BAND-MAID - BLOOMING - DICE 2fer - Ryan Mear Reacts 

Masterpiece.

In a radio interview, Kobato and Saiki told how Kanami was getting cross because she was the only one creating melodies. She gave the other 4 ladies homework; they each had one week to come up with a melody that Kanami would turn into songs. When they delivered, Kanami bundled them all together and produced the demo for "Blooming".

I think Neo said it best when asked why BAND MAID was his favorite band. He said "BAND MAID is free from The Matrix... Everyone else still thinks there is a spoon."

I have noticed lately you seem to be more and more losing the power of speech when you react to our girls, and I just love it !!!

That was another great reaction, Ryan. One thing that I noticed is that the actual musicians who react to BAND-MAID are so very impressed by the composition and skills combining to create masterpieces. Musicians are always more impressed than many of the non-musicians who react to the band. For instance, Chase Carneson, has on several occasions referred to BAND-MAID as the most important band in the world right now because of their creativity and the amazing extremes that they take their music to. Your impressions are very much like his in that you recognize this.

There are so many elements to Band-Maid's music, they should have their own entry on the Periodic Table!...

Blooming is such a masterpiece of composition. From the solo all the way to the end, the way it unfolds. I've posted similar stuff often, but that solo (my lord), and that abrupt drop off into vocal bliss "Far Away, Take Me somewhere far away" (genius!), and then that build up starring MISA going up high on the neck, culminating in a perfect intertwining of the "far away" musical theme and another ripping Kanami solo - it's just one breathtaking and unexpected piece of writing and arranging after another. LORD ALMIGHTY!!

I have my own label for Band-Maid: "The heaviest pop band on Earth" I don't have any problem in listening to Megadeth's "Tornado Of Souls and then these songs.👍

There's so much going on in Blooming that I feel like, if a lesser band where to have come up with the goodies crammed into the song, they would've actually stretched them out over 5-7 songs and thrown 3-4 fillers on the album and called it a day. Not BAND-MAID though, there's no cutting corners or taking the easy way out with these ladies.

My favorite song 😍

"Shut up, kanami is speaking" it's the best thing I've ever read

They're all your favorites! Even the ones you have'nt heard yet! 🤘🤘🔥🔥😉😎

Kanami the riff machine. "Blooming" is my all time favorite.

I've just turned 60 and have seen most of the great rock acts - with a few exceptions - on numerous occasions, and in my opinion, Band Maid are one of the best rock bands to have emerged over the last three or four decades.

"Over the last five years, nothing caught me like BAND-MAID". That's an excellent statement, I agree wholeheartedly. I would even say over the last twenty years...

I absolutely love how Akane elevates Kanami's solo. The solo is fantastic, and Akane manages to make it even better. Band-Maid is just great.

"Shut up, Kanami is speaking."

The special thing about BAND-MAID is, I think, the sheer level of quality, musicianship, care and love of the craft they put in each song. It's so consistent that it feels like the level of quality where most bands peak is the baseline for the Maids.

Band Maid songs: And then you listen to it again, and you're like : "I wonder when Ryan's going to react to that one?!" 😎

Great double feature! Thanks Ryan!