Razzle Dazzle is the seventeenth album by Japanese rock band Buck-Tick, released on October 13, 2010.[1] Graphic artist Aquirax Uno provided the illustrations for the album's cover.[2] The limited edition came with a DVD of music videos and an interview. It reached number six on both the Oricon chart and Billboard Japan,[3][4] selling 20,384 copies.[5]
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| Released | October 13, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 at Victor Studio, Prim Sound Studio Form, Galva Studio, Hitokuchi-zaka Studios, Sound Studio Dali | |||
| Genre | Dance-rock | |||
| Length | 63:14 | |||
| Label | Ariola Japan | |||
| Producer | Buck-Tick | |||
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| Singles from Razzle Dazzle | ||||
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With Razzle Dazzle, Buck-Tick wanted to go beyond the straight rock "band sound" from their previous two albums.[6] Incorporating elements of dance music,[7] its title was taken from a song in the 2002 American musical film Chicago.[8]
"Dokudanjō Beauty" was used as the second ending theme song for the Japanese airing of Battlestar Galactica.[9] This album version features Lucy, vocalist of the all-female rock band LAZYgunsBRISKY, singing the chorus.[10] The single version of "Kuchizuke" was used as the opening theme for the Shiki anime.[11] The anime also used "Gekka Reijin", as its second ending song.[12]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Razzle Dazzle Fragile" | Imai | 1:18 | |
| 2. | "Razzle Dazzle" | Imai | Imai | 4:04 |
| 3. | "Kyōki no Dead Heat" (狂気のデッドヒート) | Sakurai | Hoshino | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Dokudanjō Beauty -R.I.P.-" (独壇場 Beauty -R.I.P.-) | Imai | Imai | 4:31 |
| 5. | "Hamushi no Yō ni" (羽虫のように) | Imai | Imai | 3:52 |
| 6. | "Yōgetsu -Yōgetsu no Utage-" (妖月 -ようげつの宴-) | Sakurai | Hoshino | 4:13 |
| 7. | "Bolero" | Imai | Imai | 4:52 |
| 8. | "Django!!! -Genwaku no Django-" (Django!!! -眩惑のジャンゴ-) | Imai | Imai | 4:48 |
| 9. | "Sakuran Baby" (錯乱 Baby) | Sakurai | Imai | 4:36 |
| 10. | "Pixy" | Sakurai | Hoshino | 4:29 |
| 11. | "Kuchizuke -Serial Thrill Kisser-" (くちづけ -Serial Thrill Kisser-) | Sakurai | Imai | 4:30 |
| 12. | "Gekka Reijin" (月下麗人) | Sakurai | Imai | 4:52 |
| 13. | "Mugen" (夢幻) | Sakurai | Hoshino | 4:22 |
| 14. | "Tango Swanka" | Sakurai, Imai | Imai | 3:37 |
| 15. | "Solaris" | Sakurai | Imai | 5:18 |
| Total length: | 63:14 | |||
Personnel
edit- Buck-Tick
- Atsushi Sakurai – vocals
- Hisashi Imai – guitar, electronics, chorus
- Hidehiko Hoshino – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, chorus
- Yutaka Higuchi – bass
- Toll Yagami – drums
- Additional performers
- Kazutoshi Yokoyama – manipulator, synthesizer on tracks 1–3, 5 & 7–9
- Cube Juice – programming, synthesizer on tracks 4, 6 & 11
- Lucy (LAZYgunsBRISKY) – chorus on track 4
References
edit- ^ "Razzle Dazzle". jame-world.com. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ^ "Discography information". Buck-tick.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- ^ "BUCK-TICKのアルバム売り上げランキング". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums│Charts│Billboard JAPAN". Billboard (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-04-22.
- ^ "2010.10.25付 アルバムTOP20" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2018-11-06.
- ^ "BUCK-TICK、「JAPAN」に14年ぶりのインタビューで登場！櫻井と今井が語る". Rockin'On (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ "BUCK-TICK ＠ 渋谷C.C.Lemonホール". Rockin'On (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ "DISCOGRAPHIC BUCK-TICK". Tower Records (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ "BUCK-TICK新曲が人気海外ドラマのエンディングテーマに" (in Japanese). Natalie. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "LAZYgunsBRISKY interview". jame-world.com. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^ "死神に与えられし神曲". Rockin'On. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ "BUCK-TICKが引き続きアニメ「屍鬼」テーマ曲書き下ろし" (in Japanese). Natalie. 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2022-06-27.