Unseen World is just an absolute masterpiece of rock music in its own league. Nuff said.

@marcbouchard1467

2 ай бұрын

totally agree

@Morgowitch

2 ай бұрын

I am kind of fearful of the possibility that it might stay their best album. Just because of the Corona Vibe they had then and maybe some american influences they are getting at this point that is watering down their unique energy a little bit. It will never be taken away from us but I would find it kind of sad if this would stay peak Band-Maid.

For the Unseen World album, there are 2 themes and the original release was on 2 CDs. One for each theme. The themes are Gentenkaiki -ban, "looking back at our roots." And Gentenshinka -ban, "progressing through the current point." Manners appears on both CDs as it is considered a bridge song between the two themes. The regular release was on one CD and one song, Youth isn't on it that was on the original 2 CD limited edition. To confuse things even more there is a 3rd edition "First Press Limited Edition" which has 12 songs, missing both Youth and Without Holding Back but having a DVD/Blu-ray with 4 White Room videos.

最近はMVでしか曲をチェックしない人が増えたので、なかなかBAND-MAIDのこの素晴らしくてユニークで最高に楽しいアルバムを聴いている人もいないので、最高のリアクションをしてもらえて嬉しいです✨ BAND-MAID 最高です！

Very cool of you to do this. This is going to be a fun way to spend the evening! My first time listening to this album was midnight on release day. I was tired to begin with and exhausted when it finished. I remember thinking, "Is this too much?" But I love it. It is my favourite hard rock album. Completely respect your take on "wall of sound" and "not real earworms". I think the songs settle down on repeated listens. Where you hear "wall of noise" I hear 3 catchy lines. I hear building and climax (settle down! 🤣) And where you hear "not real earworms" I hear "just catchy enough". They have two songs where I think they went too catchy for the rest of the song and for me it makes the songs just crumble. I think they have to walk a very fine line in terms of catchiness in music like this and I think they do it extremely well. I like to say they're too catchy for hard rock/metal fans, too frenetic for classic/blues rock fans, too intricate for most people, and for the people who love intricate, prog fans, they aren't proggy enough. But for me they hit the sweet spot. I Still Seek Revenge: Miku can go really low and sounds great doing it. Have you heard "Bye My Tears" from their first album? That's the lowest I can remember her going right now. HGK: Was that guitar line a Pokemon battle, or an homage to Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee"? WOW! The look on your face at the change in drums! This is it! You've got it! This is what Band-Maid does *literally all the time*. When you It's not a "wall of noise"; it's that moment. Once you find it, you decipher it, and you get that moment of joy over and over again. Sayonakidori: You'll be happy to know that your lass Miku requested an outro to this song and they wrote that masterpiece. Chemical Reaction: This has always felt to me like a song that wasn't ready but they needed another slow down song before the end of the album so they put this on. Giovanni: My favourite Band-Maid song. Kanami has been too low in the mix for the better part of a decade now and there's no indication that's going to change. Big respect for your reasons for not doing Band-Maid reactions right now. A lot of reactors have said similar things. I hope you get refreshed in time for the new album, probably around the start of September. Have a great day.

NIce reaction, mate. I remember so vividly that my brain felt quite exhausted after my first listen of this album, it was a bit overwhelming for me as everything is all over the place and it took me few more listens to get used to. After releasing this album, Misa said in one of the interviews that she tries to keep things a bit more simple and neat, that's why her bass in newer songs tend to be "less wild". Speaking of Kanami's guitar being low in the mix, it's the same for some other live videos as well, it has been like this for the few years. Their latest 10th anniversary spin off show stream sounds awesome, though. I hope they keep thing that way in the future. Their official band score came with a full instrumental CD for all the songs in this album, you can hear Kanami's guitar well and some cool parts have been buried underneath the vocal in the mix. What's interesting is that some of these songs can feel quite differently without vocals, they can be instrumental songs on their own.

@daaaaaave

2 ай бұрын

Saiki's job is to kind of trick you into thinking they're not a prog band.

“Don’t be silly. It’s much too late for that.”Absolutely chilling. Makes me think of the terrifying movie, “Audition.” I don’t understand how any music lover can listen to a BAND-MAID song only once. To be honest, many of my most favorite BAND-MAID songs confused me at first. Some too frenetic. Others not hard enough. It takes multiple listened before I can wrap my mind around what they are doing. The best part of every BAND-MAID song are the vocals by SAIKI and KOBATO. Don’t worry about the words; listen to the vocal melodies, the phrasing, the timbre, the harmonies, and the swing. Listen with your heart, not your head. MANNERS is MINCHO’s effort to scientifically create a hit, following careful study of numerous chart-topping songs and the musical elements contained within. Some people consider it a perfect song.

Ya know what's even more fun than listening to Kanami play Giovanni? Watching her (Along with the rest of her fellow musicians) playing it in the 'White Room" instrumental video!! It is super cool! At some times, her fingers are moving so fast, it looks like the vid has been sped up. (Of course, it hasn't!) You should wrap up this section of your BAND-MAID reactions with a double bill of the Giovanni and Without Holding Back White Room Instrumentals! They are definitely something different and you will totally dig 'em. Also, they came on a blu-ray disc with the Unseen World album, so technically they should've been part of this review. So, you kind of owe it to your fans.😁 Thanks so much for this great reaction and for all of the time you've spent and attention you've given to BAND-MAID! 🤘🤩🤘

@markabusireactions

2 ай бұрын

I’m not done with bandmaid! I’m just not doing it every single Monday 😂

And now: Band Maid - Why Why why, official 'Day of maid' live video!!! ❤❤❤ And if you are already in your band maid reaction pause then check it out for yourself. By the way: I appreciate and understand your intention of a pause! 🥰

May Chemical Reaction become an earworm that gets stuck in your head for all eternity. 🤣 They should've released that as a single for FM in the US. It's like a Nickelback riff.

Mark, you, we are music lovers. You don't have to stick to one musician, you probably shouldn't, even though I don't mind watching you keep reacting to Bandmaid, it's only if you wish to. BTW They played both blackhole and Giovanni at The Day of Maid concert, along with most songs off unseen world album, hibana, about us, memorable and more new songs but no songs before covid.

You do you, it's all good. Rock on, Mark!

After first listening to Unseen World I remember thinking "I'm not sure I know what just happened". I'm still listening to UW and still not exactly sure. But one thing I do know--it's a masterpiece.

The first time they played Black Hole live was on a livestreamed show during covid (not too long after the album released) and you could see on their faces that they had to concentrate a lot to play it. Don't get me wrong, it sounded really good, but you could see it wasn't super easy. That live performance is on their channel btw, paired with Manners (it was a Japan Rock incentive by the Japanese government to try and push their bands during the lockdown and the video had to be longer than their normal songs to comply from what I understand). But they have played it multiple times since and they now look like they are playing any of their other songs while playing it.

"How do you play that live?" - that's exactly what I thought at first, and I was pretty sure they would never play "Black Hole" on stage. I should have known better ... they did it, and even better (nuttyer?) than the studio version. Several times. Last recorded one was at the Yokohama Arena and I think it's the best one.

The high screams in Why Why Why are Miku. As in Influencer, Saiki followed by Miku. My take on this song, which I love to bits- Steve Vai (Kanami's guitar work) meets Spice Girls (Saiki and Miku's harmonies). Yes- Black Hole. Even if a human could remember the arrangement of the song, you then have to play it at that speed (220 bpm I believe). Miss a note and you're dead. May as well make a cup of tea and wait for the others to finish.

WHY WHY WHY and GIOVANNI, your enjoyment for both these pieces made my day. They are my favorites from this magnificent album. Thank you, Mark. I'm ready for your next reaction be it Taylor Swift, Herman's Hermits or BAND-MAID.

Probably the best overall full- album YT review I've seen, and I've seen some good ones. I advise every fan of any band to take a break for a week or two, you'll appreciate them even more when you return to them.

@markabusireactions

2 ай бұрын

Oh Christ, thank you very much! I really appreciate that!

Yes it was Miku….she also did the brrrrrrrrrraaaaaaahhh

@swissystan

2 ай бұрын

One of my favourite BM songs, love it

Thanks Mark. This is the album that made me realise how good this band actually is. Probably the most enjoyable and accessible prog-rock album I have ever heard 🙂

Great reaction Mark , there's a white room instrumental version of Giovanni on KZread that imho is awesome that would be worth checking out .

Manners is actually my favourite Song of Band Maid. Against my usual taste. Maybe even my favourite Song all around 😅

Thanks for a great reaction and your support of the Maids.

Great reaction Mark--thanks for taking the time to do a whole album. I think you have the right perspective on how to approach things going forward. FYI, NPR Tiny Desk Concerts just posted a six song Otoboke Beaver set that is pretty fun. Cheers

Awesome reaction and commentary. i remember i was exhausted after listening the whole thing thtough the first time

Giovanni instrumental is worth catching, even more mental when you take the vocal out….

@paulrowles5253

2 ай бұрын

Definitely the instrumental of Giovanni, the guitar comes right to the front 👍

It's so cute how much you perk up like a little school boy with a crush for the Miku song! No, it's outright ADORABLE!! 🤘😂🤘

Thanks for spending the last 2 hours entertaining me, great album! I had to listen to HGK and Giovanni a handful of times to get them, didn't like Black Hole right off. I agree Youth(the $80 song) and Without Holding Back (possibly my fav. instrumental) deserve their own videos. 🤘

The instrumental video for "Giovanni" is something you should see. It makes the guitars way easier to hear. I personally like it better than the full.

Mark loves a Miku scream. We’ve established that now. Also a fan.

I'm deeply saddened by all the hate to my favorite cowbell song😭

@Sleawzor

2 ай бұрын

you're not alone in liking it! There's dozens of us! 😄

@nussekuddenxxx6564

2 ай бұрын

It is MISA's first try to write a song. And she nailed it!

This was their first album under new management and a new record company. I think they faced a lot of pressure from their previous label to not go heavy. You could hear even as early as 2015 that their walk on music (which a label has no contractual say so over) was significantly heavier than anything in their set. To me this was their big middle finger album to the former label and mgmt.

@daaaaaave

2 ай бұрын

Every finger on the album art is a middle finger.

H-G-K is probably my favorite Band-Maid song! I'm glad you enjoyed this album, it's probably my second favorite! lol If you ever do another full album reaction, I recommend Conqueror. I think you'd probably like that one the most. It's not as crazy as this one, but it's definitely their "emo" album lmao

Mark, they play both Giovanni and BLACK HOLE better in live performances than in the studio recordings. Especially, BLACK HOLE's performance at Yokohama Arena OKYUJI, the final show of their 10th anniversary tour in November last year, was tremendous. There is a BD of the live recording of that day. If you have a chance, please listen to it.

Great ELMO - I mean EMO album for sure! I laughed, I cried, it changed my life... :)

They are my favorite band ever, but even I, can only listen to this album in parts. It’s too much all at once. I hope you comeback after a while of listening to it and let us know what you think after that. I loved you looked like you picked up your jaw after Why Why Why lol. Yes, that’s Miku and there’s a live video out there! Chemical Reaction sounds like Nickelback but with good lyrics. I like it a lot. Giovanni is possibly their most experimental up to that point. The video of them with just instrumentals is great. For some new stuff here’s my suggestions. More Sokoninaru, any songs. Glim Spanky (Alt/classic rock), Polkadot Stingray (Power Pop? rock) Free, Hitsujibungaku (chill/shoegaze) Addiction and More than Words.

@iaingeo

2 ай бұрын

I've been considering requesting some Polkadot Stingray, although I'd probably start with Jet or Hide-and-Seek. I think I'd characterise them as jazz-influenced pop-rock, but my descriptions of bands generally reveal more about my understanding of genre than about the actual band. Edit: In fact why not come along to the discord and pop the suggestion in.

A "peek behind the curtain" of their composition is essentially a peek into the brain of the woman/child known as Kanami. Oh, what goes through that sweet little head.

For your support of the maids

Nice job Mr. Abusi

LOVE LOVE LOVE WHY WHY WHY!!! The break down reminds me of Christmas I don't know why why why..🕊🍌🍻☕⚾

@skrrytch

2 ай бұрын

And yes, that was Miku. You should watch the music video of Why Why Why! ❤ I really don't know how many times I told Mark to listen to that song 😅 at least two times 😂

I watched the entire thing just so I could get a good laugh at Black Hole. God it was worth it! Also I feel vindicated because I feel like Giovanni doesn't get enough love!

My favourite BM LP 👍

So I watched the video till the end at this point and really don't mind a little hiatus. I really love your reactions and am glad that we as a community got as many as we did at this point from you. And this review really made my day, just refeeling a lot of the things I felt about the album. The second half is just pure bliss (and then there sits chemical reaction 😂 Your comment on it was perfectly fitting) So thank you for your great effort and maybe you want to try out the live video to Black Hole (I kinda think you already did it actually 🤔)

So it looks like the songs you liked best: H-G-K, Why Why Why and Black Hole are the songs where they had their full prog "coming out party." 🤣

Been waiting to see 55:10 my entire life.

Thought you were going to say "a pole stuck up ma are^%le lol

My body is ready.

Ridiculously complex, frantic, mental and sometimes beautiful....and i love it. These girl's genius has no bounds. Resistance is futile ! And Miku delivers the pretty flower of a song on this plate of Kanami's Kitty-chan mayhem, that makes the whole trip to our Maid Cafe worthwhile.

Markabusi for sheer enjoyment check out your lass Miku in the Why Why Why video from the Day of Maid!!!

This album is divided into old B-M and new B-M. I see Manners as the last of the old songs, before they go into the new, unseen world of another type of unexplored way of writing music.

Black hole I read somewhere Akane attemp 220 bpm on this song,

The 2021 Day of the Maid live version of Why Why Why from the Instrumental Maid channel seems to take that song to 11, I think because you can tell how loud it is. And Miku holds notes like a Hammond Organ. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aoV7p7hyqZeZaM4.html There's another song from Unseen World disc 2 that has a song called Youth on it as well so it is technically part of Unseen World kzread.info/dash/bejne/aHierMOblNC0dZs.html

I bought that brand of headphone right after I first heard Band-Maid. Great phones for the money.

One hour forty minutes? That's a commitment! Don't know if the ADHD will allow. May have to watch in parts. Bro, Otoboke Beaver album review. Twenty minutes, easy!😂

You can take a Band Maid break by maybe doing some Cluppo to see Miku’s project. It’s Miku being a pop princess! Start with the first one, Peace and Love! Order of videos is then Flapping Pigeon, Pogo, With You, but there is also an EP with a few songs with no video. Miku doing Miku things!

@markabusireactions

2 ай бұрын

I reacted to the entire EP, it was gonna be the video for aprils fools day, but the audio didn’t work, so I had to trash the entire thing sadly

@elizabethputnam6317

2 ай бұрын

@@markabusireactions oh that stinks!!! Maybe you could just do the With You that wasn’t on the EP if you haven’t heard that one yet. Miku did a great job with that one.

Give it time ;-)

watched them play it live last year. song 3 in a 21 sing set lol. I cried a few times

Mark floating around in space…getting sucked into a black hole: Whoa whoa whoa! Excuse me Mr black hole. That’s just a wee bit much don’t ya think? 🧑‍🚀🚀👽

You check they live video Why,why,why...and Manner & Black hole live and you can watch how they play that... you will enjoy 😉

Akane and Kanami sing bang grounds sometimes as well. I believe that is one of them on I still seek revenge

Try Hitsujibungaku - Addiction if you need a little 90's throw back break.

Nice reaction See You later my friend greeting from germany 😢😅

Not sure who came up with the name for the song for "No God" but it was a poor choice. Having said that, it's an underrated masterpiece.

Why Why Why is such a sleeper hit on this album. Wish it had an official video. What I love about it so much are the awesome rock screams from Miku… very classic rock stuff. Not demonic sounding growls and the like. Hey, that’s fine if you like that, plenty of people do, but there’s plenty of it in other songs from other bands. I hope Band Maid never does it.

Bandmaid makes me so (EMO)tional in a great way that i will only say on this channel! ❤❤

@markabusireactions

2 ай бұрын

Let it out mate ☺️

this video gives me mixed feelings.. i'm 11 minutes into it and already begging for someone makes akane stop but i know she won't and that makes me happy edit.. if you like sayonakidori i suggest you to react to arcadia girl.. they always remind me of each other and not sure why.. i mean of course both are sung by miku (shares lead vocals) but i think it's because both of them aren't requested much (arcadia girl even less) and for me both are great.. they are in my top.. i don't know.. my top 10 band maid songs already have too many songs xD

Marc, so are you saying that Kanami is the "Guitar Godzilla"?

So there i was recovering from a heart procedure & from being nearly dead i learned how to be alive again. Hey Mark what happened to "Youth" then off of "Unseen World" or were you reacting to the poor man's spotify digital version?😏 P.S Wasn't Mick Foley's other character "Cactus Jack"? Cos you were right he was shit.😆

@markabusireactions

2 ай бұрын

CACTUS JACK!! That’s the one!! 😂😂

This album was written during CV lockdown - Kanami was frustrated, can you tell? 😃

Don't worry, because Kanami has a nice gripping Dr. Martens shoes🤘 punkish isn't it😁

Not an easy album to make a reaction to on a first listen. It took me three sit downs before I could stop expecting the slap around the face with a wet flannel. But that is the joy of Band Maid. They don't make albums that sound the same. This album and later songs have mostly been hard rock to my untrained ear. My favourite album is Conqueror but after a few listens Unseen World begins to get close......Plenty of great music out there. Let's hope your reactions to Taylor Snore is coming to an end though.

@daaaaaave

2 ай бұрын

They won’t be. Mark’s a proper fan now. If you’re into Band-Maid, Swift’s music isn’t interesting. It’s like being addicted to crystal meth, and trying to get a buzz from a coffee. But if you think of her more as a storyteller, you can respect her work, and that it scratches a completely different itch from Band-Maid. It’s like how you can love crystal meth, and the flavor of coffee.

@lurkmerchant

2 ай бұрын

@@daaaaaave TS writes simpler, more direct and relatable lyrics and that's probably her main appeal, and of course, catchy melody.

Game god please here my prayer. Please please please give us a pokemon game scored by Kanami

And I had the privalage of watching wane static spike shotglasses into a stupid crowd that thought it was cool that peopple were getting knocked the f out. And this was a 300 tops peeps club

Did my cpu just break or what in the flying fuck did youtube just do???

@markabusireactions

2 ай бұрын

Dunno

@rockandrollrockandrollrock6930

2 ай бұрын

@@markabusireactions is it weird for you too?? Like my entire page just changed format from one video to the next and now tevery KZread page I pull up is this weird mobile looking shit on my desktop/tv. This is like windows 8 all over again lol

@rockandrollrockandrollrock6930

2 ай бұрын

@@markabusireactions for what it’s worth I’m one of your patrons lol

@markabusireactions

2 ай бұрын

@@rockandrollrockandrollrock6930 oh I’ve no idea, I’m using my phone and I just woke up so I don’t have my glasses on yet lol. Looks the same to me though?

@rockandrollrockandrollrock6930

2 ай бұрын

@@markabusireactions too early for you and too late for me to check in my other desk top but I will say I am a fellow Volta and drive in fan. Had an awesome experience where I got to hang out with Cedric and Omar for like an hour back in 2010 or so. Super chill dudes to talk to. One of the funnest musical conversations I ever got to have

Actually a bit surprised you scored it a 12….i didn’t think you would but into that one though it has plenty of Miku in it….

@skrrytch

2 ай бұрын

Then he should do 'beauty and the beast' 😅

That's right, mark.Does spend the time verbally abusing us?I'm gonna go have some w.D forty to cope with this

I don’t care about scores, sorry, but thanks! :)

1) chemichal reaction slaps, 2)I have a fealing the same person that sunk this song is the one that ruined my favorite podcast. dont sheep on it peeps

THIS BAND IS EMO+