@@terimullins8223 It makes a great contrast to Halleujah. Some songs with the newer line up, with Matt on bass, would be good too: Amazing Grace, 90s Dance Medley.
Originals. Covers (Pentaholics call them upgrades). 3 Grammys (5 nominations) so far. World tours. Sold out concerts. The ONLY a capella group to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! And they absolutely OWN Christmas with at least 6 holiday albums so far. And for a sampling of their diverse skills: --Daft Punk --Can't Hold Us --Evolution of Michael Jackson --90s Dance Medley --Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) Start a Pentatonix Playlist! The Pentaholics will find you and love you for it!!
It never gets old watching someone get Mitch slapped 😂. Can't go wrong with anything from Pentatonix. They have covers across many genres. Fun, upbeat, sweet, sad, classics, whatever you might like. Tons of originals also.
I don’t remember how long ago it was, but I remember when they won the accapella contest on tv. They were terrific then and obviously have only gotten better
The best part of this: Scott, the one who started the song, takes over on bass when the bass sings the second solo. You can see this if you watch the live version on their television Christmas Special, the camera rotates around them and shows Scott pick up the bass right after his solo finishes. Incredible.
You should TOTALLY start at the beginning and watch them on the Sing-Off! Where the producers would tell Mitch (the high-pitched guy) to be more “masc”, and after the WON the competition, the record label they were signed with as part of their prize DROPPED them because a capella wasn’t popular enough and they wouldn’t get anywhere. Now, Pentatonix OWNS Christmas, has 3 GRAMMYS (one for a song w no words!), over 20m ytube subs with BILLIONS of streams, they tour the world year after year, and each member is successful in their own individual projects when they are not recording/touring as Pentatonix. Its an amazing journey that they have fought to have and they deserve everything!!!!
These guys have 3 Grammys out of 4 nominations. Plus, a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. No other acapella group, past or present, can claim this. They're the real deal when it comes to authentic talent. There's soooooooo much more for you guys to check out. Occasionally their beatboxer will bring out his cello to spice things up a bit. But otherwise, it's all their voices.
So happy you love it. They have so much more and is such a talented group of people. Thank you for reacting. I’ll definitely request more for you guys. 🤗🥰
@jus2react watch the breath control of Mitch on Carol of the bells.... does he ever breathe on that? (He does but you may not see it the first time he does)...
I'm here for the Pentatonix journey! watch their first grammy award was for Daft punk then Bohemian rhapsody, the sound of silence and on and on over 200 videos to check out
All their ranges are insane. Yep best version, agreed. PTX is the deepest rabbit hole in musicdom. One of my favs, "Love Again", they took on the challenge to do an EDM song and destroyed it!! The beat boxer is insane, (once again see "Love Again) Enjoyed the reaction u2
AHHH I’m so happy yall are doing PTX!!!! I love how into it yall were. It’s so hard not to be blown away. You guys HAVE TO do more of their stuff!! Some of my other faves: Can You Feel The Love Tonight Sound of Silence The Prayer Daft Punk Medley 90s Dance Medley Love Again Sing You can’t go wrong with them truly
Where #Pentatonix came from: 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 they were still pre-teens, 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.
This group has covered such a range of music I know you would enjoy. This is the first time your channel was recommended to me - because of Pentatonix. I see that recommendations have been made in the comments. They did win Season 3 of The Sing Off in 2011. Their Grammys have been for their Daft Punk Medley, The Dance of the Sugar Plus Fairy (with absolutely no words) and their collaboration with Dolly Parton on Jolene. My favorite of their "upgrades" are Imagine and their latest cover of Kiss From a Rose (by Seal) with their newest member, Matt Sallee, on bass. They have original music, too! With over 300 videos available, you can have a lot of content, that will draw a lot of Pentatonix followers. Their latest appearance was on The Masked Singer (as Sushi) and those appearances are available, as well. Have fun, guys, and we'll be here to watch!!
In my opinion Cohens version has a conviction only he can convey. It’s just the way these things go. The writer feels the emotion very intensely. I know because I’ve written things that have done exactly that. Others have heard my work. And, there reactions were emotional as well. But, not as intense as mine when I first wrote some of my selections. I know other writers will understand what I am trying too point out with this comment.
New subscriber, here for Pentatonix. To get an idea of their versatility, check out their Daft Punk medley (for which they won their first Grammy),their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody and, for a very recent release, their cover of Seal’s Kiss From A Rose (live VEVO video please.) For originals, check out Coffee in Bed, Love Me When I Don’t and Sing, maybe their most ebullient song ever. Loved your reaction, please consider more PTX! Peace from Ohio …
Nice reaction guys! Hope you do more Pentatonix!!! If you think this is going to be the only version of Hallelujah that you will listen to now, I cannot wait to hear what you think of the Christmas songs!!!! Dance of The Sugar Plum Fairy, Carol of The Bells and O Come All Ye Faithful are excellent ones to start with! I do not listen to any other Christmas music anymore. They have upgraded soooo many Christmas Songs! Enjoy the Pentatonix rabbit hole. By the way, Pentaholics listen to their Christmas songs all year so don't worry about it being July. We will come and watch your reactions.
This was recorded in the studio for release on their 2016 Christmas album, "A Pentatonix Christmas," so in the official video they're lip-synching to the music they've already recorded. Which, in the case of #Pentatonix, means that they're actually singing the song so they're in proper time and completely synchronized with each other and all their movements are genuine. But the audio track is from the studio recording. This was shot in the Mojave desert outside of Barstow, California. Because it went with a song on that year's Christmas album, they were all dressed in warm winter coats, even though they were filming it in the summer and the temperature was around 98° Fahrenheit (36.667° Celsius), so they were all miserably hot. Kirstin had injured her foot or ankle and was unable to walk with them; it was as much as she could do to stand in one spot while the men walked up behind her. And they were off-road and afraid that they wouldn't be able to find their way out in the dark, but they really wanted the video to include Mitch's hat eclipsing the setting sun. So they needed to do it as quickly as possible and then leave immediately, which is exactly what they did, and they were VERY relieved to be putting it behind them. And yes, they did manage to make it out before full darkness fell, just barely.
Lol, talent for years right there. No robots involved, happy to say. For one of their latest, try their cover of Kiss From a Rose (Live VEVO video, please) to see where they are now. Check out their ‘90s Dance Medley and Can You Feel the Love Tonight (from The Lion King) before long too. They are always amazing. Thanks for keeping Pentatonix on your agenda. Peace …
Thank you so much. You are so appreciated. I am so glad one of you never heard of Pentatonix. We Pentaholics love reactions to our favorite people. SINCE THEY STARTED ONLY ONE MEMBER LEFT THE GROUP DUE TO PERSONAL REASONS. SUBSCRIBED FOR MORE PTX. GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
IMO they do the best version of any song they sing. You don’t get to over 700 M views of a song by accident. They also have originals that are amazing too. The are five incredibly talented individuals. You should check out more of their work.
#Pentatonix has put out a HUGE number of Christmas albums, and they always (or almost always - I haven't checked) include at least one song that isn't really a Christmas song. This was that song on their 2016 album, "A Pentatonix Christmas." Most pentaholics just listen to their Christmas music year-round; it's too good to worry about whether it's seasonal or not.
Just subscribed more pentatonix please. I'm gonna say this and I don't mean any disrespect but you both remind me of the old Cartoon where there is this little hyper dog that jumps over the other dog back and forth and back forth. The dog getting jumped over is like super chill the whole time. I'm not sure why I had to explain all that really. Loved the reaction. Hopefully you will do some more.
For something very different and oh so cool, check out their Dance of the Sugar Plum Faries, a song with no lyrics performed by a group that use no instruments. Very fun indeed!
They all sing. Kevin the beatboxer is a tenor, Mitch the last singer has a six octave amd is natural counter tenor. Kirstie , he young lady is contra alto with a five octave range. Scott the first singer also ahs has a five voctave range from bass to tenor. He covers the bass when the bass sings solo. Avi the bass in this video is no long.er with group He suffered burn-out and now has a solo career. Their bass now is Matt Sallee who range is from bass to tenor. He joined the group in 2017. They have a huge catalog and cover everything from rap to gospel. They are currently on their Summer U. S. tout Kevin is also a classically trained cello player and sometime plays the cell in their songs and beatboxes at the same time. If the cello or another instrument is used, you will see it in the video. They all play instruments The perfrom both covers and original music. They are even better in the live shows, You can find these shows on You tube. They don't record music that they can't perform live.
Pentatonix songs suggestions: **List may contain some songs you may have reacted to** Some Covers are: Hallelujah, The Sound of Silence, Daft Punk, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Cheerleader (OMI Cover), 12 Days Of Christmas, Cruisin For a Bruisin, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, O Come All Ye Faithful, 90’s Dance Medley, Bohemian Rhapsody, Mad World, Wizard of Ahhhs (a montage of several modern songs made to tell the classic story of wizard of oz), Radioactive, Problem, Say Something, Kiss From a Rose (live vevo), Jolene, Royals, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies, the Prayer, You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch….. Some Originals are: Love Again, Sing, Be My Eyes, Coffee in Bed, Happy Now, Run to You, A Little Space, Never Gonna Cry Again, The Lucky Ones…. During the pandemic they released an album called “At Home”. It was recorded entirely at their own homes separately on Zoom then sent to the studio to be put together….songs include… Blinding Lights, Home, When the Party’s Over, Break My Heart, Dreams. SO MANY MORE…. TOO MANY TO LIST, BUT THIS IS A GOOD START. ENJOY YOUR JOURNEY TO THE RABBIT HOLE KNOWN AS… PENTATONIX.
Yeah it's not a Christmas song, Pentatonix has a quirky thing they do where they always stick a non-Christmas song on their Christmas albums. This is a very fun, deep and amazing rabbit hole to go down.😊
This reaction is really only 6 days old???? If so, I want MORE Pentatonix :)! Now that you’ve had a taste or their elegant side it’s time to take a dive into something a little more upbeat. I suggest either Daft Punk or 90s Dance Medley. They won a Grammy for Daft Punk, it is really displays their versatility and outlandish vocal abilities. I “Liked” this video and subscribed to your channel and I’m counting on you to keep me coming back…..
The members of #Pentatonix. In this video we have: • First verse: Tall blond guy, Scott Hoying, lyric baritone. In describing a man's vocal range, "lyric" means that the actual range exceeds the nominal range. In Scott's case, he sings everywhere from about the middle of a normal bass range through a normal tenor range, with an excellent falsetto on top. In live performances Scott typically takes over the bass harmony line when their bass has a solo. • Second verse: Bearded guy wearing a stocking cap, Avi (pronounced Ah'-vee, emphasis on the first syllable) Kaplan, lyric bass. Avi is an operatically trained basso profundo - his lowest notes have blown out speakers in live performances - but his range extends to somewhere in the middle of a normal tenor range. If this were a live performance you'd be hearing Scott singing the bass line during Avi's solo, but if you listen carefully you can hear the bass starting up during Scott's solo, and the voice doesn't change as it continues into Avi's solo. So what gives? Early on, they decided that when they're recording in the studio for release on an album, it's worth a small cheat to improve the audio quality. The bass records one track with the bass line for the entire song, and a separate track with his solo, which is then layered in over the bass track. And since this is an official video of a song that was released on an album, that's Avi you hear singing bass while he's also soloing in the baritone and tenor parts of his range. • Third verse: The only woman in Pentatonix, Kirstin (also called Kirstie, which rhymes with thirsty) Maldonado. Kirstin sings everywhere from a low alto through coloratura soprano, the highest female range. And she has fantastic whistle notes on top of that. Lately Pentatonix has begun referring to her as an "alto soprano." • Fourth verse: Guy wearing a wide-brimmed hat, Mitch Grassi (pronounced Grah'-see, emphasis on the first syllable), natural contratenor. No one is certain whether Mitch can sing higher than Kirstin or Kirstin can sing higher than Mitch; I suspect that it varies from day to day, though everyone agrees that Kirstin has better whistle notes. Mitch is known for his ethereally beautiful (some say "angelic") high vocals. Shawn Stockman, of Boyz II Men, said Mitch has "one of the prettiest voices I have ever heard in my life." Mitch switches seamlessly from chest voice to mixed voice to head voice. He has a range of just over six octaves. And we call that stunned look people get the first time they realize that the beautiful high voice is coming from a man, "being Mitch slapped." You've just been Mitch slapped. Don't let it worry you; it's happened to all of us, generally more than once because Mitch is full of surprises. • The fifth member of Pentatonix (PTX for short) is Kevin Olusola (pronounced Oh-loosh"-oh-luh', primary emphasis on the second syllable, secondary emphasis on the fourth) beatboxer extraordinaire. We don't get to hear Kevin sing as often as we'd like because he's generally too busy being the entire percussion section, but when he does sing he has a lovely tenor voice that occasionally descends to the uppermost reaches of a baritone range. He's also known for the beauty of his falsetto, which goes higher than Mitch's and Kirstin's voices. Kevin has perfect pitch. He began piano lessons at age 4, cello at age 6, and alto saxophone at age 10. When he was a teenager he performed at Carnegie Hall twice, once on the cello and once on the saxophone. He beatboxes while playing the cello, which he refers to as "celloboxing." He graduated from Yale in 2011 with a pre-med major and had already been accepted to Yale Medical School when he gave up his dream of becoming a surgeon to pursue his dream of becoming a professional beatboxer instead. He speaks five languages fluently: English, French, German, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese. He's one of the kindest people in the world, and when he laughs the whole planet seems like a brighter place. In 2017 Avi found it necesssary to leave Pentatonix, for a variety of personal reasons. He has since gone on to have a very successful solo career, and I strongly recommend subscribing to his RUclips channel, which you can find here: youtube.com/@AviKaplanMusic Avi's replacement joined in either late 2017 or early 2018 (depending on how you figure it) and has now been with Pentatonix longer than Avi was. You'll see him in all of their newer videos: • The second black member of Pentatonix is Matt Sallee (pronounced Suh-lee', emphasis on the second syllable), lyric bass. In addition to being the newest member of Pentatonix Matt is also the youngest member, and I'm told that bass voices improve with age. Matt's range seems to be growing on a daily basis right now. His current lowest note appears to be A1, which just barely counts as basso profundo, albeit not the blowing out speakers variety (though he may achieve that within a year or two). But on his high end Matt reaches nearly the top of a normal tenor range. To find his current range I recommend listening to a recent live stream of "Hallelujah." You can find one here: ruclips.net/video/FqphhPapkoc/видео.htmlsi=tC6Ew07JGeQKQvDL Matt's arrangement of the second verse seems to be designed to show off his full range, which is astonishing. I believe Matt has the largest range of any member of Pentatonix, past or present.
The clothes they were wearing in the outro are the ones they were in when they filmed their first live version on their first Christmas special on NBC. The special came out a couple of months after the official video went viral. It has really become their signature song and they perform it at nearly every show. Their fans pretty much expect or demand it. If you include every reactor video, this video likely has over 1 Billion views.
Glad you found a capella and Pentatonix. Please check out another group as well. Voiceplay does and incredible version of Valhalla Calling. I think it would blow your minds.
Try Sound of Silence. That one was after Avi left the group. They won America's Got Talent, or some other TV reality show, which gives the winner a contract with Sony. Sony dropped the several months later, never releasing any of their songs. They went "RUclips" and produced their own product.
If Pentatonix (PTX) is played, the Pentaholics will find you...
I’m late, but I’m here. lol
@@melissacoviello2886 Here from Knoxville, TN
Agreed! I’m here, too!
Yes!
This!!!!
U aint gonna believe this but their live performance of this is even better you would definitly like it. It has like 50 million vieuws
This video has over 700 million views. Love the live version too. Will see what I can do. 🙂
@@Melisa_V_ Daft Punk medley will blow them away!
@@terimullins8223 It makes a great contrast to Halleujah. Some songs with the newer line up, with Matt on bass, would be good too: Amazing Grace, 90s Dance Medley.
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Try “sound of silence”! One of the best! And check out “sing”
Originals. Covers (Pentaholics call them upgrades). 3 Grammys (5 nominations) so far. World tours. Sold out concerts. The ONLY a capella group to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! And they absolutely OWN Christmas with at least 6 holiday albums so far.
And for a sampling of their diverse skills:
--Daft Punk
--Can't Hold Us
--Evolution of Michael Jackson
--90s Dance Medley
--Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
Start a Pentatonix Playlist! The Pentaholics will find you and love you for it!!
Mitch is a counter tenor, naturally high voice
It never gets old watching someone get Mitch slapped 😂. Can't go wrong with anything from Pentatonix. They have covers across many genres. Fun, upbeat, sweet, sad, classics, whatever you might like. Tons of originals also.
Their cover of this song always gives me chills
Bohemian Rhapsody is a must .... you can't go wrong with any PTX track.... they are simply special...
On my list as well. I think I’m leaning towards Say Something for my next request lol. I’m wondering if I should request the original to this song. 🤔
Oh my, these two will go nuts for Bohemian Rhapsody. What Mitch brings to that song is nothing short of amazing. Freddie Mercury would be proud.
I don’t remember how long ago it was, but I remember when they won the accapella contest on tv. They were terrific then and obviously have only gotten better
@@MaryAnderson-x9j 2011... they were awesome even back then weren't they Mary ? They've grown so much since then... basically fetus PTX hahaha...
The best part of this:
Scott, the one who started the song, takes over on bass when the bass sings the second solo. You can see this if you watch the live version on their television Christmas Special, the camera rotates around them and shows Scott pick up the bass right after his solo finishes. Incredible.
You should TOTALLY start at the beginning and watch them on the Sing-Off! Where the producers would tell Mitch (the high-pitched guy) to be more “masc”, and after the WON the competition, the record label they were signed with as part of their prize DROPPED them because a capella wasn’t popular enough and they wouldn’t get anywhere. Now, Pentatonix OWNS Christmas, has 3 GRAMMYS (one for a song w no words!), over 20m ytube subs with BILLIONS of streams, they tour the world year after year, and each member is successful in their own individual projects when they are not recording/touring as Pentatonix. Its an amazing journey that they have fought to have and they deserve everything!!!!
And starting a Pentatonix Playlist is a guaranteed subscriber move
The guy said he’s got a high range his name is Mitch and when you’re surprised by his voice, they call it that you got Mitch slapped
These guys have 3 Grammys out of 4 nominations. Plus, a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. No other acapella group, past or present, can claim this. They're the real deal when it comes to authentic talent. There's soooooooo much more for you guys to check out. Occasionally their beatboxer will bring out his cello to spice things up a bit. But otherwise, it's all their voices.
Five nominations.
Their version of amazing grace is an absolute must also the prayer ❤
So happy you love it. They have so much more and is such a talented group of people. Thank you for reacting. I’ll definitely request more for you guys. 🤗🥰
The way they control their voices is on another level 😎😎
@@jus2reactI totally agree with you!! You guys are in for a treat with them. 🥰❤️
@jus2react watch the breath control of Mitch on Carol of the bells.... does he ever breathe on that? (He does but you may not see it the first time he does)...
I'm here for the Pentatonix journey! watch their first grammy award was for Daft punk then Bohemian rhapsody, the sound of silence and on and on over 200 videos to check out
All their ranges are insane. Yep best version, agreed. PTX is the deepest rabbit hole in musicdom. One of my favs, "Love Again", they took on the challenge to do an EDM song and destroyed it!! The beat boxer is insane, (once again see "Love Again) Enjoyed the reaction u2
Mary did you know by pentatonix is amazing
Bohemian Rhapsody, Imagine, The Sound of Silence, Amazing Grace, The Prayer are just a few to start with. Their playlist is deep and wonderful.
Ohhhh now hear them do Mary Did You Know...OMG it will make you cry!!!
Amazing Grace and The Prayer are must's to listen too.
AHHH I’m so happy yall are doing PTX!!!! I love how into it yall were. It’s so hard not to be blown away. You guys HAVE TO do more of their stuff!! Some of my other faves:
Can You Feel The Love Tonight
Sound of Silence
The Prayer
Daft Punk Medley
90s Dance Medley
Love Again
Sing
You can’t go wrong with them truly
I have written a list of songs to requests for them. 😂 It will be a bit. Unless someone else requests them with me too lol
Where #Pentatonix came from:
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 they were still pre-teens, 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.
You really REALLY need to checkout their DAFT PUNK medley. Won them their first Grammy. Absolutely mind blowing 👍👍
Welcome to the Pentaholics!! Enjoy!
Get ready for the Ptx rabbit hole!
You guys are in for a treat when it comes to these amazing group of lovely people 💙
Sound of silence, run to you and kiss from a rose ❤
This group has covered such a range of music I know you would enjoy. This is the first time your channel was recommended to me - because of Pentatonix. I see that recommendations have been made in the comments. They did win Season 3 of The Sing Off in 2011. Their Grammys have been for their Daft Punk Medley, The Dance of the Sugar Plus Fairy (with absolutely no words) and their collaboration with Dolly Parton on Jolene. My favorite of their "upgrades" are Imagine and their latest cover of Kiss From a Rose (by Seal) with their newest member, Matt Sallee, on bass. They have original music, too! With over 300 videos available, you can have a lot of content, that will draw a lot of Pentatonix followers. Their latest appearance was on The Masked Singer (as Sushi) and those appearances are available, as well. Have fun, guys, and we'll be here to watch!!
Leonard Cohen wrote this song and he agrees with you...the best version of this song ever! I agree.
In my opinion Cohens version has a conviction only he can convey. It’s just the way these things go. The writer feels the emotion very intensely. I know because I’ve written things that have done exactly that.
Others have heard my work. And, there reactions were emotional as well. But, not as intense as mine when I first wrote some of my selections.
I know other writers will understand what I am trying too point out with this comment.
The first time I heard this was KD Lang singing it at the Winter Olympics in 2010! Fabulous…
New subscriber, here for Pentatonix. To get an idea of their versatility, check out their Daft Punk medley (for which they won their first Grammy),their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody and, for a very recent release, their cover of Seal’s Kiss From A Rose (live VEVO video please.) For originals, check out Coffee in Bed, Love Me When I Don’t and Sing, maybe their most ebullient song ever. Loved your reaction, please consider more PTX! Peace from Ohio …
Nice reaction guys! Hope you do more Pentatonix!!! If you think this is going to be the only version of Hallelujah that you will listen to now, I cannot wait to hear what you think of the Christmas songs!!!! Dance of The Sugar Plum Fairy, Carol of The Bells and O Come All Ye Faithful are excellent ones to start with! I do not listen to any other Christmas music anymore. They have upgraded soooo many Christmas Songs! Enjoy the Pentatonix rabbit hole. By the way, Pentaholics listen to their Christmas songs all year so don't worry about it being July. We will come and watch your reactions.
powerfull and beautifull
Oh 100% this is my favourite version of this song!!!
This was recorded in the studio for release on their 2016 Christmas album, "A Pentatonix Christmas," so in the official video they're lip-synching to the music they've already recorded. Which, in the case of #Pentatonix, means that they're actually singing the song so they're in proper time and completely synchronized with each other and all their movements are genuine. But the audio track is from the studio recording.
This was shot in the Mojave desert outside of Barstow, California. Because it went with a song on that year's Christmas album, they were all dressed in warm winter coats, even though they were filming it in the summer and the temperature was around 98° Fahrenheit (36.667° Celsius), so they were all miserably hot. Kirstin had injured her foot or ankle and was unable to walk with them; it was as much as she could do to stand in one spot while the men walked up behind her. And they were off-road and afraid that they wouldn't be able to find their way out in the dark, but they really wanted the video to include Mitch's hat eclipsing the setting sun. So they needed to do it as quickly as possible and then leave immediately, which is exactly what they did, and they were VERY relieved to be putting it behind them. And yes, they did manage to make it out before full darkness fell, just barely.
One of their most impressive songs is Bohemian Rhapsody. Took them 5 years to get right and they nailed it! Great reaction😊
Lol, talent for years right there. No robots involved, happy to say. For one of their latest, try their cover of Kiss From a Rose (Live VEVO video, please) to see where they are now. Check out their ‘90s Dance Medley and Can You Feel the Love Tonight (from The Lion King) before long too. They are always amazing. Thanks for keeping Pentatonix on your agenda. Peace …
Thank you so much. You are so appreciated. I am so glad one of you never heard of Pentatonix. We Pentaholics love reactions to our favorite people.
SINCE THEY STARTED ONLY ONE MEMBER LEFT THE GROUP DUE TO PERSONAL REASONS.
SUBSCRIBED FOR MORE PTX.
GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
Thank you guys - Awwesome Reaction!
"Super group for vocals" That they are my friend. The mighty Pentatonics.
Definitely subscribed for more Pentatonix reactions! This is going to be fun!
"Definitely, Pantatonix deserves much more recognition. I was able to go see them live in Mexico and they're amazing
Now you really must try their Daft Punk medley. It was their first Grammy
Ahhhh I am so happy you are reacting to this song - love love this version ❤❤❤
You may as well consider yourselves Pentaholics. There's no u-turn on your Pentatonix journey! They're an amazing group 🙂
IMO they do the best version of any song they sing. You don’t get to over 700 M views of a song by accident. They also have originals that are amazing too. The are five incredibly talented individuals. You should check out more of their work.
....and down the rabbit hole we go...can't wait
Here for PTX.... Hope you enjoy them as much as us Pentaholics!
They can all sing!
Lots more to hear.
Subbed for more PTX!!! Loved this reaction!!!!
#Pentatonix has put out a HUGE number of Christmas albums, and they always (or almost always - I haven't checked) include at least one song that isn't really a Christmas song. This was that song on their 2016 album, "A Pentatonix Christmas." Most pentaholics just listen to their Christmas music year-round; it's too good to worry about whether it's seasonal or not.
Love your reaction men 👍PTX is fire 😉😘
Absolutely love this reaction. PTX is amazing esp live! ❤❤❤❤
Best version ever, best group ever! “Super group”- yes. Enjoyed your reaction (even though I’m a month late). 😊
So excited to hear more of your reactions to Pentatonix. They are amazing!!!
Just subscribed more pentatonix please. I'm gonna say this and I don't mean any disrespect but you both remind me of the old Cartoon where there is this little hyper dog that jumps over the other dog back and forth and back forth. The dog getting jumped over is like super chill the whole time. I'm not sure why I had to explain all that really. Loved the reaction. Hopefully you will do some more.
Great reaction, subbing for more PTX!! I LOVE PTX!!!❤❤❤
For something very different and oh so cool, check out their Dance of the Sugar Plum Faries, a song with no lyrics performed by a group that use no instruments. Very fun indeed!
Great reaction!
Subbed in the hope of more PTX!
Wow! A new Pentatonix reactor! I just subbed in hopes of more! 💖
More Pentatonix please
They all sing. Kevin the beatboxer is a tenor, Mitch the last singer has a six octave amd is natural counter tenor. Kirstie , he young lady is contra alto with a five octave range. Scott the first singer also ahs has a five voctave range from bass to tenor. He covers the bass when the bass sings solo. Avi the bass in this video is no long.er with group He suffered burn-out and now has a solo career. Their bass now is Matt Sallee who range is from bass to tenor. He joined the group in 2017. They have a huge catalog and cover everything from rap to gospel. They are currently on their Summer U. S. tout
Kevin is also a classically trained cello player and sometime plays the cell in their songs and beatboxes at the same time. If the cello or another instrument is used, you will see it in the video. They all play instruments The perfrom both covers and original music. They are even better in the live shows, You can find these shows on You tube. They don't record music that they can't perform live.
This Canadian loves Pentatonix ❤😊
Their my favorites
Amazing!
Avi, the bass, is awesome. He has great solo music, too. 👍
Avi Kaplan is the bass. Now solo for years, well worth the listen.
Now you need to listen to their newest version of this “live”!
Pentatonix songs suggestions:
**List may contain some songs you may have reacted to**
Some Covers are: Hallelujah, The Sound of Silence, Daft Punk, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Cheerleader (OMI Cover), 12 Days Of Christmas, Cruisin For a Bruisin, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, O Come All Ye Faithful, 90’s Dance Medley, Bohemian Rhapsody, Mad World, Wizard of Ahhhs (a montage of several modern songs made to tell the classic story of wizard of oz), Radioactive, Problem, Say Something, Kiss From a Rose (live vevo), Jolene, Royals, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies, the Prayer, You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch…..
Some Originals are: Love Again, Sing, Be My Eyes, Coffee in Bed, Happy Now, Run to You, A Little Space, Never Gonna Cry Again, The Lucky Ones….
During the pandemic they released an album called “At Home”. It was recorded entirely at their own homes separately on Zoom then sent to the studio to be put together….songs include… Blinding Lights, Home, When the Party’s Over, Break My Heart, Dreams.
SO MANY MORE…. TOO MANY TO LIST, BUT THIS IS A GOOD START. ENJOY YOUR JOURNEY TO THE RABBIT HOLE KNOWN AS… PENTATONIX.
More Pentatonix please! 😊
They don't record arrangements, they record upgrades.
Pentatonix “Evolution of Rihanna” next! 🙏
On my list, but it will be a while lol
WE WANT MORE PTX!! Love, your Pentaholics!
Top Three Acapella groups. VoicePlay with bass Geoff Castellucci, Home Free with bass Tim Foust and Pentatonix.
their live xmas one was amazing
this video was released in 2016 and pretty much introduced them as a Must hear group when Acapella singing was not popular in 5 part harmony.
You should here imagine by them.WOW😮
I concur, the best version ever.
Yeah it's not a Christmas song, Pentatonix has a quirky thing they do where they always stick a non-Christmas song on their Christmas albums. This is a very fun, deep and amazing rabbit hole to go down.😊
This reaction is really only 6 days old???? If so, I want MORE Pentatonix :)! Now that you’ve had a taste or their elegant side it’s time to take a dive into something a little more upbeat. I suggest either Daft Punk or 90s Dance Medley. They won a Grammy for Daft Punk, it is really displays their versatility and outlandish vocal abilities. I “Liked” this video and subscribed to your channel and I’m counting on you to keep me coming back…..
More to come!!! You will be back!!!😎😎
If y'all get the chance see them live they are even better live
There is not a weak link with this group! ❤
Thank you for the video! 😊
New subscriber here. Looking forward to more PTX
5:22 ahhh that mitch-slap 🥰🥰🥰
Wait for it!
The members of #Pentatonix. In this video we have:
• First verse: Tall blond guy, Scott Hoying, lyric baritone. In describing a man's vocal range, "lyric" means that the actual range exceeds the nominal range. In Scott's case, he sings everywhere from about the middle of a normal bass range through a normal tenor range, with an excellent falsetto on top. In live performances Scott typically takes over the bass harmony line when their bass has a solo.
• Second verse: Bearded guy wearing a stocking cap, Avi (pronounced Ah'-vee, emphasis on the first syllable) Kaplan, lyric bass. Avi is an operatically trained basso profundo - his lowest notes have blown out speakers in live performances - but his range extends to somewhere in the middle of a normal tenor range. If this were a live performance you'd be hearing Scott singing the bass line during Avi's solo, but if you listen carefully you can hear the bass starting up during Scott's solo, and the voice doesn't change as it continues into Avi's solo. So what gives? Early on, they decided that when they're recording in the studio for release on an album, it's worth a small cheat to improve the audio quality. The bass records one track with the bass line for the entire song, and a separate track with his solo, which is then layered in over the bass track. And since this is an official video of a song that was released on an album, that's Avi you hear singing bass while he's also soloing in the baritone and tenor parts of his range.
• Third verse: The only woman in Pentatonix, Kirstin (also called Kirstie, which rhymes with thirsty) Maldonado. Kirstin sings everywhere from a low alto through coloratura soprano, the highest female range. And she has fantastic whistle notes on top of that. Lately Pentatonix has begun referring to her as an "alto soprano."
• Fourth verse: Guy wearing a wide-brimmed hat, Mitch Grassi (pronounced Grah'-see, emphasis on the first syllable), natural contratenor. No one is certain whether Mitch can sing higher than Kirstin or Kirstin can sing higher than Mitch; I suspect that it varies from day to day, though everyone agrees that Kirstin has better whistle notes. Mitch is known for his ethereally beautiful (some say "angelic") high vocals. Shawn Stockman, of Boyz II Men, said Mitch has "one of the prettiest voices I have ever heard in my life." Mitch switches seamlessly from chest voice to mixed voice to head voice. He has a range of just over six octaves. And we call that stunned look people get the first time they realize that the beautiful high voice is coming from a man, "being Mitch slapped." You've just been Mitch slapped. Don't let it worry you; it's happened to all of us, generally more than once because Mitch is full of surprises.
• The fifth member of Pentatonix (PTX for short) is Kevin Olusola (pronounced Oh-loosh"-oh-luh', primary emphasis on the second syllable, secondary emphasis on the fourth) beatboxer extraordinaire. We don't get to hear Kevin sing as often as we'd like because he's generally too busy being the entire percussion section, but when he does sing he has a lovely tenor voice that occasionally descends to the uppermost reaches of a baritone range. He's also known for the beauty of his falsetto, which goes higher than Mitch's and Kirstin's voices. Kevin has perfect pitch. He began piano lessons at age 4, cello at age 6, and alto saxophone at age 10. When he was a teenager he performed at Carnegie Hall twice, once on the cello and once on the saxophone. He beatboxes while playing the cello, which he refers to as "celloboxing." He graduated from Yale in 2011 with a pre-med major and had already been accepted to Yale Medical School when he gave up his dream of becoming a surgeon to pursue his dream of becoming a professional beatboxer instead. He speaks five languages fluently: English, French, German, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese. He's one of the kindest people in the world, and when he laughs the whole planet seems like a brighter place.
In 2017 Avi found it necesssary to leave Pentatonix, for a variety of personal reasons. He has since gone on to have a very successful solo career, and I strongly recommend subscribing to his RUclips channel, which you can find here: youtube.com/@AviKaplanMusic
Avi's replacement joined in either late 2017 or early 2018 (depending on how you figure it) and has now been with Pentatonix longer than Avi was. You'll see him in all of their newer videos:
• The second black member of Pentatonix is Matt Sallee (pronounced Suh-lee', emphasis on the second syllable), lyric bass. In addition to being the newest member of Pentatonix Matt is also the youngest member, and I'm told that bass voices improve with age. Matt's range seems to be growing on a daily basis right now. His current lowest note appears to be A1, which just barely counts as basso profundo, albeit not the blowing out speakers variety (though he may achieve that within a year or two). But on his high end Matt reaches nearly the top of a normal tenor range. To find his current range I recommend listening to a recent live stream of "Hallelujah." You can find one here: ruclips.net/video/FqphhPapkoc/видео.htmlsi=tC6Ew07JGeQKQvDL Matt's arrangement of the second verse seems to be designed to show off his full range, which is astonishing. I believe Matt has the largest range of any member of Pentatonix, past or present.
The clothes they were wearing in the outro are the ones they were in when they filmed their first live version on their first Christmas special on NBC. The special came out a couple of months after the official video went viral.
It has really become their signature song and they perform it at nearly every show. Their fans pretty much expect or demand it.
If you include every reactor video, this video likely has over 1 Billion views.
😊❤ Hi guys! When they perform this live you can hear a pin drop until the very last note of them humming stops!! 😊❤❤
Great reaction❤Subbing for more PTX❤
Subscribed for more PTX!!
Welcome to biiiiiiiig PTX rabbithole!
Leonard Cohen before he passed stated he thought this rendition was his favorite, that is quite the high praise.
Pentaholic reporting for duty. Subbed now to follow you down the rabbit hole. Was that a Mitch-slap?
More PTX please!!
Glad you found a capella and Pentatonix. Please check out another group as well. Voiceplay does and incredible version of Valhalla Calling. I think it would blow your minds.
Kevin is one of the best beat boxers there is.
More, more, more PTX!!!!
Try Sound of Silence. That one was after Avi left the group. They won America's Got Talent, or some other TV reality show, which gives the winner a contract with Sony. Sony dropped the several months later, never releasing any of their songs. They went "RUclips" and produced their own product.
Just watched and subscribed today. Great reaction! You really need to see the live christmas special of Hallelujah it's better.
Thanks for reacting to PTX. I hope you react to more of their music.