This was recorded earlier... Recent news is that GFM is no longer together - but I will be supporting all the sisters and especially Maggie as she starts up Magdalene Rose... Thanks for watching everyone!
Sad to hear about GFM, if true. I got to see them twice this past summer. They opened for LILIAC twice, and the second show was at The Machine Shop in Flint, MI, an awesome venue with an audience that was pumped and really into the music. I hope all will work out in the end for the ladies...I'll keep the signed BEAUTYCORE baseball shirt.
Actually, I think Guns and Roses had the Warning and Band-Maid open for them. There are pictures of them together in Japan. Band-Maid also wrapped up their US Tour in October, so there's lots of live concert footage to pick from. As Maidiacs, we generally prefer the live videos to the music videos, but, you have a nice, fat catalog of material to pick from.
@@bryanhallman8183 The Warning opened for G'n'R in Monterrey, Mexico on October 23 at Estadio Mobil Super and BAND-MAID opened for G'n'R in Saitama, Japan on November 6th at Saitama Super Arena (SSA).
@@PaleHorseShabuShabu Ok, then where did The Warning and Band-Maid cross paths, because, that was definitely Saiki standing next to them in the picture that I saw?
Did I just witness an eargasm? I love watching people lose their BAND-MAID cherry! Welcome to the world of band made.. Keep your arms and legs inside the cart at all times and fasten your seat belt this is going me one hell of a ride.
EVERYTHING fades into the background when you see and hear: "Manners"+ "Black Hole" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for the fun admission re the harmonies !
🐦 *Strongdad* 🐦 Welcome to the world of *BAND-MAID* (2013 - Present) A group of 5 young ladies from Japan that will rock your world: *Miku Kobato* (Kuruppo) = Lead Vocals / Rhythm Guitar *(Po!)* *Saiki Atsumi* (Sai-Chan) = Lead Vocals *Kanami Tono* (Kanamincho) = Lead Guitarist *Akane Hirose* (A-Chan) = Drummer *MISA* (MISA, MISA, MISA) = Bassist If you wish to continue down this Pigeon Hole 😊 you will enjoy over 100+ great songs you will start saying to yourself “This is my favorite *BAND-MAID* song”. _(No joke Po!)_ Below is a list of songs that will get you started *Blooming-2019* *Dice-2018* *Choose Me-2017* *ONSET* (instrumental) *Real Existence Live (Apr. 13th, 2018)* I discovered *BAND-MAID* in 2019 and came to a realization that *BAND-MAID* more then just a rock band they are a band that does not have any boundaries and is willing experiment into different genre from (Blues, Rock, Punk and Jazz) and a lot of fans including me would say “you got to check out their live videos” from: *2017-STUDIO COAST* *2018-Zepp Tokyo* *2020-LINE CUBE SHIBUYA* *2021-BAND-MAID ONLINE ACOUSTIC* In the end I realize that *BAND-MAID* more then just a band but a band that cares about each other and their fan base and in October of 2022 I had a fortune of experiencing them live and with that *BAND-MAID* cemented their Legacy into my heart. Rock On! 🤘 *100% satisfaction guarantee or your money back…*
"That was freaking amazing", yep cut and paste as response for any BAND MAID song. The best thing since bottled beer, Viva the Maids peace and love Po 👍🎼🥁🎸🎤🍻
Great reaction. Get ready for the BAND-MAID community to come your way... the Maidiacs. BAND-MAID is the best rock band out today... there is not one song you can react to that will not blow you away. No kidding. The are 5 individuals that are of incredible talent... simply amazing.
Welcome to the Maidiacs, Strongdad!! BAND-MAID'S Freedom = Happy Pills in Musical Form! Believe it or not, that's just the tip of the huge iceberg of musical greatness from this incredible group of ladies and the more you hear from them and get to know them, the more you'll love 'em! Some suggestions: Domination, Play, Onset (instrumental), Real Existence, Turn Me On, Puzzle - all Live, because that's when they really shine! (Best MV's: Blooming, From Now On, Thrill, The Non-Fiction Days, Dice, Secret My Lips, Unleash, Influencer) Thanks!🤘🤩🤘
Bro, thought you already knew about them. They were in Phoenix in October! But anyway, yes, welcome to the fandom! You will definitely enjoy listening to their music.
Instant thumb up and subscription when you realize it's Miku (guitar/backup vocals) who's harmonizing with Saiki (lead singer). Evenn if both of them are great singers individually, it's the mix of their voices that makes the Band-Maid vocal sound.
Thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 Band-Maid is one of the best bands in our country, especially in live performance. We say "Japan is the country obsessed by Rock Music". The history is very long and the obsession started in 1966 when Beatles visited Japan and held 5 concerts at Budokan. Speaking of hard rock / heavy metal music, a number of bands started to come to Japan since as early as 1970s : Led Zeppelin / Grand Funk Railroad (1971), Deep Purple (1972), Queen (1975), Kiss (1977), Cheap Trick / Van Halen / Scorpions (1978), Judas Priest (1978/79) and so on. Now, any type of rock can be enjoyed here, especially by many all-female or women-fronted bands. They are daughters of American / European rock, for sure. (Many are grand-daughters in terms of age.) Uh-oh, we also say "Japan is the country obsessed by Jazz". It had started earlier than rock 😄
Great reaction. Please do many more Band-Maid songs. Suggest the official Domination Live as the next song to follow Freedom. By the way, Band-Maid was able to meet The Warning and also Taylor Momsen of the Pretty Reckless after they all performed at the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento in October of this year. These ladies rock!
Miku (wearing the red flower) does so much work in the band as secondary vocalist and rhythm guitar, she also does most of their promotional and media appearances. This band is her baby.
My second favorite Miku. After Hatsune Miku but I love them both. Miku Kobato brings kokoro to Band-Maid. Being great at music isn't enough. You need spirit.
With Band-Maid you are staring down the barrel of another 100+ songs as good or better than this song. The band is amazing and has NO BAD SONGS. Plus the fact they play everything from power pop to speed metal is just unreal.
There’s too much to unpack with this band so it’s fun to see what different ppl pick up first. Very refreshing to see the harmonies being focused so early! Most ppl talk about how the two singers complement each other way later. You are in for a ride!
They have a lot of fun doing this song from back in the day and it always puts a smile on every fan's face. You look like a badass dude. If you want to see them do badass, check their new instrumental "From Now On".
Pleasant and unconditional reaction, There are quite a few talented female Japanese bands. What makes Band-Maid my favorite is their versatility, charm and joy of play. They are simply their own genre.
Your honest reaction is wonderful! It's really fun to watch the reaction when I met them for the first time. And so your long BAND-MAID journey begins. No matter what you choose next, they won't let you down. I can't wait to see their next reaction.
Just saw them live in NY a few weeks back. They're extremely fun. Saiki, the singer, was actually tricked into wearing the maid uniform. Didnt know about the concept until she went to their first ever concert and was told "you gotta wear this" before she went on stage. They sometimes do "theme" concepts that take them outside the maid outfits. A few years ago, for April 1st, they released a new album with a new band name called "Band-Maiko" (Maiko are the teenage girls who train to become geisha) and the album had a new original song called Gion-Cho (has a music video) + multiple of their normal rock songs remixed with traditional Japanese intruments on top, the best of which is "Secret Maiko Lips" which also has a music video. Most reactors do the original "Secret My Lips" + "Secret Maiko Lips" back 2 back to talk about the differences. Last year they had an online streaming concert (people still couldnt travel to Japan) that was entirely acoustic and they wore some very elegant beige and red type dresses (not maid themed). in 2023 they're celebrating 10 years, so you have a LOT of content to react to if you wish. Rinne (music video, the live version is from a dinky tv stage - metal song) Blooming (music video, pop rock feel with a great drop) Onset (live) - instrumental From now on (music video) - instrumental Daydreaming (music video, slow ballad) There's a ton more, have fun exploring!
I was at Aftershock and saw The Warning and Band-Maid meet. Both bands were great and i really had a blast =) If you want a song where everyone gets a solo try "Domination" Live from the same concert ! Thanks Great Reaction
Can never have enough BAND-MAID🥰.....No.1 for me......And may I suggest another Japanese female rock band?.. TRiDENT..An AWESOME! trio of talented ladies..Tracks to check "Ambivalent" LIVE at Zepp...."Spoopy"..."Cry Out"...and..."Voltage"...These ladies rock!🤘🤪🤘
I have never found words in the two years ive been trying, words good enough of these girls. The amount of- everything. Everything they do. Relates and connects and resonates with my soul. Band-Maid has managed to prevent me from committing suicide two times in only 23 months. I owe Band-Maid my life; and then some.
-to add to the above statement, i really don’t like to bring up this time in my life anymore but when i was at my lowest, every time WITHOUT FAIL, that i had a suicidal thought, their song Carry On Living would play, not once or twice, but over a dozen times. Spot-on everytime. Like clockwork. Uo until one night i had a knife to my neck for almost an hour out of indecisiveness and was begging for a sign that this was a coincidence when Carry On Living played again, like it had been, but i wasnt convinced yet. About to slide the knife at the end of that song. I heard something i recognized. Carry On Living had managed to play Two times in a row. (On Spotify, this is already basically impossible. But even more so considering the song is only listed on the entire website catalog ONE TIME. Literally not possible.) It was a miracle. I thank Band-Maid and God every day that im no longer in that pit and my life has gone nowhere but up ever since. I can only hope they know how much they mean to me and many others.
Congratulations on finding the band many of us Masters & Princesses believe is the best on planet earth 🌍 today!! Welcome to the Pigeon the Hole that is Band-Maid!! 🕊😂 Your life has just taken a step in an incredibly positive direction by finding Band-Maid! 😀 They are a remarkable collection of five incredible musicians and performers that know few genre limitations and always put a smile on the faces of their audience when performing a “Service”. They have 100+ fantastic songs and should be playing stadiums all over the world, imho. They have great MV’s, both studio and live, on their official channel. Next, to see how far they’ve come! One recommendation is you jump several years forward from this 2014 song “Freedom” to their recent release from last month for - “Influencer” - official MV And their most recent release, the instrumental “From Now On” - official MV. Some top-notch instrumentalists in this band! The other recommendation, as others will say, you want to see more live performances! Check out: - “Domination- official LIVE video I think you’ll like them and be blown away by their talents in composition, arrangement, instrumentation, orchestration, playing and performance and all around joy 🤩 Then dozens more songs - everything is good and many are great! Try - “Warning” - official MV - “Dice” - official MV - “After Life” - official MV - “Unleash!!!!!” - official MV - “Manners / Black Hole” - official live video - “No God” - official live video - “Sayonkadori” - official acoustic live video - “Real Existence” - official LIVE video - “Puzzle” - official live / live acoustic The list goes on and on and on…I’d stick to the official videos until you get a fuller understanding and appreciation for the band before diving into the fan videos - the round quality is lacking on many of them so they’d color your perception of their sound quality. And then there’s their arch enemies “Band-Maiko” 😂 Band-Maid Members (Simple Version) - [ ] Miku (ME-coo), 31 - Rhythm Guitar, Second Vocals, Founder, Pigeon, Primary Lyricist, Red Flower 🌺 Chief Spokesperson, PO!! - [ ] Misa (ME-sah), 30 - Bass, Barefoot Assassin - [ ] Akane (AH-kah-nay), 32 - Drums, Gorilla - [ ] Kanami (Kah-NAM-e), 31 - Lead Guitar, Princess, Primary Music Composer - [ ] Saiki (Psyche), 28 - Vocals, The Ice Queen, Quality Control, secondary lyricist, Blue flower 💎 Miku, Saiki, Akane, Misa & Kanami may become your favorite musicians on the planet…🤷🏻♂️🎼🎸🌍 Take care and enjoy the journey!!! 🤘🏼🎼🎸🔥🍺😀✌🏼
The World needs more Band Maid. Next year they celebrate ten years together. I always say the same thing. Band Maid is always evolving, never boring, never over do things or under do things. Miku does the harmonies with the lead singer. The costumes has changed over the years to match the fact that they are now older and even better.
Enjoyed the reaction. They just finished a US tour which I was fortunate enough to attend their DC show and they sound even better in person. The show was simply awesome. I would recommend going with "Domination Live" for a next song. It was filmed at the same concert. Freedom was the 6th song of a 23 song set. Domination was the 22nd song of the same set. They also just released a new isntrumental, "From Now On"". Have a good one.
As a prolific watcher of band-Maid reaction videos, one thing strikes me every time: if the reviewer has a speciality, Band-Maid seem to be particularly enjoyed. The reviewer singers are struck by the vocals and harmonies, the drummers are dumbfounded by Akane, the guitarists are gobsmacked by Kanami and the bassists... just want to go back to their day job when they watch and hear Misa. I'm almost glad I can't play a note to save my life because I can enjoy every little detail of Band-Maid, smile and feel happy, and just look forward to the next marvel.
Believe it or not, this was just a more simple, mainly fun song for them. They will go much harder, but you´ll see. And "she´s not bad" might be the understatement of the year for Akane, the drummer. But again, you´ll see 😉
Yes, she is outstanding. But - to be fair. The drum solo in Freedom is not spectacular. It is fun, but Akane do much more advanced stuff in other songs. I am a little surprised that Freedom is recommended for the drum solo. But anyhow, reactors like it :) BTW - there are the three musicians in this band I do find "not bad". * the drummer * the basist * the lead guitarist They are definitely not bad :)
@@rolandkarlsson7072 That´s what I´ve always said. The drum solo in "Freedom" is a nice show of her skills, but to really see what Akane is capable of, listen to songs Like "Warning!", "Black hole", "Screaming" and hell, "From now on" now. But one correction, you forgot two more "not bad" musicians in your list. The lead singer and the rhythm guitarist/2nd vocalist. And all together they are even better then the sum of its parts.
Nice reaction. Yes, the meetings with The Warning and Taylor Momsen were good to see. You mentioned how some people look down on gimmicks. Well, I've always been one of those people, but Band-Maid are my favourite band. When you have that much talent and creativity, plus a songwriting genius on lead guitar, I really couldn't care less how you dress.
It's always wonderful to see the expression of awe on the face of someone experiencing Band-Maid for the first time. At the risk of sounding like Bill Hader's 'Stefan": This band has EVERYTHING!
Welcome to the wonderful world of Band-maid. You just found out one of the best rock bands in the world! They have many great songs like Thrill, Manners, Domination (live), No God, Choose Me, Dice, After Life or Warning! Another Japanese band that you should check out is Scandal. All four members sing. I can give you some suggestions and links for Scandal songs. Also check out Lovebites and Babymetal!
Yep, Kobato (Miku) harmonizes with Saiki singing. lead. Saiki has described is so that her voice has all the things Kobato's lacks, but instead Kobato has everything Saiki hasn't, so between them they have the Complete Voice. (Kobato has a weird little solo side-project where she sings lead as well.)
Nice reaction Strongdad. +1 more for Domination live. My favorite band maid videos: Play, Onset, Take Me Higher, Thrill, and One and Only, all live of course.
Freedom is pretty much a concert staple for them, a fun rock song that they love to perform. Glad to see you picked up on our favourite pigeon's wonderful harmonies although she is much more than a backing singer vocally, having 2 excellent vocalists is one of the many standouts in Band Maid. And Yes , more please.
No apologies necessary for pausing and rewinding. WE come here to hear your observations. Well most of us do. There are some who just come to hear the Ladies, but the rest of us know, if we wanted to hear and see the video we can go to the Ladies page. The rest of us want to hear your thoughts, are you hearing something or seeing something that maybe we have missed? We like that kind of input from reactors. And the Ladies started adding drum solos after touring in europe and the US, the audience's demanded them. So the LAdies responded. Now the Japanese fans want the drum solos as well. For your next song by the Ladies, if you want to go in the order the songs were performed in this concert, the next video would be "Choose Me - Official Live", the "Wonderland - Official Live Video", followed by "Play - Official Live Video" and "Domination - Official Live Video" Most other reactors would usually go with Domination as it is an extremely high energy song that IS NOT a Pantera Cover. It is also the 22nd song from a 23 song setlist. And the Ladies were just as high energy in Domination as they were in Freedom. Now for PART of what I call the Band-Maid Information (Info) Dump file. (I will post the rest of the file after someone/anyone posts a reply to this comment so the Tube of You's doesn't remove it. Welcome to the BEST LIVE HARD ROCK BAND IN THE WORLD!!!! 98% of their songs are best viewed LIVE. There are a few where the MV is better until the Ladies release a new LIVE version of those songs. Of which "Warning" is one. Car chases, explosions, beautiful women and Hard Rock, it is all in there. There are one or two others, but those are debated heavily between us Maidiacs. You will find that Band Maid has an EXTREMELY Loyal and Protective as well as Supportive Fan Base. We call ourselves Maidiacs (Maid EE Acts). Many of us are on the Band Maid Fans Discord, and we will search out new reactions to Our Ladies music, daily, sometimes hourly. 😁 Band Maid Is; (In order of joining band) Name/Age: Nickname: Position: Miku Kobato Small Pigeon/ Band Founder, Secondary Lead Vocalist, Rhythm Guitarist, Main Lyricist, Age: 31 Koba/Kuruppo/ Backing Vocals, Backing Tracks, Arrangements 10/21/91 Cluppo Kanami Tono Princess/ Lead Guitarist, Primary Composer, Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Backing Tracks Age: 31 Kanamincho/ Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Arrangements 9/28/91 Mincho Akane Hirose Gorilla/ Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks, Age: 31 Ah-Chan Arrangements 12/14/90 MISA Barefoot Assassin/ 5 String Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks Age: 30 MISA-MISA-MISA Arrangements 10/15/92 Saiki Atsumi Ice Queen/ Primary Lead Vocalist, Backing Vocals, Lyricist, Backing Vocals on Backing Age: 28 Sai-Chan/ Tracks, Backing tracks, Arrangements 2/8/94 Sensei (Teacher)
@@Studio-Coast_Kid Thankee Sir, Now for what I term the Band-Maid Info-Dump; -start file- Band Maid was started in 2013 by Miku Kobato. At the time she had just left the Idol Group, Lil Cumin and she didn't like the type of music she had been performing. She approached her management agency with the idea of making an actual band playing rock music but dressed as maids. She had worked in a Maid Cafe and thought the image of maids playing rockin music would create what she called "The Gap" between what you see and what you hear. The Management company was like Ok, go ahead. Miku then looked around and found Kanami a singer/songwriter who was posting her own videos on the internet. Miku had her agency contact her and Kanami thought the idea was cool and agreed to join. Miku then asked if Kanami knew a drummer who might be interested. Kanami had worked with Akane in the past and there is 2 versions of this, the first is, Kanami literally walked over to Akane's apartment and asked her, the second is Kanami called Akane and asked her. (Akane has said in 2 different interviews that 1: Kanami called her and asked if she could come over and 2: in a second interview Kanami just came over) Akane was actually hesitant as she had worked in an "All Girl Group" before and didn't enjoy it as it wasn't the type of music she wanted to play. After hearing a Demo, Akane was like ok, but was still slightly hesitant because of the "Maid Outfits", but she agreed to give it a try. Akane was asked if she knew a bass player and she had gone to Tokyo School of Music with MISA and had worked a couple of jobs with her. So Misa was contacted and after she heard a demo she was like I like the music, but she also was hesitant about the "Maid Outfits", but she relented and joined in as she really wanted to play the kind of music she heard in the demo. The 3 of them then "Auditioned" for the record company and passed the audition. Now we have the "Core" members. The 4 members worked out some songs provided for them by the record company, and a setlist and they had performed 3 times with just Miku on main vocals. Miku after those performances felt that her voice wasn't powerful enough to really perform the songs she wanted. So she approached her management company again and asked if they had any singers who weren't in other projects. They then auditioned several singers. Miku heard Saiki rehearsing in a room across the hall and asked if she could be auditioned, the record company then had Saiki audition. Saiki was signed to the same management company and had done some work as a backup singer and dancer and was asked if she would be interested in auditioning for this new group which currently had 4 members and she would be the fifth. She had been a member of a group with 8 other people as a backup singer and dancer, and HATED it. So she listened to the demo and thought "Cool" because she liked the music. Now we come to the tricky part. Miku KNEW that if Saiki was told about the "Maid Outfits" she would say NO WAY!, so they didn't tell her. They told her they would have "Cool/cute Clothes"(I've read it translated either way), and she never met Miku until a few days before they had a contracted performance. She wasn't told about the "Maid Outfits" until the day before the performance, and she had considered backing out, but she had signed the contract. (Saiki also had NEVER met Miku until then as well) So the Ladies, went and did the performance and Saiki really, REALLY liked the crowds reaction and the music they were performing. She DIDN'T like the apron she wore so it got ditched after the first performance. And you now have the beginnings of the BEST LIVE HARD ROCK BAND in the WORLD! ALL HAIL BAND MAID!!!!! Now that we have the Full band, it was felt that there needed to be a second guitar. Saiki was like, "Not Me, No Way." So Miku said, "I'll do it.", at first that was literally all she did, was hold the guitar and mime playing it, until Akane said, if you are going to hold it, you NEED to learn to play it. And Miku said, "Ok.", and Kanami started to teach Miku how to play. The Ladies released their first album in 2014 "Maid in Japan" which failed to chart, but later after "Thrill" it was reissued and charted to #26 in Japan.
Then in 2015 they released "New Beginning" On New Beginning was the song that changed Band Maid's entire existence. "Thrill"... The band was getting ready to release their first music video and the choice was between "Love, Passion, Matador" and "Thrill" and the ladies chose Thrill. (Little known fact, Miku helped with the lyrics on Thrill but did not get credited) This became the seminal moment of Band Maid. Because their second album charted at #64, the record company was seriously considering disbanding the Ladies and switching them to other projects. (In fact they had Kanami and Akane work with Mochi to Cheese thinking that when Band Maid cratered they could use them in another band. MISA had also just started working with Mochi to Cheese as well). However about 6 months after the video's release, a Facebook page "JRock Radio" posted the video to their timeline. And the video went viral. Having over a million views in just a few short weeks. The Ladies Twitter page got so many hits they thought their page had been hacked. Their UA-cam channel also started getting more and more subscribers and views to Thrill. Now the ladies knew where their fans wanted them to go. Harder Rock, less pop. And history was Maid. -end file- If there is any other information you may wish to know, please feel free to ask. I may not know the answer, but within the Band-Maid Maidiac Community, someone is bound to know.
The talent of these girls has been commented upon, but hard work has also played a big part of it. - Miku did not start learning guitar until after she formed the band. Kanami coached her, and says that Miku practices every day. - The songs that Kanami wrote were all rejected by the recording company management for three years. But she persevered and now most of the band’s songs are written by her. - When Akane first joined the band, she had never used double foot pedals. She had to learn because Kanami’s songs called for them. Akane also had to work her tail off to increase her drumming and foot pedal speed, because Kanami wrote faster and faster songs. (In an interview with a British musician, Kanami asked what his band’s fastest song was, and she set herself the goal of writing a song at that speed - 275 BPM. Another challenge for Akane!)
I would like to suggest the song Catharsis from Band-Maid's Christmas acoustic show from last year. It was a a gift from the band to the fans. This band is special as you will find out the deeper you go into their catalog. Also, if I remember correctly, when KISS went unmasked, people begged them to put it back on. Lol.
The backing singer, Miku, used to work in a Japanese maid cafe. It was her idea to form a rock band whose sound contrasted sharply with what you'd expect from their appearance. They've been at it nearly 10 years, and I doubt the uniforms are going anywhere.
Now you understand why Jimmy Page after watching Akane's drumming said that she was one of the best drummers that he's ever heard and that she reminded him of John Bonham. Saiki reminds me of Alanis Morissette in her ability to change her vocal styles. As always Band-Maid is Jimmy Page approved!
Sorry, but he didn't say she's a reincarnation of Bonham. At least neither he nor Akane have confirmed it. The fact that he thinks she's a damn good drummer is cool enough.
@@bretcrooks4207 Well, one of us is misinformed. Appreciate if you give me a link to where it is clearly proven. Page or Akane's own twitter page or similar strong source. If so, I will humbly apologize and then happily spread the word.
This band has talent off the scale. This is early stuff the lead guitar/composer Kanami has raised the bar by an order of magnitude. They are all brilliant musicians but Kanami is possibly a musical genius.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Band-Maid, the favorite band for a lot of us now. Literally no other band on the planet really compares to them, and after seeing them live I can say that very honestly. Pretty much anything you check out by them will be great.
Strong reaction, Strongdad! They are all pretty special musicians, from Kanami, guitar lead and composer extraordinaire, who can barely write anything but hits; to Miku, rhythm guitarist, 2nd vocalist, and lyricist; to Saiki, smokin' beautiful alto lead vocals; to possibly the best rhythm section in modern rock in Akane (drums) and MISA (bass). I'd recommend Domination if you want another banger; or if you go rogue and listen an acoustic song, check out Catharsis.
I don't know if you're still checking this, but here goes: Their first works had more or less powerpop-rock approach and songs by writers supplied by their management team and approved by the recording company. As they gained some popularity, they (principally Miku Kobato with the red rose, rhythm guitarist) negotiated more and more artistic freedom, and played more heavy more often. "Freedom" was their first recorded song with all lyrics by Miku (second guitarist on Zemaitis, second vocalist, red rose) instead of an outside writer. It did have an outside composer. "Alone" off the same album was their first recorded song with both lyrics and music by the group, Kanami (lead guitarist on PRS) as lead composer. That was their breakthrough with their management and recording companies, and they have written almost all their own material ever since. Miku and Kanami had been negotiating and submitting material and being turned down. Here, the ice broke. All of which relates to the underlying meaning of Freedom. The lyrics put it in very personal terms; essentially saying "I will be and do what I choose, and you can walk with me and support me in it, or you can go away." It is at once defiant and triumphant, light and joyful and yet kickass rock. And these characteristics kinda describe the band. They can play slammin' heavy and yet agile and elegant and complex and nuanced all at once. Like, check out their instrumental "From Now On" which was recent. If you like this, you will love that. There is a lot of fun "lore" with this group. To help understand some of the comments, you need to know: Miku Kobato is a stage name, to separate her hard rock/prog rock Band-Maid persona from her earlier work as actress and pop-idol trio member in "Li'l Cumin." Kobato means literally "small pigeon" which is what we call a dove. Its number in Japanese numerology is 810, so she says that inside, she is really a perpetually 810 year old pigeon. And in Japan, the dove is said to say "karrupo" and so she says that occasionally and punctuates her speech with "po" frequently. Pigeon talk. Po!
There is a reason why they are the top rock band on the planet at the present. I saw them twice in their 2022 US Tour, in NYC and in New Jersey and they are AMAZING live in concert. I's be willing to go to Japan to see a concert on their home turf. The same goes for BabyMetal, Wagakki Band, Li-Sa-X Band, SCANDAL and Nemophila. There is sooooooooo much great musical talent in Japan. Welcome to the ranks of The Maidiacs !!!!!!
You have to react to the live official videos for Domination, Onset (a killer instrumental), Play (another killer instrumental, but Saiki asked for lyrics and Miku wrote them), Choose Me, Real Existence, Thrill, Don't You Tell Me, Warning and a host of others.
I had the pleasure and privilege of hearing this song in Houston and about a week later in New York. These girls are the real deal. The fan cams from the US tour reveal that even with iPhone audio in the crowd the live sound is spectacular. The suggestions are all valid. The music book for the last album is symphonic. So many layers. You could try the live Domination or an instrumental like Onset or From Now On. I got sucked into this group a few years ago with their breakthrough song Thrill which was apparently a gamble by the record company who was about to drop them. It went viral and the rest is history. In retrospect Thrill is pretty simple stuff compared to now but the bass solo leading to guitar solo (which is standard for them) sold it. Love them. Great reaction. Keep up the good work.
Hi 👋 strong 💪 dad 👨 Thanks for doing a review of Band-Maid. I just went to see them live a few months ago & they are just awesome live. Their interaction with the fans is just a lot of funny moments 😄 Hope you get to see them play live in 2023. It will be their 10th anniversary tour 👍🏻
In 2016, Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin caught a performance of Band-Maid in Tokyo and asked for a photo-op with their drummer, Akane Hirose. Reportedly he told her that she was like a reincarnation of John Bonham. others claim this is a mistranslation either way he thought enough of her ability to ask to meet her and to share a photograph. also try "Domination" from this same concert or for an instrumental their latest released MV called "from now on"
Sorry, but he didn't say she's a reincarnation of Bonham. At least neither he nor Akane have confirmed it. The fact that he thinks she's a damn good drummer is cool enough. Rumors are inherently dubious. Just take the reputation in my hometown that I'm great in bed. Can it be trusted? Doubtful as I'm the one who first spread it. ;)
Continue the ride and you will get your 'even a bass solo' , and another one, and another one, and another one - I think you get my drift. You may even get your Warning and Band Maid wish too, they follow each other on social media and they were able to meet after their performances at Aftershock recently, videos of the meeting are around.
Very good reaction Strongdad! And it's just a beginning of this fantastic rock band. Next song 'Dice' or 'Domination' live please. On this 'All Female Band Tour' one band can't be missing: Lovebites! A super japanese metal band. Suggestion: Lovebites - Holy war! 🤘
Welcome to the maidiacs. I have been in this pigeonhole for a while now, and I don`t want to leave. Those ladies are just getting better and better every time I listen to them. Looking forward to see your journey down here too.
Welcome to the best band in the world. The more you hear the more you will admire. This is one of their simpler songs. Just you wait. Their music videos are all great but this band really shines live as you just witnessed, Drum solos. Guitar solos. Bass solos. Yes. Jimmy Page once attended a Band-Maid concert and just had to meet the drummer Akane. Akane thought she was being pranked until Jimmy showed up and told her that she was one of the best drummers he had ever heard. Yeah, she's 'pretty good.' They call her part gorilla. This band will never disappoint and they are still going strong. Thanks for this reaction. Looking forward to many more.
Band Maid, LOVEBITES, Nemophila, Aldious, Mary's Blood - all Japanese all-female rock and heavy metal bands. Look at them all ! You will hear/see the best female guitarists, bass players and drummers in decades.🤘🤘🤘🤘
Welcome to Band-Maid bro! Everyone requests Dice, Play, Moratorium, and other popular songs. But PLEASE do my personal favorite and criminally underrated song, You. 🤘🤘
These ladies are sooo amazing. They exemplify Japanese virtues of hard work, teamwork, humility and politeness. This comes out in many interviews that you can find on UA-cam. - In Thrill, Misa does a brief bass solo just before Kanami’s guitar solo - Saiki had to have surgery on her throat at one point, but she recovered and is singing stronger than ever - Miku and Saiki have a regular radio slot in Japan called BandMaid Nippon. You can see clips of it on UA-cam with English subtitles. In it, Miku is almost like a comedian with Saiki serving as her “straight man.” - The girls each use just one costume until it wears out, and they personally hand wash them after each show. - Miku has cultivated the habit of saying “po” at the end of each sentence. It imitates the sound of a pigeon, which is thought to be “kuru-po” in Japan just as dogs are thought to go “bow-wow” in English speaking countries. This is a play on words because her surname Kobato means “small pigeon.” She jokes that the band consists of four human beings and one pigeon. - Miku uses a lacrosse ball and a golf ball to massage herself because of the muscular tension she gets from playing.
Welcome to The Maids, Strongdad! Saw them live in Phoenix in October and they were, of course, incredible. Best, most complete band I've ever seen or heard (seriously). Love The Warning too, so I'm hoping for a collaberation and/or joint tour, but my head might explode with joy. 🕊
This was my first Band Maid video also...I was simply floored at what I heard ! You have NO idea what a trip you are in for... Welcome to the rest of your life !
Hey brother, the Maidiacs are going to descend upon you. This is the most loved band you will ever see. Their music is fantastic, you have a long road of great music ahead of you.
They have done Band-Maiko (maiko is an apprentice geisha) in full dress. They also did an acoustic show in regular nice outfits. So there is plenty for you to see them out of the maid costumes.
Great reaction. Nothing yet. Be ready for the impact. The Best Rock Band in the Universe. Pick any song...yes, any and lose your mind. If possible Official live or MV or, maybe, fancam, no problem. One of the best ever in the rock world. They do rock, prog, punk, funk, metal, pop, jazz, hip hop, blah, blah, blah and sometime in the same song. The Holy Grial of Rock is here. Keep going as you have no idea, again, no idea what you have in front of your face. (hahahaha). Banger after banger. Thanks
There are probably 30 other girl’s J-Metal bands with music close to this quality and 10 as good. Not all of them can compete with stage presence but some can for sure. Band-Maid are a great example of the genre and rarely disappoint. You get credit for calling out Miku’s harmonies with Saiki - they ought to do more of that, it works so well. Todays new pick are Lonesome_Blue, try “Face the Fear” for something in this vein. Other names to take notice of would include Nemophila, Hanabie, Trident, Fate Gear, Aldious and LOVEBITES.
The basic rule of Rock. Dare to be bigger than life. Dare to be loud. Remember that Rock should be filled with energy. As a bonus, let the band members practice to be really competent. Preferably to the levels that they can play flamboyantly upon request. Have an excellent primary songwriter that understands what a good hook is while surprising us with originality. And practice enough to be tight. Have a really solid rhythm section between drums bass and rhythm guitar that really understands drive, pace and syncopation to the point that they can make straight 4/4 sound both polymetric and polyrhythmic upon will. Have a lead vocalist that comes with identity in their voice. Add to this one of the most unique lead guitars (from the composer) on stage currently (at times she can sound so idiosyncratic that she reminds me of an early and angry Prince on stage. Like someone brought up with jazz, soul and blues that suddenly got VERY aggressive when given a guitar. Band Maid is all this and more. Because hidden in the middle with a (now) competent rhythm guitar and second vocals we find Miku. The effing heart of this group of singular talents working as one. I think everyone that has taken the Band Maid journey has had the same discovery. She is more than this peculiar and talkative pigeon (PO!). The Christmas concert from two years ago when she did "Sayonakidori" acoustically blew all my emotional defences into space. Have a jolly good ride on this journey @Strongdad
There are so many to suggest... With Band Maid Live is best if you have a professional high quality video recording. Live shows are energy enhanced with extended breakdowns and solos. But, if you don't have an official live or something... you might want to go for the MV. Their music can get very technical and it's not worth loosing that experience to view cam footage of a live show. Thats why you will receive various requests some live, some MV if the song is newer, or quality live footage is not available. There are a few professionally recorded live videos from this show and others, but this was the start of their World Domination tour in Feb 2020 just before COVID hit and shut everything down. The Maidiacs will know and will suggest Live or MV version.
![Songwriter REACTS to BAND-MAID - FREEDOM [Live] (First Listen!)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/bhY8avZQ7U0/mqdefault.jpg)
This was recorded earlier... Recent news is that GFM is no longer together - but I will be supporting all the sisters and especially Maggie as she starts up Magdalene Rose... Thanks for watching everyone!
Sad to hear about GFM, if true. I got to see them twice this past summer. They opened for LILIAC twice, and the second show was at The Machine Shop in Flint, MI, an awesome venue with an audience that was pumped and really into the music. I hope all will work out in the end for the ladies...I'll keep the signed BEAUTYCORE baseball shirt.
Actually, I think Guns and Roses had the Warning and Band-Maid open for them. There are pictures of them together in Japan. Band-Maid also wrapped up their US Tour in October, so there's lots of live concert footage to pick from. As Maidiacs, we generally prefer the live videos to the music videos, but, you have a nice, fat catalog of material to pick from.
@@bryanhallman8183 The Warning opened for G'n'R in Monterrey, Mexico on October 23 at Estadio Mobil Super and BAND-MAID opened for G'n'R in Saitama, Japan on November 6th at Saitama Super Arena (SSA).
Where did you hear that GFM broke up? I can't find any evidence of that.
@@PaleHorseShabuShabu Ok, then where did The Warning and Band-Maid cross paths, because, that was definitely Saiki standing next to them in the picture that I saw?
Did I just witness an eargasm?
I love watching people lose their BAND-MAID cherry!
Welcome to the world of band made.. Keep your arms and legs inside the cart at all times and fasten your seat belt this is going me one hell of a ride.
Thank you for reacting to Band-Maid.
EVERYTHING fades into the background when you see and hear:
"Manners"+ "Black Hole" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks for the fun admission re the harmonies !
🐦 *Strongdad* 🐦
Welcome to the world of *BAND-MAID* (2013 - Present) A group of 5 young ladies from Japan that will rock your world:
*Miku Kobato* (Kuruppo) = Lead Vocals / Rhythm Guitar *(Po!)*
*Saiki Atsumi* (Sai-Chan) = Lead Vocals
*Kanami Tono* (Kanamincho) = Lead Guitarist
*Akane Hirose* (A-Chan) = Drummer
*MISA* (MISA, MISA, MISA) = Bassist
If you wish to continue down this Pigeon Hole 😊 you will enjoy over 100+ great songs you will start saying to yourself “This is my favorite *BAND-MAID* song”. _(No joke Po!)_
Below is a list of songs that will get you started
*Blooming-2019*
*Dice-2018*
*Choose Me-2017*
*ONSET* (instrumental)
*Real Existence Live (Apr. 13th, 2018)*
I discovered *BAND-MAID* in 2019 and came to a realization that *BAND-MAID* more then just a rock band they are a band that does not have any boundaries and is willing experiment into different genre from (Blues, Rock, Punk and Jazz) and a lot of fans including me would say “you got to check out their live videos” from:
*2017-STUDIO COAST*
*2018-Zepp Tokyo*
*2020-LINE CUBE SHIBUYA*
*2021-BAND-MAID ONLINE ACOUSTIC*
In the end I realize that *BAND-MAID* more then just a band but a band that cares about each other and their fan base and in October of 2022 I had a fortune of experiencing them live and with that *BAND-MAID* cemented their Legacy into my heart. Rock On! 🤘
*100% satisfaction guarantee or your money back…*
Freedom is affectionately known as the fun song from BAND-MAID and fans alike. Get ready for some amazing hard Rockin from our Maid's.
"That was freaking amazing", yep cut and paste as response for any BAND MAID song. The best thing since bottled beer, Viva the Maids peace and love Po 👍🎼🥁🎸🎤🍻
Great reaction. Get ready for the BAND-MAID community to come your way... the Maidiacs. BAND-MAID is the best rock band out today... there is not one song you can react to that will not blow you away. No kidding. The are 5 individuals that are of incredible talent... simply amazing.
Six. On the recent U.S. tour their tech Mu-Chan has unofficially become the 6th maid. (The other Misa)
Welcome to the Maidiacs, Strongdad!! BAND-MAID'S Freedom = Happy Pills in Musical Form! Believe it or not, that's just the tip of the huge iceberg of musical greatness from this incredible group of ladies and the more you hear from them and get to know them, the more you'll love 'em!
Some suggestions: Domination, Play, Onset (instrumental), Real Existence, Turn Me On, Puzzle - all Live, because that's when they really shine! (Best MV's: Blooming, From Now On, Thrill, The Non-Fiction Days, Dice, Secret My Lips, Unleash, Influencer)
Thanks!🤘🤩🤘
Akane the drummer cried in their last US Tour concert performing Endless Story in Chicago. Never had a drummer make me cry before.
From Now On it will be forever known that BAND-MAID are indeed most AWESOME!!!!!
2m in, the simplest song they play, 'these girls are craaaaazy talented.' Gary, brother, this biz makes my brain hurt sometimes.
@@crabuki1273 That's a good thing GG, that's why you have 2 brains to cope with all the B-M awesomeness.😁
Before Yesterday he was in his own Bubble, but now it's Time to turn the Page and Unleash the Wonderland of Band-Maid!
Gary’s up to his old puns again.😉
@@Parker-- Hey Parker that's a slur upon my na....🤔 Oh hang on, no you're right.🤦♂️
Bro, thought you already knew about them. They were in Phoenix in October! But anyway, yes, welcome to the fandom! You will definitely enjoy listening to their music.
Instant thumb up and subscription when you realize it's Miku (guitar/backup vocals) who's harmonizing with Saiki (lead singer). Evenn if both of them are great singers individually, it's the mix of their voices that makes the Band-Maid vocal sound.
Thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 Band-Maid is one of the best bands in our country, especially in live performance. We say "Japan is the country obsessed by Rock Music". The history is very long and the obsession started in 1966 when Beatles visited Japan and held 5 concerts at Budokan. Speaking of hard rock / heavy metal music, a number of bands started to come to Japan since as early as 1970s : Led Zeppelin / Grand Funk Railroad (1971), Deep Purple (1972), Queen (1975), Kiss (1977), Cheap Trick / Van Halen / Scorpions (1978), Judas Priest (1978/79) and so on. Now, any type of rock can be enjoyed here, especially by many all-female or women-fronted bands. They are daughters of American / European rock, for sure. (Many are grand-daughters in terms of age.)
Uh-oh, we also say "Japan is the country obsessed by Jazz". It had started earlier than rock 😄
Great reaction. Please do many more Band-Maid songs. Suggest the official Domination Live as the next song to follow Freedom. By the way, Band-Maid was able to meet The Warning and also Taylor Momsen of the Pretty Reckless after they all performed at the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento in October of this year. These ladies rock!
Miku (wearing the red flower) does so much work in the band as secondary vocalist and rhythm guitar, she also does most of their promotional and media appearances.
This band is her baby.
My second favorite Miku. After Hatsune Miku but I love them both. Miku Kobato brings kokoro to Band-Maid. Being great at music isn't enough. You need spirit.
She also writes the lyrics!!!
@@outwest1014 That too.
Po!
@@outwest1014 her lyrics are great. So subtle but spicy. Yabai but still seiso.
Beautiful reaction. Thx 👍💪
With Band-Maid you are staring down the barrel of another 100+ songs as good or better than this song. The band is amazing and has NO BAD SONGS. Plus the fact they play everything from power pop to speed metal is just unreal.
There’s too much to unpack with this band so it’s fun to see what different ppl pick up first. Very refreshing to see the harmonies being focused so early! Most ppl talk about how the two singers complement each other way later. You are in for a ride!
They have a lot of fun doing this song from back in the day and it always puts a smile on every fan's face. You look like a badass dude. If you want to see them do badass, check their new instrumental "From Now On".
Pleasant and unconditional reaction,
There are quite a few talented female Japanese bands.
What makes Band-Maid my favorite is their versatility, charm and joy of play. They are simply their own genre.
Your honest reaction is wonderful!
It's really fun to watch the reaction when I met them for the first time.
And so your long BAND-MAID journey begins.
No matter what you choose next, they won't let you down.
I can't wait to see their next reaction.
Just saw them live in NY a few weeks back. They're extremely fun.
Saiki, the singer, was actually tricked into wearing the maid uniform. Didnt know about the concept until she went to their first ever concert and was told "you gotta wear this" before she went on stage.
They sometimes do "theme" concepts that take them outside the maid outfits. A few years ago, for April 1st, they released a new album with a new band name called "Band-Maiko" (Maiko are the teenage girls who train to become geisha) and the album had a new original song called Gion-Cho (has a music video) + multiple of their normal rock songs remixed with traditional Japanese intruments on top, the best of which is "Secret Maiko Lips" which also has a music video. Most reactors do the original "Secret My Lips" + "Secret Maiko Lips" back 2 back to talk about the differences.
Last year they had an online streaming concert (people still couldnt travel to Japan) that was entirely acoustic and they wore some very elegant beige and red type dresses (not maid themed).
in 2023 they're celebrating 10 years, so you have a LOT of content to react to if you wish.
Rinne (music video, the live version is from a dinky tv stage - metal song)
Blooming (music video, pop rock feel with a great drop)
Onset (live) - instrumental
From now on (music video) - instrumental
Daydreaming (music video, slow ballad)
There's a ton more, have fun exploring!
I was at Aftershock and saw The Warning and Band-Maid meet. Both bands were great and i really had a blast =) If you want a song where everyone gets a solo try "Domination" Live from the same concert ! Thanks Great Reaction
Can never have enough BAND-MAID🥰.....No.1 for me......And may I suggest another Japanese female rock band?.. TRiDENT..An AWESOME! trio of talented ladies..Tracks to check "Ambivalent" LIVE at Zepp...."Spoopy"..."Cry Out"...and..."Voltage"...These ladies rock!🤘🤪🤘
>:)
They just released a music video for "from now on", add it to the future list of whatever you might listen to!
I have never found words in the two years ive been trying, words good enough of these girls. The amount of- everything. Everything they do. Relates and connects and resonates with my soul. Band-Maid has managed to prevent me from committing suicide two times in only 23 months. I owe Band-Maid my life; and then some.
-to add to the above statement, i really don’t like to bring up this time in my life anymore but when i was at my lowest, every time WITHOUT FAIL, that i had a suicidal thought, their song Carry On Living would play, not once or twice, but over a dozen times. Spot-on everytime. Like clockwork. Uo until one night i had a knife to my neck for almost an hour out of indecisiveness and was begging for a sign that this was a coincidence when Carry On Living played again, like it had been, but i wasnt convinced yet. About to slide the knife at the end of that song. I heard something i recognized. Carry On Living had managed to play Two times in a row.
(On Spotify, this is already basically impossible. But even more so considering the song is only listed on the entire website catalog ONE TIME. Literally not possible.)
It was a miracle. I thank Band-Maid and God every day that im no longer in that pit and my life has gone nowhere but up ever since.
I can only hope they know how much they mean to me and many others.
This Freedom live performance makes me cry every time at the drum solo, that big stupid grin she has melts my heart every time.
carry on, forever
@@JoaoBosco-yd3ln for band maid.
Congratulations on finding the band many of us Masters & Princesses believe is the best on planet earth 🌍 today!!
Welcome to the Pigeon the Hole that is Band-Maid!! 🕊😂
Your life has just taken a step in an incredibly positive direction by finding Band-Maid! 😀
They are a remarkable collection of five incredible musicians and performers that know few genre limitations and always put a smile on the faces of their audience when performing a “Service”.
They have 100+ fantastic songs and should be playing stadiums all over the world, imho.
They have great MV’s, both studio and live, on their official channel. Next, to see how far they’ve come!
One recommendation is you jump several years forward from this 2014 song “Freedom” to their recent release from last month for
- “Influencer” - official MV
And their most recent release, the instrumental “From Now On” - official MV. Some top-notch instrumentalists in this band!
The other recommendation, as others will say, you want to see more live performances!
Check out:
- “Domination- official LIVE video
I think you’ll like them and be blown away by their talents in composition, arrangement, instrumentation, orchestration, playing and performance and all around joy 🤩
Then dozens more songs - everything is good and many are great!
Try
- “Warning” - official MV
- “Dice” - official MV
- “After Life” - official MV
- “Unleash!!!!!” - official MV
- “Manners / Black Hole” - official live video
- “No God” - official live video
- “Sayonkadori” - official acoustic live video
- “Real Existence” - official LIVE video
- “Puzzle” - official live / live acoustic
The list goes on and on and on…I’d stick to the official videos until you get a fuller understanding and appreciation for the band before diving into the fan videos - the round quality is lacking on many of them so they’d color your perception of their sound quality.
And then there’s their arch enemies “Band-Maiko” 😂
Band-Maid Members
(Simple Version)
- [ ] Miku (ME-coo), 31 - Rhythm Guitar, Second Vocals, Founder, Pigeon, Primary Lyricist, Red Flower 🌺 Chief Spokesperson, PO!!
- [ ] Misa (ME-sah), 30 - Bass, Barefoot Assassin
- [ ] Akane (AH-kah-nay), 32 - Drums, Gorilla
- [ ] Kanami (Kah-NAM-e), 31 - Lead Guitar, Princess, Primary Music Composer
- [ ] Saiki (Psyche), 28 - Vocals, The Ice Queen, Quality Control, secondary lyricist, Blue flower 💎
Miku, Saiki, Akane, Misa & Kanami may become your favorite musicians on the planet…🤷🏻♂️🎼🎸🌍
Take care and enjoy the journey!!! 🤘🏼🎼🎸🔥🍺😀✌🏼
All them, playing and singing. Awesome band, yes - check out more - there is a ton to check out!
The World needs more Band Maid. Next year they celebrate ten years together. I always say the same thing. Band Maid is always evolving, never boring, never over do things or under do things. Miku does the harmonies with the lead singer. The costumes has changed over the years to match the fact that they are now older and even better.
Enjoyed the reaction. They just finished a US tour which I was fortunate enough to attend their DC show and they sound even better in person. The show was simply awesome. I would recommend going with "Domination Live" for a next song. It was filmed at the same concert. Freedom was the 6th song of a 23 song set. Domination was the 22nd song of the same set. They also just released a new isntrumental, "From Now On"". Have a good one.
Great reaction. These ladies are the real deal.....the best band I have heard in many years. Check out Domination live. It is a real banger
As a prolific watcher of band-Maid reaction videos, one thing strikes me every time: if the reviewer has a speciality, Band-Maid seem to be particularly enjoyed. The reviewer singers are struck by the vocals and harmonies, the drummers are dumbfounded by Akane, the guitarists are gobsmacked by Kanami and the bassists... just want to go back to their day job when they watch and hear Misa. I'm almost glad I can't play a note to save my life because I can enjoy every little detail of Band-Maid, smile and feel happy, and just look forward to the next marvel.
Believe it or not, this was just a more simple, mainly fun song for them. They will go much harder, but you´ll see.
And "she´s not bad" might be the understatement of the year for Akane, the drummer. But again, you´ll see 😉
yes!---like DaVinci was "not bad" !!...or Bach, ...or Van Gogh.....
Yes, she is outstanding. But - to be fair. The drum solo in Freedom is not spectacular. It is fun, but Akane do much more advanced stuff in other songs. I am a little surprised that Freedom is recommended for the drum solo. But anyhow, reactors like it :)
BTW - there are the three musicians in this band I do find "not bad".
* the drummer
* the basist
* the lead guitarist
They are definitely not bad :)
@@rolandkarlsson7072 That´s what I´ve always said. The drum solo in "Freedom" is a nice show of her skills, but to really see what Akane is capable of, listen to songs Like "Warning!", "Black hole", "Screaming" and hell, "From now on" now.
But one correction, you forgot two more "not bad" musicians in your list. The lead singer and the rhythm guitarist/2nd vocalist.
And all together they are even better then the sum of its parts.
Nice reaction. Yes, the meetings with The Warning and Taylor Momsen were good to see. You mentioned how some people look down on gimmicks. Well, I've always been one of those people, but Band-Maid are my favourite band. When you have that much talent and creativity, plus a songwriting genius on lead guitar, I really couldn't care less how you dress.
Welcome to the fandom! These gals are awesome! ♥
I suggest these Band Maid songs: Thrill, Dice, Manners, Bubble, Blooming & No God
If you like bass solos you are gunna love this band...MISA MISA MISA :)
It's always wonderful to see the expression of awe on the face of someone experiencing Band-Maid for the first time.
At the risk of sounding like Bill Hader's 'Stefan": This band has EVERYTHING!
Welcome to the wonderful world of Band-maid. You just found out one of the best rock bands in the world! They have many great songs like Thrill, Manners, Domination (live), No God, Choose Me, Dice, After Life or Warning!
Another Japanese band that you should check out is Scandal. All four members sing. I can give you some suggestions and links for Scandal songs.
Also check out Lovebites and Babymetal!
They have a recent MV...Influencer that you may find interesting vocally. Even has some acapella.
Yep, Kobato (Miku) harmonizes with Saiki singing. lead. Saiki has described is so that her voice has all the things Kobato's lacks, but instead Kobato has everything Saiki hasn't, so between them they have the Complete Voice. (Kobato has a weird little solo side-project where she sings lead as well.)
She usually also has 1 song per album that she takes the lead singer role on.
“Even a bass solo”
Maidiacs: “guys, guys! He doesn’t know yet!”
My dude you are in for a wild ride. Enjoy... look for these Band-Maid official videos
Domination (LIVE)
ONSET (LIVE)
Real Existence (LIVE)
Nice reaction Strongdad. +1 more for Domination live. My favorite band maid videos: Play, Onset, Take Me Higher, Thrill, and One and Only, all live of course.
Freedom is pretty much a concert staple for them, a fun rock song that they love to perform. Glad to see you picked up on our favourite pigeon's wonderful harmonies although she is much more than a backing singer vocally, having 2 excellent vocalists is one of the many standouts in Band Maid. And Yes , more please.
"She's not bad at all." You, sir, are a master of understatement!
These Maids don't clean house...THEY BRING THE MFR DOWN!! 🎤🎸🥁🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Love Band Maid,great live band.
Great job!!. Very entertaining reaction sir. I´ve enjoyed a lot. Band Maid!, happiest band in the world.
MORE BAND MAID!!!
No apologies necessary for pausing and rewinding. WE come here to hear your observations. Well most of us do. There are some who just come to hear the Ladies, but the rest of us know, if we wanted to hear and see the video we can go to the Ladies page. The rest of us want to hear your thoughts, are you hearing something or seeing something that maybe we have missed? We like that kind of input from reactors.
And the Ladies started adding drum solos after touring in europe and the US, the audience's demanded them. So the LAdies responded. Now the Japanese fans want the drum solos as well.
For your next song by the Ladies, if you want to go in the order the songs were performed in this concert, the next video would be "Choose Me - Official Live", the "Wonderland - Official Live Video", followed by "Play - Official Live Video" and "Domination - Official Live Video"
Most other reactors would usually go with Domination as it is an extremely high energy song that IS NOT a Pantera Cover. It is also the 22nd song from a 23 song setlist. And the Ladies were just as high energy in Domination as they were in Freedom.
Now for PART of what I call the Band-Maid Information (Info) Dump file. (I will post the rest of the file after someone/anyone posts a reply to this comment so the Tube of You's doesn't remove it.
Welcome to the BEST LIVE HARD ROCK BAND IN THE WORLD!!!! 98% of their songs are best viewed LIVE. There are a few where the MV is better until the Ladies release a new LIVE version of those songs. Of which "Warning" is one. Car chases, explosions, beautiful women and Hard Rock, it is all in there. There are one or two others, but those are debated heavily between us Maidiacs.
You will find that Band Maid has an EXTREMELY Loyal and Protective as well as Supportive Fan Base. We call ourselves Maidiacs (Maid EE Acts). Many of us are on the Band Maid Fans Discord, and we will search out new reactions to Our Ladies music, daily, sometimes hourly. 😁
Band Maid Is; (In order of joining band)
Name/Age: Nickname: Position:
Miku Kobato Small Pigeon/ Band Founder, Secondary Lead Vocalist, Rhythm Guitarist, Main Lyricist,
Age: 31 Koba/Kuruppo/ Backing Vocals, Backing Tracks, Arrangements
10/21/91 Cluppo
Kanami Tono Princess/ Lead Guitarist, Primary Composer, Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Backing Tracks
Age: 31 Kanamincho/ Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Arrangements
9/28/91 Mincho
Akane Hirose Gorilla/ Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks,
Age: 31 Ah-Chan Arrangements
12/14/90
MISA Barefoot Assassin/ 5 String Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks
Age: 30 MISA-MISA-MISA Arrangements
10/15/92
Saiki Atsumi Ice Queen/ Primary Lead Vocalist, Backing Vocals, Lyricist, Backing Vocals on Backing
Age: 28 Sai-Chan/ Tracks, Backing tracks, Arrangements
2/8/94 Sensei (Teacher)
Proceed Sir!
@@Studio-Coast_Kid Thankee Sir,
Now for what I term the Band-Maid Info-Dump;
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Band Maid was started in 2013 by Miku Kobato. At the time she had just left the Idol Group, Lil Cumin and she didn't like the type of music she had been performing. She approached her management agency with the idea of making an actual band playing rock music but dressed as maids. She had worked in a Maid Cafe and thought the image of maids playing rockin music would create what she called "The Gap" between what you see and what you hear. The Management company was like Ok, go ahead.
Miku then looked around and found Kanami a singer/songwriter who was posting her own videos on the internet. Miku had her agency contact her and Kanami thought the idea was cool and agreed to join. Miku then asked if Kanami knew a drummer who might be interested. Kanami had worked with Akane in the past and there is 2 versions of this, the first is, Kanami literally walked over to Akane's apartment and asked her, the second is Kanami called Akane and asked her. (Akane has said in 2 different interviews that 1: Kanami called her and asked if she could come over and 2: in a second interview Kanami just came over) Akane was actually hesitant as she had worked in an "All Girl Group" before and didn't enjoy it as it wasn't the type of music she wanted to play. After hearing a Demo, Akane was like ok, but was still slightly hesitant because of the "Maid Outfits", but she agreed to give it a try. Akane was asked if she knew a bass player and she had gone to Tokyo School of Music with MISA and had worked a couple of jobs with her. So Misa was contacted and after she heard a demo she was like I like the music, but she also was hesitant about the "Maid Outfits", but she relented and joined in as she really wanted to play the kind of music she heard in the demo. The 3 of them then "Auditioned" for the record company and passed the audition.
Now we have the "Core" members. The 4 members worked out some songs provided for them by the record company, and a setlist and they had performed 3 times with just Miku on main vocals. Miku after those performances felt that her voice wasn't powerful enough to really perform the songs she wanted. So she approached her management company again and asked if they had any singers who weren't in other projects. They then auditioned several singers. Miku heard Saiki rehearsing in a room across the hall and asked if she could be auditioned, the record company then had Saiki audition.
Saiki was signed to the same management company and had done some work as a backup singer and dancer and was asked if she would be interested in auditioning for this new group which currently had 4 members and she would be the fifth. She had been a member of a group with 8 other people as a backup singer and dancer, and HATED it. So she listened to the demo and thought "Cool" because she liked the music.
Now we come to the tricky part. Miku KNEW that if Saiki was told about the "Maid Outfits" she would say NO WAY!, so they didn't tell her. They told her they would have "Cool/cute Clothes"(I've read it translated either way), and she never met Miku until a few days before they had a contracted performance. She wasn't told about the "Maid Outfits" until the day before the performance, and she had considered backing out, but she had signed the contract. (Saiki also had NEVER met Miku until then as well)
So the Ladies, went and did the performance and Saiki really, REALLY liked the crowds reaction and the music they were performing. She DIDN'T like the apron she wore so it got ditched after the first performance.
And you now have the beginnings of the BEST LIVE HARD ROCK BAND in the WORLD!
ALL HAIL BAND MAID!!!!!
Now that we have the Full band, it was felt that there needed to be a second guitar. Saiki was like, "Not Me, No Way." So Miku said, "I'll do it.", at first that was literally all she did, was hold the guitar and mime playing it, until Akane said, if you are going to hold it, you NEED to learn to play it. And Miku said, "Ok.", and Kanami started to teach Miku how to play. The Ladies released their first album in 2014 "Maid in Japan" which failed to chart, but later after "Thrill" it was reissued and charted to #26 in Japan.
Then in 2015 they released "New Beginning"
On New Beginning was the song that changed Band Maid's entire existence. "Thrill"...
The band was getting ready to release their first music video and the choice was between "Love, Passion, Matador" and "Thrill" and the ladies chose Thrill. (Little known fact, Miku helped with the lyrics on Thrill but did not get credited)
This became the seminal moment of Band Maid. Because their second album charted at #64, the record company was seriously considering disbanding the Ladies and switching them to other projects. (In fact they had Kanami and Akane work with Mochi to Cheese thinking that when Band Maid cratered they could use them in another band. MISA had also just started working with Mochi to Cheese as well). However about 6 months after the video's release, a Facebook page "JRock Radio" posted the video to their timeline. And the video went viral. Having over a million views in just a few short weeks. The Ladies Twitter page got so many hits they thought their page had been hacked. Their UA-cam channel also started getting more and more subscribers and views to Thrill.
Now the ladies knew where their fans wanted them to go. Harder Rock, less pop. And history was Maid.
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If there is any other information you may wish to know, please feel free to ask. I may not know the answer, but within the Band-Maid Maidiac Community, someone is bound to know.
@@greylocke100 THANK YOU !---great to hear all this.
@@wave8359 Not at all. I'm always glad to help people enjoy my favorite band.
The talent of these girls has been commented upon, but hard work has also played a big part of it.
- Miku did not start learning guitar until after she formed the band. Kanami coached her, and says that Miku practices every day.
- The songs that Kanami wrote were all rejected by the recording company management for three years. But she persevered and now most of the band’s songs are written by her.
- When Akane first joined the band, she had never used double foot pedals. She had to learn because Kanami’s songs called for them. Akane also had to work her tail off to increase her drumming and foot pedal speed, because Kanami wrote faster and faster songs. (In an interview with a British musician, Kanami asked what his band’s fastest song was, and she set herself the goal of writing a song at that speed - 275 BPM. Another challenge for Akane!)
I would like to suggest the song Catharsis from Band-Maid's Christmas acoustic show from last year. It was a a gift from the band to the fans. This band is special as you will find out the deeper you go into their catalog. Also, if I remember correctly, when KISS went unmasked, people begged them to put it back on. Lol.
Maidiac army incoming! 🤘😎
The backing singer, Miku, used to work in a Japanese maid cafe. It was her idea to form a rock band whose sound contrasted sharply with what you'd expect from their appearance. They've been at it nearly 10 years, and I doubt the uniforms are going anywhere.
I don't want the Maid theme to go away but I would like to see them all change to black. They are so wicked playing it would fit, in my opinion.
The maid costumes are fun. Why do people hate fun? This is why we can't have nice things.
Their uniforms aka battle armour as band maid refers to the uniforms changes every year or so
Just another BAND-MAID support comment about five different, yet incredibly talented women coming together to create perfection.
The Trifecta of Metal, Hard Rock and Rock: Jinjer, Band-Maid, and The Warning -- all pushing their core genres into the next realm! 🤘 🤘 🤘
Now you understand why Jimmy Page after watching Akane's drumming said that she was one of the best drummers that he's ever heard and that she reminded him of John Bonham. Saiki reminds me of Alanis Morissette in her ability to change her vocal styles. As always Band-Maid is Jimmy Page approved!
Sorry, but he didn't say she's a reincarnation of Bonham. At least neither he nor Akane have confirmed it. The fact that he thinks she's a damn good drummer is cool enough.
@@jagjag3236actually he did in fact state that the gorilla was like a reincarnation of John Bonham
@@bretcrooks4207 Well, one of us is misinformed.
Appreciate if you give me a link to where it is clearly proven. Page or Akane's own twitter page or similar strong source. If so, I will humbly apologize and then happily spread the word.
You should check out their latest song, its an instrumental called "from now on"
Band Maid is the best rock band on the planet. You've only touched the surface.
You have no idea what you just stepped into they are the living legends known as band maid and you gonna find out why
This band has talent off the scale. This is early stuff the lead guitar/composer Kanami has raised the bar by an order of magnitude. They are all brilliant musicians but Kanami is possibly a musical genius.
Sir, Yes Sir!!!
No possibly to it mincho is a musical genius
Don't forget the other half of the Song, Miku's lyrics.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Band-Maid, the favorite band for a lot of us now. Literally no other band on the planet really compares to them, and after seeing them live I can say that very honestly. Pretty much anything you check out by them will be great.
They are an insanely good live band. They often sound even better live than on their records.
Saw them in Philly a few weeks ago. Unbelievable show. One of the best I've ever seen.
Strong reaction, Strongdad! They are all pretty special musicians, from Kanami, guitar lead and composer extraordinaire, who can barely write anything but hits; to Miku, rhythm guitarist, 2nd vocalist, and lyricist; to Saiki, smokin' beautiful alto lead vocals; to possibly the best rhythm section in modern rock in Akane (drums) and MISA (bass). I'd recommend Domination if you want another banger; or if you go rogue and listen an acoustic song, check out Catharsis.
I don't know if you're still checking this, but here goes:
Their first works had more or less powerpop-rock approach and songs by writers supplied by their management team and approved by the recording company. As they gained some popularity, they (principally Miku Kobato with the red rose, rhythm guitarist) negotiated more and more artistic freedom, and played more heavy more often.
"Freedom" was their first recorded song with all lyrics by Miku (second guitarist on Zemaitis, second vocalist, red rose) instead of an outside writer. It did have an outside composer.
"Alone" off the same album was their first recorded song with both lyrics and music by the group, Kanami (lead guitarist on PRS) as lead composer. That was their breakthrough with their management and recording companies, and they have written almost all their own material ever since.
Miku and Kanami had been negotiating and submitting material and being turned down. Here, the ice broke.
All of which relates to the underlying meaning of Freedom. The lyrics put it in very personal terms; essentially saying "I will be and do what I choose, and you can walk with me and support me in it, or you can go away." It is at once defiant and triumphant, light and joyful and yet kickass rock.
And these characteristics kinda describe the band. They can play slammin' heavy and yet agile and elegant and complex and nuanced all at once. Like, check out their instrumental "From Now On" which was recent. If you like this, you will love that.
There is a lot of fun "lore" with this group. To help understand some of the comments, you need to know:
Miku Kobato is a stage name, to separate her hard rock/prog rock Band-Maid persona from her earlier work as actress and pop-idol trio member in "Li'l Cumin." Kobato means literally "small pigeon" which is what we call a dove. Its number in Japanese numerology is 810, so she says that inside, she is really a perpetually 810 year old pigeon. And in Japan, the dove is said to say "karrupo" and so she says that occasionally and punctuates her speech with "po" frequently. Pigeon talk. Po!
You can never hear enough Band-Maid
Greetings from a Band-Maidiac from Germany
Hell yeah! Now you have to check out their other songs too! They are absolutely amazing! Check out their instrumental "Onset" next!
The answer is always “More Band Maid”.
There is a reason why they are the top rock band on the planet at the present. I saw them twice in their 2022 US Tour, in NYC and in New Jersey and they are AMAZING live in concert. I's be willing to go to Japan to see a concert on their home turf. The same goes for BabyMetal, Wagakki Band, Li-Sa-X Band, SCANDAL and Nemophila. There is sooooooooo much great musical talent in Japan. Welcome to the ranks of The Maidiacs !!!!!!
You have to react to the live official videos for Domination, Onset (a killer instrumental), Play (another killer instrumental, but Saiki asked for lyrics and Miku wrote them), Choose Me, Real Existence, Thrill, Don't You Tell Me, Warning and a host of others.
I had the pleasure and privilege of hearing this song in Houston and about a week later in New York. These girls are the real deal. The fan cams from the US tour reveal that even with iPhone audio in the crowd the live sound is spectacular. The suggestions are all valid. The music book for the last album is symphonic. So many layers. You could try the live Domination or an instrumental like Onset or From Now On. I got sucked into this group a few years ago with their breakthrough song Thrill which was apparently a gamble by the record company who was about to drop them. It went viral and the rest is history. In retrospect Thrill is pretty simple stuff compared to now but the bass solo leading to guitar solo (which is standard for them) sold it. Love them. Great reaction. Keep up the good work.
Hi 👋 strong 💪 dad 👨 Thanks for doing a review of Band-Maid. I just went to see them live a few months ago & they are just awesome live. Their interaction with the fans is just a lot of funny moments 😄 Hope you get to see them play live in 2023. It will be their 10th anniversary tour 👍🏻
In 2016, Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin caught a performance of Band-Maid in Tokyo and asked for a photo-op with their drummer, Akane Hirose. Reportedly he told her that she was like a reincarnation of John Bonham.
others claim this is a mistranslation either way he thought enough of her ability to ask to meet her and to share a photograph.
also try "Domination" from this same concert or for an instrumental their latest released MV called "from now on"
Sorry, but he didn't say she's a reincarnation of Bonham. At least neither he nor Akane have confirmed it. The fact that he thinks she's a damn good drummer is cool enough.
Rumors are inherently dubious.
Just take the reputation in my hometown that I'm great in bed. Can it be trusted? Doubtful as I'm the one who first spread it. ;)
@@jagjag3236 Rule 1 - Never let the Truth get in the way of a Good Story!
@@Studio-Coast_Kid Tried it, the court was not particularly impressed. :-)
Have a good weekend.
Continue the ride and you will get your 'even a bass solo' , and another one, and another one, and another one - I think you get my drift. You may even get your Warning and Band Maid wish too, they follow each other on social media and they were able to meet after their performances at Aftershock recently, videos of the meeting are around.
MISA !!! MISA !!! MISA !!! the Barefoot Bass Assassin .
Very good reaction Strongdad! And it's just a beginning of this fantastic rock band. Next song 'Dice' or 'Domination' live please.
On this 'All Female Band Tour' one band can't be missing: Lovebites! A super japanese metal band. Suggestion: Lovebites - Holy war! 🤘
Welcome to the maidiacs. I have been in this pigeonhole for a while now, and I don`t want to leave.
Those ladies are just getting better and better every time I listen to them. Looking forward to see your journey down here too.
I am a Maidiac! I am a new sub here. Great job
This Band Saved me from getting depressing during Lockdown 2019. I just watched Band Maid Videos from March to December.
Welcome to the best band in the world. The more you hear the more you will admire.
This is one of their simpler songs. Just you wait.
Their music videos are all great but this band really shines live as you just witnessed,
Drum solos. Guitar solos. Bass solos. Yes.
Jimmy Page once attended a Band-Maid concert and just had to meet the drummer Akane. Akane thought she was being pranked until Jimmy showed up and told her that she was one of the best drummers he had ever heard. Yeah, she's 'pretty good.' They call her part gorilla.
This band will never disappoint and they are still going strong.
Thanks for this reaction.
Looking forward to many more.
Band Maid, LOVEBITES, Nemophila, Aldious, Mary's Blood - all Japanese all-female rock and heavy metal bands. Look at them all ! You will hear/see the best female guitarists, bass players and drummers in decades.🤘🤘🤘🤘
Welcome to Band-Maid bro! Everyone requests Dice, Play, Moratorium, and other popular songs. But PLEASE do my personal favorite and criminally underrated song, You. 🤘🤘
These ladies are sooo amazing. They exemplify Japanese virtues of hard work, teamwork, humility and politeness. This comes out in many interviews that you can find on UA-cam.
- In Thrill, Misa does a brief bass solo just before Kanami’s guitar solo
- Saiki had to have surgery on her throat at one point, but she recovered and is singing stronger than ever
- Miku and Saiki have a regular radio slot in Japan called BandMaid Nippon. You can see clips of it on UA-cam with English subtitles. In it, Miku is almost like a comedian with Saiki serving as her “straight man.”
- The girls each use just one costume until it wears out, and they personally hand wash them after each show.
- Miku has cultivated the habit of saying “po” at the end of each sentence. It imitates the sound of a pigeon, which is thought to be “kuru-po” in Japan just as dogs are thought to go “bow-wow” in English speaking countries. This is a play on words because her surname Kobato means “small pigeon.” She jokes that the band consists of four human beings and one pigeon.
- Miku uses a lacrosse ball and a golf ball to massage herself because of the muscular tension she gets from playing.
Welcome to The Maids, Strongdad! Saw them live in Phoenix in October and they were, of course, incredible. Best, most complete band I've ever seen or heard (seriously). Love The Warning too, so I'm hoping for a collaberation and/or joint tour, but my head might explode with joy. 🕊
Yeah What Everyone else just said Lol!
I can't believe no one has recommended their song called Big Dad 😆
Band-Maid is fantastic! I love everything the do, just solid great music. Thanks for the reaction... check out more!!!!!
Hi Strongdad, what a great reaction ! Good to have you with us on this journey !
This was my first Band Maid video also...I was simply floored at what I heard ! You have NO idea what a trip you are in for... Welcome to the rest of your life !
Well diverse and dynamically good band..phenomenal artist
Hey brother, the Maidiacs are going to descend upon you. This is the most loved band you will ever see. Their music is fantastic, you have a long road of great music ahead of you.
MISA MISA MISA!!!!!
They have done Band-Maiko (maiko is an apprentice geisha) in full dress. They also did an acoustic show in regular nice outfits. So there is plenty for you to see them out of the maid costumes.
DOMINATION official live. Will be waiting for it... 🍥😊
Great reaction. Nothing yet. Be ready for the impact. The Best Rock Band in the Universe. Pick any song...yes, any and lose your mind. If possible Official live or MV or, maybe, fancam, no problem. One of the best ever in the rock world. They do rock, prog, punk, funk, metal, pop, jazz, hip hop, blah, blah, blah and sometime in the same song. The Holy Grial of Rock is here. Keep going as you have no idea, again, no idea what you have in front of your face. (hahahaha). Banger after banger. Thanks
There are probably 30 other girl’s J-Metal bands with music close to this quality and 10 as good. Not all of them can compete with stage presence but some can for sure. Band-Maid are a great example of the genre and rarely disappoint. You get credit for calling out Miku’s harmonies with Saiki - they ought to do more of that, it works so well.
Todays new pick are Lonesome_Blue, try “Face the Fear” for something in this vein. Other names to take notice of would include Nemophila, Hanabie, Trident, Fate Gear, Aldious and LOVEBITES.
I would tack on Glim Spanky, Asterism, Gacharic Spin, Iron Bunny, Bride Bear and Skandal!
But if you can only choose one, as a vocalist - Glim Spanky!
@@Studio-Coast_Kid then there’s Fate Gear, Ghacharic Spin etc. etc. etc. lol
The basic rule of Rock. Dare to be bigger than life. Dare to be loud. Remember that Rock should be filled with energy. As a bonus, let the band members practice to be really competent. Preferably to the levels that they can play flamboyantly upon request. Have an excellent primary songwriter that understands what a good hook is while surprising us with originality. And practice enough to be tight. Have a really solid rhythm section between drums bass and rhythm guitar that really understands drive, pace and syncopation to the point that they can make straight 4/4 sound both polymetric and polyrhythmic upon will. Have a lead vocalist that comes with identity in their voice. Add to this one of the most unique lead guitars (from the composer) on stage currently (at times she can sound so idiosyncratic that she reminds me of an early and angry Prince on stage. Like someone brought up with jazz, soul and blues that suddenly got VERY aggressive when given a guitar.
Band Maid is all this and more. Because hidden in the middle with a (now) competent rhythm guitar and second vocals we find Miku. The effing heart of this group of singular talents working as one. I think everyone that has taken the Band Maid journey has had the same discovery. She is more than this peculiar and talkative pigeon (PO!). The Christmas concert from two years ago when she did "Sayonakidori" acoustically blew all my emotional defences into space.
Have a jolly good ride on this journey @Strongdad
Great reaction! Please do more BAND-MAID😊
Band Maid Interlude, Extended Intro, etc Compilation - Part2
There are so many to suggest... With Band Maid Live is best if you have a professional high quality video recording. Live shows are energy enhanced with extended breakdowns and solos. But, if you don't have an official live or something... you might want to go for the MV. Their music can get very technical and it's not worth loosing that experience to view cam footage of a live show. Thats why you will receive various requests some live, some MV if the song is newer, or quality live footage is not available. There are a few professionally recorded live videos from this show and others, but this was the start of their World Domination tour in Feb 2020 just before COVID hit and shut everything down. The Maidiacs will know and will suggest Live or MV version.