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A continuous sequence of unexpected surprises from the beginning
The first vocalist was Sou Matsumoto, who started the first song “No Power!” with a full-throttle punk sound. After the song was over, Matsumoto said to Sumikura, “The first song we were going to play was wrong. I thought he meant “this is not the kind of song to play as the first song,” but afterwards, he revealed that he didn’t know Sumikura intended to play this song first. According to the plan, the first song was “Untitled” and the second song was “No Power!” But the first song was actually “No Power!” and Matsumoto was the only one who didn’t know that – with all due respect, “I thought this old guys are having so much fun.
Next was Kenji Kubo. He performed two songs, “Joint” and “Tears on the Road.” During “Joint,” Asakura’s percussion was so intense that the temperature of the venue skyrocketed. Kubo gave a pep talk to Sumikura, saying, “You’re 50 years old, level 50, and in an RPG game, you’re not anywhere close to the boss battle.” Sumikura replied, “I’ll do my best.”
The third group was Karasuguchi. They performed “Country Home” and “A Girl Crazy About Makeup,” the cover of which they had uploaded on SNS on the anniversary of Nishiyama’s death this year. In “Country Home,” the two of Karasuguchi sang the lyrics “I wonder what Clarence White looked like when he played the guitar,” which were changed to “I wonder what Hiroshi Sumikura looked like when he played the bass guitar. This was probably a surprise to Sumikura from Karasuguchi. The audience cheered.
