DIS TOO MUCH - Drum Teacher Reacts to Pentatonix Royals by Lorde
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- Hello! In today's video, we are going to be reacting to the one and only Pentatonix once more and this time, it's going to be their cover of Royals! I'm going to be honest here, this one was rough for me. I was honestly in sensory overload as I was watching this one and was so disappointed in the editing room while listening back because I realized that I missed so much more than what I thought while doing this video! But alas, as is the PTX curse. It's impossible to really get everything in on one sitting!
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I recommend checking out Problem (Ariana Grande cover). Kevin at one point is speaking and beatboxing at the same time! And Avi does a kind of humming baseline that is simply top tier. There's also a bit of a surprise in there that's fun to watch reactors emote about.
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The look Mitch gives every time he does the line "I'm in love with being queen" just makes me 😂.
You’re doing great sweetie! 😉 Now check out Matt in New Rules x Are You That Somebody (mashup). Matt and Kevin kick it off with a killer rhythm section and continue to play off each other brilliantly throughout the song. Kevin’s percussion is so tight and Matt is crushing a super fun bass line. I think you’d really enjoy it. Cheers!
I second this!! If you haven't listened to love again it will blow your mind as well
Yes, you'll love it!
Recommend PTX cover of Gold by Kiiara (recorded live) if you haven't already reacted to it. Listen to at least part of her version first, to hear how Mitch duplicates naturally what she used sampling and looping to accomplish. Kevin and Avi have a really nice rhythm section going throughout the song. And the "round" that the Trio does on the last verse is amazing!
Yes, this!
I will always listen to anything with Avi in it. I always listen enough times to pick out his notes. Thank you.
Welcome back. I have to listen to a Pentatonix song at least five times before I can hear everything, so you're not alone..
Love this one and I was never into the original. Have you checked out their cover of Problem? Or Can’t hold us?
Or cheerleader? I’m going to need to go look at your Pentatonix playlist.
Agreed! Problem and Can't Hold Us are amazing and are very drum and bass-heavy. Avi and Kevin absolutely kill it in both songs.
Their Daft Punk Medley as well
I love when people notice the complexity of the bass line (and the harmonies, and the timing, and......well okay, all of the good stuff)
Right? That's why I was like OMG must do Royals, because it's one of the best examples of how good they sound before the bass and how much the bass ends up adding. Super delighted!
I don't think you have done "Gold" yet. Kevin-and-Avi have a really nice little break-down. And of course tight timing and harmonies as usual from all. Mitch being exceptionally Mitch.
It was the one he did right before this one.
Josh you’re fine. I hope your sunburn isn’t too bad. Welcome back!
Firstly, this is exactly what I wanted, I get totally overwhelmed when I KNOW about things and I want to share my excitement about it, and I can see that same kind of enthusiasm painted onto of your reaction here! I love that you're sharing that with us, the everything everywhere all at once-ness of how you feel! I'm with you on loving the way that Mitch sings this, his departures from the original and his joy, especially. I'm excited FOR you as someone who thinks that Avi's basslines are so fabulous because they get overlooked by everyone else's vocals and Kevin's beatboxing!
As for a suggestion, whether or not you react specifically to take apart the song itself, I think you would really appreciate (in the same vein of Silent Night, when you KNOW the song but the things they do with it are special) the bassline in their version of Hallelujah, which is a song that often gets reactions but not so many people pick out what Avi's doing in it. He at times is much higher than you would expect and it makes the harmonies exquisite, especially during Kirsten and Mitch's parts. The dynamic build-up in that song is also just quite simply a master class, particularly the way they start with ahhs and move to more syncopation and lyric layers.
Thank you so much for the shout-out, your reactions are so enjoyable because of your expertise and your delight in what you're hearing! I look forward to more reactions, for sure!
Great reaction I have the same problem I watch their videos repeatedly but can't stay away from focusing on Avi. You might enjoy his solo music along with all the other recommendations I saw. To experience his beautiful lower register I would suggest Black is the Color of my True Loves Hair with Peter Hollens.
I wish my bass playing was as good as Avi's bass singing. He gets such a big beautiful, round tone while still seeming perfectly chill--he sounds just like a really talented bassist playing a really good quality bass. Kevin is phenomenal, Kirstie and Scott are amazing, but as a singer it's really Mitch that does it for me. I swear, he can literally sing anything and sound as good as (in the case of Bohemian Rhapsody) or better than the original.
You didn't sound nervous at all, and I'm really enjoying your reactions.
Thing about Avi is he really isn't a super good fit stylistically with the other singers. But he's so damn good that it just doesn't matter 95% of the time.
Morning here, and I'm rushing to feed the cat and get to the grocery store, but I saw the notification and had to stop and listen. And this afternoon, when I'm not in a rush, I'll dig out my headphones and listen again, so I can properly hear Avi.
In the meantime, just one suggestion. Aloe vera gel will REALLY help with that sunburn. Give it a try. Oh, and don't neglect your scalp. Your hair is short enough that I'm seeing red peeking through there, as well.
The ending, they dress the way they did in 2011-ish. Then think about what the last line says, It goes hand in hand with the same line in "The Lucky One's", if you need to listen to that one to figure it out. It is a very deep meaning to them, and is so much of a thank you to the fans.
Relax Dude! Wouldn't know you were nervous if you didn't tell me. You're one of my favorite reactors. Avi plays air base a lot on Bohemian Rhapsody.
Everything you are touching on and more is why they are getting a star on the Walk of Fame!
This is why PTX doesn't do covers, they do upgrades. If you haven't done much Christmas music, pentaholics listen to PTX Christmas music all year long. And if there is any Christmas song you don't like, listen to the PTX version. Seriously, almost everyone hates the 12 days of Christmas, but I would like to hear what you think after.
Besides, both Mitch and Kevin are alien unicorns.
Lol... alien unicorns... I agree
@@anglstampr1 there's another reactor who completely changed his logo, brand, everything, after he was exposed to PTX. He was advised to get a helmet for his reaction to Aha! Singapore star Vista video, he made it to right before Avi's low note, gave up, and went looking for a helmet. The only one he could find was his daughter's unicorn bike helmet. Which he named Slappy, to help protect him from the Mitch slaps. It only works some of the time.
Sauce Dad is one that was suggested to wear a helmet... lol I watch him now he's hilarious... brain melting comments... lol
@@anglstampr1 that, and eating crayons. I've offered to send him some.
Recommend their cover of Come Along.
Please check out some of Avi’s solo music, Change on the rise or Chains are great to start with. But really anything that man has ever done musically is amazing!
I totally agree. While Avi has stretched out into his own solo music, he still layers in his bass lines. You do need to react to some of his solo work, over 90% of which is original. 2019''s "Change on the Rise" is a good starting point, but do check out 2022's "I'm Only Getting Started", the official video. Avi and his band just started the 2nd phase of their US/Canada tour yesterday, to rave reviews (I went to 3 of his shows in 2019 - 3 of the best shows I've ever been to).
Yes please do Avi solo stuff. It is amazing.
yes, please
Yes Avi solo is the best solo
It's important to remember, here and elsewhere in life, that simple and easy are two different things--simplicity is actually tough to pull off. It would actually probably be much easier for Pentatonix if they stuck to choral music, or showtunes, or madrigal pieces, rather than pop, because the simplicity of pop means it could easily go flat and dull in a cappella format.
I personally love their 'Perfume' medley, and wish more people would react to it!
This is one of my all time favorites from PTX! 💖
If you haven’t reacted to Daft Punk medley you need to. The arrangement, the video, the bass, the beatboxing, the vocal effects. All of it will amaze you. They won their first Grammy from this, and it was all done in Avi and Kevin‘s apartment closet, the video was. On top of that, find a live recording and you’ll see that what they do in the official video and what they do live matches, and you know that everything they do is themselves, no special effects, no backup vocals, no instruments. It’s really amazing to listen to both versions.
Honestly, just go to their official RUclips channel PTX official and start from the beginning. Watch everything from the beginning of the sing off to their pre-label home videos of their recordings forward. There will be a break where Avi leaves and Matt begins and the complexity of their arrangements and music just continues on and soars. They’ve now won three Grammys. Also, their first big original, Run To You.
the 6th member or ptx helps them do a lot of the arranging his name is Ben Bram he is listed on all 3 grammys and if you watch a video of them arranging or recording you will see him working and doing a lot of the work. :) ofc he has these geniuses to work with so he lucked out too met them on the sing off.
You must check out Kevin produced & directed...Kevin's 5th. 😊
I''m a Pentaholic, and I am thrilled to hear you. Great reaction! I loved it. Subscribed.
“Rise” by Katy Perry cover by Superfruit(and friends) will simply blow your mind! So much emotion in that song - it is amazing!
There's too much ear candy to take in at one time... 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yeah. I miss that Avi/Kevin combo so much. They played off each other like no other bass/beat boxer in any other a capella group I've heard.
I'm impressed with the quality of every member of this group. I truly enjoyed your reaction.
what a terrific reaction
Down for so much more 💖🙌🏻
Pentatonification works, but most of us just use "upgrade." Nice reaction.
Check out their performance of Let's Get it On from The Sing Off to hear Avi do his "bass guitar" live. It's insanity.
Check out their covers of Gold, Problem and Mitch's cover of Your Power by Billie Eilish. They are awesome!
Great reaction! Your doing great! Just for info: Lords' version came out in 2013 and this came out in 2014. This was really made really close to original so technically would have been about the same.
The ending means a lot to them. The way they dressed and what they stated. Think about it
Absolutely “They’re bigger than they ever Dreamed!!” Also well deserved as PTX is fantastic at what they do!!
This is another PTX upgrade that makes me love a song where the original did not.
can you please react to these pentatonix songs new rules. say something. shallow. sing. la la latch. cheer leader. gold . havana. the feeling cant hold us they rap in this.
Hi, just discovered you and subscribed for your PTX reactions. I think you'd love hearing Kevin Olusola doing Down! He's an absolute genius!
I'd like to see you do Can't Hold Us and New Rules x Are You That Somebody
Go and react to Kevin Olusola cover of "Down" it will shock you, also dude headphones please to head the talent, my bad didn't see them at first
Ok, so I just started watching your reactions videos... of Pentatonix... my very first video from them was Little Drummer Boy... I was in awe and loved Avi so much how he ran his bass lines (drummer fan here) so also Kevin is so amazing and so very good at what he does!! Then I started watching more and more of them and if you haven't yet been "Mitch Slapped" perhaps you are focusing on bass and drums a bit too hard... have you seen them do Aha? Their video is awesome, but the live version is simply incredible... as for videos, my ultimate favorites to date are 1) Sound of Silence, 2) Over the River featuring (Lindsey Sterling on violin) 3) Making Christmas and 4) My Favorite Things all are amazing videos in addition to the arrangements and harmonies and melodies... the bass lines are also so amazing throughout...you must see them...
Welcome back. I've missed you.
Hope and joy to you and your family.
Pass it on. =^;^=
Noxema is perfect for burns. Stings at first but will heal. Keep it wet tho..
They always take everything to the next level...
Have you ever watched them on Sing Off the music show that launched them.
Please give a reaction to "Run to You" and "Love Again", both are originals.
Scott Hoying has a solo song, Mars. Spectacular. Gorgeous.
Avii is pure talent
I really enjoy your PTX reactions, I hope you do more. And you shouldn't worry about feeling nervous, I think that's normal whe you're out of practice. If you're getting overwhelmed by all 5 of these ridiculously talented aliens, perhaps you could start looking at their individual work:
Avi has quite a good amount of solo stuff out now.
Scott has a fairly new solo song called Mars. He also has some older stuff that he privated that you may find on fan reuploads (eg I Should Tell Ya Momma On You). He also has some duets with others outside the band such as with Rozzi Crane, Mario Jose, and Shoshanna Bean.
Mitch has his Messer project from last year, with songs like Love Supply & Angel's Pray, as well as some older solo stuff that can be found floating about on fan reuploads (eg The Graveyard, and a cover of Billie Eilish's Your Power).
Kevin has some on his K.O. channel, my favourite is the cover of Down and Sign of the Times.
I know Kirstie has some too but I can't recall the name off the top of my head.
Then Scott & Mitch had their duo Sup3rfruit, which has some fun stuff on there but I think you'd enjoy their Hip Hop Goes Broadway (1 & 2), among the many medleys, and Feeling Myself is a real surprise too.They also have an album of originals called Future Friends, which has a video for all the songs except 1. While the channel seems to have been set aside for now, as they stopped uploading a few years ago, there's still a bunch of stuff on there.
They are aliens from the planet “Harmony” 🤣
This probably has nothing to do with this particular song, but one of my favorites is "Wizards of Ahhhs" by and with Todrick Hall. If you've not checked it out yet, please do.
Pentatonix is still amazing. Matt does a good job. But there is and will be only one Avi. He can do things that cannot be replicated. His part is always so complex. Matt sounds great, but it was different with Avi. He definately is one of a kind.
There's Avi Let's Put on a Show PTX, and the new, cool PTX. Different but still cool. The end of the Avi era reminds me of how ephemeral these music periods are.
Can't agree more. Avi is phenomenal!
However, you can’t discount what Matt brings to the table. Avi was good, but Pentatonix is really not his style of music.
@@dwfarr I didnt. Matt is very good. Just different. You are right too. Avi has his own style and PTX was not it. He did amazing though.
@@karenlong2477 True. I enjoy his soulful music.
If you want to hear an amazing bass line, try "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
Christmas is approaching, and PTXmas is legal year round.
Babytonix... gotta luv 'em...
Breathe. You are awesome. Just be yourself bc that is more than enough. And you have good taste. 😁
I'd really like to suggest the Daft Punk Medley Pentatonix did - if you haven't seen it yet. Avi has a really deep solo section, and Kevin has a lot to do the whole song as well, I'm sure you'd like it
♥ Avi comes in like Daddy's home.
GOLD Please NO please Wizard of AHHHS Tribute to WICKED tv spot AHA in Singapore just to start
Your to funny…I don’t mean that in a bad way…But their job is TO make you feel that way. They always deliver…Great job… ps..I don’t know if anyone suggested watching the Sing Off. That was the break they needed to conquer the world……Judy D
Maybe you can do a dirty loops reaction. The drummer is awesome. Every musician is incredible.
Another great beatboxer is in Home Free.
Pentatonix has some recordings that show their process, just an idea.
Check the equalization of your videos. The basses are overloaded and the audio is heard saturated (It is not only in this one, it also happens in others)
Try their cover of Havana.
Kick drum is actually Avi
Pentatonification, can only come from a pentaholic, :D
A synopsis of this reaction....... Avi, Avi... Avi, Avi............ Avi....Avi.......... Avi, Avi, Avi..................................................................... Avi............ Thanks for your insight. Avi is great. But his role in this song was like always. He did his part with 4 other people, who did their part just as well. .... Avi
Pentatonix does not always do their own arranging.
The great ben Bram has arranged a lot of songs for them.
He especially liked arranging song that showed of the classically trained Basso Profundo, Avi Kaplan.
I have nothing against Matt, but I ceased listening to any PTX once Avi left.
When Kirstin still had her natural look without all those beauty procedures including lip plumping and nose job. Sad that she doesn't look like herself anymore.
Another urban myth. Please don’t turn hearsay into facts. BTW, Mitch didn’t have cancer.
Another cover upgrade.
They never do covers... The only do upgrades!!!
Now would a music teacher not know what pentatonic means... perhaps drum teacher is different .
Give a percentage... How much?...
How much BETTER is THIS than the original?... 20%?... 50?... MORE? This song was REMADE by PTX!!!
I'll say it, the version of Pentatonix its much much BETTER! than the original from Lorde, so...
Yes..😌 i don't like from Lorde, but from PTX si☺
Ear candy...
All I gotta say is nice joke Mitch.
You talk too much.