Band-Maid - Dice/hate Lollapalooza 2023 first time reaction!!
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- Опубліковано 20 лют 2024
- This live set was INSANE!!! I really want to see them live!!! further down the pigeon hole I go!
What else should i react to?? let me know in the comments below!!
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1. Misa never smiles on stage except when one of the other band members makes her.
2. All Band-Maid songs are bass heavy
3. It's ok to love Miku. Everybody loves Miku.
Thanks. Misa is by far the most talented bassist I've witnessed. And miku is just goddamn adorable
Real maturity for Band Maid fans is understanding that Miku is your favorite member. They’re all indispensable, but she’s the heart of the band.
10000%
And she's mine...all mine 😂❤
I agree. Backup vocalist, rhythm guitar, not that glamours, but she seems to have the glue. The whole band shares her attitude of fun and dedication.
plus she's stunning! ♥
Exactly! I get they are all talented and I get MISA is very very good with the bass but sometimes people praise and hype MISA too much, forgetting that the rest of the girls are top-notch musicians as well and that they deserve praise as well!
I think the reason we love Hate so much is because the Maids have so much fun playing it. They get to go wild. Especially Saiki, since she wrote the lyrics. And Dice is just quintessential, hard rock Band-Maid at its finest. Thx, Meteor!
Thank you for watching ❤️ I'm really deep in it now 😆
It's impossible not to love (and respect) then pigeon. She's just an incredible human.
From what I've heard about creating the band aswell as stepping down for a new singer. I can see she is just incredible
In the film crew's defense they had no idea that was coming
The thing with Band-Maid is no one stands out because everyone stands out, they are harmonious, everyone has their time to shine, and no one hogs the spotlight, they are like a jigsaw every piece very different but fit perfectly together to make our favourite band.
Miku is the beating heart of Band-Maid! She is part of two excellent duos; Miku and Kanami - shredding and providing awesome rhythm.
And - Miku and Saiki . providing incredible harmonies!
We.... LOVE our little Pigeon! 🕊 Without the Little-Engine-That-Could; no Band-Maid! She owns our hearts 🥰
I'm seeing that more with each reaction I do 😅
Add on Miku and Akane providing a solid foundation, that allows MISA to play freely.
It's really interesting once you start seeing all the dyads within the quintet. Saiki + MISA, Miku + Kanami, Akane + Miku are some of the less obvious ones that you clue into later.
@@stevehall5128 Yes. Have you seen the one on one conversations between various band members that is on Prime. One of the more interesting dynamics is between Akane and Saiki. Akane said she uses Saiki's vocals to help her keep track of position in the song.
Miku achieved her dream and you can see her joy!
100% I love the positive energy Miku and the rest of the band give out
Their final show of the 10th anniversary tour was at Yokohama Arena. A video is available of the song ‘Choose Me’ with Misa, Saiki and Kanami walking around the arena. Kanami realizes her solo is coming up, starts running back to the stage and doesn’t miss a note.
That is classic. I must see this
MISA had to quickstep back to the stage for the finish. She was enjoying the walk around too much!
@@MeteorReactsYT ua-cam.com/video/1UKPUwzYFI0/v-deo.html
Kanami is nuts, in a good way of course❤🎉😂😂😂
@@MeteorReactsYT Do a search for BAND-MAID / Choose me -24 fancams- @ Yokohama Arena. It's very good
The only thing better than a BAND-MAID song is two BAND-MAID songs. !!!
This is just too true
@@MeteorReactsYT
The little pigeon Miku is my fav too... I got a wink and a high 5 from her last year at the Portland show right after she talked with a little girl on her grandpa's shoulders. My phone was off at the moment, still looking for anyone that might have gotten it on video...
👍👍BAND-MAID bringing the 🔥🔥🔥!! 🖖❤
always bringing the fire, im on the role haha 4 songs in 3-4 days, needed a good start to it :D
Miku Kobato "Little Pigeon" - band founder - rhythm guitar and second vocals. Main lyricist. Claims to be an 810 year old pigeon and makes pigeon noises when she speaks. Po! Very good at poker, into horses - betting on them and eating them. Very clumsy, may fall into ditches. Has the energy of an average nuclear power station mixed with weapons grade cuteness. A comedian onstage - litrally! She is the heart and soul of the band.
Saiki Atsumi "The Ice Queen" - Lead vocalist and frontwoman. The youngest member at 30. Into train spotting and collecting trainers (sports shoes). Very girly, into doing her nails and is a fashion icon. Really into Baseball and the Hanshin Tigers. Don't mess with her you will lose. But she has a heart of gold and a killer dry sense of humour. Recently started writing lyrics. Has final say on songs.
Kanami Tono - "Kanamincho" but usually just "Mincho" for short. Lead guitar and an absolute genius songwriter. Total riff machine. Has two personas. Normally a tiny cute shy very polite lady who seems very innocent (the band have to explain dirty jokes to her). Until she puts on her guitar. As the band say: "then she gets quite violent" - she turns into the shredding rock star she is. Takes guitar off, back to the little girl. Likes cakes, coffee and is totally infatuated by Saiki. She adores Saiki very much, to everyone's amusement.
Akane Hirose - "The Gorilla" on Drums. Seems to be the sane member of the band, but is actually the band clown. Has an enormous appetite, seen eating in a lot of MV's. Eats a lot of bananas including on stage, hence the nickname. But she is terrible at actual cooking. Usually has a big grin on her face while drumming manically, Akane was also a DJ (under the name DJ Achi) and likes dancing and goofing with MISA. She also plays trombone!
MISA (all caps, no last name) "The Barefoot Assassin" on bass. An absolute bass prodigy, MISA is very shy onstage (and a total clown offstage with Akane). Nickname comes from the fact she plays barefoot and looks like an assassin. Because of shyness often drinks onstage, you can often spot a bottle of Jim Beam on her amp. She drinks it neat. Lately drinking more beer than whiskey though, good girl. Doesn't say much, but when she does it's usually totally hilarious! At a lot of concerts you will hear the fans chanting MISA! MISA! MISA! which has become a slogan.
Tomorrow Band-Maid is releasing another video from their last concert, hopefully is Hate? Being this same performance but with amazing quality
Keep watching, you're going to find some pretty amazing things.
Ofcourse :D with a new vid out tomorrow and then freedom I'm gonna be watching plenty. And it still won't be enough 😅
The poor cameraman had no idea who to concentrate on. So much going on. They now keep this version of the songs that transition into each other in their concerts. The lyrics for Hate? were written by the singer Saiki based on experiences of a friend during Covid whose partner cheated on them. But the smiles of the band are so genuine. They genuinely love what they do. MISA the bassist does smile and has a sense of humour but is actually just really shy. As for Miku. Everybody must love the pure hard work and genius of the creator of the band.
The poor cameraman didn't give misa enough love that's all
OOPS! Almost forgot! Tomorrow, Thursday, Band-Maid are releasing a new live song from their upcoming dvd of their November 2023 concert in Yokohama. It releases at 9pm Japan time - which is 12 noon over here in the UK! Don't know which one it will be but it'll be excellent. And I'll just add that the unfeasibly beautiful Miku dyed her hair especially for that gig! It'll be released on their YT channel at 12!
Omg thank you so much. That will be next reaction :D
I received my CDs and DVD yesterday. My surround sound system will be running at maximum volume.
Also um 11:00 Uhr in Hamburg! Thanks to UK!❤🎉
@@killiansred1000 where can I buy them???? I needs to know
I believe they are just premiering the early release of the Yokohama Arena performance and not posting another song. Thats what I got out of their post on their UA-cam channel anyway. Correct me if im wrong...
When you get a chance you need to check out this Band Maid cover band called Band Maiko. They're cover of BMs "Secret my Lips" is pretty impressive. BandMaiko even changed the title of the song to "Secret Maiko Lips" for copyright purposes. Best way is to react to both songs with Secret My Lips going first followed by Secret Maiko Lips. Enjoy and welcome to the Madiacs!
Thank you for the suggested :) will be sure to check that out :😀
@@MeteorReactsYT Yes! Do trhis! They are the only band and the same level and Band-Maid lol
Uh, you DO know they're the same band, and the ladies - their 'Maiko servings are just more traditional 'acoustic' versions of their 'Maid songs.
@@gordowg1wg145 That whoosh was so hard I heard after burners when I read that lol. If your trolling good on you. If not, yes, we’re aware.
@@gordowg1wg145 i didnt know that, im a band-maid newbie, well a japan music newbie to put it better, but thats the best part right! because i get to go though the entire journey here on YT and give you guys the option to teach me and go through the journey with me, its gonna be a fun ride for real
Also, if Miku is your favorite, check out some of her "Omaginai Time" breaks. There are several on UA-cam from the 2022 US Tour. Each one is a little different, and they're all delightful and hilarious!
They did not pause at all the entire time they were on stage. It was an extended BAND-MAID BLITZ 13 songs, no introductions no stops just song after song after song!
That is insane. I need these guys to come to the UK 😅
@@MeteorReactsYT As do we all. The last time was Islington london 2019. And yeah it was awesome by the way🥰
Don't worry to much about learning names as I guarantee you it won't be long and their names will be tattooed on your heart. These Rock Goddesses dominate stages with the prime purpose of entertaining which is so fcken refreshing in a music world choc full of ego and arrogance. Your lass Miku is someone I so deeply respect and use as a guide to living life, she is an amazing spirit. Cheers from Oz 👍🍻
This wasn't filmed by Band-Maids crew. It was filmed by Lollapaloozas crew. They had no idea where to capture the Greatest ROCK band of ALL TIME!
Yes, as I mantioned elsewhere, you can sort of understand it if you consider most bands focus on the 'lead' singer, and maybe the 'lead' guitarist - but with Bandmaid, they're ALL 'leads' at one time or another, and often at the same time.
Nice one...fellow UK Maidiac 👍 You're deep in the Pigeon Hole now and 'Freedom' Live will cement the lid on so there's no escape for you 😁 Pure joy 👌🤘🤘🤘
Freedom is on the list :D with the new band maid video premiering tomorrow freedom will have to wait till after that 😀
I think the song The Non-fiction Days would be in order. It is older, but a brand new maid song for you.
My favorite member of Band Maid is Kanami! She is a guitar Queen!!! But Miku Is the engine of this band and she is the cutest rock star in the world!!!
Band Maid will be premiering a Yokohama 10th Anniversary Live MV on YT, 2/22/2024 9pm JST (12:00pm UK time). I'm thinking this song set may be the one. You should queue up for that one because its always a big deal in the Band Maid community. The band will be in the chat during the premier, as they will be wrapping up their first live show of the year. Man, Band Maid loves their fans that couldn't make it to the show. So, as a consolation they do a YT premier. ♥it Po! 🦍🍌 Btw, this is a free Hulu production and the director had no clue who Band Maid was doing, Po! But, it's still iconic, Po!
I will be there at the premier in the chat :D keep a lookout 👀
Imagine starting a band, writing songs, doing vocals and learning to play rhythm guitar adequately and then you have to perform with (and hold your own alongside) musicians as good as any on the rock scene, past or present. You bet Miku looks happy, she's living her dream and thank goodness for that, look what she has brought to the world!
DOMINATION on repeat for 5 hours? We've all done that, down here in the Band-Maid pigeonhole. The only cure (though obviously the pull is so strong you'll still go back now and then for a taste) is to listen to more songs so you can play several songs a day! I think your playlist will keep growing as you clearly appreciate the very high levels of songwriting and playing they have. The camera work wasn't too fantastic here - especially with MISA's bass - but at least this great 1 hour set was captured in full (OK, apart from a few bass fills!). Great reactions! 🤘🤘 Saiki Atsumi - (SIGH-kee) - Lead vocals, Born Feb 8, 1994, 'the Ice Queen'.
MISA - (MEE-sa) - Bass, Born Oct 15, 1992, 'the Barefoot Assassin'.
Miku Kobato (MEE-koo) - Founder of the band, Lyricist, rhythm guitar, backing vocals. Born Oct 21, 1991, 'the Small Pigeon' (real name…possibly - Mika Noguchi )
Kanami Tono - (KAH-nah-mee) - Lead guitar, Born Sept 28, 1991, the Natural Airhead, Songwriting and Musical Genius, 'Princess'
Akane Hirose - (AH-ka-nay) - Drums, Born Dec 14, 1990, 'the Gorilla'.
• THEIR STATED MUSICAL INFLUENCES…
• Saiki - MUSE
• Akane - Deep Purple, Maximum The Hormone.
• MISA - Jellyfish, Smashing Pumpkins.
• Miku - Tokyo Jihen.
Kanami - Carlos Santana
Yeah it was kinda crazy. The chorus of the song just got better and better to the point that when the chorus hit it felt like my soul was about to jump out of me ( in the best wat possible )
That chorus gets me so pumped up
You just can’t help loving everything about these girls !! They make you happy!! Starts your day off in a positive way .
I completely agree. I wake up every morning to domination now it's crazy
Love the way Akane Hirose's drums dance along to the beating they take.
Great reaction and when they hit the stage the temperature was between 95-100F. The girls later said this was the hottest show they've ever played. Also, the lyrics to HATE? were written by the main singer, Saiki, about her friend's husband caught cheating on her, which caused a huge scandal in Japan. MISA (bassist) very rarely smiles on stage, she extremely shy.
I would actually melt In that weather 😆 fair play to the girl I admire that
classic Miiku tracks: Sayonakidori, Rock in me and her solo band Cluppo: Peace&Love
There is a very well put together mash up of HATE from different sources. Done by Ohrenje, who has a youtube channel with lots of other unique videos of Band Maid. Big hint, he has made professional quality documentaries of each band member. Miku being Miku, needed 3 segments to cover her story..
Thank you for the channel suggestion :D will check it out. You said Miku documentary and my head popped up like a meerkat
@@MeteorReactsYT He has one for each of the members and 3 for Miku, watch them in the order in the channel, Miku is last, don't forget to record yourself when you watch them, the fans love to see new fans react to this band.
@@glenkelley6799 wait react to the documentaries?
Misa- bass. A character all her own. We love her for it.
American stage directors are not used to having to put a camera on more than one or two people max.
American camera coverage of music groups is a running joke in Asia.
This video wasnt shot by Band Maid,it was filmed by Hulu who streamed the show,,i just think they were not prepared for a band like BM with so much going on,but the ladies smashed it out the park,as always.
Hopefully you can check out BAND-MAIDS new video tomorrow with the rest us crazy MAID people!!!!!🤪 🕊🍌🍻☕🚂
Great reaction.
My suggestion is to invite them to this festival again, let them perform at a more favorable timetable, and the cameraman and staff should introduce it to the world.
That is of historical significance.
Also, Miku is the heart of this band and this miraculous band would not exist without her.
It all started in her head.
The camera operators zooming in on the strings during the solos that they managed to recognize was probably for the benefit of the people towards the back of the crowd. The feed was also shown on two big screens on either side of the stage.
Misa never smiles......because she is an Assassin.
Makes sense. She could kill with her insane bass talent
Great reaction - made me laugh out loud 3 or 4 times. Sometimes all you can do is laugh. The cameraman sucks and the band is unfreakingbelievable.
So glad you had a great time watching the video ❤️ means the world to me dude
What a great performance!! Simply perfects! No more words! Great react agian bro. I'm waiting the next (you now) See you 🤟🦊🇯🇵🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thank you :D got the premiere tomorrow so that might be the reaction tomorrow. Then after that freedom ❤️
@@MeteorReactsYT yeah, great!! I know you will have many recommendations, but remember that if you want to continue getting to know more and more incredible Japanese bands, you can continue with Babymetal "Road of Resistance" live in Japan and Lovebites "Holy wars" live! Believe me, you're going to fall in love! See you! 🇯🇵🤟🦊
@foxgod4466 yeah I've got plenty of bands to continue :) love bites and pass code are on the list. Gotta find some baby metal I haven't heard yet. Gonna be a roller coaster for sure :)
@@MeteorReactsYT great! Thanks so much!
The funny thing is that maybe 10% of the crowd they started with knew them. But as is typical at festivals, 3-4 in they win them over. This was probably 40m into their one hour set.
Hulu's camera crew had no idea.
Six or more cameras are required to shoot BAND-MAID.
To be fair, they got the local high school AV club to man the cameras :S
Your love for the band members gonna change song to song happened to me too❤
Will see what happens :D miku had me at unleashed
Yes , welcome to the Maidiacs ! Thanx for your honest reactions to our fave rock band on this planet.
This whole concert is up here on you tube, being a 50 min set. it is probably a live stream with camera angles being switched on the fly. They were first band on , and the camera shot live editor had no idea on what he was in for, with Band Maid throwing highlights and solos left right and set at him at a furious and non stop pace. But if you watch the first song, a blinding instrumental, to announce ...Here we are , and we can play, which just floors the crowd.
WARNING ! I have tried to watch just the first few songs about 10 or more times, and everytime get hooked and watch the entire set. There is no escape from the magic of this performance. Someone should review this whole concert .Bottom of the bill , they come and steal the day. Magic Magic Magic !
Thanks to Chrono for this list of song details >
@ChronoPaladin91_Twitch
6 months ago
Full Setlist (w/ Correct Timestamps and Official Music Videos):
Band-Maid Interview and full set 0:00 before show. - ua-cam.com/video/ZbX_MRHYkQA/v-deo.html
1. from now on 5:45 - ua-cam.com/video/a6ZSvmnkS00/v-deo.html
2. DOMINATION 9:52 - ua-cam.com/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/v-deo.html
3. Choose Me 13:52 - ua-cam.com/video/MZIJ2vFxu9Y/v-deo.html
4. Don't you tell ME 17:31 ; (Kanami x Misa Solos) 19:24 - ua-cam.com/video/tGXzhxXVimY/v-deo.html
5. alone 22:13 - ua-cam.com/video/axF56i4spio/v-deo.html
6. After Life 25:43 - ua-cam.com/video/2MOvCkCqz_U/v-deo.html
7. No God 29:12 - ua-cam.com/video/iLF5zd0yl64/v-deo.html
8. Daydreaming 33:32 (intro); 34:32 (song starts) - ua-cam.com/video/RCaeUkrItyY/v-deo.html
9. DICE 38:47 - ua-cam.com/video/ZpAYnVJX9CY/v-deo.html
10. Hate? 42:45 ; (Kanami x Misa Solos) 44:52 - ua-cam.com/video/OJnKhVPDe4Q/v-deo.html
11. FREEDOM 47:37 - ua-cam.com/video/FHpuEqMAcDg/v-deo.html
12. Manners 51:37 - ua-cam.com/video/-FWuMx_pkH4/v-deo.html
13. endless Story 55:28 (intro); 56:26 (song starts) - ua-cam.com/video/5_S4s8jZQ-A/v-deo.html
Yes. This was an EPIC live performance. Forgive the lousy camera work and the 'could be better' sound - they captured the energy that Band-Maid brings to every performance. This set was at about 1:30 on a hot afternoon. The night before they played an hour & a half late night Lollapalooza After-show. I watched that video and they were on fire: another brilliant "Can't Top This!" performance. But a little more than half a day later they were playing a 50 minute set on the Coinbase stage and again they were on fire throughout the show: lightning in a bottle all over again.
For the 2-1/2 years I've been following Band-Maid, they never ceased to amaze me: they just get better with each new release.
Great performance, but sadly not the best audio recording. Might wanna revisit the official video for Dice.
I suggest these Band Maid songs: Thrill, Manners, Bubble, Blooming, No God (live) & Puzzle (live)
The Ladies of Band-Maid will string anywhere from 3 to 6 songs together in a set, then they will have a brief pause for changing instruments, retuning, talking to the audience, then they will launch into the next 3-6 songs. So many of their songs will have a brief transition from one song to the next. Sometimes it's subtle, other times it's abrupt. But it ALWAYS sounds good.
About the camera angles, you aren't the only person who is/was upset. Whoever was controlling the feed evidently was used to pop and hip hop groups not Rock and Roll Goddesses like the Ladies of Band-Maid.
And during the extended bridge/duel before the guitar solo, if you watch Saiki in the back, she is just having so much fun watching her band mates, in particular MISA and Kanami getting to go to town.
And after Kanami finishes her solo, you notice she stops playing then walks back to the side of the stage. She is resetting her pedal board. When they started the extended bridge/duel, Kanami hit the controller on her board for "Solo" which boosted her guitar signal and modified which effect pedals were in her signal chain. Afterwards she reset it then starts playing again. You can hear her guitar is lower in the mix with less distortion.
And believe it or not, Kanami as only been playing guitar since she was 17. She has been playing piano since she was just under 4 years old, however, so she IS a very talented musician BEFORE she learned to play guitar. And my understanding now is she can play, Piano, Organ, Guitar, Bass, Drums, and is practiced in several traditional japanese instruments. Not saying she is as good as she is on the piano or guitar, but she knows enough to play them. Even if they are electronic versions of the instruments instead of the actual instrument.
MISA, also played piano from around 4 years old, she also played Alto Horn, Trumpet and guitar, before picking up the bass and learning it in high school. she then went to a junior college (Tokyo School of Music) and learned even more there.
Akane, again with piano, then trombone, tried guitar and bass before finding the drums and finding her niche. She also went to the Tokyo School of Music, which is where she met MISA.
Don't blame the poor cameramen, there was at least one camera on each maid at all times. It was the genius in the box that totally messed up his feeds. In his defence, he was employed by Hulu, not the festival organisers, and possibly didn't have a lot of experience filming live music. Also this was Lollapalooza, most of the acts would be solo artists, much easier to know which feed to use.
Yes Kanami never stops, usually after the first verse she'll leave Miku to do the rhythm stuff and start playing countermelodies to the vocal, play along to Akane's drum patterns or just go off on a frolic of her own as long as it serves the song. She didn't spend eight plus years teaching Miku to be the solid rhythm guitarist that she is, just to play a second rhythm part alongside her.
Also, Japanese pronunciation is closer to Italian so it's A-ka-ne, 3 syllables, short vowels, not Akayn. Only English words use a marker E.
Without Miku there is no Band-Maid. Everybody loves Miku. When people talking about favourite member etc..there is always presumption that it includes Miku 🤘🔥❤️
Some other random picks: Pain=t by Dimrays, Raitei by Nemophila, Twilight by STMLT, Picnic Boogie by Sadistic Mika Band, Ikari Wo Kureyo by Glim Spanky (the Japanese Janis Joplin) and Lightning Speed by Ironbunny.
Akane = Ah-kah-ney👍
Epic performance by the Maids!
Unfortunately, the camera director missed some of the solo action!😲
Thank you for the right pronunciation of her name 😀 will get practicing on that for sure
@@MeteorReactsYT 🤙
It wasn't the cameramen's fault but the director's.😞
The director liked Miku and Ah-chan (drummer) so much...probably😏
I just want more love for the bassist in the video. She was doing some incredible things
@@MeteorReactsYT We all feel the same.😔
Domination live used to be the gold standard for reactors. IMO this one has taken its place. The big difference is this one has ZERO post production on it. This was the stream provided at the time they played.The camera work is terrible but you can't expect a rando director to know every band and every song. It was disappointing though.
I think the version from the Yokohama concert has this one beat. Better audio, camera angles, and staging.And possibly even more energy from Kanami and MISA during their faceoff.
@@DAVID-io9nj but it isn’t released yet. Any Yokohama stuff outside of Unleash!!!!! Is a bootleg but I guess you could make the case that this is a bootleg as well. At least this one wasn’t paywalled so there is a subtle difference.
@@sjnix7044 I was simply making an observation about a specific content. Not a whiff of copyright concerns and practices. Wouldn't it be great if someone reads my remark and is motivated to buy the bluray?
React Sayonakidori Miku song solo
The filming was done by the HULU Network, which is obviously wasn’t very good.
It’s not actually necessarily the camera men, but the stage director who decides which camera is on feed at the right/wrong time.
Great Reaction! But Lemme help you out a little bit. 😊
1. It's pronounced phonically Ah-Kah-Ney
2. Miku's signature Iconic look is Twin Tails
3. This was shot by the Hulu (Lollapalooza sponsor) camera team who had no idea of Band-Maid's music and where or when to place their cameras
Thank you for the context. I'll cut the cameraman some slack a little now 😂
the fill beast's name is pronounced as ahka-ne.
also it's not misa. it's "misa, misa, misa!" 😊
Yeah I think the video director was going by a rule that you always show the singer. Singers are divas. But during the pre-set interview the host pointed out Akane (three syllables, by the way - Ah kah neh) so the second default view was the drummer. Dice was almost perfectly out of sync. The bass solo did not show the bass until the guitar solo started, then avoided any view of the guitar! They did get some excellent shots of Saiki laughing and pointing during Hate?
Sorry for the mispronounced name. The more you know 😅
@@MeteorReactsYT No worries! I'm sure Akane appreciates you for making the effort.
Just a tip about Japanese with western letters (they call it romanji, Roman writing). It's phonetic and there are no silent letters. Every vowel is pronounced and has the same sound every time. The vowels are always pronounced "ah" for a, "eh" for e, "ee" for i, "oh" for o, and "oo" for u. For example, Miku is "mee koo" (which you nailed!).
Yes, the Hulu/Lollapalooza camera work isn't great. Unfortunately, the streamed audio mix was only fair and the audio has only been further degraded by multiple uploads and this particular uploader trying to fix the audio (just so everyone knows, that never improves the audio). It's still a great performance, just not one I'd personally recommend to a new Band-Maid listener. For someone who's at least somewhat familiar with them, the entire set is well worth watching (they had a one hour set).
If you want to see and hear Miku get a bit more of the spotlight I suggest you check out Sayonakidori Acoustic Live.
It is from a streamed christmas concert where they stripped down several of their songs to acoustic and not all 5 maids were in each song.
Apparently, the director fell in love with Miku-chan also! :P~~
Did no one warn you about the flawed nature of the camera work prior to your viewing of this video? Shame on us.
Now to your assertion that Kanami Tono is a machine: that characterization is quite unfortunate bordering on blasphemous. That description is reductive and unwise; it fails as a metaphor. I suspect you meant to say she is superhuman and you are awestruck by her abnormal abilities to play the guitar. Because you see behind the technical facilitty is a human heart and the soul of a lyrical poet. All that is contained within a fragile shell of flesh which she sometimes pushes to its limit on tour. To say she is a plug and play machine is to discount the creative genius and hard toil required to write this music.
I'm sure you meant no harm or disrespect! Your heart is pure! We all mispeak from time to time but please note that IMHO BandMaid is near the pinnacle of what it means to be fully and abundantly human: to love and to be loved and live with passion!
Great reaction! Keep up the good work!
I think he meant machine as in , Unstoppable. : ) I agree , such a fragile gentle girl , and energy and genius composing/arranging and performance skills she possesses , is superhuman.
I meant any normal person would chill after that amazing solo. It was more a compliment than anything else.
That at that moment in time no human could match the skill and the talent she was giving out there, and she just kept going!! Insanity.
It wasn't an insult in anyway shape or form and I'm sorry if it came out that way
@paulread4886 thanks Paul. Machine, superhuman either word my thought process was still the same outcome
The camera work on this video is terrible, fortunately they re-created the Dice-Hate? combo at their Yokohama Arena show last November and it was every bit as awesome. Band-Maid just released Don't You Tell Me from the Yokohama show on their official channel which features another Kanami vs MISA duel. That is also an absolute must see.
I'm gonna have to watch that show. I've heard so many good things for the yokohama show
YOU WANT ADORABLE? WATCH 1 OF THE "MIKU'S MAGIC SPELL TIME" VIDEOS. BTW, DON'T BURN YOURSELF OUT WHEN YOU GET TO "NEMOPHILA" "LOVEBITES" "ADO" "BABYMETAL".....
Definitely won't burn myself out :) I've been a music fanatic for over 20 years and music is the best thing put there. I don't believe in burnout with music. Especially when I've never heard of what I'm reacting to :)
Sorry, but the drummer is not Ah-Cane. Akane is pronounced Ahh-Kah-Nay. True the production is not up to BAND-MAID LIVE Standards, but you can't blame the cameraman. It's the Technical Director that calls the shots to whoever is on the Switcher. and he's always missing the shots. MISA just does her thing, playing Lead Bass, but she does smile, though it is rare. Check out 'Real Existence' LIVE if you'd like to catch her smiling. But, if you're a Miku guy, you're going to want to check out some of her songs, like 'Rock In Me', and her solo stuff like 'PEACE & LOVE'.
I'm very sorry for the mispronounced name 😞 I'm still learning to each day :) hence I've been band maid heavy with the reactions 😅
Not to be a spoiler, but the 10th anniversary concert in Yokohama rectifies the poor camera work in this video.
Miku wrote the lyrics.
Miku (red rose in hair) is a force of nature, she might be alien, all Maidiacs love her, she put this together (founder), no Miku.... no Band-Maid
The camerawork for this was not good at all. The camera operators are unfamiliar with Band-Maid, so they have no idea who to focus on.
I came to the conclusion a good while ago that with Miku it's not that she's backing everyone else up or that it was her idea for a band but that in order for a band to succeed it needs to be sold. None of the other members can do what Miku does with this. It usually falls to the lead singer in a band but Saiki at least early in the bands history was shall we say a bit cool and reserved. Outside of the music Mincho barely knows what's going on. MISA is too shy and Akane doesn't have the tactical brain for it. Miku screams, sometimes literally, "LOOK HERE!" and is considering the angles.
Thoughts anyone?
Why don't you do a Miku song like Sayonakidori, Time, Beauty and the Beast, Rock in me or, Big Dad. Time and Sayonakidori have acoustic versions...
Ugh. This camera work is atrocious. And the sound isn’t much better. I don’t know why people keep recommending this. But if you liked it; that’s what matters.
The Maids are a very tight band and have seamless transitions, even in and out of solos.
You definitely have run into the density and complexity of their songs. You would find it rewarding to listen to their songs multiple times, each time focusing on one instrument.
From here, please consider a better presentation of what they can do: “From Now On,” official music video
"Seize the moment. Enjoy time."
Trust me, you're not the only one who was upset over the camera work on this! I don't understand it. I mean, they obviously had multiple cameras going, so someone made the deliberate decision to show the footage of everyone but MISA during a large part of her solos! As for their names, you did match the correct names to the correct people, but Akane's name is pronounced with three syllables - ah-kah-neh.
Thank you man, still learning. I think I'm doing quite okay getting to know the bad from only 3 reaction 😀
I'm going to help you with the phonetics, so you don't get pelted...
uh-kahn-ay not a-kayne
mee-ku
sye-kee
kuh-nahm-ee or just call her Mincho
mee-zah
Twin tails (pig tails)❤👍
cameraman 😢👎
Akane = Ah-Kar-nay. Just sayin.
Ah-kah-neh.
The camera work sucks, but the band is the best live rock band on the planet.