What does SNAKE SABO from SKID ROW think of NEMOPHILA??? 

I prefer songs in a language I don't understand. It took me a while to realize that.

That applies to pretty much any song in a language you don't understand. If anyone ever asked me how I can listen to songs in other languages, that has always been my go to response

I hope you saw it! Might be my favorite friend reaction to date! That and watching him melt to Ningen Isu!

@Party Like a Rockstar Podcast I did watch it & it was awesome! Loved Snake's reaction. Great job, Joel!

Thanks for that. 👍

Beautiful!

@@nahadoth2087 They were talking about a KISS cover not Skid Row

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A lot of western music entirely have moved away from melody and harmony. They focus on beat and then note repetition too much.

Oh, good call! The live video of "Outsider Rodeo" gets a LOT of repeats from me. And yeah...Raychell is phenomenal.

Thoughts after the first verse/chorus: 1. The song sounds amazing and huge, immediately. 2. Vocals? Eh, I'll accept it. 3. I bet that drummer has never knocked a cymbal over in her life, or even broken a stick. 4. Eh, this is just pop vocals on top of metal music. 5. The guitars and bass are absolutely killer. Please note that I really do come in peace, this is just my honest opinion, and music is subjective.

After second verse/solos/outro: 1. Vocals are definitely cooler and grittier this time around 2. The pop style hooks and chorus over all are definitely catchy 3. Those guitarists are killing it in the riff department, and are not bad in the solo/melody parts 4. That drummer :/ Over all - not bad, the guitarists are absolute killers in all regards, and the singer could maybe work for me, but that whole jpop/kpop thing is not at all my style. I'd be really curious to know when in their career this was recorded? And if Joel has reacted to any live Nemophila, I'd like to check it out, to see if they can bring it live. Not trying to rain on anyone's parade, or start a flame war between fanbases, this is just one rock fan's honest opinion. Peace.

After listening to the fella's thoughts - I agree with everything they said. Definitely a killer band over all, and very promising. And what a compliment to KISS that was, and is probably true for many bands. Ace Frehley is one of the best guitar solo writers of all time imo. Every note was so tasty and perfect from him. Truly underrated, despite all the love from so many great guitar players that followed him.

Snake talking about use of melody is what you are saying about jpop. So many Western bands have abandoned melody for pure heaviness, it is great to once again hear melody in metal.

Oh, it's coming!!!

Actually she only screams in a few. You should check their channel and listen to more.

@@paulpabloanderson6884 I probably should. 😀

@@billb.5183 try Style, life, night flight, blooming, fighter, hypnosis, to name a few.

@@paulpabloanderson6884 I've heard Hypnosis. She screeches in that. Not as much as other songs though. I like that track.

While I happen to love her fry screams, it's Mayu's expressive, slightly "smoky" clean voice that really makes her great, imo. She has an incredible knack for conveying the emotion in a song with it. Not gonna lie: I tear up a bit more often than not when I listen to "Life."

mid-20s for singer Mayu and bassist Hara-chan, late -20s for Hazuki (gtr), early-30s for Tamu (drums) and Saki (gtr). Tamu (2) and Mayu (1) are mothers. And they kick ass.

And to me, that's still very very young to put out so high quality stuff as they do. They sound so much like an already aged fine wine. They are insanely good.

@@haileene703 Of course!

Ah, thank you. I'm still a bit of a novice with Japanese (passed N5...barely). I was rendering that as そらい...and translating it as "sky." But I looked up the kanji for "sky" (空) and was thinking I probably got it wrong.

@@DavidKAnderson Its so easy to really screw up Japanese..lol. You could be meaning to saying something very complimentary, but end up saying something very insulting. Just by a slightly mispronouncing it.

@@johnmagill7714 So true! It's been difficult with just self-study, for sure. Fortunately if plans hold, I'll be departing for Sapporo in Autumn, going to language school.

@@DavidKAnderson I lived in Japan 6 years in my Navy Days. I was able to grasp it ok. thanks to the forced practical use when in town..lol. Japanese is tough. Certain things just don't translate well back and forth. The ever-slightest mispronunciation. Could change good morning to your mom is a whore..lol Slight exaggeration. But not much. One thing I noticed while there. If you're making the effort to speak Japanese, they really tend to open up a lot more.