¡Big Shots - Live In Osaka 1981
¡Billy Joel
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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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