OLDSKULENERD REACTION | BAND-MAID / from now on (Official Music Video) 

Misa slides and tucks her pick under her forefinger :)

Band Maid Wish List for 12/5/22: (a) Never die; (b) Never grow old; (c)The band's membership can never change; (d) You will find a way to live in Japan, while simultaneously living in the United States, all year long, every year; (e) You will gain world-wide fame, accolades, sales, influence and affluence, but will never have to compromise your integrity, nor the integrity of your music. Bonus item: You will all get to dance on the graves of your critics, while singing any song that you find appropriate. Band Maid Forever!!!!!

Great reaction! And it always cheers my heart when Miku is given the respect she so much deserves. About a decade ago she dreamt of setting up her own hard rock band - one that should make a difference -, found three outstanding musicians, then observed that her own voice wasn't right for the music the band had in mind, handed the mike to their new singer Saiki and decided to play the rhythm guitar instead, although she hardly knew then how to handle the instrument. And here she is .... shining brightly in one of today's most versatile rock bands. It's a wonderful lesson on how to make the most of yourself by going for it with steely determination and by not being afraid of taking chances. Miku is a role model in many ways.

I always agree with your reaction. I love Saiki's voice, but this song is sung by Kanami through guitar. Her singing voice touches my heart and she makes me cry over and over again.

I saw B-M live in San Diego on this tour and to your last point Miku is just a GD rock star. She’s definitely cute and fun, but she controls the audience as well as any other band out there. She has a presence that’s hard to quantify and make no sense coming from someone like her, but she does it. It breaks my brain, but she is amazing.

I just want to double down on your shout out to Miku. She is the heart of Band-Maid and, like the rest of them, she's getting better and better at what she does. Much love to the Pigeon.

In an interview, MISA has commented that he hasn't dropped a pick in years. She is a prodigy of technique and efficiency. Excellent job!. Thank you.

Band Maid. Running for World Domination one reaction video after the other (and yes it works, I would say three exposures to them ). Definitely, the most interesting Rock group to pop up since...Nirvana? With a lot better musicians compared to pretty much anybody. They are so rare that I will use the term Beatles factor where all the band members can be your favourite as you move through a setlist. The only prerequisite to being a Band Maid fan is to enjoy fantastic songwriting and musicianship and that you are OK about guessing wrong all the time. Band Maid will make you guess wrong constantly. They will syncopate and play across the bars to the point that you think they are playing odd metrics or even polymetric while they in fact are grooving in 4/4, and at other times they will suddenly take a moment to jump into 20/8 just for the kicks. Kanami and MISA will suddenly set off on LONG journeys into landscapes very few hard rockers have ever ventured to. And then we have Akane shifting drum pattern pretty much along every chord change (it can feel like). I saw a drummer that had tried to learn a song, and he stated that technically it is nearly impossible. Mentally it is genuinely impossible, to remember the ever-changing pattern evolutions. And then is Miku, this entity's heart, soul, and raw determination. She still, after ten years, the only one that looks comfortable talking with other human beings. The girl who formed the group as lead singer instantly understood that her vocals were too weak on her own to front hard rock. Thus she demoted herself to backup singer and apprentice on guitar under the genius of Kanami. Racking up the 10,000 hours of practice to reach true skill in record time, it sounds like. The GAP in the other personalities and what they do when in Band Maid armoured dresses and having their instruments as shields is just mind-bending. But most of all there is Kanami's songwriting that has pushed to maids as musicians for soon 10 years. Again a hug to Miku who has spent years practising to occupy the rhythmic centre of her band, freeing up her instrumental friends to explore further afield as she holds the centre down. Thus also freeing up Kanami's evolution as a songwriter. She is currently writing rock anthems that pull as hard on the heart as the first time I heard "With or without you" and "Where the streets have no name" live for the first time back in the 1980s by the kings of rock anthems. And that is not even Band Maids' priority. I thank David Grohl and Foo for doing CPR on Rock for the last two decades. I love them for it, even more so for reminding us all that Rock should ALSO be uplifting and fun (bless the dude for his losses!) but Band Maid is so GM'ned fresh. It does not sound like post-punk or metal-pop or grunge-Walz (I am losing track of the many ways rock was supposed to be revived for the 21st century😳). Band Maid is out here right now doing it. These five grown-assed women deserve all the attention in the world. I mean, how many rock songs with a strong lyrical message have been put out there over the last 5 decades anyhow? I might add that the lyrics of Miku are placing themselves favourably if one reads transcripts). At least she has the wit to know she made a rock band and write about topics comparable to "We will Rock you" by Queen. God, how I love these women. And it makes sense that they come out of Japan. I was probably pre-conditioned for them by discovering the Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami. His prose is filled with musical references (Including his breakthrough international novel "Norwegian Wood" (a song by the Beatles)). He was running a Jazz bar before he started writing. In his writing, it is like he takes all the ideas from western storytelling and applies the fundamentals of Japanese architecture/design (wabi-sabi) to it. Any person who loves music and Band-Maid - read "Wind-Up Bird Chronicle". Especially if you are a man. It is one heck of a rock album to read in text emotionally. It is as existential as the "Dark side of the moon" and as rhythmically driving as peak Beatles or Rolling Stones. And this is the parallel: I had given up on reading novels back in the 90s (bugged down with deserving my Dr Scient defence). I had also given up on Rock. I mean, the great rock bands are still doing their farewell tours 40 years after they actually made something new and interesting. I was probably leaving rock when Prodigy went hard on the underground rave scene in the early 90s. Two Japanese artistic endeavours have pulled me back by being idiosyncratic and extremely personal at the same time. Anybody reading this far: please please, pretty please listen to these girls. They are carrying a secret sauce of the idea of actual analogue instruments being played hard by living humans in the 21st century (Congratulate me with the longest comment ever on YT) 👍

I may have mentioned this in another comment, but I credit you for getting me into band maid, Way back when it was two ish years ago? Anyway thank you sir! I did see them live this year, their first stop on the US tour in Seattle. I think I can honestly say that it was the best thing of this year for me. Been a very bad year overall but that show was something I can smile about. So again thank you for your part in the highlight of my year.

Thanks again from Japan 有難う💛。 You are right. This song is telling a story. The story about Band-Maid heading for "From Now On". I witnessed this song performed flawlessly in Tokyo as 12th song in the setlist and Band-Maid played it in 12 out of 13 US concerts as 8th to 11th song. (9th in Houston you saw) Most of the audience at those venues had, of course, already known their skills and talents. When I heard that they played this instrumental piece as opening at Aftershock on Oct. 9 and at Saitama Super Arena on Nov.6 (as support to Guns N' Roses), I felt very proud of them. Yeah! they showed off their skills and talents to the audience who did not know who the girls in maid outfit on the stage were. I felt as if I heard them screaming "Hey guys! Listen to us and open your eyes wide! We are not the persons that you think ! Salute us!" 😄

Nice warm reaction for Band Maid, it shows how much you like Band Maid. MISA's pick and finger switch is seamless, but there's another bassist who does it pretty well. Misaki from Sokoninaru (a really good Japanese band that I love almost as much as Band Maid), a 3 piece band, with amazing musicians. Take a look.✌

Other bands just don't grab my heart and strangle it like Band-Maid. That's really what makes them special, they make me feel things with their songs.

As a Greish esquire wrote, she shoots under her index finger and just as quickly back, she is the fastest pistolero on stage. The UN Alien Security Agency writes in a secret report that Misa is terrifying in every way to play bass, and that she can play it even when it is up to 4 meters away from her. Wouldn't surprise me.

What's amazing about Akane in this song is her interplay with Kanami. The drums add a lot to the dynamics of the lead guitar part. These two girls play together so well.

Thank you for sharing! Misa actually changed my whole images of the bass player in a rock band. It had been either very basic style or crazy funky (like Flea). Misa does both, and in the meantime, as you mentioned, she's using the entire fret board, going up and down the neck all the time. Literally, the busiest bassist. Besides, most importantly, she doesn't show off her technics too much and plays the phrases with the perfect tone at the right timing. Simply, amazing player.

Weird that 'This is Band Maid' is now the highest accolade there is in music for me.

One of the amazing things about From Now On is how everyone gets something different from it. OSN picks up on the Guitar and Bass on this one. Wave Potter, who's primarily a drummer, says that he can manage the guitar work on this one, but the drums are beyond him, even at a reduced speed (bpm). Absolutely incredible musical composition that never forgets that it's a song and not just abstract instrumentation.

Misa is a force of nature. I'm a sax and guitar player, but I chose to stand on her side of the crowd (a difficult choice with a beast like Kanami up there). All I can say is I want to start taking bass more seriously.

When MISA slaps, she tucks the pick under her index finger and plucks/pops with her middle finger (as opposed to the index finger that most slap bassists use).

This one was for all the fans who complain that Kanami guitar solos are too short in their other songs. This one is practically a KANAMINCHO solo for the whole song. Absolutely brilliant. As are the other Maids of course. So true what you said about Miku's guitar skills. She has improved so much over the years under Sensei Kanami's tutelage. I'm waiting for the day when Kanami forces her to play a bit of a solo in one of their songs. We all know she can do it.

If higher beings exist then BAND MAID is proof they love us, oh yeah BM are higher beings, Rock Goddesses all and there's no words to describe Kanami Tono. This song is a fcken masterclass in composition and execution, Viva the Maids peace and love Po 👍🎼🥁🎸🎤🍻

Don't get me wrong I want to learn Japanese, but I am so glad I found this band not understanding the language. Because of this I could truly listen to the music and Saiki's voice is just another beautiful instrument being played by a master. I have not gotten all of the meaning of every song from the music before reading the translated lyrics but a lot of them I have. I say translated because not all meaning from Japanese to English can be translated. This fact of feeling the meaning endears them to me, more so than just having a catchy sound, I feel it.

What Akane said in the Prime was the difficulty of having different timing between Miku's vocals and guitar. There is a rumor that even Kanami said "impossible" 😁 And since Kanami and Misa play the melody, Akane says that there are many scenes where her and Miku take the rhythm together.

Musical perfection! Got to see them do this twice on the 2022 US Tour, Phoenix and Dallas, and was epic, both times! Kanami is singing with her PRS! MISA tucks her pick into her index finger. She hasn't dropped a pick in 3 or 4 years, the Assassin has magical fingers! Great song from a great band!

I just can't get enough of this track. Such a killer tune.

The best place to watch MISA tuck the pick in her fingers is her solo in 'Onset'. It really is like a magic trick. She never drops it.

If you watch "Onset" live, when MISA does her solo they do a close-up of her right hand that shows this

Kanami told me that when B-M played Germany she got lost in Bochum & ended up in a sausage shop. She said she'd taken a turn for the wurst. It was only when she started to do her little swingy arms dance that i realised she was telling me another Mincho joke :)

Best band on the planet.....period!

I was there for the Houston show! Such an awesome performance, can't believe we got two instrumentals ("onset" and "from now on") back-to-back!

Thanks, OSN! Loved your comment about composition that tells a story musically. It's what drew me to Band-Maid in the first place and I think it's one of the big things that separates them from other bands with talented musicians.

Great reaction to a great band. I am an older dude and have been missing good rock for decades. Band-Maid has brought back real, original, skillful rock music. I love the newness, the progressions, combinations, styling that I have not heard before, and it's just so fresh and alive. Thank you Band-Maid!

I just discovered this band a few days ago so obviously I haven't seen them in person. But on stage these ladies look like rock stars. Every member of this band brings so much to the table.

" Without holding back " is another great Instrumental. I repeat myself.

Many of us -- right, OSN -- just recently saw Band-Maid play “From Now On” live. OMNG! Kanami riffed her ass off. And the BPM’s matched the DB's! 😶‍🌫Thx, OldSkuleNerd!

how can you not love this band IMPOSSIBLE

In 2015, during my trip to Japan I got to know a local band in Osaka called Rick Rack (later known as Fern Planet) which I introduced to a friend of mine who's a Japanese language teacher. In turn, he introduced me to Band-Maid. By 2017, they became my favorite band of all time.

Just absolutely love this instrumental track! That was an amazing month for me as well. I took my son to see Sabaton in Cincinnati. My wife and I got to finally see one of my heroes Joe Satriani, and then I went to Chicago to see Band Maid. I was hoping they would play this song, but given how amazing the performance was it's hard to be disappointed.

Dude...if you haven't noticed yet, when Akane raise either of her arms when she's drumming, some shits about to happen....lol

If you combine songwriting, musicianship, audience connection, and consistency over many years, this is the best rock band since the Beatles. I grew up with the Beatles as my sound track, so that's no casual comment. By the way, for those of us who were brought up on classical and jazz, we never needed vocals to hear a story. Actually, most rock lyrics are pretty silly. The best bands are the ones that could do it without the vocals if they have to.

The crazy thing that this song proves from my point of view is that this band consisting of 5 people actually has 6 main vocalists. Saiki of course and 4 who let their instruments sing at least as well, with Miku handling both roles. 😏🤘🏻 _____________________ 「 _'Our rock never dies ever. Forever!'_ 」 --- *BAND-MAID* 'Manners' 🕊

I know where she puts it. She told that in an interview and showd how she did it. She also told that she never stopped a pick live. But in practise it has happend

They are all great musicians, Miku has improved a lot, love there stuff!!!

Vocal free musical narrative is one of the reasons I love the Nutcracker suit. You don't even have to watch the dance ensembles to enjoy that. Same with the Planets by Gustav. This work the same way.

Man was about Time. 😂 I really wanted to write you for Days to check this out . Can nor wait for your Reaction.

Thank you for all that you do for your listeners -- Happy New Year!

This instrumental really tells a story and if you can't feel it, then there's something wrong with you, seriously.

Love this !!!!

Hey Mr Nerd, don't forget about the BAND-MAID trilogy just released on YT. DON'T YOU TELL ME-Live, HATE-Live and ENDLESS STORY-Live. Get your emotions revved up.

Great reaction OSN! For all of you out there that wish Kanami’s solos were longer... well, here you go 😎

A great name for this song could have been "epic". It sounds that way to me.

Oh that bass drop, shit.

Like your shirt.

MISA MISA MISA!!!!! have said this before and probably will say it again My only gripe with this MV is they do NOT show Miku doing Her thing just the occasional strum one re-actor actually wondered why She was even in the vid

When might you be doing a reaction of Band Maid's (almost) new live "video" of "Puzzle", from the Tokyo Garden Theater concert in January? I assume that you will be buying the Blu-Ray/DVD of this concert when it is released on 4/26?

*OldSkuleNerd* Planning on any *BAND-MAID* shows for this year?

Old Skule/All: If you haven't seen The Daily Blab's video "Hitler Defends His Love of Band Maid" (done in the style of the Hitler Parodies series...), go see it right now on You Tube -- it's worth your time!!!!!

Kanami Unchained. 🤘

Please also check out the new Nemophila song called Seize The Fate!

LOVEBITES RULE!!!

aaa fellow 9gag

The only thing keeping me from seeing this band is being broke and not having a ride.

well you know, try play rocksmith with their song, and pick the bass, you will see how that bass line mess you up lmao

somehow ur clueless of music

Akane was JUST HAD A COUPLE OF NICE FILLS??? I don't know what video you thought you were watching but as usual, Akane was KILLING IT.