GiGinJapan Artwork of Japanese CDs (mostly) Yes / Tokyo 2022 1st Night / 2CDR / Amity
Live at Orchard Hall, Tokyo, Japan 5th September 2022
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With the 50th anniversary of the daimyo board “Kiseki”, YES’s Japan tour was realized for the first time in three years. All performances of the latest original recording will be released together!
This time’s Japan tour consisted of 5 performances, and this work is the first of a series of 5 performances. It is a masterpiece audience recording of “September 5, 2022: Orchard Hall” performance. After all, it is all performances at once, so let’s organize each position according to the schedule so that there is no confusion.
*September 5th: Orchard Hall ← This work
*September 6th “TOKYO 2022 2ND NIGHT”
・September 8 “OSAKA 2022”
・September 9 “NAGOYA 20222”
*September 12th “TOKYO 2022 FINAL NIGHT”
* Note: “*” marks are the same recording artist collection as this work.
A total of 5 performances. I never thought that it would be possible to release it all at once, but this work is a full live album that completely recorded the first day of Lee’s best among them.
“And the quality is superb.” It is an original recording of only this work given by the recording artist himself, but the taper is not just a person. He is a modern master who has recorded a number of performances in Japan for the past few years, and he is a person who has worked on many press masterpieces at our shop. Recently, the new work has been absent due to the new corona wreck, but as the scene has recovered, he has provided a great recording again.
In fact, the sound that flows from this work has a strong core and is vivid without any sense of distance. It also sucks in the hall noise, so it can’t be mistaken for a sound board, but in the case of this work, even that is a beauty. The sound that echoes throughout the venue enhances symphonic beauty and dynamism, and the sense of space where beautiful melodies pour down creates a solemnity like a church organ. Of course, there is no original or child if the details are clouded by the ringing, but this work is a name recording because there is no such worry. The outline of the core that penetrates the middle of the ringing is clear, and you can fully inhale the YES-like sound world that has both tolerance and rushing power.
With such a beautiful symphonic sound, a full show centering on the complete reproduction of the famous board “Kissei” is depicted. The previous visit to Japan (2019) also reproduced “crisis”, but of course the set is different. Let’s introduce while comparing with three years ago.
First half (DISC 1) normal concert set
・The song that was played at the last (2019) “Crisis” reenactment night: Yours Is No Disgrace
・Songs played in other sets on the previous visit to Japan (2019): Does It Really Happen?/Heart Of The Sunrise
・Songs that were not played in Japan last time (2019): On The Silent Wings Of Freedom / To Be Over (Howe’s solo) / Wonderous Stories / The Ice Bridge
Just like last time, the performance in Japan this time will be roughly divided into two parts. The first half was usually a concert-like “best song selection set”, and the second half was “album reproduction + encore”. And the big difference from 3 years ago is the first half of the selection. At our shop, the representative work “TOKYO 2019 1ST NIGHT (Virtuoso 392/393)” of the “crisis” reproduction night in the previous visit to Japan has become a standard, but the “best selection” part is covered with “Yours Is No Disgrace” only. After that, it is a total replacement, and it will show off the new song “The Ice Bridge” of “THE QUEST” and “On The Silent Wings Of Freedom”, which will be released for the first time in Japan.
● second half (DISC 2) “crisis” reproduction set + encore
・”Kisei” all songs + “Roundabout” “Starship Trooper”
And then, in the second half, the long-awaited “Crisis” is completely recreated. Including the two encore songs, here are only the standard songs that I played in Japan last time. There is no novelty, but in the first place, “album reproduction live” is not something that seeks freshness, but rather you can fully enjoy the pleasure of continuing to bathe in super-deadly songs for over an hour.
YES, who overcame the COVID-19 pandemic and celebrated the 50th anniversary of the famous album “Kiseki” with a completely recreated live performance. It is a new name board that you can fully experience the first day with excellent sound. Originally, it was a product that could be made into a press, but we decided to introduce it from the Amity label because of the fastest release. Breaking news and the decisive first release of five simultaneous releases. Please enjoy it to the fullest.
★ A masterpiece audience recording of the “September 5, 2022 Orchard Hall” performance. A sister work of “TOKYO 2022 2ND NIGHT” and the same recording artist’s collection, the powerful core is vivid without a sense of distance. The hall sound also enhances symphonic beauty and dynamism, making it a magnificent and beautiful recording like a church organ. While focusing on the complete reproduction of the daimyo board “Crisis”, you can fully experience the latest show where you can also see the precious “To Be Over” during Howe’s solo time.
Amity 688
