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.
IDOL
BUCK-TICK Lyrics
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視線の先に バラの花園が
ここは地獄か それとも夢
こめかみ響く 針が突き刺さる
琥珀色の 陽炎が
いつまでも このまぶた焦がす
夜が流れる 月が落ちてく
俺を誘いに 闇をまとって
あふれる程の 愛を掲げてる
剥がれ落ちた 鱗は
ひとつずつ この肌祝う
素晴らしい 破壊 そして誕生
果てる事の無い宇宙
美しい まるで母の内へと
尽きる事の無い愛
琥珀色の 陽炎が
いつまでも このまぶた焦がす
剥がれ落ちた 鱗は
ひとつずつ この肌祝う
素晴らしい 破壊 そして誕生
果てる事の無い宇宙
美しい まるで母の内へと
尽きる事の無い愛
怖がらず 君は神になるだろう
終わる事の無い宇宙
美しい 全て輝けるだろう
尽きる事の無い愛
The lyrics to BUCK-TICK's song "idol" depict a person confined to a white hospital room, with a rose garden beyond their line of sight. The imagery and opening lines of the song suggest a feeling of entrapment, potentially in a state of illness or mental distress. The singer questions whether they are in hell or a dream, with needles penetrating their temples. The hazy heat of the amber-colored sun and the endless quality of their love are recurring motifs throughout the song, potentially suggesting a desire for release and escape.
As the night progresses, the moon descends and gods in the form of serpent tails descend to dance with the singer. They are invited to join the darkness, holding up an overflowing love. Shed scales are celebrated on their skin, and something beautiful and destructive is born. The universe is without end, and the love that cannot be exhausted is compared to returning to the warmth of a mother's womb. The song concludes with a note of encouragement, implying that the listener will become a god without fear and that the universe will remain beautiful and sparkling. The love that never ceases to exist ties everything together.
Line by Line Meaning
白い病室 縛られていた
I was bound in a white hospital room
視線の先に バラの花園が
Ahead of my gaze was a rose garden
ここは地獄か それとも夢
Is this hell or perhaps a dream?
こめかみ響く 針が突き刺さる
A needle pierces my temple, resonating with pain
琥珀色の 陽炎が
The amber-colored heat haze
いつまでも このまぶた焦がす
Forever burns these eyelids
夜が流れる 月が落ちてく
The night flows, the moon descends
人身蛇尾の 神々舞い降り
Gods with human-snake tails dance down
俺を誘いに 闇をまとって
They clothe me in darkness, inviting me
あふれる程の 愛を掲げてる
They carry overflowing love
剥がれ落ちた 鱗は
The shed scales
ひとつずつ この肌祝う
Bless this skin piece by piece
素晴らしい 破壊 そして誕生
Splendid destruction and birth
果てる事の無い宇宙
An endless universe
美しい まるで母の内へと
Beautiful, like returning to the womb
尽きる事の無い愛
Love that will not end
怖がらず 君は神になるだろう
Without fear, you will become a god
終わる事の無い宇宙
An endless universe
美しい 全て輝けるだろう
Beautiful, everything will shine
尽きる事の無い愛
Love that will not end
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: 敦司 櫻井
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梅原礼子
皆さん勇気ありますね(ΦωΦ)
自分なら畏れ多くて触れない
Engelust
hey thanks for sharing!! this is one of my fav songs!!! I so love it... thanks again!!^^
真珠夫人
「COSMOS」の中で一番好きな曲♫
魔王様、ステージ下は魔界より恐ろしい女豹の群れですぞ！（ﾟдﾟlll）
MCK SNY
ステージ下も勿論だけど、画面越しにも恐ろしい、魔王にさらわれたい女豹はたくさんいるよん🐆🤣💓
BLUCK TLICK
名曲過ぎて感情込み上げて辛い
坂本半平太
美しき世界観。
特にこの頃のBUCK-TICKは最高っす＼(^o^)／
kyo狂
B-Ｔの作詞は最高だね
岩本麻美
私はアツシさんにこう言いたい…物凄い美しい歌い方だ！beautifulなるアツシさんだ‼
齊藤美和
これぞ、ロックバンド!!格好いいです。ノリが違います。
とてもこの時の今井寿さんが格好良く、素敵です。(^^)
敦司さんの歌は、とても安心感があります。
ありがとうございました。
齊藤美和
注目のコメントをありがとうございます。とても嬉しいです。
BUCK-TICKさんの世界をいつも拝見させて頂いています。(^^)
BUCK-TICKさんの応援していきます。
どうぞ、宜しくお願い致します。
ありがとうございました。(^^)