Van Halen & Scorpions / Candlestick Park 1988 / 3CDR

Van Halen & Scorpions / Candlestick Park 1988 / 3CDR / Shades

Live at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA, USA 16th July 1988

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The legendary “MONSTERS OF ROCK TOUR 1988” where the heroes of 80’s HR / HM met together. Introducing a new excavation live album where you can experience the two leading roles in the best possible way.
This work was recorded in “July 16, 1988 San Francisco performance”. It is a 3-disc set that couples the headliner VAN HALEN and the quasi-bird SCORPIONS. It was the 24th concert out of 28 performances of “MONSTERS OF ROCK TOUR 1988”, but this work recorded at such a show is a really clear and wonderful new masterpiece. It is a new excavation sound source announced by the prestigious excavation “Krw_co”, and it is a brand that was digitized directly from the Omoto master.
The sound was just fresh, and the strong direct feeling was in my heart. There is a sense of space in the sound of the snare, but it doesn’t get too far away, and the vocals and guitar are approaching. The factor is probably the venue. The site, “Candlestick Park,” is a huge stadium with more than 60,000 people, but it is not a dome but an open space with a wide ceiling. Therefore, there are no walls or ceilings that reflect the sound, and the output sound of the PA is picked up directly with zero echo.
However, it seems that it is not the latest PA, and it is different from the sound board-like close contact, but it also creates a spectacle that makes it boil. Especially amazing is the great cheers. The live voice of 60,000 people is enormous, and the call and response and the reaction of the fan are huge. It’s simply a huge crowd, and each one is on fire. In particular, the scale of the headliner VAN HALEN is so big that I think it’s “US festival” or “LIVE AID”, and it speaks more eloquently than a thousand words about how huge the HR / HM in the 1980s was. is.
Two sets that symbolize European HR and American HR are drawn with such a spectacle sound. Both tours do not have official live performances, but they will be in the near future, so let’s organize the set while comparing them.

● DISC 1: SCORPIONS
・ Lovedrive: Coast To Coast
・ Denju: Make It Real / The Zoo
・ Blackout: Blackout / Can’t Live Without You / No One Like You / Dynamite
・ Love at First Sting Big City Nights / Bad Boys Running Wild / Still Loving You / Coming Home / Rock You Like A Hurricane
・ Savage Amusement: Every Minute Every Day (★) / Rhythm Of Love (★) / Don’t Stop At The Top (★)
* Note: “★” marks are songs that cannot be heard on “WORLD WIDE LIVE”.

● DISC 2-3: VAN HALEN
・ Van Halen: Runnin’With The Devil (★) / You Really Got Me (★) / Ain’t Talkin”Bout Love
・ 1984: Panama
・ 5150: Summer Nights / Why Can’t This Be Love / Best Of Both Worlds
・ OU812: Mine All Mine (★) / Sucker In A 3 Piece (★) / When It’s Love (★) / Black and Blue (★) / A.F.U. (Naturally Wired) (★)
・ Others: There’s Only One Way To Rock / Eagles Fly (★) / I Can’t Drive 55 / Rock And Roll
* Note: “★” marks are songs that cannot be heard on “LIVE WITHOUT A NET”.

… And it looks like this. Both are gorgeous Greatest Hits featuring the famous songs of the 80’s, but they are also delicious full shows with rare songs sprinkled here and there. For SCORPIONS, “Every Minute Every Day” and “Don’t Stop At The Top”, and for VAN HALEN, “Sucker In A 3 Piece” and “Black and Blue” are limited songs only for this period.
And the performance of spinning such a set is a masterpiece. In a word, “the dignity of the climax”. KINGDOM COME, DOKKEN, and METALLICA, the next champion, also participated in this tour, but these two groups are still strong. The melody is pop and the beat is powerful, yet Nori pierces the middle of the catchy straight-line hard rock and sprinkles a large crowd. The colors of Europe and the United States are also in good contrast, which is not only luxurious but also the best coupling.

The thrash metal revolution and the wave of street return by GUNS N’ROSES had already begun, and in 1988, grunge magma was rising from the basement. However, it was the spectacular Masamichi HR / HM that still reigned on the throne. It is a 3-disc set where you can enjoy the 2 main sets of “MONSTERS OF ROCK TOUR 1988” that symbolized the milestone of such times. It is gorgeous because it is the era of the summit. Please fully experience this work.

80年代HR/HMの英雄達が一同に会した伝説の“MONSTERS OF ROCK TOUR 1988”。その主役2組を極上体験できる新発掘ライヴアルバムが登場です。
そんな本作が記録されたのは「1988年7月16日サンフランシスコ公演」。そのヘッドライナーであるVAN HALENと、準トリのSCORPIONSをカップリングした3枚組です。“MONSTERS OF ROCK TOUR 1988”の全28公演中24公演目にあたるコンサートだったわけですが、そんなショウで記録された本作は実にクリアで素晴らしい新名作。発掘の名門「Krw_co」が発表した新発掘音源で、大元マスターからダイレクトにデジタル化された銘品なのです。
そのサウンドはとにかく瑞々しく、骨太なダイレクト感が胸にすく。スネアの鳴りには空間感覚もあるのですが、それが遠さにならず、ヴォーカルやギターがグイグイと迫ってくる。その要因は、恐らく会場。現場となった“キャンドルスティック・パーク”は6万人超という巨大なスタジアムなのですが、ドームではなく天井が大きく開いたオープン・スペース。そのため音を反射する壁や天井がなく、PAの出力音を反響ゼロでダイレクトに拾っているのです。
とは言え、さすがにPAの直近とはいかなかったらしくサウンドボード的な密着感とも違うのですが、それが沸き立つようなスペクタクルも醸してくれる。特に凄いのは大歓声。6万人の生声の広さは絶大で、コール&レスポンスや煽りの反応も超巨大。シンプルに膨大な群衆であり、なおかつ1人ひとりが燃えている。特にヘッドライナーVAN HALEN編のスケール感は“USフェス”か“LIVE AID”かと思うほどで、80年代のHR/HMがいかに巨大なムーヴメントだったのかを千の言葉よりも雄弁に物語ってくれるのです。
そんなスペクタクル・サウンドで描かれるのは、欧州HRと米国HRの象徴たる2組。共に公式ライヴ作のないツアーですが、近い時期にはありますので比較しながらセットを整理してみましょう。

●DISC 1:SCORPIONS
・ラヴドライヴ:Coast To Coast
・電獣:Make It Real/The Zoo
・蠍魔宮:Blackout/Can’t Live Without You/No One Like You/Dynamite
・禁断の刺青Big City Nights/Bad Boys Running Wild/Still Loving You/Coming Home/Rock You Like A Hurricane
・サヴェイジ・アミューズメント:Every Minute Every Day(★)/Rhythm Of Love(★)/Don’t Stop At The Top(★)
※注:「★」印は『WORLD WIDE LIVE』では聴けない曲。

●DISC 2-3:VAN HALEN
・炎の導火線:Runnin’ With The Devil(★)/You Really Got Me(★)/Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love
・1984:Panama
・5150:Summer Nights/Why Can’t This Be Love/Best Of Both Worlds
・OU812:Mine All Mine(★)/Sucker In A 3 Piece(★)/When It’s Love(★)/Black and Blue(★)/A.F.U. (Naturally Wired)(★)
・その他:There’s Only One Way To Rock/Eagles Fly(★)/I Can’t Drive 55/Rock And Roll
※注:「★」印は『LIVE WITHOUT A NET』では聴けない曲。

……と、このようになっています。両者共に80年代の名曲群をフィーチュアした豪華なグレイテスト・ヒッツでありつつ、そこかしこにレア曲もまぶされた美味しいフルショウ。SCORPIONSなら「Every Minute Every Day」「Don’t Stop At The Top」、VAN HALENなら「Sucker In A 3 Piece」「Black and Blue」辺りがこの時期だけの限定曲です。
そして、そんなセットを紡ぐパフォーマンスこそが圧巻。一言で「絶頂の貫禄」。このツアーにはKINGDOM COMEやDOKKEN、次代の王者たるMETALLICAも参加していたわけですが、やはりこの2組は強い。メロディはポップでビートはパワフル、それでいてノリはキャッチーな正道ハードロックのド真ん中を貫き、大群衆をノセにノセまくる。欧州と米国のカラーも良いコントラストで、豪華なだけでなく最高のカップリングでもあるのです。

すでにスラッシュメタル革命やGUNS N’ ROSESによるストリート回帰の波も始まっており、地下からはグランジのマグマも沸き上がりつつあった1988年。しかし、まだまだ王座に君臨していたのは華々しき正道HR/HMでした。そんな時代の節目を象徴していた“MONSTERS OF ROCK TOUR 1988”のメイン2組を味わえる3枚組です。登り切った頂上時代だからこその絢爛。どうぞ、本作でたっぷりとご体験ください。

SCORPIONS

Disc 1(76:52)
1. Intro
2. Blackout
3. Big City Nights
4. Every Minute Every Day
5. Rhythm Of Love
6. Bad Boys Running Wild
7. Make It Real
8. Coast To Coast
9. Still Loving You
10. Don’t Stop At The Top
11. Can’t Live Without You
(tape flip edit at 00:45:32:11)
12. Coming Home
13. The Zoo
14. No One Like You
15. Rock You Like A Hurricane
16. Dynamite

Klaus Meine – Vocal
Matthias Jabs – Guitar
Rudolf Schenker – Guitar
Francis Buchholz – Bass
Herman Rarebell – Drums

VAN HALEN

Disc 2(48:28)
1. Intro
2. Summer Nights
3. There’s Only One Way To Rock
4. Panama
5. Bass Solo
6. Runnin’ With The Devil
7. Why Can’t This Be Love?
8. Mine All Mine
9. Drum Solo
10. You Really Got Me
11. Sucker In A 3 Piece Suit

Disc 3(55:33)
1. MC
2. When It’s Love
3. Eagles Fly
4. I Can’t Drive 55
5. Best Of Both Worlds
6. Eddie Solo
7. Black & Blue
8. Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love
9. A.F.U. (Naturally Wired)
10. Rock And Roll

Sammy Hagar – Vocals, Guitar
Eddie Van Halen – Guitar
Michael Anthony – Bass
Alex Van Halen – Drums

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