The Cro-Magnons

Infobox Musical artist
Name = The Cro-Magnons ザ・クロマニヨンズ


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Origin = Tokyo, Japan
Genre = Rock
Years_active = 2006 to present
Label = BMG Japan Happysong Records
Associated_acts = The Blue Hearts The High-Lows
URL = [http://www.cro-magnons.net/ Offical Site]
Current_members = Hiroto Kōmoto Masatoshi Mashima Masaru Kobayashi Katsuji Kirita
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nihongo|The Cro-Magnons|ザ・クロマニヨンズ|Za Kuromaniyonzu are a band created in July 2006 by Hiroto Kōmoto and Masatoshi Mashima previously of The Blue Hearts and The High-Lows.

Masaru Kobayashi on bass and Katsuji Kirita on drums are support members, but according to TV and promotional information, they are effectively official members.

History

After The High-Lows ceased activity in November 2005, Mashima proposed forming a new band to Kōmoto. Due to an introduction from a recording engineer named Satoshi Kawaguchi known from the time of The Blue Hearts, Kobayashi and Kirita joined the formation of The Cro-Magnons.

With their album due to be finished in the winter of 2006, they appeared all over the country in summer music events without announcement and without a name. On the net, people blinked andwondered "Is this Hiroto and Mashi's new band?" Before their live performance on Osaka's "Meet The World Beat 2006," news of their appearance was leaked and some of the crowd called out "Hiroto!," "Mashi!." With a bitter smile, the band members said "It wasn't a secret at all." At 1:41pm on July 23, The Cro-Magnons made their first official appearance as a band. [http://www.cro-magnons.net/ The Cro-Magnons] . ja icon The Cro-Magnons. Accessed March 7, 2008.] Two months later, on September 20, the band began their first nation-wide tour, "The Cro-Magnons Shutsuen Tour!!" (ザ・クロマニヨンズ出現ツアー!! "The Cro-Magnons Appear Tour!!").

The band had a second tour in early 2007, entitled "Haru no Uraura Matsuri" (春のウラウラ祭り "Spring Gently Shining Festival"), with 16 performances nationwide.

Band transition

One can not compare the transition from The Blue Hearts to The High-Lows to the change from The High-Lows to The Cro-Magnons since the first album is only two albums have been released for sale. But if forced to, the lyrics and sound have become simpler but there is no change in appearance.

There will certainly be activity immediately following their debut, and the media exposure is increasing even above the level during their High-Lows era.Fact|date=March 2008

Band members

The two main members of the band are Hiroto Kōmoto and Masatoshi Mashima, who had worked together in two previous bands—The Blue Hearts and The High-Lows.

Masaru Kobayashi and Katsuji Kirita often work closely with the band, but are just considered support members. Kobayashi previously performed with Sads and is currently involved in nil. Kirita currently performs with Gargoyle.

Discography

ingles

# "Tally Ho" (タリホー "Tari Hō") (September 20, 2006)
# "Kami Hikōki" (紙飛行機 "Paper Airplane") (April 25, 2007) [http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/42590/ The Cro-Magnons, New Single Release for 2007] . ja icon Oricon, Inc. Accessed February 23, 2008]
# "Giri Giri Gagangan" (ギリギリガガンガン) (August 15, 2007)
# "Eight Beat" (エイトビート "Eito Biito") (planned for May 21, 2008)

Albums

#"The Cro-Magnons" (ザ・クロマニヨンズ "Za Kuromaniyonzu") (October 25, 2006)
#"Cave Party" (ケイヴ　パーティ "Keivu Paati") (September 12, 2007)

ee also

*The Blue Hearts
*The High-Lows

References