Drummer reacts to "Unseen World" by BAND-MAID (Side A) *FULL ALBUM REACTION*

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  • @VladimirChupin
    @VladimirChupin ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Thanks! 🙏
    I'm sitting in a hotel in Lisbon, tomorrow is my last day of the conference here, it's already half past midnight, and I feel at the seventh heaven after listening to BAND-MAID together with you. You make me so happy with your insightful comments, man!
    It's interesting that you notes that CHEMICAL REACTION sounds like THRILL. Well, at least it gives some justification for them calling this part of the album ROOTS. I'll wait until you listen to PROGRESS part, to hear your opinion on how progressive is that part of the album.
    But probably in order to understand the progressiveness or traditionality of these songs you need to know their full catalogue. We should have started from the first album and move to the later ones. But I love UNSEEN WORLD so much, I really wanted to see how you would react to it.
    Thanks again! Million thanks for your wonderful analysis!

    • @L33Reacts
      @L33Reacts  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Vlad, you are the fucking man dude. Thank you so much for making this happen! So far, this is amazing. And I doubt that's gonna change. I can't wait for side B! This is gonna be nuts 😂😂
      I am so glad that you enjoyed the video and had a good time listening with me. All I hope for with these videos is that someone gets some solace and time to take a breath and enjoy life for a second. I hope everything goes well and please travel safe my friend 🙏

    • @Kevin6059
      @Kevin6059 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can't go wrong taking Vladimir's advice. (about all things Band-Maid anyway...) @@L33Reacts

    • @VladimirChupin
      @VladimirChupin ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@L33Reacts I'm back in Rotterdam, all went well, thanks for your prayers 🙏
      Can't wait to hear your impressions about the second part!

    • @stevekane4922
      @stevekane4922 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If I'd known you were in Portugal I'd have asked you up north.

  • @Mikupigeon
    @Mikupigeon ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The official band score came with an instrumental CD for all the songs in this album, it's just full of surprises.

    • @L33Reacts
      @L33Reacts  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Oh my God I bet the instrumental tracks are NUTS! i have to hear that!

    • @lurkmerchant
      @lurkmerchant ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@L33ReactsIf the official score book is still available you should definitely grab it.

    • @VladimirChupin
      @VladimirChupin ปีที่แล้ว

      @@L33Reacts I think I have shared them with you.
      Three songs in instrumental versions will be in your B-side reaction, I guess. I mean, unless you want to make them separately, technically it was Disc 3 of the De Lux Edition.

  • @chakouyang2545
    @chakouyang2545 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is one of the best albums ever produced

  • @geoffb5
    @geoffb5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    There are 3 versions of this album. The two CD Limited Edition, which is what you are reacting to which is the only one that has "Youth." The Limited Edition which has one 12 song CD and a DVD/Blu-ray of "White Room" instrumentals of After Life, No God, Giovanni, and Without Holding Back. And a regular CD version of just the 12 song CD.
    Their "White Room" instrumentals have 5 videos for each song, one of the whole group and one focused on each member. Glad to see you doing this two CD version. There is also a version of the Sense single that includes a DVD/Blu-ray of a live performance of 6 songs from Unseen World.
    My hat's off to Vlad for sponsoring this. He has always done so much for the Band-Maid community.

    • @L33Reacts
      @L33Reacts  ปีที่แล้ว

      Vlad is the man! He really does a lot for folks and I will always remember him for that. Youth is my favorite so far too, that's wild its just for this album. It's so fun and nostalgic. I love it. I really want to hear the instrumentals too because I bet they are nuts

  • @alanstamper4345
    @alanstamper4345 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Easily my favorite album by any artist in the last 20 years. Their skill level as individuals and as a band is almost unbelievable.

  • @BillHallisey
    @BillHallisey ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It's amazing how Band Maid can include one of their seldom played songs in their setlist and all the audience members felt like they got a special gift.

    • @L33Reacts
      @L33Reacts  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's like catching a rare or shiny pokemon! Your like oh shit let's go!! 😂😂😎

  • @surfingasongwave
    @surfingasongwave ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Many Thanks! to superfan Vlad Chupin for sponsoring this! I know he loves Band-Maid and he has a boatload of concert videos on his channel. I've been following your album reviews for King Crimson and Yes and Genesis - I grew up on those progressive albums and I love them. Band-Maid is progressive too, but in a different way. They have their own style and sound. They don't have 10 minute epics ... although some prog bands like Rush typically made long epics out of a number of shorter songs, so who knows what the future of Band-Maid will be. I'd love a Band-Maid rock opera.
    You're listening to one version of this album; the "normal" version is one disc with 14 tracks that starts with "Warning!" and ends with "Black Hole." This "limited edition" version has the same songs reorganized into "Roots" and "Progress" plus "Youth" and a dvd/bluray with instrumental versions of four songs, with five videos of each song (focused on each of the four instrumentalists and one of the whole group). Disc 1 (Roots, 原点回帰盤) literally something like "return to origin" is intended to show they don't intend to forget the rock and roll they started with. Track 3 Youth is a bonus track, only found on this Limited Edition you are reviewing; you won't find it on their channel. It's one of my favorites - it sounds like summer. I Still Seek Revenge is a brilliant song in a live setting. You'll hear that Disc 2 is somewhat more frenetic than this.
    Kanami Tōno is a well-educated musician, but she retains the "feel" that a lot of progressive guitarists lose as their knowledge advances. My theory is that she learned a lot when she was so young that it was incorporated into her being at a visceral level. She knows how altered chords (for example) affect you at a gut level; they have a emotional purpose. They're not for flash or to announce that she knows they exist. The more you listen to her, the more impressive her songwriting is.
    You commented on one aspect of Band-Maid that I absolutely love - that's how each of them are off doing their own thing and yet they are fused together into one whole. I've compared it to Dixieland Jazz; there is an underlying structure that allows each of them to vamp while fitting into the song and advancing the harmony. It's really great and you can listen to this album over and over and over again without getting tired of it. You'll constantly be discovering cool little details you'd missed.
    I guess I don't want to be annoying like a pebble in your shoe, so thanks for the album review and we look forward to next Wednesday.

    • @L33Reacts
      @L33Reacts  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's such a beautiful mix! Like you said, everyone playing their own song but all those individual songs equals the band maid track being played 😂😂 its crazy. And yes, vlad is the fucking man. We talk music a lot and he's very knowledgeable and very invested, just like me! I love finding birds of a feather. I can't wait for side B! I didn't even realize it was a special edition. I guess I'm lucky :) now I remember vlad mentioning that lol

    • @bobespirit2112
      @bobespirit2112 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Great comment, Surf! Also kudos to Vladimir, a true Band-Maid fan legend.
      Seems we have some similar musical listening background, as many of us older Masters & Princesses (but mostly Masters ofc 😂), with the Holy Triumvirate figuring prominently in our history.
      I always say I find a great deal of similar approaches to the lead guitar between Kanami and Alex Lifeson. Not really in their playing, but something about Kanami’s feel and the function the lead guitar takes in both bands’ songs. She, like Alex, does a lot to create the song soundscape, but like him she doesn’t do too much - always serving the song first and foremost. And like Alex, she can revert back to pretty heavy blues soloing at times, when it works for the song, ofc - like at the end of Sayonkadori- that crying, pleading solo is absolutely perfect!!
      It’s important not to take the comparison too far, their are vast differences, too. But she’s probably the first guitarist in 40 years who speaks to me in a similar way to Alex.
      Pebble, take care and rock on 🤘🏼🤷🏻‍♂️🎸🥁🎤🎼😎🤘🏼

  • @HaroMatsuRestarted
    @HaroMatsuRestarted ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The 4th song “サヨナキドリ” or “Sayonakidori”, which means “Nightingale”.
    You can find the acoustic version of the song on official youtube channel for BAND-MAID.

    • @jlcsr9163
      @jlcsr9163 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      And it's the only song not sung by Saiki

    • @ausoleil8269
      @ausoleil8269 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@jlcsr9163 If it wasn't clear enough it's Miku singing. She has other songs where she's the one singing.

  • @nathandavis5099
    @nathandavis5099 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Great react. Thanks to Vlad for the sponsorship.
    This album is a masterpiece, front to back. Just remember that this is the more "traditional" side. The wild and crazy stuff is yet to come.

    • @L33Reacts
      @L33Reacts  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks Nathan! Vlad rocks 🪨 🎸
      Oh shit I'm down for getting wild, let's get it Band-Maid! 🤪

  • @AntonioMellor
    @AntonioMellor ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I have listened to "Unseen World" over 400 times since its release. It is an absolute masterpiece of music.

    • @L33Reacts
      @L33Reacts  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dayummmm that is some real time bro! I bet you still find new stuff to fall in love with each time :)

    • @VladimirChupin
      @VladimirChupin ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@L33Reacts that's the beauty of BAND-MAID: they sound catchy enough to grab your attention immediately, but the more you listen to any single song, the more you discover.
      And then you hear an instrumental version, and you understand that you missed half of what is happening in the background 😂

  • @russellpotter7294
    @russellpotter7294 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    They started their US tour this time last year. Finished recently and are now finishing their tenth anniversary in Japan. Over a year of touring on and off in small and big venues and in each venue are simply unique from reports and fan videos on line. This album, out of all of them. Took me a few listens before I suddenly loved it. Most Band Maid songs and albums are instant loves for me. But this took me just a few repeats before like turned to love. Each album is different from the last. At least for me, so getting used to being constantly hit with a wall of sound was fun.

    • @GaryHolloway-810
      @GaryHolloway-810 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Same here, Russell, but "World Domination" was so perfect it was always gonna be difficult for the album that followed :)

    • @L33Reacts
      @L33Reacts  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They really do the wall of sound well. It's always a varied and complex sound that is constantly evolving throughout the track. It never gets tired, once! So much energy and enthusiasm. It's great.

  • @davidmejia7908
    @davidmejia7908 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's been a long time since I listened to a "concept" album that isn't full of long songs. This is a real banger/masterpiece showing the "traditional" rock they can throw at us on this side and going bonkers on the second side with more experimental music. They are so good and not afraid of making music their way. They are truly unique in todays music scene.

  • @TherealSeriousMoonlight
    @TherealSeriousMoonlight ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thanks Lee for a great reaction! Thanks to Vlad, too. Congratulations on your milestone! I'm going to strongly suggest you read an interview of the band when "Unseen World" came out on Mikki, 1-20-2021. If you can't find it, go to the Wikipedia article for the album and click on the link in footnote 12. The side you listened to is Genten_kaiki, or _back to the roots_ . Great comments, thanks again!

    • @L33Reacts
      @L33Reacts  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ahhhh that makes sense why it's the more traditional side, back to the roots. I like that. I'm glad you enjoyed my friend! See you next week :)

  • @snowdog5895
    @snowdog5895 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Unseen World is just an incredible album!! 🎶🎸🥁🎸🎶🔥🙂🕊

  • @MusicMike747
    @MusicMike747 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thanks to Vlad and L33 for this. This reaction also helped re-introduced me to some of their deeper cuts. “Why, why, why” has been recently added to some of their Japan shows. Now I’m reminded why why why!
    I didn’t have that one on my playlist? Knock me over with a pebble!

    • @L33Reacts
      @L33Reacts  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hahaha, why why why?? That was a fun one. I really liked youth, and that's a bonus track apparently... crazy. Even the bonus tracks are great. 🤪😂

    • @VladimirChupin
      @VladimirChupin ปีที่แล้ว

      @@L33Reacts The Maids were posting some comments in Twitter, I think, on their "My Favorite BAND-MAID Song of the Week" or something. And at one point MISA said that "Youth" is her favorite song on Unseen World.
      There is an unofficial fan-made MV for Youth, it's really good, actually.

  • @sacluvsBM
    @sacluvsBM ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Vladimir was one of the first people l talked with at length about Band-Maid on social media over five years ago. He was one of the first to get what this band is all about when everyone was guessing. I have seen them four times now and they are, without fail, one of the most personable bands going and truly appreciate their fans. The irony is that the band was initially out there several said this is a gimmick. Turns out the gimmick was being your real self. Ask Miku. She will tell you. This music is not just written by Miku and Kanami. It is arranged and produced by the band as well. Both MISA and Kanami know there way around a soundboard. There is no Rick Rubens standing in the wings. About the album cover. That was conceived and photographed by Saiki. How many bands do you know who are their own art directors? A band will often approve a cover the label proposed but very few bands do the entire thing themselves. Today my very favorite bands are Band-Maid, Lovebites and Nemophila. There is so much great music coming out of Japan it is hard to keep up with it all.

    • @L33Reacts
      @L33Reacts  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That is so true... this sound is ALL them. No Bob Rock. Haha. I love them all the more for it. They are so damn talented. And they write really well too. I can't wait for side B and hearing the experimental side 😁😁 and that is so cool. Vlad and I talk music too and he is very knowledgeable and great taste.

  • @BillHallisey
    @BillHallisey ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Reports are that Band Maid played "Why,Why,Why" during their recent concerts in Japan and it did bring the house down.

    • @dazedandconfused318
      @dazedandconfused318 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They played it At Sendai Gigs on 9th Oct

    • @Davey-Boyd
      @Davey-Boyd ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, and it was awesome!

  • @grahamreed8774
    @grahamreed8774 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Vlad is a hero and a real Band-Maid champion. You started with After Life? Manners is the start on my CD which has 12 tracks. But stylistically is the odd track one on the album. Your track order is completely different to mine. Okay, sorted. You are playing CD 1 of the limited Edition 2 CD with 14 tracks. Thanks for the reaction.

    • @L33Reacts
      @L33Reacts  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup its the 2 side limited edition! I feel honored 🎖 thanks for watching 😁

  • @TherealSeriousMoonlight
    @TherealSeriousMoonlight ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thanks!

    • @L33Reacts
      @L33Reacts  ปีที่แล้ว

      You rock! Thank you so much ❤️

    • @L33Reacts
      @L33Reacts  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sorry, i seem to have hearted this in my sleep and didn't respond 😂 thank you 😁

  • @JuanSan66
    @JuanSan66 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Vlad is the best!. Great initiative to do an album reaction. Thanks to you and, of course, to Mr. Chupin, BIG Maidiac.

  • @technopsychobedlam
    @technopsychobedlam ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Dude, that was a great pebble. I love this album 🙂 See you next week!

    • @L33Reacts
      @L33Reacts  ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you enjoyed my friend! I certainly did as well :)

  • @stevekane4922
    @stevekane4922 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Vlad is a special guy. More than a fan.

  • @wayneking5081
    @wayneking5081 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks, Vlad for making this possible and to you Lee for the great reactions

    • @L33Reacts
      @L33Reacts  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks, Wayne. I appreciate that bro 🙏 and yes, vlad is the man :)

  • @jeffersoncosgrove1910
    @jeffersoncosgrove1910 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Haha. I call this their lockdown album. This is what they put out during covid.

    • @L33Reacts
      @L33Reacts  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh no shit really?? 😂 that's funny that's a thing. Most bands have one now. What a time to be alive.

    • @alxvdark
      @alxvdark ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A few of the bands I loved just disappeared during the pandemic. B-M got better and kept on putting out shows and albums.

  • @daft73games
    @daft73games ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the album review.
    Such a great album.
    🤘😀🤘

    • @L33Reacts
      @L33Reacts  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching my friend! It really is great! So far so good. I can't wait for side B!

  • @Kissthetoad321
    @Kissthetoad321 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done, bro. Good analysis. A great album made by a great band. All the members, musicians and singers, are at an exceptional level. It's difficult for me to rank Band Maid albums because each album sounds different. But in terms of energy, undoubtedly, it is the best IMO. Thanks

  • @TlanImass
    @TlanImass ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Youth is exclusive in this Limited Edition of Unseen World. :)

    • @L33Reacts
      @L33Reacts  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That is wild to me. It's my favorite track so far 😂😂 and it's a damn bonus track. I love these ladies 😂😂

    • @TlanImass
      @TlanImass ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@L33Reacts Yup! Once you check out their B-sides songs, you’ll realize that they could be A-sides songs for anyone. 👍🏼

  • @craigfenson
    @craigfenson ปีที่แล้ว +5

    lol vlad is a god among us mere maidiacs.

  • @StoveLad
    @StoveLad ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Each note is a pebble on Band-maid mountain
    Unseen world is a avalanche

  • @sixtofive
    @sixtofive ปีที่แล้ว

    Looking forward to hearing your reaction to the back half!! Also, congrats on staying clean!

  • @geoffb5
    @geoffb5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You're going to have "Manners" twice because it is on both CDs. They considered it a song that bridged the two CD concepts, Gentenkaiki -ban [ 原点回帰盤 ], Roots, and Gentenshinka -ban [ 現点進化盤 ], Progress. My favorite off the album, if I could be said to have such a thing, is on the next CD, Honkai.

    • @L33Reacts
      @L33Reacts  ปีที่แล้ว

      That is such a wild idea. I never would have thought of that. They are clever lol. I did notice and asked vlad about it before I recorded and he said that it was intentional. I'm interested to hear it in side 2s context

  • @BillHallisey
    @BillHallisey ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The "official music video" for "Afterlife" is funny as hell. I keep wondering what incident at a Maid Cafe pissed Miku off enough that it inspired the video.

  • @GaryHolloway-810
    @GaryHolloway-810 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I don't mind either way cos i've seen the vids & listened to the album so many times but does that mean you won't be reacting to the MV's from "Unseen World" now you've heard them? 😳

    • @GaryHolloway-810
      @GaryHolloway-810 ปีที่แล้ว

      @rogerchance9074 Roger i'd never have to use those eyes on you cos we'd be heading for the pub anyway, no persuasion needed.😁🍻

  • @bobespirit2112
    @bobespirit2112 ปีที่แล้ว

    Imagine…this is only half of the album. This half is easily the best hard rock album I’ve heard in…decades! If the world were fair, Unseen World would swept every Awards ceremony for best rock album of 2021. Staggering how good it is.

  • @jeffersoncosgrove1910
    @jeffersoncosgrove1910 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yeah, wait until you hear "H-G-K." Its a musical punch in the face.

  • @Kevin6059
    @Kevin6059 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice of you to exhale the vapor off screen, but really I don't mind. This was very entertaining - subscribed.

    • @L33Reacts
      @L33Reacts  ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad I could accommodate 😂👌 thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed 😉

  • @devingalloway2708
    @devingalloway2708 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sayo-naki-dori

  • @lurkmerchant
    @lurkmerchant ปีที่แล้ว

    I got the lucky last of 2 disc + Blu-ray set of Unseen World album in Tower Records Shibuya the day before TGT concert. Unfortunately I don't have Blu-ray player but got the official score book that comes with instrumental CD.

  • @jeffersoncosgrove1910
    @jeffersoncosgrove1910 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The one you couldn't pronounce is Sayonakidori. Miku sings it.

  • @killinjoke2517
    @killinjoke2517 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Cult of the Tiny Hat is spreading it's wing's!😂

    • @killinjoke2517
      @killinjoke2517 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sadly Akane took off her Tiny Hat couple years ago!
      You Should watch the MVs fron the Unseen World now.

  • @danielmorgan2439
    @danielmorgan2439 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This album is killer! *pebbles*

    • @L33Reacts
      @L33Reacts  ปีที่แล้ว

      😁😁😁😎🪨

  • @interstellardave
    @interstellardave ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At least as of right now this is their magnum opus, IMO. Their Zeppelin 4, their Back In Black, their Moving Pictures, etc.

    • @rossdelano7603
      @rossdelano7603 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bandmaid has 2 "Magnum opus": 1) Unseen World 2) World Domination
      One of the best rock songs of all-time "Blooming" off the Conquerer Album

  • @sixtofive
    @sixtofive ปีที่แล้ว

    #4 is a fan favorite at live shows! Sayonakidori

  • @gaborberkes468
    @gaborberkes468 ปีที่แล้ว

    Check they album "Just bring it" I think they best one...but be honest I never heard bad song from Band-Maid at all Good reaction 😉

  • @shiannesmith6877
    @shiannesmith6877 ปีที่แล้ว

  • @stevekane4922
    @stevekane4922 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A lot of the old fanbase did not take kindly to the sheer heaviness of this album. They had issued notice with "different".

    • @Kissthetoad321
      @Kissthetoad321 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This album is very dense musically and there are a lot of things that are hidden by the vocals. This is probably why these fans are confused. Ryan Mear did an analysis of the songs only in instrumental version and it is fascinating. Seeing his face with a look of amazement is hilarious.

    • @stevekane4922
      @stevekane4922 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Kissthetoad321 I have that CD I got it with the score book. Following that is a brain blast.

    • @Kissthetoad321
      @Kissthetoad321 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stevekane4922 Lol. Kanami's brain must be perpetually molten magma.

    • @stevekane4922
      @stevekane4922 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Kissthetoad321 forming perfect gems and crystals of staggering beauty

    • @Kissthetoad321
      @Kissthetoad321 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stevekane4922 Poetry like Miku, Po.😮

  • @airlinesecret6725
    @airlinesecret6725 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    'Its too Good' PO !!!!!

  • @Kevin6059
    @Kevin6059 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dude, I was in the middle of reading your reply to my comment on side"3", and it disappeared while I was reading it, just like the video. Was thinking it may have been because of a copyright strike. It was after all a special extra to those who bought the score. Bummer though

    • @L33Reacts
      @L33Reacts  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey bro! Sorry it's back up now. The ending got cut off in the upload for some reason so i had to re-upload.

  • @eaglez1901
    @eaglez1901 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Surprised you didn't pick up on the different voice on song 4. That's Miku, not Saiki

  • @VIVAMUSICVIDEO
    @VIVAMUSICVIDEO ปีที่แล้ว +1

    pliss reaction band from Pontianak Indonesia MINIMAL TENTION HC☺

  • @shiannesmith6877
    @shiannesmith6877 ปีที่แล้ว