@@brittreacts please please do a reaction video of Geoff's new solo cover Man Of Constant Sorrows. He goes to the depths of the earth in this one. We also get 5 Geoff's with this one.
Geoff is my favorite singer in the whole wide world! And he does handyman stuff around the house, cooks and bakes. And he's not hard on the eyes either. 😉😁😉😁😉
@@Starrynightdiner Nearly as sexy as the picture Kathy once posted of Geoff vacuuming with one hand while holding their son, William, in the other! Now that's a man (and a mensch!)
Disney World in Orlando Florida. Not Disneyland. That's in California. They are in Orlando. Before that they both worked at Universal Studios in the Beetlejuice Graveyard Review for 10 years as performers. Singing and dancing. He was Frankenstein. She was Bride of Frankenstein. Before that they he was in choir in High school.
I hear people complaining that he has far too much talent for one man, and that's just his voice! The acting, the arrnaging, the filming, the editing, and everything else just makes it totally unfair. LOL It's an old pop song from my youth. Men's vocal range goes tenor, baritone, bass. There are some high or counter tenors, and basso profundo who tend to have a very strong bass, which Geoff would never call himself, as he uses subharmics to get the low notes. And at home he is a handyman and bakes too. And he's a super dad. Kathy certainly has her perfect man.
This was Geoff's Halloween offering for 2021. Who knew Geoff had hips? The three dancers are representing Dracula, Wolfman, and Igor (Frankenstein's lab assistant). The dance moves during the chorus gradually get more complex throughout the song, and represent 4 of the major Hollywood monster icons: Frankenstein's Monster (reaching hands), Wolfman (clawing hands), Dracula (hiding behind his cape), and the Mummy (wrapped up in bandages).
Bobby "Boris" Pickett wrote Monster Mash and released it in 1962, in response to the Potato Mash dance craze at the time. This was the second time Geoff and Kathy filmed the video -- the first go-round, the makeup and set/lighting had too much of a horror movie vibe. A friend created the choreography for Geoff, and he filmed it at a different speed to get this effect. He says he can dance when he's not just being goofy but has to really practice. There are numerous clips of him doing the floss, like in a VoicePlay concert when he and Layne face off during the theme song from Rango, as well as in the Boy Bands medley. Yes, he got a generous helping of talents. He's handy and has completed some major home improvement projects. Even if you haven't heard him say it, after one look at their kitchen (visible in several of his social media posts) it's obvious he does most of the cooking. It's set up for someone of his height, not Kathy's. And yes, he makes their bread and pizza from scratch.
The second verse of Shenandoah just melts my soul every time. His voice is SO pure and beautiful!!!!! This song was popular in the 60's when I was a teenager! BTW, the lady at the end is his wife!
The song was partially inspired by the song Alley Oop, as well as the Mashed Potato, a popular dance of the time. Monster Mash was essentially a variation of the Mashed Potato, where the steps were performed with "monster" mimics....kiss from Italy
Please react to Geoff's video "Hearing Loss (A True Story). It's a little out of the ordinary and not exactly music, but it is an interesting watch. Plus you get to see more of Geoff the husband and comedian. 😁
Bass Tim Faust of Home Free also does this genius solo stuff, Britt. Please give a listen to his "Stay" cover. He has a whole album of doo-wop that is fabulous...like Jeff. Be well, Duke
The Monster Mash was a novelty song (duh) which came out around Halloween (again, duh). The dance called the monster mash was a sort of zombie affected version of the twist. The Beach Boys did a version, too, but instead of the vocal group (The Crypt Kicker Five) they subbed in The Beach Boy Five.
Great reaction, Britt! You are absolutely right! Geoff is indescribably amazing and perfection in everything he does! Extraordinary attention to details and nuances! By the way, that was his wife Kathy he danced with at the end! She helps with a lot of the makeup and costume designing for his videos and Voiceplay's! If you have not reacted to his covers of "Ain't No Sunshine," and "Ghost Riders in the Sky," you definitely should do so! Thanks!
The Monster Mash is a novelty song recorded by Bobby Picket. It was never expected to go far. They recorded it several times before the bandmembers convinced Bobby to do it in his Boris Karloff impression. This version was just for fun and was never meant to be released. Which has made it into a perennial classic. It has been used in a number of Halloween shows and movies. Even Boris Karloff liked he. He once kidded in an interview, after his acting career ended, about if he had only known he could have had a second career as a rock singer.
Her name is Kathy and she also does other things with his videos and with VoicePlay. Set Director, I think...? I could be wrong about that one. But I know she does lots of stuff. :)
B - "Monster Mash" dates back to 1962 when Bobby Pickett first recorded this Halloween staple. Here ( ruclips.net/video/vNuVifA7DSU/видео.html ) he performs it for Dick Clark's American Bandstand in October 1964. Bobby was the proverbial one-hit wonder...but his one hit re-emerges from the grave every Halloween! He got the nickname Bobby "Boris" Pickett -- in recognition that his performance mimicked the 1930's horror film icon Boris Karloff.
The name of the group is Voice Play. Geoff is the bass singer. Voice play was on season 4 of the " Sing-Off", which was an acapella contest that ran for 3-4 seasons. They were in the same year as Home Free which Home Free won. Both groups are good friends and do arrangements for each other and have even done one collaboration together. Tim Foust of Home Free who has a 5-octave range helped Geoff expand his range. If you want to see a bass range, I highly suggest you react to Tim Foust Stay/ Wil You Love Me Tomorrow. It's one tune from his Doo-Whoop pf[album
He's a Bass, that can sing all the way up to high Baritone/low Tenor. Soprano is not so easily reachable to a Tenor, yet alone a Bass. Also just remember that he has a 5 Octave Vocal Range, anything over 3 Octave is considered as impressive for a male vocalist.
3:46 "He could probably build me a house, too." Probably -- he has some clips on his Patreon about him doing every type of home repair/upgrade you can imagine
Men don't typically sing as a soprano...but Castellucci can certainly sing in the range of a tenor. He puts his range on exhibit quite well in Voiceplay's covers of "Oogie Boogie's Song", from the "Nightmare Before Christmas", and "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch". The lowest I have ever heard him sing is an E1, and I believe in "Oogie Boogie's Song" he hits a B4. Many online are saying that he has a 4½ octave range...but I'm guessing that if he pushed it perhaps 5 octaves (that's just my opinion though).
Building you a house. Probably. In his off time he does handyman stuff around the house, gardens, has a vegetable garden, plays with his 6 year old son, cooks just about anything you want. He's even thinking about doing cooking videos. Everything he cooks is from scratch. And spends time with his wife Kathy. That's besides the video stuff he does for himself and Voiceplay.
He flosses in another video too, I can't remember which though. I'm sure someone knows and will comment.... For more dance moves you should check out Voiceplay's boy bands in 5 minutes... So much fun. 😂
@@Aurora-cv5to I think you’re right, but I think it’s in the behind the scenes. I don’t remember seeing it in the video. You think as many times as I’ve watched that I would know it by heart lol
@@allisoncameron-dicker2737 I can’t remember and now it’s going to be stuck in my head for days. But thanks for verifying it’s a behind-the-scenes. Maybe if I can get away from reading the very interesting news these days I might go through some of their old BTS’s.
His voice does a good job with this song,The original version I heard with Boris Karloff from the 60's had a deep voice also! Fun fact Boris Karloff was the original Frankenstein!
I don’t know about any Boris Karloff version, but I do remember the Bobby Pickett version. Every Halloween my brother would blast it through the neighborhood and trick-or-treat night.
Monster Mash was released in 1962 sung by Bobby Boris Pickett and the Crypt Kickers, Geoff Tim Foust and Avi Kaplan all are deep basses but all have a good high range for me Geoff has the lower bass then Tim then Avi but the Higher tenor range is Tim Foust, Geoff then Avi that how i see it
Bass singers do tend to have wider than average vocal ranges (I am a bass with a very wide range). We have thick, long vocal cords that make our voices deep, but for articulation, we also must produce higher tones, too. Geoff just takes it to the extreme. Those with the widest vocal ranges tend to be bass, bass-baritones, or low baritones. And, there are many men with over 5 octave vocal ranges, for this reason; there are only a handful of women on earth with over 5 octave vocal ranges, but there are dozens of men with over 6 octave vocal ranges. Reason being, to have an extremely wide range, a person must be able to be naturally low and work their way up.
Just watch Britt's eyes trying to follow what is happening! The rest we can hear ourselves or get exact notes and shit from the voice teachers' reactions. :)
It's surprising, but actually basses have a good chance of having an excellent range. Their thicker vocal folds (the things that make them basses) mean they can support a larger range. It's just that most of the time they don't practice the higher notes, so they aren't stretched out enough to make notes easily. Im a bass myself, but for the first ten years of my singing I sang high tenor.
This cover of Monster Mash is pretty close to the 1962 Bobby Pickett original...but of course, Castelucci's version just sounds better, which stands to reason considering the recording technology in 1962.
The dancing isn't as technical as you think. They/he will film at different speeds (this was half?) to get effects that create something unique when played at normal speed.
The dead lady on the couch is his wife Kath. You do need to stop watermarking the videos. VoicePlay and Geoff don't block their videos as they are totally independent. They do and own everything themselves. Bobby Pickett was the original singer who imitated Boris Karloff's singing in '62, but did it live on American Bandstand. October 13, 1964. Watched it every Saturday. Then Boris Karloff did a cover in '65, also Vincent Price did a cover in '77. I have a fun collection of Vincent Price and Boris Karloff movies. I pull them out every October.
The song and the use of multiple versions reminded me of this: ruclips.net/video/4xv_ouDbd70/видео.html If you know this group but just haven't had time to react, ok, but if you don't know them, please react: Broken Peach!!!!!
Monster Mash is a song from the early sixties. Geoff is so talented and creative - I'm always looking forward to his next song!
he is great!!
@@brittreacts please please do a reaction video of Geoff's new solo cover Man Of Constant Sorrows. He goes to the depths of the earth in this one. We also get 5 Geoff's with this one.
Geoff is my favorite singer in the whole wide world! And he does handyman stuff around the house, cooks and bakes. And he's not hard on the eyes either. 😉😁😉😁😉
Seconded. That was literally the comment I was typing!!!
He bakes all the family’s bread. How sexy is that?
@@Starrynightdiner Nearly as sexy as the picture Kathy once posted of Geoff vacuuming with one hand while holding their son, William, in the other! Now that's a man (and a mensch!)
haha no he's not! hope you enjoyed it!
Oh and he also used to cross country run and pole vault, cause why not.
Geoff and his wife (the one who wakes up screaming) both worked as singing dancers for Disneyland at one point.
that is so cool!
They stopped shortly after she started losing her hearing.
Disney World in Orlando Florida. Not Disneyland. That's in California. They are in Orlando.
Before that they both worked at Universal Studios in the Beetlejuice Graveyard Review for 10 years as performers. Singing and dancing. He was Frankenstein. She was Bride of Frankenstein.
Before that they he was in choir in High school.
I hear people complaining that he has far too much talent for one man, and that's just his voice! The acting, the arrnaging, the filming, the editing, and everything else just makes it totally unfair. LOL It's an old pop song from my youth. Men's vocal range goes tenor, baritone, bass. There are some high or counter tenors, and basso profundo who tend to have a very strong bass, which Geoff would never call himself, as he uses subharmics to get the low notes. And at home he is a handyman and bakes too. And he's a super dad. Kathy certainly has her perfect man.
Since they've known each other at least since Geoff was 17, Kathy has had decades to perfect him. LOL!
@@shirleykarr560 hahaha
This was Geoff's Halloween offering for 2021.
Who knew Geoff had hips?
The three dancers are representing Dracula, Wolfman, and Igor (Frankenstein's lab assistant). The dance moves during the chorus gradually get more complex throughout the song, and represent 4 of the major Hollywood monster icons: Frankenstein's Monster (reaching hands), Wolfman (clawing hands), Dracula (hiding behind his cape), and the Mummy (wrapped up in bandages).
I knew he had moves. If you ever see the sing off when they did Play That Funky Music White Boy, you'll know. ruclips.net/video/4-xRFnELn3U/видео.html
The third is Frankenstein's monster. The outfit is the same of Boris Karloff's Frankenstein monster.
Bobby "Boris" Pickett wrote Monster Mash and released it in 1962, in response to the Potato Mash dance craze at the time. This was the second time Geoff and Kathy filmed the video -- the first go-round, the makeup and set/lighting had too much of a horror movie vibe. A friend created the choreography for Geoff, and he filmed it at a different speed to get this effect. He says he can dance when he's not just being goofy but has to really practice. There are numerous clips of him doing the floss, like in a VoicePlay concert when he and Layne face off during the theme song from Rango, as well as in the Boy Bands medley.
Yes, he got a generous helping of talents. He's handy and has completed some major home improvement projects. Even if you haven't heard him say it, after one look at their kitchen (visible in several of his social media posts) it's obvious he does most of the cooking. It's set up for someone of his height, not Kathy's. And yes, he makes their bread and pizza from scratch.
Love this video! When I watched the first time I was so startled when his wife popped up with a scream! Great review!
haha thank you so much!! glad you enjoyed it!
Neither Geoff or Voice Play block their videos. They aren't on any label & they produce their own work. They do it all & love to share their videos.
He's just so clever with his videos. Love this one.
he is! glad you enjoyed it!
The second verse of Shenandoah just melts my soul every time. His voice is SO pure and beautiful!!!!! This song was popular in the 60's when I was a teenager! BTW, the lady at the end is his wife!
The song was partially inspired by the song Alley Oop, as well as the Mashed Potato, a popular dance of the time. Monster Mash was essentially a variation of the Mashed Potato, where the steps were performed with "monster" mimics....kiss from Italy
Please react to Geoff's video "Hearing Loss (A True Story). It's a little out of the ordinary and not exactly music, but it is an interesting watch. Plus you get to see more of Geoff the husband and comedian. 😁
I have a friend that plays this song every time we hang out and cook up fish or crawfish. Love it.
Really like this song and the way he did it.
Now you need to do Ghost Riders and Headless Horseman.
Bass Tim Faust of Home Free also does this genius solo stuff, Britt. Please give a listen to his "Stay" cover. He has a whole album of doo-wop that is fabulous...like Jeff. Be well, Duke
If you like Halloween Geoff, you have to watch This Is Halloween by Voiceplay. 🙃
He actually shot the video twice. After seeing the video he decided the makeup was too scary so he redid it to make it more kid friendly
And the original makeup artist was not available, so Kathy did it the second time.
So sweet to have Geoff’s wife Kathy pop up to dance.Great reaction cutie!! 😊
Great reaction Britt! Others have mentioned the original, but Vincent Price also did a cover in the late 70s. Vincent starred in many horror movies
The Monster Mash was a novelty song (duh) which came out around Halloween (again, duh). The dance called the monster mash was a sort of zombie affected version of the twist. The Beach Boys did a version, too, but instead of the vocal group (The Crypt Kicker Five) they subbed in The Beach Boy Five.
Its a remake of a old song....done his way...😂
By the way the 3 monsters when they move they make the cracking sound...😮
I think Geoff and Tim Foust are exceedingly rare with their ranges
Great reaction, Britt! You are absolutely right! Geoff is indescribably amazing and perfection in everything he does! Extraordinary attention to details and nuances! By the way, that was his wife Kathy he danced with at the end! She helps with a lot of the makeup and costume designing for his videos and Voiceplay's! If you have not reacted to his covers of "Ain't No Sunshine," and "Ghost Riders in the Sky," you definitely should do so! Thanks!
🎼🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎼 .. love it ! 👽
Love your reactions. If you liked this, you've got to check out his "Headless Horseman"!
Yes, yes, yes and yes! :)
thank you so much!! i will keep it in mind, thanks! ✍️
The Monster Mash is a novelty song recorded by Bobby Picket. It was never expected to go far. They recorded it several times before the bandmembers convinced Bobby to do it in his Boris Karloff impression. This version was just for fun and was never meant to be released. Which has made it into a perennial classic. It has been used in a number of Halloween shows and movies. Even Boris Karloff liked he. He once kidded in an interview, after his acting career ended, about if he had only known he could have had a second career as a rock singer.
The screaming woman in the video is Geoff's wife.
Her name is Kathy and she also does other things with his videos and with VoicePlay. Set Director, I think...? I could be wrong about that one. But I know she does lots of stuff. :)
lol i did not know that!
You should also check out Tim Foust from Homefree cover of Will you still love me tomorrow/Stay he is another Freak of Nature with his Range
My favorite halloween song! He did a great cover! Peace, Love!!
he is a great cook too.
I always look forward to reviews. Great job.
Glad you like them! thank you!
Thank you for your reaction!
Male vocal ranges are countertenor (very rare), tenor, baritone and bass.
Alto and soprano are female vocal ranges.
… and he loves to cook!!!! See his cooking challenges with Layne in voice play!!!
Monster mash is a song from the late 50's early 60's
B - "Monster Mash" dates back to 1962 when Bobby Pickett first recorded this Halloween staple. Here ( ruclips.net/video/vNuVifA7DSU/видео.html ) he performs it for Dick Clark's American Bandstand in October 1964. Bobby was the proverbial one-hit wonder...but his one hit re-emerges from the grave every Halloween! He got the nickname Bobby "Boris" Pickett -- in recognition that his performance mimicked the 1930's horror film icon Boris Karloff.
I loved this video
thank you so much!!
The name of the group is Voice Play. Geoff is the bass singer. Voice play was on season 4 of the " Sing-Off", which was an acapella contest that ran for 3-4 seasons. They were in the same year as Home Free which Home Free won. Both groups are good friends and do arrangements for each other and have even done one collaboration together. Tim Foust of Home Free who has a 5-octave range helped Geoff expand his range. If you want to see a bass range, I highly suggest you react to Tim Foust Stay/ Wil You Love Me Tomorrow. It's one tune from his Doo-Whoop pf[album
He's a Bass, that can sing all the way up to high Baritone/low Tenor. Soprano is not so easily reachable to a Tenor, yet alone a Bass. Also just remember that he has a 5 Octave Vocal Range, anything over 3 Octave is considered as impressive for a male vocalist.
3:46 "He could probably build me a house, too." Probably -- he has some clips on his Patreon about him doing every type of home repair/upgrade you can imagine
You need to check out his Elvis version of way down
Great reaction
If you like spooky song
Please react to voiceplay superstition please 🥺🥺
This is a cover of the hit song by
Bobby "Boris" Pickett
Men don't typically sing as a soprano...but Castellucci can certainly sing in the range of a tenor. He puts his range on exhibit quite well in Voiceplay's covers of "Oogie Boogie's Song", from the "Nightmare Before Christmas", and "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch". The lowest I have ever heard him sing is an E1, and I believe in "Oogie Boogie's Song" he hits a B4. Many online are saying that he has a 4½ octave range...but I'm guessing that if he pushed it perhaps 5 octaves (that's just my opinion though).
It was originally a song, but then there was also a "movie."
Wait until you hear him in his new video coming out June 9th. 4 different guys with4 different ranges.
Building you a house. Probably. In his off time he does handyman stuff around the house, gardens, has a vegetable garden, plays with his 6 year old son, cooks just about anything you want. He's even thinking about doing cooking videos. Everything he cooks is from scratch. And spends time with his wife Kathy.
That's besides the video stuff he does for himself and Voiceplay.
He flosses in another video too, I can't remember which though. I'm sure someone knows and will comment.... For more dance moves you should check out Voiceplay's boy bands in 5 minutes... So much fun. 😂
Not positive, but I think it's Boy Bands in 5 minutes.
@@Aurora-cv5to I think you’re right, but I think it’s in the behind the scenes. I don’t remember seeing it in the video. You think as many times as I’ve watched that I would know it by heart lol
@@Aurora-cv5to yea i remember watching the different dances and going lol look at him go.
@@janetdw I think but was a behind the scenes one... Was it the one where they were doing the cowboy type hip shuffly thing?
@@allisoncameron-dicker2737 I can’t remember and now it’s going to be stuck in my head for days. But thanks for verifying it’s a behind-the-scenes. Maybe if I can get away from reading the very interesting news these days I might go through some of their old BTS’s.
His voice does a good job with this song,The original version I heard with Boris Karloff from the 60's had a deep voice also! Fun fact Boris Karloff was the original Frankenstein!
I don’t know about any Boris Karloff version, but I do remember the Bobby Pickett version. Every Halloween my brother would blast it through the neighborhood and trick-or-treat night.
The original was Bobby Picket imitating Boris Karloff. Bobby was a smooth bass-baritone, himself, with over a 4 octave range.
So amazingly talented on many levels, plus being easy on the eyes, eh Britt? I realize you're a married woman, but it's OK to admit it.
coreography song and adaptation all from Geoff Castellucci
Monster Mash was released in 1962 sung by Bobby Boris Pickett and the Crypt Kickers, Geoff Tim Foust and Avi Kaplan all are deep basses but all have a good high range for me Geoff has the lower bass then Tim then Avi but the Higher tenor range is Tim Foust, Geoff then Avi that how i see it
Bass singers do tend to have wider than average vocal ranges (I am a bass with a very wide range). We have thick, long vocal cords that make our voices deep, but for articulation, we also must produce higher tones, too. Geoff just takes it to the extreme. Those with the widest vocal ranges tend to be bass, bass-baritones, or low baritones. And, there are many men with over 5 octave vocal ranges, for this reason; there are only a handful of women on earth with over 5 octave vocal ranges, but there are dozens of men with over 6 octave vocal ranges. Reason being, to have an extremely wide range, a person must be able to be naturally low and work their way up.
Just watch Britt's eyes trying to follow what is happening!
The rest we can hear ourselves or get exact notes and shit from the voice teachers' reactions. :)
Please checkout Voiceplay’s cover of Hoist the Colours!
Nice remake of the song Bobby Boris Picket wrote and released in 1962. Thanks for this version
Great reaction.
Bobby Pickett did the original Monster Mash.
i think you would really enjoy the original 60's by bobby "boris" pickett..his facial expressions as he preforms the song.
It's surprising, but actually basses have a good chance of having an excellent range. Their thicker vocal folds (the things that make them basses) mean they can support a larger range. It's just that most of the time they don't practice the higher notes, so they aren't stretched out enough to make notes easily. Im a bass myself, but for the first ten years of my singing I sang high tenor.
Listen to Geoff doing, "headless horseman"
To drop a few more panties, savor Geoff's vocal acrobatics in Voiceplay's "Oogie Boogie's Song"
You should have heard him sing sixteen tons
Have you reacted to VoicePlay's "The Oogie Boogie Song"? Definitely shows you the range that Geoff has!
You need to listen to Tim Foust from Home Free. He has a 5 octave range. He has been known to blow sub woofers.
Monster Mash is an OLD song, 50s-60s
This cover of Monster Mash is pretty close to the 1962 Bobby Pickett original...but of course, Castelucci's version just sounds better, which stands to reason considering the recording technology in 1962.
The dancing isn't as technical as you think. They/he will film at different speeds (this was half?) to get effects that create something unique when played at normal speed.
It is from the 60's
The dead lady on the couch is his wife Kath. You do need to stop watermarking the videos. VoicePlay and Geoff don't block their videos as they are totally independent. They do and own everything themselves. Bobby Pickett was the original singer who imitated Boris Karloff's singing in '62, but did it live on American Bandstand. October 13, 1964. Watched it every Saturday. Then Boris Karloff did a cover in '65, also Vincent Price did a cover in '77. I have a fun collection of Vincent Price and Boris Karloff movies. I pull them out every October.
just an fyi...nowhere in the entire song does it say the "monster mash" was a dance..just that all the monsters did it and they all loved it
Jeff can hit a low E2 which is just amazing.
Request: Meatloaf - For Crying Out Loud
I recommend Shenandoah, eargasms await
next song for you from voiceplay is "OOGIE BOOGIE SONG" FROM night before christmas
the lady the screamed is his wife, just to let you know.
You should check out Dj Cummerbund - Monster WAP
Alto and soprano voice are for women. Men in the same range as alto safe tenors.
Yoh need to hear the original. Yo
:) Be Safe
you as well!
The song and the use of multiple versions reminded me of this: ruclips.net/video/4xv_ouDbd70/видео.html If you know this group but just haven't had time to react, ok, but if you don't know them, please react: Broken Peach!!!!!
Wife Kathy at the end.
Another video along this same super bass'y theme is from Bass Gang - Hide and Seek ft. Lauren Paley...ruclips.net/video/eq1PkROKZK4/видео.html
70s somg
Please Britt,
Your screen is still digitized!!
If you want some more creepy Halloween covers - check out Broken Peach - they as a group have been doing a great cover each year for Halloween.
skip back once when you pause to get back into the flow of whatever you're reacting too, please.
To bad we can't see the video because it is so washed out so you can be the center of attention.