Welcome to Band-Maid! The best hard rock band I have heard in my 58 years on this planet. While they don't class themselves as a metal band, they don't stick to any one genre and often mix genres in songs. They are extremely diverse and have an extensive back catalogue featuring Punk, Pop-Punk, Hard-Rock, Classic Rock, Metal, Prog, Blues, Jazz, Groove, Rap etc. From face melting 220 bpm punk-prog mayhem to ballads, instrumentals to acoustics they do it all. They can make you headbang, they can make you pogo, they can make you cry like a baby. They are also five of the nicest people in music, without a shred of ego. They are funny and fun and world class musicians to boot. They are currently into their 11th year with the original line up. Btw, Miku the rhythm guitarist (red rose) formed the band. She had the idea of Band-Maid after working as a maid in Japanese maid cafe's. Her idea is a concept called "The Gap" - that is what you see (cute maids) is NOT what you get (Hard Rock/Punk/Metal). They take the maid café concept literally. They call their concerts "servings" and their fans "Masters and Princesses". Oh, and Miku is an 810 year old small pigeon. Welcome to the pigeon hole Po!
@@Davey-Boyd that’s awesome! I saw with my little bit of research some of the details you mentioned and that they were genre fluid so that’s always cool! Thank you for the info! Can’t wait to keep exploring 🤘💚
They originally all had similar maid outfits but over the years they have evolved to fit their individual personalities and tastes. Miku, the band's founder, who worked at a maid cafe and came up with the idea of hard rocking band of maids still wears a traditional maid outfit as that is what she likes. Akane is an amazing drummer as you will discover if you continue to listen to them. Freedom, live, is the only official YT video with a drum solo, but try Shambles - MV, or Influencer - MV or From Now On - MV, and listen to what she does.
@@geoffb5 Ouu thank you for the info! I’ll definitely have to take a look, their imagery is amazing in the life performance and the joy they showed performing their craft warmed my heart
From what I've heard about the lyrics of this song: Even though Band-Maid's primary lyricist is Miku (Rhythm Guitarist, Primary B/U vocalist), the lyrics for "Hate" were written by Saiki (Lead Vocalist). The explanation that I heard is that a friend of hers was going through an abusive relationship, so she wrote the song to the guy who was treating her friend badly. As you discover more Band-Maid, you will come to see that their music is consistently awesome. Saiki - Lead Vocals Miku - Rythm Guitar, B/U Vocals, Lead Vocals, Primary Lyricist & Founding Member of Band-Maid Kanami - Lead Guitar, Primary Music Composer MISA - Bass Akane - Drums They all have stage persona's/nicknames too (that I'll let other fans mention). There's that famous saying "A chain is only as strong as its weakest link." BAND-MAID HAS NO WEAK LINK.
@@faafio amazing, thank you for the background info! I try not to dig too deep before a reaction to keep things more first impression, but after this one I gotta learn more about them! 🤘
They started out all wearing similar maid outfits. Over the years they have slowly evolved to what they wear now based on their personalities. Their catalog includes some instrumentals, acoustic versions of the electric songs and a few where the backing vocalist sings lead (she also sings pop songs on a side project - Cluppo).
Thank you for reacting to BAND-MAID. Like many others have said they play and mix many different genres of music to create their own style. And as you suspected they have had some of their songs in anime, I have listed them below. 🔸"Carry on living" ending for Quiz Tokiko-san (2017). 🔸"Glory" ending for Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS eps 71-95 (2017). 🔸"Sense" opening for Platinum End (2021), you might want to be a little careful with this one if you react to it, I have heard some reactions have been blocked, I think the anime studio has some kind of licensing for this song, but I could be wrong because there are reactions still up for this for a long time. 🔸"Different" opening for Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table (2021). 🔸"Shambles" ending for Kengan Ashura Season 2 (2023). 🔸"Protect You" ending for Grendizer U (2024). 🔸And probably one of the best anime lol, their own anime music video for their song Unleash!!!!! Putting all that aside though they are truly a unique, fun, uplifting, talented group of musicians with some of the best music IMHO that I have heard in many years.
The background singer and rhythm guitarist is the one you pointed out is wearing the classic maid outfit. She formed the band, and came up with the maid theme. She used to work at a maid cafe and thought it would be a good juxtaposition to have cute maids playing hard rock/punk. In the early days the drummer and lead guitarist wore more classic outfits, but that changed for the drummer pretty quickly. The singer's outfit is more like the hostess at the cafe. The base player went straight to all black outfits and explained that she was an assassin maid. She's also known as the Barefoot Assassin.
Thanks for checking out my favourite band Band Maid ! For more finger tapping madness you can't go wrong with my favourite song Blooming, the official MV. Enjoy !
Band-Maid is the "Guilty Pleasure" you need not feel any guilt over. Together for 11 years, they have a huge, deep catalog of music, ranging through punk, pop, metal, prog, fusion, and combining touches of rap and jazz with hints of Broadway show tunes and the occasional dip into folk metal, Band-Maid can be hard to describe as their music goes all over the place. ...all the interesting places. I've seen them live twice: their goal is to entertain you and have you walk out of the venue with a big smile on your face. They write incredibly catchy tunes and perform them with virtuosic skill. The two vocalists write the lyrics. The lyrics for "Hate?" were written by Saiki, the lead vocalist, but vocalist/ rhythm guitarist Miku Kobato writes lyrics for many of Band-Maid's songs. Everyone in the band is a star. Just go to their YT channel and pick songs at random: they're all good.
I heard them do this version live in Minneapolis, on a smaller stage, last year. Standing ten feet in front of Kanami (the lead guitarist). It sounded like this, and more. This performance you watched was from a few months later, the finale to their Tenth Anniversary tour. The bass-guitar middle of the song is built out for live performances, relative to the studio version. HATE? is probably about the 40th best BAND-MAID song, on its own. Obviously, still awesome, but it is incredibly elevated by their live performances. They played this version of the song at Lollapalooza in '23, also. You'll get lots of other great advice for songs, in the comments. But if you'd like to try a music video, with a slightly different version of their sound, try "Choose Me". Or perhaps "Different", an actual anime song. "From Now On" is an instrumental. Or for young, early period BAND-MAID, at their maid-iest, the excellent "The Non-Fiction Days". Or for another live performance, I strongly suggest LIVE versions of "Real Existence" or "Puzzle". The joy you can see in their performances is real, I saw it myself. They love what they do. If you dig a little further, you'll likely discover that Japan is crawling with high level female rock and metal bands. E.g., Lovebites (who were among the crowd at the concert you just watched), Hanabie (who are touring the US with Jinjer, next month), Nemophila, Gacharic Spin, Hagane, Bridear, NEK!, East of Eden, among many others.
@@kla4600 that’s amazing and I’m jealous! You can tell how much they enjoy their art🤘 Thank you for the info!! I’m new to the band and have limited international music knowledge so that’s huuuuge 💚
Ah...the Carrier Pigeons at work... Welcome Master Damien to the wonderful world of Band-Maid. You are about to dive into a deep and diverse Pigeon-hole of fantastic music. As you have seen, they are world class musicians. Kanami, lead guitar and main composer of their music, can sure melt your face. If you like bass solos, Band-Maid is the band for you. They write songs for what's best for the song, yet in doing so allow each to shine as needed for the song. No egos in this band. Enjoy the journey. No suggestions on songs as I see other Maidiacs have already suggested many. PO!🕊 🤘😆🤘
Glad you enjoyed them. You won't find a band more dedicated to creating songs, throwing everything in without fear of criticism and then performing them live with 110% effort for every audience...any venue, anywhere. You know that live videos will be 🔥 so I'll recommend the MV for their most addictive song for me...'Dice' with pristine studio production. Absolute banger 👌💪🤘🤘🤘 Enjoy your favourite band 😁👍
If you want to see drumming there are several options, here are some. But you can hear Akane in many videos. Even in this one. * Manners and Black Hole - official live - then you also get bass - lots of bass - two VERY different songs - one groovy and one chaos. * Freedom - official live - here you you get a drum solo. * From now on - official MV - just an instrumental showing skills.
Welcome to the fandom! ♥ these girls. Seen them play live 3 times. By far the best 3 concerts I've been to! I suggest these Band Maid songs: Thrill, Dice, Manners, Bubble, No God (live) & Puzzle (live). I'd also suggest another all female rock band - The Warning I suggest these The Warning songs: Money, Sick, Automatic Sun, Enter Sandman (official video with Alessia Cara), Evolve (live VMAs) & Dust To Dust (live Teatro) BTW - both bands are big fans of each other. They recently played a joint concert in Tokyo. They also released a collab 2 weeks ago called Show Them
They have it all..Passion 🔥 Work 💪 Heart ❤️ Talent 🤘 Magical band, amazing musicians, best friends. For me..Best Band in this Universe 💥 Greets from Finland 🇫🇮🤘
Think about the outfits as if they're a MAID-CAFE: Hostess - Saiki - Spanish Suit - singer 1A Waitstaff - Miku - French Maid - singer 1B - rhythm guitar Waitstaff - Kanami - French Maid - lead guitar Barkeep - Misa - Ninja Maid - bass Chef - Akane - Pageboy Maid - drums Please note that it's been pointed out that Akane loves to eat and Misa loves to drink so there will be no food or booze left at this particular restaurant.
Thats awesome! I had heard/seen the maid inspiration but as it being my first true exposure to the band I wasn't quite expecting the punkish style to the outfits, but loved it! LOL thats amazing :)
You get the full package with Band-Maid. Great stage presence, excellent lighting and sound, god-level musicianship and lyrics and singers whose voices are a perfect complement. They love what they do. They love their fans. Their fans love them. And they don't have a single bad song in their catalogue. As you look at more, you'll see that everyone gets their time in the spotlight without ever overshadowing anyone else, because along with all that talent there isn't an ounce of ego. They are superb live, but also have some excellent official music videos as well. Oh, and some outstanding instrumentals.
I love it! I got the impression just off this performance alone that they all really loved what they did and working together so I'm glad that stays true!!!
If you're a rock fan then this is your band. I've waited decades for a rock band to bring the soul back and here they are. Of over 130 songs in their 11 year catalog my current favorite is an instrumental titled FROM NOW ON. A rock/metal/prog masterclass for any rock band. They can play all variations of rock and I can listen to almost any of their songs and get the emotions that I did back in the 70's. That's saying something. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Peace. 92
Welcome to Band-Maid. They’re usually more positive with their lyrics, which are usually from the rhythm guitar/2nd vocal (Miku). This is one of like 3 songs (of 130+) where the lead vocalist (Saiki) wrote them.
@@NvrNrml For me, their positivity is a big part of their appeal. The angst and anger that dominated rock for so long burned me out on it. Band-Maid made rock fun again. Even this song feels fun even though the lyrics are so scathing. That said, Miku’s lyrics are kind of inscrutable, so be prepared for that. She writes poetically, uses a ton of references and loves word play, so subtitles will always fail you. A lot of their older translations are also pretty bad. They’ve improved recently, but you’d still need a ton of footnotes and stuff to do them justice. I usually recommend that people just ignore their lyrics to pay more attention to the interesting music writing, until they’re ready to do a deep dive.
This was the last concert from the maids 10th Anniversary tour filmed at Yokohama Arena last November, 33 songs, 3 hours 40 minutes of awesomeness. Several of their songs have been used as intros/outros of Animes, check out Sense, Glory, Shambles, or Protect You, all of which have official MV's. If you want to see Akane killing it on drums, check out the live performance of Freedom, also on the maids official YT channel. Enjoy!
they scraped and fought for everything they could get the first few years, their label almost dropped them, they were hauling their gear and costumes by themselves in borrowed vans, but they refused to give up, now after ten + years they are one of the top touring rock bands in the business, keep an eye on them they are the real deal, please react to more of the Maids
@@NvrNrml There is a MV called Thrill. It is a very early one and it is THE movie that saved them. They had, more or less, packed their things and was on the way out when this MV went viral. So, this MV is loved by all BAND-MAID fans. And to make tings even better - it is actually really good and cute. Here you can see all the girls in maid outfit. NOTE - that Miku, the backup singer and rhythm guitarist is NOT playing the guitar in this video, because she could not. It was just a props here. Some say she was the cutes guitar stand they have ever seen. She learned later to play and is today actually quite good and could probably play lead in another band. In BAND-MAID she is a bit overshadowed by the guitar monster Kanami. Note also that she is the original lead singer and also the founder and manager. Its her band. Now, eventually she decided that they needed a stronger lead singer and hired Saiki, and she stepped back. But, as you can hear in Thrill, she is a proficient singer. Saiki is stronger though.
They even had to sell tickets by themselves for one of their shows. While practicing, Miku learning guitar, Akane getting up to speed on her double kicks, hauling their own gear as you said and I don't know but I would not be surprised if they had part time jobs or gigs to pay the bills. And they still put out top quality music and top notch performances, if ever a band deserves to be successful BAND-MAID certainly does.
Thanks for this reaction...I've been a fan (Maidiac) since late 2014 and have travelled to see them live on stage 4 times! These ladies will impress you with their talent, determination, and their joy of playing in front of a crowd! I can recommend the following MV..."Freezer", "Blooming", "Page", "Play", and close to another 120-130 songs! Also don't be afraid to seek out their ACOUSTIC Version of their own music...or their April Fool's songs which have evolved into side projects "Cluppo" (4 x MV and 1x EP) or Cover bands "Band Maiko" (2 x MV + 1 x EP)...Thanks again...Peace & Respect from Montreal, Canada
Roger strikes again! Welcome to the best hard rock band in the hemisphere. That meaning whatever hemisphere they're in. On whatever planet they're on, in whatever universe or dimension they're in. They may impress the heck out of you on the first listen, but believe me when I say have yet to scratch the surface. They can make you cry, and they can rip off your face. They will always either leave your jaw on the floor or a big ass grin on your face.
Sugoi! Taking all essential aspects into consideration (songwriting, catalogue size and quality, live performance, crowd interaction, etc.), in my opinion, BAND-MAID is the best band on the planet. And they're just the tip of an enormous iceberg that is the Japanese pop/punk/rock and metal scene. And most of these awesome bands are all-female! More please. Arigatou! #Maidiac
Welcome to Band Maid 🤘🏽 You’re going to get lots of recommendations and even more superlatives. One undeniable fact is the Maids have one of the most diverse musical catalogs in the business. That means there’s a song for every music fan; however, not everyone could possibly love everything they do. Please give it at least 10-12 songs before you make any final judgments. “Hate?” is from their 2021 Unseen World album (new release coming next month). It’s an example of their dense, chaotic, complex music. Other ones like this? “Black Hole” However, these musicians deliver wildly different music. Here are some choices for you to consider: “DICE,” OMV. Hair metal with a 🎀 “Play,” official LIVE. Progressive pop rock “From Now On,” OMV Progressive metal instrumental “the non-fiction days,” alternative/classic rock “Blooming,” OMV Post-hardcore punk pop “Daydreaming,” alt rock ballad “Thrill,” their first video and the classic rock jam that saved the band
If you wanna see what Akane (the drummer) can do, watch the official live video of Freedom. But any song from them will be good! Domination, Dice, Thrill.... Even the most recent MV of Show Them with The Warning (another killer Metal/Hard Rock band from Mexico)
The Japanese rock scene is my favourite, Japan has a big rock and jazz history and an amazing music industry. What I like the most is how many japanese bands make the hardest most complicated music seem so easy and fun to listen to, and even their pop rock band have actual great musicians and fairly complex compositions
This is my first time listening to Band-Maid by themselves. I’m checking them out after their collab with The Warning, Show Them. The are great loved the solos. If you enjoyed this you might also like Lovebites, another Japanese band, but the sing in English and are more Power Metal!🤘🎸
Band-Maid song writer Kanami (Lead Guitarist) was influenced by Carlos Santana and credits her tapping ability to Eddie Van Halen ! If you want to see some real tapping check out the "Blooming" Official MV or "Onset" Official Live ! Thanks Nice Reaction =) New Sub
@@barrycounts490 amazing info thank you thank you!!! I was shown tapping as a kid by my father and it’s something that I don’t see often enough so when Kanami did it I was just awestruck 😅 Can’t wait for more 🤘
@@philproffitt8363 I dont think so, but i have seen a lot of Van Halen's tapping and was shown a lot of Aldo Viccaro (i may have misspelt that) as a kid... tapping was insane to me and i still love it
If your'e a fan of tapping then have a listen to their instrumental 'Onset' live in which Kanami goes to town, as an aside she has great respect for Eddie Van Halen from whom she picked up the technique after watching Eruption.
Thanks for reacting to the greatest hard rock band in the world! These ladies quickly became my favorite band a few years ago and seeing them perform live twice only solidified my love for them. You can pick any of the videos on their CZcams channel and not be disappointed, but I'll recommend the official live videos for Play, Freedom, Onset, Puzzle, Don't You Tell Me and the OMVs for Daydreaming, Dice, Protect You, Warning, YOLO and Blooming to begin with.
Thanks for the honest and competent reaction. If you like strictly metal music, there is another fantastic all -female Japanese band called Lovebites. I suggest you take a look at their YT channel where you will find all the videos you want, even the very recent ones. Personally I am a fan of both Band Maid and Lovebites, according to their different musical genre (hard rock and metal).
I have been a fan of these girls for about 4 years now. Some of the best musicians alive today. I am 73 years old and have been into music since the early 1960s. They are as good, if not better than most. They have just done a collaboration with The Warning. ( if you don't know them, you need to check them out) The rythm guitarist in the cutesy maid outfit was the original starter of the group. Miku. I listen to Love Bites( another Japanese metal group) and Rolling Quartz( from South Korea.
@@christopherrmcarter1809 100% agree with you! Aside from a few heavier bands, Band-Maid is the first rock band to grab truly grab my attention since most of the “classics” after being raised on Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Black Sabbath etc. These ladies are killllllller 💚🤘
Way to go Roger, You're the man!!!!!! NvrNrml, you're going to love jumping down this "pigeon-hole" of Band-Maid Music. They're a genre-defying rock band with over 130 songs in their arsenal. You will find they are true professionals who often bury hidden gems of music in their songs. The more you listen to them, the more you're going to love them. Band-Maid fans call ourselves Maidiacs with good reason. We're insanely loyal to this group of five extremely talented young Japanese females.
Yea the outfits have evolved over time, originally they all wore traditional maid outfits. As time went on they began to make more individual choices on their outfits while leaving some elements inspired by maid outfits. Miku the Rhythm Guitarist and backing vocals as well as the one who came up with the idea for the band, being the only one still going for the more traditional looking maid outfit.
@@WorldOfNothin I love the individualized costumes! Super fitting and shows they still care about their original aesthetic but are staying true to themselves 🤘
Welcome to the greatest band you never heard of. They actually do a lot of Anime opening and closing themes, you'll see as you explore more. If you like "tapping" check out "Blooming" official music video........hang on! From what I understand, this song was written for a friend of Saiki (Sy-kee Lead vocals) whos ex-boyfriend really broke her heart bad.
@@_JimS I love that idea, writing a song for your friend to help them heal is beautiful! And there’s gonna be more on the way these girls are tooooo good 🤘💚
I love this band - especially this video and "Manners/Black Hole" - I was introduced to them from following links connected with The Warning. Another "normal" Canuck.
Ah, you might want to listen to this again. Akane is really the one in the driver's (drummer's?) seat. Her drumming is pretty crazy if you focus on it, especially during the solos.
You're right, the more i listened to it the more i gave Akane the respect she deserved! I was more i guess, sad (not in a rude way) that she didnt get a specific highlighted moment as i loved the solos and vocals and was kinda waiting for that big drum moment others have mentioned ill find in different songs :)
Hard to recommend the next song as their catalog is 120+ songs, in every flavor of rock. I guess you could do the other 3 songs from this concert that they posted. I consider Unleash as the appetizer, Don't You Tell Me as the first course, this song as the main course, and Endless Story as dessert.
@@DAVID-io9nj amazing thank you! I loved the live performance so chances are those will be prioritized but as a whole definitely gonna have to check out more Band-Maid 💚🤘
Great reaction NN! Subbed! I hope you take some of the many suggestions below and react to more Band-Maid soon! We have soooo many things to show you! 😉
THE best Hard Rock band on Earth. For THE best Metal band on Earth, try another Japanese female 5 piece, Lovebites. Best Metal I've seen since the 20th century.
@@NvrNrml If you love Metal, Japan is overflowing with talent - Lovebites, Nemophila, Hanabie (excellent vocal fry from the last 2), Asterism, Mellows, Ningen Isu...the list goes on and on. I stopped looking West for my Meatl back in 2016 when I discovered my first Japanese Metal band, Babymetal...who are also excellent. They all kill it live too.
@@tonygriffin_ Amazing thank you!!! I tend to be one of those "i like this this and this but not these" from an artist guy, but stuff like Sleep Token (recent discovery) Bear Tooth Motionless in White and Asking Alexandria are high up there for me. I find i dont enjoy as much of the new rock as i did the old school stuff, but Band-Maid and from what y'all are saying Japanese rock as a whole may be my fix!!!
Talk about cultural appropriation, the Japanese have taken rock n' roll to a whole new higher level. America will never be able to keep up. If you want to see Band Maid as anime characters, you can react to their music video of "Unleashed".
@@eatsmylifeYT sadly I don’t have a ton of experience with Japanese rock outside of anime and what I’ve been shown, but just off Band-Maid alone I agree they’ve raised the bar by miles 🤘
@@NvrNrml You've fallen into a very deep rabbit hole, not just with Band Maid but with Japanese rock and heavy metal. Heavy Metal has found a new home in Japan, and there are so many bands to listen and react to. The popular all-female bands today are Lovebites, Hanabie, Nemophila, NEK!, and maybe Babymetal, although many heavy metal purists consider Babymetal a pop trio backed by a heavy metal band.
@@eatsmylifeYT Amazing! Thank you for the info honestly really appreciate it, the female vocals fit punk rock/heavy metal so well I cant wait to explore more :)
IM SORRY! in hindsight im mad at myself too! I was just blown away and wasn't expecting it, with being first impression and limiting my research I genuinely wasn't ready xD Will be an improvement I make going forward I promise!!!
@@NvrNrml They are all great musicians. They sincerely appreciate their fans and are very humble.. If I may suggest, watch the MV of “Thrill”. That got them to where they are today. This was their first video. The producers were ready to disband them. “Thrill” took off and brought them to where they are today. I think their fans feel a certain attachment to them that many of us haven’t had for a band in years. Keep on with the reactions and enjoy the ride. FYI. Miku, founder of the band couldn’t even play guitar in the beginning.
Premiering @ 2pm EST today! We did... ANOTHER BAND-MAIDS VIDEO AND SHOUTED ALL YOU LOVELY FOLKS OUT!!! Thank you for the love, lemme know if the improvements were worth it! :) czcams.com/video/7v07oKKnJbA/video.html
Normally our Maids... their songs are very uplifting and inspiring. But not this song... someone got cheated on, I don't remember exactly who... but this song took a deviation from their norm.
@@tommyjohnson9175 another Maidiac explained that! I thought that was amazing! I’m usually more for the punk side of rock but I’m down for some change ups. The passion these girls have is unreal 🤘
Welcome to the rabbit hole of Female JROCK. Nemophilia is more hard metal. Hanabia can be the most Japanese in mix of culture. Lovebites holds the more Speed metal. All are great in their own way. Still prefer Bandmaid over all but hey variety.
1000% in hindsight bad move! Still learning and figuring out the right way to do it but I am taking all of these tips into consideration and appreciate them a lot!!! I was just really impressed and didnt want to miss anything so stopping felt more natural than trying to drown them out or revisiting/repeating as frequently
@@NvrNrml Hope I didn't sound like a jerk. It's great you liked them. Roger Chance is the Band Maid Messiah. The more you get into them the more you'll realize how good they really are and how many genres they blend. They've actually become their own genre.
@@topographic1973ify oh no not at all!! I genuinely appreciate the feedback! I’m still new to recording and content creation so I take everything into consideration for improving 💚
@@NvrNrml I'm almost 73 and discovered Band Maid about six years or seven years ago and have been a Maidiac ever since, they dragged me back into rock after years of being into prog. Keep going down the pigeon hole (you'll understand later if you stick with them.)
My baaad! Still learning and figuring out the right way to do it but I am taking all of these tips into consideration and appreciate them a lot!!! I was just really impressed and didnt want to miss anything haha
@@COTTERO apologies my reaction rubbed you the wrong way, I use the pauses to say what I am thinking without it clashing with the instrumentals. Still a work in progress on this channel but I will look to improve. But hey, if this isn’t your thing there’s always other styles of reactions no need for hostility 😂
@@NvrNrmlit’s your channel, pause when you want to. If people want to watch it uninterrupted that’s what Band-Maid’s channel is for. The only suggestion I have is making sure you back up a little after pausing to keep a little continuity…it’s easy to miss things with the Maids because they are very tricky lol.
Much love as always! Let us know what you think, we're still improving thanks to your support!
Welcome to Band-Maid! The best hard rock band I have heard in my 58 years on this planet. While they don't class themselves as a metal band, they don't stick to any one genre and often mix genres in songs. They are extremely diverse and have an extensive back catalogue featuring Punk, Pop-Punk, Hard-Rock, Classic Rock, Metal, Prog, Blues, Jazz, Groove, Rap etc. From face melting 220 bpm punk-prog mayhem to ballads, instrumentals to acoustics they do it all. They can make you headbang, they can make you pogo, they can make you cry like a baby. They are also five of the nicest people in music, without a shred of ego. They are funny and fun and world class musicians to boot. They are currently into their 11th year with the original line up.
Btw, Miku the rhythm guitarist (red rose) formed the band. She had the idea of Band-Maid after working as a maid in Japanese maid cafe's. Her idea is a concept called "The Gap" - that is what you see (cute maids) is NOT what you get (Hard Rock/Punk/Metal). They take the maid café concept literally. They call their concerts "servings" and their fans "Masters and Princesses". Oh, and Miku is an 810 year old small pigeon. Welcome to the pigeon hole Po!
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@@Davey-Boyd that’s awesome! I saw with my little bit of research some of the details you mentioned and that they were genre fluid so that’s always cool!
Thank you for the info! Can’t wait to keep exploring 🤘💚
They originally all had similar maid outfits but over the years they have evolved to fit their individual personalities and tastes. Miku, the band's founder, who worked at a maid cafe and came up with the idea of hard rocking band of maids still wears a traditional maid outfit as that is what she likes. Akane is an amazing drummer as you will discover if you continue to listen to them. Freedom, live, is the only official YT video with a drum solo, but try Shambles - MV, or Influencer - MV or From Now On - MV, and listen to what she does.
I'd say Miku is the last one left whose stage outfit still looks like a maid
@@BlahBlah_13 Yes, but this is the Transylvanian maid from the movie Van Helsing))
@@geoffb5 Ouu thank you for the info!
I’ll definitely have to take a look, their imagery is amazing in the life performance and the joy they showed performing their craft warmed my heart
BAND-MAID : The answer to the worlds need for endless renewable energy.⚡
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Did you see rolling quartz doing Highway to hell?.
Got my electricity bill so hopefully I'll be able to sell my kidney.
@@GaryHolloway-810 they create soooo much hype with their performance let alone the music 🤘
@@NvrNrml Yep they also exude an invisible feel good aura :)
@@GaryHolloway-810 the joy they had while performing i felt in my soul!
From what I've heard about the lyrics of this song: Even though Band-Maid's primary lyricist is Miku (Rhythm Guitarist, Primary B/U vocalist), the lyrics for "Hate" were written by Saiki (Lead Vocalist). The explanation that I heard is that a friend of hers was going through an abusive relationship, so she wrote the song to the guy who was treating her friend badly.
As you discover more Band-Maid, you will come to see that their music is consistently awesome.
Saiki - Lead Vocals
Miku - Rythm Guitar, B/U Vocals, Lead Vocals, Primary Lyricist & Founding Member of Band-Maid
Kanami - Lead Guitar, Primary Music Composer
MISA - Bass
Akane - Drums
They all have stage persona's/nicknames too (that I'll let other fans mention).
There's that famous saying "A chain is only as strong as its weakest link." BAND-MAID HAS NO WEAK LINK.
@@faafio amazing, thank you for the background info! I try not to dig too deep before a reaction to keep things more first impression, but after this one I gotta learn more about them! 🤘
They started out all wearing similar maid outfits. Over the years they have slowly evolved to what they wear now based on their personalities. Their catalog includes some instrumentals, acoustic versions of the electric songs and a few where the backing vocalist sings lead (she also sings pop songs on a side project - Cluppo).
Thank you for reacting to BAND-MAID. Like many others have said they play and mix many different genres of music to create their own style.
And as you suspected they have had some of their songs in anime, I have listed them below.
🔸"Carry on living" ending for Quiz Tokiko-san (2017).
🔸"Glory" ending for Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS eps 71-95 (2017).
🔸"Sense" opening for Platinum End (2021), you might want to be a little careful with this one if you react to it, I have heard some reactions have been blocked, I think the anime studio has some kind of licensing for this song, but I could be wrong because there are reactions still up for this for a long time.
🔸"Different" opening for Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table (2021).
🔸"Shambles" ending for Kengan Ashura Season 2 (2023).
🔸"Protect You" ending for Grendizer U (2024).
🔸And probably one of the best anime lol, their own anime music video for their song Unleash!!!!!
Putting all that aside though they are truly a unique, fun, uplifting, talented group of musicians with some of the best music IMHO that I have heard in many years.
Band Maid one of the greatest bands to play
The background singer and rhythm guitarist is the one you pointed out is wearing the classic maid outfit. She formed the band, and came up with the maid theme. She used to work at a maid cafe and thought it would be a good juxtaposition to have cute maids playing hard rock/punk. In the early days the drummer and lead guitarist wore more classic outfits, but that changed for the drummer pretty quickly. The singer's outfit is more like the hostess at the cafe. The base player went straight to all black outfits and explained that she was an assassin maid. She's also known as the Barefoot Assassin.
Welcome to the "Pigeon Hole"! here's a guide to everything BAND-MAID: www.youtube.com/@Ohrenje
No one is ever truly ready for Misa to start doing her thing.
Thanks for checking out my favourite band Band Maid ! For more finger tapping madness you can't go wrong with my favourite song Blooming, the official MV. Enjoy !
Band-Maid is the "Guilty Pleasure" you need not feel any guilt over.
Together for 11 years, they have a huge, deep catalog of music, ranging through punk, pop, metal, prog, fusion, and combining touches of rap and jazz with hints of Broadway show tunes and the occasional dip into folk metal, Band-Maid can be hard to describe as their music goes all over the place. ...all the interesting places.
I've seen them live twice: their goal is to entertain you and have you walk out of the venue with a big smile on your face. They write incredibly catchy tunes and perform them with virtuosic skill. The two vocalists write the lyrics. The lyrics for "Hate?" were written by Saiki, the lead vocalist, but vocalist/ rhythm guitarist Miku Kobato writes lyrics for many of Band-Maid's songs. Everyone in the band is a star.
Just go to their YT channel and pick songs at random: they're all good.
They truly blew me away! I'm excited to see more of their passion come to life it was beautiful :)
I heard them do this version live in Minneapolis, on a smaller stage, last year. Standing ten feet in front of Kanami (the lead guitarist). It sounded like this, and more.
This performance you watched was from a few months later, the finale to their Tenth Anniversary tour. The bass-guitar middle of the song is built out for live performances, relative to the studio version. HATE? is probably about the 40th best BAND-MAID song, on its own. Obviously, still awesome, but it is incredibly elevated by their live performances. They played this version of the song at Lollapalooza in '23, also.
You'll get lots of other great advice for songs, in the comments. But if you'd like to try a music video, with a slightly different version of their sound, try "Choose Me". Or perhaps "Different", an actual anime song. "From Now On" is an instrumental. Or for young, early period BAND-MAID, at their maid-iest, the excellent "The Non-Fiction Days".
Or for another live performance, I strongly suggest LIVE versions of "Real Existence" or "Puzzle". The joy you can see in their performances is real, I saw it myself. They love what they do.
If you dig a little further, you'll likely discover that Japan is crawling with high level female rock and metal bands. E.g., Lovebites (who were among the crowd at the concert you just watched), Hanabie (who are touring the US with Jinjer, next month), Nemophila, Gacharic Spin, Hagane, Bridear, NEK!, East of Eden, among many others.
@@kla4600 that’s amazing and I’m jealous! You can tell how much they enjoy their art🤘
Thank you for the info!! I’m new to the band and have limited international music knowledge so that’s huuuuge 💚
Ah...the Carrier Pigeons at work... Welcome Master Damien to the wonderful world of Band-Maid. You are about to dive into a deep and diverse Pigeon-hole of fantastic music. As you have seen, they are world class musicians. Kanami, lead guitar and main composer of their music, can sure melt your face. If you like bass solos, Band-Maid is the band for you. They write songs for what's best for the song, yet in doing so allow each to shine as needed for the song. No egos in this band. Enjoy the journey. No suggestions on songs as I see other Maidiacs have already suggested many. PO!🕊 🤘😆🤘
@@BRO-HI808 can’t wait! I love their style and you can tell they all get time to shine 💚🤘
BAND-MAID: more awesome than awesome!
Thanx for your reaction to one of the best live rock bands in today's music.
@@peterg.1940 they were amazing and I’m sure there will be more! thanks for watching!🤘
Glad you enjoyed them. You won't find a band more dedicated to creating songs, throwing everything in without fear of criticism and then performing them live with 110% effort for every audience...any venue, anywhere. You know that live videos will be 🔥 so I'll recommend the MV for their most addictive song for me...'Dice' with pristine studio production. Absolute banger 👌💪🤘🤘🤘 Enjoy your favourite band 😁👍
Thanks for checking out our maids! 🍺🥴🕊️
Good Job, Roger thanks!❤👍🏻🤘🏻
Ambassador Master Roger!!!🍻🤘
@@RogerChance5309 oh trust me, there will be more! You killed it with the suggestion 🤘💚
@@NvrNrml You’re my 137th channel that I introduced the Maids to! I’m what we call a Carrier Pigeon…it’s what we do. 🍺😁🤘🏻🕊️
@@RogerChance5309Goal has to be 810 ❤
If you want to see drumming there are several options, here are some. But you can hear Akane in many videos. Even in this one.
* Manners and Black Hole - official live - then you also get bass - lots of bass - two VERY different songs - one groovy and one chaos.
* Freedom - official live - here you you get a drum solo.
* From now on - official MV - just an instrumental showing skills.
You don't realize it yet .....but you just heard the best current rock band on the planet !!!!!! Keep listening and you'll see !!!!
Another great thing of Band-Maid is that they don't block reaction videos. Meaning there's no nedd of tje obligatory pauses every couple of seconds.
Welcome to the fandom! ♥ these girls. Seen them play live 3 times. By far the best 3 concerts I've been to!
I suggest these Band Maid songs: Thrill, Dice, Manners, Bubble, No God (live) & Puzzle (live). I'd also suggest another all female rock band - The Warning
I suggest these The Warning songs: Money, Sick, Automatic Sun, Enter Sandman (official video with Alessia Cara), Evolve (live VMAs) & Dust To Dust (live Teatro)
BTW - both bands are big fans of each other. They recently played a joint concert in Tokyo. They also released a collab 2 weeks ago called Show Them
They have it all..Passion 🔥 Work 💪 Heart ❤️ Talent 🤘 Magical band, amazing musicians, best friends. For me..Best Band in this Universe 💥 Greets from Finland 🇫🇮🤘
❤👍🏻🤘🏻✌🏻
@@bocatampere they’re amazing words barely describe it 🤘
If it's a japanese all-female rock/metal band you know you're in for a treat!
Can't go wrong listening to more Band-Maid 🤘
Think about the outfits as if they're a MAID-CAFE:
Hostess - Saiki - Spanish Suit - singer 1A
Waitstaff - Miku - French Maid - singer 1B - rhythm guitar
Waitstaff - Kanami - French Maid - lead guitar
Barkeep - Misa - Ninja Maid - bass
Chef - Akane - Pageboy Maid - drums
Please note that it's been pointed out that Akane loves to eat and Misa loves to drink so there will be no food or booze left at this particular restaurant.
Thats awesome! I had heard/seen the maid inspiration but as it being my first true exposure to the band I wasn't quite expecting the punkish style to the outfits, but loved it!
LOL thats amazing :)
You get the full package with Band-Maid. Great stage presence, excellent lighting and sound, god-level musicianship and lyrics and singers whose voices are a perfect complement. They love what they do. They love their fans. Their fans love them. And they don't have a single bad song in their catalogue. As you look at more, you'll see that everyone gets their time in the spotlight without ever overshadowing anyone else, because along with all that talent there isn't an ounce of ego. They are superb live, but also have some excellent official music videos as well. Oh, and some outstanding instrumentals.
I love it!
I got the impression just off this performance alone that they all really loved what they did and working together so I'm glad that stays true!!!
If you're a rock fan then this is your band. I've waited decades for a rock band to bring the soul back and here they are. Of over 130 songs in their 11 year catalog my current favorite is an instrumental titled FROM NOW ON. A rock/metal/prog masterclass for any rock band. They can play all variations of rock and I can listen to almost any of their songs and get the emotions that I did back in the 70's. That's saying something. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Peace. 92
Welcome to Band-Maid. They’re usually more positive with their lyrics, which are usually from the rhythm guitar/2nd vocal (Miku). This is one of like 3 songs (of 130+) where the lead vocalist (Saiki) wrote them.
ouuu neat! Im a big lyrics guy as a whole, still usually liking the darker more emotional side but im stoked to see what they have in store :)
@@NvrNrml For me, their positivity is a big part of their appeal. The angst and anger that dominated rock for so long burned me out on it. Band-Maid made rock fun again. Even this song feels fun even though the lyrics are so scathing.
That said, Miku’s lyrics are kind of inscrutable, so be prepared for that. She writes poetically, uses a ton of references and loves word play, so subtitles will always fail you. A lot of their older translations are also pretty bad. They’ve improved recently, but you’d still need a ton of footnotes and stuff to do them justice.
I usually recommend that people just ignore their lyrics to pay more attention to the interesting music writing, until they’re ready to do a deep dive.
This was the last concert from the maids 10th Anniversary tour filmed at Yokohama Arena last November, 33 songs, 3 hours 40 minutes of awesomeness. Several of their songs have been used as intros/outros of Animes, check out Sense, Glory, Shambles, or Protect You, all of which have official MV's. If you want to see Akane killing it on drums, check out the live performance of Freedom, also on the maids official YT channel. Enjoy!
THE best Hard Rock band on Earth. Think that's everything covered.
they scraped and fought for everything they could get the first few years, their label almost dropped them, they were hauling their gear and costumes by themselves in borrowed vans, but they refused to give up, now after ten + years they are one of the top touring rock bands in the business, keep an eye on them they are the real deal, please react to more of the Maids
@@rRobR I’m sure there’s gonna be more on the way, hearing their story on top of the musical talent makes me love them more!
Thanks for the info 🤘💚
@@NvrNrml There is a MV called Thrill. It is a very early one and it is THE movie that saved them. They had, more or less, packed their things and was on the way out when this MV went viral. So, this MV is loved by all BAND-MAID fans. And to make tings even better - it is actually really good and cute. Here you can see all the girls in maid outfit.
NOTE - that Miku, the backup singer and rhythm guitarist is NOT playing the guitar in this video, because she could not. It was just a props here. Some say she was the cutes guitar stand they have ever seen. She learned later to play and is today actually quite good and could probably play lead in another band. In BAND-MAID she is a bit overshadowed by the guitar monster Kanami. Note also that she is the original lead singer and also the founder and manager. Its her band. Now, eventually she decided that they needed a stronger lead singer and hired Saiki, and she stepped back. But, as you can hear in Thrill, she is a proficient singer. Saiki is stronger though.
They even had to sell tickets by themselves for one of their shows. While practicing, Miku learning guitar, Akane getting up to speed on her double kicks, hauling their own gear as you said and I don't know but I would not be surprised if they had part time jobs or gigs to pay the bills. And they still put out top quality music and top notch performances, if ever a band deserves to be successful BAND-MAID certainly does.
@@omdtdz I love it! its that kinda old school 80s band mentality of just grind till you make it believe in your craft!!! honestly blown away by them
If you like finger tapping, check out their MV "Blooming"
They are rock and roll guardian angels and the best hard rock band on this planet🤘Keep an eye on them!!
@@mickyhierro3901 for sure! Instantly fell in love after this one performance 😅💚🤘
Thanks for this reaction...I've been a fan (Maidiac) since late 2014 and have travelled to see them live on stage 4 times! These ladies will impress you with their talent, determination, and their joy of playing in front of a crowd! I can recommend the following MV..."Freezer", "Blooming", "Page", "Play", and close to another 120-130 songs! Also don't be afraid to seek out their ACOUSTIC Version of their own music...or their April Fool's songs which have evolved into side projects "Cluppo" (4 x MV and 1x EP) or Cover bands "Band Maiko" (2 x MV + 1 x EP)...Thanks again...Peace & Respect from Montreal, Canada
@@fernandoNovo59 much love from Ontario!
Thanks for the suggestions, absolutely love the band and sooo happy to discover them 💚🤘
Roger strikes again! Welcome to the best hard rock band in the hemisphere. That meaning whatever hemisphere they're in. On whatever planet they're on, in whatever universe or dimension they're in. They may impress the heck out of you on the first listen, but believe me when I say have yet to scratch the surface. They can make you cry, and they can rip off your face. They will always either leave your jaw on the floor or a big ass grin on your face.
@@Kevin6059 oh I’m here for all of that! These ladies are definitely some of my new favs 🤘💚
Sugoi! Taking all essential aspects into consideration (songwriting, catalogue size and quality, live performance, crowd interaction, etc.), in my opinion, BAND-MAID is the best band on the planet. And they're just the tip of an enormous iceberg that is the Japanese pop/punk/rock and metal scene. And most of these awesome bands are all-female! More please. Arigatou! #Maidiac
they are incredible words barely describe the performance! :D
Welcome to Band Maid 🤘🏽
You’re going to get lots of recommendations and even more superlatives. One undeniable fact is the Maids have one of the most diverse musical catalogs in the business. That means there’s a song for every music fan; however, not everyone could possibly love everything they do.
Please give it at least 10-12 songs before you make any final judgments.
“Hate?” is from their 2021 Unseen World album (new release coming next month). It’s an example of their dense, chaotic, complex music. Other ones like this?
“Black Hole”
However, these musicians deliver wildly different music. Here are some choices for you to consider:
“DICE,” OMV. Hair metal with a 🎀
“Play,” official LIVE. Progressive pop rock
“From Now On,” OMV Progressive metal instrumental
“the non-fiction days,” alternative/classic rock
“Blooming,” OMV Post-hardcore punk pop
“Daydreaming,” alt rock ballad
“Thrill,” their first video and the classic rock jam that saved the band
THANK YOU! I try to limit my research on first impressions so I wasn't sure what i was in for, but MY GOSH THESE GIRLS KILLED IT!🤟
If you wanna see what Akane (the drummer) can do, watch the official live video of Freedom.
But any song from them will be good! Domination, Dice, Thrill.... Even the most recent MV of Show Them with The Warning (another killer Metal/Hard Rock band from Mexico)
@@Drakmaniac82 awesome! Thanks for the info, I LOVED hate but did expect the drummer to come in a little more 😅
Can’t wait to check it out 🤘
The Japanese rock scene is my favourite, Japan has a big rock and jazz history and an amazing music industry. What I like the most is how many japanese bands make the hardest most complicated music seem so easy and fun to listen to, and even their pop rock band have actual great musicians and fairly complex compositions
Agree! im quickly becoming a fan after very little exposure for those exact reasons haha
Thank you for the fun reaction!!
And of course big thanks to Roger for finding another great reactor!
@@BMfansince2020 honestly was blown away, Roger had a great suggestion 💚🤘
This is my first time listening to Band-Maid by themselves. I’m checking them out after their collab with The Warning, Show Them. The are great loved the solos. If you enjoyed this you might also like Lovebites, another Japanese band, but the sing in English and are more Power Metal!🤘🎸
Band-Maid song writer Kanami (Lead Guitarist) was influenced by Carlos Santana and credits her tapping ability to Eddie Van Halen ! If you want to see some real tapping check out the "Blooming" Official MV or "Onset" Official Live ! Thanks Nice Reaction =) New Sub
@@barrycounts490 amazing info thank you thank you!!!
I was shown tapping as a kid by my father and it’s something that I don’t see often enough so when Kanami did it I was just awestruck 😅
Can’t wait for more 🤘
@@NvrNrmlHave you seen the 'Eruption- Live without A Net' tour solo by Eddie Van Halen. Tapping and a whole world more 🔥
@@philproffitt8363 I dont think so, but i have seen a lot of Van Halen's tapping and was shown a lot of Aldo Viccaro (i may have misspelt that) as a kid... tapping was insane to me and i still love it
If your'e a fan of tapping then have a listen to their instrumental 'Onset' live in which Kanami goes to town, as an aside she has great respect for Eddie Van Halen from whom she picked up the technique after watching Eruption.
Definitely going to have to!
I was shown Aldo Viccaro as a kid (hope i spelt that right) and have been blown away by string tapping ever since
Miku, the rhythm guitarist, even has a Van Halen amp installed on stage.
I think you would really like their song Warning. It goes hard and has a MV
@@falconsooner Ouu thank you! :)
There's a great drum solo on "Freedom," the official live video. Thanks for the reaction.
The best thing to happen to rock since and roll was added. Enjoy your B-M journey you will not regret it, cheers from down under 👍🍻
Bruuuuunoooo! 🍺🍻🍻🍺🍻🍺🍺🍺🍻🍻🍺🍻🍺🍻🍻🍻🍺🍻🥴🕊️
@@RogerChance5309 ROOOOOGGGGEEEER guess what I'm doing, rhymes with mand aid and gear 🤪😁👍🍻🍻🍻🍻
3.5 hours, 33 song setlist (this was #27) Best part? I was there😁
Welcome to the Maidiacs.
im jealous! thanks for having me :)
Band-Maid are Beautiful in every way!
Welcome home master, 🕊️💜 Po!
I am sure you will enjoy the journey through the pigeon hole.
BAND-MAID is my favorite band 🎀🤘.
Roger strikes again 🍻
I can see why so many people love them!!!
New sub here. Great reaction. Welcome to Band-Maid, you won’t be disappointed.
@@wilmac1 the performance still has me smiling a day later 🤘🥰
Thanks for reacting to the greatest hard rock band in the world! These ladies quickly became my favorite band a few years ago and seeing them perform live twice only solidified my love for them. You can pick any of the videos on their CZcams channel and not be disappointed, but I'll recommend the official live videos for Play, Freedom, Onset, Puzzle, Don't You Tell Me and the OMVs for Daydreaming, Dice, Protect You, Warning, YOLO and Blooming to begin with.
Im becoming a Maidiac more and more by the day 😅
Best rock band on the planet. Thanks again, Roger.
Thanks for the honest and competent reaction. If you like strictly metal music, there is another fantastic all -female Japanese band called Lovebites. I suggest you take a look at their YT channel where you will find all the videos you want, even the very recent ones. Personally I am a fan of both Band Maid and Lovebites, according to their different musical genre (hard rock and metal).
Bald Bestie. :)
Welcome to Band Maid.
Subbed and anxiously waiting for more from the Pigeon Hole.
Rock On!
I have been a fan of these girls for about 4 years now. Some of the best musicians alive today. I am 73 years old and have been into music since the early 1960s. They are as good, if not better than most.
They have just done a collaboration with The Warning. ( if you don't know them, you need to check them out) The rythm guitarist in the cutesy maid outfit was the original starter of the group. Miku.
I listen to Love Bites( another Japanese metal group) and Rolling Quartz( from South Korea.
@@christopherrmcarter1809 100% agree with you! Aside from a few heavier bands, Band-Maid is the first rock band to grab truly grab my attention since most of the “classics” after being raised on Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Black Sabbath etc.
These ladies are killllllller 💚🤘
Way to go Roger, You're the man!!!!!! NvrNrml, you're going to love jumping down this "pigeon-hole" of Band-Maid Music. They're a genre-defying rock band with over 130 songs in their arsenal. You will find they are true professionals who often bury hidden gems of music in their songs. The more you listen to them, the more you're going to love them. Band-Maid fans call ourselves Maidiacs with good reason. We're insanely loyal to this group of five extremely talented young Japanese females.
Bill! 🍺😁🕊️
Sign me up I'm all for it! 💚
@RogerChance5309 Roger, thanks for all you do to get the word out on OUR Maids!
@@user-fd9ds6gh4q Thank you for all your awesome comments! 🍺😁🕊️
One of the best live bands in the world.
Yea the outfits have evolved over time, originally they all wore traditional maid outfits. As time went on they began to make more individual choices on their outfits while leaving some elements inspired by maid outfits. Miku the Rhythm Guitarist and backing vocals as well as the one who came up with the idea for the band, being the only one still going for the more traditional looking maid outfit.
@@WorldOfNothin I love the individualized costumes! Super fitting and shows they still care about their original aesthetic but are staying true to themselves 🤘
🤘Maids!🤘
simply the best
Welcome to the greatest band you never heard of. They actually do a lot of Anime opening and closing themes, you'll see as you explore more. If you like "tapping" check out "Blooming" official music video........hang on!
From what I understand, this song was written for a friend of Saiki (Sy-kee Lead vocals) whos ex-boyfriend really broke her heart bad.
@@_JimS I love that idea, writing a song for your friend to help them heal is beautiful!
And there’s gonna be more on the way these girls are tooooo good 🤘💚
@@NvrNrml Indeed
Want a drum solo? Try Freedom live version😊
@@Ytf2024 thank you!!!🙏
I love this band - especially this video and "Manners/Black Hole" - I was introduced to them from following links connected with The Warning. Another "normal" Canuck.
Had the opposite experience, Roger (a Maidiac) introduced me to Band-Maid and then I found The Warning as a result :)
Since you enjoyed the finger tapping, I think you'd like one of their instrumental songs, Onset. There's a live video on their yt channel.
Welcome to *BAND MAID!*
stoked to start the journey!
Ah, you might want to listen to this again. Akane is really the one in the driver's (drummer's?) seat. Her drumming is pretty crazy if you focus on it, especially during the solos.
You're right, the more i listened to it the more i gave Akane the respect she deserved! I was more i guess, sad (not in a rude way) that she didnt get a specific highlighted moment as i loved the solos and vocals and was kinda waiting for that big drum moment others have mentioned ill find in different songs :)
@@NvrNrml There's always so much going on in their songs that it's hard to pick up on everything on first listen. 😄
You would enjoy Onset.
Hard to recommend the next song as their catalog is 120+ songs, in every flavor of rock. I guess you could do the other 3 songs from this concert that they posted. I consider Unleash as the appetizer, Don't You Tell Me as the first course, this song as the main course, and Endless Story as dessert.
@@DAVID-io9nj amazing thank you!
I loved the live performance so chances are those will be prioritized but as a whole definitely gonna have to check out more Band-Maid 💚🤘
Please also check out East of Eden and their track Cross♾️Roads. Finger Tapping for the Bassist! ☺️
Rock N with Band-Maid. loved it.
Great reaction NN! Subbed! I hope you take some of the many suggestions below and react to more Band-Maid soon! We have soooo many things to show you! 😉
Goodmorning try BLOOMING OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO. Band-Maid is stacked with great songs! And yeah they do anamie 😊
Good morning! Awesome thanks for the recommendation, I'm stoked to start my journey
This pairs up nicely, lyrically, with The Warning's "Animosity". :) czcams.com/video/LkAP-ydpTys/video.html
Roger doing yeoman's work!
Band-Maid is hard rock.
THE best Hard Rock band on Earth. For THE best Metal band on Earth, try another Japanese female 5 piece, Lovebites. Best Metal I've seen since the 20th century.
@@tonygriffin_ awesome! Thanks for the recommendation :)
@@NvrNrml If you love Metal, Japan is overflowing with talent - Lovebites, Nemophila, Hanabie (excellent vocal fry from the last 2), Asterism, Mellows, Ningen Isu...the list goes on and on. I stopped looking West for my Meatl back in 2016 when I discovered my first Japanese Metal band, Babymetal...who are also excellent. They all kill it live too.
@@tonygriffin_ Amazing thank you!!!
I tend to be one of those "i like this this and this but not these" from an artist guy, but stuff like Sleep Token (recent discovery) Bear Tooth Motionless in White and Asking Alexandria are high up there for me. I find i dont enjoy as much of the new rock as i did the old school stuff, but Band-Maid and from what y'all are saying Japanese rock as a whole may be my fix!!!
@@NvrNrml Hope you dive in headfirst and find lots of new superb music.
Talk about cultural appropriation, the Japanese have taken rock n' roll to a whole new higher level. America will never be able to keep up.
If you want to see Band Maid as anime characters, you can react to their music video of "Unleashed".
@@eatsmylifeYT sadly I don’t have a ton of experience with Japanese rock outside of anime and what I’ve been shown, but just off Band-Maid alone I agree they’ve raised the bar by miles 🤘
@@NvrNrml You've fallen into a very deep rabbit hole, not just with Band Maid but with Japanese rock and heavy metal. Heavy Metal has found a new home in Japan, and there are so many bands to listen and react to.
The popular all-female bands today are Lovebites, Hanabie, Nemophila, NEK!, and maybe Babymetal, although many heavy metal purists consider Babymetal a pop trio backed by a heavy metal band.
@@eatsmylifeYT Amazing! Thank you for the info honestly really appreciate it, the female vocals fit punk rock/heavy metal so well I cant wait to explore more :)
@@NvrNrml You're welcome!
Japan has ton of great music, esp all female rock/metal bands (Lovebites, Nemophila, Hanabie., Gacharic Spin aso aso)
Ah, there goes Roger Chance spreading Hate on the internet again. Nobody spreads as much Hate as Roger!
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I don’t think I’ve ever heard anybody stop so many times during guitar solos.🙀
IM SORRY! in hindsight im mad at myself too!
I was just blown away and wasn't expecting it, with being first impression and limiting my research I genuinely wasn't ready xD
Will be an improvement I make going forward I promise!!!
@@NvrNrml They are all great musicians. They sincerely appreciate their fans and are very humble..
If I may suggest, watch the MV of “Thrill”. That got them to where they are today. This was their first video. The producers were ready to disband them. “Thrill” took off and brought them to where they are today.
I think their fans feel a certain attachment to them that many of us haven’t had for a band in years.
Keep on with the reactions and enjoy the ride.
FYI. Miku, founder of the band couldn’t even play guitar in the beginning.
😁🤗👍🥰🤘🕊👀🥃
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Finger tap?,then you may check "Onset".
Great reaction! But Never Stop in solos.
Roger hooking you up
Premiering @ 2pm EST today! We did... ANOTHER BAND-MAIDS VIDEO AND SHOUTED ALL YOU LOVELY FOLKS OUT!!! Thank you for the love, lemme know if the improvements were worth it! :)
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Who is this Roger Chance of whom you speak? We've never heard of him. Next you're going to tell me there's a Gary Holloway or BM4Life.
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@@RogerChance5309 What the... holy... you EXIST! ;)
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Normally our Maids... their songs are very uplifting and inspiring. But not this song... someone got cheated on, I don't remember exactly who... but this song took a deviation from their norm.
@@tommyjohnson9175 another Maidiac explained that! I thought that was amazing!
I’m usually more for the punk side of rock but I’m down for some change ups. The passion these girls have is unreal 🤘
Band Maid is japans best rock band next try Lovebites they are japans best metal band 😊
Welcome to the rabbit hole of Female JROCK. Nemophilia is more hard metal. Hanabia can be the most Japanese in mix of culture. Lovebites holds the more Speed metal. All are great in their own way. Still prefer Bandmaid over all but hey variety.
Wrong type of maids. Watch out for the assassin maid (the bass player MISA is known ass the Barefoot Assassin)
ouuu thats cool! i loved the edgey look to the "cafe" maid outfits and that nickname fits their bad assery!
Just a pretty please, don't stop in the middle of a solo.
1000% in hindsight bad move! Still learning and figuring out the right way to do it but I am taking all of these tips into consideration and appreciate them a lot!!! I was just really impressed and didnt want to miss anything so stopping felt more natural than trying to drown them out or revisiting/repeating as frequently
@@NvrNrml Hope I didn't sound like a jerk. It's great you liked them. Roger Chance is the Band Maid Messiah. The more you get into them the more you'll realize how good they really are and how many genres they blend. They've actually become their own genre.
@@topographic1973ify oh no not at all!! I genuinely appreciate the feedback! I’m still new to recording and content creation so I take everything into consideration for improving 💚
@@NvrNrml I'm almost 73 and discovered Band Maid about six years or seven years ago and have been a Maidiac ever since, they dragged me back into rock after years of being into prog. Keep going down the pigeon hole (you'll understand later if you stick with them.)
You’re stopping the video way too much. Especially NEVER stop during a solo!!!! “Shut up when Kanami is speaking!”
My baaad! Still learning and figuring out the right way to do it but I am taking all of these tips into consideration and appreciate them a lot!!! I was just really impressed and didnt want to miss anything haha
If you have to pause so often try saying something constructive..pausing on solos seriously
He will learn 😂😂😂
@@glynevans4119 appreciate the feedback!
Still learning and I was just kinda blown away 😅 honestly wasn’t expecting this great of a performance 🤘
Sorry can't watch this anymore all the stops during the solo is just PAINFUL
Constant pausing, inane comments, pausing the solos! An amazing performance ruined by a terrible reaction.
Apologies, still new to the react space trying to learn!
Any tips or suggestions (specifically on my "insane comments") would be greatly appreciated!
How much can you chopped a great performance with an excess of annoying pauses?😕
Now we get the answer?😡
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@@COTTERO apologies my reaction rubbed you the wrong way, I use the pauses to say what I am thinking without it clashing with the instrumentals.
Still a work in progress on this channel but I will look to improve. But hey, if this isn’t your thing there’s always other styles of reactions no need for hostility 😂
@@NvrNrmlit’s your channel, pause when you want to. If people want to watch it uninterrupted that’s what Band-Maid’s channel is for. The only suggestion I have is making sure you back up a little after pausing to keep a little continuity…it’s easy to miss things with the Maids because they are very tricky lol.
@@davidpinney4091 100% the lesson I learned recently especially with “foreign” bands and my ADD I can miss stuff 😅
Appreciate the positive feedback🤘💚
as long as it not during a solo