There is a reason they call the fan base "the one", and "WE ARE babymetal". Because the connection and relationship with the audience makes babymetal concerts THAT more compelling. On one show, when it was only Su and Moa, the audience took part in singing all of Yui's lines in support. It was pretty emotional, honestly.
So, as a woman into metal, I love this song *so much*, especially because it's about a 15 year old girl going to her first metal show. The high pitched chorusy thing they are saying is literally "headbang" but it sounds more like "head-o-bang" with their accents. But anyway, this song captures all of the emotions involved in a girl going to her first show: first, the excitement!! -- then, the nerves -- then, YES, I AM ULTIMATE BADASS NOW --- then back to pure childlike excitement. From the perspective of a teen girl who is existing in that space halfway between being a child and being a woman. I have enjoyed watching these girls grow up with the badass Kami band to guide them, and watching their music evolve alongside them. I'm a firm believer that the Kami band has used Babymetal both as an interesting/strange experiment at first, and now (especially with their Metal Galaxy album) as a "safe" place to write more genre-crossing, strange, experimental music with a bunch of cultural influences outside of their own. The kind of music that would alienate other fans from other established bands, but that still has an audience because there are already fans of Babymetal's brand of strange.
And when brought into Japanese, Headbanger sounds a lot like Head-Ban-Gurl. A "Ban-Gurl" [Band Girl] is a female fan of a band (like a PG13 groupie)...so the Head Ban-gurl is like the leader of the fan club. They play with this pun in the song as the protagonist is both Head Ban-Gurl and a headbanger (metal fan for those who don't know that term)
Picking up about how in Japan they don't sing with the lead vocal is true, the funny thing with BabyMetal is that when they got big outside Japan and started touring the west they found out those fans were learning the Japanese vocals to sing along with her. That in turn led to them learning English and songs that they sing either entirely in English or as a hybrid.
This Legend 1997 concert version of Headbanger is awesome, - it's not the ending of the concert, but it is the beginning of the end. Together with Unfinished Akatsuki and Babymetal DEATH it forms a great finale and tells the story of Su's transformation into a metal goddess. So to get the full effect you should listen to them all in order. The concert was to celebrate Su's 16th birthday which was the day before and at the end, as Su climbs the stairs, you will see "Happy Birthday" written on the bassist's head. Earlier in the year Yui and Moa had celebration concerts for their 14th birthdays. Headbanger is a bittersweet coming of age story about a 15 year old school girl going to a concert and braving the mosh pit, while knowing the freedom of the moment won't last long and vowing to remember the night and the feelings. It's used to celebrate BM birthdays and both Yui and Moa have taken the lead in it for their birthdays. Yes there are references, puns and "easter eggs" all over Babymetal, In this concert you'll see lots of homages to Metalica and X-Japan. And also, yes, crowd participation is enormous in Japan in general and that goes for BM all over the world. There are online instructions for each song and part of Yui and Moa's job is to encourage and conduct the crowd. This almost symbiotic relationship is why you'll often see the ironic #notacult usage. Babymetal's songs are in lots of different styles, I think because it depends on who their producer, Kobametal, uses as a song writer and what is on his current playlist. If you want to be really confused listen to "Tales of the Destinies" which is BM doing Dream Theater inspired prog rock...seriously.
I second that recommendation for Akatsuki Unfinished THEN Babymetal Death. Unofficially, it's called the Trilogy of Death. I've seen a couple of reactors do them together in that order and it's fantastic
Thirding this recommendation! The full finale of Legend 1997 (Headbanger->Akatsuki (Unfinished ver.)->Babymetal Death) is one of the best moments in Babymetal history. If you feel you wouldn't have much to say about Akatsuki unfinished because you've already heard the song - though it is a quite different arrangement - then maybe you could do both it and BMD in the same video, since it seems you don't have any qualms about releasing longer videos. ;) I'd also like to suggest particular uploads of those two songs, because they have intro videos that are in Japanese, and the popular uploads don't have English subs. Akatsuki unfinished th-cam.com/video/a7KIh9UQghA/w-d-xo.html Babymetal Death th-cam.com/video/VE34mRpi6Qk/w-d-xo.html
They are absolutely worth seeing live. They put on an amazing show. Also, I'm a big guy and lifelong metalhead. I've seen things, and yet Su-metals stare intimidates the hell out of me.
Yes, it was a homage to Metallica, and no, it wasn't the last song. There were two more songs: Akatsuki (Unfinished version-a different one from that you already reacted to) and BABYMETAL DEATH. You should see them both, but at least the latter one is a must.
I always suggest hearing the next two songs in order. Just for continuity and the lore of BabyMetal. It also explains why Su climbs all the way to the top of the stairs.
53 minute reaction for a 5 minute long video. I know this has to be good. EDIT: Yeah this was great. You've probably been told this, but there are version of this song where Moa or Yui take the lead vocals for the second half of the song. And the most recent Moa version is arguably the best version of the song in my opinion. Su's more mature vocals followed with Moa's vocals and scream is just an absolute treat. I'm sure it will get requested at some point, but its called Moabanger. In terms of crowd interaction, they are absolutely incredible. You'll often see Yui and Moa(especially Moa) directly interacting with the crowd and breaking choreography, or adjusting their choreography just to give the crowd a show. I've said this before and i'll say it again, you need to see a Kami band intro.
Many of the early big concerts, like this one, had a loose kind of story thread that accompanied the concert. Between songs they played short animated videos that added to the song(s) that followed. This song was the 3rd to last from this concert, and the three final songs comprise the unofficial Trilogy of Death that told the story of Su-metal battling the evil forces of the j-pop idols that are trying to destroy metal music. Headbanger represented the battle, the next song Akatsuki (unfinished version), that Su performed as a ballad, represented the nearing defeat of metal and Su-metal deciding she needed to be sacrificed to win the day. The final song in that trilogy, and the finale of the concert was Babymetal Death, an instrumental performance piece with a stage show that rivals anything the big metal bands were doing back in the day, and even went farther than most would have dared.
Another wonderful, insightful reaction. I knew that you'd find the initial chant grating. So many people do on first listen, myself included. In later performances the chant is done at a slightly lower pitch it works a lot better. Fans still mostly recommend this performance, though, because of how well it showcases the crowd engagement and production. This was not the closing number. There were two more songs after this. A piano-only version of Akatsuki (the "unfinished" version), and then the actual closing number, "Babymetal Death". If you react to that (and you absolutely should) you'll see how they managed to top this. Make sure you read the description on the video first, because it starts off with a spoken intro that gives context to the performance, and the English translation for that is in the description. The statue is definitely a Metallica nod, which is really obvious in that closing number. You might even be right about the X leap, to be honest. Let me tell you why. The song is about a fifteen year old girl going to her first metal concert. Their producer is a huge fan of X Japan and they make frequent references to X Japan, so he could very well have intended to imply that it was an X Japan concert. They make frequent use of a "sacred neck brace" in their lore which is in direct reference to when Yoshiki had to wear a neck brace during performances. Notably, this neckbrace was introduced as a Babymetal lore item as a part of the first live performance and music video for this song. Your theory isn't outlandish at all. (edit: oh yeah, and the gong is also a direct X Japan reference) A bit of trivia I think you'd really appreciate: when they first performed Headbanger at a big concert outside of Japan, Su-metal didn't even hesitate to turn the microphone towards the crowd at that moment in the song, and the mostly English-speaking audience shouted "Kiero!" back to her with the same volume and enthusiasm as a Japanese crowd. I can't imagine a stronger bonding moment between crowd and performer than taking that kind of leap of faith and having the crowd respond 100%. Wish I had been there.
All I can say is if you think the last 3 you reacted to were emotional, try this one! *BABYMETAL - Ijime,Dame,Zettai - Live at Sonisphere 2014,UK (OFFICIAL)__*
Great reaction, wasn't expecting such a high score, basing in on what you were saying thought this would be on the high 8's(which would be great still). I think you'll love Rondo of Nightmare at Budokan Black Night honestly. It's pure metal greatness. And thank you a lot matty
Babymetal Death from this same concert (Legend 1997)..... a MUST. Trust me. It's legendary. And keep in mind as you watch these, this was there very first "big" concert. It was in 2013. There have been many "big" concerts since then, and they manage to one up themselves every time.
Kudos for not only recognizing so many details, but actually remembering so much of the info you have been given about them in the comments! Regarding the audience, I think calling it a choreography is a bit much, but they / we certainly know when to jump, shout, make a fox sign or sing along with certain parts of the lyrics... hm, maybe it is a choreography. :-) But as you said, the most amazing part about it is that every single person in the audience is participating (I'd say it's less so with their Western audiences, but still far above your average band). It's one of the (many) aspects that still fascinate me every single time to this day. It's interesting that you are still having some problems with their unique approach, while at the same time admitting that it works. I think the pure fact that they are surprising you (and me as well, as the proved with the last album) again and again is a testament to their genius and versatility. And the surprisingly high score tells me you'll get there. It's time that someone noticed the smart way they are using the smoke cannons. I agree, they did a great job at enhancing the feel while not making it too obvious that most of it is not actually coming from the girls. And one word about the word "hedoban": This took me a moment to get used to at the beginnning as well. The thing about the (very common) use of English words in the Japanese language is that they are not even trying to pronounce them correctly. They just take the words and "japanize" them, meaning they adjust them to the sounds making up the Japanese language. So once you get used to it, you don't even perceive it as bad English anymore, it's just their way. And very often it actually sounds quite cute, so it totally fits those Japanese young girls. You may be on to something with the X jump. I don't think I have ever heard about it being an hommage to X Japan, but BABYMETAL love to put little nods like that into their music, lyrics and choreography. And X Japan is one of the bands they are honoring like that regularly (I don't remember whether you have come across the neck braces, and I think the "we are" that they often end their shows with goes back to them as well). You are certainly correct about the statue, though. BTW, the actual ending of the show does top the gong, but I don't think you are ready for that yet. :-) I also agree with what you said about them being a performance act. I love BABYMETAL's music more than I have ever loved any other music before, but I will readily admit that listening to the music is only half of the experience. There's so much more to their live shows, and what makes it even better is that every single one of those facets is executed brilliantly. That's why I believe that nothing else comes close, not even acts like Queen, Iron Maiden, Alice Cooper, Rammstein or Pink Floyd. I think "Rondo of Nightmare" is the song that you'll put closest to "Road of Resistance", although it's very different once again.
100% agree. It is funny how he keeps fighting himself with the it doesn't make sense but works thing. Stop trying to make it make sense and just enjoy :) I was surprise he didn't like Su's beautiful singing at the start. It's like the quiet before the storm. I guess as BABYMETAL fans we know it was a false calmness ;) I am also guessing he doesn't know ROR was after Headbanger so there wasn't regression in their music or style. He will learn, oh yes, he will learn. 🤘🦊🤘
Crowd doesn't really expect anything. I think it's just so much fun everyone jumps. And there's a lot of hardcore fans. They probably know all the songs and when to jump. I've been to one, and it's just so much fun. The sound and performance at their performances is great.
Thanks for getting this one bumped up Maddie. Great reaction again Mr Heretic. It has probably already been said, but it was the gong in this performance that paid homage to X Japan and you really need to see (and react to) the performance from this same show (Legend 1997) of 'BABYMETAL Death' for another couple of homages to X Japan and Metallica (including what you thought about the statue ... yes you were absolutely right about it). Oh yes - that will absolutely confirm BABYMETAL are a live performance act. 'Headbanger' is about a gorl going to her first metal concert on her 15th birthday, but it is also a sort of growing up or coming of age thing - in Japan compulsory education ends at 15, so the girl in the song is realising she will no longer be considered as a child, those first 15 years have passed so quickly, so she is etching this special night into her heart so she will never forget. At shows on or near their own 15th birthdays, half way through the song Su ceremoniously handed the mic and stand to Yui and Moa respectively and they took over lead vocals for the second half of the song while Su took their place in the choreo, hyping up the crowd. This happened again at the legend M show, Moa's 20th birthday, in 2019 - with a change of lyric to "... this special night of my 20th ..."
It's Friday night in Japan. I came home from my work, had a drink for dinner, came back to my room, and this video had dropped. 53 minutes, but I did my best to watch it! I'm not very good at English, and I was drunk, so I may not have understood it well. I don't want Su-'s singing ability to be lumped in with that of ordinary J-pop singers, ha. Some Japanese fans say Su-'s nasal resonance singing is comparable to that of a top-notch Enka singer in Japan, or even a church choir all by herself. I guess her soprano voice is a vocal style that doesn't exist in existing Metal music, but I think it is because she is the one who can achieve this mismatch. And then, I'm a newcomer, having become a fan just before the Corona disaster, 2019, and I have yet to attend their live shows. I'm embarrassed to write about them like this, but they are a great live band. I've been watching their live videos. It's no wonder they are so theatrical (not bad meaning). The dancing, the lyrics, the playing, the call-and-response, I think it all comes together. I am sorry for drunk and thank you from Japan.
There was an interview by Rick Beato with Sting a few days ago and Sting mentioned that you need a singer with a high register for Heavy Metal. When he said that, I immediately thought of Su.
@@ErnestRamos Oh, really? Thank you for the good information. I like The Police, & Sting and have several CDs. Sting himself also has relatively high tone voice, right?
"Kawaii Metal" is what the Japanese call this genre of music blending JPop and metal that Babymetal originated. Kawaii is the Japanese word for cute. I don't know if the X shaped jumping is referencing X-Japan but it is a distinct possibility - the original music video did have an X-Japan homage in it in the form of Su putting on a neck brace in reference to when X-Japan's drummer Yoshiki had to wear one while performing for a while after needing neck surgery. In their live performances (including this one) however, the neck brace tends to instead get incorporated into the song "Babymetal Death" (which usually opens their shows but for Legend 1997 was used to close out the show instead - and if you want a big theatrical ending definitely check it out: th-cam.com/video/jRc9dbgiBPI/w-d-xo.html ) Regardless whether the X shaped jumping is an X-Japan reference your gut was 100% right about the statue, it is a homage to Metallica And Justice For All. The song itself is about a young girl going to her first heavy metal concert on her 15th birthday BTW. They have a tradition where at the show's closest to Moa and Yui's respective birthdays at the midpoint of the song Su would hand off the Freddy Mercury mike stick (this is the only Babymetal song where they use that) to the birthday girl who would get to sing lead on the second half while Su switched off to the dancer role. Oh and really nice fake out on the score, making it sound like you were going to give it a lowish score and then giving it a 9.4 :)
This is a better upload of Babymetal Death, with English subs for the intro and no spoiler in the thumbnail: th-cam.com/video/VE34mRpi6Qk/w-d-xo.html But hopefully David will do Akatsuki (Unfinished ver.) first, to get the full experience of the finale of Legend 1997!
⚡ 💀 💕 / 🤘 'Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!' is a classic early BABYMETAL song. It came out on July 4, 2012. At this point BABYMETAL were still the "Heavy Music Club" in the school themed Idol group Sakura Gakuin. The single promoted the album 'Sakura Gakuin 2012 Nendo: My Generation'. Even though it's about a fifteen year old girl attending her first big concert, Su was only fourteen when the studio version was recorded. Based on the lyrics, it sounds more like a Visual Kei, rather than a Metal show she was attending. At any rate, it's not too specific. It's not biographical, but it is a song she could relate to. At that age she was on stage, rather than taking the train to attend concerts. I'm really glad it was back on the setlist in 2019. It was great to finally hear it live on the last US tour. The Kami Band members for this concert were Mikio Fujioka (RIP) and Leda Cygnus on guitars. BOH on bass and Hideki Aoyama on drums. Since this song has some connections to X-Japan (including the neck brace used in the 'Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!' music video and concerts), the "X" jump could well be yet another X-Japan reference. And many fans also believe the statue is an homage to Metallica's 'And Justice For All' tour, among other things. The fan participation is largely based on prompts from Yui and Moa, in their "Scream & Dance" role. Their "screaming" is usually more like chanting.
Thanks for the details on this. I had never really dug around for the origins of this song and what it was about. I went and watched the original 2012 video: "BABYMETAL - ヘドバンギャー！！- Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!!! (OFFICIAL)" Apparently as the act got a lot bigger their budget for a full time support band and huge stage show got correspondingly bigger. They refined and improved the live act. The playing from the band got heavier and more virtuosic. The dance/cheer routine got a lot more embellished and the production went through the roof. I still get the feeling this song, at it core, is a cheerleading chant run amok though.
@@BlackArr0w You are absolutely right. It was Mikio and Leda on guitars. Mikio even did that great solo. I'm going to change my comment. Thanks for pointing that out.
I think it's time do 'Babymetal Death" Live at Legend 1997, them You'll se more of this statue and will get it the Metallica reference on the beginning
Don't know if anyone has mentioned this but at the end when Su is climbing to the gong if you pause the video as bohs head comes into frame you can see he has happy birthday written on the back of his head.
If you want heavy, where the vocals are not of the J-Pop style, check out Rondo of Nightmare at Budokan Black Night. That was the first time I’ve seen Sumetal in a different light. That was what solidifies the idea that she is truly special and unique. All the gimmickness removed, you get Sumetal at her very best.
great reaction and you are not wrong. In the music video for this song Su-metal wears a neck brace as a tribute to Yoshiki the drummer of X-Japan. the ending of the song is also a tribute to X-Japan.
"Here we go again...it's so confusing!" That's the Babymetal effect for ya! No-one gets a crowd going like these ladies and it's not just in Japan. All over the world, we've learned the audience responses and learned how to jump on command! This wasn't even the finale to this show. Su did a beautiful solo ballad -= Akatsuki - next and then they finished with one of the most Metal finales ever - Babymetal Death - which I'd have to recommend if you have any doubts about their Metal credentials ( th-cam.com/video/VE34mRpi6Qk/w-d-xo.html ). 🦊🤘🤘🦊
There goes my 53:06 lifetime, not a single second i feel bored of it, probably it was the longest review of Headbanger so far, congrats. Actually it wasn't the end there, instead it was the beginning of the so called "Trilogy of Death" UNOFFICIAL by fans. Consists of 1. Headbanger 2. Akatsuki UNFINISHED version, totally different version from what you already did. 3. BABYMETAL DEATH. Lets see how you handle this song, Many of your questions will be answered here, this is the last song of LEGEND 1997 concert. 9.4 is a great score, thank you for this and keep them coming, cheers.
I hadn't really thought about it before, but their "x" jumping could be an homage to X-Japan! In the music video version of this, Su receives a neck brace, which IS an homage to X-Japan. The phrase they are repeatedly chanting at the beginning (and again later) is "Hedoban, hedoban, hedoban, hedoban," which is Japanese for "bang your head, bang your head, ..." The giant Mary statue is, as you surmised, part of an homage to Metallica, too. If you watch the "Babymetal Death" video from this same concert, it becomes obvious! Babymetal Death was the actual last song of this show. By the way, kudos for being one of the few people I've heard correctly pronounce "homage," lol!
This song, Akatsuki unfinished (acoustic) and "DEATH are a legendary trilogy known by the ONe as, The Trilogy of Death. Imagine this hyped up crowed now coming down to connect with the story of Su Nakamoto sacrificing her "idol" self to the light to become Su Metal, Metal goddess and leader of the Metal Resistance. Followed by a theatrical ending that makes the likes of Alice Cooper and Styx seem dull by comparison. You really should do the next two songs (in concert) order to finish this show. It may be one of the most epic closings in Rock/ Metal history. 🤘🦊🤘 🤘🦊🤘 Their music is LOADED with homages and knods of respect to bands (particularly of the genres being infused into the different songs) that came before. I would not discount the X Japan reference as they idolize X-Japan as paving the road on which they embarked. There are many Metalica references you will pick up on if you finish the show. Many times there are actual music omages (sometimes subtle and hidden) sometimes overt written into the riffs. For example they have a ridiculously progressive song "Tales of the Destinies" that comes off as a Dream Theater styled piece - So complicated that it has only been performed once (Tokyo Dome) and Yes, there is choreographed dance throughout! . . .But amid the some 40 odd time signature changes you can pick out bits of songs by Yes, Rush, King Crimson and others. Koba-Metal (Their producer, hall of fame metalhead, and genious/ mastermind behind this project) has the greatest respect for what has come before and could teach Metal-theory and history at any music school on the planet. When you think Koba-Metal, think Jack Black in School of Rock. Here is this Metalhead/ producer who can't make a living promoting his metal bands because the idol industry is drowning out all other genres in Japan. To support his daughters, he finds himself working with the kids' idol division at Amuse entertainment. . .and creates "the heavy music club" a sub group of school based idol band, Sakura Gakuin . . . .no backing or support from up the chain. . in fact probably quite a few frowns and whispers of "we gotta get rid of that guy". . .lol. . .(consequently, Nobody is frowning now). In fact this whole thing is indeed a music theater project that should be seen as much as heard. The crowd interaction is indeed built in. That is why Babymetal refer to the fan base as "The ONe" and cheer, "We are Babymetal". It has been said in interviews this refers to the fans, the girls, and the Kami s as all together to create the experience that is Babymetal. They view the audience as part of the band. You nailed that! Hope you will check out more of this! Thank you, David-Metal, for all your terrific, honest and insightful reactions!!! Of all the reactors out there; I truly enjoy yours the most 🤘🦊🤘 Kitsunes up!!
Lol I always say people need to work their way up to being “ready” to watch the DEATH video and then once they’ve seen that they deserve to watch The One because at that point you are part of it haha. And I think David-Metal is ready! 🤘🦊🤘
The statue in the back is an homage to metallica, but it's Su-metal as virgin mary. They have several other metallica homages in this concert. You'll have to watch the song Babymetal Death to see one or two of them.
Actually I don't know wether their jumps are an homage to X-Japan but it actually would make sense, considering "headbanger" is definetly inspired by X-Japan and their drummer who had to wear a neckbrace for headbanging too much. The neckbrace is actually part of BABYMETAL's imagery and lore. As for the statue... You may be onto something... But you will need to react to BABYMETAL DEATH from that show (Legend 97) to find out ;). That will probably blow you away aswell. Since you like theatrics, you shall be served on that one. You wanted to know how BABYMETAL closed this concert... Then I think the next reaction is gonna be priceless. Lol. I'll be happy to hear my name on your list for the next video with that BABYMETAL DEATH request :). Great reaction. I think you'll end up surprised some day, when you listen to Gimme Choco again, that it won't actually hurt your earbuds as much as the first time around. I came around to that song only months after hearing it the first time. And believe it or not, Gimme Choco live is one of their hardest hit. The song is a iron fist inside silk gloves. I almost didn't survive that song when they played it live. PS : Oh and about your pros & cons part, totally agree with you. Only I would say your cons are what for me differentiate BABYMETAL from the rest of the crop. I think it's funny how like some of my friends who aren't really into BM they will sometimes go randomly "hedoban hedoban hedoban hedoban ban ban ban ban". That shit sticks in your head wether you like it or not xD. If you don't, it's ok but if you do, for me it's just the "fun" aspect of BABYMETAL. I think it's those things that set them apart (amongst other things) and that's what I like about it. It's fresh, daring and unapologetic. I was surprised by your score though, in my head I was imagining a 8.5 or lower :).
Hey David I was watching someone else do a reaction to this video and as I’ve said before I am a huge babymetal fan this is my favorite of all songs they do I love this video and I was looking through your comments from your fans and it doesn’t seem anyone even noticed Pikachu jumping in the middle of something when I first saw the video I just had to laugh anyway stay metal
Aside from Babymetal Death, you really need to checkout how a western crowd reacts to Babymetal. Karate from Download 2016, and Sonisphere from 2014, are good places to start. Wiser heads than I can fill you in on the importance of Sonisphere. 🤘🦊🤘
Another good reaction/breakdown, David. I'm glad you were able to set aside your knee-jerk reaction to the beginning of the song and enjoy it for the masterpiece it is. I absolutely agree with what you said about simplicity being a powerful thing when used well, and that's one of the many reasons I love this song. Babymetal has a lot of more musically complex songs that are amazing - Road of Resistance, Amore, Tales of the Destinies, etc. - but this is my favorite of all their songs. It just hits all the right notes, and hits them hard. :) This was actually the third-to-last song from this show, and I sincerely hope you'll check out the next two songs from it in order: Akatsuki (Unfinished ver.) and Babymetal Death. This finale is honestly one of the best performances I've ever seen, and that includes contenders like Queen at Live-Aid and Metallica's 1989 Seattle show. If you do end up watching those, you should know that they both feature intro videos that are entirely in Japanese, so it might be a good idea to either look up translations beforehand or use the links I'll leave in a reply comment here to watch YT uploads that have English subs.
Uploads with English subs for the intro videos: Akatsuki unfinished th-cam.com/video/a7KIh9UQghA/w-d-xo.html Babymetal Death th-cam.com/video/VE34mRpi6Qk/w-d-xo.html
BABYMETAL is just amazing all around. The music, the girls, the band, the production team, everything they do is top notch. Seeing BABYMETAL live is just a whole new level of entertainment. I will see them when they tour again but the ultimate bucket list is to see them in Japan. I love when the crowd shouts the rest of the Lyrics. Su sings "all the crybabies" and the crowd shouts "get out of here". Or something similar. I am sure someone will reply with the lyrics and meaning of this song. Also, I love love love how much fun Moa has with that Cryo gun. She looks so mischievous with the enjoyment on her face. It isn't easy to notice because of the camera work, but when Su did that finally shout she blew Yui and Moa across the stage with her power :) they had to run back to her. As other's have said. This wasn't the end song of the concert. Wait until you see the actual end. 🤘🦊🤘
Headbangerr is crazy as it but Babymetal Death from the same concert is even crazier! Babymetal Death from this concert is kind of like the go to video to show someone when they say Babymetal isn't Metal enough lol.
OK, 45:49 needs a separate comment. But this is one of your best commentary on Babymetal so far. Diction is one of her strong points almost nobody talks about. Most people don't even notice it.
I don't know about that "rude in Japan to sing along point" I've been to over a dozen concerts in Japan and most of the show the crowd sang along. To the extent that in many of the shows i could spot the headline act in the crowd signing with their opening act. You're right about it being like the Rocky horror picture show where you better know what's going on. Even the most mellow chill pop acts have crowd participation segments. Concerts are a blast in Japan
You want to know if anything can top this as an ending? Watch "Death" from this same concert. You want your questions about the statue answered? Watch "Death" from this same concert.
An absolutely fantastic review sir. I request your next one be : Babymetal - Rondo of Nightmare Live @ Budokan Black Night. video uploaded by Kawaii Metal. (little to no chance of getting blocked- also the best version) Note- this, Like Akusuki, has a band intro where they all take solos, then Su comes out solo and tears it up.I will also hit you up on Patreon.
ok, I've seen quite a few ppl asking you to do Babymetal Death.... PLEASE read the translation of the Japanese intro that's usually found in the description, it will make the whole show from beginning to end, make a lot more sense. 🤘🦊🤘
You know what really blows my mind? That there is an insane crowd partecipation, and at that time BabyMetal still hadn't even release their first album, that came out about 3 months later!! Since you like theatric and the production, I strongly recommend to see "IN the Name Of" live at Legend S. You can find the link at the BabyMetal Reactor Resource channel for a video with already a logo on top so that is safe to react to. This was probably the best intro for any concert ever :D
Old BM head here. Love your reactions to them. Headbanger is my favorite song of theirs, closely followed by Karate and Rondo of Nightmares. Doki Doki was the first song I ever heard back in 2014, and even then my WTF turned into a Fuck Yeah pretty much immediately! Koba is a friggin genius for combining J-Pop with Death Metal. He assembled one hell of a group, and pretty much gave birth to its own genre. It shouldn’t work, but it just does. Resistance is futile! Kitsune up 🤘
I imagine someone put it in the comments already but the music video for this song plays a huge homage to xjapans drummer who had to where a neck brace after surgery from head banging too hard. They went on to feature that neck brace in the lore of babymetal quite a bit.
I definitely have to say if you get a chance to see this band live, just do it, the performances they do live are insane and yes babymetal is telling a story through their songs its a story about a spiritual battle of good and evil and you can see this with road to resistance's lyrics
Finally David... You've reacted to my all time BM favourite song. Love... Love.. Love your reaction. Can't wait for Rondo of Nightmare... Perhaps Babymetal Death after that. Robert Truillo reacted to this one before. Their second album, Metal Resistance was a homage to Metallica. ❤️ By the way ..thank you, Matty.
You're put off by Headbanger-thingie, because they're a genre-transcending band, putting in elements from wherever the producers/songwriters wants to get it from. They're hard to put in a box, they were constructed like any J-pop-band, and they're not embarrassed by this, and have no problems showing it. This is teenage-japanese girs' take on heavy metal, and whatever middle aged white men might think about that is something they don't care about at all. -and when we old men let go of our prejudices, we're swept away by their chram and skill :)
The statue is "The White Lady, Kwan Yin, Gwan Yin", she is the goddess of compassion and mercy. At the start of the concert they beg for her to summon Su. The start of this concert BTW is probably one of the best I have seen.
Wall o' Text warning... AAAAUUUGAHH! Great Reaction again. I quite enjoy how things set you off, good and bad, with Babymetal and you're trying soo hard to "GET" what Babymetal is all about. I also really appreciate the honesty on how you feel at anyone point in the song. Here is a clip of an interview with Koba-Metal explaining the Statue likeness of Mary which in the Japanese culture, as I understand it, is a very strong woman figure to them not necessarily a deep spiritual religious symbol as someone from the West would look at it. "Band manager Kobametal, meanwhile, is a lifelong fan[of Metallica]. For Babymetal’s ‘Legend 1997’ concert at Makuhari Messe in Chiba later that year, he even oversaw the creation of a large statue of a woman who loomed over the band and collapsed, like Metallica’s iconic Lady Justice one. It’s a level of fandom that has allowed Babymetal to connect with fans of heavy music more easily. He remembers seeing the band [Metallica] at the legendary, 50,000-capacity Tokyo Dome in 1991, after they released The Black Album. It affected him the same way as it did Su-metal, altering his life forever, and ultimately leading him down the path he’s treading today. “The [Black] album brought a new perspective to the metal scene,” he explains. “They [Metallica] had a profound influence, and their sound was just so natural that I instantly became addicted to their music.” So, You are correct. The statue and some other song rifts particularly in Babymetal Death, pay Homage to Metallica. They Love Metallica and Metallica Loves them. They opened for Metallica Kicking off Metallica's Seoul show on January 11, 2017, BABYMETAL opened the night with an explosive 6-song set. All I can say or if I was to offer some advice from seeing just about every video of Babymetal and watching other reactors is that you "FEEL" Babymetal more than "Listen" to Babymetal. Trying to analyze them to figure out what genre they are will just set your mind on fire as they hit just about every Genre there is and not many of their songs are the same. You will most likely be confused saying "I didn't expect this" in every reaction you do from here on out and this will hopefully make you enjoy them for what they are even more. YES! Live show's for Babymetal is the Way to go. The MV's are good and should also be viewed, but they have tailored the music for Live performances. Anyone can put out music in a studio, Very few Live bands can take total control of a crowd like Babymetal. It's going to take awhile to get through the list. Hell, there are 3 versions of headbanger. Yea, More later. You really need to see the Lyrics for this song also which is about a young lady going to her first Heavy Metal Concert. Here are the Lyrics - sadly some of the translation doesn't cross over well but you will understand fully what the song is about. With the legendary black long hair disordered around and gorgeously, blooming crazy, this flower will soon disappear fruitlessly. [Headbang, headbang, headbang, headbang, headbang, headbang! Bang, bang, ba, bang!] Now the time has come. I no longer hesitate. I hold tightly the discount railway tickets. To the east, to the west, to the south, to the north, today too I rush to the very front of the stage center. On the left side, [Come on!] on the right side, [Come on!] standing up still, leaning back, jumping toward the stage, [And then!] leaning over the fence, [And then!] rolling over the mob, [And then!] and then all deeply headbanging. This special night of my fifteen, I'll never forget. All the crybabies, get out of here! With the legendary black long hair disordered around and gorgeously, blooming crazy, this flower will soon disappear fruitlessly. It'll never come back again and it's so short period. I etch in my heart this special night of my fifteen. I jump lightly and dance in the air. Headbanger! [[Headbang, headbang, headbang, headbang, headbang, headbang!]] [Head, head, head, head] This special night of my fifteen, I'll never forget. All the crybabies, from here dis-ap-pear! This special night of my fifteen, I'll never forget. All that disturb us, right now get out of here! With the legendary black long hair disordered around and gorgeously, blooming crazy, this flower will soon disappear fruitlessly. It'll never come back again and it's so short period. I etch in my heart this special night of my fifteen. With the legendary black long hair disordered around and gorgeously, blooming crazy, this flower will soon disappear fruitlessly. I can never come back to it again and it's so short period. I etch in my memory this special night of my fifteen. I jump lightly and dance in the air. [Headbang, headbang, headbang, headbang, headbang, headbang! Bang, bang, ba, bang!] Headbanger! LOL @35:15 "if it wasn't the last song of the show, then I don't know what can top that" Oh my poor man, you haven't seen music theater yet from Babymetal. I and everyone else is just waiting for you to get to Babymetal Death. Please make sure you watermark it and do whatever you can to prevent a block. We all want to see your reaction to this song. We want it.. We NEEDS it! You already were told that this was the birthday concert for SU-Metal. What you haven't been fully informed about is that this whole concert was a transformational journey of Su-Metal's birth, life and death(transformation) from PoP Idol to Metal Queen. The Audience is taken on that Journey and there are several interludes with prologues to songs telling the story and keeping the Audience engaged and in tune with the music theater going on. Here are two of the prologues given during the concert explaining what is going on about the birth, life and Death(transformation) of Su-metal in this concert of her 16th birthday which for a young Japanese girl is a transformational age also. Band-wise they were also transforming at the concert from playing to a backing track with a Mimic (baby bones) band for the first part of the concert to latter half having a full, live, kick ass Kami Band supporting them and moving out on the world stage. This concert was freaking HUGE for them in so many ways and honestly I think it was one of the best. This is why 90% of all reactor's to Babymetal start with songs from this concert. Prologue Legend of 1997 concert Birthday of Su-metal "Second Impact" It was the winter just 15 years ago when, in the idol scene, the teen group known as "the SPEED king of Okinawa" had a dominant influence. On December 20th of that year, SU-METAL was born to this world. Concurrently, on December 31st 15 years ago, the legendary band called "invincible" ended its history at the Tokyo Dome. The Fox God said, "It is the birth of the new life that transcends the law of nature, and as its cost an old life shall pass away." Preparing for the upcoming "Metal Resistance", SU-METAL has made many efforts in the "idol" scene. She went to a local dance school since her childhood. She sang "Daring!" while she was absolute cute. She went to the growth-stage-limited school. SU-METAL's undercover propagation in the "idol" scene was executed steadily. Now "the special night of fifteen" starts to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of SU-METAL's birth. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prologue to Babymetal Death Legend of 1997 concert. Legend One-Nine-Nine-Seven. It is the story that, receiving the legendary corset from the god of the Metal, she abandons being human and shall be reborn as a goddess. The gene which has been determined from ancient time is destined to be guided, boarding on the ark of time. The apocalypse prophesied the DOOMSDAY. Towards it, there remains... little time... (5) Are You (4) Ready to (3) (2) Mosh'sh (1) Mosh'sh (0) Mosh'sh Sorry for the word spam, but I felt even with al the information you have already been given there was soooo much left out. I couldn't resist. I have no idea when you should watch a guide to Babymetal video. Might help you through this journey.
you are so right about how Babymetal does a show. even this show had a meaning. the opening to this show was actually this song dubstepped and more dancers. this whole show was to show Su as a J-pop princess ending and with each song of this show, she changes to a metal goddess at the end. the song after this was Akatsuki-unfinished and it starts where she falls down. it is not the same version you saw. this version is just the piano and Su. the song is about her accepting her fate to die. the next song was Death where she is transcending into being a goddess. it that song she is actually crucified and reborn. the statue is like virgin Mary but with Su's face on it. yes the statue is a tribute to Metallica and the opening riff is to them also. Death is definitely a metal performance like no other. you havent even begin to get into how many styles Babymetal does. one song that will trip you out is iine. it is pop, rap, and metal all together in the same song. you have to see that one from Wembley. Doki Doki morning was done this year and you need to revisit that song but live version. you havent even seen anything yet. to me every song is good or great. not many bands can have so many songs and be good with all of them. enjoy your journey.
WOW! That was a whole experience rather than a reaction! 9.4? Awesome! That list of people suggesting you this one cannot be wrong... and thanks for the shout-out. This was not the final number that night (although they have used a similar scene on other shows). But this time it was a little more... "special". After this one they plates an acoustic version of "Akatsuki" (aka unfinished version) and the closing number was "BABYMETAL Death". I believe you need to watch both in this order. You are actually more right than you think about the statue and the homages they pay. The fate of the statue was revealed at the very end of "BABYMETAL Death". And we certainly won't "crucify" you for guessing that... Hahaha... About the song itself: "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" is about a girl who attends to her first metal concert on the night of her 15th birthday and that causes a great impact on her. That is the age of the end of the compulsory school in Japan so young people have to make some relevant decisions at that point. So this is actually about coming on age and leaving the childhood behind. Not a biographical theme because this is a pretty early song and Su-metal performed it for the first time when she was only 14. This performance is impressive and not only because the girls and the Kami Band skills and precision (it's actually their thing) but also because the crowd interaction. Their crowd control is insane! Here are the links for the show ending songs: "Akatsuki" (Live at Legend 1997 unfinished version): th-cam.com/video/qhFLOy19mxA/w-d-xo.html "BABYMETAL Death" (Legend 1997 with subtitles, without spoilers): th-cam.com/video/VE34mRpi6Qk/w-d-xo.html (remember to activate the subtitles for the intro) Until next time!
Nice review. This was one of their first songs, and it was off their first album. Because they were very young, a lot of the songs on the first album have much more “cuteness” to them. They are age appropriate. The only exception on the first album is “Rondo of Nightmare”, which is a no-holds-barred metal song. Anyway, the simplified point of this song is as follows. It is about a young girl attending her first metal concert on her fifteenth birthday. She is amazed at the headbanging. So ultimately it is a metal concert seen through the eyes of a young girl.
Great & thanks again from Japan 有難う💛。 Two comments : (1) Stage generals in cute girls' form can get audiences wrapped in their hands in any country and crowd interaction similar to what you saw occur wherever they go on this planet. (You can find it in myriads of fan-cams filmed in 2019 US tour and 2020 Europe tour) (2) Talking about stage production, you will be definitely shocked if you see videos filmed in this year's 10 BABYMETAL concerts. That has surprisingly evolved beyond people's imagination. (You can not, however, use the video for your reaction because it will get blocked)
So finally finished watching this. Great review. Interesting observation about the childishness of the song's start. It's fitting because the song is about a young girl going to a metal concert the first time. Based on this, you might want Babymetal Death from this same concert. I'll add my name to that list for this one then. Absolutely awesome that the stopwatch is now gone for this. :)
Great to see you are starting to understand what they are doing. I had to wait a day to watch your reaction, because I knew you would have a hard time. The jump in Headbanger is not a X-Japan homage as far as I know. But the MV of this song is a clear homage to X-Japan because of the neckbrace. Babymetal has incorporated the X-Japan's jump in an other song. And the song is 100% an X-Japan homage as well. And you are so right about the statue ! :-) It's not as bad you make it out to be, if you don't join in people will just assume you are a newbie and are happy you are there. And having to see them live is actually something which might have been something which turned out to be something which is great from a business side of things. Everyone already has access to music on Spotify, etc. you aren't gonna make money from that. Babymetal has one of the strongest connections with the audience from any band in the world ! 26:56 if you want a more raw version Moametal did a performance of Headbanger on the show to celebrate her 20th birthday (Yuimetal didn't get a chance as she had already left before her 20th, their are not so great fancams of their 15th birthday shows too though). You are not wrong about how much thought goes into a Babymetal concert/show. Remember: all these big shows are one-off shows, the stage after the stage was build at the venue it's teared down and never rebuild (some times Babymetal performs 2 days in a row, so it's up for 2 days). The stage does not travel around the world in a big world tour. Actually, from some western companies who've worked worked with Babymetal: the stage at Wembley Arena in the UK was first build in Japan for design and practice and then a new exact replica was build by the locals in the UK. 41:53 their is only so much they can do... Babymetal has no problem getting creative. This is what makes them amazing.
thats my reaction to a lot of babymetal its kinda the point of the band too haha but it doesnt compute but somehow ends up working very well. theyre very captivating much like your reactions man! love em all
No Rain, No Rainbow is a direct homage to X-Japan's song Endless Rain. It even has that word in the lyrics. A really good Sumetal solo you should check out.
This was the end of the regular part of the concert but there was an encore that has a very dramatic ending. The opening of the concert is also very theatrical and done to Ave Maria.
Funny you should mention X-Japan! Not only is this song about a 16 year old girl going to her first metal show, but this is also a tribute to Hide, who was responsible for bringing metal back to Japan in the mid 1990s before he passed away. He was a member of X-Japan. And if I remember right.. X-Japan's last album and show together as a band... was in 1997, the year Su was born.
That was a really enjoyable and interesting reaction, thank you! And I totally get what you're saying about BM being a live act - I almost never listen to their studio recordings and almost always watch their live shows instead - the choreography, lightshow, pyro (and the crowd!) etc just add so much to the songs, it's insane. I guess you're probably right about the X Japan homage, and the Metallica reference is definitely there (as to be seen in the last song of the show, "BABYMETAL Death").
This is Legend 1997 version the crowd look amazing especially you see New Year Fox Festival (it's in the song Road of Resistance that you reacted to), Tokyo Dome, Big Fox Festival, LMG and in other concert 🤘🦊
X Japan is one of their bigger influences and the neckbrace you see at the beginning and the end of this show is a hint to X Japan as well. So your reference might not be all the 95% wrong. On newyears eve 2020/21 they performed a song together with Yoshiki from X Japan (and many others) at one of the biggest annual shows in Japanese television. You can find this performance on the official TH-cam channel of Queen for a reason. SU-METAL (Suzuka Nakamoto) just got chosen as #6 of the best female metal singers of all time by Guitar Lobby. On a list like that of course she is by far the youngest. But it is where she belongs. You are right with your feeling. BABYMETAL's albums are considered as a kind of flyer or soundtrack for their true business. They are a live act. One of the best on this planet, as proven by several international awards.
You should see Moa and Momo version too...for their birthdays...i found Yui version too...first time had tears in my eyes...such a crybaby as You will feel same:P
Great reaction...The look on your face again was PRICELESS...The Gong was the HOMAGE to X Japan...The statue is SU METAL since this was her 16th birthday celebration...You should watch BABYMETAL DEATH and it will make sense...
maybe you should check their music videos again try megitsune, karate, distortion, or BxMxC just to hear them without their awesome stage show performances
They are in the same line as Alice Cooper, King Diamond etc... The performances add to the musical talent. Good analysis Dave. Therefore next you should watch Babymetal Death, at the same show. This is usually an intro , but for this show it was an outro. See you soon. Kitsunes up. 🦊🦊🔥🦊🦊
u know.. u look flashy and loud.. a bit extreme in your reaction.. but u actually are really looking at what's happening, not just the flash and especially your breakdown of the 'cryo' guns or smoke guns was excellent. experience tells. Showmanship and how it is achieved. These girls have the most amazing production behind them. What a show!!! Not much like it in the world today!! The girls are having soooo much fun!! btw if noone else said it.. they are like 14,14 and just turned 16 the night before... how do u own a crowd at that age... insane!!
If you want to see what tops this check out Babymetal Death from this same concert. It is ahe last song. Also, total homage to Metallica and X Japan in that one.
Из этой и предыдущей реакции я узнал о роке больше чем за всю жизнь до этого(мне 42). Виноват, рок слушал периодически , но Бэбиметал заинтересовали и увидел ваш обзор. Огромное Вам спасибо.
You going to be pissed off with some songs with the jpop sounding vocals but listen to full song before judgement it works . Being a Metal/Rock fan since 70s and 80s i got fed up with growls and screamo singing being the main thing . BabyMetal was a breath of fresh air to what had become a stale genre but that's just my opinion. You not seen them going full on getting the fans even more hyped . "Try Catch Me If You Can " at Legend 1997 (this show ) or Yui and Moa doing there Duo as Black BabyMetal Song 4 at Black Night at the Budokan or any of there 4 songs as a duo and yes they are a performance Band they need to be seen . The Black Market tickets is none existing with BabyMetal in Japan the One Members enter a lottery for a ticket and they have a photo of you on record and you show your passport on entry to prove its you also tickets for One Members go on sale before General ticket sale outside Japan so fans get tickets .Ps Gimme Chocolate and Doki Morning are so much fun live 😁🤘🦊🤘
I love kawaii metal, but I think it only works in Japanese. I don't think you could put the Spice Girls on stage with Slip Knot as their backup band.. Also, Babymetal has some of the most talented people on the production side of the Japanese music scene backing them. Babymetal is a well tuned machine at this point.
There is a reason they call the fan base "the one", and "WE ARE babymetal". Because the connection and relationship with the audience makes babymetal concerts THAT more compelling. On one show, when it was only Su and Moa, the audience took part in singing all of Yui's lines in support. It was pretty emotional, honestly.
That’s awesome I miss yui 👉🦊👈🤘❤️
So, as a woman into metal, I love this song *so much*, especially because it's about a 15 year old girl going to her first metal show. The high pitched chorusy thing they are saying is literally "headbang" but it sounds more like "head-o-bang" with their accents. But anyway, this song captures all of the emotions involved in a girl going to her first show: first, the excitement!! -- then, the nerves -- then, YES, I AM ULTIMATE BADASS NOW --- then back to pure childlike excitement. From the perspective of a teen girl who is existing in that space halfway between being a child and being a woman.
I have enjoyed watching these girls grow up with the badass Kami band to guide them, and watching their music evolve alongside them.
I'm a firm believer that the Kami band has used Babymetal both as an interesting/strange experiment at first, and now (especially with their Metal Galaxy album) as a "safe" place to write more genre-crossing, strange, experimental music with a bunch of cultural influences outside of their own. The kind of music that would alienate other fans from other established bands, but that still has an audience because there are already fans of Babymetal's brand of strange.
Very well said Tara-Metal 🤘🦊🤘
Actually, it's the Japanese word hedobang ヘドバン. Japanese has incorporated numerous, mainly English, loanwords, and this is one of them.
And when brought into Japanese, Headbanger sounds a lot like Head-Ban-Gurl. A "Ban-Gurl" [Band Girl] is a female fan of a band (like a PG13 groupie)...so the Head Ban-gurl is like the leader of the fan club. They play with this pun in the song as the protagonist is both Head Ban-Gurl and a headbanger (metal fan for those who don't know that term)
I am with you on that I was the same at my first metal concert at 13. This song make me feel like other people get it!
That was BEAUTIFUL!!!
Picking up about how in Japan they don't sing with the lead vocal is true, the funny thing with BabyMetal is that when they got big outside Japan and started touring the west they found out those fans were learning the Japanese vocals to sing along with her. That in turn led to them learning English and songs that they sing either entirely in English or as a hybrid.
I've been to a lot of concerts in japan and the crowd always sang along. Is this like an old thing?
@@delbomb3131 it's a thing only for j-pop idol genre, which Babymetal was originally founded on.
@@ekoms108 I've seen team shachi and shiritsu ebisu chugaku live and the crowd sang and chanted the entire time. It was a blast
This Legend 1997 concert version of Headbanger is awesome, - it's not the ending of the concert, but it is the beginning of the end. Together with Unfinished Akatsuki and Babymetal DEATH it forms a great finale and tells the story of Su's transformation into a metal goddess. So to get the full effect you should listen to them all in order.
The concert was to celebrate Su's 16th birthday which was the day before and at the end, as Su climbs the stairs, you will see "Happy Birthday" written on the bassist's head. Earlier in the year Yui and Moa had celebration concerts for their 14th birthdays. Headbanger is a bittersweet coming of age story about a 15 year old school girl going to a concert and braving the mosh pit, while knowing the freedom of the moment won't last long and vowing to remember the night and the feelings. It's used to celebrate BM birthdays and both Yui and Moa have taken the lead in it for their birthdays.
Yes there are references, puns and "easter eggs" all over Babymetal, In this concert you'll see lots of homages to Metalica and X-Japan. And also, yes, crowd participation is enormous in Japan in general and that goes for BM all over the world. There are online instructions for each song and part of Yui and Moa's job is to encourage and conduct the crowd. This almost symbiotic relationship is why you'll often see the ironic #notacult usage.
Babymetal's songs are in lots of different styles, I think because it depends on who their producer, Kobametal, uses as a song writer and what is on his current playlist. If you want to be really confused listen to "Tales of the Destinies" which is BM doing Dream Theater inspired prog rock...seriously.
I second that recommendation for Akatsuki Unfinished THEN Babymetal Death. Unofficially, it's called the Trilogy of Death. I've seen a couple of reactors do them together in that order and it's fantastic
Thirding this recommendation! The full finale of Legend 1997 (Headbanger->Akatsuki (Unfinished ver.)->Babymetal Death) is one of the best moments in Babymetal history. If you feel you wouldn't have much to say about Akatsuki unfinished because you've already heard the song - though it is a quite different arrangement - then maybe you could do both it and BMD in the same video, since it seems you don't have any qualms about releasing longer videos. ;)
I'd also like to suggest particular uploads of those two songs, because they have intro videos that are in Japanese, and the popular uploads don't have English subs.
Akatsuki unfinished th-cam.com/video/a7KIh9UQghA/w-d-xo.html
Babymetal Death th-cam.com/video/VE34mRpi6Qk/w-d-xo.html
I'm fourthing(?) all of the above.
Fifth, Might as well jump on this bandwagon.
Plus Akatsuki unfinished and BMD are must see performances
SIxth: since he wants to see how this show ends, this is it :D
It is not the end of the show. Babymetal Death is the last song and yes it tops this one.
その通りです！！👍👍👍
They are absolutely worth seeing live. They put on an amazing show.
Also, I'm a big guy and lifelong metalhead. I've seen things, and yet Su-metals stare intimidates the hell out of me.
Me too 🤘😱🤘🤣
Like the girl in "The Grudge"? 😃
Yes, it was a homage to Metallica, and no, it wasn't the last song. There were two more songs: Akatsuki (Unfinished version-a different one from that you already reacted to) and BABYMETAL DEATH. You should see them both, but at least the latter one is a must.
babymetal death is such a badass song. It’s so difficult for me to play, everytime I play it on my guitar I mess up so much and it’s so frustrating.
But is He ready for DEATH yet?
@@kraak71ify It's time! But we need to remind him #notacult !
I always suggest hearing the next two songs in order. Just for continuity and the lore of BabyMetal. It also explains why Su climbs all the way to the top of the stairs.
53 minute reaction for a 5 minute long video. I know this has to be good.
EDIT: Yeah this was great.
You've probably been told this, but there are version of this song where Moa or Yui take the lead vocals for the second half of the song. And the most recent Moa version is arguably the best version of the song in my opinion. Su's more mature vocals followed with Moa's vocals and scream is just an absolute treat. I'm sure it will get requested at some point, but its called Moabanger.
In terms of crowd interaction, they are absolutely incredible. You'll often see Yui and Moa(especially Moa) directly interacting with the crowd and breaking choreography, or adjusting their choreography just to give the crowd a show.
I've said this before and i'll say it again, you need to see a Kami band intro.
Many of the early big concerts, like this one, had a loose kind of story thread that accompanied the concert. Between songs they played short animated videos that added to the song(s) that followed. This song was the 3rd to last from this concert, and the three final songs comprise the unofficial Trilogy of Death that told the story of Su-metal battling the evil forces of the j-pop idols that are trying to destroy metal music. Headbanger represented the battle, the next song Akatsuki (unfinished version), that Su performed as a ballad, represented the nearing defeat of metal and Su-metal deciding she needed to be sacrificed to win the day. The final song in that trilogy, and the finale of the concert was Babymetal Death, an instrumental performance piece with a stage show that rivals anything the big metal bands were doing back in the day, and even went farther than most would have dared.
Another wonderful, insightful reaction. I knew that you'd find the initial chant grating. So many people do on first listen, myself included. In later performances the chant is done at a slightly lower pitch it works a lot better. Fans still mostly recommend this performance, though, because of how well it showcases the crowd engagement and production.
This was not the closing number. There were two more songs after this. A piano-only version of Akatsuki (the "unfinished" version), and then the actual closing number, "Babymetal Death". If you react to that (and you absolutely should) you'll see how they managed to top this. Make sure you read the description on the video first, because it starts off with a spoken intro that gives context to the performance, and the English translation for that is in the description. The statue is definitely a Metallica nod, which is really obvious in that closing number.
You might even be right about the X leap, to be honest. Let me tell you why. The song is about a fifteen year old girl going to her first metal concert. Their producer is a huge fan of X Japan and they make frequent references to X Japan, so he could very well have intended to imply that it was an X Japan concert. They make frequent use of a "sacred neck brace" in their lore which is in direct reference to when Yoshiki had to wear a neck brace during performances. Notably, this neckbrace was introduced as a Babymetal lore item as a part of the first live performance and music video for this song. Your theory isn't outlandish at all. (edit: oh yeah, and the gong is also a direct X Japan reference)
A bit of trivia I think you'd really appreciate: when they first performed Headbanger at a big concert outside of Japan, Su-metal didn't even hesitate to turn the microphone towards the crowd at that moment in the song, and the mostly English-speaking audience shouted "Kiero!" back to her with the same volume and enthusiasm as a Japanese crowd. I can't imagine a stronger bonding moment between crowd and performer than taking that kind of leap of faith and having the crowd respond 100%. Wish I had been there.
Totally agree "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" is most likely an X-Japan show! :)
The "Kiero" moment? Is that, Su "All the crybabies from here. . " Response by the Crowd "Dissapear!" Is that correct?
@@CHRISCONTEPSS Yeah that's the translation, I believe
Headbanger as a whole is an homage to X-Japan.
Liked before watching hahaha. When I got your message that you've filmed this reaction I've been waiting for this ever since.
All I can say is if you think the last 3 you reacted to were emotional, try this one! *BABYMETAL - Ijime,Dame,Zettai - Live at Sonisphere 2014,UK (OFFICIAL)__*
Great reaction, wasn't expecting such a high score, basing in on what you were saying thought this would be on the high 8's(which would be great still). I think you'll love Rondo of Nightmare at Budokan Black Night honestly. It's pure metal greatness. And thank you a lot matty
amazing , please please react 🥺🥺🥺🥺
Babymetal Death from this same concert (Legend 1997)..... a MUST. Trust me. It's legendary. And keep in mind as you watch these, this was there very first "big" concert. It was in 2013. There have been many "big" concerts since then, and they manage to one up themselves every time.
Kudos for not only recognizing so many details, but actually remembering so much of the info you have been given about them in the comments!
Regarding the audience, I think calling it a choreography is a bit much, but they / we certainly know when to jump, shout, make a fox sign or sing along with certain parts of the lyrics... hm, maybe it is a choreography. :-) But as you said, the most amazing part about it is that every single person in the audience is participating (I'd say it's less so with their Western audiences, but still far above your average band). It's one of the (many) aspects that still fascinate me every single time to this day.
It's interesting that you are still having some problems with their unique approach, while at the same time admitting that it works. I think the pure fact that they are surprising you (and me as well, as the proved with the last album) again and again is a testament to their genius and versatility. And the surprisingly high score tells me you'll get there.
It's time that someone noticed the smart way they are using the smoke cannons. I agree, they did a great job at enhancing the feel while not making it too obvious that most of it is not actually coming from the girls. And one word about the word "hedoban": This took me a moment to get used to at the beginnning as well. The thing about the (very common) use of English words in the Japanese language is that they are not even trying to pronounce them correctly. They just take the words and "japanize" them, meaning they adjust them to the sounds making up the Japanese language. So once you get used to it, you don't even perceive it as bad English anymore, it's just their way. And very often it actually sounds quite cute, so it totally fits those Japanese young girls.
You may be on to something with the X jump. I don't think I have ever heard about it being an hommage to X Japan, but BABYMETAL love to put little nods like that into their music, lyrics and choreography. And X Japan is one of the bands they are honoring like that regularly (I don't remember whether you have come across the neck braces, and I think the "we are" that they often end their shows with goes back to them as well). You are certainly correct about the statue, though. BTW, the actual ending of the show does top the gong, but I don't think you are ready for that yet. :-)
I also agree with what you said about them being a performance act. I love BABYMETAL's music more than I have ever loved any other music before, but I will readily admit that listening to the music is only half of the experience. There's so much more to their live shows, and what makes it even better is that every single one of those facets is executed brilliantly. That's why I believe that nothing else comes close, not even acts like Queen, Iron Maiden, Alice Cooper, Rammstein or Pink Floyd.
I think "Rondo of Nightmare" is the song that you'll put closest to "Road of Resistance", although it's very different once again.
100% agree. It is funny how he keeps fighting himself with the it doesn't make sense but works thing. Stop trying to make it make sense and just enjoy :)
I was surprise he didn't like Su's beautiful singing at the start. It's like the quiet before the storm. I guess as BABYMETAL fans we know it was a false calmness ;)
I am also guessing he doesn't know ROR was after Headbanger so there wasn't regression in their music or style. He will learn, oh yes, he will learn. 🤘🦊🤘
@@mikepowers9486 "Stop trying to make it make sense and just enjoy :)"
I'll quote a certain young lady: "No thinking, just feel it ! :-)"
Great reaction David
They catch you off guard again :))))
And you have still much Babymetal songs to discovery
Crowd doesn't really expect anything. I think it's just so much fun everyone jumps. And there's a lot of hardcore fans. They probably know all the songs and when to jump. I've been to one, and it's just so much fun. The sound and performance at their performances is great.
Thanks for getting this one bumped up Maddie. Great reaction again Mr Heretic. It has probably already been said, but it was the gong in this performance that paid homage to X Japan and you really need to see (and react to) the performance from this same show (Legend 1997) of 'BABYMETAL Death' for another couple of homages to X Japan and Metallica (including what you thought about the statue ... yes you were absolutely right about it).
Oh yes - that will absolutely confirm BABYMETAL are a live performance act.
'Headbanger' is about a gorl going to her first metal concert on her 15th birthday, but it is also a sort of growing up or coming of age thing - in Japan compulsory education ends at 15, so the girl in the song is realising she will no longer be considered as a child, those first 15 years have passed so quickly, so she is etching this special night into her heart so she will never forget.
At shows on or near their own 15th birthdays, half way through the song Su ceremoniously handed the mic and stand to Yui and Moa respectively and they took over lead vocals for the second half of the song while Su took their place in the choreo, hyping up the crowd.
This happened again at the legend M show, Moa's 20th birthday, in 2019 - with a change of lyric to "... this special night of my 20th ..."
It's Friday night in Japan. I came home from my work, had a drink for dinner, came back to my room, and this video had dropped. 53 minutes, but I did my best to watch it! I'm not very good at English, and I was drunk, so I may not have understood it well. I don't want Su-'s singing ability to be lumped in with that of ordinary J-pop singers, ha. Some Japanese fans say Su-'s nasal resonance singing is comparable to that of a top-notch Enka singer in Japan, or even a church choir all by herself. I guess her soprano voice is a vocal style that doesn't exist in existing Metal music, but I think it is because she is the one who can achieve this mismatch.
And then, I'm a newcomer, having become a fan just before the Corona disaster, 2019, and I have yet to attend their live shows. I'm embarrassed to write about them like this, but they are a great live band. I've been watching their live videos. It's no wonder they are so theatrical (not bad meaning). The dancing, the lyrics, the playing, the call-and-response, I think it all comes together. I am sorry for drunk and thank you from Japan.
@@kitsuneneko2567 どうもありがとう。
There was an interview by Rick Beato with Sting a few days ago and Sting mentioned that you need a singer with a high register for Heavy Metal. When he said that, I immediately thought of Su.
@@ErnestRamos Oh, really? Thank you for the good information. I like The Police, & Sting and have several CDs. Sting himself also has relatively high tone voice, right?
@@minamihideki7123 yes that is correct. He said he considers himself as a metal singer.
"Kawaii Metal" is what the Japanese call this genre of music blending JPop and metal that Babymetal originated. Kawaii is the Japanese word for cute.
I don't know if the X shaped jumping is referencing X-Japan but it is a distinct possibility - the original music video did have an X-Japan homage in it in the form of Su putting on a neck brace in reference to when X-Japan's drummer Yoshiki had to wear one while performing for a while after needing neck surgery. In their live performances (including this one) however, the neck brace tends to instead get incorporated into the song "Babymetal Death" (which usually opens their shows but for Legend 1997 was used to close out the show instead - and if you want a big theatrical ending definitely check it out: th-cam.com/video/jRc9dbgiBPI/w-d-xo.html )
Regardless whether the X shaped jumping is an X-Japan reference your gut was 100% right about the statue, it is a homage to Metallica And Justice For All.
The song itself is about a young girl going to her first heavy metal concert on her 15th birthday BTW. They have a tradition where at the show's closest to Moa and Yui's respective birthdays at the midpoint of the song Su would hand off the Freddy Mercury mike stick (this is the only Babymetal song where they use that) to the birthday girl who would get to sing lead on the second half while Su switched off to the dancer role.
Oh and really nice fake out on the score, making it sound like you were going to give it a lowish score and then giving it a 9.4 :)
This is a better upload of Babymetal Death, with English subs for the intro and no spoiler in the thumbnail: th-cam.com/video/VE34mRpi6Qk/w-d-xo.html
But hopefully David will do Akatsuki (Unfinished ver.) first, to get the full experience of the finale of Legend 1997!
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'Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!' is a classic early BABYMETAL song. It came out on July 4, 2012.
At this point BABYMETAL were still the "Heavy Music Club" in the school themed Idol group Sakura Gakuin.
The single promoted the album 'Sakura Gakuin 2012 Nendo: My Generation'.
Even though it's about a fifteen year old girl attending her first big concert, Su was only fourteen when the studio version was recorded.
Based on the lyrics, it sounds more like a Visual Kei, rather than a Metal show she was attending.
At any rate, it's not too specific.
It's not biographical, but it is a song she could relate to. At that age she was on stage, rather than taking the train to attend concerts.
I'm really glad it was back on the setlist in 2019.
It was great to finally hear it live on the last US tour.
The Kami Band members for this concert were Mikio Fujioka (RIP) and Leda Cygnus on guitars.
BOH on bass and Hideki Aoyama on drums.
Since this song has some connections to X-Japan (including the neck brace used in the 'Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!' music video and concerts), the "X" jump could well be yet another X-Japan reference.
And many fans also believe the statue is an homage to Metallica's 'And Justice For All' tour, among other things.
The fan participation is largely based on prompts from Yui and Moa, in their "Scream & Dance" role.
Their "screaming" is usually more like chanting.
Thanks for the details on this. I had never really dug around for the origins of this song and what it was about. I went and watched the original 2012 video: "BABYMETAL - ヘドバンギャー！！- Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!!! (OFFICIAL)"
Apparently as the act got a lot bigger their budget for a full time support band and huge stage show got correspondingly bigger. They refined and improved the live act. The playing from the band got heavier and more virtuosic. The dance/cheer routine got a lot more embellished and the production went through the roof.
I still get the feeling this song, at it core, is a cheerleading chant run amok though.
Wait, I think you did a mistake... I'm pretty sure that in this concert there is a Mikio on guitar!
@@BlackArr0w You are absolutely right.
It was Mikio and Leda on guitars.
Mikio even did that great solo.
I'm going to change my comment.
Thanks for pointing that out.
I think it's time do 'Babymetal Death" Live at Legend 1997, them You'll se more of this statue and will get it the Metallica reference on the beginning
YAAAAAASSSS!!!! Now to watch it.
One of My favorite songs from Babymetal. Good reaction man. Greetings from Chile. Next Babymetal song to react, syncopation
Don't know if anyone has mentioned this but at the end when Su is climbing to the gong if you pause the video as bohs head comes into frame you can see he has happy birthday written on the back of his head.
If you want heavy, where the vocals are not of the J-Pop style, check out Rondo of Nightmare at Budokan Black Night. That was the first time I’ve seen Sumetal in a different light. That was what solidifies the idea that she is truly special and unique. All the gimmickness removed, you get Sumetal at her very best.
I'm kinda shocked they didn't go this route
True. I'm still trying to learn the bass tapping part. LOL
great reaction and you are not wrong. In the music video for this song Su-metal wears a neck brace as a tribute to Yoshiki the drummer of X-Japan. the ending of the song is also a tribute to X-Japan.
"Here we go again...it's so confusing!" That's the Babymetal effect for ya! No-one gets a crowd going like these ladies and it's not just in Japan. All over the world, we've learned the audience responses and learned how to jump on command! This wasn't even the finale to this show. Su did a beautiful solo ballad -= Akatsuki - next and then they finished with one of the most Metal finales ever - Babymetal Death - which I'd have to recommend if you have any doubts about their Metal credentials ( th-cam.com/video/VE34mRpi6Qk/w-d-xo.html ). 🦊🤘🤘🦊
There goes my 53:06 lifetime, not a single second i feel bored of it, probably it was the longest review of Headbanger so far, congrats.
Actually it wasn't the end there, instead it was the beginning of the so called "Trilogy of Death" UNOFFICIAL by fans.
Consists of
1. Headbanger
2. Akatsuki UNFINISHED version, totally different version from what you already did.
3. BABYMETAL DEATH. Lets see how you handle this song, Many of your questions will be answered here, this is the last song of LEGEND 1997 concert.
9.4 is a great score, thank you for this and keep them coming, cheers.
Flying to Japan to see them live on March 3rd... Friggin' Stoked 😃😃
I hadn't really thought about it before, but their "x" jumping could be an homage to X-Japan! In the music video version of this, Su receives a neck brace, which IS an homage to X-Japan. The phrase they are repeatedly chanting at the beginning (and again later) is "Hedoban, hedoban, hedoban, hedoban," which is Japanese for "bang your head, bang your head, ..."
The giant Mary statue is, as you surmised, part of an homage to Metallica, too. If you watch the "Babymetal Death" video from this same concert, it becomes obvious! Babymetal Death was the actual last song of this show.
By the way, kudos for being one of the few people I've heard correctly pronounce "homage," lol!
Another great breakdown.Keep up the good work
They are amazing live. I'm an 80s metal/punk dude, I love this band. Gives me Dio vibes: non-stop energy. ❤❤🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
Legend 1997 Apocalypse concert is a celebration of Suzuka Nakamoto (Su- Metal) 16th Birthday 🎉 or Seitansai @ the Makuhari Messe.
Headbanger (Babymetal song):-
"Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" (ヘドバンギャー！！, Hedobangyā!!) is a single by the Japanese heavy metal band Babymetal. Released in Japan on July 4, 2012 in promotion for the album Sakura Gakuin 2012 Nendo: My Generation, the single serves as the third single from the debut album Babymetal. It is also the band's first solo audio release to be released commercially.
•Single: Babymetal.
•Album: Babymetal and Sakura Gakuin 2012. •Nendo: My Generation.
•Language: Japanese.
•Released: July 4, 2012.
•Genre: Power Metal, Heavy Metal.
•Length: 14:44.
•Label: Juonbu.
•Songwriter: Edometal, Nakametal, Narasaki.
•Producer: Kobametal.
•Narametal: (arrangement).
Babymetal singles chronology:-
"Babymetal / Kiba of Akiba": (2012)
"Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!": (2012)
"Ijime, Dame, Zettai": (2013)
Background and release:-
Unlike previous tracks released by the band, which had her vocal recorded in segments within the songs, Nakamoto had her lines recorded in a single take several times. She had been told to sing and find a story within the music. By the time she had comprehended the story behind the lyrics, she grew capable of singing the entire song naturally. When Mizuno and Kikuchi listened to her shouting "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" for the first time, they felt as if they had seen another cool side of her, surprised by the vocal power. Additionally, the single introduced the members to the whispering style of singing, with the A-side's "Kiero!" (Disappear!) and the B-side's "Uki Uki Midnight". Kobametal was inspired to use it to contrast traditional death growls.
"Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" was announced as a single on April 27, 2012, with a release date set for July 7, 2012. The single was released in two versions: a standard edition, available via CD and digital formats, and a physical limited Hedo-ban ("Head edition"), which contains a CD and a "neck corset" (actually a cervical collar) for headbanging training.[5] Both editions of the single feature the songs "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" and "Uki Uki ★ Midnight" (ウ・キ・ウ・キ★ミッドナイト, "Exhilarating Midnight"), along with instrumental versions (labeled as "Air Vocal ver."). The standard version contains an enhanced CD with a bonus music video of "Babymetal Death", which can only be played on a computer. The artwork of the standard edition depicts a lyric in the song, specifically when the girl is headbanging with the corset, with the crimson-colored moon in the background, as well as the band name appearing at the top. The limited edition artwork depicts a temple scripture of the "Corset of Legend" with the song title spelled out in the middle.
Before the physical international release of the song, its title was written ambiguously as either "Head Bangya!!" or "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!", the latter of which is officially used in the international re-release of Babymetal and all future releases. The music video uploaded to the band's TH-cam channel initially had the former name, though it was switched to the latter in 2015; the version uploaded by Toy's Factory consistently retained the official title.
Tekina Remix:-
During the live performances Legend "D" Su-metal Seitansai at Akasaka Blitz on December 20, 2012, and Legend "1997" Su-metal Seitansai at Makuhari Messe on December 21, 2012, a remix titled "Night of 15 mix." was performed, containing more elements of electronic music. The former took place on Suzuka Nakamoto's actual fifteenth birthday, while the latter was the opening song for the concert. Remixed by DJ'Tekina//Something, the song was later released as part of Social Reform promotional editions of the single "Ijime, Dame, Zettai", and later appeared on DJ'Tekina//Something's remix album Kawa-EDM (2016), re-subtitled as "Tekina Remix".
KamiBand:-
The KamiBand are the instrumentalists (or backing band) in BABYMETAL - Each member is a "god (Kami) of music" summoned by The Fox God stage by stage. All the Kamis have their own jobs and side-projects in addition to BABYMETAL.
Babymetal original Trio:-
•Suzuka Nakamoto: Su-Metal (2010 - present).
•Moa Kikuchi: Moametal (2010 - present).
•Yui Mizuno: Yuimetal (2010 - Left Babymetal in 2018 due to undisclosed health issue).
Current & Past Members Of Kami Band Who Perform At The "MAKUHARI MESSE":-
•Leda Cygnus (Guitar, ESP BLACK CUSTOM).
•Mikio Fujioka (Guitar, ESP BLACK & GREY CUSTOM) R.I.P January 2018.
•Daisuke 'BOH' Bohte (Bass, ATELIER Z BETA 6, Boh'S CUSTOM 6).
•Aoyama Hideki (Drums, YAMAHA Signature).
Lyrics Overview:-
Brilliantly disturb the legendary black hair
伝説の黒髪を華麗に乱し
This crazy blooming flower disappears quickly
狂い咲くこの華は はかなく消える
Headbang Headbang Headbang Headbang
ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン
Headbang Headbang Bang Bang Babang
ヘドバン ヘドバン バンバン ババン
Headbang Headbang Headbang Headbang
ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン
Headbang Headbang Bang Bang Babang
ヘドバン ヘドバン バンバン ババン
Headbang Headbang Headbang Headbang
ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン
Headbang Headbang Bang Bang Babang
ヘドバン ヘドバン バンバン ババン
Headbang Headbang Headbang Headbang
ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン
It's time to come, don't hesitate anymore
さぁ時は来た もう迷わない 握りしめたの 18きっぷ
To the east To the west To the south To the north Assault on Dosen today
東へ西へ 南へ北へ 今日もドセンに突撃
Good (Koiya!) Poor (Koiya!) Upright immobility
上手 (こいや!) 下手 (こいや!) 直立不動 仰け反り
Reverse die (from) Fence die (from) Koro die (from) Folding
逆ダイ (からの) 柵ダイ (からの) コロダイ (からの) 折りたたみ
I will never forget 15 nights
15の夜を忘れはしない
The crybaby disappears from here
泣き虫なヤツは ここから消え失せろ
Brilliantly disturb the legendary black hair
伝説の黒髪を華麗に乱し
This crazy blooming flower disappears quickly
狂い咲くこの華は はかなく消える
I will never return for a short time
もう二度と戻らない わずかな時を
15 nights carved in this chest
この胸に刻むんだ 15の夜を
Hirari dance in the air
ひらり 宙に舞う
Headbanger!
ヘドバンギャーッ!
I will never forget 15 nights
15の夜を忘れはしない
The crybaby disappears from here
泣き虫なヤツは ここから消えろ
I will never forget 15 nights
15の夜を忘れはしない
The one who gets in the way disappears immediately
邪魔をするヤツは 即座に消え失せろ
Brilliantly disturb the legendary black hair
伝説の黒髪を華麗に乱し
This crazy blooming flower disappears quickly
狂い咲くこの華は はかなく消える
I will never return for a short time
もう二度と戻らない わずかな時を
15 nights carved in this chest
この胸に刻むんだ 15の夜を
Brilliantly disturb the legendary black hair
伝説の黒髪を華麗に乱し
This crazy blooming flower disappears quickly
狂い咲くこの華は はかなく消える
I can't go back for a short time
もう二度と戻れない わずかな時を
15 nights carved into memories
思い出に刻むんだ 15の夜を
Hirari dance in the air
ひらり 宙に舞う
Headbang Headbang Headbang Headbang
ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン
Headbang Headbang Bang Bang Babang
ヘドバン ヘドバン バンバン ババン
Headbang Headbang Headbang Headbang
ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン
Headbang Headbang Headbanger!
ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバンギャーッ!
Headbang Headbang Headbang Headbang
ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン
Headbang Headbang Headbang Headbang
ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン
Headbang Headbang Headbang Headbang
ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Edo Metal / Naka Metal / Narasaki
Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!! lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Kitsune Up 🦊🦊🦊🤘🤘🤘🇯🇵🇸🇬 #notacult.
53 mins reaction 😂😂 best get a coffee ☕ this is gonna be good
This song, Akatsuki unfinished (acoustic) and "DEATH are a legendary trilogy known by the ONe as, The Trilogy of Death. Imagine this hyped up crowed now coming down to connect with the story of Su Nakamoto sacrificing her "idol" self to the light to become Su Metal, Metal goddess and leader of the Metal Resistance. Followed by a theatrical ending that makes the likes of Alice Cooper and Styx seem dull by comparison. You really should do the next two songs (in concert) order to finish this show. It may be one of the most epic closings in Rock/ Metal history. 🤘🦊🤘
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Their music is LOADED with homages and knods of respect to bands (particularly of the genres being infused into the different songs) that came before. I would not discount the X Japan reference as they idolize X-Japan as paving the road on which they embarked. There are many Metalica references you will pick up on if you finish the show. Many times there are actual music omages (sometimes subtle and hidden) sometimes overt written into the riffs. For example they have a ridiculously progressive song "Tales of the Destinies" that comes off as a Dream Theater styled piece - So complicated that it has only been performed once (Tokyo Dome) and Yes, there is choreographed dance throughout! . . .But amid the some 40 odd time signature changes you can pick out bits of songs by Yes, Rush, King Crimson and others. Koba-Metal (Their producer, hall of fame metalhead, and genious/ mastermind behind this project) has the greatest respect for what has come before and could teach Metal-theory and history at any music school on the planet. When you think Koba-Metal, think Jack Black in School of Rock. Here is this Metalhead/ producer who can't make a living promoting his metal bands because the idol industry is drowning out all other genres in Japan. To support his daughters, he finds himself working with the kids' idol division at Amuse entertainment. . .and creates "the heavy music club" a sub group of school based idol band, Sakura Gakuin . . . .no backing or support from up the chain. . in fact probably quite a few frowns and whispers of "we gotta get rid of that guy". . .lol. . .(consequently, Nobody is frowning now).
In fact this whole thing is indeed a music theater project that should be seen as much as heard. The crowd interaction is indeed built in. That is why Babymetal refer to the fan base as "The ONe" and cheer, "We are Babymetal". It has been said in interviews this refers to the fans, the girls, and the Kami s as all together to create the experience that is Babymetal. They view the audience as part of the band.
You nailed that! Hope you will check out more of this!
Thank you, David-Metal, for all your terrific, honest and insightful reactions!!! Of all the reactors out there; I truly enjoy yours the most 🤘🦊🤘 Kitsunes up!!
David-Metal.....I like that, it has a nice ring to it.
David-Metal rocks! @@THEDavidHeretic But maybe it lacks some Flow?... Dav-Metal or better yet... Da-Metal!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
Lol I always say people need to work their way up to being “ready” to watch the DEATH video and then once they’ve seen that they deserve to watch The One because at that point you are part of it haha. And I think David-Metal is ready!
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Even just the "We are Babymetal" is an X-Japan reference in itself :-) ("We are X !")
Babymetal Death*, what's this trilogy of death thing.
The statue in the back is an homage to metallica, but it's Su-metal as virgin mary. They have several other metallica homages in this concert. You'll have to watch the song Babymetal Death to see one or two of them.
i love your style and goodhearted nature never change!
Never gonna happen, I like being me way too much to change.
this is great!!.. great analysis great score great reaction!.. now, next is BABYMETAL DEATH with the same concert please.. 🤘
Yes, it's true...the crowd is very interactive with the girls' choreography. Part of the allure of their live shows.
Actually I don't know wether their jumps are an homage to X-Japan but it actually would make sense, considering "headbanger" is definetly inspired by X-Japan and their drummer who had to wear a neckbrace for headbanging too much. The neckbrace is actually part of BABYMETAL's imagery and lore.
As for the statue... You may be onto something... But you will need to react to BABYMETAL DEATH from that show (Legend 97) to find out ;).
That will probably blow you away aswell. Since you like theatrics, you shall be served on that one. You wanted to know how BABYMETAL closed this concert... Then I think the next reaction is gonna be priceless. Lol.
I'll be happy to hear my name on your list for the next video with that BABYMETAL DEATH request :).
Great reaction. I think you'll end up surprised some day, when you listen to Gimme Choco again, that it won't actually hurt your earbuds as much as the first time around. I came around to that song only months after hearing it the first time. And believe it or not, Gimme Choco live is one of their hardest hit. The song is a iron fist inside silk gloves. I almost didn't survive that song when they played it live.
PS : Oh and about your pros & cons part, totally agree with you. Only I would say your cons are what for me differentiate BABYMETAL from the rest of the crop. I think it's funny how like some of my friends who aren't really into BM they will sometimes go randomly "hedoban hedoban hedoban hedoban ban ban ban ban". That shit sticks in your head wether you like it or not xD. If you don't, it's ok but if you do, for me it's just the "fun" aspect of BABYMETAL. I think it's those things that set them apart (amongst other things) and that's what I like about it. It's fresh, daring and unapologetic. I was surprised by your score though, in my head I was imagining a 8.5 or lower :).
Yes, the statue is an homage to _...And Justice For All._
Just listen/watch "Death" from this 1997 show (Complete) and you'll see.
Hey David I was watching someone else do a reaction to this video and as I’ve said before I am a huge babymetal fan this is my favorite of all songs they do I love this video and I was looking through your comments from your fans and it doesn’t seem anyone even noticed Pikachu jumping in the middle of something when I first saw the video I just had to laugh anyway stay metal
Aside from Babymetal Death, you really need to checkout how a western crowd reacts to Babymetal. Karate from Download 2016, and Sonisphere from 2014, are good places to start. Wiser heads than I can fill you in on the importance of Sonisphere. 🤘🦊🤘
Yes they are paying tribute to Metallica, as you will see in DEATH . Parts of the song also give a nod to their friends. (Metallica).
Another good reaction/breakdown, David. I'm glad you were able to set aside your knee-jerk reaction to the beginning of the song and enjoy it for the masterpiece it is. I absolutely agree with what you said about simplicity being a powerful thing when used well, and that's one of the many reasons I love this song. Babymetal has a lot of more musically complex songs that are amazing - Road of Resistance, Amore, Tales of the Destinies, etc. - but this is my favorite of all their songs. It just hits all the right notes, and hits them hard. :)
This was actually the third-to-last song from this show, and I sincerely hope you'll check out the next two songs from it in order: Akatsuki (Unfinished ver.) and Babymetal Death. This finale is honestly one of the best performances I've ever seen, and that includes contenders like Queen at Live-Aid and Metallica's 1989 Seattle show. If you do end up watching those, you should know that they both feature intro videos that are entirely in Japanese, so it might be a good idea to either look up translations beforehand or use the links I'll leave in a reply comment here to watch YT uploads that have English subs.
Uploads with English subs for the intro videos:
Akatsuki unfinished th-cam.com/video/a7KIh9UQghA/w-d-xo.html
Babymetal Death th-cam.com/video/VE34mRpi6Qk/w-d-xo.html
Babymetal trilogy of light live best choice
Hahahahaa I love this :D. When they went into double-time and I saw your face... hahahaha now THAT'S entertainment :D
You should see their Tokyo Dome Black Night concert during the instrumental of this song. People were literally kneeling down while headbangin
I love this girls, this band, their showmanship, production. Everything! Out of this world. 🔥🔥🤘🦊🤘
BABYMETAL is just amazing all around. The music, the girls, the band, the production team, everything they do is top notch. Seeing BABYMETAL live is just a whole new level of entertainment. I will see them when they tour again but the ultimate bucket list is to see them in Japan.
I love when the crowd shouts the rest of the Lyrics. Su sings "all the crybabies" and the crowd shouts "get out of here". Or something similar. I am sure someone will reply with the lyrics and meaning of this song. Also, I love love love how much fun Moa has with that Cryo gun. She looks so mischievous with the enjoyment on her face.
It isn't easy to notice because of the camera work, but when Su did that finally shout she blew Yui and Moa across the stage with her power :) they had to run back to her.
As other's have said. This wasn't the end song of the concert. Wait until you see the actual end.
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Headbangerr is crazy as it but Babymetal Death from the same concert is even crazier! Babymetal Death from this concert is kind of like the go to video to show someone when they say Babymetal isn't Metal enough lol.
Oh I can’t wait to see your reaction to the last song at this concert “Babymetal Death”
OK, 45:49 needs a separate comment. But this is one of your best commentary on Babymetal so far. Diction is one of her strong points almost nobody talks about. Most people don't even notice it.
I don't know about that "rude in Japan to sing along point" I've been to over a dozen concerts in Japan and most of the show the crowd sang along. To the extent that in many of the shows i could spot the headline act in the crowd signing with their opening act. You're right about it being like the Rocky horror picture show where you better know what's going on. Even the most mellow chill pop acts have crowd participation segments. Concerts are a blast in Japan
You want to know if anything can top this as an ending? Watch "Death" from this same concert. You want your questions about the statue answered? Watch "Death" from this same concert.
An absolutely fantastic review sir. I request your next one be : Babymetal - Rondo of Nightmare Live @ Budokan Black Night. video uploaded by Kawaii Metal. (little to no chance of getting blocked- also the best version) Note- this, Like Akusuki, has a band intro where they all take solos, then Su comes out solo and tears it up.I will also hit you up on Patreon.
ok, I've seen quite a few ppl asking you to do Babymetal Death.... PLEASE read the translation of the Japanese intro that's usually found in the description, it will make the whole show from beginning to end, make a lot more sense. 🤘🦊🤘
You know what really blows my mind? That there is an insane crowd partecipation, and at that time BabyMetal still hadn't even release their first album, that came out about 3 months later!!
Since you like theatric and the production, I strongly recommend to see "IN the Name Of" live at Legend S. You can find the link at the BabyMetal Reactor Resource channel for a video with already a logo on top so that is safe to react to. This was probably the best intro for any concert ever :D
Old BM head here. Love your reactions to them. Headbanger is my favorite song of theirs, closely followed by Karate and Rondo of Nightmares. Doki Doki was the first song I ever heard back in 2014, and even then my WTF turned into a Fuck Yeah pretty much immediately! Koba is a friggin genius for combining J-Pop with Death Metal. He assembled one hell of a group, and pretty much gave birth to its own genre. It shouldn’t work, but it just does.
Resistance is futile!
Kitsune up 🤘
I imagine someone put it in the comments already but the music video for this song plays a huge homage to xjapans drummer who had to where a neck brace after surgery from head banging too hard. They went on to feature that neck brace in the lore of babymetal quite a bit.
I definitely have to say if you get a chance to see this band live, just do it, the performances they do live are insane and yes babymetal is telling a story through their songs its a story about a spiritual battle of good and evil and you can see this with road to resistance's lyrics
Finally David... You've reacted to my all time BM favourite song. Love... Love.. Love your reaction. Can't wait for Rondo of Nightmare... Perhaps Babymetal Death after that. Robert Truillo reacted to this one before. Their second album, Metal Resistance was a homage to Metallica. ❤️ By the way ..thank you, Matty.
Thanks Maddi
You're put off by Headbanger-thingie, because they're a genre-transcending band, putting in elements from wherever the producers/songwriters wants to get it from. They're hard to put in a box, they were constructed like any J-pop-band, and they're not embarrassed by this, and have no problems showing it. This is teenage-japanese girs' take on heavy metal, and whatever middle aged white men might think about that is something they don't care about at all. -and when we old men let go of our prejudices, we're swept away by their chram and skill :)
The statue is "The White Lady, Kwan Yin, Gwan Yin", she is the goddess of compassion and mercy. At the start of the concert they beg for her to summon Su. The start of this concert BTW is probably one of the best I have seen.
Wall o' Text warning... AAAAUUUGAHH!
Great Reaction again. I quite enjoy how things set you off, good and bad, with Babymetal and you're trying soo hard to "GET" what Babymetal is all about. I also really appreciate the honesty on how you feel at anyone point in the song.
Here is a clip of an interview with Koba-Metal explaining the Statue likeness of Mary which in the Japanese culture, as I understand it, is a very strong woman figure to them not necessarily a deep spiritual religious symbol as someone from the West would look at it.
"Band manager Kobametal, meanwhile, is a lifelong fan[of Metallica]. For Babymetal’s ‘Legend 1997’ concert at Makuhari Messe in Chiba later that year, he even oversaw the creation of a large statue of a woman who loomed over the band and collapsed, like Metallica’s iconic Lady Justice one. It’s a level of fandom that has allowed Babymetal to connect with fans of heavy music more easily. He remembers seeing the band [Metallica] at the legendary, 50,000-capacity Tokyo Dome in 1991, after they released The Black Album. It affected him the same way as it did Su-metal, altering his life forever, and ultimately leading him down the path he’s treading today. “The [Black] album brought a new perspective to the metal scene,” he explains. “They [Metallica] had a profound influence, and their sound was just so natural that I instantly became addicted to their music.”
So, You are correct. The statue and some other song rifts particularly in Babymetal Death, pay Homage to Metallica. They Love Metallica and Metallica Loves them. They opened for Metallica Kicking off Metallica's Seoul show on January 11, 2017, BABYMETAL opened the night with an explosive 6-song set.
All I can say or if I was to offer some advice from seeing just about every video of Babymetal and watching other reactors is that you "FEEL" Babymetal more than "Listen" to Babymetal. Trying to analyze them to figure out what genre they are will just set your mind on fire as they hit just about every Genre there is and not many of their songs are the same. You will most likely be confused saying "I didn't expect this" in every reaction you do from here on out and this will hopefully make you enjoy them for what they are even more. YES! Live show's for Babymetal is the Way to go. The MV's are good and should also be viewed, but they have tailored the music for Live performances. Anyone can put out music in a studio, Very few Live bands can take total control of a crowd like Babymetal. It's going to take awhile to get through the list. Hell, there are 3 versions of headbanger. Yea, More later.
You really need to see the Lyrics for this song also which is about a young lady going to her first Heavy Metal Concert.
Here are the Lyrics - sadly some of the translation doesn't cross over well but you will understand fully what the song is about.
With the legendary black long hair disordered around and gorgeously,
blooming crazy, this flower will soon disappear fruitlessly.
[Headbang, headbang, headbang, headbang, headbang, headbang!
Bang, bang, ba, bang!]
Now the time has come. I no longer hesitate.
I hold tightly the discount railway tickets.
To the east, to the west, to the south, to the north,
today too I rush to the very front of the stage center.
On the left side, [Come on!] on the right side, [Come on!]
standing up still, leaning back,
jumping toward the stage, [And then!] leaning over the fence, [And then!]
rolling over the mob, [And then!] and then all deeply headbanging.
This special night of my fifteen, I'll never forget.
All the crybabies, get out of here!
With the legendary black long hair disordered around and gorgeously,
blooming crazy, this flower will soon disappear fruitlessly.
It'll never come back again and it's so short period.
I etch in my heart this special night of my fifteen.
I jump lightly and dance in the air.
Headbanger!
[[Headbang, headbang, headbang, headbang, headbang, headbang!]]
[Head, head, head, head]
This special night of my fifteen, I'll never forget.
All the crybabies, from here dis-ap-pear!
This special night of my fifteen, I'll never forget.
All that disturb us, right now get out of here!
With the legendary black long hair disordered around and gorgeously,
blooming crazy, this flower will soon disappear fruitlessly.
It'll never come back again and it's so short period.
I etch in my heart this special night of my fifteen.
With the legendary black long hair disordered around and gorgeously,
blooming crazy, this flower will soon disappear fruitlessly.
I can never come back to it again and it's so short period.
I etch in my memory this special night of my fifteen.
I jump lightly and dance in the air.
[Headbang, headbang, headbang, headbang, headbang, headbang!
Bang, bang, ba, bang!]
Headbanger!
LOL @35:15 "if it wasn't the last song of the show, then I don't know what can top that" Oh my poor man, you haven't seen music theater yet from Babymetal. I and everyone else is just waiting for you to get to Babymetal Death. Please make sure you watermark it and do whatever you can to prevent a block. We all want to see your reaction to this song. We want it.. We NEEDS it!
You already were told that this was the birthday concert for SU-Metal. What you haven't been fully informed about is that this whole concert was a transformational journey of Su-Metal's birth, life and death(transformation) from PoP Idol to Metal Queen. The Audience is taken on that Journey and there are several interludes with prologues to songs telling the story and keeping the Audience engaged and in tune with the music theater going on.
Here are two of the prologues given during the concert explaining what is going on about the birth, life and Death(transformation) of Su-metal in this concert of her 16th birthday which for a young Japanese girl is a transformational age also. Band-wise they were also transforming at the concert from playing to a backing track with a Mimic (baby bones) band for the first part of the concert to latter half having a full, live, kick ass Kami Band supporting them and moving out on the world stage. This concert was freaking HUGE for them in so many ways and honestly I think it was one of the best. This is why 90% of all reactor's to Babymetal start with songs from this concert.
Prologue Legend of 1997 concert Birthday of Su-metal
"Second Impact"
It was the winter just 15 years ago
when, in the idol scene, the teen group known as "the SPEED king of Okinawa"
had a dominant influence. On December 20th of that year,
SU-METAL was born to this world.
Concurrently, on December 31st 15 years ago, the legendary band called "invincible"
ended its history at the Tokyo Dome.
The Fox God said,
"It is the birth of the new life that transcends the law of nature,
and as its cost an old life shall pass away."
Preparing for the upcoming "Metal Resistance",
SU-METAL has made many efforts in the "idol" scene.
She went to a local dance school since her childhood.
She sang "Daring!" while she was absolute cute.
She went to the growth-stage-limited school.
SU-METAL's undercover propagation in the "idol" scene
was executed steadily.
Now "the special night of fifteen" starts to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of SU-METAL's birth.
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Prologue to Babymetal Death Legend of 1997 concert.
Legend One-Nine-Nine-Seven.
It is the story that, receiving the legendary corset from the god of the Metal,
she abandons being human and shall be reborn as a goddess.
The gene which has been determined from ancient time
is destined to be guided, boarding on the ark of time.
The apocalypse prophesied
the DOOMSDAY. Towards it,
there remains...
little time...
(5) Are You (4) Ready to (3) (2) Mosh'sh (1) Mosh'sh (0) Mosh'sh
Sorry for the word spam, but I felt even with al the information you have already been given there was soooo much left out. I couldn't resist. I have no idea when you should watch a guide to Babymetal video. Might help you through this journey.
you are so right about how Babymetal does a show. even this show had a meaning. the opening to this show was actually this song dubstepped and more dancers. this whole show was to show Su as a J-pop princess ending and with each song of this show, she changes to a metal goddess at the end. the song after this was Akatsuki-unfinished and it starts where she falls down. it is not the same version you saw. this version is just the piano and Su. the song is about her accepting her fate to die. the next song was Death where she is transcending into being a goddess. it that song she is actually crucified and reborn. the statue is like virgin Mary but with Su's face on it. yes the statue is a tribute to Metallica and the opening riff is to them also. Death is definitely a metal performance like no other. you havent even begin to get into how many styles Babymetal does. one song that will trip you out is iine. it is pop, rap, and metal all together in the same song. you have to see that one from Wembley. Doki Doki morning was done this year and you need to revisit that song but live version. you havent even seen anything yet. to me every song is good or great. not many bands can have so many songs and be good with all of them. enjoy your journey.
WOW! That was a whole experience rather than a reaction!
9.4? Awesome! That list of people suggesting you this one cannot be wrong... and thanks for the shout-out.
This was not the final number that night (although they have used a similar scene on other shows). But this time it was a little more... "special". After this one they plates an acoustic version of "Akatsuki" (aka unfinished version) and the closing number was "BABYMETAL Death". I believe you need to watch both in this order.
You are actually more right than you think about the statue and the homages they pay. The fate of the statue was revealed at the very end of "BABYMETAL Death". And we certainly won't "crucify" you for guessing that... Hahaha...
About the song itself: "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" is about a girl who attends to her first metal concert on the night of her 15th birthday and that causes a great impact on her. That is the age of the end of the compulsory school in Japan so young people have to make some relevant decisions at that point. So this is actually about coming on age and leaving the childhood behind.
Not a biographical theme because this is a pretty early song and Su-metal performed it for the first time when she was only 14.
This performance is impressive and not only because the girls and the Kami Band skills and precision (it's actually their thing) but also because the crowd interaction. Their crowd control is insane!
Here are the links for the show ending songs:
"Akatsuki" (Live at Legend 1997 unfinished version): th-cam.com/video/qhFLOy19mxA/w-d-xo.html
"BABYMETAL Death" (Legend 1997 with subtitles, without spoilers): th-cam.com/video/VE34mRpi6Qk/w-d-xo.html (remember to activate the subtitles for the intro)
Until next time!
I'm just waiting for the day you'll react to "Tales of Destiny" - BABYMETAL.
Eagerly waiting..
Nice review. This was one of their first songs, and it was off their first album. Because they were very young, a lot of the songs on the first album have much more “cuteness” to them. They are age appropriate. The only exception on the first album is “Rondo of Nightmare”, which is a no-holds-barred metal song.
Anyway, the simplified point of this song is as follows. It is about a young girl attending her first metal concert on her fifteenth birthday. She is amazed at the headbanging. So ultimately it is a metal concert seen through the eyes of a young girl.
Долгие и очень хорошие реакции. Good work man! It's nice to listen to the opinion of a specialist.
Great & thanks again from Japan 有難う💛。 Two comments : (1) Stage generals in cute girls' form can get audiences wrapped in their hands in any country and crowd interaction similar to what you saw occur wherever they go on this planet. (You can find it in myriads of fan-cams filmed in 2019 US tour and 2020 Europe tour) (2) Talking about stage production, you will be definitely shocked if you see videos filmed in this year's 10 BABYMETAL concerts. That has surprisingly evolved beyond people's imagination. (You can not, however, use the video for your reaction because it will get blocked)
So finally finished watching this. Great review. Interesting observation about the childishness of the song's start. It's fitting because the song is about a young girl going to a metal concert the first time.
Based on this, you might want Babymetal Death from this same concert. I'll add my name to that list for this one then.
Absolutely awesome that the stopwatch is now gone for this. :)
Great to see you are starting to understand what they are doing. I had to wait a day to watch your reaction, because I knew you would have a hard time. The jump in Headbanger is not a X-Japan homage as far as I know. But the MV of this song is a clear homage to X-Japan because of the neckbrace. Babymetal has incorporated the X-Japan's jump in an other song. And the song is 100% an X-Japan homage as well. And you are so right about the statue ! :-)
It's not as bad you make it out to be, if you don't join in people will just assume you are a newbie and are happy you are there.
And having to see them live is actually something which might have been something which turned out to be something which is great from a business side of things. Everyone already has access to music on Spotify, etc. you aren't gonna make money from that.
Babymetal has one of the strongest connections with the audience from any band in the world !
26:56 if you want a more raw version Moametal did a performance of Headbanger on the show to celebrate her 20th birthday (Yuimetal didn't get a chance as she had already left before her 20th, their are not so great fancams of their 15th birthday shows too though).
You are not wrong about how much thought goes into a Babymetal concert/show. Remember: all these big shows are one-off shows, the stage after the stage was build at the venue it's teared down and never rebuild (some times Babymetal performs 2 days in a row, so it's up for 2 days). The stage does not travel around the world in a big world tour. Actually, from some western companies who've worked worked with Babymetal: the stage at Wembley Arena in the UK was first build in Japan for design and practice and then a new exact replica was build by the locals in the UK.
41:53 their is only so much they can do... Babymetal has no problem getting creative. This is what makes them amazing.
thats my reaction to a lot of babymetal its kinda the point of the band too haha but it doesnt compute but somehow ends up working very well. theyre very captivating much like your reactions man! love em all
Thank you❗️Nice Reaction‼️🔥🤘🦊🤘🔥🇯🇵
No Rain, No Rainbow is a direct homage to X-Japan's song Endless Rain. It even has that word in the lyrics. A really good Sumetal solo you should check out.
This was the end of the regular part of the concert but there was an encore that has a very dramatic ending. The opening of the concert is also very theatrical and done to Ave Maria.
Funny you should mention X-Japan! Not only is this song about a 16 year old girl going to her first metal show, but this is also a tribute to Hide, who was responsible for bringing metal back to Japan in the mid 1990s before he passed away. He was a member of X-Japan. And if I remember right.. X-Japan's last album and show together as a band... was in 1997, the year Su was born.
That was a really enjoyable and interesting reaction, thank you! And I totally get what you're saying about BM being a live act - I almost never listen to their studio recordings and almost always watch their live shows instead - the choreography, lightshow, pyro (and the crowd!) etc just add so much to the songs, it's insane. I guess you're probably right about the X Japan homage, and the Metallica reference is definitely there (as to be seen in the last song of the show, "BABYMETAL Death").
This is Legend 1997 version the crowd look amazing especially you see New Year Fox Festival (it's in the song Road of Resistance that you reacted to), Tokyo Dome, Big Fox Festival, LMG and in other concert 🤘🦊
"I'm not sure what would top that if that wasn't the end of the show"........
Babymetal - DEATH 🤘🦊🤘
X Japan is one of their bigger influences and the neckbrace you see at the beginning and the end of this show is a hint to X Japan as well. So your reference might not be all the 95% wrong.
On newyears eve 2020/21 they performed a song together with Yoshiki from X Japan (and many others) at one of the biggest annual shows in Japanese television. You can find this performance on the official TH-cam channel of Queen for a reason.
SU-METAL (Suzuka Nakamoto) just got chosen as #6 of the best female metal singers of all time by Guitar Lobby. On a list like that of course she is by far the youngest. But it is where she belongs.
You are right with your feeling. BABYMETAL's albums are considered as a kind of flyer or soundtrack for their true business. They are a live act. One of the best on this planet, as proven by several international awards.
You should see Moa and Momo version too...for their birthdays...i found Yui version too...first time had tears in my eyes...such a crybaby as You will feel same:P
Came for babymetal, stayed for the amazing in-depth breakdowns of the performances
These three ladies are really believing the one (fans) and the Kami band. So, this show became to be 最高😃⤴️⤴️
The jumpans is an omage to X Japan.
00:50:33 "...please, don't crucify me..."
You must watch Death, from the Legend of 1997 show
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Great reaction...The look on your face again was PRICELESS...The Gong was the HOMAGE to X Japan...The statue is SU METAL since this was her 16th birthday celebration...You should watch BABYMETAL DEATH and it will make sense...
maybe you should check their music videos again
try megitsune, karate, distortion, or BxMxC
just to hear them without their awesome stage show performances
It's one of one. You don't need to figure it out. Just enjoy the show lol. They rock like no other.
Gotta do Rondo of nightmare with band intro.
you are not wrong BABYMETAL is Live Performance band , the studio version is how the song should be but their live it's where the magic is.
They are in the same line as Alice Cooper, King Diamond etc... The performances add to the musical talent. Good analysis Dave.
Therefore next you should watch Babymetal Death, at the same show.
This is usually an intro , but for this show it was an outro.
See you soon.
Kitsunes up.
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u know.. u look flashy and loud.. a bit extreme in your reaction.. but u actually are really looking at what's happening, not just the flash and especially your breakdown of the 'cryo' guns or smoke guns was excellent. experience tells. Showmanship and how it is achieved. These girls have the most amazing production behind them. What a show!!! Not much like it in the world today!! The girls are having soooo much fun!! btw if noone else said it.. they are like 14,14 and just turned 16 the night before... how do u own a crowd at that age... insane!!
If you want to see what tops this check out Babymetal Death from this same concert. It is ahe last song. Also, total homage to Metallica and X Japan in that one.
Из этой и предыдущей реакции я узнал о роке больше чем за всю жизнь до этого(мне 42). Виноват, рок слушал периодически , но Бэбиметал заинтересовали и увидел ваш обзор. Огромное Вам спасибо.
You going to be pissed off with some songs with the jpop sounding vocals but listen to full song before judgement it works . Being a Metal/Rock fan since 70s and 80s i got fed up with growls and screamo singing being the main thing . BabyMetal was a breath of fresh air to what had become a stale genre but that's just my opinion.
You not seen them going full on getting the fans even more hyped .
"Try Catch Me If You Can " at Legend 1997 (this show ) or Yui and Moa doing there Duo as Black BabyMetal
Song 4 at Black Night at the Budokan or any of there 4 songs as a duo and yes they are a performance Band they need to be seen . The Black Market tickets is none existing with BabyMetal in Japan the One Members enter a lottery for a ticket and they have a photo of you on record and you show your passport on entry to prove its you also tickets for One Members go on sale before General ticket sale outside Japan so fans get tickets .Ps Gimme Chocolate and Doki Morning are so much fun live 😁🤘🦊🤘
I love kawaii metal, but I think it only works in Japanese. I don't think you could put the Spice Girls on stage with Slip Knot as their backup band.. Also, Babymetal has some of the most talented people on the production side of the Japanese music scene backing them. Babymetal is a well tuned machine at this point.