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The Bawdies (ザ・ボウディーズ, ざ・ぼうでぃーず)
Years Active: 2004 - Present

Lineup:

Ryo “Roy” Watanabe - bass & vocals
Taku “Taxman” Funayama - guitar & vocals
Yoshihiko “Jim” Kimura - guitar & vocals
Masahiko “Marcy” Yamaguchi - drums & vocals

In The Bawdies’ world, Chuck Berry, early Beatles and Stones, and Otis Redding soul are still at the top of the charts, and everybody is walking around in moptops and tailored suits. Founded on New Year’s Day in 2004, boyhood chums Ryo “Roy” Watanabe (bass/vocals), Taku “Taxman” Funayama (guitar/vocals), and Yoshihiko “Jim” Kimura (guitar/vocals) teamed up with highschool pal Masahiko “Marcy” Yamaguchi (drums/vocals) and took up the mantle of early rock and soul, and bestowed it with their own uniquely Japanese sensibilities. In 2006, The Bawdies signed to Tokyo-based record label, Seez Records and released their first album, Yesterday and Today, essentially a cover album including such classics as I Got You (I Feel Good), Tutti Frutti, and Have Mercy, Miss Percy, to moderate indie success. In February 2008, they released their sophomore effort, Awaking of Rhythm and Blues, at which point the music industry pricked up their ears. The album saw the band stretching out musically, distancing themselves somewhat from the nostalgia act category and pulling back on the covers.

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japanese, rock, j-rock, rock'n'roll, pop
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1	It's Too Late	61
2	EMOTION POTION	53
3	Forgive Me	38
4	You Gotta Dance	33
5	I BEG YOU	32
6	NOBODY KNOWS MY SORROW	31
6	I'm In Love With You	31
6	Everyday's A New Day	31
9	Telephone Man	30
10	Oh! My Darlin'	29
10	Just Pick Up Your Phone	29
10	Keep On Rockin'	29
13	Tiny James	27
13	So Long So Long	27
15	Leave Your Troubles	25

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dreamer_ua wrote:
last month

They're fucking awesome! Rock-n-roll isn't dead!=) I like them more than Yutaka Ozaki!^^

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so-ta wrote:
September 2009

cool! awesome!!

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kusu9 wrote:
August 2009

サマソニのオープニングアクト最高でした！

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imfineinred wrote:
June 2009

nice new album =)

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kokame-love wrote:
May 2009

I usually don't listen to music like this but wow,they owned my heart ♥

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FuckingGhoul wrote:
May 2009

wow !

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Shay_A wrote:
March 2009

"Emotion Potion" is out!! REALLY GOOD

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swb112 wrote:
December 2008

Review of The Bawdies at East Brunswick Club, Melbourne, Australia (5 Dec 2008): http://tinyurl.com/5oyltv

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