Line #28 Music/AbingdonBoysSchool


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ABS_9902.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: Sunao, Hiroshi Shibasaki, [[Music/TMRevolution Takanori]] [[IAmTheBand Nishikawa]], Toshiyuki Kishi]]
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4	[[AllLowercaseLetters abingdon boys school]] is a [[JapanesePopMusic J-Rock/Pop band]] whose music has been featured on many Japanese-based video games and animated series.
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6	The band began in 2005 when Takanori Nishikawa, known for his pop music as [[IAmTheBand T.M.Revolution]], decided to try his hand at rock music, alongside guitarist [[OnlyOneName Sunao]] and Hiroshi Shibasaki. They continued to discuss forming a band until an offer came to record a song for manga series Manga/{{Nana}}. The three presented a demo to producer Toshiyuki Kishi who became the fourth member of the band
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8	The band is named after a school in Oxfordshire, the school most known for the location where the band Music/{{Radiohead}} was established. But the band is [[DoubleMeaningTitle also named after]] frontman Takanori Nishikawa's ([[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer and this is completely true]]) love of the automobile's "'''A'''nti-lock '''b'''raking '''s'''ystem" and due to the acronym A.B.S sounding similar to the Tokyo district "Ebisu".
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10	[[AC: Discography:]]
11	* [[SelfTitledAlbum Abingdon Boys School]] (2007)
12	* Abingdon Road (2010)
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14	! Notable Themes performed:
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16	* Their very first single, "Stay Away" was used in the tribute album for the ''Manga/{{Nana}}'' manga.
17	* ''Manga/DGrayMan'''s Opening, "Innocent Sorrow"
18	** "Fre@k [=$HoW=]" was the b-side of the single, and used in a tribute compilation CD for ''Film/DeathNoteTheLastName''.
19	* The first opening from ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack''; "Howling", and the second season ending "From Dusk Til Dawn".
20	* "Nephilim" for the Platform/PlayStation3 game ''VideoGame/{{Folklore}}''.
21	* "Blade Chord","Jap" & "WE aRE" for the ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' series.
22	** The b-side of "Jap"; "Valkyrie-Lioleia Mix" was featured in the video game ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' tribute album.
23	* "Strength" for ''Manga/SoulEater''.
24	* "Kimi no Uta" for ''Anime/TokyoMagnitude8''.
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27	! abingdon boys school provides examples of:
28	* AllLowercaseLetters: How the band likes to write their name.
29	* AnimeThemeSong: several, see above.
30	* AudienceParticipationSong: When they perform live, Takanori will often hold up the mic and let the crowd sing part of or even ''all'' of the chorus of a song.
31	* CoverVersion: Covered the Music/BuckTick song "Dress" on their first album.
32	** Which led to this absolutely ''awesome'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zephHrTkhfc duet]].
33	* [[DoubleMeaningTitle Triple Meaning Title]]: see above.
34	* IAmTheBand: Abingdon is Takanori Nishikawa's band, without him it just wouldn't work...
35	* LetsDuet:
36	** They have performed a duet of their song "蒼焔 -SOUEN-" with [=UVERworld=] at the 2010 Inazuma Rock Festival.
37	** The performance of "Dress" with Music/BuckTick's frontman, Asushi Sakurai.
38	** "Lost Reason" featuring Home Made Kazoku's Micro from [[http://youtu.be/anKo7Etv3a8 ABS Japan Tour 2008]].
39	* ManInAKilt: Often wear them during performances.
40	* MetalScream: Takanori can do Type 3 (high-pitched guttural, such as the one in "Howling") and Type 4 (wailing but clean) screams.
41	* OlderThanTheyLook: You'd hardly think these were a bunch of guys in their ''forties'' would you? See the incredibly young-looking, glasses-wearing Takanori Nishikawa pictured above? He's the oldest member of the band.
42	* PerformanceVideo: "HOWLING", "WE aRE", and "STRENGTH"'s PVs don't have much else.
43	* SharpDressedMan: A majority of promotional photos (including the one above) feature them in suits. They've yet to perform them though.
44	* TechnicianVersusPerformer: The two guitarists, Hiroshi Shibasaki and SUNAO. SUNAO is often the one who gestures to the audience for shouts.
45	* TranslatedCoverVersion: They covered their song "Jap" in English and re-released it as "Stealth", but Takanori's accent is so thick, [[GratuitousEnglish we wish you good luck in understanding it]].
46	* TranslationConvention: A majority of their songs feature a SwitchToEnglish.
47	* VisualKei: They do not explicitly refer to themselves as a VK band, but this is [[Music/TMRevolution Takanori Nishikawa]]'s project, so expect to see the rest of the band [[FollowTheLeader following his image]]. Also, they are known for playing alongside VK artists and covering some VK songs (see CoverVersion, above)

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