Insanely Dynamic LOVEBITES 'Break the Wall'

Multi-instrumentalist reacts to LOVEBITES 'Break the Wall' Live Zepp DiverCity Tokyo 2020
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[@lianshadowmaker7834]

That is the reason why Miyako nicknamed as "The Golden Touch" Everything she touch became pure gold.

[@faintsmile88]

To say that I love this band, is a huge understatement. 🐺

[@jon87583]

I second and third that motion: Already loved them before the "Miho hiatus" but since the era of this video they have somehow managed to up their already great game. By a lot, IMHO.

[@alekhidell]

I fourth, fifth and sixth that motion. Lovebites 1.0 was the best metal band ever. Lovebites 2.0 is the sports version.

[@salsaucedo]

@@alekhidell there are no 1.0 and 2.0 they are Lovebites one of the same so you and all the same dudes that are using this analogy need to stop this crap

[@theohof2204]

What a performance again! Never ever a dull moment with this band on stage. And yes, let's NEVER forget Miho - she has done a lot of marvelous things at the bass. Hope she's doing well.

[@thedocofrock1890]

just when you think you'd heard every style of music from LOVEBITES along comes 'break the wall' to break more barriers

[@mmcpa]

I've been a thrash head since its beginnings. This performance is my all-time favorite live recorded thrash song ever, without question. Epic!!!!!

[@alearr]

This band is just pure talent in both songwriting and live performing 🐺🤘🏻

[@zoranbl1990]

Its like Testament and Slayer combined, total madness. Gotta love this. Its my favorite song from Lovebites. They are best metal band in the universe right now.

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

This is a top5 Lovebites song for me.

[@realdocloco]

This song will always stay in my top 3 Lovebites songs - especially this live version.

[@obud3777]

Miyako plays this also with her Dean ML Switchblade, but it sounds best with the Les Paul!

[@yeheskielbramti4785]

Miyako plays more melodic and Midori plays more technically/faster. Miyako said that Midori was faster than her. Can't imagine if they play "Dissonance" in live. Songs like Break The Wall and Dissonance should be played at major metal festivals because Lovebites know how to make a good metal songs 🤘 Lovebites always metal 🤘

[@davidarcus5131]

While this and other Lovebites songs show contrast between the guitarists, the new album leans toward interchangeability between Miyako and Midori. There will still be contrast in their sound, but Miyako really worked on getting the same technical speed as Midori during their hiatus. It is not always easy to distinguish one from the other in their recording.

[@SatryaNouvanda]

this song alternating the feelings and emotions.

[@Greg-om2hb]

BREAK THE WALL sounds a lot like the early music of SLAYER (~35 years ago), and the dissonant section of MODORI’s solo draws direct inspiration from JEFF HANNEMAN (RIP) and KERRY KING. The twist comes with MIYAKO’s melodic solo, which evokes the sensuous playing of GARY MOORE (or maybe LIGHTING/PUPPETS era KIRK HAMMETT). The funky breakdown, however sounds like early METALLICA.

[@sunarf]

As difficult as it is to pick a 'favorite' Lovebites song...Break The Wall is it for me. The hard drive of the song leads into Midori's killer 'all-over-the-place' solo, Miho's soulful 'buttery smooth' solo, Miyako's incredible 'ballad style' solo, and then driving it hard again to the end...EPIC! These ladies are truly unbelievable. Well done...BRAVO! 🤘

[@zabriabubakar5982]

The BEST HEAVY METAL BAND in the world LOVEBITES.... period!!! The BEST HARD ROCK BAND in the world BAND-MAID...period!!!

[@marks5451]

Great reaction Mr P. I think the vast majority of LOVEBITES songs have a surprising amount of complexity when you really listen to them like you do.

[@broly54]

one of my favorites of them the bass and synth together in this song😍

[@hiawatha.g]

There are a lot of bands with great guitarists. There have been few with the luxury of two great guitarists. I go all the way back to Allman/Betts and Allman/Clapton, and I’ve never heard another song with two solos that were so great yet so different. This captures perfectly the contrasting styles and personalities of the two guitarists-Midori the extrovert and shredding demon, Miyako the introvert and goddess of blues (who can also shred when she feels like it). I was already hooked on Lovebites, and sold on the dual leads, but this is the song that convinced me just how great they are. Really nothing like them, ever.

[@vasilfilipov4877]

Thanks for the reaction, amazing song one of my favourites. I will be suggested if you haven't heard yet the song awakening/ the hammer of wrath from the same show Zep Diversity Tokyo 2020. Enjoy it absolute banger.

[@enmigo1496]

one of the best thrash songs ever! !

[@1970Phoenix]

This is what happens when a musically elite band writes and performs a thrash song. In my opinion, this song is better than anything written or performed by slayer or Anthrax.

[@alekhidell]

Thanks for digging deeper into Lovebites. Yours was one of the first channels I watched when I discovered the band, and I couldn’t believe that you didn’t dive deeper, sooner. But now you can make up for lost time! You always make such pertinent observations, which for a non musician are much appreciated.

[@CaffeineNightOwl]

killer performance! and miyakos light nod to jon lord from the backtrack! the more you hear from this band, the more you realise, how great they really are. thanks for sticking with them and your expertly reaction/analysis, wave. much appreciated.

[@maidthehormone]

HARUNA'S Blast Beat🥰 2:39

[@obud3777]

Former bassist Miho wrote the foundation for Break The Wall, while Miyako then added color to the composition. Miyako wrote the guitar solo in the middle with Gary Moore in mind.

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

I suspect there's another reason why Miyako is playing a Les Paul here. When LB played this song during their previous live DVD release, "Daughters of the Dawn," Miyako used her Dean Switchblade ML and the bends during the chorus didn't sound right. Since she typically only uses that guitar for songs tuned to drop D, my theory is that the Les Paul was brought in to be the drop D guitar for this song and the one previous, "Raise Some Hell," because she finds it easier to consistently hit those bends on the LP than it is on the Dean.

[@hiawatha.g]

I think you're spot on. One of the bends on the Dean was one of the few clear mistakes I've ever heard her make.

[@CrYou575]

Glad you've listened to my favourite Lovebites song. I'm always waiting to see what the reaction is when Midori finishes shredding and the lights drop for Miho and Miyako ro add a bit of extra magic.

[@johnafagerquist8235]

Loved the reaction! Great song. I am so glad to find out I'm not the only one who knows Les Pauls are more difficult to play, like you said, especially fast. A good friend sold me his Kramer Focus 3000, back in 1983, because daddy bought him a Les Paul Custom. He wasn't to good of a player already and, to his surprise, he got 'worse' with the LP. I, on the other hand, became one with that Kramer, and still play it today. It practically plays itself. I love the sound of a Les Paul (through a Marshall stack 😉). They are great guitars; in the right hands. Just not mine, nor my friend's.

[@WavePotter]

Nice! Thanks for sharing that!

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

I've never found a Gibson I liked and saw as a longtime choice. I have a friend who loves the look and has tried to make it work with a few different models, the Explorer especially, but he always ends up trading them in and going back to his Deans. And hey, don't hate on someone buying a loved one a guitar. My wife imported a Zemaitis MFG24 for me two years ago and it plays as great as it looks.

[@johnafagerquist8235]

@@PaleHorseShabuShabu Oh... I wasn't hating on daddy. My friend had told him he wanted a Les Paul. My friend was a bit of a spoiled little rich kid. Just a bit, on the spoiled thing. I did like him, and his father. Cheers!

[@user-zr4xc3yt6q]

Welcome back and thank you for doing this reaction to lovebites again, every song from lovebites I have listened is so good 👍, LOVEBITES ROCK

[@nickr104]

This a great song!!!

[@Logan-Wolverine]

Woooowwwww!Bravissime tutte e 5 le musiciste,in particolar modo la batterista,davvero notevole!!!

[@UltraHD.7]

I think I've heard Miyakos solo is a tribute to Gary Moore, one of the greatest guitarists of all time. There's also a video around where she covers his song "Parisienne walkways". He also used to play Les Pauls a lot, especially in later times, so this might be another reason for her 🙂 Kirk Hammett was able to buy one of his ones after Moores death and is very proud of it.

[@MaartenT]

Some of their songs are still hit-or-miss for me even though I have certainly gotten more used to their style of power metal, but this track (and their thrashier tracks in general) are right up my alley. Asami's vocals also tend to be a little on the lower side of her register in these thrashier tracks which fits a bit better with my personal preferences. And while I probably like "Set the World on Fire" a tiny bit more, both of them are very high up my favourites list by Lovebites. This is a great track for sure.

[@zeplica2004]

glad you have decided to do some older lovebites songs. i think you are slowly becoming a believer in this band. the wolfpack welcomes you as there are no bad songs.enjoy the ride!!! try doing SHADOWMAKER next. the live version from the latest tokyo show in 2021!!!

[@hiawatha.g]

Oh, and as Brandy Dynamite would say, HARUNA! HARUNA! HARUNA!

[@ChuckJansenII]

Another great reaction, Wave. The solos in this song are excellent. You get crazy shredder Midori and melodic Miyako. The staccato and the bends of Miyako prove what a great guitarist she is. The Gibson is the perfect guitar for a song like this. MakoDori is my favorite guitar duo of all time. Miho is so underrated. She always did the little things on bass that really enhances a song. Haruna will always amaze. Asami's voice and stage presence are excellent.

[@andretogo5575]

Lovebites don't have any bad songs in their discography, this song according to my opinion is in the band's best top ten. The variety these Girls express in their music is unlimited, I Love This Great Band! 🤘🏼🎸🥁🎤🐺❤️‍🔥🇯🇵🇮🇹

[@barefootbaron1748]

BRUTAL 🐺🤘

[@locknloll435]

I saw your face man!!!...🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@kielanuar213]

Their live shows are always epic. Can't miss out things happens on the stage. Really lucky who at their concerts.. great reaction bro👍👍🤘🤘🤘

[@funnyrailroadcrossing2767]

Banger song along with The Hammer Of Wrath 🤘

[@Mysterious_Grimpond]

Wave, you seem to be the only Gaijin guy that is diving deep into this rabbit hole which is Lovebites, as none of the other guys have even touched this song! Rock on! 🤘🤘🤘

[@NerdChannelBrasil]

Oh and Les Pauls are HEAVY.

[@DavidMISAMISAMISACook]

Miho Miho Miho! Take THAT all You Nay Sayers saying they are ONLY a Power Metal Band.

[@austen98]

Mr Potter! Took you long enough. It is, BY FAR, my favourite Lovebites piece, and when I say "piece" it deserves that pronoun. Its almost symphonic nature pulls you along and even gives you time to rest before it goes for the climax and ends just as abruptly as it started, typical Lovebites fare.

[@davidarcus5131]

Love this song, and I really enjoyed your reaction, Wave. The Les Paul definitely lends a weightier, more complex sound which is perfect for Miyako's lyrical solo. (I think it is this same guitar that produces a dissonant feedback in their Ride for Vengeance live DVD. Occasionally it sounds more intrusive than intentional, but I am not a guitarist so I don't know for sure.) The other thing about this particular clip: I laugh when Asami is trying to get the audience to shush on every other back beat during the heavy instrumental interlude. She tries everything, but seems overcome with amusement that the audience will do whatever...

[@fikryhasan5225]

In my understanding (as a metal fan), Asami was trying to divide the audience into two sides, right side and left side, so that they could take turn in shouting under her command. But she failed miserably 😅😂

[@davidarcus5131]

@@fikryhasan5225 Could be. Of course, I wasn't there so I'm only surmising that she was gesturing to the entire audience. Either way, it shows that our proclaimed goddesses have only so much power 😄

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

@@fikryhasan5225 I subscribe to the theory that Asami was trying to get the audience to shout on every other beat. Miho doing a fist pump every other beat supports this.

[@allenhuling598]

Such an awesome song and I always appreciate the things you pick out on a first listen......and now you have a cool blues solo to learn too!!🤘

[@MissLoonasSpeech]

This song warms an old school Thrash Metal fan's heart and is one of my overall favourite songs by Lovebites, especially this live version! Since it seems you really liked the main riff, I would like to ask you to check out Testament's song "Over the Wall" (the opening track on their debut "The Legacy", which was my favourite release back in 1987) and in particular the riff you hear for the first time about 36 seconds into the official videoclip of this song - I tried to post a link, but it seems this gets my comment immediately blocked. One must be deaf not to hear any similiarities, also as regards the overall sound, the difference being that I think Lovebites live production has a better sound than Testament's studio production and while Lovebites has Midori and Miyako, Testament only have got one Alex Skolnick. I don't expect you to do a reaction to that song, but please do listen to it for yourself! As regards the slow part and Miyako's solo in this song, it has finally dawned on me why some people bring up Metallica in connection with this song, because the character of this part reminds of the slow "interlude" (not sure, if this is the correct expression) in the song "Master of Puppets". And I also agree with those who say that the organ part in the background in the second half of this song could be seen as some kind of respectful nod in the direction of Jon Lord.

[@jprules2578]

I agree. The first time I heard LB was Set the World on Fire, then Thunder Vengeance...then Break the Wall. I always heard Testament first. Then maybe someone could say Slayer or Metallica...but my first impression from the riffs to the aggression of the songs themselves was always Testament.🔥

[@MissLoonasSpeech]

@@jprules2578 The first song I heard (out of the three songs you mentioned) was "Break the Wall", and I immediately thought of "Over the Wall". My guess why far more people mention that this song reminds them of Slayer (or Metallica) than Testament is that they simply haven't heard Testament (and in particular "The Legacy"). You can't recognize an influence you have never heard before. It might as well be that there are influences in other songs by Lovebites I haven't recognized yet, simply because I'm not familiar with them.

[@Glen.Black.]

Midori is simply the baddest of BADASSES!

[@whirled_peace]

LOVEBITES - Break The Wall lyrics: (DIE) No sign of my time Cause I wish to live another life (BY) Who will save my poor soul? Crying alone in a dim hole (MY) Can't believe it's real Cause in the end, everything is gone (SIDE) How should I live from now? Find myself staring at the walls Tonight, I'll break the wall It's now or never Now, I'm on my own I've gotta get free Bite, I'll break the chain Run to my shelter Make it out alive I have to break through the wall (DIE) No sign of my crime Got my scars during wartime (BY) Who's the one that did it Deadly venom eating me inside (MY) Spent my life in vain I can't forget everything I've done (SIDE) I swear to my hatred Find myself staring at the walls Tonight, I'll break the wall It's now or never Now, I'm on my own I've gotta get free Bite, I'll break the chain Run to my shelter Make it out alive I have to break through the wall SOLO: midori / miyako (DIE) No sign of my time Cause I wish to live another life (BY) Who will save my poor soul? Crying alone in a dim hole (MY) Can't believe it's real Cause in the end, everything is gone (SIDE) How should I live from now? Find myself staring at the walls Tonight, I'll break the wall It's now or never Now, I'm on my own I've gotta get free Bite, I'll break the chain Run to my shelter Make it out alive I have to break through the- I have to break through the- I have to break through the wall ----- lyrics: miho music: miho & miyako arrangement: LOVEBITES (miho, haruna, midori, miyako, asami) album: Battle Against Damnation EP 06/06/2018

[@samsunes2294]

LOVEBITES 🐺 INCREDIBLE

[@tkmetal3788]

awesome‼🥰

[@mr.neorizal8908]

Bit shock u havent hear this..Midori..MURDERIZE..Miyako..Wake up from the grave!😁

[@STAYMETAL1]

Masterpiece

[@donbrashsux]

Miyako 👌👌

[@Eddie-qx7cx]

WoW I liked them, I think I love them now

[@GarageYears]

If you didn't hear a good dose of Testament and early Metallica in this track... shame on you!!! Lovebites never disappoint 🤘

[@waterwalker9600]

HARUNA 🥁⭐️🏆

[@racebiketuner]

I dig it!

[@richard75200]

Shame you haven't heard the song yet. But cool reaction

[@mauriciorodrigues500]

Fking bangeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer 🤘🤘🤘

[@hersadrieel1359]

🤘🤘🐺🔥🔥

[@emilkostov6271]

Just love bites music distruction

[@luckyvato]

Wave, why aren't Lovebites putting out more videos from their new album. Or even popular song's that Fami is not on. Gacharic Spin have like four different videos of Mind Set,plus other older songs with different members.

[@MaartenT]

Probably because making videos cost a lot of money. Gacharic Spin's last MV was a long time ago (I Wish I is close to 2 years ago and they put out that short version of Forever 9teen 11 monnths ago) and my guess is that they left Victor (same label as Lovebites has) for a reason. Also, don't forget that Lovebites were on a hiatus, they actually have put out 2 MV's in a short timespan. Using streamed livestreamcontent like Gachiarc Spin has been doing is obviously cheaper (and it probably isn't property of the label like an MV or content of a Blu-ray is), but there isn't a lot of that from Lovebites as far as I'm aware and bands typically prefer not to put all the songs of their Blu-rays online for free. They rather sell those copies instead.

[@salsaucedo]

You are too busy with the other mediocre bands and tend to forget about who Lovebites is, that 's why you haven't heard this song among other great songs they have

[@WavePotter]

And that’s the kind of attitude that drives away potential fans. LOVEBITES is great, but that doesn’t mean the other bands are mediocre. Telling someone a band they love is mediocre is actually just downright disrespectful. We all have different reasons for loving the music we love.

[@MaartenT]

Any Japanese band that gets covered by Western reactors or media is a good thing for all the other Japanese bands including Lovebites. There is no "us-or-them" in this instance, it doesn't matter if you like them or not, it makes people realize there is plenty of music to check out in Japan. Nothing wrong with you apparently only liking Lovebites, but there is no reason to attack other bands or fans. It's comments like this that will keep some reactors from reacting to Lovebites because they don't want the drama. I have seen it on the recent Babymetal reaction of "The Charismatic Voice" as well and it's honestly a bad look for the whole fanbase. And I know for a fact that there are some great peope in the Wolfpack with whom I had interesting discussions even if our taste in music doesn't completely match. There is also a lot of overlap between the fanbases of different bands. It's a shame too because I honestly think a Lovebites song would be great on her channel. I don't know enough about how these comment raids get managed, but they clearly are. Please tell the people who manage these to try and temper the type of comments people give. There is nothing wrong with trying to get people to listen to a band you love, but attacking other fanbases is probably not a good way to go about it. It will drive reactors away from the band you love, not make them fans. It will also reflect bad on the band. I have said it in some comments under that reaction as well, but you can say you don't like something without being attacking or uncivilized. If I say something like: I have never been a huge fan of most power metal. I am not really a fan of epic sounding music and these type of melodies and I personally prefer lower vocals over higher ones. But they are clearly great musicians, I can completely understand why people love them so much, they are just not for me. Almost no fan will feel attacked. I have said things like that in the past and I have gotten great conversations out of it (the same for other fanbases btw). The most important thing is to stay polite and not attack someone because they have a different taste from you. Taste is subjective, there is no right or wrong. There also isn't something like "bad or mediocre art". Btw, I have gotten used to their sound over time and I enjoy a good bunch of their tracks now and love a couple of them (including this one). I have also bought most of their physical releases. But I doubt they will ever be among my top favourite Japanese bands just because their pure power metal tracks are just not for me. It's the same with bands like Unlucky Moprheus and Mary's Blood. I like plenty of their music a lot, especially when I'm in the mood, but sometimes it just bounces off. That doesn't mean they are not a great bands though, I do think they are.

[@salsaucedo]

@@WavePotter to each their own you say they aren’t I say they are. What I’ve learned about reactors is they only care about their channel getting the recognition so the follow only what is more popular and are overrated bands. It’s all about views and subscribers that allow reactors to become just as popular and overrated

[@jay_g1984]

Not difficult for Miyako. Haven't learned anything. She can do anything when comes to music.