Psycho 1998 Hoodies
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Description: Formed in Tokyo in 1991, Thee Michelle Gun Elephant were a Japanese garage rock powerhouse that sounded like members of America's greatest low-fi bands had gotten together for a booze-fueled bender in some sweaty underground Tokyo nightclub. Fronted by the gravel-voiced Yusuke Chiba, with Futoshi Abe on guitar, Koji Ueno on bass, and Kazuyuki Kuhara on drums, the band delivered a blistering cocktail of garage punk, blues, and vintage rock ’n’ roll with enough raw energy to blow the doors off just about any venue. By late 1998, they were riding high on the release of their fourth album, Gear Blues, and kicked off their appropriately named World Psycho Blues Tour – All Standing! Maximum!!
