32 years ago, Tatsuro’s live album that compiled many live sound sources from various performances “JOY” was released on this day. Many years later, after many new songs and a lot of concert tours, there was a talk among his fans about “JOY 2” – a continuation of live album which extend the range of live performances beyond the 80’s era, and keep the image of his show up to date.
Tatsuro himself seems to be interested in this idea, and the album was brought up many times in the past. However it appears that the project is a lot more difficult than before, due to the sheer amount of live sound sources throughout 45-year of his music career. The closest thing we got right now is JOY 1.5 – a bonus disc contains 7 live songs which came with his latest album ‘Ray of Hope’ in 2011.
Now with no news or any update about JOY 2 at all after the last time he mentioned about it in March, I hereby present you with “JOY 0” – a fan compilation of Tatsuro’s live sound sources from many concerts throughout his solo career. Represents in the manner of his show – which means you might find a setlist like this when you go to his concert. That being said this album undoubtly leans towards my bias, so you might not find some songs that he often plays in concerts.
All tracks are ‘official’ live sound sources which got released on albums/singles or broadcasted on radio programs in the past (few of them are shamelessly pulled from the original JOY album). So the audio quality may vary depending on the source files I had.
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Tracklist
00:00 Pocket Music (1986/7/30 @ Nakano Sun Plaza Hall)
06:47 Sparkle (1999/2/11 @ Osaka Festival Hall)
11:55 Daydream (1999/2/11 @ Osaka Festival Hall)
17:59 Pink Shadow (2014/10/10 @ Nagoya THE BOTTOM LINE)
23:58 Southbound #9 (2019/9/7 @ NHK Hall)
29:27 Dreaming Day (1994/5/2 @ Nakano Sun Plaza Hall)
34:52 夏の陽 (1999/2/11 @ Osaka Festival Hall)
41:44 Lady Blue (1986/7/31 @ Nakano Sun Plaza Hall)
47:43 Futari (1986/10/9 @ Koriyama City Cultural Center Hall)
55:28 夜翔 (Nightfly) (1986/10/9 @ Koriyama City Cultural Center Hall)
1:03:36 Amapola 〜 I Love You Part II (1985/2/24 @ Kanagawa Kenmin Hall)
1:08:55 Stand By Me (1999/2/11 @ Osaka Festival Hall)
1:12:27 Love Celebration (1980/5/3 @ Nakano Sun Plaza Hall)
1:17:19 Merry Go Round (1985/2/24 @ Kanagawa Kenmin Hall)
1:22:29 Love Talkin’ (1982/11/12 @ Nagasaki Civic Auditorium)
1:29:19 Bomber 〜 Silent Screamer (1981/12/27 @ Nakano Sun Plaza Hall)
1:36:53 Let’s Dance Baby (1999/2/11 @ Osaka Festival Hall)
1:46:44 Loveland, Island (1999/2/11 @ Osaka Festival Hall)
1:55:32 今日はなんだか (1994/5/2 @ Nakano Sun Plaza Hall)
2:02:41 Down Town (1994/5/2 @ Nakano Sun Plaza Hall)
2:07:44 Last Step (1998/2/26 @ Fukuoka Sun Palace Hall)
2:11:23 Circus Town (1979/12/26 @ Shibuya Public Hall)
2:18:38 My Sugar Babe (1994/5/2 @ Nakano Sun Plaza Hall)
2:22:41 That’s My Desire (Taken from Sound Street 1986/3/20)
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