LOVEBITES | EPIC ALL GIRL BAND 'Edge of the World' | Multi-Instrumentalist Reaction and Analysis

Multi-instrumentalist reacts, analyzes and breaks down LOVEBITES live performance of Edge of the World.
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[@WavePotter]

If you’re here before June 9th, congrats on finding my secretly uploaded video on my playlist! 😅 the premiere will be sometime tomorrow, but for now, I’m curious how many people find it through the playlist!

[@Glen.Black.]

Not me. I'm thinking people are seeing it from the notifications?

[@fredminier8547]

Harunas frieght train drumming and her ninja cymbals will git ya there every time!!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍

[@davestafford8273]

Wave, Miyako is a classically-trained pianist and her songwriting is influenced by her love of the Romantics like Rachmaninov, Chopin, etc. She is also influenced by Gary Moore and has done piano covers of some of his songs, like Parisienne Walkways, on her personal KZbin channel.

[@gt1man931]

Haruna is the queen of thunder. This was right towards the very end of the show, Asami has some great pipes.

[@marcinpopawski8199]

Complete, epic masterpiece played by mega band. Stay safe. Stay Lovebites.

[@CDMS_pt]

Another MASTERPIECE from Lovebites. 🤘🤩🤘

[@dregeye]

Vocalist Asami, a 4'10" phenomenal talent also wrote the lyrics I suggest you give some attention to. There is [cc] subtitles to make sure you get them right. This song was preceded by an hour and 30 minutes of performing and is the second to last of the encore of this hour&45min show.

[@brandydynamite5877]

Haruna's drums are ALWAYS on point ! 🤘🤘

[@TheCyberMantis]

And she always looks SO CUTE!

[@brandydynamite5877]

@@TheCyberMantis SUPER-CUTE 🥰

[@whirled_peace]

LOVEBITES - Edge Of The World lyrics: Why do we learn to hate, deceive and lie, hurt each other？ Why does it never end？ The sorrow keeps on repeating Wailing, come downpours of the rain Will it end？ No one ever knows Wondering, what only time can tell What is at the end of life？ Why do we only see our own desires？ Greed is endless Why is there authority when there is no justice in their rulings Struggling like feeble, helpless fools Will it end？ No one ever knows Wandering, not knowing where to go Carrying the breath of life Standing at… The Edge of the World As long as you're still alive, remember - don't fear standing up, don't ever give it up Until the day you meet your end, it's not over - let your soul shine inside of your heart As long as you're still alive, remember - keep your dignity, stay true to who you are Until the day you meet your end, it's not over - let your heart love and always be loved How you live will always live on As your way of life, forever How you live will always live on As your way of life, forever How you live will always live on As your way of life, forever ----- lyrics: asami music: Mao arrangement: LOVEBITES (miho, haruna, midori, miyako, asami)

[@randygentry2442]

👍 great professional play.... very entertaining

[@jaimealmendro2657]

Great reaction friend , Lovebites amazing classic Power , thrash , speed metal band , amazing musicians .

[@dragulia_venaro]

Thank you for giving a great reaction to this masterpiece! I'm waiting for your next reaction!🤘🏻 Hope you have a great day!

[@WavePotter]

Thank you so much! I appreciate your kind words!

[@JFrancoDrums]

A masterpiece from Lovebites (just one of many)! Haruna is a fantastic drummer! And the cutest drummer too! Her kit in this show is a Pearl Crystal Beat, she uses different toms these days. Her setup is constantly changing. Also her double bass sound is a mix of triggers and acoustic. This song is such a beautiful journey, so many fantastic transitions! Asami's beautiful vocals are the cherry on top! 😀 Another great reaction, please more Lovebites! Try "Swan Song" (with the Chopin Etude piano intro) or "Break the Wall", both live same show 2020!

[@marting.h.9417]

This is a masterpiece.

[@AngelLWJ]

Lovebites❤🔥

[@markmathewssgbcpenaltyboxs6389]

Yes, it is Epic! One of my favorites! I love how the first half is showing the soft, emotional side of them, Asami's voice and Miyako's piano and bringing out the emotion in that Dean just beautifully done! Then they kick it into gear and Haruna, that little dynamo who can out last that damn bunny, just propels us forward at break neck speed! Thank you for reacting to this video.

[@Glen.Black.]

And your excitement continues to build! Awesome! Glad you're having fun and teaching us at the same time!

[@hiawatha.g]

You like the piano? You have to watch "Swan Song". Miyako, who composes a lot of their music, is a professional-level classical pianist, and was originally going to make classical music her career. When she was 18, she picked up a guitar, and is now a dual virtuoso. She particularly likes the Romantic Era classical composers like Debussy, Dvořák, Chopin and Rachmaninoff. She composed “Swan Song” using elements of the New World Symphony (Dvořák) and Chopin’s Revolutionary Etude. All five members of the band are Jedi-level musicians, but I think Miyako is a once-in-a generation talent, a true savant. Here is the current link to “Swan Song” with the Etude as prelude: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGKlmqioiM2keK8

[@alekhidell]

Great second reaction to the most talented band in the World. Am I exaggerating? I don’t think so. The two Zepp Diver City Tokyo shows (2019/20) will give you plenty to keep your reaction count going into double figures. Then there’s the MV selection (The Crusade, Shadowmaker, When Destinaties Align, Winds of Transylvania, Rising, Glory to the World… to name but 6). For a more intimate setting, check out anything from the ‘Awake Again from Abyss” studio live set. Lovebites are the pinnacle of metal evolution.

[@hiufernando7340]

I like this reaction. Great reaction. Great analysis. Thank you so much. You know all the talent of musicians on this band is insane. And this song is really really epic. For wolfpack like me, this song is masterpiece. Next song them, try "Winds of Transylvania" or "Break the wall" Stay safe and keep on lovebitten🤘

[@nanakakitano9724]

This band are really tight and so much fun if you get the chance to see them live. If you want to do more from them perhaps check out Swan Song, or Thunder Vengance for an up-tempo thrasher in the style of Metallica/Slayer - both of them have live clips on KZbin from this same show. I'm going to suggest taking a look at the band Gacharic Spin as well. They're a big name within Japan but sadly get overlooked by many international music lovers. If you do MV reactions Gacharic Spin just released a video for their latest single MindSet on their channel - it's not metal like some of the bands you've been checking out, more...funk-prog-pop-rock? Gacharic Spin just do whatever they want genre wise. It's an absolute jam though and the instrumental section they have in the middle is just _chef's kiss_. Also one to check out if you like slap bass because the bassist goes _off_. If you only do live video reactions you're also in luck because Gacharic Spin are stunningly brilliant in live performances, as a drummer I think you'd appreciate this clip from their 2019 live blu-ray of them playing their track TAMASHII (SOUL) with two drummers, one of who is also singing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKWaXnp9h8ZmpMU

[@nanakakitano9724]

​@梶A I suspect the reason they don't get as much attention is two fold: Firstly they aren't as clear cut hard-rock/metal as some of the other popular bands. Whilst they can do that stuff at the very highest levels (ref DOLL$BOXX), their genre mixing, generally poppy sensibility, and frankly whackiness (Oreo burger for example) can leave many confused or offput. Secondly they don't have an easily identifiable "gimmick" - or at least not a fixed one, nothing that they feel wedded to at least. They'll play around with looks and band set-up as much as they play around with genres. To compare and contrast: Girls in maid outfits playing hard-rock? Or girls in white dresses playing heavy metal? It's unusual but the brain can comprehend it easily, and the music sounds like things you're used to hearing but played by people you're not used to seeing play it. That mix of familiar and unfamiliar is very appealing and understandably so. Someone dressed as a burger leaping about frantically on top of a keyboard whilst a guitarist looking like Little Bo Peep is dancing around and a drummer/singer dressed in multicoloured neon cycling gear and a bassist dressed like a Mongolian Warlord who just had neon green paint thrown on them goes nuts and there are also dancers and the song is Zubari Hatsutoji? It can be a bit much for some people to take in and appreciate for how damn good it actually is, or realize how advanced the musicianship is beneath the insanity they are witnessing unfold in front of them. Gacha-pin have heavily toned the retina burning color-splosions down of late but their musical style is still as eclectic and unusual as it always was. I agree about Chopper btw, my personal favorite bassist. Her work on MindSet is truly stunning. The pocket her and Hana have going on that track is _deep_ stuff, completely locked in. I'm not quite sure what you mean about Misa and the God Father reference, I'm afraid I've never seen that film.

[@repobob]

@@nanakakitano9724 I miss the burger suit

[@nanakakitano9724]

@@repobob The "Sexy Hamburger" was amazing and hilarious (the friend I dragged to a Gacha-pin concert in Tokyo back in 2018 still talks about it to this day), but I think it'd run it's course after about 12 months.

[@nanakakitano9724]

​@梶A Yes, I used to be one of those metal heads who disliked anything even remotely poppy as a teen, when all I played was death metal and black metal. If it wasn't blast-beats and screaming I thought it sucked. Here's to hoping Gacha-pin find new ways to take their insanity to the next level.

[@repobob]

@@nanakakitano9724 I do hope she brings it back for a special occasion like an anniversary show maybe in the encore. Fans would go nuts.

[@DavidMISAMISAMISACook]

Miho Miho Miho!

[@glenkelley6799]

Great reaction and Asami was a R&B / gospel singer before Lovebites, so I'm assuming she has had a lot of formal vocal training and her support and control are top notch, along with her upper register. Some of the songs show off her range better. When you look at her throat/neck in a lot of the closeups, you can see there's no visible tension.

[@lurkmerchant]

I'm a band-maid fan, but I highly recommend you listen to "epilogue" if you haven't reacted to it yet. It's another song by lovebites I really like.

[@dregeye]

Next song that starts immediately is "We The United" kzbin.info/www/bejne/bonYlKyilKyVfbs What truly makes this song "epic" is understanding what Asami is singing, and continues with "We The United". (imo) "All girl band"? More like, Elegant and sophisticated master-musicians who are women.

[@TheCyberMantis]

@梶A We are all very excited for a "Ride For Vengeance" concert blu-ray! I hope they are working on it right now!

[@dregeye]

@@TheCyberMantis I ran across this page lovebites-music.com/livesongs/ recently and got really excited to see "Ride For Vengeance" have it's own column along with all the other LIVE releases! Then I got to the bottom of the page that says, "Fanpage by Harry Becker from Germany" Very nicely done and information of interest, but not 'official' as I had hoped. Gotta happen by July though, "historically" speaking, eh? &:-)

[@TheCyberMantis]

@@dregeye Wow, nice! Yes, let's hope it will happen!

[@TheCyberMantis]

@梶A Yes, I think something happened with Nuclear Blast USA, because the official MV for "Rising" is on their channel. But the deal must have collapsed, because Lovebites still has no support in the USA. And no official fan club either.

[@TheCyberMantis]

@梶A Yeah, Victor is keeping things tight in Japan only it seems. We could make our own fan club here in the USA, but we need merchandise support with it. Wolfpack wants to support Lovebites, so we want to buy their stuff! We need a way to do that, here in the USA. We need a USA merchandise online store.

[@kouzaikaza9435]

This song is the 2nd song of the encore and the 18th song of this live. Asami's voice withers no matter how many songs she sings. She said she couldn't.

[@todayisagoodday4642]

EPIC

[@dougporteous2474]

Midori with that background lead, Asami, with her killer vocals, Miho with her always kick ur ass bass, And then there's Miyako, what can u say, the whole band is so fukn talented

[@Kissanpieru]

Good and professional review 👍👍👍 thank you. Miyako's solos are so soulful that they easily get emotional ❤❤❤

[@LovebitesFanForLife]

The only words to describe this song: Epic! Virtuoso! Masterpiece!! This is probably their most iconic song and my favorite.

[@TheCyberMantis]

LOVEBITES is #1 !!! \m/

[@cobrachic3346]

2nd song of a 3 song encore that goes right into We the United.Miyako's Dean is modified with Fishman pickups, changed from passive to active, with 2 capacitors. There's a video where she shows and explains the mods.

[@anrakspumante5958]

This is one of the most epic metal songs i ever heared. And i have heared a lot of them, im 58 :) This band rises the the niveau of playing in astronomical highes!

[@jmetallover]

EPIC, yes this is one of the best LIVE bands playing today PERIOD, forget the genre, one of the best bands period!!!! The transitions this band puts on especially LIVE are sensational, if there is any question as to the insane talent in this band play this, Empty Daydream, Epilogue or any other song by this band especially LIVE to stamp that answer in your head forever!!! Great reaction and I was LMAO, watching you getting ready to explode trying not to interrupt the song with your stunned remarks, this band does leave one speechless often!!

[@nikostheater]

They can play Prog, Thrash, Power, Heavy , you name it. They nail it. They are a revelation.

[@mcmuttons]

Big vote for checking out Thunder Vengeance next. It's the set opener for this show, starts out epic and just keeps going. And if you want those big drum fills, you're going to love it. It's also a face melter, more in the style of old thrash bands, like Slayer, Metallica, Anthrax, etc. I get goosebumps every time I watch it. It really sets up the epic experience that this whole concert is. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4ioaIOneNV6n5Y

[@bikerbuncle]

Yes.She is

[@malundy]

Hey Wave, great breakdown. Question: I think Haruna is the only drummer I've seen who wears gloves. Is there a reason to wear gloves when drumming? Comfort? Style?

[@realdocloco]

Probably to get a better grip and avoid blisters

[@malundy]

The gloves don't bother me they just stand out because I don't see them on other drummers. In the video for Glory to the World Haruna doesn't wear gloves and that's something that caught my attention right away.

[@glenkelley6799]

For after show party, gloves are proper attire for formal tea parties

[@cepho8349]

Good question. I would love to know as well.

[@gatograto]

Great, great review, positive reaction and good analysis. About the drummer's stamina, you'd better know this tune is the second from the end of almost 2 hour show. That is the reason it ends abruptly, this tune is a kind of directly connected to the beginning of the very last song We the United. About piano, you've got try Swan Song with the preceding track Chopin Revolutionary Etude. You'll know the reason why those two independent tracks must be played together when you watch the video. They are in the live Five of a Kind at Zepp Diver City Tokyo 2020. You can hear a magnificent piano intro in Empty Daydream live Daughters of the Dawn 2019 version. Try "Rising" live at Zepp Diver City 2020 version. You can witness incredible switch from guitar to piano and return to guitar again, power metal to waltz and return to power metal again. Miyako flips her Dean to her back and flips back into the position after piano. You can hear when she stops playing guitar and starts playing piano, and can see when she switches to guitar again. Her action is so quick and smooth and not missing a single beat, as if she is playing the same instrument and on the same rhythm. About her Dean, here's Miyako's trick. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6G8iJSYrZiCjtE

[@evilvolts]

this is better than the studio version that version is sped up and doesn't feel like it has the heart this slowed down version has.

[@renatopeduto4088]

Wave Potter please react to lovebites frozen serenade. Is epic

[@rizalwalinaga7850]

Try SWAN SONG..

[@marks5451]

So good.

[@Frahamen]

Wait... It's pronounced "Diversity"?!? I genuinly thouth of it as was a city of divers.

[@TheCyberMantis]

@梶A I saw video of that Gundam, out in front of the building. Odaiba.... Diver City!

[@TheCyberMantis]

@梶A That is DEEP. But I understand what you are saying. And yes, I will freak-out when I get to see Lovebites!

[@hernanuliana9111]

Haruna it's a wonderful drummer, she it's not much noted as the others (let's face it, beauty pays for the overwhelmingly male audience of this kind of music videos) but her skills are on par with the guitars. She is 1,49 m (suck it imperial lovers) and a living prove that talent don't have a size.

[@TheCyberMantis]

Dynamite comes in small packages! Princess HARUNA is our little THUNDER BUNNY!

[@cepho8349]

Let's not act like Haruna isn't a beauty in her own right, but I get what you mean.

[@TheCyberMantis]

@@cepho8349 Are you kidding? Princess Haruna is gorgeous. She is a 10+.

[@cepho8349]

@@TheCyberMantis Well, yeah. That's what I'm saying. Sorry if you misunderstood me. They are all gorgeous.

[@TheCyberMantis]

@@cepho8349 True!

[@nikostheater]

This band is the BEST live metal band in the world rinks and probably the best heavy metal band in the world, period. The have zero bad or mediocre songs. They only gave great and masterpieces. You should check the closer of this concert , the song that followed ,” We the United “. Every other band pales in comparison to them in every metric.

[@JuanSan66]

This is the proof that the best rock music of the moment is composed and played by Japanese musicians.

[@skoob64]

FYI this was the eighteenth song out of nineteen.