| Tak Matsumoto Group | |
|---|---|
 From left to right: Tak Matsumoto, Eric Martin, and Jack Blades | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | TMG |
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Hard rock |
| Years active |
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| Labels | |
| Spinoff of | |
| Members | Tak Matsumoto Eric Martin Jack Blades |
| Website | takmatsumotogroup |
Tak Matsumoto Group (often abbreviated as TMG) is a supergroup consisting of members from several bands around the world. It includes Tak Matsumoto, Eric Martin, and Jack Blades. From July to September 2004, they embarked on their "Dodge the Bullet Tour" of Japan.
After a single, an album, 20 shows, and a live video, the band did not perform again until twenty years later in 2024. In a 2016 interview with Rolling Stone India, Martin said he asked Matsumoto every year about a possible reunion, to which Matsumoto always answered, "Let me think about it".
On February 28, 2024, in an interview with Rockpages.gr, Jack Blades revealed that the band would be making a second album. A week later, on March 8, the band officially announced its reformation 20 years after its initial conception and would be releasing a second album and hold a nationwide tour across Japan.
Lineup
- Official members
- Tak Matsumoto (B'z) – guitar, leader
- Eric Martin (Mr. Big) – lead vocals
- Jack Blades (Night Ranger, Damn Yankees, Shaw Blades) – bass, backing vocals
- Support members
- Brian Tichy (Billy Idol, Ozzy Osbourne, Seether, Whitesnake, Foreigner, Pride & Glory, Glenn Hughes, Sass Jordan, Slash's Snakepit) – studio drums
- Cindy Blackman (Lenny Kravitz) – studio drums
- Chris Frazier (Whitesnake, Foreigner) – live drums
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon | ||
| TMG I |
|
1 |
| TMG II |
|
3 |
Singles
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | |||
| 2004 | "Oh Japan (Our Time Is Now)" | 3 | Vermillion |
| 2024 | "Guitar Hero" | — | |
| "Eternal Flames" (featuring Babymetal) | — |
Video
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon | ||
| Dodge the Bullet |
|
8 |
Music videos
| Year | Song | Release date | Format | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Eternal flames (feat. Babymetal) | September 11, 2024 | YouTube version | |
| Guitar Hero |
References
- Notes
- ^ "THE TAK MATSUMOTO GROUP Schedule European Release For Debut". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 17 September 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- D, J (2 January 2016). "Formation of TMG, Koshi's Debut Solo Tour, "BANZAI" & "ARIGATO" Singles". www.offthelock.com. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- Chakraborty, Riddhi (2 November 2016). "Eric Martin's Big Plan". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- "Jack Blades reveals second TMG album with Eric Martin and Tak Matsumoto". Rockpages.gr. 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- "B'z松本孝弘率いるバンドTMGが20年ぶり再始動、新作携え全国ツアー（コメントあり）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- "B'z松本孝弘「TMG」20年ぶり再始動 Night Rangerジャック、MR. BIGエリックとのスーパーバンド「ついに時がきた！」". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "松本孝弘の作品". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "TMGニューアルバム『TMG Ⅱ』より、「GUITAR HERO」「ETERNAL FLAMES (feat. BABYMETAL)」先行配信スタート &『TMG Ⅱ』9月18日全曲配信リリース決定!!". Tak Matsumoto Group (in Japanese). 11 September 2024. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- TMG / ETERNAL FLAMES (feat. BABYMETAL) on YouTube
- TMG / GUITAR HERO on YouTube
- Sources
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