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- We're back with another Reaction to Babymetal. This time to Distortion live at Download.
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With regard to Su's crowd control she sometimes doesn't say anything just stands there with her arm extended, hand pointing down, the index finger extended, and she twirls the finger in a circle. If she doesn't like the size of the circle she just continues twirling with her imperious face on. You've seen that look, in the Road of Resistance video when she signals for a the Wall of Death. Her father was a bassist in a band and there is an album cover photo of him with the same look. Very funny to see.
Here it is!
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Yeah, that is my favorite Su metal thing ever. I hope someone makes a compilation of that
@@JGM0JGM that is so badass
One of the original members (Yui) left the band due to illness. Theyâve tried a whole bunch of different things to cope with her loss, two backing dancers as seen here, 5 backing dancers at one point. Over the past year theyâve gone back to three girls on stage. Su & Moa along with 1 of 3 rotating backing dancers, all of whom share a personal history with Su and/or Moa.
This will teach me to comment before the end of the video :)
Both the band members and all of the girls use a click track to ensure that the music, the dancing, the vocals etc. are all in time.
@@craigbridgens Virus permitting. Babymetal - at least Su & Moa - possibly Kano, Momoko and Rihu will do 10 nights in support of the venue where the broke away from the Idol World - in Tokyo. Fingers crossed for this being in October - Interview is with Kobametal www.babymetalnews.com/2020/07/05/new-kobametal-interview-since-this-year-is-the-10th-anniversary-of-babymetals-formation-i-am-thinking-of-a-project-called-rockmaykan-10-days/
@@craigbridgens mmmh, no, indeed we've SU IEM streams and they're simply a mixed feedback of what's going on on stage with her own voice tuned flat over it, pretty standard.
Same goes for MOA and YUI (yes, someone caught OD... amazing).
DeePal072 It depends on the song. For Shanti Shanti Shanti Iâve seen that she just has a count at the start of the song. But for Ronda of Nightmare there are multiple instances of the click being used to keep her in time. czcams.com/video/nDao9r5knqc/video.html
But yeah, the musicians all use clicks for every track.
@@DeePal072 What's the purpose of tuning the voice being tuned flat?
Excellent reaction and analysis as always, thanks. This was 2018, Yui was on sick leave (she missed the big Legend S shows in December 2017 under doctors advice and did not appear when they started the 2018 tour). To compensate for her absence Su and Moa were supported by 2 dancers, who you saw here, who became affectionately known as 'Muscle metal'. They continued for the rest of the tour.
In October 2018 Yui announced she was still not fully recovered and would be leaving the band, this was just before the tour finale in Japan - the Dark Night Carnival, where the "Chosen 7" which had been hinted at all year were to be revealed. At those shows Su and Moa were supported by a third girl called Saya dancing in what was clearly intended to be Yui's spot on her return plus another 4 dancers (two behind Moa, two behind Saya in an enlarged triangle formation).
Babymetal went on to appear at festivals in Australia at the end of the year and it was Su and Moa with Saya dancing in the third position.
In 2019 the Avengers were introduced in the first shows of the tour in Yokohama. They are three girls (Kano, Riho and Momoko) who take the third spot as dancers in rotation supporting Su and Moa.
"I hope they give her the big circle she's asking for". If Queen Su wants big circle, she gets big circle! NUFF SAID!
Facts!!!
They got probably the biggest circle and moshpits at the Metrock 2015 festival - www.dailymotion.com/video/x49sqy2
She got three going at the same time hahaha
best example of this I've seen is when she calls for the wall of death at the start of Road of Resistance
I was at the Oslo show in the beginning of February. I'd only been a fan a couple of months, but as "Future Metal" (Concert intro, nobody on stage) wound down it was completely dark in the venue, and when "Da Da Dance" started up, the lights flashed once and you could see the silhouettes of the three girls suddenly standing on stage, I must admit I started crying. It was the most powerful experience of my life. It set the tone for the best concert, and the best experience, I've ever experienced. A moderate depression set in while I was taking the bus home, knowing it would be months and months, if not years until I got to experience it again, and it hasn't fully gone away still.
The two girls who replaced Yui for that tour, a.k.a Muscle Metal or The Muscle Sisters. One is a professional dancer that came over from their choregrapher's dance troop (ElevenPlay - Google it, really unique stuff mixing technology with dance) and the other is a martial artist action movie star in Japan. They were part of the 2018 "Chosen 7 era". For the USA and EU portion of the tour, it was these four girls. For the Japan leg of the tour, they added 3 more totaling 7, before going back to a threesome on the Australian leg of the tour. 2018 was a tough year for Babymetal and its fans, some of who went into full on meltdown mode and were taking it out on the girls in concert. I saw them at three shows on this tour. They where in the midst of a shitstorm and knew the only way out of it was to perform their way out of it. Which they did. It was pretty awesome to watch them go from a concerned mentality of "Can we do this" (without Yui, new songs, changes in costume, from 3 to 4) in Kansas City to a determined mentality of "f'ck it, we're going to do this" in Dallas to a joyous mentality of ""We've done it" in Atlanta. By the time they made it to "Download", they were in victory mode.
I saw them in Houston on that 2018 tour. Fantastic show. I hated the fact that so much of the fanbase couldn't distinguish between management missteps and the girls themselves. Kudos to Su and Moa for sticking it out and coming out stronger. As soon as they tour again, I'm there.
I want to add: they choose all these configurations which are not 3 girls on stage, because they didn't want to replace Yuimetal before she had left. They specifically choose not to go with the 3 persons on stage setup to make it very clear: Yuimetal is missing, not replaced.
The only thing I'll add is that the one thing both of them agreed was an issue throughout the entire tour was their inability to make eye contact like they had before during earlier performances because of the new formations. It did hamper them a little because they were so used to a quick glance to each other either to check on the others or to check themselves to make sure they were at the correct point in the choreography and such. By the time they hit Download, they had adjusted pretty well to the new configurations, but still felt out of sorts because of doing it the other way for the first 7 or so years.
This song was re-released to be included in their Metal Galaxy album with additional vocals of Alissa from Arch Enemy, what a beautiful screams.
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To me when i discovered babymetal, i think it was 2011 they brought the fun back into metal. Many people hated on them claiming it wasnt metal becasue young girls was singing and dancing. What a crazy notion, close your eyes and listen, the instrumentalists are top notch and the girls are awesome entertainers. Metal doesnt have to be 100% doom and gloom and black and negative. The metal resistance is here to stay. And thanks again to you Chase for enlightening us with your knowledge. Have a great summer and may the Fox god protect you.
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First just let me say how much I appreciate the way you break these things down.
You can really tell how much you love music, especially when it's constructed well.
There's been lots of changes with original member Yui's vacant position since Dec. 2017, when she did not appear on stage for the first time.
Only Su and Moa have singing roles, but here's a summary of the supporting dancers:
'Legend S' Dec. 2017 - Su and Moa alone (Yui was scheduled to appear, but it was announced at the last minute that she would be unable to perform)
US/Europe Tour May-June 2018 Minako Maruyama and Minami Tsukui (referred to by fans as "muscle metal" as seen in this Download video)
Japan October 2018 - The Chosen Seven- Minako Maruyama, Minami Tsukui, ShĆko Akiyama, Saya Hirai and Kotono Ćmori.
December 2018 - Singapore/Australia - Saya Hirai
Japan/London 2019 - The Avengers - One to be selected from: Riho Sayashi, Kano Fujihira and Momoko Okazaki.
They had two concerts in Japan last January with all three Avengers on stage for some of the songs.
And Momoko and Riho alternated throughout the set at the LA Forum show in October 2019.
Otherwise it's been one "Avenger" as the supporting dancer per show.
I have seen them live in Hamburg (Germany) this year in February together with my brother and it was mindblowing. It wasn't a big location (sold out and about 1.600 people) but it was very intense.
Because it was such a "small" club you were much closer to the artists as on any festival. The timing of their programm was very strict (for european conditions). They were playing for exact one hour but man, that was an hour I will never forget in my life.
The songs came straight one after another and the dancing and playing efforts so much endurance and strength. I think it's just not possible to play any longer than one hour straight this complex and exhausting songs on a world tour with several concerts a week.
The audience was a great mix of all kind of people. Some typical metalheads with scary shirts, some punks but a lot of "normal" people. The average age was about 28 I think. I am 45 and definately one of the older ones but there were also 50+ people there.
Most impressive for me was the voice of Su. I always thought it must be so hard for her to keep up with the relentless drummer and other loud instruments but she easily dominated every song. Her voice was very loud but clear and i didnt hear any wrong tone but it was definitely live and different to the studio versions. Yes, their is a lot of recorded backing vocals and recorded synth music going on but I dont care. They can't travel with much more musicians, otherwise they ticket price would be 120 Euro instead of 60.
The most surprising live song for me was BxMxC. I never heard it before because this song is only on the japanese version of their last album! Also there is no offical video released yet but you can find some interesting live videos on youtube. The sound quality is not very good but it's ok. I recommend the "Babymetal BxMxC Live in Bruxelles 2020 v2 (Remastered Audio)" version.
You could do the first professional reaction worldwide for this song if you want. I would be absolutely happy to watch it! Keep on with your great work!
Love your reaction and analyisis, as always. You're always giving me little details in songs that make me appreciate them even more.
Little interesting side note: The promoter of Download hates/hated Babymetal. Didn't want them to perform in 2014 and 2015. So DragonForce thought "hey, they are in the UK anyways on tour, would be a cool idea to have them perform with us" in 2015. They kind of smuggled them in/invited them and let the three girls perform 2 or 3 songs with them on DF's stage time. It was so well received that the Download promoter had to bite the bullet and invite/let them perform in 2016.
The screaming in the verses is by the way from Alissa White-Gluz, the frontwoman of Arch Enemy. Don't know if anyone said that already. Hope they get a chance to perform the song together live some time in the future, like they did with F.Hero and Pa Pa Ya!. It's also one of their darkest songs, about a distorted world they try to fight.
Another side note: I really hate that stage setup where they are positioned behind each other. Glad it only lasted for a few shows.
I'm sorry if I recommended it on one of your other Babymetal reactions, but you should really do a reaction to Akatsuki from their second of back to back shows in Budokan in 2014 (czcams.com/video/g2372C5PJLM/video.html). It's a Su solo, so it's a bit more on the serious and technical side. I think you'll appreciate what they do musically even more after that.
Nice one. Thanks for the kind words and suggestion. I'll definitely give it a look.
Thank you for the Babymetal, Chase! I was beginning to worry we wouldn't get more. I definitely recommend checking out more Babymetal: "Catch Me If You Can" (Live Black Night Legend Doomsday), "BxMxC" (Live in Bruxelles 2020; it is a fan video but it's good quality, trust), and "Line!".
You offer such a refreshing perspective on the song, focusing on the structure and songwriting. Iâm just a listener and not a performer, but I really appreciate your work.
I recommend going back a little bit and react to "Ijime Dame Settai" live at Sonisphere (Official). You gonna love it.
Absolutely, that live is sooooo good!
@@xravenx24fe I second that
There's something about Babymetal that just tickles my heart and brain profoundly, and your amazing analysis/reactions help me understand why I respond to them so differently than to other bands.
Keep 'em coming!! Kitsune up \m/
also, those were my favorite stageoutfits.. they should wear them everytime. so cool and pharao-like.
God no. I hate how they look. The outfits themselves are cool. But they dont suit babymetal. It think it's mostly the hair. Like su having a ponytail and yui and moa having pigtails is iconic and should always be a part of their costume designs. Luckily they kinda went back to that with their latest live performances
@@FinalShadow17 Still better hair than Dark Night Carnival :-)
Not my favorite outfit for the girls (but still in my top) BUT the Kamiband wearing black and gold, yes they look amazing
I agree and love these outfits. They went from cute little girls to powerful women.
My 3rd time seeing them live was that exact 2018 tour. It was the first time getting to see them as a full set headliner and not at a festival or as an opening act (for Red Hot Chili Peppers) I'm happy to report that they are incredible live. You won't stop smiling or head banging. I hope you get to see them live someday soon đ
I've seen them live 4 times. Every single performance has been amazing. My first time was in Tokyo and it was a magical experience.
2018 was a very odd year for BABYMETAL, and one year many fans would like to forget. At the end of 2017 Yuimetal, one of the side girls, started being absent from shows due to unspecified health reasons, she officially left some months later. Also one of the main guitarists died at the beginning of 2018.
BM that year then changed many things, they included dancers to accompany SU-metal and Moametal (In this show there are two extra dancers), they changed their outfits drastically, and they didn't use the known BM logo.
In 2019 they went back to a familiar set-up, including a rotating third girl called "avenger".
"Because...Babymetal."
Says it all, really. đ I love how they incorporate karate into their choreography.
Love watching you breaking down music because I'm hearing impaired and so you're catching things I don't normally hear.
They are amazing to see live. No doubt about that. There are people who have met them back in their early days but not anymore. Your chances of meeting the girls is about the same as your chances of seeing Bigfoot riding a Unicorn in the land of Oz.
Interesting what you said about Su's crowd control here, where she was 20 and had a decade of experience behind her, as it would be good to see what you make of one of Babymetal's most iconic performances at another UK Metal festival when she was 16 and Moa and Yui just 15. They came out on stage (on their first journey outside Japan) to face 65,000 Metal heads who hadn't heard of them and were waiting to see Metallica headline. They ended with a song about stopping bullying (always tackling subjects that other Metal bands fear to touch, these girls!) and apparently their merch was the biggest seller that weekend so they won a lot of new fans - Ijime, Dame, Zettai (IDZ) at Sonisphere - czcams.com/video/Ro-_cbfdrYE/video.html .
When we talk about crowd control and Sonisphere, I almost want to suggest: Babymetal Gimme Chocolate at Sonisphere. A song/festival performance not many talk about.
But it shows Su at age 16 control the crowd as well. At their biggest stage at the time and the second song. And limited English.
Great comment, just have a little pedantic bone to pick...
"They came out on stage (on their first journey outside Japan)"
You mean, outside of Asia, they had gone to Singapore at the end of 2012, before their first European foray...
As far as i understand, the true meaning of Ijime, Dame, Zettai is a bit more specific: "stop bullying metal music". The music video shows a poor and defenseless bearded metal guitarist having his guitar smashed by a hooded figure (a rapper or hip-hoper perhaps?). This is a bit silly and it's the only BM music video that actually makes me uncomfortable.
They are awesome live! You deffinately should check them out! ^_^
I saw them in Glasgow, Scotland - and I was right up against the barrier for the entire show, you forget how tiny they all are (5'2" ish I think) but their energy is infectious and they give it their all!
I've only seen them live once, after Yui's departure unfortunately, but the atmosphere is incredible. They played in quite a small venue in the Netherlands, but fans from all over the world travelled over. I swear Babymetal's fanbase is incredibly diehard and it makes for an unrivaled experience, ESPECIALLY in smaller venues where everyone's a lot closer to eachother. They sound great, they seem to have a lot of fun and the fans get proper into it. Definitely one of the bands you HAVE to see live some day. The only thing that's left is to catch one of their massive arena shows in Japan, I can only imagine what that's like.
Did you attend day 1 or day 2 of the show in Utrecht in 2018 ? Some of the people who were in Utrecht at day 2 said the atmosphere was very similar to Japan.
@@autohmae I was there the 5th, first day if I recall correctly, but I know fans from all over Europe and even Asia came over. Really insane how far people are willing to go to see them live
They were in the Netherlands?! Goddammit, I need to keep my eyes open more carefully. The Netherlands are actually closer to my home than any bigger city in Germany. (Well, depends on where in the Netherlands it is, of course, but I feel like it's far easier to get to)
one of the reason why these girls have earn much respect from their fans is they never do or try to sing in " Metal Vocal style " , from the start their Pop sound never outshine the Metal sound and the Metal sound never outshine their Pop sound.
If you'd want to be in the room: I think no room exists, a lot of the time it takes months and years to complete a song. Sound files and ideas are exchanged by email.
One very important part someone mentioned ones, which I think is very relevant: western rock/metal is very often written by starting with for example a riff. But Japanese music writers start with melodies. The reason why I mention this is because you talked about Babymetal's formula. I think Babymetal also works with melodies. My guess is melodies give the music their energy.
I'm from an other country in Europe, I've been at the bigger show in Wembley Arena in 2016 in the UK and I've been at some of their own shows in mainland Europe.
A Babymetal is an experience like no other, because of that energy. And that's how they make it work.
The producer that works with Babymetal one of his favorite things in life seems to be: understanding crowd interaction, he's get an understanding of it like it's a science.
Thank you for the react, chase. You really serious for the content. From your gear/equipment, editing, and your knowledge to breakdown the thing. Seriously chase, really appreciate it. Sorry for my english.
You're English is perfect. Thank you for taking to the time to watch the video and write this comment. I really appreciate you.
Great reaction and great insight to the song. I'm have managed to see them twice and they put on an incredible show every time, a must must see.
The reason why there are 4 girls on stage is that Yui -metal, due to unknown health reasons, was absent from the end of 2017 and missed the US and EU tour that year and as the group were waiting for her to recover they introduced 2 extra backing dancers who came to be known by the fandom as Muscle-Metal due to their ripped physique. But Yui officially left in October 18, sad times. They are now back to a 3 girl formation using 3 different backing dancers called the avengers who they rotate during their tours and shows.
On the recently completed European tour, Su made a big effort in saying "are you ready to jump" in the country's language where the concert was held. And in the 4 countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark and England) I saw Babymetal, Su had perfect pronunciation of the language in question.
I didn't know that. That's amazing
You should definitely check out their song Tales of the Destinies
Seems like the kind of song he will be having fun reating (or analyzing) to, yeah I agree
YES! but please the long version Tales of the Destinies + The One. i know it got deleted on dailymotion but i bet someone can still provide a link for it. He will be blown away !
@@MetalGuitarTimo vk.com/video408956197_456239019 There's the link to it although he'd have to do Link & Sync or use the reactor hub
@@hoopy2001 I would love to see that.
Awesome reaction again :) I've been a big fan of them since 2014, maybe slightly less the last year or two as other bands have been getting more of my attention. I can tell you after these years and seeing them live ~35 times, yes the energy is absolutely amazing. Crowd participation, a general happy energy, huge stage presence, impeccable musicianship, all these things just culminate in a show you don't forget.
I love your reactions, I'm really amazed by your attention to detail (although it makes me aware of how slow and superficial I am myself :-) ).
You were absolutely spot on about their unique approach to Metal. There's just no other band who can instantly make you smile with their Metal music like that, it's incredible how they manage to do that.
They definitely play to a click track, and they need to, since there are quite some harmonies and synthesizers etc. played from a backing track. It's quite noticable on "Road of Resistance - Live in Japan" at the end of the crowd interaction part. You can see how Su is bringing the crowd back on track before the instruments set in. There was a leak of one of Su's ear-monitor tracks a while ago, it featured some clicks and also a (robotic) voice counting her into the more difficult parts.
This video was from 2018, which was a dark year for BABYMETAL. Yui had just left, and soon after that Mikio Fujioka, one of their guitarists, died after an accident at age 36. I don't know whether the official designation of the "Dark Side of BABYMETAL" had anything to do with all of that (probably not), but it was then that they changed their costumes and went to an overall darker look (including the Kami Band, who started wearing black outfits). After having played as a duo at "Legend S" when Yui's hiatus was still fresh, they were now trying formations of 4 and 7 (mostly nameless) girls. It felt a bit like a headless chicken running around to me, and quite a lot of fans were pretty worried (which in hindsight seems totally unnecessary, since they were still awesome). It didn't help that there was no communication from their management at all.
The songs they released in that timeframe (like this one and Elevator Girl) also seemed a bit simpler than what we were used to. It's still one point I tend to criticize about e.g. Distortion, I think it could use some more complexity. But there's no denying that it's great fun live.
In 2019 they seemed to have recovered, suddenly they were more open and we got quite a few announcements, one of them being a new album. The Dark Aera was officially ending, and their outfits settled to some middle ground between the cuter older costumes and the dark (Xena-) versions. I was very relieved that it felt like the dark times were behind us. They also went back to a trio of girls, even though there's no replacement for Yui. The Avengers solution works fine for me.
I'm very happy with where we are now (well, up unitl the Corona thing), everyone seems energetic and happy, they are obviously having a lot of fun on stage. Their shows are still the epitome of fun, and it feels like they (more correctly, their management) are really appreciating their fans, which wasn't always the case.
I would like to recommend one my favourite songs called "YAVA!", which I think you would find very interesting. But I don't think there's a safe video around, and I refuse to link a compilation video.
I can think of many Metal bands who instantly make me smile. Babymetal are nust one of them.
@@ChrisPage68 There were certain aspects to it that I didn't reiterate, because he already explained it. The heavy music in combination with the light-hearted, happy elements is pretty unique. Of course that's not the only way music can make a listener smile.
Glad you appreciated the drums in this song as much as I do. One of my favorite BM songs because of it.
It's amazing how well Su' crowd control is. It' a huge difference from when they started. They didn't interact with the crowd at first,
Excellent review as always!
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And,everytime i feel...almost happy,when i see smile on the face hoever is listening to Babymetal.
It is my belief that the reason the kamiband members were originally chosen from Japan's top session musicians was that they would already have been used to things like playing to a click track. We also know from the few captures of Su-'s IEM feed that some songs she gets a count in but no more clicks, others will have clicks or counts on different transitions. Of course, I don't know what the drummer is hearing. And, yes, Hideki Aoyama is a machine. And I do mean that in the best way.
The guitarist on our right is ISAO, and he played that tour with a bad case of tendonitis. There was a photo or short video clip of him icing his wrist and forearm after playing a set. This being the first tour after Mikio had passed on, but not his first time with Babymetal.
Chase at 10:43 - 10:49 is such a mood.
Also Chase, I can't believe you haven't done Spiritbox yet. They just dropped their new single, Holy Roller and quite a number of reactors did a reaction to it. "Do it, Chase." *whispers in Courtney's voice*
đđđ got it in the plan to film this week. You know we do things a little different here, but that's alright too!!!!
i couldnt have said it better myself!!!! the control shes got over the crowd is incredible!!!! so intimidating but you cannot deny the talent!! love your analysis and reaction to this, babymetal is one o f a kind
I've been to 20 of their concerts, including Tokyo Dome in Japan. The last time they did a meet and greet was in 2013 and since then their producer has decided not to share them with the general public.
On the one hand, that sucks for the fans because we would love more interactions (or even more of the commentary/behind the scenes stuff like they did with the first album) with them. However, I understand their desire for privacy and the fact that they already had issues even back then with fans being ridiculous (Su's story about having to jam her heel onto someone's toes to get them to stop hugging her, for example).
I think that is part of why a lot of fans have issues with Koba, because they see him as being in control of that stuff, which he is to varying degrees, but the girls also have a say in it. I'm sure they love having the privacy, plus their tour schedule always seems pretty grueling, so it has to make it difficult to be able to or even want to do meet & greet's.
@@mr.osclasses5054 I too would like a bit more fan interaction and social media presence, but I'm content. Definitely no meet and greets imo. That shit is fake as hell and no way would Koba want that.
Also, I've never heard of that story about Su. Are there any links to that?
"You expect it to be all those things because: Baby Metal" ~ Chase Carneson
i swear, the "secret sauce" you hint at is just flowing in the water over there. the ability to mesh unlikely combinations is everywhere in japanese music, from the arena bands to the small time stuff you can only hear on bandcamp; it's absolutely everywhere
the general communities are so tightly knit (most of the time) and so universally supportive, that they constantly spawn new acts that should never work, but end up working unbelievably well. it's incredible to observe and follow
They absolutely use a click, because there's also a Sweetening Track. Babymetal seems to want to capture the studio sound and not leave out ANYTHING. Even when most of what you hear is live, there is ALWAYS extra instruments and subtitle Su-harmonies.
you rly have knowledge among all those reactors.. keep up the good work!
This was right after Yui Mizuno (Yuimetal) left the group for health reasons. This tour was structured as an Apocrypha tour (Notice: No Babymetal logo) . The Dark side of Babymetal. They had to rethink and restructure because of the sudden departure of Yui. They brought in 2 backup dancers, lovingly called Musclemetal by the fans, to fill in the empty spot. They came up with an Apocryphal storyline and even released a graphic novel explaining the lore of Babymetal's origin. Even the Kami bands costume went black. Towards the end of the tour they did a few changes, like adding 5 dancers. This was only for the 2018 tour.
And yes, they play to a click track. There is leaked audio of the click track somewhere.
Maybe it's just me, but I think their combination of intensity and brightness is exactly what the doctor ordered right now. Probably we've all felt depression and darkness creeping on us as the days of quarantine have turned to weeks, to months, to... hopefully not years? I know I have. But Babymetal (and BAND-MAID) are just the right kind of fire to keep that darkness at bay.
Su-Metal looks like she's about to jump into Mortal Kombat.
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I find your commentary so interesting! I've loved Babymetal for years, I came to them from a theatre background, I loved their routines, and just their level of performance. But I find your reactions so interesting because you pick up on things in the music I've never heard before!!! đ€âïžđ€
nice reaction, this was the first time I saw babymetal live after first discovering them in 2017 and I'll never forget how awesome they were.
To answer your question...have seen them live 5 times, in the United States, including their U.S. debut. They blew the roof off the 1100 seat Fonda Theater, in 2014. I have met the Kami Band, but not the "girls".
This is, for me, a combination of cotton candy and quantom physics. You smile, open your mouth for the cotton candy and don't realize that the quantom is coming along for the ride.
Another Babymetal video...awesome! The girls crushed it...as usual!
And another great review...also as usual!
I like Babymetal because it's the only metal band that makes me smile...and...no 2 songs sound alike
The four girls. Yui left the band yes, but this performance was shot while Yui was still ill and in the band, but unable to perform. They still went on the road and played with different configurations with dancers to supplement Moa and Su.
This was also just after their lead guitarist Mikio Fujioka passed after an accident; this song was written during that time and the set and costumes is just a bit darker, reflecting the mood of the band.
But the girls have such joy in performing that just shines through.
The album version of this song is a little different; it has Alissa White Gluz of Arch Enemy providing the distorted vocals.
I have seen Babymetal live several times; I saw them as a headliner, at festivals, as an opening act for Korn, and was lucky enough to be at their full-blown Arena show in LA last year. They amaze me. Every show has a different vibe because they feed off the crowd so well. When the show starts your senses are just overwhelmed, and they are relentless, with just a few seconds between songs they just power through the set. The set is short, just over an hour, I presume to save wear on their bodies and Su's voice for months on the road. A lot like the Ramones, your energy is spent in that short time.
I'm sure you're not old enough to remember, but Judy Garland when she performed used to have a break in her set where she would sit on the front of the stage and do an acoustic number with the crowd. It was so intimate. Last they played The One, and Su came out and sang, backed with only piano for three fourths the song. She asked everyone to hold up their phones, and the room was bathed in the light of the phones. Then towards the end the band kicks in and Moa joins Su on stage and the bombast resumes. It was a great moment.
Su is only 22 now. She is an incredible front woman.
Go see them.
This was during a time of change. They tried different looking outfits and additional dancers. Su had talked in interviews about the difficulty of the additional dancers as far as stage spacing and the performance. In the end they went back to outfits that were more traditional and settled on three backup dancers with one to appear with Su and Moa and these three are called the Avengers. In a recent performance of Road of Resistance all 5 appeared on stage and it was spectacular.
All reports from people who have actually been to their concerts is that it was the best nights of their lives.
Great reaction and break down as always please give shanti shanti shanti a try soon. This track shows how babymetal can play all genres. Thanks!
He talked quite a bit about their stage presence but I thought for sure he'd mention their choreography this time for sure since it's at an outdoor festival and they're much more visible. The stage setup and their dancing really added to the buildup of the chorus for me, there's at least a few very smart people behind the scenes that work on this band and it shows.
Yes. BABYMETAL isn't just about the music. It's the entire experience and that's why the choreography is so essential.
Your reactions are great - keep it up!
-The most impressive thing about them - they always give 100%. Every time. I've seen them play as openers while the crowd is filing in, to headliners in an arena - and, save for the staging, it is exactly the same quality show - they always nail it. When you see a live video on YT, you figure "oh, this must the best performance, so they made it into a video." But it's not the best - that's how they perform it EVERY time. It's wild - never seen a group like that before that is so close to perfect every time.
-They def use click tracks, but the drummer still has fantastic rhythm...Lars would be jealous!
-I was waiting for you to notice the guitar player on the right's (stage-left) insane 8-string guitar!
I don't even know you, but you pausing when the song *shifted to another part* just made you the best reaction channel ever for me.
Somehow I always feel a tad disappointed when people pause in the middle of a part or even the chorus. It takes me (and probably them too) out of the emotion.
Also I highly appreciate your analysis of their sound. I think you're one hundred percent correct.
Having said that... I need to continue watching. I'm only two minutes in, haha. Just felt like I needed to state that. You had me from the very first second.
Can't wait to check out other videos.
Babymetal - Tales of Destinies please
Another great video, always appreciate everything you have to add to the performances. Hopefully you have their song Pa Pa Ya on the list, they can definitely put on a show.
I was there, it was awesome and the atmosphere was electric! Keep up the fine work Chase and have a damn good day! đ€đ„đ€đ„đ€
Funnily enough this last CD was one that put that light/dark vision into full blast. It was a 2 CD album, one light one dark. This song belongs to the dark side
I was there Wembley. I've seen them every time they've been to the UK and have tickets to see them when they support Sabaton in April. Their stage show is fucking top notch, especially at the Wembley gig. Fantastic live band to see.
Thank you for doing this one, very cool. Right now they're going with three girls called the Avengers that revolve in Yui's old spot instead of the 4 member format in this . Other songs on the new album you might be interested in: Kagerou at Live at the Forum 2019 for the instrumental features and Arkadia from Legend M 2019 or Legend Metal Galaxy 2020 both of which are on youtube in various spots.
Also other people are recommending Tales of the Destinies and for good reason. There's only one live show of it but it's worth it.
They do use a click track and also some prerecorded synth/keys like on Megitsune which you have heard and occasionally some backing vocals as well like the loop on this song. That enables them to time link the lighting and video display to the music as well which is why the lighting at their shows is also incredible. They have so many other amazing things happening at their shows that nobody ever talks about the lighting. I flew more than 10 000 kms to the UK in February to see them perform at Cardiff, Manchester and London. It was the best three days of my life.
One of the best reactions to a BabyMetal performance I have seen. Well done sir. I hope that you get back to these girls and their band soon.
I really like this performance. Good song as well.
Oh man if you thought this performance was amazing I highly recommend Ijime,Dame,Zettai from Sonisphere 2014. It was their first gig outside of japan and they were supposed to have a little side venue so that their thousand or so European fans could watch buy some merch and maybe a few new people could get eyes on.
But for some reason the event moved them to main stage, so now, just two months after their first album they have to go in front of nearly fifty thousand hardcore metal heads who were there to watch the likes of Slayer, Anthrax, etc.
They come on with a songs about how bullying is bad (Ijime,Dame,Zettai), loving chocolate, and playing hide and seek. Their backingband was a bunch of session musicians (sure the best in japan but the girls had more tour experience then they did) Moaâs headset failed and she missed early choreography, and Yuiâs skirt began to fall apart. The girls thought they were gonna get booed and bottled.
And they crushed it, the crowd heard the sound test and were into it. Half a minute into the first song the crowd is moshing, in the second song, Gimme Chocco Su leads the audience in a call and response chorus IN JAPANESE.
At the end of the day, they had the biggest circle pits all night, their merch had the highest revenue it was spectacular, because they were more metal then anyone else that was their that day.
2018 was a bad/strange year for Babymetal.
Mikio Fujioka, one of the lead Guitarist, died in January after a fall and Yuimetal left the group in October after missing the entire year due to an undisclosed "Medical Condition".
This was their attempt to deal with all of that..they did this whole "Dark Side" thing with 7 new characters...rotating in various number of dancers from 2, as you see here to 5 for a total of 7 on the stage...it was not well received by the fans and in 2019 they went back to a more stable line up by rotating in just 1 girl of a 3 girl set, called "Avengers", to bring back just a trio on stage.
Thanks for the reaction and as always.....
Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!
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They played Sonisphere in 2014, and they were accidentally scheduled to play the main stage when they were supposed to play a smaller stage. They were understandably nervous before going onstage, but they killed it. Look at their performance "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" from that show.
I didn't see it mentioned, but the growling in this song was done by Alissa White-Gluz!
Side note, the growling in this song was made by Arch Enemy vocalist Alissa White-Gluz .
BABYMETAL has to play to a click track because the choreography is designed to be precisely on-beat. I don't think it's possible to dance the way they do and stops/starts during transitions without it. The times when they do go off-track, like when they stop to let the crowd sing in RoR, it has to be planned in advance and brought back to the original timing (you notice this when Su tries to bring the crowd back into time in RoR).
Again, great reaction / insight about the song. Loved it.
Don't worry about the wait between reactions, yes it's long but I understand you cover many bands so it's ok đ
Fact about this song, the growls were done by Alissa White-Gluz from Arch Enemy. This album (3rd one) has some collabs.
And yes, that drummer is a beast (Hideki Aoyama) đ±
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I'd recommend Tales of the Destinies but has only been performed once and unsure about the block risks.
Or Yava!, Amore or from their older stuff, Akatsuki (yes, there's a good live version available, Budokan black night, same show as Rondo of nightmare đ)
Edit after fully watching : yeah, coming in front of that many ppl might be intimidating but their 1st live outside Asia was at Sonisphere 2014, in front of 50k ppl who didn't know them, they were moved from side stage to main one some weeks/months (unsure) before and that crowd was known to be hostile to bands they didn't like.
After a 5 songs setlist they turned the crowd rooting for them, last song was ijime dame zettai (that sonisphere performance is also available on CZcams, song title meaning roughly "no more, bullying, forever") and should be reacted too, it was a pivotal performance for their career.
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I saw them when they did their first europe live tour, it was cologne in germany and then i saw them once again later at the rockavaria festival im munich. The shows are surreal, you see so much content on the internet and japan is so far away that it seems out of reach but when theyre on stage like 5m away from you. Thats the real feeling like a dream come true. âș
2018 - Babymetal's year of confusion. Yui had left, Mikio the lead guitarist had died, and they were trying out different costumes, numbers of dancers and new band members. Not my favourite period but they fought through the confusion and loss and were back to Su, Moa and a 3rd dancer who they rotated from a pool of 3. By the time I saw them in February this year, a couple of weeks before the planet shut down, they were back as Kawaii Metal gods. Love to see your reaction to their performance of 'Death' at Legend 97 ( czcams.com/video/jRc9dbgiBPI/video.html ) and also BxMxC ( czcams.com/video/BjNHAZAAQug/video.html ) at Brussels this year, with a Rap Metal song that took the roof off when they played it in Cardiff, Wales when I saw them in Feb. Loving your analysis of Babymetal and BandMaid particularly - I've learned a lot!
Yes indeed, worst year ever for BM, still they managed to deliver amazing shows.
I prefer these outfits.
Idk but i feel they are more heavy and dark in 2018. And i love it.
Iâd hold off on suggesting âDeathâ until he has a few more Babymetal reactions under his belt. One has to ease their way into THAT one.
"Not my favourite period but they fought through the confusion and loss and were back to Su, Moa and a 3rd dancer who they rotated from a pool of 3."
Speaking of confusion, you're confusing 2018 and 2019 a bit there mate. ;)
There are maybe 6 songs without pro-shot live video, of Babymetal's entire catalog (plus covers), on CZcams.
...also, Babymetal streamed free, both nights at The Tokyo Dome, Wembley Arena & Hiroshima, on CZcams, during the Pandemic Lockdown.
I know of only 3 songs that don't have a released proshot:
- From Dusk Till Down, only played twice and performed ones, no pro-shot released of that show.
- BxMxC: performed a bunch of times, but no proshot released. you can pre-order it. Comes out in August I think.
- ââââBBAB: from the latest album but hasn't been performed yet.
What other songs do you think are missing that haven't been performed live yet or not released as a pro-shot ?
I never get sick of these reactions.. I'd love to see you do more old babymetal... megitsune and headbanger live, the crowd interaction is real!
This was the year after Yui left because of medical issues. This was also their "Chosen Seven" theme as a follow up to the personnel change and then went to the "3 Avengers" where three individual dancers swapped in and out, danced un-miked in Yui's position for their latest tour. The extra dancers in this tour were nicknamed something like "muscle metal".
finally, thank you so much for this reaction. u just made my day. thanks
Kinda wish you did the pro-shot compilation for this song. But this is a great reaction nonetheless! You're one of the best reactors on CZcams, man. Genuine and the analysis is always super interesting, especially for someone like me who knows next to nothing about the ins and outs of music.
Also, if you can, please reupload your Road of Resistance reaction on another site! I can't believe I missed that.
You have hit nail on the head, Chase. They are like sine curve, Ying and Yang, light and darkness, heavy metal and J-pop - this is their "secret sauce". They go straight to human's subconsciousness. Unless You are super aware (and You are thanks to Your musical background and experience) You just feel the music (just like me, half-daef uneducated musical peasant - I simply feel their music going through mu nervous system xD).
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I love when people react to this video, I always have to try and pick myself out in the crowd! What a set this was, so energetic and just great fun!
I was also meant to see them last month at this years download where instead of the second stage like this video was, they were playing 4th headline on the last day on the main stage just before Volbeat, Korn and Kiss... usually last day at download is about 90 to 100 thousand at main stage so yeah, they have really moved up to play the huge crowds.
Thank god for notifications
You always react to songs/bands I love. Thanks for all the great videos dude. I also saw them live in Japan last year. They were incredible.
Also yes, they play to a click. If you google it, there's an audio file of what they hear with their ear piece.
Iâve watched this performance so many times. So much better than the version on the record. Also this shows the power of dance too. (Even though itâs probably what puts some people off). The move on the woah oh woah part on the chorus gives me goosebumps.
There are "extra" girls, because it's the tour Yui dropped out.
Tam and i were in the audience there.
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More terrific insight, thank you! Su-metal was 20 at the time I think. Moametal was directly behind Su, I'm unsure who the other 2 girls were (Yuimetal's last performance with the group was late 2017). They were trying different scenarios & settled on going back to a 3-girl setup. They currently use one of a rotating group of three girls dubbed by BABYMETAL as the Avengers. đŠđ€
Supporting dancers were Minako Maruyama and Minami Tsukui.
Fans affectionately referred to them as "Muscle metal" since they were both so buff. : )
@@rickwagner- Thanks Rick!
In response to your "click track" question. I don't know about the "Eastern Kami" (the backing band that you see here), but there has been video evidence that the drummer of the "Western Kami" (Anthony Barone) has a visual click track playing on a tablet (at least on some songs, I don't know which and if that is still a thing he does, or just something he had up when he was just starting to tour with Babymetal).
Thank you for the video. I think we should guide you on BABYMETAL journey, just like we did on Nightwish. Even though they pretty young, there's a lot of thing you should know
Hi Chase, once again what a great analysis you brought here!
Man, i feel like giving you the honour to do the music analysis for all BabyMetal songs.
As we know that mostly their songs are super catchy, yet the music composition are packed with super complexities arrangement which could gives you lots to do the analysis.
May i suggest you react to:
Headbanger legend 1997
Or
Akatsuki budokan live
For your next BM reaction,
They do have a progressive-rock style music too, but it's still audio only in CZcams, check out "Tales of destiny" from Metal Resistance album.
Thank you for this, really made my day,
stay safe, stay metal!
not even 3 minutes into your video and what you were saying about the intro reminded me of their current lore lol. Where the light and the dark meet, there exists the Metal Galaxy where we all become ONE
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Like others I like your reactions. You break stuff down and I am finding this very good to understand them better. But I am surprised you didn't mention the one guitarist having an 8 string guitar. 2018 was a different year when they didnt know what to do after Mikio passed away and Yui left for supposedly health issues. Mikio was a big part of Babymetal success to that point and to loose a member like that was tough. The 2 other dancers were brought in to try something. Also on 2018 the videos and shows were trying to blend for a comic book that Koba-metal tried. Keep up the good reactions. I really like how you do it. I learn a lot from you about the songs.
Tales of Destinies is a must for you to analyze!!!
I've seen them play live I Tilburg, Netherlands this year. I was supposed to see them again on graspop (Belgium), but that didn't happen because of the covid19 virus. But i really hope they'll come around next year, if things are back to normal by then, that is.
Hey Chase, awesome reaction once again ! I have to tell you this, but the best stuff available from them isn't on CZcams. It saddens me that Amuse is so uptight with their copyright policies on CZcams and we're really missing out from you not being able to watch their best performances... I know it would be a totally different approach from you and I know it'd be extra effort but... If you really want to watch the BEST BABYMETAL performances, you will have to comply with a new way of reacting to them (and possibly to other bands that share this uptight copyright policy).
The only proper way for you to watch their best performances would be to use the Link & Sync method where you provide us with a link to the original video and you react to it at the same time as we're hitting play on our end. I know this is a big change from your normal way of reacting but I hate that you're (and we are) missing out on such great content.
Please answer to this comment if you'd be interested in more details on how to do this. I have helped many reactors with this method (and its more advanced method which is by using the community-developed tool ReactorHub) and it would be a shame if a reactor of your quality was always denied their better stuff. By using link & sync, you do not use any copyrighted content in your own video since you're not playing any of their video/audio.
I can also provide you with a link to a google document that gives you some of their best performances, ordered by album/song and cautiously picked out for their quality both in terms of HD audio/video and the performance itself. Here's the link, constantly up-to-date, to some of their best stuff :
docs.google.com/document/d/1DqPsavocgGvCyZfUHvrkgJ5KZMaMkmMgjy2UxNNG96E/edit
We have made a proper tutorial page on how to use Reactor Hub, please have a look if you can spare a few minutes of your time to consider using it :
drive.google.com/open?id=1X6hN2BdyKzFmVN9XMEo2M89hsKY0B-bnnHRVVMNY13w
Please do this :)
This channel has a way of getting around copyrights. He has some great pro shot vids even though it is cut up some what czcams.com/users/AMR20
@@Inosuke_Hashibira75 everything but no compilations. Videos from the list are waaay better than that, even if that requires some additional effort.
@@Inosuke_Hashibira75 Compilations are dog shit lmao
Hoopy not a big fan of comps either but they did not a bad job. The list demon put up is great but I doubt CZcams reactors will go through it even though it would be great if they did