This solo is one of the greatest guitar solos I have heard. I have been listening to rock and metal for 50. Kanami is the Riff Goddess.

The beginning is the end. It's just that the rhythm is descending in both, but the lead is ascending at the beginning and is descending at the end.

This song is known as the homework song. Kanami asked her bandmates to come up with a portion of a song and send it to her, then she crafted it into this masterpiece! Misa wasn't sure she could replicate the bass part, as she has stated in interviews, cause she was a bit tipsy when she made it originally, but it came out fine! This video really focused on the instruments rather than the band members faces, as they really wanted the instrumental parts to stand out. Saiki, as her voice is her instrument was shown as well as Miku a bit. Great song!

That 30s or so during the solo section; and it’s not just Kanami’s high-energy solo but the combination with all the other instruments - Akane’s cool drum pattern, Misa’s heavy and aggressive bass and the foundation of Miku’s rhythm guitar- that to me, are some of the best of rock music ever captured on a recording. It reminds me of the epic-ness of Rush’s Freewill solo section; one of my personal favorites. An absolute treat for these ears. Then how it falls into the beautiful quiet section with Saiki and Miku’s gorgeous vocals on display…pure delight across the board. I’m not aware of another band making incredible song after incredible song the way Band-Maid is these last several years. My oldest memory is seeing The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show (literally) then the music of the 60’s through to the music of Band-Maid. What a time to be alive!!!! 🔥✌🏼🥁🎸🎼😎🍺

Thanks for your reaction. Blooming is a fantastic composition. About being pop elements in their music, no problem at all. After all, it is Band Maid doing Band Maid things. As for a lot of guitar work, check the live video of the song Onset.

Another great reaction! Thanks! Yes, Kanami does the tapping. Miku uses a Zemaitis (24 Metal Front) guitar, and Kanami has her green PRS (Custom 24) here. Almost always leads are Saiki, Miku does have some solo songs, but Saiki does almost all leads.

A few years back Jimmy Page caught a show in Japan, and when it was over he requested a meet and greet with Akane and a photo of the two of them together.

You got it right MMR. Effin BAND-MAID! Blooming is in my Real Top 5. And a great song for any band. You hit a lot of good points today. The mighty, mad-genius, majestic and mesmerizing MINCHO is the key to all that is the Awesome BAND-MAID. Peace. 2.12

Band maid they are the master of transitions it's been a trade mark for them

The fact Miku (red flower) is now sponcered by Zemaitis with her own signature guitar shows how far she's come with her playing....The "can do will do" attitude is one of her many attributes.🥰

... and punk rock. and breakbeat/jungle/drumnbass snippet after the first chorus is my fav. and Saiki "rapping" a.k.a. superfast singing. it's great. it's coffee and cake. with fried banana dipped in honey and a dash of whiskey from Misa's flask. you will love Black Hole.

Saiki is the one having darker and more mature voice, Miku is the brighter nightingale

When did 'pop' become a kind of insult? When the pop genre started churning out crap like an assembly line. 😏 I think most of us understand the reference to popular and know what you mean. Only we don't necessarily always say something then either. A kind of silent consent. :) And yes, Blooming is very high on the favourites list for most, quite rightly, because of so many elements. Akane is also the not-so-secret star of this song for me. The sound of her drum kit and the beat she sets from the first to the last second are still better than any energy drink out there for me. 🔥🤘🏻 _____________________ 「 _'Our rock never dies ever. Forever!'_ 」 --- from *BAND-MAID* 'Manners' 🕊

Again love your reactions to Band Maid...I'm 57 and have seen many of the greats over the decades...but not once have I wanted to see a Band as much as I want to see them....I get to see them Oct 30th,it can't come quick enough.They make music fun again while still being hard......Maidiacs Unite!!!

The beginning is a mirror image of the end. Beginning is ascending and end is descending. Bookends. Brilliant!!

Great Reaction You have to check out the Instrumental Onset. I think Kanami as she writes the Song , and is a very very kind Person does not want to put herself too much in the Center. Onset is an Example where all the Members get their Moment to shine , and its about the whole Band , not some Individual. Japanese Mentality might have an Impact here.

At the break, Saiki and Miku sing the "take me far away" part, once. Then Saiki goes into her rap, and Miku keeps the melodic part going.

The opening is actually an ASCENDING pattern, while the outro was the same chords played opposite in a DESCENDING pattern.

Miku in the first few videos plays a black and white Rickenbacker, but she soon switched to Zemaitis. After that, she always plays a single cut, generally with a metal front (though occasionally with a tiled one). Kanami played a red Addictone for the first several videos. Since then she plays a PRS, with the birds on the fret board. You've probably figured this out by now, but just in case. Good luck with your channel!

Sad news. Next Week is my last game of tennis with Mincho of 2022. Cos it's autumn & she's going on tour soon. We'll be back next spring when everything's Blooming :)

Love your reactions, great that you listen to all the details. There a lot of other songs with longer solos and lead work so you'll definetly find more stuff you enjoy

The pop being bad is dumb lol. That’s honestly what hooked me when I first heard these ladies is the chorus. Everytime it’s catchy yet always familiar. Also the pop elements they have do make it more accessible to everyone, even if they don’t like rock/metal. Secret my lips is a good one to jam too :)

I think you'd really enjoy Onset (live). An instrumental of theirs that they played while Saiki was taking a vocal break. Contains generous amounts of Kanami tapping!

I believe her longest solo is in the song “Unfair Game”, but there is no video of that song that I’m aware of. She does have a longish one in YOLO. Then there is Puzzle and Giovanni where she’s basically soloing behind the vocals during the verses. And ofc, the instrumentals - Don’t Be Long, Onset, Without Holding Back and now the new one “From Now On” (I think), that will be on the Unleash EP that they’ve been playing live. Also, there’s the pre-Okyu-ji opening music she composes for each tour that has some killer soloing, though we never get to see her play those (sadly) 🤷🏻‍♂️😀. If you can watch the Intro to one of there live shows and you’ll hear some of these original instrumental music pieces. 🔥

Great song. Cool！🤘 perfect play.👍🇯🇵

MaMe (Massive Metal) -- I believe you're gonna wanna know the Maids names at some point: Saiki Atsumi (Sy-i-Key or Psyche) “Ice Queen" - Lead vocals Miku Kobato (Me-Ku) "Small Pigeon" - Rhythm guitar, Vocals, Lyricist, SpokesPigeon, and Founder Kanami Tono (Ka-Na-Me) “Princess” - Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Main Composer Akane Hirose (A-Ka-Nay) "Gorilla" - Drums MISA (Me-Sa) "Barefoot Assassin" aka: MISA MISA MISA - Bass

I forgot when it was, but I remember what Kanami said. "No matter how good a song I write, if it's not catchy, no one gonna listen to it." I believe that Kanami still has such thought. I think one way of being 'catchy' is 'poppy'.

Saiki is the main lead singer and has a deeper, lower register and more powerful voice. Miku has a higher voice, also very good voice that goes wonderfully with Saiki's.

Yeah, I agree. I love her guitar works, so I feel the same, her solo is always too short! However, after I found out Kanami's background, based on the classical music, and her personality, shy and dedicating, I am now just taking it as it is. "Poppy" is a compliment for Band-Maid for sure! The HR bands I love, such as KISS, QUEEN, Led Zeppelin, they all sound poppy to me. Try "Giovanni" instrument. It's like having guitar solo for entire song.

Enjoy your reactions and honest thoughts! Some good analysis in this one. I prefer the term "pop sensibilities". Lol. But you are right....pop is not a bad thing. Gives their songs some catchiness that a lot of hard rock groups don't have. Choose Me has 2 solos as well. Real Existence Live is a great hard rocker as well with a longer solo.

Listen to Band-Maid's Puzzle live, not just a solo; but a FULL LEAD work for the WHOLE SONG!

Kanami just LOVES using harmonics. 99% of the time Miku's guitar is one of her duralumin fronted guitars. Kanami is always on a PRS. And Kanami does most of the tapping, although MISA will tap from time to time. And stop as often as you need. If I want to hear the song, I can go watch the Ladies video. I want to hear your thoughts on the song. And that is Akane's Star Bubinga drum kit, it's the only stuff that can stand up to her playing. Listening to you talk about the solo, I'm going to myself "Just wait..." In the bridge you are hearing mostly Saiki and Miku's voices being layered, however Kanami and Akane's voices are also used in the "Far Away" section of the chorus. I don't know if MISA sang in that section or not but I know Kanami and Akane did with Miku and Saiki. And as other have said the front is the opposite of the end. And your preferences are your preferences. No one can dictate what you do and don't like except you, yourself. For a "FULL" Kanami lead with a FULL Solo, pull up "Unfair Game" on your spotify, turn on the camera and record your listening to it. For that one, I'd recommend just listen to it all the way through with no stops to fully absorb the song, then go back to the beginning and break it down. As for the Pop hate, I personally listen to almost everything except certain types of gangster rap and scream core. And glad to have you as a burgeoning Maidiac. It is through people like yourselves the Maid's Army grows.

Tonight, Sept 14, on Los Angeles news station KTLA 5 is going to play Band-Maid on their viewers playlist between 5 and 6 PM.

I really enjoyed your reaction! Glad you popped up in my feed. Can't wait to enjoy your other reactions.

You should do Rinne or Blackhole next if you like the harder stuff. Real MV for Rinne, live for Blackhole.

It has been known that this song causes souped up cars to roll over on occasions ask *KATE* _(Mary Elizabeth Winstead)_

I love your reaction, specially that u go to details, don't worry for the pauses, if anyone want to hear and watch the video without, they have to go to thei official channel and support them.

Someone said of the "Far away " part... It was like being thrown off a cliff and caught by an angel... A perfect description.....

I don't know who gets offended by the term pop, but in all fairness you do use it as a negative description for parts of the songs that you don't care for. Anything that sounds poppy are the parts you "overlook" and don't hold against them. Of course I am not just singling out your Band Maid reactions. You don't care for poppy choruses or WHOAs so you can't blame your viewers for having a negative response. I have never commented so I am not one of the offended. Just trying to help you try to understand why you might be getting those responses. I enjoy most of your reactions. At least you have something to say and can articulate your opinion. Rock on! 🤘

I don't blame you to stop every 10 seconds because this is one of their most intricate songs. Members contributed different parts of this song, and Mincho incorporated members' ideas and completed this song. The funny thing is that none of them remembered who contributed to which part of this song. Mincho said that she remembered only one part that was "Far away Take me somewhere far away" part was Miku's idea.

The Maid's are legitimately the best rock band in the world

Fully enjoyed your reaction. Please keep on coming back to Bandmaid more. I am maidiac myself but I also love the poppy part of Bandmaid so I am good with you calling it poppylol. Bandmaid is so unique because they can mix so many elements into a song and still make it great. Some songs recommendation with longer solo Alone Onset (instrumental so basically you have Kanami soloing most of the song) Turn me on Matchless gum Without holding back (another great instrumental) Warning Cheers!🤘🤘

If you haven’t listened to their instrumental Onset, you really need to check it out if you want to see the maids show off.

You can always hear Kanami in the right head set and Miku in the left . Some songs Saiki and Miku blend together sometimes it is obvious which is which . If you can find Puzzle live is almost a whole Kanami solo with some awesome background music.

Netflix + Kate = BAND-MAID ( Choose Me/Blooming and a short cameo )

Kanami's guitar solo supported by Akane's thunderstorm on her drums is totally insane. 🤘🙃🤘

For guitar identification. It's easy. If you see a metal/mosaic front it's Miku. Since she is endorsed by Zemaitis. She even has her own signature model. "Flappy Pigeon". Kanami is a PRS girl. So look for the birds on the neck. She is also one of their artists. However afaik she does not have a signature model. She uses a Custom 24 as her main go to guitar.

BAND-MAID is the best band ever (: I always say Kanami the best guitarist today Akane best drummer in the world (: Misa best bass player in the world Miku best rhythm guitar in the world and singer and Saiki best singer in the world (: awesome reaction it’s cause of Misa I went out and got myself bass guitar (:

There are videos of Kanami going Ape on her guitar. She's pretty good at it!!!

Band-Maid. Blooming Brilliant!

The beginning riff was ascending whereas the end riff was descending, which seems logical. Akane is a beast for sure and hits those drums hard, like they owe her back rent. MISA chugging 16th notes with Akane's kick, angelic harmonies......it's just a damn good tune all around. I agree with you on the "POP" thing. Just keep doing what you're doing and don't worry about hurting feelings, they'll get over it. I like when you said you're learning how to "listen to Band-Maid"....that's exactly right, you are over the target. I'm sure you'll start picking up on Kanami's guitar playing throughout the entire song and not just solo's, no hole is let unfilled with her, she's a very busy girl, always.

Fun , and informative .. Great job ty . 👍👍👍👍👍

To me "pop" means it is an earworm. Earworms can be bad or good. If you like it swimming around in your head, it's good. If you don't it's bad. Lots of bad earworms out there, IMHO. Band-Maid has earworms I love which is one reason (of many) I love listening to them.

Thank you for the awesome Band-Maid reaction. Rock on. Just subscribed.

Try daydreaming- its a power ballad sorta song- but it also has what i think you'd call a complete solo- tho i think its a bit shorter than this one. Its a lot of fans favourite solo - its certainly catchy and memorable. A more obscure track 'UNFAIR GAME' also has a nice long solo.

Sorted- The intro chords ascend and the outro chords descend. Kanami solo's- treat 'em mean, keep 'em keen.

Before founding BAND-MAID, KOBATO was a J-Pop singer. SAIKI was not a rock singer. It’s the pop elements that provide the hooks and make the songs so re-listenable. In the opening bars I hear contrarywise motion: one guitar is ascending while the other is descending. Nobody ever comments on KANAMINCHO’s amazing buzz-saw tone on this song. I don’t think we hear it on any other.

Kanami used to play an AddicTone Modern series RH and 2H Series guitars in the early days....Miku even used Kanami's Red AddicTone during some gigs....MISA used to play a Fender American Deluxe Jazz Bass (Natural) in the early days....Miku used to hold a Rickenbacker 620 Jetglo? (I think)...(a la "Thrill" MV.)...Akane used SONOR drums....amoungst other brands also..Till she hooked up with TAMA & Zildjian.

Watch the live version of blooming. It's even better

bro you should check out their song beauti and the beast, one of their weirdest song composition, it totally does a U turn and it DROPS harddd

The story behind this song is that Kanami was "cross" with the rest of the band because they weren't coming up with any ideas. She told them to go away for a week and come back with something. When they did, she took all the band's input and made it into "Blooming"

If you stop talking, I stop watching. I'm pretty sick of "reactions' where the person just stares at the screen, emotionless until the end, and then tells me to like and subscribe for more. Uh...no, thanks. Worse yet is the person who stops the song every 15 seconds to avoid copyright, but doesn't really say anything besides, "Awesome", So great", "Like and subscribe". No. Chance. You have the insight I'm looking for in a reactor coming from a working knowledge of actually playing music. So, you keep doing what you do; giving your honest, informed opinion. I'd say "pop" becomes a dirty word when applied singularly. Example, "BAND-MAID is a pop band". Additionally, today's pop music is mostly soulless, corporate, and indistinguishable from itself. But I get what your saying when you say "poppy". Hanabie are a super heavy band, but love a good pop melody. Just don't lean too heavily on that one word when describing whichever band 😉

I think that generally speaking the end chord sequence although shorter is the reverse of the beginning one.

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Well you have to admit, Kanami leaves you wanting more!

Quick recommendation for Band MAid and a song you may listen to more in your own time to cpmpletely decipher XD Corallium , one of my favs...well they actually can claim not to have put out a bbad song- what hte hell they are beasts- but personal fav do exist^^

Why would you have to love every single B-M song? It's perfectly fine by me. I love about 30% of their catalogue, like 40% of their catalogue but there's 30% I'm not sure of. 70% is still an unprecidented record for me though. I personally think their unique pop-fusion sound is big part of what separate them from other bands. They don't just play pop-rock or pop-punk, they incorporate not just metal, but jazz, blues, hip-hop, latin, prog, touch of folk, with fast reggae beat here and there. I'm not saying like they play those particular genres but they infuse those elements in their songs in a very subtle, sneaky, classic Band-Maid fashion, which is different from most other bands who do the same in a more obvious way. And Saiki's live vocal is deeper and powerful with more grit compare to many Japanese female pop vocalists.

Kanami does the tapping but don't miss out on what MISA is doing there @ 5:25 .

Pop isn't a bad word... at least if it is done great. I love ABBA... but mostly because their compositions were intriguing and meaningful lyrics.

in this song i wouldn't say that the kanami 'solo' really wasn't a solo... listening to the bass and drums also going completely ham at the same time makes me think it was just the power trio doing what they do lol. i just love it when MISA kanami and akame kind of just let loose and play off each other so fricken well!!

their masterpiece! so many disparate musical elements fused into a sonic singularity for a reverse big bang. how could the western rock press e.g. pitchfork pass up on this one, their best work yet.

Great reaction. If you want faster & thrashier, try "Rinne" &" Warning" (Official Music Videos). Also "Black Hole" & "Different" (Official Live Videos) which are both part of 2fer videos: (Manners / Black Hole) and (Dice / Different). "No God" (Official Live Video) is good too.

If Band-Maid ever decides to break the 3-4 min song length and starts doing 6-8 min songs, I think we'd be in for some special shit.

Perfact wah pedal !!

I don't speak for anybody else but sometimes folks resist labeling Band-Maid as metal or pop because those words have some baggage and might give a false impression. I don't care about labels and tend to like musicians who also don't care. Like Estaban "Steve" Jordan, the "Jimi Hendrix" of Tejano music. Yes, he plays polka music on accordion, but he's an artist. He transcends time and place. I think the opening and closing bars are *almost* the same (but I've never sat down and actually worked it out, the key word here is "think"). The bass line and chords seem to be the same but the chord voicing in the guitar has a rising line in the intro and a descending line in the outro. To me, this gives the impression of a curtain rising at the beginning, and coming down at the end. As you said, different places in the song so they function differently. The band seems to have an aversion to anything longer than 4'. Maybe we're living in an ADHD age, but songs like "Fate" (which was written by Kentarō Akutsu) have a nice bass and drum groove at the break - and it could be 4x longer in a live performance, and Kanami's lead following it could be 4x longer too. It seems to me it would magnify the impact when they return to the main theme. But they've never invited me to a band meeting, so ...

They released a new music video yesterday, if you want to check it out! More of a talking point at the end; a lot of Japanese bands incorporate Jpop into their music, even if they're usually metal. I don't really get the distain for that when talked about, I think it makes their music stand out more if anything

Next up listen to the instrumental "Onset". It highlights all the band members abilities

Thanks MMR!

If you're looking for a long solo try "REAL EXISTANCE" and "DAYDREAMING" - Live videos tend to have longer solos by everyone in the band.

I'm a drummer.. I can do covers of Bandmaid, Nemophila, Love Bites, etc.. Akane(drummer) is my favorite drummer. But TAMU (Nemophila) drummer is also pretty bad ass.. Haruna(love bites) is so cute and a badass.. everyone is pretty bias on what instrument. if you're a drummer, you're only gonna focus on the drums.. guitars etc.. anyways bro. New subscriber.

Yes..we'd all love more Kanami...but we also would love more of ALL the ladies!...But she writes for the song..and so we get short solo's so the other members get a wee solo...Like you'll hear MISA get a little solo before Kanami's..or even Akane....So to allow for this the solo's are short to fit more of each lady into each song...So no ego's...Every member counts in this band, it's what makes BAND-MAID, BAND-MAID (amongst other things...hehe!)...its "1 4 5 and 5 4 1".....Like in some bands...you'll get a crazy solo which totally lose's the plot...and you don't get to hear any of the other members....that's an ego thing because that's all you'll remember about the track is the solo.

I love the bass and the guitar solos in this song, but Akane is the one who makes it work for me, no rest for the drummer!

Have you done Screaming, Take Me Higher and Flying High yet? Mucho Kanami in them.

Other Madiacs will confirm, but my understanding is that a lot of the outros are just the intros played backwards(ish).

I’d be more disappointed in the length of Kanami’s solo’s as well if she didn’t do so much fantastic playing through the entire song. A lot of guitarists in bands are only impressive during solos. Not so, Kanami. She’s up there with some of the best rock band guitarists, IMO. (I keep saying “band guitarist” because I’m not counting music that is predicated around a guitar hero type, and everything else is secondary. Of course Kanami isn’t going to go nuts and take over songs like Joe Satriani, Yngwie Malmsteen, Frank Marino, etc.)

Kanami's taught Miku a lot, but I've never heard the student tap.

the ending is the beginning backwards

Try to listen " unfair game " one of best kanami solo is here

I hope they aren't in California when Miku starts tapping because there will be a tectonic response from the fans.

If you want another good Kanami solo, try Freezer

Miku and Saiki are cousins from what I've heard.

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Jimmy Page watched the girls in concert. After the show he requested a picture with Akane. He said that she is one of the greatest drumers he had ever heard. He also said that she was like a "reincarnation of John Bonham". Pretty high praise from a rock legend.

Konami the tsunami is something serious

If you want kanami beat solo guitar for me it's try to react alone ..

Not my favorite song by them but Kanami with that solo, Jesus christ...

一回目そこで、止めるか?まず一回聞いてから、判断をお願いします。

Hi Mr Reactor. Glad you’ve reacted to this song. As you claim to be a good listener to music, I’m wondering if you can hear the ‘horn’ sound in this song. Seems like a car horn but could be something else. It’s at 1:46 - 1:47. I first noticed it while listening to this song while driving with my window open. I heard a horn and was looking around and wondering who beeped me. There was no one near me. Confused, I then realised it was the song. I played it again and there it was. Let me know if you can hear it because everyone I ask can’t hear it. Once heard you always notice it. Same with their Reincarnation song that has the sound of ‘Summon Siri’ in it.