Elton John: Live in Tokyo, Japan, October 1, 1971.
from BigO [no label, 2CD]
Since Singapore banned long-haired rockers back in the '70s, most of them headed to Japan or Australia where rock music has a 40-year history. This Tokyo show was Elton's debut in Japan and, judging by the performance and reception, he left a lasting impression.
Interestingly, Elton back then would play solo for the first set. Then his band of just drums and bass would come on. He would do many obscure songs like It's Me That You Need, Rock Me When He's Gone, Come Down In Time, Skyline Pigeon and Friends, all rarely performed live.
If you pick up Elton's bootlegs of outtakes called The Dick James Sessions, in three volumes, you can see how much he recorded and left off his albums. This is something new indie singer-songwriters might want to reflect on. Less is oftentimes more.
Also, back then new talent would pad their shows like they sometimes do today, with covers. Here Elton performs three covers - Honky Tonk Women, Elvis' My Baby Left Me and
Jerry Lee Lewis' Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On. But to Elton's credit, you don't really care for them. It's his own material that you want to hear.
What you have in this show is a preview of his Madman Across The Water album done live. Unfortunately no Tiny Dancer or Levon. The show is marvelous if recorded a bit shrill and sometimes the vocals are over enthusiastic and off color. The recording is a soundboard and in stereo. A nice one for fans of early
Elton John.
- Professor Red
Disc I
Track 101 It's Me That You Need (5.6MB)
Track 102 Your Song (5.7MB)
Track 103 Rock Me When He's Gone (5.2MB)
Track 104 Come Down In Time (4.6MB)
Track 105 Skyline Pigeon (5.4MB)
Track 106 Rotten Peaches (7.9MB)
Track 107 Indian Sunset (9.1MB)
Track 108 Ballad Of A Well-Known Gun (10.1MB)
Track 109 Friends (3.4MB)
Track 110 The King Must Die (7.0MB)
Track 111 Holiday Inn (5.0MB)
Track 112 Can I Put You On (9.6MB)
Disc II
Track 201 Country Comfort (6.4MB)
Track 202 Honky Tonk Women (5.2MB)
Track 203 Border Song (4.6MB)
Track 204 Madman Across The Water (16.1MB)
Track 205 Amoreena (6.6MB)
Track 206 Take Me To The Pilot (8.7MB)
Track 207 My Baby Left Me (9.5MB)
Track 208 Jam (15.1MB)
Track 209 Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On (11.3MB)
Lineup:
Elton John - piano, vocals
Nigel Olsson - drums
Dee Murray - bass
192kbs
Nov 1, 2007
Code:
http://rapidshare.com/files/66771132/October1_71.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/66775174/October1_71.part2.rar
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