Yeah, the "favorite song is the last one" and "50 songs in the top 10 songs" is a trope but it's actually true. Nobody believes it until, say, their fifth or sixth song but then reality begins to sink in. Some people judge bands and musicians by how many notes they can play or things like that, but for me it's just what you said. They move me. They touch my heart and that is the aim of every musician, or should be. You want to see them live? Start working on your cardio!
Said so often that one day somebody will ask Band Maid to write a Bond Theme and it will be a guaranteed memorable song. Band Maid are just the real deal and have been for ten years. Band Maid make us all tear up. They really are great to listen to. In their usual live performance of over an hour and a half to two hours, Saiki needs a break. So naturally they have to write superb instrumentals from the to time to allow her a chance to relax.
There is a reason Kanami writes instrumentals for the band. It's to save Saiki's voice. A few years ago, Saiki had to have surgery on her vocal cords to remove polyps that affected her voice. So the band is very conscious of any strain that might affect her singing. Saiki makes out the set list for every live concert, keeping in mind the songs that might put a strain on her voice. Usually during a concert, The will play an instrumental(Onset and Don't be Long are two of them) and then Miku will sing one of the songs designated for her and then they will then do Miku's Omajinai Time, so that Saiki can get the vocal rest she needs.
And "Play" was so good (IIRC) that Saiki asked to have a vocal part in it, so the band had to come up with a new song that was instrumental LOL. Because you cannot just burn out your lead vocalist over a 2 or 3 hour set. Epic group.
@@powbobs do you know a source for this? I'm not calling you a liar or anything like that but I've only seen this in youtube comments and I would love to read the story for myself wherever it came from.
...and now you have it right. You HAVE to see them live. Yes...yes you do. When I saw them in Denver, CO in August, when they played this particular song, my entire body was shaking, vibrating with energy. I'm not exaggerating. Kanami was ON FIRE. It was a REVELATION. I would suspect you'll experience "The Power of The Maids" in 2024. Rock on, man! 🕊
Yes my friend. You are not alone. Goosebumps, watery eyes, they have the magic. This is the song that knocked me over into full blown Maidiac. Your reaction is exactly what I love about watching reactions. Those “goosebump moments,” those pauses before they hit you again, the emotional journey. Watching you is like watching my kid opening his Christmas gift. I know what’s coming and you don’t! That said, I think I know where you could go next. The Maids have a particular song that fans love; they always play it live; and it shows another facet of their musical abilities: “Daydreaming,” official music video is the way to go. “Daydreaming,” an uptempo ballad, sits in perfect contrast with “From Now On.” The same musicians shouldn’t be able to do this. But they do. Enjoy traveling down the pigeonhole! And I know you’re going to see them live someday. Hopes are for a world tour after their next album release. 🤞🏽
Many of us recently saw Band-Maid play “From Now On” live. OMNG! Kanami riffed her ass off. And the DB’s matched the BPM’s! So FROM NOW ON, Band-Maid will grow in popularity even faster as their awesome, sold out 2023 BAND-MAID 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR wraps up in Japan. Thx, Ross!
You kept mentioning Saiki. I believe she is the reason this song exists. She said she wanted an instrumental to draw in the crowd when they played festivals. (With the unstated fact that she would keep them there afterwards). And Kanami just went "Hold my coffee". They often use it for opening their show now.
You're not the first person to be moved to tears from a Band Maid performance. Once again, just the simple explanation of Band Maid doing Band Maid things.
Yup, everything you said. Still my favorite BAND-MAID song since it's premier a year ago. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 from start to finish. Mincho miraculously makes magical music for the hard rock masses. If only everyone would get a chance to listen. Peace. 7.13
Oh - meant to add. It's perfectly normal to feel emotional when experiencing this band. I call it the "double-rainbow man effect" (where this guy is sobbing on camera at a double rainbow). Sometimes "beauty" can reach such epic heights as to literally make us tear up with joy, and the best music definitely is capable of doing that. I still can't make it through the Great Gig in the Sky half the time without a Kleenex. The awesomeness of this band - just Damn!!
This song takes a certain amount of energy to play. And at It was to be the encore at the end of the tour before last but Kanami was exhausted and couldn't play it in Chicago. So, when they returned to Chicago, to play Lollapalooza they opened with it. And as they warmed up they got even better. Not only did they play the version of 'Don't Your Tell ME' with the Call & Response "Battle" in it they did an even better one in 'Hate'. That's the one you should do a Reaction on!
The tears and goosebumps stop after about 30+ listens to this song! I’m not usually the biggest fan of instrumentals in this genre but this is top tier imo! Honestly their instrumentals seem to just hit different than most other band out there!
I hear you bro - sheer brilliance on musical instruments and flawless execution sometimes makes me emotional as well. Such a great song ... one of the ladies best
The last Band-Maid song you hear will always be your favorite because every one of their songs are just that ^$%@#&% good! Thanks for the review and take care. 🎀
After watching the Christmas Day acoustic concert, I can say that any subset of Band-Maid is a wonderful ensemble. The four musicians are great, and it gives Saiki a break.
"From Now On" was Band-Maids first song at the Aftershock Festival last year I was there and it was awesome ! As far as your next live performance please do yourself a favor and check out "ONSET" Official Live =) Another instrumental that sounds completely different ! Thanks Nice Reaction =)
I think you might be entering a new phase of being a maidiac. This is the phase where after listening to a lot of songs you start to realize how impossibly awesome their songwriting really is. I say impossible because how can you pack so many great ideas into each song and have so many awesome songs!?
I love to see tears of joy from Band-Maid experiences. I think I've shed gallons. Enough to drown a bonnet anyway. Thanks for sharing your leaking face and your goosebumps!
Band-Maid, they know what they're doing. I had the same reaction to "Onset" and I didn't think they could top it, until I heard "From Now On" - I don't know how they do it. I hope you get a chance to see them live. Their shows are unique: 19 to 23 songs and about three MC breaks where they interact with the audience. They have a lot of fun trolling each other and talking to the audience. Everyone has a good time! Saiki does each evening's set list and she schedules an instrumental along with a "Miku Song" to give her voice a rest mid-concert. Saiki has had vocal cord issues and has had surgery to correct the problems. She now takes VERY GOOD CARE of her voice and you can tell that her voice has become better over the years. They love playing small venues; I think they really enjoy being up close with their audience.
😁🤣Saiki (LS) Who, by the way picks (on the whole) the setlist, wanted a ,new, BANGER to open the the new tour Gigs. So you get HIT with "from now on!" followed by The Ice Queen REGALLY striding on stage ... Saiki is responsible for a lot more than people think ... 😉
I remember when I first watched the DVD of this, you could have knocked me over with a feather. You're bang on about the fact that even though FNO is a great showcase for individual band members, it's also a great song with a stirring musical narrative. Kanami (lead guitarist) is about as good a songwriter as there is, and the others contribute heavily in making it rock. They've got a grueling 10th anniversary tour to finish up, but I'd imagine that after a break and (hopefully) a new record release, they'll start touring again. I think it would be hard for them pass on Europe next go round.
Hopefully they'll be visiting Europe next year. And when I say Europe I mean the UK. And when I say the UK I mean Wales. And when I say Wales I mean Cardiff. Sounds like a dream but I wished really hard for Babymetal to come here and, in 2020 and 2023, they played Cardiff so if I start wishing really, really hard now, I reckon they'll make my dream come true. Either that or I'll be travelling elsewhere in the UK or Europe to see them. As you say, just got to see them!
Hi from Staffordshire, currently in Japan as I could not wait for them to come back to the UK. I watched them play this live twice in the past week, they killed it of course. Seeing them again tomorrow and Sunday. I hope they come back to Europe next year too! :-)
All their instrumentals are stellar, and all have a song structure that sound like they could have vocals added. Play was originally written as an instrumental but Saiki asked Miku to put vocals to it. Official instrumentals Onset live is a killer instrumental and then there is Don't Be Long (from their Different single release) and then there are a bunch of unofficial UA-cam videos of instrumentals pirated from their DVD releases including Domination, Giovanni, Dice, Unleash!, Without Holding Back, if you do a UA-cam search. The treasure of the instrumentals is the instruments are front and centre in the mix and you can hear the insane detail Kanami includes in her compositions. Many of the white background videos have focus on just one member like Akane.
They have been using this song as an opener during their short sets (festival or opening act) and during their "Saiki Break Time" in the middle of their full shows where they do a Miku led song, an instrumental and a Miku MC time to give Saiki about a 15-20min break to rest her voice.
I was at the last two servings, they seem to have changed it up a bit. The Miku song and instrumental came quite early in the set (songs 9 and 10), and Miku's magic time came later in the set.
@@Davey-Boyd There are typically 3 MC times in US shows. Saiki break is usually during the 2nd MC time. But 2nd MC time is still right around half-way through the show.
@@Davey-Boyd They may have switched it up to give Saiki a little more rest for her voice. Instead of one longer rest in the middle, she gets a split between 2 MC's.
Since it's release, From Now On has normally been the opener at Festivals to grab the attention of what is usually an audience that's largely unfamiliar with them. I'd say from the videos of the festivals that I've seen that it works very well. Otherwise as others have said it's a mid set song to give Saiki a break. It's interesting, if what I've heard is true, that the idea of having From Now On as a festival opener and the first track on Unleash!!!!! was down to Saiki. I believe it as something we know about Band Maid is they always seem to put what's best for the band before themselves.
I was fortunate enough to see them just outside Washington DC at the end of October last year and I cannot overstate how awesome they were. This song was amazing live but naturally everything else was as well. That was the first live show I’d been to in quite some time but after seeing them it made it a simple choice to jump in and go see Dreamcatcher live as well when they came through in March. Seems to be a bit of overlap of fans for them both.
I've got to recommend you checking out some music from a Japanese channel called The First Take - they bring popular artists on and have them record a version of one of their popular songs, in one take only. No redo's no retakes. Any mistakes get left in as performed. It's a great way to see how the artists approach their songs! I'd especially like it if you checked out The First Take version of Hoshimachi Suisei's Stellar Stellar. especially if you have no idea who that is. You'll be in for a bit of a surprise with that one!
There's not an official live but this is one of my favorite fan cams of "from now on". Very Mincho-centered. You can skip to about the 30 second mark. Recorded by legendary Band-Maid archivist Vladimir Chupin. ua-cam.com/video/1gmH4EcwrC8/v-deo.html
Words that should never precede - "since hearing a BAND -MAID song" and that's - "it's been a long time" , talk about a self inflicted injury 😂 This song is a masterclass in creation, composition, structure and execution and should be mandatory listening for aspiring young rock groups and perhaps some tired old slappers as well, yep looking at you Motley Crue and Steel Panther. Sigh unless I win lotto I don't think B-M will be coming to Oz anytime soon but I reckon England and Europe are back in their sights so I'm plundering my meagre saved retirement funds and checking the Rock Goddesses out live. So if in a couple of years you see an old tramp with an Aussie accent stumbling around Europe or England with a big grin on his face you'll know it's me and that l blew all my savings but I'm still as happy as all fck 😂. What a fcken band Po, VIVA the Maids 👍🎼🎤🎸🥁🍻
Bro its time for Japanese all female/mixed bands... React again to LOVEBITES new songs Judgement Day(MV/LIVE), Stand And Deliver(Shoot 'em Down MV), live The Hammer Of Wrath, Nameless Warrior, Liar, Raise Some Hell, Break The Wall, Scream For Me, When Destinies Align(MV/LIVE), Shadow Maker(MV/LIVE), Holy War.... BAND-MAID live Freedom, Domination, On Set, Influencer, Thrill, Dice, Hate, Play... New Bands to check... NEMOPHILA - songs Rise, Revive, Seize The Fate, Dissension, Raitei.... HANABIE - songs We Love Sweets, Pardon Me, Be The GAL, NEET GAME... GACHARIC SPIN - songs Mindset, 1Game, Lonely... ASTERISM(female guitarist) songs dawn, Rising Moon, Church, Blaze, Gunfire...
My eyes "leak" when listen to Band Maid also...but I'm almost 70.....now....judging from the room you record in, I can only assume that you are.......a hobbit ?????....LOL
You have to be very careful comparing the two bands- if you think the K-Pop fandoms can be viscious, you DON'T want to be caught between their fandoms!
I guess you're joking, but in case you're not..... lol Band Maiko is BandMaid. This will explain it (to you or others). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band-Maiko_(album) Originally was an April Fool's day thing.
They pull this off live like it's a walk in the park
Yeah, the "favorite song is the last one" and "50 songs in the top 10 songs" is a trope but it's actually true. Nobody believes it until, say, their fifth or sixth song but then reality begins to sink in. Some people judge bands and musicians by how many notes they can play or things like that, but for me it's just what you said. They move me. They touch my heart and that is the aim of every musician, or should be.
You want to see them live? Start working on your cardio!
Can you believe that they opened their show at Lollapalooza with this? Just faces ripped clean off.
The next instrumental to do would be "ONSET"
Said so often that one day somebody will ask Band Maid to write a Bond Theme and it will be a guaranteed memorable song. Band Maid are just the real deal and have been for ten years. Band Maid make us all tear up. They really are great to listen to. In their usual live performance of over an hour and a half to two hours, Saiki needs a break. So naturally they have to write superb instrumentals from the to time to allow her a chance to relax.
yup. They typically do a grouping of an instrumental, a Miku led song and then a Miku led MC time to give Saiki about 15-20 minutes of rest.
There is a reason Kanami writes instrumentals for the band. It's to save Saiki's voice. A few years ago, Saiki had to have surgery on her vocal cords to remove polyps that affected her voice. So the band is very conscious of any strain that might affect her singing. Saiki makes out the set list for every live concert, keeping in mind the songs that might put a strain on her voice. Usually during a concert, The will play an instrumental(Onset and Don't be Long are two of them) and then Miku will sing one of the songs designated for her and then they will then do Miku's Omajinai Time, so that Saiki can get the vocal rest she needs.
And "Play" was so good (IIRC) that Saiki asked to have a vocal part in it, so the band had to come up with a new song that was instrumental LOL. Because you cannot just burn out your lead vocalist over a 2 or 3 hour set. Epic group.
Miku got throat surgery at the same time.
@@powbobs do you know a source for this? I'm not calling you a liar or anything like that but I've only seen this in youtube comments and I would love to read the story for myself wherever it came from.
Thank you for your wonderful response. I think it's a wonderful moment when someone sheds tears not when they're sad, but when they're happy.
Goosebumps and inexplicable tears? Must be Band-Maid.
...and now you have it right. You HAVE to see them live. Yes...yes you do. When I saw them in Denver, CO in August, when they played this particular song, my entire body was shaking, vibrating with energy. I'm not exaggerating. Kanami was ON FIRE. It was a REVELATION. I would suspect you'll experience "The Power of The Maids" in 2024. Rock on, man! 🕊
Yes my friend. You are not alone. Goosebumps, watery eyes, they have the magic.
This is the song that knocked me over into full blown Maidiac.
Your reaction is exactly what I love about watching reactions. Those “goosebump moments,” those pauses before they hit you again, the emotional journey. Watching you is like watching my kid opening his Christmas gift. I know what’s coming and you don’t!
That said, I think I know where you could go next. The Maids have a particular song that fans love; they always play it live; and it shows another facet of their musical abilities: “Daydreaming,” official music video is the way to go.
“Daydreaming,” an uptempo ballad, sits in perfect contrast with “From Now On.” The same musicians shouldn’t be able to do this. But they do.
Enjoy traveling down the pigeonhole! And I know you’re going to see them live someday. Hopes are for a world tour after their next album release. 🤞🏽
You win my UA-cam comment of the week! It's a worthless award but still. Nice job!
@@Oedwak 😂 thanks, friend! 🏆 It’s going right next to my 2nd place third grade spelling bee award 👍🏽
Many of us recently saw Band-Maid play “From Now On” live. OMNG! Kanami riffed her ass off. And the DB’s matched the BPM’s! So FROM NOW ON, Band-Maid will grow in popularity even faster as their awesome, sold out 2023 BAND-MAID 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR wraps up in Japan. Thx, Ross!
You kept mentioning Saiki. I believe she is the reason this song exists. She said she wanted an instrumental to draw in the crowd when they played festivals. (With the unstated fact that she would keep them there afterwards).
And Kanami just went "Hold my coffee".
They often use it for opening their show now.
Try to listen to Band Maid's 'Giovanni' instrumental. A rollercoaster of a musical masterpiece.
You're not the first person to be moved to tears from a Band Maid performance. Once again, just the simple explanation of Band Maid doing Band Maid things.
Within 12 months of becoming a fan of kpop music, I also discovered Band Maid. Different types of music but I love both equally.
All of Band-Maids instrumental songs are simply fantastic, this just being the latest one!
I love this song too, but my favourite instrumental from B-M is 'Without Holding Back'.
Yup, everything you said. Still my favorite BAND-MAID song since it's premier a year ago. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 from start to finish. Mincho miraculously makes magical music for the hard rock masses. If only everyone would get a chance to listen. Peace. 7.13
Oh - meant to add. It's perfectly normal to feel emotional when experiencing this band. I call it the "double-rainbow man effect" (where this guy is sobbing on camera at a double rainbow). Sometimes "beauty" can reach such epic heights as to literally make us tear up with joy, and the best music definitely is capable of doing that. I still can't make it through the Great Gig in the Sky half the time without a Kleenex. The awesomeness of this band - just Damn!!
This song takes a certain amount of energy to play. And at It was to be the encore at the end of the tour before last but Kanami was exhausted and couldn't play it in Chicago. So, when they returned to Chicago, to play Lollapalooza they opened with it. And as they warmed up they got even better. Not only did they play the version of 'Don't Your Tell ME' with the Call & Response "Battle" in it they did an even better one in 'Hate'. That's the one you should do a Reaction on!
The tears and goosebumps stop after about 30+ listens to this song! I’m not usually the biggest fan of instrumentals in this genre but this is top tier imo! Honestly their instrumentals seem to just hit different than most other band out there!
I hear you bro - sheer brilliance on musical instruments and flawless execution sometimes makes me emotional as well. Such a great song ... one of the ladies best
The last Band-Maid song you hear will always be your favorite because every one of their songs are just that ^$%@#&% good! Thanks for the review and take care. 🎀
😂😂😂 massive rivals brilliant
After watching the Christmas Day acoustic concert, I can say that any subset of Band-Maid is a wonderful ensemble. The four musicians are great, and it gives Saiki a break.
You can get a taste of it live by searching for their Lollapalooza concert footage on YT. From Now On was the opening song.
"From Now On" was Band-Maids first song at the Aftershock Festival last year I was there and it was awesome ! As far as your next live performance please do yourself a favor and check out "ONSET" Official Live =) Another instrumental that sounds completely different ! Thanks Nice Reaction =)
Please don't forget 'Don't Be Long'.
And, Without holding back.
@@randymcmillen647 "Don't Be Long" seems to have been Kanami's blueprint for "From Now On". The similarity is unmistakable.
This song is so awesome live!!!!
I think you might be entering a new phase of being a maidiac. This is the phase where after listening to a lot of songs you start to realize how impossibly awesome their songwriting really is. I say impossible because how can you pack so many great ideas into each song and have so many awesome songs!?
5:06 me too 🤘
I love to see tears of joy from Band-Maid experiences. I think I've shed gallons. Enough to drown a bonnet anyway. Thanks for sharing your leaking face and your goosebumps!
What's so great is they can pull this off live. I've seen them play this in person a few times. It's insane.
Band-Maid, they know what they're doing.
I had the same reaction to "Onset" and I didn't think they could top it, until I heard "From Now On" - I don't know how they do it.
I hope you get a chance to see them live. Their shows are unique: 19 to 23 songs and about three MC breaks where they interact with the audience. They have a lot of fun trolling each other and talking to the audience. Everyone has a good time! Saiki does each evening's set list and she schedules an instrumental along with a "Miku Song" to give her voice a rest mid-concert. Saiki has had vocal cord issues and has had surgery to correct the problems. She now takes VERY GOOD CARE of her voice and you can tell that her voice has become better over the years.
They love playing small venues; I think they really enjoy being up close with their audience.
BAND-MAID is 🔥🔥🔥🔥! 🖖❤
Watch DICE/HATE (two songs) from Lalapalooza 2023 and be prepared for the bass/guitar throw down in HATE. Best rock band on the planet.
From Now On. Take that Band Maiko.
Arrange a trip to Japan! I believe the 26/11/2023 Yokohama concert is still available! :D It's a 17,000 arena.
😁🤣Saiki (LS) Who, by the way picks (on the whole) the setlist, wanted a ,new, BANGER to open the the new tour Gigs. So you get HIT with "from now on!" followed by The Ice Queen REGALLY striding on stage ... Saiki is responsible for a lot more than people think ... 😉
Saiki is very much in charge.
Try Onset live ....instrumental.
Band−Maid 🎸 一期一会(ichi-go-ichi-e) means "Treasure every encounter,for it will never recur. " from japan🇯🇵
It’s not their only instrumental. KANAMI composes instrumentals *because she can*.
I remember when I first watched the DVD of this, you could have knocked me over with a feather. You're bang on about the fact that even though FNO is a great showcase for individual band members, it's also a great song with a stirring musical narrative. Kanami (lead guitarist) is about as good a songwriter as there is, and the others contribute heavily in making it rock. They've got a grueling 10th anniversary tour to finish up, but I'd imagine that after a break and (hopefully) a new record release, they'll start touring again. I think it would be hard for them pass on Europe next go round.
Hopefully they'll be visiting Europe next year. And when I say Europe I mean the UK. And when I say the UK I mean Wales. And when I say Wales I mean Cardiff. Sounds like a dream but I wished really hard for Babymetal to come here and, in 2020 and 2023, they played Cardiff so if I start wishing really, really hard now, I reckon they'll make my dream come true. Either that or I'll be travelling elsewhere in the UK or Europe to see them. As you say, just got to see them!
Miku: Ok ladies, now how do we assert our world domination?
Kanami: Well, I have this thing I wrote, let me show you all....
MISA MISA MISA!!!!!
Hi from Staffordshire, currently in Japan as I could not wait for them to come back to the UK. I watched them play this live twice in the past week, they killed it of course. Seeing them again tomorrow and Sunday. I hope they come back to Europe next year too! :-)
Say "Hi!" to Hokkaido for us!
I hope you are enjoying your stay in Japan, PO🕊💕
Enjoy your "BM Rock Star Trek" 🤘
@@surfingasongwave just did from my balcony for you. Got some funny looks :-)
@@K.H.D710 I'm loving every second, lovely country, lovely people, baffling toilets! :-)
Love the Band Maiko reference, too funny :)
Too good
👏👏👏👏👏 Thanks for the reaction!
When they go to the UK, if you don't go, I'm gonna come over there from the US and kick your ass
I will come over from Japan and help you ;)
And breathe....at some point in every BM song, I get goosebumps. BTW, want a Korean indie to check out, try Luli Lee "Flame"
All their instrumentals are stellar, and all have a song structure that sound like they could have vocals added. Play was originally written as an instrumental but Saiki asked Miku to put vocals to it. Official instrumentals Onset live is a killer instrumental and then there is Don't Be Long (from their Different single release) and then there are a bunch of unofficial UA-cam videos of instrumentals pirated from their DVD releases including Domination, Giovanni, Dice, Unleash!, Without Holding Back, if you do a UA-cam search. The treasure of the instrumentals is the instruments are front and centre in the mix and you can hear the insane detail Kanami includes in her compositions. Many of the white background videos have focus on just one member like Akane.
There's an instrumental version of YOLO on the EP "YOLO"
Have you reacted to any of their acoustic songs?
80% of Band-Maid at 95%
They have been using this song as an opener during their short sets (festival or opening act) and during their "Saiki Break Time" in the middle of their full shows where they do a Miku led song, an instrumental and a Miku MC time to give Saiki about a 15-20min break to rest her voice.
I was at the last two servings, they seem to have changed it up a bit. The Miku song and instrumental came quite early in the set (songs 9 and 10), and Miku's magic time came later in the set.
@@Davey-Boyd There are typically 3 MC times in US shows. Saiki break is usually during the 2nd MC time. But 2nd MC time is still right around half-way through the show.
@@armynurseboy Same here in Japan, but Magic Time came later in the show than I was expecting, it was 3rd mc. No complaints from me though! :-)
@@Davey-Boyd They may have switched it up to give Saiki a little more rest for her voice. Instead of one longer rest in the middle, she gets a split between 2 MC's.
Is that big sound coming out of those sweet young ladies? YES IT'S BAND-MAID!!!!!🕊🍌🍻☕.........⚾P
Since it's release, From Now On has normally been the opener at Festivals to grab the attention of what is usually an audience that's largely unfamiliar with them. I'd say from the videos of the festivals that I've seen that it works very well. Otherwise as others have said it's a mid set song to give Saiki a break. It's interesting, if what I've heard is true, that the idea of having From Now On as a festival opener and the first track on Unleash!!!!! was down to Saiki. I believe it as something we know about Band Maid is they always seem to put what's best for the band before themselves.
Just wait until you check out Sayonakidori acoustic. 😢😢😢
I was fortunate enough to see them just outside Washington DC at the end of October last year and I cannot overstate how awesome they were. This song was amazing live but naturally everything else was as well. That was the first live show I’d been to in quite some time but after seeing them it made it a simple choice to jump in and go see Dreamcatcher live as well when they came through in March. Seems to be a bit of overlap of fans for them both.
I was at that gig too. They played this and 'Onset' if I remember correctly.
That was great show. My wife and I were there too. 10 feet from the stage.
I've got to recommend you checking out some music from a Japanese channel called The First Take - they bring popular artists on and have them record a version of one of their popular songs, in one take only. No redo's no retakes. Any mistakes get left in as performed. It's a great way to see how the artists approach their songs!
I'd especially like it if you checked out The First Take version of Hoshimachi Suisei's Stellar Stellar. especially if you have no idea who that is. You'll be in for a bit of a surprise with that one!
There's not an official live but this is one of my favorite fan cams of "from now on". Very Mincho-centered. You can skip to about the 30 second mark. Recorded by legendary Band-Maid archivist Vladimir Chupin. ua-cam.com/video/1gmH4EcwrC8/v-deo.html
This Boston show was fantastic, I was in front of MISA, glad to have met Vladimir and some of the Gajin Guys at that show.
Words that should never precede - "since hearing a BAND -MAID song" and that's - "it's been a long time" , talk about a self inflicted injury 😂 This song is a masterclass in creation, composition, structure and execution and should be mandatory listening for aspiring young rock groups and perhaps some tired old slappers as well, yep looking at you Motley Crue and Steel Panther. Sigh unless I win lotto I don't think B-M will be coming to Oz anytime soon but I reckon England and Europe are back in their sights so I'm plundering my meagre saved retirement funds and checking the Rock Goddesses out live. So if in a couple of years you see an old tramp with an Aussie accent stumbling around Europe or England with a big grin on his face you'll know it's me and that l blew all my savings but I'm still as happy as all fck 😂. What a fcken band Po, VIVA the Maids 👍🎼🎤🎸🥁🍻
"Albatross" Peter Green.
"Samba por Ti" Santana
"From now on" Kanami Tono
Kanami is the pianist too.
For future reference, Band-Maiko and Band-Maid are the same band. Band-Maiko is the rhythm guitar, Miku is her alter ego.
Kanami🥰took the vocals in her own hands on this one. (sorry guys😂)
I'm not saying Band-Maid and Band-Maiko are the same group, but have you seen either of them in the same room together? Very sus 😆
Bro its time for Japanese all female/mixed bands...
React again to
LOVEBITES new songs Judgement Day(MV/LIVE), Stand And Deliver(Shoot 'em Down MV), live The Hammer Of Wrath, Nameless Warrior, Liar, Raise Some Hell, Break The Wall, Scream For Me, When Destinies Align(MV/LIVE), Shadow Maker(MV/LIVE), Holy War....
BAND-MAID live Freedom, Domination, On Set, Influencer, Thrill, Dice, Hate, Play...
New Bands to check...
NEMOPHILA - songs Rise, Revive, Seize The Fate, Dissension, Raitei....
HANABIE - songs We Love Sweets, Pardon Me, Be The GAL, NEET GAME...
GACHARIC SPIN - songs Mindset, 1Game, Lonely...
ASTERISM(female guitarist) songs dawn, Rising Moon, Church, Blaze, Gunfire...
My eyes "leak" when listen to Band Maid also...but I'm almost 70.....now....judging from the room you record in, I can only assume that you are.......a hobbit ?????....LOL
You have to be very careful comparing the two bands- if you think the K-Pop fandoms can be viscious, you DON'T want to be caught between their fandoms!
I get with everthing in this song except for the lipsinking.
I have no idea why, but I tear up every time I hear this song, which is somewhat embarrassing when I’ve seen them live.
Those dam maikos , always stealing the band of maids shit , tune in next week for more adventures, the eyes of kaboto r watching
and a little cluppo is always hiding out somewhere
I guess you're joking, but in case you're not..... lol Band Maiko is BandMaid. This will explain it (to you or others). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band-Maiko_(album) Originally was an April Fool's day thing.