Why didn't anyone tell me about this BAND-MAID SONG?? (Cross reaction)
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2023
- A new band! Well, new for me. I finally get to a song that has been lurking in my suggested tab and I am mad at myself for waiting this long to listen.
This was a fun one. I got to a do a little mini cover and a mystery guest named Dave Grohl totally stops by for a duet. Check it out and see what I mean.
I don't really know anything about BAND-MAID beyond the one cover I did a few weeks ago. This song made a fan out of me and I look forward to learning more about them!
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#bandmaidreaction
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Studio Coast concert? The queens of transitions. Nobody does them better. The genius that is Kanami's compositions.
This video is from 2018 Zepp Tokyo show. Big difference is that, there are multiple tall screens at Studio Coast show, but not for Zepp Tokyo show.
Also CROSS is not composed by Kanami, but a person by the name of NORA, who also composed OOPARTS.
You are noticing the difference between an early song, written by outside talent, and a band written song. Their first 20+ songs were provided by their management. Since then, about a 100+ tracks are all Band Maid. Main ideas primarily by lead guitarist Kanami Tono. Bass and drums are fleshed out by the respective members, MISA, and Akane Hirose on drums. Lyrics are by rhythm guitar Miku Kobato, with some input from lead singer Saiki Atsumi. My personal favorite is Blooming, but best song is very open to debate. A common saying is "I have 20 songs in my top 5."
I have 140 in my top 5. 😂
Blooming is one of their best songs
Yep, it is my favorite. Followed by Daydreaming, Without Holding Back.
Loved the Cross/Best of You mashup!
Im a big fan of this song but this one wasnt written by the Maids. I cant remember who made this song but you'll see it on Wikipedia who did
Don't miss the opportunity to see them live
This is their tenth year as a band. They have had to work and evolve and fight for what they have. There is not a weak link in the band. Band Maid really are great to listen to and their concerts are truly unique. In the true meaning of that word.
Ten years? I better get going then!
Welcome to the pigeon-hole of Band-Maid! The only band more important to me than Gacharic Spin. Yes, you can stone me for that, but that's the way it is. :)
MISA on bass is affectionately called 'The Barefoot Assassin' because she usually plays, you guessed it, barefoot. Equipped with her basses from the company 'Black Cloud' (in this case a custom 5-string aka "Black Smoker") she is indispensable for every song of this band. Together with Akane Hirose (pronounced A-ka-ney) on drums and Miku (pronounced Me-kou, founder of the band) on rhythm guitar, they form what I consider the best rhythm section currently active.
Believe me, 'Cross' is an awesome song, but you haven't heard anything yet! The probably most recommended song is 'Domination' (Live!), and I can only agree with that. But any other song from their large catalog will do as well. I didn't believe it at first either, but the statements are true. There is not a single bad one among them! And even though Saiki (pronounced Sai-key) won't surprise you with extreme vocals like Hana or Angie, I promise you that these ladies will still leave you in awe with their versatility now and then. :)
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「 _"Our rock never dies ever. Forever!"_ 」 - from *BAND-MAID* - 'Manners' 🎶🕊
LOL it's ok, no stones from me!
I'm surprised that Non Fiction Days didn't grab you as a bass player, Misa wears the whole of the neck out on that one. If you manage to find the Studio Coast 2017 performance of Non Fiction Days (last song), they absolutely killed it. It might not have taken the roof off but I reckon it blew the doors off.
I did enjoy the song but I never ended up circling back to more songs by BAND-MAID. I get into loops where I'm listening to the same few songs over and over while trying to learn it and I end up needing a break. I'm glad I came back to them!
Oh, tip of a huge iceberg. MISA (bassist) is one of the most creative musicians I've seen. "Onset" "Without Holding Back" and "From Now On" are instrumentals that shine. (OH, and "Memories Of Wind And Wine"). These ladies will drive you crazy with the magical things they do.
Thank you, I love instrumentals!
To be fair, Cross's composition is credited to NORA and arrangement to MIRAISONIC, whatever that means. That said, They have a ton of great Kanami (lead g.) composed songs, with MISA and Akane fleshing out the bass and drum parts, and Miku (rhythm g. & vocals) writing lyrics. They are definitely worth a deep dive, even if they don't usually include key changes.
However it came to be, I'm glad I got to listen to it.
I actually looked NORA up, and it appears they do mostly Anime music. Not alot on the web in English tho. They have a Twitter account
Nice reaction and analysis. Keep exploring their amazing music. Thx 👍💪👌
Thank you!
Akane (The Gorilla 🦍🍌) - drums
Kanami (Mincho) - lead guitar, main composer
Miku (The 810 year old Pigeon) - rhythm guitar, 2nd vocals, sometimes lead, main lyricist, band founder and visionary, racehorse owner, Poker shark, Pop Idol (see Cluppo), Omaginaitime conductor, and World Dominatrix
Saiki (The Ice Queen) - 1st vocals, occassional lyricist, and that's all
And of course MISA (The Barefoot Assassin) - bass
Strap yourself in for a few months.
Deep end songs - Giovanni, Without Holding Back, Corralium, Blooming, plus about 100 other original compositions. As others have said, there 1st 3 albums were written by others, including NFD, but since Alone, it has been just them writing.
Saiki surprised me live. She is so happy and fun with the crowd.
@@patricknelson5423 yeah, this entire concert, and Zepp Tokyo and Line Cube Shibuya, Saiki was really on fire in all 3. She really rises to the occasion, especially if she knows the camera is on. True pro.
Thank you for the info! I have a lot of catching up I do.
NP. I really enjoyed your perspective. There are only a couple of reactors around that bring up that level of music theory and mechanics. Nice to hear.
@@patricknelson5423she has so much charisma and presence when you see her live. If you EVER get the opportunity, go see them in concert. It's money well spent.
Producer-“MISA, just keep the beat on this one.”
MISA-“What the f**k did you just say?”😄💪🏻🤘🏻
"I AM the beat" -MISA, probably
Welcome aboard, Mota. You are embarking on (along with many others - over 178 million YT views plus over 40 million reactor plays!) an awesome, progressive, hard-rock journey with 5 incredible women. Here's my intro blurb for those who may be new to Band-Maid:
BAND-MAID’s songs and sound beat with the heart and soul of all rockers. But you’ll also hear heavy influences of Prog, Punk, Metal and Pop, with nice touches of Blues, Jazz, Funk and Grunge. Sometimes they use multiple genres within the same song. Their Composition, Execution, Joy of Playing, Consistency (125 songs), Uniqueness, Charisma, Charm and, oh yeah, Cuteness factor, position them as becoming the hard rock Beatles of our time! In other words, they’re destined for mega-stardom.
Each member's personalities are super interesting and their musicianship among the best. Their writing, arrangements and overall sound, especially guitar tones and drums, are kick-ass! Having seen them LIVE, I can honestly say their performance, sound, stage appearance, and band synergy is off-the-rails spectacular!
Band-Maid is the only band in decades where I love nearly EVERY song they’ve done. I have over 70 favorites! "Thrill" (2014) is a great place to start: czcams.com/video/Uds7g3M-4lQ/video.html Their songs from albums Unleash, Unseen World, Conqueror, World Domination, Just Bring It, Brand New Maid, and New Beginning drive even more - Warning, No God, Different, Black Hole, Rinne, Blooming, Moratorium, Domination, Clang, Dice, Spirit, Don’t You Tell Me, Turn Me On, Fate, Play, Hide-And-Seek, Secret My Lips, Puzzle, Choose Me, I Can’t Live Without You, and on and on.
But don’t miss out on their powerful, beautifully written, mid-tempo songs like Daydreaming, About Us, Memorable, Anemone, Endless Story, PAGE, At The Drop Of A Hat, Mirage and Smile... or more punky like After Life, Don’t Let Me Down and Screaming… or funky like Bubble… or bluesy like Manners and The Dragon Cries… or poppy like Start Over… or a bit jazzy like Wonderland… or progressive like No God, Giovanni, and Black Hole… or cultural like the Band-Maiko series… or instrumentals like From Now On, Don’t Be Long, Onset, Without Holding Back and Going Nuts… or their many acoustic versions like Catharsis and Sayonakidori... and last but not least, their Anime hits like Sense, Glory and Unleash (from their own Anime MV (series?)): czcams.com/video/7LB_EPS48HE/video.html)
And many songs are represented with 50 well produced music videos. czcams.com/users/BANDMAID
Most performances should be experienced from their LIVE audience & online OKYU-JI concerts:
ONLINE OKYU-JI (Feb. 11, 2021) “No God” czcams.com/video/nAdWnIRjGak/video.html
Tokyo's LINE CUBE SHIBUYA (February 14, 2020) “Domination” czcams.com/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/video.html
ZEPP 2018 “Real Existence” czcams.com/video/-qQnKILR5u0/video.html
Shinkiba Studio Coast 2017 and other full concerts are on bandmaidprime.tokyo, bili, and official Band-Maid’s DVD/BD/CD.
“P and D⁴” 30+ Photo Collage videos at www.youtube.com/@PinD2/videos
And some of the better quality fan videos are excellent. Here’s two of what it’s like to see Band-Maid LIVE at an intimate venue:
Shot by Pat McKee from their 2023 US tour concert in Detroit: czcams.com/video/DgxU-MVjta0/video.html
See the Maids 2023 Rockville Festival’s short-set perfection performance: czcams.com/video/vjZkNeoGmhc/video.html
If you like Band-Maid, make sure to support them by purchasing some concert tickets, CD, DVD/BD & Merch, etc. bandmaid.tokyo
Like most Band-Maid songs, I like them from the get-go but really start to appreciate them after more hearings and seeing their LIVE videos. I'll go back and see an older song like YOLO, Order, Shake That, Freezer, Before Yesterday, Real Existence, Non Fiction Days and Alone, etc. and realize there's no band that can consistently construct and play like Band-Maid.
For fun, check out an awesome, little known "Mega Band-Maid Mix" by DJ Ray of some of their earlier stuff: facebook.com/djrayboston/videos/1004709499579009
Band-Maid Members:
Saiki Atsumi (Sy-i-Key or Psyche) “Ice Queen" - Lead vocals, arrangements and melodies. At 29 and the youngest, “Sensei” (Teacher) as band members call her, has the last word on many musical decisions. High-heels or sneakers, Sai-chan’s smile melts away her sometimes perceived, coldish persona. Saiki’s powerhouse performances, charisma, and voice focus the experience that’s driven her to the top echelon of hard rock frontwomen... or frontmen!
Miku Kobato (Me-Ku) "Small Pigeon" - Rhythm guitar, vocals, lyricist, 31 years old. “Koba”, as Saiki calls her, is the Band founder and a firecracker MC & PR SpokesPigeon, po! Her “Magic Spell Time” charm and energy ignite the room. Kuruppo! No, no, no… KURUPPO!!
Kanami Tono (Ka-Na-Me) “Princess” - Lead guitar, keyboards, 31 years old, is a prolific writer of most Band-Maid material. Kanami (translates “Song Wave”) is a possessed riff-slayer who’s so damn adorable it hurts. The only thing you want from Mincho is more!
Akane Hirose (A-Ka-Nay) "Gorilla" - Drums, 32 years old, band energizer & co-clown with MISA. Achi’s talents include massive consumption of noodles and bananas, of course, (even during performance!) while revolutionizing rock drumming with relentless drive, dynamics and the kick. This “DrumZilla” is the Party!
MISA (Me-Sa) "Barefoot Assassin" - Bass, 30 years old. An alluring free spirit driving her 5-string to rapturous low-ends while pulling off surprising counter leads with Kanami, off-stage MISA is the band’s goofball ballerina. Sometimes seen as the Mysterious One because she lets her instrument do the talking, the Assassin literally kills it… every note... uniting Band-Maid’s world-class rhythm section. A slug of JB, a slight grin, and let the slappin’ begin… MISA! MISA! MISA!
Maidiacs (Maid-e-acts) - Band-Maid’s crazed yet supportive, knowledgeable and loyal Super Fans.
[BAND-MAID NEWS]
BAND-MAID PRIME - Special Video Distribution Website. Along with nearly 50 great play-through’s by each member, concerts and skits, Band-Maid management / label(s) have included the Acoustic Christmas 2021, ZEPP 2018 and Shinkiba Studio Coast 2017 concerts! Fans can now see more than 50 great live performances with awesome audio, etc. like Fate, I Can't Live Without You and the great MISA / Kanami exchange in Don't You Tell Me. Those concerts are two of the best produced & performed concerts ever recorded, IMO. bandmaidprime.tokyo
The Maids SOLD OUT 2022 US tour just wrapped up and was a fantastic success. And so many great live fancams to watch! Their playing and antics were as fresh and fun to experience from first show to last. And their opening for Guns and Roses, The Last Rockstars, and their sold out 8,000 seat Garden Theater concerts were huge successes. BRAVO Band-Maid!!!!!
2023 BAND-MAID 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR in the US continues…
DATE CITY VENUE
Aug 3 Chicago Lollapalooza After Show @ Park West
Aug 4 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
Aug 6 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
Aug 8 Denver, CO Summit
Aug 9 Salt Lake City, UT THE Depot
Aug 11 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
Aug 12 Spokane, WA Bing Crosby Theater
Aug 14 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
Aug 15 Anaheim, CA House of Blues Anaheim
Aug 18 Mexico City, MX PABELLÓN OESTE
In addition their recent Japan tour just concluded with 17 concerts, AND they’re writing and recording for their new album. Their 10th Anniversary Tour concludes at Japan’s 17,000 seat Yokohama Arena on Nov. 26, 2023!
The Maids are one of the hardest working super groups in the business! Their music, their sound, each of the Maids, and the love that permeates their live events is an experience not to be missed. Hope you can catch them LIVE!
Wow wow wow thank you for this. I appreciate the effort you put into this blurb.
@@YoMota 🙏
Down the pigeon hole u go, welcome to the journey its a long n fun ride , well b here to the entire ride
The Power of Po!
Thank you for welcoming me!
If you really want to see the bassist and what she is amazingly capable of, you should check out Onset. She has a technique of moving from picking to slapping that is just incredible to see!
Thank you! A lot of people have suggested Onset so it is going on my list!
They are the queens of musical surprises. Sometimes a key change, sometimes a meter change, a borrowed chord now and then as well. Key changes have been largely lost in the past 25 years. It used to be much more common.
Ahhh the Band-Maid spiral love to see it! Your brain can't keep up with what your seeing. Me every time I listen to Cross "ok this is a fine song." When that chorus key change happens "is this one of the greatest song ever written?!"
The hair on my arms and neck stood up!
From one musician to another, with music theory and execution in mind, I can say with confidence that Band-Maid is unlike anyone else playing today.
The Maids are the most unique and interesting musical artists to come along in a generation.
Kanami, the lead guitarist, composes the most balanced, creative and dynamic songs you’ve ever heard. And the talent surrounding her puts them pretty much into the “uncoverable and uncopiable” territory.
The have the exceptional ability to make incredibly unique songs that fit in various genres, yet always sounding Band-Maid.
“Moratorium,” official live. You want riffs? They got riffs
“From Now On,” heavy metal instrumental; a song without words.
“Domination,” official live. You want dynamic shifts? Everyone solos? Crowd obediently going berserk?
Enjoy the ride. Prepare to be inspired. Band-Maid will make you a better music listener and better player
I enjoy all of those things! Thank you, Mike!
Oohh you must listen to their song Bkackhole. A masterpiece in controlled Chaos😀 But there are sooooo many songs by them. Rinne, Dice, Moratorium, From now on. And do many more. Go for their live performances 😁 great reaction 👍
Thank you! And thank you also for the suggestions.
Thank you for your reaction. When it comes to song writing they are almost scary good. In return I suggest Manners-Black Hole, online live. If you like anothrr MV I suggest Blooming or Influencer. Have fun! :)
Thank you for watching. I've seen Manners suggested a bunch already so I will have to set some time for it.
This song in particular has absolutely incredible harmonies between Saiki and Miku.
Band-Maid is the band you have to listen to at least 5-10 songs to work out what Band-Maid sound is. Their core is rock, but you will hear many different elements in all their songs. They developed and evolved so much in their 10 year band carrier, the diverse catalogue of music you are going to listen to, some have similar vibe, or solo, but most sound very different from one to another. Only thing in common is they all sound unique. Because all 5 members have very distinctive style that's instantly recognisable.
I look forward to listening.
Thanks for shining some light on this possibly underestimated gem by Band-Maid. Y'know, I think you're on to something - "Cross" has that same hard to define, uplifting, excitement factor that "The Best of You" has.
A really good song you might not hear too much about is "At the Drop of A Hat". MISA really shines in it. There isn't an official video of it on YT but on their channel in the releases tab it's on the Conqueror album.
The difference is who wrote the songs. Their original indie label "Gump Records" provided songs for the band. *"The Non-Fiction Days"* is track one on their third mini-album *"Brand New Maid"* (May 2016). The lyrics are by Kanata Nakamura and the music and arrangement are by Toshinari Ohnishi. The last track, track 8, is *"Alone"* which was the first track written totally by the band; that means lyrics by Miku Kobato and music by Kanami Tōno. They followed that up with a three-sided single *"YOLO"* with *"Unfair Game"* and *"Matchless Gum."* *"Cross"* is track 8 of their next album *"Just Bring It"* (January 2017). It was written by Nora with lyrics by Nora and Kobato Miku. That album has nine tracks written and produced by Band-Maid, and four written by others. Since then they have written and produced practically all of their music. I encourage you to listen to more. A couple of suggestions would be *"Dice"* or *"Blooming"* but there are many many many examples. They released a new performance (from January 2023) of track 2 *"Puzzle"* and it's pretty awesome, too. Their most recent album releases are *"Unseen World"* (2021) and *"Unleash"* (2022). Pick anything from those for a sample of their current powers. I think Kanami Tōno is one of the best composers in the world right now. Now you understand why their fans are so passionate about this band.
I plan on listening to more. Regardless of how they came to exist, I like this and Non-Fiction Days too.
@@YoMota They are a very good band. There is a bonus track on the standard edition of the *"World Domination"* album. It is a cover of ハニー *("Honey")* by Miya for his visual kei rock band Mucc - they were asked to do it for Mucc's 25th anniversay. It's on CZcams, search for Band-Maid Honey on the Band-Maid channel (no music video, just album art for a visual). Last year they participated in an online concert of music for the video game Genshin Impact. They did a song called *"Memories of Wind and Wine"* (the Dawn Winery Theme) from the Genshin Concert 2022. The whole concert is still online but it is long. Ron Ayala has it excerpted on his channel. Kanami is brilliant as a guitarist, as is MISA on bass, Akane on drums, and Miku fingerpicking her Zemaitis. They make other people's music better.
Since the release of "Alone" on 'Brand New Maid', Band-Maid has been composing and preforming music THEY want to do. "Cross" is from their 2017 album 'Just Bring It' and is typical of Band-Maid songs in that they consistently surprise you every time. They're good students and turn in "A" work every time, never missing an assignment and on this team assignment there are no slackers holding them back. They are incredibly good songwriters, musicians, and know how to put on a unique and memorably entertaining show. The Maids know how to have fun!
This August they will be starting the 2nd North American leg of their Tenth Anniversary Tour. Starting with TWO appearances at Lalapalooza they will go on to Minneapolis, Denver, Salt Lake City, Portland, Spokane, Sacramento, Anaheim, and Mexico City. I saw them last May in Detroit and Columbus. Best live band currently touring.
It certainly surprised me. Regardless of who composed Cross, I'm glad I heard it and I'm glad to know about BAND-MAID.
MISA MISA MISA!!!!!
Yep there he is.👍
@@GaryHolloway-810 Who ? anybody I should know ?
@@DavidMISAMISAMISACook Well i've been M.I.A for the last two weeks & i find the mighty Dave when i click on this reaction. You might know him :)
MISA was excellent. Solid bass tone!
@@GaryHolloway-810 hmmm Dave you say mighty even huh nop no idea! I myself have been VERY selective recently and most watched would be the New Lovebites vid reaction and the Miyako Piano cover reaction.
welcome!
To the cool world where BAND MAID is just doing BAND MAID.
With love from Japan.
Thank you! And say hi to Japan for me.
just wait till you hear the official mv on from now on (its an instrumental)
I will definitely check it out!
Tip of the iceberg my friend. You’ll enjoy this journey I think
I think so too!
Aha you've got to my favourite band! Been loving your Gacharic Spin reactions/covers and I'm very excited about what they're doing at the moment, so didn't want to distract you with Band-Maid recommendations, but very happy you found them on your own.
They have a very different core sound but I think Band-Maid and Gacharic Spin have a lot in common. Very technical, progressive, and lots of attention to detail, but still catchy, energetic and fun. Oh, and the freedom to draw from any genre at any moment and seamlessly incorporate it. But (as others have said) you'll need to listen to their more recent stuff to get that.
Thank you so much! I think I was going to end up here eventually and I am glad that I did.
Band Maid Is; (In order of joining band)
Name/Age: Nickname: Position:
Miku Kobato Small Pigeon/ Band Founder, Secondary Lead Vocalist, Rhythm Guitarist, Main Lyricist,
Age: 31 Koba/Kuruppo/ Backing Vocals, Backing Tracks, Arrangements
10/21/91 Cluppo
Kanami Tono Princess/ Lead Guitarist, Primary Composer, Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Backing Tracks
Age: 31 Kanamincho/ Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Arrangements
9/28/91 Mincho
Akane Hirose Gorilla/ Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks,
Age: 32 Ah-Chan Arrangements
12/14/90
MISA Barefoot Assassin/ 5 String Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks
Age: 30 MISA-MISA-MISA Arrangements
10/15/92
Saiki Atsumi Ice Queen/ Primary Lead Vocalist, Backing Vocals, Lyricist, Backing Vocals on Backing
Age: 29 Sai-Chan/ Tracks, Backing tracks, Arrangements
2/8/94 Sensei (Teacher)
I have much more if you are interested.
Wonderful list! And wonderful nicknames.
@@YoMota Here is the rest of the file for your information.
Band Maid was started in 2013 by Miku Kobato. At the time she had just left the Idol Group, Lil Cumin and she didn't like the type of music she had been performing. She approached her management agency with the idea of making an actual band playing rock music but dressed as maids. She had worked in a Maid Cafe and thought the image of maids playing rockin music would create what she called "The Gap" between what you see and what you hear. The Management company was like Ok, go ahead.
Miku then looked around and found Kanami a singer/songwriter who was posting her own videos on the internet. Miku had her agency contact her and Kanami thought the idea was cool and agreed to join. Miku then asked if Kanami knew a drummer who might be interested. Kanami had worked with Akane in the past and there is 2 versions of this, the first is, Kanami literally walked over to Akane's apartment and asked her, the second is Kanami called Akane and asked her. (Akane has said in 2 different interviews that 1: Kanami called her and asked if she could come over and 2: in a second interview Kanami just came over) Akane was actually hesitant as she had worked in an "All Girl Group" before and didn't enjoy it as it wasn't the type of music she wanted to play. After hearing a Demo, Akane was like ok, but was still slightly hesitant because of the "Maid Outfits", but she agreed to give it a try. Akane was asked if she knew a bass player and she had gone to Tokyo School of Music with MISA and had worked a couple of jobs with her. So Misa was contacted and after she heard a demo she was like I like the music, but she also was hesitant about the "Maid Outfits", but she relented and joined in as she really wanted to play the kind of music she heard in the demo. The 3 of them then "Auditioned" for the record company and passed the audition.
Now we have the "Core" members. The 4 members worked out some songs provided for them by the record company, and a setlist and they had performed 3 times with just Miku on main vocals. Miku after those performances felt that her voice wasn't powerful enough to really perform the songs she wanted. So she approached her management company again and asked if they had any singers who weren't in other projects. They then auditioned several singers. Miku heard Saiki rehearsing in a room across the hall and asked if she could be auditioned, the record company then had Saiki audition.
Saiki was signed to the same management company and had done some work as a backup singer and dancer and was asked if she would be interested in auditioning for this new group which currently had 4 members and she would be the fifth. She had been a member of a group with 8 other people as a backup singer and dancer, and HATED it. So she listened to the demo and thought "Cool" because she liked the music.
Now we come to the tricky part. Miku KNEW that if Saiki was told about the "Maid Outfits" she would say NO WAY!, so they didn't tell her. They told her they would have "Cool/cute Clothes"(I've read it translated either way), and she never met Miku until a few days before they had a contracted performance. She wasn't told about the "Maid Outfits" until the day before the performance, and she had considered backing out, but she had signed the contract. (Saiki also had NEVER met Miku until then as well)
So the Ladies, went and did the performance and Saiki really, REALLY liked the crowds reaction and the music they were performing. She DIDN'T like the apron she wore so it got ditched after the first performance.
And you now have the beginnings of the BEST LIVE HARD ROCK BAND in the WORLD!
ALL HAIL BAND MAID!!!!!
Now that we have the Full band, it was felt that there needed to be a second guitar. Saiki was like, "Not Me, No Way." So Miku said, "I'll do it.", at first that was literally all she did, was hold the guitar and mime playing it, until Akane said, if you are going to hold it, you NEED to learn to play it. And Miku said, "Ok.", and Kanami started to teach Miku how to play. The Ladies released their first album in 2014 "Maid in Japan" which failed to chart, but later after "Thrill" it was reissued and charted to #26 in Japan.
Then in 2015 they released "New Beginning"
On New Beginning was the song that changed Band Maid's entire existence. "Thrill"...
The band was getting ready to release their first music video and the choice was between "Love, Passion, Matador" and "Thrill" and the ladies chose Thrill. (Little known fact, Miku helped with the lyrics on Thrill but did not get credited)
This became the seminal moment of Band Maid. Because their second album charted at #64, the record company was seriously considering disbanding the Ladies and switching them to other projects. (In fact they had Kanami and Akane work with Mochi to Cheese thinking that when Band Maid cratered they could use them in another band. MISA had also just started working with Mochi to Cheese as well). However about 6 months after the video's release, a Facebook page "JRock Radio" posted the video to their timeline. And the video went viral. Having over a million views in just a few short weeks. The Ladies Twitter page got so many hits they thought their page had been hacked. Their CZcams channel also started getting more and more subscribers and views to Thrill.
Now the ladies knew where their fans wanted them to go. Harder Rock, less pop. And history was Maid.
If you would like any more information about the Ladies of Band-Maid, please don't hesitate to ask.
Yeah, Mincho...
Dude! You're never gonna be able to copy MISA on bass; she is in a world of her own, as well is Kanami on guitar! Add Akane on drums, Miku on rhythm guitar, and Saiki on vocals... NOBODY can do what BAND-MAID does! Ten years strong and not one line-up change, plus all their music is just incredible!
Probably not but it's good to have goals!
Domination live the bass player MISA tucks her pick in her fingers so she can slap.
Very cool. I always drop my pick when I switch between picking and plucking -_-
@@YoMota She switches back and forth between picking and slapping in the blink of an eye.
Lots of recommendations for other songs to check out by this incredible band, so I may as well add mine in - Domination (LIve), Freedom (Live), Puzzle (Live). For starters.
Thank you for the suggestions!
Watch the MV of INFLUENCER if you want to see a song with changes. You have only scratched the surface, they are the best rock band on the planet. You can't really categorize them l.
Thank you, it is going on my list!
Yes why have you been so silly & not listened to them? That is the question on every Maidiacs lips....🤔 well my lips anyway :)
No, you're right. It's been on everyone's lips -- unless you're one of us that wears lipstick. Then it gets all gloopy in the lipstick and smears all over the lips of all the others we've kissed until we don't even know what the "question" is anymore. 💋
@@TomClark-Futoura HAHA.😆 Tom maybe some sort of lip gloss is the answer :)
@@GaryHolloway-810 🤐 Lip...? Oh, gloss. I thought you said lip locks.
@@TomClark-Futoura That's actually a good idea. I think lip locks should be pre-requisite for some "So called" reactors, Rant and Chill instantly springs to mind :)
What's important is I'm here now!
Cross always makes me happy, IDK why
It's a good song!
Kanami (lead) Akane (drums) and MISA (bass) are all classically trained multi-instrumentalists. So kanami and Akane in particular are full of music theory and composition and it really shows.
Band-Maid's pretty darn great, Misa's style really is something. And since you already know FCK (which isn't rude, that's F Chopper Koga's shorthand...) you may want to check out Sokoninaru at some point. Misaki is so often ovelooked, but she is an amazing bassist, and with those three you'll know my personal Top 3 :)
(Although now that Fami's a thing... makes it difficult, and then there's of course BOH and I do like Ankimo's Ogawa as well, they're all just so good XD )
Koga is the player I strive to be. MISA seems very good but I haven't spent as nearly as much time with BAND-MAID. I'll have to check the other ones out. I watched Fami play something ridiculous but I don't know her band. And BOH...is BOH. Tough to power rank a god.
@@YoMota Well, true. Band Maid's Misa and Sokoninaru's Misaki both are really good at flawlessly transitioning between slapping and picking. Fami is as well, but I'd say she's more known for her tapping. She recently joined up with Lovebites, a rather exceptional power metal band.
One more S tier player that I forgot is Miyu from Asterism. He's the youngest bassist ever to have a signature ESP 7-string bass and I think he's the only one i've ever seen thump-sweeping.
So the real lesson here is NOT to ignore the MAIDS! You still have a journey to go through.
I have learned my lesson.
"I still seek revenge" is a great track for bass.
On the list it goes!
They have a song from same concert call "You"I think you will be enjoy 😉
Nice mashup...Po Fighters 😁
Oh! You hadnt listened to them yet? You should start from the beginning! Their sound's evolution is sooo interesting!
A very good place to start!
Do the twofer! Manners, Black Hole live. If this song surprised you, MANNERS, Black Hole will fry your brain.
It's going on the list!
Tonally this isn't quite classic Misa but it's getting in the right ballpark, when she joined the band she was playing a 70s reissue Fender Jazz four string (which you would've seen on the Non-Fiction Days MV) but that started to struggle whenever the song required downtuning (Band-Maid now typically have the guitars in Eb or drop C#). So initially she got a G&L five string which handled the tuning aspect perfectly but the dual humbuckers it came with had a rounder tone with less bite, twas used on their first full album Just Bring It, where they had greater creative control (music writing credits for 9 out of the 13 tracks, previously they'd released three mini albums and only had full music credits for one song, 'Alone').
After that she switched to Black Cloud (a smaller Japanese luthier) and for many years played two Beta-J5 basses (including the one in this video which later got it's maple neck replaced with a full rosewood neck, as part of the Black Smoker 'custom shop' part of the range). She's more recently had couple of additional custom five strings made by them, one SG shaped P-Bass and an offset (Jaguar/Jazzmaster style) PJ. She's kind of a reverse Koga in that she plays mainly plectrum bass, but also has a nice slap bass technique that has come out more over time. I love the punchy grinding, kinda low mid heavy tone she gets in songs like Dice. For a long time her go to amps were Orange but more recently she's experimenting with Aguilar.
Band-Maid don't genre hop like Gachapin but still cover a lot of ground and get rather intelligent with their compositional elements. I first got into them around 2017-18 as their sound was more immediately palatable and consistent, pre-Angie/Yuri Gachapin was a harder sell for me at first back then as they could be almost too unpredictable. Their live show is really impressive, usually 20-24 songs across two hours or thereabouts. What kinda direction would you like to try next?
Thank you, you are a fount of knowledge.
I'll have to keep searching around or that classic MISA tone because I liked what I was hearing in this video.
And direction? So many things. I have a list of bands and songs I want to break down. And then I generally hear something and want to learn and cover it. My 5 string should be arriving in August. Hopefully, I'll be going in a few directions.
@@YoMota Something else to factor in with the two songs you've heard so far, is that both are from before Saiki had her vocal cord polyps surgery, her voice is a lot stronger now. Also Miku has come on leaps and bounds as a rhythm guitarist since (she didn't actually start learning to play guitar until after the band was formed and Kanami is her teacher)
To scratch your muso & bassist itch I reckon the following tracks would make for a good introduction. Listing them in chronological order, official live videos unless otherwise specified:
- Awkward off of Just Bring It (live or studio version)
- Dice from World Domination (MV version just for the bass tone, for a while it's the track I'd use as the gateway introduction to the band)
- Domination from the same album, but the official live version from 2020. Has an extra middle eight section in this arrangement that's very nice.
- Onset, their first instrumental track, again the official live version is a good choice. Miku looks so happy, like she's been invited to the big kids table for the first time, musically speaking.
- Blooming from Conqueror, a song where all members get a chance to shine, Kanami asked them all to bring her ideas and she'd combine them into a single song. Not their heaviest but enough ideas crammed into one song to reward multiple listens. Cool MV as well.
- Wonderland from the same album, the closest they've gotten to prog rhythmically and a real workout for Saiki's vocal chords. Live version from 2020.
- No God from Unseen World, go for the official live version from BAND-MAID ONLINE OKYU-JI (Feb. 11, 2021) as opposed to the newer version from Tokyo Garden Theater. Lots of fun bass parts.
- サヨナキドリ "Sayonakidori" which was originally on the same album, but the version from their Acoustic Online concert. The latest of the Miku lead vocal songs, bit like Tomo-zo she has had one feature song on each of the full albums, though her role vocally is more like Oreo and in the early days it was more of a dual vocals approach.
- Finally 'from now on' off of their last EP Unleash, has a full MV and is their most recent instrumental track so would be good to compare with Onset.
That should be plenty to get you started, Band-Maid is a rabbithole I fell down deeply but I let myself become over saturated and then GS 5.0 stole some of my attention. Most of their catalogue is top notch.
I saw you had a BAND-MAID cover and figured you were very familiar with them.
Whoops.
You honestly haven't seen anything, yet. Seriously. I like this song, but it's pretty "in the middle" compared to 40-50 other songs in there 120+ catalogue. Look into 'RINNE', 'Puzzle' live, 'Domination' live, 'From Now On' (instrumental), or the 2 for 1 combo of 'Manners' and 'Black Hole'. I have a lot of other recommendations, but just pick any song, they're that good.
A fair assumption on your part. I’m excited to get to know this band more!
Apart from how this wonderful song is, you need to keep listening to BAND-MAID.
You haven't experienced the greatness of bassist Misa yet.
She is literally a 'barefoot assassin'.
After listening to music for 58 years, I can humbly say that they are the best hard rock band of the century.
No reason not to listen to it. I will continue to support you.
Thank you for your support!
"Why didn't anyone tell me about this BAND-MAID SONG??"
OK, here's your answer. Imagine that you experience one of the following:
A. While hiking you discover Bigfoot squatting next to a campfire roasting weenies and making smores.
B. A UFO lands right in front of you and an alien gets out to hand you its "Message to the People of Earth."
C. You discover an all female Japanese quintet dressed in maid uniforms, all of them incredibly talented beyond reasonable expectation and they have a huge catalog of music that rivals The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Rush, or whoever. And they've been around for ten years, all their songs are exceptional, and you've never heard of them before.
When you try to tell the story, NO ONE IS GOING TO BELIEVE YOU. The story is just too incredible.
Band-Maid has so many great songs that fans find it difficult to narrow down their list of favorites to a reasonable number. That's one reason so many songs get passed over. Another reason is that Band-Maid has powerful songs that can touch your soul and fans think, "Is this just me?" When you dive into the Band-Maid rabbit hole, you won't believe how deep it is: it keeps going and going.
Band-Maid just released their "Tenth Anniversary Best Of" albums. Two volumes, 15 songs each, and when the track lists were announced, fans were commenting that many of their favorites were left off! Many commented that they could easily compose a track list for a Volume 3!
I think you'll find BandMaid is a very versatile band. If you liked Cross i think you'll also enjoy When a Dragon cries czcams.com/video/skEkpogsmE0/video.htmlsi=bsqHh5y_WleyQ7uA as a another comment mentioned Onset is a good way to view each ladies talent czcams.com/video/mVrN-j_Uc0U/video.htmlsi=p6DHnu8-_wp2st5U i read that it instrumental jam session ment to excercise their finger before practice, but made it to the concert play list.
Thank you for the suggestions!
Misa plays her bass like it was a lead guitar, that's why she fucking rules.
She has good bass chops.
I ever heard someone mention that Band-Maid attracts true musicians like flies to a night lamp. Can't quite remember who said that, but I have to agree that Band-Maid is definitely a musician's choice band (once they hear it of course).... (unless you're Rick Beato....)....
I like Rick Beato but I am definitely not Rick Beato. I'm Mota!
Hi Yo Mota, so here is my proper welcome to the world of Band-Maid.
I would be happy to so more analytic and surprising Band-Maid content here in the future.
Thank you for welcoming me, I will do my best!
Now listen to "Black Hole" from their "Unseen World" album and prepare to have your brain melt.
Just wait til u find their alice in chains harmonies, which is called potron , po!
"Potron"😁👍 Yep the Maids have the best vocal harmonies since A.I.C :)
That sounds incredible!
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
When I discovered Band-Maid, everything else sounded too simple
Bass player? Try their song I Still Seek Revenge.
I like to think I can play bass :D
This is an old performance of an old song. (Their songs are better now and SAIKI’s voice has changed.) You have a lot of catching up to do. Doesn’t matter which song you listen to next; odds are you will declare it your new favorite BAND-MAID song.
GACHARIC SPIN do key changes in their songs too.
D flat minor, e flat minr, then f minor. They do use that e-flat tuning with and without a drop string.
Yes! I understand music but I don't speak it very well. Thank you for verbalizing what I was hearing.
@@YoMota I think you did just fine. That key of E you referenced is simply the "alternate major" to the D flat minor, meaning it's the same note involved. You were right.
@@YoMota You should go to Band Maid's CZcams channel their official LIVE video for Domination and watch them stretch out a bit on stage.
Glad you enjoyed them. But you only listened to 2 old songs written for them they had only very limited influence on. At this point you know almost nothing about their music. I hope you will check more, they are incredible.
That is the plan.
Curious about this bassist?
Stop doing everything else and immediately watch these MVs: Onset live, Without Holding Back, Influencers, and NoGod.
Because you haven't seen anything of BAND-MAID yet.
Maybe you'll regret not seeing these until now.
I will definitely check them out, thank you!
People play music like this band
Why didn't anyone tell you about this song? Probably because at some point everyone figures, if you're a real fan, you will actively seek out unheard BAND-MAID music. There's load of Classic BAND-MAID out there. If you're really adventurous you can find mos of the stuff pulled off of CZcams on the Chinese site, Bilibili, including lots of videos from Studio Coast and the entire Zepp Tokyo LIVE concert. Consider yourself told. But getting a decent reaction video off of it can be challenging. Good luck. Pretty cool mixing Dave Grohl with Cross. Now lets see you combine 'Thrill' with 'Thriller'. It's in there if you listen hard enough. However, I like that you're trying to understand the asending song structure of 'Cross'. Listening to BAND-MAID makes us all better musicians. Go to a Channel called Instrumental Maid. The have started posting the White Room Tutorials that BAND-MAID has put out over the years. Everyone should learn at leas one BAND-MAID song.
And I thought I was going to go 5 minutes on social media. Without having to hear about Dave Grohl and the Foo fighters. God one of the most overrated groups in the history of rock and roll. Sorry just my two cents. But I mean for the last 20 years this guy in his group has been shoved down my throat. Have a great day. PS 20 years from now no one will be able to remember one song of theirs !
They're a decent cover band though lol