"Is this the Japanese Black Sabboth?" Yes... yes it is. And I'm so glad you did the video with subtitles.

The scat part of this song is scat singing like in jazz, the shabadadia Babababa bit.

@lotuswraith

3 жыл бұрын

Well it's a double entendre since they are scatting in the jazz sense throughout the song but also lyrically the song is about being at your lowest point and feeling unloved (feeling like skite) and begging for some higher power to look out for them.

@smievil

3 жыл бұрын

I always get the wrong idea when i hear about scatman

The Hidden Gem of Japan, this is like Sabbath, Rush or King Crimson of japan, absolute Legends

@UltimateGamerCC

3 жыл бұрын

i really dig it, and here i thought that Japan was still in love with the 80's. lol never knew a band like this was going down in Japan.

@judsonethan2648

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to be so off topic but does anyone know a way to log back into an instagram account? I stupidly lost the account password. I appreciate any help you can give me

@crosbyethan2761

2 жыл бұрын

@Judson Ethan Instablaster :)

@judsonethan2648

2 жыл бұрын

@Crosby Ethan Thanks for your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm trying it out atm. Takes a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

@judsonethan2648

2 жыл бұрын

@Crosby Ethan It did the trick and I now got access to my account again. I am so happy! Thanks so much you really help me out :D

The best way i have seen to describe this band is, "You tell your Japanese Grandfather (the guitarist/vocals) they know nothing of modern music, so he gathers your Father (the drumer) and the ghost of his Father (the bassist) and they teach you the way of the samurai".

I have never in my life had a metal song touch my heart the way the song has, they nailed it full force IMHO.

@AlmightyPi

3 жыл бұрын

yeah the song always makes me wanna cry for some reason

These guys are pros. They struggled in the90's and took day jobs to support themselves. They kept pumping out music though. Then they finally got an overseas tour in 2019 for 2020 and along came coronavirus and I think most if not all the dates were canceled. Glad you found them. These guys never gave up.

Old? Guitarist is born 1965.. well age is just a number! Playing for 30 years... this "prayer" for success went viral and they did a small tour to Europe, 2 gigs in Germany, 1 in London UK. Was heading for the US but then the Corona shit happened! Next Life for Sale with Ningen Isu.. hit CC on that to!

@dragonvert3633

3 жыл бұрын

And the dancer in MV of Life for Sale Min Tanaka was 73 years old at that time!

By the way, the song Heartless Scatt is a Buddhist prayer. Basically it's about a lonely and destitute man who has worked his ass off, but struck out at both love and worldly success. He is praying to have just a single taste of victory before the end.

@kevinhiggins7838

3 жыл бұрын

Just want to mention that the ending lyrics make it apply to everybody... and that’s the Buddhist part of the song as I see it. Edit: really, I see the ending lines as a refutation of everything that preceded them.

@Wveth

3 жыл бұрын

It contains a Buddhist prayer but the whole thing is not one giant Buddhist prayer. The lyrics are "heartless scat" (as in not worth paying attention to) because at first he is praying only for himself. By the end he prays for everybody.

素晴らしいリアクションありがとう。 バンド30年の重みを感じてくれて嬉しいです。

I've been listening to these guys since I was stationed in Iwakuni in '96. It's about time they get some eyeballs on them. Nobody in Japan really knows them but I could not get enough of their music.

@Physhi

Жыл бұрын

I was never in service but I did go to one of their concerts because someone in the service told me to go to their concert.

Amazing threesome! Been playing together for about 30 years. Their 'characters' are a 19th century teacher (lead guitar), a mute monk (bass) and a member of the Yakuza (drums). As good as Rush as far as musical threesomes go. The music for the 21st century is all Japanese - Band-Maid, Babymetal, Wagakki Band and Ningen Isu especially.

They are not old. They are in their mid 50's.

It's a truly relentless song! Some real gems in their back catalogue

i just recently discovered this band. i was shocked. i didn’t know how to react to this band. they are bad ass. 2 bands i love now. this band and Lovebites.

@bobbywinkler9455

2 жыл бұрын

Trident, Voltage or Snoopy guess who the drummer is JUNNA,, check nemophila banana song or Revive,,,, Bridear, Brave New world is about the new world we live in because of the virus,,., Band Maid,,, Onset Instrumental

@bobbywinkler9455

2 жыл бұрын

Vob Braceprot Indonesian group ,,,, Jewel Box, hotel California haha really cool group

I love this guys. I have 29 albums from them. Pure prog metal. 😁👍

February last year I travelled to London from Spain, before all the covid crap went uncontrolled, and saw Ningen Isu at the Canden Underground in a friday and Babymetal at the Apollo next sunday. Best weekend ever in my life. PD: And the British Museum and Imperial War Museum were great too.

@geoff2027

Жыл бұрын

You lucky sod...

Fun fact. The guitarist for this band took on Kanami and beat her in a head to head battle on a childrens game show. Basicly a riff off shredfest.

@pjlu2

3 жыл бұрын

fun 2 part vids as found on YT and that iSaw :)

They have been playing for more than 30 years, and they are still rocking. Band Maid, Unlucky Morpheus, Love Bites, Baby Metal...and Asterism did not emerge out of nowhere. Ningen Isu has always been in the scene inspiring the young generations to follow. Never underestimate the old dudes in Japan...lol

I am a proud fan of this band. I'm just starting to complete the entire discography. I want all their records.

I am so happy you finally did this! Ningen Isu is one of the best things I have ever heard! So freaking talent and so damn powerful! This song has it all! Also loved to watch your face on your journey to this! I think almost all of us goes through the same range of emotions with this so. And your pure happiness is just golden!

Maybe you aren't quite old school enough to recognize "scat" as a musical term? Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald were famous singers of scat vocals. In this song, I think it was the "shabadabadia shabadabadia babababa" part that was the scat (the singing of nonsense sounds).

@Paulfighteronline

3 жыл бұрын

Haha yes! I was surprised that his first thought had to do with poo😆😆

@DanDroidx

3 жыл бұрын

I realize Louis Armstrong is probably more famous for it, but the first person I always think of when it comes to scat singing is Cab Calloway.

Watching videos of their live performace is crazy they have more stamina than young people! Love them!

Must check Namahage and and Colour Out of Space by them next.

I dont even know what i was expecting, but what i got was great!

These gentlemen have lots of recent, really good stuff. Love and respect these legends.

Ningen Isu are amazing, discovered them late last year, they have an incredible discography going back 3 decades, well worth checking out

A teacher, a monk, and a yakuza walk in to a karaoke bar.....

Now Wajima vs Kanami guitar battle reaction, that would be fun /,,/

@lotuswraith

3 жыл бұрын

Yes.

They are an awesome band, you should give Namahage a chance. They been doing it 30 years. The base players favorite band was KISS.

The masters of japan.

Freaking loved that. Makes me wonder what other great stuff I've never seen.

Asterism and Ningen Isu together - it could be a super jam session.

Now I have a new band to follow! That was AWESOME!!! Thanks OSN!

This is the most incredible music ever! You think its done then they come back with more! 🤘😎🤘

This group was my introduction to Japanese rock back in '90 or '91. My great grand daughter calls them 'pa-pa rock' when we listen to it. Give a listen to 'Hell's mountain of needles' live from the early '90s.

Ningen Isu: Ning ngen isu... ngen as in good, get, game, etc... Ningen means Human.... Isu means Chair... so it's Human Chair in English....

When I first saw this band.....I swear I was terrified by the bass player.....I would not want to run into him in a dark ally on a night of the full moon! However, he is a fabulous bass player and great singer too! Rumour has it that he is a kind person.....maybe! Never judge a book by its "old cover"!

@davidgoza5620

3 жыл бұрын

It's just Uncle Fester having a blast on bass!

You should also check out Namahage, The Colour Out of Space, Life for Sale, At the Mountains of Madness (live) and Caterpillar from these guys (at the very least). All excellent songs, and a couple are directly related to Lovecraft.

I'm surprised how much I liked this song

Rumor has it he bought that SG new in '62.

About time, lol, awesome, now you understand stand they are old school cool. Cheers

Oh Yes! You did it! :D (and I haven't even watched it yet!)

This was so good. Thank you for turning me on to yet another Japanese rock/metal group. Still waiting for some Merging Moon “Greyen” reaction from you. Japanese metal meets Jinjer essentially

They are awesome.

The Uncle Fester comment isn't the first time that's been uttered in reactions, lol. 🤣👍👍🤘🤘🤘

Scat in this context is not poop thankfully..... And yes they are the Japanese Black Sabbath. The lyrics on this song are really really deep, love the second verse. The costumes are Scholar, Noh Actor, Gangster. Another great song by them is Namahage, they are seriously talented, but then 40 years of practice will do that.

That was fun. It's good seeing a genuine blind reaction. You had no idea what was coming. 👍

I'm just glad you turned on the CC.

Nice reaction!!!! yeah, these guys are the real deal, and here's the thing....I've been listening almost exclusively to Japanese bands for a couple of years and what I know is that you have to leave your western preconceptions of how things should look and sound behind you....This is a very different culture that has unique appreciation for melody and rhythm...and their lyrics tend to be much deeper and more insightful as well....plus, you'll probably find yourself singing Shabadabadia for a week.....Cheers!.....

Nice video! First I've heard of the "Gongnam style" HAHAHA that cracked me up😅. This song reflects their whole journey as a band. They've been around for about 30 years but they only got recognized in the past decade when BABYMETAL spread Japanese metal outside Japan. Shinji Wajima (vocals and guitar) just turned 57 [?] this December 25. His attire resembles a buddhist. Ken-ichi Suzuki (bass) resembles a black monk. Nobu Nakajima's (drums) attire resembles a Yakuza (or a punk). Their band name "Ningen Isu" translates to "Human Chair". If you want to dig their songs, you might want to hear suzuki's (bassist) voice. If so, I recommend you their song "The Color Out of Space". You'll also love it.

@rog2224

3 жыл бұрын

Shinji Wajima is 55. Born 25 Dec 1965...

@satoru4797

3 жыл бұрын

@@rog2224 thanks for the correction!

These guys rock. Definitely no joke ;)

that "shabadabadia" is quite literally the heartless scat.

Been waiting for this one! Love it!

Scat is an old school Jazz singing styke rhyming nonsense syllables. Shabadabadia is classic 1940s scatting. Scat Artists include Cab Calloway and Mel Torme. This influenced the Doo Wop Rock of the 1950s.

Ok.... after this reaction... you can react to their next song titled "Love Nirvana" ... that song is an absolute banger....

Love these guys. They are loads of fun. They're kind of the Jurassic park of Japanese metal. A throwback to 70s metal and prog rock. Their sound has changed and morphed through the years.

'Scat' is a jazz music term - the 'shabadabba dabba diya' bit is 'scat'. Nothing to do with poop. These guys are legendary.

They're good, heavy drumming there!!🥁🥁🥁

Maximum the hormone - yoshu fukushu Maximum The Hormone - Bu ikikaesu!! or anything else by them really they are awesome, even though i don't understand any japanese it's one of my favourite Bands or Diablo swing Orchestra - Voodoo mon amour Diablo swing Orchestra - Black Box Messiah

A Rock metal masterpiece..🤘🏾⚡️👀

YESSSSSS!!!! I hoped you would react to these guys!

I was so excited to see your reaction to this song. :) I discovered them for myself only a year or so ago and was floored by the experience; I was grinning like an idiot watching you loose it as well.

a good musician has an open mind without frills and not criticizing just for the title of the song

It took about 2 songs after discovering this band for them to shoot up to easily my top 5, fucking love NINGEN ISU

Awesome reaction! These guys are great. I think it'd be really cool if you checked out Maximum the Hormone. They're another Japanese metal band that does things differently. Don't try to understand the lyrics though, I'm Japanese and I can't understand what they're saying.

Great song. So refreshing to see great musicians not try to show off every tool in the tool bag and just play well. Great riffs, cool solo that’s not overdone.

The moment I saw you reacted to this, I dropped everything to witness the event.

Try them live too... Saw the pedal and effect setup of the guitarist. Oldies but goldies, just saying... 🤘🦊❤ Stay safe!

Ningen Isu is fantastic!!! Please check more! See you next!!! And my sugestion is another fantastic band. Crystal Lake, " Into The Great Beyond"

Yes!!!

"Boh's dad " ...Exactly! I love that! lol

Everyone in Iron Maiden is older then these guys.

@lotuswraith

3 жыл бұрын

... shush, you! :)

Maybe you should react to some Maximum the Hormone next, any song by them, they are all great. Perhaps A.L.I.E.N.

@stevestevens8709

3 жыл бұрын

hell yeah

@placiddocu

3 жыл бұрын

YES YES YES pls. Maximum is frickin awesome. "Buiikikaesu" also great track, or the most known "Whats Up People"?

@Ev3ningSwan-

3 жыл бұрын

@@placiddocu Death Note Gang!

When reacting to them turn the captions on cause they really had good lyrics. 👍👍👍

Yes! Now check out "Namahage" (pronounced nah-mah-ha-gay)

Just as u thought they re done (end the song), they aint done yet , keep on coming !

thanks for peaple lake you ar the best react ever .

Even though they disbanded, check out Gonin-Ish

1. error: trusting the internet! 2. error: not beliving it's setting you up for later if it works, for now!!! But still, a nice song, issn't it?

Thanks, I love this band. I think I've been around long enough to know cool shit when it comes around. Ok here's some major talent Heilung - Norupo historical Viking folk/tribal. Wardruna - Kvitravn indescribable, beautiful former Gorgoroth drummer led band. The Re-Stoned - Chromagnetic Stomp Power trio from Russia Just pure gold.

Thank you. One of my favorite bands lately. I haven't seen anybody react to their song The Caterpillar and that's one of my favorites please react to it next.

They have plenty of really good some but also some odd ones :) Can recommend "Caterpillar", "Baptism", "Voice of nothing", "Life for sale" and "Namaghe".

I feel you. Makes me weep watching this also.

The nonsensical sounds (scatting) comes from a long musical tradition, and is often used to represent emotions so deep you can’t put them to true words.

” They are older than me.I know that’s hard to believe but older than me“😆lol Oh,excuse me,sir🤣 For me,you look like close to their age🤭 I like you😂 I like 人間椅子(ningenisu/Nin-Guen-Iss/), I love BABYMETAL, I like Maximum the hormon. Thank you for your fun reaction. I enjoyed that pretty much. I hope you’ll listen to Namahage(Nah-Mah-Hah-Gueh)from them,too. I’ve already Subscribed during BABYMETAL reactions,but it’s first time for me writing on your channel to say hello. greeting from a Japanese woman😉

grandma style : SHOW-YA - 紅 Live original : X Japan Kurenai from The Last Live- HD Most epic song ever ♪♫♪ Try [Official Video] Yousei Teikoku - Astral Dogma - 妖精帝國 [Official Video] Yousei Teikoku - Shito Kanadeshi Hametuno Tategoto - 使徒奏デシ破滅ノ竪琴 妖精帝國 They are all great and sick ... They are fast xD or Destrose - Maze - complete song fun fact: Genres Heavy metal Years active 2005-2015 Members number 20 Associated acts now Mary's Blood , Lovebites , Fate Gear , Aldius , Mardelas

These are ace and its about time you did Nemophila !!! better than love bites new last year.

Awesome!

Woot!

the whole shababaa thing is scat In scat singing, the singer improvises melodies and rhythms using the voice as an instrument rather than a speaking medium.

There's a video out there from a Japanese TV show that has this singer, Shinji Wajima, vs Kanami from Band-Maid in a guitar battle 🤘😊🤘

I already see some requests for Namahage. Go for Namahage live - 25th anniversary tour (DVD released 2015) The music video version is all black & white. The live version has red stage lighting. The Namahage are ogre like demons that come into the village at night to get bad children. In far northern Hanshu, there is a namahage festival. Wikipedia has some nice namahage pictures.

Most youtubers thought it was a joke whenever their subscribers requested this song lol

ありがとう！！

You should see the "Sound Battle" between Sinji (lead guitar here) and Kanami (yes from Band Maid)!! They have plastic cups with little paper doll cutouts taped to them on a thin plastic surface used as the ring with an amp speaker underneath and each takes turns riffing trying to make their opponents cup fall over!! It Is Completely and Utterly Awsomeness! LoL!! All the KZread links I had are now dead (probably because it was when BM was with that Other Managment company)...but its still out there on Facebook pages and on other media sites!!

@Neocoolzero

3 жыл бұрын

nothing more japanese than shows like that lol (ahem, excluding some nsfw stuff ofc)

The drummer is dressed as Yakuza- the Japanese Mafia. The bassist is dressed as a traditional monk (forgot the exact aera). The singer is also some traditional (priest) dress- I forgot which it was though :( Pretty sure someone else has more detailed info on this :)

Their band name means "Human Chair".

You don't find this song; this song finds you.

Yeah, they're a legit band. I haven't heard a bad song from them yet. The vibes I get from them are somewhere between Black Sabbath and Racer X. One thing about the bass guitarist is that he really likes how Gene Simmons performs, so he does a lot of exaggerated movements and facial expressions based on that influence. As a side note, there's a video somewhere on KZread where Ningen Isu's guitarist is on some show dueling with Kanami from BAND-MAID. They're trying to use sound waves to push over each other's styrofoam cup. I forget who wins, but it's a cute and funny video.

scat is a way of singing, like scabbadabbadia bababababa, and not only p**p.