It’s so interesting learning even more of what’s going on with a VoicePlay cover, because there is A LOT! Your knowledge and breakdowns are equally impressive and you offer so much finer detail, i’m specifically impressed by how you analyse each line/instrument and the harmonic progression etc. Your face on 4:37 ahah, oh yes! Aren’t they so good😭 I too could continue talking about this group, so many elements to unpack. Keep on sharing!
Mortius another reactor interviewed Cesar and broke down this song. Cesar stated he was the extreme high voice on this song. It was an excellent program. Love your reactions as always.
21:12 “How dare you defy me, computer” That’s gotta be one of the funniest lines I’ve heard in a Peter Barber reaction video 😝 I loved the breakdown as usual and love all your stuff!!
I'm not sure even Layne knows what he does at this point. He went out wandering the universe and came back with all this....The more I listen to him, the more I'm amazed. But that holds for everything they do, so... I did not grow up with music. Just what was on AM or my dad's Glenn Miller/Andrews Sisters. So this is such a new world, and I really appreciate how you and the Charismatic Voice explain and help me understand the levels and intricacies of what they do.
I want to base a D&D campaign on this video. Acapella group explores abandoned building defeating enemies through the power of rock! Bardbarians Unite! Amazing song. Fantastic analysis, as always!
I love that Voiceplay takes risks. And they're not afraid to add their sense of humour to the video. It makes it both amazing to listen to, but also entertaining to watch 😁😁
I remember the original and following Aerosmith. His father was a classically trained musician (Julliard). In an interview long years ago I read that the chords and simple melody were a product of listening to his father practicing on the piano. What a great piece it continues to be -- truly classic in the rock world. Lyrics were, and are, wise thoughts written by a teenager of his time. Peter, I feel like you introduced me to an old friend musically that I now know with new appreciation. ColdPlay is amazing.
making my way through your voiceplay analyses, and i am adoring it! on top of learning a lot about the technical aspects, it's just so energizing to listen to someone geek out about my favorite songs. i laugh out loud and smile so wide watching your videos. voiceplay is my favorite as well so a little extra thanks for the confession in this video 😜
You could go an hour, Peter, and I’d be there for it. I really enjoy your breakdowns. I’ve come to suspect that the reason VP’s videos are so often Geoff-centric is mostly a marketing thing: At the end of nearly every song the first thing reactors talk about is his bass. It’s so extraordinary that he’s become kind of the gateway drug for Voiceplay. Once you’re into them you realize how amazing everyone else is. I love the idea of TBG getting a social media person. I’ve been watching what’s happening with the Wellermen and I think their very aggressive social media blitzes before they released the last two songs raised a ton of interest. But mostly we need MORE SONGS from you guys!! Excellent analysis-and seeing a new one from you always makes my day!
I've always thought that Geoff's bass usually gets more featured when it's Layne doing an arrangement - Whether it's because he really likes heavy bass or he's figured out this "gateway drug" thing, I can't say though!
Excuse me, good sir! How dare you, just pit viping only once! You should've been wearing them during the whole song! 🤣🤣Now seriously, Geoff dropped some impressive, long lows out there! Wow, I'm still shaking! 🔥🤯. I think the barbershop cadence is because there's no perc at the beginning, until Layne produces that weird, awesome post-apocalyptic helo sound, or whatever it is! This song has been one of my favorites for ages, and I was really curious to hear what VP would do with it, wondering how they were gonna start with perfection and make it even better, you know? But they managed to pull the VP mesmerizing feeling all along! The arrangement is such a wonderful, creative masterpiece, and their voices and harmonies are outta this world! Maybe they are aliens? 😉 I already listened to this so many times! Funny thing is it hits me as if it was the first time I heard it, over and over again! 😍💯 Geoff has a new solo that will probably go public later this week. It's amazing, you need to react to it!! I mean, please do? It's worth it!!
Great video, as always! I'd be willing to watch an hour long break down video! It's great to see you nerd out about how cool Voiceplay sounds, but also explain why what they are doing sounds cool.
A solo artist can be stunning but, for me, there is nothing better than exceptional harmonies that sound like they were created for each other. Some of the newer groups, especially the Filipinos, execute them to perfection and create an unbelievable wall of sound effects.
They really just keep topping themselves with each video. They truly take these songs and flip em to create magic and I’m a big fan of that. You can tell these guys sing from a spot in their souls where their love for their craft shines. Great reaction and analysis as always from you!
One of about 5 main reactors I look forward to anytime new VP drops! Thanks for jumping on it quick-like! Such an amazing cover built on a genius (per usual) arrangement.
This cover is just incredible! VoicePlay always does an intelligent and complex arrangement to make it their own. Omar really added texture to this. Geoff just released Ain't No Sunshine with a tiny bit of dub step❤️❤️
I absolutely love Your analysis. I love the song too. Taking on this kind of song shows a lot of ambition and a lot of knowledge as well. I would gladly watch an hour long video btw
Yay, thanks for taking the time to make us an additional video! Insightful and informative analysis, as ever, and "morning energy" or not, the geeking out as you peeled apart the arrangement was fun to watch. 🙂 This was a really creative and skillful take on such an iconic song. (I was also pleased that the riffs never crossed the line into "too much," at least given the feel of the song, and neither did Geoff's bass--it was just enough.) I guess my one nitpick would be that, while I'm in awe of the high-tenor belting no matter what, those epic high notes felt a little too smooth and processed--a little bit of grit, and it would have been perfect. But otherwise, I loved how they put this together.
Omg I JUST watched this video myself and holy shit man, I had CHILLS THE WHOLE DAMN VIDEO!!!! And chills again as I watch it with u. They really have arrangements on lock. They have my favorite arrangements. Some of the songs they've done u never would think would be the same as Acapella and some I feel are better than even some of the originals. Amazing. *Side note, I'd totally watch an hour long video. Part 1, Part 2 those for sure!!!* All those riffs, so steady and powerful, sounds so great. Then the Bass drops! There is just SOOOOOOOO much to say about the techniques of this, Lane and Geoff just have that beat going so smooth and effortless and sounds so amazing! And then i love when YOUR mind is blown with the Lane magic and Dub dub dub! BASS BASS smooth! And yes we are waiting! And lmao, may the F be with us lol. And man those highs!!!! They just go and go and go! 😲😲 And is just soooooo steady. I love love love the amount of riffs in this song, they are all so steady and effortless with no breakage, so amazing. Awesome work by VoicePlay as always, always ready to see new stuff by them as they NEVER disappoint. I was happy to see more of a video feel on this to see each on their own as well rather than the normal only sitting/standing, mixes it up a bit and I enjoyed it. Thank u for an amazing reaction/analysis as always. I do love the analysis but I do genuinely love seeing ur reactions to these as well.
@@vvoof2601 Of course is subjective. If I'd liked Aerosmith better I would probably think nothing can top the original. But I don't like them, and now VoicePlay have me singing this all day. :)
You always give me something new to learn every video you react to. Love VoicePlay too and they always give a really great music experience. Thanks for the informative and fun reactions Peter
Geoff is not a bit of a show off as you put it. He is giving his fans what we want & that is the anticipation of when that sub will come. Geoff knows what we want & he gives it to us.
I totally agree that he gives the fans what they want -- I didn't mean that Geoff is a show off, but rather that his arrangements are geared to show off his low notes. Not in an egotistical way -- just simply that they are put on display
I'm up for hour long breakdown!! Would love it! :) Thanks for the reaction, and thank you for making the time for us. I've been watching for it to drop.
Nice version. I don't know if Rob Dietz was involved in arranging this one but he has worked with them on others recently. Rob, along with Avi Kaplan and Ben Bram are the founders of A Capella Academy. It is such a small and tight overlapping community.
Thanks for reacting so fast on this, and an hour long analysis of this would totally be worth watching especially because you looked like you were enjoying the song a lot. Also thanks for clarifying the sound that Layne starts out with, I haven't been able to wrap my head around that sound.
Great analysis again, love how much detail you go into with noting the different pitches, talking about the background harmony intricacies, etc! (I, too would also watch a 1 hr analysis vid of yours anytime.) This cover is really cool, very glad your Patrons and the BSN guys coerced you into doing it! 😂 Also great to hear that the Bass Gang is getting a social media manager, excited to see how much the group grows and for May to come 😊❤️
Such a cool analysis. As soon as I heard it, I knew I wanted to hear your analysis, especially with your expertise in dubstep. Voiceplay is certainly one of the best in the game. Go BSN plugs!
I really appreciated this breakdown! Honestly I didn't like this cover very much when I listened to it but you made me really appreciate it anyways for what went into it and the creative decisions. So thank you!
Thank you Mr. Barber for another great reaction....I have listened to this a few times, and I heard some notes near the beginning that I never heard before, because of you and your reaction....This one just keeps getting better.
I really like how they chose to just do tasty little touches of dubstep, just enough to get a feel for it without getting goofy, which I feel like is territory that dubstep can easily get into.
Thanks for this analysis. I love VoicePlay, but don't know why. Also, I don't remember the original. So I find your analysis so helpful. Been following you for a while.
How can you tell? I'm trying to figure out how to distinguish a chest from subharmonic. Fry and growl I can recognize (sometimes) because of the tone, but I don't know how to differentiate chest from sub.
@@shirleykarr3554 it's hard to describe with words. Subharmonics sound more rumble-y than chest notes. Just play a sample of each type of the same note side by side multiple times. You will realize the difference.
He did longer ones in the background of the twenty one pilots medley they did with Kurt Hugo Snyder many years ago. Which is crazy considering how low it was.
Great breakdown as always. Would like you to break down Home Free's Austin Brown singing " Bring him Home ", it is amazing it shows you how talented he really is.
Another forensic and rich look at vocalese. Love how you open all these up and and in 1 fresh pass, detail everything from note placement , vocal overlays to scales i.e. the Aeolian mode scale. So good. I'm glad to have followed you in that you appreciate all the sounds/performance elements in music. Hope you 1 day look into cultural voice production i.e. Tibetan, African and Sardinian vocal approaches, etc. Enjoying your knowledge Peter and am learning tons (a rejuvenated singer).
22:07 Cesar actually gets the high note here (Cesar did a interview/analysis with Mortius), with Omar I believe a maj 3rd below. And Eli just a little below that.
I know I read a while back that you were looking for rock/alternative bands to react too. I have an amazing band for you. The vocalist has such a unique voice && I really think you’d enjoy it. The band is Sleep Token && the song is Alkaline. I really hope to see you take this one on
I always enjoy your deep analysis of Voiceplay and Geoff. On those very highest notes from the Eli, Cesar, Omar trio - I think that Eli and Omar were on the highest note with Cesar doing the harmony. Another reactor thought that because Omar and Cesar were doing similar physical action, that they were singing the same note. The more I watch it, though, the more I think rock star Eli did it. Thanx for reacting to this! And Geoff will have another solo on RUclips in a few days. Subscribed.
They did a short for viewers to karaoke and do the highest note with them, and they stripped out the highest voice - in that, it sounds (to my unprofessional ear aha) like Eli singing a lower melody, then Omar, with Cesar missing which means he would’ve been on the top?? It’s so hard to pick…
I agree. Cesar and Omar are more in tune physically but Eli can hit those high notes much more easily. And in spite of the lack of the metal scream which would not have worked well with Omar’s pure tones, as much as I would’ve loved to of heard it, it’s still had that feeling of Eli. That rock feeling.
To me, it was almost quite obvious that Eli was on the lower harmony on that part, then I'm pretty sure it's Omar on top and Cesar in the middle? If so, it's very interesting because in between Eli (tenor 2 when Earl was here, but obviously has tenor 1 capabilities) and Cesar, it's the baritone singing the high E5-F5 stuff. Not sure about the latter two though, there could also be some stacking going on where one sings two notes and another sings none. One of the reasons why I thought that is if we go a bit back (2:37 in the original), it's obvious from mouth movement that it's Cesar singing the melody/middle part, which leaves Omar and Eli on the top and bottom. Then, listening to the bottom part more carefully, it has a more "Eli quality" in that almost-baritone range, and if you really look at the brief Omar shot (2:39 in the original), the mouth movement also matches the high part (with the Eb4 Dream | F4 On). To conclude, before the ultra-belt part, it's obviously Omar-Cesar-Eli. Now, to go to the actual belting part itself. For me, the low part (I'm calling a part with C5 a "low part" lol) just sounded very Eli, and from 2:49 onwards it just sounds straight up obvious. The Bb4-C5 movement just sounds so Eli, neither Omar nor Cesar would sound like that in that range - they would probably both sound a bit more "heady" (probably not a right word but I can't find a better one, so we're sticking with that). I think at this point, we should probably just ask VoicePlay themselves and have them answer us lol
I'm 99.9 that Eli is on the lower harmony. I know his voice extremely well as I sung with him for about 5 years daily, and it sounds like him on the lower part. He IS capable of those Gs though and definitely hit it at least once in this
To me it sounds like the scattering of cockroaches or something similar. As soon as I heard it I thought of that scene with Vincent D’Onofrio in Men in Black, where the cockroaches 🪳🪳🪳just kind of take over. Blechh !
I'm desperately curious about that pulsing sound effect that Layne makes that startled you so. This is actually the third song I've heard it in - he did a kind of one-note version in "Hoist the Colors," but in "Dragonborn Comes" he makes this exact same deep pulsing throb. I cannot IMAGINE how he's making that sound, but as an a capella group I do believe they would avoid a sound effect that needed much mechanical assistance. I understand adding reverb or simply increasing his volume as needed - but this is a really unique sound. Layne, Kevin and Adam (from the top tier a capella groups) are incredible beatboxers, and I don't want to think of the carnage should any of the three ever decide to walk away.
that came out a while ago, like years before Peter started doing reaction videos the odds of that being able to be a first time reaction are kinda slim.
@@marshayoung9387 I mean Voice Play's version came out years before Peter started doing reactions, he could do an analysis but I strongly doubt it would be a First time
While you're still doing a cappella, please react to Citizen Queen, an all-women group, including the bass and beatboxer. "Don't Call Me Angel" is a good one for reactions.
I’m pretty sure Cesar and Omar are switched on this order, they have a tiktok where they took out the top part and that high F sounds more like Omar to me
I always enjoy Peter's very granular analyses of the contrasting harmonic lines and unconventional scales that VP uses in its covers. I very much appreciate his technical knowledge, not only about the voice and its intricacies, but also about the musicality of the performers and how they create the "magic" of their performances. Based on Peter's comments about this video, I am curious for a behind-the-scenes view of what the other members of VP think about Geoff and the major role he plays in many of the VP videos. Do they feel that he is show-boating to the detriment of the music as Peter believes? Is Geoff advancing his own performance to the detriment of the wonderful performances that his VP colleagues deliver? That seems to be the critical question here. Based on what I've seen of Geoff in various situations, he doesn't appear to be an egoist who promotes himself at others' expense. Perhaps Peter has more insight into this than ordinary fans?
Just one person's opinion, but based on how most of Geoff's bigger spotlight moments come in songs that Layne arranges (or in "Enemy", which is arranged by both Layne and Eli), I'd say they're just having fun with it and not bothered. If I had to guess, I'd say they're probably pretty pragmatic about it. They know Geoff gets people talking and at the end of the day they're making their living on YT and talk = views. I'm a patron of both Geoff and VP and have to say that I've never seen even a whiff of ego from any of them. Also, Geoff gets a lot of notice for his solos, but I wonder if that's because bass is still such an extreme thing to hear (when it's not just in the background holding down the foundation). VP is kind of unique for arranging songs so all of the singers get a spotlight moment - people just talk more about Geoff, I guess. I wonder if you compared solo time for all of the singers if it'd actually seem like Geoff had more of a spotlight than the others.
@@dancingtotheoffbeat2682 What you're saying ... that VP is making a pragmatic choice to highlight Geoff because of magnetism of his voice ... seems quite plausible to me. When I introduce someone to VP, the first comment they usually make is about Geoff and his unbelievable tones. I too am a patron of both VP and Geoff. For sure, they're my favorite acapella group. Geoff is my favorite bass but I have to say the baritone/bass who sings with Forestella may soon be giving him some competition.
geoff actually said his lowest chest note is an F1. he just cant hit it super consistently yet i guess. i have a feeling its coming soon tho and then within the next couple years im kind of thinking hes gonna drop a chest e1 somewhere and blow all of our heads off xD
I believe Geoff hit an F1 chest in the Twenty One Pilots medley they did with Kurt Hugo Schneider, though it was pretty brief and not really thick and meaty like his solo stuff, more background.
"Some day your prince will come, some day the F will come." ... So what you're really saying is, "Some day your prince will give you a nice, deep F..." :)
It’s so interesting learning even more of what’s going on with a VoicePlay cover, because there is A LOT! Your knowledge and breakdowns are equally impressive and you offer so much finer detail, i’m specifically impressed by how you analyse each line/instrument and the harmonic progression etc. Your face on 4:37 ahah, oh yes! Aren’t they so good😭 I too could continue talking about this group, so many elements to unpack. Keep on sharing!
Layne killed the percussion on this.
Sure did!😊
Had to come back and hear your analysis. Do check on VoicePlay's new one - The Lion Sleeps Tonight - where Cesar gets 2 new notes - C6 and D6.
Mortius another reactor interviewed Cesar and broke down this song. Cesar stated he was the extreme high voice on this song. It was an excellent program. Love your reactions as always.
21:12
“How dare you defy me, computer”
That’s gotta be one of the funniest lines I’ve heard in a Peter Barber reaction video 😝
I loved the breakdown as usual and love all your stuff!!
I'm not sure even Layne knows what he does at this point. He went out wandering the universe and came back with all this....The more I listen to him, the more I'm amazed. But that holds for everything they do, so...
I did not grow up with music. Just what was on AM or my dad's Glenn Miller/Andrews Sisters. So this is such a new world, and I really appreciate how you and the Charismatic Voice explain and help me understand the levels and intricacies of what they do.
I can't believe Layne learned how to swallow a helicopter.
I want to base a D&D campaign on this video. Acapella group explores abandoned building defeating enemies through the power of rock! Bardbarians Unite! Amazing song. Fantastic analysis, as always!
"Omar can do it!!" - for those of you who have watched him on The Voice
I love that Voiceplay takes risks. And they're not afraid to add their sense of humour to the video. It makes it both amazing to listen to, but also entertaining to watch 😁😁
Geoff does hit a short F1 in chest in friends on the other side. That’s the only recording we have of him going down to an F1 in chest.
Jeff's dub step bass is stank-face worthy! 🙌🙌🙌 Just a stunning performance all around, kudos to Voice Play!
I remember the original and following Aerosmith. His father was a classically trained musician (Julliard). In an interview long years ago I read that the chords and simple melody were a product of listening to his father practicing on the piano. What a great piece it continues to be -- truly classic in the rock world. Lyrics were, and are, wise thoughts written by a teenager of his time. Peter, I feel like you introduced me to an old friend musically that I now know with new appreciation. ColdPlay is amazing.
CORRECTION: Where did that come from?? Voice Play (not COLD Play). Freudian slip of the mind, cold shivers down the spine?
@@alicehenderson8842 the last video was a Cold Play cover so it wasn't that far a reach for a one word slip.
Geoff's subs are absolutely amazing! They out do themselves every time they make a video!
making my way through your voiceplay analyses, and i am adoring it! on top of learning a lot about the technical aspects, it's just so energizing to listen to someone geek out about my favorite songs. i laugh out loud and smile so wide watching your videos. voiceplay is my favorite as well so a little extra thanks for the confession in this video 😜
You could go an hour, Peter, and I’d be there for it. I really enjoy your breakdowns.
I’ve come to suspect that the reason VP’s videos are so often Geoff-centric is mostly a marketing thing: At the end of nearly every song the first thing reactors talk about is his bass. It’s so extraordinary that he’s become kind of the gateway drug for Voiceplay. Once you’re into them you realize how amazing everyone else is.
I love the idea of TBG getting a social media person. I’ve been watching what’s happening with the Wellermen and I think their very aggressive social media blitzes before they released the last two songs raised a ton of interest. But mostly we need MORE SONGS from you guys!!
Excellent analysis-and seeing a new one from you always makes my day!
I've always thought that Geoff's bass usually gets more featured when it's Layne doing an arrangement - Whether it's because he really likes heavy bass or he's figured out this "gateway drug" thing, I can't say though!
@@Trickpants Layne’s the guy who had him holding that one sub for months in My Mother Told Me-that’s for sure.
Me too.
You can't tease us with an opera production and not tell us what it is!! May your song bring joy and tears and passion.
Excuse me, good sir! How dare you, just pit viping only once! You should've been wearing them during the whole song! 🤣🤣Now seriously, Geoff dropped some impressive, long lows out there! Wow, I'm still shaking! 🔥🤯.
I think the barbershop cadence is because there's no perc at the beginning, until Layne produces that weird, awesome post-apocalyptic helo sound, or whatever it is!
This song has been one of my favorites for ages, and I was really curious to hear what VP would do with it, wondering how they were gonna start with perfection and make it even better, you know? But they managed to pull the VP mesmerizing feeling all along! The arrangement is such a wonderful, creative masterpiece, and their voices and harmonies are outta this world! Maybe they are aliens? 😉
I already listened to this so many times! Funny thing is it hits me as if it was the first time I heard it, over and over again! 😍💯
Geoff has a new solo that will probably go public later this week. It's amazing, you need to react to it!! I mean, please do? It's worth it!!
Oh, yes!! Definitely set aside for Geoff and his identical brothers!!
Great video, as always! I'd be willing to watch an hour long break down video! It's great to see you nerd out about how cool Voiceplay sounds, but also explain why what they are doing sounds cool.
I second the notion that longer analyses would not go unappreciated. Love your review and insights.
Loved it. So nice to have you doing this in a sea of reactors who don't understand music.
A solo artist can be stunning but, for me, there is nothing better than exceptional harmonies that sound like they were created for each other. Some of the newer groups, especially the Filipinos, execute them to perfection and create an unbelievable wall of sound effects.
Fun fact: Caesar was the higher register with the Dream On section
I love hearing you talk/sing. I love your voice. You are beautiful too
Never an EPIC for me.....now it is and I understand the lyrics. Really nice and instructive reaction as always. Thx
Duuuuuuuuuude. I started tearing up at 06:49. Oh ma gaaaaaad
They really just keep topping themselves with each video. They truly take these songs and flip em to create magic and I’m a big fan of that. You can tell these guys sing from a spot in their souls where their love for their craft shines. Great reaction and analysis as always from you!
One of about 5 main reactors I look forward to anytime new VP drops! Thanks for jumping on it quick-like! Such an amazing cover built on a genius (per usual) arrangement.
Will be awaiting your analysis of Geoff's version of "Big Bad John".
And his new one coming out later this week. It’s quite a departure from the ‘underground’ and bass-centric videos.
I’ve been waiting on that too
@The Guitar Yes, I’m a patron. So I’ve had the video for a couple days. I’m happy to support artists that I believe in.
Should I do Big Bad John or Ain’t No Sunshine 👀
@@PeterBarber I like Big Bad John better so I’d vote that one
Oh Yeah!!!
As soon as I saw this was out from VP I was READY for this video! Awesome as always
You'll love voiceplays cover of daddy sang bass!
You bring a warm vibe to every video, and your analysis of any song makes listening to it better.
There you go again talking about my favorite Aeolian cadence. Well done brother.
Thanks for "reacting" so quickly. Loved it.
This cover is just incredible! VoicePlay always does an intelligent and complex arrangement to make it their own. Omar really added texture to this. Geoff just released Ain't No Sunshine with a tiny bit of dub step❤️❤️
I agree with you Voiceplay is my favourite acapella group too. Love the reaction.
I absolutely love Your analysis. I love the song too. Taking on this kind of song shows a lot of ambition and a lot of knowledge as well.
I would gladly watch an hour long video btw
Yay, thanks for taking the time to make us an additional video! Insightful and informative analysis, as ever, and "morning energy" or not, the geeking out as you peeled apart the arrangement was fun to watch. 🙂
This was a really creative and skillful take on such an iconic song. (I was also pleased that the riffs never crossed the line into "too much," at least given the feel of the song, and neither did Geoff's bass--it was just enough.) I guess my one nitpick would be that, while I'm in awe of the high-tenor belting no matter what, those epic high notes felt a little too smooth and processed--a little bit of grit, and it would have been perfect. But otherwise, I loved how they put this together.
Omg I JUST watched this video myself and holy shit man, I had CHILLS THE WHOLE DAMN VIDEO!!!! And chills again as I watch it with u. They really have arrangements on lock. They have my favorite arrangements. Some of the songs they've done u never would think would be the same as Acapella and some I feel are better than even some of the originals. Amazing.
*Side note, I'd totally watch an hour long video. Part 1, Part 2 those for sure!!!*
All those riffs, so steady and powerful, sounds so great.
Then the Bass drops! There is just SOOOOOOOO much to say about the techniques of this, Lane and Geoff just have that beat going so smooth and effortless and sounds so amazing! And then i love when YOUR mind is blown with the Lane magic and Dub dub dub!
BASS BASS smooth! And yes we are waiting! And lmao, may the F be with us lol.
And man those highs!!!! They just go and go and go! 😲😲 And is just soooooo steady.
I love love love the amount of riffs in this song, they are all so steady and effortless with no breakage, so amazing. Awesome work by VoicePlay as always, always ready to see new stuff by them as they NEVER disappoint. I was happy to see more of a video feel on this to see each on their own as well rather than the normal only sitting/standing, mixes it up a bit and I enjoyed it.
Thank u for an amazing reaction/analysis as always. I do love the analysis but I do genuinely love seeing ur reactions to these as well.
Great reaction and Analysis. I can listen to you and Geoff talk all day long? Y’all have the best bass voices!!!
This is better than the original. I love VoicePlay, they are so much fun and so creative!
That is highly subjective. I happen to think the original cannot be topped. I did greatly enjoy this though.
@@vvoof2601 Of course is subjective. If I'd liked Aerosmith better I would probably think nothing can top the original. But I don't like them, and now VoicePlay have me singing this all day. :)
You always give me something new to learn every video you react to. Love VoicePlay too and they always give a really great music experience. Thanks for the informative and fun reactions Peter
Geoff is not a bit of a show off as you put it. He is giving his fans what we want & that is the anticipation of when that sub will come. Geoff knows what we want & he gives it to us.
I totally agree that he gives the fans what they want -- I didn't mean that Geoff is a show off, but rather that his arrangements are geared to show off his low notes. Not in an egotistical way -- just simply that they are put on display
@@PeterBarber ok thank you for clarifying that. I was worried about that comment because I value your professional input.
So ready for this Analysis!! VoicePlay Nailed It!! Thanks Peter!!
I'm up for hour long breakdown!! Would love it! :) Thanks for the reaction, and thank you for making the time for us. I've been watching for it to drop.
your breakdowns of Voiceplay are some of the best! Please keep doing these longer breakdowns for VoicePlay!
It’s so cool to see you super geeked out in your element! You can tell how much you love what you do ! 👍
Check out Geoff's new solo in The Rains of Castamere. All I have to say is WOW.
Nice version.
I don't know if Rob Dietz was involved in arranging this one but he has worked with them on others recently. Rob, along with Avi Kaplan and Ben Bram are the founders of A Capella Academy. It is such a small and tight overlapping community.
This was originally arranged by Rob, and then Geoff took the arrangement and made quite a few changes, enough to claim co-arranging credit.
Thanks for reacting so fast on this, and an hour long analysis of this would totally be worth watching especially because you looked like you were enjoying the song a lot. Also thanks for clarifying the sound that Layne starts out with, I haven't been able to wrap my head around that sound.
lol, feel free to divide the videos up in two parts if half an hour isn't long enough! 😁
great reaction as always, Peter!
Great analysis again, love how much detail you go into with noting the different pitches, talking about the background harmony intricacies, etc! (I, too would also watch a 1 hr analysis vid of yours anytime.) This cover is really cool, very glad your Patrons and the BSN guys coerced you into doing it! 😂 Also great to hear that the Bass Gang is getting a social media manager, excited to see how much the group grows and for May to come 😊❤️
seconded and fully agree!
This is a great video Peter
Such a cool analysis. As soon as I heard it, I knew I wanted to hear your analysis, especially with your expertise in dubstep. Voiceplay is certainly one of the best in the game. Go BSN plugs!
I really appreciated this breakdown! Honestly I didn't like this cover very much when I listened to it but you made me really appreciate it anyways for what went into it and the creative decisions. So thank you!
you deserve so many more subs, love your input mate, genuine guy as well. keep on being amazing!
I love how they list each of them on the credits in the video's description.
Omar ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Mr. Barber for another great reaction....I have listened to this a few times, and I heard some notes near the beginning that I never heard before, because of you and your reaction....This one just keeps getting better.
That's what I like to hear!
Great analysis as always! Thanks Peter! 🥰 (And thanks Marwan! 😉🥰)
I’ve been waiting for your analysis…amazing as usual.
What a fantastic review!
I really like how they chose to just do tasty little touches of dubstep, just enough to get a feel for it without getting goofy, which I feel like is territory that dubstep can easily get into.
Thanks for this analysis. I love VoicePlay, but don't know why. Also, I don't remember the original. So I find your analysis so helpful. Been following you for a while.
Geoff has done a couple of chest F#1's in recordings but very briefly. One was in Superstition with Voiceplay and the other in Saddle Up.
How can you tell? I'm trying to figure out how to distinguish a chest from subharmonic. Fry and growl I can recognize (sometimes) because of the tone, but I don't know how to differentiate chest from sub.
@@shirleykarr3554 it's hard to describe with words. Subharmonics sound more rumble-y than chest notes. Just play a sample of each type of the same note side by side multiple times. You will realize the difference.
He did longer ones in the background of the twenty one pilots medley they did with Kurt Hugo Snyder many years ago. Which is crazy considering how low it was.
and he's since done *four* of them in Folsom Prison Blues
In the 21 pilots medley he did a F1 chest. He also did a few F#1 in chest. In his solo song ‘ Satlle up ‘ and Voiceplays ‘ Superstition ‘
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I’m so glad someone commented this.
I would be ecstatic about an hour long breakdown! This is such an informative and enjoyable breakdown. Nice work, Peter!
Peter: Their arrangements are so creative.
Everyone: Hello, they ARE called VoicePLAY.
Indeed, but their arrangements are significantly more creative than other acapella groups -- otherwise I wouldn't have mentioned it
Great breakdown as always. Would like you to break down Home Free's Austin Brown singing " Bring him Home ", it is amazing it shows you how talented he really is.
Another forensic and rich look at vocalese. Love how you open all these up and and in 1 fresh pass, detail everything from note placement , vocal overlays to scales i.e. the Aeolian mode scale. So good. I'm glad to have followed you in that you appreciate all the sounds/performance elements in music. Hope you 1 day look into cultural voice production i.e. Tibetan, African and Sardinian vocal approaches, etc. Enjoying your knowledge Peter and am learning tons (a rejuvenated singer).
While I love voice play I think for me home free is my favorite. I would love to see some more reactions to them.
22:07 Cesar actually gets the high note here (Cesar did a interview/analysis with Mortius), with Omar I believe a maj 3rd below. And Eli just a little below that.
Glad you did this! It's great and I always enjoy your analyses to VoicePlay!
Yay!!! I'm so glad you did this video. I kept checking your channel every day.
Great reaction & analysis Peter! Looking forward to seeing the future videos for the Bass Gang!
I know I read a while back that you were looking for rock/alternative bands to react too. I have an amazing band for you. The vocalist has such a unique voice && I really think you’d enjoy it.
The band is Sleep Token && the song is Alkaline.
I really hope to see you take this one on
I always enjoy your deep analysis of Voiceplay and Geoff. On those very highest notes from the Eli, Cesar, Omar trio - I think that Eli and Omar were on the highest note with Cesar doing the harmony. Another reactor thought that because Omar and Cesar were doing similar physical action, that they were singing the same note. The more I watch it, though, the more I think rock star Eli did it.
Thanx for reacting to this! And Geoff will have another solo on RUclips in a few days.
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They did a short for viewers to karaoke and do the highest note with them, and they stripped out the highest voice - in that, it sounds (to my unprofessional ear aha) like Eli singing a lower melody, then Omar, with Cesar missing which means he would’ve been on the top?? It’s so hard to pick…
I agree. Cesar and Omar are more in tune physically but Eli can hit those high notes much more easily. And in spite of the lack of the metal scream which would not have worked well with Omar’s pure tones, as much as I would’ve loved to of heard it, it’s still had that feeling of Eli. That rock feeling.
To me, it was almost quite obvious that Eli was on the lower harmony on that part, then I'm pretty sure it's Omar on top and Cesar in the middle? If so, it's very interesting because in between Eli (tenor 2 when Earl was here, but obviously has tenor 1 capabilities) and Cesar, it's the baritone singing the high E5-F5 stuff. Not sure about the latter two though, there could also be some stacking going on where one sings two notes and another sings none.
One of the reasons why I thought that is if we go a bit back (2:37 in the original), it's obvious from mouth movement that it's Cesar singing the melody/middle part, which leaves Omar and Eli on the top and bottom. Then, listening to the bottom part more carefully, it has a more "Eli quality" in that almost-baritone range, and if you really look at the brief Omar shot (2:39 in the original), the mouth movement also matches the high part (with the Eb4 Dream | F4 On). To conclude, before the ultra-belt part, it's obviously Omar-Cesar-Eli.
Now, to go to the actual belting part itself. For me, the low part (I'm calling a part with C5 a "low part" lol) just sounded very Eli, and from 2:49 onwards it just sounds straight up obvious. The Bb4-C5 movement just sounds so Eli, neither Omar nor Cesar would sound like that in that range - they would probably both sound a bit more "heady" (probably not a right word but I can't find a better one, so we're sticking with that).
I think at this point, we should probably just ask VoicePlay themselves and have them answer us lol
I'm 99.9 that Eli is on the lower harmony. I know his voice extremely well as I sung with him for about 5 years daily, and it sounds like him on the lower part. He IS capable of those Gs though and definitely hit it at least once in this
@@jennifersmith8923 Definitely capable yeah, also how did you sing with him for about 5 years? I'm reeeeeeeeeeeally jealous lol
This gave me goosebumps. You also need to check out Geoff's new song - Ain't No Sunshine. Gave me Leonard Cohen vibes. Absolutely amazing.
Layne is doing a helicopter sound is what I'm hearing. Looks post-apocalyptic similar to Warriors.
To me it sounds like the scattering of cockroaches or something similar. As soon as I heard it I thought of that scene with Vincent D’Onofrio in Men in Black, where the cockroaches 🪳🪳🪳just kind of take over. Blechh !
@@janetdw Guess we will just have to ask Layne.
my question is how??
At 20:10 you can hear Geoff do something really cool. Just pay attention. Its done at I think 20:14 .👍 Have a good day/night 👋
I'm desperately curious about that pulsing sound effect that Layne makes that startled you so. This is actually the third song I've heard it in - he did a kind of one-note version in "Hoist the Colors," but in "Dragonborn Comes" he makes this exact same deep pulsing throb. I cannot IMAGINE how he's making that sound, but as an a capella group I do believe they would avoid a sound effect that needed much mechanical assistance. I understand adding reverb or simply increasing his volume as needed - but this is a really unique sound.
Layne, Kevin and Adam (from the top tier a capella groups) are incredible beatboxers, and I don't want to think of the carnage should any of the three ever decide to walk away.
Still waiting on a reaction to their cover of “ Superstition”!!
Please I beg you to do a first time reaction video of Voice Plays version of Once Upon A Dream. It is so beautiful. Thank you.
Was it the someday your prince will come reference, or some thing else LOL
that came out a while ago, like years before Peter started doing reaction videos the odds of that being able to be a first time reaction are kinda slim.
@@maudglazbrooke1287 Voice Plays version is far different.
@@marshayoung9387 I mean Voice Play's version came out years before Peter started doing reactions, he could do an analysis but I strongly doubt it would be a First time
@@maudglazbrooke1287 first time for Peter.
Layne is imitating tap-dancing cicadas at the beginning.
Great reaction! I absolutely love your voice. New sub here😀
13:44 it was a WUB! Wub wub wub lol
While you're still doing a cappella, please react to Citizen Queen, an all-women group, including the bass and beatboxer. "Don't Call Me Angel" is a good one for reactions.
This song is my favorite of Aerosmith, and this one is a very close 2nd.
I think Omar is on the G#/Ab6 and Caesar is on an F6 and then Eli is on the C6. Such a tight nice harmony! Great analysis 👍
I’m pretty sure Cesar and Omar are switched on this order, they have a tiktok where they took out the top part and that high F sounds more like Omar to me
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I always enjoy Peter's very granular analyses of the contrasting harmonic lines and unconventional scales that VP uses in its covers. I very much appreciate his technical knowledge, not only about the voice and its intricacies, but also about the musicality of the performers and how they create the "magic" of their performances. Based on Peter's comments about this video, I am curious for a behind-the-scenes view of what the other members of VP think about Geoff and the major role he plays in many of the VP videos. Do they feel that he is show-boating to the detriment of the music as Peter believes? Is Geoff advancing his own performance to the detriment of the wonderful performances that his VP colleagues deliver? That seems to be the critical question here. Based on what I've seen of Geoff in various situations, he doesn't appear to be an egoist who promotes himself at others' expense. Perhaps Peter has more insight into this than ordinary fans?
Just one person's opinion, but based on how most of Geoff's bigger spotlight moments come in songs that Layne arranges (or in "Enemy", which is arranged by both Layne and Eli), I'd say they're just having fun with it and not bothered. If I had to guess, I'd say they're probably pretty pragmatic about it. They know Geoff gets people talking and at the end of the day they're making their living on YT and talk = views. I'm a patron of both Geoff and VP and have to say that I've never seen even a whiff of ego from any of them.
Also, Geoff gets a lot of notice for his solos, but I wonder if that's because bass is still such an extreme thing to hear (when it's not just in the background holding down the foundation). VP is kind of unique for arranging songs so all of the singers get a spotlight moment - people just talk more about Geoff, I guess. I wonder if you compared solo time for all of the singers if it'd actually seem like Geoff had more of a spotlight than the others.
@@dancingtotheoffbeat2682 What you're saying ... that VP is making a pragmatic choice to highlight Geoff because of magnetism of his voice ... seems quite plausible to me. When I introduce someone to VP, the first comment they usually make is about Geoff and his unbelievable tones. I too am a patron of both VP and Geoff. For sure, they're my favorite acapella group. Geoff is my favorite bass but I have to say the baritone/bass who sings with Forestella may soon be giving him some competition.
geoff actually said his lowest chest note is an F1. he just cant hit it super consistently yet i guess. i have a feeling its coming soon tho and then within the next couple years im kind of thinking hes gonna drop a chest e1 somewhere and blow all of our heads off xD
I believe Geoff hit an F1 chest in the Twenty One Pilots medley they did with Kurt Hugo Schneider, though it was pretty brief and not really thick and meaty like his solo stuff, more background.
I think he has recorded down that low in chest before, but I mean more of a spotlighted solo chest F1 -- fully exposed for the Pit Viper status 🐍
He did a clean one in superstitions
Forestella- bohemian rhapsody please. I'm sure that you love it 🙏👍
You're really need to check out Geoff's Ain't no sunshine - the newest cover.
I've heard from many people that it's fantastic, so I will try to make that happen
I think Geoff did a spoken Eb1 in sixteen tones.
You should react to Geoff’s cover of ain’t no sunshine
"Some day your prince will come, some day the F will come." ... So what you're really saying is, "Some day your prince will give you a nice, deep F..." :)