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The Grassi Guitar does not require a megaphone. It is just a prop to draw attention to who is making the sound. I heard it done live and it was EPIC. Mitch might be the reincarnation of Freddie Mercury. Freddie died in November 1991 and Mitch was born in July 1992. He can also grow the Freddie mustache. It is so close to matching it is kinda creepy.
I have heard it took them that long as to pay respect and tribute to Queen. It had to be right. It had to be perfect! (Which it is!) They included the “starry night” shot to pay tribute to Brian May who is also a astrophysicist. The scene laying on the couch pays tribute to album cover. They put so much thought, time and effort into this cover! Brian May ever linked it on one of his socials. Mitch does the electric guitar with only his voice. The mega phone was just a prop for visual! You can find them preforming this live and see he is not using one! This is AMAZING! Freddie Mercury would e proud! ❤️
Actually, it took them five years to decide they were ready to attempt this, after which they began the actual work on it. They love Queen and they love _Bohemian Rhapsody,_ so it was important to them that they get this extremely difficult song *right.* My personal guess (and I emphasize that it's *only* a guess) is that the final piece fell in place when Mitch figured out how to turn into an electric guitar. The piano part doesn't have to sound like an actual piano; it just needs to include the music the piano was playing, but the guitar solos are iconic. They couldn't be omitted, and they had to sound like an actual guitar. Be aware that this was as much a tribute to Queen as it was a cover of _Bohemian Rhapsody._ It's a work of love, which is the best kind of work.
I grew up listening to Queen. (Yes I’m dating myself) I only discovered PTX about a year ago. I was MIND BLOWN! I had to keep reminding myself there are no instruments……Thanks for covering PTX, I enjoying watching someone react who has such knowledge of their raw talent! They all have worked so hard for this!
I just wanted to say, as a 67 yr old woman, I love your intro/outro music. I hate to admit that I skip many of the beginnings of other reaction videos, but I don't care for most of the intro music. Loving your PTX reactions!
You mentioned several instruments that they imitated during this song - bass, drums, guitar. They also did bell tones towards the beginning of the song (starting about 1:37) while Mitch was singing the solo to imitate the piano that Freddy played in the original.
PTX does not do covers, they do upgrades. and another point, PTX does not allow anything they cannot do live. IE: no autotune or electronic sound effects. You might like Mad World, it will make you wonder about.
Popspring 2016 performance. Three original songs and Michael Jackson medley. Live performance. Christmas songs are amazing. O' Come All Ye Faithful knocked me out of my chair
One of theirs that I never liked the original and had a closed mind to anyone doing a cover on was Elvis's Can't Help Falling In Love With You BUT their cover is the most beautiful thing ever!
Just incredible! One of the things I love most about PTX is their fresh arrangements, especially Christmas music, BUT I appreciate how on classics like Bohemian Rhapsody, they don’t mess with perfection. I love Pentatonix 🙌🤯🙌🤯🙌🤯🙌
I love all their music, dance, slow or original. Avi as bass was incredible. When he left Matt took over as bass and he's spectacular in his own right. Loving your reactions, thanks 🎄🎄🎄
Loved your reaction, great song choice! It was fun to see the expressions on your face as the song progressed and we watched you watching/hearing them! One early video they did that often gets overlooked was a collaboration with Todrick Hall called "The Wizard of Ahhhs." I mention this not because I think it's their best but because I think it's so fun and entertaining. It reminds me a little of a broadway show where they incorporated more modern music into an old classic movie and took us along for the ride.
Awesome reaction. Loved seeing you just captivated. I have seen a video of the live version. The megaphone is just a prop. Mitch can do that with just his voice. Amazing. Also, Brian May of Queen has a link to this cover on his social media site. Pretty high praise if you ask me. Thank you for the smiles. Hope and joy to you and your family. Pass it on. =^;^=
Just for kicks, here’s a side by side of PTX and Queen doing Bohemian Rhapsody (Thanks @Megan Delynn for sending it to me😃). th-cam.com/video/sd2vVhYkoBM/w-d-xo.html
If you're interested in acapella, there's a guy here on TH-cam called Smooth McGroove. His stuff is specifically game music. He's doing it all on his own, so you'll see a bunch of different versions of him doing each part individually so he can later add it all together and create an awesome whole. Honestly, if it doesn't sound like something you'd want to react to, I'd still just suggest checking out a few of his videos for your own enjoyment. If you are any kind of a gamer, especially retro, you'll be blown away. As for pentatonix, they're great and you really can't go wrong with anything they do.
Great reaction! I always recommend their mashup of Are You That Somebody x New Rules. It's amazing. The rythm and bass on that one is mindblowing. Note that it's with Matt as bass. (The only member change they have had since the beginning.) He is awesome in this one!
Great reaction, I love PTX and not a big vocal fan before. Your thoughtful genuine responses given you back ground are what make you a lot of fun to hear react.
Let me tell you, I knew they would get to this song, however intimidating it would be to try and pull anything like this off, and I was waiting for years, confident that it was coming down the pike, and just look how amazing they are. They are perfection! They give so much attention to detail. Just perfection.
They do have great live performances. Recommend their live four song set from their Popspring 2016 appearance. Three songs are originals (Cracked, Can’t Sleep Love, and Water), plus the Evolution Of Michael Jackson. This high quality video is well worth the fifteen minutes.
There's a Behind the Scenes video about the filming of this; you can watch it here: th-cam.com/video/Q8ugJnIG_Lk/w-d-xo.html They did it all in one night, on a road (you can see the white lines down the middle of the road as the sofa moves). Throughout the video there's a countdown-to-sunrise timer on the screen, and they nearly didn't make it - it was morning twilight by the time they shot the final scenes. You can see trees starting to become visible in the background. It didn't help that adding a motor and wheels to the sofa made it less stable, so that it kept trying to tip over when they were climbing on and off and jumping around on it. The best live version of this that I know of can be found here: th-cam.com/video/C1PelJIxHTQ/w-d-xo.html
Yes, PTX is very intelligent with their choices of which vocalist does what part. They've been that way since the start, even in the Sing Offs which formed the group ( and they won). Some suggestions for your selection: New covers: When The Party's Over ( Billie Eilish cover), Perfect ( Ed Sheeran cover), Dreams ( The Cranberries cover), Prayin' ( Keesha cover). New Originals: Be My Eyes , Happy Now, Love Me When I Don't, The Lucky Ones, Anchor , Petals, It's Different Now, Never Gonna Cry Again ( not all of these have music videos...some have either lyric videos or visualizer videos), Older songs: Attention, Favourite Things, Mad World, Come Along, Havana, Royals, La La Latch, Say Something.
I do enjoy your reactions. I think many of the other comments are correct - this isn't the same as Queen - they're QUEEN after all and it's more hard rock-y sounding. BUT, damn this version is SO good and they are so talented to be as faithful as possible, honoring the original, and yet still have it be PTX. They're genius at that. One thing I didn't see mentioned is the couch. The couch in this video harkens back to their early days when most of their videos were done on a couch, sitting in that same arrangement - the trio on the back and Kevin & Avi in front. Low budget all the way, and yet great music. In some of their recent concerts I've seen them bring a couch on stage and do a series of old songs, recognizing the importance of the couch in their history. Keep an eye out for that as you watch older videos. There's also a "making of" or maybe it's "behind the scenes" of Bohemian Rhapsody - you should watch that just for the fun of it and to see the process.....how they fell off the couch, etc. Really fun.
Great and thoughtful reaction Sean. Thanks! I think this is one of the best a cappella arrangements ever made. I always thought they should have won a Grammy for this one. As a rapper I'd like to hear your views on some of the songs they rap in. They can all rap, but Mitch and Scott are particularly good. Try Problem, the Ariana Grande/Iggy Azalea cover. Mitch and Scott (the counter tenor and the blonde baritone!) have their own separate channel called Superfruit. I think you would love their version of 'Feeling myself' - Nicki Minaj and Beyonce - and their 'Hip-hop goes Broadway 1 and 2' which are hilarious! They turn big Hip hop tracks into musical theatre songs. Watch out for the bloopers at the end after the subscribe screen!
I recommend Popspring concert live. 3 originals and Evolution of Michael Jackson!. The sound is fantastic. They will not do a song they can't sing live and sound the same. Love that you are on this journey! Thanks!
An incredible rendition. To me the most sublime example of their talent is the final resolve at the end of the song. They land on the penultimate chord cleanly, then in very quick succession the chord resolves. Kirsten and Scott first, Avi second. Just immediately after you hear Mitch tune the new chord by raising his note by a very precise 1/64th of a tone
You should check out their cover of Gold by Kiiara, Can't Hold Us, and Problem. Their version of Carol of the Bells is awesome also. They won a Grammy for this, as well as Daft Punk Grammy) and Jolene (Grammy).
The night time sky scene pays homage to Dr. May astrophysicist, and the 4 shooting starts represent the original member of Queen. They did their best to honor the legacy, I think they pulled it off.
They totally honored Freddy Dr Brian May texted it out saying enjoy. Please learn their names Kirstie. Mezzo Soprano Scott. Baritone Mitch. Counter tenor Avi. Bass. Kevin. Beat boxer/ tenor/cello The only replacement is Avi. Bass 2011-2017. Left friendly Matt bass. 2017- now I find them astonishing and have not found anything by them I didn’t Enjoy
Two of guys from PTX have a you tube channel that they had before they started PTX, it's called Superfruit and they use a lot of instruments and they have lots of guests, if you only listen to Pentatonix and don't put in a little bit of Superfruit you are missing half the entertainment these folks can give! A pentatonic song You may love is called sing there is a bit of wrap in it and a Superfruit video that you may really love is I'm feeling myself which is a cover of Nicki Minaj and beyoncé, it's 1 of silver fruits most popular downloads and reactions trust me on this I really think you will be pleasantly surprised your TH-cam friend, Jake! 💯
I sure you know by now that the megaphone was. Prop sitting on the set somewhere and get picked it up and was playing with it. He does the guitar without the megaphone. Think you’ll find that they always put their PTX spin on everything they cover. Queens version was sooo intense with pain in the story he told. Mitch has been there survived that. Freddie was in an era supposedly of love all but it’s taken til now for his dream to just BE you can really have a chance of happening. I heard the astronaut into the stars is a nod to a Queen member who back to school to study astrology. Thus think of all those little things. Then makes us (no one forcing us, but can it they want, dishes will wait) to watch over and over to catch all the nods that think seem to see and arrange before they even get their first coffee. I love them crazy bad. Was thinking about trying to get a tix for the Nov in Lexington Ky but funds are about to disown me. They’ve already been told they have to leave. Can’t keep all the freeloaders out on their own cause this momma can’t afford no bug man to come evict them. My dream one day to see them in concert. music and economics were my two fav classes. Well along with writing. Times gone long far behind now but nice to at least reminisce. I can’t listen to anything PTX and not get stopped at some point for a comment, tear, share, be in awe and try to refocus before daylight rises. Love you ALL with PTX and the people who keep them sane with a slash of crazy so they can do their best which is out of this world. Ya know, next spaceship we send to lock on, hit, land or roll the windows down asking for grey pupon mustards, we need to be sure that PTX is what is blasting out into deep space. Don’t think any planet can top them but hey. Music and love are supposed to be the languages of love. Blind date from the Milky Way may be a bit much but tones can get us all up dancing. IMO
Great reaction, thanks Sean! This is truly a masterpiece. They took a years working on this arrangement and did Freddie proud. Brian May tweeted the link out saying "Enjoy"... I imagine this praise absolutely thrilled PTX at the time.
You need to check out some more killer a capella groups! Check out Hoist the Colors or Oogie Boogie (Halloween song) by Voiceplay or Man of Constant Sorrow or Ring of Fire by Homefree.
ABSOLUTELY love your reaction(s), but you really should learn their names to become one of millions of Pentaholics !! Each of them are super uber in their own right and have their own separate work, but subordinate to Pentatonix. Keep up the good work, but do learn their names !!
Oh man....you need to listen to Love Again....one of their originals...that is deep. LOL I've subscribed to hear more PTX....I just watched each video you have done. If you run into blocking issues with them try making video a little transparent. Can't wait to see what is next.
Honestly I love Queen. Freddy Mercury was a musical genius and all of Queen's songs are great. But Pentatonix somehow managed to pay homage to Queen, and Freddy, while also surpassing the original song using zero instruments.
I love watching your reactions to PTX but if you want your brain to be smashed into a million pieces then you must listen to the "Defying Gravity" Superfriut trust me ... you won't regret it !!!!!!!
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The Grassi Guitar does not require a megaphone. It is just a prop to draw attention to who is making the sound. I heard it done live and it was EPIC.
Mitch might be the reincarnation of Freddie Mercury. Freddie died in November 1991 and Mitch was born in July 1992. He can also grow the Freddie mustache. It is so close to matching it is kinda creepy.
However, if you've ever seen Mitch's dad, Mike Grassi, you know Mitch's occasional stache isn't necessarily inspired by Freddie.
I have not seen Mitch's dad....But it's more fun my way....LOL@@janetranslates
It took them nearly 5 years to perfect this song. They're so freaking amazing aren't they!
Wooooow! That’s amazing
I have heard it took them that long as to pay respect and tribute to Queen. It had to be right. It had to be perfect! (Which it is!) They included the “starry night” shot to pay tribute to Brian May who is also a astrophysicist. The scene laying on the couch pays tribute to album cover. They put so much thought, time and effort into this cover! Brian May ever linked it on one of his socials. Mitch does the electric guitar with only his voice. The mega phone was just a prop for visual! You can find them preforming this live and see he is not using one! This is AMAZING! Freddie Mercury would e proud! ❤️
Actually, it took them five years to decide they were ready to attempt this, after which they began the actual work on it. They love Queen and they love _Bohemian Rhapsody,_ so it was important to them that they get this extremely difficult song *right.* My personal guess (and I emphasize that it's *only* a guess) is that the final piece fell in place when Mitch figured out how to turn into an electric guitar. The piano part doesn't have to sound like an actual piano; it just needs to include the music the piano was playing, but the guitar solos are iconic. They couldn't be omitted, and they had to sound like an actual guitar.
Be aware that this was as much a tribute to Queen as it was a cover of _Bohemian Rhapsody._ It's a work of love, which is the best kind of work.
All I know is I saw them live, and it's just as good!
THEY ALWAYS BRING THEIR BEST AND your reaction was spot on a-1 awesome
Hands down Kevin is one of the top beat boxers around. He has a drum kit inside his mouth 😁
Blonde guy is Scott, high voice is Mitch, Kirsty, bass is Avi, and beatboxer is Kevin.
I grew up listening to Queen. (Yes I’m dating myself) I only discovered PTX about a year ago. I was MIND BLOWN! I had to keep reminding myself there are no instruments……Thanks for covering PTX, I enjoying watching someone react who has such knowledge of their raw talent! They all have worked so hard for this!
Me too. Queen fan from1976.
Their original Love Again or See Through 🔥🔥
I just wanted to say, as a 67 yr old woman, I love your intro/outro music. I hate to admit that I skip many of the beginnings of other reaction videos, but I don't care for most of the intro music. Loving your PTX reactions!
You mentioned several instruments that they imitated during this song - bass, drums, guitar. They also did bell tones towards the beginning of the song (starting about 1:37) while Mitch was singing the solo to imitate the piano that Freddy played in the original.
That’s crazy! Lol I didn’t even notice
Wow, I wouldn't think such a thing was possible but here we are, such a talent all of them have.
I’m here for your PX journey.
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PTX does not do covers, they do upgrades. and another point, PTX does not allow anything they cannot do live. IE: no autotune or electronic sound effects. You might like Mad World, it will make you wonder about.
Go react to Kevin Olusola cover of "Down" you will learn just how deeply talented he is
Popspring 2016 performance. Three original songs and Michael Jackson medley. Live performance. Christmas songs are amazing. O' Come All Ye Faithful knocked me out of my chair
As a singer can you do Carol of the Bells and tell me when or if Mitch takes a breath
One of theirs that I never liked the original and had a closed mind to anyone doing a cover on was Elvis's Can't Help Falling In Love With You BUT their cover is the most beautiful thing ever!
Lovely. I couldn't stand Imagine before.
FINALLY - A reactor who allows the song to play out in it's entirety before reacting... Thank you for that !! Subscribing for more PTX reactions 💙🎧
You said at the first "wonder how they will do the drums" and Kevin said "watch this!" I hope you react to their version of John Lennon's Imagine
Wonder how the percussion/drums are going to go?
PTX: let me introduce you to Kevin
Just incredible! One of the things I love most about PTX is their fresh arrangements, especially Christmas music, BUT I appreciate how on classics like Bohemian Rhapsody, they don’t mess with perfection. I love Pentatonix 🙌🤯🙌🤯🙌🤯🙌
I love all their music, dance, slow or original. Avi as bass was incredible. When he left Matt took over as bass and he's spectacular in his own right. Loving your reactions, thanks 🎄🎄🎄
Great reaction. Please react to Come Along and Gold, so good.
Check out the Recording of Evergreen. It shows them in the studio. It's a mini documentary
O Come All Ye Faithful will make you appreciate Christmas music as it should be.
I fan girl over Mitch❤️❤️❤️
I hope you have “Blinding Lights” on your PTX list 🤞🏼
Pentaholic from Louisiana
They are phenomenal!!😱🏆😀🏆🏆❤️😘🥰
Thier live performances of this are just as impressive.
Yay! I’m glad you finally got a chance to listen to it. This is one of my favorite Pentatonix covers. Now, I think you have Sound of Silence next 😊
Another example of PTX genius !
Loved your reaction, great song choice! It was fun to see the expressions on your face as the song progressed and we watched you watching/hearing them! One early video they did that often gets overlooked was a collaboration with Todrick Hall called "The Wizard of Ahhhs." I mention this not because I think it's their best but because I think it's so fun and entertaining. It reminds me a little of a broadway show where they incorporated more modern music into an old classic movie and took us along for the ride.
Gives you goosebumps doesn't it. Great reaction.
Awesome reaction. Loved seeing you just captivated.
I have seen a video of the live version. The megaphone is just a prop. Mitch can do that with just his voice. Amazing.
Also, Brian May of Queen has a link to this cover on his social media site. Pretty high praise if you ask me.
Thank you for the smiles.
Hope and joy to you and your family.
Pass it on. =^;^=
Just for kicks, here’s a side by side of PTX and Queen doing Bohemian Rhapsody (Thanks @Megan Delynn for sending it to me😃). th-cam.com/video/sd2vVhYkoBM/w-d-xo.html
eyes wide... wider... wider still - I think he liked it!
Haha definitely
Great reaction. Thanks!!
Awesome. more Pentatonix please.
More comin 👌
@@SeanStaxxMusic, good to hear. Do you want suggestions?
"Wow!" is something you hear over & over when it comes to reactions of PTX covers & originals. You definitely won't be disappointed by them!
Insane, right? It's great live, too!
If you're interested in acapella, there's a guy here on TH-cam called Smooth McGroove. His stuff is specifically game music. He's doing it all on his own, so you'll see a bunch of different versions of him doing each part individually so he can later add it all together and create an awesome whole. Honestly, if it doesn't sound like something you'd want to react to, I'd still just suggest checking out a few of his videos for your own enjoyment. If you are any kind of a gamer, especially retro, you'll be blown away.
As for pentatonix, they're great and you really can't go wrong with anything they do.
Great reaction! I always recommend their mashup of Are You That Somebody x New Rules. It's amazing. The rythm and bass on that one is mindblowing. Note that it's with Matt as bass. (The only member change they have had since the beginning.) He is awesome in this one!
Great reaction, I love PTX and not a big vocal fan before. Your thoughtful genuine responses given you back ground are what make you a lot of fun to hear react.
Let me tell you, I knew they would get to this song, however intimidating it would be to try and pull anything like this off, and I was waiting for years, confident that it was coming down the pike, and just look how amazing they are. They are perfection! They give so much attention to detail. Just perfection.
Very much enjoy your reactions. Have only seen the two Pentatonix ones so far, but it’s great to see you enjoy them so much
They do have great live performances. Recommend their live four song set from their Popspring 2016 appearance. Three songs are originals (Cracked, Can’t Sleep Love, and Water), plus the Evolution Of Michael Jackson. This high quality video is well worth the fifteen minutes.
They never disappoint. An amazing group.
"Wow,dude!" I think this is my new fav reaction to PTX! Loved it!
They don't do covers... They only do upgrades!❣
There's a Behind the Scenes video about the filming of this; you can watch it here: th-cam.com/video/Q8ugJnIG_Lk/w-d-xo.html They did it all in one night, on a road (you can see the white lines down the middle of the road as the sofa moves). Throughout the video there's a countdown-to-sunrise timer on the screen, and they nearly didn't make it - it was morning twilight by the time they shot the final scenes. You can see trees starting to become visible in the background. It didn't help that adding a motor and wheels to the sofa made it less stable, so that it kept trying to tip over when they were climbing on and off and jumping around on it.
The best live version of this that I know of can be found here: th-cam.com/video/C1PelJIxHTQ/w-d-xo.html
Yes, PTX is very intelligent with their choices of which vocalist does what part. They've been that way since the start, even in the Sing Offs which formed the group ( and they won). Some suggestions for your selection:
New covers: When The Party's Over ( Billie Eilish cover), Perfect ( Ed Sheeran cover), Dreams ( The Cranberries cover), Prayin' ( Keesha cover).
New Originals: Be My Eyes , Happy Now, Love Me When I Don't, The Lucky Ones, Anchor , Petals, It's Different Now, Never Gonna Cry Again ( not all of these have music videos...some have either lyric videos or visualizer videos),
Older songs: Attention, Favourite Things, Mad World, Come Along, Havana, Royals, La La Latch, Say Something.
I do enjoy your reactions. I think many of the other comments are correct - this isn't the same as Queen - they're QUEEN after all and it's more hard rock-y sounding. BUT, damn this version is SO good and they are so talented to be as faithful as possible, honoring the original, and yet still have it be PTX. They're genius at that. One thing I didn't see mentioned is the couch. The couch in this video harkens back to their early days when most of their videos were done on a couch, sitting in that same arrangement - the trio on the back and Kevin & Avi in front. Low budget all the way, and yet great music. In some of their recent concerts I've seen them bring a couch on stage and do a series of old songs, recognizing the importance of the couch in their history. Keep an eye out for that as you watch older videos. There's also a "making of" or maybe it's "behind the scenes" of Bohemian Rhapsody - you should watch that just for the fun of it and to see the process.....how they fell off the couch, etc. Really fun.
Faithful to original, but awesomely superior also!
I love PTX, but I really think that this is their masterpiece on such a difficult, classic song.
Just found your PTX reactions, sub. Hope to see more, they’ve got 10+ years of covers, medleys, evolutions & originals. Love hearing your thoughts!
Great and thoughtful reaction Sean. Thanks! I think this is one of the best a cappella arrangements ever made. I always thought they should have won a Grammy for this one. As a rapper I'd like to hear your views on some of the songs they rap in. They can all rap, but Mitch and Scott are particularly good. Try Problem, the Ariana Grande/Iggy Azalea cover. Mitch and Scott (the counter tenor and the blonde baritone!) have their own separate channel called Superfruit. I think you would love their version of 'Feeling myself' - Nicki Minaj and Beyonce - and their 'Hip-hop goes Broadway 1 and 2' which are hilarious! They turn big Hip hop tracks into musical theatre songs. Watch out for the bloopers at the end after the subscribe screen!
I recommend Popspring concert live. 3 originals and Evolution of Michael Jackson!. The sound is fantastic. They will not do a song they can't sing live and sound the same. Love that you are on this journey! Thanks!
An incredible rendition. To me the most sublime example of their talent is the final resolve at the end of the song. They land on the penultimate chord cleanly, then in very quick succession the chord resolves. Kirsten and Scott first, Avi second. Just immediately after you hear Mitch tune the new chord by raising his note by a very precise 1/64th of a tone
One original you should check out is Love Again, it’s absolutely incredible. Thanks for your awesome reaction.
PTX is one a kind. Others may try to duplicate, but they always fall short in some way. PTX has set the bar too high.
You should check out their cover of Gold by Kiiara, Can't Hold Us, and Problem. Their version of Carol of the Bells is awesome also. They won a Grammy for this, as well as Daft Punk Grammy) and Jolene (Grammy).
Check out ChuggaBoom - Bohemian Rhapsody. Best metal cover ever done.
The night time sky scene pays homage to Dr. May astrophysicist, and the 4 shooting starts represent the original member of Queen. They did their best to honor the legacy, I think they pulled it off.
The 4 shooting stars at the end represent the 4 members of Queen, and also a nod to Brian May, who is an astrophysicist.
Excellent reaction
Glad you enjoyed it 🙏
They totally honored Freddy
Dr Brian May texted it out saying enjoy.
Please learn their names
Kirstie. Mezzo Soprano
Scott. Baritone
Mitch. Counter tenor
Avi. Bass.
Kevin. Beat boxer/ tenor/cello
The only replacement is
Avi. Bass 2011-2017. Left friendly
Matt bass. 2017- now
I find them astonishing and have not found anything by them I didn’t
Enjoy
Start with their sing-off show competition performaces. The first thing they did within weeks of first meeting.
Glad you going down this journey 🙌🏽
Two of guys from PTX have a you tube channel that they had before they started PTX, it's called Superfruit and they use a lot of instruments and they have lots of guests, if you only listen to Pentatonix and don't put in a little bit of Superfruit you are missing half the entertainment these folks can give! A pentatonic song You may love is called sing there is a bit of wrap in it and a Superfruit video that you may really love is I'm feeling myself which is a cover of Nicki Minaj and beyoncé, it's 1 of silver fruits most popular downloads and reactions trust me on this I really think you will be pleasantly surprised your TH-cam friend, Jake! 💯
I sure you know by now that the megaphone was. Prop sitting on the set somewhere and get picked it up and was playing with it. He does the guitar without the megaphone.
Think you’ll find that they always put their PTX spin on everything they cover. Queens version was sooo intense with pain in the story he told. Mitch has been there survived that. Freddie was in an era supposedly of love all but it’s taken til now for his dream to just BE you can really have a chance of happening. I heard the astronaut into the stars is a nod to a Queen member who back to school to study astrology. Thus think of all those little things. Then makes us (no one forcing us, but can it they want, dishes will wait) to watch over and over to catch all the nods that think seem to see and arrange before they even get their first coffee.
I love them crazy bad. Was thinking about trying to get a tix for the Nov in Lexington Ky but funds are about to disown me. They’ve already been told they have to leave. Can’t keep all the freeloaders out on their own cause this momma can’t afford no bug man to come evict them.
My dream one day to see them in concert. music and economics were my two fav classes. Well along with writing. Times gone long far behind now but nice to at least reminisce. I can’t listen to anything PTX and not get stopped at some point for a comment, tear, share, be in awe and try to refocus before daylight rises. Love you ALL with PTX and the people who keep them sane with a slash of crazy so they can do their best which is out of this world.
Ya know, next spaceship we send to lock on, hit, land or roll the windows down asking for grey pupon mustards, we need to be sure that PTX is what is blasting out into deep space. Don’t think any planet can top them but hey. Music and love are supposed to be the languages of love. Blind date from the Milky Way may be a bit much but tones can get us all up dancing. IMO
Please try Avi's music. I'm only getting started video and also Change on the Rise.
Great reaction, thanks Sean! This is truly a masterpiece. They took a years working on this arrangement and did Freddie proud. Brian May tweeted the link out saying "Enjoy"... I imagine this praise absolutely thrilled PTX at the time.
Check out Sound of Silence (amazing rendition) and Imagine.
You need to check out some more killer a capella groups! Check out Hoist the Colors or Oogie Boogie (Halloween song) by Voiceplay or Man of Constant Sorrow or Ring of Fire by Homefree.
I have to keep coming back to my favorites....
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ABSOLUTELY love your reaction(s), but you really should learn their names to become one of millions of Pentaholics !! Each of them are super uber in their own right and have their own separate work, but subordinate to Pentatonix. Keep up the good work, but do learn their names !!
Check out the Sound of silence and Imagine
You need to check out Sound of Silence they did
Oh man....you need to listen to Love Again....one of their originals...that is deep. LOL I've subscribed to hear more PTX....I just watched each video you have done. If you run into blocking issues with them try making video a little transparent. Can't wait to see what is next.
No drum kit... NO FREAKING DRUM KIT.... so this guy is the best beat boxer... ever.
Crazy!
Avi Kaplan, greatest bass out there.
Check out Can’t Hold Us / Attention/ Imagine (to name a few 😆🧚🏽
You should react to the VOCTAVE - Disney Princess Medley
They perfected this for 5 years prior to this video...
you should check out the cover of this song from forestella
You should check out Panic at the Disco’s cover of this too! The live version 🖤 Pentatonix always kill it 🔥
Not Carol of the Bells, but Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy won them a Grammy-Sorry I just watched the other one, so it was in my head-
Just zn observation but does anybody know how difficult it is to sing lying down? Awesome, incredible
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Honestly I love Queen. Freddy Mercury was a musical genius and all of Queen's songs are great. But Pentatonix somehow managed to pay homage to Queen, and Freddy, while also surpassing the original song using zero instruments.
Check out ‘Imagine’🎶
Members of Queen actually congratulated PTX on this performance. I never tire of hearing this song. NO PTX performance is a loser.
Loved this If you have not you should scope out Voice Play Dream On
I was waiting for you to get mitch-slapped but you seemed to get Penta-punched twice in the first 4 minutes. Thanks for the real reaction
I believe Kevin is a classically trained cellist.
you should react to Ring Of Fire by Home Free, featuring Avi from Ptx 😀
also you should react with Puscifer's version 🙏
I read recently it took them five years to perfect this.
Holy shit
I love watching your reactions to PTX but if you want your brain to be smashed into a million pieces then you must listen to the "Defying Gravity" Superfriut trust me ... you won't regret it !!!!!!!
The megaphone is a prop.
Now you believe PTX doesn't do covers... only upgrades....!?!
Haha yeah