Gedō (band)

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

 * 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

 * 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)