Bandmaid - "From Now On" - First Reaction
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- Опубликовано: 6 дек 2023
- Bandmaid kicks ass with the Official video of "From Now On"
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For me..Kanami is most impressive musician of 21st Century. Pure genius as a composer and True Rock n’ Roll Star as a guitarist. She is The Special One 🔥🤘❤️
I always have to watch Band-Maid videos 6 times. Once for the "Shock and Awe" and then once for each member. And then again to make sure I saw MISA do what i think she did.
Ok, 7 times. 🤣
LOL
Misa's bass line and tone are chunky and heavy as hell. Akane's drums are in beast mode. Kanami's guitar work is so beautiful and somehow it sounded to me like she was playing classical music with a violin.
Music has been a big part of my life since I can remember. No other band has even come close to impressing me as much as this band has. They are just as good as the Beatles, LZ, the Who, or any other band you care to name. There is something very magical in their music!
Yes, I agree with your comparison of Band-Maid with the legendary Beatles. My mid-teen memories of the Beatles and the awesomeness of their musical compositions is comparable to what I feel now for Band-Maid and their musical works. Having followed Band-Maid for the last seven years, I have always been impressed with their amazing skill in consistently writing top tier songs and performing them flawlessly, much like the Beatles did with their top tunes. While the members of the Beatles, notably Lennon and McCarthy, collaborated on many of their songs, there developed internal conflicts and disagreements which eventually broke up the band. Band-Maid's song writing process is usually Kanami coming up with the new song's basic structure and riffs, with the other members developing their own ideas to add to the song. Their lyricist Miku comes up with the words and phrases of the song and finally the vocalist Saiki will make any changes necessary to allow her to best sing the song. It is a very cooperative enterprise with each Band-Maid member having an important role in the final song output. Band-Maid has been around for 10 years now, and the band members have worked cooperatively together as friends and elite artists to consistently produce the best rock music heard in a very long time.
After seeing the video for “Thrill,” then following up with “Choose Me,” I thought the Maids were interesting enough. Then I heard “From Now On.” It changed everything for me. I realized these musicians were special. Like, once in a generation special.
I'm an old Beatles fan and I couldn't agree more !!!!! All You Need is Band-Maid PO!!!!! The Fab Five !!!!!🕊🍌🍻☕🚂
This idea was first given to me by a commenter (I'll find their handle and give credit as soon as I can) and I thought - this has some merit! It's an idea I'd like to explore. Thanks for the comment.
The smile slowly appearing at the start is fun to see. Made me smile.
Most of us old farts that started listening to music in the 60's /70's were exposed to more than just rock. I personally came to enjoy good music, period, regardless of "style". I don't think that is the case anymore, at least in the US. The heavily produced and synthesized pop is what they think music should be. People who should know better tend to underestimate Band Maid's music. Many think it is simple old style rock. I prefer to think of their music as rock that continued to grow and developed instead of being stagnant. Kanami, seems to have had a classical music background. Didn't many of the big names back in the 60's/70's rock revolution also have a classical background?
I am of that same liking! I like good music, regardless of genre! Band-Maid is good music!
I believe you are correct. Many of us started listening in the early 60's to mid 70's to Folk, Motown, The West Coast sound, Blues, Country, etc. One could be a Rock guitarist in the 70's and be just as likely to be influenced by Roy Clark or Chet Atkins as you could B.B.King or Jose Feliciano. Just going by memory, I believe Alex Lifeson, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Jimmy Page and Eric Carmen all had at least some form of Classical training. But I can't remember how many musicians I heard "Had gone to the Julliard School of Music". Good catch!
@@RockCandy-ix3nnRadio playlists was very much under the control of the DJ back then. A great DJ played great music. I grew up in Hawaii. We also had stations specializing in Hawaiian and Japanese music. Plus a TV station that specialized in Japanese programs!
Firstly, at our age every hearing is like a new hearing😆
Secondly, I agree with your comparison of BM with the Beatles.
Beatles, BM: creative drummer
Beatles, BM: phenomenal bassist
Beatles, BM: prolific songwriting team
Beatles, BM: on and offstage charisma
Beatles, BM: the music is technically sound but also upbeat and catchy
The differences
BM blends genres, Beatles pioneered them
BM has a top notch guitarist
Beatles were hyped by Geffen, BM by a 800 year old pigeon
Can't really prove you wrong. There's so much variation and evolution to their style over the years, and yet the songwriting is amazingly and consistently top-tier. It's great melodic hard rock with layers and details that make their songs perfect for multiple listens. Much like George Martin, Kanami has the deep classical background, and you hear it come out in all kinds of ways from the compositional techniques to backing tracks (e.g. like the one in From Now On).
I have always contended that if they were white males performing in English, they would be considered one of the greatest bands of all time. The ladies have some barriers but I have faith that they can bust through all of them and achieve World Domination. Rock on brother
Akane is from an other planet on drums.
Yes, their profile should be much higher than it is, especially considering they've been at it for ten years.
I was happy when they played some of the industry towns like Austin and Nashville last May. Now they've played New York a couple of times, and Los Angeles a few time, and Chicago last August. Maybe they are making some inroads. I feel like _anyone_ with would love them if they only listen. To cop a maxim from Decartes: Audio, ergo amo. (I hear, therefore I love)
Well done!
I grew up with the Beatles--they were the benchmark for everyone then and now. In my own writing I have been comparing Band-Maid to the Beatles for some time. It is a completely fair comparison. The Beatles released some 230 songs, covering enormous range and essentially inventing whole sub-genres of pop and rock. Band-maid have released some 170 songs, of enormous variety and without a single dud. No other band since the Beatles has a track record like that. As much as I love the classic bands like Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Metallica, to name a few, none of them explored as wide a range of styles, as competently, until Band-Maid. They are indeed a band for the ages, and the Western music press are completely missing the boat.
i disagree the beatles were the benchmark, musically they weren't even in the same league as this band or most top shop rock bands. lyrically its a different story, lyrically few beat the beatles
@@greygreen5610 Oh, we don't really disagree, in the sense that musicians today are much more technically adept than anyone of the Beatles era. But for their time, they were cutting edge. It's a bit like comparing today's athletes to Olympic champions from 1960--today those champions wouldn't even make the team.
Before I had a chance to go back and look I now realize it was you that first gave me this thought. Thank you. Credit is due in the next video! When I first saw you write this I thought, "ehhhh, maybe?" but since, I can't shake the thought. I think your argument is sound and deserves further exploration. Since you first had this thought, I wouldn't mind hearing any further thoughts you may have concerning the comparison's. You can use my business email on the home page if you prefer. Otherwise, I'll use what you've said so far as a springboard for further analysis. Thank you!!
@@hiawatha.g i was a child in the beatles hay day so i missed the hysteria. it was often said back then it was the beatles or the rolling stones, for me it was led zeppelin , deep purple, judas priest, black sabbath and the other british metal bands that followed and they influenced the likes of iron maiden etc . most of those bands had one lead guitarist until iron maiden came along with two ( they now have three) i have to be honest and say i'm struggling to see a beatles connection with this band though, but do see an iron maiden connection musically. another japanese all girl band lovebites even more so, they are a bit heavier, as good as any metal band i've ever seen, even the greats.
@@greygreen5610 I'm a huge Lovebites fan as well. I consider them today's equivalent of Cream, where Band-Maid are more analogous to the Beatles. Oh, I saw Purple 3x live including once with Blackmore on board. Love all the bands you mention. The Japanese bands have taken technical proficiency to a completely new level. Haruna would drum circles around Nicko (Crusade vs. Aces High is all you need to see to believe it!)
Another reactor, Ryan Mear, has said several times that he thinks the engineers eventually have to push Kanami out of the studio cause they need to actually finish the song!
Saiki: 🎶 "Mincho! Shut down the computer and let's go get coffee! I might give you a hug!"
@@surfingasongwave That would do it!
Kanami certainly let 'Mincho' out on this one. She plays the vocals for the verses, the choruses, the backing vocals. As well as the bridges, transitions, and the solos. Sensational.
The thing I also love about this video is Misa. Dressed in black, beside her black stack, beautiful black hair, playing her Black Smoker bass, and standing in the black shadows.
I'll say it, "Drop Dead Sexy". If you want a really great instrumental of theirs, and you remember that Medieval ditty 'Greensleeves', try 'Memories Of Wind And Wine'. It's short, but unforgettable.
I've heard it - being an active Genshin Player myself.
@@RockCandy-ix3nn Cool.
I agree with you comparing them to The Beatles; I've felt the same way. Meet The Beatles was my first album purchase when I was 12 years old in 1964,so I have an early history with them. Of course,it's apples to oranges when comparing these bands. They each have that which distinguishes them from one another. The Beatles will always be number one,but Band Maid is not far behind and still developing.
Manners remains my favorite Band Maid song. It's like listening to a symphony with distinctive movements--riffs. It's a work of pure genius,in my opinion,although,I wouldn't be the first to admit that music appreciation is subjective.
Love this song! Thanks for the reaction!
Thank you for the comment!
Well said!
❤MISA❤
BAND MAID!!!!!!!!!
"From Now On" it'll be an "Onset" of awesomeness, but "Without Holding Back" to other Band-Maid songs! Live and/or mv are great choices! Look for the "White Room" versions. Another song that rocks, instrumentally, is "Giovanni"!
Thanks! We'll play it at some point no doubt!!
White Rooms🤤
Enjoyed your commentary. This song is a tour de force. But then again, so is every song by Band-Maid. As a huge fan of classical music, their songs, instrumentals in particular, move me in ways similar to when I listen to the piano concertos composed by Sergei Rachmaninov.
Yes! Yes!
I credit Kanami for that. However much involvement the other members have in the composing process, it starts and ends with Kanami. Her music feels like what a classical composer would produce in the rock idiom. BTW, have you heard any of Alexej Bagrintsev's solo cello covers of Band Maid? Shows how classically lyrical Kanami's music is.
Thanks for the info! I have not heard Alexej but I will.
There is a song by Lovebites that centers around Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto, 3rd movement. I did an elementary analysis here: ruclips.net/video/1GbjZDfjV3M/видео.html The song I analyze is "Under the Red Sky" a previous video to this. I was shooting from the hip but maybe you'll enjoy it.
@@DAVID-io9nj thanks for bringing it to my attention. I’ll check it out. Cheers!
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With very few exceptions, the live performances that are preferred are 'official live videos' on the Band-Maid channel, not fancams. If there is no official live version your best bet is to stick with the MV like you did here.
Thank you for the heads up!
This made my list of the top three instrumentals of 2022. (The other two were by Polyphia and Asterism.) As much as I love Saiki, it is only in the instrumentals that we get to realize just how insanely gifted the rest of the band are. Even Miku, who is still learning guitar (from Kanami), has turned into a beast on rhythm guitar. Thanks for checking this out!
Yeah, I have a soft spot for Miku as her position in the band tends to mirror one I constantly found myself in. Thanks.
Another old fart here,bass player also,,these ladies should be massive, just on thier songwriting ,,lets name any big band from the last 5 decades,they all wrote a few stinkers,BM on the other hand,from the 1st self written song,,Alone,,have just continued to elevate everything they compose,and i have no doubt will scare every aspiring musician for years to come,,,great reaction sir.
Well said. and thank you.
You have my sub also,,keep them coming.
僕も本当にそう考えていました。ビートルズと同等とは思いませんが。イーグルスが最後のロックシーンだったと思っていました。ビートルズの様にあらゆる音楽で進化した偉大なミュージシャンの歩みと思いを重ねていました。私の10代20代のワクワクした気持ちが甦り、今またband maidに興奮しています。
リアクションに同意します。
ありがとうございます。
The Eagle's musical talent was matched by their Storytelling: "Hotel California", "Life in the Fast Lane" and "There's a New Kid in Town" immediately come to mind. Good storytelling happens in Rock - but the Eagles were a whole other level. Thanks for the great comment!
Like the fans of the Beatles, the fans of Band-Maid tend to know at least the first name of all of the members of the band.
You should always play the OMV or Official LIVEs. The sound on the FanCam stuff is always garbage. I don't think BAND-MAID need a whole lot of video production like 'Shambles'. Just put them on a stage or in a studio and let them do their thing. They're interesting enough on their own just playing. But yes, more BAND-MAID. They should be the new Beatles. But people have a hard time getting passed the gimmick. People thought The Beatles were just a gimmick for a couple of years. But I saw Paul McCartney several years ago, and the only band that could touch him was BAND-MAID. They've both done sets with over 30 songs. Show me anyone else who does that! When they played Lollapalooza I felt it wasn't big enough for them.
I feel Western venues always short these bands from the East in live venues. Thanks!