill of live performance, and the camera work that shows the screen image as it is has a great presence of the band “I’m playing there now”. It’s not the realism of the concert, but the reality of synchronizing with the live performance.
The quality is drawn in the golden age SCORPIONS, which was also a symbol of HR / HM. In the main part commentary, the full set was organized, but this is a video work. Here, let’s rearrange it by comparing it with the video version “WORLD WIDE LIVE”.
● Lovedrive
・ Loving You Sunday Morning / Coast To Coast (★) / Holiday / Can’t Get Enough (★)
● Animal Magnetism
・ Make It Real (★) / The Zoo (★)
● Blackout
・ Blackout / Can’t Live Without You (★) / No One Like You
● Love at First Sting
・ Coming Home / Bad Boys Running Wild / Big City Nights / Still Loving You / Rock You Like A Hurricane
* Note: “★” marks are songs that could not be seen in the official video “WORLD WIDE LIVE”.
SCORPIONS was recognized as an evangelist of “European HR / HM” even during the tea ceremony, alongside Ozzy Osbourne and JUDAS PRIEST at the 1983 US Festival. In particular, they in the “LOVE AT FIRST STING Tour”, like the Ozzy in “Barking in the Moon” and the Priest in “Defenders of the Immorality”, were also directly linked to the musical image of “HR / HM”. .. This work is a video masterpiece that you can enjoy for about 71 minutes with a vivid multi-camera pro shot. Not only does it tell you the “other side” of the main press 2CD, but this work itself is a historical masterpiece pro shot. Please enjoy it to your heart’s content.
本編プレス2CDは、“US Festival ’83”・“Super Rock ’84”・“Rock In Rio ’85”と並ぶ象徴フェスのフル・ライヴアルバム。SCORPIONSの……いえ、HR/HMの黄金時代を伝える極上サウンドボードです。その解説でも触れましたが、このフェスは元々はプロショット映像が有名。そこで、完全版の誕生を祝して長尺映像編もボーナス付属が決定致しました。