The Flipper's Guitar - Big Bad Bingo
Band Flipper 's Guitar (The Flipper's Guitar, both simply Flipper's Guitar) is a Japanese band. Called an abbreviation of "Pafuri" "band Flipper 's."
The prototype, Keigo Oyamada (then Satoru "Kei", vocals, guitar) band "Pee Wee 60's" was formed by two people (keyboard) and Yukiko Inoue. Activities such as live music will continue to machine that other members of this has left two people renamed "Sonic Lollipop (Lollipop Sonic)" to. (Base) excellent work Yoshida (drums) joined Yasunobu Arakawa after several times, was carried out by two people live. Kenji Ozawa (guitar, vocal side) is applied at the end, five people become organized. Initially had been captured in the frame of the Neo GS. During the major debut, I was renamed "band Flipper 's guitar."
1989 debut from Polystar in "I did not mean to go to sea three cheers for our side ~" 1st album of songs with English lyrics Ozawa was responsible for the lyrics. Arakawa, Inoue, Yoshida withdraw from differences in music then immediately sought by Ozawa, and organized two of Oyamada and Ozawa. 1990, released his 2nd album "CAMERA TALK" by the Japanese songs.
In 1991, after the release of the "World of Dr. tower head" 3rd album, then soon suddenly announced the dissolution. Due to the dissolution of the live tour just before the launch of the ticket has been already started, I was not a little criticism from the public. After that, the two began a solo career Cornelius, as Kenji Ozawa, respectively.
In Japan at that time was under the influence of the band boom seen in heaven "band Su squid" TV show, from the viewpoint of the relationship between fashion and media songs, lyrics, band Flipper 's guitar, a stir with the trend that Furthermore, has been recognized to be present with tremendous impact on the flow of light music in Japan. Many of soil formation also from this point of view, separated "whether before or after the band Flipper 's Guitar" in the flow of light music has been used in Japan, a wide variety of music that is acceptable to the masses with the advent of the band Flipper' s Guitar and at the same time lead to encourage, and I will be on a similar band appeared in many forms. By the way, (the will of people themselves, but it is irrelevant) in the late 93 Oyamada-Ozawa began to resume activity band Flipper 's guitar is dissolved, together with such as Pizzicato Five and Original Love, J-POP so far Movement refers to a strong Western orientation was not seen in the scene called "Shibuya-kei" when I arose.
Musical trend
1st album by the English lyrics of songs as that time was something very unusual and challenging. 2nd album songs with Japanese lyrics and walked to the audience to some extent. 1st, 2nd album, and finished the song you belong Aztec Camera, The Style Council, Haircut 100, the so-called Neo Acoustic indie rock reminiscent of the monochrome set, such as a guitar pop. However, rave culture was seen and the United Kingdom at the time, and also become one 3rd album tendency trend followers strong, was actively incorporating such as Primal Scream and The Beach Boys, the fashion of the time, has finished in the sound, which is strongly reflected the influence of shoegazer. The main album cover is by director Mitsuo Shindo video art director, by the way.
It is also known that actively advertised in "Olive" fashion magazine, fashion beret and shirt border, and their white jeans he gave a strong influence on the young people of the time.
Is often used as BGM in (Nissan March K12 type cases) and commercials (woman fall cases) TV show today. In addition, the song was also used for the opening of the appearance Kotaro Koizumi "plus Kotaro".
