adistic Mika Band 的前身是 The Folk Crusaders 樂團,又名為 Fōkuru, フォークル,團長是加藤和彥 Kazuhiko Katoh, The Folk Crusaders 是日本第一個 modern music 樂團,他們在 1960 年代後期為日本帶來一場革命性的音樂風暴.
Sadistic Mika Band (サディスティック・ミカ・バンド?) was a Japanese rock group formed in 1972. Its name is a parody of the "Plastic Ono Band".[1] Produced by Masatoshi Hashiba on Toshiba-EMI Records (now EMI Music Japan), the band was led by the then husband and wife team of guitarist Kazuhiko Kato, and his wife, singer Mika Fukui. The word "sadistic" is reported to be inspired by her insensitive sense of humour.
In 2003, HMV Japan ranked the band at No. 94 on their list of the "Top 100 Japanese Pops Artists".[2] In September 2007, Rolling Stone Japan rated their 1974 album Kurofune at No. 9 on its list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time".
Biography [edit]
Kazuhiko Kato 加藤和彦
moved to Kensington, London in 1972 and impressed by the burgeoning glam rock scene led by T. Rex and David Bowie, he set about forming a new group in Japan to emulate the style.[1] The original lineup of the band included Kato, Mika, drummer Hiro Tsunoda and lead guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka. This lineup recorded the single "Cycling Boogie" in 1973. Subsequently Tsunoda left the band, to be replaced by Yukihiro Takahashi, and bassist Ray Ohara joined the band. This lineup completed the band's self-titled debut album, which was released on the Harvest label in the United Kingdom.