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| Background information | |
| Origin |  Japan |
| Genre(s) | Punk Rock |
| Years active | 1991–2000 |
| Label(s) | Pizza of Death Records, Fat Wreck Chords |
| Members | |
| Akihiro Nanba - Vocals, Bass Ken Yokoyama - Guitar, Vocals Akira Tsuneoka - Drums |
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They are ranked at No. 63 in the list of top 100 Japanese musicians provided by HMV. [1]
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Style
Although classed as a 'punk rock' band, lyrically they were less politically charged than canonical punk forerunners . Many songs were about meeting a new girl, lost love, or the transition from teenage years to adulthood. The song "Teenagers are all assholes" from their final LP "Making the road" talks about how there is no justification for violence, with lyrics such as "Don't torment your friends and neighbors/Someday you'll see you are small/There is no good reason to assault somebody/If you wanna beat someone/Beat yourself". Musically they were very similar to many other popular punk-rock bands that were big in the 90's, such as NOFX, Millencolin and The Vandals; most of their songs were very fast and catchy, with a few slower songs scattered here and there. "Making the road" was probably their most musically diverse release, featuring some very fast, hard songs (Just Rock, Crows) mixed in with slower songs (Dear my Friends) and even a gentle piccolo-driven instrumental (Tinkerbell Hates Goatees). The band was considered to be very talented musically, with the fast, tight, powerful drumming and creative guitar work often standing out.
Hiatus
After recording five albums, the band entered a hiatus in August of 2000, shortly after playing "Air Jam 2000". Ken Yokoyama began working on other projects, including BBQ Chickens and Ken Band, which is now simply known as Ken Yokoyama. Hi-Standard were a Japanese Punk rock group who formed in 1991 Yokoyama revisited the bands original label Pizza of Death Records, which has since signed many punk and alternative rock bands. Akihiro Nanba's newest project is Ultra Brain. According to CDJapan, Nanba proclaims their debut album, Neo Punk, to be the birth of neo-punk [2]. Akira Tsuneoka now provides the drums for the group, Cubismo Grafico Five. Although the band has never officially called it quits, as time goes on it is looking more and more unlikely that they will play together again, especially now that each member has gone on to different projects. However, fans still hope to one day see a reunion show.
Discography
- Growing Up (1996) Fat Wreck Chords
- Angry Fist (1997) Fat Wreck Chords
- Making the Road (1999) Fat Wreck Chords
- Love Is a Battlefield (EP) (2001) Fat Wreck Chords
- Last of Sunny Day (2000) Japan. For other uses check here Growing Up (disambiguation Growing Up is the debut album from Japanese Punk rock band Hi-Standard Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based Independent record label, focused on Punk rock, which was started by Fat Mike Angry Fist is the second album from Japanese Punk rock band Hi-Standard. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Making the Road is the third album from Japanese Punk rock band Hi-Standard. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Love Is a Battlefield is a four track EP from Japanese Punk rock band Hi-Standard. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.
- The full-length Last of Sunny Day contains songs from their prior releases and original songs. The band have an additional single "The Kids are Alright" available only in Japan
- Hi-Standard perform punk covers of American songs "California Dreamin'", "Green Acres", "Have you ever seen the rain?" and "Fools Rush In"
References
- ^ 音楽 情報ニュース/Top 100 Japanese pops Artists - No.64/HMV
- ^ Ultra Brain - Neo Punk. cdjapan. co. jp.
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