Teengenerate
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Teengenerate were a Japan
ese punk rock
band from 1993 to 1996, known for their fun style of playing garage punk
with a sense of humor and often incomprehensible English lyrics. After disbanding for a time, some of its members (Fifi, Fink and Sammy) went on to start the band Firestarter. At the time of their split, Teengenerate consisted of Fink (guitar, vocals), Fifi (guitar, vocals), Sammy (bass) and Shoe (drums). Their original drummer was called Suck. In 2005, Teengenerate reformed for a series of shows worldwide, gaining new fans and gathering old ones back into the fold. Other past bands that featured Teengenerate members include: Fifi and the Mach III, the Raydios and the Tweezers. The Teengenerate song "My GTO" was used in the 2000 film WILD ZERO, directed by Tetsuro Takeuchi.
Japan
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ese punk rock
Punk rock
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band from 1993 to 1996, known for their fun style of playing garage punk
Garage punk
Garage punk is a fusion of garage rock and punk rock. It is fast-paced lo-fi music characterized by a dirty, choppy guitar sound—usually played by bands who are on independent record labels or who are unsigned...
with a sense of humor and often incomprehensible English lyrics. After disbanding for a time, some of its members (Fifi, Fink and Sammy) went on to start the band Firestarter. At the time of their split, Teengenerate consisted of Fink (guitar, vocals), Fifi (guitar, vocals), Sammy (bass) and Shoe (drums). Their original drummer was called Suck. In 2005, Teengenerate reformed for a series of shows worldwide, gaining new fans and gathering old ones back into the fold. Other past bands that featured Teengenerate members include: Fifi and the Mach III, the Raydios and the Tweezers. The Teengenerate song "My GTO" was used in the 2000 film WILD ZERO, directed by Tetsuro Takeuchi.
Albums
| # | Information | Copies sold |
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| 1st | Audio Recording
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| 2nd | Get Action!
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| Compilation | Smash Hits!!
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| 3rd | Savage!!! = Let's Go To The Top
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Singles
- Get Me Back (1993)
- Sex Cow (1994) (500 special 'blue vinyl' copies released)
- I Don't Mind (1994)
- "Car Crazy !..." Dirty Robber (1994)
- No Time (1995)
- Out of Sight (1995)
- Flying Over You (1996)
- Dressed in Black (1996)
- Wild Wild Teengenerate (1996) (Teengenerate play 3 songs of the Belgian band The Kids)
- V.M.Live issue #22 (November 2, 1997)
Split Singles
- Split with Stepford 5
- Split with American Soul Spiders
- Split with Screaming Bloody Marys (1994)
- Split with Rip Offs (1994)
- Split with Bum
Compilations
- The Estrus Cocktail Companion - "Let's Take Another Booze"
- Pop Goes the Weasel Vol 1. (1994)
- Cheapo Crypt Sampler CD - "Get Me Back" (1994)
- Watch For Me Girl, A Tribute To DMZ (1994)
- Turban Renewal: A Tribute To Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs (1994) (LP version released as well)
- 500 Miles To Glory - "My G.T.O." (1995) (Reissued September 9, 1997 with bonus "Picture Disc")
- Oh Canaduh! (August 15, 1996)
- Tokyo Trashville Compilation CD
- The R.A.F.R. Vol. 1 Compilation CD (1995)
- Not So Pretty, Pretty Things tribute (1995)
- Searching For Cool (Only 500 copies)
- Skookum Chief Powered Teenage Zit Rock Angst (1995)
- Wild News From The World CD
- Viva La Vinyl Vol. 2
- Cheapo Crypt Sampler #2! (1997)
- Flaming Burnout, Estrus Benefit Compilation CD (1997)
- The Early Ones (1999)
- Certain Damage !