SO HAPPY you made this reaction!! I'd love a direct comparative analysis of both VP's and the Gang's interpretations of this song, their respective videos, and, of course, the groups themselves, as well as the ethos behind their work. Obviously some of that is already touched upon in this video (at ~5:15, ~9:35) and expounding on those points could be very interesting, particularly in their approaches to beatboxing. Personally I'd like to point out how each group utilizes a spectacular performer like Lauren Paley to their distinct advantage: simply put, Voiceplay integrates her into their cast of characters while Bass Gang gives her center stage and supports her leads. And both of these are excellent!! VP does a great job of using her incredible range to add to their already extraordinary abilities such that, though everyone gets their moment to shine, her contributions to the overall tone are never lost. In that way, everyone in that piece has their talents highlighted even when they're not in the spotlight, which is amazing. Bass Gang, on the other hand, allow themselves to blend in with each other a bit which gives Lauren near-complete freedom to show what she can do. Her crazy highs and surprising lows, her haunting three-parter at the end, the creepy demeanor she has throughout, a lot of these shine through much more than they might have if the BG boys took more of a lead. At the same time, their restraint in this regard makes the moments when they DO come forward to center stage much more impactful. I love both of these versions to death but I think I like BG's a little bit better.
I love both the Bass Gang cover AND the VoicePlay one, due to their interpretstions. Lauren Paley do have a beautiful voice and can do creepy very well. Not to knock down BG in any way, I love and support them; but the difference between a group who has worked together tightly, both at home and on tour, for over 20 years and ambitious young men, who at the filming of this still hadn't met in person - any of them- must show in polishment and execution in the various performances.
Fun fact, this is the first Bass Gang video that they had someone other than one of the 4 members edit. All of their other videos before this were edited by one of them, usually the one who does the arrangement
Ooohhh, perfect way to start the month of October! There's just something about all those bass voices that just adds to the creepiness. (Both TBG & VP sounded great with Paley.) I believe Paley is pronounced Pay-lee.
The amateurish feel to the video is probably due to them filming separately and having to edit them together into one video. Voiceplay have the advantage of being able to film together all of the time. One part I think you missed is right after 'I can hear your footsteps' rather than making sounds for the steps they are actually saying 'footsteps footsteps footsteps'.
Love this version so much.
It is beautiful, yet creepie. The ending still gives me shivers.
I love both versions of this tune.
SO HAPPY you made this reaction!! I'd love a direct comparative analysis of both VP's and the Gang's interpretations of this song, their respective videos, and, of course, the groups themselves, as well as the ethos behind their work. Obviously some of that is already touched upon in this video (at ~5:15, ~9:35) and expounding on those points could be very interesting, particularly in their approaches to beatboxing. Personally I'd like to point out how each group utilizes a spectacular performer like Lauren Paley to their distinct advantage: simply put, Voiceplay integrates her into their cast of characters while Bass Gang gives her center stage and supports her leads. And both of these are excellent!! VP does a great job of using her incredible range to add to their already extraordinary abilities such that, though everyone gets their moment to shine, her contributions to the overall tone are never lost. In that way, everyone in that piece has their talents highlighted even when they're not in the spotlight, which is amazing. Bass Gang, on the other hand, allow themselves to blend in with each other a bit which gives Lauren near-complete freedom to show what she can do. Her crazy highs and surprising lows, her haunting three-parter at the end, the creepy demeanor she has throughout, a lot of these shine through much more than they might have if the BG boys took more of a lead. At the same time, their restraint in this regard makes the moments when they DO come forward to center stage much more impactful. I love both of these versions to death but I think I like BG's a little bit better.
I love both the Bass Gang cover AND the VoicePlay one, due to their interpretstions. Lauren Paley do have a beautiful voice and can do creepy very well.
Not to knock down BG in any way, I love and support them; but the difference between a group who has worked together tightly, both at home and on tour, for over 20 years and ambitious young men, who at the filming of this still hadn't met in person - any of them- must show in polishment and execution in the various performances.
Fun fact, this is the first Bass Gang video that they had someone other than one of the 4 members edit. All of their other videos before this were edited by one of them, usually the one who does the arrangement
The beatboxer for this also arranged this song. Thank you so much for looking at this!
Ooohhh, perfect way to start the month of October! There's just something about all those bass voices that just adds to the creepiness. (Both TBG & VP sounded great with Paley.) I believe Paley is pronounced Pay-lee.
I love the "amateurish" feel of it, personally. But they are improving by leaps and bounds.
The amateurish feel to the video is probably due to them filming separately and having to edit them together into one video. Voiceplay have the advantage of being able to film together all of the time.
One part I think you missed is right after 'I can hear your footsteps' rather than making sounds for the steps they are actually saying 'footsteps footsteps footsteps'.