72 years on this planet & happy i lived long enough to experience the best rock band today. Took me a minute to adjust to the chaos, speed & poppy choruses and now can't get enough. My favorite rhythm section ever.
You nailed it, David! Band-Maid songs are layered like Russian dolls. More you listen to them, more details are getting revealed. The rhythmic patterns is just another layer of the Band-Maid brilliance in songwriting. Not so many bands even dare to go into this direction.
Many bands: These mean Japanese ladies from Band-Maid make us look bad. They are trying too hard. Band-Maid ladies are smiling, and Kanami: Okay, I will do my best!
It was written for an Anime opening theme song, so it’s very purposeful in its full-throttle attack; “Let”s Go, it’s Showtime” indeed! 🔥 This song shows their development as a band - Akane’s mastery of the syncopated and ghost notes, Misa’s increased interaction with Kanami in the musical composition & arranging and Miku’s rapid development as a player who can handle more & more complex, fast & varied rhythm patterns & parts - remember, she didn’t play guitar at all until starting lessons with Kanami a few months after the formation of the band. They were definitely hitting a higher level here (mid 2019, I think) and have only gotten better and better since. Imho, they are a very special collection of musicians and we’re very lucky to have them in our world 🌍 🤘🏼😎
Oh dang, I haven't seen you bring out the bass before to try to figure out the song. More of that, please. I loved it. It's always fun watching musicians try to figure out what BAND-MAID are doing in a song. It always seems "simple" at first, until they try to replicate it, and then the true intricacy of it all comes to the surface. Great reaction & breakdown! And the Borderlands of Chaos are familiar territory for BAND-MAID these days. They have charted every inch of it.
This song is a massive blast of energy. When it got out I had it on loop to do some of my chores, everything felt like a breeze. This song was written to be the opening of the anime 'Log Horizon S3', which also helped this song get popular really quick (In japan doing songs to anime always helps your visibility in the music industry).
David the look on your face when the song started was priceless...This song was created for the open of an anime, thats why it was balls to the wall straight out of the gate. Got my tickets to see them in Oct, in NYC and NJ I cant wait its gonna be awesome. Stay well my friend and Rock On
This song is super entertaining (to me). I agree that it is on the edge of being chaotic. But that makes it fun! ) The fast pace and the constant changes make it too "intense" to enjoy by "regular means" but that appeals to intellectual enjoyment. So, this songs floats between sensual joy to the mind-eye observations and thats why i love this track with all my heart )
Absolutely love your breakdown of this song and others. I've played guitar for years, but recently have been having drum lessons after seeing Akane, and you are so right. More difficult to play a rest than not and to change from down beat to off beat is just genius. I got to see Band Maid in London in 2019. It was so difficult to take in everything they did in one show, but loved it. I'm 69 and have seen more than a 1000 bands of all genres since the late 60s and they are the most exiting.
From what I've heard, BAND-MAID like reactors spreading their videos if they are sourced from their own website. They tend not to block them in that case.
Yes, they are good, Band Maid doing Band Maid things, their musicality always amazes me, and your not the first to say chaos, but when you listen a couple times you realize its controlled chaos, but this is what the producers of the Anime wanted, so thats what kanami gave them.
A lot of people needed some time with this one when it first came out, because of the sonic assault that it is, but the band never loses their way in a song. They can put all kinds of craziness inside of a perfectly structured shell.
It did take my brain several listens before it caught up; I remember it was a bit overwhelming the first time. Like many of their songs, it also subtly evolves the more you hear it.
In my head I think of Band Maid as controlled chaos. So calling them chaotic makes sense to me and this song is near the top of the wtf is going on here list. They have catchy choruses and a pop feel but there are layers that need to be noticed to truly appreciate what's happening. It's not for everyone but even if you (not David specifically) don't like it you have to put some respect on it they're really putting a lot of effort into everything they do. Great review as usual. I like your review style it's a breath of fresh air in a sea of boring reactions keep it up brother!
Great review! I really wish I could have gotten tickets for their upcoming tour. I hope it goes amazing for them. I'm pretty sure Black Hole is faster than this, but I doubt anything else was.
Yep, it's a track you have to hear a few times until you fully appreciate its complexities. By take 3, I'd decided it's one of their best works. The live acoustic version takes it to another dimension. David, I've been having a bit of fun trying to second guess your scores. I reckoned you'd give this an 8.2, so you've raised me a percentage point. I feel good about that. 😎
This song took me a few listens to comprehend and slow down enough to process. But it quickly turned into an earworm for me. Regardless one can't accuse them of being boring.
"Black Hole" is still their fastest song, but as others have mentioned, this is not meant to be a typical Band-Maid song. It was written as an anime opening. When Kanami sent the demo out, she told Miku, "If you can play this, you can play anything I throw at you." But as always, Kanami does record all the guitar parts in the studio.
Hello David, just as an observer of the band, to me "Different", as some have already commented, was a bit of a forerunner to a developing sound that the band would introduce us to with their Unseen World album. Their previous album, Conqueror from 2019, showed that Band-Maid would continue to explore new sounds. But, although there wasn't any hint of which direction the band would take us, Different turned out to be a precursor for this new chaotic sound they would explore. Something they do masterfully on Unseen World with songs like No God and Giovanni. For my part Unseen World was and is a masterstroke mix of sounds and genres... but retaining the core Band-Maid layering. I have a lot of admiration for Different and the Unseen World album and am curious to see what they follow up with now after that COVID isolation album. I really enjoy your honest reviews. Thumbs up.
That's it, isn't it? Their next album, whenever it comes, probably will baffle and amaze. They've earned my trust; they know better than me and I'm there for it.
@@surfingasongwave Come to think of it, they did the same thing with the EP Start Over and the album Conqueror. Each EP introduced a new sound which they executed on the subsequent follow-up album. Would also be interesting if they repeat the pattern with another EP.
@@KMASCII Their October release was Sense, Hibana, and Corallium, so what should we expect based on that? More prog insanity? Gunshots? Dance R&B? MISA says she wants to write a song. Who knows what we'll get from her ... Something alt rock? Something prog punk? Who knows? I feel like a kid on Christmas morning waiting for the 'rents to wake up.
Great to see you getting back around to some Band-Maid. This song was actually written to be the intro song to season 3 of the anime Log Horizon. Any chance you have plans to make it to any of the shows for their US tour later this year?
You figured out that guitar pattern really fast! Impressive knowledge and skills as always. The song was used as the opening theme song for the third season of the anime 'Log Horizon'. This is about 190 BPM but they have a couple of songs hitting the 200 BPM mark, especially 'No God', but Obi-Wan-Kanami composed a 220 BPM classic with the song 'Black Hole', which they released as a double bill of a live performance with 'Manners' - ua-cam.com/video/iaf94nNSRGE/v-deo.html .
It's so weird, I've heard the song a hundred times and my brain was always filling in that space with something like a musical illusion. After you isolated it, the spell has been broken and I hear it differently (and correctly!) now. Thanks! 🤘🤩🤘
My understanding is Kanami plays all the studio guitar stuff. She makes sure Miku can play it before hand because she has to do it live, but Kanami can nail it in the studio in a couple takes. Time is money.
I can still remember when I started the song for the first time. Already after a few seconds I paused it and went to the kitchen to make myself a coffee. In my head I was thinking "what a chaos" and I felt run over. However, while I was standing at the coffee maker though, with these thoughts in my head, my feet were apparently of a different opinion. They seemed to like what they heard, because these had already internalized the melody and were moving to it. Then I knew that in all the chaos must be hidden something interesting. And what can I say, back to the video and starting from the beginning, I had quite my fun with it, which was even increased after a few times listening. Akane's work in this song is also what stands out the most for me, and probably the part that my feet liked the most. :) I think most of us Maidiacs should be able to live with your score, as I haven't seen anyone name 'Different' as their absolute favorite. It's good, but that's about it. Thanks for this video, and until next time. _____________________ 「 _'Our rock never dies ever. Forever!'_ 」 --- from *BAND-MAID* 'Manners' 🕊️
Good analysis and I had fun seeing your bewilderment ;) it took me four or five times to listen to it before I could enjoy it, but now I love it ;) Is it the one I like the most? No, but it's very high up ;) Thanks for your explanations ;) Greetings from Spain. (Automatic translation by software)
I really like that you can tell you know what you're talking about. Through your reactions I learn a lot as a layman and hear the music with completely different ears
Love this reaction. It's fair. I'm glad you found the song challenging. The thing about this song, is that every time you here it, something *Different* crops up and get's noticed in your head. You should try listening to it a few more times, preferably on *Different* days. You'll see quickly what I mean. Brilliant reaction, as always.
"Different" is the seventh single by Japanese rock band Band-Maid, released in Japan on December 2, 2020, by Nippon Crown. The song was used as the opening theme song for the third season of the anime Log Horizon.
This one took me a couple of listens to get. I wasn't a huge fan in the beginning, but it certainly grew on me and I do enjoy it quite a bit now. It's like the song slows down after a couple of listens. Some of their newer songs are more in this style, but they took me less time to get. Probably because I got used to the more chaotic style. Not all Band-Maid fans are necessarily a huge fan of this newer controlled chaos style of some of their newer songs and I can understand why even though I do enjoy them a lot myself. Sense is an other of the more chaotic songs they have done and it's not a surprise since it's also an Anime intro. I think the more chaotic songs do fit anime intro's pretty well and it might even have been in the "job description" from the producers of the show. And yeah, Black Hole (like others have mentioned) is an other one of the more chaotic songs, but that one has no connection to any anime (but it's obviously about a chaotic phenomenon).
Not my fav either, but certainly impressive. I agree. The first time I heard this song, I thought: "Controlled Chaos". Herman Li of Dragonforce interviewed Kanami and Miku on his Twitch channel. Kanami asked Herman what was the BPM on the fastest Dragonforce song. He told her and she said: "Now I have to write a song faster". Scary thing is...that was after this song was released! Poor Akane!
for me on first listen and probably 2 more after that it felt so fast..but oddly after a few listens it seemed to slow down to my ears and could hear more of it.if that makes scense. its a great song that gets you pumped up and is definantly chaotic lol. am curious have you heard a bandmaid song yet that has gotten bellow a score of 8? i know you have done a few now
Hi David. This song isn't my favorite bandmaid song either, maybe because it's an anime song, but I'm a big fan of drumming, especially Akane's. The various rhythmic patterns, pause and syncopation bandmaid adopt in many of their songs are the sort of things that make me love this band SO MUCH, although there are other things I also love. So while this isn't my no.1 bandmaid song, it's still in my top 50 I'd say.
I'm glad you're one of the normal American "1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a" types and not one of those freaky Eastman types who count "1 ti te ta 2 ti te ta 3 ti te ta 4 ti te ta". Damn commies. This was a commission for the opening of season three of Log Horizon. The story Kanami related in one of their interviews around the time this came out; she gave the producers five demos and they chose the most frantic and chaotic one. They obviously wanted chaos; they wanted her to walk right up to the very edge of the cliff. MISA and Akane said they actually dialed it back a bit for this one. "Screaming" is the B side to "Start Over" and their fans would say it was their most chaotic song until this one came out. You commented about the off beat (or up beat) on the snare; it gives it a tarantella feel. I feel like Akane switches up the feel quite often in their songs. She won't necessarily repeat a pattern in a verse, or use the same pattern in the second verse, even in their slower, more rock-based songs. But this song definitely takes several listens to grasp, for sure. One thing I really like; because it's an opening song for a show, there isn't a real guitar solo ... Kanami plays a riff in the background during the break ("devil or angel"), then everybody drops out except the vocals ("you can't back out now") and she's still playing that same riff, then when the song goes back to the break ("once more") she plays a very bluesy solo behind (or on top of) all the other chaos. It's kinda out there, and it's perfect.
I agree Different is a hard one to access on the first listen, it's different. Give it a few more listens and it will click. BLACK HOLE is there fastest song at 220bpm. Yes, many fans look at this song and many off of their Unseen World album and call them organized chaos.
Using Band Maid official video's have less chance of being blocked than if you use something uploaded by someone else if it is from one of their DVD's, many of these video's themselves rarely last long before being taken down along with many reactions to them. Usually safest bet is fan cam stuff but that is usually crappy quality anyway but overall it depends on the band and Band Maid is more lenient than many others (like SCANDAL or Gacharic Spin).
KANAMI asked Herman Li (Dragon Force) what the fastest song he plays (225bpm) Kanami stated that 220 was her fastest (BLACK HOLE) but she would write a song for 225bpm. Herman Li video here ua-cam.com/video/oS2U9YzaFK8/v-deo.html
A bit of chaos is to be encouraged. I know people like predictable but living on the edge now and again, is good for your soul 😀 Of course there is a live version and here is the link: ua-cam.com/video/h_RZwRbI1QI/v-deo.html&ab_channel=BAND-MAID You can view it at your leisure. Although it still has the Official title, the song Different, follows on from Dice, so you could have easily clicked on to the beginning of Different and reacted to the live version. Saiki, gets some good emotion into her voice as you will hear.
You need to React to “Jinger - Home Back” video released a year ago. However, is very much relevant today with the events happening in Ukraine. The band is originally from Ukraine and right now 2-3 of the males from the band are in that country as refugees from the war against Russia. Politics. And sides aside. We need to connect as humans. And that song is heavy, is like they predicted the future one year earlier. 😞
Of course, being Band-Maid, they don't do anything in the studio that they can't replicate just as tight live...proof is on their channel. Different? Yes...but this song becomes normal after a bunch of listens :-))
For the first time hearing this... seems chaos and my brain just hurt..lol...but now..it seems slow and normal for Band-Maid songs..i mean i just get used to it🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for breaking it down! Too much of a frenzy for me. Like they wondered IF they could hold this pace/tempo for a song. It ultimately answers that question with an unqualified yes. But it didn't answer, WHY? for the song itself.
this band sounds like trying to more metal but they fail, still sounds typical 2000s Jrock/Vkei bands I listened to in the past. I think the only thing that makes them stand out is the bass player, other than that it's just standard. If you listen to a lot of 2000s Jrock/Vkei bands you might understand
Hi David, compliment accepted. That is what I like abot Band-maid thet don't stand still, constantly evolving, never the same. I first heard Band-Maid a few years agi and loved their songs like Domination etc Then they released Unseen World and took me a while and a few replays but now the songs on heir are some of my favourites. Maybe not all tracks should be comfortable but be challengind. \Band-Mad can cover it all - hard rock, ballads, acoustic, progfressive. To be honest splitting music intp gentes just confuses me - they are Band-Maid and they are their own genre
Of course. There have been a number of times I've given the score during filming, and then the next day I find myself thinking "craaaaaap, I should have scored that song higher/lower" However, if I do that my integrity goes right out the window because I'm not willing to stand by the score I give. So do I have those thoughts? Yes of course, I'm human. Will I ever change my scores? Absolutely not, I stand by my scores whether I agree with them later or not.
@@THEDavidHeretic Yes, stick to the principle of scoring on first impression. I mean, all Band-Maid songs started at 8 for me...but after repeated listens...a few are like 50 out of 10 to me now!! :-)) You can't be objective once a song gets under your skin.
Not picking on you but your mix is off on the music. It sounds like there's a pillow covering my speakers or like my ears are blocked. This is typical Anime chaos tune, which is exactly what it was written for Log Horizon season3....these girls are so tight! I NEVER heard silent for so long....Lol! For me this tune got better the more I listened to it, it actually slowed down so I could process it better. Good stuff...thanks!
"Controlled Chaos" is a Band-Maid badge of honour. They excel at it and everything else they do. Amazing. But because BAND-MAID is so Awesome that anything unconventional they do always works well. Peace.
*a 1E and a 2E and a 3E and a 3E and 1 and a 1E......* No worries *Kanami* song writing puts a lot of us *Maidiac* into a pile of mush 😜 _(Funny thing is _*_Kanami_*_ and _*_Saiki_*_ broke this down into an acoustic version)_
I thought the same thing when I first heard it - it's nuts! Like it for sure now, although their other anime opener Sense I like more. Also like the acoustic version of this song a lot - a LOT lot actually, from their Christmas acoustic show. (Pretty hard to give ratings on the first listen of a BM song😁)
@P in D 2 YT mis-took your last sentence "Akane IS the gorilla!" as an offensive one...probably😏 From the next time, you should write like "Akane IS the 🦍!" 😁
72 years on this planet & happy i lived long enough to experience the best rock band today. Took me a minute to adjust to the chaos, speed & poppy choruses and now can't get enough. My favorite rhythm section ever.
You nailed it, David! Band-Maid songs are layered like Russian dolls. More you listen to them, more details are getting revealed. The rhythmic patterns is just another layer of the Band-Maid brilliance in songwriting. Not so many bands even dare to go into this direction.
Spot on.👍 And not many bands CAN go in this direction :)
Many bands: These mean Japanese ladies from Band-Maid make us look bad. They are trying too hard.
Band-Maid ladies are smiling, and Kanami: Okay, I will do my best!
It was written for an Anime opening theme song, so it’s very purposeful in its full-throttle attack; “Let”s Go, it’s Showtime” indeed! 🔥
This song shows their development as a band - Akane’s mastery of the syncopated and ghost notes, Misa’s increased interaction with Kanami in the musical composition & arranging and Miku’s rapid development as a player who can handle more & more complex, fast & varied rhythm patterns & parts - remember, she didn’t play guitar at all until starting lessons with Kanami a few months after the formation of the band. They were definitely hitting a higher level here (mid 2019, I think) and have only gotten better and better since. Imho, they are a very special collection of musicians and we’re very lucky to have them in our world 🌍 🤘🏼😎
Oh dang, I haven't seen you bring out the bass before to try to figure out the song. More of that, please. I loved it. It's always fun watching musicians try to figure out what BAND-MAID are doing in a song. It always seems "simple" at first, until they try to replicate it, and then the true intricacy of it all comes to the surface. Great reaction & breakdown!
And the Borderlands of Chaos are familiar territory for BAND-MAID these days. They have charted every inch of it.
love the look of concentration on his face or his is just blown away again. hopefully someone has requested NO GOD
This song is a massive blast of energy. When it got out I had it on loop to do some of my chores, everything felt like a breeze. This song was written to be the opening of the anime 'Log Horizon S3', which also helped this song get popular really quick (In japan doing songs to anime always helps your visibility in the music industry).
David the look on your face when the song started was priceless...This song was created for the open of an anime, thats why it was balls to the wall straight out of the gate. Got my tickets to see them in Oct, in NYC and NJ I cant wait its gonna be awesome. Stay well my friend and Rock On
This song is super entertaining (to me). I agree that it is on the edge of being chaotic. But that makes it fun! ) The fast pace and the constant changes make it too "intense" to enjoy by "regular means" but that appeals to intellectual enjoyment. So, this songs floats between sensual joy to the mind-eye observations and thats why i love this track with all my heart )
Absolutely love your breakdown of this song and others. I've played guitar for years, but recently have been having drum lessons after seeing Akane, and you are so right. More difficult to play a rest than not and to change from down beat to off beat is just genius. I got to see Band Maid in London in 2019. It was so difficult to take in everything they did in one show, but loved it. I'm 69 and have seen more than a 1000 bands of all genres since the late 60s and they are the most exiting.
From what I've heard, BAND-MAID like reactors spreading their videos if they are sourced from their own website. They tend not to block them in that case.
Yes, they are good, Band Maid doing Band Maid things, their musicality always amazes me, and your not the first to say chaos, but when you listen a couple times you realize its controlled chaos, but this is what the producers of the Anime wanted, so thats what kanami gave them.
Thank you for your reaction! Lead guitarist KANAMI is a genius composer.
A lot of people needed some time with this one when it first came out, because of the sonic assault that it is, but the band never loses their way in a song. They can put all kinds of craziness inside of a perfectly structured shell.
It did take my brain several listens before it caught up; I remember it was a bit overwhelming the first time. Like many of their songs, it also subtly evolves the more you hear it.
It took my brain the better part of six months to catch up. It's a bit much.
In my head I think of Band Maid as controlled chaos. So calling them chaotic makes sense to me and this song is near the top of the wtf is going on here list. They have catchy choruses and a pop feel but there are layers that need to be noticed to truly appreciate what's happening. It's not for everyone but even if you (not David specifically) don't like it you have to put some respect on it they're really putting a lot of effort into everything they do. Great review as usual. I like your review style it's a breath of fresh air in a sea of boring reactions keep it up brother!
Great review! I really wish I could have gotten tickets for their upcoming tour. I hope it goes amazing for them.
I'm pretty sure Black Hole is faster than this, but I doubt anything else was.
Yep, it's a track you have to hear a few times until you fully appreciate its complexities. By take 3, I'd decided it's one of their best works. The live acoustic version takes it to another dimension.
David, I've been having a bit of fun trying to second guess your scores. I reckoned you'd give this an 8.2, so you've raised me a percentage point. I feel good about that. 😎
The acoustic version of this is just Kanami on the acoustic guitar with Her and Saiki doing the vocals. It’s so good.
This song took me a few listens to comprehend and slow down enough to process. But it quickly turned into an earworm for me. Regardless one can't accuse them of being boring.
"Black Hole" is still their fastest song, but as others have mentioned, this is not meant to be a typical Band-Maid song. It was written as an anime opening.
When Kanami sent the demo out, she told Miku, "If you can play this, you can play anything I throw at you." But as always, Kanami does record all the guitar parts in the studio.
Hello David, just as an observer of the band, to me "Different", as some have already commented, was a bit of a forerunner to a developing sound that the band would introduce us to with their Unseen World album. Their previous album, Conqueror from 2019, showed that Band-Maid would continue to explore new sounds. But, although there wasn't any hint of which direction the band would take us, Different turned out to be a precursor for this new chaotic sound they would explore. Something they do masterfully on Unseen World with songs like No God and Giovanni. For my part Unseen World was and is a masterstroke mix of sounds and genres... but retaining the core Band-Maid layering. I have a lot of admiration for Different and the Unseen World album and am curious to see what they follow up with now after that COVID isolation album.
I really enjoy your honest reviews. Thumbs up.
That's it, isn't it? Their next album, whenever it comes, probably will baffle and amaze. They've earned my trust; they know better than me and I'm there for it.
@@surfingasongwave Come to think of it, they did the same thing with the EP Start Over and the album Conqueror. Each EP introduced a new sound which they executed on the subsequent follow-up album. Would also be interesting if they repeat the pattern with another EP.
@@KMASCII Their October release was Sense, Hibana, and Corallium, so what should we expect based on that? More prog insanity? Gunshots? Dance R&B? MISA says she wants to write a song. Who knows what we'll get from her ... Something alt rock? Something prog punk? Who knows? I feel like a kid on Christmas morning waiting for the 'rents to wake up.
@@surfingasongwave As a wild guess, perhaps something similar to Unseen World, but with a touch of slower tempo songs in the mix.
@@KMASCII They wanted to hold it back for the Budokan show, but "About Us" would have been a very touching closing song for "Unseen World."
First time I heard them. Might start checking them out.
Great to see you getting back around to some Band-Maid. This song was actually written to be the intro song to season 3 of the anime Log Horizon.
Any chance you have plans to make it to any of the shows for their US tour later this year?
I did try, but by the time I had the chance to buy tickets they were sold out.
You figured out that guitar pattern really fast! Impressive knowledge and skills as always. The song was used as the opening theme song for the third season of the anime 'Log Horizon'. This is about 190 BPM but they have a couple of songs hitting the 200 BPM mark, especially 'No God', but Obi-Wan-Kanami composed a 220 BPM classic with the song 'Black Hole', which they released as a double bill of a live performance with 'Manners' - ua-cam.com/video/iaf94nNSRGE/v-deo.html .
It's so weird, I've heard the song a hundred times and my brain was always filling in that space with something like a musical illusion. After you isolated it, the spell has been broken and I hear it differently (and correctly!) now. Thanks! 🤘🤩🤘
FEELIN' YOU Dan!!! Anything I can do to help folks enjoy music even more, I'm more than happy to do.
What impresses me most, is they brought Miku up to speed on playing & singing this live. Yes, there is a live version of this.
My understanding is Kanami plays all the studio guitar stuff. She makes sure Miku can play it before hand because she has to do it live, but Kanami can nail it in the studio in a couple takes. Time is money.
Yes. Miku spends precious time on the lyrics + vocal arrangements...so the songs are all-round quality.
I can still remember when I started the song for the first time. Already after a few seconds I paused it and went to the kitchen to make myself a coffee. In my head I was thinking "what a chaos" and I felt run over. However, while I was standing at the coffee maker though, with these thoughts in my head, my feet were apparently of a different opinion. They seemed to like what they heard, because these had already internalized the melody and were moving to it. Then I knew that in all the chaos must be hidden something interesting. And what can I say, back to the video and starting from the beginning, I had quite my fun with it, which was even increased after a few times listening. Akane's work in this song is also what stands out the most for me, and probably the part that my feet liked the most. :)
I think most of us Maidiacs should be able to live with your score, as I haven't seen anyone name 'Different' as their absolute favorite. It's good, but that's about it.
Thanks for this video, and until next time.
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「 _'Our rock never dies ever. Forever!'_ 」 --- from *BAND-MAID* 'Manners' 🕊️
That was an interesting reaction to this song. Nothing beats real musicians reacting to great music. I def felt smarter after having watched this. :)
Good analysis and I had fun seeing your bewilderment ;) it took me four or five times to listen to it before I could enjoy it, but now I love it ;)
Is it the one I like the most? No, but it's very high up ;)
Thanks for your explanations ;)
Greetings from Spain.
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Blackhole. Currently their fastest bpm. From my understanding, Kanami wrote it to challenge Akane.
Definitely a song that takes a couple of listens to "get it" because it's so fast. But once you do it's fantastic!
I really like that you can tell you know what you're talking about. Through your reactions I learn a lot as a layman and hear the music with completely different ears
D.H. back in the house of Band Maid love it .would love to see you react to Band Maids song Glory
Love this reaction. It's fair. I'm glad you found the song challenging. The thing about this song, is that every time you here it, something *Different* crops up and get's noticed in your head. You should try listening to it a few more times, preferably on *Different* days. You'll see quickly what I mean.
Brilliant reaction, as always.
"Different" is the seventh single by Japanese rock band Band-Maid, released in Japan on December 2, 2020, by Nippon Crown. The song was used as the opening theme song for the third season of the anime Log Horizon.
This one took me a couple of listens to get. I wasn't a huge fan in the beginning, but it certainly grew on me and I do enjoy it quite a bit now. It's like the song slows down after a couple of listens. Some of their newer songs are more in this style, but they took me less time to get. Probably because I got used to the more chaotic style.
Not all Band-Maid fans are necessarily a huge fan of this newer controlled chaos style of some of their newer songs and I can understand why even though I do enjoy them a lot myself.
Sense is an other of the more chaotic songs they have done and it's not a surprise since it's also an Anime intro. I think the more chaotic songs do fit anime intro's pretty well and it might even have been in the "job description" from the producers of the show.
And yeah, Black Hole (like others have mentioned) is an other one of the more chaotic songs, but that one has no connection to any anime (but it's obviously about a chaotic phenomenon).
Not my fav either, but certainly impressive. I agree. The first time I heard this song, I thought: "Controlled Chaos". Herman Li of Dragonforce interviewed Kanami and Miku on his Twitch channel. Kanami asked Herman what was the BPM on the fastest Dragonforce song. He told her and she said: "Now I have to write a song faster". Scary thing is...that was after this song was released! Poor Akane!
for me on first listen and probably 2 more after that it felt so fast..but oddly after a few listens it seemed to slow down to my ears and could hear more of it.if that makes scense. its a great song that gets you pumped up and is definantly chaotic lol. am curious have you heard a bandmaid song yet that has gotten bellow a score of 8? i know you have done a few now
大胆に聴こえて、知的で緻密に構築された素晴らしい楽曲・・・・・尊敬します。
Yeah, you are right. They love to mess with the tempo. Great band... Great job sir!
Hi David. This song isn't my favorite bandmaid song either, maybe because it's an anime song, but I'm a big fan of drumming, especially Akane's. The various rhythmic patterns, pause and syncopation bandmaid adopt in many of their songs are the sort of things that make me love this band SO MUCH, although there are other things I also love. So while this isn't my no.1 bandmaid song, it's still in my top 50 I'd say.
I'm glad you're one of the normal American "1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a" types and not one of those freaky Eastman types who count "1 ti te ta 2 ti te ta 3 ti te ta 4 ti te ta". Damn commies.
This was a commission for the opening of season three of Log Horizon. The story Kanami related in one of their interviews around the time this came out; she gave the producers five demos and they chose the most frantic and chaotic one. They obviously wanted chaos; they wanted her to walk right up to the very edge of the cliff. MISA and Akane said they actually dialed it back a bit for this one. "Screaming" is the B side to "Start Over" and their fans would say it was their most chaotic song until this one came out. You commented about the off beat (or up beat) on the snare; it gives it a tarantella feel. I feel like Akane switches up the feel quite often in their songs. She won't necessarily repeat a pattern in a verse, or use the same pattern in the second verse, even in their slower, more rock-based songs. But this song definitely takes several listens to grasp, for sure. One thing I really like; because it's an opening song for a show, there isn't a real guitar solo ... Kanami plays a riff in the background during the break ("devil or angel"), then everybody drops out except the vocals ("you can't back out now") and she's still playing that same riff, then when the song goes back to the break ("once more") she plays a very bluesy solo behind (or on top of) all the other chaos. It's kinda out there, and it's perfect.
And it even sounds better during their J-lod live online concert!🤘🤘🤩🤩
I agree Different is a hard one to access on the first listen, it's different. Give it a few more listens and it will click. BLACK HOLE is there fastest song at 220bpm. Yes, many fans look at this song and many off of their Unseen World album and call them organized chaos.
BANDMAID USA TOUR OCTOBER 2022.... 🤘and NEMOPHILA for the opening show.... 😁
MISA MISA MISA!
Yeeees Band-maid 🤘🔥
David, listen your explanations is a genuine spectacle. Thanks
Using Band Maid official video's have less chance of being blocked than if you use something uploaded by someone else if it is from one of their DVD's, many of these video's themselves rarely last long before being taken down along with many reactions to them. Usually safest bet is fan cam stuff but that is usually crappy quality anyway but overall it depends on the band and Band Maid is more lenient than many others (like SCANDAL or Gacharic Spin).
Saiki was not joking when she said its show time. This song was a pretty big surprise for everyone when it dropped.
The song truly is different haha.
KANAMI asked Herman Li (Dragon Force) what the fastest song he plays (225bpm) Kanami stated that 220 was her fastest (BLACK HOLE) but she would write a song for 225bpm.
Herman Li video here ua-cam.com/video/oS2U9YzaFK8/v-deo.html
Frenetic is what comes to mind
I ,Ike when professionals dissect BM songs. I learn a lot. This is much more useful and entertaining than watching patzers react like myself.
A bit of chaos is to be encouraged. I know people like predictable but living on the edge now and again, is good for your soul 😀 Of course there is a live version and here is the link: ua-cam.com/video/h_RZwRbI1QI/v-deo.html&ab_channel=BAND-MAID You can view it at your leisure. Although it still has the Official title, the song Different, follows on from Dice, so you could have easily clicked on to the beginning of Different and reacted to the live version. Saiki, gets some good emotion into her voice as you will hear.
Didn’t hear the leads?? Listen again bro. They never stopped.
Yes they have played it live. Most recently in the online acoustic with a KANAMI AND SAIKI duo.
You need to React to “Jinger - Home Back” video released a year ago. However, is very much relevant today with the events happening in Ukraine. The band is originally from Ukraine and right now 2-3 of the males from the band are in that country as refugees from the war against Russia. Politics. And sides aside. We need to connect as humans. And that song is heavy, is like they predicted the future one year earlier. 😞
Of course, being Band-Maid, they don't do anything in the studio that they can't replicate just as tight live...proof is on their channel. Different? Yes...but this song becomes normal after a bunch of listens :-))
For the first time hearing this... seems chaos and my brain just hurt..lol...but now..it seems slow and normal for Band-Maid songs..i mean i just get used to it🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for breaking it down! Too much of a frenzy for me. Like they wondered IF they could hold this pace/tempo for a song. It ultimately answers that question with an unqualified yes. But it didn't answer, WHY? for the song itself.
You must have recorded this some time ago. As of 4/18/2022, this video has 2,858,680 views.
I record about 6 weeks in advance.
this band sounds like trying to more metal but they fail, still sounds typical 2000s Jrock/Vkei bands I listened to in the past. I think the only thing that makes them stand out is the bass player, other than that it's just standard. If you listen to a lot of 2000s Jrock/Vkei bands you might understand
Hi David, compliment accepted. That is what I like abot Band-maid thet don't stand still, constantly evolving, never the same. I first heard Band-Maid a few years agi and loved their songs like Domination etc Then they released Unseen World and took me a while and a few replays but now the songs on heir are some of my favourites. Maybe not all tracks should be comfortable but be challengind. \Band-Mad can cover it all - hard rock, ballads, acoustic, progfressive. To be honest splitting music intp gentes just confuses me - they are Band-Maid and they are their own genre
Fast but great
Pretty sure most ❤BAND-MAID💙 fans had to listen to this one a few times before everything came together.
I noticed that your commenter are pretty knowledgeable. Have you ever read the comments and thought maybe you would have scored the song differently?
Of course. There have been a number of times I've given the score during filming, and then the next day I find myself thinking "craaaaaap, I should have scored that song higher/lower" However, if I do that my integrity goes right out the window because I'm not willing to stand by the score I give. So do I have those thoughts? Yes of course, I'm human. Will I ever change my scores? Absolutely not, I stand by my scores whether I agree with them later or not.
@@THEDavidHeretic Yes, stick to the principle of scoring on first impression. I mean, all Band-Maid songs started at 8 for me...but after repeated listens...a few are like 50 out of 10 to me now!! :-)) You can't be objective once a song gets under your skin.
@@THEDavidHeretic 😎.
Not picking on you but your mix is off on the music. It sounds like there's a pillow covering my speakers or like my ears are blocked. This is typical Anime chaos tune, which is exactly what it was written for Log Horizon season3....these girls are so tight! I NEVER heard silent for so long....Lol! For me this tune got better the more I listened to it, it actually slowed down so I could process it better. Good stuff...thanks!
"Controlled Chaos" is a Band-Maid badge of honour. They excel at it and everything else they do. Amazing. But because BAND-MAID is so Awesome that anything unconventional they do always works well. Peace.
Fastest? Black hole
Not a fan if cymbals? Blasphemy!!!!🤡
Wearing a Cliff 'em All shirt and talking about how BAND-MAID never went off the cliff🤘
*a 1E and a 2E and a 3E and a 3E and 1 and a 1E......*
No worries *Kanami* song writing puts a lot of us *Maidiac* into a pile of mush 😜
_(Funny thing is _*_Kanami_*_ and _*_Saiki_*_ broke this down into an acoustic version)_
I thought the same thing when I first heard it - it's nuts! Like it for sure now, although their other anime opener Sense I like more. Also like the acoustic version of this song a lot - a LOT lot actually, from their Christmas acoustic show. (Pretty hard to give ratings on the first listen of a BM song😁)
This is their 2nd fastest song. The fastest B-M song is Black Hole🤘😎🤘
Now, Akane can drum both songs with big smile😁🥁🦍🥁🍌
@P in D 2 Shadowbanning your comments?
In that case, you can disguise your comments as reply for Maidiac friends until YT stop this stupidity😏
@P in D 2 YT mis-took your last sentence "Akane IS the gorilla!" as an offensive one...probably😏
From the next time, you should write like "Akane IS the 🦍!" 😁