The Roosters (Japanese: ザ・ルースターズ, Hepburn: Za Rūsutāzu, also written as The Roosterz) are a Japanese rock band formed in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1979. Their music has mixed rock and roll, punk rock,[2]British blues, ska, and new wave.[3] Originally active from 1979 to 1988, they performed at the 2004 Fuji Rock Festival before restarting activities in 2009. Through the years, guitarist Hiroyuki Hanada remained the only constant member, with the band currently consisting of the original lineup. In 2003, HMV Japan ranked the Roosters at number 75 on their list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts.[4] In September 2007, Rolling Stone Japan rated their album Good Dreams number 28 on its list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time".[5]
They formed in 1979 in the Hakata ward of Fukuoka, named after the blues standard "Little Red Rooster". Although there were four different lineups throughout the life of the band—all centered around guitarist Hiroyuki Hanada--Shinya Oe was the band's first frontman. Oe not only sang lead vocals, but also dominated the writing of lyrics and music for the group for the first three albums. In addition to Oe's contributions, the first two albums were made up of several cover songs. Their third album Insane was a step in a new direction, it was not only the first original Roosters album, but it also featured the first Roosters song not written and composed by Oe: "Baby Sitter", written and composed by bassist Tomio Inoue. This was the first sign of a more democratic Roosters, and it paved the way for Hanada to compose songs for their fourth album Dis.
The Roosters' sixth album φPHY was Oe's last with the group, with only about half of the record credited to him. The rest of the album is credited to Toshiyuki Shibayama for his lyrics and Hanada for his musical compositions. Shibayama continued to write a large portion of the lyrics for the group until they broke up, but never played with them or was an official member. The Roosters appeared, along with other Japanese rock bands, in the 1982 Sogo Ishii film Burst City. In 1985 Shinya Oe decided to take an indefinite break from making music and left the band. Despite losing an integral member of the band the Roosters pressed on and released their seventh album Neon Boy less than nine months after Oe's departure. A single, "Out Land", was Jun Shimoyama's first contribution as a songwriter and composer for the group. Shimoyama continued to write lyrics and music for the band along with Hanada until the band's dissolution in 1988.
Romanization Note:There are three members of the Roosters who prefer irregular romanizations of their names, Shinya Oe, Junzi Ikehata and Koichi Ando. 'Modified Hepburn' romanizations are given next to their names in Japanese in their case.
Discography
Albums
The Roosters (1980)
The Roosters a-Gogo (1981)
Insane (1981)
Dis. (1983)
Good Dreams (1984)
φPHY (1984)
SOS (1985)
Neon Boy (1985)
Kaminari (1986)
Passenger (1987)
Four Pieces (1988)
Four Pieces Live (1988)
References
^"プロフィール・バイオグラフィ・リンク". Barks (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-17.
^"少年、少女を虜にし、多くのキッズに楽器を持たせた一枚！ 今、聴いても凄すぎるルースターズの『THE ROOSTERS』". OKMusic (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-17.
^. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
^"Top 100 Japanese pops Artists - No.90". HMV Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-02-15.
^Lindsay, Cam (2007-11-14). "Finally! "The 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time" Listed". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
External links
Official Website (Japanese)
The Roosters' at Columbia Records (Japanese)
March 04, 2023
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For the American R amp B group originally known as the Roosters see The Impressions For other uses see The Roosters disambiguation The Roosters Japanese ザ ルースターズ Hepburn Za Rusutazu also written as The Roosterz are a Japanese rock band formed in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1979 Their music has mixed rock and roll punk rock 2 British blues ska and new wave 3 Originally active from 1979 to 1988 they performed at the 2004 Fuji Rock Festival before restarting activities in 2009 Through the years guitarist Hiroyuki Hanada remained the only constant member with the band currently consisting of the original lineup In 2003 HMV Japan ranked the Roosters at number 75 on their list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts 4 In September 2007 Rolling Stone Japan rated their album Good Dreams number 28 on its list of the 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time 5 The RoostersShinya Oe in 1989Background informationAlso known asThe RoosterzOriginFukuoka JapanGenresRhythm and blues pub rock new wave 1 Years active1979 1988 2004 2009 presentLabelsNippon ColumbiaMembersShinya OeHiroyuki HanadaTomio InoueJunzi IkehataPast membersJun ShimoyamaKazuhiko SakuyamaMasayuki NadatomoKoichi AndoNikichi AnaiShigeo MiharaWebsitehttp roosters gate40 com Contents 1 History 2 Lineups 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThey formed in 1979 in the Hakata ward of Fukuoka named after the blues standard Little Red Rooster Although there were four different lineups throughout the life of the band all centered around guitarist Hiroyuki Hanada Shinya Oe was the band s first frontman Oe not only sang lead vocals but also dominated the writing of lyrics and music for the group for the first three albums In addition to Oe s contributions the first two albums were made up of several cover songs Their third album Insane was a step in a new direction it was not only the first original Roosters album but it also featured the first Roosters song not written and composed by Oe Baby Sitter written and composed by bassist Tomio Inoue This was the first sign of a more democratic Roosters and it paved the way for Hanada to compose songs for their fourth album Dis The Roosters sixth album fPHY was Oe s last with the group with only about half of the record credited to him The rest of the album is credited to Toshiyuki Shibayama for his lyrics and Hanada for his musical compositions Shibayama continued to write a large portion of the lyrics for the group until they broke up but never played with them or was an official member The Roosters appeared along with other Japanese rock bands in the 1982 Sogo Ishii film Burst City In 1985 Shinya Oe decided to take an indefinite break from making music and left the band Despite losing an integral member of the band the Roosters pressed on and released their seventh album Neon Boy less than nine months after Oe s departure A single Out Land was Jun Shimoyama s first contribution as a songwriter and composer for the group Shimoyama continued to write lyrics and music for the band along with Hanada until the band s dissolution in 1988 In March 1999 a tribute album entitled Respectable Roosters was released and featured bands influenced by The Roosters such as the pillows Thee Michelle Gun Elephant Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra Supercar Kemuri and others performing covers of their songs In the year 2002 four of the original Roosters from various incarnations came together to form the Rock n Roll Gypsies In 2004 Shinya Oe ended his lengthy musical hiatus to reunite with the original lineup of the Roosters to perform at the 2004 Fuji Rock Festival Lineups Edit Jun Shimoyama The Roosters February 1979 July 1983 2004 2009 present Shinya Oe 大江 慎也 Ōe Shin ya Vocals Guitar Hiroyuki Hanada 花田 裕之 Hanada Hiroyuki Lead Guitar Tomio Inoue 井上 富雄 Inoue Tomio Bass Guitar Junzi Ikehata 池畑 潤二 Ikehata Junji Drums Withdrew September 1983 The Roosterz July 1983 March 1985 Shinya Oe Vocals Guitar Hiroyuki Hanada Lead Guitar Jun Shimoyama 下山 淳 Shimoyama Jun Lead Guitar Tomio Inoue Bass Withdrew January 1984 Kazuhiko Sakuyama 柞山 一彦 Kazuyama Kazuhiko Bass Masayuki Nadatomo 灘友 正幸 Nadatomo Masayuki Drums Koichi Ando 安藤 広一 Andō Kōichi Keyboards Withdrew March 1985 The Roosterz March 1985 December 1987 Hiroyuki Hanada Vocals Guitar Jun Shimoyama Guitar Kazuhiko Sakuyama Bass Guitar Masayuki Nadatomo Drums The Roosterz December 1987 July 1988 Hiroyuki Hanada Vocals Guitar Jun Shimoyama Lead Guitar Nikichi Anai 穴井 仁吉 Anai Nikichi Bass Shigeo Mihara 三原 重夫 Mihara Shigeo DrumsRomanization Note There are three members of the Roosters who prefer irregular romanizations of their names Shinya Oe Junzi Ikehata and Koichi Ando Modified Hepburn romanizations are given next to their names in Japanese in their case Discography EditAlbumsThe Roosters 1980 The Roosters a Gogo 1981 Insane 1981 Dis 1983 Good Dreams 1984 fPHY 1984 SOS 1985 Neon Boy 1985 Kaminari 1986 Passenger 1987 Four Pieces 1988 Four Pieces Live 1988 References Edit プロフィール バイオグラフィ リンク Barks in Japanese Retrieved 2020 03 17 少年 少女を虜にし 多くのキッズに楽器を持たせた一枚 今 聴いても凄すぎるルースターズの THE ROOSTERS OKMusic in Japanese Retrieved 2020 03 17 ザ ルースターズ Oricon in Japanese Archived from the original on 2008 05 04 Retrieved 2020 03 17 Top 100 Japanese pops Artists No 90 HMV Japan in Japanese Retrieved 2015 02 15 Lindsay Cam 2007 11 14 Finally The 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time Listed Exclaim Retrieved 2020 08 30 External links EditOfficial Website Japanese The Roosters at Columbia Records Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Roosters amp oldid 1096223561, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
