LOVEBITES - SWAN SONG (with Chopin Étude Intro, LIVE in Tokyo): BABBLE ON Music Video Reaction
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- Brought to you by MyIndie Productions, BABBLE ON is an entertainment show bringing you Film and Music related content (reactions, reviews, discussions). Co-hosted by indie filmmakers, Asaf Angel and Itai Guberman.
This episode is a Music Video Reaction for the Live at Zepp DiverCity, Tokyo Performance of Lovebites' awesome SWAN SONG (with Chopin Étude Intro)!
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Music by Neffex - This is Not a Christmas Song
a miracle has happened. they found each other.
Thanks for your reaction, your comments was music to my ears. I linked your reaction-video to a Lovebites fan group! Keep going, you have enough material to go!
Thank you so much, both for the comments and for linking the video!
Yes, we have quite a road ahead of us when it comes to Lovebites. We are excited to continue in this direction. These girls are awesome!
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This song is from the "Five Of A Kind - Live In Tokyo 2020" held by
LOVEBITES at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo on February 21, 2020. Available in digital, cd, dvd and blu ray format.
Please subscribe to their channel (if you haven't): ruclips.net/channel/UC90wxogt_sQrP0Os0HT-xuw
The setlist is:
1.Thunder Vengeance
2.Holy War
3.Don’t Bite The Dust
4.Rising
5.Raise Some Hell
6.Break The Wall
7.Shadowmaker
8.Piano Solo (Etude Op.10, No.12)
9.Swan Song
10.Addicted
11.Dancing With The Devil
12.Signs Of Deliverance
13.M.D.O.
14.Golden Destination
15.When Destinies Align
Encore.
16.The Awakening
17.The Hammer Of Wrath
18.Edge Of The World
19.We The United
Miyako composed & recorded 6 demos for the Electric Pentagram album. She did that before anyone else had recorded one & all six became songs, including Swan Song. Miyako has said, " All I ever wanted to do is make a living playing, writing or teaching music, " she does all three !! It's the reason her bandmates call her, " The Golden Touch. " ❤️🎙🎸🎹🥁😎🤘
Wow! She really is amazing! We look forward to finding out more about her talent, as well as the rest of the band. So far, we have been loving the journey.
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@@gku8744 A woman of MANY talents!
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MASTERPIECE.
Indeed!
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This band is like no other band I know. They have their own level. It only gets better.
Three songs in, we are already loving them and looking forward to hearing more!
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LOVEBITES - Swan Song lyrics:
If this was the last day you could live on this earth
Would you still go on, accusing someone for today
It’s better to fail than not do anything at all
It is not the length, but depth of life that counts
Oh brave soldier
Oh gallant warrior
Valor to those who died in battle to Valhalla
Believe what’s in your soul
For death will come to all
You shall rest peacefully in God’s Heaven
Floating lotus
You are so graceful
Saintly and glorious
Till the end of time
Floating lotus
You are so beautiful
Sing me your sweet song
The legend of the swan
If you’ve never hoped, you’ve never been though despair
Ignorance is bliss, it’s easier to not care
You might think it’s meaningless to sacrifice a life
Sometimes the life of one can save so many more
Oh brave soldier
Oh gallant warrior
Valor to those who died in battle to Valhalla
Believe what’s in your soul
For death will come to all
You shall rest peacefully in God’s Heaven
Floating lotus
You are so graceful
Saintly and glorious
Till the end of time
Floating lotus
You are so beautiful
Sing me your sweet song
The legend of the swan
SOLO: miyako / both
Floating lotus
You are so graceful
Saintly and glorious
Till the end of time
Floating lotus
You are so beautiful
Sing me your sweet song
The legend of the swan
SOLO: midori
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lyrics: asami
music: miyako
arrangement: LOVEBITES (miho, haruna, midori, miyako, asami)
from Electric Pentagram 2020
Awesome!
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My friends, you have life membership of the Wolfpack after this reaction. Seriously, any reaction channels that have two participants needs to watch this. Articulate, informed, respectful and although long, never boring. You may only be three songs in, but as you yourself said, the fans are not exaggerating. In fact the English language doesn’t have enough hyperbole with which we can express just how good this band is. There is NO bad song. NONE. In my personal opinion, every song has equal merit because every song is unique and has a highlight that the others don’t have. They are the best group of musicians that has ever existed in popular music. I can’t use the term “greatest simply because they seem to be flying under the radar of what could be a worldwide audience. But there has never been a band this precise, this melodic, this beautiful, both inside and out, this prodigious and yet so beautifully humble. I include all the big names in this assessment and I don’t give a rat’s ass whether it sounds ridiculous. I happen to believe it, which is all that matters.
Thank you so much, for your kind words! We are grateful for having come across this magnificent group of extraordinary ladies. We still have a long way ahead in exploring their work, but we promise to do our best in trying to find the proper words to express how good they are 😀. Thank you for viewing and engaging, Alek. Much appreciated 🙏
Best band to come along in quite some time. I am still amazed how few people know about them, especially in the USA. Please help spread the word, Lovebites is phenomenal.
We definitely agree! We hope to help remedy that, should we grow a large enough following. We intend to over as much of their work as we can and hopefully get the word out there more!
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If you want to hear the new bassplayer, she is featured in "Judgement day" which was released 24. december(?). While Miho was a very reliable and skilled bassist, i feel that Fami is adding a little more to the mix. Which is quite special since she is quite younger with her 20 years.
She plays fingerstyle.. but also incorporates slap-style, which gives the sound a boost at certain parts. Really curious about what she can add to the old material. If she plays like Miho, or tries do add some of her flair.
Yes, we'll get to Judgement Day, but want to cover some more of the old stuff first. As we had almost each and every Lovebites song requested, we avoid listening to them until we do them on the show, that way making all the episodes "First-Time Listens". It has not been easy, but we've succeeded in that thus far and we are looking forward to diving deeper real soon!
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My Lovebites 🏴 🐺 🤘....Miyako, be still my beating heart 😍
Yours and ours! She is magnificent!
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I do not believe any other band is able to compose such a masterpiece the Swan Song is. And I believe Lovebites is the only band capable to deliver more songs of this level. I wld say Dystopia Symphony is another song of this range.
Great reaction! I mean it. More Lovebites pleaseeeee :)
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Oh！Great Reaction！！ Thank You！
Thank you so much for the kind words! It is great to see that people enjoy what we do! Makes all the work worth it!
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Thanks for the reaction! "Etude Op.10, No.12" ( or "Revolutionary Etude") by the Great Polish composer Frederic Chopin, which was written in 1831 and is dedicated to the Polish patriots who raised an uprising (1830-1831) against the Russian Empire, whose troops occupied Poland.
"Swan Song" ( lyrics - Asami / music - Miyako) from LOVEBITES third studio Album "Electric Pentagram" (2020). For many centuries (starting from Ancient Greece) there is a legend, according to which swans, non-singing, "silent" birds, acquire a voice a few moments before death, and this dying singing of swans is amazingly beautiful.
"Etude" by F. Chopin and "Swan Song" are dedicated to the warriors who died in battle. Therefore, at the concert, "Etude" and "Swan Song" are played together.
In an interview given after the release of the "Electric Pentagram" album, Asami (a former ballerina, studied classical ballet for about 16 years before becoming a singer) said that when she wrote the lyrics of the song, she was thinking about the famous ballet P.I. Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" . During the performance of the song, Asami imitates the Swan (hand movements). And in the final part (piano Miyako), symbolizing the death of the Swan, Asami depicts the dying Swan on stage. Because the camera at the end of the song is focused on Miyako playing the piano, Asami's "death of the Swan" was not captured on video.
Asami added some Scandinavian mythology (Valhalla) to the lyrics.. The attitudes towards death among the Japanese Samurai and the Scandinavian Vikings were very similar. For Samurai and Vikings, death in battle with weapons in their hands is a death worthy of a male warrior. Death in battle is better than death from old age in your bed. All Vikings dreamed of dying in battle because then they could go to Heaven, to Valhalla (the Hall of those killed in battle) where they would meet God Odin and other Vikings who died in battles.
Thank you! That is really interesting. We knew what Swan Song refers to in general, but not about the Chopin piece and the connection between the two. Also, wishing we saw the performance by Asami at the end... Sounds like it was beautiful...
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I never was really into power metal , yet Lovebites is now my favourite metal band. I really also love Hanabie, Nemophila, Band-Maid, Unlucky Morpheus, Lonesome Blue, etc. but Lovebites has something…more. It’s the whole package! 🐺🤘🏻
Out of that list, we have so far only reacted only to Lovebites, Nemophila and Band-Maid. We found them all to be amazing, but for now, Lovebites is probably our favourite (though we intend to cover more songs from all three soon). So far, we agree 🙂
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legendary group in my opinion they have already reached this status, but unknown. They could be called the "unknown legends". In metal music, if we can make a comparison with classical music, they are on the same level as the composers who were unknown in their lifetime and then became music legends.
True, Frederic. We believe they will be known soon enough. Too good not to be. In any way, we hope to cover a lot of their work and hopefully introduce it to more and more people. They deserve it!
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Haruna was ranked in the 42nd. of the 2022 Top 500 Drummers in Japan😊
Please tell me Senri Kawaguchi and Akane (BandMaid) were on the list
@@muto4055 Arigato !
@@p.h.5752 Senri Kawaguchi is in a class of her own in fact I would put her in the top 5
@@noelle3551 Easily top 5. I began playing drums because of Neil Peart, and then discovered Jazz. It just spoke to me style wise... Senri is amazing, much respect for her. Yoyoka has to be on it also.
@@p.h.5752 Only the female drummers that I know.
#42 Haruna (LOVEBITES)
#47 Tamu (Ai) Murata (NEMOPHILA)
#102 Senri Kawaguchi
#116 Akane Hirose (BAND-MAID)
#127 Junna
#155 Yoyoka Souma
#178 Nagisa(TRiDENT)
#191 Mizuki (Lonesome_Blue)
#230 yuri (Gacharic Spin)
#247 Kyoko Tomita (Princess Princess)
#265 Marina (Aldious)
#289 Natsume (RAISE A SUILEN)
#309 Nao Kawakita (Maximum The Hormone)
#312 Hana (Gacharic Spin)
#336 RINA (SCANDAL)
#344 Kanade Sato (Muses)
#364 Tohko (SAISEIGA)
BTW #1 yukihiro (L'Arc-en-Ciel)
#107 FUMIYA (Unlucky Morpheus)
Miyako is a DEAN Guitars Artist ( 🎸Icon Flame Maple Faded Denim 🎸ML Switchblade Quilted Maple custom run 🎸Signature V Flame Maple Floyd PG Trans Red)
Midori is ESP Music Institute Osaka graduate (🎸 ESP E-II Horizon FR-QM Reindeer Blue & FR-Black🎸ESP GCA Sendai Arrow) 🤘🐺🤘
Both are Guitar Ninjas in our eyes! Just phenomenal!
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Miyako has this incredible sense of fusing together classical music and Metal in such a perfect way!! After playing piano since a child, she picked up the guitar at 19 and Midori at 20.
If you are not aware, after a 1 year hiatus Lovebites finally released the long awaited brand new single on Christmas Eve from the new upcoming album!! With the new bassist Fami!!
The song is Judgement Day (same name as the album) - ruclips.net/video/m3uGjp-P7DI/видео.html 🤘🐺🤘
Yes, she Miyako awesome, incredibly artistic!
Judgement Day is on our requested songs list, many requests made for it. However, we do the requests on a "first come, first served" basis, so there are a few before it and it might take a little time to get to it. We will keep doing the best we can.
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Check out "Break The Wall" from the same concert. More thrashy. Sound like Slayer.
It's on our list. Quite a popular request.
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thank you for this reaction.
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25% of Japanese toddlers have started either swimming and piano lessons. Many Japanese femel band members have taken piano lessons in the past and can read music scores.
True, but not everyone who can read music scores also has the skill and talent to be able to compose and arrange a track that seamlessly integrates classical music into a beautiful metal song. In fact, I think that kind of talent is extremely rare, and this is where Miyako really shines
@@boyzyu She definitely shines... and oh, so bright! Such an amazing band, really! We look forward to reacting to more of their songs!
Yes, it is an amazing aspect of Japanese culture. It used to be this way with some European cultures, but I don't think it is as much these days... unfortunately. Either way, Lovebites are amazing and I hope your band reaches similar heights in future.
Miho Miho Miho!
Gentlemen, thanks for your candid and insightful review! What stood out was your comment and projections (minute 7:07 fwd) that their level of skill, group chemistry in consistently delivering excellent musical pieces ushers this band into a rare category that goes beyond just being very good or excellent ... that when their history and the history of metal is written decades from now, they will be considered as legends (in my view they already are) who transcend geography, gender, or genre. For me, the lyrics to this song (and indeed even the names to may of their songs and albums) carry deep messages that give pause for reflection, especially since these themes are often global (and not typically "Japanese"), underscored by their deliberate decision to sing in English on purpose. I must confess that afer discovering this gem called LOVEBITES in August 2022, they've become an inspiration (Hitherto, I wasn't even remotely a fan of heavy metal/speed metal/power metal!).
Well written, Bernard. Even in this particular song, you have a Japanese band who wrote a song in English (with an piano intro by a legendary polish composer) and covers Scandinavian (Viking) themes. And it works so well. We hope to cover many more of their songs and hopefully introduce them to as large an audience as possible. They deserve this much and more!
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I call this version of the song "Miyako Magic" 🤘🐺🤘
It really is. She leads this one, but the rest back her up beautifully. On further listens, this might be my (Itai) favourite Lovebites song so far. Just gorgeous!
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Great reaction and spot on analysis. New subscriber! Another monster ballad from LOVEBITES - Edge of the World - Live at Zepp Divercity Tokyo
Thank you, Philo! "Edge of the World" is already on our request list. A very popular request, which we hope to get to soon!
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LOVEBITES RULES!!!
the name of the guitarist/pianist is Miyako Watanabe et the other her name is Midori Tatematsu.
The "classic" piece played in the outro is not from Chopin, but the finale of "The New World Symphony" by Dvorak... What a talent to go from Chopin to Dvorak and refer to Tchaikovsky (Swan Lake)...
Yes, we had Miyako's name on the screen. We are getting better with remembering their names now, though we prefer not to refer to notes during a recording. Yes, the Chopin intro is beautiful, but it is odd that up to now, no one mentioned the Dvorak outro, which is also absolutely gorgeous. Miyako is quite the phenomenal talent indeed!
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One of the most amazing things I have ever seen. I feel I can say "masterpiece" here and not have it be an overstatement. I love this band so much, but even with that bias, I come back to this song and hear it again and I can still be amazed that someone wrote this, sang it, and played it, at this level, live. The talent on stage, and the musicianship, that comes at you, every song, is such a pleasure to see. Hoping to see them live someday.
I'm sure you have all the requests lined up, but mine would be: Thunder vengeance, live from Zepp; Break the Wall, live from Zepp; and Empty Daydream, live from 2019. No particular order. I'd have to look, but I don't think you have done those yet. Pretty much anything you do by them is amazing, so you can't go wrong. I prefer live, as it is amazing to see, but their new stuff we'll only be able to see in MV form until we get a DVD/Blu-ray of the show in March.
As you can tell, we very much agree with your feeling regarding this band. Just plain phenomenal!
The songs you requested are all on our list, it just might take us some time to get to them. We try to do Lovebites videos as often as we can, but we don't do this full time yet, so still have to dedicate time to our day jobs just to get by. We hope to make the move to full-time with the channel, but that would depend on how well it goes in the next few months. If you wish to contribute to the cause and/or have your requests bumped up the queue, our Buy Me A Coffee is in the description. Any requests made through there will be bumped up.
So far, all our Lovebites episodes were reactions to Live performances. Once we get to one, it will actually be interesting to react to a studio recording, just for comparison sake. Either way, we are looking forward to doing more LB! Coming soon!
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Asian perfectionism scares me more than symphonicmetal. 😆
Europeans are easily scared by Asian perfectionism 😆
Fabian, when their attitude towards perfectionism brings such awesome music with it, we are all for it! 🤘😁🤘
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at the start miyako somehow reminds me of a mad scientist hovering over her test tubes in her laboratory. making something never seen before.
YES! I (Itai) was getting Phantom of the Opera vibes. She is really awesome.
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Here for my daily Lovebites fix 🐺
Happy to help! We hope you enjoyed it!
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She's not bored, she's constantly introspective throughout her performances. She is acutely aware of all the parts that comprise the entire score. She's a brilliant muse.
Of course. We didn't say she WAS bored, we said she LOOKED bored. We know there is no chance Miyako is bored during a performance. The comment was to say that she hides her shyness that way and she looks very cool. It is actually endearing. She is brilliant in every way possible.
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@@myindieprodentertainment No worries, I wasn't meaning to be critical, but as you say, she does look bored... but we know better.
@@4thArmoredVet We know WAY better! 😉 With as much passion and talent that she brings to their music, there is no way she is bored. Pure awesomeness!
Yes, Haruna kicks butt. She's clearly superhuman. Wonderful reaction and analysis.
Asami sums it up succinctly when she exclaims, “We are Lovebites, and we play Heavy Metal!” Try (Make Some Noise,) RAISE SOME HELL next.
MIYAKO explained that she is so still on stage because harmonizing accurately with MIDOR is difficult and it requires her full concentration. The reason you see so many skillful musicians in Japan is because they put in the hard work required to master their instruments. That sort of commitment and dedication is part of their culture.
Indeed. And all the hard work has paid off. In spades! Just phenomenal!
Raise Some Hell is on the list and we hope to get to it in time. There are other Lovebites requests ahead of it.
We are definitely loving this journey and are looking forward to diving deeper into their music.
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I also consider Swan Song to be a masterpiece composition by Miyako. I also believe Swan Song to have some of the best lyrics that Asami has written. Set The World On Fire is also a Miyako composition with lyrics by Asami. Miyako has been the sole composer on 20 of the 46 songs released by Lovebites thus far (not counting her instrumental The Awakening) and Asami has written the lyrics on all but one. As far as Miyako's demeanor on stage, she is very reserved on stage because I don't think she is entirely comfortable yet in front of large crowds and she is a perfectionist. What looks like boredom (too nervous to be bored plus it is her own song) is really intense concentration combined with a poker face. She has stated that she was extra nervous for this show because it was being recorded for a CD and Blu-ray and she wanted to make zero mistakes. You mentioned her dropping her left arm. She has done this in at least one other video. My theory is her left arm is prone to cramping. To me it looks like she had a brief look of irritation when she dropped her arm because she had to deal with a cramp. I wonder how she felt when that was included in the Blu-ray. My son is currently a student at a Music Conservatory which brings in artists to teach masterclasses. From watching her in interviews and her own RUclips videos, I think she would be a great guest artist at any music school in the world. She is a world-class composer, pianist and guitarist who has taught guitar, and maybe piano, in the past. She is also a wife, mother and huge Start Wars fan (she even named her little white dog Wampa). Somewhere in Japan is a very lucky man who married above his pay grade.
We agree, Miyako is definitely SPECIAL! The comments on her looking bored were meant as that, she LOOKS bored. We, of course, know that she is not. If she does this to hide nervousness, she is doing really well as she looks ultra cool on stage, especially when playing both the piano and her guitar to magnificent perfection. I (Itai) get the feeling that the songs she composed and Asami wrote will likely be my favourites. Can't wait to get to more!
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@@myindieprodentertainment I am sure this has been mentioned in the comments many times but here goes. When Lovebites started they had an unofficial 6th member named Mao who is a composer/keyboardist who was with a very good power metal band called Light Bringer which ended in 2014. Mao immediately began composing for Fuki, the Light Bringer vocalist, on her solo work. In 2016, when Lovebites was formed, he started working with the band. I don't know if Miho, the original bassist and band founder, brought him in or their huge label Victor Entertainment. Since Light Bringer was with a different label, I assume it was Miho. Mao has composed 5 songs for Lovebites, including Holy War, which you have heard, and his Lovebites masterpiece Edge Of The World. He has also collaborated with 3 Lovebites members on their songs - Miho (10), Asami (5) and Midori (2). Miyako has composed 20 Lovebites songs and she works alone. The only exception is a song called Break The Wall (a top 10 Lovebites song in my opinion) which Miho started and Miyako finished. Miyako is a truly great composer but don't sleep on the Mao collaboration songs which includes the recent Asami/Mao song Judgment Day, an instant masterpiece. I know you probably have many Lovebites songs on your list for future reactions, just make sure that list includes Break The Wall - ruclips.net/video/5Pc0XK0lNmU/видео.html
@@myindieprodentertainment Wait till you see Miyako playing BOTH keyboard and guitar AT THE SAME TIME in "Burden of Time".
@@danw6048 Mao has been mentioned, but probably in less detail, so thank you for the info!
Break the Wall is on the list and we hope to get to it soon, but the list is long as since we both have full-time jobs (gotta pay the bills somehow 😉), we don't record every day.
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@@enol8603 We'll add it to the list, if it's not already on it. Sounds AMAZING!
It's one of their masterpiece & epic. Yes, their talent were mindblowing.. Lovebites legend👍👍🤘🤘
Absolutely mind blowing! They are phenomenal!
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The new bass player, Fami, is at the level of the 2 lead guitarists! She smashes it and she's only 20 years old!!!
Yes, we look forward to covering Lovebites with her in the lineup. Coming soon. Stay tuned!
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@@myindieprodentertainment Fami has her own RUclips channel that's got more subscribers than Lovebites! Check out her cover of "Alien Alien" and, trust me, you will have to pick your jaw off the floor.
@@enol8603 We have checked out the channel. She is AWESOME! Looking forward to seeing how she fits in with Lovebites. Very excited!
You are correct about hearing classical music on the guitars, Miyako being the composer of this masterpiece blended and infused the classical element into this song as well as most of the songs she has written. After 50+ years of listening to rock and metal and having my share of many wonderful concerts of many great bands, I have not seen the prolific talent Miyako and Midori possess. Judas Priest's Downing and Tipton did have it, Iron Maiden's Murray and Smith didn't have it, Queensryche's DeGarmo and Wilton didn't have it either but they were all freaking amazing. I am sure there are many other bands I have not mentioned but it is useless to name as they all didn't have it like Lovebites. Another thing is the women of Lovebites have a mutual respect for one another, as opposed to the male bands who didn't and always step on each other showing off or taking the stage as if they are a one-man band, the cocky attitude of dudes always got in the way. The comradery of the Ladies of Lovebites is more than just members of a band, they have become BFFs in the realm of sisterhood and this is quite evident when Miho the bassist announced her departure for personal reasons. They all begged her to stay and all cried with each other and respected Miho's decision to go on with her decision, it is a beautiful thing to acknowledge and see firsthand how they are with each other. Also, the newest and youngest member Fami was accepted with open arms and I am almost sure she is being treated like a little sister. Start doing 2 songs at a time as many reactors are doing
I applaud you! Great text!👍😊
@@GrayFox14 haha thank you buddy I have been reading all of your comments and got say you rock buddy. Love your defense of Miho and mutual respect of the ladies of Lovebites
Hey Sal! Yes, we agree regarding Lovebites phenomenal talent and the way they are with each other. We've discussed it on at least one episode we did on a song of theirs. It is awesome to see the way they respect and back up one another. Just make the music even more powerful.
As for doing two songs at a time, if you mean in the same episode, we are not sure it would be beneficial. It is quite rare that people watch an episode on one song all the way to the end (not just with us, with everyone), so attention spans might not hold for longer videos. We hope to up the pace at some point and release an episode per day (at the moment, we release every other day), but that would depend on whether or not we'd be able to move to doing this full-time. At the moment, we are doing it in our spare time as we have to stick to our day jobs in order to get by. If the show starts bringing in enough revenue at some point, we will definitely move to full-time and increase the pace. I hope that makes sense.
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@@salsaucedo Thank you.
Thanks for reacting to amazing Lovebites because they deserve more recognition. I agree with all you said. There are some things that set them apart, one is not following the usual image of metal girl bands trying to look like men; they’re breaking the walls of stereotypes in the metal scene. Some people say that metal has never been so gorgeous, not only because they’re beautiful women but mainly because their musicianship and skills are top notch. In an interview, Miho (ex bassist) said that they wanted to play as heavy as men but keeping their femininity. Yes, it seems this band is becoming a legend.
Yes, we believe their "legend status" is coming. We hope to help get the word out about them by covering as many of their songs as we can. As we don't do this full-time (yet), we have our work cut out for us... We remain hopeful 🙂
To tell the truth, we don't see much difference between men and women in rock/metal/music altogether, we only hear music. In our opinion, LB have shown that whether male, female or a combination of both, there have few bands that can be considered at their level. Phenomenal.
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great reaction guys! please check your settings on your computer. the guitars and bass were barely audible. you are right, you are just getting started listening to the best damn band there is!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, we are having some quality issues at our end. A lot is because we share a screen and record over two continents, but some is to do with software issues, tech issues, etc. We hope to be able to afford better equipment in the future so we can bring you better all-around quality. We are doing our best, but doing this part-time at the moment is tough with having to stick to day jobs to get by. We'll get there. Hopefully we can turn this into a full-time gig in the near future and be able to provide better quality and even more episodes! We can't wait!
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Music by Miyako; Lyrics by Asami. The Chopin piece is consider difficult to play because of the heavy use required by the lefthand. It is used as an exercise for the lefthand by piano sensei's. When Miyako decided she wanted to play metal music. She got a guitar and a "How To" book an taught herself to play!! No lessons. Midori and Miyako practice/rehearse in Miyako's studio to keep in sync. There is video by Miyako of her home studio and another on her customized guitar.
As to another superb guitarist duo, checkout Nemophila and drummer is damn good and a good friend of Haruna.
As to the quality of the sound is standard for Japanese live performances. It's also true for Kpop. Both have superb tech's doing the setup and recording, plus post-proscessing.
As for the new bassist, go to her YT channel, Fami, and play one of her solo videos.
Yes, it is more evident how awesome Miyako is with every song we cover of the band. They all are fantastic!
We have already covered one Nemophila song (Revive) and more are on the way. If you missed it, you can check it out HERE: ruclips.net/video/12gqjDZcVAM/видео.html
Also checked out Fami and she is awesome. We look forward to covering the new Lovebites lineup, with her in it, also coming soon!
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The answer to your question 10:26 is where you paused. Its Miho the mastermind behind behind lovebites.
And it's a shame she left. We are, however, hearing good things about Fami and look forward to seeing her in action soon!
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Well gentlemen, I think it's safe to say that you have now earned your Wolfpack membership cards. :) To me, Miyako (the pianist) is a musical genius. She not only didn't start learning guitar until she was 18, but she did it by learning from books. Midori (the other guitarist) went to musical school to learn guitar; Miyako is self-taught. I love how she weaves classical music into the metal songs she composes. If you like Beethoven, then you need to listen to her composition "Dystopia Symphony." It is her tribute to Beethoven. She even wrote it in the format of a Beethoven Sonata - opening, 3 movements and coda (ending). She uses the 3rd movement of Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" as the basis for her song. There is no video of them playing the song, but there are fan made videos of the music with photos of the band. Another song that i think you would love is "Frozen Serenade." Take care my friends!
Frozen Serenade is already on the list, Dystopia Serenade has now been added! Thank you for the suggestion!
Miyako is awesome! They all are in their own way. We're looking forward to reacting to all their music (if we can)!
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After listening to this song I don't know how many times, hair on my arms still stands up when the guitar solo comes in. I love their compositions!
They are quite awesome, yes. And the level of quality stays extremely high over all the songs we've heard from them so far. A truly great band!
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For "Swan Song", Miyako combined elements of Chopin's "Revolutionary Etude" and Dvorak's "New World Symphony". 🤘
And it is beautiful. Just a phenomenal song and performance!
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Nemophila is another band with two elite lead guitarists who harmonize occasionally but certainly not nearly to the extent that M&M do in Lovebites. "Dissention" comes to mind as a Nemophila song with a short harmonizing section, and are a band with many surprises.
Yes, Nemophila are also pretty great.
"Dissension" episode is coming soon. Stay tuned.
We recently did a reaction for "Revive", which you can check out here: ruclips.net/video/12gqjDZcVAM/видео.html
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2:58 and following: 😂😂 Hilarious! 😂😂 I did not see that coming... 😁
Thank you for reaffirming my opinion that this is 5 virtuoso’s in the same band ! I discovered these ladies on RUclips about a year ago when I saw a 15 minute back and forth shredfest! I’m 59 and me and my best friend from high school listen/watch Lovebites every weekend 🤘😎
I am a new subscriber after watching 3 reviews 😎 Keep up the great work!
Thank you! We appreciate the kind words and the sub! We hope you continue to enjoy our show. We cover many different bands that worth checking out, especially Japanese rock/metal. We've discovered almost all of them through reaction requests that came in. Some amazing bands including Lovebites, Ningen Isu, Band-Maid, Nemophila, Hanabie, Gacharic Spin, Unlucky Morpheus, Wagakki Band, Trident and many more. Worth checking out, no doubt!
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Another version of Swan Song concert video.
RUclips channel"MusicMania"
Lovebites - "Swan Song" (Heavy Metal Never Dies - Tokyo Dome City Hall 2021)
In this live concert, Asami performs a Swan Lake-like dance in the prelude and a 'dying swan' in the ending.
Miyako initially ordered a white piano and received a Roland grand piano type keyboard.
Miyako ordered a grand piano because she felt uncomfortable with the difference between the heavy touch of the piano keys she normally plays and the light touch of the keyboard keys.
Keyboard keys can be made mechanically heavier, but the keyboard material itself is different and will not give the same touch.
The cost of renting a piano was also very different.
In this video you will discover how different the sound of a grand piano and a keyboard can be.
You can feel Miyako's skills again.
You can also see Miyako and Midori's guitar skills up close.
That was beautiful. Unfortunately the video does not have the Chopin intro, but the rest was great! Seeing Miyako and Midori play up-close was definitely an upgrade. Thank you for letting us know, we really enjoyed it!
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Great review. I personally never mind how you call them, like the blond guitarist, the brunette guitarist or the drummer. I really care is what you say if it is fair, relevant, informative and interesting. I like your reviews so far.
Thank you so much! Feels great to know that some people appreciate what we do. When we started, we had no idea if we'd connect with people, but thought we'd start doing it for fun and see how we go. The most important thing to us is to remain genuine and real, as otherwise we don't see the point. We joke around a little here and there, but we do try to remain fair and respectful to the music we cover and the musicians behind it.
We have so little spare time that this has become a tough undertaking, where now we'll either find a way to make this our full-time jobs, or we'd have to get back to doing what we're doing. So far, it has gone much better than we predicted, but we are probably a short few months away from having to make a decision. In any case, it's comments like yours that prove to us that all the hard work is worth it! So thank you so much for this comment. It goes a long way.
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@@myindieprodentertainment You just take your time, there is no reason to hurry yourself, and you are doing very very well now. Just let it be and you'll be fine.
Thanks again for reacting to lovebites… I would like to recommend a band called asterism… it’s a three piece Japanese band with lots of talent… I think that both of you would enjoy…. I recommend a song called Dawn live 2019
Thank you, Lito! Yes, Asterism has been requested, though "Dawn" has not been requested yet and it is now added to the list.
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The sound waves that you are referring seem to be inspired by another Chopin étude (op.25, no.12, nicknamed Ocean). Basically the pitch goes up and down, and you can follow Miyako's hands go left and right on the keys, during the final section.
It is really beautiful. A great song and amazing performance!
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Another great reaction guys, enjoying your analysis and discussion. Miyako is one of the musical prodigies of our era, she needs to be preserved! For another round of jaw reconstruction, please check out A Frozen Serenade. One section of this musical Masterclass may even reduce you to tears - it worked for me!
First and foremost, thank you for the kind words! 🙏
Yes, "A Frozen Serenade" is on the list and coming soon! We can't wait to get to it! Stay tuned!
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Solid reaction and analysis. There is no super group I know that has a collection of raw talent that Lovebites has. "Judgement Day" is a leveled up song, and that seems impossible with this band. Hiatus, new bassist - amazing new song for their comeback.
First, thank you! We appreciate the kind words. As for "Judgement Day", it is on our requests list and we hope to get to it soon! We are loving the journey with Lovebites so far, which seems to just get better and better.
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Even the new bassist Fami is amazingly skilled and she being younger keeps up with Midori and Miyako as if it's nothing as you can hear on their new video Judgement Day.
Yes! We look forward to getting to that one. It's been requested A LOT! It's just that there are a few songs ahead of it on the list at the moment. We do requests on a "first come, first served" basis and songs can only be bumped up the list if requested via Buy Me A Coffee (link in episode descriptions) so that this way we can keep things fair for everyone. We are excited to get it, though, as so many people have commented about it. Pretty crazy... We're sure it will be a lot of fun!
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Masters at work, you 2 now have the lifetime Wolfpack approval. A truly great reaction. I know the studio and music videos are great but as you see and hear you never truly experience this group till you watch a LIVE performance. The M & M guitar show is like watching and hearing a Vulcan mind meld, just truly inspirational.Miyako will always find a way to blend some classical elements and that is what her " golden touch" is all about.
Thank you! We are truly loving our "Lovebites journey", the gift that keeps on giving...
Well done on the Star Trek reference! 😉
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Nemophila, another 5 member all female Japanese group, has two incredible guitarists as well, Saki and Hazuki. Bassist Haraguchi-san and drummer Tamu Murata makeup the powerful rythm section, and The vocalist Mayu rounds out this phenomenal band. This latest release will give you a good idea of their capabilities. NEMOPHILA / Seize the Fate [Official Music Video]
Yes, Nemophila is great! We recently did a reaction episode to "Revive". You can watch it HERE: ruclips.net/video/12gqjDZcVAM/видео.html
"Seize the Fate" is already on our requests list and we hope to get to it soon! Stay tuned!
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I think I'm older than you guys and I'm terrible with names, but the names of these women are indelibly embedded in my memory. Such is the esteem in which I hold them. Haruna indeed is a beast on the drums. All 4ft 9 inches of her. 😊
Yes, but you likely have had the chance to listen to them for longer. We have so far only heard them 3 or 4 times when doing reactions to their songs... and we are getting there! Many bands and band members to remember on the show... Either way, Mark, we can agree that Lovebites are freakin' awesome! We are loving the band and are looking forward to covering more of their work... real soon... and to remembering their names! 😉
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You guys are fun to watch; if you want to explode your channel, summon the Nightwish Army by reacting to official live version from Wacken 2013 of Ghost Love Score. You probably are going to need another jaw surgery as the performance is legendary and also the most reacted video in YT.
Yes, we are very familiar with the song. We have it on our list, which is now VERY long... Unfortunately once we do get to it, it will not be a first-time reaction, more of a re-visit, but should be fun 🙂
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Sometimes I call them "Clockwork Lovebites", because they just play that way.
Sometimes I call them "Metal Masterpieces, Inc.", because that is what they _do_ .
Most of the times I call them "Unforseen and incomparable precious gift to Metal", because I think, that that is _what_ they are.
And 5 absolutely unique and sympathetic personalities, that is _who_ they are.
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How these ladies are not better know worldwide is just wrong.
Agreed! We hope to remedy that somewhat, if we get a large enough following. We hope to cover a lot more of their work!
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Well, LOVEBITES was formed in 2016, however, it must be said that the women were not that successful worldwide until the middle of 2018. They have worked very hard on several LP's and EP's as well as on their playing together skills during these 2 years. The LOVEBITES career really took off after the summer of 2018 after they played at the Wacken Openair in Germany and the Bloodstock Festival in the UK. Had it not been for that damn Corona pandemic in the spring of 2020, they would have continued to play live internationally. Basically their international career was just about 2 years. We hope that they will start again internationally in 2023, but at the latest in 2024. But we fans have to be realistic, they are young very attractive women, so it can be assumed that their husbands will be jumping on them more often every week. So new babies must always be expected.
We're not sure how many babies are planned and when, but we sure hope that they tour Australia and Israel in the near future! 🙂
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The great reaction, as always. It is so cool to watch these videos with you. It is like you watching your favorite music videos with your friends :) Unfortenately, my real friends do not like Lovebites as much as me. And I can't talk with them about my favorite band. And I don't know why someone couldn't love this amazing music.
"Swan song" is love from the first sight. OK, all Lovebites songs are the same - you love them from the first sight.
If you want to hear the song with the same style - try the song "Frozen Serenade". Of course, you will be impressed. But if you want a heavier song, listen to the song "Break the wall".
Thank you for your reaction! More Lovebites, more Nemophila, more BAND-MAID on the channel.
And you can check out another Japanese heavy metal band, that will impress you. This is Unlucky Morpheus. Just try the live video "Black Pentagram".
Thank you! Yes, we understand you completely as not all our friends appreciate the same kind of music we do (though our tastes are very broad), so we have to talk about music on a show spanning two continents! 😉
Both "Frozen Serenade" and "Break The Wall" are on our list and coming soon! Stay tuned! Also on the way are more episodes covering LB, Nemophila and Band-Maid. We are definitely looking forward to recording those! Unlucky Morpheus is now added to the list.
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Howzit again Asaf and Itai.. Great reaction to a masterpiece of a song.. Glad you came back to Lovebites. You have another 40 odd songs to go and they are about to release their new album.. You have so much to see... Fami is the new bass player, Miho is a ledgend (Former bassist for Lovebites) Her style, ability and character will forever be Lovebites for me, but Fami is a whole new monster.. Completely different style and amazing enegy.. Watch this cover of hers from when she was 17, she is 20 now and a real force to be reconed with.. ruclips.net/video/Q_UqztwYAOU/видео.html
Watch this before you see her with Lovebites, but be warned neck brace and seat belt required.. As usual, best wishes to Australia and Israel from France..
Hi again, Grant!
Yes, I think you sent this video to us before. Awesome indeed! We definitely look forward to seeing her with the band! Exciting stuff!
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Much love from Israel and Australia!
1. Great reaction
2. This one is one of their mega masterpieces the next are Edge of the World, Epilogue and Frozen Serenade
3. The rest above 50 songs are maserpieces they never go down from this level.
4. Playing piano is obligatory in Japan each member of this band plays this instrument Asami vocalist even in two pieces.
5. The high level of skills of guitarists in Japan you can hear here ruclips.net/video/F8qP9qW8KcY/видео.html
Obviously M&M is left at the end for dessert.
1. thank you do much! We truly appreciate it!
2. The three songs are already on our requests list and we are excited to hopefully get to them soon!
3. We look forward to hopefully get to (at least) the majority of those 50 at some stage, especially if we are able to turn this into a full-time thing. At the moment our day jobs pay the bills, so we have very little time and too many artists to cover, but we do our best. Finding bands like LB has been a huge gift!
4. It shows! They are so extremely talented.
5. Thank you for that link! We enjoyed that video immensely! So much more music to look forward to!
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well the 30-40 requests will be as good as what you have heard they have no bad songs ]:P
We are excited to find out! So far the songs have been 🔥🔥🔥 We look forward to more! 🤘😆🤘
Here is the ex basist-Miho