Musician Reacts to LOVEBITES 'Empty Daydream' Live Tokyo 2019

[@sixtofive]

If you want to see another fun moment where Miyako is actually goofing around look up the live version of the song Spellbound. It's a fun one!

[@michaelthain4488]

She also seemed to be having a ball when performing live in the UK with Dragonforce - the song Farming Simulator I believe. She eas bopping about, pirouettes and all smiles. She probably is a bit introverted and shy but I sometimes wonder if a lot of it is a persona adopted for Lovebites to contrast with Midori's extrovert persona. Anyway I seem susceptible to slightly geeky, shy musical geniuses i.e. Miyako and Kanami. 2 of my fovurite top 3 guitarists

[@nobbynobbs207]

@@michaelthain4488 I don't think it's a persona for Lovebites, if you watch the 3 farming simulator videos on youtube, you will see that even if she is dancing around smiling, and laughing, as soon as she starts her solo's, she looks just as concentrated as usual, and as soon as she delivers the solo to the next player, she dances, and smiles again. I think that as soon as she is actively playing an instrument, her concentration is just on the music, and her instrument.

[@renatopeduto4088]

The theme miyaco play in the beggining is aclassic theme of classic musician Rachmaninov

[@Prophet12]

Thnaks Wave. I absolutely love this song. It may be my favourite of theirs. I have seen this video so many times. Miyako is one of the greatest unknown talents of our time. It's truly unfortunate that western society does not know her on the level the fans do. She could be recognized as one of the best ever!

[@bloozmaru]

This is an absolutely fantastic piece of music!

[@Patrick_H.]

Spot on Wave. I think Fami has brought the same new breath of fresh air that Angie brought to Gacharic Spin. Best part is - she is already Great, and she is just starting out with ANY band, let alone the Masters with Lovebites. Words can't express how stoked I am to see how she progresses and grows as a musician. Of course not NEARLY as stoked as I am for a possible Lovebites US Tour!! I don't really like living in Houston, but it does have it's advantages if you love to go to big concerts. In fact, I am seeing Nemophila at the Scout Bar (holds about 4-500) up close and personal on the 14th! Glad you are re-discovering Lovebites Wave. I'll be here watching. Reactors feeding the Hype makes a US Tour more likely, so THANKS.

[@jaimealmendro2657]

Thanks for your reaction Friend , Lovebites Amazing Musicians . Greetings from Chile .

[@jonathanjones6984]

Fantastic reaction 👏😊

[@MSIContent]

I agree. Stand and Deliver was a gateway drug for me. Now, I’m really getting into them.

[@pablomg9742]

The most insane thing about Miyako is that she grab the guitar only 10 years ago....the level of music prodigy is mesmerizing. Guitar, Piano, Bass, drums, chello, violin...no problem for "the golden touch"

[@jmetallover]

I can picture Asami and Miyako playing some Jazz bar together. A chance for each to really shine away from LB madness. Miyako is always thinking about the next composition in her head. Blending various metal influences and classical flavors is her speciality. However, it takes a very talented group like LB to be able to play them as flawlessly especially LIVE. This proves these women can play anything they want and play it better LIVE than most bands could even dream of. Great reaction as always. As my friends say it is criminal that this much talent is in one band and as for Miyako it is likewise insane that anyone has this much talent. Yet unlike many with far less talented imposters she isn't screaming in your face how great she is, no her music just melts your face!!!

[@herbpoints]

I really love this song.✨🥰🤘

[@SatryaNouvanda]

"chaos in the silence" on the piano. Miyako is scary.

[@david_ii11]

The piano piece at the beginning is Moment Musicaux by Rachmaninoff.

[@fab1901]

"Empty Daydream" (Live in Tokyo 2019) is by Sergei Rachmaninoff (Rachmaninov) "Moments Musicaux Op.16 No4" is incorporated into the intro. Miyako added to the prelude at Live in 2019. There are several other songs that Miyako composed inspired by classical music, such as the fusion of metal and classical music incorporated in the intro. The "Empty Daydream" song has the feel of Michael Jackson's "Beat It". The song was performed at the time by JENNIFER BATTEN, one of Miyako's top 5 favorite guitar heroes. I was of the same opinion as you until I listened to the following, which was pointed out in other reaction content on LOVEBITES. Released in 1979. Reo Speedwagon "Back On The Road Again"(KZbin channel "JoseCotdino" However, in the case of LOVEBITES "Empty Daydream," as Miyako later stated, the composition was influenced by Michael Jackson's "Beat It (released in 1982)" performed by JENNIFER BATTEN. Your reactions are very good and I hope you will continue to LOVEBITES.

[@richardjaimepr]

Wave! What’s up quarter pounder! This is one of their best songs of their entire discography. I’m waiting for the day they have a full orchestra backing them up. That day will come.

[@user-zr4xc3yt6q]

Welcome back and thank you for doing this reaction to lovebites again, I'm sure that lovebites can do any kind of music, LOVEBITES ROCK

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

Lovebites plays so many different genres and styles of songs. Please check out more of them. I recommend two hidden gems from their older albums: Liar: kzbin.info/www/bejne/noDJdIiXbNCchLs The Final Collision: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnO8nXenapZ9hqM (Fan made video)

[@frankmustermann7272]

I only noticed after the guitar solo that I was holding my breath.....🤭🤭🤣🤣

[@hoges412]

Enjoying your discovery of their back catalogue, and your enthusiasm for their many talents. This was my favourite Lovebites song, as one of the first ones I saw. Trouble is, there have been literally dozens of new favourites since then! Miyako truly is a prodigy, I'd say a once in a generation talent. Who knew she did harmony vocals as well? Whilst the reserved Miyako is part of her stage persona (perhaps as an intentional counterpoint to Midori), she is quite bubbly and animated at times - check out some of the livestream clips from the Judgement Day premiere, with all the ladies on screen. This is Wicked Witch, I can't wait to see them play this live. Wait for the bridge section for some Miyako compositional magic. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXPbi3hqf5lji9k

[@killerpeaches7]

Wave is the Miyako that we have at home. ;)

[@WavePotter]

😂awww

[@zeplica2004]

shadowmaker live either one you will be blown away!!!!!!!!!

[@kielanuar213]

I remember from a previous interview (in 2018 i think) when discussing for the new album, every members put out 1 or 2 song of their written, so did Miyako even she already got 10 songs in her keep, she said. Meaning to respect others. Asami said if they request 1-2 songs in urgent, just ask to Miyako, she just give em, just like that. She's a genius. 🤘👍

[@killerpeaches7]

She plays a lot more than piano and guitar, does a lot of mix work in her home studio and also IIRC has a pretty massive reptile collection, along with being a big Star Wars fan. I don't know how she finds time to do any of it, let alone so well.

[@jonathanjones6984]

Wave do you teach guitar? Or can you give tips on setting good practice routine

[@reconbbs360]

The guitar work in this song is phenomenal. Needless to say, it gets WAY more technical than this if you start reacting to more of their music. They are insane.

[@zeplica2004]

wave welcome to the wolfpack. it took awhile but you have been bitten!!! i believe champ and ryan are coming around too. good to see. now gotta get alan who is a die hard maidiac groupie which is fine but i feel he does not give them the credit they are due!!!! LIKE HOW DO YOU NOT LIKE STAND AND DELIVER CMON MAN great reaction have a great day!!!!!

[@michaelthain4488]

Ha yes. Alan took a long time to come round to becoming a big fan of the maids as well

[@UltraHD.7]

Alan is anything, but for sure not a die hard Maidiac groupie. I always thought it were the views and clicks that made him listening to them more regularly. But he would never listen to anything of their earlier stuff, yet even know about it.

[@cepho8349]

I mean, Champ really liked them from the first listen.

[@WavePotter]

I’m still a bit curious if Alan got Stand and Deliver mixed up with the Spirit Lives On… 😂

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

@@UltraHD.7 I disagree - From my perspective he can't help but bring up Band Maid on almost every GG show.

[@davidtormaschy9988]

I read that during their time off, that Miyako went to Midori to teach her to play the guitar faster. Which I thought Miyako was fast already.

[@Patrick_H.]

Midori went to the special Shredder classes at the Japanese Music Institute. Miyako taught herself out of book! (along with jamming around for years with other guitarists). For my money Midori Tatematsu is the Best technical shredder in Metal today - if you consider solo writing/creativity (I do). She and Mi-Ya are close friends and room together when they tour. Makes sense Miyako would pick her brain to make their duets sound even better.

[@schelin1447]

Miyako is on another level😍

[@DavidMISAMISAMISACook]

Miho Miho Miho!

[@mrz80]

Midori's eternal pickslide and suddenly I'm back in high school wondering when Tom Scholz is going to come out of hibernation and put out another Boston album :P

[@MSIContent]

She’s awesome. I see that she’s really “a thinker”. She seems so removed from the performance that it seems a little “weird”, but I think she just wants to be perfect. And, she’s a complete babe on any level - but she doesn’t seem to even be aware.

[@marks5451]

Glad you're looking into their back catalogue. So many amazing songs. Some complex, some epic and some damn good fun. One of the latter and one that shows a different side to Miyako is Spellbound (live 2021) kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3iamaqLlLd9pKc

[@renatopeduto4088]

I saw miyaco plays bass. If she one day recorded an solo album she play all instruments

[@killerpeaches7]

also this is the song Alan and Frank from Dicodec need to listen to to finally give Haruna's drumming dome frikking respect. Most of the stuff they've heard the song calls for 1000bpm drumming, you ain't gonna get too many drummers putting intricate fills at that rate (and I'd challenge Frank to so some), but when the songs breathe a littke? Pocket Nuke has some great fills and accents.

[@UltraHD.7]

Thanks, though I still can't understand how you guys managed to more or less "ignore" Lovebites for so long. And it's not just the new album, they already were THAT good from the get go in 2016. Considering composing, technicality and overall musicality. So it's definitely about time 😉

[@WavePotter]

Are you talking about the Gaijin Guys? We covered their search for a bassist, but other than that, they had no news for almost two years until Fami was announced. That’s the simple explanation. 😅

[@UltraHD.7]

@@WavePotter I was more talking about the years before that, when they had already released 3 full albums. But never mind 🙂

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

@@WavePotter That is only part of the reason. Another big reason, from our perspective, is that the four of you are super fanboys of Band Maid, which is fine, but because of that you tend to focus the majority of your content on Band Maid and not so much on the other Japanese bands.

[@davidtollefson8411]

Reminds me of Queensryche. Love everything about this song, especially the Beat It riff. There’s a reason my band has a song called Miyako, she’s just so cool.

[@donaldvanderlinden1245]

I'VE SEEN MIYAKO PLAY BASS IN A VIDEO ! SHE PLAYS AT A LEVEL VERY CLOSE TO MIHO ! I THINK SHE ACTUALLY HAD TO PLAY BASS IN A PREVIOUS BAND !

[@mauriciorodrigues500]

🤘🐺🤘

[@faintsmile88]

🐺🤘🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MSIContent]

I think Fami is going to be a huge plus. She’s very good, she’s very cute, and that just works!

[@bishopsteiner7134]

the only reason I don't take you to task for taking this long to fall in love with them, is knowing you have said you're not a Metalhead. So I'll let it slide. This time! :P

[@metalvideos1961]

to think off that miyako learned herself to play guitar. she never got lessons lol

[@ronglua614]

So all of them write songs. According to them they would bring 5 songs each and then vote which ones to make into an album. Also, for Asami’s birthday a few years ago, Miyako joined her for a guest spot. Asami was actually singing with other instrumentalists.

[@SamuelR007]

This song is one of my top 5 by them. I totally hear some Beat It by MJ in there, and a bit of Dream Theatre too., probably another or two that I can't place also. The Rachmaninov piano intro is just great as well. The group vocals part is just *chefs kiss*. I think It's Miyako that sings above Asami a few times even. This song really seems to be one that Miyako really gets into.

[@Equilibrium2903]

Thought I was having a deja-vu, you already did this song and performance back in 2021. Still a good video tho :D

[@BryanPedersen-vd6gy]

This song is a direct rip off of back on the road again by REO Speedwagon

[@boyzyu]

No it's not. One of Miyako's guitar influences is Jennifer Batten, one of Michael Jackson's lead guitarists. The opening and closing riff is Miyako paying homage to Batten and that riff you hear is derived from Michael Jackson's Beat It. I'm familiar with Back on the Road Again, and other than those riffs / motifs, that song sounds nothing like Empty Daydream. Perhaps it's REO Speedwagon that ripped off Michael Jackson ?

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

@@boyzyu MJ probably ripped off REO Speedwagon since REO's song came out in 1979 and Beat It was 1982.

[@boyzyu]

@@ChadTheDragonLord Ah, fair enough, should have checked who released which song first. I think EVH composed the guitar solo in the middle of beat It (in the music video where the 2 gangs met), not sure if he had anything to do with the main riff. Anyway, the point is Miyako didn't "rip off" or sampled REO Speedwagon for that riff.