February 7th, 2008
Zizoh - Japanese Wishbone Ash
I first wanted to add this information as a comment to the post on Wishbone Ash, the debut album of Wishbone Ash but after listening to the sound clips and watching the band on YouTube I thought the band deserved a posting. Truly they make a very good impersonation of not only in the quality of their music but like Wishbone Ash they have only four members. The bassist of Zizoh, Kenji Kozaki, like Martin Turner plays bass and sings with the twin lead guitarists Takao Yoshihama and Toshiaki Ohshima supporting him on the left and the right. Toshiaki Ohshima even plays the Gibson Flying V (or a guitar similar to the Flying V) like Andy Powell. And I must give credit to their drummer Manami Ohnishi who does a great job behind the drums. I must say it is not easy to play Steve Upton’s style. Check out her performance on “Vas Dis”, the song from Wishbone Ash’s second album “Pilgrimage”.
Any band that promotes Wishbone Ash’s music is great in their own right. Great music. Rock on Zizoh and keep the Wishbone Ash flag flying high.
February 11th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
I checked them out on youtube. Brilliant!
February 14th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Hi Rob,
I am in touch with Zizoh (Kenji, the lead vocal and bassist is the webmaster) and they have linked to me mentioning my post about them. That was a nice gesture.