They formed in 1987 and have released 25 or 26 albums. Definitely Sabbath influenced. But, of course they play other styles. Scat is the method of singing. I'm sure you knew that. If your interested in other songs, The Colour out of Space and Namahage are bangers.
The lyrics are very philosophical and Zen. The band formed in 1983. The guitarist is dressed as a Japanese language professor, bassist as a monk and the drummer as a Yakuza member.
To put it bluntly, the Japanese bands don't give a *fuck* about what genre you are trying to apply to their music. They are "genre fluid". I've listened to some songs that went from pop, to thrash, to rap, to jazz all in one go. Japanese bands *start* with the kitchen sink and then add everything else in. They don't do anything halfway. Ningen Isu (Nin-Gen Ees) have been around since 1987. And, yeah, Sabbath was definitely an influence. This song, 'Heartless Scat', is what finally helped propel them to fame in the current wave of Japanese music. Glad you're enjoying your musical voyage with all these Asian bands. Journey on travelers.
They are known to be the Black Sabbath of Japan. They are known to write songs with very deep lyrics which are very steep in Zen Buddhism. The lead singer, guitarist, songwriter got a degree in Buddhism teachings and the bald guy bass player has a Russian Literature degree.
Yes, Black Sabbath. The guitarist and bassist formed the band in 1987. The drummer is slightly newer. They are big on H.P. Lovecraft, several of their songs like Colour out of Space are based on his stories. The guitarist is dressed like an Edo era scholar, the bassist is a priest, and the drummer is is a yakuza (gangster).
Who gives a shit how old they are, the song slaps. The kiss on the forehead is like a parent on their child’s head. In this song he wants a blessing for a wasted or un fulfilling life. Afraid you missed the deep message this song has.
“Scat” is a Jazz term for singing without words. “Shabadabadia” is the scat part of Heartless Scat. Dickie Betts and Tony Iommie play SGs, among other guitar greats. NINGEN ISU (“human chair,” the title of a famous, creepy short story) are more of a Progressive Metal band. Here is concert footage of them covering 20th Century Schotzoid Man (King Crimson) from 1990: ua-cam.com/video/YFo_17KL9bs/v-deo.html Hear the bassist sing. Here’s a TV appearance from 1990 that includes interviews and music videos: ua-cam.com/video/6OqflSo60c8/v-deo.html
SHABADABADIA, JUST GOT A NEW MEANING SO IT IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED SCAT. IT MEANS: AN UNEDUCATED WHITETRASH BLOWHARD THAT MOCKS SCAT BECAUSE HE SEES IT AS LOW HANGING FRUIT FOR A RACIST ATTACK.
Japanese doesn't really translate to English 1 to 1. Lost more metaphors and such, so when you do get a 1 to 1 translation, some things come across oddly because we don't have the context of the metaphor. They were absolutely influenced by Black Sabbath.
I guess people find it offensive when they hear a comparison without any reasoning. Still: In a way you're right. As an other reactor, Ryan Mear, once said about Band-maid. They got this progressive rock thing, but with a lot of pop-sensibility. He is one of the biggest maidiac among the reactors, great musician and done a few covers of them. That there is this "shabadabadeooo" in the song is quite naturals since scat is: "In vocal jazz, scat singing is vocal improvisation with wordless vocables, nonsense syllables or without words at all. In scat singing, the singer improvises melodies and rhythms using the voice as an instrument rather than a speaking medium."
After being a metalhead for 30 years, comparison is impossible not to do. So there is reasoning. Hopefully, some of my comparisons will help people unfamiliar with the bands I compare these musicians to will end up going down those bands rabbit hole. Much the way I did with these Japanese bands. If someone compared them to a band I didn't care for I likely wouldn't have listened to them. If not for UA-cam I likely would have never listened to Lovebites and Crystal Lake. Two bands I now have on my playlist rotation. I hope I encourage others to do the same.
@@truebrodown Indeed.. though I did somehow discover Band-maid myself, reaction channels were the catalyst. First seeing Nightwish (symphonic metal), then watching the same reacting to Babymetal. Then algorithm notice it and recommend Japanese bands. Which lead me to Band-maid, Lovebites and Gacharic Spin. GS is a mixed bag since they're musically all over the place. Mostly popish... but "I wish I" (video is great btw), and quite brutal (metal) if you want to check it out.
@@andreaspedersen3952 if you like metal opera like Nightwish, Japan also have one great metal opera.. the band is called "LIV MOON", and they have no bad song (at least imo). full of pretty badass riff, also high and smooth female opera voices..
"Scat" also means a specific singing style.... like the one he uses in the song ;) And yea, the bassplayer actually sings lead on some other songs, even the drummer does sometimes. Also as you probably know by now, they aren't all THAT old. The band has been around since the late 80s. Metal and rock started a bit later in Japan than it did in the US. Arguably the biggest Metal/Rock band Japan ever had so far was X Japan and they were founded in 1982. There is also Show-Ya who probably started the whole all-female-rock/metal-band thing in Japan and were founded in 1981. They are actually still active, all of the ladies somewhere around 60 years old by now. Released a new album just last year.
Guitarist is born 1965. Same to the bassplayer I think. This song is sort of a pray for sucess. This video got viral and they did the first tour outside Japan. 2 gigs in Germany 1 in London UK january-february 2020, was heading to US and then Covid came along... hearmetal?? Well Show-Ya started a couple years before Ningen Isu and are the grandmothers of all female metal bands in Japan. Check out their new Eye-to eye. Singer is born 1963. Male "hairmetal bands" from that era that still plays is Anthem and Loudness.
The bass player (Kenichi) sings also. He's sort of their official 'growler'. My great grand daughter calls these guys Band-Maid's grandpas. This is 'scat' as in wordless lyrics. Think Scatman Corruthers from back in the day.
You are correct- Ningen Isu started in 1983. The vocal section that you laughed at is called Scat and is used in a number of music genres and that same old riff changed before you said it. Just a note- Baby Metal are not acomplete band. They are a vocal/dance group with a backing band. When their agency put them together, not all of them had heard metal before. I Heard this from their interviews.
Re the kiss on the forehead thing, every language has certain phrases and expressions that have meanings that are context based and might seem very strange when literally translated into another language. If someone was to take your conversation and translate it to Japanese there would be just as many head scratchers for a Japanese speaking listener to deal with.
There’s a Mongolian band called The Hu. Their song Wolf Totem was used in a popular video game a few years back. The Japanese Steele Panther would be a band called Sex Machineguns.
J-Metal is a 'black hole' There are a BUNCH of Great bands, and Dozens of Interesting bands. Probably because they developed a National Love for Metal when the 80's Metal bands played in Japan - and also because Music Education is Part of the Curriculum in Japanese schools! BTW, Doki Doki Morning was the absolute Worst choice YOU guys could have made for Baby Metal. They aren't a personal favorite, but there is a LOT more to them than you suspect. But keep exploring - it's fun for us J-Metal heads to see your Reactions. It's One Hell of a Journey.
When Babymetal are the youngest of the famous Japanese metal bands, Ningen Isu is some of the oldest. Not that Babymetal haven't been around a long time (12 years now), but by age still the youngest. Love them both. A next react to Ningen Isu might be: Namahage. Which surprisingly has a Babymetal counterpart: Catch Me If You Can. 5:35 nobody said it's a perfect translation. :-) 9:19 but Black Sabbath is British, I guess you meant to say Western. If you want Japanese hair metal band, please react to a video called: KURENAI (X JAPAN) 1989.02.04 Be aware they are "Visual Kei" which in isn't directly hair metal band, but was surely part of the inspiration.
If you’d like some Japanese hair bands, go check out “ Come On! “ by EARTHSHAKER, which’s Ratt-ish one. If you’d like sorta sleazy one, maybe you should check out “ I’m Getting Blue “ by ZIGGY.
After a year since I first listened to them I am still not sure if I like Ningen Isu. What I can tell you is this is one of the least go-high songs xD Hair Band...Japan gave birth to their own genre of similar kind of movement in the 90s, the Visual Kei. That band you did (Jupiter it was?) was one of that, but the most popular of them is X Japan, the biggest japanese band in the 90s. I'm aware they give problems with copyright, but they are good. My favorite songs from them are Kurenai or X.
Most bands have Copyright issues. I'm not big enough to request a whitelist from the producers yet. That's how some reactors can play the videos without covering them up. Hopefully one day I will have enough subs to allow me that ability. Until then, it doesn't stop me from checking out new and old bands. I liked Ningen Isu. Reminds me so much old school metal days.I remember X Japan from yeeeears ago but couldn't name a song. We are pondering reacting to them with several more suggestions we have received over the past week. When we started this venture it was just a Lovebites request and we have really enjoyed going down the rabbit hole of Japanese metal.
At least you're not recommending "Art Of Life". It's my favorite song from X Japan, but I know that song is definitely a pain for reactors since it's half an hour long.
This is the third reaction I have seen by you regarding Japanese bands. The girl liked this one, but you made fun of them. You shall listen more to the girl man. Yes, he has an old guitar, because he started some years ago and probably likes it. It sounds good. Not so easy to play as modern guitars, I have been told. I think this was the last reaction I will watch from you. Sorry.
Deviloof is a Japanese Death Core band. Don’t know if their on your list. Their track Torture is one their better tracks. Vocalist is unique to say the least. The band is A1.
Please stop reacting to Japanese music. I have seen several of your reactions and nothing seems to be good. It's always useless and you find fault with everything. Honestly, I've never seen more negative people than you guys. For your own sake, go back to the music you like and stay there. Anything out of the ordinary seems dangerous.
It is my impression that it is the old man that is the negative one and he tries to form his young apprentice in the same manner. I think it would be good if the girl had her own reaction channel. Just an observation and opinion.
Your ageism is disturbing, I used to make fun of what I didn't understand when I was in the 2nd grade...I gave you a like cause I appreciate the effort...but damn!
They formed in 1987 and have released 25 or 26 albums. Definitely Sabbath influenced. But, of course they play other styles. Scat is the method of singing. I'm sure you knew that. If your interested in other songs, The Colour out of Space and Namahage are bangers.
The lyrics are very philosophical and Zen. The band formed in 1983. The guitarist is dressed as a Japanese language professor, bassist as a monk and the drummer as a Yakuza member.
To put it bluntly, the Japanese bands don't give a *fuck* about what genre you are trying to apply to their music. They are "genre fluid". I've listened to some songs that went from pop, to thrash, to rap, to jazz all in one go. Japanese bands *start* with the kitchen sink and then add everything else in. They don't do anything halfway.
Ningen Isu (Nin-Gen Ees) have been around since 1987. And, yeah, Sabbath was definitely an influence. This song, 'Heartless Scat', is what finally helped propel them to fame in the current wave of Japanese music.
Glad you're enjoying your musical voyage with all these Asian bands. Journey on travelers.
They are known to be the Black Sabbath of Japan. They are known to write songs with very deep lyrics which are very steep in Zen Buddhism. The lead singer, guitarist, songwriter got a degree in Buddhism teachings and the bald guy bass player has a Russian Literature degree.
You mix it. The bassist got the degree in Buddhism studies, the guitarist studied Russian literature.
Yes, Black Sabbath. The guitarist and bassist formed the band in 1987. The drummer is slightly newer. They are big on H.P. Lovecraft, several of their songs like Colour out of Space are based on his stories. The guitarist is dressed like an Edo era scholar, the bassist is a priest, and the drummer is is a yakuza (gangster).
Who gives a shit how old they are, the song slaps. The kiss on the forehead is like a parent on their child’s head. In this song he wants a blessing for a wasted or un fulfilling life. Afraid you missed the deep message this song has.
“Scat” is a Jazz term for singing without words. “Shabadabadia” is the scat part of Heartless Scat.
Dickie Betts and Tony Iommie play SGs, among other guitar greats.
NINGEN ISU (“human chair,” the title of a famous, creepy short story) are more of a Progressive Metal band. Here is concert footage of them covering 20th Century Schotzoid Man (King Crimson) from 1990: ua-cam.com/video/YFo_17KL9bs/v-deo.html Hear the bassist sing.
Here’s a TV appearance from 1990 that includes interviews and music videos: ua-cam.com/video/6OqflSo60c8/v-deo.html
SHABADABADIA, JUST GOT A NEW MEANING SO IT IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED SCAT. IT MEANS: AN UNEDUCATED WHITETRASH BLOWHARD THAT MOCKS SCAT BECAUSE HE SEES IT AS LOW HANGING FRUIT FOR A RACIST ATTACK.
Japanese doesn't really translate to English 1 to 1. Lost more metaphors and such, so when you do get a 1 to 1 translation, some things come across oddly because we don't have the context of the metaphor. They were absolutely influenced by Black Sabbath.
Check out Namahage. Its live on a small stage in front of a lively crowd. When they go up tempo it really rocks. 👌
Yes, some people say that they are the Japanese Black Sabbath. Their are a legendary band.
Ningen Isu means Human Chair.
You should pronounce it with a distinct "g" and a silent "u"
you should stay on western rock/metal music. Japanese rock/metal is not for you. You do not understand. And that is ok. It is not for everyone.
Crazy Trio with metal souls. Love them! ;0)
SHOW-YA are the grandmothers of All-Female Japanese Metal, formed in '81 and still kicking ass!
NINGEN ISU : 23 albums ... for now.
And yes, they are the Japanese Black Sabbath.
I guess people find it offensive when they hear a comparison without any reasoning.
Still: In a way you're right. As an other reactor, Ryan Mear, once said about Band-maid. They got this progressive rock thing, but with a lot of pop-sensibility. He is one of the biggest maidiac among the reactors, great musician and done a few covers of them. That there is this "shabadabadeooo" in the song is quite naturals since scat is: "In vocal jazz, scat singing is vocal improvisation with wordless vocables, nonsense syllables or without words at all. In scat singing, the singer improvises melodies and rhythms using the voice as an instrument rather than a speaking medium."
After being a metalhead for 30 years, comparison is impossible not to do. So there is reasoning. Hopefully, some of my comparisons will help people unfamiliar with the bands I compare these musicians to will end up going down those bands rabbit hole. Much the way I did with these Japanese bands. If someone compared them to a band I didn't care for I likely wouldn't have listened to them.
If not for UA-cam I likely would have never listened to Lovebites and Crystal Lake. Two bands I now have on my playlist rotation. I hope I encourage others to do the same.
@@truebrodown Indeed.. though I did somehow discover Band-maid myself, reaction channels were the catalyst. First seeing Nightwish (symphonic metal), then watching the same reacting to Babymetal. Then algorithm notice it and recommend Japanese bands. Which lead me to Band-maid, Lovebites and Gacharic Spin. GS is a mixed bag since they're musically all over the place. Mostly popish... but "I wish I" (video is great btw), and quite brutal (metal) if you want to check it out.
@@andreaspedersen3952 if you like metal opera like Nightwish, Japan also have one great metal opera..
the band is called "LIV MOON", and they have no bad song (at least imo).
full of pretty badass riff, also high and smooth female opera voices..
"Scat" also means a specific singing style.... like the one he uses in the song ;)
And yea, the bassplayer actually sings lead on some other songs, even the drummer does sometimes.
Also as you probably know by now, they aren't all THAT old. The band has been around since the late 80s. Metal and rock started a bit later in Japan than it did in the US. Arguably the biggest Metal/Rock band Japan ever had so far was X Japan and they were founded in 1982. There is also Show-Ya who probably started the whole all-female-rock/metal-band thing in Japan and were founded in 1981. They are actually still active, all of the ladies somewhere around 60 years old by now. Released a new album just last year.
Guitarist is born 1965. Same to the bassplayer I think. This song is sort of a pray for sucess. This video got viral and they did the first tour outside Japan. 2 gigs in Germany 1 in London UK january-february 2020, was heading to US and then Covid came along... hearmetal?? Well Show-Ya started a couple years before Ningen Isu and are the grandmothers of all female metal bands in Japan. Check out their new Eye-to eye. Singer is born 1963. Male "hairmetal bands" from that era that still plays is Anthem and Loudness.
mr. miyagi, uncle fester n elvis. what a band!
Scat refers to singing using nonsense syllables instead of words. The term goes back to the 1920s. It's used a lot in jazz music.
Check out Namahage by them. The bassist doesn't talk, he SINGS.
This song is only like 3 years old :) This was their first international hit. They did their first European Tour right before the plague.
They make metal, like three old experienced jazz players make jazz.
The bass player (Kenichi) sings also. He's sort of their official 'growler'. My great grand daughter calls these guys Band-Maid's grandpas. This is 'scat' as in wordless lyrics. Think Scatman Corruthers from back in the day.
You are correct- Ningen Isu started in 1983. The vocal section that you laughed at is called Scat and is used in a number of music genres and that same old riff changed before you said it. Just a note- Baby Metal are not acomplete band. They are a vocal/dance group with a backing band. When their agency put them together, not all of them had heard metal before. I Heard this from their interviews.
I like them a lot. Especially this song which DOES have a distinct Black Sabbath vibe. They have a great sound for just 3 instruments.
Re the kiss on the forehead thing, every language has certain phrases and expressions that have meanings that are context based and might seem very strange when literally translated into another language. If someone was to take your conversation and translate it to Japanese there would be just as many head scratchers for a Japanese speaking listener to deal with.
Great, great band. I really like their music.
貴方たちが日本のアーチストに注目して頂けるのは大変ありがたく思いますが、貴方方のリアクションを見て聞いて思うのは、もう日本のアーチストに触れないほうが良いかと思うのですが。翻訳機構のせいもあると思いますが、アーチストのファンの気持ちも考えてコメントをしてほしいと思います。日本から失礼しました
Actually all of them sing but the guitarist and bassist do the bulk of the songs. All are pretty good singers.
DEVILOOF is a good band, too.
Please try 拷訊惨獄(Official Music Video) ua-cam.com/video/LWDENni6Pbc/v-deo.html
There’s a Mongolian band called The Hu. Their song Wolf Totem was used in a popular video game a few years back.
The Japanese Steele Panther would be a band called Sex Machineguns.
Sex Machineguns was who I thought of as well.
ua-cam.com/video/YJ4v6XQHjSQ/v-deo.html
@@Augmintt For Hair Metal Band, I suggested early X-Japan (Visual Kei isn't the same thing, but it's close enough) :-)
Since you are at it, i beg you to react to glim spanky! Try circle of life or the cover of move over, see what ya think
Your critique doesn't show a deep understanding of the target band.
J-Metal is a 'black hole' There are a BUNCH of Great bands, and Dozens of Interesting bands. Probably because they developed a National Love for Metal when the 80's Metal bands played in Japan - and also because Music Education is Part of the Curriculum in Japanese schools! BTW, Doki Doki Morning was the absolute Worst choice YOU guys could have made for Baby Metal. They aren't a personal favorite, but there is a LOT more to them than you suspect. But keep exploring - it's fun for us J-Metal heads to see your Reactions. It's One Hell of a Journey.
React to another Japanese Metal Core
Dexcore - Earthworm
Nocturnal Bloodlust - Cremation
Deviloof - Torture
Jiluka - Kumari
When Babymetal are the youngest of the famous Japanese metal bands, Ningen Isu is some of the oldest.
Not that Babymetal haven't been around a long time (12 years now), but by age still the youngest.
Love them both. A next react to Ningen Isu might be: Namahage. Which surprisingly has a Babymetal counterpart: Catch Me If You Can.
5:35 nobody said it's a perfect translation. :-)
9:19 but Black Sabbath is British, I guess you meant to say Western.
If you want Japanese hair metal band, please react to a video called: KURENAI (X JAPAN) 1989.02.04
Be aware they are "Visual Kei" which in isn't directly hair metal band, but was surely part of the inspiration.
Hair-Metal @_@ .... You should react to GALNERYUS - "ANGEL OF SALVATION" (Everyone has old school hair, their music i would call Eargasm)!
Ningen Isu...Japan's answer to Black Sabbath!
If you’d like some Japanese hair bands, go check out “ Come On! “ by EARTHSHAKER, which’s Ratt-ish one. If you’d like sorta sleazy one, maybe you should check out “ I’m Getting Blue “ by ZIGGY.
The base player sings.
After a year since I first listened to them I am still not sure if I like Ningen Isu. What I can tell you is this is one of the least go-high songs xD
Hair Band...Japan gave birth to their own genre of similar kind of movement in the 90s, the Visual Kei. That band you did (Jupiter it was?) was one of that, but the most popular of them is X Japan, the biggest japanese band in the 90s. I'm aware they give problems with copyright, but they are good. My favorite songs from them are Kurenai or X.
Most bands have Copyright issues. I'm not big enough to request a whitelist from the producers yet. That's how some reactors can play the videos without covering them up. Hopefully one day I will have enough subs to allow me that ability. Until then, it doesn't stop me from checking out new and old bands.
I liked Ningen Isu. Reminds me so much old school metal days.I remember X Japan from yeeeears ago but couldn't name a song. We are pondering reacting to them with several more suggestions we have received over the past week. When we started this venture it was just a Lovebites request and we have really enjoyed going down the rabbit hole of Japanese metal.
Yes, early X-Japan (like 1980s) is a good example of Visual Kei :-)
At least you're not recommending "Art Of Life". It's my favorite song from X Japan, but I know that song is definitely a pain for reactors since it's half an hour long.
you should check out SAISEIGA - RIDE ON
Wakaki Band /Homura🤟🏽🤟🏽❤
Mucho por des,cubrir...🕳️🐇
This is the third reaction I have seen by you regarding Japanese bands.
The girl liked this one, but you made fun of them. You shall listen more to the girl man.
Yes, he has an old guitar, because he started some years ago and probably likes it. It sounds good. Not so easy to play as modern guitars, I have been told.
I think this was the last reaction I will watch from you. Sorry.
Good reaction to a great song! Think you should react to Galneryus - Angel of Salvation next to hear the legendary Syu on guitar!
2/3 hair & 1/3 bald metal lol
Deviloof is a Japanese Death Core band. Don’t know if their on your list. Their track Torture is one their better tracks. Vocalist is unique to say the least. The band is A1.
I'm so angry with you guys
Not everything translates well...
Please stop reacting to Japanese music. I have seen several of your reactions and nothing seems to be good. It's always useless and you find fault with everything. Honestly, I've never seen more negative people than you guys. For your own sake, go back to the music you like and stay there. Anything out of the ordinary seems dangerous.
It is my impression that it is the old man that is the negative one and he tries to form his young apprentice in the same manner. I think it would be good if the girl had her own reaction channel. Just an observation and opinion.
2 people's reactions are boring
Your ageism is disturbing, I used to make fun of what I didn't understand when I was in the 2nd grade...I gave you a like cause I appreciate the effort...but damn!
To your credit, this band is not a metal band.
Scat is the shaba shaba dia du du du stuff. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scat_singing