Funny you picked up on the jazz aspects. The Kami band, when not performing in Babymetal, have their own group called Kari Band, where they play a lot of Jazz pieces.
I really wish Tales of the Destinies (live at Tokyo Dome, Red Night) was the first video Mike had seen from Baby Metal instead of Ijime,Dame,Zettai. It's a great song, it's just a bit by the numbers for Baby Metal from a technical standpoint I think, whereas Tales of the Destinies is a fucking rollercoaster!!
I think others have mentioned it, but I'll throw it out there as well, Tales of the Destinies live at Tokyo Dome in 2016. It was the only time the song was performed live, and is certainly the most complex song they've ever done. It will certainly be challenging to break down - ua-cam.com/video/UY0UPwKdXFk/v-deo.html It has a transparent watermark over it as it would be instantly blocked without it, but it certainly wouldn't affect being able to see what's going on, and more importantly, hear what's going on.
It's important to note that all the videos on the Babymetal Reactor Resource youtube channel have a link to the version of the video without the logo in the description so the reactor can watch that one but use the one with the logo to upload to youtube.
@@ForAnAngel For sure. It's actually one of my other channels, and I put a note on each video's title to check the description. It just seems that most don't do it.
Yo quiero mencionar que en especial para apreciar en serio la canción Tales of The Destinies y su dificultad es necesario ver el concierto en el Tokyo Dome 2016. Es increíble esa canción
⚡ / 🔥 😱 🔥 That was a sixteen year old Su. She's only gotten better in the seven years since that performance. The song premiered the night before, at Budokan Red Night. Rondo is easily in my top ten BABYMETAL songs. Su performed three solos that night. She did 'No Rain, No Rainbow', followed by 'Akatsuki' earlier in the set. Yui and Moa (as Black BABYMETAL) did two songs without Su that night ('4 no Uta' and 'Onedari Daisakusen'), and they performed a bunch of songs together. That Black Night Budokan concert from March 2014 is still one of my favorite BABYMETAL concerts. Not only is Su brave enough to sing and dance on a small elevated platform in the dark, but she also has the confidence to follow those blistering Kami Band solos. That's true fearlessness. : )
As I recall Valerie (on her Vocal Splendor Studios channel) mentioning when she reacted to _Akatsuki,_ we're likely to see Su's true vocal maturity when she's 25. So we better hold onto our seats! :D
Interesting reaction and analysis, thanks. I think they borrowed the term Rondo as the song is about a recurring nightmare, Su being chased through the darkness by - something and finally accepting there is no escape so before she dies she asks if whatever has been chasing her won't at least reveal itself to her. The Kami Band here were Leda Cygnus, Takayoshi Ohmura, BOH (Billy Sheehan was his hero when he was learning bass apparently) and Hideki Aoyama on drums. Their intro is entitles 'Mischiefs of the metal Gods' - you won't find that on the album, the Kami band play the live shows, they don't (as far as anybody knows) do the studio recordings ... other than Leda Cygnus has been involved in a couple and written guitar arrangements for at least one of the songs. Su was just a couple of months past her 16th birthday here and leading a band headlining at the Budokan, a hugely prestigious music venue but mainly a martial arts arena. I will add my vote for 'Tales of the Destinies' for another reaction from you given your main focus being on the drums.
The girls in Babymetal are Suzuka Nakamoto (Su-metal), Moa Kikuchi (Moametal) and Yui Mizuno (Yuimetal). This is a very dark song where Su is chased by something she cannot escape. The repetitive nature of a rondo makes this even more frightening. I think that the changing time signatures are there to make us feel uncomfortable and keep us of balance. The final chorus is as unsettling as the time signatures and offers no happy resolution: It flickers slowly appearing and disappearing in my mind. A nightmare rondo is being repeated. The awakening light is gone far away out of my sight. I can do nothing but fall into the darkness. I'm always reminded of "monsters from the id". Those of us that don't understand Japanese have to read the lyrics through the refractive prism of translation, but we have the music, the dancing and Su's voice as well, so I think we can get close to the meaning. Some reviewers mention that the song ends very abruptly and that it's hard to settle into...which I think is the point.
@@PaleHorseShabuShabu Yes now its's just Su and Moa, but I reserve the right to reject your reality and substitute my own - particularly when watching "classic BM".
This video is really full of information and details. Thank you for this, Sir! Just as what others said, I also suggest you to react to Tales of the Destinies as it has many tempo changes which I guess you'll like. Catch you at the foxhole! Kitsunes up!
Enjoying your reaction and discussion....nice to hear a focus on the drums. I think it makes my ears really "hear" what is going on rather than just listening to it. Well done!
I see some other people have commented it, I think you’d have a field day with “Tales of the Destinies”. It is easily their most complex song, so many wild time signature changes and all that stuff. The link they’re providing, make sure you read the description because it’s very important lol
CrypticMisery : FYI. My seat was located in front of BOH's pit today. In the grand finale with IDZ, he played in a hilarious manner which made many audiences happy. Especially he actually did finger tapping on his red bass putting it on the corridor upside down (I was afraid that the instrument would bend). And during head banging time in "Headbangeeerr", BOH, Isao and Ohmura stepped out of their pits and played on the corridor with raging action. They stood out very much. I witnessed BND with Riho Avenger, my favorite song, on Makuhari Day-1 last year. That was exquisite. Yesterday's and today's BND with Momoko was beautifully, too. MoaMomo is a good and well-synchronized combination, I believe.
@@Arthur_Rodri yeah, totally agree! KAMI BAND really showing us how tight, talented and on point they are in every time signature of this song, i mean in every song 🤘
Great reaction / analysis, thanks! That was a very interesting point of view. I've watched this video a ton of times but never watched it this way. It's great and makes your reaction different, in a good way. I'm just a music consumer and I really appreciate it. As it's already said "Tales of the Destinies" have some nice time signatures :) and also the drum solo from "Kagerou" is outstanding. Until next time!
Try to listen to Sis anger, Road of Resistance, Arkadia, Starlight, Megitsune, Syncopation all live, you will probably become a fan of Hideki and the whole Kami Band Babymetal has a lot to show.
This was awesome. I love how you count the tempo which makes me excited for when you (hopefully) do Tales of the Destinies because you might have your work cut out for you with the beats.
Can't wait to see you do Tales of the Destinies and watch your head explode. Not really but it may end up being a 30 minute video as you try to dissect it. 🤘🦊🦊🦊🤘
for anyone interested, here is the score with the tempos ua-cam.com/video/Wh_6MYtyGAE/v-deo.html (4/4 +3/4 for the verse ,3/4 for the chorus, 4/4 for the bridge)
This is someone's "transcription" of the song, not official in any way. The chorus is obviously in 6, not 3, although COULD be written in 3. The entire song is probably in 8, mixing 6/8, 7/8, and 8/8.
BOH (kami of 6-string bass) likes to joke that since he would listen to and watch Billy Sheehan that he did not know one was not supposed to play Bass that way. Ohmura Takayoshi (2nd guitar solo, with gold guitar) did a brief tutorial on the complex rhythms and time signatures in this song. Unfortunately, I can no longer find the one that had translated to English commentary. And since I am unwinding the solos, LEDA (Leda Cygnus) who did the first guitar solo, wrote the framework for this the "Mischief of the Metal Gods" intro. He has done other arranging and writing for Babymetal and is the only kamiband member known to have played on any of the studio tracks. Interesting that you brought in the tie-in to jazz. BOH is part of a fusion trio known as the kariband ("temporary band", a play on words with kamiband) founded with 2 other kamiband members not in this concert, Mikio Fujioka (RIP) on guitar and Yuya Maeta on drums. They often had a guest musician join them.
Nice reaction. Su has 4 solo songs. Moa and Yui also have 4 songs that they do as a sub-unit (Black Babymetal). This allows them to have a break while the other(s) sing. I'm sure others will provide more information. If you think Hideki has a lot of stamina in this song, you should check out Arkadia. He pretty much goes all out for the whole song🤘.
This was an obligation. They were underage and the law guaranteed them sufficient break times. This structured allowed them to integrate thid Breaks better into the show.
Thank you for your detailed analysis🤘 Ｉthink they express a nightmare with using different rhythms… I’m looking foward to seeing your reactions from Japan! Please react to “Road of resistance live in Japan“next！🤘🤓🤘
Great and thanks again from Japan 有難う💛。Talking about drum, BABYMETAL employs two drummers ; Hideki (Aoyama) of East (= Japanese) Kami Band and Anthony (Barone) of West (= American). Both are great musicians, and the girls enjoy clear difference in playing style between East and West Kamis. You can see Hideki's solo in "CMIYC (Catch Me If You Can)" & "Yava!", and Anthony's in "Kagerou".
@@mbolden1 Mikio didn't play every show even when he was still alive, they have always rotated in/out depending on their other obligations. In this video they were Leda, Takayoshi, BOH and Hideki ... no Mikio. Last night at the Budokan 10 year show they were Takayoshi, ISAO, BOH and Hideki. Being as kami translates as spirit, then yes, regardless of who the musicians are who are playing, they are always with BABYMETAL in spirit - literally.
@@Grington300 one correction: kami doesn't exactly mean spirit. We don't have a word for it in English really, so spirit or god is the closest we can get but while "spirit" in English has many applications, kami doesn't as much. Like spirit can apply to evil spirits, the spirits of the dead (which would be like "always with you in spirit"), etc. But kami only applies to the divine essence/spirit of things. There are lots of spirits in Japanese lore and culture that are not kami, because they are not divine. The spirits of the dead are generally not considered kami, except in rare individual circumstances.
Thanks for your reaction ! Love your break downs, I definitely still learned some new things. Bassist BOH's favorite bass player when he was still learning was Billy Sheehan, he has even played with him at this same Budokan venue ! It's no surprise this is the same/similar drum set up because their was only a couple of months between these performances. Some people call this a metal waltz, which makes sense with the 1,2,3 :-) Yeah, the piano is on a track. PS Think you should know, you got a mention on the Japanese channel: " Hello AI Channel アイドル研究中" in the video: "BABYMETAL】Reaction Video's Reaction - 海外のリアクションを見てみた" Don't worry the video has English subtitles :-)
good reaction , I recommend you "BabyMetal Legend of 1997 Headbanger" - " BABYMETAL - Road of Resistance - Live in Japan" - "BABYMETAL Megitsune (LIVE LEGEND 1997) "
I sure hope the 2019 one you're gonna check isn't from Glastonbury festival. They had plenty of mic issues there and even worse for your hearing pleasure one of the drum mics is dead. :D So I'd stay off of that festival if I were you.
The “Mischiefs of Metal Gods" intro is a ritual performed by the gods of guitar, bass & drum to summon the Metal Queen Su-Metal. because in this song her human soul has been trapped in the recurring nightmare with no way to escape. the Kami Band in this show are : - Leda Cygnus (1st guitar solo) in the past usually play with 6 string, but now he's using 7 or 8 string. - Takayoshi Ohmura (2nd guitar solo) in this song he's using 7 string guitar named "Golden Moon". but, during the extra show "BM Metal Galaxy World Tour in Japan" in 2019, both him & Leda was using 9 string guitar (ESP E-II MF-9 BabyMetal). - B.O.H (6 string bass) - Hideki Aoyama (drum) his little brother (Yuki Aoyama) and father (Jun Aoyama) also a drummers. but, sadly both passed away. his father is consider as one's of the best drummer coming from Japan.
Hard to believe this was almost 7 yrs ago. Also that song you recommended with Rondo. I listened to a few days ago..I have been searching for a song I heard when I was a kid. Havnt found it yet. It was rock / pop with classical mixed in. I think it was between. 1978 to 1980. Still searching.
Anything you can't account for from the band or young ladies is on a track. They also play on a metronome to keep the whole show synced. Sometimes they'll use vocal tracks, but mostly for the side dancers. Su sings all her parts a human can sing. Sometimes they use crazy vocal effects and that part they'll use a track for.
Great reaction tales of the destinies next as other people have said it’s a complex song only ever performed once at Tokyo dome in 2016 in front of 55,000 people the girls had difficulty in finding the rhythm to dance to where it was complex
japanese "hai" is english "hi". japanese "hi" is english "he" (same vowel as the first vowel in "tiara"). japanese "he" is english "heh" (same vowel as "bed"). we're used to the sounds associated with letters being very context-dependent in english, but it's mostly not so when japanese is written in letters. sounds are the same regardless of what other letters are around.
Interesting breakdown of this song, really enjoyed your explanation. This dark, technical, jazz-classic fusion track really deserves more attention. I think DISTURBED can really make a smashing cover of this in another language while maintaining the overall feel of the song, judging on how they did it with THE SOUND OF SILENCE. Ah well, wishful thinking perhaps hahahaha
Great reaction vid, really love watching your reaction and your take/explanation about what's going on with the music - and love the fact that you're here to enjoy the music as well, looking forward to just hanging out, watch/listen to some more music with you - and learning a few more music terms. Cheers!
Interesting fact. KAMI band are also jazz musicians. check out Kari band. The drummer in that band is not Hideke but another drummer that played several BABYMETAL shows in the early days
Subscribed on the back of your great analysis and explanations. 3:09 - funny you mention the jazz fill on the drums as all four members of the Kami Band are session musicians and do actually play jazz together in small venues when they're not dressed as corpses and shredding madly for Babymetal. Sounds improbable but it's true. Look forward to more reactions and breakdowns (of the musical knowledge type, not the nervous ones). 🦊🤘 PS As far as old tunes that are rondo's goes, I think Mozart has it over Brubeck!
TONY GRIFFIN : FYI. My seat was located in front of BOH's pit today. In the grand finale with IDZ, he played in a hilarious manner which made many audiences happy. Especially he actually did finger tapping on his red bass putting it on the corridor upside down (I was afraid that the instrument would bend). And during head banging time in "Headbangeeerr", BOH, Isao and Ohmura stepped out of their pits and played on the corridor with raging action. They stood out very much. I witnessed BND with Riho Avenger, my favorite song, on Makuhari Day-1 last year. That was exquisite. Yesterday's and today's BND with Momoko was beautifully, too. MoaMomo is a good and well-synchronized combination, I believe.
Im gon tell you what time signature it is on the song rondo of nightmare after the band solo. So it have a 7/8 and 8/8 on the intro, combined played like 7/8 first bar, 8/8 sec bar and so on. Then we have 6/8 on the verse and chorus. Thats what i heard tho
Thanks for the video with great insights and analysis. I enjoyed it very much. In Japanese the song is titled "Akumu no Rimbu-kyoku" which translates "Rondo of Nightmare" in English, but "rimbu" specifically is a format of dance that was developed in France in the medieval period (?) in which people dance in a large circle. Very interesting that you mention the rhythm in 3 and 6. Take a closer look at Su-metal's steps at the "akumu no rondo ga...." part of the lyrics (10:40) and you see she's dancing Waltz.
I think I saw a reaction to this on Andrew Rooney's channel and I think he suspected the pattern to be 4/4 3/4 2x 4/4 so a 15/4 pattern in total. When she sings the verse I think they switch to 3/4 as you noticed with sort of a halftime 6/4 feel in the chorus and when she's not singing they return to the 15/4 length pattern I think.
Babymetal is constructed around Su-Metal's (Nakamoto Suzuka) singing abilities. It would not work otherwise. The members of the Kamiband vary depending on availability. They have their own bands and also work as session musicians. There is now a Western Kamiband made up of American musicians for US and European tours. The arts are still taught and are important in Japan. When talent is found, it is encouraged. There're many schools for the kids to attend learning dance, singing, acting, public speaking, and modeling. Su, Moa and Yui all attended such schools. Since you're the "drum guy" checkout the Wagakki Band. Japanese and extraordinary, a mixture of modern instruments and traditional instruments. Your gonna love the drums.
I was at their gig at Hamburg during their Europe Leg of their tour just before Covid and was standing right beside they audience PA Guy. And from what I can tell at the monitors he had their was quiet lot going on with the audio not coming directly from the band or the girls. If its a complete track or someone kicks in the pre recorded audio I cant tell.
Yeah. Bass player - Boh (full name - Bohte Daisuke) He told that he was inspired by Billy Sheehan Left from drummer (yellow black) - setlist. iPad - note score for drums. It's their first shows with girls. So he used it for a while. Main part of Babymetal - three (now two) girls. At the time of this show: Su Metal (main vocal and she sings this song) Moa Metal and Yui Metal - you saw in the vid before. Background band called Kami Band (Kami = god) Right at this show Takayoshi Ohmura - guitar Leda - guitar BOH - bass Hideki Aoyama - drums. For last two years they use separate background bands. East - for shows in Japan. West - for shows for the other world (at least it was like this for last two years) Line up for West Kami Band Chris Kelly - guitar CJ Masciantonio - guitar Clint Tustin - bass Anthony Barone - drums
Nice reaction. Great job catching the Jazz influence. Some of the guys in the kami band have another project where they play modern jazz. I think they called it the Kari band. It has been said that the Kami Band are some of the best musicians from Japan. IMO they would be considered some of the best from anywhere. Rondo is about a recurring nightmare, Thus the recurring them and thats a good reason to use the rondo format. In the nightmare Su is being chased by a figure in the dark. She tries to run and hide but can't get away. So she pulls herself together to face the figure in the dark asking it to show itself before she fall into the darkness. Su is know to have a lethal death glare. Maybe she's running from herself. That's a nightmare.
If you're interested in... [ BABYMETAL kamiband Takayoshi Ohmura 神バンド 大村孝佳 Guitar Lessons ] (including Rondo of Nightmare) ua-cam.com/video/jSziYQGH9Qg/v-deo.html Takayoshi Ohmura (Ohmura, Takayoshi; 大村孝佳), he is the guitarist who played solo second on this video.
One of the songs that made me love Babymetal. Great reaction. If you think this song is complicated, check out Tales of the Destinies, their tech/prog/metal masterpiece. You probably already have, since I just realized this reaction came out last year.
If you think this song had some interesting time signatures, seriously check out tales of the destinies. It's so complex that they've only ever performed it live ONCE. It's also played as an ode to a certain band, points to you if you can figure out which one!
The non vocal parts in the song alternate between 7/8 and 4/4. But it is done so fluidly that it comes across in a three pattern instead. Fascinating technical playing in a place where you would not exactly expect it. And they are playing with a track. A lot of people have said the vocal only part with piano is her singing, but she is miming the part and that is another member's prerecorded vocals there. You can tell with the diction of the words being spoken being slightly different and the fade in of her sound on her mic when they go back to her singing live. The production is just so damn good it is really deceiving unless you know what you are listening for
yea 4/8's unexpectedly added to combine with the previous 3/8 time pattern in iriplet or individual bar, and then gets more complex.. feels so random and consistent at the same time. great song. this band can do anything with the vocaalist and drummer who have phenomenal sense in the realm of quality as a musician. "su is a genius", said the virtuoso guitarst takayoshi ohmura (played the 2nd solo in this video). hideki aoyama the drummer is an alien, especially incredible in time, memory and separation to play a storm of polyrhythm stuff.
I did expect you to find the actual song more interesting than the drum solo. It does have a really interesting rhythm (and also a very beautiful melody, in my opinion). I‘m not a drummer, but I like that the drummer doesn‘t go too overboard during his solo. Drum solos tend to get over the heads of the casual listener, but this one is very „comprehensible“ (does that word make sense?), without becoming trivial. It strikes a pretty nice balance, I think. BOH, the bassist is a beast. He does indeed mention Billy Sheehan as one of his biggest influences. BABYMETAL do use backing tracks. All the pianos, synths, strings, growls and some backing vocals come from a backing track.
Mac Taipan : My seat was located in front of BOH's pit today. In the grand finale with IDZ, he played in a hilarious manner which made many audiences happy. Especially he actually did finger tapping on his red bass putting it on the corridor upside down (I was afraid that the instrument would bend). And during head banging time in "Headbangeeerr", BOH, Isao and Ohmura stepped out of their pits and played on the corridor with raging action. They stood out very much. I witnessed BND with Riho Avenger, my favorite song, on Makuhari Day-1 last year. That was exquisite. Yesterday's and today's BND with Momoko was beautifully, too. MoaMomo is a good and well-synchronized combination, I believe.
Kami (kah-mee, you were right the first time) means god or spirit or divine, so they are either the Divine Band, Band of Spirits or Band of Gods. Either way, they are known to be among the best. Probably couldn't get away with calling themselves that otherwise.
Mike, you need to check out a band called Wintersun. Start with Sons of Winter and Stars. Some epic drumming by Kai Hahto. There is also a drum cam version of the song
Can you react to Japanese metal band called Lovebites ? they sounds like mix of 80s band and quite popular in UK and Europe Recommended songs: Holy War, Thunder Vengeance
The Jazz aspects of the playing came from non Babymetal projects. The Kari Band plays a lot of Jazz fusion. The Kami Band are some of the finest musicians Japan has to offer and compliment Babymetal well. Look forward to your others Babymetal reaction. Great reaction Kitsune Up 🦊🦊🦊🤟
Good reaction. Anyway, can i request your reaction to superb band from japan? The band is call "Lovebites" They all The Queens metal band right now in the earth. They are really really World class musicians. Phenomenal. And they have a lot fans too. The song is "Winds of Transylvania" Hope you check out, and can enjoy it too. Big thanks🙏
These nonstop aerobic workouts seem to be common in Japanese metal. Of course many will point you towards Haruna from Lovebites, she is a pocket nuke when it comes to the bass drums. And there is also Tamu Murata from Nemophila. Two of the tiniest and happiest drummers in the world. Here is Tamu spending 5 minutes wondering if we are there yet. It looks like it was painful. An English version of Kurenai. ua-cam.com/video/Bd3Ss30FZjg/v-deo.html
That was fascinating. Thank you! I've wondered for years how a pro drummer would analyse that solo. Now I know. I hope you continue to do Babymetal reactions; there's a lot of very different musical experiences awaiting you if you do so. I played guitar 'back in the day' and I can relate a lot more to the skill of those parts of the band. I don't need to say more on that one. You just have to listen to them. I think everyone feels in some way the energy, tallent and stunning ability of the three girls singing and dancing and making the world a much more enjoyable place. They are just incredible. But all reactions and commenters say how the drummer is "a machine" and how amazing he is; but usually with nothing to back it up beyond a kind of gut feeling. So it has been really interesting to see your reaction, and I hope you keep Babymetal on your list. Almost every song is different, and there aren't a huge number of different tracks. Quality over quantity, right? I hope you find time to react to most if not all of them. (Although the way you almost completely ignore Su's vocal tallent is bordering on blasphemy. 😉)
Funny you picked up on the jazz aspects. The Kami band, when not performing in Babymetal, have their own group called Kari Band, where they play a lot of Jazz pieces.
tales of the destinies must be next. thats a must one!
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I really wish Tales of the Destinies (live at Tokyo Dome, Red Night) was the first video Mike had seen from Baby Metal instead of Ijime,Dame,Zettai. It's a great song, it's just a bit by the numbers for Baby Metal from a technical standpoint I think, whereas Tales of the Destinies is a fucking rollercoaster!!
THIS!!!
I think others have mentioned it, but I'll throw it out there as well, Tales of the Destinies live at Tokyo Dome in 2016. It was the only time the song was performed live, and is certainly the most complex song they've ever done. It will certainly be challenging to break down - ua-cam.com/video/UY0UPwKdXFk/v-deo.html It has a transparent watermark over it as it would be instantly blocked without it, but it certainly wouldn't affect being able to see what's going on, and more importantly, hear what's going on.
It's important to note that all the videos on the Babymetal Reactor Resource youtube channel have a link to the version of the video without the logo in the description so the reactor can watch that one but use the one with the logo to upload to youtube.
@@ForAnAngel For sure. It's actually one of my other channels, and I put a note on each video's title to check the description. It just seems that most don't do it.
Yo quiero mencionar que en especial para apreciar en serio la canción Tales of The Destinies y su dificultad es necesario ver el concierto en el Tokyo Dome 2016. Es increíble esa canción
If any one is curious, Rondo of Nightmare actually starts at 9:15. Everything before that is called Mischiefs of Metal Gods.
⚡ / 🔥 😱 🔥
That was a sixteen year old Su. She's only gotten better in the seven years since that performance.
The song premiered the night before, at Budokan Red Night.
Rondo is easily in my top ten BABYMETAL songs.
Su performed three solos that night.
She did 'No Rain, No Rainbow', followed by 'Akatsuki' earlier in the set.
Yui and Moa (as Black BABYMETAL) did two songs without Su that night ('4 no Uta' and 'Onedari Daisakusen'), and they performed a bunch of songs together.
That Black Night Budokan concert from March 2014 is still one of my favorite BABYMETAL concerts.
Not only is Su brave enough to sing and dance on a small elevated platform in the dark, but she also has the confidence to follow those blistering Kami Band solos.
That's true fearlessness. : )
As I recall Valerie (on her Vocal Splendor Studios channel) mentioning when she reacted to _Akatsuki,_ we're likely to see Su's true vocal maturity when she's 25. So we better hold onto our seats! :D
Interesting reaction and analysis, thanks. I think they borrowed the term Rondo as the song is about a recurring nightmare, Su being chased through the darkness by - something and finally accepting there is no escape so before she dies she asks if whatever has been chasing her won't at least reveal itself to her.
The Kami Band here were Leda Cygnus, Takayoshi Ohmura, BOH (Billy Sheehan was his hero when he was learning bass apparently) and Hideki Aoyama on drums. Their intro is entitles 'Mischiefs of the metal Gods' - you won't find that on the album, the Kami band play the live shows, they don't (as far as anybody knows) do the studio recordings ... other than Leda Cygnus has been involved in a couple and written guitar arrangements for at least one of the songs.
Su was just a couple of months past her 16th birthday here and leading a band headlining at the Budokan, a hugely prestigious music venue but mainly a martial arts arena.
I will add my vote for 'Tales of the Destinies' for another reaction from you given your main focus being on the drums.
Why do so many fans recommend the next song is Tales of the Destinies. It is the Bermuda Triangle for drummers. Hahahahaha
That's why you will only see it once. 😂
The girls in Babymetal are Suzuka Nakamoto (Su-metal), Moa Kikuchi (Moametal) and Yui Mizuno (Yuimetal).
This is a very dark song where Su is chased by something she cannot escape. The repetitive nature of a rondo makes this even more frightening. I think that the changing time signatures are there to make us feel uncomfortable and keep us of balance.
The final chorus is as unsettling as the time signatures and offers no happy resolution:
It flickers slowly
appearing and disappearing in my mind.
A nightmare rondo is being repeated.
The awakening light
is gone far away out of my sight.
I can do nothing but fall
into the darkness.
I'm always reminded of "monsters from the id". Those of us that don't understand Japanese have to read the lyrics through the refractive prism of
translation, but we have the music, the dancing and Su's voice as well, so I think we can get close to the meaning. Some reviewers mention that the song ends very abruptly and that it's hard to settle into...which I think is the point.
"The girls in Babymetal are Suzuka Nakamoto (Su-metal), Moa Kikuchi (Moametal) and Yui Mizuno (Yuimetal)."
*were
@@PaleHorseShabuShabu Yes now its's just Su and Moa, but I reserve the right to reject your reality and substitute my own - particularly when watching "classic BM".
I see you in many BM reaction videos >_>
are you The One? ^_~
It's depression
Tales of the Destinies. You will know why when you get there
This video is really full of information and details. Thank you for this, Sir! Just as what others said, I also suggest you to react to Tales of the Destinies as it has many tempo changes which I guess you'll like.
Catch you at the foxhole! Kitsunes up!
Regarding the pronunciation of Mr. Aoyamas forename:
"hi" like "he" (spoken short)
"de" like "dea" in "death"
"ki" like "key" (spoken short)
And don't forget...
ao (kind of like saying "ow" but with an ah sound)
yama (just like in Yamaha). :)
Great vid Mike, thank you for your analysis.
Enjoying your reaction and discussion....nice to hear a focus on the drums. I think it makes my ears really "hear" what is going on rather than just listening to it. Well done!
I see some other people have commented it, I think you’d have a field day with “Tales of the Destinies”. It is easily their most complex song, so many wild time signature changes and all that stuff. The link they’re providing, make sure you read the description because it’s very important lol
CrypticMisery : FYI. My seat was located in front of BOH's pit today. In the grand finale with IDZ, he played in a hilarious manner which made many audiences happy. Especially he actually did finger tapping on his red bass putting it on the corridor upside down (I was afraid that the instrument would bend).
And during head banging time in "Headbangeeerr", BOH, Isao and Ohmura stepped out of their pits and played on the corridor with raging action. They stood out very much.
I witnessed BND with Riho Avenger, my favorite song, on Makuhari Day-1 last year. That was exquisite. Yesterday's and today's BND with Momoko was beautifully, too. MoaMomo is a good and well-synchronized combination, I believe.
Great Reaction and can't wait for you to dissect Tales of the Destinies. Mind blown.. pffffffkkkkkk pop!
i learn a lot about your reaction very nice.. next song TALES OF THE DESTINIES, it will blow your mind for sure 🤘
Yes, it's so hard to play, i have beeing trying to play it for some time now, but it's Just too much.
Sooooo pregressive.
@@Arthur_Rodri yeah, totally agree! KAMI BAND really showing us how tight, talented and on point they are in every time signature of this song, i mean in every song 🤘
I like your VDO . You are the professional drum player , you told me every details I didn't know before . Thank you.
Great reaction / analysis, thanks!
That was a very interesting point of view. I've watched this video a ton of times but never watched it this way. It's great and makes your reaction different, in a good way. I'm just a music consumer and I really appreciate it.
As it's already said "Tales of the Destinies" have some nice time signatures :) and also the drum solo from "Kagerou" is outstanding.
Until next time!
Try to listen to Sis anger, Road of Resistance, Arkadia, Starlight, Megitsune, Syncopation all live, you will probably become a fan of Hideki and the whole Kami Band Babymetal has a lot to show.
A fun fact: Boh (bass guitar) actually plays on a Jazz band: Kari Band.
Tales of Destinies will kill it for u. 40 changes in time signature. Yes, 40. :)
This was awesome. I love how you count the tempo which makes me excited for when you (hopefully) do Tales of the Destinies because you might have your work cut out for you with the beats.
Judging by what he said at the end he's planning to do Distortion ?
Can't wait to see you do Tales of the Destinies and watch your head explode. Not really but it may end up being a 30 minute video as you try to dissect it. 🤘🦊🦊🦊🤘
for anyone interested, here is the score with the tempos ua-cam.com/video/Wh_6MYtyGAE/v-deo.html
(4/4 +3/4 for the verse ,3/4 for the chorus, 4/4 for the bridge)
This is someone's "transcription" of the song, not official in any way. The chorus is obviously in 6, not 3, although COULD be written in 3. The entire song is probably in 8, mixing 6/8, 7/8, and 8/8.
@@KEVINTHEWS yes, probabily is a matter of how you consider the accents, my impression is that they deliberately mix them
BOH (kami of 6-string bass) likes to joke that since he would listen to and watch Billy Sheehan that he did not know one was not supposed to play Bass that way.
Ohmura Takayoshi (2nd guitar solo, with gold guitar) did a brief tutorial on the complex rhythms and time signatures in this song. Unfortunately, I can no longer find the one that had translated to English commentary.
And since I am unwinding the solos, LEDA (Leda Cygnus) who did the first guitar solo, wrote the framework for this the "Mischief of the Metal Gods" intro. He has done other arranging and writing for Babymetal and is the only kamiband member known to have played on any of the studio tracks.
Interesting that you brought in the tie-in to jazz. BOH is part of a fusion trio known as the kariband ("temporary band", a play on words with kamiband) founded with 2 other kamiband members not in this concert, Mikio Fujioka (RIP) on guitar and Yuya Maeta on drums. They often had a guest musician join them.
Nice reaction. Su has 4 solo songs. Moa and Yui also have 4 songs that they do as a sub-unit (Black Babymetal). This allows them to have a break while the other(s) sing. I'm sure others will provide more information.
If you think Hideki has a lot of stamina in this song, you should check out Arkadia. He pretty much goes all out for the whole song🤘.
This was an obligation. They were underage and the law guaranteed them sufficient break times. This structured allowed them to integrate thid Breaks better into the show.
Thank you for your detailed analysis🤘
Ｉthink they express a nightmare with using different rhythms…
I’m looking foward to seeing your reactions from Japan!
Please react to “Road of resistance live in Japan“next！🤘🤓🤘
Great and thanks again from Japan 有難う💛。Talking about drum, BABYMETAL employs two drummers ; Hideki (Aoyama) of East (= Japanese) Kami Band and Anthony (Barone) of West (= American). Both are great musicians, and the girls enjoy clear difference in playing style between East and West Kamis. You can see Hideki's solo in "CMIYC (Catch Me If You Can)" & "Yava!", and Anthony's in "Kagerou".
Kami band are gods and make the BabyMetal sound what it is.
I miss this Kami Band. 16yr old Su is amazing. She is all grown up now.
This Kami Band is still with them ... they played at the Budokan again last night for the 7th of the 10 anniversary shows.
@@Grington300 if Mikio is here then this version of the Kami Band cannot be with them, unless you are counting being with them in spirit.
@@mbolden1 Mikio didn't play every show even when he was still alive, they have always rotated in/out depending on their other obligations. In this video they were Leda, Takayoshi, BOH and Hideki ... no Mikio. Last night at the Budokan 10 year show they were Takayoshi, ISAO, BOH and Hideki.
Being as kami translates as spirit, then yes, regardless of who the musicians are who are playing, they are always with BABYMETAL in spirit - literally.
@@Grington300 one correction: kami doesn't exactly mean spirit. We don't have a word for it in English really, so spirit or god is the closest we can get but while "spirit" in English has many applications, kami doesn't as much. Like spirit can apply to evil spirits, the spirits of the dead (which would be like "always with you in spirit"), etc. But kami only applies to the divine essence/spirit of things. There are lots of spirits in Japanese lore and culture that are not kami, because they are not divine. The spirits of the dead are generally not considered kami, except in rare individual circumstances.
Thanks for your reaction ! Love your break downs, I definitely still learned some new things.
Bassist BOH's favorite bass player when he was still learning was Billy Sheehan, he has even played with him at this same Budokan venue !
It's no surprise this is the same/similar drum set up because their was only a couple of months between these performances.
Some people call this a metal waltz, which makes sense with the 1,2,3 :-)
Yeah, the piano is on a track.
PS Think you should know, you got a mention on the Japanese channel: " Hello AI Channel アイドル研究中" in the video: "BABYMETAL】Reaction Video's Reaction - 海外のリアクションを見てみた"
Don't worry the video has English subtitles :-)
Tales of The Destinies and Sis Anger for next :)
good reaction , I recommend you "BabyMetal Legend of 1997 Headbanger" - " BABYMETAL - Road of Resistance - Live in Japan" - "BABYMETAL Megitsune (LIVE LEGEND 1997) "
Damn I love the breakdown on all the drum work!
I sure hope the 2019 one you're gonna check isn't from Glastonbury festival. They had plenty of mic issues there and even worse for your hearing pleasure one of the drum mics is dead. :D So I'd stay off of that festival if I were you.
The “Mischiefs of Metal Gods" intro is a ritual performed by the gods of guitar, bass & drum to summon the Metal Queen Su-Metal. because in this song her human soul has been trapped in the recurring nightmare with no way to escape.
the Kami Band in this show are :
- Leda Cygnus (1st guitar solo)
in the past usually play with 6 string, but now he's using 7 or 8 string.
- Takayoshi Ohmura (2nd guitar solo)
in this song he's using 7 string guitar named "Golden Moon". but, during the extra show "BM Metal Galaxy World Tour in Japan" in 2019, both him & Leda was using 9 string guitar (ESP E-II MF-9 BabyMetal).
- B.O.H (6 string bass)
- Hideki Aoyama (drum)
his little brother (Yuki Aoyama) and father (Jun Aoyama) also a drummers. but, sadly both passed away. his father is consider as one's of the best drummer coming from Japan.
Hard to believe this was almost 7 yrs ago. Also that song you recommended with Rondo. I listened to a few days ago..I have been searching for a song I heard when I was a kid. Havnt found it yet.
It was rock / pop with classical mixed in. I think it was between. 1978 to 1980. Still searching.
Anything you can't account for from the band or young ladies is on a track. They also play on a metronome to keep the whole show synced. Sometimes they'll use vocal tracks, but mostly for the side dancers. Su sings all her parts a human can sing. Sometimes they use crazy vocal effects and that part they'll use a track for.
Great reaction tales of the destinies next as other people have said it’s a complex song only ever performed once at Tokyo dome in 2016 in front of 55,000 people the girls had difficulty in finding the rhythm to dance to where it was complex
japanese "hai" is english "hi".
japanese "hi" is english "he" (same vowel as the first vowel in "tiara").
japanese "he" is english "heh" (same vowel as "bed").
we're used to the sounds associated with letters being very context-dependent in english, but it's mostly not so when japanese is written in letters. sounds are the same regardless of what other letters are around.
Interesting breakdown of this song, really enjoyed your explanation. This dark, technical, jazz-classic fusion track really deserves more attention.
I think DISTURBED can really make a smashing cover of this in another language while maintaining the overall feel of the song, judging on how they did it with THE SOUND OF SILENCE. Ah well, wishful thinking perhaps hahahaha
Please watch Tales of the Destinies!!!
Great reaction vid, really love watching your reaction and your take/explanation about what's going on with the music - and love the fact that you're here to enjoy the music as well, looking forward to just hanging out, watch/listen to some more music with you - and learning a few more music terms.
Cheers!
Interesting fact. KAMI band are also jazz musicians. check out Kari band. The drummer in that band is not Hideke but another drummer that played several BABYMETAL shows in the early days
Subscribed on the back of your great analysis and explanations. 3:09 - funny you mention the jazz fill on the drums as all four members of the Kami Band are session musicians and do actually play jazz together in small venues when they're not dressed as corpses and shredding madly for Babymetal. Sounds improbable but it's true. Look forward to more reactions and breakdowns (of the musical knowledge type, not the nervous ones). 🦊🤘 PS As far as old tunes that are rondo's goes, I think Mozart has it over Brubeck!
TONY GRIFFIN : FYI. My seat was located in front of BOH's pit today. In the grand finale with IDZ, he played in a hilarious manner which made many audiences happy. Especially he actually did finger tapping on his red bass putting it on the corridor upside down (I was afraid that the instrument would bend).
And during head banging time in "Headbangeeerr", BOH, Isao and Ohmura stepped out of their pits and played on the corridor with raging action. They stood out very much.
I witnessed BND with Riho Avenger, my favorite song, on Makuhari Day-1 last year. That was exquisite. Yesterday's and today's BND with Momoko was beautifully, too. MoaMomo is a good and well-synchronized combination, I believe.
You should check out Wagakki Band. They have two drummers: one using a regular kit, the other using traditional taiko drums.
On time
Everytime I see that bass solo from Boh I have a big stupid grin on my face, I can't help it! :D
they have a keyboardist who plays the synth and puts in different samples and backtracks when needed. (like growls etc)
I THINK THE IPAD IS USED FOR BACKING TRACKS. OR SO IVE HEARD. PROBABLY THE PIANO WE HEAR.
Great reaction mate :)Every of their song is different each other
Im gon tell you what time signature it is on the song rondo of nightmare after the band solo.
So it have a 7/8 and 8/8 on the intro, combined played like 7/8 first bar, 8/8 sec bar and so on. Then we have 6/8 on the verse and chorus. Thats what i heard tho
Thanks for the video with great insights and analysis. I enjoyed it very much.
In Japanese the song is titled "Akumu no Rimbu-kyoku" which translates "Rondo of Nightmare" in English, but "rimbu" specifically is a format of dance that was developed in France in the medieval period (?) in which people dance in a large circle. Very interesting that you mention the rhythm in 3 and 6. Take a closer look at Su-metal's steps at the "akumu no rondo ga...." part of the lyrics (10:40) and you see she's dancing Waltz.
I think I saw a reaction to this on Andrew Rooney's channel and I think he suspected the pattern to be 4/4 3/4 2x 4/4 so a 15/4 pattern in total. When she sings the verse I think they switch to 3/4 as you noticed with sort of a halftime 6/4 feel in the chorus and when she's not singing they return to the 15/4 length pattern I think.
Tales of The Destinies, Syncopation and Sis Anger. All great ones
Oh boy did he just talk about time signatures???? TOTD here we come
One of my best musical memories is the cover of "Blue Rondo a la Turk" by "The Nice" in the late 60's...no, I'm not that young anymore 🦊🤘
Babymetal is constructed around Su-Metal's (Nakamoto Suzuka) singing abilities. It would not work otherwise. The members of the Kamiband vary depending on availability. They have their own bands and also work as session musicians. There is now a Western Kamiband made up of American musicians for US and European tours.
The arts are still taught and are important in Japan. When talent is found, it is encouraged. There're many schools for the kids to attend learning dance, singing, acting, public speaking, and modeling. Su, Moa and Yui all attended such schools.
Since you're the "drum guy" checkout the Wagakki Band. Japanese and extraordinary, a mixture of modern instruments and traditional instruments. Your gonna love the drums.
I was at their gig at Hamburg during their Europe Leg of their tour just before Covid and was standing right beside they audience PA Guy. And from what I can tell at the monitors he had their was quiet lot going on with the audio not coming directly from the band or the girls. If its a complete track or someone kicks in the pre recorded audio I cant tell.
Many of the Kami Band members had a jazz fusion background, especially the late Mikio Fukuoka (not playing here) and the bassist BOH
Yeah. Bass player - Boh (full name - Bohte Daisuke) He told that he was inspired by Billy Sheehan
Left from drummer (yellow black) - setlist. iPad - note score for drums. It's their first shows with girls. So he used it for a while.
Main part of Babymetal - three (now two) girls. At the time of this show: Su Metal (main vocal and she sings this song) Moa Metal and Yui Metal - you saw in the vid before.
Background band called Kami Band (Kami = god)
Right at this show
Takayoshi Ohmura - guitar
Leda - guitar
BOH - bass
Hideki Aoyama - drums.
For last two years they use separate background bands. East - for shows in Japan. West - for shows for the other world (at least it was like this for last two years)
Line up for West Kami Band
Chris Kelly - guitar
CJ Masciantonio - guitar
Clint Tustin - bass
Anthony Barone - drums
Try Lovebites - Holy War live 2020. They are an Japanese female powermetal band, and great musicians !
You like the battery?? React to Babymetal - Kagerou (with intro)
Nice reaction. Great job catching the Jazz influence. Some of the guys in the kami band have another project where they play modern jazz. I think they called it the Kari band. It has been said that the Kami Band are some of the best musicians from Japan. IMO they would be considered some of the best from anywhere. Rondo is about a recurring nightmare, Thus the recurring them and thats a good reason to use the rondo format. In the nightmare Su is being chased by a figure in the dark. She tries to run and hide but can't get away. So she pulls herself together to face the figure in the dark asking it to show itself before she fall into the darkness. Su is know to have a lethal death glare. Maybe she's running from herself. That's a nightmare.
If you're interested in...
[ BABYMETAL kamiband Takayoshi Ohmura 神バンド 大村孝佳 Guitar Lessons ] (including Rondo of Nightmare)
ua-cam.com/video/jSziYQGH9Qg/v-deo.html
Takayoshi Ohmura (Ohmura, Takayoshi; 大村孝佳), he is the guitarist who played solo second on this video.
One of the songs that made me love Babymetal. Great reaction. If you think this song is complicated, check out Tales of the Destinies, their tech/prog/metal masterpiece. You probably already have, since I just realized this reaction came out last year.
"Syncopation" will be an a wonderful experience for you, I can beat anything, :D
I am only now watching your video. From your counting, there seems to be a waltz pattern of sort, as it goes either in 3/4 or 6/8 pattern.
If you think this song had some interesting time signatures, seriously check out tales of the destinies. It's so complex that they've only ever performed it live ONCE. It's also played as an ode to a certain band, points to you if you can figure out which one!
The non vocal parts in the song alternate between 7/8 and 4/4. But it is done so fluidly that it comes across in a three pattern instead. Fascinating technical playing in a place where you would not exactly expect it. And they are playing with a track. A lot of people have said the vocal only part with piano is her singing, but she is miming the part and that is another member's prerecorded vocals there. You can tell with the diction of the words being spoken being slightly different and the fade in of her sound on her mic when they go back to her singing live. The production is just so damn good it is really deceiving unless you know what you are listening for
i will wait for another video 🤘🏻🦊🤘🏻
yea 4/8's unexpectedly added to combine with the previous 3/8 time pattern in iriplet or individual bar, and then gets more complex.. feels so random and consistent at the same time. great song. this band can do anything with the vocaalist and drummer who have phenomenal sense in the realm of quality as a musician. "su is a genius", said the virtuoso guitarst takayoshi ohmura (played the 2nd solo in this video). hideki aoyama the drummer is an alien, especially incredible in time, memory and separation to play a storm of polyrhythm stuff.
Road of resistance (live in japan) is an insane one as well.
I think it might be 1 bar 7 beats and 1 bar 8 beats in the outro that you try to figure out
I did expect you to find the actual song more interesting than the drum solo. It does have a really interesting rhythm (and also a very beautiful melody, in my opinion). I‘m not a drummer, but I like that the drummer doesn‘t go too overboard during his solo. Drum solos tend to get over the heads of the casual listener, but this one is very „comprehensible“ (does that word make sense?), without becoming trivial. It strikes a pretty nice balance, I think.
BOH, the bassist is a beast. He does indeed mention Billy Sheehan as one of his biggest influences.
BABYMETAL do use backing tracks. All the pianos, synths, strings, growls and some backing vocals come from a backing track.
Mac Taipan : My seat was located in front of BOH's pit today. In the grand finale with IDZ, he played in a hilarious manner which made many audiences happy. Especially he actually did finger tapping on his red bass putting it on the corridor upside down (I was afraid that the instrument would bend).
And during head banging time in "Headbangeeerr", BOH, Isao and Ohmura stepped out of their pits and played on the corridor with raging action. They stood out very much.
I witnessed BND with Riho Avenger, my favorite song, on Makuhari Day-1 last year. That was exquisite. Yesterday's and today's BND with Momoko was beautifully, too. MoaMomo is a good and well-synchronized combination, I believe.
Kami (kah-mee, you were right the first time) means god or spirit or divine, so they are either the Divine Band, Band of Spirits or Band of Gods. Either way, they are known to be among the best. Probably couldn't get away with calling themselves that otherwise.
To pull off that drum solo after the endurance event that is all those 16ths.
Someone already said but Kami Band (Kari Band) area a Metal/Jazz they have stuff on youtube you can reacy to as well enjoy
Mike, you need to check out a band called Wintersun. Start with Sons of Winter and Stars. Some epic drumming by Kai Hahto. There is also a drum cam version of the song
Another awesomely talented Japanese band is Unlucky Morpheus. Their drummer Fumiya is next level amazing.
"Black Babymetal - Sis Anger" very recommended
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Tales of the Destinies !!!
Can you react to Japanese metal band called Lovebites ? they sounds like mix of 80s band and quite popular in UK and Europe
Recommended songs: Holy War, Thunder Vengeance
BABYMETAL - Sis. Anger Live for Next reaction .
Good reaction 🤘
Sis Anger! I love it so much. It's like girls singing and dancing in your grave lol
edit: nvm - I found your reaction already 😃
Now I am curious about how you’d react to Gavin Harrison. Perhaps the live version of “Anesthetize” or “Hatesong” by Porcupine Tree.
I like your hoodie.
Thanks!
A hauntingly beautiful heavy metal waltz.
It sounded like an ordinary rock band. But when the girl popped out of no where and started singing, it sounded like an anime opening.
You have to watch road to resistance live in Japan!!!
Unlucky Morpheus also from Japan got some seriously mindblowing drummer in the name of FUMIYA. You should check it out.
The Jazz aspects of the playing came from non Babymetal projects. The Kari Band plays a lot of Jazz fusion. The Kami Band are some of the finest musicians Japan has to offer and compliment Babymetal well. Look forward to your others Babymetal reaction. Great reaction Kitsune Up 🦊🦊🦊🤟
From what I have read the drummer uses the iPad to trigger some of the samples like the piano and other effects
Good reaction. Anyway, can i request your reaction to superb band from japan?
The band is call "Lovebites"
They all The Queens metal band right now in the earth. They are really really World class musicians. Phenomenal.
And they have a lot fans too.
The song is "Winds of Transylvania"
Hope you check out, and can enjoy it too. Big thanks🙏
I enjoy hearing your knowledge...lmao scary
jinjer - teacher teacher has some weird timings that work well too if youre interested
All the Kami band show their skill, and then Su metal says "hold my beer and and lift me up through the floor".
These nonstop aerobic workouts seem to be common in Japanese metal. Of course many will point you towards Haruna from Lovebites, she is a pocket nuke when it comes to the bass drums. And there is also Tamu Murata from Nemophila. Two of the tiniest and happiest drummers in the world. Here is Tamu spending 5 minutes wondering if we are there yet. It looks like it was painful. An English version of Kurenai. ua-cam.com/video/Bd3Ss30FZjg/v-deo.html
Cover this song please
lmao this is way harder i didn't see a cover vid from this one.
That was fascinating. Thank you!
I've wondered for years how a pro drummer would analyse that solo. Now I know. I hope you continue to do Babymetal reactions; there's a lot of very different musical experiences awaiting you if you do so.
I played guitar 'back in the day' and I can relate a lot more to the skill of those parts of the band. I don't need to say more on that one. You just have to listen to them.
I think everyone feels in some way the energy, tallent and stunning ability of the three girls singing and dancing and making the world a much more enjoyable place. They are just incredible.
But all reactions and commenters say how the drummer is "a machine" and how amazing he is; but usually with nothing to back it up beyond a kind of gut feeling.
So it has been really interesting to see your reaction, and I hope you keep Babymetal on your list. Almost every song is different, and there aren't a huge number of different tracks. Quality over quantity, right?
I hope you find time to react to most if not all of them.
(Although the way you almost completely ignore Su's vocal tallent is bordering on blasphemy. 😉)