Considering most peoples top 5 BAND-MAID songs lists consist of 20+ songs, this is going to be a tougher question to answer than you might have thought. I have mostly considered 'Puzzle' to be my favorite song. At least, it's occupied the ever changing number one position more often than not. But, also 'RINNE'. And 'I still seek revenge'. And 'Real Existence'. And 'Blooming'. And on, and on, and on . . .
"Bass player looks deadly" "Didn't see that coming" ... Best comments ever! We don't call MISA the "Barefoot Assassin" for nothing. 🤣🤘🏻 Forget everything you thought you knew about Japanese music. When it comes to Rock/Metal, there are (imo) no better bands than quite a few from the land of the rising sun. Band-Maid, Nemophila (Adabana MV), Gacharic Spin (Mindset MV), Trident (Cry Out MV), Hanabie (We Love Sweets MV), Asterism (Church Live In Studio)... Just to name a few. :) Greetings from Germany and welcome to the pigeon-hole of Band-Maid and Japanese Rock/Metal music. 🤘🏻🙋🏻♂ _____________________ 「 _"Our rock never dies ever. Forever!"_ 」 - from *BAND-MAID* - 'Manners' 🎶🕊
Yes lol! Misa really looks like she's out for blood... love it💪🏻I'm so excited to hear more from these amazing bands. No wonder Marty went there lol. Japan seems to favor rock and metal🤘🏻💪🏻
Misa on bass is known as The Barefoot Assassin. Miku on rhythm who jumps in heels is accident prone, she has the scars and bruises to prove it, nevertheless she lets her enthusiasm rule her lol
Congratulations on discovering the best band in the world today! My favorite Band Maid track? Whichever is playing at the moment.😁 Try "Puzzle" from the same TG performance and enjoy the ride!! 🎶🎸🥁🎸🎶🔥🙂🕊
If you're surprised at Miku jumping in heels while playing guitar, you should see their official MV for "Don't Let Me Down", in which she is running through Tokyo in heels! It's also a fun song from the band's early years.
@@artomatt Just making a warning remark . She might listen to me or she might not. Depends on how adventurous she is. BTW. The writer, Akihito Tokunaga covered it on his album "Route 109". I listened to some of the song on a preview site. He sang it the same way. From a female perspective.
hopeful.. left feeling ready to take on life.. i completely agree, and i don't know if i've ever come across another band that has had that kind of effect on me, and so consistently across their entire catalogue
BAND-MAID was my introduction to the Japanese rock and metal scene. I was recovering from the passing of my father and was looking for some comfort in my music, but my music collection had grown stale. That's when BAND-MAID showed up in my recommendations. I gave them a try and fell in love right away. I'd go on to find LOVEBITES, Babymetal, Unlucky Morpheus, Wagakki Band, and so many others that have revolutionized my music collection and my view on music in general. Also, one of the highlights in music last year came in October last year when BAND-MAID and The Warning met at Aftershock Festival in California. It was as cute as you'd imagine, and both sides said they want to tour together at some point.
Thanks for sharing this. I get whaat you're saying about Band-Maid helping you cope. Their music is very uplifting and hopeful. Glad you discovered some more great bands in the process. Can't wait to see TW and BM tour together!
Thank you for reacting to Band-Maid. I was in front of MISA the bass player (I'm a bass player, and she is stunningly good) at Tokyo Garden that day. The show was amazing, the best rock concert of my life. They rocked in front of 8000 fans. They are the masters of crowd participation, always getting their fans completely fired up. My favorite song or album, impossible to choose. All albums are good, the last 4 releases are masterpieces. They have around 120 great songs to chose from, have have not even released a mediocre or bad song so far, will probably never happen. I'm going back to see them at Zepp Shinjuku in Tokyo this July, I'm so happy Po
Brother the only comment I can make is - Lucky Bast@rd 😂, trust me that's a big thumbs up high five here in Australia. Have a great rest of the week my fellow Maidiac and thanks again for having a wave to the ladies on my behalf 👍🍻
They are celebrating their 10th anniversary & are in the States as I speak, I think they are playing Austin TX tonight and i'll be seeing them August 12th in Spokane WA. They put on a great show ! 😏❤️🎙🎸🥁😎🤘
My favourite band of all time! Would recommend checking out Influencer or their live video for Manners / BLACK HOLE. Saiku Atsumi - Lead Vocals Miku Kobato - Rhythm Guitar / Secondary Vocals / Founder Kanami Tono - SHREDDER MISA - My favourite bassist Akane Hirose - Drummer / Gorilla
The best live rock band on the planet at this point in time. Welcome to the Unseen World that takes BAND-MAID to World Domination. TinyHat-san welcomes you.
🐦 *Gym Rock Crew* 🐦 Welcome to the world of *BAND-MAID* (2013 - Present) A group of 5 young ladies from Japan that will rock your world: *Miku Kobato* (Kuruppo) = Lead Vocals / Rhythm Guitar *(Po!)* *Saiki Atsumi* (Sai-Chan) = Lead Vocals *Kanami Tono* (Kanamincho) = Lead Guitarist *Akane Hirose* (A-Chan) = Drummer *MISA* (MISA, MISA, MISA) = Bassist If you wish to continue down this Pigeon Hole 😊 you will enjoy over 100+ great songs you will start saying to yourself “This is my favorite *BAND-MAID* song”. _(No joke Po!)_ Below is a list of songs that will get you started *Choose Me(MV) - 2018* *Dice(MV) - 2018* *Real Existence Live - Zepp Tokyo 2018* *Blooming(MV) - 2019* *ONSET - Zepp Tokyo 2018* (instrumental) *Puzzle Live - Tokyo Garden Theater Okyuji 2023* I discovered *BAND-MAID* in 2019 and came to a realization that *BAND-MAID* more then just a rock band they are a band that does not have any boundaries and is willing experiment into different genre from (Blues, Rock, Punk and Jazz) and a lot of fans including me would say “you got to check out their live videos” from: *2017-STUDIO COAST* *2018-Zepp Tokyo* *2020-LINE CUBE SHIBUYA* *2021-BAND-MAID ONLINE ACOUSTIC* In the end I realize that *BAND-MAID* more then just a band but a band that cares about each other and their fan base and in October of 2022 I had a fortune of experiencing them live and with that *BAND-MAID* cemented their Legacy into my heart. Rock On! 🤘 *100% satisfaction guarantee or your money back…*
Hell yeah!!! Misa on base and she is my favorite musician! This was only a glimpse at their diversity... They are even more catchy, heavy, soulful, wild, funny, and charming live! Looking forward to you... and the next one!
Oh my gosh, you have opened the floodgates. Why do you love this? Because they may be the best rock group in the world today (I think they are). They are certainly the most creative band since the Beatles. (Yes, I stand by that statement!) Great reaction and analysis! You are going to get a lot of suggestions. First, a little background on the band: Saiki Atsumi - Lead vocals Born Feb 8, 1994 29 years old MISA - Bass Born Oct 15, 1992 30 years old Kanami Tono - Lead guitar, Main composer and arranger Born Sept 28, 1991 31 years old Miku Kobato - Rhythm guitar, backing vocal Born Oct 21, 1991 31 years old Akane Hirose - Drums Born Dec 14, 1990 32 years old Miku was working in a Maid Café after being in an idol group that didn’t break through. She envisoned the idea of a maid-band that plays hard rock and metal. She recruited Kanami, after finding a Kanami guitar cover on line; Kanami then recruited Akane, who recruited MISA. Akane and MISA had been students together at the Tokyo Music Academy. The group decided they needed more vocal “oomph”, and collectively recruited Saiki. Miku didn't know how to play guitar when they started, so Kanami has been teaching her. She's become good so fast that she is really adding to the music mix, and Maidiacs are daring to dream of a dual shred. The band was struggling early on, and in 2014, even as the label was considering dropping them, they posted a music video, “Thrill” which went viral globally. When they realized what was going on, it gave them the momentum to forge ahead, and they have now done multiple tours of Europe and the U.S. and are building a global fanbase who call themselves the Maidiacs. They have released seven full albums, as well as several EPs, singles and music videos. They have put out around 160 songs, covering a wide variety of styles and sounds, without any duds. They combine a punk vibe with instrumental virtuosity (two things that are often seen as being incompatible), and have done some amazing progressive-rock songs with a metal edge to them. They toured the U.S. in 2022 and sold out 14 cities in less than 48 hours. Their fan base skews heavily to actual practicing musicians. Some of those followed the band to multiple dates and documented everything on youtube-some of the footage is hilarious. I’ve seen them twice (2019 and 2022) and their shows are truly life-reaffirming. They are touring the U.S. twice more in 2023; So far no announcements of another European tour but it seems likely in 2024. Band-Maid are that rare band that sound perfect live, even better than in the studio. Here are more links: Freedom (Feb 14 2020) ruclips.net/video/FHpuEqMAcDg/видео.html Domination (Feb 14 2020) ruclips.net/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/видео.html Choose Me (Feb 14 2020) ruclips.net/video/HcqitbXgigU/видео.html Onset (Instrumental-insane!) ruclips.net/video/mVrN-j_Uc0U/видео.html And an official MV, one of their most popular: Daydreaming (it’s a slower ballad, gorgeous and truly heart-wrenching): ruclips.net/video/RCaeUkrItyY/видео.html If you want more background, I suggest you react to this classic interview. It's hilarious, it's insightful, you will learn their names for good, and their cuteness will destroy your brain. Oh, and they are completely nuts. ruclips.net/video/R4PofsQYwn4/видео.html
Thank you so so much for this very detailed comment. I truly appreciate it! Didn't know people reacted to videos but I'll definitely try that. Thanks again. So glad you enjoyed the video🖤🖤🖤🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Wait till you watch/listen to "Blooming"........ These girls are for real and celebrating their 10th anniversary this year and are touring the US/Japan this year with a stop in Mexico. You're really gonna dig this band. Pretty kitty BTW...
I'm digging them already. Can't wait to watch their other stuff. That cat lol... I had no idea he was there showering himself until I sat down to edit😹😹😹
TBH, you can't go wrong with anything you choose. These ladies are absolutely amazing, and once you hear their story, it's even better. The dynamic between them all is amazing and each one plays a very integral part of the band as a whole. They are absolutely amazing live, as you will see they have a ton of live stuff. And they basically can do any sub genre within rock. To get a good idea of their diversity, check out the 2 song video for Manners and Blackhole. You want a ballad?? Daydreaming is my personal favorite. But their latest, "Memorable" was written in response to the love that they received on their US tour last year. And for those of us who saw them last year, when that song came out, there wasn't a dry eye. Two of my favorites that I always recommend to people tho, Daydreaming and Blooming. Welcome to the world of Band Maid!
Wow yea I haven't watched their music videos but from this live performance they crushed it! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I'll definitely check those out🖤🤘🏻
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great reaction and analysis. welcome to our club of masters and princesses
Great reaction! I love how you react with typed comments instead of pausing and interrupting the song. Perfect! And also... you aren't bad to look at either. 🙂
Yea lol someone told me that pausing the song midway was like the brakes being slammed while in a moving car🤣🤣Glad you enjoyed it (and my face😋) Thanks for watching🫶🤘🏻
Awesome reaction. Puzzle official live from this same show would be a great next reaction but you really can't go wrong with any of their songs. They're that good.
One of the best reactions to a Band-Maid song ever- you didn't miss a trick. Much Appreciated. For a slower song try Wonderland or Daydreaming Official Live Videos to really hear Saiki's vocals.
Welcome Ramona.. So glad you finally met the Maids.. You have so many songs to see and hear.. Looking forward to following your Journey.. Enjoy the ride. Best wishes from France..
@@GymRockCrew You are going to love this group, 5 beautiful talented ladies that know how to rock and make the viewer feel good.. Best wishes to you and thank you for taking the time to comment.. Very few reactors do. 🙂
One of the best first reactions to Band-Maid I have seen. You captured and covered everything they are about. They are hard rock based but bring music influences from all genres. Most of the time pop/pop punk choruses that are catchy and fun, also crowd interaction a lot of times, bass/drums give more of a metal feel. They describe the maid concept as a cute/cool gap. They can look cute, but when it comes to the music they hit you hard! They do have a tendency to somehow make complicated music seem like its effortless. Also changing parts to songs. Chorus, verse, small parts can be just a little different each time. They are a SUPER FUN live band. I have never really seen a band live have so much fun on stage performing.
Well you did an even better analysis than me haha. Nailed it. Very smart contrast with the cute visual and hard rocking music. I'd love to watch them live someday!
@@GymRockCrew not sure where you live, they are coming back to US again in August, also Mexico. I have 1000's of hours of listening and watching Band-Maid, so I hope I could describe them well. But for a new fan of 2 weeks and only 1 reaction, you put in a lot of effort on research and finding clips that some fans have probably never seen.
@fueled44 I'm in Portugal so I'm rooting for a European tour lol! Thanks again. Ohrenje and some bandmaidiacs from Discord helped with few of those clips. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about these girls!
Pretty much all the suggestions are the rockier stuff so here's a list of some of their softer songs which are also fan favourites :- Daydreaming, About Us, Memorable, Page, Wonderland, Endless Story plus there's around 20 acoustic versions of their songs..
They are on their 10th anniversary tour US and Japan. I just saw them yesterday at Pointfest, and also a the weekend before, in Nashville TN. You just discovered them? Congrats. I hate "reaction videos" but your comments are spot on... they play like this live, they have catchy songs, tight musicianship, and play fast and rock.... The trope of the sweet gentle submissive Asian woman is that, a cliché'. Yes cute juxtaposing with rock, all intentional. They are not maids to CLEAN up your room but tear the place down. They are nice ladies but they are serious musicians and very hardworking and tenacious. In general Asian woman are NOT submissive and pander to men but strong and independent. They may play a part but in reality they are running the show.
I have to agree with you... reaction videos are cringe😅Glad you enjoyed the captions. Yup, just discovered them and I CANNOT get enough of them... brilliant raw talent! I'm doing a whole video on them rn, I'm so impressed. Lucky you for watching them live, can't wait to watch them live myself. Thanks for watching🫶🤘🏻
Yeah, the Maids are no ordinary collection of musicians… So, I say… Welcome to the world of Band-Maid!!!😀 Congratulations on finding the band many of us Masters & Princesses believe is the best on planet earth 🌍 today!! 🔥 Welcome to the Pigeon the Hole that is Band-Maid!! 🕊😂 In fact, your life has just taken a step in an incredibly positive direction by finding Band-Maid! 😀 They are a remarkable collection of five incredible musicians and performers that know few genre limitations and always put a smile on the faces of their audience when performing a “Service”. They have 100+ fantastic songs and should be playing stadiums all over the world, imho. Any one song, as great as it may be, like “No God” is but the tip of the tip of the tip of a distant gleaming iceberg of excellence! There are a lot of us Masters & Princesses who grew up with bands The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Santana, YES, RUSH, AC/DC, Metallica, Guns N Roses, The Who, U2, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, (& others) who have become Maidiacs because we find many of the same qualities in Band-Maid’s music we found in such giants of the Classic Rock era. As have many younger people from the grunge, alternative, independent and pop-punk eras. Band-Maid members have influences across the music spectrum including Alternative, Classic Rock, Post-Grunge, Metal, Punk, Punk-Pop, Pop, even classical musical training, and the influences of many great Japanese rock bands and pop acts. Yet, Band-Maid succeeds in creating a genre all of their OWN!! Stay with the journey and I’m sure you’ll agree. You’ll stop comparing them to anyone else as you’ll see no comparisons are useful. The Maids are the trailblazers not following in any particular footprints but all over the rock spectrum. They have great MV’s, both studio and live, on their official channel. A typical recommendation, as others will say, is to see more of them LIVE playing some older songs next: Check out: - “Domination”- official live video (2018) Then watch: - “Puzzle” - official live video (2017) - Real Existence” - official live video (2014) - “Freedom”- official live video (2016) - “Onset” - official live video (2017), instrumental magic - “Play” - official live video (2018) The other recommendation is to jump several years forward to some newer songs to see how they’ve developed since then. They’ve grown in every aspect over their years. This band does not stand still!!! They released the new “Unleash” EP in September 2022 and have three recent MVs, including - “Influencer” - official MV - “Unleash!!!!!” - official MV - “From Now On- official MV, more instrumental magic! And just on February 21, 2023, they released their most recent song “Memorable” - official MV, and it’s a love letter tho their fans who supported them on their recent tour, the first after the Covid19 pandemic. They just added an new official live video from their January 9th concert - “Puzzle”- official live video They had previously written anther beautiful song dedicated to their fans called “About Us” they were supposed to play at the legendary Budokan arena in 2020 but they didn’t get to perform it as planned in front of the fans because of the pandemic so they had to play it virtually during an online show. They were able to play “Memorable” at their biggest service in January and included clips in the official music video. I think you’ll like them and be blown away by their evolving talents in composition, arrangement, instrumentation, orchestration, playing, performance and all around joy 🤩 Then dozens more songs - everything is good and many are great! Try - “Dice” - official MV - “Choose Me” - official MV - “After Life” - official MV - “Manners” - official MV - “Manners / Black Hole” - official live video - “Sayonkadori” - official acoustic live video - sublimely beautiful - “Puzzle” Acoustic - official live - “Daydreaming” - official MV - “Warning” - official MV - “Rinne” - official MV - “The Dragon Cries” - official MV (all English lyrics & vocals) Two songs are Anime Theme songs - talk about high ENERGY! - “Sense” - official MV - “Different” - official MV And the essential song to understand the beginning lore of the band, - “THRILL- official MV - went viral, saved the band from being dropped, and started them on their path to world domination!! And it’s happening…they opened for Guns N Roses on Nov 6th. And played to a sold-out 8,000 seat crowd at the new Tokyo Garden Theater on January 9th! And yes, they have solo US Tour dates in May in Houston, Austin, Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, & Detroit. They are also booked to 3 festivals in May ‘23 - Daytona FL, Columbus OH & St. Louis - and will have more Services in August, including the Chicago Lallapalooza, plus Minneapolis, Denver, Salt Lake City, Portland Oregon, Spokane, Sacramento, Anaheim and then down to Mexico City. They have a crazy fan base in Mexico! 🇲🇽 Hopefully, they come somewhere near you in the not too distant future, I’d guess, and you’ll have a blast if you go see them! The list of great songs goes on and on and on…I’d stick to the official videos until you get a fuller understanding and appreciation for the band before diving into the fan videos - the sound quality is lacking on many of them so they’d color your perception of their abilities and performance skills. And know that one thing about this band is that there are the dozens & dozens of songs without videos that are every bit as good, or better, as those that do. Examples to pull up are: - I’ll - Hibana - Corallium - Moratorium - Why, Why, Why - Page - Take Me Higher - Flying High And then there’s their arch enemies “Band-Maiko” 😂 You should watch: - “Secret Maiko Lips” - “Gion-Cho” Band-Maid Members (Simple Version) - [ ] Miku (ME-coo), 31 - Rhythm Guitar, Second Vocals, Founder, Pigeon, Primary Lyricist, Red Flower 🌺 Chief Spokesperson, PO!! - [ ] Misa (ME-sah), 30 - Bass (5-string), Barefoot Assassin, pick/slap/pop/pluck - does she have any limits? - [ ] Akane (AH-kah-nay), 32 - Drums, Gorilla - [ ] Kanami (Kah-NAM-e), 31 - Lead Guitar, Princess, Primary Music Composer, “Mincho”! - [ ] Saiki (Psyche), 28 - Primary Vocalist, The Ice Queen, Quality Control, secondary lyricist, Blue flower 💎 Miku, Saiki, Akane, Misa & Kanami may become your favorite musicians on the planet…🤷🏻♂️🎼🎸🌍 Take care and enjoy the journey!!! 🤘🏼🎼🎸🔥🍺😀✌🏼
So, your comment was 'held for review' by RUclips... which is why I didn't see it. Thank you SO much for this very detailed summary. I absolutely loved what I heard so much that I am going to do a mini documentary on the band. I will also react to more of their videos later. They are awesome. Thank you again, I will definitely start going through this list!!
NO GOD is one of my favorite songs to see them do live. The energy is fantastic and it's demanding enough that you can really see their musicianship. My favorite song to introduce people do BAND-MAID would be Choose Me, but if you want a cool contrast to this song I'd recommend their acoustic Catharsis performance.
WOW! Great reaction GRC! You picked up on a LOT of key elements of The Maids! Really impressive! A couple of my current personal favs (I only have like...40 songs in my top 10 Band-Maid tracks) are: "Puzzle" from this same concert and "Blooming" - mv. Enjoy and welcome to The Maidiacs! 🕊
Miku (rhythm guitar and second vocalist) is not wearing heels but platform shoes. She is only 5'0" so she wears platform shoes -- and yes, she often jumps in them. The bassist -- the tallest member of the band -- plays in stockinged feet. The lead guitarist wears "sensible shoes", the drummer wears running shoes, and the lead vocalist wears thigh-high boots with high heels. She is the fashionista of the band, a part time model and singer-dancer. So, even in their footwear, they are all individuals. They have maid-like outfits, but over the years they have adapted them to the character of each member. Favourite track? "From Now On" or "Blooming" or "Puzzle" or ... everything else.
I don't care if they're platforms or stiletos lol! The fact that she's jumping with elevated footwear and a guitar is insane! Thanks for sharing all this :)
Very good reaction. I must be honest that I was surprised that you picked-up on so many of the key aspects of what makes them truly special, and your journey has just begun!
Thank you for your reaction to BAND-MAID. May I suggest "PUZZLE" (live) from the same concert. I think you will enjoy this song as well. These five talented ladies put the song first which, to me, shows a true musicianship.
Thanks, Ramona, you really hit some of the main points of why Band-Maid is one of the biggest forces in contemporary rock. BTW, noticed in your description: "She loves sharing inspiring stories of Fit Rock and Metal Musicians to help fellow Metalheads overcome life's battles." Saiki, Band-Maid's lead vocalist, has an inspiring story. Back in 2017, her throat was deteriorating and eventually needed surgery. She worked extensively with a vocal coach on her voice and the strength of her core. And man, does it ever show: she has strength and endurance that she didn't always have in the past. There's a great documentary on Saiki and the stuff about her struggles starts around ruclips.net/video/3Mx_rZnqayg/видео.html
Oh. BAND-MAID... This band is amazing. I really love them. If you continue to listen to them, you will open the Pandora's box of really talented music. I suggest you the songs "Domination" and "Freedom". Of course, it must be live videos. Thank you for the reaction. More BAND-MAID on the channel. And... If you interested in Metal and all-female Japanese bands... I suggest you the band Lovebites with their live video "Holy war"... And there is a band Nemophila with their music video "Dissension" (not US version)... And there is a band Hanabie with their music video "We love sweets". All these bands are really amazing.
Funny you should mention Misa the bassist looking dangerous, they call her The Barefoot Assassin. First she doesn’t like wearing shoes on stage, second her skills on bass are dangerous. She said in an interview once her secret power was alcohol, she usually has a bottle of whiskey on top her amp in concert. They all are awesome, but being an old bassists myself I’m a bit biased.
Yep these Rock Goddesses look gorgeous and petite but are in reality are seasoned champion rock and roll cage fighters who can musically forearm smash you while at the same time melt your heart. Scientists the world over are perplexed as to how so much talent and charisma can be packed into one band. Enjoy your BM journey you won't regret it, thanks for the reaction I just subscribed, Viva the Maids peace and love Po 👍🎼🥁🎤🎸🍻
🤣😄😂What a fantastic superpower to have my friend 🤪🍻 One of the best beers I had when I was in the US, over 20 years ago now ☹️ was a brown ale from New Jersey, as Saiki and Kanami taught me to say, it was meta- oishii 🍻🍻 have a great rest of the week Roger 🙏👍🍻🍻
*"No God"* is from their 2021 album "Unseen World." They released a live video from this same Tokyo Garden Theater concert of an older song *"Puzzle"* from their 2017 album "Just Bring It". They have music videos of an instrumental *"from now on"* and an anime-style music video of the song *"Unleash!!!!!"* from their 2022 album "Unleash". There's not an official music video but if you can find a fan cam of *"Hate?"* from the same album, it's awesome. Two other music videos from "Unseen World are *"Manners"* and *"After Life"* are pretty good too, and *"Black Hole"* ... no official music video but there is a live stream from 2021 and more recent fan cams. Just pick something. It's all excellent.
The Warning and Band Maid have formed a mutual-admiration society. (Check of the You Tube videos of the two bands interacting at the Aftershock festival last year).
Band maid is just fun to listen to, always. My fav would be chaotic, progressiv stuff like black hole, this one ( no god) or corallium. Tho play is still an all time fav too...ok not gonna start rambling too much. Just pick anything, they got it
Japan has some absolutely amazing rock/music coming out! Definitely suggest checking out more Band-Maid, along with bands like Lovebites, Nemophila, Hanabei, Babymetal to name a few
The style of your reaction video is almost perfect. - A short intro;. - A reasonable size inset image of video. - A series of text mesaages or pertinent observations. - Closing comments. Others will tell you about BM's history and about the members. Please do try another 'live' song or even try a Band Maiko song (its still BM songs but with a traditional Japanese twist)
Oi Ramona, você está em Portugal? Aqui no Brasil adoramos Band-Maid, ótima reação; se puder reaja ao MV Oficial Domination Live. Espero que sua jornada através da música da Band-Maid seja inspiradora como foi para mim, bjs.
@@GymRockCrew Ha, ha; great. I forgot to mention that Band-Maid and Warning are sister bands, they already met last year at AFTERSHOCK 2022 and were very happy about it. Band-Maid, now in May is touring the United States, thursday they will play at the Daytona International Speedway at the Rockville festival. Have a great day Ramona.
Japan is exploding globally of amazing all female rock bands. Lovebites, Hanabie, Lonesome Blue, Fate Gear, Nemophila, is just a few examples! And don't forget the amazing Babymetal! But they are not all female in a band context! And then You got the Alternative Idolgroups like Passcode, Broken By The Scream and Satanic Punish as an exemples.
@@GymRockCrew It started with bands like Shonen Knife (pop punk) and Show-Ya (hard rock). They still plays after 40 years. Ther was another popular band Princess Princess and then we have the metal princess Mari Hamada. 61 yo she recently drops a new metal album. She has been around for 40 years too.
Yay! Finally got time to watch it! Loved it as always, they are badass. They are playing close to me next Monday but I can’t go. It’s one of those mandatory times at work and last time I took 2 of those days and saw Jinjer back to back shows. 😂
Yes! I really enjoyed their music and am now putting together a video on them. Also, yes, GRC hit 2k less than 2 months ago... I'm sure it's because of the reaction videos😅. I've got to figure out how to combine reactions with my storytelling (which I love). Wish me luck lol🖤🖤🤘🏻🤘🏻
❤Miku❤❤Kanami❤❤Misa❤❤Akane❤❤Saiki❤ Love watching people lose their BAND-MAID cherry.... !!! Welcome to the World of BAND-MAID. For your safety keep your arms and legs in the cart at all times and please stay seated until the ride comes to a complete stop. If for any reason you feel the need to raise your hands you may do so with extreme reverence. Thank you for choosing our ride and enjoy the rest of your visit here in the World of BAND-MAID. WARNING it has been determined that BAND-MAID is habit forming and can lead to better mental health. Please use without caution.
I actually slightly prefer the previous live version of this song but both are amazing. As far as my favorite track goes I can’t really pick a favorite. It depends on what mood I’m in or what I’m doing at the time. I will tell you truthfully that I could hit Play on their entire catalog and never feel the need to hit Skip. I too think that they are the best all around rock band playing. More Band-Maid please and thank you. Cheers from West Texas 😎🤘🏻 Oh and Misa Misa Misa! 🔥🔥🔥
@@GymRockCrew Not at all. Just that every comment you made would be just as true for most other Band-Maid songs. Most your comments would also apply to the remaining songs, just not all of your comments.
They have a wide variety of sounds, they are just extremely detail oriented and just doing something “good enough” is not in their wheel house. Live music is where they really shine, though they shine on recorded tracks too.
Japanese girl rock band 30 years ago, pop rock band princess princess hard rock band It started with SHOW-YA. And now as a professional About 30 to 50 groups of Japanese girl rock bands are major, There are about 20 professional women's hard rock bands.
Finelly someone giving attention to japanese bands, Japan have great bands that sure need more people giving them the attention they deserve, just like you did 😊🖤
If you're going to go down the Japanese all-female rock and metal band rabbit hole (which I strongly recommend that you do), you should also check out these three bands. They are all metal bands, whereas Band Maid is a hard rock band. LOVEBITES (Holy War) < I see you're into fitness. One of their guitarists is into competitive fitness / body sculpting. Her 'guns' are most evident on their recent music video "Judgement Day". NEMOPHILA (Dissension) HANABIE (We Love Sweets)
Something heavy? BAND-MAID / REAL EXISTENCE (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/-qQnKILR5u0/видео.html BAND-MAID - PLAY (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/3LxX_t4vg7U/видео.html BAND-MAID - Domination (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/видео.html Something light? BAND-MAID / Daydreaming (Official Music Video) ruclips.net/video/RCaeUkrItyY/видео.html BAND-MAID / Wonderland (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/x4hxLeHbqZo/видео.html BAND-MAID / About Us (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/qicgVAxCYV8/видео.html
What is your favorite track from Band-Maid?
My number 1 varies but for a long time now “Different” has been Top 3. It’s a totally different vibe than No God (lyrically and musically).
@@TlanImass I gotta check it out!
My top 4 are Puzzle (live version from same show available), Anemone, Awkward, Blooming (MV available) and then about 60 songs are my number 5
Alone, Manners, from now on, and Smile
Thanks for this! Great reaction. 🙂Edit: Anemone, Black Hole, Rinne... you get the idea.
Considering most peoples top 5 BAND-MAID songs lists consist of 20+ songs, this is going to be a tougher question to answer than you might have thought. I have mostly considered 'Puzzle' to be my favorite song. At least, it's occupied the ever changing number one position more often than not.
But, also 'RINNE'.
And 'I still seek revenge'.
And 'Real Existence'.
And 'Blooming'.
And on, and on, and on . . .
"Bass player looks deadly" "Didn't see that coming" ... Best comments ever! We don't call MISA the "Barefoot Assassin" for nothing. 🤣🤘🏻
Forget everything you thought you knew about Japanese music. When it comes to Rock/Metal, there are (imo) no better bands than quite a few from the land of the rising sun. Band-Maid, Nemophila (Adabana MV), Gacharic Spin (Mindset MV), Trident (Cry Out MV), Hanabie (We Love Sweets MV), Asterism (Church Live In Studio)... Just to name a few. :)
Greetings from Germany and welcome to the pigeon-hole of Band-Maid and Japanese Rock/Metal music. 🤘🏻🙋🏻♂
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「 _"Our rock never dies ever. Forever!"_ 」 - from *BAND-MAID* - 'Manners' 🎶🕊
Yes lol! Misa really looks like she's out for blood... love it💪🏻I'm so excited to hear more from these amazing bands. No wonder Marty went there lol. Japan seems to favor rock and metal🤘🏻💪🏻
Don’t forget Lovebites….
@@swissystan coming up next😋🖤
Not only can Miku jump in high heels, but in the "Don't let me down" music video, she runs through Tokyo in high heels.
That's incredible good lord😅😅😅
Misa on bass is known as The Barefoot Assassin. Miku on rhythm who jumps in heels is accident prone, she has the scars and bruises to prove it, nevertheless she lets her enthusiasm rule her lol
Omg lol... the cons of adrenaline! Good to know though! Thanks for sharing :)
@@GymRockCrew and Miku also thinks she is part pigeon - don't ask, yet, you'll find out 🙂 Welcome to the Band-Maid fandom.
bass player looks deadly
I heard Misa likes to play barefoot cuz she can feel the drums thru the floor.
@@bradkornatowski3866
MISA is commonly called an assassin maid.
I have seen Miku fall on stage. I think it is Freedom. Or maybe Domination.
Congratulations on discovering the best band in the world today! My favorite Band Maid track? Whichever is playing at the moment.😁 Try "Puzzle" from the same TG performance and enjoy the ride!! 🎶🎸🥁🎸🎶🔥🙂🕊
Thank you Thank you! I'll check out Puzzle👏👏👏🤘🏻🤘🏻
sup snowdog? Houston show was great. They played 3 of my top 10 BM songs! Acoustics at place weren't the greatest, tho 😕
@@Bekka_Noyb I am so jealous you got to hear SML! unfortunately I won't get to see them this time around 😢
@@snowdog5895 HUGS! Might see them again at Lollapalooza in Chicago. Still coordinating with another friend who lives in the vicinity... 🤞
@@Bekka_Noyb 👍🤞🕊
If you're surprised at Miku jumping in heels while playing guitar, you should see their official MV for "Don't Let Me Down", in which she is running through Tokyo in heels! It's also a fun song from the band's early years.
Nooooo wayyyy🤯🤯🤯🤯
@@GymRockCrew Don't look up the lyrics.
Haha okkkk
@@jefffromchicago6321 Why not? She's an adult. 🙂 Should be noted that they didn't write their songs in the early years, when they did this one.
@@artomatt Just making a warning remark . She might listen to me or she might not. Depends on how adventurous she is.
BTW. The writer, Akihito Tokunaga covered it on his album "Route 109". I listened to some of the song on a preview site. He sang it the same way. From a female perspective.
hopeful.. left feeling ready to take on life.. i completely agree, and i don't know if i've ever come across another band that has had that kind of effect on me, and so consistently across their entire catalogue
Yes I agree, there's this vein of hope and happiness in their music. Love it!
BAND-MAID was my introduction to the Japanese rock and metal scene. I was recovering from the passing of my father and was looking for some comfort in my music, but my music collection had grown stale. That's when BAND-MAID showed up in my recommendations. I gave them a try and fell in love right away. I'd go on to find LOVEBITES, Babymetal, Unlucky Morpheus, Wagakki Band, and so many others that have revolutionized my music collection and my view on music in general.
Also, one of the highlights in music last year came in October last year when BAND-MAID and The Warning met at Aftershock Festival in California. It was as cute as you'd imagine, and both sides said they want to tour together at some point.
Thanks for sharing this. I get whaat you're saying about Band-Maid helping you cope. Their music is very uplifting and hopeful. Glad you discovered some more great bands in the process. Can't wait to see TW and BM tour together!
That was a very good reaction. You had some excellent observations
Yay! Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for watching🖤🤘🏻
The music video Dice was my first Band Maid song. Puzzle live shows all the Maid's talents. Since you like Misa I suggest the music video Influencer.
Thanks for this! Puzzle has been mentioned here before so I have to check it out😅. Very interested in Influencer!
Good job!. On a first listen you have identified many of the strengths of this band. Thank you!
Thank you so much! Excited to hear some more👏🤘🏻🖤
It's what they do. BAND-MAID
They're kickass💯🔥🔥🤘🏻
Thank you for reacting to Band-Maid. I was in front of MISA the bass player (I'm a bass player, and she is stunningly good) at Tokyo Garden that day. The show was amazing, the best rock concert of my life. They rocked in front of 8000 fans. They are the masters of crowd participation, always getting their fans completely fired up.
My favorite song or album, impossible to choose. All albums are good, the last 4 releases are masterpieces. They have around 120 great songs to chose from, have have not even released a mediocre or bad song so far, will probably never happen.
I'm going back to see them at Zepp Shinjuku in Tokyo this July, I'm so happy Po
Brother the only comment I can make is - Lucky Bast@rd 😂, trust me that's a big thumbs up high five here in Australia. Have a great rest of the week my fellow Maidiac and thanks again for having a wave to the ladies on my behalf 👍🍻
Wow! Lucky you! I think I'd probably pass out watching that bass player up close lol🥲! Enjoy that next show🤘🏻🤘🏻
@@GymRockCrew 😂👍🍻 I'd be the same
@@brunobryant4846 😅😅🤘🏻🤘🏻
@@GymRockCrew I sat in front of her Sunday, and she is a wizard on her bass.
They are celebrating their 10th anniversary & are in the States as I speak, I think they are playing Austin TX tonight and i'll be seeing them August 12th in Spokane WA. They put on a great show ! 😏❤️🎙🎸🥁😎🤘
Nice! Lucky you! Enjoy the show in August 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Welcome to Band Maid. My 3 favorite songs are MORATORIUM, Play and Rinnie. But you can't go wrong with any of their songs.
So I've heard! Excited to check out more of their stuff! Thank you🫶🤘🏻
You’ve caught on fairly quickly what makes Band-Maid such a great band. Thanks for the reaction,
You're most welcome! Thanks for watching. Great band🤘🏻
This is one of the best bands on the planet! 🌏🌍🌎😎🤘🏻🔥
They're awesome🤘🏻🤘🏻
Of course you'll be doing more Band-Maid reactions!
You got me😹😹😹🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
My favourite band of all time! Would recommend checking out Influencer or their live video for Manners / BLACK HOLE.
Saiku Atsumi - Lead Vocals
Miku Kobato - Rhythm Guitar / Secondary Vocals / Founder
Kanami Tono - SHREDDER
MISA - My favourite bassist
Akane Hirose - Drummer / Gorilla
Yea someone else mentioned Influencer! Thanks for this! So many new tracks to check out 👏👏👏
The best live rock band on the planet at this point in time. Welcome to the Unseen World that takes BAND-MAID to World Domination. TinyHat-san welcomes you.
Thank you for the warm welcome! Very impressed with the girls🖤🖤🤘🏻🤘🏻
🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
🐦 *Gym Rock Crew* 🐦
Welcome to the world of *BAND-MAID* (2013 - Present) A group of 5 young ladies from Japan that will rock your world:
*Miku Kobato* (Kuruppo) = Lead Vocals / Rhythm Guitar *(Po!)*
*Saiki Atsumi* (Sai-Chan) = Lead Vocals
*Kanami Tono* (Kanamincho) = Lead Guitarist
*Akane Hirose* (A-Chan) = Drummer
*MISA* (MISA, MISA, MISA) = Bassist
If you wish to continue down this Pigeon Hole 😊 you will enjoy over 100+ great songs you will start saying to yourself “This is my favorite *BAND-MAID* song”. _(No joke Po!)_
Below is a list of songs that will get you started
*Choose Me(MV) - 2018*
*Dice(MV) - 2018*
*Real Existence Live - Zepp Tokyo 2018*
*Blooming(MV) - 2019*
*ONSET - Zepp Tokyo 2018* (instrumental)
*Puzzle Live - Tokyo Garden Theater Okyuji 2023*
I discovered *BAND-MAID* in 2019 and came to a realization that *BAND-MAID* more then just a rock band they are a band that does not have any boundaries and is willing experiment into different genre from (Blues, Rock, Punk and Jazz) and a lot of fans including me would say “you got to check out their live videos” from:
*2017-STUDIO COAST*
*2018-Zepp Tokyo*
*2020-LINE CUBE SHIBUYA*
*2021-BAND-MAID ONLINE ACOUSTIC*
In the end I realize that *BAND-MAID* more then just a band but a band that cares about each other and their fan base and in October of 2022 I had a fortune of experiencing them live and with that *BAND-MAID* cemented their Legacy into my heart. Rock On! 🤘
*100% satisfaction guarantee or your money back…*
Wow thanks so much for this detailed comment. I have a lot of homework to do😅😅😅Excited to check out all these🎉👏🫶🤘🏻
Hell yeah!!! Misa on base and she is my favorite musician! This was only a glimpse at their diversity... They are even more catchy, heavy, soulful, wild, funny, and charming live! Looking forward to you... and the next one!
Misa had me lol! I can't wait to see more of their diversity. Very skilled musicians🖤🤘🏻
OK GRC you nailed it! 10/10! Welcome to Band-Maid!
Yasss! Thank you🫶🫶🫶🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Oh my gosh, you have opened the floodgates. Why do you love this? Because they may be the best rock group in the world today (I think they are). They are certainly the most creative band since the Beatles. (Yes, I stand by that statement!) Great reaction and analysis!
You are going to get a lot of suggestions. First, a little background on the band:
Saiki Atsumi - Lead vocals Born Feb 8, 1994 29 years old
MISA - Bass Born Oct 15, 1992 30 years old
Kanami Tono - Lead guitar, Main composer and arranger Born Sept 28, 1991 31 years old
Miku Kobato - Rhythm guitar, backing vocal Born Oct 21, 1991 31 years old
Akane Hirose - Drums Born Dec 14, 1990 32 years old
Miku was working in a Maid Café after being in an idol group that didn’t break through. She envisoned the idea of a maid-band that plays hard rock and metal. She recruited Kanami, after finding a Kanami guitar cover on line; Kanami then recruited Akane, who recruited MISA. Akane and MISA had been students together at the Tokyo Music Academy. The group decided they needed more vocal “oomph”, and collectively recruited Saiki. Miku didn't know how to play guitar when they started, so Kanami has been teaching her. She's become good so fast that she is really adding to the music mix, and Maidiacs are daring to dream of a dual shred.
The band was struggling early on, and in 2014, even as the label was considering dropping them, they posted a music video, “Thrill” which went viral globally. When they realized what was going on, it gave them the momentum to forge ahead, and they have now done multiple tours of Europe and the U.S. and are building a global fanbase who call themselves the Maidiacs.
They have released seven full albums, as well as several EPs, singles and music videos. They have put out around 160 songs, covering a wide variety of styles and sounds, without any duds. They combine a punk vibe with instrumental virtuosity (two things that are often seen as being incompatible), and have done some amazing progressive-rock songs with a metal edge to them.
They toured the U.S. in 2022 and sold out 14 cities in less than 48 hours. Their fan base skews heavily to actual practicing musicians. Some of those followed the band to multiple dates and documented everything on youtube-some of the footage is hilarious. I’ve seen them twice (2019 and 2022) and their shows are truly life-reaffirming. They are touring the U.S. twice more in 2023; So far no announcements of another European tour but it seems likely in 2024.
Band-Maid are that rare band that sound perfect live, even better than in the studio. Here are more links:
Freedom (Feb 14 2020) ruclips.net/video/FHpuEqMAcDg/видео.html
Domination (Feb 14 2020) ruclips.net/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/видео.html
Choose Me (Feb 14 2020) ruclips.net/video/HcqitbXgigU/видео.html
Onset (Instrumental-insane!) ruclips.net/video/mVrN-j_Uc0U/видео.html
And an official MV, one of their most popular: Daydreaming (it’s a slower ballad, gorgeous and truly heart-wrenching): ruclips.net/video/RCaeUkrItyY/видео.html
If you want more background, I suggest you react to this classic interview. It's hilarious, it's insightful, you will learn their names for good, and their cuteness will destroy your brain. Oh, and they are completely nuts. ruclips.net/video/R4PofsQYwn4/видео.html
Thank you so so much for this very detailed comment. I truly appreciate it! Didn't know people reacted to videos but I'll definitely try that. Thanks again. So glad you enjoyed the video🖤🖤🖤🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Wait till you watch/listen to "Blooming"........ These girls are for real and celebrating their 10th anniversary this year and are touring the US/Japan this year with a stop in Mexico. You're really gonna dig this band. Pretty kitty BTW...
I'm digging them already. Can't wait to watch their other stuff. That cat lol... I had no idea he was there showering himself until I sat down to edit😹😹😹
TBH, you can't go wrong with anything you choose. These ladies are absolutely amazing, and once you hear their story, it's even better. The dynamic between them all is amazing and each one plays a very integral part of the band as a whole. They are absolutely amazing live, as you will see they have a ton of live stuff. And they basically can do any sub genre within rock. To get a good idea of their diversity, check out the 2 song video for Manners and Blackhole. You want a ballad?? Daydreaming is my personal favorite. But their latest, "Memorable" was written in response to the love that they received on their US tour last year. And for those of us who saw them last year, when that song came out, there wasn't a dry eye. Two of my favorites that I always recommend to people tho, Daydreaming and Blooming. Welcome to the world of Band Maid!
Wow yea I haven't watched their music videos but from this live performance they crushed it! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I'll definitely check those out🖤🤘🏻
great reaction and analysis. welcome to our club of masters and princesses
Thank you so much! I'm going to do a deep dive into this band! They're awesome🤘🏻
THE best Rock band in existence. Think that's everything important covered.
Haha!! Can't wait to explore!
Great reaction!
I love how you react with typed comments instead of pausing and interrupting the song. Perfect!
And also... you aren't bad to look at either. 🙂
Yea lol someone told me that pausing the song midway was like the brakes being slammed while in a moving car🤣🤣Glad you enjoyed it (and my face😋) Thanks for watching🫶🤘🏻
Awesome reaction. Puzzle official live from this same show would be a great next reaction but you really can't go wrong with any of their songs. They're that good.
Yea looks like they have a lot of great tracks. I've got a few lined up for more reactions!
One of the best reactions to a Band-Maid song ever- you didn't miss a trick. Much Appreciated. For a slower song try Wonderland or Daydreaming Official Live Videos to really hear Saiki's vocals.
Thanks so much for watching🤘🏻🤘🏻I've got a whole list to check out now Yay🎉🤘🏻🫶
Pick any song from BAND-MAID and happiness is guaranteed! Excellent review GRC, thank you. 🤘✌
You're welcome! Thanks so much for watching and also dropping a comment🖤🖤🤗🤗
The irony is that when she's not performing the lead vocalist, Saiki, is usually wearing flats -- sneakers. :D
Insane lol. Heels definitely need 'training'😅😅
@@GymRockCrew Saiki collects sneakers and has plenty of them. She's also a big fan of trains and has model trains of her own.
Welcome Ramona.. So glad you finally met the Maids.. You have so many songs to see and hear.. Looking forward to following your Journey.. Enjoy the ride.
Best wishes from France..
Thanks so much for suggesting them! The next reaction of them I will do the tracks you suggested🤗🤘🏻
@@GymRockCrew You are going to love this group, 5 beautiful talented ladies that know how to rock and make the viewer feel good.. Best wishes to you and thank you for taking the time to comment.. Very few reactors do. 🙂
🤗🤗🫶🫶
@@GymRockCrew 💖
One of the best first reactions to Band-Maid I have seen. You captured and covered everything they are about. They are hard rock based but bring music influences from all genres. Most of the time pop/pop punk choruses that are catchy and fun, also crowd interaction a lot of times, bass/drums give more of a metal feel.
They describe the maid concept as a cute/cool gap. They can look cute, but when it comes to the music they hit you hard!
They do have a tendency to somehow make complicated music seem like its effortless. Also changing parts to songs. Chorus, verse, small parts can be just a little different each time.
They are a SUPER FUN live band. I have never really seen a band live have so much fun on stage performing.
Well you did an even better analysis than me haha. Nailed it. Very smart contrast with the cute visual and hard rocking music. I'd love to watch them live someday!
@@GymRockCrew not sure where you live, they are coming back to US again in August, also Mexico. I have 1000's of hours of listening and watching Band-Maid, so I hope I could describe them well.
But for a new fan of 2 weeks and only 1 reaction, you put in a lot of effort on research and finding clips that some fans have probably never seen.
@fueled44 I'm in Portugal so I'm rooting for a European tour lol! Thanks again. Ohrenje and some bandmaidiacs from Discord helped with few of those clips. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about these girls!
They are well diverse and dynamically good band..phenomenal artist
Absolutely! What a pleasure to get to know them!
Pretty much all the suggestions are the rockier stuff so here's a list of some of their softer songs which are also fan favourites :- Daydreaming, About Us, Memorable, Page, Wonderland, Endless Story plus there's around 20 acoustic versions of their songs..
I'd love to hear all their different styles. Thanks for sharing these🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Band maid is a super live band
They're awesome🤘🏻🖤
They are on their 10th anniversary tour US and Japan. I just saw them yesterday at Pointfest, and also a the weekend before, in Nashville TN. You just discovered them? Congrats. I hate "reaction videos" but your comments are spot on... they play like this live, they have catchy songs, tight musicianship, and play fast and rock.... The trope of the sweet gentle submissive Asian woman is that, a cliché'. Yes cute juxtaposing with rock, all intentional. They are not maids to CLEAN up your room but tear the place down. They are nice ladies but they are serious musicians and very hardworking and tenacious. In general Asian woman are NOT submissive and pander to men but strong and independent. They may play a part but in reality they are running the show.
I have to agree with you... reaction videos are cringe😅Glad you enjoyed the captions. Yup, just discovered them and I CANNOT get enough of them... brilliant raw talent! I'm doing a whole video on them rn, I'm so impressed. Lucky you for watching them live, can't wait to watch them live myself. Thanks for watching🫶🤘🏻
Yeah, the Maids are no ordinary collection of musicians…
So, I say…
Welcome to the world of Band-Maid!!!😀
Congratulations on finding the band many of us Masters & Princesses believe is the best on planet earth 🌍 today!! 🔥
Welcome to the Pigeon the Hole that is Band-Maid!! 🕊😂
In fact, your life has just taken a step in an incredibly positive direction by finding Band-Maid! 😀
They are a remarkable collection of five incredible musicians and performers that know few genre limitations and always put a smile on the faces of their audience when performing a “Service”.
They have 100+ fantastic songs and should be playing stadiums all over the world, imho. Any one song, as great as it may be, like “No God” is but the tip of the tip of the tip of a distant gleaming iceberg of excellence!
There are a lot of us Masters & Princesses who grew up with bands The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Santana, YES, RUSH, AC/DC, Metallica, Guns N Roses, The Who, U2, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, (& others) who have become Maidiacs because we find many of the same qualities in Band-Maid’s music we found in such giants of the Classic Rock era. As have many younger people from the grunge, alternative, independent and pop-punk eras. Band-Maid members have influences across the music spectrum including Alternative, Classic Rock, Post-Grunge, Metal, Punk, Punk-Pop, Pop, even classical musical training, and the influences of many great Japanese rock bands and pop acts.
Yet, Band-Maid succeeds in creating a genre all of their OWN!! Stay with the journey and I’m sure you’ll agree. You’ll stop comparing them to anyone else as you’ll see no comparisons are useful. The Maids are the trailblazers not following in any particular footprints but all over the rock spectrum.
They have great MV’s, both studio and live, on their official channel.
A typical recommendation, as others will say, is to see more of them LIVE playing some older songs next:
Check out:
- “Domination”- official live video (2018)
Then watch:
- “Puzzle” - official live video (2017)
- Real Existence” - official live video (2014)
- “Freedom”- official live video (2016)
- “Onset” - official live video (2017), instrumental magic
- “Play” - official live video (2018)
The other recommendation is to jump several years forward to some newer songs to see how they’ve developed since then. They’ve grown in every aspect over their years.
This band does not stand still!!!
They released the new “Unleash” EP in September 2022 and have three recent MVs, including
- “Influencer” - official MV
- “Unleash!!!!!” - official MV
- “From Now On- official MV, more instrumental magic!
And just on February 21, 2023, they released their most recent song “Memorable” - official MV, and it’s a love letter tho their fans who supported them on their recent tour, the first after the Covid19 pandemic.
They just added an new official live video from their January 9th concert
- “Puzzle”- official live video
They had previously written anther beautiful song dedicated to their fans called “About Us” they were supposed to play at the legendary Budokan arena in 2020 but they didn’t get to perform it as planned in front of the fans because of the pandemic so they had to play it virtually during an online show. They were able to play “Memorable” at their biggest service in January and included clips in the official music video.
I think you’ll like them and be blown away by their evolving talents in composition, arrangement, instrumentation, orchestration, playing, performance and all around joy 🤩
Then dozens more songs - everything is good and many are great!
Try
- “Dice” - official MV
- “Choose Me” - official MV
- “After Life” - official MV
- “Manners” - official MV
- “Manners / Black Hole” - official live video
- “Sayonkadori” - official acoustic live video - sublimely beautiful
- “Puzzle” Acoustic - official live
- “Daydreaming” - official MV
- “Warning” - official MV
- “Rinne” - official MV
- “The Dragon Cries” - official MV (all English lyrics & vocals)
Two songs are Anime Theme songs - talk about high ENERGY!
- “Sense” - official MV
- “Different” - official MV
And the essential song to understand the beginning lore of the band,
- “THRILL- official MV - went viral, saved the band from being dropped, and started them on their path to world domination!!
And it’s happening…they opened for Guns N Roses on Nov 6th. And played to a sold-out 8,000 seat crowd at the new Tokyo Garden Theater on January 9th!
And yes, they have solo US Tour dates in May in Houston, Austin, Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, & Detroit.
They are also booked to 3 festivals in May ‘23 - Daytona FL, Columbus OH & St. Louis - and will have more Services in August, including the Chicago Lallapalooza, plus Minneapolis, Denver, Salt Lake City, Portland Oregon, Spokane, Sacramento, Anaheim and then down to Mexico City. They have a crazy fan base in Mexico! 🇲🇽
Hopefully, they come somewhere near you in the not too distant future, I’d guess, and you’ll have a blast if you go see them!
The list of great songs goes on and on and on…I’d stick to the official videos until you get a fuller understanding and appreciation for the band before diving into the fan videos - the sound quality is lacking on many of them so they’d color your perception of their abilities and performance skills.
And know that one thing about this band is that there are the dozens & dozens of songs without videos that are every bit as good, or better, as those that do. Examples to pull up are:
- I’ll
- Hibana
- Corallium
- Moratorium
- Why, Why, Why
- Page
- Take Me Higher
- Flying High
And then there’s their arch enemies “Band-Maiko” 😂 You should watch:
- “Secret Maiko Lips”
- “Gion-Cho”
Band-Maid Members
(Simple Version)
- [ ] Miku (ME-coo), 31 - Rhythm Guitar, Second Vocals, Founder, Pigeon, Primary Lyricist, Red Flower 🌺 Chief Spokesperson, PO!!
- [ ] Misa (ME-sah), 30 - Bass (5-string), Barefoot Assassin, pick/slap/pop/pluck - does she have any limits?
- [ ] Akane (AH-kah-nay), 32 - Drums, Gorilla
- [ ] Kanami (Kah-NAM-e), 31 - Lead Guitar, Princess, Primary Music Composer, “Mincho”!
- [ ] Saiki (Psyche), 28 - Primary Vocalist, The Ice Queen, Quality Control, secondary lyricist, Blue flower 💎
Miku, Saiki, Akane, Misa & Kanami may become your favorite musicians on the planet…🤷🏻♂️🎼🎸🌍
Take care and enjoy the journey!!! 🤘🏼🎼🎸🔥🍺😀✌🏼
So, your comment was 'held for review' by RUclips... which is why I didn't see it. Thank you SO much for this very detailed summary. I absolutely loved what I heard so much that I am going to do a mini documentary on the band. I will also react to more of their videos later. They are awesome. Thank you again, I will definitely start going through this list!!
NO GOD is one of my favorite songs to see them do live. The energy is fantastic and it's demanding enough that you can really see their musicianship. My favorite song to introduce people do BAND-MAID would be Choose Me, but if you want a cool contrast to this song I'd recommend their acoustic Catharsis performance.
Taking note! They seem to have so many great songs! Thanks for sharing this🤘🏻🖤🤗
WOW! Great reaction GRC! You picked up on a LOT of key elements of The Maids! Really impressive! A couple of my current personal favs (I only have like...40 songs in my top 10 Band-Maid tracks) are: "Puzzle" from this same concert and "Blooming" - mv. Enjoy and welcome to The Maidiacs! 🕊
Thanks so much for watching! Looks like fans have a lot of favorites! I'm excited to hear all these!
Saiki also jumps around and goes wild on stage in heels as well. Just saw them last night. They put on an awesome show. 🤘😍🔥
That's insane! Idk how she does it🤯
The most complete analysis of the ladies in Band-Maid ever. Awesome 👍☮️🇨🇦
Thank you so much for appreciating this🙏🙏🙏🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Miku (rhythm guitar and second vocalist) is not wearing heels but platform shoes. She is only 5'0" so she wears platform shoes -- and yes, she often jumps in them. The bassist -- the tallest member of the band -- plays in stockinged feet. The lead guitarist wears "sensible shoes", the drummer wears running shoes, and the lead vocalist wears thigh-high boots with high heels. She is the fashionista of the band, a part time model and singer-dancer. So, even in their footwear, they are all individuals. They have maid-like outfits, but over the years they have adapted them to the character of each member.
Favourite track? "From Now On" or "Blooming" or "Puzzle" or ... everything else.
I don't care if they're platforms or stiletos lol! The fact that she's jumping with elevated footwear and a guitar is insane! Thanks for sharing all this :)
Very good reaction. I must be honest that I was surprised that you picked-up on so many of the key aspects of what makes them truly special, and your journey has just begun!
I was very impressed, can't believe I've been missing out on the Japanese female Rock scene for so long! Great band🤘🏻
Thank you for your reaction to BAND-MAID. May I suggest "PUZZLE" (live) from the same concert. I think you will enjoy this song as well. These five talented ladies put the song first which, to me, shows a true musicianship.
Puzzle seems to be the winner here! I'll definitely check it out👏👏🖤🖤
Thanks, Ramona, you really hit some of the main points of why Band-Maid is one of the biggest forces in contemporary rock. BTW, noticed in your description: "She loves sharing inspiring stories of Fit Rock and Metal Musicians to help fellow Metalheads overcome life's battles." Saiki, Band-Maid's lead vocalist, has an inspiring story. Back in 2017, her throat was deteriorating and eventually needed surgery. She worked extensively with a vocal coach on her voice and the strength of her core. And man, does it ever show: she has strength and endurance that she didn't always have in the past. There's a great documentary on Saiki and the stuff about her struggles starts around ruclips.net/video/3Mx_rZnqayg/видео.html
This is an amazing, thanks so much for sharing! I'll definitely look at doing a feature on her🤘🏻🤘🏻
Oh. BAND-MAID... This band is amazing. I really love them.
If you continue to listen to them, you will open the Pandora's box of really talented music.
I suggest you the songs "Domination" and "Freedom". Of course, it must be live videos.
Thank you for the reaction. More BAND-MAID on the channel.
And... If you interested in Metal and all-female Japanese bands... I suggest you the band Lovebites with their live video "Holy war"... And there is a band Nemophila with their music video "Dissension" (not US version)... And there is a band Hanabie with their music video "We love sweets". All these bands are really amazing.
Thanks so much! Yup I've got Nemophila and Lovebites coming up. It's too late now... I've opened the box😹🫶🤘🏻
Great fun reaction, the girls are pretty damn good aren’t they?
For a future reaction I would suggest Memorable.
They are very good! My 1st time listening to Japanese rock... just very impressed👏👏I'll remember Memorable😋🖤🤘🏻
@@GymRockCrew Memorable is a ballad about their last US Tour. Watch with captions. It’s a love song to their fans.
Funny you should mention Misa the bassist looking dangerous, they call her The Barefoot Assassin. First she doesn’t like wearing shoes on stage, second her skills on bass are dangerous. She said in an interview once her secret power was alcohol, she usually has a bottle of whiskey on top her amp in concert. They all are awesome, but being an old bassists myself I’m a bit biased.
Man she really looks hauntingly powerful. Glad I found this band! And yes they're all awesome but Misa is just⚔️🩸
Thanks so much lovely reaction!
You're most welcome🖤
Great react and channel beauty! They are simply Perfects! No more words. See you at the next! 🤘🦊🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Yep these Rock Goddesses look gorgeous and petite but are in reality are seasoned champion rock and roll cage fighters who can musically forearm smash you while at the same time melt your heart. Scientists the world over are perplexed as to how so much talent and charisma can be packed into one band. Enjoy your BM journey you won't regret it, thanks for the reaction I just subscribed, Viva the Maids peace and love Po 👍🎼🥁🎤🎸🍻
🤣😄😂What a fantastic superpower to have my friend 🤪🍻 One of the best beers I had when I was in the US, over 20 years ago now ☹️ was a brown ale from New Jersey, as Saiki and Kanami taught me to say, it was meta- oishii 🍻🍻 have a great rest of the week Roger 🙏👍🍻🍻
@Roger Chance 😄 never enough Duff 🍻👍
Scientists ought to be perplexed! What a stark contrast look. I really enjoyed that🖤🤘🏻🍻
*"No God"* is from their 2021 album "Unseen World." They released a live video from this same Tokyo Garden Theater concert of an older song *"Puzzle"* from their 2017 album "Just Bring It". They have music videos of an instrumental *"from now on"* and an anime-style music video of the song *"Unleash!!!!!"* from their 2022 album "Unleash". There's not an official music video but if you can find a fan cam of *"Hate?"* from the same album, it's awesome. Two other music videos from "Unseen World are *"Manners"* and *"After Life"* are pretty good too, and *"Black Hole"* ... no official music video but there is a live stream from 2021 and more recent fan cams. Just pick something. It's all excellent.
Wow awesome! Thanks for sharing all this! Better to have a plethora of options to choose from👏👏👏👏🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
@@GymRockCrew Dawn Winery Scene - ruclips.net/video/LrqsaO9Cf2M/видео.html
Coolio! Thank you!
The Warning and Band Maid have formed a mutual-admiration society. (Check of the You Tube videos of the two bands interacting at the Aftershock festival last year).
That's so interesting! I will check it out! Thanks for sharing🫶🤘🏻
Hi Gym Rock Crew, welcome to the world of Band Maid !
Good to have you with us on this journey ;-)
Thank you for the warm welcome🫶🤘🏻
Misa, the bassist is known as "The Barefoot Assassin", yeah, she's a bad ass!
Absolute badass⚔️🩸
Band maid is just fun to listen to, always. My fav would be chaotic, progressiv stuff like black hole, this one ( no god) or corallium. Tho play is still an all time fav too...ok not gonna start rambling too much. Just pick anything, they got it
Putting those on my list! Thank you!
Well, your face says it all 😁
Band-Maid will brighten up your life.
It has already. I felt so happy by the end of the song🖤🖤🤗🤗
Band-Maid is Awesome...'nuff said.
Agree man💯💯🤘🏻🤘🏻
Puzzle Live from Tokyo Garden
That one seems to be very popular🤘🏻🤘🏻🖤🖤
Japan has some absolutely amazing rock/music coming out! Definitely suggest checking out more Band-Maid, along with bands like Lovebites, Nemophila, Hanabei, Babymetal to name a few
Yup! I'm going to be reacting to most you mentioned🖤🖤
@@GymRockCrew Awesome I can't wait!
The style of your reaction video is almost perfect.
- A short intro;.
- A reasonable size inset image of video.
- A series of text mesaages or pertinent observations.
- Closing comments.
Others will tell you about BM's history and about the members. Please do try another 'live' song or even try a Band Maiko song (its still BM songs but with a traditional Japanese twist)
Ahh thank you so much for this feedback! I'm definitely going to do another reaction... preferably to a live performance. Great band🤘🏻🫶
"Domination live official video" showcases each of the maids great reaction by the way
That's definitely on my list then!! Thank you🖤🖤🤗🤗
Oi Ramona, você está em Portugal? Aqui no Brasil adoramos Band-Maid, ótima reação; se puder reaja ao MV Oficial Domination Live. Espero que sua jornada através da música da Band-Maid seja inspiradora como foi para mim, bjs.
Olá! Yes in Portugal but my Portuguese... very bad😅Looking forward to hear more from them! Thanks for watching🖤🖤🤘🏻🤘🏻
@@GymRockCrew Oh, sorry, next time I'll write in english, kudos.
@adilsonfernando1754 No worries! I can understand Portuguese but speaking/writing... I fail😹
@@GymRockCrew Ha, ha; great. I forgot to mention that Band-Maid and Warning are sister bands, they already met last year at AFTERSHOCK 2022 and were very happy about it. Band-Maid, now in May is touring the United States, thursday they will play at the Daytona International Speedway at the Rockville festival. Have a great day Ramona.
Japan is exploding globally of amazing all female rock bands. Lovebites, Hanabie, Lonesome Blue, Fate Gear, Nemophila, is just a few examples! And don't forget the amazing Babymetal! But they are not all female in a band context! And then You got the Alternative Idolgroups like Passcode, Broken By The Scream and Satanic Punish as an exemples.
Yes true! I am very interested in the story behind this explosion of female rock in Japan! Looking forward to learning more 👏👏🤘🏻🖤
@@GymRockCrew It started with bands like Shonen Knife (pop punk) and Show-Ya (hard rock). They still plays after 40 years. Ther was another popular band Princess Princess and then we have the metal princess Mari Hamada. 61 yo she recently drops a new metal album. She has been around for 40 years too.
@davidornberg Wow that's insane! Can't wait to do a deep dive into these roots! Thanks for sharing👏👏👏🖤🖤🖤
I love the song Black Hole.
Thanks for this! I'll check it out🤘🏻🤘🏻🖤🖤
Thanks!
Thank you so much🙏🙏🙏🫶🫶🫶
Yay! Finally got time to watch it! Loved it as always, they are badass. They are playing close to me next Monday but I can’t go. It’s one of those mandatory times at work and last time I took 2 of those days and saw Jinjer back to back shows. 😂
Yes they are awesome! Too bad you can't go but I'm sure you'll have another chance💯🤘🏻
@@GymRockCrew yeah it’s all good. You know I got so many I want to see. Just gotta do what I can and see if I can fit it into the schedule.
Band-maid dice is amazing..🤘🤘🤘🤘
I've got a list of so many to react! Dice is definitely on the list👏👏👏
I always wanted to see them. They look awesome. Also, wasn't it just a few days ago you hit 2k subscribers. Now over 3k. Congrats
Yes! I really enjoyed their music and am now putting together a video on them. Also, yes, GRC hit 2k less than 2 months ago... I'm sure it's because of the reaction videos😅. I've got to figure out how to combine reactions with my storytelling (which I love). Wish me luck lol🖤🖤🤘🏻🤘🏻
Domination live 2020 clip . thanks from Australia.
Nice! Can't wait🖤🫶
Great reaction.
Welcome to the Maidiacs, Ramona.
Thanks so much🤗🤗🤗🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
My favorite song is Freedom😘💕, but I want you to react to some songs✨ There are so many wonderful songs👍Arigato(Thank You)👋From Tokyo🌈
I'll definitely be reacting to more songs. What an awesome band🤘🏻🔥
❤Miku❤❤Kanami❤❤Misa❤❤Akane❤❤Saiki❤
Love watching people lose their BAND-MAID cherry.... !!!
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Hahaha love it! Lost my cherry and it felt good🍒🫠🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
MISA!!! MISA!!! MISA!!! 🥃🥃🥃 Badass Bass Assassin
Oh yea 💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥
Play live should be a good follow up. If you look for MV Dice, Manners and Blooming will do perfectly.
Awesome! Adding those to my list🤘🏻
Domination live.
On the list🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🖤🖤🖤
I actually slightly prefer the previous live version of this song but both are amazing. As far as my favorite track goes I can’t really pick a favorite. It depends on what mood I’m in or what I’m doing at the time. I will tell you truthfully that I could hit Play on their entire catalog and never feel the need to hit Skip. I too think that they are the best all around rock band playing. More Band-Maid please and thank you.
Cheers from West Texas 😎🤘🏻
Oh and Misa Misa Misa! 🔥🔥🔥
They sound amazing! I've been trying to catch up with their other tracks! Also... MISA🔥🔥🔥
FYI, every one of your comments applies to about 80% of Band-Maid's song catalog. The other 20% is also great.
Hmmm... are you saying that 80% of their music sounds similar?
@@GymRockCrew Not at all. Just that every comment you made would be just as true for most other Band-Maid songs. Most your comments would also apply to the remaining songs, just not all of your comments.
@thomasjmclain Cool! Excited to hear more from them🖤🤘🏻
@@GymRockCrew They are an incredibly versatile band , they do everything from ballads to heavy rock bordering on metal equally brilliantly.
They have a wide variety of sounds, they are just extremely detail oriented and just doing something “good enough” is not in their wheel house. Live music is where they really shine, though they shine on recorded tracks too.
The song "Blooming" was responsible for converting me from a fan into a Maidiac.
Nice👏🤘🏻
Japanese girl rock band
30 years ago,
pop rock band
princess princess
hard rock band
It started with SHOW-YA.
And now
as a professional
About 30 to 50 groups of Japanese girl rock bands are major,
There are about 20 professional women's hard rock bands.
I had no idea Japan was so huge on girl rock bands. Loved Band-Maid and can't wait to check out more Japanese bands🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🖤🖤🖤
For something uniquely different try the acoustic version of ''Sayonakidori'' . Guarantee you will love it just as much.
Oooh interesting! I'll check it out🤗🤘🏻
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Check they new live video Puzzle 😉Or instrumental From now on official MV
For sure! Puzzle seems to be a favorite! Thank you🤗🖤
Finelly someone giving attention to japanese bands, Japan have great bands that sure need more people giving them the attention they deserve, just like you did 😊🖤
Yesss omg what a spectacular band! I'm going into Lovebites and Nemophila next! Can't wait👏👏👏
@@GymRockCrew i'll sure be taking a look on your videos then :D
@danielacabral7099 haha yay! Also, stay tuned for my mini-biography on Band-Maid. Seriously, I'm so impressed with them. Thanks for being here🖤🤘🏻
You win. Subbed.
Yay🙏🙏🎉🎉
Band-Maid's "Domination" (official live video). You'll thank me later...
K boss! On my list! TIA😅🖤
If you're going to go down the Japanese all-female rock and metal band rabbit hole (which I strongly recommend that you do), you should also check out these three bands. They are all metal bands, whereas Band Maid is a hard rock band.
LOVEBITES (Holy War) < I see you're into fitness. One of their guitarists is into competitive fitness / body sculpting. Her 'guns' are most evident on their recent music video "Judgement Day".
NEMOPHILA (Dissension)
HANABIE (We Love Sweets)
Yasss! So after The Warning next, I'm going back to Japan - Lovebites and Nemophila. Gotta add Hanabie! Thank you🖤🖤🤘🏻🤘🏻
if you thought jumping in heals was good. she has a whole video of her running in them through a city lol. super energetic awesomesauce band
Yea someone mentioned that WTHHHH🤯🤯😹
OMNG!
Oh My Non-existing God???😅
@@GymRockCrew Ok. That's works, too! 🤘
@@TomClark-Futoura lol ok
😀😀😀😀😀 Greetings from Argentina
Olaaaa🫶🤗🤘🏻
Power up song❤😆👍
Absolutely🖤🖤
世界中の人々が、、いつまでも いつまでも幸せで在りますようにね！？、と、 祈ります！！。
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"bass player looks deadly" and she performs barefoot, hence... Barefoot Assassin.
She is💯💯⚔️⚔️🩸🩸
MISA MISA MISA!!!!!
Oh yeah🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Ah yes MISA the barefoot assassin.
Yup⚔️🩸
Now you need to check out Nemophila.
On the list! Can't wait🖤🖤🤘🏻🤘🏻
Something heavy?
BAND-MAID / REAL EXISTENCE (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/-qQnKILR5u0/видео.html
BAND-MAID - PLAY (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/3LxX_t4vg7U/видео.html
BAND-MAID - Domination (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/видео.html
Something light?
BAND-MAID / Daydreaming (Official Music Video) ruclips.net/video/RCaeUkrItyY/видео.html
BAND-MAID / Wonderland (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/x4hxLeHbqZo/видео.html
BAND-MAID / About Us (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/qicgVAxCYV8/видео.html
You read my mind! I love heavy! Thank you for this🖤🖤🖤🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻