ELLEGARDEN

credits: boothanew in ellegarden thread at bww2

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And to the great Aikolyn Burgos for introducing them to me. <3!

The names of people, things and places mentioned above are my favorites and are considered the best. Disregard the order of acknowledging them since they are just what popped out from mind.

So, to not make this post useless, Ima post the discography of Ellegarden.

Ellegarden (typeset as "ELLEGARDEN" by the band and its fans) is a Japanese rock group formed in December 1998 in Chiba, Japan that includes drummer Hirotaka Takahashi, vocalist Takeshi Hosomi, guitarist Shinichi Ubakata, and bassist Yuichi Takada.


Ellegarden has a sound strikingly similar to various American pop punk bands, with lyrics written in both complete Japanese and English. One of the more notable examples is Sum 41, who Ellegarden opened for during their 2005 Japan Tour. Other comparable artists and influences include Weezer and Jimmy Eats World.
The English lyrics of the band's songs, which are mostly written by Takeshi, are usually grammatically sound and well pronounced. In the Summer 2006 issue of the American J-Rock Magazine Purple Sky, Takeshi accredited this to the time he spent working as a computer engineer in Oakland, California and later in Japan, where he had English-speaking co-workers.
The band's vocalist Takeshi Hosomi is very good friends with Asian Kung-Fu Generation's Masafumi Goto and Straightener's Atsushi Horie.

In 2006, Ellegarden performed in numerous Japanese Summer Music Festivals, such as Fuji Rock, Summer Sonic, Nano Mugen Fes and Rising Sun Rock Festival. Their final tour of the year featured the American band Allister, who they became acquainted with during SXSW 2006. In addition, they supported Foo Fighters in their concert at Osaka Castle Hall.
Ellegarden was also a part of the lineup of Shibuya Jack, a unique all-day concert that took place across several live houses in the Shibuya district of Tokyo in 2006. Their popularity resulted in a packed house at their venue, Club Asia. as well as a crowd of several hundred who could not get inside.

On May 2, 2008, it was announced that the band would be going on hiatus when the following message was posted on the band's official website:

ELLEGARDEN has been in the process of creating a new album since last year, however, during the band’s activities, there arose a difference in opinion regarding the motivation for creating a new album. We no longer feel we are able to create an album that we would be satisfied with, and after much discussion we arrived at the conclusion to end the creation of the album and suspend the band’s activities indefinitely. All previously decided shows (including shows not yet announced) up until early September 2008 will still be performed. We want to thank everyone who has supported ELLEGARDEN from the bottom of our hearts. In order to once again create new music as ELLEGARDEN, each of us wants to work on our own personal growth and development. Thank you for everything.

-ELLEGARDEN Leader, Shinichi Ubukata


Following the recording hiatus announcement, the band has continued to perform live and recently announced a greatest hits album entitled "ELLEGARDEN BEST (1998-2008)". The album consists of 21 songs and is due for release on July 2, 2008.


Albums

Studio Albums
Don't Trust Anyone But Us (April 3, 2002)
Bring Your Board!! (July 2, 2003)
Pepperoni Quattro (May 26, 2004)
Riot on the Grill (April 20, 2005)
Eleven Fire Crackers (November 8, 2006)

Compilation Albums
Figureheads Compilation (July 31, 2007)
ELLEGARDEN BEST (1998-2008) (July 2, 2008)

Mini Albums
ELLEGARDEN (May 23, 2001)
My Own Destruction (October 16, 2002)

All info above came from wikipedia.

To know more about ELLEGARDEN: http://www.ellegarden.jp/en/