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I enjoyed this because I had more or less the same reaction when I first discovered them (less than two years ago). I actually ignored the incessant YT recommendations because I thought they might be a fun gimmick or parody band. Nothing wrong with that but I wasn't interested enough to listen. Then I caught part of one of their live videos by chance and I realized how wrong I was. Leaving the occasional comment (or three) on some reactions is my penance. Such an excellent band with truly interesting music. It's hard to peg what style/sub-genre they play and that's the way the band likes it. It's like supercharged alternative hard rock. And it's damn great.
They are home grown and not "Baby Metal" Japanese music industry created. The rhythm guitarist worked at a Maid Cafe and had a dream od dressing like maids and playing hard rock music. She found the guitarist on TH-cam and she worked with the drummer and the drummer went to Tokyo school of music with the bassist. They needed a stronger vocalist and found the lead vocalist through their record label and the rest is history. The best Hard Rock band you never heard of.
Japanese chanting? I was in a crowd of Americans at the House of Blues in Chicago chanting exactly like that. They're just compelling live. "Classic yet innovative." Yes, yes, yes... listening to Band-Maid gives you the feeling that the music is comfortingly familiar, and yet excitingly new at the same time.
Oh, and if you want more Japanese all female bands to check out: - Lovebites - Insanely polished power metal act - Nemophila - Much harder metal - Hanabie - crazed pop metal (opening for Jinjer coming soon to the US) - Otoboke Beaver - nutso old-school punk and junk rock For other Japanese bands: - Asterism - unbelievably skilled trio that plays something they call mass-metal (metal for the masses) and have possibly the best metal guitarist you've ever heard packed into the frame of a 4'8" girl aged 21. I'm dead serious. - One OK Rock - Hard rock arena anthem band... I experienced them opening for Muse and Evanescence. Not complex, but they hit hard, especially the vocals. For other all female bands: - The Warning - young Mexicans, but they speak and sing fluently in English, who opened for Band-Maid in Japan recently (they're great friends). They are getting huge fast, having just played Jimmy Kimmel, and I heard them on Hard Drive featured by Lew Brutus on the radio. - The Sixters - six Ukrainian girls that can kick your ass AND make you laugh.
Yes. Could have been a group from my youth that I somehow didn't hear of back then, and are just discovering. That is how it was for my wife and the music of the group America. She never heard of them, and it was the type of music she loves!
🐦 *Airborne Sealife* 🐦 Welcome to the world of *BAND-MAID* (2013 - Present) A group of 5 young ladies from Japan that will rock your world: *Miku Kobato* (Kuruppo) = Lead Vocals / Rhythm Guitar *(Po!)* *Saiki Atsumi* (Sai-Chan) = Lead Vocals *Kanami Tono* (Kanamincho) = Lead Guitarist *Akane Hirose* (A-Chan) = Drummer *MISA* (MISA, MISA, MISA) = Bassist If you wish to continue down this Pigeon Hole 😊 you will enjoy over 100+ great songs you will start saying to yourself “This is my favorite *BAND-MAID* song”. _(No joke Po!)_ Below is a list of songs that will get you started Blooming (Official Music Video) Choose me (Official Music Video) REAL EXISTENCE (Official Live Video) Don't you tell ME (Official Live Video) onset (Official Live Video) I discovered *BAND-MAID* in 2019 and came to a realization that *BAND-MAID* more then just a rock band they are a band that does not have any boundaries and is willing experiment into different genre from (Blues, Rock, Punk and Jazz) and a lot of fans including me would say “you got to check out their live videos” from: 2017-STUDIO COAST 2018-Zepp Tokyo 2020-LINE CUBE SHIBUYA 2021-BAND-MAID ONLINE ACOUSTIC 2023-10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR FINAL in YOKOHAMA ARENA In the end I realize that *BAND-MAID* more then just a band but a band that cares about each other and their fan base and in October of 2022 I had a fortune of experiencing them live and with that *BAND-MAID* cemented their Legacy into my heart. Rock On! 🤘 *100% satisfaction guarantee or your money back…*
Jimmy Page caught one of their shows a few years back and requested a meet and greet with Akane Hirose {drummer} there are number of photos on the internet of Jimmy with Akane nick name Gorilla. the same 5 ladies for over a decade now.
Here's my rap Welcome to the BandMaid experience. The greatest proper rock and roll band of the 21st century. Here's some opinions and facts: •Bass solos are more likely to happen than not. There's a bass solo in their first video! •Guitar solos are shorter, far shorter than you would like them to be •Unless you are superhuman, you will not/ can not be able to pick up everything they're doing to make that song great on the first listen. •Genre? Genres?? We don' need no stinkin" genre! •You like a hard rocking crazy fast tune? Well how about it done as a slower acoustic version? They do that. •April Fools Day 2019 As a joke they recorded a redo of Secret my Lips with traditional instruments and with lyrics in a Kyoto dialect. MV is stunningly beautiful. •The linchpin member of the band gets the least notice/praise. The Mighty Miku Kobato founder/original lead singer steps back to make way for a new more hard rock vocalist. They want her to hold a guitar so she does and learns to play on the fly, performing all the while she's learning. So the person who willed the band into existence, who is the primary lyricist, the only member who sings and plays an instrument most of the time gets the least comments from reactors. Oh yeah she has her own signature model guitar from Zematis. •10 plus years with the same line up. Think about that. •More hooks, riffs and motifs in many songs than most bands have on an album. Check it out. No hyperbole. •Use of puns, wordplay using homophones between Japanese and English are not the exception. They are typical of Kobato's lyrics. •Despite the fact that their LIVE videos are superior to the official studio MV"s the latter are excellent. Funny, graphic, innovative and stunningly beautiful works of art describe what you get with BandMaid's official MV's. •As close to the Beatles in terms of unique persona of the members as any group since the Monkees. MISA is quiet and drinks. Akane is happy and eats, Miku is klutzy and CUTE, Kanami is an airhead who crushes on Saiki and Saiki was the Ice Queen. But the Ice Queen has thoroughly thawed. See Yokohama's Endless Story! Their image is carefully crafted or spontaneous or both. •Many songs have catch phrases or singalong sections to engage the audience. Many songs are in English and Japanese.Most songs are full of joy as well. •They're having a ball. They enjoy performing. They enjoy the fans. They enjoy each other. •Make no mistake, this is not a regular band.
FYI, this band friggin rocks! My personal playlist is almost 6 hours. Not a bad song on the list. They mix and match rock sub-genres like I have never heard before. Best damn band out there today and in my opinion, possibly the best rock band ever! Thanks for the awesome reaction!
Great reaction guys. BAND-MAID have a 130+ song catalogue. Not a band song there, although obviously you will like some more that others. That last video was from the finale of their 10th anniversarry tour at Yokohama arena last November, their largest concert to date. Yokohama arena has 17,000 capacity, not full but a hellava lot of fans their from all over the world. I subscribed to the livestream of it and it was fantastic. They played for more than 3.5 hours and a 33 song set list, hard rock, ballads, acoustic, punky, some almost metal, solo vocals and piano from the vocalist Saiki. The guitarist Kanami is their main composer, but has no selfish ego, she writes a song and puts it out to her band mates to add to and amend. She always writes songs that allow her band mates to shine (often I think restraining herself, often short but sharp solos). You may have noticed the bass is usually featured way up front, not surprising as Misa is such a great bassist. Same members as when they started 2013. I admire the way they have worked, they have done it the old traditional hard way, constant touring at home and in Europe and the USA. Playing very small venues, driiving themselves about and carting their equipment about. Because of this they have honed their craft and are a very tight band, both musically and personally, they (unlike a lot of western bands) are the best of friends. Better stop or I will come across as a fanboy!! Oh other Japanese bands to check out are Nemophila, Lovebites, Gacharic Spin
Wow, the reactions to this video is INSANE! Thank you all so much for watching. We have realized that Brendan may have mixed up Geddy Lee and Neil Peart in his head there for a minute and has been punished by writing the lyrics to Subdivisions 50 times on the chalk board in its entirety.
Band Maid is the wildest and most unexpected thing to happen in the rock space. Musicians who actually play music. And they sincerely love their fans. And they are all genuinely happy people. No bloody, angry spiked masks and violent lyrics about how terrible the world is. No tattooed egocentric guitarists who demand your worship because they know how to sweep pick. Welcome to Band Maid. The best thing to happen in the rock industry in generations. ❤ I just want to add that you guys blindly picked three Band Maid songs at random. You could do that all day long and never find the bad ones. Their Yokohama show was 3 1/2 hours long and 33 songs. They scheduled a follow up show a month later for the 20+ hit songs they didn’t have time to play.
I think great musicians often make bad music. They get egotistical and think they don't need to be entertaining or make an emotional connection with their fans. Or write good songs. OK, you're really good at guitar. We get it. Give it a rest. I'm not saying this is Band-Maid. I'm agreeing with you.
Well, Saiki's lyrics in HATE? are pretty violent and they are all about how terrible the world is... 😂 Saiki also has some tattoos, so, she falls quite well into that description of "worship me because I'm great" theme. The only difference is that she is stunningly beautiful, and when a beautiful (and tattooed) girl says a boy cheated on her and she wants him to burn in hell, well... We tend to unconditionally agree with her, right? Especially if she sings about it like a roaring Leviathan of the deep, and her friends back her statement up with violent bass, violent guitar, and violent drums.
@@VladimirChupin I hear you 👍🏽 The lyrics are one of the reasons why I’m not a fan of “Hate?” It stands in stark contrast to Miku’s lyrics. While no fan of tattoos myself, Saiki’s arm tattoo “Love is Strong” seems harmless. Even on their worst day, I still don’t see Band Maid blending with the angry, bloody satanic stereotype metal style. Love our Maids 💕 and my fellow fans 🤘🏽
No, nothing wild about these ladies, other than their wildly incredible talent. Just a great solid rock band. One of the best I've ever heard in fact. They can be wonderfully nostalgic yet are fresh and yes, innovative. Old school riffing and tasty solos abound but they also have an incredibly deep and diverse catalogue that pulls from many genres. Enjoy the ride, I know I have.
Band-Maid has done a few anime themes: "Glory", "Sense", "Different", "Shambles", "Corallium", and "Protect You". For Band-Maid, they call their maid outfits their 'Battle Armor' and they call their concerts 'Okyu-ji" or 'Servings' according to their "Maid Café" theme. Mid concert the rhythm guitarist leads the audience in "Omajinai Time" (Magic Time) where she has the audience shouting out a magic spell (basically cheerleading) to bless the concert, meanwhile, the rest of the band is trolling her in various ways. This band has a fierce sense of humor that offsets how seriously they take their music. The joke is that these 5 cute maids are unexpectedly beyond anything you might imagine them to be. To give their vocalist a break, they do instrumentals. "Onset" and "From Now On" are both awe inspiring. This is a band you have to see live. They not only perform at a high level of musicianship, their showmanship nails it everywhere on the planet. I saw them last May in Detroit. I had a group of Argentinians moshing next to me who had flown in specifically to see Band-Maid in a small club. During a break the lead vocalist was asking the audience how far they had come to see them. One guy had come from Japan and another from Ireland. When touring Japan they regularly see people who've flown in from the Americas, Australia, and Europe just to see them. Yes, they are THAT GOOD that you can simply pick songs at random from their catalog and you will not be disappointed. And they're not a 'one-trick-pony', like many Japanese bands, they mix and match genre and they do all of them well. If you want Japanese bands that do crazy and shocking, Try *Maximum The Hormone* or *Hanabie.* they mix it up in blender and produce miracles. Try "A.L.I.E.N." or "We Like Sweets". Another band that puts the Japanese spin on Heavy metal is all female *Nemophila* -try there song "Oiran"
You were spot on about anime music. It’s not that the band’s sound like Anime music, it’s that these bands are contracted do Anime sound tracks. Band maid have done a number of Anime soundtracks. All Japanese bands add chanting and call response sections in there songs for the audience. I live in Japan and go to a lot of live concerts ( have seen Band Maid live in Japan a number of times) Japanese audiences are generally very conservative so the addition these section’s allows the audience to get involved. The other thing I love about live music in Japan is there are no cameras allowed. Which means everyone is actually watching and enjoying the band and you’re not trying to see them through a sea of mobile phones.
Guys, if you want to see a pretty good example of a few of the different styles these chicks can and do play, you should check out these two songs. I think you'll dig them both. Manners/Black Hole th-cam.com/video/iaf94nNSRGE/w-d-xo.html
That was a fun time guys. Thanks. They have a variety of stuff (the songwriter/lead guitar is really something). It's basically hard rock but a lot of it actually is punk inspired with metal and pop influences. Check out the live recordings of No God, Puzzle, and Black Hole, and the MVs for From Now On, Blooming, Influencer, and Rinne. You'll hear what I mean. Thanks again, looking forward to more.
Thanks for reacting to the greatest hard rock band in the world! You don't need to go to Japan to see them live, I've seen them live twice - once in Chicago and then in St. Louis. They'll be back probably late this fall and I can't wait!
My favorite band since Led Zeppelin. The maid uniforms are inspired by Tokyo maid cafe waitresses. Try the OMVs for BLOOMING, WARNING, and DAYDREAMING next. For more Japanese women playing heavy metal: - NEMOPHILA, OIRAN, live in 2023 - LOVEBITES, THE HAMMER OF WRATH, live in 2023 - GACHARIC SPIN, REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY and THE COME UP CHAPTER, live in 2023 - th-cam.com/video/eEFYh3WiybA/w-d-xo.html (not Metal, but an amazing and insane performance) Maybe all anime music is performed by Japanese bands.
Awesome!! Their Live videos are all killer. If you wanna check some studio/MV work then I recommend the ridiculously addictive ' Dice' and some state-of-the-art recent rock with 'Influencer'...with a wicked location too 👊🔥👍🤘🤘🤘
Thank you for your wonderful reaction. I hear many fans around the world say, "Rock is not declining. It has been perfected in Japan." A characteristic of Japanese rock is the incredible technique of playing each instrument. It is said that the songs use many chords and often change keys. Babymetal, Lovebites, One OK Rock, and many others are active overseas. Band Made toured across America last year, stopping at about 15 locations, and most of the shows were sold out. This year they are touring domestically. Maybe they'll go on an overseas tour again next year? They're releasing great new songs one after another. Enjoy. (Translation software used)🤩
@@VladimirChupin If something happens to me BM4 is more than capable. He has 12 reactors since may 22nd! 🍺😁Thanks for the prayers and right back at ya! 🍺🥴🤘🏻
BM has done a few anime themes with a new one coming out very soon. Might as well prepare for it by reacting to their MVs for Different and Sense. And if you do three, throw in the MV for Warning, one of their wildest. Not an anime theme
Welcome Yusuf, Manuel and Brendan. You are embarking on (along with many others - over 200 million views just on their official YT channel, plus over 40 million reactor plays!) an awesome, progressive, hard-rock journey with 5 incredible women. Here's my intro blurb for those who may be new to Band-Maid:
BAND-MAID’s songs and sound beat with the heart and soul of all rockers. But you’ll also hear heavy influences of Prog, Punk, Metal and Pop, with nice touches of Blues, Jazz, Funk and Grunge. Sometimes they use multiple genres within the same song. Their Composition, Execution, Joy of Playing, Consistency (130+ songs), Uniqueness, Charisma, Charm and, oh yeah, Cuteness factor, position them as becoming the hard rock Beatles of our time! In other words, they’re destined for mega-stardom. Each member's personalities are super interesting and their musicianship among the best. Their writing, arrangements and overall sound, especially guitar tones and drums, are kick-ass! Having seen them LIVE, I can honestly say their performance, sound, stage appearance, and band synergy is off-the-rails spectacular! Band-Maid is the only band in decades where I love nearly EVERY song they’ve done. I have over 70 favorites! "Thrill" (2014) is a great place to start: th-cam.com/video/Uds7g3M-4lQ/w-d-xo.html Their songs from albums Unleash, Unseen World, Conqueror, World Domination, Just Bring It, Brand New Maid, and New Beginning drive even more - Hate?, Shambles, Influencer, Warning, No God, Different, Black Hole, Rinne, Blooming, Moratorium, Domination, Clang, Dice, Spirit, Don’t You Tell Me, Turn Me On, Fate, Play, Hide-And-Seek, Secret My Lips, Puzzle, Choose Me, I Can’t Live Without You, and on and on. But don’t miss out on their powerful, beautifully written, mid-tempo songs like Daydreaming, Bestie, About Us, Memorable, Anemone, Endless Story, PAGE, At The Drop Of A Hat, Mirage and Smile... or more punky like After Life, Don’t Let Me Down and Screaming… or funky like Bubble… or bluesy like Manners and The Dragon Cries… or poppy like Start Over… or a bit jazzy like Wonderland… or progressive like No God, Giovanni, and Black Hole… or cultural like the Band-Maiko series… or instrumentals like From Now On, Don’t Be Long, Onset, Without Holding Back and Going Nuts… or their many acoustic versions like Catharsis and Sayonakidori... and last but not least, their Anime hits (AniMaid) like Sense, Glory and Unleash!!!!! (from their own Anime MV (series?)): th-cam.com/video/7LB_EPS48HE/w-d-xo.html) And many songs are represented with over 50 well produced music videos. th-cam.com/users/BANDMAID Most performances should be experienced from their LIVE audience & online OKYUJI concerts: 2023 Yokohama 10th Year Anniversary Concert “Endless Story” th-cam.com/video/Za1y-RRVd70/w-d-xo.html ONLINE OKYU-JI (Feb. 11, 2021) “No God” th-cam.com/video/nAdWnIRjGak/w-d-xo.html Tokyo's LINE CUBE SHIBUYA (February 14, 2020) “Domination” th-cam.com/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/w-d-xo.html ZEPP 2018 “Real Existence” th-cam.com/video/-qQnKILR5u0/w-d-xo.html Shinkiba Studio Coast 2017 and other full concerts are on bandmaidprime.tokyo, bili, and official Band-Maid’s DVD/BD/CD. And some of the better quality fan videos are excellent. Here’s two of what it’s like to see Band-Maid LIVE at an intimate venue: Shot by Pat McKee from their 2023 US tour concert in Detroit: th-cam.com/video/DgxU-MVjta0/w-d-xo.html See the Maids 2023 Rockville Festival’s short-set perfection performance: th-cam.com/video/vjZkNeoGmhc/w-d-xo.html If you like Band-Maid, make sure to support them by purchasing some concert tickets, live streams, CD, DVD/BD & merch, etc. bandmaid.tokyo Like most Band-Maid songs, I like them from the get-go but really start to appreciate them after more hearings and seeing their LIVE videos. I'll go back and see an older song like YOLO, Order, Shake That, Freezer, Don’t Let Me Down, Before Yesterday, Real Existence, Non Fiction Days and Alone, etc. and realize there's no band that can consistently construct and play like Band-Maid. For fun, check out: "Mega Band-Maid Mix" by DJ Ray of some of their earlier stuff: facebook.com/djrayboston/videos/1004709499579009 Band-Maid MIDI covers: www.youtube.com/@DeanF_MIDI Reimagined compositions of Band-Maid songs: www.youtube.com/@fxdxmusic Band-Maid Members: Saiki Atsumi (Sy-i-Key or Psyche) “StarQueen" - Lead vocals, arrangements and melodies. At 30 and the youngest, “Sensei” (Teacher) as band members call her, has the last word on many musical decisions. High-heels or sneakers, Sai-chan’s smile melts away her sometimes perceived, coldish persona. Saiki’s powerhouse performances, charisma, and voice focus the experience that’s driven her to the top echelon of hard rock frontwomen... or frontmen! Miku Kobato (Me-Ku) "Small Pigeon" - Rhythm guitar, vocals, lyricist, 32 years old. “Koba”, as Saiki calls her, is the Band founder and a firecracker MC & PR SpokesPigeon, po! Her “Magic Spell Time” charm and energy ignite the room. Kuruppo! No, no, no… KURUPPO!! Kanami Tono (Ka-Na-Me) “Princess” - Lead guitar, keyboards, 32 years old, is a prolific writer of most Band-Maid material. Kanami (translates “Song Wave”) is a possessed riff-slayer who’s so damn adorable it hurts. The only thing you want from Mincho is more! Akane Hirose (A-Ka-Nay) "Gorilla" - Drums, 33 years old, band energizer & co-clown with MISA. Achi’s talents include massive consumption of noodles and bananas, of course, (even during performance!) while revolutionizing rock drumming with relentless drive, dynamics and the kick. This “DrumZilla” is the Party! MISA (Me-Sa) "Barefoot Assassin" - Bass, 31 years old. An alluring free spirit driving her 5-string to rapturous low-ends while pulling off surprising counter leads with Kanami, off-stage MISA is the band’s goofball ballerina. Sometimes seen as the Mysterious One because she lets her instrument do the talking, the Assassin literally kills it… every note... uniting Band-Maid’s world-class rhythm section. A slug of JB, a slight grin, and let the slappin’ begin… MISA! MISA! MISA! Maidiacs (Maid-e-acts) - Band-Maid’s crazed yet supportive, knowledgeable and loyal Super Fans. [BAND-MAID NEWS] BAND-MAID PRIME - Special Video Distribution Website. Along with nearly 50 great play-through’s by each member, concerts and skits, Band-Maid management / label(s) have included the Acoustic Christmas 2021, ZEPP 2018 and Shinkiba Studio Coast 2017 concerts! Fans can now see more than 50 great live performances with awesome audio, etc. like Fate, I Can't Live Without You and the great MISA / Kanami exchange in Don't You Tell Me. Those concerts are two of the best produced & performed concerts ever recorded, IMO. bandmaidprime.tokyo The Maids SOLD OUT 2023 US & Mexico tour wrapped up and was a fantastic success. And so many great live fancams to watch! Their playing and antics were as fresh and fun to experience from first show to last. BRAVO Band-Maid!!!!! In addition, their Japan tour finished up with 13 concerts, AND they’re writing and recording for their new album. Their 10th Anniversary Tour concluded at Japan’s 17,000 seat Yokohama Arena on Nov. 26, 2023 and in Hong Kong Dec. 21! And their latest 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR SPIN OFF concert at KT ZEPP YOKOHAMA on February 22, 2024, where they played songs not performed at the 10th anniversary tour final at Yokohama Arena, was SOLD OUT, as usual! 📢 JUST ANNOUNCED 📢 -- The Warning, a world-famous band from Mexico, and BAND-MAID Just completed an amazing 2-man, collab concert in Japan. Wait for the official release of their new song, “Show Them”! -- BAND-MAID released a new song, "Bestie," co-written with Mike Einziger of INCUBUS! The MV dropped May 1st. -- BAND-MAID HALL TOUR 2024 -- June 28, 2024 (Fri) Nagoya City Public Hall, Aichi, Japan; July 5, 2024 (Fri) Osaka, Fenice Sakai Main Hall; July 14, 2024 (Sun) Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, Kanagawa. -- FESTIVALS - July 21,OSAKA GIGANTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL 2024; Aug 16 RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL 2024 in EZO; Aug 17 SUMMER SONIC 2024; Sept 8, 2024 TREASURE 05X Festival in Laguna Beach, Gamagori The Maids are one of the hardest working supergroups in the business! Their music, their sound, each of the Maids, and the love that permeates their live events is an experience not to be missed. Hope you can catch them LIVE!
On the costumes: They're inspired by servers in Japanese maid cafes. There's no actual connection to the music itself. The look is mostly ironic and meant to subvert expectations. In that sense, they're kind of punk rock. The other intent is actually genuine as they feel like they exist to "serve" music and fun to their audience. They even call their concerts "servings." By all available evidence, they're really lovely people, too. Super-accomplished but down-to-earth women with big senses of humor who also happen to be the closest of friends. Their live show is one of the most unique out there. Awesome musical performance with fun and games, goofing off, and several running gags. See them live when they come back to the US/North America. They tour here pretty often. Members: Miku Kobato: ["Mee-koo"] Rhythm guitar, 2nd Vocalist, main lyricist Kanami Tono: ["Kah-nah-mee"] Lead guitar, keyboards/programming/additional instruments, main music composer Akane Hirose: ["Ah-kah-neh" or "Ah-kah-nay"] Drums, percussion MISA: ["Mee-sah"] Bass Saiki Atsumi ["Sai-kee" or "Sigh-key"] Lead vocals, occasional lyricist
Saw them in ATL last year. Actually flew the family there for it. No regrets. I've seen so many bands and they killed it. This is their 11th year together and with no lineup changes.
You guys are fun, even before the MV, and the discussion afterwards was great, so subbed. I'd say, classic US hard rock, but building on that and bringing in other elements to make it waaay more interesting. Wait til you hear "Puzzle," "NO God," "Black Hole," "Onset," "HATE?," "From Now On" etc. .... not to mention the ballads and Band-Maiko.
Current female bands I'd recommend from around the world. Lovebites (Japanese Power Metal, talent level is = to Band-Maid). Fate Gear (Japanese Steampunk). East of Eden (Japanese Rock). Rolling Quartz (Korean Rock and a amazing vocalist). The Warning (Mexico Rock - must see). Honorable mention to Sixsters from Ukraine.
Thanks so much nice reaction! Their genre of music is BAND-MAID, so They never controlled by everyone. How about Without holding back is the next song (at white room)? I hope you`ll enjoy it!
Great reaction guys! Like you said “This is just 3 random songs and it’s this good.” Yep. Randomly select 120 of their other songs and you’ll likely say the same. The MAIDS are simply amazing! A few of my favorite BAND-MAID songs: THRILL (MV) Their first music video and the one that saved the band. Their music label had decided to drop them, but they gave them one last chance. It got over 2 million views in about three weeks and the record label decided to keep them. 11 years and over 130 songs later they’ve become an international phenomenon. From Now On (MV) an amazing instrumental SHAMBLES (MV) Hard rocker MANNERS (MV) a bluesy number Secret Maiko Lips - (MV) Performed in traditional Japanese Maiko dress and makeup. More BAND-MAID please!
Welcome to the fandom! These girls are awesome! ♥ I suggest these BM songs: Thrill, Dice, Manners, Bubble, No God (live) & Puzzle (live) I'd also suggest The Warning - another all female rock band from Mexico I suggest these TW songs: Money, Sick, Automatic Sun, Enter Sandman (official video with Alessia Cara), Evolve (live VMAs) & Dust To Dust (live Teatro)
Welcome & thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 Band-Maid is one of the best bands in our country, especially in live performance. We say "Japan is the country obsessed by Rock Music". The history is very long and the obsession started in 1966 when Beatles visited Japan and held 5 concerts at Budokan. Speaking of hard rock / heavy metal music, a number of bands started to come to Japan since as early as 1970s : Led Zeppelin / Grand Funk Railroad (1971), Deep Purple (1972), Queen (1975), Kiss (1977), Cheap Trick / Van Halen / Scorpions (1978), Judas Priest (1978/79) and so on. Now, any type of rock can be enjoyed here, especially by many all-female or women-fronted bands. They are daughters of American / European rock, for sure. (Many are grand-daughters in terms of age.) Uh-oh, we also say "Japan is the country obsessed by Jazz". It had started earlier than rock 😄
ooh was just in Japan for 10 days early last month! Got to see Band Maid & The Warning joint concert. Stayed in Kyoto for 5 days (with day trips to Osaka & Himeji) & Tokyo for 5 days. Was awesome! ♥
@@Bekka_Noyb Thanks. I enjoyed the special concert by Band-Maid & The Warning on June 12. Ｉ was in a seat on 2nd floor but in front of the drum set !!!! It looked to me as if Paulina and Akane were happily competing to see which drummer can break their bass drum first in the joint finale 🤣
Great authentic reaction. Thanks! Band-Maid is mind-blowing. If you're interested, they also do face-melting yet lyrical instrumentals. Saiki (lead vocals) is fantastic but sometimes a jaw-dropping instrumental is good for the soul. Onset (Official Live) From Now On (MV)
...and a small pigeon shall lead them, under the watchful eye of His Holiness, TinyHat-san who leads BAND-MAID to the "Unseen World" on the way to "World Domination." I've been making music for money since 1966, and these ladies are world-class. The best live rock band on the planet.
MISA! MISA! MISA! Gentlemen, this is Rock'n'Roll!!! Holding the Line in Solid Guitar Rock, Band Maid has picked up the Mantel of Rock'n'Roll where the West has left it behind! More Band Maid Always!! Po! P.S. As for other Japanese Bands....Babymetal (BM+Electric Callboy - "Ratatata"), Lovebites ("Holy War"), Hanabia ("We Love Sweets"), Nemophila ("Dissension"), X-Japan ("Endless Rain" - The Last Live concert), Ningen Isu ("Heartless Scat")
The maids have over 130 songs in their catalog. Please check out their LIVE music videos. My favs are: Turn Me On, Take Me Higher, Day Dreaming, Unleash, Play, etc....
Nice teamwork ... like us Maidiacs ;) . BAND MAID is: Miku Kobato (小鳩 ミク) - rhythm guitar, vocals, PR (Band founder, lyricist ... our flappy pigeon, po!) Kanami Tōno (遠乃 歌波) - lead guitar (musical composer extraordinaire - the princess) Akane Hirose (廣瀬 茜) - drums, percussion (see bananas ... and ramen - the gorilla) Misa - bass guitar (drinks hard liquor and performs without shoes on stage - the barefoot assassin) Saiki Atsumi (厚見 彩姫) - lead vocals ("we dance in the palm of her hand" - Domination - The Queen)
Great reaction. Anyway, can i request your reaction to superb band from japan? The band is call "Lovebites" They all The Beautiful Queens Metal band right now in the earth. They are really really World class musicians. Phenomenal. And they have a lot die hard fans too. The song is "Set the world on fire" Hope you check out, and can enjoy it too. Big thanks🙏
There's nothing wild about them except for how wildly good they are. If you want to get more of a sense of "the gap", as they call the contrast between their maid look and their music, look for the video of them performing at Lollapalooza last year and watch through their opening instrumental, From Now On. A lot of people in the crowd probably had no idea they were going to get their faces melted by Japanese maids.
Gentlemen, 125+ more tracks to choose from that you will have to reset any labeling you make for every song you hear. The full spectrum of genres are done in a way that only Band-Maid can do. No BS. Great reactions.
These are three songs very representative of their live performances. Band-Maid is a band that composes its own music, drawing inspiration from the classic hard rock of the 70s and 80s but giving it a modern sound by adding different kinds of rock but also blues, jazz, funk etc. They are increasingly asked to do anime songs (Glory, Sense, Different, Shambles) which is a great mark of recognition. The song Protect You for the Grendizer anime will be officially released on July 5. Thanks guys.
Roger Chance and the carrier pigeons strike again. Guys, if start reacting to Band-Maid, someone will give you a full rundown on the band, it's history, it's members, and their huge fandom called the Maidiacs. A lot of us are old geezers who have fallen back in love with rock because of the VERY talented young Japanese females. The will defy each and every rock genre because they create their music often incorporating more than one genre into a song. Now, I suggest you listen to two recently released songs, "Hate?", the official live video, and "Bestie", the official music video. Another note, Band-Maid and The Warning recently did a two-man concert in Tokyo. During their time together touring Japan and practicing, the collaborated on a song titled "Show Them", which will be released on Band-Maid's upcoming album. They performed the song together for the first time at the end of Band-Maid's set during the concert. Believe me, it's a hard rock banger. There was a bootleg video of the live song on TH-cam which was quickly taken down and the people who showed it were given copyright strikes.
"And these were just randomly selected songs." - 21:29 Welcome to BAND-MAID. They don't have a single bad song. Oh, sure, you'll have songs you like more than others, but you'll still like them all. They don't miss. 🎯
Whoever told you 'something wild was going to happen' was not wrong. Something wild did happen but it happened to the three of you. Instead of reacting to one Band Maid video you did three! You are now Band Maid fans, or Maidiacs as we refer to. Hope to see more triple Band Maid reactions from you.
Band-Maid is the truth! I've seen them in Houston, Daytona, and Denver. They have more badass songs, the volume of which will make say HOLY SHIT HOW DO THEY DO IT!😊
The funny thing is, _as studio tracks,_ for Band-Maid, Domination may not be a top 30 studio track, Hate isn't a top 50 studio track, and Freedom isn't a top 60 Band-Maid studio track IMHO. I say that genuinely and others may disagree the exact ranking, but you can ask 100 different Maidiacs for an unranked top 3, 5, 10 and 20 list and you're going to get 100 different responses for each list. They span so many genres of rock as well. The have a unique song for just about every combination of Rock, Metal, Punk and Pop you can think of. I would suggest checking out Moratorium live, Puzzle live and No God live. It's not the best representation of their range, but they're some of my favorites. You may not agree after only three songs, but I bet you at least understand why Maidiacs believe Band-Maid is the best band today.
If you put the song titles in your heading you will get 3,000 views in a day. Welcome to the wonderful world of Band-Maid. Great reaction guys- Thanks.
Here’s my recommendation, as an old blues rock musician and fan: “From Now On,” official music video. It’s the song the Maids usually play as an opener for festivals where nobody knows them
Just to be clear, the reaction is that it’s great music. Not a shock value (some people get hung up on them being girls or in outfits) I’ve seen them live twice… in the States. There are tons more great Band maid songs, Blooming, Warning, Don’t You Tell ME, Manners, Blackhole, Dice, From Now On… If you want other Japanese Bands, do Hanabie Songs: Pardon Me I Have to Go Tousou Be the Gal
Band Maid to me are a breath of fresh air from scowling tatted up guy's dressed in black showing off every musical trick that they know in the first 10 seconds of every song. The ladies in Band Maid smile and look like they are having fun. They actually seem to really like and respect each other and and at times appear to be having more fun than their audience ( if that is possible) Band Maid are the most adorable musical badasses in the universe. Their origin stories for each member is amazing. They are The greatest musical superheroes in our galaxy.
LOL ... Punked you by not punking you!! Yeah, this band is the real thing, These are real people, 5 real very unique people who grew up in Music, and before they could become corrupted by other bands a 810 year old magic pigeon decided she was going to form a band ... then 'MAGIC', REAL MAGIC ... and Music is just part of their story!
If you want something wild, yeah there are some. Of course they are rock-core, so there's no metal growl, but you can still hear gritty rock voice here and there. And it has to be live version if you want to hear Saiki's "grit". Their recent fast and chaotic style songs have explosive drums (still with multiple rhythmic patterns make you engaged), Moratoriam has deep purple/ac/dc vibe but with multiple elements of different genres. Their instrumentals are amazing too.
More bands? Ok! BAND-MAID - Hard rock + punk, metal, pop, blues, funk, etc. 'Puzzle' live, 'Blooming' music video, 'RINNE' mv. 'Dice' mv *Hanabie* - Harajukucore, a mix of metal, pop, rap, punk, electronica and a little bit of everything else. 'We Love Sweets', 'TOUSOU', and their newest video, 'GIRL'S TALK'. The Warning - Hard rock band out of Mexico comprised of 3 sisters. 'Evolve' live MTV music awards, 'Automatic Sun' music video, 'Dust to Dust' Live at Lunario. Saiseiga - A metalcore band with an amazing vocalist. 'Jumble', 'Hanabi', or try 'Sink' for something more ballad-ish. Banshimoku - Punk, funk, and more. 'Spanky Alien' was my introduction to the band. Otoboke Beaver - Straight-up punk. 'Don't Light My Fire' has one of the best, yet most simple, videos I've ever seen. DOLL$BOXX - Metal, electronic, pop, funk, etc. 'Take My Chance', 'Shout Down', 'Monopoly' Sokoninaru - They play, uh... _super_ technical everything. you'll just have to watch the video. 'Tenohira De Odoru' Maximum the Hormone - Metal, plus fifteen other genres. Sometimes in the same song. 'Yoshu Fukushu' is a good place to start. Asterism - Prog metal 3-piece instrumental band. Hal-Ca's guitar skill will explode your brain, 'Gunfire' live session, 'Church' live session. 'Dawn' live LOVEBITES - Power/thrash metal. 'Holy War' live, 'Thunder Vengeance' live, 'Stand and Deliver (Shoot'em Down)' music video Gacharic Spin - Rock, electronic, funk, pop, metal. 'Mindset' mv, 'I Wish I' mv, 'Redline' live. Plenty more bands if you finish this list.
BAND-MAID are amazing. Seen'm live. If you want to get punked, by something awesome, fine... watch some HANABIE. "We Love Sweets", "Be the GAL", "Otaku Lovely Densetsu".
Like hanging with you guys. You played into Band-Maids strengths by only selecting live performances. Some bands dumb down their songs for live shows, Band-Maid does quite the opposite.
Thank You *Roger Chance* for spreading the music of *BAND-MAID*
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_The Carrier Pigeons delivering the music of _*_BAND-MAID_*_ to the World_
@@The.Carrier.Pigeons Indeed, he has been relentless in spreading word of the Maids, fantastic 👍🍻
Roger the apostle spreading the gospel of Maid.🥴🍻
My comments have been taken down all over the place so i've had to switch acc's.😠
I enjoyed this because I had more or less the same reaction when I first discovered them (less than two years ago). I actually ignored the incessant YT recommendations because I thought they might be a fun gimmick or parody band. Nothing wrong with that but I wasn't interested enough to listen. Then I caught part of one of their live videos by chance and I realized how wrong I was. Leaving the occasional comment (or three) on some reactions is my penance.
Such an excellent band with truly interesting music. It's hard to peg what style/sub-genre they play and that's the way the band likes it. It's like supercharged alternative hard rock. And it's damn great.
I haven't missed a single day of listening to them in 5 years. They're beyond words awesome. Welcome to the land of the maid.
This was so good it's my fourth time coming back just to watch it again. Good job guys!
They are home grown and not "Baby Metal" Japanese music industry created. The rhythm guitarist worked at a Maid Cafe and had a dream od dressing like maids and playing hard rock music. She found the guitarist on TH-cam and she worked with the drummer and the drummer went to Tokyo school of music with the bassist. They needed a stronger vocalist and found the lead vocalist through their record label and the rest is history. The best Hard Rock band you never heard of.
Japanese chanting? I was in a crowd of Americans at the House of Blues in Chicago chanting exactly like that. They're just compelling live.
"Classic yet innovative." Yes, yes, yes... listening to Band-Maid gives you the feeling that the music is comfortingly familiar, and yet excitingly new at the same time.
Oh, and if you want more Japanese all female bands to check out:
- Lovebites - Insanely polished power metal act
- Nemophila - Much harder metal
- Hanabie - crazed pop metal (opening for Jinjer coming soon to the US)
- Otoboke Beaver - nutso old-school punk and junk rock
For other Japanese bands:
- Asterism - unbelievably skilled trio that plays something they call mass-metal (metal for the masses) and have possibly the best metal guitarist you've ever heard packed into the frame of a 4'8" girl aged 21. I'm dead serious.
- One OK Rock - Hard rock arena anthem band... I experienced them opening for Muse and Evanescence. Not complex, but they hit hard, especially the vocals.
For other all female bands:
- The Warning - young Mexicans, but they speak and sing fluently in English, who opened for Band-Maid in Japan recently (they're great friends). They are getting huge fast, having just played Jimmy Kimmel, and I heard them on Hard Drive featured by Lew Brutus on the radio.
- The Sixters - six Ukrainian girls that can kick your ass AND make you laugh.
Yes. Could have been a group from my youth that I somehow didn't hear of back then, and are just discovering. That is how it was for my wife and the music of the group America. She never heard of them, and it was the type of music she loves!
Glad you liked them! 🍺😁
Onya Roger 👍🍻
@@brunobryant4846Bruno! I’m trying to get ahold of you to give you Akane sticks! Need mailing address. Not over YT of course 🍺🥴
@@brunobryant4846Bruuuuunoooo! Drumsticks 🥁 🍺🍺🍻🍺🍻🍻🍻🍺🍻🍻🍺🍻🍻🍺🍺🍺🍺🍻🍺🍺🍻🍻🍻
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You know what...i did like them. I'm surprised.😏
Was so happy to see them live during their U.S. tour. They are that good live!
🐦 *Airborne Sealife* 🐦
Welcome to the world of *BAND-MAID* (2013 - Present) A group of 5 young ladies from Japan that will rock your world:
*Miku Kobato* (Kuruppo) = Lead Vocals / Rhythm Guitar *(Po!)*
*Saiki Atsumi* (Sai-Chan) = Lead Vocals
*Kanami Tono* (Kanamincho) = Lead Guitarist
*Akane Hirose* (A-Chan) = Drummer
*MISA* (MISA, MISA, MISA) = Bassist
If you wish to continue down this Pigeon Hole 😊 you will enjoy over 100+ great songs you will start saying to yourself “This is my favorite *BAND-MAID* song”. _(No joke Po!)_
Below is a list of songs that will get you started
Blooming (Official Music Video)
Choose me (Official Music Video)
REAL EXISTENCE (Official Live Video)
Don't you tell ME (Official Live Video)
onset (Official Live Video)
I discovered *BAND-MAID* in 2019 and came to a realization that *BAND-MAID* more then just a rock band they are a band that does not have any boundaries and is willing experiment into different genre from (Blues, Rock, Punk and Jazz) and a lot of fans including me would say “you got to check out their live videos” from:
2017-STUDIO COAST
2018-Zepp Tokyo
2020-LINE CUBE SHIBUYA
2021-BAND-MAID ONLINE ACOUSTIC
2023-10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR FINAL in YOKOHAMA ARENA
In the end I realize that *BAND-MAID* more then just a band but a band that cares about each other and their fan base and in October of 2022 I had a fortune of experiencing them live and with that *BAND-MAID* cemented their Legacy into my heart. Rock On! 🤘
*100% satisfaction guarantee or your money back…*
We had an enormous amount of fun with this band, the amount of passion in this band and with their fans is mind blowing.
You just heard the best current rock band on the planet !!!!!!!
The universe, actually. Aliens civilisations are SOOO jealous of us now ❤🕊❤🌊❤🦍❤🥷❤👸🏻
Jimmy Page caught one of their shows a few years back and requested a meet and greet with Akane Hirose {drummer} there are number of photos on the internet of Jimmy with Akane nick name Gorilla. the same 5 ladies for over a decade now.
Here's my rap
Welcome to the BandMaid experience. The greatest proper rock and roll band of the 21st century. Here's some opinions and facts:
•Bass solos are more likely to happen than not. There's a bass solo in their first video!
•Guitar solos are shorter, far shorter than you would like them to be
•Unless you are superhuman, you will not/ can not be able to pick up everything they're doing to make that song great on the first listen.
•Genre? Genres?? We don' need no stinkin" genre!
•You like a hard rocking crazy fast tune? Well how about it done as a slower acoustic version? They do that.
•April Fools Day 2019
As a joke they recorded a redo of Secret my Lips with traditional instruments and with lyrics in a Kyoto dialect. MV is stunningly beautiful.
•The linchpin member of the band gets the least notice/praise. The Mighty Miku Kobato founder/original lead singer steps back to make way for a new more hard rock vocalist. They want her to hold a guitar so she does and learns to play on the fly, performing all the while she's learning. So the person who willed the band into existence, who is the primary lyricist, the only member who sings and plays an instrument most of the time gets the least comments from reactors. Oh yeah she has her own signature model guitar from Zematis.
•10 plus years with the same line up. Think about that.
•More hooks, riffs and motifs in many songs than most bands have on an album. Check it out. No hyperbole.
•Use of puns, wordplay using homophones between Japanese and English are not the exception. They are typical of Kobato's lyrics.
•Despite the fact that their LIVE videos are superior to the official studio MV"s the latter are excellent. Funny, graphic, innovative and stunningly beautiful works of art describe what you get with BandMaid's official MV's.
•As close to the Beatles in terms of unique persona of the members as any group since the Monkees. MISA is quiet and drinks. Akane is happy and eats, Miku is klutzy and CUTE, Kanami is an airhead who crushes on Saiki and Saiki was the Ice Queen. But the Ice Queen has thoroughly thawed. See Yokohama's Endless Story! Their image is carefully crafted or spontaneous or both.
•Many songs have catch phrases or singalong sections to engage the audience. Many songs are in English and Japanese.Most songs are full of joy as well.
•They're having a ball. They enjoy performing. They enjoy the fans. They enjoy each other.
•Make no mistake, this is not a regular band.
MISA MISA MISA!!!!! "Hanabie"
The "punked" aspect is how good they are.
Y'all have proven what all Maidiacs know, you can't pick a bad song from these Ladies.
FYI, this band friggin rocks! My personal playlist is almost 6 hours. Not a bad song on the list. They mix and match rock sub-genres like I have never heard before. Best damn band out there today and in my opinion, possibly the best rock band ever! Thanks for the awesome reaction!
Great reaction guys. BAND-MAID have a 130+ song catalogue. Not a band song there, although obviously you will like some more that others. That last video was from the finale of their 10th anniversarry tour at Yokohama arena last November, their largest concert to date. Yokohama arena has 17,000 capacity, not full but a hellava lot of fans their from all over the world. I subscribed to the livestream of it and it was fantastic. They played for more than 3.5 hours and a 33 song set list, hard rock, ballads, acoustic, punky, some almost metal, solo vocals and piano from the vocalist Saiki. The guitarist Kanami is their main composer, but has no selfish ego, she writes a song and puts it out to her band mates to add to and amend. She always writes songs that allow her band mates to shine (often I think restraining herself, often short but sharp solos). You may have noticed the bass is usually featured way up front, not surprising as Misa is such a great bassist. Same members as when they started 2013. I admire the way they have worked, they have done it the old traditional hard way, constant touring at home and in Europe and the USA. Playing very small venues, driiving themselves about and carting their equipment about. Because of this they have honed their craft and are a very tight band, both musically and personally, they (unlike a lot of western bands) are the best of friends. Better stop or I will come across as a fanboy!! Oh other Japanese bands to check out are Nemophila, Lovebites, Gacharic Spin
Wow, the reactions to this video is INSANE! Thank you all so much for watching. We have realized that Brendan may have mixed up Geddy Lee and Neil Peart in his head there for a minute and has been punished by writing the lyrics to Subdivisions 50 times on the chalk board in its entirety.
He meant Neil Peart but closer to the mark (heart) would be Ian Paice...firkin effortless flow. MISA on bass is my new Geddy Lee 👌🔥🤘🤘🤘
Glad you guys reacted to this, it was a fun watch.
Band Maid is the wildest and most unexpected thing to happen in the rock space. Musicians who actually play music. And they sincerely love their fans. And they are all genuinely happy people.
No bloody, angry spiked masks and violent lyrics about how terrible the world is. No tattooed egocentric guitarists who demand your worship because they know how to sweep pick.
Welcome to Band Maid. The best thing to happen in the rock industry in generations. ❤
I just want to add that you guys blindly picked three Band Maid songs at random. You could do that all day long and never find the bad ones. Their Yokohama show was 3 1/2 hours long and 33 songs. They scheduled a follow up show a month later for the 20+ hit songs they didn’t have time to play.
I think great musicians often make bad music. They get egotistical and think they don't need to be entertaining or make an emotional connection with their fans. Or write good songs.
OK, you're really good at guitar. We get it. Give it a rest. I'm not saying this is Band-Maid. I'm agreeing with you.
Well, Saiki's lyrics in HATE? are pretty violent and they are all about how terrible the world is... 😂
Saiki also has some tattoos, so, she falls quite well into that description of "worship me because I'm great" theme.
The only difference is that she is stunningly beautiful, and when a beautiful (and tattooed) girl says a boy cheated on her and she wants him to burn in hell, well... We tend to unconditionally agree with her, right? Especially if she sings about it like a roaring Leviathan of the deep, and her friends back her statement up with violent bass, violent guitar, and violent drums.
@@VladimirChupin I hear you 👍🏽 The lyrics are one of the reasons why I’m not a fan of “Hate?” It stands in stark contrast to Miku’s lyrics.
While no fan of tattoos myself, Saiki’s arm tattoo “Love is Strong” seems harmless.
Even on their worst day, I still don’t see Band Maid blending with the angry, bloody satanic stereotype metal style.
Love our Maids 💕 and my fellow fans 🤘🏽
No, nothing wild about these ladies, other than their wildly incredible talent. Just a great solid rock band. One of the best I've ever heard in fact. They can be wonderfully nostalgic yet are fresh and yes, innovative. Old school riffing and tasty solos abound but they also have an incredibly deep and diverse catalogue that pulls from many genres. Enjoy the ride, I know I have.
26:41 Who was yelling " shut up" at the screen? Was I the only one 😂
But cool reaction 💪🔥
Band-Maid has done a few anime themes: "Glory", "Sense", "Different", "Shambles", "Corallium", and "Protect You".
For Band-Maid, they call their maid outfits their 'Battle Armor' and they call their concerts 'Okyu-ji" or 'Servings' according to their "Maid Café" theme. Mid concert the rhythm guitarist leads the audience in "Omajinai Time" (Magic Time) where she has the audience shouting out a magic spell (basically cheerleading) to bless the concert, meanwhile, the rest of the band is trolling her in various ways. This band has a fierce sense of humor that offsets how seriously they take their music. The joke is that these 5 cute maids are unexpectedly beyond anything you might imagine them to be.
To give their vocalist a break, they do instrumentals. "Onset" and "From Now On" are both awe inspiring.
This is a band you have to see live. They not only perform at a high level of musicianship, their showmanship nails it everywhere on the planet. I saw them last May in Detroit. I had a group of Argentinians moshing next to me who had flown in specifically to see Band-Maid in a small club. During a break the lead vocalist was asking the audience how far they had come to see them. One guy had come from Japan and another from Ireland. When touring Japan they regularly see people who've flown in from the Americas, Australia, and Europe just to see them.
Yes, they are THAT GOOD that you can simply pick songs at random from their catalog and you will not be disappointed. And they're not a 'one-trick-pony', like many Japanese bands, they mix and match genre and they do all of them well.
If you want Japanese bands that do crazy and shocking, Try *Maximum The Hormone* or *Hanabie.* they mix it up in blender and produce miracles. Try "A.L.I.E.N." or "We Like Sweets". Another band that puts the Japanese spin on Heavy metal is all female *Nemophila* -try there song "Oiran"
You were spot on about anime music. It’s not that the band’s sound like Anime music, it’s that these bands are contracted do Anime sound tracks. Band maid have done a number of Anime soundtracks.
All Japanese bands add chanting and call response sections in there songs for the audience. I live in Japan and go to a lot of live concerts ( have seen Band Maid live in Japan a number of times) Japanese audiences are generally very conservative so the addition these section’s allows the audience to get involved.
The other thing I love about live music in Japan is there are no cameras allowed. Which means everyone is actually watching and enjoying the band and you’re not trying to see them through a sea of mobile phones.
Guys, if you want to see a pretty good example of a few of the different styles these chicks can and do play, you should check out these two songs. I think you'll dig them both.
Manners/Black Hole
th-cam.com/video/iaf94nNSRGE/w-d-xo.html
That was a fun time guys. Thanks. They have a variety of stuff (the songwriter/lead guitar is really something). It's basically hard rock but a lot of it actually is punk inspired with metal and pop influences. Check out the live recordings of No God, Puzzle, and Black Hole, and the MVs for From Now On, Blooming, Influencer, and Rinne. You'll hear what I mean. Thanks again, looking forward to more.
Thanks for reacting to the greatest hard rock band in the world! You don't need to go to Japan to see them live, I've seen them live twice - once in Chicago and then in St. Louis. They'll be back probably late this fall and I can't wait!
My favorite band since Led Zeppelin. The maid uniforms are inspired by Tokyo maid cafe waitresses. Try the OMVs for BLOOMING, WARNING, and DAYDREAMING next.
For more Japanese women playing heavy metal:
- NEMOPHILA, OIRAN, live in 2023
- LOVEBITES, THE HAMMER OF WRATH, live in 2023
- GACHARIC SPIN, REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY and THE COME UP CHAPTER, live in 2023 - th-cam.com/video/eEFYh3WiybA/w-d-xo.html (not Metal, but an amazing and insane performance)
Maybe all anime music is performed by Japanese bands.
Awesome!! Their Live videos are all killer. If you wanna check some studio/MV work then I recommend the ridiculously addictive ' Dice' and some state-of-the-art recent rock with 'Influencer'...with a wicked location too 👊🔥👍🤘🤘🤘
Being wild doesn't mean good, just being good is good & BAND-MAID are damn good :)
Congratulations on improving your life immensely today by finding BAND-MAID!
Thank you for your wonderful reaction. I hear many fans around the world say, "Rock is not declining. It has been perfected in Japan." A characteristic of Japanese rock is the incredible technique of playing each instrument. It is said that the songs use many chords and often change keys. Babymetal, Lovebites, One OK Rock, and many others are active overseas. Band Made toured across America last year, stopping at about 15 locations, and most of the shows were sold out. This year they are touring domestically. Maybe they'll go on an overseas tour again next year? They're releasing great new songs one after another. Enjoy. (Translation software used)🤩
Shock value only last for a moment but great music last forever -------> 🙄
I didn’t know you were a poet. 🍺🤪
@@RogerChance5309 .
I can't write poetry
And I don't like it
But what do you need the words for
When there are stars in the sky?
@@VladimirChupin Vlad! How’s it going! The Carrier Pigeons are killing it! We got tons of reactions and more coming! Hope you’re doing well. 🍺😁🤘🏻
@@RogerChance5309 Praying constantly for your health and well-being, Roger Chance-sama 🙇♂
You are working miracles, man 🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊
@@VladimirChupin If something happens to me BM4 is more than capable. He has 12 reactors since may 22nd! 🍺😁Thanks for the prayers and right back at ya! 🍺🥴🤘🏻
Loved this reaction thank you for loving our maids from Japan ❤ I would def recommend onset live next ❤
less talk,more ROCK!🤘
They are rock and roll guardian angels and the best hard rock band on this planet🤘Keep an eye on them!!
BM has done a few anime themes with a new one coming out very soon. Might as well prepare for it by reacting to their MVs for Different and Sense. And if you do three, throw in the MV for Warning, one of their wildest. Not an anime theme
Welcome Yusuf, Manuel and Brendan. You are embarking on (along with many others - over 200 million views just on their official YT channel, plus over 40 million reactor plays!) an awesome, progressive, hard-rock journey with 5 incredible women. Here's my intro blurb for those who may be new to Band-Maid:
BAND-MAID’s songs and sound beat with the heart and soul of all rockers. But you’ll also hear heavy influences of Prog, Punk, Metal and Pop, with nice touches of Blues, Jazz, Funk and Grunge. Sometimes they use multiple genres within the same song. Their Composition, Execution, Joy of Playing, Consistency (130+ songs), Uniqueness, Charisma, Charm and, oh yeah, Cuteness factor, position them as becoming the hard rock Beatles of our time! In other words, they’re destined for mega-stardom.
Each member's personalities are super interesting and their musicianship among the best. Their writing, arrangements and overall sound, especially guitar tones and drums, are kick-ass! Having seen them LIVE, I can honestly say their performance, sound, stage appearance, and band synergy is off-the-rails spectacular!
Band-Maid is the only band in decades where I love nearly EVERY song they’ve done. I have over 70 favorites! "Thrill" (2014) is a great place to start: th-cam.com/video/Uds7g3M-4lQ/w-d-xo.html Their songs from albums Unleash, Unseen World, Conqueror, World Domination, Just Bring It, Brand New Maid, and New Beginning drive even more - Hate?, Shambles, Influencer, Warning, No God, Different, Black Hole, Rinne, Blooming, Moratorium, Domination, Clang, Dice, Spirit, Don’t You Tell Me, Turn Me On, Fate, Play, Hide-And-Seek, Secret My Lips, Puzzle, Choose Me, I Can’t Live Without You, and on and on.
But don’t miss out on their powerful, beautifully written, mid-tempo songs like Daydreaming, Bestie, About Us, Memorable, Anemone, Endless Story, PAGE, At The Drop Of A Hat, Mirage and Smile... or more punky like After Life, Don’t Let Me Down and Screaming… or funky like Bubble… or bluesy like Manners and The Dragon Cries… or poppy like Start Over… or a bit jazzy like Wonderland… or progressive like No God, Giovanni, and Black Hole… or cultural like the Band-Maiko series… or instrumentals like From Now On, Don’t Be Long, Onset, Without Holding Back and Going Nuts… or their many acoustic versions like Catharsis and Sayonakidori... and last but not least, their Anime hits (AniMaid) like Sense, Glory and Unleash!!!!! (from their own Anime MV (series?)): th-cam.com/video/7LB_EPS48HE/w-d-xo.html)
And many songs are represented with over 50 well produced music videos. th-cam.com/users/BANDMAID
Most performances should be experienced from their LIVE audience & online OKYUJI concerts:
2023 Yokohama 10th Year Anniversary Concert “Endless Story” th-cam.com/video/Za1y-RRVd70/w-d-xo.html
ONLINE OKYU-JI (Feb. 11, 2021) “No God” th-cam.com/video/nAdWnIRjGak/w-d-xo.html
Tokyo's LINE CUBE SHIBUYA (February 14, 2020) “Domination” th-cam.com/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/w-d-xo.html
ZEPP 2018 “Real Existence” th-cam.com/video/-qQnKILR5u0/w-d-xo.html
Shinkiba Studio Coast 2017 and other full concerts are on bandmaidprime.tokyo, bili, and official Band-Maid’s DVD/BD/CD.
And some of the better quality fan videos are excellent. Here’s two of what it’s like to see Band-Maid LIVE at an intimate venue:
Shot by Pat McKee from their 2023 US tour concert in Detroit: th-cam.com/video/DgxU-MVjta0/w-d-xo.html
See the Maids 2023 Rockville Festival’s short-set perfection performance: th-cam.com/video/vjZkNeoGmhc/w-d-xo.html
If you like Band-Maid, make sure to support them by purchasing some concert tickets, live streams, CD, DVD/BD & merch, etc. bandmaid.tokyo
Like most Band-Maid songs, I like them from the get-go but really start to appreciate them after more hearings and seeing their LIVE videos. I'll go back and see an older song like YOLO, Order, Shake That, Freezer, Don’t Let Me Down, Before Yesterday, Real Existence, Non Fiction Days and Alone, etc. and realize there's no band that can consistently construct and play like Band-Maid.
For fun, check out:
"Mega Band-Maid Mix" by DJ Ray of some of their earlier stuff: facebook.com/djrayboston/videos/1004709499579009
Band-Maid MIDI covers: www.youtube.com/@DeanF_MIDI
Reimagined compositions of Band-Maid songs: www.youtube.com/@fxdxmusic
Band-Maid Members:
Saiki Atsumi (Sy-i-Key or Psyche) “StarQueen" - Lead vocals, arrangements and melodies. At 30 and the youngest, “Sensei” (Teacher) as band members call her, has the last word on many musical decisions. High-heels or sneakers, Sai-chan’s smile melts away her sometimes perceived, coldish persona. Saiki’s powerhouse performances, charisma, and voice focus the experience that’s driven her to the top echelon of hard rock frontwomen... or frontmen!
Miku Kobato (Me-Ku) "Small Pigeon" - Rhythm guitar, vocals, lyricist, 32 years old. “Koba”, as Saiki calls her, is the Band founder and a firecracker MC & PR SpokesPigeon, po! Her “Magic Spell Time” charm and energy ignite the room. Kuruppo! No, no, no… KURUPPO!!
Kanami Tono (Ka-Na-Me) “Princess” - Lead guitar, keyboards, 32 years old, is a prolific writer of most Band-Maid material. Kanami (translates “Song Wave”) is a possessed riff-slayer who’s so damn adorable it hurts. The only thing you want from Mincho is more!
Akane Hirose (A-Ka-Nay) "Gorilla" - Drums, 33 years old, band energizer & co-clown with MISA. Achi’s talents include massive consumption of noodles and bananas, of course, (even during performance!) while revolutionizing rock drumming with relentless drive, dynamics and the kick. This “DrumZilla” is the Party!
MISA (Me-Sa) "Barefoot Assassin" - Bass, 31 years old. An alluring free spirit driving her 5-string to rapturous low-ends while pulling off surprising counter leads with Kanami, off-stage MISA is the band’s goofball ballerina. Sometimes seen as the Mysterious One because she lets her instrument do the talking, the Assassin literally kills it… every note... uniting Band-Maid’s world-class rhythm section. A slug of JB, a slight grin, and let the slappin’ begin… MISA! MISA! MISA!
Maidiacs (Maid-e-acts) - Band-Maid’s crazed yet supportive, knowledgeable and loyal Super Fans.
[BAND-MAID NEWS]
BAND-MAID PRIME - Special Video Distribution Website. Along with nearly 50 great play-through’s by each member, concerts and skits, Band-Maid management / label(s) have included the Acoustic Christmas 2021, ZEPP 2018 and Shinkiba Studio Coast 2017 concerts! Fans can now see more than 50 great live performances with awesome audio, etc. like Fate, I Can't Live Without You and the great MISA / Kanami exchange in Don't You Tell Me. Those concerts are two of the best produced & performed concerts ever recorded, IMO. bandmaidprime.tokyo
The Maids SOLD OUT 2023 US & Mexico tour wrapped up and was a fantastic success. And so many great live fancams to watch! Their playing and antics were as fresh and fun to experience from first show to last. BRAVO Band-Maid!!!!! In addition, their Japan tour finished up with 13 concerts, AND they’re writing and recording for their new album. Their 10th Anniversary Tour concluded at Japan’s 17,000 seat Yokohama Arena on Nov. 26, 2023 and in Hong Kong Dec. 21! And their latest 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR SPIN OFF concert at KT ZEPP YOKOHAMA on February 22, 2024, where they played songs not performed at the 10th anniversary tour final at Yokohama Arena, was SOLD OUT, as usual!
📢 JUST ANNOUNCED 📢
-- The Warning, a world-famous band from Mexico, and BAND-MAID Just completed an amazing 2-man, collab concert in Japan. Wait for the official release of their new song, “Show Them”!
-- BAND-MAID released a new song, "Bestie," co-written with Mike Einziger of INCUBUS! The MV dropped May 1st.
-- BAND-MAID HALL TOUR 2024 -- June 28, 2024 (Fri) Nagoya City Public Hall, Aichi, Japan; July 5, 2024 (Fri) Osaka, Fenice Sakai Main Hall; July 14, 2024 (Sun) Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, Kanagawa.
-- FESTIVALS - July 21,OSAKA GIGANTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL 2024; Aug 16 RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL 2024 in EZO; Aug 17 SUMMER SONIC 2024; Sept 8, 2024 TREASURE 05X Festival in Laguna Beach, Gamagori
The Maids are one of the hardest working supergroups in the business! Their music, their sound, each of the Maids, and the love that permeates their live events is an experience not to be missed. Hope you can catch them LIVE!
On the costumes: They're inspired by servers in Japanese maid cafes. There's no actual connection to the music itself. The look is mostly ironic and meant to subvert expectations. In that sense, they're kind of punk rock. The other intent is actually genuine as they feel like they exist to "serve" music and fun to their audience. They even call their concerts "servings."
By all available evidence, they're really lovely people, too. Super-accomplished but down-to-earth women with big senses of humor who also happen to be the closest of friends. Their live show is one of the most unique out there. Awesome musical performance with fun and games, goofing off, and several running gags. See them live when they come back to the US/North America. They tour here pretty often.
Members:
Miku Kobato: ["Mee-koo"] Rhythm guitar, 2nd Vocalist, main lyricist
Kanami Tono: ["Kah-nah-mee"] Lead guitar, keyboards/programming/additional instruments, main music composer
Akane Hirose: ["Ah-kah-neh" or "Ah-kah-nay"] Drums, percussion
MISA: ["Mee-sah"] Bass
Saiki Atsumi ["Sai-kee" or "Sigh-key"] Lead vocals, occasional lyricist
Saw them in ATL last year. Actually flew the family there for it. No regrets. I've seen so many bands and they killed it. This is their 11th year together and with no lineup changes.
You guys are fun, even before the MV, and the discussion afterwards was great, so subbed. I'd say, classic US hard rock, but building on that and bringing in other elements to make it waaay more interesting. Wait til you hear "Puzzle," "NO God," "Black Hole," "Onset," "HATE?," "From Now On" etc. .... not to mention the ballads and Band-Maiko.
You fellows haven't seen nothing yet..
Well the watch Domination and Hate. That's right up there.
Current female bands I'd recommend from around the world. Lovebites (Japanese Power Metal, talent level is = to Band-Maid). Fate Gear (Japanese Steampunk). East of Eden (Japanese Rock). Rolling Quartz (Korean Rock and a amazing vocalist). The Warning (Mexico Rock - must see). Honorable mention to Sixsters from Ukraine.
« The drummer and the singer arr very good »
Boom -> guitar / bass battle 😊
Thanks so much nice reaction!
Their genre of music is BAND-MAID, so They never controlled by everyone.
How about Without holding back is the next song (at white room)?
I hope you`ll enjoy it!
Great reaction guys!
Like you said “This is just 3 random songs and it’s this good.” Yep. Randomly select 120 of their other songs and you’ll likely say the same. The MAIDS are simply amazing!
A few of my favorite BAND-MAID songs:
THRILL (MV) Their first music video and the one that saved the band. Their music label had decided to drop them, but they gave them one last chance. It got over 2 million views in about three weeks and the record label decided to keep them. 11 years and over 130 songs later they’ve become an international phenomenon.
From Now On (MV) an amazing instrumental
SHAMBLES (MV) Hard rocker
MANNERS (MV) a bluesy number
Secret Maiko Lips - (MV) Performed in traditional Japanese Maiko dress and makeup.
More BAND-MAID please!
Welcome to the fandom! These girls are awesome! ♥
I suggest these BM songs: Thrill, Dice, Manners, Bubble, No God (live) & Puzzle (live)
I'd also suggest The Warning - another all female rock band from Mexico
I suggest these TW songs: Money, Sick, Automatic Sun, Enter Sandman (official video with Alessia Cara), Evolve (live VMAs) & Dust To Dust (live Teatro)
Great reaction! Try their instrumental "From now on" (the official music video). You'll be blown away!
And ONSET were basist MISA switches pick to slap back and forth seamlessly
Welcome & thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 Band-Maid is one of the best bands in our country, especially in live performance. We say "Japan is the country obsessed by Rock Music". The history is very long and the obsession started in 1966 when Beatles visited Japan and held 5 concerts at Budokan. Speaking of hard rock / heavy metal music, a number of bands started to come to Japan since as early as 1970s : Led Zeppelin / Grand Funk Railroad (1971), Deep Purple (1972), Queen (1975), Kiss (1977), Cheap Trick / Van Halen / Scorpions (1978), Judas Priest (1978/79) and so on. Now, any type of rock can be enjoyed here, especially by many all-female or women-fronted bands. They are daughters of American / European rock, for sure. (Many are grand-daughters in terms of age.)
Uh-oh, we also say "Japan is the country obsessed by Jazz". It had started earlier than rock 😄
ooh was just in Japan for 10 days early last month! Got to see Band Maid & The Warning joint concert.
Stayed in Kyoto for 5 days (with day trips to Osaka & Himeji) & Tokyo for 5 days. Was awesome! ♥
@@Bekka_Noyb Thanks. I enjoyed the special concert by Band-Maid & The Warning on June 12. Ｉ was in a seat on 2nd floor but in front of the drum set !!!! It looked to me as if Paulina and Akane were happily competing to see which drummer can break their bass drum first in the joint finale 🤣
I lost that account and all the comments with it. 🍺😞
Well you didn't lose it, some scumbags took it away :(
Well never mind...beer exists 😯🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺
@@philproffitt8363 That's a good thing :)
I love Slayer! 🍺😆🤘🏻
Maybe check out their MV for Warning. It's probably their silliest video.
Afterlife is sillier lol
Great authentic reaction. Thanks!
Band-Maid is mind-blowing. If you're interested, they also do face-melting yet lyrical instrumentals. Saiki (lead vocals) is fantastic but sometimes a jaw-dropping instrumental is good for the soul.
Onset (Official Live)
From Now On (MV)
That smile you see when a new Maidiac is born.
...and a small pigeon shall lead them, under the watchful eye of His Holiness, TinyHat-san who leads BAND-MAID to the "Unseen World" on the way to "World Domination."
I've been making music for money since 1966, and these ladies are world-class. The best live rock band on the planet.
MISA! MISA! MISA!
Gentlemen, this is Rock'n'Roll!!!
Holding the Line in Solid Guitar Rock, Band Maid has picked up the Mantel of Rock'n'Roll where the West has left it behind!
More Band Maid Always!! Po!
P.S. As for other Japanese Bands....Babymetal (BM+Electric Callboy - "Ratatata"), Lovebites ("Holy War"), Hanabia ("We Love Sweets"), Nemophila ("Dissension"), X-Japan ("Endless Rain" - The Last Live concert), Ningen Isu ("Heartless Scat")
The maids have over 130 songs in their catalog. Please check out their LIVE music
videos. My favs are: Turn Me On, Take Me Higher, Day Dreaming, Unleash, Play, etc....
Nice teamwork ... like us Maidiacs ;) .
BAND MAID is:
Miku Kobato (小鳩 ミク) - rhythm guitar, vocals, PR (Band founder, lyricist ... our flappy pigeon, po!)
Kanami Tōno (遠乃 歌波) - lead guitar (musical composer extraordinaire - the princess)
Akane Hirose (廣瀬 茜) - drums, percussion (see bananas ... and ramen - the gorilla)
Misa - bass guitar (drinks hard liquor and performs without shoes on stage - the barefoot assassin)
Saiki Atsumi (厚見 彩姫) - lead vocals ("we dance in the palm of her hand" - Domination - The Queen)
🍺🤪🤘🏻
You don't need to fly to Japan to see them live. They tour the US regularly. Saw them live twice last year.
Great reaction. Anyway, can i request your reaction to superb band from japan?
The band is call "Lovebites"
They all The Beautiful Queens Metal band right now in the earth.
They are really really World class musicians. Phenomenal.
And they have a lot die hard fans too.
The song is "Set the world on fire"
Hope you check out, and can enjoy it too. Big thanks🙏
We can take a look at that sure! We are building a list of bands to look at next and will certainly include this.
There's nothing wild about them except for how wildly good they are. If you want to get more of a sense of "the gap", as they call the contrast between their maid look and their music, look for the video of them performing at Lollapalooza last year and watch through their opening instrumental, From Now On. A lot of people in the crowd probably had no idea they were going to get their faces melted by Japanese maids.
23:30 stunned disbelief, Po! 🕊️
Gentlemen, 125+ more tracks to choose from that you will have to reset any labeling you make for every song you hear. The full spectrum of genres are done in a way that only Band-Maid can do. No BS. Great reactions.
These are three songs very representative of their live performances. Band-Maid is a band that composes its own music, drawing inspiration from the classic hard rock of the 70s and 80s but giving it a modern sound by adding different kinds of rock but also blues, jazz, funk etc. They are increasingly asked to do anime songs (Glory, Sense, Different, Shambles) which is a great mark of recognition. The song Protect You for the Grendizer anime will be officially released on July 5. Thanks guys.
Subbed bc u did 3 songs
Welcome to the Band-Maid club, guys. These ladies are terrific and have a big catalog of great music. PS, Band-Maid has done a couple anime songs.
Band Maid Is; (In order of joining band)
Name/Age: Nickname: Position:
Miku Kobato Small Pigeon/ Band Founder, Secondary Lead Vocalist, Rhythm Guitarist,
Age: 32 Koba/Kuruppo/ Main Lyricist, Backing Vocals, Backing Tracks, Arrangements
10/21/91 Cluppo
Kanami Tono Princess/ Lead Guitarist, Primary Composer, Backing Vocals, Piano,
Age: 32 Kanamincho/ Keyboards, Backing Tracks, Backing Vocals on Backing
9/28/91 Mincho Tracks, Arrangements
Akane Hirose Gorilla/ Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks,
Age: 33 Ah-Chan Backing Tracks, Arrangements
12/14/90
MISA Barefoot Assassin/ 5 String Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks,
Age: 31 MISA-MISA-MISA Backing Tracks, Arrangements
10/15/92
Saiki Atsumi Ice Queen/ Primary Lead Vocalist, Backing Vocals, Lyricist, Piano,
Age: 30 Sai-Chan/ Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing tracks,
2/8/94 Sensei (Teacher) Arrangements
Roger Chance and the carrier pigeons strike again. Guys, if start reacting to Band-Maid, someone will give you a full rundown on the band, it's history, it's members, and their huge fandom called the Maidiacs. A lot of us are old geezers who have fallen back in love with rock because of the VERY talented young Japanese females. The will defy each and every rock genre because they create their music often incorporating more than one genre into a song. Now, I suggest you listen to two recently released songs, "Hate?", the official live video, and "Bestie", the official music video.
Another note, Band-Maid and The Warning recently did a two-man concert in Tokyo. During their time together touring Japan and practicing, the collaborated on a song titled "Show Them", which will be released on Band-Maid's upcoming album. They performed the song together for the first time at the end of Band-Maid's set during the concert. Believe me, it's a hard rock banger. There was a bootleg video of the live song on TH-cam which was quickly taken down and the people who showed it were given copyright strikes.
The only reason people want reactions to this is because it’s f@$&ing awesome. One of the best bands in rock!
"And these were just randomly selected songs." - 21:29
Welcome to BAND-MAID. They don't have a single bad song. Oh, sure, you'll have songs you like more than others, but you'll still like them all. They don't miss. 🎯
Whoever told you 'something wild was going to happen' was not wrong. Something wild did happen but it happened to the three of you. Instead of reacting to one Band Maid video you did three! You are now Band Maid fans, or Maidiacs as we refer to. Hope to see more triple Band Maid reactions from you.
Now THIS is Rock-n-roll 2.0
Good comments. 3 random picks, 3 great examples of Band Maid artistry.That is a hint about their overall level of music.
Band-Maid is the truth! I've seen them in Houston, Daytona, and Denver. They have more badass songs, the volume of which will make say HOLY SHIT HOW DO THEY DO IT!😊
The funny thing is, _as studio tracks,_ for Band-Maid, Domination may not be a top 30 studio track, Hate isn't a top 50 studio track, and Freedom isn't a top 60 Band-Maid studio track IMHO. I say that genuinely and others may disagree the exact ranking, but you can ask 100 different Maidiacs for an unranked top 3, 5, 10 and 20 list and you're going to get 100 different responses for each list. They span so many genres of rock as well. The have a unique song for just about every combination of Rock, Metal, Punk and Pop you can think of. I would suggest checking out Moratorium live, Puzzle live and No God live. It's not the best representation of their range, but they're some of my favorites.
You may not agree after only three songs, but I bet you at least understand why Maidiacs believe Band-Maid is the best band today.
If you put the song titles in your heading you will get 3,000 views in a day. Welcome to the wonderful world of Band-Maid. Great reaction guys- Thanks.
Gotta be Roger! Great reaction guys. I look forward to a lot more!
I was one of their first subscribers! 🍺😁
Brilliant .
Here’s my recommendation, as an old blues rock musician and fan:
“From Now On,” official music video. It’s the song the Maids usually play as an opener for festivals where nobody knows them
You nailed on the head "don't get the reaction they deserve "😢😊
I see Band-Maid, I like, subscribe, and watch 🤘
Just to be clear, the reaction is that it’s great music. Not a shock value (some people get hung up on them being girls or in outfits)
I’ve seen them live twice… in the States.
There are tons more great Band maid songs, Blooming, Warning, Don’t You Tell ME, Manners, Blackhole, Dice, From Now On…
If you want other Japanese Bands, do Hanabie
Songs:
Pardon Me I Have to Go
Tousou
Be the Gal
Band Maid to me are a breath of fresh air from scowling tatted up guy's dressed in black showing off every musical trick that they know in the first 10 seconds of every song. The ladies in Band Maid smile and look like they are having fun. They actually seem to really like and respect each other and and at times appear to be having more fun than their audience ( if that is possible) Band Maid are the most adorable musical badasses in the universe. Their origin stories for each member is amazing. They are The greatest musical superheroes in our galaxy.
We are never not interested in being blown away by an amazing Japanese metal band.
LOL ... Punked you by not punking you!!
Yeah, this band is the real thing, These are real people, 5 real very unique people who grew up in Music, and before they could become corrupted by other bands a 810 year old magic pigeon decided she was going to form a band ... then 'MAGIC', REAL MAGIC ... and Music is just part of their story!
Hah - you picked three random videos from Band-Maid and they were great. Pick any 3 more and they will also be great. This band kills it every time.
Hard rock is back, baby!
If you want something wild, yeah there are some.
Of course they are rock-core, so there's no metal growl, but you can still hear gritty rock voice here and there. And it has to be live version if you want to hear Saiki's
"grit".
Their recent fast and chaotic style songs have explosive drums (still with multiple rhythmic patterns
make you engaged), Moratoriam has deep purple/ac/dc vibe but with multiple elements of different genres. Their instrumentals are amazing too.
More bands? Ok!
BAND-MAID - Hard rock + punk, metal, pop, blues, funk, etc. 'Puzzle' live, 'Blooming' music video, 'RINNE' mv. 'Dice' mv
*Hanabie* - Harajukucore, a mix of metal, pop, rap, punk, electronica and a little bit of everything else. 'We Love Sweets', 'TOUSOU', and their newest video, 'GIRL'S TALK'.
The Warning - Hard rock band out of Mexico comprised of 3 sisters. 'Evolve' live MTV music awards, 'Automatic Sun' music video, 'Dust to Dust' Live at Lunario.
Saiseiga - A metalcore band with an amazing vocalist. 'Jumble', 'Hanabi', or try 'Sink' for something more ballad-ish.
Banshimoku - Punk, funk, and more. 'Spanky Alien' was my introduction to the band.
Otoboke Beaver - Straight-up punk. 'Don't Light My Fire' has one of the best, yet most simple, videos I've ever seen.
DOLL$BOXX - Metal, electronic, pop, funk, etc. 'Take My Chance', 'Shout Down', 'Monopoly'
Sokoninaru - They play, uh... _super_ technical everything. you'll just have to watch the video. 'Tenohira De Odoru'
Maximum the Hormone - Metal, plus fifteen other genres. Sometimes in the same song. 'Yoshu Fukushu' is a good place to start.
Asterism - Prog metal 3-piece instrumental band. Hal-Ca's guitar skill will explode your brain, 'Gunfire' live session, 'Church' live session. 'Dawn' live
LOVEBITES - Power/thrash metal. 'Holy War' live, 'Thunder Vengeance' live, 'Stand and Deliver (Shoot'em Down)' music video
Gacharic Spin - Rock, electronic, funk, pop, metal. 'Mindset' mv, 'I Wish I' mv, 'Redline' live.
Plenty more bands if you finish this list.
If you want to look at some of their MVs try "Warning", "Dice," and "From Now On." The last is an instrumental.
FYI I could care less about the costumes. They just rock
Hey I ain't ashamed to be a guy. Hard rockin' chicks in maid outfits, does it get any tastier?
Hi Airborne Sealife,
welcome to the world of Band-Maid.
Hope to see more Band-Maid here in the future ?
I think we can help you there
I'd suggest you watch all the documentaries by Ohrenje. You will be enspired by what they have done in 10-years.
Other Japanese Bands to try:
Nemophila
Lovebites
Trident
Bridear
Aldious
Gacharic Spin
But I like Band-Maid the best.
Exactly! There are no band better than Band Maid!!!
Hey who’s in New Jersey? I live in New Jersey! 🍺😁🤘🏻
BAND-MAID are amazing. Seen'm live.
If you want to get punked, by something awesome, fine... watch some HANABIE. "We Love Sweets", "Be the GAL", "Otaku Lovely Densetsu".
Did you mean Neal Peart?
They're doing 2 North American tours next yr
27:22 that was Maximum The Hormone, not Dir En Grey
If you want to see something cool then check out Don't You Tell Me Live or From Now On MV or Play Live
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Is that a shotgun slug turned into a mic ? sick
Like hanging with you guys. You played into Band-Maids strengths by only selecting live performances. Some bands dumb down their songs for live shows, Band-Maid does quite the opposite.
Try Hate Live
They did it here as song #3