Maybe last 30 years? 40 years? 50 years? Forever? Having fun, yes, but at the same time I think there is a case to be made that Band-Maid is a very rare and special band that has a body of work ranking them extremely high. As an older guy who’s literal first memory is seeing The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show (I think it was a summer 1964 replay of the original Feb 1964 show - I remember the sun was out and wasn’t old enough in February to watch or remember) through the great bands of the 60’s, 70’s and beyond - Zeppelin, Floyd, YES, Queen, The Who, CSN&Y, CCR, etc. I fell into the RUSH rabbit hole for many years and feel they were the best overall band from the late 70’s onward - to me, the best at combining excellence in lyrical content, interesting compositions & arrangements, instrumentation & sound with virtuoso playing and high-level performance excellence. I’m excluding Metal - that’s a completely separate analysis - obviously Sabbath, Priest & Metallic & others rate highly in that world - but I don’t think that’s the right comparison to our more rock-oriented, most-versatile Maids. Ofc, there have been more recent great bands - not saying otherwise - U2, GNR, and the big grunge bands and more recently Muse, Foo Fighters, etc. but there is something special about our Maids and there remarkably high-level work album after album and in fact that they are continually raising their level in all aspects - in every aspect - lyrics, composition, arrangements, performance, etc while still keeping that essential accessibility and ear and singalong friendliness - I think maybe they do the combination of all the elements better than anyone before…? I guess they haven’t written a Stairway to Heaven, Battle of Evermore, Ohio, And You & I, Won’t get fooled Again, La Villa Strangiato…yet…perhaps it’s just a matter of time…🤷🏻♂️ For today, who is doing it ALL any better than our Maids…?
Misa's bass is more prevalent on the live version, plus Misa and Akane start the song off with a lil drum and bass jam. Another Plus it's a 2 for 1 with "Manners/Black Hole" live
They call themselves a hard rock band, but now I think they have created a new genre called Band-Maid that goes beyond genres. And, Akane says this song was that the pattern is simple, but since the bass drum is on the back side, if my step on it wrong position, it will collapse all at once, and the sound needs to be echoed to the bottom without getting lighter, so it was the most difficult on the album. Misa, on the other hand, says she was able to do it right away, with a baseline that came to her mind, without thinking too hard. Also, I would like to see a little more frequency in the reactions of the Band-Maid.
Your not the first person to mention Misa & Flea in the same sentence.......must be something to that. The live version of this song, is even more bass driven.....which is fine because we all Love the Barefoot Bass Assassin !! Let me recommend, " Blooming " ❤🎙🎸🥁😎👌
You can hear lots of stuff in their music. Important thing to remember is that Band Maid make 'Band Maid Music'. What separates 'Band Maid Music' from the rest is - detail. Kanami, Misa and Akane put a lot of detail into their arrangements. It's never a regular bass line, drum pattern or riff/solo - they curate what they do. Listen after listen you'll find something new.
I get it. There's a definite classicness to the sound. Wondering to yourself if you've heard these riffs before. But you also notice a freshness to it too and enjoy it as a new band.
Often I hear shades of Geddy Lee in Misa. The way she uses the full range of her instrument and plays such intricate counter melodies to the guitars and vocals really fills out the music the way Geddy did for Rush. Definitely my favorite bassist playing today.
It does all of us who are [ a little ] older good to see the kids carrying on the hard rock. So when its five lovely japanese girls doing it to perfection, that's just special, incredible, unbelievable!
Everyone hitting on all eight right here.....what a Groove! The LIVE (studio) version has a nice intro and Miku's backing vocals really stand out. MISA solo's every song, she's a "free-range" bassist.
You will keep getting recommendations for the live version of this song. Because MISA just SLAYS during it. Add in the second song "Black Hole" you then get your mind completely blown away.
Good work!. MISA The Tone. This is probably the only band that builds their music on complementary bass and lead guitar riffs. Like butresses in cathedrals. At least I am not able to find something similar in the rock music that I have heard so far. The rhythm section in this case is made up of drums and rhythm guitar. Since the drums are also free to adjust to what the song is demanding at each moment... sometimes only the vocal melody and the rhythm guitar sustain the very complex network of layers, a bit like in jazz but with an impressive rock sound. Sometimes progressive, sometimes groovy, sometimes thick and chunky, always fun... Anyway... a miracle of a band. Thank you!
I agree that the I prefer the live video version of "Manners" and "Black Hole". Those two song back to back really showcase the variety in their music.
Thanks for returning PC to such a great all-around Rock band. Band-Maid is 5 top notch musicians that are integral to their sound and EACH member provides a major element to EVERY song. You know this is true based on their amazing catalog of 120+ songs. A new EP coming out this summer and then their tour starts, so a lot to look forward to with my favorite most Awesome band. Peace. 9.3
@@jkkansasband7056 Haha😆 Didn't Google know when they created these emoji's that humans can also cross their toes. And their eyes, not that i'd post the eyes one :)
Good Manners? Good God!! Stank Face music? Oh, yeah! Thanks lead guitarist Kanami for your compositions, and 2nd guitarist Miku for your lyrics, and everyone else for everything else. Like the unique, awesome outro, every Band-Maid song has a touch of class because the Maids have class. A remarkable, important band in so many aspects! "aw, aw, aw, aw, aw, aw, awesome!" PrymalChaos -- I believe you're going to what to know who's who at some point: Saiki Atsumi (Sy-i-Key or Psyche) “Ice Queen" - Lead vocals Miku Kobato (Me-Ku) "Small Pigeon" - Rhythm guitar, Vocals, Lyricist Kanami Tono (Ka-Na-Me) “Princess” - Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Main Composer Akane Hirose (A-Ka-Nay) "Gorilla" - Drums MISA (Me-Sa) "Barefoot Assassin" - Bass
Manners was my introduction to Band maid, recall it was suggested when listen to AMDKJ (Scandal), and is still my #1 of the songs of the maids. I love Band maid despite their music being somewhat heavy so this kind of groove is more my thing. It is more complex than I thought from the start though as I think the mv-production makes it slightly difficult for me to hear all of the lines, Wave Potter made a great breakdown of Manners for each instrument one by one so you can hear everything being played. I can really recommend that analyze if you are interested. The live version is also more clear imho. Thanks for you reaction anyway. If you want more from Unseen world I would suggest No God or Black Hole. Going back to earlier work the mv for Blooming is a good choice or the mv for Dice.
Noted that you are interested in J-pop as well. Not sure really what that is actually but Kenshi Yonezu is a singer songwriter with music that could be considered pop I guess. He is also a poet, producer and artist. There are so many songs I could chose from like Lemon, Kanden, Pop song, I suppose the mv for M八七 - M87 would interesting; ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Zhx1n6uvgUE.html
Unseen World is a must buy album and maybe you'll like Chemical Reaction too :) All of their Albums are great but their first Album stuffs are really a high price like Zippo that I really want :)
If you love the bass in this then you have to check out the version from the live online concert, it is suspected that Misa bribed the sound engineer , probably whiskey was involved. A few reactors have referenced RHCP in respect of this song and I don't disagree with anything you said about this and Misa's bass playing but Kanami's bluesy guitar stands out to me in the MV version.
Wonderful song, great reaction. As a musician, you should check out Black Hole next. You'll appreciate this band more when you realize they release songs like Manners and Black Hole on the same album. :)
Fantastic song :) I like this MV more than the live- its more powerful imo. And yes Misa is always amazing :) They are a lot more than just another rock band- but they are indeed a rock band- even though they drift about all over the place in style and song type! far more than most bands do- and are also more creative in composition than almost any other bands- and they are all amazing instrumentalists :) I could go on. BM are the only Japanese band I am really super into but if you want to check others out there certainly ARE other very good japanese bands- metal, rock, and probably every sort- they have a thriving music scene.
Well 2 yrs down the road we can say with 100% confidence that Band Maid is mosdef not "just another rock band" but we can say they may well be the best touring live band around today. There new stuff is beyond incredible catch up if you haven't already
Thanks for mentioning the awesome bass lines. I heard about Misa through another channel featuring bass players. It was through that I discovered Band-Maid. I'm glad I did.
When it comes to bandmaid, nearly everyone pays more attention to Misa on bass and Akane the drummer than guitars and vocalist, fortunately or unfortunately. But bandmaid is a perfect team. That's for sure.
Band-Maid remain my favourite, but I don't blame you at all for checking out some of the other great Japanese bands. The likes of Sokoninaru and Gacharic Spin are more in need of reaction videos tbh. Plus there are apparently some good bands from other countries too :) I wish you'd chosen a different song for an MV though, because the live video of Manners on RU-vid has a three minute bonus at the end, which was the moment I realised just how special this band is.
I've seen this song dismissed by some guitarist reactors as being too simple, but while the structure is pretty basic, nothing Misa or Akane are doing is. And as always the vocal layering, etc, is top notch.
It’s just mature composition. Serving the song is actually quite a difficult task for a lot of musicians because it’s hard to become great while keeping your ego in check. These guys have it down!
If you want one of the best tracks for Misa's bass playing to be showed off, try No God official live :) And pay attention to her bass track throughout! Incredible imo. Its like a 4 min bass solo in the background. You can also find instrumental videos of no god- (the ones with white backgrounds) and 5 different versions- one with the camera focused on each member only- and one of the whole band- they shot those for the dvd extras stuff with the collectors edition i think? Anyways, you can find the no god instrumental version just watching Misa on YT - check that out too! (either after the proper song or just for yourself) its amazing how complex a bass track can be and how much of it you realise you miss if you dont listen carefully.. Ive no idea how she can have such a complex busy bass linebut it still does its job, and it fit in perfectly with everything else the band is playing.
Manners is one of many awesome Band-Maid songs, but I wouldn't recommend it for first time listeners because they may misunderstand this band as an old fashioned rock band. Some reactors actually said "they are technically good, but they sound nothing new". Of course, I'm not talking about you, PrymalChaos. Although you said "Miku on bass" near the end of your video, you'll be forgiven because you are good😉
I would very much recommend Asterism for pure instrumental awesomeness. Think japanese Polyphia levels of skill including 7-string bass and one of *the* guitar prodigies. They're a three-piece band of ridiculous talent, they're not too popular (which boggles my brain, quite frankly) but they seriously should be. Dawn is *the* calling card, but Church shows off a lot of skills as well, and they're even great entertainers as is probably most obvious in their performance of Blaze (Live). But I can say with confidence that every single track of theirs is awesome, and that includes a rendition of SRV's Scuttle Buttin' that'll leave you wondering what he himself would have thought of their performance. Yes, that's blatant advertising, but they do deserve it :) More on topic, I'm pretty sure everyone agrees that Band-Maid have some of the most catchy riffs and most accesible yet intricate songwriting right now. Love everything of off the Unseen World.
Band Maid do Band Maid very well. If eventually you listen to their huge back catalogue (nearly ten years together) there will be elements of punk rock, light rock, heavy rock even a spot of metal. There will always be the solos. There will always be the heavy bass.(MIsa is a fan of Red Hot Chilli Peppers) There will always be the instantly catchy hooks. I have favourite Japanese bands that cover all types of genres. But the Maids are a stand out because they are a music genre all to themselves.
Since you've included several Japanese rock bands, if you want I suggest you check out a band UNLUCKY MORPHEUS, also from Japan, very talented and intense, its elements are all incredible but there are two that I would like to point out FUKY, real name Tenge Fuyuki, the vocalist and JILL who plays the violin, in a metal band this is something you don't see every day, the song is BLACK PENTAGRAM, the other band is Indonesian, they are VOICE OF BACEPROT, three girls of exceptional, great talent, their metal is very aggressive, the song is " God, Allow Me (Please) ".
It's not a Rabbit Hole. It's a Pigeon Hole, because Miku's last name means Little Pigeon, which is why she ends her sentences with Po. In Japan pigeons don't coo, they … karuppo. Yes, BAND-MAID are always fresh yet familiar. But you will break your brain trying to figure out where their influences came from. MISA MISA MISA!!! She never subscribed to the old adage that there's no money above the 5th fret. She works the neck, the whole neck! But Akane doesn't always play simple beats either. They've been playing together since attending Tokyo College Of Music. Check out Moratorium, or if you want to see her one and only full drum solo do 'Freedom' LIVE next.
They have control of their music. From the creation through to final production. MISA said in an interview that Miku is their producer, which did and did not surprise me. It starts with Konami's basic music with drum lines. Akane and MISA generate their lines. Miku writes the lyrics from there, with Saiki in the process. Good lyricists always involves their singer. All are in the studio to "fine tune" for the final song. Saiki has the "We're" Done" call. Some tidbits from over the years, Miku has given Kanami lyrics to write to, Kanami has changed the music to better fit the lyrics. Also they are the only Japanese rock/metal band that have instrumental songs and create acoustic versions. Miku recently placed 2nd in the National Poker Tournament!!! The small pigeon is a very smart lady!!!
