BAND-MAID fans don't miss Saiki when it comes to their instrumentals. We actually look forward to a new instrumental with each new album, and they absolutely use the instrumentals (and Miku led songs) to give Saiki a break during live shows. They did that during their US tour last year. We also love when they delve into the metal side of things. The one thing we do wish is that Kanami would let loose like this more often. We can agree with you on that one for sure. It's just not really her style to make a song all about her. We are thankful that she made an exception here. This is the highest score you've given BAND-MAID if I'm not mistaken. 😁
Misa deliberately kept it simple and melodic - she actually composed her bass solo on keyboard before playing it on bass. It provides an amazing contrast with Kanami's fretwork.
I've done this comment somewhere before.. but I always imagine From Now On as a hero's journey. Kanami's guitar showcases ups and downs: in "verses" it's struggle, in "chorus" it's uplifting, in solo it's the culmination. Misa's bass in "breakdown" always reminds me of "calm before the storm", preparations before final "battle", advice of "wise character" to our "hero". Ending of the song is like, reliving all the struggles hero passed to get there where he is now, at the dawn of victory at the greatest challenge and it ends on a high note... .. Is it a cliffhanger or is it a victory? I friggin love this song I imagine that somebody will pick it up for a movie at some point. PS I don't believe many fans "miss" Saiki, we all know that their liveshows are 2+ hours and bad ass instrumentals like this + Miku featured songs are like blessing for Saiki to rest her voice in the middle of concert. We are used to it, we expect it and we want it. :) Cheers.
I can't help but agree with you 100% on everything you've said here, especially on the topic of Band-Maid vs. Lovebites. There should be no "vs" here, it's absolutely unnecessary. I love and enjoy both bands. Great reaction!
@@billb.5183 My opinion is that if you are amazing you are at a top leaf in the tree and no comparison is possible or necessary regarding greatness. And both Lovebites and BAND-MAID are amazing.
I think the only thing Band-Maid is versus is themselves in the past. They are always striving to improve themselves, so the only thing they are in competition with is themselves. And MISA said that during the writing of this EP, she used her computer instead of her normal of just knocking back a drink or two and picking up her bass. She said that she was intentionally working so she wouldn't fall into a rut or copy others.
Thanks again from Japan 有難う💛。 You finally took up this song I love. I witnessed it performed live twice with this MV quality in Tokyo and dropped my jaw twice 😲. I believe so did many of American audience at 12 venues during their 2022 US tour. This song has been normally played in the middle of the setlist to give Saiki some break as you said. They played this song, however, as opening at three festivals (including Aftershock, Sacramento) and in Guns N' Roses concert in Japan as support to the legendary band. Yeah! they showed off their skills and talents to the audience who knew nothing about the girls in maid outfit on the stage. I felt as if I heard them screaming "Hey guys! Listen to us and open your eyes wide! We are not the persons that you think ! Salute us!".
MISA MISA MISA!!!!! I'm am so surprised and pleased that Band-Maid had the guts to release an instrumental. Saiki never ceases to impress Me, that She had no problems with the band releasing something without Her is just so so Band-Maid.
@@IdiotPosterBoy I think that he meant BAND-MAID release an instrumental as a official music video. I don't recall that a band with a singer as ever released a MV for an instrumental 🤔
@@IdiotPosterBoy the only ones released on a mini or full album are "From Now On" from "Unleash!!!!!" and " Without Holding Back" from the Regular vers of "Unseen World" others where either B sides, extras or bonuses for early purchase.
This has to be put differently. Yes, Band-Maid is hard rock in their core, but they always like to step into other genres from there. Pop, Jazz, Groove, Punk and yes, surprise, Metal. Always depending on the song, always unique and excellent. And you don't seem to know the Band-Maid fans very well, as most of us will always enjoy one of their fabulous instrumentals. Hell, even Saiki does! 🙂 And btw, it's not Band-Maid vs. Lovebites, it's Band-Maid AND Lovebites!
I love the fact that Band-Maid make tracks without Saiki every once in a blue moon. Especially when you learn about what Saiki has gone through with her voice. It certainly gives her a chance to rest her voice during concerts. And the second benefit is that it lets us get to hear what the rest of the band is capable of. One a side note, It's great to see how far Miku has come with the guitar. She just gets better and better. These ladies are all so talented.
Saiki doesn't mind when the other girls do their stuff. It gives her the chance to rest and do other things. And she is fully aware how much we fans love seeing Kanami, Akane, Misa and Miku go hard and heavy. All of their instrumentals are inventive and original. By the way this is Kanami all the way. She is a rock girl through and through.
I appreciate that you continue to reaction to Band-Maid all the time, while many reactors initially rave about Band-Maid, but disappear after a few reactions to a few songs. And I'm glad too that you liked the song amidst your usual frank opinions and harsh evaluations of likes and dislikes. And don't worry. Maidiacs loves Saiki's vocals, but we also love instrumental songs!👍
@@GaryHolloway-810 Sorry, I just noticed your reply as I have not received any notification at all again. I am looking forward to the day when Sai-chan play piano or guitar and participate in instrumental song.😄
They have used this mid set but also as an attention getting opener at festivals. They are touring the U.S. again in May through August; you should catch a live show. They just released an mv for "Memorable" a love letter to fans that you probably won't like personally (has a sort of country rock ballad feel) but the attention to detail is there again. These ladies never mail it in and they respect the audience.
From now on sounds great live as well! I was on the rail when I recorded Kanami up close. Band-Maid incorporates many genre’s in their writing of music but to be safe they’re more rock than anything! Knowing that Miku used to work at a maid cafe, she took that concept and blended it with music, personality, and character! I’m glad you liked the tune man! Awesome reaction and thoughts David!
Obi-Wan Kanami's compositional skills are up there with the very best (I prefer her scores for 5 band members better than most Mozart's compositions for quintets!). The band opened with this a few times on their recent USA tour and there are a couple of very good fancam close-ups of Kanami getting into her zone and pushing her limits playing this (her emotion shows across her face and she got weak with anaemia at the end of the tour with her non-stop dedication. I wouldn't worry about Saiki not being here as they have several instrumental songs, at least one of which they play at every gig - we call it "Saiki's pee break"! I used to say that Band-Maid were a Rock band but, over the years, I've seen them utilise many genres in their music - Rock, Metal, Jazz, Blues, Funk, Rap and others - so now I just call their genre "Band-Maid Style"! Great reaction, analysis and score - as usual.
When they did this during the 2022 US tour, Kanami would walk over to her amp while Misa was doing her bass solo and grab a long pull on her water bottle. She would return back up front about when Miku strummed the transition between bass lead to drum lead. They performed this perfectly every time. Did Kanami write herself a break? When I first saw this video several months ago, I was awestruck. I had to remind myself to breathe and to was wiping tears of joy from my eyes. I don't care whether Kanami is considered as a technically skilled guitarist or no, but I do know that she is a gifted composer. I never hesitate to give them a '10' rating. I know they'll go to '11' the next time!
Saiki wanted an instrumental to open their recent ep, and this little masterpiece was born (well, chosen). And yes, the band paired this song (plus Onset at a couple shows) with a Miku lead song to allow Saiki a break mid-show during their US tour last fall. Suspect they'll use similar arrangements in the future.
I love this song, got really nothing else to add regarding it 😆. Another great instrumental piece from them is "Without holding back", hope that song makes it here one day.
This might be the highest score you have given for a BM song. I'm pretty sure the previous highest was 9.2 or possibly 9.3. The girls worked really hard on their skills during the pandemic and it shows here. It was great to see Kanami show off but she did so in flow of the song. Based on interviews....Saiki is really proud of this song as well.
Yep Domination got 9.2 as well. But if you really want to see Dave's 2 lowest ever scores for a band then check out his 2 reactions to "Sisters". Comedy gold that is.🤣
Agree! Tone is without a doubt metal. But the girls core is hard-rock, inspired by pop, metal, prog... yes, even Jazz in some songs. About instrumentals... Yes they became an essential part of Saikis "pee-break". Not sure what came first: the breaks or Saikis throat issues. Quite sure the instrumentals were ideas Kanami had discarded, because she struggled to find the vocal melody. "Play" was the first, but was soon upgraded, when Saiki liked it so much and wondered if Miku could make lyrics to it. I kind of can see her sitting backstage humming for her self. To replace it came "onset", which by many still consider their best. Gives me Rush "YYZ" vibes somehow? My favourite is "Without holding back", which for sure is metal, but got an irresistible drive. Some nice superlight progressive doublekicks, great guitarwork. Love the use of the egyptian (?) scale. They weren't primarly written for the breaks, but also to give Miku some run for the money and enhance her skills. Like she didn't have the chance of hiding behind her vocals.
I had Asim Searah (former Wintersun guitarist) react to this on Twitch. He thought Kanami's guitar tone was a bit more bright and tinny than he'd like. I kinda agree that it might sound better with a warmer tone, but then again, I can't imagine hearing it any differently. Miku's tone is always perfectly chunky. Yes, I know Kanami records Miku's parts in the studio, but I'm pretty sure she uses Miku's rig to do so.
Hey David, been looking forward to seeing you react to this one. I knew this one would be right up your alley. Band Maid fans love their instrumentals. I saw them in DC and they performed this and onset back to back and it was a treat. Have a good one!
Thanks for the video and the analysis ;) and I'm glad you liked this one (I was 99.99% sure you would lol). I totally agree with you, it's always better to play something tasteful and that fits the song than something spectacular, but that feels artificial ;) Greetings from Spain ;)
Metal this one, I agree. TBH, I wish they had a few more instrumentals than they do; I've loved all their instrumentals so far. Saiki always gets a break anyway when Miku does her omajinai-time and interacts with the audience. So with an instrumental thrown in as well Saiki gets two breaks; a good thing because their sets are long.
@@GaryHolloway-810 Thanks Gary. I can't hide my favoritism. I love each Maid in a different way for the special things they bring but Mincho surrounds my heart and soul. 🥰
I have say seeing these amazing ladies perform this song live was next level awesome! It sounded even better live(if that’s possible) great reaction my friend and I also need say seeing your face when you realized this was more metal was priceless. More Band Maid please. Peace from NYC
They played a snippet of this song, including that incredible intro, in their U.S. tour announcement video. As soon as I heard it, I knew I HAD TO GO to a show. I literally ordered tickets right then and there.
I love Band Maid , because she explore so many style , Métal , Hard Rock , J pop , Rap , Jazz , Kanami Tono is a big songwriter and a very good guitariste .
I had a chance to see Band-Maid be the opening band for the Last Rockstars at the Hollywood Palladium last month and they opened their set with this instrumental, watching it live in person it's amazing to see the chemistry between Kanami, Miku and Misa! Band-Maid is a must see band!
Another great review! I love MISA's bassline in this! It really pulls me in. Awesome track and the ladies were on point! And we still love Saiki even when she's taking a track break! :)
FROM NOW ON Band-Maid will grow in popularity even faster as their 2023 BAND-MAID 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR in the US continues… DATE CITY VENUE May 14 Houston,TX Bayou Music Center May 15 Austin,TX Emo's May 18 Daytona,FL Welcome to Rockville Fest May 19 Atlanta,GA Buckhead May 21 Nashville,TN Brooklyn Bowl May 22 Charlotte,NC Underground May 24 Detroit,MI St Andrews Hall May 26 Columbus,OH Sonic Temple Festival May 27 St. Louis,MO Pointfest Radio Show In addition, their ongoing Japan tour features about 25 concerts including "KNOTFEST JAPAN 2023" on "DAY 1 ROADSHOW" on Saturday, April 1. AND they continue to write and record their new album. The Maids are one of the hardest working super groups in the business! Thx, David!
For more heavy Band Maid, check out "I'll" off Unleash or especially "I Still Seek Revenge" off Unseen World. They played them as a two-fer in their Tokyo show--I'm hoping a video will come out of that.
*Finally!!!!* That's what *BAND-MAID* do is put smiles on peoples faces 😊 🤘 should check out *BAND-MAID / Beauty and the beast* BTW nice shirt *Cliff 'Em All Metallica* 🤘🤘🤘
I agree! Face it, when they recomposed all those songs for their acoustic streaming show they did. Some had 3 members, some songs used four members and a few with all five of them... No one I saw said they weren't Band Maid because they didn't use all five members on every song during that performance.
Thanks from Germany for another great Reaction Video about Band-Maid. "From Now on" is definitly one of the best Instrumentals from BAND-MAID, right after my personal No.1 Instrumental "Without holding back".
"I just said her name a minute ago" had a chance to shine! Hahahahaaahaa...love ya, Dave! I do understand...the difficulties inherent in contemporaneous speech--great recovery, though! To be memorable a band has to exhibit, nay, exude character AND play great music--though if you've got enough character, the music doesn't have to be great! hehehe...BTW, I nailed your score, Dave! It's been happening a lot lately--"we have to stop meeting like this"...hahahaha...Always a good show, Dave, when you wrestle with greatness!
Great reaction David. What you said about Lovebites is true, well said. The 'my taste in music/bands is better than yours' is so juvenile. Both bands are awesome at what they do.
I really think you would love the rest of the EP they released this song with. Songs like "I'll" and "HATE" are two of my favorites they have ever produced
Now, I'm curious. What exactly defines a song as Hard Rock, as opposed to say, Metal or just plain good ol' Rock? I always had the impression that AC/DC was Hard Rock, but their music seems way more "slow paced" than Band Maid's. Could anyone please explain? Thanks!
There is an instrumental version of their previous album, Unseen World, that comes with the purchase of their song book. It becomes apparent when you listen to the songs with out the vocals that Unseen World is a progressive metal album. The vocal melodies overlaid on top soften it up and cover some of the details. It’s Band Maid doing Band Maid things, and it’s always great.
I was hoping that you would react to this; I thought you would be impressed. There are several songs on the "Unleash" CD that are a little "darker" than what you are used to from them. Also, check out "I Still Seek Revenge" on the "Unseen World" CD - nice Mist work there. Thanks again for the reaction David; it's always great to hear your thoughts!
From what i understand, kanami, also miyako construct songs, guitar even vocal( like everything) started with a piano. I bet other bands do so in japan, tamu murata the Nemo phila drummer also does this. I'm not a musician though, is it a common thing? Would like ur thoughts on that though. Good for knowledge
At the Washington DC show they played one of their other instrumentals, "From Now On" followed by this song. They also did a Miku song. So, Saiki got a good 15 minute rest. And we were completely satisfied. Also, the fans do want Kanami to have more 'shred time'.
Would have this been better with vocals? Maybe but they aren't there and they won't be so it is what it is. Is this an amazing song? Yes it is and the reason is because they do something like this, and then they do something like that. Context matters if you're invested in this band at all but stand alone it's still great. I love that Kanami really gets to shine she's usually creating atmosphere and focusing on song writing but every once in a while she gets to pop off and this is a great example.
What I think is great is in interviews Saiki asked Kanami to write a bad ass instrumental that could be used as an opener at times and this was the result.
I think that over the next few years the true monster nature of will actually make it's way out with band maid they have been evolving and pretty certain the true evolution will arrive sometime in the next couple of years
B-M came out swinging on this one. And being that it's the first track on the Unleash!!!!! EP, it says something. Kanami means business. It's like all of a sudden she woke up and said "F* it, it's time." And Saiki said "Do it, I just wanna sit back and watch what happens". This is a Kanami masterpiece, a Mincho masterpiece. I was so happy when this came out. To see her finally take a whole song to flex to the entire world. Sometimes she just has to let Mincho loose, and drop the mic every now and then. ぽ
It's even good live, don't need to react again, but their performance at the Boston concert is worth a watch on your free time. czcams.com/video/1gmH4EcwrC8/video.html
Good review. This was Kanamis showcase. OK - all other played super well - but it was 2000% Kanami. Just as Mr Heretic, before this video I did not know how good she was. Now I know. Different bands do different. In Lovebites the two guitarists showcase (almost) every song. In BAND-MAID showcasing is not a thing, except sometimes. The song is more important. The group and the audience is more important. Different groups, different ways to be a spectacular band. And the analysis of MISAS solo was just right. It was tasteful, it actually was VERY tasteful, I really loved it. But it was not spectacular.
Interesting info somewhere down there. MISA, more or less, saying - sure I can play some cool stuff but I do not want to steal the show. That was nice of her. She maybe is not so bad as she try to look :)
All of Bandmaid's instrumentals are awesome, it isnt just Kanami playing she writes the music showing that skill as well. Bandmaid does 3 things to give Saiki a break in their long concerts, An instrumental, Miku Magic time(or some sort of Miku audience interaction and one song where Miku is the lead singer. Another great one is Without Holding Back, but for some extra on that one. Herman Li invited Kanami and Miku on his twitch to "audition" for bandmaid and the 3 of them played Without Holding Back, Herman was in fact dressed as a Maid and added his Dragonforce flare to the song as they played it. It is a great video. Of course the real MV is just as good as this From now On. Another good one is Onset Live. I agree this was Metal, Bandmaid is mostly hardrock of course but they do occasionally tap into Metal or the other way into groove and rock.
I love Saiki, I value and respect Miku (I would be in mourning for a decade if either had their role or style in the group changed [that's not exaggeration to make a point]), but...take any of the band's heavier songs, remove all vocals, and then see if your impression of the song has changed. It's nice to see what the instrumentalists do when the harnesses are (at least partially) slashed.
As a general rule I am not so fond of Band Maids instrumentals. However, this is probably my favourite. Your enthusiasm for the track is infectious and I enjoyed From Now On, to a greater extent watching your reaction. Kanami, showing why she is my and thousands of others future wife 🤣Akane playing more fills than Keith Moon. I am totally with you when people compare bands or assign them a specific genre. It boils down to my brother is bigger than yours and belongs in the playground.
BAND-MAID fans don't miss Saiki when it comes to their instrumentals. We actually look forward to a new instrumental with each new album, and they absolutely use the instrumentals (and Miku led songs) to give Saiki a break during live shows. They did that during their US tour last year. We also love when they delve into the metal side of things. The one thing we do wish is that Kanami would let loose like this more often. We can agree with you on that one for sure. It's just not really her style to make a song all about her. We are thankful that she made an exception here. This is the highest score you've given BAND-MAID if I'm not mistaken. 😁
Misa deliberately kept it simple and melodic - she actually composed her bass solo on keyboard before playing it on bass. It provides an amazing contrast with Kanami's fretwork.
I've done this comment somewhere before.. but I always imagine From Now On as a hero's journey.
Kanami's guitar showcases ups and downs: in "verses" it's struggle, in "chorus" it's uplifting, in solo it's the culmination. Misa's bass in "breakdown" always reminds me of "calm before the storm", preparations before final "battle", advice of "wise character" to our "hero".
Ending of the song is like, reliving all the struggles hero passed to get there where he is now, at the dawn of victory at the greatest challenge and it ends on a high note...
.. Is it a cliffhanger or is it a victory? I friggin love this song I imagine that somebody will pick it up for a movie at some point.
PS
I don't believe many fans "miss" Saiki, we all know that their liveshows are 2+ hours and bad ass instrumentals like this + Miku featured songs are like blessing for Saiki to rest her voice in the middle of concert. We are used to it, we expect it and we want it. :)
Cheers.
I can't help but agree with you 100% on everything you've said here, especially on the topic of Band-Maid vs. Lovebites. There should be no "vs" here, it's absolutely unnecessary. I love and enjoy both bands. Great reaction!
There is so much amazing hard rock and metal music coming out of Japan right now. Why love just one band? It makes zero sense.
@@billb.5183 My opinion is that if you are amazing you are at a top leaf in the tree and no comparison is possible or necessary regarding greatness. And both Lovebites and BAND-MAID are amazing.
I think the only thing Band-Maid is versus is themselves in the past. They are always striving to improve themselves, so the only thing they are in competition with is themselves.
And MISA said that during the writing of this EP, she used her computer instead of her normal of just knocking back a drink or two and picking up her bass. She said that she was intentionally working so she wouldn't fall into a rut or copy others.
Grey o7
@@polskabob359 'Lo Bob.
Thanks again from Japan 有難う💛。 You finally took up this song I love. I witnessed it performed live twice with this MV quality in Tokyo and dropped my jaw twice 😲. I believe so did many of American audience at 12 venues during their 2022 US tour. This song has been normally played in the middle of the setlist to give Saiki some break as you said. They played this song, however, as opening at three festivals (including Aftershock, Sacramento) and in Guns N' Roses concert in Japan as support to the legendary band. Yeah! they showed off their skills and talents to the audience who knew nothing about the girls in maid outfit on the stage. I felt as if I heard them screaming "Hey guys! Listen to us and open your eyes wide! We are not the persons that you think ! Salute us!".
MISA MISA MISA!!!!! I'm am so surprised and pleased that Band-Maid had the guts to release an instrumental. Saiki never ceases to impress Me, that She had no problems with the band releasing something without Her is just so so Band-Maid.
Also (I heard) that Saiki wanted this song.
They have done an occasional instrumental every now and then. Not one for every record, but I think most have one.
@@IdiotPosterBoy I think that he meant BAND-MAID release an instrumental as a official music video. I don't recall that a band with a singer as ever released a MV for an instrumental 🤔
@@IdiotPosterBoy the only ones released on a mini or full album are "From Now On" from "Unleash!!!!!" and " Without Holding Back" from the Regular vers of "Unseen World" others where either B sides, extras or bonuses for early purchase.
@@fringelord we’re talking about bands with a singer releasing a music video for an instrumental.
Give us an exemple if it’s common 🙂
This has to be put differently. Yes, Band-Maid is hard rock in their core, but they always like to step into other genres from there. Pop, Jazz, Groove, Punk and yes, surprise, Metal. Always depending on the song, always unique and excellent.
And you don't seem to know the Band-Maid fans very well, as most of us will always enjoy one of their fabulous instrumentals. Hell, even Saiki does! 🙂
And btw, it's not Band-Maid vs. Lovebites, it's Band-Maid AND Lovebites!
I love your last sentance, don't see any conflict in loving both bands
It was metal. I agree. I also think that Black Hole is sort of metal, too. Akane's drumming is insane in that song. Love it. Band-maid rocks!
Prog
@@powbobs Yeah - Black hole is definitely prog. I am not sure about the nomenclature for rock prog and metal prog though :)
I love the fact that Band-Maid make tracks without Saiki every once in a blue moon. Especially when you learn about what Saiki has gone through with her voice. It certainly gives her a chance to rest her voice during concerts. And the second benefit is that it lets us get to hear what the rest of the band is capable of.
One a side note, It's great to see how far Miku has come with the guitar. She just gets better and better. These ladies are all so talented.
This is B-M's second best instrumental. It's a shiny jewel.
I love it ❤❤️🔥❤
Saiki doesn't mind when the other girls do their stuff. It gives her the chance to rest and do other things. And she is fully aware how much we fans love seeing Kanami, Akane, Misa and Miku go hard and heavy. All of their instrumentals are inventive and original. By the way this is Kanami all the way. She is a rock girl through and through.
Had a feeling you'd dig this one. Thanks as always man! Also FYI, the Tokyo Garden show they did earlier this year was about a 3 hour set lol.
They played for two hours and MCed for forty five minutes. Just being nitpicky. 😄
@@billb.5183 mc1, mc2 etc. part of the set list to me man lol
@@rockandrollrockandrollrock6930 I see where you're coming from. 😀
I appreciate that you continue to reaction to Band-Maid all the time, while many reactors initially rave about Band-Maid, but disappear after a few reactions to a few songs. And I'm glad too that you liked the song amidst your usual frank opinions and harsh evaluations of likes and dislikes. And don't worry. Maidiacs loves Saiki's vocals, but we also love instrumental songs!👍
And we like Saikumentals. (That's when Sai-chan sings & plays solo on B-M Prime).😁
@@GaryHolloway-810 Sorry, I just noticed your reply as I have not received any notification at all again.
I am looking forward to the day when Sai-chan play piano or guitar and participate in instrumental song.😄
They have used this mid set but also as an attention getting opener at festivals. They are touring the U.S. again in May through August; you should catch a live show. They just released an mv for "Memorable" a love letter to fans that you probably won't like personally (has a sort of country rock ballad feel) but the attention to detail is there again. These ladies never mail it in and they respect the audience.
From now on sounds great live as well! I was on the rail when I recorded Kanami up close. Band-Maid incorporates many genre’s in their writing of music but to be safe they’re more rock than anything! Knowing that Miku used to work at a maid cafe, she took that concept and blended it with music, personality, and character! I’m glad you liked the tune man! Awesome reaction and thoughts David!
From Now On what we need is less Pop FM & More Rock ephemera by the awesome BAND-MAID.😁👌
Who else had to google "ephemera"?
I actually knew what it was, but only because I googled it after Sheldon Cooper used the term on TBBT years ago. 🤣
@@billb.5183Yeah but he's a genius so that's ok.😁
@@patron40silver Justin Bieber did. But he also had to Google FM too.🤣
Gary o7
Obi-Wan Kanami's compositional skills are up there with the very best (I prefer her scores for 5 band members better than most Mozart's compositions for quintets!). The band opened with this a few times on their recent USA tour and there are a couple of very good fancam close-ups of Kanami getting into her zone and pushing her limits playing this (her emotion shows across her face and she got weak with anaemia at the end of the tour with her non-stop dedication. I wouldn't worry about Saiki not being here as they have several instrumental songs, at least one of which they play at every gig - we call it "Saiki's pee break"! I used to say that Band-Maid were a Rock band but, over the years, I've seen them utilise many genres in their music - Rock, Metal, Jazz, Blues, Funk, Rap and others - so now I just call their genre "Band-Maid Style"! Great reaction, analysis and score - as usual.
Jedi master obi wan
@@polskabob359 She certainly has the force!
@tonygriffin_ dude I love ur back to the future minchu vid
When they did this during the 2022 US tour, Kanami would walk over to her amp while Misa was doing her bass solo and grab a long pull on her water bottle. She would return back up front about when Miku strummed the transition between bass lead to drum lead. They performed this perfectly every time. Did Kanami write herself a break?
When I first saw this video several months ago, I was awestruck. I had to remind myself to breathe and to was wiping tears of joy from my eyes. I don't care whether Kanami is considered as a technically skilled guitarist or no, but I do know that she is a gifted composer. I never hesitate to give them a '10' rating. I know they'll go to '11' the next time!
Saiki wanted an instrumental to open their recent ep, and this little masterpiece was born (well, chosen). And yes, the band paired this song (plus Onset at a couple shows) with a Miku lead song to allow Saiki a break mid-show during their US tour last fall. Suspect they'll use similar arrangements in the future.
I love this song, got really nothing else to add regarding it 😆. Another great instrumental piece from them is "Without holding back", hope that song makes it here one day.
This might be the highest score you have given for a BM song. I'm pretty sure the previous highest was 9.2 or possibly 9.3. The girls worked really hard on their skills during the pandemic and it shows here. It was great to see Kanami show off but she did so in flow of the song. Based on interviews....Saiki is really proud of this song as well.
Yes, 9,2 Rinne
Yep Domination got 9.2 as well. But if you really want to see Dave's 2 lowest ever scores for a band then check out his 2 reactions to "Sisters". Comedy gold that is.🤣
@@GaryHolloway-810 Thanks for the tip!!
Misa misa misa
Agree! Tone is without a doubt metal.
But the girls core is hard-rock, inspired by pop, metal, prog... yes, even Jazz in some songs.
About instrumentals... Yes they became an essential part of Saikis "pee-break".
Not sure what came first: the breaks or Saikis throat issues.
Quite sure the instrumentals were ideas Kanami had discarded, because she struggled to find the vocal melody. "Play" was the first, but was soon upgraded, when Saiki liked it so much and wondered if Miku could make lyrics to it. I kind of can see her sitting backstage humming for her self.
To replace it came "onset", which by many still consider their best. Gives me Rush "YYZ" vibes somehow? My favourite is "Without holding back", which for sure is metal, but got an irresistible drive. Some nice superlight progressive doublekicks, great guitarwork. Love the use of the egyptian (?) scale.
They weren't primarly written for the breaks, but also to give Miku some run for the money and enhance her skills. Like she didn't have the chance of hiding behind her vocals.
Akane is an alien on drums
Always is a good day for a band-maid reaction, the best band in the world period. Thanks David for react to them 🤘🤘
Thanks Mason and David!
Kanami show! 🎸🔥
LOVEBITES new album songs MV Judgement Day, Stand And Deliver(Shoot 'em Down) 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
IMHO, Fami has made them more fun for me, personally.
I had Asim Searah (former Wintersun guitarist) react to this on Twitch. He thought Kanami's guitar tone was a bit more bright and tinny than he'd like. I kinda agree that it might sound better with a warmer tone, but then again, I can't imagine hearing it any differently. Miku's tone is always perfectly chunky. Yes, I know Kanami records Miku's parts in the studio, but I'm pretty sure she uses Miku's rig to do so.
Hey David, been looking forward to seeing you react to this one. I knew this one would be right up your alley. Band Maid fans love their instrumentals. I saw them in DC and they performed this and onset back to back and it was a treat. Have a good one!
Thanks for the video and the analysis ;) and I'm glad you liked this one (I was 99.99% sure you would lol).
I totally agree with you, it's always better to play something tasteful and that fits the song than something spectacular, but that feels artificial ;)
Greetings from Spain ;)
I'm a fan and I thoroughly enjoy their instrumentals. Onset remains one of my favourite Band-Maid songs and From Now On is up there to.
Metal this one, I agree. TBH, I wish they had a few more instrumentals than they do; I've loved all their instrumentals so far. Saiki always gets a break anyway when Miku does her omajinai-time and interacts with the audience. So with an instrumental thrown in as well Saiki gets two breaks; a good thing because their sets are long.
They used this song as the opener on their short festival/opening act sets. They did use it during the Saiki break section mid-concert.
Great
They never cease to surprise nor amaze do they? Good review David, as always!
EPIC. loved it as much as you. The guitars gave me goosebumps a few times..
KANAMI! KANAMI! MINCHO! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
JK! JKK!....🤔um....ANSASBAND! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@@GaryHolloway-810 Thanks Gary. I can't hide my favoritism. I love each Maid in a different way for the special things they bring but Mincho surrounds my heart and soul. 🥰
@@jkkansasband7056 Jk you're a man after my own heart, albeit a more healthier heart than mine.😆
I have say seeing these amazing ladies perform this song live was next level awesome! It sounded even better live(if that’s possible) great reaction my friend and I also need say seeing your face when you realized this was more metal was priceless. More Band Maid please. Peace from NYC
Very well done! Song's complex, I like it.
They played a snippet of this song, including that incredible intro, in their U.S. tour announcement video. As soon as I heard it, I knew I HAD TO GO to a show. I literally ordered tickets right then and there.
For me, if a song makes it into the nines, I know you thought it was a great tune. Thanks, David.
Totally off topic but extreme dropped new song couple of days ago and new album coming. Nuno is on fire I think u will like it Mr H
9:56 Miku's pose reminds me of Eddie Van Halen (RIP) in this scene.
I love Band Maid , because she explore so many style , Métal , Hard Rock , J pop , Rap , Jazz , Kanami Tono is a big songwriter and a very good guitariste .
I had a chance to see Band-Maid be the opening band for the Last Rockstars at the Hollywood Palladium last month and they opened their set with this instrumental, watching it live in person it's amazing to see the chemistry between Kanami, Miku and Misa! Band-Maid is a must see band!
Another great review! I love MISA's bassline in this! It really pulls me in. Awesome track and the ladies were on point! And we still love Saiki even when she's taking a track break! :)
Seeing them do this live was just mind-boggling. I was right in front of Kanami, and her hands were just a blur.
Nice score Dave, ur not fired
This is great🤘🏻
FROM NOW ON Band-Maid will grow in popularity even faster as their 2023 BAND-MAID 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR in the US continues…
DATE CITY VENUE
May 14 Houston,TX Bayou Music Center
May 15 Austin,TX Emo's
May 18 Daytona,FL Welcome to Rockville Fest
May 19 Atlanta,GA Buckhead
May 21 Nashville,TN Brooklyn Bowl
May 22 Charlotte,NC Underground
May 24 Detroit,MI St Andrews Hall
May 26 Columbus,OH Sonic Temple Festival
May 27 St. Louis,MO Pointfest Radio Show
In addition, their ongoing Japan tour features about 25 concerts including "KNOTFEST JAPAN 2023" on "DAY 1 ROADSHOW" on Saturday, April 1. AND they continue to write and record their new album. The Maids are one of the hardest working super groups in the business! Thx, David!
For more heavy Band Maid, check out "I'll" off Unleash or especially "I Still Seek Revenge" off Unseen World. They played them as a two-fer in their Tokyo show--I'm hoping a video will come out of that.
*Finally!!!!* That's what *BAND-MAID* do is put smiles on peoples faces 😊 🤘 should check out *BAND-MAID / Beauty and the beast*
BTW nice shirt *Cliff 'Em All Metallica* 🤘🤘🤘
🤔Hmmmmm *BAND-MAID* / *Metallica* wonder how that would sound? Oh! *Beauty and the beast* 😜
I agree! Face it, when they recomposed all those songs for their acoustic streaming show they did. Some had 3 members, some songs used four members and a few with all five of them... No one I saw said they weren't Band Maid because they didn't use all five members on every song during that performance.
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Thanks from Germany for another great Reaction Video about Band-Maid. "From Now on" is definitly one of the best Instrumentals from BAND-MAID, right after my personal No.1 Instrumental "Without holding back".
You might like another instrumental called WITHOUT HOLDING BACK.
Basically a Kanami solo finally
"I just said her name a minute ago" had a chance to shine! Hahahahaaahaa...love ya, Dave! I do understand...the difficulties inherent in contemporaneous speech--great recovery, though! To be memorable a band has to exhibit, nay, exude character AND play great music--though if you've got enough character, the music doesn't have to be great! hehehe...BTW, I nailed your score, Dave! It's been happening a lot lately--"we have to stop meeting like this"...hahahaha...Always a good show, Dave, when you wrestle with greatness!
Band Maid are having some fantastic instrumentals. Onset is slso epic👍
Best song of 2022.
I love the instrumentals they have produced. Think many fans like the instrumentals. I got to see this live in Phoenix. It was so good.
Great reaction David. What you said about Lovebites is true, well said. The 'my taste in music/bands is better than yours' is so juvenile. Both bands are awesome at what they do.
I really think you would love the rest of the EP they released this song with. Songs like "I'll" and "HATE" are two of my favorites they have ever produced
Now, I'm curious.
What exactly defines a song as Hard Rock, as opposed to say, Metal or just plain good ol' Rock?
I always had the impression that AC/DC was Hard Rock, but their music seems way more "slow paced" than Band Maid's.
Could anyone please explain?
Thanks!
There is an instrumental version of their previous album, Unseen World, that comes with the purchase of their song book. It becomes apparent when you listen to the songs with out the vocals that Unseen World is a progressive metal album. The vocal melodies overlaid on top soften it up and cover some of the details. It’s Band Maid doing Band Maid things, and it’s always great.
I was hoping that you would react to this; I thought you would be impressed. There are several songs on the "Unleash" CD that are a little "darker" than what you are used to from them. Also, check out "I Still Seek Revenge" on the "Unseen World" CD - nice Mist work there. Thanks again for the reaction David; it's always great to hear your thoughts!
From what i understand, kanami, also miyako construct songs, guitar even vocal( like everything) started with a piano. I bet other bands do so in japan, tamu murata the Nemo phila drummer also does this. I'm not a musician though, is it a common thing? Would like ur thoughts on that though. Good for knowledge
I don't see anything wrong with that, whatever it takes to get the ball rolling.
@@THEDavidHeretic maybe there's an advantage using piano( given that you really master the piano) over doing song for example using a guitar?
At the Washington DC show they played one of their other instrumentals, "From Now On" followed by this song. They also did a Miku song. So, Saiki got a good 15 minute rest. And we were completely satisfied. Also, the fans do want Kanami to have more 'shred time'.
Why should we miss Saiki in an instrumental ? It's to me their second best (first being Without Holding Back). Thx for your reaction.
Would have this been better with vocals? Maybe but they aren't there and they won't be so it is what it is. Is this an amazing song? Yes it is and the reason is because they do something like this, and then they do something like that. Context matters if you're invested in this band at all but stand alone it's still great. I love that Kanami really gets to shine she's usually creating atmosphere and focusing on song writing but every once in a while she gets to pop off and this is a great example.
What I think is great is in interviews Saiki asked Kanami to write a bad ass instrumental that could be used as an opener at times and this was the result.
Na we all love the instrumentals and i gotta say i just dig BM and have loved the band as a whole for multiple reason ever since i found em^^
I think that over the next few years the true monster nature of will actually make it's way out with band maid they have been evolving and pretty certain the true evolution will arrive sometime in the next couple of years
Band maid plays for about and hour and 40 minutes in concert.
B-M came out swinging on this one. And being that it's the first track on the Unleash!!!!! EP, it says something. Kanami means business. It's like all of a sudden she woke up and said "F* it, it's time." And Saiki said "Do it, I just wanna sit back and watch what happens". This is a Kanami masterpiece, a Mincho masterpiece. I was so happy when this came out. To see her finally take a whole song to flex to the entire world. Sometimes she just has to let Mincho loose, and drop the mic every now and then. ぽ
Band Maid likes youtube reactors so the odds are you're good! FYI. It sounds pretty much just this good LIVE!
Check out their instrumental, "After Life", if you haven't already.
Hey man you're the best!! Can I get a harrumph??
HARRUMPH!!!
FEELIN' YOU!!!
It's even good live, don't need to react again, but their performance at the Boston concert is worth a watch on your free time.
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Good review. This was Kanamis showcase. OK - all other played super well - but it was 2000% Kanami. Just as Mr Heretic, before this video I did not know how good she was. Now I know. Different bands do different. In Lovebites the two guitarists showcase (almost) every song. In BAND-MAID showcasing is not a thing, except sometimes. The song is more important. The group and the audience is more important. Different groups, different ways to be a spectacular band. And the analysis of MISAS solo was just right. It was tasteful, it actually was VERY tasteful, I really loved it. But it was not spectacular.
Interesting info somewhere down there. MISA, more or less, saying - sure I can play some cool stuff but I do not want to steal the show. That was nice of her. She maybe is not so bad as she try to look :)
David, Lovebites have already four new songs (two videos) om youtube 🙄
Bandmaid love reactors. So no worries about blocking.
Best Hard Rock band on the Planet right now.
All of Bandmaid's instrumentals are awesome, it isnt just Kanami playing she writes the music showing that skill as well. Bandmaid does 3 things to give Saiki a break in their long concerts, An instrumental, Miku Magic time(or some sort of Miku audience interaction and one song where Miku is the lead singer. Another great one is Without Holding Back, but for some extra on that one. Herman Li invited Kanami and Miku on his twitch to "audition" for bandmaid and the 3 of them played Without Holding Back, Herman was in fact dressed as a Maid and added his Dragonforce flare to the song as they played it. It is a great video. Of course the real MV is just as good as this From now On. Another good one is Onset Live. I agree this was Metal, Bandmaid is mostly hardrock of course but they do occasionally tap into Metal or the other way into groove and rock.
How many bands feature a mv instrumental .... ? Not many . This is just to tier work from the ladies .
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Love each Ladies performance, but this is Kanami's time to shrine and show off.
Amazing Hard Rock song with some metal flavor by Band Maid, if you want to hear real Metal, listen to the new album from Lovebites; Judgement Day!
Akane and Haruna are good friends. I bet the bands think it's funny that people think they are rivals.
I love Saiki, I value and respect Miku (I would be in mourning for a decade if either had their role or style in the group changed [that's not exaggeration to make a point]), but...take any of the band's heavier songs, remove all vocals, and then see if your impression of the song has changed. It's nice to see what the instrumentalists do when the harnesses are (at least partially) slashed.
This less humble session from Kanami was highly welcomed. MINCHO MINCHO MINCHO!!!
As a general rule I am not so fond of Band Maids instrumentals. However, this is probably my favourite. Your enthusiasm for the track is infectious and I enjoyed From Now On, to a greater extent watching your reaction.
Kanami, showing why she is my and thousands of others future wife 🤣Akane playing more fills than Keith Moon.
I am totally with you when people compare bands or assign them a specific genre. It boils down to my brother is bigger than yours and belongs in the playground.
Nah, it's still Band-Maid. Out of 100+ songs, we only have 4 instrumental songs from them, so each one is special.
You love instrumental but thier is a good one instrumental if given a chance to react without holding back instrumental...