BAND-MAID / Thrill MV Reaction | Metal Musician Reacts 

Thrill,

Miku already realized the limitations of her vocals with this type of music genre which is why they recruited Saiki. Great and selfless decision by Miku!

As others have pointed out, this wasn't one of their compositions, but it was "a new beginning" in that they were moving away from their original pop/punk sound on their first mini-album, Maid in Japan. This was them taking more control in they style of music they wanted to play, even if they weren't writing it yet. The first song they wrote on their own (that was released) was "Alone," in Feb. 2016. After that, they never looked back and have been in complete control of both their sound and their songwriting.

I'm 62 and I love this band. I went to their concert last year in L.A.. The audience people ranging from teens to my age and I'm sure there were others older than me. BM appeals to all ages. So your dad would love it. If I may request a few songs, how about reacting to I Can't Live Without You live and Alone. Thanks for all of your great reactions. I like to hear from a songwriters perspective.

First one i ever heard from them, never looked back!

I'm not a Band-Maid expert or anything, but I do believe that I read somewhere that this video is one of the rare times that you see Saiki and Misa in actual maid costumes.

Miku wasn´t able at that time to play guitar... If you are paying attention to it, you gonna notice it. She learned from Kanami how to play guitar afterwards... She was her "sensei"! Maybe that´s the reason she had more singing parts back in the day, i mean it´s hard to play guitar and sing at the same time especially if you are not used to it... So, you´ve learned a little sidenote from Band-Maid again. Love your reactions, keep them coming!

They still use outside song writers sometimes, Smile (the B-side of the Bubble single) was written by Kentaro Akutsu, lyrics by Miku. He was also the director and sound designer on their World Domination album and wrote some of the songs on their 1st album Maid in Japan. They did change labels but all of their labels are connected to their management, Platinum Passport. But even this early Misa had a bass solo.

Ah, memories! This was my first exposure to Band-Maid. An admin of a BABYMETAL FB group posted the link to Thrill and I have been obsessed ever since!

Many people here have already stressed that this is NOT their compositions and they couldn't start making their own music until the song ALONE， while this is very true but I also want to say that some of their old songs are actually pretty good as well. Freezer, real existence, arcadia girl, beauty and the beast, don't let me down.... Forward.... etc...

Also note how young and different their uniforms are. Saiki and misa still looked like maids, unlike their super evolved forms now like as you said saiki now looks like the queen of maids

Thanks for the reaction first of all. But yes, this one was written for them, it comes off as "restrained" and some performance immaturity (they really hadn't settled into the "Band Maid" style that we all know at this point. Miku was just starting to learn how to play and you'll notice she doesn't really play in the vid.) PLEASE check out the Alone MV, that was their first song they were able to write and arrange themselves.

You hit the nail on the head with Thrill being the gateway song. I discovered Band-Maid five years ago by accident. I was looking for head phones on a music forum. Somebody posted this song and I happened to hit play.....What struck me at the time was the bass solo leading into the guitar solo. But also Saiki and Miku sing great on this and that hooked me at the time. But yea it is a little simpler than their later work, but still a groovy tune. I also love the raw, live off the floor sound/look they have here.

Great reaction. Not every song has to be musically complex to be enjoyed.

You're right. This was my first Band-Maid song and it definitely caught my attention. The only thought I had was, "They can't be this good live." Boy, was I wrong.

Miku also hasn’t yet learned how to play guitar if you watch she’s basically just posing with the guitar, after this album they left this label because the label would not agree with them writing their own songs, the first song that they were allowed to write as their own was “Alone”, another MV you need to react to as well, IMO probably has Kanami’s best solo out of any BM song!

The band maid gateway. Exactly.

Real Existence and Alone need to be next. I'm sure somebody will correct me if I'm wrong but I believe alone is the first music video for a song that they wrote themselves.

From the mouth of this amazingly talented beautiful woman and visionary (Miku),"Breaking New Gate". The legend of Band Maid began ! Band Maid, making rock and roll great again !

Try BAND-MAID's FREEZER, it's one of their early pieces but one of my fav BAND-MAID songs. Also, there isn't an official live version out there, so you have to only deal with the official audio or bootleg/fan-cam live videos. It's one of those songs when Miku's vocals is more dominant than her rhythm guitar (2nd year since she started playing), and also in this song, Saiki and Miku are in perfect unison with their twin vocals that it's feels so good listening to their singing swinging back and forth.