BRB... Fun Facts: people sent Queen guitarist Brian May this video and he LOVED this cover! I believe he shared it on his Instagram or Twitter (one of those .... or both) Pentatonix held back a lot regaurding doing this cover...Being that its so iconic they wanted to do it justice!... I definitely say THEY DID ACCOMPLISH THAT!!🌟
You are not the first reactor to mention that Mitch sang this song in a "steady" tone, instead of "mimicking" Freddie Mercury's inflections. That was done by design. They didn't want an inflection by inflection copy of the original. It's kind of a Damned if you do, Damned if you don't kind of thing. That is why PTX was hesitant to ever do this song. It's hard to "cover" a classic that is almost never covered by anyone else. Most singers steer away from "signature" tunes. Especially ones sung by unique singers like Freddie.
I agree that it was a great choice - nobody but Freddy is Freddy, and it would have been a mistake for Mitch to try. After all, nobody but Mitch is Mitch, either ;-)
Hm I'm actually glad Mitch wasn't copying everything Freddie did and put his own spin on it. I prefer it when they do that instead of trying to recreate the original sound
You have now been introduced to mitch "guitar" grassi💕. Also this was pre-mustache because avi is still here. This was baby bangs mitch which is my favourite mitch look.
Freddy was fighting with his sexuality at the time, Mitch isn’t. The song is about Freddy giving up his family’s idea of who he was. The condemnation he was experiencing, the pain was lessened years later when his parents finally accepted his sexuality. I’m not making this up, his best friend talked about it after his death. Listen to the song again and you’ll see his duality, acceptance and pain.
I loved hearing this live this year (in Sydney, during February before quarantine)- megaphone Mitch didn’t even use a megaphone and it was incredible - they really are just as good if not better live. I do kinda wish I hopped on the ptx train a little earlier so I could go to a concert with Avi in it but Matt was actually really impressive and has a crazy range too that we don’t get to see in their videos. Anyway I love your videos! K bye
They had to add a board to the bottom of the back of the couch for Kirstie to climb up on in order to climb on the back of the couch, she is only 5'4" although Scott at 6'4" did not really need it. Lets give Kirstie a shout out for being able to jump up on the couch in heels and then helping Mitch jump up in his platform shoes and helping Scott to get up after they are laying on the couch. If you notice she has her hand behind him and gives him a little boost. So cute.
please, Please react to Pentatonix "Aha!" Live Singapore Star Vista" ruclips.net/video/aT2Nm4fYmI4/видео.html It is a fan capture but it has excellent sound and video quality. It's such a good performance of acting and musicality by Mitch that he can redeem himself in your eyes and I really think you're ready for the vocals now. You seemed a little disappointed that he didn't emote more in Bohemian Rhapsody. I hope people like this comment and your patrons take it up! You seem to be pretty tired from probably working all day and having to work in the morning so get some sleep a dream sweet dreams with Mitch Grassi from guy.exe... I couldn't resist saying that! 😂
Ngl, when this cover first came out, I avoided it like the plague because, as much as I love Pentatonix, I also love Queen and I was worried that they were going to do a "remix" that strayed from the original. I have never been more happy to be wrong than when I finally watched this video for the first time. This is now the only cover of Bohemian Rhapsody I will allow in my house lol.
Fun Fact: when the music video first came out, the fans loved how it was filmed around a couch/centered on a couch because it pays tribute to PTX's earlier RUclips days before their second studio company signed them on and music videos were produced/budgeted for them. Back then, it was just PTX filming themselves sitting on a couch and doing covers. You can actually still see videos of that era on RUclips if you search for it. Also another fun fact: I've never heard Bohemian Rhapsody before until I bought their early release album before the music video came out. When I first listened to it, I was mesmerized and replayed it for the rest of that night. Only when the music video came out and a lot of people were upset someone dared make a cover of Queen's untouchable song did I realize that the song is a classic here in the U.S. Still, there is a video on RUclips comparing it to the original where if you listen to it with headphones, they play both versions at the same time and one version translates to one side in the earphone while the other translates to the other earphone. You'll hear that they actually stayed true to the original and they did it almost identically. Attaching the link here: ruclips.net/video/sd2vVhYkoBM/видео.html Glad I got to this early before they might take it down due to copyright (knock on wood!!) because I quite enjoy it without the pauses every 2 seconds that other reactors incorporate to prevent that lolol.
I was going to mention that rather than putting some wild PTX spin on such a classic, they strived to stay true to the original. If you watch the Queen original Official Video and this one back to back, you'll notice that they really do track very closely to the original pacing and sound, from the left-right fade on "little high, little low..." to the piano transitions, to the guitar solos. One of the reasons it took them so long into their careers to do it was that they wanted to be sure they could do justice to a classic of rock, (and also to be able to perform it live!). I think they nailed it.
Ommfg! I just watched the comparison video! I knew PTX's version was close to the original, but Oh Holy Mother of God!!! Shocked, shook and SHOOKETH!!!
I know you compared Mitch and Freddie and how Freddie sang from his gut, but if you've watched enough PTX videos and payed attention, you'll always notice that they come in soft and slow, then build up and go back down. No one will ever sound like Queen but remember this is a cover done in PTX style. That being said, keep sharing your opinions. We still know how much you love PTX ;)
I'm really sorry you didn't like how Mitch spun the emotions. There's going to be things you do and don't like with covers and that is what comes with being an honest reactor. I prefer your honesty to playing it up just for us to get more views. I think since they decided to do that "anyway the wind blows" thing a couple of times in there that they were going for that point you reach when you've gone past the agony and the panic and you have a flat affect . you just have given up because you can't do anything and you have kind of made peace with the fact that you're going to have to just face it and let them come for you because you realize there's no way out and you're not willing to die quite yet so you're not putting up a fight. Resignation to what's inevitable at that point. I can be almost certain that Mitch was very nervous about this lead because Freddie Mercury is his favorite male singer . So I think that's what he was doing but I don't know for sure? I know I'm not a patron yet because I can't figure it out and my kids are way too busy with their own lives to help me and I'm getting very embarrassed every time I leave a comment and still haven't joined. It is hard becoming confused before you get old! Your kids still think mom can walk on water and no. mama can't walk on water anymore! But I really, really, really do intend to become a patron! I just have to make sure I do it right so that I don't have to cancel it to fix it. I think a performance you would really enjoy is "Aha!" Singapore Star Vista" but somebody else needs to request it because I keep burying it and nobody reads this far. And I cover 2 many topics in a single comment. if they give a thumbs-up how do you know if it's because they want to hear the song or if they're agreeing to some other thing I touched on paragraphs ago? I'm still going to make a separate comment and just request that and see if it catches hold in your patrons requests. Pentatonix did not want to cover this song for years and years even though we begged them. they said the song was epic and there was no way they could cover that song with just five voices and show it justice at the level they were at . Freddie Mercury is Mitch's male Idol. I don't think he felt comfortable trying to emulate Freddy. Freddy was perfect in his delivery so Mitch tried to do something a little different so that maybe he wouldn't be accused of trying to imitate Freddy and not being as good at it because he already thought he's not as good as Freddie Mercury. but you can't change up a song that's this epic too much without it being disrespectful the way Pentatonix saw it. every time they performed this song they apologized before they began singing. Never did they think that they were all that. They didn't do yes until right before Avi left and well Avi does look a bit tired . he still looks pretty healthy in this so I don't think he'd announced he was leaving at this point but Mitch had that haircut when he announced it. The mustache was after all be left and in the videos when Matt is in the group. This look was after Mitch's hair grew back in from the bald. They actually shaved his head on a Superfruit episode . And when Superfruit ended I think he had the little boy bangs and a mustache. but Avi had been a little bit less enthusiastic over the years as he became more worn out and sad. Then I noticed he started to lose weight, and I thought Kirstin showed signs of being stressed during the days and months leading up to his departure announcement and immediately after. To me, he was actually showing signs of being physically ill. I was really worried about him but he looks much better now that he's going at the pace that works for him and can see his family and friends. goodbye for now I will leave a link with one suggestion so people can either thumbs up it or not and I hope this is not get taken down
I leave super long comments too! I treat the comments section as like a conversation with Shawn. 😂 Also I am a patron and if you ever need help figuring stuff out, I'd be happy to help if you let me. 😊😊❤
I love that your doing the behind the scene videos. It gives a whole different perspective on the videos. I constantly have to remind myself that I'm listening to a capella, they sound that good.
if you wanna see more of their crazy talent, i suggest one of their first original songs they made, called Love Again, if you thought EDM couldnt be made in a capella, be prepared to be amazed
Thanks for doing the "behind the scenes". (you've been up 19 hrs) and yes, I was just thinking you missed the behind the scenes for Can't Hold Us...and then you said it :)
Thank you so much Shawn - I love how they portrayed their friendship from being just the trio (see how close they were on the couch before the end sequence ) to the meat and potatoes joining - started small on the couch, then went off into the stratosphere but still came back to being totally grounded and best friends ! Just love them ... and you for taking us on your Pentaholic journey :) If you ever feel down (I know you're back to work now) and want a laugh chk this video of Scott with Miranda Sings (Colleen Ballinger) It won't mess up your Superfruit order but is so funny I watch it whenever things get me down. Link : ruclips.net/video/Ghjmid6rGcw/видео.html (I'll post links to your Twitter when you get it back instead of clogging up your comment section)
I am glad that Mitch didn't try to mimic Freddie. It reminds me of how Queen chose to tour with Adam Lambert as their front man. He doesn't sound like Freddie, he just makes it fun with his own twist. No one is Freddie Mercury, and it should stay that way. Pentatonix really likes to sound exactly the same when live, so Mitch going softer on this was most likely intentional. Great reaction nonetheless!
You could watch their PTXperience videos. Maybe from the last year's tour? It's basically the behind the scene of their tour and it's so much fun. There's Floof in it! :D
On the Mitch not having the Freddie vibe, although I agree with another commenter that the group really did try not to mimic Queen whilst staying as true as possible to the actual structure of the track, I think Mitch was a tad preoccupied with it being such a long day/night, being frozen and not wanting to die ! Hahaha...
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Shawn you were spot on with your comments.....The trio are brilliant. however Avi & Kevin were awesome in making it sound like a full band backing them. They worked so well together...spent hours and hours working on their contribution....Luckily they shared an apartment. Again I have to commend you on your 'sound system' Avi's bass comes through loud & clear. Really enjoy your critiques....when Xmas rolls around make sure you watch First Noel....Avi has some super moments showing off his range....
Oh My Gosh...phenomenal!! I was really happy with the cover of this song. I personally think they did an awesome job as usual! I love PTX, they are the greatest..And each character did an excellent job of their part and couldn't happen without it! No instruments and only the 5 to pull it off...Thanks for the extra behind the scenes. Loved it!! Awesome reaction!
Funny you said you wouldn't be able to sleep after that. The notification that you did this came through after 3am my time and I waited until I woke up to watch it. So so glad you did it and loved it. I knew you would flip out over Mitch doing the electric guitar.This gave me something to look forward to when I woke up. Hope you were able to go to sleep. Thanks again!
Really liked that you included the "behind the scenes" with your reaction... One of my favs from PTX... they are just amazing, and I can't get enough of them.... seriously hoping for some new covers and originals post quarantine....
I love that you are doing the behind the scenes when available. They make your reactions special. Well, that and your cat. I was too tired to mention last night that I couldn't stop laughing at the cat playing with bobble head behind your back.
Avi left at the end of their summer tour in 2017. The did two videos after that with just the four remaining members (and Kevin's cello, Beyonce). Matt joined as a guest for their December Christmas tour and then became a full-fledged member early in 2018 (probably right after the holidays).
Thanks for going the extra mile and finding the “behind the scenes”. I have been a Queen fan for my entire life or so it seems and PTX killed this. Perhaps their version will pass the one billion views milestone someday?
Mitch doesn't have Freddies grit. Also the sofa... I've always seen it as a nod to their early 'Sofa Songs' before they had a contract (after they got dumped by the company they won the contract for on the Sing-Off) where they would sit in the 3-2-1 configuration three in back, two in front, and sing it all in one take. They were anxious to keep their presence online building their fanbase so they would meet at Kevin and Avi's and record covers on the sofa. They are great!
Might I suggest you look up Bohemian Rhapsody, (Green Day) at Hyde Park. It is the audience (65,000), for the punk group Green Day, singing their hearts out to Bohemian Rhapsody.
Wow, thank you for putting the behind the scenes video! I've never seen it and it was so much fun. I loved watching it. Now I want to see behind the scenes of tons of stuff.
If you're looking for live performances with good audio to react to, Yahoo Live Nation recorded and streamed their concert in Connecticut during their 2015 On My Way Home tour. Here's the link: ruclips.net/video/DMUHNqBOG8A/видео.html The set list is here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_My_Way_Home_Tour They were filming segments throughout this tour for their documentary, On My Way Home, which used to be on Netflix. You can watch that on Amazon Prime or at this link: tinyzonetv.to/movie/watch-pentatonix-on-my-way-home-2015-free-58133
It took PTX 5 years to do this video. They wanted to give Queen the tribute they deserved. Brian May the guitarist for Queen loved the video so much saying Freddie would be proud and he shared it on hid social media!
In the early days, after Sony dropped their recording contract just a week after they'd won it on _The Sing-Off,_ Pentatonix did a lot of videos of the five of them just sitting on someone's couch, singing. So *this* couch is traveling down Memory Lane with them. The megaphone acually had nothing to do with the guitar solos, except to point out that they were coming from Mitch; he does this live with nothing but his voice and a microphone. The starry night sky is a tribute to Brian May, who has a doctorate in astrophysics. The four shooting stars are for the four members of Queen. The scene where they're all lying on the couch is a reference to the cover art of Queen's _Sheer Heart Attack_ album. Rule of thumb: *Always* trust Pentatonix to treat the song and the original artist with utmost respect. They may or may not get it right, but if they fail it will never be through a lack of respect. Pentatonix loves "Bohemian Rhapsody," and they love Queen. They always wanted to cover "Bohemian Rhapsody," but they were afraid that they couldn't do it justice, so they decided to wait until they thought they were ready. That took *5 years.* After that came arranging, choreography, figuring out how to motorize a couch, etc., which took a few more months, maybe a year or so. It was worth the wait.
If you want to see an amazing rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody watch Angelina Jordan. She performed on America's Got Talent the champions she is 13 years old. She won Norway's Got Talent at age 7. Ben watch her video I Put A Spell On You. She copyrighted her version of Bohemian Rhapsody and from what I understand the members of Queen absolutely loved it.
Winter white hymnal has a behind the scenes video as well. I don't know if that is your kind of music, but there you have it. Yeah, Avi was the grown up of the group. 19 1/2 hours 5-12 is 7 hours+ 12 1/2 hours= 19 1/2 hours. Go to sleep. 😆
I haven't seen your review of their Daft Punk medley. Daft Punk is/was a French House type EDM band. Seems kind of impossible to do without electronic mods, right? That's what makes it so cool. Their first grammy, so strap in because it is a take-no-prisoners event.
This is probably the only song PTX has done exactly as the original, including recreating the instrument sounds. I think they said it was a perfect song so they had to recreate it rather than just cover it. This one was the one where I doubted it could be done live, but luckily, I was proven wrong! I'm a Queen fan and I have seen Queen and Adam Lambert live a few times (reaction suggestion too!! May I suggest Who Wants to Live at the Isle of Wight festival 2016) and I don't think they've ever tried recreating the mamma mias live. Also, Mitch doesn't need the megaphone to make the electric guitar sound. When he performs the song live, he just has his microphone and makes his voice sound like an electric guitar! Oh, there's a history behind the couch on this one. For us original fans we remember the first few RUclips videos they posted. They would always sit on a couch and film themselves without proper microphones. The video was a nod to those days.
I unsubscribed from your channel after hearing the queen/queen comments. Their sexuality is none of your business and their millions of followers/fans don’t care about that stuff. We love them and your childish comments will send us away...good luck to you, I guess
Avi didn't leave because he was burned out; he left because his mother had been diagnosed with cancer and he needed to spend more time with her than Pentatonix's schedule allowed. Staying with Pentatonix *and* spending time with his mother would have meant Pentatonix having to cut back on their schedule to accomodate him, and he wouldn't do that to them. Nor would he leave his mother alone in her time of need, so he made the right decision. Yes, we all miss him, even though we love Matt (fortunately, it isn't a competition), but it was still the right decision; the one that was best for *both* of Avi's families. And, BTW, his mother beat the cancer. State of mind can be a major factor when fighting a life-threatening illness, so there's a chance that Avi's decision saved his mother's life.
I don’t think the idea is to copy Freddie verbatum, that would be ridiculous & pointless because you couldn’t too Freddie. Putting there own spin on it & owning it is what makes it special. Brian May loved it & I’m sure Freddie would have too. Mitch is a Queen & a master of his craft!
Try Angelina Jordan age 14 doing Bohemian Rhapsody then at age 9 try I put a spell on you. Can’t believe you haven’t reviewed her yet. Come join the AJ band wagon.
You should really check out their Ninja Turtles song and since it's pretty short also watch the Seasame Street performances, you will never be disappointed.
Avi didn't leave due to normal burn out. He had a family member who was seriously ill & it was rough with the work & concert schedule - especially when they were over seas. He eventually had to make a choice & he chose family. He helped them find Matt before he left. No hard feelings between them.
Beautiful song. A bloody difficult one to cover, and even moreso a capella. There are a couple of things nobody talks about with this rendition. The first is the great difficulty in keeping descending bell chords in tune with no instruments. The second is the fabulous way Mitch holds and modulates that last note while the chords revolve and eventually resolve for the final chord. If you listen carefully you can hear him tuning his note to the structure of each chord, but never once being bang in tune. The chords would not have worked hard he simply held the note. Each of the members can tune to a 64th of a tone, and do so. That is the chords work.
I agree with your comment about Mitch in the beginning. There was an emotion missing that makes that part more impactful. He is still amazing, but it definitely lacked emotion.
Another great cover is Marc Martel's version..one take straight through, just him and a piano. Interesting because it was his voice used extensively in the movie.
you should react to citizen queen. the group was put together by scott hoying, ben bram and someone else i forgot. 2 members of the group have their own channel called cora and nina doin stuff. they are kinda like the superfruit of the group
It was actually filmed on a street overnight -- they were up all night doing this video. You can see it cold and see their breath sometimes lol. Couch is via remote control, yep moving on it's own. There is a behind the scenes making of this video somewhere in RUclips land.
This version is totally different from Freddie. This story version is easier to understand but not as emotional. I love the fact that they chose to do it, but aren't trying to upstage Queen
You might also notice in the finished video the Scott-led section with the lights in the background is a reshoot. The clues are very subtle, but you can see that Kirstie's hair changes to a silver with blue tips coloring.
It was so fun to watch you rocking out, beginning to anticipate the guitar solo, look concerned like "wait, how will this..." and then your double-take at "Guitar Grassi". Very satisfying!
Kirstie, Mitch & Scott went to Martin High School, Todrick went to Bowie High School. Both schools are in the same school district in Arlington, but not the same school. I'm not sure where the rumor got started that Todrick went to the same high school as them, but a lot of people seem to believe it.
Lmao always laugh along to your reactions. This is one of the songs where I prefer the original (although they did a stellar job). You're not the first one to point out that Mitch sung the beginning with less emotion than Freddie - but given that PTX are perfectionists and redo takes of their live videos even when it's already good just to see if it can be better, plus the fact that Mitch is plenty capable of emotion...I can only imagine that was intentional lol. ALSO check out this one live! It can be hard to find a good live version because for some reason a lot of the live versions they have done include an orchestra, but here's a link to one (warning, it's shot from the audience so Matt is hard to hear) ruclips.net/video/3oNWal9Q_2w/видео.html
BRB...
Fun Facts: people sent Queen guitarist Brian May this video and he LOVED this cover! I believe he shared it on his Instagram or Twitter (one of those .... or both)
Pentatonix held back a lot regaurding doing this cover...Being that its so iconic they wanted to do it justice!... I definitely say THEY DID ACCOMPLISH THAT!!🌟
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You are not the first reactor to mention that Mitch sang this song in a "steady" tone, instead of "mimicking" Freddie Mercury's inflections. That was done by design. They didn't want an inflection by inflection copy of the original. It's kind of a Damned if you do, Damned if you don't kind of thing. That is why PTX was hesitant to ever do this song. It's hard to "cover" a classic that is almost never covered by anyone else. Most singers steer away from "signature" tunes. Especially ones sung by unique singers like Freddie.
I agree that it was a great choice - nobody but Freddy is Freddy, and it would have been a mistake for Mitch to try. After all, nobody but Mitch is Mitch, either ;-)
Mitch is unreal...
He’s like an angel descending from the heavens with a perfect voice.
@@lilyt18 Mitch has a voice that Angels would sin to have.
Hm I'm actually glad Mitch wasn't copying everything Freddie did and put his own spin on it. I prefer it when they do that instead of trying to recreate the original sound
Agreed...Queen did it perfectly; nobody is going to duplicate it exactly, and why should they? Cover groups show their genius by making it their own.
You have now been introduced to mitch "guitar" grassi💕. Also this was pre-mustache because avi is still here. This was baby bangs mitch which is my favourite mitch look.
the megaphone is a prop. He uses the same microphone he's singing into for the guitar solo. And yes Kevin fell off the couch.
When did he fall off the couch. I never noticed that?
Love that you do the behind the scenes. It shows just a fraction of the phenomenal amount of work these guys put into stuff like this.
I agree, no one else has ever thought to do that, so I appreciate it!!!
Freddy was fighting with his sexuality at the time, Mitch isn’t. The song is about Freddy giving up his family’s idea of who he was. The condemnation he was experiencing, the pain was lessened years later when his parents finally accepted his sexuality. I’m not making this up, his best friend talked about it after his death. Listen to the song again and you’ll see his duality, acceptance and pain.
Thank you for this explanation. NOW the entire song makes sense. It makes me even more in awe of Freddies' talents. What a beautiful way to use words.
You're right that nobody's ever going to top Queen on this masterpiece, but for my money, that's probably the best cover you're going to hear.
I loved hearing this live this year (in Sydney, during February before quarantine)- megaphone Mitch didn’t even use a megaphone and it was incredible - they really are just as good if not better live. I do kinda wish I hopped on the ptx train a little earlier so I could go to a concert with Avi in it but Matt was actually really impressive and has a crazy range too that we don’t get to see in their videos. Anyway I love your videos! K bye
They had to add a board to the bottom of the back of the couch for Kirstie to climb up on in order to climb on the back of the couch, she is only 5'4" although Scott at 6'4" did not really need it. Lets give Kirstie a shout out for being able to jump up on the couch in heels and then helping Mitch jump up in his platform shoes and helping Scott to get up after they are laying on the couch. If you notice she has her hand behind him and gives him a little boost. So cute.
Hahaha I didn't notice that but yes I admired her jumping on the couch and keeping her balance. Girl power!!
please, Please react to Pentatonix "Aha!" Live Singapore Star Vista"
ruclips.net/video/aT2Nm4fYmI4/видео.html
It is a fan capture but it has excellent sound and video quality. It's such a good performance of acting and musicality by Mitch that he can redeem himself in your eyes and I really think you're ready for the vocals now. You seemed a little disappointed that he didn't emote more in Bohemian Rhapsody. I hope people like this comment and your patrons take it up! You seem to be pretty tired from probably working all day and having to work in the morning so get some sleep a dream sweet dreams with Mitch Grassi from guy.exe... I couldn't resist saying that! 😂
Ngl, when this cover first came out, I avoided it like the plague because, as much as I love Pentatonix, I also love Queen and I was worried that they were going to do a "remix" that strayed from the original. I have never been more happy to be wrong than when I finally watched this video for the first time. This is now the only cover of Bohemian Rhapsody I will allow in my house lol.
Kevin bites the dust! Loved your reaction. This is one of my favorites. Behind the scenes was fun!!
Fun Fact: when the music video first came out, the fans loved how it was filmed around a couch/centered on a couch because it pays tribute to PTX's earlier RUclips days before their second studio company signed them on and music videos were produced/budgeted for them. Back then, it was just PTX filming themselves sitting on a couch and doing covers. You can actually still see videos of that era on RUclips if you search for it.
Also another fun fact: I've never heard Bohemian Rhapsody before until I bought their early release album before the music video came out. When I first listened to it, I was mesmerized and replayed it for the rest of that night. Only when the music video came out and a lot of people were upset someone dared make a cover of Queen's untouchable song did I realize that the song is a classic here in the U.S. Still, there is a video on RUclips comparing it to the original where if you listen to it with headphones, they play both versions at the same time and one version translates to one side in the earphone while the other translates to the other earphone. You'll hear that they actually stayed true to the original and they did it almost identically. Attaching the link here:
ruclips.net/video/sd2vVhYkoBM/видео.html
Glad I got to this early before they might take it down due to copyright (knock on wood!!) because I quite enjoy it without the pauses every 2 seconds that other reactors incorporate to prevent that lolol.
ooo I haven't heard that. I'll have to check that out. Thanks for posting the link
I was going to mention that rather than putting some wild PTX spin on such a classic, they strived to stay true to the original. If you watch the Queen original Official Video and this one back to back, you'll notice that they really do track very closely to the original pacing and sound, from the left-right fade on "little high, little low..." to the piano transitions, to the guitar solos. One of the reasons it took them so long into their careers to do it was that they wanted to be sure they could do justice to a classic of rock, (and also to be able to perform it live!). I think they nailed it.
Ommfg! I just watched the comparison video! I knew PTX's version was close to the original, but Oh Holy Mother of God!!! Shocked, shook and SHOOKETH!!!
I know you compared Mitch and Freddie and how Freddie sang from his gut, but if you've watched enough PTX videos and payed attention, you'll always notice that they come in soft and slow, then build up and go back down. No one will ever sound like Queen but remember this is a cover done in PTX style. That being said, keep sharing your opinions. We still know how much you love PTX ;)
The couch was a nod to the gold velour couch Avi and Kevin had in their apartment in the beginning. You see them sitting on it in old vids.
Oh you're going to love this! ❤️
Here I went again with my "yeah, I knooooow" while you looked amazed. 😜
I'm really sorry you didn't like how Mitch spun the emotions. There's going to be things you do and don't like with covers and that is what comes with being an honest reactor. I prefer your honesty to playing it up just for us to get more views. I think since they decided to do that "anyway the wind blows" thing a couple of times in there that they were going for that point you reach when you've gone past the agony and the panic and you have a flat affect . you just have given up because you can't do anything and you have kind of made peace with the fact that you're going to have to just face it and let them come for you because you realize there's no way out and you're not willing to die quite yet so you're not putting up a fight. Resignation to what's inevitable at that point. I can be almost certain that Mitch was very nervous about this lead because Freddie Mercury is his favorite male singer . So I think that's what he was doing but I don't know for sure?
I know I'm not a patron yet because I can't figure it out and my kids are way too busy with their own lives to help me and I'm getting very embarrassed every time I leave a comment and still haven't joined. It is hard becoming confused before you get old! Your kids still think mom can walk on water and no. mama can't walk on water anymore! But I really, really, really do intend to become a patron! I just have to make sure I do it right so that I don't have to cancel it to fix it.
I think a performance you would really enjoy is "Aha!" Singapore Star Vista" but somebody else needs to request it because I keep burying it and nobody reads this far. And I cover 2 many topics in a single comment. if they give a thumbs-up how do you know if it's because they want to hear the song or if they're agreeing to some other thing I touched on paragraphs ago? I'm still going to make a separate comment and just request that and see if it catches hold in your patrons requests.
Pentatonix did not want to cover this song for years and years even though we begged them. they said the song was epic and there was no way they could cover that song with just five voices and show it justice at the level they were at . Freddie Mercury is Mitch's male Idol. I don't think he felt comfortable trying to emulate Freddy. Freddy was perfect in his delivery so Mitch tried to do something a little different so that maybe he wouldn't be accused of trying to imitate Freddy and not being as good at it because he already thought he's not as good as Freddie Mercury. but you can't change up a song that's this epic too much without it being disrespectful the way Pentatonix saw it. every time they performed this song they apologized before they began singing. Never did they think that they were all that.
They didn't do yes until right before Avi left and well Avi does look a bit tired . he still looks pretty healthy in this so I don't think he'd announced he was leaving at this point but Mitch had that haircut when he announced it. The mustache was after all be left and in the videos when Matt is in the group. This look was after Mitch's hair grew back in from the bald. They actually shaved his head on a Superfruit episode . And when Superfruit ended I think he had the little boy bangs and a mustache. but Avi had been a little bit less enthusiastic over the years as he became more worn out and sad. Then I noticed he started to lose weight, and I thought Kirstin showed signs of being stressed during the days and months leading up to his departure announcement and immediately after. To me, he was actually showing signs of being physically ill. I was really worried about him but he looks much better now that he's going at the pace that works for him and can see his family and friends. goodbye for now I will leave a link with one suggestion so people can either thumbs up it or not and I hope this is not get taken down
This was a very very long comment, just stating the obvious. I hope he reads the whole thing
I leave super long comments too! I treat the comments section as like a conversation with Shawn. 😂 Also I am a patron and if you ever need help figuring stuff out, I'd be happy to help if you let me. 😊😊❤
Love this, now I think you are ready for Aha at the Star Vista Singapore and Can't Sleep Love live at PopSpring 2016
Love AHA! Live! 💖
Avi, stop! 😂😂
Also I'm so glad you did the behind the scenes again. "Guitar Grassi" is my favourite.
I love that your doing the behind the scene videos. It gives a whole different perspective on the videos. I constantly have to remind myself that I'm listening to a capella, they sound that good.
if you wanna see more of their crazy talent, i suggest one of their first original songs they made, called Love Again, if you thought EDM couldnt be made in a capella, be prepared to be amazed
Im a huge Queen's fan and to be honest it's the best cover i've ever seen and Mitch with mustasche looks like Freddie's son sooooo 😂
I've heard that said about mitch before, that he looks like Freddie's son. 🤣🤣 to me, he absolutely does
Absolutely
Human guitar Mitch is one of my favorite too.
Mustache Mitch also appears in Havana cover!
Thanks for doing the "behind the scenes". (you've been up 19 hrs) and yes, I was just thinking you missed the behind the scenes for Can't Hold Us...and then you said it :)
Thank you so much Shawn - I love how they portrayed their friendship from being just the trio (see how close they were on the couch before the end sequence ) to the meat and potatoes joining - started small on the couch, then went off into the stratosphere but still came back to being totally grounded and best friends ! Just love them ... and you for taking us on your Pentaholic journey :) If you ever feel down (I know you're back to work now) and want a laugh chk this video of Scott with Miranda Sings (Colleen Ballinger) It won't mess up your Superfruit order but is so funny I watch it whenever things get me down. Link : ruclips.net/video/Ghjmid6rGcw/видео.html
(I'll post links to your Twitter when you get it back instead of clogging up your comment section)
I am glad that Mitch didn't try to mimic Freddie. It reminds me of how Queen chose to tour with Adam Lambert as their front man. He doesn't sound like Freddie, he just makes it fun with his own twist. No one is Freddie Mercury, and it should stay that way. Pentatonix really likes to sound exactly the same when live, so Mitch going softer on this was most likely intentional. Great reaction nonetheless!
You could watch their PTXperience videos. Maybe from the last year's tour? It's basically the behind the scene of their tour and it's so much fun. There's Floof in it! :D
On the Mitch not having the Freddie vibe, although I agree with another commenter that the group really did try not to mimic Queen whilst staying as true as possible to the actual structure of the track, I think Mitch was a tad preoccupied with it being such a long day/night, being frozen and not wanting to die ! Hahaha...
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Shawn you were spot on with your comments.....The trio are brilliant. however Avi & Kevin were awesome in making it sound like a full band backing them. They worked so well together...spent hours and hours working on their contribution....Luckily they shared an apartment. Again I have to commend you on your 'sound system' Avi's bass comes through loud & clear. Really enjoy your critiques....when Xmas rolls around make sure you watch First Noel....Avi has some super moments showing off his range....
I love how each new video creates a new favorite Mitch :) great reaction!
Oh My Gosh...phenomenal!! I was really happy with the cover of this song. I personally think they did an awesome job as usual! I love PTX, they are the greatest..And each character did an excellent job of their part and couldn't happen without it! No instruments and only the 5 to pull it off...Thanks for the extra behind the scenes. Loved it!! Awesome reaction!
Funny you said you wouldn't be able to sleep after that. The notification that you did this came through after 3am my time and I waited until I woke up to watch it. So so glad you did it and loved it. I knew you would flip out over Mitch doing the electric guitar.This gave me something to look forward to when I woke up. Hope you were able to go to sleep. Thanks again!
Really liked that you included the "behind the scenes" with your reaction... One of my favs from PTX... they are just amazing, and I can't get enough of them.... seriously hoping for some new covers and originals post quarantine....
I love that you are doing the behind the scenes when available. They make your reactions special. Well, that and your cat. I was too tired to mention last night that I couldn't stop laughing at the cat playing with bobble head behind your back.
Avi left at the end of their summer tour in 2017. The did two videos after that with just the four remaining members (and Kevin's cello, Beyonce). Matt joined as a guest for their December Christmas tour and then became a full-fledged member early in 2018 (probably right after the holidays).
I love Matt so much! Desperately miss avi though, he's extremely talented 😢 he appears to be doing well though, still making music 🎶
Thanks for going the extra mile and finding the “behind the scenes”. I have been a Queen fan for my entire life or so it seems and PTX killed this. Perhaps their version will pass the one billion views milestone someday?
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They each bring something so unique and special to the group that it's impossible to choose a favorite.
This is pre mustache 😄 Avi is in the video. And in the new rules are you that somebody video, Mitch has a mustache and that’s a video with Matt🙂
You look tired.. but somehow this woke you up
Mitch doesn't have Freddies grit.
Also the sofa... I've always seen it as a nod to their early 'Sofa Songs' before they had a contract (after they got dumped by the company they won the contract for on the Sing-Off) where they would sit in the 3-2-1 configuration three in back, two in front, and sing it all in one take. They were anxious to keep their presence online building their fanbase so they would meet at Kevin and Avi's and record covers on the sofa. They are great!
Might I suggest you look up Bohemian Rhapsody, (Green Day) at Hyde Park. It is the audience (65,000), for the punk group Green Day, singing their hearts out to Bohemian Rhapsody.
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Except that it’s not a megaphone!in the live version, Mitch does the guitar part with just his vocal chords
Wow, thank you for putting the behind the scenes video! I've never seen it and it was so much fun. I loved watching it. Now I want to see behind the scenes of tons of stuff.
The first place I saw the megaphone was in VoicePlay's w. /Rachel Potter doing I Knew You Were Trouble back in 2013. It's still effective!
If you're looking for live performances with good audio to react to, Yahoo Live Nation recorded and streamed their concert in Connecticut during their 2015 On My Way Home tour. Here's the link: ruclips.net/video/DMUHNqBOG8A/видео.html The set list is here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_My_Way_Home_Tour They were filming segments throughout this tour for their documentary, On My Way Home, which used to be on Netflix. You can watch that on Amazon Prime or at this link: tinyzonetv.to/movie/watch-pentatonix-on-my-way-home-2015-free-58133
It took PTX 5 years to do this video. They wanted to give Queen the tribute they deserved. Brian May the guitarist for Queen loved the video so much saying Freddie would be proud and he shared it on hid social media!
In the early days, after Sony dropped their recording contract just a week after they'd won it on _The Sing-Off,_ Pentatonix did a lot of videos of the five of them just sitting on someone's couch, singing. So *this* couch is traveling down Memory Lane with them.
The megaphone acually had nothing to do with the guitar solos, except to point out that they were coming from Mitch; he does this live with nothing but his voice and a microphone.
The starry night sky is a tribute to Brian May, who has a doctorate in astrophysics.
The four shooting stars are for the four members of Queen.
The scene where they're all lying on the couch is a reference to the cover art of Queen's _Sheer Heart Attack_ album.
Rule of thumb: *Always* trust Pentatonix to treat the song and the original artist with utmost respect. They may or may not get it right, but if they fail it will never be through a lack of respect.
Pentatonix loves "Bohemian Rhapsody," and they love Queen. They always wanted to cover "Bohemian Rhapsody," but they were afraid that they couldn't do it justice, so they decided to wait until they thought they were ready. That took *5 years.* After that came arranging, choreography, figuring out how to motorize a couch, etc., which took a few more months, maybe a year or so. It was worth the wait.
If you want to see an amazing rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody watch Angelina Jordan. She performed on America's Got Talent the champions she is 13 years old. She won Norway's Got Talent at age 7. Ben watch her video I Put A Spell On You. She copyrighted her version of Bohemian Rhapsody and from what I understand the members of Queen absolutely loved it.
Please react to "AHA!" Live in Singapore & "Can You Feel The Love Tonight". There's also a behind the scenes for Can You Feel The Love Tonight.
Thank you for including the behind the scenes video for Bohemian Rhapsody! I enjoyed your reactions.
I'm going to have to unsubscribe. It's not you. RUclips anti-free-speech. So I'm dropping most of my YT activity. Do you have a Bitchute presence?
Winter white hymnal has a behind the scenes video as well. I don't know if that is your kind of music, but there you have it.
Yeah, Avi was the grown up of the group.
19 1/2 hours 5-12 is 7 hours+ 12 1/2 hours= 19 1/2 hours. Go to sleep. 😆
I haven't seen your review of their Daft Punk medley. Daft Punk is/was a French House type EDM band. Seems kind of impossible to do without electronic mods, right? That's what makes it so cool. Their first grammy, so strap in because it is a take-no-prisoners event.
Wait till you see them with Dolly Parton. Mitch is bald 😮. 🤷♀️❤️🇬🇧😂
Thank you for the Sing Off reference!!! I miss that show! It’s where I first heard and fell in live with Pentatonix.
Freddy Mercury wasn't singing a cappella while driving a couch down the road. But, I guess that's just the way he spun it.
This is probably the only song PTX has done exactly as the original, including recreating the instrument sounds. I think they said it was a perfect song so they had to recreate it rather than just cover it. This one was the one where I doubted it could be done live, but luckily, I was proven wrong! I'm a Queen fan and I have seen Queen and Adam Lambert live a few times (reaction suggestion too!! May I suggest Who Wants to Live at the Isle of Wight festival 2016) and I don't think they've ever tried recreating the mamma mias live. Also, Mitch doesn't need the megaphone to make the electric guitar sound. When he performs the song live, he just has his microphone and makes his voice sound like an electric guitar! Oh, there's a history behind the couch on this one. For us original fans we remember the first few RUclips videos they posted. They would always sit on a couch and film themselves without proper microphones. The video was a nod to those days.
I unsubscribed from your channel after hearing the queen/queen comments. Their sexuality is none of your business and their millions of followers/fans don’t care about that stuff. We love them and your childish comments will send us away...good luck to you, I guess
Avi didn't leave because he was burned out; he left because his mother had been diagnosed with cancer and he needed to spend more time with her than Pentatonix's schedule allowed. Staying with Pentatonix *and* spending time with his mother would have meant Pentatonix having to cut back on their schedule to accomodate him, and he wouldn't do that to them. Nor would he leave his mother alone in her time of need, so he made the right decision. Yes, we all miss him, even though we love Matt (fortunately, it isn't a competition), but it was still the right decision; the one that was best for *both* of Avi's families.
And, BTW, his mother beat the cancer. State of mind can be a major factor when fighting a life-threatening illness, so there's a chance that Avi's decision saved his mother's life.
I don’t think the idea is to copy Freddie verbatum, that would be ridiculous & pointless because you couldn’t too Freddie. Putting there own spin on it & owning it is what makes it special. Brian May loved it & I’m sure Freddie would have too. Mitch is a Queen & a master of his craft!
Try Angelina Jordan age 14 doing Bohemian Rhapsody then at age 9 try I put a spell on you. Can’t believe you haven’t reviewed her yet. Come join the AJ band wagon.
You should really check out their Ninja Turtles song and since it's pretty short also watch the Seasame Street performances, you will never be disappointed.
Next: Imagine by Pentatonix, please!
Ok, so this isn't a song but please react to Mitch Grassi High Notes!! Mitch is from Pentatonix and I love watching people react to him!
The megaphone doesn't work, it's just a prop. Not used on stage. It's all Mitch!
Avi didn't leave due to normal burn out. He had a family member who was seriously ill & it was rough with the work & concert schedule - especially when they were over seas. He eventually had to make a choice & he chose family. He helped them find Matt before he left. No hard feelings between them.
Beautiful song. A bloody difficult one to cover, and even moreso a capella. There are a couple of things nobody talks about with this rendition. The first is the great difficulty in keeping descending bell chords in tune with no instruments. The second is the fabulous way Mitch holds and modulates that last note while the chords revolve and eventually resolve for the final chord. If you listen carefully you can hear him tuning his note to the structure of each chord, but never once being bang in tune. The chords would not have worked hard he simply held the note. Each of the members can tune to a 64th of a tone, and do so. That is the chords work.
I agree with your comment about Mitch in the beginning. There was an emotion missing that makes that part more impactful. He is still amazing, but it definitely lacked emotion.
You should watch the Video "Avi trys to speak" its very funny 😭👍🤣
Another great cover is Marc Martel's version..one take straight through, just him and a piano. Interesting because it was his voice used extensively in the movie.
Lmao I just watched this video of yours and was having the same reaction when you said "Avi stop". I died lol
you should react to citizen queen. the group was put together by scott hoying, ben bram and someone else i forgot. 2 members of the group have their own channel called cora and nina doin stuff. they are kinda like the superfruit of the group
Please please please do "Fools Rush In" by Pentatonix. It is incredible.
Also starring the 6th member of PTX, the rolling couch.
No missing the mustache! No, bad mustache. Song is awesome though, of course.
It was actually filmed on a street overnight -- they were up all night doing this video. You can see it cold and see their breath sometimes lol. Couch is via remote control, yep moving on it's own. There is a behind the scenes making of this video somewhere in RUclips land.
Yeah he reacted to the behind the scenes in this video too.
I really appreciate you showing the behind the scenes.
Man these guys are nuts lol
This version is totally different from Freddie. This story version is easier to understand but not as emotional. I love the fact that they chose to do it, but aren't trying to upstage Queen
You should really check out their version of Imagine, you get to hear Kevin sing
I actually enjoy this version more than Queens original.
Thought you said you were not going to stop the video. That's it, will not watch your videos again, you don't keep your word.
YOU GOTTA REACT TO THEOR DAFT PUNK MEDLEY!!!!!!
But then Mitch does the guitar solo and I was like 😱😱😱
I am really happy about the behind the scene part. It just pulls it all together.
Mitch do the electric guitar without the megaphone
Megaphone was just a prop. Mitch does it live.
I feel like a infomercial but wait there's more!🤣
You might also notice in the finished video the Scott-led section with the lights in the background is a reshoot. The clues are very subtle, but you can see that Kirstie's hair changes to a silver with blue tips coloring.
Loved the behind the scene video. Thanks so much.
I love how blown away by guitar Mitch you were.
It was so fun to watch you rocking out, beginning to anticipate the guitar solo, look concerned like "wait, how will this..." and then your double-take at "Guitar Grassi". Very satisfying!
So glad you didn't wanna pause this one!
Love your reactions and you are adorable!
Kirsty, Mitch, and Scot have sung together since high school. Todrick Hall went there too, but different years.
Kirstie, Mitch & Scott went to Martin High School, Todrick went to Bowie High School. Both schools are in the same school district in Arlington, but not the same school. I'm not sure where the rumor got started that Todrick went to the same high school as them, but a lot of people seem to believe it.
Lmao always laugh along to your reactions. This is one of the songs where I prefer the original (although they did a stellar job). You're not the first one to point out that Mitch sung the beginning with less emotion than Freddie - but given that PTX are perfectionists and redo takes of their live videos even when it's already good just to see if it can be better, plus the fact that Mitch is plenty capable of emotion...I can only imagine that was intentional lol.
ALSO check out this one live! It can be hard to find a good live version because for some reason a lot of the live versions they have done include an orchestra, but here's a link to one (warning, it's shot from the audience so Matt is hard to hear) ruclips.net/video/3oNWal9Q_2w/видео.html