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This was such a great show. Do you have any other footage of it? There were a few times where Steve signaled to me about my awesome hair and I’d love to find a clip that caught it. 😂

Every song !!! And you'll soon discover ... the next one will be come your favorite. Not unusual with these girls to have 10-20-30 or even 40 in your top 5 - they ARE that good. New Subby from Aust.

The mixing of their songs get a lot of praise from their fans ... hard to believe that their live performances are mixed just as good, if not, better. With ANY of their songs, studio or live, you can pick an instrument and listen to it from start to finish ... That's why it's always good to listen to each of their songs a minimum of 4 times.

I hadn't thought of U2 but as soon as you said it i COMPLETELY heard it. It's interesting because I always think Kanami's solo is extremely BIG COUNTRY (Stuart Adamson, RIP). Does anyone else here that bagpipish quality?

Thanks Brian for the song and reaction. Only Ronnie is live in this video from my understanding. Ritchie is mostly messing around.

I know you said you have 20+ songs already queued up to listen to in no particular order, but i would recommend Rinne (Reincarnation) next. Some critics back in this earlier era said they were going towards more "pop rock" so they released "Rinne" to shut them up. You'll see!

I stumbled across Band-Maid in my KZbin feed about 4 years ago. Band-Maid has a nostalgic sound that attracts a wide demographic, but also is particularly attractive to older rock fans who don't mind that they combine their 'pop' vocal style with their hard rock instrumentation. The thing that older fans appreciate is the wide range of musical real estate Band-Maid happily covers: pop, punk, prog, jazz, fusion, rap, metal, funk, and that they mine every past genre for what works for Band-Maid in the present. Kanami and her fellow band mates love to experiment with the songwriting process and that has gained them a unique "I wasn't expecting that!" sound all their own. Band-Maid has created a unique space where every member of the band has the opportunity to grow as musicians, they set stretch goals for each other, and they've been known to write music too complex for them to perform until they've upped their skill levels. There are no prima donnas here. Band-Maid will surprise you as they also have surprised themselves.

I’m really enjoying this song.

Kanami is the latest guitarist with a PRS signature guitar. Quite the honor!

Great reaction. I'm glad you mentioned the bass. I'm sure we'll see some more great Misa bass lines in the future.👍

can you react kanami signature guitar from PRS? i hope I wanna know your views or reaction on that guitar

They played Daydreaming at their 10th anniversary concert at Yokohama Arena last year (2023), and Kanami played a very meditative solo intro to it -- great, and typical Kanami from the heart.

Great reaction, Brian, looking forward to you continuing down the pigeon hole! Rock on!

Great reaction. Try Rinne next for something completely different 🤘

Awesome stuff! Cool to hear guitar players enjoying Coltrane. I listen more to horn players than guitar players these days, getting any semblance of what they’re doing totally breaks you out of guitar pattern jail haha. McCoy Tyner is on another level too. I looked up the chords to Blue Minor last week, because I wanted to jam on it. Imagine my surprise, just two chords in the whole song, McCoy Tyner’s comping was so good I thought it was way more complex. My favorite JC album is live at Birdland, but more because it’s the first JC album that really connected with me. Good period too of him staring to get out there, but he hadn’t completely soared into space yet like the later stuff (which I also love).

The delay definitely gives it U2 vibes.

absolutely beautiful song that still rips my heart out after almost 7 years. especially kanami's solo and those shots of miku singing 'daydreaming , dreaming of you'. i never tire of this.

This song will play at my wake...

DAYDREAMING tells a heartbreaking story of unfulfilled longing. I wonder if you can feel that in the music, even without knowing the lyrics. A feeling of urgency builds with each verse. That sense of unbearable agony is expressed eloquently in KANAMI’s solo.

You need to hear the one from Mohegan Sun 2024!!

A fantastic song from the creative mind of Kanami! Her favorite composition, at least up to that point! Maybe still.

The writing and layers is so well done. Mincho's solo is the highlight but I can't help but say what does throughout the song gets me. She never let's up constantly changing to what suits the song, in the style of Kanami.

During the first few years of Band-Maid, their management company didn't allow the girls to use their own compositions, so their sound was more pop and simple. Over time they started getting more interesting rock-oriented material from their writer staff, later in 2016 they finally got control of the compositions in their albums... so their style became more complex and varied. In the last four years Band-Maid has changed a bit, they are still a pop-punk rock band with a lot of influences, but their sound has become a bit heavier, a bit faster, with a bit more industrial and direct sounding production... before, they used to play more with guitar riffs and their production sounding was more "refined", "Daydreaming" comes from that time. Ironically I think it was from their single "Different" that the band started the change towards something different. So, depending on which of their approximately thirty-five MVs, from their eleven-year career you watch, the experience can be very different. 😉

Glad you are enjoying Band-Maid. I had a feeling you would. The more you listen the more you will appreciate their talent as musicians and song writers!

Ahh, thanks! U2 is a perfect comparison in my opinion.

Zemaitis guitars were originally British and were at first hand made in the mid 50's by Tony Zemaitis. He made Zemaitis guitars in the 60's for people like Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Marc Bolan, Ron Wood, Ronnie Laine, Geddy Lee, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Keith Richards and many many more. Tony died in 2002 and Zemaitis Guitars started to be made in Japan under license. They still uphold the quality and vision that Tony had. Miku is in good company amongst the greats using Zemaitis guitars.

One of their beautiful mid-tempo songs. The recently did an entire concert with some of their mid-tempo songs. Concert was called "Medium in Summer."

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I've been a fan of Band Maid since 2015 and this song is always at the top of my list to listen to. Every member contributes unique flavors that I just can't get enough of. It's a beautiful song.

Great reaction! A short but emotional solo, one of my favorites. I like that they play different styles of rock, keeps things interesting.

Great reaction, it seem like during the solo you had a bit of a daydream of your own during that time. Thanks for continuing to react to Band-Maid.

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Kanami was recently given a signature guitar by PRS. She's the first Japanese artist to be given a signature guitar by the company.

Your first three Band Maid songs were kinda one-offs and wouldn’t give you a clear picture on what their core sound is. “Real Existence” was in that arena, so there will be more of that high energy stuff to discover. “Play” official live video is a great example of their energy and interaction with the audience. I hope it’s on your list somewhere 👍🏽

I think you should stop comparing bandmaid to U2 even if it's just this song the bandmaid sound is just that it's insulting to compare them to those hacks bais there own sound kanami is a genius composer remember this for future reference

I'm glad you have plenty of time if you do one per week it will take you over two years to get through everything. 🤔 What an awesome ride though.

That guitar solo gets me every time !!!!! Yes....they are really genre less band and every song is so tasteful !!!!!! Kanami is so melodic with her playing....you can hear the Carlos Santana influences in her playing.

Everytime I hear this song, I cry tears of joy and happiness. There is something magic in this one. And of course Kanami’s solo sounds heavenly 🔥❤️

Band-Maid incorporates many different genres and styles into their songs. You never know what to expect when listening to one of their songs for the first time. I would call Daydreaming a power ballad. And yes, if Kanami added some ping pong delay to what she is playing you would have a U2 song. (LOL)

One of their most beautifully melodic song, "PAGE" is another one that's right up there with "Daydreaming".

So many different sides to Band-Maid, all as beautiful as the other

The best way to learn more about Band-Maid is to watch the documentaries by Ohrenje. There is one for every member with Miku's being a three-part one.

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thanks for reacting to this incredibale interessing band...

Official Instrumental: Onset, Don’t Be Long, Without Holding Back, from now on, Get to the Top, Go Nuts (hard to locate [from a commercial]) and Dawn Winery Theme (video game tie-in). Besides that, there’s an official Instrumental Score album of their Unseen World LP. There are also some Instrumental versions of some songs considered as bonuses.

I have been subscribing to your channel for a long time. Thank you for uploading reaction videos to many Japanese bands. However, I thought that you didn't like BAND-MAID because you didn't upload them. I'm relieved to see that it was a misunderstanding. BAND-MAID is the band that woke me up to rock music again after giving up on it at the end of the 80s. No other rock band has ever enthralled me as much as they have. I envy you for being able to follow their music history over the past decade. I look forward to your continued reactions to BAND-MAID. Thank you!🤘

Funny you should mention Guns N Roses. The maids opened for them when they came to Japan.