Kanami: invited by Miku Akane: invited by Kanami Misa: invited by Akane Saiki: got scammed! They're a breath of fresh air with their genre blending Rock, these girls know their stuff!
@@JbfMusicGuitar Miku was originally the lead singer. It was decided that her voice wasn’t powerful enough to sing the kind of songs they wanted to play. Saiki was suggested as a good match but they felt she wouldn’t join if she knew she was going to be wearing a maid outfit. So she didn’t find out about the outfits until it was time for their first performance and it was too late to back out.
As impressive as Domination is, you don't grasp the full wonder of Band-Maid until you've heard enough of their songs to realize that songwriting is one of their two best traits. They are fantastic musicians with zero ego, they make it super-fun for the fans and they're breathing new life into hard rock that is at once reminiscent of 70's classic, 80's and 90's hard rock. Their song structures, as you saw here, can be very creative and unusual. Here's the other of their 2 best traits - they stimulate the dopamine in your head like nobody like - ever. They become seriously addicting because of that, and in such a good way. They really don't have any bad songs, but I'll recommend Blooming, Manners, Warning, Real Existence Live, Freedom Live (their live stuff is really the best if that's an option), or for a classic power ballad go for Daydreaming. Oh! Bubble MV is great and so is the combo of Secret My Lips and Secret Maiko Lips - in that order - it's a surprise.
Sure, it seems like I've got a lot more to listen to! Thanks for those suggestions Kevin, yeah I think the live stuff is the way to go here - seems to be the general consensus!
People look at me cross-eyed when I say I've found the best rock band since the Beatles, but I stand by that. 100+ songs, no duds. The Beatles quit after around 230 songs, so Band-maid are well on their way to matching their output. And, as hard as it is to admit, in terms of sheer ability on their instruments, Band-Maid are on a higher tier. This is from a guy who saw Jefferson Airplane, Jeff Beck, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Queen and a bunch of others in their heyday. Beatles #1, Band-Maid #2.
You can just randomly select a song off of Band-Maid's UA-cam channel and you won't be disappointed. The same for their new album, you just grab a random song from that and enjoy as they are all great.
@@JbfMusicGuitar They are good musicians. They won't release rubbish. They throw that in the bin and get on with making good music. When they release stuff you know it has met their self-criticism. Some of them trained at the Tokyo School of Music -- they are not amateur musicians.They know when something is not good enough. The Band-Maiko videos they made were the classiest ever April Fool's Day prank -- a maiko is an apprentice geisha, so they dressed as maiko instead of maids, and blended in some traditional Japanese music with their rock sound. Jokingly I would say that Band Maiko is the only band better than Band Maid. This is a band with serious ability.
As a guitar player, I find your formula really interesting, so I subscribed. And as a Band-Maid fan, I can garantee you only saw the tip of the tip of the iceberg - their musical range is wide, and every song bring something interesting and often unexpected.
Cheers mate! Yeah the first few of these I did the main feedback was to show some of these concepts in action. Awesome, Onset live seems to be a pretty popular suggestion, do you reckon that's a good shout?
@@JbfMusicGuitar their latest album is even more ridiculous. Fans thought, sure they can't beat world domination album...2 years later...wtf? Sure they can't beat this "unseen world" let's wait and see. Anything is possible with this band.
The swarm of fans commenting is due to your thoroughly thoughtful look at the song. Fans love this band for their commitment to excellence, for their obvious love of performing and each other. Bandmaid was on the verge of their first show at Budokan in Feb 2020 & due to Covid had to cancel. They responded with an online concert and a song "About Us" that is a love letter to fans and a message of hope, in it Saiki sings " it's alright we are here, no one is alone" They care and it shows; hence the somewhat hyperactive fandom (guilty).
Good to know that's how its come across, I thought Iron Maiden had a loyal fan base, but man Band-maid's ones might have them beat! 🙌 Also, that's really cool about the online concert. Very optimist vibe about the band, nice to see that kind of thing
@@JbfMusicGuitar I forgot to add they also all like a few beers 😁 Misa also enjoys Jim Beam and Laprohaig. So they are umm, down to earth I guess would be the term.
@@JbfMusicGuitar Japan have a great rock/metal scene, and a tons of them are female bands. And they all rockin. And few of them have a loyal fan base. I'm a big fan of Band maid, but also of Lovebites. React to Lovebites please, you won't regret, and wolfpack (Lovebites fans) will came. Good song to start with them is Holy war.
Their love of performing really shows in freedom live. I've never seen a band have so much fun on stage. And they way Kanami looks at Miko when Miko does her lead vocal part is pure gold.
Band-Maid has put out seven albums in almost eight years with 100+ songs, so they have a deep backlog, and here is a shortlist of songs to start from. Onset (official live video) it’s an instrumental Freedom (official live video) a good drum solo with a nice transition to a guitar solo Different (official music video) an anime intro to Log Horizon season 3 Warning (official music video or live) the music video is cool.
@@JbfMusicGuitar as you can see we get a wee bit excited 😊. It is like inviting someone over for what you know will be a kick ass party. One more recommendation . Anemone, it is a slower, heartbreaking song and beautiful.
WOW....Thank you so much for reacting to Band Maid, my favorite band.....and then a guitar lesson after?! Nice! I'm a beginner/novice player (I've been a beginner for years...haha) Hope you do more Band Maid!!!
Cheers bud! Glad you liked it, yeah I got feedback asking for practical examples of the stuff I'm talking about in these videos so started putting them in. I mean I really enjoyed this, so I should really check out more of them!
Great to see a guitar professional reacting to my favourite band Band Maid. I would definately recommend 'Onset' live. It is an instrumental. Also 'Freedom' live from the same concert as 'Domination', has a great drum solo. You could also check out 'Warning' from their latest album 'Unseen World' Thanks for your reaction and great analysis.
I thoroughly enjoyed and appreciate 99% of the reaction/ analysis and hit SUBSCRIBE as soon as I saw the SRV / Albert King pop up. I love the blues and SRV is my all time favorite musician. I've listened to, and loved, him for 40 years. Albert King is godlike in my book, too. In fact, anybody with the last name of King that picks up a guitar is OK with me. I love BAND-MAID as much as anybody here. They are the most unassuming, incredible band that I have ever seen. You would never imagine by looking at them that they play this type of music so, SO well. Each has incredible talent and adding that to the amazing songwriting and "showwomanship" puts this band over the top. I learned about them about 4 years ago and they've changed music for me, forever, and I've listened to them every day since. The 1% that I dislike about this reaction is that Tiny Hat 👒 gets credit for introducing you to BAND-MAID. Everyone here will agree with me in saying that is the only part that stinks. 🦨 p.s. 👍👒😁👏👏
Great video, liked your analysis and the breakdown in the end. I also expected a very gimmicky band at first but I was surprised by how good they are, they actually write pretty good music.
I watch reactors to get insight and analysis, I like to learn more about music! I love music, but always enjoy getting more information about what is actually happening. I also love to watch reactors first reaction to Band Maid, always fun! Band Maid is five Japanese ladies that are fantastic musicians, friends and not consumed by ego! Hope to see you react to more Band Maid! Misa, Misa, Misa, the Barefoot Bass Assassin! Kanami, lead guitar, writes the music and Miku, rhythm guitar and backing vocals and a student of Kanami's, writes the lyrics. Seven years ago, Miku formed the band and didn't even play guitar, just had the dream and determination to make it happen and found four very talented ladies to join her. Band Maid rocks!
@@JbfMusicGuitar she was actually singing in an idol band, but she found out that this is not the type of music she wanted to continue. She then got the idea to combine Maid uniform with cool music, to create the famous gap (you know the story). She hadn't even touched a guitar for longer than a month before they played their first concert. You can definitely say that she has improved since then! Yeah, Miku has a drive unlike many others, and when she has set her eyes on something, she achieves it 🙂
@@JbfMusicGuitar She was going to be the lead singer, but felt her voice wasn't strong enough for the type of music she wanted to play. So, they recruited Saiki for lead vocals. She didn't want to feel useless, so in addition to back-up vocals, she took up rhythm guitar and started learning to play under the tutelage of the lead guitarist Kanami. At first, Kanami would write simple rhythm sections for Miku, but now, Miku is pretty good so Kanami just writes music and Miku just plays it. She's very dedicated. One of my favorite thigs about Japanese female musicians is their absolute dedication to their craft, their precision, and the constant drive to improve. Miku plays Zemaitis guitars and even has her own signature model called "Flappy Pigeon". It's a really beautiful guitar with an intricately carved plate. So yeah, from not knowing how to play, to having a signature guitar in 7 years. She's amazing.
Band-Maid is a very hard working band - as a result, they are always tight (even in some of the highly complex songs they do). A lot of people have watched "Dice" after their first experience of Band-Maid, or nowadays "Warning" or "Manners" are popular. If you want to see how technical they can get, you can listen to "No God", "Black Hole", or "Giovanni" (audio only) from their recently-released album "Unseen World". And wow - full points to you for referencing Kate and Anna McGarrigle harmonies - not many people know about them anymore!
Thanks bud! They really seem like 'band' musicians;it's hard to describe from a musical point of view ; sort of team players type thing? Just in the way the gel together, so would be really interesting to hear some more fiddely/technical stuff as well! Kate and Anna McGarrigle are the business! Sadly true, I wasn't sure how many people would have heard of them, but they just popped in to my head, lol!
I was pumped by both the vocal blend references (big Proclaimers fan, somewhat familiar with the McGarrigle sisters), but my thought went immediately to what I think is an even more seamless example: Hedningarna. They're mostly Swedish, but for a LONG time their singers were Finnish sisters who, if you didn't know better, you'd swear were a single singer multi-tracked. Unfortunately, there's almost mothing from them on YT.
Song suggestions: Go to their YT channel, and start at the oldest and work your way through all of them. Then buy all the albums and DVDs and become an insane fan like all the rest of us. lol!
Thank you calling it an analysis or commentary. I hate when people call their 'reaction' videos just that and they end up pausing many times to comment. Thank you for realizing there is a difference between reaction and commentary. Thank you for the heads up and your honesty. Band-Maid rocks!
No problem Greg! One of the videos I did while back seemed to annoy people that I was pausing too much - I don't want to just sit and watch stuff (especially when there's as much going on as there is here!), so thought if I put a wee disclaimer at the start that'll let folk know what the score is 🤘
Compared to many bands nowadays, these ladies were not thrown together wildly, but more or less found themselves. Some call it fate. Rhythm guitarist Miku Kobato had the idea for the band while working in a maid cafe. That's where the outfits come from. She saw Kanami (lead guitarist) online in solo videos and simply asked her to join the band. She already knew and worked with Akane Hirose (drummer), who went to the same music school as Misa (bass). Finally, Saiki Atsumi was 'lured' into the band after they were given a tip-off by Miku's agency at the time. :) That these ladies are more than just a band could be seen well here, but I think it can best be seen in the live video for 'Freedom' from the same show, which also has a nice guitar solo. Or, if you are interested in an instrumental, there is no way around 'Onset'. :) 【 'Our rock never dies, ever. Forever!' - from 'Manners' by Band-Maid 】 🕊️
Wow, that's really interesting! I was wondering if they had been put together or had a team of writers and that kind of thing, but from what you've said, it sounds like they're a band who are very much more than the sum of their parts!
@@JbfMusicGuitar Well, for the first 3 of their albums they had the package with writers and so on. But on the third one, they got the opportunity to release a work that they completely wrote and composed themselves. The song is fittingly titled 'Alone' and the album that followed was already completely self-written. This already dates back to 2016/2017 and in January of this year they released their seventh studio album. Strictly speaking, actually their eighth. :) Of course, the overall picture of a band is made up of its individual parts. But there is also a serious difference compared to other bands. There is not just this one or two particularly talented individuals. Without exception, all of them have this enormous talent in what they do and thus each of them is an equally strong pillar in the construct called 'Band-Maid'. They function as a group/team, which goes from songwriting all the way to live performances. Needless to say, that it helps a lot that they have found each other in a 'natural' way and friendships have developed between them. Perhaps you can tell that I am very fond of these ladies. Not only for me, but for many out there, they are perhaps the best and most refreshing thing the rock genre has seen in a very, very long time.
@@JbfMusicGuitar Freedom has a drum solo preceding that guitar solo and the hand-off between drums to guitar is as good as I've ever heard, particularly since it's live.
Enjoyed your analysis and breakdown. There are actually videos from a limited edition DVD/BD of each individual member playing their parts for this song (and a few other songs). They get blocked from YT whenever someone tries to upload them, but I'm sure someone knowledgeable could point you towards a valid link. Regarding the composition of the band's music, their first two mini-albums were written by professional songwriters from their label, but they were finally given permission to write their own songs starting with their 3rd album. After that, almost everything they've recorded has been their own material. This track (Domination) is from their fifth album (World Domination), which they composed themselves. Their normal songwriting process is: Kanami (lead guitarist) comes up with the riffs and overall melody of a song, she sends it to Akane (drums) and Misa (bass), who add their own flourishes and ideas. After this, Miku (rhythm guitar) writes the lyrics, sometimes with input from Saiki (lead vocals), who is the one who gives "final approval" that a song is good enough to release. Kanami really seems to enjoy challenging herself and the other members to play more and more difficult arrangements, which you can really see in their latest album (Unseen World).
Thanks Simeon! That sounds really cool, love when you can hear the parts isolated like that. Cheers for the info, I was wondering if they has a team of songwriters around them, I wonder if they picked up some tricks and ideas from working with them on those first few albums? That's a pretty slick production line, all I can say is it certainly seems to be working for them 🤘
@@JbfMusicGuitar there are some very good translated interviews in the Bandmaid Reddit where they talk about composing, influence, and how the early writers helped them learn.
Kanami loves her tapping & slides but her solos are never overplayed & never outstay their welcome. If anything i wish they would stay around a bit longer :)
@@JbfMusicGuitar You're right. And like a lot of Maidiacs have suggested, the instrumental "ONSET" gives each member the time to shine. No one hogs the limelight in BAND-MAID :)
This song was the 22nd song of 23 song stage. They always perform at least a 2 hr sets, more often goes to around 2hr 15 to 30 min sets on their concerts. You can listen to their latest album "Unseen World" (2021). It will blow your mind.
That's impressive, your brain can get a bit fuzzy with those longer 2-3 hour sets! Thanks, I'm getting the impression that newest album is quite progressive and intricate?
@@JbfMusicGuitar Yes, a lot of progressive elements that Kanami (lead g) incorporated on this album. Some of the songs are absolutely mad crazy. What's is unbelievable is that this band does not have one BAD song. All songs are anywhere from good to holy mother of god amazing.
@@JbfMusicGuitar it is definitely their most complex album to date. I have the feeling Kanami turned completely lose in this album, and just hammed in stuff regardless of intricacies. Layers on layers, with catchy choruses.
Welcome aboard, Jack. You are embarking on (along with many others - 110 million YT views!) an awesome hard-rock journey with 5 incredible women. Here's my intro blurb for those who may be new to Band-Maid: BAND-MAID’s songs and sound beat with the heart and soul of all rockers. But you’ll also hear heavy influences of Punk, Metal and Pop, with nice touches of Blues, Jazz, Funk and Grunge. Sometimes they use multiple genres within the same song. Their Composition, Execution, Consistency (115 songs with their latest album, “Unseen World”), Uniqueness, Charisma, Charm and, oh yeah, Cuteness factor, position them as becoming the hard rock Beatles of our time! In other words, they’re destined for mega-stardom. Each member's personalities are super interesting and their musicianship among the best. Their writing, arrangements and overall sound, especially guitar tones and drums, are kick-ass! Having seen them LIVE, I can honestly say their performance, sound, stage appearance, and band synergy is off the rails spectacular. Band-Maid is the only band in decades where I love nearly EVERY song they’ve done. I have over 70 favorites! "Thrill" (2014) is a great place to start: ua-cam.com/video/Uds7g3M-4lQ/v-deo.html Their later songs from albums Unseen World, Conqueror, World Domination, and Just Bring It drive even more - Warning, No God, H-G-K, Black Hole, Different, Rinne, Blooming, Moratorium, Domination, Clang, Dice, Spirit, Turn Me On, Fate, Play, Hide-And-Seek, Secret My Lips, Puzzle, Glory, Choose Me, I Can’t Live Without You, and on and on. But don’t miss out on their powerful, beautifully written, mid-tempo songs like Daydreaming, About Us, Anemone, Endless Story, PAGE, Mirage and Smile... or more punky like After Life, Don’t Let Me Down and Screaming… or funky like Bubble… or bluesy like Manners and The Dragon Cries… or poppy like Start Over… or a bit jazzy like Wonderland… or cultural like the Band-Maiko series… or instrumentals like Don’t Be Long, Onset, Without Holding Back and Going Nuts! And many are represented with over 35 well produced music videos. ua-cam.com/users/BANDMAID Most performances should be experienced from their LIVE audience & online OKYU-JI concerts. Tokyo's LINE CUBE SHIBUYA on February 14th (“Domination” ua-cam.com/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/v-deo.html), ZEPP 2018, Shinkiba Studio Coast 2017 and some of the better 2019 tour Fan vids are excellent. Here’s four of what it’s like to see Band-Maid LIVE at super intimate venues. These two taken by Vladimir Chupin in Hamburg: ua-cam.com/video/__1th7ctgMo/v-deo.html, and a fun, wonderful live performance in Amsterdam of Miku introducing "Don't You Tell Me" (with MISA & Kanami's great instrumental exchange) and "Turn Me On” (with MISA's solo intro): ua-cam.com/video/kfYQoWBlSpk/v-deo.html. The next one was taken by JT Dayo in LA: ua-cam.com/video/4uIYBkAybCI/v-deo.html, and finally by JOSER8845 in LA: ua-cam.com/video/usWZvlGGDSs/v-deo.html. If you like Band-Maid, make sure to support them by purchasing some concert tickets, CD, DVD/BD & Merch, etc. bandmaid.tokyo Like most Band-Maid songs, I like them from the get-go but really start to appreciate them after more hearings and seeing their LIVE videos. I'll go back and see an older song like YOLO, Order, Shake That, Freezer, Before Yesterday, Real Existence, Non Fiction Days and Alone, etc. and realize there's no band that can consistently construct and play like Band-Maid. For fun, check out an awesome, little known "Mega Band-Maid Mix" by DJ Ray of some of their earlier stuff: facebook.com/djrayboston/videos/1004709499579009 Band-Maid members are: Saiki Atsumi (Sy-i-Key or Psyche) “Ice Queen" - Lead vocals, arrangements and melodies. At 27 and the youngest, “Sensei” (Teacher) as band members call her, has the last word on many musical decisions. High-heels or sneakers, Sai-chan’s smile melts away her sometimes perceived, coldish persona. Saiki’s powerhouse performances, charisma, and voice focus the experience that’s driven her to the top echelon of hard rock frontwomen... or frontmen! Miku Kobato (Me-Ku) "Small Pigeon" - Rhythm guitar, vocals, lyricist, 29 years old. “Koba”, as Saiki calls her, is the Band founder and a firecracker MC & PR SpokesPigeon, po! Her “Magic Spell Time” charm and energy ignite the room. Kuruppo! No, no, no… KURUPPO!! Kanami Tono (Ka-Na-Me) “Princess” - Lead guitar, keyboards, 29 years old, is a prolific writer of most Band-Maid material. Kanami (translates “Song Wave”) is a possessed riff-slayer who’s so damn adorable it hurts. The only thing you want from Mincho is more! Akane Hirose (A-Ka-Nay) "Gorilla" - Drums, 30 years old, band energizer & co-clown with MISA. Achi’s talents include massive consumption of noodles and bananas, of course, (even during performance!) while revolutionizing rock drumming with relentless drive, dynamics and the kick. This “DrumZilla” is the Party! MISA (Me-Sa) "Barefoot Assassin" - Bass, 28 years old. An alluring free spirit driving her 5-string to rapturous low-ends while pulling off surprising counter leads with Kanami, off-stage MISA is the band’s goofball ballerina. Sometimes seen as the Mysterious One because she lets her instrument do the talking, the Assassin literally kills it… every note.. uniting Band-Maid’s world-class rhythm section. 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I enjoyed your reaction, and thank you for the guitar lesson. For more great BAND-MAID guitar work, I would like to see your analysis of the instrumental Onset live at the same concert and the Blooming MV.
Awesome breakdown of the guitar work. I have been listening to them nonstop for about 8 months now and there is so much going on i am still hearing new bits and fills. The song writing is on a different level.
That's awesome Steven, always really cool when you find a band that keeps you coming back, getting new details every listen. Glad you enjoyed this, was a blast listening to them! 🤘🎶
A small note about the costumes. In Japan, there is a thing called "gap moe". Moe (pronounced Moe-eh) is more or less, appeal or cuteness depending on the context, while gap in this case is when something looks like it should be a certain way, but is in fact quite not that way. So you could have a tomboy who has a very girly hobby that is unexpected and cute. The gap being the unexpectedness of someone looking like a tomboy, having the hobby. Well, with the maid outfits you get the visual that "oh, it's cutesy girls. This music will be poppy and cute." but then they hit you with the sound. That's the gap. And Miku wanted that gap when she came up with the band. The gap of look vs sound is the concept. Hope that's a decent description of it.
Thanks, made perfect sense to me! I think the best phrase I've heard that's close to the 'gap' is 'subversion of expectation'. Oddly enough because I was aware of X Japan, I just assumed they were doing some sort of the Visual Kei thing!
It's always great to see someone new, especially with music experience, react the first time to Band Maid. Your reaction is spot on. They bring the Gap, Japanese for the difference between what you see and what you hear. They are incredible musicians, song writers and composers. Any live videos like Real Existence. Or the new live vids Warning and Thrill. But any of their videos live or studio are fantastic.
@@JbfMusicGuitar The Maids have tried hard from the very beginning to separate themselves from other female bands from Japan. That is why it is so hard to compare or pigeon hole their music. For example Kanami the lead guitarist sites Carlos Santana as a primary influence on her playing.
What a fantastic, wide-ranging video. First time the McGarrigles and Prodigy have been mentioned in a Band-Maid video I’m sure! I know you’ve had lots of recommendations for next Band-Maid songs. If you want an idea of their range, I suggest Wonderland (the official live video).
Thanks Rob! Hahah, good point 🤣 If a band is making me think of The Prodigy and the McGarrigle sisters they must be doing something right! Appreciate your input- I'm putting all the suggestions in to one document, how I try and work out what to listen first from there... well future me can just figure that one out!
That's a very good breakdown. The rhythm goes from 3rd to 7th, instead of from the 5th. Other then that I think everything is spot on, even the muting of the strings with the index finger.
@@JbfMusicGuitar their first 2 albums were more pop-rock, pop-punk oriented and all the songs were written for them. They started playing their own songs in 2015 with the song "alone" however their early songs like "thrill" and "real existence" are still popular. In both technical level, and songwriting skills they consistently improved album after album. Having said that their early albums are still good. Me personally I only liked one song each from the first 2 albums. Their 3rd album, "brand new maid" is though still followed the pop-punk style, they seemed to have found their sound. I only discovered band-maid last year so there are other die-hard fans with more information. I always get new information from them! Band-maid since when they started arranging the songs (and writing most songs), whatever the style they play there have been the slight bluesy edge and progressive edge. Even in their simplest song, you'll find something interesting, unique or weird. Have fun with the journey!
@@kent-oveprestberg3578 Thanks for the info! I knew it was from the 3rd album Brand new maid! I'm learning slowly but surely thanks to you! Much appreciated!!! 👍🤩
So far, they have three instrumentals that i know of: 1) Onset (have official live video) 2) Don't be long (don't have MV but available on any music streams) 3) Without holding back ( have MV but for BluRay edition only, can check out at bilibili website for their video)
FYI, this song also have instrumental version as well. It also come with the BluRay edition. 1) Domination 2) DICE 3) After Life 4) NO GOD 5) Giovanni You can check out these MV at bilibili
There's another very short instrumental called "Want More!" also available on bilibili. IIRC it's largely programmed instruments. Kanami made it for last year's Day of Maid during the very height of COVID so they couldn't get together at that time to play it properly. There's also a live performance of "Go Nuts" which you can find with a bit of googling. Enjoy!
I can see the enthusiasm on your face as you listened to these ladies that you're hooked. These girls are the "Perfect Storm" with regards to rock bands. Everything is perfect, not unlike the Beatles in many senses. Who started the band, how they all met and formed, how their "rock" goals were all in the same place, how they continued when they were down, how they continue once back up, multiple record labels. For me, one thing that makes them great is the back story and the sisterhood they have. Knowing them off stage is so much fun, these girls are a HOOT, but they are a well oiled machine that get the job done when needed. Welcome aboard, I know you'll stay.
Brilliant! Thanks Jon! I can fall off in to pure music theory stuff, so if I ever go on a tangent that makes zero sense, hit me up and I'll try to explain what I'm going on about!
Suggestions for a female Japanese guitarist starter pack: Kanami (Band Maid) Freedom, Onset, Play, Manners Midori, Miyako (Lovebites), Holy War, We the United, Raise Some Hell, Scream for Me Hazuki, Saki (Nemophila) Dissension, Raitei, Oiran, Sorai There are many more, but these are a good place to start. And Live does tend to be better with these bands when possible.
Hmmm, but how can I trust the words of a Certified Weirdo? ... Or does being The Certified Weirdo mean I should trust you more - Yeah, probably that one 🤘🤘🤘
@@JbfMusicGuitar as you read her lyrics it also seems to be a way of saying Don't look at women as inferior. Saiki the lead singer has been known to sign autographs with "just bring it, get on your knees" they are a talented, confident group .
Japanese is a very lyrical language. Look at Hirose Akane's wrists on the drum solo. Her wrists are the most relaxed I have seen and that allows her a very smooth and fluid drumming style. She is the leader of the band. Misa is one of the best bass players I have seen. I love that she can play with a pick, slap and finger pick. And on the bass she can shred which is hard to do. Tōno Kanami , the lead guitarist on our right is a great rhythm and lead player who can shred with the best of them. Did you here the frequency and accuracy of those bends? Atsumi Saiki, the lead vocalist has such a great voice with an excellent range. She has outstanding stage presence. She was the last edition to the band and was deceived by Pigeon who did not tell her about the maid uniforms. She still kicks at Pigeon once in a while. Speaking of Pigeon, she is the guitarist on our left. That is Kobato Miku (a.k.a. Po which is Japanese for Pigeon). She learned to play rhythm from Kanami. She was the founding member and was supposed to be lead vocals but she felt she didn't have enough oomph. That is why they brought Saiki into the band. I love the way she harmonizes with Saiki. But I also adore the parts where she is supporting what Saiki is singing with a little something different. It gets to be like Saiki telling the audience something with her vocal part and then Miku kind of edifying what Saiki just sang. Gets a conversational quality to the songs. You can't go wrong no matter what you pick. I would recommend On Set and Play.
Cheers mate! Yeah their voices blend really well together! I've enjoyed everything I've heard from them so far, I checked out Onset (ua-cam.com/video/cQ5gVMKbmao/v-deo.html) and Play (ua-cam.com/video/yfDp_OxficU/v-deo.html) a wee while back- a total pleasure to listen to their stuff and try to break it down 🎶
Band-maid is awesome! They just released a new album this year. Have you ever react to the Japanese band name Scandal? If not you should check this band out, I can give you some suggestions and links for Scandal songs. I hope you do a react video for Scandal songs soon.
Totally, I was thoroughly impress with this! I've never heard of Scandal before, would be interested in checking them out- any links or suggestions are more than welcome!
@@JbfMusicGuitar Here is a list of Scandal songs with links you can react to. The songs are in random order. I would suggest do the song "Scandal Baby" or "A.M.D.K.J" first, but it's your choice. This year is their 15th Anniversary, so I put 15 songs to pick from (note, I try to give you live and Music Video...sometimes Sony block the older Music Videos. Good news is that Sony don't block the live concert as much. And Scandal newer songs after 2018 will not get block because Scandal has their own label now); Side note, Scandal has a new song coming out on June 16th and the song name is called "Ivory" Try one and see if you like them. 1. Scandal baby Live: ua-cam.com/video/FQ8WFhO7Hl4/v-deo.html 2. Image (Note: in the video on the back wall you can see my hometown flag of Bennington, Vermont. but you should do the live version, because less chance of being block by youtube.) MV: ua-cam.com/video/0_RN3a_GJuE/v-deo.html Live: ua-cam.com/video/L_6eaAx9iI0/v-deo.html 3 A.M.D.K.J (one of their newer songs and it's their label so the MV will NOT get blocked) MV: ua-cam.com/video/3pDpYur3Nwc/v-deo.html 4. 少女S (Shoujo S) MV: ua-cam.com/video/G9hAP106sSg/v-deo.html Live: ua-cam.com/video/GHbnpl15_n8/v-deo.html (NOTE: skip to 22 second mark for the music video to start) 5. 「最終兵器、君」 / Saishuheiki Kimi MV: ua-cam.com/video/mEnXf3CiPSY/v-deo.html 6. Departure MV: ua-cam.com/video/qSeDDZhqOyk/v-deo.html Live: ua-cam.com/video/fdFKX_2U37U/v-deo.html 7. Pride MV: ua-cam.com/video/ZCmJ-QT8Sb8/v-deo.html Live: ua-cam.com/video/Y9WKNPQYr_o/v-deo.html 8. HARUKAZE MV: ua-cam.com/video/Na1nNsYX9ro/v-deo.html Live: ua-cam.com/video/i9EFC0nCRXE/v-deo.html 9: Shunkan Sentimental Live: ua-cam.com/video/WbkUoB3LApo/v-deo.html 10. Spice. (It's anima so you do not see the band.) MV ua-cam.com/video/y2W295yVVSE/v-deo.html or the songs only' ua-cam.com/video/FlrXxEnIUNA/v-deo.html 11. Playboy Live: ua-cam.com/video/jfcECD6ahc4/v-deo.html 12. Space Ranger Live: ua-cam.com/video/ELWhPPhg0lY/v-deo.html 13. SCANDAL IN THE HOUSE MV: ua-cam.com/video/imR0robS7BQ/v-deo.html Live: ua-cam.com/video/CUmuXWWDxNU/v-deo.html 14. Doll MV: www .ua-cam.com/video/X3IFT7Z4pos/v-deo.html Live: ua-cam.com/video/BZJHgYXlHQg/v-deo.html 15. Scandal new song "Eternal" come out on March 3, 2021 MV: ua-cam.com/video/-174Ji-llSM/v-deo.html
@@malcolmrush Thanks Malcolm, much appreciated! Sorry for the delayed reply, just noticed your comment had been flagged; that's what you get for helping me out with those handy link, lol 🤣
@@JbfMusicGuitar Here the list again without the links...so you have to look up the videos. I will tell you which ones you should do live and other ones that is fine with the music videos. I hate when that happens. Here is a list of Scandal songs with links you can react to. The songs are in random order. I would suggest do the song "Scandal Baby" or "A.M.D.K.J" first, but it's your choice. This year is their 15th Anniversary, so I put 15 songs to pick from (note, I try to give you live and Music Video...sometimes Sony block the older Music Videos. Good news is that Sony don't block the live concert as much. And Scandal newer songs after 2018 will not get block because Scandal has their own label now); Side note, Scandal has a new song coming out on June 16th and the song name is called "Ivory" Try one and see if you like them. 1. Scandal Baby do the live performance 2. Image do the live performance 3 A.M.D.K.J do the music video 4. 少女S (Shoujo S) do the live performance 5. 「最終兵器、君」 / Saishuheiki Kimi do the music video 6. Departure do the live performance 7. Pride do the live performance 8. HARUKAZE do the live performance 9: Shunkan Sentimental do the live performance 10. Spice. do the music video 11. Playboy do the live performance 12. Space Ranger do the live performance 13. SCANDAL IN THE HOUSE do the live performance 14. Doll do the live performance 15. Eternal do the music video
Excellent reaction and breakdown...learned a lot! Glad you liked Band Maid....it will hopefully turn into loving them like they did to me. Ritchie Blackmore and Ian Paice (Deep Purple, Mark II) left their DNA in Japan when they went in 1972 hehe.
Thank you, glad you got something from it! I've had a tonne of suggested songs to check out, not entirely sure how to figure what to go for first, but looking forward to it none the less 🤘
The best metal/hard rock band of the last 25 yrs. So much talent packed into this band- I'd put any of these women up against the Legends of Rock, and they would more than hold their own.
Miku, one of the guitarists, founded the band and used to work at a maid cafe in Tokyo. They called themselves Band Maid because of that and it’s a great gimmick to make uneducated westerners think they’re cute little anime characters or they’re like Baby Metal (NOT!) They are very talented musicians, writers and the lead singer is amazing. They have the whole package.❤️
They didn't wrote a song for My hero academia, but they did wrote the opening for Log Horizon season 3: Different and to give Saiki's voice a rest they wrote Onset (instrumental song).
@@JbfMusicGuitar Onset is an instrumental so with your detailed guitar breakdown I'll give it my vote. You really can't go wrong but if you like groovy give Manners a shot if you want something fast Warning has one of my favorite riffs out of their MV's.
Great point about not needing to understand the lyrics to still absolutely enjoy the vocals. It reminds me of opera where the voice is one of the primary instruments and the actual lyrics meaning is secondary (and in opera, often quite silly). However, having said that, the can be some added meaning with the English subtitles turned on, although the translations often don't scan poetically/melodically particularly well.
Opera is such a good point of reference, I'd never have made! I've been trying to read the lyrics more... but they always have so much going on musically, I usually get distracted, lol
Akane, Misa, & Kanami formally studied music, and Japan is serious with their music schools. Miku founded the band and was the sole lead vocalist, but she realized her voice didn’t have the raw power for the music she envisioned, so she recruited Saiki to be the vocal lead. That said, Miku has a lovely voice that is pleasant and soothing to listen to along with harmonizing beautifully with Saiki. This live version of “Domination” is excellent and, in my opinion, much better than the original studio version. Great review and guitar breakdown.
Many thanks! Did a few of these a while back and the main suggestion was to try and show some of stuff in action; much easier than trying to explain it without a guitar anyway!
Onset is probably the safe pick for a next video, but there's a song called Different and an instrumental version of Giovanni (there's no official live version and the album version has the guitar low in the mix) that feature guitars going so crazy I can't even keep up. Would be interesting to see the perspective of someone who knows what they're doing.
Cheers! Yeah Onset seems to be the most suggested, so I'll check that out first- should check out that instrumental version of Giovanni as well, sounds cool!
I am a recent Maidiac convert and found them on a recommendation from another guitar channel. It didn’t take long for me to completely forget about the Maid outfits (I have come full circle and now think it’s cool). These women know music and they know their instruments very well. I’m afraid I have become a whirling fanboi since then (not becoming in someone who’s far from a teen) but I don’t care. Their music makes me happy and I smile when I listen to it. The individual personalities in the band are just the icing on the cake. They are all round wonderful and I’m very grateful I found them. I haven’t been this excited about a band’s live performances for 20+ years. Shameless admiration over. edit - I’m not going to post suggestions for another song from the Maids, as I can see the other posts and besides their obviously good options listed it is not an exaggeration to say you cannot go wrong picking anything on the official channel. Especially the live ones. I will however say that Onset, the first time I listened/watched the Tokyo Zepp live version had me in goosebumps and borderline tears.
Hahaha, imo if a band makes you excited about music there's nothing wrong with that! Thanks for that additional edit, Onset is probably gonna have to be the next one I check out, lost count of how many people have suggested it- you guys seems to know your stuff, so I figure I can't go wrong 🔥🎶
@@JbfMusicGuitar - Indeed. I have played instruments for most of my life (started on keys just before my 5th birthday) and written music too. It brings me great enjoyment. It has never been my main gig though so I am not any sort of virtuoso but I can definitely appreciate when someone knows their ****** and these gals know the way around their instruments. I always feel a bit of a heel for recommending Onset as it's an instrumental which means no Saiki and she is as important to the band as any other member but at the same time as posted above it was the first of their pieces that I listened to that had me in an emotional state after (I think it was the second of their tracks I listened to). There have since been many more for me. Of course it's all about opinions but you really cannot go wrong IMHO and I would desperately love to see them perform in person at a live gig. Fingers crossed that can happen in the near future.
Much apprentice dude! Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of a lot of reaction stuff, so try to add a bit of insight/analysis. There's been a (quite unexpectedly!) strong response to this, so I'm sure I'll look at more of their back catalogue 🤘
Miku Kobato - RHYTHM GUITAR - plays Zemaitis C24MF (Zemaitis Endorsement - with a Signature Guitar called Flappy Pigeon) - EVH Amps - Writes the lyrics - Has only been playing guitar for about 7 years. Was the singer but took a back seat voluntarily! KANAMI TONO - LEAD GUITAR - plays PRS Custom 24 (PRS Endorsement) - Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier. - Writes the music (one interview she states that she has a database - 2 years worth?!?!) Misa - BASS GUITAR plays Black Cloud "Smoker" and Privat Reserve (SG Style) bass - (Black Cloud Endorsement) Orange AB200B MKIII Amps Akane Hirose - DRUMS - Plays TAMA drums with Zildjian Cymbals - Roland KD-A22 (Possibly an Endorsement with TAMA and ROLAND) Saiki - VOCALS - Sennheiser microphones and DPA Microphones
Read your description. This band put themselves together started by Miku the rhythm guitarist. They received songs to play from their label early on, but then wrote & arranged Alone on their 3rd album and they never looked back.
Bro, check out also LOVEBITES, all Japanese female Heavy Metal Band live at Zepp Diver City Tokyo 2020 songs Raise Some Hell, Break The Wall, Holy War, and their latest MV Glory To The World and Winds Of Transylvania... :)
You said it perfectly, despite the dressing as maids, there is no gimmick here, just pure talent and a lot of hard work and practice! This is a Rock band who are at the top of the game, world class musicians. 😀 One thing i can tell you is, you will never find a bad song from Band Maid, quite the opposite, every song you hear becomes your new favorite! Check out their songs: Manners - Warning - Daydreaming and many more! Another band i will suggest you check out is Lovebites - "Holy War" Live 2020. Female Metal band from Japan, also fantastic musicians! Thank you!
Thanks Jorge! Jim S used the phrase 'well oiled machine' in the comments here - totally sums up the impression I got! Cheers for those suggestions, I'll be sure to give them a listen 🎶 🤘
You should check out all of them. Sometimes things get blown out of proportion, but not with BAND-MAID. As to analysis, if you want something more Metal influenced and heavy try 'Rinne'. But if you just want a perfectly put together song then 'Blooming' is the way to go. But for more LIVE BAND-MAID then do 'Real Existence' LIVE.
Haha, yeah at this point it's looking like I'm just gonna have to make a 100 song long playlist, 🤣🤘 Cheers for those suggestions- always good to have a point to kick off from!
Freedom(live) is a really fun song, has some great solos, and puts one in a good mood.. Thrill (music video) - The music video that helped them blow up overseas when the band was still new. Miku (2nd guitar/vocals) had just started learning guitar at that point so a couple months at most. Play - An instrumental with vocals. Onset - Instrumental As others have said just pick any from their channel, its hard to go wrong. Their catalog is large and solid.
MISA!!! MISA!!! MISA!!!! 🥃🥃🥃Badass Bass Assassin. Tiny Hat!!!! Well Done for suggesting 👏. This is a good Band-Maid song to react to because you get to see how talented these 5 musicians really are and how much fun they have on stage with each other in concert. Their MV'S are very good but their Live videos are 10 times better 😉🤙🏼 You just experienced the Band-Maid "gap" You visually expected gimmicky and your ears got kick ass Hard Rock.
@@JbfMusicGuitar hey ma halo for your reaction and replying. You are not the 1st or will be the last to say that. Every Band-Maidiac or Maidiacs has gone through the same reaction. I did in 2016 and loved these musicians ever since. It's the very reason why us Maidiacs love watching 1st time reactors to Band-Maid. The facial expressions are priceless. You need to see B-M Live. I've seen them twice here in LA and it's amazing to watch how talented and how much fun they have on stage with each other. From MISA'S whiskey drinking to Akane's banana 🍌eating to Miku's Spell Time.
"Domination" SHOULD be the go to song for all 1st time reactors. I still can't believe B-M did the every instrument solos breakdown as a thank you just for me.😍
I love your analytical review. Please do more of Band-Maid. One cool thing about them is that their songs don't sound similar even after putting out 100 of them. Not a single dull song. Check out Alone, Daydreaming, Blooming, and Choose Me.
At first I thought you were nodding your head to the song, but soon realized you were just counting to twenty so you could do your twenty-second pauses.
Oh man... if only I was as smart as that, lol! 🤣 Nah, this video got totally demonetized. The head nodding is a combo of grooving along, explaining stuff I noticed to myself in my head, noticing for other patterns or I think I've figured something out.
If you want to go really old school on incredible vocal blending technique with relatives, check out The Everly Brothers; you’ve probably heard “All you have to do is dream” in a movie or two - ua-cam.com/video/lTYe9eDqxe8/v-deo.html
i dont know if anyone else has mentioned this yet, but an additive to your complimenting the technicality of their music; When they're surrounding Akane (The Drummer), or at almost any instance that they approach eachother during their set, They're making faces at eachother trying to get the other one to miss a beat. So not only is the music demanding, they're ACTIVELY attempting to sabotage one other throughout the whole performance. Allegedly, Akane is the unshakable steel trap of this game, whereas Saiki (Vocalist) fails the easiest. I think Miku is said to have the strongest face, to the point that it was blurred in an image uploaded on one of their socials.
Not "manufactured" at all. Miku (Rhythm guitar/2nd vocal) worked in a maid cafe and had some previous industry experience and got the idea for the band. She contacted Kanami (Lead Guitar) and the rest of the band built organically from there (Kanami knew Akane and Akane knew Misa, and Saike had the same management company and they knew her by reputation). Miku also writes the vocals while Kanami is the lead songwriter, though after she does the primary writing the others make suggestions to their own parts before everything finalizes. They're a remarkably effective team.
Yeah, from what I understand it's pretty much Miku's vision, other than the first few albums they've written their own stuff - I'm curious if they learned tricks from the writing team, would be a excellent opportunity to pick up some ideas!
@@JbfMusicGuitar I'm pretty sure I've heard Kanami say that she learned a lot with the writers of the the first couple of albums, and I also think Miku and Kanami were getting some input even in those early days, otherwise there'd probably be a sharper break stylistically when they started writing their own stuff.
Hi jack i thought i'd come back a year later after recently surviving an unexpected heart attack to give you some advice. At the start of the vid you said "If you don't like what you see feel free to hit the dislike button". Don't say that, say "If you don't like what you see feel free to do one". 😁🖕 See i'm full of good advice me. P.S you don't know this at this juncture but from this reaction onwards your channel gets even better :)
Bloody hell mate, hope you're doing alright??? Cheers dude, it probably helps that all you guys are so sound I can relax a bit more and lean towards the stuff youse are more interested in as well
@@JbfMusicGuitar Yeah i'm doing ok-ish thx Jack. I woke up at 2:30am on Jan 4th with bad chest pains & i knew something was wrong. Fortunately my sister drove me to hospital immeditely & specialists stopped it from being a lot worse than it could've been. It was just a shock cos there's no history of heart disease in my family. So don't worry i'm still here to annoy you....i mean support you.😏
@@GaryHolloway-810 Glad to hear that man, sorry you're going through this. Must have been such a huge curve ball. Hope you have a speedy recovery. I don't know if you guys could ever annoy me! Hang on... don't take that as a challenge!
Hey man, hope you're doing a bit better? Just had a wee thought, am planning to get some more filming done soon- was wondering if you had anything you reckon I should check out? Sounds like you've had a pretty tough time of it, if me nattering on about music can help out in anyway, I'm totally game!
Thnaks for the reaction very interesting. Onset is awesome ! Play, Wonderland, Secret my Lips propably best as a duo react with Secret Maiko Lips by their April fool s alter Ego Band Maiko. What you propably want to see at some point are the insturmental version of songs on their album DVDs, since they even have focused versions on the instruments. Very insightful. But alas, hard to get in the internet...
Glad you liked it Martin, thanks for those suggestions! Those instrumental versions sound pretty interesting- it's always great to get to hear stuff in isolation like that
Funny that you mention it sounds like an anime song. Akane (the drummer) is a UGE anime fan, and Band-Maid have now written two songs for anime series. Yu-Yu-Hakusho and Log Horizon.
The little gathering around Akane on the drumset isn't technical; it is Miku, Kanami, and MISA making funny faces at Akane, trying to throw her off the beat. They never succeed.
Haha, love that they do that, awesome! 🤣 Sorry, I should have articulated myself a bit better! I think what I was getting at is that the songs structure is quite intricate. They'd just done a mini sort of bridge with a very specific arrangement with the backing vocals doing call and response- this kind of stuff isn't easy to remember and perform well live! At that point, it also dawned on me that the parts themselves were really quite technical, in that you need some good chops to consistently pull them off!
Thanks, I'll check that out! I'm more of a temporary acoustic & electric player, so I'm not too sure how great I'd be at breaking down classically arranged pieces, but it does sound super interesting! 🎶
ONSET critique: ua-cam.com/video/cQ5gVMKbmao/v-deo.html ♫ Timestamps ♫ 0:00- Intro 1:00- Live Clip 9:35- Intro Riff Breakdown 13:33- Intro Riff Music Theory Quick question: are these guys 'manufactured' in that they've been put together and have a team of songwriters behind them?
Miku, the rythm guitar/vocal who put them together. At the beginning, they have outsource who wrote song for them. But their recent stuff was all structured by Kanami (main guitar) and from there, Akane (drum) and Misa (bass) develope their part while Miku wrote the lyrics.
They formed in August 2013 and have released their own songwriting songs from Alone, whose video was released in February 2016. The composition is performed by Kanami on lead guitar, the lyrics are by Kobato on rhythm guitar, the drum part is Akane, and the bass part is Misa. When in doubt, the vocalist Saiki often decides. They are devoted to making the song cool, and it's becoming a technical, complex and fast song, but it's all a BAND MAID-like song with catchy rhythms and melodies. Even songs that are difficult to understand at one time will become better if you listen to them multiple times.
They are one of the few organically formed bands in Asia. Founded by Miku (Rythm Guitar). She never played guitar; was originally the lead singer. They recruited Saiki as lead singer later on, and Miku learned the guitar under Kanami (lead guitarist) and does back up vocal. They fought the labels to write their own song, and they succeed after writing the song Alone.
I love your reactions. Please react to an amazing, all-female, heavy metal band from Japan called Lovebites who sing in English and have a pair of super talented guitarists who do insane guitar solos and harmonizing. They won the 2018 Metal Hammer Golden Gods award for best new band. Please do the live version of the song "Rising". ua-cam.com/video/Y_jrhzzcuRU/v-deo.html
Cool analysis , whilst your in Japan, for another great little heard of rock band with shredding guitars and harmonies to die for please give a look at “IRONBUNNY “ you won’t be disappointed 🤟🤟🤟
Everyone is recommending ‘Onset’ for their instrumentals, but honestly I think that’s my least liked Band Maid instrumental (I quite like it still!). I’d recommend ‘Without Holding Back’ but it can’t be found online, so I’ll recommend ‘Don’t be Long’ instead (found on their Spotify)
@@JbfMusicGuitar I really do like Band-Maid. I went to their concert several times and it never disappoints me. My favorites of Band-Maid songs are Thrill (recently a live version has been released), Play, Freedom. For all of them, there is an official live video version of it, so you can check it out in your spare time or for your channel as well. PS. Do not worry about copyrights, Band-Maid wants their music to be reachable for everyone.
Hello from Germany... I would suggest Onset (live) or Warning! (live)... Onset is just one of many great instrumentals of Band-Maid and Warning! (live) is from their new album and the live version is really new on their channel and it´s an great track. Kanami (lead guitar) is also writing all of their songs, but always giving Akane (drummer) and MISA (bass) enough space just to let them breath and doing almost their own thing. Really, really talented band and 7-8 years together with 100+ songs, these ladies are workhorses and still having SO MUCH FUN! Have fun going down the pigeon hole, it´s 110% worth it!
Thanks Michael, hello from Scotland! Awesome, Onset seems to be a popular choice, I'm really intrigued to hear it! They must have a really good work flow and drive to produce so many songs. Awesome, sounds like I've got a tonne of great music to listen to! 🤘 🎶
@@JbfMusicGuitar The last four albums, produced one a year, are outstanding and each a little different. The newest album runs harder and ventures into prog a little bit although even when trying to be chaotic they can't help being melodic and catchy .
@@JbfMusicGuitar you could literally blindly pick and you will probably start smiling by the halfway point of any song . Some folks Don't seem to like the "happy" tone they project. I pity those folks.
@MadsStavang Hahah, see now you're just making me want to check it out even more... if it's more packed than this song sounds like I'd be in for a pretty awesome experience!
@@JbfMusicGuitar There are a lot of songs that take a good 4-5 listens to really digest. I find that it prevents 'ear fatigue' to coin a phrase. Some bands/groups you start to get that 'I've heard this almost the same song too many times' feeling but that never happens with B-M.
Nice approach to reaction videos. I noticed no one else mentioned it so I will: When the three guitarists were gathered in front of the drummer, they were making funny faces at each other trying to make her laugh. The do that a lot. You can see more of them having fun together in the Official Live video of Freedom.
@@JbfMusicGuitar The members of the band have great rapport with each other, as well as with the audience. It is infectious. Happiest band, happiest music.
Thanks for doing it! Huge shout out to you for going ahead with recording even though you thought it was going to be gimmicky. One thing that I feel it's important to note is that the maid outfits are artists' choice, not an idea forced on them by their label. They're used not just as an image to make them recognisable/memorable, but also to create a "gap" between you expect based on what you see vs. what you hear when they start playing. One other thing to note is that most of the solos during the middle section were added for that live performance and aren't in the album version of the song. They keep the "official" versions of their songs tight but add stuff for the fans who go to their shows. One song has had 4 different intros in the last two years, none of which are on the album version lol. Fantastic breakdown as expected and I'm glad you enjoyed it. I was looking through your channel again and saw you did a Larry Carlton-style backing track. He's one of lead guitarist Kanami's biggest influences (along with Santana). She says that hearing Carlton's "Room 335" moved her and inspired her to get serious about playing guitar. More songs? My favourite is "Giovanni". It's pretty progressive and has a nutty guitar riff, although it's quite low in the mix. Unfortunately it doesn't have a video (they mostly chose to make videos of the more accessible songs from their new album) but it is on their official channel in their "Unseen World" Playlist. Thanks again for taking the suggestion.
Thanks dude! No problem and many thanks for the suggestion, thoroughly enjoyed it 🤘 Went into it with a totally open mind, but didn't expect quite such a polished product! Yeah the outfits are a pretty cool way to subvert expectation for sure. Larry Carlton is a ridiculously good player, I'll listen out for his and Santana's influences, see if I can spot any! Giovanni has popped up a few times in these comments, from what I can gather it'll be a lot to take it! 🤯
Kanami: invited by Miku
Akane: invited by Kanami
Misa: invited by Akane
Saiki: got scammed!
They're a breath of fresh air with their genre blending Rock, these girls know their stuff!
Haha. I liked the "Scammed" bit. Miku didn't tell Saiki the entire truth about them maid costumes :)
ROFL "Scammed" ROFL
r/woosh 🤣 I'm sure this will make sense to me in good time!
@@JbfMusicGuitar Miku was originally the lead singer. It was decided that her voice wasn’t powerful enough to sing the kind of songs they wanted to play. Saiki was suggested as a good match but they felt she wouldn’t join if she knew she was going to be wearing a maid outfit. So she didn’t find out about the outfits until it was time for their first performance and it was too late to back out.
@@GaryHolloway-810 Saiki once referred to herself as an "assassin maid".
As impressive as Domination is, you don't grasp the full wonder of Band-Maid until you've heard enough of their songs to realize that songwriting is one of their two best traits. They are fantastic musicians with zero ego, they make it super-fun for the fans and they're breathing new life into hard rock that is at once reminiscent of 70's classic, 80's and 90's hard rock. Their song structures, as you saw here, can be very creative and unusual. Here's the other of their 2 best traits - they stimulate the dopamine in your head like nobody like - ever. They become seriously addicting because of that, and in such a good way. They really don't have any bad songs, but I'll recommend Blooming, Manners, Warning, Real Existence Live, Freedom Live (their live stuff is really the best if that's an option), or for a classic power ballad go for Daydreaming. Oh! Bubble MV is great and so is the combo of Secret My Lips and Secret Maiko Lips - in that order - it's a surprise.
Sure, it seems like I've got a lot more to listen to! Thanks for those suggestions Kevin, yeah I think the live stuff is the way to go here - seems to be the general consensus!
Daydreaming is an excellent song. When that lead solo kicks in it lifts the whole song into a different league.
People look at me cross-eyed when I say I've found the best rock band since the Beatles, but I stand by that. 100+ songs, no duds. The Beatles quit after around 230 songs, so Band-maid are well on their way to matching their output. And, as hard as it is to admit, in terms of sheer ability on their instruments, Band-Maid are on a higher tier. This is from a guy who saw Jefferson Airplane, Jeff Beck, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Queen and a bunch of others in their heyday. Beatles #1, Band-Maid #2.
You can just randomly select a song off of Band-Maid's UA-cam channel and you won't be disappointed. The same for their new album, you just grab a random song from that and enjoy as they are all great.
Thanks for the tip- that's definitely the impression I'm getting from the comments here, sounds like they've got an immense back catalogue!
@@JbfMusicGuitar 100+ songs. Zero fillers.
@@JbfMusicGuitar They are good musicians. They won't release rubbish. They throw that in the bin and get on with making good music. When they release stuff you know it has met their self-criticism. Some of them trained at the Tokyo School of Music -- they are not amateur musicians.They know when something is not good enough. The Band-Maiko videos they made were the classiest ever April Fool's Day prank -- a maiko is an apprentice geisha, so they dressed as maiko instead of maids, and blended in some traditional Japanese music with their rock sound. Jokingly I would say that Band Maiko is the only band better than Band Maid. This is a band with serious ability.
As a guitar player, I find your formula really interesting, so I subscribed. And as a Band-Maid fan, I can garantee you only saw the tip of the tip of the iceberg - their musical range is wide, and every song bring something interesting and often unexpected.
Cheers mate! Yeah the first few of these I did the main feedback was to show some of these concepts in action. Awesome, Onset live seems to be a pretty popular suggestion, do you reckon that's a good shout?
@@JbfMusicGuitar For sure ☺️.
dont mind or decieve by thw looks but once you heard the music u blow ur mind
@@SoryIrippedUrHeart Totally, these sort of things sometimes get overhyped, but if this song is anything to go by... wow!
@@JbfMusicGuitar their latest album is even more ridiculous. Fans thought, sure they can't beat world domination album...2 years later...wtf? Sure they can't beat this "unseen world" let's wait and see. Anything is possible with this band.
The swarm of fans commenting is due to your thoroughly thoughtful look at the song. Fans love this band for their commitment to excellence, for their obvious love of performing and each other. Bandmaid was on the verge of their first show at Budokan in Feb 2020 & due to Covid had to cancel. They responded with an online concert and a song "About Us" that is a love letter to fans and a message of hope, in it Saiki sings " it's alright we are here, no one is alone" They care and it shows; hence the somewhat hyperactive fandom (guilty).
Good to know that's how its come across, I thought Iron Maiden had a loyal fan base, but man Band-maid's ones might have them beat! 🙌
Also, that's really cool about the online concert. Very optimist vibe about the band, nice to see that kind of thing
@@JbfMusicGuitar they have a general philosophy of life has challenge and failure, learn from failure and charge ahead .
@@JbfMusicGuitar I forgot to add they also all like a few beers 😁 Misa also enjoys Jim Beam and Laprohaig. So they are umm, down to earth I guess would be the term.
@@JbfMusicGuitar Japan have a great rock/metal scene, and a tons of them are female bands. And they all rockin. And few of them have a loyal fan base. I'm a big fan of Band maid, but also of Lovebites. React to Lovebites please, you won't regret, and wolfpack (Lovebites fans) will came. Good song to start with them is Holy war.
Their love of performing really shows in freedom live. I've never seen a band have so much fun on stage. And they way Kanami looks at Miko when Miko does her lead vocal part is pure gold.
Band-Maid has put out seven albums in almost eight years with 100+ songs, so they have a deep backlog, and here is a shortlist of songs to start from.
Onset (official live video) it’s an instrumental
Freedom (official live video) a good drum solo with a nice transition to a guitar solo
Different (official music video) an anime intro to Log Horizon season 3
Warning (official music video or live) the music video is cool.
They're all great suggestions. Everything that follows is a awesome bonus :)
7 albums in 8 years, over 100 songs?!?! I'm a bit late to the party here 🤣
Cheers, really appreciate those suggestions! 🤘
@@GaryHolloway-810 Awesome. Thanks for the that! 🎶
@@JbfMusicGuitar as you can see we get a wee bit excited 😊. It is like inviting someone over for what you know will be a kick ass party. One more recommendation . Anemone, it is a slower, heartbreaking song and beautiful.
WOW....Thank you so much for reacting to Band Maid, my favorite band.....and then a guitar lesson after?! Nice! I'm a beginner/novice player (I've been a beginner for years...haha) Hope you do more Band Maid!!!
Cheers bud! Glad you liked it, yeah I got feedback asking for practical examples of the stuff I'm talking about in these videos so started putting them in. I mean I really enjoyed this, so I should really check out more of them!
Great to see a guitar professional reacting to my favourite band Band Maid. I would definately recommend 'Onset' live. It is an instrumental. Also 'Freedom' live from the same concert as 'Domination', has a great drum solo. You could also check out 'Warning' from their latest album 'Unseen World' Thanks for your reaction and great analysis.
Many thanks! Seems like I've got a lot of songs to check out, cheers for those suggestions 🤘
I thoroughly enjoyed and appreciate 99% of the reaction/ analysis and hit SUBSCRIBE as soon as I saw the SRV / Albert King pop up. I love the blues and SRV is my all time favorite musician. I've listened to, and loved, him for 40 years. Albert King is godlike in my book, too. In fact, anybody with the last name of King that picks up a guitar is OK with me.
I love BAND-MAID as much as anybody here. They are the most unassuming, incredible band that I have ever seen. You would never imagine by looking at them that they play this type of music so, SO well. Each has incredible talent and adding that to the amazing songwriting and "showwomanship" puts this band over the top. I learned about them about 4 years ago and they've changed music for me, forever, and I've listened to them every day since.
The 1% that I dislike about this reaction is that Tiny Hat 👒 gets credit for introducing you to BAND-MAID. Everyone here will agree with me in saying that is the only part that stinks. 🦨
p.s. 👍👒😁👏👏
God damn it patron! 🤣
@@tinyhato Glory comes with a price, Tiny Hat. 🤣
@@patron40silver Yeah he's always "Verucca Salt this, Verucca salt that".😒
@@GaryHolloway-810 Hey, they had some good songs!
Yep, hard to find a bad 'king' for sure!
Hahaha, oh well at least I got introduced to them in the end! 🤣
Great video, liked your analysis and the breakdown in the end.
I also expected a very gimmicky band at first but I was surprised by how good they are, they actually write pretty good music.
Thanks Jonas! Yeah totally these things can get blown out of proportion, but they seriously delivered the good here!
I watch reactors to get insight and analysis, I like to learn more about music! I love music, but always enjoy getting more information about what is actually happening. I also love to watch reactors first reaction to Band Maid, always fun! Band Maid is five Japanese ladies that are fantastic musicians, friends and not consumed by ego! Hope to see you react to more Band Maid! Misa, Misa, Misa, the Barefoot Bass Assassin! Kanami, lead guitar, writes the music and Miku, rhythm guitar and backing vocals and a student of Kanami's, writes the lyrics. Seven years ago, Miku formed the band and didn't even play guitar, just had the dream and determination to make it happen and found four very talented ladies to join her. Band Maid rocks!
She didn't even play seven years ago?? Wow, that's some impressive vision, drive and motivation!
@@JbfMusicGuitar she was actually singing in an idol band, but she found out that this is not the type of music she wanted to continue. She then got the idea to combine Maid uniform with cool music, to create the famous gap (you know the story). She hadn't even touched a guitar for longer than a month before they played their first concert. You can definitely say that she has improved since then! Yeah, Miku has a drive unlike many others, and when she has set her eyes on something, she achieves it 🙂
@@JbfMusicGuitar She was going to be the lead singer, but felt her voice wasn't strong enough for the type of music she wanted to play. So, they recruited Saiki for lead vocals. She didn't want to feel useless, so in addition to back-up vocals, she took up rhythm guitar and started learning to play under the tutelage of the lead guitarist Kanami. At first, Kanami would write simple rhythm sections for Miku, but now, Miku is pretty good so Kanami just writes music and Miku just plays it. She's very dedicated. One of my favorite thigs about Japanese female musicians is their absolute dedication to their craft, their precision, and the constant drive to improve.
Miku plays Zemaitis guitars and even has her own signature model called "Flappy Pigeon". It's a really beautiful guitar with an intricately carved plate.
So yeah, from not knowing how to play, to having a signature guitar in 7 years. She's amazing.
Band-Maid is a very hard working band - as a result, they are always tight (even in some of the highly complex songs they do). A lot of people have watched "Dice" after their first experience of Band-Maid, or nowadays "Warning" or "Manners" are popular. If you want to see how technical they can get, you can listen to "No God", "Black Hole", or "Giovanni" (audio only) from their recently-released album "Unseen World". And wow - full points to you for referencing Kate and Anna McGarrigle harmonies - not many people know about them anymore!
Thanks bud! They really seem like 'band' musicians;it's hard to describe from a musical point of view ; sort of team players type thing? Just in the way the gel together, so would be really interesting to hear some more fiddely/technical stuff as well!
Kate and Anna McGarrigle are the business! Sadly true, I wasn't sure how many people would have heard of them, but they just popped in to my head, lol!
@@JbfMusicGuitar no God is melodic chaos, a beautiful mess.
I was pumped by both the vocal blend references (big Proclaimers fan, somewhat familiar with the McGarrigle sisters), but my thought went immediately to what I think is an even more seamless example: Hedningarna. They're mostly Swedish, but for a LONG time their singers were Finnish sisters who, if you didn't know better, you'd swear were a single singer multi-tracked. Unfortunately, there's almost mothing from them on YT.
@@RolandTumble23 Glad you got them, never sure how many folk will get the references! Can't say I've ever heard of Hedningarna, sounds cool though!
Song suggestions: Go to their YT channel, and start at the oldest and work your way through all of them. Then buy all the albums and DVDs and become an insane fan like all the rest of us. lol!
Nice idea Pete! Just go chronologically, get a feel for how they developed their sound? I like that then final phase is crazed fan 🤣🤘
Jack, that was awesome analysis. Thanks!
Thanks Dave, in hindsight I felt I could have covered more of what's going on... but there was so much to take in I was just a bit blown away, lol!
@@JbfMusicGuitar that's BAND-MAID for you. Lol
Thank you calling it an analysis or commentary. I hate when people call their 'reaction' videos just that and they end up pausing many times to comment.
Thank you for realizing there is a difference between reaction and commentary. Thank you for the heads up and your honesty.
Band-Maid rocks!
No problem Greg! One of the videos I did while back seemed to annoy people that I was pausing too much - I don't want to just sit and watch stuff (especially when there's as much going on as there is here!), so thought if I put a wee disclaimer at the start that'll let folk know what the score is 🤘
Compared to many bands nowadays, these ladies were not thrown together wildly, but more or less found themselves. Some call it fate. Rhythm guitarist Miku Kobato had the idea for the band while working in a maid cafe. That's where the outfits come from. She saw Kanami (lead guitarist) online in solo videos and simply asked her to join the band. She already knew and worked with Akane Hirose (drummer), who went to the same music school as Misa (bass). Finally, Saiki Atsumi was 'lured' into the band after they were given a tip-off by Miku's agency at the time. :)
That these ladies are more than just a band could be seen well here, but I think it can best be seen in the live video for 'Freedom' from the same show, which also has a nice guitar solo. Or, if you are interested in an instrumental, there is no way around 'Onset'. :)
【 'Our rock never dies, ever. Forever!' - from 'Manners' by Band-Maid 】 🕊️
Wow, that's really interesting! I was wondering if they had been put together or had a team of writers and that kind of thing, but from what you've said, it sounds like they're a band who are very much more than the sum of their parts!
@@JbfMusicGuitar Well, for the first 3 of their albums they had the package with writers and so on. But on the third one, they got the opportunity to release a work that they completely wrote and composed themselves. The song is fittingly titled 'Alone' and the album that followed was already completely self-written. This already dates back to 2016/2017 and in January of this year they released their seventh studio album. Strictly speaking, actually their eighth. :)
Of course, the overall picture of a band is made up of its individual parts. But there is also a serious difference compared to other bands. There is not just this one or two particularly talented individuals. Without exception, all of them have this enormous talent in what they do and thus each of them is an equally strong pillar in the construct called 'Band-Maid'. They function as a group/team, which goes from songwriting all the way to live performances. Needless to say, that it helps a lot that they have found each other in a 'natural' way and friendships have developed between them.
Perhaps you can tell that I am very fond of these ladies. Not only for me, but for many out there, they are perhaps the best and most refreshing thing the rock genre has seen in a very, very long time.
@@JbfMusicGuitar Freedom has a drum solo preceding that guitar solo and the hand-off between drums to guitar is as good as I've ever heard, particularly since it's live.
Enjoyed your analysis and breakdown. There are actually videos from a limited edition DVD/BD of each individual member playing their parts for this song (and a few other songs). They get blocked from YT whenever someone tries to upload them, but I'm sure someone knowledgeable could point you towards a valid link.
Regarding the composition of the band's music, their first two mini-albums were written by professional songwriters from their label, but they were finally given permission to write their own songs starting with their 3rd album. After that, almost everything they've recorded has been their own material. This track (Domination) is from their fifth album (World Domination), which they composed themselves.
Their normal songwriting process is: Kanami (lead guitarist) comes up with the riffs and overall melody of a song, she sends it to Akane (drums) and Misa (bass), who add their own flourishes and ideas. After this, Miku (rhythm guitar) writes the lyrics, sometimes with input from Saiki (lead vocals), who is the one who gives "final approval" that a song is good enough to release. Kanami really seems to enjoy challenging herself and the other members to play more and more difficult arrangements, which you can really see in their latest album (Unseen World).
Thanks Simeon! That sounds really cool, love when you can hear the parts isolated like that.
Cheers for the info, I was wondering if they has a team of songwriters around them, I wonder if they picked up some tricks and ideas from working with them on those first few albums?
That's a pretty slick production line, all I can say is it certainly seems to be working for them 🤘
@@JbfMusicGuitar there are some very good translated interviews in the Bandmaid Reddit where they talk about composing, influence, and how the early writers helped them learn.
Kanami loves her tapping & slides but her solos are never overplayed & never outstay their welcome. If anything i wish they would stay around a bit longer :)
Maybe that feeling of being left wanting more is part of what makes them so special? The ones in this were certainly on point 🔥🎸
@@JbfMusicGuitar You're right. And like a lot of Maidiacs have suggested, the instrumental "ONSET" gives each member the time to shine. No one hogs the limelight in BAND-MAID :)
@@GaryHolloway-810 💯% correct 🤙🏼
@@JbfMusicGuitar they are masters of the abrupt ending that leaves you wanting more.
One of things I like about kanami she doesn't ruin the flow of the song by over the top guitar wankery
This song was the 22nd song of 23 song stage. They always perform at least a 2 hr sets, more often goes to around 2hr 15 to 30 min sets on their concerts.
You can listen to their latest album "Unseen World" (2021). It will blow your mind.
That's impressive, your brain can get a bit fuzzy with those longer 2-3 hour sets! Thanks, I'm getting the impression that newest album is quite progressive and intricate?
@@JbfMusicGuitar Yes, a lot of progressive elements that Kanami (lead g) incorporated on this album. Some of the songs are absolutely mad crazy. What's is unbelievable is that this band does not have one BAD song. All songs are anywhere from good to holy mother of god amazing.
@@JbfMusicGuitar it is definitely their most complex album to date. I have the feeling Kanami turned completely lose in this album, and just hammed in stuff regardless of intricacies. Layers on layers, with catchy choruses.
@@madsstavang on Sayanakidori she attempts to kill Miku, on Honkai it is Saiki's turn to run the gauntlet. Unseen World is a relentless album
@@madsstavang Sounds Good!
Play (Live) also has a fabulous intro which has all the girls "in the zone". The look on their faces, man!🥰
Sounds great Stu! Are they just all locked in a vibing off each other?
@@JbfMusicGuitar Precisely! Defs got their bedroom faces on!💓😉
Welcome aboard, Jack. You are embarking on (along with many others - 110 million YT views!) an awesome hard-rock journey with 5 incredible women. Here's my intro blurb for those who may be new to Band-Maid:
BAND-MAID’s songs and sound beat with the heart and soul of all rockers. But you’ll also hear heavy influences of Punk, Metal and Pop, with nice touches of Blues, Jazz, Funk and Grunge. Sometimes they use multiple genres within the same song. Their Composition, Execution, Consistency (115 songs with their latest album, “Unseen World”), Uniqueness, Charisma, Charm and, oh yeah, Cuteness factor, position them as becoming the hard rock Beatles of our time! In other words, they’re destined for mega-stardom. Each member's personalities are super interesting and their musicianship among the best. Their writing, arrangements and overall sound, especially guitar tones and drums, are kick-ass! Having seen them LIVE, I can honestly say their performance, sound, stage appearance, and band synergy is off the rails spectacular.
Band-Maid is the only band in decades where I love nearly EVERY song they’ve done. I have over 70 favorites! "Thrill" (2014) is a great place to start: ua-cam.com/video/Uds7g3M-4lQ/v-deo.html Their later songs from albums Unseen World, Conqueror, World Domination, and Just Bring It drive even more - Warning, No God, H-G-K, Black Hole, Different, Rinne, Blooming, Moratorium, Domination, Clang, Dice, Spirit, Turn Me On, Fate, Play, Hide-And-Seek, Secret My Lips, Puzzle, Glory, Choose Me, I Can’t Live Without You, and on and on. But don’t miss out on their powerful, beautifully written, mid-tempo songs like Daydreaming, About Us, Anemone, Endless Story, PAGE, Mirage and Smile... or more punky like After Life, Don’t Let Me Down and Screaming… or funky like Bubble… or bluesy like Manners and The Dragon Cries… or poppy like Start Over… or a bit jazzy like Wonderland… or cultural like the Band-Maiko series… or instrumentals like Don’t Be Long, Onset, Without Holding Back and Going Nuts! And many are represented with over 35 well produced music videos. ua-cam.com/users/BANDMAID
Most performances should be experienced from their LIVE audience & online OKYU-JI concerts. Tokyo's LINE CUBE SHIBUYA on February 14th (“Domination” ua-cam.com/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/v-deo.html), ZEPP 2018, Shinkiba Studio Coast 2017 and some of the better 2019 tour Fan vids are excellent. Here’s four of what it’s like to see Band-Maid LIVE at super intimate venues. These two taken by Vladimir Chupin in Hamburg: ua-cam.com/video/__1th7ctgMo/v-deo.html, and a fun, wonderful live performance in Amsterdam of Miku introducing "Don't You Tell Me" (with MISA & Kanami's great instrumental exchange) and "Turn Me On” (with MISA's solo intro): ua-cam.com/video/kfYQoWBlSpk/v-deo.html. The next one was taken by JT Dayo in LA: ua-cam.com/video/4uIYBkAybCI/v-deo.html, and finally by JOSER8845 in LA: ua-cam.com/video/usWZvlGGDSs/v-deo.html. If you like Band-Maid, make sure to support them by purchasing some concert tickets, CD, DVD/BD & Merch, etc. bandmaid.tokyo
Like most Band-Maid songs, I like them from the get-go but really start to appreciate them after more hearings and seeing their LIVE videos. I'll go back and see an older song like YOLO, Order, Shake That, Freezer, Before Yesterday, Real Existence, Non Fiction Days and Alone, etc. and realize there's no band that can consistently construct and play like Band-Maid. For fun, check out an awesome, little known "Mega Band-Maid Mix" by DJ Ray of some of their earlier stuff: facebook.com/djrayboston/videos/1004709499579009
Band-Maid members are:
Saiki Atsumi (Sy-i-Key or Psyche) “Ice Queen" - Lead vocals, arrangements and melodies. At 27 and the youngest, “Sensei” (Teacher) as band members call her, has the last word on many musical decisions. High-heels or sneakers, Sai-chan’s smile melts away her sometimes perceived, coldish persona. Saiki’s powerhouse performances, charisma, and voice focus the experience that’s driven her to the top echelon of hard rock frontwomen... or frontmen!
Miku Kobato (Me-Ku) "Small Pigeon" - Rhythm guitar, vocals, lyricist, 29 years old. “Koba”, as Saiki calls her, is the Band founder and a firecracker MC & PR SpokesPigeon, po! Her “Magic Spell Time” charm and energy ignite the room. Kuruppo! No, no, no… KURUPPO!!
Kanami Tono (Ka-Na-Me) “Princess” - Lead guitar, keyboards, 29 years old, is a prolific writer of most Band-Maid material. Kanami (translates “Song Wave”) is a possessed riff-slayer who’s so damn adorable it hurts. The only thing you want from Mincho is more!
Akane Hirose (A-Ka-Nay) "Gorilla" - Drums, 30 years old, band energizer & co-clown with MISA. Achi’s talents include massive consumption of noodles and bananas, of course, (even during performance!) while revolutionizing rock drumming with relentless drive, dynamics and the kick. This “DrumZilla” is the Party!
MISA (Me-Sa) "Barefoot Assassin" - Bass, 28 years old. An alluring free spirit driving her 5-string to rapturous low-ends while pulling off surprising counter leads with Kanami, off-stage MISA is the band’s goofball ballerina. Sometimes seen as the Mysterious One because she lets her instrument do the talking, the Assassin literally kills it… every note.. uniting Band-Maid’s world-class rhythm section. A slug of JB, a slight grin, and let the slappin’ begin… MISA! MISA! MISA!
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Thanks for the run down! I certainly have a mountain of music to work my way through!
I enjoyed your reaction, and thank you for the guitar lesson.
For more great BAND-MAID guitar work, I would like to see your analysis of the instrumental Onset live at the same concert and the Blooming MV.
Thanks Greg, that seems to be the most popular suggestion here, duly noted and added to my list!
Right before the drum solo Miku falls down after her shred session with Kanami. I watched like ten times before noticing.
I'll have to watch it again and look out for it!
@@JbfMusicGuitar IMO she stepped aside to give room to the drummer.
@@goodsong6732 yes, she does'nt fell she stepped down as you said👍🏻
@@kent-oveprestberg3578 possible but it looks like she falls backward and then pops back up. In either case it did not change the performance.
Awesome breakdown of the guitar work. I have been listening to them nonstop for about 8 months now and there is so much going on i am still hearing new bits and fills. The song writing is on a different level.
That's awesome Steven, always really cool when you find a band that keeps you coming back, getting new details every listen. Glad you enjoyed this, was a blast listening to them! 🤘🎶
Welcome to the world of Band-Maid Domination
Great job! Explore more of the Band Maid catalog and I promise you will not be disappointed!! 🎶🎸🥁🎸🎶🔥🙂
Cheers dude! Yeah, that seems to be the general consensus I'm getting 🤘🤘🤘
A small note about the costumes. In Japan, there is a thing called "gap moe". Moe (pronounced Moe-eh) is more or less, appeal or cuteness depending on the context, while gap in this case is when something looks like it should be a certain way, but is in fact quite not that way. So you could have a tomboy who has a very girly hobby that is unexpected and cute. The gap being the unexpectedness of someone looking like a tomboy, having the hobby.
Well, with the maid outfits you get the visual that "oh, it's cutesy girls. This music will be poppy and cute." but then they hit you with the sound. That's the gap. And Miku wanted that gap when she came up with the band. The gap of look vs sound is the concept.
Hope that's a decent description of it.
Thanks, made perfect sense to me! I think the best phrase I've heard that's close to the 'gap' is 'subversion of expectation'. Oddly enough because I was aware of X Japan, I just assumed they were doing some sort of the Visual Kei thing!
It's always great to see someone new, especially with music experience, react the first time to Band Maid. Your reaction is spot on. They bring the Gap, Japanese for the difference between what you see and what you hear. They are incredible musicians, song writers and composers. Any live videos like Real Existence. Or the new live vids Warning and Thrill. But any of their videos live or studio are fantastic.
Glad you liked it! They certainly seem to have hit on a pretty special, unique sound and approach 🎶
@@JbfMusicGuitar The Maids have tried hard from the very beginning to separate themselves from other female bands from Japan. That is why it is so hard to compare or pigeon hole their music. For example Kanami the lead guitarist sites Carlos Santana as a primary influence on her playing.
@@thunderchild7137 That's pretty cool, more a case of forging their own niche than settling in to one that's already there. Pretty badass!
What a fantastic, wide-ranging video. First time the McGarrigles and Prodigy have been mentioned in a Band-Maid video I’m sure! I know you’ve had lots of recommendations for next Band-Maid songs. If you want an idea of their range, I suggest Wonderland (the official live video).
Thanks Rob! Hahah, good point 🤣 If a band is making me think of The Prodigy and the McGarrigle sisters they must be doing something right! Appreciate your input- I'm putting all the suggestions in to one document, how I try and work out what to listen first from there... well future me can just figure that one out!
@@JbfMusicGuitar good luck to your future self!
@@noahtomato3515 @Rob Jenkins Thanks, he'll need it!
That's a very good breakdown. The rhythm goes from 3rd to 7th, instead of from the 5th. Other then that I think everything is spot on, even the muting of the strings with the index finger.
Good catch! I should have given it a closer listen and pulled up the studio version - lesson learned, lol 🤣
"Moratorium" that came out 4 years ago is pretty epic for their earlier work.
Thanks for the suggestion, do you reckon their first few albums are on par with the newer stuff, or is it just a different sort of style?
@@JbfMusicGuitar their first 2 albums were more pop-rock, pop-punk oriented and all the songs were written for them. They started playing their own songs in 2015 with the song "alone" however their early songs like "thrill" and "real existence" are still popular. In both technical level, and songwriting skills they consistently improved album after album. Having said that their early albums are still good. Me personally I only liked one song each from the first 2 albums. Their 3rd album, "brand new maid" is though still followed the pop-punk style, they seemed to have found their sound.
I only discovered band-maid last year so there are other die-hard fans with more information. I always get new information from them!
Band-maid since when they started arranging the songs (and writing most songs), whatever the style they play there have been the slight bluesy edge and progressive edge.
Even in their simplest song, you'll find something interesting, unique or weird. Have fun with the journey!
@@lurkmerchant ehumm...Alone was on their 3rd mini album Brand New Maid from 2016. 🙂👍🏻
@@kent-oveprestberg3578 Thanks for the info! I knew it was from the 3rd album Brand new maid! I'm learning slowly but surely thanks to you! Much appreciated!!! 👍🤩
@@lurkmerchant. Wich only song do you like from New Beginning?
Personally I like a bunch of them🙂🤘
Great to hear the analysis!!
🤘🤘🤘
Thank you! Hopefully something worthwhile in there amidst my brain being overloaded 🤯🤣
So far, they have three instrumentals that i know of:
1) Onset (have official live video)
2) Don't be long (don't have MV but available on any music streams)
3) Without holding back ( have MV but for BluRay edition only, can check out at bilibili website for their video)
FYI, this song also have instrumental version as well. It also come with the BluRay edition.
1) Domination
2) DICE
3) After Life
4) NO GOD
5) Giovanni
You can check out these MV at bilibili
Thanks for that! You guys have been so awesome at filling me in here, really apprentice it 🤘✨
There's another very short instrumental called "Want More!" also available on bilibili. IIRC it's largely programmed instruments. Kanami made it for last year's Day of Maid during the very height of COVID so they couldn't get together at that time to play it properly. There's also a live performance of "Go Nuts" which you can find with a bit of googling. Enjoy!
I can see the enthusiasm on your face as you listened to these ladies that you're hooked. These girls are the "Perfect Storm" with regards to rock bands. Everything is perfect, not unlike the Beatles in many senses. Who started the band, how they all met and formed, how their "rock" goals were all in the same place, how they continued when they were down, how they continue once back up, multiple record labels. For me, one thing that makes them great is the back story and the sisterhood they have. Knowing them off stage is so much fun, these girls are a HOOT, but they are a well oiled machine that get the job done when needed. Welcome aboard, I know you'll stay.
'well oiled machine' - spot on Jim! That's the phrase I was looking for; very much the main takeaway I got form this; thanks!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Even though I know nothing about music I still find it interesting to listen to your breakdown of the music.
Brilliant! Thanks Jon!
I can fall off in to pure music theory stuff, so if I ever go on a tangent that makes zero sense, hit me up and I'll try to explain what I'm going on about!
Suggestions for a female Japanese guitarist starter pack: Kanami (Band Maid) Freedom, Onset, Play, Manners
Midori, Miyako (Lovebites), Holy War, We the United, Raise Some Hell, Scream for Me
Hazuki, Saki (Nemophila) Dissension, Raitei, Oiran, Sorai
There are many more, but these are a good place to start. And Live does tend to be better with these bands when possible.
Cheers Michael! Very much appreciate the starter pack, I'll be sure to give them a listen 🤘
And the Pigeon's mission grasps another. You've got alot of awesome music to discover from these ludicrously talented ladies.
Seems that way 🤘
Choo-Choo! BAND-MAID support comment coming through. Excellent reaction/breakdown! More, please and than you. Cheers!
Very much appreciated your support comment! Thanking you kindly 🙌
You are listening to the best rock band in the world . great react. Long Live the PO!
Ok best. Name. Ever😂
Hmmm, but how can I trust the words of a Certified Weirdo? ... Or does being The Certified Weirdo mean I should trust you more - Yeah, probably that one 🤘🤘🤘
@@JbfMusicGuitar you'll have to play it by your gut .lol Long Live the PO!
Yeah, MIKU's evil plan takes place: " oh look cute girls in a maid costume --- and than the first riff in your face !" (oO)???
it works every time.
It's a smart idea, instead of the 'gimmick' (for lack of a better term) being the only thing, it's just more in the background
@@JbfMusicGuitar as you read her lyrics it also seems to be a way of saying Don't look at women as inferior. Saiki the lead singer has been known to sign autographs with "just bring it, get on your knees" they are a talented, confident group .
@@bartyslattfast Isn't that the format for their meet and greet, enter on your knees, head bowed? :)
@@glenkelley6799 😂😂
@@glenkelley6799 Oh, I didn't know that😲 I'll be careful when I go to their meet and greet, then🤣🤣🤣
Freedom and also Real Existance live , but Rinne is a good studuo clip.
Cheers for those suggestions Paul, I'll be sure to make a note of them!
MISA MISA MISA!
Japanese is a very lyrical language.
Look at Hirose Akane's wrists on the drum solo. Her wrists are the most relaxed I have seen and that allows her a very smooth and fluid drumming style. She is the leader of the band.
Misa is one of the best bass players I have seen. I love that she can play with a pick, slap and finger pick. And on the bass she can shred which is hard to do.
Tōno Kanami , the lead guitarist on our right is a great rhythm and lead player who can shred with the best of them. Did you here the frequency and accuracy of those bends?
Atsumi Saiki, the lead vocalist has such a great voice with an excellent range. She has outstanding stage presence. She was the last edition to the band and was deceived by Pigeon who did not tell her about the maid uniforms. She still kicks at Pigeon once in a while.
Speaking of Pigeon, she is the guitarist on our left. That is Kobato Miku (a.k.a. Po which is Japanese for Pigeon). She learned to play rhythm from Kanami. She was the founding member and was supposed to be lead vocals but she felt she didn't have enough oomph. That is why they brought Saiki into the band. I love the way she harmonizes with Saiki. But I also adore the parts where she is supporting what Saiki is singing with a little something different. It gets to be like Saiki telling the audience something with her vocal part and then Miku kind of edifying what Saiki just sang. Gets a conversational quality to the songs.
You can't go wrong no matter what you pick. I would recommend On Set and Play.
Cheers mate! Yeah their voices blend really well together! I've enjoyed everything I've heard from them so far, I checked out Onset (ua-cam.com/video/cQ5gVMKbmao/v-deo.html) and Play (ua-cam.com/video/yfDp_OxficU/v-deo.html) a wee while back- a total pleasure to listen to their stuff and try to break it down 🎶
Band-maid is awesome! They just released a new album this year.
Have you ever react to the Japanese band name Scandal? If not you should check this band out, I can give you some suggestions and links for Scandal songs. I hope you do a react video for Scandal songs soon.
Totally, I was thoroughly impress with this!
I've never heard of Scandal before, would be interested in checking them out- any links or suggestions are more than welcome!
@@JbfMusicGuitar Here is a list of Scandal songs with links you can react to. The songs are in random order.
I would suggest do the song "Scandal Baby" or "A.M.D.K.J" first, but it's your choice.
This year is their 15th Anniversary, so I put 15 songs to pick from (note, I try to give you live and Music Video...sometimes Sony block the older Music Videos. Good news is that Sony don't block the live concert as much.
And Scandal newer songs after 2018 will not get block because Scandal has their own label now);
Side note, Scandal has a new song coming out on June 16th and the song name is called "Ivory"
Try one and see if you like them.
1. Scandal baby Live: ua-cam.com/video/FQ8WFhO7Hl4/v-deo.html
2. Image (Note: in the video on the back wall you can see my hometown flag of Bennington, Vermont. but you should do the live version, because less chance of being block by youtube.) MV: ua-cam.com/video/0_RN3a_GJuE/v-deo.html Live: ua-cam.com/video/L_6eaAx9iI0/v-deo.html
3 A.M.D.K.J (one of their newer songs and it's their label so the MV will NOT get blocked) MV: ua-cam.com/video/3pDpYur3Nwc/v-deo.html
4. 少女S (Shoujo S) MV: ua-cam.com/video/G9hAP106sSg/v-deo.html Live: ua-cam.com/video/GHbnpl15_n8/v-deo.html (NOTE: skip to 22 second mark for the music video to start)
5. 「最終兵器、君」 / Saishuheiki Kimi MV: ua-cam.com/video/mEnXf3CiPSY/v-deo.html
6. Departure MV: ua-cam.com/video/qSeDDZhqOyk/v-deo.html Live: ua-cam.com/video/fdFKX_2U37U/v-deo.html
7. Pride MV: ua-cam.com/video/ZCmJ-QT8Sb8/v-deo.html Live: ua-cam.com/video/Y9WKNPQYr_o/v-deo.html
8. HARUKAZE MV: ua-cam.com/video/Na1nNsYX9ro/v-deo.html Live: ua-cam.com/video/i9EFC0nCRXE/v-deo.html
9: Shunkan Sentimental Live: ua-cam.com/video/WbkUoB3LApo/v-deo.html
10. Spice. (It's anima so you do not see the band.) MV ua-cam.com/video/y2W295yVVSE/v-deo.html or the songs only' ua-cam.com/video/FlrXxEnIUNA/v-deo.html
11. Playboy Live: ua-cam.com/video/jfcECD6ahc4/v-deo.html
12. Space Ranger Live: ua-cam.com/video/ELWhPPhg0lY/v-deo.html
13. SCANDAL IN THE HOUSE MV: ua-cam.com/video/imR0robS7BQ/v-deo.html Live: ua-cam.com/video/CUmuXWWDxNU/v-deo.html
14. Doll MV: www
.ua-cam.com/video/X3IFT7Z4pos/v-deo.html Live: ua-cam.com/video/BZJHgYXlHQg/v-deo.html
15. Scandal new song "Eternal" come out on March 3, 2021 MV: ua-cam.com/video/-174Ji-llSM/v-deo.html
@@malcolmrush Thanks Malcolm, much appreciated! Sorry for the delayed reply, just noticed your comment had been flagged; that's what you get for helping me out with those handy link, lol 🤣
@@JbfMusicGuitar Here the list again without the links...so you have to look up the videos. I will tell you which ones you should do live and other ones that is fine with the music videos. I hate when that happens.
Here is a list of Scandal songs with links you can react to. The songs are in random order.
I would suggest do the song "Scandal Baby" or "A.M.D.K.J" first, but it's your choice.
This year is their 15th Anniversary, so I put 15 songs to pick from (note, I try to give you live and Music Video...sometimes Sony block the older Music Videos. Good news is that Sony don't block the live concert as much.
And Scandal newer songs after 2018 will not get block because Scandal has their own label now);
Side note, Scandal has a new song coming out on June 16th and the song name is called "Ivory"
Try one and see if you like them.
1. Scandal Baby do the live performance
2. Image do the live performance
3 A.M.D.K.J do the music video
4. 少女S (Shoujo S) do the live performance
5. 「最終兵器、君」 / Saishuheiki Kimi do the music video
6. Departure do the live performance
7. Pride do the live performance
8. HARUKAZE do the live performance
9: Shunkan Sentimental do the live performance
10. Spice. do the music video
11. Playboy do the live performance
12. Space Ranger do the live performance
13. SCANDAL IN THE HOUSE do the live performance
14. Doll do the live performance
15. Eternal do the music video
Amazing band, always nice to see someone new discover them!
Yeah totally, I thoroughly enjoyed that!
Excellent reaction and breakdown...learned a lot! Glad you liked Band Maid....it will hopefully turn into loving them like they did to me. Ritchie Blackmore and Ian Paice (Deep Purple, Mark II) left their DNA in Japan when they went in 1972 hehe.
Thank you, glad you got something from it! I've had a tonne of suggested songs to check out, not entirely sure how to figure what to go for first, but looking forward to it none the less 🤘
I always love the surreal image of two five foot tall women in maid outfits just jamming out on guitar in the middle of the stage before Akane’s solo.
Oh man, I hadn't even thought about that- it is quite bizarre! 🤣
6:12 Log Horizon, actually. Band Maid does the opening theme of Season 3.
Nice! I really need to give it a listen 🤘
The best metal/hard rock band of the last 25 yrs. So much talent packed into this band- I'd put any of these women up against the Legends of Rock, and they would more than hold their own.
Thanks Vaughn - you're not alone in thinking that, they seem to have re-kindled a lot of people love of rock and/or music!
Miku, one of the guitarists, founded the band and used to work at a maid cafe in Tokyo. They called themselves Band Maid because of that and it’s a great gimmick to make uneducated westerners think they’re cute little anime characters or they’re like Baby Metal (NOT!) They are very talented musicians, writers and the lead singer is amazing. They have the whole package.❤️
I had assumed it was some sort of Visual Kei off shoot, smart marketing move for sure and really cohesive vision of what they want to be!
They didn't wrote a song for My hero academia, but they did wrote the opening for Log Horizon season 3: Different and to give Saiki's voice a rest they wrote Onset (instrumental song).
Cool, thanks for that! They certainly sound like they'd write a killer intro theme song 🎸🎶
@@JbfMusicGuitar killer yeah that about sums up different lol
Yes, please, react to Onset a live video......... I recommend to react to Band maid live....... they are awesome live....
I think this has been the most suggest so far by quite a bit, looking like I'll have to check it out at this rate 🤘
@@JbfMusicGuitar It's an instrumental song to give a break to the singer in concerts, but a sample to know how good musicians they are.
🤘🤘❤🤘🤘 MISA MISA MISA!!!! 🤘🤘
This band is excellent and their lives are fantastic because they add little extras that are just great ear candy!!!! 😁✌
Yeah, that little solo section in this song was a great idea - just let everyone have a party piece without derailing the song!
Nice! Another good reactor to check out Band Maid. More more more!!
Thanks a lot Shane! Given how much you guys seem to have enjoyed this I'm sure I'll do another one, Onset seems the most likely candidate 🤘
@@JbfMusicGuitar Onset is an instrumental so with your detailed guitar breakdown I'll give it my vote. You really can't go wrong but if you like groovy give Manners a shot if you want something fast Warning has one of my favorite riffs out of their MV's.
Great point about not needing to understand the lyrics to still absolutely enjoy the vocals. It reminds me of opera where the voice is one of the primary instruments and the actual lyrics meaning is secondary (and in opera, often quite silly). However, having said that, the can be some added meaning with the English subtitles turned on, although the translations often don't scan poetically/melodically particularly well.
Opera is such a good point of reference, I'd never have made! I've been trying to read the lyrics more... but they always have so much going on musically, I usually get distracted, lol
Akane, Misa, & Kanami formally studied music, and Japan is serious with their music schools. Miku founded the band and was the sole lead vocalist, but she realized her voice didn’t have the raw power for the music she envisioned, so she recruited Saiki to be the vocal lead. That said, Miku has a lovely voice that is pleasant and soothing to listen to along with harmonizing beautifully with Saiki. This live version of “Domination” is excellent and, in my opinion, much better than the original studio version. Great review and guitar breakdown.
Many thanks dude, glad you dug it! 🙏
Nice job Jbf, better than your average youtuber reacts like the breakdown at the end
Many thanks! Did a few of these a while back and the main suggestion was to try and show some of stuff in action; much easier than trying to explain it without a guitar anyway!
Good content, do more please!
Onset seems to be next in the cross hairs from the feedback I've gotten so far!
Onset is probably the safe pick for a next video, but there's a song called Different and an instrumental version of Giovanni (there's no official live version and the album version has the guitar low in the mix) that feature guitars going so crazy I can't even keep up. Would be interesting to see the perspective of someone who knows what they're doing.
Cheers! Yeah Onset seems to be the most suggested, so I'll check that out first- should check out that instrumental version of Giovanni as well, sounds cool!
I am a recent Maidiac convert and found them on a recommendation from another guitar channel. It didn’t take long for me to completely forget about the Maid outfits (I have come full circle and now think it’s cool). These women know music and they know their instruments very well. I’m afraid I have become a whirling fanboi since then (not becoming in someone who’s far from a teen) but I don’t care. Their music makes me happy and I smile when I listen to it. The individual personalities in the band are just the icing on the cake. They are all round wonderful and I’m very grateful I found them. I haven’t been this excited about a band’s live performances for 20+ years. Shameless admiration over.
edit - I’m not going to post suggestions for another song from the Maids, as I can see the other posts and besides their obviously good options listed it is not an exaggeration to say you cannot go wrong picking anything on the official channel. Especially the live ones. I will however say that Onset, the first time I listened/watched the Tokyo Zepp live version had me in goosebumps and borderline tears.
Hahaha, imo if a band makes you excited about music there's nothing wrong with that!
Thanks for that additional edit, Onset is probably gonna have to be the next one I check out, lost count of how many people have suggested it- you guys seems to know your stuff, so I figure I can't go wrong 🔥🎶
@@JbfMusicGuitar - Indeed. I have played instruments for most of my life (started on keys just before my 5th birthday) and written music too. It brings me great enjoyment. It has never been my main gig though so I am not any sort of virtuoso but I can definitely appreciate when someone knows their ****** and these gals know the way around their instruments. I always feel a bit of a heel for recommending Onset as it's an instrumental which means no Saiki and she is as important to the band as any other member but at the same time as posted above it was the first of their pieces that I listened to that had me in an emotional state after (I think it was the second of their tracks I listened to). There have since been many more for me. Of course it's all about opinions but you really cannot go wrong IMHO and I would desperately love to see them perform in person at a live gig. Fingers crossed that can happen in the near future.
Nice play !
Thank you! 🤘
Puzzle is must do. If u find it. Moratorium, Daydreaming.
Great, thanks for the input- I'll add those to my list!
Outstanding job mate! I see a lot of B-M reactors, but this was stellar. Hope to see more.
Much apprentice dude! Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of a lot of reaction stuff, so try to add a bit of insight/analysis. There's been a (quite unexpectedly!) strong response to this, so I'm sure I'll look at more of their back catalogue 🤘
...and I subbed.👍👍👍
Miku Kobato - RHYTHM GUITAR - plays Zemaitis C24MF (Zemaitis Endorsement - with a Signature Guitar called Flappy Pigeon) - EVH Amps
- Writes the lyrics - Has only been playing guitar for about 7 years. Was the singer but took a back seat voluntarily!
KANAMI TONO - LEAD GUITAR - plays PRS Custom 24 (PRS Endorsement) - Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier.
- Writes the music (one interview she states that she has a database - 2 years worth?!?!)
Misa - BASS GUITAR plays Black Cloud "Smoker" and Privat Reserve (SG Style) bass - (Black Cloud Endorsement) Orange AB200B MKIII Amps
Akane Hirose - DRUMS - Plays TAMA drums with Zildjian Cymbals - Roland KD-A22 (Possibly an Endorsement with TAMA and ROLAND)
Saiki - VOCALS - Sennheiser microphones and DPA Microphones
Thanks for that rig run down!
Separately, great guitar lesson.
Thanks Charles, glad you like that part as well!
Read your description. This band put themselves together started by Miku the rhythm guitarist. They received songs to play from their label early on, but then wrote & arranged Alone on their 3rd album and they never looked back.
Cheers! I wonder if having the label's songs had an impact on them? I'd imagine you could learn a tonne from working with a the writing team!
Bro, check out also LOVEBITES, all Japanese female Heavy Metal Band live at Zepp Diver City Tokyo 2020 songs Raise Some Hell, Break The Wall, Holy War, and their latest MV Glory To The World and Winds Of Transylvania... :)
Appreciate the input mate! Lovebites have been mentioned here a few times, will be tough to figure out which song to go for first though!
@@JbfMusicGuitar Raise Some Hell, if you love crazy solo's and shreeeddd.... :)
You said it perfectly, despite the dressing as maids, there is no gimmick here, just pure talent and a lot of hard work and practice!
This is a Rock band who are at the top of the game, world class musicians. 😀
One thing i can tell you is, you will never find a bad song from Band Maid, quite the opposite, every song you hear becomes your new favorite!
Check out their songs: Manners - Warning - Daydreaming and many more!
Another band i will suggest you check out is Lovebites - "Holy War" Live 2020. Female Metal band from Japan, also fantastic musicians!
Thank you!
Thanks Jorge! Jim S used the phrase 'well oiled machine' in the comments here - totally sums up the impression I got!
Cheers for those suggestions, I'll be sure to give them a listen 🎶 🤘
Oh. Oh this is fire. Bless you for being different, for being additive to the fandom rather than parasitic. Full marks for you, sir.
Very kind words indeed, thank you! I honestly wasn't expecting this kins of reaction to the video - so that you to all of you guys as well 🤘
If you're a guitarist you must give Lovebites Edge of the world you'll might enjoy the composition of this song and the classic style solo's.
Thanks for the suggestion- I'll give that a listen!
You should check out all of them. Sometimes things get blown out of proportion, but not with BAND-MAID. As to analysis, if you want something more Metal influenced and heavy try 'Rinne'. But if you just want a perfectly put together song then 'Blooming' is the way to go. But for more LIVE BAND-MAID then do 'Real Existence' LIVE.
Haha, yeah at this point it's looking like I'm just gonna have to make a 100 song long playlist, 🤣🤘
Cheers for those suggestions- always good to have a point to kick off from!
Freedom(live) is a really fun song, has some great solos, and puts one in a good mood..
Thrill (music video) - The music video that helped them blow up overseas when the band was still new. Miku (2nd guitar/vocals) had just started learning guitar at that point so a couple months at most.
Play - An instrumental with vocals.
Onset - Instrumental
As others have said just pick any from their channel, its hard to go wrong. Their catalog is large and solid.
Thanks for that! I must say the concept of an instrumental with vocals is very intriguing!
MISA!!! MISA!!! MISA!!!! 🥃🥃🥃Badass Bass Assassin. Tiny Hat!!!! Well Done for suggesting 👏. This is a good Band-Maid song to react to because you get to see how talented these 5 musicians really are and how much fun they have on stage with each other in concert. Their MV'S are very good but their Live videos are 10 times better 😉🤙🏼 You just experienced the Band-Maid "gap" You visually expected gimmicky and your ears got kick ass Hard Rock.
MISA MISA MISA!!! ❤
Thanks Curtis! And yes, three cheers for Tiny Hat 🥃🥃🥃🤘
I'd heard they were good, so wasn't expecting it to be 'bad', just not on the level it was!
@@tinyhato 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
@@JbfMusicGuitar hey ma halo for your reaction and replying. You are not the 1st or will be the last to say that. Every Band-Maidiac or Maidiacs has gone through the same reaction. I did in 2016 and loved these musicians ever since. It's the very reason why us Maidiacs love watching 1st time reactors to Band-Maid. The facial expressions are priceless. You need to see B-M Live. I've seen them twice here in LA and it's amazing to watch how talented and how much fun they have on stage with each other. From MISA'S whiskey drinking to Akane's banana 🍌eating to Miku's Spell Time.
"Domination" SHOULD be the go to song for all 1st time reactors. I still can't believe B-M did the every instrument solos breakdown as a thank you just for me.😍
I love your analytical review. Please do more of Band-Maid. One cool thing about them is that their songs don't sound similar even after putting out 100 of them. Not a single dull song. Check out Alone, Daydreaming, Blooming, and Choose Me.
Thank you, glad you hear that you enjoyed this approach! This song was certainly very high energy, of they keep that up, I'm sold 🔥🎶
At first I thought you were nodding your head to the song, but soon realized you were just counting to twenty so you could do your twenty-second pauses.
Oh man... if only I was as smart as that, lol! 🤣
Nah, this video got totally demonetized. The head nodding is a combo of grooving along, explaining stuff I noticed to myself in my head, noticing for other patterns or I think I've figured something out.
If you want to go really old school on incredible vocal blending technique with relatives, check out The Everly Brothers; you’ve probably heard “All you have to do is dream” in a movie or two - ua-cam.com/video/lTYe9eDqxe8/v-deo.html
Great reference Bob! They're even sharing the same mic in that clip, true pros!
i dont know if anyone else has mentioned this yet, but an additive to your complimenting the technicality of their music;
When they're surrounding Akane (The Drummer), or at almost any instance that they approach eachother during their set, They're making faces at eachother trying to get the other one to miss a beat.
So not only is the music demanding, they're ACTIVELY attempting to sabotage one other throughout the whole performance.
Allegedly, Akane is the unshakable steel trap of this game, whereas Saiki (Vocalist) fails the easiest. I think Miku is said to have the strongest face, to the point that it was blurred in an image uploaded on one of their socials.
Good point!
Freedom Live is another brilliant Band Maid track. I'd love to hear your critique on this.
Cheers Nicholas, that one has popped up a fair bit here, interested to see what the hype is about!
@@JbfMusicGuitar you won't be disappointed.
Not "manufactured" at all. Miku (Rhythm guitar/2nd vocal) worked in a maid cafe and had some previous industry experience and got the idea for the band. She contacted Kanami (Lead Guitar) and the rest of the band built organically from there (Kanami knew Akane and Akane knew Misa, and Saike had the same management company and they knew her by reputation). Miku also writes the vocals while Kanami is the lead songwriter, though after she does the primary writing the others make suggestions to their own parts before everything finalizes. They're a remarkably effective team.
Yeah, from what I understand it's pretty much Miku's vision, other than the first few albums they've written their own stuff - I'm curious if they learned tricks from the writing team, would be a excellent opportunity to pick up some ideas!
@@JbfMusicGuitar I'm pretty sure I've heard Kanami say that she learned a lot with the writers of the the first couple of albums, and I also think Miku and Kanami were getting some input even in those early days, otherwise there'd probably be a sharper break stylistically when they started writing their own stuff.
Hi jack i thought i'd come back a year later after recently surviving an unexpected heart attack to give you some advice. At the start of the vid you said "If you don't like what you see feel free to hit the dislike button". Don't say that, say "If you don't like what you see feel free to do one". 😁🖕 See i'm full of good advice me.
P.S you don't know this at this juncture but from this reaction onwards your channel gets even better :)
Bloody hell mate, hope you're doing alright???
Cheers dude, it probably helps that all you guys are so sound I can relax a bit more and lean towards the stuff youse are more interested in as well
@@JbfMusicGuitar Yeah i'm doing ok-ish thx Jack. I woke up at 2:30am on Jan 4th with bad chest pains & i knew something was wrong. Fortunately my sister drove me to hospital immeditely & specialists stopped it from being a lot worse than it could've been. It was just a shock cos there's no history of heart disease in my family. So don't worry i'm still here to annoy you....i mean support you.😏
@@GaryHolloway-810 Glad to hear that man, sorry you're going through this. Must have been such a huge curve ball. Hope you have a speedy recovery.
I don't know if you guys could ever annoy me!
Hang on... don't take that as a challenge!
@@JbfMusicGuitar Haha😆 i won't. Thx Jack :)
Hey man, hope you're doing a bit better? Just had a wee thought, am planning to get some more filming done soon- was wondering if you had anything you reckon I should check out? Sounds like you've had a pretty tough time of it, if me nattering on about music can help out in anyway, I'm totally game!
Thnaks for the reaction very interesting. Onset is awesome ! Play, Wonderland, Secret my Lips propably best as a duo react with Secret Maiko Lips by their April fool s alter Ego Band Maiko.
What you propably want to see at some point are the insturmental version of songs on their album DVDs, since they even have focused versions on the instruments. Very insightful. But alas, hard to get in the internet...
Glad you liked it Martin, thanks for those suggestions! Those instrumental versions sound pretty interesting- it's always great to get to hear stuff in isolation like that
Funny that you mention it sounds like an anime song. Akane (the drummer) is a UGE anime fan, and Band-Maid have now written two songs for anime series. Yu-Yu-Hakusho and Log Horizon.
Cheers, I'd been filled in about Log Horizon, but Yu-Yu-Hakusho is news to me - I'll have to check those out at some point as well!
@@JbfMusicGuitar I mispoke...it wasn't Yu Yu Hakusho...it was Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS.
But hey...I got the Yu part correct. :)
you need to checkout Lovebites!! and Nemophila
Thanks Rafael! There seems to be a strong crossover with the Band-Maid & Lovebites fans bases, really interested in hearing their songs!
The little gathering around Akane on the drumset isn't technical; it is Miku, Kanami, and MISA making funny faces at Akane, trying to throw her off the beat. They never succeed.
Haha, love that they do that, awesome! 🤣
Sorry, I should have articulated myself a bit better! I think what I was getting at is that the songs structure is quite intricate. They'd just done a mini sort of bridge with a very specific arrangement with the backing vocals doing call and response- this kind of stuff isn't easy to remember and perform well live!
At that point, it also dawned on me that the parts themselves were really quite technical, in that you need some good chops to consistently pull them off!
since you are a guitar tutor, maybe you want to check this guy out : Alip_ba_ta - The Godfather theme song (fingerstyle cover)
Thanks, I'll check that out! I'm more of a temporary acoustic & electric player, so I'm not too sure how great I'd be at breaking down classically arranged pieces, but it does sound super interesting! 🎶
ONSET critique: ua-cam.com/video/cQ5gVMKbmao/v-deo.html
♫ Timestamps ♫
0:00- Intro
1:00- Live Clip
9:35- Intro Riff Breakdown
13:33- Intro Riff Music Theory
Quick question: are these guys 'manufactured' in that they've been put together and have a team of songwriters behind them?
Miku, the rythm guitar/vocal who put them together. At the beginning, they have outsource who wrote song for them. But their recent stuff was all structured by Kanami (main guitar) and from there, Akane (drum) and Misa (bass) develope their part while Miku wrote the lyrics.
@@honkaigiovanni4150 Thanks for the insight!
The thought only occurred to me afterwards; it's just such a dense, well put together song! 🎶
@@JbfMusicGuitar my pleasure 🤗
They formed in August 2013 and have released their own songwriting songs from Alone, whose video was released in February 2016. The composition is performed by Kanami on lead guitar, the lyrics are by Kobato on rhythm guitar, the drum part is Akane, and the bass part is Misa.
When in doubt, the vocalist Saiki often decides. They are devoted to making the song cool, and it's becoming a technical, complex and fast song, but it's all a BAND MAID-like song with catchy rhythms and melodies. Even songs that are difficult to understand at one time will become better if you listen to them multiple times.
They are one of the few organically formed bands in Asia. Founded by Miku (Rythm Guitar). She never played guitar; was originally the lead singer. They recruited Saiki as lead singer later on, and Miku learned the guitar under Kanami (lead guitarist) and does back up vocal. They fought the labels to write their own song, and they succeed after writing the song Alone.
I love your reactions. Please react to an amazing, all-female, heavy metal band from Japan called Lovebites who sing in English and have a pair of super talented guitarists who do insane guitar solos and harmonizing. They won the 2018 Metal Hammer Golden Gods award for best new band. Please do the live version of the song "Rising". ua-cam.com/video/Y_jrhzzcuRU/v-deo.html
Cool analysis , whilst your in Japan, for another great little heard of rock band with shredding guitars and harmonies to die for please give a look at “IRONBUNNY “ you won’t be disappointed 🤟🤟🤟
Cheers bud, glad you enjoyed the breakdown! Have never heard of that band before, looking forward to giving them a listen!
Everyone is recommending ‘Onset’ for their instrumentals, but honestly I think that’s my least liked Band Maid instrumental (I quite like it still!). I’d recommend ‘Without Holding Back’ but it can’t be found online, so I’ll recommend ‘Don’t be Long’ instead (found on their Spotify)
Thanks William, I'll add them to my list of songs to check out!
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Cheers David, thank you for stopping by and giving it a like as well 🤘
@@JbfMusicGuitar I really do like Band-Maid. I went to their concert several times and it never disappoints me. My favorites of Band-Maid songs are Thrill (recently a live version has been released), Play, Freedom. For all of them, there is an official live video version of it, so you can check it out in your spare time or for your channel as well.
PS. Do not worry about copyrights, Band-Maid wants their music to be reachable for everyone.
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Thanks for the song suggestions!
What other songs you should check out? All of them. They are all great, just depends on your taste. A lot of us fans utterly adore their live stuff.
Hahaha, cheers Miles! You;'re not alone in saying that, seems to be the general consensus, looking forward to discovering their back catalogue!
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Hello from Germany... I would suggest Onset (live) or Warning! (live)... Onset is just one of many great instrumentals of Band-Maid and Warning! (live) is from their new album and the live version is really new on their channel and it´s an great track. Kanami (lead guitar) is also writing all of their songs, but always giving Akane (drummer) and MISA (bass) enough space just to let them breath and doing almost their own thing.
Really, really talented band and 7-8 years together with 100+ songs, these ladies are workhorses and still having SO MUCH FUN! Have fun going down the pigeon hole, it´s 110% worth it!
Thanks Michael, hello from Scotland! Awesome, Onset seems to be a popular choice, I'm really intrigued to hear it!
They must have a really good work flow and drive to produce so many songs. Awesome, sounds like I've got a tonne of great music to listen to! 🤘 🎶
"Onset" is a great instrumental song to react to from Band Maid. They have an official live version on there UA-cam channel.
Thanks, a few folk have mentioned that one, might have to run a poll or something- sounds like they've got a tonne of great songs!
@@JbfMusicGuitar 100+. Pick one
@@k-popplayinklown5473 Bit of option paralysis going on for me there, lol 🤣
@@JbfMusicGuitar The last four albums, produced one a year, are outstanding and each a little different. The newest album runs harder and ventures into prog a little bit although even when trying to be chaotic they can't help being melodic and catchy .
@@JbfMusicGuitar you could literally blindly pick and you will probably start smiling by the halfway point of any song . Some folks Don't seem to like the "happy" tone they project. I pity those folks.
Giovanni from new album? :) Good reaction.
Oh man, then he will doing nothing but saying "it is a lot going on here" and "it is difficult to decide what to talk about" 😂
Thanks! Sure, I'll pop it on my ever growing list of songs to check out!
@MadsStavang Hahah, see now you're just making me want to check it out even more... if it's more packed than this song sounds like I'd be in for a pretty awesome experience!
@@JbfMusicGuitar There are a lot of songs that take a good 4-5 listens to really digest. I find that it prevents 'ear fatigue' to coin a phrase. Some bands/groups you start to get that 'I've heard this almost the same song too many times' feeling but that never happens with B-M.
Nice approach to reaction videos.
I noticed no one else mentioned it so I will: When the three guitarists were gathered in front of the drummer, they were making funny faces at each other trying to make her laugh. The do that a lot. You can see more of them having fun together in the Official Live video of Freedom.
Thanks, glad you liked the format- still tweaking it!
Oh man, that's awesome didn't clock that at all, lmao 🤣
@@JbfMusicGuitar The members of the band have great rapport with each other, as well as with the audience. It is infectious. Happiest band, happiest music.
Thanks for doing it! Huge shout out to you for going ahead with recording even though you thought it was going to be gimmicky. One thing that I feel it's important to note is that the maid outfits are artists' choice, not an idea forced on them by their label. They're used not just as an image to make them recognisable/memorable, but also to create a "gap" between you expect based on what you see vs. what you hear when they start playing. One other thing to note is that most of the solos during the middle section were added for that live performance and aren't in the album version of the song. They keep the "official" versions of their songs tight but add stuff for the fans who go to their shows. One song has had 4 different intros in the last two years, none of which are on the album version lol.
Fantastic breakdown as expected and I'm glad you enjoyed it. I was looking through your channel again and saw you did a Larry Carlton-style backing track. He's one of lead guitarist Kanami's biggest influences (along with Santana). She says that hearing Carlton's "Room 335" moved her and inspired her to get serious about playing guitar.
More songs? My favourite is "Giovanni". It's pretty progressive and has a nutty guitar riff, although it's quite low in the mix. Unfortunately it doesn't have a video (they mostly chose to make videos of the more accessible songs from their new album) but it is on their official channel in their "Unseen World" Playlist.
Thanks again for taking the suggestion.
Ok now i'm not on Patrons comment, congrats for suggesting "Domination" :)
@@GaryHolloway-810 It's the go-to for a reason! :D
Thanks dude! No problem and many thanks for the suggestion, thoroughly enjoyed it 🤘
Went into it with a totally open mind, but didn't expect quite such a polished product! Yeah the outfits are a pretty cool way to subvert expectation for sure.
Larry Carlton is a ridiculously good player, I'll listen out for his and Santana's influences, see if I can spot any!
Giovanni has popped up a few times in these comments, from what I can gather it'll be a lot to take it! 🤯
@Gary Holloway I second this! It was indeed a great suggestion!
@@tinyhato Tiny hat you forgot they have the "Giovanni" instrumental vid from the limited edition "Unseen World" album :)
You should check out Onset (Live). It's an instrumental and I think it would be something you'd really enjoy.
Cheers Sean, sounds cool, would be pretty interesting to see how they tackle an instrumental 🤔