Earthshaker (band)
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| Earthshaker | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Osaka, Japan |
| Genres | Heavy metal, hard rock |
| Years active | 1978 - 1994, 1999 - Present |
| Labels | Toshiba EMI |
| Associated acts | Sly, Hips, Nishidera Minoru, Deep Purple |
| Website | http://www.earthshaker.jp/ |
| Members | Masafumi "Marcy" Nishida (vocals) Shinichiro "Shara" Ishihara (electric guitar) Takayuki Kai (bass guitar) Yoshihiro Kudo (drums) |
| Past members | Toshio "Toshi" Egawa - keyboards Don Airey - keyboards Minoru Niihara - (vocals, bass guitar) in early years Yoshinobu Watanabe (drums) |
Earthshaker (アースシェイカー a-susheikā?) is a Japanese heavy metal[1] band that was formed in 1978 in Osaka. Their earlier music was very similar in style to countrymen Loudness and Anthem, but the band steered toward a poppier sound[citation needed] on later albums and dropped from worldwide view, preferring to record and tour in their home country. After a successful run, they broke up in 1994, but returned five years later and are still going strong today.
Remarkably, the original quartet from the first album are still together. The band was named after the Y&T (Yesterday and Today) album. An early incarnation of the band included Minoru Niihara (of Loudness fame) as singer (originally bass and vocals).
Contents
Discography
Studio albums
- 1983 - Earthshaker
- 1984 - Fugitive
- 1985 - Midnight Flight
- 1985 - Passion
- 1986 - Overrun
- 1987 - Aftershock
- 1988 - Smash
- 1990 - Treachery
- 1991 - Pretty Good!
- 1992 - Earthshaker
- 1993 - Real
- 1993 - Yesterday & Tomorrow
- 2001 - Birthday
- 2003 - Soko-Ni Aru Shi
- 2004 - Faith
- 2007 - AIM
- 2008 - Quarter
- 2009 - The Course of Life
- 2011 - Pray for the Earth
- 2015 - Bird [2]
Singles
- 1983 - Blondie Girl
- 1984 - T-O-K-Y-O
- 1984 - Exciting Mini
- 1985 - ありがとう君に
- 1985 - Exciting Mini 2
- 1987 - Shaker's Shakies
- 1987 - Shaker's Shakies (CD)
Live albums
- 1986 - Live in Budokan
- 1989 - Earthshaker Live Encore!
- 1994 - More - Earthshaker in Vancouver
- 1994 - Remains
Compilations
- 1987 - The Best of Earthshaker
- 1988 - The Ballads of Earthshaker
- 1995 - The Very Best of Earthshaker
- 2002 - Golden Best
- 2002 - The Best of Nexus Years
- 2005 - 1987-1992 The Best
Video/DVD
- 1984 - Midnight Flight
- 1985 - Passion the Movie
- 1987 - After Shock
- 1990 - So Good
