Group Sounds
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This article is about the music genre. For the Rocket from the Crypt album, see Group Sounds (album).
| Group Sounds | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Rock and roll, beat music, British rock, kayōkyoku |
| Cultural origins | mid-1960s Japan |
| Typical instruments | Guitar, bass guitar, drum kit |
| Derivative forms | J-pop |
Group Sounds (G.S.) is a genre of Japanese rock music. Inspired by The Beatles, Group Sounds became popular in the mid to late 1960s. Group Sounds initiated fusion of Japanese kayōkyoku music and rock music.[1] Their music production techniques were regarded as a pioneer of modern Japanese popular music.[1]
Fōku (folk) and New Music became famous in Japan in the 1970s, but new rock bands survived as "New Rock" in Japanese underground music.[2] The origin of modern Japanese rock music was usually regarded as New Rock. Videos of New Rock bands' concerts were very rare.[3]
Notable Group Sounds bands
The Spiders in 1966.
- The Tigers (aka The Funnys)
- The Tempters
- The Spiders
- The Wild Ones
- The Golden Cups
- The Mops
- The Carnabeats
Notable New Rock bands (1969–1972)
- Blues Creation
- Flower Travellin' Band
- Happy End
- Power House
- PYG
- RC Succession
- Les Rallizes Dénudés
- Sadistic Mika Band
- Speed, Glue & Shinki
- Taj Mahal Travellers
See also
- Music of Japan
- J-pop
- Visual kei
- Japanese hip hop
- Japanese jazz
- Japanese reggae
- Japanese ska
- List of Japanese rock bands
- Enka
- Ryūkōka
- Kayōkyoku
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (Japanese) "第38回 ─ グループ・サウンズ". bounce.com. 2004-12-16. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ↑ (Japanese) ""70'sニュー・ロック"コンピ盤、登場！". CD Journal. 2004-11-01. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ↑ (Japanese) "ニュー・ロックの貴重映像発掘！映画「ロック誕生」". natalie. 2008-08-04. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
External links
- Cutie Morning Moon - Dedicated to Japanese 1960s garage punk
- The Video Beat - What are the Group Sounds?
- Showapop - Group Sounds Record & CD articles in English
- Trans World '60s Punk:Cutie Morning Moon - Provides Information Mostly About Garage Bands From Outside the United States
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