BAND-MAID / FREEDOM (Official Live Video) 

Good catch, thanks for sharing!

And the bridge to the guitar solo And Kanami looking up at Miko during her vocal part And Misa/Saiki grinning at Akanes antics during the performance And... The whole recording/performance is just soooo wholesome.

You see other drummers exhausted, but playing their best ... and then Akane, pounding the $hit out of those drums, grinning, enjoying every moment, in her stride, almost effortless. The best drummer - ever.

And she's like that in every video I've seen. Akane is an incredible force of nature!

Not to take from Akane at all, but all of the girls seem to absolutely love performing and their faces show it. Akane just got to be center stage for longer. ;-)

I don't think band maid has stage smiles ;p they just love what they do

Or a tree falls 🤣

Or a bunch of bananas fall from a tree 😂

Given the frequency of her drum beats, there’s no way this true. It’s even more fans than that.

Definitely a big part of why I'm still listening to BAND-MAID. The drum solo is amazing. 11/10

AKANE is like a young girl version of: MUNETAKA HIGUCHI (1958-2008) *Great (and Powerfull) drummer of the first International Japanesse band of Hard & Metal: "LOUDNESS" "ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HBsxHIp-5vQ.html *(They still alive & well, with another good Drummer) I recomend this band to All of "BAND MAID" Fans: (this is a good compilation to knows their best Music/years) - "Live-Loud-Alive: Loudness in Tokyo" (1983) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9S3v-m7io7A.html - "Disillusion" (1984) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vy-JfBMLt9w.html (Japanesse version) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-K0X0rSLUGH4.html - "Thunder in the East" (1985)_____________________Their best years, and album!***** ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eY4Hr7BA6Ow.html (Full album/Videoclips) - "Lightning Strikes" (1986) open.spotify.com/album/31hyxXpnMIxLHZI2ulcg6h?si=Ssn3zkspRxOn_0gdjDLLrg - "81-86 Live" (1986)______________________________A Great Live (Video too) treasure to introduce to this band!!!!***** open.spotify.com/album/1RLY8Tr9TwOt0OpVqZ7fFD - "Hurricane Eyes" (1987) open.spotify.com/album/1JdYNfHOuA30UXKO7udlN2?si=Fmm8_A41Sv2c6_CExBA0uQ *****Other Live Video concerts: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tVP4SGHtpjY.html *(European Tour 1984) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZMK5ygCqvGY.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SGOgfxLdD2A.html *(1985 USA Tour) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iYkY2YoTzdM.html (1988) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NUsOUDQ2czY.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PDiJOelq14w.html ---They have a different sound (more "PANTERA" during the 90´s, 2000´s... and with Line-up changes.... but, I think that Era is not very interesting....) - "The Sun Will Rise Again" (2014) open.spotify.com/album/4WVDhPAhwfva3N2HbWZ7tr?si=Tr7O1W2PQUmb4DXetYmRPQ - "Rise to Glory - 8118 -" (2018) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OFayf6YiNak.html open.spotify.com/album/2K3wi9q8g6TzKE49JABCIn?si=b56Zn266QGu15-aAAPEeeA I hope some of you enjoy some of this Girls´s Musical influences :-) *maybe, not directly... but I think they still are ;-)

You are a simp. But it's ok, so am i

It is a cure for depression!

I am a drummer and I listen very closely to everything she does so that I can learn more about how to do it right but I will never master that smile, it's one of kind.

There is no shame in simping for Akane my friend.

Then you understand why she is the queen of my dreams...😌😌❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

楽しそうに叩くドラムソロはスキルも もちろん素晴らしいけど映像観てる自分も 楽しくてしょうがない！

I totally agree. Theyre probably the coolest bandmates u could ask for

Me too.🤘❤✌🇬🇧

You are not alone. Far from it!

I agree !

I totally agree! Tour here in the Philippines!!

San Juan La Union better enjoy every moment when they do kabayan!

absolutely agree 😌

Og jes i love the drummer❤❤❤❤

まさしく‼️

She would have just lost it the first chance with the way she was flinging her hair around in that solo.

Akane and the rest of the girls look like they are having so much fun!! Great solo's great sound.

I have been waiting since 2015 to see her solo! If this video does not make you HAPPY ....seek professional help. PEACE AND BE WELL EVERYBODY

It’s good thing she don’t wear that little hat. Could become deadly weapon on this performance.

@@kerrylewis7964 No joking.... worst kept secret in BM history... granted Akane is a team player, def not a James Harden, but it was a damn long ass time coming lol...

They all look like they are having genuine fun on stage together. It really makes for a more entertaining concert experience for me.

YES Rina Suzuki did drummer of pop-rock japanese girls band SCANDAL if you want more there's Megu Sakuragawa drummer of ROSELIA

Actually yes. I love Akane in this video. My favorite drum solo of all time, but JUNNA makes her look tame in the facial expression department. "【 JUNNA 】Through The Fire And Flames / DragonForce - Drum Cover" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UKr1H4Jv6is.html

Drums are absolutely different class on this.

@@h1gh3r73 Totally Agree! Akane is an absolute beast having the time of her life!

Epictetus was fucking based

Very sound knowledge, wisdom well beyond his years.

Epictetus was a righteous dude.

She's superb. Great tone, great skills (but doesn't overplay), always spot-on timing. The sort of drummer every rock band wants.

Honestly I've never really enjoyed music. But these chicks changed that for me.

Or BE so happy. Those smiles!

Absolutely! And when I saw them in LA, it was the coolest and most friendly crowd I've ever been in. Not an A-hole to be found!

Babymetal, but they aren't a rock band I guess :)

She always has a smile.

Perhaps a tie with the drummer for Beast In Black. The concert i saw with them, he never stopped smiling the whole time.

She is a natural drumming genius.

kickin'asses all the way

They gotta let the gorilla eat every now and then!

G. Love 64 She got the nickname gorilla during the U. S. Tour.

I'm now convinced that Akane is a Super Saiyan like Goku and Vegeta😂 I know the week of Feb. 14th started with a full moon. Oozaru(大猿, giant ape or Gorilla ?) fierysaiyan.weebly.com/great-ape-forms.html (Saiyan's Evolution) BTW, Akane has a tail as well?😜

このライブを生で見た時の感動は筆舌につくしがたいものがあります。(２日間ともに渋公にゆきました) このバンドはどうしてもライブに行きたくなるバンドです。そして実際にライブの方が素晴らしい。 ご主人様、お嬢様を殺しまくる必殺技があれや、これや・・・山のように次から次へと襲ってくる様は恐ろしい程です。

Why do you think the recorded version are of such inferior mixing? I agree they are awesome when live. They should release a live album.

@@federerfanatic ライブでの彼女らの演奏を度々聞いてきた感想からいうと、スタジオ録音は完成前の見本のように感じています。 もちろん彼女たちのスタジオ録音も素晴らしいものです。 しかし、彼女たちの音楽はライブでの演奏経験や顧客の反応等から、よりよい音になるように絶えずバージョンアップや進化が繰り返えされています。 自分たちが作った音楽をより素晴らしいものにする。 それは音楽と真摯に向き合う良心とも言えます。 これは大作曲家ブルックナーと同じ修正主義的なアプローチです。 自分たちが作った音楽だから自分たちの好きなように、進化させる。 より楽しく、より美しく、より激しく、より熱く・・・表現したいものをドンドンと取入れて進化する。 一部の曲では歌詞すら変更されています。 だからライブ版が好きなのです。 もちろん些細なミスもあります。 でもそれを補って余りある程に素晴らしい音楽が聞ける。 これはとても素晴らしい事です。 コンサートでは、スペシャル版やバージョンアップ版がその地域や時世に合わせて披露されます。 渋谷LINE CUBEでの二日間のコンサートでは、前日のエンディングで披露されたスペシャル版の「輪廻」が二日目のオープニングでは全く別のイントロ付きで披露されました。 これは忘れられない体験です。 たった一晩の一度限りの演奏に全力で立ち向かう姿勢と、そこから生まれる音楽の素晴らしさがライブ録音を追い求める動機なのです。 まるでクラッシック音楽界の巨匠の歴史的な演奏のようですが・・・ それがファンの心境なのです。

Below is an English translation of the Japanese reply. From my experience of hearing these girls live, their studio recordings are like a sample of what they will sound like before they are finished. Of course, their studio recordings are excellent. However, their music is constantly being upgraded and evolved to make it sound even better, based on their live performance experience and the reactions of their customers. Making the music they create even better. It can be said to be a conscience that takes music seriously. This is the same revisionist approach as that of the great composer Bruckner. It's the music we made, so we make it evolve, just as we like it. More fun, more beautiful, more intense, more passionate... We take what we want to express and evolve it as we go along. Even the lyrics have been changed in some songs. That's why I like the live version. Of course there are minor mistakes. But the music is so great that it makes up for it. This is a very wonderful thing. At the concerts, special and upgraded versions are presented to suit the region and the times. During the two-day concert at the Shibuya LINE CUBE, the special version of 'Rinne', which was performed at the ending of the previous day, was performed with a completely different introduction at the opening of the second day. This is an unforgettable experience. The commitment to give one's all to a one-night-only performance, and the excellence of the music that emerges from it, is the motivation for pursuing live recordings. It's like a historic performance by one of the great masters of classical music ... That's how fans feel.

@@Mad_maxman Thanks for the very extensive response. Some folks in the west have noted the compression is quite deliberate. They are a very special Band. Kanami is a musical genius. How is she viewed in the music industry in Japan?

Success is a must but missed is the beginning style of the group in image + all the straightforward grooves from the earlier songwriting days.

同じです。ギターソロの瞬間ゾワッとします。

epic

She totally does, makes me smile each time I see how happy she is during the drum solo.

confidently driving :)

Then she makes pit stop to Akane fun town station

She's great!

😂😂 🤘🤘

😂🤘🤘😂

Is strategy, keep feeding bit by bIt. Perfect

@@Puyax01 As long as they continue to feed it. Cause the appetite for these ladies and this band is enormous !

They don't really need to upload the shibuya live one(cant complain tho), just post the live show from sinkaba and zepp.

@@monke-mk5 as an owner of all their cds & dvds, I don't want them to upload entire concerts, but rather just do a few as teasers like they've recently done with Onset & now Freedom in order to try & push sales of everything BAND-MAID has to offer.

@@busser649 Agree. Wish I had the Zepp concert.

You and me both, brotha! I started playing this, 'Play' and 'Onset' every morning and it just makes me so happy throughout the day. A daily dose of this could be a cure for Covid!

This is my go to feel good song

It's just incredibly wholesome and Misa/Saiki grinning at Akanes antics as well as Akanes happiness during here solo just inject a good mood into me.

@@blinkger Indeed!, That is exactly what I love of this video.

I'm addicted too 😁😁🙈 The drum solo is epic 🤘

It's what they are; a miracle.

same here.

Facts

Perfection.

So it's not just me!

Welcome aboard--yes these ladies are just so special!! MIsa Misa is quite the bassist isn't she? Her tone alone is so radiant, best I've heard in quite some time! Check out Manners live with Black Hole, I swear I hear some Entwistle in her! Her and Akane definitely have some jazz going on in their styles. And many other influences-ha ha! So tight together, hand in glove. Another old rocker here who's been enjoying their intensely captivating tunes! Smiles all around for sure. Enjoy! (Kanami is such a good guitarist/composer too) Miku on rhythm/vocals and Saiki on lead vocals round out this fine band.

these chicks deserve evrything thats coming, share them everywhere, let the world know about them. other bands as well like Lovebites, Aldious,FateGear..these chicks are rocking real hard

Honestly, I thought rock music was kinda dead until I found them.

@@blossom357 i know right, i thought we were gonna be stuck with mylie cyrus, literally dozens of all girl metal bands, they restored my love of hard rock these girls, love em

They just sold out their next October US tour. With a couple of venue changes and shows added.

Dedication is the key my friend..

Gambate.

And it shows! Added to their levels of showmanship and presentation - extremely impressed with this band. Looks like rock and roll is alive and well, and is being resurrected from Japan!

It certainly doesn't surprise me in the least that they practice so much. Everything they do is so sublime--it shows!!

Band-Maid does have that effect, especially this song. I hope you’re still listening to them, they have so many great songs.

🤘❤🇬🇧

It's a good band. Have fun.

Herman Li was voted out last one to join first one to get fired it's not that he wasn't skilled enough musically, but it was decided apoun in a group meeting he was far too out spoken about his joining up as an active maid, possibly trying to go for a take over + hog the Band-Maid spotlight management decided it was best he took his costume home, + remain introverted instead of a possible chance of upsetting the audience with the embarrassment as the new leader of the group, R.I.P. X Band-Maid member Herman Li LOL!

Kidding! we love you Herman Li.

Absolutely! Very well-crafted arrangement.

"beautiful absolute" is an understatement.

GLAD I WASNT THE ONLY ONE TO APPRECIATE IT.....THANKS...

Was looking for this comment. Miku's handover into Kanami's solo is fucking perfection.

Isn’t it though? Soaring genius.

I love every Band Maid members but if I can choose only one it's of course Kanamincho. Really love her talent and smiles.

yes,,,,,,,,me too.....

Saiki Atsumi at 1:17 i love her moves waving at the crowd , it's a hard rock band and she's waving so smoothly , girly , motherly type like a lady with a full of caring to their children and telling them to enjoy the moment.

@@OutlawPingu Yes its a great crowd control moment. Love her She truly embraces being a Front Woman

BTW about Mexican guys. Misa reminds me Robert Trujillo 😀

Sounds like a story I’ve heard many times on their video comments. Haha. Always makes me happy.

And to the Philippines!!

And Canada!!!

Comeback to Mexico again!

Madison Square Garden in New York City, please come Ladies!

As a South Aussie in Adelaide, I second this!

I don't think anyone in the venue has more fun at their live shows than Miku, her enthusiasm and smile are infectious!

Just the fact that they can make faces at each other shows how much trust they have in each other. You don’t really see that in bands and it’s a reason these ladies are leagues above other bands.

They really know how to work the crowd.

The founder quit their day job at a maid cafe to start the band!

🤘❤🇬🇧

It takes a real woman to rock out in a frilly maid costume.

Hell yeah! Don't all of them seem like MVP'S at each position. Maybe with one exception, but we can forgive Miku for she is the one who formed the band in the first place. She's so good at whipping the crowd up into a good mood with her " Magic spell Time!" Too...

@@guyfrattallone6029 The fun vibe is what makes this band really stand out and if that comes from Miku’s leadership she is worth her weight in gold to the band, even if her guitar playing is a bit plain

@Ann-Go To My ChanneI! L!VE NOW さん I was at this live concert. I was really lucky to be able to record the live performance just before the COVID epidemic. There were many international fans there. I felt it was the best performance that clearly showed the evolution of the band. Once COVID is gone, they will go on to conquer the world.

100% agree

Hell yeah

Thank you for your music service.

Didn’t think I would find another fellow simp here

Hell yeah, you're goddamn right, Sir!

Kanami is a proud teacher!

f...yes....!!!!

All true. but what really sets her apart from the others to me. She's absolutely the happiest drummer I have ever seen.

I 'm 68 and saw them 6 times in europe. Wait till this pandomie is over, and they come. I try to go to Budokan in febr 2021 where they perform. Hope it is possible to fly from my country to Tokyo.

@@goodsong6732 I have a ticket for the Budokan, already paid the plane fare, reserved the hotel room... And, just because my country's government shitty management of covid, I don't think I will be able to go. Also, yesterday I was laid off from my job. 😐😢😭

@@mogaman28 I hope you can go. I have only the ticket to Budokan.

@@mogaman28 Al I can say is please please please let all this good vaccine news be real and all our dreams come true.

So we are not Living in a Database anymore 5/10 kind of like this

YASSSSSSSSSS!

Add there japanese cute maids with badass rock style and there is it, a perfect combination

so true.....

And because of the love, the money will come, someday.