The PERFECT BAND-MAID song..? Corallium | REACTION
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- Опубликовано: 26 ноя 2023
- My reaction to the song Corallium by the Japanese rock group BAND-MAID.
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Thanks for basically jumping my pick over the queue. These more recent songs are packed with technical details if you’re willing to dig in, but you don’t need to. A surface level impression is still good, but you are rewarded for repeat listens, which I love about them.
Aw my dude, thank you! Of course you get to jump the queue, you deserve it, frankly. Plus your music taste is solid, so I know anything you suggest is gonna be a good time!
Believe it or not this is a B side to the Sense single. It is a deep cut masterpiece and definitely in my top 10 borderline top 5. It is a shame more people don't know about this song. This video needs to be on their YT page.
Agreed!
IMO this song kicks Sense’s ass! I didn’t take notice of this song at first but it’s grown on me a lot, especially after hearing it live.
It's available via the playlist links on their RUclips page as part of the Unleash EP playlist. That, or a simple search for it will pick up the official version.
It is in my top 1 😀
Kanami hands Miku her musical notes.
Miku: I think you have enough ideas here for a new album, po.
Kanami: That's the first song.
Seriously though, this is a great song. I really like the vocals after the guitar solo. Miku has taken the role of "backing vocalist" and elevated it. If you want a deep cut with Miku as lead singer, check out "Beauty and the Beast"
🤣I think you're right.
Recentishly, I find myself more and more anticipating the fabulous vocal weavings of the great new musical-textile firm of Saiki-and-Miku- Incorporated ! They are making embroidered voice-tapestries !-----and it is addictive !!!!...........................
Seems Kanami wrote it for Saiki - and the intro is kind of Saiki's "Namie Amuro"-moment - this being one of Saiki's personal favourite artists and role models - a Japanese R'n'B singer and dancer sometimes termed "Japan's Madonna" to kind of explain her to western audiences (still a bit of a bad habit - Madonna might as well be the Namie Amuro of the west, so....)
Also one of a few of their songs Saiki, and not Kobato, has written the lyrics for. (Saiki has a a fear of the sea and drowning and used some metaphorics for that as a way to describe feelings of vulnerability when abandoning oneself to a love relationship - Kobato otoh was a swimmer in high-school, with a thing for sharks, so no hydrophobia there...).
You're gonna have more material to choose from because yesterday they played (recorded and streamed) the final show for their 10th anniversary tour. 33 songs during almost 3:30hs with a couple of new songs, new intros, acoustics and Saiki playing a solo piano version. Good sound and energy also.
BAND-MAID are like a religion to me even tho i'm not religious. But i'd happily open "The Church of the Latter Day Maids" & play their awesome hymns at every sermon. Paragon of virtue, me. 😇🙏
Um... Do you have a pamphlet? Asking for a friend.
I went to church once. Wasn’t fun.
#notacult 🙄
@@markabusireactions Last time I went to church it was a punk wedding in Bow Bells London. Bride arrived on a milk float - I was driving (and don't have a license). All music was the Clash, played through a rave sound system and the vicar had a red Mohican. He let us drink Special Brew during the ceremony too. It was a blast. The police followed us to the pub later. Just in case.
All hail the Pigeon Goddess! Po!
This is my favorite Band-Maid song (along with Blooming). As with most of their songs, it took a few listens, but I really love all the ups and downs that Saiki does with her voice, as well as the seamless weaving of the various musical styles the instrumentalists have become so proficient in doing.
Saiki's backing track+Miku's higher backing vocals give that extra vocal flair to the song. They've figured how to cram like 10mins of music in a 3-4minute song that is super catchy 😂
Definitely in my top ten list of favs (that consists of at least 50 songs🤷♂).
😂😂
Hell yeah, Corallium is one of my favorites! I love the interplay between Miku and Saiki so much in this one.
Also don't worry, you got Saiki's pronounciation completely right :D
You did get the drummer wrong though :P Kanami is the lead guitarist, the drummer is Akane.
If you like Miku's voice you could also always check out some of her cluppo "sideproject" songs. I recommend starting with Peace & Love: ruclips.net/video/kR-FPvYgPjM/видео.html
My personal favorites of her cluppo songs don't have music videos though (voice and Superstar).
I realised I got them the wrong way round after recording and was kicking myself hahaha
@@markabusireactions Want another Band Maid B-side? This is a pro shot from 2017 you'll love. ruclips.net/video/VU05_NyA47I/видео.htmlsi=cNoTkjU-_Zhi8lM9
Day 2 of working my way through your back catalogue of Band Maid reactions. Very amusing analysis, love the way after almost every song it's your favourite. I found that too and its because every song, heard for the first time, contains so much unique creativity that your brain is excited and dopamine surges within it giving you intense pleasurable sensations akin to... a bacon & egg roll, other pleasurable experiences can be substituted. I'm not certain it is possible to ever have a favourite.
I dunno, I think it might be either Blooming or Sayanakadori
You're fine with your pronunciation of Saiki's name. The B sides on their single releases are better than a lot of band's A side releases. They are just one of the best bands out there. Tell your friends, tell strangers, tell everyone about them.
Kanami and the Maids have unlimited ability and creativity. The next 10 years are going to an incredible sonic and emotional ride from Band-Maid. And guess what? Most of us get to experience it in real time! Thx Mark!
'corallium' is just a third of the impeccable trifecta in the 'sense' single release. am not sure if you've heard enough of the songs from 'unseen world' to judge it as their music pinnacle, but personally, i view this song along with 'sense' [the carrier track] and 'hibana' as compositions that stand toe to toe with the 14 tracks from the aforementioned album.
This was great! You say Saiki's name 'psych-ee' , accent on the first syllable. 🙂I'm honestly reliving the best moments from when I discovered them through you and it's fun as hell!
Aw thank you! I really appreciate that!
Spot on, Marks channel has been a breath of fresh air regardless if he hasn't set up his wee tree yet with the Maid angel on top.😏
@@GaryHolloway-810 I HAVE set up my wee tree! It’s still bloody November, calm yourselves down! 😂
@@GaryHolloway-810Gary, chill and take your penicillin...
@@GaryHolloway-810 🎄🐩
Thank so much nice reaction!!
No, thank you!
Aw one of my favourite BM tracks expertly reacted to, Saiki wrote this and Hate which you did the duelling guitars to, roll on next Monday
Aw thank you! That means a lot!
I don't know about you, but it's definitely my favorite!😮 Eggman, Shibuya, the Maids have a lot of history playing at this little venue.
😏♥️🎙🎸🥁😎🤘
Nice... not many reactors new to Band-Maid dive into their deeper tracks.
IM DOIN EM ALL!
I'll be here for them all!
@@markabusireactionsGood man!
@@motley22crue cute!
@@markabusireactions And we will join you in your journey.
Miku's voice is great. I got to meet them back in 2018 and spoke a little with MIku. Talking with her in English is freaking adorable.
I believe the lyrics in this song are by Saiki- her first full composition. She likes to sing fast lyrics where possible. As you say-complex as hell-catchy as f**k. Many have said that most bands would have made 4 songs out of one Band-Maid arrangement. As a drummer I would agree with you about Akane's style- non-metal styles of drumming at metal speed. I've been around a while and can only suggest a couple of rock bands in the last 50 years that might come up with a composition like this as it edges on the Jazz/Rock/Metal fusion line.
Thank you. Very entertaining reaction. The vocals are beautifully layered in the studio version.
You’re welcome!
In answer to your title question, Yes! lol. It it's one of my top ten. Most of the time lol. Of course my top songs change depending on my mood. Band-Maid already has fantastic intros but this one stands out to me. Also you are correct on her name (Sigh-Key) Saiki. Akane (Ah-con-A) is the drummer. Kanami is the guitarist/composer (Ka-Nom-E). Here's the rest for you. Base Misa (Me-Sa), Miku (Me-Coo).
I’m quite proud I got that right lol
"KaNOme ??----more like Kaname ...................
@@wave8359 did I get it right??
Shes so amazing vocalist vocks really great song and dance! parfect scampering!!🎶⚡☝🏻🤘🏼👍✨🌠🌟
To be fair, I love Band-Maids slower tracks the best (and I adore their fast mental stuff). And I love their early pop-punk days and glad they still reference it in their newer stuff. I love not knowing what the hell Kanami is going to come up with next!
Agreed !---yes, the charm of Kanami is her ability to surprise and astonish---and almost ambush !
i love this live version. Miku's voice is more balanced with Saiki's here than on album
Then I’m glad I picked this one!
I mostly prefer the studio version because you can hear more of the instrumental nuance, but yeah, it’s nice to hear Miku more in this one.
Honestly I think the main thing is just knowing how the vowels sound - a = ah, i = ee, u == oo, e = eh, o = oh. (Or if you've played Metal Gear: "the la-li-lu-le-lo??") Once you know those and pronounce them all (like sah-ee-kee, said casually it comes out like sigh-key) you're like 90% of the way there
And hell yeah Miku's the best. I've always thought Saiki has a more typical "main vocalist" voice, but Miku has a bigger range and really makes use of it in her backing vocals - and she's got so good now she can totally front things and sound like she was always meant to be there. A true badass
You are correct sir! BAND-MAID are Masters of The Backing Track! It will have any doubled vocal tracks they can't do with just a delay, all the drum effects, and any synth instruments and keyboards Kanami did for the album. But Saiki's name is pronounced like Psyche, (Sigh-Key). I have described their style as genreless, or a genre unto itself, but I heard someone else boil it down to a Punk Band with no boundaries. That works just as well. But if you prefer Miku's voice, see if you can find her song 'Rock In Me' for a glimpse of what BAND-MAID might have been like without Saiki. 'Saynakidori's good too, but if you can find the one with the false start it's like a comedy act. Also, her April Fool's Day solo thing as Cluppo, 'PEACE&LOVE' is quite good and very different.
It's your new favorite Band-Maid song.......admit it.
Band-Maid Is: (My Official-Unofficial list)
Akane Hirose (Ah-kah-nee or Ah-kah-nay) -Drums, Nickname: “Ah-chan” and "Gorilla" because she eats bananas for her stamina and is a BEAST on drums. Lost her little hat back in 2018....a sad day indeed.
MISA (Mee-sah) - Bass Guitar, Nickname: "The Barefoot Assassin" MISA always performs barefoot as she states she likes to feel the music through her feet, and "kills" everything she plays.
Kanami Tono (Kah-nah-mee) - Lead Guitar/Genius Songwriter Nickname: "Mincho" “Kanamincho” ……Miku’s guitar Sensei.
Miku Kobato (Mee-koo) - Band-Maid Spokesperson/Rhythm Guitar/Lyricist/Founder/Backing Vocals/Lead Vocals…hardest working girl in music. Nickname: "Little Pigeon" (Miku’s surname means “Little Pigeon”) ....po! Getting caught up in Band-Maid means going down the “Pigeon Hole”…….. no rabbits here.
Saiki Atsumi (Sy-kee) -Lead Vocals Nickname: "The Princess" “Si-chan”. Saiki may be called The Princess but Miku is The Queen…..also Saiki is Kanami’s “crush”.
Nice one, I really like their live recordings the best
You said “SAIKI” just right. There are only five vowel sounds in Japanese: あ、い、う、え、お. In Romaji: a, i, u, e, o. (If you ever studied Spanish, you’re almost there.) The other sounds are diphthongs formed by various combinations of those five vowels.
I didn’t get CORALLIUM at first, but like all of MINCHO’s more recent compositions, it gets better and better each time you listen to it. It really plays with the formula for satisfying the competing requirements for novelty and familiarity required to engage listeners. There are so many changes, that as you listen, you are simultaneously anticipating the next change, and then when it comes, you are still surprised by it. It’s very satisfying. At the end of the breakdown here, I heard backing tracks doubling the vocals of both SAIKI and KOBATO, so at least four voices there.
The track preceding CORALLIUM on the UNLEASH EP is I’LL. It has a totally different groove, but it’s equally complex and rewarding.
Okay that explains why I thought other people might be singing!
@@markabusireactions If you liked this, you'll probably like the Unleash EP overall. It doesn't sound the same, per se, but it's kind of in the same spirit.
@@daaaaaave I genuinely couldn’t even tell you what songs are on what albums hahah, cause I’ve been so random with it 😂
@@markabusireactions That's cool. It's not like you need to listen to the whole album to understand why a mediocre song is actually genius or something.
@@daaaaaave fuck off, that’s an exceptional joke 😂😂 I fully snorted there and woke the wife up hahahha
I don´t why, but this is my favorite Song from Band Maid.
Because it’s a banger mate
Probably the last one you listened to
@@bandmaidfanATL 😂😂😂 underrated comment lol
Mark hope to see your review of Choose Me live from Yokohama on 26 November. Please!😊
I don’t have access to it or I would!
My favorite
You’re MY favourite
Goddamn I love this song. This live version is great, but the studio one is really worth a listen, too - both more lush (the vocals!) and more abrasive (Kanami's wild guitar effect). You're spot on about Akane's drumming. She's 100% a metal drummer, and brings that vibe to even the poppiest BM songs. Her double-kicks give me life.
To keep with the Christmas theme they're like the fruit cake of music if a fruit cake was good and a little nuts! 🕊🍌🍻☕🚂🎄
I bloody love Xmas cake mate. Marzipan
@@markabusireactions Sorry I should of said American fruit cake .. I guess I'm gonna get a bunch of hate from the fruit cake lovers of the world 🤪
@@kakqu oh god oh god, you’ve done it now!
@@kakqu Honestly you have to have marzipan on a Xmas cake.😋
Fruitcake sux...come at me!
Loved the reaction. The drummer is Akane, the main guitarist is Kanami.
This song is in my top ten. I love the interwoven but very different lines of instruments and vocals.
It was a B side to an anime theme single (Sense), but they included the song again in their last EP.
This is a fun show to watch, because the Maids return to Eggman, the small club (300ish capacity?) where it all began. Obviously ticket sales are controlled by lottery and the rest of the world gets to watch the livestream. It gets fun because that tiny stage is hardly big enough for both band and a bunch of camera people and their grips. All the shots are up in their face. 🤣
I love that you've got a mildly abusive relationship going on with us already.
Shush your dirty mouth 😂
Did Saiki put you up to this?
@@bandmaidfanATL 😂😂
The way he abuses us makes my loins moist
Soooo... Like Miku's voice better, eh? Then for your consideration, her solo project "Cluppo". She calls it "hippie pop" I believe.
Akane is the drummer/glutton and anime nerd. Kanami is the lead guitar/music nut and solo enthusiast. Just for reference.
And lastly backing tracks! For those who don't like them being used, listen to the way it's used here. Then listen to a "Top 100" track from the states. Big difference in my book, is that Band-Maid is using the tracks to add to an already solid base of music. The ones that do it poorly are the ones using it as the music itself for them to preform over. It's a spice to add to a great dish. Too much would overpower the flavor, and that's what you see too often in other examples. Which can leave a bad taste in your mouth, making any mention of it negative in your mind going forward.
I agree, but the way it’s done here, they’ve stripped their instruments from the mix, and then just play to the click, which is exactly how it should be done!
@@markabusireactions I'm not too good at the description of the uh... way it works? But yes! Generally, that's what I mean. They use it right.
And that's why I watch reactors that have more insight on the stuff I don't know, like yourself. It helps me enjoy the music I already enjoy on a level I wouldn't understand on my own. So thanks for that!
@@leekebot1802 100% agree
You want more Miku? check out her solo project Cluppo.
Also, if you like mental + pop punk, Warning! should be on your short list. (I know you're doing them all so suggestions don't matter BUT I DO WHAT I WANT.)
😂😂😂 I have it planned in for April I think
@@markabusireactions if you really have a B-M reaction calendar going through April, that is very mental and, in a way I can't quite explain, very punk
All hail the Mighty Miku Kobato! Singing harmony while playing guitar ( IN BANDMAID )! Not strumming around the campfire. Tireless promoter and spokesperson MC at the shows. Oh yeah she writes the freaking lyrics.
Saiki wrote Text and the Vocal line and Kanami instrumentalized it according to her wishes. Misa did her Bass line by her self as always.
Yep, a bit mental but play it through a couple of times and….it’s still mental but kind of makes sense. Really grows on you.
Oh I loved it on first listen! 😂
@@markabusireactions you’ll be wetting yoursel in a few days then!
@@swissystan I’m getting to that age I suppose lol
The backing tracks adds a lot to their songs. When they use layered vocals it gives Saiki and especially Miku a richer sound and helps a lot with pitch control. That's why it sounded like there were more singers. I believe Kanami (lead guitar and composer, not drummer) still creates all the keyboard and electronic parts, and mixes and edits the backing track, at least for the final demo. Not sure how much of Kanami's work still makes it to the studio release, but I'd like to know. I think it was lot in the past.
I reckon there’s probably quite a lot of subtle instrumentation buried deep in the mix on the studio versions that’s almost impossible to pick out, but you’d notice if it wasn’t there. For a band that experiments this much, there’s no way they’re not doing some amount of fucking around in the studio
They actually released an instrumental version of their Unseen World album. You don't realize how much is going on underneath the vocals.
Great reaction as usual, I laughed a dozen times or so. Not your favorite Band Maid song? Or maybe? Maybe until next Monday? ;)
Need to wait and see lol
If you prefer Miku listen to her 3 songs on the Christmas acoustic concert, and also to her Solo Project EP "cluppo" with songs
1. PEACE & LOVE
2.POGO!
3. Flapping wings
4.Fluffy --FuwaFuwa
5.voice
6. Superstar
You say Saiki's name right
YAS!
@@markabusireactions Yeah but he got Kanami and Akane mixed up though. Numpty. (Love you really Mark)!
Miku did a solo J-pop project called Cluppo. The song 'With You' does a good job of showing off her vocal talent. If you want to hear Miku singing without being distracted by Misa, Akane and Kanami in the background.
If you want to hear how _they_ pronounce their own names search for "BAND-MAID / Sakura Con 2016 / Member Intros" on the BM 4-Life channel. It is a short 3 minute video from their first appearance outside Japan at the Sakura-Con cultural event in Seattle, Washington U.S.A. The video is bogus (it's a video of the video screens from waaaaay back in the hall) but it will explain "small pigeon" and you'll hear the origin of "MISA MISA MISA" chant, and Saiki will say her name the way she wants *_YOU_* to say it.
For additional entertainment, turn on CC and choose auto-generated translation into English. It _starts_ okay ... before the mushrooms kick in.
Hahahahaha
You're making the mistake of generalizing Band-Maid fans based on a very limited sample size, that being the comments on a handful of videos. For many of us, there is no preference between Saiki and Miku. Each is exceptional and more importantly, they make each other better. Also, as far as pop-punk vs metal, Band-Maid simply can't be shoehorned into a single genera, even within an individual song. It's just Band-Maid doing Band-Maid things, making great music using all the tools available to them
Ahh I see the mistake YOU have made: I deliberately say things to annoy you guys, and then you comment on my videos, and I can charm you into watching more of my videos lol!
👍👍👍
Never heard this before. That was wild! Why do I think of Frank Zappa? Probably Kanami's guitar. And Akane go totally Wild. So much is happening, and everyone is adding bits and pieces. And then a rock ending? Did not see that coming.
In about 4 minutes they throw so much at the wall, it’s genuinely impressive that ANY of it sticks. The fact that it’s quite a catchy song as well is just astonishing
@@markabusireactions Do we call this prog?
I have already said this (I think?), but great reaction! Since you are allergic to song descriptions, I will say that Band-Maid - Mirage is a song.
I’m also allergic to compliments, but I have an epi-pen ready. Thank you! ☺️
I have heard Asian reactors pronounce the singers name "Say Eye Key" but the a just kind of flows softly if that makes sense. The point is they pronounced the A and the I.
I actually tried that, it’s really tricky to do in my accent. There’s just certain words and sounds that don’t flow very well with this stupid Scottish brogue I’m rocking 😂
@@Prober61 I haven’t but I’m aware of them! I’m just trying to think of how I could do them that doesn’t interrupt the schedule I have sorted out
🤣Yes backing tracks are used ... like every band these days. Even some acoustic bands, have "Click" will travel 😁 Miku also quite often uses a voice doubler, which you can explain, because I can't be arsed, activated by her via foot pedal in the early days, laterly by their Tech's. Hic, coming rounf from Norovirus💩👀. Great Song was my favourite a while back 🤣
I hope you feel better seen dude!
@@markabusireactions G'r'in reactivated after 3 days🍻
Hi Mark, got a suggestion for you. Once upon a time there were two Japanese bands: Iris Mundo and Velka. (Iris Mundo still exists). Iris Mundo has a female singer and a guitarist. Velka had a female drummer and bassist who both sang too. They met at a festival, figured between them they actually have a band and joined together as a side project called 362. Now, I'm not so keen on Iris Mundo but Velka was a cracking two piece band. And 362 were even better. Apart from the maids these ladies were so unique they were my second favourite acts from Japan (Otoboke Beaver being a close 3rd place). Unfortunately Velka split a few months ago, killing the 362 project too. Please check these ladies out before they are forgotten to time.
Velka "Sacrifice" (the first bassline I ever played and learnt) Just a funky bop ruclips.net/video/SiejkX1K5OE/видео.html
362 "Dirty" (Velka and Iris Mundo) ruclips.net/video/xVMDtKh5tDc/видео.html
I suspect that 362 might be more up your street (heavier), but I love the Velka vibe.
Remember, I love you more than syphilis!
Got them on the list now!
If you like Miku's voice she has some Band Maid songs as a lead singer : Summer Drive
Big Dad
Beauty and The Beast
TIME
Rock In Me
Sayonakidori
And all the Cluppo songs
What do I think of CORALLIUM?...well, it's up there. Fantastic reaction. Again, straightforward, objectively-subjective(do those two words work together?) and prickly - loved it. I came to this channel to see only BAND-MAID and I have stayed watching every one of your reactions...and that ain't the normal me. lol
Well I really appreciate that! All the usual joking aside, that’s kinda the dream, as a channel. To get people interested in the content rather than just the initial thing that got them there. So it’s nice to see the work pay off a little sometimes ☺️
Akane, the drummer can play pretty much any style, it's always fun to listen to her drum parts.
Vocally, there are many enough people who absolutely love Miku's softer, airy and poppier vocal. Band-Maid throw in different harmony lines, vocal part to emphasise Miku's voice to add the unique flavour and texture, but a band like Band-Maid need a rockier vocal whether you like it or not, I know your preference by now 😂, but you have to see both Saiki and Miku as essential ingredients for a perfect dinner plate.
If you love Miku's voice so much you can always react to Kruppo.
BTW you pronounced Saiki spot on perfect.😊
YASSSS
45 seconds into the video, I'm predicting that Mark will say this is his new favorite Band-Maid song.
If only I was able to prove that wrong hahaha
Sorry I didn't make it to the end of the video to find out if I was wrong or not. I got distracted by a video from this band called BTS. Have you heard of them? They're fantastic, they really transcend the KPOP genre, music in general really. You should check them out, but like you HAVE TO do a full album! It's just so dense with meaning and soul. I actually can't understand what they're saying because I don't speak Chinese, at least not anymore. Strangest thing I got my 8th vaxx and suddenly I couldn't speak or understand Chinese anymore... probably just coincidence. Anyway so yea, I can't understand what they're saying but like I can just FEEL how meaningful it is, like heart to heart balls touching no lube, know what I mean? IDK just something about the RIZZ these boys have. Anyway if I had to choose an album to recommend to you I'd probably say start with the White Album but skip any song that isn't prime and if the title starts with a B play it backwards. After that I'd suggest Abbey Road but don't actually play the album, just gaze into the cover and try to imagine what the tracks sound like. It's uncanny but I promise you that the songs will sound exactly like what you expect them to sound like until you play them. Honestly IDK how Korea was able to hide a band like the BeaTleS from us for so long; the craziest part being I'm not even sure they were a country yet when the band formed! Uh I had one more joke but then I smoked some Band-Maid and forgot, I'll see myself out.
@@bbobjs 😂😂😂
Typically great review, thanks Mark.
I think the pop punk label is a little off though, they are more post-hardcore, with rock and metal elements. I see Saiki as a pop punk singer, Misa a jazz bassist, Kanami is a rock guitarist with blues tendencies, and Akane a metal drummer, all being lued together by Miku to make a music genre called Band Maid
S'eye-key. That's how you say her name haha.
you're saying it right. It's like how you say "psyche"
The band members call her Sai-chan (SIGH-chan)
Also, fun fact, Saiki wrote the lyrics for this song. It was her first fully credited song for lyrics. Her next one would be HATE?
Gorilla goes apeshit (sic)
Miku has other songs she sings like "Time" and "Rock in me" and others try one of them
Just to help you, yes the drummer is not Kanami (who is the lead guitarist). The drummer's name is Akane. Don't worry, you're trying your best. I'm sure it'll come to you naturally over time.
I get you regarding Miku's voice. I also think she'd make an amazing lead singer herself, which is why the band gives her at least one lead song every album. Yet, she voluntarily took a back seat to vocal duties to serve the band and its music better.
Oh, yeah, so much for your initial guarantee 😛
I thought of the genre 'softcore' or 'pop hardcore' for Band Maid. I started to also think of them as pop punk but it has some mathcore/hardcore elements to it in my opinion. It's just a thought but I would say that it is more pop and hardcore than pop and punk.
Don’t Google softcore maids. Just don’t.
@@markabusireactions I bet hardcore maids is the way to go here.
@@Morgowitch whoops. I did it. My night is sorted lol
I think, phonetically, Saiki is pronounced as Suh-eee-key. But even she pronounces it very fast that Sigh-Key is correct. A 3-syllable word comes out as 2-syllables when pronounced vocally.
It's sah, but if you said it in a lower voice it could sound more like suh! It's not syllables exactly, it's morae (like 3 units of time) but yeah when spoken normally it usually runs together - but lyrically you can play around with that kind of thing, it's fun!
There isn't a good live version with good enough sound, but I think you will be flat out amazed if you just check out the studio version of Unfair Game.
As for Corallium, it's easily in the top 30. Unfortunately, there are about 57 songs in the top 30. :)
It’s in my top 20, but I think I’ve only heard about 14 songs so far
Good reaction Mark, yeh good song, not my top one by them but good. I might actually prefer the acoustic version they did for their acoustic concert Xmas 2021. I watched their Live stream from Yokohama Arena yesterday and it was 3.5 hours of awesomness. It had everything, Hard Rock, Ballads, Acoustic and Piano from Saiki. The ladies brought their A game they just seem to get better and better. Bye the way Saiki's vocals were the best I have ever heard from her, her vocals were fantastic and she was commanding and majestic.
P.S. I am travelling down from Aberdeen tomorrow to your part of the world to see Extreme/Nuno Bettencourt at the O2 Arena Glasgow, should be good as Nuno is an awesome guitarist. I have also bought a ticket for next April to see The Warning at The Garage, Glasgow. Have you reacted to them. Three sisters from Mexico, Hard Rock, not bad gaining a large following e.g. The Warning - QUEEN OF THE MURDER SCENE Live at Teatro Metropolitan CDMX 08/29/2022 - ruclips.net/video/Z26GyuRArYQ/видео.html
I haven’t heard them YET, but I’m pretty sure I have them on my list for December at some point! If they turn out to be good, I very well might see you at that gig haha
There's no acoustic version of "Corallium".
@@motley22crueYou are correct must have had a brainstorm
Saiki = SIGH-key
Well if you’re just gonna sigh, I’ll just stop talking
I'm more of a fan of the "Tiny Hat" era with Band-Maid myself (when the Drummer Akane used to wear a, well...erm...Tiny Hat lol) I'm off the Band-Maid bell curve as far as the mental stuff goes; don't get me wrong, I appreciate the spectacular evolving musicianship, but a lot of the newer stuff is a bit too busy for me. I much prefer the more "radio friendly", less thrash beat stuff, with more vocal harmonies. This one counts as one of my favourite combinations, edging into the busy, but the rest is bliss.
I think their newer stuff can be a bit… much, for me. But I’m always gonna go for melody over musical intricacy every time, I’m a sucker for an emotional chorus. So I think you and I are kinda in agreement on this one!
For me their music doesn't really sound that pop punk, at least not any pop punk band I know, for me they are a hard rock band
I don't think fans specifically like them being "chaotic", most just like them being hard rock with good riffs, nice melodies, great songwriting and cool solos
It’s more the style of drumming that’s quite pop punk, I was really only meaning the rhythm section at that point I think
Probably depends on the fan. For myself I like all their styles, Hard Rock. verging on Metal, ballads, Chaotic ones like Black Hole, love their acoustic stuff. Course I love Gacharic Spin as well so used to (controlled) chaos.
Hey Mark have you done any Gacharic Spin reactions?
Of course you are correct it does not matter what type of song they do their songwriting is always good
Great reaction. Where is that live clip from? Corallium is a weird one for me. I don't like the studio recording. It sounds like a muddled mess to me. The live version however is much.better as it is slightly more stripped down and you can single out the instruments. That being said, it is not an upper echelon BM track for me. I much prefer Hibana to this song, although I gravitate to the heavier stuff.
Oh I dunno, I just took the first thing that showed up when I typed in bandmaid corallium 😂 I really don’t do very much research hahha
There are so many Band-Maid songs that I don't really like on studio recording but love the live version. It's the less compression and more powerful vocal giving extra kick to their song.
it's ok it's perfectly normal to have a crush on miku. no shame on that.
I just like her voice, and there is no evidence to suggest otherwise 😳😳
MISA MISA MISA!!!!! NOOOOOOOO this song may be top 25 MAYBE It's not even the best song on the Single it came on (Gary will back Me up on this one) let alone the EP it's on. Again this is MY OPINION only.
Can't wait for the "wee Tree" (can You hear the sarcasm)
It’s a cute tree, promise
I like this song, but the vocal modification gives me K pop vibes...77th out of 150 for me. Still better than most everything out there anyways...
The fact you have them all ranked terrifies me lol
@@markabusireactions As it should.