BAND-MAID - ABOUT US - MISA BIRTHDAY SPECIAL! Ryan Mear Reacts

This ended up being a great song for MISA's birthday!! She does so much on this song. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISA!

[ViiOlet]

And... I cried...🖤😭
Thanks Ryan, for taking the time to do something special to celebrate MISA's birthday.
As a female bassist myself, she is my dearest inspiration to keep learning and playing. To see other people, specially musicians, acknowledging the greatness I see in her, makes me really happy 🤗
Also, this song just gets me right in my feels 💘
Great reaction and adorable drawing. Hope MISA somehow sees it 😉
Rock on, Po! 🕊️ And drink some whiskey in MISA's name! 🥃🤘😎🖤

[_JimS]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISA! Such an emotional tune, who doesn't get teary eyed at least once hearing this. Miku's back-up vocals are top level and Saiki's emotion just pours out. Another true masterpiece.

[micko]

Happy Birthday MISA MISA MISA!!!
MISA's use of chords is a major aspect of her style and she gets some gorgeous tones from her basses!
Probably my favourite contemporary rock bass player and definitely at least in my top 10 ever!
Cheers and thanx m8!

[philproffitt]

She's so prominent on this...great birthday tribute!!! Nice doodling as ever.

[jimcarmer]

An Epic song Ryan, this is such a Emotionally sung song.. I know this song doesn't need words to show their Feelings for their fans, but you may want to see the lyrics to this song. Band Maid will become an iconic Band of Legendary Status.Happy Birthday to Miss. The Greatest Bass player I've heard in years.

[robertbassham]

Wow with a Sharpie no less. Great job Ryan! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISA!

[GaryHolloway-]

Happy birthday MISA🙂👋. "About us" is a love letter to the Maidiacs to say how much they miss us for not being able to play in front of live audiences due to Covid lockdowns. We miss them just us much.🥲

[jjo]

Such a gorgeous song, and a fitting one to pay tribute to MISA on her birthday. Her playing is so melodic. Of course, the other Maids are at the top of their game here, too. Also, great drawing, Ryan. 👍

[TomClark-Futoura]

"About Us", in the vein of other great mid-tempo Band-Maid songs like Daydreaming, Anemone, Endless Story, PAGE, Wonderland, Awkward, Start Over, Mirage and Smile, is an amazing song and personal message to their fans - a direction I'm glad to see them add to their journey toward world domination. And we get to hear MISA play the vibe she so enjoys. Their new, beautiful DVD/BD/CD box set (with 100 page picture book) of this incredible concert is unbelievable! Thanks Ryan, for bringing "About Us" to your great viewers!

[DeanF_MIDI]

Great song for her birthday. The love letter to all of us. "About us", indeed.

[DeanF_MIDI]

You should watch this with the CC on, Ryan. The lyrics are really beautifully written... poetic even.

[adjust_fit_]

ライアン、あなたは素晴らしいアーティストです！そのあなたが、私の大好きなBAND-MAIDを気に入って頂いて、とてもうれしいです。Ryan, you are a great artist! I'm very happy that you liked my favorite BAND-MAID.

[russellpotter]

As an old and cynical old bloke without a soul. I don't understand why every time I listen to this. EVERY TIME. I end up with leaking nose and eyes.

[BM-Life]

A toast to the 🍶 Barefoot Assassin *MISA* happy Birthday!
_(Can you name another song that MISA fingers pick to?)_

[patrickmagrady]

A love song to their fans in this time of Covid. Band Maid are five incredible women who care. Beautiful.

[realdocloco]

That's one thing that never cease to amaze me: as much as she's ornementing the song with tons of beautifull embellishments, she never ever forget the GROOVE. And as she found her ultimate drummer ... Your Misa drawing is one the best I ever saw, really, I totally love that style!

[puffdadico]

Misa is amazing in this song.
She is always, but she is exceptionally great especially in this song.

[garylai]

Kanami trusts MISA and Akane to arrange their own parts for songs. I've read in an interview that Kanami rarely changes MISA's part once she submits it. MISA has said she comes up with the bass lines in her head without her guitar, and sometimes it actually ends up being too difficult to play.

In a cool interview with Miku and Kanami, on reddit regarding MISA:

"— It’s impressive that its bass solo is not heavy slapping but a melodious phrase.

Kanami: Our girl writes nice bass lines (laughs).

Kobato: Our girl has a good sense, po, right?

Kanami: I was like “This part is for a bass solo, so add something nice.” (laughs)

— You asked her like that.

Kobato: We basically do so these days when it comes to the bass, po.

Kanami: I program or play it myself only when I really want something, but basically I just let her write."

[stealthcabbie]

I was kinda disappointed that you inked in MISA's hair, which makes me wonder.... MISA as a blonde?? She is a talent. She is quoted as saying that "whenever anyone thinks of Bass, I want them to think of MISA", which was from an interview a few years maybe from the World Domination interview.?.?.?
My son is 13 years old and an avid music fan (thanks) and is learning Guitar; Bass and FL Studio. He's always asking me about MY favourite musicians.... and apart from the "usual suspects", I'm always saying Kanami, MISA, and other Japanese artists... Maximum The Hormone (He loves), Nemophila, Mutant Monster, Electric Eel But he always rolls his eye's at the very mention of ANYONE from Band Maid coz he knows how much his dad likes them. He even said "I get it." Lol, the proudest day of my life,

[topographicify]

Misa is playing her own song that happens to fit in with the Band Maid song. You could just listen to her as one long solo if the rest of the band wasn't playing.