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Avi wrote Sage andStone for his Mom. She was ill for a long time and he was on tour so this was a promise to take her to the place they used to hike and search for arrowheads. .
His mother was battling cancer when Avi wrote this (Sage & Stone) for her. I can't help but cry everytime I hear it. Nothing more beautiful than the love he has for his dear mother. (who is doing fine now thank God) Hey Ya is such a joyful song in this rendition. I am so happy to see the enjoyment on your face during your 'reaction' ... I would so love to see and hear Avi and see his beautiful smiling face again...as happy as he is in this video....
Hey-Ya was actually a single-only release and was not on the album. Most people don't realize that the album Avi recorded with The Sequoias was actually produced while he was still with Pentatonix. This was the period in late 2016/early 2017 when all the members were taking some time to do their own side projects (Kirstie's solo album, Kevin picking up steam with his solo RUclips videos, and Mitch & Scott doing the Superfruit album). It just so happened that The Sequoias album was coincidentally released right after Avi announced he was leaving PTX. At the time it was recorded, he had no intention of leaving the group and considered The Sequoias to be a one-shot thing. And that's actually what it ended up being as they didn't record anything else together after these sessions. But this DID give us a glimpse of the type of music that Avi was really interested in, and all the things that happened in his personal life and with the group in the months that followed ultimately led to his departure. He actually took an entire year away from the music business before coming back to start his solo career, so he did NOT just jump from Pentatonix to doing solo stuff as some people have inferred.
There were legal restrictions on his ability to release anything for a year after his departure, so he took advantage of that to travel, hike the mountains and forests, and essentially decompress from a very negative period in his life. As we know, he pours his heart and soul into his songs, taking us all on a journey of self-discovery and emotional healing. In regard to "Sage & Stone", as has already been said, he wrote it for his mother, hence the emotion that pours out both in his voice and in the strings that swirl and dance slowly through the second half. I'm personally hoping that he writes something like a cantata someday - a neoclassical instrumental for orchestra perhaps tinged with a bit of his beloved folk music.
"Full Moon", as recorded for the EP, is dramatic with orchestration. If you want the full studio effect, go with that version. The acoustic version he did for his RUclips Space LA live acoustic performance is very stripped back, haunting and beautiful. Here's the link to that: ruclips.net/video/0IOXovCH9eE/видео.html
@@michelle32855 Noah Denny is really interesting . He's been a touring musician for a long time. When Covid shut the world down he started rebuilding drum sets. I follow him on IG and watching him rebuild those battered drumsets has been amazing to see.
I love youuuu! You reacted to my favourite EVER Avi song! Sage & Stone is a walk in nostalgia, in our childhood favourite places! Avi said that he actually wrote that as a promise to his mother that he will take her back to that place in the mountains they used to go when he was a child.
"Sage and Stone" is by far my favorite song of all times !! Soo special and soothing !! This song touches you in your heart and soul and those low notes at the end 😍 , they give me butterflies in my stomach 😊🥰!! He wrote this song for his mother , they used to go to that place a lot together and it has a lot of dear memories . When you're listening to this song with you're eyes closed , it feels like he takes you on that journey too ! I love the happy vibe of "Hey Ya " and your face at 10.25 ... PRICELESS , exactly mine when listening at those low notes 😍😍
My band director (RIP Mr. Black!) would have also loved those unusual rythyms! He was fascinated with anything that was beyond the commonly used 2/4, 3/4 & 4/4 times. We performed lots of music that other bands didn't! LOL!
I love these two songs. Well, I love all of Avi's songs, but these are exceptional. I play Hey Ya every day. I like the "shake it like a polaroid" section.
Written to his mother. "Where we used to go" was the place she would take him as a young boy to hunt for arrowheads and they would see eagles. He was still with PTX when he wrote and recorded this. His mother was having a reoccurrence of cancer and he desperately wanted to get time off to go be with her. He is telling her his plans of when he can get there and she is able to go again. This is the main reason he left PTX. The pace was too much for him and he was torn to pieces that he could not be with his mother while she was ill. He had made millions and could have made millions more, but his sanity and love for his mother took precedence over the money.
Also he did the artwork for the album cover. He is a Bass, but he has a fabulous 5 octave range and you should also listen to his Polyphonic/Overtone singing. He has a great whistle tone when he sings two notes at once.
QoFy thank you for your pure joy. It makes me smile. Love your harmonies at the end and how you notice the nuances of time signatures and harmonies and such.
I have always been heavily into folk music - basically from the 60s & 70s - and also reggae & jazz. Oh, I have a love affair with jazz! When Ptx did a collab with The Manhatten Transfer I was in Heaven! ButcI digress! I just wanted to say that I was all upset when Avi left Ptx, but when this came out it healed my soul to know that he was into the folk scene! Then Matt came along & I was all happy again!
I superchatted Hey Ya! and I knew you'd like 'shake it like a polaroid' part😀😀 And another thanks for the double reaction, Sage and Stone has great string part and it's good to see others comments here... comment section for Sage and Stone album on Avi's channel is blocked :(
I need to be able to hit the like button 5000 times! I love love love Sage and Stone! It just gets right in your head and then into your soul and says "Here, let me hold you a bit." Oh, Qofy.....forgot Avi did bass. Pshhh, sure you did. haha!
Fields & Pier on that album is my favorite on that album! Also like Otherside by him. And they both have music videos. Please, please please do those! Love you! (Wierd Mama BJ!- Beverly- Lololol!!! From the Wierd Gang! 😉)
I highly recommend you react to Avi's song "Chains". There's an audio only version from the EP that has the full production, or the live version from his RUclips Space LA mini acoustic concert - ruclips.net/video/_Ki0WeSRxvE/видео.html
Wow - you picked one of my favorites - Hey Ya! Have you ever seen the original Hey Ya by OutKast? It is so unique and fun to watch. Here's a link to it: ruclips.net/video/PWgvGjAhvIw/видео.html Two other Avi favorites are Quarter Past Four, which came out right before he left PTX - Link: ruclips.net/video/l_t1VOe0IhE/видео.html , and Adeline Part 2, which is a beautiful, but sad, love song: Link: ruclips.net/video/-Wg9zB25EwM/видео.html
14:04 Bruh. In my tired state, I thought I was hearing things, that bass was seamless (I totally didn't go back and listen to the song to make sure that was there to begin with...). Avi already stole my heart almost two and a half years ago, I don't think if there's enough of it for you to steal as well by using my one weakness... Just sayin'.
As I'm not native english speaker, I always wonder what exactly Sage and Stone means to him... Is there specific place that called Sage and Stone near California or is it just a place with sage flowers and stones?
He was raised close to the Sierra Nevada mountains and the Mohave desert. The video for Aberdeen was shot in those locations. The mountain scenes in Field and Pier were also from that area. If you look at the landscape you see the sage and stone he sings about. Sage and Stone was written for his mother. It was a promise to take her on a trip to the locations where they used to hike and hunt for arrowheads when he was a kid.
@@Lookinforrealmusic Oh, I didn't think of looking up for the landscape! Now I did and it really is Sage and Stone! which is beautiful. Also the story behind that song is so touching... Thanks :)
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Avi wrote Sage andStone for his Mom. She was ill for a long time and he was on tour so this was a promise to take her to the place they used to hike and search for arrowheads. .
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Always loved this song now that I know this about it the lyrics are that much more touching. Thank you.
@@heatherhuard I know. I will too.
Avi is so great! I suggest “Fields and Pier” and “Quarter Past Four” next, his voice is soooo good 😍
In fields & pier kevin is playing the cello & if you listen real close you can hear Avi's bass in the low notes of the cello it's awesome.
His mother was battling cancer when Avi wrote this (Sage & Stone) for her. I can't help but cry everytime I hear it. Nothing more beautiful than the love he has for his dear mother. (who is doing fine now thank God) Hey Ya is such a joyful song in this rendition. I am so happy to see the enjoyment on your face during your 'reaction' ... I would so love to see and hear Avi and see his beautiful smiling face again...as happy as he is in this video....
Hey-Ya was actually a single-only release and was not on the album. Most people don't realize that the album Avi recorded with The Sequoias was actually produced while he was still with Pentatonix. This was the period in late 2016/early 2017 when all the members were taking some time to do their own side projects (Kirstie's solo album, Kevin picking up steam with his solo RUclips videos, and Mitch & Scott doing the Superfruit album). It just so happened that The Sequoias album was coincidentally released right after Avi announced he was leaving PTX. At the time it was recorded, he had no intention of leaving the group and considered The Sequoias to be a one-shot thing. And that's actually what it ended up being as they didn't record anything else together after these sessions. But this DID give us a glimpse of the type of music that Avi was really interested in, and all the things that happened in his personal life and with the group in the months that followed ultimately led to his departure. He actually took an entire year away from the music business before coming back to start his solo career, so he did NOT just jump from Pentatonix to doing solo stuff as some people have inferred.
Absolutely true
There were legal restrictions on his ability to release anything for a year after his departure, so he took advantage of that to travel, hike the mountains and forests, and essentially decompress from a very negative period in his life. As we know, he pours his heart and soul into his songs, taking us all on a journey of self-discovery and emotional healing. In regard to "Sage & Stone", as has already been said, he wrote it for his mother, hence the emotion that pours out both in his voice and in the strings that swirl and dance slowly through the second half. I'm personally hoping that he writes something like a cantata someday - a neoclassical instrumental for orchestra perhaps tinged with a bit of his beloved folk music.
Otherside is another that's very "spiritual"...it's like a lullaby for the soul.
"Full Moon" and "Otherside" are two of my favorites from Avi Kaplan that you should check out. I think you'll love them.
"Full Moon", as recorded for the EP, is dramatic with orchestration. If you want the full studio effect, go with that version. The acoustic version he did for his RUclips Space LA live acoustic performance is very stripped back, haunting and beautiful. Here's the link to that: ruclips.net/video/0IOXovCH9eE/видео.html
@@charlottevan_8 yes! You are totally right! I've seen those videos too, and I get what you are saying.
More pls : ) I would suggest Fields and Pier which Kevin plays the cello with Avi for wilded bass drop ever and It Knows me.
I love that one. When he harmonizes with the cello its beautiful
It really is gorgeous! And well, you got me- you know I love anything that Kevin is in!!)
The singers in Hey Ya are Marissa Esposito, Frank Hobbs and Noah Hunt. All long time friends he sings with a lot. Marissa teaches at his Academy.
I think Noah was with him on his last tour, wasn't he?
@@michelle32855 no. It was Noah Denny. He's a Nashville musician.
@@Lookinforrealmusic Thanks for the clarification! Noah isn't exactly a common name and I got confused, haha
@@michelle32855 Noah Denny is really interesting . He's been a touring musician for a long time. When Covid shut the world down he started rebuilding drum sets. I follow him on IG and watching him rebuild those battered drumsets has been amazing to see.
I love youuuu! You reacted to my favourite EVER Avi song! Sage & Stone is a walk in nostalgia, in our childhood favourite places! Avi said that he actually wrote that as a promise to his mother that he will take her back to that place in the mountains they used to go when he was a child.
"Sage and Stone" is by far my favorite song of all times !! Soo special and soothing !! This song touches you in your heart and soul and those low notes at the end 😍 ,
they give me butterflies in my stomach 😊🥰!!
He wrote this song for his mother , they used to go to that place a lot together and it has a lot of dear memories . When you're listening to this song with you're eyes closed , it feels like he
takes you on that journey too !
I love the happy vibe of "Hey Ya " and your face at 10.25 ... PRICELESS , exactly mine when listening at those low notes 😍😍
Yess Avi Kaplan 💕🔥
YESSSS Sage and Stone is an AMAZING song!!!
Theses songs are 2 sides of the same coin. They are so different but it's both him.
Thx for reacting to more Avi ❤️
My band director (RIP Mr. Black!) would have also loved those unusual rythyms! He was fascinated with anything that was beyond the commonly used 2/4, 3/4 & 4/4 times. We performed lots of music that other bands didn't! LOL!
RUclips recommended this video. LOL. They know what I like. Avi Kaplan and QoFy Reacts! The dynamic duo.
I love these two songs. Well, I love all of Avi's songs, but these are exceptional. I play Hey Ya every day. I like the "shake it like a polaroid" section.
Written to his mother. "Where we used to go" was the place she would take him as a young boy to hunt for arrowheads and they would see eagles.
He was still with PTX when he wrote and recorded this. His mother was having a reoccurrence of cancer and he desperately wanted to get time off to go be with her. He is telling her his plans of when he can get there and she is able to go again.
This is the main reason he left PTX. The pace was too much for him and he was torn to pieces that he could not be with his mother while she was ill.
He had made millions and could have made millions more, but his sanity and love for his mother took precedence over the money.
Also he did the artwork for the album cover.
He is a Bass, but he has a fabulous 5 octave range and you should also listen to his Polyphonic/Overtone singing. He has a great whistle tone when he sings two notes at once.
QoFy thank you for your pure joy. It makes me smile. Love your harmonies at the end and how you notice the nuances of time signatures and harmonies and such.
Sage & Stone- those harmonies are so smoothe! Love it!!!
I have always been heavily into folk music - basically from the 60s & 70s - and also reggae & jazz. Oh, I have a love affair with jazz! When Ptx did a collab with The Manhatten Transfer I was in Heaven! ButcI digress! I just wanted to say that I was all upset when Avi left Ptx, but when this came out it healed my soul to know that he was into the folk scene! Then Matt came along & I was all happy again!
Please react to quarter past four, it´s so beautiful!
Sage and Stone is so beautiful and soothing! It reminds me of Somewhere over the rainbow. Great reaction bro!
Couldn't agree more!
I will be looking at your video next week. Remind me what it is again
@@QofyReacts Oh, that's awesome! It's my Avi Kaplan Aberdeen Alt Version Cover. Also, it's a live performance. Hope you enjoy bro!
@@efes_art2136 I would love to hear your cover, too, if it's ok with you. Just let me know!
I have Sage and Stone, Song for the Seeker, Otherside, and Full Moon on a playlist for relaxing and winding down. Very calming and holistic.
I superchatted Hey Ya! and I knew you'd like 'shake it like a polaroid' part😀😀 And another thanks for the double reaction, Sage and Stone has great string part and it's good to see others comments here... comment section for Sage and Stone album on Avi's channel is blocked :(
I need to be able to hit the like button 5000 times! I love love love Sage and Stone! It just gets right in your head and then into your soul and says "Here, let me hold you a bit." Oh, Qofy.....forgot Avi did bass. Pshhh, sure you did. haha!
Love seeing qofy having so much fun groovin' to Hey Ya!
Fields & Pier on that album is my favorite on that album! Also like Otherside by him. And they both have music videos. Please, please please do those! Love you! (Wierd Mama BJ!- Beverly- Lololol!!! From the Wierd Gang! 😉)
Just now seeing this cause I was watching the live you did earlier today.😉
Me too!!!
I highly recommend you react to Avi's song "Chains". There's an audio only version from the EP that has the full production, or the live version from his RUclips Space LA mini acoustic concert - ruclips.net/video/_Ki0WeSRxvE/видео.html
I love it!!!!
You're the best QoFy ❤️🎶✨💙
😃OMG!!! PLEASE REACT TO Sweet Adeline (video) and Sweet Adeline part 2 (audio) BY AVI KAPLAN🙏🙏🙏🙏
Interval is the space between notes...you're talking about the rhythm and time signature.
Wow - you picked one of my favorites - Hey Ya! Have you ever seen the original Hey Ya by OutKast? It is so unique and fun to watch. Here's a link to it: ruclips.net/video/PWgvGjAhvIw/видео.html Two other Avi favorites are Quarter Past Four, which came out right before he left PTX - Link: ruclips.net/video/l_t1VOe0IhE/видео.html , and Adeline Part 2, which is a beautiful, but sad, love song: Link: ruclips.net/video/-Wg9zB25EwM/видео.html
If you want another more up beat song U highly suggest "sweet Adeline"
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Here's the link to a fun "Behind the Scenes" video for "Hey Ya!" - ruclips.net/video/WwZCponDwEM/видео.html
I like the original by OutKast... I like this as well, but original more my speed. :)
14:04 Bruh. In my tired state, I thought I was hearing things, that bass was seamless (I totally didn't go back and listen to the song to make sure that was there to begin with...). Avi already stole my heart almost two and a half years ago, I don't think if there's enough of it for you to steal as well by using my one weakness... Just sayin'.
He was on spot too, right? 😁 Yea we like his adding to the harmony 🤩
@@livus3787 I couldn't agree more! Low-key want that version instead 😆
As I'm not native english speaker, I always wonder what exactly Sage and Stone means to him... Is there specific place that called Sage and Stone near California or is it just a place with sage flowers and stones?
He was raised close to the Sierra Nevada mountains and the Mohave desert. The video for Aberdeen was shot in those locations. The mountain scenes in Field and Pier were also from that area. If you look at the landscape you see the sage and stone he sings about.
Sage and Stone was written for his mother. It was a promise to take her on a trip to the locations where they used to hike and hunt for arrowheads when he was a kid.
@@Lookinforrealmusic Oh, I didn't think of looking up for the landscape! Now I did and it really is Sage and Stone! which is beautiful. Also the story behind that song is so touching... Thanks :)