We did not get it because it must not to be there. BRAND NEW MAID also missed Miku's song remember? it's their patern. and by that patern, next album we will still get Miku's song and then the next album it will not be there
@@lonewolfnomadic3403 That album is a bad example because it's only 8 songs which is particularly short for any sort of album. And ypu can't say that there's a pattern when only 2 of their 7 albums(not including Maiko) don't have one. They probably just didn't feel like it was necessary to have one on Conqueror.
This! That's why this first solo is rather simple octave melodic playing - it is supposed to be played by Miku on stage. Love this song, it's another side of Band-Maid, they can do what they want.
If she plays this in the next online live I am going to lose my shit UPDATE: I did lose my shit. It pushed her comfort zone and her abilities, but she did it! I was screaming
I knew right away it wasn't Saiki. Champ's got a one-track for lead guitar...so he was a bit distracted, maybe. He's usually really sharp! hehehe...he got it at 6:00...give or take...
That is exactly what I thought ! The whole point of this song is that Kanami made it for MIku. Poppy ? Yes, of course ! Poppyness is the essence of Miku ! ))
The end of this song blows me away because... well, let me explain. The last chorus has us leading up to a grand finale, the crown jewel of which is Miku's killer high note, right? As soon as they start building up to it and you hear Miku start ascending up there... THAT is where Kanami drops the craziest lead line of the song so far. Any other band would have the singer hit that note AND THEN drop that lead line in because by rights doing it the way Kanami did it should distract from the moment and totally deflate it. But ... it doesn't. In fact, somehow it enhances it. This is the real genius of Band-Maid. They can play super busy and complicated in a way that makes the song sound even greater than the sum of their parts where in lesser hands it would just fall apart. And despite them doing it over and over and over again, I still have no idea how they pull it off.
Kanami said in an interview that Miku plays a guitar solo, im guessing is the last one, is not a crazy solo (I think, maybe) Edit: Part of the interview Kanami: I wrote this song imagining Kobato playing a guitar solo. I'd like her to practice lol Interviewer: Fans' eyes will be all on Kobato-san's hands after reading this lol Miku: That's scary po! lol. I can grow up as a vocalist and guitarist with this song. Fight po!
So... info from Kanami and Miku... the solo in the middle section of the song (the harmonizing guitars after the spoken section?) was written by Kanami with the intention of Miku performing it at live shows. And the final outtro chorus which is super high pitched... Miku was totally surprised when Kanami sent her the final demo. Surprisingly this song is EXTREMELY well-received by fans so far, in and out of Japan. Seems like many people wish it gets its own MV as well.
ill be honest i skip omajinai time (did i spell that right) everytime i watch their live dvd/concert, wont judge those who enjoy it tho, and i still love miku for putting the whole band together
Not fan of the Moe Moe part, but the other stuff of Magic time is awesome. This is were they much interact with the crowd and have fun. Also I really like all Miku's solo songs.
Champ!?! Duuude, how did you now know what was Miku?! This is HER song, the little Pigeon's song is called Nightingale. I love her voice on this, that high note at the end. Her voice sounds so sweet. It's one of my fav songs on the album even though it may not be the more popular with others. But love your breakdown of their musical structure & the little things they do tha tother bands wouldn't think of doing. Keep it rocking dude!
Agree with you but just wanna add... After the breakdown with the faded instruments and megaphone vocals, when they come back from that, Miku drops down real low to deliver the next line. Plus the guitars coming in all nasty like... Idk why but that part is so badass sounding to me.
Miku does a great job on vocals for the whole song. In an interview Miku said she asked Kanami to adjust the songs a bit because Miku didn't think she could hit the high notes Kanami had originally written for the song. But towards the end of the song you can hear Miku hit some high notes
I honestly find this song impressive in it's own way. Sure it isn't as fast or dense as some other songs on the album are, but in many ways it can be more challenging to create an interesting and engaging song while working from a simpler base. It might not be as technically impressive in terms of the difficulty of playing it but in terms of songwriting I think it's as strong as any track on the album. I also love Miku's vocals on this one, the belting at the end with the bit of whine that is in her delivery is one of my favorite parts of the album.
Its diffrent coz its a Pigeon song! This is Miku's song and shes doing the lead on the bridge. Most album has one miku song except conqueror. Its has a little jpop vibe. Miku used to be an idol before bandmaid
@@Yotanou Here’s a link to their most detailed interview/bio with individual sections for every member. www.reddit.com/r/BandMaid/comments/cbvlp7/translation_of_interview_for_bandmaids_future/ Here’s the relevant part from Miku’s section:- -I think it must have been quite shocking (to your mother) to have made all this preparation in secret. Even then, you were determined to move to Tokyo, right? M- Even right now, as was back then, I am the type who acts immediately once I decide I want to do something. Also, once I start on something, there is no stopping-po. Once I arrived in Tokyo, I started voice training lessons while doing part-time jobs just as I had told my mother in my "presentation". My part-time job was at a Maid Cafe where we had to sing and perform individually to customers, so it was also a good opportunity to practice singing-po. Also, since I was also working part-time at a Maid Cafe back when I was still in Kumamoto, I thought I should experience doing it in Akihabara, the Mecca of Maid Cafes in Japan, since I was in Tokyo . -While having the determination of pursuing music seriously, you still did not think about starting or being in a band, at that point in time, right? So, how was BAND-MAID formed? M- With the determination to pursue music seriously, I tried all sorts of experiences and got to know more and more people. Through these connections, I received an offer to participate in the formation of an "underground idol" [idol groups that do not have mainstream exposure] group-po. With that, I was active as an underground idol for about 1 year . But, while singing cute idol-type songs, I felt "No... this is not it"-po . I didn't hate it, but it was more like I realized that "this is different from the music that I aspire to do". So I quit being an underground idol after 1 year of activity and sent my resume to our current management with a request to do the type of music that I wanted to do. I received a reply of "let's meet up once to have a discussion". During the actual discussion, we talked about what I had done up until then, and I was asked "Are you interested in bands, or something similar?"-po. I replied "Well, I like bands, and I am admire Tokyo Jihen. Also, I prefer to do cool music rather than cute music. But, I also like maids." Then, they said "Combining a band and maids would be interesting." And I said "So, let's mix them together" . -The eventual result of what you sought was BAND-MAID, right? How did you find the members? M- Initially, I was supposed to be the lead vocal and I started looking for other members to fill out the band. The first member I found was Kanami through discovering performance videos she had uploaded to UA-cam. I contacted her through the management agency. Akane and then Misa joined after Kanami was recruited and completed the line-up quite smoothly-po. At that time, the agency had already prepared some songsand we started rehearsing immediately to prepare for a performance, but it just felt like there was something missing or not quite right. The idea of "Wouldn't it be interesting if we had another vocalist with a voice contrasting with Kobato's?" came up-po, and I personally thought that the band would shine more with twin-vocals-po. So, we contacted almost everyone managed by the agency to hold auditions. Finally, Saiki was recruited.
Miku gets some shine. Kanami is just in my favorite guitarists of all time. Her phrasing, riffs, solos, tapping is just incredible. This song is great, the whole album I love. Every song they have I love.
Nah, we fans always love the Miku songs. They're catchy every single time, and they have a refreshing sound compared to everything else on the albums. This might actually be my favorite Miku song.
Great reaction. When you realize that Kanami wrote the song specifically for Miku's vocals (and for Miku to play those solo guitar parts live), the song makes perfect sense. I think it will be a crowd pleaser during their lives, as the song retains elements of Band-Maid's more signature complexity and style and, well, fans just adore Miku.
It sounds simple-r than rest of the album, because all the others are so full-on, but it's still very complex compared to their early stuff or other J-pop-rock bands.
Great reaction. Miku is coming into her own. Learning the guitar just a couple of years ago and now able to play lead and sing at the same time. What's not to love.
You are forgiven for missing it was Miku! I actually really like this track as well. To me, it has a LOT of similarities to early BabyMetal. Her vocal tone adds to that feel. The heavier (although short) breakdown metalish bits REALLY remind me of "Early" BabyMetal - in a very good way. There just enough of the BandMaid feels to pull it out of standard JPOP and into something that works in the context of this super heavy album. Always a fan of your BaidMaid reactions - keep up the great work man. 🤘 Oh yeah - I can't wait to see the MV for this one. Cute overload!
This title and lyrics were inspired from Romeo And Juliet. （My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep; the more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite.） And also Giovanni was inspired from Gingatetsudou no Yoru, meaning The Night of the Galaxy Train, which is Japanese famous novel written by Kenji Miyazawa. Giovanni is name of one of the main characters. I love all Miku's song too. The Dragon Cries is not bad.
I just saw the anime "Giovannis island" like 2 weeks ago for the first time and absolutely loved it. It's very deep and emotional. Didn't knew this song was related to it, but that's really awesome.
That's Miku playing that "melodic riff" during the bridge, Po! So proud of her, Po! Great analysis, Champ. BTW, as a fan, I enjoy Miku's " Nightingale" song, Po!
This is Miku's new Magic Time song for when Saiki is taking a break ! The other Magic Time songs "Time" and "Rock in Me" were much simpler for a Band Maid song. This one pushes Miku a little more !!
Hahaha i came specifically to this reaction because it’s Miku’s song 😂 Too funny, he didn’t notice it was Miku. On the plus side he pointed out so much i missed about the instrumentals. Still a great reaction and breakdown Champ. Keep up the great work 👍
i love this song!!! miku's vocals are so great honestly i think the casual fans wont like it but the die hard fans will. As you said, very anime-ish and I love it
I think they pull back somewhat on the instrumentality because a) It's Miku's chance to shine and b) Miku's not quite as good at Saike at singing over the chaos. That said, I always really enjoy the Miku lead songs because they have a really fun energy, and this one's no exception to that, but they work best as the exception and one song per album.
MISA MISA MISA! I literally ROFL when I heard you say there are gonna be a lot of B-M fans that aren't going to like this much, the old saying came to mind " Better to be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt"
Love it that Miku is spreading her wings, Po! Nothing to hate here, another great track on the new album. Seems more band involvement this time for Miku, more complete than Time or Rock in Me, very cool!
I’m buying tickets for their next online concert feb 11 (since budokan was cancelled :() anyways for sure but I wish they would tell us if this would be on the set list cuz I can’t wait to see it performed on stage!
This is in my top 3 songs for the album specifically because it's got that Miku shine on it PLUS is a very solid song. The chorus is a super worm ear. Can't wait to see if Miku plays the lead/solo on this. That would be fully blown rock star power! PO!
According to the Japanese guitar magazine Young Guitar's interview with Band-maid, February 2021 edition, Kanami made two songs for Miku's guitar solo and vocal. Miku chose this Sayonakidori meaning Nightingale in Japanese.
Man Kanami is such a workaholic. I’d never want to be her superior in work coz I might end up embarrassing myself at some point trying to put her work down a notch, only to be slapped in the face by multiple project submissions and Plan Cs for Plan Bs, all in place. And the worst part would be her seemingly naive, enigmatic smile directed at me as I stand there lost for words. I’d probably be dead inside after going through that 😅
Been waiting for this one! This whole song was Miku! It was one of the special Miku songs. I knew instantly from the teaser video we were gonna have a Miku song. Then it was confirmed in an interview! I absolutely love this song. It's gonna be great to see it live. Miku said the song was very difficult for her to do f and it took multiple takes. Apparently she kept having Kanami tweak the song and by doing so it kept getting more difficult.
The thing is that mikus songs are always poppier than their normal songs, but the funny thing is this is actually her heaviest song. So the fact you didnt recognize it as her is pretty funny when youre saying you think most people dont like this song when it might actually be a favorite for a lot of people. Its okay though, i never knew rock in me was miku singing until i saw someone say it once and i had heard the song a million times already, its not as easy to notice as youd expect
Nice to hear our pigeon stretching her wings again miku is a good singer, her first group she was in a jpop idol group who was only for a quick minute the top group in japan lil cumin !!!!!!! I love this song cause our po is showcased long live the po
Er what? It was never for even half a second a top group in Japan. It was a all-but-unknown underground idol group. But we’re all glad Miku found her calling after Lil Cumin.
Throw back to their first album "Maid in Japan." More pop punk than today. Miku had several songs on that one. In their two hour shows, they'll do a Miku song, an instrumental, and Mku's magic time to give Saiki a break. Saiki already had surgery for vocal cord polyps.
If I say I didn’t know Miku was doing the lead vocals ....can she punish me too?? Lol Seriously though ... another good track on this incredible album.
this song is fucking insane !!! I love it sooooo much. The way they matched the instruments with the way and style of Miku singing is incredible. I was blown away when i first heard this song.
Having listened to the album a number of times now, I think I can safely say Sayonakidori ("Nightingale") is my #1 favourite from Unseen World. The energy from this song is just so good, the flow of the lyrics is so full and smooth, the instrumentals fit in the puzzle perfectly, and Miku's vocal work completes it like no other. Shoutout to Saiki making a cameo appearance, and bonk to Champ for taking so long to realise it's Miku singing lead :D
MISA!!! MISA!!! MISA!!! 🥃🥃🥃 Miku!!!! Miku!!!!! Miku!!!!! 🐦🐦🐦 Ahhhhhh you couldn't tell with that high pitch vocal that's it's our Pigeon 😉 She got her one song
Once you recognise Miku's tone, you hear it everywhere, especially in the backcking vocals. ... And when she takes the lead. - But its an easy mistake to make if you are new to the band. - don't beat yourself up about it. I still feel Miku took a very humble step when she got Saiki to become frontwoman. - That's a huge realisation of one's own limits. - And Miku easy could have fronted a J-pop band, so Kudos to her. - and what does that say about Saiki's vocal skills? Miku recognised Saiki's awsome talent/ potential before anyone did, and OMG, did it pay off! . :)
As a songwriter, Champ is focused more on that aspect of the music. Miku and Saiki's voices can be quite similar, and the strength and quality of Miku's vocals in this song is a little surprising.
I have been going on runs daily in a push to stay a little healthy. I listened to this album on my run and I literally ran faster. Now it's just a necessity.
It clearly sounds miku. Can you honestly imagine our ice queen singing in such a cute voice? It'd give me a shiver if she ever does. BTW this is more unique than the last 2 miku songs but still hasn't beaten "time" yet. The tune was so infectious... well even though all her songs are catchy as hell but.
2:40 - nah, this song is a *love letter* for all the hardcore band-maid fans :D yeah, shame on you, champ hahaha no, it's actually good that you haven't heard a Miku solo song before. You liked it even without your (Miku-) bias. "Sayonakidori" -> "Nightingale" the lyrics are very... "Shakespearean" :D Finally a new Miku song! This is going to be sooo fun at live shows. That part at 2:58 - she is gonna play it, it was made for her! So she is not going to skip her guitar parts on this one (like she does in "Rock In Me" lives) I mean most commented already on Miku songs, your Patreons etc. - so you already know all that probably ^^ btw, I hope you don't mind a shoutout to a smaller channel: check out "Axe Japan" channel for this album review (it's only the review itself, no music is played) - he goes more into the time-signatures on this song. It might be a simple(r) song - but they play around with a lot here Axe Japan has also some cool guitar playthroughs for Band-Maid songs (mostly for both guitar parts)
The english part is an extract from Romeo and Juliet (My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.)
This song, with Miku singing, totally makes me think of some of their early songs on the 2015 album New Beginning. Beauty and the Beast, Arcadia Girl, Price of Pride, etc. So unless you have heard all the songs from their early albums, it might be a bit premature to think that: "...band-Maid fans that are not going to like this song that much..." since if they really are Band-Maid fans, they will have heard and loved many songs already that sound quite similar to this one. Just my take on it. ;)
Miku in her element really. When I heard she was featured in one song, I somehow knew it would sound like this. It's another facet of the band that they couldn't pull off without her. But, my god, her range is so impressive. Sometimes on her backing vocals, I swear they've added a male voice, it's so low. Then in this one, she is almost in the stratosphere. I like the song too, of course, and it sorta adds a bright spot in the album, like you correctly said, a palate cleanser.
My favorite Miku song! And the "guitar solo" part on the bridge, I believe it's Miku playing the lead on that part, as other fans has already mentioned.
I have this song on multiple spotify playlists, and everytime I hear it, it always either makes me smile. or pumps me up. IMO Miku's best song and in My top 3 from this from Unseen World. I absolutely love this song. I actually shed a tear when they played this in their latest Live Online performance. Cool song.
Continuing from all the comments about Miku singing - I really like the songs Miku sings on the earlier albums. Stuff like Big Dad, Beauty and the Beast, Ooparts, and Time for example ... Also, I'd love to see Saiki try to reach that high note at 13:09 without turning herself inside out :-)
This is one of my favorite songs on the album. Miku sounds great, and it fits the more pop rock nature that her other solo songs have been. But Kanami also knows how to still give it some grit in the writing. This is easily the hardest Miku song yet, but it still feels light and airy. I tend to not go into the more pop rock side of J-Rock, mostly due to the tone of most female vocalists in the genre, but Miku's are just hard enough for me to get into it.
From 7:08 to 7:32 is the Miku solo part. That's why your hear a different rythm guitar. Because as we know Kanami is not simple haha FYI this is my top 3 song of the album along with Black Hole and Warning
I think it's Miku singing all the time except from 2:47 to 2:57 (in the song, not in this video), where Saiki makes a little appearance. What do You think?
Right at the intro vocals i knew this was the Miku song. But i didn't expect it to be this awesome. I don't hate Time and Rock In Me, but I wasn't fond of them either. But as this song progressed I became very impressed and loved it just as much as the rest of the album.
Of, course every true B-M fan loves this song too, I guess - because it's Miku. And which B-M fan doesn't love Miku. Beside that, it's still a cool song and a refreshing lighter break between all the awesome madness on this album. And Kanamis outro is just gold once more ...
Go to say I'm kind of surprised and a little disappointed you didn't pick up on Mr. Kobato singing lead until the end. From my perspective this is one of the strongest songs on the album and that appears to be the consensus amongst fans from what I've seen anyway. Also, I think due to Miku's other solo leads 'Time' and 'Rock in Me' we are kind of used to her songs having more pop elements to them. We just accept it though because Miku! Po!
Yup, this is definitely Miku's voice from the beginning to the end. I loved to hear she taking the lead of vocals, is a nice contrast to Saiki's voice, like u said, to kinda clear the "palate" to the rest of the album. Track 11 is my favorite btw.
Miku sounds great singing this song. She has developed her rock voice to mesh with the music style. BTW most maid cafes-take a snapshot of guests with their maid. TOTAL COLLECTORS ITEMS, if there are maid-cafe photos of Miku???
Miku's song and yes it's not as heavy but fuck it i loved it. It was still heavier than i expected a miku song to be. Started off cute then the riff came in like did you forget what Album this is?
On my first listen I just started giggling when the first riff kicked in... knew I was in for a ride, was not disappointed. Kinda my whole reaction to the entire album on first listen... I was just giggling the entire time from my brain being melted.
Band-Maid would not be Band-Maid without variety. If all they did was the heaviest songs (that we all love), they would not be as good as they are by including songs like this, Daydreaming, or Bubble. What makes them so great is that they do it all and do it all to perfection.
This song is the most standard Japanese pop rock style. J-pop(rock) has an upbeat rhythm and vocals have an emotional melody line. But BANDMAID songs go against Japanese standard style Because this is the BANDMAID style !! Miku's voice has a good feeling with Japanese pop rock. I think this song is a special gift from kanami.
I'm so glad that Miku has her 'own' track on the album again. That's right, our small pigeon » MIKU KOBATO « !!! How in the world could you miss that? 😇 Yes, the overall sound may be a little more towards the jpop style, but I think it fits, like you said, as a little break or contrast to the other songs. Miku has done a great job on the vocal side and thanks to Kanami and Akane, it still has that Band-Maid signature. Did I actually mention that Miku is the vocalist of this song??? 😂🍻 (just kidding!)
This is, IMHO by far, the best Miku's song. It's a wonderful j-rock song made in a BAND-MAID style... So it means that other j-rock bands difficulty could do better than this !! The musicianship and arrangements are there and you hear it !! I actually love this song !!
Watching this reaction again...it's still hilarious that you finally notice the vocalist is Miku at the 4 minute mark. She should take that as a compliment :-)
I know... fully taking the BIG L on this one boys. I can take my beatings when I deserve em.
It was worth it for unintentional comedic effect. :)
I know right. Who knew that Miku could sing? Get your shit together! haha. j/k mate. Love the channel!
No one is perfect! ぽ!
I assumed you knew it was Miku all the way up to when you said ... "is this Miku?"
All good champ , we are very thankful for your album reaction ❤️
Band Maid fans actually love this song because we didn't get a Miku solo piece on Conqueror lol
Actually is because is a really good song
We did not get it because it must not to be there. BRAND NEW MAID also missed Miku's song remember? it's their patern. and by that patern, next album we will still get Miku's song and then the next album it will not be there
@@lonewolfnomadic3403 That album is a bad example because it's only 8 songs which is particularly short for any sort of album. And ypu can't say that there's a pattern when only 2 of their 7 albums(not including Maiko) don't have one. They probably just didn't feel like it was necessary to have one on Conqueror.
@@Puyax01 Well no shit.
@@Airblade101 well that's not what you wrote
kanami is such a genius, wrote the perfect song for miku and saved the best for last with this 80's rockstar solo
Kanami said Miku will be able to play this lead part on stage. She wrote this for Miku.
This! That's why this first solo is rather simple octave melodic playing - it is supposed to be played by Miku on stage. Love this song, it's another side of Band-Maid, they can do what they want.
If she plays this in the next online live I am going to lose my shit
UPDATE: I did lose my shit. It pushed her comfort zone and her abilities, but she did it! I was screaming
That reminds me, I got paid today so I need to order my ticket for the show.
@@ronaldbowers2240 They anounced set list will be same as budokan's one. I don't know how many tunes from UW.
@@alxvdark it wouldn't surprise me she did Rock n Me in Dallas.
me: he didnt notice miku was singing the whole time?
miku: po
beak me miku i deserve it
I knew right away it wasn't Saiki. Champ's got a one-track for lead guitar...so he was a bit distracted, maybe. He's usually really sharp! hehehe...he got it at 6:00...give or take...
@@StoneShards Can’t blame him. Kanami is always doing sneaky stuff in the back so it’s hard to resist the curiosity to find out what she’s upto.
That is exactly what I thought ! The whole point of this song is that Kanami made it for MIku.
Poppy ? Yes, of course ! Poppyness is the essence of Miku ! ))
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The end of this song blows me away because... well, let me explain. The last chorus has us leading up to a grand finale, the crown jewel of which is Miku's killer high note, right? As soon as they start building up to it and you hear Miku start ascending up there... THAT is where Kanami drops the craziest lead line of the song so far. Any other band would have the singer hit that note AND THEN drop that lead line in because by rights doing it the way Kanami did it should distract from the moment and totally deflate it. But ... it doesn't. In fact, somehow it enhances it. This is the real genius of Band-Maid. They can play super busy and complicated in a way that makes the song sound even greater than the sum of their parts where in lesser hands it would just fall apart. And despite them doing it over and over and over again, I still have no idea how they pull it off.
Kanami said in an interview that Miku plays a guitar solo, im guessing is the last one, is not a crazy solo (I think, maybe)
Edit: Part of the interview
Kanami: I wrote this song imagining Kobato playing a guitar solo. I'd like her to practice lol
Interviewer: Fans' eyes will be all on Kobato-san's hands after reading this lol
Miku: That's scary po! lol. I can grow up as a vocalist and guitarist with this song. Fight po!
So... info from Kanami and Miku... the solo in the middle section of the song (the harmonizing guitars after the spoken section?) was written by Kanami with the intention of Miku performing it at live shows. And the final outtro chorus which is super high pitched... Miku was totally surprised when Kanami sent her the final demo.
Surprisingly this song is EXTREMELY well-received by fans so far, in and out of Japan. Seems like many people wish it gets its own MV as well.
No real Band-Maid fans would ever hate anything Miku does. ;)
Po!
ill be honest i skip omajinai time (did i spell that right) everytime i watch their live dvd/concert, wont judge those who enjoy it tho, and i still love miku for putting the whole band together
@@fikriirshade1132 I find it's awesome when you're at the concert, I scream my head off every time, but I too struggle to watch it on video.
Not fan of the Moe Moe part, but the other stuff of Magic time is awesome. This is were they much interact with the crowd and have fun. Also I really like all Miku's solo songs.
@@fikriirshade1132 Yeah it's really a live show break, not the kind of thing you'd watch over and over.
Champ!?! Duuude, how did you now know what was Miku?! This is HER song, the little Pigeon's song is called Nightingale. I love her voice on this, that high note at the end. Her voice sounds so sweet. It's one of my fav songs on the album even though it may not be the more popular with others. But love your breakdown of their musical structure & the little things they do tha tother bands wouldn't think of doing. Keep it rocking dude!
Agree with you but just wanna add...
After the breakdown with the faded instruments and megaphone vocals, when they come back from that, Miku drops down real low to deliver the next line. Plus the guitars coming in all nasty like... Idk why but that part is so badass sounding to me.
Miku does a great job on vocals for the whole song. In an interview Miku said she asked Kanami to adjust the songs a bit because Miku didn't think she could hit the high notes Kanami had originally written for the song. But towards the end of the song you can hear Miku hit some high notes
I honestly find this song impressive in it's own way. Sure it isn't as fast or dense as some other songs on the album are, but in many ways it can be more challenging to create an interesting and engaging song while working from a simpler base. It might not be as technically impressive in terms of the difficulty of playing it but in terms of songwriting I think it's as strong as any track on the album. I also love Miku's vocals on this one, the belting at the end with the bit of whine that is in her delivery is one of my favorite parts of the album.
This band really cares for each other. Its one (the best) of their gifts.
I enjoyed you breakdown... And I did enjoy the fact that you didn't recognize it was your favorite girls's time to shine :)
Its diffrent coz its a Pigeon song! This is Miku's song and shes doing the lead on the bridge. Most album has one miku song except conqueror. Its has a little jpop vibe. Miku used to be an idol before bandmaid
Are you sure about this info?
Honest question as I thought she was just working in a maid cafe before Band Maid.
YEEESSS😁 she was an idol before bandmaid. @airline secret has the link.
@@Yotanou Here’s a link to their most detailed interview/bio with individual sections for every member. www.reddit.com/r/BandMaid/comments/cbvlp7/translation_of_interview_for_bandmaids_future/
Here’s the relevant part from Miku’s section:-
-I think it must have been quite shocking (to your mother) to have made all this preparation in secret. Even then, you were determined to move to Tokyo, right?
M- Even right now, as was back then, I am the type who acts immediately once I decide I want to do something. Also, once I start on something, there is no stopping-po. Once I arrived in Tokyo, I started voice training lessons while doing part-time jobs just as I had told my mother in my "presentation". My part-time job was at a Maid Cafe where we had to sing and perform individually to customers, so it was also a good opportunity to practice singing-po. Also, since I was also working part-time at a Maid Cafe back when I was still in Kumamoto, I thought I should experience doing it in Akihabara, the Mecca of Maid Cafes in Japan, since I was in Tokyo .
-While having the determination of pursuing music seriously, you still did not think about starting or being in a band, at that point in time, right? So, how was BAND-MAID formed?
M- With the determination to pursue music seriously, I tried all sorts of experiences and got to know more and more people. Through these connections, I received an offer to participate in the formation of an "underground idol" [idol groups that do not have mainstream exposure] group-po. With that, I was active as an underground idol for about 1 year . But, while singing cute idol-type songs, I felt "No... this is not it"-po . I didn't hate it, but it was more like I realized that "this is different from the music that I aspire to do". So I quit being an underground idol after 1 year of activity and sent my resume to our current management with a request to do the type of music that I wanted to do. I received a reply of "let's meet up once to have a discussion". During the actual discussion, we talked about what I had done up until then, and I was asked "Are you interested in bands, or something similar?"-po. I replied "Well, I like bands, and I am admire Tokyo Jihen. Also, I prefer to do cool music rather than cute music. But, I also like maids." Then, they said "Combining a band and maids would be interesting." And I said "So, let's mix them together" .
-The eventual result of what you sought was BAND-MAID, right? How did you find the members?
M- Initially, I was supposed to be the lead vocal and I started looking for other members to fill out the band. The first member I found was Kanami through discovering performance videos she had uploaded to UA-cam. I contacted her through the management agency. Akane and then Misa joined after Kanami was recruited and completed the line-up quite smoothly-po. At that time, the agency had already prepared some songsand we started rehearsing immediately to prepare for a performance, but it just felt like there was something missing or not quite right. The idea of "Wouldn't it be interesting if we had another vocalist with a voice contrasting with Kobato's?" came up-po, and I personally thought that the band would shine more with twin-vocals-po. So, we contacted almost everyone managed by the agency to hold auditions. Finally, Saiki was recruited.
@@Dtagcity thanks for the info po
Miku gets some shine. Kanami is just in my favorite guitarists of all time. Her phrasing, riffs, solos, tapping is just incredible. This song is great, the whole album I love. Every song they have I love.
This is in my top 4 songs off the album and my favourite Miku song to date. I'm always coming back to it.
Can we say a word about Mikus vocals here. Its finally another song where Miku has the main vocals !
Nah, we fans always love the Miku songs. They're catchy every single time, and they have a refreshing sound compared to everything else on the albums. This might actually be my favorite Miku song.
I still prefer Time as my fav from Miku.
Great reaction. When you realize that Kanami wrote the song specifically for Miku's vocals (and for Miku to play those solo guitar parts live), the song makes perfect sense. I think it will be a crowd pleaser during their lives, as the song retains elements of Band-Maid's more signature complexity and style and, well, fans just adore Miku.
It sounds simple-r than rest of the album, because all the others are so full-on, but it's still very complex compared to their early stuff or other J-pop-rock bands.
Kobato in charge for this tune🙂👍🏻.
this is all miku singing on this, alot heavier than her previous songs i love it.
yup, it's Miku. and she nails it perfectly! and the song as a whole is a great reminder of their early work, very much worth checking.
Why wouldn't we like Miku's song? we love that ssshhhht
Great reaction. Miku is coming into her own. Learning the guitar just a couple of years ago and now able to play lead and sing at the same time. What's not to love.
You are forgiven for missing it was Miku! I actually really like this track as well. To me, it has a LOT of similarities to early BabyMetal. Her vocal tone adds to that feel. The heavier (although short) breakdown metalish bits REALLY remind me of "Early" BabyMetal - in a very good way. There just enough of the BandMaid feels to pull it out of standard JPOP and into something that works in the context of this super heavy album. Always a fan of your BaidMaid reactions - keep up the great work man. 🤘 Oh yeah - I can't wait to see the MV for this one. Cute overload!
I love the album, great tracks, but I'm addicted to this song and can't get enough of Miku's voice.
Miku's voice gives me goosebumps.
Poor Champ. He got roasted on Patreon about not knowing it is Miku and now gets roasted on YT a week later
This title and lyrics were inspired from Romeo And Juliet.
（My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep; the more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite.）
And also Giovanni was inspired from Gingatetsudou no Yoru, meaning The Night of the Galaxy Train, which is Japanese famous novel written by Kenji Miyazawa. Giovanni is name of one of the main characters.
I love all Miku's song too.
The Dragon Cries is not bad.
I just saw the anime "Giovannis island" like 2 weeks ago for the first time and absolutely loved it. It's very deep and emotional.
Didn't knew this song was related to it, but that's really awesome.
That's Miku playing that "melodic riff" during the bridge, Po! So proud of her, Po! Great analysis, Champ. BTW, as a fan, I enjoy Miku's " Nightingale" song, Po!
"Kobato World" sad lyrics. I can cry ...
This is Miku's new Magic Time song for when Saiki is taking a break ! The other Magic Time songs "Time" and "Rock in Me" were much simpler for a Band Maid song. This one pushes Miku a little more !!
Hahaha i came specifically to this reaction because it’s Miku’s song 😂 Too funny, he didn’t notice it was Miku. On the plus side he pointed out so much i missed about the instrumentals. Still a great reaction and breakdown Champ. Keep up the great work 👍
i love this song!!! miku's vocals are so great
honestly i think the casual fans wont like it but the die hard fans will. As you said, very anime-ish and I love it
oh no you never mentioned that you love lead guitar riffs, lol ;)
Our little pigeon reaches new heights.
It's a fun Kobato song, along the lines of Time and Rock in me.
I think they pull back somewhat on the instrumentality because a) It's Miku's chance to shine and b) Miku's not quite as good at Saike at singing over the chaos. That said, I always really enjoy the Miku lead songs because they have a really fun energy, and this one's no exception to that, but they work best as the exception and one song per album.
The guitar solo was written for Miku to play this live. You know what that means. It will be played live. Write this down.
@@Hadrian1616 Already bought my ticket for 2/11
MISA MISA MISA! I literally ROFL when I heard you say there are gonna be a lot of B-M fans that aren't going to like this much, the old saying came to mind " Better to be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt"
🥃🥃🥃
Love it that Miku is spreading her wings, Po! Nothing to hate here, another great track on the new album. Seems more band involvement this time for Miku, more complete than Time or Rock in Me, very cool!
I’m buying tickets for their next online concert feb 11 (since budokan was cancelled :() anyways for sure but I wish they would tell us if this would be on the set list cuz I can’t wait to see it performed on stage!
Same..I'm excited just thinking of being able to see this performed on the upcoming okyuji 😍
I think you can 100% count on this song making the set list for the Feb 11 online okyu-ji. :)
This is in my top 3 songs for the album specifically because it's got that Miku shine on it PLUS is a very solid song. The chorus is a super worm ear. Can't wait to see if Miku plays the lead/solo on this. That would be fully blown rock star power! PO!
4:43 your explanation here got me through tears hahaha
According to the Japanese guitar magazine Young Guitar's interview with Band-maid, February 2021 edition, Kanami made two songs for Miku's guitar solo and vocal. Miku chose this Sayonakidori meaning Nightingale in Japanese.
Man Kanami is such a workaholic. I’d never want to be her superior in work coz I might end up embarrassing myself at some point trying to put her work down a notch, only to be slapped in the face by multiple project submissions and Plan Cs for Plan Bs, all in place.
And the worst part would be her seemingly naive, enigmatic smile directed at me as I stand there lost for words.
I’d probably be dead inside after going through that 😅
@@DtagcityWell, there is a good reason why Kanami is called Master Kanami, Kanami-sensei by the members.
Been waiting for this one!
This whole song was Miku! It was one of the special Miku songs.
I knew instantly from the teaser video we were gonna have a Miku song. Then it was confirmed in an interview! I absolutely love this song. It's gonna be great to see it live.
Miku said the song was very difficult for her to do f and it took multiple takes. Apparently she kept having Kanami tweak the song and by doing so it kept getting more difficult.
これはミクの歌です。SAIKIとは異なり、COOLな声ではないですが、ミクの一生懸命頑張るというキャラクターや人間性がそのまま声になっているように聞こえるようで、私は好きです！心に訴えかける力があります！BAND MAIDの他の4人のメンバーを繋げた心に響く声が聞こえます＾＾
The thing is that mikus songs are always poppier than their normal songs, but the funny thing is this is actually her heaviest song. So the fact you didnt recognize it as her is pretty funny when youre saying you think most people dont like this song when it might actually be a favorite for a lot of people. Its okay though, i never knew rock in me was miku singing until i saw someone say it once and i had heard the song a million times already, its not as easy to notice as youd expect
Way to go Miku. Another great review. I can't wait to receive my CD-BD Set. I want to see this live.
I think this is becoming my favourite song from the album, at the moment...
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My finger is getting cramped from all of the upvotes I've been giving. Some great comments and insights here tonight.
Miku stands out and the band shows this one is for young fans in Japan and Asia It is cool.
Miku Flying really High.
Pigeon flying high ;)
I think this song is deceivingly simple. Just like Miku. I love it!
Nice to hear our pigeon stretching her wings again miku is a good singer, her first group she was in a jpop idol group who was only for a quick minute the top group in japan lil cumin !!!!!!! I love this song cause our po is showcased long live the po
Er what? It was never for even half a second a top group in Japan. It was a all-but-unknown underground idol group. But we’re all glad Miku found her calling after Lil Cumin.
I listened to my copy on the way to work this morning. A lot was said by Band-Maid fans on Twitter about Chemical Reaction. And, it's well deserved!
Throw back to their first album "Maid in Japan." More pop punk than today. Miku had several songs on that one. In their two hour shows, they'll do a Miku song, an instrumental, and Mku's magic time to give Saiki a break. Saiki already had surgery for vocal cord polyps.
If I say I didn’t know Miku was doing the lead vocals ....can she punish me too?? Lol Seriously though ... another good track on this incredible album.
As a band maid fan, I love this song. Daydreaming is on my top most listened song despite being on the softer side.
this song is fucking insane !!! I love it sooooo much. The way they matched the instruments with the way and style of Miku singing is incredible. I was blown away when i first heard this song.
Having listened to the album a number of times now, I think I can safely say Sayonakidori ("Nightingale") is my #1 favourite from Unseen World. The energy from this song is just so good, the flow of the lyrics is so full and smooth, the instrumentals fit in the puzzle perfectly, and Miku's vocal work completes it like no other.
Shoutout to Saiki making a cameo appearance, and bonk to Champ for taking so long to realise it's Miku singing lead :D
MISA!!! MISA!!! MISA!!! 🥃🥃🥃 Miku!!!! Miku!!!!! Miku!!!!! 🐦🐦🐦 Ahhhhhh you couldn't tell with that high pitch vocal that's it's our Pigeon 😉 She got her one song
Once you recognise Miku's tone, you hear it everywhere, especially in the backcking vocals. ... And when she takes the lead. - But its an easy mistake to make if you are new to the band. - don't beat yourself up about it. I still feel Miku took a very humble step when she got Saiki to become frontwoman. - That's a huge realisation of one's own limits. - And Miku easy could have fronted a J-pop band, so Kudos to her. - and what does that say about Saiki's vocal skills? Miku recognised Saiki's awsome talent/ potential before anyone did, and OMG, did it pay off! . :)
How can someone mistake Miku or Saiki singing :D
a couple of japanese music site/interviewer do seriously mistook their voice 😂
@@fikriirshade1132 now come to think of it, actually their voice used to sound similar when they were more pop-punk oriented...
As a songwriter, Champ is focused more on that aspect of the music. Miku and Saiki's voices can be quite similar, and the strength and quality of Miku's vocals in this song is a little surprising.
I have been going on runs daily in a push to stay a little healthy. I listened to this album on my run and I literally ran faster. Now it's just a necessity.
It clearly sounds miku. Can you honestly imagine our ice queen singing in such a cute voice? It'd give me a shiver if she ever does. BTW this is more unique than the last 2 miku songs but still hasn't beaten "time" yet. The tune was so infectious... well even though all her songs are catchy as hell but.
2:40 - nah, this song is a *love letter* for all the hardcore band-maid fans :D
yeah, shame on you, champ hahaha
no, it's actually good that you haven't heard a Miku solo song before. You liked it even without your (Miku-) bias.
"Sayonakidori" -> "Nightingale"
the lyrics are very... "Shakespearean" :D
Finally a new Miku song! This is going to be sooo fun at live shows. That part at 2:58 - she is gonna play it, it was made for her!
So she is not going to skip her guitar parts on this one (like she does in "Rock In Me" lives)
I mean most commented already on Miku songs, your Patreons etc. - so you already know all that probably ^^
btw, I hope you don't mind a shoutout to a smaller channel:
check out "Axe Japan" channel for this album review (it's only the review itself, no music is played) - he goes more into the time-signatures on this song. It might be a simple(r) song - but they play around with a lot here
Axe Japan has also some cool guitar playthroughs for Band-Maid songs (mostly for both guitar parts)
The english part is an extract from Romeo and Juliet
(My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep;
the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.)
Cant wait to see your reaction on the "Why why why" track !
This song, with Miku singing, totally makes me think of some of their early songs on the 2015 album New Beginning. Beauty and the Beast, Arcadia Girl, Price of Pride, etc. So unless you have heard all the songs from their early albums, it might be a bit premature to think that: "...band-Maid fans that are not going to like this song that much..." since if they really are Band-Maid fans, they will have heard and loved many songs already that sound quite similar to this one. Just my take on it. ;)
There are also shades of Maid in Japan in this song.
Miku in her element really. When I heard she was featured in one song, I somehow knew it would sound like this. It's another facet of the band that they couldn't pull off without her. But, my god, her range is so impressive. Sometimes on her backing vocals, I swear they've added a male voice, it's so low. Then in this one, she is almost in the stratosphere. I like the song too, of course, and it sorta adds a bright spot in the album, like you correctly said, a palate cleanser.
Why why why on this album is such a simple song lyrically, but it's so badass and catchy to me.
My favorite Miku song! And the "guitar solo" part on the bridge, I believe it's Miku playing the lead on that part, as other fans has already mentioned.
I have this song on multiple spotify playlists, and everytime I hear it, it always either makes me smile. or pumps me up. IMO Miku's best song and in My top 3 from this from Unseen World. I absolutely love this song. I actually shed a tear when they played this in their latest Live Online performance. Cool song.
I'm struggling to find one song that stands out, the whole album is just pure gold have it on repeat at work all night and it just gets better.
Continuing from all the comments about Miku singing - I really like the songs Miku sings on the earlier albums. Stuff like Big Dad, Beauty and the Beast, Ooparts, and Time for example ...
Also, I'd love to see Saiki try to reach that high note at 13:09 without turning herself inside out :-)
This is one of my favorite songs on the album. Miku sounds great, and it fits the more pop rock nature that her other solo songs have been. But Kanami also knows how to still give it some grit in the writing. This is easily the hardest Miku song yet, but it still feels light and airy. I tend to not go into the more pop rock side of J-Rock, mostly due to the tone of most female vocalists in the genre, but Miku's are just hard enough for me to get into it.
Btw that last high note was insane, was that a forward head voice or mix? That sounds so unbelievable good.
I think i worked it out as an F#, so seriously high.
Watched and thought about your comments.... my in depth response....?
Yup :)
Miku's songs usually have a lighter feel. Look for Rock In Me. Also you'll hear Kanami singing back up.
From 7:08 to 7:32 is the Miku solo part. That's why your hear a different rythm guitar. Because as we know Kanami is not simple haha
FYI this is my top 3 song of the album along with Black Hole and Warning
I think it's Miku singing all the time except from 2:47 to 2:57 (in the song, not in this video), where Saiki makes a little appearance. What do You think?
Right at the intro vocals i knew this was the Miku song. But i didn't expect it to be this awesome. I don't hate Time and Rock In Me, but I wasn't fond of them either. But as this song progressed I became very impressed and loved it just as much as the rest of the album.
Of, course every true B-M fan loves this song too, I guess - because it's Miku. And which B-M fan doesn't love Miku. Beside that, it's still a cool song and a refreshing lighter break between all the awesome madness on this album. And Kanamis outro is just gold once more ...
Go to say I'm kind of surprised and a little disappointed you didn't pick up on Mr. Kobato singing lead until the end. From my perspective this is one of the strongest songs on the album and that appears to be the consensus amongst fans from what I've seen anyway. Also, I think due to Miku's other solo leads 'Time' and 'Rock in Me' we are kind of used to her songs having more pop elements to them. We just accept it though because Miku! Po!
this song is perfect for Miku s voice i think , i love this one , so fresh but so rock too
Yup, this is definitely Miku's voice from the beginning to the end.
I loved to hear she taking the lead of vocals, is a nice contrast to Saiki's voice, like u said, to kinda clear the "palate" to the rest of the album.
Track 11 is my favorite btw.
Miku sounds great singing this song. She has developed her rock voice to mesh with the music style. BTW most maid cafes-take a snapshot of guests with their maid. TOTAL COLLECTORS ITEMS, if there are maid-cafe photos of Miku???
Miku's song and yes it's not as heavy but fuck it i loved it. It was still heavier than i expected a miku song to be. Started off cute then the riff came in like did you forget what Album this is?
On my first listen I just started giggling when the first riff kicked in... knew I was in for a ride, was not disappointed. Kinda my whole reaction to the entire album on first listen... I was just giggling the entire time from my brain being melted.
I love your reviews of Band Maid =D but I laughed out loud when you JUST discovered that it’s Miku singing. Hahaha
YEA~ This is Miku's sweet song~
Band-Maid would not be Band-Maid without variety. If all they did was the heaviest songs (that we all love), they would not be as good as they are by including songs like this, Daydreaming, or Bubble. What makes them so great is that they do it all and do it all to perfection.
This song is the most standard Japanese pop rock style.
J-pop(rock) has an upbeat rhythm and vocals have an emotional melody line.
But BANDMAID songs go against Japanese standard style Because this is the BANDMAID style !!
Miku's voice has a good feeling with Japanese pop rock. I think this song is a special gift from kanami.
I'm so glad that Miku has her 'own' track on the album again. That's right, our small pigeon » MIKU KOBATO « !!! How in the world could you miss that? 😇
Yes, the overall sound may be a little more towards the jpop style, but I think it fits, like you said, as a little break or contrast to the other songs. Miku has done a great job on the vocal side and thanks to Kanami and Akane, it still has that Band-Maid signature. Did I actually mention that Miku is the vocalist of this song??? 😂🍻 (just kidding!)
Miku love 💕💕💕
This song screams Miku "The Mighty Pigeon" the whole time bro haha, the first solo was Miku making her sensei proud of her.
I predict MV of this song will premiere next week🤞🤞🤞
SAIKIPEEBREAKIDORI is the best Miku's song. I really love this part 7:07
You are right, is Miku💪
Actually, when Miku sing, we, the fan, will love it :))) based on the love to Miku.
This is, IMHO by far, the best Miku's song. It's a wonderful j-rock song made in a BAND-MAID style... So it means that other j-rock bands difficulty could do better than this !! The musicianship and arrangements are there and you hear it !! I actually love this song !!
Watching this reaction again...it's still hilarious that you finally notice the vocalist is Miku at the 4 minute mark. She should take that as a compliment :-)
Champ might not know Miku has some solo songs.
Beauty and the Beast
Rock in Me
Time