For me, it's their sheer joy of performing and playing live that does it for me. That's why I love them so much.
@TomClark-Futoura9 ай бұрын
You think you're going there for the music; you think you're going there for the Maids; you think you're going there for the joy and excitement. But once you get to a Band-Maid concert, you realize... it's all about the love. 🎀💝🎀 Thx, Pent!
@ThePentagenarian9 ай бұрын
Any time! Always a pleasure to listen to these ladies! Thank YOU for the comment!
@baddhorsie83188 ай бұрын
I was second row center stage and from the beginning of the set the power from akane and misa had me wondering if my heart would stop...crazy thing was i thought if i would die right here and now then so be it...i was in heaven ..i was witnessing band maid live !!!!
@ThePentagenarian8 ай бұрын
@@baddhorsie8318 Love this comment! Thank you for sharing this!
@TomClark-Futoura8 ай бұрын
@@baddhorsie8318 Wow! So close. I bet you could tell the Maids were having fun and happy to be there. I'm also glad you could experience good sound at the outside event. Sometimes these big venues can be Dicey... which I Hate! 🤘🤣
@TomClark-Futoura8 ай бұрын
@@ThePentagenarian 🙏
@patrickmagrady35639 ай бұрын
I've seen Band Maid 3 times, and each show was the best I've ever seen. I'm 71and I think Band Maid is the best band in the world
@stevenclark76008 ай бұрын
Totally agree,,im a young 63.
@howardbrown9117 ай бұрын
With you Bro!!!!
@toshimatyu66549 ай бұрын
From Japan They will hold the final concert of their 10th anniversary live tour on November 26th at the 17,000-capacity Yokohama Arena in Japan. They have been preparing for a year and are now preparing to make it the best concert ever. They have announced that this concert will be streamed live online for their fans who cannot come to Japan. You can purchase tickets for one week or one month from their official website. The online broadcast is three and a half hours long. I got the Yokohama Arena tickets yesterday and am preparing for the trip.
@apple-on5pq9 ай бұрын
I already purchase their live stream ticket
@baddhorsie83188 ай бұрын
You are so lucky, i would love to be there, they added hong kong so i will try for tickets there...yokohama will be amazing and i envy all the maidiacs who are going to witness that event !!!!
@DAVID-io9nj9 ай бұрын
Their SOP for each tour season is to take 2 or 3 songs and add extra parts, new intros or instrumental interludes as spice to their shows. Amazingly, that specific extra parts is not used again after that tour season! They keep coming up with new ideas. More amazingly, the extra parts are done with high consistency at each concert. This particular example was great, but so were any number of their other concerts that tour! The professionalism and hard work that must take.
@ThePentagenarian9 ай бұрын
Thank you for this information. It is little tidbits like this that help expand knowledge of a band for me. I appreciate the time it took to leave your comment!
@russellpotter72949 ай бұрын
When a great band can play great music but also show how much they enjoy what they do. It is impossible for some of us not to be drawn into the music, the personalities and just the joy of the music. Japan have such a great collection of all female bands. But for me Band Maid continue to be front and centre.
@johnmatthew1029 ай бұрын
At 9:15 of this video, watch as Miku flawlessly plays those descending chords as she belts out her primal scream in Hate?. Always on time and in tune.🐦
@785boats9 ай бұрын
That's something about our 'Small Pigeon' that impresses me everytime I see it.
@surfingasongwave9 ай бұрын
Yeah, time dilation is a thing when you're at one of their concerts. If you want to get up to the front you'll go early and then stand around for an *_eternity._* Then the concert starts, you're in an unseen world for two hours that seems like 20 minutes, then the lights come up and you suddenly realize how tired you are! There's also something a little deeper about the maid persona - they take the position they are _serving_ you their music, which is opposite from many artists. They have a (very different sounding) song called *"Smile"* that states "your smile makes me happy." It gives them a humanity that some musicians don't seem to have.
@sjnix70449 ай бұрын
Lol...this! Dawn Patrol is Band Maid tailgating. You make friends, have a blast, then enjoy an amazing concert. Standing in line for 12+ hours is a must at least once.
@surfingasongwave9 ай бұрын
Congratulations on the one year anniversary for MNN! @@sjnix7044
@MusicMike7479 ай бұрын
Definitely keep the promise to yourself to see Band Maid live. It’s an experience that will stay with you forever. If I’m not mistaken, you’ve done “Domination,” “Shambles,” “DICE/Hate?” I still believe “From Now On” will be the Maid instrumental that appeals to you. The music video is very well done, simple and powerful.
@ThePentagenarian9 ай бұрын
You are dead on. Thank you for your recommendation and your comment!
@mkoose9 ай бұрын
+1
@kicorse9 ай бұрын
What made this performance even more special is that they did it at their first (I think) major mainstream - as opposed to rock/metal - music festival. Also, they did it as the first Japanese band to be invited to Lollapalooza (Chicago) for a very long time. I love that they didn't compromise on what they do best. They even opened with an instrumental. One little thing about the title: "Kawaii metal" refers to Japanese metal bands who incorporate cutesy/childlike vocals and often a highly produced sound. So despite the visual image, Band-Maid are not kawaii metal. (They are also usually classified as hard rock, although there is plenty of metal in their music.)
@ThePentagenarian9 ай бұрын
I honestly didn't even realize that it was a thing. I was going strictly upon the outfits, as they are, from what I have been able to glean, classic kawaii outfits. Thank you for the correction and your comment!
@kyles55139 ай бұрын
There's a reason they wear maid outfits, Miku with the silver guitar used to work in a maid café and thought it would be a cool idea to be maids that serve cool hard music instead of food and drinks. They are each their own characters too which works incredibly well. Like this band was ment to be, and I truly think they are.
@eaglez19019 ай бұрын
What maid(😊) this even more incredible is they performed the night before...late. like took the stage at almost midnight late, at Park West in Chicago for Lollapalooza Aftershow concert, then played 90 minutes or so then took the stage again at 1:45 pm for this 60 minute set.
@DavidMISAMISAMISACook9 ай бұрын
@@eaglez1901 Yea Miku was struggling a bit with her sustain apparently at Lala but other than that they killed both shows
@PapiNoob9519 ай бұрын
you can watch any live concerts from them the energy put into the performance is always phenomenal , that's Band-Maid they never fail to put on a show !
@dennisthemenace6719 ай бұрын
This is BAND-MAID doing BAND-MAID things , saw them perform this in Spokane WA in Aug 2023 phenomenal , yes you have to see them live .
@user-ld9bu9rl5e9 ай бұрын
They are the most dedicated band in the world to their audience. Their love and music bring supreme happiness to their fans. Bandmaid is a one-of-a-kind rock band like no other.唯一無二(yui-itsu-muni)means one-of-a-kind.🐅
@paddyofurniture46819 ай бұрын
Yeah dude I saw them in May mother of Crom! I'm 72 thought I had seen it all back in the day. Gave up on new music for a long time and what a renaissance these ladies have given me. Ge the BluRays they are incredible, Also they have the Yokohoma finale Nov. 26 being streamed and you can buy a month cheaply.
@stevenclark76009 ай бұрын
Yep im 63 and thought i had seen it all,these ladies have single handedly ignited my love of rock all over again,,its crazy they have never written a bad song,no band has ever done that in my time,crazy stuff.
@ThePentagenarian9 ай бұрын
I will need to look into that! Thank you for the tip and the comment!
@ThePentagenarian9 ай бұрын
So far from what I have seen I would have to agree! I highly recommend checking out "The Warning". I happen to have a reaction to them as well, with another set to drop shortly. :-) Yes - shameless plug for my reaction, but no shame at HIGHLY recommending The Warning as well! Thank you for taking the time to comment!
@surfingasongwave9 ай бұрын
@@ThePentagenarian Yep, The Warning are another outstanding band. It's great to see classic rock and roll again, and they are so passionate about it and they have something to say. I see Asterism "Shooting Star" on the list this morning too - so much good music if you only know where to find it!
@user-yd9bx6gs9l9 ай бұрын
And BM and the Warning are fans of each other. They did a festival together last year and they were posing with each other for photos. ( I can't remeber the festival name...maybe some fans out there would know? ). Great to see them perform together again!!! @@ThePentagenarian
@snowdog58959 ай бұрын
Band Maid is just special, they are one of the rare bands that have it all! 🎶🎸🥁🎸🎶🔥🙂🕊
@k3w1b3an59 ай бұрын
I discovered them at the beginning of the year.. I fell down that rabbit hole and in May I flew to Houston to see them live.
@freewheeler2go9 ай бұрын
They are definitely worthy of a deep dive!
@Oedwak9 ай бұрын
I find that absurd and ridiculous often go along with fun! Thanks for enjoying them with us.
@ThePentagenarian9 ай бұрын
It is absolutely my pleasure!
@nickr1049 ай бұрын
Such a bad ass performance! These 2 songs fit together perfectly!
@hiawatha.g9 ай бұрын
I've seen them live three times (some people here have seen them a dozen times) and it's a life-affirming experience every time. This guitar-bass duet is becoming legendary. Even Rolling Stone, which has a pretty shitty record of noticing foreign bands, and an even shittier record of noticing female musicians, mentioned it in their coverage of the festival.
@tamotsuish9 ай бұрын
Welcome to maid world! Thanks so much nice reaction!
@JK-tz6kk9 ай бұрын
Band Maid had accomplished their mission of "World Domination" with this performance, Po! As a side note, Band Maid was placed at around 2p for this performance (and the crowd was still pouring in), just 15 hours after their Lolla "After show" performance the night before. That's like running 2 half marathons 15 hours apart, and winning both races, Po! 🦍🍌
@bertg27799 ай бұрын
MISA VS KANAMI !!! World Domination !!
@785boats9 ай бұрын
That's my 'Happy Pill' for the day. Thanks man. Great reaction. I can't get enough of Saiki's smiling & laughing face as she watches the maids battle it out in front of her. She looks surprised at them, as if it wasn't all totally planed.
@theohof22049 ай бұрын
Band-Maid know their metier. Superb musicianship, the ladies having a blast on that stage and magnificent songs that go ramrod straight to the hearts of those who love (hard-)rock. Wonderful moments!
@Kevin60599 ай бұрын
To paraphrase Mr. Rock & Roll, no matter who you are or what you do, there's a Japanese lady in a maid outfit that's better than you.
@jaedo61809 ай бұрын
Best rock n roll band on the planet!🤘
@ThePentagenarian9 ай бұрын
I am not going to disagree, but have you seen the live performance that The Warning did of "Evolve" on the MTV MVAs? We are all blessed to have this kind of talent on the planet right now! Thank you for your comment
@jaedo61809 ай бұрын
@@ThePentagenarian isn't it great that we have choices! Haven't been this excited about music in a long time!
@interstellardave9 ай бұрын
@@ThePentagenarianThe Warning are great as well… absolutely. They, and Band Maid, mutually admire each other. They met in person at a festival last year and were so excited!
@roygillotti46159 ай бұрын
@@ThePentagenarian There is an awesome video of The Warning meeting Band-Maid at the at the Aftershock Festival last year. That would be an awesome team up for a world tour.
@chrisegbertky8 ай бұрын
@@roygillotti4615may the Goddesses of Rock make it so!
@_JimS9 ай бұрын
With Band-Maid you always get more than what you signed up for.
@EliseAutoXr9 ай бұрын
Awesome songs and awesome performance! Love it! Thanks for the reaction.
@DavidMISAMISAMISACook9 ай бұрын
MISA MISA MISA!!!!! MISA MISA MISA!!!!!
@jeffersoncosgrove19109 ай бұрын
You'll have a blast at a Band Maid show. They hit the stage at 120mph and it's 5-6 songs before they really take a breath....or you do.
@bobespirit21129 ай бұрын
From the best hour of live streaming tv in world history 😂 Staggering how good this band is and the fun is off the charts.
@howardbrown9117 ай бұрын
I saw them in Salt Lake City this last summer and the best concert I have seen since Led Zeppelin in 1969. By the way, you won't be the only guy there over forty. There should be a club of us old geezers who are in love with this band!
@PANIC_aka_PinD9 ай бұрын
Ok, thats 2 today . BAND MAID is my all time favorite band, hands down. Dice is a classic ... the "Creepy Doll" video :p . Hate is a more recent track. The Lolla performance was just simply stellar. I think they created a lot of new fans ... people who would not otherwise notice ... did.
@thisismadness69629 ай бұрын
Nice reaction. It was a great set. I'd like to strangle the video editor but I agree with you about the audio. It's rough but Band Maid comes through just fine. I saw them this summer and they were amazing live in person.
@mkoose9 ай бұрын
Agreed ;-). Great reaction.
@kevinhardy89975 ай бұрын
All that matters is skill and these Maids have skill. Better skill than many men, I deal with it.
@Parker--9 ай бұрын
Kudos to the broadcast director during DICE when Kanami is standing dead center of the stage during the guitar solo and manages to artfully avoid any coverage of her whatsoever. Not that his work during Hate wasn't equally exquisite in dodging the action of the song. Really just a bang up job all around.
@ThePentagenarian9 ай бұрын
I am dying. Thank you for your comment!
@Parker--9 ай бұрын
@@ThePentagenarian Thank you for posting the video! Watching a Maidiac in the making is one of my favorite things to watch.😁 I highly suggest checking out "BAND-MAID / Moratorium (Live at Zepp Tokyo)" posted by "Instrumental Maid" (not an instrumental). Band-Maid have a ton of amazing songs and it's my favorite.
@DavidMISAMISAMISACook9 ай бұрын
Not to mention MISA being absent for the first part of the Conversation in "Hate"
@user-gs5tt4mi9s9 ай бұрын
Babymetal kawaii metal , Band Maid metal , hard rock 💪
@mwood5539 ай бұрын
Only God knows how many Band Maid videos I have watched, and I think that's the most ladies I have ever noticed in an audience before, at least in the US. Thank God the word is getting out!! My favorite Band Maid song is always the last one I listened to, I worship the water they walk on, every one of them...especially Akane!😁😁❤❤❤❤❤❤ I'm a 70 year old man, living in South Carolina, USA, they were in a relatively SMALL club (capacity 700, general admission, I could have stood 2 feet from the waist high stage!) in Charlotte NC this past May (2023) and due to family illnesses I was unable to get up there to the show, now I'm left to wonder, at my age, will they ever tour the US again, much less the Southeastern US in my lifetime...😢😢
@ThePentagenarian9 ай бұрын
I will keep my fingers crossed for you!
@sjnix70449 ай бұрын
This was a special set. I think this set kicked open doors we don't even know about yet but i bet we get a taste of after Yokohama. I expect big things in 2024.
@zer0tzer09 ай бұрын
Babymetal would be more along the lines of Kawaii Metal. BAND-MAID consider themselves to be Hard Rock. Metal is one of their influences, but so it Punk, Power Pop, Funk, Classical, Traditional and Jazz. They have incorporated more Metal elements into their style over the last decade by MISA switching to a 5 Sting bass, Akane learning to use the Double Kick pedal, And Kanami and Miku sometimes using Drop Tuning with a Digitech Drop pedals on their boards.
@tonygriffin_9 ай бұрын
There are 2 types of Gap in Band-Maid. The first is widely known and it is the concept created by the band's founder and rhythm guitarist, Miku, who wanted a Hard Rock band where all members wore a maid's outfit for the cognitive dissonance it creates, between what one sees and what one hears. Not quite the Kawaii Metal as invented by Babymetal's producer but it does follow the same concept of causing confusion between the visual and the aural. The second Gap is best described by it's creator and the band's lead guitarist, Kanami "The Gap is about verse and chorus. In most Band-Maid’s songs, the verse is usually made for the instrumental part to shine, to show case musicianship while the chorus, in contrast, is made for the vocal part and the melody to shine. This ‘gap’ provides an interesting journey for listeners when enjoying our songs." I suppose there is a third Gap too - the one between Band-Maid's fame and the fame they deserve, which would basically be world domination as they are THE best band on Earth!
@terrybeige50388 ай бұрын
Here is an example of the range of talent these ladies have. PUZZLE - live full attack rock. - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sNylpNCEtqvSkXU.html PUZZLE - live Acoustic - only 2 members of the band (KANAMI - lead guitarist and music writer with SAIKI - lead singer) - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l996p92B0M2-hJc.html
@TheJerm9 ай бұрын
Now you've done it. You've let the cat out of the bag. If Kanami (lead guitar, primary composer) sees this reaction, she'll probably write a song (or 10) with the thought of reactors stopping at the 30 second mark. I wouldn't put ANYTHING past this band of impossibly hard rockin' Maids. It would be ridiculous...and absurd...and perfect. Thanks much Mr. Pent!
@ThePentagenarian9 ай бұрын
As long as she mentioned where the idea came from, I'd be ok with that! LOL! 100k here I come! 🤣
@dougellis89046 ай бұрын
The girls need to smile more and enjoy what they are doing.
@kirkwind7 ай бұрын
They are the best "live" rock band in this planet right now, hands down.
@baddhorsie83188 ай бұрын
@ 8:11 Mincho is full on god mode !!!!!
@baddhorsie83188 ай бұрын
Ive been saying this for years now, there is no band on this planet like band maid.....if you can see them live do not hesitate, once in a life time is no joke...get your ticket and go.....
@Greg-om2hb9 ай бұрын
I think it’s cool that AKANE had the original BAND-MAID logo on her bass drum, a stylized version of バンドメイド. The audio was great (although a little better on the actual stream), but the director and camera operators should be punished.
@topographic1973ify9 ай бұрын
Watch the online version of NO GOD from a few years ago, not the recent one only because I think the sound is a lot better on the online performance. I can guarantee that one might take lyour breath away in places. It's my personal favorite just because Misa gets to go wild.
@powbobs8 ай бұрын
It was so ridiculously hot.
@paulread48869 ай бұрын
When Dice ends and Hate drums chop straight in and they key lifts up when the guitars come in ......... the moment when they begin their stealing of the whole festival. thern the dualling bass an drum, is when they confirm the theft ! yes they owned the day.m=. bess their little frills.
@jeffedwards91809 ай бұрын
Ohhh to be young again. The energy..... They did a full set at a Chicago Venue that finished @1AM then 12 hours later they played this set. Two days later I saw them in Minneapolis where they gave us 19 songs. 🤘
@wanderleyjesus67729 ай бұрын
I noticed that Gacharic Spin is missing in your gallery. Take the ones from the last 2 years.
@ThePentagenarian9 ай бұрын
I am adding them now. You are the 4th or 5th person to mention them! Thank you for your comment and recommendation!
@MichaelNolen9 ай бұрын
It's not Kawaii Metal. It's just rock.
@ThePentagenarian9 ай бұрын
I honestly didn't know there was such a thing. It was more tongue in cheek regarding the Maid battle armor. :-)
@Greish-esquire9 ай бұрын
😁
@starocean629 ай бұрын
To badthe camera man missed minchos solo and sometimes you gotta due the mv's this was one of them
@chrisegbertky8 ай бұрын
New sub! Great reaction!!
@evilducks37109 ай бұрын
I’m not saying you need to pause and react to things mid song, but a lot of bands are starting to watch reactions of their stuff, including Band Maid (and have had moments where they recognize some of them in the audience at shows), so you may be incorrect in your assumption that they don’t think about the pauses during the process.
@ThePentagenarian9 ай бұрын
I appreciate your comment and insight! Thank you!
@marathongman92812 ай бұрын
Their solos are short and sweet.
@adamyoung91329 ай бұрын
I cant get over how bad the camera work is in this
@ThePentagenarian9 ай бұрын
I feel that... It took me about 20 minutes to catch that clip that I used in my thumbnail. LOL
@danharris45129 ай бұрын
Yes, the director was just abysmal. Never did figure it out!
@user-tn3wb3zl3b6 ай бұрын
Dear Pentagenarian! Greetings from the French Septuagenerian in Shizuoka City under the benign care of Mount Fuji! There are three kinds of trolls: 1 The ones like John P.Johnson who has been trying to convince the world that Band Maid are rubbish for no less than 5 years with a Putinesque obstinacy and inane reasons. 2 The ones like gmcjetpilot who think they have a right to police the internet and impose their rules even if sometimes they come with righteous arguments that could be accepted. 3 The ones who think they own their favorite band and cannot accept any little critique. Do not worry too much about them. You do also have a right to ban them. Great reaction and count on me to come back to your next one! Kudos and respect! Robert-Gilles (Martineau)
@ThePentagenarian5 ай бұрын
Thank you! I won't ban a troll that goes after me... One that goes after other people? Plonk!
@user-tn3wb3zl3b5 ай бұрын
@@ThePentagenarian Well said, mate!
@TomRussell-cy6ll9 ай бұрын
Hello....enjoy your channel. I was all excited for you to hear DICE.....but then saw what performance you selected.....the audio quality is really poor and doesn't do this song justice. I would highly suggest you listen to the MV of this song to fully appreciate what a masterpiece it is !!!!!!!!!
@ThePentagenarian9 ай бұрын
I will do that! Loved this live performance, no less! Thank you for leaving your comment!
@reesereese25249 ай бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍👍
@jin30-5739 ай бұрын
👍
@weldernick37509 ай бұрын
If you ever see them approach one another 90% of the time it isn’t to correct one another or anything but to try and mess each other up! They try to intentionally sabotage mainly the crummy akane! Just a little tidbit to help you understand the band a little more and how much they love being on a stage!
@ThePentagenarian9 ай бұрын
Love that! I appreciate little tidbits like that. Thank you for the comment!
@weldernick37509 ай бұрын
@@ThePentagenarian of course! I love spreading love and info on my favorite live band of all time! These ladies deserve every ounce of attention they get!
@marcoskazu_5 ай бұрын
🤘🤘🤘🤘🎀🎀🎀🎀🎀🔥🔥🔥🔥
@blank5579 ай бұрын
I love this performance, but hate, Hate, HATE the terrible amateurish video editing, that cheats us of the most epic performances of Misa and Kanami. Video shows Akane drumming during Misa's Bass solos? Focuses on Sakai when she is not singing during Kanami's shreds? Please, please, someone find the original footage, and recut this, with maybe split screens showing all of them performing side by side.
@shinumadenomitai9 ай бұрын
bad soud
@ThePentagenarian9 ай бұрын
Agreed, but I felt it was still an amazing performance. Thank you for commenting!
@vincentwee6329 ай бұрын
The concert organisers hired the WORST CAMERA MAN that they can find in the US.
@ThePentagenarian9 ай бұрын
I will not disagree. LOL It took me almost 20 minutes just to find the shot I used for the thumbnail. By no fault of the band, the thumbnail for this did not even meet my minimum quality standards! Such is life. I appreciate your comment!
@sugaanessena31439 ай бұрын
The cameraman was good. it's the producer or the editor who chooses which camera to show.