BAND-MAID - Sayonakidori [DOUBLE REACTION: LIVE & ACOUSTIC]

[@daaaaaave]

Miku actually has a bigger range than Saiki. Saiki was brought in because Miku doesn’t have an aggressive rock voice, rather than because she wasn’t a strong enough singer. The Band-Maid vocal sound is increasingly the two of them together, but it’s nice to get a Miku-forward song sometimes.

[@Davey-Boyd]

The acoustic was from the 2021 Christmas day acoustic livestream - as a present to their fans. They switched up the band members for different songs (see below). ALL the members sang at different points. (Did you notice Akane on backing vocals here)? Best Christmas present ever Po! BAND-MAID ONLINE CHRISTMAS ACOUSTIC 12/25/2021 Smile (All 5 members) At the drop of a hat (All 5 members) NO GOD (All 5 members) H-G-K (All 5 members) Different (Saiki, Kanami) Manners (Saiki, Kanami) Awkward (Saiki, Kanami, MISA) Wonderland (Saiki, Kanami, MISA) TIME (Miku, Akane, MISA) Sayonakidori (Miku, Akane, MISA) FORWARD (Miku, Saiki, Akane) Catharsis (All 5 members) Mirage (All 5 members) PAGE (All 5 members)

[@Charles-ce7ev]

Band Maid is made up of five members with diverse talents. What makes them special is how they take those talents and mix them into some of the best rock that has ever been. One band in a million.

[@PaulEngineer]

We all love our Pigeon, especially when she sings Nightingale. Looks like you could also take a dose of "Peace & Love" by Cluppo - Miku's other project.

[@DavidMISAMISAMISACook]

MISA MISA MISA!!!!! MISA MISA MISA!!!!!

[@BM4-Life]

This show was stream in Japan on Christmas of 2021, and it was Christmas Eve in the US, and below is the setlist from the show. ├ 📂 Smile ├ 📂 At the drop of a hat ├ 📂 NO GOD ├ 📂 H-G-K ├ 📂 Different (Saiki, Kanami) ├ 📂 Manners (Saiki, Kanami) ├ 📂 Awkward (Saiki, Kanami, MISA) ├ 📂 Wonderland (Saiki, Kanami, MISA) ├ 📂 TIME (Miku, Akane, MISA) ├ 📂 Sayonakidori (Miku, Akane, MISA) ├ 📂 FORWARD (Miku, Saiki, Akane) ├ 📂 Catharsis ├ 📂 Mirage └ 📂 PAGE _(The best Christmas Eve Present I ever gotten)_

[@bandmaidfanATL]

Everyone wants THE note at Ok-yuji, Po! 🕊️🎵

[@throwaway9389]

The cheering at Miku's Sayonakidori high note, made or not, is a one of the highlights of seeing them live. Band Maid's acoustic shows (another CD inbound!) attest to the depth of talent in this band. Have a great holiday season.

[@TlanImass]

Ahh, Akane-san singing backup in the acoustic version. Who knew! MISA-san also sings backup but so far, I've only heard her sing with every other member. I haven't heard her singing solo backup yet. I have heard that MISA-san has perfect pitch similar to Kanami-san.

[@donaldbohn3183]

When Mincho presented the song to Miku, she said "I don't know if I can hit the high notes". To which Mincho simply replied, "Go for it!"

[@BillHallisey]

"Sayonakidori" is one of Saiki's "pee break" songs (LOL). She actually takes a break or two during a concert with Miku doing the vocals and an instrumental song, to rest her voice. Since she has had vocal surgery in the past, she (and the band) are very mindful of giving her voice that needed break.

[@lurkmerchant]

But Kanami pushes her limit range-wise.😅 And majority of Band-Maid songs are vocal boot camp to start with.

[@makaluku5310]

Guarantee Kanami was smiling with joy in the background seeing Miku killing it.

[@JayDeeMC]

Interesting thing about Kanami is that she is a trained singer. She just doesn't like to do it. Once she discovered guitar, that's what she focused on. I'm a big Miku fan. I love her voice, and I'm always really happy when she gets bigger solo parts for guitar. Her Cluppo songs are great, too. She shows how versatile she is in those songs, including both her higher and lower range. Add in the lyrics and her business sense, and she is incredibly talented. Of course, she was a pop singer before she started Band-Maid, so we already knew back then that she could sing.

[@K.H.D710]

Miku did the acoustic arrangement of this song, PO!🕊💕 Mincho-sensei was so proud of her hardworking student.

[@Davey-Boyd]

Saiki the lead singer has had throat surgery in the past so the band are very careful with her voice. They play 2+ hour sets so to give Saiki a break around mid-set they do three things. 1. Play an instrumental, 2. Miku (rhythm guitar) takes lead vocals for a song or two (she usually has one track per album where she is lead vocalist) and 3. Miku will do her legendary and hilarious "Omajinai Time"("Magic Spell Time") MC set. Then Saiki comes back on to finish the set. Even though Saiki no longer needs a break nowadays, it's become more of a tradition. "Sayonakidori" = Nightingale. It's Miku's take on Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare (she wrote the lyrics). In the play, one can hear the nightingale's song drifting through evening scenes. The Nightingale reference is "Juliet mistakes the lark's song for the nightingale's, hoping that her evening romance with Romeo can continue. Romeo corrects her and departs her bedroom at dawn". Miku has both a higher and lower range than Saiki. But she does not have Saiki's power.

[@lurkmerchant]

I think Miku has the powerful voice, but her vocal is tad girly that makes it ideal for poppier songs. I can imagine Miku singing most Band-Maid songs and I don't think she lacks power anymore but the music will sound a lot poppier.

[@JayDeeMC]

I wouldn't say she doesn't have the power, she just doesn't have the forceful sound that Saiki does. But one thing Miku has is her scream. Got to love a Miku scream.

[@lurkmerchant]

@@JayDeeMC I enjoy her occasional scream but not on every album. Why Why Why is so good that it overshadows every other Miku scream for me 😅

[@Olkam-w5u]

By the way, Miku can sing in a low voice if she wants. Her speaking voice is not girlish.

[@lurkmerchant]

@@Olkam-w5u Miku does sing in a low voice. It's just that her comfort range is still mid to high and that's where she sounds best. Her speaking voice also has the little girly tone (even when she mumbles in a very low voice) to it but less obvious compared to when she sings.

[@TomClark-Futoura]

No matter what venue or band format, Band-Maid always brings something unexpected and special to the eyes and ears... and heart! 💝🎀 Thx, Sohum!

[@fernandoloya6325]

You didn't notice Akane singing a backup vocal on top of playing drums.

[@schelin1447]

MIKU is something else!

[@aboon2u]

From what I've heard, Kanami, being Miku's guitar teacher, was sitting off camera like a proud mama listening to her protege as she took center stage.

[@jjo154]

Kanami wrote this song to challenge Miku to push herself beyond what she thought she could do, and Miku nailed it!

[@TherealSeriousMoonlight]

At the Christmas Online Okyuji the members split off into several combos. It's a treat if you get a chance to listen to the whole thing.

[@Pigeonholed-Po]

Acoustic for the win. I will qualify that with, I love anytime Miku has the spotlight. Merry HoHoHo and Happy HaHa.

[@TherealSeriousMoonlight]

I really enjoy the clips from the 2022 Eggman okyuji. Especially "Sayonakidori" and "Coralllium". Great concert in a small venue with their staff performing their live recording magic. You can hear everything. Thanks for the reaction! (Saiki leaves the stage for Kobato songs and instrumentals.)

[@sugaanessena3143]

💜💛❤(💙💚) I love the acoustic version. Thank you for reacting to my favorite Band-Maid song.

[@TlanImass]

MIku-chan data points... you must listen to the EP Hatofull. That is her side project. There are 3 music videos -- Peace&Love, POGO and Flapping Wings. And the stand alone track With you. That also has a music video.

[@philproffitt8363]

Brilliant Pigeon 👌❤ Having listened to all the live videos so often, MISA just falls to the foreground...her melodies often leading or harmonising with the guitars. How awesome this band has such vocal options to match the compositional diversity. Miracle band 🥳🤘🤘🤘

[@frankandre4385]

Sayonakidori stills rates in my top five Band Maid songs since the day I first heard it. It's writing at it's best ! I'm glad you enjoyed it...and getting to hear Akane's beautiful voice sing harmony in the acoustic version ! ❤ What a present ! 🎄🎅

[@chrisegbertky]

Groovy listening to BandMaid with you!

[@falconsooner]

My favorite Kanami outro solo! Soaring is a great word for it! So triumphant!

[@TherealSeriousMoonlight]

Very much a, "I'm still here!" solo.

[@interstellardave]

@@TherealSeriousMoonlightAs if anyone could think she was gone… she’s going off through the entire song!

[@RobertWeber-is1ug]

"Rock in me" is her best song and she kills it

[@Jonas_S_]

Agreed! Closely followed by 'Time' 😎🤘

[@lurkmerchant]

Brightest Star for me.

[@glenkelley6799]

Pigeon power knows no bounds and pigeon wings don't burn when Miku flies into the sun, she just uses it to gather more power.

[@dazedandconfused318]

No Saiki, No Kanami, No Problem. In the acoustic we got a bass solo instead and of course Akane on backing vocals. They switched things up quite a bit in this acoustic concert as far as personnel is concerned (as they did in this years acoustic as well). Here's the complete setlist for this show:- All 5 members except where indicated 00:12 Smile 05:00 At the drop of a hat 09:09 NO GOD 13:44 H-G-K 17:30 Different (Saiki/Kanami) 22:20 Manners (Saiki/Kanami) 26:44 Awkward (Saiki/Kanami/MISA) 32:39 Wonderland (Saiki/Kanami/MISA) 36:51 TIME (Kobato Miku/Akane/MISA) 41:05 Sayonakidori (Kobato Miku/Akane/MISA) 46:41 FORWARD (Saiki/Kobato Miku/Akane) 52:13 Catharsis 55:49 Mirage 59:55 PAGE

[@RobertWeber-is1ug]

Oh and Akane's bv's are great too

[@mikeholmes5308]

Yeah, Sohum, took you until the end of the acoustic to note that Kanami wasn't even there, but you never noticed that Akane is singing backup while playing the drums! This is a pretty unique moment, and you usually catch these things... well that just goes to show how entranced you were by Miku's voice on this one. 😄

[@kieranbuffini8632]

😍🤘🤘🤘💙💙💙

[@alxvdark]

It's a song about Juliette, of Romeo and Juliette. Miku writes the lyrics to most B-M songs and she is a GREAT lyricist!

[@interstellardave]

Yes, but the subtitles irritate me every time I see this. Why “AI” remains untranslated is very misleading to anyone watching. I read that it can mean different things depending on context, which is fine, but the context here makes “AI” equate to “love”, and that ties the whole thing together. I doubt it can mean anything else… but that’s only if you know the backstory too.

[@Olkam-w5u]

@@interstellardave I once read an analysis by a Master of Literature from Oxford about the lyrics of Miku’s songs. Miku has very complex lyrics, lots of puns, references to classical literature and historical events.

[@topographic1973ify]

If you haven't tried TIME yet I think you'd really like that song a lot too.

[@zer0tzer0]

Saiki takes off during Miku songs like 'Rock In Me' or the instrumentals. It used to be known as "Saiki's Bathroom Break". that was before we knew about her voice problems and throat surgery. She wondered why she had put it off for so long. After that she was so happy with the results Miku had it done as well. But the acoustic version isn't in a studio. It's from the Christmas Acoustic Okyuji. And for this song she doesn't have Saiki or her sensei, Kanami to lean on. It's almost like it's a Cluppo song. And you get a very rare Akane backing vocal.

[@KarstenThorsen]

Kanami wrote this song for Miku. Miku asked for the Kanami outro solo. Kanami added that and made some notes higher while telling Miku she had to use her chest voice. Miku rewrote the song for the acoustic concert to use head voice ... and left Kanami out of it! I think Miku won that exchange. (And Kanami was very proud of her student)

[@OGMaidiac]

Miku is just the best! She is just so adorable! The work she put in putting the greatest band of all time together, the sacrifice she made by realizing her role as back up AND learning guitar to put. WE LOVE MIKU, you have made the world a better place!❤❤ Like another reactor once said, 60% of Band Maid is better than most other bands at100%. Listen to the acoustic version of ‘Puzzle’, and Kanami and Saiki will show you 40% of Band Maid is better than most bands at 100%

[@haruoyamashita1237]

リードシンガーとリードギタリストを外した構成の演奏にあなたは感動しています。そういうバンドなんですよ。バンドメイドは。 次は、インフルエンサーなどはどうですか。きっと驚きますよ。

[@Prober61]

MISA. Lead bass. Miku, Lead vocals. Akane Backup singer playing with rods. That whole concert was Magic. I believe this song, Time and Rock In Me were written by Miku so she sings her songs. If I'm wrong someone will correct me. There's a reason I suggest this song to reactors the most. MISA is in my top 5 favorite bassists. Kanami and Saiki did a couple of songs by themselves.

[@Racer-X-090]

All 5 of the maids can and do sing occasionally. 😎🤘

[@mikeholmes5308]

Love Misa's vocalizations on the Band-Maiko stuff!

[@WilliamHallisey]

MISA also added her voice to the band during the acoustic version of "Page" during their On-line Christmas Okyu-ji in 2021.

[@me262talon2]

Thanks Frank!

[@polskabob359]

Sohum cluppo voice

[@peterbarron6150]

Cluppo!

[@ronniebrucehalford8396]

IIRC, Miku uses her chest voice to hit that high note in the electric live version. She doesn’t hit it perfectly live every time, but we Maidiacs cheer loudly either way. In the acoustic version, she asked her band mates if she could use her head voice instead. Hitting that note isn’t easy especially when sitting down and playing acoustic (imo). I don’t blame Miku. I think about Randy Meisner leaving The Eagles because he was so physically stressed over hitting the high notes in the only song he sang lead on: “Take It To The Limit”.

[@lurkmerchant]

Magie and Balance are the ultimate challenge songs for Saiki (not as many fans cheer for her sadly but she's also hitting every notes thesedays)

[@GaryHolloway-810]

See, i said Miku can do no wrong. Sohum did you see "Take Me Higher" pop up at the end of the live version? Oops someone's left the link.😏 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpixepSDiNWlqqcsi=pdQK1jpRUtjBvaIS

[@80mtn]

This reminds me of the first time I watched the Eggman show sitting here by myself with the headphones on and when she hit 'The Note' I jumped up and yelled and startled Dottie so bad she ran into the other room! 🙂

[@GaryHolloway-810]

@80mtn Omg i thought you had fallen into a cravass or something.😔 Poor Dottie, when i saw it knowing that note was coming i was thinking "Please hit the high note" & 3 seconds later idk why i was worried in the first place.😄

[@80mtn]

@@GaryHolloway-810 It's like you get this urge to high-five with other Maidiacs! Thinking about going to a show someday, that's the moment I think about experiencing. 🙂

[@GaryHolloway-810]

@@80mtn Somehow we'll make it happen where we can go together :)

[@80mtn]

@@GaryHolloway-810 Yeah we will.

[@WorldOfNothin]

Miku was the original singer and this kind of shows what Band-Maid could have been, but Miku didn't feel like her voice was enough. So she found Saiki, but Miku still gets a song here and there. Plus, with Saiki's voice issues and surgery years back, this works out. It gives Saiki time to rest her voice and allows Miku, who I feel gets over shadow sometimes, her time in the spot light. Speaking of peace and love, there is a song called by Peace & Love by Cluppo that you will enjoy.

[@jonnyrebb]

No Saiki. No Mincho. And Akane singing backing vocals.

[@pitamaid]

😝🤘

[@jeffedwards9180]

If you like to do 2-fer's Band Maiko....Secret Maiko Lips and Gion-cho.... musically and visually spectacular

[@martinlangstrom8036]

I love both Miku and Saiki as singers. But i absolutely feels it would be nice with more songs with Miku on lead vocals and more songs were the both share more of the singing like they did much more in earlier years. Anyway Sayonakidori is an amazing song. Other songs with Miku on lead vocals that you should check out is Time and Rock in Me.

[@armynurseboy]

Saiki had vocal polyp surgery a few years back, so they had to be careful with her voice. They use instrumentals, MC time and Miku ked songs to give herva break.

[@nukri1126]

I like yours reactionon BAND-MAID. but why don’t you talk about how well Akane sings along

[@BillHallisey]

This IS Miku's song.

[@GaryHolloway-810]

Miku would be really upset if Saiki came & sung the song for her.🤭

[@70soperator16]

Miku has the range....Saiki has the power.....it really says something about a band, when both your lead guitarist and your lead vocalist can sit one out....and the music doesnt suffer the loss...."po"

[@70soperator16]

You'd be hard pressed indeed to find a more dynamic vocal duo than Saiki and Miku

[@lurkmerchant]

Miku was the original lead singer of Band-Maid, they did a few twin vocal songs (freezer, forward for example) after hiring Saiki but once Miku established herself as a rhythm guitarist in the band Saiki took over as the lead singer. Mainly because Miku's voice was a bit too poppy for the hard and heavy music they wanted to play. I believe that Miku has just as powerful voice as Saiki, but she doesn't have the velvety voice with vibrato like Saiki. I always thought that Saiki's voice is like wine (dry, mature, fruity to sweet) while Miku's is more bright, fun and punchy. Even though Saiki's vocal range has expanded fair bit, Miku still have about half an octave wider range. Band-Maid usually has one song per album which Miku takes over lead vocal. Rock in Me is the ultimate live banger for Miku. But "Brightest Star" from the latest album is my favourite. Sayonakidori has some of my favourite drum part and quirky guitar line but vocally I prefer the acoustic version. Miku did solo acoustic performance of "Big Dad" at their acoustic concert early this year, I honestly never liked the song until I heard the version (you can buy the CD), it's such an emotional, beautiful performance. Saiki also did a solo piano acoustic version of Choose Me, which was also absolutely beautiful. Any acoustic performance from 2024 is so good. Back in 2021 Miku stole my heart with this performance, but this year, Saiki stole my heart with her delicate airy voice. I honestly think they are both amazing in a different way.

[@maidiac4607]

Thanks for the reaction! You might want to have a look at the Miku apretiation from Baka to understand Miku better: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYPMhopmpqxmm6csi=-lASN7ZsFcZ5JjMr . She's a force to recon with!

[@BRO-HI808]

OK, love your reactions...but I'm a bit upset right now.😤 You pointed out Kanami singing back up on the electric version, which is pretty buried in the mix... And Akane got no love for her backing vocals.🤬 🤣🤣🤣 JK, you still rock, especially with the Maids. Focus a little less on MISA on a replay on your on time...and behold...Akane...back up singer. 😂😂😂 Keep rocking with the Maids! PO! 🕊 🤘😆🤘

[@ALAN_COX]

With the absence of Kanami in the acoustic version, Misa pushes lead bass to the forefront. I am not convinced in the acoustic version that all of the backing vocal is coming from Akane and not a backing track. If that beautiful backing vocal is entirely Akane then they should get her to sing more often. Perhaps she is like Kanami and doesn't like to sing?

[@BRO-HI808]

They can all sing. Just some like to sing on stage and others don't. In the Maids commentary of this concert, they talked about Akane being so nervous and how she kept going to Saiki for support. I can so see Akane being a nervous bundle of energy.😂 MISA like Kanami, has perfect pitch we just don't get to hear it. PO!🕊 🤘😆🤘

[@ALAN_COX]

@@BRO-HI808 Yeah, I have watched the commentary video and understand that Akane was nervous about singing. She has nothing to worry about if she can sound that good all the time.

[@Olkam-w5u]

@@ALAN_COX Akane has played wind instruments for a long time, I think her breathing is well developed.