This is so refreshing to not hear someone screaming out of the gate! And her notes are so controlled, which is how she does those staccato slides. So classy! This is one reaction I won’t soon forget!!!!
This is the genius of Scott Bradlee and his invention called Postmodern Jukebox. He takes current and classic songs and rewrites them in specific styles. He has a core of fabulous musicians then adds an ever-changing list of guest vocalists - like Morgan James. Morgan was classically trained at Juilliard and done many Broadway musicals. (Just listen to her devilish “Turn Back, Oh Man” from the recent revival of Godspell.)
I loved your reaction to this, For me, it was shock and awe. I did a deep divve into Morgan James. She is other-worldly in her talent. You wold do yourself a solid to hear some of her other stuff. She has a youtube playlist. Thankf, Larry.
The Morgan James rabbit hole is a awasome one ! Think about Morgan & Haley's acoustic version of Dear Prudence jusr as great as this one! Great job really like your thoughts and reactions to the music. Thanks !
Scott Bradley is a magician bringing the musicians and singers together to make the wonderful arrangements that he does. Glad that you enjoyed it a little bit ha ha ha. 🤣❤
My apologies for being this late, but... life happens!! Morgan is a Juilliard trained opera singer with several Broadway shows under her belt, to answer your question simply, that's "how" 😂 I'm so happy you enjoyed it aa much as I hoped you would, you up for another? I'm sure you know Queen, I'm sure you know Somebody to Love, but do you know the live 1981 version from Montreal where they turned this beloved rock ballad into an anthem? Enjoy!!
First off, THANKS so much for your generous gift. I'm always so humbled. As far as Queen, I've been a huge fan growing up with their music! Yes, I have probably watched the Montreal concert a dozen times... Freddie was amazing. I just can't get into Adam Lambert taking his spot. He's very talented, but I've always felt a little jealous of somebody stepping into Freddie's spot. It just feels...wrong... Thanks so much again!
@larryshair I knew it was a long shot, but worth the try!! I've honestly never seen or heard them with Adam Lambert and never will. I have nothing against him but, no, the only ones that get a pass from me are Angelina and Pink
Take a look at her (and PMJs) version of "Maps" or another good one to look at is "Last Nite" covered by Sweet Meg and also featuring a shot by Chloe Feoranzo on Clarinet, who also does a nice cover of "Dancing With Myself"
Larry, your reaction is excellent and refreshing - that's after I came across a dozen of these reactions since I discovered Morgan 2 years ago. Keep rocking!
All the lines in the song are getting clearer. I can finally understand the full power of this anthem. Like Haley Reinhart, Morgan is a bottomless well if inspiration, enjoy. After your beginning here, I'm surprised you got through to the big finish, but i'm glad you did.
You actually do know Morgan James, at least a little bit. She was in the PMJ version of All About That Bass that you reacted to. Check out her cover of Maps, also with PMJ, and her duet with Hayley Reinhart covering the Beatles song, Dear Prudence.
This is one of my very favortes of PMJ. PMJ getting Morgan and Haley, sure got 2 great singers. Morgan and Haley have done other songs together outside of PMJ. Also just want to let you know Angelina Jordan dropped her new EP, her new video "Now I'm The Fool" that is written my her if you could react to it I would be so happy and I think you would be happy too it is great.
Larry, I totally agree, this is the best re-interpretation of this classic I've ever seen & I'm glad you finally listened to, if not me at least another one of Subs. The pianist, artistic Director & creator of the PMJ musical collective, Mr. Scott Bradley, does all the arrangements and in my opinion is a genius. Also, Ms. Morgan James is incredible & I would highly recommend checking out any number of singles, she's an incredible soul vocalist. Another fantastic PMJ re=invention by Scott is Maps - by Maroon 5. Scott Bradley turns it into a Vintage 1970s Soul track ft. Morgan James.
YEEEESSSSSS this was way sooner than i expected you'd drop it, so so happy you did this .. NOW on to her cover of Hoziers " Take me to church " she'll knock your socks off, even if you arent wearing any .. Classical trained at Juilliard, been on broadway.. and her broadway .... way ,shines through here , she's a hell of a storyteller
This has been my favourite Aerosmith song since I first heard it almost 50 years ago. I will disagree with one statement you made.... "this is just as good as the original" IMHO, it better! You really must check out more Morgan James
I would argue that it's technically better than the original, but knowing the original gives us a greater reason to appreciate this more than if it were the original. Morgan James is a Julliard-trained opera singer, but her preferred genres are R&B and jazz. She has the best Aretha Franklin covers you'll ever hear. This is the _tour de force_ of Scott and Morgan, if not their _magnum opus._
Ok, so you've experienced Haley Reinhart's Creep, 7 Nation Army. You've heard Haley & Morgan in All About that bass. Now you've heard Morgan rewrite Dream on. NOW. You MUST see Haley & Morgan do the Beatles' Dear Prudence- w/ just an acoustic guitar...sitting and chilling like it's no big thing that they can sing like nobody's business. Go. Check it out. It's listed under Morgan James, btw.... I'll be watching for your upload. 😉
I saw that you uploaded and was thinking it was a reaction to Angelinas new video. I dont know if you already know but she came out with an Ep yesterday. You might already know but incase you don't and want to do a reaction she has 5 new songs and 1 has a video. Since im already here watching this reaction i thought id let you know just in case you didn't know. ;)
But here's the thing. She has better covers than dream on! I had tix to her tour kick off in Memphis last year. Of course work called and my wife and her BF went and loved it. They are going to see her again this coming weekend.
I've been obsessed with reactions to this song because it moved me SO MUCH when I heard it the first time. My face / brain was the same as yours throughout... "WHAT AM I HEARING? THIS IS.... WHAT AM I HEARING?" I think that for a cover this is better than the original because it reinvents the song in a different way while still respecting and presenting the full power of the song. The only other song that I had thoughts like "Can this be better than the original?" is the Pentatonix / Lindsey Sterling version of Radioactive." I would LOVE to see your reaction to that.
I watch reactions to PMJ/Morgan's Dream On (and others by them ) for the same reason. It's like trying to capture that first time high that addicts talk about.
that's the only way to successfully cover/tribute those huges songs, if you copy pasta the song, 99% of time it's a fail. But if you twist it, make it yours and bring yourself in the song with the amount of talent of PMJ and Morgan you end up with an incredible result.
Just wanted to comment on her choice to not use vibrato on those long notes. During those notes, the musicians are playing a cadence that is very similar to a singer's vibrato. By not using vibrato, her voice stands out more clearly against the busy background.
Scott, the pianist, arranges all of PMJ's music.....he finds the best vocalists ( see Haley Reinhardt ).......this one is straight outta' rock & roll re-interpreted......man, those strings are on fire, especially the cellist's solo..........and Morgan ( Julliard trained ) well, she is just in a class by herself.......
You mention that you didn't know Morgan, but you reacted to her as one of the vocalists in All About the Bass. Perhaps its time for another Moregan/PMJ team-up? Take Me to Church is very different from the PMJ you've reacted to to date
Yo, you better watch out man! Maybe you should try the elevator next time if you don't know how to use stairs, lol 🤭 now for real, I'm glad you didn't hurt yourself, falling down from the stairs isn't fun. And the song? Loved it! Loved her voice, and I loved the reaction of course! Have a good one my friend! 😉
@@larryshair - I know you've been blown away by PMJ, Haley and Morgan recently, perhaps you might want to pay attention to this lovely lady: ruclips.net/video/aUOpj29BrbI/видео.html
You MUST listen to the cover of Take Me To Church. An absolute MUST! It is one of the most powerful and nuanced performances, a MUST! By the way, have I mentioned that you MUST listen to it?
Good reaction. Check out All About That Bass with Haley Reinhart, Morgan James and Ariana Savalas (Telly “Kojak” Savalas’ daughter for those of you who are old enough to remember that show) - ruclips.net/video/aLnZ1NQm2uk/видео.html&ab_channel=PostmodernJukebox
Ok Chris, listen... I gotta ask this question finally. I can't pretend anymore... I can't pretend that I don't see it, because I LITERALLY don't see it... I know it sounds serious but it's exactly how it should sound because it REALLY is serious though. I've been thinking about asking this for four months and I think it's about time for you to finally tell us. The question is... would you bring those treats videos back? 😅 it's super entertaining, especially when you get something fish flavored, lol 😅
Better than Aerosmith's version how are you not on Morgan James. I have a request for you Larry Morgan James call my name play that one I want to see your reaction to that.
I getcha. You have to understand that first off, if you don't pause often, you will get copywrite blocks and could lose your channel. Also, it's a reaction channel, of course, so expect pauses for both those reasons - primarily the first one. I've already had warnings.
Larry, let's be honest. She did terrible and I suspected she was on drugs of some kind. It was dragging. I definitely believe she was on drugs. I'm not stupid. I would say that the The people who worship her - were having delusions of grandeur about her performance.They just love her. I've been watching Angelina since the beginning. But something is going on with that girl.
This is so refreshing to not hear someone screaming out of the gate! And her notes are so controlled, which is how she does those staccato slides. So classy! This is one reaction I won’t soon forget!!!!
This is the genius of Scott Bradlee and his invention called Postmodern Jukebox. He takes current and classic songs and rewrites them in specific styles. He has a core of fabulous musicians then adds an ever-changing list of guest vocalists - like Morgan James. Morgan was classically trained at Juilliard and done many Broadway musicals. (Just listen to her devilish “Turn Back, Oh Man” from the recent revival of Godspell.)
Larry had a Morgasm... but then again we all did the first time hearing her!!🤪
and everytime after actually!
Her and Haley lol
I loved your reaction to this, For me, it was shock and awe. I did a deep divve into Morgan James. She is other-worldly in her talent. You wold do yourself a solid to hear some of her other stuff. She has a youtube playlist. Thankf, Larry.
The Morgan James rabbit hole is a awasome one ! Think about Morgan & Haley's acoustic version of Dear Prudence jusr as great as this one! Great job really like your thoughts and reactions to the music. Thanks !
Morgan is world class
So is this arrangement.
Scott Bradley is a magician bringing the musicians and singers together to make the wonderful arrangements that he does. Glad that you enjoyed it a little bit ha ha ha. 🤣❤
Brilliant arrangement with brilliant performances all around. Morgan sure can take one away.
Morgan is special 😊
That
was fun ! Great action!
One of the best songs I’ve heard from her is a man’s world she did amazing in that.
Excelente tu reaccion, Morgan James mi favorita, y la banda genial, saludos desde Costa Rica, pura vida !!!
My apologies for being this late, but... life happens!! Morgan is a Juilliard trained opera singer with several Broadway shows under her belt, to answer your question simply, that's "how" 😂 I'm so happy you enjoyed it aa much as I hoped you would, you up for another? I'm sure you know Queen, I'm sure you know Somebody to Love, but do you know the live 1981 version from Montreal where they turned this beloved rock ballad into an anthem? Enjoy!!
First off, THANKS so much for your generous gift. I'm always so humbled. As far as Queen, I've been a huge fan growing up with their music! Yes, I have probably watched the Montreal concert a dozen times... Freddie was amazing. I just can't get into Adam Lambert taking his spot. He's very talented, but I've always felt a little jealous of somebody stepping into Freddie's spot. It just feels...wrong... Thanks so much again!
@larryshair I knew it was a long shot, but worth the try!! I've honestly never seen or heard them with Adam Lambert and never will. I have nothing against him but, no, the only ones that get a pass from me are Angelina and Pink
Take a look at her (and PMJs) version of "Maps" or another good one to look at is "Last Nite" covered by Sweet Meg and also featuring a shot by Chloe Feoranzo on Clarinet, who also does a nice cover of "Dancing With Myself"
Larry, your reaction is excellent and refreshing - that's after I came across a dozen of these reactions since I discovered Morgan 2 years ago.
Keep rocking!
Thanks so much!
I've listened to Morgan James with PMJ do Dream On more than 100 times.
My eyes tear up every time.
All the lines in the song are getting clearer. I can finally understand the full power of this anthem. Like Haley Reinhart, Morgan is a bottomless well if inspiration, enjoy. After your beginning here, I'm surprised you got through to the big finish, but i'm glad you did.
All the lines in the song are getting clearer..... THIS is so true... her voice is crystal clear i can hear every word...
@@Galantus1964 Morgan takes great pride in enunciating every word. Probably because of her Julliard training.
You actually do know Morgan James, at least a little bit. She was in the PMJ version of All About That Bass that you reacted to. Check out her cover of Maps, also with PMJ, and her duet with Hayley Reinhart covering the Beatles song, Dear Prudence.
Morgan is great in “Take me to church” with PMJ too !
YES.. she is amazing in that one aswell
That, and "Maps", are both outstanding.
Very sultry. Reminds me of the classy bar singer of the 30's and 40's. Great accompiment. Fantastic twist on one of the great classics.
This is brilliant!
❤ Many drops of Burlesque-vibe to it. 😊
Good call!
This is one of my very favortes of PMJ. PMJ getting Morgan and Haley, sure got 2 great singers. Morgan and Haley have done other songs together outside of PMJ. Also just want to let you know Angelina Jordan dropped her new EP, her new video "Now I'm The Fool" that is written my her if you could react to it I would be so happy and I think you would be happy too it is great.
Agree - Better than the original - my new favorite rendition of this song!
Amazing song. Amazing reaction!
Larry, I totally agree, this is the best re-interpretation of this classic I've ever seen & I'm glad you finally listened to, if not me at least another one of Subs. The pianist, artistic Director & creator of the PMJ musical collective, Mr. Scott Bradley, does all the arrangements and in my opinion is a genius. Also, Ms. Morgan James is incredible & I would highly recommend checking out any number of singles, she's an incredible soul vocalist. Another fantastic PMJ re=invention by Scott is Maps - by Maroon 5. Scott Bradley turns it into a Vintage 1970s Soul track ft. Morgan James.
MAPS.. Yes please...
YEEEESSSSSS this was way sooner than i expected you'd drop it, so so happy you did this .. NOW on to her cover of Hoziers " Take me to church " she'll knock your socks off, even if you arent wearing any .. Classical trained at Juilliard, been on broadway.. and her broadway .... way ,shines through here , she's a hell of a storyteller
Swing is the word you want for this style of jazz, Larry.
Brilliant reaction mate 🇦🇺
Thanks so much!
Is better than the original and the original was awesome!!
Hi Chris, great reaction and happy you didn’t get hurt worse with your fall. You’ve got to take care of yourself. We need you.
Hey Rich .... hope all is well 😊
@@patriciajohnson9654 Hi Patti, all is well. Hope the same for you!😃
You should check out her Aretha covers.
I was hoping you to get to this one. Good to see you and glad you’re well.
I think this was the fastest click on a thumbnail ever. I've been asking for this reaction from you for a long time because the song is amazing.
lol, too funny!
On her channel, Morgan sings the entire Beatles White Album. It's quite impressive.
Morgan does the entire Joni Mitchell "Blue" album!
This has been my favourite Aerosmith song since I first heard it almost 50 years ago.
I will disagree with one statement you made.... "this is just as good as the original"
IMHO, it better!
You really must check out more Morgan James
Steven Tyler screams - she sings.
I never realized that Scott has a young man sitting in front of him at the piano.
I would argue that it's technically better than the original, but knowing the original gives us a greater reason to appreciate this more than if it were the original.
Morgan James is a Julliard-trained opera singer, but her preferred genres are R&B and jazz. She has the best Aretha Franklin covers you'll ever hear.
This is the _tour de force_ of Scott and Morgan, if not their _magnum opus._
Ok, so you've experienced Haley Reinhart's Creep, 7 Nation Army. You've heard Haley & Morgan in All About that bass. Now you've heard Morgan rewrite Dream on. NOW. You MUST see Haley & Morgan do the Beatles' Dear Prudence- w/ just an acoustic guitar...sitting and chilling like it's no big thing that they can sing like nobody's business. Go. Check it out. It's listed under Morgan James, btw.... I'll be watching for your upload. 😉
You saw Morgan in All About the Bass. She is Julliard trained and has been on Broadway, you have missed a lot lol.
I saw that you uploaded and was thinking it was a reaction to Angelinas new video. I dont know if you already know but she came out with an Ep yesterday. You might already know but incase you don't and want to do a reaction she has 5 new songs and 1 has a video.
Since im already here watching this reaction i thought id let you know just in case you didn't know. ;)
But here's the thing. She has better covers than dream on!
I had tix to her tour kick off in Memphis last year. Of course work called and my wife and her BF went and loved it. They are going to see her again this coming weekend.
I've been obsessed with reactions to this song because it moved me SO MUCH when I heard it the first time. My face / brain was the same as yours throughout... "WHAT AM I HEARING? THIS IS.... WHAT AM I HEARING?"
I think that for a cover this is better than the original because it reinvents the song in a different way while still respecting and presenting the full power of the song.
The only other song that I had thoughts like "Can this be better than the original?" is the Pentatonix / Lindsey Sterling version of Radioactive." I would LOVE to see your reaction to that.
I watch reactions to PMJ/Morgan's Dream On (and others by them ) for the same reason. It's like trying to capture that first time high that addicts talk about.
Down boy!
that's the only way to successfully cover/tribute those huges songs, if you copy pasta the song, 99% of time it's a fail.
But if you twist it, make it yours and bring yourself in the song with the amount of talent of PMJ and Morgan you end up with an incredible result.
Morgan James and Marc Broussard do a wonderful cover of Aretha Franklin’s music.
I hear "Big Bands" of the 40s.
Yes! Glen Miller is one of my favorite big bands of all time.
Just wanted to comment on her choice to not use vibrato on those long notes. During those notes, the musicians are playing a cadence that is very similar to a singer's vibrato. By not using vibrato, her voice stands out more clearly against the busy background.
Hobble wobble. Lol. Take it slow my dear friend. Missed you. We need you ❤
lol, thanks Patti! We need you, too!
Space aliens having fun with our music/minds?
The Postmodern Jukebox consept would also suit Angelina Jordan perfect. I hope some day we can see her as a guest preforming with them.
Scott, the pianist, arranges all of PMJ's music.....he finds the best vocalists ( see Haley Reinhardt ).......this one is straight outta' rock & roll re-interpreted......man, those strings are on fire, especially the cellist's solo..........and Morgan ( Julliard trained ) well, she is just in a class by herself.......
Scott's brilliance and willingness to put someone else in the limelight are under-recognized.
@@gregvanpaassen I totally agree.....in many ways, he IS PMJ.......
Great Reaction! u should do Kendrick Lamars "Sing About me, Im dying of thirst"! absolutely beautiful track
At 2:30 you said you didn't know who Morgan James is. You were about 10 musical seconds away from finding out. Where have you been all her career??
You mention that you didn't know Morgan, but you reacted to her as one of the vocalists in All About the Bass. Perhaps its time for another Moregan/PMJ team-up? Take Me to Church is very different from the PMJ you've reacted to to date
Chris my friend, She is a JULLIARD master but does not like to sing opera. She has her own channel. Did you know Angelina brought out a new video???
Yo, you better watch out man! Maybe you should try the elevator next time if you don't know how to use stairs, lol 🤭 now for real, I'm glad you didn't hurt yourself, falling down from the stairs isn't fun.
And the song? Loved it! Loved her voice, and I loved the reaction of course!
Have a good one my friend! 😉
Elevator. Lol❤
Yes, for sure! Elevator next time lol!
@@larryshair - I know you've been blown away by PMJ, Haley and Morgan recently, perhaps you might want to pay attention to this lovely lady:
ruclips.net/video/aUOpj29BrbI/видео.html
Larry, react to Post Modern Jukebox
How does she do that? Well, being classically trained to sing opera at Julliard certainly had something to do with it.
You MUST listen to the cover of Take Me To Church. An absolute MUST! It is one of the most powerful and nuanced performances, a MUST! By the way, have I mentioned that you MUST listen to it?
Now you know Morgan. Much more PMJ.
Please reaction some Rock or Metal music！！❤❤
I find it far better than the original. Here you can understand every word. The original was not articulated as well.
Good reaction. Check out All About That Bass with Haley Reinhart, Morgan James and Ariana Savalas (Telly “Kojak” Savalas’ daughter for those of you who are old enough to remember that show) - ruclips.net/video/aLnZ1NQm2uk/видео.html&ab_channel=PostmodernJukebox
Done! It's already on the channel. Enjoy and thanks!
A little PMJ every now and then refreshes the parts other music can not reach.
Ok Chris, listen... I gotta ask this question finally. I can't pretend anymore... I can't pretend that I don't see it, because I LITERALLY don't see it... I know it sounds serious but it's exactly how it should sound because it REALLY is serious though. I've been thinking about asking this for four months and I think it's about time for you to finally tell us. The question is... would you bring those treats videos back? 😅 it's super entertaining, especially when you get something fish flavored, lol 😅
TOOO funny!!!!
@@larryshairthis, my friend, is not an answer to that super important question 😂
Chris. Where's Louise?
I haven't seen her on line for a bit. I'm hoping that she is ok. I know that she is dealing with quite a bit on her place. Praying for her.
@@larryshair praying always.....
A degree in opera from Julliard makes a difference, huh?
Better than Aerosmith's version how are you not on Morgan James.
I have a request for you Larry Morgan James call my name play that one I want to see your reaction to that.
Larry,
Have you seen Haley Reinhardt do Seven Nation Army with PMJ?
They stole that song.
It's theirs now.
Yu paused it way too much!
I getcha. You have to understand that first off, if you don't pause often, you will get copywrite blocks and could lose your channel. Also, it's a reaction channel, of course, so expect pauses for both those reasons - primarily the first one. I've already had warnings.
Larry, let's be honest. She did terrible and I suspected she was on drugs of some kind.
It was dragging. I definitely believe she was on drugs. I'm not stupid. I would say that the
The people who worship her - were having delusions of grandeur about her performance.They just love her.
I've been watching Angelina since the beginning. But something is going on with that girl.
BWAHAHAHAaaaaaaa! 😆😆🤣🤣😂 Your comment is pure projection. Give our regards to @theblackdog. 😁
Ugh