Spread Beaver was a band of musicians that started as the support band for hide’s second solo album, Psyence. Some of the members had been working and touring with hide since he first branched out from X Japan in 1993, and some even before that. They made their presence known to the music world during hide’s solo Psyence a Go Go tour in 1996, endearing themselves to his fans and spurring hide to make them all an official band, their full name being hide with Spread Beaver.
Spread Beaver was known for not only being composed of some of the most talented musicians around, but for their high energy, playful antics, and the apparent and infectious philosophy of life to have endless fun. Those who made up the band have been known to say that hide with Spread Beaver had been intended to go on forever, and when hide died, it was obvious that they were simply not able or ready to cope. They only produced one album together, which was actually not completed at the time of hide’s death in 1998. Band member INA made it his business to finish the album, Ja Zoo, and the band proceeded with the scheduled tour without their leader. The tour sold out every night.
D.I.E. and Pata tribute to hide - Flame
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