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Hi-STANDARD
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(1991 – 2000)
Hi-Standard are a Japanese punk rock group who formed in 1991. Since then, they have become a popular and influential part of Japanese underground music. The release of their hugely popular “Making the Road” sparked sold-out Japan shows and US/European tours with punk bands such as NOFX, WIZO, and No Use for a Name. Although Hi-Standard were Japanese born, all of their major releases were sung in English. Live footage of the band shows them talking to the crowd in their native Japanese and then immediately changing to English for the songs.
Style
Although classed as a ‘punk rock’ band, lyrically they were not angry or politically charged like many other punk bands. Many songs were about meeting a new girl, lost love, or the transition from teenage years to adulthood. The song “Teenagers are all assholes” from their final LP “Making the road” talks about how there is no justification for violence, with lyrics such as “Don’t torment your friends and neighbors/Someday you’ll see you are small/There is no good reason to assault somebody/If you wanna beat someone/Beat yourself”. Musically they were very similar to many other popular punk-rock bands that were big in the 90’s, such as NOFX, Millencolin and The Vandals; most of their songs were very fast and catchy, with a few slower songs scattered here and there. “Making the road” was probably their most musically diverse release, featuring some very fast, hard songs (Just Rock, Crows) mixed in with slower songs (Endless Trip, Dear my Friends) and even a gentle piccolo-driven instrumental (Tinkerbell Hates Goatees).
Style
Although classed as a ‘punk rock’ band, lyrically they were not angry or politically charged like many other punk bands. Many songs were about meeting a new girl, lost love, or the transition from teenage years to adulthood. The song “Teenagers are all assholes” from their final LP “Making the road” talks about how there is no justification for violence, with lyrics such as “Don’t torment your friends and neighbors/Someday you’ll see you are small/There is no good reason to assault somebody/If you wanna beat someone/Beat yourself”. Musically they were very similar to many other popular punk-rock bands that were big in the 90’s, such as NOFX, Millencolin and The Vandals; most of their songs were very fast and catchy, with a few slower songs scattered here and there. “Making the road” was probably their most musically diverse release, featuring some very fast, hard songs (Just Rock, Crows) mixed in with slower songs (Endless Trip, Dear my Friends) and even a gentle piccolo-driven instrumental (Tinkerbell Hates Goatees).
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Angry Fist
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Growing Up
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Love Is a Battlefield
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This Is Love
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Shoutbox
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bopurorocks wrote:
great band.
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RevyFan wrote:
Amazing band!
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WhoisLilo wrote:
My youth comes only once in life.
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MaxCarib wrote:
обожаю
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dani_drinker wrote:
I have all of them, Wh0128, they all rule hard.
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pablozRamone wrote:
what i like about them is their positive attitude ^_^
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skrap3 wrote:
japanese bands > all :D
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Luchomx wrote:
best japanese band of ever !
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GlauberQUEER wrote:
join! http://www.last.fm/group/BBQ+CHiCKENS
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mo-jo1989 wrote:
The CD "weihnachten stinkt" contains 2 songs from hi-STANDART and 2 songs from WIZO the propably best band of the world. Really god record!!
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Locodia wrote:
yeyeyeyeyeye.... when ?you band reonion?? come to jakarta indonesia
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chau_yakuza wrote:
i have all of them but... i wanna CLOSE TO ME lyric , does anyone have ? send to chaunofx@gmail.com plz !
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Wh0128 wrote:
does anyone have any of the albums? I can't find them anywhere
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MediumLyn wrote:
California Dreamin \m/
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BOO_squared wrote:
I have a few of their cds...if you want them request here : http://www.last.fm/group/Boothanew%27s+punk+forum
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puhatek wrote:
I <3 this japanese band. Japan Rules!
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Soul Jah wrote:
I feel in love with them in high school and they still strike a chord everytime i put them on. LOVE IT!
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mayu0418kisses wrote:
Absolutory they are awesome!! Many ppl were crazy about them when I was younger.
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boothanew wrote:
oh yeah..and BBQ chickens.
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boothanew wrote:
no... Ken Yokoyama is in a band Called the Ken Yokoyama band or (ken band)....it's not just him.. + Japanese punk is the BEST!
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