Carnation (Japanese band)


is a Japanese rock band founded by Masahiro Naoe in 1983. During their heyday, they were dubbed "the Japanese XTC" due to their similar styles.
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History

Masahiro Naoe formed the band in 1981. In December 1983, the band was renamed "Carnation" and released their first independent single "Yoru no Entotsu" a year later. The band released their first full album Young Wise Men in 1988. Within the same year, the band left the independent scene and signed with Tokuma Japan. The band participated in the production of J-pop idol Chisato Moritaka's 1989 album Hijitsuryokuha Sengen, which features her cover of "Yoru no Entotsu". In addition, Moritaka provided guest vocals on the band's 1991 album Elec.King. Naoe continued to contribute to Moritaka's other releases throughout the first half of the 1990s.
The band signed with Nippon Columbia in 1994, with their album Edo River becoming popular with FM stations. They hosted a successful concert at Shibuya Public Hall in 1997. The band switched to Cutting Edge Records in 2003, but left two years later when Naoe formed his own label Hurricane Records.
In 2013, the tribute album was released to celebrate Carnation's 30th anniversary. The album features contributions by Moritaka, Yasuyuki Okamura, and others. Three years later, Carnation signed with Nippon Crown. The band celebrated its 35th anniversary with their "Sunset Monsters" concert at the Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall.

Members

Current members

Former members

  • – drums, percussion
  • – keyboards, backing vocals
  • – guitar
  • – bass, backing vocals
  • – guitar, backing vocals
  • – drums, percussion
  • – saxophone
  • – keyboards

Discography

Singles

  • "It's a Beautiful Day"
  • "Garden City Life"
  • "Superman"
  • "No Goodbye"
  • "New Morning"
  • "Real Man"
  • "Angel"
  • "Lady Lemonade"
  • "Wild Fantasy"
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Albums

Duck Boat Young Wise Men Gong Show Edo River A Beautiful Day Girl Friend Army Booby Parakeet & Ghost Love Sculpture Living/Loving Super Zoo! Wild Fantasy Velvet Velvet Sweet Romance Multimodal Sentiment Suburban Baroque Turntable Overture
  • ''Carousel Circle''

Mini albums

Venture Business Vol. 01 Venture Business Vol. 02 Venture Business Vol. 03
  • ''Utopia''

Live albums

Wacky Packages 505 ~ Five Oh! Five ~ Runnin' Wild Live Carnation Wild Fantasy Tour 2006 The Sounds of Rock Love

Compilations

Mellow My Mind Spy for the Band Carnation Is the Great R&R Band! ~C-Side of Carnation~
  • ''The Very Best of Carnation "Long Time Traveller"''

Boxed sets

  • ''Early Years Box''