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'''the pillows''' are a [[Japanese]] rock band, best known for their music in [[FLCL|FLCL]], an [[anime]] series by [[Gainax]]. Right now they are under the [[Avex Trax]] label.
'''the pillows''' are a [[Japanese]] rock band, best known for their music in [[FLCL|FLCL]], an [[anime]] series by [[Gainax]]. Right now they are under the [[Avex Trax]] label.


==<span class="mw-headline">Members</span>==
== Members ==
 
* [[Yamanaka Sawao]] (lyrics, vocals, and guitar)
* [[Yamanaka Sawao]] (lyrics, vocals, and guitar)
* [[Manabe Yoshiaki|Manabe Yoshiaki]] (lead guitar)
* [[Manabe Yoshiaki]] (lead guitar)
* [[Sato Shinichiro|Sato Shinichiro]] (drums)
* [[Sato Shinichiro]] (drums)
* [[Ueda Kenji|Ueda Kenji]] (bassist, 1987-1992)
* [[Ueda Kenji]] (bassist, 1987-1992)
* [[Kashima Tatsuya|Kashima Tatsuya]] (bassist, 1992-1999)
* [[Kashima Tatsuya]] (bassist, 1992-1999)
* [[Suzuki Jun|Suzuki Jun]] (bassist, 1999-)
* [[Suzuki Jun]] (bassist, 1999-)
 
==<span class="mw-headline">Information</span>==
 
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 252px">[[Image:the pillows.jpg|[[Image:250px-the_pillows.jpg|250px|the pillows]]]]<div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify">[[Image:the pillows.jpg|[[Image:magnify-clip.png]]]]</div>the pillows</div></div></div><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 252px">[[Image:thepillowmrlostman1997.jpg|[[Image:250px-thepillowmrlostman1997.jpg|250px|the pillows promoting Please Mr.Lostman (1997)]]]]<div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify">[[Image:thepillowmrlostman1997.jpg|[[Image:magnify-clip.png]]]]</div>the pillows promoting [[Please Mr.Lostman]] (1997)</div></div></div><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 252px">[[Image:thepillowstwilight2002.jpg|[[Image:250px-thepillowstwilight2002.jpg|250px|the pillows promoting Thank you, my twilight (2002)]]]]<div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify">[[Image:thepillowstwilight2002.jpg|[[Image:magnify-clip.png]]]]</div>the pillows promoting [[Thank You, My Twilight|Thank you, my twilight]] (2002)</div></div></div><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 252px">[[Image:thepillowsterminal2003.jpg|[[Image:250px-thepillowsterminal2003.jpg|250px|the pillows promoting Terminal Heaven's Rock (2003)]]]]<div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify">[[Image:thepillowsterminal2003.jpg|[[Image:magnify-clip.png]]]]</div>the pillows promoting [[Terminal Heaven's Rock]] (2003)</div></div></div><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 252px">[[Image:thepillowturnback2004.jpg|[[Image:250px-thepillowturnback2004.jpg|250px|the pillows promoting TURN BACK (2004)]]]]<div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify">[[Image:thepillowturnback2004.jpg|[[Image:magnify-clip.png]]]]</div>the pillows promoting [[Turn Back|TURN BACK]] (2004)</div></div></div><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 252px">[[Image:thepillownonfiction2005.jpg|[[Image:250px-thepillownonfiction2005.jpg|250px|the pillows promoting Nonfiction (2005)]]]]<div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify">[[Image:thepillownonfiction2005.jpg|[[Image:magnify-clip.png]]]]</div>the pillows promoting [[Nonfiction]] (2005)</div></div></div><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 252px">[[Image:The pillows 07.jpg|[[Image:250px-The_pillows_07.jpg|250px|the pillows promoting Ladybird Girl (2007)]]]]<div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify">[[Image:The pillows 07.jpg|[[Image:magnify-clip.png]]]]</div>the pillows promoting [[Ladybird Girl]] (2007)</div></div></div>


== Information ==
the pillows formed in 1987, when the legendary '80s J-Rock band Kenzi & the Trips split up. Former Trips Ueda Kenji (Bass) and Sato Shinichiro (Drums) teamed up with Manabe Yoshiaki (Guitar), who had previously played for 80s hair-band Persia, and Sawao Yamanaka (Vox).
the pillows formed in 1987, when the legendary '80s J-Rock band Kenzi & the Trips split up. Former Trips Ueda Kenji (Bass) and Sato Shinichiro (Drums) teamed up with Manabe Yoshiaki (Guitar), who had previously played for 80s hair-band Persia, and Sawao Yamanaka (Vox).


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The group released their 15th original album, [[Pied Piper]] in June 2008.
The group released their 15th original album, [[Pied Piper]] in June 2008.


==<span class="mw-headline">Discography</span>==
== Discography ==
 
=== Albums ===
===<span class="mw-headline">Albums</span>===
 
* [1991.06.21] [[Moon Gold|MOON GOLD]]
* [1991.06.21] [[Moon Gold|MOON GOLD]]
* [1992.05.21] [[White Incarnation|WHITE INCARNATION]]
* [1992.05.21] [[White Incarnation|WHITE INCARNATION]]
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* [2008.06.25] [[Pied Piper]]
* [2008.06.25] [[Pied Piper]]


===<span class="mw-headline">Mini-Albums</span>===
=== Mini-Albums ===
 
* [1990.05.21] [[Pantomime (the pillows)|Pantomime]] (パントマイム)
* [1990.05.21] [[Pantomime (the pillows)|Pantomime]] (パントマイム)
* [1990.10.25] [[90's My Life|90's My LIFE]]
* [1990.10.25] [[90's My Life|90's My LIFE]]
* [2004.06.23] [[Turn Back|TURN BACK]]
* [2004.06.23] [[Turn Back|TURN BACK]]


===<span class="mw-headline">Compilation Albums</span>===
=== Compilation Albums ===
 
* [2001.02.07] [[Fool on the Planet (album)|Fool on the planet]] ''(Greatest Hits)''
* [2001.02.07] [[Fool on the Planet (album)|Fool on the planet]] ''(Greatest Hits)''
* [2002.10.23] [[Another Morning, Another Pillows|Another morning, Another pillows]] ''(B-Side Collection)''
* [2002.10.23] [[Another Morning, Another Pillows|Another morning, Another pillows]] ''(B-Side Collection)''
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* [2007.11.14] [[Lostman Go to Yesterday|Lostman Go To Yesterday]] ''(Single Compilation)''
* [2007.11.14] [[Lostman Go to Yesterday|Lostman Go To Yesterday]] ''(Single Compilation)''


===<span class="mw-headline">Singles</span>===
=== Singles ===
 
* [1991.05.21] [[Ame ni Utaeba (the pillows)|Ame ni Utaeba]] (雨にうたえば)
* [1991.05.21] [[Ame ni Utaeba (the pillows)|Ame ni Utaeba]] (雨にうたえば)
* [1992.04.17] [[Kanojo wa Sister]] (彼女はシスター)
* [1992.04.17] [[Kanojo wa Sister]] (彼女はシスター)
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* [2008.05.28] [[New Animal]]
* [2008.05.28] [[New Animal]]


===<span class="mw-headline">VHS / DVDs</span>===
=== VHS / DVDs ===
 
* [1998.01.21] [[Hello, Welcome to Bubbletown's Happy Zoo|Hello, Welcome to Bubbletown's Happy Zoo]]
* [1998.01.21] [[Hello, Welcome to Bubbletown's Happy Zoo|Hello, Welcome to Bubbletown's Happy Zoo]]
* [1999.02.26] [[We Have a Theme Song|WE HAVE A THEME SONG]]
* [1999.02.26] [[We Have a Theme Song|WE HAVE A THEME SONG]]
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* [2008.01.30] [[Wake Up! Stand Up! and Go! -the pillows Wake Up! Tour 2007|Wake up! Stand up! and Go! -the pillows Wake up! Tour 2007]]
* [2008.01.30] [[Wake Up! Stand Up! and Go! -the pillows Wake Up! Tour 2007|Wake up! Stand up! and Go! -the pillows Wake up! Tour 2007]]


==<span class="mw-headline">External Links</span>==
== External Links ==
 
* [http://www.pillows.jp/ Official Website]
* [http://www.pillows.jp/ Official Website]
* [http://pirouzu.net instant music] (unofficial fan site)
* [http://pirouzu.net instant music] (unofficial fan site)

Revision as of 13:21, 10 June 2009

the pillows are a Japanese rock band, best known for their music in FLCL, an anime series by Gainax. Right now they are under the Avex Trax label.

Members

Information

the pillows formed in 1987, when the legendary '80s J-Rock band Kenzi & the Trips split up. Former Trips Ueda Kenji (Bass) and Sato Shinichiro (Drums) teamed up with Manabe Yoshiaki (Guitar), who had previously played for 80s hair-band Persia, and Sawao Yamanaka (Vox).

The group recorded their first five-song demo tape, Pantomime, as The Coinlocker Babies. They toured and performed for almost three years before being picked up by Captain Records as the pillows. They re-recorded the Pantomime demo, which was then released as their first EP. This was immediately followed by a second EP, 90s My Life.

the pillows then signed on to Pony Canyon, and in 1991, released their first full album, Moon Gold. In 1992, shortly after their second album, White Incarnation was recorded, Ueda left the band. He was never properly replaced; the band simply used a series of guest bassists in recording sessions and on tours, including Kashima Tatsuya of Bad Face, and Suzuki Jun of The Chewinggum Weekend.

In 1994, the band once again moved, this time to KING RECORDS, and released Kool Spice, their major-label debut. With Ueda no longer in the band, the pillows' style started slowly drifting away from their minimalist rock sound, and wildly experimented between varying styles. Kool Spice contained everything from warbling blues rock to elevator music; the 1995 release Living Field included experiments in retro-pop and reggae.

It was their grunge record, 1997's Please Mr. Lostman where the pillows finally got their groove. Preceded by a series of hit singles, and evocative of such American rock bands as Weezer and Pixies, it catapulted the band to mainstream success in Japan. After a wildly successful tour, the band proceeded to release three increasingly successful follow-up albums over the next two years: Little Busters, Runners High, and Happy Bivouac.

In 1999, the pillows were approached by Gainax, an anime studio famous for hits such as Fushigi no Umi no Nadia and Shin Seiki Evangelion. Gainax wanted to license the pillows' three most recent albums, for their latest experiment: an anime called FLCL. the pillows agreed, even composing two new singles specifically for the anime; Ride On Shooting Star and I Think I Can.

the pillows would not release another album until 2001, but they were still successful; the FLCL soundtracks sold well, as did their own best-of compilation, Fool on the Planet. Sawao concentrated his energies on Delicious Label, his record company side project. Manabe released a solo album as "Nine Miles," continuing the reggae experimentation hinted at in earlier albums.

the pillows released their next album, Smile, without releasing any singles. In 2002, the FLCL anime became available in America, winning more converts to the band, which was releasing its tenth album, Thank You, My Twilight, along with a double-album collection of B-sides, Another Morning, Another Pillows.

After another short break, during which Sawao released some solo work under Delicious Label, Manabe released a second Nine Miles album, and Sato toured with various other bands, the pillows released Penalty Life in November 2003.

In 2004, albums "90's my life returns", "turn back", "synchronized rockers", and "GOOD DREAMS" were released. "synchronized rockers" was a tribute album to the pillows, done by an assortment of other popular Japanese bands.

In early 2005, the DVD "9 1 6 15th anniversary special live" was released. This DVD covered their 15th Anniversay concert, filmed live at September 16, 2004 at Shibuya AX. The singles "Nonfiction" and "the third eye" soon followed, and with the start of 2006 came a full-length album titled "My Foot".

In 2007, the pillows's signed with avex trax and released a new single named Scarecrow on April 4, 2007 and an album Wake Up! Wake Up! Wake Up! on May 2, 2007. They would follow up this album with another single, Ladybird Girl, the Japanese version of the children's show Ben 10 theme song on August 15, 2007.

Throughout 2008, the pillows would release two singles: the first it's a reference to the eponymous deer from the book and film 'Bambi',Tokyo Bambi, released in January, which was followed in May by New Animal.

The group released their 15th original album, Pied Piper in June 2008.

Discography

Albums

Mini-Albums

Compilation Albums

Singles

VHS / DVDs

External Links

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