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CD Album

Big Shots - Live In Osaka 1981

Billy Joel

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Release Date February 19, 2025
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Catalog No.VSCD-4675
JAN/ISBN 4540399324579
Product Type CD
Number of Discs 2
Label/DistributorVivid Sound Coporation

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[Machine Translation] Treasure Ark, a series of high-quality live recordings! Recorded at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on April 20, 1981 from the 1981 Glass Houses Tour! Recorded in Japan at the peak of their career, when they won the Grammy Award three years in a row! In 1977, "Stranger" and the single "Bare Faces" were big hits. After that, "52nd Street in New York" (1978) and "Glass House" (1980) were big hits, and from 1979 to 1981, the band won Grammy Awards for three consecutive years. The timing of their visit to Japan was perfect, as they were in the best shape of their career up to this point. The tour started with 3 days at Nippon Budokan from April 15 to 17, and continued to Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on April 20 and 21, Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on April 22, and Kyoto Prefectural Gymnasium on April 24. This is the performance on April 20, the middle day of the three days, and the performance was in top form. The setlist was a parade of hit songs. More than half of the songs performed were singles, not including the songs from "New York Story" (1976), which was a flop album, showing their pride as hit makers. Billy would continue to produce great songs consistently for the next few years, which shows how god-like he was during this period of his career. Although "Onesti" is played casually at the beginning of the concert, it was a hit in the U.S., reaching No. 24, but as is often said, it is not paid much attention in the U.S. and is only occasionally featured in the concert. It was probably performed in consideration of its popularity in Japan. Although the backing band does not include any well-known members, the performance is well put together, and there is much to listen to. The sound quality is excellent, and it is nice to know that this is still available as a recording of the Japan concert. Commentary included.

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Description in Japanese

ビッグ・ショッツ - ライヴ・イン 大阪 1981 / ビリー・ジョエル

良質なライブ音源をセレクトするシリーズ、トレジャーアーク! 1981年の <Glass Houses Tour>から、4月20日の大阪府立体育館での演奏を収録! グラミー賞3年連続受賞という絶頂期の来日の記録! 77年の『ストレンジャー』とシングル「素顔のままで」が大ヒット。以降、『ニューヨーク52番街』(78年)、『グラス・ハウス』(80年)と大ヒットが続き、79年から81年にかけて、3年連続でグラミー賞を受賞。ここまでのキャリアで最高の状態にある中で、最高のタイミングでの来日となった。これまでの2度の来日では2公演ずつだったが、一気に7公演に。4月15日から17日までの日本武道館3デイズでスタートし、20日と21日の大阪府立体育館、22日の愛知県体育館、24日の京都府立体育館まで続いた。これはその中日である4月20日の演奏だが、そのパフォーマンスは絶好調。しかもセットリストはヒット曲のオンパレード。演奏した曲の半分以上がシングル曲で、アルバムが大コケした『ニューヨーク物語』(76年)からの曲は含まないというあたりにヒットメーカーとしてのプライドが見える。そして、このあと数年は名曲をコンスタントに生み出し続けていくのだから、この時期のビリーがいかに神がかっていたのかというもの。コンサートの最初の方で「オネスティ」がさりげなく演奏されているが、アメリカでは24位の中ヒットとなってはいるものの、よく言われているように本国ではあまり注目されていない曲、コンサートでもたまに採り上げられる程度。やはり日本での人気を鑑みて演奏したのだろう。バックバンドにはそれほど有名なメンバーはいないものの、演奏はよくまとまっており、聴きどころは多い。音質も良く、これが日本公演の録音として残っているところが嬉しい。解説付。

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    Tracklisting

    DISC 1

    1
    MEXICAN CONNECTION
    Mexican Connection
    2
    YOU MAY BE RIGHT
    You May Be Right
    3
    MY LIFE
    My Life
    4
    HONESTY
    Honesty
    5
    MOVIN' OUT (ANTHONY'S SONG)
    Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)
    6
    PIANO MAN
    Piano Man
    7
    DON'T ASK ME WHY
    Don’t Ask Me Why
    8
    VIENNA
    Vienna
    9
    THE STRANGER
    The Stranger
    10
    STILETTO
    Stiletto
    11
    UNTIL THE NIGHT
    Until The Night

    DISC 2

    1
    ROOT BEER RAG
    Root Beer Rag
    2
    SHE'S ALWAYS A WOMAN
    She’s Always A Woman
    3
    JUST THE WAY YOU ARE
    Just The Way You Are
    4
    SLEEPING WITH THE TELEVISION ON
    Sleeping With The Television On
    5
    ALL FOR LEYNA
    All For Leyna
    6
    SOMETIMES A FANTASY
    Sometimes A Fantasy
    7
    BIG SHOT
    Big Shot
    8
    IT'S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME
    It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me
    9
    I'LL CRY INSTEAD
    I’ll Cry Instead
    10
    BAND INTRO
    Band Intro
    11
    ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG
    Only The Good Die Young
    12
    SOUVENIR
    Souvenir

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