Thanks for the reaction and comments. Influencer is an underrated compositional masterpiece. It's brilliant songwriting performed to absolute perfection. All 5 ladies are featured from start to finish. One listen to this song and you can't but have a honky-dory day. Please check out one of the following next: Play, Moratorium, Real Existence (all live videos) or Shambles (MV). Cheers!
So much of this song's power is how it flows from section to section. That gets lost when stopping frequently to comment on small components of the song. The flow of Misa's bass solo into the guitar solo is sublime...and completely lost in this reaction. It's amazing how Saiki's voice was isolated momentarily and then it drops into a crescendo of instruments...completely lost in this reaction. I know its hard to react to details and keep the integrity of the song...but that is a necessary skill in reacting to music IMO.
Band Maid doing Band Maid things: delivering a song that sounds like nothing else they’ve done and sounding exactly like themselves. Musical shapeshifters.
Great song to react to...I was waiting for your reaction when Saiki started rapping. You did not disappoint. As for where this was shot, it was shot at Ishikiri Sanmyaku, in Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture (36.37585444109624, 140.20361595566814). Doesn't look impressive from way up in space though. 😆 Love that you're enjoying the Maids music. Keep rocking with the Maids so you can help the Maids toward their goal of World Domination! PO!🕊 🤘😆🤘
This video and song has lots of great moments but it had me at Misa slap thrashing her bass on the edge of a rock quarry. Saiki stretching out "Love" and Miku following her an octave higher is also a selling point.
A song about social media where you could take any 30+ second section and it would fit perfect in a tiktok. The rap, bass &/or guitar solo, chorus, outro. Any little piece could be the next "most viral."
The MV was shot at the Ishikiri Sanmyaku stone quarry which was designated a site of outstanding natural beauty the moment B-M set foot there...Probably.😏
The Hunky Dory Days for USA, Mexico and Japan fans continue as their 2023 10th Anniversary Concert series closes after they performed a whooping 70 of their over 100 superhit songs. And their big climax at the 17,000 seat Yokohama stadium in Nov 26 was unbelievable! But the 2024 Chapter Two of Band-Maid’s quest for World Domination is now underway. A live Band-Maid experience is not to be missed, if at all possible! Thx, Mr. Chaos!
I was hoping you'd be pleasantly surprised by the rapping 🙂 I like the video/audio engineering, pointed lyrics, changeups+flow, singing+harmonies & style changes, bass countermelody & solo, crunchy Miku parts, Kanami octave-pedal solo & countermelody, and keep-you-guessing drum arrangement -- just the regular Band-Maid stuff 🙂 Miku brought a little boom box and it was pushing 100F that day -- glad I wasn't wearing layers of black in that sun. Hey they shot an MV in the US near Joshua Tree. Solidly a ballad which not everyone likes, but gorgeous video and damn fine acoustic guitar production, forward clean vocals, Misa plays bass jazz style, Miku plays acoustic, Kanami finger picks. It strongly moves many of us who attended their post-covid US tour because it's about us, unlike About Us which is another moving ballad about dealing with covid and OMG jazz Misa.
There is a "Making Of" video on their fan club site for Influencer. In it Kanami is doing echoes off the rock faces with her voice. Also it was shot on a day where it was over 98 degrees out and everyone was feeling the heat and bright sun.
Kanami’s using a guitar technique called tapping in that section. Van Halen was particularly famous for it. She sprinkles it in here and there. If you want a closeup, you can check out the Blooming MV, which has a whole tapping solo. She also quickly throws in a few tapped notes in From Now On, and around the end of the solo in Hate?.
Also I don't think anybody Minds you stopping so much but please Be Kind Rewind
Blockbuster of a comment...
I second that, rewind...
Thanks for the reaction and comments. Influencer is an underrated compositional masterpiece. It's brilliant songwriting performed to absolute perfection. All 5 ladies are featured from start to finish. One listen to this song and you can't but have a honky-dory day. Please check out one of the following next: Play, Moratorium, Real Existence (all live videos) or Shambles (MV). Cheers!
That's not picking halfway up the neck.
It's called tapping and is just pressing down on the string.
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In my personal opinion this is a great song.
So much of this song's power is how it flows from section to section. That gets lost when stopping frequently to comment on small components of the song. The flow of Misa's bass solo into the guitar solo is sublime...and completely lost in this reaction. It's amazing how Saiki's voice was isolated momentarily and then it drops into a crescendo of instruments...completely lost in this reaction. I know its hard to react to details and keep the integrity of the song...but that is a necessary skill in reacting to music IMO.
7:17 One of my favorite parts is when Saiki and Miku work together on the word love with some cool drumming by Akane.
Thanks for your comment, the girls are just incredibly nice reaction
That's the thing about band-maid their songs are different but you can always tell it's them
I think Champ of Medium described it like they don’t have a style, but they have a sound.
Band Maid doing Band Maid things: delivering a song that sounds like nothing else they’ve done and sounding exactly like themselves.
Musical shapeshifters.
Well said.
Great song to react to...I was waiting for your reaction when Saiki started rapping. You did not disappoint. As for where this was shot, it was shot at Ishikiri Sanmyaku, in Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture (36.37585444109624, 140.20361595566814). Doesn't look impressive from way up in space though. 😆 Love that you're enjoying the Maids music. Keep rocking with the Maids so you can help the Maids toward their goal of World Domination! PO!🕊 🤘😆🤘
This video and song has lots of great moments but it had me at Misa slap thrashing her bass on the edge of a rock quarry. Saiki stretching out "Love" and Miku following her an octave higher is also a selling point.
What a fcken band Po 👍🍻
Mincho is playing with guitar that matches the setting!
WeCOME to INFLUENCERS 😂😂😂, you just have to SAY ‘LIKE & SUBSCRIBE’ after you done with this Song🤣🤣. Thanks for B-M reacTioN
I gave you a Like! Saiki said I should.
Great reaction. One of my faves and a great MV
A song about social media where you could take any 30+ second section and it would fit perfect in a tiktok. The rap, bass &/or guitar solo, chorus, outro. Any little piece could be the next "most viral."
The MV was shot at the Ishikiri Sanmyaku stone quarry which was designated a site of outstanding natural beauty the moment B-M set foot there...Probably.😏
😁👍🍻🍻
A "Rock" quarry, indeed!
Love it! Po!
The Hunky Dory Days for USA, Mexico and Japan fans continue as their 2023 10th Anniversary Concert series closes after they performed a whooping 70 of their over 100 superhit songs. And their big climax at the 17,000 seat Yokohama stadium in Nov 26 was unbelievable! But the 2024 Chapter Two of Band-Maid’s quest for World Domination is now underway. A live Band-Maid experience is not to be missed, if at all possible! Thx, Mr. Chaos!
E is the lowest string on a 4 String, but MISA switched to a 5 String early on for BAND-MAID. The lowest string on it is a B.
I was hoping you'd be pleasantly surprised by the rapping 🙂 I like the video/audio engineering, pointed lyrics, changeups+flow, singing+harmonies & style changes, bass countermelody & solo, crunchy Miku parts, Kanami octave-pedal
solo & countermelody, and keep-you-guessing drum arrangement -- just the regular Band-Maid stuff 🙂 Miku brought a little boom box and it was pushing 100F that day -- glad I wasn't wearing layers of black in that sun.
Hey they shot an MV in the US near Joshua Tree. Solidly a ballad which not everyone likes, but gorgeous video and damn fine acoustic guitar production, forward clean vocals, Misa plays bass jazz style, Miku plays acoustic, Kanami finger picks. It strongly moves many of us who attended their post-covid US tour because it's about us, unlike About Us which is another moving ballad about dealing with covid and OMG jazz Misa.
I vote for hot garbled mess… but it would have been impressive, anyway.
There is a "Making Of" video on their fan club site for Influencer. In it Kanami is doing echoes off the rock faces with her voice. Also it was shot on a day where it was over 98 degrees out and everyone was feeling the heat and bright sun.
The low string on a 5 string bass is typically a low B.
She wasn't picking halfway in the neck, she was tapping lol
This MV literally redefined "Rock Quarry" for me 😹😻🎀
😁👏👏
Kanami’s using a guitar technique called tapping in that section. Van Halen was particularly famous for it. She sprinkles it in here and there. If you want a closeup, you can check out the Blooming MV, which has a whole tapping solo. She also quickly throws in a few tapped notes in From Now On, and around the end of the solo in Hate?.