Bass Singer REACTION & ANALYSIS - Pentatonix | Bohemian Rhapsody
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One of the most legendary and iconic acapella covers of all-time, and what a joy it was to revisit 👏Always warms my heart to watch old videos when Avi was part of the crew -- hope you all enjoy the musical analysis of this fantastic cover!
Hey peter, may you check out Geoff's Big Bad John? :)))
Thanks (again) for all the analysis. It truly beings a whole new experience to listening to the song.
Love your face whenever Avi first sings 😍
Pentatonix my all time favourite!! Amazing analysis! Peter, your beatboxing is badass!! Love it!
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@@helenat2446 literally EVERYONE'S face when Avi first sings😍
The panning to the stars is an homage to Brian May, who holds a PhD in Astrophysics - the four shooting stars represent the 4 members of Queen. The shot of them lying on top of Scott references the art cover for Queen's Sheer Heart Attack album. They have said in interviews that this took them 5 years to get from initial conception to final product, because they wanted it to be perfect and they wanted it to be as close to possible to the original in honour of Queen. Brian May, at the time, linked to it on his social media, with one word - Enjoy!
Woah thanks for this insight!
Thanks for that! I honestly wondered if the four stars represented the four members of Queen. Amazing idea, in my humble opinion! I had never thought about the stars being a tribute to Brian, even though he is an astrophysicist (although it makes sense). I just simply imagined that it represented them being "stars," if you will, especially imagining Freddie, up there somewhere. Great info, thanks again!
Also, getting a nod on Brian May's own IG, is to me, a huge honor! I imagine that the members of Pentatonix are glad that they were so meticulous with doing such a great job, even though it took so long. I understand that this isn't a song, or band, that anyone wouldn't want to do proper justice to.
Thanks very much for this info! For me, anyway, knowing about "non-musical" details like these adds to my enjoyment of the music itself 💜
I've been a Queen fan since junior high school (70s). I kept getting this nagging, familiar feeling when I saw Pentatonix lying that way on the sofa. Of course--it's the Sheer Heart Attack cover! Thank you so much for pointing this out :-)
I saw them performed live. The megaphone is a prop. He can actually do that with his voice. Amazing
The fact that you called Mitch "Freddie" is probably one of the biggest compliments Mitch could receive.
Best cover of Bohemian Rhapsody ever. I can't count the number of times I've watched this and thoroughly enjoyed it.
You definitely bring something unique to the table. Anyone can "react" and gush over how amazing a song is, but the ANALYSIS you do is very enlightening!!
I always enjoy your analysis. Very enlightening.
Their cover of "Gold" was done in one setting without doing the vocals separte from the video. Again, Mitch steals the day.
One of their best!
I think Freddie would have adored PTX'S cover of the great BR so much. His bigger-than-life productions were showmanship extraordinary. Love your reactions, so well thought out and you show your excitement too. Much love!!❤💙❤
They're all amazing but Avi's voice just warms my heart! I'd love to see/hear your professional take on some of his solo material as well! Full Moon comes to mind as one that's just absolutely beautiful
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So about PTX videos….. their actual ’produced’ videos like this they sing or lip synch. In fact in Run To You, they lip synced part of it backwards so the ‘snow’ would fall UP. But PTX also has one-take videos that are just them singing. I’ve heard Scott say on those they do 4 takes, then chose the best to release. Gold is an example of that - along with their evolution songs. And the couch in THIS video was an homage to their early days of all 5 on a couch, singing. 🥰
It’s fun to hear you sing Mitch’s parts ❤
I just got Peter slapped by his A5 😮
Can you do Run To You next? The song is an original written by Avi and Kevin and it's hauntingly beautiful ! Avi’s bass is the star of the song, it just makes all the other elements vocally beefier, velvety and texturized and just decadent. Oh and the song is an old school acapella.
I agree!! And it's almost never reacted to
Wow. I had no idea it was an original song
As soon as anything PTX comes up with the name Peter Barber attached I get super excited! Your reactions are so fun and insightful! Your excitement on this one is infectious!
I have a special request for you if you don't mind. It's a live version of a Pentatonix original song, Run to You. The video is linked below. This is truly one of their most stunning live performances I've ever seen. Not only are they amazing, but so is the sound engineer because you can clearly hear each individual person, which is hard to accomplish with live performances. I would love to get your take on this one.
It's a very emotional song for anybody that has lost someone they love. It was written by Kevin and Avi. Thanks Peter!
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Yes yes yes it’s an amazing song! I LOVE run to you
I think it's just amazing that they did the guitar solo like they did in it and it actually sounded like a guitar
I look at it this way, they are not recording the music in the video, but they are singing. Lol
Thank you for breaking this down so well!
Hi Peter. I’m really glad you did this piece. As a 74 year old grandma, this is one of my PTX faves. (Odd, huh?)
As always, I thoroughly enjoy your analysis. Take care from one of your devotees.
I don’t think it’s actually lip synced, I think they are legit singing here, they just don’t use the audio from shooting the video. They absolutely use the studio audio. But I think that’s one of the reasons Pentatonix videos are so amazing is because they sing while doing their videos they’re able to express the emotion of the songs so well. There’s no exaggeration of mouth movements like in some music videos. For me it’s easier to see because I am hard of hearing and rely on lip reading so much.
I think that's what he means to be fair. I think most people that "lipsync" actually sing. Or at least the ones that do it well. But I get what you're saying.
@@hernameispekka_Rebecca I do think the knee that do it well sing while making the videos but don’t use that audio, but some music videos are done so poorly because they don’t actually sing while doing the video. Adele is one that clearly sings while doing the video (but uses the studio audio), it helps to know how the vowels, etc are placed for singers (not that I am) and she conveys emotion so well, in particular because she actually sings it.
This is one of their greatest all times hits.kudos for the superb reaction and analysis👊👍👌🙋
Many of their videos are shot over a number of hours. For this one they rented a street, possibly in the LA area, from 10PM to 6AM and had to scramble to finish. In a few shots at different points in the song you can see the pre-dawn horizon lit up behind them. There is a video of the making of this and another video comparing this with the original Queen video side-by-side. The Hallelujah video was shot on a Southern California dry lake bed in late summer (about 105 degree). As it was for the Christmas album they were dressed for winter. All the shots were very short with lots of breaks to cool and dry off. Watching the light angles and clouds you can see thing skipping back and forth. The same thing on The Sound of Silence. There was a large window on the side wall to the viewer's right of Kevin and the shadows kept switching back and forth. The bright light behind them on the door was a small high intensity spot to try to distract viewers from the changing shadows.
An interesting comparison to do with PTX is to watch their produced version of Hallelujah and compare that to the live performance of it on their TV Christmas special. That the two are so close to each other is a testament to their vocal skill (and the skills of the sound engineers on the live recording). And yet there are differences to be found. You can do the same with Disturbed's version of Sounds of Silence. They have an official music video (properly produced) and a live version from a performance on a late night talk show. Again, both are a testament to the musicians' skills.
It's amazing how well they fit together and seamlessly get out of each other's way and lend their voices to support each others etc. What an amazing group!! So much love for Pentatonix!!
Someone please correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe Scott sings both the high and low parts in the “We won’t let you go” section. This effectively creates a sixth singer.
Yep! He does both call and response. I think they all do though? Or most of them. Scott demonstrated his part once and it sounds so stupid! 😂
I love Mitch's guitar solo when the sing it live, it so cool!!!
I have seen them do this LIVE twice and there was NO MEGAPHONE and NO Modification! Mitch is unreal
any time Mitch opens his mouth I 🙌🙌🙌😭
Whenever I see you doing a new Pentatonix-analysis, I´m here as fast as lightning. Wonderful as always, thank you very much.
Brian May of Queen was so impressed with this cover that he put a link to it on Queen’s social media, saying “Enjoy!”
I have no musical background unless you count playing the recorder in 4th grade so I gravitate to reactions by people who know what they are talking about because I learn so much and can appreciate their talent even more. The fact that you can vocally show what you explain is a bonus.
Love your analysis. For those of us not musically trained, you really make music come alive.
Geeze, Peter. Just excellent. Wish you all the best. Talented guy, for sure.
love your analysis but Mitch can do that guitar solo live and sounds amazing!
Kevin has mentioned they put vocal effect on that line. Don't know if they add it on the mic or make it sound different live, but I know Kevin talked about how they added a tiny effect on that part.
He CAN do it live, but it definitely sounds a bit different than the studio recording. I've heard it.
@@Seriphina yes it doesn’t sound quite as electronic sounding as the recorded version when he does it live but pretty close. As most of us know Mitch is known for being able to imitate different types of sounds and voices and do it very well.
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Idk why this was so funny to me😂😂
What amazes me is that after listening to it so many times, there are still new things to hear.
Hi Peter, great review of this, PTX put so much work into. I am kind of surprised that you've never reviewed any of Avi's solo work. IMO Avi has one of the greatest voices around and his music is amazing. Would love to see you check some of them out.
Also, I saw PTX perform this live. Mitch does the guitar sound without the megaphone prop.
A lot of fun as expected! I love that Peter's R&A videos are a full-body feast: my brain gets all kinds of new info about sound recording & video production & vocal techniques, my ears bliss out on Peter's lovely voice (zomg smooooth!! his enunciation!!) & the video he's covering, & my heart is so lifted by Peter's joy & awe & love of music. Whoo, practically counts as circuit training.... 🤓
Thanks Peter-A-1 Finest Kind, as always! Every PTX R&A is must-view for me, as well as other a capella & bass-singer vids-I'd love to watch more with Avi. Take care, & the tattoo's lookin' great BTW. 🤓
Scott founded an all female Acappela group called Citizen Queen. Their contralto, Kaedi Dalley, can really get down in the bass line. I'd love to hear your reaction and analysis. Maybe start with their cover of Don't Call Me Angel.
I so thoroughly enjoy your technical analysis. SO informative. Thank you!
PTX are simply fabulous. I haven't heard a so-so cover from them yet.
Really loved the analysis and commentary. Keep 'em coming!
I appreciate your commentary a lot. I learn a lot from your videos.
I was literally thinking about the fact that this video should be made earlier today, and just opened TH-cam and there it was 🤯😂
You were my first reaction channel subscription on TH-cam and I love your detailed reactions. I also want to say that you have an incredible voice and I really love your cover of Change on the Rise. Just beautiful!
Thanks for doing this one! I’ve been hoping you would, so I was very excited to see the notification 😁 I’ve listened to this one a lot as I’m a PTX super fan and have been for a while, but just like you said, I heard new things when you pointed them out, such as Kevin going downwards in the percussion while the voices are going up before the last section. It was cool to hear that! Definitely an iconic cover of theirs ❤️
You mentioning opera reminded me of watching operas on TV with my mom when I was a child. So I decided to find one and watch it. Found the Magic Flute here on TH-cam. It was fun and I enjoyed it. Thanks!
Once again you have given me such an appreciation of this cover. Many times I don't appreciate all the singers because I am so in love with Mitch's voice. Thank you so much. And again I love your voice.
thank you for this, I'm so impressed by your knowledge to break this down, and also the talent to mimic what they just did
This is the best Kevin full drum kit I have yet to see.
Nice beat boxing on your part Peter. I also like your beard.
This is my favorite song from them. I miss Avi with them.
I definitely love this rendition, I also have not heard it in awhile, I recently heard a cover of this by Halocene which was also great. But this is by far my favorite Acapella and overall cover version of this song. Without the background instruments u can so clearly hear the intensity of their voices. And in true Avi fashion, just effortless smooth as butter as always. I love going back and hearing him in the group.
I Usually sit and sing along with these but this one has so many little vocal magic flows that I can't help but just sit and listen to them all.
That guitar solo man!!! Just amazing!!
Thank u again for an amazing reaction and analysis, love love love it as always. I'm totally catching up today, that's my goal today, get them all watched lol
regarding your comments about recorded vs. live, would you ever react/analyze live versions of PTX, Voiceplay, etc.? I know sometimes the audio quality isn't great on live recordings, but it could be interesting to see you talk about any changes they make.
Thank you for explaining parts of music I never even knew were there! Love watching your reactions.
This is an all around masterpiece, both the original and the cover. Saw them live, almost died.
And your voice is delicious btw 😳.
Could not click this fast enough! Thanks Peter for your always informative and enjoyable analysis. And thanks for getting back to PTX, been awhile. 👍🏻
PS: if you want to hear a couple of ridiculously long sustained notes by Avi, their cover of “No” done live in front of mics. It’s a bop but Avi is so fun to watch on this one.
Ugh your voice is so deep, love it!
Amazing cover, amazing reaction. I was able to hear something I did not the first 100 times I listened to it. Great job!👏
The more I hear you do reactions, the more I appreciate all of your knowledge and skills.
Peter, welcome!! You're the first bassist opera singer to react, if you hadn't noted that in video intro, one would've easily thought "JEEPERS!! He's got such a deep!!!" I might've also thought you've got some Barry White in there!! 😂 I digress, I really enjoyed your reaction, the breaks always point out that which stands out, in this first exposure to this ARTIST... IMO, her voice does resemble some of Nora Jones' (also different) nuances. In the performance intro she revealed her win of Norway's Got Talent in 2014, in her words she was 7yrs old.. I'm also certain you'll be inundated with everything you need to know about her... Her 1st official album produced with Republic Records should rock the world this summer.. your easy going style, informative (without it sounding quite like a lecture) and fast to smile at the ornaments she sprays in this (HER arrangement) rendition. Angelina is, as you will discover, the "Real Deal", the more you hear, the more you'll be amazed. So just be ready to be captivated with her abilities, and mesmerized by what she produces
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I’ve seen them do this live in Boston…WOW!!! I sang along at the top of my lungs with tears and choking voice 🥹 I love your review vids so much!!!
I really enjoy it when you analyze a song Peter. You are always spot on and very thorough. I heard you singing a little bit of tenor here, as well as bass, but what surprised me the most??...a little bit of Kevin percussion!!
I learn so much and increases my appreciation of their talents.
If you liked this version of Bohemian Rhapsody you should check out Mark Martells version... One take, only him singing and playing the piano... simply magnificent...
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Actually, with Pentatonix, yes the audio is not being picked up from this video recording session, but they're still singing. That's just what Pentatonix does. Where most groups will lip sync for the video recording of their "official videos", Pentatonix has stated that they feel like they're getting a better video presentation if they can hear what each of them is doing to serve the video. So, while they don't have mics picking up audio from these recording sessions, they can still hear each other and set up off of what the others are doing stylistically. This adds nuance to their physical performances in these videos that might otherwise be lacking. If tgey had these sessions wired for sound, you would hear them singing along with the audio of themselves playing to set up the action. They basically sing along with themselves, they just aren't recording the sound for that singalong. Interesting bit of trivia, right? Also, that megaphone is a prop,and Mitch doesn't need it to reproduce that electric guitar riff. And Kevin is a full on drum kit with all the extras. Avi does both wind chimes and a bass guitar. No keyboard that I have been able to detect, though.
Lip sync doesn't just mean singing without making noise -- that's an option, but it simply means syncing of the music video to the recorded audio. I would say more often than not, singers are singing along while shooting the music video like PTX does, because like you said, it makes it feel more organic and authentic.
@PeterBarber I suppose we are all used to the Milli Vanilli format for lip syncing. Also, I did point out that beyond the music classes at school that everyone gets, I had no formal training until later in life. I am still learning, and the reason I watch pros like you is to learn something. I am a bit of a polymath in that I am capable of learning in vastly divergent areas simultaneously and a thirst for knowledge that may not be quenchable. Thank you for the information. It was indeed new for me.
Queen never did this live. I have this live and it is spot on to this performance.
Thorough analysis. Thank you!
This is one of the best covers I have heard.
I never thought about people not knowing they were lip syncing. Craziness.
Thank you so much for your reaction 🤩
Another great video. It’s incredible how you can hear all the things going on - I now realise how much I’ve missed when I watch/listen by myself. I would really love for you to react and analyse Pentatonix’s Silent Night which is I think was filmed/recorded live. Avi’s voice is amazing and the arrangement is sublime. They sing in a church with no microphones and I would be interested in your educational spiel about acoustics.
Wonderful lesson!!! Thank you.
Thank you so much for analyzing this video and cover. I love your analysis as being both a recording artist and having done music videos. That made this analysis very interesting. I recommend you check out Home Free's recent cover of "Unchained Melody." It's been a while since you've looked at them and I think you should give that a peek. Loved your reaction Peter! Especially when you were singing along.
Honestly, I could listen to you analyse Pentatonix all day long! You have so much information to share, especially about Avi and singing in those lower registers. I noticed that, too... that for the most part PTX seemed to stick as close as they could to the original, but of course, so much of Avi's contribution was completely novel, since Queen had no real bass singer. FYI, the couch cuddle mirrors the Queen album cover, Sheer Heart Attack, and the sky-scape scene is a PTX nod to Queen's lead guitarist, Brian May, who has a PhD in Astrophysics, of all things! I love how PTX really does their homework when recording a cover. Such a great reaction, as always!
If you've never seen it, here's the Behind the Scenes video of the making of "BoRhap". th-cam.com/video/Q8ugJnIG_Lk/w-d-xo.html
Thanks. Interesting analysis!!!
I suspect one of the reasons people get defensive about the idea of PTX lipsyncing in their full production music videos is that a lot of us who have been fans for ages got REALLY used to the "couch song" videos they put out when they'd been dropped by their initial label (from winning Sing Off) and didn't have the $ for anything but doing all the production themselves. The vast majority of their early covers were done gathered up on a couch in one of their apartments, and a LOT of those were recorded live (though some needed their "recording each vocal track in a soundproofed closet, THEN filming on the couch while lipsyncing or singing sans mic" technique to get the right sound without the issues that come from recording in a larger, less soundproofed space. But even back then, ALL their non-couch music videos from that time (like the Daft Punk medley) were "record vocals in closet, film video in kitchen with backdrop".
Bc yeah, any music video that isn't filmed in front of mics, with no edits or cuts in the final take, is gonna be lipsynced. Like, shit, I sure af wouldn't want to sing something like THIS cover, in full voice, the 20-30 straight times necessary to get good takes of all the different shots that were edited together for this video, with a fog machine making the air quality awful, TERRIBLE on-set acoustics for recording at a distance (bc they clearly aren't directly mic'd) all while trying to EXACTLY reproduce every aspect of the vocals with each take so that the editing won't have any weird hitches in the audio.... There's just no way for almost ANYONE to sing live on videos like this and NOT have the final product sound like absolute shit, with all kinds of weird echoing and artifacts and wildly changing balance, plus their voices would be wrecked by the end and they'd have to take ages off to recover.
Gold! Good song of theirs too
Thanks for the reaction. Love watching the analysis of Avi's AMAZING voice.
Yes, there is post production of their voices for the video. BUT Mitch sings the guitar solo live and it is very nearly the same. He can sing that sound effect live!
Gah! You are so incredibly skilled and talented. Blows me away how much you pick up and are able to point out to us. Just stop.
Thanks so much :]
As people mentioned Pentatonix never does anything Studio that they cannot reproduce live. People often Give the example of the 2 versions of hallelujah. I don't know how I did it but I came across this Clip of Pentatonix doing bohemian rhapsody live. It quite possibly is off of somebody's phone
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Brian May is actually Dr. Brian May. His doctorate is in astrophysics. His PhD thesis "A survey of radial velocities in the Zodiacal dust cloud". He started his research in 1970 And took a hiatus for about 30 years to play around the world in this rock Band Queen. I'm not sure if they had any success. Perhaps that's why he returned to finished hit's it in 2007. His research was published in a a popular astronomy book Of the same name. The scene in which they pan up to the night sky is homage to Brian May being an astrophysicists. I always wondered why there are only 4 shooting stars when there are 5 members of Pentatonix. Then I read a comment that the stary sky was homage to Brian May then it made sense To me. I see it as the four Shooting stars representing the 4 members of queen. Brian May was so impressed With this cover that he posted it on all of his social media Sites. There is A behind the scenes of video to bohemian rhapsody. There are a few Pentatonix videos that also have a behind the scenes video. The moving couch pays homage to how they originally started. It would be them all sitting on a couch with a camera pointed right at them And doing the song in 1 take. This is what you see in there very early videos. I had mentioned that Avi has overtone. I know what it is but I have no idea how it is done or how to recognize it when he's doing it. There actually is a video of him demonstrating it. Love your reactions
To be honest, this was my favorite accapella, vocal for a short time. Shortly after, I went down the Home Free rabbit hole and they are my favorite band.
I find any comments re: Pentatonix's "failure" to sing live in a video, especially of this song, to be highly ironic, given that Queen found themselves unable to perform this song live without at least parts being on tape! Their mix of harmonies came from dozens of takes of 3 vocalists from within the band. When they performed "live", the operatic sections were played on tape, and the band would leave the stage for a light show and a quick break! LOL
Avi is currently in Europe on tour.
Love his two band members as well.
Love your reaction to this song by PTX. Everything they do is top notch. I was wondering if you have ever heard of Gabriel Henrique from Brazil. I have never heard of anyone sing the way he sings. Beautiful, powerful, amazing range. He brings tears to my eyes, goose bumps all over. I would love to see your reaction to his vocals. Maybe start with his most recent release "STAND UP" from Cynthia Erivo cover. Thank you, Billy Boy
Okay but now you have to do Voiceplay's "Queen in 5 Minutes".
Can I just say your voice is gorgeous! Could listen to you recite a phone book Lol....Love your analysis too x
Thanks for the great analysis! I love Queen and Pentatonix. Have you heard Freddie sing Barcelona with the opera singer Montserrat Caballé? It's amazing!
Something I really highly recommend checking out is a kids a cappella group called Acapop Kids which were created by Scott from Pentatonix. They do a cover of Bohemian Rhapsody/Somebody to love and it’s incredible considering they are all 15 and younger.
One of my favorite performances of theirs is an impromptu version of the "Daft Punk Medley" with no costumes and no production. Shows their true talent.
Live he had no megaphone and his voice does exactly that with his voice
Best cover of this song!
Thanks!
I absolutely love your analysis of songs, especially PTX!! I was wondering if you would ever consider doing a Bee Gees song like Fanny be Tender, Too Much Heaven, I started a Joke etc, their older music? Their music is beautiful and has such amazing harmonies! Just a thought!!
Look into Kevin's solo work... so creative and fun to listen to...
They actually do record most of their evolution videos live and Also I believe Gold and No were also recorded live. Those are also songs that never got put on any albums. Album songs with official videos are always lip synced for videos like all artists. For their evolution videos they would usually go into endless noise studios and sing through a few times and pick the best take. In fact on the endless noise channel they have a behind the scenes of Ptx recording their evolution of Beyoncé. Would be fun to see you react to their Beyoncé evolution and the behind the scenes to show them doing it live.