Nemophila my favorite band. They have leap frogged other bands. This song is incredible. Tamu just incredible with fills, rolls, triples, double kicks. And in boots. Mayus diversity in vocals. Her beautiful cleans smoothly in and out of harsh screams. The guitar work is great. Haraguchi san holding it all down. Great song. I love the finish, hard and banging. Their Zepp show was incredible.
They put everything together so well, very great lyrics too, Everything in it is fire🔥, especially the drumming of tamu, definitely their next level stuff! 🤘🏻🌸🤘🏻
Hey Ryan I agree with everything you said about this song, it all works do well together and Nemophila is really starting to not only find their sound but also growing as a band before our eyes!
Saw them LIVE in Tokyo performing this song and it was perfection! What a song. They sounded exact like the MV but better because you can really feel the emotion they put in during live performance!
Awesome song!!!! Another one that Saki wrote the lyrics for!!!! Saki and Hazuki killing it with their guitar 🎸 work and Tamu on drums 🥁 just beating them like they tried to steal her husband!!!! As a drummer myself I really want to know how she can play in those platform boots she was wearing!?!? Haraguchi San just slamming that bass as always!!! And Mayu!!!! Well it's Mayu!!!! I think that says it ALL!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE THESE LADIES!!!!💞💖💞🎸🎸🥁🤘🔥🤘🔥🤘🔥🤘 GR8 reaction bro!!! Thanks 👍
This songs strikes really hard. It's with me all the time and I can't stop thinking about lyrics. I learnt that you can only ask "Where do we go today, Nemophila?", not having "expectations".
Wait, people are unsatisfied with this song and Nemophila as a whole?! Seriously? I love them for carving out their own sound that doesn’t follow any other band. Sure, some of their songs have that “Nemophila” structure, but to me it’s a good thing. Just look at Band-Maid, which is my all time favorite band, as many others here, but they most definitely have a structure/sound they follow for many of their songs and you don’t see us complaining. Power to Nemophila for carving out their own sound and uniqueness in the metal genre!
Those people wouldn't know good ass music if it hit them in the face. I absolutely love what they're doing with their stuff and that's what makes them one of my favorite bands.
NEMOPHILA is amping up everything to do with being a top-tier band. EPIC'ness of the music aside and just focusing on the production of this MV and they are really making a statement here. This band is serious about their craft and are not messing around. The have come light-years from that studio demo and they are shooting straight to the top. 🌸✨️🌠
This might be my favorite song of theirs. They are just amazing. And somehow they will continue to get better. The drumming really got me in this one. But the vocals and guitar solos were next level.
LOOOOL... I posted on Mearcord earlier this afternoon about how specifically this song (along with Pisces from Jinjer) has been stuck in my head and I was hearing it all day. And here you're listening to Nemophila ADABANA and wearing a Jinjer shirt talking about how its an ear worm. *chef's kiss*
This band is so getting into its groove , bloody marvelous, glad they sound like them and more power to em, btw how amazing is Tamu drilling that double kick in heels that probably weigh more than she does , thanks Ryan 👍🍻🍻
That vocal section from Mayu leading into the solos.... fucking BRILLIANT writing. You expect it to climb in tone because that's what we're conditioned to hear and yet they take her vocals... and the guitars/drums and go down the scale with these "sour notes" (I don't know the musical term for it) that lead into Tamu's crazy AF dum fill followed by Hazuki and Saki just fucking flexing on you. GD this song is brilliant.
I love this. Very Japanese and very metal, really satisfying musically, lyrically, esthetically. If someone wants to listen to something more familiar to them, fine, let them go do that. Because those who appreciate Nemophila's unique vision and art are increasing every day. Whiners not needed. It has been beautiful to watch their journey so far, even more beautiful to see and hear who and where they are today. A snapshot in the growth of the flower.
instantly one of my favourite nemophila songs..i love the diversity of this band and their catalog shows that they can't be put in a genre box..i like to use dissention,hypnosis and life as examples..if you are unfamiliar,it sounds to the casual listener like 3 different bands
I loved this song when I heard it live on their stream for the first time and it keeps getting better every time I hear it. I can't wait to see them in LA next week. In case you didn't know they are going to steam the LA show. You can find the link on their website. Also I'll be at the Band-Maid show in LA, hope to see you there. I'm also going to the Dallas show. I was only going to go the LA one but when they change to a bigger venue in Dallas and it being Miku's birthday, I had to go.
The more I listen to ADABANA the more I love it. It may be my favourite from them in place of HYPNOSIS. I was disppointed by A ray of light so I had even more expectations for this one and damn they surpassed them by a looooot! This song is so good it's not even funny! Best Japanese metal song of 2022 for me so far and it's not even close. Everything is absolute awesome: the leads, Mayu's vocals, the lyrics etc... but man that whole bridge WTF?!? 50 secs of pure greatness with kick-ass guitar solos! I just can't stop listening to this song!
I can't stop listening to this song. This IS my favorite from Nemophila. This is one of the best songs I've heard this year and that's high praise considering some of the stuff I've listened to this year.
Great reaction. Just came back from Nemophila concert in Tokyo. Incredible! Mayu said that they were excited to have a show outside Japan for the first time in LA on July 1st. Most bands start from the UK, but this one hits the US first! Guys, enjoy these pretty gangs from Japan! The real deal is coming to you soon! 🤘
@@RyanMear Just amazing! In terms of their stage presence, they more moved around the stage than Lovebites. They even have a platform in front of each member to step on and shine. Mayu told us that we’d get to see the first few songs of LA concert on UA-cam for free and the entire show would be streamed and archived. Nothing better than the live performances, but if you can’t go, you can still watch it!! Enjoy! 🤘
Having been able to follow Nemophila from their beginning it's been one of my life's great pleasures to see what this group of hyper musicians have created, as for me I love em just the way they are, a certain level of unpredictably, with ultra musicianship like Nemophila has on tap nothing should be out of reach for them.
That's it. Nemophila 2.0 just landed on Earth. Since the previous MV "Ray of Light", the quality of the production is on a higher level about visual aesthetic, video and audio recording. Individually and as a band, their talent is out of this world. Since I discovered the band a couple years ago, I immediately considered that Tamu and Mayu was the backbone of the band. Saying that, I absolutely do not diminish the other members (Hazuki, Saki and Haraguchi) who are all of them insanely good. No question about that. But, for me, Tamu (because of her drum play and style) and Mayu (because of the multiple tones of her voice), lay down the foundation of the band's musical style. Then, I would like to complete one of your comment about Tamu. You are absolutely right. She is a studio session musician, and involved in the music production and recording studio INSPION located at Tokyo with some others highly talented musicians, like Daisuke Kurosawa. Speaking of that, I am pretty sure he's the guy behind the laptop at the beginning of the Linkin Park cover video by Nemophila. And I have no confirmation about that, but INSPION could be the studio used by Nemophila to record their covers, and some of their tracks. About Tamu, her ability to play high level drums on multiple musical genres explains a lot about her insane technical skills and her musicality behind the drums. As an example, you should really check out/react to the track "Cytus II" written in 2018 by the INSPION band (ua-cam.com/video/kwsciXm_7sA/v-deo.html). These track is absolutely fire and stunning because of its musicality, intensity and speed at the same time. To be honest, I would have pay a lot of money to be in the studio that day. And you can also check the drum play of Tamu on the same track recorded in April 2022, so 4 years later: ua-cam.com/video/MsX_10A-Lso/v-deo.html. Finally, it could be really cool to have a "two in a row" reaction on these ones. Enjoy! 😉 PS: How could the next release of Nemophila be better than this one??? 😲😭 Can't wait... EDIT: inspion.co.jp/en/staff-en/ (Tamu's profile in the "Artist" section of the INSPION studio staff page).
I agree, this is a phenomenal song, and the MV is gorgeous. All of them are star-caliber musicians. I hope they play it in their upcoming live set in LA in a few days.
First this is one of the best Metal songs i have heard period going right back to the 80s . It has every thing in it .It is dark moody and uplifting all at the same time .There is so much going on musically with all of them yet it all fits seamlessly Hara's Bass is higher up in the mix yet blends in with Tamu who goes Animal in this with some crazy off beat stuff the two ladies on guitar are doing so much the entire song its ridicules then the soloes start with Tamu we get a mad solo followed by Saki and Hazuki showing us just how good they are .The brake down is pure darkness descending into the soloes perfectly where Saki and Hazuki play in there own styles with there own identity yet fit . I love this song and can not get my head round why there are people who want to listen to just one style with Nemophila there 100% original and that rare in music today .
Nemophila for me is second only to Band-Maid. Love this band. Again, the lyrics are phenomenal. Anyone throwing shade at this band for all the things they're not is exactly why they are unique. Mayu's voice alone makes them unique. And they have Saki! Gotta see them live. Their songs are so catchy! Thanks Ryan!
To me Nemophila > Band-Maid simply due to my taste in music, but both are amazing, as is LoveBites, as is The Warning... depending on my mood for music at the time. Everything from hard rock and ballads to various forms of metal... and it's a great time to be alive seeing a resurgence in these genres.
And yeah, as much as we talk about Saki/Hazuki/Tamu... Haraguchi is sitting there laying down a PHATTTTT AS PHUUUUUCK groove the entire time with some tasty-ass fills.
@@RyanMear not meaning to be the grammar police but in this instance shouldn't FFS be PHPHS 😝 yep I'm drinking cold beer and listening to Nemophila and Band Maid, pharking phantastic 😄🍻🍻🎼
Nemophila keep growing on me... Especially Mayu... Idk why some people don't like her voice 😫 especially when she's screams... But I don't care😆 this song falls into "i love it".... Each people "fans" have their own taste... So we don't expect fans love their whole entire songs... But this one... Awesome
I tend to think that this is to them what "Blooming" was to Band-Maid - the perfect song to showcase their talent and their true originality. I can't stop listening to it, and that instrumental break is still exciting after 20 listenings!
Hell, Doc, Oiran was one of the earliest singles if not THE FIRST and even so, it is nigh untouchable! Nemophila share the trait with Band Maid of releasing only their absolute best creations.💪🏻🤘🏻
@@bigbrutalbassbeer410 Lets just say the waters coming from the base of Mount Fuji has helped give birth to some of the best music... The rest of world needs to wake up to more ..
I really like the song, there’s a lot to like about it :) Some people out there have a tendency to analyze music to the point that they prevent themselves from enjoying some good music that they might otherwise enjoy. But we all go about these things in are own way I guess.
The progression of Nemophila is incredible. So many good things in this song. Tamu....Holy cow!!! Honestly, believe they can be bigger than the Maids. (who I love too)
Agree with your comments on their progression, musically their songs have been all over the place so far, but they are still so new and it takes time even for great bands to find their style. The way the industry is moving (towards singles for streaming instead of focusing on albums) could be a factor too. Having said that, adabana would fit very nicely on an album with hypnosis.
They released the album Revive at the end of last year and Hypnosis is on that album. They are currently rerecording an English version of the album as far as I know (or maybe they are already done), so it will be on that one as well. Not sure when it will release, but I believe it's not that far off.
@@MaartenT English versions were already released on youtube last week, and they were very underwhelming. I blame their new US label as the label seems very armature.
@@DragonPhlyy I didn't even know they were released, I am surprised I didn't see anything about it. I am actually unsure why they would even release an English translation in the first place, but I guess they released the Oiran Extended Edition for Western audiences with a translated Dissension track as well. So I don't think it adds a lot for people who are fine with them singing in Japanese, but it might work for people who prefer Engelish lyrics (I am sure there are plenty). I don't care either way since both are not my native language anyway and I don't really care which language a song is in. I do still hope they are not 100% switching to English for their upcomming songs as I it usually is difficult to understand anyway for a lot of the Japanese bands I have heard who only sing in English. That being said, Mayu tends to do a great job for not really knowing English (but again, that comes from somebody who's native language isn't English). Edit: They only release it on streaming services and limited vinyl as far as I can see. I was thinking of buying a US version CD copy, but I guess they decided for me that is not going to happen. Their website (which changed again) doesn't even have any info on it either as far as I can see. What as trange decission. I hope they don't get screwed over.
Definitely my favorite from NEMOPHILA to date. The vibe of the song kinda reminds me of my current top favorite BAND-MAID track “matchless GUM”. I even started playing both songs back to back on a constant loop. Looking forward to seeing their show at The Whisky next week, especially since I live in Hollywood. I’m hoping the ladies head up to the infamous Rainbow Bar & Grill before or after their gig, which is up the street from the Whisky and have them check out the Lemmy (MOTÖRHEAD) statue in the outdoor lounge.🤘🏾🎸🤘🏾
They have arrived here in LA today (6/29/2022), Po! They are playing @Whisky-a-go-go on Friday, Jul. 1, 2022, 7p. Unfortunately, the wife wants to go see The Aristocrats @Ramona Mainstage. Happy wife, happy life. I draw the line at Band Maid, though.
for NEMOPHILA to come out with the a new song (new single) after this, that is better than this ADABANA, I think Mayu, 'Chucky', Hazuka, Harachan and Tamu have to sell their souls to the devil. That's how good ADABANA to my ears. NEMOPHILA rejuvenate back my love to heavy metal music. I slowly change my music preference since mid-90s, and this band for me is like meeting back my old flame (of heavy metal music) after 28 years. My unpopular opinion... my friends keep telling me 'maybe NEMOPHILA musics are more suitable to my ears, and for other people, they prefer other Japanese all female bands because other bands are more suitable to their ears'. I have to disagree with some of my friends here. For me NEMOPHILA through this ADABANA and previous single A Ray of Light... seals its status as the best Japan all female band and NEMOPHILA already put itself in its own league. NEMOPHILA is UNTOUCHABLE (with these last two singles). Disclaimer: Please, Im not saying other Japanese all female bands are not good. They are very good as well but NEMOPHILA is in its own different class. As simple as that. Cheers.
In my book as a big fan of them, this one is a massive epic winner to be a top shelf fave! And also because it's a slower loud as hell power grinding monster metal song! 🤟 ❤ and having the creative talent to change tempos rhythms solos courses lyrics makes this band a tad more superior and a notch above many others. As for Tamu, yes, but what's going on with miss conservative Hara? seems the sexiness of the other girls are slowly rubbing off on her, no complaints lol
You're exactly correct..Nemophila is fantastic in Every way !.. I've seen certain reactors do 3-4 videos, and whine each about her vocals, like they're going to stop everything and change for the vocalist.. Lovebites the same..
Yeah the wooahs are a fun thing to sing along but also for the concert crowds to do so as well, like band-maid with a couple of songs I just hope they don't get carried away too much with too many songs we don't need another Bon Jovi lol. And Ryan you mention about Ozzy Zach-ishness? I was thinking Sabbath but with a tad more modern day loudness if that makes sense
I'm always enjoying the reaction of discord, please restore the subtitles to the original state, it is easier to understand if it is in English and not in Japanese.
Man, you know Ryan, I can hear the negative comments in my head. They’re probably along the lines of, “…it’s not brutal enough” or “…it’s slow”. These are folks who only want or tolerate that one dimension that does it for them. This song has blazing lead fills laid over a heavy as Hell doom rhythm by Tamu and Haraguchi-san as it’s backbone. It’s multifaceted composing at its finest! If someone wants only 1000% aggression and brutality 100% of the time, Dying Fetus or Deeds of Flesh should do it. Y’all stop bashing Nemophila for making something heavy AND beautiful.💪🏻🤘🏻
I think that the loudmouth crowd demanding that everything sound like Dissension or Orian are akin to those who wanted Metallica to simply re-record 'Ride the Lightning' ad infinitum. Nemophila has yet to let me down. Best metal on the planet...and given the current state of Japanese exports, that's saying something. Also...Haraguchi-san is a BOSS. 🥰
Great reaction. What I really really love about Nemophila is the progression. Every new song feels better than the previous one and all the songs are all really fantastic. My second big love from the Land of the Rising Sun after Babymetal. Keep up the good work. 🤘🦊🌸🤘💙
Totally agree with you on how great this video is. I think the people who dis stuff like this have a very narrow view of what a genre has to offer. If it doesn’t fit in to their pigeon holed genre belief they just label it as bad, or it doesn’t meet up to their expectations. Here’s a paraphrase of a quote I firmly believe in. “Having great expectations results in having great disappointments!”
Another great song that raises the bar. I’m intrigued by how the subs in the middle, instead of offering an English translation, just present a Romaji transliteration of the Japanese: “To-to to konjyo no sokonashi kassai …” I wonder what’s behind that choice. Is there no appropriate English translation?
Think its for fans outside of japan will be able to learn the japanese pronunciation. It might specific to the part of the song. So when mayu breaks into rap the crowd can follow the cadence and report when she points the mic out to the audience. Agree with ryan its a fun extra for the worldwide fans to learn the song.
The Japanese in the screaming sections seems to be Romaji transliterated. Here you will see old literary expressions, some of them containing idioms and words taken from classical Japanese literature. In the first screaming, for example, "Shogyomujo no kotowari (the truth/principle of the impermanence of all things)" is taken from the beginning of the famous 13th century classic literature "The Tale of the Heike," which describes the rise and fall of the Hei-ke clan. I think an example of a literal translation for the part you mentioned would be like: "The vast and the bottomless of the present world, cheers!"
@@RyanMear BtW, as an aside, in this song, Saki uses "boku-tachi," which is usually used by males, for the word translated as "we." -Our very own pigeon Miku also often writes lyrics from a male perspective, using "boku" for "I".-
Since "DISSENSION" (ok maybe "REVIVE") I didn't like their songs as much as their previous ones with the exception of "Demon Light" which was very catchy. For me, songs like "Rollin' Rollin'" or "FIGHTER" have an amazing intro but the rest of the songs are not as impactful. And I think that "FIGHTER" as a similar intro as "You Could Be Mine" or "DICE" but it's even better in my opinion. I really like NEMOPHILA's "B-side" songs "Night Flight", "Blooming" and "Breaking Out" and I wish they release an EP for these songs. BUT, "ADABANA" is a great song, even if the structure is simple, the instrumental breakdown is SICK! The solos are great (as always) but Tamu is the MVP for me. She's so amazing! I also really like Mayu's vocals on this song, her harsh vocals are really good. Thank you Ryan PS: I forgot to post a comment on your reaction to "glory". II have to fix this omission 😁
True, that's why I like Nemophila, because just like Babymetal you don't know what to expect whenever a new song drops :D The thing that I miss a bit when watching their MV, it's the awesome chemistry they have between themselves! Expecially the laughs of Haraguchi-san and Tamu :)
My 2 favorite bands have become over the last few years clearly Jinjer and Nemophila. They ar so different but both awesome. Funny you mentioned them changing styles as Tatiana does that with Jinjer as well. This song has grown in me more and more. It is in my top 5 or 6 from them which is hard to do as I have yet to hear one I don’t like.
Personally I'm not a huge fan of screams, but I like the rest well enough to listen regardless. It's the same way I feel about Amaranthe, don't like the screams listen for the rest. Maybe it'll grown on me over time since I'm currently trying to figure out if I enjoy or hate broken by the scream.
@@RyanMear yeah, if it was straight screams I'd definitely not enjoy it but the mix of screams with the clear singing is an enjoyable contrast and I can appreciate their musicality. Broken by the Scream is another band that'd get a hard pass but the high and low scream followed by the straight jpop is such a baffling mix that I'm still trying to sort out how I feel about. Even if I end up disliking them I hope you and other reactors can give them some thoughts in the future because it's such an interesting contrast and strange fusion they deserve a chance.
I don't know. I have listened to this song 3 times trying to like it. I enjoy it while I am watching them play. Great guitars and drums but 5 minutes later I can not remember a thing about this song. Does this make it a good song? To some yes obviously, but to me no.
ua-cam.com/video/XO4nec3YrJY/v-deo.html Second attempt to post this comment so if it repeats, sorry. Link is for C Gate feat. Yukina from Hanabie. Decent song, funny video. Fantastic reaction as always Ryan. Patiently requesting Bankuruwase by Humpback as usual. Have a fantastic week everyone!
Weird, haven't seen many people talk shit about this song. It is by far the most well recieved song they put out since Dissension from what I have seen. Which is weird in itself since Hypnosis is obviously the best song they ever released ;) Where did you go to get the idea that many fans dislike this?
A few dissenters on my Discord. Like I said, it's more they don't sound the way they'd like them to as opposed to it being "bad". Even in the comments here you'll find some of that.
Not my favourite by them since I am not a huge fan of the slower poppy chorus melody, but I like it way more than their previous one, which really disappointed me because of the way they used electronics on almost everything. I do really like the part from the drum solo until after the guitar solo though. So I certainly enjoyed this song the couple of times I have heard it. I do still prefer most of their earlier songs over most of their newer ones though, although Hypnosis is certainly among my favourites, so I am getting more and more the feeling that they are growing away from what I loved about them the most when I first heard them and they are not my number 2 Japanese band any more because of that. That being said, I prefer bands making the music they want to make and it might be that the more aggressive style that they did in the beginning isn't really them, which I am totally fine with. If I start to really dislike everything they do, I will just stop listening to them and that's ok. I really think it's really important that bands do what they want to do instead of catering to fans. I am also in no way close to that point and I actually quite enjoyed their live streamed show 2 weeks ago (this song premiered on that tour, so I already heard it on there). I am looking forward to their next single and their true next album, not necessarily the English remake of Revive, which I might buy anyway, curious what they are going to do.
NEMOPHILA's repertoire is gradually increasing, and I feel that the time to take off to the world is approaching. I think having such a great medium tempo song is the key to a rising hard / metal band. It's been a long time since Black Sabbath. The music videos are all like rock Venus and are wonderful. BAND-MAID is losing a lot because of cosplay. I don't think there are enough original songs for the band yet, but although there are few geniuses like Kanami, Hazuki can also compose (LI-SA-X BAND's "Just Be My Treasure" "Cola Bottle Again". "), I think that the number of songs will increase as we continue to live. I hope it doesn't mean that the songs are just played by two beautiful guitarists. Well that would be okay. I can't wait for NEMOPHILA's official live album.
BAND-MAID losing a lot because of "cosplay"? Is that what selling out a US tour is? I hope you don't mean dressing up for a show, clearly Nemophila clearly does that as well. I'm just glad they are both doing well.
I get where you are coming from as far as the costumes go as I do think it does hurt Band-Maid in the West somewhat and Nemophila's costumes are a bit more 'West-friendly'. But the costumes hurt the majority of Japanese bands as does them singing in Japanese (which goes for Nemophila as well). I don't really get why that is since Slipknot, Gwar and Kiss are also wearing costumes and I personally don't care about lyrics most of the time anyway, but I guess that's all personaly preference. I do think some people will have a tougher time watching bands in Maid-outfits compared of Nemophila's outfits even though that shouldn't really matter. I listen to a lot of black metal and the majority of these bands are wearing ridiculous outfits, the same goes for the bands I mentioned before, and I stopped caring about most of the Japanese outfits once I made that click. People should just be a bit more open minded and understand that those outfits don't make a difference to the music and that they probably already listen to bands that wear weird outfits as well. I would think that people listen to music for the music and not for how a band looks, where they come from or what they speak.
Love these girls, by far my favourite band atm, for me they have everything, versatility, creativity, talent, looks(if that matters) but what sets them apart from the other popular Japanese Rock /metal bands is Mayu, she(for me) is the perfect front woman, she can sing, growl, scream like a demon, and she does it all with a swagger that imo the others lack, i don't enjoy Bandmaid or Lovebites, just not for me, and it's their lead singers whose vocal styles just don't do it for me, sure i can appreciate their talent, but we can't all like the same things, not since i discovered BABYMETAL have i fallen so fast down any bands Fox/rabbit hole than i have with Nemophila, keep up the good work Ryan and the other G-guys🤘🤘🤘
Nemophila my favorite band. They have leap frogged other bands. This song is incredible. Tamu just incredible with fills, rolls, triples, double kicks. And in boots. Mayus diversity in vocals. Her beautiful cleans smoothly in and out of harsh screams. The guitar work is great. Haraguchi san holding it all down. Great song. I love the finish, hard and banging. Their Zepp show was incredible.
They put everything together so well, very great lyrics too, Everything in it is fire🔥, especially the drumming of tamu, definitely their next level stuff! 🤘🏻🌸🤘🏻
That bridge has to rank as some of the best metal music ever. The whole song is top-shelf but that bridge is on a shelf of its own.
Hey Ryan I agree with everything you said about this song, it all works do well together and Nemophila is really starting to not only find their sound but also growing as a band before our eyes!
Saw them LIVE in Tokyo performing this song and it was perfection! What a song. They sounded exact like the MV but better because you can really feel the emotion they put in during live performance!
Oooh, must here more!
Hey dude just ran across this reaction video because Nemophila is my favorite band .... cool channel here I like how you analyze parts of the MV 👽🎶
Thanks!
Awesome song!!!! Another one that Saki wrote the lyrics for!!!! Saki and Hazuki killing it with their guitar 🎸 work and Tamu on drums 🥁 just beating them like they tried to steal her husband!!!! As a drummer myself I really want to know how she can play in those platform boots she was wearing!?!? Haraguchi San just slamming that bass as always!!! And Mayu!!!! Well it's Mayu!!!! I think that says it ALL!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE THESE LADIES!!!!💞💖💞🎸🎸🥁🤘🔥🤘🔥🤘🔥🤘 GR8 reaction bro!!! Thanks 👍
This songs strikes really hard. It's with me all the time and I can't stop thinking about lyrics.
I learnt that you can only ask "Where do we go today, Nemophila?", not having "expectations".
Wait, people are unsatisfied with this song and Nemophila as a whole?! Seriously? I love them for carving out their own sound that doesn’t follow any other band. Sure, some of their songs have that “Nemophila” structure, but to me it’s a good thing. Just look at Band-Maid, which is my all time favorite band, as many others here, but they most definitely have a structure/sound they follow for many of their songs and you don’t see us complaining. Power to Nemophila for carving out their own sound and uniqueness in the metal genre!
For those who aren't quite feeling this song. Their loss, our gain
Those people wouldn't know good ass music if it hit them in the face. I absolutely love what they're doing with their stuff and that's what makes them one of my favorite bands.
@@screamindemon71 Hahaha so true 👊
Yeah, this is an amazing song, and the lyrics are SO beautiful too. Great job to all involved in this song.
NEMOPHILA is amping up everything to do with being a top-tier band. EPIC'ness of the music aside and just focusing on the production of this MV and they are really making a statement here. This band is serious about their craft and are not messing around. The have come light-years from that studio demo and they are shooting straight to the top. 🌸✨️🌠
This might be my favorite song of theirs. They are just amazing. And somehow they will continue to get better. The drumming really got me in this one. But the vocals and guitar solos were next level.
LOOOOL... I posted on Mearcord earlier this afternoon about how specifically this song (along with Pisces from Jinjer) has been stuck in my head and I was hearing it all day.
And here you're listening to Nemophila ADABANA and wearing a Jinjer shirt talking about how its an ear worm. *chef's kiss*
LOL I saw you post, I didn't think about that shirt! I just recorded this about 45 minutes before I posted it LOL
This has become my favorite song from them. Flying out to LA to see them July 1. Thanks for your awesome reactions.
This band is so getting into its groove , bloody marvelous, glad they sound like them and more power to em, btw how amazing is Tamu drilling that double kick in heels that probably weigh more than she does , thanks Ryan 👍🍻🍻
Great song, definitely best bridge in their catalog. Waiting for more!
The message in the lyrics of this song are great!
Hey Ryan, just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the "Onset" cover. You guys rock!
Thanks so much! It was a ton of fun to make!
That vocal section from Mayu leading into the solos.... fucking BRILLIANT writing. You expect it to climb in tone because that's what we're conditioned to hear and yet they take her vocals... and the guitars/drums and go down the scale with these "sour notes" (I don't know the musical term for it) that lead into Tamu's crazy AF dum fill followed by Hazuki and Saki just fucking flexing on you. GD this song is brilliant.
I love this. Very Japanese and very metal, really satisfying musically, lyrically, esthetically.
If someone wants to listen to something more familiar to them, fine, let them go do that.
Because those who appreciate Nemophila's unique vision and art are increasing every day.
Whiners not needed.
It has been beautiful to watch their journey so far, even more beautiful to see and hear who and where they are today. A snapshot in the growth of the flower.
Thank you for reacting to NEMOPHILA. I look forward to more from you in the future!
There will definitely be more! Arigato gozaimasu
I feel your pain bro. Need them to come to Glasgow and save my musical soul!!!
Aberdeen would be better for me but will travel to Glasgow if they come
instantly one of my favourite nemophila songs..i love the diversity of this band and their catalog shows that they can't be put in a genre box..i like to use dissention,hypnosis and life as examples..if you are unfamiliar,it sounds to the casual listener like 3 different bands
I'm so glad Nemophila doesn't pigeon hole themselves in a particular genre. I enjoy the small individual varieties each member brings to this band
I loved this song when I heard it live on their stream for the first time and it keeps getting better every time I hear it. I can't wait to see them in LA next week. In case you didn't know they are going to steam the LA show. You can find the link on their website.
Also I'll be at the Band-Maid show in LA, hope to see you there. I'm also going to the Dallas show. I was only going to go the LA one but when they change to a bigger venue in Dallas and it being Miku's birthday, I had to go.
LA! I will be there, and you all will know me, but, you know unless you have your YT name on your forehead.....LOL
The more I listen to ADABANA the more I love it. It may be my favourite from them in place of HYPNOSIS. I was disppointed by A ray of light so I had even more expectations for this one and damn they surpassed them by a looooot! This song is so good it's not even funny! Best Japanese metal song of 2022 for me so far and it's not even close. Everything is absolute awesome: the leads, Mayu's vocals, the lyrics etc... but man that whole bridge WTF?!? 50 secs of pure greatness with kick-ass guitar solos! I just can't stop listening to this song!
I can't stop listening to this song. This IS my favorite from Nemophila. This is one of the best songs I've heard this year and that's high praise considering some of the stuff I've listened to this year.
If you watch mayu irl, you would never guess a voice like that would come out of her lol.
One of my favorite songs by them by far.
Great reaction. Just came back from Nemophila concert in Tokyo. Incredible! Mayu said that they were excited to have a show outside Japan for the first time in LA on July 1st. Most bands start from the UK, but this one hits the US first! Guys, enjoy these pretty gangs from Japan! The real deal is coming to you soon! 🤘
Oh, how was the show?!
@@RyanMear Just amazing! In terms of their stage presence, they more moved around the stage than Lovebites. They even have a platform in front of each member to step on and shine. Mayu told us that we’d get to see the first few songs of LA concert on UA-cam for free and the entire show would be streamed and archived. Nothing better than the live performances, but if you can’t go, you can still watch it!! Enjoy! 🤘
AWESOME
Having been able to follow Nemophila from their beginning it's been one of my life's great pleasures to see what this group of hyper musicians have created, as for me I love em just the way they are, a certain level of unpredictably, with ultra musicianship like Nemophila has on tap nothing should be out of reach for them.
Same here i have loved being part of the rise from the start when there were a hand full of us pushing them on YT
Hard working, honest band with great music and lyrics. Can't do much better than that.
That's it. Nemophila 2.0 just landed on Earth. Since the previous MV "Ray of Light", the quality of the production is on a higher level about visual aesthetic, video and audio recording. Individually and as a band, their talent is out of this world. Since I discovered the band a couple years ago, I immediately considered that Tamu and Mayu was the backbone of the band. Saying that, I absolutely do not diminish the other members (Hazuki, Saki and Haraguchi) who are all of them insanely good. No question about that. But, for me, Tamu (because of her drum play and style) and Mayu (because of the multiple tones of her voice), lay down the foundation of the band's musical style.
Then, I would like to complete one of your comment about Tamu. You are absolutely right. She is a studio session musician, and involved in the music production and recording studio INSPION located at Tokyo with some others highly talented musicians, like Daisuke Kurosawa. Speaking of that, I am pretty sure he's the guy behind the laptop at the beginning of the Linkin Park cover video by Nemophila. And I have no confirmation about that, but INSPION could be the studio used by Nemophila to record their covers, and some of their tracks.
About Tamu, her ability to play high level drums on multiple musical genres explains a lot about her insane technical skills and her musicality behind the drums. As an example, you should really check out/react to the track "Cytus II" written in 2018 by the INSPION band (ua-cam.com/video/kwsciXm_7sA/v-deo.html). These track is absolutely fire and stunning because of its musicality, intensity and speed at the same time. To be honest, I would have pay a lot of money to be in the studio that day.
And you can also check the drum play of Tamu on the same track recorded in April 2022, so 4 years later: ua-cam.com/video/MsX_10A-Lso/v-deo.html.
Finally, it could be really cool to have a "two in a row" reaction on these ones.
Enjoy! 😉
PS: How could the next release of Nemophila be better than this one??? 😲😭 Can't wait...
EDIT: inspion.co.jp/en/staff-en/ (Tamu's profile in the "Artist" section of the INSPION studio staff page).
This gets better every time I hear it! Fantastic band and song!!
The drummer is truly great. Amazing Jazz drummer origins.
I agree, this is a phenomenal song, and the MV is gorgeous. All of them are star-caliber musicians. I hope they play it in their upcoming live set in LA in a few days.
First this is one of the best Metal songs i have heard period going right back to the 80s . It has every thing in it .It is dark moody and uplifting all at the same time .There is so much going on musically with all of them yet it all fits seamlessly Hara's Bass is higher up in the mix yet blends in with Tamu who goes Animal in this with some crazy off beat stuff the two ladies on guitar are doing so much the entire song its ridicules then the soloes start with Tamu we get a mad solo followed by Saki and Hazuki showing us just how good they are .The brake down is pure darkness descending into the soloes perfectly where Saki and Hazuki play in there own styles with there own identity yet fit . I love this song and can not get my head round why there are people who want to listen to just one style with Nemophila there 100% original and that rare in music today .
Well said!
Wise words bro. The song is absolutely amazing!
I'm with you Ryan.....Heavy & Melodic , Love it !!❤🎙🎸🥁😎👌
Oh man is this song good. This song is _THIS_ good so early in their career as a band. I'm blown away and can't wait to see what comes next.
Love this band! Love this song! And Tamu!!! Awesome
They will go to LA at July1.
Cannot wait the next single and 2nd album.
Nemophila for me is second only to Band-Maid. Love this band. Again, the lyrics are phenomenal. Anyone throwing shade at this band for all the things they're not is exactly why they are unique. Mayu's voice alone makes them unique. And they have Saki! Gotta see them live. Their songs are so catchy! Thanks Ryan!
They have Saki... AND Hazuki.... AND Tamu... AND Haraguchi-san! ;)
They're second only to Babymetal for me. Their musicianship and songcrafting skills are outstanding.
To me Nemophila > Band-Maid simply due to my taste in music, but both are amazing, as is LoveBites, as is The Warning... depending on my mood for music at the time. Everything from hard rock and ballads to various forms of metal... and it's a great time to be alive seeing a resurgence in these genres.
Thank you from Japan.
Arigato! I hope you understand that I would like you to join my Discord LOL, not my "bad relationship"
Nemophila never disappoints they and Band Maid are my must watch live band 😍🔥☺️👌🤘
And yeah, as much as we talk about Saki/Hazuki/Tamu... Haraguchi is sitting there laying down a PHATTTTT AS PHUUUUUCK groove the entire time with some tasty-ass fills.
👍😃🍻
Phrasing!! FFS
@@RyanMear lol
@@RyanMear not meaning to be the grammar police but in this instance shouldn't FFS be PHPHS 😝 yep I'm drinking cold beer and listening to Nemophila and Band Maid, pharking phantastic 😄🍻🍻🎼
LOL
Nemophila keep growing on me... Especially Mayu... Idk why some people don't like her voice 😫 especially when she's screams... But I don't care😆 this song falls into "i love it".... Each people "fans" have their own taste... So we don't expect fans love their whole entire songs...
But this one... Awesome
I tend to think that this is to them what "Blooming" was to Band-Maid - the perfect song to showcase their talent and their true originality. I can't stop listening to it, and that instrumental break is still exciting after 20 listenings!
What a great comparison .. Made me go listen to Blooming and must agree
Hell, Doc, Oiran was one of the earliest singles if not THE FIRST and even so, it is nigh untouchable! Nemophila share the trait with Band Maid of releasing only their absolute best creations.💪🏻🤘🏻
@@bigbrutalbassbeer410 Lets just say the waters coming from the base of Mount Fuji has helped give birth to some of the best music... The rest of world needs to wake up to more ..
I really like the song, there’s a lot to like about it :) Some people out there have a tendency to analyze music to the point that they prevent themselves from enjoying some good music that they might otherwise enjoy. But we all go about these things in are own way I guess.
The progression of Nemophila is incredible. So many good things in this song. Tamu....Holy cow!!!
Honestly, believe they can be bigger than the Maids. (who I love too)
Agree with your comments on their progression, musically their songs have been all over the place so far, but they are still so new and it takes time even for great bands to find their style. The way the industry is moving (towards singles for streaming instead of focusing on albums) could be a factor too. Having said that, adabana would fit very nicely on an album with hypnosis.
They released the album Revive at the end of last year and Hypnosis is on that album.
They are currently rerecording an English version of the album as far as I know (or maybe they are already done), so it will be on that one as well. Not sure when it will release, but I believe it's not that far off.
@@MaartenT English versions were already released on youtube last week, and they were very underwhelming. I blame their new US label as the label seems very armature.
@@DragonPhlyy
I didn't even know they were released, I am surprised I didn't see anything about it. I am actually unsure why they would even release an English translation in the first place, but I guess they released the Oiran Extended Edition for Western audiences with a translated Dissension track as well.
So I don't think it adds a lot for people who are fine with them singing in Japanese, but it might work for people who prefer Engelish lyrics (I am sure there are plenty).
I don't care either way since both are not my native language anyway and I don't really care which language a song is in. I do still hope they are not 100% switching to English for their upcomming songs as I it usually is difficult to understand anyway for a lot of the Japanese bands I have heard who only sing in English. That being said, Mayu tends to do a great job for not really knowing English (but again, that comes from somebody who's native language isn't English).
Edit:
They only release it on streaming services and limited vinyl as far as I can see. I was thinking of buying a US version CD copy, but I guess they decided for me that is not going to happen.
Their website (which changed again) doesn't even have any info on it either as far as I can see. What as trange decission. I hope they don't get screwed over.
Definitely my favorite from NEMOPHILA to date. The vibe of the song kinda reminds me of my current top favorite BAND-MAID track “matchless GUM”. I even started playing both songs back to back on a constant loop.
Looking forward to seeing their show at The Whisky next week, especially since I live in Hollywood.
I’m hoping the ladies head up to the infamous Rainbow Bar & Grill before or after their gig, which is up the street from the Whisky and have them check out the Lemmy (MOTÖRHEAD) statue in the outdoor lounge.🤘🏾🎸🤘🏾
Damn, have fun!
@@RyanMear I intend to! 🤘🏾
They have arrived here in LA today (6/29/2022), Po! They are playing @Whisky-a-go-go on Friday, Jul. 1, 2022, 7p. Unfortunately, the wife wants to go see The Aristocrats @Ramona Mainstage. Happy wife, happy life. I draw the line at Band Maid, though.
Oooh, the Aristocrats would be amazing too
Great reaction. I think Nemophila is just hitting their stride. I hope they find their way to Chicago.
Ryan, thank you.
This band has COOLNESS all over it !!!!!! Watch both guitarist during the song....they look so bad ass !!!!!!!!!!
NEMOPHILA Adabana ( 徒花 )
Weed soul (雑草魂) Japanese Samurai Spirits
Awww man... was hoping for a "first time reaction" for this one. ADABANA is really giving Life a run for it's money as my fav from Nemophila.
yeah, but I had ot chose to watch the premier! Sometimes I just want to be part of the fun, ya know?
@@RyanMear OK fine, I guess I'll let you live your life as you wish... I kid of course :)
I’m ready for the next album.
thes best song of NEMOPHILA
for NEMOPHILA to come out with the a new song (new single) after this, that is better than this ADABANA, I think Mayu, 'Chucky', Hazuka, Harachan and Tamu have to sell their souls to the devil. That's how good ADABANA to my ears. NEMOPHILA rejuvenate back my love to heavy metal music. I slowly change my music preference since mid-90s, and this band for me is like meeting back my old flame (of heavy metal music) after 28 years. My unpopular opinion... my friends keep telling me 'maybe NEMOPHILA musics are more suitable to my ears, and for other people, they prefer other Japanese all female bands because other bands are more suitable to their ears'. I have to disagree with some of my friends here. For me NEMOPHILA through this ADABANA and previous single A Ray of Light... seals its status as the best Japan all female band and NEMOPHILA already put itself in its own league. NEMOPHILA is UNTOUCHABLE (with these last two singles). Disclaimer: Please, Im not saying other Japanese all female bands are not good. They are very good as well but NEMOPHILA is in its own different class. As simple as that. Cheers.
I have to agree with just about all of that. There are other great bands, but there are few that I find myself choosing to listen to every day.
love this song.
10:08 It's impressive she can play the drums in those shoes!
In my book as a big fan of them, this one is a massive epic winner to be a top shelf fave! And also because it's a slower loud as hell power grinding monster metal song! 🤟 ❤ and having the creative talent to change tempos rhythms solos courses lyrics makes this band a tad more superior and a notch above many others. As for Tamu, yes, but what's going on with miss conservative Hara? seems the sexiness of the other girls are slowly rubbing off on her, no complaints lol
You're exactly correct..Nemophila is fantastic in Every way !.. I've seen certain reactors do 3-4 videos, and whine each about her vocals, like they're going to stop everything and change for the vocalist.. Lovebites the same..
Did you catch the term adabana? Very cool.
What and awsome song. They are starting to have there song jell. I am waiting for Cd Japan to get there new ep and or singles out and am buying it.
Yeah the wooahs are a fun thing to sing along but also for the concert crowds to do so as well, like band-maid with a couple of songs I just hope they don't get carried away too much with too many songs we don't need another Bon Jovi lol. And Ryan you mention about Ozzy Zach-ishness? I was thinking Sabbath but with a tad more modern day loudness if that makes sense
I'm always enjoying the reaction of discord, please restore the subtitles to the original state, it is easier to understand if it is in English and not in Japanese.
Should be both available?
Man, you know Ryan, I can hear the negative comments in my head. They’re probably along the lines of, “…it’s not brutal enough” or “…it’s slow”. These are folks who only want or tolerate that one dimension that does it for them. This song has blazing lead fills laid over a heavy as Hell doom rhythm by Tamu and Haraguchi-san as it’s backbone. It’s multifaceted composing at its finest! If someone wants only 1000% aggression and brutality 100% of the time, Dying Fetus or Deeds of Flesh should do it. Y’all stop bashing Nemophila for making something heavy AND beautiful.💪🏻🤘🏻
This song is f***ing HEAVY
For female, hell yahh this is heavy as f**k
@@Miraie93
Female or not, these are 5 of the most kickass Rock/Jazz/Metal musicians emerging from the scene right now.💪🏻🤘🏻
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I think that the loudmouth crowd demanding that everything sound like Dissension or Orian are akin to those who wanted Metallica to simply re-record 'Ride the Lightning' ad infinitum. Nemophila has yet to let me down. Best metal on the planet...and given the current state of Japanese exports, that's saying something.
Also...Haraguchi-san is a BOSS. 🥰
Adabana stole the nr.1 spot from Hypnosis as my fav from Nemophila. Really great song
Great reaction. What I really really love about Nemophila is the progression. Every new song feels better than the previous one and all the songs are all really fantastic. My second big love from the Land of the Rising Sun after Babymetal. Keep up the good work. 🤘🦊🌸🤘💙
Totally agree with you on how great this video is. I think the people who dis stuff like this have a very narrow view of what a genre has to offer. If it doesn’t fit in to their pigeon holed genre belief they just label it as bad, or it doesn’t meet up to their expectations. Here’s a paraphrase of a quote I firmly believe in. “Having great expectations results in having great disappointments!”
July 20th Japan time You Tube new song released
21:00 Japan time
Another great song that raises the bar. I’m intrigued by how the subs in the middle, instead of offering an English translation, just present a Romaji transliteration of the Japanese: “To-to to konjyo no sokonashi kassai …” I wonder what’s behind that choice. Is there no appropriate English translation?
I wondered that too
Think its for fans outside of japan will be able to learn the japanese pronunciation. It might specific to the part of the song. So when mayu breaks into rap the crowd can follow the cadence and report when she points the mic out to the audience. Agree with ryan its a fun extra for the worldwide fans to learn the song.
The Japanese in the screaming sections seems to be Romaji transliterated. Here you will see old literary expressions, some of them containing idioms and words taken from classical Japanese literature. In the first screaming, for example, "Shogyomujo no kotowari (the truth/principle of the impermanence of all things)" is taken from the beginning of the famous 13th century classic literature "The Tale of the Heike," which describes the rise and fall of the Hei-ke clan.
I think an example of a literal translation for the part you mentioned would be like: "The vast and the bottomless of the present world, cheers!"
Thank you👍
@@RyanMear BtW, as an aside, in this song, Saki uses "boku-tachi," which is usually used by males, for the word translated as "we." -Our very own pigeon Miku also often writes lyrics from a male perspective, using "boku" for "I".-
Put my musical taste aside, wow they are an awesome band!
Yoooo! You going to be doing some stuff on Twitch? Though my schedule might not match up, I went ahead and gave you a follow.
Thanks, I need to... honestly
I really like this song. Ray OF Light was just like to much noise for me but this is amazing.
Since "DISSENSION" (ok maybe "REVIVE") I didn't like their songs as much as their previous ones with the exception of "Demon Light" which was very catchy. For me, songs like "Rollin' Rollin'" or "FIGHTER" have an amazing intro but the rest of the songs are not as impactful. And I think that "FIGHTER" as a similar intro as "You Could Be Mine" or "DICE" but it's even better in my opinion.
I really like NEMOPHILA's "B-side" songs "Night Flight", "Blooming" and "Breaking Out" and I wish they release an EP for these songs.
BUT, "ADABANA" is a great song, even if the structure is simple, the instrumental breakdown is SICK! The solos are great (as always) but Tamu is the MVP for me. She's so amazing! I also really like Mayu's vocals on this song, her harsh vocals are really good.
Thank you Ryan
PS: I forgot to post a comment on your reaction to "glory". II have to fix this omission 😁
I need a studio track of Blooming!
So how come you aren’t coming to LA then?
Why aren't I coming to LA?
Chips and cool music.. 😎
🤘😁🤘
California July the first I think that's what everybody saying Nemophila
Tamu Is different 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟infinity talent 😍🙏👏👏👏👏👏
True, that's why I like Nemophila, because just like Babymetal you don't know what to expect whenever a new song drops :D
The thing that I miss a bit when watching their MV, it's the awesome chemistry they have between themselves! Expecially the laughs of Haraguchi-san and Tamu :)
My 2 favorite bands have become over the last few years clearly Jinjer and Nemophila. They ar so different but both awesome. Funny you mentioned them changing styles as Tatiana does that with Jinjer as well. This song has grown in me more and more. It is in my top 5 or 6 from them which is hard to do as I have yet to hear one I don’t like.
Personally I'm not a huge fan of screams, but I like the rest well enough to listen regardless. It's the same way I feel about Amaranthe, don't like the screams listen for the rest.
Maybe it'll grown on me over time since I'm currently trying to figure out if I enjoy or hate broken by the scream.
It is a divisor, those screams
@@RyanMear yeah, if it was straight screams I'd definitely not enjoy it but the mix of screams with the clear singing is an enjoyable contrast and I can appreciate their musicality.
Broken by the Scream is another band that'd get a hard pass but the high and low scream followed by the straight jpop is such a baffling mix that I'm still trying to sort out how I feel about. Even if I end up disliking them I hope you and other reactors can give them some thoughts in the future because it's such an interesting contrast and strange fusion they deserve a chance.
Haraguchi-san Haraguchi-san Haraguchi-san!
Nemophila = "Excelsior!"
I don't know. I have listened to this song 3 times trying to like it. I enjoy it while I am watching them play. Great guitars and drums but 5 minutes later I can not remember a thing about this song. Does this make it a good song? To some yes obviously, but to me no.
That's okay, dude! I'm sure I don't like something you really do like. If everyone liked the same thing, the world would be boring.
@@RyanMear too true. Sorry about my negative comment
I didn't take it as a negative comment, you stated your fact, no problem. You didn't actually say "they aren't good." There is a difference👍
ua-cam.com/video/XO4nec3YrJY/v-deo.html Second attempt to post this comment so if it repeats, sorry. Link is for C Gate feat. Yukina from Hanabie. Decent song, funny video. Fantastic reaction as always Ryan. Patiently requesting Bankuruwase by Humpback as usual. Have a fantastic week everyone!
Has a Lacuna Coil feel to it.
Weird, haven't seen many people talk shit about this song. It is by far the most well recieved song they put out since Dissension from what I have seen. Which is weird in itself since Hypnosis is obviously the best song they ever released ;) Where did you go to get the idea that many fans dislike this?
A few dissenters on my Discord. Like I said, it's more they don't sound the way they'd like them to as opposed to it being "bad". Even in the comments here you'll find some of that.
@@RyanMear Ah right, gotcha. I don't get it tho, it's not like this song is not 100% in line with what to expect from them.
Japanese female band on bar with male band in state or better?
At this point, I don't see a reason to differentiate, honestly👍
Advantages of female band visual presentation better than male band
the fucking bosses
Not my favourite by them since I am not a huge fan of the slower poppy chorus melody, but I like it way more than their previous one, which really disappointed me because of the way they used electronics on almost everything. I do really like the part from the drum solo until after the guitar solo though. So I certainly enjoyed this song the couple of times I have heard it.
I do still prefer most of their earlier songs over most of their newer ones though, although Hypnosis is certainly among my favourites, so I am getting more and more the feeling that they are growing away from what I loved about them the most when I first heard them and they are not my number 2 Japanese band any more because of that. That being said, I prefer bands making the music they want to make and it might be that the more aggressive style that they did in the beginning isn't really them, which I am totally fine with.
If I start to really dislike everything they do, I will just stop listening to them and that's ok. I really think it's really important that bands do what they want to do instead of catering to fans. I am also in no way close to that point and I actually quite enjoyed their live streamed show 2 weeks ago (this song premiered on that tour, so I already heard it on there). I am looking forward to their next single and their true next album, not necessarily the English remake of Revive, which I might buy anyway, curious what they are going to do.
NEMOPHILA's repertoire is gradually increasing, and I feel that the time to take off to the world is approaching.
I think having such a great medium tempo song is the key to a rising hard / metal band. It's been a long time since Black Sabbath.
The music videos are all like rock Venus and are wonderful. BAND-MAID is losing a lot because of cosplay.
I don't think there are enough original songs for the band yet, but although there are few geniuses like Kanami, Hazuki can also compose (LI-SA-X BAND's "Just Be My Treasure" "Cola Bottle Again". "), I think that the number of songs will increase as we continue to live. I hope it doesn't mean that the songs are just played by two beautiful guitarists. Well that would be okay.
I can't wait for NEMOPHILA's official live album.
BAND-MAID losing a lot because of "cosplay"? Is that what selling out a US tour is? I hope you don't mean dressing up for a show, clearly Nemophila clearly does that as well.
I'm just glad they are both doing well.
I get where you are coming from as far as the costumes go as I do think it does hurt Band-Maid in the West somewhat and Nemophila's costumes are a bit more 'West-friendly'. But the costumes hurt the majority of Japanese bands as does them singing in Japanese (which goes for Nemophila as well). I don't really get why that is since Slipknot, Gwar and Kiss are also wearing costumes and I personally don't care about lyrics most of the time anyway, but I guess that's all personaly preference.
I do think some people will have a tougher time watching bands in Maid-outfits compared of Nemophila's outfits even though that shouldn't really matter. I listen to a lot of black metal and the majority of these bands are wearing ridiculous outfits, the same goes for the bands I mentioned before, and I stopped caring about most of the Japanese outfits once I made that click. People should just be a bit more open minded and understand that those outfits don't make a difference to the music and that they probably already listen to bands that wear weird outfits as well. I would think that people listen to music for the music and not for how a band looks, where they come from or what they speak.
Music to listen not to look at, I think the maid outfits are unique and suit them but their talent and skill in songwriting is on another level
Nremophila enter the next level ⚡🤟🏼⚡
Love these girls, by far my favourite band atm, for me they have everything, versatility, creativity, talent, looks(if that matters) but what sets them apart from the other popular Japanese Rock /metal bands is Mayu, she(for me) is the perfect front woman, she can sing, growl, scream like a demon, and she does it all with a swagger that imo the others lack, i don't enjoy Bandmaid or Lovebites, just not for me, and it's their lead singers whose vocal styles just don't do it for me, sure i can appreciate their talent, but we can't all like the same things, not since i discovered BABYMETAL have i fallen so fast down any bands Fox/rabbit hole than i have with Nemophila, keep up the good work Ryan and the other G-guys🤘🤘🤘
I mean, I'm gonna block out a section of your comment because it just didn't make any sense to my brain, but the rest of it? COOL!😏
@@RyanMear Cool, it was 0300am here, so probably some errors, as had a heavy night🤣
I just meant where you said you didn't enjoy BAND-MAID 😱