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TAK MATSUMOTO GROUP "TMG1"European Import : Frontiers - FRCD217 STOCK STATUS: IN STOCK - ships in 1 day |
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| Tak Matsumoto is one of the most renowned guitarist in all of Asia. He is also equally revered as chief songwriter, guitarist and producer of the Japanese rock band, B'z. B'z truly means big business, having sold a combined 80 million units in Japan alone, not surprisingly making them Japan's best-selling band in history. An acclaimed six-string virtuoso, Tak has joined such hallowed company as axe legends Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, KISS' Ace Frehley and Slash to become the fifth guitarist in the world to have his own Gibson U.S.A. signature model, the "Tak Matsumoto Les Paul". Tak built up his career lending his formidable talents to countless recording sessions and live performances backing numerous artists. Gratified by his work in the musical trenches, Tak was inspired to explore his talent further, forging his own voice in the creative domain. This led to the formation of B'z, a storied partnership with vocalist, Koshi Inaba, who issued their debut album in September of 1988. That very same year, Tak flexed his fingerboard muscles with his first instrumental release, Thousand Wave, a record that introduced the world to this unique musical trailblazer. Balancing his work with B'z, Tak has continued to craft a series of celebrated solo instrumental records. He first conceived the idea for his band "TMG" as a solo project almost 10 years ago, but was waiting for the right time. In 2002, B'z had two shows, in Los Angeles and San Diego, which were their first live performances in the U.S. B'z expanded their U.S. tour to 7 shows on the west coast in 2003, including the legendary venue The Filmore in San Francisco. Attending this particular show was former MR. BIG vocalist Eric Martin and Night Ranger and Damn Yankees bassist/frontman Jack Blades. Tak told them his idea of forming a band and they were very excited about being a part of this new project. In January 2004, they started recording an album. The single "OH JAPAN - our time is now" was released on March 31st, hitting No.1 on the Japanese Oricon chart. The album "TMG I" also debuted at No.1 on the Oricon chart in June, bringing TMG huge success. Tak composed all the songs on the recording, while Eric and Jack wrote the lyrics. The album also features the solid grooves of talented drummers Brian Tichy (ex-Foreigner, Slash's Snakepit and Pride & Glory) and Cindy Blackman (Lenny Kravitz). Chris Frazier (Steve Vai) masterfully took their place as the touring drummer. TMG did a one week promotional tour in April, including four TV appearances, two magazine interviews, and a photo/music video shoot. The first TMG tour "Dodge the Bullet" kicked off in the last week of July. They performed 17 shows with an explosively rockin' finale at Budokan, and two additional shows for one of the biggest summer rock festivals, Summer Sonic. The performance of this "dream team" band shook audiences throughout Japan, who eagerly await TMG's next big show. | |
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