Band-Maid lives to perform live concerts. They are so talented that can do improvised solos at any time during a song. I have been to two of their live concerts and they give the audience at each concert a different setlist with different solos (lead-in or during) a song. A funny little story about why the Maids gathered around Akane, the drummer. The song before that "Play" (there is an official live video of it) Saiki, the lead vocalist, was standing in front of Akane. Akane made a gesture with her drumstick and made a funny face that made Saiki laugh and miss one of her vocal lines. So, the other Maids decided to get even for Saiki. They all stood in front of Akane and practice "Hengao", the Japanese act of making funny faces to distract or amuse someone. They were trying to Akane off-beat. It didn't work (never does). Akane just made kissy faces at them and just kept up the beat. Those kind of antics between all the Maids while they are performing, shows their confidence in each other and makes their live concerts so much fun and energetic. You seem to have your list of Band-Maid songs to react to, so have fun. A future song you should react to is "Hate?', the officlal live video. It's a more recently released video that shows how far the young women have come as musicians this past decade.
@Bill Hallisey - I couldn't put it better myself, great comment. I've seen them 3 times between 2022 and 2023 and I haven't as much fun at a gig since I saw Blood, Sweat and Tears in NYC in 1967 and The Doors at the Whiskey au Go Go in LA in 1968. They are in a class all by themselves and are helping keep the flame of true rock alive.
What if you could have fun doing you job with people just as good or better than you? What if you spread joy whenever and wherever you did your job? What if the consumers LOVED you? Epic people doing epic shite everyday! They're BandMaid and their life is dope!
Thanks for continuing the journey. They are arguably the best live rock band on the planet. Their stage presence is at a level most other bands only dream of ever achieving. Until next time...Cheers!
BM4Life knows best! 👍🏽 Ron, you smiled when the Maids gathered around the drum kit. That’s “hengao,” or “funny faces” time. They all made goofy faces at the drummer, trying to get her to mess up. The Maids are like sisters. You’ve actually watched a couple of my own very first experiences with Band Maid. “Freedom” is a great choice! And just so you know, “DICE” was one music video that really got me hooked. I’m looking forward to seeing your reaction! Saiki is quite an expressive and powerful vocalist. You don’t need to know the words to feel what she’s singing. For a curveball song and example of what I’m saying, please consider the live acoustic version of “Puzzle,” from the Instrumental Maid Channel. If you’re not afraid of a double header, there’s also an official live full band version of the same song.
You have a whole lot of catching up to my my friend, as these ladies have a catalogue of close to 140 songs and there isn't a weak one in the entire list. I saw them twice in 2022, 10/28 in NYC at Irving Plaza and 10/30 in New Jersey at the American Dream Mall. And then on 5/21/23 at the Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville, Tn. Most fun at a gig since the mid-to-late 1960's. Band Maid is a dish best served LIVE !!!
@@chrisegbertky The song is called Crash into the blue. And it's a balled lyrics by the one and only Gary Holloway for a Japanese Bassist friend of his.
In many cases, BAND-MAID's live performances are better, but DICE's OMV is better than the live version, so please watch that. It's a very good Music Video that I love.
