Guitarist Tak Matsumoto and vocalist Koshi Inaba have kept a straightforward rock sound since the late 1980s.
For a sense of their style, 'Akai kawa' and 'Bad Communication' hold up as solid examples of that guitar-and-vocals foundation they've always had.
They've built a catalog of over 300 songs, including tracks like 'Akai kawa' and 'Kimi no naka de Odoritai,' that stick to a no-frills rock approach. Their consistency, 26 studio albums and 46 singles, means they've been a steady presence on Japanese charts for decades. Even after Inaba's throat cancer surgery in 2004, they returned the next year without changing their sound much.
They formed in the late 1980s and released their self-titled debut album in 1988. Their activity paused briefly in 2004 due to Inaba's health, but they came back in 2005 and kept putting out records.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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