This song is prophetic: they WERE going to be OK. Life for Band-Maid was a struggle at first -- the first two years. But once the international fans heard them, their future was secure. Band-Maid did not write this song, but you can still see their musical talent and their promise shining through. They ARE okay. My two favourite songs from the first album are this song ("Be OK") and "Forward" -- the latter of which they still sing today.
Very early on they were searching for "their" sound and this style was largely being directed by their management/label. It's one reason why this material is harder to find. Kanami mentioned recently that she was not convinced by the early style and Miku, Saiki, and the others at various times have made similar comments. Misa almost left the band mainly because of musical style. They were right. Maid In Japan barely made a ripple. That said, there are some well written/performed songs and a couple that the band is still fond of. After Made In Japan, they recorded the "Love, Passion, Matador" single, which was even farther away from where they would eventually land. 'Thrill" was first song presented to them that all five of them really liked and it was the chosen to be the B-side of "LPM." They pushed for their first music video to be the B-side "Thrill" and not the A-side. At this point, they still were not recording their own music but they pushed for a significant change in musical direction which would evolve far more once they started recording their own music beginning in 2016.
Ohhhh, I'm gonna enjoy this journey. You're gonna see A LOT of growth from Band-Maid and enjoy nearly every song in doing so. A tip/hint - with these early songs, whenever you feel that Saiki's vocals have changed a weee bit in..... idk.... cadence/pitch.... , then it is Miku singing. Band-Maids' first 3 "mini" albums have a lot of duel vocals between Saiki and Miku, and at times. I literally mean from verse to verse. This is gonna be fun.
Early Band-Maid is just as relevant today as their current songs. They Just ROCK!!!! You could actually take some of your donated $$ and purchase their CD's, like Chan Fry does, instead of supporting Spotify, no? Support The Maids!!! P in D is a GREAT source for non-Band-Maid official video songs. Though they were not writing their songs back then but they show how Freaking TIGHT they are.....very impressive.
K-Ross, good luck with your rankings. I have found out for myself that it's almost impossible, with their discography of over 130 songs to rank them. Half way through your list you go "Wait a minute, how about . . .!" Every Maidiac does that. The Maids music is so much fun that you tell yourself, "Why in the hell am I doing this?" Don't worry about the feedback from the fans saying," Why in the hell did you rate this song over this other song." Don't say this publicly, but it's okay to think "Fuck off, this is my list and when I hear a new song that I really like, I'll rank it!"
You are gonna find they were really pop-punk in their early days! "Be Ok" is still one of my favourite songs by them! - there is a glorious live of this in a tiny club back in the day - Miku isn't even 'wearing' her guitar and the energy is off the scale!
First time here. First off, that intro was BADASS! You must do this professionally. Second, this is the first time I've seen anyone do Be OK. I love that whole album, but for it to be the FIRST song you hear from them on recording is just SO GOOD! Subbed. :)
I actually really love these first couple albums from them. Because of the fact that miku was just learning how to play guitar. There was more of the duet/harmonies between Miku and psyche. I always consider to be there. A sixth weapon is there alice in chains style, harmonies and vocals
@@K-RossReacts PinD collages are still photo collages of Band Maid loosely geared to one of their songs. Put out by Shreddawg on his youtube page. Many off stage photos used.
Truly amazing- the energy and passion from the get go- first song, first album . This band is just consistently brilliant. Definitely a punk drum pattern.
Super nice intro collage of Band-Maid awesomeness. This song is so pop punk and it's so much fun! I seldom listen to this album but I think once in a while I'd really enjoy listening to this bouncy fun vibe. Yet more proof that they can not only play any style, but blow everyone out of the freaking water in every stinking genre!
Band-Maid's older, somewhat overlooked songs are going to be rediscovered for years to come. This will bring a continuous flow of new fans into their fold. Some of these tunes are heavy, hard punk rock adding a new depth of artistry to the Maids many fans didn't know they had. Of course, for Maidiacs, they always knew about these bitchin tunes long ago and still listen to them all the time. Thx, Ross!
Very Avril Levine, very pop-punk. Reminds me of Friends, The Rembrandts, The Producers. I see this in my minds eye as the backing to a 90s romcom montage.
Brother I still can't comprehend why you're putting yourself through this whole ranking process but gobhard my son as we Maidiacs are the very lucky beneficiaries, haven't heard this song in so long,, should have been a big hit outside of Japan, thank you and what a fcken band Po, Kanpai 👍🍻
The live version of Be OK from the May 2015 Club Crawl Tokyo is a pure pop punk fun, they look like the young girls they were in 2015. Be sure to have a watch of that once you do this official recorded version. They had the massive fun energy from the get go.
Enjoy the ride,journey,quest,through the ladies music,a lot of the early stuff was written by outsiders,but the bones are there of what we have now,,From ,Alone,onwards its all BM composisions.
Thank you ahead time for this fine project ! This album contains a song that prefigures, imo, what later Band Maid will sound like... It's hard to say why but it became a go to song from my FIRST listen ! We'll see what you think of the unforgettable KEY ! ❤️🗝️
Sweet intro. Looking forward to the series. Incidentally, it’s a little tough to make out your commentary during the song. Might want to adjust the levels a bit for the next time you’re using Spotify.
The Ladies Pop-Punk roots. Honestly, I wish they would work out the issues so they can put Maid in Japan on their YT page with their other releases. I enjoy MIJ as much as I do all of their other releases.
It is obvious that in the first three albums the authors of the songs they chose to perform had a clear influence in the writing of their own music thereafter. Bon voyage K-Ross. Gonna be Ok.
I've always had problems with "Top 10" kind of lists, myself. There are simply too many factors to account for, like mood, circumstance, time of day/night, etc. Plus, I often run into that eternal conundrum of how I can absolutely LOVE a song, but I only want to hear it in context of the whole album, and not just added randomly into a mix. Then, if an album has 8 or 9 or whatever of my favourite songs on it, it feels bizarre to essentially put the entire album into a list, which would deny me the ability to listen to it on shuffle, because I'd be anticipating what the "next song should be" and get thrown off when it didn't, lol. In years past with most artists, I would be annoyed about there only being one or two songs on an album that I liked, but at least it made for an easier "Miscellaneous Singles Mix", but with Band-Maid's earlier albums, I'm hard pressed not to want to put every song in the mix. Not quite so much with their latest stuff, sadly, but that's just my personal preference. I can still be in awe of their skill and genius and ongoing exploration of their craft, but that doesn't automatically translate to me loving a song simply to enjoy it. Studio track Thrill is close to a number 1, but Hate? will never be on one of my playlists, despite the obvious epic performance and talent. I just don't care for it as a "I love that song" kinda thing.
I think this is the perfect opener for their debut album. Love it! btw maybe you should consider the Mission Impossible theme as your intro?🤣No, your intro is awesome.
I've always wanted to make a ranking too but it requires a lot of patience. I think I'll do it with you and at the last episode I'll write it in a comment
Well I'm going to go on this journey with you. There are some songs that I haven't heard yet. And a few of them are off this first album. But damn they were really great right from the start.
going to be a tough task. As others have said they weren't writing their own stuff until 3rd album (as you know from the documentaries) and I'm led to believe that they quite often just took whatever was offered to them (that was rejected from other bands). Quite remarkable what they did with them, nevertheless.There are common critisisms with some of the mixes on their studio stuff (Miku's harmonies too low, overly compressed, etc) and they really elevate some of these tracks live ... you may be disappointed with the studio version. There's certainly a good dozen or so that I wasn't too fussed about, but seeing the live version completely changed my mind. Also some song complexity does sometimes require several listens to fully appreciate (that happens a lot to me though anyway!) Happy Journey! 😃
MISA MISA MISA!!!!! one minor shall we say nitpick MISA is in all CAPS and in your opening you only have her first initial capitalized other than that excellent job
You said you normally use apple music, but The Maid in Japan album is there, isn't it (I see it here in Canada)? But as someone suggested, there are some photo collage videos that you might be able to find that should be very interesting.
I don't use apple music for the videos, I just mean that it needs to be on Official Releases, like hosted on Spotify, Apple Music etc, to qualify. I usually use TH-cam for the audio to capture :)
Gotta remember their songs were written for them up until "Alone". Just a suggestion... either pause to comment or turn the music down or your mic up, lol. Couldn"t understand what you were saying while the song was playing. Other than that, I'm looking forward to this journey.
Haha thanks dude! Will never EVER pause, but will have a look at the volume, this was the first time I've taken audio from something not on TH-cam (spotify), which is probably why it was very loud
BAND-MAID had all the talent in the world even then & it's fantastic to see them in full bloom 10yrs later.🤗
This song is prophetic: they WERE going to be OK. Life for Band-Maid was a struggle at first -- the first two years. But once the international fans heard them, their future was secure. Band-Maid did not write this song, but you can still see their musical talent and their promise shining through. They ARE okay.
My two favourite songs from the first album are this song ("Be OK") and "Forward" -- the latter of which they still sing today.
love your BM ranking Opening !
Love your intro. Ranking all their songs, sure you don't want to do something easy like solving the Middle East crisis.
Awesome opening graphics! I haven't finished watching, but I'm guessing it'll Be OK. Looking forward to the series!
Very early on they were searching for "their" sound and this style was largely being directed by their management/label. It's one reason why this material is harder to find. Kanami mentioned recently that she was not convinced by the early style and Miku, Saiki, and the others at various times have made similar comments. Misa almost left the band mainly because of musical style. They were right. Maid In Japan barely made a ripple. That said, there are some well written/performed songs and a couple that the band is still fond of.
After Made In Japan, they recorded the "Love, Passion, Matador" single, which was even farther away from where they would eventually land. 'Thrill" was first song presented to them that all five of them really liked and it was the chosen to be the B-side of "LPM." They pushed for their first music video to be the B-side "Thrill" and not the A-side. At this point, they still were not recording their own music but they pushed for a significant change in musical direction which would evolve far more once they started recording their own music beginning in 2016.
The most pop-punk of all their albums.
Ohhhh, I'm gonna enjoy this journey. You're gonna see A LOT of growth from Band-Maid and enjoy nearly every song in doing so. A tip/hint - with these early songs, whenever you feel that Saiki's vocals have changed a weee bit in..... idk.... cadence/pitch.... , then it is Miku singing. Band-Maids' first 3 "mini" albums have a lot of duel vocals between Saiki and Miku, and at times. I literally mean from verse to verse. This is gonna be fun.
Early Band-Maid is just as relevant today as their current songs. They Just ROCK!!!!
You could actually take some of your donated $$ and purchase their CD's, like Chan Fry does, instead of supporting Spotify, no? Support The Maids!!!
P in D is a GREAT source for non-Band-Maid official video songs.
Though they were not writing their songs back then but they show how Freaking TIGHT they are.....very impressive.
The best live rock band on the planet...maybe ever.
K-Ross, good luck with your rankings. I have found out for myself that it's almost impossible, with their discography of over 130 songs to rank them. Half way through your list you go "Wait a minute, how about . . .!" Every Maidiac does that. The Maids music is so much fun that you tell yourself, "Why in the hell am I doing this?" Don't worry about the feedback from the fans saying," Why in the hell did you rate this song over this other song." Don't say this publicly, but it's okay to think "Fuck off, this is my list and when I hear a new song that I really like, I'll rank it!"
Great intro!
Good luck! You have your work cut out for you!
I can't do a ranking. My most listened to songs are always changing.
You are gonna find they were really pop-punk in their early days! "Be Ok" is still one of my favourite songs by them! - there is a glorious live of this in a tiny club back in the day - Miku isn't even 'wearing' her guitar and the energy is off the scale!
First time here. First off, that intro was BADASS! You must do this professionally. Second, this is the first time I've seen anyone do Be OK. I love that whole album, but for it to be the FIRST song you hear from them on recording is just SO GOOD! Subbed. :)
Yes, that was also my first thought. Really great intro ❤
First time?😯 Where have you been, Scot, other than promoting B-M all over the globe in person & through your awesome MNN channel with peter?🤭
@@GaryHolloway-810 😂😂😂 I don’t seek these things out they pop up on my feed and I watch. Good reactors are few and far between.
Some of their early stuff always reminds me so much of bands like 'Bananarama', 'The Go-Go's', 'The Bangles', etc. Love it.
Mate, if you see a photo collage video from P and D, that's usually the studio (audio) version so I think it won't be unfair.
Man, is this gonna be fun, Po...🕊️ Hello, hello, hello!
That intro is fire! I've done this - gone thru their entire catalog - multiple times now. You're in for some fun lol.
I actually really love these first couple albums from them. Because of the fact that miku was just learning how to play guitar. There was more of the duet/harmonies between Miku and psyche. I always consider to be there. A sixth weapon is there alice in chains style, harmonies and vocals
One of my favorite Band-Maid songs.
My two dreams are :
1) to hear them play this live
2) The return of the Tiny Hat (RIP)
Tiny Hat - Gone but not forgotten
I certainly could not just forget it at the drop of a hat.
They have gathered up all the loose ends of rock to weave their magic, but there's a pretty strong strand of punk DNA running through most of it.
👍🍻
Make sure to utilize PinD's collages for their older songs! His Collages are just awesome. Looking forward to this journey! 😎🤘
Oh? I don't know what the PinD collages are?
@@K-RossReacts I gave Panic a shout. Look out for his comment(s). They are really well done and will make the viewing experience actually viewable.
@@K-RossReacts PinD collages are still photo collages of Band Maid loosely geared to one of their songs. Put out by Shreddawg on his youtube page. Many off stage photos used.
@@K-RossReacts It's me :p . My channel is currently down but I have been able to mail them to a few folks for reacting purposes ;) .
@@DAVID-io9nj Actually PinD makes them. A lot of reactors use them, such as Shreddawg.
Truly amazing- the energy and passion from the get go- first song, first album . This band is just consistently brilliant. Definitely a punk drum pattern.
Don`t worry Ross, in the end it`ll all Be OK !!!
Super nice intro collage of Band-Maid awesomeness. This song is so pop punk and it's so much fun! I seldom listen to this album but I think once in a while I'd really enjoy listening to this bouncy fun vibe. Yet more proof that they can not only play any style, but blow everyone
out of the freaking water in every stinking genre!
Band-Maid's older, somewhat overlooked songs are going to be rediscovered for years to come. This will bring a continuous flow of new fans into their fold. Some of these tunes are heavy, hard punk rock adding a new depth of artistry to the Maids many fans didn't know they had. Of course, for Maidiacs, they always knew about these bitchin tunes long ago and still listen to them all the time. Thx, Ross!
Band-Maid's first album "Made in Japan" was essentially a pop-punk album.
A great driving song always feai my speed increases when this is on. Umonst others it's BAND-MAID of course.
Very Avril Levine, very pop-punk. Reminds me of Friends, The Rembrandts, The Producers. I see this in my minds eye as the backing to a 90s romcom montage.
Brother I still can't comprehend why you're putting yourself through this whole ranking process but gobhard my son as we Maidiacs are the very lucky beneficiaries, haven't heard this song in so long,, should have been a big hit outside of Japan, thank you and what a fcken band Po, Kanpai 👍🍻
The live version of Be OK from the May 2015 Club Crawl Tokyo is a pure pop punk fun, they look like the young girls they were in 2015. Be sure to have a watch of that once you do this official recorded version. They had the massive fun energy from the get go.
Absolutely love this song!!! Underrated and underappreciated!
Enjoy the ride,journey,quest,through the ladies music,a lot of the early stuff was written by outsiders,but the bones are there of what we have now,,From ,Alone,onwards its all BM composisions.
Thank you ahead time for this fine project ! This album contains a song that prefigures, imo, what later Band Maid will sound like... It's hard to say why but it became a go to song from my FIRST listen ! We'll see what you think of the unforgettable KEY ! ❤️🗝️
Im jacked up about this series! Thank you for doing it!!
I find it difficult to rank Band-Maid songs.
I love each one for different reasons.
Sweet intro. Looking forward to the series.
Incidentally, it’s a little tough to make out your commentary during the song. Might want to adjust the levels a bit for the next time you’re using Spotify.
The Ladies Pop-Punk roots. Honestly, I wish they would work out the issues so they can put Maid in Japan on their YT page with their other releases. I enjoy MIJ as much as I do all of their other releases.
It is obvious that in the first three albums the authors of the songs they chose to perform had a clear influence in the writing of their own music thereafter. Bon voyage K-Ross. Gonna be Ok.
I've always had problems with "Top 10" kind of lists, myself. There are simply too many factors to account for, like mood, circumstance, time of day/night, etc. Plus, I often run into that eternal conundrum of how I can absolutely LOVE a song, but I only want to hear it in context of the whole album, and not just added randomly into a mix. Then, if an album has 8 or 9 or whatever of my favourite songs on it, it feels bizarre to essentially put the entire album into a list, which would deny me the ability to listen to it on shuffle, because I'd be anticipating what the "next song should be" and get thrown off when it didn't, lol. In years past with most artists, I would be annoyed about there only being one or two songs on an album that I liked, but at least it made for an easier "Miscellaneous Singles Mix", but with Band-Maid's earlier albums, I'm hard pressed not to want to put every song in the mix. Not quite so much with their latest stuff, sadly, but that's just my personal preference. I can still be in awe of their skill and genius and ongoing exploration of their craft, but that doesn't automatically translate to me loving a song simply to enjoy it. Studio track Thrill is close to a number 1, but Hate? will never be on one of my playlists, despite the obvious epic performance and talent. I just don't care for it as a "I love that song" kinda thing.
I think this is the perfect opener for their debut album. Love it!
btw maybe you should consider the Mission Impossible theme as your intro?🤣No, your intro is awesome.
I've always wanted to make a ranking too but it requires a lot of patience. I think I'll do it with you and at the last episode I'll write it in a comment
Old school tracks here we go~~
So this will also be the shortest video in this series. 😊
Yes 😁
ok I'm in:
1. Be OK
Well I'm going to go on this journey with you. There are some songs that I haven't heard yet. And a few of them are off this first album. But damn they were really great right from the start.
please react at BAND-MAID / サヨナキドリ "Sayonakidori" Acoustic Ver & live version , Po!
Here we go! Baby Band-Maid! 🤘😎
I'm assuming you already know they weren't allowed to write these early songs?
Oh, be fair. It wasn't that they weren't allowed,. It was that they still had to learn how to.
This is a happy summer drive song. I'm glad I have all the albums. Good luck trying to rank the songs, I can't.
Did someone say “Summer Drive”? Another great song. 😊
Sorry southern hemisphere, but I think K-Ross and "Be OK" just officially launched Summer. Great opening sequence! 🕊
Yes! Thank you!
Hyped for this series!
Awesome intro K-Ross! I'll be looking forward to each episode. cheers
oh no... I'm going to have to do the list too now! You're evil!
1. Be OK
🤘🕊️🦍🥷👸🏻👀PO!
going to be a tough task. As others have said they weren't writing their own stuff until 3rd album (as you know from the documentaries) and I'm led to believe that they quite often just took whatever was offered to them (that was rejected from other bands). Quite remarkable what they did with them, nevertheless.There are common critisisms with some of the mixes on their studio stuff (Miku's harmonies too low, overly compressed, etc) and they really elevate some of these tracks live ... you may be disappointed with the studio version. There's certainly a good dozen or so that I wasn't too fussed about, but seeing the live version completely changed my mind. Also some song complexity does sometimes require several listens to fully appreciate (that happens a lot to me though anyway!) Happy Journey! 😃
Hmmm 🤔 On TH-cam *BAND-MAID* had a *release* tab with their entire discography maybe it is for prime members only.
Maid in Japan has been down for a few months on YT, both vid and music. Even P&Ds collages were taken down. Gump must be awake.
Maid in Japan is not part of TH-cam and TH-cam music. I'm not sure if it ever was.
@@bandmaidfanATL Nah, my channel was taken down due to other coptrighted songs ... anything off of MIJ does not even get claimed anymore.
@@madsstavang Oh my mistake it thought it was before but it looks like the rest of the albums are there.
This will be fun!! Looking forward to it! Thanks.
Try to get your hands on PinD's collage videos.
I have offered to send them ;) .
MISA MISA MISA!!!!! one minor shall we say nitpick MISA is in all CAPS and in your opening you only have her first initial capitalized other than that excellent job
Haha just checked. Capital is in capital, rest is in lower case like the rest.
Edit: oh wait…I see what you’ve done there 😂
Congrats on the great opening sequence - well done!! One down, 130-ish to go...
You said you normally use apple music, but The Maid in Japan album is there, isn't it (I see it here in Canada)? But as someone suggested, there are some photo collage videos that you might be able to find that should be very interesting.
I don't use apple music for the videos, I just mean that it needs to be on Official Releases, like hosted on Spotify, Apple Music etc, to qualify. I usually use TH-cam for the audio to capture :)
They never did a video for this song. they chose "Thrill" as their first video.
Gotta remember their songs were written for them up until "Alone". Just a suggestion... either pause to comment or turn the music down or your mic up, lol. Couldn"t understand what you were saying while the song was playing. Other than that, I'm looking forward to this journey.
Haha thanks dude! Will never EVER pause, but will have a look at the volume, this was the first time I've taken audio from something not on TH-cam (spotify), which is probably why it was very loud
@@K-RossReacts you may adjust volume with this music (that you already know) and then apply the setting for the others.
What is wrong with my internet ??? I only get the option to down vote. absolute travesty !!!
I saw that too. Good ole' TH-cam...
The thumb up seems to be there at first, but when you click it, it disappears but the count remains in place. Bizarre...
but if you click it will sum up (I have just tried, and it will BE ok)