Asia
1983-12-08
Soundcheck
Budokan Japan
Audience Recording
Liberated Bootleg (Don't Cry)
Artwork Included
Quality B
Time:108 Minutes



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MTV video performance broadcast on the 6th.
Westwood One audio was broadcast on the 7th
and this audience soundcheck recording from the 8th
the 9th is Osaka Jo Hall Osaka Japan.


Bass, Lead Vocals – Greg Lake
Drums – Carl Palmer
Guitar – Steve Howe
Keyboards – Geoffrey Downes


A bit rough from time to time,but interesting.


CD
Soundcheck 1983-12-08

Disc One
1.Keyboard and Bass Soundcheck
2.Drums Soundcheck
3.Chorus Soundcheck
4.Message From Brian Lane and Carl Palmer
5.Rehearsal and Soundcheck
6.Keyboard Soundcheck 1
7.Keyboard Soundcheck 2

Disc Two
1.Keyboard Soundcheck 3
2.Keyboard Soundcheck 4
3.Guitar Soundcheck 1
4.Guitar Soundcheck 2
5.Guitar Soundcheck 3
6.Guitar Soundcheck 4
7.Chorus Check
8.Don't Cry
9.Soundcheck
10.Don't Cry (Breakdown)
11.Don't Cry



Sound source, so rare most at the moment is the live recording of this rehearsal the 8th It would be sound source you.
It is thought this recording from the one who was the central figure of Japan Asia fan club at the time probably went under the permission of the members,
but on the stage sound check of each instrument, and backstage at Boombox or Walkman that you bring It has also recorded nearly two hours chorus practice,
a sound alignment of the entire band, and included up to a special message for the members of the fan club by Karl Palmer and the late Brian Lane was the manager of Asia at that time in has been.
It is thought the sound quality was good, generator of much also not through, but because originally is recording a Puraivu~eto really, and Gasagoso time to time,
abnormal noise rubbed the microphone in the middle of a hectic move from entering the charm is. But it also, we have highlighted the poetry of this raw and recordings
that are recorded in the perspective of a special fan of the central figure of the fan club at the time. Frequent appearances there are many most is the keyboard checks Downes.
But rather than this is a check of the playing surface, there are close to that huge “check Start up” on keyboard fortress, synth, strings, electric piano, organ, rhythm machine, vocoder, piano and …,
various sounds rapidly how Yuku is checked is a thing to hear. The drum and bass’s Yuku at stake as to be tempted by melody in check It is also rehabilitation landscape unique,
and as you might there is also a scene to start the “Time Again” suddenly in, ear in the excitement sudden it will not release the. Simple check of the drum scene only once, Disc1-(2),
but the state in which confirmed by skin feel sense of tup and fixed condition of the kit, the attitude of the sound is impressive. It is also the like are drawing the basic shape of things
in the precise brushwork quick to drawing paper, this situation has become a high-impact scene while short and about six and a half minutes or so. Sound and alignment of the entire listen
in the second half of the Disc-2, sound contains so so when checking the keyboard-based, check-scene at the base alone What almost no one is also interesting place. It appears Greg in ASIA IN ASIA,
lines sometimes colorful appears to because you have been doing in the play route any song basically of what to put, there was no need so much practice sound type of the song even if you can check may be.
Singing and chorus than the bass his case rather than as being serious about it what to check the surface, towards it declined after this the “Don’t Cry” premiere, last in the second half of the Disc2-(11)
actual state in which carriage in silence to confirm the phrase and included singing has been captured. After checking the sound in the solo of “Sketches In The Sun” and the like, check scene
(where the ※ sound stand on tiptoe to treble at a stretch) onset part of “Don’t Cry” is also 10 minutes near the rehabilitation landscape of guitar (24 seconds to 3 minutes of ※ Disc2-(4))
that where a characteristic that follow will come out. He’s playing here in the steel guitar Fender made ​​called “Dual 6”, and Dual 6 from hand guitar at the location of the same sound type that comes
out after the two chorus first and this opening paragraph in the live of ’83 I’ve been playing with for a moment to change. So this will find a new break-in their hands.
The changing various timing and time to extend the sound of the rising, we carefully check the feel of the sound and attitude of tone. ‘re Relentlessly repeat it is estimated that there is another reason apart from perhaps,
playing mistakes probably because stood out in the past in part of this type sound comes out it. It is a thing that comes from the distortion and displacement of the ensemble,
such as listen in the failures of Disc2-(10) This work concretely,
his precedent has been seen here and there a number of North American summer tour. Performance in Detroit performances September 10 that became the performance of the last 80’s
as an original member also made ​​a mistake exactly the same at the beginning in a place famous, or in Massachusetts performances of August 22 is in The scene painful, who that is,
remember how that was redo the ending or fails the finale will also be home.It is thought Howe and he has a re-confirmation of timing and phrase relentlessly here There is also such a bitter experience,
but this is to play as much as gangway for Steve “Don’t Cry” has and, for the band at the same time It is made ​​even suggesting whether a “song of the bete noire” spicy.
But I can not overlook the fact that performance is beautifully fruition of the 8th production performance is “Don’t Cry” and thus there as much as he faces carefully.
This story title by all means this situation: You would like to have you check the Disc3-(10) of “ASIA IN ASIA DEFINITIVE AUDIENCE MASTERS”, but this decorating the end of the rehearsal In fact,
it’s a superb play more It is a performance in (11) Disc2-(8) work. Rather than three-dimensional impression on entering and guitar (11), how growth of melody and tone, and emerged feeling of dynamic music and production or more particularly,
it has become a thing that can be said to be the best of this song of all performances in ’83 It would be worth checking so. By overlaid at all without putting the time the sound of their own that their has confirmed ten minutes before only a few, of the place that day wonder of music that start out feeling becomes a lush tone, the two It is scrupulously recorded the track. I think the best part of these rehearsal sound source, and they point to understand better music for that day or was created by life what kind of person. That is the sound check, is the act to make sure the sound of the sound that musicians will issue on the whole and individual, but listen intently to it, to see near and whether the overlap with the sound of another How does sound swells from any instrument (or, The act) “see” is, It is directly linked to the pleasure point of view about the play that song, that Yuku much more in me. The soundscape of this about two hours yuku born rich music fruitful, what you feel, what would you read. This treasured sound source of that event 30 years ago, life and human life of various sounds that were in the back is glimpse the title, body Title: gem in order to deepen the understanding of “ASIA IN ASIA DEFINITIVE AUDIENCE MASTERS” It has become a bonus title.

This torrent is of the Westwood One recording, which was actually on December 6, 1983 (Japan time), the first performance of Asia+Greg Lake in Japan. I learned this from an unboxing video of the new deluxe set http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh1Az9yPqgs.

The second performance on December 7th (Japan time) was the MTV Satellite Broadcast. The replica ticket included in the deluxe set shows a 2:00 PM start time. This fits with the 11:00 EST (US time) start time advertised for the MTV "Asia in Asia" broadcast.

Downes is quoted as saying: "The night before the broadcast there was an extra free show put in and recorded as a safety measure just in case there was any failure on the night, so that it could be seamlessly switched if necessary."

The deluxe set includes a replica ticket from the third performance on December 8 with a 6:30 PM time. No ticket is shown from the first performance or the fourth performance in Osaka on December 9.



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