There are no solos in BandMaidLand. At first, it seems like trading solos, then you notice a pounding Gorilla, then you hear a chugging Pigeon. What an instrumental quartet.

@gordowg1wg145

Ай бұрын

YES! It tends to trigger me when they "solo" when it's usually a "duet", with them leading with Akane backing it up. All of them, even Saiki, have true "solos", and they're awesome, but I feel they're disrespecting Akane, and Miku when applicable, when they overlook their work in the background.

I like the mention of Miku as being the glue holding the whole thing together. Surrounded by individual superstars, Miku effortlessly provides that extra deep aural colour that enriches everything it touches. And as ever, thanks to Bob for shining a light on details that can be hidden from we non-musicians !

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

Thanks I appreciate it!

Kanami, MISA and Akane are truly one of the greatest power trios ever. 🤘✌

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

For sure

Akane and her ability to play poly rhythms is one of the things that makes her one of the best drummers currently. Not because she bashes the heck out of her kit which she does do at times, but her ability to play several different rhythms with each limb at the same time. And this call and response was brought back. They used to play it back in 2017 but they dropped it to switch the focus to other songs. They brought it back because it is so loved by us fans. I love how the Ladies will switch things up to make their concerts fun, entertaining, and fresh. And that sound was in their backing track. It's not the same as in their older set, but it is similar. So they updated it for this concert. And as many of us say, Band-Maid is their own genre.

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

Such a great song g and they are all so good. So much fun to watch and listen to.

5 very talented and beautiful young ladies ❤️ 🤘

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

Extremely talented.

I really like what Akane does in this song, especially during the solo. At one point she even hit the outer edge of the cymbal to get a fitting sound. I truly love her creativity in bringing out a special feeling in the song. This is outstanding drumming from an seasoned drummer!

The look on Akane's face from one of the camera shots after that battle said it all. The joy and love for her bandmates after their solos showed that, yes that was spectacular and I loved helping.

@rolandkarlsson7072

Ай бұрын

Yeah she was happier than usual, if that is possible.

@brunobryant4846

Ай бұрын

Well said 👍🍻

@jjo154

Ай бұрын

Bill, that's my favorite part of this video, and I always try to point that out! 😁👍

I don't really like drawing comparisons between musicians, they each have their own style and their own experience but, as a bass player myself, each time I hear Misa launch into one of her amazing solos I hear small echoes of the late Chris Squire in her tonality and phrasing ... she's an absolute machine.

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

Nice to meet a fellow bass player Rod. All of these ladies are incredible and they come together nicely to form a super group.

Great reaction and analysis (as usual) Bob !! As many already said below, this track was part of the Band-Maid 10th anniversary concert at the Yokohama Arena Okyu-ji in November 2023. You’ll be surprised to know that 3 members of Lovebites (Haruna, Asami and Midori) were in attendance at this show!!! They posted their comments on their Twitter (today X) accounts and also a picture of them outside the venue and a picture of the stage during the show, with Miku on the screen. In her post Haruna wrote ”we've performed together twice in the past at festivals and went out to eat ramen with AKANE”. I think these 2 great bands, in their own different musical genre, they have great respect for each other !! Band-Maid and Lovebites forever!!

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

That’s pretty cool that they are supporting each other. Thanks!

What more is left to say that hasn't been said over and over again about Band Maid. I feel that they are a true unicorn when it comes to rock of any sub-genre there is. And what you were saying about Kanami's solos and group's solos in general, is correct. I think every one of these solos are specifically written and scripted by Kanami in her composition and arrangements. She is just that type of a perfectionist that wants everything perfect. I know there might be some slight variations here and there, but everything is so smoothly done and performed that you don't really notice it. Kanami is a true musical prodigy/genius/savant. Another spot where you can hear the smoothness and structure of her compositions vis a vis solos is in Freedom. When Akane finishes her solo and instantly segues into Misa's transition to the rest of the song, it's done so smoothly that it has to be scripted. And that's not a criticism, I think it's wonderful. And what else can be said about Akane ???? She is like a cyborg up there, and her fills are both a thing of beauty and pieces of art. The more I watch her, the more I see the same kind of creativity that legends like Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich had, which is really high praise. Ad I have said before, Akane is the High Priestess of the Temple of the Perfect Fill, lol. There aren't enough superlatives to use when Band Maid is under consideration. I first got bit by the rock bug in 1958 and I can truly say that I have never encountered another group like them.

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

That is some exclusive company mentioning Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa. You e got great musical taste and appreciate for great musicians.

@mikeat2637

Ай бұрын

@@bobcieslinski Thanks Bob ! After I first saw Akane's Freedom solo, I went back to older videos of both Krupa and Rich, especially the one where Buddy was playing on a platform that rolled him in a full circle and he continued playing all the way around, even upside down. The film clip is on YT. I've gone back to other drummers from the rock era and only John Bonham had similar creativity. I don't know if you remember the singer Karen Carpenter from the 1970's, she had an amazing voice but was also one of the best female drummers ever. There is a video of her playing along Buddy Rich that is just priceless. Keep up the good work with your reactions.

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

@@mikeat2637wow thanks for letting me know about Karen. I was pretty young in her heyday but I’ve heard some of her songs when I was a kid. I never knew she was a drummer though. Thanks!

Fantastic as ever, Kanami is so polished, has created her own style. Grittiest vocals I have heard from Saiki so far. The drums are perfect for the song….

Thanks, Bob, for making sure Akane got noticed during the solo section. She goes a bit ethereal here, as opposed to the frenetic power in “Hate?” I’ve never played drums, but I can’t help but be impressed when I hear greatness behind a kit.

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

What’s up Mike? Thanks yeah she’s a beast for sure. Totally amazing!

Besides the incredible playing I think some of the camera shot choices done in the final editing are great. There’s a sequence before the solo/duet section where you see Saiki owning that stage extension then Kanami bobbing her head in a relaxed fashion (indicating she could do this all day lol) and then a huge smile on Akane’s face after that fill. Another one that goes by very quickly is as the camera pans out from the end of the Kanami/Misa duet you see Akane on the big screen behind them looking back, again with a huge smile. I wish other videographers would take note on how to do a live performance video. Years ago I took words like “the best” or “greatest” or a singular “favourite” out of my vocabulary. I think words and phrases like that place limitations on us. However, Band-Maid often challenges those decisions lol! 😊

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

I can certainly understand that choice and the regret. Man they can just rock. So talented.

Now that you've seen the song you should watch the MV it's a great visual on their sense of humour.

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

I will do that. Thanks for suggesting that to me Jeremy.

After the bass and guitar trade section, the section before the chorus includes one bar of break from the fourth beat of the previous bar, which is truly a unique formula of this band!

Absolutely agree, MISA is a beast.🎸 🤘🤘 Or, if you prefer, barefoot assassin.😁 Band Maid and The Warning played a show together , in Japan, about a week and a half ago. TW went over there a week or so early. The result was a new song, a collab between the 2 bands. Song is called "Show Them" , and will be on the upcoming Band Maid album. The 2 band played it live at that concert, with all 8 ladies on stage, 2 drum kits, 3 guitars, 2 basses, dual lead vocals with Dany and Saiki. There is a 30 second or so teaser clip of that song on the Band Maid socials, that can be reacted to. DO NOT react to the fan cam footage of the entire song, you will most likely get a COPYWRITE STRIKE if you do. Many reactors that did react to that footage, DID get a STRIKE. When you come back to Band Maid, if you want to see where they came from, try "Thrill", the song that got them going and saved the band.

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

Dude that will be a sick song with all of them combining. I can’t wait for that. The concert they did in Japan had to be epic. There were a few people in the comments who told me they were going. What an epic memory they had. Thanks for The Warning. 😂

@Bekka_Noyb

Ай бұрын

@@bobcieslinski oh it was - I was there! Pretty sure there will be a live video at some point cuz there camera crew wandering round plus the lights & sound were incredible!

Great reaction Bob and there is a synth in a backing track, it's really low but it's there (it's also in the official music video). Thanks for continuing to react to Band-Maid.

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

Thanks Glen!

Don't You Tell Me! Oh, wait! You just did. 🤘😂Now, let me tell you something: Some say the Carolina Reaper is the hottest chili pepper with a Scoville Heat Index of 2.2 million. Nope! It's Band-Maid with a whopping 200 Million View index! 🌶🤘🎀 Thx, Bob!

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

Hey Tom! Man I love the way you phrase things dude. Awesome comments!

@TomClark-Futoura

Ай бұрын

@@bobcieslinski That means a lot coming from you, Bob. Thx! 🤘

Well, of course, Gorilla is a beast! :) But she accentuates what Kanami and MISA are doing rather than steamrolling them. My favorite moment is when she turns around to give them a big smile.

Those "impromptu" "conversations" that the Maid's had really weren't impromptu. I'm sure they practiced that during rehearsals. Their communications were "what can we do on this song to make it stand out" and then "let's do this" and "okay". I would love to be at one (or many) of those rehearsals when they did that.

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the info Bill!

@mikeholmes5308

Ай бұрын

This is clearly the case, given that you can see an earlier live version of this song from a concert a few years back where they do a similar trading off (or compare the Lollapalooza version of Hate? to the Yokohama version). That said, what's interesting is that they evolve these additions to the compositions over time. Reminds me of how, for instance, Rush evolved the extended tag at the end of Closer to the Heart in concert so it changed a lot over the 40 years they played it live in concert.

Yeah, this is a fantastic track and it's so good to see Saiki owning that stage! Great track, great performance, great band!! Thanks Bob!

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

Thanks Allen!

Hi Bob. This track is a firm fan favourite. It was the first track to be given the battle treatment and what a joy, not just for us but you can see how much the ladies are loving it too. Great reaction as always. Thanks for checking out more from the maids.

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

Thanks Lewis! I really enjoy listening to them. They are incredible musicians.

Thanks for the video. Your videos will deepen and enrich your viewing experience. This time, the video was their wonderful 10th anniversary concert. By the way, there is a video of a live performance called "Band maid Spin off show" on the channel "bandmaid fan videos" that was held as part of the 10th anniversary. At 1:10:25 out of 1:42:10, we enter the song "HONKAI(本懐)" from MISA's cool solo. This is a song that makes MISA's drive shine brightly, so I recommend listening to it. This live is phenomenal from start to finish.SAIKI's vocals are also brilliant. They are fortunate to have their own lives in time during the fulfilling period of their careers.

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the great comments and info!

I love your reactions to band-maid. You have a definite ear for music. However, you have the utmost respect for the artists and don't brag about your own talent. You can be trusted. I'm grateful that someone like you responds to my favorite band, band-maid. I look forward to seeing more in the future.

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much you made my day. It is about the artists.

I always say that those drums in the battle remind me of pink Floyd

Excellent work!. For this tenth anniversary concert, they recovered this extended version of the bridge of the song that belongs to their 2018 live shows and is especially remembered and appreciated by their fans. Thank you!!

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

Thanks Juan!

EPIC performance! ♥

I know they're not a metal band, but Misa, oh man, her bass tone is so much heavier than most of them in the metal band, imo. She also adds so much groove with that heavy tone, which makes her a beast. No doubt about it.

I think that wavering up and down you were hearing was Miku, if you note her fret positions as they flash up she is going up and down the fretboard high and low during that section... so I suspect that was her.

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

Good catch

Love the breakdown and thank you for continuing to follow the Maids. Yes, Kanami and MISA's conversation shine through. And you're right, Akane is the little extra something which glues it all together. Especially the light little "heartbeats" between the fills when Kanami first starts. Akane is a beast, yet can play delicately and powerful at a drop of a hat. And what a heart of gold...Akane's look back and smile at 7:19. WOW! PO!🕊 🤘😆🤘

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

Thanks I appreciate it!

I ADORE THIS SONG SO MUCH ..GREQT PICK

This was at the great Yokohama Arena, the venue where in March 2024 I saw Babymetal on back to back days. Roughly a week earlier, I saw BAND-MAID at Zepp Yokohama, a much smaller venue that I believe holds around 2000 - 2500 people. While their Yokohama performance lasted twice as long, at Zepp we still got the same energy, the same smiles, the same charisma, and the same professionalism. The same can be said for when I saw them a second time at EX Theater Roppongi in Tokyo, though there was a different feeling in the air for that show because The Warning was there as well. There's an official video coming of BAND-MAID and The Warning's duo song, but there's no release date yet.

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

Man that’s pretty cool! Can’t wait for that video too.

Best rock band pn the planet, po!👊🤘

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Love this Kanami and Misa breakdown

The pigeon is a master of melody po!

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

I like your handle.

@polskabob359

Ай бұрын

@@bobcieslinski thank u

I think what you were hearing is Miku's harmony, although there is a synth track that plays just after. This is the best demonstration of the new Saiki who has emerged over the past couple of years, more confident, even more charismatic and totally connected vocally. Misa was just so... Misa (the word Misa should by now be an adjective that describes bass playing at that level). Finally Kanami and Akane channelling Gilmour and Mason was just superb. Not one of my favourite songs of theirs until I saw the live versions, the previous live from Zepp was really good but this is the honed to perfection version.

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

Thanks this was epic!

@throwaway9389

Ай бұрын

Yes, Saiki recently has shown real and fast growth as a vocalist.

This show in particular, the cumulation of their 10 year anniversary tour, had multiple new added intros and solos.

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

It had to be epic in person.

First ever song I heard and saw of Band-Maid is about Us. MISA-san was finger picking in this track so of course I assumed it’s par for the course as she plays bass guitar. Oh, was I wrong! 😂 It’s more normal for MISA-san to play with a pick-like 85% of the time.

Sometimes I imagine Misa's hair turning white like an Asian fantasy film while she's playing, like some kind of hypnotic witch. Weird, I know, but her playing is somewhat indoctrinating.

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

That’s a great visual and would look totally cool.

Always seems comparisons between BM and LB, but they are two completely different bands (btw, you didn't compare, it's others in the past). Band Maid is much more towards rock, and they often have those repeatable lyrics the crowd can sing along with. Miku was musically the weakest member, but she has learned the guitar and has become a solid rhythm player and back up vocalist. She's also good in her solos as long as the song is fairly soft as she doesn't have Asaki's power. Just another great song by them!

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

You are completely right Guy. I do t think those two bands are alike enough to make the comparisons. They are very different and I think it starts with the talent in each band. I think the ladies in each band are geared more toward their style of music and they are both superior at those styles.

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I hear Kanami channeling one of her influences Carlos Santana in this solo. ❤

@bobcieslinski

23 күн бұрын

I did not know that. Well that makes sense now. Since you said it I can hear that influence now.

Misa uses a pick about 90% of the time, maybe more like 99% of the time, if she isn't slapping. Only a handful of tracks she plays finger style.

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

Thanks Bishop!

This isn't even the best LIVE version of this song. That would be the 9th song in from the Zepp Tokyo LIVE. That was taken off KZread ahead of a DVD release and can no only be found on the Chinese site Bilibili. Super dramatic! The run goes down instead of up and the China Splash Gong, or whatever it is, can be heard far more distinctly when they come back in.

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

Sounds pretty epic.

No better LIVE band going today.

Great review and reaction !

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

🤘🕊️🦍🥷👸🏻👀PO!

Don't you tell me Band-Maid isn't the greatest band on earth!!!

The main difference between this bass and guitar call-and-response and the one they perform in HATE? is that here Kanami makes the call on guitar and MISA makes the bass response, whereas in HATE? it is the other way round. Akane, of course, provides the subtle but necessary drumwork. PS As I did with HATE?, I also isolated Akane's drums on this performance - it's subtle work but she gets to let rip as they close the breakdown! ( kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZJqfmrGidbOTnLg.htmlsi=4lTrQsEotOIc19Vv ).

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

Thanks Tony! Fantastic song and thanks for the iso!

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if you want a other good bass line check out dolls box and gs

@bobcieslinski

Ай бұрын

Thanks Rodney!

Band Maid/The Warning..."Show Them"...for both of our sakes, HURRY!

@bobcieslinski

11 күн бұрын

Coming Friday.

Saiki is overexcited in this song. She stops singing and instead scream out some words. I never heard her do anything like it before.