Is this a different band?! | NEMOPHILA / ODYSSEY [Official Music Video] Reaction

[@bocatampere]

Very important point..These ladies don’t need show anything else but their musical talent. Love it!! Lovin Nemophila 🔥🤘❤️

[@bandmaidfanATL]

There is nothing more attractive than mastery and confidence.

[@grantnealon5101]

Great reaction Mrs Realistic... What you will find out with these beautiful Ladies is they do whatever they want. And do it exceptionally well. Check out their cover of Kiss's Detroit rock city in full Kiss make up.. It's awesome.. Fun fact, Mayu lead singer, and drummer Tamu both have children under 5.. Awesome Rockin Mama's Best wishes from France 🤘🫰🇨🇵

[@MrsRealistic]

That sounds like a blast! 😆👍

[@grantnealon5101]

@@MrsRealistic It is. 😊👍

[@hiawatha.g]

Lots of bands can thrash. Very few of those can dial it back and do a truly beautiful ballad. Nemophila are the best at it today.

[@rolandkarlsson7072]

Nemophila are pros and has a great versatility. E.g., Tamu is one of Japan's best session drummers. You can hire her for any kind of music. When she play things she like its mostly prog jazz and prog rock. I have heard her do some dream theatre stuff.

[@hiawatha.g]

@@rolandkarlsson7072 Yes, she is really Jedi level. She has done drum-offs with Senri, which says a lot!

[@kevinbowland4686]

They are such a versatile band. I'm always a fan of talented bands that can "switch gears" and still kill it in a different music genre. It really showcases Mayu's excellent range as a vocalitst. Love her screamos, but her cleans are also incredible. She's got such a unique voice, a little raspy, a little nasally, but it just melds together smoothly.

[@rafaelornelas2085]

This is why Nemophila is one of the best band's in the world!! Mayu so diverse and versatile 🤘🔥🔥❤️❤️

[@DavidKAnderson]

Most versatile band in metal. As good at a classic power ballad like this as they are at ripping facers off. Elite tier musicians...with astonishing chemistry.

[@shadowslayer505]

It’s been a very very long time since I heard a perfect power ballad.

[@peterl1109]

" Now I Here ". Its a little forgotten powerballad they done. The guitar solos is so good🙂!! And of course they did " Life " that is kind of their theme song.

[@shadowslayer505]

@@peterl1109 nothing like a good power ballad.

[@josesalas1174]

​@@peterl1109💯x💯 coincido con contigo, creo que los solos son para mi mejores que los de Raitei

[@Russ.Murphy]

Hi Shadow! "Now I here" Music- Hazuki, Lyrics - Saki "Life" Music - Mayu, Lyrics - Mayu "Game Over" Music - Tamu Murata, Lyrics - Tamu Murata "Beautiful Days" Music - Mayu, Hazuki, Haraguchi-San, & Tamu Murata, Lyrics - Mayu Enjoy! Russ

[@jawosammadennhier7062]

Give them _anything_ , and they will turn it into gold. They are _phenomenal_ . Or (as another channel owner put it): "It is always a pleasure to have Nemophila on this channel."

[@994pt4]

Talent + Class + Versatility NEMOPHILA! 🤘

[@chriso6719]

You took it all the way down from Zen, lol. This is one of the softest, a straight up ballad, from the newest album, Evolve. Yep, reminds me too, of the 80's power ballads. Mayu does have a great clean vocal, but I love her screams. Most of their songs have a mix of the 2. When you come back to Nemophila, more representative songs to try: "Oiran" (official live), "Dissension" (mv is 1st song for many reactors), and "Adabana".

[@MrsRealistic]

Awesome thanks!

[@clintashcraft579]

Told you this was on the other end!!!!! Their song (Life) is another slowed down song that they played for a while and when the drummer TAMU came back from maternity leave (6 months mandatory in Japan) they dedicated it to her during an on-line concert, very emotional!!!!! Another band to check out is "FATE GEAR" (Steam punk metal band) (Headless Goddess) is a good song to start with!!!!! Thank you for what you do!!!!!

[@MrsRealistic]

Thanks so much! 😁

[@willemkoekemoer5042]

Your smile when the guitars kicked in said everything great reaction

[@MrsRealistic]

Can't hide it when awesome music makes the good memories come flooding back! 😁👍

[@yakidin63]

This song is such an earworm. Every time I hear it the room gets a bit dusty. The lyrics are awesome in this song.

[@panterarufo9734]

Es una banda tan diferente que acabo cautivando mi corazón! Cada una de ellas es especial a su manera, aunque no parezca son tímidas, excepto Mayu por supuesto, pero cuando ya van a tocar se transforman en un lindo equipo de música! Aunque se fue la mejor, Saki, Nemophila esta en carrera! Gracias y saludos ❤

[@RobinC63]

When I first saw/heard this video I immediately thought of the power ballad from the same era as you did. I got the feeling this was their dedication to it. Versatility is definitely a great way to describe this band. Watch their MV “Hypnosis” to get a different feel again. 👍🇨🇦🤟

[@MrsRealistic]

Sweet! Thank you! 😁

[@eckligt]

Just found this channel and your two Nemophila videos after searching for the band! It's been a favourite of mine since discovering them around a year ago! It's really difficult to give recommendations for where to go next with Nemophila, because they don't really do second-tier songs. But some personal favourites of mine are "Hypnosis" (heavy, but less screaming), "Dissension" and "Revive" (a lot of screaming) and "Life" (another calmer song, not quite a ballad but almost). Another band we you owe it to yourself to check out is EPICA. Sorry, they're not Japanese, but rather from The Netherlands. They mix clean and harsh vocals, albeit with two vocalists, a lady and a man respectively. I recommend starting with "Consign to Oblivion" (live at Zenith in Paris), and several songs from their special 10th anniversary concert that took place in 2013 with a full orchestra and choir joining them on stage: * Unleashed * Chasing the Dragon * Delirium * Monopoly on Truth * Serenade of Self-Destruction

[@MrsRealistic]

Wonderful suggestions! Thank you! 😁

[@AngelLWJ]

Nice! I recommend《oiran》live(recent one) as the next!🤘🏻🌸🤘🏻

[@MrsRealistic]

Awesome! Thanks!

[@SidHudgens]

Thanks for the great review! I am so glad that you have been exposed to the range of NEMOPHILA. I agree 100% that ODYSSEY is a power ballad reminiscent of Whitesnake. I would next recommend "OIRAN", performed live on July 2, 2021. Take care! 🇯🇵👍

[@MrsRealistic]

Thanks so much for your donation! It's much appreciated! I'm looking forward to hearing more from these lovely ladies! 😁

[@bondradman7353]

You've heard the expression "beautiful inside and out?" Nemophila are the epitome of that. May I suggest "Sieze The Fate" next?

[@MrsRealistic]

Thank you! Cheers 🍻

[@curtisi4403]

Great reaction, I appreciate you for enjoying the music first. Your observation of them is exactly what many of us fans love of them.

[@MrsRealistic]

Thank you!

[@phillipgross1887]

love this ballad by them, she has a pretty amazing voice, a lot of talent in the whole band, I enjoy them

[@IanBreton35]

I love this song is a hommage of power ballad of the 80. Mayu is a incredible Vocalist. I ❤her. That's remember Scorpion, Bon Jovi, extreme...

[@bandmaidfanATL]

Steven Tyler was my vocal hero for 40 years. He was usurped 6 months ago. Mayu can literally do anything with her voice.

[@MrsRealistic]

Wow! I look forward to hearing more from her! Steven Tyler certainly has an impressive voice!

[@BulletProofSoul1029]

This is probably the the farthest extreme of the spectrum (in comparison to "Zen") that Nemophila gets, and honestly for a less throwbacky feel on a mellower Nemo song, I would have recommended "Now I Here", great vocals, more modern and Saki and Hazuki weave beautiful melodic solos; or "Adabana", another slower paced song where Mayu alternates harsh and clean vocals. Both of those are uniquely Nemophila, imo. Either way, at some point they shouldn't be missed (honestly, just like LoveBites, Nemophila has a ton of originals that are a must listen).

[@Pascal-the-Rascal]

Nemophila, the gift that keeps on giving. Damn it I love this band. Speaking of power ballads... give Queensrÿche - Silent Lucidity a listen if you haven't already, one of my absolute favorite ballads of all time, it's sublime.

[@MrsRealistic]

I actually listened to Queensrÿche as a teen and that was my all time favorite from them! Wow, I haven't thought about that song in a loooong time!

[@Pascal-the-Rascal]

@@MrsRealistic Maybe Mini Realistic would like it? I was into Queensrÿche quite a bit for a while when I was younger, albums like Operation Mindcrime, Empire, and Promised Land caressed my eardrums.

[@jawosammadennhier7062]

You *S M I L E* while watching them! How beautiful! (Apart from all professionality, Ma'am.) 😊 🐺💮 GER

[@MrsRealistic]

I can't help from smiling... they're just lovely!

[@78Mustang]

🥰

[@mikebaron7254]

Tears

[@skullkap1]

Great tune!!

[@ArvoR]

they got few more ballads like "Now I Here" and "Life"

[@treysalazar7791]

Great reaction, Mrs. R. Just a a great example of their versatility. For me at least it makes me think it would be something Queen would have done. Next Nemophila song you should react to is "Adabana". Link is below kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6m8moKtqNpprbcsi=b8OL5jTjQUkd-esh

[@MrsRealistic]

Wonderful! Thank you!

[@994pt4]

Another vote for Adabana...right in the middle!

[@rafaelornelas2085]

❤

[@Rappfeff5]

"Mayu Cloverdale"

[@mikebaron7254]

Guys stay strong you are one of the best bands in the world with or without saki bottom line she is a band hopper back when I was in a band you always had the individual eggo

[@rafaelornelas2085]

Please react to more Nemophila, Revive, Oiran

[@randypeters366]

Evlee plays an ESP. Hazuki plays an Ibanez. Both are Japanese companies so they have that in common

[@MrsRealistic]

Thanks for that info!!

[@aaronleesgbclieutenant]

Great song, although as far as ballads go, i prefer Now I Here more. Also, Game Over and Rollin Rollin are HIGHLY slept on songs, because there are no live or official vids, only the audio tracks on their KZbin channel. Highly recommend them. 🤘🏻

[@RazvanMihaeanu]

Now you have to go in the middle, the meat (songs that contain the trifecta of screams-cleans-guitar solos)... something like Oiran, Dissension, Revive, Raitei, Adabana, Style (rap-rock) ...Seize the Fate, A Ray of Light, Hoozuki... be careful with Night Flight, that's an electro-rock-ish song that they use at halftime during concerts, to catch some break., fans love it.. 🤣 But Sorai, Fighter, Monsters also have some little electronic vibes to them, although they are awesome rock songs too. Or try more songs from their last album... Rise, OSKR, AMA-TE-RAS, Hammer Down, Enigma, Justice...

[@MrsRealistic]

Thanks for the list!

[@COYO-T]

This is another all female Japanese bands. The song was released a month ago. BRIDEAR - Still Burning [Official music video] kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGi4gId4dtl9npIsi=4sM8dfDrXnZttkA7 The two guitarist are sisters who joined this band a few years ago.

[@r01dtox15]

🤘😀🤘

[@CyberManor]

Can you react to the video for Neurogenesis by Intervals?

[@mechanicat23]

And after this video was made Saki left the band…

[@jacqueline23788]

they cannot hold back she is doing some risky comparison of course some bands from usa they won t admit this is a typical japenese sound and music

[@Greg-om2hb]

IIRC, I think EXTREME did it first. Most Japanese women dress modestly and fashionably, including entertainers. Many firsts in ODYSSEY, including: MAYU singing will sitting down; MAYU using a mic stand; HARA-chyan with her hair up (and blonde); guitar solo from HAZUKI only. Try MONSTERS next. MAYU’s vocals are great, and it has their most melodic breakdown. Then, ADABANA. It’s a masterpiece.

[@MrsRealistic]

Yes, Extreme "more than words"... one of my favorites back in the day!

[@markspencer3680]

Nemophila uses 7 string guitars and 5 string bass, just a fun fact.

[@MrsRealistic]

Thank you for that!

[@Dead-EyeMetal]

First time I heard this it made me think of the Aerosmith song from the movie about a fckn great meteor or comet or something. This was written for an anime by a guy who doesn't usually write for Nemophila, but he went to see the band live and came up with this, which is kind of surprisingly perfect. The band was involved in promotional events for the move and the track. I generally dislike power ballads, but I love this (I actually love 'More than Words' as well - Nuno can make anything work). Nemophila have maybe four songs that could be considered ballads: 'Odyssey', 'Now I here', 'Life' and 'Game Over', but I think Zen is closer to their usual vibe, although it's the only song where Mayu screams Pretty much the whole time. Actually, scratch that ... They don't have a "usual vibe" - it's constantly changing.

[@MrsRealistic]

I love that they change things up!

[@markspencer3680]

And then there was Zen.

[@killermonjero]

I get more Bon Jovi rather than Whitesnake.

[@MrsRealistic]

Oh yeah! Good one! 👍

[@paulpabloanderson6884]

Bon Jovi meets Aerosmith.

[@MrsRealistic]

Yesss!

[@beldin2987]

I wished they would do more stuff like that. It could even be heavier but without that damned screaming that i just hate and why i never really can get used to them. But if there are more non-screaming songs of them, i would tankfully take a list.

[@kawliga4845]

Change The World,RAITEI,Monsters,Sorai,Seize The Fate,Night Flight, Rollin Rollin, Fighter none of these she growls or screams in at least hardly. the other slower ballad ones they have are Life,Now I Here,Game Over. There are some other songs I have not listed plus many covers they have done where there is no screaming and growling. The band is very diverse.

[@MrsRealistic]

I was actually surprised at how much i LOVED the growl! 😆

[@beldin2987]

@@MrsRealistic I have meanwhile also less problems with growling (deeper voice) like what Melissa Bonny does, but the more high pitch screaming is still hurting my ears. I think "Dissension" is the song that is the most reacted to from Nemophila, and i just can't stand that.

[@994pt4]

@@beldin2987 It's always interesting to me how different we all are in our preferences. I never liked screaming/growling UNTIL I heard Mayu. My first song was also Dissention (MV) which I turned off like 5 seconds into it because of the screaming but then I decided to 'give them a chance' and watch the whole video since Nemo had be recommended to me by a Band-Maid fan. By the time I finished watching Dissention (MV) I knew I would be a life-long fan of Mayu and the band. It's nothing I had logical control over...Mayu and the band simply resonated with me in a way I never could have predicted base on my past and current musical tastes. But I can certainly understand how someone would not like her vocal fry scream...again, as a preference. Luckily Nemo is incredibly diverse with many songs that have no harsh vocals at all. Hopefully we will get more in the future as well!🤘

[@beldin2987]

@@kawliga4845 Thanks, i will take a look at those 😉👍

[@billywolf4630]

Your gonna wanr to check out this new song that is gonna blow up soon from OLE 60 called "brother Joe "

[@MrsRealistic]

Cool! Thank you!

[@billywolf4630]

@@MrsRealistic the end will put you in tears

[@schelin1447]

If this was released in the late 80's or early 90's it would have been a number one hit! Why do western artist always trying to be sexy, they're not sexy at all, they're horrible.

[@MrsRealistic]

Totally agree!