Japanese Rock? Never heard of it BAND-MAID / onset [FIRST TIME REACTION]
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Welcome to a Killermcknight Reaction! Today we will be reacting to BAND-MAID and their song onset. This is my first time listening to this song and I really hope you all enjoy it! Now let's listen to some @BAND-MAID shall we!
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You don't get much more real than BAND-MAID!! Good luck getting out of this hole!
Good luck finding a better rhythm section, writers, or singers! You'll see
When Ryan Mear speaks, people listen. And he never talks while Kanami is speaking.
So many good bands out of Japan but Band-Maid is head and shoulders the best
IMO the best Hard Rock Band on the Planet.
@@Oedwak lol🤣 of course😂
@@Oedwak I do love Ryan's cuss words too😁
@@muto4055 Lol yes. It's especially funny when he tries not to use them and fails!
Oh shit... you're a drummer... Akane is about to get another follower!
lol yes used to be I created an introduction video on this channel that explains and talks about my experience as a drummer.
Band Maid is legitimately the best band the world has seen in decades! You will see... 🎶🎸🥁🎸🎶🔥🙂
And this is coming from the warrior that defeated By-Tor, the Prince of Evil, so you know it’s truth!! 🤘🏼😂😎
💯% agree 🤙🏼
@@bobespirit2112 you know it my friend!! 🐕🦺
Well if you liked that guess who’s touring the US this year.
ROCK AND ROLL is what they play, an they are the best in world right now.
You have no idea what you just stumbled upon!!
Now, to hear them with the singer, Saiki, on stage. She is great!
What Band-Maid video to watch next? Either Domination official live video or Real Existence official live video.
Subbing for the Band Maid Journey.... Just Bring It.... as they say. ;)
Welcome to the world of Japanese rock and metal... Are you ready??? Strap yourself in you are about to get blown away.. This is the first of many great bands, you don't need to look anywhere else.. Japan is where it's at.. Best wishes from france
Thank you Grant!
First time, yes ? Welcome. The journey will be long, yet beautiful. Fasten the seat belt. Enjoy the ride.
Well if you're a drummer strap in buddy. Akane Hirose is one of the greats and you'll soon see why. Each member is a master at their craft but always learning and pushing. Akane is good enough that Jimmy Page tracked her down to meet her and get a photo and said she's one of the best he's heard.
The "GORILLA" indeed.
@@PinD-PANIC ...and love bananas!
I'm 56 from England. Been into music all my life. I have seen some of the best bands ever. Band-Maid are the best all round band I have ever heard. Full stop. The day I discovered them changed my life totally, because these ladies bring total joy to the world. I now spend a lot of my days with a grin on my face thanks to this band. Welcome to the Pigeon-hole!
More BAND-MAID, please. Yes they sing. They are Hard Rock, but with many influences, Power Pop, Rock, Punk, Funk Metal and even Jazz. If you're a drummer watch 'Freedom' LIVE. It has BAND-MAID's one and only full drum solo.
The Maids, The Maids & The Maids.......Enjoy😎👌
Their whole catalog is pretty great. Kind of funny that you started off with one of their rare instrumentals.
They are:
Miku Kobato (小鳩 ミク) - band founder, main lyricist, rhythm guitar, backing vocals, occasional lead vocals and spokespigeon.
Kanami Tōno (遠乃 歌波) - lead guitar, backing vocals, main music composer.
Akane Hirose (廣瀬 茜) - drums, backing vocals, sequencing. Half human and half gorilla.
Misa (ミサ, stylized as MISA) - bass, occasional assassinations.
Saiki Atsumi (厚見 彩姫) - main lead and occasional backing vocals.
I like to say that other bands have hits.
With BAND-MAID it's all triples and home runs. : )
Oooh, nice baseball metaphor.
MISA -- bassassin
So, Akane now gets credit for providing backing vocals as well 😂
What about MISA? You should have mentioned at least her howls 😂
@@VladimirChupin Are you trying to steal credit from Umemisa?
@@rickwagner- Oh, sorry. I would never dare to call MISA's parts in the acoustic show "howls." Of course, wrong attribution here. Correction: Umemisa providing howls for Maiko band. Umemisa Umemisa Umemisa!!!
The group is currently the best rock group on the planet. The lead guitarist, Kanami Tono, is also the composer. The rythym guitarist, Miku Kobato is both the band's founder and the lyricist. The drummer, Akane Hirose is the band leader and was told by Jimmy Page that she is the reincarnation of John Bonham. The bassist is Misa, The Barefoot Assassin, which says it all, Misa Misa Misa !!!!!!
Just before the pandemic I accidentally found Band Maid . Have been annoying so called music snobs friends of mine ever since to listen to them . It is the first time finding so much pure joy listening to a band . Not mention all the interviews they do . Very fascinating group of people . Interesting enough to have me study the language .
Great job with the reaction .
Welcome to Band-Maid!
Congratulations on hearing your favorite band for the first time.
FROM JAPAN Introducing BAND-MAID ■ They have over 110 fascinating songs. ■
BAND-MAID is a 5-member girls rock band. They are hard rock band and are now considered by fans to be one of the best hard rock bands in the world. They usually perform 23 songs and 2 hours live. They were formed in Japan in 2013 by side guitarist Miku Kobato. Kobato had experience working at a maid cafe in Akihabara Tokyo and had the idea of playing cool songs with a maid costume. That's why the band was named Band-Maid. "Thrill" was their first music video in 2014, played 2 million times in two weeks and saved them from breaking up. At that time they were just around 19-22 years old. And then they have been doing LIVE overseas and increasing their fans. Now they are writing, composing and arranging all the songs. 41 music videos have been released on their official RUclips, all of which are killer songs.
★★★ The latest news ★★★
■ They announced that they will perform all over the United States in 2022.
■ They performed an online Wonderful acoustic live on December 25, 2021 for 75 minutes 14 songs. ★Tickets until March are on sale. ★
■ They released the opening song "Sense" of the anime "Platinum End". Sense EP has two other new songs. HIBANA & Corallium
■ Miku solo project "cluppo" started on April 1st, 2021 ! An EP with 6 songs (4 new songs) will be released on March 9th, 2022.
Official WEB SITE ■ bandmaid.tokyo/ ■ cluppo Official RUclips ruclips.net/user/cluppoOfficialRUclips ■
The latest information will be posted. ★ 39 Movies ★ There is a fan club site.
There are concert tickets and merchandise sales and related links.
BAND-MAID PRIME link : There are many individual performances and various best live videos.
Official RUclips ■ ruclips.net/user/BANDMAIDfeatured ■ Official videos are usually not blocked ■
Hard rock DOMINATION・Secret my lips・Rinne・DICE・PLAY・REAL EXISTENCE・Warning!・NO GOD・Sense・HIBANA
( ★ "DOMINATION" is the 22nd song of 23 songs.2020 2.14 Shibuya Tokyo LIVE " ）
Funky hard rock Different・Manners・Blooming・Bubble・YOLO・glory・Thrill・After Life・Corallium
Instrumental Onset ( ★ It began for the break time of Saiki. )
Powere ballads about Us・Wonderland ・Endless story ・Daydreaming
Fun live FREEDOM・CROSS・Choose me・Before Yesterday
English lyrics Dragon Cry・Don't Let Me Down ( ★ The lyrics are not BAND MAID. )
Japanese style Secret maiko lips・GION-CHO ( ★ April Fool's gift BAND MAIKO version. ）
★ My most favorite songs right now is the "Corallium" . There is no video, but we can listen to the song on RUclips Sense album. (^^♪
BAND MEMBER They are unique, serious, shy and cute women. They are as close as sisters and support each other.
Miku Kobato : Side guitar, back vocal, lyricist, band founder, Public relations officer, Kobato is a small pigeon!
She was the lead singer when the band was founded,
but since Saiki became the lead singer, she started playing the side guitar for the first time.
Saiki Atsumi : Lead vocal, the youngest, member call her a teacher, she make various decisions. good at cooking
Kanami Tono : Lead guitar, composer (prolific genius), good at piano. hobby is reading. good at making sweets.
Akane Hirose : Drummer, good at funny faces, she is a big eater. she loves anime. she has a lot of friends.
Misa : Bassist, stage drinks are liquor, play with bare feet. the most shy and reticent. good at cooking
Just watched them for the 1st time myself a couple days ago. I was just like you thinking, ok whats the gimmick, then they melted my face off. They have two vocalists.
Japan has definitely hit on some magic with their all female rock bands. I can't think of a North American or Euro band like that. (edit: dummy me, I forgot about The Warning from Mexico) There are at least ten I can think of, Band Maid (my favourite), Love Bites, Nemophila, more. Take a dive into it, you won't be disappointed.
Thanks Ranger_A! I'm excited to discover more of their music!
I am very familiar with all these bands but there is one genre that is killing it for me from Japan and that is Jazz!! Senri Kawaguchi is a jazz drummer and one of the finest female drummers in the world surpassing Akane and Haruna!! Not including the 7 Avengers band a collaboration of other musicians such as Miku Yonezawa, I am a big fan of Lovebites. However, these Japanese women playing Jazz I could listen to them all day!! 😎 if you want a change of pace and still enjoy music this is worth exploring!!
@@noelle3551 Yep, and the backing band for Babymetal is a jazz band by themselves. They are called Kari Band (sometimes Cami Band, not sure what the difference is)
@@ranger_a6953 I sure there is some correlation to it!!
@@noelle3551 Jazz generally produces the best drummers and bassists in the world, which is why so many metal drummers and bassists (and some guitarists, like Alex Skolnick of Testament) come from jazz backgrounds!
Right now Japan is the savior of Rock n Roll, both female and male. You've started down the rabbit hole of JRock.
It's so fun to go back and watch people reacting to BAND-MAID for the first time! 🤘😁🤘
Well, they have two songs that reached overseas to casual listeners. Choose Me and Blooming from the Netflix movie Kate. And Choose me was again used in one of the episodes of the Peacemaker.
Domination live 2020 , and that will complete your addiction . Also as adrummer you will love Freedom live too.
I wish EDDIE VAN HALEN could see his 5150 AMP standing tall on stage as these lovely maids’ shred!!!! Hope to see them live in 2022 rocking CALIFORNIA!!!!!
A certain MR EDDIE VAN HALEN would be impressed with KANAMI'S
tapping technique.
Originally, Kanami played Addictone guitars but once she was
noticed, she’s been PRS all the way!
Kanami- PRS / Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier + 8 or 9
different pedals
Miku- Zemaitis Custom / EVH 5150 (EDDIE VAN HALEN) stack + various pedals
MISA- Black Cloud custom 5 string bass / Orange stack
Akane- Drum Kit: Tama Star Bubinga, Snare Drum: Ludwig, Cymbals: Zildjian (left to right)
Oh, by the way- JIMMY PAGE OF (LED ZEPPELIN) loves BAND-MAID, enough
said....
The competition between the bands in Japan is fierce so musicians must be incredibly good to be seen. When it comes to BAND-MAID, you've stumbled across a gold mine. All 5 girls are extremely tallented, something you will notice if you continue. The best part is that they do everything in their own way and every song you listen to will be different. They're simply amazing! One thing worth mention: They are a live band! Their brutal skill will really be seen there.
I suggest you spend the next half year just listening to Japanese bands. Then you have just skimmed the surface and realized that there are an infinite number of bands that are good.
the Japanese female singers, famous and not so famous, are amazing.
@@portocredito What I like about the Japanese music scene is that they always have something positive in everything they do. It's so uplifting!
@@LostAgain1970 You might be surprised that the lyrics to some of the 'uplifting' music can be pretty dark. I heard that Racing into the Night by Yoasobi and CQCQ by Kami-Sama are about suicide. Both upbeat. There can be a disconnect between melody and lyrics for westerners.
THE best Rock band on Earth. Two members (MISA - Bass, Akane - Drums) are classically trained musicians who studied at the Tokyo Academy of Music while Kanami, the lead guitarist, has also been playing piano since the age of 3 or 4 but is concert standard (almost unbelievably, given her skills, she only switched to guitar about 10 years ago!) They all have superb musical ability as well as passion, a lack of ego and the drive to play real, in your face, Rock which is why they are THE best live Rock band on Earth right now. The only band I've seen that is playing live like bands I went to see in the 70's, such as Led Zeppelin or Sabbath or Zappa. Music they write themselves, real guitars, drums and bass played loudly and with passion as well as powerful Rock vocals. They are all really close friends and know how to have fun together on stage, confident as they are in each others’ abilities and skills. They've revived the classic Rock sound and given the genre a much needed kick in the ass, as Babymetal have done for Metal. Future reactions I'd recommend, as they really shine brightest live, would be from the DVD they released in April 2020. FREEDOM: ruclips.net/video/FHpuEqMAcDg/видео.html , PLAY: ruclips.net/video/3LxX_t4vg7U/видео.html , CHOOSE ME: ruclips.net/video/HcqitbXgigU/видео.html , DOMINATION: ruclips.net/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/видео.html and WONDERLAND: ruclips.net/video/x4hxLeHbqZo/видео.html , though they have superb music videos too.
Kanami is also classically trained (piano).
@@powbobs I didn't know she'd gone to music college too. I thought she'd taken lessons from age 3 or so, like many Japanese children do. Which academy did she get classically trained in?
@@tonygriffin_
The Tokyo School of Music is a vocational school. So it’s not like Berkeley or that level.
You don’t have to go to a prestigious music school to be classically trained. Mincho was classically trained on piano from age three and continues to this day.
MISA also began piano training from 3-4 years old. She stopped in middle or high school, but she and Akane moved to wind ensemble in middle/ high school.
Akane played trombone and MISA played horn and trumpet.
Tony Griffin, well said!😁
@@powbobs Thanks for the info on Kanami. I knew about the Tokyo Academy status but didn't realise she'd received training at home to their level. Always happy to find out more about the ladies...but now I'll have to update this piece of info that I cut 'n' paste and post to new maidiacs! Po!
It is a rare day to find a reactor discover Band Maid for the first time. Welcome to Maidiac world. You are in for a long adventure with these ladies.
This is what I consider to be a cultivated conversation among instruments in the most universal and beautiful language in the world that everyone understands. You just have to listen. :)
And yes, this band also includes a fifth member. A vocalist from which you won't hear any screams or deep growls, but who is perfectly fitting for this kind of music.
The individual talent of each of these ladies is already amazing, but what they create together makes even the biggest names of the last years/decades look pretty bad, imo. Sounds exaggerated or unbelievable? Then I would like to bring into the game the evidence pieces A and B, which are called 'Domination' and 'Real Existence' and are best to be watched live. :)
Greetings and 'Welcome to the pigeon-hole' from the German Maidiacs division.
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【 _Our rock never dies ever. Forever!_ 】- from BAND-MAID 'Manners' 🕊️
"cultivated conversation among instruments" I love that!
Oh my another one gets gapped, oh, and the best is yet to come, "Domination" Live and "Play" Live then "Manners/Black Hole", "Warning" MV and many more as you'll see in the rest of the comments there's plenty to choose from!
"I enjoyed the sh*t out of that." Welcome to the club, brother. You set yourself up so perfectly with the up-front skepticism it almost makes me suspicious. It's so much fun to see that with reactors, followed by exploding heads when their brains catch up with what they've just heard. Nice job with your pause choices, editing and commentary. I give it 11.2 points. That last 0.2 points are very important, although I'm not quite sure why, because there is no scale and nobody wins anything. Unless you count exceptionally great music. Then we all win!
Rock music has been all over the world since the beginning of rock music, with every possible genre. Just, so you don’t have to be surprised to find o it their is “western” music in literally every country. But, one does not know what one does not know. So nows your chance to learn :). You can look into the history of rock and metal in Japan, China, Australia, Africa, Korea, Thailand, Utah, Polynesian islands, all over the world and for decades and decades. If it exists in America it exists in any other country. Enjoy the journey dawg!
As others have said, this is a rare instrumental (used to give the lead singer a breather). I look forward to seeing you react to some with the vocalist. I would suggestion Domination (Live), Cross (Live), Rinne (MV), Daydreaming (MV-power ballad), and/or Freedom (live-drum solo). Have a good one.
Dont you tell me live - love the duel
They are so good.
Yeah, Band-Maid is a hard rock band that can out-metal, out-punk and out-pop most other bands. Different songs will have different flavors of prog, funk, blues, what have you. Check out Different, Warning and Rinne for three different flavors of craziness. Then some more live stuff with Domination and Manners/Black Hole.
Along the way, don't forget to look up some of the other all-women Japanese hard rock and metal bands that are kicking ass, like Lovebites, Nemophila, Hanabie, Hangane and Gacharic Spin.
Those women have a hard to beat musical background, they deserve great respect! And a gazillion fans!
Your journey of Band-Maid has begun. Next, I recommend "Dice", "Domination (Live)" and "Freedom (Live)".
Oh, and I want to give you a gift of headphone with high-quality sound. lol
And if you like metal, check out LoveBites. This is also a Japanese girl band.
🙌 we've got another one! BAND-MAID might be the most technically polished but enjoyable to listen to band out there right now. Then to add their writing skills and their genuine love for what they do..welcome buddy it only goes to 100 from here (no joke). Prepare yourself for the flood of Band-Maid fans my friend.
Thank you for reacting to Band-Maid.
No problem 😊
Yes, this one is an instrumental, usually they sing. The next one I´d recommend is "Manners / Black Hole" (live). It´s a double feature, so it´s two songs, which are totally different and perfectly showcases the different kinds of songs they can make.
I'd add blooming to the list. One of their better songs from early on
Disagree.
Black hole is meh at best
I agree, Manners is great, Black Hole is beyond awesome 🤘
It was so good, almost cried 👍❤️
Typical reaction to Band-Maid
More please! If yes, I would recommend live videos in most cases, if available. Play, Domination, Freedom. Music videos like Rinne, Manners. Approx hundred songs to go, imho: no bad ones, nor mediocre.
Congratulations on finding the best hard rock band in the world. Don't worry about what genre they're in though, although hard rock is their self proclaimed genre and indeed what I'd call them if I had to pick just one, but they veer all over the musical spectrum and they're very full of surprises. You haven't really heard them until you've heard a bunch of their songs, because they can be so different than each other. Songwriting prowess if off the hook awesome, and well.. you heard how good they are. Yes - they have vocals. You just happened to pick an instrumental song. The ice queen goddess with the best rock voice in the universe today, Saiki Atsume - and great backup vocals on many songs by band founder and rhythm guitarist Miku Kobato. Drummer Akane Hirose and MISA the bassist are f'ing unbelievably great - and then there's the mild mannered Kanami Tono who turns into a beast when you put a guitar in her hand (and is a genius songwriter). They have songs that veer toward speed metal, slow to mid tempo hard groove rock songs, proggy songs, beautiful ballads, and songs that have all of this in them and more. They tend to write music in a way that you never really know what's coming next - not just always verse/chorus/verse/chorus/bridge, etc. I haven't even looked at what songs the other commenters have suggested, but they are all correct. (BM doesn't have any bad songs). It's criminal (really criminal) that the entire world does not know this band. Yes, most of their lyrics are Japanese but who gives a crap; just pretend Saiki's voice is another instrument because she sounds that good. They also work their butts off and crank out music like crazy. Soon, you too may very well become a Maidiac.
Now listen to Real Existence, DICE, Bubble, Blooming, Don't you TELL me, After Life, Warning!, and Choose Me. Just to start. They have over a hundred songs to choose from. Enjoy and welcome.
Their next 2020/2021 live songs Freedom, Domination, Moratorium, Real Existence, Secret My Lips, Don't You Tell Me,
Bro, its time to check out to another all Japanese female Heavy Metal Bands
LOVEBITES - live 2020/2021 songs Raise Some Hell, The Hammer Of Wrath, Break The Wall, Scream For Me, Holy War, Set The World On Fire, Don't Bite The Dust, Winds Of Transylvania and latest AUDIO cover song PAIN KILLER (Judas Priest) all songs is in English and with dual crazy guitars solo's
NEMOPHILA - songs Revive, Dissension, Raitei, Hoozuki(live), Hypnosis, all songs with dual seven string guitars solo's
HANABIE - song We Love Sweets
ASTERISM - songs Gunfire, Faced, Rising Moon, Dawn, the bassist played seven string bass..
THESE ALL FEMALE METAL BANDS BRINGS BACK THE METAL MUSIC THAT NO MORE EXIST IN AMERICA/EUROPE WITH NEXT LEVEL MUSICIAN....😀
You like this so I think you would like Lovebites, another all female band. They play power metal, thrash, metal. Band maid are in my top 3 Japanese female bands along with Nemophila and Lovebites
Thanks for the recommendation Bill! I will definitely check out Lovebites! I have a babymetal reaction that I recorded soon after I did this one so I can't wait to share that one as well!
@@Killermcknight You are now standing on the edge of the 50 meter diving board, looking way, way down and wondering what's going to happen when you step off. It's a bit scary, but exciting at the same time, hold your breath and take that first step.
Yes they sure do sing- they have an amazing lead singer- and amazing 2nd vocals (who was on stage here since she is also rythmn guitar) you just happened to start with one of their like 3 instrumentals out of like the 120 odd songs they have :) That they apparently made so the singer can get a break during their concerts :) Onset isnt even on an album! They do also have about another half a dozen songs they have done instrumental versions of too- but normally yeah Saiki is an amazing singer!
And as you just saw- Band-maid are absolutely the real deal not any kind of gimmick- their maid outfits are part of their imagine, in the same way kisses makeup is, and to make a point - but not a gimmick in the sense of thats all they are.
you'd be amazed how many old time rockers totally love them and rate them as the best or one of the best rock bands in the world :) And they also have some of the best musicians going - especially the bassist and drummer :)
They formed themselves 8yr ago and did they whole tiny gigs thing and got better and better- they write their own stuff and are not in any way a studio made band. Their songs have a lot of different styles and influences- though they are a rock band, some songs have obvious punk or metal or pop elements. And they all go above and beyond what they need to in their songs.
Dunno if you are a musician but musicians tend to totally love band maid too for the instrumental complexity and depth they have.
You sir - have been educated! This band IS the current state of Rock! So so many great songs to choose from (there literally are no bad ones)
Just pick one and go.
Play.
Domination
Choose Me
Alone
Warning
And so many more.
Enjoy. 🤟🏻
This band is one of the best bands on the planet in my opinion. Enjoy the ride!!!
Oh, yeah, they sing alright!! They have an incredibly gifted lead singer in Saiki! And then, unlike pretty much any other band, they have a second singer!! That’s right, two for the price of one! The rhythm guitarist, Miku, is an amazing singer in her own right. She and Saiki sing lots of harmonies or Miku sings great backing vocals. In order to give Saiki’s vocals a rest during their live shows (servings), they write roughly one song per album where Miku sings solo. How cool is that!!! 🔥🔥🔥😎🤘🏼
Hi, Band Maid is the new rock music genius.
They are rock and roll guardian angels and the best hard rock band on the planet 🤘 Keep an eye on them! ️
Best band in the world 🤘🎎🤘🎎
FROM JAPAN ◆ Thank you for your reaction to BAND-MAID.
BAND MAID is celebrating its 9th year of formation. BAND was formed by a girl who came to Tokyo from a local city of Japan to become a singer when she was about 19 years old. Five unique and talented girls gathered. The members have not changed, and they are continuing their efforts to improve their playing ability. They are constantly writing new songs and cool songs. Three new songs were released at the end of October.
BAND MAID is a hard rock band, but it's a very diverse band. Listen to different types of songs.
1 Thrill : The first music video that saved them from dissolution. Classic rock 2014
2 Sense : The theme song of the anime "Platinum End". Dramatic, fast hard rock with a classic intro. 2021.10
3 Bubble : A tribute to the movie Bohemian Rhapsody, funky rock
4 Different : First anime opening song, new sense of high-speed rock. Anime is Log Horizon 3rd season. 2020.12
5 Daydreaming : Beautiful power ballad. Saiki and Kobato vocals and Kanami's guitar solo are wonderful.
6 Dice : Rhythmic hard rock singing women's independence
7 about us : A gift for fans who cannot meet in a pandemic. Beautiful ballad. 2021.02
8 Freedom : A power rock that walks around the stage and conveys a smile.
The transition from drum solo to lead guitar is the best.
9 Manners : Declaration to create new hard rock while inheriting classic rock. Cool hard rock. Rock'n'Roll never die.
10 alone : The song they wrote, composed and released for the first time. Medium speed Hard Rock 2016
11 Secret My Lips & Secret Maiko Lips : Funky Hard Rock. A gift for fans of April Fool's Day .
12 Blooming : Vocals and chorus are impressive, and various types of music are fused.
13 RINNE : High-speed rhythmic heavy rock, inspired by the Japanese horror movie "RINNE : Reincarnation".
RINNE (Reincarnation) is also found in Eastern thought and Buddhist thought.
14 onset : Instrumental song for lead singer Saiki breaks, their great playing power and harmony.
15 Play : A song composed as an instrumental song, but Miku added lyrics as Saiki liked it. With different intros depending on the live.
16 Before Yesterday : Record of the first overseas performance, Sakura-Con in Seattle 2016. Melodic Rock with great lyrics.
17 Choose me : An insert song of the concert scene the Netflix movie KATE, they appeared as BAND MAID. Cool rock song.
18 Dragon Cry : The only song produced by Tony Visconti.
It's not their lyrics, but it sings about the future of human society and the earth. Great Heavy Classic Rock .
19 After Life : A homage to the maid cafe and band formation where Kobato worked. BAND-MAID Hard Rock .
20 Corallium : The song that Saiki wrote all the lyrics for the first time. Hip pop style dancing hard rock.
Added ★ Peace & Love : Founder Miku Kobato's solo project. Pigeon saves the world. Funky pop rock.
sugoi! So much information! Arigatou gozaimasu!! I saw band-Maid in Barcelona back in 2016 and I knew right there that they would become big!! You can visit my channel to see that performance if you want! Kore kara yoroshiku ne!!
Band Maid for most people is the best rock band in the world they have never heard of . but that needs to change because they are that good. This is just one out of 100 + songs and non of their songs are bad . they are probably one of the best live bands that has ever come along due to the nature of their ethics and second only to the love of their fans. Band Maid does not allow themselves to put on and or produce anything subpar . Great react . Long Live the PO.
"best rock band in the world they have never heard of" Sorry, but Killing Joke has had that title since the 80s. So, Band-Maid is the SECOND best rock band in the world they have never heard of.
Welcome to the world of Band-Maid. This band is ridiculously so..so.. good that makes you feel so.. so.. ridiculous for not listening to them before. Each one of them is so.. so.. talented when combined together they make so.. so.. unreal great music !! Prepare to be amazed !!
So glad you found Band Maid. They do rock solid. Excellent music. Yes, they sing in Japanese and English and even both at the same time.
These girls really rock. You should check out "Domination" and ""Freedom" next. But there isn't a song you can go wrong with.
A MAIDIAC from Germany
MORE BANDMAID!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great reaction to an unusual choice of introductory videos to Band-Maid. Not often that a first-timer starts off with "Onset". I'm guessing whomever recommended you start with that masterpiece composition knew something about your preferences.
Yes, that band has a fifth member, a lead singer whom was not on stage during "Onset". And she does not scream into mics. If you're looking for screaming, sorry, but this is Band-Maid. Heavy metal is down the hallway occupying in a different office altogether. As you mentioned, Band-Maid is different. If you want to hear melodic lead singing and fun vocal harmonies, then relax, you came to the right place. :)
For your next Band-Maid videos, I strongly recommend songs with vocals, such as the official live "Play" and "Domination", and since you're a drummer, the official live "Freedom" features a drum solo.
This song gives me goosebumps EVERY SINGLE TIME. As others have noted, there's not one single "bad" song in Band Maid's entire catalog - which in itself is a remarkable feat - but as a lifelong guitarist, THIS one just blows my mind. It's a melodic tour de force powered by a ridiculously gifted rhythm section. You chose well - and I think you'll find their other work to be equally compelling.
Band Maid - MV Blooming, MV Warning, MV Manners, Live Domination, LIve Freedom, MV Secret My Lips, Live Play, and so so many more, take your pick they are all excellent videos!! Enjoy the ride!!
The best way to choose the next Band-Maid video to react to is : go to their channel -> select Videos -> click on a random one, it will be awesome.
Four songs among them are Freedom (drum solo), Choose me, Play and Domination, these were the 6th, 7th, 21st and 22nd songs respectively on their World Domination Tour show at Shibuya Line Cube (Tokyo) in 14 February 2020, you might listen to them separately or in pairs. Wonderland was somewhere in between, 17th that night, it's good if you wish to focus on vocals a bit.
Enjoy!
I recommend you listen to Play, Domination and Freedom live on their channel. If you're a drummer, that's even better. These ladies are something special.
And the fuse has been lit...
Band-Maid is indeed the real deal! There is a lot of good bands in Japan, but by far my favorite is Band-Maid! Check out "Domination", "Play" and "Freedom", live to get a true taste of their abilities! Five Japanese ladies that will rock your world! If you want "faster tempo", try "Black Hole", Sense", and "Different"! Really, no bad songs from these ladies! With over 100 great songs to choose from, there are no wrong turns! This song gives the singer a chance to rest her voice during their shows, which are usually over two hours in length! Five amazing artists!
This is one of their few of the instrumental songs they play to give the vocalist get some rest on her voice. You could have only heard the song at their live concerts before this video. If you are a drummer, you are going to fall in love with Akane the drummer. She is absolutely fantastic and a sweet dork. They are all sweetest nerdy dorks.
Time to start the journey. They're gonna surprise you with so many different styles of their hard rock sound, yet it's always well written. I'll let others fill in the details, but one thing I wanted to point out is that the lead guitarist, Kanami, does the lion's share of the songwriting. Rhythm guitar Miku writes almost all they lyrics. There's no wrong way to go now. They can hit you with a classic rock sound, a modern pop/punk sound, and even some progressive sounds. They do it all and dip in and out of genres even within a song, but they're usually always tied together by great hooks and choruses so that every song is enjoyable at a surface level too. There's too many to suggest, but one of my favorite songs is Blooming. You could go to just about any on their RUclips channel and not go wrong.
Band-Maid is an incredible hard rock band. You have not seen anything yet, they are my favorite band period, I have not found a better band for what I love to listen too. Thanks for the reaction.... enjoy the ride!!!
Great reaction. And yes please, more Band-Maid. Also recommend Lovebites, Nemophila and Babymetal. Others are suggesting a lot of excellent bands in addition. The Japanese rock scene is on fire and its mostly driven by women. Such a great time to be a fan of rock music.
Band Maid is Hard Rock and a little metal. Some of their harder songs are Rinne and Moratorium and Warning. Great reaction. Check out some more stuff.
Your journey has just begun. You haven't seen Saiki yet, the lead singer. You got the technical side with Onset. These ladies are so extremely versatile in what they can play. Anything in the "rock" genre, they cover. Bluesy, stadium, shred, prog, ballad. All with a flare that you don't see often. Not only that, they are probably the most humble musicians I have ever seen. While at the top of their craft, they want to get better for the fans. There is so much to them. And they are just as good, if not better live as they are produced. Since you are a drummer, you are in for a serious treat with Akane.
LMAO....Another One Bites The Dust!!! I love watching people hearing them for the first time...Band-Maid is ALL genres rolled up into one...They don't have a bad song or even an average song...Everything they play is GREAT!!! They are Band-Maid & we are Maidiacs!!!
Good. You've already seen their technical capabilities, so now we can move on to their killer songs!
Now we can bring in the full band! I'd recommend 'Domination LIVE' next!
lol Jonas Thank you I can't wait!
Cool reaction! Onset is a really good instrumental, like you said, very groovy, catchy, upbeat, really great. BAND-MAID is currently my favorite band. What I like about them is their stylistic diversity, they are often hard rock/power pop based, but they incorporate influences from metal, punk, funk, blues and jazz. Their songs can be very fast, or very heavy, sometimes just pure fun or more emotional, etc, with always focus on catchy melodies and a very balanced songwriting, not always guitar centered with lot of room for the bass and drums to shine. Their music get accented differently in every song.
The thing about their outfits is because their rhythm guitarist, Miku Kobato, worked in a maid café in Tokyo (which are very popular, especially among tourists) and she wanted to create a band with maid outfits (culturally associated with a more friendly, cute and submissive behavior) with rock music (associated to badass attitude), to create what she calls "the gap", in other words, a mental dissonance between what you see and what you listen.
I really suggest you to dig more into them, they have really great songs. Check out these songs:
Manners: ruclips.net/video/-FWuMx_pkH4/видео.html
Warning!: ruclips.net/video/9yD3IqrLtPk/видео.html
No God: ruclips.net/video/nAdWnIRjGak/видео.html
And, about japanese rock, I think Japan has a really amazing bands that sadly have been criminally overlooked in the west. I've been listening to japanese bands from about 20 years ago and I really think Japan has one of the greatest rock scenes in the world. Obviously, like everywhere, there're many types of bands, multiple styles, all depends on what fills your taste. But, although there's a lot of bands, in general they have some kind of idiosincracy when making music, so the more you listen to them, the more you'll be able to recognize those elements (chord progressions, song structures) that are unmistakable japanese (the same happens to me when I listen to american pop music, the way they do things is clearly USA pop). Also there are some bands kind of gimmicky, but try not to let that divert your attention from the most important thing, which is music and there's a lot of really awesome musicians. Costumes or outfits are just part of the package.
I suggest you to check out these bands:
Nothing's Carved In Stone (alternative rock/funk/indie)
ruclips.net/video/R6MdiUsTKbI/видео.html
GLIM SPANKY (blues/psychedelic/rock n' roll with 60's and 90's brit rock influences)
ruclips.net/video/DfxtwUOvCi8/видео.html
Suspended 4th (groovy funk/blues/alternative/hard rock band)
ruclips.net/video/iCvf8TrpKWA/видео.html
tricot (math/indie/experimental rock)
ruclips.net/video/VBTIpDeBQcg/видео.html
The Pinballs (garage/blues rock/rock n' roll)
ruclips.net/video/ZNiEivRWPMQ/видео.html
Ningen Isu (old school heavy metal band very influenced by proto metal acts like Black Sabbath with japanese folk)
ruclips.net/video/Ox_h7UeMqYw/видео.html
BOMB FACTORY (hardcore punk)
ruclips.net/video/KszepOuxxSI/видео.html
Hanabie (metalcore with some harajuku/jpop style infusion)
ruclips.net/video/G18yyvPCiTM/видео.html
Survive Said The Prophet (post hardcore/indie)
ruclips.net/video/VrOOigt76K0/видео.html
Maximum The Hormone (very strange alternative/nu metal/metalcore/funk/hardcore/punk band)
ruclips.net/video/TdwT5JlH8gM/видео.html
BRATS (punk rock/alternative/grunge)
ruclips.net/video/SNpcKwAO2fk/видео.html
BORIS (experimental rock/noise/heavy metal/sludge/stoner)
ruclips.net/video/aI1vph80gc0/видео.html
MAN WITH A MISSION (alternative rock/hip hop/electronica)
ruclips.net/video/Vhd9MZFQy_c/видео.html
LOVEBITES (heavy/power/speed/thrash/symphonic metal with strong NWOBHM influences)
ruclips.net/video/hLFelI93VkM/видео.html
Nemophila (heavy metal/metalcore/hard rock)
ruclips.net/video/26aMuahxz8c/видео.html
There's a lot more and I'm not mentionning bands from the 90's (whose I grew up with) and other things like visual-kei or 80's heavy metal bands...Hope you can check more music from this great country.
Thank you for reacting to Band-Maid. They mostly revolve around the Rock/hard rock genre, but they're not genre restricted. I'm hoping, in the near future, that you can do more reactions to their other songs.
Welcome to the fandom! Best rock band in the world right now! ♥
I suggest the following Band Maid songs: Thrill, Dice, Manners, Bubble, No God (live) & Real Existence (live)
Apart from Band-Maid here are a few more Japanese all female rock and metal bands that are well worth your time discovering. Lovebites, Nemophila, Hanabie, Doll$BOXX, Trident, Baby Metal, Aldious and Mary's Blood. And believe me these are just a few of the amazing artists that are over there... 😊
Puzzle is one of my favourites at the moment, Kanami pretty much solos all through the song and brings a bit of Angus Young and The Edge into her work on that one amongst other things. Also Turn me on which some people reckon has Metallica or Iron Maiden vibes, I'd go further back and say it's more Deep Purple/Black Sabbath feelings which would make a bit of sense as Deep Purple is a stated influence of theirs. Onset is fantastic but the full impact of BM comes out when Saiki is singing, takes it to another level. Oh and whenever you can find a live version, that's the way to go because they are in their element live.
Welcome to Band-Maid....Best rock band touring today......Hands down......Yes i to recommend you doing Manners / Black Hole (live) from Band-Maid next.....
Dive in…there is a world of musical experience to be discovered just with this band. Check out Freedom (live), Rinne, Donination, really anything!
Like you've heard everyone saying "You ain't seen nothing yet". There are so many, but I suggest you begin by checkout their song "Play" live 2.24.2020. It looks like it's gona take a band of super talented Japanese female musicians to bring back Rock.
Should be noted that as incredibly awesome as Onset is, and my god do I love it to bits, it's a very simple composition compared to their main body of work. This band works so hard at the depth and variation of their compositions that they make other bands look and sound lazy. No ego, no attitude, drenched in individual talent and yet perfect chemistry between them. There are no words to how much I love these ladies.
Welcome to Band-Maid, I see a hell of a lot of fantastic music in you future if you keep going. I would like to suggest the double video for "Manners/ Black Hole" next. These ladies are phenomenal. One of the best bands on the planet for sure and they don't have any bad songs.
As a fellow drummer and a fledgling bassist, believe me. You are going to LOVE this band. They have one of the best rhythm sections in the world. Seriously. All 5 of these girls are world-class musicians. I recommend avoiding Thrill for the moment, it's one of their very early songs and not a great representation of what they can do now (as you've seen from Onset!).
Great reaction Welcome to Band Maid 😀 🙂
Welcome to the world of Japanese rock ! Band Maid has many kick ass songs and it's always best to watch their live videos . They are unique and amazing . Also if you'd like to experience some face melting Japanese metal . Then you have to react to BABYMETAL they are another band that needs to be experience live . I suggest checking out their songs " Road of Resistance " " Rondo of Nightmare " " Head Bangerrrrrr ! " and BxMxC . Enjoy the journey .
Pigeon hole, we must go, Po!
These girls are multi-genre but rooted in old school rock and punk. A few suggestions....
BAND-MAID / REAL EXISTENCE (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/-qQnKILR5u0/видео.html
BAND-MAID - PLAY Live ruclips.net/video/3LxX_t4vg7U/видео.html
BAND-MAID - Domination (Live) ruclips.net/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/видео.html
(has drum solo) BAND-MAID - FREEDOM (Feb. 14th, 2020) ruclips.net/video/FHpuEqMAcDg/видео.html
Welcome to the club!!
The thing I love the most about this band is that the songs are written in a way that everyone always shines, like how in this one you have the extended bridge with everyone getting a turn.
My recommendations are
Alone ( the first song they wrote on their own)
Blooming ( a progressive's pop punk song with EVERYTHING thrown in)
Puzzle ( a great ballad with excellent use of tempo feel)
Dude, your reaction was priceless. Just like mine. "WTF?" I was so surprised I couldn't do anything but listen to Band Maid till my ears hurt. I consider this punk, pop, and metal influenced hard rock. And you're right, it's new. Check out these two-song videos of live performances - Manners/Black Hole and DICE/Different. (alway listen to their 'Official Live Videos' if you can). The contrast between the two songs in each video really makes the innovations stand out. And the vocals are excellent, kinda pop a lot of the time, but still excellent. By the way, I believe the lead guitar player, Kanami, writes the songs, the 2nd singer/rhythm player, Miku, writes the lyrics, and they all work out the transitions -- and get some arranging help from the engineer/producers. Some of the other fans can explain better than me.
Discovered this band about 2 years ago. They are amazingly good. This band led me to Lovebites, another all female Japanese band. Five petite ladies in dresses and high heels that play metal and are also god-tier musicians. The Japanese music scene is the second biggest in the world. Since they stress music in their schools, they produce a lot of great musicians.
Great reaction, thumbs up! Yes this was an instrumental, they also have a lead singer. Besides Domination (Live) or Cross (Live) I'd like to see a reaction to a reaction a very recent "live" show, songs "Manners" and "Black Hole" on the same video (they couldn't go on tour during covid so they did a you tube concert which is basically a live studio set). They also just about 4 days ago dropped an acoustic version of Catharsis which is really well done, I think you'd also enjoy that.
Maidiac reporting in ! You have just discovered one of the best bands in the world !! Band-Maid plays many styles of music and has over 100 awesome song as well as a super singer !! They are for real don't underestimate the Maids !!! Some suggestions "Real Existence" Live - "Play" Live or Blooming MV =) New Subscriber / Great Reaction !!!
Great reaction and I saw the Band-Maid smile. It will only get better from this point, new sub. This band is the best thing that's happen to rock in the past 30 years and as you'll discover this is a journey worth taking. Not going to recommend your next song to listen to as every one will be worth it.
Thank you Glen! Covering this song was an awesome experience! Thank you for the sub I really appreciate that and can't wait to discover more songs by band maid!
@@Killermcknight Glad I'm not a reactor and have to pace myself and not listen to songs before reacting to them. When I first stumbled onto them (DICE official MV), I had to replay it multiple times just to hear all that was going on , then spent the next 12 hours binging all their videos. Good luck on your channel, fans of Japanese all female rock/metal bands are drawn to reactions like bears to honey.
Nice reaction. Welcome on board. You started a long journey.
Thank you so much 😁
Welcome to The Maidiacs, our formerly skeptical friend! Believe it or not, there's plenty more where that came from and Saiki's vocals will amaze you. Some suggestions: Play, Domination and Freedom (Incredible Drum Solo!) - all live, because that's when they really shine! Thanks!