Why he CAN’T listen to MAXIMUM THE HORMONE! @Baka Broadcast | Gaijin Guys Podcast #29

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I enjoy Howard’s take on songs. He often has some unique perspectives that makes it interesting even though his top 25 BM songs is totally different from mine.

@ 59:59 I think some non-musician reactors often miss the overall arc of the music they are reviewing, but some musicians get so involved in the details that they ALSO miss the point of it too. It’s good when someone knowledgeable can step back and observe the total picture, the complete journey, the overall message; and then drill down into the nuts and bolts and explain how the band went about doing it. Some bands (ie. Band-Maid) are very good at this. They tell a compelling story that gets you emotionally involved, and even if you are an experienced musician aware of the tricks of the trade, it still works.

I remember years ago when Penn and Teller were on Johnny Carson. Johnny was a pretty good magician, so Teller did a close-up card trick for him. Even though Johnny KNEW the trick, it still fascinated him. So, Penn explained how he did it while Teller did the trick again in slow motion (and the clever thing, NOT the same way he originally did it). Johnny still could not see it; he was even MORE enthralled. So Teller did it a third time with the cards face up (and also a third, different, way) and Johnny started laughing hysterically because he was so baffled and impressed.

My top two most exciting band to watch right now are TRiDENT and HAGANE. Both are like successors to Band-Maid and Lovebites imo.

And what makes Unlucky Morpheus separated from other VK bands is that they’re include stories within their songs. If you guys listened to their older stuff, basically they were singing songs about some character in some video games. And then they shifted towards more gothic elements stories.

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Nice to see all you guys together.

01:05:27 I feel what Howard says. Sorry for the rant. Some people might not have listened to enough variety of music to know the differences between songs which is why they might draw similarities. Also good point that the rest of the EP is still a mystery although they said it was World Domination Part 2. I don’t get why people are saying they don’t have any interest in the EP now just because of “Unleash” when there are more songs.

I don’t hear similarities between “Different” “Sense” and “Unleash”. To me there are plenty of unique traits about them. I think Different is alright, I really liked and still like Sense since the first time I heard it and Unleash is in between. Unleash sounds more like a catchy World Domination song combined with a smalll bit of Hibana to me. The only similarity I can think of with Different is the fast high pitched lead guitar with Kanami’s harmonizer, which is the main thing I’m not crazy about in Unleash. I still enjoy the song overall. To me, Sense sounds more serious and somewhat emotional than Different and Unleash, which both sounds more fun. There might be a similarity illusion that all 3 MV’s used a similar dark room that the band plays in.

Some fans like to throw dismissive comments that “those 3 songs are all anime songs and they need to stop doing them because it sounds too chaotic or commercialized.” It’s like they think it makes the song inferior because they don’t like anime. I don’t really watch much anime, but those songs don’t sound stereotypical to me and they can vary across multiple genres. In fact, I think a fair amount of other anime opening songs I’ve heard sound kind of straightforward, which doesn’t sound chaotic to me. I don’t even know why someone thought Unleash sounded too “commercialized” when it has way more technical and progressive details than your average anime opening song or rock song.

We hard some rough whether last night here in Scotland……One hell of a thunderstorm..I swear there was some VERY close strikes as there was flashes and claps of intense power that shook the property…I had to go check we had not been struck and were on fire! etc.

Oh!…I’m sure I have mentioned this before..but I’ll do it again just incase…Ryan is the reactor I watch most…Not everything he does..I’ll admit…But by far more than anyone else……I have watched his BAND-MAID reactions more times than I care to mention…..They are my goto for my reactor fix when there is a lack of reactions to watch (those I want to)…And even then…I’ll watch them regardless..I empathise with his emotional responces to the band….He’s not afraid to show his soft side to songs that provoke them…so I know he’s being genuine…and that’s integrity…which many lack….Like since the release of “Unleash!!!!!”…so many reactors have appeared I have never heard of!..Not saying I know them all…But it seems they all claim they are fans yet NONE of their reactions (if they ever done any) to BAND-MAID have EVER appeared in my searches or recommendations……So makes me think , some have seen others get a boost to their channel by reacting to the band..and so are jumping on the “band-wagon”…just for credit…I am a cynical guy…But I feel not without reason…Rant! Rant!..🙂

So apparently, this guy (Howard) is so try hard, that he is ripping off the entire genre of try hardiness