Live At Budokan (2003) Review by Steven Stanley

Basically Slane castle with no atmosphere. The crowd are really subdued and don't get going at all. I've always wondered why they released 2 DVD's from the same tour... if it was the 18 Tour I wouldn't be complaining but this offers nothing new. At this point Bryan had stopped playing the full version of 'How Do Ya Feel Tonight' in favour of a very abbreviated version. It's a shame because it misses the whole buildup the full live version had where Bryan asked "is there anybody out there?" before coming onstage which sent the crowd wild.

Setlist wise this is slightly better maybe than Slane with the inclusion of tracks like 'Remember' and 'Getaway' but this is lost with the poor audience. Like with Slane, 4 tracks from the same show are put out on the extras. WHY? Also, like Lisbon this gig was filmed over 2 nights... the first night in the encores BA did a cover of Deep Purple's 'Woman From Tokyo'... it's not on here.

It's a good performance by Bryan but ultimately the show is too similar to the Slane gig which was far superior in comparison.

Key Tracks:
Remember
I Don't Wanna Live Forever

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