Go
Group · United States · formed 1976
group conceived in 1976 by Stomu Yamashta
Timeline
1970s
· Member joins
Al Di Meola joins the band
guitar
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Klaus Schulze joins the band
synthesizer
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Michael Shrieve joins the band
drums (drum set)
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Steve Winwood joins the band
other vocals
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
ツトム・ヤマシタ joins the band
eponymous,original,percussion
source: musicbrainz
Biography
Biography
Go was a Japanese rock supergroup formed in 1976 by Stomu Yamashta (percussion and keyboards), which included Steve Winwood (vocals and keyboards), Al Di Meola (lead guitar), Klaus Schulze (synthesizers) and Michael Shrieve (drums). Go is the Japanese word for "five".
Go recorded two studio albums, a self-titled effort (1976) and Go Too (1977). The band also recorded the 12 June 1976 concert they performed in France, which was released as the album Go: Live from Paris (1976).
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 6 | 38.9th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 50 | 90.9th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Go head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 6 | 38.9th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 50 | 90.9th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Di Meola | 1976 | present | guitar |
| Klaus Schulze | 1976 | present | synthesizer |
| Michael Shrieve | 1976 | present | drums (drum set) |
| Steve Winwood | 1976 | present | other vocals |
| ツトム・ヤマシタ | 1976 | present | eponymous,original,percussion |
Where this record comes from
core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1533372genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1533372seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_%28band%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_%28band%29
Why this artist is in the database
- List of progressive rock artists
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Wikidata: Q1533372 · MusicBrainz: 31559424-7e17-4670-bef2-5198148a4438
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