Rest well, HEATH.
Although guitar and drum is usually the focus of metal, HEATH and TAIJI's bass always stood out to me. I would have really liked to see them live, but it was not to be.
Thank you for being good to ISSAY and for your excellent work throughout your career 🤍
Imai, Toll, Hide, and Yuta,
Thank you for continuing to share your love not only for Sakurai, but for ISSAY too. I wasn't expecting you to include him, so it feels very special. I eagarly look forward to all that you have planned for 2024 - this parade will go on forever! 💕🕊️✨
Ah...
Reading interviews with hindsight, I really have such an appreciation for how much Sakurai persisted and kept to his word. He quite literally kept going for as long as his body and voice permitted, singing to the end despite the pain.
An unbelievably strong human being.
It's been three months since the exceptional ISSAY went far away.
A talented and cordial individual with a profound understanding of stage performance, be it as an actor or musician.
Our memories of him may become more distant, but no less real. May his artistry live on forever.
One of my all-time favourite musicians, Takahashi Yukihiro, passed away a year ago today.
A thread about Yuki has been typed below, so take a read if you wish to know a bit about him, including some BUCK-TICK! ⋆。°✩
Evil B-T be like
My Unfunny Valentine
Lack of Romance
Asexual ×××××!
No-No B-T Bus
Nowhere Somewhere
Baby, I am uninterested in you.
Living off the net
Undress
...In Hell...
Reusable Plastic Syndrome IV
The World is Not Yours, Actually
Europe & Latam Tour
This Is Greatest Hits
I've met plenty of performers, but none matched the strong aura had by Issay. Anyone who's been around him will understand exactly what I mean. This enchanting presence, both on and off stage, that cannot be fully described in words... It was like nothing else I'd ever known.
Yet another Masami Tsuchiya appreciation post because he's one of the coolest people on earth and has probably worked with one of your faves
(ISSAY, Kenji Sawada, Onyanko Club, Ken Morioka, Atsushi Sakurai, David Sylvian, Fumiya Fujii, Ryuichi Sakamoto ... to name only a few)
HAPPY 57th BIRTHDAY, SAKURAI ATSUSHI!!
everyone, let's celebrate in style! just as our beloved and those who support him deserve on this immensely special day 🌸🌸
For those who can't read, as far as I understand...
Imai and Sakurai set up a get-together with Raymond Watts, which ended up being a peaceful and fun dinner party. They eventually moved to Imai's house and drank until past 3am, with no end to their conversation.
30 years ago today, SOFT BALLET's album "INCUBATE" was released. If you're looking for excellent vocals, a European-inspired 80s/90s electronic sound, and an album with plenty of bangers - this is the thing for you!
Naturally, I am very upset for Acchan. I hope he is able to take care of himself and can perform live shows again whenever he is ready to. 😰
Do whatever you can to be OK at the moment, Acchan! There's no need to rush, we'll wait for you! 💕💕
異空 IZORA peaked at
#2
on Japan's Oricon album chart — the same ranking 狂った太陽 and DTD reached 30+ years ago.
Out of 24 studio albums, only 5 have made it to
#1
, the most "recent" being 1995's Six/Nine.
I wonder... Will there ever be a sixth? It's an exciting prospect.
If Linda has one million fans, I am one of them.
If Linda has ten fans, I am one of them.
If Linda has one fan, that one is me.
If Linda has no fans, that means I am no longer alive.
If the world is against Linda.... then I am against the world!
In the 1980s, movies would sometimes just have a guy like this. No particular reason. Not one word to address why he is the way that he is or even draw attention to it. Just a weird little cackling gremlin guy.
Today marks 6 years since this beautiful soul departed💔
To quote Terry Pratchett, no one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away.
If that's true, then I believe Hideki will live forever🕊️✨✨
An Issay shrine of sorts that I put together in the hours following the announcement.
Gathering it all together really helped at that moment and it's so consoling to sit by while drinking or listening to CDs. If any of you are feeling low, I suggest doing something similar.
pisces always have this look to them that’s a little weird, but it’s so mesmerizing and enchanting. they look haunted, in a way… like there’s more to them than meets the eye
To those also affected by the news, please ensure you take care of yourselves. Even if you neither met your hero nor knew them personally, that doesn't mean their passing is anything less than hellish to bear - it's not silly to care.
Too shaken to type further, I'm sorry.
Raymond is a charismatic & talented musician, a genuinely kind & funny man. Here, he eloquently and passionately talks about what matters to him — his music (
#PIG
,
#SCHWEIN
). Praise the lard ! 🐷
🎤 :
@raymondwatts
🇬🇧 :
______
#RaymondWatts
@MetropolisRec
Just four snapshots of my countless beloved memories with BUCK-TICK.
Going forward, I shall cherish both the highs and lows of being their fan during Sakurai Atsushi's time dearly.
one last note about the pv short - the room sakurai seems upset in looks uncannily like a hospital room i was in, to an extent that it unsettles me somewhat
where could he be? what could this mean? it's not often we see a normal-looking room/situation in a b-t pv
my immediate impression of 無限 LOOP is so positive, that my only complaint is it ending too soon
it may not be as 'intense' as the average single A-side, but that works in perfect harmony with the upbeat 太陽とイカロス
as is predictable, i am on the edge of my seat for 異空
My best wishes to the wonderful Hoshino Hidehiko on his special day! 🎸
お誕生日おめでとう!✨
BUCK-TICK wouldn't be what it is without you! May you celebrate in the company of close friends, family, and good spirits 💕
i'm still miffed that for so long i had no idea there was an active international b-t fan community, thinking i was somehow the only one. ringo is similar - until 2021 i thought that had all died out long before.
nevertheless, i'm v grateful to have found both in the end! (1/2)
in my language, maith (pronounced 'mai', or 'ma' depending on dialect) = good, amazing, the best. therefore, mai-mai is the perfect nickname, because that's exactly what imai is: amazingly good!
If the trio are to revive Schwein, it's certain they'll be able to form a cool but different album compared to their work 22 years ago, according to the post.
There's more to the message but this is what I think fans would be most interested in^^
I suspected there might be more, and I was right - some searching resulted in discovering photographs of July's Der Zibet & dieS show which I'd never seen! So special, at least for me ★
>> A thread inspired by LRT
This morning, I'd like to talk about two favourites of mine: ISSAY and Morioka Ken ♡
A superb duo of artists, whether working together or apart.
guess who finally booked flight tickets + 2 week accommodation for tour izora? 👀
i kept thinking 'what on earth are you doing? have you lost your mind??', but i've already won four lotteries, so what's done is done 😅
let's go-go b-t train 2023!!