..... carrying on from your comment about the instruments going crazy during the verses, it's worth noting that what makes those verses hang together is the vocal line. Saiki has been astonishing on several of these tracks, basically soloing over contrasting rhythms, finding her own supple, coherent and powerful music through it. Her vocals don't sink into the sound, they ride it and marshal the whole show. And her diction is amazing, too! All those words, but they stay clear and melodic. Everyone else has their special songs, so far Saiki has the whole album.
I gotta say for me all of Mikus screaming and little extra bits on the guitar have been standing out for me the most. I feel like theres so many little things shes added to all the songs in this album. Shes growing a lot as a vocalist and a guitarist and Kanami is really making use of that. Its really bringing BAND-MAIDs songs to another level imo. (Who would have thought they could go up another level? lol)
Love this song, Chemical reaction, Giovanni, haiku , Er, I love all of them. Kanami is right there with my favorite guitarists of all time. Carlos Santana, Larry Carlton, EVH per her tribute to him in a tweet( she praised his phrasing, structures, tapping), she says are influences.
Akane or Ahchan is NOT JUST ANOTHER DRUMMER, but she’s a composer and more, she’s A SINGER who’s not singing with her voice, but WITH HER DRUM SET, meaning HER STICKS, FOOT PADAL, and stick CONTROLS, all.
I have said this elsewhere. Akane has a musical voice in this band. She keeps the beat but adds so much more, impeccable taste and interesting counterpoint. To me this where the Bonham comparison come in. Without the drummers they had these bands would not be what they are. It is a high complement to a drummer to say they are not replaceable. They mean too much to the overall sound of the band. Akane is one of them.
I thought you had gone crazy on your first run through. This song is pure brilliance and only Band-Maid sounds like this. Akane is the most creative drummer that has come along in years. It's what she thinks of to play in every song more than anything. I've never heard anything like it so I have nothing to compare it to. Glad you came around on the second listen dude. LOL
This is my favorite song in the album.. yeah a lot of elements of different genres - kind of the reason i love it.. It reminds me of some of my older favorites in my playlist which are different sounding songs but merged all together in one song : - the playful experimental feel in moratorium or puzzle - the jazzy structure of wonderland - that epic stadium feel of daydreaming - the Miku battle cries and power chords in non-fictiondays ..to name a few
@@EdR1xx7 right! It was interesting that he said that the heavy riff reminded him of Velvet Revolver because I have often thought that a lot of Kanami's solos especially her wah pedal solos reminded me of Slash.
A got the full album and tried listening to it a couple of times already. I love the other songs too and i know this is not the fastest or heavyest one, but i think Band-maid nailed the album goal on this one - they said they tried to blend the older style of "thrill" days with the newer style of Band-maid for this album..
Great reaction. I think Kanami writes the music just to see if the others in the band can pull it off as a challenge and mess with everyone including the fans. She probably can write more extreme music but dials it back so as not to totally blow everyone's mind
One of the things I really like about your videos is that you're not afraid to be human. You aren't pronouncing absolutes, you're giving subjective thoughts on a subjective, well, subject. :-) And you're aware that you're straight up a fan, and are concerned that you're giving well thought out ideas and not just fanboying. This band makes it hard to listen to a lot of other bands I used to listen to, though, because they sure can come off stale.
Yep constructive criticism is a good thing. I'm still struggling with the bonkers H.G.K cos of the endless time changes & mad transitions. Doesn't mean I don't like it tho. BTW the title H.G.K is s'posed to be read backwards, it spells "Kind Gary Holloway" apparently :)
@@GaryHolloway-810 100% believe that. B-M giving back to the biggest fan! Kanami reminds me of Flight of the Bumblebee on HGK... if the bumblebee was maniacal and pissed off.
Just saw your reply on Mat & Chels to Metalmadman. He doesn't like B-M. He had a go at me a while back on another channel for a Lovebites comment I made & got shot down in flames by the Lovebites fam. Happy memories :)
@@GaryHolloway-810 yeah man. That’s what I don’t like sometimes in the metal family. They think they’re better than you because they are listening heavier music. But most of the time, they are just listening to one genre of metal and think they know better. They just forgot about the respect
@@2abug Yeah you're totally right. There are loads of genres & bands i don't like but I don't go into peoples channels to tell them about it. That's just weird :)
I figured out after like having 4 of their Albums: Brand New Maid, World Domination, Conqueror and Just Bring it That MISA and Akane are also partly Jazzer s inside. And i love that about their music.
Akane is like the lead guitarist that decided to play drums. Can I fit something in here? Yup, here goes.... Ian Paice was like that too, solid as a rock when required, play like a madman when presented with, or create, the opportunity.
This, and Warning, are my favourite tracks on the album at the moment. The chorus to this is feels like a bit of throwback to some of their earlier songs, where it'd come in and slap you in the face.
Very progressive and all over the place but who can pull this off ...BandMaid of course .....I like their boldness they are not afraid to try new stuff...and you are right pausing a song like this just makes its chaotic and hard to follow ...Kanami is a legend ,her guitar tones are just so deep and bluesy she is more than your run of the mill shredder and has more soul...of course i am bias cause i love them so much.
Thank you! So much Miku quirkiness on this one. Akane mentioned there was a song that sounded like a Jam session on the album. I’m guessing this is it.
This song only gets better and better as you listen to it! Its one of those songs. I've said it before, Akane has stepped up her game big time on this album and she was already fantastic before. Miku also leveled up for sure! Stay safe!
I think you are right in your final assessment of the bridge section. It works because it has a close key relationship to the chorus. But I'm not enough of a music theorist to know what the relationship is. All I know is that it sounds right and provides a soothing calm between storms.
It's not always easy to get the flow of a song when you're listening to it in a dozen small pieces because you're pausing to analyze. I'm glad you let the song play a bit more at the end. It really is a great track. I agree that Akane would be bored without someone like Kanami there to let her spread her wings.
Band-maid is a dream band for each member, because everyone feels that their voice counts, allowed to do what they want, and the difference in each of their favorite genre creates the positive chemical reaction.
Nice take back! Lol I was sitting here yelling No No No and then you listened start to finish and pulled it back. Phew! I love the chorus on this one particularly. I can’t necessarily tell you why (pun intended) but it brings back feels of 60’s songs. I think it’s the chordal progressions actually. Anyway, great reaction as usual! 👍🏻🇦🇺
I would like to add why this is one of my all-time favorite Band Maid songs. In my opinion, it's chaotic on purpose. We have Miku beginning the song with a very non-professional clearing of her throat, which to me is to let us know it's not going to be one of their usual hard-core professional and strictly planned songs. I believe this was a song thrown in from them letting off steam. I also believe this song was used to experiment with some ideas they wanted to try out. On a very unserious note: Regardless of what they lyrics might say or mean, the song title, "Why Why Why", might just be the reaction Miku and Kanami expected people to say after hearing this, when we have got so used to hearing them hammer out master gems in the last three years. I picture them with a general song plan and Miku telling them all, "Just do what you want in this one. Just go for it", and maybe a few of them are a little tipsy during this session. =)
Band-Maid declared that this album showcases the evolution and growth of the band I noticed that the special edition of this album is ordered different from the regular edition tracklist. It is devided in two sections. Roots and Progress This song belongs to the Roots section Roots: 1. After Life 2. Why Why Why 3. Youth 4. サヨナキドリ(SAYONAKIDORI) -Nightingale 5. CHEMICAL REACTION 6. Manners 7. I still seek revenge. Progress: 1. Giovanni 2. H-G-K 3. Manners 4. BLACK HOLE 5. 本懐(HONKAI) -Ambition 6. NO GOD 7. Warning! Maybe if you listen to the album in this order the experience is different Is funny that in this arrangement Warning! is actually the last track of the second part.
Indeed, the order is very different, and a couple of details, "Manners" is on both CD's and there is one more track "Youth", the 3rd track of CD1 (Roots). Of course it's very different to listen to one order or the other and it strikes me that they repeat "Manners", maybe they consider that track as a declaration of intentions or principles ;) Cheers. (Automatic translation with DeepL)
@@ranger_a6953, yes, I thought so, but it's the same version, I don't know if it's a mistake or if it's intentional, I'm more of the opinion that it's a mistake because the instrumental track that closes the CD in the edition without extra material is not in this edition, but it is in the Blu-Ray. Anyway it's one of the tracks I like the most, so I don't mind too much hahahaha ;) Cheers. (Automatic translation with DeepL)
Hahaha., "I take it all back!" Just awesome channel Champ. Really makes me happy to come home and hear what you have on this Maids. I respect your opinions and man, you have great ears that pick things up I totally miss.
Agreed on that Velvet Revolver vibe! This is absolutely one of my favorites from the album. Every B-M album has standards that are always on my playlist ("Wonderland", "Rinne", "DICE", "decided by myself") and songs that I enjoy but can't listen to in heavy rotation because they have such a unique mood that require me to be in a particular place to appreciate them ("Page", "Catharsis", "CLANG", "Awkward"). What I love about this piece is that it's absolutely in the former category, but it has a lot of the oddball elements of the latter.
I love your Band-Maid reactions, because you seem like the fan I wish I could be. Genuinely loving them just as much, but able to appreciate what they do more than I can because of your perception and knowledge, haha.
I'm now thinking that this is the most progressive piece of music they had made up until this date, play it loud and surrender to the future. Your jazz reference is very apt I think.
You need to get the physical album with the bluray of four songs done instrumentally. I think you would like it. There's close-ups of each one of them playing.
Funny you mention the VR reference. I was playing a different song from this album and I friend asked if I was listening to Slash. It may have been Chemical Reaction.
It is funny that you said that you think sometimes Akane is too good for her own good. That was my reaction to the band after listening to this album. As Band Maid loyalists ( Madiacs ) we are all going to love this album and the evolution. I know aot of people who would just be lost and their head would be spinning. I mean it took me a few listens to the 2nd CD in the SE version to be able to process everything. 😂 As for The Dragon Cries, I love that song. Of course I grew up listening to that style of music so I immediately felt a connection to the style.
What you said about the drum composition reminded me about a conversation I had with a drum instructor once where he was explaining how a drummer "overplaying/sounding too good" can really ruin how a band sounds in the long run and I agreed, but at the same I was like "Well maybe that drummer just needs to find a band that can keep up with them instead of having to play down?"
I watched the footage of Akane when she was in the jazz band before joining band-maid. Her expression said: I'm sh^t bored with this... Akane playing in Band-maid.: Yeeyyy! I'm feeling damn good!
We love our Gorilla for everything she does for our Gorilla is the glue that binds them together .Im just spouting nonsense .another great react champ .Long live the PO
I don't know much about guitar sounds and how you change the sound of a guitar, but the solo in this song reminded me of "Cliffs of Dover". Does anyone know what that type of guitar sound is called? 7:54 for reference.
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Talking of colours and influence, the chorus sounds hands down very Mowtown!? I thought that "honk" was outside here for a moment.. lol. That little bit in the middle was just like a soothing balm to the whole. It's funny what you say towards the end about Akane as a drummer.. you know the things you're tapping into are probably the same qualities that Jimmy Page saw when he caught them. For him to compare her taste and style to that of John Bonham, as I believe he did, is probably the highest accolade anyone could pay to her.
One of my favorite tracks on the album. I still like Manners the best, then Chemical Reaction. I think that's because I'm "older." I also agree that on this album only, Akane is doing too much - just my personal taste though. I still love her of course, and if this sound appeals more to young folk, then dammit that's fine with me. Anything to help these ladies.
@@chrisbergsten1429 Like a lot of my favorite bands' albums, my opinion morphs over time. I may need a hundred more listens to Unseen World before I lock in on them. Some of it is absolutely personal taste though.
@@chrisbergsten1429 Personal taste, I know, but I love it when the drums are loud in the mix. Gives it a live feel and cuts through the dynamic compression a bit.
@@dexterplant778 Nah. Champ is the only reactor I watch with any regularly BECAUSE of how much he talks. No reactor I've ever watched breaks things down to the extent he does. He actually LISTENS, analyzes, and gives his thoughts throughout the entire song rather than giving fake ass, generic, meaningless praise overtop of the song and then ending the video with "alright so anyway like comment and subscribe" like so many other reactors. But that's just my opinion.
I already know that A LOT of fans LOVE this song, i am not one of them. I don´t hate it, i don´t dislike it, but it´s my least favorite song on this album. It´s too messy for me, even if i like that a lot of times in the songs and it still has some structure, but i don´t know how to feel about this song... Without lyrics i wouldn´t know what this song is trying to deliver, if that makes sense!? In every other song the emotion clicks right in and i know which story it´s trying to tell me. A personal thing, the song of course is DAMN well written like always and with a lot of thoughts from Kanami, Miku etc., but it doesn´t click for me... Interesting Champ is also not sure about it in some ways... And i know there are cool riffs and a catchy chorus etc., so this song is still POSITIVE even if i don´t know how to feel about it!
@@GaryHolloway-810 Must be the first time ever I've been in the forefront of what's modern! YAY ME! 😎 (btw, I love Marvin from the Hitchhiker movie (and the books) 😉 )
A casserole song. Like going to fridge and seeing if we can make something tasty with what's there. This sounds like they had some ideas and set about merging into something cohesive. Does it work, yeah.... mostly -- but I probably won't come back often for further helpings.
also literally nobody in this band ever lets up. kanami and misa just always killing it. the vocals are amazing, don't get me wrong, but instramentally, holy hell
Sorry I also may have reacted too quickly, and I may be a bit fanatical, ever since I discovered Band Maid music has came back into my life where there hadn't been in a long time, so I'm over protective please forgive me and ganbatte kudasai.
I'm sorry but I disagree, the great thing about this band is that they can get away with anything,I'm not sure what your musical training is, but I'm confident that I don't fell the same way about the song, imho.
Why Why Why was my least favourite song on the album. It felt very mediocre with no real standout performance. It had good vocal parts from Saiki and Miku. The solo from Kanami wasn't bad. Misa on Bass is never bad. Akane was good, but she has had better showcases.
Miku has a lot of war cries on this album. I love it.
I love this song. It's chaotic, it's got more riffs than most other albums, and it is super heavy, super catchy. Just great Band-Maid.
..... carrying on from your comment about the instruments going crazy during the verses, it's worth noting that what makes those verses hang together is the vocal line. Saiki has been astonishing on several of these tracks, basically soloing over contrasting rhythms, finding her own supple, coherent and powerful music through it. Her vocals don't sink into the sound, they ride it and marshal the whole show. And her diction is amazing, too! All those words, but they stay clear and melodic. Everyone else has their special songs, so far Saiki has the whole album.
I gotta say for me all of Mikus screaming and little extra bits on the guitar have been standing out for me the most. I feel like theres so many little things shes added to all the songs in this album. Shes growing a lot as a vocalist and a guitarist and Kanami is really making use of that. Its really bringing BAND-MAIDs songs to another level imo. (Who would have thought they could go up another level? lol)
Kanami: let take 4 songs and put it in one song
Band Maid : WHY WHY WHY?
Love this song, Chemical reaction, Giovanni, haiku , Er, I love all of them. Kanami is right there with my favorite guitarists of all time. Carlos Santana, Larry Carlton, EVH per her tribute to him in a tweet( she praised his phrasing, structures, tapping), she says are influences.
Akane or Ahchan is NOT JUST ANOTHER DRUMMER, but she’s a composer and more, she’s A SINGER who’s not singing with her voice, but WITH HER DRUM SET, meaning HER STICKS, FOOT PADAL, and stick CONTROLS, all.
I have said this elsewhere. Akane has a musical voice in this band. She keeps the beat but adds so much more, impeccable taste and interesting counterpoint. To me this where the Bonham comparison come in. Without the drummers they had these bands would not be what they are. It is a high complement to a drummer to say they are not replaceable. They mean too much to the overall sound of the band. Akane is one of them.
I thought you had gone crazy on your first run through. This song is pure brilliance and only Band-Maid sounds like this. Akane is the most creative drummer that has come along in years. It's what she thinks of to play in every song more than anything. I've never heard anything like it so I have nothing to compare it to. Glad you came around on the second listen dude. LOL
This is my favorite song in the album.. yeah a lot of elements of different genres - kind of the reason i love it.. It reminds me of some of my older favorites in my playlist which are different sounding songs but merged all together in one song :
- the playful experimental feel in moratorium or puzzle
- the jazzy structure of wonderland
- that epic stadium feel of daydreaming
- the Miku battle cries and power chords in non-fictiondays
..to name a few
Other than the 3 we had already heard this was the first song that grabbed me immediately on the first listen.
Exactly! I’d also add the wah-wah solos vibes of take me higher
@@EdR1xx7 right! It was interesting that he said that the heavy riff reminded him of Velvet Revolver because I have often thought that a lot of Kanami's solos especially her wah pedal solos reminded me of Slash.
A got the full album and tried listening to it a couple of times already. I love the other songs too and i know this is not the fastest or heavyest one, but i think Band-maid nailed the album goal on this one - they said they tried to blend the older style of "thrill" days with the newer style of Band-maid for this album..
@@EdR1xx7 yes forgot take me higher.. there are a couple more i can't put my finger on.
Great reaction. I think Kanami writes the music just to see if the others in the band can pull it off as a challenge and mess with everyone including the fans. She probably can write more extreme music but dials it back so as not to totally blow everyone's mind
One of the things I really like about your videos is that you're not afraid to be human. You aren't pronouncing absolutes, you're giving subjective thoughts on a subjective, well, subject. :-) And you're aware that you're straight up a fan, and are concerned that you're giving well thought out ideas and not just fanboying. This band makes it hard to listen to a lot of other bands I used to listen to, though, because they sure can come off stale.
Yep constructive criticism is a good thing. I'm still struggling with the bonkers H.G.K cos of the endless time changes & mad transitions. Doesn't mean I don't like it tho. BTW the title H.G.K is s'posed to be read backwards, it spells "Kind Gary Holloway" apparently :)
@@GaryHolloway-810 100% believe that. B-M giving back to the biggest fan! Kanami reminds me of Flight of the Bumblebee on HGK... if the bumblebee was maniacal and pissed off.
@@crabuki1273 Haha that's a great analogy :D
@@GaryHolloway-810 I swear I see you on all the reactors I watch, whenever they do B-M videos. Lol.
@@GaryHolloway-810 isnt HGK a type of bomb made by Turkey, i think miku said it
Wah Wah Wah! I love this funky song. The vocals are great Prrrrrr 🐦
Just saw your reply on Mat & Chels to Metalmadman. He doesn't like B-M. He had a go at me a while back on another channel for a Lovebites comment I made & got shot down in flames by the Lovebites fam. Happy memories :)
@@GaryHolloway-810 He's just mad because he doesn't have enough djents in h is life 😉
@@GaryHolloway-810 yeah man. That’s what I don’t like sometimes in the metal family. They think they’re better than you because they are listening heavier music. But most of the time, they are just listening to one genre of metal and think they know better. They just forgot about the respect
@@stimproid Never a truer word spoken :)
@@2abug Yeah you're totally right. There are loads of genres & bands i don't like but I don't go into peoples channels to tell them about it. That's just weird :)
I figured out after like having 4 of their Albums: Brand New Maid, World Domination, Conqueror and Just Bring it
That MISA and Akane are also partly Jazzer s inside. And i love that about their music.
Akane DJ achi side, too. I can really feel her DJ side more in this song.
Yep, and lots of other genres .....
This song and Black Hole need an MV, in the first because I want to see Miku's scream and in the second I want to enjoy the speed on Akane's drums!
HELL YA!!!
Black Hole MV could be an anime version if them 🤘👌
Akane is like the lead guitarist that decided to play drums. Can I fit something in here? Yup, here goes.... Ian Paice was like that too, solid as a rock when required, play like a madman when presented with, or create, the opportunity.
BAND MAID songs only get better with repeat listens.
Can't agree more.. heard their songs hundreds of times and still picking up something new or interesting in every next listen
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Facts!!
This, and Warning, are my favourite tracks on the album at the moment. The chorus to this is feels like a bit of throwback to some of their earlier songs, where it'd come in and slap you in the face.
Very progressive and all over the place but who can pull this off ...BandMaid of course .....I like their boldness they are not afraid to try new stuff...and you are right pausing a song like this just makes its chaotic and hard to follow ...Kanami is a legend ,her guitar tones are just so deep and bluesy she is more than your run of the mill shredder and has more soul...of course i am bias cause i love them so much.
Love this song 😁👍
If u listening maximum the hormone, akane fav band....this is Band Maid the hormone style
This is oficially the best song I ever heard in my entire life, for real.
This album is so amazing.
Thank you! So much Miku quirkiness on this one.
Akane mentioned there was a song that sounded like a Jam session on the album. I’m guessing this is it.
This song only gets better and better as you listen to it! Its one of those songs.
I've said it before, Akane has stepped up her game big time on this album and she was already fantastic before. Miku also leveled up for sure!
Stay safe!
Actually all Band Maid´s bridges are songs within the song. They have enough material there almost to duplicate their catalog of songs.
I think you are right in your final assessment of the bridge section. It works because it has a close key relationship to the chorus. But I'm not enough of a music theorist to know what the relationship is. All I know is that it sounds right and provides a soothing calm between storms.
The second half of the album is off the rails. A lot of madness to the process.
Holy Sh*t that Miku Scream at the End was Epic that was like 7 seconds long. And it Rocked.
And at the beginning. The cough is by Miku too.
I think both were Saiki
It's saiki
@@Puyax01 Yes both were Saiki
EVERY other Band would ve made 4 Songs out of all the ideas in this Song.
Spotify's top 40 pop songs don't have this many ideas, combined.
It's BAND-MAID, that's why :)
darn that edit !
@@airlinesecret6725 LOL.😆
@Gary Holloway And this is Gary..
And that's very good. 😉
@@tasminoben686 Haha thx Ben. It'll take a lot more than Covid to stop me :)
Q: WHY WHY WHY?
A: MISA MISA MISA!
I really love their latest album!🔥🔥🔥 And I feel like each member is doing their own thing while everything places together fittingly.
It's not always easy to get the flow of a song when you're listening to it in a dozen small pieces because you're pausing to analyze. I'm glad you let the song play a bit more at the end. It really is a great track. I agree that Akane would be bored without someone like Kanami there to let her spread her wings.
Band-maid is a dream band for each member, because everyone feels that their voice counts, allowed to do what they want, and the difference in each of their favorite genre creates the positive chemical reaction.
Nice take back! Lol I was sitting here yelling No No No and then you listened start to finish and pulled it back. Phew!
I love the chorus on this one particularly. I can’t necessarily tell you why (pun intended) but it brings back feels of 60’s songs. I think it’s the chordal progressions actually. Anyway, great reaction as usual! 👍🏻🇦🇺
I would like to add why this is one of my all-time favorite Band Maid songs. In my opinion, it's chaotic on purpose. We have Miku beginning the song with a very non-professional clearing of her throat, which to me is to let us know it's not going to be one of their usual hard-core professional and strictly planned songs. I believe this was a song thrown in from them letting off steam. I also believe this song was used to experiment with some ideas they wanted to try out.
On a very unserious note: Regardless of what they lyrics might say or mean, the song title, "Why Why Why", might just be the reaction Miku and Kanami expected people to say after hearing this, when we have got so used to hearing them hammer out master gems in the last three years.
I picture them with a general song plan and Miku telling them all, "Just do what you want in this one. Just go for it", and maybe a few of them are a little tipsy during this session. =)
I listened to the full album on my commute and I love it! Band-Maid never dissapoints.
Band-Maid declared that this album showcases the evolution and growth of the band
I noticed that the special edition of this album is ordered different from the regular edition tracklist.
It is devided in two sections.
Roots and Progress
This song belongs to the Roots section
Roots:
1. After Life
2. Why Why Why
3. Youth
4. サヨナキドリ(SAYONAKIDORI) -Nightingale
5. CHEMICAL REACTION
6. Manners
7. I still seek revenge.
Progress:
1. Giovanni
2. H-G-K
3. Manners
4. BLACK HOLE
5. 本懐(HONKAI) -Ambition
6. NO GOD
7. Warning!
Maybe if you listen to the album in this order the experience is different
Is funny that in this arrangement Warning! is actually the last track of the second part.
Indeed, the order is very different, and a couple of details, "Manners" is on both CD's and there is one more track "Youth", the 3rd track of CD1 (Roots).
Of course it's very different to listen to one order or the other and it strikes me that they repeat "Manners", maybe they consider that track as a declaration of intentions or principles ;)
Cheers. (Automatic translation with DeepL)
@@AntonioGraell Or maybe, it's two different versions. Or a misprint. Apparently, I find out tomorrow :)
@@ranger_a6953, yes, I thought so, but it's the same version, I don't know if it's a mistake or if it's intentional, I'm more of the opinion that it's a mistake because the instrumental track that closes the CD in the edition without extra material is not in this edition, but it is in the Blu-Ray.
Anyway it's one of the tracks I like the most, so I don't mind too much hahahaha ;)
Cheers. (Automatic translation with DeepL)
@@AntonioGraell Oh, ok, thanks for the info. I'm getting the Blu-Ray, so I'm really looking forward to it :)
@@ranger_a6953 ;)
The Dragon Cries is interesting in how divisive it is. I wouldn't mind hearing your thoughts on it.
Love how they change to the relative major key for the bridge and solo. Gives the song a lift and reprieve from the grit.
my favourite solo from the album
Hahaha., "I take it all back!"
Just awesome channel Champ. Really makes me happy to come home and hear what you have on this Maids. I respect your opinions and man, you have great ears that pick things up I totally miss.
Agreed on that Velvet Revolver vibe! This is absolutely one of my favorites from the album. Every B-M album has standards that are always on my playlist ("Wonderland", "Rinne", "DICE", "decided by myself") and songs that I enjoy but can't listen to in heavy rotation because they have such a unique mood that require me to be in a particular place to appreciate them ("Page", "Catharsis", "CLANG", "Awkward"). What I love about this piece is that it's absolutely in the former category, but it has a lot of the oddball elements of the latter.
I love your Band-Maid reactions, because you seem like the fan I wish I could be. Genuinely loving them just as much, but able to appreciate what they do more than I can because of your perception and knowledge, haha.
This song will be awesome live.
Can't wait to wtiness it...damn, COIVD.....the live scheduled at Tokyo in Feb was cancelled (# ﾟДﾟ)
Live streaming is on the same day the set list for Budokan live. I already have a ticket.
Yeah with extended intro and bridge/solo
Woah Kanami guitar solo sounds so different here almost like i dunno lets say 2004 John Petrucci.
But i like it cause its different.
I'm now thinking that this is the most progressive piece of music they had made up until this date, play it loud and surrender to the future.
Your jazz reference is very apt I think.
You need to get the physical album with the bluray of four songs done instrumentally. I think you would like it. There's close-ups of each one of them playing.
Funny you mention the VR reference. I was playing a different song from this album and I friend asked if I was listening to Slash. It may have been Chemical Reaction.
It is funny that you said that you think sometimes Akane is too good for her own good. That was my reaction to the band after listening to this album. As Band Maid loyalists ( Madiacs ) we are all going to love this album and the evolution. I know aot of people who would just be lost and their head would be spinning. I mean it took me a few listens to the 2nd CD in the SE version to be able to process everything. 😂
As for The Dragon Cries, I love that song. Of course I grew up listening to that style of music so I immediately felt a connection to the style.
That Mikuuuuuu at 10:55 made me laugh
This tracks basically Band Maid practice sessions.
This is my fav in the new album! Hopefully there’s mv of this music
What you said about the drum composition reminded me about a conversation I had with a drum instructor once where he was explaining how a drummer "overplaying/sounding too good" can really ruin how a band sounds in the long run and I agreed, but at the same I was like "Well maybe that drummer just needs to find a band that can keep up with them instead of having to play down?"
I watched the footage of Akane when she was in the jazz band before joining band-maid.
Her expression said:
I'm sh^t bored with this...
Akane playing in Band-maid.:
Yeeyyy! I'm feeling damn good!
@@lurkmerchant Yeah, to truly enjoy playing and creating you really have to find a group you fit in with and can grow with.
Mikuuuuuuuuuuuu..!!!!!
*finally* LOL
Nice reaction Mr.champ, as always..
Yes Sir about AKANE...Progressive....and IN YOUR FACE style...Love these gals...
Chaos is made good with the composition? Got it.
Chaotic stuff with simple crowd interactive core, we’ll see how people jump when it goes live.
We love our Gorilla for everything she does for our Gorilla is the glue that binds them together .Im just spouting nonsense .another great react champ .Long live the PO
One of my favorites!
Spreading their wings!
This Song gives me Thrill Vibes, I like it
i dont know with all of you guys
but what i heard is a female version of Stone Temple Pilot, in this song
and thats great
also check out Lovebites - Burden Of Time and Shadowmaker live at studio
blown away song for metalhead
@The Champ Of Medium, both the cough at the beginning and the extended vocal melody were by Saiki
Because Because Because! #BandMaid
I don't know much about guitar sounds and how you change the sound of a guitar, but the solo in this song reminded me of "Cliffs of Dover". Does anyone know what that type of guitar sound is called? 7:54 for reference.
Kinda sounds like she pushed the wah-wah halfway down and just left it there, plus some reverb.
Why Why Why you may ask did we take 3 songs and jam them together.
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8:31 Like a modern day Bohemian Rhapsody...only (don't shoot me) even better.
This song has a lot of good 'old' Stone Temple Pilots in it :-)
Yes sir!
Talking of colours and influence, the chorus sounds hands down very Mowtown!? I thought that "honk" was outside here for a moment.. lol. That little bit in the middle was just like a soothing balm to the whole. It's funny what you say towards the end about Akane as a drummer.. you know the things you're tapping into are probably the same qualities that Jimmy Page saw when he caught them. For him to compare her taste and style to that of John Bonham, as I believe he did, is probably the highest accolade anyone could pay to her.
Exactly. Guns N Roses doing a Motown chorus + a Jane’s Addiction trippy part (which Champ was trying to wrap his head around). I LOVE IT.
lol there is a reason why it's called WHY WHY WHY
A lot of people say this is their favourite song of the album. For me is like... top 5... well, top 3... or, top 1? haha.
Konami, the goddess of rifs!!
Love the return of the wah wah!
Akane Hirose is like a reincarnation of John Bonham... told Jimmy Page a couple years ago)
My dog: cuts loose barking for no reason
Me: What the...
Champ: Sorry if you heard that honk
Me: Oh ok
Is this structurally all over the place like Play? Btw I still would love a redux of that...did you already talk about it on Patreon I guess?
MISA MISA MISA!
One of my favorite tracks on the album. I still like Manners the best, then Chemical Reaction. I think that's because I'm "older." I also agree that on this album only, Akane is doing too much - just my personal taste though. I still love her of course, and if this sound appeals more to young folk, then dammit that's fine with me. Anything to help these ladies.
@@chrisbergsten1429 Like a lot of my favorite bands' albums, my opinion morphs over time. I may need a hundred more listens to Unseen World before I lock in on them. Some of it is absolutely personal taste though.
@@chrisbergsten1429 Personal taste, I know, but I love it when the drums are loud in the mix. Gives it a live feel and cuts through the dynamic compression a bit.
☝️Don't ever try to master Gorilla Hirose how to play☝️. She knows exactly where she will do a drum roll or three anywhere in a song😜
Agreed, plus he talks too much.
Ikr right its now a drum
Roll its just a triple pedal only and its not really hurt to hear
@@dexterplant778 Nah. Champ is the only reactor I watch with any regularly BECAUSE of how much he talks. No reactor I've ever watched breaks things down to the extent he does. He actually LISTENS, analyzes, and gives his thoughts throughout the entire song rather than giving fake ass, generic, meaningless praise overtop of the song and then ending the video with "alright so anyway like comment and subscribe" like so many other reactors. But that's just my opinion.
Where are you Gary ! I'm rocking here by myself !
I was busy replying to you on another channel :)
@@GaryHolloway-810 LOL, get a grip !
80's disco fever ? 😁
MISA!!! MISA!!! MISA !!!! 🥃🥃🥃
I think the solo might be miku's coz its sound so different than kanami's guitar sound... Maybe it's just my imagination
I have the same feeling too.
I already know that A LOT of fans LOVE this song, i am not one of them. I don´t hate it, i don´t dislike it, but it´s my least favorite song on this album. It´s too messy for me, even if i like that a lot of times in the songs and it still has some structure, but i don´t know how to feel about this song... Without lyrics i wouldn´t know what this song is trying to deliver, if that makes sense!? In every other song the emotion clicks right in and i know which story it´s trying to tell me. A personal thing, the song of course is DAMN well written like always and with a lot of thoughts from Kanami, Miku etc., but it doesn´t click for me... Interesting Champ is also not sure about it in some ways...
And i know there are cool riffs and a catchy chorus etc., so this song is still POSITIVE even if i don´t know how to feel about it!
We always want more Miku! Po! 🕊🤘
Jonas I have to ask you. Did you decide to change your handle pic, or were you caught in some sort of fireball accident & that's you without skin?
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@@Jonas_S_ Yeah I kinda thought it might of been Marvin really. I was just being paranoid. Lol
A casserole song. Like going to fridge and seeing if we can make something tasty with what's there. This sounds like they had some ideas and set about merging into something cohesive. Does it work, yeah.... mostly -- but I probably won't come back often for further helpings.
akane just gonna do akane things. which is to say, everything. This bus has no stops. If she sleeps, I'd be suprised.
also literally nobody in this band ever lets up. kanami and misa just always killing it. the vocals are amazing, don't get me wrong, but instramentally, holy hell
She does sleep... but she drums even while sleeping
twitter.com/kyoritsucorp/status/1329711099571146754 (This is her commercial for Evans)
@@lordgalahad oh my god, that's the most adorable thing and somehow not suprising at the same time
Prprprptpr erfect
Growwwwwwwwwwwwww wa! I like that hahaha
akane changing the drum beat timing like wtf 4-4 to 3-5?
Well, the song is called Why Why Why, so you know why.
Their Guitar and Drum sounds are way heavier than the likes of Velvet Revolver, Stone Temple Pilots etc.
I need to drink a shot for everytime you say nuts. Maybe you are a squirrel? Iam drunken!
The Maid's are just laying waste
Fun huh? It's progressive in the sense or feeling that the artists are making the decisions rather than a producer.
Sorry I also may have reacted too quickly, and I may be a bit fanatical, ever since I discovered Band Maid music has came back into my life where there hadn't been in a long time, so I'm over protective please forgive me and ganbatte kudasai.
is not Miku she is Saiki to scream😉😉😉😉😉
All shouts in Unseen World are by Miku.
I'm sorry but I disagree, the great thing about this band is that they can get away with anything,I'm not sure what your musical training is, but I'm confident that I don't fell the same way about the song, imho.
They may have to dumb down some of their songs ;-) You know for the normies.
Nahhhh
Why Why Why was my least favourite song on the album. It felt very mediocre with no real standout performance. It had good vocal parts from Saiki and Miku. The solo from Kanami wasn't bad. Misa on Bass is never bad. Akane was good, but she has had better showcases.
The reason it sounds disjointed is because you stopped all the f****** time