少年ナイフ
480,755 plays (29,021 listeners)
(1981 – present)
少年ナイフ formed in December 1981 with sisters Naoko Yamano (vocals and guitar) and Atsuko Yamano (drums) and their friend Michie Nakatani (vocals and bass). Michie Nakatani left the band in December 1999, with Atsuko Yamano performing bass. Mana Nishiura joined to take over on drums. Nishiura played her first live show with the band in May 2001; she left in 2004. (She was killed in a New Jersey highway accident November 4, 2005 while touring the U.S. with DMBQ.) Touring drummer Etsuko Nakanishi has been inducted as a permanent member as of May 2006.
Many alternative rock groups have cited 少年ナイフ as a favorite of theirs, and the resulting word-of-mouth gained significant exposure for the band. In 1989, Gasatanka Records released a double-album tribute entitled Every Band Has a 少年ナイフ Who Loves Them’, which features renditions of the group’s songs by a number of contributing bands, including Redd Kross, Sonic Youth, L7 and Babes in Toyland (the latter band on non-CD formats only). The tribute album’s success led to Shonen Knife’s first American tour in 1990, and group later signed with Virgin Records in 1992.
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Top of the World
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Flying Jelly Attack
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Riding on the Rocket
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Insect Collector
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Cycling Is Fun
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Banana Leaf
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Elmar Elevator
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Shoutbox
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MaxPower420 wrote:
WOW. Sonic Youth and Nirvana are their fans they must be good!
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djgizmoe wrote:
New bass player and semi-new drummer are both awesome!
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popfloor wrote:
The new album "Super Group" is out: http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/switch-language/product/B001F1XFSW/ref=dp_change_lang?ie=UTF8&language=en_JP
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elephant6 wrote:
Stray Cats are actually strongly influenced by Shonen Knife. So you'll find that infact it is the other way round.
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UncleGropey wrote:
bru eye kitty cat say
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crazy_nighthawk wrote:
I was listening to 'Little Miss Prissy' by Stray Cats... sounds suspiciously like 'Public Bath'. :P tut tut
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tayfun_ergun wrote:
black bass should be at the top of the chart! listen to it or i have to kill ya all!
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RobertJaz wrote:
I have a group for TAKAKO MINEKAWA - anyone interested, please join here thanks :) http://www.last.fm/group/%25231%2BTakako%2BMinekawa%2BFantastic%2BCat%2BGroop
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aughtstar wrote:
New bass player Ritsuko!
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SmoochyMoo wrote:
^_^ happy
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konstructiv wrote:
I saw them live back in 1991/1992 (can't remember the year exactly) on the set of The Word (UK TV show). They were fantastic. I prefer their live cover of Suzy is a Headbanger to the original by The Ramones.
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Yamber wrote:
i love them
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ProtoCraken wrote:
Let's all get up and do a dance. It gets you feeling very fine.
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elephant6 wrote:
I would say that other than The Ramones, they're the only important punk band.
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the_flava wrote:
the best <3
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mietpistole wrote:
goodest!
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elephant6 wrote:
more than good.
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buyable wrote:
good
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same_K wrote:
get high and bang twist barbie in the hood
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Danimod wrote:
Great!
News
Tokyo - Naoko
17 Oct 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/shonenknife
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29 Sep 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/shonenknife
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- thelizster tagged 少年ナイフ with ‘j-rock’. Monday morning
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- surveyofmyheart tagged 少年ナイフ with cats and japanese. Saturday afternoon
- Syn_Zero tagged 少年ナイフ with ‘punk’. Saturday morning
- KijoKoneko added 少年ナイフ to KijoKoneko’s library. Saturday morning
- frogmilk tagged 少年ナイフ with osaka and sub pop. last week
- 712 wrote about 少年ナイフ in Ryan's Top 50 Most Played Artists of 2008. last week
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