Thee Michelle Gun Elephant was a Japanese rock band that formed in 1991. The group's high-energy blend of garage rock, blues, rock 'n' roll and punk proved influential and hugely popular, with several of their albums and singles reaching the top 10 on the Oricon charts. They disbanded in 2003 after playing one final show at Makuhari Messe to a crowd of 37,000 people. Frontman Yusuke Chiba remained active with the band ROSSO before eventually joining up with drummer Kazuyuki Kuhara again to form The Birthda ...read more
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant was a Japanese rock band that formed in 1991. The group's high-energy blend of garage rock, blues, rock 'n' roll and punk proved influential and hugely popular, with several of their albums and singles reaching the top 10 on the Oricon charts. They disbanded in 2003 after playing one final show at Makuhari Messe to a crowd of 37,000 people. Frontman Yusuke Chiba remained active with the band ROSSO before eventually joining up with drummer Kazuyuki Kuhara again to form The Birthday in 2006. Bassist Koji Ueno became a member of the popular supergroup The Hiatus, while guitarist Futoshi Abe was a member of KOOLOGI and CARRIE before passing away in 2009 at the age of 42. « hide
