P.O.P
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P.O.P is the second album by The Mad Capsule Markets
and their major label debut. It was a faster, thrashier effort than their debut album Humanity
, and featured new guitarist Ai Ishigaki
. Many lyrics were edited out for content (see below for information). The album was issued with two different covers.
on the song Gichi (which featured a controversial and disturbing video with live footage, scenes of executions, scenes of dead soldiers/civilians, and clips from banned 40's cartoon Private Snafu
) Kyono says 'Sid', 'Johnny', and 'Jimmy', it is later revealed that these names refer to Sid Vicious
, John Lydon
and Jim Morrison
. He also says 'Fuck, fuck Bush' which is a reference to George H. W. Bush
, who was President of the U.S. at that time.
In Japanese the word 'kichigai' means someone who is mentally not quite right ('Ki' means someone's spirit/mind/mental state and 'chigai' means different/strange/wrong). In slang, this becomes 'kichi' and apparently MAD further changed this to 'gichi'. In Japanese, the character for 'Gi' is the same as the one for 'Ki' but with a double dash. If you look on the Gichi single cover, the double dash is in a different colour (red) and is so less noticeable, showing the original meaning. 'Kichi' is a politically incorrect derogatory term that was essentially prohibited from Japanese media, so they used 'Gichi' instead, which might mean a "head case" or something similar.
The original version of San Byoukan no Jisatsu (found on the Insect Noise release of Humanity
) contains an extra line "Tobioriru no sa!" This line was xxxxxx-ed on P.O.P and has been totally silenced on the re-release of Humanity and on the Best of 1990-1996 CD. Also, on the insert for the re-release of Humanity the "Jisatsu" (suicide) on the tracklist has been scribbled out.
The original version of Life Game also contains extra lyrics that have been blanked out in the re-release version and xxxxxx-ed in the POP version, these can be found when CraY (Takeshi)first sings and when Kyono sings partway into the song - The missing words from CraY's section are within the brackets:-[Omae no atama ga] kurutte iku no o ore wa itsudemo matte iru no saa.
The missing words from Kyono's section are within this second set of brackets (these do not seem to be missing from the POP release):-[Kurue kurue kurutte shimae!] Omae no koto nado shiranai kara (the lyrics outside the brackets change but the first part is still missing each time)
On Mad Chuudoku, the first time, (Kyono) sings "Yatsu kara mireba" then sings nothing for the xxxxxx bit on the P.O.P version. 2nd time, CraY sings "Yatsu kara mireba, [Seishinijyousha]". And the final time CraY sings "Ore kara mireba, [Seishinijyousha]" (parts within the brackets are the xxxxxx-ed parts)
The xxx-ed lines on this song are "Poli" and "Yes fuck'in police". When performed live it is "Harinezumi to Poli" (which is sometimes followed by a Sa Sa Sa, making it Police) and later on into the song the repeated lines "Yes fuck'in police" are xxxxxx-ed... (the Police part is xxxxxx-ed) along with some other lines in the song.
This song only contains one part of a line that was xxxxxx-ed, the line can be found around middle of the song:- the xxxxxx-ed parts are the words "Jiheishou no handoru"
The Mad Capsule Markets
The Mad Capsule Markets were a Japanese band that formed in 1990 and were active until 2006...
and their major label debut. It was a faster, thrashier effort than their debut album Humanity
Humanity (The Mad Capsule Markets album)
Humanity is the debut album from Japanese punk group The Mad Capsule Markets. They later re-released the album in 1996, and This was the only full album that guitarist Minoru Kojima played on...
, and featured new guitarist Ai Ishigaki
Ai Ishigaki
Ishigaki Ai was the support guitarist for The Mad Capsule Markets from 1990 to 1996. He got the job as support guitarist after being a roadie for MCM in the Berrie days...
. Many lyrics were edited out for content (see below for information). The album was issued with two different covers.
Track listing
- "Human Protest" – 1:17
- – 1:46
- – 1:51
- – 1:42
- – 2:53
- – 2:55
- "Life Game" – 3:57
- – 2:38
- "Yourself Look!!" – 3:29
- "People Is Destroy of Mind" – 1:50
- "White Low Child" – 2:26
Info on song censorship
.- Gichi
on the song Gichi (which featured a controversial and disturbing video with live footage, scenes of executions, scenes of dead soldiers/civilians, and clips from banned 40's cartoon Private Snafu
Private Snafu
Private Snafu is the title character of a series of black-and-white American instructional cartoon shorts produced between 1943 and 1945 during World War II. The character was created by director Frank Capra, chairman of the U.S. Army Air Force First Motion Picture Unit, and most were written by...
) Kyono says 'Sid', 'Johnny', and 'Jimmy', it is later revealed that these names refer to Sid Vicious
Sid Vicious
Sid Vicious was an English musician best known as the bassist of the influential punk rock group Sex Pistols...
, John Lydon
John Lydon
John Joseph Lydon , also known by the former stage name Johnny Rotten, is a singer-songwriter and television presenter, best known as the lead singer of punk rock band the Sex Pistols from 1975 until 1978, and again for various revivals during the 1990s and 2000s...
and Jim Morrison
Jim Morrison
James Douglas "Jim" Morrison was an American musician, singer, and poet, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band The Doors...
. He also says 'Fuck, fuck Bush' which is a reference to George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...
, who was President of the U.S. at that time.
In Japanese the word 'kichigai' means someone who is mentally not quite right ('Ki' means someone's spirit/mind/mental state and 'chigai' means different/strange/wrong). In slang, this becomes 'kichi' and apparently MAD further changed this to 'gichi'. In Japanese, the character for 'Gi' is the same as the one for 'Ki' but with a double dash. If you look on the Gichi single cover, the double dash is in a different colour (red) and is so less noticeable, showing the original meaning. 'Kichi' is a politically incorrect derogatory term that was essentially prohibited from Japanese media, so they used 'Gichi' instead, which might mean a "head case" or something similar.
- San Byoukan no Jisatsu (3 second suicide)
The original version of San Byoukan no Jisatsu (found on the Insect Noise release of Humanity
Humanity (The Mad Capsule Markets album)
Humanity is the debut album from Japanese punk group The Mad Capsule Markets. They later re-released the album in 1996, and This was the only full album that guitarist Minoru Kojima played on...
) contains an extra line "Tobioriru no sa!" This line was xxxxxx-ed on P.O.P and has been totally silenced on the re-release of Humanity and on the Best of 1990-1996 CD. Also, on the insert for the re-release of Humanity the "Jisatsu" (suicide) on the tracklist has been scribbled out.
- Life Game
The original version of Life Game also contains extra lyrics that have been blanked out in the re-release version and xxxxxx-ed in the POP version, these can be found when CraY (Takeshi)first sings and when Kyono sings partway into the song - The missing words from CraY's section are within the brackets:-[Omae no atama ga] kurutte iku no o ore wa itsudemo matte iru no saa.
The missing words from Kyono's section are within this second set of brackets (these do not seem to be missing from the POP release):-[Kurue kurue kurutte shimae!] Omae no koto nado shiranai kara (the lyrics outside the brackets change but the first part is still missing each time)
- Mad Chuudoku (Mad Poison)
On Mad Chuudoku, the first time, (Kyono) sings "Yatsu kara mireba" then sings nothing for the xxxxxx bit on the P.O.P version. 2nd time, CraY sings "Yatsu kara mireba, [Seishinijyousha]". And the final time CraY sings "Ore kara mireba, [Seishinijyousha]" (parts within the brackets are the xxxxxx-ed parts)
- Harinezumi to XX (XX with a Hedgehog)
The xxx-ed lines on this song are "Poli" and "Yes fuck'in police". When performed live it is "Harinezumi to Poli" (which is sometimes followed by a Sa Sa Sa, making it Police) and later on into the song the repeated lines "Yes fuck'in police" are xxxxxx-ed... (the Police part is xxxxxx-ed) along with some other lines in the song.
- People Is Destroy of Mind
This song only contains one part of a line that was xxxxxx-ed, the line can be found around middle of the song:- the xxxxxx-ed parts are the words "Jiheishou no handoru"
History of the xxxxxx
after they were told to get rid of "tobioriru no sa" on the Humanity version of 3 Second Suicide, so they decided to make it blatantly censored instead of changing the lyric and added the infamous xxxxxx noise, they then decided to take it one step further and add xxxxxx to lyrics from other tracks.| Year | Album | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | P.O.P | Official Japanese Albums Chart | 100 |