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Summary of Maximum the Hormone’s Greatest and Most Popular Songs [A Must-See for the Hungry!]

Maximum the Hormone is a rock band that has been active since 1998.

Heavy, loud guitar riffs, blistering two-beat tempos, ferocious slap bass, a thick death growl, and razor-sharp high-pitched shouts…

Their songs are packed with so many highlights that you could go on forever listing them—that’s a big part of their appeal.

On top of that, not only the lyrics but also the packaging and release formats are infused with a unique, playful attention to detail, making them a band you never get tired of following.

In this article, we’ll introduce a slew of their popular tracks all at once!

It’s a must-hear collection for all you hungry fans, so take this opportunity to really sink your teeth into their music.

Summary of Maximum the Hormone’s Best and Most Popular Songs [A Must-See for the Famished!] (21–30)

Uehara ~FUTOSHI~Makishimamu Za Horumon

Uehara ~FUTOSHI~ – Maximum the Hormone
Uehara ~FUTOSHI~Makishimamu Za Horumon

A track that features our bassist Ue-chan.

The lyrics candidly sing about him.

In addition to incorporating a parody of his beloved Red Hot Chili Peppers, the bass in this song is played with slap technique nonstop from beginning to end, without missing a single moment.

Bikini Sports PonchinMakishimamu Za Horumon

Bikini Sports Ponchin – Maximum the Hormone
Bikini Sports PonchinMakishimamu Za Horumon

Bikini Sports Ponchin,” with its dark melody and playful word choices that are so characteristic of Maximum the Hormone, is a blast.

It’s included on their 2007 album “Buiikikaesu.” Among Hormone’s songs, it’s a danceable, almost dance-music-like track, but the lyrics are, well, a bit risqué—definitely on the adult side (lol).

Maximum the Hormone’s best and most popular songs roundup [A must-see for hungry fans!] (31–40)

Louisiana BobMakishimamu Za Horumon

I tried playing Maximum the Hormone’s “Louisiana Bob”!
Louisiana BobMakishimamu Za Horumon

“Bob” pops up here and there in Maximum the Hormone’s songs.

Among the fans—nicknamed the “hungry crowd”—these are commonly called the “Bob Series,” and this is the third track in that series.

Each song is about a different Bob, and this one sings about a fictional model named Louisiana Bob.

It’s a characteristically dark Hormone track, but the chorus suddenly turns bright, making it a real hype-raiser.

Grip it!!!!!!!!!Makishimamu Za Horumon

A newly recorded version of a staple song from the early days of their career.

It became a major topic among fans when Ryokun took a liking to a fan-made MAD video and, in a classy surprise, invited the uploader to a live show for free.

Your small handsMakishimamu Za Horumon

Maximum the Hormone 'Chiisana Kimi no Te' ~ 'maximum the hormone' Music Video (Re-upload)
Your small handsMakishimamu Za Horumon

At first glance, you might think it’s a greatest hits album—Greatest Hits 2011–2011, released in 2011—but this song, “Chiisana Kimi no Te” (Your Little Hand), is actually included on a three-track maxi single.

When you watch the music video, it’s so refreshingly gentle you can hardly believe it.

You can almost hear the grumbling of hungry fans… Some people might even have been fooled into thinking, “So, even the Hormone crew got married, became parents, and started singing songs like this now.” In truth, though, the song was a prelude to “maximum the hormone”! I mean, I can’t help but want to quip, “You actually went out of your way to write a whole song just for that?”

Menstrual cramps are temperatures that freeze the month of Kannazuki.Makishimamu Za Horumon

[Maximum the Hormone] Menstrual cramps are a temperature that freezes Kannazuki. [I tried playing it]
Menstrual cramps are temperatures that freeze the month of Kannazuki.Makishimamu Za Horumon

Both the title and the lyrics are quite heavy—“Menstrual Cramps Freeze the Godless Month.” It’s included on Maximum the Hormone’s fourth album, Kuso-ban, released in 2004.

The lyrics of this song are also pretty difficult even when you read them carefully, but according to the band, the theme is “Human life is easily conceived and easily lost.” With that in mind, the lyrics make sense.

WxHxUx ~I wanna be successful too, for real!~Makishimamu Za Horumon

W×H×U× ~Even I Really Wanna Make It Big, You Know~ – Maximum the Hormone – Bass Cover
WxHxUx ~I wanna be successful too, for real!~Makishimamu Za Horumon

This song was included on Maximum the Hormone’s first mini-album “Hou,” and a re-recorded version later appeared on their major-label debut single “Rock Bankuruwase.” The “WHU” at the beginning is an abbreviation of the (sub)title “Washikate Honma wa Uretainjai” (“I really do wanna make it,” lol).

Some people sing Hormone at karaoke, but it’s tough, right? This track is difficult overall too—packed full of that signature Hormone style.