Cute girls. Snarling guitar. Strong hooks. A pounding beat. What more do you need?
Rock trio Go!Go!7188 have combined the above ingredients to come up with an extraordinarily effective brand of rock 'n' roll that has proven both artistically satisfying and commercially successful.
The band's new album, "Gyotaku" is one of the best J-pop/rock albums of the year. Entering the Dec. 3 Oricon album chart at No. 17, it went no higher -- but even so did surprisingly well on the generally pop-oriented charts.