Asami's English is improving, I personally like the slight accent and vibrato tone, with certain letters in English like R, we roll our tongue which isn't done in Japanese. Would be interesting to hear an English speaking band try to sing Japanese lol. Anyway a few have had similar comments about Asami's vocals, but all, after getting used to it, have fallen in love with her. Keep listening and dive deep inside the den.🤘🎸🎹🥁🎤🐺
You know..She is native Japanese and sing rather good in English but for a Japanese English is a very hard language with sounds that they don't have in their language. Had trouble to understand her English accent, but have listened to them so much that it is not a problem any more.. and she has really has being better at this last 3 years from this concert 2020. And she is singing like a woman Bruce Dickinson almost-.
Great reaction to one of LOVEBITES' many gems. The more you delve into LOVEBITES' music catalog, you'll realize the indispensable elements that Asami bring to this band, including being their lyricist and a "stage general" who knows how to command a crowd, whether in Japan and internationally (e.g. their 2018 Waken Open Air gig). Her vocal range spans like five octaves. Sometimes she sings operatically, sometimes aggressively, and in some songs like Edge of the World, Epilogue, Dancing with the Devil, she can switch places with Mariah Carey. Lingustically, here's what I reflected on based on being multilingual myself and on my Japanese people-to-people experience. Japanese natives find speaking English very challenging (try switching places and speaking/writing/singing in Japanese! :) This is why few native Japanese bands of all stripes take on the challenge of singing in English. Beyond just the vocalization/intonation challenges, LOVEBITES' lyrics speak to universal personal and global themes. So to first translate, then sing in foreign language ... pluw choose words that convey meaning and flow with the song are very daunting, but enormous achievements. For these, in addtition to their elite musicianship are among the many reasons why LOVEBITES is such a transcendent, next-level band, and why new fans like myself find them so inspiring!
Mariah Carey? Um . . . maybe Mariah now, but not when she was younger and in her prime. I've heard everything LOVEBITES has put out, I've listened to Asami's solo stuff, and I've heard her do backing vocals for Vamps and Uverworld, but I've never heard her come close to Mariah Carey's upper range, especially in those songs you mentioned.
I have never been dissatisfied with Asami's voice, but some people seem to find her vibrato off-putting. Also, there is some ambiguity in the pronunciation of the final consonants when singing in English, as Japanese does not have standalone consonants. Some people attribute the heavy use of vibrato in Japanese music to the direct or indirect influence of enka, but I think this is incorrect. Vibrato is prevalent across all genres of Japanese music. In the case of some traditional Japanese music such as enka, it's not just vibrato, but the undulations are not regular, they are decorative and emotion-conveying. In addition, enka is not that popular in Japan, so there aren't many singers who are influenced by it. A metal song that features enka-style singing is "以津真天"(itsumade) by 陰陽座(Onmyoza). This singer is called 黒猫(kuroneko), and she doesn't usually sing like this. 以津真天 ruclips.net/video/Th9QFuiXopU/видео.html On the other hand, the next video features Fuki, who is heavily influenced by 黒猫's vocal style, but does not adopt an enka-style singing. SYU from GALNERYUS（GUEST VOCAL：Fuki）「REASON」 ruclips.net/video/958z1pk9_Ns/видео.html
@@musikbyjh But to be fair ... I also struggled with Asami's vocals when I first discovered LOVEBITES. Clearly her English pronunciation and enunciation are imperfect, especially in these older videos. Initially, it was their elite musicianship that forced me to stay with them, but over time (and reasonably quickly), I learned to love Asami's unique vocal style. I now view it as a feature, not a bug, and I couldn't even imagine them with a different vocalist. Plus she's cute as hell, so that also helps.
@@1970Phoenix I totally hear you on that! She hasn’t bothered me in the first 2 I’ve done from them. But it was just this one…this was hard for me. The musicianship was spectacular! Big fan of that. For sure. But I’m just being honest. Even some of my favorite bands, I don’t like the vocals sometimes. It def won’t stop me from going down the Lovebites rabbit hole 🐰! Thanks for the comment!! 🤘🏽😎🤘🏽
Yes, she often skip the konsonants at end of words and also often add a vibrato att the end vowel. Those two might be related. Hard to put a vibrato on a konsonant. That is a part of her style of singing. And I have to admit that it took a while until I was perfectly comfortable with that, but today - I hardly notice it. She is so good at singing.
@@ChadTheDragonLord - maybe - but Asami speak quite well English. It can also be because she is singing very fast in this song, then omitting last konsonant makes that easier.
Im sure by now they've explained Miyako's background as a classic pianist, and the fact that she didn't start playing guitar until she was almost 19 (self taught off an instructional book) But anothe fun fact is she's a big fan of Dimebag, Gary Moore and Paul Gilbert. A lot of her practice when she was learning to play involved learning their songs by ear (Paul Gilbert and Marry Friedman are music celbrities in Japan, especially in the guitar world). I think thats why Miyako's playing is so diverse. She can give you the rawness of Dime, soulful sound of Moore and technical brilliance of Gilbert. As for Asami's vocals. Its the "L" sound thats difficult in Japanese speech, like in "luh", "lih", and "loh", where your tongue scrapes the roof of your mouth, or touches your two front teeth. Thats not a natural motion in Japanese speech, which is why the "L" often sounds like "R" ("killer" comes across like "kirrer"). The Japanese actually have a sense of humor about this. An example of this is Killer Guitars, the brand played by Saki from Nemophila and founded by Akira Takasaki of Loudness. I don't remember the full details but when it came to branding his guitars he came up with the name kiraa and used the English word Killer as the brand name. Anyway, I saw Mary Friedman on an episode of 'Rock Fujiyama' explain this to Mayu, the singer of Nemophila, as he was giving her pointers on pronunciation. Theres also the difference in speech cadence,as well as order of subject/verb in a sentence, that adds to the difficulty in being English fluent as a native Japanese speaker. Asami and Mayu deserve a lot of credit for their hard work in trying to perfect their speech.
LOVEBITES - Break The Wall lyrics: (DIE) No sign of my time Cause I wish to live another life (BY) Who will save my poor soul? Crying alone in a dim hole (MY) Can't believe it's real Cause in the end, everything is gone (SIDE) How should I live from now? Find myself staring at the walls Tonight, I'll break the wall It's now or never Now, I'm on my own I've gotta get free Bite, I'll break the chain Run to my shelter Make it out alive I have to break through the wall (DIE) No sign of my crime Got my scars during wartime (BY) Who's the one that did it Deadly venom eating me inside (MY) Spent my life in vain I can't forget everything I've done (SIDE) I swear to my hatred Find myself staring at the walls Tonight, I'll break the wall It's now or never Now, I'm on my own I've gotta get free Bite, I'll break the chain Run to my shelter Make it out alive I have to break through the wall SOLO: midori / miyako (DIE) No sign of my time Cause I wish to live another life (BY) Who will save my poor soul? Crying alone in a dim hole (MY) Can't believe it's real Cause in the end, everything is gone (SIDE) How should I live from now? Find myself staring at the walls Tonight, I'll break the wall It's now or never Now, I'm on my own I've gotta get free Bite, I'll break the chain Run to my shelter Make it out alive I have to break through the- I have to break through the- I have to break through the wall ----- lyrics: miho music: miho & miyako arrangement: LOVEBITES (miho, haruna, midori, miyako, asami) album: Battle Against Damnation EP 06/06/2018
If slayer / Testament wrote this, would be a thrash classic. These ladies are F brutal on their instruments. I wouldn't trade Asami for anyone, she fits this band perfectly. She can hold a belt for days, evident in Holy War live '21 version and Edge of the World live. This song is remarkable, normally, Miyako's solo wouldn't fit a thrash song but it is perfect...so much soul / emotion in her solos. Good react and keep it going! Thunder Vengeance live 2020, if you want your face melted. Show opener; THAT is how you curtain drop! 🤘
This song/performance is my favorite live recorded thrash song by any band. A brilliantly composed solo section. Since I consider vocals another instrument, and I just read lyrics and don't need to understand them when listening, her deep accent doesn't bother me at all. I'm only guessing, but with the pure old school thrash style to this song, the mid register kept her voice from coming forward in order to let the guitars be the power in this song. As someone else stated, it forces her accent out more which makes this song extremely difficult to hear the lyrics. Nice reaction.
"Who else but LOVEBITES would even think to put a Gary Moore inspired blues solo in the middle of a Thrash song?" Metallica comes to mind right away, especially during the Cliff Burton era, as Kirk has said repeatedly that Gary Moore was a big influence on him. Seriously, do a google search sometime. Take away the thrash aspect and Dio, Blue Oyster Cult, Jethro Tull, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Sir Lord Baltimore, Danzig, Dream Theater, and Ayreon have all incorporated blues guitar into metal. Same with Elf and Led Zeppelin if you consider them metal.
@@PaleHorseShabuShabu So, I pointed out two characteristics of the solo: 1.) It was in a Thrash song. 2.) It was a Gary Moore inspired blues solo ... and you listed bands that either don't play thrash metal, or don't have a Gary Moore inspired blues solo in them.🙄
When I first discovered lovebites I had to get used to asami's vocal style but I must say I really like it now. Expecially in the new album were here pronation of the words are much better.
Wasn't too sure at first either but I don't think anyone could replace her. I have become a big fan of Asami, I think she is a great front for the band.
Again, I love the honesty. Keep up the great work! In the beginning, I had a hard time understanding her too, but I get it. English is not her native language. Now the band as a whole is effing awesome!!! Masters at their instruments. Great songs and well written. To me, they are the standard. Enjoy the ride going down this rabit hole 🤘🤘🤘
@@gatograto or…perhaps we all like what we like, and the tone in which she sings, isn’t one that I like. This isn’t about speaking perfect English. This is about musical preference, not the language being spoken.
I love Asami's vocals, but she's using her mid tones and a lot of vibrato here, which along with her accent I can see not working for some. She is always singing in English. I'm going to recommend Set the World on Fire next, for some more Midrori shred action (Miyako too!) and maybe you'll like Asami's belts more in this song. ruclips.net/video/99zsH6iG_6c/видео.html
As much as you enjoyed this one I'd recommend checking out the live version of Set the World on Fire. It's an official live video from a newer concert and it's some of the best thrash metal I've heard in a long time!
Interesting comment about her vocals. I also never would've known she sings all the lyrics in English if I hadn't seen subtitles. The reason is her accent. Some of the words don't sound like English. In singing, even native English speakers can make words sound unfamiliar. Her accent is probably why you made the comment about not finishing words. Because of her accent, I will give her some leeway on that. Also, I personally don't give a damn about lyrics in music. The voice is just another instrument to me. If it sounds good, I'm happy. If I can understand the lyrics or they are interesting content-wise, I consider that a bonus. I listen for the MUSIC.
A lot of the thrashier songs don't really allow Asami to express her amazing vocal range, and also the accent doesn't help. Having said that, her English pronunciation and enunciation have improved, as evidenced in their new album, "Judgement Day". Personally, I have absolutely no issue with Asami's vocals from the first time I heard Lovebites. In fact, her soaring vocal prowess is one of the main reasons I became a fan of this band.
I have never learned English, I only know a few words and I can listen, I understand a little. I speak Czech and everyone says it is very difficult. When I hear a foreigner speak Czech, it's very funny. Accent etc. So I can understand how hard it must be for Asami, but I've gotten used to it and it's not a problem for me. If I want to know what he's singing about, I have to use google translator and translate the lyrics. I am doing this even now as I write this message. 😉🤘🐺
Miyako's solo in this song and (Edge of the World) are my favorites. Asami's vocals were hard for me at first also, but I've become use to them. During their hiatus she did some speech training to pronounce the words better which is evident in their new album (Judgement Day). Plese enjoy more "LOVEBITES" (Edge of the World) next please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh that’s awesome! Judgement Day was the first song I did by then, and I loved it! The thing is, even if she was singing in Japanese….if she was still using those same accents, I still wouldn’t like it. Lol. It’s just the way her vocals are written in this one. Didn’t matter the language. But, the music is ridiculous!!!
@@musikbyjh I think in this song the focus isn‘t really on the vocals. The vocal melody goes along with the guitar part that Miyako plays. There are many other songs where Asami shines much more. Give her a chance with Epilogue or Edge of the world. She as a fantastic singer!
They do have one song, "Bravehearted", written by Haruna, which they have performed in Japanese. But otherwise, always English. So, yes, the last three you did were from "Five of a Kind". I suggest you get the DVD and just work your way through the whole thing. Same for "Heavy Metal Never Dies". Around 18 songs and two hours of metal perfection in each concert. And then you'll watch both of them again, because there is so much to take in.
I'm lovebites fan,sure there's a lot of death metal band that you don't understand what they're saying either ,been listening to heavy metal for 38 years,come on man
This is not what I usually listen to, but these girls seem to be very talented on their instruments. I couldn’t understand what she was singing either. It seemed irrelevant to the music. But I listened and enjoyed the music. Thanks for opening my mind a little more.
The lyrics of LOVEBITES songs are not irrelevant at all! It is worth to pay attention to it. But that something i also have really started, after listening their music for a while …
a little nod to jon lord from the backtrack. love this song. you might like their tracks "paranoia" and "dissonance". both are audiotracks, but available on their YT channel. a bit overlooked, these two... thanks for your great reaction.
Asami vocals at first to most are {what did she say? or assuming she singing in Japanese} But to me I love em and to understand better to what she is saying I would pull up the lyrics now I sing right along with her... ( My Alfala voice is killer on the ears., lol) Anyways Marty Friedmann did a guest video with some BASS guitar guru or whatever and explained the difference between American style basic chord progression you can say which is 4 and that the Japanese are 12., so basically they add more notes to their basic style and singing in english to theyre style is near impossible so I love the way ASAMI adjusts her singing to especially there speed... I hope that made some sense considering I know little about guitar expect playing AIR GUITAR! I found the video if ya have time to watch and explain... ruclips.net/video/N_SHZkqsIDQ/видео.html Oh forgot to mention not a rant and understand what ya meant... 🤘🤘✌✌
I could never!! I definitely respect and appreciate Lovebites, so please don't get me wrong!! It's just a preference on the voice, nothing against the band! Thanks for watching. ✌
I know you like the band. It takes a lot of courage to sing in english, especially if you're from an Eastern country. It's difficult for english speakers to learn Asian languages as it it for Asian speakers to learn english. I appreciate her effort in every song even though I believe singing in Japanese is beautiful even though I can't understand it. Good reaction. Thanks for your time.
@@mudkickerfiftyone3430 I totally understand that. Again, it wasn’t the words…it was the tone and style. She could have been speaking fluent Japanese and if she had the same tone, I’d feel the same. Think of Bob Dylan. He spoke English. But he still sounded like that. And I can’t stand it. Lol. So it’s not about the actual language. Also, when I moved to Switzerland 16 years ago, i was only 8 months into learning to speak German fluently, I wrote an entire rap verse in German, performed it for my German class AND at a club in Zurich…so believe me when I say I understand what it’s like to sing/perform in a language that’s not your native tongue. I commend her. It takes a lot of guts to do that.
@@mudkickerfiftyone3430 You're absolutely right. There's only one (official) Lovebites song that was sung in Japanese and it's a version of Bravehearted. If you listen to that track, it sounded quite different from the English version. From the vocal perspective, I'll have to admit, I like the Japanese version better because Asami wasn't hampered by her English accent.
I have the same thoughts on Asami's vocals sometimes, but not that I don't like her voice. I think on some of their songs, the vocal part is specifically written with a flat intonation, or rather, no real melodic line, which is something found in plenty of rock/metal music; just kind of yelling in key if you will. But Asami's voice is professionally trained, powerful and she's a mezzo-soprano, and I don't think this "flat" style is suited to her.
Please check my hearing? Ummmm I’m an audio engineer. My hearing has to be good to do my job. Sorry, but this is NOT about hearing. I guess you don’t understand that sometimes people pronounce 2nd languages not as good as their native tongue? That’s the issue here. Not my hearing.
And to add to that…if her pronunciation was so good, she wouldn’t have felt the need to take speech lessons to make her pronunciation better. Try to not be so standoffish and rude with your comments. No one likes that.
Good reaction. It is a fair assessment of her vocals. Not everyone is a fan of every song she does. The music is just so awesome it doesn't really matter.
He hasn’t reacted to a song with harmonizing solos yet. I guess at least 70-80 percent of their songs have it. It‘s almost impossible to pick 3 of their songs without 😉
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Asami's English is improving, I personally like the slight accent and vibrato tone, with certain letters in English like R, we roll our tongue which isn't done in Japanese. Would be interesting to hear an English speaking band try to sing Japanese lol. Anyway a few have had similar comments about Asami's vocals, but all, after getting used to it, have fallen in love with her. Keep listening and dive deep inside the den.🤘🎸🎹🥁🎤🐺
Yes, she always sings in English and their lyrics are awesome.
You know..She is native Japanese and sing rather good in English but for a Japanese English is a very hard language with sounds that they don't have in their language. Had trouble to understand her English accent, but have listened to them so much that it is not a problem any more.. and she has really has being better at this last 3 years from this concert 2020. And she is singing like a woman Bruce Dickinson almost-.
Bruce! that's what I've been trying to think of!
Great reaction to one of LOVEBITES' many gems. The more you delve into LOVEBITES' music catalog, you'll realize the indispensable elements that Asami bring to this band, including being their lyricist and a "stage general" who knows how to command a crowd, whether in Japan and internationally (e.g. their 2018 Waken Open Air gig). Her vocal range spans like five octaves. Sometimes she sings operatically, sometimes aggressively, and in some songs like Edge of the World, Epilogue, Dancing with the Devil, she can switch places with Mariah Carey. Lingustically, here's what I reflected on based on being multilingual myself and on my Japanese people-to-people experience. Japanese natives find speaking English very challenging (try switching places and speaking/writing/singing in Japanese! :) This is why few native Japanese bands of all stripes take on the challenge of singing in English. Beyond just the vocalization/intonation challenges, LOVEBITES' lyrics speak to universal personal and global themes. So to first translate, then sing in foreign language ... pluw choose words that convey meaning and flow with the song are very daunting, but enormous achievements. For these, in addtition to their elite musicianship are among the many reasons why LOVEBITES is such a transcendent, next-level band, and why new fans like myself find them so inspiring!
Nicely put. They are elite level musicians with a down to earth attitude.
Lovebites and Asami go hand in hand. Take it or leave it.
no need to explain to this fake death metal producer song writer.
he does reactions cause he’s a loser.
Mariah Carey? Um . . . maybe Mariah now, but not when she was younger and in her prime. I've heard everything LOVEBITES has put out, I've listened to Asami's solo stuff, and I've heard her do backing vocals for Vamps and Uverworld, but I've never heard her come close to Mariah Carey's upper range, especially in those songs you mentioned.
I have never been dissatisfied with Asami's voice, but some people seem to find her vibrato off-putting. Also, there is some ambiguity in the pronunciation of the final consonants when singing in English, as Japanese does not have standalone consonants.
Some people attribute the heavy use of vibrato in Japanese music to the direct or indirect influence of enka, but I think this is incorrect. Vibrato is prevalent across all genres of Japanese music. In the case of some traditional Japanese music such as enka, it's not just vibrato, but the undulations are not regular, they are decorative and emotion-conveying. In addition, enka is not that popular in Japan, so there aren't many singers who are influenced by it.
A metal song that features enka-style singing is "以津真天"(itsumade) by 陰陽座(Onmyoza). This singer is called 黒猫(kuroneko), and she doesn't usually sing like this.
以津真天
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On the other hand, the next video features Fuki, who is heavily influenced by 黒猫's vocal style, but does not adopt an enka-style singing.
SYU from GALNERYUS（GUEST VOCAL：Fuki）「REASON」
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Oh the irony ... a death metal musician saying they can't understand the lyrics in a song.
Right?!?! 😂 Not lost on me! ✌🏽
@@musikbyjh But to be fair ... I also struggled with Asami's vocals when I first discovered LOVEBITES. Clearly her English pronunciation and enunciation are imperfect, especially in these older videos. Initially, it was their elite musicianship that forced me to stay with them, but over time (and reasonably quickly), I learned to love Asami's unique vocal style. I now view it as a feature, not a bug, and I couldn't even imagine them with a different vocalist. Plus she's cute as hell, so that also helps.
@@1970Phoenix I totally hear you on that! She hasn’t bothered me in the first 2 I’ve done from them. But it was just this one…this was hard for me. The musicianship was spectacular! Big fan of that. For sure. But I’m just being honest. Even some of my favorite bands, I don’t like the vocals sometimes. It def won’t stop me from going down the Lovebites rabbit hole 🐰!
Thanks for the comment!!
🤘🏽😎🤘🏽
Yes, she often skip the konsonants at end of words and also often add a vibrato att the end vowel. Those two might be related. Hard to put a vibrato on a konsonant. That is a part of her style of singing. And I have to admit that it took a while until I was perfectly comfortable with that, but today - I hardly notice it. She is so good at singing.
I believe that is because every Japanese word ends in a vowel.
@@ChadTheDragonLord - maybe - but Asami speak quite well English.
It can also be because she is singing very fast in this song, then omitting last konsonant makes that easier.
You want dive-bombs from Midori? Try "Winds of Transylvania" Live!
Oh hell ya! 💪🤘
Got it and added to the list. Thanks for watching AND the suggestion!! ✌
Im sure by now they've explained Miyako's background as a classic pianist, and the fact that she didn't start playing guitar until she was almost 19 (self taught off an instructional book) But anothe fun fact is she's a big fan of Dimebag, Gary Moore and Paul Gilbert. A lot of her practice when she was learning to play involved learning their songs by ear (Paul Gilbert and Marry Friedman are music celbrities in Japan, especially in the guitar world). I think thats why Miyako's playing is so diverse. She can give you the rawness of Dime, soulful sound of Moore and technical brilliance of Gilbert. As for Asami's vocals. Its the "L" sound thats difficult in Japanese speech, like in "luh", "lih", and "loh", where your tongue scrapes the roof of your mouth, or touches your two front teeth. Thats not a natural motion in Japanese speech, which is why the "L" often sounds like "R" ("killer" comes across like "kirrer"). The Japanese actually have a sense of humor about this. An example of this is Killer Guitars, the brand played by Saki from Nemophila and founded by Akira Takasaki of Loudness. I don't remember the full details but when it came to branding his guitars he came up with the name kiraa and used the English word Killer as the brand name. Anyway, I saw Mary Friedman on an episode of 'Rock Fujiyama' explain this to Mayu, the singer of Nemophila, as he was giving her pointers on pronunciation. Theres also the difference in speech cadence,as well as order of subject/verb in a sentence, that adds to the difficulty in being English fluent as a native Japanese speaker. Asami and Mayu deserve a lot of credit for their hard work in trying to perfect their speech.
LOVEBITES - Break The Wall lyrics:
(DIE) No sign of my time
Cause I wish to live another life
(BY) Who will save my poor soul?
Crying alone in a dim hole
(MY) Can't believe it's real
Cause in the end, everything is gone
(SIDE) How should I live from now?
Find myself staring at the walls
Tonight, I'll break the wall
It's now or never
Now, I'm on my own
I've gotta get free
Bite, I'll break the chain
Run to my shelter
Make it out alive
I have to break through the wall
(DIE)
No sign of my crime
Got my scars during wartime
(BY)
Who's the one that did it
Deadly venom eating me inside
(MY)
Spent my life in vain
I can't forget everything I've done
(SIDE)
I swear to my hatred
Find myself staring at the walls
Tonight, I'll break the wall
It's now or never
Now, I'm on my own
I've gotta get free
Bite, I'll break the chain
Run to my shelter
Make it out alive
I have to break through the wall
SOLO: midori / miyako
(DIE)
No sign of my time
Cause I wish to live another life
(BY)
Who will save my poor soul?
Crying alone in a dim hole
(MY)
Can't believe it's real
Cause in the end, everything is gone
(SIDE)
How should I live from now?
Find myself staring at the walls
Tonight, I'll break the wall
It's now or never
Now, I'm on my own
I've gotta get free
Bite, I'll break the chain
Run to my shelter
Make it out alive
I have to break through the-
I have to break through the-
I have to break through the wall
-----
lyrics: miho
music: miho & miyako
arrangement: LOVEBITES (miho, haruna, midori, miyako, asami)
album: Battle Against Damnation EP 06/06/2018
If slayer / Testament wrote this, would be a thrash classic. These ladies are F brutal on their instruments. I wouldn't trade Asami for anyone, she fits this band perfectly. She can hold a belt for days, evident in Holy War live '21 version and Edge of the World live. This song is remarkable, normally, Miyako's solo wouldn't fit a thrash song but it is perfect...so much soul / emotion in her solos. Good react and keep it going! Thunder Vengeance live 2020, if you want your face melted. Show opener; THAT is how you curtain drop! 🤘
This song/performance is my favorite live recorded thrash song by any band. A brilliantly composed solo section. Since I consider vocals another instrument, and I just read lyrics and don't need to understand them when listening, her deep accent doesn't bother me at all. I'm only guessing, but with the pure old school thrash style to this song, the mid register kept her voice from coming forward in order to let the guitars be the power in this song. As someone else stated, it forces her accent out more which makes this song extremely difficult to hear the lyrics. Nice reaction.
My favourite LOVEBITES Thrash song. Who else but LOVEBITES would even think to put a Gary Moore inspired blues solo in the middle of a Thrash song?
Really good catch there! I'm really enjoying learning / hearing more from Lovebites! 🐺 ✌🏽
"Who else but LOVEBITES would even think to put a Gary Moore inspired blues solo in the middle of a Thrash song?"
Metallica comes to mind right away, especially during the Cliff Burton era, as Kirk has said repeatedly that Gary Moore was a big influence on him. Seriously, do a google search sometime.
Take away the thrash aspect and Dio, Blue Oyster Cult, Jethro Tull, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Sir Lord Baltimore, Danzig, Dream Theater, and Ayreon have all incorporated blues guitar into metal. Same with Elf and Led Zeppelin if you consider them metal.
@@PaleHorseShabuShabu So, I pointed out two characteristics of the solo:
1.) It was in a Thrash song.
2.) It was a Gary Moore inspired blues solo
... and you listed bands that either don't play thrash metal, or don't have a Gary Moore inspired blues solo in them.🙄
@@1970Phoenix Fine, you want a thrash metal song with a Gary Moore inspired solo in it? "Master of Puppets" by Metallica.
When I first discovered lovebites I had to get used to asami's vocal style but I must say I really like it now. Expecially in the new album were here pronation of the words are much better.
Wasn't too sure at first either but I don't think anyone could replace her. I have become a big fan of Asami, I think she is a great front for the band.
Your right. For a Japanese women her normal voice is quite low while singing her range seems limitless
Love these ladies ! They are fantastic and I love Asamis vocals and stage performance. Each one is super talented and together WOW !
LOVEBITES songs are all in English, NEMOPHILA songs mixed Japanese&English, BAND-MAID songs mixed Japanese&English...
Again, I love the honesty. Keep up the great work! In the beginning, I had a hard time understanding her too, but I get it. English is not her native language.
Now the band as a whole is effing awesome!!! Masters at their instruments. Great songs and well written. To me, they are the standard. Enjoy the ride going down this rabit hole 🤘🤘🤘
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Common bro, English is not her first language. Try to have an American band singing in Japanese and criticize that.
No criticism, just a preference. I love Lovebites! 🐺✌🏼
@@gatograto or…perhaps we all like what we like, and the tone in which she sings, isn’t one that I like. This isn’t about speaking perfect English. This is about musical preference, not the language being spoken.
@@gatograto you can’t expect me to read your comment, if you didn’t have the respect to read mine. Sorry. Have a wonderful day.
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Lovebites=Next level Greatness !
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I love Asami's vocals, but she's using her mid tones and a lot of vibrato here, which along with her accent I can see not working for some. She is always singing in English. I'm going to recommend Set the World on Fire next, for some more Midrori shred action (Miyako too!) and maybe you'll like Asami's belts more in this song. ruclips.net/video/99zsH6iG_6c/видео.html
As much as you enjoyed this one I'd recommend checking out the live version of Set the World on Fire. It's an official live video from a newer concert and it's some of the best thrash metal I've heard in a long time!
Interesting comment about her vocals. I also never would've known she sings all the lyrics in English if I hadn't seen subtitles. The reason is her accent. Some of the words don't sound like English. In singing, even native English speakers can make words sound unfamiliar. Her accent is probably why you made the comment about not finishing words. Because of her accent, I will give her some leeway on that. Also, I personally don't give a damn about lyrics in music. The voice is just another instrument to me. If it sounds good, I'm happy. If I can understand the lyrics or they are interesting content-wise, I consider that a bonus. I listen for the MUSIC.
I could have written that. :)
A lot of the thrashier songs don't really allow Asami to express her amazing vocal range, and also the accent doesn't help. Having said that, her English pronunciation and enunciation have improved, as evidenced in their new album, "Judgement Day". Personally, I have absolutely no issue with Asami's vocals from the first time I heard Lovebites. In fact, her soaring vocal prowess is one of the main reasons I became a fan of this band.
The only song they done a Japanese version of was 'Bravehearted' and the only song written by Haruna, it's a song well worth a listen
I have never learned English, I only know a few words and I can listen, I understand a little. I speak Czech and everyone says it is very difficult. When I hear a foreigner speak Czech, it's very funny. Accent etc. So I can understand how hard it must be for Asami, but I've gotten used to it and it's not a problem for me. If I want to know what he's singing about, I have to use google translator and translate the lyrics. I am doing this even now as I write this message. 😉🤘🐺
Try Unlucky Morpheus - Black Pentagram live (specificaly live version, not studio)
Miyako's solo in this song and (Edge of the World) are my favorites. Asami's vocals were hard for me at first also, but I've become use to them. During their hiatus she did some speech training to pronounce the words better which is evident in their new album (Judgement Day). Plese enjoy more "LOVEBITES" (Edge of the World) next please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh that’s awesome! Judgement Day was the first song I did by then, and I loved it! The thing is, even if she was singing in Japanese….if she was still using those same accents, I still wouldn’t like it. Lol. It’s just the way her vocals are written in this one. Didn’t matter the language. But, the music is ridiculous!!!
@@musikbyjh I think in this song the focus isn‘t really on the vocals. The vocal melody goes along with the guitar part that Miyako plays.
There are many other songs where Asami shines much more. Give her a chance with Epilogue or Edge of the world. She as a fantastic singer!
They do have one song, "Bravehearted", written by Haruna, which they have performed in Japanese. But otherwise, always English.
So, yes, the last three you did were from "Five of a Kind". I suggest you get the DVD and just work your way through the whole thing. Same for "Heavy Metal Never Dies". Around 18 songs and two hours of metal perfection in each concert. And then you'll watch both of them again, because there is so much to take in.
I'm lovebites fan,sure there's a lot of death metal band that you don't understand what they're saying either ,been listening to heavy metal for 38 years,come on man
Oh absolutely...you are 100% correct! I meant no disrespect, I love Lovebites!! ✌
Time for you to start looking into some of the "epic" stuff like Swan Song (with Chopin intro!) and A Frozen Serenade.
Noted - can't wait for more Lovebites!! ✌
This is not what I usually listen to, but these girls seem to be very talented on their instruments. I couldn’t understand what she was singing either. It seemed irrelevant to the music. But I listened and enjoyed the music. Thanks for opening my mind a little more.
The lyrics of LOVEBITES songs are not irrelevant at all! It is worth to pay attention to it. But that something i also have really started, after listening their music for a while …
@@stand.and.deliver.5 I will listen to it again when I have headphones on. Then I should be able to hear what I didn't before. Thanks for your input.
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BREAK THE WALL......lyrics Miho
Composition....Miho /Miyako
Thanks for your reaction and spreading the music of Lovebites to the masses 🤘🐺🤘🐺🤘🐺
a little nod to jon lord from the backtrack. love this song. you might like their tracks "paranoia" and "dissonance". both are audiotracks, but available on their YT channel. a bit overlooked, these two... thanks for your great reaction.
Asami vocals at first to most are {what did she say? or assuming she singing in Japanese} But to me I love em and to understand better to what she is saying I would pull up the lyrics now I sing right along with her... ( My Alfala voice is killer on the ears., lol) Anyways Marty Friedmann did a guest video with some BASS guitar guru or whatever and explained the difference between American style basic chord progression you can say which is 4 and that the Japanese are 12., so basically they add more notes to their basic style and singing in english to theyre style is near impossible so I love the way ASAMI adjusts her singing to especially there speed... I hope that made some sense considering I know little about guitar expect playing AIR GUITAR! I found the video if ya have time to watch and explain... ruclips.net/video/N_SHZkqsIDQ/видео.html Oh forgot to mention not a rant and understand what ya meant... 🤘🤘✌✌
I understand your critique, and I will await your recording of a song in Japanese.
I could never!! I definitely respect and appreciate Lovebites, so please don't get me wrong!! It's just a preference on the voice, nothing against the band! Thanks for watching. ✌
I know you like the band. It takes a lot of courage to sing in english, especially if you're from an Eastern country. It's difficult for english speakers to learn Asian languages as it it for Asian speakers to learn english. I appreciate her effort in every song even though I believe singing in Japanese is beautiful even though I can't understand it. Good reaction. Thanks for your time.
@@mudkickerfiftyone3430 I totally understand that. Again, it wasn’t the words…it was the tone and style. She could have been speaking fluent Japanese and if she had the same tone, I’d feel the same. Think of Bob Dylan. He spoke English. But he still sounded like that. And I can’t stand it. Lol. So it’s not about the actual language. Also, when I moved to Switzerland 16 years ago, i was only 8 months into learning to speak German fluently, I wrote an entire rap verse in German, performed it for my German class AND at a club in Zurich…so believe me when I say I understand what it’s like to sing/perform in a language that’s not your native tongue. I commend her. It takes a lot of guts to do that.
@@mudkickerfiftyone3430 You're absolutely right. There's only one (official) Lovebites song that was sung in Japanese and it's a version of Bravehearted. If you listen to that track, it sounded quite different from the English version. From the vocal perspective, I'll have to admit, I like the Japanese version better because Asami wasn't hampered by her English accent.
I have the same thoughts on Asami's vocals sometimes, but not that I don't like her voice. I think on some of their songs, the vocal part is specifically written with a flat intonation, or rather, no real melodic line, which is something found in plenty of rock/metal music; just kind of yelling in key if you will. But Asami's voice is professionally trained, powerful and she's a mezzo-soprano, and I don't think this "flat" style is suited to her.
Please check your hearing if you don't understand her.
Please check my hearing? Ummmm I’m an audio engineer. My hearing has to be good to do my job. Sorry, but this is NOT about hearing. I guess you don’t understand that sometimes people pronounce 2nd languages not as good as their native tongue? That’s the issue here. Not my hearing.
And to add to that…if her pronunciation was so good, she wouldn’t have felt the need to take speech lessons to make her pronunciation better.
Try to not be so standoffish and rude with your comments. No one likes that.
Good reaction. It is a fair assessment of her vocals. Not everyone is a fan of every song she does. The music is just so awesome it doesn't really matter.
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Do you know the name of the other guitarist? Watch Stand and Deliver. Miyako can shred with Midori all day long.
Still learning...been a massive influx but I'll get there, promise! Thank you for watching! ✌
@@musikbyjh And maybe Miyako is the best piano player in history of metal?!?!
He hasn’t reacted to a song with harmonizing solos yet. I guess at least 70-80 percent of their songs have it. It‘s almost impossible to pick 3 of their songs without 😉
Disagree on the vocals
Nothing wrong with that at all!
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hater. ASAMI has a great voice.
Definitely NOT a hater. Only a preference!! I love Lovebites!