BAND-MAID - BLACKHOLE - DEEP DIVE - Ryan Mear Reviews

So.....what I realized during this little adventure is that this song is all about the drums and vocals....aside of the intro, and Kanami's....well..it's all about the BAND! I diddle with my guitar because I planned on a different song...no, really! Oh, well...I hope you are at least entertained.
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[@GaryHolloway-810]

Kanami has indeed said that Miku can strum & shred waaay faster than her. That doesn't mean she's as technically proficient as Mincho but sensei is teaching her pupil well. Great vid btw :)

[@danieltull9583]

Did you get my email address Gary

[@VegetaRabbit]

Spinal Tap: We have an amp that goes to 11, just in case. BAND-MAID: We have a metronome that goes to 300, just in case. Since I've been following BAND-MAID, Miku has gone from holding a guitar to a legit guitarist. I admire her dedication to making this band successful.

[@randymcmillen647]

Band Maid XMAS song: Miku the red rose pigeon/ Had a very shiny rose/ And when Saiki heard the news/ She went and bought some shoes/ All of the other Band- Maids/ MISA Akane and Kanami/ They all helped the small pigeon/ Play in perfect harmony/ Then one quiet Christmas eve/ Santa came to say/ Miku with your band so tight/ Won't you play an okyu-ji tonight/ Then all the Band-Maids shredded/ Like they do normally/ Miku the red rose pigeon/ You're part of musical history

[@snowdog5895]

Well done!

[@RobinC63]

Haha. That's brilliant.

[@randymcmillen647]

@@RobinC63 thank you. Am going to write more. "Saiki the Ice Queen" Ala "Frosty the Snowman" and " I Riff You a Merry Christmas (and a Kanami Good Year".

[@falconsooner]

Love these deep dives Ryan!

[@joshi_new_wave]

Great job Ryan! I’m sure if you did one of these on this song a day for a week you’d have new stuff to try to cover each time. So much going on.

[@jordank2028]

I just got a notification that Band Maid is going to play an acoustic live stream on Christmas. Should be amazing. Great in depth vid too.

[@RafaelToledoM]

Great video Ryan. Was fun to watch.

[@RyanMear]

Good, I felt it was a trainwreck with possible entertainment value

[@TomClark-Futoura]

What is 10 to the power of 100? The number of grains of sand on a beach? The number of stars in the observable universe? A Googol? Nope! It's the amount of music molecules in any given Band-Maid song. And Ryan has his guitar and pencil out to break THAT down. Gotta love Mr. Albert Einstein Mear for believing... and for giving us another great show! 😄

[@GaryHolloway-810]

Did I ever tell you what a great guy you are Tom....oh yeah, just then.🙂 Rant & Chill has pissed me off big time & I don't normally get angry, but apparently Maidiacs are all fanboys. it's seems like it's fine for everyone else to complain when they think their fav bands are getting a raw deal in the comments but not us.👿

[@TomClark-Futoura]

@@GaryHolloway-810 We have the strength in knowing the truth. That allows us to sit back and watch the haters and exploiters kill themselves off. We don't need to do anything but watch the shit show and move on. And as for that awesome, positive comment...three cheers to you, Gary!! Goodnight, my friend...

[@elesiobuccat3951]

@@GaryHolloway-810 Thank you for the heads up on Rant & Chill. I was kind of suspicious about the title of Which band is better, Lovebites or Band Maid. As such I'll avoid his channel going forward as he seems to have vastly different tastes in music than I do. I don't know about other Madiacs but I'm learning to stay away from toxic reactioneur's who make provocative comments about the quality of music BM plays. I myself actually like Lovebites but their songs do not resonate nearly as much as BM ones. I'll listen to the same BM song multiple times whereas not so much with Lovebites.

[@grayholloway4704]

@@TomClark-Futoura 😴 well Tom.👍

[@grayholloway4704]

@@elesiobuccat3951 Thx Elesio. He's even done a follow up vid & said he's going to do more comparison vids. I replied again & told him he's just trying to stir up trouble between Maidiacs & Wolfpack :)

[@b0bm3tal]

Yes!!!!! I kinda miss you and Band-Maid Mr Ryan 😆😆

[@marcel021065]

Nice ryan, Great every of youre reactions and keep the gitar always nearby

[@taken6742]

Two news from japan on November 30th.　 * BAND-MAID decides to deliver okyuji at Christmas. * Decided to release "Unseen World" band score. On January 31, 2022, it was decided to release the official band score under the complete supervision of the members of the album "Unseen World". In addition to the scores of the 13 songs included in this score, interviews with members and staff, their English translations, and photos taken are posted. In addition, an instrumental CD of "Unseen World" is also included. (Excuse me for Google translation)

[@Greg-om2hb]

Beethoven’s early string quartets are simple, melodic, and accessible for just about every listener. Subsequent compositions become progressively more complex. The late quartets are very challenging, barely comprehensible, off putting even. But they eventually reward the dedicated listener in a way that simpler works just can’t. I think about those quartets every time I watch the Manners/Black Hole video.

[@powbobs]

There’s a reason the late quartets are rarely played.

[@garylai363]

The best deep dives are the accidental deep dives. Saiki has some crazy eyes during this performance lol.

[@Oedwak]

[NPR announcer voice] "and now back to Guided Listening with Ryan Mear" - I liked it. Figuring out the guitar provides a framework and let's us appreciate the little details as well. There's a ton of stuff on the internet I could be consuming, but I watched every second of this. Either you're doing something right or I'm a real oddball (he said, forgetting he was named after a doily hat). Fine, so maybe oddball AND you're doing something right!

[@RyanMear]

I'll take it!

[@cholatse6745]

The moments when you tried more or less with your mouth open to grasp what is happening here is priceless. And last but not least, I have to say I highly respect your bravery, to share your bewilderment with a guitar in hand in front of the camera. But seriously, I really appreciate these humble and honest deep dive reactions, very interesting and entertaining. Thanks, Ryan. Can I ask for more of this, please. Possibly a drum cover of black hole :-)

[@RyanMear]

Yeah, work world love that.... "WHAT? You need TWO elbow surgeries??"

[@RyanMear]

Also, I figure I know I can play blues and metal and such. I could learn these and then present them all good and clean, but there are people out there that think this stuff is impossible. I don't think it hurts to show that experienced guitarists have initial trouble learning new stuff too. It might keep a kid interested

[@cholatse6745]

@@RyanMear Absolutely. It doesn't hurt at all. And this honesty and your obvious respect and appreciation of other musicians and good music is what makes you one of my absolute favorite reactors on youtube. I truly enjoy your reactions and in your wheelhouse you're an excellent singer and guitar player I enjoy very much too. Thanks.

[@RyanMear]

Thank you👍🤘🎶

[@mamiackerman_1004]

Akane is known to have a ravenous appetite, but I think she has a metronome in her stomach, really :p Jump Before The Fall is a cool name! Of course that song is also cool tho xD

[@RyanMear]

Thanks!

[@stevehall5128]

There's kind of a thing where (especially on the studio versions), just like everybody complains about Kanami's guitar being too quiet, everybody complains about Kobato's backing vocals being hard to hear. But the reason everybody complains about it is because we're all trying to hear them because they're both soooo gooooood. And honestly I suspect that having to make that extra effort makes them sound so much sweeter.

[@JuanSan66]

Nice!. Unseen World score book released in january!

[@tinyhato]

And instrumental Unseen World CD!

[@glenkelley6799]

@@tinyhato I was sort of hoping for a DVD instrumental for all songs

[@tinyhato]

@@glenkelley6799 That would have been even better.

[@ToObs75]

Props to you for even trying to tackle this song, even if you were originally planning to do 'Giovanni' lol! This song is just absolute madness, I often catch myself just completely zoned out when listening to it, just sucked into this black hole of the soundscape they're providing! It's otherworldly what they're doing. And don't take this the wrong way, but I actually enjoy seeing you struggle figuring out how to play the riffs, makes it feel authentic, you know. And it shows me and probably other people who are learning guitar that even at your level, this stuff is not easy! Really enjoyed the deep dive again, wouldn't even mind another followup once you have the official score book, hahaha!

[@RobinC63]

Hey Ryan. I think I may have mentioned in another video about this but the way I broke down the beginning was Miku's rhythm is set to a 12/8 pattern and the rest of the band comes in with a straight 4 over top. If you try to play Miku's part in a 4 feel it can mess you up lol. We have only so many neurons to go around haha.

[@RyanMear]

It is strange and I love it

[@RyanMear]

So 3 times through Kabato's rhythm? Oh......

[@RobinC63]

@@RyanMear so I'm breaking each beat of Miku into a triplet 8ths. Then the rest of the band straight 8ths. I love this song. It's like compressed rock symphony with the amount of elements in it. If I may add I love your relaxed and fun approach to your videos.

[@RyanMear]

Thanks and thanks

[@ismeahlim]

Are you ready? Lets go~

[@markmark6378]

Akane's playing on the entire album just leaves me speechless.

[@RyanMear]

Yeah, the more I listen, the more she defies sensibility. She is amazing.

[@snowdog5895]

Agreed!

[@madsstavang]

I have said it before, but I love these deep dives. Everybody goes absolutely nuts on this track, but I must say that Miku is getting more and more impressive. I bet you cannot wait to get your hands on the official score of Unseen World! 🤘

[@RyanMear]

You're right about that!

[@sugoruyo]

Miku shines throughout Unseen World as having made an ungodly amount of progress in a very short time. She held down all those weirdly time rhythm parts while singing harmonies and/or counter melodies to Saiki. That's laser-like focus and I think her stupid amounts of cuteness belie her equally stupid amounts of intelligence and grit.

[@powbobs]

@@sugoruyo She’s a very impressive person.

[@me262talon2]

Worthy!

[@roberttoomey6157]

Hell yeah! Ryan Laying waste with the Maids!

[@leekebot1802]

I can only imagine that while the rest of the band was in the studio, practicing the song, Saiki was out running marathons. To build up the stamina and breath control to sing this monster. Yeesh! I run out of breath singing in it incorrectly in my truck on the way to work, as it blares in my CD player. Uh... not that I ever try to sing in a foreign language, in the privacy of the drivers seat, thus butchering a song.

[@sugoruyo]

Sounds like Black Hole has a grand total of 4, maybe 5, spots where Saiki can actually have a proper breath, the rest of it is too frantic.

[@martinh8481]

You probably already saw the update from them today: The official score book "BAND-MAID Official Score for Unseen World" will be released next year on January 31, 2022! I have the one for World Domination and it contains a good sampling of the songs from the album. It has the complete composition of the selected songs including the vocal lines. Makes it much easier to figure out what they are doing on their various instruments. I have it for future reference, since my guitar playing is much too crappy at the moment, to attempt anything much from the score book.

[@RyanMear]

Awesome, yeah, I'm excited for it!

[@stups9975]

I would say this is my favorite song from the album .. but I love them all. Lately Sayonakidori has been the one that’s hitting me the most and getting played a lot. 🤟🏻

[@RyanMear]

That one snuck up on me and was like "Hey.... listen to me again."

[@sugoruyo]

This song sounds to me (and I have zero knowledge of music theory) like things are constantly sliding in and out of time or that time is getting stretched or contracted in parts. Kind of how a black hole's gravity would mess with the passage of time itself. The only band I've ever heard with complete mastery of messing with the timing this much is Meshuggah.

[@randymcmillen647]

Ryan- could you sing my Band Maid XMAS song as a Gift to the Maids?

[@RyanMear]

I think you should do it!

[@randymcmillen647]

@@RyanMear I don't have a channel. Besides, I could say that Ryan actually sang a song that I wrote!

[@prutgardin666]

Dekina - Space distortion :D

[@ronniebrucehalford8396]

Forget the instrumental version that's coming out, I would love isolated tracks just to really hear everything that's going on. BH is right up there with HGK as my favorite songs from UW. Thanks for the deep dive

[@miqoto]

Miku & Kanami cant play any slower, or they wont reach escape velocity ;) cant go by the timing Akane's playing, gotta go by what Miku is playing early on in the song.

[@danieltull9583]

Have you ever thought about selling any of your Artwork?

[@RyanMear]

Yeah..... Haven't decided anything yet. Several ideas

[@patron40silver]

BLACKHOLE - DEEP DIVE sounds like a "movie" I may 🐵or may not 🙈have seen.

[@MarcRice]

Sounds like she's playing a phrygian line. Take out the third finger, just the 1st finger, 2nd finger, 4th finger.

[@micko11154]

Looks like an Epiphone Les Paul Jr.

[@RyanMear]

Pretty much.... it's a "special"... says so on the truss rod cover lol..."I'M SPECIAL!" Nah... your cheap! It is a good guitar either way!

[@micko11154]

@@RyanMear nothing wrong with an Epiphone m8, even these days. A bit of tweaking of the things you may not like and shes a good solid instrument! Cheers!

[@RyanMear]

I have a lot of cheap guitars, I love em!

[@powbobs]

@@RyanMear I was in a Sam Ash in Tampa a few years ago and noticed a les jr sitting on a stand. Brand new 2015 Gibson Les Paul jr with the cool gold case for $499. I grabbed it immediately fearing someone else would see it. LOL

[@realdocloco]

When I heard it on Unseen World, I instantly loved it but immediatly tought "no way they would play that live". I should have known better ...

[@RyanMear]

H-G-K vocals too!

[@powbobs]

Strongly dislike this song.

[@RyanMear]

Why?.....WHY?

[@powbobs]

@@RyanMear Chaos is not what I want from Band-Maid. I find it disappointing and disheartening. For much better chaotic music you should try Sokoninaru - Tenohira De Odoru. Their covers are great great also. Their cover of Luna Sea’s Rosier is even better than Nemophila’s. They’re a small relatively unknown Japanese band. Truly virtuoso musicians. You’ll be amazed by the bassist Misaki.

[@RyanMear]

Well, I can't help how it makes you feel, your not the only BAND-MAID fan that doesn't like it. I found it chaotic at first, but ended up loving the complication of it.

[@powbobs]

@@RyanMear You will love Sokoninaru.

[@stevehall5128]

@@RyanMear arrrgh...Ignore the passive-aggressive control freak. He's arbitrarily determined that one band should sound one way (the way he remembers them), and if they start doing stuff more along the lines of the way he's decided another band should sound, it's some horrible injustice to him, about which he will whine endlessly. And I mean *endlessly.* But tbf he's not the standard troll, just pathologically self-pitying. And apparently very resentful that anyone should grow or change after his initial impression of them. Sokoninaru *ARE* really good, for much the same reasons that make recent Band-Maid really good...which makes this guy's complaints ridiculously self-contradictory. But yeah, you'd probably dig "Tenohira De Odoru."

[@johnveerkamp1501]

I DON’T LIKE IT.

[@powbobs]

Many of us don’t.