All reactors to Japanese rock eventually find Maximum The Hormone - they've been around for twenty years, bending genres and switching tempos at will. How reactors handle MTH is always an adventure. The drummer, Nao, has been an inspiration for a number of female drummers in bands that you have covered.
To give you a bit of context about the ending part: Vinny was the Japanese version of Napster, and they are telling people to stop downloading songs illegally with Vinny... The Joke is that Vinny has been dead for years, and the last part was the drummer yelling at the screamer telling him to stop it that nobody uses Vinny anymore and that he's just scaring the kids xD They are a really funny band does whatever they want, they even trolled fans more than once, they do full metal songs, even few full pop songs, with everything mixed in the middle xD Other good songs to start with, are "Yoshu Fukushu" and "Maximum the HOrmone II: let's talk about mentaka cottellee" They are quite know for anime lovers, since they made both the opening and the ending song for season 2 of the anime "Death Note"! The drummer NAO has been an inspiration for most of modern female japanese drummers, since she showed that you can be both a mom and a successfull musician :)
This band is great! The Winnie Uploud part is about illegal downloading. Also Hanabie were a MTH cover band in their early years. Nemophila also has put out covers of this band as well. More MTH!!!
I love the sense of humor of this band. However, if you want to check out one of their more serious songs, watch Yoshū Fukushū. It is about being bullied in school, plotting revenge, and then deciding to just get all the anger out through music to achieve peace. Even without speaking Japanese the emotions are well conveyed.
Winny was basically Japanese Napster, the joke is they are singing this song in like 2015, as with Napster Winny has been dead for like a decade at this point. But one of the members passionately promotes "never to forgive winny" while the dummer is like "Dude there are a million other problems in the world we can be singing about, nobody fucking uses Winny anymore anyway."
It was funny listening to you talk about the disappointing trajectory of the old bands who used to sound like the first part of this song. This song is basically a giant parody of the trajectory of some of the old bands. It starts out so heavy and hardcore, slowly works it's way to more melodic and accessible music with lyrics decrying things NO ONE disagrees about, and then ends with a tearful plea to stop using the Japanese version of Napster. The song is an ode to that feeling you described by a band that's been around long enough to watch so many of the greats go soft.
One thing most people in the US seem to be unaware of is the fact that, as part of the student curriculum, every japanese person learns an instrument through high school. And 99% of japanese people finish high-school so yeah!! I loved it in the weekends, when I would stop to smoke a ciggy at the train station entrance and count the number of people I saw carrying instruments!! Anything from guitars, to violins, trumpets, arps and I even saw someone carrying a friggin tuba!!
Hey, I only found your channel recently and so glad you react to and appreciate Japanese bands. This of course as a first MTH song was a bold call but underlines your recognition and acknowledgement for quality in music. I've been a great advocate of Japanese music for decades from 80s ambient minimalism through shoegaze to metal and much more, must say the output of quality, versitality and a uniqueness always run through their production. Without burden you with an endless list of phenomenal bands here, if i could just suggest one band to react to it would be great to check out one of my all-time favourite band 'Boris' (they chose their name from the classic Melvins' song)...perhaps start with their song 'Riot Sugar'. A cult band, pioneers of doom/drone/punk/phychedelic metal, well one shouldn't constrict Boris with naming genres, their phenomenal catalogue covers many. Somehow not many reactors choose them despite them being around since mid 90s and played with and been associated with some legendary names in the business too. Their material is not always reactor-friendly I guess.
hello, like your reactions, i already suggested you to listen to their song "buiikikaesu" but i like even more their song "shimi", if you can find it just take a look
All reactors to Japanese rock eventually find Maximum The Hormone - they've been around for twenty years, bending genres and switching tempos at will. How reactors handle MTH is always an adventure. The drummer, Nao, has been an inspiration for a number of female drummers in bands that you have covered.
One of the greatest bands from Japan
To give you a bit of context about the ending part: Vinny was the Japanese version of Napster, and they are telling people to stop downloading songs illegally with Vinny... The Joke is that Vinny has been dead for years, and the last part was the drummer yelling at the screamer telling him to stop it that nobody uses Vinny anymore and that he's just scaring the kids xD
They are a really funny band does whatever they want, they even trolled fans more than once, they do full metal songs, even few full pop songs, with everything mixed in the middle xD
Other good songs to start with, are "Yoshu Fukushu" and "Maximum the HOrmone II: let's talk about mentaka cottellee"
They are quite know for anime lovers, since they made both the opening and the ending song for season 2 of the anime "Death Note"!
The drummer NAO has been an inspiration for most of modern female japanese drummers, since she showed that you can be both a mom and a successfull musician :)
Nao is the drummer and older sister of the guitarist. Nao is a huge influence on Akane of Band Maid and Tamu of Nemophilia.
Great influence for sure!
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This band is great! The Winnie Uploud part is about illegal downloading. Also Hanabie were a MTH cover band in their early years. Nemophila also has put out covers of this band as well. More MTH!!!
Bro, you’re a psycho for listening to A.L.I.E.N. first!! That’s legit straight off the deep end.
And you’re LOVING IT. So much respect.
Thank you
yes is the drummer, and is the favourite of Akane from Band-Maid
Hard to believe this is aged as it is, such a great song.
Cheers!
All Japanese metal roads eventually cross M.T.H. check out the songs Tsume,Tsume,Tsume. Hungry Pride, Yoshu Fukushu for starters.
I love the sense of humor of this band. However, if you want to check out one of their more serious songs, watch Yoshū Fukushū. It is about being bullied in school, plotting revenge, and then deciding to just get all the anger out through music to achieve peace. Even without speaking Japanese the emotions are well conveyed.
Agreed - always get chills from that one
Great reaction. Check out their song "Yoshu Fukushu". You won't regret it! Absolutely brilliant!
Winny was basically Japanese Napster, the joke is they are singing this song in like 2015, as with Napster Winny has been dead for like a decade at this point. But one of the members passionately promotes "never to forgive winny" while the dummer is like "Dude there are a million other problems in the world we can be singing about, nobody fucking uses Winny anymore anyway."
It was funny listening to you talk about the disappointing trajectory of the old bands who used to sound like the first part of this song. This song is basically a giant parody of the trajectory of some of the old bands.
It starts out so heavy and hardcore, slowly works it's way to more melodic and accessible music with lyrics decrying things NO ONE disagrees about, and then ends with a tearful plea to stop using the Japanese version of Napster.
The song is an ode to that feeling you described by a band that's been around long enough to watch so many of the greats go soft.
One thing most people in the US seem to be unaware of is the fact that, as part of the student curriculum, every japanese person learns an instrument through high school. And 99% of japanese people finish high-school so yeah!! I loved it in the weekends, when I would stop to smoke a ciggy at the train station entrance and count the number of people I saw carrying instruments!! Anything from guitars, to violins, trumpets, arps and I even saw someone carrying a friggin tuba!!
Hey, I only found your channel recently and so glad you react to and appreciate Japanese bands. This of course as a first MTH song was a bold call but underlines your recognition and acknowledgement for quality in music. I've been a great advocate of Japanese music for decades from 80s ambient minimalism through shoegaze to metal and much more, must say the output of quality, versitality and a uniqueness always run through their production. Without burden you with an endless list of phenomenal bands here, if i could just suggest one band to react to it would be great to check out one of my all-time favourite band 'Boris' (they chose their name from the classic Melvins' song)...perhaps start with their song 'Riot Sugar'. A cult band, pioneers of doom/drone/punk/phychedelic metal, well one shouldn't constrict Boris with naming genres, their phenomenal catalogue covers many. Somehow not many reactors choose them despite them being around since mid 90s and played with and been associated with some legendary names in the business too. Their material is not always reactor-friendly I guess.
The drummer is wearing a badbrains shirt. She's the guitarist's older sister. Theyre brother sister band
First section sounds like they listened to a bunch of Converge before writing this song xD
More MTH please!!!!
Welcome to our crazy world!
Their live shows are just great and all of us broke our necks too much head banging!
Including Daisuke lol
They make fun of Metallica who sued Napster (comparable to Winny in Japan).
This is what happens when hormones are at their maximum!
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hello, like your reactions, i already suggested you to listen to their song "buiikikaesu" but i like even more their song "shimi", if you can find it just take a look
Hungury Pride ! :D
Try " マキシマム ザ ホルモン 『予襲復讐』 Music Video " which is driven by a memory of bullying at school
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Hey, you should react to Homura + Akatsuki no ito live by WagakkiBand if you havent already! Theyre very unique.