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❤️ Aw, happy birthday Wife of Haro-san 😄✨. Thank you so much!

😂 Thank you! 😂

本当にありがとうございます、心から感謝しています！😊🙏🎉🎉

Pretending?!?

Thank you so much! 😂 I shall reign gladly over the other Howards! Glad you enjoyed!

I've gotta say though 😄, it's a 60 second review so sticking to key points. Kanami writes the song structures which is the frame work that the rest of the song is built around. It's like a car, sure you want good tyres, nice paint, comfy seats and a nice stereo, but it's all built around the car underneath 😜

@@BakaBroadcast So then Miku is the songwriter. It's not a song without something to sing.

@@teuchterloon9130 You could equally invert that so I'd take that off the table. Miku is the lyric writer, but I don't know if she actually writes the melody, which is far more significant to the final song (just ask all the fans who don't understand Japanese 😄). It's not to downplay the significance of the many aspects, which I do cover, but if Kanami is responsible for the chord pattern (& riffs), tempo most likely, basic musical concept (as that would imply), and structural journey from intro to crescendo, then she is the project leader on any song. Yes, it's a team effort, but she is the primary writer. I see plenty of arguments for stating the virtues of the other members in a way that would be unecessarily convoluted for a brief intro video like this, but nothing that invalidates the central premise that the above factors make Kanami the primary songwriter. ✨

@@BakaBroadcast Let me put it a different way (because I'm arguing the toss due to feeling you downplay Miku's importance). Miku is the voice of the band. She takes the lead in interviews, does the majority of MC word and it's HER words that Saiki sings. Miku is also the heart and soul of the band. Without her, there is no BAND-MAID. But I digress. You can't have a song without words, so Miku is the song writer.

@@teuchterloon9130 and in my Miku part of this video I say a good few of those points pretty clearly. I also did a whole video all about why Miku is so special so I promise it's not willful downplaying 😊

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Interesting point, and I agree her voice is not so loud live. That being said, I don't think it's that she's doing a "Kawaii" style and neither do I really think she'd be better off being more of a power singer. She has quite a soulful and rhythmic style that doesn't necessarily lend itself to big projection, so I actually feel she would be better served by the live engineer just turning the mic up for her. It can be difficult on small live stages, so maybe as they get in to bigger venues, or simply get more individual artist dedicated soundstaff at their shows. My view at least :)

@@BakaBroadcast yeah they have very little of the Kawaii style, seem song dependent, Maze doesn't seem to have any.

Thank you so much, and you clearly have great taste in bands 😄!!

Mine took a while to arrive to, despite me being in Japan 😅, so don't worry, it'll be worth it when it gets to you! 😃

I am starting to see a pattern with you sir 😉!!

@@BakaBroadcast huh pattern now what might that be

i'd be getting a new girlfriend if she ever said any thing so disrespectful and embarrassing childish. to the streets!

😂Haha, I hope that's a sign that your girlfriend has a sense of humour lol! I find Band-Maid's antics more charming than anything, but I totally get that it's not for everyone. NEK! thus far have presented a pretty straight shooting band image, so probably an easier band to present to a girlfriend than five women in maid outfits 😉

BAND MAID has set the bar high for any Rock BAND in the World.

A girlfriend can be ....uhm;;;;domineering ?

@@hashachache Well , you're girlfriend need's to take a ?

Thanks so much, always love your comments! As you mentioned, the Band-Maid comparison is one that hopefully will be forgotten with time, but it certainly is an understandable symptom of winning over so many Band-Maid fans for sure! Their fanbase has a lot of Band-Maid followers in it, so the comparisons will be there at least initially. I feel that the comparison mostly falls apart in that NEK! have the pop-rock melody focus of early Band-Maid (pre them writing their own songs a la MIJ) with the attention to musicianship and nuance of later Band-Maid, but also a songwriting style that deviates hugely. I still think Cocoro's rythms and Hika's vocals are very un-Band-Maid, but are also rather key driving forces in what makes the band's sound work so well. I am really intrigued to see what the next songs sound like but yes, the more Reigen Girl/Endless Game, or something totally unexpected... the better :)

Thank you so much! Yes, Blink was a great track. Although it may not have so clearly set NEK! apart sonically, it absolutely is a really powerful song that grabs you from the first listen!!!

Interesting point, very poetically worded too :) ! I'm a great believer that an form of experimentation is also great, if a band has the ability to do it. I don't like bands being forced to play one style through fear of upsetting their fans. Therefore, Band-Maid have always been very interesting with their occasionally deviations like Memorable, or Page, or Rin`ne to a degree. There's nothing wrong with having a core sound you enjoy, and revisiting it regularly, but those experimentations are what makes being creative actually fun! I am always excited for more of that :)

@@BakaBroadcast (Meant to tell my appreciation for your perceptive analyses and erudition.........also always interesting to hear updates on the Tokyo scene generally.) Miku's pet side projects seem likely to tempt BandMaid onto new paths,too. she has no fear of new branches from the stem.Kruppo (Cruppo ?) is a wonderful side excursion ----I think the other 4 members don't have to search far for new ideas. Perhaps we have all built a towering but hollow bogeyman of our fears and terrors of the greate Heavye all-powerful Rock/metal ,self-appointed judges out there ....we need to put it to the test----just do NEW stuff ! Akane's smile beats the hell out of the practiced gothic scowls.!

I love these conversations because, you never know, in 10 years time, one of those bands may be opening for them 😉😉😉😉😜. I do agree though, they certainly feel like they would appeal to similar fans!

Very interesting point. I think that the band was picked up/put together because the core elements were just right. The overall sound of the band probably was quite organic therefore as this kind of thing would be hard to fake otherwise. However yes, clearly it's an opportunity to appeal to the Japanese girls' rock scene with a band who have both the colourful charm that makes these bands appealing, the song structures that pull in Japanese fans, and the musical nuance that gets western fans. So where do they go from here? Well, it's a good question, and I do await the sequel to this album, but I think that ultimately I'd be ok for more of the same, at least for a second album. Variation will become a question over time, but for a band who only have 5 published songs, I'm happy for them to continue to solidify their core sound which is absolutely unique at the moment. Yes, we have all heard contemporary rock bands x1,000,000 , but I like that they have a nimble and soulful singer rather than the current trend for power singers. I love that Cocoro delivers rhythms that are complex on paper but sound simple in execution, and their entire vibe of effortless detail and melody focus. Plus, so glad they are not just another band veering heavy to win western fans. So long as they don't lose those core uniquenesses, pretty much everything else is a place they can go. Play with alternate sounds, genres, anything really. Once they are happy they know what their core comfy sound is, everything else is potential waiting to be discovered 😃

Totally agree 😊🎶

Yes! It was a great show and a great album 😃🤘!

😊🤘 Thank you!

Also, they really should have called it Mazé.

Love your points here. I gotta admit, I kinda like that they called it "Maze", stick to the proper romaji and remind folks of hiragana 😂! I do agree that Kanade's bass is stand out in Maze, and this is part of why it's such a great energizer at the front of the album, however I do feel she is equally good, or better on other songs on the album. Just in a more subtle way. To me, that subtle level of detail that rewards you without you even knowing, that is what powers 60-80% of this album's brilliance, and to me is the true "NEK!" stand-out factor😊!

Same opinion. With Get Over, they reminded me of early Band-Maid, in that I thought they would benefit from an additional Saiki-type 5th member. I thought Hika’s vocals weren’t strong enough to sit in front of Neki’s formidable rhythm section. Maze shows that Hika brings something really interesting to the table. I really REALLY like the vocals in Maze.

Thank you!!! Much appreciated from yourself sir 🙇❤️

A pity you couldn't include any of their sound !-----copyrights? teachnical issues ?? You made them sound great,anyway !!!

@@wave8359 Thank you! That's actually a fair question. I recently switched from only using stills to using video. To save the boring bit 😆, I have a bit of experience with copyright, from the company's side. I think we live in an easier time now than 5 years ago, but I still wouldn't include the audio yet in most cases. Partly because I like to compare songs quickly which makes it hard to pick what should be playing at any given time, and partly because I think the copyright case still stands pretty strong. Hooooooooopefully, my words will get them more listens though, and that is the real goal 😄! Thanks again!

@@BakaBroadcast-- well,you definitely inspired me to give them more listens.Job well done.

@@wave8359 Aw, that actually makes me really happy! Enjoy! 😊😊