Six/Nine


Six/Nine is the eighth studio album by the Japanese rock band Buck-Tick. It was released in a clear purple case on May 15, 1995, through Victor Entertainment.
It peaked at number one on the Oricon chart. It was certified gold in the same month and sold over 240,760 copies in the first year. The album was digitally remastered and re-released on September 19, 2002 with a bonus track. The album was remastered once again and released on September 5, 2007.
The single "Uta" is band's 2nd best-selling single, with over 200,000 copies sold.
Issay provides vocals for "Itoshi no Rock Star".

Controversy

The hard-industrial rock song "Rakuen" was released as a B-side to the single "Kodou". An alternative version is featured in the album, entitled "Rakuen ", featuring an oriental arrangement in an instrumental-acoustic style. During the tours the band usually performed the original rock version.
Sakurai's lyrics are socially conscious and critical of the people seeing the political and war situation in the Middle East. They talk how in a country/garden of love and peace suddenly there is bloodshed, children of God kill each other with gunfire, but on the TV it is showcased as a melodrama while "I" is indifferent, pretends to show tears and shuts their eyes.
The song caused controversy with the Japanese Islamic community because the album version featured a sample of a passage from the Quran. The album was re-issued with the offending part removed by November 1995 in a clear red case.

Personnel

Additional performers
  • Susanne Bramson - backing vocals
  • Aska Strings - violin
  • Kazutoshi Yokoyama - keyboards
  • Issay - vocals on "Itoshi no Rock Star"
Production