So, as I mentioned in my description, the album isn't out yet!! There are some complications, but hang tight. It will come!! Even more reason to pre-save so you don't miss when it does come out - distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jenniferglatzhofer/layers
If You watch the same song but from the 2021 concert You can really hear how Asami the singer has development. th-cam.com/video/2WEkVd5JrFI/w-d-xo.html
I've seen, that you haven't continued your exploration of LOVEBITES. This week, they went both #1 on DVD and #1 on Blu-ray sales with their new live album "Knockin' At Heaven's Gate" (August 23rd, 2023) in Japan. Since last week, they are touring in Japan (today, they'll play in Sendai - sold out). Three of the live album videos are available on LOVEBITES TH-cam channel. Their album "Judgement Day" was released on February 22nd, 2023. Miyako, the guitarist, released a piano EP with 6 covers of well known metal songs in June. There's a lot going on. There's also more than 60 songs, none of them fillers, all good. As an overview, I'll post a little list as an orientation. LOVEBITES never disappoint, you could pick any song, and will be satisfied. All 5 are master musicians, a supergroup!
Nobody analyzed Asamis voice like this. Jenn really knows what she is talking about-what a pro. I am loving it-a lot. I mean, this whole band is something very special-no one can deny that. Hope that Jenn will do another Lovebites song. RESPECT!
@@JenniferGlatzhofer I comply with every word in Zoran's comment. A concise analysis put into words that everybody can understand, even someone like me who has no experience with singing at all (what a pity!). Lovebites, who really are a remarkable band, have many more outstanding songs, so keep on analysing Asami's art, it's worth it! IMHO you definitely should also get aquainted with LiSA, much beloved and admired superstar, anime singer and performer. There's no one else like her. Her "First Take" performances made many listeners cry out of joy, because of the sheer beauty of her vocal artistry. There's a brand new video on the "First Take" channel where she is supported by the pianist and composer Yuki Kajiura who broke down that complex composition full of technicalities into a vocal/piano composition. That song isn't a popsong anymore, so it won't get as popular as some other songs that Yuki Kajiura wrote for LiSA (the most popular ones for sure are Gurenge and Homura, which added a lot to her reputation globally, being part of the "Demon Slayer"- Anime movies (Take a look at www.youtube.com/@The_FirstTake/search?query=lisa - it's highly recommendable, or should I say indispensable?
Asami: Lead Vocals, Piano. - The One And Only Voice - Haruna: Drums. - The Little BIG Engine - Midori: Guitars, Backing Vocals. - The Crazy Shredder - Miho: Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Natural Born Headbanger - (Left the band in 2021) Miyako: Guitars, Keyboards, Piano, Backing Vocals, Main Composer and Arranger - The Golden Touch -
Thank you. Truly, thank you…. The number of vocal coach channels I’ve asked to react to Asami is equal to the number of vocal coach channels that haven’t responded. But on the odd occasion one does react, guess what? They all react in a similar manner to yourself…they stop, catch their breath and realise they have to start paying attention. Asami’s skill is, for me, doubled by the fact that as a Japanese speaker she is not only singing quite demanding vocals, for a two hour show, but is doing such a good job enunciating her words. Yes she lapses her “L” and “R” sometimes, but usually in songs like this that are very wordy. In slower songs she has much better enunciation. And in more recent performances, she’s obviously been working on it because she’s better still. There is 2021 live version of this song on TH-cam which I personally think is far better. Her long held “war” in both cases are about twice as long, and the lyrics are much clearer. I’m from the U.K., I’m 63, and this band has the 5 most talented people on one stage that I’ve ever seen and heard. As for Asami, having trained in ballet she is the epitome of grace. Her lyrics are always uplifting and positive. I don’t care if she is a married woman, a mother…I adore her. Because she is a beautiful human being. Humble, always smiling, grounded. Please react to more, her range is remarkable, it’s not all belting. Great reaction. Very friendly and engaging. More please !!
Haruna "little BIG Engine" drums 🧡 (4'9"; 1.45m) Asami "The One & Only Voice" vocals/piano ❤ (4'10"; 1.47m) Midori "Crazy Shredder" guitar 💚 (4'11"; 1.5m) Miyako "The Golden Touch" guitar/piano 💙 (5'2"; 1.58m) this performance: Miho "Natural Born Head-Banger" bass 💜 (5'1"; 1.55m) new: Fami bass (5'2"; 1.58m unconfirmed) nicknames given by the band "Bravehearted": th-cam.com/video/MaKtRMiSfMI/w-d-xo.html written by "little BIG Engine" Haruna ! 🐺
Jennifer! Late again I know. I had never heard of Lovebites either so I was right there with you as a first timer. Wow! I listened to and took in all you were saying about the lead singer but I kept being distracted by those guitars! 😯 Those girls can flat out play! I'm glad each of them had a featured section so we could really see their talents. Overall very interesting group! I'm with you, I'd listen to more of this. Great reaction and analysis as always Jennifer! 😊 And thanks again for that sweet little Christmas collab with Hege!
@davidh.4649 Welcome to the Wolfpack David. Lovebites can play heavier songs and lighter songs. They play so many different styles of heavy metal. They won the 2018 Metal Hammer Golden Gods award for best new band. Midori and Miyako have formed one of the greatest guitar duos I have ever seen in my 40 years of listening to heavy metal. Miyako can also shred the piano as good as she shreds the guitar. Check out "Swan Song" with Chopin intro: th-cam.com/video/dcMVtrvpJpk/w-d-xo.html
Thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 Lovebites is one of the best bands in our country. We say "Japan is the country obsessed by Rock Music". The history is very long and the obsession started in 1966 when Beatles visited Japan and held 5 concerts at Budokan. Speaking of hard rock / heavy metal music, a number of bands started to come to Japan since as early as 1970s : Led Zeppelin / Grand Funk Railroad (1971), Deep Purple (1972), Queen (1975), Kiss (1977), Cheap Trick / Van Halen / Scorpions (1978), Judas Priest (1978/79) and so on. Now, any type of rock can be enjoyed here, especially by many all-female or women-fronted bands. They are daughters of American / European rock, for sure. (Many are grand-daughters in terms of age.) Uh-oh, we also say "Japan is the country obsessed by Jazz". It had started earlier than rock 😄
They are a power and thrash metal band influenced by classic metal bands like Metallica and Iron Maiden. They have toured the UK with the British metal band DragonForce. Some metalheads don't like this vocal style they prefer the growling and screaming vocals of genres like death metal.
Most metalheads are just fine with operatic soprano style when there's expression and emotion. Within Temptation opens for Iron Maiden on their present US tour. I haven't heard any complaints. The bands that feature clean female vocals (WT, Epica, Lovebites, Nightwish, Amaranth) are usually superb musicians too, better than average imho for the genre. And the vocals are at least half cleans in Spiritbox, Jinjer and even Alissa does them now on some tracks.
Death metal is just sub-genre among many! Growling and screaming are just a few technique among many! Don’t confine metal to just some few sub-genres!!!!!!!
Asami the vocalist is a well-trained ballerina (hence the graceful movements of her arms and body) and she was an RnB singer before joining LOVEBITES. It's great to know that the arms and body movements indeed helped with her vocal projections. Thanks for the reaction, Jennifer. If you want more LOVEBITES songs that highlight Asami's vocals, you can try 'Edge of the World' next. Cheers!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼
@@JenniferGlatzhofer Here are some rare old Asami before Lovebites videos : 140312?ASAMI?"If ain't got you" cover th-cam.com/video/d1V_s0fjGoo/w-d-xo.html asami-I like it more than anyone else (cover) @ Shibuya WASTEDTIME th-cam.com/video/VMUy0pxToh4/w-d-xo.html
been following the band almost since the beginning, but either never heard of Asami's dancing background, or completely ignored that thanks for reminding me of that
@@JenniferGlatzhofer have you seen Hatsune Miku? She's a Vocaloid. Not a real person it's a recorded voice in a computer program. She does concerts as a hologram. Anyone can use her voice if you buy the program. She might have a million songs. This is her performing the masterpiece 'Rolling Girl' by the composer Wowaka RIP th-cam.com/video/JS9Xr-pGJWY/w-d-xo.html
Hi, just saw your reaction to Lovebites and loved i!. I see that you've asked for recommendations or favorite artists to react to so please do a reaction video to Rachelle Ferrell. She's out of this world with het six ocave range. The way she has control, emotional expression and musicality are the best there is. Look to: With open arms live at the Apollo or I can explain live and enjoy musical bliss of the highest level. Wish you all the best!
reactions by vocal coaches are always fun to watch for their first exposure to LOVEBITES because just about all of them GET asami's voice. screams and growls ? nope. amazing clear vocals bordering on operatic ? yup. perfect instrumentation that does not stop. best band of metal goddesses to ever rule
@@JenniferGlatzhofer if you want to hear more the dark haired guitarist miyako is a classically trained pianist since age 3. she is now 32 and self taught at guitar at age 18. she does an amazing chopin intro in the song 'swan song' that you will love'. another stunning live performance : th-cam.com/video/WBhtqgiXEA4/w-d-xo.html
(I'm not a music expert, what follows is a layman's monologue) Many voice trainers have distributed LOVEBITES reaction videos in the past. At that time, some people pointed out their concerns about the way Asami (singer) sang. "She often looks up (raises her throat) and sings in a high voice. But that's a bit risky." Even a layman like me can understand that when a human bends her throat and sings, it becomes difficult for her voice to come out smoothly. However, upon closer inspection, I realized that Asami wasn't singing with her throat bent. She appears to "curve her entire upper body" when she calls out to her ceiling. That way she avoids the risk of bending her throat. I think that the ability to use her whole body flexibly in this way has something to do with her past 16 years of serious training as a ballet dancer. It may also be meaningful that her base as a singer was made in a career of R&B and jazz rather than metal and rock. She seems to have earned the status of a metal singer who, like many rock/metal singers, doesn't strain her throat with growls and yells. ---------- from Nippon *It is a sentence using Google translation. I hope I conveyed my intentions correctly.
Actually, very few reactors realize what I realized a long time ago… You can lift up your chin when you sing, Ariana Grande does this and things amazingly… But to a certain degree. If you raise it up too much, then, yes, you are constricting the space in your throat, but if you raise it up slightly, that’s enough to open up the space in your throat, and raise up your chest force more because of that Because you’re raising of the larynx as well and creating that thin fold quality needed to do heavy, belting safely.
Well in realty metal music has always been more singing then growls. And to be honest there are very few that can do growls and singing really well. One that has blown me away with that is Adrienne Cowan of Seven Spires.
Im not sure if anyone mentioned in comments that she (Asami, the singer) actually held those 15:52 and 20:54 twice longer during their 2021 Heavy Metal Never Dies live in Tokyo.
17:24 When the vocal coach realizes that she is witnessing one of the best female guitar players she has ever seen. 17:36 Then she discovers they have TWO of the best, in the SAME BAND!! Love it.
@@JenniferGlatzhofer Not just the best female guitarists, arguably the two best guitarists EVER, PERIOD. Certainly in speed, timing and discipline terms. As a pianist I can hear they are easily within 1/32nd, often able to coordinate within 1/64 maybe sometimes 1/128th notes, like 10-15 milliseconds. This needs to be measured but the guitar duets here are astonishing. Like one crazed two headed goddess is doing both parts with four hands.
A French music magazine interviewed Asami (the singer) and asked about the white dresses and playing Metal. Asami said we're girls, we don't want to dress like boys. Also we're all small and it's easier to see us on stage. Haruna(drums) is 4'9" as is Asami. Midori (blond guitarist) is 4'10", Miho (bass, she left the band) is 4'10 1/2 or 4'11" and Miyako (other guitarist) is the tallest at 5'2". The new bassist Fami is 5'2" as well.
Asami has like 13+ years of ballet performance from her early years, and it shows in her graceful moves on stage. Lovebites are the Metal Warriors, saving Heavy Metal from darkness and obscurity.
They wear white because they're very petite ladies. The white dresses will reflect light to make them easier to be seen scene on dark metal stages. The heels help too. Asmai, vocals is 4"10", Haruna, drums is 4'9", Midori, blue guitar and Miho, bass are 5" and Miyako, guitar is 5'2". Asami has said on fan chats that she does not do anything special for her and has no special pre-concert routine either. She is the prime lyricist in the band.
That is the nature of Power Metal, fast melodic music, combined with near operatic vocals, See Bruce Dickenson Iron Maiden, Rob Halford Judas Priest, ZP Theart Dragon Force, Re:No Aldious, Andi Deris Helloween, etc.
Great reaction! Thanks Jennifer! Asami does that for every song, 1.5-2 hours in a row. At least there are usually some long solos for her to catch a break 🤣 One of my favorite bands right now. They are all so talented. It's absolutely amazing that they can play in time and harmonize at that speed. Flawlessly. Thanks for all the attention spent talking about things Asami is up to.
The leaning back technique you spotted just before they went in the solos... Thank you so much for pointing that out. I was wondering how she could pull that off, because i sure can't look up when I belt. :) I learned.a lot on this video, thank you so much!
Congratulations, you just found the best new metal band to come along in decades. In their five years of existence thus far, they have easily put themselves on par with the greatest bands of metal’s golden age. Other reviewers have described them as alien superheroes disguised as young women, angels, princesses of metal, and angry bridesmaids. They recently went on a year-long hiatus while they searched for a new bassist. They announced the new bassist in October 2022 and their fans eagerly await their next move. They just announced an album due out in February. Some background: They were formed in 2016 from the remnants of a legendary all-girl Japanese metal band called Destrose (yes, all-girl metal has been a thing in Japan since at least 1981). Miho (bass, chief headbanger and founder of the band) had a vision of a new band in the style of the great European bands of the golden age of metal. She recruited her former bandmate Haruna (drums, 4'9" “pocket nuclear reactor”); they needed two world-class guitarists, and so they went and found Midori and Miyako, who were with other groups. The four of them then found Asami, the singer, who was doing soul and blues at the time (she was also trained in ballet). Miyako has composed a little more than half of their music, with Miho composing a lot of their thrashier songs in collaboration with Mao, the lead composer of another band called Lightbringer. Midori has also been getting into the act, and they regularly perform a song written by Haruna as well. Asami writes most of the lyrics. With Miho having left for personal reasons, they recently announced their new bassist, Fami, who is a young phenom and herself a composer and multi-instrumentalist. They studied all the great historical metal bands going back to Purple and Sabbath, through Maiden, Priest, Metallica, Helloween, Slayer etc. They toured with Dragonforce in 2019, and word from those in attendance was that next time around, it will be the ladies headlining. They have incorporated some of the best of each of those bands into their arsenal, and have created a sound that is fresh and cutting edge while paying tribute to the old masters. They do everything from soulful power ballads to heavy thrash. Almost every song includes face-melting solos by Miyako and Midori. The two guitarists are quite different in style and tone. Midori (blonde ponytail) is the extrovert and speed demon; Miyako is the introvert, with the more soulful feel (though she can also shred like crazy). Midori uses a cleaner tone, Miyako uses more distortion, pinch harmonics and pedal effects. The contrast makes their duets rich and dynamic. It doesn’t hurt that either one can smoke most of the shredders in the classic metal bands. As another reviewer said, "It seems criminal these two are allowed to be in the same band." Here are more clips you should check out: “Set the World on Fire” th-cam.com/video/99zsH6iG_6c/w-d-xo.html from their recently released concert DVD “Heavy Metal Never Dies”. “Don’t Bite the Dust” th-cam.com/video/oHnKGEj1CMc/w-d-xo.html, from the same concert; "Edge of the World" and "We the United", back to back: th-cam.com/video/sl0-U-ykJCU/w-d-xo.html They form an incredible journey from darkness and despair to light and hope. Also, “Empty Daydream”, which starts as a ballad and becomes a real rocker: th-cam.com/video/lXh_uMM94jU/w-d-xo.html. Miyako is also a virtuoso concert pianist, and was headed for a career in classical music, before picking up the guitar. If you want to see what she can do on the piano, watch “Swan Song” WITH the prelude, which is Chopin’s “Revolutionary Etude” (official name Étude Opus 10, No. 12 in C minor). Miyako wrote “Swan Song” using elements from several classical pieces including the Etude. This link should work: th-cam.com/video/WBhtqgiXEA4/w-d-xo.html. For a thrasher with heavy Slayer and Metallica vibes, “Break the Wall” th-cam.com/video/G021aP2ao6Y/w-d-xo.html includes two gorgeous and completely contrasting solos by M&M. For a heart-stopping ballad, “Epilogue” th-cam.com/video/1ynnXDfEnnY/w-d-xo.html (this includes a second song, your choice whether or not to react to both) Finally, while you will sometimes hear you should only react to live clips, actually their MV’s are epic and worth seeing. Here are four of the most spectacular: "Shadowmaker" th-cam.com/video/Brmoln5Gxus/w-d-xo.html This is the song that blew up and melted faces all over the world "When Destinies Align" th-cam.com/video/hLFelI93VkM/w-d-xo.html "Glory to the World" th-cam.com/video/-wJtD2XEXH4/w-d-xo.html "Winds of Transylvania" th-cam.com/video/HsE4Ub_Pjh8/w-d-xo.html. You'll get lots of suggestions, just one thing: don't bother with Bloodstock footage, the sound quality is poor. Best to take suggestions with actual links. Also, you can’t go wrong with any of their official clips. Welcome to the Wolf-Pack!
The stamina and technique one needs to have in order to be able to repeat those high notes and make it seem so simple! And the power in the instruments! This group really rocks. Great analysis and reaction as always.
I've watched a LOT of Reaction videos to Lovebites, including many from vocal coaches, and I personally found your reaction as the most thorough and interesting one I've seen. You've gained a subscriber. I'd love to hear your analysis of some more Lovebites songs.
Awaiting your return for further analysis to the ladies of lovebites! If you want to hear how truly amazing Asami, the one and only voice, is I'd recommend any one of the e songs, Edge of the world, Empty daydream or Epilogue, or maybe try A Frozen Serenade or The Swan song with Chopin intro. Any of which I guarantee will blow your mind, Thank-you
In Japan, only cute young groups can appear on TV, so full-fledged rock bands are having a very hard time. The only way to save them is to buy their CDs and DVDs.
Thank you for reacting to one of the best metal bands out there with the best vocalist. Hope to see you cover Lovebites more as they rock the hell out. If you’re interested in discovering other Great Japanese all-women bands, then consider any of the following (each distinctly different from one another) Band-Maid - Domination (live) Hanabie - We Live Sweets (mv) Nemophila - Dissension (live or mv)
Thank you for the video. It was very interesting. If you will react to Lovebites again, you can choose the "E-songs" such as "Edge of the world", "Epilogie" or "Empty Daydream". These songs show the power of Asami's voice! Thank you again!
I like a reaction with some enthusiasm, provided a knowledge of music is shown, so I'd like to see some more lovebites reactions by you if possible. I'd love to see your take on A Frozen Serenade, it will probably blow your mind. 🤘🥁🎤🎹🎸🐺🇬🇧 Thank you
Well, it just so happens that you made my day. Very good reaction, good analysis and nice personality, and as if that were not enough, technically good video with good audio balance and good video quality. Excellent work.
Thank you for taking a look at LOVEBITES and Asami specifically. LOVEBITES has a definite core sound, but they manage an impressive amount of diversity in their songs without straying from that sound. I see others have suggested the "E songs" of "Empty Daydream," "Epilogue," and "Edge of the World," and they're all good, but I'd like to also suggest "Dancing With the Devil" as Asami shows a lot of attitude and sass and does a lot of extra runs in that song.
Great reaction - a couple of things - The song is roughly 163bpm - so it is fast ! Asami ( the singer ) comes from an R&B background and is also a trained ballerina - hence the poise throughout . Miyako ( the first guitar solo ) is , believe it or not a trained classical pianist and only taught herself guitar in High School .aged 19 . Midori ( 2nd guitar solo ) also started classical piano at the age of 2 and didn't start learning guitar until she was 20 . Haruna ( drummer ) has been playing since she was 13 ( she's only 4'10" tall ) and she's the powerhouse that drives the band . Miho - Bassist on this video has left the band and been replaced by Fami who is a star in her own right
They named the band after the Grammy winning Halestorm son LoveBites (So Do I). Lead singer, Asami, has joined Lzzy and the boys onstage performing that song.
I read up on them finding them just like last night. They took like the thrash metal from the USA and the power metal from Europe threw out the J-pop/J-metal/J-rock sound and said lets play pure metal from the western world and melt peoples faces off. Well played ladies well played. As for the dresses it is because they want to stand out on stage and not just be like ever other band that wares black or some other dark color.
I would love to see you react to Dana Dan by Bloodywood, but you need to have the closed caption on when watching it and pay attention to the lyrics. It's Indian Folk Metal as they describe it.
honestly, Haruna has been my fave drummer for years now, ever since she and Miho played together in Destrose, Haruna just makes playing drum so fun and easy
Yes! Browse your channel many times, wishing / hoping you would do Lovebites, YAY! And she's 4' 11", Asami, the vocalist. Would you believe me if I said she holds those belts 2x as long in the '21 version, go check it out. 4 MASTERPIECES you must check out for great vocals: 1. A Frozen Serenade live 2021 2. Swan song w/Chopin intro live 2020 (who doesn't like a Chopin piano intro) 3. Edge of the World live 2020 4. Epilogue, their legit ballad, live from 2019 Well done and loved the analysis / breakdowns. Welcome to the world of Lovebites!! 🤘🐺
Nice reaction! Watching these ladies reminds me of Debbie Reynolds, Fred Astaire's dance partner. She said once that women can do what men do, but backwards and in heels. So can Lovebites 😀
*Ginger Rogers was Astaire's dance partner who made that "backwards & in heels" true statement, though Debbie Reynolds is a gem of a vocalist, actress, dancer (Singin' In The Rain 1952) keeping up with Gene Kelly & Donald O'Connor in her first ever 'starring' role! LOVEBITES is the 'pinnacle' of music composition, arrangement & performance in my 7 decades of life, also beautiful, graceful, kind & empathic in their interactions with fans, while also bringing a 'message' of self-empowerment, perseverance, integrity, dignity, personal-responsibility & unity-in-love. LOVEBITES !!!!!
LOVEBITES - Holy War lyrics: Look at those black clouds, it’s going to rain blood People live in fear, covered in mud Singing oh Gloria to change the prophecy We are the metal warriors Fighting the darkness for sisters There is a thousand, a thousand of evils Hush, do not wake up Satan’s devils Singing Hallelujah to save our majesty We are the metal warriors Fighting the darkness for brothers Shining blade and burning heart Into the Gates of Hell we march Immortal soul, let there be light Into the Eye of Heaven Eagles at a holy war Fly higher than the sun We are one for all and all for one forevermore SOLO: midori Kingdom of Heaven, never shall we fall Reincarnation, wait for your call Singing oh, Gloria to change the prophecy We are the metal warriors Fighting the darkness for sisters Morning star and dying moon Into the Gates of Hell we march Mighty soul, let there be hope Into the Eye of Heaven Eagles at a holy war Fly higher than the sun Stand up in the name of the God of heavy metal What do we live for？What do we fight for, tonight？ But the world is beautiful, worth fighting for Only have one thing on our mind Facing the fate, holy war SOLO: miyako / midori / both Singing Hallelujah to save our majesty We are the metal warriors Fighting the darkness for brothers Shining blade and burning heart Into the Gates of Hell we march Immortal soul, let there be light Into the Eye of Heaven Eagles at a holy war Fly higher than the sun We are one for all and all for one forevermore What do we live for？What do we fight for, tonight？ But the world is beautiful, worth fighting for Only have one thing on our mind Facing the fate, holy war ----- lyrics: LOVEBITES music: Mao arrangement: LOVEBITES (miho, haruna, midori, miyako, asami) from Electric Pentagram 2020
Just to counter any anti interruption crew; I'm here for the explanations in the interruptions. You and a few other reactors are, at least for me, the missed music schooling due to an unfortunate accident involving my music teacher in high school. Furthermore, I think you (all) give so much more insight in what music is about than whatever my brothers recieved when there was a new music teacher in place pale in comparison. This makes my appreciation of music so much more insightfull. Keep up the good and insightfull work and also the advocacy for music in general. Squad for more interuptions! 😊🎶
Awesome!! Detailed and iinformative reactions are the best!! Thanks! 🤘🐺🤘 Asami yes, i love her voice, her English is not perfect, but she tries. Other than that i find everything about her singing, amazing!! And she sings different styles, as the band has a variety of songs from ballads to faster Metal like this one!! Her background other than ballet from a young age, was R&B and Soul, that type of stuff, she loves Alicia Keys!! Coming into a powerhouse Metal band like LOVEBITES was a huge change in style for her, and she nailed it, perfect vocals for the band, just my opinion!! And the band chose her exactly because she wans't the typical metal singer, she was different and they liked that!!
Another all female Japanese rock band you should check out is Band Maid. The Japanese have figured out how to make things that don't look like they should work... look amazing
Great Reaction(same as every other Vocal coach)! To my knowledge she has NO vocal 'training'. She did take ballet for 16 years, but discovered at 4'10 she was considered 'too short' to be a ballerina - so she started singing R&B and Soul. She auditioned for Lovebites and fully embraced being a Power Metal vocalist. Her most Amazing vocal performance is the 2020 Live version of Edge of the World th-cam.com/video/UZjxMjBop7w/w-d-xo.html Other videos that showcase her vocal ability: Epilogue th-cam.com/video/JIAJYBuuKGM/w-d-xo.html ; Empty Daydream th-cam.com/video/lXh_uMM94jU/w-d-xo.html ; A Frozen Serenade th-cam.com/video/Ae8pQVu-RN8/w-d-xo.html. 🤘🐺🤘
When they chose white feminine stage costumes, which can be said to be heresy in the metal scene, they prepared themselves to become lone wolves. Since then, the wolf has become the symbol of LOVEBITES.
Does copyright affect some channels more than others? I have seen this video of Holy War on at least two other reactors channels with no pauses at all, how are they not getting strikes?
Really wanna watch u react to swan song with chopin intro..next reaction maybe..that would be great...lovebites🔥🐺🤘..oh one more empty daydream should be on your list too..
Another great reaction, Jennifer! Lovebites has a lot of really great songs I think you would enjoy. There are also a lot of great all-female Japanese rock and metal bands that I am sure would really love too. The lead singer of Hagane (hah-gah-nay) has a similar vocal style, and their latest video is "Black Cult." Nemophila is a really great metal band and their lead singer, Mayu will give you some surprises, their latest single, "Seize the Fate" is a great song as is "Dissension" and the rest of their catalog. Band Maid is an interesting rock band with two main vocalists, although every member in the band can sing, they have over 120 songs in their catalog, and I haven't found one that I don't like. Trident is another great rock band, "Spoopy", "Cry Out" and "Signal" are some of their newest songs. I could list a couple of dozen more all-female bands from Japan that are excellent. In any case, I hope you are having a wonderful day!
In the 2021 live performance, Asami holds that long note even longer, seems she forgot that you're supposed to breathe occasionally. 😅 A suggested track which shows off their versatility is Empty Daydream (Daughters of the Dawn live concert, 2019). A classical intro (Rachmaninov) by guitarist Miyako on keyboards, a slower vocal intro and some nice backing vocals and harmonies from the girls. Nice reaction, thank you. (Link) - th-cam.com/video/lXh_uMM94jU/w-d-xo.html
Kudos to ASAMI for singing in English, but I would enjoy hearing your reaction to her vocals in the original, Japanese language version of BRAVEHEARTED, from the 2017 LOVEBITES EP, her most soulful performance. English contains many sounds not found in Japanese. As a result, the sound of native speakers of Japanese singing in English is usually cringe worthy. (Not to be confused with the singing of foreign words in katakana, which is fine, charming even.) ASAMI’s English pronunciation is better than most, but I hear a lot of stress and harshness in her vocals which are not present in her delivery of Japanese lyrics. I’m curious to know if you hear the same thing.
There is another live version of this where it is the last song of the main set and Asami holds that last note even longer. This one it was the second song of the show. Appreciate your detailed analysis of Asami very much like The Charismatic Voice or Julia Nixon does, I don't think Elizabeth has touched Lovebites yet. Look forward to more. Edge of the World from the same show is a better Asami showcase.
Great analysis and reaction! At the end of "winds of Transylvania" and "shadowmaker", you can hear Asami's penetrating, high-pitched voice. Also, at the same "hory war" concert in 2021, you will be uttering high tone voices for twice as long as you reacted in 2020. 素晴らしい分析とリアクションです！ 「winds of Transylvania」と「shadowmaker」では、終盤にアサミの突き抜ける様なハイトーンボイスを聴く事ができます。 また、同じ「hory war」の2021年のコンサートでは、貴方が反応した2020年の倍の時間 ハイトーンボイスを発声しています。
Another suggestion from me, a Japanese person. Please listen to "Dignity of Spirit" by the Japanese band "Unlucky Morpheus". Vocalist Fuki's high tone voice and intense vibrato, And the technical performance of a violinist named Jill is impressive. I think it's a fun band from a voice tonener's point of view. そして、日本人の私から もうひとつの提案。 日本のバンド「アンラッキー・モルフェウス」の「Dignity of Spirit」を、是非聴いて下さい。 ボーカリストのフキの、ハイトーンボイスと強烈なビブラート、 そしてジルと言う名前のバイオリニストのテクニカルな演奏が印象的です。 ボイストーナーの視点から見ても 楽しいバンドだと思います。
Lovebites was a phenomenal heavy metal band. they composed 50's songs with various metal genre and all of it was amazing. Latest, they will come with new album in February 2023. for vocalize, next try Edge Of The World, Swan Song, Epiloque (all live) and many more. great reaction 👍👍🤘
Oh boy. If you fall in the japanese rock/metal all girls band hole, you're in for a trip lol. There are many groups all having a style both musically and vocally different, whether it's Lovebites all in power, Gacharic Spin which has a side that can be more "pop" with funk and metal accents, Nemophila and its singer Mayu, to the voice as angelic as rocky or even my favorite group Band Maid and its two vocalists, the powerful Saiki (lead vocal) and the adorable Miku (back up vocal but she has her own songs too).
We are still waiting for UK and Germany dates, probably soon! THE THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE - WORLD TOUR 2024 June 19th, 2024: Milan, Italy (Legend Club) June 22th, 2024: Cartagena, Spain (Rock Imperium Festival) June 26th-29th, 2024: Vivero, Lugo, Spain (Resurrection Fest XIX) June 28th, 2024: Clisson, France (Hellfest 2024) September 1st, 2024: Tokyo, Japan (Tokyo Garden Theater) September 6th, 2024: Atlanta, Georgia, USA (ProgPower USA XXIII)
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"That was ... wow" I agree. And that was fun. I remember reading their band-name here on TH-cam, but never got around listening to them. Now I have another band to look into. Thanks for that, whoever requested this reaction 😛 And Jen, don't apologise for pausing and breaking down the music. That's what most of us are here for. As a guitarist the technical difficulties of the instrumental parts of this kind of music are obvious to me, but I never thought about how much technique is involved in the vocals. You and others doing vocal analysis definitely chaneged how I listen to music. For suggestions this time I say (all live performances): different style, but go for it: Ayreon - Everybody Dies th-cam.com/video/9AAXtUdM7xE/w-d-xo.html (should give no copyright issues, Arjen and Mascot are fine with reactions) a bit like Lovebites, but different: Dragonforce - Fury Of The Storm th-cam.com/video/BxF7pfW7sqI/w-d-xo.html and a two for one with nice contrast: Blind Guardian - Bard's Song and Valhalla live th-cam.com/video/i-IcX_bccFc/w-d-xo.html (edit: fixed stupid typos, should stop commenting when half asleep 😀)
Lovebites toured with DragonForce in 2019. Midori and Miyako are among the best metal guitar duos ever. You will agree if you check out more of their music. Lovebites plays thrash metal like Slayer, traditional metal like Iron Maiden, progressive metal like Rush or Dream Theater, as well as soft ballads with piano and acoustics guitar.
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@@ChadTheDragonLord Thanks for the info. I'm not surprised they toured together.
Your comment about not looking straight up while singing makes me wonder about the few metal singers i've seen who do that consistently. (Lemmy from MotorHead and Demolition Man from Venom Inc. come to mind in particular). They both are known for setting their mic stand high so that they are singing up into the mic from below. Granted, both are/were known for harsh, gravelly vocals so that may be part of it.
I love the way you explain the voice in this video so I am wondering if you could you react to Greta Van Fleet's Broken Bells... I would love to hear what you think of his voice... thanks.
They are the best in their gebit. I love them so much. Haruna. What an nuclear power plant. So consist and. And M & M such bad ass goddesses. Miho bass ass extraordinar and then we have Asami. Wow. She is amazing. ❤❤❤❤
Finally Jennifer!!! What a joy was for me today to watch your first reaction video to Lovebites!!! And finally a vocal coach expert, passionate and fair like you acknowledging Asami’s vocal qualities and skills!! I always thought that Asami was a fantastic metal lead singer and, after watching your reaction video, I’m even more convinced about that, thanks!! If you want to “analyze” the backing vocals quality of the 3 guitarists, please react to this video “LOVEBITES / BURDEN OF TIME - Studio Live” th-cam.com/video/4OBf_Gn8efs/w-d-xo.html
Great reaction Jen! Powerful vocals, driving instruments! Lovebites is definitely a force in rock and roll. Another similar band you may like is Band Maid.
@@JenniferGlatzhofer Beware of deception. Bandmaid is a very good band but "similar" to Lovebites is a complete hoax. To begin with, the vocal style is rather Pop, nothing to do with Asami. BandMaid is not Heavy Metal and they sing in Japanese, not English.
The only thing similar is they are a female band from Japan. Band maid is a completely different, genre, and language. About as different as The Clash is with Iron Maiden. Are those bands similar because they are both male bands from the UK?
Thanks for your reaction. Hi im from indonesia. Nsorry my english is not good 😁 next song my favorite spng EDGE OF THE WORLD PLEASE 😊 I'm subscribe you 🥰
Jennifer I suggest to try to search the videos recording at AGT of MARCELITO POMOY which will surprise you from Philippines and a lot more singers here in Philippines. Try his version of The Prayer, The Power of Love, Chinese and Spanish songs . A lot more of surprises of Pilipino singers at X Factor and BGT
![MUSIC DIRECTOR REACTS | LOVEBITES / Holy War [Live at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo 2020]](/img/n.gif)
So, as I mentioned in my description, the album isn't out yet!! There are some complications, but hang tight. It will come!! Even more reason to pre-save so you don't miss when it does come out - distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jenniferglatzhofer/layers
If You watch the same song but from the 2021 concert You can really hear how Asami the singer has development. th-cam.com/video/2WEkVd5JrFI/w-d-xo.html
Anticipation!! Thanks for the update! So looking forward to hearing you sing!!!
So I noticed you haven't done Swan Song by Lovebites. If you do, make sure it has the insane Piano intro as well.
@@janihaavisto79 Definitely a good choice, together with the Chopin "Revolutionary Etude" intro...
I've seen, that you haven't continued your exploration of LOVEBITES. This week, they went both #1 on DVD and #1 on Blu-ray sales with their new live album "Knockin' At Heaven's Gate" (August 23rd, 2023) in Japan. Since last week, they are touring in Japan (today, they'll play in Sendai - sold out). Three of the live album videos are available on LOVEBITES TH-cam channel. Their album "Judgement Day" was released on February 22nd, 2023. Miyako, the guitarist, released a piano EP with 6 covers of well known metal songs in June. There's a lot going on. There's also more than 60 songs, none of them fillers, all good. As an overview, I'll post a little list as an orientation. LOVEBITES never disappoint, you could pick any song, and will be satisfied. All 5 are master musicians, a supergroup!
Nobody analyzed Asamis voice like this. Jenn really knows what she is talking about-what a pro. I am loving it-a lot. I mean, this whole band is something very special-no one can deny that. Hope that Jenn will do another Lovebites song. RESPECT!
Thanks so much!
@@JenniferGlatzhofer I comply with every word in Zoran's comment. A concise analysis put into words that everybody can understand, even someone like me who has no experience with singing at all (what a pity!). Lovebites, who really are a remarkable band, have many more outstanding songs, so keep on analysing Asami's art, it's worth it!
IMHO you definitely should also get aquainted with LiSA, much beloved and admired superstar, anime singer and performer. There's no one else like her. Her "First Take" performances made many listeners cry out of joy, because of the sheer beauty of her vocal artistry. There's a brand new video on the "First Take" channel where she is supported by the pianist and composer Yuki Kajiura who broke down that complex composition full of technicalities into a vocal/piano composition. That song isn't a popsong anymore, so it won't get as popular as some other songs that Yuki Kajiura wrote for LiSA (the most popular ones for sure are Gurenge and Homura, which added a lot to her reputation globally, being part of the "Demon Slayer"- Anime movies (Take a look at www.youtube.com/@The_FirstTake/search?query=lisa - it's highly recommendable, or should I say indispensable?
And activate the captions if you want to have an english translation. Enjoy it!
Asami: Lead Vocals, Piano. - The One And Only Voice -
Haruna: Drums. - The Little BIG Engine -
Midori: Guitars, Backing Vocals. - The Crazy Shredder -
Miho: Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Natural Born Headbanger - (Left the band in 2021)
Miyako: Guitars, Keyboards, Piano, Backing Vocals, Main Composer and Arranger - The Golden Touch -
Thank you. Truly, thank you…. The number of vocal coach channels I’ve asked to react to Asami is equal to the number of vocal coach channels that haven’t responded. But on the odd occasion one does react, guess what? They all react in a similar manner to yourself…they stop, catch their breath and realise they have to start paying attention. Asami’s skill is, for me, doubled by the fact that as a Japanese speaker she is not only singing quite demanding vocals, for a two hour show, but is doing such a good job enunciating her words. Yes she lapses her “L” and “R” sometimes, but usually in songs like this that are very wordy. In slower songs she has much better enunciation. And in more recent performances, she’s obviously been working on it because she’s better still. There is 2021 live version of this song on TH-cam which I personally think is far better. Her long held “war” in both cases are about twice as long, and the lyrics are much clearer. I’m from the U.K., I’m 63, and this band has the 5 most talented people on one stage that I’ve ever seen and heard. As for Asami, having trained in ballet she is the epitome of grace. Her lyrics are always uplifting and positive. I don’t care if she is a married woman, a mother…I adore her. Because she is a beautiful human being. Humble, always smiling, grounded. Please react to more, her range is remarkable, it’s not all belting. Great reaction. Very friendly and engaging. More please !!
Haruna "little BIG Engine" drums 🧡 (4'9"; 1.45m)
Asami "The One & Only Voice" vocals/piano ❤ (4'10"; 1.47m)
Midori "Crazy Shredder" guitar 💚 (4'11"; 1.5m)
Miyako "The Golden Touch" guitar/piano 💙 (5'2"; 1.58m)
this performance: Miho "Natural Born Head-Banger" bass 💜 (5'1"; 1.55m)
new: Fami bass (5'2"; 1.58m unconfirmed)
nicknames given by the band
"Bravehearted": th-cam.com/video/MaKtRMiSfMI/w-d-xo.html
written by "little BIG Engine" Haruna !
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Jennifer! Late again I know. I had never heard of Lovebites either so I was right there with you as a first timer. Wow! I listened to and took in all you were saying about the lead singer but I kept being distracted by those guitars! 😯 Those girls can flat out play! I'm glad each of them had a featured section so we could really see their talents. Overall very interesting group! I'm with you, I'd listen to more of this. Great reaction and analysis as always Jennifer! 😊 And thanks again for that sweet little Christmas collab with Hege!
Super cool!! Thank you 😁
@davidh.4649 Welcome to the Wolfpack David. Lovebites can play heavier songs and lighter songs. They play so many different styles of heavy metal. They won the 2018 Metal Hammer Golden Gods award for best new band. Midori and Miyako have formed one of the greatest guitar duos I have ever seen in my 40 years of listening to heavy metal. Miyako can also shred the piano as good as she shreds the guitar. Check out "Swan Song" with Chopin intro: th-cam.com/video/dcMVtrvpJpk/w-d-xo.html
Thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 Lovebites is one of the best bands in our country. We say "Japan is the country obsessed by Rock Music". The history is very long and the obsession started in 1966 when Beatles visited Japan and held 5 concerts at Budokan. Speaking of hard rock / heavy metal music, a number of bands started to come to Japan since as early as 1970s : Led Zeppelin / Grand Funk Railroad (1971), Deep Purple (1972), Queen (1975), Kiss (1977), Cheap Trick / Van Halen / Scorpions (1978), Judas Priest (1978/79) and so on. Now, any type of rock can be enjoyed here, especially by many all-female or women-fronted bands. They are daughters of American / European rock, for sure. (Many are grand-daughters in terms of age.)
Uh-oh, we also say "Japan is the country obsessed by Jazz". It had started earlier than rock 😄
They are a power and thrash metal band influenced by classic metal bands like Metallica and Iron Maiden. They have toured the UK with the British metal band DragonForce. Some metalheads don't like this vocal style they prefer the growling and screaming vocals of genres like death metal.
Most metalheads are just fine with operatic soprano style when there's expression and emotion. Within Temptation opens for Iron Maiden on their present US tour. I haven't heard any complaints.
The bands that feature clean female vocals (WT, Epica, Lovebites, Nightwish, Amaranth) are usually superb musicians too, better than average imho for the genre. And the vocals are at least half cleans in Spiritbox, Jinjer and even Alissa does them now on some tracks.
Death metal is just sub-genre among many! Growling and screaming are just a few technique among many! Don’t confine metal to just some few sub-genres!!!!!!!
Asami the vocalist is a well-trained ballerina (hence the graceful movements of her arms and body) and she was an RnB singer before joining LOVEBITES. It's great to know that the arms and body movements indeed helped with her vocal projections. Thanks for the reaction, Jennifer. If you want more LOVEBITES songs that highlight Asami's vocals, you can try 'Edge of the World' next. Cheers!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Than you! Oh nice!!
@@JenniferGlatzhofer Here are some rare old Asami before Lovebites videos :
140312?ASAMI?"If ain't got you" cover
th-cam.com/video/d1V_s0fjGoo/w-d-xo.html
asami-I like it more than anyone else (cover) @ Shibuya WASTEDTIME
th-cam.com/video/VMUy0pxToh4/w-d-xo.html
been following the band almost since the beginning, but either never heard of Asami's dancing background, or completely ignored that
thanks for reminding me of that
@@konobuzoggu239 sometimes some little details or info just slipped our mind. You're welcome, brother 🤘🏼🐺🤘🏼
@@JenniferGlatzhofer have you seen Hatsune Miku? She's a Vocaloid. Not a real person it's a recorded voice in a computer program. She does concerts as a hologram. Anyone can use her voice if you buy the program. She might have a million songs. This is her performing the masterpiece 'Rolling Girl' by the composer Wowaka RIP th-cam.com/video/JS9Xr-pGJWY/w-d-xo.html
I hope you come back to Lovebites Jen!
Hi, just saw your reaction to Lovebites and loved i!. I see that you've asked for recommendations or favorite artists to react to so please do a reaction video to Rachelle Ferrell. She's out of this world with het six ocave range. The way she has control, emotional expression and musicality are the best there is. Look to: With open arms live at the Apollo or I can explain live and enjoy musical bliss of the highest level. Wish you all the best!
reactions by vocal coaches are always fun to watch for their first exposure to LOVEBITES because just about all of them GET asami's voice. screams and growls ? nope. amazing clear vocals bordering on operatic ? yup. perfect instrumentation that does not stop. best band of metal goddesses to ever rule
Love it!!
@@JenniferGlatzhofer if you want to hear more the dark haired guitarist miyako is a classically trained pianist since age 3. she is now 32 and self taught at guitar at age 18. she does an amazing chopin intro in the song 'swan song' that you will love'. another stunning live performance : th-cam.com/video/WBhtqgiXEA4/w-d-xo.html
@@thedocofrock1890 Absolutely! Miyako is amazing and from what I read recently, she also does solo engagements between gigs with Lovebites.
(I'm not a music expert, what follows is a layman's monologue)
Many voice trainers have distributed LOVEBITES reaction videos in the past. At that time, some people pointed out their concerns about the way Asami (singer) sang.
"She often looks up (raises her throat) and sings in a high voice. But that's a bit risky."
Even a layman like me can understand that when a human bends her throat and sings, it becomes difficult for her voice to come out smoothly.
However, upon closer inspection, I realized that Asami wasn't singing with her throat bent. She appears to "curve her entire upper body" when she calls out to her ceiling. That way she avoids the risk of bending her throat. I think that the ability to use her whole body flexibly in this way has something to do with her past 16 years of serious training as a ballet dancer.
It may also be meaningful that her base as a singer was made in a career of R&B and jazz rather than metal and rock. She seems to have earned the status of a metal singer who, like many rock/metal singers, doesn't strain her throat with growls and yells.
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from Nippon
*It is a sentence using Google translation. I hope I conveyed my intentions correctly.
Actually, very few reactors realize what I realized a long time ago… You can lift up your chin when you sing, Ariana Grande does this and things amazingly… But to a certain degree. If you raise it up too much, then, yes, you are constricting the space in your throat, but if you raise it up slightly, that’s enough to open up the space in your throat, and raise up your chest force more because of that Because you’re raising of the larynx as well and creating that thin fold quality needed to do heavy, belting safely.
Well in realty metal music has always been more singing then growls. And to be honest there are very few that can do growls and singing really well. One that has blown me away with that is Adrienne Cowan of Seven Spires.
Im not sure if anyone mentioned in comments that she (Asami, the singer) actually held those 15:52 and 20:54 twice longer during their 2021 Heavy Metal Never Dies live in Tokyo.
I love this band, and I'm always excited to see new reactions to their music. Thank you for this!
17:24 When the vocal coach realizes that she is witnessing one of the best female guitar players she has ever seen. 17:36 Then she discovers they have TWO of the best, in the SAME BAND!! Love it.
YYEEEEESSS🤘🏼🤘🏼
@@JenniferGlatzhofer Not just the best female guitarists, arguably the two best guitarists EVER, PERIOD. Certainly in speed, timing and discipline terms. As a pianist I can hear they are easily within 1/32nd, often able to coordinate within 1/64 maybe sometimes 1/128th notes, like 10-15 milliseconds. This needs to be measured but the guitar duets here are astonishing. Like one crazed two headed goddess is doing both parts with four hands.
A French music magazine interviewed Asami (the singer) and asked about the white dresses and playing Metal. Asami said we're girls, we don't want to dress like boys. Also we're all small and it's easier to see us on stage.
Haruna(drums) is 4'9" as is Asami. Midori (blond guitarist) is 4'10", Miho (bass, she left the band) is 4'10 1/2 or 4'11" and Miyako (other guitarist) is the tallest at 5'2". The new bassist Fami is 5'2" as well.
Asami has like 13+ years of ballet performance from her early years, and it shows in her graceful moves on stage. Lovebites are the Metal Warriors, saving Heavy Metal from darkness and obscurity.
They wear white because they're very petite ladies. The white dresses will reflect light to make them easier to be seen scene on dark metal stages. The heels help too. Asmai, vocals is 4"10", Haruna, drums is 4'9", Midori, blue guitar and Miho, bass are 5" and Miyako, guitar is 5'2".
Asami has said on fan chats that she does not do anything special for her and has no special pre-concert routine either. She is the prime lyricist in the band.
pure perfection! thank you for your great reaction/analysis.
That is the nature of Power Metal, fast melodic music, combined with near operatic vocals,
See Bruce Dickenson Iron Maiden, Rob Halford Judas Priest, ZP Theart Dragon Force, Re:No Aldious, Andi Deris Helloween, etc.
welcome to the world of Lovebites they have no bad songs
Great reaction! Thanks Jennifer! Asami does that for every song, 1.5-2 hours in a row. At least there are usually some long solos for her to catch a break 🤣 One of my favorite bands right now. They are all so talented. It's absolutely amazing that they can play in time and harmonize at that speed. Flawlessly. Thanks for all the attention spent talking about things Asami is up to.
I hope you continue with Lovebites. Amazing Artists in every way !
The leaning back technique you spotted just before they went in the solos... Thank you so much for pointing that out. I was wondering how she could pull that off, because i sure can't look up when I belt. :)
I learned.a lot on this video, thank you so much!
My Lovebites 🏴 🐺 🤘
Congratulations, you just found the best new metal band to come along in decades. In their five years of existence thus far, they have easily put themselves on par with the greatest bands of metal’s golden age. Other reviewers have described them as alien superheroes disguised as young women, angels, princesses of metal, and angry bridesmaids. They recently went on a year-long hiatus while they searched for a new bassist. They announced the new bassist in October 2022 and their fans eagerly await their next move. They just announced an album due out in February. Some background:
They were formed in 2016 from the remnants of a legendary all-girl Japanese metal band called Destrose (yes, all-girl metal has been a thing in Japan since at least 1981). Miho (bass, chief headbanger and founder of the band) had a vision of a new band in the style of the great European bands of the golden age of metal. She recruited her former bandmate Haruna (drums, 4'9" “pocket nuclear reactor”); they needed two world-class guitarists, and so they went and found Midori and Miyako, who were with other groups. The four of them then found Asami, the singer, who was doing soul and blues at the time (she was also trained in ballet).
Miyako has composed a little more than half of their music, with Miho composing a lot of their thrashier songs in collaboration with Mao, the lead composer of another band called Lightbringer. Midori has also been getting into the act, and they regularly perform a song written by Haruna as well. Asami writes most of the lyrics. With Miho having left for personal reasons, they recently announced their new bassist, Fami, who is a young phenom and herself a composer and multi-instrumentalist.
They studied all the great historical metal bands going back to Purple and Sabbath, through Maiden, Priest, Metallica, Helloween, Slayer etc. They toured with Dragonforce in 2019, and word from those in attendance was that next time around, it will be the ladies headlining. They have incorporated some of the best of each of those bands into their arsenal, and have created a sound that is fresh and cutting edge while paying tribute to the old masters.
They do everything from soulful power ballads to heavy thrash. Almost every song includes face-melting solos by Miyako and Midori. The two guitarists are quite different in style and tone. Midori (blonde ponytail) is the extrovert and speed demon; Miyako is the introvert, with the more soulful feel (though she can also shred like crazy). Midori uses a cleaner tone, Miyako uses more distortion, pinch harmonics and pedal effects. The contrast makes their duets rich and dynamic. It doesn’t hurt that either one can smoke most of the shredders in the classic metal bands. As another reviewer said, "It seems criminal these two are allowed to be in the same band." Here are more clips you should check out:
“Set the World on Fire” th-cam.com/video/99zsH6iG_6c/w-d-xo.html from their recently released concert DVD “Heavy Metal Never Dies”.
“Don’t Bite the Dust” th-cam.com/video/oHnKGEj1CMc/w-d-xo.html, from the same concert;
"Edge of the World" and "We the United", back to back: th-cam.com/video/sl0-U-ykJCU/w-d-xo.html They form an incredible journey from darkness and despair to light and hope.
Also, “Empty Daydream”, which starts as a ballad and becomes a real rocker: th-cam.com/video/lXh_uMM94jU/w-d-xo.html.
Miyako is also a virtuoso concert pianist, and was headed for a career in classical music, before picking up the guitar. If you want to see what she can do on the piano, watch “Swan Song” WITH the prelude, which is Chopin’s “Revolutionary Etude” (official name Étude Opus 10, No. 12 in C minor). Miyako wrote “Swan Song” using elements from several classical pieces including the Etude. This link should work: th-cam.com/video/WBhtqgiXEA4/w-d-xo.html.
For a thrasher with heavy Slayer and Metallica vibes, “Break the Wall” th-cam.com/video/G021aP2ao6Y/w-d-xo.html includes two gorgeous and completely contrasting solos by M&M.
For a heart-stopping ballad, “Epilogue” th-cam.com/video/1ynnXDfEnnY/w-d-xo.html (this includes a second song, your choice whether or not to react to both)
Finally, while you will sometimes hear you should only react to live clips, actually their MV’s are epic and worth seeing. Here are four of the most spectacular:
"Shadowmaker" th-cam.com/video/Brmoln5Gxus/w-d-xo.html
This is the song that blew up and melted faces all over the world
"When Destinies Align" th-cam.com/video/hLFelI93VkM/w-d-xo.html
"Glory to the World" th-cam.com/video/-wJtD2XEXH4/w-d-xo.html
"Winds of Transylvania" th-cam.com/video/HsE4Ub_Pjh8/w-d-xo.html.
You'll get lots of suggestions, just one thing: don't bother with Bloodstock footage, the sound quality is poor. Best to take suggestions with actual links. Also, you can’t go wrong with any of their official clips. Welcome to the Wolf-Pack!
The stamina and technique one needs to have in order to be able to repeat those high notes and make it seem so simple!
And the power in the instruments!
This group really rocks.
Great analysis and reaction as always.
Indeed! Thank you 😁
I've watched a LOT of Reaction videos to Lovebites, including many from vocal coaches, and I personally found your reaction as the most thorough and interesting one I've seen. You've gained a subscriber. I'd love to hear your analysis of some more Lovebites songs.
Thanks so much 😁
Awaiting your return for further analysis to the ladies of lovebites! If you want to hear how truly amazing Asami, the one and only voice, is I'd recommend any one of the e songs, Edge of the world, Empty daydream or Epilogue, or maybe try A Frozen Serenade or The Swan song with Chopin intro. Any of which I guarantee will blow your mind, Thank-you
Asami"s voice is breathtaking. Very good reaction and analysis,i loved it
In Japan, only cute young groups can appear on TV, so full-fledged rock bands are having a very hard time. The only way to save them is to buy their CDs and DVDs.
I had never heard Lovebites before. That was wow 😳 Talented musicians!
Thank you for the analysis 😊
Thank you for reacting to one of the best metal bands out there with the best vocalist. Hope to see you cover Lovebites more as they rock the hell out.
If you’re interested in discovering other Great Japanese all-women bands, then consider any of the following (each distinctly different from one another)
Band-Maid - Domination (live)
Hanabie - We Live Sweets (mv)
Nemophila - Dissension (live or mv)
Please, react to more of Japan band's!!! Like: Babymetal; Hanabie; Nemophila; Broken by the Scream; Lady Baby; Band Maid and others
And now, the next step could be: Chopin etude + Swan song. Thanks for your technical analysis!
Thank you for the video. It was very interesting.
If you will react to Lovebites again, you can choose the "E-songs" such as "Edge of the world", "Epilogie" or "Empty Daydream". These songs show the power of Asami's voice!
Thank you again!
I like a reaction with some enthusiasm, provided a knowledge of music is shown, so I'd like to see some more lovebites reactions by you if possible. I'd love to see your take on A Frozen Serenade, it will probably blow your mind. 🤘🥁🎤🎹🎸🐺🇬🇧
Thank you
Soprano Asami has a background in R&B and soul music, she is a stage-general!
Midori and Miyako are one of the best duo metal guitarists today!
Well, it just so happens that you made my day. Very good reaction, good analysis and nice personality, and as if that were not enough, technically good video with good audio balance and good video quality. Excellent work.
Thanks so much
Thank you for taking a look at LOVEBITES and Asami specifically. LOVEBITES has a definite core sound, but they manage an impressive amount of diversity in their songs without straying from that sound. I see others have suggested the "E songs" of "Empty Daydream," "Epilogue," and "Edge of the World," and they're all good, but I'd like to also suggest "Dancing With the Devil" as Asami shows a lot of attitude and sass and does a lot of extra runs in that song.
Great reaction - a couple of things - The song is roughly 163bpm - so it is fast !
Asami ( the singer ) comes from an R&B background and is also a trained ballerina - hence the poise throughout .
Miyako ( the first guitar solo ) is , believe it or not a trained classical pianist and only taught herself guitar in High School .aged 19 .
Midori ( 2nd guitar solo ) also started classical piano at the age of 2 and didn't start learning guitar until she was 20 .
Haruna ( drummer ) has been playing since she was 13 ( she's only 4'10" tall ) and she's the powerhouse that drives the band .
Miho - Bassist on this video has left the band and been replaced by Fami who is a star in her own right
They named the band after the Grammy winning Halestorm son LoveBites (So Do I). Lead singer, Asami, has joined Lzzy and the boys onstage performing that song.
The live perfomance live ever 🤘
Ok so is it just me or does this remind me of early works of sonata arctica. Love it.
I read up on them finding them just like last night. They took like the thrash metal from the USA and the power metal from Europe threw out the J-pop/J-metal/J-rock sound and said lets play pure metal from the western world and melt peoples faces off.
Well played ladies well played. As for the dresses it is because they want to stand out on stage and not just be like ever other band that wares black or some other dark color.
I would love to see you react to Dana Dan by Bloodywood, but you need to have the closed caption on when watching it and pay attention to the lyrics. It's Indian Folk Metal as they describe it.
honestly, Haruna has been my fave drummer for years now, ever since she and Miho played together in Destrose, Haruna just makes playing drum so fun and easy
She's a machine.
Yes! Browse your channel many times, wishing / hoping you would do Lovebites, YAY! And she's 4' 11", Asami, the vocalist. Would you believe me if I said she holds those belts 2x as long in the '21 version, go check it out.
4 MASTERPIECES you must check out for great vocals:
1. A Frozen Serenade live 2021
2. Swan song w/Chopin intro live 2020 (who doesn't like a Chopin piano intro)
3. Edge of the World live 2020
4. Epilogue, their legit ballad, live from 2019
Well done and loved the analysis / breakdowns. Welcome to the world of Lovebites!! 🤘🐺
Those are 4 great recommendations 👌 😎🤘
@@lonniekramlich6241 Yes, agreed, you could add Empty Daydream as well, for the backing vocals alone. 🤘
AND EMPTY DAYDREAMS , FOR BACKING VOCALS !
Bloody Lovebites 🐺 I love'em
Nice reaction! Watching these ladies reminds me of Debbie Reynolds, Fred Astaire's dance partner. She said once that women can do what men do, but backwards and in heels. So can Lovebites 😀
*Ginger Rogers was Astaire's dance partner who made that "backwards & in heels" true statement, though Debbie Reynolds is a gem of a vocalist, actress, dancer (Singin' In The Rain 1952) keeping up with Gene Kelly & Donald O'Connor in her first ever 'starring' role!
LOVEBITES is the 'pinnacle' of music composition, arrangement & performance in my 7 decades of life, also beautiful, graceful, kind & empathic in their interactions with fans, while also bringing a 'message' of self-empowerment, perseverance, integrity, dignity, personal-responsibility & unity-in-love. LOVEBITES !!!!!
@@dregeye sorry, got the names mixed up in my brain
LOVEBITES - Holy War lyrics:
Look at those black clouds, it’s going to rain blood
People live in fear, covered in mud
Singing oh Gloria to change the prophecy
We are the metal warriors
Fighting the darkness for sisters
There is a thousand, a thousand of evils
Hush, do not wake up Satan’s devils
Singing Hallelujah to save our majesty
We are the metal warriors
Fighting the darkness for brothers
Shining blade and burning heart
Into the Gates of Hell we march
Immortal soul, let there be light
Into the Eye of Heaven
Eagles at a holy war
Fly higher than the sun
We are one for all and all for one forevermore
SOLO: midori
Kingdom of Heaven, never shall we fall
Reincarnation, wait for your call
Singing oh, Gloria to change the prophecy
We are the metal warriors
Fighting the darkness for sisters
Morning star and dying moon
Into the Gates of Hell we march
Mighty soul, let there be hope
Into the Eye of Heaven
Eagles at a holy war
Fly higher than the sun
Stand up in the name of the God of heavy metal
What do we live for？What do we fight for, tonight？
But the world is beautiful, worth fighting for
Only have one thing on our mind
Facing the fate, holy war
SOLO: miyako / midori / both
Singing Hallelujah to save our majesty
We are the metal warriors
Fighting the darkness for brothers
Shining blade and burning heart
Into the Gates of Hell we march
Immortal soul, let there be light
Into the Eye of Heaven
Eagles at a holy war
Fly higher than the sun
We are one for all and all for one forevermore
What do we live for？What do we fight for, tonight？
But the world is beautiful, worth fighting for
Only have one thing on our mind
Facing the fate, holy war
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lyrics: LOVEBITES
music: Mao
arrangement: LOVEBITES (miho, haruna, midori, miyako, asami)
from Electric Pentagram 2020
Good analysis and thanks for reacting Lovebites
Glad you checked em phenomenal ladies out. 🤘
on 2021 live performance, Asami held the last note longer than this.
Thank you for your deep vocal analyze, Jennifer! 👍
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Just to counter any anti interruption crew; I'm here for the explanations in the interruptions. You and a few other reactors are, at least for me, the missed music schooling due to an unfortunate accident involving my music teacher in high school. Furthermore, I think you (all) give so much more insight in what music is about than whatever my brothers recieved when there was a new music teacher in place pale in comparison. This makes my appreciation of music so much more insightfull. Keep up the good and insightfull work and also the advocacy for music in general.
Squad for more interuptions! 😊🎶
Thank you 😁
Awesome!! Detailed and iinformative reactions are the best!! Thanks! 🤘🐺🤘
Asami yes, i love her voice, her English is not perfect, but she tries. Other than that i find everything about her singing, amazing!!
And she sings different styles, as the band has a variety of songs from ballads to faster Metal like this one!!
Her background other than ballet from a young age, was R&B and Soul, that type of stuff, she loves Alicia Keys!! Coming into a powerhouse Metal band like LOVEBITES was a huge change in style for her, and she nailed it, perfect vocals for the band, just my opinion!! And the band chose her exactly because she wans't the typical metal singer, she was different and they liked that!!
Thank you!!😁
LOVEBITES🔥🤘🐺🤘🔥
Another all female Japanese rock band you should check out is Band Maid. The Japanese have figured out how to make things that don't look like they should work... look amazing
LOVEBITES 🐺 INCREDIBLE
5 incredible musicians!
Hi Jennifer hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤️
Great Reaction(same as every other Vocal coach)! To my knowledge she has NO vocal 'training'. She did take ballet for 16 years, but discovered at 4'10 she was considered 'too short' to be a ballerina - so she started singing R&B and Soul. She auditioned for Lovebites and fully embraced being a Power Metal vocalist. Her most Amazing vocal performance is the 2020 Live version of Edge of the World th-cam.com/video/UZjxMjBop7w/w-d-xo.html Other videos that showcase her vocal ability: Epilogue th-cam.com/video/JIAJYBuuKGM/w-d-xo.html ; Empty Daydream th-cam.com/video/lXh_uMM94jU/w-d-xo.html ; A Frozen Serenade th-cam.com/video/Ae8pQVu-RN8/w-d-xo.html. 🤘🐺🤘
High heels never slowed down Prince
When they chose white feminine stage costumes, which can be said to be heresy in the metal scene, they prepared themselves to become lone wolves. Since then, the wolf has become the symbol of LOVEBITES.
There's zero contradiction between being feminine and being a jawdropping badass.
There's moooooooooore my friend, tons and tons of Majestic Songs. No weakness.
Does copyright affect some channels more than others? I have seen this video of Holy War on at least two other reactors channels with no pauses at all, how are they not getting strikes?
Good reaction , for me Asami is one of the best singer she has a lot of presence
Really wanna watch u react to swan song with chopin intro..next reaction maybe..that would be great...lovebites🔥🐺🤘..oh one more empty daydream should be on your list too..
Another great reaction, Jennifer! Lovebites has a lot of really great songs I think you would enjoy. There are also a lot of great all-female Japanese rock and metal bands that I am sure would really love too. The lead singer of Hagane (hah-gah-nay) has a similar vocal style, and their latest video is "Black Cult." Nemophila is a really great metal band and their lead singer, Mayu will give you some surprises, their latest single, "Seize the Fate" is a great song as is "Dissension" and the rest of their catalog. Band Maid is an interesting rock band with two main vocalists, although every member in the band can sing, they have over 120 songs in their catalog, and I haven't found one that I don't like. Trident is another great rock band, "Spoopy", "Cry Out" and "Signal" are some of their newest songs. I could list a couple of dozen more all-female bands from Japan that are excellent. In any case, I hope you are having a wonderful day!
In the 2021 live performance, Asami holds that long note even longer, seems she forgot that you're supposed to breathe occasionally. 😅
A suggested track which shows off their versatility is Empty Daydream (Daughters of the Dawn live concert, 2019). A classical intro (Rachmaninov) by guitarist Miyako on keyboards, a slower vocal intro and some nice backing vocals and harmonies from the girls.
Nice reaction, thank you.
(Link) - th-cam.com/video/lXh_uMM94jU/w-d-xo.html
Kudos to ASAMI for singing in English, but I would enjoy hearing your reaction to her vocals in the original, Japanese language version of BRAVEHEARTED, from the 2017 LOVEBITES EP, her most soulful performance. English contains many sounds not found in Japanese. As a result, the sound of native speakers of Japanese singing in English is usually cringe worthy. (Not to be confused with the singing of foreign words in katakana, which is fine, charming even.) ASAMI’s English pronunciation is better than most, but I hear a lot of stress and harshness in her vocals which are not present in her delivery of Japanese lyrics. I’m curious to know if you hear the same thing.
There is another live version of this where it is the last song of the main set and Asami holds that last note even longer. This one it was the second song of the show. Appreciate your detailed analysis of Asami very much like The Charismatic Voice or Julia Nixon does, I don't think Elizabeth has touched Lovebites yet. Look forward to more. Edge of the World from the same show is a better Asami showcase.
Great analysis and reaction!
At the end of "winds of Transylvania" and "shadowmaker", you can hear Asami's penetrating, high-pitched voice.
Also, at the same "hory war" concert in 2021, you will be uttering high tone voices for twice as long as you reacted in 2020.
素晴らしい分析とリアクションです！
「winds of Transylvania」と「shadowmaker」では、終盤にアサミの突き抜ける様なハイトーンボイスを聴く事ができます。
また、同じ「hory war」の2021年のコンサートでは、貴方が反応した2020年の倍の時間 ハイトーンボイスを発声しています。
Another suggestion from me, a Japanese person.
Please listen to "Dignity of Spirit" by the Japanese band "Unlucky Morpheus".
Vocalist Fuki's high tone voice and intense vibrato,
And the technical performance of a violinist named Jill is impressive.
I think it's a fun band from a voice tonener's point of view.
そして、日本人の私から もうひとつの提案。
日本のバンド「アンラッキー・モルフェウス」の「Dignity of Spirit」を、是非聴いて下さい。
ボーカリストのフキの、ハイトーンボイスと強烈なビブラート、
そしてジルと言う名前のバイオリニストのテクニカルな演奏が印象的です。
ボイストーナーの視点から見ても 楽しいバンドだと思います。
Lovebites was a phenomenal heavy metal band. they composed 50's songs with various metal genre and all of it was amazing. Latest, they will come with new album in February 2023. for vocalize, next try Edge Of The World, Swan Song, Epiloque (all live) and many more. great reaction 👍👍🤘
your singing voice is sooo good....
Oh boy. If you fall in the japanese rock/metal all girls band hole, you're in for a trip lol. There are many groups all having a style both musically and vocally different, whether it's Lovebites all in power, Gacharic Spin which has a side that can be more "pop" with funk and metal accents, Nemophila and its singer Mayu, to the voice as angelic as rocky or even my favorite group Band Maid and its two vocalists, the powerful Saiki (lead vocal) and the adorable Miku (back up vocal but she has her own songs too).
We are still waiting for UK and Germany dates, probably soon!
THE THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE - WORLD TOUR 2024
June 19th, 2024: Milan, Italy (Legend Club)
June 22th, 2024: Cartagena, Spain (Rock Imperium Festival)
June 26th-29th, 2024: Vivero, Lugo, Spain (Resurrection Fest XIX)
June 28th, 2024: Clisson, France (Hellfest 2024)
September 1st, 2024: Tokyo, Japan (Tokyo Garden Theater)
September 6th, 2024: Atlanta, Georgia, USA (ProgPower USA XXIII)
"That was ... wow" I agree. And that was fun. I remember reading their band-name here on TH-cam, but never got around listening to them. Now I have another band to look into. Thanks for that, whoever requested this reaction 😛
And Jen, don't apologise for pausing and breaking down the music. That's what most of us are here for. As a guitarist the technical difficulties of the instrumental parts of this kind of music are obvious to me, but I never thought about how much technique is involved in the vocals. You and others doing vocal analysis definitely chaneged how I listen to music.
For suggestions this time I say (all live performances):
different style, but go for it:
Ayreon - Everybody Dies th-cam.com/video/9AAXtUdM7xE/w-d-xo.html (should give no copyright issues, Arjen and Mascot are fine with reactions)
a bit like Lovebites, but different:
Dragonforce - Fury Of The Storm th-cam.com/video/BxF7pfW7sqI/w-d-xo.html
and a two for one with nice contrast:
Blind Guardian - Bard's Song and Valhalla live th-cam.com/video/i-IcX_bccFc/w-d-xo.html
(edit: fixed stupid typos, should stop commenting when half asleep 😀)
Thank you!! Glad you enjoy them 😁 and thanks for the suggestions
Lovebites toured with DragonForce in 2019. Midori and Miyako are among the best metal guitar duos ever. You will agree if you check out more of their music. Lovebites plays thrash metal like Slayer, traditional metal like Iron Maiden, progressive metal like Rush or Dream Theater, as well as soft ballads with piano and acoustics guitar.
@@ChadTheDragonLord Thanks for the info. I'm not surprised they toured together.
Swan Song next?
Your comment about not looking straight up while singing makes me wonder about the few metal singers i've seen who do that consistently. (Lemmy from MotorHead and Demolition Man from Venom Inc. come to mind in particular). They both are known for setting their mic stand high so that they are singing up into the mic from below. Granted, both are/were known for harsh, gravelly vocals so that may be part of it.
I love the way you explain the voice in this video so I am wondering if you could you react to Greta Van Fleet's Broken Bells... I would love to hear what you think of his voice... thanks.
Jennifer, I recommend you check out Swan Song and Empty Daydream….thank me later
Ah yes, Frozen Serenade for the awesome vocal, musicianship, melody and balletics :)
Freaking awesome 😮❤👈
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Miho Miho Miho! Asami had R&B and Soul background in singing before She joined Lovebites on formation in 2016
They are the best in their gebit. I love them so much. Haruna. What an nuclear power plant. So consist and. And M & M such bad ass goddesses. Miho bass ass extraordinar and then we have Asami. Wow. She is amazing. ❤❤❤❤
Finally Jennifer!!! What a joy was for me today to watch your first reaction video to Lovebites!!!
And finally a vocal coach expert, passionate and fair like you acknowledging Asami’s vocal qualities and skills!!
I always thought that Asami was a fantastic metal lead singer and, after watching your reaction video, I’m even more convinced about that, thanks!!
If you want to “analyze” the backing vocals quality of the 3 guitarists, please react to this video “LOVEBITES / BURDEN OF TIME - Studio Live” th-cam.com/video/4OBf_Gn8efs/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for the suggestion 😁
日本🇯🇵バンド楽しんでくださいね！
Great reaction Jen! Powerful vocals, driving instruments! Lovebites is definitely a force in rock and roll. Another similar band you may like is Band Maid.
Thank you😁😁
@@JenniferGlatzhofer Beware of deception. Bandmaid is a very good band but "similar" to Lovebites is a complete hoax. To begin with, the vocal style is rather Pop, nothing to do with Asami. BandMaid is not Heavy Metal and they sing in Japanese, not English.
The only thing similar is they are a female band from Japan. Band maid is a completely different, genre, and language. About as different as The Clash is with Iron Maiden. Are those bands similar because they are both male bands from the UK?
Thanks for your reaction. Hi im from indonesia. Nsorry my english is not good 😁 next song my favorite spng EDGE OF THE WORLD PLEASE 😊 I'm subscribe you 🥰
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Next song (the vocal is strong is this one): GLORY TO THE WORLD
Band-Maid, NEMOPHILA, Hanabie. Japanese rock/metal is where it’s at
A song with ballad elements like "Edge of the World" would much better demonstrateAsami's vocals.
Jennifer I suggest to try to search the videos recording at AGT of MARCELITO POMOY which will surprise you from Philippines and a lot more singers here in Philippines. Try his version of The Prayer, The Power of Love, Chinese and Spanish songs . A lot more of surprises of Pilipino singers at X Factor and BGT
Please reaction to agseisa When i look at you (cover)
🤘🐺💖 *Asami* 👸🤘
👍👍 wagakki band ・queen of the night / mari hamada ・stay gold (full version ) / one ok rock・fight the night 🎻👍
Smitten I am. You are crazy pretty.