Hi standard

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Hi-Standard is a punk band from Japan that was formed in 1991. The band members are Akira Tsuneoka ( 恒 岡 章 , Tsuneoka Akira ; drums), Akihiro Namba ( 難 波 章 浩 , Namba Akihiro ; vocals and bass) and Ken Yokoyama ( 横山 健 , Yokoyama Ken ; vocals and guitar). Hi-Standard are signed to the Fat Wreck Chords label . In Japan, the band has also released releases on Ken Yokoyama's own record label, Pizza of Death Records , including Husking Bee . Contrary to the punk cliché, the lyrics are mostly about happy topics. Some of their songs are "doted" cover versions, for example by the Bay City Rollers or Rainbow . After a 17-year hiatus, the album "The Gift" was released in 2017 with 14 songs, the Japan edition also contains two bonus tracks.

Publications

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Growing up
  JP 85 11/01/1995 (7 weeks)
Angry Fist
  JP 4th 05/14/1997 (16 weeks)
Making The Road
  JP 3 03/23/2000 (25 weeks)
Singles
The kids are alright
  JP 54 01/09/1996 (3 weeks)

Albums

  • Growing Up (1995) - European version (1996)
  • Angry Fist (1997)
  • Making The Road (1999)
  • The Gift (2017)

Splits / singles

EPs

  • 1st demo ( Demo Tape ) (1991)
  • In The Brightly Moonlight (1994)
  • Last Of Sunny Day (1994)
  • California Dreamin '(1995)
  • 1995 Special EP ... This is not for sale (1995)
  • The Kids Are Alright (1996)
  • I Don't Need Trouble Because Of Money (1997)
  • Love Is A Battlefield (2000)

Video albums

  • Attack From The Far East (1996)
  • Attack From The Far East 2 (1997)
  • Air Jam 2000 (2000)

Contribute to compilations

  • Shake A Move (1992)
  • BQ JAP (1993)
  • Pull Up The Underground (1994)
  • A Tribute To Snuff II (1995)
  • Fat Music Vol. II - Survival of the fattest (1996)
  • Fat Music Vol. III - Physical Fatness (1997)
  • Short Music For Short People (1999)
  • We Love Butchers, Bloodthursty Butchers (2000)

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Hi-Standard Singles ORICON STYLE