''3.2.1.'' is the debut album by the
rock band
Zilch, released on July 23, 1998. It is their only work with original frontman
hide, due to his death two months before its release. The album reached number 2 on the
Oricon chart,
was the 54 best-selling album of the year, and was certified Double Platinum by the
RIAJ
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for sales over 800,000.
Overview
Although recorded in 1996, ''3.2.1.'' was not released until 1998 due to difficulties finding an American record label.
Unlike hide's solo work, ''3.2.1.'' relies entirely on English lyrics because hide wanted it to be released worldwide. Some of the songs are "re-recordings" of hide's previously released songs ("
Doubt", "
Pose
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"). However, hide has mentioned in interviews that songs such as "Pose" and "Inside the Pervert Mound" was recorded first with Zilch. The album was released much later even though the recording was done because they were unable to find a record company to distribute the album in the United States. "What's Up Mr. Jones?" is an English version of "
Drain" by hide's earlier band
X Japan. "Fuctrack 6" uses elements of "FROZEN BUG '93" from hide's debut album "
Hide Your Face", but features newly written melodies and lyrics. It seems like "Easy Jesus" has the similar guitar riff from hide's "
Squeeze It!!". hide mentioned in an interview that "Inside The Pervert Mound" was recorded first and he decided to cover it in Japanese, naming it "
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". The album also includes a cover of
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band's "
Swampsnake".
In 1999, the band released the album ''
Bastard Eyes'', which includes remixes of the songs on ''3.2.1.'' by various different artists. "Inside The Pervert Mound" appeared on the ''
Heavy Metal 2000'' soundtrack, "Electric Cucumber" was included on the 2002 compilation album ''Cafe Le Psyence -hide Lemoned Compilation-'', and "Psyche" in the soundtrack to ''
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Etymology and history
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''. "Electric Cucumber" was covered by
Acid Android for the June 6, 2018 hide tribute album ''Tribute Impulse''.
Track listing
All songwriting credited to
hide and McVeigh, except track 5, credited to
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band.
Personnel
*
hide –
vocals,
guitar
* Ray McVeigh – vocals, guitar
*
Paul Raven –
bass
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, backing vocals
*
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–
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* I.N.A. –
programming
*
Scott Garrett – additional drums on tracks 1 & 11
*
Chris Vrenna – additional drums on tracks 9 & 10
*
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– guest guitar on track 4
*
Geordie Walker – guest guitar on track 9
* Korey Clark – guest vocals on track 4
*
James Hall – guest vocals on track 5
*
Jaz Coleman and Yvette Lera – guest vocals on track 9
* Momo Kakimoto – Japanese talk on track 1
* MC Shabba D –
rap
:Personnel per the album's
liner notes.
[''3.2.1.'' liner notes, 1998-07-23. Retrieved 2013-05-06]
References
* https://web.archive.org/web/20101203120202/http://hide-city.com/discography/album.html#1212554585
* https://archive.today/20121219154456/http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~reiko/database/works/workhide2.html
* http://www.mfyi.com/z/zilchdiscography.html
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1998 albums
Zilch (band) albums