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Thumbs up. I grew up with the rock music of the 70s and 80s. That's why I'm very happy that Band-Maid exists today because there are really more than enough metal bands. Band-Maid can play any kind of music and whatever style of music they play, they are always among the best in the field. As far as I know, YOLO is the oldest Band-Maid song by Kanami.
Kanami composed the melody of YOLO in her singer-songwriter days, pre BAND-MAID. She rearranged it & the rest of the Maids added their flair & Miku her lyrics for the BAND-MAID song. So, from a certain point of view, you are correct. It is their oldest Kanami composed song.
I agree. I like the retro sound. But the modern sound is great too. I think there is a balance between appreciating the past and being stuck in the past. Don't be stuck in the past. I see people listening only to music from 30 years ago. So sad. I mean, that's fine if it's new to you. But don't listen to the same music for 30 years. That is so sad.
Very true! They've positioned themselves in such a way that they have a tonne of artistic freedom to blend different genres and style, without alienating the fan base, never really clocked that before, cheers for that mate
Love how this MV starts in monochrome and then introduces splashes of colour - red of drums and Miku's flower and then the blue of Saiki's flower and then the green of Kanami's lead guitar, etc, until it's all in colour by the last verse. I know the maids understand the Sumi-e aesthetic in Japanese art (which is when the black ink is the only colour on the white paper, although small pieces of other colours are allowed) and chose it as the colour scheme for their maid costumes originally - as seen on the Thrill MV. Thanks, Jack, for the explanation of everything else going on in this video!
Wow, one of my all time favourites. The song was composed in 2016 and published on the single (or EP) YOLO, the first work entirely written, produced and arranged by the band (and which also contains two magnificent songs such as Matchless Gum and Unfair Game plus instrumental YOLO). Probably the song has all the characteristics of their very particular way of composing that they have later developed over the years. For their first personal album the girls showed considerable daring by writing some really progressive lines (those second verses...). I highly recommend that album, its quality is tremendous (and instrumental YOLO will allow you to discover some complex subtleties). Great job Jack! A pleasure to listen to Band Maid in company.
They have an official instrumental version of this song up on Spotify that's definitely worth a listen. I always enjoy your reactions and analysis 😊 Rock on, Po! 😎🤘🖤🕊️
@@philproffitt8363 The problem is that the vocals are so damn good (melody + delivery + arrangement) that they're unusually distracting from the unusually amazing instrumental parts throughout the entire song.
@@stevehall5128 Happy problems 😁 I bought the instrumental release of Unseen World to delve deeper into the complex tracks like Giovanni. Very worthwhile 🤘🤘 (I changed the name of my ripped copy to Unheard World)
YOLO is one of my favorite BAND-MAID songs. SAIKI’s vocal melodies stand out. The album includes an instrumental version of the song worth checking out: same recording minus the vocal track.
I've been looking forward to you doing this one. I love the mixture of space and complexity, and the way it creates an almost meditative ambience beneath the strong vocal melody. I agree they nailed it in terms of maintaining enough energy while slightly dialling things back. My highlight is Kanami's background work after the sort-of bass solo you mentioned. Also, like many I found the song title off-putting, but in fact the lyrics are among their best.
This was released as a single. Probably Band Maids best release imo. The 'B' sides Matchless Gum and Unfair Game are masterpieces, I would highly recommend you check them out.
This song, more than most BAND-MAID songs, strikes me as "Effective Songwriting 201" in that it's a little more than basic, but not too far. For BAND-MAID it's really pretty simple. I love how the guitar solo is frenetic, and then MISA's bass feature contrasts that completely, ringing out just a few notes.
So close! Thanks mate, hopefully get there soon enough. For whatever reason I had 30k in my head as a target for years, so was pretty stoked to hit that
Great reaction to a great song, Jack. I'm looking forward to your follow-up tutorial video on it. Regarding the visuals, for me, I see a series of yearly Band-Maid rocker MV's filmed on a sound stage uniquely decorated for each song: 2016, we got "Alone" with a drab stage floor that looks like a snake pit of electronic cables strewn out all over each other. 2017, we remain drab in "YOLO" with broken pipes overhead and surrounding them, and an introduction to Saiki's make-up and lipstick shining over a darkened background. 2018, we reach the peak of dark and dreary with "Dice". Might as well have been filmed in black and white. 2019, everything turns around as the pipes turn into bright florescent lighting (ala "Seven Nation Army") in "Blooming" and once again Saiki's lipstick and eye shadow shines. Side point: Each of those 4 rockers is structured the same way. 3 verses, 2nd verse is most complex, solos after the 2nd chorus. The drumming, bass, and lead guitar in each of the 4 is off the charts. Finally, just fyi, in your video description above, you accidentally wrote "Don't You Tell Me Live". Doesn't change a thing, still a great reaction.
Thanks as always for a quick and concise review. One of their earlier songs and videos but still with that patented B-M sound. This was the A-Side song on the single. The two B-Sides, "Unfair Game" and "Matchless Gum", to my ears, are a bit better.
Here is a very rare video of Band-Maid introducing and playing YOLO live for the first time at Camden The Underworld on 12/10/16. What also makes this fancam unique is it shows Kanami making probably her biggest flub she’s ever made when she started playing her first verse riff in the wrong key. It was a new song so she’s forgiven.😉 Enjoy: ua-cam.com/video/Rpd-NgatStU/v-deo.html BTW -- Up until about 2018-19, when they use to play all their songs exactly as recorded in the studio, I use to sync up the fan video with the album recording and, with a little mix from the live video for ambience, playback the fan vid with perfect sound. I did that for years and still occasionally do. In the last few years they seem to go off sync on a few songs, but it still works on others. Their older songs are. 🔥🔥🔥 Here's how to do it: Search out an old fan vid of say, YOLO (link above), and open it up in one window, and then grab their official release in another window (it can just be an album release with no vid): ua-cam.com/video/wKZbzcUdY1g/v-deo.html Then sync them up with a few clicks by counting off the initial beats, and wall-a... perfect audio with a live performance that didn't exist. Hearing Band-Maid with great sound is the Real Existence, right? 🤘🤣 Thx, Jack!
Had a similar problem at a gig a few weeks back, was in the wrong tuning for the song... managed to figure out a way round it quickly enough, but still had that moment of sheer panic, lol! Yeah, if they play to a click it should be pretty easy to line stuff up like that, fun way of doing thing! Cheers Tom
Thanks for another great Band-Maid reaction Jack. You may want to check out Kanami playing Yolo on the piano (piano was her first instrument having started when she was very young) - I believe the recording was before the actual full music score for the song was written. ua-cam.com/video/L_WJbKdtONE/v-deo.html
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You might want to check your description for this video Jack. It says it is for 'Don't You Tell Me'!
Thumbs up. I grew up with the rock music of the 70s and 80s. That's why I'm very happy that Band-Maid exists today because there are really more than enough metal bands. Band-Maid can play any kind of music and whatever style of music they play, they are always among the best in the field. As far as I know, YOLO is the oldest Band-Maid song by Kanami.
Kanami composed the melody of YOLO in her singer-songwriter days, pre BAND-MAID. She rearranged it & the rest of the Maids added their flair & Miku her lyrics for the BAND-MAID song. So, from a certain point of view, you are correct. It is their oldest Kanami composed song.
I agree. I like the retro sound. But the modern sound is great too. I think there is a balance between appreciating the past and being stuck in the past. Don't be stuck in the past.
I see people listening only to music from 30 years ago. So sad. I mean, that's fine if it's new to you. But don't listen to the same music for 30 years. That is so sad.
Very true! They've positioned themselves in such a way that they have a tonne of artistic freedom to blend different genres and style, without alienating the fan base, never really clocked that before, cheers for that mate
Just Band-Maid doing Band-Maid thing....being great as always.
Spot on Jim!
I don't know the technicality behind the songs, all I know is I love them.
If you can hear the instrumental versions of this and other songs...opens a window on whats going on beneath the vocals. Maximum effort always ❤🤘🤘
At the end of the day, that's all that really matters
MISA MISA MISA!!!!! my fav MISA track.
Tho by no means my fave song, "No God" is one awesome long solo by MISA from start to finish :)
Glad I finally got round to it, cheers Dave!
@@GaryHolloway-810 my second fay after YOLO would have to be "I Still Seek Revenge" "No God" if Great but it is no "ISSR"
Love how this MV starts in monochrome and then introduces splashes of colour - red of drums and Miku's flower and then the blue of Saiki's flower and then the green of Kanami's lead guitar, etc, until it's all in colour by the last verse. I know the maids understand the Sumi-e aesthetic in Japanese art (which is when the black ink is the only colour on the white paper, although small pieces of other colours are allowed) and chose it as the colour scheme for their maid costumes originally - as seen on the Thrill MV. Thanks, Jack, for the explanation of everything else going on in this video!
I never even noticed that! That's super interesting, thanks a bunch for the insights Tony!
The way they build tension through the pre-chorus and then burst forth with a beautiful, soaring, triumphant chorus
All about that tension and release dynamic!
Wow, one of my all time favourites. The song was composed in 2016 and published on the single (or EP) YOLO, the first work entirely written, produced and arranged by the band (and which also contains two magnificent songs such as Matchless Gum and Unfair Game plus instrumental YOLO). Probably the song has all the characteristics of their very particular way of composing that they have later developed over the years. For their first personal album the girls showed considerable daring by writing some really progressive lines (those second verses...). I highly recommend that album, its quality is tremendous (and instrumental YOLO will allow you to discover some complex subtleties). Great job Jack! A pleasure to listen to Band Maid in company.
A lot of control to have over their work, glad they nailed it! Cheers Juan, yeah I'll really need to check out the instrumental
They have an official instrumental version of this song up on Spotify that's definitely worth a listen.
I always enjoy your reactions and analysis 😊
Rock on, Po! 😎🤘🖤🕊️
Yeah, I love the instrumental on the CD single...Maids are always busier than you realise under the vocals.
@@philproffitt8363 The problem is that the vocals are so damn good (melody + delivery + arrangement) that they're unusually distracting from the unusually amazing instrumental parts throughout the entire song.
@@stevehall5128 Happy problems 😁 I bought the instrumental release of Unseen World to delve deeper into the complex tracks like Giovanni. Very worthwhile 🤘🤘 (I changed the name of my ripped copy to Unheard World)
Ohhh, sounds good, will need to check it out!
One from away back - Kanami in pre PRS mode - I believe she played Addictone Japanese guitars made by her guitar teacher I have been told.
Nice titbit, cheers Michael!
YOLO is one of my favorite BAND-MAID songs. SAIKI’s vocal melodies stand out. The album includes an instrumental version of the song worth checking out: same recording minus the vocal track.
Cheers Greg, aye this one is a bit of a belter for sure
I've been looking forward to you doing this one. I love the mixture of space and complexity, and the way it creates an almost meditative ambience beneath the strong vocal melody. I agree they nailed it in terms of maintaining enough energy while slightly dialling things back. My highlight is Kanami's background work after the sort-of bass solo you mentioned. Also, like many I found the song title off-putting, but in fact the lyrics are among their best.
YOLO is an acronym to You Only Live Once.
Totally, quite a few different shade/moods, but they do a great job of blending between them in a pretty smooth way
One of my favorite videos from the Maids. Visually very appealing. Good solid reaction here.
Cheers Chris, simple, but highly effective video, really works with the song as well!
This was released as a single. Probably Band Maids best release imo. The 'B' sides Matchless Gum and Unfair Game are masterpieces, I would highly recommend you check them out.
Cheers Lewis, will pop them on my list as well
This song, more than most BAND-MAID songs, strikes me as "Effective Songwriting 201" in that it's a little more than basic, but not too far. For BAND-MAID it's really pretty simple. I love how the guitar solo is frenetic, and then MISA's bass feature contrasts that completely, ringing out just a few notes.
That is pretty kickass summary! Just enough frills to make it fancy, not too many that it's pompous kinda thing?
Holy cow! Just noticed you're almost at 50K subscribers. Well done JB ;)
So close! Thanks mate, hopefully get there soon enough. For whatever reason I had 30k in my head as a target for years, so was pretty stoked to hit that
Great reaction to a great song, Jack. I'm looking forward to your follow-up tutorial video on it. Regarding the visuals, for me, I see a series of yearly Band-Maid rocker MV's filmed on a sound stage uniquely decorated for each song:
2016, we got "Alone" with a drab stage floor that looks like a snake pit of electronic cables strewn out all over each other.
2017, we remain drab in "YOLO" with broken pipes overhead and surrounding them, and an introduction to Saiki's make-up and lipstick shining over a darkened background.
2018, we reach the peak of dark and dreary with "Dice". Might as well have been filmed in black and white.
2019, everything turns around as the pipes turn into bright florescent lighting (ala "Seven Nation Army") in "Blooming" and once again Saiki's lipstick and eye shadow shines.
Side point: Each of those 4 rockers is structured the same way. 3 verses, 2nd verse is most complex, solos after the 2nd chorus. The drumming, bass, and lead guitar in each of the 4 is off the charts.
Finally, just fyi, in your video description above, you accidentally wrote "Don't You Tell Me Live". Doesn't change a thing, still a great reaction.
Ah, that's pretty cool, will need to keep an eye out for those as well!
Ah balls, that's what I get for copying and pasting from another video!
A cool study material for . AntMusic reacted to this song live and the thumbnail was What was Kanami thinking?
Lmao, that could be said about most of their songs, just switch out the member depending on the song!
i' m watching
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Thansk dude!
Thanks as always for a quick and concise review. One of their earlier songs and videos but still with that patented B-M sound. This was the A-Side song on the single. The two B-Sides, "Unfair Game" and "Matchless Gum", to my ears, are a bit better.
Really good for an earlier song as well, found their sound pretty quickly!
You only live once (as far as I know anyway) so best to pack each day with as much Band-Maid as possible!!
Words to live by Kevin, word to live by
Here is a very rare video of Band-Maid introducing and playing YOLO live for the first time at Camden The Underworld on 12/10/16. What also makes this fancam unique is it shows Kanami making probably her biggest flub she’s ever made when she started playing her first verse riff in the wrong key. It was a new song so she’s forgiven.😉 Enjoy: ua-cam.com/video/Rpd-NgatStU/v-deo.html
BTW -- Up until about 2018-19, when they use to play all their songs exactly as recorded in the studio, I use to sync up the fan video with the album recording and, with a little mix from the live video for ambience, playback the fan vid with perfect sound. I did that for years and still occasionally do. In the last few years they seem to go off sync on a few songs, but it still works on others. Their older songs are. 🔥🔥🔥
Here's how to do it: Search out an old fan vid of say, YOLO (link above), and open it up in one window, and then grab their official release in another window (it can just be an album release with no vid): ua-cam.com/video/wKZbzcUdY1g/v-deo.html Then sync them up with a few clicks by counting off the initial beats, and wall-a... perfect audio with a live performance that didn't exist. Hearing Band-Maid with great sound is the Real Existence, right? 🤘🤣 Thx, Jack!
Had a similar problem at a gig a few weeks back, was in the wrong tuning for the song... managed to figure out a way round it quickly enough, but still had that moment of sheer panic, lol!
Yeah, if they play to a click it should be pretty easy to line stuff up like that, fun way of doing thing! Cheers Tom
Thankee Jack. I look forward to your breakdown followup video
More than welcome mate!
Thanks Jbf! Great as usual.
Cheers dude!
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Nice one Jack ❤🤘🤘🤘
Many thanks Phil!
Thanks for another great Band-Maid reaction Jack. You may want to check out Kanami playing Yolo on the piano (piano was her first instrument having started when she was very young) - I believe the recording was before the actual full music score for the song was written. ua-cam.com/video/L_WJbKdtONE/v-deo.html
Oh wow, that sounds like a great little nugget, thanks mate!
hey, before I watch the video, just wanted to say that the description is actually about Don't you tell ME and not YOLO lol might wanna fix that^^
Cheers, Rabbi Rabbs caught that one as well- have amened it. That'll teach me to copy and paste a description over!
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1. Wonderland Indonesia ft. Novia Bachmid
2. Wonderland Indonesia 2 : Sacred Nusantara
For live performance :
1. Wonderland Indonesia 2 Live performance version . I'm pretty sure, you will love this one. We all Indonesian guarantee all of this video won't be dissapointed you. You will also can raise your subscriber from Indoensia if you react this one 😁🇮🇩