“10 minutes of limp gymnastics” is one of the best lines in a song of any genre I have heard in a long time! 😂😂

Misa's face during the solo, she's giving it all.

Great reaction and yes, the way they mix their songs is great; (to my ears) Kanami (lead) is always on the far right, Miku (rhythm) is always on the far left, MISA (bass) is left, but not as far as Miku and Akane (drums) is generally center. If you listen to other Japanese rock/metal bands you'll find that this is pretty common in Japanese rock/metal. The thing about Band-Maid is that they are just mesmerizing to listen to and watch. Don't worry about stopping, you discuss things that are interesting.

Bandmaid are creatures of habit. Any time they are in public they are always in costume and standing in the order they appear on stage or in the mix. That kind of structure is part of their survival technique. The way they are so different on stage and off is an indicator of their challenges. Miku is the master of this in the way she cosplays herself and kanami got that trick from the first day they met. I think they're both neurodivergent in different ways and this kind of thing is an enabler. They basically live on the best tourbus on the road on tour to protect their space, sometimes they'll even share the big star bed in a pile. They're a gang. Miku's major work of art.

Hate? was song #27 of 33 (3.5 hrs). That is the incredible thing about them. Being able to keep that energy up for that long, they are World class athletes in my book (especially Akane and this was shortly after her solo into Blackhole (220 bpm)), Po! I was there and I was getting tired standing and jumping for that time, even with adrenaline pumping (and I'm 62y/o, for God sake!). They really love their fans, Po! Btw, Misa (Bass) just sent out an Official fan mail called "Letter to the Allies," saying, "It's been a while since I've done a lot of slapping and picking on some of the songs. My arms are really cramped up though. LOL!" This is in regards to recording their new full album (9th) to be released this Summer with collabs. 1st up Mike Einziger (Incubus Guitarist) due out on 4/17/2024 (5 days), Po! 🦍🍌

Awesome, ty Gina! We do love our maids!

Combination of great songwriting, tremendous talent at all positions, and outstanding production. If you ever get a chance to see them live, don't miss it.

I don't always listen to Band Maid, but when I do, my neighbor does to. Love the Maids!

Best 2 minutes of a musical performance in a loooong time, and I'm gonna see that live (in Japan) in less than a month. Can't wait

Thanks for the reaction and comments. It's the ultimate F*Off song. These ladies are FIRE!!!!! Pure Energy and Joy from start to finish. What more is there to say that hasn't already be said by all the Maidiacs. Cheers!

These girls are so mega talented.

Im no spring chicken and have seen the top rock bands over the last 40 years.......and I can tell you from experience......Band Maid is the best band live I have ever seen !!!!!! They made me feel like I was 18 again !!!!!!

Haven't even watched your reaction yet. Just want to say I can't wait to see your jaw drop. Cause I know it will!

This whole concert is great and even though there are no closed captions on the actual concert video (I really wish there was) it doesn't take away from the whole thing at all. I watched my copy the other night and had my mind blown in a couple of spots besides the obvious ones in the released videos. The second song in the concert was Glory and I actually teared up a little, it hit me that hard. GINX, I highly recommend you buy a copy of this concert. Sorry, I had to give a testimonial.

Our MAIDs have been together over 10 years now. You don't learn to play together like this overnight ;) . As long as you speak bass ... and guitar ... and drums, you will understand everything just fine ;) . BAND MAID is: Miku Kobato (小鳩 ミク) - rhythm guitar, vocals, PR (Band founder, lyricist ... our flappy pigeon, po!) Kanami Tōno (遠乃 歌波) - lead guitar (musical composer extraordinaire - the princess) Akane Hirose (廣瀬 茜) - drums, percussion (see bananas ... and ramen - the gorilla) MISA MISA MISA - bass guitar (drinks hard liquor and performs without shoes on stage - the barefoot assassin) Saiki Atsumi (厚見 彩姫) - lead vocals ("we dance in the palm of her hand" - Domination - The Queen)

Band Maid's mix is usually Miku Panned Hard Left, MISA panned Center Left, Akane Center, Saiki Center, Kanami Normally Hard Right except during solo's, where her cabinet goes into stereo and she is panned partway into the left channel. Her cabinet is the only one with 2 microphones on it for this reason, Miku's cabinet has one and MISA runs into a DI box like Akane's drum kit mic's are, and then they go straight into the PA. MISA's cabinet is used basically as her monitor, since she is the only member to not play to the click track. Then Saiki and Miku's vocal mic's are both hard center channel.

Kanami's compositions give me so much joy. Her combo with Akane and Misa just release all the endorphins for me I actually think the aurial positioning is what makes me enjoy it even more because not many bands now are using it (usually everything is forced through the middle)

The separation on this mix allows the listener to easily hear Kanami on the right, Misa to the left, Akane in the middle, and Miku right beside Misa. You'll hear Miku intermittently throughout this cut, supporting Kanami and Misa. Band-Maid's compositions and arrangements lend themselves to multiple listens: you'll want to concentrate on each part individually just to hear everything that's going on and appreciate the complexity they blend into the mix. They always sound fabulous. Kudos to Saiki for writing the lyrics with just the right mixture of sarcastic anger that makes "Hate?" such an entertaining tune.

Saiki, the lead singer, wrote the lyrics to this one. Usually Miku, rhythm guitar, writes them. I thought you might get a chuckle out of this one.

Oftentimes, MISA-san's bass sound is panned on both ears, I found. And Kanami-san's lead guitar, while panned only on the right ear, isn't normally loud in the mix unless required. I think that's when the lead guitar gets panned on both ears too. I'll have to listen out for it more. Please, check out endless Story -- both MV and LIVE from this same concert. I think the audio mix and lyrics (different in the LIVE at the end) will be interesting to analyze. :D Thank you!

There's a lot of super talented Japanese bands that are super enjoyable, but no one on Earth touches Band-Maid for sheer joy from their music nor can anyone hold a candle to the range of the diversity in their catalogue in today's rock landscape. You've barely scratched the surface of their sound. I'd say checkout Freedom Live next.

Pure magic. They Got It! They Feel It! They Got The Groove! Maybe best liveband in history of music..for me..they are 🔥❤️ Amazing musicians, humble humans..Kanami Tōno, lead guitarist and composer IMO is the most impressive musician of the 21st Century. Pure genius as a composer and true Rock n’ Roll Star on stage. She is The Special One 🤘🔥❤️ Greets from Finland 🇫🇮

I was lucky to see then in 2022 in Chicago and also 2023 at Lallapaloosa again in Chicago. I hope to see them many times in the future. This old man love to blast them loud on my stereo everyday.

Finally 😊I wait this reaction 😉

I don't usually listen to Japanese bands. But, this was good, lots of talent and I loved the lyrics.

Anyway, one word! They are currently one of the world's top-class groups.

I like that they have the panning match the stage lineup. Miku tends to get lost amongst the awesomeness but she's usually doing something. Being able to concentrate on the left ear helps me find/keep track of her.

I think this group is currently the best rock group. The bass and lead guitar are the best, as you can tell right away. Please also notice the greatness of the drums. Please also notice the wonderful harmony between the main vocalist and side guitarist. What's most amazing is that the main guitarist has composed over 130 songs, and the side guitarists have written most of the lyrics. There is no bad work among them. BAND-MAID has a wide variety of songs that you can really enjoy.

GINX, Thanks, you nailed the analysis of "Hate?". It is such a rock banger, no one can be disappointed with with it. That's why they have so many fans and are growing an appreciative audience worldwide. I'm a Maidiac and damned proud of it. I'm 75 years old and have seen and heard a LOT of rock music in my life from the iconic to the not so well know. I had simply given up on rock music as a present day artform until I heard these wonderfully talented, professional, and cohesive young women from Japan. I'm now hooked on their music for life. Not a bad feeling.

Great reaction.👍 Band-Maid is indeed a very original and charismatic band.❤ Could you please consider checking out some other very talented and, if possible even more oiginal Japanese bands: Unlucky Morpheus "Diginity of Spirit": kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rp2HbKeUurG9j4k.htmlsi=Pi0TjJmn3Da4oBkU Gacharic Spin, "Tamashii": kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gNpnYKp4t8eXnpc.htmlsi=JOiRSI_mHDqRgkSv & Wagakki Band, "Bring Me to Life" (yes it is a Evanescence cover): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ntFheteKsJ2meoE.htmlsi=3wyTbYFPhwwzaP1k These three bands are totally different among them, but completely original in their own way. And although these are live performances the audio quality is superb.😉

50 years from now kids are going to look back on this and say "damn, the '20s were a great time for rock n roll".

It takes a skilled bass player to keep up with a guitar riff that's on fire, and MISA is the lady for that task. I love the "hold my beer" guitar battles between Kanami and MISA, and this is in my opinion one of the best.

Beatles made that kind of mixes, with instruments in one channel. Usually singing in both.

I wonder if "Panning" might be one of the main reasons why Band-Maid has quite a few fans 50 years old and up enjoy their music so much most saying it has reinvigorated their love of old school rock and roll music. It made us old school rockers realize that Rock is not dead, it just moved to Japan!

This song was written by Saiki. You don't want Saiki telling you off -- she doesn't beat around the bush. She comes out with "I don't care if you die out!" Strong words, great music. You are not left wondering what this song is about -- except there is a story behind it.

Great job GINX!. Thank you.

Band Maid is definitely a musician’s and engineer’s band. This song is an example of their more chaotic and dense music. They have several. Not my favorite of theirs because I lean towards the melodic hard rock and prog elements they deliver. That’s the two-edged sword of Band Maid. Their variety and depth of catalog means they have songs for every genre, but not every song can be everyone’s favorite. You like hair metal? “DICE” You like progressive? “From Now On” You like punk? “Warning” You like R&B? “About Us” The Maids are unbelievably fun and fascinating

日本から。 Thank you for returning to BANND-MAID. I enjoyed listening to you. I would like to be introduced to "Mr. Tony" as well. I would like to see his reaction.

I'm happy you enjoyed the "limp gymnastics" lyric so much. The first time I heard it I had to laugh out loud. Every guy within earshot instinctively reaches down to protect themselves! And your unbridled joy at 8:45 is what rock and roll is all about!

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MISA MISA MISA!!!!!

That interesting about the left and the right channel because back in the day I would listen to some Buck Owen and put their songs in to Audacity and notice that the Bass and rhythm would be on the right side and the lead guitar and the vocals would be on the left side and this was done in the 1960s. So *BAND-MAID* is going way back to old school 😊

Whoever Saiki wrote this song about just got eviscerated! I would NOT want to be that person!

🤘😎👍

Great song. Akane going off on the pedals throughout all the other awesomeness.

Great review. Love watching your facial expressions as you watch the video.

Misa, Misa, Misa!

MISA: "Does this bass make me sound fat!?" ;) hehe

Battle was great no doubt,But the drummer was rocking it,though out ..

Wow Gina you have 6.66K subs now, that number could be an omen....🤔So should i pencil in the coming of an impending apocalypse for next week then?

Another reactor, or their subscriber, mention that the Call & Response "Battle" sounded like an argument between Saiki and whoever she hates. Maybe so. What do you think?

This performance is from the final show of their ten-year anniversary tour. To see where they came from you should look for their first music video for the song, Thrill. Believe it or not, ALL of this almost didn't happen. Band Maid was a generic J-Pop band in the beginning and their first album did not sell very well. Their management company met with them and said they were going to release them from the contract, basically firing them. Miku and the ladies made a deal to shoot a music video and post it to KZfaq, if it didn't get any attention they would quit. The company agreed and the ladies picked a B-side song that they had written, most of the album had songs that were written for them. They figured if they were going out, they were going to do it on their terms with a song they wrote. The video is bare-bones low budget, just them in a white room with a couple costume changes. It was so early in their career that Miku had not learned how to play the guitar yet, she's just holding it as she lip-syncs. At first nothing happened, then some KZfaq reactors found it and praised the song and shared it. Then other music fans found it and now it has over 20 MILLION views and the ladies finished their ten-year anniversary tour and will be going into the studio to start recording their next album. All because some music reactors found an obscure video in Japanese. Now, you've also heard Lovebites, wait till you discover Hanabie (Ha-Na-Be-Eh), Nemophila, Bridear, Yōsei Teikoku, MAXIMUM THE HORMONE, Mary's Blood, Galneryus, Unlucky Morpheus.

They're good. Not something I would listen to everyday, but good none the less.

You need to react to Band Maiko's (aka Band Maid) Gion Cho

By now all the Madiacs have their eyes on you so don't FIU.😂😉😍

I love to suggest new bands, so Gacharic Spin (I wish I) and East of Eden (This moment) should be a next step in your Japanese journey. enjoy.

On fire🔥fire🔥fire🔥　😆👍❤

(Google Translation) I enjoy reading your reactions. I think you want to listen to the following songs by BAND-MAID. I think you're saying, "Why didn't you introduce me to this song?" GIOVANNI kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZrCKns11zd7TmIE.html HONKAI　kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hKpleMh6s9eXdmQ.html BLACK HOLE　kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z519aNJz2snHf40.html These three songs are the last three songs on the album. It's a really great song. Please listen to the studio version. I'm really looking forward to seeing your reaction. I think it's probably "confused".

1 - Ok so whoever doesn't understand the reaction game rollback by now - kick rocks rookie! No need to apologize 2 - Your faces between 7:59 and 9:29, Priceless. Maid from the Heart of a Tru Maidic, whether she knows it or not. 3 - After numerous Hate? Live Reactions, here we go again! This song was written about Saiki's friend Japanese Pop Singer Phenom Lisa (a living legend in Japan) who was publicly humiliated in a scandal involving her husband being caught having an affair with another woman during the pandemic. So Saiki wrote this song in support of her.

Best rock band on the planet! Saiki wrote this about a guy who cheated on her friend. I recommend the other songs they released from this same concert. Unleash!!!!! Don't You Tell Me Endless Story

It more strange to me the panning does not match the picture. I think they just leave the panning where it is for both guitars.

The lyrics were written by the lead singer on this one (unusual, since Miku usually writes them) and it's about a friend of hers whose boyfriend was cheating on her during covid. And now you know the "rest of the story."

Not familiar with Japanese rock/metal bands? You should fix that! Love Bites - Holy Wars Nemophila - Revive Hanabie - We Love Sweets Babymetal - Road to Resistance live from Japan. All female, all unique, all kick a$$! You're welcome!🤣😇😎🤘🫶🙏

Just a quick note. They've released a song from this concert called endless story and unfortunately you're not qualified to react to that quite yet. Will let you know when it's time

Bass on the left? Listen to Led Zeppelin.

It's amazing how Band-Maid has rewritten the laws of nature: Hate brings Love! 😖--->🎀--->😍 📢 RECENTLY ANNOUNCED 📢 -- The Warning, a world-famous band from Mexico, and BAND-MAID will perform a dream two-band show! After meeting on our US tour in 2022, "The Warning" will be making their memorable first visit to Japan with BAND-MAID! Venue: EX THEATER RIPPONGI Date: Jun 12, 2024. -- Incubus and Band-Maid at Tokyo Garden May 1… AND… BAND-MAID will release a new song, "Bestie," co-written with Mike Einziger of INCUBUS, on April 17! -- 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. (But you might already know all this.) Thx, Genna!

“ten minutes of limp gymnastics” may be the deepest burn ever. I’d rather Taylor Swift wrote a song about me than Saiki!

Always fun to watch MISA charge after Kanami...MISA is 7" taller than Kanami. 🙂