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Biography
Infobox musical artist| name = Hi-Standard| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| origin = Japan | genre = melodic hardcore | years_active = 1991–2000| label = Pizza of Death Records , Fat Wreck Chords | associated_acts = BBQ CHICKENS , Crazy Ken Band | current_members = Akihiro Nanba Ken Yokoyama Akira Tsuneoka Hi-Standard was a Japan ese punk rock band who formed in 1991. The release Making the Road sparked sold-out Japan shows and US/European tours with punk bands such as NOFX , No Use for a Name and WIZO . Although members of Hi-Standard were Japanese born, all of the band's major releases were sung in English. Live footage of the band shows them talking to the crowd in their native Japanese and then immediately changing to English for the songs.
Hiatus
After recording five albums, the band entered a hiatus in August 2000, shortly after playing "Air Jam 2000". Ken Yokoyama began working on other projects, including BBQ CHICKENS . Yokoyama revisited the bands original label Pizza of Death Records , which has since signed many punk and alternative rock bands. Akihiro Nanba's newest project is Ultra Brain. According to CDJapan, Nanba proclaims their debut album, Neo Punk, to be the birth of neo punk.cite web | title= Ultra Brain - Neo Punk | work=cdjapan.co.jp | url= http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html? KEY=V2CP-260 Akira Tsuneoka now provides the drums for the group Cubismo Grafico Five.
Reunion
It has been announced that the band will be playing Air Jam 2011.
Discography
Year
Title
Label
1996
1996
1997
1997
1999
2000
2001
The full length Last of Sunny Day contains songs from their prior releases and original songs. The band have an additional single "The Kids Are Alright" available only in Japan
Hi-Standard performs punk covers of American songs like "California Dreamin'", "Green Acres", "Have You Ever Seen the Rain? " and "Can't Help Falling In Love".
References
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http://www.pizzaofdeath.com Pizza of Death Records
http://www.fatwreck.com/ Fat Wreck Chords
Category:Fat Wreck Chords artists Category:Japanese punk rock groups
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