Ezo
Ezo (蝦夷, also spelled Yezo or Yeso) is a Japanese name which historically referred to the lands to the north of Japan. It was used in various senses, sometimes meaning the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, and sometimes meaning lands and waters farther north in the Sea of Okhotsk, like Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands. The word "Ezo" can also refer to the peoples that the Japanese encountered in these lands, referred to in modern times as the Ainu people.
The "Ezo" spelling reflects the pronunciation in Modern Standard Japanese. The spelling "Yezo" reflects its pronunciation c. 1600, when Europeans first came in contact with Japan. It is this historical spelling that is reflected in the scientific Latin term yezoensis, as in Fragaria yezoensis and Porphyra yezoensis.
History
The first published description of Ezo in the West was brought to Europe by Isaac Titsingh in 1796. His small library of Japanese books included Sangoku Tsūran Zusetsu (三国通覧図説 An Illustrated Description of Three Countries) by Hayashi Shihei. This book, which was published in Japan in 1785, described the Ezo region and people.
Ezo (band)
Ezo (イーズィーオー Iiziiō) was a Japanese heavy metal band originally formed as Flatbacker in the spring of 1982 in Sapporo, Japan out of the remnants of two high school bands, Power-Station and Scrap. Ezo has been named a "seminal influence by such artists as Steve McDonald of Redd Kross and Michael Steele of The Bangles."
History
Ezo consisted of Masaki Yamada (vocals), Taro Takahashi (bass), Shoyo Iida (guitar) and Hiro Homma (drums). They released one demo cassette (Minagoroshi) in 1984 and two albums (1985's Senzo and 1986's Esa) in Japan as Flatbacker in the mid-1980s before coming to the U.S. Rumor has it that Gene Simmons of Kiss, who produced their self-titled U.S. debut album, was behind the band's name change to Ezo, inspired by Ezo, an ancient name for Hokkaidō. They released two albums for Geffen Records, 1987's E-Z-O and 1989's Fire Fire, before being dropped from the label and internal differences led to the band's demise.
Vocalist Masaki Yamada joined fellow Japanese metalheads Loudness in 1992 and drummer Hiro Homma joined Loudness in 1994. In 2000, the original Loudness lineup reunited and Masaki and Hiro left the band. Hiro Homma is currently the drummer for the Japanese metal band Anthem and vocalist Masaki Yamada is now the bass player for the New York-based band FiRESiGN.
Ezo (disambiguation)
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Big Changes
by: EzoThere's a hole in my cheek
And I can't figure out
The words I speak
Taste stale in my mouth
Every box on the shelf
says new and improved
I've said to myself
But that don't make it so
Habits we make are hard to break
But there's so much at stake
Big changes, overdue I know
Big changes, from my hat to my toe
Big changes, big changes comin' on
Big changes, mister, I can't wait
Big changes, No, it's never too late
Big changes, big changes comin' on
This so-called love
This lonely affair
Just an exercise in vanity
I want it out of my hair
This roaming the city
And loathing the dawn
My self-pity
Time it all got gone
Habits we make are hard to break
But there's so much at stake
(Chorus)
Changes - they can't hurt you
Changes - won't desert you
Once you take control
Big changes, mister, I can't wait
Big changes, no, it's never too late
Big changes, big changes comin' on
Big changes, overdue I know
Big changes, from my hat to my toe
Big changes, big changes comin' on
Big changes, mister, I can't wait
Big changes, no, it's never too late
Big changes, big changes comin' on
Big changes, big changes, big changes
Big changes, mister, I can't wait
Big changes, no, it's never too late