Gedō (band)
Gedō | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Rock, hard rock, protopunk, blues-rock, psychedelic rock |
| Years active | 1973–1976 1979–1982 1991 2002–2003 2010–present |
| Labels | Nippon Columbia, Polydor, King, Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Universal IMS, Trio, Merudakku, Showboat, Meldac |
| Members | Hideto Kanou Soul Toul Matsumoto Shinji |
| Past members | Masayuki Aoki Nakano Ryoichi |
Gedō (外道), also romanized simply as Gedo or Gedou, is a Japanese rock band. They were formed in 1973.[1] The band split up for the first time in 1976, then reformed and split again several times. Their first self-titled album is highly acclaimed in their home country, and was featured on Rolling Stone's 100 greatest Japanese albums (N°24) and Julian Cope's Japrocksampler, among other lists.
Members
- Hideto Kanou: vocals, guitar. He is the central member of Gedō.
- Aoki Masayuki: vocals, bass guitar. Founding member, he left in 1981.
- Nakano Ryoichi: vocals, drums. Founding member, he left the band but returned for the 2002-2003 reformation.
- Matsumoto Shinji: vocals, bass guitar. He joined the band in 2002.
- Soul Toul: vocals, drums. He joined the band in 1991, and re-joined in 2010.
Discography
- Gedō (外道) (20 September 1974)
- Gedō Live in Sound of Hawaii Studio (外道ライブ・イン・サウンド・オブ・ハワイ・スタジオ) (1 April 1975)
- JUST GEDO (June 1975)
- Shide LIVE (拾得LIVE) (November 1975)
- POWER CUT (April 1981)
- Mooning (1982)
- Gedō LIVE 〜Mihappyou Kaisan Concert 1976.10.16 (外道LIVE 〜未発表・解散コンサート1976.10.16) (April 1991)
- One, Two (21 July 1991)
- DIE FOR YOU (1993)
- Kaze Densetsu Bukkomi no Taku ～Yasei no Tenshitachi～ (疾風列伝 特攻の拓～野生の天使たち～) (1995)
- Gedō SINGLES (1973-1975) (外道SINGLES(1973-1975)) (1998)
- 水金地火木土天回明 〜外道・秘蔵音源集 その壱 (30 November 2002)
- 水金地火木土天回明 〜外道・秘蔵音源集 その弐 (30 November 2002)
- Best Gedō (ベスト外道) (24 July 2003)
- Kyou Netsu no Machida Police '74 (狂熱の町田ポリス'74) (24 July 2003)
- Kyoto Shide -Kanzenban- (京都拾得-完全版-) (24 July 2003)
- 1975 -Yahon Kyo no Aloha- (1975 -野音狂のアロハ- (24 July 2003)
- NφW (26 September 2003)
- 1976 Sayonara Nippon (1976 さよならニッポン) (27 November 2003)
- Saigo no Mandala Yaneura Densetsu '76 (最期の曼荼羅屋根裏伝説 '76) (27 November 2003)
- Jitsuroku Hitman Hokkai No Tora -Boukyou- ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (実録ヒットマン 北海の虎 -望郷- ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) (27 November 2003)
- Itsumo no Tokorode Blues Wo〜LIVE IN CROCODILE (いつものところでブルースを〜LIVE IN CROCODILE) (23 May 2015)[2]
- Tamashii no Sakebi (魂の叫び) (6 November 2013)
References
- ^ "外道結成50周年・加納秀人音楽活動55周年記念、『外道50th Anniversary』外道BOX 発売＆『記念コンサート』＠EXシアター六本木 開催！ - ニュース". Rooftop (in Japanese). 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
1968年にプロとして音楽活動を開始した加納秀人。ソロ活動や数々のバンドを経て、1973年に自らのバンド「外道」を結成、『日本讃歌』でシングルデビュー。
- ^ "外道、最新ライヴアルバムをリリース". rockinon.com (in Japanese). 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2026-03-10.