Hey for reacting to them 2 times before this one I think you did a good job at remembering their names 4 out of 5 is good. I can't remember my kids names half the time. Lol
Since no one has said this yet. Brian May of Queen posted this video on one of his accounts with just one word "enjoy". The shooting stars were paying homage to the 4 members of Queen as well as acknowledging Brian May is an astrophysicist. There' are other parts, like the couch goes back to Pentatonix's early days of recording.
Thanks for reacting. Kevin is the beatboxer. The megaphone was just a prop for the video. Mitch does the guitar solo live with no props...Insane! Can't wait for more PTX reactions.
Listen to morissette amon singing live, on radio 107.5 Fm. She is compared to voice legends at only 27 years old. 😉 You will be a little shocked by his performances🤭🤭 Listen to never enough, secret love song, akin kana Lang and rise up😉.
this is the ONLY Queen Cover i will listen to the whole way through and enjoy it allmost as much as the original. Freddie would have loved this version of his song.
Actually, Brian May was "Mitch-slapped" when our counter-tenor did his signature guitar riff (with wah-wah). And if you get to watch them live you realize that the megaphone is just a prop because Mitch does that whole riff without it.
Two other. Brilliant PTX performances. 1. Kiera’s. Gold. You might listen to original video first and then see what PTX does live. It’s so masterful Mind blowing 2. Havana. We are all sick of this song but they Breath new life into it and Kevin’s flugelhorn is awesome
Two of my favourites, too. And you're right... knowing the Kiiara original (way too over-produced for me) helps to appreciate the stripped-down PTX version.
I like those but I would say that my favorites are probably "Amazing Grace" and "The Prayer". Sure Avi is not there, but I like Matt better than Avi (Even though I love Avi), I think Matt can do much more than just base with his voice, and his connection with Kevin seems stronger as the duo beatbox/base. Another one which is REALLY NICE, is "The Circle of Life" from the Lion King, I think that is the name of the song.
He is a concert cellist, plays the piano and saxophone, can speak fluent Mandarin (he planned to be a doctor and practice in China before making the detour to California and Pentatonix to enable them to audition for the tv talent show ‘The Sing-Off’ which they then won in 2011. Dropping out of YALE must have been a shock to his parents, but luckily for Pentatonix and Kevin and all his fans he made the right decision. His parents are very proud of him too! Look him up individually on You Tube to see how extremely talented this man is. He is credited with originating the term Cello-Boxer. And oh yeah…….the guy who makes sounds like a kickdrum is a tenor with the voice of an angel. Go figure…😉
Go to Pentatonix version of the Prayer, wow wow wow, if you like Mitch you will be blown away, he gives Celine Dion a run for the money. Kirsten hits some awesome high notes as well.
Pentatonix They won The Sing Off in 2011. They made a guest starring appearance on America′s Got Talent as non−competitors a couple of years after that. The founding members are:- Scott Hoying (tall blond guy, natural baritone but has an impressive five−to−six octave range, can go all the way up to high tenor and down to bass, sings the bass lines when the usual bass singer takes the lead);
Kirstin "Kirstie" (Rhymes with "Thirsty") Maldonado (the only female member, natural mezzo soprano, but can go down to low alto and as high as upper soprano, also can sing in whistle notes that are off the scale); For a time in 2018 between the group’s tours, had the female lead on Broadway in the production of “Kinky Boots”. Mitch Grassi (a true contra−tenor, can hit high notes in his chest voice with ease and go WAY higher in his falsetto, also with ease); Avriel "Avi" Kaplan (dark beard and long hair), true basso profundo, trained as an opera singer, also can go up into the tenor range; and Kevin "KO" Olusola (beatboxer extraordinaire, also is a world−class cellist who plays cello on some of their songs, has a beautiful high tenor voice and gets occasional lead vocal solos as well, graduated pre−med from Yale and speaks several languages including Mandarin Chinese). Kirstie, Scott & Mitch grew up together in Arlington, Texas, and began performing together as children in local youth musical theater. They ended up in high school together and performed in the choir. While there, they formed an a cappella group called The Trio which had several performance videos go viral on TH-cam, most notably a cover of Lady Gaga′s "Telephone". The three of them are best friends and consider themselves to be almost siblings. Scott & Kirstie (who were a class year ahead of Mitch) both graduated high school in 2010 and went their separate ways to different colleges, Scott at USC and Kirstie at Oklahoma. While at USC, Scott joined a USC−based a cappella group called the SoCal VoCals, where he met alumnus Ben Bram, who was now an arranger and vocal coach for the NBC TV show The Sing Off, an a cappella competition show. Ben convinced Scott to get The Trio to audition for the show. The three reunited (Mitch had to skip high school graduation ceremonies to go) in Los Angeles for the audition. They found out that the rules had changed, so they needed at least five members to audition. Ben put them together with Avi (a native of Visalia, California), who he knew from Avi′s performing days at Mount San Antonio College in California. They found Kevin (from Kentucky) through one of his TH-cam videos that had gone viral featuring him playing the cello and beatboxing at the same time, a talent that Kevin coined as "Cello−Boxing". Kevin arrived in Los Angeles literally the day before the audition! Scott came up with the name "Pentatonix" after the pentatonic scale. They performed a re−arrangement of "The Telephone" for the audition and passed, despite having been together as a five−piece group for less that 24 hours! They won The Sing Off that season (all of the performances are available on TH-cam), in which they received a substantial cash prize AND a record contract with Epic Records. They pooled their prize winnings together and all moved to Los Angeles, and all got apartments right next door to each other in the same building. But just a week later, Epic dropped them because the marketing people didn′t think an a cappella group could sell records. Instead of giving up, they were determined and began recording their own songs on TH-cam, hiring Ben Bram as their producer and arranger. These usually consisted of the five of them sitting on a couch and performing cover songs live. Several of the videos went viral, and Sony (the parent company of Epic) decided to give them another chance by placing them on one of their smaller labels, Madison Gate. They released two secular EPs and one Christmas EP on Madison Gate, all of which were strong sellers. But when their cove r of a medley of songs by Daft Punk not only went super−viral, but also won them their first Grammy, they were promoted all the way up to RCA Records, Sony′s top label. They began writing and producing their own songs in addition to their covers, began putting out a Christmas album just about annually (which has become their best−selling genre), and have had multi−platinum album sales, sold−out world tours, and have won two additional Grammys. Avi began getting burned out with all of the touring and heavy recording schedule, was suffering from anxiety and personal problems, and learned that his mother had been diagnosed with cancer in 2017. He announced he was departing from the group and taking some time away from the music industry. Matt Sallee (from Baltimore) joined them in September 2017. He did only become official when they renewed their RCA contract in February 2018, but he recorded with them in September as a featured artist and went on their Christmas tour as a featured artist, as well. When he attended the audition for the group, he had already mastered the Bass part for most if not all their past catalogue. He was successful and has proved that he fits in well with the group. If you think there have been other changes to the line up - look again. This is the ONLY change. Kirstie and Mitch are like chameleons and change looks frequently. After a year away from music, Avi has now returned as a phenomenal solo artist in the Folk/Americana/Roots genre. Ben Bram has been in charge of their production, including arranging and directing from the beginning. He is often referred to as the sixth member. Scott and Kevin are major players in the arrangements, but every member contributes. A good watch is "The Recording of Evergreen" where a camera was invited into the studio for the second week of recording/ Also, all members are songwriters for both Pentatonix and their own solo work. Ed Boyer who mixes everything of theirs (even the HWB Livestream) is the one who pulled Ben Bram into the sing off in the first place. They have Grammy wins for Daft Punk Medley, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Jolene featuring Dolly Parton. They were nominated for a 4th Grammy for their album Evergreen, but didn't win. Kirstie became a new mum which caused a pause in touring after their Evergreen Christmas tour 2021. Mid March 2023 Kirstie has announced that she is engaged to Ben Hausdorff, their videographer. No dates YET! They have a star on the Hollywood walk of fame installed in February 2023. They are the only a capella group with a star! They came 3rd in the 2023 Masked Singer performing as "California Rolls" being unmasked in May 23. Things you need to know because if you get these wrong Pentaholics will come after you with pitch forks and torches! Ha Ha!! 1- There is NO Auto-Tune; what you hear is actually what they sing. They really are that good. One exception is the 90's Dance Medley where Cher used autotune as an effect - so they had to. 2- What produces everything that you hear in the video, you see in the official video. If there is an instrument used in the music, you see it on screen. In the 2022 Christmas album, there are some instruments not featured throughout the album. 3- They never release something on video they can’t reproduce with the exact same quality live on-stage.
@@camillep3631 You and I both know that factoid, but there is only so much a virgin PTX reactor can absorb in a first read . I have tried to keep this short(ish) while giving details of the formation of the group. The additional detail can come when they are more into PTX.
GOLD or THE PRAYER or BLINDING LIGHTS or CAN'T HOLD US NOW!!! Thanks for the great reactions! Kevin is the beatboxer. Watch his performances during the 2022 Christmas tour to watch how amazing he is when he plays cello and beatboxes at the same time! He started doing that when he was a pre-med student at Yale. He joined Pentatonix right after he graduated. So glad he chose music over medicine!
This is a cool video, because it starts and ends with them on a couch, in their early days online, they all sat on a couch like that when singing and this is the last song they do with Avi before he leaves the group. So it starts and ends with them on a couch. Their whole early career everyone said, you should do Bohemian Rhapsody, and they said they would never do it unless they could do it justice, so choosing to do it as their last song with Avi is very symbolic too.
It’s like Christmas you say? Wait until you find out how insanely famous they are for their Christmas catalog & covers - they carry the holiday season. Mary Did You Know, Carol of the Bells, White Winter Hymnal, Silent Night, White Christmas, O Come All Ye Faithful, and SOOO much more. You’re in for such a treat!!
I was late to the party and didn't learn about these guys until lockdown 2020. Instant fan. But I didn't listen to this one for almost a year because I love the original so much I didn't want them messing with it. But wow! It became one of my favorite videos from them.
"Daft Punk Medley" was their first Grammy winner. So, PTX got their start on season 3 of _The Sing-Off,_ which was the autumn of 2011. Part of their prize for winning _The Sing-Off_ was a recording contract with Epic, a minor subsidiary of Sony. They all moved to California and prepared to start recording, and a week later Epic reneged on the contract, saying they didn't know how to market a cappella. But by this time Pentatonix felt like family. They had all bought into the dream of making a career singing together and they weren't about to give up on it. So they pooled the $200,000 they'd also won and used it as seed money. The four men shared two apartments to cut costs. They lived frugally and they got together every day to arrange songs and rehearse, and whenever they had a new song ready they recorded it on theit iPhones and posted it to TH-cam. And their fans from _The Sing-Off_ found them, and subscribed, and then new people found them and subscribed, and they started to get a few patrons, and Sony noticed. Hmm. Maybe a cappella could be marketed after all. "Hey, Pentatonix! We have another subsidiary named Madison Gate. Would you like a contract?" Yes, they wanted the contract. Unfortunately, it didn't come with nice things like a studio, but you take what you can get. So, "Daft Punk Medley" came out in November of 2013. Because they didn't have a studio, they recorded the audio in one of their closets, which had good acoustics. The video was filmed by a company named FifGen. They had a venue set up for filming, but it fell through at the last minute, so someone at FifGen got the idea of buying black bed sheets to use as a backdrop and they filmed it in one of their kitchens. And then it won the Grammy. And again, Sony took notice. Grammys weren't something they expected from Madison Gate. "Um, Pentatonix, we think you might be a better fit with our flagship company, RCA. Does that interest you?" Pentatonix has been with RCA ever since. Pentatonix has always loved Queen, and they always wanted to cover "Bohemian Rhapsody," but they were afraid they couldn't do it justice, so they decided to wait until they were ready. That took them five years, but it was worth the wait; they were, indeed, ready. This came out in April of 2017, shortly before Avi left, so no, not the same era as "Daft Punk" at all. I believe the thing that makes you think of "Daft Punk" in this is the fact that they used flashlights and running around as a way to simulate some of the (then) state-of-the-art special effects Queen used. Partly this comes from those early habits of frugality, but mostly I think it's just the fact that they had some ideas about cool ways to do things, and they work. And those cheap specials enabled them to film this whole thing in just one night, which is nothing to sneeze at. There's actually a "Behind the Scenes" video about the filming of this; I think you'd enjoy it.
The only a capella Chris is Chris Rupp, who is the brother of Adam Rupp who is the beatboxer for Home Free. Adam and Chris are brothers and they started Home Free in Minnesota. Chris decided to leave for a solo career and was replaced in the group by Adam "CHANCE". 🎶🎶👱♀👱♀👗👗👠👠❤❤
I haven't read through the entirety of the comments to see if someone mentions these but here are a few interesting tidbits on this video. It took them 5 years to feel ready enough to do this song the justice it deserves as all of Pentatonix are huge Queen fans. The Grassi Guitar has no need for the megaphone, it was a prop that Mitch found on the set and decided to use to call attention to the one making the noise, he does it live in concerts without the prop. Brian May of Queen posted the link to their video in his social media and said in one word 'Enjoy!' The visuals of the video are meant to mirror the original video like where they fan out and pan the camera in the beginning and then all line up behind Kirstie to then pop out from behind her for their parts to mirror the trippy visuals of the original. When Mitch is on the couch laying down with the others walking along the side it is meant as a tribute to Freddie's death and the members walking alongside are the Pallbearers of Freddie's 'Coffin'. The way at the end when they are all laying out on the couch is a reference to Queen's cover art of 'Sheer Heart Attack', their use of the couch is a tip of the hat to how they started out making videos on TH-cam as well as a reference to Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure where they introduced a whole new generation to Queen with the headbanging in the car scene. The starry scape is a tribute to Brian May as an astrophysicist and the four shooting stars represent each of the members of Queen!
I played this for me mum a while back and she started crying, she said the lyrics were so sad. Apparently, she didn't realize what the words were before, but Penatonix's clear enunciation allowed her to hear every word. Kev's beatboxing astounds me every time I hear it, how does he even get that echo quality to it?? Anyways Welcome into the ranks of Pentaholics ^^ ♥
If you are interested in some stand out moments from Kirstin check out “Seasons of Love.” Also “My Favorite Things” it’s up to you if it matters that that’s a Christmas song. She also has some solo releases.
just in case you missed the live chat comment, I recommend you to watch [Behind the Scenes] - Bohemian Rhapsody - Pentatonix. It is the making of their Bohemian Rhapsody music video.
Here's the link to that BTS video. And it was a different video production company that did this one. "Daft Punk", "Love Again" , "Radioactive" and "Can't Hold Us" were filmed and edited by FifGen Films. th-cam.com/video/Q8ugJnIG_Lk/w-d-xo.html
Their cover of "Say Something" is where I fell in love with Kirstie's voice. She is brilliant in it, and Avi's solo is a tender foreshadowing of events to come. A great choice.
Congrats on 40K! The setting for this, i.e. the couch 🛋️, is a nod to when their record contract was dropped about 2 months after they won the TV Show “The Sing Off.” I think you would enjoy reacting to all of their performances, we call them baby Pentatonix because they were all so young. Scott, Mitch and Kirsten were all 19 years old! Anyway, they had already all moved to California into the same apartment complex in anticipation of working on this record contract when it was dropped. They decided to pivot, go to TH-cam, and try to make it that way, which obviously worked. But they would have practice sessions at their apartments, sitting around on couches, doing their thing. When they got the approval to do this song it is said they worked a very long time on it and came up with a Masterpiece of the original Masterpiece. I am a huge Queen fan and I think Freddie Mercury would have absolutely loved this. Thanks for the Saturday reaction! 💕
Welcome to the land of PTX…there is soooo much to sink your teeth into with them..from their early days on the sing off, to the Avi’s time in the group(and his solo music), to now with Matt.. pretty much all of them have put out their own music outside of the group…Scott and Mitch had superfruit(totally should check that out…both musically and their silly videos), Kirstin has her own EP, Mitch and Scott both just put out solo work. Kevin has solo projects out.where he loops his beats/vocals…he’s too talented. His cello boxing is unreal..he’s unreal
Did you watch Can't Hold Us Now yet? One of their earliest and most up-tempo. And I still think you'll love The Prayer, especially if you want to see how much they've perfected their sound. Anyway, another fun reaction.. looking forward to more!
It’s so lovely seeing you react and gaining great enjoyment. It must take a lot of hard work for you to get these videos to us. We appreciate your comments etc. so thank you from Manchester UK. Have you ever been ?😅😅😅😅😅❤❤
PTX fans love watching new reactors when they discover Pentatonics. Your enjoyment is written all over your face, and for me personally, it’s all I need to see. Their Imagine cover is awesome, but for sure you need to listen to Amazing Grace & The Prayer. In these two you will hear Mitch sing one in his lower register and one in his ultimate upper register. Both OUTSTANDING!
If you have not checked it out, yet, there is a behind-the-scenes video of “recording of Evergreen“. It was filmed during the 2nd week of a two week period. Set aside to record the entire album. It gives you a glimpse into how they create their sound and I highly recommend that you check it out.
Welcome to the party, Nick, and yes, it is still in full swing. You are picking out the jewels of the Pentatonix catalogue, and there are many more to go. I love how much you are loving Avi. He did give the group a certain gravitas, and his particular contribution has been missed by many, though the current bass, Matt, has his own skills and flair. If you want to stick with some of the oldies with Avi, I suggest an original of theirs, "Love Again," that showcases everyone's strengths in an EDM style, also "The Evolution of Michael Jackson," a fast-paced one-take MJ medley, and a personal favourite, their cover of Kiiara's "Gold," another one-take masterpiece where Mitch does vocal acrobatics and Avi's bass drops are subterranean. Really enjoying you and PTX. Liked and subbed, of course!
Nick, we all stared out somewhere with our PTX journey. Welcome to the Pentaholics family. I'm sure you'll be familiar with everyone soon. Looking forward to all the suggestions. And hey, we've all been Mitched slapped. No spoilers , but the rest will surprise you .❤❤
Fantastic reaction ! If I may suggest two songs worth reacting to . “ Run to you “ and “ Can’t help falling in love “ The former is an original ,the latter obviously a cover . So happy you are enjoying Pentatonix .
Thank you for the great reaction to this awesome Pentatonix video. Mitch can also sound like a violin with just his voice. Pentatonix has hundreds of videos and songs, covers and original songs. I'm excited that you have discovered our Pentatonix world. I look forward to more of your reactions.
Now that you have a few Pentatonix songs under your belt, I would like to recommend one of my favorite performances of theirs, Aha! at the Star Vista Hotel in Singapore. It's a live recording off of someone's cell phone, and you will get Mitch slapped hard! Just be aware, Kevin never makes it on camera, but he is there. Another stunning performance which will also give you a little of their history is their final performance in the Sing-Off where they got their start, singing Florence and the Machine's Dog Days are Over. It's breathtaking. I would recommend watching all of their performances through the competition, so you can really understand how they got started, but if you don't want to do that, I would still recommend Dog Days are Over, and their performance of Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On.
"Daft Punk" was from 2013, just two years after they won the SingOff, when they were still struggling to build their brand. This is from their 2017 PTX Vol 4 (Classics) EP, when they are in a much more secure spot, Grammy winners, lots of TH-cam views and album sales. So this was an all-night video shoot with a professional crew, designers, director. AND, though the couch is a reference to their early videos, many shot on a couch in their apartment, THIS couch has an engine.
Not sure if you’ve dug through their performances from Sing Off, but the Florence and the Machine one is stellar!!! Loving your reactions. New subscriber here. Thanks!
I love how they honored the original so well, but still made it their own. There's a making of this video, video. It's funny/cute. The couch gave them some interesting challenges.
Lol…I was late to the party back in 2016…seven years later the party is bigger than ever! You are absolutely right in that there’s plenty of party left. It’s so much fun watching you getting to experience these iconic performances for the 1st time…the word speechless comes to mind, but maybe breathless is a better word…Thanks for being a fan and allowing us to share in your experience ❤
You should see the video that plays them simultaneously with split screen. Just search TH-cam for "Pentatonix vs Queen". Everything PTX did to honor Queen is PERFECT. Right down to the angle of mitch's megaphone.
Pentatonix bohemian rhapsody insights . So, some things to know about this cover and video: -It took PTX years to get the arrangement to where they felt they could do the original masterpiece justice. -The cover, and especially the video, was meant to be an homage to Queen. Some of the moments paying respect were: The mono-recording of the line "easy come, easy go" followed by the panning of the voices from left to right on the line "little high, little low" (which is how the original was recorded), obviously the flashlights being used to mimic the lighting on the operatic part of the original video, the four shooting stars to represent the four members of Queen, as well as acknowledge the fact that Dr. Brian May is an astrophysicist, and the overhead shot of them lying on the couch is to represent the Sheer Heart Attack album cover. -The megaphone was just a prop. It is not needed to reproduce the electric guitar distortion. -PTX can, and does, perform this live with no backing track...something even Queen and the Great Freddie Mercury could not do. -Freddy once said he didn't care what people did with his music as long as they "...don't make it boring, darling!", so I think he would absolutely approve. -The overall video--with the "living room" and couch--is an homage to Pentatonix's own journey as a group. They lost their record deal right after winning the Sing Off and moving to LA, so they started putting out videos on TH-cam, performing covers. They would sit on the couch in Kevin (beatboxer) and Avi's (bass) living room and just record themselves on Mitch's (counter tenor who took the lead on this song) iPad. Some of their earliest videos went viral and they eventually were able to secure a new deal, record an EP, go on tour, release chart-topping albums and win three Grammy awards...so they moved out of the living room and down this new, unknown road. At the end of the day, though, they're still the same choir-nerds they've always been; just happy to sit together on a couch and sing. Also when Brian Mays heard it..he posted it on his web site with the word "enjoy".
One of the songs that they won a Grammy for is Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Wrap your head around an acapella group winning a Grammy for an instrumental song. Definitely worth a listen.
Great reaction! You have only started down the rabbit hole. I will suggest some favs after I see what you choose. You will be amazed at their variety of genres and how amazing they are. The song is the star and they allow each to shine doing what they do best but the quality of the song is the goal.
Also, the beatboxer is not a Chris, but a Kevin. Kevin Osulusa does the beatboxing, is a backup tenor, plays the cello (among other instruments), and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
For something completely different from what you've reacted to so far, check out their version of Can't Hold Us - Honestly, this group can do anything and do it well - C
Stumbled on this when watching a bunch of Pentatonix reaction vids. Only a minute in and know nothing about you yet, but I'm liking, subscribing, and commenting right away because you did something I have never seen anyone do in one of these videos. Before you even asked us to support you, you told people to like and subscribe the original artists. So much respect for that.
I loved this reaction! You should really do their cover of Imagine, their "wall of sound" in that one is truly amazing and gives me chills every time. ;-)
Beyond your encyclopedic knowledge of music and your technical insight is the way you allow yourself to be moved and, especially, amused by the music and its creators.
Love that you love them! Keep ‘em coming, and don’t worry about obscuring the videos. We’ve seen them dozens of times, and we’re really here for your reaction. Peace …
PTX fun fact: Mitch isn't actually using that megaphone in the guitar solo!! That is 100% his voice - there's a video of them singing this live, and he makes the same sound into a microphone
A couple of my favorites; With Avi: Say Something, Wizard of Ahhhs, several Christmas songs, Can't Hold Us, Problems... With Matt: The Sound of Silence, Amazing Grace, Can You Feel The Love Tonight, The Prayer, Shallow, Come Along, 90s Dance Medley, to name a few....
When Queen plays this song live, they walk off stage during the "opera" section so the audience knows they aren't pretending to perform that part. Pentatonix does it all.
A lot of people have sung this but, i don't really consider them covers because they didnt do it justice. I used to cringe everytime i heard someone was going to sing it. BUT I get the feeling that these guys sat down and said " Okay if we're going to do this we have to do it right." And they did. Quite honestly i have never heard a version other than the original that I liked until I heard this.
I love this cover and Avi's voice always gives me goosebumps in this! If you are looking for suggestions, La La Latch is a fun mash-up, Rather Be features Kirstie in lead and the first Pentatonix video I ever saw was Royals which led me down the rabbithole, lol. They have so many amazing songs though, you really can't go wrong no matter where you start :)
I couldn’t begin to tell you how excited I was to see you react to this one. Thank you for your appreciation of such a wonderful, therapeutic thing as music.
yes, they were blessed with great voices and amazing talent but their real gift is their ability to HEAR the tones in every aspect of the song, the tones and everything requires a great ability to listen and hear it all
Yay! So glad you did this one! I agree with some of the suggestions others have made, Gold is a GREAT example of how clean and consistent they are since it was recorded live/in a single take (though I do agree with the others that you should make sure to listen to the original first if you aren't familiar, becuase it's really impressive what they're able to do with it). I also highly recommend their mashup of New Rules (Dua Lipa) and Are you that Somebody (Aaliyah). I would never have thought the two of those would go together but they make it work so well. Others I'd recommend that you probably won't see recommended as much: Making Christmas from Nightmare Before Christmas and Come Along are both really fun and a great examples of them doing something outside the box. Also - I believe I saw in a previous video that you're into hip hop/rap? I'm not sure if you knew but Mitch and Scott have a side project they've worked on together for years called Superfruit. It's mostly a vlog but they do a lot of music together as well and I'm particularly fond of a few they did, Hip Hop Goes Broadway (there's a part 1 and a part 2) where they do a mashup of hip hop songs done in a broadway style. Keep up the great reactions!
I didn't read all the previous comments but I did notice all the nods they gave the original Queen music video when the song was first released. The sound moving from left to right is from the original version, the same with the flashlight scene. Enjoyed your reaction!
I never ever tire of seeing new fans of Pentatonix when their minds blown for the first time by this group! It may age me, but I swear it’s like watching a kid open their very first Christmas present. Their reaction-and yours-is priceless! #NewPentaholic 😉
Awesome job 👏. These guys are amazing. Oh and the beat boxer is Kevin. If you want to see some of his talents watch Radioactive with Lyndsey Sterling. .....I may have misspelled her name 😔
Idk if Chris can beatbox but Kevin sure can! 🤣
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Hey for reacting to them 2 times before this one I think you did a good job at remembering their names 4 out of 5 is good. I can't remember my kids names half the time. Lol
Chris is Kevin's twin.. he plays the tuba though and speaks Japanese
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@nickforellreacts You are doing alot better and faster then most reactors
"Well, how are we going to do THAT bit?" Answer: Let's just pencil in "Mitch " . . .
That sounds about right lol
That is everything pentatonix
Since no one has said this yet. Brian May of Queen posted this video on one of his accounts with just one word "enjoy". The shooting stars were paying homage to the 4 members of Queen as well as acknowledging Brian May is an astrophysicist. There' are other parts, like the couch goes back to Pentatonix's early days of recording.
Thanks for pointing this out. This cover has a lot of homage paid to Queen! ❤️
On Twitter his response was even more complimentary. He said (caps his): "GREAT VERSION! Enjoy."
Who would ever imagine an a cappella group covering one of the most iconic rock songs and blowing our minds 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
Thanks for reacting. Kevin is the beatboxer. The megaphone was just a prop for the video. Mitch does the guitar solo live with no props...Insane!
Can't wait for more PTX reactions.
Thanks for the info Karanne. So wild!
Listen to morissette amon singing live, on radio 107.5 Fm. She is compared to voice legends at only 27 years old. 😉
You will be a little shocked by his performances🤭🤭
Listen to never enough, secret love song, akin kana Lang and rise up😉.
Front row left is Kevin, the beatboxer, cellist, tenor. Back row right is Scott.
this is the ONLY Queen Cover i will listen to the whole way through and enjoy it allmost as much as the original. Freddie would have loved this version of his song.
Don’t worry about blurring or blocking the video. We’ve seen it 1000 times. We’re here for your reaction. ❤
Kevin…..you almost had it!
I appreciate that!
They don't do covers.... They do upgrades!
THE Queen does definetely not need upgrading. 😏 But yes, pentatonix are bloody awesome.
Actually, Brian May was "Mitch-slapped" when our counter-tenor did his signature guitar riff (with wah-wah). And if you get to watch them live you realize that the megaphone is just a prop because Mitch does that whole riff without it.
Two other. Brilliant PTX performances.
1. Kiera’s. Gold. You might listen to original video first and then see what PTX does live. It’s so masterful Mind blowing
2. Havana. We are all sick of this song but they
Breath new life into it and Kevin’s flugelhorn is awesome
Two of my favourites, too. And you're right... knowing the Kiiara original (way too over-produced for me) helps to appreciate the stripped-down PTX version.
THIS!! Their version is an incredible upgrade! I couldn't listen to the original
Not you might with Gold. You HAVE to listen to the original first, or you won't understand the brilliance of their arrangement.
I like those but I would say that my favorites are probably "Amazing Grace" and "The Prayer". Sure Avi is not there, but I like Matt better than Avi (Even though I love Avi), I think Matt can do much more than just base with his voice, and his connection with Kevin seems stronger as the duo beatbox/base.
Another one which is REALLY NICE, is "The Circle of Life" from the Lion King, I think that is the name of the song.
@@guadalupejazminvilaguillen4786 I believe the song you're thinking of is "Can You Feel the Love Tonight."
It's not "Chris" - it's "Kevin"...the beatboxer. He's a genius, very simply. I love him to pieces!!!!
He’s incredible!
He is a concert cellist, plays the piano and saxophone, can speak fluent Mandarin (he planned to be a doctor and practice in China before making the detour to California and Pentatonix to enable them to audition for the tv talent show ‘The Sing-Off’ which they then won in 2011. Dropping out of YALE must have been a shock to his parents, but luckily for Pentatonix and Kevin and all his fans he made the right decision. His parents are very proud of him too! Look him up individually on You Tube to see how extremely talented this man is. He is credited with originating the term Cello-Boxer. And oh yeah…….the guy who makes sounds like a kickdrum is a tenor with the voice of an angel. Go figure…😉
I get full body chills Everytime I hear Mitch sing 🫶
Mitch is so good, beyond phenomenal.
Go to Pentatonix version of the Prayer, wow wow wow, if you like Mitch you will be blown away, he gives Celine Dion a run for the money. Kirsten hits some awesome high notes as well.
Yes to this ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Absolutely❣
For more incredible beatboxing from Kevin (and a huge Mitchslap) check out "Can You Feel the Love Tonight".
Pentatonix
They won The Sing Off in 2011. They made a guest starring appearance on America′s Got Talent as non−competitors a couple of years after that.
The founding members are:-
Scott Hoying (tall blond guy, natural baritone but has an impressive five−to−six octave range, can go all the way up to high tenor and down to bass, sings the bass lines when the usual bass singer takes the lead);
Kirstin "Kirstie" (Rhymes with "Thirsty") Maldonado (the only female member, natural mezzo soprano, but can go down to low alto and as high as upper soprano, also can sing in whistle notes that are off the scale); For a time in 2018 between the group’s tours, had the female lead on Broadway in the production of “Kinky Boots”.
Mitch Grassi (a true contra−tenor, can hit high notes in his chest voice with ease and go WAY higher in his falsetto, also with ease);
Avriel "Avi" Kaplan (dark beard and long hair), true basso profundo, trained as an opera singer, also can go up into the tenor range; and
Kevin "KO" Olusola (beatboxer extraordinaire, also is a world−class cellist who plays cello on some of their songs, has a beautiful high tenor voice and gets occasional lead vocal solos as well, graduated pre−med from Yale and speaks several languages including Mandarin Chinese).
Kirstie, Scott & Mitch grew up together in Arlington, Texas, and began performing together as children in local youth musical theater. They ended up in high school together and performed in the choir. While there, they formed an a cappella group called The Trio which had several performance videos go viral on TH-cam, most notably a cover of Lady Gaga′s "Telephone". The three of them are best friends and consider themselves to be almost siblings.
Scott & Kirstie (who were a class year ahead of Mitch) both graduated high school in 2010 and went their separate ways to different colleges, Scott at USC and Kirstie at Oklahoma.
While at USC, Scott joined a USC−based a cappella group called the SoCal VoCals, where he met alumnus Ben Bram, who was now an arranger and vocal coach for the NBC TV show The Sing Off, an a cappella competition show. Ben convinced Scott to get The Trio to audition for the show. The three reunited (Mitch had to skip high school graduation ceremonies to go) in Los Angeles for the audition.
They found out that the rules had changed, so they needed at least five members to audition. Ben put them together with Avi (a native of Visalia, California), who he knew from Avi′s performing days at Mount San Antonio College in California. They found Kevin (from Kentucky) through one of his TH-cam videos that had gone viral featuring him playing the cello and beatboxing at the same time, a talent that Kevin coined as "Cello−Boxing".
Kevin arrived in Los Angeles literally the day before the audition! Scott came up with the name "Pentatonix" after the pentatonic scale. They performed a re−arrangement of "The Telephone" for the audition and passed, despite having been together as a five−piece group for less that 24 hours!
They won The Sing Off that season (all of the performances are available on TH-cam), in which they received a substantial cash prize AND a record contract with Epic Records. They pooled their prize winnings together and all moved to Los Angeles, and all got apartments right next door to each other in the same building.
But just a week later, Epic dropped them because the marketing people didn′t think an a cappella group could sell records.
Instead of giving up, they were determined and began recording their own songs on TH-cam, hiring Ben Bram as their producer and arranger. These usually consisted of the five of them sitting on a couch and performing cover songs live.
Several of the videos went viral, and Sony (the parent company of Epic) decided to give them another chance by placing them on one of their smaller labels, Madison Gate. They released two secular EPs and one Christmas EP on Madison Gate, all of which were strong sellers.
But when their cove r of a medley of songs by Daft Punk not only went super−viral, but also won them their first Grammy, they were promoted all the way up to RCA Records, Sony′s top label.
They began writing and producing their own songs in addition to their covers, began putting out a Christmas album just about annually (which has become their best−selling genre), and have had multi−platinum album sales, sold−out world tours, and have won two additional Grammys.
Avi began getting burned out with all of the touring and heavy recording schedule, was suffering from anxiety and personal problems, and learned that his mother had been diagnosed with cancer in 2017. He announced he was departing from the group and taking some time away from the music industry.
Matt Sallee (from Baltimore) joined them in September 2017. He did only become official when they renewed their RCA contract in February 2018, but he recorded with them in September as a featured artist and went on their Christmas tour as a featured artist, as well. When he attended the audition for the group, he had already mastered the Bass part for most if not all their past catalogue. He was successful and has proved that he fits in well with the group.
If you think there have been other changes to the line up - look again. This is the ONLY change. Kirstie and Mitch are like chameleons and change looks frequently.
After a year away from music, Avi has now returned as a phenomenal solo artist in the Folk/Americana/Roots genre.
Ben Bram has been in charge of their production, including arranging and directing from the beginning. He is often referred to as the sixth member. Scott and Kevin are major players in the arrangements, but every member contributes. A good watch is "The Recording of Evergreen" where a camera was invited into the studio for the second week of recording/
Also, all members are songwriters for both Pentatonix and their own solo work.
Ed Boyer who mixes everything of theirs (even the HWB Livestream) is the one who pulled Ben Bram into the sing off in the first place.
They have Grammy wins for Daft Punk Medley, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Jolene featuring Dolly Parton. They were nominated for a 4th Grammy for their album Evergreen, but didn't win.
Kirstie became a new mum which caused a pause in touring after their Evergreen Christmas tour 2021. Mid March 2023 Kirstie has announced that she is engaged to Ben Hausdorff, their videographer. No dates YET!
They have a star on the Hollywood walk of fame installed in February 2023. They are the only a capella group with a star!
They came 3rd in the 2023 Masked Singer performing as "California Rolls" being unmasked in May 23.
Things you need to know because if you get these wrong Pentaholics will come after you with pitch forks and torches! Ha Ha!!
1- There is NO Auto-Tune; what you hear is actually what they sing. They really are that good. One exception is the 90's Dance Medley where Cher used autotune as an effect - so they had to.
2- What produces everything that you hear in the video, you see in the official video. If there is an instrument used in the music, you see it on screen. In the 2022 Christmas album, there are some instruments not featured throughout the album.
3- They never release something on video they can’t reproduce with the exact same quality live on-stage.
Great info. I knew a lot of what you said, but learned a lot also. Pentatonix is great!!!
You forgot that their album of original songs debuted at #1 on the Billboard chart!! 😁
@@camillep3631 You and I both know that factoid, but there is only so much a virgin PTX reactor can absorb in a first read . I have tried to keep this short(ish) while giving details of the formation of the group. The additional detail can come when they are more into PTX.
GOLD or THE PRAYER or BLINDING LIGHTS or CAN'T HOLD US NOW!!! Thanks for the great reactions!
Kevin is the beatboxer. Watch his performances during the 2022 Christmas tour to watch how amazing he is when he plays cello
and beatboxes at the same time! He started doing that when he was a pre-med student at Yale. He joined Pentatonix right
after he graduated. So glad he chose music over medicine!
Thank YOU
Can't Hold Us would be a great one to do next, as it is completely different from what he's watched, so far.
@@Stonn2222 Agree!
Actually, Kevin graduated pre-med from Yale, not Harvard. He is amazing.
@@vidsorama2 oops, sorry. He is amazing.
This is a cool video, because it starts and ends with them on a couch, in their early days online, they all sat on a couch like that when singing and this is the last song they do with Avi before he leaves the group. So it starts and ends with them on a couch. Their whole early career everyone said, you should do Bohemian Rhapsody, and they said they would never do it unless they could do it justice, so choosing to do it as their last song with Avi is very symbolic too.
Kevin or KO, not only beat boxes, but plays the cello and beat boxes ar the same time. He also sings and is one of the groups principal song writers.
Kevin Olusola is the heartbeat of Pentatonix, imo.
Love your reactions...
Brian May was so impressed by this version that he even shared a link on his social media to the Pentatonix video.
Honestly, I didn't see any reaction beyond a smile.
It’s like Christmas you say? Wait until you find out how insanely famous they are for their Christmas catalog & covers - they carry the holiday season. Mary Did You Know, Carol of the Bells, White Winter Hymnal, Silent Night, White Christmas, O Come All Ye Faithful, and SOOO much more. You’re in for such a treat!!
Sweetie, Kevin is the beatboxer. Super enjoying your videos.
Yep I know now haha
As others have said: the bullhorn was a prop: Mitch can just DO THAT with his voice
That’s insane
Kevin on beatbox. Idk who Chris is. But no worries… when I listen to them, sometimes I forget who I am ❤️
Haha accurate
You need to see their cover of Mad World, that's all I'm saying 🤭
I was late to the party and didn't learn about these guys until lockdown 2020. Instant fan. But I didn't listen to this one for almost a year because I love the original so much I didn't want them messing with it. But wow! It became one of my favorite videos from them.
"Daft Punk Medley" was their first Grammy winner. So, PTX got their start on season 3 of _The Sing-Off,_ which was the autumn of 2011. Part of their prize for winning _The Sing-Off_ was a recording contract with Epic, a minor subsidiary of Sony. They all moved to California and prepared to start recording, and a week later Epic reneged on the contract, saying they didn't know how to market a cappella. But by this time Pentatonix felt like family. They had all bought into the dream of making a career singing together and they weren't about to give up on it. So they pooled the $200,000 they'd also won and used it as seed money. The four men shared two apartments to cut costs. They lived frugally and they got together every day to arrange songs and rehearse, and whenever they had a new song ready they recorded it on theit iPhones and posted it to TH-cam.
And their fans from _The Sing-Off_ found them, and subscribed, and then new people found them and subscribed, and they started to get a few patrons, and Sony noticed. Hmm. Maybe a cappella could be marketed after all. "Hey, Pentatonix! We have another subsidiary named Madison Gate. Would you like a contract?" Yes, they wanted the contract. Unfortunately, it didn't come with nice things like a studio, but you take what you can get.
So, "Daft Punk Medley" came out in November of 2013. Because they didn't have a studio, they recorded the audio in one of their closets, which had good acoustics. The video was filmed by a company named FifGen. They had a venue set up for filming, but it fell through at the last minute, so someone at FifGen got the idea of buying black bed sheets to use as a backdrop and they filmed it in one of their kitchens. And then it won the Grammy. And again, Sony took notice. Grammys weren't something they expected from Madison Gate.
"Um, Pentatonix, we think you might be a better fit with our flagship company, RCA. Does that interest you?" Pentatonix has been with RCA ever since.
Pentatonix has always loved Queen, and they always wanted to cover "Bohemian Rhapsody," but they were afraid they couldn't do it justice, so they decided to wait until they were ready. That took them five years, but it was worth the wait; they were, indeed, ready. This came out in April of 2017, shortly before Avi left, so no, not the same era as "Daft Punk" at all. I believe the thing that makes you think of "Daft Punk" in this is the fact that they used flashlights and running around as a way to simulate some of the (then) state-of-the-art special effects Queen used. Partly this comes from those early habits of frugality, but mostly I think it's just the fact that they had some ideas about cool ways to do things, and they work. And those cheap specials enabled them to film this whole thing in just one night, which is nothing to sneeze at.
There's actually a "Behind the Scenes" video about the filming of this; I think you'd enjoy it.
The only a capella Chris is Chris Rupp, who is the brother of Adam Rupp who is the beatboxer for Home Free. Adam and Chris are brothers and they started Home Free in Minnesota. Chris decided to leave for a solo career and was replaced in the group by Adam "CHANCE". 🎶🎶👱♀👱♀👗👗👠👠❤❤
Of course they do it justice! Congratulations on reaching 40,000 subscribers! 😀
That little chuckle after "I'm just a poor boy...." Yeah, Mitch's voice will do that too ya.
I haven't read through the entirety of the comments to see if someone mentions these but here are a few interesting tidbits on this video.
It took them 5 years to feel ready enough to do this song the justice it deserves as all of Pentatonix are huge Queen fans. The Grassi Guitar has no need for the megaphone, it was a prop that Mitch found on the set and decided to use to call attention to the one making the noise, he does it live in concerts without the prop. Brian May of Queen posted the link to their video in his social media and said in one word 'Enjoy!' The visuals of the video are meant to mirror the original video like where they fan out and pan the camera in the beginning and then all line up behind Kirstie to then pop out from behind her for their parts to mirror the trippy visuals of the original. When Mitch is on the couch laying down with the others walking along the side it is meant as a tribute to Freddie's death and the members walking alongside are the Pallbearers of Freddie's 'Coffin'. The way at the end when they are all laying out on the couch is a reference to Queen's cover art of 'Sheer Heart Attack', their use of the couch is a tip of the hat to how they started out making videos on TH-cam as well as a reference to Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure where they introduced a whole new generation to Queen with the headbanging in the car scene. The starry scape is a tribute to Brian May as an astrophysicist and the four shooting stars represent each of the members of Queen!
I played this for me mum a while back and she started crying, she said the lyrics were so sad. Apparently, she didn't realize what the words were before, but Penatonix's clear enunciation allowed her to hear every word. Kev's beatboxing astounds me every time I hear it, how does he even get that echo quality to it?? Anyways Welcome into the ranks of Pentaholics ^^ ♥
Im not sure if its been recommended, but the Wizard of Ahhs by Pentatonix is mind blowing. ❤
The best cover of this song with or without instruments.
If you are interested in some stand out moments from Kirstin check out “Seasons of Love.”
Also “My Favorite Things” it’s up to you if it matters that that’s a Christmas song.
She also has some solo releases.
You should watch PTX Problem(live) at a radio station, awesome seeing them do live performances.
Congrats on the 40k, let's go 50k
I just saw this one and it’s so so
Good
just in case you missed the live chat comment, I recommend you to watch [Behind the Scenes] - Bohemian Rhapsody - Pentatonix. It is the making of their Bohemian Rhapsody music video.
Here's the link to that BTS video. And it was a different video production company that did this one. "Daft Punk", "Love Again" , "Radioactive" and "Can't Hold Us" were filmed and edited by FifGen Films. th-cam.com/video/Q8ugJnIG_Lk/w-d-xo.html
For more Kevin beatboxing (and actually „Cello-boxing“, react to „Shallow“ or „Say something“!
Their cover of "Say Something" is where I fell in love with Kirstie's voice. She is brilliant in it, and Avi's solo is a tender foreshadowing of events to come. A great choice.
Congrats on 40K! The setting for this, i.e. the couch 🛋️, is a nod to when their record contract was dropped about 2 months after they won the TV Show “The Sing Off.” I think you would enjoy reacting to all of their performances, we call them baby Pentatonix because they were all so young. Scott, Mitch and Kirsten were all 19 years old! Anyway, they had already all moved to California into the same apartment complex in anticipation of working on this record contract when it was dropped. They decided to pivot, go to TH-cam, and try to make it that way, which obviously worked. But they would have practice sessions at their apartments, sitting around on couches, doing their thing. When they got the approval to do this song it is said they worked a very long time on it and came up with a Masterpiece of the original Masterpiece. I am a huge Queen fan and I think Freddie Mercury would have absolutely loved this. Thanks for the Saturday reaction! 💕
Like others have said, your face said it all. I look forward to many more Pentatonix reactions. They are amazing!!!
Thank you so much Ken!
Welcome to the land of PTX…there is soooo much to sink your teeth into with them..from their early days on the sing off, to the Avi’s time in the group(and his solo music), to now with Matt.. pretty much all of them have put out their own music outside of the group…Scott and Mitch had superfruit(totally should check that out…both musically and their silly videos), Kirstin has her own EP, Mitch and Scott both just put out solo work. Kevin has solo projects out.where he loops his beats/vocals…he’s too talented. His cello boxing is unreal..he’s unreal
Mitch is doing the electric guitar with his natural voice. The megaphone is a prop. You need to see their live performance on TH-cam.
OMG… you have to do The Wizard of AHHS!!! Can’t wait to see that one. Of course Amazing Grace as well
Did you watch Can't Hold Us Now yet? One of their earliest and most up-tempo. And I still think you'll love The Prayer, especially if you want to see how much they've perfected their sound. Anyway, another fun reaction.. looking forward to more!
It’s so lovely seeing you react and gaining great enjoyment. It must take a lot of hard work for you to get these videos to us. We appreciate your comments etc. so thank you from Manchester UK. Have you ever been ?😅😅😅😅😅❤❤
Thank you so much! Been to the UK alot but never there
PTX fans love watching new reactors when they discover Pentatonics. Your enjoyment is written all over your face, and for me personally, it’s all I need to see. Their Imagine cover is awesome, but for sure you need to listen to Amazing Grace & The Prayer. In these two you will hear Mitch sing one in his lower register and one in his ultimate upper register. Both OUTSTANDING!
Wow, thank you!
If you have not checked it out, yet, there is a behind-the-scenes video of “recording of Evergreen“. It was filmed during the 2nd week of a two week period. Set aside to record the entire album. It gives you a glimpse into how they create their sound and I highly recommend that you check it out.
Welcome to the party, Nick, and yes, it is still in full swing. You are picking out the jewels of the Pentatonix catalogue, and there are many more to go. I love how much you are loving Avi. He did give the group a certain gravitas, and his particular contribution has been missed by many, though the current bass, Matt, has his own skills and flair. If you want to stick with some of the oldies with Avi, I suggest an original of theirs, "Love Again," that showcases everyone's strengths in an EDM style, also "The Evolution of Michael Jackson," a fast-paced one-take MJ medley, and a personal favourite, their cover of Kiiara's "Gold," another one-take masterpiece where Mitch does vocal acrobatics and Avi's bass drops are subterranean. Really enjoying you and PTX. Liked and subbed, of course!
btw the shooting stars are to signify the members of Queen. It was their way of paying homage to Queen.
The megaphone is just an accessory. It’s not actually used. They same live without the megaphone.
What the PTX video, Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies. Its a song with no words done by a group that uses no instruments. Pretty awesome.
It just shows what you can do, with 4 AWESOME lead singers and the best Beat Boxer Cellist in the world.
Nick, we all stared out somewhere with our PTX journey. Welcome to the Pentaholics family. I'm sure you'll be familiar with everyone soon. Looking forward to all the suggestions. And hey, we've all been Mitched slapped. No spoilers , but the rest will surprise you .❤❤
Thank you that means alot!
Their talent, is really insane!!!
Chris is Kevin
Kevin is Chris LOL
Hahaha yes
Fantastic reaction ! If I may suggest two songs worth reacting to . “ Run to you “ and “ Can’t help falling in love “ The former is an original ,the latter obviously a cover . So happy you are enjoying Pentatonix .
Great suggestion Roger!
Great suggestions! Stunning 5 part harmony!
Watch the Behind the Scenes of this.
Thank you for the great reaction to this awesome Pentatonix video. Mitch can also sound like a violin with just his voice. Pentatonix has hundreds of videos and songs, covers and original songs. I'm excited that you have discovered our Pentatonix world. I look forward to more of your reactions.
Now that you have a few Pentatonix songs under your belt, I would like to recommend one of my favorite performances of theirs, Aha! at the Star Vista Hotel in Singapore. It's a live recording off of someone's cell phone, and you will get Mitch slapped hard! Just be aware, Kevin never makes it on camera, but he is there. Another stunning performance which will also give you a little of their history is their final performance in the Sing-Off where they got their start, singing Florence and the Machine's Dog Days are Over. It's breathtaking. I would recommend watching all of their performances through the competition, so you can really understand how they got started, but if you don't want to do that, I would still recommend Dog Days are Over, and their performance of Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On.
I really enjoyed watching you react to this. You can't ever go wrong with PTX.
Love your enthusiasm. This was a great reaction to an incredible performance.
Thank you so much!
"Daft Punk" was from 2013, just two years after they won the SingOff, when they were still struggling to build their brand. This is from their 2017 PTX Vol 4 (Classics) EP, when they are in a much more secure spot, Grammy winners, lots of TH-cam views and album sales. So this was an all-night video shoot with a professional crew, designers, director. AND, though the couch is a reference to their early videos, many shot on a couch in their apartment, THIS couch has an engine.
Not sure if you’ve dug through their performances from Sing Off, but the Florence and the Machine one is stellar!!! Loving your reactions. New subscriber here. Thanks!
I'll check it out! Thank you Lori!
Congrats for hitting 40k!!!
Thank you so much 😀
I love how they honored the original so well, but still made it their own. There's a making of this video, video. It's funny/cute. The couch gave them some interesting challenges.
Lol…I was late to the party back in 2016…seven years later the party is bigger than ever! You are absolutely right in that there’s plenty of party left.
It’s so much fun watching you getting to experience these iconic performances for the 1st time…the word speechless comes to mind, but maybe breathless is a better word…Thanks for being a fan and allowing us to share in your experience ❤
BTW…The Prayer, what should have been their 4th Grammy, is well worth the listen!!!!
Can't wait till her Mitchs guitar solo
You should see the video that plays them simultaneously with split screen. Just search TH-cam for "Pentatonix vs Queen". Everything PTX did to honor Queen is PERFECT. Right down to the angle of mitch's megaphone.
Think I read somewhere that it took them 5 years to arrange this..
Pentatonix bohemian rhapsody insights
. So, some things to know about this cover and video: -It took PTX years to get the arrangement to where they felt they could do the original masterpiece justice. -The cover, and especially the video, was meant to be an homage to Queen. Some of the moments paying respect were: The mono-recording of the line "easy come, easy go" followed by the panning of the voices from left to right on the line "little high, little low" (which is how the original was recorded), obviously the flashlights being used to mimic the lighting on the operatic part of the original video, the four shooting stars to represent the four members of Queen, as well as acknowledge the fact that Dr. Brian May is an astrophysicist, and the overhead shot of them lying on the couch is to represent the Sheer Heart Attack album cover. -The megaphone was just a prop. It is not needed to reproduce the electric guitar distortion. -PTX can, and does, perform this live with no backing track...something even Queen and the Great Freddie Mercury could not do. -Freddy once said he didn't care what people did with his music as long as they "...don't make it boring, darling!", so I think he would absolutely approve. -The overall video--with the "living room" and couch--is an homage to Pentatonix's own journey as a group. They lost their record deal right after winning the Sing Off and moving to LA, so they started putting out videos on TH-cam, performing covers. They would sit on the couch in Kevin (beatboxer) and Avi's (bass) living room and just record themselves on Mitch's (counter tenor who took the lead on this song) iPad. Some of their earliest videos went viral and they eventually were able to secure a new deal, record an EP, go on tour, release chart-topping albums and win three Grammy awards...so they moved out of the living room and down this new, unknown road. At the end of the day, though, they're still the same choir-nerds they've always been; just happy to sit together on a couch and sing. Also when Brian Mays heard it..he posted it on his web site with the word "enjoy".
One of the songs that they won a Grammy for is Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Wrap your head around an acapella group winning a Grammy for an instrumental song. Definitely worth a listen.
Great reaction! You have only started down the rabbit hole. I will suggest some favs after I see what you choose. You will be amazed at their variety of genres and how amazing they are. The song is the star and they allow each to shine doing what they do best but the quality of the song is the goal.
Thanks for the tips Debra!
Also, the beatboxer is not a Chris, but a Kevin. Kevin Osulusa does the beatboxing, is a backup tenor, plays the cello (among other instruments), and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
Thank you Lee!
For something completely different from what you've reacted to so far, check out their version of Can't Hold Us - Honestly, this group can do anything and do it well - C
Stumbled on this when watching a bunch of Pentatonix reaction vids. Only a minute in and know nothing about you yet, but I'm liking, subscribing, and commenting right away because you did something I have never seen anyone do in one of these videos. Before you even asked us to support you, you told people to like and subscribe the original artists. So much respect for that.
I love watching the unbridled joy you display when you hear the magic of excellence in vocal. Wonderful!
Glad you enjoy it!
I loved this reaction! You should really do their cover of Imagine, their "wall of sound" in that one is truly amazing and gives me chills every time. ;-)
The 4 shooting stars at the end represent the 4 original members of Queen.
Beyond your encyclopedic knowledge of music and your technical insight is the way you allow yourself to be moved and, especially, amused by the music and its creators.
Love that you love them! Keep ‘em coming, and don’t worry about obscuring the videos. We’ve seen them dozens of times, and we’re really here for your reaction. Peace …
Will do! Thanks for supporting too
More options… the prayer, Mary did you know, say something, amazing grace, IMAGINE ….
Awesome! Thanks!
My pleasure!
PTX fun fact: Mitch isn't actually using that megaphone in the guitar solo!! That is 100% his voice - there's a video of them singing this live, and he makes the same sound into a microphone
A couple of my favorites;
With Avi: Say Something, Wizard of Ahhhs, several Christmas songs, Can't Hold Us, Problems...
With Matt: The Sound of Silence, Amazing Grace, Can You Feel The Love Tonight, The Prayer, Shallow, Come Along, 90s Dance Medley, to name a few....
When Queen plays this song live, they walk off stage during the "opera" section so the audience knows they aren't pretending to perform that part. Pentatonix does it all.
"Okay, okay, okay, okaaaaaaaaaay!" LOL, what a perfect reaction!!!!!!!!!!!
A lot of people have sung this but, i don't really consider them covers because they didnt do it justice. I used to cringe everytime i heard someone was going to sing it. BUT I get the feeling that these guys sat down and said " Okay if we're going to do this we have to do it right." And they did. Quite honestly i have never heard a version other than the original that I liked until I heard this.
Thanks for a great reaction! I'm looking forward to more PTX with you! ❤
More to come!
I love this cover and Avi's voice always gives me goosebumps in this! If you are looking for suggestions, La La Latch is a fun mash-up, Rather Be features Kirstie in lead and the first Pentatonix video I ever saw was Royals which led me down the rabbithole, lol. They have so many amazing songs though, you really can't go wrong no matter where you start :)
They do everything justice in every song they do!! Check out their Popspring 2016 concert there’s 3 of their original songs in it & it’s amazing!
Kevin the beatboxer is truly a machine. Love all of them.
avi gives me chills!!! they are amazing!! lovely reaction. much love, kathleen
I couldn’t begin to tell you how excited I was to see you react to this one. Thank you for your appreciation of such a wonderful, therapeutic thing as music.
My pleasure!!
Ahhh, finally someone acknowledges Christopher !!! Been so long to hear that !
I love all of PTX. But my personal favorite is Kirsty. If you want to hear her take the lead on a song go with Say Something.
yes, they were blessed with great voices and amazing talent but their real gift is their ability to HEAR the tones in every aspect of the song, the tones and everything requires a great ability to listen and hear it all
Yay! So glad you did this one! I agree with some of the suggestions others have made, Gold is a GREAT example of how clean and consistent they are since it was recorded live/in a single take (though I do agree with the others that you should make sure to listen to the original first if you aren't familiar, becuase it's really impressive what they're able to do with it). I also highly recommend their mashup of New Rules (Dua Lipa) and Are you that Somebody (Aaliyah). I would never have thought the two of those would go together but they make it work so well. Others I'd recommend that you probably won't see recommended as much: Making Christmas from Nightmare Before Christmas and Come Along are both really fun and a great examples of them doing something outside the box. Also - I believe I saw in a previous video that you're into hip hop/rap? I'm not sure if you knew but Mitch and Scott have a side project they've worked on together for years called Superfruit. It's mostly a vlog but they do a lot of music together as well and I'm particularly fond of a few they did, Hip Hop Goes Broadway (there's a part 1 and a part 2) where they do a mashup of hip hop songs done in a broadway style. Keep up the great reactions!
I didn't read all the previous comments but I did notice all the nods they gave the original Queen music video when the song was first released. The sound moving from left to right is from the original version, the same with the flashlight scene. Enjoyed your reaction!
I never ever tire of seeing new fans of Pentatonix when their minds blown for the first time by this group! It may age me, but I swear it’s like watching a kid open their very first Christmas present. Their reaction-and yours-is priceless! #NewPentaholic 😉
Mitch sings so danged effortlessly!!!
Awesome job 👏. These guys are amazing. Oh and the beat boxer is Kevin. If you want to see some of his talents watch Radioactive with Lyndsey Sterling. .....I may have misspelled her name 😔
Gotcha, I’ll get the names down!