3.2.1.

3.2.1.
The album's cover featuring members Paul Raven, hide and Ray McVeigh.
Studio album by Zilch
Released	July 23, 1998
Recorded	1996 at A&M Studios in Los Angeles, California
Genre	Alternative rock, industrial rock
Length	49:28
Label	Cutting Edge
Producer	Ray McVeigh
Zilch chronology
3.2.1. (1998) Bastard Eyes (1999)

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,^[1] was the 54 best-selling album of the year, and was certified Platinum by the RIAJ for sales over 250,000.

Overview

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"). 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. 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 "Leather Face". 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-,^[2] and "Psyche" in the soundtrack to Catacombs.

Track listing

All songwriting credited to hide and McVeigh, except track 5, credited to Sensational Alex Harvey Band.

Personnel

• hide – vocals, guitar
• Ray McVeigh – vocals, guitar
• Paul Raven – bass, backing vocals
• Joey Castillo – drums
• I.N.A. – programming
• Scott Garrett – additional drums on tracks 1 & 11
• Chris Vrenna – additional drums on tracks 9 & 10
• Steve Jones – 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]

References

• http://hide-city.com/discography/album.html#1212554585
• http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~reiko/database/works/workhide2.html
• http://www.mfyi.com/z/zilchdiscography.html