servo1056 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

we will forever miss you mana....bless your heart.we love you.....we really do.

ervofuckingundead (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

amazing...def love SK

ADAMUCHI (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Kansai Ramones, alway have been, always will, but lets clear the path fo BORIS?

sdoyle9711 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

So much better than the CD version. Faster and much more raw. Mana kicks butt on drums. Naoko rules!!!!!!!!!

fatcatbuzz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Hopefully they'll play in Vegas, too, because that where I live now. You never know because some good band come here while others don't so much. Unfortunately, I'm not in to the current music scene these days so I probably miss alot of good band. But, I bet it good not to see some of the horrible bands out there these days. Shonen Knife was a fav back in the day for me.

FatCalicoCat (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Yeah, you really should try and see'em. I've seen them about 10 times in Toronto and New Yorkgoing back to the early '90's. They were always a fun show whether it was Naoko/Atsuko/Michie or Naoko/Atsuko/Etsuko or Mana. They have a much tougher live sound and are very tight. A lot of fun.

fatcatbuzz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I kind of lost track of the band after awile so it's nice to see that they are still around because they were one of my favorites and I think they would have rocked live. I just found out they are playing a couple of gigs in LA and I live in Vegas so if I have the time I might try and check them out. I still got a couple of their stuff on vinyl back in MN. Might have to make a trip back and get them.

FatCalicoCat (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The drummer that died was Mana Nishiura (who is playing in this video). She was a tour support drummer. Atsuko, the original drummer is the bass player here and she quit when she moved to L.A. after marrying. She is playing bass on the current 2007 tour. They have a proper drummer now, Etsuko, but no bass player....so many changes!

cartmanmuc (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

inu wa DOG tori wa BIRD neko wa CAT ushi wa COW etc.Fun lyrics and nice song :)

fatcatbuzz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The drummer that died in NJ was a replacement drummer. The original band is the one that recorded "Let's Knife" and a couple of more. I wish I would have seen one of their gigs in Minneapolis around 1998 when I lived there. It was the last time with the original. But, you're right that they have a new drummer and bass player. The only original is the singer/guitarist Naoko. I still have "let's Knife" on vinyl. A masterpiece of 90s alt/indie rock.