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Kuni live at Shibuya Kokaido, Tokyo, Japan, 1988-05-10
Kuni Takeuchi is a left-handed Japanese guitar hero. KUNI's 1986 debut album featured a host of American Metal talent
with ex-ANTHRAX vocalist NEIL TURBIN,QUIET RIOT's singer KEVIN DUBROW, bassist Chuck Wright and drummer Frankie Banali,
STEELER drummer MARK EDWARDS,TALAS bassist BILLY SHEEHAN and TYTAN/LION vocalist Kal Swan.
The 1988 follow up 'Lookin' For Action' (recorded in the Spring of 1987 and produced by SLAUGHTER's Dana Strum)
has vocals from the PANTHER and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer JEFF SCOTT SOTO and drums from ARTENSION's Mike Terrana.
UFO and SOULMOTOR guitarist Tommy McClendon aids on the songwriting front.
The 2000 effort, the succinctly titled 'F*cked Up!' sees donations of talent from MR. BIG bassist BILLY SHEEHAN,
KISS and BADLANDS drummer Eric Singer.
Kuni Takeuchi now writes music for television and animation films, produces other bands, and runs his own label in Tokyo.
While his own music may remain entrenched in the narrow sphere of 1980s-style metal, his productions and
other projects reach into a wide variety of guitar-driven rock.
LINE UP :
Kuni Takeuchi- guitar, backing vocals
Jeff Scott Soto - lead vocals
Douglas Taylor Baker - bass guitar,backing vocals
Mike Terrana - drums,backing vocals
Setlist:
01 - Strangers in the night
02 - Shine on
03 - Don't look back
04 - Restless heart
05 - Someday
06 - Memories of you
07 - Guitar solo
08 - Say goodbye
09 - Feels like thunder(we rock)
10 - All night long
11 - Drum solo
12 - Reckless
13 - Eyes of a stranger
14 - Lookin' for action
15 - Hands up
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