After The Beatles played Budokan in 1966, hordes of Japanese kids descended on their local barber shops bearing a photo of their favorite member of the band and demanding a moptop. Then they'd buy a guitar, form a band in their bedroom and mimic the sound of their British Invasion heroes, be they the Fab Four, The Rolling Stones or The Yardbirds, while -- of course -- annoying the hell out of their parents.
Now, in 2005, the same thing seems to be happening again, except this time round maybe we'll see a few parents in the audience.
Hundreds of bands sprang up between 1966 and 1969, and this mushrooming movement became known as Group Sounds, with some of the most famous combos being The Spiders, The Mops and The Golden Cups.
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