Such a great song! The guitar blows my mind a little more every time i hear it... and those drums. Holy buckets. But great video man! Loved how you illustrated clipping.
Right on, Wave is here. Jack and Wave. My two favorite Band Maid reactors, as each of you provide actual tutorials, and spend a tonne of time and expertise on us. Jack, Wave just recorded a one-man band cover of Band Maid's "Onset". Drums, bass, and both guitars. It's on his channel. Check it out.
Miku's inspired me to save up and grab a guitar to learn on. Unfortunately I won't have Kanami-sensei to teach me but I'll be happy if I'm half as good as Miku in the same time period lol.
Great reaction and analysis again, i love your videos! So much to learn about music and songwriting, without channels like yours i would NEVER really understand why Band-Maid is so unique and why i am so in love with them, always nice to learn something new :) Greetings from Germany
Tomorrow I will buy my first guitar, at 29. Although I think I'm old enough to start playing, Kanami is a goddess to me, I love the sound of her guitar, I love the way she plays and she will be a great inspiration to me. These videos of yours will surely be very useful to me, thank you very much!
Just wanted to chime in and say MISA did the same thing for me! I'm also 29, 30 in less than a month. I've been a percussionist for a long time, but I've never done much more than fool around with a stringed instrument. Bought my first bass recently (a Schecter Omen Extreme-4) and just started learning!
@@JbfMusicGuitar when they are writing and recording their songs they make a very concerted effort in to how the song will sound and play in a live setting. They make a point to have little bits and pieces that the audience can participate in.
Think that sound at the start is a backing track of a distorted male voice saying "1,2,3,4", synched to match her cymbal hits. If you think this had a rough, edgey and in-yer-face sound, wait until you get to the second song, "Black Hole" of the double bill ("Manners/Black Hole") they released a few weeks ago, taken from the same online concert. Apparently, Kanami asked Akane what her BPM maximum was and, when Akane said 200BPM, Kanami wrote the 220BPM sledgehammer of sound of 'Black Hole' to challenge her. So the story goes, anyway. Another superb analysis that even I, a non-musician (or audience member as we're known), learned a lot and, once again, helped raise my appreciation of the composition and playing skills of what is definitely THE best live Rock band inhabiting the galaxy. And beyond. PS I know you're the guitar guy (the reactor Wave Potter is the Band-Maid drum analysis guy and I know you'd both appreciate others' work) but I've only seen one analyser of Saiki's vocals, a reactor called Julia Nilon, but she's only done two songs, so any knowledge and understanding of the great work she does would be nice to hear. I mean, in this song for example, when the hell does she breathe? Those lyrics come as thick and as fast as everything else and just speaking them at that speed must be hard, let alone singing them.
That's cool, I'll need to listen out for that Tony! Always pushing each other to get better by the sounds of it! There's so much going on, I'd probably need to listen to just the vocals to pick up on stuff... I hadn't even though about breathing, now that you mention it I have no idea how she managed all that!
@@JbfMusicGuitar Yes, there's always so much going on I find myself listening to their songs a few times just so I can try and pick out any one instrument and concentrate on what that is adding to the overall, perfectly combined, finished piece.
Tony, had to listen to it a few times, but I believe you are correct. Ichi, ni, san, shi (1,2,3,4 in Japanese). Great pick up. Really love these reactions and breakdowns, Jack. Not to mention the Rick and Morty reference, lol. Where else on TH-cam would you find that in a Band-Maid reaction? 😁👍
This is easily one of my top 2 or 3 songs from Unseen World. I VIVIDLY remember hearing this the first time when the album finally dropped. I was literally laughing out loud with tears in my eyes when the change up comes after MISA's bass solo. It was SOOOO unexpected and such a BRILLIANTLY BOLD choice in a song that was such a raw, as you say, composition. I mean, I think very very few bands could pull off a change up like that but you know that Band-Maid can and will it was completely unexpected and surprising... at the same time it totally wasn't suprising. Only Band-Maid can make the unexpected expected and at the same time be a complete and total surprise. Keep up the good work. Love the breakdowns.... though you pretty much ignored MISA's part in this song which is fuxing EPIC. :)
Thanks Brian! "make the unexpected expected" - nailled it! Totally, the lyric "get down" before the bass break give it even more relevance as well, oh man tell em about it! I probably need to put the song on and just listen to her part properly 🤘
The setup was for a live show which is why it sounds different. Covid has pushed them into holding online okyu-ji instead of their planned live shows for the past year.
Great breakdown! I read in an interview that Kanami said her theme for this song was "Music is Freedom". So that may help explain some of the unconventional choices. This is a very rare thing in their song writing process in that Kanami almost always writes the music and Miku adds lyrics without any influence from Kanami about what she was thinking when she wrote the music. It also seems like they have an unusual process of writing the music before the lyrics without exception.
Love the reaction and as usual, you pointed out a bunch of elements that I either didn't hear or didn't fully comprehend, so thank you for that! I also really enjoyed the head-shaking "Well, they did that! And it was impressive!" :) Maybe you should have some extra caffeine before you dive into Band Maid? I particularly enjoyed the breakdown of the key changes and modulations! The lyrics are (as usual) pretty amazing. From what I understand and how I read them, they are about not waiting for life, but making your own choices and picking your own way forward. It is a theme that Band Maid has brought out a number of times. Between lyrics, music and performance, Band Maid continues to impress.
Nice, glad to hear it! Yeah, sound about right, for me I read them as writing music to express freedom and sort of find your own path- if that makes sense?!
Not echo everyone else’s comments but great reaction and breakdown. Great reactors add another level of understanding to the music of a group we love and add to my appreciation of this group of phenomenal musicians. Thanks once again!
Band Maid, the greatest bargain in music today. You get not one, but two great songs in every song. All for the low, low price of....you just have to listen! Another great reaction.
Also I recommend checking out the lyrics of the song. Many people "judge a book by its cover" and suggest itself with the the song title. The analysis, as usual is substantive and clarifies many issues. Thanks!
Did that last night! Although, having the input from comments here about the musical freedom of he song put a cool slant on the lyrics that I otherwise probably wouldn't have interpreted ✨
Thanks you Jay! I think they music they write; with all it's Easter eggs; probably lends itself to more active listeners, you know folk who are keen to really get in to the finer details of the songs!
11:11 -- omg, you spoiled the killer's magic trick! kidding. tis great to see this part of misa's playing getting analysed as well. the only difference [minor one, i should say] is the placement -- she's using her index finger while you behind the middle, and she confirmed this practice in a radio interview. just like your previous uploads, your thorough analysis of kanami's musical genius is much appreciated. never imagined how much mincho-zilla skirted around the notes/chords until you explained it. i now dare say she's a 'shady' composer. again, thank you for the musical info. more power to your channel!
Yeah, the weird thing in the beginning is a processed voice on the backing track. It pops up in "Manners," too. EDIT: Your demonstration of clipping was terrific.
Great breakdown sir, very interesting. In the different online concerts that they have done during these COVID time, the mix has not been the same (and on some occasions it has been clearly better than on others). I don't understand a word of sound engineering but, in principle, it would seem easier to maintain a constant set up as long as the stage does not change. Or maybe I'm talking nonsense 🙄. Thank you for your work. It has been a very entertaining time.
In an ideal world you could just leave the gear alone, but they might need to rent the space/not always have access? But in all fairness even if you did that the sound would still change a bit- I don't know why, but it never seems to be exactly the same twice!
Thanks very much for breaking down the theory. Kanami has talked about wanting the changes and especially the modulations in this song to give a sense of musical freedom. And she does compose/arrange on a DAW so there may be something in your conspiracy theory ;)
Thanks Rob! It seems to much of a coincidence to not be related... Cheers for that insight, its a good point modulations help convey that sort of punk/diy freedom thing
And also all of them write their parts regardless if they can actually play it or not. Kanami said she wrote H-G-K much slower because she couldn't play it as fast as she wanted, them practice until she got "up to speed" with herself. Misa said the same thing but I don't remember which song it was, she said something (in an interview) like "I recorded the parts separately and then it got too hard for me to play, but it was my own fault". And yet, they played 100% of their songs live, so they eventually catch up to their own impossible standards. There in lies madness if you ask me!😜
@@YourMusicStore To complete the madness: I read in an interview with Misa last summer that at a certain point she hated her need for sleep. It was interfering with her progress on the bass! Only true artists can drive themselves in the ground like that. Kanami also walks around a lot of the time with red rings around her eyes. These girls are a one of a kind phenomenon.
@@laughingbuddha2948 There's an old Akane tweet where she says something like "the sun is rising, I've been in the studio since yesterday, tired but happy, practicing is fun!" Yeah, they are different from the rest of us! :)
You made me laugh out loud a bunch of times. First, with the "only 51 seconds in", then with your "emotional bridge from nowhere", and then your facial expression when they pulled out of the bridge. Yep. Band-Maid keeps you on your toes. Thanks for another excellent tutorial lesson. It's getting ridiculous, we need to compensate you for your time and expertise you've spent on us. I'll hit you up on your Patreon.
I always learn so much from watching your videos. Thank you for being a continual force for good in the sometimes-terrible reaction space. I agree with some other commentors that your next review should be their "Manners/Black Hole" Double feature. The first track, you get to see Band Maid do a straight forward rock and roll track that will have you thinking you've gone back to the 80s. And Black Hole borders on speed metal. You'll love every second of it. :) Oh... and if you want a total change of pace, and see how Band Maid handles a ballad. Do Daydreaming. Which is Band-Maid's fan's favorite track according to polls.
Thanks Matt; continual force for good in the sometimes-terrible reaction space- what a lovely thing to hear... I might steal that, lol! That's on my list for sure, hopefully get to it very soon!
Here's something (maybe) interesting for you to check out sometime. Saiki and Miku do 99% of the singing (very rarely, Kanami will do some backing vocals). Here's some info on their vocal style inspirations. Saiki has stated that her favorite singer was the pop star Namie Amuro who retired from the entertainment industry a couple years ago. Before joining Band-Maid, Saiki was part of the same management company (Platinum Passport), and was training towards becoming more of a pop singer. Namie Amuro: th-cam.com/video/DqmYy5q7n0c/w-d-xo.html Miku grew up on a style of music endemic to Japan called enka. This is a relatively modern musical genre that draws heavily upon more traditional Japanese music forms. Some people call it Japanese country music since it's historically been very popular in rural areas, but has nothing in common with Country Music from the USA. (The video below is Keiko Fuji; her daughter is Utada Hikaru, who is one of the most successful popular singers in Japan today. Her debut album holds the Oricon record for most copies sold.) th-cam.com/video/cVo8Olw8h90/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for those dude, really appreciated! I have some experience of enka from being a Marty Friedman fan boy, but it's a genre I've never explored too much, should really have a deeper dive in to it 🎶
I've heard some say they don't do anything new. They just do it better. Well I think this song shows they don't. I didn't think so even before. Okay yes they stay with rock but I have yet to find any band that sounds like them. I've tried too. Probably why I'm stuck on them! They are my only source for Maid Crack!
Your breakdowns become a bit a case like Band Maid. What else can I say. Excellent once more. It's like going to music school again - with the best possible pleasure. I had a good time and learned a lot again. Thank you very much for all the effort you put into these tutorials for us. Never boring, not for a second - just like Band Maid.
Great as always. I believe Akane is the "trigger" girl. There is a "Miku Magic Time" where MISA and Akane are messing with Miku, using a trigger pad next to Akane's seat near the hi-hat, while Miku was talking. I think it is the Feb 14th Shibuya show but not certain.
Great review. No matter how many times I hear a B-M song, there's always something new. I never noticed that laser gun sound until you pointed it out. Regarding the sound of the drums being too hot and how it might be a mistake... I think your first opinion is right and that it's an aesthetic choice. I heard the song live in real-time, and this video has been remixed so it doesn't quite match the real-time version. I think I remember the snare being loud and the bass drums being too low. So I think they wanted to perfect that edgy sound for the video. They do love to distort things.
Another nice analysis, well done again dude! If I recall correctly this may bring you to the end of your suggestion list, so here is another: DICE. Also, I think I may have recommended Kiyoshi before. She's a kick arse bassist who plays regularly with Marty Friedman and has her own 2 piece band. Well worth checking for killer lead bass riffs. I recommend Hero or the live recording of Whole New World. Can't go wrong with either. 😊
This is my bag, man :) Yeah, they play with a backing track most of the time. Kanami plays a lot of background support keyboard stuff on certain songs that aren't in the foreground, but you would notice if it was missing, and there's some background vocal stuff that would take more than 2 voices.
Very informative!! I love all the effort you put in one video. What I have learned from your lesson is that the key changes from A minor to Bb major( or G minor) into the chorus....and somehow it works.... I believe Kanami has theory backgrounds, but sometimes she doesn't care the F about it. I really didn't like the VII5 dyad used (mostly) in rock or punk, but who cares now? Doesn't matter if it sounds good.
Akane uses a Roland TM-1 sampler, she usually uses it to torment Miku during the audience interaction segments by playing distracting samples. It gets used in a variety places. If you do a TH-cam search for Akane Roland TM-1 she has a video explaining how she uses it.
Thanks for these educational reactions. While I have been enjoying Band Maid for the hooks and catchy choruses, it's been interesting to learn some of the 'tricks" they use in song composition to draw the listener in and get an emotional response.
Another great video and breakdown! But I'm a drummer, so an even better breakdown would be to turn the amp up to 11 and smash the guitar over my head. Thanks man!
Thumbs up! I like your Band-Maid videos very much because I want to learn more about their music and techniques. Good analysts like you can almost be counted on one hand. Unfortunately your videos have a lot of thumbs down. I know why but I don't understand it. You do it exactly right, please keep it up! And for the people who do not like that the videos are often paused I have a recommendation. There are more than 3500 Band-Maid "reaction" videos on TH-cam. Look for the 5 and a half minute videos for a 4 minute song. That's where you're best off!
Thank you!!! It's the internet, always going to get thumbs down. But I totally agree, there are plenty of reaction video without much input, so I figure why not do it a bit differently 🤘
The reason you can't see the subtitles is the bottom of the screen is cut off. When you pause, the controls appear on the bottom and the subtitles are pushed higher to where you can see them.
Good catch David! Must have had the wrong aspect ration on the screen capture or something, no idea how I changed that, need to remember to try and sort that for next time, lol
Thanks Cesar! I feel I've not yet earned that title, having only listened to a handful of their songs, but I've really enjoyed them so far... surely only a matter of time!
'Ace Of Maids'...The lyrics: Lemmy came to Miku in a dream, told her there's "No God"...just some guy, Daniel Jacks, invited him to stay in his lil' distillery for eternity.
MISA actually holds the pick against her palm with her index finger. If you watch closely you’ll also notice she sometimes pops with her pinky. Ridiculous.
Just has a go at doing that.. felt weird, lol. My muscle memory is not happy about this! It probably makes way more sense than my 2nd finger thing though. Pop with the pink?!??! Madness, I'll have to keep and eye out for that!
I was about to say that. And because she pops with her middle finger, sometimes she picks and pops at the same time, like in Sayonakidori. Misa is straight up magical!
@@JbfMusicGuitar - here's a video of her explaining and demonstrating her pick slap technique in an interview (2 min 11s mark): www.reddit.com/r/BandMaid/comments/ny260k/misas_interview_partial_and_hybrid_picking_demo/
It seems that every time you stop the video you turn on the subtitles and then turn them off when you resume. Try clicking inside the video window, it should fix it. I don't think the subtitles are necessary for the type of breakdown you are doing. It's difficult enough as it is.
Cheers Tom, I've thought about this, but then I wouldn't have a first time reaction thing, you know? I've been floating the idea of breaking the songs down after listening to them; in a less guitar-centric way, but it's not had too much interested as of yet. I'll probably try listening to it first at some point, though!
@@JbfMusicGuitar Thx, Jack. But I was suggesting you do both the first time playthrough listen and verbal breakdown. Then your guitar breakdown -- 3 separate segments. Or combine the verbal and guitar breakdowns to make it (2) segments - a first time reaction plus verbal / guitar breakdown.
Yeah, kind of my thing though- can't please everyone! On the plus side you can watch the original if you just want the music, I'd wager there'll be a good number of different reaction videos from different channels that will be more to your liking as well 🤘
The difference between BAND-MAID's awesomeness & everyone else is that BAND-MAID don't sound like anyone else :)
Great point, Gary! They do a have a very identifiable sound 🎶
I thought they sounded a bit like that somewhat more traditional Japanese band, Band-Maiko.
@@tonygriffin_ Damn you & your clever logic Tony.😆👌
@@GaryHolloway-810 😂🤘🤘👌
Truth Meter 💯% correct 🤘🏼
Such a great song! The guitar blows my mind a little more every time i hear it... and those drums. Holy buckets. But great video man! Loved how you illustrated clipping.
Right on, Wave is here. Jack and Wave. My two favorite Band Maid reactors, as each of you provide actual tutorials, and spend a tonne of time and expertise on us. Jack, Wave just recorded a one-man band cover of Band Maid's "Onset". Drums, bass, and both guitars. It's on his channel. Check it out.
Cheers dude! The joys of post-production eh, haha! Soo much going in in this tune, insane! 🎶
Madness! I'll have to check that out! 🤘
Miku's inspired me to save up and grab a guitar to learn on. Unfortunately I won't have Kanami-sensei to teach me but I'll be happy if I'm half as good as Miku in the same time period lol.
Great reaction and analysis again, i love your videos! So much to learn about music and songwriting, without channels like yours i would NEVER really understand why Band-Maid is so unique and why i am so in love with them, always nice to learn something new :) Greetings from Germany
Many thanks Michael! Really great to know that these video are able to help facilitate that, just awesome 🙌
Tomorrow I will buy my first guitar, at 29. Although I think I'm old enough to start playing, Kanami is a goddess to me, I love the sound of her guitar, I love the way she plays and she will be a great inspiration to me. These videos of yours will surely be very useful to me, thank you very much!
Rock on! Good for you, never to late to learn 🤘
I was going to say that. 54 and learning now
@@spike1890 This is awesome man!
Just wanted to chime in and say MISA did the same thing for me! I'm also 29, 30 in less than a month. I've been a percussionist for a long time, but I've never done much more than fool around with a stringed instrument. Bought my first bass recently (a Schecter Omen Extreme-4) and just started learning!
I love your deep breakdowns, thank you for coming back again to the Maids!
Cheers for letting me know! Total pleasure to break this stuff down, tonne of great ideas!
Can't get enough of your reaction. Thank you for another great reaction
My pleasure! Totally unexpected vibes in this one 🤘🏻
The “Whoa, oh, oh, oh,” part is where we sing along at the okyuji.
Gotta get the crowd in on the action as well!
@@JbfMusicGuitar when they are writing and recording their songs they make a very concerted effort in to how the song will sound and play in a live setting. They make a point to have little bits and pieces that the audience can participate in.
Think that sound at the start is a backing track of a distorted male voice saying "1,2,3,4", synched to match her cymbal hits. If you think this had a rough, edgey and in-yer-face sound, wait until you get to the second song, "Black Hole" of the double bill ("Manners/Black Hole") they released a few weeks ago, taken from the same online concert. Apparently, Kanami asked Akane what her BPM maximum was and, when Akane said 200BPM, Kanami wrote the 220BPM sledgehammer of sound of 'Black Hole' to challenge her. So the story goes, anyway.
Another superb analysis that even I, a non-musician (or audience member as we're known), learned a lot and, once again, helped raise my appreciation of the composition and playing skills of what is definitely THE best live Rock band inhabiting the galaxy. And beyond. PS I know you're the guitar guy (the reactor Wave Potter is the Band-Maid drum analysis guy and I know you'd both appreciate others' work) but I've only seen one analyser of Saiki's vocals, a reactor called Julia Nilon, but she's only done two songs, so any knowledge and understanding of the great work she does would be nice to hear. I mean, in this song for example, when the hell does she breathe? Those lyrics come as thick and as fast as everything else and just speaking them at that speed must be hard, let alone singing them.
That's cool, I'll need to listen out for that Tony! Always pushing each other to get better by the sounds of it!
There's so much going on, I'd probably need to listen to just the vocals to pick up on stuff... I hadn't even though about breathing, now that you mention it I have no idea how she managed all that!
@@JbfMusicGuitar Yes, there's always so much going on I find myself listening to their songs a few times just so I can try and pick out any one instrument and concentrate on what that is adding to the overall, perfectly combined, finished piece.
Tony, had to listen to it a few times, but I believe you are correct. Ichi, ni, san, shi (1,2,3,4 in Japanese). Great pick up.
Really love these reactions and breakdowns, Jack. Not to mention the Rick and Morty reference, lol. Where else on TH-cam would you find that in a Band-Maid reaction? 😁👍
@@jjo154 A great catch indeed; I'd never have clocked it as a distorted voice, but on closer listen it clearly is!
This is easily one of my top 2 or 3 songs from Unseen World. I VIVIDLY remember hearing this the first time when the album finally dropped. I was literally laughing out loud with tears in my eyes when the change up comes after MISA's bass solo. It was SOOOO unexpected and such a BRILLIANTLY BOLD choice in a song that was such a raw, as you say, composition. I mean, I think very very few bands could pull off a change up like that but you know that Band-Maid can and will it was completely unexpected and surprising... at the same time it totally wasn't suprising. Only Band-Maid can make the unexpected expected and at the same time be a complete and total surprise.
Keep up the good work. Love the breakdowns.... though you pretty much ignored MISA's part in this song which is fuxing EPIC. :)
Thanks Brian! "make the unexpected expected" - nailled it! Totally, the lyric "get down" before the bass break give it even more relevance as well, oh man tell em about it! I probably need to put the song on and just listen to her part properly 🤘
Akane’s smile in the middle of Misa’s solo …
I thoroughly enjoy your technical analysis and your wonderful sense of humor is just icing on the cake!!
Cheers dude, nice to meet a fellow connoisseur of fairly dry humour!
The setup was for a live show which is why it sounds different.
Covid has pushed them into holding online okyu-ji instead of their planned live shows for the past year.
Cool that they've managed to pivot to a different medium though and still put stuff out!
It's a good mix of genres when Dead Kennedys and Ed Sheeran are mentioned in a single song
Haha, very true Olli- pretty much opposite ends of the musical spectrum 🤣
Great breakdown! I read in an interview that Kanami said her theme for this song was "Music is Freedom". So that may help explain some of the unconventional choices. This is a very rare thing in their song writing process in that Kanami almost always writes the music and Miku adds lyrics without any influence from Kanami about what she was thinking when she wrote the music. It also seems like they have an unusual process of writing the music before the lyrics without exception.
That's good to know! Yeah I think that came across as a punky freedom to me 🤘🏻
Awesome analysis. Thanks :-)
My pleasure! Hope you got some nice insights from it!
Love the reaction and as usual, you pointed out a bunch of elements that I either didn't hear or didn't fully comprehend, so thank you for that! I also really enjoyed the head-shaking "Well, they did that! And it was impressive!" :) Maybe you should have some extra caffeine before you dive into Band Maid? I particularly enjoyed the breakdown of the key changes and modulations!
The lyrics are (as usual) pretty amazing. From what I understand and how I read them, they are about not waiting for life, but making your own choices and picking your own way forward. It is a theme that Band Maid has brought out a number of times. Between lyrics, music and performance, Band Maid continues to impress.
Nice, glad to hear it! Yeah, sound about right, for me I read them as writing music to express freedom and sort of find your own path- if that makes sense?!
Mentions for 'Peep Show', 'Rick and Morty' and Band Maid in one sentence. Drawn me in already. 😉
Yes Paul you are geeking out to Jbf's "No God" reaction. That's a good thing.🤓
When a band makes you reference as far a field as these guys do, it can only be a good thing 🤣
Not echo everyone else’s comments but great reaction and breakdown. Great reactors add another level of understanding to the music of a group we love and add to my appreciation of this group of phenomenal musicians. Thanks once again!
Thank you so much! Really appreactie hearing that 🙏
Great analysis again! Really enjoy these videos!!
Great to hear that Jason, hope there's some intersting snippets in there for you!
Band Maid, the greatest bargain in music today. You get not one, but two great songs in every song. All for the low, low price of....you just have to listen! Another great reaction.
Sold!
They are so precise and don't bullshit a lick! Props girls!
Very much 'in the pocket' playing!
Another great breakdown.
Glad you think so! It's a pretty frantic song, some really cool ideas going on
Ohhh yes another song that I’ve been waiting to react 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Awesome, hope you liked it!
@@JbfMusicGuitar Yeaaah, I really like it and I’ve learned many things from your breakdown as always. No God is one of my favorite song from them🙏🏻
Also I recommend checking out the lyrics of the song. Many people "judge a book by its cover" and suggest itself with the the song title. The analysis, as usual is substantive and clarifies many issues. Thanks!
Did that last night! Although, having the input from comments here about the musical freedom of he song put a cool slant on the lyrics that I otherwise probably wouldn't have interpreted ✨
Great reaction man. Its great for musicians analyzing bandmaid's sound keeping you interested.
Thanks you Jay! I think they music they write; with all it's Easter eggs; probably lends itself to more active listeners, you know folk who are keen to really get in to the finer details of the songs!
One of my favourite recent tracks by the best band on the planet right now. Cheers!
No problem mate, glad you enjoyed it, hopefully some interesting bits in there somewhere, lol!
@@JbfMusicGuitar You provide a really interesting insight into what it is about Band Maid that I love. Thanks!
@@gigmcsweeney8566 Awesome!
Loving it again.
As I said before, I really look forward to your breakdowns!
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Much appreciated mate! 🙌
Another winner!
Thank you, Jack!
Fantastic, thanks for letting me know mate!
11:11 -- omg, you spoiled the killer's magic trick! kidding. tis great to see this part of misa's playing getting analysed as well. the only difference [minor one, i should say] is the placement -- she's using her index finger while you behind the middle, and she confirmed this practice in a radio interview.
just like your previous uploads, your thorough analysis of kanami's musical genius is much appreciated. never imagined how much mincho-zilla skirted around the notes/chords until you explained it. i now dare say she's a 'shady' composer.
again, thank you for the musical info. more power to your channel!
Haha, revealing the man behind the curtain! Good point, I think most people prefer that method, I could never get it to work properly!
Yeah, the weird thing in the beginning is a processed voice on the backing track. It pops up in "Manners," too.
EDIT: Your demonstration of clipping was terrific.
Haha, cheers! Figured out I could demonstrate it in in post-prodcution, glad it made sense 🤘
Great breakdown sir, very interesting. In the different online concerts that they have done during these COVID time, the mix has not been the same (and on some occasions it has been clearly better than on others). I don't understand a word of sound engineering but, in principle, it would seem easier to maintain a constant set up as long as the stage does not change. Or maybe I'm talking nonsense 🙄. Thank you for your work. It has been a very entertaining time.
In an ideal world you could just leave the gear alone, but they might need to rent the space/not always have access? But in all fairness even if you did that the sound would still change a bit- I don't know why, but it never seems to be exactly the same twice!
Love the breakdown! Band-Maid doing Band-Maid things, nuff said!
Spot on Wayne!
Thanks very much for breaking down the theory. Kanami has talked about wanting the changes and especially the modulations in this song to give a sense of musical freedom. And she does compose/arrange on a DAW so there may be something in your conspiracy theory ;)
Thanks Rob! It seems to much of a coincidence to not be related... Cheers for that insight, its a good point modulations help convey that sort of punk/diy freedom thing
And also all of them write their parts regardless if they can actually play it or not. Kanami said she wrote H-G-K much slower because she couldn't play it as fast as she wanted, them practice until she got "up to speed" with herself. Misa said the same thing but I don't remember which song it was, she said something (in an interview) like "I recorded the parts separately and then it got too hard for me to play, but it was my own fault". And yet, they played 100% of their songs live, so they eventually catch up to their own impossible standards.
There in lies madness if you ask me!😜
@@YourMusicStore To complete the madness: I read in an interview with Misa last summer that at a certain point she hated her need for sleep. It was interfering with her progress on the bass! Only true artists can drive themselves in the ground like that. Kanami also walks around a lot of the time with red rings around her eyes. These girls are a one of a kind phenomenon.
@@laughingbuddha2948 There's an old Akane tweet where she says something like "the sun is rising, I've been in the studio since yesterday, tired but happy, practicing is fun!" Yeah, they are different from the rest of us! :)
Definitely check out the lyrics - they're pretty cool and I usually am not a lyrics person.
I still haven't got round to it, lol, that'll be my homework for tonight!
Just recently I started to appreciate No God and I’m delving more and more in this song. Your analysis helps a lot in this process.
Awesome. Love to hear stuff like that, it's a pretty dense song a lot to pick at and analyse!
You made me laugh out loud a bunch of times. First, with the "only 51 seconds in", then with your "emotional bridge from nowhere", and then your facial expression when they pulled out of the bridge. Yep. Band-Maid keeps you on your toes. Thanks for another excellent tutorial lesson. It's getting ridiculous, we need to compensate you for your time and expertise you've spent on us. I'll hit you up on your Patreon.
Many thanks dude, glad you got a kick out of it! Really appreciate the Patreon pledge mate, most unexpected 🙌
I always learn so much from watching your videos. Thank you for being a continual force for good in the sometimes-terrible reaction space.
I agree with some other commentors that your next review should be their "Manners/Black Hole" Double feature. The first track, you get to see Band Maid do a straight forward rock and roll track that will have you thinking you've gone back to the 80s. And Black Hole borders on speed metal. You'll love every second of it. :)
Oh... and if you want a total change of pace, and see how Band Maid handles a ballad. Do Daydreaming. Which is Band-Maid's fan's favorite track according to polls.
Thanks Matt; continual force for good in the sometimes-terrible reaction space- what a lovely thing to hear... I might steal that, lol! That's on my list for sure, hopefully get to it very soon!
Here's something (maybe) interesting for you to check out sometime. Saiki and Miku do 99% of the singing (very rarely, Kanami will do some backing vocals). Here's some info on their vocal style inspirations.
Saiki has stated that her favorite singer was the pop star Namie Amuro who retired from the entertainment industry a couple years ago. Before joining Band-Maid, Saiki was part of the same management company (Platinum Passport), and was training towards becoming more of a pop singer. Namie Amuro:
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Miku grew up on a style of music endemic to Japan called enka. This is a relatively modern musical genre that draws heavily upon more traditional Japanese music forms. Some people call it Japanese country music since it's historically been very popular in rural areas, but has nothing in common with Country Music from the USA. (The video below is Keiko Fuji; her daughter is Utada Hikaru, who is one of the most successful popular singers in Japan today. Her debut album holds the Oricon record for most copies sold.)
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Thanks for those dude, really appreciated!
I have some experience of enka from being a Marty Friedman fan boy, but it's a genre I've never explored too much, should really have a deeper dive in to it 🎶
I've heard some say they don't do anything new. They just do it better. Well I think this song shows they don't. I didn't think so even before. Okay yes they stay with rock but I have yet to find any band that sounds like them. I've tried too. Probably why I'm stuck on them! They are my only source for Maid Crack!
The closest thing I can think of is Anime intro/outro music, but that is a such a stupidly broad generalisation!
Your breakdowns become a bit a case like Band Maid. What else can I say. Excellent once more. It's like going to music school again - with the best possible pleasure. I had a good time and learned a lot again. Thank you very much for all the effort you put into these tutorials for us. Never boring, not for a second - just like Band Maid.
Wow, thanks! Very kind words indeed 🙌
Please pause as frequent as you like
Cheers sir, will do!
Great as always. I believe Akane is the "trigger" girl. There is a "Miku Magic Time" where MISA and Akane are messing with Miku, using a trigger pad next to Akane's seat near the hi-hat, while Miku was talking. I think it is the Feb 14th Shibuya show but not certain.
Thanks Jim, much appreciated! They do like to wind each other up, by the sounds of it!
Great review. No matter how many times I hear a B-M song, there's always something new. I never noticed that laser gun sound until you pointed it out. Regarding the sound of the drums being too hot and how it might be a mistake... I think your first opinion is right and that it's an aesthetic choice. I heard the song live in real-time, and this video has been remixed so it doesn't quite match the real-time version. I think I remember the snare being loud and the bass drums being too low. So I think they wanted to perfect that edgy sound for the video. They do love to distort things.
If there's a song to get noisy on with the production, it's this one for sure!
Another nice analysis, well done again dude! If I recall correctly this may bring you to the end of your suggestion list, so here is another: DICE.
Also, I think I may have recommended Kiyoshi before. She's a kick arse bassist who plays regularly with Marty Friedman and has her own 2 piece band. Well worth checking for killer lead bass riffs. I recommend Hero or the live recording of Whole New World. Can't go wrong with either. 😊
Cheers Stu! Yeah more or less done with list number 1, Dice has popped up a few times- pretty keen to check it out!
This is my bag, man :) Yeah, they play with a backing track most of the time. Kanami plays a lot of background support keyboard stuff on certain songs that aren't in the foreground, but you would notice if it was missing, and there's some background vocal stuff that would take more than 2 voices.
Yep but it always adds to the overall performance rather than dominates the song :)
@@GaryHolloway-810 seasoning 😉
@@estherbrowne2017 Hey that's a nice description.🙂
It's great way of getting that sort of more polished 'album' sound without having to fill the stage with players!
@@GaryHolloway-810 In a way then....i almost act like your translator 🤔 just a simple phrase 😉
Great analysis here. I learned a lot from you sensei :D
Awesome! Glad to hear it Gerald 🤘
Thanks Jbf!
You bet! 🤘
Don’t know if anyone else has said it yet but there is a instrumental version of this song too if you are interested
Cheers! I've been told there are instrumental version of a few songs, should really check them out at some point!
Very informative!! I love all the effort you put in one video.
What I have learned from your lesson is that the key changes from A minor to Bb major( or G minor) into the chorus....and somehow it works....
I believe Kanami has theory backgrounds, but sometimes she doesn't care the F about it. I really didn't like the VII5 dyad used (mostly) in rock or punk, but who cares now? Doesn't matter if it sounds good.
Absolutely, so long as it sounds good, that's all that matters! And *good* can also be intentionally bad/dissonant, to create the right mood
Akane uses a Roland TM-1 sampler, she usually uses it to torment Miku during the audience interaction segments by playing distracting samples. It gets used in a variety places. If you do a TH-cam search for Akane Roland TM-1 she has a video explaining how she uses it.
Lmao, that genius. Love it! Thanks for the info Barry
I love where you're commenting on the recording of the drums, while the translation of the lyrics reads "Don't mix! Danger! Handle with care!" LOL
Oh man, too good to be true, lol! Great catch Jeff, do you reckon that's some insane coincidence, or intentional on their part?!?
@@JbfMusicGuitar Not on your part, Jack?
@@jjo154 If only I was so savvy!
Saiki says get down MISA says hold my 🥃
Haha, brilliant thanks Daniel!
@@JbfMusicGuitar She is known to like scotch.
You seemed to enjoy being baffled by BAND MAID. I feel sorry for you technical breakdown guys sometimes ;) .
It's all part of the fun 🎶
Thanks for these educational reactions. While I have been enjoying Band Maid for the hooks and catchy choruses, it's been interesting to learn some of the 'tricks" they use in song composition to draw the listener in and get an emotional response.
Thanks John! That's a really great way of looking at it, nicely done 🔥
OMNG!
I think Kanami is heavily involved in production and Saiki is quality control. Whatever appears is what they want, nothing else.
Good to know Michael!
Another great video and breakdown! But I'm a drummer, so an even better breakdown would be to turn the amp up to 11 and smash the guitar over my head. Thanks man!
Brilliant! Thanks Jeremy 🤣🤘
She holds her pick with her index finger
Good to know, cheers Wayne 🤘
Thumbs up! I like your Band-Maid videos very much because I want to learn more about their music and techniques. Good analysts like you can almost be counted on one hand. Unfortunately your videos have a lot of thumbs down. I know why but I don't understand it. You do it exactly right, please keep it up! And for the people who do not like that the videos are often paused I have a recommendation. There are more than 3500 Band-Maid "reaction" videos on TH-cam. Look for the 5 and a half minute videos for a 4 minute song. That's where you're best off!
Thank you!!! It's the internet, always going to get thumbs down. But I totally agree, there are plenty of reaction video without much input, so I figure why not do it a bit differently 🤘
just found out this vid was up over on Wave Potters stream had to check it out
Cheers Frank! It's almost like there's some sort of a secret underground Band-Maid network!
The reason you can't see the subtitles is the bottom of the screen is cut off. When you pause, the controls appear on the bottom and the subtitles are pushed higher to where you can see them.
Good catch David! Must have had the wrong aspect ration on the screen capture or something, no idea how I changed that, need to remember to try and sort that for next time, lol
Excellent work bro!!
At this point I just have one question: are you Maidiac yet?
Thanks Cesar! I feel I've not yet earned that title, having only listened to a handful of their songs, but I've really enjoyed them so far... surely only a matter of time!
@@JbfMusicGuitar and of course we'll be glad when you get at this side of the path
MISA MISA MISA!
Thanks Dave!
You should check out black hole, an even faster and crazier song
It's in the pipeline! 🎸🎶
MISA!!! MISA!!! MISA!!! 🥃🥃🥃
×100👍
@@GaryHolloway-810 😉🤙🏼
'Ace Of Maids'...The lyrics: Lemmy came to Miku in a dream, told her there's "No God"...just some guy, Daniel Jacks, invited him to stay in his lil' distillery for eternity.
That's awesome Phil, the best thing is, I can't tell if this is a top tier troll or true!
@@JbfMusicGuitar True...I swear 🤞😉🤣
MISA actually holds the pick against her palm with her index finger.
If you watch closely you’ll also notice she sometimes pops with her pinky.
Ridiculous.
Just has a go at doing that.. felt weird, lol. My muscle memory is not happy about this! It probably makes way more sense than my 2nd finger thing though. Pop with the pink?!??! Madness, I'll have to keep and eye out for that!
I was about to say that. And because she pops with her middle finger, sometimes she picks and pops at the same time, like in Sayonakidori. Misa is straight up magical!
@@JbfMusicGuitar
She started classical piano lessons at four years old.
She has super strong fingers.
@@JbfMusicGuitar - here's a video of her explaining and demonstrating her pick slap technique in an interview (2 min 11s mark): www.reddit.com/r/BandMaid/comments/ny260k/misas_interview_partial_and_hybrid_picking_demo/
Thanks for that Howard!
It seems that every time you stop the video you turn on the subtitles and then turn them off when you resume. Try clicking inside the video window, it should fix it.
I don't think the subtitles are necessary for the type of breakdown you are doing. It's difficult enough as it is.
I had them on, but they only came up when I paused- no idea what that was about!
just wait till you try to break down black hole. lol You might need Tylenol for the headache
This both excites and terrifies me, in equal measures!
They play to a click track...
...except Misa, the bass player. She plays barefoot to feel the drums from the floor.
It would be great if you listened to the song first, Jack, to get the artistic flow and emotion of the piece... then go back and do the breakdown.
Cheers Tom, I've thought about this, but then I wouldn't have a first time reaction thing, you know? I've been floating the idea of breaking the songs down after listening to them; in a less guitar-centric way, but it's not had too much interested as of yet. I'll probably try listening to it first at some point, though!
@@JbfMusicGuitar Thx, Jack. But I was suggesting you do both the first time playthrough listen and verbal breakdown. Then your guitar breakdown -- 3 separate segments. Or combine the verbal and guitar breakdowns to make it (2) segments - a first time reaction plus verbal / guitar breakdown.
@@TomClark-Futoura Cheers, yeah I'd probably try to keep it as 2 segments; but should really try them all at some point 🤘
BAND-MAIDには出だしから心を掴まれ、そしてクールダウンでKANAMIの音楽センスが際立つ。日本人からしてロックとかメタルとかに囚われている事態が不思議で、日本のアニメソングには変化と多様性に富む、綺羅星の様な神曲が多数存在して居る事を世界は知らないだけ。
Well the Maidiacs are doing a great job of spreading the word! 🎶
Trigger effect for drum i think
Good call, that would make sense!
Too much chit chat
Yeah, kind of my thing though- can't please everyone! On the plus side you can watch the original if you just want the music, I'd wager there'll be a good number of different reaction videos from different channels that will be more to your liking as well 🤘