RAZZLE DAZZLE In The Mail Box~~~ Review.

So I received BUCK-TICK's new album [CD+DVD]. I listened to it once and couldn't get enough of it. I listened to a few of my favorite tracks about 2 more times before I went to bed. I awoke with the songs stuck in my head. I really like it; A LOT! I don't mean to over do it, but I'm pretty impressed. I wouldn't call it a bad thing, but I even found myself laughing during one of the songs [Dokudanjo Beauty R.I.P]. The little voice just threw me off.
Anyways, the album has a real electronic sound to it. Many people have said this and it's true; pretty much every track is very upbeat and hype. I've described it as the CD you would enjoy listening to while on a long road trip. There's no way you could be bored while listening to these songs. I read a few reviews with people complaining about the new sound. I'll admit I was caught by surprise, but come on; why be surprised now? BUCK-TICK is the Master of Segue. They are always changing their sound and matching the present's genre of music. I think this album rolls right along side with what they've been doing. Actually it almost seems to match the description of what they were looking for, according to their book "Love Me". Also, their punk/rock songs are awesome, but I really enjoy their pop songs. Perhaps an example would be their album "Memento Mori". The songs "Serenade Itoshi no Umbrella" and "Coyote" are pretty good examples. The lyrics are nice and easy going and the sounds are something I can smile to. Another example would be "Oriental Love Story". Now although it may bring tears to my eyes, the lyrics still sooth my insides. I suppose I'm leaning more so to what the lyrics read instead of the sound, but that's exactly what Razzle Dazzle is. So far all of the lyrics are leaning away from the gloom and doom atmosphere. For that, I like it even more (don't get me wrong, I'm still in love with Buck-Tick's older songs).
Now I would like to go over a few of the songs directly. I guess I'll start with the one I'm listening to now.


Solaris:
I can't really describe the feeling I get when I hear it. It gives off this bubbly and relaxing vibe. Sakurai's voice is so soothing here.


Razzle Dazzle Fragile:
It honestly sounds like a video game tune. I'd use it as a ringtone.


Pixy:
It has this "GO GET IT" sound to it. It's something I'd listen to to get my blood flowing.


Django!!!:
Django... Oh dear Django. What can I say? I described it as an orgasm in the form of music. Seriously, no joke, Sakurai's voice is like "I think my ears are pregnant now". :lol: It makes almost 0 sense, but the song just sounds really sexy. It's very "dancey dancey".  
He does indeed say "bibbidi-bobbidi-boo".... Pretty awesome AND comical! I think my favorite part is when he says the lines "WELCOME yume no sekai he nazo meku FANTASY sen yakasa kugiduke sa genwaku shi -magician- Django", " and "kiseki no sukiru EXCELLENT kami ga mioto su no^ma^ku." Can't forget that "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" chorus.


Hamushi no youni:
Whenever I hear this, I imagine some kind of "night ride". It's night time and you're driving through a lit tunnel, around the city, everywhere. You've got gas in your tank and no set destination, just driving where the deep blue of the night sky takes you.


Kyouki no Dead Heat:
I love this song for the fact that it's like "IN YOUR FACE", but sweet at the same time. 
I really like it when Sakurai says "You are my sunshine my only....." and the few lines after that. It has almost the same affect as "Oriental Love Story". It's heart warming.


Tango Swanka:
Man... :lol: Tango Swanka is just one cool song. Surprisingly, I really like Imai's little rapping session. 


I didn't mean to talk about so many of the tracks, but I guess I'm just typing as they play.


Favorites and best suggestions: Kyouki no Dead Heat, Django!!!, Hamushi no youni, Tango Swanka, Bolero, and Mugen.


I know I didn't talk about Sakurai-san's vocals too much, but that's simply because his voice is still out of this world amazing. He's even put a little twist in his voice in some of the songs. Not really a twist, but kind of like the scream that you hear in "Kagerou". All in all, he's still as wonderful as ever.


I guess that's all for my R A Z Z L E  D A Z Z L E review. I'm glad the wait is over and it was certainly worth it. I thank Buck-Tick for the album and I pray that they not only have a successful tour, but enjoy it as well.


A few more things before I end this. I don't know about anyone else who ordered the album, but mine smelled REALLY nice. It had this sweet sent to it... Weird. Anyways, the DVD was pretty lengthy and I'm a tad bit upset that 2 certain people wore sunglasses during the interview. Last but not least, I wish they would stop putting makeup on Atsushi. I don't totally dislike it, but... I just have a bit of an issue with it.


A few pictures of the album:

The album

Inside of the album [half of it]

A nice little poster came with it. It's double sided.

On the other side is the album design.

Thanks for reading!

If you're interested in reading "Love Me", here's the link: http://notgreatestsite.net/articles/nga/loveme/index.html

Let The RAZZLE DAZZLING Begin!!

Okay, so yeah, I have a thousand and one things on my mind, but tonight I want to commend BUCK-TICK on releasing their 18th album, as of October 13th, 2010. Congratulations on such great success and stamina to make it this far and still be as grand as you are! I applaud you. 
Not only is this their 18th album, but as you may know, BUCK-TICK is also celebrating their 25th anniversary. Giant applause there! They really have come a long way and I don't know what I would do if they were to stop making music. Tis why I hope and pray that they will continue to enjoy making love to my ears and many others.


How Are They Doing With Their Bus Parade?
This is the third day that the big B-T bus has been parading around Tokyo, blasting Razzle Dazzle music as it goes. All five members are posted largely on the side of the bus, rocking their new RAZZLE DAZZLE look. They appear to have the album illustration posted on the back as well.

Aren't they just awesome to the max? 


BUCK-TICK starts their Autumn tour on the 15th of October. Their first lovely showing will be at Saitama Shibunka/Bunka Center.
They will continue as follows:


October 15th- Saitama Shibunka Center


October 17th- Nara 100 Nen Kaikan


October 23rd- Toyama-ken Tami Kaikan


October 24th- Ryuutopia Niigata City Geijutsubunkakaikan Gekijou


October 27th- Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall


October 28th- Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall


October 31st- Kanazawa Kenmin Hall


November 3rd- Sunport Hall Takamatsu Dai-Hall


November 5th- Hiroshima ASTERPLAZA Dai-Hall


November 7th- Fukuoka Shimin Kaikan


November 10th- PARTHENON Tama


November 13th- Tochigi-ken Sougoubunka Center Main Hall


November 14th- Yokosuka Geijutsugekijou


November 21st- Chiba-ken Bunkakaikan Dai-Hall


November 23rd- Gunma Ongaku Center


November 16th- Kobe Kokusai Kaikan Kokusai Hall


November 28th- Kyoto Kaikan First Hall


December 1st- Oomiya Sonic City


December 3rd- Fuji-shi Bunkakaikan Rose Theatre Dai-Hall


December 5th- Hokuto Bunka Hall – Chuu Hall (Nagano-ken)


December 10th- Sendai Izumity 21


December 12th- Sapporo-shi Kyouiku Bunkakaikan


December 15th- NHK Osaka Hall


December 16th- NHK Osaka Hall


December 18th- Chuukyou Daigaku Bunka Shimin Kaikan Aurora 
Hall (Nagoya)


I really wish I could go, I really do. It pains me to the fullest, but I am VERY proud of them and happy for them. I pray that they have a most successful tour! 


I suppose that'll be it for the Kitty tonight... Night Loves. 


It feels as though I'm forgetting something... OH RIGHT!
These are a couple crappy shots I took of my "promoting" and "celebrating" B-T's release of RAZZLE DAZZLE. Taken on the 12th.

Left Arm: RAZZLE DAZZLE Oct.13

Right Arm

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What Really Irks Me... The Real Meaning of Ignorance.

One of the small things that has been swimming around my head lately is "vocabulary". You see... I hear too many people going around spitting out words so proudly, but... they continue to use the WRONG meaning. The biggest and most popular misuse of a word is the word "ignorant". For some odd reason, most of us are brought up to think that "ignorance" is a form of "stupidity", when in deed it is not. This here, is the REAL meaning of ignorant:

1.	lacking knowledge: lacking knowledge or education in general or in a specific subject
2.	unaware: unaware of something ignorant of the danger
3.	resulting from lack of knowledge: caused by a lack of knowledge, understanding, or experience an ignorant mistake

In other words_ We are ALL ignorant. The question is "of what?"
For instance, I have no idea how to speak Spanish; therefore, I am ignorant of the Spanish language. I also know nothing about baking from scratch; I am ignorant of baking (from scratch). Now, you can call someone an ignoramus, referring to them as stupid, but then again, it's only stretching the meaning of being ignorant. An "ignoramus" is someone who knows absolutely nothing... Such a person does not exist. People tend to use the term as to insult someone's level of intelligence, but technically speaking, whomever uses this term can be considered "egotistical" and "conceited". Because apparently, this person knows absolutely everything there is to know. Impossible.
[Excuse me if that appeared to be a rant session]
In any case, I find it quite funny that the people who use the word wrongly... are proving that they themselves are ignorant... by simply using the word "ignorant" wrongly to begin with. They are ignorant of the true meaning of ignorance.


A Little Something to Make us Smile...
BUCK-TICK's new album, "RAZZLE DAZZLE" is rearing its precious head right around the corner. October 13th is just this Wednesday [in this case, tomorrow]. Those of us who have ordered the album should be receiving it with in the next couple of weeks [if you live over seas, like I do (America)]. 
In order to help celebrate and endorse B-T's album and anniversary from a far, I'm going to sharpie myself up (pretty much just my arms) with the Razzle Dazzle label and Buck-Tick's name. Corny,... but I don't care. I'll be doing this from today to Thursday (no school on Friday). Aside from buying their 18th album, this is my way of showing my love for BUCK-TICK.
For further information see http://blog-tick.blogspot.com/2010/10/buck-tick-bus.html [They are so awesome for doing this X3]

Just a few thoughts

Well... to tell you the truth, I am so tired. I've hardly had any sleep in the last 2 days. Well, anyways, I'd like to blurt out a few things from the previous day.

First off, there's this young woman (18) and her boyfriend who duct tape her 3 year old son to a wall. Okay I will admit, when I first saw the pictures, I laughed a little to myself, but then I hear that this lady AND her boyfriend where drugged up as they did this. There were also a lot weapons around the house. They said that they used them on the child as well [ouch and horrible]. They even taped his sippy cup to the wall, just high enough where it was out of his reach. Even when these two people were arrested, the mother admitted to locking her little boy in dark closets. Her and her boyfriend apparently thought all of this was funny.
In the end, the boyfriend gets 3 years [if I remember correctly], the mother gets 10 days, and the little boy is also returned back to her. Thankfully, the mother is being under watch as long as she is around her son. Sick and twisted stuff aye.

Another poor babe story- This couple ends up having a baby and the desperately tries to sell it on Craigslist.com. Need I say anymore?
They posted that if no one came for it, then they would leave the child in a dumpster. That's real nice.

What can you really say about these kind of people? If you're going to mistreat children, then simply don't have them.

On a lighter note...
It appears that BUCK-TICK has put in a new genre to their mix. In their new album "Razzle Dazzle" there is a song titled "Tango Swanka". Both Imai and Sakurai worked on it together. Imai happens to have added a rap in there somewhere. Now, I'm not a big fan of rap really, but I'll give it a listen if it is performed by BUCK-TICK. I believe this is their first "bit of rap" that they've ever done, unless Imai's parts in certain songs were considered raps as well. Either way, I'm very much looking forward to this song, along with the other 14. They've even changed up the melodies to Dokudanjou Beauty and Kuchizuke. I'm so excited and I just can't wait until the release I actually get it in the mail!
I can talk so much more about this release as soon as I get it ;).


[Release Date- October 13th (only next week)!]