The first song me (and many others) heard from Band Maid! This was also the song that helped them grow in popularity and is also their 1st music video they recorded. This Live version sounds a bit heavier, and fuller sound, really nice! Back then Miku didn't knew how to play guitar yet and look at her now! Always very nice to hear your insight and thoughts! Great paint skills! 😀 You mentioned Carlos Santana, he is Kanami's favorite guitarist and a big inspiration! Another great breakdown on the instrumentation, really appreciate that! Thank you!
Thanks Jorge! I just listened to the original version a minute ago, oddly enough made me think of Guns 'N Roses- probably the only band I didn't mention in the video 🤣 Hahah, I've honed my Ms paint skills over many years!... They're still not very good 😂🤘
This is Band-Maid revisiting an old song they haven't played in many years. Band-Maid will always remind you of other bands as they are playing real Rock (in yer face, musically brilliant and with a classic 70's and 80's Rock sound). They remind me of many Rock bands I saw in the 70's, like Man, Free, Thin Lizzy, Budgie and even 1973 era Judas Priest. Another great and informative reaction. I've yet to find a bad song from Band-Maid.
@@powbobs I only wish they would have really updated this fantastic song, sadly only got the original album version, just think of the possibilities, the bass solo could have gone ballistic, the guitar solo could have shredded , (that was my hope)
Thanks for another compelling lesson. I love how you whipped out a 5-string and so quickly replicated MISA's mastery of it. You mentioned hearing influences from the past. I grew up attending big theatrical rock concerts in the 1970's, and to me, Band Maid is almost a throwback to my era, which is why I dig it.
Cheers mate! I'm still figuring my way round the 5 string, that low B keeps throwing me off! slowly but surely getting there, haha! Nice, they do have a fair bit that big arena rock energy about them, totally see where you're coming from
Thrill is already an old song for them - it take us back to their second mini album, back when they weren't allowed by their producers to release their own songs. It's only on the next mini album that one of their compositions would get the green light ("Alone" ) and it was such a success that they kept on composing/writing their material from that (four full albums!). So Thrill ain't composed by them - but its success show them the way: hard rock with a (many actually) twist. They started to play it live again quite recently and this online rendition is more "muscular" than the original one, thx to the "real" second guitarist that Miku became since their beginnings.
Cheers for that info! It's pretty cool that they have the older songs in their set- I can imagine if they wanted to write their own stuff, there might have been a bad vibe associated with the first batches of songs, good to know they're happy to play them. Cool to know that this version is beefed up from the original a bit as well!
@@JbfMusicGuitar Recently they've mentioned how back then they still had a fair amount of freedom in arranging their individual parts and even changing parts of the songs to fit their own style. In general they seem to be thankful towards the composers they worked with in the past since they learned a lot from those years.
Nice one. Oldie from them. That observation of the variety in styles in influences is dead on. Probably why they seem to have so many fans from various parts of the whole "rock" fan communities.
So, several comments have explained this a bit, but I'll add a bit more. This is the first song that actually got traction for Band Maid. Originally Miku Kobato was going to be the lead vocalist of the group, but they had realized she didn't have the complete sounds they needed on vocals so Saiki was hired as lead vocalist. That's when Miku decided to learn guitar to play rhythm parts. Kaname is actually Miku's guitar teacher, and had said that early on it was difficult for Miku to play while singing, hence the arrangement not having a rhythm part during Miku's verse. As had been noted, this was a song that was written for the band. Early on their label was pushing the "idol" side of the group more than their musicianship. But, all of the members of the band are educated musicians, and this comes out in their arrangements, and is why you find things like the Dorian mode working it's way into what others might have played as a straight Pentatonic solo. One of the things I hadn't noticed until you played it slowly is that use of Dorian sounds like it was an homage to Peter Frampton... It's almost a direct quote.
Miku prior to Band-Maid was in a three girl Idol group that sang and danced. There are YT videos of this group. She was more or less the lead vocalist and very good but this Idol group sang typical J Pop fare where her vocals shined but not powerful enough for the harder rock.
@@JbfMusicGuitar If you YT Becky, she was the most popular Idol singer/tv hostess in Japan at one time. On her show she would front her 3 piece band. In that band was bassist Misa and drummer Akane decked out in matching 60's wigs and wayfarers.
Couple things, Saiki was brought in and they were going to have twin lead vocals and the idea for Miku to play guitar was not brought up right when Saiki joined but a little later. Also in a traditional sense when you say educated musicians, only Misa/Akane actually went to school for music. Kanami also know her stuff from learning piano from an early age and doing band in high school, but I am not sure you could call that a formal music education.
I love this band, but I'm especially proud of Miku. Going back one step and let someone better ( for Rock songs, Miku has still an amazing voice ) take the place in front and then start to play guitar.....look how far this girl has got. Not to mention that she founded the band and is writing all the lyrics! Go on little pigeon, fly high!
Left a sub here now... Really great work and it will never get boring with Band-Maid, trust me... So many ideas, genres, solos, riffs and licks, looking forward to the next one! Have a great week everyone!
Cheers Michael! Yeah, I've really enjoyed what I've heard so far, it's been fun trying to figure the parts and how they slot together. Hope you have a great weekend as well dude!
Thank you for all the work you put in to break down some parts from the song. I'm not a guitarist or a bassist, but if I was I would be following along with your break downs.
Awesome. Really glad to hear that! I try to make these as accessible as possible without using too many niché music theory terms and stuff. I'm well aware I can totally spiral out of control with this stuff... so do let me know if I need to reign it in as well, lol, but if this one was easy enough to follow, job done 🤘
Damn! This must have been a TON of work to put together. I know nothing about playing music but, I listen to a lot of it and your breakdowns have made a bunch of things really clear to me as to how genres relate to each other. E.g. the more I hear musicians analyse certain types of songs the more I realise, some of the coolest things in rock are basically sped up blues things. At least, that’s how it all sounds to me. Anyway, these are good even for a non- musician to see the level of detail and tweaking that goes into making a good song.
Thanks, really great to hear that! It always takes a while to work stuff out and figure out how to present it in a sort of accessible way, etc good to know it's worked! Spot on! The line "it all comes from the blues" gets thrown around a lot with rock music, the thing is, it's not wrong!
@@JbfMusicGuitar yes, please. And the song is basically about praying is fine but help yourself, Don't wait for God, it's not an anti God song. Lots of Bandmaid songs have a basic theme if life is challenging, get over it and get in with it.
Great job as usual. Yes, you are right, you can find many influences of Rock music along their varied catalogue. This song was writen in 2015 for the Band by Kentaro Akutsu, an excellent musician with whom they have collaborated many times throughout their career. This is the early Band Maid sound and this was the song that screened them to global audiences (they are probably better known in the rest of the world than in Japan). Thank you, great video, a lot of fun.
Thanks Juan! Really apprentice these insights and additional information might have to have a wee google of Kentaro Akutsu, see what else they've done!
In 2014 when this song debut *Miku Kobato* was just learning how to play the guitar you should check out the original music video. _(Nice pausing on _*_Akane_*_ 😊)_
The way the studio one was mixed made me think of Guns N Roses! This live version is probably more up my street, but that double tracked pick scrape at the very end was seriously cool 🎸🔥
@@JbfMusicGuitar As you can see in 2014 *Miku* was wearing the guitar but with her sensei *Kanami* taught her very well and this band has a lot of shows under their belt since 2013. *BAND-MAID* serving their *Masters and Princesses* since 2013 🐦 2013 - 17 Shows 🐦 2014 - 67 Shows, *Maid in Japan Released January 8, 2014* 🐦 2015 - 61 Shows, *New Beginning Released November 18, 2015* 🐦 2016 - 101 Shows, *Brand New Maid Released May 18, 2016* 🐦 2017 - 55 Shows, *Just Bring It Released January 11, 2017* 🐦 2018 - 49 Shows, *World Domination Released February 14, 2018* 🐦 2019 - 42 Shows, *Conqueror Released December 4, 2019* 🐦 2020 - 10 Shows (Covid) 🐦 2021 - 2 Shows , *Unseen World Released January 13, 2021*
@@BM4-Life She bought the Rickenbacker when it was decided she would play guitar because she liked the way it looked. A twist of fate is that Saiki who can play guitar was offered rhythm and lead vocals but she turned the guitar down. If she had accepted both, what would it leave for Miku outside of a basic Idol background singer?
Fun fact: bass player MISA does not have iems on stage. She listens to the drums and feels the groove on her bare feet. All of them have a clicktrack but apparently misa doesnt need it with perfect time.
That's really interesting! But totally understandable, the bare feet thing make sense too, don't fancy trying it out on a booze soaked stage though, lol 🤣
Didn't know they had a click track, that's for the insight Chris! It would be cool to have an A/B comparison with/without. My guess is that without would still be great- the more you play with the same people, the more you tend to gel with them. A drummer I used to play with jokingly likened did it to 'the force', many a disastrous train-wreck has been magically avoided by musicians trusting the force ✨
@@JbfMusicGuitar In their early days they dont use iems and play it 100% live but as the crowds got bigger and more production was added they started using them. In this performance you can clearly see them having no iems th-cam.com/video/1Vuca7V-5Ec/w-d-xo.html but sadly the studio recording was layered on top of the video. I can link you the performance without clicktracks but its blocked by youtube. You should react as well to the MV secret my lips. A banger of a song and one of my favorites along with another 50 😂
So many classic rock vibes from Band-Maid songs! This song saved the band from breaking up, back in the beginning! Nice to see it updated for 2021! Miku didn't play guitar when this song first came out, her guitar was a prop only. She works hard with Kanami on learning! Kanami is a big fan of Santana and EVH!
Miku is a beast. She has to play rhythm to Kanami’s lead, sing backup to Saiki, write the lyrics and take a step back from leading the band she created.
I prefer Saiki's voice here to her recorded performance of this track. This band does sound very good live, from what I have seen of them here on TH-cam.
@@JbfMusicGuitar Saiki had surgery to remove polyps on her vocal chords in 2018. Her voice definitely had a huskier tone until then. Not to mention she has so much more experience now. They've all constantly improved, but I think over the past year Saiki has taken a very big leap. You've probably noticed that there aren't a lot of moments for her to really show off like a lot of other rock vocalists. Still, I think she was the star of their latest online concert. I can't tell you how much I appreciate all of this intelligent Band-Maid content. Thank you.
@@tinyhato You're quite right, I've not yet come across a sort of 'high note' moment or any of that kind of thing. But, her vocals are just really consistently solid and generally really good, which is easily overlooked. No problem bud! I'm having a blast discovering their music, even if I am 7 years late to the party! 🤣🤘
I think that as well as what @TinyHat said, Saiki has also gained a huge amount of confidence compared to the early days. She used to come across as rather nervous and uptight, but in the later concerts she seems like she's having much more fun and is much more relaxed. It's really pleasing to see.
I'm the exact same way. If I can't think of something, it 🦟🦗🐞the heck out of me, maybe for days, and without thinking about it, I'll yell it out no matter where I am. It's like a mild case of, I can't remember the name, syndrome. TOURETTE!!!😅 Thanks again for reacting to, and breaking down, my favorite band.
Wow it is good to hear Miku Play Rhythm guitar on this one! As all Band-Maid aficionados know, Miko did not know how to play the rhythm guitar when Thrill first came out until Konami taught her.
Great Pixies reference. As you've noticed in the comments Band-Maid has fans, speaking for myself, that have seen live shows from artists as headliners on individual tours, from artists like Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Jefferson Starship/Airplane, Joan Jett, Van Halen, Hüsker Dü, Megadeth, Metallica, Anthax, Slayer, Pantera and every other non-rock artist of every genre you can imagine like Miles Davis, Shawn Phillips, Santana, Abba and the Village People. So yes, The Pixes live were amazing and I do hear it in Band-Maid, and Skid Row and all the other artists you referenced, which is why we love them. They bring a great contemporary take on rock, blues, metal, punk, punk-pop, pop and so many more. They will be glorious, they only just begun. When they rebook Budokan, during open travel, it'll be their coming out/debutante debut to the World. The original ticket sales for the event were so heavily international that holding the event would have defeated the purpose. So, keep going you just started with their 1st International viral classic, and ride gets so much more interesting from here as a baseline. *In regards to the following Skid Row story, they got to say they had a sold out show, so everybody was happy. A friend's band, on a couples hours notice, picked up an opening gig for Skid Row in a Wisconsin Biker Bar, Prior to the announcement that, "Buddha Love Joy", was the opener the show was only sold to half capacity. By the 2nd song of their set they venue was full. After the opening set, half crowd left with the BLJ.
“Thrill” was their 1st video released and was kinda their hit song that they’ve played live probably more than any other song. That said, this live version is a bit subdued, but very well played. On your own, you should watch the original video. 5 years ago, I fortunately came across Thrill and I’ve loved Band Maid ever since. I like that it’s a simpler, more direct hard rock song and Thrill holds a lot of sentimental value for me.
Fun fact: Miku will often play in drop tuning so she can sing and play a little easier, but Kanami's secret weapon is the Digitech Drop pedal so she can stay in standard.
@@JbfMusicGuitar during the may 10 online she switched the position of her guitar and accidentally muted it for the first half of a solo, stuff happens live 😁
Really enjoy your breakdowns. Thrill is a really good song that I think a lot of BM hans understate. Would love the see you break down Different. Has a crazy intro riff
Many thanks, glad you got something from it! I've seen that suggestion pop up a few times - I'll keep an ear out for the intro riff when I give it a listen 🤘
Greedy Japanese labels/publishers have resisted download licensing for as long as the possible could. 30 years ago, Japan market CDs cost as much as $30! As a result, CD rental shops were a thing. And imported CDs at Tower Records/HMV/Virgin were much cheaper than domestic versions.
Thrill was their first TH-cam hit video , from 2014. Miku didn't play back then but soon learned how to play with Kanami as her instructor. Now she is a fine player and has her a signature Zemaitis guitar called the "Floppy Pigeon". Kanami channels Eddie Van Halen and Carlos Santana, she's a big fan of both. The only thing missing on this tune is the "scrape" at the end, much needed by Maidiacs.........watch the original. Love the flat black on your bass. BTW- Band Maid dropped a new video the other day "No God" LIVE online stream concert they did in February, since the globalists canceled their Budokan concert.
Thanks Jim! Yeah, bang on EVH & Santana- that's what I was looking for, you nailed it! I'll have to check out the studio version of this song for sure! Thanks for the heads up, I noticed that pop up, haven't given it a listen yet, but looking forward to it 🎶
@@JbfMusicGuitar Paz inspired MISA to go barefoot on stage. MISA is also 6-7 inches taller than the two guitarists so they have to be strategic with heels.
Damn it, Jack! I thought I'd got over my desire to learn guitar (and bass), but neither you, nor the band are helping with that. I'm almost tempted to get my guitars back from my brother who's supposed to be selling them, and to resurrect my pedal board. I MUST RESIST... (Oh and unrelated, I would join your patreon, but sadly I'm broke - hence why the guitars are supposed to be being sold. You definitely provide value content, mate.)
There is a rumor that the backing singer and rhythm guitarist Miku was not feeling well that day. She certainly did not appear to be her wacky exuberant self in this live video.
It does have a kind of "Youth Gone Wild"/"Monkey Business" vibe. When I first heard this song 6 years ago, I heard the 80's Pop Metal vibe but couldn't quite put my finger on it until now. Not to say that this is in any way derivative of either of those songs. They just have similar vibe.
I don't play the guitar, but I liked your explanation. Also, it's not a big problem, but when I compress a video and upload it to TH-cam, I feel like the pitch is slightly off. So were black holes.
I'd love to hear your take on more recent tunes like Blooming, Warning, or Different. Love this song, but it's not very complex and this isn't the best example for a breakdown IMHO. The MV of Real Existence is good, too. Thanks for your reaction and breakdowns! Appreciate you using your skills to provide a unique POV.
You have convinced me to sub to you. I have comment before and we had different opinion. I did not like this concept of breaking down back then. I did not agree with you. But after a few month listening on their newly released concert and starting to like the sonud of it I have changed opinion on the production of that concert and like that sound more now. Aka. I now have the same opinion as you do. I just needed a few more times hearing it. However, that change made me give you one more chans and now i plowed through all your band maid videos. And i really like what you are doing, really love the second part to. When you brake down even more but I'm all in for the first part, really good job on that. It gives a much richer understanding on how good they are. Some songs i would like you do analyse/critic is Manners, Cross, Freedom, About us and Puzzle. I'm unsure now if i have seen puzzel and manners broken down by you. If you do manners you might do 2 in 1. There's a live video with manners and black hole in the same. I love what you do and will probable checkout other things from you while I'm waiting for the next band maid.
I saw an other reaction channel doing Puzzle 3x. Mv, live and acustic. It was a nice idea. If i find this three version's I'll link them to you in a comment. 🙂
Sorry I must have misspoke there Brian, lol! This it s bit heavier than pub rock, but has a similar plodding vibe. Pub rock to me, is sort of those mid tempo 70s/80s tunes, All Right Now, Addicted To Love, Living After Midnight some Thin Lizzy stuff, that kinda thing
@@JbfMusicGuitar haha all good, I found this Band Maid to be pleasantly heavy and never really knew about the genre "pub rock" even though I grew up listening to a healthy mix of mainstream 80s rock and pop which included pub rock and the contrary.
Bro, check out also all girls Japanese Metal band LOVEBITES latest MV Glory To The World, Winds Of Transylvania, and NEMOPHILA songs Dissension, Raitei.... :)
Unfortunately, while this is good, it is a bit average for this group. You can tell that they are missing their audience. Band Maid is one of the few bands where I look for the live recordings first. Also, IIRC this is from back when they had their first record conflict and were being stifled by poor management. As a result, they hadn't worked this song for quite a while. Due to copywrite issues, ththere countries that they couldn't play this in without paying royalties. Long story short, they are the best rock band going at this time, but this version of the song is just that: another version of a song. I can't wait for them to come through the middle of the US again so I can finally see them live
Seriously, if you want to stand out more and be more popular among band maid fans, you should defintely react to their newer songs that are more complex and do some technical analysis on them. They always enjoy hearing from people who can teach them how to understand the songs from different perspectives. It works for few other youtubers, though.
Thanks for the suggestion- really glad you like the analysis stuff! Atm I'm working my way through a list of suggestions, basically the most requested ones. Although I noticed a new live video got put out today. Whether I've got enough free time in my schedule to get to it soon is another matter! On that note, which songs would be top of your list?
@@JbfMusicGuitar TH-cam is filled with ordinary people / music lovers reacting to songs and bands that their audience like, some fans might like things this way because good things are being said about their favourite bands but it's not easy for them to grow their channel because they couldn't offer anything extra for the audience. Seriously, whatever bands you react to, don't just focus on the guitar skill part, especially for bands like band maid. people like to hear how the songs are written, how different members complimenting each other and, also talk about the transitions in the songs etc. You know what I mean. Teach the fans a new way to understand the song, make use of your expertise! Try band maid's newer songs like (videos) Warnings, manners, Different or (Audio only) giovanni, black hole or Hokai. good luck!
Cheers! I'm a guitarist, so that's usually always my main focus. Managed to venture in to the drums and bass in this one as well as how they work together though! Thanks, there are a few songs I don't recognise on there, I'll get them on my list 😎🔥🎸 🎶
@@powbobs unlike many bands, even very famous and popular ones, Band Maid just keeps, they are willing to take risk! speaking of unseen world, I am sure someone who like "softer" hard rock songs may find those fast pace new songs less appetite but if you look at reddit and facebook band maid groups, many people actually like the new album very much, of course some people like other albums ( me included) but some songs in unseen world are popular amoung fans actually. The progressive side of the band is always quite welcoming for many people too, at least in fans polls.... jbf is a guitarist, so am I but a crappy one, it is obvious that band maid music are more sophiticated in terms of music composition and arrangement than old albums like brand new maids, I thought he might have more to say about the technical aspects of the band. I am not saying old songs are worst for reaction, though, not at all.
@@JbfMusicGuitar that's fair that you do like it. However, I still think they have had a better post prossesing/ engineer in all other official videos on their TH-cam. The thing i think you are totally right about with this sound, it sounds more like a live recording. 😃
The first song me (and many others) heard from Band Maid! This was also the song that helped them grow in popularity and is also their 1st music video they recorded.
This Live version sounds a bit heavier, and fuller sound, really nice! Back then Miku didn't knew how to play guitar yet and look at her now!
Always very nice to hear your insight and thoughts! Great paint skills! 😀
You mentioned Carlos Santana, he is Kanami's favorite guitarist and a big inspiration!
Another great breakdown on the instrumentation, really appreciate that! Thank you!
Thanks Jorge! I just listened to the original version a minute ago, oddly enough made me think of Guns 'N Roses- probably the only band I didn't mention in the video 🤣
Hahah, I've honed my Ms paint skills over many years!... They're still not very good 😂🤘
This is Band-Maid revisiting an old song they haven't played in many years. Band-Maid will always remind you of other bands as they are playing real Rock (in yer face, musically brilliant and with a classic 70's and 80's Rock sound). They remind me of many Rock bands I saw in the 70's, like Man, Free, Thin Lizzy, Budgie and even 1973 era Judas Priest. Another great and informative reaction. I've yet to find a bad song from Band-Maid.
It's cool that they've reworked it, instead of just dropping the song, always nice to hear a band revamp one of their older numbers!
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They’re constantly changing their live versions of songs.
@@powbobs I only wish they would have really updated this fantastic song, sadly only got the original album version, just think of the possibilities, the bass solo could have gone ballistic, the guitar solo could have shredded , (that was my hope)
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But this is the song that saved the band.
This is special.
@@powbobs , yeah agree, I love this song, but think how interesting it could be if it was THRILL part 2 ?
Thanks for another compelling lesson. I love how you whipped out a 5-string and so quickly replicated MISA's mastery of it. You mentioned hearing influences from the past. I grew up attending big theatrical rock concerts in the 1970's, and to me, Band Maid is almost a throwback to my era, which is why I dig it.
Cheers mate! I'm still figuring my way round the 5 string, that low B keeps throwing me off! slowly but surely getting there, haha!
Nice, they do have a fair bit that big arena rock energy about them, totally see where you're coming from
@@JbfMusicGuitar IMHO much of thier music is written to a grand scale designed for arenas. They have big dreams.
Thrill is already an old song for them - it take us back to their second mini album, back when they weren't allowed by their producers to release their own songs. It's only on the next mini album that one of their compositions would get the green light ("Alone" ) and it was such a success that they kept on composing/writing their material from that (four full albums!). So Thrill ain't composed by them - but its success show them the way: hard rock with a (many actually) twist. They started to play it live again quite recently and this online rendition is more "muscular" than the original one, thx to the "real" second guitarist that Miku became since their beginnings.
Cheers for that info! It's pretty cool that they have the older songs in their set- I can imagine if they wanted to write their own stuff, there might have been a bad vibe associated with the first batches of songs, good to know they're happy to play them. Cool to know that this version is beefed up from the original a bit as well!
@@JbfMusicGuitar Recently they've mentioned how back then they still had a fair amount of freedom in arranging their individual parts and even changing parts of the songs to fit their own style. In general they seem to be thankful towards the composers they worked with in the past since they learned a lot from those years.
It' always a tough one when you want to hear a band's older back catalogue live, but know you probably never will!
That's cool, yeah I can imagine working with songwriters would be a great way to pick up loads of tips and ideas!
Third album to be exact.
Nice one. Oldie from them. That observation of the variety in styles in influences is dead on. Probably why they seem to have so many fans from various parts of the whole "rock" fan communities.
Totally, this did throw a bit of a curve ball at me, was expecting that more modern almost electro rock sound they have, no complaints though!
So, several comments have explained this a bit, but I'll add a bit more. This is the first song that actually got traction for Band Maid. Originally Miku Kobato was going to be the lead vocalist of the group, but they had realized she didn't have the complete sounds they needed on vocals so Saiki was hired as lead vocalist. That's when Miku decided to learn guitar to play rhythm parts. Kaname is actually Miku's guitar teacher, and had said that early on it was difficult for Miku to play while singing, hence the arrangement not having a rhythm part during Miku's verse.
As had been noted, this was a song that was written for the band. Early on their label was pushing the "idol" side of the group more than their musicianship. But, all of the members of the band are educated musicians, and this comes out in their arrangements, and is why you find things like the Dorian mode working it's way into what others might have played as a straight Pentatonic solo. One of the things I hadn't noticed until you played it slowly is that use of Dorian sounds like it was an homage to Peter Frampton... It's almost a direct quote.
Ahh, I was wondering why they shared the vocals so much in this song! Nice call on the Frampton quote 🎸🎶
Miku prior to Band-Maid was in a three girl Idol group that sang and danced. There are YT videos of this group. She was more or less the lead vocalist and very good but this Idol group sang typical J Pop fare where her vocals shined but not powerful enough for the harder rock.
@@bobwallace9814 Oh man, there is so much lore here I just don't know about, thanks for filling me in!
@@JbfMusicGuitar If you YT Becky, she was the most popular Idol singer/tv hostess in Japan at one time. On her show she would front her 3 piece band. In that band was bassist Misa and drummer Akane decked out in matching 60's wigs and wayfarers.
Couple things, Saiki was brought in and they were going to have twin lead vocals and the idea for Miku to play guitar was not brought up right when Saiki joined but a little later. Also in a traditional sense when you say educated musicians, only Misa/Akane actually went to school for music. Kanami also know her stuff from learning piano from an early age and doing band in high school, but I am not sure you could call that a formal music education.
I love this band, but I'm especially proud of Miku. Going back one step and let someone better ( for Rock songs, Miku has still an amazing voice ) take the place in front and then start to play guitar.....look how far this girl has got. Not to mention that she founded the band and is writing all the lyrics! Go on little pigeon, fly high!
Good for her! Stuff like that can be tricky to do, seems like it was the smart move in the long run 🤘
Left a sub here now... Really great work and it will never get boring with Band-Maid, trust me... So many ideas, genres, solos, riffs and licks, looking forward to the next one!
Have a great week everyone!
Cheers Michael! Yeah, I've really enjoyed what I've heard so far, it's been fun trying to figure the parts and how they slot together. Hope you have a great weekend as well dude!
Great tune by an incredible group of girls
Thank you for all the work you put in to break down some parts from the song. I'm not a guitarist or a bassist, but if I was I would be following along with your break downs.
Awesome. Really glad to hear that! I try to make these as accessible as possible without using too many niché music theory terms and stuff. I'm well aware I can totally spiral out of control with this stuff... so do let me know if I need to reign it in as well, lol, but if this one was easy enough to follow, job done 🤘
Kanami is a big fan of Santana.
A typo on my comment above could easily make Kanami out as someone who really like Christmas...or the devil 🤔
Plots twist: she likes all 3! 🤣
Damn! This must have been a TON of work to put together. I know nothing about playing music but, I listen to a lot of it and your breakdowns have made a bunch of things really clear to me as to how genres relate to each other.
E.g. the more I hear musicians analyse certain types of songs the more I realise, some of the coolest things in rock are basically sped up blues things. At least, that’s how it all sounds to me.
Anyway, these are good even for a non- musician to see the level of detail and tweaking that goes into making a good song.
Thanks, really great to hear that! It always takes a while to work stuff out and figure out how to present it in a sort of accessible way, etc good to know it's worked!
Spot on! The line "it all comes from the blues" gets thrown around a lot with rock music, the thing is, it's not wrong!
lol can't wait to see you analyse the bass on their song *_'No God'_*
This one's a musician delight for sure! And it's the best way to show how much they grow up th-cam.com/video/nAdWnIRjGak/w-d-xo.html
I'm both terrified and excited by this prospect, lol! I think a live version popped up in my notifications, so I'll have to give that a whirl 🤘
@@JbfMusicGuitar I second that! "No God" is something else and show the huge evolution of the band.
Cool, I think that's already on my list, but I'll bump it up the ranks a wee bit
@@JbfMusicGuitar yes, please. And the song is basically about praying is fine but help yourself, Don't wait for God, it's not an anti God song. Lots of Bandmaid songs have a basic theme if life is challenging, get over it and get in with it.
Great job as usual. Yes, you are right, you can find many influences of Rock music along their varied catalogue. This song was writen in 2015 for the Band by Kentaro Akutsu, an excellent musician with whom they have collaborated many times throughout their career. This is the early Band Maid sound and this was the song that screened them to global audiences (they are probably better known in the rest of the world than in Japan). Thank you, great video, a lot of fun.
Thanks Juan! Really apprentice these insights and additional information might have to have a wee google of Kentaro Akutsu, see what else they've done!
@@JbfMusicGuitar www.reddit.com/r/BandMaid/comments/i9qlcm/who_are_they_guest_composers_of_bandmaid/
In 2014 when this song debut *Miku Kobato* was just learning how to play the guitar you should check out the original music video.
_(Nice pausing on _*_Akane_*_ 😊)_
I certainty will, didn't realised it was so different. In fact you know what I'm gonna stick on it just now 🎵
The way the studio one was mixed made me think of Guns N Roses! This live version is probably more up my street, but that double tracked pick scrape at the very end was seriously cool 🎸🔥
@@JbfMusicGuitar As you can see in 2014 *Miku* was wearing the guitar but with her sensei *Kanami* taught her very well and this band has a lot of shows under their belt since 2013.
*BAND-MAID* serving their *Masters and Princesses* since 2013
🐦 2013 - 17 Shows
🐦 2014 - 67 Shows, *Maid in Japan Released January 8, 2014*
🐦 2015 - 61 Shows, *New Beginning Released November 18, 2015*
🐦 2016 - 101 Shows, *Brand New Maid Released May 18, 2016*
🐦 2017 - 55 Shows, *Just Bring It Released January 11, 2017*
🐦 2018 - 49 Shows, *World Domination Released February 14, 2018*
🐦 2019 - 42 Shows, *Conqueror Released December 4, 2019*
🐦 2020 - 10 Shows (Covid)
🐦 2021 - 2 Shows , *Unseen World Released January 13, 2021*
@@BM4-Life She bought the Rickenbacker when it was decided she would play guitar because she liked the way it looked. A twist of fate is that Saiki who can play guitar was offered rhythm and lead vocals but she turned the guitar down. If she had accepted both, what would it leave for Miku outside of a basic Idol background singer?
@@bobwallace9814 Miku said in an interview that they both tried holding the guitar and it looked more natural with Miku holding it than Saiki
Fun fact: bass player MISA does not have iems on stage. She listens to the drums and feels the groove on her bare feet. All of them have a clicktrack but apparently misa doesnt need it with perfect time.
That's really interesting! But totally understandable, the bare feet thing make sense too, don't fancy trying it out on a booze soaked stage though, lol 🤣
Didn't know they had a click track, that's for the insight Chris! It would be cool to have an A/B comparison with/without. My guess is that without would still be great- the more you play with the same people, the more you tend to gel with them. A drummer I used to play with jokingly likened did it to 'the force', many a disastrous train-wreck has been magically avoided by musicians trusting the force ✨
@@JbfMusicGuitar In their early days they dont use iems and play it 100% live but as the crowds got bigger and more production was added they started using them. In this performance you can clearly see them having no iems th-cam.com/video/1Vuca7V-5Ec/w-d-xo.html but sadly the studio recording was layered on top of the video. I can link you the performance without clicktracks but its blocked by youtube. You should react as well to the MV secret my lips. A banger of a song and one of my favorites along with another 50 😂
@@chrisbergsten1429 you can see that in the small venues. They have played with no backing track.
So many classic rock vibes from Band-Maid songs! This song saved the band from breaking up, back in the beginning! Nice to see it updated for 2021! Miku didn't play guitar when this song first came out, her guitar was a prop only. She works hard with Kanami on learning! Kanami is a big fan of Santana and EVH!
For sure Wayne! Just listening to the original version, this live one is somehow tighter/better sounding than the studio version, go figure!
Well, they are seven years better now, lol!
Miku is a beast. She has to play rhythm to Kanami’s lead, sing backup to Saiki, write the lyrics and take a step back from leading the band she created.
Not to mention she is the spokespigeon for the band!
I prefer Saiki's voice here to her recorded performance of this track. This band does sound very good live, from what I have seen of them here on TH-cam.
I'd agree with you there, had a listen to the original and I really prefer this live version 🤘
@@JbfMusicGuitar Saiki had surgery to remove polyps on her vocal chords in 2018. Her voice definitely had a huskier tone until then. Not to mention she has so much more experience now. They've all constantly improved, but I think over the past year Saiki has taken a very big leap. You've probably noticed that there aren't a lot of moments for her to really show off like a lot of other rock vocalists. Still, I think she was the star of their latest online concert. I can't tell you how much I appreciate all of this intelligent Band-Maid content. Thank you.
@@tinyhato You're quite right, I've not yet come across a sort of 'high note' moment or any of that kind of thing. But, her vocals are just really consistently solid and generally really good, which is easily overlooked.
No problem bud! I'm having a blast discovering their music, even if I am 7 years late to the party! 🤣🤘
I think that as well as what @TinyHat said, Saiki has also gained a huge amount of confidence compared to the early days. She used to come across as rather nervous and uptight, but in the later concerts she seems like she's having much more fun and is much more relaxed. It's really pleasing to see.
Loved your breakdown of a BAND-MAID classic. When you next do your wonky diagrams can you draw the 5 Maids please. It's what Miku would want :)
Hahaha, cheers Gary! I'll try my best to capture them with my ms paint skills, if another schematic is needed 🤣
Simple, but it has a nice groove.
Spot on! It's a pretty catchy chorus as well 🔥
I'm the exact same way. If I can't think of something, it 🦟🦗🐞the heck out of me, maybe for days, and without thinking about it, I'll yell it out no matter where I am. It's like a mild case of, I can't remember the name, syndrome.
TOURETTE!!!😅
Thanks again for reacting to, and breaking down, my favorite band.
When you slowed that bass down, it reminded me a little of Have a Cigar.
Haha, tell me about it! 🤣
Darker and gritier then the original and i fucking love it!
Yeah, totally agree- it's heavier and just has way more vibe 🤘
Wow it is good to hear Miku Play Rhythm guitar on this one! As all Band-Maid aficionados know, Miko did not know how to play the rhythm guitar when Thrill first came out until Konami taught her.
The Riff reminds me of many AC/DC songs but specifically Back In Black
Get where you're coming from Richard, it's got that party vibe that AC/DC do so well! 😎🤘
They each do their own set ups for live to get the sound they want. They are one of those bands that no matter the song, you know it's them.
Thumbs up for the artistic majesty! :)
Well, claws up actually but i get the sentiment.🦀
Hahaha, glad my artistic visions are finally being appreciated 🤣
Anything Ms paint is a total guilty pleasure...
@@GaryHolloway-810 Crusher claw up? :)
Great Pixies reference. As you've noticed in the comments Band-Maid has fans, speaking for myself, that have seen live shows from artists as headliners on individual tours, from artists like Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Jefferson Starship/Airplane, Joan Jett, Van Halen, Hüsker Dü, Megadeth, Metallica, Anthax, Slayer, Pantera and every other non-rock artist of every genre you can imagine like Miles Davis, Shawn Phillips, Santana, Abba and the Village People. So yes, The Pixes live were amazing and I do hear it in Band-Maid, and Skid Row and all the other artists you referenced, which is why we love them. They bring a great contemporary take on rock, blues, metal, punk, punk-pop, pop and so many more. They will be glorious, they only just begun. When they rebook Budokan, during open travel, it'll be their coming out/debutante debut to the World. The original ticket sales for the event were so heavily international that holding the event would have defeated the purpose.
So, keep going you just started with their 1st International viral classic, and ride gets so much more interesting from here as a baseline.
*In regards to the following Skid Row story, they got to say they had a sold out show, so everybody was happy.
A friend's band, on a couples hours notice, picked up an opening gig for Skid Row in a Wisconsin Biker Bar, Prior to the announcement that, "Buddha Love Joy", was the opener the show was only sold to half capacity. By the 2nd song of their set they venue was full. After the opening set, half crowd left with the BLJ.
Was lucky enough to catch the Pixies live several year back, a really great show!
Nice Skid Row story, thanks for sharing!
“Thrill” was their 1st video released and was kinda their hit song that they’ve played live probably more than any other song. That said, this live version is a bit subdued, but very well played. On your own, you should watch the original video. 5 years ago, I fortunately came across Thrill and I’ve loved Band Maid ever since. I like that it’s a simpler, more direct hard rock song and Thrill holds a lot of sentimental value for me.
Will do, cheers! 🎸🎶
Fun fact: Miku will often play in drop tuning so she can sing and play a little easier, but Kanami's secret weapon is the Digitech Drop pedal so she can stay in standard.
Nice! I always have the fear with a pitch shifting pedal that I'll knock it by mistake, lol
@@JbfMusicGuitar in a festival she forgot to switch for one song and it sounded weird but she caught it after about twenty seconds.
Haha, it's bound to happen at some point!
@@JbfMusicGuitar during the may 10 online she switched the position of her guitar and accidentally muted it for the first half of a solo, stuff happens live 😁
When they recorded this Miku was a brand new guitarist so not a lot for her to do in this aong.
You know what, though? That whole rhythm/lead player dynamic really suits the song here, so it worked out pretty well 🎶
@@JbfMusicGuitar
Kanami played the recorded version, but Miku plays it now.
Thanks for the description and the epic artwork :) I'm really enjoying your analysis and insight. Looking forward to what you cover next.
My paint skill know no bounds!!! 🤣
Awesome, glad you're liking them- should have a new one out today!
Really enjoy your breakdowns. Thrill is a really good song that I think a lot of BM hans understate. Would love the see you break down Different. Has a crazy intro riff
Many thanks, glad you got something from it! I've seen that suggestion pop up a few times - I'll keep an ear out for the intro riff when I give it a listen 🤘
Japan is actually very into physical format. So CD’s are definitely a big thing there.
Tower Records is still a huge physical store in Tokyo.
Oh wow, would never have guess that! I suppose it makes sense, the handful of Japanese edition CDs I had, always had more songs, art and everything!
@@JbfMusicGuitar
Yup. Photo books and behind the scenes/lyrics booklets abound.
Greedy Japanese labels/publishers have resisted download licensing for as long as the possible could. 30 years ago, Japan market CDs cost as much as $30! As a result, CD rental shops were a thing. And imported CDs at Tower Records/HMV/Virgin were much cheaper than domestic versions.
MISA MISA MISA!
Thrill was their first TH-cam hit video , from 2014. Miku didn't play back then but soon learned how to play with Kanami as her instructor. Now she is a fine player and has her a signature Zemaitis guitar called the "Floppy Pigeon". Kanami channels Eddie Van Halen and Carlos Santana, she's a big fan of both. The only thing missing on this tune is the "scrape" at the end, much needed by Maidiacs.........watch the original. Love the flat black on your bass. BTW- Band Maid dropped a new video the other day "No God" LIVE online stream concert they did in February, since the globalists canceled their Budokan concert.
Thanks Jim! Yeah, bang on EVH & Santana- that's what I was looking for, you nailed it! I'll have to check out the studio version of this song for sure! Thanks for the heads up, I noticed that pop up, haven't given it a listen yet, but looking forward to it 🎶
Misa the bassplayer was a fan of Paz Lenchantin now in the band Pixies.
Ahaha! So there is at least some sort of connection to the Pixies, besides my rambling!
@@JbfMusicGuitar Yes Misa knows her from the Pixies.
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@@JbfMusicGuitar Paz inspired MISA to go barefoot on stage. MISA is also 6-7 inches taller than the two guitarists so they have to be strategic with heels.
@@JarochoSonOne Ah, that's cool there is truth to the barefoot thing, you do feel the beat/bass more readily
Damn it, Jack! I thought I'd got over my desire to learn guitar (and bass), but neither you, nor the band are helping with that. I'm almost tempted to get my guitars back from my brother who's supposed to be selling them, and to resurrect my pedal board. I MUST RESIST... (Oh and unrelated, I would join your patreon, but sadly I'm broke - hence why the guitars are supposed to be being sold. You definitely provide value content, mate.)
Ahh crap one, hopefully you can hang on to one guitar to help scratch that itch! Cheers dude, much appreciated
I wonder how long it will be before we start referring to guitar licks as Kanami-ish?😉
Good point Stu! Hopefully not too long at all 🎸🎶
There is a rumor that the backing singer and rhythm guitarist Miku was not feeling well that day. She certainly did not appear to be her wacky exuberant self in this live video.
Still played well!
@@JbfMusicGuitar
It was her voice... Watch any other performance of that same song and you can see the difference.
@@GSpotter63 I didn't know that. Miku's voice certainly didn't seem as bright or powerful but i put it down to the mix :)
@@GaryHolloway-810
It is a rumor.... I could be totally wrong...
It does have a kind of "Youth Gone Wild"/"Monkey Business" vibe. When I first heard this song 6 years ago, I heard the 80's Pop Metal vibe but couldn't quite put my finger on it until now. Not to say that this is in any way derivative of either of those songs. They just have similar vibe.
Totally agree Brett! It's pretty clever song writing, in that it's captured that vibe without sounding like any specific song
I don't play the guitar, but I liked your explanation.
Also, it's not a big problem, but when I compress a video and upload it to TH-cam, I feel like the pitch is slightly off.
So were black holes.
Cheers mate! TH-cam seems to do quite a few weird things in the compression stage, wouldn't surprise me!
I'd love to hear your take on more recent tunes like Blooming, Warning, or Different. Love this song, but it's not very complex and this isn't the best example for a breakdown IMHO. The MV of Real Existence is good, too. Thanks for your reaction and breakdowns! Appreciate you using your skills to provide a unique POV.
Cheers, glad you liked it! Blooming and Warning are some of the next ones on my list 🤘
great solo breakdown thank you
Cheers Vic, glad you liked it!
You have convinced me to sub to you. I have comment before and we had different opinion. I did not like this concept of breaking down back then. I did not agree with you. But after a few month listening on their newly released concert and starting to like the sonud of it I have changed opinion on the production of that concert and like that sound more now. Aka. I now have the same opinion as you do. I just needed a few more times hearing it.
However, that change made me give you one more chans and now i plowed through all your band maid videos. And i really like what you are doing, really love the second part to. When you brake down even more but I'm all in for the first part, really good job on that. It gives a much richer understanding on how good they are.
Some songs i would like you do analyse/critic is Manners, Cross, Freedom, About us and Puzzle. I'm unsure now if i have seen puzzel and manners broken down by you. If you do manners you might do 2 in 1. There's a live video with manners and black hole in the same.
I love what you do and will probable checkout other things from you while I'm waiting for the next band maid.
Btw. Yeah. It was this one i already commented on. 😁
Awesome, glad it's grown on you and many thanks for giving these videos multiplet chances! 🤘
I saw an other reaction channel doing Puzzle 3x. Mv, live and acustic. It was a nice idea. If i find this three version's I'll link them to you in a comment. 🙂
@@ThecMaster cheers, acoustic band maid would be pretty interesting!
@@JbfMusicGuitar hi again. I have sent you a link on your FB side. It's for Puzzle acustic version.
3:25 pub rock is a bit heavier
Me: Instantly intrigued searches greatest pub rock playlist
Track 1: Bohemian Rhapsody
Me: :|
Sorry I must have misspoke there Brian, lol! This it s bit heavier than pub rock, but has a similar plodding vibe. Pub rock to me, is sort of those mid tempo 70s/80s tunes, All Right Now, Addicted To Love, Living After Midnight some Thin Lizzy stuff, that kinda thing
@@JbfMusicGuitar haha all good, I found this Band Maid to be pleasantly heavy and never really knew about the genre "pub rock" even though I grew up listening to a healthy mix of mainstream 80s rock and pop which included pub rock and the contrary.
Bro, check out also all girls Japanese Metal band LOVEBITES latest MV Glory To The World, Winds Of Transylvania, and NEMOPHILA songs Dissension, Raitei.... :)
I've got Lovebites on my list, should have a breakdown of one of their songs in the next week or two!
@@JbfMusicGuitar LOVEBITES live Raise Some Hell, Holy War, latest MV Glory To The World, Winds Of Transylvania, NEMOPHILA Dissension, Raitei...
@@zabriabubakar5982 cheers bud, will make a note of those as well!
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Thanks dude!
This is their oldest song from their very first Music Video from years ago. This LIVE version doesn't have the same ffeel as the original.
It really doesn't, does it? I think I prefer the beefier live version to the original though 🤘
Unfortunately, while this is good, it is a bit average for this group. You can tell that they are missing their audience. Band Maid is one of the few bands where I look for the live recordings first. Also, IIRC this is from back when they had their first record conflict and were being stifled by poor management. As a result, they hadn't worked this song for quite a while. Due to copywrite issues, ththere countries that they couldn't play this in without paying royalties.
Long story short, they are the best rock band going at this time, but this version of the song is just that: another version of a song. I can't wait for them to come through the middle of the US again so I can finally see them live
Try Nemophila Raitei official vid 🤟
Will do! 🤘
Seriously, if you want to stand out more and be more popular among band maid fans, you should defintely react to their newer songs that are more complex and do some technical analysis on them. They always enjoy hearing from people who can teach them how to understand the songs from different perspectives. It works for few other youtubers, though.
Thanks for the suggestion- really glad you like the analysis stuff! Atm I'm working my way through a list of suggestions, basically the most requested ones. Although I noticed a new live video got put out today. Whether I've got enough free time in my schedule to get to it soon is another matter! On that note, which songs would be top of your list?
@@JbfMusicGuitar TH-cam is filled with ordinary people / music lovers reacting to songs and bands that their audience like, some fans might like things this way because good things are being said about their favourite bands but it's not easy for them to grow their channel because they couldn't offer anything extra for the audience.
Seriously, whatever bands you react to, don't just focus on the guitar skill part, especially for bands like band maid. people like to hear how the songs are written, how different members complimenting each other and, also talk about the transitions in the songs etc. You know what I mean. Teach the fans a new way to understand the song, make use of your expertise!
Try band maid's newer songs like (videos) Warnings, manners, Different or (Audio only) giovanni, black hole or Hokai.
good luck!
Cheers! I'm a guitarist, so that's usually always my main focus. Managed to venture in to the drums and bass in this one as well as how they work together though! Thanks, there are a few songs I don't recognise on there, I'll get them on my list 😎🔥🎸 🎶
Disagree. Many of us don’t love most of Unseen World and many of the new songs turn off new people.
@@powbobs unlike many bands, even very famous and popular ones, Band Maid just keeps, they are willing to take risk! speaking of unseen world, I am sure someone who like "softer" hard rock songs may find those fast pace new songs less appetite but if you look at reddit and facebook band maid groups, many people actually like the new album very much, of course some people like other albums ( me included) but some songs in unseen world are popular amoung fans actually. The progressive side of the band is always quite welcoming for many people too, at least in fans polls....
jbf is a guitarist, so am I but a crappy one, it is obvious that band maid music are more sophiticated in terms of music composition and arrangement than old albums like brand new maids, I thought he might have more to say about the technical aspects of the band. I am not saying old songs are worst for reaction, though, not at all.
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Many thanks!
This recording of this song is not good. And I think you can blame post production or sound engineering. Try the MV of Thrill.
I liked it!
@@JbfMusicGuitar that's fair that you do like it. However, I still think they have had a better post prossesing/ engineer in all other official videos on their TH-cam.
The thing i think you are totally right about with this sound, it sounds more like a live recording. 😃
Good band. Need to lose the maid gimick
Hot take! Do you think they'd have to change their name as well though?
@@JbfMusicGuitar No. Just like when KISS took off the makeup. Kiss was still KISS