After charging through "One More Time," "Wild West," and "You Can"t Get What You Want (Until You Know What You Want)" at a punishing clip, one might expect the soft-spoken Joe Jackson to shift to a lower gear. Instead, the one-time musical prodigy, pub band pioneer, and now eclectic composer revisits one of his even faster, earlier hits, "On Your Radio." If most performers risk monotony with such a move, Jackson"s quiet charisma in this 1986 performance encourages pleasurable surrender and, in his more mature material, careful attention to his uniquely marbled tones, rhythms, and colors. Steeped in the influences of swing, Latin music, classical composition, and melodic balladry, Jackson is full of mix-and-match surprises, such as a delicate re-imagining of "Steppin" Out" and a growling, funky "Soul Kiss." This is a pure delight, from start to finish. Special features could be more special, however: a Jackson discography would have made sense with such a far-reaching playlist.--Tom Keogh
DVD
リージョン1
DOLBY DIGITAL
NTSC
112分
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2004年5月3日に日本でレビュー済み
1986.10.21 東京・中野サンプラザでのBIG WORLDツアーのライブです。
アルバム「BIG WORLD」の曲を中心に3部構成で行われました。
「NIGHT & DAY」のクールなイメージや「BODY & SOUL」の完成された管楽器が出てくると思いきや、4人編成のシンプルな構成で最初からロックで行きます。コスプレしたり、いろいろな楽器を持ったり、サービス満点。
そして、ロック編成もいいな~と思っていると、最後の方でがらっと変えて始まる、Jumpin" Jiveメドレーに二度ビックリ。JJ格好良すぎです。このDVD、これを見るだけでも価値があります。
曲の途中MCで間が空くのは、当日通訳でコメントが流れていたため。そう、当日6列目で見てたのです私...
After charging through "One More Time," "Wild West," and "You Can"t Get What You Want (Until You Know What You Want)" at a punishing clip, one might expect the soft-spoken Joe Jackson to shift to a lower gear. Instead, the one-time musical prodigy, pub band pioneer, and now eclectic composer revisits one of his even faster, earlier hits, "On Your Radio." If most performers risk monotony with such a move, Jackson"s quiet charisma in this 1986 performance encourages pleasurable surrender and, in his more mature material, careful attention to his uniquely marbled tones, rhythms, and colors. Steeped in the influences of swing, Latin music, classical composition, and melodic balladry, Jackson is full of mix-and-match surprises, such as a delicate re-imagining of "Steppin" Out" and a growling, funky "Soul Kiss." This is a pure delight, from start to finish. Special features could be more special, however: a Jackson discography would have made sense with such a far-reaching playlist.--Tom Keogh