METALHEAD ENVIES| BAND-MAID| "CHOOSE ME"

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[@TomClark-Futoura]

"Choose Me" -- a song featured in the Netflix original movie "KATE" as BAND MAID, has so many great RnR chops, it's kinda unbelievable. From Saiki's old-school phrasing, cadence and a super soulful vocal at the end; MISA's driving bass, her special riff after Kanami's brilliant, rocking main solo (complete with harmonic pinch), and her pulls at the end of the song that really funks it up with Akane's drumming; to Kanami's original composition, off-beat octave stretches during the verses, and her addition of a second uncomplicated yet super tasty solo; to Akane's unique snare & tom flurry that launches the choruses; and to Miku's octave-down, in & out vocal backup and lyrics... all makes "Choose Me" a throwback rocker that surprised me when I first heard it - and I'll bet most anyone - that they would come up with this western-style, rock 'n roll classic. Of course, after years later, it's not surprising at all coming from this important band of geniuses who are almost single-handedly bringing back the joys and soulfulness of rock for people from all places and ages to hear. Here's a great live MV of "Choose Me" that's not quite as punchy do to the mix, but still good: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpTUmqeYjcycnbc Thx, RdR!

[@TehPhysics]

I think everyone is very curious to hear what an 8-10+ minute song would sound like, especially coming from the mind of Kanami. One day. . . 🤞 Miku could not play the guitar at all when she started the band. I don't think she played any instrument! It was all on the job training under the instruction of Kanami. 8 hours a day practicing, and hating most of it. Then she got over the hump and is now taking lead in some sections. Going from not playing guitar to having your own signature model Zemaitis in 7-8 years is insane! 🕊

[@laughingbuddha2948]

Let's not forget, Band-Maid puts a lot more diversity in their short songs than others in "long" songs. They're always very unpredictable and innovative in their composition...unlike most bands.

[@stimproid]

BAND MAID packs 10 minutes worth of music into 3 minutes. They are very respectful of our time 😄

[@cius2112]

BAND MAID is a band that always leaves you wanting more.

[@rolandkarlsson7072]

If you want "More" then you can listen to The Warning.

[@stephenriggs8177]

Band-Maid can be seen performing this song in the Netflix movie "Kate."

[@jeremydawkins8814]

Like dominos all shall fall for the delicious maid's. They are magnetic.

[@lonniekramlich6241]

I notice that you haven't reacted too, " Onset " live, a killer instramental.....it's a Must. ❤️🎙🎸🥁😎👌I've been informed that you already did it, so try, " Without Holding Back " live, another instramental, I think you can still find it, it's a Gem !!

[@falconsooner]

He did Onset on May 4th

[@lonniekramlich6241]

Well then how about, " Without Holding Back " live.

[@evilducks3710]

It’s unfortunate that their songs are so short, I feel like I could listen to any of these songs twice as long as they are. Fortunately, they have sooo many songs I can still have a top 10 playlist of theirs that’s 35 tracks long… so I still get the length in the aggregate

[@paulpetersen879]

Don't know if you have reacted to Blooming yet, but Kanami in that song goes Fn completely guitar hero in that song. Crunchy Riffs and a solo that would make any other guitar player just sit there in amazement and watch. Crushing song.

[@minminavi125]

I really enjoyed this and their outfits are fun. Another one to add to the list.

[@jamesredman1263]

This was my very first intro to Band-Maid and I was like, "Holy crap they ROCK!" Best sounding band I had heard in years. I was hooked. And about 5 years later, still am.

[@princeofcupspoc9073]

Miku is the face person and interacts with the audience before the show. Her English is reasonably good. When they are in Germany, France, etc. she talks to the audience in English, because there are always at least a few English speakers in the audience. Japanese, not so much.

[@cepho8349]

Lol her English is really bad.

[@kennogawa6638]

Kate the Netflix film and Peacemaker used Choose Me one on stage and the other while driving.

[@TherealSeriousMoonlight]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnLHi4WsjK1qY5o Peacemaker clip

[@DoctorChange106]

this is awesome BMD sound is great and hear it immediately THANKS

[@bobespirit2112]

They always leave you wanting more. Have you seen their more recent work? I recommend “No God” - official live video Another great older song is “The Non-Fiction Days” - official MV If you haven’t heard it. Take care and rock on 🤘🏼

[@edwardallen4051]

Miku didn't play any instrument when she put Band Maid together, it was only when Saiki was recruited for lead vocals that she was persuaded to learn rhythm rather than simply wearing the guitar as a necklace. By her own words it was a struggle and she hated it for 3 years but as everyone knows who's tried to learn an instrument there comes that point after hard work and dedication when it all comes together and it is no longer a massive chore, fortunately that is exactly what happened to Miku and as can be seen in their live performances from 2017 on she's a rockstar.

[@princeofcupspoc9073]

It's OK for guitar to not be her passion. Music needs "journeymen," "craftsmen," as much as it needs "artists." Her art is the lyrics and vocal arrangements.

[@jamesredman1263]

That was also when she got with Zemaitis, which she was immediately impressed with as having much better action than her Rickenbackers.

[@outwest1014]

Miku picked up the guitar after she was told it was needed to give the band a fuller sound. There was some consideration for the second singer but they decided Saiki was not suited. So Miku said she would learn the guitar only if Kanami would be her sensei. One other reason was Miku did not want another band member.

[@madsstavang]

If you want a song were both Akane and MISA shine, I would highly suggest "I still seek revenge". Both are going absolutely ham. It is the song which has the most slapping of all Band-Maid songs.

[@throwaway9389]

"I still seek revenge"" is fantastic--and oddly under played.

[@jkkansasband7056]

This is a classic Band-Maid song among the many classic Band-Maid songs. Don't think you've done FREEDOM-LIVE for Akane's longest drum solo. Don't forget the MV Warning! (not the live). Peace. 3.51

[@TherealSeriousMoonlight]

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[@_Luis_]

The thing is, after a BAND-MAID song I often look at the length at wonder "How was that only 4 minutes, so much happened". Their songs are so densely packed that you don't miss anything afterwards. With 6-10 minute songs I really need them to use the extra time. If they just repeat the same material over and over I'd rather listen to 3 shorter songs. But that comes down to personal preference.

[@Parker--]

😆That face once once the instruments kicks in: It got ya. This is more of a pop-rock song from early 00’s than say pop-punk, but yeah most pop-rock doesn’t rock this hard. Pop-rock (or pop-punk ftm) aren’t supposed to have shredding solos. The level of skill and nuance on display while still having an easy to follow melodies is a real skill.

[@Kevin6059]

Plenty to choose from to see MISA and Akane "goin' to town" - the solo sections from Rinne or The Dragon Cries MV's for example, and then of course there are whole songs where they basically stay in town for the whole song. In fact they had to check into a Residence Inn to get the monthly rate😀 (Like Black Hole and No God)

[@JK-tz6kk]

Kanami recently did ask, on Twtr or IG, if we wanted longer solo's. I said 20 mins., Po! Others had similar response. 🦍

[@TherealSeriousMoonlight]

Great reaction to one of my favorite Band-Maid songs! Just the right mix of instruments and vocals. Bless Mincho's guitar-pickin' heart! If you want the longer songs with the longer guitar features test out Ningen Isu. "Namahage" 6:42 min. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eX3ShoxnoKZnkLs

[@YamatoKazuki]

Onset - Full Band Instrumental Show-off: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4fVf2CglLqWZrc Freedom (live) - Akane Drums Show-off: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHnTpningqaWesk But regarding the drummer getting a show-off in this track: Nope, she just does an amazing job in every song, Akane is awesome. She does so many "unnecessary" additions which elevate each and every song to another level. Not saying the others (especially MISA and Kanami) don't do the exact same, I love their music and vibe a lot, but Akane is always outstanding to me. Keep it up dude, much love from Germany

[@nussekuddenxxx6564]

So you want MISA and Akane go off together? Try Dragon Cries kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZyonKOlnNige5I It's not a long drum/bass solo, but it's amazing, and fit perfectly in the felling of the song (like anything they do). It's not so popular, especially not among Americans, since it's not a happy song. In fact, it's very dark!

[@falconsooner]

Great recommendation. Also has Kanami harnessing her inner Hendrix

[@jamesgodwin868]

Links: BAND-MAID / DOMINATION (Official Live Video) kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5PcgnaAo5ulj8k BAND-MAID / DICE (Official Music Video) kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKGkiqGMf71sebs great baas and drums intro BAND-MAID / Blooming (Official Music Video) kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4bXkH14gtSWga8 BAND-MAID / onset (Official Live Video) kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4fVf2CglLqWZrc instrumental BAND-MAID / FREEDOM (Official Live Video) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHnTpningqaWesk great drum solo Those will keep you busy for a while.

[@Greg-om2hb]

The first rule of show business is, “always leave them wanting more.” It’s common for Japanese bands to sprinkle English words into their songs, because it “sounds cool.” SAIKI doesn’t speak English, but my heart melts every time I hear her say, “I choose you.” KOBATO writes the lyrics. English is a very difficult language to learn, for many different reasons. If you like long songs, check out the band EARTHLESS.

[@markmiyasaki6001]

Nice reaction. As for the length of their tracks, I've heard in interviews that they are very conscious about keeping it in the 3 to 4 min range. Miku likened it to food, that essentially that their songs are dense and high calorie that too much and your stomach gets too full. She didn't say this part but Japanese has a saying that you shouldn't eat more than being up to 80% full. For a song that's not "Anime" sounding, you might want to check out The Dragon Cries. It has a very different sound from their usual stuff because its the only song of theirs that was produced by a western producer, Tony Visconti who was a long time producer of David Bowie and T-REx amongst others. The vocals were recorded in Tony's NYC studio. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZyonKOlnNige5I

[@jamesredman1263]

Tony said he had never before seen vocalists willing to work a solid 8 hour day. They awed him with their work ethic.

[@maichi3610]

I recommend it to you Crystal Lake - Apollo that is heavy song Please react

[@henry6782]

I wished you did the live version of this🥹🥹

[@bandmaidfanATL]

For a good Misa/Akane jam, try the Play live cut from Line Cube Shibuya. Great rhythm section intro jam.

[@falconsooner]

He reacted to it recently

[@Bodneyblue]

She didn't play well prior to the band?.....She didn't play AT ALL!..EVEN when she started BAND-MAID...In their first MV she is just holding the guitar pretty much....That's why alot of critics said they were fakeing and couldn't actually play the instruments.....To answer this..the ladies brought out covers of some tracks to show they could!....Only 2 of these videos are still up on YT...Kanami doing a "ONE ROCK OK" cover and Akane doing a "Maximum the Hormone" drum cover...MISA's has gone MIA...Once Saiki joined the band..the ladies(possibly Akane) said if Miku was gonna hold a guitar to balance the look...Then she might as well learn to play it!....So she was taught to play by Kanami while on the job...Now look at her...Fronting the best rock band today!..You Rock Miku!!! 🌹🤘🤪🤘🥰

[@chuckvelten5337]

Do the live version from the February 14th 2020 concert in Japan. So many reactors seem to skip over that one !

[@TherealSeriousMoonlight]

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[@pris7]

Recommended live video Don’t Be Long (Instrumental) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ-yZIF3mJWpgtk

[@Sergof]

I had to learn a bunch of languages, and for me English (which is my 3rd) was the easiest and Japanese the hardest. However if you were Japanese, English would be pretty hard. It depends on what languages you already know and how similar the concepts behind them are. Mixing languages is pretty easy for me. You don't get an idea of how good of a guitarist Miku is from the studio versions of their songs, since all the guitars are recorded by Kanami.

[@princeofcupspoc9073]

In any decent Japanese school, English is a required course. So a majority of Japanese can read English, and have at least some level of speaking and hearing. However it's hard to find Japanese actually speaking English. There's some level of embarrassment when they are not experts. Not so Miku. She embodies the samurai spirit. 🙂

[@Sergof]

@@princeofcupspoc9073 I find it very curious how nonchalant language seems to be treated in Japanese entertainment. Most things appear to be handled pretty rigorously, but it's very common to see e.g. bad English both in terms of grammar and pronunciation in things like music.

[@rolandkarlsson7072]

@@Sergof - I think you under estimate how hard it is for Japanese people to learn English. It SO different. Both concept wise and pronunciation.

[@maichi3610]

one more band .... Gacharic Spin - Mindset recommend to you I like so much

[@jamesredman1263]

I second that emotion!

[@sacluvsBM]

You always remark about how things are produced and mixed. The band is produced and mixed by Kanami. The band does every single thing themselves. The only producer since they started writing all their own material was Tony Viscontti of David Bowie fame who produced the vocals for The Dragon Cries with Miku and Saiki in NYC. Those lyrics are all English. The music was already in the can before Miku and Sai-chan went to Tony's studio in NYC. He also received a partial songwriting credit under a pseudonym for his efforts in changing the partial English into fully English. Band-Maid writes the song, arranges the song, records the song, mixes the song and fully produces the song. Is there any other band you can say that about? "We are holding up the flag."-Miku.

[@_JimS]

I know on my keyboard when I hit the back arrow button on KZbin videos it take me back exactly 5 seconds, same for the forward arrow...... may help instead of using the cursor.

[@lurkmerchant]

I love some of Asterism's long instrumentals, maybe one long metal song by ningen isu, while these are so amazing and I'll continue to listen, I don't listen to anything else by them. I can't get into Tool for the same reason I love their sound but can't hold my attention for so long. I think it's definitely a preference thing.

[@jonasw3945]

I think that was sweep picking at the end of the second solo, not hammer ons

[@RTEcalcite01]

Great job. Don't be too hard on yourself. When Miku formed the band she didn't play guitar at all.

[@alanstamper4345]

Check out Wonderland for a Saiki showcase. :-)

[@TherealSeriousMoonlight]

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[@Parker--]

You should make a band-maid specific playlist or list your completed reactions in the description so it’s easier to figure out what to suggest because they have so many bangers it’s hard to keep track.

[@Kkm737]

looks like they're following one ok rock...

[@billb.5183]

I start to zone out on songs after 5-6 minutes usually. They tend to get boring and repetitive. I would never make it through a 22 minute song. BAND-MAID fits a lot of music into 3-4 minutes and it never gets repetitive or boring.

[@rockdariff]

Haha I hear ya…give Haken a chance…their my favorite prog act…the song I mentioned is called visions…Its a awesome journey

[@princeofcupspoc9073]

I suggest that you never attend a 3 consecutive night performance of Wagner's Ring Cycle.

[@billb.5183]

@@princeofcupspoc9073 That would never happen even if you did suggest it. LOL

[@miqoto]

BandMaid doesn't do longer songs cause they don't really repeat their lines from first to second half of songs. It's what makes it so catchy imho

[@aterui8266]

Grate reaction dude╭( ･ㅂ･)و ̑̑

[@macsnobia]

Play live and mv Dice.

[@denabach]

Actually English is the hardest to learn. Of all languages English has ( a dictionary) of words where other languages are kept much simpler.

[@rolandkarlsson7072]

Japanese have a hard time learning to pronounce other languages if they do not do it at very young age. The reason is that Japanese is very limited sound wise. They have very few sounds and the words are strictly built by using syllables with one consonant and one vowel sound. That's why they say BAN-DO MAY-DU instead of BAND-MAID and MA-CO-DO-NA-RU instead of Mac Donalds. Instead of my name Roland, they say RO-RAN-DO. And hot coffee is HOT-TO CO-HI and Ice cream is AJ-SEE-CREE-MO. So, do not under estimate a Japanese lady singing in English. It is very impressive.

[@Jordan-Ramses]

I prefer short songs. My mind wanders really bad if the song goes on. I totally forget that I'm listening to music. You can just play another song? I don't see the bonus of a long song.

[@evilducks3710]

It’s unfortunate that their songs are so short, I feel like I could listen to any of these songs twice as long as they are. Fortunately, they have sooo many songs I can still have a top 10 playlist of theirs that’s 35 tracks long… so I still get the length in the aggregate