Wow! Cool you both went to see them live. Thanks a lot for sharing this review, hopefully one day you'll go to see them at a headline show like they're doing now in Europe. Lovely to see Miss Heretic around.🦊🤘♥️
I agree with DH about the western kamis being a bit too stationary. Except for the drummer (Anthony Barone) That dude rocks out and beats the hell out of those drums in every single show he plays.
I did notice the 2 on the left side of the stage. Bass and one guitar started to show more personality though. They were headbanging together during Megitsune and Headbanger. Saw them in Vegas and Los Angeles, and I think they were having more fun.
They actually interacted with the fans. Its just that they don’t really have the chance to get up front and have to stay in their spot. They did what they could and they rock! Just wish the BM team would let them let loose like the old days.
the two guitarists for the western kami band can be a bit stationary. but the drummer rocks the fuck out (maybe because he knows japanese as well) and the bassist has some sweet spin moves
They didn't do an encore the first night, but they did do an encore the 2nd night...the 2nd night they performed Ijime, Dame, Zettai afte Road of Resistance..but, I loved both nights,.
Nice to see you got to experience a Babymetal concert, and happy that Mrs Heretic had a great time. That's why they win fans wherever they go... Every performance, whether it be in their Japan mega shows or some smaller venue, they give it their all. Never slackin' or halfass anything. Seeing Moa's smile in person is definitely an experience in itself. 😁😁😁🤘🦊🤘
Great review, thanks! Let me disagree about what you said about the eastern vs. western Kami Band. I believe it depends on the personality of each musician. Ohmura and BOH are more expressive, Leda and Isao tend to be more static (so to speak). In the western band the most expressive is probably Barone, and he's sitting playing the drums (keep an eye on him next time!). They are probably told to behave like that (in addition of the masks thing, which we dislike). Anyway, we perfectly know who they are. So glad you changed your mind about "BxMxC" and partially about "Monochrome". To be honest, it happened to me as well. So, 👍👍and 9.2 sound awesome! 😁
Super suuuuper happy both of you got to go see them live. Great recap and review of the concert and gosh darn it, both of you had a really good time (other than the traffic). Hopefully youll get to se them headline a show next time the come around!
Great reaction Dave. Glad you both enjoyed the show. Can't wait to see Mrs Heretics other Babymetal reactions. Hope you got merch for both bands. I would like to see those shirts in upcoming videos.
i just saw babymetal in Oslo, Norway on the 14th, november. they were supported by Wargasm and i gotta say they put on a killer show, both of them. i highly recommend people go see them if they have the chance!
lmao I am here for more Mrs. Heretic BABYMETAL reactions - she’s so excited and it’s great ^-^ I saw BABYMETAL on Saturday night in Strasbourg (France) in a really small venue.. and next two nights are London Roundhouse Mon and Tue 🦊 I agree that BxMxC is far better live than it is on the album - I usually geek out on SU-METAL’s vocal gymnastics during that one.. and live with the pit.. it feels so heavy I agree with you on kami-band vs western kami-band.. I just want jp kami-band to be everywhere again.. they’re all virtuosos. The first BABYMETAL gig I ever went to in 2015 half the attraction was Takayoshi Ohmura on guitar. I mostly like Anthony Barone’s drumming in the western kami-band.. but nothing wrong with Hideki’s! I used to pay equal attention to the band and the girls.. but lately I mostly pay attention to the girls if it’s a western kami-band gig
Great review, thanks - we've all been waiting for this (sorry David, I was really interested and wanted to know your thoughts, but it was Mrs H and her impressions of seeing BABYMETAL live for the first time given she doesn't know them as well, who I was looking forward to hearing most). Oh yes please get the reactions posted that Mrs H has done as soon as you can - and I really hope you can both find or make the time to do those other reactions to 'BABYMETAL Death' and the other songs Mrs H didn't know as well. On the songs blending together and everything happening so quickly so it feels like they've only just started and then the show is finishing ... this is BABYMETAL's ability to distort and compress time. Don't forget they have a mint flavoured time machine. 'Believing' is an interesting song - only the second song they have released which is entirely in English and does not have a Japanese version ('From Dusk Till Dawn' was the other). They started working on this song 5 years ago and it does seem to have a very specific message that may be aimed at a certain faction of the fanbase about change and not going back. On the Kami Band (West), I don't know if it was different on the Dethklok tour, but on the European tour they are clearly all rocking out, holding up the kitsunes (especially Clint Tustin on bass and Anthony Barone) and interacting with the crowds quite a bit, joining in with telling everybody to "get low" during 'Metali", trying to match Moa and Momoko during 'Headbanger' and so on ... I'll see for myself tomorrow in London anyway. I do have a genuine question, I am not trying to be clever or anything, but I don't think you said anything much about how with Dethklok having the main visual focus being on the cartoons, the band are basically in shadow throughout - obviously it is not the same, but is it so different to the visual focus being the girls in BABYMETAL? Is that not being an issue with Dethklok where it was with the Kami Band down to expectation or could you see the band rocking out anyway (I've never seen Dethklok to know)? Anyway, as I said, great review I really enjoyed hearing your and Mrs H's thoughts and impressions and I'm glad you both had a great time. Keep up the great work.🤘
@@dhwife3962 I came for both of you - and you were everything I hoped and imagined you would be ... you get an enthusiastic double thumbs up from me.👍👍🦊
Excellent video, so awesome seeing the wife join you and congratulations on seeing them live! I really hope to within the next couple years, really wish I could see them in their big Japan shows. Sounds like you both had a great time and hope you get to see them again, certainly sounds like Mrs. H will be ready to go again! 😆 Babymetal live is really what they live for and gives the full experience of what they give to the fans. Super high energy and top notch fan interaction, we really are The One with them in their shows! Looking forward to Mrs H's reactions, get them uploaded David!! 😆 Just a quick add about the Kami band, I agree with you. They sound amazing but I also hate they just stand there, I could be wrong but I sometimes wonder if they are told to not go crazy on stage because they want the girls getting all the attention on stage maybe? The Eastern Kami Band was SOOOO energetic (BOH the bassist was my favorite) and helped pump up the whole performance with not only the fans but I think the girls feed off of it also. 🦊🤘
Gotta have her react to the set list in order of course..."this was the opening..now here it is in a huge venue". They only do like 1-2 of those gigantic shows, typically at the end of their tour from what I understand.
Babymetal Death is their signature intro; they always perform it at the beginning of every one of their shows with the exception of special concerts. The reason they stopped it for a while was mainly because of Yui leaving and they had intros themed for the Metal Galaxy album. The version of BMD they did during the Legend 1997 concert was obviously for a very special occasion to mark a significant point in BM’s history. It’s shocking you haven’t seen Believing, but that is a fault of your fans giving you these recommendations. I get your perspective on the Kami band. It’s just looking at it broadly, Babymetal started with just the girls and no band at all. Hell, they started with just the music on backtrack and no one else on stage. No actors or anything. The Eastern Kami band will forever be a part of what Babymetal is, and they certainly helped carry the shows early on, but the girls will always be the center of attention and should be. For all we know, sometimes the musicians don’t want to be the center of attention but still enjoy playing live. But to your point; both Anthony Barone (drums) and Chris Kelly (guitar) are very expressive, even expressing agitation when the crowds don’t get involved in songs like Metali. Maybe things will change, maybe not. I have just come to the conclusion that maybe there are more moving parts behind the decisions around the Kami bands stage presence than we the fans might realise. It is at this point I will appeal to the age old saying, Only The Fox God Knows. I thought Dethklok’s set was hilarious AF. Never really watched the show, but the unbridled vulgarity of the performance was comically great. The only thing I was disappointed in Dethklok was the fans sucked some of the energy out of the air when it came to Babymetal’s set. I went for Babymetal, but when Dethklok came onto the stage, I was rocking out harder over my seat than a lot of the fans even in the pit. So to me, Dethklok fans have no excuse for not participating in some crucial parts of Babymetal’s set when they were blatantly told what to do.
In Babymetal Fan Parlance BMC = Bring Moa Chicken! Moa AKA "The Glutton" is fixated on all things Food! After one of their live performances Moa said she was tired & wanted Chicken! Gotta Luv Moa! 👉🦊👈
Great to see how much you enjoyed it. Mrs Heretic really had the full Babymetal experience. Maybe 1 thing, having prior song knowledge. This was my preferred order for BabyKlok tour, because at some shows DethKlok was first and their were little kids for Babymetal in the crowd. it's not ideal to say the least. Glad Mr. Heretic got to see both, It's clear he has a soft spot for/has a sentimenta attachment to DethKlok. The criticism for the western Kami band.. I have 2 things to say: as I understand the musicians for DethKlok were not visible for a large part of the show and audience and I'm certain they play to a track as well (all 3 acts have to align to other things on stage). As I understood it Jason Richardson has also played a lot, if not all, the instruments he plays with live. Also I think the Eastern Kami band did not start out like that, they first wanted to make sure they can play the songs without making mistakes. My guess is this is where the western Kami band might be.
They will be back next year for the Sick New World Festival in Vegas in April. Bring me the Horizon will also be there which bodes well for maybe another performance of Kingslayer perhaps? I hope so as that was such an epic collaboration. Which Oli only performed Kingslayer the first time live together at Nex_Fest in Japan. So it really would be a great opportunity here i think. Show is sold out unfortunately but still managed to get some resell VIP's. Which cost me a f*** fortune but it's worth it. So many bands that will be there and will be a blast. It assume you enjoyed your first live show though. It is the only proper way to experience Babymetal. Vegas will be my third but first festival. So definitely stoked on that one. 🤘🦊
I saw babymetal years ago when they were like 16 or so and they are great and nice you both loved it. All great songs. I live in LA also but did not get to go to this one. Su Metal has said now at 25 years old they have to work a lot harder physically than they did when they were under 18, age gets to everyone. There are few groups who can put on this kind of live performance.
Talking about facebones on concert hygiene, I wish a lot of dethklok fans listened to him. I was at the Atlanta show where Dethklok played before Babymetal, and after Dethklok finished a lot of Dethklok fans left and I am legit not kidding when I say the smell in the venue noticeably improved after that.
Well it was their Opening from the beginning. Dedu dimply is the japanese Word for to be. Weile the english Word Death was more like an inJoke. And AT the show of her 16 birthday Amuse deleted her Idol entry. And then one idea followed another And we know the result.
I saw Babymetal on the Europe tour last week and they were as great as always! Saw them in February with Sabaton but it felt a bit off then since most people were there to see Sabaton so the hype was kinda off… This time they felt way more comfortable on stage! Also I was all the way up in the front row so that also helped haha! I really want to see them in Japan though, with the full epic Rammstein production haha! And of course I would prefer the old white Kami band as well:)
Well, Im kinda glad Im not the only one with heavy memory fuzzyness due to the high energy during the conzert. But it was worth it and I would do it again anytime soon. ^^ Sad to hear you didnt get Syncopation, they played it hear in europe and its a wish come true but you did greatly enjoy it as I can tell. One thing I want to mention, beside the overall quality of the performance is the pure joy the girls brought onto the stage, which, coupled with their energy simply swept us in the crowd away. Anyway, thats all from me, Im happy we all could enjoy them live and thanks for your review.
Glad to hear both of you enjoyed the show. Cant wait to see those Miss Heretic reactions to more BABYMETAL songs. I also very! hardly agree about the Kami-Band. It whas always a joy to see the Eastern Kami's interacting with the girls and crowd, specially Boh rocking out and jumping around being a 4th dancer tbh. 😆 I rly miss it.
I'm glad you got a chance to see BABYMETAL. I saw them at RUclips Theater too. They are great live even in smaller venues like this. You don't get the huge spectacle of the big arena shows in Japan, but you can get up close to the stage and watch them from a few feet away which is pretty great too. I thought BxMxC was just ok when I heard the album, but it is so much heavier and better live. If you went to day 2 in LA, they did do an encore since it was the last show of the US tour. They played Ijime, Dame, Zettai for the encore.
Got to see them for the first show in the tour and they both were good but DethKlok was amazing! . You could see the crowd mix between the two bands fans but crowd reaction was great.
The western Kami Band is normalen not as Stoff as you described but we mustnt forget it was the end of a veröffentlicht long tour. In Hamburg we had no Problem with their Performance.
Babymetal Death is a kind of Japanese word play. If you introduce yourself in Japanese you use the phrase "desu" what means translated "it is". This desou is spealled quite similar to the English word death. And so they took the song originally as a word play in order to introduce themselfes. The show that you reacted to was recorded in Japanbefore their first world tour. And I don´t want to know what would happen if you make a concert in the US where you crucify a 15yo girl and blowing off the head of holy Mary live on stage. Amuse didn´t know so much what they where doing in 2013 since Japanese don´t have much of a clue about Christian religion. They have Shinto religion mixed with Budism. About the production it raises with the amount of tickets they can sell. 8000 in RUclips theater is not nuch against 15.000 in Budokan, 20000 in Makuhari Messe, 35000 in Yokohama or 55000 in Tokyo dome.
A nice, very early example of "desu" you see in the beginning of this video, as the Karen Girls present themselves: ruclips.net/video/g3C0y3V-y7Q/видео.html
Thanks again from Japan 有難う💛。 Mrs. Heretic's reaction is very natural. Even for me who experienced BM's shows 17 times, I always said to me "What the heck did I watch ?" at the exit of the venues. BABYMETAL is always mesmerizing. I am a little bit surprised at David's comment on Western Kami Band. Chris, CJ, Anthony and Ryan did a great job in Japan shows to have some interaction with audience and, I believe, they did as well in the North American tour. Your score 9.2, however, is fairly high. That pleased me. 😄
⚡ 💕 🍑 Mrs. Heretic, 'BABYMETAL Death' is in your native tongue. All of the lyrics are in English, although there is a pun where they use the English word "Death", instead of the Japanese word "desu" (pronounced "des"), which in this context means "I am", or "We are". This song was their usual opening number for many years when Yui was still in the group. It was revived once Momoko Okazaki (Momometal) became an official member, rather than just a supporting dancer last April.
as a fan of babymetal for years finally i saw them live in my country couple months ago... but i've to be honest the only minor thing about them live shows is the band... i hope i really hope and wish i could see the original member of the kami band but it not happened... i really enjoy the show i really love see sue moa and momo live, but i also really want to see the legendary musician who had been with babymetal for years the real the only one real kami band the japanese line up.. 50% of the reason i go to the concert is to see babymetal and the other 50% is to see the japanese kami band... sadly it not happened😔... doesn't mean i hate the western line up, not at all.. they're super duper ultra talented musician and we can't argue with that but as an old fans of babymetal it's always being our big dream to see and hear takayoshi ohmura, leda cygnus, bohte daisuke and hideki aoyama live on stage...
So happy to hear your review of this show. Perfect scores for all the groups. I get what you were saying about Jason Richardson. I think from what i have heard from other people who saw the show everyone agrees he is an amazing guitarist but his show was lacking because it was only him on stage. That said he was an opening act for two major acts so maybe they wanted something super small and he fit perfectly. Glad you got to see them and great review all around. Kinda surprised you didn't already have any ear protection going into this show but you'll know better for next time.
Hell yeah, bro. Saw them in Cleveland... it was earlier in the tour, but it was an experience. Been watching you for a while... love your opinion of pretty much everything.
Being a joint headliner tour, do you think if BabyMetal closed and Dethklok had performed first, it would have made a difference? Also being in a theater where everyone had a seat, did that make a difference from an open floor venue? I imagine not a lot of circle pits happening during BabyMetal at the RUclips Theater
I saw them on Philly. I went in with high expectations and was still blown away. I was at the barrier within feet of the girls. Dethklok was great also. The videos were hilarious.
Excellent reaction from both of you and I whole heartedly agree. I saw them in Melbourne and like Mrs. Heretic, I totally loved it, wished it went longer but left smiling. That said, David you are totally right about the Western Kami Band. They are amazing instrumentalists and I wish they had more of a presence like the Eastern Kami’s do. I also agree with you about seeing BxMxC live, and I’ll throw Papaya in there as well. These were not my favourite BM songs before but having seen them perform it live and the crowd interaction, these became the highlights of the show. Glad you both enjoyed the show, that made me smile.
What I didn't get from your review was your thoughts on whether BabyMetal and Dethklok went together, was it a good pairing for a concert Individually you gave both good scores but as a whole what was your thoughts
You and Mrs. Heretic are so cute on screen together! I hope you guys go to see one their big productions shows in the future! Hopefully with a more interactive Kami band( I totally blame koba for the masks and stand still statues, he needs to let them rock out mask free)
Great reaction ‼️👍I’m soooooo glad that you guys enjoyed BM concert, and especially that Mrs.Heretic loved it very much❤ Yes I want her to react the other BM songs 🎉 There are many footage of the concert so maybe she could check them.
I was wondering if you had your wife do more reactions to BABYMETAL. Look forward to those. Were you there on the 11th or 12th? I was at the show on the 11th. I feel the Vegas show was a little better but I ran into a bunch of superfans at the LA show and they made it a lot of fun. There was some fans from Japan giving out free keychains made from wood they made with the girls images burned into them. Very cool and kind of them. I still need to see BABYMETAL in JAPAN 🤘🦊🤘 Oooh I wonder if Mrs Heretic gets a little emotional like a certain hubby did on his reaction hehe. OK and you answered my question, as they did an encore on the 12th. They did IDZ. I wish I went to both shows dang it.
The role of the Kami band has been scaled back in recent years and given that it's been consistent across both Kami bands, I can only assume it is an intentional creative decision by Koba to de-emphasize them and have all the focus on the girls. It's a source of frustration for a lot of fans, because Ohmura, Boh, and Hideki are much loved by the fans and seen as an important part of live Babymetal performances.
Hate to tell you this, but I've seen Baby Metal three times late this year in Japan and it's been the Western Kami band every time. Coming to the east doesn't mean you'll see the eastern band.
ok i am glad you got to see the show. first i can understand why Babymetal got a lower score than Dethklok because the reactor was biased(lol) and admitted it in the beginning. however i am glad you got to see that Babymetal is so much better than studio or even video. i saw them in 2019 at The Forum in LA. there the production was a little more but loved it. seeing them in Japan is on my bucket list. first the one comment of the band i can understand but you should also understand in a smaller stage where the girls need to move around so maybe they had to stay in one spot. just offering a different opinion. the song Believing is the one song that they change at each show. some got this one and some got either Mirror Mirror or Maya. most of the shows basically had the same list except that song that changed each show. in Europe now they have done Brand New Day also. also when you mentioned Su and her voice that is fine. but i love how you can tell she sings live and have to give her credits for how hard it is for her to dance and sing together. even Moa and Momo all the choreo for every song and you also mentioned the choreo but there again when you see them live you have a different opinion of them after it. they were doing a show basically every three nights. i still say Su is the best front person out there now to do what she does and sound better than the studio version. the other thing i love about seeing Babymetal live is how alike they are to the studio version. i have seen some bands that i like a certain song and then hear it live i can't stand it now because it does not sound the same. but all said i am glad you got to see them and hear them live and understand them better now going forward.
Thanks for your review of the concert 👍🙂 Looking forward to see more reactions from Mrs. Heretic to BABYMETAL 😊 And thanks for saying "BABYMETAL deserves the world!", could not have said it any better 🤘🦊😉
I much prefer the Eastern Kami band. They have far more charisma. I even prefer them as musician's. The Eastern band is very technically skilled but the Western band just has something more.
Great reaction as always , maybe a silly question but i can't seem to find Mrs Heretics reactions apart form gimme chcolate, is it possible to guide me anyone ?
Others have already commented about BabyMetal Death, actually it is BabyMetal Desu. Desu, means 'to b'e in Japanese. Certain parts of Japan pronounce desu, with a soft U, so it sounds like the English word, death. The actual very simple lyrics translate as: We are BabyMetal. BxMxC is one of those songs for me, is saved by the live performances, as you experienced. Several songs on BabyMetal's albums are so much better performed live, without the studio shenanigans applied to Su's voice. Plus the whole mixing of the song is improved, in my view. I have always wanted to see BabyMetal in Japan at one of their epic live shows but not in the mosh pit. I would want the best seat in the house for that. However, the tours at smaller venues, such as you have witnessed, you need to be on the floor! It is a shame about the Western Kami Band, I thought they did interact with each other and play to the crowd. A shame you that took the edge of for you. I do agree with you. It is pleasant to know it is not only me, who gives you a thumbs down David. 😀 Not knowing anything about Dethklok it is difficult to make any comment. It is good they played songs that you hoped they would do.
I never heard of Dethklok before they were announced as co-headliners with Babymetal so I had little knowledge of what to expect. In the first show I saw in Minneapolis, one of the red lights on stage was flashing right into my eyes continuously. That, coupled with the fact I knew none of their songs, made it frankly a little annoying at first. By the second half of their set I had gotten used to it and I really enjoyed them in the second show in Vegas. Over all, other than that light, Dethklok was a pleasant surprise for me. Babymetal was incredible throughout both shows of course. I wouldn't say the Kami band stood like statues. I did see some life in them, at least where I saw them, but it was nothing like we've seen from Boh or Ohmura. That doesn't take away from the experience at all for me but it would have been a nice surprise addition if I could have seen more interaction. So I mostly agree with David about it. Very few fans like the masks as far as I can tell.
I am sure there are people who are very picky about painting their faces white... If it were only in Japan, there wouldn't seem to be much of a problem...😅
I'm in a inner conflict because I would love to see them without the masks alongside the girls a bit more upfront in the big shows in Japan but at the same time after seeing them with the masks, which were improved, (it seems they wear new masks compared to the beggining if I'm not mistaken...) I actually love the masks, Idk to me personally in a way it kinda makes them stand out visually contrasting with the girls, they look badass and matches with the costumes of the girls and the whole thematics very well, I have this kinda of vision about the masks. Maybe they could just use paintings again but Idk... I don't have a problem with the masks being honest but someday I hope KOBA will just say: “Okay, you guys have been ranting all this time on me, every day and night on my Twitter about these damn masks, I'm done, that’s it! I’m done, I don't care anymore, WESTERN KAMI BAND you guys can go all over on this tour, just do your thing, dance if you wanna dance, whatever.” 🤭🦊
@@BeccaVinesz I don't think that Koba will change anything. The original Kami Band is only used in Japan Otherwise Overheadprojektor the western Kami Band is their default live Band.
@@ksbrst2010 Yeah, probably. But maybe I wonder what the next album will be like, what visual thematic it could bring, because it could influence the aesthetic for the overall band yet. I presume we might have another change of costumes, and depending on that, it can open room to try new things for the KAMI BAND at least even with masks as well, so I wouldn't absolutely discard this possibility personally but I get what you mean and yeah he might not change anything.
I know you're probably going to get some flak for the Kami band comments but you know where I stand DH. I've always been of the opinion that the bands energy is a representation of the audience towards the music. They know when to dial it back for the more somber songs but they're mostly on stage having a great time. If the band is mostly just standing there as still as a statue it takes away some of the enjoyment for me because like it or not they're part of the act and they're going to be seen if you put them there. I do remember them putting fox hands up before one song and headbanging at one point but the other 90% of the show they sucked some of the energy off stage.
Question: You went on a rant about kami Band West just standing there like statues. How in the world did you not get onto dethklok? I went to the Orlando show, they were in the dark so you couldn't see them, there was basically no crowd interaction, the band didn't "rock out" or move around and the entire focus was the cartoon. It seemed more like a dethklok fanboy reaction. I'm just saying the lack of consistency on calling out 1 band and not the 2nd who were vastly less interactive with the crowd seems off. I do think your expectations for Babymetal were probably a little higher based on the videos of their all out shows in Japan. Unfortunately the venues they used were to small for all that stuff. I think Babymetal has figured out how to turn an 1hr 10 mins into around 20 minutes feel time. The amount of energy they pumped into the crowd was unlike any other band I have seen, possibly causing time to bend. Lol. I would like to see them in a larger venue with more of their full set. Orlando was pretty big, 10,000 sold out, but a amphitheater. So wouldn't really work there either. But anyways, I'm glad you enjoyed the show. They're a fun band to watch.
The difference between the two is exactly what you said. In Dethklok, the band was playing in the dark, you couldn't see them. This forced the focus onto the video screens for the visual, thus making the musicians stage energy and stage presence a non-factor. With Babymetal, the band is in plain view for everyone to see. As such, they are a big factor in stage energy and stage presence, which to be honest the Western Kami Band had none at all. That is the difference, so my critique stands.
As a wise man once said: "I'm a big advocate for showmanship... All those people who spent their good hard earned money to see you, not hear you are getting cheated... if people just wanted to hear you play the song perfectly why not just stay home and listen on your computer? Why are they bothering to come see you play live? Because they want to see a show. So many bands just dont get it." David Heretic, Babymetal Death video.. 😂 Dethkloks show could of been replaced with music videos from your computer. If the band wasn't there, it would have looked exactly the same except for the people blocking the view of the screen. "If all They're going to do is stand there, then why have them, put them under the stage. Don't let them up on stage being a buzz kill". David Heretic, this video. (If you can't tell, I have watched some of your videos a few times) I will say, the Kami band is pretty much in the dark for the show, unless you make a point of looking at them, they blend into the screen. They're only get lights for solos. The only lighting they get during the show is overflow from the girls so, they are about as noticeable as Dethklok if you're wanting to compare the lighting. Dethkloks show was just lazy to me, sort of like going to watch a Lazer light show with background music. You could of had a cover band put on that show and nobody would have noticed. Anyways, keep doing what you are doing and let Mrs. Heretic watch BM Death.. lol
yeah .... me like alot more the East Kami than the West Kami , as far as me watch on video ... only the West Kami drummer that have almost the same hype as the East Kami.
A lot of BM fans have been complaining about the supporting bands that have been touring with Babymetal, including Dethklok. Considering that BM has a wide range of fans age wise, and children are brought at the show, people have been arguing that bands like Dethklok and Wargasm (who are definitely PG13) are not ideal as bands to pair with BM. What are your thoughts on it? Did you see any kids at the show? They could have left after Bm, but they couldn't do it in shows where Dethklok was the opening band of the 2!! Glad you had fun :D
I didn't see any children under the age of 12 at the how, but ultimately it comes down to the parents doing what they feel is the right parenting choices. If they're o.k. with their kids watching Dethklok, then ultimately it's on them.
I thought Deathclock was a bore, and the video puerile. I'm happy that when I saw the show Deathclock came first, so I left with a good Babymetal feel.
I COMPLETELY agree with your take on the Kami band and believe me. Literally EVERYONE in the fan base hates the way they carry the Kami band. We love the eastern Kami band and in our hearts they are part of BABYMETAL. All respect to the western Kami’s but they just don’t translate any emotion to us and that may or may not be their faults but that’s how it is.
I disagree with you Dave, the Western Kami Band DOES rock out. They have interactions with each other, with the girls, with the crowd constantly. That was my impression when I saw them last Tuesday in Cologne, and in 2020 too.
Deathklok was deathly boring. The wife and I spent half their set outside on the porch (the venue had a full length porch area) bs-ing with some other fans. As far as the volume, we took along some foamy ear plugs- I've got plenty of hearing damage already. I agree that the opening guy was technically good, but I didn't find him very interesting- other musicians up there with him would have been a huge improvement.
Kinda sad u didnt say anything about the scream in Metali, or about the crowd interaction, making everyone go down low (i expect they did the same there as when i saw them in Oslo). or talk about the crowd interaction in monochrome, since if i dont remember wrong, u were not biggest fan of in your reaction video, but wanted to react to it live since you thought it would be a good song for crowd interaction. Also, If mrs heretic is reacting to headbanger, i hope you will choose the MoaBanger version for her, i like that version best
I love it when BABYMETAL reactors actually go see them LIVE.👍👍
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@@dhwife3962 Hi Mrs. dh👋👋
Awesome! I’m glad you two enjoyed the entire show! Look forward to Mrs Heretic’s other BM reactions!
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Thank you!!!❤
Wow! Cool you both went to see them live. Thanks a lot for sharing this review, hopefully one day you'll go to see them at a headline show like they're doing now in Europe. Lovely to see Miss Heretic around.🦊🤘♥️
Thank you I try to get on when work permits!!!
I agree with DH about the western kamis being a bit too stationary. Except for the drummer (Anthony Barone) That dude rocks out and beats the hell out of those drums in every single show he plays.
I did notice the 2 on the left side of the stage. Bass and one guitar started to show more personality though. They were headbanging together during Megitsune and Headbanger. Saw them in Vegas and Los Angeles, and I think they were having more fun.
They actually interacted with the fans. Its just that they don’t really have the chance to get up front and have to stay in their spot. They did what they could and they rock! Just wish the BM team would let them let loose like the old days.
Still waiting for the more Mrs H BM reactions Dave, come on dude, release the tapes.
Your opinion about the Kami-Band is exactly as you say. I completely agree with you.
the two guitarists for the western kami band can be a bit stationary. but the drummer rocks the fuck out (maybe because he knows japanese as well) and the bassist has some sweet spin moves
They didn't do an encore the first night, but they did do an encore the 2nd night...the 2nd night they performed Ijime, Dame, Zettai afte Road of Resistance..but, I loved both nights,.
Nice to see you got to experience a Babymetal concert, and happy that Mrs Heretic had a great time. That's why they win fans wherever they go... Every performance, whether it be in their Japan mega shows or some smaller venue, they give it their all. Never slackin' or halfass anything. Seeing Moa's smile in person is definitely an experience in itself. 😁😁😁🤘🦊🤘
Thank you and it was a blast!!💥
You guys were so lucky to get Headbanger. I was hoping for it to be played in Kuala Lumpur.
Great review, thanks!
Let me disagree about what you said about the eastern vs. western Kami Band. I believe it depends on the personality of each musician. Ohmura and BOH are more expressive, Leda and Isao tend to be more static (so to speak). In the western band the most expressive is probably Barone, and he's sitting playing the drums (keep an eye on him next time!). They are probably told to behave like that (in addition of the masks thing, which we dislike). Anyway, we perfectly know who they are.
So glad you changed your mind about "BxMxC" and partially about "Monochrome". To be honest, it happened to me as well. So, 👍👍and 9.2 sound awesome! 😁
Chris Kelly is pretty expressive as well. If you notice during Metali he is always very commanding when it’s time for the crowds to “Get low.”
Chris did a big facepalm in Philly during Metali cause not everyone was sitting down. It was really funny.
@jaegermeister798 @@vegeta6555 I see. I guess they don't get enough screen time. And that's a thing we need to fix... 😁
Nice to hear that you finally saw Babymetal LIVE. They can really get the audience going 🦊🦊🦊 😀
Super suuuuper happy both of you got to go see them live. Great recap and review of the concert and gosh darn it, both of you had a really good time (other than the traffic). Hopefully youll get to se them headline a show next time the come around!
Thank you we had a good night!
Great reaction Dave. Glad you both enjoyed the show. Can't wait to see Mrs Heretics other Babymetal reactions. Hope you got merch for both bands. I would like to see those shirts in upcoming videos.
I’ll have to have Dave display those!!!!
i just saw babymetal in Oslo, Norway on the 14th, november. they were supported by Wargasm and i gotta say they put on a killer show, both of them. i highly recommend people go see them if they have the chance!
I enjoyed the show when they came to Orlando. Fun as hell
lmao I am here for more Mrs. Heretic BABYMETAL reactions - she’s so excited and it’s great ^-^
I saw BABYMETAL on Saturday night in Strasbourg (France) in a really small venue.. and next two nights are London Roundhouse Mon and Tue 🦊
I agree that BxMxC is far better live than it is on the album - I usually geek out on SU-METAL’s vocal gymnastics during that one.. and live with the pit.. it feels so heavy
I agree with you on kami-band vs western kami-band.. I just want jp kami-band to be everywhere again.. they’re all virtuosos. The first BABYMETAL gig I ever went to in 2015 half the attraction was Takayoshi Ohmura on guitar. I mostly like Anthony Barone’s drumming in the western kami-band.. but nothing wrong with Hideki’s!
I used to pay equal attention to the band and the girls.. but lately I mostly pay attention to the girls if it’s a western kami-band gig
Great review, thanks - we've all been waiting for this (sorry David, I was really interested and wanted to know your thoughts, but it was Mrs H and her impressions of seeing BABYMETAL live for the first time given she doesn't know them as well, who I was looking forward to hearing most).
Oh yes please get the reactions posted that Mrs H has done as soon as you can - and I really hope you can both find or make the time to do those other reactions to 'BABYMETAL Death' and the other songs Mrs H didn't know as well.
On the songs blending together and everything happening so quickly so it feels like they've only just started and then the show is finishing ... this is BABYMETAL's ability to distort and compress time. Don't forget they have a mint flavoured time machine.
'Believing' is an interesting song - only the second song they have released which is entirely in English and does not have a Japanese version ('From Dusk Till Dawn' was the other). They started working on this song 5 years ago and it does seem to have a very specific message that may be aimed at a certain faction of the fanbase about change and not going back.
On the Kami Band (West), I don't know if it was different on the Dethklok tour, but on the European tour they are clearly all rocking out, holding up the kitsunes (especially Clint Tustin on bass and Anthony Barone) and interacting with the crowds quite a bit, joining in with telling everybody to "get low" during 'Metali", trying to match Moa and Momoko during 'Headbanger' and so on ... I'll see for myself tomorrow in London anyway.
I do have a genuine question, I am not trying to be clever or anything, but I don't think you said anything much about how with Dethklok having the main visual focus being on the cartoons, the band are basically in shadow throughout - obviously it is not the same, but is it so different to the visual focus being the girls in BABYMETAL?
Is that not being an issue with Dethklok where it was with the Kami Band down to expectation or could you see the band rocking out anyway (I've never seen Dethklok to know)?
Anyway, as I said, great review I really enjoyed hearing your and Mrs H's thoughts and impressions and I'm glad you both had a great time. Keep up the great work.🤘
Thank you sorry you came for me more than Dave. I hope I didn’t disappoint you!
@@dhwife3962 I came for both of you - and you were everything I hoped and imagined you would be ... you get an enthusiastic double thumbs up from me.👍👍🦊
@@Grington300 thank you so much appreciate that!!!
@@dhwife3962 My pleasure - I loved your enthusiasm.
@@Grington300 thank you I had a blast and I was def and horse the next morning lol
Excellent video, so awesome seeing the wife join you and congratulations on seeing them live! I really hope to within the next couple years, really wish I could see them in their big Japan shows. Sounds like you both had a great time and hope you get to see them again, certainly sounds like Mrs. H will be ready to go again! 😆 Babymetal live is really what they live for and gives the full experience of what they give to the fans. Super high energy and top notch fan interaction, we really are The One with them in their shows! Looking forward to Mrs H's reactions, get them uploaded David!! 😆
Just a quick add about the Kami band, I agree with you. They sound amazing but I also hate they just stand there, I could be wrong but I sometimes wonder if they are told to not go crazy on stage because they want the girls getting all the attention on stage maybe? The Eastern Kami Band was SOOOO energetic (BOH the bassist was my favorite) and helped pump up the whole performance with not only the fans but I think the girls feed off of it also. 🦊🤘
The look Mrs H gave David when he was going to say his BM score lol. It was a look like you better give a good score or die haha.
Yup and he knows it!!!
Gotta have her react to the set list in order of course..."this was the opening..now here it is in a huge venue". They only do like 1-2 of those gigantic shows, typically at the end of their tour from what I understand.
Babymetal Death is their signature intro; they always perform it at the beginning of every one of their shows with the exception of special concerts. The reason they stopped it for a while was mainly because of Yui leaving and they had intros themed for the Metal Galaxy album. The version of BMD they did during the Legend 1997 concert was obviously for a very special occasion to mark a significant point in BM’s history.
It’s shocking you haven’t seen Believing, but that is a fault of your fans giving you these recommendations.
I get your perspective on the Kami band. It’s just looking at it broadly, Babymetal started with just the girls and no band at all. Hell, they started with just the music on backtrack and no one else on stage. No actors or anything. The Eastern Kami band will forever be a part of what Babymetal is, and they certainly helped carry the shows early on, but the girls will always be the center of attention and should be. For all we know, sometimes the musicians don’t want to be the center of attention but still enjoy playing live. But to your point; both Anthony Barone (drums) and Chris Kelly (guitar) are very expressive, even expressing agitation when the crowds don’t get involved in songs like Metali. Maybe things will change, maybe not. I have just come to the conclusion that maybe there are more moving parts behind the decisions around the Kami bands stage presence than we the fans might realise. It is at this point I will appeal to the age old saying, Only The Fox God Knows.
I thought Dethklok’s set was hilarious AF. Never really watched the show, but the unbridled vulgarity of the performance was comically great. The only thing I was disappointed in Dethklok was the fans sucked some of the energy out of the air when it came to Babymetal’s set. I went for Babymetal, but when Dethklok came onto the stage, I was rocking out harder over my seat than a lot of the fans even in the pit. So to me, Dethklok fans have no excuse for not participating in some crucial parts of Babymetal’s set when they were blatantly told what to do.
In Babymetal Fan Parlance BMC = Bring Moa Chicken! Moa AKA "The Glutton" is fixated on all things Food! After one of their live performances Moa said she was tired & wanted Chicken! Gotta Luv Moa! 👉🦊👈
Great to see how much you enjoyed it. Mrs Heretic really had the full Babymetal experience. Maybe 1 thing, having prior song knowledge.
This was my preferred order for BabyKlok tour, because at some shows DethKlok was first and their were little kids for Babymetal in the crowd. it's not ideal to say the least.
Glad Mr. Heretic got to see both, It's clear he has a soft spot for/has a sentimenta attachment to DethKlok.
The criticism for the western Kami band.. I have 2 things to say: as I understand the musicians for DethKlok were not visible for a large part of the show and audience and I'm certain they play to a track as well (all 3 acts have to align to other things on stage). As I understood it Jason Richardson has also played a lot, if not all, the instruments he plays with live.
Also I think the Eastern Kami band did not start out like that, they first wanted to make sure they can play the songs without making mistakes. My guess is this is where the western Kami band might be.
They will be back next year for the Sick New World Festival in Vegas in April. Bring me the Horizon will also be there which bodes well for maybe another performance of Kingslayer perhaps? I hope so as that was such an epic collaboration.
Which Oli only performed Kingslayer the first time live together at Nex_Fest in Japan. So it really would be a great opportunity here i think. Show is sold out unfortunately but still managed to get some resell VIP's. Which cost me a f*** fortune but it's worth it.
So many bands that will be there and will be a blast. It assume you enjoyed your first live show though. It is the only proper way to experience Babymetal. Vegas will be my third but first festival. So definitely stoked on that one. 🤘🦊
I saw babymetal years ago when they were like 16 or so and they are great and nice you both loved it. All great songs. I live in LA also but did not get to go to this one. Su Metal has said now at 25 years old they have to work a lot harder physically than they did when they were under 18, age gets to everyone. There are few groups who can put on this kind of live performance.
So true it was incredible!
Talking about facebones on concert hygiene, I wish a lot of dethklok fans listened to him. I was at the Atlanta show where Dethklok played before Babymetal, and after Dethklok finished a lot of Dethklok fans left and I am legit not kidding when I say the smell in the venue noticeably improved after that.
Haha that’s epic!!!❤
Well it was their Opening from the beginning. Dedu dimply is the japanese Word for to be. Weile the english Word Death was more like an inJoke. And AT the show of her 16 birthday Amuse deleted her Idol entry. And then one idea followed another And we know the result.
I saw Babymetal on the Europe tour last week and they were as great as always! Saw them in February with Sabaton but it felt a bit off then since most people were there to see Sabaton so the hype was kinda off… This time they felt way more comfortable on stage! Also I was all the way up in the front row so that also helped haha! I really want to see them in Japan though, with the full epic Rammstein production haha! And of course I would prefer the old white Kami band as well:)
Well, Im kinda glad Im not the only one with heavy memory fuzzyness due to the high energy during the conzert. But it was worth it and I would do it again anytime soon. ^^
Sad to hear you didnt get Syncopation, they played it hear in europe and its a wish come true but you did greatly enjoy it as I can tell.
One thing I want to mention, beside the overall quality of the performance is the pure joy the girls brought onto the stage, which, coupled with their energy simply swept us in the crowd away.
Anyway, thats all from me, Im happy we all could enjoy them live and thanks for your review.
You are very welcome
So happy you enjoyed yourself 😁🤘🏼😁🤘🏼
Glad to hear both of you enjoyed the show. Cant wait to see those Miss Heretic reactions to more BABYMETAL songs. I also very! hardly agree about the Kami-Band. It whas always a joy to see the Eastern Kami's interacting with the girls and crowd, specially Boh rocking out and jumping around being a 4th dancer tbh. 😆 I rly miss it.
I'm glad you got a chance to see BABYMETAL. I saw them at RUclips Theater too. They are great live even in smaller venues like this. You don't get the huge spectacle of the big arena shows in Japan, but you can get up close to the stage and watch them from a few feet away which is pretty great too. I thought BxMxC was just ok when I heard the album, but it is so much heavier and better live. If you went to day 2 in LA, they did do an encore since it was the last show of the US tour. They played Ijime, Dame, Zettai for the encore.
We were there the 11th
Got to see them for the first show in the tour and they both were good but DethKlok was amazing! . You could see the crowd mix between the two bands fans but crowd reaction was great.
The western Kami Band is normalen not as Stoff as you described but we mustnt forget it was the end of a veröffentlicht long tour. In Hamburg we had no Problem with their Performance.
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Great review.
Glad that you and your lovely wife enjoyed Babymetal LIVE.
We did I want to do it again!!❤
@@dhwife3962 👍 it would be great if you guys could travel to Japan and see them LIVE. The shows there look spectacular.
@@rah2287 I wish too the cost and my work is a factor!
@@dhwife3962 understood!
Babymetal Death is a kind of Japanese word play. If you introduce yourself in Japanese you use the phrase "desu" what means translated "it is". This desou is spealled quite similar to the English word death. And so they took the song originally as a word play in order to introduce themselfes. The show that you reacted to was recorded in Japanbefore their first world tour. And I don´t want to know what would happen if you make a concert in the US where you crucify a 15yo girl and blowing off the head of holy Mary live on stage. Amuse didn´t know so much what they where doing in 2013 since Japanese don´t have much of a clue about Christian religion. They have Shinto religion mixed with Budism. About the production it raises with the amount of tickets they can sell. 8000 in RUclips theater is not nuch against 15.000 in Budokan, 20000 in Makuhari Messe, 35000 in Yokohama or 55000 in Tokyo dome.
A nice, very early example of "desu" you see in the beginning of this video, as the Karen Girls present themselves: ruclips.net/video/g3C0y3V-y7Q/видео.html
Thanks again from Japan 有難う💛。 Mrs. Heretic's reaction is very natural. Even for me who experienced BM's shows 17 times, I always said to me "What the heck did I watch ?" at the exit of the venues. BABYMETAL is always mesmerizing.
I am a little bit surprised at David's comment on Western Kami Band. Chris, CJ, Anthony and Ryan did a great job in Japan shows to have some interaction with audience and, I believe, they did as well in the North American tour. Your score 9.2, however, is fairly high. That pleased me. 😄
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Mrs. Heretic, 'BABYMETAL Death' is in your native tongue.
All of the lyrics are in English, although there is a pun where they use the English word "Death", instead of the Japanese word "desu" (pronounced "des"), which in this context means "I am", or "We are".
This song was their usual opening number for many years when Yui was still in the group.
It was revived once Momoko Okazaki (Momometal) became an official member, rather than just a supporting dancer last April.
as a fan of babymetal for years finally i saw them live in my country couple months ago... but i've to be honest the only minor thing about them live shows is the band... i hope i really hope and wish i could see the original member of the kami band but it not happened... i really enjoy the show i really love see sue moa and momo live, but i also really want to see the legendary musician who had been with babymetal for years the real the only one real kami band the japanese line up.. 50% of the reason i go to the concert is to see babymetal and the other 50% is to see the japanese kami band... sadly it not happened😔... doesn't mean i hate the western line up, not at all.. they're super duper ultra talented musician and we can't argue with that but as an old fans of babymetal it's always being our big dream to see and hear takayoshi ohmura, leda cygnus, bohte daisuke and hideki aoyama live on stage...
Bmc was so hard live. Saw them in omaha. The only song I recorded the whole thing. It's in my top five for sure.
So happy to hear your review of this show. Perfect scores for all the groups. I get what you were saying about Jason Richardson. I think from what i have heard from other people who saw the show everyone agrees he is an amazing guitarist but his show was lacking because it was only him on stage. That said he was an opening act for two major acts so maybe they wanted something super small and he fit perfectly. Glad you got to see them and great review all around. Kinda surprised you didn't already have any ear protection going into this show but you'll know better for next time.
No more Deathlok for me or heavy heavy earplugs!!!
Hell yeah, bro. Saw them in Cleveland... it was earlier in the tour, but it was an experience. Been watching you for a while... love your opinion of pretty much everything.
Being a joint headliner tour, do you think if BabyMetal closed and Dethklok had performed first, it would have made a difference? Also being in a theater where everyone had a seat, did that make a difference from an open floor venue? I imagine not a lot of circle pits happening during BabyMetal at the RUclips Theater
There was one on the main floor going on! More for Deathlok
I saw them on Philly. I went in with high expectations and was still blown away. I was at the barrier within feet of the girls. Dethklok was great also. The videos were hilarious.
Excellent reaction from both of you and I whole heartedly agree. I saw them in Melbourne and like Mrs. Heretic, I totally loved it, wished it went longer but left smiling. That said, David you are totally right about the Western Kami Band. They are amazing instrumentalists and I wish they had more of a presence like the Eastern Kami’s do. I also agree with you about seeing BxMxC live, and I’ll throw Papaya in there as well. These were not my favourite BM songs before but having seen them perform it live and the crowd interaction, these became the highlights of the show. Glad you both enjoyed the show, that made me smile.
I had a blast!!!
素晴らしい奥様😀
貴方の奥様のような方と毎日が過ごせたらきっと楽しい人生が過ごせることでしょう。
You are too sweet thank you for the compliment.
Great reaction
What I didn't get from your review was your thoughts on whether BabyMetal and Dethklok went together, was it a good pairing for a concert Individually you gave both good scores but as a whole what was your thoughts
You and Mrs. Heretic are so cute on screen together! I hope you guys go to see one their big productions shows in the future! Hopefully with a more interactive Kami band( I totally blame koba for the masks and stand still statues, he needs to let them rock out mask free)
Thank you and I enjoy spending time with Dave!!
Great reaction ‼️👍I’m soooooo glad that you guys enjoyed BM concert, and especially that Mrs.Heretic loved it very much❤
Yes I want her to react the other BM songs 🎉
There are many footage of the concert so maybe she could check them.
I would love to do more reactions it’s hard to pin me down to film due to my work schedule. ❤
@@dhwife3962Wow‼️Mrs.Heretic🎉😊Thank you for writing reply❤️Sounds you have a busy job. Pls take care of yourself.
@@rismari9545 I do and I love it!!! I’ll try to make it on when possible.
@@dhwife3962Great ❤️Look forward to seeing your reaction again😊
@@rismari9545 I’ll try not to disappoint
Nice review
Thank you 😊
I was wondering if you had your wife do more reactions to BABYMETAL. Look forward to those. Were you there on the 11th or 12th? I was at the show on the 11th. I feel the Vegas show was a little better but I ran into a bunch of superfans at the LA show and they made it a lot of fun. There was some fans from Japan giving out free keychains made from wood they made with the girls images burned into them. Very cool and kind of them. I still need to see BABYMETAL in JAPAN 🤘🦊🤘
Oooh I wonder if Mrs Heretic gets a little emotional like a certain hubby did on his reaction hehe.
OK and you answered my question, as they did an encore on the 12th. They did IDZ. I wish I went to both shows dang it.
We were there on the 11th.
The role of the Kami band has been scaled back in recent years and given that it's been consistent across both Kami bands, I can only assume it is an intentional creative decision by Koba to de-emphasize them and have all the focus on the girls. It's a source of frustration for a lot of fans, because Ohmura, Boh, and Hideki are much loved by the fans and seen as an important part of live Babymetal performances.
Lot of the latest official footage from 2023-24 shows more of the band. Think they are listening to the fans.
You two are SO MUCH FUN!!! Happy you enjoyed the show. . . .😊
Thank you!!!
Hate to tell you this, but I've seen Baby Metal three times late this year in Japan and it's been the Western Kami band every time. Coming to the east doesn't mean you'll see the eastern band.
ok i am glad you got to see the show. first i can understand why Babymetal got a lower score than Dethklok because the reactor was biased(lol) and admitted it in the beginning. however i am glad you got to see that Babymetal is so much better than studio or even video. i saw them in 2019 at The Forum in LA. there the production was a little more but loved it. seeing them in Japan is on my bucket list. first the one comment of the band i can understand but you should also understand in a smaller stage where the girls need to move around so maybe they had to stay in one spot. just offering a different opinion. the song Believing is the one song that they change at each show. some got this one and some got either Mirror Mirror or Maya. most of the shows basically had the same list except that song that changed each show. in Europe now they have done Brand New Day also. also when you mentioned Su and her voice that is fine. but i love how you can tell she sings live and have to give her credits for how hard it is for her to dance and sing together. even Moa and Momo all the choreo for every song and you also mentioned the choreo but there again when you see them live you have a different opinion of them after it. they were doing a show basically every three nights. i still say Su is the best front person out there now to do what she does and sound better than the studio version. the other thing i love about seeing Babymetal live is how alike they are to the studio version. i have seen some bands that i like a certain song and then hear it live i can't stand it now because it does not sound the same. but all said i am glad you got to see them and hear them live and understand them better now going forward.
Thanks for your review of the concert 👍🙂
Looking forward to see more reactions from Mrs. Heretic to BABYMETAL 😊
And thanks for saying "BABYMETAL deserves the world!", could not have said it any better 🤘🦊😉
Aww thanks and I try when I have time I work like 89 hours a week minimum
YES YES YES YES!!!!!! More reactions from Mrs. Heretic.
You are too kind!
"BABYMETAL took my voice, Dethklok took my hearing" omg 😂😂
It was so true!!!
A couple that watches concerts together, stays together.
We have been together a very long time!!!
I much prefer the Eastern Kami band. They have far more charisma. I even prefer them as musician's. The Eastern band is very technically skilled but the Western band just has something more.
can you react to babymetal GJ live. it’s a black babymetal song i think you’d like
I did a reaction to that song already. It was blocked by Amuse. I have it posted up on the Patreon page if you want to check it out.
Great reaction as always , maybe a silly question but i can't seem to find Mrs Heretics reactions apart form gimme chcolate, is it possible to guide me anyone ?
I think they are recorded but not posted yet.
Recorded but Dave still need to find time to edit them we have been slammed.
@@dhwife3962 ah no 2 tumbs up with entousiam hahahah
Dave is a very busy man , hope it comes on soon
Others have already commented about BabyMetal Death, actually it is BabyMetal Desu. Desu, means 'to b'e in Japanese. Certain parts of Japan pronounce desu, with a soft U, so it sounds like the English word, death. The actual very simple lyrics translate as: We are BabyMetal.
BxMxC is one of those songs for me, is saved by the live performances, as you experienced. Several songs on BabyMetal's albums are so much better performed live, without the studio shenanigans applied to Su's voice. Plus the whole mixing of the song is improved, in my view.
I have always wanted to see BabyMetal in Japan at one of their epic live shows but not in the mosh pit. I would want the best seat in the house for that. However, the tours at smaller venues, such as you have witnessed, you need to be on the floor!
It is a shame about the Western Kami Band, I thought they did interact with each other and play to the crowd. A shame you that took the edge of for you. I do agree with you.
It is pleasant to know it is not only me, who gives you a thumbs down David. 😀
Not knowing anything about Dethklok it is difficult to make any comment. It is good they played songs that you hoped they would do.
I never heard of Dethklok before they were announced as co-headliners with Babymetal so I had little knowledge of what to expect. In the first show I saw in Minneapolis, one of the red lights on stage was flashing right into my eyes continuously. That, coupled with the fact I knew none of their songs, made it frankly a little annoying at first. By the second half of their set I had gotten used to it and I really enjoyed them in the second show in Vegas. Over all, other than that light, Dethklok was a pleasant surprise for me. Babymetal was incredible throughout both shows of course.
I wouldn't say the Kami band stood like statues. I did see some life in them, at least where I saw them, but it was nothing like we've seen from Boh or Ohmura. That doesn't take away from the experience at all for me but it would have been a nice surprise addition if I could have seen more interaction. So I mostly agree with David about it. Very few fans like the masks as far as I can tell.
I am sure there are people who are very picky about painting their faces white... If it were only in Japan, there wouldn't seem to be much of a problem...😅
@@zilch634 Even in Japan they now use masks the, used the white paint only in the begining. Wenn they also doubled as bodyguards for the girls.
I'm in a inner conflict because I would love to see them without the masks alongside the girls a bit more upfront in the big shows in Japan but at the same time after seeing them with the masks, which were improved, (it seems they wear new masks compared to the beggining if I'm not mistaken...) I actually love the masks, Idk to me personally in a way it kinda makes them stand out visually contrasting with the girls, they look badass and matches with the costumes of the girls and the whole thematics very well, I have this kinda of vision about the masks. Maybe they could just use paintings again but Idk...
I don't have a problem with the masks being honest but someday I hope KOBA will just say: “Okay, you guys have been ranting all this time on me, every day and night on my Twitter about these damn masks, I'm done, that’s it! I’m done, I don't care anymore, WESTERN KAMI BAND you guys can go all over on this tour, just do your thing, dance if you wanna dance, whatever.” 🤭🦊
@@BeccaVinesz I don't think that Koba will change anything. The original Kami Band is only used in Japan Otherwise Overheadprojektor the western Kami Band is their default live Band.
@@ksbrst2010 Yeah, probably. But maybe I wonder what the next album will be like, what visual thematic it could bring, because it could influence the aesthetic for the overall band yet. I presume we might have another change of costumes, and depending on that, it can open room to try new things for the KAMI BAND at least even with masks as well, so I wouldn't absolutely discard this possibility personally but I get what you mean and yeah he might not change anything.
I know you're probably going to get some flak for the Kami band comments but you know where I stand DH. I've always been of the opinion that the bands energy is a representation of the audience towards the music. They know when to dial it back for the more somber songs but they're mostly on stage having a great time. If the band is mostly just standing there as still as a statue it takes away some of the enjoyment for me because like it or not they're part of the act and they're going to be seen if you put them there. I do remember them putting fox hands up before one song and headbanging at one point but the other 90% of the show they sucked some of the energy off stage.
There. Now You've been told by Mrs Heretic how to judge BabyMetal. Two thumbs up... Everytime.
Question: You went on a rant about kami Band West just standing there like statues. How in the world did you not get onto dethklok? I went to the Orlando show, they were in the dark so you couldn't see them, there was basically no crowd interaction, the band didn't "rock out" or move around and the entire focus was the cartoon. It seemed more like a dethklok fanboy reaction. I'm just saying the lack of consistency on calling out 1 band and not the 2nd who were vastly less interactive with the crowd seems off. I do think your expectations for Babymetal were probably a little higher based on the videos of their all out shows in Japan. Unfortunately the venues they used were to small for all that stuff.
I think Babymetal has figured out how to turn an 1hr 10 mins into around 20 minutes feel time. The amount of energy they pumped into the crowd was unlike any other band I have seen, possibly causing time to bend. Lol. I would like to see them in a larger venue with more of their full set. Orlando was pretty big, 10,000 sold out, but a amphitheater. So wouldn't really work there either.
But anyways, I'm glad you enjoyed the show. They're a fun band to watch.
The difference between the two is exactly what you said. In Dethklok, the band was playing in the dark, you couldn't see them. This forced the focus onto the video screens for the visual, thus making the musicians stage energy and stage presence a non-factor. With Babymetal, the band is in plain view for everyone to see. As such, they are a big factor in stage energy and stage presence, which to be honest the Western Kami Band had none at all. That is the difference, so my critique stands.
As a wise man once said:
"I'm a big advocate for showmanship... All those people who spent their good hard earned money to see you, not hear you are getting cheated... if people just wanted to hear you play the song perfectly why not just stay home and listen on your computer? Why are they bothering to come see you play live? Because they want to see a show. So many bands just dont get it." David Heretic, Babymetal Death video.. 😂
Dethkloks show could of been replaced with music videos from your computer. If the band wasn't there, it would have looked exactly the same except for the people blocking the view of the screen.
"If all They're going to do is stand there, then why have them, put them under the stage. Don't let them up on stage being a buzz kill". David Heretic, this video.
(If you can't tell, I have watched some of your videos a few times)
I will say, the Kami band is pretty much in the dark for the show, unless you make a point of looking at them, they blend into the screen. They're only get lights for solos. The only lighting they get during the show is overflow from the girls so, they are about as noticeable as Dethklok if you're wanting to compare the lighting. Dethkloks show was just lazy to me, sort of like going to watch a Lazer light show with background music. You could of had a cover band put on that show and nobody would have noticed.
Anyways, keep doing what you are doing and let Mrs. Heretic watch BM Death.. lol
yeah .... me like alot more the East Kami than the West Kami , as far as me watch on video ... only the West Kami drummer that have almost the same hype as the East Kami.
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A lot of BM fans have been complaining about the supporting bands that have been touring with Babymetal, including Dethklok.
Considering that BM has a wide range of fans age wise, and children are brought at the show, people have been arguing that bands like Dethklok and Wargasm (who are definitely PG13) are not ideal as bands to pair with BM.
What are your thoughts on it? Did you see any kids at the show? They could have left after Bm, but they couldn't do it in shows where Dethklok was the opening band of the 2!!
Glad you had fun :D
I didn't see any children under the age of 12 at the how, but ultimately it comes down to the parents doing what they feel is the right parenting choices. If they're o.k. with their kids watching Dethklok, then ultimately it's on them.
Nothing will compare to a King Gizzard concert.
I thought Deathclock was a bore, and the video puerile. I'm happy that when I saw the show Deathclock came first, so I left with a good Babymetal feel.
after careful consideration David you are fired Mrs H you are hired.
Hey that’s my line but my full time gig has my time limit for filming. Dave is amazing!!!
I COMPLETELY agree with your take on the Kami band and believe me. Literally EVERYONE in the fan base hates the way they carry the Kami band. We love the eastern Kami band and in our hearts they are part of BABYMETAL. All respect to the western Kami’s but they just don’t translate any emotion to us and that may or may not be their faults but that’s how it is.
Speak for yourself, I've been a fan since 2014.
I do wish they would lose the masks and go back to face paint though.
I disagree with you Dave, the Western Kami Band DOES rock out. They have interactions with each other, with the girls, with the crowd constantly. That was my impression when I saw them last Tuesday in Cologne, and in 2020 too.
To be fair the show they saw was at the end of a long tour. The band was no doubt very tired.
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Nuuuuu you don't like BxMXC 😢. It's SO much better live. It's one of Su's favorites to perform.
Deathklok was deathly boring. The wife and I spent half their set outside on the porch (the venue had a full length porch area) bs-ing with some other fans. As far as the volume, we took along some foamy ear plugs- I've got plenty of hearing damage already. I agree that the opening guy was technically good, but I didn't find him very interesting- other musicians up there with him would have been a huge improvement.
Kinda sad u didnt say anything about the scream in Metali, or about the crowd interaction, making everyone go down low (i expect they did the same there as when i saw them in Oslo). or talk about the crowd interaction in monochrome, since if i dont remember wrong, u were not biggest fan of in your reaction video, but wanted to react to it live since you thought it would be a good song for crowd interaction.
Also, If mrs heretic is reacting to headbanger, i hope you will choose the MoaBanger version for her, i like that version best
BABYMETAL wasn't the last act? I would of left after them and not had to listen to Dethklok if it had been that way when I saw them.
Dave love Deathlok me I could have done without!!!
@@dhwife3962 I have no interest in death metal as a whole. I was just there for BABYMETAL. Hope I live long enough to see them again lol
We were blessed on the Oct 12 show to have BM as the last act. Including a Encore.
@@GregDaGoblin me too!!!
@@yolandria luck you!