Kanami the lead guitarist and primary composer said, and I paraphrase, ' A solo shouldn't distract from the music it should add to the music'. She is such a genius.
About the audience being energetic. Did you realised there isn't a single phone filming and that everyone is watching the stage. That is apparently usually the norm in Japan. Oh how I miss those days. I eventually stoped working on stage because it got so boring to see a crowd standing still watching the show though their phone. I'm old enough to have worked in the industry for a whole bunch of years before those damn phones became a thing. I guess I'm getting old and grumpy...
I'm fairly young, but I hate that with a passion as well. I understand if you want to take a couple of pictures, but filming the whole thing?? That's ridiculous
These ladies like to share the joy of music. Their last live showing on the 11th highlighted that again. Thank you for you expertise, your explainations and your enjoyment!
That show and the one a few months back were my first concerts from them. Shame it's digital only because of covid, but it is what it is. Even without a crowd in front of them, they're giving it their all, and still goofing around when possible, which I love. Ngl when I say these girls have captured my heart. Lol.
Hi, welcome to the magical world of Band Maid, I'm a musician an old school Rock guitarist and I came across Band Maid in 2017 and the first song I heard was "The non Fiction Day". and BANG love at first sight, these girls don't miss a beat, every single song a Hit, awesome musicians and gorgeous Saki on Vocals. Kanami is one of the most versatile and really good guitarists I've heard in recent years, in fact she's listed on the official PRS website. Misa no comment killer bass, Akane received compliments from Jimmy Page who wanted to take a photo with her... Miku is crazy and brilliant. WOW one of the best bands I've heard so far and live they are even better. you are a guitarist like me, I suggest you "Puzzle" Live I think Kanami does not stop a moment to change and add parts, incredible does not stop a moment "the Rif machine" Bye and have a nice day
Perhaps do Play (Live) next from the same concert as Domination and Freedom. Rhythm section is on a whole another level in that song. Lot of good MVs out there but...Blooming has one of the better solos and is an amazing song. But Dice, to me, is the quintessential BM song with a driving rhythm section and a tremendous guitar riff throughout the song. It is the one I use to introduce people to BM. Daydreaming if you want a great rock power ballad with a power but moving solo. The thing I like about Kanami's solos is she doesn't shred for shred sakes. They fit within the song and they never get boring. In fact one usually wishes they were long. I like the Toys in the attic comparison
@@akaalexanderking If you want to see Kanami go a little crazy watch the first 2.5 minutes of this quality fancam. Just her jamming out in her own world. Somehow this lady picked up some blues. If you watch it please let me know what you think. th-cam.com/video/gLXIfqYz5uc/w-d-xo.html
Oh a Monday series! Thanks for another great reaction! Can’t go wrong. They have 30+ videos and if you do audio tracks only you have another additional 70 songs (well there are some unofficial uploaded videos and fan-edited lyric videos floating around).
Awesome! So happy for #MaidMondays. Any Maid day is a fantastic day. That drum solo transition to guitar solo was so on point. Thank you for doing this series.
@@akaalexanderking Absolutely! Couldn't have asked for anything more than to start of the week with some Band-Maid music! Btw, maybe "Play" live next. Don't think you reacted to that one yet
akane's crazy drumming somehow overshadowed kanami's solo and the slingshot riff sandwiched between them, which is a particularly justifiable reason. but for me, the drum piece and the two succeeding guitar parts are what made this performance so specially incredible. add to that the obvious fun vibe they had on stage, this song makes it so enjoyable to watch and listen to.
@@akaalexanderking I reckon they settled on Band-Maid because 'Iron-Maids' would have been pushing it :-)) Enjoying ya reactions man! I see you're a Foos fan...I like B-Maid's 'Glory' MV as it reminds me of the 'Rope' MV (band-in-a-box vibe). Great song too.
went back to and relistened at poto. there was indeed a shade of iron maiden by the iron maids there. weirdly enough, the vibe i got the first time i checked it out was berton averre's 'my sharona'.
@@tinyhato Nah you already know too much about B-M to be a new fan. People would reply & say "How did you know that, i didn't know that"? & you'd be found out :)
Freedom is just a great rock song, off the Brand New Maid album(3rd, 2016). The band didn't write the song (Miku did write the lyrics). Try "Alone" off the same album. It's the 1st song written by the band that the label accepted. One of my favorite Kanami solos, kind of punk/metal feel!!! Thanks for Maid Monday's!!!👍👍🤘🤘🤘
They've still played "Freedom" live more than any other song. The Maids love it, we love it, & we don't care if other people don't love that we love it. Soba i'm now confused.
+1 for Alone MV!! Even though it’s not live, it’s possibly the best version available. First track by the band on an album, and from that album on, they wrote virtually everything. 🙂
@@akaalexanderking Thanks for anwering my comment. And I recomment that you listen to Tk from Ling Tosite sigure, it's another good japanese band. Rock you! 🤘
Maid Mondays sounds good. I am commenting even before I watch this reaction, having seen your others with Band Maid just to say I KNOW you are gonna love it. I am going to enjoy this reaction of yours. If I am wrong I will edit this comment. But I won't be wrong. haha. Looking forward to more from you.
This is one of Band-Maid's favorites and is almost always include it in their concerts, they really enjoy it! The didn't write this song, but play it to perfection! They did it on the latest live stream concert. Play from this concert should be your next stop! Misa's bass is always so strong!
Band-Maid are technically perfect. But what I like most is the fun they have. They enjoy what they do and that is fantastic. And they like each other, that's nice too.
Miku phoned & said "Gary sorry we didn't play Puzzle & give you a shout out at the live stream. The glitch on Choose Me meant we run out of time". Thx Miku it's ok :)
Love Band Maid. The way they structure their songs is so incredible. Kanami is such an incredible guitarist and composer. I’m a huge Kanami fan. . Akane is my favorite drummer now, along with Tamu from Nemophila. Saikei has such a beautiful voice. Miku writes such great lyrics, and her idea of the band, is creative genius. Misa, what can you say.
Pure perfection, aren’t they? And those faces... their attitude... their music... their story... their joy! Band-Maid is a world treasure! Thanks G-Gent, for bringing the world's best hard rock band to your viewers!
Best rhythm section in active!. And happiest band over the stage in the world. In their official YT channel you can find Choose Me, very enjoyable song.
I love monday, i love band-maid and i love your great reaction as always, thank you so much 😁😁😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #MaidMondays #WeAreWithBM #bandmaid #takeovertheworld
I discovered a lot of music in 2020, and BAND-MAID is my favorite discovery. MISA plays unlike any bass guitarist I've heard before, and I love her sound so much that I switched out my old Fender bass amps for an Orange rig. She also uses an orange For Coat Fuzz pedal that I also picked up, and while I'm not a huge bass fuzz guy, it's a great pedal that I don't always use, but it's satisfying when I do. I love this song's upbeat sound, and BAND-MAID is always fun to watch live because they look like they're having so much fun playing and so much fun with each other. They have a core rock sound, but it feels like every song is a kind of Venn diagram where there's influences of punk, metal, and pop with touches of other genres thrown in sometimes. As far a recommendation for these five ladies goes, I'd suggest the live version of "Play" from their official channel. It's from the same concert as this version of "Freedom" and is the song they played right before another song you previously reacted to, "Domination." Here's a link. th-cam.com/video/3LxX_t4vg7U/w-d-xo.html As far as other bands go, allow me to react to two trios I don't believe you've reacted to before. Sticking with Japan, because they seemingly have no shortage of awesome music, I recommend an instrumental band called Asterism. Their guitarist, HAL-CA, is tiny and I think is either 18 or 19 now, but she's incredible and gives me Vai, Satriani, and to a lesser degree, Dimebag Darryl vibes. The bass guitarist typically plays a seven-string bass guitar, and he's absolute fire, too. His brother is the drummer and is pretty damn. I recommend a live version of "Stars," a song whose ending made my jaw drop. th-cam.com/video/LVIJFhF68Pg/w-d-xo.html Lastly, I recommend The Warning. They're a trio of sisters from Mexico and even though they're rock, they don't quite sound like anyone I've heard before. While they're all great musicians and the bass guitarist has made a lot of progress over the years, the drummer steals the show for me. She's highly skilled and has tons of stage presence, like I really can't look away from her based solely on how good and magnetic she is. The guitarist is crazy good as well. They're my most recent discovery, but I've devoured their music. I think this live version of "Dust to Dust" from the Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles is a good intro. A minor spoiler aout this one: their manager appears on stage at one point and does a spoken word part, and I want to save you some confusion on that part. He comes out of nowhere. th-cam.com/video/sNxrcJr4lrw/w-d-xo.html Thanks for reacting to BAND-MAID. I hope once covid goes away that this band gets the worldwide recognition they deserve.
As much as I love Akane's drum solo and her beautiful smiles and her laugh at the end of it, my favorite part is during the solo watching Miku pumping her fist and Kanami cheering her on.
I noticed you always commenting on Misas bass, and i agree 100%! "DICE" is the one single that puts her up front, consider that for my request for next Maid Monday!
Kanami's a genius composer who always comes up with short but tasteful, memorable solos. Her subtle, sneaky guitar work throughout the songs are so effective, too. She sidesteps often to make other players shine or music shine. The band helps each other, like share a special bond. Love them.
Some Japanese bands. Take your pick: BAND-MAID [All their songs... really!], LOVEBITES [Raise some Hell, and all the other songs], MAXIMUM THE HORMONE [Yoshu Fukushu], CROSSFAITH [Catastrophe], SiM [Killing Me], NINGEN ISU [Heartless Scat], UNLUCKY MORPHEUS [Black Pentagram], YOUSEI TEIKOKU [Astral Dogma], COLDRAIN [Die Tomorrow], CRYSTAL LAKE [The Circle], GIVEN BY THE FLAMES [Ronove], ANGRY FROG REBIRTH [2Step Syndrome], SILENTLY SHOOTING TRAITORS [Manipulate], ALDIOUS [Dominator], BRIDEAR [Light in the Dark], CINQ ELEMENT [Destiny], MARY'S BLOOD [Marionette], GRAUPEL [Bereavement], DOLL$BOXX [Take my Chance] , SOKONINAR [Tenohira De Odoru], HELLO SLEEPWALKERS [Flying Saucer], TELECiDE [Tied up Memories], SPIRITBOX [Belcarra], NEKO [Ghost on a Record], ROTTENGRAFFTY [Hallelujah], DIR EN GREY [Ningen wo Kaburu], X JAPAN [Kurenai], DAZZLE VISION [Second], JUPITER [My Enemy], GALNERYUS [Angel of Salvation], BLOOD STAIN CHILD [Del-Sol], and many more...
Please react to Choose Me, Dice, Don't you tell ME (if you can find the live please do the live, it has an amazing guitar and bass duel), RINNE, Puzzle(there's a heartbreaking live acoustic version of this song along with Anemone), Secret My lips, Real existence(live). Thank you for #MAIDMONDAY. Now I have something to look forward to during mondays.
Glad you're enjoying the JFeMetal scene, I've been hooked for a while now, after having been bored with the music I was getting (east coast US radio & classic rock, pop country, blah). I love Band Maid for the same reason as watching child prodigies, to be reassured that Rock Ain't Dead. And Lovebites, because as a player, something technical reminds you that there's always More More More... But what surprised me was how much I love this band Gacharic Spin, and their other band Doll$Boxx (when they add Fuki, the singer of Unlucky Morpheus, you'd probably love them!). They are just good fun, take the technical for granted, then put on some entertainment. But they're not exactly a guitar oriented group; guitarTomoZo is a 5'0" beast, but she knows that her role is as cute alienWitchPirate in pink that does standup comedy, and that playing guitar in a techno pop funk latin dance costumed comedy troupe disco metal band is only part of what she does. But I thought of this track when you noticed the multiple singers. 5 of the 6 of them sing in this song, including the leader multi instrumentalist genius (only vocals on this one tho), the new seventeen year old Hype girl (since this 2019 show she's turned 19 and finished school), the new (4'10?11?) drummer (leader used to be lead drummer), and of course the keyboardist (super high voice), & guitar (a lil squeaky) & virtuoso bassist (yell or rap only). But despite the (less than usual) chaos, TomoZo still gets her chance to shine, just wanted full disclosure that it's not a hard rock band, just a group that uses hard rock (or sax or melodica or rubber bands or synth tracks or confetti) to get part of their point across... Hope you enjoy. Gacharic Spin live "Redline" th-cam.com/video/pW_B0QNy4rE/w-d-xo.html
@@akaalexanderking You may have heard the term "Vocaloid" before in another context, or the name Hatsune Miku. Vocaloid is the name of the software developed by Yamaha in the early 2000's and is basically a rendering engine, except for vocals instead of graphics. Hatsune Miku is a character created by one of the early adopters of vocaloid, a company called Crypton Future Media. They created Miku to go along with one of the voice libraries they sold and she was an instant hit, with people creating fan art of her along with using her voice to make music. That was back in 2007 and she's only grown in popularity. And this is just my impression, but I get the feeling that in Japan, you'd have to be living under a rock to not know who she is. Like if Britney Spears was a cartoon character. They even have concerts with a live band and projections of the characters on stage. I went to one in 2018 in Los Angeles and it was /amazing/ and I fervently hope I get to go again one day. However, while vocaloid and Hatsune Miku may be the most well known and popular vocalsynth software, they're also just the tip of the iceberg. There are many different engines out there now, and probably a couple hundred voices at this point. There's even a free engine (UTAU) that lets you create your own voicebanks. Oh yeah, and Wagakki Band got their start covering famous vocaloid songs. Anyway, I'll leave you with a link to the video that started it all for me, a bass cover of a song called Alien Alien. Enjoy! th-cam.com/video/CvU3M9jVg8A/w-d-xo.html
@@akaalexanderking Okay, just one more from that same bass player because I think it's a better showcase of her skill, shows another way that vocalsynth can be used (really fast singing) and also has a guitar solo that is absolute /fire/. Seriously I don't want to listen to the original anymore because her playing is so good. The tapping parts she does are following synth riffs in the original. th-cam.com/video/nQJskjG6lps/w-d-xo.html
IF you like Kanami's guitar playing then if you haven't yet, listen to 2 of their slower (power ballet types) songs (Daydreaming & Wonderland!) Daydreaming MV: th-cam.com/video/RCaeUkrItyY/w-d-xo.html Wonderland Live: th-cam.com/video/x4hxLeHbqZo/w-d-xo.html Her solos on these two songs are amazingly beautiful surprises in that you don't expect this kind of solo to pop up in these kinds of songs, but Kanami weaves her 'note-picking' magic and makes it feel so natural you wonder how the song could even exist without those solos.
They are a hard rock band, but they have great ballad songs. Hard rock core fan is such a fascinating song that they are worried that they will go there. In the studio video "Daydreaming" has an impressive guitar solo.
Nice one. I'll give my first Monday vote for the Dice MV - classic Band Maid. In future videos, you could let us know what you feel like for the next - fast? ballad? live? MV? instrumental? tributary? heavy? experimental? One for every occasion.
You've reacted to most of the new Band Maid MV, except perhaps "Different" and before that, "Blooming." You should dip into some faves from 2016-2019 like "Real Existence," "Dice," or the grinder "Rinne." I think you'd like any of those. I love hearing musical insight from perspective of a player-scales, techniques, difficulty, equipment, etc. Especially if you can explain why is so good (or not). Stands apart from less technically informed reactors.
Thanks! I'm trying to find a balance where I can provide with enough details to make it interesting but not so much to make it boring. Hopefully I'll get there soon :)
Guitar Gent: Please check out the Band-Maid Rinnie song. It's probably their heaviest and arguably their best song to date in my opinion. Components of the song kind of reminds me believe or not of Pantera.
Questa canzone è una costante nei loro concerti, personalmente preferisco le versioni live rispetto alla studio. Durante l'assolo di batteria ti sei accorto che ha tenuto il tempo e richiamato la melodia? Non è stato un assolo esagerato per mostrare quanto è brava; ma un assolo tecnico inserito perfettamente nella canzone, che ha dato la certezza di quanto sia una fenomena alla batteria 😄
Assolutamente Giuseppe, queste ragazze non suonano davvero mai solo per "show-off", ogni nota o ritmo ha un senso musicale molto forte. Eccezionali davvero
What I don't understand is the fact that everyone has to always say that it looks like this, it looks like that, it looks like Aerosmith, it looks like Dragonforce etc., I am convinced of only one thing, that Band Maid looks like Band Maid, Lovebites look like Lovebites, Unlucky Morpheus look like Unlucky Morpheus etc., when they play they don't think they are who they are not, they may have collaborated or played together, like Lovebites did with Dragonforce in the UK, but that's all, nothing more and nothing less, thanks!
I think it's natural for the human mind to associate something new to something that we already know. I never mean that in a "they copy this band" way: I see it more as trying to guess which bands influenced and inspired them to start playing music in the first place! If someone listened to my band and said that it reminded them of Soundgarden or Social Distortion I'd be delighted :)
@@akaalexanderking Yes, it can be, but if someone has never heard of Band Maid and then likes it because it was associated with a band of the past that made the same kind of music, you risk not giving credit to the credit, it's as if I liked Cris Botti because when he plays he reminds me of Miles Davis, it would not be fair to both these monsters of Jazz, however it is my personal opinion, of course. 🙏
Of course, that's a very valid point. And I hope no one gets that in the wrong way, these Ladies are fantastic musicians writing incredibly original and refreshing music 👍🏻
@@akaalexanderking It is now ten, fifteen years that Japan has created bands that make music in a truly exceptional way, many, very many, will remain in the Asian circle, unfortunately, when instead they deserve to be discovered and valued even outside those borders, but the others, those who listen, are not always willing to listen in Japanese and the lyrics of these songs are wonderful, like the lyrics of Dreamcatcher, Kpop group, which are wonderful lyrics and not at all trivial, anyway thanks for this exchange of ideas.
Bro, next check out TRiDENT-Japan, trio rock band all girls songs Voltage, No Regret, they are another Bandmaid in the making.. listen to the drum fill, double, triple kick and also the bass player....
Love your observations, analysis and breakdown; well worth the sub. Tons of great recs already made by everyone, so I won't go there. One small complaint, on the technical side: the thumbnailed-sized video. Would be awesome if you went with a larger screen...
DON'T YOU TELL ME live If you want to hear bass. Zep Tokyo 2018. It's better sound than Shibuya. Sorry, it wouldn't let me post the link. Just make sure it's the Zep Tokyo.
Can you fix the angle of view where your head is out of view? It's bothering me and I can't concentrate on the content. You've made some great comments, but... What a waste!:_( I'm sorry if I've already explained the situation to you before...
Kanami the lead guitarist and primary composer said, and I paraphrase,
' A solo shouldn't distract from the music it should add to the music'.
She is such a genius.
Couldn't have said it better myself!
Welcome to #MaidMondays everyone. Make sure to join the journey 🤘🏻
About the audience being energetic. Did you realised there isn't a single phone filming and that everyone is watching the stage. That is apparently usually the norm in Japan. Oh how I miss those days. I eventually stoped working on stage because it got so boring to see a crowd standing still watching the show though their phone. I'm old enough to have worked in the industry for a whole bunch of years before those damn phones became a thing. I guess I'm getting old and grumpy...
I'm fairly young, but I hate that with a passion as well. I understand if you want to take a couple of pictures, but filming the whole thing?? That's ridiculous
These ladies like to share the joy of music. Their last live showing on the 11th highlighted that again. Thank you for you expertise, your explainations and your enjoyment!
Thank you for watching and commenting, really appreciate the support!
That show and the one a few months back were my first concerts from them. Shame it's digital only because of covid, but it is what it is. Even without a crowd in front of them, they're giving it their all, and still goofing around when possible, which I love. Ngl when I say these girls have captured my heart. Lol.
Hi, welcome to the magical world of Band Maid, I'm a musician an old school Rock guitarist and I came across Band Maid in 2017 and the first song I heard was "The non Fiction Day". and BANG love at first sight, these girls don't miss a beat, every single song a Hit, awesome musicians and gorgeous Saki on Vocals. Kanami is one of the most versatile and really good guitarists I've heard in recent years, in fact she's listed on the official PRS website. Misa no comment killer bass, Akane received compliments from Jimmy Page who wanted to take a photo with her... Miku is crazy and brilliant. WOW one of the best bands I've heard so far and live they are even better. you are a guitarist like me, I suggest you "Puzzle" Live I think Kanami does not stop a moment to change and add parts, incredible does not stop a moment "the Rif machine" Bye and have a nice day
Fantastic insights, thanks for the comment Raffaele. Grazie :)
Puzzle my favorite I hope some Monday you surprise us with that :) good reaction. :)
Seems to be the second biggest request at the moment, we'll see what happens in a week's time ;)
Maid-Mondays, I love it. Just subd.
Thanks for the support Jon :)
MISA's bass lines in this is one of her best works imo...and Achan is as always amazing on those drums!
Absolutely, the rhythmic section is just something else here!
Listen closer to YOLO you will be amazed
@@DavidMISAMISAMISACook Agree, YOLO has some very good bass lines too
Perhaps do Play (Live) next from the same concert as Domination and Freedom. Rhythm section is on a whole another level in that song. Lot of good MVs out there but...Blooming has one of the better solos and is an amazing song. But Dice, to me, is the quintessential BM song with a driving rhythm section and a tremendous guitar riff throughout the song. It is the one I use to introduce people to BM. Daydreaming if you want a great rock power ballad with a power but moving solo.
The thing I like about Kanami's solos is she doesn't shred for shred sakes. They fit within the song and they never get boring. In fact one usually wishes they were long.
I like the Toys in the attic comparison
Exactly, she doesn't go crazy on technical solo just because she's able to. She just focuses on serving the song as good as possible!
@@akaalexanderking If you want to see Kanami go a little crazy watch the first 2.5 minutes of this quality fancam. Just her jamming out in her own world. Somehow this lady picked up some blues. If you watch it please let me know what you think.
th-cam.com/video/gLXIfqYz5uc/w-d-xo.html
Oh a Monday series! Thanks for another great reaction! Can’t go wrong. They have 30+ videos and if you do audio tracks only you have another additional 70 songs (well there are some unofficial uploaded videos and fan-edited lyric videos floating around).
70 songs should last for more than a year... If I resist the temptation to go and listen to everything all at once! 😂
From Gorilla to Drumzilla!!
Drumzilla, I like that 😂
Akane-47 :D
Awesome! So happy for #MaidMondays. Any Maid day is a fantastic day. That drum solo transition to guitar solo was so on point. Thank you for doing this series.
My pleasure Xagor, what a better way to start off a week? 🤘🏻
@@akaalexanderking Absolutely! Couldn't have asked for anything more than to start of the week with some Band-Maid music! Btw, maybe "Play" live next. Don't think you reacted to that one yet
True, still haven't heard that one. Thanks for the suggestion!
The Bangles wrote a song in the 80's called "Maidiac Monday" to celebrate the MAIDMONDAY. They were visionaries of the women world domination to come
I find that easy to believe 😂
Haha it's sooo true. 😄
Susanna Hoffs. She was always so hot and still a very attractive woman.
@@patron40silver You've just reminded me. MISA with permed hair, shades & jailbreak T-shirt in a J-pop group vid she did looked like Susanna Hoffs :)
@@GaryHolloway-810 Does she "Walk Like An Egyptian" in the video, too?
akane's crazy drumming somehow overshadowed kanami's solo and the slingshot riff sandwiched between them, which is a particularly justifiable reason. but for me, the drum piece and the two succeeding guitar parts are what made this performance so specially incredible. add to that the obvious fun vibe they had on stage, this song makes it so enjoyable to watch and listen to.
Couldn't agree more, I caught much more of that on a second listen while I was editing the video. What a song!
That little riff in between gives me Iron Maiden vibe (Phantom Of The Opera). Iron Maids they be.
How had I not thought of Iron-Maid yet 😂 kudos to you Phil
@@akaalexanderking I reckon they settled on Band-Maid because 'Iron-Maids' would have been pushing it :-)) Enjoying ya reactions man! I see you're a Foos fan...I like B-Maid's 'Glory' MV as it reminds me of the 'Rope' MV (band-in-a-box vibe). Great song too.
went back to and relistened at poto. there was indeed a shade of iron maiden by the iron maids there. weirdly enough, the vibe i got the first time i checked it out was berton averre's 'my sharona'.
Loving #MaidMondays! Let's gooooooo! They always have the biggest smiles when they do this song.
Fantastic song, glad I picked this one to start off the series!
People are alway's wary when they see a new name. I on the other hand am not. Nice to have you aboard Tiny Hat....Too much? 😉
@@GaryHolloway-810 lmao thanks Gary. Maybe I should role play as a new fan it might be fun.
@@tinyhato Nah you already know too much about B-M to be a new fan. People would reply & say "How did you know that, i didn't know that"? & you'd be found out :)
Freedom is just a great rock song, off the Brand New Maid album(3rd, 2016). The band didn't write the song (Miku did write the lyrics). Try "Alone" off the same album.
It's the 1st song written by the band that the label accepted. One of my favorite Kanami solos, kind of punk/metal feel!!! Thanks for Maid Monday's!!!👍👍🤘🤘🤘
Sounds great, thanks for the suggestion and for the support!
They've still played "Freedom" live more than any other song. The Maids love it, we love it, & we don't care if other people don't love that we love it. Soba i'm now confused.
@@GaryHolloway-810 Love it!!!
+1 for Alone MV!! Even though it’s not live, it’s possibly the best version available. First track by the band on an album, and from that album on, they wrote virtually everything. 🙂
Great to know, thanks!
Different, Blooming, Dice, Wonderland (live)
Thanks Glen, noted ;)
good reaction!👗🎸🎀😎👍
Thanks! 🤘🏻
Drums and guitar are fire! Well, All bamd are fire! I love this band 🇯🇵so much. Greeting from Ecuador. ✌️
Thanks Fernando, appreciate it! Cheers from Ireland 🤘🏻
@@akaalexanderking Thanks for anwering my comment. And I recomment that you listen to Tk from Ling Tosite sigure, it's another good japanese band. Rock you! 🤘
Thanks for the suggestion, noted ;)
Maid Mondays sounds good. I am commenting even before I watch this reaction, having seen your others with Band Maid just to say I KNOW you are gonna love it. I am going to enjoy this reaction of yours. If I am wrong I will edit this comment. But I won't be wrong. haha. Looking forward to more from you.
I'd say you were pretty much spot on my friend 😁🤘🏻
Thanks for a great react :-) I think you would enjoy Play. Its one of their more progressive songs in terms of structure...and has lots of MISA.
Fantastic, thanks for the suggestion! :)
This is one of Band-Maid's favorites and is almost always include it in their concerts, they really enjoy it! The didn't write this song, but play it to perfection! They did it on the latest live stream concert. Play from this concert should be your next stop! Misa's bass is always so strong!
You can really tell they love playing it, great song! Play seems to be the biggest request so far ;)
@@akaalexanderking I'll be surprised if Play doesn't stay number one for the next reaction, it's teriffic!
Looking forward to that!
Band-Maid are technically perfect. But what I like most is the fun they have. They enjoy what they do and that is fantastic. And they like each other, that's nice too.
Miku phoned & said "Gary sorry we didn't play Puzzle & give you a shout out at the live stream. The glitch on Choose Me meant we run out of time". Thx Miku it's ok :)
😂😂👍🏻
Hold the line Gary, love isn't always on time
@@2abug Thx 2abug. But i'm on hold & there's J.Bieber muzak playng in the background :)
Just another demonstration of how much Gary means to them. He really is the band's muse, second removed, on his mother's side. :-)
@@crabuki1273 I try really hard to play it down GG Crabuki, i do. BAND-MAID won't let me lead a quiet life ;)
The happiest drummer in the world! 🤗🎀🖤🥁👏
She's such a joy to watch!
I enjoyed your reaction a lot. I'm so happy that you have started the #MaidMondays and I will be looking forward to wonderful Mondays!
Really happy to hear that! Thanks for the support :)
Love Band Maid. The way they structure their songs is so incredible. Kanami is such an incredible guitarist and composer. I’m a huge Kanami fan. . Akane is my favorite drummer now, along with Tamu from Nemophila. Saikei has such a beautiful voice. Miku writes such great lyrics, and her idea of the band, is creative genius. Misa, what can you say.
I could guess that from your profile pic 😁 but yeah, such a great band!
KANAMI...MISA ...AKANE ...THE TRINITY...
Better than any religion 😁
@@akaalexanderking 😁😁😁😁
Pure perfection, aren’t they? And those faces... their attitude... their music... their story... their joy! Band-Maid is a world treasure! Thanks G-Gent, for bringing the world's best hard rock band to your viewers!
That's so true, their joy while performing is even better then their music. And the music is pretty damn good ahahah
Best way to start my week, #MaidMondays.Thanks as always, sir. I love and appreciate your insight.
You said it, no better way to kick things off on a Monday! Thank you for the support :)
Best rhythm section in active!. And happiest band over the stage in the world. In their official YT channel you can find Choose Me, very enjoyable song.
Thanks Juan, noted ;)
I love monday, i love band-maid and i love your great reaction as always, thank you so much 😁😁😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
#MaidMondays #WeAreWithBM #bandmaid #takeovertheworld
Thanks for the support Jim! 🤘🏻
Can't wait for you to experience the live Wonderland vid! If you love their music/composition, you're going to LOVE That one.
Wow, looking forward to that! Thanks for the recommendation
I discovered a lot of music in 2020, and BAND-MAID is my favorite discovery. MISA plays unlike any bass guitarist I've heard before, and I love her sound so much that I switched out my old Fender bass amps for an Orange rig. She also uses an orange For Coat Fuzz pedal that I also picked up, and while I'm not a huge bass fuzz guy, it's a great pedal that I don't always use, but it's satisfying when I do.
I love this song's upbeat sound, and BAND-MAID is always fun to watch live because they look like they're having so much fun playing and so much fun with each other. They have a core rock sound, but it feels like every song is a kind of Venn diagram where there's influences of punk, metal, and pop with touches of other genres thrown in sometimes. As far a recommendation for these five ladies goes, I'd suggest the live version of "Play" from their official channel. It's from the same concert as this version of "Freedom" and is the song they played right before another song you previously reacted to, "Domination." Here's a link.
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As far as other bands go, allow me to react to two trios I don't believe you've reacted to before. Sticking with Japan, because they seemingly have no shortage of awesome music, I recommend an instrumental band called Asterism. Their guitarist, HAL-CA, is tiny and I think is either 18 or 19 now, but she's incredible and gives me Vai, Satriani, and to a lesser degree, Dimebag Darryl vibes. The bass guitarist typically plays a seven-string bass guitar, and he's absolute fire, too. His brother is the drummer and is pretty damn. I recommend a live version of "Stars," a song whose ending made my jaw drop.
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Lastly, I recommend The Warning. They're a trio of sisters from Mexico and even though they're rock, they don't quite sound like anyone I've heard before. While they're all great musicians and the bass guitarist has made a lot of progress over the years, the drummer steals the show for me. She's highly skilled and has tons of stage presence, like I really can't look away from her based solely on how good and magnetic she is. The guitarist is crazy good as well. They're my most recent discovery, but I've devoured their music. I think this live version of "Dust to Dust" from the Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles is a good intro. A minor spoiler aout this one: their manager appears on stage at one point and does a spoken word part, and I want to save you some confusion on that part. He comes out of nowhere.
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Thanks for reacting to BAND-MAID. I hope once covid goes away that this band gets the worldwide recognition they deserve.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write this, fantastic recommendations and insights!
As much as I love Akane's drum solo and her beautiful smiles and her laugh at the end of it, my favorite part is during the solo watching Miku pumping her fist and Kanami cheering her on.
They do have such an amazing time on stage, so nice to see
There are also moment's from live they played when MISA kneels by Akane when she has a solo
This song is 100% goose-bumps and happiness!
Agreed 🤘🏻
I noticed you always commenting on Misas bass, and i agree 100%!
"DICE" is the one single that puts her up front, consider that for my request for next Maid Monday!
Thanks Englebert, never underestimate the bass!
Kanami's a genius composer who always comes up with short but tasteful, memorable solos. Her subtle, sneaky guitar work throughout the songs are so effective, too. She sidesteps often to make other players shine or music shine. The band helps each other, like share a special bond. Love them.
Serves the song instead of herself. The definition of a great musician
Maid Mondays yesssss
That's the spirit! 😁
Some Japanese bands. Take your pick: BAND-MAID [All their songs... really!], LOVEBITES [Raise some Hell, and all the other songs], MAXIMUM THE HORMONE [Yoshu Fukushu], CROSSFAITH [Catastrophe], SiM [Killing Me], NINGEN ISU [Heartless Scat], UNLUCKY MORPHEUS [Black Pentagram], YOUSEI TEIKOKU [Astral Dogma], COLDRAIN [Die Tomorrow], CRYSTAL LAKE [The Circle], GIVEN BY THE FLAMES [Ronove], ANGRY FROG REBIRTH [2Step Syndrome], SILENTLY SHOOTING TRAITORS [Manipulate], ALDIOUS [Dominator], BRIDEAR [Light in the Dark], CINQ ELEMENT [Destiny], MARY'S BLOOD [Marionette], GRAUPEL [Bereavement], DOLL$BOXX [Take my Chance] , SOKONINAR [Tenohira De Odoru], HELLO SLEEPWALKERS [Flying Saucer], TELECiDE [Tied up Memories], SPIRITBOX [Belcarra], NEKO [Ghost on a Record], ROTTENGRAFFTY [Hallelujah], DIR EN GREY [Ningen wo Kaburu], X JAPAN [Kurenai], DAZZLE VISION [Second], JUPITER [My Enemy], GALNERYUS [Angel of Salvation], BLOOD STAIN CHILD [Del-Sol], and many more...
Thanks again ;)
Thank you for reacting to the best live band in this day and age
🤘🤘❤🤘🤘 MISA MISA MISA!!!!! 🤘🤘
Love Maid Mondays!!!! Feeds the Maidiacs!!!!! 😁✌
MaidMondays will live on forever 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Please react to Choose Me, Dice, Don't you tell ME (if you can find the live please do the live, it has an amazing guitar and bass duel), RINNE, Puzzle(there's a heartbreaking live acoustic version of this song along with Anemone), Secret My lips, Real existence(live).
Thank you for #MAIDMONDAY. Now I have something to look forward to during mondays.
Fantastic, thanks so much for the recommendations! :)
Glad you're enjoying the JFeMetal scene, I've been hooked for a while now, after having been bored with the music I was getting (east coast US radio & classic rock, pop country, blah). I love Band Maid for the same reason as watching child prodigies, to be reassured that Rock Ain't Dead. And Lovebites, because as a player, something technical reminds you that there's always More More More... But what surprised me was how much I love this band Gacharic Spin, and their other band Doll$Boxx (when they add Fuki, the singer of Unlucky Morpheus, you'd probably love them!). They are just good fun, take the technical for granted, then put on some entertainment. But they're not exactly a guitar oriented group; guitarTomoZo is a 5'0" beast, but she knows that her role is as cute alienWitchPirate in pink that does standup comedy, and that playing guitar in a techno pop funk latin dance costumed comedy troupe disco metal band is only part of what she does. But I thought of this track when you noticed the multiple singers. 5 of the 6 of them sing in this song, including the leader multi instrumentalist genius (only vocals on this one tho), the new seventeen year old Hype girl (since this 2019 show she's turned 19 and finished school), the new (4'10?11?) drummer (leader used to be lead drummer), and of course the keyboardist (super high voice), & guitar (a lil squeaky) & virtuoso bassist (yell or rap only). But despite the (less than usual) chaos, TomoZo still gets her chance to shine, just wanted full disclosure that it's not a hard rock band, just a group that uses hard rock (or sax or melodica or rubber bands or synth tracks or confetti) to get part of their point across... Hope you enjoy. Gacharic Spin live "Redline" th-cam.com/video/pW_B0QNy4rE/w-d-xo.html
Thanks a lot for the information Tim, sounds crazily interesting ahahaha. I'll definitely check that out ;)
Even if band-maid aren’t always extremely technical, they actually really made me much more interested in learning about technical skill
And that's an as-clear-as-it-gets sign they are doing it right!
If this band had come up in England they would be the biggest thing going.
Very valid point, hope they'll get more exposure
MISA MISA MISA!
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I was waiting for you to get to this one and see Akane's solo and your reaction did not disappoint.
I'm definitely curious. Sounds like something outside of my music musical comfort zone, so very well worth exploring ;)
@@akaalexanderking You may have heard the term "Vocaloid" before in another context, or the name Hatsune Miku. Vocaloid is the name of the software developed by Yamaha in the early 2000's and is basically a rendering engine, except for vocals instead of graphics. Hatsune Miku is a character created by one of the early adopters of vocaloid, a company called Crypton Future Media. They created Miku to go along with one of the voice libraries they sold and she was an instant hit, with people creating fan art of her along with using her voice to make music.
That was back in 2007 and she's only grown in popularity. And this is just my impression, but I get the feeling that in Japan, you'd have to be living under a rock to not know who she is. Like if Britney Spears was a cartoon character. They even have concerts with a live band and projections of the characters on stage. I went to one in 2018 in Los Angeles and it was /amazing/ and I fervently hope I get to go again one day.
However, while vocaloid and Hatsune Miku may be the most well known and popular vocalsynth software, they're also just the tip of the iceberg. There are many different engines out there now, and probably a couple hundred voices at this point. There's even a free engine (UTAU) that lets you create your own voicebanks.
Oh yeah, and Wagakki Band got their start covering famous vocaloid songs. Anyway, I'll leave you with a link to the video that started it all for me, a bass cover of a song called Alien Alien. Enjoy!
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@@akaalexanderking Okay, just one more from that same bass player because I think it's a better showcase of her skill, shows another way that vocalsynth can be used (really fast singing) and also has a guitar solo that is absolute /fire/.
Seriously I don't want to listen to the original anymore because her playing is so good. The tapping parts she does are following synth riffs in the original.
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Thanks!
この曲のbacking vocals workingいいですよね。
Absolutely, much more predominant than on many other songs!
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YES❗️
他にもいい曲たくさんありますよ。
もうすぐ100曲です。
次はREAL EXISTENCE（Live）の reactしてみては？
So far the biggest request seems to be for Puzzle, but let's see what will happen next Monday ;)
@@akaalexanderking
楽しみにしてます❗️next Monday.
Thanks for the support! :)
IF you like Kanami's guitar playing then if you haven't yet, listen to 2 of their slower (power ballet types) songs (Daydreaming & Wonderland!)
Daydreaming MV: th-cam.com/video/RCaeUkrItyY/w-d-xo.html
Wonderland Live: th-cam.com/video/x4hxLeHbqZo/w-d-xo.html
Her solos on these two songs are amazingly beautiful surprises in that you don't expect this kind of solo to pop up in these kinds of songs, but Kanami weaves her 'note-picking' magic and makes it feel so natural you wonder how the song could even exist without those solos.
Sounds like something I'll enjoy, thanks David!
Great reaction Gent !
Caution Band-Maid is very addicting. :-)
Thanks! Yep, I've noticed that ahahah
They really Enjoying like a Sisters💃👯♀️👯♀️😝
Musical bonds can be even stronger than blood ones!
Puzzle live next,amazing song!!!
Thanks for the suggestion Diego!
I do not remember rock band that looks so happy to be on stage to play
Definitely not common
They are a hard rock band, but they have great ballad songs. Hard rock core fan is such a fascinating song that they are worried that they will go there. In the studio video "Daydreaming" has an impressive guitar solo.
Thanks for the insight Toshi, I'll need to touch on one of those as well as soon as possible :)
Nice one. I'll give my first Monday vote for the Dice MV - classic Band Maid.
In future videos, you could let us know what you feel like for the next - fast? ballad? live? MV? instrumental? tributary? heavy? experimental? One for every occasion.
That's a great idea Paul, hadn't thought about that ;)
Yay, Maid Monday! Now there is a reason no to hate Mondays
That's the spirit my friend 😁
You've reacted to most of the new Band Maid MV, except perhaps "Different" and before that, "Blooming." You should dip into some faves from 2016-2019 like "Real Existence," "Dice," or the grinder "Rinne." I think you'd like any of those. I love hearing musical insight from perspective of a player-scales, techniques, difficulty, equipment, etc. Especially if you can explain why is so good (or not). Stands apart from less technically informed reactors.
Thanks! I'm trying to find a balance where I can provide with enough details to make it interesting but not so much to make it boring. Hopefully I'll get there soon :)
Its auto sub when a reactor is a musician 👍
Thanks for the support Ken, hope I can bring some good insights! 🤘🏻
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Try “secret My lips”, “YOLO”, “Alone” well there are so many lol
Thanks for the suggestions, writing those down ;)
Guitar Gent: Please check out the Band-Maid Rinnie song. It's probably their heaviest and arguably their best song to date in my opinion. Components of the song kind of reminds me believe or not of Pantera.
Band-Maid invented Happy Metal :-)
Questa canzone è una costante nei loro concerti, personalmente preferisco le versioni live rispetto alla studio.
Durante l'assolo di batteria ti sei accorto che ha tenuto il tempo e richiamato la melodia?
Non è stato un assolo esagerato per mostrare quanto è brava; ma un assolo tecnico inserito perfettamente nella canzone, che ha dato la certezza di quanto sia una fenomena alla batteria 😄
Assolutamente Giuseppe, queste ragazze non suonano davvero mai solo per "show-off", ogni nota o ritmo ha un senso musicale molto forte. Eccezionali davvero
What I don't understand is the fact that everyone has to always say that it looks like this, it looks like that, it looks like Aerosmith, it looks like Dragonforce etc., I am convinced of only one thing, that Band Maid looks like Band Maid, Lovebites look like Lovebites, Unlucky Morpheus look like Unlucky Morpheus etc., when they play they don't think they are who they are not, they may have collaborated or played together, like Lovebites did with Dragonforce in the UK, but that's all, nothing more and nothing less, thanks!
I think it's natural for the human mind to associate something new to something that we already know. I never mean that in a "they copy this band" way: I see it more as trying to guess which bands influenced and inspired them to start playing music in the first place!
If someone listened to my band and said that it reminded them of Soundgarden or Social Distortion I'd be delighted :)
@@akaalexanderking Yes, it can be, but if someone has never heard of Band Maid and then likes it because it was associated with a band of the past that made the same kind of music, you risk not giving credit to the credit, it's as if I liked Cris Botti because when he plays he reminds me of Miles Davis, it would not be fair to both these monsters of Jazz, however it is my personal opinion, of course. 🙏
Of course, that's a very valid point. And I hope no one gets that in the wrong way, these Ladies are fantastic musicians writing incredibly original and refreshing music 👍🏻
@@akaalexanderking It is now ten, fifteen years that Japan has created bands that make music in a truly exceptional way, many, very many, will remain in the Asian circle, unfortunately, when instead they deserve to be discovered and valued even outside those borders, but the others, those who listen, are not always willing to listen in Japanese and the lyrics of these songs are wonderful, like the lyrics of Dreamcatcher, Kpop group, which are wonderful lyrics and not at all trivial, anyway thanks for this exchange of ideas.
It's my pleasure, always looking forward to engaging in conversations about music with intelligent people 👍🏻
Bro, next check out TRiDENT-Japan, trio rock band all girls songs Voltage, No Regret, they are another Bandmaid in the making.. listen to the drum fill, double, triple kick and also the bass player....
Thanks for the suggestion man, writing that down ;)
Hey I have that poster on my wall to haha
..................... Akane!
Fantastic movie ahahah 👍🏻
I saw Pulp Fiction so many time..
That makes it two of us! Absolute masterpiece
pjl wuz here.... #BandMaid
Love your observations, analysis and breakdown; well worth the sub. Tons of great recs already made by everyone, so I won't go there. One small complaint, on the technical side: the thumbnailed-sized video. Would be awesome if you went with a larger screen...
Hey Paul, thanks for the support! Than can be easily fixed, I'll keep it in mind for the next ones :)
Since you like these, would love to recommend some great music. :)
Go for it Jackie, let the recommendations fly!
@@akaalexanderking A bit out of the norm for your channel but as a musician ull proly get it :) cheers th-cam.com/video/mmiThgzYX5E/w-d-xo.html
Wow, now THAT'S interesting 😳
DON'T YOU TELL ME live If you want to hear bass. Zep Tokyo 2018. It's better sound than Shibuya. Sorry, it wouldn't let me post the link. Just make sure it's the Zep Tokyo.
Thanks for the recommendation :)
Misa fanboy confirmed :)
Got me 😁
Can you fix the angle of view where your head is out of view?
It's bothering me and I can't concentrate on the content.
You've made some great comments, but...
What a waste!:_(
I'm sorry if I've already explained the situation to you before...
Sorry to hear that, must have slipped through while I was editing the video. Could you please give me a time reference for that?
Yes!!!
I'm looking forward to another band-maid reaction video!×D
That's gonna happen soon my friend, every single Monday 😁