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.
Loop
BUCK-TICK Lyrics
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Taiyou to mizu to
Kuuki to anata ni
Shinimonogurui de ikiteiru
Ima koko ni owaru mono to
Hajimaru mono wa kurosu shiteiru
Nanteiu nanteiu zecchou
Nageki no hoshi ya yorokobi no hoshi
Inochi soshite
Tooi tooi wakusei
Nanni mo nai yuufuku na sono basho
Itoshii hito moshi itara
Itsuka mata itsuka
Kirei na basho de aou
Kyou mo taiyou ga mabushii
Tsuki ga kirei
Kono chiisa na sekai no doa
Akehanachi doko kara tooku
Nigete shimaou ka
Dare mo inai nani mo nai
Samishii nante omottari shinai
Utsukushii basho e
Yume wo miteiru
Yume wo…
Kimi to sora wo tobu yume wo mita
Futari wa toberu sa
Itoshii hito yo
Itsuka mata itsuka
Kirei na basho de aou
Tooi tooi wakusei
Adeyaka de yuufuku na sono basho
Itoshii hito yo itsuka
Kirei na basho de
Aeru sa
Note: In the Six/Nine lyric booklet, only the first three lines of the lyrics to "loop" appear. However, I was able to listen to the recording and transcribe and translate everything else Sakurai says in the song.
The lyrics of “Loop” by BUCK-TICK are about an individual who is living life on the edge, using their raw emotions to connect with the elements around them. They express that they want to appreciate everything from the sun to the water to the air and even to the people they love. The singer also speaks of living in a state of emotional instability and looking for a new beginning, something that is born out of darkness.
The lyrics then go on to mention the climax, the peak of emotions, a star full of grief and happiness, and the small, fragile life that we have been given. The lyrics speak of a door to a world that is so small and insignificant in the grand scheme of things, but still worth exploring. The singer then ponders whether they should run away from this world, where there is no one and nothing left, but they decide to keep dreaming.
The final verse speaks of flying through the air with the person they love, and someday, they will meet again in a beautiful place. They then go on to say that even though this world may be far away, it is still lovely, and they yearn to reach it someday.
Line by Line Meaning
Kansha shitai kokoro kara
From the bottom of my heart, I want to express my gratitude
Taiyou to mizu to
Sun, water, and air,
Kuuki to anata ni
The atmosphere and you,
Shinimonogurui de ikiteiru
Living in this insane world,
Ima koko ni owaru mono to
What ends here and
Hajimaru mono wa kurosu shiteiru
What begins is already crossed out.
Nanteiu nanteiu zecchou
How intense, how intense, the climax is.
Nageki no hoshi ya yorokobi no hoshi
Stars of grief and stars of joy.
Chiisa na totemo chiisa na inochi
Tiny, so very tiny, lives,
Inochi soshite
Lives, and then
Tooi tooi wakusei
Distant, distant planets.
Nanni mo nai yuufuku na sono basho
There's nothing, just an empty space.
Itoshii hito moshi itara
If only the person I love is there,
Itsuka mata itsuka
Someday, again someday,
Kirei na basho de aou
Let's meet at a beautiful place.
Kyou mo taiyou ga mabushii
Today too, the sun is bright,
Tsuki ga kirei
And the moon is beautiful.
Kono chiisa na sekai no doa
The door of this tiny world,
Akehanachi doko kara tooku
Endlessly stretching out to far off places,
Nigete shimaou ka
Shall we run away?
Dare mo inai nani mo nai
There's no one, nothing here.
Samishii nante omottari shinai
I don't think about feeling lonely.
Utsukushii basho e yume wo miteiru
I'm dreaming of a beautiful place.
Yume wo...
A dream...
Kimi to sora wo tobu yume wo mita
I had a dream of flying with you in the sky.
Futari wa toberu sa
We can fly together,
Itoshii hito yo
My beloved,
Itsuka mata itsuka
Someday, again someday,
Kirei na basho de aou
Let's meet at a beautiful place.
Tooi tooi wakusei
Distant, distant planets,
Adeyaka de yuufuku na sono basho
A charming, peaceful place.
Itoshii hito yo itsuka
My beloved, someday,
Kirei na basho de aeru sa
We can meet at a beautiful place.
Contributed by Aubrey E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@user-es5if8nw3p
あなたが書く｢死｣
あなたが歌う｢死｣が
どれだけの人に
｢生｣きていく力を与えてきたか
総じて死は悲しいはずなのに
あなたが書く｢死｣には
あなたが歌う｢死｣には
矛盾してるけど
生命力が宿っていた
死を通り越して生まれ変わるほどの
少なくとも僕は
4人が重ね合わせた音に
あなたが乗せた数々の｢死｣で
逆に命を救われた一人です
｢生と死は背中合わせ｣だけど
｢生きてるからこそ死を歌える｣
そう言ってましたよね。
｢死｣を感じるのは生きてるから
櫻井さんがそう言ってるから
それは悲しいだけじゃなく
生きなきゃいけないんだって
そう思わせてくれました
｢心の中に生き続ける｣とか
胡散臭い言葉は全く何の感動も感じないし
あなたが居ないという悲しみをたくさんの人が乗り越えていかねばならないけど
あなたの歌った｢死｣を聴き
これからも生きていきます
生きなきゃいけないから
ありがとう櫻井さん
さようなら櫻井さん
@user-lb9qu6mh6c
櫻井敦司の歌声は永遠に死なない！！
BUCK₋TlCKの奏でる旋律はこれからも時代の中を無限にLOOPしていく！！！
@arms1126
同感です
@user-mt3yq8sc1i
35年間、一生懸命に音楽活動された櫻井さんはこの世でなすべき事を全てされたと思っています。少し早いけどたくさんの人を愛し愛された素敵な一生だったのではないかなと思っています。
まだBUCK-TICKには4人がいます。これからも応援していきます。
@tttyahamu.
（語弊があったらごめんなさい。）推しは推せるうちに推しとけって言葉の通り、なんでこんな自分の好みドストライクなのに今までもっと聴いてこなかったんだろ、って今めちゃくちゃ後悔してるから今から今すぐ推します。
@shaz7miku01121
亡くなってからでも遺した作品がこうやって受け継がれて生き続ける、
寂しいですが…ファンとして有りがたく素敵なことだと感じます。
@user-fn8vt3ct9k
どこかのYouTubeでおっしゃってましたが過去のイメージ、バンド名などで誤解、勘違いが世間にはあるみたいですね。そーだろなって思いますがbucktickはそこも魅力なんですね。
この曲などはシンプルで歌詞も少ないですが大事な事が伝わり単純にせつなくなります。
もちろんダーク感どっぷりな曲もありますが😊
@user-gu6nl4nm9u
最近知ったばかりですが、BUCK-TICKさんの音楽に出会えて毎日素敵な音楽を聴けて毎日が楽しいです！
@user-es5if8nw3p
あなたが書く｢死｣
あなたが歌う｢死｣が
どれだけの人に
｢生｣きていく力を与えてきたか
総じて死は悲しいはずなのに
あなたが書く｢死｣には
あなたが歌う｢死｣には
矛盾してるけど
生命力が宿っていた
死を通り越して生まれ変わるほどの
少なくとも僕は
4人が重ね合わせた音に
あなたが乗せた数々の｢死｣で
逆に命を救われた一人です
｢生と死は背中合わせ｣だけど
｢生きてるからこそ死を歌える｣
そう言ってましたよね。
｢死｣を感じるのは生きてるから
櫻井さんがそう言ってるから
それは悲しいだけじゃなく
生きなきゃいけないんだって
そう思わせてくれました
｢心の中に生き続ける｣とか
胡散臭い言葉は全く何の感動も感じないし
あなたが居ないという悲しみをたくさんの人が乗り越えていかねばならないけど
あなたの歌った｢死｣を聴き
これからも生きていきます
生きなきゃいけないから
ありがとう櫻井さん
さようなら櫻井さん
@yoshi5320
LOOP
輪や繰り返しの動作のこと
いつまでもメンバーとファンの輪があり、
歌は永遠に繰り返し聴かれていく
@taxic-lost
1人のメンバーも欠けることなくアリーナ規模も埋めてずっと第一線なのがすごすぎる。