TMG I
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TMG I is the debut album for Japanese-based supergroup
Tak Matsumoto Group
, released on June 23, 2004. Eric Martin wrote all lyrics, while Tak Matsumoto, the founder of the band, and of B’z fame, was responsible for all music.
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
Tak Matsumoto Group
Tak Matsumoto Group
Tak Matsumoto Group is a supergroup consisting of members from several bands around the world. Since 2004, the group includes Tak Matsumoto, Eric Martin, Jack Blades and Brian Tichy.- TMG I lineup :...
, released on June 23, 2004. Eric Martin wrote all lyrics, while Tak Matsumoto, the founder of the band, and of B’z fame, was responsible for all music.
Track listing
- Oh Japan ~Our Time Is Now~
- Everything Passes Away
- Kings For a Day
- I Know You by Heart
- I wish you were here
- The Greatest Show On Earth
- Signs of Life
- Red, White And Bullet Blues
- Trapped
- My Alibi
- Wonderland
- Train, Train
- Two of a Kind
- Never Good-Bye
Personnel
- Eric Martin – lead vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Jack BladesJack BladesJack Martin Blades is an American musician. He has worked in several bands: Rubicon, Night Ranger , and Damn Yankees . He also recorded with Tommy Shaw under the name Shaw/Blades, and has done work alongside TMG, the Tak Matsumoto Group...
– BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Brian TichyBrian TichyBrian Tichy is a drummer, guitar player, vocalist and songwriter. He is currently the drummer with Whitesnake. Previously he was the drummer for Foreigner from 2009 until 2010, when he was replaced by Jason Sutter. Tichy began playing drums at age eight and started playing guitar at age 12...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Tak MatsumotoTak Matsumotois a Grammy Award-winning Japanese guitarist, producer, arranger, composer, singer and songwriter. In addition to guitarist and lead composer for the hard rock band B'z, he has also had a successful solo career.-Background:...
– GuitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...