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〕 }} | years_active = –1982 (reunions: 1998, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2015) | label = | associated_acts = The Ramones | website = | current_members = Paul Robinson - Vocals John Catto - Guitar Ian Mackay - Bass John Hamilton - Drums/Keyboards John Andrew - Drums | past_members = Mike Lengyell- Drums John Corbett - Bass Dave Clarkson - Bass Steve Robinson - Bass Richard Citroen - Drums }} The Diodes are a Canadian punk rock band formed in 1976 in Toronto. They released five albums: ''Diodes'' (1977), ''Released'' (1979), ''Action-Reaction'' (1980), ''Survivors'' (1982), and ''Time/Damage Live 1978'' (2010). They were one of the first Canadian bands to embrace this style of music and helped to foster the original core Punk scene in Toronto. ==History== The Diodes formed in October 1976 at Ontario College of Art (Now OCAD) after a chance meeting between members. They played their first gig supporting the Talking Heads in January 1977. The band, along with their manager Ralph Alfonso, went on to open Canada's first Punk nightclub the Crash 'n' Burn, in June 1977. Many of the city's founding Punk bands played.〔Official website〕 in this iconic venue. The first groups to play the club were The Nerves, on a bill with The Diodes. Other international Bands performing at The Crash n Burn included The Dead Boys. Visitors to the club included The Ramones, Phil Lynott and other members of Thin Lizzy. The club, which was housed in The Diodes basement rehearsal space, was closed at the end of the summer of 1977, due to complaints by the Liberal Party of Ontario (the principal tenants of the building). The Crash 'n' Burn was the subject of a movie by experimental filmmaker Ross McLaren, ''Crash 'n' Burn.'' Footage of the club also exists in the CBC Television archives because it was the subject of a TV special in 1977. The band put out their first record (Summer 1977), a single featuring Bruce Eves and Amerigo Maras of the 'Centre For Experimental Art and Communication' (CEAC) an avant garde, performance art collective and gallery. Mickey Skin of the all-girl punk band The Curse spews profanities on one side, The Diodes provide musical backing with Paul Robinson counting down the spoken intervals, on the other. It was released on the Crash 'n' Burn label. One side was called "Raw," the other "War." It is considered one of the first Punk records to come out of Canada. The single was actually part of an issue of the CEAC Newsletter (published by CEAC, the owners of the building that housed the Crash 'n' Burn club). The Diodes played CBGBs in New York in July 1977 supporting The Cramps as part of a Toronto Punk bill featuring The Viletones, Teenage Head, The Curse, The B Girls and The Dents. They signed to Columbia Records in Canada shortly after, in August 1977, releasing their self-titled debut album,'The Diodes' in October 1977. The release was produced by Bob Gallo and was accompanied by a single with two tracks from the LP. The A-side of the single featured a punk-rock deconstruction of the Cyrkle's sixties hit "Red Rubber Ball", (which was co-written by Paul Simon). The LP also included a cover of the Max Frost & The Troopers' "Shape Of Things To Come" done in a similar style, along with eight original tunes, written by the band. It was domestically released in Europe and Australia, however it was overlooked in the US and UK, where it was import only. The Diodes were featured in the January 9, 1978 issue of ''Maclean's'' magazine, on the cover and included in the article "The Class of '78: Introducing the New Elite." They were touted as the Canadians "we'll soon be talking about." Others included in this elite group included Wayne Gretzky and Conrad Black.〔Maclean's January 9, 1978 (p 1, p29-40)〕 On January 20, 1978 they opened for the Ramones and Runaways at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago to an encore. The band also toured the U.S. east coast during the blizzard of 1978; performing in New York City, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore. In 1979 the Diodes released their second Bob Gallo produced LP, on Epic Records in Canada, after a year of delays. Ironically titled "Released", after the band's internal problems with the label, it again opened with the track "Red Rubber Ball". This was due to the song getting US airplay on the American CBS compilation album 'Permanent Wave'. It was followed by nine original, new tracks, including the highly regarded single, "Tired of Waking Up Tired", which also got UK domestic release. Unlike the band's debut album, which was exported heavily to the United States by Jem and other record importers, "Released" was not widely distributed in US record stores and the band seemed to disappear in the minds of many of their fans outside of Canada. 1980 saw the release of the Diodes' third album, "Action/Reaction" on the independent label, Orient records, distributed by RCA. It was produced by Ian Gunther and Willi Morrison. The band performed concerts in Los Angeles supported by Circle Jerks and Agent Orange. They also played in San Francisco. The year was rounded off by a cross Canada tour with U2, Ultravox, Gary Numan and Split Enz. In 1981, John Catto and Paul Robinson moved to London, England to launch a short-lived version of The Diodes with a new rhythm section consisting of bassist Steve Robinson (ex-Barracudas) and drummer Richard Citroen (ex-Loved Ones). An album of new material was recorded, but remains unreleased. This version of The Diodes toured Ontario in 1982, to promote the group's 4th album, ''Survivors,'' a compilation of unreleased outtakes, demos, and live recordings (from the first two albums, live with John Hamilton on drums, plus demo recordings with Mike Lengyell on drums). Upon returning to England, the group metamorphosed into High Noon (consisting of John Catto, Paul Robinson, Steve Robinson, David Buckley (ex-Barracudas, backing vocals), and drummer Rick Zsigmond) in 1983. High Noon lasted until 1985 and were regulars playing around the London scene including headlining The Embassy club and the Marquee Club on Wardour Street. The band also recorded sessions which remain unreleased. High Noon peaked playing an Anti Heroin charity gig at The Moonlight Club in West Hampstead supported by The Stone Roses which culminated in a Jam session including High Noon, The Stone Roses, and Pete Townshend playing the songs, "Substitute" and "The Kids are Alright". The group gradually disbanded, with each member going his own way, and singer Paul Robinson and guitarist John Catto remaining in London, England. "Tired Of Waking Up Tired" was listed at No. 23 in the book The Top 100 Canadian Singles, by Bob Mersereau, published by Goose Lane Editions, Oct. 2010.〔The Top 100 Canadian Singles by Bob Mersereau, Hard Cover, Goose Lane Editions, Oct. 2010 (p 76-77)〕 On July 2, 2011, The Diodes were voted "Best Toronto Band. Ever" in a contest run by The Toronto Star. Readers voted for them over the course of a month, beating out such peers as Rush, The Tragically Hip, Martha & The Muffins, and others.〔Toronto Star, Entertainment section, July 2, 2011 (p 4)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Diodes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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