8-Ball (band)

8-Ball is a four-piece rock band from Okinawa, Japan, formed in the late '90s and consists of lead singer Ray; Leon, drummer; Chris, bassist and Keiichi Sato the guitarist.

The band are mainly known internationally by non-rock fans for its song (Need For) Speed which have been the theme tune for the drifting series D1 Grand Prix on the video magazine, Video Option; since the the series inauguration, its other song Can't Carry On which is played at the closing stage of the coverage. As a result of the popularity of its two songs, the band were signed to the Avex Trax label. As well as this, their other song Masquerade opens the video series of its D1GP spinoff series D1 Street Legal.

The guitarist, Keiichi, tends to have a fondness of playing SUPER Mario Bros. game tunes with his electric guitar which he is seen in Youtube12

Discography & Track listing

• Prototype EP (2003)

1. Take 7
2. (Need for)Speed
3. Can't Carry On

• D1 Grand Prix Official Sound Collection ~ (2005) AVCD-17747/B

3 of 7 tracks are by 8-Ball: 1. (Need for) Speed 5. Can't Carry On 7. (Need for) Speed "Euro-Mix"/remixed by M.O.R

• 8-Ball Sound Of Drift ~ D1 Grand Prix Official Sound Collection 2 ~ (2005) AVCD-17747/B

1. Masquerade
2. Memory
3. (Need for)Speed II
4. Hello Venus!
5. Angel
6. Broken
7. Take 7
8. Addicted
9. World Destruction
10. All For You
11. Can't Carry On (Album Version)
12. (Need for)Speed

• Speed Master (with m.o.v.e.) (2007)

Speed Master Official Sound Collection AVCD-23346 has no 8-Ball tracks.

Two singles do have 8-Ball tracks:

• 8-Ball feat. m.o.v.e. AVCD-31244/B

1. Speed Master
2. All For You (Single Version)
3. Speed Master (Symphonic Edit by Keiichi)
4. Speed Master (Hip-Rick Edit by Chris)
5. Speed Master (Instrumental)
6. All For You (Single version Instrumental)
7. (DVD) Speed Master

• m.o.v.e. feat. 8-Ball AVCT-30124

1. Speed Master
2. Film Rain
3. Speed Master (Super Euro Mix)
4. Speed Master (R-Control Remix)
5. Film Rain (Red Monster Hi-NRG Mix)
6. Speed Master (Instrumental)
7. Film Rain (Instrumental)

External links

• Official Site

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