BAND-MAID - FORBIDDEN TALE (MV) - Ryan Mear Reacts 

I have to say Ryan that not only is Band Maid The Greatest Band I've heard in decades, but their production crew is one of the best I've ever seen. What a great song.

Band-Maid does it all the time. Emotions. Thrills. Happiness.

From an artistic point of view, this simple song is the equivalent of an entire LP side of a top 5 rock band from the sixties/seventies. And I stand my ground, because I know them ALL!

i loved the song, after i read about their interview and what was behind it and then seeing the video with the lyrics- yes i got watery eyes too

Really awesome video for a song that it has become an instant classic for any Band-Maid fan. So much great stuff in just under 5 minutes!

Yay!! It's like a banquet where they just keep serving distinct little slices of Maid Rock...almost like previewing different songs on and album. As we know...they can put an album worth of ideas in one song 👌❤

Great video. I love watching the girls play, they make a perfect picture. The song is currently my favorite on the album and the fact that Kanami wrote it after the loss of her grandmother as a sort of anthem to the questions of what is and what does life mean? only reinforces the emotion of her music for me. The fact that Saiki translated that feeling into lyrics about what is and what does music mean? even to someone who will listen to you in the future without having met you... seems like a move of genius to me.

I call her Saiki "Jewel" Atsumi. She shines like a dark diamond.

This song is Epic! Definitely Loving this One. Miku and Saiki's Voices are so dang Beautiful Together... Kanami's new look is more Regal and just makes her that much more Gorgeous! All Top Notch at Their Instruments as always here! Epic Narratives is just Great Maids! 🤘🤘🤘

Always So Much Thanks Your Great ＆ Lovely Reactions For Our Band-Maid🤘💯❤

Anyone going to the Haneda show? I'll be flying over and will have some goodies to give out!

Band-Maid hit the target again!

This song sounds like a song the would fit right in on the World Domination album. It’s a great song! And the video is awesome as well.

I didn't think I would love an album as much as or more than Unseen World. But Band Maid has done it again. This whole album is Musicians' Porn.

Enough ideas for 5 songs.

Literally no other band leaves me happier than Band-Maid. 😍What a wonderful MV für an awesome song.😄

The lyrics.. oh gosh.. the MV… for me this is the most beautiful awesome MV .. gorgeous.. FT is one of my favourite song from the album

Thanks Ryan, my favorite on this album and we get a chance to see Miku rock out!!!

HAPPY HAPPY, JOY JOY!!

Nobody can stop them, Po! 🖤

Thanks for featuring this. I have the CD and have been trying to absorb it all. People probably get tired of hearing it from Band-Maid fans, but they are a miracle band. They were good from the moment they got together, but their growth has been something to behold.

They have to be from another planet.

Sparking awesome!

To me, this is 2024's equivalent of Alone All that's missing is Saiki throwing equipment around the place. World Domination? Bring it on!!

What an awesome song and video!

Beautiful and awesome on its own, I also feel like it's connected touchingly to their whole catalog in ways while I'll only discover by listening to it again. Oh what a sacrifice I'm about to make ;=)

Kanami's new PRS is SICK!!!!!

The production on this video is pretty amazing. And yeah the lyrics are pretty powerful. 🖤🤘🏻

This an amazing MV, I've watched it 3 times now and each time I'm closer and closer to tears....sniffle.... But LORDY!!! How do they constantly get better after each EPIC performance......it breathtaking.

That will be so awesome live

Queen Saiki

I had to think about this for a while now, but I wish that this song would've been the closer track for the album rather than Get To The Top. A Great instrumental no less... but, that was of course their choice to make. This is certainly my favorite song on the album and it's my favorite for two reasons. One is that I love the song as a whole, the flow /story, the unexpectedness of the journey. The other reason it's my favorite is that you can really hear how much work went into this song. So many brilliant choices. So, the reason I wished that it would've been the closing track is that this song leaves me wanting to hear more. The song is long for a Band-Maid song and I didn't want it to end. It would've been such a good way to close, by leaving someone not wanting the album to end. Never the less, a great song on a great album. EDIT: about the video, I like that the director's choice to make the video feel like a story telling as much as a music video. There was no breaking the forth wall and the viewer could just observe the story and enjoy to song.

Unstoppable! ❤❤❤❤❤

Apparently Kanami was inspired by a recent death near to her.

Have you read the Barks interview about this album and in particular how this song came to be? It's a wonderful read and really hits home. It's a brilliant song and like you, I can't wait to hear it live! Hopefully they have another US tour here! Didn't get a chance to meet you at the DC show last time around!

Great reaction. If you listen closely you can hear riffs from several different BAND MAID songs. It’s as if they saying to the old record company - ‘we can do whatever we like and make it fantastic’ the way we want it. True artists

This song rubs your shoulders, punches you in the face, then rinses and repeats until the end.

If you read the comments on the original video, each member describes the song and how it came about and how they decided to play it. Interesting read

me: the maids use a template in their song structure and exploit its effectiveness to a high degree. i can see it being utilized for a very long time... forbidden tale: what template?

I feel, that, possibly, KANAMI changes her guitar? KANAMI's guitar sound changes to a little bit heavy. I donot know. But this is my opinion.

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Im just excited to see where their future will bring them now that they are managing themselves. I'm still waiting for an album that's classic and groovy like the song Thrill. And hopefully they start selling vinyl again like they used to. Im sure they will.

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Video’s alright, nothing amazing. The shadow hand bits were evocative but otherwise it doesn’t really say anything. If it was just supposed to be pretty, I’d have taken more outdoor shots of Saiki… Watching the video does seem to ground the song, though. Maybe the visuals add continuity to counteract the wild changes? The more I hear this, the more I wish they’d ended on the slow part and not tacked on the last 10 seconds or however long it is. Start slow and end slow. More epic that way. I’m sure I’ll get dragged for saying a Band-Maid song should be shorter… 😆