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Funky Monkey Babys
Funky Monkey Babys
band from Japan
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James Chance
James Chance
American saxophonist, keyboard player, songwriter and singer
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Deep Purple
Deep Purple
English rock band
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Flower Travellin' Band
Flower Travellin' Band
Japanese band
4
Tatsuya Nakamura
Tatsuya Nakamura
Japanese drumer, actor (1965-)
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Boøwy
Boøwy
Japanese musical group; rock band (1981-1988)
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Mick Taylor
Mick Taylor
British rock musician, former member of The Rolling Stones
7
The Rubinoos
The Rubinoos
band
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The Doors
The Doors
American rock band
9
Faces
Faces
English rock band
10
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
English rock band
11
Bernard Fowler
Bernard Fowler
American musician, songwriter and actor
12
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
British heavy metal band
13
Superfly
Superfly
Japanese rock act (2007-)
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Man with a Mission
Man with a Mission
Japanese music group
15
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
English rock band
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Blues Creation
Blues Creation
musical artist
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Ronnie James Dio
Ronnie James Dio
American heavy metal singer
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Eagles
Eagles
American country rock band
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Heart
Heart
American rock band
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Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick
American rock band
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David Spinozza
David Spinozza
American musician
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Big Star
Big Star
American rock band
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Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart
British musician and tour manager
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Chuck Leavell
Chuck Leavell
US musician
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B'z
B'z
Japanese rock duo (1988-)
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Graham Parker
Graham Parker
British singer
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The Stooges
The Stooges
American punk rock band
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Show-Ya
Show-Ya
Japanese female heavy metal band
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Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner
American musical duo
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The Pretenders
The Pretenders
English-American rock band
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Sadistic Mika Band
Sadistic Mika Band
Japanese rock band (1972-1975)
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UVERworld
UVERworld
Japanese rock band
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Destroy All Monsters
Destroy All Monsters
American rock band
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Erasmo Carlos
Erasmo Carlos
Brazilian recording artist; singer-songwriter
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Band-Maid
Band-Maid
Japanese five-piece female hard rock band
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Love
Love
American rock group
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Gillan
Gillan
English rock band
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The Police
The Police
English rock band
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Michael Shrieve
Michael Shrieve
American drummer, percussionist, and composer
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Queen
Queen
British rock band (1970-)
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Joe Walsh
Joe Walsh
American musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival
American roots rock band
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Walter Becker
Walter Becker
American musician, songwriter, and record producer
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Tommy Bolin
Tommy Bolin
American guitarist
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Joe Lynn Turner
Joe Lynn Turner
American singer
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Ronnie Wood
Ronnie Wood
British rock musician, member of The Rolling Stones
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Roxy Music
Roxy Music
English art rock band formed in 1970
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The New Pornographers
The New Pornographers
Canadian indie rock band
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Tatsurō Yamashita
Tatsurō Yamashita
Japanese singer-songwriter (1953-)
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Miyavi
Miyavi
Japanese guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer and actor
51
Aerosmith
Aerosmith
American rock band
52
Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood
English recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
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Cornelius
Cornelius
Japanese singer-songwriter, music producer, composer (1969-)
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Ryo Kawasaki
Ryo Kawasaki
Japanese jazz guitarist (1947-2020)
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Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
American rock band
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RC Succession
RC Succession
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Ronnie Lane
Ronnie Lane
English recording artist; musician, songwriter and record producer
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Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore
British guitarist and songwriter, guitarist of the band Deep Purple
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Zoobombs
Zoobombs
Japanese indie rock band
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New York Dolls
New York Dolls
American rock band
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Ghost
Ghost
Japanese experimental rock group
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Portishead
Portishead
British band
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Brian Downey
Brian Downey
Irish musician, songwriter and drummer
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Jack Douglas
Jack Douglas
American record producer, songwriter
Friction
Japanese rock band (1978-)

Friction

Intro
Japanese rock band (1978-)
Genres
Members, past and present

Friction (Japanese: フリクション, Hepburn: Frikushon) is a Japanese rock band, formed in 1978. They originally began in 1971 under the name Circle Triangle Square, and are considered to be one of the pioneers of Japan's alternative rock scene. In September 2007, Rolling Stone Japan rated their debut album Atsureki at #21 on its list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time".