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Yolo quickly followed Alone (their first song released entirely composed and arranged by them) and is technically their oldest song as Kanami composed this before Band Maid existed. It has my favourite pre chorus and chorus and the counterpoint in the second verse takes me back to 'prog' of the early seventies.
@@Metal_Auditor Can't be 100% sure but I've never heard Kanami or the rest of the band or any other source mention any other song. There is a video on YT taken from Kanami's Instagram of her playing Yolo on the piano, well worth a watch - Kanami Yolo will find it.
YOLO (one of my favs by the band) is not only an older song by the band, but it's probably the oldest Kanami-composed song we have. It was released as the A side of a single that marked them making their own music (prior to that, the band played songs written by established songwriters). (The two B-side songs on that YOLO single (Matchless Gum and Unfair Game) are also fabulous songs and well worth reacting to.) YOLO was written as an instrumental by Kanami (lead guitarist and band's songwriter) prior to the band's formation, but adapted for the band in response to Saiki's (lead singer) interest in making it a Band-Maid song. For me, YOLO really shows off Kanami's early, immense songwriting talent.
I had heard that also, and it's a tremendous composition. Not only can you tell the age of the video by Akane's hat, which is really cute, but you can clearly see Saiki's knees unadorned and unfettered, lol. I really enjoy this song, it just has a great feel about it. The general melding of Akane, Kanami and Misa is just amazing, it's like they are part of a hive mind. And you have to give Miku a lot credit for getting her guitar proficiency to where it is today. It sure didn't hurt to have Kanami as her sensei either.
Update. This is from 2016. Kanami is still playing her earlier guitar- Addictone and Misa is playing her second Bass Guitar- G&L. Miku was the first to upgrade her guitar from Rickenbacker in 2015 to Zamaitis, the second model of which she is playing here.
YOLO is one of my favorites. SAIKI’s vocals and KOBATO’s harmonies are marvelous. You might enjoy listening to the instrumental version included on the album.
Classic Awesomeness from Band-Maid. Now you need to check out ONSET-LIVE, an instrumental that will make you say "Now THAT'S a Rock instrumental" The synergy and cohesiveness and power and sense of melody are outstanding. Peace. 6.79
This was the closer for their first long-form concert video, at Akasaka Blitz. It doesn't get the attention of the other three concert videos because it's abridged, with only seven of the show's 20 songs, and obviously just doesn't have a lot of material that they released later, but it's on the eve of the release of their first full-length album and the energy is _off the charts_ and triumphant. I can't hear the studio version of "YOLO" without also hearing the crowd cheering. The 30-minute edited length can also be a plus when one has things to do, because we all know how hard it is to watch just _part_ of a Band-Maid performance without getting stuck watching until the end of a two-hour show.
You can generally tell the time-frame of a Band-Maid video by both the outfits and the gear. Here, you see Kanami with an Addictone, Miku with a Zemaitis, MISA with a (I think) G&L 5-string, and Akane with a 4-piece kit, which tells you it's late-2016. Miku had just recently switched from the Rickenbacker 620, Kanami would shortly after switch to PRS, and Akane would shortly after switch to a 5-piece kit.
Hey, keen eye for detail. Well... yes to everything. You've nailed. This is a song from 2016, specifically the second one they published written and arranged (lyrics and music) by the band, so it's like taking a look at their origins. YOLO was released as a single (theme song of the video game Valiant Knights) with two B-side songs named Matchless Gump and Unfair Game, and instrumental YOLO. I highly recommend it, it's an amazing listening experience, inconceivable for a band that had just started releasing their own tracks. All their equipment was different then (from the drums to the mic) so yes it is true that their sound was different. And of course yes, in the video the lights are modified in intensity to adapt to the message of the song (during the last postchorus). Thank you Tony!, one of my favorite songs, timeless classic.
Off the Just Bring It album/era, my favorite sound of theirs. Puzzle, Moratorium, Secret My Lips, Don't You Tell Me, YOLO, and others that are all great. Puzzle and Moratorium are top 5 tracks easy (I would argue Secret My Lips is top 5 or top 6) and if you're looking for fantastic instrumentation, those are some hard rock bangers that deliver.
I would recommend Play Live. Same concert as Freedom and Domination. Great bass and drums. 1.5 minute instrumental intro. Wonderland Live from the same concert if you want to hear a different sound from them (more jazzy) and a biit more musically complex
Band-Maid does use lighting to help tell the story on some videos, none more prevalent than on the music video "DICE"......which you need to put on your radar for another Band-Maid reaction......it's a banger for sure, and as a drummer too I know you'll LOVE that one.
They use a lot of back and side lighting in this video, along with the attendant lens flares, making the colors appear washed-out. The lighting is more subdued during the final bridge and that close-up of Saiki, making her flower a more vibrant blue.
If you get a chance to hear their songs without the vocal track, you hear all kinds of things going on underneath, but also how much the vocals are like another instrument.
Man, you paused during the second part of the bridge before the outro. That's the best part! You get that solo, then into the first half of the bridge creating another build up before the second half delivers. A great song.
Nice reaction, I enjoy musicians doing reactions when they appreciate and explain the little parts and pieces. YOLO is solid Band-Maid. You're going to enjoy "Blooming" when you get to it. Thanks, Tony!
Hey Tony. Thanks for the breakdown. I appreciate the insight. Going back to your last vid, if you like key change, I recommend Cross. Yes, this song along with Cross is from 2017.
Yes this is an older song. It's from the album "just bring it" from 2016. My favorite album of thiers. Loads of bangers on that album. Don't you tell me, moratorium, puzzle, cross, secret my lips,..
So enjoyable hearing your reaction and explanation of theory. This song to me is quite impressive given how early on it was in their career. The instruments are playing some pretty rhythmically creative stuff. It's like they're using complexity, then simplicity, etc. as a means of tension and release. The "poppy parts" are catchy and fun but there are some crazy rhythms being played underneath Saiki's more "straight" vocal lines.
The stuff you liked best in previous videos is newer so I hope you appreciate the older songs. "Alone" was the first song they wrote themselves and they were allowed to record. The vid with 2 songs counts as 2 songs and you will get tired of saying "This sounds different...." They have a song called "Different" that we will enjoy watching you do. Also "Secret My Lips" VS "Secret Maiko Lips" will be a treat, along with a ballad or two. Keep it up. They have so much to serve you.
Thanks for continuing your Band-Maid journey and letting us join in! Please, like many others have said already, check out Blooming MV and Play live :-D
I see others have posted this but I have to re-inforce their comments. This is an outstanding single, not only was this an early Kanami composition before Band Maid but the two 'B' sides Matchless Gum and Unfair Game make this a 3 A side single. You will be hard pressed to find a Band Maid fan who does not have the two 'B' side tracks in their favourite songs. Great reaction and I love your attention to detail.
If you want to see them kill it live I suggest Play official live video, Onset official live video, Wonderland official live video, Clang live with Misa and Kanami tapping battle intro, Moritorium official live video (if you can find it, it is out there.
Band-Maid's aesthetic as it was imagined by Miku, the founder of the band, was to use the Japanese Sumi-e style of black (ink) on white (paper) with, very occasionally, a small splash of colour added. Thus the black and white maid's outfits and the blue and red roses. You were right about the colours changing. I love the post-production on this video, which starts in monochrome then has little touches of red, blue, yellow and green appearing, as their instruments' colours are highlighted, then the colours slowly increase in hue until they are all fully revealed. I love the song because you get three songs for the price of one - Rock lite, Rock and a touch of Hard Rock, all neatly sewn together with Obi-Wan Kanami's scoring! Enjoying your breakdowns of their techniques and your appreciation and admiration of all their hard work.
Hey Tony, check out Blooming and Different. Blooming may be their most intricately arranged number and Different is off to the races. Akane is brilliant in both.
YOLO with a ROLO. YOLO is the classic Band-Maid sound. So unique and energetic and melodic/catchy. For a band to perform at this high level for going on 10 years is staggering. Very rare. Can they continue on this trajectory with their new EP? I will answer with an emphatic YES. Because BAND-MAID is Awesome and Kanami is a genius.
And Saiki is the thawed Ice Queen, & MISA is a Barefoot Assassin, & Akane is a Gorilla & a small pigeon brought them all together....That'll be Miku for anyone who still don't know :)
@@GaryHolloway-810 Correct again. And there are always newbies who need to know this wisdom. That's why we keep repeating this unique information. Plus it's fun to write it anyway.
You should check out the mv Before Yesterday. The band is walking down the streets of Seattle. Don't worry about being distracted by Akane, she is more than her tiny hat . I think they display the tiny hat at the music museum in Seattle if it is still there . They could play a recording of the crowd chanting Misa Misa Misa. They change the mood visual in their mv videos.
You should check out the video for their song Before Yesterday. It was filmed in Seattle when they made their first appearance outside Japan at Sakuracon in March 2016. I was at this show and it was much bigger than either the band or fans at the time thought it would be. Management told me the crowd was easily 4 times bigger than any crowd they had seen before this show. Quite the memory and some great photos to boot. All live footage is from the Convention Center and around Seattle. Even if you don't do it for your channel, you will enjoy the Seattle scenes, I am sure you will recognize a lot of them.
Favorite candy is Butterfinger. YOLO is from the first EP the band produced after they started writing their own music. The B-Sides from this EP are very, very good as well. copy/paste my recommendations from last time: Up next for musician... us Madiacs usually recommend the instrumental Onset, because it will blow you away. Other top tracks are Blooming(MV) and Daydreaming(MV). Then of course you have the off-RUclips classics: Puzzle (live), Puzzle (acoustic live), Moratorium (live), and Don't you tell me (live - power trio).
Thumbs up.👍 Finally someone who can say something meaningful about the music. For someone like you, the live version of "Real Existence" and the MV "Warning" would be great. Drummer Akane has no mercy.😁
Good reaction. My third reaction from you to watch and I will go watch Ghost Love Score reaction after writing this. I am late but I know it will be a good one :D After seeing you loved all-female/female fronted rock/metal bands, I must suggest you a new one. The Warning. 3-sister rock band from Mexico. They will also blow your mind. Especially the drummer ;) I suggest their "Disciple" or "Evolve" music videos for a start but they are so great live performers. You can pick any live performance videos of them from their official RUclips channel. I also strongly suggest "Money" but it is live footage with studio sound. But an amazing one. I hope you'll give them a shot. See you soon :)
Since you're not really focusing on the vocals check out "onset" (official live video), it is an instrumental. A couple other cool songs for drumming are Blooming (official music video) and Different (official music video).
Yes this is older song. You will notice that KANAMI does not have her PRS yet. The others seem to have already settled on their respective instruments though. MIKU = Zemaitas - not her signature yet. MISA = Black Cloud - 5 string AKANE = TAMA
Band-Maid are an awesome band! I would love to see you react to another of the hottest all female rock/metal Japanese bands called Nemophila. Suggestions for a first time reaction to them would be Revive, Raitei, or Dissension. They also have a new single called Adabaya coming out next week on 6/22. Thanks again for a great reaction!
If you want to hear them doing a full fledged hard Rock tune, the MV for Blooming is the track. In this song Kanami's guitar is really front and center. Misa, Akane and Miku play a great rhythm underneath her but this song is Kanami's. If Blooming came out in 1986, she would be hailed as a guitar hero. The solo in this sing is killer. I have been listening to metal for 50 years and have several players that I love. This song for me cements her in my personal top 5. Kick ass hard Rock song. Have a great week brother.
Without a doubt "YOLO" is in my top ten favorite Band-Maid songs👍 You should also check out two of the best young Japanese female drummers. Senri Kawaguchi: ruclips.net/video/mTyU1D1tFPM/видео.html and Kanade Sato: ruclips.net/video/5jDVZPzfS1c/видео.html Highly recommended.😎
Akane uses at least two different snare drums I believe- Tama, the same as her kit and Ludwig. I have a feeling that there may be a third- Gretch maybe. Hence the different sounds.
Ahh, I posted above, I think her third is a Pearl. At least that is what was one it's traveling case in the photo I saw. I saw Ludwig, Tama and Pearl on 3 snare travel cases. Unless she uses the pearl case to carry her cymbals in.
If you're a drum teacher, I think you should listen to "sayonakidori". In the structure of this song, it shifts from 4/4 to 3/4, but "3 +3 + 2/4" is inserted before 3/4, and a flowing "allegro cantabile" world is created by the band. There is. This song gives listeners an acoustic and light impression, but it is packed with Kanami's genius and the band's high technique. Besides, ONSET which is casually packed with 5/4. サヨナキドリ(sayonakidori) ruclips.net/video/6mVaehjAo2k/видео.html
@@billardon514 I am remembering an old photo of the Ladies when they toured Europe, Akane had 3 snare travel cases, one marked Ludwig, one marked Tama, and one marked Pearl. The Pearl marked one was larger than the other two so it may or may not have been used to carry her cymbals. And at Line Cube Shibuya she used her Ludwig but also had her Tama snare under her Roland Trigger. During Page you can see her using both snares.
We lost TinyHat-san (RIP) in 2019. Others can give better details. I, for one, don't lament it as much because, by all accounts she found it very uncomfortable to wear especially during live performances as it had to be pinned on so tightly. I'm glad she's able to be her best self now because her best self is frickin' awesome.
Misa rarely sits back on her bass, this song shows how agressive her bass lines are😁 she could just play vanilla lines, but she doesn't want to do that
Even when a member isn't doing much it is exactly what is needed. They are brilliance when it comes to composing. Hats off to kanami. Not sure if this was her. Her first composition was the song alone
Kanami asks me interesting things like, "Gary if 22 is twenty two & 33 is thirty three, why isn't 11 onety one"? I didn't know but i do know that BAND-MAID are awesome.😁👌
@@GaryHolloway-810 Onety One could be confused with Twenty One. Why isn't it Oneteen, Twoteen, Threeteen, Fourteen. You need to get into the wayback machine and correct this incorrectness. 🤣
Not sue if the video really changed or not. They had a lot of light between them and the camera, either that or it was an effect of a light on some smoke in the air. Ether way it desaturated the color until the light was on just them. If you want to do a LIVE video try 'Real Existence' LIVE. If you want to stick to OMVs if you just want interesting drum beat I suggest 'DICE'. or if you want interesting song structure, 'Puzzle'. Or , if you want something heavy, 'Different' is like 'Black Hole', 'Rinne' is like Thrash Metal.
This is one of the very very few Band Maid songs that has never clicked with me. I do enjoy how the 2-5 note instrumental licks seem to bounce off each other. There's a lot of funk going on underneath, which I love. But there's something about the chorus melody and delivery that just doesn't sit well with me. It's almost as if the vocal and instrumental lines are from 2 different songs with completely different feels. Normally that works (👍Corallium), but not here.
If you're looking for an instrumental delight... check this out Unlucky Morpheus (Quadratum): ruclips.net/video/XC2A1hbuLmI/видео.html 😉 and Sokoninaru: ruclips.net/video/Kuq-LIqZTY0/видео.html
Sounds like you've expected heavier song? Why did you go to YOLO! which is pretty advanced? Prog? song! Check out Onset (live), Take Me Higher (live), Moratrium (live), Dice (studio ver.), Turn Me On (live), Different, Freezer, Clang, Real Existence (live), Thrill (live)...I like your analysis, so looking forward to the next reaction with one of those!
YOU KEEP USING THE WORD POPPY OVER AND OVER. I LOVE GREAT POP ROCK BUT YOU SOUND VERY INSULTING WHEN YOU USE THAT WORD. CAN YOU DEFINE AND EXPLAIN THE MUSIC THEORY OF ,"POPPY"? YOU REALLY SOUND LIKE YOU ARE OVERCOMPENSATIONING FOR SOME KIND OF MISGUIDED HATRED OF YOUR GAY FEMININE SIDE. BTW, SEEMED LIKE THE VOCALS WENT WAY WAY OVER YOUR HEAD. THE INSTRUMENTS WERE PERFECTLY BALANCED TO SHOWCASE THE VOCALS. YOU SHOULD ONLY LISTEN TO INSTUMENTALS IF YOU THINK SINGERS SHOULD BE OVERDSHADOWED AT ALL TIMES.
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M&M peanut - melts in your mouth not in your hand
@@jkkansasband7056 Whaaat! Even the peanut melts in your mouth?🤣
Yeah...hard to argue with peanut butter cups
Haribo... Cherry-Cola... I dont know if it is available somewhere else, but i LOVE it.
@@GaryHolloway-810 Oh, you're so literal. Of course that was their slogan for the plain but I stole it for the peanut. We know Akane likes "Peanuts".
Yolo quickly followed Alone (their first song released entirely composed and arranged by them) and is technically their oldest song as Kanami composed this before Band Maid existed. It has my favourite pre chorus and chorus and the counterpoint in the second verse takes me back to 'prog' of the early seventies.
Is it known whether any other of their songs are based on Kanami's pre-Band-Maid compositions.
@@Metal_Auditor Can't be 100% sure but I've never heard Kanami or the rest of the band or any other source mention any other song. There is a video on YT taken from Kanami's Instagram of her playing Yolo on the piano, well worth a watch - Kanami Yolo will find it.
YOLO (one of my favs by the band) is not only an older song by the band, but it's probably the oldest Kanami-composed song we have. It was released as the A side of a single that marked them making their own music (prior to that, the band played songs written by established songwriters). (The two B-side songs on that YOLO single (Matchless Gum and Unfair Game) are also fabulous songs and well worth reacting to.) YOLO was written as an instrumental by Kanami (lead guitarist and band's songwriter) prior to the band's formation, but adapted for the band in response to Saiki's (lead singer) interest in making it a Band-Maid song. For me, YOLO really shows off Kanami's early, immense songwriting talent.
I had heard that also, and it's a tremendous composition. Not only can you tell the age of the video by Akane's hat, which is really cute, but you can clearly see Saiki's knees unadorned and unfettered, lol. I really enjoy this song, it just has a great feel about it. The general melding of Akane, Kanami and Misa is just amazing, it's like they are part of a hive mind. And you have to give Miku a lot credit for getting her guitar proficiency to where it is today. It sure didn't hurt to have Kanami as her sensei either.
Update. This is from 2016. Kanami is still playing her earlier guitar- Addictone and Misa is playing her second Bass Guitar- G&L. Miku was the first to upgrade her guitar from Rickenbacker in 2015 to Zamaitis, the second model of which she is playing here.
March 26 2016 to be exact.
Talking about the bass. It all started with the music that MISA's mother played in the car, driving her to kindergarten.
YOLO is one of my favorites. SAIKI’s vocals and KOBATO’s harmonies are marvelous.
You might enjoy listening to the instrumental version included on the album.
I really don't think enough is said about Saki and Miku's vocal harmonies, they are just outstanding.
Classic Awesomeness from Band-Maid. Now you need to check out ONSET-LIVE, an instrumental that will make you say "Now THAT'S a Rock instrumental" The synergy and cohesiveness and power and sense of melody are outstanding. Peace. 6.79
Yeah he'll love it....so will i in fact.😁
@@GaryHolloway-810 ja, ist Great Song! I love it! Greetings from Hamburg in the sun!
@@tasminoben686 Greetings from London, Ben. Yeah it's really hot here too :)
This was the closer for their first long-form concert video, at Akasaka Blitz. It doesn't get the attention of the other three concert videos because it's abridged, with only seven of the show's 20 songs, and obviously just doesn't have a lot of material that they released later, but it's on the eve of the release of their first full-length album and the energy is _off the charts_ and triumphant. I can't hear the studio version of "YOLO" without also hearing the crowd cheering. The 30-minute edited length can also be a plus when one has things to do, because we all know how hard it is to watch just _part_ of a Band-Maid performance without getting stuck watching until the end of a two-hour show.
That concert is great, like you say the energy is just nuts!
The Maids 'second verse game' is often outstanding. Akane rolling on that snare always sounds fresh in this song.
You can generally tell the time-frame of a Band-Maid video by both the outfits and the gear.
Here, you see Kanami with an Addictone, Miku with a Zemaitis, MISA with a (I think) G&L 5-string, and Akane with a 4-piece kit, which tells you it's late-2016. Miku had just recently switched from the Rickenbacker 620, Kanami would shortly after switch to PRS, and Akane would shortly after switch to a 5-piece kit.
Also, MISA had recently switched from 4-string Fender basses and would later switch to 5-string Black Cloud basses.
Hey, keen eye for detail. Well... yes to everything. You've nailed. This is a song from 2016, specifically the second one they published written and arranged (lyrics and music) by the band, so it's like taking a look at their origins. YOLO was released as a single (theme song of the video game Valiant Knights) with two B-side songs named Matchless Gump and Unfair Game, and instrumental YOLO. I highly recommend it, it's an amazing listening experience, inconceivable for a band that had just started releasing their own tracks. All their equipment was different then (from the drums to the mic) so yes it is true that their sound was different. And of course yes, in the video the lights are modified in intensity to adapt to the message of the song (during the last postchorus). Thank you Tony!, one of my favorite songs, timeless classic.
Off the Just Bring It album/era, my favorite sound of theirs. Puzzle, Moratorium, Secret My Lips, Don't You Tell Me, YOLO, and others that are all great.
Puzzle and Moratorium are top 5 tracks easy (I would argue Secret My Lips is top 5 or top 6) and if you're looking for fantastic instrumentation, those are some hard rock bangers that deliver.
Agree about Puzzle and Moratorium
Just Bring It is currently my favourite album. Just so many great tracks.
I would recommend Play Live. Same concert as Freedom and Domination. Great bass and drums. 1.5 minute instrumental intro. Wonderland Live from the same concert if you want to hear a different sound from them (more jazzy) and a biit more musically complex
I agree with this comment
Band-Maid does use lighting to help tell the story on some videos, none more prevalent than on the music video "DICE"......which you need to put on your radar for another Band-Maid reaction......it's a banger for sure, and as a drummer too I know you'll LOVE that one.
They use a lot of back and side lighting in this video, along with the attendant lens flares, making the colors appear washed-out. The lighting is more subdued during the final bridge and that close-up of Saiki, making her flower a more vibrant blue.
If you get a chance to hear their songs without the vocal track, you hear all kinds of things going on underneath, but also how much the vocals are like another instrument.
Man, you paused during the second part of the bridge before the outro. That's the best part! You get that solo, then into the first half of the bridge creating another build up before the second half delivers. A great song.
Nice reaction, I enjoy musicians doing reactions when they appreciate and explain the little parts and pieces. YOLO is solid Band-Maid. You're going to enjoy "Blooming" when you get to it. Thanks, Tony!
Hey Tony. Thanks for the breakdown. I appreciate the insight. Going back to your last vid, if you like key change, I recommend Cross. Yes, this song along with Cross is from 2017.
9:01 looooove how the snare hits accent the vocals at that point
Yes this is an older song. It's from the album "just bring it" from 2016. My favorite album of thiers. Loads of bangers on that album. Don't you tell me, moratorium, puzzle, cross, secret my lips,..
So enjoyable hearing your reaction and explanation of theory. This song to me is quite impressive given how early on it was in their career. The instruments are playing some pretty rhythmically creative stuff. It's like they're using complexity, then simplicity, etc. as a means of tension and release. The "poppy parts" are catchy and fun but there are some crazy rhythms being played underneath Saiki's more "straight" vocal lines.
The stuff you liked best in previous videos is newer so I hope you appreciate the older songs. "Alone" was the first song they wrote themselves and they were allowed to record. The vid with 2 songs counts as 2 songs and you will get tired of saying "This sounds different...." They have a song called "Different" that we will enjoy watching you do. Also "Secret My Lips" VS "Secret Maiko Lips" will be a treat, along with a ballad or two. Keep it up. They have so much to serve you.
Akane stopped wearing the Tiny Hat sometime during their 2018 European tour. I didn't see the Maids until 2019 & never got to see Tiny Hat-san live. 😔
Would be cool if she brought back the tiny hat.
@@kyles5513 . Noooooo!!😱
@@kyles5513 When they open their Maid museum, Tiny Hat should at least be on permanent display.😁
Oh. Oh Gary, I had no idea. I hope you're getting some help with the grief. I know I've needed a lot of ice cream therapy myself over this.
@@crabuki1273 It was difficult GG but i pulled thru. Now, about MISA's missing fringe.😥
Thanks for continuing your Band-Maid journey and letting us join in! Please, like many others have said already, check out Blooming MV and Play live :-D
Three and a half minute musical
journeys, each and every song 🤘🤘
I see others have posted this but I have to re-inforce their comments. This is an outstanding single, not only was this an early Kanami composition before Band Maid but the two 'B' sides Matchless Gum and Unfair Game make this a 3 A side single. You will be hard pressed to find a Band Maid fan who does not have the two 'B' side tracks in their favourite songs. Great reaction and I love your attention to detail.
If you want to see them kill it live I suggest Play official live video, Onset official live video, Wonderland official live video, Clang live with Misa and Kanami tapping battle intro, Moritorium official live video (if you can find it, it is out there.
Their bassist always steals the show
Band-Maid's aesthetic as it was imagined by Miku, the founder of the band, was to use the Japanese Sumi-e style of black (ink) on white (paper) with, very occasionally, a small splash of colour added. Thus the black and white maid's outfits and the blue and red roses. You were right about the colours changing. I love the post-production on this video, which starts in monochrome then has little touches of red, blue, yellow and green appearing, as their instruments' colours are highlighted, then the colours slowly increase in hue until they are all fully revealed. I love the song because you get three songs for the price of one - Rock lite, Rock and a touch of Hard Rock, all neatly sewn together with Obi-Wan Kanami's scoring! Enjoying your breakdowns of their techniques and your appreciation and admiration of all their hard work.
Ok I'm glad to hear my eyes didn't play tricks on me
@@DrumRollTonyReacts 🤣
@@DrumRollTonyReacts if you ever check out the Endless Story MV, you will see the color hue change in full effect.
My favorite band on the planet! Seeing them in October! Can't wait! Great reaction brother!😊😎🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘✌️
Hey Tony, check out Blooming and Different. Blooming may be their most intricately arranged number and Different is off to the races. Akane is brilliant in both.
YOLO with a ROLO. YOLO is the classic Band-Maid sound. So unique and energetic and melodic/catchy. For a band to perform at this high level for going on 10 years is staggering. Very rare. Can they continue on this trajectory with their new EP? I will answer with an emphatic YES. Because BAND-MAID is Awesome and Kanami is a genius.
And Saiki is the thawed Ice Queen, & MISA is a Barefoot Assassin, & Akane is a Gorilla & a small pigeon brought them all together....That'll be Miku for anyone who still don't know :)
@@GaryHolloway-810 Correct again. And there are always newbies who need to know this wisdom. That's why we keep repeating this unique information. Plus it's fun to write it anyway.
@@jkkansasband7056 Yeah some bands have nicknames like Master Death & Necrophallix. B-M have started their own menagerie :)
You should check out the mv Before Yesterday. The band is walking down the streets of Seattle. Don't worry about being distracted by Akane, she is more than her tiny hat . I think they display the tiny hat at the music museum in Seattle if it is still there . They could play a recording of the crowd chanting Misa Misa Misa. They change the mood visual in their mv videos.
For Akane's drumming their instrumental track 'Don't be long' is also really good.
You should check out the video for their song Before Yesterday. It was filmed in Seattle when they made their first appearance outside Japan at Sakuracon in March 2016. I was at this show and it was much bigger than either the band or fans at the time thought it would be. Management told me the crowd was easily 4 times bigger than any crowd they had seen before this show. Quite the memory and some great photos to boot. All live footage is from the Convention Center and around Seattle.
Even if you don't do it for your channel, you will enjoy the Seattle scenes, I am sure you will recognize a lot of them.
Favorite candy is Butterfinger. YOLO is from the first EP the band produced after they started writing their own music. The B-Sides from this EP are very, very good as well.
copy/paste my recommendations from last time:
Up next for musician... us Madiacs usually recommend the instrumental Onset, because it will blow you away.
Other top tracks are Blooming(MV) and Daydreaming(MV).
Then of course you have the off-RUclips classics: Puzzle (live), Puzzle (acoustic live), Moratorium (live), and Don't you tell me (live - power trio).
Thumbs up.👍 Finally someone who can say something meaningful about the music. For someone like you, the live version of "Real Existence" and the MV "Warning" would be great. Drummer Akane has no mercy.😁
From 2017 on the tremendous album Just Bring It, my favorite from the Maids
Wow, just saw Dice live and Daydreaming live. Killer sounding
Don't worry about rewinding -- Y.O.L.O. does NOT stand for You Only Listen Once.
Me like.👍
Good reaction. My third reaction from you to watch and I will go watch Ghost Love Score reaction after writing this. I am late but I know it will be a good one :D
After seeing you loved all-female/female fronted rock/metal bands, I must suggest you a new one. The Warning. 3-sister rock band from Mexico. They will also blow your mind. Especially the drummer ;)
I suggest their "Disciple" or "Evolve" music videos for a start but they are so great live performers. You can pick any live performance videos of them from their official RUclips channel. I also strongly suggest "Money" but it is live footage with studio sound. But an amazing one.
I hope you'll give them a shot. See you soon :)
Another vote for *The Warning!*
The Warning are such a great band!
Great reaction! Band-Maid and BABYMETAL are in a league of their own!
Since you're not really focusing on the vocals check out "onset" (official live video), it is an instrumental. A couple other cool songs for drumming are Blooming (official music video) and Different (official music video).
They do the color brightening effect in at least two other videos that I know of, Endless Story and Rinne.
Yes this is older song. You will notice that KANAMI does not have her PRS yet. The others seem to have already settled on their respective instruments though.
MIKU = Zemaitas - not her signature yet.
MISA = Black Cloud - 5 string
AKANE = TAMA
Band-Maid are an awesome band! I would love to see you react to another of the hottest all female rock/metal Japanese bands called Nemophila. Suggestions for a first time reaction to them would be Revive, Raitei, or Dissension. They also have a new single called Adabaya coming out next week on 6/22. Thanks again for a great reaction!
If you want to hear them doing a full fledged hard Rock tune, the MV for Blooming is the track. In this song Kanami's guitar is really front and center. Misa, Akane and Miku play a great rhythm underneath her but this song is Kanami's. If Blooming came out in 1986, she would be hailed as a guitar hero. The solo in this sing is killer. I have been listening to metal for 50 years and have several players that I love. This song for me cements her in my personal top 5. Kick ass hard Rock song. Have a great week brother.
Look bar. I absolutely love them, but can be hard to find. My kids went online and bought me a case of them for my birthday. So good.
Without a doubt "YOLO" is in my top ten favorite Band-Maid songs👍
You should also check out two of the best young Japanese female drummers.
Senri Kawaguchi: ruclips.net/video/mTyU1D1tFPM/видео.html and
Kanade Sato: ruclips.net/video/5jDVZPzfS1c/видео.html
Highly recommended.😎
Yolo is quite amazing as one of a few first songs the band composed
Akane uses at least two different snare drums I believe- Tama, the same as her kit and Ludwig. I have a feeling that there may be a third- Gretch maybe. Hence the different sounds.
Ahh, I posted above, I think her third is a Pearl. At least that is what was one it's traveling case in the photo I saw. I saw Ludwig, Tama and Pearl on 3 snare travel cases. Unless she uses the pearl case to carry her cymbals in.
If you're a drum teacher, I think you should listen to "sayonakidori". In the structure of this song, it shifts from 4/4 to 3/4, but "3 +3 + 2/4" is inserted before 3/4, and a flowing "allegro cantabile" world is created by the band. There is. This song gives listeners an acoustic and light impression, but it is packed with Kanami's genius and the band's high technique.
Besides, ONSET which is casually packed with 5/4.
サヨナキドリ(sayonakidori)
ruclips.net/video/6mVaehjAo2k/видео.html
If I am remembering correctly, Akane has 3 different snare drums she uses. A Ludwig, a Pearl and a Tama, that is if I am remembering correctly.
From what I got from the latest gear interview she gave, she only uses a Ludwig Black Beauty. Not sure what she had in this video.
@@billardon514 I am remembering an old photo of the Ladies when they toured Europe, Akane had 3 snare travel cases, one marked Ludwig, one marked Tama, and one marked Pearl. The Pearl marked one was larger than the other two so it may or may not have been used to carry her cymbals. And at Line Cube Shibuya she used her Ludwig but also had her Tama snare under her Roland Trigger. During Page you can see her using both snares.
This is older Band-Maid. Think 2018-ish. Classic Band-Maid sound here: slightly punky, slightly metalish, slightly proggy, catchy chorus,
I believe Akane favors two snare drums, 1 being a Ludwig Black Beauty and a Tama custom which is not for sale to the general public.
this is one of the "easier" songs to learn and the pre chorus is really fun to play at around 5:25 onwards (on bass)
Can't wait for you to get to onset or play, both live
We lost TinyHat-san (RIP) in 2019. Others can give better details. I, for one, don't lament it as much because, by all accounts she found it very uncomfortable to wear especially during live performances as it had to be pinned on so tightly. I'm glad she's able to be her best self now because her best self is frickin' awesome.
Misa rarely sits back on her bass, this song shows how agressive her bass lines are😁 she could just play vanilla lines, but she doesn't want to do that
The Give It Away , Give It Away, Give it Away layer. LOL
Even when a member isn't doing much it is exactly what is needed. They are brilliance when it comes to composing. Hats off to kanami. Not sure if this was her. Her first composition was the song alone
Nevermind should have read Edwards post below mine lol
Moratorrium next?
Kanami asks me interesting things like, "Gary if 22 is twenty two & 33 is thirty three, why isn't 11 onety one"? I didn't know but i do know that BAND-MAID are awesome.😁👌
Everybody knows the answer to that one Gary.
@@jkkansasband7056 Haha. I wish someone would tell me. Onety one sounds much nicer than eleven.🤷♂️
Why isn’t 1/2 one twoth?
@@GaryHolloway-810 Onety One could be confused with Twenty One. Why isn't it Oneteen, Twoteen, Threeteen, Fourteen. You need to get into the wayback machine and correct this incorrectness. 🤣
@@stimproid Because Gary wasn't among the scholars when their meeting took place. If he was the earth just might be flat by now. 🤔
You gotta check out their song Bubble
Saiki's voice is also an instrument.
Thanks Tony!
Do Sense next please!!! Great reaction btw!
Tony...check out Puzzle (live) at zepp
It's on their RUclips channel...thanks
The era of 'The Tiny Hat' .
this is cool --live
Not sue if the video really changed or not. They had a lot of light between them and the camera, either that or it was an effect of a light on some smoke in the air. Ether way it desaturated the color until the light was on just them. If you want to do a LIVE video try 'Real Existence' LIVE. If you want to stick to OMVs if you just want interesting drum beat I suggest 'DICE'. or if you want interesting song structure, 'Puzzle'. Or , if you want something heavy, 'Different' is like 'Black Hole', 'Rinne' is like Thrash Metal.
MIM. (Madiac In the Making!)
Onset -live …….🎸
Big Hitters for ya to check out Tony,
PUZZLE
CORALLIUM
REAL EXISTENSE
MORATORIUM
DIFFERENT
WARNING
AFTERLIFE
This is one of the very very few Band Maid songs that has never clicked with me.
I do enjoy how the 2-5 note instrumental licks seem to bounce off each other. There's a lot of funk going on underneath, which I love.
But there's something about the chorus melody and delivery that just doesn't sit well with me. It's almost as if the vocal and instrumental lines are from 2 different songs with completely different feels. Normally that works (👍Corallium), but not here.
If you're looking for an instrumental delight... check this out
Unlucky Morpheus (Quadratum): ruclips.net/video/XC2A1hbuLmI/видео.html 😉 and
Sokoninaru: ruclips.net/video/Kuq-LIqZTY0/видео.html
Sounds like you've expected heavier song? Why did you go to YOLO! which is pretty advanced? Prog? song!
Check out Onset (live), Take Me Higher (live), Moratrium (live), Dice (studio ver.), Turn Me On (live), Different, Freezer, Clang, Real Existence (live), Thrill (live)...I like your analysis, so looking forward to the next reaction with one of those!
I went because it was reccomended from several comments. One that get reccomended from several people I enter into my list of "to do"
@@DrumRollTonyReacts Got it! Maybe because you're good at analyzing rhe songs so well! Anyway, I'm looking forward to another Band-Maid reaction🤘
You need to listen Sense Band maid
YOLO = You Only Live Once
「Hamburg 2019-06-26 22.00.25 BAND-MAID spirit!! - Carry on Living - the end」REACTS please
watch The Wrning Mexican band
Please react bandmaid smile acoustic version
FYI -- I had a cool ;-) comment but for some reason, YT (or your settings) deleted it.
If you wish to react to a song you might not have heard of, I would say Aesthetic Perfection with Gods and Gold
Please react trident
YOU KEEP USING THE WORD POPPY OVER AND OVER. I LOVE GREAT POP ROCK BUT YOU SOUND VERY INSULTING WHEN YOU USE THAT WORD. CAN YOU DEFINE AND EXPLAIN THE MUSIC THEORY OF ,"POPPY"? YOU REALLY SOUND LIKE YOU ARE OVERCOMPENSATIONING FOR SOME KIND OF MISGUIDED HATRED OF YOUR GAY FEMININE SIDE. BTW, SEEMED LIKE THE VOCALS WENT WAY WAY OVER YOUR HEAD. THE INSTRUMENTS WERE PERFECTLY BALANCED TO SHOWCASE THE VOCALS. YOU SHOULD ONLY LISTEN TO INSTUMENTALS IF YOU THINK SINGERS SHOULD BE OVERDSHADOWED AT ALL TIMES.
By far the dumbest comment I have ever gotten on any of my RUclips channels. Congratulations 🎊
You are confused because they are better than you 😉😉
I think they are better than most. Interesting comment tbh
Thanks Tony!