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.
Stay Gold
BUCK-TICK Lyrics
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バラの日々が忘れられず 光は消えて
愛を夢を未来をすてて くだけ散る心は
どこにいてもわかるはずさ 痛んだままで
Ah 冷たい メトロポリスは 心まで
ゆるしてはくれない
Ah ダンスに見とれた奴は
STAY-GOLD STAY-GOLD そこから
STAY-GOLD STAY-GOLD かがやけ
STAY-GOLD STAY-GOLD そこから
STAY-GOLD STAY-GOLD とび出せ
ロマンティックいくつもの夜 数えたら知らずに
からみついたいつかのこと 思い出すから
うつろな目に光をさがす 夢からさめたとき
ありふれているいいわけならば 今はいえない
Ah はじけるスターダストは
行く先がわからずうつむいて
Ah ダンスをからかう奴は
飛ぶことをわすれているはずで
STAY-GOLD STAY-GOLD そこから
STAY-GOLD STAY-GOLD かがやけ
STAY-GOLD STAY-GOLD そこから
STAY-GOLD STAY-GOLD とび出せ
Ah 冷たい メトロポリスは 心まで
ゆるしてはくれない
Ah ダンスに見とれた奴は
飛ぶことができるはずがなくて
STAY-GOLD STAY-GOLD そこから
STAY-GOLD STAY-GOLD かがやけ
STAY-GOLD STAY-GOLD そこから
STAY-GOLD STAY-GOLD とび出せ
The lyrics to BUCK-TICK's "STAY GOLD" paint a bleak picture of a city that refuses to let go of its inhabitants. The opening lines describe a gray emotion that reflects the state of the city. The singer reminisces about days gone by and cannot forget the beauty of the past. However, hope is fleeting, and they are forced to let go of love, dreams, and their future. The heart is shattered, and the pain is evident, no matter where one goes.
The chorus encourages the listener to "stay gold." The singer implores his audience to be radiant and seize opportunities. The cold city takes a heavy toll, and its inhabitants are left with resignation and fatigue. It is said that those who are entranced with the dance cannot fly away, but the singer urges the listener to escape the city's grasp and shine.
Line by Line Meaning
変わり果てた姿をうつす 灰色の感動
Depicting a transformed and lifeless form, with a sense of dullness and discomfort.
バラの日々が忘れられず 光は消えて
Unable to forget the days of roses, while the light fades away.
愛を夢を未来をすてて くだけ散る心は
A heart that is giving up on love, dreams, and the future, and just falling apart.
どこにいてもわかるはずさ 痛んだままで
No matter where you are, you should know that the pain still remains.
Ah 冷たい メトロポリスは 心まで
The cold metropolis is unforgiving, even to one's heart.
ゆるしてはくれない
It won't forgive easily.
Ah ダンスに見とれた奴は 飛ぶことができるはずがなくて
Those who are captivated by the dance cannot fly as they should.
STAY-GOLD STAY-GOLD そこから
Stay gold, stay gold, from there.
STAY-GOLD STAY-GOLD かがやけ
Stay gold, stay gold, shine.
STAY-GOLD STAY-GOLD そこから
Stay gold, stay gold, from there.
STAY-GOLD STAY-GOLD とび出せ
Stay gold, stay gold, jump out.
ロマンティックいくつもの夜 数えたら知らずに
Countless romantic nights, we never counted them.
からみついたいつかのこと 思い出すから
We remember the entangled past.
うつろな目に光をさがす 夢からさめたとき
Search for light in your vacant eyes, when you wake up from your dreams.
ありふれているいいわけならば 今はいえない
If the reasons are ordinary, I cannot say them now.
Contributed by Caroline W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@enegy-sg3eu0vt5n
0:43！！
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2:12！！
2:34！！
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3:40！！
追記：櫻井 敦司さん、ご冥福お祈り致します！！
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そこから！！
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輝け！！
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そこから！！
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飛び出せ！！
が頭から離れられ無い！！
@user-sm7ui7ni6t
BUCK-TICKサウンド 大好きです
@user-hc8uu9he8s
デビュー当時の歌声!若い
私も若かっかた！懐かしい
アップしてくださりありがとうございます😂
あっちゃんは、永遠に心の中にいます！安らかに
@user-oj8ly3mq5d
櫻井敦司さんのご冥福をお祈りいたします。
@user-kz5zk7ei5p
45才ですが、インディーズの頃から、今でも大好きです
@user-wd8ww1hg4b
BUCK-TICK、FUNNY−BOYですよね。
群馬ビートは、カッコＥっす。
@user-kz5zk7ei5p
いつ、聞いでも最高です❗45才です。中学の頃にコピーしてました
@enegy-sg3eu0vt5n
0:43！！
1:06！！
2:12！！
2:34！！
3:17！！
3:40！！
追記：櫻井 敦司さん、ご冥福お祈り致します！！
ＳＴＡＹ ＧＯＬＤ
ＳＴＡＹ ＧＯＬＤ
そこから！！
ＳＴＡＹ ＧＯＬＤ
ＳＴＡＹ ＧＯＬＤ
輝け！！
ＳＴＡＹ ＧＯＬＤ
ＳＴＡＹ ＧＯＬＤ
そこから！！
ＳＴＡＹ ＧＯＬＤ
ＳＴＡＹ ＧＯＬＤ
飛び出せ！！
が頭から離れられ無い！！
@jun.m8333
この曲、最高だ～⤴️
@eijiendou3668
久しぶりに聴きたくなりました😇
@-limitternoise1980
懐かしい。
BOOWYで言うところのファニーボーイ的なカッティング。