The band members are 櫻井敦司 (Sakurai Atsushi) (vocals), 今井寿 (Imai Hisashi) (guitars, noises, electronics, vocals), 星野英彦 (Hoshino Hidehiko) (guitars, chorus), 桶口豊 (Higuchi Yutaka) (bass) and ヤガミ・トール (Yagami Toll) (drums).
BUCK-TICK's music has changed and evolved hugely over the course of their career. Their early work is what the Japanese call "positive punk". It used simple rhythms and chords, with the songs mostly in major keys and using some English words in the lyrics. Starting with 1989's TABOO, they experimented with a darker sound, which grew more mature with 狂った太陽 in 1991. darker than darkness style 93 delved into a harsher industrial rock sound which continued all the way up through Mona Lisa OVERDRIVE in 2003. With 2005's 十三階は月光, they deliberately adopted a "goth" concept, which they combined with a retro straight rock sound for the albums 天使のリボルバー (2007) and Memento Mori (2009). Their next album, 2010's RAZZLE DAZZLE, then incorporated many instances of dance-rock.
Some elements that persist throughout their music are resounding, jangling guitar chords, throbbing, prominent bass lines, harsh roars of electronically distorted noise, and ambivalent melodies that wander between major and minor keys, as well as Sakurai's distinctive rich baritone voice. Jrockrevolution described the band's style as having gone "from the bubbly sounds of pop to the buzz of electronic cyberpunk to lustful velvety goth to the smooth style of hard rock and back again". Sakurai, who is the main lyricist of the band, is famous for the erotic decadence of his lyrics, but he also often addresses existential psychological themes. His lyrics is also described as "dance in a daydream about reality". Imai, the main composer, has written many songs that read like science fiction stories, involving genetic engineering and computer hackers, but more recently has branched out into love songs.
As Josephine Yun describes them, in 'A Concise Report on 40 of the Biggest Rock Acts in Japan', "BUCK-TICK's music is smashed-together nuances of everything from Depeche Mode and New Order to U2 and The Knack. While wry, it can float and be nebulously melodic. [...] Masked in eye makeup, Atsushi looks and sounds possessed. BUCK-TICK was (and continues to be) and anomaly in the Japanese music scene, a tangle of goth rock diluted with synth and electronica. It's unhappy, dirty music, the musical equivalent of exploded soot and smoke."
BUCK-TICK and their members have performed with, for example, KMFDM, Soft Ballet, Luna Sea, Sheena Ringo, and The Yellow Monkey. The band members have also participated in different side-projects, such as Schaft, Schwein (Sakurai and Imai with Raymond Watts (PIG) and Sascha Konietzko (KMFDM)), and The Mortal.
Dress
BUCK-TICK Lyrics
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その手は不意に弱さを見せて 唇をふさいだ
あの日 君と約束を交わした
今は二人 想い出せずに
退屈な歌に耳を傾け 窓の外見つめる
僕はドレスをまとい 踊って見せよう 狂ってるかい 教えて
いつか 風にさらわれてゆくだろう
僕はなぜ 風の様に雲の様に あの空へと浮かぶ羽がない なぜ
星の様に月の様に全て包む あの夜へと沈む羽がない ああ
忘れないで 愛あふれたあの日々
君の顔も 想い出せずに
いつか 風にかき消されてゆくだろう
今は二人 想い出せず
僕はなぜ 風の様に雲の様に あの空へと浮かぶ羽がない なぜ
星の様に月の様に全て包む あの夜へと沈む羽がない ああ
僕はなぜ 風の様に雲の様に あの空へと浮かぶ羽がない なぜ
この愛もこの傷も懐かしい 今は愛しくて痛みだす ああ
The lyrics to BUCK-TICK's song "Dress" are a melancholic reflection on love and memories. The first verse describes the singer and their lover together in front of a mirror, with the lover's fingertips painted in a light pink. The singer notices a moment of vulnerability in their lover, as they cover their lips. The second line references a promise made between them in the past, but now they cannot remember it together.
The second verse sees the singer watching the outside world from a window, feeling bored and restless. They decide to put on a dress and dance wildly, asking if they seem crazy. They then accept that one day they too will be carried away by the wind.
The chorus repeats the idea of the memories of their love slipping away, even as the singer tries to hold onto them. The last verse adds a layer of confusion and sadness, as the singer wonders why they cannot "fly" away to the memories like clouds, stars, or even just a bird. They also wonder why they cannot sink down into the memories like feathers, and why they are left feeling nostalgic and pained.
Line by Line Meaning
鏡の前で君とまどろむ 薄紅の指先
I doze off with you in front of the mirror, our fingertips touching slightly and tinged with a light pink color.
その手は不意に弱さを見せて 唇をふさいだ
Your hand suddenly shows a hint of weakness, and you cover your mouth to hide your true emotions.
あの日 君と約束を交わした
On that day, we made a promise to each other.
今は二人 想い出せずに
But now, we can't remember what that promise was.
退屈な歌に耳を傾け 窓の外見つめる
Listening to a boring song, I gaze out the window.
僕はドレスをまとい 踊って見せよう 狂ってるかい 教えて
I put on a dress and dance, asking you if I'm crazy and begging you to tell me the truth.
いつか 風にさらわれてゆくだろう
Someday, we'll be carried away by the wind.
僕はなぜ 風の様に雲の様に あの空へと浮かぶ羽がない なぜ
Why don't I have wings like the wind or the clouds to fly up to the sky?
星の様に月の様に全て包む あの夜へと沈む羽がない ああ
Why don't I have wings to sink into that night, like the stars and the moon embrace everything?
忘れないで 愛あふれたあの日々
Don't forget those days filled with love.
君の顔も 想い出せずに
But now, I can't even remember your face.
いつか 風にかき消されてゆくだろう
Someday, we'll be erased by the wind.
僕はなぜ 風の様に雲の様に あの空へと浮かぶ羽がない なぜ
Why don't I have wings like the wind or the clouds to fly up to the sky?
この愛もこの傷も懐かしい 今は愛しくて痛みだす ああ
Both this love and these wounds are nostalgic, but now they only bring me pain and aching love.
Contributed by David F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@jjjchococake2195
English lyrics:
In front of the mirror, I doze off with you, your fingertips light pink
Your hand unconsciously showed me its weakness, and you shut your lips
That day, we exchanged promises
And now, we’re together, without remembering
Your ears are bored by a tedious song, and you gaze out of the window
Shall I put on the dress and dance for you? Am I crazy? Please tell me6
Someday, maybe, we’ll be caressed by the wind
And now, we’re together, without remembering
Why can’t I float into the sky like the wind, like the clouds? Why don’t I have wings?
Like the stars, like the moon, I have no wings enfolding everything and sinking into the night, ah...
Don’t forget those days that overflowed with love
Without even remembering your face
Someday, maybe, I'll be erased by the wind
And now, we’re together, without remembering
Why can’t I float into the sky like the wind, like the clouds? Why don’t I have wings?
Like the stars, like the moon, I have no wings enfolding everything and sinking into the night, ah...
Why can’t I float into the sky like the wind, like the clouds? Why don’t I have wings?
This love and these scars are so dear
Now, they poignantly begin to ache, ah…
@loklobo
Kagami no mae de kimi to madoromu usukurenai no yubisaki
Sono te wa fui ni yowasa wo misete kuchibiru wo fusai da
Ano hi kimi to yakusoku wo kawashita
Ima wa futari omoidasezu ni
Taikutsu na uta ni mimi wo katamuke mado no sotto mitsumeru
Boku wa DRESS wo matoi odotte miseyou kurutteru kai oshiete
Itsuka kaze ni sarawarete yuku darou
Ima wa futari omoidasezu
Boku wa naze kaze no you ni kumo no you ni ano sora he to ukabu hane ga nai naze
Hoshi no you ni tsuki no you ni subete tsutsumu ano yoru he to shizumu hane ga nai aa
Wasurenai de ai afureta ano hibi
Kimi no kao mo omoidasezu ni
Itsuka kaze ni kakikiesarete yuku darou
Ima wa futari omoidasezu
Boku wa naze kaze no you ni kumo no you ni ano sora he to ukabu hane ga nai naze
Hoshi no you ni tsuki no you ni subete tsutsumu ano yoru he to shizumu hane ga nai aa
Boku wa naze kaze no you ni kumo no you ni ano sora he to ukabu hane ga nai naze
Kono ai mo kono kizu mo natsukashii ima wa itoshikute itamidasu aa
@meganwastaken_
There aren’t any words to describe how tremendous a loss this is. Rest in peace Acchan, and may you be proud knowing that you touched so many lives, not just in Japan but all over the world.
@AndreyOrochi
Thank you for these kind words <3
@eunhawannabe0304
💗
@sarroumarbeu6810
His art changed lives I hope he's proud 🫶
@a.s.1737
I just found out and I'm so sad 😢😢😢😢
@S.Uranus
@@a.s.1737Me too 🖤🖤
@Patuffson
Me: Living my life happily as a straight guy
Obstacle: Atsushi Sakurai
@reynaldorafananjr.2655
A wild atsushi appeared.
Atsushi used Leer
Me: (idubbbz style) Im gay.
@musicjonna
seriously
@SirChubbyBunny
Ain't that the truth. He can make anyone swoon any age, but I say that as a pansexual dude.