Band-Maid songs are actually highly-structured and meticulously crafted. They are complex and dense tho, so the structure may elude you for the first few listens (many Band-Maid songs need multiple listens to truly appreciate the artistry). Thank you for reacting. :)
requires a listener who can get past the "speed/volume". It's why we hear people call Heavy Metal (which this isn't remotely) noise. Too many people don't attempt to really hear what's going on.
@@killerpeaches7 to be fair that poor genre has an overflow of assholes that believe they can get by with playing scales as fast as they can bringing the true muscians down lol, but yes agreed
Keep in mind when a group writes a song for a anime opening they are obligated to write a song that reflects the anime not only in lyrics but in style as well and can often not reflect their own style.
Kobato is a huge fan of the original manga (she is a total manga freak) and so she was not only able to immerse instantly, her lyrics, as usual, not only fitted the music however complex, fitted perfectly within saiki's vocal style and capacity, they were also laced with key phrases from the work itself.
From JAPAN Sense is the theme song of the Japanese anime "Platinum End". Platinum End is a new work by the Death Note writer, and 24 episodes of the anime are scheduled to air. There are two more new songs on their UA-cam channel Sense CD. HIBANA：spark full speed hard rock, Corallium hip pop style dancing hard rock. The three new songs are all different and all good, all like BAND MAID. They are constantly evolving with new challenges. Please listen.
This song shows us how much BAND MAID have developed over the years, whats might be descibed as too much Chaos and lack of structure to some, is nothing short of mastery to many BAND MAID maniacs,,,
speaking of the drummer Jimmy Page like and impress to akane the drummer as he listen at the backstage he enjoy the drumming style of akane and took a picture of akane...well this band is not a typical band you know this a way beyond from them,, they are the master of transitions and mixing of genres int hard rock.... they are well diverse and dynamically good... phenomenal band it need to be recognize
This is for the anime OP .. Platinum End..so should be that fast pace😅..but yeah those who doesn't know Band-Maid well.. especially their discography/catalogues.. surely wasn't sure about their songs 😜well it's Band-Maid doing Band-Maid stuff..
Surprizingly, Akane only started drums rather late - around 15-16 years-old I think. But of course, she was already proficient on some instruments, piano, trombone (yes!) and a bit of guitar.
I believe MISA, Akane, and Kanami all started their current instruments in high school. They all had a pretty varied musical background going in though.
Was never much of a rock/metal fan (except a brief phase of Guns N Roses etc and Grunge in late 80s/early 90s) and the odd song by others since then. And then I discovered BAND-MAID. Every single day since then (roughly 18 months now), I've listened to at least a song or two by them. No other band has 'grabbed' my attention and held onto it as firmly in over 40+ years of actually listening to music. On a first listen, there is a LOT going on in most of the self-penned songs by this band - and it can take a few listens for your ears and brain to catch up. Their newest album - "Unseen World" has a lot of fast-paced songs in a broadly similar vein to 'Sense' and although I liked it on first listen I didn't quite 'get' it completely. Two or three listens later, and I 'got' it. It's easy to say 'it's not my sort of thing' and only listen once - as many folk tend to do, these days - if they actually even listen to more than a few bars. If you're open-minded enough then it can be worth giving a song/band a few chances to let your ears and brain catch up. The Icelandic band Sigur Ros never made sense to me (despite giving them a few tries), until they were the soundtrack to a car journey around some of the Perthshire countryside up here in Scotland on a wet day. Then suddenly they made sense and I became a fan. Try the song a few times, in different scenarios/settings, it may or may not change your initial opinion....
Too catchy for metal fans, too heavy for pop fans, too chaotic for fans of standard rock music. I completely understand and respect your criticism but I hope Band-Maid isn't listening. I haven't been this excited about a band's evolution for a very long time. Band-Maid has a back catalogue of dozens upon dozens of less-hectic songs. You've already done a few like "Dice" and "Freedom" etc. If you're interested in that side of the band I whole-heartedly recommend "Bubble", "Choose Me", "YOLO", "Don't You Tell ME" and "Alone". "onset" is a great instrumental. For a softer side, there's "Daydreaming", "Endless Story", and "Wonderland". I would suggest you stay away from "Different" though because that's another hectic song. Thanks, guys.
Yeah, too progressive for punks, too pop for grunge, too classic for alternative, too hectic for R&B ... man, how much I love these girls!!. A Band to Rule All Bands...
@Tiny Hat Cheers and thank you for the information, we walked right into this one with no idea and got a right slapping!! That's what hapopens when you think you know what you are going to get. We have done as you recall five other songs and the older ones were more to our taste. We even went on a marathon Metal Monday session and gave Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Pantera and others a go, to harden up. It was not enough!! 😆😆 We will return but follow your list in future. Cheers again!!
Not meant for frail hearted lol This was written for Platinum End , a new anime series which I saw first episode and its really good. I do like their songs that allow more vocal breathing space . But the purpose this does the job well, and is another arrangement masterpiece by Kanami and the girls.
This song is a frontal assault without considering casualties... and an absolute masterpiece of songwriting. You should listen to the song ten times to figure out what is happening, and that´s appropiate because this is the opening song to the anime Platinum End. So that recognizable main riff, chapter by chapter, will be stucked in the mind of their followers by their entire life. Oh, and this is not their heavier song by a long shot...
Thank you for reacting to the BAND-MAID song. This song "SENSE" was written and composed by BAND-MAID as the theme song of the anime "Platinum End". "Platinum End" is a story that when a god changes, 12 god candidates are selected as angels and fight, and the last one left is the god. The 12 god candidates fight with wings that can fly faster than light, a red arrow that grabs the heart, and a white arrow that destroys everything. The wings that appear in the "SENSE" Music Video are conscious of the wings of the god candidate, and the spotlight represents the arrow of the god candidate. If you listen again with such background knowledge, you can understand the goodness of this song further with the playing technique of BAND-MAID.
Actually the drummer in this band Akane didn't start taking lessons until she was 19, she practiced in high school music room for a couple of hours a week because she didn't have her drumset, but she plays piano and trombone, although I don't know how far she went with these instruments.
@Andy Greenbank We gave it a try guys and gave our honest feedback, no BS and that's how we heard it as not just 2 pop fans but fans of many types of music. We could have gone all reactor style and jumped off our seats when they played an amazing guitar riff, but we don't do that here. We now understand it's from an Anime which is how it should sound. We had no idea, we listened to this for the first time and it was a bit too much, that's all. We have reacted to other Band-Maid songs and really enjoyed those.. Cheers
After mastering Black Hole (220 bpm), drumming of this song (205 bpm) is a piece of cake to Akane🥁🦍🥁🍌 Btw, for your taste, I suggest you Bubble, Daydreaming, About Us, the Dragon Cries, endless Story, and Start Over from their official channel. Please continue your happy Band-Maid journey, PO (P_O)🕊💕
And "Wonderland" Mr K. I'd suggest "Don't You Tell Me" which as you know is a uncomplicated incredibky catchy slice of rock, but that's just me. Hey look, someone left the link.😏 ua-cam.com/video/tGXzhxXVimY/v-deo.html
@@PinD-PANIC I took the safe side since I don't know where the borderline for these guys🤔 I'm almost certain that "Different" will be out. If they can appreciate "Screaming", "Spirit", and "Dilemma", then I can suggest them up to 100 songs...probably😏
@@PinD-PANIC So far, they gave high scores for Manners, Domination, and Freedom, low scores for No God, Dice, and Sense. So I may be too cautious...OK, I'll push for 60 songs😅
The opening was at the request of the anime, Platinum Edge, which this song is made for. So much going on, Band Maid always put so many layers into their songs, it takes a few listens to get all of it, and even after many, many listens, I still hear new things after 50 or 60 times! This is paced for the anime, similar to "Different", which was also made for an anime opening.
Some metal heads reactors said it's too poppy for their taste😂 I'd say it's not too heavy (just the right dose of heaviness), but it's fast-paced proggy, something like Rush on steroids squeezed into 3 and half minutes time-frame.
Yea unfortunately the younger Metalheads think if it's not Metal it's got to be POP or Punk or Pop Punk they obviously do not KNOW there is a whole Genre out there called ROCK that fits perfectly to their sound
@@DavidMISAMISAMISACook Actually metal is a sub-genre of rock (hard-rock in particular). Here is a very good documentary on how Metal came into existence and its evolving through time: ua-cam.com/video/UMwcihWT37E/v-deo.html Another thing is a total ignorance about punk-rock. Just a quote from Wiki: "..short, fast-paced songs with hard-edged melodies and singing styles, stripped-down instrumentation, and often shouted political, anti-establishment lyrics." Punk-rock is a rough music of rebellion against establishment, elitism and academism (in music). IMHO Band-maid doesn't fill the punk-rock bill: their music is way too sophisticated for that. B-M lyrics also doesn't follow the typical punk-rock messages. Calling their music a punk-rock is like an oxymoron.
In the scheme of things "Sense" isn't heavy at all. Fast yes, as you'd expect from an anime op, but "Sense" is a ickle kitten of a song with a cute meow.🦔 Soz, the hedgehog emoji looked waaay more kawaii than the ginger cat. Just imagine it without spines & more fur :)
@@DavidMISAMISAMISACook Haha. If you rolled a balled up hedgehog across your back maybe it's spines would act as a form of acupuncture that would give you even more pain relief? Of course on the flip side you might just get infested with fleas.🤷♂️
@@DavidMISAMISAMISACook Don't know about happy, Dave. It's also Diwali & my 5 cats refuse to go outside when it gets dark cos the endless barrage of fireworks start :)
@Ross Mudie Thanks for the comment. We have done other Band-Maid songs and those were more our cup of tea. This was just a bit heavy, fast for our delicate ears. We will try some of the other suggestions in the future,. Cheers
Yesterday I watched a very young, poor, Nigerian reaction, his first contact with them. His musical mind, culturally tuned to rhythmic complexity read it like a comic book. Another guy from Africa, screeched to a halt at a nice/nasty little drum fill from Akane which makes pretty much everyone else do a WTF face and listens to it three or four times and goes "há dubstep" and carries on satisfied. Western popular music has dulled the senses. It can either be fast but very repetitive and simple, or if complex, very slow. This is an anime theme and so it's going to be heard a few times so the details will emerge. I also saw a young morrocan girl who reacts in Arabic and you could see that it just went straight in and refreshed her entirely. What the mainstream (pretending not to be) Anglo Saxon music scene take for gourmet musical fare is chicken nuggets to people outside the bubble, especially the young and the very old accostomed to jazz.
BTW classical music types get it too surprisingly often because they recognise Kanami's staggering compositional agility while still leaving you with earworms.
@Steve Kane Hello and thank you for the interesting comment, We have reacted to Band-Maid five other times and only one of those was somewhere a bit too much for us. This was not to our taste, it was too fast and a bit all over the place. We have since heard it was for an anime and it should be that way, so we had no idea about that. Thanks for watching.
@@BritPopsReact Blokes, the structure is revealed after multiple immersions! Its deep, not superficial, an anime theme! Platinum End! Broaden your horizons!!!
@@denissmith9772 thanks. None of them ever complain about, being in Japanese, the maid outfits, or dynamic compression (because they are used to Kpop etc and can hear all the details and like that wall of sound. Without the compression their cheap phone and phones setup will not give the overwhelming experience.) "Not invented here" is not a problem out in the big world.
Yeah they have a wide diverse of styles. It does slow down with repeat listens. Appreciate the honesty. Thumbs up. I'm not sure what you have reacted to but Dice, Manners, Bubble, Dragon Cries, Glory, Play, Onset fall more into rock category.
Hi guys, the girls sure know how to use their instruments. A very fast pace, very heavy, but really good. Not my favorite, but the girls are so talented. Thank you both for sharing this video xxx
To paraphrase an obscure movie character, "Band-Maid is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get". Also like chocolates, each piece is pretty damn good, but some are better than others. What amazes me is that all of this variety in their last few albums comes from the mind of the guitarist, Kanami. As I have said in the comments to other reactions of Band-Maid, I truly believe that Kanami is a musical genius. Her creative well might eventually go dry, but I don't think anytime soon.
@@GaryHolloway-810 really?? Damn I missed that. Cringy how?? Because we love their music??? I could see that point if every Maidiac only made comments based on their looks or if their music was just ok
@@curtisrrobles7885 It was from someone called Raquel (Karen?). Maybe she thinks the demographic are middle aged men & that's creepy to her.🤷♂️ It's a bit like telling a sixteen year old that it's creepy to listen to Led Zep or the Stones cos they're all pensioners. Ridiculous.😒
I just saw a video of them putting together a track. They write it all on musical staves, drum riffs included. If you don't get what that means, never mind.
@Steve Kane Hello and thank you for the comment. I do get what you mean and that in itself is a great talent to still write your musical score in staves including the drums. We knew they were very talented and if they wrote sense that way, I would be intrigued to see just how it looks. Thank you for the comment.
@@BritPopsReact one of the scores covered in notes and corrections like you can see in the video would be a real treasure, and the kind of thing future musicologists and collectors would die (kill?) for.
@Bill Fold Hello Bill, we have reacted to five other songs from Band-Maid and really enjoyed those. This was just too fast for us, but then we hear it was for an anime and we kind of understand a bit more now. Thanks for the comment.
BP1, you have got to react to Band-Maid's Sayonakidori Acoustic version from their Xmas 2021 Online concert. It's only out for a limited time. Also, try their song About Us, a love letter to their fans. Another one that you will for sure enjoy is Awkward. BP2 will certainly enjoy Warning! and Different from Band-Maid. Their tracks Choose Me and Blooming appeared in the Netflix film Kate where they had a cameo as well.
Guys, I love all Band-Maid. How about a power ballad? Try the MV Daydreaming if you like giving out a "10". What's cool about Band-Maid is for some of their songs you need good headphones and then listen several times to each member separately. When you notice what MISA, Kanami and Akane are doing you will appreciate them even more. Peace.
I have one for you that is a different genre of Japanese music than you have reacted to. This one is Japanese electronic dance music. EDM isn't usually my thing, but this artist is particularly innovative. The artist is named Reol. The music video is named "YoiYoi Kokon". It can be found on the Reol Official channel. The music video version should have an [MV] in front. (album version does not) 45 Million views. English subtitles are provided by the artist on this video. (There is an option for the artist to provide translations on UA-cam) Music,Lyrics&Vocal : Reol Music,Arranged : Giga Movie : Okiku Reol and Giga are prolific writers with large catalogs of their own and music written for other artists. Their catalog is a bit like a fancy box of chocolates. Something new and different every time. They are big in Japan, but not all that well known outside.
@John Tappmeyer OK, that's very interesting as we did a catch-up show where we spin a wheel for music styles and ask for suggestions and this week it feel on EDM. And here you are!!, brilliant. OK, I will add that to the list and see where we end up. Thanks for popping in and all the suggestions, we appreciate it.
Another great reaction fellas. Telling it exactly as you both see it. This one is an assault on the senses for sure. They've got talent in spades, but I much prefer their more melodic sounding tracks. They've got something for everyone from all that I have heard from them to date. :)
@Pj Faherty Hello to you too and thank for popping in. Yes, this was a bit too frantic for our taste but we do know they have plenty of sings that we do enjoy. We will again return at some stage to Band-Maid for another update. Thanks for the comment.
Exactly what Drogon R said below. They take time to really understand and warm up to. I had to be led in a specific path of songs to really "get" them. But it was well worth the time invested. Their material is supremely complex and diverse, but once you have the underlying patterns you'll find its like a light turning on. Their musicianship is absolutely top 5 world class. Misa is, in my opinion, quite possibly the best bassist on the planet. Actually all of these young women are probably top 5 or so. Try Real Existence or Take me Higher, those were two that made it a bit easier for me to really get into their groove. Daniel
Top 5? Not even close. No offense, but Miku alone stops them from being in the top 5. And I respect how far she has come. There is some extremely strong competition in Japan alone. Let alone the rest of the world. But I don't even see why it is always so important for some fans to insist on their skills. They work really well as a band and that is what matters. No need to constantly hype them up.
You have to let your brain catch up to the speed lol. Try their song Hibana, its a little bit more straight ahead its one of the b-sides to Sense along with Corallium which you should check out as well .
@Pass_the_M We think our brains had left the building to be honest, that was very fast for us. As for your recommendation, we will certainly look to give that one a try, we have done five other reactions to Band-Maid and we got on well with those.
@Blanzalot Thanks for the information, no one told us, we thought we were playing on fast forward!! That was a bit much for us this time. We will give some others a try. Thanks for popping in.
Yeah, that's one of those songs that initially sounds all over the place but slowly grows on you. I totally get your reaction though. I think I wrote it on another of your Band Maid reactions, but you should check out the 2-song yt live clip for "Manners" and "Black Hole". It showcases their "range", and I'm quite certain you will like the first one at least. Kim would give you the link, but I'm typing this on my phone. Just search "band maid manners black hole" and it should pop right up)
@sammyF70 Hello to you and thanks for the comment. Yes, as a first listen this was just too much all at once for us. We have done Manners and really enjoyed that one, "No God" was the other that was a bit too much for us. We have noit tried Black-Hole so we may give that one a go. Cheers for the comment.
@@BritPopsReact oh ... didn't realize you had seen Manners yet. Black Hole is not completely unlike "Sense", in that it feels like sensory overload at first. It took me a couple of listens to start to really appreciate the song and now it's one of my favourites. I guess the best way to "prepare" yourself is to picture a literal astronomical black- hole, but rendered musically instead of visually. Also, if you decide to check the song out, the live version is (As always with Band Maid) better than the MV, and it has subtitles (like all newer releases from the band). Here is the corresponding official clip, fastforwarded to the correct time ( ua-cam.com/video/iaf94nNSRGE/v-deo.html ) Cheers
Nice review. I love this song, but can completely understand this kind of music is not your style. Luckily for you most of Band-Maid's older videos are not quite this frantic and I think you'll get a kick of out it. Check out "Bubble", the video is a tribute to Queen, and the live video for "Play".
I have to suggest again, the song Blooming. It is a poppy punky song and would be right your street for your flavor of preference. Otherwise some of the songs you will have Amadeus syndrome, "Too many notes".
I have yet to hear that one song by Band Maid that opens the door for me. Their talent is easy to see; I wish I could feel the songs rather than appreciate from afar. I sure see your points BP's!
@capstan50g We have done five other reactions and apart from one of those, we both enjoyed them they were on the heavy side of rock but the talent is outstanding. This one was way too much for us two delicate flowers.
@Pavel Suvorov OK< now I am surprised, well how nice you found something new. Thanks for giving Band-Maid a try, we have reacted to them five times now and they have many different styles. This was a bit too fast for us..
@Denis Smith OK< no worries, this was our first time hearing it and that was our reaction to it. Chill We have reacted to five other Band-Maid songs and really enjoyed those. We don't have to like everything. Cheers
Please react to Japanese female singer, Milet. Her songs, Inside You and The Love We've Made were produced and composed by Toru ( One Ok Rock's guitarist ). He also co-written and produced her song called Who I Am. Thank you
@Ryan Bedford Maybe you should check out our Band-Maid playlist as we have reacted to 6 songs from them and have been know to give them a 10/10 And let's be honest, they really won't be worried about anything us two say. Cheers
B-M's newer material is a lot more technical (some say too frantic). I don't know what genres you like peter, but try this older one from them. Just a very catchy rock song & nothing more. ua-cam.com/video/tGXzhxXVimY/v-deo.html
Why are you guys reacting to hard rock/metal if you can't appreciate it? Hard rock reactors aren't reacting to pop stuff or classical. If it's to much for you it's to much.
To appreciate all music you have to react to it, please check out our previous band-maid reactions. We enjoy them that’s why we went back again! For our ears it was a little on the hard side but that’s just personal preference :) our ears certainly have changed since doing the channel… thanks for watching and stick with us :)
Too heavy for me, I wouldn't want to listen to that again, for me it was a bit like listening to workmen using a pneumatic drill. Very talented at what they do though and I'm sure they are not short of admirers just not for me.
@Lord Lockdowns Jukebox This one was too much for us too, but we have reacted to them on five other occasions and some of those are worth a listen. This was a bit too much for our delicate ears. Cheers
I'm a Band-Maid fan, but that song was a bit too much like Formula 1 racing to me. Start you're engines. AhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAh!!!!!!!
Faith if you like more straight forward rock songs with great hooks and riffs check out Dice, Bubble, Manners, Blooming. They are much more of a hard rock band than a metal band. Dice is usually the song I use to introduce ppl to them
@@falconsooner Thank you for the suggestions. I will take a look. 🙂 Hard Rock and Metal is not my thing, but I do like some classic rock songs from groups like Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, The Doors, Queen etc, the ones you get to hear on classic radio sometimes. Thanks. 👍
@@faithreasons3041 I'm 55 and my tastes have traditionally been classic rock as well. Manners, Bubble, Dragon Cries definitely have that classic rock bluesy feel. My introduction to them was Play and I thought...I hadn't heard a sound like that in a long time. It hearkened back to the rock of yesteryear but sounds updated. Play and Freedom Live really show off their fun personality but aren't too hard. They also have rock ballads like Daydreaming, Endless Story, About Us. Anyway they are worth a few listens and if they still don't resonate then you haven't lost anything except a few minutes of time. But it has been a long time since I have been this excited about a band.
@Faith Reasons They are all very talented and make it look so easy. We have reacted to five other and only one other we found a bit too fast for us, but they do some very good Heavy Rock songs too. This was too fast for us deliciate flowers!!
Never heard this group before and I don't need to pay anymore attention to Twitney Spears meets a jacked up version of metal that should have NEVER mated. Eeeekkkkk. Chuey locked himself in the back bedroom with soothing drone of Slayer. HARD?? Minnie Mouse on autotune? Not our bag. And I'm an old school metal head.
From one old school metal head (I am 60) to another, you should get out more. On second thought, if you can't appreciate the musicianship, experimentation and metal intricacy, just stay in your back bedroom.
@Chuey's Mama Wow, I am surprised, I thought this may be to your taste, we have done five others songs from this band and they were not as fast as this. They are all very talented and can play the crap put of those instruments. And then you totally surprise us with the Lil Nas comment, just goes to show, you can never judge what someone will like. You gave them a try at least.
Band-Maid songs are actually highly-structured and meticulously crafted. They are complex and dense tho, so the structure may elude you for the first few listens (many Band-Maid songs need multiple listens to truly appreciate the artistry). Thank you for reacting. :)
requires a listener who can get past the "speed/volume". It's why we hear people call Heavy Metal (which this isn't remotely) noise. Too many people don't attempt to really hear what's going on.
@@killerpeaches7 to be fair that poor genre has an overflow of assholes that believe they can get by with playing scales as fast as they can bringing the true muscians down lol, but yes agreed
Keep in mind when a group writes a song for a anime opening they are obligated to write a song that reflects the anime not only in lyrics but in style as well and can often not reflect their own style.
Kobato is a huge fan of the original manga (she is a total manga freak) and so she was not only able to immerse instantly, her lyrics, as usual, not only fitted the music however complex, fitted perfectly within saiki's vocal style and capacity, they were also laced with key phrases from the work itself.
Are they really though? I think it depends on the show in question.
From JAPAN
Sense is the theme song of the Japanese anime "Platinum End".
Platinum End is a new work by the Death Note writer, and 24 episodes of the anime are scheduled to air.
There are two more new songs on their UA-cam channel Sense CD.
HIBANA：spark full speed hard rock, Corallium hip pop style dancing hard rock.
The three new songs are all different and all good, all like BAND MAID.
They are constantly evolving with new challenges. Please listen.
This song need a few listens. Trust me it has structure and is very catchy. It's just hard to keep up on first listen.
The best part of BAND MAID is that they are so diverse you will eventually find a bunch of songs that will fit your taste!
Speed Progressive Heavy Hard Rock = All in 1
New era of rock music = BandMaid!
This song shows us how much BAND MAID have developed over the years, whats might be descibed as too much Chaos and lack of structure to some, is nothing short of mastery to many BAND MAID maniacs,,,
It's a commissioned Anime theme song. Hence the lyrics, intensity, chaos and speed.
speaking of the drummer Jimmy Page like and impress to akane the drummer as he listen at the backstage he enjoy the drumming style of akane and took a picture of akane...well this band is not a typical band you know this a way beyond from them,, they are the master of transitions and mixing of genres int hard rock.... they are well diverse and dynamically good... phenomenal band it need to be recognize
This is for the anime OP .. Platinum End..so should be that fast pace😅..but yeah those who doesn't know Band-Maid well.. especially their discography/catalogues.. surely wasn't sure about their songs 😜well it's Band-Maid doing Band-Maid stuff..
💯% agree 🤙🏼
And me.👍
@@GaryHolloway-810 and Gray??
@@curtisrrobles7885 Yep & me too Curtis for the very last time until next Halloween.😈
@@PinD-PANIC 😜 well I won't mind ...😜
Surprizingly, Akane only started drums rather late - around 15-16 years-old I think. But of course, she was already proficient on some instruments, piano, trombone (yes!) and a bit of guitar.
I believe MISA, Akane, and Kanami all started their current instruments in high school. They all had a pretty varied musical background going in though.
@md 42jkl ok, so it's even later than I thought - amazing
Was never much of a rock/metal fan (except a brief phase of Guns N Roses etc and Grunge in late 80s/early 90s) and the odd song by others since then. And then I discovered BAND-MAID. Every single day since then (roughly 18 months now), I've listened to at least a song or two by them. No other band has 'grabbed' my attention and held onto it as firmly in over 40+ years of actually listening to music. On a first listen, there is a LOT going on in most of the self-penned songs by this band - and it can take a few listens for your ears and brain to catch up. Their newest album - "Unseen World" has a lot of fast-paced songs in a broadly similar vein to 'Sense' and although I liked it on first listen I didn't quite 'get' it completely. Two or three listens later, and I 'got' it. It's easy to say 'it's not my sort of thing' and only listen once - as many folk tend to do, these days - if they actually even listen to more than a few bars. If you're open-minded enough then it can be worth giving a song/band a few chances to let your ears and brain catch up. The Icelandic band Sigur Ros never made sense to me (despite giving them a few tries), until they were the soundtrack to a car journey around some of the Perthshire countryside up here in Scotland on a wet day. Then suddenly they made sense and I became a fan. Try the song a few times, in different scenarios/settings, it may or may not change your initial opinion....
Too catchy for metal fans, too heavy for pop fans, too chaotic for fans of standard rock music. I completely understand and respect your criticism but I hope Band-Maid isn't listening. I haven't been this excited about a band's evolution for a very long time.
Band-Maid has a back catalogue of dozens upon dozens of less-hectic songs. You've already done a few like "Dice" and "Freedom" etc. If you're interested in that side of the band I whole-heartedly recommend "Bubble", "Choose Me", "YOLO", "Don't You Tell ME" and "Alone". "onset" is a great instrumental. For a softer side, there's "Daydreaming", "Endless Story", and "Wonderland". I would suggest you stay away from "Different" though because that's another hectic song.
Thanks, guys.
I would add Manners to the list
Yeah, too progressive for punks, too pop for grunge, too classic for alternative, too hectic for R&B ... man, how much I love these girls!!. A Band to Rule All Bands...
@@falconsooner I would too but they've already done it 🤘
@@tinyhato Gotcha!
@Tiny Hat
Cheers and thank you for the information, we walked right into this one with no idea and got a right slapping!!
That's what hapopens when you think you know what you are going to get.
We have done as you recall five other songs and the older ones were more to our taste.
We even went on a marathon Metal Monday session and gave Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Pantera and others a go, to harden up.
It was not enough!! 😆😆
We will return but follow your list in future.
Cheers again!!
The song is amazing and BRUTALLLL. 🎸🎸
Great song. 👍👍
Ladies are warriors. 👌👌
From Basque Country with ❤️
@PITWIH ALAKRAN
That one was brutal and maybe just a bit too much for us.
Hope you enjoyed it.
Not meant for frail hearted lol This was written for Platinum End , a new anime series which I saw first episode and its really good. I do like their songs that allow more vocal breathing space . But the purpose this does the job well, and is another arrangement masterpiece by Kanami and the girls.
This song is a frontal assault without considering casualties... and an absolute masterpiece of songwriting. You should listen to the song ten times to figure out what is happening, and that´s appropiate because this is the opening song to the anime Platinum End. So that recognizable main riff, chapter by chapter, will be stucked in the mind of their followers by their entire life. Oh, and this is not their heavier song by a long shot...
Thank you for reacting to the BAND-MAID song.
This song "SENSE" was written and composed by BAND-MAID as the theme song of the anime "Platinum End".
"Platinum End" is a story that when a god changes, 12 god candidates are selected as angels and fight, and the last one left is the god.
The 12 god candidates fight with wings that can fly faster than light, a red arrow that grabs the heart, and a white arrow that destroys everything.
The wings that appear in the "SENSE" Music Video are conscious of the wings of the god candidate, and the spotlight represents the arrow of the god candidate.
If you listen again with such background knowledge, you can understand the goodness of this song further with the playing technique of BAND-MAID.
Actually the drummer in this band Akane didn't start taking lessons until she was 19, she practiced in high school music room for a couple of hours a week because she didn't have her drumset, but she plays piano and trombone, although I don't know how far she went with these instruments.
No structure? Its a totally structured composition! ... :)
Yes it is but there is two pop fans trying to understand and like high quality rock music that differs to mainstream pop. It's two different worlds.
@@kent-oveprestberg3578 True
@Andy Greenbank
We gave it a try guys and gave our honest feedback, no BS and that's how we heard it as not just 2 pop fans but fans of many types of music.
We could have gone all reactor style and jumped off our seats when they played an amazing guitar riff, but we don't do that here.
We now understand it's from an Anime which is how it should sound.
We had no idea, we listened to this for the first time and it was a bit too much, that's all.
We have reacted to other Band-Maid songs and really enjoyed those..
Cheers
@Kent-Ove Prestberg
It's just not a world we visit that often, but we gave it a try.
Cheers
After mastering Black Hole (220 bpm), drumming of this song (205 bpm) is a piece of cake to Akane🥁🦍🥁🍌
Btw, for your taste, I suggest you Bubble, Daydreaming, About Us, the Dragon Cries, endless Story, and Start Over from their official channel.
Please continue your happy Band-Maid journey, PO (P_O)🕊💕
And "Wonderland" Mr K. I'd suggest "Don't You Tell Me" which as you know is a uncomplicated incredibky catchy slice of rock, but that's just me. Hey look, someone left the link.😏 ua-cam.com/video/tGXzhxXVimY/v-deo.html
@@GaryHolloway-810 Gary-san, we must stop somewhere; otherwise, we can overload them quite easily with 50+ good B-M songs😆
@@K.H.D710 Wise words Mr k. With so many great songs we want them to be in awe, the someness part can be added later :)
@@PinD-PANIC I took the safe side since I don't know where the borderline for these guys🤔 I'm almost certain that "Different" will be out.
If they can appreciate "Screaming", "Spirit", and "Dilemma", then I can suggest them up to 100 songs...probably😏
@@PinD-PANIC So far, they gave high scores for Manners, Domination, and Freedom, low scores for No God, Dice, and Sense. So I may be too cautious...OK, I'll push for 60 songs😅
The opening was at the request of the anime, Platinum Edge, which this song is made for. So much going on, Band Maid always put so many layers into their songs, it takes a few listens to get all of it, and even after many, many listens, I still hear new things after 50 or 60 times! This is paced for the anime, similar to "Different", which was also made for an anime opening.
Some metal heads reactors said it's too poppy for their taste😂 I'd say it's not too heavy (just the right dose of heaviness), but it's fast-paced proggy, something like Rush on steroids squeezed into 3 and half minutes time-frame.
Yea unfortunately the younger Metalheads think if it's not Metal it's got to be POP or Punk or Pop Punk they obviously do not KNOW there is a whole Genre out there called ROCK that fits perfectly to their sound
@@DavidMISAMISAMISACook Actually metal is a sub-genre of rock (hard-rock in particular). Here is a very good documentary on how Metal came into existence and its evolving through time: ua-cam.com/video/UMwcihWT37E/v-deo.html
Another thing is a total ignorance about punk-rock. Just a quote from Wiki: "..short, fast-paced songs with hard-edged melodies and singing styles, stripped-down instrumentation, and often shouted political, anti-establishment lyrics." Punk-rock is a rough music of rebellion against establishment, elitism and academism (in music). IMHO Band-maid doesn't fill the punk-rock bill: their music is way too sophisticated for that. B-M lyrics also doesn't follow the typical punk-rock messages. Calling their music a punk-rock is like an oxymoron.
In the scheme of things "Sense" isn't heavy at all. Fast yes, as you'd expect from an anime op, but "Sense" is a ickle kitten
of a song with a cute meow.🦔 Soz, the hedgehog emoji looked waaay more kawaii than the ginger cat. Just imagine it without spines & more fur :)
see this is why I don't play with emojis especially the spiny kind
@@DavidMISAMISAMISACook Haha. If you rolled a balled up hedgehog across your back maybe it's spines would act as a form of acupuncture that would give you even more pain relief? Of course on the flip side you might just get infested with fleas.🤷♂️
@@GaryHolloway-810 ROFL
@@GaryHolloway-810 Happy Guy Fawkes Gary/Gray or whoever YT makes you today
@@DavidMISAMISAMISACook Don't know about happy, Dave. It's also Diwali & my 5 cats refuse to go outside when it gets dark cos the endless barrage of fireworks start :)
Heavy metal? Ger'off, it's Band-Maid, a mesh of many things but uniquely brilliant
@Ross Mudie
Thanks for the comment.
We have done other Band-Maid songs and those were more our cup of tea.
This was just a bit heavy, fast for our delicate ears.
We will try some of the other suggestions in the future,.
Cheers
@@BritPopsReact i know i was joking 😁
Yesterday I watched a very young, poor, Nigerian reaction, his first contact with them. His musical mind, culturally tuned to rhythmic complexity read it like a comic book.
Another guy from Africa, screeched to a halt at a nice/nasty little drum fill from Akane which makes pretty much everyone else do a WTF face and listens to it three or four times and goes "há dubstep" and carries on satisfied.
Western popular music has dulled the senses. It can either be fast but very repetitive and simple, or if complex, very slow.
This is an anime theme and so it's going to be heard a few times so the details will emerge.
I also saw a young morrocan girl who reacts in Arabic and you could see that it just went straight in and refreshed her entirely.
What the mainstream (pretending not to be) Anglo Saxon music scene take for gourmet musical fare is chicken nuggets to people outside the bubble, especially the young and the very old accostomed to jazz.
BTW classical music types get it too surprisingly often because they recognise Kanami's staggering compositional agility while still leaving you with earworms.
@Steve Kane
Hello and thank you for the interesting comment,
We have reacted to Band-Maid five other times and only one of those was somewhere a bit too much for us.
This was not to our taste, it was too fast and a bit all over the place.
We have since heard it was for an anime and it should be that way, so we had no idea about that.
Thanks for watching.
@@BritPopsReact Blokes, the structure is revealed after multiple immersions! Its deep, not superficial, an anime theme! Platinum End! Broaden your horizons!!!
Your grasp of the situation is astute, revelatory and concise! I noticed the same, as I too watch all BM reactions! You are brilliant!
@@denissmith9772 thanks. None of them ever complain about, being in Japanese, the maid outfits, or dynamic compression (because they are used to Kpop etc and can hear all the details and like that wall of sound.
Without the compression their cheap phone and phones setup will not give the overwhelming experience.)
"Not invented here" is not a problem out in the big world.
Yeah they have a wide diverse of styles. It does slow down with repeat listens. Appreciate the honesty. Thumbs up. I'm not sure what you have reacted to but Dice, Manners, Bubble, Dragon Cries, Glory, Play, Onset fall more into rock category.
Hi guys, the girls sure know how to use their instruments. A very fast pace, very heavy, but really good. Not my favorite, but the girls are so talented. Thank you both for sharing this video xxx
To paraphrase an obscure movie character, "Band-Maid is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get". Also like chocolates, each piece is pretty damn good, but some are better than others. What amazes me is that all of this variety in their last few albums comes from the mind of the guitarist, Kanami. As I have said in the comments to other reactions of Band-Maid, I truly believe that Kanami is a musical genius. Her creative well might eventually go dry, but I don't think anytime soon.
MISA!!! MISA!!!! MISA!!! 🥃🥃🥃
Well hello there. A troll on P in D's channel called our fandom cringey but he removed the comment. Wish i'd have seen it.
@@GaryHolloway-810 really?? Damn I missed that. Cringy how?? Because we love their music??? I could see that point if every Maidiac only made comments based on their looks or if their music was just ok
@@curtisrrobles7885 It was from someone called Raquel (Karen?). Maybe she thinks the demographic are middle aged men & that's creepy to her.🤷♂️ It's a bit like telling a sixteen year old that it's creepy to listen to Led Zep or the Stones cos they're all pensioners. Ridiculous.😒
You have to listen Band Maid Puzzle Live (not the accustic one). I believe that one is more for you. However, I think that version isn't in youtube.
I agree with some of the other comments, try "About Us" (it's their love letter to the fans).
I just saw a video of them putting together a track. They write it all on musical staves, drum riffs included.
If you don't get what that means, never mind.
@Steve Kane
Hello and thank you for the comment.
I do get what you mean and that in itself is a great talent to still write your musical score in staves including the drums.
We knew they were very talented and if they wrote sense that way, I would be intrigued to see just how it looks.
Thank you for the comment.
@@BritPopsReact one of the scores covered in notes and corrections like you can see in the video would be a real treasure, and the kind of thing future musicologists and collectors would die (kill?) for.
Thx for the reaction! Appreciate the honesty. I recommend their song 'About Us'. I think you gentlemen would really love.
That may be too heavy for them too. SMH
この二人はこの前まで評価して無かったろう？急に耳が変ったのか？
I feel sorry for you young pups that can't absorb that sort of solid rock song with a bit of prog added in. Ha! Ha! It's a work of art to my old ears.
We take your sorry 😣 haha … we shall be back!
@@BritPopsReact Cool man!! I do enjoy your reactions.
I don't mind designed bedlam. Thanks guys!
@ME262 Talon
That indeed is a great summary.
Thanks for popping in!
You should try some early Band-Maid. I recommend the song Shake That. There is a great photo video on UA-cam . Sense was made for an anime.
@Bill Fold
Hello Bill, we have reacted to five other songs from Band-Maid and really enjoyed those.
This was just too fast for us, but then we hear it was for an anime and we kind of understand a bit more now.
Thanks for the comment.
BP1, you have got to react to Band-Maid's Sayonakidori Acoustic version from their Xmas 2021 Online concert. It's only out for a limited time. Also, try their song About Us, a love letter to their fans. Another one that you will for sure enjoy is Awkward. BP2 will certainly enjoy Warning! and Different from Band-Maid. Their tracks Choose Me and Blooming appeared in the Netflix film Kate where they had a cameo as well.
Noted 👍🏻
Guys, I love all Band-Maid. How about a power ballad? Try the MV Daydreaming if you like giving out a "10". What's cool about Band-Maid is for some of their songs you need good headphones and then listen several times to each member separately. When you notice what MISA, Kanami and Akane are doing you will appreciate them even more. Peace.
I have one for you that is a different genre of Japanese music than you have reacted to. This one is Japanese electronic dance music. EDM isn't usually my thing, but this artist is particularly innovative.
The artist is named Reol. The music video is named "YoiYoi Kokon". It can be found on the Reol Official channel. The music video version should have an [MV] in front. (album version does not) 45 Million views. English subtitles are provided by the artist on this video. (There is an option for the artist to provide translations on UA-cam)
Music,Lyrics&Vocal : Reol
Music,Arranged : Giga
Movie : Okiku
Reol and Giga are prolific writers with large catalogs of their own and music written for other artists. Their catalog is a bit like a fancy box of chocolates. Something new and different every time. They are big in Japan, but not all that well known outside.
@John Tappmeyer
OK, that's very interesting as we did a catch-up show where we spin a wheel for music styles and ask for suggestions and this week it feel on EDM.
And here you are!!, brilliant.
OK, I will add that to the list and see where we end up.
Thanks for popping in and all the suggestions, we appreciate it.
Another great reaction fellas. Telling it exactly as you both see it. This one is an assault on the senses for sure. They've got talent in spades, but I much prefer their more melodic sounding tracks. They've got something for everyone from all that I have heard from them to date. :)
@Pj Faherty
Hello to you too and thank for popping in.
Yes, this was a bit too frantic for our taste but we do know they have plenty of sings that we do enjoy.
We will again return at some stage to Band-Maid for another update.
Thanks for the comment.
Exactly what Drogon R said below. They take time to really understand and warm up to. I had to be led in a specific path of songs to really "get" them. But it was well worth the time invested. Their material is supremely complex and diverse, but once you have the underlying patterns you'll find its like a light turning on. Their musicianship is absolutely top 5 world class. Misa is, in my opinion, quite possibly the best bassist on the planet. Actually all of these young women are probably top 5 or so.
Try Real Existence or Take me Higher, those were two that made it a bit easier for me to really get into their groove.
Daniel
Top 5? Not even close. No offense, but Miku alone stops them from being in the top 5. And I respect how far she has come. There is some extremely strong competition in Japan alone. Let alone the rest of the world. But I don't even see why it is always so important for some fans to insist on their skills. They work really well as a band and that is what matters. No need to constantly hype them up.
You have to let your brain catch up to the speed lol. Try their song Hibana, its a little bit more straight ahead its one of the b-sides to Sense along with Corallium which you should check out as well .
@Pass_the_M
We think our brains had left the building to be honest, that was very fast for us.
As for your recommendation, we will certainly look to give that one a try, we have done five other reactions to Band-Maid and we got on well with those.
lol, it's for an Anime fellas; it's got to be high-octane
@Blanzalot
Thanks for the information, no one told us, we thought we were playing on fast forward!!
That was a bit much for us this time.
We will give some others a try.
Thanks for popping in.
Yeah, that's one of those songs that initially sounds all over the place but slowly grows on you. I totally get your reaction though. I think I wrote it on another of your Band Maid reactions, but you should check out the 2-song yt live clip for "Manners" and "Black Hole". It showcases their "range", and I'm quite certain you will like the first one at least. Kim would give you the link, but I'm typing this on my phone. Just search "band maid manners black hole" and it should pop right up)
@sammyF70
Hello to you and thanks for the comment.
Yes, as a first listen this was just too much all at once for us.
We have done Manners and really enjoyed that one, "No God" was the other that was a bit too much for us.
We have noit tried Black-Hole so we may give that one a go.
Cheers for the comment.
@@BritPopsReact oh ... didn't realize you had seen Manners yet. Black Hole is not completely unlike "Sense", in that it feels like sensory overload at first. It took me a couple of listens to start to really appreciate the song and now it's one of my favourites.
I guess the best way to "prepare" yourself is to picture a literal astronomical black- hole, but rendered musically instead of visually.
Also, if you decide to check the song out, the live version is (As always with Band Maid) better than the MV, and it has subtitles (like all newer releases from the band). Here is the corresponding official clip, fastforwarded to the correct time ( ua-cam.com/video/iaf94nNSRGE/v-deo.html )
Cheers
Nice review. I love this song, but can completely understand this kind of music is not your style. Luckily for you most of Band-Maid's older videos are not quite this frantic and I think you'll get a kick of out it. Check out "Bubble", the video is a tribute to Queen, and the live video for "Play".
if you don't like fast pace, try ABOUT US...
I have to suggest again, the song Blooming. It is a poppy punky song and would be right your street for your flavor of preference. Otherwise some of the songs you will have Amadeus syndrome, "Too many notes".
I have yet to hear that one song by Band Maid that opens the door for me. Their talent is easy to see; I wish I could feel the songs rather than appreciate from afar. I sure see your points BP's!
@capstan50g
We have done five other reactions and apart from one of those, we both enjoyed them they were on the heavy side of rock but the talent is outstanding.
This one was way too much for us two delicate flowers.
I would advise that you NEVER listen to Black Hole!
@micko11154
Ah, OK< we did have someone suggest we try that one.
Too much for our delicate ears?
Thanks for the comment.
I liked it!Thank you friends!Great reaction.👍⚡🇷🇺
@Pavel Suvorov
OK< now I am surprised, well how nice you found something new.
Thanks for giving Band-Maid a try, we have reacted to them five times now and they have many different styles.
This was a bit too fast for us..
You can't "get it" on one listen! Bloke!
Do you really have to insult them? That's just unnecessary.
@Denis Smith
OK< no worries, this was our first time hearing it and that was our reaction to it. Chill
We have reacted to five other Band-Maid songs and really enjoyed those.
We don't have to like everything.
Cheers
@Cepho
No worries, that was quite tame to be fair!
Thanks for watching.
Please react to Japanese female singer, Milet. Her songs, Inside You and The Love We've Made were produced and composed by Toru ( One Ok Rock's guitarist ). He also co-written and produced her song called Who I Am. Thank you
イントロで笑いを噛む殺して居るのが見え見えで、イギリスも何時まで過去の栄光に縋って居る？上から目線が見苦しい！
Maybe you shouldn’t rate music styles you don’t like. It is a disservice to the artist.
@Ryan Bedford
Maybe you should check out our Band-Maid playlist as we have reacted to 6 songs from them and have been know to give them a 10/10
And let's be honest, they really won't be worried about anything us two say.
Cheers
Not shure, a bit crazy. Agree the band is very talented.
B-M's newer material is a lot more technical (some say too frantic). I don't know what genres you like peter, but try this older one from them. Just a very catchy rock song & nothing more. ua-cam.com/video/tGXzhxXVimY/v-deo.html
Why are you guys reacting to hard rock/metal if you can't appreciate it? Hard rock reactors aren't reacting to pop stuff or classical. If it's to much for you it's to much.
To appreciate all music you have to react to it, please check out our previous band-maid reactions. We enjoy them that’s why we went back again! For our ears it was a little on the hard side but that’s just personal preference :) our ears certainly have changed since doing the channel… thanks for watching and stick with us :)
j- metal band
jovebites&Nemophila
Too heavy for me, I wouldn't want to listen to that again, for me it was a bit like listening to workmen using a pneumatic drill. Very talented at what they do though and I'm sure they are not short of admirers just not for me.
@Lord Lockdowns Jukebox
This one was too much for us too, but we have reacted to them on five other occasions and some of those are worth a listen.
This was a bit too much for our delicate ears.
Cheers
I'm a Band-Maid fan, but that song was a bit too much like Formula 1 racing to me. Start you're engines. AhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAh!!!!!!!
@John Tappmeyer
There was a lot going on there and just a tad too fast for us two softies.
Thanks for watching.
I was curious. So I watched. 😵💫. Understand what you mean. 😵💫 The women are great musicians though.
Faith if you like more straight forward rock songs with great hooks and riffs check out Dice, Bubble, Manners, Blooming. They are much more of a hard rock band than a metal band. Dice is usually the song I use to introduce ppl to them
@@falconsooner Thank you for the suggestions. I will take a look. 🙂 Hard Rock and Metal is not my thing, but I do like some classic rock songs from groups like Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, The Doors, Queen etc, the ones you get to hear on classic radio sometimes. Thanks. 👍
@@faithreasons3041 I'm 55 and my tastes have traditionally been classic rock as well. Manners, Bubble, Dragon Cries definitely have that classic rock bluesy feel. My introduction to them was Play and I thought...I hadn't heard a sound like that in a long time. It hearkened back to the rock of yesteryear but sounds updated. Play and Freedom Live really show off their fun personality but aren't too hard. They also have rock ballads like Daydreaming, Endless Story, About Us. Anyway they are worth a few listens and if they still don't resonate then you haven't lost anything except a few minutes of time. But it has been a long time since I have been this excited about a band.
@Faith Reasons
They are all very talented and make it look so easy.
We have reacted to five other and only one other we found a bit too fast for us, but they do some very good Heavy Rock songs too.
This was too fast for us deliciate flowers!!
Never heard this group before and I don't need to pay anymore attention to Twitney Spears meets a jacked up version of metal that should have NEVER mated. Eeeekkkkk. Chuey locked himself in the back bedroom with soothing drone of Slayer. HARD?? Minnie Mouse on autotune? Not our bag. And I'm an old school metal head.
From one old school metal head (I am 60) to another, you should get out more. On second thought, if you can't appreciate the musicianship, experimentation and metal intricacy, just stay in your back bedroom.
@@danw6048 Yawn.......You seem a little serious for a metal head.
@@chueysmama2622 And that is a bad thing? You can go back to sleep now
What a cringey comment.
@Chuey's Mama
Wow, I am surprised, I thought this may be to your taste, we have done five others songs from this band and they were not as fast as this.
They are all very talented and can play the crap put of those instruments.
And then you totally surprise us with the Lil Nas comment, just goes to show, you can never judge what someone will like.
You gave them a try at least.