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- Опубликовано: 31 мар 2024
- In this video I react to Pentatonix - Bohemian Rhapsody (originally performed by QUEEN) for the first time.
One of my favorite reactions this year so far!
Does this song make a playlist? lets find out!
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Edit* Just noticed that during my second edit of this video (due to the block) I didn’t add the playlist effect 😭it was 1 in the morning lol hope you’ll forgive me.
I was so impressed by this that Pentatonix got a playlist on the channel. This definitely falls in my top 10 reactions since I started this channel. Thank you all so much for watching and have a great week, one love ❤️
The panning at the beginning was a homage to the original.
I think you will love their Daft Punk video. Won their first grammy for that
Daft Punk
When you do "Daft Punk" set yourself up for a double. ruclips.net/video/3MteSlpxCpo/видео.html&pp=ygUUZGFmdCBwdW5rIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D You will think that there is post production skipping, so to disprove that you need to catch the "Private Performance" ruclips.net/video/tw4YCsHXKgI/видео.html&pp=ygUUZGFmdCBwdW5rIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D where they stand at the front of a back-stage room and sing with no mic's and captured on a fan mobile device so the sound is not 100% hence catch the official FIRST.
@@alan-freeman Absolutely agree!
You don't need to wait till Xmas, lol. Lots of Pentaholics listen to it outside of Xmas, including myself.
PTXmas all year lol
All year 'round for me, too
The audio panning on "little high, little low" is a direct quote from Queen. If you listen to Queen's original you'll hear the same panning on the same phrase.
Pentatonix loves Queen, and they love "Bohemian Rhapsody," so they always wanted to cover this song, but they feared that they couldn't do it justice, so they decided to wait until they were sure they were ready. That took them five years, but it was worth the wait - they were definitely ready.
In the early days of Pentatonix, after Epic reneged on the recording contract Pentatonix had "won" on _The Sing-Off,_ Pentatonix started posting to RUclips; it was the only way they COULD publish their music. A lot of those early RUclips videos show the five of them sitting on a couch, with the trio on the back of the couch and Avi and Kevin on the seat in front of them, just five very young people singing their hearts out, making their dream come true. Note that this is the configuration we see them in at the beginning and end of "Bohemian Rhapsody," which is one reason the couch needs to move - it's taking Pentatonix (and us) on a trip down Memory Lane.
The more important reason the couch moves is that it's standing in for the car in _Wayne's World,_ where Wayne and Garth introduced a whole new generation to the genius of Queen by putting a tape of "Bohemian Rhapsody" into the car's tape player.
The couch was motorized, and not very well balanced. (Note that when they're sitting on it their feet don't quite reach the ground. The little curtain thing on the bottom was added to hide the motor.) It kept trying to tip over during the filming and actually managed to throw Kevin off at one point. There was a small platform attached to the back so that Kirstin could climb on the couch from behind - Scott, being a foot taller than Kirstin, didn't need it.
When Mitch lies down on the couch, singing "Too late, My time has come," they're referring to Freddie Mercury's death (the foreshadowing was, of course, unintentional on Freddie's part; there's no way he could have known about AIDS, thank goodness). The other four are walking next to the couch to serve as his pall bearers.
Many people think the megaphone is distorting Mitch's voice to make him sound more like an electric guitar, but it actually has nothing to do with it. The megaphone wasn't turned on, and couldn't have distorted Mitch's voice even if it had been - it was just a megaphone. The electric guitar is all Mitch. Mitch happened to see the megaphone lying around on the set and thought it would make a cool prop, so it's been confusing people ever since.
During the "Bismillah" argument, note that Scott, whose range includes both bass and tenor registers, is actually singing along with both the high and low sides of the argument. Scott has said that this rapid switching is the hardest part of the song for him.
When the camera pans up to show us the starry night sky during Mitch's second guitar solo, it's meant as a tribute to Queen's lead guitarist, Brian May, who has a doctorate in astrophysics.
The four shooting stars honor the four members of Queen.
When the camera pans back down to show Pentatonix lying on the couch together it's meant to recall the cover art for Queen's "Sheer Heart Attack" album.
And when this official video was first released, Brian May posted a link to it on all his social media accounts with the comment: "Enjoy."
You mentioned everything I was going to say. A+ background info!
@@kristinewalberg2938 I have it in a text file so I just have to copy and paste.
For subdued, I would recommend "Say Something." Kirstin fronts that one, so you can hear more of her voice, and Kevin breaks out his cello for it.
Definitely don’t wait till Christmas for their Christmas music, there’s too much of it and it’s too good to wait. Oh come all ye faithful will blow your mind.
Agree! O Come All Ye Faithful #1!!
Yep, don't wait! I love Mary Did You Know. . .with the bonus of hearing Kevin's voice😊
I’m a Pentaholic & listen to Oh Come All Ye Faithful & I know a good amount of Mitch’s part from Mary Did You Know? thx to my extremely talented sister! 😊Both songs INSANELY GOOD but at this point I expect nothing less from PTX CUZ THEY ALWAYS DELIVER and I listen to both songs all year round cuz they just make you feel good & it kind of gives you energy and a stuff and that’s coming from someone who’s been a musician their whole life & now thx to the Grace of God I have my dream job as a professional currently!☺️♥️
I’m sure 800 people will tell you as well, but the megaphone is just a prop for the video. They do this live (amazingly) and Mitch kills the solo! Subdued (with Avi) - Run to You official video. Subdued (with Matt)- Mad World. Both are favs of mine.
I recommend their latest "Banger"...Kiss From A Rose 🌹 a Seal cover. It is a live performance and is so good. Please react to this song. You will not be sorry. It's a Vevo Studio live recording. Just when you think they can't get any better...they come out and say "Hold my beer!".
No arguing with that.
This is highly recommended. I love this song. I didn;t like Seals version but this is dope.
Scott (blond), Top center Mitch (counter-tenor), Kirstin , Bottom row Kevin (beatboxer, cello-boxer and yes he sings too), Avi Kaplan (beard/Bass) left the group in 2017 and then replaced by Matt who you saw in Sound of Silence. Thank you for reaction!
You said they had a lot of fans. Yup. They have over 20 million subscibers on RUclips, almost 350 songs on RUclips, and over 7 Billion views on RUclips. If you stay with Pentatonix you will see your RUclips numbers increase dramatically.
A few things, the couch represents in the early days of PTX, they did not have money to shoot their video’s, so they just sat on a couch in someone living room to record.The movng couch represents their journey. Now, when Brian May (now Sir Dr. Brian May) saw this the day after it was released, he liked it so much he shared it on all of his social media, with just one word “Enjoy”. That is high praise from Sir Dr. May. They worked on this on and off for about 5 years, until they thought they had an arrangement that did justice to the original. Mitch does not use the megaphone in real life, it was just a prop so people had something to look at that would draw their eyes where the group wanted them. When you see the night sky that was to pay homage to Brian May, who is now an astrophysics. The 4 shooting stars pay homage to the original., band members. BTW, Queen has never been able to do this live completely. They way they layered in the video of themselves in the video, they just had to run off-stage, and show the opera part on a screen, then come back on screen and finish the song. PTX did it completely, and they do it live. At the end when they fall on the couch in a "cuddle pile", that is paying homage to the Sheer Heart Attack album cover.
Live Version ruclips.net/video/nMFPsouaum0/видео.html&start_radio=1
Bohemian Rhapsody behind the scenes ruclips.net/video/Q8ugJnIG_Lk/видео.html
Check out Imagine, or Hallelujah, or The Prayer, or Amazing Grace, or for a real kick, Daft Punk Medley, for which they won their first Grammy.
It's such a fun video.They spent years perfecting their performance before they actually recorded it and filmed the video.And it got a thumbs up from Queen guitarist Brian May. Great reaction. The "special thanks" people are in their Patreon. If you want something simple but amazing check out their cover of "Gold".
Please, please do gold!!! ⬆️
I just realized that some of my earlier comments reference things that happened in the early days of Pentatonix, which you likely don't know about. So here is how Pentatonix began:
Kirstin, Mitch, and Scott all grew up in Arlington, Texas. All of them were involved with community musical theater as children, and Mitch met both Scott and Kirstin there (separately) when he was still a pre-teen, and became friends with each of them. However, Scott and Kirstin didn't meet each other until they were fourteen and in the same high school class. All three were choir geeks (duh), and they quickly became best friends in high school. And if you're wondering what was in the water in Arlington in the early 1990s that three such remarkably talented people should all be born in such proximity, you aren't the only one.
There was some kind of singing contest to meet the stars of _"Glee,"_ and the three of them wanted to enter, so they formed a trio which they named "The Trio." (I know; not very imaginative. They're somewhat better with that now.) They lost the contest, but they kept The Trio together anyway; they performed at school functions and occasionally on local television. Pentaholics still refer to these three as "the trio," and the trio is the heart of Pentatonix.
Kirstin and Scott were a year ahead of Mitch; they graduated in 2010, when Mitch was still in eleventh grade, and both went away for their freshman year of college. Kirstin went to the University of Oklahoma (with a full ride scholarship!), and Scott went to the University of Southern Califonia.
Scott is a very outgoing person, so he immediately began looking around for extracurricular activities where he could meet people and make new friends, and he found an award-winning amateur a cappella group named SoCal VoCals, which he joined. While there he met a former member named Ben Bram, who at the time was a coach on NBC's a cappella competition show named _"The Sing-Off."_ A cappella groups would audition for the show, and those that passed appeared throughout the season. There was a panel of three judges, all professional musicians, who would critique each performance. Along the way some groups would be eliminated, narrowing the field, and at the end of the season viewers would be invited to vote on a winner. The winning group would receive $200,000 and a recording contract with Epic, a minor subsidiary of Sony, the show's sponsor.
Scott was intrigued. He thought The Trio could be competitive, and if they could get a recording contract they could have a career doing what they most loved, with the people they most loved. So he talked to Kirstin, who thought his idea had promise, and at the end of their first year of college the two of them headed back to Arlington to be there for Mitch's graduation and to talk with Mitch about Scott's idea.
Meanwhile, back in Arlington Mitch had been having a very difficult year. His best friends weren't there, and as an out-of-the-closet young gay man with an unusually high voice he was being seriously bullied. And unfortunately, since the bullying was ostensibly for his voice he was quickly developing the notion that there was something wrong with his voice and that no one would want to hear him sing. So when Scott presented his idea Mitch was on board; it was a way to get away from the bullies. He had doubts about his ability to carry his weight in the group, because of the bullying, but he was willing to try, and if Scott and Kirstin said they could win, well, maybe they could.
So with everyone agreed, Scott called Ben Bram to find out how to arrange for an audition, and this is where they met their first setback. _"The Sing-Off"_ had a size requirement; the minimum size allowed was five. The Trio needed two new members and a new name. They were stumped.
Ben suggested that they'd profit from adding a rhythm section: a bass and a beatboxer, and he knew the perfect person to recommend for the bass, a guy named Avi Kaplan. They talked to Avi, and he was very interested, so that took care of the bass, but where to find the beatboxer? Ben didn't have any suggestions. So in desperation they typed "beatboxer" into a RUclips search box and the first hit they got was a black guy playing a classical piece on the cello and beatboxing at the same time. And all of them said, "Wow! He's the one! How can we get in touch with him?"
They were in luck. At the time RUclips had something called RUclips messages, which would allow private messages between members (now discontinued), so they sent Kevin a private message: "Hey! We really love your stuff, and we wonder if you'd be interested in flying across the country to join four strangers to audition for an a cappella competition show on television?" And Kevin messaged them back: "Normally I'd be there in a heart beat; I love a cappella and have been in a cappella groups before. But right now I'm studying for my final exams for my pre-med major from Yale." Oh. That sounded pretty definite; better keep looking. So they kept looking, and they found someone, but he was no Kevin Olusola. Oh well; you work with what you have.
And two weeks later Kevin messaged them again: "Good news! I just graduated. If the gig's still open I can fly out." He arrived the day before their audition. Mitch had to skip his graduation ceremony to attend the audition. But even with just a day of rehearsal they still passed the audition; they were in.
Oh, yes, the name. Pentatonix is named for the pentatonic scale, which has five (penta) tones just as Pentatonix has five (Penta) singers. In other words, it's a fancier way of saying they're now "The Quintet." 😂
Pentatonix appeared throughout season three of _"The Sing-Off,"_ and eventually won. All those performances are available on RUclips and are well worth watching, preferably in order so you can see how they grew throughout the season. Some of them are as good as anything they've done since (which is saying a lot) and are only available in those old videos. (Note: If you decide to react to these, be sure and watch the versions that contain the show's introduction of Pentatonix just before the performance, and the judges' critiques of the performance, and any comments Pentatonix made backstage.)
So, they'd won _"The Sing-Off,"_ complete with recording contract. Time to move to California permanently and begin recording. And a week later Epic reneged on the contract, saying that they didn't know how to market a cappella. But at this point Pentatonix weren't willing to give up; they WANTED that career they'd been working toward. So they pooled their winnings and lived frugally. The four men shared two apartments, to cut down on expenses. They arranged music and rehearsed every day, and when they had a song ready they used their iPhones to record themselves anywhere they could find good acoustics, and sometimes in places with acoustics that were just okay. And they posted to RUclips. Their fans from _"The Sing-Off"_ quickly found them there, and subscribed, and they began to get more views and more subscribers, and to pick up a few patrons. In fact, they were going viral. And Sony noticed, and approached them with an offer: Perhaps Pentatonix would like a recording contract with Madison Gate, another minor subsidiary? Hmmm. 🤔 Would they like a recording contract? Might have to think about that, for a second or two. Darn right they'd like a recording contract!
And then came "Daft Punk Medley," and Pentatonix won their first Grammy. And again, Sony took notice, and approached Pentatonix: "We've been thinking about it and we believe you might find a better fit with our flagship label, RCA. Are you interested?" They've been with RCA ever since. They go on tours world wide and perform to sold-out venues. They put out at LEAST one album a year, frequently more. One has gone Gold and one has gone Platinum twice. They have three Grammys and recently received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. And they are the only a cappella band to have won so much as ONE Grammy, or to be represented on the Walk of Fame.
These guys are just flippin amazing alien unicorns! It took them 5 years to feel ready to do this song and to do it the justice that it deserves. They are all massive Queen fans. Brian May, lead guitarist from Queen, heard this song when it came out and posted a link to his socials with the one word comment 'Enjoy!' I feel like that is giving Queen's Seal of Approval right there!
They also inserted a lot of references and easter eggs into this video in tribute to the original video - which by the way, if you haven't seen - you should probably check it out! Queen couldn't perform this song live because of all the layering they did in post! And not only can Pentatonix do this Live, but the Mitch Grassi Guitar has no need for a Megaphone. Mitch just saw it lying around the set and decided to use it to draw attention to who was doing the guitar solo part - the megaphone was not on, Mitch can do this live!
The couch is in reference to their beginning videos where they recorded themselves on various of theirs couches to post onto RUclips after they were dropped by Sony because they didn't think that Acapella would be popular enough to sell records. It is also a tip of the hat to Wayne's World movie scene with the car and head banging to this song which brought in a whole new generation to Queen's music!
The part where Mitch is laying on the couch is in reference to Freddie's death and the members walking alongside are his coffin's Pallbearers. A lot of the visuals in here are in tribute to the original video's trippy graphics; like when they all line up and do the 'oh, oh, oh's' one after the other, and also when they line up behind Kirstie standing on the couch only to fan out behind her with their vocal parts.
The shot of the sky is in tribute to Dr. Brian May who is Queen's lead guitarist and also an astrophysicist! Each shooting star represents a member of Queen. When they all collapse onto the couch with the shot from above is a homage to the cover art of Queen's record 'Sheer Heart Attack'
Also I am pretty sure, Mitch is a reincarnation of Freddie Mercury - one...he can grow the Freddie Stash and looks so much like Freddie that it is amazing the resemblance - two...he can sing just as high if not higher than Freddie could - and three...Freddie died 8 months before Mitch was born!
Alien unicorns... to be specific... they each have several registers they can sing to cover other parts while someone else does lead solo parts... also, Mitch (has lost and gained weight throughout their history) and Kirstie change hair and clothing styles and makeup drastically, so much so sometimes you may think they are other people in the group... nope they changed their hair or makeup/mustache etcetera... the only change in the group is Avi (very deep bass) with long hair and beard (some say he looks like Jesus) Left in 2017 and Matt joined the group not long afterwards he is the youngest member and newest bass (the sound of silence) guy on the left with the buttery smooth voice...
Also... Kevin the beatboxer is married and has a daughter, Kirstie is engaged and has a daughter, Matt is married and is expecting a daughter, and Scott is recently married. Mitch has been seeing a gentleman he met on tour overseas (Italy or France I can't remember)
They have won 3 grammy's and been nominated 4 or 5 (I can't remember) times. I feel like they should have won a grammy for Amazing Grace and a couple others, but alas they did not. They have a star on the walk of fame they received last year.
2011-2017 was Avi. He was a master at making unique sounds and going so low he blew out speakers. He left for a slower paced solo career. 2017 to present is Matt. He is the only change
The beatboxer, Kevin, also plays cello. They include it in their cover of "Say Something". One of my favorites of theirs. Check out "Havana", "Come Along" and "Dance of The Sugar Plum Fairy"....so good. So glad you've discovered them.
Havana , sing, 90s dance melody what ever song you choose you won’t be disappointed.
The guy with the beard is Avi Kaplan, left the group several years ago. You should check out his solo stuff
Thank you so much!! Pentaholics, as a rule, treat one another and newbies as family! I know my fellow pentaholics will fill you in… get ready for a great ride! You’ll know you’re “worthy” 😂 if you get a specific request! 🤘🏼
In the meantime, just keep them coming!! #ptxofficial
Aha!…I see what you did there 😂
Just wanted to say, I genuinely like you as a reactor. I subscribed on your first Pentatonix reaction. I see so many other reactors take on Pentatonix just to get views and subscribers because PTX has a huge fan base on RUclips but you can just tell they really don't like the artist. I believe you are genuine. Please keep reacting to Pentatonix, you won't regret it.
Thank you, you are exactly the kind of viewer and subscriber I want on the channel. However, a lot have stated they like the genuine and honest approach to my reactions when its favorable to their bias or fandom lol I could praise a group or artist 20 times but the moment I say I dont like something, they call me names 😆 it is what it is. But I appreciate your comment, thank you for watching.
Thanks for reacting to Pantatonix. You should listen to their cover of HALLELUJAH
I have been a Pentaholic since 2011. They have so many amazing songs. I am happy to watch you go down this rabbit hole. New subscriber!!
I would highly suggest kiss from a rose, amazing grace or imagine for your next one.
We say original members to mean the original line up of Scott, Mitch, Kirstie, Kevin, and Avi. 4/5 of the original members are in fact still in the group, since only Avi left. Matt is the only non-original member. He's the bass you saw in the last one.
WELCOME! Great reaction ❤️❤️ their biggest song is Hallelujah ( even casual fans will seek reactions to this one) and for something more recent definitely the VEVO live version of Kiss from a Rose! Looking forward to more 🥰
To hear something more subdued with a Kirsten lead definitely react to “Say Something.”
They have a huge catalog, everything from soft subtle songs like Run to you to absolute hits like their daft punk medley. Their 90's hits medley is incredible, their cover of I promise, Kiss by a Rose, The prayer, Amazing Grace, Sound of Silence....it goes on and on. It's a rabbit hole you are going to enjoy.
They have so many wonderful covers and original songs. My personal favorite is " Say something". Kirstie really shines in that one and you see a new level to Kevin(beat boxer). Enjoy!
Hi! Pentaholic here! ^^ Don't worry about the video on any possible future reaction from PTX we've seen them hundreds of times and you will get censored if you allow most of the vid to show through. Don't worry about pausing to save your ears either. lol what ever you need to listen to PTX and be able to enjoy it. Guy with beard is Avi. He was an original member until Matt took his place a few years ago. He's the bass voice and Avi has gone on to do his own great things. Thanks for looking into PTX! Hope you love them as much as we do. Fav song by them is Gold - Kiiara cover. They do the song live in a radio studio and its far more subdued than Bohemian Rhapsody but no less stunning.
I've gone to a couple of their concerts. This song sounds the same live. It's so fascinating to see and hear them live.
I prefer the honest reaction, no fake hype
Then you are just the kind of person I want here susan 🙏
Pentatonix a "brief" background.
They won The Sing Off in 2011. They made a guest starring appearance on America′s Got Talent as non−competitors a couple of years after that.
The founding members are:-
Scott Hoying (tall blond guy, natural baritone but has an impressive five−to−six octave range, can go all the way up to high tenor and down to bass, sings the bass lines when the usual bass singer takes the lead);
Kirstin "Kirstie" (Rhymes with "Thirsty") Maldonado (the only female member, natural mezzo soprano, but can go down to low alto and as high as upper soprano, also can sing in whistle notes that are off the scale); For a time in 2018 between the group’s tours, had the female lead on Broadway in the production of “Kinky Boots”.
Mitch Grassi (a true contra−tenor, can hit high notes in his chest voice with ease and go WAY higher in his falsetto, also with ease);
Avriel "Avi" Kaplan (dark beard and long hair), true basso profundo, trained as an opera singer, also can go up into the tenor range; and
Kevin "KO" Olusola (beatboxer extraordinaire, also is a world−class cellist who plays cello on some of their songs, has a beautiful high tenor voice and gets occasional lead vocal solos as well, graduated pre−med from Yale and speaks several languages including Mandarin Chinese).
Kirstie, Scott & Mitch grew up together in Arlington, Texas, and began performing together as children in local youth musical theater. They ended up in high school together and performed in the choir. While there, they formed an a cappella group called The Trio which had several performance videos go viral on RUclips, most notably a cover of Lady Gaga′s "Telephone". The three of them are best friends and consider themselves to be almost siblings.
Scott & Kirstie (who were a class year ahead of Mitch) both graduated high school in 2010 and went their separate ways to different colleges, Scott at USC and Kirstie at Oklahoma.
While at USC, Scott joined a USC−based a cappella group called the SoCal VoCals, where he met alumnus Ben Bram, who was now an arranger and vocal coach for the NBC TV show The Sing Off, an a cappella competition show. Ben convinced Scott to get The Trio to audition for the show. The three reunited (Mitch had to skip high school graduation ceremonies to go) in Los Angeles for the audition.
They found out that the rules had changed, so they needed at least five members to audition. Ben put them together with Avi (a native of Visalia, California), who he knew from Avi′s performing days at Mount San Antonio College in California. They found Kevin (from Kentucky) through one of his RUclips videos that had gone viral featuring him playing the cello and beatboxing at the same time, a talent that Kevin coined as "Cello−Boxing".
Kevin arrived in Los Angeles literally the day before the audition! Scott came up with the name "Pentatonix" after the pentatonic scale. They performed a re−arrangement of "The Telephone" for the audition and passed, despite having been together as a five−piece group for less that 24 hours!
They won The Sing Off that season (all of the performances are available on RUclips), in which they received a substantial cash prize AND a record contract with Epic Records. They pooled their prize winnings together and all moved to Los Angeles, and all got apartments right next door to each other in the same building.
But just a week later, Epic dropped them because the marketing people didn′t think an a cappella group could sell records.
Instead of giving up, they were determined and began recording their own songs on RUclips, hiring Ben Bram as their producer and arranger. These usually consisted of the five of them sitting on a couch and performing cover songs live.
Several of the videos went viral, and Sony (the parent company of Epic) decided to give them another chance by placing them on one of their smaller labels, Madison Gate. They released two secular EPs and one Christmas EP on Madison Gate, all of which were strong sellers.
But when their cover of a medley of songs by Daft Punk not only went super−viral, but also won them their first Grammy, they were promoted all the way up to RCA Records, Sony′s top label.
They began writing and producing their own songs in addition to their covers, began putting out a Christmas album just about annually (which has become their best−selling genre), and have had multi−platinum album sales, sold−out world tours, and have won two additional Grammys.
Avi began getting burned out with all of the touring and heavy recording schedule, was suffering from anxiety and personal problems, and learned that his mother had been diagnosed with cancer in 2017. He announced he was departing from the group and taking some time away from the music industry.
Matt Sallee (from Baltimore) joined them in September 2017. He did only become official when they renewed their RCA contract in February 2018, but he recorded with them in September as a featured artist and went on their Christmas tour as a featured artist, as well. When he attended the audition for the group, he had already mastered the Bass part for most if not all their past catalogue. He was successful and has proved that he fits in well with the group.
If you think there have been other changes to the line up - look again. This is the ONLY change. Kirstie and Mitch are like chameleons and change looks frequently.
It is an often debated subject among the Pentaholics as to just how soon we introduce the "Beginners Guide" as we don't want to overdo the introduction. This is a compilation of snips of a whole load of songs which PTX have released. It highlights each member with some of their solos and then a brief history in video. It is quite long - 14+ minutes and is a little dated now (Feb 2020) but is a good watch ruclips.net/video/lDxIfwfCmQE/видео.html&pp=ygUdYmVnaW5uZXJzIGd1aWRlIHRvIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D.
After a year away from music, Avi has now returned as a phenomenal solo artist in the Folk/Americana/Roots genre.
Ben Bram has been in charge of their production, including arranging and directing from the beginning. He is often referred to as the sixth member. Scott and Kevin are major players in the arrangements, but every member contributes. A good watch is "The Recording of Evergreen" where a camera was invited into the studio for the second week of recording/
Also, all members are songwriters for both Pentatonix and their own solo work.
Ed Boyer who mixes everything of theirs (even the HWB Livestream) is the one who pulled Ben Bram into the sing off in the first place.
They have Grammy wins for Daft Punk Medley, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Jolene featuring Dolly Parton. They were nominated for a 4th Grammy for their album Evergreen, but didn't win. Another nomination for Holidays Around the World album in the 2024 list!
Kirstie became a new mum which caused a pause in touring after their Evergreen Christmas tour 2021. Mid March 2023 Kirstie has announced that she is engaged to Ben Hausdorff, their videographer. No dates YET!
They have a star on the Hollywood walk of fame installed in February 2023. They are the only a capella group with a star!
They came 3rd in the 2023 Masked Singer performing as "California Rolls" being unmasked in May 23.
Things you need to know because if you get these wrong Pentaholics will come after you with pitch forks and torches! Ha Ha!!
1- There is NO Auto-Tune; what you hear is actually what they sing. They really are that good. One exception is the 90's Dance Medley where Cher used autotune as an effect - so they had to.
2- What produces everything that you hear in the video, you see in the official video. If there is an instrument used in the music, you see it on screen. In the 2022 Christmas album, there are some instruments not featured throughout the album.
3- They never release something on video they can’t reproduce with the exact same quality live on-stage.
4. It is "Pentatonix" there is no "The".
Brief Background? Dude you should write their biography. I thought I knew them well but even I learned new stuff. Thanks.
Pentatonix is one of 3 major Acapella groups. You should definitely check out the other 2, Home Free and Voiceplay. Enjoy 😉.
The bearded guy doing the base is Avi. He had to leave the group for personal reasons and PTX found Mat who is in the newer videos. He has a huge range and is a beautiful addition. If you want to see his vocal range check out "Kissed from a Rose", and O, Holy Night. Although it is way past Christmas O, Holy Night really shows how beautiful he is and what a great addition to PTX.
Live is just as good. I love Pentatonix, and I just subscribed for more. Great reaction. Avi with the beard was their bass and started with the group. He left the group in 2017. Matt joined in 2017, and he is also a very good bass. That's the only change they've had.
If you wait for Christmas, you're going to need to do 2 or 3 a day for the entire month. 😅
Beard dude, Avi, did the wind.
Pretty Lady is Kirsten.
Megaphone Mitch.
Beatbox Kevin.
Scott is the blonde and bright PTX together. His range is incredible.
The four shooting stars represent the four members of Queen.
Brian May shared the link with one word, "enjoy."
Catch your breath honey, it won't be the first time, I guarantee it.
Us pentaholics are used to blocked, blurry and paused videos, but we are devoted and watch anyway. 😂
They scroll some of their Patreon sponsors on their videos. This is Brian May approved, he shared it on his social media when it came out. You have a long journey and a lot of fantastic performances. Something subdued...let's see...you can check out their cover of Imagine, or The Prayer, or Hallelujah, or Mad World, or Dreams, or O Holy Night, or Christmastime is Here/Pure Imagination, or Mary Did You Know, (PTX fans never wait for Christmas, lol), or Somebody that I Used to Know, or Say Something (You'll get a Kirstin lead on that one, since you wanted to hear her), or Havana...I could go all day, lol. They have a huge catalog! Love your reactions!
From Virginia. Don’t worry about pausing and blocking. We are use to that and are very familiar with their videos. It’s the reaction we come for.
For subdued, I recommend their new mashup of Pure Imagination/Christmas Time Is Here.
I think you’ll find that we are a pretty loyal bunch. They waited a few years before covering this because they wanted to do it justice. Brian May loved it so much that he shared it to his Facebook page with the caption “Enjoy”. Regarding Avi (with the beard) their bass, he was with them from the Sing Off until 2017. They then brought Matt in as bass from 2017 to the present. That is the only member change. Hmmm…subdued….ill get you a link. I also want to get a link showcasing Kevin’s beatboxing.
I had a tough time choosing but this one does a good job showcasing Kevin’s beatboxing. And really, almost anything the features them in boxes (picture the old Brady Bunch opening. Late 60’s-early 70’s) does a good job showcasing Kevin. ruclips.net/video/u8rT6ij0PSo/видео.htmlsi=WprDNZW43tC37iKv
Here for the Pentatonix reaction which hats off to you on that. Hitting your subscribe button with hopes that you enjoy Pentatonix
Just pick any song you would like! Run to You, (an original’), My Heart with You, Mary Did You Know, are all really great subdued songs. Great reaction. Keep this group on your regular schedule of reactions, please. 💕💕
Great reaction!! New Subscriber here in Ontario, Canada. Some of their other greats songs are the 90s Dance Medley, Evolution of Music, Evolution of Michael Jackson, Daft Punk, Imagine and Mary Did You Know etc etc etc. To answer your question, I don't see a need to wait until X'mas to play their Christmas music.
I think Imagine is a good one. You get to hear Kevin the beatboxer sing and there is a wall of sound. You get to learn a little about each one. It is a little slower than most of their songs. Subscribed this time, never do with the first video just in case they don't go back to PTK.
YES !!! Total awesomeness ! They filmed it in a parking lot at night. They sound exactly the same live, and have a Christmas "live" video of HALLELUAH. This is a solo song for Freddy Mercury, so Mitch is the lead. The mega phone is a PROP ! It's MITCH, just as he sings it live ! YES YES YES !!!!! The wind sounds is similar to cymbals. Thank you.
The blue faces and flashlights is a tribute to Queen's original video.
I believe the special thanks at the end are to their patrons. There was a time when the only money Pentatonix had coming in was from their patrons, back when RUclips was the only way they could publish their music, and they still appreciate it.
And since you ask, I live in Colorado. Mountain time zone.
You keep reacting to Pentatonix, your followers will multiply and explode quickly, and keep the honesty.
He does the horn live for proof
If you want more subdued, listen to their cover of “Can’t Help Falling In Love With You”. The harmonies in that are absolutely incredible, and all five sing throughout, no beatboxing.
If you want to hear something live (I think you should!), maybe try out their performance of this song at the Hollywood Bowl. It is one of my favorite live performances that you can find professionally recorded on RUclips.
Going to recommend hallelujah. It’s my all time favorite (even though it’s really hard to choose)
Live PBS 4th. Of July. Seasons of love. The girl is Kirstie, she has a beautiful strong voice in this song, and she goes off. From Runs, to whistle notes. And does a lot of the lead. It's really great to watch and hear.
Dang I will have tonwatch that one... I haven't seen it yet...
@@anglstampr1Absolutely ❤
Approved by Dr. Brian May from Queen posted it on his social media with one word: Enjoy. The took 5 years to get it perfect. Kirstin, Be My Eyes and Love Me When I Don't are her own originals. Scott had her featured center for I'm Giving Up On You and Lion's King, Can You Feel the Love Tonight.
Pentaholics will stay to the last minute, and 1 PTX reaction every couple of weeks will keep gaining new viewers.
Where are we from? Earth. Based in USA their last tour started in Singapore then Tokyo and Asia followed by UK and Europe and then the USA.
OFFICIAL Videos will be blocked, most live performances are not. Individual songs to 90 minutes concerts are on RUclips.
Enjoy the rabbit hole.
Thanks for the heads up, greatly appreciated
No, do not wait until Christmas to hear some of their holiday music. Pentaholics listen to Christmas music all year. It is a deep rabbit hole. Go ahead and dive in now. May I suggest Cariol of The Bells, Dance of The Sugar Plum Fairy (a Grammy winner), and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen to start with. Newest Christmas releases are Pure Imagination/Christmas Time is Here and O Holy Night. All are masterpieces! PTX owns Christmas music.
Pentaholics are used to blocked videos lol
Subscribed 1) for more PTX 2) I admire honest reactions
Wellll, all of the panning was actually call outs to the panning Queen did in the original recording.
They hit this out of the park ! Brian May, Queen's guitarist, told them he liked it. Try their Rhianna Medley, and Kiiara's GOLD. PTX is amazing.
Welcome to the PTX rabbit hole 😁😎 I guarantee you won't be disappointed! I truly appreciate your candor in your reactions/reviews. It's very refreshing to see true opinions instead of seeing "head bopping" with an obligatory oohhh or aahhh thrown in!
I don't know if I would call these videos "subdued"', but a couple of my absolute *fun* favorites are "The Wizard of Ahhhhs" (collaboration with Todrick Hall) and "Can't Hold Us" (Macklemore/Ryan Lewis cover). Absolutely a blast to watch!!
I do have one warning, however.......Once you get started, you'll be hard pressed to tear yourself away!!
For a bit more subdued, check out Hallelujah, The Prayer, or When the Party's Over. For something a bit soulful and a look at their semi beginnings, check out their performance of Let's Get It On from The Sing Off.
You have been “Mitch Slapped”!!
Fantastic! Can't wait for more! 😊
Great reaction, hello from Australia 🇦🇺
This video shows the 'original' members - Avi is the one with the beard and is a bass - he does his own music now and when he left, Matt came in for the empty spot ... Matt is the guy you saw in the first video you watched that was on the far left and had the very deep voice - 'this' is the group that has now been together since about 2017. You can find hundreds of 'covers' they have done, but you can also find many, many 'live concerts' on RUclips. They tour the world, and someone is always putting up their music - They all have amazing voices and are featured in different songs. Those of us who follow Pentatonix (PTX) are call PENTAHOLICS and we 'love' new reactions!! You will do well with new subscribers if you continue with this group. Mitch, the guy with the megaphone ... yes, that is him and he does that LIVE on stage. I'm subscribing and hitting the bell ... loving your reactions so far!! 😊
The panning was in the Queen original. They have tons of non Christmas stuff that's worthy of reactions. If you wait on the Christmas stuff, you'll have plenty to react to when the season comes. You're right about Avi making strange buzzing sounds even as he's singing the bass. Wait till you see Daft Punk Medley. Also, Kirstie is pretty damn cute, and a hell of a singer. In future videos watch for her adorable side smile.
The panning is a nod to the original studio version by Queen. PTX is good for stuff like that.
Thank you so much. They DON'T change members. Only one change since they won the "sing of". Avi the bearded guy left amicably. There is a video of him with the other members where announced this. Matt joined the group.
Enjoyed your reaction. Greetings from South Africa
More subdued would be their cover of Mad World - it’s mesmerizing. Perfectly performed so the lyrics are heard and understood. It’s brilliant!
I'm from Southern California, too! But, I live in Montana, now. You're going to get a lot of recommendations for Pentatonic standards, which are all amazing, so I'm going to recommend some things that others might not: Pentatonix - Aha!, Singapore, The Star Vista (Strange video title, I know - it's song title, country, location, but this is the video that you want. There are several different videos of them covering this song, but this is the best one, so you want to find the exact video title), their cover of Kiiara's Gold, Havana, their live Popspring performance from 2016, and Butter x Dynamite. If you want to learn a little more about them and see where they got their start, you can go all the way back the beginning to their appearance on the Sing Off, where they were basically introduced to the world. My favorite performances from that are #10 Let's Get it On, and #12 The Dog Days Are Over.
Ohhhhh a marvin gaye cover, thats different. Would love to watch it
I look forward to many more Pentatonix reactions. They are so versatile and have a vast music library to choose from. You won't be disappointed.
The guy with the beard went solo, the then they got another guy that fits in with them perfectly.
It is hard to deal with some of their more popular songs that get blocked. Often the answer to that is to put a filter (or text like you did) and pause often for commentary. I hope you check out a lot of their music and check their tour dates if you’re in so cal, because early June they have a few shows before they come up to Reno, where I get to go see them for my 4th time. It’s indescribable to see them live, it’s surreal.
Kiss from a Rose
Daft Punk
O Holy Night
PopSpring 2016
The PTX community is used to the blocked videos. We know PTX is really aggressively protective about their copyright. We also stick around for longer videos if the content & reactions are real & raw. It's a joy watching someone become a new PTX fan.
PTX isn't. That is the label.
I’m from the UK 😄 liking the channel 👍🏻💙
Appreciate the love bruv 🙏
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The name of the guy you don't recognize is Avi, he was the original bass of the group until 2017 i believe, then Matt joined them, which was the guy in the far left in the last video you saw.
This guy is the original bass singer
I appreciate their music most at night, everyone in bed, lights out and a tissue in hand.
Their popspring 2016 live is incredible!
Sing,
Love again,
Love me when i dont,
Some originals for you 😊
Thank you this reaction…love your comments. Glad you found Pentatonix! You are a beautiful person too 😘
Oh have faith. Once the Pentaholics discover you, you will get a LOT of action from them!
The gent in the beard is Avi. He's one of the originals. He's the only member who left. He wanted to be close to his mom who was fighting cancer. Touring just took him away from family when he needed to be at home. It was a heartbreaking but amicable split from the group. They even retired a song they all wrote together. It's one of my favorites ("On My Way Home") but it's never performed in concerts without Avi.
Pentatonix Bohemian Rhapsody Insights:
So, some things to know about this cover and video: -It took PTX years to get the arrangement to where they felt they could do the original masterpiece justice. -The cover, and especially the video, was meant to be an homage to Queen. Some of the moments paying respect were: The mono-recording of the line "easy come, easy go" followed by the panning of the voices from left to right on the line "little high, little low" (which is how the original was recorded), obviously the flashlights being used to mimic the lighting on the operatic part of the original video, the four shooting stars to represent the four members of Queen, as well as acknowledge the fact that Dr. Brian May is an astrophysicist, and the overhead shot of them lying on the couch is to represent the Sheer Heart Attack album cover. -The megaphone was just a prop. It is not needed to reproduce the electric guitar distortion. -PTX can, and does, perform this live with no backing track...something even Queen and the Great Freddie Mercury could not do. -Freddy once said he didn't care what people did with his music as long as they "...don't make it boring, darling!", so I think he would absolutely approve. Also when Brian Mays heard it... he posted it on his web site with the word "ENJOY”. -The overall video--with the "living room" and couch--is an homage to Pentatonix's own journey as a group. They lost their record deal right after winning the Sing Off and moving to LA, so they started putting out videos on RUclips, performing covers. They would sit on the couch in Kevin (beatboxer) and Avi's (bass) living room and just record themselves on Mitch's (counter tenor who took the lead on this song) iPad. Some of their earliest videos went viral and they eventually were able to secure a new deal, record an EP, go on tour, release chart-topping albums and win three Grammy awards...so they moved out of the living room and down this new, unknown road. At the end of the day, though, they're still the same choir-nerds they've always been; just happy to sit together on a couch and sing.
That is Avi. He was an original member, but left the group in 2017. He was replaced by Matt.
You don't have to wait for Xmas to listen to their Christmas music. We listen all year round.
I’d really love to see you check out cover of “Gold” - the official video is live. Loving your reactions!
Gold is so underrated. It is my favorite!
@@myesha2616 agree!! It’s so good
Spandau ballet? No wayyyy!!!! Please tell me, that might be next if thats the case lol
@@counterreaction I had to look that up, as much as I want you to do this next I’ll be honest and say it’s not the same Gold 😆
@@emdet2234 oh nooo 🫣 but I do appreciate the honesty. I would have been so disappointed if I had decided to commit to it lol
I’m soooo excited to go on this journey with you. Don’t worry about having to block the visuals….we Pentaholics have seen these about a million times.. LOL. Just wait…..and buckle up! Wait till you start seeing their live stuff. They are even better live. It’s amazing. They are all master musicians.
Queen originally panned on the studio version... they paid serious homage to the original!
Just subbed to see more Pentatonix reactions! ❤🎉
If you want to see live versions of many of their hits, including this one, you should look up The Hollywood Bowl 2022 (Miles Reuben channel). Subdued would definitely be Mad World or Imagine. Daft Punk, Evolution of Michael Jackson and 90’s Dance Medley are other bangers. Welcome to “Perfectatonix” 😊!
Pentatonix History…..composed by Alan Freeman updated by Perry Stevenson
They won The Sing Off in 2011. They made a guest starring appearance on America′s Got Talent as non−competitors a couple of years after that.
The founding members are:-
Scott Hoying (tall blond guy, natural baritone but has an impressive five−to−six octave range, can go all the way up to high tenor and down to bass, sings the bass lines when the usual bass singer takes the lead);
Kirstin "Kirstie" (Rhymes with "Thirsty") Maldonado (the only female member, natural mezzo soprano, but can go down to low alto and as high as upper soprano, also can sing in whistle notes that are off the scale); For a time in 2018 between the group’s tours, had the female lead on Broadway in the production of “Kinky Boots”.
Mitch Grassi (a true contra−tenor, can hit high notes in his chest voice with ease and go WAY higher in his falsetto, also with ease);
Avriel "Avi" Kaplan (dark beard and long hair), true basso profundo, trained as an opera singer, also can go up into the tenor range; and
Kevin "KO" Olusola (beatboxer extraordinaire, also is a world−class cellist who plays cello on some of their songs, has a beautiful high tenor voice and gets occasional lead vocal solos as well, graduated pre−med from Yale and speaks several languages including Mandarin Chinese). Kirstie, Scott & Mitch grew up together in Arlington, Texas, and began performing together as children in local youth musical theater. They ended up in high school together and performed in the choir. While there, they formed an a cappella group called The Trio which had several performance videos go viral on RUclips, most notably a cover of Lady Gaga′s "Telephone". The three of them are best friends and consider themselves to be almost siblings.
Scott & Kirstie (who were a class year ahead of Mitch) both graduated high school in 2010 and went their separate ways to different colleges, Scott at USC and Kirstie at Oklahoma.
While at USC, Scott joined a USC−based a cappella group called the SoCal VoCals, where he met alumnus Ben Bram, who was now an arranger and vocal coach for the NBC TV show The Sing Off, an a cappella competition show. Ben convinced Scott to get The Trio to audition for the show. The three reunited (Mitch had to skip high school graduation ceremonies to go) in Los Angeles for the audition.
They found out that the rules had changed, so they needed at least five members to audition. Ben put them together with Avi (a native of Visalia, California), who he knew from Avi′s performing days at Mount San Antonio College in California. They found Kevin (from Kentucky) through one of his RUclips videos that had gone viral featuring him playing the cello and beatboxing at the same time, a talent that Kevin coined as "Cello−Boxing".
Kevin arrived in Los Angeles literally the day before the audition! Scott came up with the name "Pentatonix" after the pentatonic scale. They performed a re−arrangement of "The Telephone" for the audition and passed, despite having been together as a five−piece group for less that 24 hours!
They won The Sing Off that season (all of the performances are available on RUclips), in which they received a substantial cash prize AND a record contract with Epic Records. They pooled their prize winnings together and all moved to Los Angeles, and all got apartments right next door to each other in the same building.
But just a week later, Epic dropped them because the marketing people didn′t think an acappella group could sell records.
Instead of giving up, they were determined and began recording their own songs on RUclips, hiring Ben Bram as their producer and arranger. These usually consisted of the five of them sitting on a couch and performing cover songs live.
Several of the videos went viral, and Sony (the parent company of Epic) decided to give them another chance by placing them on one of their smaller labels, Madison Gate. They released two secular EPs and one Christmas EP on Madison Gate, all of which were strong sellers.
But when their cover of a medley of songs by Daft Punk not only went super−viral, but also won them their first Grammy, they were promoted all the way up to RCA Records, Sony′s top label.
They began writing and producing their own songs in addition to their covers, began putting out a Christmas album just about annually (which has become their best−selling genre), and have had multi−platinum album sales, sold−out world tours, and have won two additional Grammys.
Avi began getting burned out with all of the touring and heavy recording schedule, was suffering from anxiety and personal problems, and learned that his mother had been diagnosed with cancer in 2017. He announced he was departing from the group and taking some time away from the music industry.
Matt Sallee (from Baltimore) joined them in September 2017. He did only become official when they renewed their RCA contract in February 2018, but he recorded with them in September as a featured artist and went on their Christmas tour as a featured artist, as well. When he attended the audition for the group, he had already mastered the Bass part for most if not all their past catalogue. He was successful and has proved that he fits in well with the group.
If you think there have been other changes to the line up - look again. This is the ONLY change. Kirstie and Mitch are like chameleons and change looks frequently.
After a year away from music, Avi has now returned as a phenomenal solo artist in the Folk/Americana/Roots genre.
Ben Bram has been in charge of their production, including arranging and directing from the beginning. He is often referred to as the sixth member. Scott and Kevin are major players in the arrangements, but every member contributes. good watch is "The Recording of Evergreen" where a camera was invited into the studio for the second week of recording/
Also, all members are songwriters for both Pentatonix and their own solo work.
Ed Boyer who mixes everything of theirs (even the HWB Livestream) is the one who pulled Ben Bram into the sing off in the first place.
The 3 Grammys they’ve won include….(1)Daft Punk for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella……(2)Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella….(3) Jolene w/Dolly Parton for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.
They were nominated for a 4th Grammy for their album “Evergreen” for Best Traditional Vocal Album. They were also nominated for a 5th Grammy award for their album “Holidays Around The World” for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
They have a star on the Hollywood walk of fame installed in February 2023. They are the only acapella group with a star!
UPDATE: Pentatonix has also done 9 intros for Thursday Night Football based on their original song “sing”. Links for 3 of them are ruclips.net/video/HrruJptmbKU/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/zTUSB4iwTII/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/e2pvITc9a3U/видео.html
UPDATE: Pentatonix has done a cameo appearance in the new movie “Candy Cane Lane” starring Eddie Murphy. They are the carolers.
UPDATE: Pentatonix sang the National Anthem at the 2023 College Football National Championship game. Link is ruclips.net/video/fqWY2EUGlgk/видео.html
UPDATE: They came 3rd in the 2023 Masked Singer performing as "California Rolls" being unmasked in May 23.
Kirstie became a new mum which caused a pause in touring after their Evergreen Christmas tour 2021. Mid March 2023 Kirstie has announced that she is engaged to Ben Hausdorff, their videographer. No dates YET!
It is an often debated subject among the Pentaholics as to just how soon we introduce the "Beginners Guide" as we don't want to overdo the introduction. This is a compilation of snips of a whole load of songs which PTX have released. It highlights each member with some of their solos and then a brief history in video. It is quite long - 14+ minutes and is a little dated now (Feb 2020) but is a good watch ruclips.net/video/lDxIfwfCmQE/видео.html&pp=ygUdYmVnaW5uZXJzIGd1aWRlIHRvIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D.
Things you need to know because if you get these wrong “Pentaholics” will come after you with pitch forks and torches! Ha Ha Ha!!
1- There is NO Auto-Tune; what you hear is actually what they sing. They really are that good. One exception is the 90's Dance Medley where Cher used auto-tune as an effect - so they had to.
2- What produces everything that you hear in the video, you see in the official video. If there is an instrument used in the music, you see it on screen. In the 2022 Christmas album, there are some instruments not featured throughout the album.
3- They never release something on video they can’t reproduce with the exact same quality live on-stage.
The Bull horn was just a prop. That was actually Mitch’s voice. Sounds the same in live concert
Kevin is beat boxing. Avi can sing base and blow wind at the SAME TIME... Amazing
We get the copyright stuff, so don't sweat it. Folks get around it by making the video transparent & placing lettering over the video (like you did). If what you did worked the first time, keep doing it then.
Highly recommend Daft Punk (medley) & Hallelujah as your next PTX reactions.
Sounds good thank you so much
When Pentatonix or PTX are sitting on the couch the main vocalist singing Freddy’s part sitting in the middle is Mitch! To his right is Scott! The lovely girl is Kirsten! They are the main vocalists of the group then sitting on the bottom to the Right is Avi their bass man & you heard correct he was making wind noises but in The Sound of Silence their bass guy is Matt! & their beatboxer sitting on the left is Kevin!! It took them 5 years to perfect this incredible arrangement! A member from QUEEN saw their performance and absolutely loved it which is pretty frickin awesome! & yes all the PTX fans are known as Pentaholics! Hope this gives you a better idea of who does what part in their A Capella group & they are currently owning the A Capella world as the most popular group and for good reason! Love your videos! ♥️ @Counter ReactioN
They have 8 Christmas albums and 1 or 2 original albums
Hallelujah really shows how powerful and good all there voices really are I don't feel any other song holds a candle to it.
One of the amazing things of this cover is the megaphone is a prop
this bass was Avi Kaplan- he was replaced, (avi left amicably to pursue a solo career) by Matt Sallee- who you saw in the last video- equally as good- just different tone. the other 4 members have always been the same.... from the very beginning. mitch, Kirstie and Scott have been singing together since jr, high school.
Thats awesome, love how the roots are deep
The baby pigeon question... 😂 Yeah, I used to have like 50 of them. So random!
Subbed for more Pentatonix!
In my opinion, their greatest cover EVER is their most recent(2023) of O Holy Night. They have improved so much- even from this cover. They all have solos and it’s just a spectacular arrangement!! I’ve been a fan since 2011 and seen them in concert 10+ times. They are even better live and are the real deal.
Great reaction! Just subscribed for more Pentatonix!! Also, we understand the need to block the videos, because we've watched them for years! If you want to go back to their beginning...watch The Sing Off 2011 performances. They are available, with judges commentary, on RUclips. I see many who have commented recommending their best. I would recommend you watching one of their originals, called "Sing!" Since I didn't see your first reaction to Sound of Silence, I'll go back and give it a view. Keep it up!!
Enjoying your reaction. You may also enjoy La La Latch, Daft Punk and 90’s Dance Medley. Best wishes from Tennessee 😊🇺🇸