レニー・クラヴィッツ

雑誌を見て買ったレニー・クラヴィッツのデビューアルバム『レット・ラヴ・ルール』が気に入り、翌1990年の初来日公演のチケットはすぐに手に入れた。場所はクラブクアトロ 。ところが、体調不良でコンサートは中止。あの小さい箱でレニーを見たかったと今でも残念に思う。翌年の来日コンサートはNHK ホールの3階から見た。人気も出たせいか、会場は大きくなってしまったけれど、髪を振り乱して狂ったように踊る姿や、レニーを紹介するためだけにステージに登場した忌野清志郎 などが強く印象に残っている。

He released his debut album, Let Love Rule, in 1989. I bought a CD of it and really liked it. So when I knew he would have a few concerts in Japan the next year, I immediately got tickets for one of them in Tokyo. The venue was Club Quattro .

Unfortunately, all the concerts were cancelled due to his illness. I wish I could have seen him at such a small place like Club Quattro , whose capacity is about 800 people.

He came to Japan in 1991 after releasing his second album, Mama Said. When I went to a concert of the tour, the venue was bigger. It was at NHK Hall, which has 3500 seats, and I watched him from the third floor. I remember his frantic dancing and a Japanese singer, Kiyoshiro Imawano, appearing on the stage and introducing Lenny before his band played.

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Let Love Rule/Lenny Kravitz

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