Hey Ryan, great reaction my man! I like that you find something positive to say even if you’re iffy on whether you like it or not. I appreciate your insight. Let me be straight with you for a minute. I was right there with you. I didn’t quite “get” the appeal of the high-adrenaline, never-stop pace of the music. It is an intense cacophony of sound that mimics organized chaos. I was/am a hard rock fan/musician myself. The first time hearing these girls impressed me but I felt like something was missing. However, for some reason I just couldn’t put them down. I kept coming back. And now, I own merch upon merch and even have signed memorabilia from these ladies. I don’t want to play this type of music, but I just can’t get enough of their material for my ear-holes. They are the most positive metalheads I’ve witnessed. Tell you what, give their other songs a try and be open to their diversity since I know you love it when a band can successfully employ that type of skill. For example: Edge of the World from the same show is a progressive ballad that starts very slow with piano and ends on an anthemic note. Swan Song w/ Piano Etude, a thrashy-based ballad with a beautiful message. Strongly showcases The dark-haired guitarist’s (Miyako) abilities on both guitar and piano. She is also a classically trained concert-level pianist. For something literally right from your roots, check out Dancing with the Devil from the same show. Very hard rock /early metal feel. Wonderfully showcases the singer’s (Asami) R&B roots plus a more groove guitar track. For something more fun, check out Raise Some Hell. It’s a self-hype song that is just fun energy. Break the Wall has a Metallica-esque feel. And if you want to comeback to “boring” dual harmony leads on guitar, watch We the United. The girls never stop. It’s their last song of the show and just appreciate how happy everyone is. They love what they do and it is infectious. I could honestly name a reason for you to check out each song, but I don’t know any this novel to deter you from some good listening. Trust all of us when we say you will find yourself bitten by the Wolfpack before long. Just have fun with it.
Thank you, I really appreciate the info and suggestions👍 I know I have so much more to check out, but I'm not going to bullshit about what I'm thinking either. I can see having a wide variety, I'm making my way to it!
I think, everyone will get surprised and boring at the same time while doing their first time reaction.. Especially if they're no musician.. Everyone can be a musician, but they all had their different taste of music.. Can't blame about it.. But, I'm 100% sure, *Lovebites* have no bad song..
this song started me down the lovebites rabbit hole a long while back. its a hell of a fun ride, power metal, thrash, power ballads. ugh a- freakin-mazing
LOVEBITES - Holy War lyrics: Look at those black clouds, it’s going to rain blood People live in fear, covered in mud Singing oh Gloria to change the prophecy We are the metal warriors Fighting the darkness for sisters There is a thousand, a thousand of evils Hush, do not wake up Satan’s devils Singing Hallelujah to save our majesty We are the metal warriors Fighting the darkness for brothers Shining blade and burning heart Into the Gates of Hell we march Immortal soul, let there be light Into the Eye of Heaven Eagles at a holy war Fly higher than the sun We are one for all and all for one forevermore Kingdom of Heaven, never shall we fall Reincarnation, wait for your call Singing oh, Gloria to change the prophecy We are the metal warriors Fighting the darkness for sisters Morning star and dying moon Into the Gates of Hell we march Mighty soul, let there be hope Into the Eye of Heaven Eagles at a holy war Fly higher than the sun Stand up in the name of the God of heavy metal What do we live for？What do we fight for, tonight？ But the world is beautiful, worth fighting for Only have one thing on our mind Facing the fate, holy war Singing Hallelujah to save our majesty We are the metal warriors Fighting the darkness for brothers Shining blade and burning heart Into the Gates of Hell we march Immortal soul, let there be light Into the Eye of Heaven Eagles at a holy war Fly higher than the sun We are one for all and for one forevermore What do we live for？What do we fight for, tonight？ But the world is beautiful, worth fighting for Only have one thing on our mind Facing the fate, holy war ----- lyrics: LOVEBITES music: Mao arrangement: LOVEBITES (miho, haruna, midori, miyako, asami)
Those guitar & bass stances are on point & the drummer crushing it & not to mention there all in heels wearing all white as usual. OMG the singer, enough said. Yes folks LOVE DOES BITE, BUT IN A GOOD WAY....... THANKS JAPAN!!!!!!!
Every one of LOVEBITES 45+ songs is different from the others, but nearly all have individual guitar solos followed by a guitar-harmony duet, those few have individual solos but no duet, while one, "We The United" has all guitar parts played in unison/harmony to put Unity on vivid display, and on "Signs of Deliverance" they play unison/harmony overhand tapping. For an uplifting, encouraging theme, "Rising" ua-cam.com/video/Y_jrhzzcuRU/v-deo.html Same show, with lyric-subtitles embedded.
yesss sir.. its always make someone happy when seeing their stage performance at the first time😊😊😊.. your smile.. its how to explain whats going on ☺️☺️
What do I see when I hear the notes of the guitars...... A rainbow being cut up by butcherknives. And the drummer is hammering meat on a butherboard with nunchacks "a la Bruce Lee". Accompanied by a Disneyprincess! Much Love
The solo section for this song is a minute and 10 seconds so I can see how that could run on for too long for some people. Personally I love that in almost each song Midori and Miyako get around a minute to go wild.
With Lovebites, having 2 lead guitarist in a band… you’re gonna get the long solo’s and harmony dual from them. It’s how J-metal do in today’s music scene. It may be boring or too long… but you gotta appreciate the talent level and the synchronization from both of these Amazing guitarists when playing together in a song. It’s the Lovebites way and you don’t see that often in other metal bands outside of Japan/Europe.
Hi from Tokyo! Welcome to the gems of Japan! Asterism, a three piece instrumental band. Rising Moon MV (not battle session). Watch these kids (at the time) please. Look forward to watching your journey. PS: thank you for Clutch recommend. Awesome music!
Some Japanese bands. Take your pick: BAND-MAID [All their songs... really!], LOVEBITES [Raise some Hell, and all the other songs], MAXIMUM THE HORMONE [Yoshu Fukushu], CROSSFAITH [Catastrophe], SiM [Killing Me], NINGEN ISU [Heartless Scat], UNLUCKY MORPHEUS [Black Pentagram], YOUSEI TEIKOKU [Astral Dogma], COLDRAIN [Die Tomorrow], CRYSTAL LAKE [The Circle], GIVEN BY THE FLAMES [Ronove], ANGRY FROG REBIRTH [2Step Syndrome], SILENTLY SHOOTING TRAITORS [Manipulate], ALDIOUS [Dominator], BRIDEAR [Light in the Dark], CINQ ELEMENT [Destiny], MARY'S BLOOD [Marionette], GRAUPEL [Bereavement], DOLL$BOXX [Take my Chance], SOKONINAR [Tenohira De Odoru], HELLO SLEEPWALKERS [Flying Saucer], TELECiDE [Tied up Memories], NEKO [Ghost on a Record], ROTTENGRAFFTY [Hallelujah], LYNCH [Devil], DIR EN GREY [Ningen wo Kaburu], X JAPAN [Kurenai], DAZZLE VISION [Second], JUPITER [My Enemy], GALNERYUS [Angel of Salvation], BLOOD STAIN CHILD [Del-Sol], NEMOPHILA [Dissension], DADAROMA [Lucid Dream], DEXCORE [Self Hatred], HANABIE [We Love Sweets], and many many more...
Thanks for the honest reaction. They are always consistent with power and thrash metal. They are also Never make a song with a mix of pop or animish style. But they still have slower songs such as: Dancing With The Devil, Empty Daydream, Burden Of Time.
That was another great reaction, Ryan, fun and informative. If you like the tone on Miyako's Dean, check out their song "Raise Some Hell." Miyako drags her Les Paul out of hiding and it has the sweetest tone that I have heard in a long time.
Thanks for an honest reaction. I really appreciate Lovebites, even though it is not quite my taste. It has elements which I really like (like the solos you mentioned), so I think I will still check out more.
@@RyanMear I think if Lovebites had an element of unpredictability or groove, it could really hit my sweetspot. Most of my favorite bands have the knack of throwing a wrench into the machinery, which turns the songs in an unexpected direction.
Actually the band is growing on me a lot, although I can't listen to them for a long time because the vocal isn't too kind to my ear. Btw their power ballads are really good, too imo. There was a song that has great transitions and change-ups, I think it was Edge of the World. Give it a listen.
Btw Miyako the dark haired guitarist also play piano on the slower songs/ballads. Check these : - Empty Daydream - Edge Of The World - Epilogue Great reaction video..
I will continue to recommend Edge Of The World to you. It starts of slow and builds beautifully and has a very good solo from Miyako in it. If you react to Swan Song, use a link that includes the piano Etude before the song. While the other ladies can play piano also, Miyako is on another level. Piano is her first and best instrument.
Most of us are your age and fans of metal music from the eighties. Many members of the Wolfpack are musicians themselves and believe me : We are not such hardcore fans of Lovebites because the ladies have sweet faces and beautiful legs. These are the best live musicians I've seen in the last 20 years ... Next, take a thrash metal song by Lovebites please : Break the Wall - Zepp Diver City live 2020 The Hammer Of Wrath - Zepp Diver City live 2020 Thunder Vengeance - Zepp Diver City live 2020
I was never much of a metal fan and I think a lot of it had to do with the darker themes. And to be honest I don't think I would want to listen to a straight hour of Lovebites BUT, these women are phenomenal and I love this song. First of all they are dressed like they are going to the prom and are not afraid of being feminine women which is certainly a contrast to other women in this genre. I love watching Asami prance around on the stage like a princess. Their lyrics are certainly more uplifting than is typically heard in this genre but most of all their talent is off the charts. As for music, are not good as women, they are phenomenal as musicians.
I really like the riffs in this song and the speed. However, now that I have listened to it, oh probably at least 100 times, I can see how a few reactors think the solo parts and/or the verses are maybe a wee bit too long. The first two verses are really long, and the base pattern doesn't change much overall so it can sound a bit repetitive. It is still an awesome song and one of their best. I have it in their top 20 songs, but when you compare it to all their others you can see how much of it is repetitive and is probably why he started to think it was "boring". But Lovebites has so much variety in their repertoire that all their songs are different.
Maybe akin to too much of a good thing? Like having the best steak dinner every night would get old and you would eventually want some Taco Bell instead?? LOL
If only this video performance had a lyrics caption.. You will enjoy more of it by those uplifting lyrics.. We're here to enjoy their performance.. I don't think I would give any critic for this performance.. Anyway, thank you for reacting to this masterpiece.. Hope you have a great day!🤘🏻
The effect you are talking about is synesthesia, a crossing of senses, which can include "seeing" sounds. I occasionally get that too - without drugs! I also love Miyako's tone, and it also gets me in the gut. So, yes, this can be too relentless for some people. For a lot of Lovebites fans, I think part of the thrill is the same thing that makes us enjoy Olympic sports or action movies: It's adrenaline, and the problem is that after you get used to it, it's hard to come down.
Miyako is using all the right gear for modern metal tone. 6505+ tube amp. Fishman pickups. Lunastone overdrive pedals. Midori on the other hand... is using a digital amp modeler! Kemper. I do like her guitar tho. MiJ ESP Horizon-II. I know Midori is an endorsed artist for Kemper, which is awesome, but I would love to see Midori switch her amp to a ENGL Fireball 100 with a Boss SD-1 in front of it. Her Kemper tones are not bad at all, but playing on "the real thing" is always better. Maybe later down the road... she will run a different rig. Most pro artists jump around with different gear setups throughout their careers. Midori will most likely do the same thing. It will be fun to see what she decides to run next! ( I hope she goes ENGL or EVH! )
@@RyanMear Is Polyphia known for their stellar guitar tone? No. The drumming stands out the most in that band. The guitars just noodle around with fusion-jazz stuff. Not my cup of tea.
@@TheCyberMantis As for Miyako is using the the Amp distortion and uses the Lunastone overdrive only for tone adjustments as she stated in an interview, A Boss ES 8 switcher with effects loop , she not press the Pedals to switch them on she use the Boss for that and the effect loop from the same thing for Delay and Wah Pedal. This switcher is a real bummer when you have an Amp with no effects loop, and a real good thing is the delay did not stop when you switch it off, it is fading out .You recommend an ENGL fireball I would recommend an ENGL Powerball to Midori , or let yourself build an custom amp from ENGL.
@@RyanMear You can do what ever you want, as you think it is the right way to go it is fine by me also. but for me it is not the way to go .My amp and only my amp i have gets recorded.
I'm kinda shocked and disturbed to hear the word "boring" associated with this dual solo. "Thrilled" and "overwhelmed" are words that occur to me. I've listened to it so often, I sometimes dream it.
I’ve heard this one a bunch and I’ve never noticed until now how the drummer changes things up for each solo section. If you get around to Gacharic Spin you can get another all female Japanese group, but one that’s not really metal. Plus you’re a bass player, so you should probably get to them :).
@@saint0427 That’s a good one, I wouldn’t have him start it with it though just because the audio quality is not great (not terrible either though). But the song damn well is great. I suggested he do the new video Mindset. Again, awesome song and I can enjoy it even though the audio quality isn’t the best but when you’re a fan it’s easy to forgive that stuff.
Hi. Nice reaction. Please react to great and awesome songs by Dreamcatcher as follows kindly. Thanks. From N.Y. < Title Track > 1. Night Mare Story - Chase Me (Debut Song), Good Night, Fly High (Prequel), "You And I", Whta, "Piri" 2. Dystopia Story - "Scream", Boca, "Odd Eye" 3. OST (Game Collaboration) - "Deja Vu", Rose Blue < Great B Side Track > 1. "Sleep Walking", "Wonderland", "Trap", "July 7th" 2. "And There Was No One Left", "Silent Night", Full Moon, "Daydream" 3. "Red Sun", "In the Frozne", "Jazz Bar", Black or White, "Sahara", "Paradiase" (Solo) 4. "Break The Wall", "Cant' Get You Out of My Mind" (English) 5. "Wind Blow", "Posion Love"... < Japanese Release > - Breaking Out, "Endless Night", Nore More, "Don't Light My Fire", Eclipse < OST > - Shadow (General Version), "Shadow (Slow Version) (Lylic Video)" < Great Cover > - "Speechless", "Secret Love Song", "Copy Cat", "I Love You", Faded...
Lovebites Winds of Transylvania is more then likely there hardest song. But if you want more all female Japanese bands try Aldious, Doll$Boxx, Mary's Blood, Trident .
Yeah, I can respect Lovebite's technical abilities. Especially the 2 lead guitars. But yeah, they are very iron Maiden-y , and I've never really liked Iron Maiden. Great guitars, Great, drums, Great bass, Great vocals...... But they just don't do it for me. A guy in the band-maid fan club said it really well a while back.: "Comparing Band-maid to Lovebites is like comparing Rush to Maiden back in the day." Lovebites are more technically gifted, and a lot of musicians might like that.... But for me, Band maid are no slouch either, and I much prefer their songwriting skills and vocal arrangements. I like the maids, but I won't start a war with a lovebites fan, caus in the end, we're both right :)
I don't know why people said all Lovebites songs sound like Iron Maiden, as far as I know Iron Maiden not play power metal and thrash metal like Lovebites. One of B-M fan hates Lovebites because he said the singer similar to Iron Maiden. If only for vocals similar to Iron Maiden, there are many Japanese singers who are in the same vibe as Asami such as Kamijo, Hyde and Fuki. That doesn't make sense.
At least you don't have to worry about the lyrics as can't understand any of them. Might as well sing in Japanese like Band Maid. Can't believe a musician can't appreciate Iron Maiden. By the way the dark haired lead is a classically trained pianist. Watch Swan Song.
@@ChrisPage68 sorry but yes they are if subtitles included. Otherwise I enjoy the music but as a singer don't expect to strain to understand lyrics. I'm sure if I listened several times I would get them but certainly not with one listen.
If you are looking for "Swan Song," you must look for the title "【LOVEBITES】MIYAKO Piano Solo『 Revolutionary Etude』『Swan Song』 Live at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo 2020 ." Otherwise, you will end up watching the wrong video, so be careful.
Just watched a year after you put it out. About seeing music and not being able to describe. Have you heard good vocal coaches talk about music and especially singers. They describe it same way as Ryan does. Look at any of Julia's or Elizabeth the Charismatic Voice. Its all Colors and Shapes for vocal tones.
I saw them in Japan some years ago, they are super skilled but in the end a little boring for two hours concert. The singer, in my opinion, is a little bit too baroque. Haruna in concert is really a nuclear-powered drummer. But everyone has their own tastes.
yeah depending on taste, for power metal listeners they are never boring.. I think the singer is unique and doesn't sound like mainstream anime style singer like scandal and band maid. But actually she can sing with anime style like this ua-cam.com/video/VMUy0pxToh4/v-deo.html
@@shadowstar9261 That is one crazy comment. As much as I respect Haruna from Scandal as an artist, to equate her to Saiki from Band-Maid as a rock vocalist is ridiculous. Those two singers are almost nothing alike, other than being female and Japanese. Saiki a "mainstream anime style singer" ?? Jesus....
@@drogonr9318 ok my mistake, i don't know how to call it.. maybe pop element ? I mean bands like Aldious and Marys Blood still have that pop sounds,,,, so far I haven't found it in Lovebites. maybe I could be wrong
Wow, really you think the solo or the harmony solo's are boring, if this is true then Lovebites just isn't for you because all of their songs consist of a lot of solos and unison and harmony solos. Maybe you should just stick to the other boring band you like so much more and that is band maid just a mere suggestion, plus you make it so obvious. As you wrote you never heard any songs by Iron Maiden, they too are very similar on the solos same for Judas Priest
Calm down. I see where he’s coming from. He mentioned he never got into power metal so this is a bit much to take in, especially since these girls are out-performing their influences. Give him time. He will appreciate them, same as me and a lot of other people here
Look dude, I didn't say it was bad. I actually said I liked their individual solos. They are technical wizards but it's already become predictable. Solo, solo, harmonized solo...... harmonized solo There's a thousand youtubers that do it. I've just heard it over and over. Also: I've heard plenty of songs from Maiden, I just never got into them. Do you understand that? One thing I do not do is bullshit or try to placate a fanbase of any band. Look at my playlists, you can see what I listen to. I mention Band-Maid because that's what got me on this path. Once I reacted to them, people started saying "You have to check out Lovebites!" So I did. It's not a guarantee that I'm going to like every part of it. Don't watch me, I'm not here to impress anybody. I'm just sharing what I think in the moment. Can I ask why you think Band-Maid is boring? I explained my reasoning, it's only fair.
"Power Metal" is probably not in this dudes wheel-house. I'm sure he didn't grow-up jamming Helloween and King Diamond. Like I did! ( I'm sure he probably never heard any LOST HORIZON either. )
@@terrahawk1977 No it wasn't a silly comment, it was fucking stupid. MMM never stops trashing BAND-MAID even tho they're a totally different genre. I ❤ Lovebites, they are the best Power Metal band out there :)
Vai hardly ever does harmony soloing. Vai is probably the most soulful shredder I've ever heard. It comes down to having too much of a good thing. Vai is in his own world. This type of music is boring to him, he was over it in his twenties.
Maybe you are more interested in Japanese lyrics. Mostly people won't complain when Jrock/Jmetal sings in Japanese, because they don't understand the meaning of the lyrics and just keep listening. Here the links if you want hear Asami sing in Japanese like an anime singer, better than su-metal and saiki in my opinion. ua-cam.com/video/VMUy0pxToh4/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/tVSgyXPfo1w/v-deo.html
EXACTLY. Instead of criticizing princess Asami.... people should APPRECIATE the fact that she is going out of her way to sing in OUR language. Asami is perfect just the way she is. Her English is excellent. ( The rest of her is pretty nice too! )
@@RyanMear I don't want to make you change your mind ! I think I've read hundreds of LOVEBITES reactions, and I've never read anything like it. You are the first to write this kind of thing! Good luck because there you have to assume ...
Hey Ryan, great reaction my man! I like that you find something positive to say even if you’re iffy on whether you like it or not. I appreciate your insight.
Let me be straight with you for a minute. I was right there with you. I didn’t quite “get” the appeal of the high-adrenaline, never-stop pace of the music. It is an intense cacophony of sound that mimics organized chaos. I was/am a hard rock fan/musician myself. The first time hearing these girls impressed me but I felt like something was missing. However, for some reason I just couldn’t put them down. I kept coming back. And now, I own merch upon merch and even have signed memorabilia from these ladies. I don’t want to play this type of music, but I just can’t get enough of their material for my ear-holes. They are the most positive metalheads I’ve witnessed.
Tell you what, give their other songs a try and be open to their diversity since I know you love it when a band can successfully employ that type of skill.
For example:
Edge of the World from the same show is a progressive ballad that starts very slow with piano and ends on an anthemic note.
Swan Song w/ Piano Etude, a thrashy-based ballad with a beautiful message. Strongly showcases The dark-haired guitarist’s (Miyako) abilities on both guitar and piano. She is also a classically trained concert-level pianist.
For something literally right from your roots, check out Dancing with the Devil from the same show. Very hard rock /early metal feel. Wonderfully showcases the singer’s (Asami) R&B roots plus a more groove guitar track.
For something more fun, check out Raise Some Hell. It’s a self-hype song that is just fun energy.
Break the Wall has a Metallica-esque feel.
And if you want to comeback to “boring” dual harmony leads on guitar, watch We the United. The girls never stop. It’s their last song of the show and just appreciate how happy everyone is. They love what they do and it is infectious.
I could honestly name a reason for you to check out each song, but I don’t know any this novel to deter you from some good listening. Trust all of us when we say you will find yourself bitten by the Wolfpack before long. Just have fun with it.
Thank you, I really appreciate the info and suggestions👍 I know I have so much more to check out, but I'm not going to bullshit about what I'm thinking either. I can see having a wide variety, I'm making my way to it!
Well said, dude. Wolfpack agrees!
I think, everyone will get surprised and boring at the same time while doing their first time reaction..
Especially if they're no musician..
Everyone can be a musician, but they all had their different taste of music..
Can't blame about it..
But, I'm 100% sure, *Lovebites* have no bad song..
I agree in every bit!🤘🐺🤘
Their song "Edge of the World" Live 2020! Needs to happen. 😀
this song started me down the lovebites rabbit hole a long while back. its a hell of a fun ride, power metal, thrash, power ballads. ugh a- freakin-mazing
LOVEBITES - Holy War lyrics:
Look at those black clouds, it’s going to rain blood
People live in fear, covered in mud
Singing oh Gloria to change the prophecy
We are the metal warriors
Fighting the darkness for sisters
There is a thousand, a thousand of evils
Hush, do not wake up Satan’s devils
Singing Hallelujah to save our majesty
We are the metal warriors
Fighting the darkness for brothers
Shining blade and burning heart
Into the Gates of Hell we march
Immortal soul, let there be light
Into the Eye of Heaven
Eagles at a holy war
Fly higher than the sun
We are one for all and all for one forevermore
Kingdom of Heaven, never shall we fall
Reincarnation, wait for your call
Singing oh, Gloria to change the prophecy
We are the metal warriors
Fighting the darkness for sisters
Morning star and dying moon
Into the Gates of Hell we march
Mighty soul, let there be hope
Into the Eye of Heaven
Eagles at a holy war
Fly higher than the sun
Stand up in the name of the God of heavy metal
What do we live for？What do we fight for, tonight？
But the world is beautiful, worth fighting for
Only have one thing on our mind
Facing the fate, holy war
Singing Hallelujah to save our majesty
We are the metal warriors
Fighting the darkness for brothers
Shining blade and burning heart
Into the Gates of Hell we march
Immortal soul, let there be light
Into the Eye of Heaven
Eagles at a holy war
Fly higher than the sun
We are one for all and for one forevermore
What do we live for？What do we fight for, tonight？
But the world is beautiful, worth fighting for
Only have one thing on our mind
Facing the fate, holy war
-----
lyrics: LOVEBITES
music: Mao
arrangement: LOVEBITES (miho, haruna, midori, miyako, asami)
Those guitar & bass stances are on point & the drummer crushing it & not to mention there all in
heels wearing all white as usual.
OMG the singer, enough said.
Yes folks LOVE DOES BITE, BUT IN A GOOD WAY.......
THANKS JAPAN!!!!!!!
I'm so in love with them Ladies. I wake up every morning with a Lovebites song in my head. And I just love it! 🤘🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺❣
Haruna in this video reminds me about the joke about a duck. Calm and unruffled above the water but paddling like hell below.
The singer, Asami, did ballet when she was younger and it shows. She's equally badass, like the rest of the band, and elegance personified.
HOLY WAR - HOLY HARUNA !!!
BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS HARUNA !!! ( We love her too much! We need therapy! )
HOLY HARUNA - HOLY SMOKES !!!
@@gatograto You know it !!!
@@TheCyberMantis no such thing as too much, we can’t love her enough, she is a fucking treasure
@@christopherlidster3918 Her fans are loyal, that's for sure! Hehehe!
Every one of LOVEBITES 45+ songs is different from the others, but nearly all have individual guitar solos followed by a guitar-harmony duet, those few have individual solos but no duet, while one, "We The United" has all guitar parts played in unison/harmony to put Unity on vivid display, and on "Signs of Deliverance" they play unison/harmony overhand tapping.
For an uplifting, encouraging theme, "Rising" ua-cam.com/video/Y_jrhzzcuRU/v-deo.html Same show, with lyric-subtitles embedded.
Always appreciate an honest reactor. 👍
lovebites, time start ！👍
ラブバイツ タイムの始まり！
ですね！ありがとう❗👍
yesss sir.. its always make someone happy when seeing their stage performance at the first time😊😊😊.. your smile.. its how to explain whats going on ☺️☺️
That was exhausting! Loved the first solo!
What do I see when I hear the notes of the guitars...... A rainbow being cut up by butcherknives. And the drummer is hammering meat on a butherboard with nunchacks "a la Bruce Lee". Accompanied by a Disneyprincess!
Much Love
Yeah, princess HARUNA is the best. We LOVE her!
The solo section for this song is a minute and 10 seconds so I can see how that could run on for too long for some people. Personally I love that in almost each song Midori and Miyako get around a minute to go wild.
With Lovebites, having 2 lead guitarist in a band… you’re gonna get the long solo’s and harmony dual from them. It’s how J-metal do in today’s music scene. It may be boring or too long… but you gotta appreciate the talent level and the synchronization from both of these Amazing guitarists when playing together in a song. It’s the Lovebites way and you don’t see that often in other metal bands outside of Japan/Europe.
Pretty sure I stated that I appreciated their talent👍
Old-School is f**kin' Great⤴☺
Listening to LOVEBITES, Modern loud rock sounds like too old school😜
...too much? NEVER. There is never enough Lovebites...♥️😈♥️😈
Yeehaw. Thank you sir!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍👍 there fright train never stops!!
Hi from Tokyo! Welcome to the gems of Japan!
Asterism, a three piece instrumental band. Rising Moon MV (not battle session). Watch these kids (at the time) please.
Look forward to watching your journey.
PS: thank you for Clutch recommend. Awesome music!
Some Japanese bands. Take your pick: BAND-MAID [All their songs... really!], LOVEBITES [Raise some Hell, and all the other songs], MAXIMUM THE HORMONE [Yoshu Fukushu], CROSSFAITH [Catastrophe], SiM [Killing Me], NINGEN ISU [Heartless Scat], UNLUCKY MORPHEUS [Black Pentagram], YOUSEI TEIKOKU [Astral Dogma], COLDRAIN [Die Tomorrow], CRYSTAL LAKE [The Circle], GIVEN BY THE FLAMES [Ronove], ANGRY FROG REBIRTH [2Step Syndrome], SILENTLY SHOOTING TRAITORS [Manipulate], ALDIOUS [Dominator], BRIDEAR [Light in the Dark], CINQ ELEMENT [Destiny], MARY'S BLOOD [Marionette], GRAUPEL [Bereavement], DOLL$BOXX [Take my Chance], SOKONINAR [Tenohira De Odoru], HELLO SLEEPWALKERS [Flying Saucer], TELECiDE [Tied up Memories], NEKO [Ghost on a Record], ROTTENGRAFFTY [Hallelujah], LYNCH [Devil], DIR EN GREY [Ningen wo Kaburu], X JAPAN [Kurenai], DAZZLE VISION [Second], JUPITER [My Enemy], GALNERYUS [Angel of Salvation], BLOOD STAIN CHILD [Del-Sol], NEMOPHILA [Dissension], DADAROMA [Lucid Dream], DEXCORE [Self Hatred], HANABIE [We Love Sweets], and many many more...
Jiluka [Venom] and Deviloof [Torture] ☝️
Thanks for the honest reaction. They are always consistent with power and thrash metal. They are also Never make a song with a mix of pop or animish style. But they still have slower songs such as: Dancing With The Devil, Empty Daydream, Burden Of Time.
LOVEBITES is #1. The fact that they are beautiful princesses is just the icing on the cake! Wolfpack is here! \m/
I love icing !!!
That was another great reaction, Ryan, fun and informative. If you like the tone on Miyako's Dean, check out their song "Raise Some Hell." Miyako drags her Les Paul out of hiding and it has the sweetest tone that I have heard in a long time.
Thanks for an honest reaction. I really appreciate Lovebites, even though it is not quite my taste. It has elements which I really like (like the solos you mentioned), so I think I will still check out more.
Me too
@@RyanMear I think if Lovebites had an element of unpredictability or groove, it could really hit my sweetspot. Most of my favorite bands have the knack of throwing a wrench into the machinery, which turns the songs in an unexpected direction.
Actually the band is growing on me a lot, although I can't listen to them for a long time because the vocal isn't too kind to my ear. Btw their power ballads are really good, too imo. There was a song that has great transitions and change-ups, I think it was Edge of the World.
Give it a listen.
Btw Miyako the dark haired guitarist also play piano on the slower songs/ballads. Check these :
- Empty Daydream
- Edge Of The World
- Epilogue
Great reaction video..
Midori has the same excellent speed that Michael Schenker had! Miyako has Gary Moore
This is METAL.
🤘😛🤘
Wolfpack is here.
I will continue to recommend Edge Of The World to you. It starts of slow and builds beautifully and has a very good solo from Miyako in it. If you react to Swan Song, use a link that includes the piano Etude before the song. While the other ladies can play piano also, Miyako is on another level. Piano is her first and best instrument.
What are they putting in the water in Japan? Yesterday I discovered Band-Maid which led me to Lovebites. This is how you do it.
Yesterday?! Wow... you are in for a ride! BAND-MAID is the gift that keeps on giving.
Brats, Doll$box, Nemophila.. check them all out!
Throw some Hanabie there too...vocalist Yukina - the Tasmanian Devil - is gonna get you!
Haruna the 4'9 nuclear powered drumming machine.
Most of us are your age and fans of metal music from the eighties. Many members of the Wolfpack are musicians themselves and believe me : We are not such hardcore fans of Lovebites because the ladies have sweet faces and beautiful legs. These are the best live musicians I've seen in the last 20 years ...
Next, take a thrash metal song by Lovebites please :
Break the Wall - Zepp Diver City live 2020
The Hammer Of Wrath - Zepp Diver City live 2020
Thunder Vengeance - Zepp Diver City live 2020
I was never much of a metal fan and I think a lot of it had to do with the darker themes. And to be honest I don't think I would want to listen to a straight hour of Lovebites BUT, these women are phenomenal and I love this song. First of all they are dressed like they are going to the prom and are not afraid of being feminine women which is certainly a contrast to other women in this genre. I love watching Asami prance around on the stage like a princess. Their lyrics are certainly more uplifting than is typically heard in this genre but most of all their talent is off the charts. As for music, are not good as women, they are phenomenal as musicians.
nice reaction😊
please next LOVE BITES - SWAN SONG(live)
Another one was lovebitten 😜
But seriously,this band's music is honey for the ears.
Miho Miho Miho!
I really like the riffs in this song and the speed. However, now that I have listened to it, oh probably at least 100 times, I can see how a few reactors think the solo parts and/or the verses are maybe a wee bit too long. The first two verses are really long, and the base pattern doesn't change much overall so it can sound a bit repetitive. It is still an awesome song and one of their best. I have it in their top 20 songs, but when you compare it to all their others you can see how much of it is repetitive and is probably why he started to think it was "boring". But Lovebites has so much variety in their repertoire that all their songs are different.
Maybe akin to too much of a good thing? Like having the best steak dinner every night would get old and you would eventually want some Taco Bell instead?? LOL
@@RyanMear A good anaology and I love steak and I love Taco Bell too!
@@RyanMear but Lovebites's got steak dinner, tacos and brritos. Italian dinner, pizza, and hamburgers, roast beef, and apple pie !
Hahaaa!, Okay, okay!
Check out Heavy Metal Never Dies Trailer if you haven't already. Definitely worth a reaction in and of itself!! :)
If only this video performance had a lyrics caption..
You will enjoy more of it by those uplifting lyrics..
We're here to enjoy their performance..
I don't think I would give any critic for this performance..
Anyway, thank you for reacting to this masterpiece..
Hope you have a great day!🤘🏻
The effect you are talking about is synesthesia, a crossing of senses, which can include "seeing" sounds. I occasionally get that too - without drugs! I also love Miyako's tone, and it also gets me in the gut. So, yes, this can be too relentless for some people. For a lot of Lovebites fans, I think part of the thrill is the same thing that makes us enjoy Olympic sports or action movies: It's adrenaline, and the problem is that after you get used to it, it's hard to come down.
Miyako is using all the right gear for modern metal tone. 6505+ tube amp. Fishman pickups. Lunastone overdrive pedals.
Midori on the other hand... is using a digital amp modeler! Kemper. I do like her guitar tho. MiJ ESP Horizon-II. I know Midori is an endorsed artist for Kemper, which is awesome, but I would love to see Midori switch her amp to a ENGL Fireball 100 with a Boss SD-1 in front of it. Her Kemper tones are not bad at all, but playing on "the real thing" is always better. Maybe later down the road... she will run a different rig. Most pro artists jump around with different gear setups throughout their careers. Midori will most likely do the same thing. It will be fun to see what she decides to run next! ( I hope she goes ENGL or EVH! )
Tim Henson from Polyphia doesn't even have a favorite amp. I don't even use one for recording.... it's in the hands
@@RyanMear Is Polyphia known for their stellar guitar tone? No. The drumming stands out the most in that band. The guitars just noodle around with fusion-jazz stuff. Not my cup of tea.
@@TheCyberMantis As for Miyako is using the the Amp distortion and uses the Lunastone overdrive only for tone adjustments as she stated in an interview, A Boss ES 8 switcher with effects loop , she not press the Pedals to switch them on she use the Boss for that and the effect loop from the same thing for Delay and Wah Pedal. This switcher is a real bummer when you have an Amp with no effects loop, and a real good thing is the delay did not stop when you switch it off, it is fading out .You recommend an ENGL fireball I would recommend an ENGL Powerball to Midori , or let yourself build an custom amp from ENGL.
@@RyanMear You can do what ever you want, as you think it is the right way to go it is fine by me also. but for me it is not the way to go .My amp and only my amp i have gets recorded.
I'm kinda shocked and disturbed to hear the word "boring" associated with this dual solo. "Thrilled" and "overwhelmed" are words that occur to me. I've listened to it so often, I sometimes dream it.
There's plenty of other Lovebites reactions to check out. My attitude evolves, shall we say
Great reaction....please react CHOPIN ETUDE+SWAN SONG LIVE...MIYAKO play piano and guitar the talent is crazy
nice reaction♪😃👍
next we the United 2020 Live please
Excelente!! Super Models dressing like bride play super power metal R. J.Dio...from Japon...take my money!!!
did u react to Tina S yet if u like guitarsolo's just saying
I have not
Wow... yes, I've seen her before... ASTOUNDING
@@RyanMear yeah so young and so talented other lovebites to react 2 r empty daydream and swan song for me both beter then holy war
🤟🏻🔥🔥🐺🔥🔥🤘🏻
I’ve heard this one a bunch and I’ve never noticed until now how the drummer changes things up for each solo section. If you get around to Gacharic Spin you can get another all female Japanese group, but one that’s not really metal. Plus you’re a bass player, so you should probably get to them :).
yes !! i recommend frustration live ua-cam.com/video/ozNFfo-TZ78/v-deo.html lots of slap bass
@@saint0427 That’s a good one, I wouldn’t have him start it with it though just because the audio quality is not great (not terrible either though). But the song damn well is great. I suggested he do the new video Mindset. Again, awesome song and I can enjoy it even though the audio quality isn’t the best but when you’re a fan it’s easy to forgive that stuff.
I heard Gacharic Spin for the 1st time the other day. They really do feature the bass player
Steve vai🤟🤟🤟🤟
Nice to finally see someone acknowledge how great they are based solely on their talent and not just because they’re women.
Definitely a Iron Maiden influenced band.
Hi. Nice reaction. Please react to great and awesome songs by Dreamcatcher as follows kindly. Thanks. From N.Y.
< Title Track >
1. Night Mare Story
- Chase Me (Debut Song), Good Night, Fly High (Prequel), "You And I", Whta, "Piri"
2. Dystopia Story
- "Scream", Boca, "Odd Eye"
3. OST (Game Collaboration)
- "Deja Vu", Rose Blue
< Great B Side Track >
1. "Sleep Walking", "Wonderland", "Trap", "July 7th"
2. "And There Was No One Left", "Silent Night", Full Moon, "Daydream"
3. "Red Sun", "In the Frozne", "Jazz Bar", Black or White, "Sahara", "Paradiase" (Solo)
4. "Break The Wall", "Cant' Get You Out of My Mind" (English)
5. "Wind Blow", "Posion Love"...
< Japanese Release >
- Breaking Out, "Endless Night", Nore More, "Don't Light My Fire", Eclipse
< OST >
- Shadow (General Version), "Shadow (Slow Version) (Lylic Video)"
< Great Cover >
- "Speechless", "Secret Love Song", "Copy Cat", "I Love You", Faded...
Lovebites Winds of Transylvania is more then likely there hardest song. But if you want more all female Japanese bands try Aldious, Doll$Boxx, Mary's Blood, Trident .
Swan song I recommend🎹🦢
As one gentleman said in a reaction. " Does this band ever lose at the Battle of the Bands?" I dont think so honestly..
Ryan- there's a solo coming up
Me laughing- you mean 3, right?
This dude said the dual guitar harmony solo part was....... "boring". ( Did he really say that ?!?!?!? ) :-/
Yeah, I can respect Lovebite's technical abilities. Especially the 2 lead guitars. But yeah, they are very iron Maiden-y , and I've never really liked Iron Maiden.
Great guitars, Great, drums, Great bass, Great vocals...... But they just don't do it for me.
A guy in the band-maid fan club said it really well a while back.: "Comparing Band-maid to Lovebites is like comparing Rush to Maiden back in the day."
Lovebites are more technically gifted, and a lot of musicians might like that.... But for me, Band maid are no slouch either, and I much prefer their songwriting skills and vocal arrangements. I like the maids, but I won't start a war with a lovebites fan, caus in the end, we're both right :)
You can't compare them. They're in different genres. Band-Maid aren't Metal.
@@ChrisPage68 I somewhat agree .... But have you heard "no god"?
I don't know why people said all Lovebites songs sound like Iron Maiden, as far as I know Iron Maiden not play power metal and thrash metal like Lovebites. One of B-M fan hates Lovebites because he said the singer similar to Iron Maiden. If only for vocals similar to Iron Maiden, there are many Japanese singers who are in the same vibe as Asami such as Kamijo, Hyde and Fuki. That doesn't make sense.
Iron Maiden IS power metal.
@@RyanMear They aren't quite power metal, I see them as classic heavy metal or NWOBHM..
Hi. Ryan.
Your video sound is really good, but it's upside down. Check it out.
Heads up, feet down. Looks good to me
I'm sorry, My english is poor.
The left and right channels are swapp.
Literally nothing I can do about that....
OK.
At least you don't have to worry about the lyrics as can't understand any of them. Might as well sing in Japanese like Band Maid. Can't believe a musician can't appreciate Iron Maiden. By the way the dark haired lead is a classically trained pianist. Watch Swan Song.
Asami's vocals are very clear. You just aren't listening.
@@ChrisPage68 sorry but yes they are if subtitles included. Otherwise I enjoy the music but as a singer don't expect to strain to understand lyrics. I'm sure if I listened several times I would get them but certainly not with one listen.
Who doesn't appreciate Iron Maiden?
If you are looking for "Swan Song," you must look for the title "【LOVEBITES】MIYAKO Piano Solo『 Revolutionary Etude』『Swan Song』 Live at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo 2020 ." Otherwise, you will end up watching the wrong video, so be careful.
@@melocitysolo9574 thanks marauri, I hope he sees this. LOL.
Lovebites doesn't get great until their live stuff.
They have a whole lot of "Jesus Christ" in your future with them if you continue
Something got lost in the upload when you restarted the first solo. Audio turned to shit. :(
All I did was pause and play.....
The sound is weird, the right is in the left and the left is in the right. 😖
Turn your headphones around
@@RyanMear or stand on you head, LOL.
Just watched a year after you put it out. About seeing music and not being able to describe. Have you heard good vocal coaches talk about music and especially singers. They describe it same way as Ryan does. Look at any of Julia's or Elizabeth the Charismatic Voice. Its all Colors and Shapes for vocal tones.
no stop during a guitar solo it's a sin !
.... which is why I went back to play all of it. I even admitted it IN THE VIDEO
I saw them in Japan some years ago, they are super skilled but in the end a little boring for two hours concert.
The singer, in my opinion, is a little bit too baroque.
Haruna in concert is really a nuclear-powered drummer.
But everyone has their own tastes.
yeah depending on taste, for power metal listeners they are never boring.. I think the singer is unique and doesn't sound like mainstream anime style singer like scandal and band maid. But actually she can sing with anime style like this ua-cam.com/video/VMUy0pxToh4/v-deo.html
@@shadowstar9261 That is one crazy comment. As much as I respect Haruna from Scandal as an artist, to equate her to Saiki from Band-Maid as a rock vocalist is ridiculous. Those two singers are almost nothing alike, other than being female and Japanese. Saiki a "mainstream anime style singer" ?? Jesus....
@@drogonr9318 ok my mistake, i don't know how to call it.. maybe pop element ? I mean bands like Aldious and Marys Blood still have that pop sounds,,,, so far I haven't found it in Lovebites. maybe I could be wrong
its powermetal... not to much...
Wow, really you think the solo or the harmony solo's are boring, if this is true then Lovebites just isn't for you because all of their songs consist of a lot of solos and unison and harmony solos. Maybe you should just stick to the other boring band you like so much more and that is band maid just a mere suggestion, plus you make it so obvious. As you wrote you never heard any songs by Iron Maiden, they too are very similar on the solos same for Judas Priest
Calm down. I see where he’s coming from. He mentioned he never got into power metal so this is a bit much to take in, especially since these girls are out-performing their influences. Give him time. He will appreciate them, same as me and a lot of other people here
Look dude, I didn't say it was bad. I actually said I liked their individual solos. They are technical wizards but it's already become predictable. Solo, solo, harmonized solo...... harmonized solo There's a thousand youtubers that do it. I've just heard it over and over.
Also: I've heard plenty of songs from Maiden, I just never got into them. Do you understand that?
One thing I do not do is bullshit or try to placate a fanbase of any band. Look at my playlists, you can see what I listen to.
I mention Band-Maid because that's what got me on this path. Once I reacted to them, people started saying "You have to check out Lovebites!" So I did. It's not a guarantee that I'm going to like every part of it.
Don't watch me, I'm not here to impress anybody. I'm just sharing what I think in the moment.
Can I ask why you think Band-Maid is boring? I explained my reasoning, it's only fair.
"Power Metal" is probably not in this dudes wheel-house. I'm sure he didn't grow-up jamming Helloween and King Diamond. Like I did! ( I'm sure he probably never heard any LOST HORIZON either. )
Calling band maid boring 😂😂😂 silly comment
@@terrahawk1977 No it wasn't a silly comment, it was fucking stupid. MMM never stops trashing BAND-MAID even tho they're a totally different genre. I ❤ Lovebites, they are the best Power Metal band out there :)
Harmony Solo boring? To each their own, but dunno how that can bore one but Vai doesn't.
Vai hardly ever does harmony soloing. Vai is probably the most soulful shredder I've ever heard.
It comes down to having too much of a good thing. Vai is in his own world. This type of music is boring to him, he was over it in his twenties.
Boring? Adios man.
Might want to watch my other reactions to them....
I would rather just listen to them shred. The vocals don't do it for me.
Maybe you are more interested in Japanese lyrics. Mostly people won't complain when Jrock/Jmetal sings in Japanese, because they don't understand the meaning of the lyrics and just keep listening. Here the links if you want hear Asami sing in Japanese like an anime singer, better than su-metal and saiki in my opinion. ua-cam.com/video/VMUy0pxToh4/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/tVSgyXPfo1w/v-deo.html
Meh
Of course you can not understand her singing, cause she trying to sing in English with a accent. Try singing in Japanese with your accent!
EXACTLY. Instead of criticizing princess Asami.... people should APPRECIATE the fact that she is going out of her way to sing in OUR language. Asami is perfect just the way she is. Her English is excellent. ( The rest of her is pretty nice too! )
I understand her perfectly.
There's are PLENTY of American bands that I can't understand one word their saying!
@@RyanMear So true! I should have raised this point long ago.
Boring ????????
Go to my Lovebites post and suggest something that will change my mind
@@RyanMear I don't want to make you change your mind ! I think I've read hundreds of LOVEBITES reactions, and I've never read anything like it. You are the first to write this kind of thing! Good luck because there you have to assume ...
Assume what? If there's different stuff I want to hear it
I'm giving up ! I don't want to argue, after everyone has their own opinion. But still boring ! Better continuation with LOVEBITES, if possible ...