God of Shamisen @ JapanFest Atlanta 2009

[fear1me]

I find The yoshida brothers better they should be the Gods because they are the best!

[jikishijinshinken]

yeah. this band "should" play at burning man.

[Option22band]

What kind of Shamisen are you playing?

[GodOfShamisen]

That is a Tsugaru-Shamisen. Specifically it is an electric shamisen, the Mugen 21 from Shamisen-Katoh, from Tokyo.

[0Neodym0]

Guys you rock! But one thing all the videos i have seen, i always think the shamisen should be a bit louder when you perform with a band! Just my opinion nothing to get upset :)

[GodOfShamisen]

Yes it is very hard to get it quite loud without creating feedback! Especially in a rock band setting. But we always try to get it balanced.

[shamisendemon]

OH GOD! I AM SO UPSET! The Shamisen is too quiet? How dare YOU SAY THAT???

HA HA HA. Just joking of course. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[koheitayasumasa]

epic.

[shamikami]

That was truly a great and fun time. Everyone be sure to thank Mark for his efficiency with making this little documentary. You Rock Mark Thornton!!!

Anyway hope we were not too obnoxious for the Japanfest crowd. Ha Ha!

[arkmay]

thanks!!

yeah it was fun!

[kutopikot]

It's amazing howTsugaru shamisen  is gaining popularity in America. I hope to see more players like Kevin Kmetz.

[momotarodesu]

The backstage footage is interesting. And the stage is great. The variety!

[baranokini]

おお、いいじゃん！

最高が見たかった人、今、最高が見られる！

[tk420bro]

Your techno dancing is pretty cool, and I'm gona let you finish, but Burning man had the best techno partys of ALL TIME!

[shamisendemon]

Yeah Burning Man! Sorry I missed it this year! pooh!

[tk420bro]

"You wanted the best and you got the best...." Listen to KISS much? ;) Good work guys. PLAY MUSIC ATTACK!

[GodOfShamisen]

You got the KISS reference yeah!!