Hi-Standard

Hi-Standard
Formed: 1991 in Japan
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Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Hardcore Punk, Thrash, Punk-Pop
Group Members: Akira Tsuneoka, Ken Yokoyama, Akihiro Nanba
Biography: The wickedly original Japanese punk revival band Hi-Standard were formed in 1991 by guitarist/vocalist Ken Yokoyama, bassist/vocalist Akihiro Nanba, and drummer Akira Tsuneoka. The bandmembers made a name for themselves in their native Japan early in 1992 when they released Growing Up on Toy's Factory ...Read full biography
Growing Up
Released: 1996
Label: FAT WRECK CHORDS
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Just because that Fat Wreck Chords sound of slaphappy, galloping pop-punk has been overdone doesn't mean that it gets stale; it all just depends on how a band can make this genre fun again. Take Hi-Standard ...Read full review
Making The Road
Released: 1999
Label: FAT WRECK CHORDS
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Making the Road, by Japanese thrash kids Hi-Standard, dishes out the same kind of epileptic hardcore that can be found on their previous U.S. releases on Fat Wreck Chords, the San Francisco-based punk ...Read full review
More Hi-Standard albums: Main Albums (5), Singles & EPs (1)
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