May I suggest you check out the LIVE ..Dice/HATE? ..performance from Lollapalooza 2023?....The ladies showing the world how it's done!...Especially given the heat of the day slot...AND!...playing a full concert the night before!. Look for "BAND-MAID - Dice & Hate? at Lollapalooza 2023, with optimized audio"...Enjoy Po!🕊
They usually get asked to do the theme songs in advanced so Miku can do the lyrics(she usually reads the novels/manga/etc to make the lyrics make sense to the anime fans as well) Besides the best vol 1&2, they released at the okyujis memorable, shambles, magie, go easy, brightest star, and protect you(none are on cd yet)
Akane's performance in this song is absolutely off the chart !!!!! The double kick work is really next level and her playing has so much finesse.....listen how she backs off in the start of the second verse to let Misa's bass to have room to breathe. The stamina it takes to play this is inhuman !!!!!! Could only be done by a really talented GORILLA !!!!!!!!
Welcome back, Skip! Since the Yokohama concert (which was friggen MAGICAL!), it's been fairly quiet in the land of The Maids, which means, of course, they're up to something. I wouldn't be surprised to see something drop on or around Xmas, because the Maids spoil us rotten. Anywho, a couple of pretty safe bets for branching out (many fans of Band-Maid are fans of these bands) would be: Glim Spanky, Asterism, Trident, The Warning, Sokinanaru, etc.) Hope all is well and Happy Holidays! 🕊
The fabled return of Skippy is here. In the making of vid of "Shambles" the crew flooded the floor. Kanami accused Miku of flooding it by punching a pipe with her strong muscles. She then dropped her pick in a big puddle, Saiki laughed & told her she couldn't use the pick now cos it would damage the strings & Kanami blamed Miku for that as well. MINCHOMANIA Rocks :)
Welcome back man! so the first thing that comes to mind that you have not seen is the Dice / Hate? live at Lollapalooza video. Those two songs at that show might be one of their biggest moments in 2023.
If your quick you can buy a online ticket to see the Nov 26th Yokohama Arena concert....Well worth it!....Totally magical show....I was there!...The last show of their 10th Anni Tour.....I was also at the first show at Tokyo Garden Theater in Jan.
New full album will be officially out early summer. The DVD/Bluray of the recent 10th anniversary tour final will be out in March. Therefore, anticipate official MV of both to be teased soon. There you go, a full 2024 of reactions for you, Po! Welcome back! 🦍🍌
Great to have you back, was fun to go through the whole catalog with you. And Good news, full length new album coming next year! There are already a few tracks floating around from concerts out there. Apparently there is another anime track coming too.
Just after the Yokohama show....Akane released her signature drumsticks!...Wincent W-5B....Though I believe she used to use 5A's. She made a personal appearence at a music shop to promote her new signature sticks...Just 80 meters from the hotel I was staying at in Akiharbara..same street...But a week after I had to check out!...WHAAAA! 😭
Something similar happened to me. The band tweeted they had a day off in Otaru the day before the serving there. They tweeted they were playing on these trolleys in a disused railway that had been turned into a park. That park was literally outside my hotel and I had walked through it four times that day! I must of just missed them lol!
Hey SBR! It's great to see you on here again. You were right about this song; it was written for an anime. You might be interested in their performance of "Dice" and "Hate?" at Lollapalooza this year, if you haven't seen it already. Akane does a killer solo/intro between the two songs, and "Hate?" has an extended solo section. You might also be interested in the Yokohama concert, they livestreamed it and they will be putting out a DVD/Blu-ray of that concert, it was over 3-1/2 hours long, and there were a lot of surprises. They have written some new songs, but they don't have any videos yet. I suspect they will probably start shooting videos soon after this last concert in Hong Kong. On another note, Trident has released a new EP and have been busy posting new videos lately. Please take care and have a great night!
Watch the entire Lollapalooza 2023 set! :) There're a couple of people that has it uploaded. It was an official Hulu broadcast. Director(s)? were definitely NOT on the ball.
Welcome back. Band-Maid also released the song "Memorable" earlier this year, as well as a live version of "Sense" and another live version of "No God", both from the Tokyo Garden Theater show. I think you've already covered everything else they have officially released on their channel, although there are some unofficial live versions of other songs out there. I won't recommend anything unofficial out of respect for the band. If you haven't watched their 10th anniversary tour finale show at the Yokohama Arena, it's still available on their usual streaming platform (zaiko) for another week or so, but they haven't released anything from it on their UA-cam channel yet. It's 3.5 hours long, 33 songs in one epic performance. It includes two unreleased songs that were debuted during the last leg of the tour, as well as some special versions of some of their other songs. Their next new album will be released next summer. If you want to check out something different but still awesome from a different band, I suggest the new Japanese band East of Eden. They have two official mvs out so far and are gaining quite a bit of traction. The songs are " Evolve" and "This Moment." Their debut EP drops this week.
Definitely do the documentary stuff, though you probably know a decent chunk of it by now. As far as other suggestions, the maids are fans of a band from Mexico called The Warning (and vice versa). I’d recommend checking out their stuff, I really enjoy Choke, but they also don’t make bad music. In the Japanese music world, a group called Hanabie (Ha-nah-bee-eh) is rocketing to stardom. They’re uhh… more intense? They’re very different but I can’t stop listening to them either. Easily my second favorite band out of Japan, after the Maids of course. “We love Sweets” is the go to recommendation, though I think “Tousou” is my favorite? I don’t know, they’re wild.
Hiya Skippy, long time no see, good to see you back. I recommend reacting to Ohrenje's documentaries on the band members, they are awesome! They start with Saiki.
Welcome back. Hope things have settled down and you're happy to get back into the swing of things! Though I am sad to see your shoulder still hurts. Akane is insane in this and Saiki continues to impress more and more as time goes by. 100% with you on the chorus. It's one of the catchiest things they've done, but IMO it's a pretty standard anime chorus, and "standard" is not something one can usually say about anything Band-Maid does. It's quite a change even from their other anime songs. It's weird to say that about a song with as heavy a riff as this one and as crazy instrumentation, but I think one would be hard-pressed to argue differently. So why is this the case? I thought maybe it was because of feedback from the anime producers, who can be very hands off or request a lot of changes. But even if it's the case of producers wanting this song a certain way -- like with Miku/cluppo's "With You" -- the two songs they "debuted" at the Yokohama concert ("Brightest Star" and "Magie") had extremely poppy choruses too. Not, "poppy for Band-Maid", whose choruses are already catchier than any other hard rock band I know, but objectively poppy. I wonder if that's the direction they're going. The fan reaction to that would be interesting. 🤣 But I think it's just a coincidence. Each song I mentioned has a good reason to be more in the catchy style than we're used to from Band-Maid. Like you said, this song could be that way because it's for an anime. And of the other two songs I mentioned, one is a Miku song (which tends to be more in that direction anyway) and the other seems like a purpose-built "celebrate with the crowd" song. So perhaps not indicitave of a direction, but simply that each song needed to be that way just because, well, that's what it's for. And let's not forget that speculation about them "going poppy" has happened before and those people had a lot of crow to eat when Band-Maid came back with some of their hardest hitting stuff, then continued to get heavier and more progressive. But in that case it was one song and this time it's the last three songs they've chosen to show us. (For the record, I'm not worried either way because while I love the direction Band-Maid has gone, but I also like good pop music.) Looking forward to seeing more from you! Have a great day.
At the end of the Yokohama Arena concert..there was a few anouncements as regards what the MAID's have instore for us next year..including a new Full Album....They also played a couple of new tracks..so..get that ticket!
@@GaryHolloway-810 Haha!..no no..heaven forbid! (though not religious)...Just he's been out of the loop so to speak and I was just "suggesting" possible avenues of exploration.😉😊
@@GaryHolloway-810 It's ok Gary.. never any pressure to take note of me...Just hope my email was understandable as to my thinking. ..The "Odds" folder has pics like my new "@home_cafe photo"...I have removed all others with my ugly mug on...Those are just to remind me I WAS actually there again and not a dream..And pics of hotels rooms etc.🙂
@@GaryHolloway-810 A lot of my recent comments have not posted..so..out of about 20 comments I made yesterday..only about 4 or 5 posted!...So frustrating.😒
@@Bodneyblue Oh jeez (pun intended) is the comments thing still happening to you? I got 2 bans by YT whilst you were away for making "Inappropriate" comments supposedly. Not that YT bothered to reply when i asked them to point out exactly which comments were inappropriate cos there were none. It looks like the package hasn't arrived yet but then the local postal service has been crappy in the run up to Christmas. I'll let you know when it arrives :)
Subscribed. BAND-MAID is awesome. Great performance and reaction! If you would like to explore more and expand your channel, may I suggest a reaction to BABYMETAL. Their music has a positive and uplifting message. They have a fun and awesome performance: BABYMETAL - PA PA YA!! (feat. F.HERO) (OFFICIAL) Or: MAYA【Live Blu-ray/DVD「BABYMETAL BEGINS - THE OTHER ONE -」"BLACK NIGHT"】 🖖 ❤
3:32 "God DAMN Bro. Is it possible to fall in love with the same band more than once?" You are not alone. I have. Oddly enough, with _this_ band!
I have had many moments when listening to this phenomenal group of musicians.
I'm looking forward to many more in the future.
May I suggest you check out the LIVE ..Dice/HATE? ..performance from Lollapalooza 2023?....The ladies showing the world how it's done!...Especially given the heat of the day slot...AND!...playing a full concert the night before!. Look for "BAND-MAID - Dice & Hate? at Lollapalooza 2023, with optimized audio"...Enjoy Po!🕊
ABSOLUTELY!!!!!
This is an excellent suggestion!
This was commissioned as the season two closing theme for the Netflix anime, Kengan Ashura.
You didn't fall in love again, you never fell out of love. Welcome back to Band Maid. If you haven't been following them you're in for a treat.
They usually get asked to do the theme songs in advanced so Miku can do the lyrics(she usually reads the novels/manga/etc to make the lyrics make sense to the anime fans as well)
Besides the best vol 1&2, they released at the okyujis memorable, shambles, magie, go easy, brightest star, and protect you(none are on cd yet)
Good to see you back.
Akane's performance in this song is absolutely off the chart !!!!! The double kick work is really next level and her playing has so much
finesse.....listen how she backs off in the start of the second verse to let Misa's bass to have room to breathe. The stamina it takes to play this is inhuman !!!!!! Could only be done by a really talented GORILLA !!!!!!!!
Welcome back, Skip! Since the Yokohama concert (which was friggen MAGICAL!), it's been fairly quiet in the land of The Maids, which means, of course, they're up to something. I wouldn't be surprised to see something drop on or around Xmas, because the Maids spoil us rotten. Anywho, a couple of pretty safe bets for branching out (many fans of Band-Maid are fans of these bands) would be: Glim Spanky, Asterism, Trident, The Warning, Sokinanaru, etc.) Hope all is well and Happy Holidays! 🕊
The fabled return of Skippy is here. In the making of vid of "Shambles" the crew flooded the floor. Kanami accused Miku of flooding it by punching a pipe with her strong muscles. She then dropped her pick in a big puddle, Saiki laughed & told her she couldn't use the pick now cos it would damage the strings & Kanami blamed Miku for that as well. MINCHOMANIA Rocks :)
Welcome back man! so the first thing that comes to mind that you have not seen is the Dice / Hate? live at Lollapalooza video. Those two songs at that show might be one of their biggest moments in 2023.
Hey Buffalo, good to have you back.
If your quick you can buy a online ticket to see the Nov 26th Yokohama Arena concert....Well worth it!....Totally magical show....I was there!...The last show of their 10th Anni Tour.....I was also at the first show at Tokyo Garden Theater in Jan.
New full album will be officially out early summer. The DVD/Bluray of the recent 10th anniversary tour final will be out in March. Therefore, anticipate official MV of both to be teased soon. There you go, a full 2024 of reactions for you, Po! Welcome back! 🦍🍌
Great news.
Great to have you back, was fun to go through the whole catalog with you. And Good news, full length new album coming next year! There are already a few tracks floating around from concerts out there. Apparently there is another anime track coming too.
Just after the Yokohama show....Akane released her signature drumsticks!...Wincent W-5B....Though I believe she used to use 5A's. She made a personal appearence at a music shop to promote her new signature sticks...Just 80 meters from the hotel I was staying at in Akiharbara..same street...But a week after I had to check out!...WHAAAA! 😭
Something similar happened to me. The band tweeted they had a day off in Otaru the day before the serving there. They tweeted they were playing on these trolleys in a disused railway that had been turned into a park. That park was literally outside my hotel and I had walked through it four times that day! I must of just missed them lol!
@@Davey-Boyd I have come to the conclusion Davey there has aways been something missing from my life....I'm always so close...yet so far.
Hey SBR! It's great to see you on here again. You were right about this song; it was written for an anime. You might be interested in their performance of "Dice" and "Hate?" at Lollapalooza this year, if you haven't seen it already. Akane does a killer solo/intro between the two songs, and "Hate?" has an extended solo section. You might also be interested in the Yokohama concert, they livestreamed it and they will be putting out a DVD/Blu-ray of that concert, it was over 3-1/2 hours long, and there were a lot of surprises. They have written some new songs, but they don't have any videos yet. I suspect they will probably start shooting videos soon after this last concert in Hong Kong. On another note, Trident has released a new EP and have been busy posting new videos lately. Please take care and have a great night!
Watch the entire Lollapalooza 2023 set! :) There're a couple of people that has it uploaded. It was an official Hulu broadcast. Director(s)? were definitely NOT on the ball.
Welcome back. Band-Maid also released the song "Memorable" earlier this year, as well as a live version of "Sense" and another live version of "No God", both from the Tokyo Garden Theater show. I think you've already covered everything else they have officially released on their channel, although there are some unofficial live versions of other songs out there. I won't recommend anything unofficial out of respect for the band. If you haven't watched their 10th anniversary tour finale show at the Yokohama Arena, it's still available on their usual streaming platform (zaiko) for another week or so, but they haven't released anything from it on their UA-cam channel yet. It's 3.5 hours long, 33 songs in one epic performance. It includes two unreleased songs that were debuted during the last leg of the tour, as well as some special versions of some of their other songs. Their next new album will be released next summer.
If you want to check out something different but still awesome from a different band, I suggest the new Japanese band East of Eden. They have two official mvs out so far and are gaining quite a bit of traction. The songs are " Evolve" and "This Moment." Their debut EP drops this week.
Definitely do the documentary stuff, though you probably know a decent chunk of it by now.
As far as other suggestions, the maids are fans of a band from Mexico called The Warning (and vice versa). I’d recommend checking out their stuff, I really enjoy Choke, but they also don’t make bad music.
In the Japanese music world, a group called Hanabie (Ha-nah-bee-eh) is rocketing to stardom. They’re uhh… more intense? They’re very different but I can’t stop listening to them either. Easily my second favorite band out of Japan, after the Maids of course. “We love Sweets” is the go to recommendation, though I think “Tousou” is my favorite? I don’t know, they’re wild.
Hiya Skippy, long time no see, good to see you back. I recommend reacting to Ohrenje's documentaries on the band members, they are awesome! They start with Saiki.
Welcome back. Hope things have settled down and you're happy to get back into the swing of things! Though I am sad to see your shoulder still hurts.
Akane is insane in this and Saiki continues to impress more and more as time goes by.
100% with you on the chorus. It's one of the catchiest things they've done, but IMO it's a pretty standard anime chorus, and "standard" is not something one can usually say about anything Band-Maid does. It's quite a change even from their other anime songs. It's weird to say that about a song with as heavy a riff as this one and as crazy instrumentation, but I think one would be hard-pressed to argue differently.
So why is this the case? I thought maybe it was because of feedback from the anime producers, who can be very hands off or request a lot of changes. But even if it's the case of producers wanting this song a certain way -- like with Miku/cluppo's "With You" -- the two songs they "debuted" at the Yokohama concert ("Brightest Star" and "Magie") had extremely poppy choruses too. Not, "poppy for Band-Maid", whose choruses are already catchier than any other hard rock band I know, but objectively poppy. I wonder if that's the direction they're going. The fan reaction to that would be interesting. 🤣
But I think it's just a coincidence. Each song I mentioned has a good reason to be more in the catchy style than we're used to from Band-Maid. Like you said, this song could be that way because it's for an anime. And of the other two songs I mentioned, one is a Miku song (which tends to be more in that direction anyway) and the other seems like a purpose-built "celebrate with the crowd" song. So perhaps not indicitave of a direction, but simply that each song needed to be that way just because, well, that's what it's for.
And let's not forget that speculation about them "going poppy" has happened before and those people had a lot of crow to eat when Band-Maid came back with some of their hardest hitting stuff, then continued to get heavier and more progressive. But in that case it was one song and this time it's the last three songs they've chosen to show us. (For the record, I'm not worried either way because while I love the direction Band-Maid has gone, but I also like good pop music.)
Looking forward to seeing more from you! Have a great day.
Thx Tiny Hat, i didn't really think i'd been away but it's the sentimen....Ohhh you meant Skippy.🤦♂️
Welcome back! Have you checked out Nemophila yet?
Another all female Japanese band. Check out Dissension!
Welcome back buddy ❤
At the end of the Yokohama Arena concert..there was a few anouncements as regards what the MAID's have instore for us next year..including a new Full Album....They also played a couple of new tracks..so..get that ticket!
Are you trying to bully the comments section or something?😂 I only saw your email this morning cos i haven't been at home, i wasn't ignoring you :)
@@GaryHolloway-810 Haha!..no no..heaven forbid! (though not religious)...Just he's been out of the loop so to speak and I was just "suggesting" possible avenues of exploration.😉😊
@@GaryHolloway-810 It's ok Gary.. never any pressure to take note of me...Just hope my email was understandable as to my thinking. ..The "Odds" folder has pics like my new "@home_cafe photo"...I have removed all others with my ugly mug on...Those are just to remind me I WAS actually there again and not a dream..And pics of hotels rooms etc.🙂
@@GaryHolloway-810 A lot of my recent comments have not posted..so..out of about 20 comments I made yesterday..only about 4 or 5 posted!...So frustrating.😒
@@Bodneyblue Oh jeez (pun intended) is the comments thing still happening to you? I got 2 bans by YT whilst you were away for making "Inappropriate" comments supposedly. Not that YT bothered to reply when i asked them to point out exactly which comments were inappropriate cos there were none.
It looks like the package hasn't arrived yet but then the local postal service has been crappy in the run up to Christmas. I'll let you know when it arrives :)
Great to have you back! Love the Alley-Oop analogy
How much Gacharic Spin have you done? I'm a maidiac but I love GS too. ❤
WHY are they SO GODDAMNED BORINGLY FANTASTIC?!!!!!
Maid in Japan? Not so much. MIJ was more straight up pop-punk. This one is more similar to Brand New Maid or Just Bring It.
Subscribed. BAND-MAID is awesome. Great performance and reaction! If you would like to explore more and expand your channel, may I suggest a reaction to BABYMETAL. Their music has a positive and uplifting message. They have a fun and awesome performance:
BABYMETAL - PA PA YA!! (feat. F.HERO) (OFFICIAL)
Or:
MAYA【Live Blu-ray/DVD「BABYMETAL BEGINS - THE OTHER ONE -」"BLACK NIGHT"】 🖖 ❤