Taboo (Buck-Tick album)
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September 19, 2002 (digital remaster)
September 5, 2007 (remaster)
| Taboo | ||||
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| Released | January 18, 1989 September 19, 2002 (digital remaster) September 5, 2007 (remaster) | |||
| Recorded | August–September 1988 at Master Rock Studios in London, England | |||
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| Length | 42:41 | |||
| Language | Japanese, English | |||
| Label | Victor | |||
| Producer | Owen Paul and Buck-Tick[A] | |||
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Taboo is the fourth studio album by the Japanese rock band Buck-Tick. It was released on cassette, CD and as a two-record vinyl set (one is a blank picture disc) on January 18, 1989, through Victor Entertainment.[1] Taboo was digitally remastered and re-released on September 19, 2002, with two bonus tracks. It was remastered and re-released again on September 5, 2007. "Angelic Conversation" was re-recorded as the b-side to the group's single "M・A・D" in 1991. "Just One More Kiss", "Iconoclasm" and "Taboo" were later re-recorded for the compilation album Koroshi no Shirabe: This Is Not Greatest Hits (1992). "Iconoclasm" was covered by J for the Buck-Tick tribute album, Parade -Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick- (2005). Taboo peaked at number one on the Oricon charts,[2] selling 298,620 copies in the first year,[3] and at least 300,000 in total.[4]
The band recorded the album in London in the fall of 1988, the producer was Owen Paul. They also had a gig at the Greyhound Club, which the members of Der Zibet also attended.[5] London made a lasting impression on Buck-Tick, especially Sakurai Atsushi, who felt that the local music scene was more accepting of darker, more serious music than the Japanese one.[5] The album marks a turn in the band's career towards a darker style.[6]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Atsushi Sakurai, except where noted; all music is composed by Hisashi Imai, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Iconoclasm" (lyrics written by Imai) | 3:01 |
| 2. | "Tokyo" | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Sex for You" | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Embryo" | 3:59 |
| 5. | "J" (lyrics written by Imai) | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Feast of Demoralization" (lyrics written by Toll Yagami; music written by Hidehiko Hoshino) | 4:18 |
| 7. | "Angelic Conversation" (lyrics written by Imai) | 5:41 |
| 8. | "Silent Night" | 3:26 |
| 9. | "Taboo" | 3:59 |
| 10. | "Just One More Kiss" | 5:03 |
| Total length: | 42:41 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Just One More Kiss" (live from Climax Together on September 11, 1992) | 5:12 |
| 12. | "To-Search[B]" (lyrics written by Imai) | 5:01 |
Personnel
- Atsushi Sakurai - lead vocals
- Hisashi Imai - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Hidehiko Hoshino - rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Yutaka Higuchi - bass
- Toll Yagami - drums, percussion
Additional performers
- Philip Hoeger - keyboards
Production
