The rumor is the producers pushed the judges to eliminate Afro-Blue here, since there was a record deal at stake and producers had their hearts set on Pentatonix. Afro-Blue was enough of a fan favorite that they may have been a threat to win a popular vote.
@@Kikikirah There's no question PTX would have won regardless. But producers didn't know that when they taped. Season 3 was pretaped except for the finale. A post circulated on Facebook in 2011 from people on the inside that said producers met with the judges late into the night this episode, and afterwards Ben Folds had to defend his decision online. The general theory is that Sony didn't want another Jazz/R&B group like Committed so they pushed the judges to eliminate them.
honestly, if pentatonix hadn't been in this season, i think afro blue should have won. i really hope they're still making music because they are excellent and fabulous and all those other happy adjectives
ABSOLUTELY GREAT PERFORMANCE!!! Say what you want...but there was NO WAY they should have been sent packing after TWO powerhouse closing performances! Especially, losing to the Dartmouth Aires. BTW, much love to PTX. What other group unanimously both praised (4:49) and grieved for Afro Blue like they did? PTX knew AB was done wrong. Period.
Tanya Monts it was their previous performance that dragged them down - Urban Method were lucky enough to have two super performances this week of all weeks
Even though it probably wouldn't have changed the final outcome of the season, I'm pretty sure if you have one of the greatest performances ever, you probably shouldn't be eliminated after...
What was SO disturbing about AFRO BLUE and their BRILLIANCE is that the judges ADMIT that they GUIDED THEM WRONG! The told them to shift sounds and things that they didn't "mean" to tell them and then they did it and it messed up their offering and sound. THEY ARE JUST ASTOUNDING!!!!!! I am moved to TEARS yet again!!!! And just a point of reference that the group losing it over their performance at the end is PENTATONIX!!!!! They leveled up this show.
While this is totally true, it's also Afro Blue's fault a little for skewing the other way completely - when the judges just meant to simplify their arrangements not make it super simple and remove their jazz quality/style so it was no longer their track anymore. Although sometimes I suspect it was the producers whispering in AB's ears and that they were really doing them in and not the judges. Rumor is that Sony didn't want another R&B/jazz group similar to Committed, so producers might have tried to get in AB's heads on purpose as the competition progressed.
This was one of that season's best performances. I really miss this show, sucks that its last season was just a one night gig. A lot of amazing talent passed through the sing-off stage but oddly enough it seems hardly any of them managed to really capitalize. Afro Blue underwent changes and is now known as Traces Of Blue, Nota lost their lead singer, Committed lost a member as well as Home Free. I really hoped that the winners had done much better and that even semi-finalists and finalists would at least get a career going.
HavocWWC People have said these shows are about marketability and not so much talent. The groups you mentioned do not do mainstream music which, as we know, is what draws the masses. That's why they're not in the limelight.
The reason no other group on the show besides Pentatonix has ever made it big and joined the public consciousness with a lasting career is the same reason why literally no Voice winner is a household name and at least 5 Idol Winners or even top 10 contestants are and probably a dozen are still doing fairly well. Its not about talent and it's not even about marketability. It's about the music industry players they have running the show. The people behind the voice know how to make successful television not successful recording artists. Sing off doesn't even have that. I loved the show but they didn't have the power or influence or skill to turn it into something that would last for decades or launch groups into stardom.
Pentatonix broke away from the label not too long after. Because they were young and had a different sound and were always ahead, they used social media (you tube, insta) before it was what it was and saw what it was gonna do for them and they created their own career. It made it easier with five and they were all young and hungry and taking chances, no shade to the other groups. I just feel like pentatonix did it their way and with nothing. Their first Grammy win was recorded in their kitchen! I think they just did what they knew would help them.
@@artistpino Pentatonix did not get famous with the help of the show and label. They were literally dropped right after moving out to LA for the contract. They got exposure and connections and money from this, but if they did not work their behinds off right after this, they would have faded in to obscurity as most artists do after a show. They capitalized on their momentum and ran with it. Their buissness savvy along with their talents is what made them who they are.
It's because the Sing Off wasn't meant to make recording artists, it was meant to make television. PTX worked with what they had (and struggled) because the label dropped them thinking they weren't marketable but PTX worked hard and showed them what fools they were, didn't they though it did take them a few years to get there. But they really had to work hard and commit to staying together to make it work - and even when the lost Avi when he could no longer handle PTX's demanding schedule, they still are phenomenal with Matt, Avi's hand-picked replacement (who I think he - Matt- was on Season 4 too).
The part at 3:56 when you see people in the background start to stand up is when you realize that this wasn't just a performance, it was something more
Yep...took us to church on this one!!! So moving and inspired a whole lot of us to dream just for an incredible moment of a new world coming where the lion will ly down with the lamb!!
AFRO BLUE! This was so awesome! All the judges were standing up and Sarah was jumping up and down. I have watched this nearly EVERYDAY since it was posted. Go Blue!
Zach The Passionate Aspie I feel you. My favorite versions in order are: 1. Sam Cooke 2. Luther Vandross 3. Afro Blue 4. The Manhattans 5. Gerald Alston 6. Brian Owens/Michael McDonald/David Sanborn 7. Detrick Haddon
Perfection!!! If this comp was based on one performance alone they would have absolutely won. This season for Sing-Off was so hard to say one group was better then the other, but Pentatonix never seemed to make a mistake. The top five were so entertaining though.
This is a flawless performance, except for one thing: I wanted the "change is gonna come" to keep going about 20 more times, I get chills the whole time!
There is no way this group shouldn't have been in the finale! All this talk about how moved and emotional this made the judges and they didn't move forward...was definitely disappointed.
EP13 what you are saying is very true im a huge pentatonix fan and found thier videos by chance from a friend and was hooked. i ws told about afro blue and just heard them now for the first time and i must say,these guys are blessed,ii love listening to music that makes me grow as a bass vocalist.lets keep supporting and praying for these guys and all who put an effort into hard work
EXACTLY: They should have done more, on the network, to display the LEVEL OF TALENT on the show (cross promotion on other shows, put them in NBC commercials....they could have smashed AI)...THE VOICE and THE SING-OFF are a great combination and don't fight each other!
Their best two songs of their whole time on Sing Off, maybe even the best performances on the entire show! That was sung so beautifully! How can you take off a group after that? UM can't even keep pitch, it amazes me how they got on Sing Off in the first place! It should've been AB, DA, and PX in the finale. Choosing between DA and AB is tough. But I feel like AB could've won if they made it to the fan vote. That gave me chills and tears. They're going places!
How they didn't go to the finale after that is beyond me, and all of us. Forget reflecting on the whole season to see who moves on, that performance won them the show.
Pentatonix is good and all, but they are not comparable to Afro Blue and Committed, they were the two most talented groups to cross the Sing Off stage!!! Oh yeah, Home Free was damn good too!!! I'm done!!!
i literally get goosebumps every time i listen to this. afro-blue didn't get to showcase how brilliant they are during the show due to being confused by the input from the judges but this song embodies their talent. it doesn't focus on their jazzy style (american-boy did that best I think) but it does show their growth during the show and their ability as a group. much love to afro-blue! HU! U KNOW!
Kevin and Avi look like they're about to just leap onto the stage to celebrate what an amazing performance that was by Afro Blue. And I don't blame them, because, right now, I feel like leaping through my laptop screen to do just that. Incredible.
an out of world experience.Amazing. Even though they are so amazing i understand why they didnt win......the point of the show is to find a group that can make records. and the genre and style of music afro blue has would not go very far.
Janae Lyttle that’s easy. It’s about marketability to the shows producers. Not talent. Afro Blue was wiping the floor with everyone else this season. But not “mainstream” or whatever.
Ok PTX was better IMO. But they deadass should have been in the finale, or at least have been in top 4 with NOT Dartmouth and Urban. Made it too easy for ptx
This was great! I was sorry to see them go - I hoped the top three would have included them. I noticed that Ben stood up for that performance, which does not seem to happen too often. Anyway, I really enjoyed Afro-Blue on the show and wish them much success in the future because they are true talent!
that was amazing! i love love love this group i was keeping up on you tube when i could I hate that they got voted off something to be said about the powers that be.... hmmmmm
Honestly this and Landslide are my two favourite sing off songs. They're so emotionally driven and are truely beautiful in every way possible. I prefer this only because the vocals are a little better than in landslide. A little
Even after purposely misguiding them, the group still killed it. They were the definition of Pitch Perfect. They were literally perfect. The judges biggest complaint was that they were too perfect and lost some people. I wasn’t lost. I have never known of a thing.
2023 and I still listen to this performance constantly
They WENT HOME after this? WHAT!?
Paint hi paint
Them and YJ should have been top 3 in my book
The top 3 should be either of these 4
Afro Blue
Pentatonix
Delilah
Vocal Point
Aight yeah I agree now
Oh and Cat’s Pajamas. Brutally robbed.
This is one of the GREATEST performances in this show's history, and I have watched this show from it's inception
And the fact that this is the song that they were ELIMINATED on just show's the real objective of this show
I stopped watching the show after this LOL
Sara: "i'm getting tears in my eyes, this is such a good performance" *sends them home*
The rumor is the producers pushed the judges to eliminate Afro-Blue here, since there was a record deal at stake and producers had their hearts set on Pentatonix. Afro-Blue was enough of a fan favorite that they may have been a threat to win a popular vote.
If afro blue make to the final i will vote them
@@MW53516 wait what?
Mac Weilman Nah. That’s a stretch. I am a huge AB fan but even I know Ptx was a clear winner. Urban Method should have left not AB.
@@Kikikirah There's no question PTX would have won regardless.
But producers didn't know that when they taped. Season 3 was pretaped except for the finale. A post circulated on Facebook in 2011 from people on the inside that said producers met with the judges late into the night this episode, and afterwards Ben Folds had to defend his decision online. The general theory is that Sony didn't want another Jazz/R&B group like Committed so they pushed the judges to eliminate them.
We don't deserve them. If they ever release an album. I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Seriously! 7 years later and no one has come close
They have several recordings. Just email the Jazz Voice Faculty.
best lead performance ever on the show hands down. spine chilling stuff.
Agreed.
honestly, if pentatonix hadn't been in this season, i think afro blue should have won. i really hope they're still making music because they are excellent and fabulous and all those other happy adjectives
they are, under the name Traces of Blue
Yep. Traces of Blue.
felixvelariusbos not really I think because they have been in the 2 2 times that’s why and they wanted it to be an easy decision
Ten years later and I still love this song and them!!
ABSOLUTELY GREAT PERFORMANCE!!! Say what you want...but there was NO WAY they should have been sent packing after TWO powerhouse closing performances! Especially, losing to the Dartmouth Aires. BTW, much love to PTX. What other group unanimously both praised (4:49) and grieved for Afro Blue like they did? PTX knew AB was done wrong. Period.
I really thought this performance would have AT LEAST taken them to the finale. I was extremely disappointed in the judges decision.
Yes I felt the same way! It's sorta like they were cheated in a sense.
Tanya Monts it was their previous performance that dragged them down - Urban Method were lucky enough to have two super performances this week of all weeks
Hands down the best group ever on the Sing Off!!!
I freaking cry every time I listen to this song
Even though it probably wouldn't have changed the final outcome of the season, I'm pretty sure if you have one of the greatest performances ever, you probably shouldn't be eliminated after...
What was SO disturbing about AFRO BLUE and their BRILLIANCE is that the judges ADMIT that they GUIDED THEM WRONG! The told them to shift sounds and things that they didn't "mean" to tell them and then they did it and it messed up their offering and sound. THEY ARE JUST ASTOUNDING!!!!!! I am moved to TEARS yet again!!!! And just a point of reference that the group losing it over their performance at the end is PENTATONIX!!!!! They leveled up this show.
And this what got me mad. AB could’ve been a consistent performer in the season had the judges not misguided them.
While this is totally true, it's also Afro Blue's fault a little for skewing the other way completely - when the judges just meant to simplify their arrangements not make it super simple and remove their jazz quality/style so it was no longer their track anymore. Although sometimes I suspect it was the producers whispering in AB's ears and that they were really doing them in and not the judges. Rumor is that Sony didn't want another R&B/jazz group similar to Committed, so producers might have tried to get in AB's heads on purpose as the competition progressed.
This was one of that season's best performances. I really miss this show, sucks that its last season was just a one night gig. A lot of amazing talent passed through the sing-off stage but oddly enough it seems hardly any of them managed to really capitalize. Afro Blue underwent changes and is now known as Traces Of Blue, Nota lost their lead singer, Committed lost a member as well as Home Free. I really hoped that the winners had done much better and that even semi-finalists and finalists would at least get a career going.
HavocWWC People have said these shows are about marketability and not so much talent. The groups you mentioned do not do mainstream music which, as we know, is what draws the masses. That's why they're not in the limelight.
The reason no other group on the show besides Pentatonix has ever made it big and joined the public consciousness with a lasting career is the same reason why literally no Voice winner is a household name and at least 5 Idol Winners or even top 10 contestants are and probably a dozen are still doing fairly well. Its not about talent and it's not even about marketability. It's about the music industry players they have running the show. The people behind the voice know how to make successful television not successful recording artists. Sing off doesn't even have that. I loved the show but they didn't have the power or influence or skill to turn it into something that would last for decades or launch groups into stardom.
Pentatonix broke away from the label not too long after. Because they were young and had a different sound and were always ahead, they used social media (you tube, insta) before it was what it was and saw what it was gonna do for them and they created their own career. It made it easier with five and they were all young and hungry and taking chances, no shade to the other groups. I just feel like pentatonix did it their way and with nothing. Their first Grammy win was recorded in their kitchen! I think they just did what they knew would help them.
@@artistpino Pentatonix did not get famous with the help of the show and label. They were literally dropped right after moving out to LA for the contract. They got exposure and connections and money from this, but if they did not work their behinds off right after this, they would have faded in to obscurity as most artists do after a show. They capitalized on their momentum and ran with it. Their buissness savvy along with their talents is what made them who they are.
It's because the Sing Off wasn't meant to make recording artists, it was meant to make television. PTX worked with what they had (and struggled) because the label dropped them thinking they weren't marketable but PTX worked hard and showed them what fools they were, didn't they though it did take them a few years to get there. But they really had to work hard and commit to staying together to make it work - and even when the lost Avi when he could no longer handle PTX's demanding schedule, they still are phenomenal with Matt, Avi's hand-picked replacement (who I think he - Matt- was on Season 4 too).
The part at 3:56 when you see people in the background start to stand up is when you realize that this wasn't just a performance, it was something more
Even dude from Pentatonix rose to his feet!!!
By far my favorite performance in Sing-Off history.
THEY TORE THAT SONG UP!!! My God!!!
am i the only one who appreciates the percussionist in this group? hes amazing probably one of the best along with kevin.
they should have been in the finale over Urban Method. Couldn't stand them and their thin voiced/whiny sounding girls.
Scotty B Couldn't agree more. They had some rocky songs, but this one was amazing!
I'll take the girls over Mike's terrible rapping every song
Chills!!! Afro Blue is simply sublime. Keep on keeping vocal jazz alive, guys. It doesn't get better than this. AMAZING.
4:12 that BASS! They're amazing....sent me straight to CHURCH!
Best base line in Sing-off history: 4:11
He is a fucking monster
It should have been pentatonix, Afro blue, and Dartmouth aires in the final three!!!
Yep...took us to church on this one!!! So moving and inspired a whole lot of us to dream just for an incredible moment of a new world coming where the lion will ly down with the lamb!!
This show really needs to come back!!!!!!
I just cant get enough of them...This version of this song makes my heart smile...
Revisiting this. I'm still mad about this.
Right?! I am still mad about this too.
Came back to this is 2020. Needed it.
AFRO BLUE! This was so awesome! All the judges were standing up and Sarah was jumping up and down. I have watched this nearly EVERYDAY since it was posted. Go Blue!
Second favorite version of this song....because ain't NOBODY sings that opening line like my man Sammy!
You should check out Gregory Porter's rendition.
Zach The Passionate Aspie I feel you.
My favorite versions in order are:
1. Sam Cooke
2. Luther Vandross
3. Afro Blue
4. The Manhattans
5. Gerald Alston
6. Brian Owens/Michael McDonald/David Sanborn
7. Detrick Haddon
when i am in the warehouse of my job this version by afro blue keeps me going for at least a hour of the day
Perfection!!! If this comp was based on one performance alone they would have absolutely won. This season for Sing-Off was so hard to say one group was better then the other, but Pentatonix never seemed to make a mistake. The top five were so entertaining though.
That wasn't just their best performance, that might have been the best performance on this show PERIOD
This was a wonderful performance. i love this song. not easy to sing
How did this performance lose to Urban Method's? like seriously...
there is no comparison between the two groups Afro Blue are miles ahead of them.
Urban method should go home earley in the season
Judges thought the public wanted rap and wasn't open to jazz. Simple as that. They chose based on demographics and not actual quality.
Its 9 years later and I'm still mad they didn't win the whole damn thing.
Even their swansong was bomb!
Preach!! It was perfection!
The bass i s The MAn.....
The best of the whole series - this and 'Put Your Records On' - really really just absolutely fantastic you guys are tremendously talented.
I've watched this so many times! They totally should have finished 2nd right behind PTX, IMO.
Here in 2021, it’s still so good 🔥
Goosebumps every time!
I COULD LISTEN TO THIS GROUP ANYTIME, ANYWHERE! VERY, VERY SMOOTH!
This is a flawless performance, except for one thing: I wanted the "change is gonna come" to keep going about 20 more times, I get chills the whole time!
That was one of(if not THE) best performances on this show EVER
This is probably the best performance on this show EVER, and there have been some REALLY good performances on this show
absolutely LOVE this!!!!
There is no way this group shouldn't have been in the finale! All this talk about how moved and emotional this made the judges and they didn't move forward...was definitely disappointed.
I mean they should have at least made it to the finale instead of Dartmouth or urban method
I would've preferred they went to the finale over Urban Method
EP13 what you are saying is very true im a huge pentatonix fan and found thier videos by chance from a friend and was hooked. i ws told about afro blue and just heard them now for the first time and i must say,these guys are blessed,ii love listening to music that makes me grow as a bass vocalist.lets keep supporting and praying for these guys and all who put an effort into hard work
Perfect harmony, perfect vocals. Just perfect all around!!! wow
EXACTLY: They should have done more, on the network, to display the LEVEL OF TALENT on the show (cross promotion on other shows, put them in NBC commercials....they could have smashed AI)...THE VOICE and THE SING-OFF are a great combination and don't fight each other!
Their best two songs of their whole time on Sing Off, maybe even the best performances on the entire show! That was sung so beautifully! How can you take off a group after that? UM can't even keep pitch, it amazes me how they got on Sing Off in the first place! It should've been AB, DA, and PX in the finale. Choosing between DA and AB is tough. But I feel like AB could've won if they made it to the fan vote. That gave me chills and tears. They're going places!
this performance brought tears to my eyes
They should have won this one... Fan ever since.
I just love this. So solid. Brings tears to my eyes everytime. :)
This group is amazing and I wish them the best.
I still don't understand how they went home after a performance like this. This was AMAZING!!!
This just brought me to tears
How they didn't go to the finale after that is beyond me, and all of us. Forget reflecting on the whole season to see who moves on, that performance won them the show.
Pentatonix is good and all, but they are not comparable to Afro Blue and Committed, they were the two most talented groups to cross the Sing Off stage!!! Oh yeah, Home Free was damn good too!!! I'm done!!!
Hear, hear, man. Amen! Couldn't agree more!
i literally get goosebumps every time i listen to this. afro-blue didn't get to showcase how brilliant they are during the show due to being confused by the input from the judges but this song embodies their talent. it doesn't focus on their jazzy style (american-boy did that best I think) but it does show their growth during the show and their ability as a group. much love to afro-blue!
HU! U KNOW!
Kevin and Avi look like they're about to just leap onto the stage to celebrate what an amazing performance that was by Afro Blue. And I don't blame them, because, right now, I feel like leaping through my laptop screen to do just that. Incredible.
listen to this song but only try to listen for reggie. what he does is so amazing. i have never heard a bass as good as he is...
This was a master class performance.
Hey guys, this group is still making the same kick-ass music that they did on the show. Traces of Blue.
an out of world experience.Amazing. Even though they are so amazing i understand why they didnt win......the point of the show is to find a group that can make records. and the genre and style of music afro blue has would not go very far.
I don't understand how the judges sing their praises and then confuse the heck out of them. They're so so talented!
Almost started shoutin' by the end!
Can someone PLEASE explain to me why Afro Blue did not win this season?! I am still extremely confused...
Janae Lyttle that’s easy. It’s about marketability to the shows producers. Not talent. Afro Blue was wiping the floor with everyone else this season. But not “mainstream” or whatever.
They were really good. Just not better than PTX.. and that's facts.
Ok PTX was better IMO. But they deadass should have been in the finale, or at least have been in top 4 with NOT Dartmouth and Urban. Made it too easy for ptx
WHY DID THEY NOT WIN!!!! #Madness
i love her vocie and they be killin it
Traces of Blue!!!! I tried watching the show after your season, but you set the bar too high! Keep singing!
Goose bumps!! WOW...!!!
This was great! I was sorry to see them go - I hoped the top three would have included them. I noticed that Ben stood up for that performance, which does not seem to happen too often. Anyway, I really enjoyed Afro-Blue on the show and wish them much success in the future because they are true talent!
LOVE this group, they should have won, but i know they will be successful!
They were amazing, I am sad to see them go.
I'm the director at my church and this arrangement made me want to get up and direct my choir lol. They took it to church and they nailed it
They took it straight to church at the end!
that was amazing! i love love love this group i was keeping up on you tube when i could I hate that they got voted off something to be said about the powers that be.... hmmmmm
Bluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuue!
best performance on the show EVER
I love pentatonix reaction!!!!
Afro Blue was one oof the best one that show.They show have won also.
Afro blue work on this show was impeccable. They were different and fresh and live. However PTX was equally flawless with just 5 folks.
I think that Afro Blue is an amazing group.
Honestly this and Landslide are my two favourite sing off songs. They're so emotionally driven and are truely beautiful in every way possible. I prefer this only because the vocals are a little better than in landslide. A little
The right group won, But!!! This group was soooooo amazing!!!!
ahhhh 3:21 ....seriously seriouslyyyy! Afro Blue just ahhh! Musicians tapping into the neo soul age will know exactlyyy what i'm talking about!
I like how Ben at 5:36 is at a loss for words and then laughs at himself for rambling. Dude was rendered speechless.
I think they should of won
They were the best
EVERY SONG DOES NEED A JAZZ CHORD, DUDE
Class to the max!
Even after purposely misguiding them, the group still killed it. They were the definition of Pitch Perfect. They were literally perfect. The judges biggest complaint was that they were too perfect and lost some people. I wasn’t lost. I have never known of a thing.
AFRoOOo BLUE thats the end of the show there isnt anything better to come, the judges on the left are off their minds. sad they went home.
You better play that bass boy!!!!!!
Gave me chills! ^5