Babymetal live in Japan always has audio as good or better than a studio recording. Literally. Almost every Japanese concert is being filmed and recorded for a blu-ray. Their live audio engineering is out of this world.
The way I interpret the lyrics, is that the subject looks at the night sky and imagines colors that represent her hopes and dreams for the future, but then a life changing event happens, the monochrome firework, and washes away all the color and with it her hopes and dreams. She gets through the dark times by imagining the colors are still there, but the result of the firework still persists and eventually despite the harm caused she will make those colors come back by smiling and being positive
Thanks again from Japan 有難う💛。[FYI : In the electric version of this song performed live at Yokohama venue on April 2, the audience (including me) sang that ♪ oh oh ohoo ♪ part with Moametal and Momometal while Su humming the melody in the sea of phone lights. What a bliss! ] The girls proved that they can do anything. They have forced people to bang their head with heavy music and sharp choreo. Now they can depict various images by just singing and project them into the listeners' brain to move people emotionally. Thank you BABYMETAL. And thank you Koba, the BM producer, for your serendipity. Some 13 years ago, you certainly discovered something amazing and sacred for us. Speaking of the three figures in white hood adding some background vocals, they are certainly homage to BM's girlhood with original three girls.
A lot of Babymetal songs mix English and Japanese, so that will be something you'll notice throughout your Babymetal journey. I will say that the one's you've reacted to couldn't be more from opposite ends of the spectrum, lol. I look forward to the next one.
Glad to see you're back with this beautiful song, I would have love if you share original version with all of us first as well the rest of new singles, so far no one is having copyright blocked issues so don't worry about it and come back soon. BM fans already know this type of unique acoustic version like Akatsuki Unfinished Version live at Legend 1997 or The One - Stairway To Living Legend, so we're used to this SuMetal's vocals power to reach and melting our hearts. She improve a lot with her English accent when singing and talking, so there's no reason for me to be a negative critics on them. Fans at Sabaton's Europe Tour are enjoying this song (original) each one of the concerts and having a magical moment. They also released this version and The One - Stairway To Living Legend for streaming platforms. Thanks for sharing your analysis and hope to see you next time 🦊🤘🌈
Basically married to Babymetal. Well you are correct that this is on another level. There is nothing that will draw me away from this group. I love Su, Moa, and Momo. I’m a hardcore metal; screamo kind of guy, but shoot these women always bring a tear. They actually inspire collaboration. Too bad all of the politicians don’t care.
Yeah. We revisited this song on our website knowing that and both wept deeply. I lived in that city. It’s close to my heart. Knowing the pain and hope within this song after knowing the context was really something special for me. I treasure that memory. -Chase
Great reaction ... was this a re-upload or am I just experiencing deja vu? Either way, you just noticed what we have all known about Su-metal and her vocal talents for a very long time. Just smile.🌈🦊
It is a re-upload. I am pretty sure the first upload had to be chopped up or they chopped it up thinking they would have to in order for it to stay up. This one is the full song/video.
This - Totally this. We decided to just say the heck with trying to please this RU-vid copywrite system. We’re putting out the best content we can for you guys and letting the chips fall where they may. Thanks for watching the full version. I hope it was a better watching experience for you.
@@ChaseAndRemmingtonMusic Thanks for doing that - and yes, I enjoyed it first time round, this time was even better (although with my deja vu I had a good idea of what you were going to say next😁).
Great reaction and discussion by both of you. As I am sure that it has been mentioned, you should consider following up with the lyric video with the studio track...it would be an interesting comparison and I would be interested in your thoughts on the visual aspect of it as well. Great job, once again.
Thank you for the reaction and teaching me a new word (as English is one of my second languages),.. well, re-upload. Yes, their is a lot going on in Babymetal (audio and visual) and her vocals don't always stand out because of it. But when you notice how much precision she puts in her singing you will be amazed. And she has to use a lot of power, so she can still be heard over all the metal music she normally sings over. 🙂
I love this performance of Monochrome. Hearing it stripped back and just allowing Su and Moa's voices to shine through is just something so unique and special. I get a little misty every time I hear it.
Yes, she has worked hard and has had a lot of training (Vocal coach reactors speak of her opera technique), but as this vid when she was 13 demonstrates, she was born very gifted: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-W4LAeF4McWE.html
I can't help but think of the tragedy that is shaking the land far north of Japan when I hear this song. The lyrics "During the dusk of Ragnarok What are we to see" echo in my head.
Nope, that's exactly how Moa recorded it on the Album too, so it was planned this way...the word "to" was dropped as a vocal technique to ensure the Flow of that part, and again with the word "it" in her second vocal set...and with the Huge number of International Fans they have, Me included, we are not surprised when we hear English in their songs and would be very surprised if there was a song without it! There are reasons, one of which you just witnessed, why they have won so many awards for "Best Live Performance" and "Best Live Act".... Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!
That’s really interesting. We learn so much here in the comments section. They have earned every fan. Pretty awesome group. I listen to the pretty regularly now, but only the songs we’ve first listened to in studio so I don’t spoil future reactions. Which is really hard because I want to listen to more. -Remmington
@@ChaseAndRemmingtonMusic They have included/sang in several other languages throughout their discography, to include English, Spanish, German and Hindi and not to mention languages of Featured Guests, Like F.Hero Rapping in the Thai language both live and on the Album song of Pa Pa Ya!!..I believe there are a few others but I forget a lot..LoL!!
From Gimme Chocolate to this shows the story and evolution og Babymetal for sure. They are always changing and evolving, especially now musically as they are growing up. This was probably the best and one of the first times fans got to hear Su's new leveled up adult voice truly showcased. Moa's English has come a long way, but to me the impact of the contrast of her softer almost soothing silky voice compared to Su's cutting soaring wall of emotion really makes those parts of the song amazing to me!
The lyrics are honestly very simple. The phrasing in English is more complicated than the Japanese. It’s more of knowing the background behind this song and having been to that city (I lived there for a short while) that makes this song so deeply moving. We re-reacted to this song knowing the context and both wept deeply. It’s such a hopeful yet painful and beautiful song. -Chase
Nice one, thanks! Extremely beautiful version of "Monochrome". It destroys the studio recording and only the actual live version is better because of what they add when they perform live. I love to see here the way Su-metal works her technique. This video is very unique in that way.
Beautiful 🥰 I see that you guys also react to k-pop! Have you heard of a Ppop boy group called sb19 from the philippines? they are really awesome too 😊 They are known as the best Live performers yet especially their performances in the wish bus. Promise you won’t regret 👍🏼
Totally agree with their American - English singing (unless it's distorted) but I've come to the reluctant conclusion the Japanese audience like it - even if it doesn't flow well (I don't subscribe to the doing it out of "respect" for the Western audience). I'm often shocked out of my usual BM trance when they switch to English and the USA accent starts to come through. In Japanese they absolutely shine though. Great reaction to my favourite group :D
I always find it frustrating how most people get introduced to Babymetal from Gimme Chocolate. It's really not a good representation of what current Babymetal has to offer. Not that it's bad, but it makes Babymetal look like it's just a gimmick when they're so much more than that. Su is easily my favorite vocalist ever. I'm glad Monochrome won you over!
TOTALLY agree - there's several to avoid at first hearing - Gimme Chocolate being one, some fan based songs and a few that are very pop like or maybe just too heavy (I wouldn't recommend "death" to a pop lover for example as an intro 😂). First usually best for middle ground - you never know whether yr appealing to someone who's a metalhead or a pop lover.
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I think you should also include Akatsuki Unfinished in the list list it shows her skill as a singer even at such a young age and able to portray feelings in her voice even back then.
It's still beautiful with the English and her pronunciation is better then most native speakers. It's a foolish and most pathetically gaijin take ever given the value of it is worthless and the fact you needed to even mention it shows desperation to find anything to critique.
It was an absolutely beautiful song. And the fact that they sang it in English makes it even more impressive. It was challenging to find anything at all musically out of place. And I understand if you felt defensive about hearing anything but praise for Baby Metal. They’ve won many hearts. They have certainly won mine. And I want to always share my honest thoughts on the channel regarding the music we experience, even though my personal perspective will be limited by my own experiences. Comments like yours help me expand my horizons and learn new things. Thanks for being here. -Remmington
Wow. The dude with a big beard is huge racist. Unbelievable! Mocking Moa for her English is just racist and plain mean. WTF? This is truly disgusting. I see why your channel has no subs or views.
