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I appreciate both the reaction and the breakdown. I haven't played guitar in over 30 years so Miku's work inspired me so I bought a new guitar and I'm trying to relearn how to play
Same! Drummer-turned bass-player who hasn't really played in three decades and realized my guitar skills were utter crap when I started recording again at home for fun. Started learning Miku's part for "Warning!" from the scorebook and yeah there's a lot of power chords but A) there's a few points where I'm like "How do her fingers do that?" and B) even the simple parts have to be locked in to the rest of the band.
I watched Band-Maid Camp video last year (ruclips.net/video/eNl9LsIquAI/видео.html) . Akane was cooking forever, MISA couldn't get up from bed, Miku was interviewing Akane, and Saiki was sleeping. Miku had to go downstairs to get something but had to be very careful not to disturb Kanami. Kanami was downstairs with her headphones on mixing with her computer like a mad professor laboring away with no regards to the others and what they were into. That moment seeing Kanami dug in deep to her craft stuck with me and every time I listen to a Band-Maid song I picture that moment. Kanami takes all this wonderful talent she is surrounded by and transforms it into a living being one song at a time. Another reason why these girls combined are so special. Like Tony Griffin said in the comments, " 7 minutes of video to explain the first 2 seconds of the song? That's Obi-Wan-Kanami's compositional genius for you"...... Thanks Jack, love your hard work into these....
Huge thanks Jim, so happy that I can nerd out on this stuff and you guys get something from it, amazing! Oddly enough, sleeping or editing stuff on my laptop are my two main 'go to's' to keep from getting bored on wee tours!
Great explanations, Jack! I can count the number of reactors who I'll listen to 20 minutes of on, like, three fingers. Plus, your content is the most educational for non-musicians like myself. Thanks!
Oh wow, high praise indeed, thanks so much Phil! Brilliant, yeah I'm trying to go for a more edutainment (I think it's called) thing, still getting to the meat, but trying to make it easy enough to get a hang of!
Not a musician but always enjoy these. These videos really highlight the detail and thought they put into their compositions. Even the smallest details can make a big difference. I would love a top 10 Kanami guutar licks video!
@@JbfMusicGuitar Since you ask for feedback...my compartmentalized brain prefers the 2 video approach. I find myself able to focus more on your technical analysis when it is a separate video. For the reaction video I prefer a bit more pausing (ala Moratorium reaction which I have watched about 10 times...the number of stank faces were great) vs talking over the music. But I know you have to consider the retention factor. Regardless of what you do... I will watch.
Hi Jack, as a non-musician, I enjoy the detail you pick out of music to allow me to better understand what I am actually hearing. On Kaname putting the pick in her mouth, you are not the first to mention that, but I have watched this video repeatedly, and I think she keeps the pick in her hand, thumb and forefinger.
Bizzarely, I read that Eddie Van Halen blamed years of holding metal picks in his mouth for the throat cancer he'd suffered...rather than the fact that he smoked like Victorian London 🤔
I'm still laughing imagining a guy smoking as a blockade stop for the drum. Damn Jack, what a great effort. It must have been a pain in the ass to put this video together. Great job!. I don't know how to play the guitar and I'm still amazed at how complex that instrument can be. Making separate videos entirely depends on the time you have. If it is already difficult to mount one... BTW, I´would love to listen to Kanami´s signature licks. Thank you sir!!, I´ve enjoyed and learned.
Yeah, I'd totally forgotten about that, lmao! Trying to figure out in the moment how I'm going to overlay & explain stuff is a bit tricky for sure! It's a bit less labour intensive to spilt it in to two oddly enough, twice as much content and easier to edit two smaller ones vs one longer file.
I wish all the people who think Band-Maid is just a gimmick would watch things like this, so they could understand how much really goes into making their unique sound.
AT 8:17 when you pointed out that the lead guitar extends the previous call-and-response feel between bass and guitar by making the first part of the lead line ascending and the second part descending...that's the kind of perceptiveness that makes your channel a stand-out. I don't know why some folks get irritable about the "how it's made" stuff with hundreds of other reactors already churning out "this is great but _why_ is just a mystery!" content, but if separating it keeps 'em off your back it's a win for everybody.
Very kind of you Steve, glad that made sense! It's usually the simple stuff like that which ends up being the most impactful! In all honesty it gives me less to edit in one go and proof watch- if I mess something up on a 30 min video and need to re-export it a few times, that'll end up taking several hours to render it and then re-watch, it it's a wee bit shorter it does really help! The other main factor is that from the analytics I can see retention and stuff like that, which suggest a good chunk of folk like the watch through style, whereas others prefer a longer form deep dive. My guess is that it's probably 'better' to try and tackle these separately rather than in one fell swoop! But to be fair I'm taking a bit of a shot in the dark here, so I'll try a few like this and then reassess!
I'm not a musician, but I'm glad I watched this. Band Maid is my current fave, and Jack you're fun to listen to, even if my attention gets drawn away to what the Maids' hair is doing whenever you pause the video 😄
Do love their instrumentals.....they are class.... "Giovanni" has become my fav...Kanami is mesmerizing..along with Akane's feet.!..With "Giovanni" ..I get the image of a horses head nodding when it's galloping as fast as it can.
While I really like the combined reaction and tricks vids, this one really hit the spot for me. Great work Jack. Do keep up the reactions that at least touch on the technicalities as they really make your channel stand out. I imagine these analyses may get less views but totally appreciated!
Thanks for that Paul, much appreciated! Yeah, I'll still need to tweak stuff going forward, maybe just highlighting a few more concepts in the reaction type one, but not going on too much of a tangent, then letting loose in these. lmao!!
Amazing analysis! Jack, your comprehension of not only music and guitar but of audio engineering is amazing. Band-Maid fans are so fortunate to have you share with us your wealth of insights. I jotted down a few points from your deep-dive upon which I want to comment: The song's opening. Since the day "Without Holding Back" got released, Kanami's guitar jumping from my right ear to left ear, as a Queen guy, that reminded me of Brian May's guitar in "Brighton Rock". And then last week, at the very start of the song, when you mentioned a cool studio production trick with "panning", I thought you were simply referring to moving the sound from one speaker channel to another. I was further convinced that was what you meant tonight when Brian May's name suddenly appeared in a link at the top of your video's screen. I had no idea that what you referred to last week was going to be far more complicated than merely Queen's multi-tracking recording or Brian's using a delay on stage to create repeats during his solo. What blows my mind is that you picked up on the frequency filter and complex digital glitching in a couple of seconds during your first listen. I've heard that song hundreds of times, but never noticed that stuff. You immediately identified it, and could explain to us the intricate audio physics involved. Incredible! 8:40 Asking a question we go up, answer a question we come down. Dude, listen to the singer at 1 minute 17 seconds into that Jewish dance song: ruclips.net/video/ExFpdglWxzY/видео.html He's answering his own questions. You asked me to point out Jewish components of "Without Holding Back", and that sing-songy question/answer is certainly one of them. It's also a Jewy speech thing in general to talk like that, and ask and answer our own questions. Also, please keep in mind that as I mentioned in my caption under that dance song video, traditional Jewish singers are almost instruments as they often sing notes as opposed to saying words. So, it's real easy to shift that function from a singer to a guitar. Kanami in essence took over that singer's role. But, she contributes even more Jewish stuff than that during that song, but I'll wait until after you complete the trilogy (?) or entire series of deep dives into "Without Holding Back" before I reveal other Jewish components. And I am loving this weekly-episode format. I would love for an entire 8-part weekly series, and yes, totally want a video on Kanami's tapping during that song. 9:50 You mentioned using a brick. Rick Rack used cinder blocks: ruclips.net/video/KvRJjC28pKE/видео.html 14:25 "You can keep going" back and forth up and down the neck. Reminds me of the guitarist in Gordon at 12 minutes 52 seconds into this: ruclips.net/video/5yMMcV3Urps/видео.html 17:00 You practically played the Jewish part in "Smash" by The Offspring, but you filmed that BEFORE we discussed the topic. Wow! Either "Smash" was already in the back of your mind, or Offspring recorded the most basic common Phrygian scale. Heehee, either way, pretty cool to hear you play that after our conversation.
Well spotted! So, Brian May uses delay with panning- you can have 'mono' delay where it doesn't get moved between the speakers. It's also entirely possible that Band Maid used same trick this as well, but sped up the delay speed as it repeated. My guess is they chopped it up in post production, but it is just a guess! That's so interesting! You've just jogged a memory that I'd been told the Dembow rhythm (dancehall style, 'ba-ba-doom-ba') and Scotch Snaps (bagpipes and fiddle doing a jerky jig type of thing) might also have emerged from language or been shaped in some way? That's some really cool analysis, totally agree! I've only filmed two of these sadly, might re-visit the song at some point though! Awesome, will keep that in mind. Yes! Also cinder blocks are very punk. Nice one. Great catch, exact same guitar idea! Haha, I didn't even notice that, superb observation dude!
@@JbfMusicGuitar Thanks for the responses. I'll need to learn about Dembow rhythm and Scotch Snaps. Meanwhile, you mentioned bagpipes. I believe you live in Edinburgh, which is not terribly far from Dunfermline. I gotta tell ya, I attended a Big Country concert in 1984 at the Hollywood Palladium. Incredible show. One thing that stood out was Big Country's ability using electric guitars to produce bagpipe sounds. So innovative and enjoyable.
You know Jack, you should come and see Band-Maid during the US tour. You could contact Kanami directly and ask for an exclusive interview after one of the dates - and then you can get her reaction to your reaction - and then you can jam for a while. I would pay to see that😁! And, as always, thanks for your insight.
I've been waiting for this break down! Love the explanations and breakdowns from you! Love Kanami compositions, so good to listen to and you make them more understandable!
I personally like the stop video and comment style because it is in the moment. I may not remember what you are talking about if the whole video is played. I usually have seen the complete video before I watch reactors anyway and you refer the Band-Maid website to watch the unadulterated video. Alternative is to play the video completely first, then go over it again with stop and comment. Nevertheless you are one of my favorite reactors.
I was looking forward to this analysis video after watching the reaction video the other day. I like this song as much as onset, and the teacher's views are very helpful in checking and comparing if my cover is correct. thank you.
Thanks for the time and effort! As much as I would love to play an instrument (I actually have a guitar staring me in the face), I can't yet. One day! I too many interests and too little time. Retirement is coming soon so the time situation will resolve itself! Anyway, I really like this set up better. Especially if it makes things easier/quicker for you. I'm sure the algorithm doesn't like people clicking off the longer videos after watching the reaction. Looking forward to more!
Awesome, hope you mange to find a bit of time for in soon enough! Yeah cheers dude, that's part of my thinking behind it as well, seems to be better to make more stuff for different interests than try to squeeze it in to one video, you know?
I genreally don't like reaction type videos, but these breakdowns are really awesome. I've ended up binging through all the band-maid stuff over the past few days. I'm a huge b-m fan and these breakdowns have given me a greater appreciation of a band I already had huge respect for, so thanks! If you want suggestions for more songs, I'd really love to see breakdowns for Choose Me (my favourite song of theirs and a super popular one as well), Don't be long (another cool instrumental), Gioncho (A fun geisha themed song they did for April fools), Don't you tell me (if you can get the live version from the same show as onset, there's a really cool bass vs lead guitar "duel" they do) and FATE (a cool slow groovy-type song). Keep up the good work! 🤘🏾 EDIT: alone might be another good song to check out because it's their first song that was composed by Kanami.
Awesome, so great to hear that, thanks a bunch! Nice, I'll add those to my list I recognise a few of them like Don't you tell me, but some new suggestions in there as well, cheers!
I think this 2 video format works well. This video was quite entertaining to watch too. As a non musician, I'm quite impressed at how well you can pick up things and break them down in a way that is easy to understand (at least most of it). The theory stuff is hard to get if you're not a musician. I can tell you have really good pitch too. Awesome stuff all around!
Thanks Gary! Yeah I think I prefer this format as well- will try it for a wee while and see how it goes! Brilliant, this stuff can be tricky to get your head around (even if you play and instrument!) so it's amazing to know that most of the ideas make sense.
I don't even play guitar and I was still fascinated by that breakdown. 7 minutes of video to explain the first 2 seconds of the song? That's Obi-Wan-Kanami's compositional genius for you - making the hard sound easy and piling up layers of sound that would have made Spector doubt his own wall-building skills. I like the new format of reacting and then breaking it down but the other way was fine too so I'm clearly no help.
Thanks Tony! I did realise that 2 second to 7 minute ratio when I was editing it down, what am I like... lmao Cheers for the feedback, even indifference on this stuff is good to hear!
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I think a taping break down would be interesting. I think MISA tucks her pick, Kanami holds her pick between her thumb and forefinger and taps with her middle finger and ring finger so she can transition back and forth seamlessly, maybe, what the heck do I know. Always enjoy your breakdowns!
Thanks Jack for another outstanding vid. And Kanami keeps you on your toes. I like the 2 vid reaction/analysis. We know Jack and BAND-MAID are Awesome. Peace.
I take it you know they're four other versions of this each of which concentrates on one particular instrument . Band-Maid has said they do this so people can learn to play their songs.
@@JbfMusicGuitar You wrote that you might re-visit the song at some point, so I get the feeling that you're done with it for now. As such, I'll now share why I consider that song so Jewish. Traditional Jewish wedding dance music is played fast, and drums-heavy. Lots of sustained double-kick rolls and triplets, demonstrated by this drummer's footwork: ruclips.net/video/ExFpdglWxzY/видео.html Akane's sustained double-kicks highlight "Without Holding Back". That's the first thing that struck me. Then there's MISA. In addition to dancing fast in a circle, Jewish dancing often includes stopping in place to kick each foot. We can get a good look at what MISA is doing starting at 3 minutes into your first video: ruclips.net/video/qLkWtB9m3BA/видео.html Watch her slide her left hand back and forth, it's in sync with stopping to kick each foot. This will sound insane, but let me show you what that would look like, as they kick to MISA's slides: ruclips.net/video/MhFfEpr7Uas/видео.html Akane and MISA together, just those 2 alone, do enough to get a dance floor hopping. But then we got Kanami on top of them. She uses Jewish scales throughout the entire song, and asks and answers her own questions, just as we hear starting at 1 minute 17 seconds into this video: ruclips.net/video/ExFpdglWxzY/видео.html the vocalist is using a Jewish scale to ask and answer his own questions. Then there is her tapping. I believe that she's doing the clarinets and sax, such as what we hear starting at 2 mins 35 seconds into this: ruclips.net/video/ExFpdglWxzY/видео.html When we throw it all together and add Miku into the mix, I may sound completely out of my mind, but this is what I see: ruclips.net/video/nh2oNtq53E0/видео.html I just wish those dancers would've stopped to kick with MISA's slides. They needed me there to lead them. Heehee. Anyway, yeah, the 4 maids are ready to play chasidic weddings and bar mitzvahs.
Why don't you just combine both types of reactions into one video? You can have the more laid back reaction first and the more analytical reaction after that. Just explain that in the title and the intro to the video. I'm no musician, so when you break a song down into 5-10 second bits and analyze it, I tend to go numb (no offense). This way, I can just watch the first reaction and the more musically inclined viewers can just skip ahead to the analytical part if they want.
Cheers Bill, yeah it's a wee bit tricky trying to balance all that stuff! I might try that at some point, but there are 2 main problems, one is that the longer the video (even just 5-10 mins longer), the more of a pain it is to edit, render, proof and upload. The other thing is that if the retention time for a video isn't very good (for example folk clicking off after an initial react/watch though) it doesn't tend to get suggested as much. It's a bit of a mystery what metrics are the important ones on this platform, but that one does still seem to be quite an important factor! Having said that, I'll probably give that a pop at some point and see what happens!
@@JbfMusicGuitar I'm obviously just talking out of my ass because I'm not a RUclipsr at all. I'm just a viewer. Keep experimenting and see what works best for you. =)
@@billb.5183 Not at all dude, I really appreciate any input!!! Just like to try and be transparent if I'm fiddling about with stuff, so you guys have a good idea of where I'm coming from!
I am sick of reaction videos.... by people with no talent commenting on musicians with talent. Kanami Tōno is your teacher Mr. Guitar tutor. When you try and play her riff it sounds sad and amateurish.
Ok, luckily I've worked out a simple solution: If you see a video which says "Analysis", "Reaction2, or a simiplilar variation, just don't watch it- problem solved. Best of luck!
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♫ Chapters ♫
0:00- Intro
0:38- High Pass Filter
3:10- Funky Little Diddle
4:38- Glitchy Production Trick
8:06- Call & Response/Question & Answer
8:50- Pick Cradle vs. Mouth
10:34- Rhythm Double Tracking (Panning- Power Chord Left, Open Chord Right)
12:16- Bass & Drums
16:42- Change In Feel (Modal Interchange)
⚠️🚨💥 !!!WARNING!!! 💥🚨⚠️
While this is my first time hearing the song and reacting to it, *I will paused frequently* to analyse and explain some of the cool stuff going on, review it and add other informational commentary.
However! If you want that style, try this video: ruclips.net/video/qLkWtB9m3BA/видео.html
I appreciate both the reaction and the breakdown. I haven't played guitar in over 30 years so Miku's work inspired me so I bought a new guitar and I'm trying to relearn how to play
That's absolutely awesome, hope you have a blast with it!!!
Same! Drummer-turned bass-player who hasn't really played in three decades and realized my guitar skills were utter crap when I started recording again at home for fun. Started learning Miku's part for "Warning!" from the scorebook and yeah there's a lot of power chords but A) there's a few points where I'm like "How do her fingers do that?" and B) even the simple parts have to be locked in to the rest of the band.
@@JbfMusicGuitar I"m trying when my arthritits lets me. 20 years as a mechanic have messed my fingers up. But I won't let it stop me from trying.
I watched Band-Maid Camp video last year (ruclips.net/video/eNl9LsIquAI/видео.html) . Akane was cooking forever, MISA couldn't get up from bed, Miku was interviewing Akane, and Saiki was sleeping. Miku had to go downstairs to get something but had to be very careful not to disturb Kanami. Kanami was downstairs with her headphones on mixing with her computer like a mad professor laboring away with no regards to the others and what they were into. That moment seeing Kanami dug in deep to her craft stuck with me and every time I listen to a Band-Maid song I picture that moment. Kanami takes all this wonderful talent she is surrounded by and transforms it into a living being one song at a time. Another reason why these girls combined are so special. Like Tony Griffin said in the comments, " 7 minutes of video to explain the first 2 seconds of the song? That's Obi-Wan-Kanami's compositional genius for you"...... Thanks Jack, love your hard work into these....
Huge thanks Jim, so happy that I can nerd out on this stuff and you guys get something from it, amazing! Oddly enough, sleeping or editing stuff on my laptop are my two main 'go to's' to keep from getting bored on wee tours!
Great to see. I think that splitting up the reaction and analysis is a very good idea.
Excellent, thanks for that, yeah I think so too!
Excellent analysis; this is exactly what we need.
Superb! Glad to hear it!
Great explanations, Jack! I can count the number of reactors who I'll listen to 20 minutes of on, like, three fingers. Plus, your content is the most educational for non-musicians like myself. Thanks!
Oh wow, high praise indeed, thanks so much Phil! Brilliant, yeah I'm trying to go for a more edutainment (I think it's called) thing, still getting to the meat, but trying to make it easy enough to get a hang of!
Yeah, agreed. Generally, no matter the content or personality, I won't commit to a video over 6 minutes. This 20 flew by and left me wanting more.
@@bandmaidfanATL Far too kind, cheers dude!
Not a musician but always enjoy these. These videos really highlight the detail and thought they put into their compositions. Even the smallest details can make a big difference.
I would love a top 10 Kanami guutar licks video!
Thank you very much dude! Yeah, totally gonna have to have a pop at that sometime!
@@JbfMusicGuitar Since you ask for feedback...my compartmentalized brain prefers the 2 video approach. I find myself able to focus more on your technical analysis when it is a separate video.
For the reaction video I prefer a bit more pausing (ala Moratorium reaction which I have watched about 10 times...the number of stank faces were great) vs talking over the music. But I know you have to consider the retention factor. Regardless of what you do... I will watch.
Hi Jack, as a non-musician, I enjoy the detail you pick out of music to allow me to better understand what I am actually hearing. On Kaname putting the pick in her mouth, you are not the first to mention that, but I have watched this video repeatedly, and I think she keeps the pick in her hand, thumb and forefinger.
Thank so very much! Yeah, that's another great method for keeping it out of the way!
Bizzarely, I read that Eddie Van Halen blamed years of holding metal picks in his mouth for the throat cancer he'd suffered...rather than the fact that he smoked like Victorian London 🤔
@@philproffitt8363 😂
@@philproffitt8363 I think it had more to do with all the heavy cigarette smoking he did all those years.
@@dennismitchell9500 Yup
I'm still laughing imagining a guy smoking as a blockade stop for the drum. Damn Jack, what a great effort. It must have been a pain in the ass to put this video together. Great job!. I don't know how to play the guitar and I'm still amazed at how complex that instrument can be. Making separate videos entirely depends on the time you have. If it is already difficult to mount one... BTW, I´would love to listen to Kanami´s signature licks. Thank you sir!!, I´ve enjoyed and learned.
Yeah, I'd totally forgotten about that, lmao! Trying to figure out in the moment how I'm going to overlay & explain stuff is a bit tricky for sure! It's a bit less labour intensive to spilt it in to two oddly enough, twice as much content and easier to edit two smaller ones vs one longer file.
I wish all the people who think Band-Maid is just a gimmick would watch things like this, so they could understand how much really goes into making their unique sound.
Bit of a tough one I suppoer; gets attention because it's a unique look/put people off because they think it's gimmicky
AT 8:17 when you pointed out that the lead guitar extends the previous call-and-response feel between bass and guitar by making the first part of the lead line ascending and the second part descending...that's the kind of perceptiveness that makes your channel a stand-out. I don't know why some folks get irritable about the "how it's made" stuff with hundreds of other reactors already churning out "this is great but _why_ is just a mystery!" content, but if separating it keeps 'em off your back it's a win for everybody.
I know, right. They must know by now how Jacks reactions go.🤷♂️
Very kind of you Steve, glad that made sense! It's usually the simple stuff like that which ends up being the most impactful!
In all honesty it gives me less to edit in one go and proof watch- if I mess something up on a 30 min video and need to re-export it a few times, that'll end up taking several hours to render it and then re-watch, it it's a wee bit shorter it does really help!
The other main factor is that from the analytics I can see retention and stuff like that, which suggest a good chunk of folk like the watch through style, whereas others prefer a longer form deep dive. My guess is that it's probably 'better' to try and tackle these separately rather than in one fell swoop! But to be fair I'm taking a bit of a shot in the dark here, so I'll try a few like this and then reassess!
Nah, nah a 20 minute video on a 4 minute song can only mean that the song gets played on repeat, surely?!?!??! 🤣
@@JbfMusicGuitar WHAAAT! There was a video?😆
The creativity in their (Kanami's) song writing is on another level. These ladies are amazing!
Load of tiny wee details, brilliant stuff!
Loved this, thanks for breakdown.
Glad you did! So many thing to talk about though, lmao!
I'm not a musician, but I'm glad I watched this. Band Maid is my current fave, and Jack you're fun to listen to, even if my attention gets drawn away to what the Maids' hair is doing whenever you pause the video 😄
Lmao, I didn't even notice the mid-hair tosses, hope I got a few good ones!
Do love their instrumentals.....they are class.... "Giovanni" has become my fav...Kanami is mesmerizing..along with Akane's feet.!..With "Giovanni" ..I get the image of a horses head nodding when it's galloping as fast as it can.
While I really like the combined reaction and tricks vids, this one really hit the spot for me. Great work Jack. Do keep up the reactions that at least touch on the technicalities as they really make your channel stand out. I imagine these analyses may get less views but totally appreciated!
Thanks for that Paul, much appreciated! Yeah, I'll still need to tweak stuff going forward, maybe just highlighting a few more concepts in the reaction type one, but not going on too much of a tangent, then letting loose in these. lmao!!
Liking this format. Thanks Jack :-)
Awesome! Glad to hear that
Amazing analysis! Jack, your comprehension of not only music and guitar but of audio engineering is amazing. Band-Maid fans are so fortunate to have you share with us your wealth of insights. I jotted down a few points from your deep-dive upon which I want to comment:
The song's opening. Since the day "Without Holding Back" got released, Kanami's guitar jumping from my right ear to left ear, as a Queen guy, that reminded me of Brian May's guitar in "Brighton Rock". And then last week, at the very start of the song, when you mentioned a cool studio production trick with "panning", I thought you were simply referring to moving the sound from one speaker channel to another. I was further convinced that was what you meant tonight when Brian May's name suddenly appeared in a link at the top of your video's screen. I had no idea that what you referred to last week was going to be far more complicated than merely Queen's multi-tracking recording or Brian's using a delay on stage to create repeats during his solo.
What blows my mind is that you picked up on the frequency filter and complex digital glitching in a couple of seconds during your first listen. I've heard that song hundreds of times, but never noticed that stuff. You immediately identified it, and could explain to us the intricate audio physics involved. Incredible!
8:40 Asking a question we go up, answer a question we come down. Dude, listen to the singer at 1 minute 17 seconds into that Jewish dance song: ruclips.net/video/ExFpdglWxzY/видео.html He's answering his own questions. You asked me to point out Jewish components of "Without Holding Back", and that sing-songy question/answer is certainly one of them. It's also a Jewy speech thing in general to talk like that, and ask and answer our own questions.
Also, please keep in mind that as I mentioned in my caption under that dance song video, traditional Jewish singers are almost instruments as they often sing notes as opposed to saying words. So, it's real easy to shift that function from a singer to a guitar. Kanami in essence took over that singer's role. But, she contributes even more Jewish stuff than that during that song, but I'll wait until after you complete the trilogy (?) or entire series of deep dives into "Without Holding Back" before I reveal other Jewish components. And I am loving this weekly-episode format. I would love for an entire 8-part weekly series, and yes, totally want a video on Kanami's tapping during that song.
9:50 You mentioned using a brick. Rick Rack used cinder blocks: ruclips.net/video/KvRJjC28pKE/видео.html
14:25 "You can keep going" back and forth up and down the neck. Reminds me of the guitarist in Gordon at 12 minutes 52 seconds into this: ruclips.net/video/5yMMcV3Urps/видео.html
17:00 You practically played the Jewish part in "Smash" by The Offspring, but you filmed that BEFORE we discussed the topic. Wow! Either "Smash" was already in the back of your mind, or Offspring recorded the most basic common Phrygian scale. Heehee, either way, pretty cool to hear you play that after our conversation.
Well spotted! So, Brian May uses delay with panning- you can have 'mono' delay where it doesn't get moved between the speakers. It's also entirely possible that Band Maid used same trick this as well, but sped up the delay speed as it repeated. My guess is they chopped it up in post production, but it is just a guess!
That's so interesting! You've just jogged a memory that I'd been told the Dembow rhythm (dancehall style, 'ba-ba-doom-ba') and Scotch Snaps (bagpipes and fiddle doing a jerky jig type of thing) might also have emerged from language or been shaped in some way?
That's some really cool analysis, totally agree! I've only filmed two of these sadly, might re-visit the song at some point though! Awesome, will keep that in mind.
Yes! Also cinder blocks are very punk. Nice one.
Great catch, exact same guitar idea!
Haha, I didn't even notice that, superb observation dude!
@@JbfMusicGuitar Thanks for the responses. I'll need to learn about Dembow rhythm and Scotch Snaps. Meanwhile, you mentioned bagpipes. I believe you live in Edinburgh, which is not terribly far from Dunfermline. I gotta tell ya, I attended a Big Country concert in 1984 at the Hollywood Palladium. Incredible show. One thing that stood out was Big Country's ability using electric guitars to produce bagpipe sounds. So innovative and enjoyable.
I've never check that out before, will need to give it a go!
You doing a great job🙂👍🤘
Very kind of you, thanks a tonne dude!
You know Jack, you should come and see Band-Maid during the US tour. You could contact Kanami directly and ask for an exclusive interview after one of the dates - and then you can get her reaction to your reaction - and then you can jam for a while. I would pay to see that😁!
And, as always, thanks for your insight.
Haha, good excuse for a holiday, eh!
Jack, this is awesome. I like this direction you're going in... and that you also cover the bass in some of the songs. Subscribed!
Thanks a ton Chris! Yeah, trying to make things a wee bit less guitar-centric and hopefully just make lick videos around that sort of stuff!
Fascinating, thank you for doing this!
My pleasure dude, cheers!
I've been waiting for this break down! Love the explanations and breakdowns from you! Love Kanami compositions, so good to listen to and you make them more understandable!
Thanks so much Wayne, so great to hear stuff like that!
I personally like the stop video and comment style because it is in the moment. I may not remember what you are talking about if the whole video is played. I usually have seen the complete video before I watch reactors anyway and you refer the Band-Maid website to watch the unadulterated video. Alternative is to play the video completely first, then go over it again with stop and comment. Nevertheless you are one of my favorite reactors.
Cheers for the feedback dude, gonna try a few of these and see how it pans out!
Woo! Part two
Nice work.
Enjoyed this breakdown style.
🤘😀🤘
Glad you enjoyed it!
I was looking forward to this analysis video after watching the reaction video the other day. I like this song as much as onset, and the teacher's views are very helpful in checking and comparing if my cover is correct. thank you.
No problem, so glad that you enjoyed it, huge thanks!
Thanks for the time and effort! As much as I would love to play an instrument (I actually have a guitar staring me in the face), I can't yet. One day! I too many interests and too little time. Retirement is coming soon so the time situation will resolve itself! Anyway, I really like this set up better. Especially if it makes things easier/quicker for you. I'm sure the algorithm doesn't like people clicking off the longer videos after watching the reaction. Looking forward to more!
Awesome, hope you mange to find a bit of time for in soon enough! Yeah cheers dude, that's part of my thinking behind it as well, seems to be better to make more stuff for different interests than try to squeeze it in to one video, you know?
I genreally don't like reaction type videos, but these breakdowns are really awesome. I've ended up binging through all the band-maid stuff over the past few days. I'm a huge b-m fan and these breakdowns have given me a greater appreciation of a band I already had huge respect for, so thanks!
If you want suggestions for more songs, I'd really love to see breakdowns for Choose Me (my favourite song of theirs and a super popular one as well), Don't be long (another cool instrumental), Gioncho (A fun geisha themed song they did for April fools), Don't you tell me (if you can get the live version from the same show as onset, there's a really cool bass vs lead guitar "duel" they do) and FATE (a cool slow groovy-type song). Keep up the good work! 🤘🏾
EDIT: alone might be another good song to check out because it's their first song that was composed by Kanami.
Awesome, so great to hear that, thanks a bunch! Nice, I'll add those to my list I recognise a few of them like Don't you tell me, but some new suggestions in there as well, cheers!
I never completely know what the phryg you're on about...but it IS always interesting 👍🤟
Me neither 😳
Have another upvote for "what the phryg"
Also it's wild how much we actually learn from hearing explanations we don't fully understand.
Would love to record Jack having a conversation with Kaname on guitar play, digital effects, composition, riffs, etc. That would be pure gold.
Haha, maybe one day!
I think this 2 video format works well. This video was quite entertaining to watch too. As a non musician, I'm quite impressed at how well you can pick up things and break them down in a way that is easy to understand (at least most of it). The theory stuff is hard to get if you're not a musician. I can tell you have really good pitch too. Awesome stuff all around!
Thanks Gary! Yeah I think I prefer this format as well- will try it for a wee while and see how it goes! Brilliant, this stuff can be tricky to get your head around (even if you play and instrument!) so it's amazing to know that most of the ideas make sense.
Really enjoyed this and learned so much. Thank you for posting!
Thanks for watching! So great to know that folk like yourself enjoy these!
I don't even play guitar and I was still fascinated by that breakdown. 7 minutes of video to explain the first 2 seconds of the song? That's Obi-Wan-Kanami's compositional genius for you - making the hard sound easy and piling up layers of sound that would have made Spector doubt his own wall-building skills. I like the new format of reacting and then breaking it down but the other way was fine too so I'm clearly no help.
Thanks Tony! I did realise that 2 second to 7 minute ratio when I was editing it down, what am I like... lmao
Cheers for the feedback, even indifference on this stuff is good to hear!
This is also an awesome comment. "Obi-Wan-Kanami".😆
Awesome Jack 👍😘❤️🇮🇩
Cheers dude!
@@JbfMusicGuitar hey Jack.. please consider to check Alip_Ba_Ta brand new original composition titled 'Sepur Tua' had just uploaded.. so SAVAGE.. thanks 👍😘
I think a taping break down would be interesting. I think MISA tucks her pick, Kanami holds her pick between her thumb and forefinger and taps with her middle finger and ring finger so she can transition back and forth seamlessly, maybe, what the heck do I know. Always enjoy your breakdowns!
Thanks Jack for another outstanding vid. And Kanami keeps you on your toes. I like the 2 vid reaction/analysis. We know Jack and BAND-MAID are Awesome. Peace.
Huge thanks dude, yeah I think this is a decent solution, will try it for a wee while and see how it goes!
love the detailed breakdown
Cheers dude!
*writes jiggery-pokery to vocabulary diary*
Oops, should maybe have annotated that one! Ach, I'm sure there's enough context for ii to make sense 🤣
@@JbfMusicGuitar lol no worries
Either format is fine . Always fun and informative
thanks bud
I take it you know they're four other versions of this each of which concentrates on one particular instrument
. Band-Maid has said they do this so people can learn to play their songs.
I didn't know when making this, but it makes a tonne of sense to release that!
💯💯💯 this will be gonna a trilogy breakdown
Money well-spent. Thank you!
Huge, huge thanks dude! Really keen to hear what other Jewish traits you hear in this song??
@@JbfMusicGuitar You're very welcome. Did you see my other comment?
Just found it! Had been filtered for review, will release it in to the wild!
@@JbfMusicGuitar You wrote that you might re-visit the song at some point, so I get the feeling that you're done with it for now. As such, I'll now share why I consider that song so Jewish.
Traditional Jewish wedding dance music is played fast, and drums-heavy. Lots of sustained double-kick rolls and triplets, demonstrated by this drummer's footwork: ruclips.net/video/ExFpdglWxzY/видео.html
Akane's sustained double-kicks highlight "Without Holding Back". That's the first thing that struck me. Then there's MISA. In addition to dancing fast in a circle, Jewish dancing often includes stopping in place to kick each foot. We can get a good look at what MISA is doing starting at 3 minutes into your first video: ruclips.net/video/qLkWtB9m3BA/видео.html
Watch her slide her left hand back and forth, it's in sync with stopping to kick each foot. This will sound insane, but let me show you what that would look like, as they kick to MISA's slides: ruclips.net/video/MhFfEpr7Uas/видео.html
Akane and MISA together, just those 2 alone, do enough to get a dance floor hopping. But then we got Kanami on top of them. She uses Jewish scales throughout the entire song, and asks and answers her own questions, just as we hear starting at 1 minute 17 seconds into this video: ruclips.net/video/ExFpdglWxzY/видео.html the vocalist is using a Jewish scale to ask and answer his own questions.
Then there is her tapping. I believe that she's doing the clarinets and sax, such as what we hear starting at 2 mins 35 seconds into this: ruclips.net/video/ExFpdglWxzY/видео.html
When we throw it all together and add Miku into the mix, I may sound completely out of my mind, but this is what I see: ruclips.net/video/nh2oNtq53E0/видео.html
I just wish those dancers would've stopped to kick with MISA's slides. They needed me there to lead them. Heehee. Anyway, yeah, the 4 maids are ready to play chasidic weddings and bar mitzvahs.
I want to add that in a Jewish orchestra, I could imagine MISA"s slides being played by a slide trombone
Yep.....had that drum run away happen to me.
Has happened to us all at some point!
Great!
Many thanks!
What is amazes me is that she writes the songs.
Muy buen trabajo
Cheers bud!
BAND-MAID asks a question and my answer is always the same. They ROCK!
You rock, too, Jack. I never knew how much it takes to make music.
Nice one! Far too kind dude! I mean it can take a hours and you just bash out a tune... or you can start to poke about at all the wee details!
You Rock too Patron & i'll never get tired of saying it :)
@@GaryHolloway-810 Thanks, Sensei. Jack uses a guitar🎸🔥 to rock whereas I👴🏽 use a chair.
@@patron40silver LMAO😆 I get the same effect from alcohol.🥴
Say hi to the Phrygian cousin from me ;) hehe
Will do, haha!
Hehehe he said appendage
That genuinely cracked me up!!! Sometimes it the simple things in life 🤣🤣🤣
Sounds more like delay to me than post mix .
Could totally be a delay being sped up, I don;t know what pedal she's got that would be that though?
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I'll make a note of that, cheers!
Why don't you just combine both types of reactions into one video? You can have the more laid back reaction first and the more analytical reaction after that. Just explain that in the title and the intro to the video. I'm no musician, so when you break a song down into 5-10 second bits and analyze it, I tend to go numb (no offense). This way, I can just watch the first reaction and the more musically inclined viewers can just skip ahead to the analytical part if they want.
Cheers Bill, yeah it's a wee bit tricky trying to balance all that stuff!
I might try that at some point, but there are 2 main problems, one is that the longer the video (even just 5-10 mins longer), the more of a pain it is to edit, render, proof and upload. The other thing is that if the retention time for a video isn't very good (for example folk clicking off after an initial react/watch though) it doesn't tend to get suggested as much. It's a bit of a mystery what metrics are the important ones on this platform, but that one does still seem to be quite an important factor!
Having said that, I'll probably give that a pop at some point and see what happens!
@@JbfMusicGuitar I'm obviously just talking out of my ass because I'm not a RUclipsr at all. I'm just a viewer. Keep experimenting and see what works best for you. =)
@@billb.5183 Not at all dude, I really appreciate any input!!! Just like to try and be transparent if I'm fiddling about with stuff, so you guys have a good idea of where I'm coming from!
I am sick of reaction videos.... by people with no talent commenting on musicians with talent. Kanami Tōno is your teacher Mr. Guitar tutor. When you try and play her riff it sounds sad and amateurish.
Ok, luckily I've worked out a simple solution:
If you see a video which says "Analysis", "Reaction2, or a simiplilar variation, just don't watch it- problem solved.
Best of luck!
The one thing you can guarantee with the Maids is that they never hold anything back. Great analysis, Jack.🙂👍
Cheers mate!