Freedom is pure perfection, isn’t it? I mean, what can you fault? And those faces... their attitude... their music... their playing... their story... and their joy! Band-Maid is a world treasure! Thanks Cheez, for bringing the world's best hard rock band to your viewers!
12:05 - It's camaraderie but also accountability. The reason you see Kanami sit down and stare at Miku is because Miku screwed up her lyrics during a previous performance. So Kanami is trolling her ensuring Miku doesn't mess up again. Miku wasn't expecting it and looks at Kanami like "this isn't part of the plan". You also notice at 13:05, Misa (bassist) and Saiki (lead vocal) are staring at the drummer (Akane), trying to get her to mess up her drumming (which didn't work and Akane responds with a silly kissy face). This is called "Hengao" (Japanese for "funny face"). These ladies basically mess with each other but they're all so talented that they do it just for fun.
Gotta love Akane smiling at and cheering on Kanami's solo after her own drum solo. Because Miku insisted on "My Way! My Way! My Way!," we now have the best live rock band in the world.
Saiki is like a dominatrix, she demands that the crowd respond to her commands. Saiki and MISA are the ones dressed in Gothic. Actually when the group began they all wore similar outfits, then as time went on Saiki and MISA turned Gothic on us. Most often MISA and Kanami are doing their solos at the same time. As usual Band-Maid is Jimmy Page approved!
If you're going to keep stopping and rewinding Band-Maid, especially on guitar and drum solos, then I'm going to have to say...I'm subscribed! We never mind seeing anything the maids do over and over again! In Domination: at 4:32 - MISA, the bassist, Kanami the lead guitarist and composer, and Miku the rhythm guitarist, main lyricist and founder of the band, are playing Hengao - "strange faces" - with Akane the drummer, which is making funny faces to try and put someone off. Akane, of course, laughs along while not missing a beat. It shows the ladies' confidence in each others' abilities that they can fool around like this while all of them slam out note-perfect Rock at full tilt. At 5:30 - MISA the bassist is holding her plectrum in her curled finger so she can produce it and switch from slapping to picking in half a nanosecond, which is a skill in itself. At 7:55 - a brief glimpse of Obi-Wan Kanami laying down one sweet rolling chord pattern on that lead guitar - pure class. THE best live Rock band on Earth. And beyond.
Misa likes a bit (more than a bit) of Glissando. When MIku does her vocal solo bit, Kanami is sitting there to keep an eye on her as Miku had previously screwed it up (forgot the lyrics), as you can see Kanami nods her appreciation at the end when she gets it right. I've seen one video of this song where Kanami, Saiki and Misa all gathered round Miku for this part just to add a bit more encouragement / pressure lol
I think the last verse (coda?) of DOMINATION is the very best part of that great song. Most reactors don’t catch that. It’s good to see you are such a careful listener. KOBATO (a former J-Pop singer) intended to be the lead vocalist when she formed the band, but decided to recruit a front woman with more powerful voice to realize a “twin vocal concept.” In addition to harmonizing beautifully with SAIKI, she trades off singing lines in many songs, and she sings solo in others (e.g., SAYONAKIDORI). KOBATO (“Small Pigeon”) has a “Hippie Pop” solo side project called CLUPPO (“KURUPPO” is the sound a Japanese pigeon makes.)
MISA's bass may look like a Gibson, but if you look closer it's a Black Cloud too. She had them make it SG style but with a Fender Precision pickup and it's a 5 String. Miku only sings Lead on a couple of songs. In other songs she takes a verse here and there. She always wanted Dual Vocals, so she stepped back to Bakcing Vocals and had Kanami teach her how to play Rhythm Guitar. Then they found Saiki at their same agency and the lineup was complete. Once Akane locks into the Backing Tracks you can't throw her off. If you watch in 'Domination' you'll see her bandmates gather around her during the hard part and make faces at her to try and make her laugh and mess her up. Not a chance. Sh is The Beast! Half Gorilla / Half Drum Machine. For the next one , if you want to stick with the same show try 'Play!' LIVE. If you'd like to see an earlier show do 'Real Exisitence' LIVE.
They closed every show on the US tour with this one to remind us that their goal is still "World Domination" and they're now in "Phase 2" of that quest. Kanami isn't so much admiring Miku when she sings lead as both encouraging and teasing her, because Miku muffed the lyrics at a previous show 😆
Watching Saiki decorate the stage with the towels in Dallas just to give Miku a hard time on her b-day was a ton of fun! That is how you know they are all about having fun and putting on a show.
They all deserve the world to know their greatness especially Kanani for the compositions, I’m always impressed by the exit of the drum solo, so smooth and elegant
Band-Maid continues to Dominate the world of Hard Rock Music ! Another great song from this concert is "Play' Live and "Real Existence" Live is a little older but it will still blow your mind ! Great Reaction✌🤘🎀
You should react to the live version of Play from the same concert as these two videos. In fact it is the song performed immediately before Domination. And at the beginning of Domination you can hear the final fading notes of Play, as the Ladies go back to their pedal boards to reset for Domination. Time between the two songs, about 6-8 seconds. That is just how fast and hard these Ladies perform. Hard Driving, in your face, to give the audience the best experience as possible. And during Miku's verse, the previous concert, which was the day before this one, she messed up her verse and sang Saiki's verse, instead of her verse. To this day, the other members of the band will troll Miku, during her verse. In this one though Kanami is sitting in front of Miku's monitor so Miku can't check the lyrics. You see her grin and the rolled eyes. And you may not have noticed, but during Akane's drum solo, all the other Ladies moved to the side and sat or kneeled down and were cheering Akane on and trying to get the audience pumped up even more. You also might notice, that MISA the bassist, isn't playing a standard rhythm bass line. For this song she is actually playing a lead bass line. Actually MISA basically plays lead bass in all of their songs. This started in the beginning of the band, where Miku couldn't really play guitar. She was learning, but she wasn't exactly good at it. So MISA's bass lines were to help cover over the lack of the rhythm guitar. As Miku's skills have increased, MISA still keeps playing lead bass lines. This is what makes a Band-Maid song, a Band-Maid song. 5 brilliant, talented women using their instruments, (including the instruments of their voices) to assemble a soundscape that is uniquely theirs, for our ears and our enjoyment.
Tōno Kanami (Mincho) is the mad scientist of riffs. The band collectively write the music. Kobato Miku (Kuruppo, Po, Pigeon, Pigeon Girl with the Floppy Pigeon Guitar) writes most of the lyrics. Atsumi Saiki (Ice Princess) and Mincho have written some lyrics. First three records were written for them by other song writers except Freedom with lyrics by Po and Alone lyrics by Po and Saiki with music by Band-Maid. After that the band has been the primary source for their own music and lyrics with a few exceptions. Po had worked at a Japanese Maid Café for three years. She decided to start a band contrasting the Mid look with hard rock. She searched Internet and discovered Mincho. Mincho suggested her sometime backing drummer Hirose Akane. For bass Akane suggested her class mate from music school Misa. The only member of the band who auditioned was Saiki. In an interview of the Band for Japanese television, Saiki tells how she was introduced to the concept of girls wearing cute clothes playing rock music. Nowhere were maid uniforms mentioned. Po had kept this a secret from Saiki thinking she wouldn't join the band. They had concerts scheduled. Band-Maid held a dress rehearsal. When Saiki arrived Po said, "Here, Po. You wear this, Po," handing Saiki her maid outfit. I guess as a good sport, Saiki wore the maid uniform. During the TV interview she said, "This is how I was deceived by a Pigeon." The look stuck and nearly a decade later, the band is going stronger than before. The only thing that didn't stick was Saiki and Misa's aprons which they both stood against. Thus we have Misa the barefoot assassin on Bass and Saiki, the head-maid on lead vocals. Isn't this the most fun band ever.
You are a good reactor and pick up on some nice details. There are 3 other official lives from this same concert worth watching. Play, Wonderland, and Choose Me. All 3 are different from each other.
Miku (Band Founder, Rhythm Guitarist, Backup vocals and main lyricist) has several songs where she sings lead, typically on most albums there is a Miku song, early albums had a few more. These songs are often played at concerts to give Saiki the lead singer a break for a bit. Off the top of my head and I know I'm missing some there are these songs. Time, Price of Pride, Rock in Me and Sayonakidori
Akane is an absolute BEAST on the drums. She hits HARD, just look at how high her sticking is. She beats her drum like they owe her bananas......and can do it for almost 2-hours straight.
You are the only reactor that I have ever heard comment on how Akane is still basically continuing the drum solo patterns through the guitar transition and right up to where Kanami starts her guitar solo proper. I appreciate that.
Cool. Most people talk about the drum solo but, as you pointed out, Akane (drummer) kills this song all the way through. And her solo continues right into and through the guitar solo. Man, she is one brilliant drummer. I could listen to her all day. She and the lead guitar, Kanami, have worked together since before Band Maid.
I love Saiki's live vocal so much more than studio recording - where her grit and vibrato bring songs alive. There was an awesome drum solo Akane did at Yokohama Arena in November last year, intro to Blackhole, which was even more awesome than freedom drum solo. Can't wait for the official live video coming out.
They always change the 2.Verse to keep things fresh. No copy , paste and even if these are only litte variations , I admire them. Onset or Play are other great live Videos. Onset is an Intrumental btw , very very cool.
Now you understand why Jimmy Page after watching Akane's drumming said that she was one of the best drummers that he's ever heard and that she reminded him of John Bonham. Saiki reminds me of Alanis Morissette in her ability to change her vocal styles. As always Band-Maid is Jimmy Page approved!
Now that you have your "feet wet" with Band-Maid, you've only just begun to experience female Japanese music magic. The amazing Lovebites should be next, followed by Nemophila. Lovebites suggestions (all live videos): "Set the World on Fire", "Raise Some Hell", "Holy War", "Swan Song" with the Chopin opening, "Awakening/Hammer of Wrath", etc. Nemophila: "Dissension", "Oiran" live Naon Yaon2021, "Adabana", "Life" live, "Raitei", etc.
G'day Cheezy. You just had to arrive at these songs - the classic pre-Covid performances that kept us going over lockdowns, and an introduction for many new fans. A great showcase for their live class. Also in some ways their 'declaration' songs - telling the world that they're on their way, and they were going to do it their own way.
Another great reaction and don't worry about paues, when you pause and talk about what you're hear, that's what the fans (most anyway) like about reaction video, someone knowledgeable and can talk about the interesting things they're hearing. This concert was on two days Feb. 13/14 2020 In Tokyo in from of about 2K audience. Domination was the 22 or 23 song in the concert (about 2+ hours) and Saiki (main vocals) is still going strong.
🤣 Haha ! Actually, they aren’t admiring each other, they’re trying to distract and mess each other up, which is fun and cute. This is an earlier song in which Miku, rhythm guitar/vocals, did more singing. She’s the founder of the group and was the only vocalist, but she decided a more powerful voice was needed, hence Saiki was recruited as lead vocalist. This is a great performance of this song and Akane’s drum solo slays.
These songs are from "BAND-MAID WORLD DOMINATION TOUR - Shinka" held by BAND-MAID at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA on February 14, 2020 Please subscribe to their channel (if you haven't): th-cam.com/users/BANDMAIDvideos Setlist: 1-Rinne 2-Blooming 3-Screaming 4-Dilemma 5-glory 6-FREEDOM 7-Choose me 8-PAGE 9-Mirage 10-catharsis 11-Bubble 12-The Dragon Cries 13-I can't live without you. 14-TIME 15-Wonderland 16-alone 17-DICE 18-Don't you tell ME 19-Play 20-DOMINATION 21-endless Story
Next an instrumental, pick one: From now one (last EP)..Akane drum lesson, ONSET..very very cool Bass lesson, Without holding Back.. excelent, Don't be long...kanami's cool melody. Greetieng from Chile¡¡ 🎸🎸
I like your style Cheezy. Certainly not over the top. I will make 2 suggestions: ONSET-LIVE is a Rock instrumental that is what Rock instrumentals should be trying to achieve. The other is from a Live streamed Covid concert so there is no audience to feed off of but is stellar none the less and shows in concise fashion the diversity of the band: MANNERS/BLACK HOLE is a 2fer1 that starts with a groovy/bluesy rocker in Manners to a 220bpm piece of controlled melodic mayhem in Black Hole. Dozens and dozens more after these. The Awesomazing Maids never disappoint. Peace. 1.13
You can't be wrong with ANY of Band-Maid song...MV or alive! They are just top musicians, always smiling, and they bring me joy during worst times! What you must understand with all Japanese bands is that they can perform live whatever they did on studio versions! They are very dedicated and top-notch musicians and wonderful people (I'm not Japanese, as you can say, but I love them much). Somehow, they always cheer me up, even if I just had a terrible day... I recommend you other Japanese bands (and keep in mind they have zillion of good bands, for sure)... All female power-metal (sometimes trash-metal) band Lovebites. Any song of them - live or MV. Also, newest top metal all female band "Nemophila". Any song you like (my favorites are songs "Adabana" and "Dissention", but they have all good songs)... Also, power/symphonic metal band "Unlucky Morheus". They aren't all female band, but they have one of the best Japanese female singer - beautiful Fuki! Also, they have a female violinist in metal band! Any song by them, but I like live versions of "Angriffer" or "Dignity of Spirits" most, also "Cadaver/Revadac" is unique song, where they play first half of a song normally, and second half in reverse! (That's the meaning of song's name!) My personal love is very unusual band "Broken by the Scream" which consist of 3 top musicians (drums, bass and guitar) and unique combinations of 4 female vocals. Two of them singing "clean vocals", one is "high peach screamer" and one is "low growler"! That combinations is hard to imagine, but sounds very, very cool. For start I recommend their older song "Sayonara Birthday", but really (like I already told you) you could pick any of their songs...MV or alive! Tons of Japanese bands are awesome, and I'm mentioned just a few, but they are rocking modern scene, for sure!
If you watch they tend to let whoever is in focus get the attention. When Akane does a drum solo the other girls get down out of the way, you'll see Misa the bassist get down when Saiki has a strong vocal piece and all throughout you'll see them all smiling
That tiny girl with the PRS writes the music...and the even tinier girl on rhythm guitar writes the lyrics. BTW, Miku is the band's founder and the original lead singer. She fired herself and hired Saiki.
@@ChuckJansenII The Small Pigeon was able to put ego aside for the betterment of the band! Not many band creators would do that, period! Then she set her mind to play guitar, again for the betterment of the band, a pretty determined and focused young lady! And yes, it has worked out well!
@@waynebenedict5785 That's right, Po. No one in this band has an ego and every member has true affection and friendship for each other, Po. Kobato is also a great rhythm guitarist, Po. We are lucky that Thrill we as a hit. That song save this band, Po. Sorry for going overboard on the Po's, Po. Kuruppo is infectiously kawaii, awesome and influential, Po. She cast her magic spell on us at Dallas HoB, Po. Now I look like Kanami every time she looks at Saiki, Po.
@@ChuckJansenII I was there at Dallas, and yes, Kobato is infectious, Po! Saw them in Phoenix, too, and I am now a Mega-Maidiac, Po! All these ladies are just so charming and wonderful! Was fun to see them even more animated on this tour, so fun! As Saiki has come to say, "Let's go Fxxking Crazy!"
A little late but they absolutely do this well live. Saw them live in D.C. What you experienced in this video is what I experienced in real life. It's a sight to behold. Pure talent. Not gunna lie, Miku's my favorite.
MISA is not playing a gibson. Just looks like an sg. Her basses are made by black cloud. I think she only used that one once in a concert that i've seen. In case nobody made introductions. Miku "small pigeon" Kobato: band founder/2nd vocal/rhythm gtr./main lyricist. Saiki "the ice queen" Atsumi: 1st vocal. Some lyrics. Kanami "mincho" Tono: lead gtr./keyboards/composer. Akane "gorilla" Hirose: drums. MISA "the barefoot assassin": bass. So u dont get confused on ur band maid journey, a note on Kanami "mincho" Tono. She is also known as "the princess". Funny story (paraphrased). A fan was listening to band maid in his garage & some neighbors came over and asked who he was listening to & he replied; an assassin, a gorilla, an ice queen, a girl with multiple personalities (Kanami) & they are all headed up by an 810 year old pigeon. He said the look on their faces was priceless. Someone will fill u in on the 810 year old pigeon thing. The origin story of this band is a trip unto itself. Band-Maid & The Warning, my favorites. Women rock!!!!!
Yeah I read MISA said she had troubles with that particular guitar..not sure what...but it appears she no longer uses it live...Have a feeling it was replaced by the bass she uses in the Christmas acoustic concert as I believe I read it was a new bass and factory stressed to look used.....She used it also on the "Dawn Winery Theme" Genshin concert...The new bass not the red one.
Cheez mate! Greetings again from Shizuoka City where wasabi was first grown in the 17th Century! Really appreciate your reacting style. As everyone said, your pauses are actually welcome, because even if I (we) have listened to the same track dozens of time, that allows us all to discover some facets we had missed! Since you seem to be interested in Japanese in general (you have already been introduced to Lovebites and Nemophilia) do try Asterism with a 19-year old sol female guitarist playing like Ray Stevie Vaughan along barely older male drummer and 7-string bassist! I've got more! Best regards, Robert-Gilles (Martineau)
When Kanami is crouched near Miku when Miku starts her singing and looks at Kanami..is because Miku messed up the lyrics in a previous song/performance and Kanami was teasing Miku by blocking her monitor..Hence MIku's "what are you doing?" look at Kanami..hehehe!🥰😊
Have you done NEMOPHILA yet? It's another great girl band from Japan. Band Maid has many songs so stick around. The early songs are more classic rock and it just builds from there
Manners - Black-Hole - 2 songs on one MV, It is a ''MUST''
Freedom is pure perfection, isn’t it? I mean, what can you fault? And those faces... their attitude... their music... their playing... their story... and their joy! Band-Maid is a world treasure! Thanks Cheez, for bringing the world's best hard rock band to your viewers!
12:05 - It's camaraderie but also accountability. The reason you see Kanami sit down and stare at Miku is because Miku screwed up her lyrics during a previous performance. So Kanami is trolling her ensuring Miku doesn't mess up again. Miku wasn't expecting it and looks at Kanami like "this isn't part of the plan".
You also notice at 13:05, Misa (bassist) and Saiki (lead vocal) are staring at the drummer (Akane), trying to get her to mess up her drumming (which didn't work and Akane responds with a silly kissy face). This is called "Hengao" (Japanese for "funny face"). These ladies basically mess with each other but they're all so talented that they do it just for fun.
Thanks for sharing SkullAngel!
Whatever it's call, it make it a lot more fun to watch. All of the ladies in this band are incredibly skilled and talented!
Yeah, Miku's side-eye at Kanami makes me laugh every time. :D
Misa is the Queen on bass!!!!!
Gotta love Akane smiling at and cheering on Kanami's solo after her own drum solo. Because Miku insisted on "My Way! My Way! My Way!," we now have the best live rock band in the world.
The journey to nirvana continues, there are rewards at every stops (Don’t Tell Me, Cross, Moratorium, Rinne …)
They are all real. Once you attend their live, you will not be skeptical about their performance.
Mincho is such a greatest piano player / song writer / arranger with the most grateful guitar technique in the universe.
Saiki is like a dominatrix, she demands that the crowd respond to her commands. Saiki and MISA are the ones dressed in Gothic. Actually when the group began they all wore similar outfits, then as time went on Saiki and MISA turned Gothic on us. Most often MISA and Kanami are doing their solos at the same time. As usual Band-Maid is Jimmy Page approved!
This is Line Cube Shibuya, and believe it or not, it's just about a 2000 person arena
If you're going to keep stopping and rewinding Band-Maid, especially on guitar and drum solos, then I'm going to have to say...I'm subscribed! We never mind seeing anything the maids do over and over again! In Domination: at 4:32 - MISA, the bassist, Kanami the lead guitarist and composer, and Miku the rhythm guitarist, main lyricist and founder of the band, are playing Hengao - "strange faces" - with Akane the drummer, which is making funny faces to try and put someone off. Akane, of course, laughs along while not missing a beat. It shows the ladies' confidence in each others' abilities that they can fool around like this while all of them slam out note-perfect Rock at full tilt. At 5:30 - MISA the bassist is holding her plectrum in her curled finger so she can produce it and switch from slapping to picking in half a nanosecond, which is a skill in itself. At 7:55 - a brief glimpse of Obi-Wan Kanami laying down one sweet rolling chord pattern on that lead guitar - pure class. THE best live Rock band on Earth. And beyond.
Thank you for the info and support Tony!
Misa likes a bit (more than a bit) of Glissando. When MIku does her vocal solo bit, Kanami is sitting there to keep an eye on her as Miku had previously screwed it up (forgot the lyrics), as you can see Kanami nods her appreciation at the end when she gets it right. I've seen one video of this song where Kanami, Saiki and Misa all gathered round Miku for this part just to add a bit more encouragement / pressure lol
MISA MISA MISA!!!!!
They really are one of the great current rock bands … always makes me smile as well
I think the last verse (coda?) of DOMINATION is the very best part of that great song. Most reactors don’t catch that. It’s good to see you are such a careful listener.
KOBATO (a former J-Pop singer) intended to be the lead vocalist when she formed the band, but decided to recruit a front woman with more powerful voice to realize a “twin vocal concept.” In addition to harmonizing beautifully with SAIKI, she trades off singing lines in many songs, and she sings solo in others (e.g., SAYONAKIDORI). KOBATO (“Small Pigeon”) has a “Hippie Pop” solo side project called CLUPPO (“KURUPPO” is the sound a Japanese pigeon makes.)
MISA's bass may look like a Gibson, but if you look closer it's a Black Cloud too. She had them make it SG style but with a Fender Precision pickup and it's a 5 String. Miku only sings Lead on a couple of songs. In other songs she takes a verse here and there. She always wanted Dual Vocals, so she stepped back to Bakcing Vocals and had Kanami teach her how to play Rhythm Guitar. Then they found Saiki at their same agency and the lineup was complete. Once Akane locks into the Backing Tracks you can't throw her off. If you watch in 'Domination' you'll see her bandmates gather around her during the hard part and make faces at her to try and make her laugh and mess her up. Not a chance. Sh is The Beast! Half Gorilla / Half Drum Machine. For the next one , if you want to stick with the same show try 'Play!' LIVE. If you'd like to see an earlier show do 'Real Exisitence' LIVE.
They closed every show on the US tour with this one to remind us that their goal is still "World Domination" and they're now in "Phase 2" of that quest.
Kanami isn't so much admiring Miku when she sings lead as both encouraging and teasing her, because Miku muffed the lyrics at a previous show 😆
Watching Saiki decorate the stage with the towels in Dallas just to give Miku a hard time on her b-day was a ton of fun! That is how you know they are all about having fun and putting on a show.
They ended every show by saying hello. 😀
They all deserve the world to know their greatness especially Kanani for the compositions, I’m always impressed by the exit of the drum solo, so smooth and elegant
Band-Maid continues to Dominate the world of Hard Rock Music ! Another great song from this concert is "Play' Live and "Real Existence" Live is a little older but it will still blow your mind ! Great Reaction✌🤘🎀
Thank you Barry!
You should react to the live version of Play from the same concert as these two videos. In fact it is the song performed immediately before Domination. And at the beginning of Domination you can hear the final fading notes of Play, as the Ladies go back to their pedal boards to reset for Domination. Time between the two songs, about 6-8 seconds. That is just how fast and hard these Ladies perform. Hard Driving, in your face, to give the audience the best experience as possible.
And during Miku's verse, the previous concert, which was the day before this one, she messed up her verse and sang Saiki's verse, instead of her verse. To this day, the other members of the band will troll Miku, during her verse. In this one though Kanami is sitting in front of Miku's monitor so Miku can't check the lyrics. You see her grin and the rolled eyes.
And you may not have noticed, but during Akane's drum solo, all the other Ladies moved to the side and sat or kneeled down and were cheering Akane on and trying to get the audience pumped up even more.
You also might notice, that MISA the bassist, isn't playing a standard rhythm bass line. For this song she is actually playing a lead bass line. Actually MISA basically plays lead bass in all of their songs. This started in the beginning of the band, where Miku couldn't really play guitar. She was learning, but she wasn't exactly good at it. So MISA's bass lines were to help cover over the lack of the rhythm guitar. As Miku's skills have increased, MISA still keeps playing lead bass lines. This is what makes a Band-Maid song, a Band-Maid song. 5 brilliant, talented women using their instruments, (including the instruments of their voices) to assemble a soundscape that is uniquely theirs, for our ears and our enjoyment.
This is amazing! Thanks Grey 🤘🧀😎
Bassist Misa plays her whiskey filled hip flask almost as well as her bass. 😁
Tōno Kanami (Mincho) is the mad scientist of riffs. The band collectively write the music. Kobato Miku (Kuruppo, Po, Pigeon, Pigeon Girl with the Floppy Pigeon Guitar) writes most of the lyrics. Atsumi Saiki (Ice Princess) and Mincho have written some lyrics.
First three records were written for them by other song writers except Freedom with lyrics by Po and Alone lyrics by Po and Saiki with music by Band-Maid. After that the band has been the primary source for their own music and lyrics with a few exceptions.
Po had worked at a Japanese Maid Café for three years. She decided to start a band contrasting the Mid look with hard rock. She searched Internet and discovered Mincho. Mincho suggested her sometime backing drummer Hirose Akane. For bass Akane suggested her class mate from music school Misa. The only member of the band who auditioned was Saiki.
In an interview of the Band for Japanese television, Saiki tells how she was introduced to the concept of girls wearing cute clothes playing rock music. Nowhere were maid uniforms mentioned. Po had kept this a secret from Saiki thinking she wouldn't join the band. They had concerts scheduled. Band-Maid held a dress rehearsal. When Saiki arrived Po said, "Here, Po. You wear this, Po," handing Saiki her maid outfit. I guess as a good sport, Saiki wore the maid uniform. During the TV interview she said, "This is how I was deceived by a Pigeon." The look stuck and nearly a decade later, the band is going stronger than before. The only thing that didn't stick was Saiki and Misa's aprons which they both stood against. Thus we have Misa the barefoot assassin on Bass and Saiki, the head-maid on lead vocals.
Isn't this the most fun band ever.
You are a good reactor and pick up on some nice details. There are 3 other official lives from this same concert worth watching. Play, Wonderland, and Choose Me. All 3 are different from each other.
Thank you Falconsooner!
Saw them in Philly two weeks ago. Sound just as good in person. Blew my mind.
Miku (Band Founder, Rhythm Guitarist, Backup vocals and main lyricist) has several songs where she sings lead, typically on most albums there is a Miku song, early albums had a few more. These songs are often played at concerts to give Saiki the lead singer a break for a bit. Off the top of my head and I know I'm missing some there are these songs. Time, Price of Pride, Rock in Me and Sayonakidori
"Rock in Me" is an adorably fun song :)
Akane is an absolute BEAST on the drums. She hits HARD, just look at how high her sticking is. She beats her drum like they owe her bananas......and can do it for almost 2-hours straight.
You are the only reactor that I have ever heard comment on how Akane is still basically continuing the drum solo patterns through the guitar transition and right up to where Kanami starts her guitar solo proper. I appreciate that.
Thanks 785! That was awesome 🤘🤘
Cool. Most people talk about the drum solo but, as you pointed out, Akane (drummer) kills this song all the way through. And her solo continues right into and through the guitar solo. Man, she is one brilliant drummer. I could listen to her all day. She and the lead guitar, Kanami, have worked together since before Band Maid.
I love Saiki's live vocal so much more than studio recording - where her grit and vibrato bring songs alive.
There was an awesome drum solo Akane did at Yokohama Arena in November last year, intro to Blackhole, which was even more awesome than freedom drum solo. Can't wait for the official live video coming out.
Check out their acoustic stuff as well...
They always change the 2.Verse to keep things fresh. No copy , paste and even if these are only litte variations , I admire them. Onset or Play are other great live Videos. Onset is an Intrumental btw , very very cool.
Thanks for sharing Armin!
Misa's bass in Freedom is the Black Cloud Private Reserve Precision SG and I believe in Domination was the Black Smoker...I think...
Now you understand why Jimmy Page after watching Akane's drumming said that she was one of the best drummers that he's ever heard and that she reminded him of John Bonham. Saiki reminds me of Alanis Morissette in her ability to change her vocal styles. As always Band-Maid is Jimmy Page approved!
Now that you have your "feet wet" with Band-Maid, you've only just begun to experience female Japanese music magic. The amazing Lovebites should be next, followed by Nemophila.
Lovebites suggestions (all live videos): "Set the World on Fire", "Raise Some Hell", "Holy War", "Swan Song" with the Chopin opening, "Awakening/Hammer of Wrath", etc.
Nemophila: "Dissension", "Oiran" live Naon Yaon2021, "Adabana", "Life" live, "Raitei", etc.
Thanks for the recommendations Dave!
@@Cheezyxyz U betcha. These three bands are the best on the planet right now so just trying to pay it forward.
G'day Cheezy. You just had to arrive at these songs - the classic pre-Covid performances that kept us going over lockdowns, and an introduction for many new fans. A great showcase for their live class. Also in some ways their 'declaration' songs - telling the world that they're on their way, and they were going to do it their own way.
Thx Paul.👍 Your comment filled me with pride & nostalgia.🤗
So well said, mate!
Another great reaction and don't worry about paues, when you pause and talk about what you're hear, that's what the fans (most anyway) like about reaction video, someone knowledgeable and can talk about the interesting things they're hearing. This concert was on two days Feb. 13/14 2020 In Tokyo in from of about 2K audience. Domination was the 22 or 23 song in the concert (about 2+ hours) and Saiki (main vocals) is still going strong.
Whats happeninh now? I thought the Band-Maid Reaction peaked two years ago...but there is 2. wave or what?
Cool!
🤣 Haha ! Actually, they aren’t admiring each other, they’re trying to distract and mess each other up, which is fun and cute. This is an earlier song in which Miku, rhythm guitar/vocals, did more singing. She’s the founder of the group and was the only vocalist, but she decided a more powerful voice was needed, hence Saiki was recruited as lead vocalist. This is a great performance of this song and Akane’s drum solo slays.
These songs are from "BAND-MAID WORLD DOMINATION TOUR - Shinka"
held by BAND-MAID at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA on February 14, 2020
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Setlist:
1-Rinne
2-Blooming
3-Screaming
4-Dilemma
5-glory
6-FREEDOM
7-Choose me
8-PAGE
9-Mirage
10-catharsis
11-Bubble
12-The Dragon Cries
13-I can't live without you.
14-TIME
15-Wonderland
16-alone
17-DICE
18-Don't you tell ME
19-Play
20-DOMINATION
21-endless Story
Next an instrumental, pick one: From now one (last EP)..Akane drum lesson, ONSET..very very cool Bass lesson, Without holding Back.. excelent, Don't be long...kanami's cool melody. Greetieng from Chile¡¡ 🎸🎸
I like your style Cheezy. Certainly not over the top. I will make 2 suggestions: ONSET-LIVE is a Rock instrumental that is what Rock instrumentals should be trying to achieve. The other is from a Live streamed Covid concert so there is no audience to feed off of but is stellar none the less and shows in concise fashion the diversity of the band: MANNERS/BLACK HOLE is a 2fer1 that starts with a groovy/bluesy rocker in Manners to a 220bpm piece of controlled melodic mayhem in Black Hole. Dozens and dozens more after these. The Awesomazing Maids never disappoint. Peace. 1.13
Thank you JK! I appreciate you
Great suggestions 👌🤘🤘🤘
BAND-MAIDを聴いて70年代のHardrockがよみがえりませんか、rockがrockであったあの時代は素晴らしかったです。
100%
You can't be wrong with ANY of Band-Maid song...MV or alive! They are just top musicians, always smiling, and they bring me joy during worst times! What you must understand with all Japanese bands is that they can perform live whatever they did on studio versions! They are very dedicated and top-notch musicians and wonderful people (I'm not Japanese, as you can say, but I love them much). Somehow, they always cheer me up, even if I just had a terrible day... I recommend you other Japanese bands (and keep in mind they have zillion of good bands, for sure)... All female power-metal (sometimes trash-metal) band Lovebites. Any song of them - live or MV. Also, newest top metal all female band "Nemophila". Any song you like (my favorites are songs "Adabana" and "Dissention", but they have all good songs)... Also, power/symphonic metal band "Unlucky Morheus". They aren't all female band, but they have one of the best Japanese female singer - beautiful Fuki! Also, they have a female violinist in metal band! Any song by them, but I like live versions of "Angriffer" or "Dignity of Spirits" most, also "Cadaver/Revadac" is unique song, where they play first half of a song normally, and second half in reverse! (That's the meaning of song's name!) My personal love is very unusual band "Broken by the Scream" which consist of 3 top musicians (drums, bass and guitar) and unique combinations of 4 female vocals. Two of them singing "clean vocals", one is "high peach screamer" and one is "low growler"! That combinations is hard to imagine, but sounds very, very cool. For start I recommend their older song "Sayonara Birthday", but really (like I already told you) you could pick any of their songs...MV or alive! Tons of Japanese bands are awesome, and I'm mentioned just a few, but they are rocking modern scene, for sure!
Thank you for the information my friend!
If you watch they tend to let whoever is in focus get the attention. When Akane does a drum solo the other girls get down out of the way, you'll see Misa the bassist get down when Saiki has a strong vocal piece and all throughout you'll see them all smiling
Miku the rhythm guitarist is the second lead vocalist / back up vocalist. She has songs where she takes lead.
Miku (The little Pigeon) Sings lead on generally one Track per album.
Rock in me and Sayonakidori are her best ones.
That tiny girl with the PRS writes the music...and the even tinier girl on rhythm guitar writes the lyrics. BTW, Miku is the band's founder and the original lead singer. She fired herself and hired Saiki.
Saiki has two songs she has written the lyrics for now, "Hate" and "Corallium"! A full team effort from Band-Maid!
I love the way you put that Miku fired herself. It worked out great.
@@ChuckJansenII The Small Pigeon was able to put ego aside for the betterment of the band! Not many band creators would do that, period! Then she set her mind to play guitar, again for the betterment of the band, a pretty determined and focused young lady! And yes, it has worked out well!
@@waynebenedict5785 That's right, Po. No one in this band has an ego and every member has true affection and friendship for each other, Po. Kobato is also a great rhythm guitarist, Po. We are lucky that Thrill we as a hit. That song save this band, Po.
Sorry for going overboard on the Po's, Po. Kuruppo is infectiously kawaii, awesome and influential, Po. She cast her magic spell on us at Dallas HoB, Po. Now I look like Kanami every time she looks at Saiki, Po.
@@ChuckJansenII I was there at Dallas, and yes, Kobato is infectious, Po! Saw them in Phoenix, too, and I am now a Mega-Maidiac, Po! All these ladies are just so charming and wonderful! Was fun to see them even more animated on this tour, so fun! As Saiki has come to say, "Let's go Fxxking Crazy!"
Just saw them live from 5 feet away and the sound was phenomenal !
A little late but they absolutely do this well live. Saw them live in D.C. What you experienced in this video is what I experienced in real life. It's a sight to behold. Pure talent. Not gunna lie, Miku's my favorite.
After Kanami finishes her last blazing solo, Saiki sings, "Our pulses race together." Indeed! Band-Maid. Domination. Nuff said! Thx, Cheez!
These girls are the real deal.
Love your review of one of my Favorite New rock band.. love the way you’re rewind the “good” parts to focus in on it!!
MISA is not playing a gibson. Just looks like an sg. Her basses are made by black cloud. I think she only used that one once in a concert that i've seen. In case nobody made introductions.
Miku "small pigeon" Kobato: band founder/2nd vocal/rhythm gtr./main lyricist.
Saiki "the ice queen" Atsumi: 1st vocal. Some lyrics.
Kanami "mincho" Tono: lead gtr./keyboards/composer.
Akane "gorilla" Hirose: drums.
MISA "the barefoot assassin": bass.
So u dont get confused on ur band maid journey, a note on Kanami "mincho" Tono. She is also known as "the princess".
Funny story (paraphrased). A fan was listening to band maid in his garage & some neighbors came over and asked who he was listening to & he replied; an assassin, a gorilla, an ice queen, a girl with multiple personalities (Kanami) & they are all headed up by an 810 year old pigeon.
He said the look on their faces was priceless. Someone will fill u in on the 810 year old pigeon thing. The origin story of this band is a trip unto itself.
Band-Maid & The Warning, my favorites. Women rock!!!!!
Thanks for sharing Glen!
Yeah I read MISA said she had troubles with that particular guitar..not sure what...but it appears she no longer uses it live...Have a feeling it was replaced by the bass she uses in the Christmas acoustic concert as I believe I read it was a new bass and factory stressed to look used.....She used it also on the "Dawn Winery Theme" Genshin concert...The new bass not the red one.
Black Cloud is a custom Japanese company. I believe they made two for MISA on this order.
The other was black.
Kanami's original nickname was Kanamincho which means little Kanami. It was shortened to Mincho.
BAND-MAID 🤘🤘
今の混沌とした不条理の世界には、彼女達の癒しとカッコ良さが必要！外見やパホーマンスだけのロックはもう古い。
Love it!
Cheez mate!
Greetings again from Shizuoka City where wasabi was first grown in the 17th Century!
Really appreciate your reacting style. As everyone said, your pauses are actually welcome, because even if I (we) have listened to the same track dozens of time, that allows us all to discover some facets we had missed!
Since you seem to be interested in Japanese in general (you have already been introduced to Lovebites and Nemophilia) do try Asterism with a 19-year old sol female guitarist playing like Ray Stevie Vaughan along barely older male drummer and 7-string bassist!
I've got more!
Best regards,
Robert-Gilles (Martineau)
Thanks Robert, I appreciate you! Thank you for all the info 🤘🧀😎
@@Cheezyxyz You are most welcome, mate! Keep on the good work!
When Kanami is crouched near Miku when Miku starts her singing and looks at Kanami..is because Miku messed up the lyrics in a previous song/performance and Kanami was teasing Miku by blocking her monitor..Hence MIku's "what are you doing?" look at Kanami..hehehe!🥰😊
Thanks for sharing! That's awesome
Have you done NEMOPHILA yet? It's another great girl band from Japan. Band Maid has many songs so stick around. The early songs are more classic rock and it just builds from there
I haven't but they are heavily suggested as well!
It’s no Gibson, they are all associated with a different Japanese brand
:)
The bass is a Black Cloud Private Reserve not Gibson
MISA MISA MISA...Mincho Mincho Mincho.
Kanami is a master of "dive bombing riffs" and MISA is NOT playing a Gibson.