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  • Slapping your troubles away... Take a listen to Band-Maid's "Play" (official live video) with me :)
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Komentáře • 282

  • @patron40silver
    @patron40silver Před 3 lety +45

    Hello, Gent. Love your reactions and passion for music. I'm really enjoying your covers, also. I'm slowly but surely getting through them all. I promise. This was my first BAND-MAID song, but I saw an older version, which I think is even better than this one. Thanks for all you do, sir.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +3

      Thanks a lot for your continuous support, really makes my day! And maybe skip some of the very old covers 😂

    • @GaryHolloway-810
      @GaryHolloway-810 Před 3 lety +2

      Hey, i commented on his Green Day cover earlier. Small world :)

    • @patron40silver
      @patron40silver Před 3 lety +2

      @@akaalexanderking Just watched Hands all over by Soundgarden and it's amazing. I see so much of the stuff I listened to it's crazy. Blues, rock and I see punk down there, too, that I haven't gotten to, yet. I'm gonna watch them all.

    • @GaryHolloway-810
      @GaryHolloway-810 Před 3 lety +4

      @@patron40silver Gosh i saw Soundgarden along with Faith No More support Guns N Roses at Wembley Stadium in 1992. Where did all the time go so soon?

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +3

      Yep, there's quite a lot of punk in there 🤘🏻

  • @u28one
    @u28one Před 3 lety +12

    Always nice to start your week out with some BAND-MAID, but then again any day is better with BAND-MAID.

  • @danjoseph7515
    @danjoseph7515 Před 2 lety +1

    Greatest.........song..........intro.........EVER!! Play really showcases a lot of the many elements that make BAND-MAID so special. 🤘🤩🤘

  • @fredminier8547
    @fredminier8547 Před 3 lety +50

    I've been a drummer for 50yrs then came Akane. My drums are for sale

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +3

      Ahahaha never give that up Fred 🤘🏻

    • @fredminier8547
      @fredminier8547 Před 3 lety +3

      @@akaalexanderking can't do that ! Akane is a very big inspiration a very high level for anyone to reach for

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety

      Absolutely, it's great to have such high level inspirations :)

    • @triquivijate
      @triquivijate Před 3 lety +6

      I've been listening for music for near on 50 years. My entire music collection is for sale. :)

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +2

      😂

  • @MartijnVos
    @MartijnVos Před 3 lety +22

    What's really nice about this song, is that Miku, the rhythm guitar/backup singer, is taking a more prominent role here. While the lead guitar (Kanami), bass (Misa) and drummer (Akane) are each world-class musicians, Miku, by contrast, couldn't really play the guitar yet when she founded the band. She's been learning to play more an more as the band has been growing, taught by Kanami (lead guitar and song writer). And in this video, she has become good and confident enough to do a rhythm guitar solo, which is extra awesome if you know this history.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +2

      It really is, so happy to see fellow guitarists perfecting their chops :)

  • @Muzicman-ut3jr
    @Muzicman-ut3jr Před 3 lety +15

    Band-Maid gives us a variety of great music! They separate themselves from other rock bands and I love it!!

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +2

      They really do, such an original approach to the genre!

  • @me262talon2
    @me262talon2 Před 3 lety +4

    Thanks Guitar Gent!

  • @unclespooky
    @unclespooky Před 3 lety +19

    You'll probably hear this from the other Maidiacs... play was written as Band-Maid's original instrumental opener, but Saiki liked the song so much she asked Miku to write lyrics for it. It's why the song is called play, as all the ladies are playing. The new instrumental is Onset

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +3

      Onset is absolutely fantastic, one of my favourites so far. Actually, all of them are my favorites so far ahahaha

    • @andreaspedersen3952
      @andreaspedersen3952 Před 3 lety +3

      Seen "without holding back"?
      It's Onset on rocket-fuel!
      Sadly not released on album, but released on a BR to their limited discs.
      Sadly since it's so good!

    • @DavidMISAMISAMISACook
      @DavidMISAMISAMISACook Před 3 lety +3

      On the US leg of their World Domination Gekidou tour 2019 "Don't be Long" was the Instrumental

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +2

      Sounds fantastic, noted it thanks!

  • @jan-ovepedersen5764
    @jan-ovepedersen5764 Před 2 lety +2

    With Band-Maid you get the bass in your face :-) as it shoud be with MISA on bass. I've played bass for 30+ yrs and used to have John Myung as my main inspiration, now my new inspiration comes from MISA. You can't hide away MISA in the mix, she is way to good to be hidden away, nor would she approve. Her solo parts are top level for sure and I'm very glad that Band-Maid have chosen to keep the bass straight up front and not hidden in the back :-)

  • @Watcher-bk2jx
    @Watcher-bk2jx Před 3 lety +6

    MISA! MISA! MISA!
    So many examples of why I consider these Ladies the BEST Rock'n'Roll Band in the World Today!
    Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!

  • @melocitysolo9574
    @melocitysolo9574 Před 3 lety +6

    The busiest of the band's members, Miku has been practicing her guitar hard in her limited time. Fans who knew her efforts and devotion were deeply moved by this video :)

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety

      Always great to see musicians getting better as time goes by!

  • @Jonas_S_
    @Jonas_S_ Před 3 lety +6

    We love #MaidMondays! Best way to start the week! 😄🤘

  • @strumski7228
    @strumski7228 Před 3 lety +13

    Nice to hear your views as a muso, I also play guitar, and your opinion on the structure of the song. Kanami is a great arranger and has a good ear for the technical side of things whilst keeping the humanity.. and a little fun. Keep up the good work!

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +4

      Thanks a lot, always great to hear feedback from other guitarists!

  • @jan-ovepedersen5764
    @jan-ovepedersen5764 Před 2 lety +1

    Saiki is the control tower of Band-Maid, she have the crowd in her hand and they go with her, it's very nice to see. No cell phones allowed at conserts in Japan, prohibited by law.

  • @martinh8481
    @martinh8481 Před 3 lety +5

    Anyone that has a Maid day has my sub! Love you enthusiasm during your reactions. It's infectious!!! Keep up the great work!!

  • @tommcfall1274
    @tommcfall1274 Před 3 lety +8

    My favorite Band maid song is always the one I am listening to at the moment. The last band that ALWAYS produced absolute gems every time like Band Maid was the Beatles

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +1

      I'll have to throw in Social Distortion in that conversation, but that's just me 😁

  • @mintomacco
    @mintomacco Před 3 lety +6

    Play is awesome. No wonder saiki wanted a part in the fun. 🙂🎀💙

  • @bombgeotrupes4093
    @bombgeotrupes4093 Před 3 lety +5

    Thanks for the honest reaction.
    Always remember: Band-Maid doing Band-Maid-Things. ;-)
    Band-Maid impresses me since 5 years every day.

  • @GaryHolloway-810
    @GaryHolloway-810 Před 3 lety +22

    In Scarface, when Tony Montana said "Let me introduce you to my little friend", i wonder if Miku knew that after she met them Tony was going to shoot & blow them all up?

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +8

      I was looking forward to your comment Gary 😂

    • @patron40silver
      @patron40silver Před 3 lety +8

      I heard Miku got away and flew the coop.

    • @GaryHolloway-810
      @GaryHolloway-810 Před 3 lety +8

      @@patron40silver Lol. And she dropped a few bombs of her own too :)

    • @curtisrrobles7885
      @curtisrrobles7885 Před 3 lety +4

      🗣👨🏼‍🏭🐦👀🧨💥🤯🥺🤸🏻‍♀️👋💣💣💣

    • @GaryHolloway-810
      @GaryHolloway-810 Před 3 lety +3

      @@curtisrrobles7885 Haha that's a excellent one Curtis ;)

  • @jan-ovepedersen5764
    @jan-ovepedersen5764 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you for reacting to the best hard rock band of today, Band-Maid. You got a new subscriber :-)

  • @jan-ovepedersen5764
    @jan-ovepedersen5764 Před 2 lety +1

    My favorite Band-Maid song.....??? the one that I'm listening to at the moment :-)

  • @TomRussell-cy6ll
    @TomRussell-cy6ll Před 8 měsíci

    After hearing this song a million times....you hear new things that you hadn't noticed before ....Miku;s rhythm guitar playing was really
    well done.....Im not sure how long she had been playing at this time but it blew me away....it really added a lot to the song !!!!

  • @deathsyth27
    @deathsyth27 Před 3 lety +22

    If you go back and watch domination live and look at the start of that and look at the end of this you can see they played this right before domination. I would of been tired just watching this show. Would of been so much fun.
    I hope they continue to grow so they can tour in more countries. Canada is good place for American bands to tour but we don't get a lot of Asian bands here. At least not on the eastern side of the country.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +2

      It's the same in Europe unfortunately. At least, not as headliners. Thankfully artists like Corey Taylor from Slipknot and Halestorm are spreading the love and trying to open doors for them

    • @mechghost5742
      @mechghost5742 Před 3 lety +2

      I hope they play Montreal one day 🤞

    • @deathsyth27
      @deathsyth27 Před 3 lety +1

      @@mechghost5742 for sure I'd make the trip from GTA to Montreal for band Maid!

    • @mechghost5742
      @mechghost5742 Před 3 lety +1

      @@deathsyth27 yeah, I’d make the trek to Toronto to see them too.

    • @Ves42
      @Ves42 Před 3 lety +1

      If they come anywhere in Canada, I'm there! If not, then I guess I'll have to dust off the passport.

  • @unclespooky
    @unclespooky Před 3 lety +2

    Your smile while you listened maid my Monday.... see what I did there.... lol thank you so much sharing

  • @JuanSan66
    @JuanSan66 Před 3 lety +2

    I absolutely love your Maid Mondays!

  • @TomRussell-cy6ll
    @TomRussell-cy6ll Před 8 měsíci

    This is one of my fav BM songs right along Real Existence.....the part of the song...right after Misa's and Miku's dual and the whole band kicks in with that totally funky bass line is unbelievable !!!!!!! They should have a whole song with that groove!!!!! LoL

  • @steveratcliffe2181
    @steveratcliffe2181 Před 3 lety +2

    I am in love musically. What a band!!! Every song has that wow factor. Loved your analysis of their music. Cheers.

  • @dennisthemenace671
    @dennisthemenace671 Před 3 lety +1

    For the next Band - Maid song , anything you want there all great .

  • @curtisrrobles7885
    @curtisrrobles7885 Před 3 lety +8

    MISA!!!! MISA!!!! MISA!!!! 🥃🥃🥃 this added into conversation between the Badass Bass Assassin MISA and Miku is just gold because many of us Madiacs remember when Miku as just the Kanami's apprentice. In this song our Pigeon 🐦 can now hold her own and keep up with MISA. My favorite Conversation is the Live version of Don't You Tell Me from 2018 between MISA and Kanami. There is another conversation between MISA and Kanami in the Live video Turn Me On. If you don't have those links yet I'm sure one of the Madiacs can send them to you upon request. I enjoy your reactions because of your enthusiasm and your breakdowns. Looking forward to your next reaction 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

    • @GaryHolloway-810
      @GaryHolloway-810 Před 3 lety +2

      Hey in a conversation with GuitarGent earlier on a cover song he did, i recommended that very song. I've told you before Curtis, great minds.....etc :)

    • @curtisrrobles7885
      @curtisrrobles7885 Před 3 lety +2

      @@GaryHolloway-810 ;) then I'm doing something right.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +2

      Thanks a lot Curtis! Glad you find these insightful :)

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +2

      Yep, must be a good one 🤘🏻

    • @curtisrrobles7885
      @curtisrrobles7885 Před 3 lety +1

      @@akaalexanderking always insightful. It's why many of us are here. Your honest opinion

  • @pjlu2
    @pjlu2 Před 3 lety +4

    pjl wuz here for a ROCKIN' Good TIME! #BandMaid

  • @yerayortiz7285
    @yerayortiz7285 Před 3 lety +5

    For the bass: Dice, drums: Rinne, guitar: Choose Me, pure madness: Different, something the whole opposite: their newest About Us. They have a lot of extremely good songs and all of them different from each other. Maid Mondays make mah days! 🤘

  • @2abug
    @2abug Před 3 lety +3

    Great reaction! You just MAID me see my last year self watching "Play" live (but the older version) and starting to fall in love with this amazing band.
    For your next reaction, you can pick one of my top 5 BAND-MAID song: "Blooming" MV, "Daydreaming" MV, "alone" MV, "YOLO" MV or "Wonderland" live (2020)

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks a lot for the suggestions and the support!

    • @GaryHolloway-810
      @GaryHolloway-810 Před 3 lety +1

      B-M had a band meeting & decided out of all the songs they have, they'd do another awesome live intro to "Play". Just cos, you know, they're BAND-MAID & they can :D

    • @2abug
      @2abug Před 3 lety +1

      @@GaryHolloway-810 Yeah, they have to show how Miku has improved as a guitarist. Now, she even has her own solo part with “Sayonakidori”.
      It’s even harder to believe when you watch this pre BAND-MAID video of the little Mika Noguchi czcams.com/video/DJvgImuOq2w/video.html

  • @xagorvangard
    @xagorvangard Před 3 lety +20

    One of the best intros! Band-Maid really knows how to start a song. Btw, I like any day that has to do with Band-Maid. "Maid" my day already and it just started 😁

  • @jscam4387
    @jscam4387 Před 3 lety +1

    Hey GG - listening to BAND-MAID is a long journey because they don't have any bad songs, and they have a lot. I really like your enthusiasm when you follow the dynamics and changes in the music. BAND-MAID lifts my spirits and in the time of Covid-19 they bring some light into my life and hopefully yours as well. 🤘🤘🤘

  • @PaulEngineer
    @PaulEngineer Před 3 lety +1

    "This was so... everything!". Had to laugh about that too. They can hit you full on sometimes, but so enjoyable while being technical and tight. Another good Monday.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety

      I'll cheer to that my friend. Really looking forward to Mondays nowadays ahahah

  • @PaleHorseShabuShabu
    @PaleHorseShabuShabu Před 3 lety +5

    I love this song. It's so much fun. My favorite part is when Saiki is singing in front of Akane and Akane is doing those rim shots, Akane makes a face at Saiki and gets her to laugh. You can see it hear it in Saiki's vocals. I like that they're so comfortable with themselves and with each other that they mess around on stage. I've played with people who are so high strung that I'm afraid they'll explode if I look at them, and I've played with people who just want to withdraw into themselves and look down in their instrument the whole set. Neither type is fun for me or for the crowd, and none of the five ladies are those types. They're performers as well as musicians, and they're damn good at both.
    As far as a recommendation goes, I'm going to recommend one from a live concert that I believe was from the same tour but from a year earlier, the song is called "Real Existence" and comes from a venue called Zepp Tokyo. My understanding is that Zepp is a division of Sony and has a few venues throughout Japan. This video comes from their Tokyo venue. Here's a link to the song; it's them at their hard rocking best.
    czcams.com/video/-qQnKILR5u0/video.html

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety

      Thanks a lot for the suggestion. Couldn't agree more, some people are amazing musicians but that doesn't mean they are great performers as well. Luckily these girls are both :)

  • @craigfenson
    @craigfenson Před 3 lety +1

    priceless facial expression. hahah thank you for appreciating their music and their skills. this song was originally an instrumental material, but the ice queen digged it so much that she asked for lyrics be added to make it more complete. result: the one you just enjoyed. [edit: we]

  • @PurpleDracos
    @PurpleDracos Před 3 lety +2

    One thing I always love is no matter if it is Kanami or Misa leading the solo you can hear Akane supporting with the perfect drumming choice.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +2

      That's exactly my point, she always seem to know what to play and when. Fantastic drummer!

  • @ranger_a6953
    @ranger_a6953 Před 3 lety +6

    If they see you with a smartphone recording n Japan, your night is over.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety

      I don't know if they do that to prevent fan footage, but I really like the idea

  • @maurograziati5769
    @maurograziati5769 Před 3 lety

    Great reaction....MIKU founder or the band...thank you MIKU fir your dream...your dream gave us BAND MAID...

  • @ElfInflicted
    @ElfInflicted Před 3 lety +1

    Those triplets on the kick during the breakdown are what really get me on this song, that and the bass/rhythm guitar duel at the beginning. Good to see Miku getting the spotlight and playing a rhythm solo. As a mostly rhythm player, I really enjoyed that.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +1

      Same, I'll always be a rhythmic guitar type of guy 😁

  • @knightsofra1944
    @knightsofra1944 Před 3 lety

    I think I am safe in saying that Misa is THE best female bass player in the world and I love Akane's drumming. The sounds she can get with such a small kit. Nice video reaction, cheers

  • @frankallen3634
    @frankallen3634 Před 3 lety +1

    Puzzle has 2 versions both live but one is an acoustic version with kanami playing and doing vocal.

  • @zelbinian
    @zelbinian Před 3 lety +2

    If you want some diversity, check out Daydreaming, Endless Story (both MVs), About us (live from their most recently online concert, just released), or Wonderland (live, from this same show)

  • @mechghost5742
    @mechghost5742 Před 3 lety +1

    Saiki sings and plays the crowd like an instrument. Her command of the stage is fantastic. Of course the rest of the Maids are fantastic too!

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety

      Absolutely, she's a fantastic frontman. Or should I say frontwoman?

  • @stevehall5128
    @stevehall5128 Před 3 lety +3

    Every time I see this I wonder just what's going on at 3:04 when Kobato-san jerks her head to her left. It kind of seems like she's telling Misa, "Hey, Kanami's over here too, so you need to go over to the other side of the stage so the audience on that side has somebody in front of them." Which would be pretty brilliant attention to stagecraft in the middle of a song. Of course she might just be tossing away some hair that got in her face, but Misa does in fact move to stage left. I do think they plan and rehearse a lot of their stage movements, especially like gathering around the drum kit for hengao time, but they do a good job of making it feel spontaneous.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +1

      Absolutely Steve, a lot of rehearsing goes into live performance. But great bands are the ones that still make it flow naturally ;)

    • @ronaldbowers2240
      @ronaldbowers2240 Před 3 lety +2

      They have mic’s at every position so as the maids move around, Miku can do her backing vocals and harmonies.

    • @stevehall5128
      @stevehall5128 Před 3 lety +1

      @@ronaldbowers2240 Yeah, I wonder if it messes with the sound guys because as far as I can tell they're different mics: I think Misa's is an SM58, Miku inherited Saiki's old Sennheiser, and I think Kanami's is something else again.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +2

      I love where this conversation is heading towards, audiophile talks!

  • @juangutierrez4644
    @juangutierrez4644 Před 3 lety +1

    about the no phones in hands in the show.. that happens because it's forbidden in japan.. otherwise i think it wouldn't be too different from other shows

  • @maurograziati5769
    @maurograziati5769 Před 3 lety +1

    Great gent......watch CHOOSE ME 2020.....TAKE ME HIGHER....REAL EXISTEANCE.....AND TURN ME ONE....MISA INTRO CRAZY.....LIVE 2018 IN TOKIO

  • @Sprywal1967
    @Sprywal1967 Před 3 lety +1

    Guitar Gent: Please check out the Band-Maid Rinnie song. It's probably their heaviest and arguably their best song to date in my opinion. Components of the song kind of reminds me believe or not of Pantera.

  • @JannAsheNemophilaFan
    @JannAsheNemophilaFan Před 3 lety +1

    Love Band Maid, love Kanami, such a great guitarist and composer. Band Maid and Nemophila are the bands I love from Japan. Love Kanami and Akane in BM, and love Saki, Tamu, and Hazuki in Nemophila. But yes, Play was originally an instrumental song, where Miku added lyrics later.

  • @JFrancoDrums
    @JFrancoDrums Před 3 lety +1

    MIKU - Rhythm guitar, backing vocals, band founder
    SAIKI - Lead Vocals
    KANAMI - Lead Guitar and main songwriter
    MISA - Bass
    AKANE - Drums
    This intro is not on the album, it was created specially for Live shows.
    Puzzle is a great one to go next!
    Stay safe.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks Jorge, I'll work on my name memorization skills 😁

  • @thomasjmclain
    @thomasjmclain Před 3 lety +1

    If you want to pick a B-M song that is in a more "pop punk" vein for a Monday listen, then "alone" is a top choice.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety

      Thanks Thomas! I've always felt some MCR influences on the band, curious to see if they'll amplify in that song :)

    • @thomasjmclain
      @thomasjmclain Před 3 lety +1

      @@akaalexanderking It also happens to be the 1st song they ever released that they wrote themselves.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety

      Really? Even more interesting then

  • @jimmoriarty8235
    @jimmoriarty8235 Před 3 lety +1

    Btw, i want to share a little story. A lot of maidiac said that "thrill" / "real existance" / "alone" / "yolo" / "dice" was their first band-maid's song, but my first band-maid's song is "the dragon cries" that i saw from a youtube reaction video. Not from youtube algorithm for recommendation video, im just lucky that i found them 😂😂😂. Happy accident i guess 🤣🤣🤣
    Here we go, i love #MaidMondays and i love your reaction always 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
    Thank you, thank you so much 😁😁😁
    PS : sorry for my bad english 😂😂😂

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety

      Thank you for watching and supporting the channel Jim, and your English is absolutely fine ;)

  • @warralvan1552
    @warralvan1552 Před 3 lety +7

    Next? Moratorium Live at Zepp Tokyo....but its no longer in CZcams...I can send the Video to u 🙊😉

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +3

      Ahahahah feel free to, but for the reactions I think I'll stick to the original material. This way the band gets supported with royalties :)

    • @ProsperoFinch
      @ProsperoFinch Před 3 lety +3

      @@akaalexanderking if i know the video they are talking about, it is an official video. But because it’s from a live concert during their time with another record label, a lot of the songs from that concert (2 actually) have been pulled from CZcams. Puzzle (normal and acoustic versions), Moratorium, Dont you Tell Me, Take Me Higher, Turn Me On, the version of Play with the better mixed guitar and MISA’s insane bass solo... so many great vids that are gone from CZcams

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +1

      Wow, that's a real shame Erik. I'll need to find a workaround to that

    • @JuanSan66
      @JuanSan66 Před 3 lety +4

      @@akaalexanderking All these live performances belongs to the concerts of Shinkiba Studio Coast (2017) and Zepp Tokio (2018) and they aren´t in YT (except the songs Onset, Real Existence and Cross, in their official channel). Those two DVDs aren´t available (out of stock) and all the videos uploaded to YT were eradicated by the label early in 2020. Most of them exist in Bilibili, the Chinese YT. I don´t know if you can make a reaction video of that material. It´s a pity because both concerts are outstanding performances. Search in Bilibili "Band Maid Moratorium" and prepare to be amazed.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +1

      Such a shame. Thanks for the suggestion though ;)

  • @miqoto
    @miqoto Před 3 lety

    The regular version is great, but the LIVE version has quite a bit added on to excite the crowd. It's something they're really good at doing.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety

      That's something that great bands tend to do, they clearly fall into that category 🤘🏻

  • @hiawatha.g
    @hiawatha.g Před 3 lety +3

    Miku's progress as a guitarist is also worth noting. It really shows in this song. Can we dare dream of a Miku solo one of these days? I feel it coming...

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +1

      It really helps having another great guitar player in the band as a mentor under that point of view. Really hope for her to get to that level as well!

    • @hiawatha.g
      @hiawatha.g Před 3 lety +1

      @@akaalexanderking yes, and Kanami is apparently a dedicated and demanding sensei!

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety

      Really tells a lot about the comradery in the band!

  • @phaeron
    @phaeron Před 3 lety

    Knowing what belongs when and where is perhaps the greatest talent of these ladies, which in addition to their individual talent of great execution, unites them all together. Like pieces of a puzzle make a whole picture. And yes, the 'Puzzle' allusion was purely intentional. 🤭🤘

  • @Paul247to
    @Paul247to Před 3 lety

    Hi GuitarGent. i really enjoy your reactions and remarks. Miku and Kanami will be appearing with guitarist Herman Li of Dragonforce on his Twitch channel for a very rare english appearance on Friday Feb 26 at 11PM EST I hope to see all the maidiacs there showing support for Band-Maid.

  • @akaalexanderking
    @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +6

    What. A. Song. What should we go for next Monday? :)

    • @user-mr5nh6ft1o
      @user-mr5nh6ft1o Před 3 lety +4

      plz turn me on by バンドメイド

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks for the suggestion :)

    • @GaryHolloway-810
      @GaryHolloway-810 Před 3 lety +1

      @@akaalexanderking You already had my suggestion earlier. Hint hint ;)

    • @cembor
      @cembor Před 3 lety +8

      Puzzle live is a banger if you can find a video that won't get your video blocked.
      Another good one, to see a different side of them is the just released about Us video from their online okyu-ji (what they call live shows) from 2 weeks ago. It is ballad. A love song written just for their canceled Budokan show (which the online show was a replacement for). This love song was written to the fans and is Covid inspired. Fair warning though, it is extremely emotional (at least for us long time fans) :)

    • @bombgeotrupes4093
      @bombgeotrupes4093 Před 3 lety +5

      Any song of them.:-)
      For MV-recommendation: Hidden gems like Yolo or Alone.

  • @gaborberkes468
    @gaborberkes468 Před 3 lety +1

    Moratorium :) Great reaction.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks a lot Gábor!

    • @gaborberkes468
      @gaborberkes468 Před 3 lety

      Just a idea...if you like the duel between the bass and the lead gitar you have to watch same concert/ Don't you tell me.../ Enjoy

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +1

      That sounds intriguing, thanks for the suggestion ;)

  • @SilentChaos15
    @SilentChaos15 Před 3 lety

    The original version does not contain the intro you see here. This was added during their live shows. There are technically two other versions of the intro they've played during live performances. Previous versions had the bassist solo into the lead guitar solo. This one has bass vs rhythm.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety

      Thanks! Great to know they keep things interesting :)

    • @SilentChaos15
      @SilentChaos15 Před 3 lety +1

      @@akaalexanderking Definitely. I wish that version of Play from their 2017 concert was still available. You would've enjoyed the bass intro. Misa picks then slaps and the tone is amazing.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety

      I don't find it hard to believe, I've enjoyed every single one of her bass lines so far!

  • @zabriabubakar5982
    @zabriabubakar5982 Před 3 lety +1

    Bro, check out also TRiDENT-Japan trio rock band songs Voltage, No Regret, watch the drummer and the bassis, they are bandmaid in the making...

  • @DavidMISAMISAMISACook
    @DavidMISAMISAMISACook Před 3 lety

    MISA MISA MISA!

  • @RudiTheMan
    @RudiTheMan Před 3 lety +4

    If you doing Puzzle, can you do both Puzzles?

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +1

      Acoustic and full band?

    • @PaulEngineer
      @PaulEngineer Před 3 lety +1

      Yes. The acoustic can be hard to find. No doubt someone here has their own copy/link.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +1

      Such a shame the label company took those down though, big disservice to the band's fanbase

    • @RudiTheMan
      @RudiTheMan Před 3 lety +1

      @@akaalexanderking yes, it is,

  • @cembor
    @cembor Před 3 lety +1

    So the intro here is not on the studio version. This is really one of the highlights of their live shows is that they throw these super awesome intros together for songs. Often times it is so that one of the ladies has a chance to switch instruments and/or grab a sip of water.
    For what its worth this song is the first in a mini-set of 3 towards the end of their 2 hour show. Play, followed by Domination, then Freedom. To really get a sense for one of their shows play them back to back to back.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +2

      Thanks a lot for the info Brian, that's a killer way to close a set! Fantastic songs back to back

    • @stevehall5128
      @stevehall5128 Před 3 lety +1

      @@akaalexanderking When this MV hit CZcams it was kind of a big deal for fans because it was the first official video where Miku (who did not play guitar _at all_ when she founded the band) played some solo lead guitar licks.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety

      Had no idea, she must have improved so quickly!

    • @cembor
      @cembor Před 3 lety +1

      @@akaalexanderking Kanami, the lead guitarist, has been her sensei (teacher). Kanami is very demanding as well. :)
      True story: When Miku went to pick out a first guitar she settled on a Rickenbacker, not knowing ANYTHING about guitars at the time. She bought it because "it looked cool". When she showed it to the rest of the band they were all shocked that she choose that kind of guitar as a first guitar. In true Miku fashion she just dove in head first and now has progressed to being a legit rhythm guitarist.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +1

      Wow, that's a very demanding first guitar ahahah. Thanks for the info though, so interesting to learn more about the band :)

  • @paulpetersen879
    @paulpetersen879 Před 3 lety

    Kanami, The Riff Goddess....

  • @ti2541
    @ti2541 Před 3 lety +3

    Please listen to this song.
    band maid ♪No god ♪

  • @falconsooner
    @falconsooner Před 3 lety +2

    If you want bass the BM is band for you. Kanami...the lead guitarist...writes the songs but structures it in a way to give everyone a chance to shine. She doesn't make it about her. I love the interplay among the instruments throughout the song. BM pays such attention to the small details with their bass lines, drum fills and transition riffs. They are very talented but the those details make the sum greater than the parts IMO.
    Puzzle will give you more lead guitar action. Daydreaming is a great power rock ballad is a very powerful solo.
    If you want to see Kanami go crazy for 2 minutes and harness her inner blues then check out this high quality fancam.
    czcams.com/video/z-fcBDoUDrM/video.html

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks a lot, 2 minutes of guitar madness sounds like something tailor made for me 😁

    • @falconsooner
      @falconsooner Před 3 lety +1

      @@akaalexanderking It is amazing that a tiny Japanese girl can play the blues (and with feeling) better than most American bands

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +1

      To me the blues is really about feeling what you're playing, no wonder she's brilliant at it. What a great bunch of musicians

    • @falconsooner
      @falconsooner Před 3 lety +1

      @@akaalexanderking Rick Beato has a video on what killed rock music (as a world wide phenomenon). He said rock bands (post Grunge) lost the blues and he gave several reasons. It is an interesting watch.
      I'm surprised no one has mentioned it but Blooming is a song with a fantastic solo and longer than most. The whole song is fantastic. When they performed the song in their last online concert...Kanami had her eyes closed, during the solo, and was totally absorbed in it. She has a lot of feeling.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +1

      Rick Beato has hands down one of the best channels on this platform, he's great. And I'll have to agree with him on that one, people that really love music can sense if musicians just phone it in.
      Thanks for the recommendation as well!

  • @Sinvare
    @Sinvare Před 3 lety +2

    If Garfield heard this on a Monday, he wouldn't hate Mondays...
    I think this song started as an instrumental, possibly between Misa, Akane and Kanami. Saiki liked the song so they quickly threw together a vocal part.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety

      Yeah, it really gave me an instrumental vibe at the beginning. Was kind of surprised to hear the vocals come in, but I'm not complaining!

    • @patron40silver
      @patron40silver Před 3 lety +1

      I remember hearing that, too. Garfield did hate Mondays :)

    • @SLKRR
      @SLKRR Před 3 lety +1

      @@akaalexanderking The intro was new and not part of the studio version, either. If you find the video from the Zepp Tokyo concert in 2018, they play a different intro.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety

      Somebody should send that cat a good pair of headphones 😁

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks a lot for the info Simeon, happy to have stuck to the live recording for this then!

  • @Space_Ranger
    @Space_Ranger Před 3 lety +2

    Might find out from some here but phones are not allowed in Japanese concerts. I don't think that's a bad thing! But fancams outside Japan are fun too.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety

      Wow, didn't know that! Sounds like something I'd enjoy though ahahah

  • @Puyax01
    @Puyax01 Před 3 lety

    3:23 this right here. Nuff said

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +1

      Yup, that's pretty much the essence of the video ahahaha

  • @falconsooner
    @falconsooner Před 3 lety +2

    Rewatched your reaction. I couldn't make out what you said at 2:52. You were talking about some type of riffs you loved?

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +2

      Oh, I said I love the "stop and go" riffs. Meaning those riffs where you just play notes but leave silent spaces between them. Really allows the drums and the bass to come through much stronger and makes what you play on guitar count more :)

    • @falconsooner
      @falconsooner Před 3 lety +1

      @@akaalexanderking Thanks for the explanation. Makes a lot of sense.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety

      My pleasure!

  • @unclezorb2064
    @unclezorb2064 Před 3 lety +3

    Please react to Band Maid - Wonderland

  • @technopsychobedlam
    @technopsychobedlam Před 3 lety

    Nice. Thought you'd like it :-)

  • @TihomirBozic69
    @TihomirBozic69 Před 3 lety

    No need for coffee... good morning to me :)

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +1

      No better wake up then this!

    • @TihomirBozic69
      @TihomirBozic69 Před 3 lety +1

      @@akaalexanderking It is so rewarding when my brain is stretching to understand the idea or the concept of their songs... where their inspiration is coming from? So much of everything packed into this cute package of mad girls in crazy unnecessary outfits killing their instruments in a variety of genres...

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +1

      So true, it's a really a fantastic band concept

  • @cmcknight
    @cmcknight Před 3 lety +2

    Thanks for taking the time to react, might i suggest
    Secret My Lips
    czcams.com/video/1Vuca7V-5Ec/video.html
    Which would then open up their Rival/Alter Ego Band Maiko (but do try and watch their original version first)
    czcams.com/video/NNHGABwme50/video.html

  • @Dtagcity
    @Dtagcity Před 3 lety

    “H-G-K” according to Kanami is the hardest technical track she’s written till date. The main riff is just nasty. And “Giovanni” is the most unconventional BM track so far, structure wise. You’ve got to check these 2 out. The new album us available on their channel itself.
    FunFact- Kanami was actually listening to Hiphop and Lofi when she came up with Giovanni so yeah it’s rather wild on multiple levels.

  • @giuseppeabate2000
    @giuseppeabate2000 Před 3 lety +1

    Akane alla batteria
    Misa al basso
    Saiki voce
    Miku coro e chitarra ritmica
    Kanami lead chitarra

  • @dasyeah2695
    @dasyeah2695 Před 3 lety

    well it does not matter what song you choose or get recommended every Maid monday is ire in its own...i know bc i bought all their albums and they just keep evolving
    Band Maid and unlucky Mopheus took my playlist by storm and dominate it by now

  • @williamzhang970
    @williamzhang970 Před 3 lety

    If you want to listen to drums and bass at BM's highest level, go check out "Black Hole" from their most recent album. There's no MV but you can find it on Spotify. 'Play' is like a little toddler compared to 'Black Hole'.

  • @mr4lergia
    @mr4lergia Před 3 lety

    Around 4:00 in your video you can hear when Akane successfully made Saiki laugh while she sings

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety

      That's right! You can't hear her voice cracking up a bit ahahah

  • @DaElfer
    @DaElfer Před 3 lety

    ive seen this as 3 different live versions and the intro was different every time

  • @user-gi4cy7ib3o
    @user-gi4cy7ib3o Před 3 lety

    Band Maid, Lovebites, Unlucky Morpheus, Aldious, Mary's Blood, Wagakki Band, BiSH, tricot, Silent Siren and others that I am not here to name are the tip of the iceberg of Japanese music, and other always great bands have broken up, like Fern Planet with the incredible voice and guitar, and a little crazy, Serina or NeGoTo.

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety +1

      Feels like there's still so much to discover for me, couldn't be more excited!

  • @srhiers29
    @srhiers29 Před 3 lety +1

    Sokoninaru.
    Re:program.
    That is all.

  • @slcm529
    @slcm529 Před 3 lety +1

    Only thing I hate about this song.
    It's damn too short!

    • @akaalexanderking
      @akaalexanderking  Před 3 lety

      It kinda is, isn't it? Wouldn't have minded it being a couple of hours long ahahah

    • @slcm529
      @slcm529 Před 3 lety +1

      @@akaalexanderking 😁🤘

  • @RobinC63
    @RobinC63 Před 3 lety +1

    This is not a "brand new song."

  • @patrickbrennan2864
    @patrickbrennan2864 Před 3 lety

    This strikes me as odd.....most of the adulation for this band, these written comments, all read and sound very similar.
    ALMOST as though they were written by the same person....and unusual grammatical errors by people with English-speaking-sounding names. Claims that can’t be taken seriously - LOTS OF THEM.
    I looked up a name or two online, and can find no evidence that they actually exist. BeenVerified, Twitter, Facebook- that’s very strange.
    Now who would do that ? The same puppet-masters pumping music into the speakers at live shows for these musicians to strum their guitars to ?
    For money?
    Gross. If true, GROSS.
    The only thing they can’t manipulate? The music really isn’t very good.
    You aren’t fooling anyone. Go make an honest living - you’ll feel better.