BAND-MAID // The Non Fiction Days - EP 5 [REACTION]

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#reaction #bandmaid

[@Kevin6059]

"That was so fun" - they do that a lot. They are basically dopamine dispensers, but kicking your ass at the same time.

[@agustwijaya7263]

Hell yeah Bandmaid 🤟🇲🇨🇲🇨

[@MusicMike747]

One of my favorites! And there is a live version of this out there from their Studio Coast show. Absolutely incredible

[@thedocofrock1890]

one of their best early bangers. 2nd MAID tune i heard right after 'real existence' in 2016. i was sold after 2 songs.

[@myeckwaters]

Zemaitis actually does make several models without fancy inlays on the front, but Miku probably owns every model that does have them.

[@TomClark-Futoura]

[Rant #41] Sorry, but I can only take so much apathy towards excellence. I mean, just listen to this song! The Non Fiction Days has been out since May, 2016 yet they only have 550K YT subs after 10 years with more than 130 incredible songs like this one, and well over 400 live concert performances. Are the Maids not enough of a shiny object for people. Are they not good enough musicians, or writers, or pretty enough? (Stupid questions, huh?! ;-) Thanks to all the viewers who know how to recognize an authentic band, fantastic music, and who support Band-Maid in some way. And thanks, Kyle, for covering another Band-Maid rocker!

[@_DriveTime]

The signature Flappy Pigeon will not appear in a video until the Feb 2021 release of a live version of the song About Us.

[@chrisbergsten1429]

The live version of this you want, if you can find it, is from their 2017 Studio Coast show. They closed the show with it and even though it's the same song they played it with such intensity I think they were trying to knock the venue down.

[@elliott8339]

Thanks for the reaction and comments. There's simply too many amazing tracks to remember and recommend by name. Part of the fun is to discover them on your own at your own pace. Cheers!

[@keithmeyer9558]

Another outdoor video where Kanami's solos start fires 🔥.

[@bsd1382]

There are segments of this song that give me Amon Amarth vibes.

[@rayhodge9579]

Lovely stuff

[@stealthcabbie1336]

In my head, I have 3 phases of Band-Maid, and they are..... bare with me..... Child, Teenager and Adult. Child - the equipment they started with. MISAs´ 4 string bass, Akanes´4 piece drumkit and Kanamis´ Addictone guitars. The Teen Years - MISA starts using a 5 string bass, Akane adds another tom drum to her kit and looses her tiny hat, and Kanami starts playing her PRS guitars. This is a gradual period. Adulthood - When all 3 play these changes for the first time together. Miku starts playing her "Flappy Pigeon signature Zemaitis guitar" between Unseen World (2021) and the Unleash ep (2022).

[@BillHallisey]

Just to let you know, the video of the windswept beach was shot during the winter. The weather was brutally cold. There are pictures of the Maids huddled in full length insulated coats between takes. It proved that these five young women are troopers and are truly professional. Their motto is "whatever it takes" to get the video done. The fires at the end, I'm sure, were greatly appreciated.

[@KyleHammerREACTS]

oh god, that sounds awful! Well, the video is fire, and this track is a solid banger!

[@chrisbergsten1429]

Too greatly, in fact - one of them (Akane, I think) got too close to one of the firepots and got scorched!

[@HaroMatsuRestarted]

At this point; ・Miku has changed to use guitars from ZEMAITIS. ・The song is written by BAND-MAID. ・They are in third generation of their maid costume (battle armer). ・MISA is still using 4 string bass. ・Kanami is still using Addictone guitar. ・Akane with the tiny hat. ・Saiki before her vocal cord polyps surgery.

[@motley22crue]

Not written by Band-Maid, although this album does have their first written and recorded song "Alone".

[@HaroMatsuRestarted]

@@motley22crue Oops 😅

[@danjoseph7515]

One of my All-time favorite songs and number 1 on my "Get Pumped-Up" playlist! Thanks again for another great reaction! 🤘🤩🤘

[@evilducks3710]

In our defense, they have 140 songs that are great, video or not, it’s hard to recommend every song 😅

[@jeffedwards9180]

Miku has used a variety of Zemaitis guitars before the "Flappy Pigeon". Probably the 1st was the MFG-AC-24 or MFG24 (black, in this MV), she has also used "Aces and 8's" (Miku loves poker, finished 2nd in a tournament in Japan), the "Buccaneer" (distinct round metal disc), I believe she has used 2 different mother-of-pearl faced models ($10,000 USD's a pop). Probably my favorite is her "V" guitar, for me, aesthetically fits her. She just looks so f'n rock and roll when she is playing it, that one makes its first appearance in the MV for "Manners" or Day of Maid DVD/Bluray. At their 10th Anniversary show at the end of 2023 at Yokohama Arena, Miku debuted her newest signature Zemaitis, It's still kind of a mystery. No official release yet that I know of, but the coolest thing is that it has pigeons inlaid in the fretboard like a PRS. She also uses a couple different acoustic guitars also from Zemaitis. For a "rhythm" guitarist to have 2 signature models and a large arsenal of axes is quite impressive. Malcolm Young she is not, meaning, I think I've only seen him play that same guitar for ever. 🤘

[@jwoodjapan]

I did actually recommend this vid in my comment to your previous reaction, but maybe it ended up in the YT "Lost but Never Found" office. Perhaps your next one can be something more pop-punkish like "Choose Me," though it's not as driving as this one. If you want something a bit more esoteric, try "Blooming." Eventually, you're going to hit your sweet spot with "Rinne."

[@JohnGioffredi-gi7zd]

KHammer New subscriber here. Love your reaction! I also applaud your decision to review BAND-MAID’S entire catalogue. You’re gonna be here a while, but it will be pure bliss! More BAND-MAID please! …and no. She never misses. Ever. Po!

[@KyleHammerREACTS]

Welcome! and thank you!

[@polskabob359]

That is not the floppy pigeon That is miku's ace's n 8s zemitus guitar

[@dennisthemenace671]

Its not the Aces n 8s its the one before Aces n 8s which Miku calls her Skull guitar .

[@Xrousn]

No. Akane never misses. Ever. And yes, they are amazing live. They are so much better live. A bunch of their official videos are from their live shows. By the way, great job on your channel. Best of luck on your continued success.😉🎸🥁🎸🎤🎸

[@KyleHammerREACTS]

Thank you so much!

[@LS-uv9gg]

There are too many great Band-Maid songs to list every single one for you to react to. "Why didn't anybody tell me about this one" ; it would boil down to: "Yes, React to all of them", otherwise basically copy paste their entire discography into every comment lol. I, for one, am super glad you are doing the MV's, as because Band-Maid is so great live, understandably a lot of opinions will be focused on those. This is unfortunate, because then they miss out on all the spectacular studio-quality tracks and awesome music videos. (And at that, most of the reactors who do watch the M/V's are trying to be stand up comedians, appearing super distracted, looking away to make silly faces at the camera, talking over great parts, they might as well not bother anyway...)

[@lizzypotatoes]

oh man this is so good. SO good.

[@KyleHammerREACTS]

[@Random-221]

Miku has switched to Zemaitis brand guitars, but this is not the “Flappy Pidgeon” custom model yet. She’ll use a variety of Zemaitis models before she gets the FP.

[@KyleHammerREACTS]

oh nice! thank you! NOTED, not flappy Pigeon yet!