Members（2005/12/14）

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Maki KANEKO: Guitar
Birthday: 11. Feb.

Blood Type: B

Gears used:
GIBSON Les Paul 1959 Reissue (1999) / GIBSON Les Paul 1955 / GIBSON SG 1964 /
Marshall MK II Reissue & 1936 Cabinet (Green Back) / MusicMan RD50 / Peavey Deuce

My favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd song: All of them

What LS' song do you want to play?: All of them

What do you care the most when playing LS music?:
Put the left leg forward and stretch right Achilles' tendon.

My favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd band member: All of them

My aim on playing at First-AID Spray: A poker face (Like Gary Rossington)

My favorite artist: Lynyrd Skynyrd

My history with other bands: Mostly playing with First-AID Spray. Recently joined Layd Back Yard

Message to fans: Treat me with beer!

Nobumi ISHIDA: Guitar
Birthday: 12. Feb.

Blood Type: O

Gears used:
GIBSON Explorer; Perfect Allen Collins setting

My favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd song: SIMPLE MAN, LAST REBEL

What LS' song do you want to play?:
LAST REBEL (not un-plugged version)

What do you care the most when playing LS music?:
Sound. I am trying to copy the original sound though I haven't got to that yet.
I would appreciate your comments and advice.

My favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd band member:
Of course! Allen Collins!

My aim on playing at First-AID Spray:
Try to be famous! (laugh)

My favorite artist:
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jeff Beck and Rory Gallagher
Deep Purple (in the third period), I also love 70's progressive rock

My history with other bands:
Before forming FAS, I was doing the KISS Band as Paul Stanley (in high school)
And FAS without Maki KANEKO (in 1979) I bet, nobody knew about it.(laugh)

Message to fans:
If there is, I am very honored. Too honored to tell messages.
I will try hard as much as I could, so please keep following.

Atsuto KATO: Vocal
Birthday: 31. Mar.

Blood Type:

Gears used: My Voice

My favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd song: SIMPLE MAN, I KNOW A LITTLE, THAT SMELL, and so on

What LS' song do you want to play?: All Songs

What do you care the most when playing LS music?:
Try not to pull other members legs

My favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd band member: Dale Krantz Rosssington

My favorite artist:
Beethoven, Mozart, etc.

My history with other bands:
Many Many....

Message to fans:
See my thing in the big eye, and it wants something forgiven　tolerantly.

Hiroki MASUDA: Bass
Birthday: 3. Jul.

Blood Type: B

Gears used: Yamaha SB-500

My favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd song:
Free Bird, Tuesday's Gone, Workin' for MCA, Poison Whiskey

What LS' song do you want to play?: Travelin' Man, Free Bird

What do you care the most when playing LS music?:
Enjoy!

My favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd band member: Ronnie Van Zant

My aim on playing at First-AID Spray:
To realize the full copy live of the "One More From The Road" Album

My favorite artist:
Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Lee Morgan, Astrad Gilbet

My history with other bands: The Empties and more

MEW: Drums
Birthday: 28. Jul.

Blood Type: O

Gears used: I would like to buy TAMA + PAISTE set

My favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd song:
Saturday Night Special, Free Bird, Tuesday's Gone

What LS' song do you want to play?:
Saturday Night Special, Free Bird, Tuesday's Gone

What do you care the most when playing LS music?:
I only knew about three Lynyrd Skynyrd songs before joining this band, so I try to play to LS sound without killing my style of playing.

My favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd band member:
I am currently listening closely on two drummers of Lynyrd Skynyrd (Bob Burns and Artimus Pyle)

My aim on playing at First-AID Spray:
Since I joined this band, I try to do my best playing Lynyrd Skynyrd music

My favorite artist:
KISS、Queen, Led Zeppelin, King Crimson, YMO, Rush, Peter Gabriel, etc.

My history with other bands:
I have played in many many bands. Currently I am playing in Ku-in (Queen tribute band), Hindenburg (Led Zeppelin tribbute band), Troubadour (original music), Edelweiss Brass Orchestra (Brass band), Iki, Wagakuta, Wamu (all Japanese drum band) etc.

Message to fans:
I am playing in other bands too, so please listen to other bands as well

Hidehiko YAMADA: Keyboard
Birthday: 23. Sep.

Blood Type: O

Gears used: YAMAHA P-80、Wurlitzer 200A、Hammond XK-2

My favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd song:
Truck Drivin' Man, Workin' for MCA

What LS' song do you want to play?:
When You Got Good Friends, Swamp Music

What do you care the most when playing LS music?:
To become Billy Powell

My favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd band member: Billy Powell

My aim on playing at First-AID Spray:
To sound like Billy Powell

My favorite artist:
Outlaws, Niky Hopkins, Dr. John, Otis Spann (Backing piano for Muddy Waters)

My history with other bands:
A bluesband in Kansai, Playing BGM for weddings, Captain Bayou

Message to fans:
I will throw a towel during our live performance, please receive it!!!

Former Members

Shinsuke YAMAGISHI: Guitar
Birthday: 9. Feb.

Blood Type: A

Gears used:
FENDER CUSTOM SHOP 65 MODEL (1991)
GIBSON HISTORIC 59 MODEL (1998) (I haven't play it for a while. I bought it, because I like MIKE ESTES!)
MARSHALL MK II

My favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd song:
FREE BIRD, SIMPLE MAN, THINGS GOIN' ON, POISON WHISKEY, TUESDAY'S GONE, SWEET HOME ALABAMA, THAT SMELL, DON'T ASK ME NO QUESTIONS, WE AIN'T MUCH DIFFERENT, BLAME IT ON A SAD SONG, TRAVELIN' MAN, WHAT'S YOUR NAME, YOU GOT THAT RIGHT, AIN'T NO GOOD LIFE, I know a litte

What LS' song do you want to play?:
FREE BIRD and all other songs, but I am not very good at SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL

What do you care the most when playing LS music?:
I try to copy the guitar riffs that are constantly heard on LS music (not solos) and tuning sound in between songs, so the people listening would think we are idiots, trying to copy everything.

My favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd band member:
Allen Collins, Ed.King, Steve Gaines, Mike.Estes

My aim on playing at First-AID Spray: Aiming to tour US!

My favorite artist:
LYNYRD SKYNYRD、DOOBIE BROS、ALLMAN BROS, Eric Clapton、CHAR、PRISM 、Kenji Suzuki,
Before listening to the Southern Rock, I was really into Fusion.

My history with other bands:
started band in University. I haven't done any original music but I have been playing other people's music in other bands. The music I played was, Sadistic Mika Band, EPO, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allman Brothers Band etc.

Message to fans:
First-AID Spray wants enthusiastic groupies!
And those who would drink with us cheerfully for about 7 hours after rehearsals!

Miki SAITO: Chorus
Birthday: 2. Mar.

Blood Type: A

Gears used: My throat

My favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd song: Tuesday's Gone

What LS' song do you want to play?: Sweet Home Alabama

What do you care the most when playing LS music?:
I try to sing lyrics from my heart

My favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd band member:
I don't know much about it, but I like piano riffs

My aim on playing at First-AID Spray:
The performance that people listening would want to join the band!

My favorite artist:
I love a cappella music. I also like Donny Hathaway and Arettha Franklin, etc.

My history with other bands:
Fiona Apple tribute band

Message to fans:
With some twist of luck, I am listed at the end of FAS.
I usually sing in a cappela band, but I enjoy meeting and playing with people who listen to different kinds of music.
So I am enjoying myself!

Ai ONO: Chorus
Birthday: 26. jan.

Blood Type: O

Gears used: Vocal

My favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd song:
Sweet Homme Alabama (I only knew this song before meeting FAS)

What LS' song do you want to play?: Whiskey Rock-A-Roller

What do you care the most when playing LS music?:
Not too fast, not too slow, fan and crazy... I know you have no clue of what I am trying to say!! (^_^;)

My favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd band member:
Sorry, I don't know much.........(^_^;)

My aim on playing at First-AID Spray:
Substantial chorus!

My favorite artist:
Sheryl Crow, B'z、Rockappella, Dreams Comes True, Pure (Keiko Suzuki), Aerosmiths, etc.

My history with other bands:
A Cappella band called "kerokero" from April 2000, in my university.
A chorus band (4 girls plus guitar)

Message to fans:
I hope you would enjoy our performance!

Extra Photos (at practice session on 29. Sep. 2001)

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