Frankly my friend....imho.....Tono/Kobato is this era's Lennon/McCartney.....its the Beatles meet Alice n Chains.....so hard, yet delicate....so intricate, yet simple....constantly undulating between styles.....they are truly masters of juxtaposition.....I absolutely ADORE these young ladies.....humble geniuses
This band never ceases to amaze me in how coherent everything is despite how batshit crazy the individual parts are. Also this song had me immediately because I just love that dark ominous opening riff so much. It's definitely one of 10-15 B-M songs that are in my top 3.
Personally speaking, I really like it. I can relate this to a Yes reaction I saw. Basically the guy said some people just want to hear a song, they can't appreciate or identify with greatness and masterpieces. This song crosses the line into the realm of prog rock. Stylistically it doesn't sound like King Crimson but it crosses into some of those musical sharp edged realms. I need about a ten to fifteen minute song like this from them. That's what I keep hoping for.
The live version in Tokyo Garden Theater bluray is amazing. As far as I know, I'll was only played live once. Hope they will play it again the Ferbruary 22 at KT ZEPP Yokohama.
The three songs without MV on this EP are a treasure. Balance, I'll and Hate?, they are top tier Band Maid. And I think they measure very well the tremendous compositional maturity of the girls. And the lyrics, of course. Another part of The Gap. No one would imagine the character played by Miku thinking about pain and scars. Deeply smart girls...
Ryan, I’ve been waiting to hear your thoughts on I’ll. I’m still marveling at how great a song it is. The instrumentals are amazing, brutal, and relentless, but SAIKI’s powerful and soaring vocals and KOBATO’s harmonies captivate me from beginning to end, starting with the very first lyric, “Yakusoku-shita mirai nontenai,”which I interpret as, “The future they promised doesn’t exist.” The call and response of optimism, “Coming up, Let’s go!” is the climax.
The play with the drums, bass, and guitars is fun in this song. it's why I loved it when hearing it The amount of audio space filled up just by Akane was impressive
I was just trying to explain to someone today why I love this band so much, and kept saying how most bands in the worlds (especially nowadays) choose either to be catchy or musically interesting. Band-Maid does both which alone is impressive, but then layers on technicality and depth. I just keep loving this band more and more the deeper I get.
Akane's going hell for leather on about 2/3rds of Unseen World and Unleash. I think it's easy to miss most of what she's doing in these songs on a casual listen because she's so musical that it doesn't feel like overplaying - the percussion just blends into what everyone else is doing and it's all tucked under a strong melody. But when you focus on the drums, then you realize how nuts her part actually is.
Every time I hear a few new things. This time I heard the great cymbal work -- thanks for pointing that out! That bridge/solo leading into the final chorus is simple but also unexpected and sublime. Thanks for the deep dives!
While Band Maid has absolutely expanded my feelings about all kinds of music. But to be honest this hard driving side of them just makes me feal like a kid again. Best hard rock in decades.
On Unseen World, they developed various stylistic choices and attitudes for separate songs. Since then, they have IMHO been working on integrating them together. Branch out, develop the branches, then converge them. This is how whole genres find new options, influences and combinations. Most bands stay on their branches. Only very few bands undergo this whole creative cycle on their own. I think this EP is exactly in the middle of the convergence process.
The vocals are one of my favorite aspects. I love Saiki’s sassy voice. And the wall-to-wall vocals in the second verse? And how low in volume they became. I swore they scrunched down to sing that part. I also thought at first there was vocal swapping like Freezer. But no, both singers machine gunned those lyrics. I haven’t really heard a great double kick danceable song like that (and Corallium) since White Zombie’s Grindhouse a Go-Go.
I see you doing what I do so many times when I listen to B-M, I simply start laughing -- nothing funny, it's just so amazingly good I can hardly believe it. Usually it has something to do with what Akane and Misa are doing together. I mean you start with a great and prolific composer in Kanami, always pushing herself to greater heights, and then add in the unique and fantastic contributions from Misa and Akane. Not to diminish Miku and Saiki either, but the Wow moments are usually in the instrumental parts for me. So much talent in one band. Amazing.
Other than the obvious other tracks on this EP (generally less than 30 minutes long), got less attention. Akane has the best tuned drums that I have ever heard. Not the first Band-Maid song to have vocals that sound like the Spice Girls in the chorus. Kanami's solo is totally outrageous and unpredictable- genius.
The part 5:13 of your video where the vocals open up, becoming light airy over the hard background of the instruments, yet still staying a coherent piece of music. It’s both brilliant and beautiful to listen to.
Another thing I notice, is that from the beginning of the song that the vocal cadence seems to be on the down beat (Ryan you may have a better term for this) and when the vocals open up they shift to being on the main beat, making it seem even more expansive. Maybe I’m off on that. Thoughts?
Did people really have to come around to liking this one?? It's not like it's "Balance" or something. I'm with you and Scruffy from your chat: 5 stars from the first listen. I like that it's structured slightly differently than most Band-Maid songs, starting with verse/mini-solo/verse/chorus. And the delay before the first chorus! You think it's coming but before it hits you get: "itsuwari ka (shinjitsu ka) dō ka up to you" and Kanami's guitar *rising* into the chorus. Literal perfection. I hope they do more of that in the future. And experiment with their sound like in "Balance". I think fans are ready for it. (Reposted from your livestream video.)
I loved it the first time i heard it too. As often happens with those pesky Maids some of their best songs never get their own release or are their Killer B's. "Youth" didn't even make the digital release of "Unseen World" & was only available on the limited edition first press :)
Frankly my friend....imho.....Tono/Kobato is this era's Lennon/McCartney.....its the Beatles meet Alice n Chains.....so hard, yet delicate....so intricate, yet simple....constantly undulating between styles.....they are truly masters of juxtaposition.....I absolutely ADORE these young ladies.....humble geniuses
Was my favorite song on the album right off the bat. Now a couple of others are tied with it. Those maids!
You could listen to this song ten times and hear something new every time. Band-Maid IS the bar for rock 'n roll.
Always a good time with our favorite band
This band never ceases to amaze me in how coherent everything is despite how batshit crazy the individual parts are.
Also this song had me immediately because I just love that dark ominous opening riff so much. It's definitely one of 10-15 B-M songs that are in my top 3.
Personally speaking, I really like it. I can relate this to a Yes reaction I saw. Basically the guy said some people just want to hear a song, they can't appreciate or identify with greatness and masterpieces. This song crosses the line into the realm of prog rock. Stylistically it doesn't sound like King Crimson but it crosses into some of those musical sharp edged realms. I need about a ten to fifteen minute song like this from them. That's what I keep hoping for.
Most bands: 1and a 2 and a 3 ....
BAND MAID: 1 GO!
The live version in Tokyo Garden Theater bluray is amazing. As far as I know, I'll was only played live once. Hope they will play it again the Ferbruary 22 at KT ZEPP Yokohama.
My favorite of the EP and easily in my top 5
My fav along with fno and hate? Got hit with a wave of nostalgia when I first heard it
Definitely - it's classic rock - but it's not - but it is...
The three songs without MV on this EP are a treasure. Balance, I'll and Hate?, they are top tier Band Maid. And I think they measure very well the tremendous compositional maturity of the girls. And the lyrics, of course. Another part of The Gap. No one would imagine the character played by Miku thinking about pain and scars. Deeply smart girls...
Ryan, I’ve been waiting to hear your thoughts on I’ll. I’m still marveling at how great a song it is. The instrumentals are amazing, brutal, and relentless, but SAIKI’s powerful and soaring vocals and KOBATO’s harmonies captivate me from beginning to end, starting with the very first lyric, “Yakusoku-shita mirai nontenai,”which I interpret as, “The future they promised doesn’t exist.” The call and response of optimism, “Coming up, Let’s go!” is the climax.
Hands down my favorite out of Unleash. I need to hear it at least once a day.
The play with the drums, bass, and guitars is fun in this song. it's why I loved it when hearing it
The amount of audio space filled up just by Akane was impressive
Best track on the EP for me.
100% my pick for best song on the album. I really think they should have made a video for this. It fucking rocks 🤘
I was just trying to explain to someone today why I love this band so much, and kept saying how most bands in the worlds (especially nowadays) choose either to be catchy or musically interesting. Band-Maid does both which alone is impressive, but then layers on technicality and depth. I just keep loving this band more and more the deeper I get.
Akane's going hell for leather on about 2/3rds of Unseen World and Unleash. I think it's easy to miss most of what she's doing in these songs on a casual listen because she's so musical that it doesn't feel like overplaying - the percussion just blends into what everyone else is doing and it's all tucked under a strong melody. But when you focus on the drums, then you realize how nuts her part actually is.
Every time I hear a few new things. This time I heard the great cymbal work -- thanks for pointing that out! That bridge/solo leading into the final chorus is simple but also unexpected and sublime. Thanks for the deep dives!
While Band Maid has absolutely expanded my feelings about all kinds of music. But to be honest this hard driving side of them just makes me feal like a kid again. Best hard rock in decades.
that's my fav❤
I was so excited when they played in Fukuoka Okyuji in March cuz it's really rare tune🎸
On Unseen World, they developed various stylistic choices and attitudes for separate songs. Since then, they have IMHO been working on integrating them together. Branch out, develop the branches, then converge them. This is how whole genres find new options, influences and combinations. Most bands stay on their branches. Only very few bands undergo this whole creative cycle on their own. I think this EP is exactly in the middle of the convergence process.
It's my favorite song off the album and top 3 overall. I mean... the song is so complex they've only played it LIVE once, I believe.
The vocals are one of my favorite aspects. I love Saiki’s sassy voice. And the wall-to-wall vocals in the second verse? And how low in volume they became. I swore they scrunched down to sing that part. I also thought at first there was vocal swapping like Freezer. But no, both singers machine gunned those lyrics.
I haven’t really heard a great double kick danceable song like that (and Corallium) since White Zombie’s Grindhouse a Go-Go.
Merry Christmas Metal guardian guy.😊🍗🍻
@@GaryHolloway-810 and a very merry Christmas to you as well
People had issues with this song??? This song kicks ass!!!
One of my favorites overall and probably my fave on this EP.
I've been following Band Maid since late 2015, and they always have a fresh sound. Sit back and listen to where they are taking the music
I'm with you man! After From Now On this was the song that grabbed me hardest on my first listen of this EP.
This song was so evidently good on release. glad to hear people have come around. i fucking love it
I'm stuck on Band Maid because Band Maid's stuck on me!!!!!
I see you doing what I do so many times when I listen to B-M, I simply start laughing -- nothing funny, it's just so amazingly good I can hardly believe it. Usually it has something to do with what Akane and Misa are doing together. I mean you start with a great and prolific composer in Kanami, always pushing herself to greater heights, and then add in the unique and fantastic contributions from Misa and Akane. Not to diminish Miku and Saiki either, but the Wow moments are usually in the instrumental parts for me. So much talent in one band. Amazing.
Agreed!
This is a straight up metal trak
This was so much fun .. love the vocals .. that beat! great song .. great smiles!
Other than the obvious other tracks on this EP (generally less than 30 minutes long), got less attention. Akane has the best tuned drums that I have ever heard. Not the first Band-Maid song to have vocals that sound like the Spice Girls in the chorus. Kanami's solo is totally outrageous and unpredictable- genius.
The part 5:13 of your video where the vocals open up, becoming light airy over the hard background of the instruments, yet still staying a coherent piece of music. It’s both brilliant and beautiful to listen to.
Another thing I notice, is that from the beginning of the song that the vocal cadence seems to be on the down beat (Ryan you may have a better term for this) and when the vocals open up they shift to being on the main beat, making it seem even more expansive. Maybe I’m off on that. Thoughts?
“What a great band!” You nailed it right there!
That was a great deep dive, Ryan - even by your lofty standards.
Did people really have to come around to liking this one?? It's not like it's "Balance" or something.
I'm with you and Scruffy from your chat: 5 stars from the first listen. I like that it's structured slightly differently than most Band-Maid songs, starting with verse/mini-solo/verse/chorus.
And the delay before the first chorus! You think it's coming but before it hits you get: "itsuwari ka (shinjitsu ka) dō ka up to you" and Kanami's guitar *rising* into the chorus. Literal perfection.
I hope they do more of that in the future. And experiment with their sound like in "Balance". I think fans are ready for it. (Reposted from your livestream video.)
I loved it the first time i heard it too. As often happens with those pesky Maids some of their best songs never get their own release or are their Killer B's. "Youth" didn't even make the digital release of "Unseen World" & was only available on the limited edition first press :)
funny You mention "Youth" this song sounds to Me like an extension of "Youth" or a 2.0 if You will. Like "Flying High" is part two of "Dragon Cries"
@@DavidMISAMISAMISACook Dave i was thinking the same thing after i'd heard Yuragu again today :)
@@GaryHolloway-810 ahhhhhhh "YURAGU" mmmmmmm
Has anyone noticed that the lyrics after "I'll" are "Be Ok"? Maybe a reference to Band Maid's first song?
Such a bad ass song. And you’re right. They’ll come around.
Go back and listen to H-G-K again. It has a very similar, fat ringy snare sound. I love when they pull that out every now and then. Deep.
was my fav on the album instantly, I like the darkness in it
This is far and away the best song on the EP. So nasty!
After 1000+ listens this is STILL my favorite from Unleash!
Love this track
This song should have its own video by now.
Thanks!
Thank you!!
MISA MISA MISA!!!!!
This song is a banger!
compare YOLO, instrumental YOLO, and Band-Maiko's YOLOsiosu and notice how Saiki is also an Instrument.
I wonder if the opening riff was inspired from their cover of a Slipknot song they did online? I am starting to really like this song and the riff.
me too😊
👍🤘
I love the song and it's probably not top half of the EP, for me. Corallium, from now on and HATE? are top, the rest are close to each other.