Musicans REACT to BABYMETAL and Polyphia LIVE 

Indeed, and it's weird as many probably enjoy a lot other projects that feature the same kind of flexibility. For example QOTSA. 🤘🏻🦊⚡

Totally agree with Grington300, Babymetal has been crushing it around Europe playing all the big festivals on the main stage drawing huge audiences, 14 years and there getting better! I say to people go see them live!

I understand but I would like to have a permanent band.the Eastern kamis are sooo much better than the west

@@phillipgregory9671 I'll skip over the "sooo much better" - that is an opinion. If you get a permanent band it won't be the Eastern Kamis, they have their own things, so you could end up with a much worse set of musicians as all the really good ones may not want to be tied to a contract with Amuse to be recognised as a permanent band member (none of the Kamis are), then a couple of them will argue and there will be bad blood and hassle and people arguing about artistic control and musical direction, everybody will be unhappy and they'll split up .... and all because a lot of (mainly) Americans wanted BABYMETAL to conform and copy the same old format every other band follows because they are somehow uncomfortable with how BABYMETAL do things because it doesn't fit into the compartments in their minds and they don't know if they can call them a band and fans of other bands say "but they don't play their own instruments". As I said, if it ain't broke don't fix it - that's always when the problems start. Sorry, that turned into a rant lacking a lot of punctuation. I do understand people wanting a permanent band, I just don't think it would work out the way they think ... and it isn't necessary. What they have now (and have had since March 2014) works for them. Leave well alone.

As for the East Kamis, few people stop to think that maybe they didn't want to tour overseas as much as Babymetal were planning to do. Most of them have families. They all have comfortable careers as session/live musicians in their home country as well as their own personal music projects. They're a good deal older than the girls. The West Kamis are closer to Su, Moa, and Momoko in age. BOH recently got married and has been experiencing some condition with his fingers that has led him to step down to a 5-string bass. Ohmura also has some condition with his fingers and has explained that he avoids long flights because they exacerbate it. Some other issues to consider with the idea of musicians joining Babymetal as full members: One is songwriting. With few exceptions, the Kamis haven't been involved in any of the songwriting. Would they be happy not having much of a hand in writing songs for a band they're a "full member" of? If Koba did involve them fully in the songwriting, would Babymetal's future music lose a lot of the variety they've been able to achieve by working with various outside songwriters? How would it affect Babymetal's image as a Japanese female group/band to have 4 male gaijins as an equal part of it? Even if they hire 4 Japanese musicians as full members, it still dramatically changes the band's image to have 7 members, some of them not women, 4 of whom don't dance, presented in promotional materials and available for interviews. They'll look a lot more like other bands, which as you point out Grington might make some people more comfortable with them, but it will come at the cost of uniqueness. And in the end, making them full members is no guarantee they'll stick around. Regular bands lose and replace members all the time. Casual fans of most bands don't know every band member's name. Usually they'll know the singer and maybe one other standout charismatic member, like the lead guitarist. There are people who enjoy Babymetal's music who only know Su's name and don't know Yui quit and Momoko is new. Those who do care to learn more about the musicians will do so regardless of whether the Kamis are "anonymous" session musicians or full members, as Alan has done. I think Alan makes the mistake of thinking his interests and preferences are typical of a "fan," when actually he's in the minority.

Dude it was sick

Ayy what's up friend 🦊🤘

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As for turning the Kami-Band into official part of BABYMETAL member, I'm not sure if any of the instrumental players want that? They have their own project away from BABYMETAL and may not totally match with each player. Like BOH, his choice of genre is Jazz-fusion.

That is great question and brought up some some great points in my head. I wanna see what the guys think on the pod this Sunday

I think this tendency to focus so much on the Kami band is a product of rockist ideology that I think groups like Babymetal tries to push itself away from. I think even musicians need a space where they can do what they love and make money without having to be the star of the show or be a responsible party of the product being sold.

Do people complain that Elton John doesn't have a permanent band, or Adele, Elvis, Heart, Ozzy, Black Pink etc. Like it or not BABYMETAL is more an Idol group that sings metal than a true band, and that is Ok, I still love them. The band touring with them now is excellent and does a great job, that is all we should expect.

Even if Babymetal did hire 4 Japanese musicians as full time members, I doubt ISAO, Hideki, BOH, and Ohmura would be the ones. I think the West Kamis were hired because enough of the East Kamis didn't want to tour overseas as extensively as Babymetal wanted to. They're older than the West Kamis, who are closer in age to Su, Moa, and Momoko. ISAO and Hideki have families and now BOH is married too. They all have comfortable careers as session/live musicians in their home country as well as their own personal music projects. They don't need to work for Babymetal or tour extensively outside of Japan/East Asia. BOH has been experiencing some condition with his fingers that has led him to step down to a 5-string bass. Ohmura also has some condition with his fingers and has explained that he avoids long flights because they exacerbate it. There are also other issues: Would they be involved with songwriting? If so, Babymetal would probably lose a lot of the musical variety they've gotten from working with various outside songwriters. If not, would they be happy with that? Most "fans" don't learn more than one or two band member's name anyway. Those who do care to learn more about the musicians will do so regardless of whether they're "anonymous" session musicians or full members, as Alan has done. Is making some people more comfortable with enjoying Babymetal's music by looking more like a regular band worth the cost of dramatically changing the band's image, losing their uniqueness, etc?

I love knowing there is the live band there and would have no problem seeing their faces but not as "members of the band", for all the reasons mentioned. I can barely remember even looking at the band when I have seen Babymetal live. They are great musicians and I love that Babymetal has their support in the live shows as it adds to the experience and authenticity. But all I remember watching are the ladies, mostly Su, but plenty of memories of Momo and Moa, none really of the band. Sorry but I think a lot (most) Babymetal fans are probably like that.

Awesome lyrics. 🤘🏻🦊⚡

I completely agree that the studio/album versions are "over" produced. But "real" fans buy the blurays 😁

The electric boy had a layer of produced vocals mixed in, where this one didn't

@@dicodec Yes that was the most auigmented "Live" video from Babymetal in a long time. Both visuals and audio. The Live videos are usually less manipulated.

あなたも見えてますか？生霊です、実物は骨と皮だけどね😇

Just speculation, not about if we understand it or not lol

I think from the perspective of these artists and the social circles they are a part of, they live in a world where these business relationships border on friendship to a point that questions like this are hardly a concern. People like us have a tendency to look up to these artists and scrutinise their every move and moralize them. Not accusing you of moralizing but I grow tired of people commenting on music these days who atomically make “business” a moral issue instead of just accepting it as a lifestyle for people involved in this sphere while people like us who waste our time writing comments on social media aren’t doing anything nearly as productive with our lives to equate to what they do. But like you, I am just speculating on what I see, it’s just these are my thoughts. When I look at collaborations like this, my thoughts don’t go down this route like yours are, so I find it funny that people fixate so much on it like it’s an issue.

Electric Callboy mentioned that their collaboration came about because they caught the BABYMETAL show in Boston, MA and met the girls, so these collaborations are probably a mix of both business and personal want.

@@dcola123 This. It is a business. These people want to make a good living AND continue doing what they love. So all of those things. The collab with the Thai artists is to tap into a growing music market in a very populous Asian country. But I think they also enjoyed and wanted to do it for personal/creative reasons.

Yes, this🤘🦊

@Grington300 👍