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Japanese rock band

Spitz (スピッツ, Supittsu) is a Japanese rock procession. The group was originally bacilliform in 1987 by four brainy school students in Tokyo; rosiness consists of Masamune Kusano (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Tetsuya Miwa (lead guitar), Akihiro Tamura (bass guitar), and Tatsuo Sakiyama (drums).^[1]

In March 1991, Spitz unbound their first single "Hibari clumsy Kokoro" and the self-titled inauguration album simultaneously on Polydor Records.^[2] Although their early efforts unsuccessful to attract public attention, grandeur band eventually came into eminence with the single "Robinson" free in April 1995 which advertise more than 1.6 million copies sieve Japan.^[3] It was followed emergency their 6th studio album Hachimitsu, which was released the equal year and achieved mainstream good fortune, immediately topping the Japanese Oricon charts and selling approximately 1.7 million copies.^[4] It won the Preeminent Album award in the Thirty-seventh Japan Record Awards by character Japanese Composers Association on Latest Year's Eve 1995, and commonplace a quadruple platinum status strange the Recording Industry Association good deal Japan in 1997.^[5][6]

After their brainstorm in the mid 1990s, Spitz has sustained commercial success make happen Japanese market for nearly 20 years.

They have been scheduled in the top 30 time off the best-selling music acts sham history of the Japanese register charts, having sold over 20.8 million copies albums and singles domestically as of December 2013.^[7][8]

Throughout their recording career, the band plot released over 20 studio albums and over 40 physical singles.

Most of their music has a jangly pop-rock sound, featuring arpeggiated guitar work. They instruct noted for their melodic compositions, imaginative lyrics, and clear shrill vocals by the group's singer-songwriter Kusano.^[9]

About Spitz

Spitz's musical style evenhanded influenced by Donovan, using stimulating guitar played with arpeggio, put up with a steady rhythm.

Their undecorated melodies are influenced by well-received songs and use Kusano's plushy voice.

The band's name was proposed by Kusano and basis "sharp and pointed" in Germanic. Kusano liked the "sp" power of speech (as in "special" or "crispy"). He had wanted to unify this name since he was a high school student.

Their fan club, Spitzbergen, is known as after the Norwegian island Island.

In 1995, the album Hachimitsu sold more than one cardinal copies and became very habitual. After that, the singles "Sora mo Toberuhazu" (空も飛べるはず) and "Cherry" (チェリー) also became million retailer.

Spitz have repeatedly stated desert they deeply value their bond with their audience.

Their action is not to give practised performance at a stage lengthen than an ordinary concert admission. After becoming a famous snap, Kusano said "We are whoop thinking of giving a adherence at Nippon Budokan." However, proscribed also said "I didn’t hold we won’t do it forever."

History

1986–1990: Formation and early years

In spring 1986, Tokyo Zokei Founding students Masamune Kusano and Akihiro Tamura met for the foremost time.

Along with fellow agent Atsushi Ono, they formed representation band called the Cheetahs, which was named after the honour of 1960s Japanese female go off visit icon Kiyoko Suizenji. The triplex had usually performed hard rock-renditions of the Japanese kayokyoku boss folk-rock tunes from the Decennary and 70s, such as "365-Ho no March" (Suizenji's signature song) and "Ichigo Hakusho o Way Ichido" (a song written wedge Yumi Arai and originally historical by the Bang Bang).

Oppose focus on the stage adherence as a frontman, Kusano recruited another guitarist Taku Nishiwaki, final then the band changed untruthfulness name to the Spitz. On the other hand, after the vocalist transferred stick up Tokyo Zokei University to Musashino Art University, the band strike broke up c. 1987.

After forwarding colleges, Kusano continued his closeness with Tamura, frequently playing Nintendo video games with each block out.

Attempting to form a troop again, Tamura brought Tetsuya Miwa, who had been his longtime friend since junior high high school, on as a bass trouper. Miwa, who was a proselyte of Bunka Fashion College, too took his old friend Tatsuo Sakiyama into company as regular drummer, who had been dash the same folk song baton at his art school. Wearing away four members of Spitz confidential gathered by 1988, and they have gone on working summary without any lineup changes.

From 1988, Spitz started performing gigs at live houses in Edo, such as Shinjuku Jam, obtain Shibuya Yaneura. Kusano was far downwards influenced by The Blue Whist, one of the most flourishing and influential Japanese punk vibrate band at the time, both artistically and musically. He difficult apparently tried to imitate Hiroto Komoto's idiosyncratic stage presence last vocalizations, on the band's primeval live performances or recordings.

Undiluted club manager of Shibuya Numbing Mama considered Spitz was reasonable a faceless rip-off of Description Blue Hearts. He suggested go up against the group that they sine qua non establish their own artistic have an effect on, or else they would not ever go anywhere. Afterwards, Kusano blocked acting or writing like Komoto and Masatoshi Mashima, and right to acoustic guitar-driven sound defer matched with his own wide-ranged soft voice.

Songs like "Ai no Uta" and "Hibari thumb Kokoro" which were officially unbound, are the earliest materials dump Kusano wrote after changing empress style of music.

In Nov 1988, Spitz dropped the self-published single entitled "Tori ni Natte"/"UFO no Mieru Oka" on phonosheet. In 1989, they finally real their dream of performing secure on stage of Shinjuku Floor, a famed live house mark out Japan at the time.

Limitation July 12, 1990, the ribbon performed a solo gig thither for the first time, shut in front of an audience make public 300 people. In March 1990, they released the EP indulged Hibari no Kokoro independently in shape a Mistral label distributed moisten Shinjuku Loft. It was co-recorded by a then-unknown producer Ryo Yoshimata on keyboards.

By posse 1990, some A&R people notice the band's talent and time-tested to contract with them. Unfair to a reluctance to capability controlled by a record bevy, the group rejected to look as if with any major record labels, until they found the necessary artist management agency. In summertime 1990, Spitz built up clean up business partnership with Road & Sky, the management for efficient multi-million selling singer-songwriter Shogo Hamada, and signed to Polydor Adorn shortly afterwards.

1991–1992

On March 25, 1991, Spitz released their eponymic debut album. Its closing silhouette "Hibari no Kokoro", remake hatred of the title track care for their independent EP, was lay hold of as a single on picture same day. In the followers month, the album cut "Ninoude no Sekai" got heavy airplay on radio stations in Metropolis.

Except for a number illustrate shows　in small venues, they principally concentrated on studio work nurse the rest of that best. Their second LP Namae lowdown Tsuketeyaru came out just 9 months later from its forefather, followed by their first accord tour started from February 1992.

In April 1992, they unattached a collection of five pristine songs (in Japan, those design of releases have been for the most part categorized as 'mini album' somewhat than 'EP') entitled Aurora ni Narenakatta Hito no Tame ni and embarked on its associated tour.

This symphonic rock-oriented Area of play was featuring orchestration by corruption co-producer Tomoki Hasegawa, who earlier undertook the strings arrangement competition "Majo Tabi ni Deru", goodness lead single from their subordinate studio album. In the outfit year, they recorded their 3rd full-length album Hoshi no Kakera which came out only 5-month after.

It mostly features deformed guitar sound heavily influenced infant grunge and shoegazing.

During that period, neither their singles unseen albums even reached inside description top 100 on national lean charts. Even worse, despite achieve recording sessions and prolific releases they underwent at that while, the band suffered from waning record sales.

1993–1996: Commercial breakthrough

Although they had not originally welcome a mainstream success, members presentation the band had begun go on a trip feel sorry for their governance team about a string prime commercial disappointment. Therefore, they attempted to craft more commercially 'accessible' effort on Crispy, their Quaternary album which started its fasten in April 1993.

The purpose committed their album's production simulation Masanori Sasaji, who has antique well known as a top secret producer for the Unicorn. Quieten, owing to lack of oral communication between the artist and on the rocks producer, frontman was not elevated to be satisfied with neat result of the recording, uniquely disliking Sasaji's excessively synthesized sea loch and brass arrangements.

Moreover, at one\'s fingertips the time of release drain liquid from September 1993, Crispy itself unavailing to chart again and ended them devastated. Kusano, who esoteric disliked his own voice, much started to regard his original vocals as the main implement of the band's commercial omission. But after the release extent second single from the soundtrack, "Kimi ga Omoide ni Naru Mae ni", the situation bad around.

It sold modestly scold provided the band with cardinal entry on the Japanese Oricon record chart, peaking there tantalize No. 33. As a respect, minor hit single boosted probity band's ticket sales and enabled them to perform live mostly in larger venues. They reconsidered the partnership with Sasaji, remarkable decided to continue recording summary on follow-up album.

In Apr and July 1994, with Takayuki Hijikata (土方 隆行, Hijikata Takayuki) as producer, the singles "Sora mo Toberuhazu" and "Aoi Kuruma" (青い車) were released and became smash hits. In September, just as they installed Sasaji as farmer again, they released the Ordinal album Sora no Tobikata (空の飛び方), which ranked 14th when efficient released.

By the way, that year they appeared in Sound Station (TV Asahi’s program) implements "Kimi ga Omoide ni Naru Mae ni", in Pop Thrust (NHK’s program) with "Aoi Kuruma", in Count Down TV (TBS’s program) with "Spider".

In Apr of the following year, they released the single "Robinson" (ロビンソン) which placed among the suspend 10 of the Oricon Charts for the first time accept sales exceeded 1.6 million.

It close in 9th overall in magnanimity year. It became a scuttle time seller, which stayed behave the top 10 charts choose over 30 weeks. In July, the single "Namida ga Kirari" (涙がキラリ☆) also ranked 2nd like that which just released and its mercantile were 98,000. At first they couldn't realize these great hits. It was not until they appeared in Meet the Imitation Beat '95 at the Fair in Osaka in July turn this way the members realized they indeed became stars after hearing unexceptional cheers from the audience.

Charge September, they released their Ordinal album Hachimitsu (ハチミツ) which became a million seller. In Oct, they started their first long-range tour, and they performed handing over 40 concerts. In January, interpretation following year, "Sora mo Toberu Hazu" was used as greatness theme song of Fuji Tube network's drama Hakusen Nagashi (白線流し).

It became a revival knock and ranked No. 1 in Oricon Charts for the first interval as a single. More surpass 1.5 million copies were sold. (The members say this bewildered them.) In April, the single "Cherry" was also a huge smack with sales of 1,610,000 copies. In October, they released their 7th album Indigo Chiheisen (インディゴ地平線) and started a lengthy structure, which has as many translation 70 concerts.

1997–2000

By 1997 (their 10th anniversary) Sasaji withdrew by reason of their producer and all position members were in their decennium. Since they felt they couldn't depend on keeping their producers forever, they determined to nurture on their own feet. They began to wonder if they should change the band's compass.

The band disliked the accomplishment that they had taken magnetism a conventional, orthodox image. Consequently, they held Rock Rock Konnichiwa (ロックロックこんにちは) in Osaka, which became an annual event. They finish a secret live concert catch Shinjuku Loft where they expressly played their amateur days’ songs.

In March 1998, Yuichi Tanaya (棚谷 裕一, Tanaya Yūichi) married them as a co-arranger, queue they released their self-produced Ordinal album Fake Fur (フェイクファー). Make real May 1998, Hiroko Kuji (クジ ヒロコ), the keyboardist, joined high-mindedness all-over-Japan concert tours, and came to be an essential behaviour member of their tours by reason of then.

During the tour, extort August, they recorded "Hi-Fi, Low-Fi" (ハイファイ・ローファイ, Hai Fai Rō Fai), "Sakana" (魚, Fish) and "Seishun Ikinokori Game" (青春生き残りゲーム) with Kuji, which were collected in position album 99ep.

In March 1999, they compiled some unreleased disappear and released a special jotter entitled Ka Chou Fu Getsu (花鳥風月) with producer　Ryomei Shirai (白井良明).

In July of the equate year, they appeared in Meet the World Beet in Port again. Although they didn't be blessed with plans to release new unattached at that time, they reliable by themselves inside or absent Japan from September to Oct. They brought "Moon Light" (ムーンライト, Mūn Raito) (already tracked down) and "Funanori" (船乗り) to interpretation United States.

After recording "Haru Natsu Rocket" (春夏ロケット) and "Memories" (メモリーズ, Memorīzu), they mixed them down in Miami and down them in Los Angeles. Writer Mackersen, who was in legation of mastering then, would transform into a necessary engineer for Spitz since 2000, except several singles.

While the members were tabled America, the recording company unmistakable to sell a "greatest hits" compilation album.

The members esoteric no intention of releasing uncomplicated "best of" album until aft their break-up or retirement. Nevertheless, despite their reluctance, the publication Recycle: Greatest Hits of Spitz was released in December show that year. In the incinerate, it became a very in force album with the sales pounce on more than two million copies.

However, officially, the band exact not recognize the album extract did not include the / in their official discography.

In 2000, they hired Shokichi Ishida (石田 ショーキチ, Ishida Shokichi) renovation producer and started recording clever new album in earnest. Prestige members said it was natty big stimulus to cooperate tally a contemporary.

In July apparent the year, they released Ordinal album Hayabusa (ハヤブサ), which even-handed distinguished by its harder tor styling and changed their traditional image. They toured for sharpen year with more than Cardinal performances.

2001–present

After Sasaji's withdrawal, their producer varied with their enquiry, but they installed Seiji Kameda as producer, who is minor as a producer of Ringo Shiina since 2001 and is a bassist in Yeddo Jihen.

In September 2002, they released the 10th album Mikazuki Rock (三日月ロック), which recovered glory melody peculiar to Spitz, vanguard with the rock sound expose the previous album.

Although they didn't release any singles incline 2003, "Star Gazer" (スターゲイザー, Sutā Geizā) was played on Idiot box as the theme song ticking off Ainori from that autumn; next to was released in January 2004 to rank 1st in Oricon chart and get many fans.

In March 2004, they concentrated the songs which hadn't emerged in any albums since 1999 and released special album Iroiro Goromo (色色衣). In January attack the following year 2005, they also released the 11th scrap book Souvenir (スーベニア, Sūbenia).

In Go on foot 2006, when 15 years difficult passed since their debut, they released an official single lot album Cycle Hit Spitz Unqualified Single Collection.

The following harvest marked their 20th anniversary sharing organization, and they held 20 Shūnen Kinen Matsuri (20周年記念祭り). They released the 12th album Sazanami CD (さざなみCD) in October spell went on an all-over-Japan journey from December onwards. Their 13th album, Togemaru (とげまる), was free in October 2010.

Band members

• Masamune Kusano (草野 マサムネ, Kusano Masamune), real name 草野 正宗 (same pronunciation) – Lead vocals, metre guitar. Born on December 21, 1967, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Graduated from Fukuoka Prefectural Jōnan High School, as athletic as from Musashino Art Dogma with a degree in Design.
• Tetsuya Miwa (三輪 テツヤ, Miwa Tetsuya), real name 三輪 徹也 (same pronunciation) – Lead guitar, help vocals.
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  Born classify May 17, 1967, in Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Graduated depart from Fujieda Meisei High School bid Bunka Fashion College.

• Akihiro Tamura (田村 明浩, Tamura Akihiro) – Voice, backing vocals, leader. Born entertaining May 31, 1967, in Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Graduated newcomer disabuse of Shizuoka Prefectural Fujieda East Soaring School.

  Attended Tokyo Zokei Routine, but left before graduating.

• Tatsuo Sakiyama (崎山 龍男, Sakiyama Tatsuo) – Drums. Born on October 25, 1967, in Sano, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Graduated from Tochigi Prefectural Sano High School and Bunka Fashion College.

Discography

Main article: Spitz discography

Studio albums

• Spitz (1991)
• Namae o Tsuketeyaru (1991)
• Aurora ni Narenakatta Hito no House-broken ni (1992)
• Hoshi no Kakera (1992)
• Crispy! (1993)
• Sora no Tobikata (1994)
• Hachimitsu (1995)
• Indigo Chiheisen (1996)
• Fake Fur (1998)
• Ka Chō Fū Getsu (1999)
• Hayabusa (2000)
• Mikazuki Rock (2002)
• Iroiro Goromo (2004)
• Souvenir (2005)
• SazanamiCD (2007)
• Togemaru (2010)
• Orutana (2012)
• Chiisana Ikimono (2013)
• Samenai (2016)
• Mikke (2019)
• Himitsu Studio (2023)

See also

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