The “pop” sounding break after the full guitar solo was perfectly placed IMO. The track practically had 3 guitar solos packed in 4 minutes. Having that break before the 3rd and final solo was phenomenal song writing and composing. Easily the pinnacle and culmination of their work
I was in the Oz music industry for over a decade during the 80's and early 90's, got jaded with all the bull sh*t, gave the game away and became an every increasingly fatter Govt bureaucrat, then a couple of years ago I tumbled onto BM and the delightful and smiley Akane which twigged me again that playing drums is fun, so the kits are set up again, I'm thrashing away like a bar room drunk in a fight, decided to retire early, have lost a lot of excess weight along with the stress and I'm aiming to drop a big bundle of my meagre retirement savings on seeing BM several times in 2024 which will get me travelling again (now I can fit back into an airplane seat 😂). BM"s dedication to following their dreams helped to inspire me to make some major changes and each day when I pick up the sticks I pay homage to the magnificent joyful Akane Hirose and her amazing Rock and Roll Sisters. Might be a bit of an overshare but what the fck, it's true, Viva the Maids Po 👍🎼🥁🎤🎸🍻
They're a really inspiring band. They work ridiculously hard and they're constantly pushing each other to get better. They play like a super group, but they came up together, making great music the whole way. If you look at the MV for Thrill, it hurts my back to watch Akane drum, but she retrained herself on her basics and if you watch her now, it's unreal how relaxed she looks while producing that gorilla power sound.
That's awesome, Bruno. I've never seen or heard a band that has been this good, not the same old same old and has inspired so many people. They are a miracle. Keep up the good work! I just retired too (not early 😢) and am now taking guitar lessons. Slow going for this old trumpeter but the pigeon is my inspiration.
If I were asked right now, what's your favorite hard rock "composition" - I'd name this song immediately. The solo on to the end of the song is one big masterpiece of songwriting - and the first part's great too! Like a lot of their songs, even after the 100th listen you're amazed all over again - especially if you focus on an individual player. You'll say "holy crap, I didn't notice that she's going f'ing wild the whole song" - a lot. And your face will continue to hurt from grinning.
And in the end they throw it all into one pot, stir and serve. They do that a lot in their writing, most memorable for me is "Manners" music video where they go All-In at the end, MISA's staccato bass picking would make surf guitarist stand up and take notice.
It's no secret that Band-Maid have a pop side to them- Miku (Red rose) was in a Jpop Idol group before she formed Band-Maid, but the pop elements are beautifully blended with any rock genre they care to use- Classic Rock to metal.
Absolutely, it's no secret that Band Maid has a pop influence in their music, yet, they manage to avoid most of the typical pop structures used by most bands.
There is a clip floating around the net of their performance of Dice, into Hate, from the recent Lollapalooza 2023 gig. Anchored by drums and bass, and interchange between lead guitar and bass. More great stuff from the Maids.
If you liked AKANE in the Kanami solo in this you should see "Don't you tell me" Live at Zepp Tokyo the outstanding three way breakdown between MISA, Kanami and AKANE is a thing of beauty.
So happy to have you back reacting to Band Maid, Eric 🎉 I hear your comments as coming from both a musician and fan perspective. It’s cool. This is a top ten for most fans, for sure. It’s going to grow on you more as you give it time on your playlist! The bridge or interlude here in “Blooming” is definitely one of their most beautiful, in my opinion. And the Maids build some beautiful bridges. I’m an old blues rock guy who never played drums. But on bass, I always pay attention to what the drums are doing. Can I request you include more in depth breakdowns of what Akane does? My musical heart knows she’s awesome, but I don’t understand exactly why. I notice she likes triplets using the double kick to snare. I notice she does super fast fills when other drummers wouldn’t. So anything else that you hear would be awesome to know! A special request for you and your drum expertise? “Warning!” Official music video. Probably one of Akane’s best efforts and, I think, includes a machine gun fill that runs a full two measures? All the best, continued success with your channel! 🤘🏽
I may not be a good enough drummer to breakdown her genius! LOL I will do my best! I had "Warning" on my list, but bumped it to my "next up" slot for BM! Thanks for watching and commenting, my friend!
I would say the bridge is more ballad than outright pop, but I agree that the juxtaposition and then somehow manage to blend them together at the end with chaotic beauty is a masterpiece. I would say it is very safe to say that Band-Maid blends rock with metal with punk and with pop as well. They make catchy songs in every genre they try, so no worries about calling pop elements pop. 😊
This is one of my favorites to listen to, Akane just pounds away on the drums and stays in that pocket. They have so many songs that are great, I find myself going back and always think "yup still a banger!!" even after all this time
Thank you for your reaction(s) to BAND-MAID. As a lower tier musician, I am constantly inspired by their music. That said, I am sure you will receive a number of BAND-MAID video requests...I hope you enjoy them all. I will offer up one suggestion that I truly believe you will not be disappointed in hearing: LOLLAPALOOZA 2023 - BAND-MAID's live performance of DICE/HATE?. Again, thank you for acknowledging these 5 talented musicians and their ability to be a solid band.
It's funny.....rewatching your review and then getting behind my drum kit....you really don"t realize how fast this song is.....I agree with you thats it blistering fast !!!!
I call those "Deceptively fast" LOL It's like on a listen you're aware that is fast, but when you sit down you realize it is way faster than you thought :)
Glad you liked it. Blooming to me is very satisfying - ticks all boxes. Catchy, poppy chorus, not one, but two guitar solos and drum dancing with rest of the band. Live version sound less poppy imo and personally I prefer live ver. but most people love the studio version.
If you were to look up a perfect song in the dictionary it would read.....Band Maid BLOOMING !!!!!!!!! Being a drummer myself....I tend to focus on the instrumentals in this band.....BUT...Saki's vocals in this song....hell in all their songs.... is mind blowing. As good as everyone is in this band.....Band maid wouldn't be Band Maid without SAKI !!!!!!
Try their “ballads” WONDERLAND (live), where’s AKANE’s drumming is a bit Jazzy, and DAYDREAMING, which has another spectacularly crafted guitar solo from KANAMINCHO, as well as the their more Pop oriented and extremely catchy songs like ENDLESS STORY and SMILE.
Speaking of member's ability to be stars on their own - you should check out Miku's side project "Cluppo", her "Hippy-Poppo" alter ego - she was a fledgling J-Pop singer before forming Band Maid and this gives her a chance to explore that direction on her own terms - start with "Peace and Love" for something a little different than Band Maid th-cam.com/video/kR-FPvYgPjM/w-d-xo.html
Great job sir! FYI. I don't know anything about making videos, but your voice level is way higher than the video. Your videos are not normally like that Just thought you might like to know.
Seriously, I so appreciate the way you point things out that I can improve. It is true constructive feedback. A lot of people will be snarky so I honestly appreciate that. I corrected this and then had the echo issue LOL Thank you so much, Glen! I really appreciate you, brother!
@@DrumAttic Thanks for all that you do as well. No problem. I give this kind of info to help avoid the snarky comments....lol You will find that the, BandMaid, Lovebites, Nemophila fans (and most of the fans of the Japanese musicians), in general, are just much nicer, and more helpful, than a lot of the other fan bases around the world.😀 They are proud of "their" groups and want to share with people new to them.
@@DrumAttic Hey Eric, If you have time can you work this one in? It's OK if you cant, but I think you will love this one, being a drummer. This is YOYOKA going next level in one of her recent releases. I'm not a musician so I might misstate some things. She does some kind of wild multi accent thing which includes the cowbell, crash? and who knows what else at 1:31. A lot of awesome rim shot and high hat work throughout the song, crazy fills, and then 3:57 at you will see a literal pile of wood chips, including a 1 inch piece, flying off her sticks as she finishes the song off. A pair of sticks lasts her about 2 days. Some of her fans literally send her dozens of sticks at a time. She always looks so smooth and relaxed. Her arm movements are very flowing, and her feet always looks they they are floating. Based on her schedule, I think she is probably learning at least 2-3 new songs every week. She is truly amazing! AND thanks for all that you do for us fans!
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The “pop” sounding break after the full guitar solo was perfectly placed IMO.
The track practically had 3 guitar solos packed in 4 minutes. Having that break before the 3rd and final solo was phenomenal song writing and composing.
Easily the pinnacle and culmination of their work
I agree!
I was in the Oz music industry for over a decade during the 80's and early 90's, got jaded with all the bull sh*t, gave the game away and became an every increasingly fatter Govt bureaucrat, then a couple of years ago I tumbled onto BM and the delightful and smiley Akane which twigged me again that playing drums is fun, so the kits are set up again, I'm thrashing away like a bar room drunk in a fight, decided to retire early, have lost a lot of excess weight along with the stress and I'm aiming to drop a big bundle of my meagre retirement savings on seeing BM several times in 2024 which will get me travelling again (now I can fit back into an airplane seat 😂). BM"s dedication to following their dreams helped to inspire me to make some major changes and each day when I pick up the sticks I pay homage to the magnificent joyful Akane Hirose and her amazing Rock and Roll Sisters. Might be a bit of an overshare but what the fck, it's true, Viva the Maids Po 👍🎼🥁🎤🎸🍻
They're a really inspiring band. They work ridiculously hard and they're constantly pushing each other to get better. They play like a super group, but they came up together, making great music the whole way. If you look at the MV for Thrill, it hurts my back to watch Akane drum, but she retrained herself on her basics and if you watch her now, it's unreal how relaxed she looks while producing that gorilla power sound.
@@daaaaaave Absolutely 🙏 Akane really flows and her precision 🤯 When I get to see them live I'll need to keep reminding myself to breathe 😀
I love this! Never an overshare! How cool that the inspired you to start playing again and enjoying your retirement! Thanks so much for sharing!
That's awesome, Bruno. I've never seen or heard a band that has been this good, not the same old same old and has inspired so many people. They are a miracle. Keep up the good work! I just retired too (not early 😢) and am now taking guitar lessons. Slow going for this old trumpeter but the pigeon is my inspiration.
@@Kevin6059 😄👍🍻
Band-Maid. Blooming Brilliant! Thx, D-Att!
Love this band so much! Thanks for watching!
Musicians usually love Blooming. So much is going on.
It's really outstanding!
If I were asked right now, what's your favorite hard rock "composition" - I'd name this song immediately. The solo on to the end of the song is one big masterpiece of songwriting - and the first part's great too! Like a lot of their songs, even after the 100th listen you're amazed all over again - especially if you focus on an individual player. You'll say "holy crap, I didn't notice that she's going f'ing wild the whole song" - a lot. And your face will continue to hurt from grinning.
I love it! There is so much happening that there is always something new to notice with each listen! Thanks so much for the watch and comment, Kevin!
And in the end they throw it all into one pot, stir and serve. They do that a lot in their writing, most memorable for me is "Manners" music video where they go All-In at the end,
MISA's staccato bass picking would make surf guitarist stand up and take notice.
I have Manners on my list! I am continually amazed by BM! Thanks for watching and commenting!
It's no secret that Band-Maid have a pop side to them- Miku (Red rose) was in a Jpop Idol group before she formed Band-Maid, but the pop elements are beautifully blended with any rock genre they care to use- Classic Rock to metal.
Absolutely, it's no secret that Band Maid has a pop influence in their music, yet, they manage to avoid most of the typical pop structures used by most bands.
@@scottmcgregor4829I would actually say that they DO use "pop" structures, but they do it in a way that's actually interesting.
They blend it all so well!
There is a clip floating around the net of their performance of Dice, into Hate, from the recent Lollapalooza 2023 gig. Anchored by drums and bass, and interchange between lead guitar and bass. More great stuff from the Maids.
th-cam.com/video/a6gvg9Xg4Ao/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for sharing!
If you liked AKANE in the Kanami solo in this you should see "Don't you tell me" Live at Zepp Tokyo the outstanding three way breakdown between MISA, Kanami and AKANE is a thing of beauty.
I will have to check that out! Thank you!
I actually have it on my list!
So happy to have you back reacting to Band Maid, Eric 🎉
I hear your comments as coming from both a musician and fan perspective. It’s cool.
This is a top ten for most fans, for sure. It’s going to grow on you more as you give it time on your playlist!
The bridge or interlude here in “Blooming” is definitely one of their most beautiful, in my opinion. And the Maids build some beautiful bridges.
I’m an old blues rock guy who never played drums. But on bass, I always pay attention to what the drums are doing. Can I request you include more in depth breakdowns of what Akane does? My musical heart knows she’s awesome, but I don’t understand exactly why. I notice she likes triplets using the double kick to snare. I notice she does super fast fills when other drummers wouldn’t. So anything else that you hear would be awesome to know!
A special request for you and your drum expertise? “Warning!” Official music video. Probably one of Akane’s best efforts and, I think, includes a machine gun fill that runs a full two measures?
All the best, continued success with your channel! 🤘🏽
I may not be a good enough drummer to breakdown her genius! LOL I will do my best! I had "Warning" on my list, but bumped it to my "next up" slot for BM! Thanks for watching and commenting, my friend!
Thanks again for a great and reaction!
My pleasure! Thank you for the kind words!
I would say the bridge is more ballad than outright pop, but I agree that the juxtaposition and then somehow manage to blend them together at the end with chaotic beauty is a masterpiece. I would say it is very safe to say that Band-Maid blends rock with metal with punk and with pop as well. They make catchy songs in every genre they try, so no worries about calling pop elements pop. 😊
Isn't it amazing how well they blend it all?! Thanks for stopping by! Much appreciated!
Very amazing 👍
Thank you 👍
BAND-MAID is 🔥🔥🔥😊 🖖❤
Yes!
This is one of my favorites to listen to, Akane just pounds away on the drums and stays in that pocket. They have so many songs that are great, I find myself going back and always think "yup still a banger!!" even after all this time
It's a killer one for sure! Of course...all their tunes are! :)
If you search "Band-Maid Hate live lollapalooza" you'll get what is one of their best performances of the year. Cheers!
I will check it out!
Pop sounds not a bad thing
Not a bad thing at all! I agree with you! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for your reaction(s) to BAND-MAID. As a lower tier musician, I am constantly inspired by their music. That said, I am sure you will receive a number of BAND-MAID video requests...I hope you enjoy them all. I will offer up one suggestion that I truly believe you will not be disappointed in hearing: LOLLAPALOOZA 2023 - BAND-MAID's live performance of DICE/HATE?. Again, thank you for acknowledging these 5 talented musicians and their ability to be a solid band.
Thanks for watching and commenting! I, right now, have the lollapalooza performance pulled up in another tab to watch later!
You'll find that most Band-Maid song will have that Poppier, catchier choirs
I dig it!
@@DrumAtticWhich they squeeze in between complex but super cool awesomeness.
It's funny.....rewatching your review and then getting behind my drum kit....you really don"t realize how fast this song is.....I agree with
you thats it blistering fast !!!!
I call those "Deceptively fast" LOL It's like on a listen you're aware that is fast, but when you sit down you realize it is way faster than you thought :)
Hey man. make sure you check out that link of Freezer....you will dig it @@DrumAttic
Glad you liked it. Blooming to me is very satisfying - ticks all boxes. Catchy, poppy chorus, not one, but two guitar solos and drum dancing with rest of the band.
Live version sound less poppy imo and personally I prefer live ver. but most people love the studio version.
They blend so many wonderful elements so well! Thank you for watching!
😁
Thanks for stopping by!
If you were to look up a perfect song in the dictionary it would read.....Band Maid BLOOMING !!!!!!!!! Being a drummer myself....I tend to
focus on the instrumentals in this band.....BUT...Saki's vocals in this song....hell in all their songs.... is mind blowing. As good as everyone
is in this band.....Band maid wouldn't be Band Maid without SAKI !!!!!!
I totally agree! Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment!
Try their “ballads” WONDERLAND (live), where’s AKANE’s drumming is a bit Jazzy, and DAYDREAMING, which has another spectacularly crafted guitar solo from KANAMINCHO, as well as the their more Pop oriented and extremely catchy songs like ENDLESS STORY and SMILE.
Thanks so much! I had Endless Story and Daydreaming on my list and have now added Smile!
Japan is the heart and soul of today's hard rock and metal (especially as regards all-female bands). They don't just do it -- the GET it!
I have to agree!
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks for watching!
Speaking of member's ability to be stars on their own - you should check out Miku's side project "Cluppo", her "Hippy-Poppo" alter ego - she was a fledgling J-Pop singer before forming Band Maid and this gives her a chance to explore that direction on her own terms - start with "Peace and Love" for something a little different than Band Maid th-cam.com/video/kR-FPvYgPjM/w-d-xo.html
Sweet! I copied the link and will check it out! Than you for sharing!
Great job sir! FYI. I don't know anything about making videos, but your voice level is way higher than the video. Your videos are not normally like that Just thought you might like to know.
Seriously, I so appreciate the way you point things out that I can improve. It is true constructive feedback. A lot of people will be snarky so I honestly appreciate that. I corrected this and then had the echo issue LOL Thank you so much, Glen! I really appreciate you, brother!
@@DrumAttic Thanks for all that you do as well. No problem. I give this kind of info to help avoid the snarky comments....lol You will find that the, BandMaid, Lovebites, Nemophila fans (and most of the fans of the Japanese musicians), in general, are just much nicer, and more helpful, than a lot of the other fan bases around the world.😀 They are proud of "their" groups and want to share with people new to them.
@@DrumAttic Hey Eric, If you have time can you work this one in? It's OK if you cant, but I think you will love this one, being a drummer. This is YOYOKA going next level in one of her recent releases. I'm not a musician so I might misstate some things. She does some kind of wild multi accent thing which includes the cowbell, crash? and who knows what else at 1:31. A lot of awesome rim shot and high hat work throughout the song, crazy fills, and then 3:57 at you will see a literal pile of wood chips, including a 1 inch piece, flying off her sticks as she finishes the song off. A pair of sticks lasts her about 2 days. Some of her fans literally send her dozens of sticks at a time. She always looks so smooth and relaxed. Her arm movements are very flowing, and her feet always looks they they are floating. Based on her schedule, I think she is probably learning at least 2-3 new songs every week. She is truly amazing! AND thanks for all that you do for us fans!
@@Glen.Black. I'd love to! Can you send me a link?