I have seen this band four times and they are the real deal. Many of us consider Band-Maid to be the very best hard rock band of the 21st century. Not only do they play every bit of music you hear whether prerecorded or not they also write, arrange, produce it as well. There are NO outside musicians as there is no Rick Rubens or Phil Spector in the recording studio. What you see is what you get. And then some. They have just finished their current North America tour with the final show in Mexico City just two weeks ago. At the Ace of Spades midtown Sacramento l also got to hear the first public performance of Shambles which was a treat. Band-Maid does not make bad music but then again neither do many of their contemporaries. You absolutely need to hear Lovebites and Nemophila as well. Many others but these two will send you down the rabbit hole head first. Band-Maid is hard rock. Lovebites is symphonic rock with a lead guitarist who would be able to play classical music with the world's best symphonies. You should hear her do Chopin's Etude as a prelude to a rock masterpiece. And finally Nemophila who refer to themselves as the "warm and fuzzy band from hell". The singer there, Mayu, can switch between clean and screaming vocals with the best who have ever been. And when you are satisfied with that l have another ten for you. Rock music never died. It just moved to Japan. Something Marty Feldman of Megadeth knew when he left that band to live and play music full time in Japan. Regards.
This is the problem with the Band Maid fans or so-called "Maidiacts". They always seem to want to make it about themselves than the band or group itself. As if they are just as important as the ladies in this amazing group.
@@chuckvelten5337 Is this the same "Cheapskate" Chuck who used to complain how BAND-MAID never does anything for the fans? The same Chuck who said BAND-MAID should do concerts for free to show they appreciate their fans? 🤣👎
There are plenty of fan cams of them playing this live at various venues in the US. I'd recommend you look for their performance of the song Hate? at Lollapalooza a few weeks ago. You'll see what they can do!
Hate was not one of my favorite Band-Maid songs until I heard it live with the Kanami guitar / Misa bass duel. The version from Lollapalooza with Saiki hyping it up in the background and smiling the whole time just ROCKS!
Here’s the reality, Harri…Band-Maid is arguably the best rock band on the planet. 🌍🔥 Composition, orchestration, arrangement, instrumentation, songwriting, playing and performance - I know of no one better at integrating all aspects of rock music and creating such incredible music. You need to hear more. Check out their latest - “Shambles” - official MV Then check out the video from their Lalapalooza performance of the two song - “Dice / Hate?” - official live video Take care and rock on 🤘🏼🔥🎸🥁🎤🎼😀✌🏼
You are absolutely right that Band-Maid's instrumental "From Now On" is amazing and demonstrates incredible musical skill. Their music has to be heard before a live audience in order to get a true appreciation as to just how breathtakingly great these ladies are in performance. There will be many recommendations from their legions of fans, but I'll recommend their official live songs "Domination" or "Puzzle." Please feature more of the outstanding Band-Maid on your channel. Thank you and cheers.
Please stop recommended Domination Live to new reactors. It has been reacted to literally thousands of times. And while it is great, they have more recent live performances that are even better. You mentioned one, Puzzle... another is HATE from lollapalooza. The latter shows their musical range better than anything else. Just tired of everyone always pointing reactors to 3.5 year old videos that everyone has seen 1000 times.
A lot of casual or uninformed music "fans" think that an instrumental song is just the band jamming with no real plan, with is about as far from the truth as it can be. Even if you go back to the beginning with bands The Ventures and The Shadows, their songs were carefully written compositions. Brian Wilson composed one of the finest instrumentals of all time in Half Moon Bay. And Kanami is just amazing in her complex compositions like From Now On, Onset, Without Holding Back and others like them.
@@artomatt OK, I should have checked his archives. My error. However, new viewers should be aware of this exceptional Domination performance and check it out. A newer one is Puzzle which he hasn't covered and is also great. Of, course there are many, many more.
My favorite instrumental Onset has a live version on their channel. They are the most real deal. Puzzle live, while not an instrumental, is another great example of their abilities and songwriting. I genuinely believe they are the greatest band this short century.
Thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 I witnessed this song performed live three times with this MV quality in Tokyo & Kawasaki and dropped my jaw three times 😲. I believe so did many of American audience in their recent three US tours. 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 an 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!" 😄
I've seen this performed live in Houston earlier this year in May. And it sounded even better. These Ladies are the real deal, and are what I consider to be the current best live band touring. Until someone better comes along, when it comes to a live show, these Ladies are the best.
They most definitely play ! BTW they have a song called " Play " and its a banger ! I've seen this band 3 times......they are phenomenal live. 😏❤️🎙🎸🥁😎🤘 They have a great lead singer & the rythum guitarist provides backup & sometimes sings lead.
@@mikeat2637 I like to think Sai Chan grabbed Miku's arm and gave it a little twist and said, " I'm going to bop you in the nose if you don't come up with some lyrics. " But Japanese ladies are to polite for that.
If you wonder if they are playing, I recommend watching Onset live and Without Holding Back. Especially the one called the white room version of WithoutHoldingBack. This video is shot in a white room, concentrating only on their instrumental performances. They are each very good instrumentalists, but that's not all. Their overall ability is amazing. BAND-MAID's songs are basically made with the assumption that they will be performed live. They consider themselves a live band. First, lead guitarist KANAMI composed the song, and each part member arranged it individually. Rhythm guitarist MIKU writes the lyrics. The final decision will be made by main vocalist SAIKI. Backing tracks such as synth parts are made by lead guitarist and main composer KANAMI. And instrumentals like this one were written to give the vocalist a break during a long gig.
Nice. I thought it was about the best thing I'd heard when I found it too. I saw them play this live in a club in Austin Texas in May. They nailed it. And played over 20 other songs with complex arrangements. The drummer and bass player are monsters. The lead guitar/composer is brilliant, and the vocals are killer. I was amazed. I haven't found a decent live recording of this song. If you want to hear them play something really difficult live, check out Black Hole. It's in a two song video with a laid back rock song, Manners. So, load up Manner, Black Hole Official Live video and if you want to skip Manners go to about 4:10 and check out Black Hole. It's particularly interesting because the vocalists are involved in the complex arrangement. Both have great sense of rhythm, time, and dynamics so it's as if you have two more instruments.
Yep Harri, I saw this played live less than a month ago and "shattered" is an apt description of how it left me. My entire body was shaking. The Maids are incredible! Best, most complete band I have seen...ever. Thanks much! 🕊
Sugoi! Enjoyed your reaction. And just to add to the praise from the adoration society known as "Maidiacs," I've seen them twice in the last 10 months, and they are the most awesome, FUN, and accessible band I've seen in 53 years of concert going. Over the last decade or so, Japan has produced the world's best rock & metal, and mostly by all-female bands. Arigatou! 🤘🤘
Thank you for getting back to Band-Maid Harri, great review, and yes, you should be be blown away by the incredible talent, energy and synergy of these amazing musicians. I have seen them live seven times and I can tell you that yes, they are the real deal and all of them do play these instruments and sound live even better than the recordings ! There is no question that Miku (rhythm guitar and vocals), Kanami (lead guitar), Akane (drums), Misa (bass), and their lead singer Saiki, are the best hard rock band on the planet at this time. Please check out some of their many live performances (the recent version of Dice + Hate? at Lollapolooza on Aug 5 is a great place to start !), and when you have the opportunity, see them live for yourself- I can promise it will be one of the best concert experiences you have ever had !
When I saw them play this live there was a backing track for keyboards and orchestral instruments, but the drums, bass, and guitars were them. They also have a lead singer that is very talented.
I didn't get into this song fully until i saw them do it live , and then OMG , was i sold . hell yeah. Even the crowd filmed ones are amazing , like Lollapalooza and other full show video. You can see the audience just getting mind blown and they get huge applause noise for it everytime. These girls are true Rock Goddesses. All of them ! Only Japan can produce stuff like these female bands.
Hi Harri! Band-Maid are the best hard rock band I have heard in my 56 years on this planet. They don't stick to any one genre and often mix genres in songs. They are extremely diverse and have an extensive 10 year back catalogue featuring Punk, Pop-Punk, Hard-Rock, Classic Rock, Metal, Prog, Blues, Jazz, Groove, Rap etc. From face melting 220 bpm punk-prog to ballads, instrumentals to acoustics they do it all. They are also five of the nicest people in music, without a shred of ego. They are funny and fun and bad-ass musicians to boot. I'm from the UK but I am travelling to Japan in October as I have tickets for four shows there as part of their 10th anniversary tour. They are the only band I would even consider traveling across the globe to see live. Saiki the lead singer has had throat surgery in the past so the band are very careful with her voice. They play 2+ hour shows so to give Saiki a break around mid-set they do three things. 1. Play an instrumental, 2. Miku (rhythm guitar) takes lead vocals for a song or two (she has a track usually once per album where she is lead vocalist) and 3. Miku will do her legendary and hilarious "Magic Time" MC set. Then Saiki comes back on to finish the set. So yeah, they have a number of really cool instrumental tracks. Check out the live MV of "Onset" for another instrumental banger!
This is one of the most individually talented group of musicians I've come across in my 55 years of listening. They also write, compose and perform their material. I would suggest ANY of their official live music videos...but my favorite live versions are "Domination", "Freedom", "Puzzle", and "Manners" as they all have sections added that aren't on the studio versions. "Freedom" live would be heavily favored by drummers for the footage...and the vocalist (Saiki) is top tier as well.
Seeing the Maids live and up close in a small, intimate club is a "Thrill" of a lifetime. One should consider themselves lucky to experience them like this because it's becoming rare. And as for sound... it'll be the best hard rockin' sound you can imagine -- clear, discreet, powerful and full of energy and joyful vibes! (And no compression!! ;-) Just ask anyone who's experienced them live. In fact, we've been getting an earful of "wow's" and "that was incredible" from all the reactors and commenters from their successful 2022 & 2023 Band-Maid USA Tours. Rock on, Harri!
Great reaction. We definitely see what you see and hear what you hear. Band-Maid is even better live. They also are very fun live with their audience participation called Omajinai Time or Magic Spell Time. They play their own instruments live. The only caveat is the lead guitar player Kanami plays keyboards so if there are any keyboards live they are a backing track. They do often add to their songs when played live. They have extended intros in several songs live. Japan is just killing it with music, especially hard rock and metal.
Consiguen hacer que cada fracción de cada canción sea una pequeña obra de arte. Nunca las admiraré lo suficiente por mucho que las esté admirando constantemente. Y en directo lo superan!!! 🤘🤘 ¡ ¡ ¡ B A N D M A I D H E A D ! ! ! 🤘🤘
Thank you for reacting to this song. This opened their set in Lollapalooza last month. This song is always best seen, heard and appreciated live! It’s a good strategy of theirs to play this song as an opener especially for festivals with lots of people who’ll see them perform for the first time. The audience would probably expect a J-pop song because of the cute aesthetic then they’d be blown away by the hard rock performance! I hope you like them and do please feature them more.
It's all them Harri with the addition of some orchestral instruments which would have been programmed by Kanami, From Now On is how they generally open their festival gigs otherwise it's usually a mid set song to give Saiki (vocals) a break. There are plenty of fan cams from last year and this year of this track , one of the most recent being Lollapalooza. A fancam of the Lolla 1 hour set is here ruclips.net/video/mBE4htsRx0o/видео.html
I’ve traveled and seen them 6 times!! Last was Lollapalooza!! Do a reaction to the song “Hate” with guitar and bass solos as well as the drums !! The video has blown up on RUclips. Live at Lollapalooza
Yes Harri it's all them , saw them twice live , wait till you hear songs with there lead vocalist Saiki , MISA !!! MISA !!! MISA !!! the Barefoot Bass Assassin .
harri harri harri - been waiting for you to discover THE MAIDS. 10 years in now for them with the same members. considered by many to be the best hard rock band on the planet. their vocalist is saiki and is in 95 % of their songs and you will love her voice- very unique. over 100 songs to choose from. most self written by lead guitarist kanami tono. and i have recommended before to you to check out another all female japanese band - LOVEBITES - the queens of heavy metal and so much more. try their live song 'holy war' from zepp diver city tokyo 2020 and you will be blown away. so much talent in japanese girl groups it ain't fair to the rest of the world. and there are a ton of them. whooda thunk it ? !
No official live vid of this song yet, too new. Lots of good fan cam of this though. There is a great vid clip of their song HATE, from the recent Lollapaloosa festival. Just jaw dropping.
"From now on" live at Lollapalloza Chicago 2023. Was the first song of the set. The complete performance in YT. Please review. Anyway great reaction...
If you like hard rock and being happy, you just hit the music lottery. 🎉 Band Maid is absolutely playing everything you hear. Even the background synths; Kanami (lead guitarist) has played piano since age 3. Akane (drums) also plays piano (and trombone!?) The girls came together naturally and coincidentally. And the world of music has become a better place. Live video of the Maids is abundant. Because they call their concerts “servings,” they have that attitude of putting the audience first. They give it their all, every time, every song. Japanese culture is one of precision and punctuality. Band Maid live performances are always equal to, often superior to, their album cuts. “Play,” official live video is a good introductory song. It was also written as an instrumental; however, lead vocalist Saiki loved it so much she asked Miku (rhythm guitar/vocals) to write lyrics.
It’s better live, I’ve seen it twice myself. Though there isn’t an official live version that’s easy to find, they opened with it at Lollapalooza, you can probably find that version which is pretty decent.
Not only play their own stuff, but write their own stuff, and do cool rearrangements. If you hear something like a piano overlay one of them played it and recorded it, and composed that part too. If it has an orchestral intro they composed that too. And I have heard them play this live in concert with my own ears.
One note, Kinami the lead guitarist plays MIku’s rhythm guitar part for studio recording but Miku plays it live for all live performances. She is the one who taught Miku to play, and whatever she writes must be something she knows Miku can play. This has changed and gotten much more complex over the years.
@@elizabethputnam6317 I know that was the case for Unseen world as much of that had to do with there was limited in person rehearsals during Covid lock down in japan. So likely in post covid world Miku will have more learning time before album recording.
@@roygillotti4615 To my knowledge, everything you hear in a song that isn't generally bass, drums, and vocals (and rhythm guitar when live) - is Kanami (lead guitar/composer) playing on an instrument or something she programmed on her DAW.
Yet I've only heard the statement that Miku wasn't in the recording was specifically for the recording of the Unseen world album. I wouldn't just assume to blanket that statement to every album.
@@roygillotti4615 Been a while, but I don't recall the statement being limited to Unseen World. If anything, it would apply even more so to their earlier work when Miku was less proficient on her instrument. Casual fans do not realize how much of the heavy lifting Kanami does musically for the band, esp earlier in the band's history. Nor would they realize just how flippin fearless is one Miku Kobato of Band-Maid.
BAND-MAID doesn’t have a bad song. Like most Maidiacs I’ve listened to every song I can find. The band’s focus is to always do their best. An impossibly hard rocking maid band.
You should also listen to Hate from their last US Tour, Lollapallooza had the best sound, they did a new extended arrangement for the tour that is not in their studio recording.
They are the REAL deal. Some of the best musicians in the world regardless of gender, race, creed, etc. Kanami, the lead guitarist, is an exceptional composer as well!
Wonderful reaction, I could see you were really wrapped up in this bands music....thank you:) Bandmaid and Lovebites are my 2 most favourite bands, they just mesmerize me every time I see them.
I can see where someone might question if it's really them playing, but indeed it is. They are IMHO one of the most talented rock bands of all time. I have seen them live twice, and they are THE REAL DEAL. If you choose to dig deeper, you will find that they do not have a bad song. Did I mention how talented they are? Well dive in, you will find out.
Yesssss, they're absolutely the real deal.....I've seen them 6 times now, and they just keep getting better. They have a well earned reputation in Japan of being a band you have to see live to appreciate. Should be lots of fan-cams to the most recent US tour in May & August, recommend the Welcome to Rockville set or Lollapalooza (either the after-show or main stage set) or just recently I saw them in Sacramento, Aces of Spades club (amazzzzing show....and stinking hot that day, lol)
Excuse me, you wondered if they were really playing the music. If you watch the fingering and the drumming during the video, one should notice the accuracy of the performance. Hence, the question, why would someone fake it when they obviously have the talent to play it for real. Yes, sir, I've seen them perform their music live and they are the real deal. Thank you for reacting to this amazing five-member band from Japan known as BAND-MAID.
They could very well be playing live,but the fingering is not whats gonna determine that 😁😁..There are bands who have done better than that and were miming
When ‘Thrill’ went viral a lot of people were lining up saying the Maids weren’t playing their instruments. Their focus is, “I will do my best,” when on stage and writing music for their fans. Watch some videos of their recent tour and you will understand why Maidiacs attend as many shows as possible.
Yes, I remember the early days, so many called them a gimmick and not real. Don't hear too much from those guys anymore, wonder why. Band Maid is absolutely for real and a force to be reckoned with. Getting better everyday, they have come so far.
100% agree. Band-Maid are one-of-a-kind good. Live they are both flawless technicians and fun, soulful rockstars all at once and it's all wrapped up in a quiet humility as they aim their sights squarely on World Domination. No band has ever made me want to be a *fan* like Band-Maid.
It's all them. They do it all themselves. They play "From Now On" at every full concert, only omitting it at short Festival sets. Yes, they do use a backing track: they include piano, orchestral synth, electronic drums, distorted vocals, which they perform and produce themselves. BTW: their vocalists are excellent and don't auto-tune. Their lead guitar, Kanami Tono is an excellent keyboard player. She and the bassist, Misa, have played piano since pre-school. Their live recordings are generally better than their studio recordings. Live, they are energy monsters on stage and they know how to engage an audience. Watch their 2023 Lollapalooza set: it's an hour of non-stop energy. The set starts with "From Now On" and it just gets better: wait for the guitar-bass duel in "Hate?", it's rock-n-roll history. Band-Maid has fought tooth and polished fingernail for everything they have accomplished. For the past several years they have composed, arranged, recorded, and produced all their recordings pretty much under their own direction. They have complete artistic control and also quite a bit of managerial control. Band-Maid has that Punk Rock DIY mentality: they have a business plan and stick to it, taking responsibility and accountability for every aspect of their business, and every band member has a business role and participates. Keep listening to Band-Maid and they will eventually astonish you.
Maybe it's time to meet 5 beautiful ladies in high heels and dresses playing classic heavy metal? For starters, I recommend the song Break the Wall from their earlier albums. Boasting over 70 hit singles, they won Best New Metal Band at the Metal Hammer Awards in 2018. The girls play heavy, thrash, power and prog metal, they also have some beautiful ballads. Break the wall ruclips.net/video/5Pc0XK0lNmU/видео.html or Nameless warrior ruclips.net/video/Dl29tiJCbNM/видео.html
Go to their back catalog and start from the beginning. They just finished up their 10th anniversary North American tour. Start with thrill, alone real existence daydreaming bubble. But live is where these ladies really shine.
This is perhaps one of a few tracks that has used some studio tricks. The opening and piano are overdubbed. Kanami the lead guitarist is a trained concert pianist. It's all them. And since their first couple of albums, Kanami has written most of this music, with Miku writing the lyrics but they are all such fantastic musicians that allows music of this level to be written because they can perform it. Kanami makes these these drum parts possible. Misa makes those bass lines possible.
Yeah, Harri they were great the last time you reacted to them and are even better now. Ten years together this year, same team, no changes and they just keep getting better. You thought the Beatles had a good run....LOL!! Wait till you hear their latest from a few weeks ago called "Shambles".....that'll put lead in your pencil!
No session musicians for Band Maid. In the beginning 10 years ago the rhythm guitarist hold the guitar for the MV's while the other guitarist played the part. Now even the one who couldn't play guitar (Miku) has her own signature guitar from Zemaitis and plays for real. Check the video for HATE? from Lolapaloosa and the "From now on" from Aftershock festival. They are the real deal.
Why would anyone assume it is not the ladies who play ACTUALLY those instruments in the video? People would normally not assume the same thing if the musicians are men. Some of the best drummers, guitarists, pianists, violinists, etc., are women. The ladies would say, "Oh-oh there they go again, still having those questions and doubts ... "
Here are 2 reviews of their performances at Lallapalooza. Best Rock band in the World. They haven't been hiding. No autotune, No cheating backing music. It is ALL THEm. They have complete control of their music. The lead guitarist, Kanami is the prime composer and the Rhythm Guitarist, Miku is the prime lyricist and the Band Founder. They are better LIVE!! CHICAGO SUN-TIMES The Japanese rock act is the quintessential example of not judging a book (or a band) by its cover. Inspired by everyone from Carlos Santana to Deep Purple and Smashing Pumpkins, but looking like demure movie characters, Band-Maid is a total exploration of contrast, and about as shock rock as you can be nowadays - not for the blood and gore of, say, GWAR, but for the immediate hypnosis they impart. - Selena Fragassi ROLLING STONE Japanese Rockers Band-Maid Put Guitar Center Showoffs to Shame There’s a pun to be made about how much Band-Maid ripped, but the Japanese group goes even harder than that. Fluctuating between hard rock, aughts nu-metal, and pop rock, each member of the quintet is a virtuoso in her own right with more than a decade of practice in Band-Maid alone. They lured curious onlookers into the fold when highlights like “Domination” and “Don’t You Tell Me” got huge reactions from the crowd, but it was the bass solo-versus-guitar solo duels mid-song that got the biggest cheers. This is what those guys in Guitar Center think their ridiculous riffing sounds like. Turns out it’s done best, and most effortlessly, by women in black-and-white maid dresses and frilly hair-pieces as they smile ear to ear. -N.C.
Just check out many of the fan cam of any show or any song it is the Maids 💯 playing this is the first newer bands that keep my attention I would love to go see then in the near future
70% - is what you see here! Live is usually a better version because they improvise. A good comparison would be DOMINATION MV vs. DOMINATION Live there are others as well PUZZLE Live vs PUZZLE acoustic version live. These ladies are loaded with talent and charisma! There is over 10 years of music on Spotify as well. Please don't just watch the videos there is so much more .
They opened their set at Lollapalooza with *"from now on"* last August 4th: ruclips.net/video/N_HyA-0Duh8/видео.htmlsi=n9_gSH0OdB5Y8d-h (this is a bass-centric fan cam, and yes you need to hear the bassist). They usually play this (or another instrumental) mid-set to give the singer a break. There are piano and synths in the backing track and they're probably played by the guitarist and songwriter Kanami Tōno. Why wouldn't they be? She's played piano much longer than guitar. They _are_ that good, and you'll see it and hear it over and over and over again.
Not only do they play all their own stuff, but all the instruments in the backing tracks, Synths, Piano etc... are played by Lead Guitarist, Kanami as well. The Drummer Akane and Bassist MISA met at the Tokyo School of Music. There is nothing that they can't play. Check out another instrumental of theirs 'Without Holding Back'.
The only one of the members of Band-Maid who has ever "faked" it was Miku (rhythm guitar). She thought that she'd only be a singer when she started to put together the group, but when Saiki joined as singer, Kanami (lead guitar) began teaching Miku to play the guitar. So Miku had to fake it some at the very beginning, but has now had 10 years to get fully proficient at guitar and she seems to be genuinely able to keep up with the others at this point.
They absolutely play their own stuff. I've seen them twice in the past 2 years. They're lovable and immensely talented. The lead guitarist does most of the songwriting, and the rhythm guitarist writes most of the lyrics. They've been together for a decade now ... same 5 ladies from day 1. You want a live clip? This is a January performance from their official RUclips channel: ruclips.net/video/zvuqmSQEnaA/видео.htmlsi=pZ3C0eS5zjQHxZCa
Check out "From Now on - Oct 29 2022 at Paradise Rock Club" From their Boston Ma show, I saw them at this small venue and it was amazing, the video is from V. Chupin is spot on.
I saw them play this live. my only problem is that onset is one of my favorite Band Maid songs. I think this is song is great and is technically better. Onset just seems to realy speak to me.
Band-Maid are real musicians. They can pull this stuff off live on any given day. I won't lie to you as they do utilize some backing tracks for various parts of songs, mainly keyboards, various other non guitar bass and drum instrument sounds, and yes Band-Maid fans even some backing vocals as only two of the girls regularly sing and you will sometimes hear more singing than that going on at once. That does not detract from the superb skills of these 5 ladies. Check out some of their Official Live Videos from their RUclips page. I would recommend Play, Manners / Black Hole, and No God. There are two live versions of No God. The version from 2 years ago is my favorite but both are awesome. Give some more of their stuff a listen and let us know what you think of it.
If you want to see a professional video (not fan cam) of them playing this live, search for Band-Maid full show Lollapalooza. From Now On is their opening track and starts at 05:45.
Harri, welcome back to the Band of Maids, the best rock group on the planet. If and when they come to England you HAVE to see them. It's not just a band, it's an EXPERIENCE like none other in music today. There is literally no one like them. Lead guitarist Kanami Tono is also the composer on their original songs and both Miku and Saiki work on the lyrics. I have also heard that Saiki is looking to, learn to play guitar, just like Miku did, and she can have no better sensei than Kanami, who is also a musical savant on a Mozart-like level and can be called Japan's Brian Wilson. I know you have already reacted to the official live video of Domination, but there are soooooooo many other great songs for you to delve into. If you want to see where it all began, react to the official music video for "Thrill", which saved the band from breaking up when their management was going to drop them. They posted Thrill on RUclips and got unimaginable numbers of views and got that train rolling. They literally have a global fan base that love them and the feeling is reciprocated by them in every performance they do. I'm a 76 year old rocker who has been following rock since the late 1950's and this is the freshest and most enjoyable band I've seen since the glory days of the 60's and 70's. I'm usually the oldest one at any of the shows I go to, lol.
In my haste I forgot to mention the other two members of the band, bassist Misa Misa Misa "The Barefoot Assassin" and Akane "The Gorilla" Hirose, drummer extraordinaire and band leader. When Kanami finishes one of her compositions, it goes to Akane and Misa to plan everything out and then back to Kanami to insert solos. They are one-stop shopping when it comes to music, lol. And to show you how they really feel about their fans, during the 2022 US Tour Kanami had some physical issues that made the trip tough on her but she pushed through was awesome. In addition, while their tour bus was plying the turnpikes of the US, Kanami took the time to write a new song, an homage to their fans called Memorable. That's why there isn't another band like them on the planet.
Rumor has it they are soon coming to Europe. I saw them 3 times in the last ten months. I would find out the details and make every effort to go if I were you ❤
Even Tony VIsconti (legendary producer of David Bowie) tweeted once that Band-Maid is one of the best live bands that he has ever seen. Should be easy to google the original source if you'd like to further investigate.
Oh yea i remember now that she was the one who recommended them 😂😁..Its been so long..I just remember that i had reacted to them once.They really are mind blowing!
Hi HarriBest ! Welcome back to the world of Band-Maid ! Glad to have you with us on this journey. Looking forward to mooore Band-Maid in the near future !
The erratic camera work makes it difficult to tell for sure, but I can only see lead guitar, bass guitar, drums and maybe rhythm guitar. But I am hearing strings, keyboards and maybe a whole orchestra behind them. I suspect they are using a backing track here.
Yes, they use a backing track on this arrangement, but everything on it was played by these four musicians. And they can absolutely pull this off live, I've seen them 3 times in concert.
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I have seen "From now on" performed four times live, and they sounded better live every time. As they almost always do.
It's three times for me, lol.
Awesome! I’ve only heard it live once (I’ve been to two shows).
Twice live for me ... Can't wait for the next chance to see them...!!!!
Aaron you've only seen it 4 times, Same amount of years that B-M haven't been back to the UK. Thx for that then.😆
Hopefully my 5th is in Europe next year!@@GaryHolloway-810
I have seen this band four times and they are the real deal. Many of us consider Band-Maid to be the very best hard rock band of the 21st century. Not only do they play every bit of music you hear whether prerecorded or not they also write, arrange, produce it as well. There are NO outside musicians as there is no Rick Rubens or Phil Spector in the recording studio. What you see is what you get. And then some. They have just finished their current North America tour with the final show in Mexico City just two weeks ago. At the Ace of Spades midtown Sacramento l also got to hear the first public performance of Shambles which was a treat. Band-Maid does not make bad music but then again neither do many of their contemporaries. You absolutely need to hear Lovebites and Nemophila as well. Many others but these two will send you down the rabbit hole head first. Band-Maid is hard rock. Lovebites is symphonic rock with a lead guitarist who would be able to play classical music with the world's best symphonies. You should hear her do Chopin's Etude as a prelude to a rock masterpiece. And finally Nemophila who refer to themselves as the "warm and fuzzy band from hell". The singer there, Mayu, can switch between clean and screaming vocals with the best who have ever been. And when you are satisfied with that l have another ten for you. Rock music never died. It just moved to Japan. Something Marty Feldman of Megadeth knew when he left that band to live and play music full time in Japan. Regards.
This is the problem with the Band Maid fans or so-called "Maidiacts". They always seem to want to make it about themselves than the band or group itself. As if they are just as important as the ladies in this amazing group.
*Marty Friedman of Megadeth, bro.💪🏻🤘🏻
@@chuckvelten5337 Is this the same "Cheapskate" Chuck who used to complain how BAND-MAID never does anything for the fans? The same Chuck who said BAND-MAID should do concerts for free to show they appreciate their fans? 🤣👎
@@bigbrutalbassbeer410 Thanks brutal. I get clitches like that now and again. I knew better. Part of growing old. Regards.
@@sacluvsBM
Yah, me too. Old as f.👍🏻
There are plenty of fan cams of them playing this live at various venues in the US. I'd recommend you look for their performance of the song Hate? at Lollapalooza a few weeks ago. You'll see what they can do!
Hate was not one of my favorite Band-Maid songs until I heard it live with the Kanami guitar / Misa bass duel. The version from Lollapalooza with Saiki hyping it up in the background and smiling the whole time just ROCKS!
Hate at Lollapalooza is my new obsession!
Here’s the reality, Harri…Band-Maid is arguably the best rock band on the planet. 🌍🔥
Composition, orchestration, arrangement, instrumentation, songwriting, playing and performance - I know of no one better at integrating all aspects of rock music and creating such incredible music. You need to hear more.
Check out their latest
- “Shambles” - official MV
Then check out the video from their Lalapalooza performance of the two song
- “Dice / Hate?” - official live video
Take care and rock on 🤘🏼🔥🎸🥁🎤🎼😀✌🏼
They are just as good live. They are incredible!!!!!
You are absolutely right that Band-Maid's instrumental "From Now On" is amazing and demonstrates incredible musical skill. Their music has to be heard before a live audience in order to get a true appreciation as to just how breathtakingly great these ladies are in performance. There will be many recommendations from their legions of fans, but I'll recommend their official live songs "Domination" or "Puzzle." Please feature more of the outstanding Band-Maid on your channel. Thank you and cheers.
Please stop recommended Domination Live to new reactors. It has been reacted to literally thousands of times. And while it is great, they have more recent live performances that are even better. You mentioned one, Puzzle... another is HATE from lollapalooza. The latter shows their musical range better than anything else.
Just tired of everyone always pointing reactors to 3.5 year old videos that everyone has seen 1000 times.
A lot of casual or uninformed music "fans" think that an instrumental song is just the band jamming with no real plan, with is about as far from the truth as it can be. Even if you go back to the beginning with bands The Ventures and The Shadows, their songs were carefully written compositions. Brian Wilson composed one of the finest instrumentals of all time in Half Moon Bay. And Kanami is just amazing in her complex compositions like From Now On, Onset, Without Holding Back and others like them.
He has already reacted to Domination live 😊
@@artomatt OK, I should have checked his archives. My error. However, new viewers should be aware of this exceptional Domination performance and check it out. A newer one is Puzzle which he hasn't covered and is also great. Of, course there are many, many more.
@@mikeat2637 Agree. Kanami Tono is a modern-day musical genius on parr with all the old legends of rock IMHO.
My favorite instrumental Onset has a live version on their channel. They are the most real deal. Puzzle live, while not an instrumental, is another great example of their abilities and songwriting.
I genuinely believe they are the greatest band this short century.
Thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 I witnessed this song performed live three times with this MV quality in Tokyo & Kawasaki and dropped my jaw three times 😲. I believe so did many of American audience in their recent three US tours. 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 an 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!" 😄
Well you have introduced me to a new artist today,certainly impressive.
I've seen this performed live in Houston earlier this year in May. And it sounded even better. These Ladies are the real deal, and are what I consider to be the current best live band touring. Until someone better comes along, when it comes to a live show, these Ladies are the best.
They most definitely play ! BTW they have a song called " Play " and its a banger ! I've seen this band 3 times......they are phenomenal live. 😏❤️🎙🎸🥁😎🤘 They have a great lead singer & the rythum guitarist provides backup & sometimes sings lead.
Play is such a great song, even as an instrumental. But when Saiki says "can we put lyrics in play ? Miku is like, why not ?" and the rest is history.
@@mikeat2637 I like to think Sai Chan grabbed Miku's arm and gave it a little twist and said, " I'm going to bop you in the nose if you don't come up with some lyrics. " But Japanese ladies are to polite for that.
@@lonniekramlich6241 Maybe yes, maybe no, but it is of no matter, it got done and it's a masterpiece.
If you wonder if they are playing,
I recommend watching Onset live and Without Holding Back.
Especially the one called the white room version of WithoutHoldingBack.
This video is shot in a white room, concentrating only on their instrumental performances.
They are each very good instrumentalists, but that's not all. Their overall ability is amazing.
BAND-MAID's songs are basically made with the assumption that they will be performed live. They consider themselves a live band.
First, lead guitarist KANAMI composed the song, and each part member arranged it individually.
Rhythm guitarist MIKU writes the lyrics.
The final decision will be made by main vocalist SAIKI.
Backing tracks such as synth parts are made by lead guitarist and main composer KANAMI.
And instrumentals like this one were written to give the vocalist a break during a long gig.
Good to see more brothers like myself discover this amazing band!
Nice. I thought it was about the best thing I'd heard when I found it too. I saw them play this live in a club in Austin Texas in May. They nailed it. And played over 20 other songs with complex arrangements. The drummer and bass player are monsters. The lead guitar/composer is brilliant, and the vocals are killer. I was amazed. I haven't found a decent live recording of this song. If you want to hear them play something really difficult live, check out Black Hole. It's in a two song video with a laid back rock song, Manners. So, load up Manner, Black Hole Official Live video and if you want to skip Manners go to about 4:10 and check out Black Hole. It's particularly interesting because the vocalists are involved in the complex arrangement. Both have great sense of rhythm, time, and dynamics so it's as if you have two more instruments.
Saw them in Minneapolis last month. From Now On is astounding, live. As was everything else.
They're actually just as good if not better live!!
Yep Harri, I saw this played live less than a month ago and "shattered" is an apt description of how it left me. My entire body was shaking. The Maids are incredible! Best, most complete band I have seen...ever. Thanks much! 🕊
Sugoi! Enjoyed your reaction. And just to add to the praise from the adoration society known as "Maidiacs," I've seen them twice in the last 10 months, and they are the most awesome, FUN, and accessible band I've seen in 53 years of concert going. Over the last decade or so, Japan has produced the world's best rock & metal, and mostly by all-female bands.
Arigatou! 🤘🤘
Thank you for getting back to Band-Maid Harri, great review, and yes, you should be be blown away by the incredible talent, energy and synergy of these amazing musicians. I have seen them live seven times and I can tell you that yes, they are the real deal and all of them do play these instruments and sound live even better than the recordings ! There is no question that Miku (rhythm guitar and vocals), Kanami (lead guitar), Akane (drums), Misa (bass), and their lead singer Saiki, are the best hard rock band on the planet at this time. Please check out some of their many live performances (the recent version of Dice + Hate? at Lollapolooza on Aug 5 is a great place to start !), and when you have the opportunity, see them live for yourself- I can promise it will be one of the best concert experiences you have ever had !
Wow
When I saw them play this live there was a backing track for keyboards and orchestral instruments, but the drums, bass, and guitars were them. They also have a lead singer that is very talented.
I didn't get into this song fully until i saw them do it live , and then OMG , was i sold . hell yeah. Even the crowd filmed ones are amazing , like Lollapalooza and other full show video. You can see the audience just getting mind blown and they get huge applause noise for it everytime. These girls are true Rock Goddesses. All of them ! Only Japan can produce stuff like these female bands.
Hi Harri! Band-Maid are the best hard rock band I have heard in my 56 years on this planet. They don't stick to any one genre and often mix genres in songs. They are extremely diverse and have an extensive 10 year back catalogue featuring Punk, Pop-Punk, Hard-Rock, Classic Rock, Metal, Prog, Blues, Jazz, Groove, Rap etc. From face melting 220 bpm punk-prog to ballads, instrumentals to acoustics they do it all. They are also five of the nicest people in music, without a shred of ego. They are funny and fun and bad-ass musicians to boot. I'm from the UK but I am travelling to Japan in October as I have tickets for four shows there as part of their 10th anniversary tour. They are the only band I would even consider traveling across the globe to see live.
Saiki the lead singer has had throat surgery in the past so the band are very careful with her voice. They play 2+ hour shows so to give Saiki a break around mid-set they do three things. 1. Play an instrumental, 2. Miku (rhythm guitar) takes lead vocals for a song or two (she has a track usually once per album where she is lead vocalist) and 3. Miku will do her legendary and hilarious "Magic Time" MC set. Then Saiki comes back on to finish the set. So yeah, they have a number of really cool instrumental tracks. Check out the live MV of "Onset" for another instrumental banger!
This is one of the most individually talented group of musicians I've come across in my 55 years of listening. They also write, compose and perform their material. I would suggest ANY of their official live music videos...but my favorite live versions are "Domination", "Freedom", "Puzzle", and "Manners" as they all have sections added that aren't on the studio versions. "Freedom" live would be heavily favored by drummers for the footage...and the vocalist (Saiki) is top tier as well.
Seeing the Maids live and up close in a small, intimate club is a "Thrill" of a lifetime. One should consider themselves lucky to experience them like this because it's becoming rare. And as for sound... it'll be the best hard rockin' sound you can imagine -- clear, discreet, powerful and full of energy and joyful vibes! (And no compression!! ;-) Just ask anyone who's experienced them live. In fact, we've been getting an earful of "wow's" and "that was incredible" from all the reactors and commenters from their successful 2022 & 2023 Band-Maid USA Tours. Rock on, Harri!
Great reaction. We definitely see what you see and hear what you hear. Band-Maid is even better live. They also are very fun live with their audience participation called Omajinai Time or Magic Spell Time. They play their own instruments live. The only caveat is the lead guitar player Kanami plays keyboards so if there are any keyboards live they are a backing track. They do often add to their songs when played live. They have extended intros in several songs live.
Japan is just killing it with music, especially hard rock and metal.
Consiguen hacer que cada fracción de cada canción sea una pequeña obra de arte.
Nunca las admiraré lo suficiente por mucho que las esté admirando constantemente.
Y en directo lo superan!!!
🤘🤘 ¡ ¡ ¡ B A N D M A I D H E A D ! ! ! 🤘🤘
Thank you for reacting to this song. This opened their set in Lollapalooza last month. This song is always best seen, heard and appreciated live! It’s a good strategy of theirs to play this song as an opener especially for festivals with lots of people who’ll see them perform for the first time. The audience would probably expect a J-pop song because of the cute aesthetic then they’d be blown away by the hard rock performance!
I hope you like them and do please feature them more.
I have watced them play this twice, fantastic! Great reaction!
It's all them Harri with the addition of some orchestral instruments which would have been programmed by Kanami, From Now On is how they generally open their festival gigs otherwise it's usually a mid set song to give Saiki (vocals) a break. There are plenty of fan cams from last year and this year of this track , one of the most recent being Lollapalooza. A fancam of the Lolla 1 hour set is here ruclips.net/video/mBE4htsRx0o/видео.html
I highly recommend “Hate? at Lollapalooza 2023.” They control a lot of chaos at once.
Completely blown away. Wow!
I’ve traveled and seen them 6 times!! Last was Lollapalooza!! Do a reaction to the song “Hate” with guitar and bass solos as well as the drums !! The video has blown up on RUclips. Live at Lollapalooza
They are the real deal ....
👍👍👍👍👍
Yes Harri it's all them , saw them twice live , wait till you hear songs with there lead vocalist Saiki , MISA !!! MISA !!! MISA !!! the Barefoot Bass Assassin .
harri harri harri - been waiting for you to discover THE MAIDS. 10 years in now for them with the same members. considered by many to be the best hard rock band on the planet. their vocalist is saiki and is in 95 % of their songs and you will love her voice- very unique. over 100 songs to choose from. most self written by lead guitarist kanami tono. and i have recommended before to you to check out another all female japanese band - LOVEBITES - the queens of heavy metal and so much more. try their live song 'holy war' from zepp diver city tokyo 2020 and you will be blown away. so much talent in japanese girl groups it ain't fair to the rest of the world. and there are a ton of them. whooda thunk it ? !
Harri has reacted to them before , about 18 months - 2 years ago and he was blown away then. I think he did domination live.
@@edwardallen4051 Yup, I remember that. I think it was the first time I watched Harri react to anything and he did a great job.
i see - i subscribed to harri a year ago and i missed it. @@edwardallen4051
No official live vid of this song yet, too new. Lots of good fan cam of this though. There is a great vid clip of their song HATE, from the recent Lollapaloosa festival. Just jaw dropping.
MISA MISA MISA!!!!! Saw them twice in 2019 in LA they are every bit as good as you may think.
These girls are the real deal , no faking with the Maids . in fact live they even turn things up several notches in virtuosity .
"From now on" live at Lollapalloza Chicago 2023. Was the first song of the set. The complete performance in YT. Please review. Anyway great reaction...
If you like hard rock and being happy, you just hit the music lottery. 🎉
Band Maid is absolutely playing everything you hear. Even the background synths; Kanami (lead guitarist) has played piano since age 3. Akane (drums) also plays piano (and trombone!?)
The girls came together naturally and coincidentally. And the world of music has become a better place.
Live video of the Maids is abundant. Because they call their concerts “servings,” they have that attitude of putting the audience first. They give it their all, every time, every song.
Japanese culture is one of precision and punctuality. Band Maid live performances are always equal to, often superior to, their album cuts.
“Play,” official live video is a good introductory song. It was also written as an instrumental; however, lead vocalist Saiki loved it so much she asked Miku (rhythm guitar/vocals) to write lyrics.
It’s better live, I’ve seen it twice myself. Though there isn’t an official live version that’s easy to find, they opened with it at Lollapalooza, you can probably find that version which is pretty decent.
Not only play their own stuff, but write their own stuff, and do cool rearrangements. If you hear something like a piano overlay one of them played it and recorded it, and composed that part too. If it has an orchestral intro they composed that too. And I have heard them play this live in concert with my own ears.
One note, Kinami the lead guitarist plays MIku’s rhythm guitar part for studio recording but Miku plays it live for all live performances. She is the one who taught Miku to play, and whatever she writes must be something she knows Miku can play. This has changed and gotten much more complex over the years.
@@elizabethputnam6317 I know that was the case for Unseen world as much of that had to do with there was limited in person rehearsals during Covid lock down in japan. So likely in post covid world Miku will have more learning time before album recording.
@@roygillotti4615 To my knowledge, everything you hear in a song that isn't generally bass, drums, and vocals (and rhythm guitar when live) - is Kanami (lead guitar/composer) playing on an instrument or something she programmed on her DAW.
Yet I've only heard the statement that Miku wasn't in the recording was specifically for the recording of the Unseen world album. I wouldn't just assume to blanket that statement to every album.
@@roygillotti4615 Been a while, but I don't recall the statement being limited to Unseen World. If anything, it would apply even more so to their earlier work when Miku was less proficient on her instrument. Casual fans do not realize how much of the heavy lifting Kanami does musically for the band, esp earlier in the band's history. Nor would they realize just how flippin fearless is one Miku Kobato of Band-Maid.
BAND-MAID doesn’t have a bad song. Like most Maidiacs I’ve listened to every song I can find. The band’s focus is to always do their best.
An impossibly hard rocking maid band.
Talented girls, I wish them good luck
You should also listen to Hate from their last US Tour, Lollapallooza had the best sound, they did a new extended arrangement for the tour that is not in their studio recording.
They are the REAL deal. Some of the best musicians in the world regardless of gender, race, creed, etc. Kanami, the lead guitarist, is an exceptional composer as well!
Wonderful reaction, I could see you were really wrapped up in this bands music....thank you:) Bandmaid and Lovebites are my 2 most favourite bands, they just mesmerize me every time I see them.
I can see where someone might question if it's really them playing, but indeed it is. They are IMHO one of the most talented rock bands of all time. I have seen them live twice, and they are THE REAL DEAL. If you choose to dig deeper, you will find that they do not have a bad song. Did I mention how talented they are? Well dive in, you will find out.
They are the real deal. Better live.
Greatest rock / hard rock band in the world.
Yesssss, they're absolutely the real deal.....I've seen them 6 times now, and they just keep getting better. They have a well earned reputation in Japan of being a band you have to see live to appreciate. Should be lots of fan-cams to the most recent US tour in May & August, recommend the Welcome to Rockville set or Lollapalooza (either the after-show or main stage set) or just recently I saw them in Sacramento, Aces of Spades club (amazzzzing show....and stinking hot that day, lol)
Band Maid is real and a great rock band.
Excuse me, you wondered if they were really playing the music. If you watch the fingering and the drumming during the video, one should notice the accuracy of the performance. Hence, the question, why would someone fake it when they obviously have the talent to play it for real. Yes, sir, I've seen them perform their music live and they are the real deal. Thank you for reacting to this amazing five-member band from Japan known as BAND-MAID.
They could very well be playing live,but the fingering is not whats gonna determine that 😁😁..There are bands who have done better than that and were miming
When ‘Thrill’ went viral a lot of people were lining up saying the Maids weren’t playing their instruments. Their focus is, “I will do my best,” when on stage and writing music for their fans. Watch some videos of their recent tour and you will understand why Maidiacs attend as many shows as possible.
Yes, I remember the early days, so many called them a gimmick and not real. Don't hear too much from those guys anymore, wonder why. Band Maid is absolutely for real and a force to be reckoned with. Getting better everyday, they have come so far.
100% agree. Band-Maid are one-of-a-kind good. Live they are both flawless technicians and fun, soulful rockstars all at once and it's all wrapped up in a quiet humility as they aim their sights squarely on World Domination. No band has ever made me want to be a *fan* like Band-Maid.
It's all them. They do it all themselves. They play "From Now On" at every full concert, only omitting it at short Festival sets. Yes, they do use a backing track: they include piano, orchestral synth, electronic drums, distorted vocals, which they perform and produce themselves. BTW: their vocalists are excellent and don't auto-tune. Their lead guitar, Kanami Tono is an excellent keyboard player. She and the bassist, Misa, have played piano since pre-school. Their live recordings are generally better than their studio recordings. Live, they are energy monsters on stage and they know how to engage an audience. Watch their 2023 Lollapalooza set: it's an hour of non-stop energy. The set starts with "From Now On" and it just gets better: wait for the guitar-bass duel in "Hate?", it's rock-n-roll history.
Band-Maid has fought tooth and polished fingernail for everything they have accomplished. For the past several years they have composed, arranged, recorded, and produced all their recordings pretty much under their own direction. They have complete artistic control and also quite a bit of managerial control. Band-Maid has that Punk Rock DIY mentality: they have a business plan and stick to it, taking responsibility and accountability for every aspect of their business, and every band member has a business role and participates. Keep listening to Band-Maid and they will eventually astonish you.
Maybe it's time to meet 5 beautiful ladies in high heels and dresses playing classic heavy metal? For starters, I recommend the song Break the Wall from their earlier albums. Boasting over 70 hit singles, they won Best New Metal Band at the Metal Hammer Awards in 2018. The girls play heavy, thrash, power and prog metal, they also have some beautiful ballads. Break the wall ruclips.net/video/5Pc0XK0lNmU/видео.html or Nameless warrior ruclips.net/video/Dl29tiJCbNM/видео.html
Go to their back catalog and start from the beginning. They just finished up their 10th anniversary North American tour. Start with thrill, alone real existence daydreaming bubble. But live is where these ladies really shine.
This is perhaps one of a few tracks that has used some studio tricks. The opening and piano are overdubbed. Kanami the lead guitarist is a trained concert pianist. It's all them. And since their first couple of albums, Kanami has written most of this music, with Miku writing the lyrics but they are all such fantastic musicians that allows music of this level to be written because they can perform it. Kanami makes these these drum parts possible. Misa makes those bass lines possible.
The female Steve Howe. Wow!
....and a female Chris Squire too
No... Steve Howe is the male Kanami Tono.
And Chris Squire is the male MISA.
Yeah, Harri they were great the last time you reacted to them and are even better now. Ten years together this year, same team, no changes and they just keep getting better. You thought the Beatles had a good run....LOL!! Wait till you hear their latest from a few weeks ago called "Shambles".....that'll put lead in your pencil!
Ferocious ❤❤❤
Echoing everyone else. Watch their live material. It’s all over RUclips and all fantastic.
I remember (I hope correctly) 2 years ago you analyzed "Domination live". And your daughter(!) recommended it to you!
Awesome!
No session musicians for Band Maid. In the beginning 10 years ago the rhythm guitarist hold the guitar for the MV's while the other guitarist played the part. Now even the one who couldn't play guitar (Miku) has her own signature guitar from Zemaitis and plays for real. Check the video for HATE? from Lolapaloosa and the "From now on" from Aftershock festival. They are the real deal.
Why would anyone assume it is not the ladies who play ACTUALLY those instruments in the video? People would normally not assume the same thing if the musicians are men. Some of the best drummers, guitarists, pianists, violinists, etc., are women. The ladies would say, "Oh-oh there they go again, still having those questions and doubts ... "
This is one of the songs they perform live.
Here are 2 reviews of their performances at Lallapalooza. Best Rock band in the World. They haven't been hiding. No autotune, No cheating backing music. It is ALL THEm. They have complete control of their music. The lead guitarist, Kanami is the prime composer and the Rhythm Guitarist, Miku is the prime lyricist and the Band Founder. They are better LIVE!!
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
The Japanese rock act is the quintessential example of not judging a book (or a band) by its cover. Inspired by everyone from Carlos Santana to Deep Purple and Smashing Pumpkins, but looking like demure movie characters, Band-Maid is a total exploration of contrast, and about as shock rock as you can be nowadays - not for the blood and gore of, say, GWAR, but for the immediate hypnosis they impart. - Selena Fragassi
ROLLING STONE
Japanese Rockers Band-Maid Put Guitar Center Showoffs to Shame
There’s a pun to be made about how much Band-Maid ripped, but the Japanese group goes even harder than that. Fluctuating between hard rock, aughts nu-metal, and pop rock, each member of the quintet is a virtuoso in her own right with more than a decade of practice in Band-Maid alone. They lured curious onlookers into the fold when highlights like “Domination” and “Don’t You Tell Me” got huge reactions from the crowd, but it was the bass solo-versus-guitar solo duels mid-song that got the biggest cheers. This is what those guys in Guitar Center think their ridiculous riffing sounds like. Turns out it’s done best, and most effortlessly, by women in black-and-white maid dresses and frilly hair-pieces as they smile ear to ear. -N.C.
Just check out many of the fan cam of any show or any song it is the Maids 💯 playing this is the first newer bands that keep my attention I would love to go see then in the near future
70% - is what you see here! Live is usually a better version because they improvise. A good comparison would be DOMINATION MV vs. DOMINATION Live there are others as well PUZZLE Live vs PUZZLE acoustic version live. These ladies are loaded with talent and charisma! There is over 10 years of music on Spotify as well. Please don't just watch the videos there is so much more .
They opened their set at Lollapalooza with *"from now on"* last August 4th: ruclips.net/video/N_HyA-0Duh8/видео.htmlsi=n9_gSH0OdB5Y8d-h (this is a bass-centric fan cam, and yes you need to hear the bassist). They usually play this (or another instrumental) mid-set to give the singer a break. There are piano and synths in the backing track and they're probably played by the guitarist and songwriter Kanami Tōno. Why wouldn't they be? She's played piano much longer than guitar. They _are_ that good, and you'll see it and hear it over and over and over again.
Not only do they play all their own stuff, but all the instruments in the backing tracks, Synths, Piano etc... are played by Lead Guitarist, Kanami as well. The Drummer Akane and Bassist MISA met at the Tokyo School of Music. There is nothing that they can't play. Check out another instrumental of theirs 'Without Holding Back'.
live they always bring it 150% funny you said you are shattered. their newest song is called shambles .. and thats exactly how it left us
The only one of the members of Band-Maid who has ever "faked" it was Miku (rhythm guitar). She thought that she'd only be a singer when she started to put together the group, but when Saiki joined as singer, Kanami (lead guitar) began teaching Miku to play the guitar. So Miku had to fake it some at the very beginning, but has now had 10 years to get fully proficient at guitar and she seems to be genuinely able to keep up with the others at this point.
Check out Band Maid's Puzzle (live) to see if they can rock amazingly.
They absolutely play their own stuff. I've seen them twice in the past 2 years. They're lovable and immensely talented. The lead guitarist does most of the songwriting, and the rhythm guitarist writes most of the lyrics. They've been together for a decade now ... same 5 ladies from day 1. You want a live clip? This is a January performance from their official RUclips channel: ruclips.net/video/zvuqmSQEnaA/видео.htmlsi=pZ3C0eS5zjQHxZCa
Check out "From Now on - Oct 29 2022 at Paradise Rock Club" From their Boston Ma show, I saw them at this small venue and it was amazing, the video is from V. Chupin is spot on.
I saw them play this live. my only problem is that onset is one of my favorite Band Maid songs. I think this is song is great and is technically better. Onset just seems to realy speak to me.
Harri…just search RUclips. They have numerous live videos. They are the best rock band in the world!
THE best Hard Rock band on Earth. Even better live. This is obviously an instrumental but there is a 5th member who is the lead vocalist.
Not only are they playing it, and do live, they also wrote it! There is no denying this band is legit.
Band-Maid are real musicians. They can pull this stuff off live on any given day. I won't lie to you as they do utilize some backing tracks for various parts of songs, mainly keyboards, various other non guitar bass and drum instrument sounds, and yes Band-Maid fans even some backing vocals as only two of the girls regularly sing and you will sometimes hear more singing than that going on at once. That does not detract from the superb skills of these 5 ladies. Check out some of their Official Live Videos from their RUclips page. I would recommend Play, Manners / Black Hole, and No God. There are two live versions of No God. The version from 2 years ago is my favorite but both are awesome. Give some more of their stuff a listen and let us know what you think of it.
A very well put together analysis without bias ✌🏾
You want live? Oh boy you have no idea:
Domination (2020 Live) - ruclips.net/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/видео.html
Freedom (2020 Live) - ruclips.net/video/FHpuEqMAcDg/видео.html
Choose me (2020 live) - ruclips.net/video/HcqitbXgigU/видео.html
Onset (Official Live) - ruclips.net/video/mVrN-j_Uc0U/видео.html
Secret MAIKO Lips - ruclips.net/video/NNHGABwme50/видео.html
Warning! - ruclips.net/video/9yD3IqrLtPk/видео.html
Seen them twice in the last year , n yes they after even better live , team miku! Po
If you want to see a professional video (not fan cam) of them playing this live, search for Band-Maid full show Lollapalooza. From Now On is their opening track and starts at 05:45.
I saw them live.....it is all them
Crowded in here today.
Indeed 😁😁
Harri, welcome back to the Band of Maids, the best rock group on the planet. If and when they come to England you HAVE to see them. It's not just a band, it's an EXPERIENCE like none other in music today. There is literally no one like them. Lead guitarist Kanami Tono is also the composer on their original songs and both Miku and Saiki work on the lyrics. I have also heard that Saiki is looking to, learn to play guitar, just like Miku did, and she can have no better sensei than Kanami, who is also a musical savant on a Mozart-like level and can be called Japan's Brian Wilson. I know you have already reacted to the official live video of Domination, but there are soooooooo many other great songs for you to delve into. If you want to see where it all began, react to the official music video for "Thrill", which saved the band from breaking up when their management was going to drop them. They posted Thrill on RUclips and got unimaginable numbers of views and got that train rolling. They literally have a global fan base that love them and the feeling is reciprocated by them in every performance they do. I'm a 76 year old rocker who has been following rock since the late 1950's and this is the freshest and most enjoyable band I've seen since the glory days of the 60's and 70's. I'm usually the oldest one at any of the shows I go to, lol.
In my haste I forgot to mention the other two members of the band, bassist Misa Misa Misa "The Barefoot Assassin" and Akane "The Gorilla" Hirose, drummer extraordinaire and band leader. When Kanami finishes one of her compositions, it goes to Akane and Misa to plan everything out and then back to Kanami to insert solos. They are one-stop shopping when it comes to music, lol. And to show you how they really feel about their fans, during the 2022 US Tour Kanami had some physical issues that made the trip tough on her but she pushed through was awesome. In addition, while their tour bus was plying the turnpikes of the US, Kanami took the time to write a new song, an homage to their fans called Memorable. That's why there isn't another band like them on the planet.
Band Maid doesn't need to be propped-up...it's all them.
Rumor has it they are soon coming to Europe. I saw them 3 times in the last ten months. I would find out the details and make every effort to go if I were you ❤
Even Tony VIsconti (legendary producer of David Bowie) tweeted once that Band-Maid is one of the best live bands that he has ever seen. Should be easy to google the original source if you'd like to further investigate.
Do they play everything themselves. Just ask any of the thousands that have seen them Live.
See bandmaid Lopalooza, the set starts with this.
U can watch thier live perfomance at us tour live that ppl recorded..
You had the same kind of reaction the first time you watched the song domination live that was recommended to you by your daughter
Oh yea i remember now that she was the one who recommended them 😂😁..Its been so long..I just remember that i had reacted to them once.They really are mind blowing!
1st time here, like #600 👍🏻 Excellent reaction video 😀
Thank you and welcome 😁✌🏾
Band-Maiko do add to their work !
Here is how good they are live, this time with vocalist "the ice queen" & the pigeon.
ruclips.net/video/a6gvg9Xg4Ao/видео.html
Hi HarriBest ! Welcome back to the world of Band-Maid !
Glad to have you with us on this journey.
Looking forward to mooore Band-Maid in the near future !
The erratic camera work makes it difficult to tell for sure, but I can only see lead guitar, bass guitar, drums and maybe rhythm guitar. But I am hearing strings, keyboards and maybe a whole orchestra behind them. I suspect they are using a backing track here.
Yes, they use a backing track on this arrangement, but everything on it was played by these four musicians. And they can absolutely pull this off live, I've seen them 3 times in concert.