Band Maid is: MIKU (mee-koo) Rhythm guitar and backing vocals. She is the band’s founder, writes the lyrics and is the band’s main spokesperson. She is called “the little Pigeon”. SAIKI (sigh-kee) Lead vocals and front man. “The Ice Queen”. (She’s also the team mom). KANAMI (kah-nah-mee) Lead guitar. A classically trained musician, she composes and arranges all the music. “Mincho” MISA (mee-sah) Bass. The band’s secret weapon. Most bassists don’t stand out. “The Barefoot Assassin” does. AKANE (ah-kah-neh) The smiling drummer is “The Gorilla” and she is the other half of one of the best rhythm sections anywhere.
"Oh!.....Oh!......Oh!......Errrrr......OK........Wow.....Wow!" Well said sir, well said. 😎 Thanks for the great reaction, I am looking forward to more Band-Maid medicine with you. 👍🤘❤🔥
@davem1255 Sorry it was a turn of phrase to describe her guitar playing. She actually sings like a nightingale which you can hear on her acoustic duet with Saiki on "Puzzle". ruclips.net/video/ayJtzPkgZTc/видео.htmlsi=YRl1CwpWZQYlgsch
There are so many hard rock masterpieces in their library. Two songs that will knock you flat are Honkai (live) ruclips.net/video/7iZj1_GOlc0/видео.html and Why why why (live) ruclips.net/video/8QGEV9y438k/видео.html Just make sure your seat belts are fastened.
Two Band- Maids Instrumentals are in my top five songs ever ! from now on and "Onset" live video.! That's what i enjoy the most from The Maids their instrumentals ! Thanks Man
Great reaction Dave,,Yeah check out,Onset live,another instrumental masterpiece where they all have a solo spot to wow you even more,also the mad thing is ,they do these to give Saiki a vocal break,,And ,Without Holding Back,is a banger,enjoy.
I saw them perform this live at St Andrews Hall in Detroit back in May 2023. It was their last club date before playing two outdoor festivals, Sonic Temple in Columbus and PointFest in St. Louis. The pulled out all the stops in Detroit and it was their longest set list on that leg of the US tour. If there are any doubters out there who don't think that Band-Maid can play this live, let it be known that Band-Maid only uses backing tracks as just that: a backing track with keyboards, backing vocals, and flourishes that would require them to tour with extra musicians. All the lead parts are performed live. Misa and Akane are perfectionists and you rarely see them miss a beat. I've seen Misa get the giggles when Saiki bumps into her, but she doesn't miss a note. It's a running gag for the members to troll Akane to see if they can distract her. Kanami plays her PRS Custom 25-08 like a racing driver on the edge and you can tell she is constantly at the limit. Watch Kanami's solos in "Zen" - she is playing faster than ever. Miku knows her parts and she is doing far more than many think she is.
I often feel that Miku doesn't get enough praise so thank you etoineschdlu9382 for promoting our little pigeon! Her rhythm roles and harmonies are stunning (just like her beauty🥰🕊).
Many of us saw Band-Maid play “From Now On” live. OMNG! Kanami riffed her ass off. The DB’s matched the BPM’s! So FROM NOW ON, Band-Maid will grow in popularity even faster as their awesome, sold out 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR wrapped up at Japan’s 17,000 seat Yokohama Arena on Nov. 26 and at Hong Kong. AND they dropped their new album, Epic Narratives, Sept. 25. Order now! The Maids are one of the hardest working supergroups in the business! Their music, their sound, each of the Maids... and the love that permeates their live events is an experience not to be missed. Hope you can catch them LIVE! Thx, Dave!
Thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 I witnessed this song performed live five times with this MV quality in Japan and dropped my jaw five times at the venues 😲. This song has been normally played in the middle of the setlist to give Saiki, lead vocalist, some break. They played this song, however, as opening at festivals and in Guns N' Roses concert in Japan as support to the legendary band. Yeah! they showed off their skills and talents to the audience who knew nothing about the girls in maid outfit on the stage. I felt as if I heard them screaming "Hey guys! Listen to us and open your eyes wide! We are not the persons that you think ! Salute us!" 😄
A wonderful example of why, for me, these ladies are at the top end of the food chain when it comes to rock music. I mean, if 4/5 are already enough to deliver something like this here? 😇🤘🏻 _____________________ 「 _"Our rock never dies ever. Forever!"_ 」 - ♬ *BAND-MAID* - 'Manners' ♬🕊️
I will never stop recommending Vladimir Chupin's fan cam of their live performance of this song in Boston. It's an excellent view of Kanami being Mincho. ruclips.net/user/results?search_query=band%20maid%20from%20now%20on%20boston Thanks for the reaction!
I still stand by my assertion that MISA was channeling Chris Squire on this one, Chris is my forever Bass God. Another great instrumental is "Without Holding Back" ruclips.net/video/ygdZLBRy1uE/видео.htmlsi=BOJpZDYwWMIwE7ek Give "Instrumental Maid" channel a little shout out for this one. If you want a true LIVE BANGER, check out Band-Maid Official LIVE "HATE?" Ohhhhh Buddy! Here ya go Dave, your Official Unofficial members cheat sheet. Band-Maid Is: *Akane Hirose (Ah-kah-nee or Ah-kah-nay) -Drums, Nickname: “Ah-chan” and "Gorilla" because she eats lots of bananas for her stamina and is a BEAST on drums. Lost her "little hat" back in 2018....a sad day indeed....you'll find out the more you get into them.. *MISA (Mee-sah) - Bass Guitar, Nickname: "The Barefoot Assassin" MISA always performs barefoot as she states she likes to feel Akane’s kick drum through her feet, and "kills" and just murders that bass. *Kanami Tono (Kah-nah-mee) - Lead Guitar/Genius Songwriter Nickname: "Mincho" “Kanamincho” ……Miku’s guitar Sensei. Kanami is the driving force behind Band-Maid as she challenges the girls to be the best and pull out their God given talent they never knew they had in them. *Miku Kobato (Mee-koo) - Band-Maid Spokesperson/Rhythm Guitar/Lyricist/Founder/Backing Vocals/Lead Vocals…hardest working girl in music. Nickname: "Little Pigeon" (Miku’s surname means “Little Pigeon”) ....po! Getting caught up in Band-Maid means going down the “Pigeon Hole”…….. no rabbits here. Miku is a former Maid-Cafe employee and Japanese Idol. *Saiki Atsumi (Sy-kee) -Lead Vocals Nickname: "The Princess" “Si-chan”. I call Saiki "The Princess" but Miku is The Queen….. Saiki is Kanami’s “crush”......and Saiki just keeps getting prettier as the years move on. As a whole, Band-Maid are actually hilarious girls both on and off stage in their personal life and adore each other and their fans, as they call them "Masters and Princesses" and Miku's Omajinai Time (Magic Spell Time/intermission) at LIVE shows is FUN!
Another great MAIDIAC cheat sheet! Yes! I copied TomClark-Futoura's Encyclopedia Maidica from another reaction as well as BM4-Life. Since becoming a MAIDIAC in Dec. 2024, I have immersed myself in these heavenly heroines. Next week all of their CD's arrive! I just might have to retire soon 🎉🎀
Yay! You need to listen to BAND-MAID from now on...not just the song, but the Band🤘 You have the power to turn this into a full-blown MAIDIAC channel (heh heh heh)! Your getting there. Ah-kahn-nay🎀 Try Onset OLMV next for another killer instrumental. Play will rock your world also.🎀
Check out the documentaries and videos by Ohrenje (pronounced "orange"). His video "Who is Band-Maid?" is a great intro. He and his narrator, Kasper Michaels, does BBC quality work. Look him up, Po! Life's good with the MAIDS!🎀
Akane is pronounced ah-kah-ney or close to it with no stress on any one syllable. The Japanese alphabet consists of vowels and consonant-vowel combinations and just "n" by itself. So you would pronounce each vowel. Don't worry, you're not the first to mispronounce her name and you won't be the last.
A good explanation of the main parts of the Japanese alphabet! I can add that the vowels "a, i, u, e, o" can stand alone as a syllable in a word and are then pronounced as separate vowels.
Great info kurt! I feel an urge to learn Japanese to better understand their conversation and lyrics. It probably won't happen but anything that gets me closer to these fantastic ladies increases my joy that is already at a 10/10!
One of the top touring Rock bands in the business today, the only band i consider even close is their good friends from Mexico "The Warning", Rock on 🤘🤘
Now THAT, is what you call an instrumental! Instead of 4 or 5 ugly, grimacing and smelly heavy metal thugs, you have 4 beautiful hard rocking geniuses showing them how you do it.
If you want to hear a really great instrumental try Without Holding Back on the Instrumental Maid's channel. ruclips.net/video/ygdZLBRy1uE/видео.htmlsi=B3AedwXE6WrkwzWu
6:11 - Akane's name is pronounced "Ah-kah-nay" 7:30 - BAND-MAID has a very public feud with their arch nemesis, BAND-MAIKO. You should react to SECRET MAIKO LIPS (MV) to see which band is better.
The best rock band ever. Kanami Tono in my opinion is the best rock composer/arranger ever, also pretty good at guitar 😂 Onset live is also another awesome instrumental.
Band Maid is:
MIKU (mee-koo)
Rhythm guitar and backing vocals. She is the band’s founder, writes the lyrics and is the band’s main spokesperson. She is called “the little Pigeon”.
SAIKI (sigh-kee)
Lead vocals and front man. “The Ice Queen”.
(She’s also the team mom).
KANAMI (kah-nah-mee)
Lead guitar. A classically trained musician, she composes and arranges all the music. “Mincho”
MISA (mee-sah)
Bass. The band’s secret weapon. Most bassists don’t stand out. “The Barefoot Assassin” does.
AKANE (ah-kah-neh)
The smiling drummer is “The Gorilla” and she is the other half of one of the best rhythm sections anywhere.
@@dahnawa1839 thank you so much
"Oh!.....Oh!......Oh!......Errrrr......OK........Wow.....Wow!" Well said sir, well said. 😎 Thanks for the great reaction, I am looking forward to more Band-Maid medicine with you. 👍🤘❤🔥
@@ApocryphalBob I am also 🤘👍🎸🥁🎤
u are my new favorite reactor, sir♫
thank u !
from Japan🇯🇵
Wow I am honored 🙏. Thank you
That’s one rock n roll beat down 👊🏻❤️
Agree Band-Maid Rock-'n'-roll 🎸🤘
Dude, when your face started to glitch somehow priceless ;-)
@@mkoose 🤘🎸
When Kanami sings she sure can scream :)
@@GaryHolloway-810 🤘🤘 any links to hear that?
@davem1255 Sorry it was a turn of phrase to describe her guitar playing. She actually sings like a nightingale which you can hear on her acoustic duet with Saiki on "Puzzle". ruclips.net/video/ayJtzPkgZTc/видео.htmlsi=YRl1CwpWZQYlgsch
@GaryHolloway-810 gotcha 🎸. She sure does make a guitar sing 👍
@@GaryHolloway-810 I didn't know Sayonakidori was about Kanami. Po?
Especially Mincho mode😊
There are so many hard rock masterpieces in their library. Two songs that will knock you flat are Honkai (live) ruclips.net/video/7iZj1_GOlc0/видео.html and Why why why (live) ruclips.net/video/8QGEV9y438k/видео.html Just make sure your seat belts are fastened.
@@rockyetsx70 I am sure I have not even broke the surface of their songs yet. Loving their vibe 🤘
Kanami’s guitar do the singin’ 🔥❤️ Lovin’ this song 🔥❤️ Lovin’ Band-Maid 🔥❤️
@@bocatampere yes indeed
From Now On.. you know the musicians better.🙂
@@jeanleveille5319 I am trying 👍
Two Band- Maids Instrumentals are in my top five songs ever ! from now on and "Onset" live video.! That's what i enjoy the most from The Maids their instrumentals ! Thanks Man
@@barrycounts490 thank you 🤘
And mine. Don't forget me.🙋♂️
Great reaction Dave,,Yeah check out,Onset live,another instrumental masterpiece where they all have a solo spot to wow you even more,also the mad thing is ,they do these to give Saiki a vocal break,,And ,Without Holding Back,is a banger,enjoy.
@@stevenclark7600 thank you will check it out 🎸
Perfection. Think that's everything covered.
@@tonygriffin_ yes 🤘🎸
I saw them perform this live at St Andrews Hall in Detroit back in May 2023. It was their last club date before playing two outdoor festivals, Sonic Temple in Columbus and PointFest in St. Louis. The pulled out all the stops in Detroit and it was their longest set list on that leg of the US tour.
If there are any doubters out there who don't think that Band-Maid can play this live, let it be known that Band-Maid only uses backing tracks as just that: a backing track with keyboards, backing vocals, and flourishes that would require them to tour with extra musicians. All the lead parts are performed live. Misa and Akane are perfectionists and you rarely see them miss a beat. I've seen Misa get the giggles when Saiki bumps into her, but she doesn't miss a note. It's a running gag for the members to troll Akane to see if they can distract her. Kanami plays her PRS Custom 25-08 like a racing driver on the edge and you can tell she is constantly at the limit. Watch Kanami's solos in "Zen" - she is playing faster than ever. Miku knows her parts and she is doing far more than many think she is.
🤘🎸🥁
I often feel that Miku doesn't get enough praise so thank you etoineschdlu9382 for promoting our little pigeon! Her rhythm roles and harmonies are stunning (just like her beauty🥰🕊).
They are the number one of number one's.
@@Lord_Heron I am finding this out 🤘
Band Maid doing Band Maid things. 😁😎
@@TexasVeteranPatriot I enjoy Band-Maid things 🤘
Yes, these young women ARE serious musicians!!!!!
Agreed, they have their own sound and form or Hard Rock 🤘🎸🥁🎤
Many of us saw Band-Maid play “From Now On” live. OMNG! Kanami riffed her ass off. The DB’s matched the BPM’s! So FROM NOW ON, Band-Maid will grow in popularity even faster as their awesome, sold out 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR wrapped up at Japan’s 17,000 seat Yokohama Arena on Nov. 26 and at Hong Kong. AND they dropped their new album, Epic Narratives, Sept. 25. Order now!
The Maids are one of the hardest working supergroups in the business! Their music, their sound, each of the Maids... and the love that permeates their live events is an experience not to be missed. Hope you can catch them LIVE!
Thx, Dave!
@@TomClark-Futoura thank you 🤘
Thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 I witnessed this song performed live five times with this MV quality in Japan and dropped my jaw five times at the venues 😲. This song has been normally played in the middle of the setlist to give Saiki, lead vocalist, some break. They played this song, however, as opening at festivals and in Guns N' Roses concert in Japan as support to the legendary band. Yeah! they showed off their skills and talents to the audience who knew nothing about the girls in maid outfit on the stage. I felt as if I heard them screaming "Hey guys! Listen to us and open your eyes wide! We are not the persons that you think ! Salute us!" 😄
How awesome, they are great musicians and composers 🎸🥁🤘
A wonderful example of why, for me, these ladies are at the top end of the food chain when it comes to rock music. I mean, if 4/5 are already enough to deliver something like this here? 😇🤘🏻
_____________________
「 _"Our rock never dies ever. Forever!"_ 」 - ♬ *BAND-MAID* - 'Manners' ♬🕊️
@@phaeron they are rock 🤘🎸🥁
I will never stop recommending Vladimir Chupin's fan cam of their live performance of this song in Boston. It's an excellent view of Kanami being Mincho. ruclips.net/user/results?search_query=band%20maid%20from%20now%20on%20boston Thanks for the reaction!
@@TherealSeriousMoonlight cool. 🎸
It's always fun to see Reactor lost for words at their instrumental tunes😊
@@johndoe-wt6sy tremendous musicians 🎸🥁
I still stand by my assertion that MISA was channeling Chris Squire on this one, Chris is my forever Bass God. Another great instrumental is "Without Holding Back" ruclips.net/video/ygdZLBRy1uE/видео.htmlsi=BOJpZDYwWMIwE7ek Give "Instrumental Maid" channel a little shout out for this one. If you want a true LIVE BANGER, check out Band-Maid Official LIVE "HATE?" Ohhhhh Buddy!
Here ya go Dave, your Official Unofficial members cheat sheet.
Band-Maid Is:
*Akane Hirose (Ah-kah-nee or Ah-kah-nay) -Drums, Nickname: “Ah-chan” and "Gorilla" because she eats lots of bananas for her stamina and is a BEAST on drums. Lost her "little hat" back in 2018....a sad day indeed....you'll find out the more you get into them..
*MISA (Mee-sah) - Bass Guitar, Nickname: "The Barefoot Assassin" MISA always performs barefoot as she states she likes to feel Akane’s kick drum through her feet, and "kills" and just murders that bass.
*Kanami Tono (Kah-nah-mee) - Lead Guitar/Genius Songwriter Nickname: "Mincho" “Kanamincho” ……Miku’s guitar Sensei. Kanami is the driving force behind Band-Maid as she challenges the girls to be the best and pull out their God given talent they never knew they had in them.
*Miku Kobato (Mee-koo) - Band-Maid Spokesperson/Rhythm Guitar/Lyricist/Founder/Backing Vocals/Lead Vocals…hardest working girl in music. Nickname: "Little Pigeon" (Miku’s surname means “Little Pigeon”) ....po! Getting caught up in Band-Maid means going down the “Pigeon Hole”…….. no rabbits here. Miku is a former Maid-Cafe employee and Japanese Idol.
*Saiki Atsumi (Sy-kee) -Lead Vocals Nickname: "The Princess" “Si-chan”. I call Saiki "The Princess" but Miku is The Queen….. Saiki is Kanami’s “crush”......and Saiki just keeps getting prettier as the years move on.
As a whole, Band-Maid are actually hilarious girls both on and off stage in their personal life and adore each other and their fans, as they call them "Masters and Princesses" and Miku's Omajinai Time (Magic Spell Time/intermission) at LIVE shows is FUN!
@@_JimS great comparison for MISA in this song 🎸. Thank you for the information on the rest of the ladies. I am trying to get to know them.
Another great MAIDIAC cheat sheet! Yes! I copied TomClark-Futoura's Encyclopedia Maidica from another reaction as well as BM4-Life. Since becoming a MAIDIAC in Dec. 2024, I have immersed myself in these heavenly heroines. Next week all of their CD's arrive! I just might have to retire soon 🎉🎀
@srudine 🤘🎸
@@davem1255 You're quite welcome....
🤘🤘🤘The greatest 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@@kieranbuffini8632 🤘🎸🥁
💜💛❤(💙)💚
Kanami🥰 took the vocals in her own hands on this one.
@@sugaanessena3143 🤘🎸
I think you might really like another instrumental, the white room MV of WITHOUT HOLDING BACK. It gets pretty intense too.
Thank you, will look into this also 🤘🥁🎸
Yay! You need to listen to BAND-MAID from now on...not just the song, but the Band🤘 You have the power to turn this into a full-blown MAIDIAC channel (heh heh heh)! Your getting there. Ah-kahn-nay🎀 Try Onset OLMV next for another killer instrumental. Play will rock your world also.🎀
They are awesome 👍🎸🤘
🕊️🌏🌎🌍
@@bandmaidfanATL total rocker 🤘🎸🥁
Check out the documentaries and videos by Ohrenje (pronounced "orange"). His video "Who is Band-Maid?" is a great intro. He and his narrator, Kasper Michaels, does BBC quality work. Look him up, Po! Life's good with the MAIDS!🎀
🎸🥁🤘🎤
Just a little band of Maids playing some cool music
Some awesome music 🎸🥁🤘
Akane is pronounced ah-kah-ney or close to it with no stress on any one syllable. The Japanese alphabet consists of vowels and consonant-vowel combinations and just "n" by itself. So you would pronounce each vowel. Don't worry, you're not the first to mispronounce her name and you won't be the last.
A good explanation of the main parts of the Japanese alphabet! I can add that the vowels "a, i, u, e, o" can stand alone as a syllable in a word and are then pronounced as separate vowels.
Thank you 🤘
Great info kurt! I feel an urge to learn Japanese to better understand their conversation and lyrics. It probably won't happen but anything that gets me closer to these fantastic ladies increases my joy that is already at a 10/10!
@@LostAgain1970 As I mentioned in my reply to kurt9395, any edge in learning is greatly appreciated!
One of the top touring Rock bands in the business today, the only band i consider even close is their good friends from Mexico "The Warning", Rock on 🤘🤘
🤘🤘🤘
07:01 "What a great fff...fsong" lol. Sorry just messing with you. Great reaction. Love your intro song too.
What a great #$*+ song 🎸🥁🤘😊
BAND-MAID uses instrumentals and Miku taking lead on songs to give Saiki a break .
I like instrumental pieces and givings the singer a break is always a thing 🎸🥁🎤🤘
Flexing with a capital F!
@@markmark6378 🎸🎸🥁
Now THAT, is what you call an instrumental! Instead of 4 or 5 ugly, grimacing and smelly heavy metal thugs, you have 4 beautiful hard rocking geniuses showing them how you do it.
Yes agree 👍💯
Band-Maid fans always reccomend Freedom to show off Akane's drum skills. But to me this is the song. The drum fills are constant and amazing.
@@k3w1b3an5 agreed 👍
Hey open up its me Dave, Dave's not here mannnnn!
@@polskabob359 🤘
Hey man, I think it's raining out here! Yeah, it's coming down like cats and dogs!
If you want to hear a really great instrumental try Without Holding Back on the Instrumental Maid's channel.
ruclips.net/video/ygdZLBRy1uE/видео.htmlsi=B3AedwXE6WrkwzWu
Awesome thank you 🎸
80% of Band-Maid at 95% = Awesome!!
Awesome 👍
6:11 - Akane's name is pronounced "Ah-kah-nay"
7:30 - BAND-MAID has a very public feud with their arch nemesis, BAND-MAIKO. You should react to SECRET MAIKO LIPS (MV) to see which band is better.
Thank you for the pronunciation 🙏. I will do that.
The best rock band ever. Kanami Tono in my opinion is the best rock composer/arranger ever, also pretty good at guitar 😂 Onset live is also another awesome instrumental.
They are great 🤘🎸🥁🎤🤘
(Ahh-Kah-Nay) Akane. It's not English. There's no silent E in Japanese. This will help . . . ruclips.net/video/MxBZUdDVtLk/видео.html
Thank you 👍
Akane beating the drums into submission.
@@popscj2a 🥁🥁