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Blues Creation / Creation

Creation (Jap. クリエイション, Kurieishon) is a Japanese rock band led by guitarist/singer Kazuo Takeda. Formed as Blues Creation (ブルース・クリエイション, Burūsu Kurieishon) in Tokyo in January 1969, they were the country's first blues band before switching to a more blues-rock sound in 1971. That same year, they simultaneously released the albums Demon & Eleven Children and Carmen Maki/Blues Creation. The latter is a collaboration with vocalist Carmen Maki. Both albums were recognized as innovators of Japanese rock. After a brief breakup, the band returned under the name Creation in 1972. They continued to tour, including becoming the first Japanese band to tour the United States and the first Japanese rock band to perform at the Budokan, and released albums until their breakup in 1984. Since 2005, Takeda has periodically returned to Japan and performed with musicians under the name Creation.