Your point about the raw passion and love for what they do is spot on. She picked up a guitar at the age of 10, so she did this with only six years of playing under her belt. And yes, all of them are extraordinary.
Yeah Man, the Power of Music. It really is something beautiful to witness Skill, Passion and Joy come together in such a way. This performance has made me tear up more than once.
Yes he did a pinch/pop harmonic. He is the master of harmonics on the bass. Mio, the drummer, is great but Miyu, the bassist, and Haruka, the guitarist and composer, are exceptional talents. Haruka is only 4'8" so she usually has risers on stage she can stand on during her solos.
All three of them were still teenagers in this video and already a master of their instruments. I had the pleasure of seeing them last May in NY. They were more polished then, of course but did not lose any of the passion. What an amazing trio.
They are an instrumental prog heavy metal band from Japan, formed in 2014. Not too familiar with their catalog, only heard a couple songs, but they are excellent musicians. Japan has a lot of great bands. you've done Babymetal, LOVEBITES, and now Asterism. A couple more to try , Nemophila and Band Maid. For Nemophila, try Oiran, Dissension, or Adabana. For Band Maid: Thrill, Dice, or Domination. Both bands are all female. (Band Maid and The Warning have met, and are fans of each other) So , you enjoy a good bass? Misa from Band Maid is the woman you want to watch. . And tapping bass players?, see Eugene from the band Jinjer (not Japanese, but worth the watch), try Pisces(live session).
You're certainly not the first person to recommend Nemophila and Band Maid, so I'm sure I'll be checking them out soon. And I'll have to watch Jinjer a little closer; I've seen a couple videos, but was unsurprisingly focused on the singing/screaming.
@@DadDaughtersandDrinks I am glad you enjoyed Asterism. You got me a little misty eyed at the end. I saw Asterism live in NYC last summer. I just happened to be vacationing in NYC with my family when I discovered they would be playing in a small club in the SOHO area. I had to see them, so I gave up seeing a Broadway show with the family and took a fairly short subway ride from the Times Square area where I was staying. The show was free but the small club was still only half full. They only played for 60 minutes but it was a glorious 60 minutes. There was no barrier between the crowd and the stage, so I got to see Haruka play from only 5 or 6 feet away. Haruka did sing during a few songs and she has a nice voice but not a particularly strong voice, at least not then. She is still young and her voice might eventually get close to the music they play. For the next song, I suggest Church live from their studio - ua-cam.com/video/pkiKSBX8JPA/v-deo.html
Thanks for the story. I was actually in the Times Square area last year as well (although I think it was more springtime as I don't remember it being either too hot or too cold). I'd gladly give up a Broadway show to see something like this; I'll need to keep an eye out for the next time I'm there (I can't imagine Asterism will be there, but I'm sure there will be SOME lesser known great band playing nearby). Church will almost certainly be my next Asterism vireaction - thanks!
@@DadDaughtersandDrinks You are very welcome. I have a couple of suggestions for songs by Band-Maid and Nemophila, bot of whom I have seen live. Regarding Band-Maid, they have released some instrumentals that will give you a very good idea of their musicianship. One is for the song Onset, which sadly they didn't play when I saw them live. This is the official live video - ua-cam.com/video/mVrN-j_Uc0U/v-deo.html Regarding Nemophila, there are two official live videos of them performing the song Oiran. I prefer the first of the two since it was the second video I saw of them (my introduction was a video of their cover of Iron Maiden's Aces High, which blew me away). The second video is also excellent but I think the first shows off their personalities more. The video was filmed a music festival dedicated to female Japanese artists. Because of covid, the event could only be livestreamed. Because of no crowd, the band members did some mugging for the camera. Their joy of actually getting to perform on stage, even without a crowd, is very evident - ua-cam.com/video/19VQ9tkWksQ/v-deo.html
Love this band. Hal-Ca (16) started playing at 10 and had homework to do after this set. Miyu(17) is playing a one of a kind custom made for him ESP bass and his brother Mio (19) on drums keeps these 2 beasts in check during each song. They were independent and fan supported until recently and crowd funded their 1st album (write, arrange and play their own fusion of Metal/Rock/Jazz). She was born to be a rock star, my husband who is a Hendrix fanatic (saw him LIVE twice) says she has that Hendrix vibe. Small club due to age and lack of fanbase at the time and raw fan cam recording BUT the insane talent is clearly there!!!! Glad you gave them a listen.
I'm not ashamed to say it, but Hal-Ca is my favorite guitarist in the world right now. Noone else, despite all those immensely talented artists around, gives me that feel, emotion and awe that I get listening to her. Please listen to their song "Church" next, it hits me even more in the feels every time I'm hearing it.
Can you believe Hal-Ca (lead guitarist) was only 16 at that point in time ? She picked up the guitar when she was 10 and she was only playing for 6 years at that point in time.
@@DadDaughtersandDrinks In 2014, Haruka attended a music competition at age 12 as a solo guitarist. At the same competition, the brothers Miyu (bass) and Mio (drums) were entered as an instrumental duo. I believe that Miyu was 13 and Mio was 15 at the time. An official with the competition had the inspired idea to put them together. The brothers might have been hesitant at first but when they saw Haruka play, they agreed that they should form an instrumental trio. The rest is history still being written.
Blaze (live), Church (live in studio), Gunfire (live in studio), Unravel (MV), Rising Moon (MV), really just about anything. A lot of the vids are fan cams and some have not so great audio but watching these folks play is always a treat.
fan cams get too much flack -- as long as you can make out what's going on, it's fine. of course, i grew up in the time where all we had were bootleg VHSs, so there's that 🤷♂😅
@@Double_J_48629Bootleg VHS!!! Man that was hightech back in my day. I remember sitting in my room until late in the night (because that's when they played all the best stuff) with my single speaker radio tape recorder with my fingers glued to the play and record buttons in fevered anticipation, just waiting to catch a cool song. Lol
I loved "Dawn" the first time I heard it, some 4 or 5 years ago (probably this very fan recording you just reacted to, actually). I loved it more every time I listened to it, and today, it's probably my favourite song. Not just my favourite Asterism song, but favourite song in all of music. It grows on you. As does most of their music. In fact, even though their technical skill is outstanding, it's their songwriting that really impresses me the most. I'm not that fond of their latest album, which seems like a very big compromise in an attempt at appealing to a wider audience, but I can't blame them for trying to make a living. Personally, I think their previous album, _Guernica+a,_ is the strongest by far. Instrumental, original, progressive and heavy. I guess "Church" would be the song to start with, but they are all amazing. I just cannot fathom how they could write an album like that and not be more famous than they are.
I get what you['re saying; when my kids came over this weekend and we were going to do some reactions, this was the one song I had already reacted to (this video) that I wanted to react to with them.
Congratulations on finding the best new power trio since (in my opinion) Cream. They are from Fukuoka, Japan, and consist of: Haruka Noma, guitars (“HAL-CA”) Miyu Yoshinaka, bass Mio Yoshinaka, drums They started as an all-instrumental band, and have recently begun adding vocals. They were formed in 2014 when Noma was 11 and the brothers were 12 and 14 respectively. They were all playing at a talent fair for young musicians in their hometown, when one of the music scouts noticed them, had a hunch and suggested they play together. Most of their current youtube catalogue is fan-made live video footage, much of it at the Hard Rock Café in Fukuoka. There are also a few clips from their one tour in the U.S., when they played Austin and Los Angeles. From the start, they have written most of their own music, covering a wide range of styles. The brothers bring a lot of jazz and funk ideas into their playing. Miyu plays 4,5 and 7-string basses, which are co-lead instruments in his hands. They are all phenomenal talents, but the big draw has been Noma, known by her first name Haruka or by her stage name Hal-Ca. She has been likened to a reincarnation of Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan, with bits of Joe Satriani, Nuno Bettencourt and Akira Takasaki, among others, thrown in. Even in the Japanese scene, with its overload of extraordinarily technical instrumentalists, she stands out. She also writes most of the band’s music. Best clips to start with are: “Rising Moon” (their first professional MV): ua-cam.com/video/IfxMi0Bx4x0/v-deo.html “Blaze” (Live): ua-cam.com/video/51Pxkp8lGAs/v-deo.html “Light in the Darkness” (Live): ua-cam.com/video/QpxNcZoNjVU/v-deo.html “Yunagi” (Studio live): ua-cam.com/video/8Kjntjpnn7U/v-deo.html “Dawn” (Live): you just watched this “Day 26” (Studio live) ua-cam.com/video/6qcxU-rikgs/v-deo.html To see Haruka practicing at home, these are fun: “Practice Homework”: ua-cam.com/video/_Fm9BBwsihw/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/KPqpt7pxCoQ/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/dPvCGHVc4C0/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/JtP_o2bOjvA/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/JiOeOw_YzMY/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/6AoVTmGZAS0/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/Jd1dwy36poU/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/ptTm2KOWt_w/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/jFDssmQnn3Y/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/oRGzOp-wFt4/v-deo.html
Wow, I appreciate all of this info and the links! I can hear a lot of those influences in her playing for sure. How does one pronounce Hal-Ca? Like "hale-kuh" or "hale-kah" maybe?
@@DadDaughtersandDrinks Well westerners pronounce it pretty much like it looks "Hal - Kaa". Japanese would pronounce that English spelling as "Ha - Ru - Ka", since an l is pronounced ru. So just like her real name. So it is kind of clever.
@@DadDaughtersandDrinks Her given name is transliterated "Haruka", with slight emphasis on the first syllable. The way the Japanese pronounce it sounds to western ears like "Hal-ca" hence her stage name.
Yeah, Asterism is an excellent Japanese metal band and Hal-Ca is a monster when playing guitar. The three of them are just outstanding. My next suggestions are “Blaze”, “Rising moon”.
it's too bad that the OMV for _Blaze_ is abbreviated .... a real missed opportunity with that one 🤷♂ (could/should have given that the same treatment that Orianthi gave with the video for _Highly Strung_ )
There is no need to apologize!!! Believe me, I can understand your tears all too well. I felt exactly the same when I heard this song for the first time. And even today, when I hear it under certain circumstances. The three of them send you on a wonderful journey with this song, don't they? ✨ One of your colleagues here on YT once said that Steve Vai has a granddaughter who is Japanese and was 16 years old at the time of this recording. :) These two in front and also the drummer who makes sure they don't take off into the stratosphere are phenomenal musicians (imo), and the fact that they still play in such relatively small venues today, while others with 0 talent fill stadiums, should be classified as a crime. _____________________ _"America invented rock. England improved it. And now, Japan has perfected it."_ ※ Band-Maid ※ Gacharic Spin ※ Lovebites ※ Nemophila ※ East of Eden ※ Hanabie ※ Asterism ※ Trident ※ etc.
Can you imagine having that level of talent, that much charisma, and that kinda "feel" for your craft...at 16?! Asterism is ASTOUNDING! I'll be here for whatever you react to next, cuz it'll be REEEEAAAL good. Also, funny, when you mentioned you had reacted to Lovebites and were now reacting to Asterism, I thought to myself, "Well, it's just a matter of time before he's introduced to The Maids"....and low and behold the top video suggestion on the right of my screen is "Onset". 🤣 I have a pretty good idea how that's gonna go, so I'm "off to Onset!" ... wait...what? Thanks much and welcome aboard! 🕊
Wait - do you mean me in the mic, or the output of the entire recording? It's hard to tell in this video because I was having a large-scale sound issue that might have made it sound mono. I have a couple of videos where the sounds is messed up like this (sounds echoey and probably seems mono), but that would just be those couple of videos. I've checked my others and they're stereo.
great reaction ; only slightly less emotional than _my_ first listen. 😉😅 _Church_ is another one that really chops the onions for me. i could go on and on .... ngl, you could probably turn this in to an Asterism Appreciation Channel, and i'd show up for every single reaction 😂 not a single bad song in the catalog. FYI: their latest album, Decide (and by extension, the 2 EPs that compose that one - A-Side and B-Side) has all vocal tracks (i think it's the 3 most recent videos on their channel are from that one) ; but everything else is instrumentals (aside from a couple of collabs ; but that's separate). While i personally kinda like the new album, most deffo prefer the previous stuff.
I've heard a couple of people say that about instrumental vs. voice. I get it; when I listen to the voice stuff I'll just try not to compare them too much. Sometimes you've just got to think of it as a different band (like I had to do with Rush when they started using a lot of synth, or Pink Floyd once Roger Waters left)
@@DadDaughtersandDrinks the musicality is still 100% there ; just more "mainstream" (i.e., traditional radio-style song structures). don't know if it's gonna be a permanent change , or just some experimentation (also don't know how much it has to do with recently signing with Sony). I'm all for them trying anything/everything to try to gain some traction.
The age-old battle about selling your soul to the corp execs for an increased audience. Lots of pros and cons there; I hope both the musicians and the music make it through reasonably unscathed.
@@Double_J_48629 Yeah these guys have had trouble finding an audience. They are still playing small clubs and festivals. The US tour was a real disappointment - I mean great to see them (especially the street performances) but a shame they had to make their two real shows free. I'd sure like to see them get more attention.
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Your point about the raw passion and love for what they do is spot on. She picked up a guitar at the age of 10, so she did this with only six years of playing under her belt. And yes, all of them are extraordinary.
Yeah Man, the Power of Music.
It really is something beautiful to witness Skill, Passion and Joy come together in such a way. This performance has made me tear up more than once.
Yes he did a pinch/pop harmonic. He is the master of harmonics on the bass. Mio, the drummer, is great but Miyu, the bassist, and Haruka, the guitarist and composer, are exceptional talents. Haruka is only 4'8" so she usually has risers on stage she can stand on during her solos.
Hal-Ca's divine solo. Outstanding playing by a recognized maestro at the age of 16.
All three of them were still teenagers in this video and already a master of their instruments. I had the pleasure of seeing them last May in NY. They were more polished then, of course but did not lose any of the passion. What an amazing trio.
They are an instrumental prog heavy metal band from Japan, formed in 2014. Not too familiar with their catalog, only heard a couple songs, but they are excellent musicians.
Japan has a lot of great bands. you've done Babymetal, LOVEBITES, and now Asterism. A couple more to try , Nemophila and Band Maid. For Nemophila, try Oiran, Dissension, or Adabana. For Band Maid: Thrill, Dice, or Domination. Both bands are all female. (Band Maid and The Warning have met, and are fans of each other)
So , you enjoy a good bass? Misa from Band Maid is the woman you want to watch. . And tapping bass players?, see Eugene from the band Jinjer (not Japanese, but worth the watch), try Pisces(live session).
You're certainly not the first person to recommend Nemophila and Band Maid, so I'm sure I'll be checking them out soon. And I'll have to watch Jinjer a little closer; I've seen a couple videos, but was unsurprisingly focused on the singing/screaming.
@@DadDaughtersandDrinks I am glad you enjoyed Asterism. You got me a little misty eyed at the end. I saw Asterism live in NYC last summer. I just happened to be vacationing in NYC with my family when I discovered they would be playing in a small club in the SOHO area. I had to see them, so I gave up seeing a Broadway show with the family and took a fairly short subway ride from the Times Square area where I was staying. The show was free but the small club was still only half full. They only played for 60 minutes but it was a glorious 60 minutes. There was no barrier between the crowd and the stage, so I got to see Haruka play from only 5 or 6 feet away. Haruka did sing during a few songs and she has a nice voice but not a particularly strong voice, at least not then. She is still young and her voice might eventually get close to the music they play. For the next song, I suggest Church live from their studio - ua-cam.com/video/pkiKSBX8JPA/v-deo.html
Thanks for the story. I was actually in the Times Square area last year as well (although I think it was more springtime as I don't remember it being either too hot or too cold). I'd gladly give up a Broadway show to see something like this; I'll need to keep an eye out for the next time I'm there (I can't imagine Asterism will be there, but I'm sure there will be SOME lesser known great band playing nearby). Church will almost certainly be my next Asterism vireaction - thanks!
@@DadDaughtersandDrinks You are very welcome. I have a couple of suggestions for songs by Band-Maid and Nemophila, bot of whom I have seen live.
Regarding Band-Maid, they have released some instrumentals that will give you a very good idea of their musicianship. One is for the song Onset, which sadly they didn't play when I saw them live. This is the official live video - ua-cam.com/video/mVrN-j_Uc0U/v-deo.html
Regarding Nemophila, there are two official live videos of them performing the song Oiran. I prefer the first of the two since it was the second video I saw of them (my introduction was a video of their cover of Iron Maiden's Aces High, which blew me away). The second video is also excellent but I think the first shows off their personalities more. The video was filmed a music festival dedicated to female Japanese artists. Because of covid, the event could only be livestreamed. Because of no crowd, the band members did some mugging for the camera. Their joy of actually getting to perform on stage, even without a crowd, is very evident - ua-cam.com/video/19VQ9tkWksQ/v-deo.html
Thanks for the info, and the links. I've been hearing more and more about these two bands so I think my watching them is inevitable.
this band deserve much more recognition. epic song!
Love this band. Hal-Ca (16) started playing at 10 and had homework to do after this set. Miyu(17) is playing a one of a kind custom made for him ESP bass and his brother Mio (19) on drums keeps these 2 beasts in check during each song. They were independent and fan supported until recently and crowd funded their 1st album (write, arrange and play their own fusion of Metal/Rock/Jazz). She was born to be a rock star, my husband who is a Hendrix fanatic (saw him LIVE twice) says she has that Hendrix vibe. Small club due to age and lack of fanbase at the time and raw fan cam recording BUT the insane talent is clearly there!!!! Glad you gave them a listen.
Really great insight, the sheer joy they have for the sound they’re creating is contagious. Thank you.
I'm not ashamed to say it, but Hal-Ca is my favorite guitarist in the world right now. Noone else, despite all those immensely talented artists around, gives me that feel, emotion and awe that I get listening to her.
Please listen to their song "Church" next, it hits me even more in the feels every time I'm hearing it.
Church will be coming soon.
Can you believe Hal-Ca (lead guitarist) was only 16 at that point in time ? She picked up the guitar when she was 10 and she was only playing for 6 years at that point in time.
It really is unbelievable
@@DadDaughtersandDrinks In 2014, Haruka attended a music competition at age 12 as a solo guitarist. At the same competition, the brothers Miyu (bass) and Mio (drums) were entered as an instrumental duo. I believe that Miyu was 13 and Mio was 15 at the time. An official with the competition had the inspired idea to put them together. The brothers might have been hesitant at first but when they saw Haruka play, they agreed that they should form an instrumental trio. The rest is history still being written.
My fav instrumental band! They are 16,17 and 19 years old in this video. I recommend《church》live in studio as the next!🤘🏻🔥
Yep, Church is next on the list for them
The official video for Rising Moon would be a good follow-up.
Thanks! I'll do that one.
Saw this live in California this past July about 3 feet away from Haruka. Awesome!
You're causing some jelly with comments like that!
Blaze (live), Church (live in studio), Gunfire (live in studio), Unravel (MV), Rising Moon (MV), really just about anything. A lot of the vids are fan cams and some have not so great audio but watching these folks play is always a treat.
Thanks for the list! I totally get it about fan cams, but I'm usually pretty good with those.
fan cams get too much flack -- as long as you can make out what's going on, it's fine.
of course, i grew up in the time where all we had were bootleg VHSs, so there's that 🤷♂😅
@@Double_J_48629 Takako and Chappy's cam videos are pretty good almost always
@@Double_J_48629Bootleg VHS!!! Man that was hightech back in my day. I remember sitting in my room until late in the night (because that's when they played all the best stuff) with my single speaker radio tape recorder with my fingers glued to the play and record buttons in fevered anticipation, just waiting to catch a cool song. Lol
@@Studio-Coast_Kid 🤣 yes, the struggle was real! ✊
they are gems!!! 🔥🔥🔥
I loved "Dawn" the first time I heard it, some 4 or 5 years ago (probably this very fan recording you just reacted to, actually). I loved it more every time I listened to it, and today, it's probably my favourite song. Not just my favourite Asterism song, but favourite song in all of music. It grows on you. As does most of their music. In fact, even though their technical skill is outstanding, it's their songwriting that really impresses me the most. I'm not that fond of their latest album, which seems like a very big compromise in an attempt at appealing to a wider audience, but I can't blame them for trying to make a living. Personally, I think their previous album, _Guernica+a,_ is the strongest by far. Instrumental, original, progressive and heavy. I guess "Church" would be the song to start with, but they are all amazing. I just cannot fathom how they could write an album like that and not be more famous than they are.
I get what you['re saying; when my kids came over this weekend and we were going to do some reactions, this was the one song I had already reacted to (this video) that I wanted to react to with them.
They have added vocals to the newer songs now. Didn't have any in the earlier songs. I think i like them without vocals just a bit more
Gotta hear Church bro. Chills. Every. Time.
Congratulations on finding the best new power trio since (in my opinion) Cream. They are from Fukuoka, Japan, and consist of:
Haruka Noma, guitars (“HAL-CA”)
Miyu Yoshinaka, bass
Mio Yoshinaka, drums
They started as an all-instrumental band, and have recently begun adding vocals.
They were formed in 2014 when Noma was 11 and the brothers were 12 and 14 respectively. They were all playing at a talent fair for young musicians in their hometown, when one of the music scouts noticed them, had a hunch and suggested they play together. Most of their current youtube catalogue is fan-made live video footage, much of it at the Hard Rock Café in Fukuoka. There are also a few clips from their one tour in the U.S., when they played Austin and Los Angeles. From the start, they have written most of their own music, covering a wide range of styles.
The brothers bring a lot of jazz and funk ideas into their playing. Miyu plays 4,5 and 7-string basses, which are co-lead instruments in his hands. They are all phenomenal talents, but the big draw has been Noma, known by her first name Haruka or by her stage name Hal-Ca. She has been likened to a reincarnation of Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan, with bits of Joe Satriani, Nuno Bettencourt and Akira Takasaki, among others, thrown in. Even in the Japanese scene, with its overload of extraordinarily technical instrumentalists, she stands out. She also writes most of the band’s music.
Best clips to start with are:
“Rising Moon” (their first professional MV): ua-cam.com/video/IfxMi0Bx4x0/v-deo.html
“Blaze” (Live): ua-cam.com/video/51Pxkp8lGAs/v-deo.html
“Light in the Darkness” (Live): ua-cam.com/video/QpxNcZoNjVU/v-deo.html
“Yunagi” (Studio live): ua-cam.com/video/8Kjntjpnn7U/v-deo.html
“Dawn” (Live): you just watched this
“Day 26” (Studio live) ua-cam.com/video/6qcxU-rikgs/v-deo.html
To see Haruka practicing at home, these are fun: “Practice Homework”:
ua-cam.com/video/_Fm9BBwsihw/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/KPqpt7pxCoQ/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/dPvCGHVc4C0/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/JtP_o2bOjvA/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/JiOeOw_YzMY/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/6AoVTmGZAS0/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/Jd1dwy36poU/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/ptTm2KOWt_w/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/jFDssmQnn3Y/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/oRGzOp-wFt4/v-deo.html
Wow, I appreciate all of this info and the links! I can hear a lot of those influences in her playing for sure. How does one pronounce Hal-Ca? Like "hale-kuh" or "hale-kah" maybe?
@@DadDaughtersandDrinks Well westerners pronounce it pretty much like it looks "Hal - Kaa". Japanese would pronounce that English spelling as "Ha - Ru - Ka", since an l is pronounced ru. So just like her real name. So it is kind of clever.
@@DadDaughtersandDrinks Her given name is transliterated "Haruka", with slight emphasis on the first syllable. The way the Japanese pronounce it sounds to western ears like "Hal-ca" hence her stage name.
Now we're talking!
Yeah, Asterism is an excellent Japanese metal band and Hal-Ca is a monster when playing guitar. The three of them are just outstanding. My next suggestions are “Blaze”, “Rising moon”.
it's too bad that the OMV for _Blaze_ is abbreviated .... a real missed opportunity with that one 🤷♂
(could/should have given that the same treatment that Orianthi gave with the video for _Highly Strung_ )
Thanks for the recommendations!
ありがとう♪
great reaction, writing this to get you some more love from algorithm. I hope I will see more Asterism from you.
Thanks - I really appreciate that!
There is no need to apologize!!! Believe me, I can understand your tears all too well. I felt exactly the same when I heard this song for the first time. And even today, when I hear it under certain circumstances. The three of them send you on a wonderful journey with this song, don't they? ✨
One of your colleagues here on YT once said that Steve Vai has a granddaughter who is Japanese and was 16 years old at the time of this recording. :) These two in front and also the drummer who makes sure they don't take off into the stratosphere are phenomenal musicians (imo), and the fact that they still play in such relatively small venues today, while others with 0 talent fill stadiums, should be classified as a crime.
_____________________
_"America invented rock. England improved it. And now, Japan has perfected it."_
※ Band-Maid ※ Gacharic Spin ※ Lovebites ※ Nemophila ※ East of Eden ※ Hanabie ※ Asterism ※ Trident ※ etc.
I believe the Steve Vai speculation!
Miyu on bass also sweeps, up and down. Pretty hard to do on bass with a clear sound. I think he does it on the Church video.
Thanks for the info - Church is next on my Asterism list (other than the re-reaction I did of Dawn this weekend with my kids)
Can you imagine having that level of talent, that much charisma, and that kinda "feel" for your craft...at 16?! Asterism is ASTOUNDING! I'll be here for whatever you react to next, cuz it'll be REEEEAAAL good. Also, funny, when you mentioned you had reacted to Lovebites and were now reacting to Asterism, I thought to myself, "Well, it's just a matter of time before he's introduced to The Maids"....and low and behold the top video suggestion on the right of my screen is "Onset". 🤣 I have a pretty good idea how that's gonna go, so I'm "off to Onset!" ... wait...what? Thanks much and welcome aboard! 🕊
Haha, I guess that's a good kind of predictable!
I hear a lot of Nuno Betancourt and Steve Morse in her playing.
Hal-Ca has the best stank faces.
Gotta have the faces! Agree with Nuno, and man... Steve Morse is a name I've not heard in a long time! (kind of like Obi-Wan)
You’re always in mono sound mode!
Wait - do you mean me in the mic, or the output of the entire recording? It's hard to tell in this video because I was having a large-scale sound issue that might have made it sound mono. I have a couple of videos where the sounds is messed up like this (sounds echoey and probably seems mono), but that would just be those couple of videos. I've checked my others and they're stereo.
great reaction ; only slightly less emotional than _my_ first listen. 😉😅
_Church_ is another one that really chops the onions for me.
i could go on and on .... ngl, you could probably turn this in to an Asterism Appreciation Channel, and i'd show up for every single reaction 😂 not a single bad song in the catalog.
FYI: their latest album, Decide (and by extension, the 2 EPs that compose that one - A-Side and B-Side) has all vocal tracks (i think it's the 3 most recent videos on their channel are from that one) ; but everything else is instrumentals (aside from a couple of collabs ; but that's separate). While i personally kinda like the new album, most deffo prefer the previous stuff.
I've heard a couple of people say that about instrumental vs. voice. I get it; when I listen to the voice stuff I'll just try not to compare them too much. Sometimes you've just got to think of it as a different band (like I had to do with Rush when they started using a lot of synth, or Pink Floyd once Roger Waters left)
@@DadDaughtersandDrinks the musicality is still 100% there ; just more "mainstream" (i.e., traditional radio-style song structures).
don't know if it's gonna be a permanent change , or just some experimentation (also don't know how much it has to do with recently signing with Sony).
I'm all for them trying anything/everything to try to gain some traction.
The age-old battle about selling your soul to the corp execs for an increased audience. Lots of pros and cons there; I hope both the musicians and the music make it through reasonably unscathed.
@@Double_J_48629 Yeah these guys have had trouble finding an audience. They are still playing small clubs and festivals. The US tour was a real disappointment - I mean great to see them (especially the street performances) but a shame they had to make their two real shows free. I'd sure like to see them get more attention.
Yes, it's a very odd and unfortunate thing when you see really talented people, and they just can't get the break they should.