Arb

ARB Alexander's Ragtime Band Is A Japanese Rock Band Formed In Spring 1977. Members - 石橋凌 Ryo Ishibashi - Vocal - 1956.7.20 - Fukuoka Perfecture Japan - 内藤幸也 Koya Naito - Guitar - 1961.11.26 - Tokyo Japan - EBI - Bass - 1965.10.2 - Hiroshima Perfecture Japan - KEITH - Drums - 1952.2.6 - Akita Perfecture Japan First Members Were 石橋凌 Ishibashi Ryo - Vocal 田中一郎 Tanaka Ichiro - Guitar KEITH - Drums エンマ Emma - Keyboard 宮城伸一郎 Miyagi Shinichiro - Bass. They Debuted 1978. With Single 「野良犬」. In 1979 Went Out New Single In April 25 「ワイルド・ローティーン・ガール」 Wild Teen Girl And Soon After On May 25 ARB's 1st Album 「A.R.B」. On October Emma And Miyagi Shinichiro Left Band At The Same Time To Become Independent Of The Agency Shinko Music. 1979.12.20 As Three Member Band They Released Single 「魂こがして」. In 1980 野中良浩 Yoshihiro Nonaka Is Joining Band As The Bass. On May 21 Same Year Band Released 2nd Album 「BAD NEWS」. Already Next Year The Band Went With 2 Full Albums In March 21 - 3rd Album 「BOYS & GIRLS」 And In November 21 - 4th Album 「指を鳴らせ!/Snap Your Fingers」. On 21 June 1982 Came Out 5th Album 「W」 And Release Of Album Followed LIVE Tour "LIVE! CRAZY! LOVE TOUR" When They Toured Cities Yokohama Urawa Mishima Nagoya Fukuoka Kumamoto Hiroshima Osaka Tokyo Sapporo.
ARB Did Many LIVE Performances In 1983 And On April 21 They Released 6th Album 「トラブル中毒」 Trouble Poisoning . The Same Year In September Guitarist Tanaka Quits The Band. He Was Quickly Replaced With Guitarist 斉藤光浩 Mitsuhiro Saito From BOW WOW. In 1984 Yoshihiro Quits The Band. As The Short Replacement For Bass Jean-Jacques Burnel From The Stranglers Joined The Band When He Visited Japan.
In May 1984 岡部滋 Okabe Shigeru Joins As The Bass On Septembre Went Out 7th Album 「YELLOW BLOOD」 And They Did Album Follow Up Tour 'YELLOW BLOOD TOUR''. Next Year Om October ARB Released 8th Album 「砂丘1945年」.
In June 1986 After The Concert In Hyogo Gymnasium Guitarist Saito Leaves The Band. After One Month Came Replacement From Solo Guitarist 白浜久 Shirahama Hisashi Who Joined ARB. In November 21 9th Album Is Released 「ONE And ONLY DREAMs」.
On 21 June 1987 Quickly Came Out ARB's 10th Album 「ROCK OVER JAPAN」 And After Album Release In October Shigeru Withdraws From The Band And As Support Bass In December Joins 浅田孟 Asada Takeshi Previous Member Of Sheena & The Rokkets. On 21 June 1988 ARB Released 11th Album 「PAPERS BED」. They Did Big Tour Around Japan In July Named "SWEAT HEART&BRAIN TOUR". Soon Next Year 1989.11.8 Came 12th Album 「SYMPATHY」. In 1990 The Band Did Long Tour "LOVE THE LIVE '90 TOUR" Where They Announced Hiatus And Soon After In October They Released Best Album 「BALLADS AND WORK SONGS」. On December 28 ARB Released Best Live Album 「RED BOX / ARB LIVE 1980-1990 」. 1991.1.21 Came Out VIDEO "THE LONGEST TOUR" Release Of Their LIVE Tour From 1990 And In June 「BLACK X'mas-ARB SECRET SINGLES」 Release.
On 1993.11.21. Went Release「DAYS OF A.R.B. Vol.3 1986-1990 」.
ARB Came Back To Celebrate Anniversary In 1997.7.24 At Nippon Budokan "LOFT 20th ANNIVERSARY ROCK OF AGES" Only As Original Members Ryo Ishibashi · KEITH . ARB Announced Their Comeback In January 1998 With 2 New Members EBI -Bass- And 内藤幸也 Koya Naito -Guitar- Along With Original Members Ishibashi And KEITH What Stayed As Current Line-Up. In February 21 They Are Officially Back With Release Resurrection First Bullet Maxi Single 「TOKYO OUTSIDER」 Which Follows Release Of 13th Album 「REAL LIFE」 On March 21 And A Tour "REAL LIFE TOUR '98".
In August 1999 ARB Went With 14th Album 「EL DORADO」 And Promo-Album Tour. KEITH Released 1st Solo Album 「親孝行」 In November 2000. On The Same Year ARB Made Compilation Album 「武道館LIVE～1999.1.24Days Of ARB～」.
2001 On June 13 Came Out Band's 15th Album 「HARD-BOILED CITY」 With The Following Tour.
For Their 25th Anniversary ARB Did Tour Starting In October 2003 "ARB 25th Anniversary LIVE CIRCUIT IN TOHOKU" And 16th Album 「KAZA-BANA」 Was Released On 17 December. On 2004 ARB Released New Best Of Album 「LOCUS 1998-2004 ARB LIVE BEST」.
In February 2005 New Single 「荒鷲のうた」 Went Out. Soon Each Member Became More Occupied With Their Solo Projects And Other Bands. After 2006 ARB Went Inactive. Official Website Http //www.Arb-Tamashii.Com/
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