BAND-MAID - Domination (REACTION!!)

[@KurtisB]

What else should I react to?!

[@Leon-yg5gm]

Honestly you could throw a dart at their discography and you wouldn't hit a bad song. Play live has the same feel as this and is from this concert. Rinne is a much heavier toned song from them. Secret my lips is one of my personal favorites, with some incredible vocal harmonies. Honestly i could just keep going lol. They really don't miss. pick anything you want.

[@javiervicedo4201]

Any song. Easy and better live to die happy

[@nicholasmoses3663]

Choose Me music video. Real Existence live. Freedom official live. Influencer music video. Puzzle, Blooming, Rinne, Bubble, The Non-fiction Days and on and on....too many great songs to list... 👍🏼

[@evilducks3710]

​@Roger Chance Go to their youtube channel and pick out any song who's thumbnail interests you. They're all great... But if choice paralysis is a thing you also suffer for I'll randomly list a few to pick from: LIve performances: Play Real Existence Onset (Instrumental) Music videos: Dice Blooming Choose Me

[@christopherjimenez9758]

I noticed your reaction to that little drum solo if you want to see one of the best drum solos you'll ever hear you need to check out.. Freedom official live video

[@greylocke100]

They are subverting your expectations, which is what Miku the Maid with the red rose on her headband, who is the band founder, calls "The Gap", between what you see and what you hear.

[@Leon-yg5gm]

Their composer is their secret weapon. There's a ton of extremely technical bands out there, but they just don't have kanami writing their music. She somehow creates virtuosic songs that don't lose their catchiness one after another.

[@britwill72jp]

Exactly. Kanami's creating something "new" to us.

[@philcalvino884]

Well said. I can't thing of anyone today who can craft great rock songs as _consistently_ as Kanami. Same with part writing: there might be others more "technical" than MISA and Akane, but virtually no one as creative.

[@outwest1014]

Kanami only composes half the song, Muki is the lyricist, you know the other half. Plus she is the leader of the band. MISA has said Miku is their producer!!

[@Leon-yg5gm]

@@outwest1014 Haha, don't worry. I wasn't taking anything away from miku. We all love her.

[@Jordan-Ramses]

A lot of technical bands are only interested in showing off and not making good music.

[@snowdog5895]

Band Maid doing Band Maid things...🎶🎸🥁🎸🎶🔥🙂

[@BM4-Life]

Saw them 4 time on their tour in October 2022 worth every penny. 😄

[@xsveron1287]

lucky you here I am stuck in Australia with no shows in sight 😒😒😒

[@GaryHolloway-810]

And luckily it was at night cos VamBot deserves the best conditions for Okyuji's :)

[@etoineschrdlu9382]

They are starting on their tenth anniversary tour. They are the first rockstars I've seen in thirty years. I've not bought a music CD since Rush stopped touring, I heard these girls about 9 months ago and since then have bought their last 5 CDs and their 2021 Online Concert DVD. They don't release bad songs: their composition is immaculate, arrangements are clever and catchy, and their lyrics are pure poetry. These five musician/songwriters have developed a magic formula for producing amazing music. My recommendation is to go to their KZbin Channel and start selecting songs at random. EVERY ONE OF THEIR SONGS IS THAT GOOD

[@realdocloco]

"delicate petite creatures" ... that's exactly the first impression you get when you meet them in real life. Then one hour later you see them on stage and they blow you away with incredible energy, musicianship and fun two hours long. This was the second to last song of their second two-hours show in two days at Shibuya Cube and it doesn't show!

[@garykeeling2275]

What did they close with there?

[@realdocloco]

@@garykeeling2275 "Endless Story" after Saiki's emotional speech

[@dennisthemenace671]

Kurtis , Now you know what we were saying , Yes they are Amazing live saw them in Seattle in October , best show I've ever seen .

[@daveboehle6027]

Good start...keep going You ain't seen nothing yet...

[@_JimS]

If you like great harmonies check out "Blooming"......

[@kennogawa6638]

Band-Maid is back in the US this week to open for the Last Rockstars 2 concerts in NYC and 1 in LA. Saiki has been their lead singer since she was a teenager.

[@greylocke100]

Yes, Saiki was 19 when she was recruited to Band-Maid. Before that, she had been a backup dancer/singer in a J-pop group with 8 other people and according to an old interview from I think 2018, she HATED it, because she felt she was just there to be eye candy and to fill out the background.

[@jkkansasband7056]

You just missed their US tour in October. This song closed all their shows. A thoroughly fantastic concert as the Maids entertain you with FUN stuff and Awesome Rock music. Never a bad song to be heard. Whether Live or album. Or acoustic or instrumental. They are coming back to the US in May and August I believe. No one man shows announced yet. The BAND-MAID aura will surround everyone in attendance. And euphoria will prevail. Pick anything from their YT channel and just try and not binge. Peace. 26.7

[@paulpetersen879]

This is one of the best bands on the planet. Love my girls!

[@SkullAngel002]

Oh it gets better from here: Freedom (2020 Live) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHnTpningqaWesk Warning! - kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6qnZHynp7Gnhs0 Choose me - kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4use2Wse92ob7s Onset - kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4fVf2CglLqWZrc Influencer - kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5DFdplneJWmprs Dice - kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKGkiqGMf71sebs The Dragon Cries - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZyonKOlnNige5I

[@paulread4886]

Thanx Kurtis, that was awesome reaction. Try Real Existence live, and Freedom which showcases the drummer, About Us is another flavour, showcases singer and bassist as well. These girls are the best hard rock band on the planet IMO. cheers from Australia.

[@alexn4843]

Miku (rhythm guitar/backing vocals) who started the band worked in a maid cafe in Japan and thought it would be a cool idea to start a rock band dressed as maids so you would think they would play this cute pop music but then they hit you with a kick ass rock sound. They call that "The gap".

[@TomClark-Futoura]

After Kanami finishes her last blazing solo, Saiki sings, "Our pulses race together." Indeed! Band-Maid. Domination. Nuff said! Thx, Kurtis!

[@ShikataGaNai100]

...and, once again, the best live rock band on the planet...po!

[@lonniekramlich6241]

Post Band-Maid Depression......when the concert is over & you realize you don't know when, you'll get to see them again !! ❤️🎙🎸🥁😎🤘

[@makmiskell3733]

Good Stuff Kurtis! Thanks for supporting our Maids! Maybe their M/V "Influencer"?

[@johnkrytonn3210]

they are that good live.. saw them twice on the US tour back in Oct.... they are coming back to the US for a couple of festivals.. Rockville and Sonic Temple... they are also opening for The Last Rockstar tour in LA and New York but those are sold out .. in theory ...yeah and pick any live performance .. you cant go wrong...No God, Dice/Different, Freedom etc etc etc....

[@douglasbrown1345]

Saw them Oct 25 at Fillmore. Next level talent.

[@ProsperoFinch]

It’s funny that you mention the contrast between the “delicate petite” girls in maid outfits and them rocking out and “killing it”, as you say. Miku Kobato (the rhythm guitarist and backing/harmony vocals, the main lyricist, and always wearing the red rose in her hair) is the band founder and the whole concept of cute maids playing really hard rock music is her idea. She calls that disconnect between the music and the image “The Gap”, and it’s absolutely intended. She used to work in a maid cafe when she had the idea to form the band. The tldr is she found the guitarist Kanami, who gigged with the drummer Akane, who went to music school with the bassist Misa, and then Miku wanted a singer with a more “rocker” voice than her own, so the band auditioned and hired Saiki (lead vocals) and Miku “demoted” herself to backing vocals and learned guitar instead (Kanami, the lead guitarist and main composer is her teacher) to help fill the sound and make the music more powerful. They’ve been together for 10 years, have released an album or an EP almost every year, and recently finished a US tour, and they’re coming back for a couple of festivals. Go see them live if you can!

[@marcostavinga4521]

Welcome to the wonderful world of Band-Maid. You're in for a wild ride. These girls never disappoint. Just listen to their rock songs with influences of metal, jazz, punk, blues and a whole lot of Band-Maid excelence.

[@11alpha48]

When you consider the energy of this performance, consider also that this was the 22nd song of a 23-song set. Several other live videos from this concert are available on KZbin.

[@Space_Ranger]

One of the many reasons I love them is that they don't look like they sound? Or I should say what we've been MADE to think they should look like. For me, before I would have thought: black, leather, spikes, and/or super sexy. Think Wendy O Williams, Vixen, L7, etc. All of them fit the stereotype of the music. Band-Maid went out of their way to look the opposite and I love it.

[@daveboehle6027]

Non fiction days would be a good third experience...😉

[@Lord_Heron]

Yes it would, a fantastic song and a great video. One of my favourites.

[@785boats]

Now you've experienced the power of the 'Queen of Maids', Saiki. And our little pigeon, Miku, with the second vocals. Your life is now a bit more special. These women are my happy pill, to be taken every day. Try 'Freedom' live, or the double video 'Manners/Black Hole' live. You won't expect what you will hear with either of those videos.

[@kyles5513]

What you said at the 3 min mark is exactly what Miku was going for when she started this band with Kanami

[@barrycounts490]

Band-Maid will be at the Rockville concert in the Daytona Speedway early May =) Thanks Great Reaction ! Hope to see you their ✌🤘

[@jeremydawkins8814]

It just takes five to make one of the best bands ever. BAND-MAID!!!!!.

[@schelin1447]

The greatest hard rock band around today :)

[@jasonnord785]

I’ve seen them live three times and they are already my favorite band of all time.

[@JehanLSZABO]

You can see them in May at the Rockville festival.

[@andrewwiggin]

They are playing a few shows in the US this year and are supposed to have another mini-tour in August.

[@Racer-X-090]

You can hear that Sai-chan can play her instrument as good as the rest of them 🤘

[@pulp-tx6lq]

They will be back in the states on tour in May and August.

[@docmetal8194]

Saw them in October - awesome & FUN!!! Recommend: THRILL, DICE, & INFLUENCER (among others).

[@sugaanessena3143]

Great reaction. This was my intro to B-M, and the guitarbattle between Miku and Kanami is still my favourite B-M moment I got chills every time. Thank you.

[@grahamreed8774]

I'm yet to see another current rock band that has singer who sings TO the audience with such emotion and not AT them. Saiki is the one.

[@wayneking5081]

The maid outfits were chosen for exactly the reason you mentioned, They look frail and vulnerable then they start playing. Since you did "Domination" I think "Freedom" live from the same show would work. Thanks

[@JK-tz6kk]

They are the OA for The Last Rockstars (TLR) show on 2/3, 2/4 (both NY) and 2/10 (LA Palladium, going). The only regret on seeing them live during their 2022 US tour was that I didn't go to all 14 shows. I got to see them early on (5 shows), while they began to ramp up towards the back end of the tour. At the Tokyo Garden Show, they were firing on all cylinders + the Supercharger, Po! They will be at a couple of festival, one at Daytona Speedway (5/18) and the other in Columbus, OH (5/26). I think they have other surprises, since they will be in the States, Po! Great Rxn and sub'd! 🦍🍌PS, in-between all of this, they have a 10th Anniversary Japan tour with 23 shows starting in March, with a gap from May to July 3rd (US and maybe rest, collab, recording, MV), then finale in Nov. at the Yokohama Arena (17K capacity: maybe they can be the 1st to perform at the K Arena Yokohama (20K) slated to open later 2023).

[@mrwolfe67]

I'm going to see them in LA on Friday!

[@outwest1014]

Band Maid was founded by Miku Kabato, 2nd guitar, vocals, Lyricist & spokes pigeon in 2013. They have been touring in the US and Europe since 2016. J Rock news has ranked them as Japan's #1 Rock/Metal band for 2022. They will be back in US this year, check their schedule.

[@bobbyweber2011]

They play the Spring Break festival in Daytona Beach next week

[@drockbada]

Welcome to the family 😀 Maidiac for life 😉

[@markmiyasaki6001]

Great reaction. As you immediately picked up on Miku (founder / main lyricist / rhythm guitar / 2nd vocals) whole idea was to create what she calls the Gap between their appearance and sound. Yes, they are incredible in a live setting because of their musicianship, their huge and diverse genre bending catalog of songs but most of all their energy, band chemistry and crowd engagement. They don't show up to just play their music at the crowd, they always show up to play with the crowd. I would recommend their official Live of Freedom as your next reaction.

[@stephenkalisz6495]

as a maidiac and a member of the wolfpack i have to warn you. lovebites will leave you in shock. all female heavy metal band. these two bands are the best in the world right now

[@garykeeling2275]

Agree! Lovebites is actually my #1 (by virtue of my preferring metal to hard rock), while Band-Maid and Nemophila are practically interchangeable as my very close #2.

[@troyeyton6229]

Welcome to Band Maid

[@ShikataGaNai100]

Well, Miku (5') and Kanami (5'1") are petite on guitar, but Saiki is 5'4", Akane is 5'6", and MISA is a very tall (for a Japanese woman) 5'8".

[@Bekka_Noyb]

I suggest the following Band Maid songs: Thrill, Dice, Manners, Bubble, No God (live) & Turn Me On (live) The last song isn't on their channel, but it's great quality taken from a dvd. Link - kzbin.info/www/bejne/omrMk4iHYrtgkJY

[@Parker--]

You: Moves closed captioning. Me: WTF did I just see?

[@KurtisB]

You didn’t know?!

[@Parker--]

@@KurtisB lol no I never thought to try it.

[@chesterloh7060]

Lol..same..I just thinking ..wth..1st time I saw it 🤣🤣🤣

[@philproffitt8363]

You must check the 'Thrill' MV...their launch-pad viral video that got them noticed in the west and secured their future. Then just see/hear everything in the Maid Rock genre. You'll think you know them...til the next song 😁👍🤘🤘🤘

[@paulpetersen879]

Brother, I can tell that I watching you become a Maidiac.

[@DragonPhlyy]

BTW Nemophila is touring the US in March you might be able to catch them live in either LA, San Fran, Houston, Dallas or NY and tickets are only about 20 bucks. Cool to see you discovering more Japanese rock/metal!

[@t1ag217]

New slipknot song! bone church

[@knight19984]

You should check out lovebites and Nemophila

[@JuanSan66]

If you are now wondering if you can fall in love with five girls at once... yes, you can

[@roygillotti4615]

Live is just amazing, I saw them in Boston back in October, not only do they sound great live, but you feel the music. My one complaint of this recording is they didn't mix in MISA's Bass playing well enough for my liking. I think the studio that did the mixing on this concert just didn't understand the concept of Lead bassist.

[@Glynthepin]

A great song to introduce to a non instrumental track. Band Maid do not have many instrumentals but for me, that does not matter. If you want to delve into Band Maid further, you could go back to the music video that really 'kicked started' their career. The song is called Thrill: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5XWaJppgpJnorM&ab_channel=BAND-MAID As you will see at this earlier stage, all the lady's wore Maids outfits.

[@Prober61]

Try a couple MVs. Dice or Blooming are older. Influencer is brand new.

[@zer0tzer0]

Looks can be deceiving The Gap is by design. In Japan they call it, Gappu. You could try 'Freedom' LIVE next. It has Akane's only full length drum solo. Or, if you want something from a different tour, try 'Real Existence' LIVE.

[@franciscojavierfernandezmo1974]

Aquí dejo mi particular carta de presentación para intentar definir un poco lo indefinible que es esta BANDA. Y el Rock and Roll dijo: " Amarás a BAND-MAID sobre todas las cosas " BAND-MAID es una Banda fuera de lo común en todos los sentidos. Miku Kobato la guitarrista rítmica y covocalista es la creadora de la Banda y la que suele escribir las letras de las canciones, ella es la frontwoman principal de la Banda. La Líder de BAND-MAID era la baterista, Akane Hirose, la diosa del tempo, por elección democrática entre todas ellas, pero a día de hoy ninguna lo es.. Saiki Atsumi, la vocalista principal se concentra en eso, aunque cuando adquiere protagonismo en la canción se hace dueña de todo el escenario. Misa la bajista suele tocar siempre descalza y aunque parezca que está siempre un poco en la sombra su bajo brilla constantemente en toda la canción y Kanami Tono, la guitarrista líder, es la personalización de la Magia, que a ratos es Negra a ratos es Blanca pero siempre te embruja, ella es la compositora de la mayoría de las canciones de la Banda. Su Música no se amolda a ningún género ni ningún patrón establecido, ellas son dueñas de su propio estilo, tanto visual cómo musical. Puedes llamarlo Las Reglas de BAND-MAID. Si tienes tiempo de profundizar un poco en ella nunca jamás querrás volver a la superficie. "🤘🤘 ¡ ¡ ¡ B A N D M A I D H E A D ! ! ! 🤘🤘"

[@bruceveary1758]

"The Gap" -- it involves clothing, but not THAT clothing.

[@stephenchigwidden7504]

Doesn't Saiki make everything so much better. At least as good as Su Metal's voice and probably better.

[@Wirmish]

120 more songs to go.... not 1 is bad.

[@Puyax01]

Influencer no doubt

[@Parker--]

They have so many amazing tracks, especially live, but sadly only a handful are official live tracks with an audience. They have quite a few tracks built for live like this. I say this with full honesty; I don't think this song is in my to 25 from the band, at least not unless it's live. Everyone has their personal preferences, but they're just that good that this one isn't even top 25.

[@laughingbuddha2948]

Lightning struck. There's no going back now, have fun!

[@chakouyang2545]

If you keep react to this band you reach 50k in no time