Lovebites - Judgement Day Reaction

[@mmcpa]

Like your honest reaction, not afraid to tell it like it is for you. Several points though I respectfully disagree with you. 1. Not all live is better, and in this case for me personally, it will be very difficult for live to be better than this studio version. This song slams. 2. Not sure what you're listening to, but I hear Haruna on the drums loud and clear. Her beat is meant to be a driving force behind the strings, not a standout. The cymbals/china stand out. 3. You're obviously "stuck" on Lovebites live, and many people are. When I first got into Lovebites at the beginning of 2022, that's pretty much all I heard. 4. The mix is just fine for me. The album is spectacular, their best yet.

[@leemohhin4352]

I don't understand i can clearly hear Haruna drumming all the way.

[@kent-oveprestberg3578]

@@leemohhin4352. They both may have "weak" headphones. I don't want to rant about technical parts and figures, so i shut my mouth just here 🙂

[@christopherjohnferrer3771]

I bet it's their headphones. Besides I kinda known power metal were always recorded this way, guitars were the forefront of playing, because they emphasize solos over drums.

[@brian0703]

The best metal band on this planet right now.. 🎶

[@GrayFox14]

Thanks for the reaction. I have watched and listened to this song many times. The sound is good, including the drums. The only thing I can agree with you about is that the bass is deliberately made much louder than on all previous audio and video LOVEBITES. It was the first song with the new bassist Fami and the sound engineers wanted to emphasize ( highlight) Fami's playing in this way. To make the audience feel her bass better. MV "Judgement Day" is a kind of "presentation" of Fami as a new member of the band.

[@davidtormaschy9988]

Their new song "Stand and Deliver" that just came out is awesome. It shows their fun side but holds nothing back either.

[@mightyV444]

It's not a cover of the Adam & the Ants song from the 80's though, or is it?! 😄

[@joeparker9516]

@@mightyV444 Not that I can see. Only way to know for sure is to watch Adam Ant's version first and then Lovebites version... I am CERTAIN you will see a difference.

[@mightyV444]

@@joeparker9516 - Yeah ...I'll stick with the one by Adam & the Ants, though 😅

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

I know they purposely increased the bass so people could hear Fami, but I never thought the drums or guitars were low in the mix. I was surprised to hear that.

[@dymyavalor6135]

Even if the reactors had high-quality and expensive studio headphones, it still makes no sense to talk about the features of the mix when listening to a recording with a fairly high level of compression. I can confidently say that all Lovebites studio and concert releases have very good sound quality. Lovebites recently released a blu-ray with all their ten music videos. And for the first time I got the opportunity to combine high-quality video with high-quality sound. A very high level and a completely different perception. By the way, Tarja also recently released a blu-ray with all her sixteen music videos. For which both Love bites and Tarja thank you very much.

[@christopherjohnferrer3771]

Or maybe they have a bad tuning of their setups. It's their fault not on Lovebites side for sure.

[@osmanyldran4363]

Nice and objective reaction.. I agree with your comments about the mixing/mastering. Lovebites works with Finnish masterminds Mikko Karmila and Mika Jussila on their album recording, it hasn't changed at all. I'm sure they know what they're aiming to do. I think they didn't particularly brighten the instruments to reinforce the dark atmosphere of the song. But at the end of the day, we have outstanding musicianship and instruments that unfortunately cannot be heard with the clarity they deserve. It's a fact that this song is quite complex. It is not catchy at first. The verse, bridge or chorus parts will not be individually tongue-tied. It's a complete composition revolving around a riff by synth strings. We'll see if it can become a classic in the Lovebites discography in the future..

[@zeplica2004]

love the zeppelin shirt. my favorite band of all time. saw them 21 times. hopefully you were old enough to see them. now lovebites are my favorite band surpassing metallica which was not easy. the new album will be the album of the year!!!!!!!!! have a great day.

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

This is my new favorite Lovebites song. I too want to see them play this live.

[@ceniminima]

Lovebites uploaded all new tracks from their new album Judgement Day on KZbin, 2 music video Judgement Day and Stand and Deliver (Shoot'em Down). The Judgement Day Tour 2023 (Japan only) will be start on August 26 - September 24, 2023. Ticket booking for fans outside Japan already open.

[@colrhodes377]

Good to see that you've topped 3000 subscribers. This channel will build up slowly but it's got great integrity and that means people will stick with you. 👌

[@ebm-everythingbutmainstream]

Drums are loud and clear. If you can’t hear them you probably need better headphones.

[@武井研一]

Dramatic sound, it turned me on, Yes. エキゾチックなのりのりサウンド💗

[@kyles5513]

Thanks guys, great song

[@joeparker9516]

It's the energy that is derived from the audience. That is part of what's missing.

[@a_un]

It seems that other people have posted advice about headphones. I also think the headphone choice is worth thinking about. It seems that many reactors use standard headphones (for listening to music). Standard headphones (or speakers) are designed for "sounding good". That "comfortable sound" reflects the subjectivity of the developer. On the other hand, there are products in the field of "headphones (speakers) for monitoring". The purpose of this is not to output sound beautifully. It is a headphone that aims to output "as it is (for example, a dirty sound remains dirty)". I have always hoped that net reactor people would use this kind of headphones. Monitor headphones tend to be cheaper than general headphones (For reference: SONY's MDR series, which is used by about 90% of Japanese music/broadcast companies, is about $120) ------------ from Nippon *It is a sentence using Google translation. I hope I conveyed my intentions correctly.

[@Ratovx]

Drums are fine for me

[@ralphboyer2538]

I think you might need to invest in some different headphones. I've watched this video on my computer (both with and without headphones) and on my iPad (both with and without headphones) and the mix was just perfect. I've watched reaction videos for this song from many different reactors and no one else has criticized the mix. So I think it might be your headphones.

[@leemohhin4352]

I agree with you i can clearly hear Haruna drumming all the way.

[@colrhodes377]

This reminds me of Girlschool live. I saw Girlschool in about 1980 and they really did rock. Today I'm suggesting Bonnie Tyler, Faster than the speed of night

[@mightyV444]

"...and Jason" - Yeah, I loved how that sounded after all those other, more elaborate usernames, too! 😂

[@1970Phoenix]

I definitely prefer their live videos, but Judgement Day is a pretty slick video and will do me just fine until a live video of this song is available.

[@dg3258]

Thank you for doing more Lovebites reactions. Can't wait to see this done live, being a new MV they haven't performed this album live yet...in March though. Look forward to your next Lovebites reaction...recommend Rising live with lyrics kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJ_GmmuBqb19hs0. A great song w/inspirational lyrics!

[@kielanuar213]

Yes, great song. Try watch their new MV, Stand And Deliver another amazing song..nice reaction guys

[@13uomini]

If you want to hear something more close the live watch the new video, totally recorded in studio: Stand and deliver. Thanks.

[@dymyavalor6135]

I think the music video Judgement Day is an audio visual masterpiece. Why say that a live performance would be better? What does a live performance have to do with this video? Probably, the reactors have a psychological peculiarity not to see the advantages, but to look for imaginary shortcomings.

[@pinoypower69]

the drum seems to disappear underneath everything else ? he must be deaf.

[@christopherjohnferrer3771]

Probably their wrong setups or something. I can hear both drums and base on my very, very cheap earphones. Or probably they're just not so familiar with power-metal recordings..

[@thesaturdaymorningcowboy4198]

I also prefer Lovebites live performances. Their music videos are great, but I do feel that the studio engineering takes away from the raw performance. Their latest video to drop, Stand and Deliver, is another one worth a reaction. It’s a bit different and even features Miyako taking a turn on the drum kit while Haruna briefly swaps off onto a guitar and the bass. A fun watch! Oh, and thanks for the shout out! Happy Trails!

[@obud3777]

Next LoveBites song: “Stand and Deliver “ 🎸🔥🤟🐺

[@barty5099]

Best way to show off bass is take drums down a little bit. But it is still mixed well for me.

[@johnpaul4784]

Pause during guitar solo ? Sin !

[@boki1693]

Odd, I hear the drums and guitars fine. It's the base I don't hear that much. But I always prefer live when the artists are talented.

[@christopherjohnferrer3771]

Nope I hear the base just fine on my very, very cheap earphones.

[@boki1693]

@@christopherjohnferrer3771 LOL, I just saw this. How many times am I going to misspell bass? I even got you doing it. :) Maybe it's a headphone by headphone thing? I hear the bass. But it certainly dosn't stand out when the other instruments are playing. By the way, I misspelled bass again just then. LOL.

[@christopherjohnferrer3771]

@@boki1693In the beginning of the song bass was prominent even some baselines in here in there. Probably it's how it was recorded purposely on power metal genre which we know this was kinda thrash in a sense. Yeah hope they buy professional headphones ✌️

[@パパおじさん-i8f]

i miss the cat's tail

[@bandoneoni]

You are hearing the KZbin mud.Check out the CD. Too hasty react, but fair enough. Much music is ruined by KZbin -on purpose.

[@boyzyu]

You can't hear the drums or it's muted ?? 🤣🤣 Like the other commenters have mentioned, might be time to invest in new headphones

[@gillesmurat7362]

Hello from France: You seem to have playback quality problems due to your sound system (amp and/or headphones). And anyway, can we really judge the subtleties of a recording by listening to it either from the mp3 or the mp4? The decompression problems of these files do not allow to appreciate the details and the real levels between the different instruments. The "live" sounds being devoid of the possibilities of the studio pass more easily, because of their greater "simplicity", on formats of the type mentioned above. To make the difference, it is better to listen to CD, DVD or Blueray and on good hi-fi equipment... [Vous semblez avoir des problèmes de qualité de restitution dues à votre sound system (ampli et ou headphones). Et de toute façon, peut-on vraiment juger des subtilités d'un enregistrement en l'écoutant soit à partir du mp3 ou du mp4 ? Les problèmes de décompression de ces fichiers ne permettent pas d'apprécier les détails et les réels niveaux entre les différents instruments. Les sons "live" étant dépourvus des possibilités du studio passent plus facilement, en raison de leur plus grande "simplicité", sur des formats du type cité plus haut. Pour faire la différence, il vaut mieux écouter en CD, DVD ou Blueray et sur du bon matériel hi-fi...]

[@randypeters366]

They haven't performed it live in concert yet. New song and all. There is that,

[@CrYou575]

They can't sing it live until they have a concert.