What is Thee Michelle Gun Elephant?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Thee Michelle Gun Elephant | Img = | Img_capt = Thee Michelle Gun Elephant: L>R: Abe Futoshi, Chiba Yusuke, Kazuyuki Kuhara, Ueno Koji | Background = group_or_band | Origin = {{flag|Japan}} | Genre = [[Garage rock]]<br />[[Blues rock]]<br />[[Punk rock]]<br />[[Garage punk]] | Years_active = 1991-2003 | Label = [[Universal Music Group]]<br />[[Alive Records]] | Associated_acts = [[Rosso (band)|Rosso]]<br/>[[Radio Caroline (band)|Radio Caroline]]<br/>[[The Birthday (band)|The Birthday]]<br/>[[Midnight Bankrobbers (band)|Midnight Bankrobbers]] | URL = [http://www.rockin-blues.com Rockin' Blues] | Current_members = | Past_members = [[Chiba Yusuke]]<br />[[Abe Futoshi]]<br />[[Ueno Koji]]<br />[[Kazuyuki Kuhara]] }} '''Thee Michelle Gun Elephant''' (or '''TMGE''') was a [[Japan]]ese [[Punk rock|punk]] [[band]]. The band was started in 1991 when the members were [[student]]s at a university near [[Tokyo]]. They released their first big [[Record label|label]] [[album]] in 1995. TMGE has released a total of 16 [[single (music)|singles]] and 8 albums. In October 2003, the band said they were breaking up. ==Members== *Yusuke Chiba, [[singer]] - July 10, 1968 *Futoshi Abe, [[guitar]]ist - December 16, 1966 *Kouji Ueno, [[bass guitar|bassist]] - March 27, 1968 *Kazuyuki Kuhara, [[drum]]mer - April 3, 1969 == Recordings == === Singles === # '''World's End''' (世界の終わり) 1 Feb. 1996, CODA-836 # '''Candy House''' (キャンディ・ハウス) 1 Aug. 1996, COCA-13546, COKA-5 # '''Lily''' (リリィ) 19 Oct. 1996, CODA-1042, COKA-6 # '''Culture''' (カルチャー) 1 May 1997, COCA-14100, COKA-7 # '''Get Up Lucy''' (ゲット・アップ・ルーシー) 1 Aug. 1997, COCA-14327, COJA-9189 # '''The Birdmen''' (バードメン) 21 Oct. 1997, CODA-1335, COKA-12 # '''VIBE ON/Anta no dorei no mama de ii''' (VIBE ON!/あんたのどれいのままでいい) 1 Jul. 1998, TERNG-008 # '''G.W.D''' 1 Aug. 1998, CODA-1632, COKA-14 # '''Out Blues''' (アウト・ブルーズ) 1 Sep. 1998,