Videoed at Indian River Correctional Institution in Vero Beach Fl. The Prison closed in 2012 and is not active. He rented a Prison Block. Numbers on the shirts spell out their names. Jeff 05333, Geoff 43633, Daryl 32795, Jeoph 53674, and Goff 04633 on the upper deck with the two others yet to be named.
The numbers on his shirts match the numbers on the phone keypad spelling each of their names.... Jeff, Geoff, Daryl and Jeoph. He learned to play the harmonica in 2014 when he played Elwood Blues a few times at Universal Studios Orlando. This is the first time he had more than 5 Geoff's.
Was so fun meeting you in Albany! I don't have a strong opinion about watching the original vs blind reaction. In some cases, like Man of Constant Sorrow or House of the Rising Sun, there is no definitive original because the songs are over a century old. There's some merit to being familiar with what's considered the original or standard so you can compare creative choices. And i like it when reactors know something about the history of the song -- written by Ed Sheeran, or dates back to early 20th century, etc. I DO think reactors should read the video description beforehand. Some artists are stingy with info (squinting at Home Free), while others like Geoff and VoicePlay let you know who did what. And they often reveal their sense of humor. Geoff said he learned the harp for playing Elwood Blues at Universal over a decade ago. (Apparently in blues it's a harp, not harmonica.) Did three shows as Elwood and hadn't played it since, until incorporating it here. We think we know all Geoff's tricks, and then he literally pulls another out of his pocket.
I love how the rhythm of the guitar part suggests the chug-chug rhythm of a train, and how the hums allude to the "humming of the rails." Also, did you notice how, just before the last line, the background vocal was an extended "blo-o-o-ow" that pre-echoed "main" Geoff's "Blow my blues away"?
This was interesting! As a country fan, I like how Home Free’s version stays more true to the soul of the song, but Geoff really made this his own and I have to respect that! As far as the format of reactions, I think that when you realize the difference between the cover and the original it gets you really excited to see the creative license they took, but I would watch either format - you always have something interesting to say :)
Mortius, the code is the clones and Geoff's names are in their prisoner numbers. I figured it out without knowing the hint from someone else. Once I knew the hint, it was obvious and it confirmed my guesses were right.
I love your reactions, I've watched this video more times than I am willing to admit, yet you still point out things that I hadn't noticed before! Thanks Mortius..
"Left Geoff! I actually really liked you in glasses! Put'em back on!" BIG MOOD. Seriously how does he look so good already but then *even better* when wearing glasses? This man I swear 😂
Awesome reaction. Hint - look at the numbers on the shirts and reference your phone's keypad with the letters (2 has A,B,C; 3 is DEF) etc. And try to decifer the code. Did you miss the 3 clones on the upper level?
I am happy with however you want to experience the music. I love watching you discover the magic either way. Jeff learned to play harmonica in 2014 when he played Elwood Blues at Universal. Did you miss the three extra Geoffs upstairs?
Awesome reaction Mortius! I think it would benefit you to know the original, as it gives you a bit more to talk about in the analysis. I also think it sets up some expections to be conveniently shattered by people like Geoff and Voiceplay, so it adds to the reaction too! And, as a Home Fry, I am obligated to tell you that the Home Free cover of this song is just as awesome as Geoff's...
I've seen a number of reactors (especially pretty young reactors) who have never heard the original that a cover is based on, and while they may enjoy the cover, they have nothing to compare it to and so can't say a lot about it. Especially for someone doing some analysis of the choices made in the cover, I think it's important to have heard the original - you don't have to have it memorized, but to have at least heard it and have some vague familiarity of what it was like and perhaps the differences that were noticed between it and the cover. Since all of Geoff's solo videos have been covers, I think it would be especially important for his videos to know the original at least a little bit - your reaction to Geoff's I See Fire would have been COMPLETELY different if you hadn't heard Ed Sheeran's original beforehand. Based on the numbers on their prison shirts, the order is Jeff, Geoff, Daryl, Jeoph - apparently Kathy has said that "Goff is a good boy and wouldn't be in prison." I don't think anyone knows exactly who the three Geoff's on the upper tier are.
That’s a really really good point about I See Fire. The other comments had made it clear that they preferred when I knew the original, but you really put it into context. Thank you!
My two cents, reviewing the original offline before reacting to the cover worked with Mayday, so I think it would help with other covers as well...love your reactions, keep doing you.
I personally prefer to listen to the original before listening to a cover, both to know what is in store for me and also to pay some respect to the original artist, and I also prefer when reactors do the same instead of seeming completely clueless - of cause I also prefer when it's not just reactions, but reaction combined with analysis. However I like that you say, that you listen to the original afterwards, so it's not just to skip the original all together.
Hey Mortius, the prisoner numbers may not have 24601, but the alphanumericaly spell the Geoffs names. 05333: Jeff 43633: Geoff 53674: Jeoph 32795: Daryl
I don't think it's a matter of one method being better than the other necessarily, just a case of different options with different results. My advice would be to think it over, but don't overthink it.
You're totally right about knowing the original is good for analysis but going in blind is good for reactions. It's hard to pick which is best. Personally, I like the analysis part, realizing how an artist changed things to make it their own, but it's also fun to see someone hear the song for the first time. I've seen "two for one" reactors who do both back to back. Long videos, but fascinating concept.
My two cents is that I think it'd be helpful to have a frame of reference in the original since you focus on musical analysis. If you don't know the original, then it's harder to appreciate when the artist has taken creative liberties, sometimes even adding in something entirely new (Geoff in particular really likes creating completely original bridges, for instance).
Both options (w/o seeing original song) of reacting to covers are legitimate- both come with the pluses and minuses you noted. I trust you to be best judge.
I barely ever know the original songs that VP and Geoff cover. I suppose I'm just too young to have grown up with that music, and with US-American country music, it's just not really popular here in Germany. In the few instances I did know them, I sometimes didn't love their covers as much as if I hadn't. (At least if I loved the original, because the whole point of a cover is to make it different - if you want the original, you just listen to the original. The only instance I can think of where I very much prefered the cover over the original I already knew was Geoff's "I see fire" which I love so much more than Ed Sheeran's.) In fact, part of what I enjoy about them is to get to know music I otherwise wouldn't have discovered. It can also be a bit distracting if a reactor keeps comparing the cover to the original instead of just analyzing the cover in front of them (depends on what you watch the reaction for, though). Long story short, I don't mind it if you don't know the original, either. For me personally, it makes your reactions more relatable.
Hello. I think it would help you as the reactor to be familiar with the original. We are two lines in, and it bears little resemblance to the original. It's astonishing, but it's not Johnny's version. That's not a bad thing at all, but you, in my opinion, would have benefited from knowing the original before hearing the cover. You asked for opinions; this is mine. I do love you and your reactions. Keep doing what you're doing.
Agreed. Especially if you're aiming to analyze the arrangement. It would help if you were familiar with the original, so you would know when a different choice was made. And you might be surprised by how much you're still surprised (just by different things).
@@CapriUni Exactly! You were able to fan-react to Geoff, but the actual reaction to their cover would have been more complete if you had heard Johnny's version first. Still, a very enjoyable reaction! Geoff is almost Tim Foust! 🤭🤗
You are right about the prison numbers on the shirts being a code. If you are close to my age, then you should know how to decipher the code if you think of something you probably use daily and have for over 15 years, but back then it looked and functioned SIGNIFICANTLY different than today's version. I was born in 1990 so I'm probably a bit older than you, but I think you'd still know what I'm talking about.
Enjoyed your reaction, as always. But since you asked…In my humble opinion, you might consider listening to the original so you can have a reference point for your reaction, and appreciate the creativity of (or in some cases the lack of) the covering artist.
The code has to do with the numbers on Geoff's shirts, and it is a code for each of their names. That's all I'm going to say about it, hopefully no one has spoiled more in the comments! But anyway, I think that this is one of my favorite Geoff songs, I haven't heard the original either but I had heard Home Frees. And to be completely honest, I like his better than home free's version😅 Their version is great but I just like his arrangement better personally. He just always impresses me with what he does. Thank you for the amazing reaction as always friend💜
Never end the video until the end of the credits rolling. Geoff had an important message at the end. Sometimes he & Voice Play do that just after a pause / blackout at the end. Geoff's cover is better than Johnny Cash's version or any other for. Geoff's voice is deeper than Johnny's. It was Kathy's idea to convert the numbers into code. She is brilliant.
It's been unusually hot in Oregon and gonna be 108° tomorrow, so it's possible he's so overheated he thought he was hallucinating the extra Geoff clones. 😂 (A decade ago, Oregon would get one week-long heatwave in the summer with maybe 2 days in the whole year where we got above 100°. Now temps in the 100s are normal, "heatwave" has had to be redefined twice since it used to mean temps over 85°, and summer actually feels like SUMMER.)
Cash devotees aren't thrilled by this cover. I like it, not being a huge cash fan. I mean, yeah he 's ok. Just not among my favourites. The numbers on his shirts are his clone names using phone keyboard letters. So you can work them out.
I actually like both Johnny Cash, and this. There's an Irish Proverb that goes: There';s 2 sides to every story, 12 versions to every song, and 22 exceptions to every rule of grammar! 😏
Geoff actually dethroned Johnny Cash as my favorite singer of all time when I discovered him, and Cash is still #2. I love this cover so much and will have both in my playlists. I did notice that this cover is particularly divisive in the comments, but I definitely feel like Geoff did the song justice.
I frequently have never heard of the choices that Geoff and Voiceplay make, so the fact that you weren't familiar with it does not bother me. In fact, forgive me, since you didn't have anything to compare it to, you weren't able to tell us what you would have preferred him to do. I heard another reactor do eactly that, giving no allowance for creative choice. HINT: Get out your phone.
I can imagine Kathy standing behind the camera at the end and going "Come on Geoff, only 10 more push ups."
Videoed at Indian River Correctional Institution in Vero Beach Fl. The Prison closed in 2012 and is not active. He rented a Prison Block. Numbers on the shirts spell out their names. Jeff 05333, Geoff 43633, Daryl 32795, Jeoph 53674, and Goff 04633 on the upper deck with the two others yet to be named.
I thought Goff was a good boy who would never end up in jail!
I had the same 24601 thought as Mortius. Seeing comments from another reaction video, i saw Geoff had an even deeper easter egg hidden in plain sight.
@@mmasque2052besides the Johnny Cash book?
I love the Easter eggs in this one. Don't miss the Johnny Cash book. If you love the lows in this one, you're going to love VP's Drunken Sailor.
It's such a nice touch that they used Johnny Cash's biography. And I bet Geoff has actually read it, too!
He just got over being sick so we are lucky to have the vocal gymnastics we have from him
The numbers on his shirts match the numbers on the phone keypad spelling each of their names.... Jeff, Geoff, Daryl and Jeoph.
He learned to play the harmonica in 2014 when he played Elwood Blues a few times at Universal Studios Orlando.
This is the first time he had more than 5 Geoff's.
Was so fun meeting you in Albany!
I don't have a strong opinion about watching the original vs blind reaction. In some cases, like Man of Constant Sorrow or House of the Rising Sun, there is no definitive original because the songs are over a century old. There's some merit to being familiar with what's considered the original or standard so you can compare creative choices. And i like it when reactors know something about the history of the song -- written by Ed Sheeran, or dates back to early 20th century, etc.
I DO think reactors should read the video description beforehand. Some artists are stingy with info (squinting at Home Free), while others like Geoff and VoicePlay let you know who did what. And they often reveal their sense of humor.
Geoff said he learned the harp for playing Elwood Blues at Universal over a decade ago. (Apparently in blues it's a harp, not harmonica.) Did three shows as Elwood and hadn't played it since, until incorporating it here. We think we know all Geoff's tricks, and then he literally pulls another out of his pocket.
It was a blast meeting you too! And thanks for the feedback on the content
@@officialmortius Geoff just released a new short solo cover, Paul Bunyan. His best ever. Please do a reaction to it.
I love how the rhythm of the guitar part suggests the chug-chug rhythm of a train, and how the hums allude to the "humming of the rails." Also, did you notice how, just before the last line, the background vocal was an extended "blo-o-o-ow" that pre-echoed "main" Geoff's "Blow my blues away"?
Mortius,you need more Johnny Cash in your musical life. Seeing that both Home Free and Geoff are so good at covering him when they choose to.
The lineup is Jeff, Geoff, Daryl and Jeoph.
This was interesting! As a country fan, I like how Home Free’s version stays more true to the soul of the song, but Geoff really made this his own and I have to respect that! As far as the format of reactions, I think that when you realize the difference between the cover and the original it gets you really excited to see the creative license they took, but I would watch either format - you always have something interesting to say :)
I love your blind reactions. They are so fun to watch! Love the excitement you show.
The numbers on the shirts correspond to the letters on a phone. From left to right - 05333 = Jeff, 43533 = Geoff, 32795 = Daryl, and 53674 = Jeoff
Mortius, the code is the clones and Geoff's names are in their prisoner numbers. I figured it out without knowing the hint from someone else. Once I knew the hint, it was obvious and it confirmed my guesses were right.
Give the stuck up, pretentious Susan a gold star already. Geez!
If you take the numbers on the shirts that spell out the names, use your phone to check numbers
24601 wasn't Jonny cash its jean val jeans prisoner number in le miserable
Thank you! I haven't read that since high school and haven't seen any of the movies, so I've been wondering about the significance.
@shirleykarr560 no problem or what he was referencing was john
I love your reactions, I've watched this video more times than I am willing to admit, yet you still point out things that I hadn't noticed before! Thanks Mortius..
"Left Geoff! I actually really liked you in glasses! Put'em back on!" BIG MOOD. Seriously how does he look so good already but then *even better* when wearing glasses? This man I swear 😂
Awesome reaction.
Hint - look at the numbers on the shirts and reference your phone's keypad with the letters (2 has A,B,C; 3 is DEF) etc. And try to decifer the code.
Did you miss the 3 clones on the upper level?
I am happy with however you want to experience the music.
I love watching you discover the magic either way.
Jeff learned to play harmonica in 2014 when he played Elwood Blues at Universal.
Did you miss the three extra Geoffs upstairs?
Awesome reaction Mortius!
I think it would benefit you to know the original, as it gives you a bit more to talk about in the analysis. I also think it sets up some expections to be conveniently shattered by people like Geoff and Voiceplay, so it adds to the reaction too!
And, as a Home Fry, I am obligated to tell you that the Home Free cover of this song is just as awesome as Geoff's...
The numbers on each shirt are a code. You're right!
Harmonica Jeff was reading Johnny Cash biography at the beginning
When you watch it again, look up to the three extra Geoffs in the background. The one left front starts clapping.
I think it would be great if Geoff and Tim Foust did this song together. Both are great bass singers and gorgeous.❤
The numbers on his shirt(s) correspond to your keypad on your phone, they spell out his name(s) of the characters........lol......>^^
I've seen a number of reactors (especially pretty young reactors) who have never heard the original that a cover is based on, and while they may enjoy the cover, they have nothing to compare it to and so can't say a lot about it. Especially for someone doing some analysis of the choices made in the cover, I think it's important to have heard the original - you don't have to have it memorized, but to have at least heard it and have some vague familiarity of what it was like and perhaps the differences that were noticed between it and the cover. Since all of Geoff's solo videos have been covers, I think it would be especially important for his videos to know the original at least a little bit - your reaction to Geoff's I See Fire would have been COMPLETELY different if you hadn't heard Ed Sheeran's original beforehand.
Based on the numbers on their prison shirts, the order is Jeff, Geoff, Daryl, Jeoph - apparently Kathy has said that "Goff is a good boy and wouldn't be in prison." I don't think anyone knows exactly who the three Geoff's on the upper tier are.
That’s a really really good point about I See Fire. The other comments had made it clear that they preferred when I knew the original, but you really put it into context. Thank you!
I Love Les Miz, I Love Geoff and I Love Voiceplay. 24601 Is an Awesome move Mortius.
I hear the numbers spell out each one of Goeffs nicknames
Your favorite "Left Geoff" is wearing Geoff's actual real-life glasses 😃
He's been playing harmonica since 2014.
I think it helps to hear the original version of the song.
you should listen to the Geoff outro as he often has a bit of extra info about the video. He speaks about renting the entire jail for this video.
My two cents, reviewing the original offline before reacting to the cover worked with Mayday, so I think it would help with other covers as well...love your reactions, keep doing you.
The numbers are the Clones names touch type from a phone pad. So Jeff = 05333, Daryl = 32795, Geoff = 43633 etc.
I personally prefer to listen to the original before listening to a cover, both to know what is in store for me and also to pay some respect to the original artist, and I also prefer when reactors do the same instead of seeming completely clueless - of cause I also prefer when it's not just reactions, but reaction combined with analysis. However I like that you say, that you listen to the original afterwards, so it's not just to skip the original all together.
Hey Mortius, the prisoner numbers may not have 24601, but the alphanumericaly spell the Geoffs names.
05333: Jeff
43633: Geoff
53674: Jeoph
32795: Daryl
I don't think it's a matter of one method being better than the other necessarily, just a case of different options with different results. My advice would be to think it over, but don't overthink it.
You're totally right about knowing the original is good for analysis but going in blind is good for reactions. It's hard to pick which is best. Personally, I like the analysis part, realizing how an artist changed things to make it their own, but it's also fun to see someone hear the song for the first time. I've seen "two for one" reactors who do both back to back. Long videos, but fascinating concept.
My two cents is that I think it'd be helpful to have a frame of reference in the original since you focus on musical analysis. If you don't know the original, then it's harder to appreciate when the artist has taken creative liberties, sometimes even adding in something entirely new (Geoff in particular really likes creating completely original bridges, for instance).
Their number? Look at a phone, they spell out their names.
Both options (w/o seeing original song) of reacting to covers are legitimate- both come with the pluses and minuses you noted. I trust you to be best judge.
I barely ever know the original songs that VP and Geoff cover. I suppose I'm just too young to have grown up with that music, and with US-American country music, it's just not really popular here in Germany. In the few instances I did know them, I sometimes didn't love their covers as much as if I hadn't. (At least if I loved the original, because the whole point of a cover is to make it different - if you want the original, you just listen to the original. The only instance I can think of where I very much prefered the cover over the original I already knew was Geoff's "I see fire" which I love so much more than Ed Sheeran's.) In fact, part of what I enjoy about them is to get to know music I otherwise wouldn't have discovered. It can also be a bit distracting if a reactor keeps comparing the cover to the original instead of just analyzing the cover in front of them (depends on what you watch the reaction for, though). Long story short, I don't mind it if you don't know the original, either. For me personally, it makes your reactions more relatable.
Hello. I think it would help you as the reactor to be familiar with the original. We are two lines in, and it bears little resemblance to the original. It's astonishing, but it's not Johnny's version. That's not a bad thing at all, but you, in my opinion, would have benefited from knowing the original before hearing the cover. You asked for opinions; this is mine. I do love you and your reactions. Keep doing what you're doing.
Agreed. Especially if you're aiming to analyze the arrangement. It would help if you were familiar with the original, so you would know when a different choice was made. And you might be surprised by how much you're still surprised (just by different things).
@@CapriUni Exactly! You were able to fan-react to Geoff, but the actual reaction to their cover would have been more complete if you had heard Johnny's version first. Still, a very enjoyable reaction! Geoff is almost Tim Foust! 🤭🤗
A great reaction would be 30 different basses by d-low, genuinely mind-blowing
Now your have to listen to Home Free and Johnny Cash! Did you realize the humming & instrument is a train sound like when the train is moving?
I also liked Geoff with the glasses. 👀😏
You are right about the prison numbers on the shirts being a code. If you are close to my age, then you should know how to decipher the code if you think of something you probably use daily and have for over 15 years, but back then it looked and functioned SIGNIFICANTLY different than today's version.
I was born in 1990 so I'm probably a bit older than you, but I think you'd still know what I'm talking about.
I prefer the first, because then you can really really appreciate what he is doing to his cover, how much different it is from original, you know.
I think it’s good to listen to the original first and then react to the cover of what you just heard but that’s just me ❤
C’mon Mr-T (Mr. Tie) … you’ll like this one.
Its supposed to be even hotter next week where im at in oregon and its already 100🥵
😭🔥😓
Enjoyed your reaction, as always. But since you asked…In my humble opinion, you might consider listening to the original so you can have a reference point for your reaction, and appreciate the creativity of (or in some cases the lack of) the covering artist.
For the shirt codes, think phone keypad....
It's okay, Mortius, my first exposure to this song was the Russel Crow version of all things
Eewww!!!!!
You didnt say anything about the extra GEOFF'S on top of the stairs ????? :)
The prison numbers spell their names using a phone number pad ☺️☺️☺️☺️ Did you spot the 3 extra Geoff’s on the next level at the end?
The code has to do with the numbers on Geoff's shirts, and it is a code for each of their names. That's all I'm going to say about it, hopefully no one has spoiled more in the comments! But anyway, I think that this is one of my favorite Geoff songs, I haven't heard the original either but I had heard Home Frees. And to be completely honest, I like his better than home free's version😅 Their version is great but I just like his arrangement better personally. He just always impresses me with what he does. Thank you for the amazing reaction as always friend💜
Never end the video until the end of the credits rolling. Geoff had an important message at the end. Sometimes he & Voice Play do that just after a pause / blackout at the end. Geoff's cover is better than Johnny Cash's version or any other for. Geoff's voice is deeper than Johnny's. It was Kathy's idea to convert the numbers into code. She is brilliant.
I watched his outro, as I always do. There’s no need for that to be included in a musical analysis
@@officialmortius I meant no harm. It's always fun to see the surprise from the reactors reacting to it though.
was you having a rough day cause i'm wondering how you missed the other 3 geoff's in the back
It's been unusually hot in Oregon and gonna be 108° tomorrow, so it's possible he's so overheated he thought he was hallucinating the extra Geoff clones. 😂
(A decade ago, Oregon would get one week-long heatwave in the summer with maybe 2 days in the whole year where we got above 100°. Now temps in the 100s are normal, "heatwave" has had to be redefined twice since it used to mean temps over 85°, and summer actually feels like SUMMER.)
How can you analyze a cover performance if you haven't heard the original?
I prefer it when you're already familiar with the original. Better for the comparisons/analysis.
clue check your phone
Absolutely listen to the original first. You totally missed the Geoff added lyrics and music he inserted into this song.
ps ring ring 😄😉
I think you should go into them without hearing the original ❤🏴
Cash devotees aren't thrilled by this cover. I like it, not being a huge cash fan. I mean, yeah he 's ok. Just not among my favourites. The numbers on his shirts are his clone names using phone keyboard letters. So you can work them out.
I actually like both Johnny Cash, and this. There's an Irish Proverb that goes: There';s 2 sides to every story, 12 versions to every song, and 22 exceptions to every rule of grammar! 😏
Geoff actually dethroned Johnny Cash as my favorite singer of all time when I discovered him, and Cash is still #2. I love this cover so much and will have both in my playlists. I did notice that this cover is particularly divisive in the comments, but I definitely feel like Geoff did the song justice.
I frequently have never heard of the choices that Geoff and Voiceplay make, so the fact that you weren't familiar with it does not bother me. In fact, forgive me, since you didn't have anything to compare it to, you weren't able to tell us what you would have preferred him to do. I heard another reactor do eactly that, giving no allowance for creative choice.
HINT: Get out your phone.
Very nice vocal, great bass, but a little to “bopie”, the songs flavor is gone.
Home Free's version is still my favorite :)