BAND-MAID / DOMINATION (Feb. 14th, 2020) LIVE Reaction | Metal Musician Reacts 

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at the end of a concert, I saw Saiki excited by the warmth of the audience, and she was unable to control herself and tears fell from her eyes. She is the dark queen of rock with a vampire smile.

The "better live" thing isn't just about how they sound, but also their habit of adding little extras to songs for the live shows - added solos, lead/bass battles, extended intros etc. What's more, they change these completely every few months.

Aren't you 1,000,000 times happier that you needed to know what "Domination" live was like?

We never hate anyone for going back to a solo section. We love hearing them over and over again!

They all go up to the drummer in the middle of songs to make funny faces at her to see if she will laugh and mess up lol.

The energy is CRAZY! This was like number 21 in a 23-song show! Sai-chan OWNS this crowd! When she's happy, out comes out the li'l growl! ;-) \m/

We all love "The QUEEN OF MAIDS" and the court of talented ladies. Look forward to your next reaction.

Great reaction, you're right, Miku actually recognized herself that her voice didn't fit the genre and sought out a lead singer. Very cool to do that to make them better. No lead I've ever played with would have done that...

crazy bit also is they'd been on stage for an hour and a half already. You could see it a bit on MISA's face on occasion the "whoo, tired!".... look. But seriously, to be that crisp and flawless, and pull off those extended solos on your next to last song of the set? These Maids are beyond special. Pure Maidgasm.

"Y'all gonna hate me for going back again" dude, why do you think we're here?

Now THIS is THE reason why many have requested you react to their performances!👍👍🔥🔥🔥 They love extending and changing their songs for the lives. The extras in the middle of the song is just the start. They've changed the middle, the intros, the endings. Different performances of the same songs are mostly different. You've just dive into the rabbit hole bro. By the way, they performed acoustic versions too.😉

One of the things that I love about this live version is Saiki's growl at the beginning and the way she has the crowd in her hand. I listen to the studio version and I add her calling out to the crowd in the song. I need to see these ladies live, I really do!

Saiki is the real dark queen of rock today in the world, chance also wanted her to have a vampire smile, she can make your hair stand on end when she sings a few meters away from you, and you at the end of the concert you will be absolutely in love with her, you cannot have hope to save yourself. She will lower in front of you and you will hear her natural voice while her hand with very long fingers will dance in front of your face and you will sink into a well of emotion. Akane at first will seem exaggerated and invasive, but then you will understand that no one today can play the drums like her, she is the hammer of God. At the band maid concert, mixing is set a lot on bass and drums, and you can vibrate with Misa throughout the concert in a whirlwind of low notes that you can't even imagine if you don't go to see them in concert. Misa's bass and Akane's drums are truly an explosive mix, but at the concert, you will discover the incredible rhythms on Miku's guitar which is always out of phase and in counterpoint creating really new rhythmic atmospheres, and then weaves crazy choruses with Saiki. in the end, Kanami transforms her guitar into a generator of emotions, she can go on phrasing throughout a song in a way that if you don't go to a concert you can't even understand. She can do things at the speed of light that no one else can but by keeping a soul and an emotion, she does not only perform scale exercises. In conclusion, I went to a Band-Maid concert hit by a friend, and I was amazed, I felt the same forgotten emotions that I felt with the super bands of the 70s and 80s, it was like being at a Led Zeppelin concert, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Rush, Queen, maybe even better. and I have seen these bands all in concert even many times. After that incredible evening, I chased the Band-Maid for Europe for a whole week to see other concerts. Incredible concerts in small theaters where I was in the front row 50 centimeters from Saiki, where I dodged the neck of Kanami's guitar that could break my teeth, they are powerful and they have fun while playing, their concerts are something truly unique and indescribable, from a few meters you can see Akane, a slender 165 cm girl who plays with the power of John Bonham for 2 hours in a row continuing to smile and looking around at the spectators. Akane is supernatural believe me. Go to the Band-Maid concert and then maybe you can even die.

MISA! MISA! MISA! Think of it this way...Every single Band Maid Video and every single song on an Album is Great! That same song live....Fantastic!!! It's almost like the songs on the albums and in the videos are the 'Played Down' version of the Live song! It's crazy! They are that Crazy Good!!! More Band Maid Always!! Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!

When Saiki is happy, she "growls". I love that. :-)

Saiki and Miku harmonize so well that you often can't tell them apart. A little more of Miku's vocals can be heard in "Blooming" and "Daydreaming" amongst others. "Rock in me" and "Time" are songs they occasionally play live, with only Miku singing giving Saiki a break. I had a few good laughs, like "It's a maid outfit for the maid queen" and that combined with the piano piece, lol. Also "The fanciest maids in the world", funny and true. Rock On!

In my short time getting to know this band it became apparent early they do not take the easy route... I have so much respect for their work ethic. The future for the ladies will be very very bright. TCoM great reaction/review ty.

I was so looking forward to watching react to the live version. BM is a feast for the ears especially for those that understand all the nuance that's layered into it!

I was at two Band-Maid concerts, in both of them I managed to get in the front row one meter from them, Ban Maid plays with a very regulated mixing on the bass and with a great emphasis on the drums, which is really set well, rarely at a concert can you hear such a real drum, Akane is also very good in the settings and gets a really excellent and vintage sound, the kick drum is very heavy but very short, so you can distinguish the incredible bursts that Akane can shoot, and you can feel them inside your body. as soon as the concert starts you can think that Akane is exaggerated and also very invasive, she plays a lot of notes, but then you realize that she really plays the drums, and she doesn't follow the music she makes the music, I think Akane is the soul of the Band-Maid, it is she who creates this incredible wall of sound that brings you back to the old great musicians but with a modern and fresh music, this is wonderful at the concert and fills with enormous emotion as you vibrate under the blows of Akane and the Misa's whirling phrases on bass. If you listen carefully you can understand that Akane often does really absurd things with the kick, real short precise bursts, she does not do it often but I think she can also be faster than many more famous drummers than her, then Akane composes some truly impeccable drumlines for every song, she is also a great arranger.

The Akane surround was obviously a decision point to go into an improv, which was as usual deliciously splendid. It pleases me no end to hear you comment about the complimentary style of Miku and Saiki's vocals.. they're amongst the best live fusion I've heard.

Besides being rhythm guitarist and backing vocals, Miku is the bands lyricist, and does vocal arrangements with Saiki. She is the bands founder, their spokesperson, costume designer, and does some of the artwork too. Fun facts: Kanami composes her music with english syllables in mind instead of Japanese "moras". Miku is one of a small group of Japanese musicians able to write Japanese lyrics for Western style music.

You'll come to find out that MIsa and Kanami love to battle in their live shows and they love to change things up every now and then. It never gets stale cause there is almost always something new to experience. Edit: You got all there names right except for Akane, its 'Ah-Ka-Ney'.

Dude, appreciate your comments, always like hearing from people in the know, helps me understand why i like this so much. Really anticipating that 'Dice' MV reaction :)

There is this anime that say something that kind of related to Bandmaid's live performance, it was a tea brewing thing, the person brewing the tea says she has her confidence in making the tea but the taste is not the same everytime she made it, same as Band maid, they like doing things like that, they perform everywhere, they serve the same thing with different flavor,

If you want to see Miku taking the lead, Rock In Me is one of the few songs they have where Saiki takes a break and Miku does the whole song. It’s not as heavy but it’s a fun song. When you’re ready to be assaulted, check out Blooming. It’s Band-Maid on cocaine. For one of their best, if not their best, go for Scret My Lips.

Thank you great reaction. More Band-maid please

Great reaction and analysis, and don't EVER apologize for replaying Band Maid! Play live has one of the best intros ever and Don't You Tell Me live has brain-melting solos and dual! I agree, Miku's vocals are the perfect compliment to Saiki. New subscriber here.

Nice reaction. Yeah, you'll love Dice mv. It was made after the song Daydreaming, the latter which took the band (mainly Kanami) an extended and difficult period to make (I definitely recommend you react to it, as it is one of the few softer ballads in Band Maid's catalog, and a stunner to me). Because they had a shortened cycle to make Dice, Kanami didn't spend time arranging the bass and drum lines, and instead left the parts entirely to Misa and Akane. In Dice, the arrangements thus seem a bit more simplistic to me, but very hard-hitting; it's a gem of a song. From a song writing perspective, I'd recommend Yolo MV as well. I think it shows the band's early song writing talent well (Kanami wrote the song before BM's formation).

I think the core to Band Maid is Kanami's incredible talent. The others are good enough to build on her creativity and carry the genius vision. Teaching Miku to play guitar cleverly gives a solid support to her music. Together they are quite incredible and deserve huge success.

You should do Blooming soon. It's like what most bands would consider an album's worth of ideas in one song. Really impressive, as is all of their material. There are very few songs that are not high quality, but some are above and beyond the requirements.

Go back as many times as you need , I love hearing it over and over and over !

I saw them last Oct in Osaka at the Hatch. Seeing this in person at their home venue is an experience I dont think I would ever be able to duplicate. Simply perfection.

It's great to see someone fall in love with this band as hard as I did when I first heard them. Great reaction. Might want to check out the Choose Me live version for some more great huskiness in Saiki's vocals and Miku nailing the backing vocals.

All these gals are amazing musicians but Kanami's guitar skills has me enchanted. She has an amazing old school hard rock/metal style to her playing. I can listen to her play all day long.

The difference between Band Maid's worst song and Band Maid's best song is like the difference between a chocolate sundae without a cherry on top as opposed to one with a cherry on top. IOW, you aren't gonna go wrong with whatever songs you pick next.

Their entire Summer Sonic 2019 concert is available on RU-vid if you have an hour to kill.

Really love your comments and reactions on Band Maid and I appreciate their skills, musicianship and performance even more because of your professional insights. I've only recently discovered them just like you and now all I watch and listen to is their YT including interviews in Japan. I'm a native Japanese. Thanks again for your great reactions!

Band Maid just released Freedom from the Feb 14, 2020 concert in Shibuya

Miku's new uniform looks like she fell out of a ruffle tree and hit every branch on the way down, then crashed through the skylight of a ruffle factory... which then exploded.

Akane smiles more than all the worship drummers I've ever seen combined.

Dice MV next is great, but you could also watch the newest song "Blooming" (My favorite song right now) Live i would suggest Play, Puzzle and Moratorium :)

This was one of the best reactions I have seen. Great job.

Really cool reaction. For the show they also wrote a new introductions to some of the songs, to keep the audience guessing as to what comes next. Apart from the MC breaks - which include Miku's Magic Spell section and, when touring in Japan they'll do a skit on local customs, legends etc - they play the songs with hardly a break between them, and none of the waffle about this is our new song, we hope you like t stuff, they just jump straight in with playing it. No encores either. The whole show is rehearsed in full the day before the gig.

I love when you go back and listen again. I wish more channels would do that tbh

The members of Maid-Band are all to one degree or another professionally trained/educated. How they work, Kanami (lead guitar) composes the music, sending (internet) it to Akane (drums) and MISA (bass) for bass and drums. Miku.(vocals, rhythm guitar, band founder & spokes-pigeon) writes the lyrics. Then to the studio where all of them complete the song. Saiki (vocals) is the one who calls "we're done". Likely because the others would work on a song forever. On the last album Miku and Saiki selected the order of the songs. Recap, they write arrange and produce their own songs. Of course as you just heard they are highly talented and skilled performers, no electronic tricks needed. If you think you play a musical instrument well, there is a Japanese lady who is better than you!! (stolen)

Great vid! They are amazing for sure. I’m telling you... “Real Exisitance” Live is AMAZING

BAND MAID and DREAM CATCHER ...you are truly the best 👌

Best reaction. Excellent musical commentary and analysis.

I love it when you get excited and stop the video to talk. Makes me appreciate the band even more. I hope you give s listen to Trident. You may have seen a young drummer on RU-vid named Junna. She was a part of this group. They are soooooo good.

this channel should get 1million subscribers

All of their music is worth listening to multiple times. Can't wait to see your Dice reaction. Another top song.

I wasn't sure about your reaction video of Rinne.. after watching this video im SOLD!! Thanks for doing it right with full screen shot and rewinding and highlighting these Awesome Musicians doing their thing. Keep them coming!!

Damn I wanna go to a Band Maid concert so badly now

Wow. I think you picked up every nuance in the live version that makes it better then the already impressive MV. Astute observations!

GET THE DVD, 20 Songs of AWESOME! They throw in Miku's Magic Time and some behind the scenes footage too.

Although this song is better than 90% of music out there, you haven't heard anything from this band yet. Wait until you hear Puzzle, Blooming, Dice, Play, Reincarnation, Glory, Don't you tell ME, You, Daydreaming, Moratorium, Choose me, YOLO, secret my lips and the rest. These amazing ladies have singlehandedly reignited my love of music! Enjoy the show! Po 🕊

While I am a Misa fanatic, looking at Saiki at the front of the stage in the Capt Morgan pose, belting out that song... ugh... :)

See how Misa picking suddenly change into slapping...That's SUBLIME!

No one changed Miku out. It was her band. It was her idea and she started it. She stepped aside when she realized her voice wasn't right for Hard Rock, but she had always envisioned dual vocals. When they looked for a new lead vocalist, Saiki was working out of the same agency as them. Want to see what they would have been with Miku on lead vocals, check out her song 'Rock In Me' with a little of Miku's Magic Time aka Saki's Break Time . . . ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fytazbtrCAc.html

Band-Maid just posted new song Freedom from February 14, 2020 show on their website a few hours ago.. check it out... so much fun!!!

Really like your genuine and smart reaction man.

if you ever find time, check out The Hu band from Mongolia. metal throat singing, i find it mesmerizing and oddly satisfying

When they all surrounded Akane at 4:10 , they were making faces at her trying to get her to mess up. It was apparently the difficult section of the song for her to play so they take advantage of it. Lol

No lie this band is a big part of the reason I've started learning Japanese

Miku Kobato was the founder of the band and new she didn't have the voice for lead so she decided to take Saiki pronounced like Nike... She thought the twin vocals would be better. I love your reactions on their music, I do the same thing. I just got this Blu-ray DVD of this concert and it is simply amazing. 👍👍Keep Rocking. Love your channel.

almost wish you discovered one if their first releases "thrill" first. then by the time you get to "domination" you clearly see how far they have come. they get better and better as time goes by.

Saiki is such a Goddess in this video!! Akane’s drum solo on Freedom brought tears to my eyes! Such a revolution in Rock Music this Band Maid!!!

You have to check out their performance of the song “Screaming” from this same concert...AMAZING!

yes they like to add extra bits and pieces to their live performances, if you watch the whole bluray/DVD of this live concert, you will find other short bass/drum/guitar solos in various songs. in fact, the shibuya live started off with Akane's short drum solo...and the first 3 songs Rinne, Blooming and screaming are all high energy ones.... then come other slower pace songs if i remember it right, this one was performed near the end of the show in the bluray, , one or two songs before the finale song "endless story". Speaking of awesomeness, Live>live clips on bluray/DVD>live clips on youtube> MV... Seeing them live at good venues is just pure enjoyment, even better than what you could hear on the computer. If you like them you should go to their live gigs when you have a chance.

These are actually their winter version maid outfits(or finale version of it/not the usual costumes). The live versions have different version arrangements which makes hearing the live version so much more fun to hear!! BTW Miku said she practiced really hard for this version of the song, and played so fast she fell over after the jam part😍👍

Kanami can play with the time because she knows that Akane and MISA, and now Miku too since she become so solid on rhythm guitar, have it covered and she can rejoin at her leisure. In the videos for the new album it obvious Miku has taken another step forward as a player and she’s now adding some lead elements to her parts. This band is incredible.

You got all names correct except akane. Its 3 short syllables. Ah-Kah-Ne ('ne' like in 'never'). Great reaction. Glad you take us with you on that journey. 🖤🤘

You’ve only done three. Your future is looking very bright. Ps. We don’t care if you replay 100 times.

Also, just a "see ya" is matane (pronounced ma ta nay). Sayonara is a "long formal good bye"

Miku (MEE-koo): guitar/vocals. Saiki (SA-ee-kee): vocals. Kanami (KAH-nah-mee): lead guitar. MISA (MEE-sa, MEE-sa, MEE-sa): bass. Akane (AH-ka-neh): drums.

Great reaction! Just adding a little fun fact for you: Miku is the band founder, and yeah was the original lead singer until she realized she didn’t have the power needed. BUT! She is the principal lyricist. She writes the vast majority of the lyrics, and is also the main spokesperson (inside joke from the band is that she is the spokespigeon since her name means little pigeon) when dealing with the public and with the press. She leads “Magic time” which is during the part of the show when the band members take a break and she interacts with the audience and gets them riled up. Sometimes the other band members get on stage and mess around by playing each other’s instruments and joining in on the jokes Miku is telling

and the journey has just begun

Bold move, dude: same song so soon. But yeah, a good move: they actually got significantly better since they recorded "Domination" in the studio around early 2018. Especially Saiki and Miku.Really enjoyed the reaction and commentary! I was blown away by the energy and power of this performance - even more impressive when you realize that this was the 22nd song in a 23-song, 2 hour+ live performance. How can you not love this band?

Check out The Warning Band. There a three teenage sister rock band out of Mexico. They are a independent band by choice. Labels have been trying to sign them but they want them to play bubble gum Pop. They write thier own music. Have over thirty original songs. Try Dust to Dust live at Lunario CDMX. React from their YT channel HD quality. I'm 52 their my favorite rock band since GNR. Thanks 😊

You can also say, Ja-matane. Jah-ma-ta-nay, which means, 'see you later' or 'see ya'.

Yes, the lead guitarist write the majority of the songs. But the rhythm guitarist I think is the band leader. The band and the concept was her idea and grew from there. Either way they are all very talented. And the skill they have is out of this world. I can't wait for the chance to see them in concert. I am in aw of them. I like your reaction.

They are the most beautiful and amazing band on the planet Doesn't matter if it's in the studio, a MV or a live performance. All absolutely brilliant

I said it in the last reaction vid and I'll say it again, go check out their song Blooming, it has one hell of a guitar solo x3.

Miku is, by her own admission, clumsy...and when she fell off the bandstand...it was epic.

I wanted to see your reaction to this song. I was very satisfied. The blues vocal called Puzzle is also excellent, so please listen to it.

Also if you look close Kaname Picked every note. No hammer on's or pull offs.

Miku writes the majority of the lyrics. Kanami writes her guitar and Miku's. Akane writes drums. MISA writes bass. Saiki sings. If you haven't seen the pics yet there is pics on their site from 2011 when Miku and Kanami went guitar shopping. Them again in 2016. And MISA and Kanami getting new guitars in 2019. They are adorable when they go guitar shopping.

I think Saiki found her dress on 19th century Parisian costumes movie.Or mexican...because the girls used to have a flower in festive happennings.Misa´s outfit is so mysterious and don´t dare classify it

Band-Maid will do another live stream on August 16th. Be there or be square. Sacramento loves Band-Maid.

Yeah, Dice would be a nice MV to react. For upcomming Band-Maid live reactions, check their Zepp Tokyo and studio Coast live stuff. Live suggestion, PLAY by band Maid at STUDIO COAST. Many live permormances we can't find it using the search function, so check my playlist. It has a lot of unlisted videos (save that playlist, like 2+ users are posting their own uploads).

I got a feeling you're still so underated as a real reactor.

You almost got all the names right. Drummer is Akane "Ah-ka-nay". Glad you're loving this group as much as I do, there's a lot more amazing songs coming your way. I'm voting for you to watch the music video for Dice next.

Man when you get to Blooming there are tables getting flipped.

the fact that when you just realized you already knew or heard about how to say good bye in japanese made me laugh hard... LOL... great reaction...

Your choice for the next reaction is the first band maid song ive beard. And man... They slice on "Dice"

Now you know..... ;o)

Saiki's voice has become deeper and far more powerful in the time since world domination was recorded. You can almost hear it on conqueror, but hear it the most with this concert.

Your next react after Dice should be their first ever MV “Thrill” and “Real Existence ”so you can hear the progression from 2013 to now, heads up Thrill has 12 mil views!

bro, real talk, thank you so much for going that far back. I appreciate it. people be sleeping on greatness. po🕊