Английская Википедия:Ellegarden

Ellegarden (stylized as ELLEGARDEN and abbreviated Шаблон:Nihongo^[1]^[2]^[3]) is a Japanese rock band formed in December 1998 in Chiba Prefecture.^[1] Its lineup consists of vocalist/guitarist Takeshi Hosomi, guitarist Shinichi Ubukata, bassist Yuichi Takada, and drummer Hirotaka Takahashi. After releasing five studio albums, including the Oricon number one Eleven Fire Crackers (2006), the band announced an indefinite hiatus in 2008. In May 2018, Ellegarden announced a reunion and held their first national tour in 10 years.

History

Шаблон:Listen In the fallШаблон:When of 2001, Ellegarden signed with the Japanese Dynamord label, and released their first EP, Bare Foot, with a full-length album, Don't Trust Anyone But Us, following in the spring of 2002. The album was a hit, and Ellegarden followed with a new LP every year. In 2004, they took part in the Synchronized Rockers tribute album to The Pillows. 2006's Eleven Fire Crackers became the band's first to reach number one on the Oricon Albums Chart. It also became their first North American release when it was issued by Nettwerk in 2007. Accustomed to playing major shows in Japan, where they shared stages with the Foo Fighters and Sum 41,^[4]^[1] Ellegarden made their American live debut in 2006 with a seven-city tour as part of Japan Nite, which included a stop at the South by Southwest Music Conference.

In 2006, Ellegarden performed in numerous Japanese Summer Music Festivals, such as Fuji Rock, Summer Sonic, Nano Mugen Festival and Rising Sun Rock Festival.^[1] Their final tour of the year featured the American band Allister, who they became acquainted with during South by Southwest. In addition, they supported Foo Fighters in their concert at Osaka Castle Hall.

On May 2, 2008, the band announced they would be going on hiatus with a message on their official website:^[5]

"Ellegarden has been in the process of creating a new album since last year, however, during the band’s activities, there arose a difference in opinion regarding the motivation for creating a new album. We no longer feel we are able to create an album that we would be satisfied with, and after much discussion we arrived at the conclusion to end the creation of the album and suspend the band’s activities indefinitely. All previously decided shows (including shows not yet announced) up until early September 2008 will still be performed.

We want to thank everyone who has supported Ellegarden from the bottom of our hearts. In order to once again create new music as Ellegarden, each of us wants to work on our own personal growth and development. Thank you for everything." – Ellegarden leader, Shinichi Ubukata

Following the recording hiatus announcement, the band has continued to perform live and announced a greatest hits album entitled Ellegarden Best (1999-2008).^[5] The album consists of 21 songs and was released on July 2, 2008. After appearances at several high-profile festivals (including Rock in Japan Fest, Sky Jamboree, Nano Mugen Fes, and Treasure 05x: The Greatest Riot Returns), the band performed four one-man shows in early September to give its fans a send-off before the hiatus; two performances at Zepp Osaka followed by two performances at Shinkiba Studio Coast in Tokyo.

In 2018, Ellegarden announced their first tour in 10 years, ending their hiatus. The tour, titled The Boys are Back in Town, kicked off in August 2018 at Shinkiba Studio Coast, the same venue as their send-off concert.^[6] In 2020, the group had announced scheduled performances at several music festivals in Japan, but most of them had been cancelled or postponed due to effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In September 2022, Ellegarden released the single "Mountain Top".^[7] In December 2022, they released their first full-length album in 16 years, The End of Yesterday.^[8]

Musical style

Mark Deming of AllMusic found Ellegarden's "tight, punchy but muscular sound" reminiscent of North American bands such as Blink-182, Sum 41 and Good Charlotte, while also displaying the influence of Hosomi's favorites, Weezer.^[4] Their lyrics are in Japanese and English.^[1] In the Summer 2006 issue of the American Japanese rock magazine Purple Sky, Hosomi accredited his articulate English pronunciation to the time he spent working as a computer engineer in Oakland, California and later in Japan, where he had English-speaking co-workers.

Band members

Шаблон:Nihongo – vocalist, rhythm guitarist
- Hosomi is the main songwriter and writes almost all the lyrics and music.
- In 2008, he became active as a solo artist and formed the band The Hiatus.
Шаблон:Nihongo – lead guitarist, backing vocals
- Ubukata is the leader of Ellegarden.
- He formed the band Nothing's Carved in Stone in 2009.
Шаблон:Nihongo – bassist, backing vocals
- Takada is also a member of the bands Meaning and the End, the latter with former BiS member Yukiko "UK" Nakayama.
Шаблон:Nihongo – drummer, backing vocals
- Takahashi formed the band Scars Borough in 2009 and joined The Predators in 2010.

Equipment

Takeshi Hosomi (vocal & guitar)
- Gibson Les Paul Std./ Gibson Historic Collection 1956 Les Paul Gold Top
- Diezel Herbert/ Marshall JCM-800
Shinichi Ubukata (guitar & chorus)
- Gibson ES-355 (with no Varitone control)/Gibson Shinichi Ubukata ES-355.
- VHT. Pittbull Hundred CLX/ Marshall JMP 2203
Yuichi Takada (bass & chorus)
- Fender Precision Bass/ Ampeg SVT-810 E
Hirotaka Takahashi (drums & chorus)
- Ludwig Classic Maple Drum Set/ SD Gretsch G4160
- Paiste 2002 Series/ Stick Pearl Standard Hickory 190 STH^[9]

Discography

Шаблон:Infobox artist discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	JPN Oricon ^[10]	Sales
Don't Trust Anyone But Us	Released: April 3, 2002 Label: Dynamord	94
Bring Your Board!!	Released: July 2, 2003 Label: Dynamord	75
Pepperoni Quattro	Released: May 26, 2004 Label: Dynamord	17
Riot on the Grill	Released: April 20, 2005 Label: Dynamord	3	227,000
Eleven Fire Crackers	Released: November 8, 2006 Label: Dynamord	1	341,000
The End of Yesterday	Released: December 21, 2022 Label: EMI^[11]	2	53,898^[12]

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	JPN Oricon ^[10]	Sales
Figureheads Compilation	Released: July 31, 2007 Label: Dynamord	—
Ellegarden Best (1999–2008)	Released: July 2, 2008 Label: Dynamord	2	277,886
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	JPN Oricon ^[10]
Ellegarden	Released: May 23, 2001 Label: Dynamord	240
My Own Destruction	Released: October 16, 2002 Label: Dynamord	206

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	JPN Oricon ^[13]	Album
"Bare Foot"	2001	—	Don't Trust Anyone But Us
"Yubiwa"	2002	—	Don't Trust Anyone But Us
"Jitterbug"	2003	75	Bring Your Board!!
"Missing"	2004	16	Riot on the Grill
"Space Sonic"	2005	5	Eleven Fire Crackers
"Salamander"	2006	3	Eleven Fire Crackers
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Videos

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	JPN Oricon ^[14]
My Own Destruction Tour Bootleg VHS	Released: March 20, 2003	—
Bring Your Board!! Tour Bootleg II DVD	Released: May 26, 2004	—
E.V.Junkie Lives 2004 – King of Punk Adventure	Released: November 17, 2004	—
Bad for Education Tour Bootleg III DVD	Released: February 26, 2005	17
Doggy Bags	Released: August 9, 2006	3
Eleven Fire Crackers Tour 06-07 – After Party	Released: October 24, 2007	1
Nana-Iro Electric Tour 2019 (with Asian Kung-Fu Generation and Straightener)	Released: August 5, 2020	3
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Year	Song	Released on	Original artist
2004	"Funny Bunny"	Synchronized Rockers	The Pillows

Tours

Dates shown are announcement dates

First tour (August 2002) – 20 stop tour through Japan
My Own Destruction Tour (October 16, 2002) – 30 stops in Japan to promote album of same name
Bring Your Board!! Tour (July 10, 2003) – 25 stops in Japan with one extra live performance
Jitterbug Live Tour (November 12, 2003)
Pepperoni Quattro Tour (June 12, 2004) – toured 19 cities in Japan
Bad for Education Tour 2004 (November 2, 2004) – 15 cities
Riot on the Grill Tour (May 5, 2005) – 39 stops
Space Sonic Tour 2005–2006 (December 3, 2005) – 36 stops
Japan Nite Tour 2006 (January 16, 2006) – first US tour with appearance at SXSW followed by 7 cities
Ellegarden Tour 2006–2007 (October 12, 2006) – 54 stops, first half featuring Allister
Supporting act for Foo Fighters (December 5, 2006) – Osaka Castle Hall
Ellegarden Tour 2007 (June 10, 2007) – 31 stops in Japan
First Korean show at Melon AX (October 7, 2007)
The Boys are Back in Town Tour 2018 (May 10, 2018) – 3 stops in Japan to promote return, guest act One Ok Rock
Nana-Iro Electric Tour 2019 – 3 stop reunion tour with Asian Kung-Fu Generation and Straightener

References

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External links

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