Rainbow Goblins Story Live at Budokan 1981 Nijidennsetsu [2CD Japanese import]

Masayoshi Takanaka - Rainbow Goblins Story Live at Budokan 1981 Nijidennsetsu [2CD Japanese import]

A close look at the full scope of Masayoshi Takanaka’s legendary concert "RAINBOW GOBLINS STORY"! This release captures the legendary two-day concert held at Nippon Budokan on March 10 and 11, 1981, the very day and the day after the release of Masayoshi Takanaka’s masterpiece "The Rainbow Goblins." The first part recreates on stage the concept album "The Rainbow Goblins," which Takanaka created based on the inspiration he drew from Italian painter Ul de Rico’s picture book "The Rainbow Goblins," while the second part is made up of Masayoshi Takanaka’s hit songs. Now, for the first time, that full performance sees the light of day as a single audio work. A huge rainbow neon arch stretched across the stage, with its seven colors lighting up in various patterns in sync with the music. Combined with what was then a state-of-the-art laser show and a mountain-like stack of equipment onstage, it created a fantastical world. The seven musicians appeared wearing costumes in different goblin image colors, while Takanaka, dressed in a yellow jumpsuit with rainbow-colored hair, played a rainbow metallic Yamaha SG. The world of "The Rainbow Goblins" that Masayoshi Takanaka, already at the peak of his popularity as one of Japan’s leading guitarists, brought to life onstage returns now, on its 45th anniversary, with vivid sound. Members Masahiro Miyazaki (Dr) Akihiro Tanaka (Ba) Izumi Kobayashi (Key) Kiyozumi Ishikawa (Key) Yuki Sugawara (Perc) Makoto Kimura (Perc) Koji Satsuma (Sax)

Disc 1 01. PROLOGUE 02. ONCE UPON A SONG 03. SEVEN GOBLINS 04. THE SUNSET VALLEY 05. THE MOON ROSE 06. SOON 07. THUNDERSTORM 08. RISING ARCH 09. PLUMMED BIRD 10. YOU CAN NEVER COME TO THIS PLACE THIS PLACE Disc 2 01. BLUE LAGOON 02. RAINY DAY BLUE 03. EARLY BIRD 04. READY TO FLY 05. Kurofune