The best part of this video is still Misa's smile when she spins around to watch Kanami's play her response. A smile out Misa is about rare as getting word out her.

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

I did not catch that in our reaction; I will have to go back and check that out :)

@Bekka_Noyb

21 күн бұрын

@@TheHeartofGeek warning - it might melt your heart 😍

From Now On, one of the 4 instrumentals they have out of over 130+ songs, will melt your face

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Nice will have to check it out

Welcome to Band-Maid! The best hard rock band I have heard in my 58 years on this planet. They don't stick to any one genre and often mix genres in songs. They are extremely diverse and have an extensive back catalogue featuring Punk, Pop-Punk, Hard-Rock, Classic Rock, Metal, Prog, Blues, Jazz, Groove, Rap etc. From face melting 220 bpm punk-prog to ballads, instrumentals to acoustics they do it all. They can make you headbang, they can make you pogo, they can make you cry like a baby. They are also five of the nicest people in music, without a shred of ego. They are funny and fun and world class musicians to boot. They are currently into their 11th year with the original line up. Btw, Miku the rhythm guitarist (red rose) formed the band. She had the idea of Band-Maid after working as a maid in Japanese maid cafe's. Her idea is a concept called "The Gap" - that is what you see (cute maids) is NOT what you get (Hard Rock/Punk/Metal). They take the maid café concept literally. They call their concerts "servings" and their fans "Masters and Princesses". Oh, and Miku is an 810 year old small pigeon. Welcome to the pigeon hole Po!

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Thanks for the info :). We look forward to listening to more from them in the future :)

You just heard the best current rock band on the planet !!!!!!

Hey Vladimir we got a shoutout! 🍺😁🤘🏻

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

We are trying to do that for anyone that suggests content that we put on the channel. We hope you enjoyed the reaction, and thanks again :)

@GaryHolloway-810

21 күн бұрын

Thx.🤗 And Vladimir is awesome. Please don't ever request one of his B-M karaoke songs, Roger :)

@lorreporre7467

21 күн бұрын

Damn, you are nasty, sir !

@BMfansince2020

21 күн бұрын

Roger, you are the man for us Maidacs!!🤘🤘🤘🤘

@R2J2B2

21 күн бұрын

Roger, you are single handedly going to bring about World Domination!

Brothers! I am an old Metal head like you two. You have just discovered the greatest Hard Rock band of the 21st century. Keep reacting, you will not regret it. Band-Maid has been around 11 years and have 160+ song catalog. Some I love, but they have never done a bad song. They are, by far, the best live band I have ever heard. I envy your just discovering them now. Enjoy the Pigeon hole.

They have three songs entirely in English at this point, including their latest music video for Bestie, which was a collaboration with Mike Eizinger of Incubus. Their English isn't great, but most fans find the mispronunciations and bad grammar to be really endearing and even interesting compositionally. Great reaction, guys, I hope to see you do more reactions to the band. You'll get a lot of recommendations to the most popular videos (Domination, Don't You Tell ME, Choose Me, Blooming, etc) but you can dive deep into their immense catalogue of nearly 130 songs from over a decade together, and find that their songs are remarkably consistent in their excellent quality. Don't be afraid to try anything, the fans (we Madiacs) will come to hear whatever song you play from them. Another successful capture for Roger Chance! Roger, Roger, Roger! Making Madiacs out of the entire internet, one reaction channel at a time!

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Thanks for the comment; we appreciate the feedback and this definitely will not be the last reaction we do for them :).

THE best Hard Rock band in the universe. Also in any parallel ones.

An impossibly hard rocking maid band! Yeah, that pretty much sums it up! Welcome to the era of BAND-MAID! 🖤

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Thanks :)

I consider Hate as an average, for Band Maid, song. Relatively simple and straight forward. The bass/guitar segment turns it into a top tier performance. Band Maid self identifies as a hard rock band, but ranges all over the rock spectrum. A 2 songs in 1 video, Manners/Black Hole gives a taste of that.

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion :)

🐦 *The Heart of Geek* 🐦 Welcome to the world of *BAND-MAID* (2013 - Present) A group of 5 young ladies from Japan that will rock your world: *Miku Kobato* (Kuruppo) = Lead Vocals / Rhythm Guitar *(Po!)* *Saiki Atsumi* (Sai-Chan) = Lead Vocals *Kanami Tono* (Kanamincho) = Lead Guitarist *Akane Hirose* (A-Chan) = Drummer *MISA* (MISA, MISA, MISA) = Bassist If you wish to continue down this Pigeon Hole 😊 you will enjoy over 100+ great songs you will start saying to yourself “This is my favorite *BAND-MAID* song”. _(No joke Po!)_ Below is a list of songs that will get you started Choose me (Official Music Video) DICE (Official Music Video) REAL EXISTENCE (Official Live Video) Blooming (Official Music Video) HATE? (Official Live Video) YOLO (Official Music Video) I discovered *BAND-MAID* in 2019 and came to a realization that *BAND-MAID* more then just a rock band they are a band that does not have any boundaries and is willing experiment into different genre from (Blues, Rock, Punk and Jazz) and a lot of fans including me would say “you got to check out their live videos” from: 2017-STUDIO COAST 2018-Zepp Tokyo 2020-LINE CUBE SHIBUYA 2021-BAND-MAID ONLINE ACOUSTIC In the end I realize that *BAND-MAID* more then just a band but a band that cares about each other and their fan base and in October of 2022 I had a fortune of experiencing them live and with that *BAND-MAID* cemented their Legacy into my heart. Rock On! 🤘 *100% satisfaction guarantee or your money back…*

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Thanks for the suggestions and we hope you enjoyed the reaction :)

🤘Love, Band Maid!!!🤘

Welcome to the Maidiacs guys.

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Thanks :)

Band-Maid is such a great live band, they genuinely love to play for a crowd, I feel most shows I've seen lately with big name bands just want to get through their set and be done with it.

@TheHeartofGeek

20 күн бұрын

Agree 100%

Some of the most accomplished musicians in the world today! This is the type of talent that our American corporate system stifles.

This may THE best damned hard rock band you have discovered in your lives. Keep reacting to their videos and you will find a huge and varied fan base. We call ourselves Maidiacs and we are legion. If you look at the number of subscribers to their KZread channel and see how many views their videos get worldwide (not just Japan), you will see what I'm talking about. Also, they are one of the best live rock bands you will ever see.

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

We will; we promise you and thanks for watching :)

They are rock and roll guardian angels and the best hard rock band on this planet🤘Keep an eye on them!!

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Will do :)

Band-Maid...get into them guys. They have lots of great material.

Thanks for the reaction and comments. A huge shoutouts to RC for spreading the good word and VC for uploading his amazing fancam recordings on KZread. These ladies are arguably the best live rock band on the planet. Keep checking out any one of their official live videos…be it Domination, Play, Moratorium, Freedom, Onset, No God…the list goes on and on. About 5 songs in, you’ll have exhausted all known superlatives. But don’t take my word for it, see for yourselves. Until next time…Cheers!

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Thanks for the suggestions we will look into them and see where to put them in our list :)

Thanks for checking them out. They play a wide range of rock from punk to progressive. They play hard enough to play at Knotfest but they also do acoustic concerts.

Welcome to the BandMaid experience. The greatest proper rock and roll band of the 21st century. Here's some opinions and facts: •Bass solos are more likely to happen than not. There's a bass solo in their first video! •Guitar solos are shorter, far shorter than you would like them to be •Unless you are superhuman, you will not/ can not be able to pick up everything they're doing to make that song great on the first listen. •Genre? Genres?? We don' need no stinkin" genre! •You like a hard rocking crazy fast tune? Well how about it done as a slower acoustic version? They do that. •April Fools Day 2019 As a joke they recorded a redo of Secret my Lips with traditional instruments and with lyrics in a Kyoto dialect. MV is stunningly beautiful. •The linchpin member of the band gets the least notice/praise. The Mighty Miku Kobato founder/original lead singer steps back to make way for a new more hard rock vocalist. They want her to hold a guitar so she does and learns to play on the fly, performing all the while she's learning. So the person who willed the band into existence, who is the primary lyricist, the only member who sings and plays an instrument most of the time gets the least comments from reactors. Oh yeah she has her own signature model guitar from Zematis. •10 plus years with the same line up. Think about that. •More hooks, riffs and motifs in many songs than most bands have on an album. Check it out. No hyperbole. •Use of puns, wordplay using homophones between Japanese and English are not the exception. They are typical of Kobato's lyrics. •Despite the fact that their LIVE videos are superior to the official studio MV"s the latter are excellent. Funny, graphic, innovative and stunningly beautiful works of art describe what you get with BandMaid's official MV's. •As close to the Beatles in terms of unique persona of the members as any group since the Monkees. MISA is quiet and drinks. Akane is happy and eats, Miku is klutzy and CUTE, Kanami is an airhead who crushes on Saiki and Saiki was the Ice Queen. But the Ice Queen has thoroughly thawed. See Yokohama's Endless Story! Their image is carefully crafted or spontaneous or both. •Many songs have catch phrases or singalong sections to engage the audience. Many songs are in English and Japanese.Most songs are full of joy as well. •They're having a ball. They enjoy performing. They enjoy the fans. They enjoy each other. •Make no mistake, this is not a regular band.

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Thanks for all of the information:)

They first played this extended version of Hate? at Lollapalooza but what is missing is that they play Dice before it and transition into this with a link by Akane (drums) so you get around 9 minutes of non stop goodness. They create a rod for their own back sometimes by adding extra goodies to songs live (various intros and added guitar and bass duels etc) and then everyone wants to hear those versions every time. However with a repertoire of around 120 songs and their philosophy of making every single gig different by never playing the same set twice it means that Saiki (vocals), who determines the set lists, has a mammoth task on her hands. In 2023 over 70 different songs were featured in their sets, whatever is in any given set is always brilliant because there is no mediocre Band Maid song.

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

That does sound like a lot of work for her, but goodness for the fans :)

@UltraHD.7

21 күн бұрын

I keep reading this, but it´s just not true. No, they did not play this extented version at first at Lollapalooza. I was at their Tokyo concert at Zepp Shinjuku on July 3rd last year and they already played it there. Lollapalooza was in August 2023. They are still a japanese band, not everything about them is related to the US 😏

Best rock band on the planet. Watch NO GOD live and pay attention to Misa while she melts your mind with her bass playing. The whole band is incredible live.

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion; she was my favorite part of this video so I look forward to seeing that :)

Jeremy nailed their names on the first try. Nice job. Hardly anyone gets Akane's name right the first time. Don't let the maid costumes fool you. The more you listen you'll find that BAND-MAID are as legit as they come. They just celebrated their ten year anniversary last year and are one of the best live bands out there right now. There are no half-assed musicians coming out of Japan. 😁

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Glad to know I am always concerned I mess the names up but try my hardest to get them right :). Can’t believe that Josh hadn’t heard of them before the suggestion as his musical knowledge is top notch at least in comparison to mine :)

Greatest rock band on the planet. Last year they performed at Music festivals Lalapaloosa, Rockville in Florida and Point Fest in St Louis along with around 20 other dates around the US.

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

It’s crazy as many concerts as we have been to that we didn’t know who they were until the suggestion was made, but we sure know now :)

@k3w1b3an5

21 күн бұрын

@@TheHeartofGeek I stumbled upon them 2 years ago watching reaction video channels like yours. I saw them live in Houston and Denver last year.

From Now On (MV), Rinne (MV), Puzzle (official live)….is my recommendation for the route from here for now….then the other 125 classics they have recorded. You are late to the party boys but there is a tab at the bar…..

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Thanks for the suggestions :)

Welcome to *BAND MAID* 🤘❤‍🔥🤘

Band Maid: MIKU (mee-koo) Rhythm guitar, backing vocals, writes the lyrics, band founder. There is no Band Maid without her. KANAMI (kah-nah-mee) Lead guitar, writes and arranges all the music. She is a riff making machine. MISA (mee-sah) Bass. She’s special and the band knows it. She is highly featured often. Nickname: the barefoot assassin. AKANE (ah-kah-neh) Drums. You can set your watch to her incredibly consistent driving beat. Happiest drummer on the planet. Nickname: Gorilla. SAIKI (sigh-kee) Lead vocals and “Front man”. Great vocalist. She has that ability to command the room. She’s the Team Mom.

Band-Maid 💪🔥🤘 I suggest to do Puzzle and then ONSET. Just for not repeating guitar and bass duel back to Back.

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion, and we will add this into the rotation :)

Vlad is a legend among Band-Maid fans for his live videos shot from the rail of countless shows and his impressive merch collection. I spotted Vladmir down in front before the beginning of the DC concert, and I waved at him, but he ignored me sitting way up there in the balcony.🙂

@GaryHolloway-810

21 күн бұрын

Whaaat! I don't think he ignored you on purpose, John. After all he's only 6'4" so he probably didn't see you what with him being in the balcony & having a perfect, unobstructed overview of the Maidiacs below.😏

@johnmatthew102

21 күн бұрын

@@GaryHolloway-810 Yes Gary, that was the joke. :) I went down to the main floor with about 15 mins to go to see if I could say hello, but it was impossible in that crowd. People wouldn't appreciate me barging my to the front just before showtime.

@GaryHolloway-810

21 күн бұрын

@@johnmatthew102 That's a pity. Yeah i can understand people not making room but you would've both got on well :)

I was a kid in the 60's and have lived through some great music times, but kind of tuned out in the mid 90's, just not my style. Band-Maid reinvigorated my love of new music, especially rock music! If the lock downs did anything good for me it forced me to spend more time on KZread, and then to Band-Maid! I'm fully down the Pigeon Hole now!

@howardbrown911

21 күн бұрын

I'm with you man in this!!!

Roger Chance, second only to Santa Claus at spreading joy around the world. Welcome to the Maidiacs! You both will soon learn, as we all have: Life is better with BAND-MAID. Thanks for the great reaction! (I'm sure it's the first of many!) 🤘🤩🤘

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Yes it is that is for sure; glad you enjoyed it

Guys...check out MANNERS/BLACKHOLE..live it a great jam..thanks

@daveboehle6027

21 күн бұрын

Band maid #1

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion, and will add it into the rotation :)

@daveboehle6027

21 күн бұрын

@@TheHeartofGeek you won't regret..

Guy on the left mentioned the band sounding the same as some American bands. I'm interested in which Western groups have this sound, I need more! Thanks!

@daysofthefreaks

21 күн бұрын

Honestly it kind of reminded me of bands like rush and the strokes. Mostly cause of how the solos were structured just reminded of some bands I’ve seen live.

Great reaction! Well you have done it now. You listened to Band Maid once and then asked for more songs to react to. Now you have to handle the response you will get. Their fans, and I'm one that is in my seventies, are going to inundate you with songs. This may be the best rock/metal band of this century. These women can bring it and then kill it. I saw them in concert and they are every bit this good. They are amazing to hear live!

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

It will be in our plans at some point that is for sure; we are surprised that we haven’t run into them until now.

I love this girls nice reaction greeting from germany

English lyrics translation is available in the CC. If you didn’t have CC turned on, go back and take a look. BAND-MAID are great, and their catalog is deep, with songs in a range of styles. This performance was from the last show of their year-long, multinational Tenth Anniversary Tour. Start digging in. The BLOOMING MV might be good to do next. Three more all-female bands from Japan you should know, and recommended songs, are: LOVEBITES, HOLY WAR (live): a five piece with an amazing twin guitar attack play Power/Thrash Metal with a fresh sound. NEMOPHILA, OIRAN (live, 2023; there are several videos, but this is the one you want): another five piece with a twin guitar attack, they play Metalcore, a whole lot more HANABIE (pr. “ha-na-bee-eh”), WE LOVE SWEETS (MV): a four piece Metalcore band with a Harajuku fashion sense and a great sense of humor.

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Thanks for these; we will check them out for sure :)

Not bad on the names, gentlemen! Two of my other fave Japanese bands are Hanabie and Nemophila. Both metal of various flavours.

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Thanks we tried :)

Band-Maid are releasing a new album this summer.

@TheHeartofGeek

20 күн бұрын

Nice will have to check it out when it releases

Roger and Vladimir, the upper echelons of the Maid Brigade!

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

It sounds like it :)

When Misa- the Barefoot Assassin is your bass player you showcase her as much as possible. And When everyone in the band is masters at their instruments you get brilliance ❤

Welcome, Headbangers. You are embarking on (along with many others - over 200 million views just on their official YT channel, plus over 40 million reactor plays!) an awesome, progressive, hard-rock journey with 5 incredible women. Here's my intro blurb for those who may be new to Band-Maid: BAND-MAID’s songs and sound beat with the heart and soul of all rockers. But you’ll also hear heavy influences of Prog, Punk, Metal and Pop, with nice touches of Blues, Jazz, Funk and Grunge. Sometimes they use multiple genres within the same song. Their Composition, Execution, Joy of Playing, Consistency (130+ songs), Uniqueness, Charisma, Charm and, oh yeah, Cuteness factor, position them as becoming the hard rock Beatles of our time! In other words, they’re destined for mega-stardom. Each member's personalities are super interesting and their musicianship among the best. Their writing, arrangements and overall sound, especially guitar tones and drums, are kick-ass! Having seen them LIVE, I can honestly say their performance, sound, stage appearance, and band synergy is off-the-rails spectacular! Band-Maid is the only band in decades where I love nearly EVERY song they’ve done. I have over 70 favorites! "Thrill" (2014) is a great place to start: kzread.info/dash/bejne/h5inmclsfZCanLQ.html Their songs from albums Unleash, Unseen World, Conqueror, World Domination, Just Bring It, Brand New Maid, and New Beginning drive even more - Hate?, Shambles, Influencer, Warning, No God, Different, Black Hole, Rinne, Blooming, Moratorium, Domination, Clang, Dice, Spirit, Don’t You Tell Me, Turn Me On, Fate, Play, Hide-And-Seek, Secret My Lips, Puzzle, Choose Me, I Can’t Live Without You, and on and on. But don’t miss out on their powerful, beautifully written, mid-tempo songs like Daydreaming, Bestie, About Us, Memorable, Anemone, Endless Story, PAGE, At The Drop Of A Hat, Mirage and Smile... or more punky like After Life, Don’t Let Me Down and Screaming… or funky like Bubble… or bluesy like Manners and The Dragon Cries… or poppy like Start Over… or a bit jazzy like Wonderland… or progressive like No God, Giovanni, and Black Hole… or cultural like the Band-Maiko series… or instrumentals like From Now On, Don’t Be Long, Onset, Without Holding Back and Going Nuts… or their many acoustic versions like Catharsis and Sayonakidori... and last but not least, their Anime hits (AniMaid) like Sense, Glory and Unleash!!!!! (from their own Anime MV (series?)): kzread.info/dash/bejne/aYB2waeJg5eeeKg.html) And many songs are represented with over 50 well produced music videos. kzread.info Most performances should be experienced from their LIVE audience & online OKYUJI concerts:  2023 Yokohama 10th Year Anniversary Concert “Endless Story” kzread.info/dash/bejne/jJVl24-LgrnKZ5M.html  ONLINE OKYU-JI (Feb. 11, 2021) “No God” kzread.info/dash/bejne/oHWYudCCgs2tkc4.html  Tokyo's LINE CUBE SHIBUYA (February 14, 2020) “Domination” kzread.info/dash/bejne/g5ats6WDnpnYico.html  ZEPP 2018 “Real Existence” kzread.info/dash/bejne/X6WF0K2CfLWbpZM.html  Shinkiba Studio Coast 2017 and other full concerts are on bandmaidprime.tokyo, bili, and official Band-Maid’s DVD/BD/CD. And some of the better quality fan videos are excellent. Here’s two of what it’s like to see Band-Maid LIVE at an intimate venue:  Shot by Pat McKee from their 2023 US tour concert in Detroit: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dpust4-Ghs3akZM.html  See the Maids 2023 Rockville Festival’s short-set perfection performance: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qJ6OzbCen6rTmMY.html If you like Band-Maid, make sure to support them by purchasing some concert tickets, live streams, CD, DVD/BD & merch, etc. bandmaid.tokyo Like most Band-Maid songs, I like them from the get-go but really start to appreciate them after more hearings and seeing their LIVE videos. I'll go back and see an older song like YOLO, Order, Shake That, Freezer, Don’t Let Me Down, Before Yesterday, Real Existence, Non Fiction Days and Alone, etc. and realize there's no band that can consistently construct and play like Band-Maid. For fun, check out:  "Mega Band-Maid Mix" by DJ Ray of some of their earlier stuff: facebook.com/djrayboston/videos/1004709499579009  Band-Maid MIDI covers: www.youtube.com/@DeanF_MIDI  Reimagined compositions of Band-Maid songs: www.youtube.com/@fxdxmusic Band-Maid Members: Saiki Atsumi (Sy-i-Key or Psyche) “StarQueen" - Lead vocals, arrangements and melodies. At 30 and the youngest, “Sensei” (Teacher) as band members call her, has the last word on many musical decisions. High-heels or sneakers, Sai-chan’s smile melts away her sometimes perceived, coldish persona. Saiki’s powerhouse performances, charisma, and voice focus the experience that’s driven her to the top echelon of hard rock frontwomen... or frontmen! Miku Kobato (Me-Ku) "Small Pigeon" - Rhythm guitar, vocals, lyricist, 32 years old. “Koba”, as Saiki calls her, is the Band founder and a firecracker MC & PR SpokesPigeon, po! Her “Magic Spell Time” charm and energy ignite the room. Kuruppo! No, no, no… KURUPPO!! Kanami Tono (Ka-Na-Me) “Princess” - Lead guitar, keyboards, 32 years old, is a prolific writer of most Band-Maid material. Kanami (translates “Song Wave”) is a possessed riff-slayer who’s so damn adorable it hurts. The only thing you want from Mincho is more! Akane Hirose (A-Ka-Nay) "Gorilla" - Drums, 33 years old, band energizer & co-clown with MISA. Achi’s talents include massive consumption of noodles and bananas, of course, (even during performance!) while revolutionizing rock drumming with relentless drive, dynamics and the kick. This “DrumZilla” is the Party! MISA (Me-Sa) "Barefoot Assassin" - Bass, 31 years old. An alluring free spirit driving her 5-string to rapturous low-ends while pulling off surprising counter leads with Kanami, off-stage MISA is the band’s goofball ballerina. Sometimes seen as the Mysterious One because she lets her instrument do the talking, the Assassin literally kills it… every note... uniting Band-Maid’s world-class rhythm section. A slug of JB, a slight grin, and let the slappin’ begin… MISA! MISA! MISA! Maidiacs (Maid-e-acts) - Band-Maid’s crazed yet supportive, knowledgeable and loyal Super Fans. [BAND-MAID NEWS]  BAND-MAID PRIME - Special Video Distribution Website. Along with nearly 50 great play-through’s by each member, concerts and skits, Band-Maid management / label(s) have included the Acoustic Christmas 2021, ZEPP 2018 and Shinkiba Studio Coast 2017 concerts! Fans can now see more than 50 great live performances with awesome audio, etc. like Fate, I Can't Live Without You and the great MISA / Kanami exchange in Don't You Tell Me. Those concerts are two of the best produced & performed concerts ever recorded, IMO. bandmaidprime.tokyo  The Maids SOLD OUT 2023 US & Mexico tour wrapped up and was a fantastic success. And so many great live fancams to watch! Their playing and antics were as fresh and fun to experience from first show to last. BRAVO Band-Maid!!!!! In addition, their Japan tour finished up with 13 concerts, AND they’re writing and recording for their new album. Their 10th Anniversary Tour concluded at Japan’s 17,000 seat Yokohama Arena on Nov. 26, 2023 and in Hong Kong Dec. 21! And their latest 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR SPIN OFF concert at KT ZEPP YOKOHAMA on February 22, 2024, where they played songs not performed at the 10th anniversary tour final at Yokohama Arena, was SOLD OUT, as usual!  📢 JUST ANNOUNCED 📢 -- The Warning, a world-famous band from Mexico, and BAND-MAID Just completed an amazing 2-man, collab concert in Japan. Wait for the official release of their new song, “Show Them”! -- BAND-MAID released a new song, "Bestie," co-written with Mike Einziger of INCUBUS! The MV dropped May 1st. -- BAND-MAID HALL TOUR 2024 -- June 28, 2024 (Fri) Nagoya City Public Hall, Aichi, Japan; July 5, 2024 (Fri) Osaka, Fenice Sakai Main Hall; July 14, 2024 (Sun) Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, Kanagawa. -- FESTIVALS - July 21,OSAKA GIGANTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL 2024; Aug 16 RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL 2024 in EZO; Aug 17 SUMMER SONIC 2024; Sept 8, 2024 TREASURE 05X Festival in Laguna Beach, Gamagori The Maids are one of the hardest working supergroups in the business! Their music, their sound, each of the Maids, and the love that permeates their live events is an experience not to be missed. Hope you can catch them LIVE!

Welcome & thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 I witnessed this very performance at the venue on Nov.26, last year. Very exciting 3-hour-40-minute-long show with 33-song setlist. (Happy fatigue thereafter 😄) Band-Maid is one of the best bands in our country, especially in live performance. We say "Japan is the country obsessed by Rock Music". The history is very long and the obsession started in 1966 when Beatles visited Japan and held 5 concerts at Budokan. Speaking of hard rock / heavy metal music, a number of bands started to come to Japan since as early as 1970s : Led Zeppelin / Grand Funk Railroad (1971), Deep Purple (1972), Queen (1975), Kiss (1977), Cheap Trick / Van Halen / Scorpions (1978), Judas Priest (1978/79) and so on. Now, any type of rock can be enjoyed here, especially by many all-female or women-fronted bands. (BABYMETAL, whom you guys reacted, to is one of them.) They are daughters of American / European rock, for sure. (Many are grand-daughters in terms of age.) Uh-oh, we also say "Japan is the country obsessed by Jazz". It had started earlier than rock 😄

Gentlemen you have just found 1 of the 2 best bands on the planet. The Warning is the other band. You can't go wrong with either band. Hard rockin badass ladies.

@TomClark-Futoura

20 күн бұрын

Good call, Paul!

Welcome to the Maidiacs, a truly global network of individuals who thought Rock was whimpering on its deathbed. Have a great weekend from across the Atlantic pond in Norway. PS: Kanami is a genius, Po!

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Thanks; glad to see we are getting viewers from all over :). We hope you enjoyed it, and look forward to doing more in the future.

@chrisegbertky

21 күн бұрын

💯 % true

Saw them at Lollapalooza and Pointfest last year .. killed both shows. Also saw them at House of Blues in Chicago last year and The smaller venues have an entirely different vibe than the festivals.

Yeah, they've done Lollapalooza, Coachella too, as well as their own tour dates here in the states for their 10th Anniversary Tour. That show was the finale at the Yokohama Arena. The song they closed with, 'Endless Story' is the exact opposite of 'Hate?'

Baby Metal is an all male band with a little girl gimmick! Band-Maid stands alone as their own genre! What will blow your mind is just how many amazingly great songs they have!!! Try "MORATORIUM" OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO ZEPP TOKYO

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion :)

best hard rock band on the earth❗️

Just for the record, Band-Maid does not have a gimmick, they have an image. A "gimmick" is what bands who don't have talent use to make up for not having talent (see: KISS). As you can see, Band-Maid does not lack in talent. The word "gimmick" is almost universally perceived as an insult. Band-Maid's image is a throwback to their origins, because the rhythm guitarist/second vocalist Miku was working in a maid cafe (big tourist attraction in Japan) when she came up with the idea to put a rock band together.

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

I guess we may have used the wrong word, but fully intended it to be their image

@howardbrown911

21 күн бұрын

Exactly Gary!!! You nailed it!

I can't praise BAND-MAID enough, i try but i run out of superlatives :)

@sobabruddah7576

21 күн бұрын

I looked up "superlative" in the thesaurus...it listed Band-Maid as "most relevant"👍👍🤘🤘🤘

@jeremydawkins8814

21 күн бұрын

At least you didn't say super laxatives Gary.😬

@GaryHolloway-810

21 күн бұрын

@@jeremydawkins8814 🤣 Yeah that would of been a slip up of my bowels....i mean vowels :)

@GaryHolloway-810

21 күн бұрын

@@sobabruddah7576 Yep the Thesauraus 'tis a good reference book :)

@jeremydawkins8814

21 күн бұрын

@@GaryHolloway-810 haha speaking of bowels I haven't seen you mention Bieber lately.

The outfit is not a gimmick. It's a typical western idea. Apart from that, they also change over time.

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Good to know :)

@tackle47

20 күн бұрын

It is most definitely a gimmick but that is not a bad thing. Hell bands with “no” gimmick have the gimmick of not having gimmicks be their gimmick. The ladies kick total ass and are insanely good live. One of the best live shows I have been to, with over 40 years of going to concerts.

Hello from the UK. You've struck gold guys...rock and roll ain't dead...it just moved East 👍👊🔥🤘🤘🤘

Okay, names, pronunciation, nicknames, and roles, in order that they joined the band. Miku Kobato - mee-koo - Kuruppo, the Little Pigeon, the Little Engine Who Will - band founder, backing (and occasionally lead) vocals, rhythm guitar, principal lyricist, tireless Spokespigeon and PR machine. Wielder of weapons grade cuteness. Poker shark and horse racing fanatic. So determined to see her band succeed that she fired herself as lead singer (she decided her voice wasn't strong enough for hard rock), then went looking for a replacement. Learned to play guitar after the band was formed. Definitely eccentric, possibly insane. Kanami Tono - kah-nah-mee - Kanamincho or just Mincho - lead guitar, keyboards, principal composer and arranger. On stage, she's a savant mad riffer with a room temperature IQ and a huge crush on Saiki. In reality, she's a genius, and not just musically- she has a degree in economics with honors. A sweet, motherly woman who turns into a beast when you hand her a guitar. Akane Hirose - ah-kah-neh - A-chan, the Gorilla - drums, sequencing, snacks, the leader the band doesn't have. What you see is what you get- a cheerful jock with a huge appetite who burns off the calories murdering her drums. Completely unflappable. Frequently snacks between songs. Has been known to sign her banana peels and throw them to the audience. MISA - mee-sah - the Barefoot Assassin, MISA MISA MISA! - bass, booze, occasional wet work. Usually stone faced. Barely acknowledges the audience's existence. Always has a beer or a bottle of Jim Beam on her Orange amp. Originally, these were ways of coping with stage fright. These days, that's just how the assassin rolls. Saiki Atsumi - sah-ee-kee (but Psyche is close enough) - the Ice Queen, Sensei, Sai-chan - lead vocals, some lyrics, the "We're done" girl. Fashionista and train nerd. Regards her band mates, especially Kanami and Miku, with bemused exasperation. In total command on stage; hides behind Miku off stage (she's actually kind of shy).

Band-Maid is fantastic! Yes, do check out more... been my favorite band for years, thanks for the reaction!

@TheHeartofGeek

18 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it :)

Yeah, man, if you jam is awesome, well-crafted, amazingly played, melodic hard rock, Band-Maid will not disappoint. They have a large catalog at this point and, holy crap, it's so uniformly great, you won't believe it. If you liked that bass/guitar back & forth there's another song from the same concert called Don't You Tell ME you can check out. Or for more jams, check out Domination or their incredible instrumental From Now On.

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Thanks for the suggestions :)

Welcome to the fandom! These girls are impressive! Most their videos have english subtitles (CC button). I suggest these BM songs: Thrill, Dice, Manners, Bubble, No God (live) & Puzzle (live) I'd also suggest The Warning. They're another all female rock band from Mexico I suggest these TW songs: Money, Sick, Automatic Sun, Enter Sandman (official video with Alessia Cara), Evolve (live VMAs) & Dust To Dust (live Teatro)

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Thanks for the suggestions we will definitely look into these as well :)

There are about 30 all female rock / metal bands in Japan Band-Maid being the best =) They just finished a concert with THE WARNING another all female band from Mexico ! Please check them out " SICK " MV They sing in English and are really good ! Thanks Nice Reaction

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion and we appreciate you liked the reaction :)

This performance was to put it mildly, epic. Guess what? You ain't heard nothing yet! For me, BAND-MAID is the best rock band since the late 60s. Musically diverse, extremely prolific and bad ass musicians to boot. Absolutely any video is awesome and several of my personal favorites didn't even get videos.

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

We have heard this numerous times today and can see why after watching this video. We look forward to reacting to more in the future :)

MISA!!! MISA!!! MISA!!! 🥃🥃🥃🤙🏽

Subbing for the Band Maid journey

@TheHeartofGeek

20 күн бұрын

Thanks for the sub :)

Good reaction. How many times I hear: “I wasn’t expecting that” been listening to the group for about 5 years. They constantly improve. Very generous to fans. Definitely a live group. Saw them twice in Houston and NYC. They duplicate their sound onstage. Virtuoso players. I like the live videos. Many have close captions. The lyrics of this one are particularly vicious put down of an unfaithful person. Don’t You Tell features another bass / guitar feature. The guitarist channeling Carlos Santana for a bit on that one in my opinion. Lots of little often overlooked things musicians may pick up on like the wonderful transition at the end of the drum solo in Freedom back to the full group. Freedom is also a painful break up song but the girls are laughing so many interpret it to be happy. An older number Onset, an instrumental in the set list to give the lead singer a break is a nice example of the skill level of these fine musicians.

@TheHeartofGeek

5 күн бұрын

Thanks :)

I'll admit I only scanned the existing messages, but I didn't notice anyone mentioning that MISA the killer bassist, was doing that in bare feet.

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Will have to look back at that as we didn’t notice that either

Actually Band-Maid isn't much for improv and doesn't write music by jamming. Both Kanami and Akane has commented that jamming leds to the use of formulas, which means repetitiveness. So IF they wrote by jamming a lot of time and effort would get expended on working themselves away from repetitiveness. So they rather plan stuff our properly beforehand and rehearse. This was from their 10th anniversary Yokohoma Arena concert, which thet apparently rehearsed three times before putting it on. They are very deliberate like that.

Babymetal did a collaboration with "Bring me the Herizon"... Song called "Kingslayer". Well, they finally got together in Tokyo at the same time after three years to perform the song live together on the same stage. You can check out that live in Tokyo video, it's special...

@TheHeartofGeek

20 күн бұрын

Interesting you say that as we filmed a reaction video of that releasing soon

Welcome to the Pigeon Hole

Hello Gentlemen, I am posting up part of a file about the five young Ladies of Band-Maid. I do have much more information about the Ladies and the formation of the band, if you are interested. Band Maid Is; (In order of joining band) Name/Age: Nickname: Position: Miku Kobato Small Pigeon/ Band Founder, Secondary Lead Vocalist, Rhythm Guitarist, Main Lyricist, Age: 32 Koba/Kuruppo/ Backing Vocals, Backing Tracks, Arrangements 10/21/91 Cluppo Kanami Tono Princess/ Lead Guitarist, Primary Composer, Backing Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Backing Age: 32 Kanamincho/ Tracks, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Arrangements 9/28/91 Mincho Akane Hirose Gorilla/ Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks, Age: 33 Ah-Chan Arrangements 12/14/90 MISA Barefoot Assassin/ 5 String Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks, Age: 31 MISA-MISA-MISA Arrangements 10/15/92 Saiki Atsumi Ice Queen/ Primary Lead Vocalist, Backing Vocals, Lyricist, Piano, Backing Vocals on Age: 30 Sai-Chan/ Backing Tracks, Backing tracks, Arrangements 2/8/94 Sensei (Teacher) If you would like the rest of this file, please leave a reply to this comment and I will post it.

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Thanks for the info

@greylocke100

21 күн бұрын

@@TheHeartofGeek Here is the rest of that file for you, which explains more about the formation of Band-Maid. Band Maid was started in 2013 by Miku Kobato. At the time she had just left the Idol Group, Lil Cumin and she didn't like the type of music she had been performing. She approached her management agency with the idea of making an actual band playing rock music but dressed as maids. She had worked in a Maid Cafe and thought the image of maids playing rockin music would create what she called "The Gap" between what you see and what you hear. The Management company was like Ok, go ahead. Miku then looked around and found Kanami a singer/songwriter who was posting her own videos on the internet. Miku had her agency contact her and Kanami thought the idea was cool and agreed to join. Miku then asked if Kanami knew a drummer who might be interested. Kanami had worked with Akane in the past and there is 2 versions of this, the first is, Kanami literally walked over to Akane's apartment and asked her, the second is Kanami called Akane and asked her. (Akane has said in 2 different interviews that 1: Kanami called her and asked if she could come over and 2: in a second interview Kanami just came over) Akane was actually hesitant as she had worked in an "All Girl Group" before and didn't enjoy it as it wasn't the type of music she wanted to play. After hearing a Demo, Akane was like ok, but was still slightly hesitant because of the "Maid Outfits", but she agreed to give it a try. Akane was asked if she knew a bass player and she had gone to Tokyo School of Music with MISA and had worked a couple of jobs with her. So Misa was contacted and after she heard a demo she was like I like the music, but she also was hesitant about the "Maid Outfits", but she relented and joined in as she really wanted to play the kind of music she heard in the demo. The 3 of them then "Auditioned" for the record company and passed the audition. Now we have the "Core" members. The 4 members worked out some songs provided for them by the record company, and a setlist and they had performed 3 times with just Miku on main vocals. Miku after those performances felt that her voice wasn't powerful enough to really perform the songs she wanted. So she approached her management company again and asked if they had any singers who weren't in other projects. They then auditioned several singers. Miku heard Saiki rehearsing in a room across the hall and asked if she could be auditioned, the record company then had Saiki audition. Saiki was signed to the same management company and had done some work as a backup singer and dancer and was asked if she would be interested in auditioning for this new group which currently had 4 members and she would be the fifth. She had been a member of a group with 8 other people as a backup singer and dancer, and HATED it. So she listened to the demo and thought "Cool" because she liked the music. Now we come to the tricky part. Miku KNEW that if Saiki was told about the "Maid Outfits" she would say NO WAY!, so they didn't tell her. They told her they would have "Cool/cute Clothes"(I've read it translated either way), and she never met Miku until a few days before they had a contracted performance. She wasn't told about the "Maid Outfits" until the day before the performance, and she had considered backing out, but she had signed the contract. (Saiki also had NEVER met Miku until then as well) So the Ladies, went and did the performance and Saiki really, REALLY liked the crowds reaction and the music they were performing. She DIDN'T like the apron she wore so it got ditched after the first performance. And you now have the beginnings of the BEST LIVE HARD ROCK BAND in the WORLD! ALL HAIL BAND MAID!!!!! Now that we have the Full band, it was felt that there needed to be a second guitar. Saiki was like, "Not Me, No Way." So Miku said, "I'll do it.", at first that was literally all she did, was hold the guitar and mime playing it, until Akane said, if you are going to hold it, you NEED to learn to play it. And Miku said, "Ok.", and Kanami started to teach Miku how to play. The Ladies released their first album in 2014 "Maid in Japan" which failed to chart, but later after "Thrill" it was reissued and charted to #26 in Japan. Then in 2015 they released "New Beginning" On New Beginning was the song that changed Band Maid's entire existence. "Thrill"... The band was getting ready to release their first music video and the choice was between "Love, Passion, Matador" and "Thrill" and the ladies chose Thrill. (Little known fact, Miku helped with the lyrics on Thrill but did not get credited) This became the seminal moment of Band Maid. Because their second album charted at #64, the record company was seriously considering disbanding the Ladies and switching them to other projects. (In fact they had Kanami and Akane work with Mochi to Cheese thinking that when Band Maid cratered they could use them in another band. MISA had also just started working with Mochi to Cheese as well). However about 6 months after the video's release, a Facebook page "JRock Radio" posted the video to their timeline. And the video went viral. Having over a million views in just a few short weeks. The Ladies Twitter page got so many hits they thought their page had been hacked. Their KZread channel also started getting more and more subscribers and views to Thrill. Now the ladies knew where their fans wanted them to go. Harder Rock, less pop. And history was Maid. If you would like any more information, please don't hesitate to ask.

pjl wuz here.... iT ROCKED... #BandMaid #MisaMisaMisa

Baby Metal is an idol group 🙄

@tackle47

20 күн бұрын

And they kick ass

@kyles5513

19 күн бұрын

Nah...

Check out Bestie, It is in English.

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Will do :)

Hate, isn't even my favourite. But I'm telling you one thing, you randomly pick up some of their songs, and the chance is they all sound very different.😊 Also I've been listening to many J-rock, Western rock and metal, music of all genre, and still think they sound different, even though there are some parts that remind me of something I've heard before, the final products are always very unique. Band-Maid also have some instrumentals.

Luckily there is no real comparison to Baby Metal who are a vocal trio with a metal backing band. The skill levels in this band are equal amongst all the members. Don't worry, plenty of requests heading your way right now.

@TheHeartofGeek

19 күн бұрын

Yep we have seen them flooding in :)

Who's Roger? ;)

quickly the terms, Schtick, gimmick go out the window replaced with terms like fricking awesome and oh my god. Thoughts of "are they going to be like babymetal" is replaced with "they are nothing at all like babymetal. just because two bands are from the same country doesnt mean you can compare John Denver and Korn"

If you're into a definite Heavy Metal sound... You're probably looking to checkout a group called "Nemophila"... You can ease yourself in with a song of theirs called "Rise", let me know what you think?

@TheHeartofGeek

20 күн бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion and we will definitely let you know what we think :)

And lets face it reactors who bring up BABYMTEAL usually have never heard Nemophila or Lovebites. Try Nemophila ADABANA OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO Or Lovebites JUDGMENT DAY OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Thanks for the suggestions

Not a gimmick not a shtick so let's get that straight they preform in costumes as maids big difference they are nothing like babymetal and why would you research a band before a reaction makes no sense so I guess your gimmick or shtick is ruining the surprise of who they are not off to a very good start try doing it blind then research afterwards it just makes more sense but if you want to destroy your oun channel then by all means go ahead but I'm not gonna support you no upvote no subscription good luck

@TheHeartofGeek

21 күн бұрын

Sorry to hear that as we strive for excellence and I feel we went in pretty much blind as we only looked up info for their names essentially and found information on their costumes.