BAND-MAID - Thrill - FIRST EVER REACTION - singer reacts

[@IanBennetts]

This was BAND-MAID'S first video and, unknown to them, it was make or break. They were struggling to find a fanbase and their label was making plans to disband them. Luckily this video went viral. Next song, might as well be chronological... Real Existence. The MV's great, the live is great, you can't go wrong.

[@johancoetser906]

Do Real Existence video and then do the live

[@johnmatthew102]

@@johancoetser906 Win/Win!

[@JopoLoco]

@@IanBennetts Glad they made it!

[@StoveLad]

@@JopoLocoHaha! no they "Maid IT" literally. They recently began managing themselves under the name MAIDIT Co. LTD

[@JopoLoco]

@@StoveLad Hahaa, fair enough. MAID it sounds better!

[@bandmaidfanATL]

Yeah, we are cool. 🕊️🌏🌎🌍

[@JopoLoco]

@@bandmaidfanATL Yes, we are 😎🙏

[@BRO-HI808]

Welcome to the amazing world of Band-Maid. Enjoy the journey down the Pigeon hole. It's so worth it. PO!🕊 🤘😆🤘

[@JopoLoco]

@@BRO-HI808 Thank you very much! 😁🙏

[@kieranbuffini8632]

Welcome down the pigeon hole .🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@JopoLoco]

@@kieranbuffini8632 Thank you. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@hingyee2123]

heres a fun fact about" backup" singer and rhythem guitarist Miku ( short one with red flower and twin tails). At this time she did not know how to play guitar yet and is mainly using it as a prop. Fast foward to today and she is rocking out. I think you'll enjoy their instrumentals: " Onset " live and MV "From Now On". Thanks for reacting.

[@JopoLoco]

@@hingyee2123 So she was air guitaring with a real guitar?

[@JopoLoco]

@@hingyee2123 Thank you for your comment! 🙏

[@minchomania]

@@JopoLoco when this video released at this time she was able to play some basic stuff. When the band formed she was the singer, never played instruments before, after small initial performances they realized having another vocalist with a bit of a different style would be cool and recruited Saiki who was at the same talent agency. Some time passed with more shows and I think Akane, drummer, first gave the idea of adding a 2nd guitar. originally Miku only planned to kinda hold it to look cool on stage but eventually decided to learn, this was early 2014, Thrill MV released Nov 2014 but not sure when it was filmed. She said in interviews she didn't really like playing guitar until about 2016, and you can really tell with her progression from there, Kanami the lead guitarist is her teacher.

[@johnmatthew102]

For years I thought Miku's opening line was "Making You Get". I still hear it today.

[@jamessummerlin9516]

Thank you for checking them out.

[@JopoLoco]

@@jamessummerlin9516 No probo, it was my pleasure. Thank you for watching! 🙏

[@TomClark-Futoura]

Seeing the Maids live and up close in a small, intimate club is a "Thrill" of a lifetime. One should consider themselves lucky to experience them like this because it's becoming rare. And as for sound... it'll be the best hard rockin' sound you can imagine -- clear, discreet, powerful and full of energy and joyful vibes! (And no compression!! ;-) Just ask anyone who's experienced them live. Thx, Jopo!

[@JopoLoco]

@@TomClark-Futoura Thank you Tom 🙏 The live aspect comes up a lot in the comments. It's a good thing since that's how you know if a band is any good & this band seems to be very good!

[@chrisegbertky]

BANDMAID is the greatest proper rock and roll band of the 21st century IMHO. It's a crazy statement. Was Mozart the world's greatest composer of his era? He'll yeah! The farther we get away from that time the more clearly we see the immensity of his talent. Few would argue with the above assessment. Everytime I write "IMHO" after BandMaid is the greatest proper rock and roll band of the 21st century I feel like a liar. IMHO my ass! IMHO water is wet. BandMaid rules right now. 66 years old here. The future will prove us right. Kerp up the good work!

[@interstellardave]

Funny you mention a song called “Black Hole” by a different group. You should check out Band Maid’s own song by the same name. They have an official live video that has 2 songs in it… “Manners” and “Black Hole”. Both killer tunes… “Manners” is straight up classic rock, and “Black Hole” is like if Rush and Megadeath did a collaboration!

[@KittyKarenpoo]

Yeah, this duel cut is a good way to see some range out of this group. Manners is a uniquely old-school sound from them and Black Hole is a speed demon unusual cut, as well, but it kind of oddly brackets their work.

[@JopoLoco]

@@interstellardave Okay, cool. Sounds good! A lot of Maidiacs recommend live versions...

[@bertg2779]

Rock and Roll isn't dead. It's just played by little Japanese women now. PO!

[@Parker--]

"Solo! Pause!" 😂 A masterclass troll moment! Well played.

[@JopoLoco]

@@Parker-- haha, thanks 😁🙏

[@Lillywhite]

I subbed for that alone.

[@JopoLoco]

@Lillywhite 🙏

[@ALAN_COX]

The pigeon reference is for Miku Kobato (rhythm guitar, vocals, lyricist, band founder).Her surname Kobato loosely translates to small pigeon. She self identifies as an 810 year old pigeon. Yes that is crazy but you will get used to it.

[@JopoLoco]

@@ALAN_COX Okay, interesting! Totally not what I expected & I didn't even really have any expectations 😁

[@MusicMike747]

🤘🏽 I got you. Riff guy. Old school metal. And most importantly, that melodic part you liked so much, the post-chorus, is exactly what hooked my ear on first listen. Here are the Band Maid riffage on the top of my list: “DICE,” OMV “Moratorium,” official LIVE “Turn me on,” LIVE “FATE,” LIVE Band Maid has a lot on their official channel; however, don’t miss out on the “Instrumental Maid Channel” which has “FATE” and other harder to find legendary performances

[@JopoLoco]

@@MusicMike747 Hell yeah! 😎🤘The post-chorus is really dope & the riffs on the songs rock hard, pause. Thanks for the recommandations! 🙏

[@DougguoD]

4:01 Yup 🕊👏🏻 😄

[@patrickwest2288]

I see Band-Maid, I like, subscribe, and watch 🤘

[@JopoLoco]

@@patrickwest2288 Thank you! 🙏

[@bandmaidfanATL]

Just go in Order. Real Existence OMV next, Po! 🕊️ Band-Maid starts hard before they get soft. Kinda like an M&M...I am turning into Gary.

[@johnmatthew102]

I was thinking Band-Maid songs were more like a Tootsie Roll Pop. Gary, is that you? 🙂

[@JopoLoco]

@@bandmaidfanATL Okay, thanks. 🙏 I like it hard, pause. Well that came out weird, pause.

[@mikeholmes5308]

From your reaction here... you may not be a Madiac yet... but I'm betting you're going to be. 😄 As somebody suggested, if you want chronological, then a good choice for next is the Real Existence MV, and maybe also the live... you're going to love them live, and I think you'll love the song. But then you're going to get to do The Non-fiction Days... if you can get past either of those two, and still not be a Madiac, I'd be surprised. That said, these are not necessarily going to be your favorites, hard to say, every Madiac has a different top five. Can't wait until you get to some mid-stage Band-Maid, with songs like Take Me Higher and Turn Me On. Or late stage stuff like Forbidden Tale, or the song released last week, Zen. You're in for a wild ride, Jopo! Rock on!

[@JopoLoco]

@@mikeholmes5308 Thank you. Let's Go, I'm ready! 🤘

[@polskabob359]

U want heavy , black hole , rhinne , secret my lips, Moratorium live in zepp Tokyo

[@ALAN_COX]

Band-Maid has many heavy songs. I will 2nd Polskabob on the Rinne and Moratorium recommendations and add No God to them.

[@polskabob359]

@@ALAN_COX 1234 parking lot po!

[@ALAN_COX]

@@polskabob359 Here we are in the parking lot again. (Hahahahaa)

[@JopoLoco]

@@polskabob359 Heavier shit is my shit. Thank you! 🙏

[@schelin1447]

Pigeon, po! This was their first MV, almost 10 years ago and they only get better by the year. But, this song is great!

[@JopoLoco]

@@schelin1447 Okay, cool. It is a dope song!

[@Parker--]

Chronologicaly Real Existence should be next and there's an official live version on their channel. You can go straight to the live version. Their live surpasses their studio work. It keeps getting better from here.

[@JopoLoco]

@@Parker-- Okay, thanks! It already got good so I'm very excited!

[@minchomania]

I can understand trying to go kinda chronologically, would be kinda cool. I would say do Real Existence and then skip ahead to either Hate? or Black Hole live versions just to get a taste of some of their heavier current stuff, then come back and do the rest in order.

[@JopoLoco]

@@minchomania Okay, thanks for the recommandations 🙏The song Hate? has come up a lot in the comments ...

[@sugaanessena3143]

💜💛❤💙💚

[@JopoLoco]

@@sugaanessena3143 🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️

[@nussekuddenxxx6564]

You want a riff? Try Shambles or After Life! I say no more!

[@JopoLoco]

@@nussekuddenxxx6564 Cool, thanks! 🙏

[@pitamaid]

😛🤘🔥

[@JopoLoco]

@@pitamaid 😎🤘🙏

[@DocOfRock-p4j]

found the MAIDS 10 years ago. best hard rock band out there and i have purchased everything they have released. now for the best female metal band you've ever heard LOVEBITES from japan is at the top. here's a live song for you to check out - 'holy war'. put on your seat belt : kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJikqaN7paqWpNE

[@KittyKarenpoo]

This might be the worst Band Maid video out there. It's early and they are doing a company song. Nobody is allowed out of their boxes, so the instrumentation is blah. Basically the rule of thumb is to only watch them live, if the viewer cares to actually see what they do, like sing or play instruments or even do their own band work. I recall watching this particular video back about ten years ago, and coming to the conclusion that Band Maid was nice but not worth a second look. Then about five years ago I pulled up a different, live video of theirs and was shocked at what I'd been missing. If you want to see an entirely different band, try this cut, Domination, live, by Band Maid kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5PcgnaAo5ulj8k

[@JopoLoco]

Hmmm, interesting. Looking forward to see & hear where it goes from here...

[@StoveLad]

I mean Thrill solid track. no they didn't write, it but it sure influenced the way their songs get structured, emphasizing each member at different parts of the song. but I agree with you about this video being lack luster. the only reason I watched a second Band-Maid video was Kanami's sweep pick at the end of the solo. I knew right then they actually have some chops and worth a second listen.

[@dennisthemenace671]

The video is lack luster cause there label was not spending a lot of money on it , cause if it didn`t do well , BAND-MAID was going to be dropped by the label , but BAND-MAID did not know this at the time , also good thing BAND-MAID insisted on doing Thrill in stead of the song there label wanted them to do or BAND-MAID would not be here today , there MV`s are just as good as live its just a preference thing .

[@Big_Al_63]

I laughed my ass off when you paused at the start of the guitar solo. Do your thing man. If it's BAND-MAID, I'M HERE!

[@JopoLoco]

@@Big_Al_63 Haha, thanks, I will! 😁🙏

[@ApocryphalBob]

For "heavier shit" try Rinne official mv. There are plenty of others that fit the bill, but that one never gets old for me. Thanks ofr reacting! 👍🤘

[@JopoLoco]

@@ApocryphalBob Cool, thanks for the recommandations & thanks for watching! 🙏

You like heavier shit? Try DICE, FREEZER or Can't live without you.

[@JopoLoco]

Nice, looking forward to the heavier shit! 🤘

[@TomRussell-cy6ll]

Just to let you know...the 2 songs you have listen to are 10 and 11 years old. Check out some of their newer stuff.

[@JopoLoco]

@@TomRussell-cy6ll I'm trying to go in a somewhat chronological order...

[@cliffordjohnson9074]

Another great Japanese metal band you need to check out is LOVEBITES and checkout Thunder Vengeance live version. These ladies will absolutely blow your mind

[@JopoLoco]

@@cliffordjohnson9074 Okay, thanks 🙏 have to check em out at some point, maybe a reaction 🤔

[@evilducks3710]

If you want to go in chronological order, Real Existence is next and while the video is excellent, they have an official live version you should listen to instead. Watching them live is predominantly the fans preference. They’re better live.

[@JopoLoco]

@@evilducks3710 Live versions keep getting recommended a lot so I believe they're good live!

[@Lillywhite]

Their only really metalish song to my ear is Rinne tbh. . They mostly stay in the realms of good old hard rock (and usually as heavy as that can get - heavier than Thrill for example) though so not huge amounts of metal-like djent, even though the rhythm guitar adds a satisfying crunch in most songs. Having said that, if you listen a live version of Thrill for yourself you'll see their sound is much heavier live than it is produced.

[@JopoLoco]

@@Lillywhite Hard Rock can be heavy enough, it doesn't have to djent or djunts.. Interested in the live stuff since live versions of the songs get recommended a lot!

[@Lillywhite]

@@JopoLoco Definitely a live band, it's where they really shine even though most of their studio stuff is very good. Some of the earlier songs of theirs have less than great production though IMO but from the second album on it improved noticeably.

[@danmolnar402]

Po!

[@JopoLoco]

@@danmolnar402 Po!

[@tibornogradi3432]

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