Tak Matsumoto Group

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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.^[1] From July to September 2004, they embarked on their "Dodge the Bullet Tour" of Japan.^[2]

After a single, an album, 20 shows, and a live video, the band never performed again. 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".^[3]

On February 28, 2024, in an interview with Rockpages.gr, Jack Blades revealed that the band would be making a second album.^[4] 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.^[5][6]

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^[1]

• 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

• TMG I (June 23, 2004) Oricon ranking: No. 1

Singles

• "Oh Japan (Our Time Is Now)" (March 31, 2004) No. 3

Videos

• Dodge the Bullet (December 15, 2004) No. 8

References

Notes

Sources

• Official website