Gedō (band)

Japanese rock band

For other uses, see Gedo (disambiguation).

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Gedō (外道)

Also known as| Gedo, Gedou
Origin| Japan
Genres|

* Rock

Years active| 1973–1976; 1979-1982; 1991; 2002-2003; 2010-Present
Labels| Showboat (Trio) Record; Nippon Columbia; Merudakku; Polydor Records; Universal IMS; Sony Music Associated Records; King Records
Members|

* Hideto Kanou

Past members|

* Masayuki Aoki
* Nakano Ryoichi

Website| www.ainoa.co.jp/music/gedo/

Gedō (外道), also romanized simply as Gedo or Gedou, is a Japanese rock band. They were formed in 1973. The band split up for the first time in 1976, then reformed and split again several times. Their first self-titled album is highly acclaimed in their home country, and was featured on Rolling Stone's 100 greatest Japanese albums (N°24) and Julian Cope's Japrocksampler, among other lists.

## Members

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* Hideto Kanou: vocals, guitar. He is the central member of Gedō.
* Aoki Masayuki: vocals, bass guitar. Founding member, he left in 1981.
* Nakano Ryoichi: vocals, drums. Founding member, he left the band but returned for the 2002-2003 reformation.
* Matsumoto Shinji: vocals, bass guitar. He joined the band in 2002.
* Soul Toul: vocals, drums. He joined the band in 1991, and re-joined in 2010.

## Discography

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* Gedō (外道) (20 September 1974)
* Gedō Live in Sound of Hawaii Studio (外道ライブ・イン・サウンド・オブ・ハワイ・スタジオ) (1 April 1975)
* JUST GEDO (June 1975)
* Shide LIVE (拾得LIVE) (November 1975)
* POWER CUT (April 1981)
* Mooning (1982)
* Gedō LIVE 〜Mihappyou Kaisan Concert 1976.10.16 (外道LIVE 〜未発表・解散コンサート1976.10.16) (April 1991)
* One, Two (21 July 1991)
* DIE FOR YOU (1993)
* Kaze Densetsu Bukkomi no Taku ～Yasei no Tenshitachi～ (疾風列伝 特攻の拓～野生の天使たち～) (1995)
* Gedō SINGLES (1973-1975) (外道SINGLES(1973-1975)) (1998)
* 水金地火木土天回明 〜外道・秘蔵音源集 その壱 (30 November 2002)
* 水金地火木土天回明 〜外道・秘蔵音源集 その弐 (30 November 2002)
* Best Gedō (ベスト外道) (24 July 2003)
* Kyou Netsu no Machida Police '74 (狂熱の町田ポリス'74) (24 July 2003)
* Kyoto Shide -Kanzenban- (京都拾得-完全版-) (24 July 2003)
* 1975 -Yahon Kyo no Aloha- (1975 -野音狂のアロハ- (24 July 2003)
* NφW (26 September 2003)
* 1976 Sayonara Nippon (1976 さよならニッポン) (27 November 2003)
* Saigo no Mandala Yaneura Densetsu '76 (最期の曼荼羅屋根裏伝説 '76) (27 November 2003)
* Jitsuroku Hitman Hokkai No Tora -Boukyou- ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (実録ヒットマン 北海の虎 -望郷- ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) (27 November 2003)
* Itsumo no Tokorode Blues Wo〜LIVE IN CROCODILE (いつものところでブルースを〜LIVE IN CROCODILE) (23 May 2015)
* Tamashii no Sakebi (魂の叫び) (6 November 2013)

## External links

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* Official site

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

Artists|

* MusicBrainz