Oddly, I used to feel like I was cheating on Pentatonix, who I discovered at least a year before I found VoicePlay. I still love PTX, but VoicePlay is now the top of the pyramid for me. And in part, it's because they are so entirely self-produced. Think about how much goes into one of these music videos, then check the credits and so much of what's involved is handled by a member of the group. Which prompts me to point out that Eli is now a master at the Lighting - just watch Creep (also arranged by Eli) to see my point. I am blown away by how massively talented these guys are, every time they show up on my screen.
I'm so understanding what you're talking about right now! I had heard PTX. I had heard Home Free. I thought they were amazing and super talented, but I didn't particularly follow them. From the first VP video I saw, I got yanked straight down the rabbit hole. Their arrangements kept me entertained and interested in a way that no one else did. They got my heart and I just keep falling deeper in love! ❤😍 It makes me feel all warm (and validated) to see it happen to someone else. Love your reactions!
Traci, I was the same way!! I was listening to other music groups and stumbled upon VoicePlay on Facebook. I was HOOKED!! I watched their videos for hours!! And came back other days to watch more videos by VoicePlay!! For me, they ARE THE BEST a cappella group!!!! xoxo
VoicePlay currently has over 1700 patrons. The ones listed on the video are just the top tiers. But you had it right in what kind of people they are. They are VERY good to their patrons. Occasionally they hold an auction (open only to patrons) to support charity. Usually a music or hunger charity. In one they auctioned off the journal that Eli wrote in during this shoot. It went for a lot of money, but since the winner hasn’t shared, we may never know what he was writing. Next week they will premier another new video. They’ve already made the announcement that it will be Drunken Sailor, with Jose Rosario and Matt (Bucky) Buckner, who used to be a VoicePlay member. (Long time ago). I’m normally calm about new videos, but this one was SO funny that at one point I laughed hard enough to cause a nosebleed! AND - it has been officially announced that in November, VoicePlay will be singing with Chicago in a couple of concerts. The concerts will be filmed and later distributed, probably by a streaming service. Needless to say, we are all excited about this news. And we all hope things work out for Eli to be there. (He’s expecting his first child - a son - in November.)
So I've watched this video a million and one times and I'm pretty sure he writes Dream On, Journey and things like that in the journal but I could be wrong. That's just what it looks like to me from my analysis
Thank you! I really appreciate when a reactor says it straight out: I love VoicePlay the most. Because so do I. They are so amazingly talented and they can do everything! Who thought it was even possible to do an acappella version of “Nothing Else Matters”? They’ve done so many different songs and they keep getting better and better. I am definitely a VoicePlay fan - a VoicePlaya. 🥰👍
VoicePlay is and always will be my favorite. Their talent, personalities, work ethic, skills.... There's nothing that can live up to that. But no need to feel like you are cheating on them for enjoying other music as well. Home Free are friends of theirs, and the a cappella community is all about supporting and enjoying a cappella in all shapes and forms. I also enjoy a good bit of Home Free's music, they are super talented and nice guys. It's perfectly fine to enjoy both even if you prefer one band over the other. Just because you're a big fan of one band, doesn't mean other bands can't be great as well!
Love the reaction! If you haven't already seen them, their most recent covers of 'Seven Nation Army', In The Air Tonight' (my personal favorite!) and Creep are stunning! One small point - you do NOT have to blur/cover their videos, you won't have any issues with them! EDIT: OK, you've done two of those, but the Phil Collins cover is one of their best so far - and Geoff's 'solo' work on his channel, like 'Sixteen Tons' and 'Way On Down' are equally amazing! 😊
I kinda understand what you say about Voiceplay and Home Free. I do all my best to keep putting them on the same spot. Understand me, I just love Home Free as well, and they are still as great as ever, I just find myself looking forward to watching the next Voiceplay video, and forgetting about what did Home Free release in the meanwhile. I think it's because I perceive Voiceplay more "free" somehow. They don't have a label and are fully supported by their Patreons, so they can do whatever song they want the exact way they want to do it, and they keep having lots of fun doing it. I may be wrong, of course, but my subjective perception is that, as did Pentatonix before them, Home Free is losing a tad of that characteristic. They're still exceptional, and I still love them, but even so I keep returning to Voiceplay. There must be a reason. 🙂 Loved your reaction once more, of course. 🙂 See you next time.
Do "warriors" next please ... it is in the line of their "post apocalyptic pieces" like this one and "7nationsarmy"...I'm with you there: VP ARE THE BEST!🎉😊❤
I am very old, more than twice your age, so I missed this song. Never hit my radar, but that didn't matter when Voiceplay sang it. I love it, it's wonderful, end of story. Well, maybe not the end, I can go on and on about them and everything they do. One person said that their version of Dream On seemed to be coming from life experience. The past is gone. That made perfect sense to me. Omar was in Dragonborn and also did Stevie Wonder's Superstition with them. And you ain't seen nothin' yet; the new one is different from anything else you've seen so far from Voiceplay.
You always make me laugh - yep, I'm totally in love with VoicePlay too, so I get it. They very occasionally do a song that I don't like enough to listen to frequently - but I've NEVER heard them produce anything but excellence. And even songs I don't care for become beautiful when VP does them. My favorite example of that is one of Geoff's - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. I was so sick of hearing that song that I was actively disappointed when I saw he was about to release it. Then I listened, and was immediately enthralled. I LOVE it. Not a single boring moment left - all transformed. They are the best sort of magicians - they are artists.
I seem to remember them saying the e-e-ey was a bit of both. They sang it like that but it may have been slightly emphasised later. Not sure why this one was blanked out so much, Despite what some people say I know they don't block videos, I see many many reactors with no filter at all , and they don't get blocked. I know what you mean about VoicePlay. All their fans feel the same, They are so much more than just singers, or just artists, or just arrangers, editors, whatever. They are lovely lovely people and it's obvious. It comes across in everything they do.
Omar was in the dragonborn comes with vp, if you want more with him and vp check out carry on wayward son or superstition. I just love your appreciation and enthusiasm for voiceplay, it always makes my heart warm 💜
Love your VP reactions. And I’m right there with you. HomeFree and Pentatonix are very talented and I enjoy a few of their songs, but I’m a VoicePlayer all the way
Awesome reaction. I agree with you. They are the best in everything they do. Voiceplay, Geoff and Pattycake Productions are the only music videos I watch reactions for. I'm a super huge fan. Geoff will be releasing his new video this Saturday August 5th. After seeing this video you'll agree he should be in prison for everything he does in this. The man rented a freaking prison. Voiceplay will be releasing their new video either this Friday or next Friday Aug 11th. What's better than 4 drunken sailors? Why 6 drunken sailors of course. Make sure you watch to the very end. There's a little surprise after a brief pause. This one so much fun.
I adore you! And I feel the exact same way about VoicePlay, and it makes me so happy every time I hear a reactor saying those things. Because there really is a kind of magic to VoicePlay, and the community that it inspires, and when you get it, you *get it*, and you really connect to the artistry that they are creating. These guys are crafting something so much greater than just a song or two, and I love it when reactors get that like you clearly do. These guys are artists in the truest sense of the word, and I appreciate them so much for doing what they love on their own terms. So hey, if you're biased, so are we! VoicePlay *is* the standard.
I picture a "sound guy" getting the files to combine them and thinking "What are they paying me to do?" When the singers have this level of control, the sound work gets to add all of the little details that create magic.
You don't have to block the video, by the way. Voiceplay produces all their own stuff and doesn't strike reactors. :) They are awesome like that! I always love your reactions. No shame in heart eyes for Voiceplay!
I perfectly understand what you say about VoicePlay. I kind of feel like I love them. Actually LOVE them, like I’m all fuzzy and warm inside regarding them. A collective and totally platonic love, of course, but they make me feel happy. Super strange, I know, but I can say that I’m definitely not objective when it comes to them. Still, I do believe that I’m objectively right when I say that they’re absolutely brilliant!!😊❤
It’s an entire system, every piece of content on TH-cam gets a unique content ID. When you upload content the algorithm knows if you’re using any content created by someone else on your video. Music is also very very veryyyyyy weird in the way that Copyrights works for it. It has a lot to do with what entity is choosing to release copyright claims. So after we upload it immediately gets flagged, then we dispute to ask for the ‘entity’ to release the claim. That dispute goes to an actual human, who it goes to (I think) depends on the region it is being claimed in. Like ilona said for the most part Voiceplay videos release claims, if they claim them to begin with. But there are exceptions. I’ve had claims 2 years old get released on some artists. I’ve had copyright claims pop out 2 years later on videos and those videos get take down entirely. TH-cam indeed is a strange land 🥲
Love your reaction- thanks! Yes I like and appreciate the talent of Pentatonix and Home Free but Voice Play is my favorite. Voice Play does everything on their own and take risks with their creative expression. You are absolutely correct about Voice Play and they are such a nice group of men devoted to their families and friends and patrons that they treat like family. They do so much for the central Florida community as well.
VoicePlay is my favorite a cappella group too. They are so talented, not just with singing, but arranging, lighting, set design, video concepts, costumes....everything. And yet, they also come across as some of the most humble, down to earth, caring people. I'm glad to see so many people in the comments expressing the same feeling of how VoicePlay just struck a chord (no pun intended) within us and we were just hooked. There is no going back, and I'm okay with that. ☺
Loved your reaction. I like HomeFree, too, and am happy to see them live these fall - but I like them in a different sense. They are nice, laid-back guys, sometimes they are really funny, a tad sentimental - I think they make a great live band because of their chemistry... nothing wrong with that. For me, most HomeFree music is feelgood music. I enjoy watching them doing stuff together and making high-quality music. But musically, by now, VoicePlay is another league. If I want to listen and be stunned with awe because of insane harmonies... or insane costumes... or insanely cut videos... or insane harmonies... with subharmonics... I'll turn to VoicePlay. And that's that. I discovered the world of international A capella via PTX - but their new stuff just isn't my kind of music anymore. They are good and deserve every fan there is out there. Just not for me anymore. So - I definitely am with you here. And will wait eagerly for any new VP-song being published.
I don't see a video reacting to Voiceplay's "Hoist the Colors." Correct this immediately!! Their version of this song from Pirates of the Caribbean is unreal!
Peter Barber did a fantastic interview with Geoff. He had a lot of great things to say about Tim Foust. They're both so amazing, but have different techniques and take it different places. But yeah, VoicePlay is my favorite too.
If you really want a capella magic, vp's in the Hall of the Mountain King, or Valhalla Calling, or Oogie Boogies Song are all mini plays., but I have yet to find one that's meh. They only release quality.
I love both Voiceplay and Home Free, so I do understand how you feel. I love them both for very different things. Home Free has just written and sold a song that will be coming out on an interactive game this fall on BETA. It is called Skull and Bones. It is different from what they usually do and I would love to see what you think of it. Please check it out.
SAH🙏 TY for this great version. I wasn’t fond of the original because I don’t like his voice. My favorite version will however not change. It’s a band that surprised me doing the preconcert for the Cure and create a magical evening in one of my first concerts. Their version on their goodbye tour remains the best, but being there makes you emotional and will never go away. That version is of course of the Mission…. th-cam.com/video/qORhO2a6tyg/w-d-xo.html
Voiceplay is the best, but no reason to feel like you are cheating on them if you like some PTX or Home Free songs. The VP guys have nothing but good things to say about the other A Capella groups.
Voice Play doesn't know how to stay in their own lane when arranging their cover songs. They are the absolute best at what they do. They always give 1,000 % of everything they do. They leave no stone under turned. Geoff said in an interview that they would rather perform their videos for their fans than go on tour. They can't do both. They are getting too old for going on tour anyway lol. Occasionally they do when they get a special request to though. Their fans love their creative theatrical videos.
Another great reaction. I'm with you, I just get Voiceplay more than the other acapella quintets. The arrangements, the video production, and amazing voices are just special. You've seen Omar before, he was in the "Dragonborn Comes" video. There is another acapella ensemble, the 11 member Voctave, that you might enjoy. Omar's brother, EJ, is in Voctave, and also has an amazing voice. Check out their latest, "Disney Heroes and Villains". It features each male member in turn, and EJ is the last one.
I couldn't agree more. VoicePlay and Geoff are unbelievable, and all the other music I hear, lately, I wish was them. Other music feels like cheating. And yeah, if they put out something shit, I'm sure I would still love it, but it's not going to happen because they are genuinely so freaking talented. If you haven't listened to Geoff's "Ain't No Sunshine," It's maybe my favourite of his solo songs. I never cared about the song before his version.
Preciosas voces ..melodía muy agradable de escuchar ...gracias ..hice parte de una polifónica y se muy bien lo que es buena interpretación ,notas no desafinadas ...etc.. Suena armónico total .
Precious voices...a very pleasant melody to listen to...thank you...I was part of a polyphonic and I know very well what a good interpretation is, notes not out of tune...etc... It sounds totally harmonic. Google Translate Rb
Voiceplay is highly under rated and viewed. They pay the price for not having a label, etc. but they do it this way on purpose. They are awesome and I LOVE your reactions. I appreciate the way you share your expertise and music knowledge which enhances the reaction.
Wonderful reaction. We all feel kinda the same although like Home Free too. Once upon a time was a big PTX fan but the magic has been totally stolen by Voiceplay. What can I say...human.You just can't fake the genuineness and fun that flows through everything they do.
Here’s something amazing about this video: the setting they’re using is an abandoned school. Eli actually attended this school when he was a boy. When they sing about “the past is gone,” they are literally sitting in the ruins of Eli’s past. *Intense.*
Sub-Goeff-tive 😂 never heard anything more accurate. We all are~ He has a short "I put a spell on you"... let's just say its accurate and the comments also point that out lol
Its a good thing that Voiceplay doesn't have any crappy songs. Don't feel guilty about watching Home Free. The groups are friends and Geoff is a fan of Tim, so no guilt zone allowed. I do like Voiceplay a little better than the others, but they all have their place and comparing them against each other is like comparing watermelons to blueberries or figs. Each one is amazing in their own rights. Fun reaction 😊
Ok. Maybe you didn't know. I know some reactors don't. But Voiceplay is very adamant about NOT giving copyright crap to reacters. Some play the entire videos through, and then discuss. Some stop at various points and discuss, which I personally like better. But, there's not a need that I've seen to blur a video or put a channel name or logo across the video for about 99% of their videos. They're not signed to a record label. They do all of the work on the videos between them and their small team. I understand your concern, about not wanting to get videos yanked. I do. That happened with the Angelina Jordan "Love Don't Let Me Go" video, which sucked. But this is probably the group where it is least likely for that to happen. Having said all of that, I love your reaction to it. The enjoyment of their version is very clear in your reaction to it. I feel the same way as you do about the song. I grew up with this song, as a HUGE part of my upbringing, musically. I also didn't want it to end. And that last line, "the past is gone", was delivered with such pathos and delicacy, I always choke up at it.
I’m sure the broken singing - sorry, don’t know the official name - where they sing "the good Lord will take it away ee eh eh ay" is studio work. The complete silence between each syllable make me think this.
Dude...MAJOR Home Fry here. But...Voiceplay, dammit! And I feel like I'm cheating on Home Free. I was introduced to them a few years ago and now... I don't know how to feel. But I know I'ma keep going. 😅
I couldn't agree more with everything you said! VoicePlay was the best discovery I had. ❤❤❤❤❤ They captured my heart from the first time I saw them (on tik tok) in a cover of Wellerman, which to this day I never tire of rewatching. Yes, I'm addicted. LOL
One of the things I have been learning about my ADHD is the struggles with dopamine (the happiness hormone). Basically, it is harder for us to be happy, cause we struggle to get dopamine to the receptors that tell our brain "this makes us happy!" Which is why when someone with ADHD finds something that DOES give them that dopamine hit, they will hold onto it so tightly. VoicePlay (and Geoff's solo stuff) are nothing but pure dopamine for me.
I am the EXACT same way! I like maybe one or two Home Free songs but i am a VoicePlaya for life. Ive tried listening to Home Free but i just can't get into them. The only other acapella group I like is Straight No Chaser but i really only like their Christmas songs. I MOST DEFINITELY look at VoicePlay (Geoff and Eli mainly*cough cough*) through heart eyes.
I love VoicePlay just a bit more, but I am also very, very happy to listen to HomeFree. And the two groups work together. Tim Foust helped Geoff learn to sing low low bass and Geoff has helped HomeFree with some arrangements.
I, like many others here, agree with you. VoicePlay is just that smidgen better in my eyes (and ears) than Home Free or PTX. And it obviously has absolutely NOTHING to do with talent and musicality
100 % studio work I think they cut the trimmed the edges just a little bit to produce this clean cut feel. It was meant to sound 'produced' (my opinion). Great reaction :)
Absolutely my favorite of theirs. It's fun that you are so open about how you feel about them. No shame in it. I'm the same way about Home Free, although I do enjoy VP, too. I just recently found you - thanks to your reaction to Home Free. I'm enjoying your enthusiasm.
I feel the exact same way, so do not feel bad! I used to be a Pentaholic, but then I heard Hoist the Colours and I was in love! I binged every song and I’ve been a Voiceplayer ever since!!🥰🥰
Nice thought but you don’t have to run the Patreon’s when you block the video. I’m surprised you don’t do more reaction if you love them. There are sooooo many you haven’t seen from before you found them. Geoff too 😊
I love your reactions, they are so honest and funny. I was actually looking for your reaction of go the distance (voiceplay of course) but it appears that you haven’t done that yet. I hope you do!
Same here, man. Same here. Pentatonix was my first acapella group since Rockapella (loved those guys as a kid but didn't really follow them). However, I just didn't really get "into" PTX. I actually discovered VoicePlay by chance when "Oogie Boogie" went viral, but again, didn't follow them. It was GEOFF who sent me down the rabbit hole. "Misty Mountains Cold" went viral, and then I saw 16 Tons (my grandpa's favorite song) and soon I binged his site. Then saw he was in an acapella group. I freely admit, I'm OBSESSED with VoicePlay. I follow them on the socials. I dearly wish I could afford to be a Patron (can't even afford groceries this month). They are a source of joy in dark times. They don't just stick to one genre, but mix it up and throw in surprises. That's what makes them awesome: talent and variety. VoicePlaya fo' Evah!
"I felt like I was cheating..." DUDE, I 1000% Feel you here and agree. I can't watch the others, they stole my heart.
I just commented basically the same thing 😂.
Oddly, I used to feel like I was cheating on Pentatonix, who I discovered at least a year before I found VoicePlay. I still love PTX, but VoicePlay is now the top of the pyramid for me. And in part, it's because they are so entirely self-produced. Think about how much goes into one of these music videos, then check the credits and so much of what's involved is handled by a member of the group. Which prompts me to point out that Eli is now a master at the Lighting - just watch Creep (also arranged by Eli) to see my point. I am blown away by how massively talented these guys are, every time they show up on my screen.
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I agree 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 %.
I've been watching them almost 1½ years now and I love them more and more every single day.
I'm so understanding what you're talking about right now! I had heard PTX. I had heard Home Free. I thought they were amazing and super talented, but I didn't particularly follow them. From the first VP video I saw, I got yanked straight down the rabbit hole. Their arrangements kept me entertained and interested in a way that no one else did. They got my heart and I just keep falling deeper in love! ❤😍 It makes me feel all warm (and validated) to see it happen to someone else. Love your reactions!
I love VP’s energy, theatrics, that they make sure everyone in the group shines.
Traci, I was the same way!! I was listening to other music groups and stumbled upon VoicePlay on Facebook. I was HOOKED!! I watched their videos for hours!! And came back other days to watch more videos by VoicePlay!! For me, they ARE THE BEST a cappella group!!!! xoxo
@@kathyhet7977 For me too!! It's been 2 years since I joined their patreon and I'm still hooked! Even more so, now. ❤
VoicePlay currently has over 1700 patrons. The ones listed on the video are just the top tiers. But you had it right in what kind of people they are. They are VERY good to their patrons.
Occasionally they hold an auction (open only to patrons) to support charity. Usually a music or hunger charity. In one they auctioned off the journal that Eli wrote in during this shoot. It went for a lot of money, but since the winner hasn’t shared, we may never know what he was writing.
Next week they will premier another new video. They’ve already made the announcement that it will be Drunken Sailor, with Jose Rosario and Matt (Bucky) Buckner, who used to be a VoicePlay member. (Long time ago). I’m normally calm about new videos, but this one was SO funny that at one point I laughed hard enough to cause a nosebleed!
AND - it has been officially announced that in November, VoicePlay will be singing with Chicago in a couple of concerts. The concerts will be filmed and later distributed, probably by a streaming service. Needless to say, we are all excited about this news. And we all hope things work out for Eli to be there. (He’s expecting his first child - a son - in November.)
So I've watched this video a million and one times and I'm pretty sure he writes Dream On, Journey and things like that in the journal but I could be wrong. That's just what it looks like to me from my analysis
Thank you! I really appreciate when a reactor says it straight out: I love VoicePlay the most. Because so do I. They are so amazingly talented and they can do everything! Who thought it was even possible to do an acappella version of “Nothing Else Matters”? They’ve done so many different songs and they keep getting better and better. I am definitely a VoicePlay fan - a VoicePlaya. 🥰👍
VoicePlay is and always will be my favorite. Their talent, personalities, work ethic, skills.... There's nothing that can live up to that. But no need to feel like you are cheating on them for enjoying other music as well. Home Free are friends of theirs, and the a cappella community is all about supporting and enjoying a cappella in all shapes and forms.
I also enjoy a good bit of Home Free's music, they are super talented and nice guys. It's perfectly fine to enjoy both even if you prefer one band over the other.
Just because you're a big fan of one band, doesn't mean other bands can't be great as well!
Totally agree 😊
Mine, too!
Oh man that's sweet 😍. That earned a subscribe for sure! Feel the same way about VP - they earned their way into our hearts.
Love the reaction! If you haven't already seen them, their most recent covers of 'Seven Nation Army', In The Air Tonight' (my personal favorite!) and Creep are stunning! One small point - you do NOT have to blur/cover their videos, you won't have any issues with them! EDIT: OK, you've done two of those, but the Phil Collins cover is one of their best so far - and Geoff's 'solo' work on his channel, like 'Sixteen Tons' and 'Way On Down' are equally amazing! 😊
I kinda understand what you say about Voiceplay and Home Free. I do all my best to keep putting them on the same spot. Understand me, I just love Home Free as well, and they are still as great as ever, I just find myself looking forward to watching the next Voiceplay video, and forgetting about what did Home Free release in the meanwhile. I think it's because I perceive Voiceplay more "free" somehow. They don't have a label and are fully supported by their Patreons, so they can do whatever song they want the exact way they want to do it, and they keep having lots of fun doing it. I may be wrong, of course, but my subjective perception is that, as did Pentatonix before them, Home Free is losing a tad of that characteristic. They're still exceptional, and I still love them, but even so I keep returning to Voiceplay. There must be a reason. 🙂
Loved your reaction once more, of course. 🙂
See you next time.
Expressing just how I feel about those groups, though I have less feeling about PTX. Respect for HF but love VoicePlay.
Do "warriors" next please ... it is in the line of their "post apocalyptic pieces" like this one and "7nationsarmy"...I'm with you there: VP ARE THE BEST!🎉😊❤
I am very old, more than twice your age, so I missed this song. Never hit my radar, but that didn't matter when Voiceplay sang it. I love it, it's wonderful, end of story.
Well, maybe not the end, I can go on and on about them and everything they do. One person said that their version of Dream On seemed to be coming from life experience. The past is gone. That made perfect sense to me.
Omar was in Dragonborn and also did Stevie Wonder's Superstition with them.
And you ain't seen nothin' yet; the new one is different from anything else you've seen so far from Voiceplay.
Geoff said they do record the breaks but then he cleans them up in post.❤❤
You always make me laugh - yep, I'm totally in love with VoicePlay too, so I get it. They very occasionally do a song that I don't like enough to listen to frequently - but I've NEVER heard them produce anything but excellence. And even songs I don't care for become beautiful when VP does them. My favorite example of that is one of Geoff's - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. I was so sick of hearing that song that I was actively disappointed when I saw he was about to release it. Then I listened, and was immediately enthralled. I LOVE it. Not a single boring moment left - all transformed. They are the best sort of magicians - they are artists.
I seem to remember them saying the e-e-ey was a bit of both. They sang it like that but it may have been slightly emphasised later. Not sure why this one was blanked out so much, Despite what some people say I know they don't block videos, I see many many reactors with no filter at all , and they don't get blocked. I know what you mean about VoicePlay. All their fans feel the same, They are so much more than just singers, or just artists, or just arrangers, editors, whatever. They are lovely lovely people and it's obvious. It comes across in everything they do.
Yes. They did it vocally then Ed cleaned it up to make it perfect.
Love your reactions and enthusiasm. Love Voiceplay!
I agree with you 100%. Voiceplay just has it all.
Nothin' wrong with heart eyes for VoicePlay! I do adore all the groups, but VoicePlay hits the spot just right in my soul.
Omar was in the dragonborn comes with vp, if you want more with him and vp check out carry on wayward son or superstition. I just love your appreciation and enthusiasm for voiceplay, it always makes my heart warm 💜
I feel the same way. I find myself comparing all the other groups to them.
That time Abdallah 'Boudy' Boustany was all of us
Love your VP reactions. And I’m right there with you. HomeFree and Pentatonix are very talented and I enjoy a few of their songs, but I’m a VoicePlayer all the way
Awesome reaction.
I agree with you. They are the best in everything they do. Voiceplay, Geoff and Pattycake Productions are the only music videos I watch reactions for. I'm a super huge fan.
Geoff will be releasing his new video this Saturday August 5th.
After seeing this video you'll agree he should be in prison for everything he does in this. The man rented a freaking prison.
Voiceplay will be releasing their new video either this Friday or next Friday Aug 11th.
What's better than 4 drunken sailors? Why 6 drunken sailors of course.
Make sure you watch to the very end. There's a little surprise after a brief pause. This one so much fun.
I appreciate all of the groups but Voiceplay is my absolute favorite acapella group! You are not alone!! ❤
Your reactions to all this wonderful music puts a huge smile on this 70 year old’s face. One of the highlights of any day.
I adore you! And I feel the exact same way about VoicePlay, and it makes me so happy every time I hear a reactor saying those things. Because there really is a kind of magic to VoicePlay, and the community that it inspires, and when you get it, you *get it*, and you really connect to the artistry that they are creating. These guys are crafting something so much greater than just a song or two, and I love it when reactors get that like you clearly do. These guys are artists in the truest sense of the word, and I appreciate them so much for doing what they love on their own terms. So hey, if you're biased, so are we! VoicePlay *is* the standard.
please ..Post modern jukebox dream on ft, morgan james...amazing.
The vocal skip is done in person because they do it in concert.
You are awesome, love your reactions.
Their videos are always WAY TOO SHORT.
I agree love me some Voiceplay. G'day from Australia.
Voiceplay has really stepped up the game. Thank you for talking to us like we were all musicians just sitting around BS'ing about music.
I picture a "sound guy" getting the files to combine them and thinking "What are they paying me to do?" When the singers have this level of control, the sound work gets to add all of the little details that create magic.
You don't have to block the video, by the way. Voiceplay produces all their own stuff and doesn't strike reactors. :) They are awesome like that! I always love your reactions. No shame in heart eyes for Voiceplay!
When interviewed Cesar stated that it was both vocal and studio. So the answer is yes. Lol
I perfectly understand what you say about VoicePlay. I kind of feel like I love them. Actually LOVE them, like I’m all fuzzy and warm inside regarding them. A collective and totally platonic love, of course, but they make me feel happy. Super strange, I know, but I can say that I’m definitely not objective when it comes to them. Still, I do believe that I’m objectively right when I say that they’re absolutely brilliant!!😊❤
Has no one told you that Voiceplay doesn't copyright restrict their videos? They WANT reactors to react to them and enjoy them!
He usually doesn't distort the view, this is only the second time he's had to do it. TH-cam is a strange land.
@@ilonadever8249 Why did he have to? I've seen many reactions to "Dream On" by Voiceplay?
It’s an entire system, every piece of content on TH-cam gets a unique content ID. When you upload content the algorithm knows if you’re using any content created by someone else on your video. Music is also very very veryyyyyy weird in the way that Copyrights works for it. It has a lot to do with what entity is choosing to release copyright claims. So after we upload it immediately gets flagged, then we dispute to ask for the ‘entity’ to release the claim. That dispute goes to an actual human, who it goes to (I think) depends on the region it is being claimed in. Like ilona said for the most part Voiceplay videos release claims, if they claim them to begin with. But there are exceptions. I’ve had claims 2 years old get released on some artists. I’ve had copyright claims pop out 2 years later on videos and those videos get take down entirely. TH-cam indeed is a strange land 🥲
@@ArabManReacts I appreciate your perseverance, I would hate to miss any of your Voiceplay/Geoff reactions!!
@@ArabManReacts Sounds like someone is power mad! Thanks for the explanation.
Love your reaction- thanks! Yes I like and appreciate the talent of Pentatonix and Home Free but Voice Play is my favorite. Voice Play does everything on their own and take risks with their creative expression. You are absolutely correct about Voice Play and they are such a nice group of men devoted to their families and friends and patrons that they treat like family. They do so much for the central Florida community as well.
VoicePlay is my favorite a cappella group too. They are so talented, not just with singing, but arranging, lighting, set design, video concepts, costumes....everything. And yet, they also come across as some of the most humble, down to earth, caring people.
I'm glad to see so many people in the comments expressing the same feeling of how VoicePlay just struck a chord (no pun intended) within us and we were just hooked. There is no going back, and I'm okay with that. ☺
Loved your reaction. I like HomeFree, too, and am happy to see them live these fall - but I like them in a different sense. They are nice, laid-back guys, sometimes they are really funny, a tad sentimental - I think they make a great live band because of their chemistry... nothing wrong with that. For me, most HomeFree music is feelgood music. I enjoy watching them doing stuff together and making high-quality music.
But musically, by now, VoicePlay is another league. If I want to listen and be stunned with awe because of insane harmonies... or insane costumes... or insanely cut videos... or insane harmonies... with subharmonics... I'll turn to VoicePlay. And that's that. I discovered the world of international A capella via PTX - but their new stuff just isn't my kind of music anymore. They are good and deserve every fan there is out there. Just not for me anymore.
So - I definitely am with you here. And will wait eagerly for any new VP-song being published.
I don't see a video reacting to Voiceplay's "Hoist the Colors." Correct this immediately!! Their version of this song from Pirates of the Caribbean is unreal!
You always remember your first love.
Peter Barber did a fantastic interview with Geoff. He had a lot of great things to say about Tim Foust. They're both so amazing, but have different techniques and take it different places. But yeah, VoicePlay is my favorite too.
If you really want a capella magic, vp's in the Hall of the Mountain King, or Valhalla Calling, or Oogie Boogies Song are all mini plays., but I have yet to find one that's meh. They only release quality.
I love both Voiceplay and Home Free, so I do understand how you feel. I love them both for very different things. Home Free has just written and sold a song that will be coming out on an interactive game this fall on BETA. It is called Skull and Bones. It is different from what they usually do and I would love to see what you think of it. Please check it out.
Always love your reactions. And I also agree with you: Voiceplay it's the best. No doubt about it.
You need to do their Halo theme. It will kill you.
He already reacted to Halo!!
@@azitula oh i missed it.
SAH🙏 TY for this great version. I wasn’t fond of the original because I don’t like his voice. My favorite version will however not change. It’s a band that surprised me doing the preconcert for the Cure and create a magical evening in one of my first concerts. Their version on their goodbye tour remains the best, but being there makes you emotional and will never go away. That version is of course of the Mission….
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Voiceplay is the best, but no reason to feel like you are cheating on them if you like some PTX or Home Free songs. The VP guys have nothing but good things to say about the other A Capella groups.
Voice Play doesn't know how to stay in their own lane when arranging their cover songs. They are the absolute best at what they do. They always give 1,000 % of everything they do. They leave no stone under turned. Geoff said in an interview that they would rather perform their videos for their fans than go on tour. They can't do both. They are getting too old for going on tour anyway lol. Occasionally they do when they get a special request to though. Their fans love their creative theatrical videos.
Another great reaction. I'm with you, I just get Voiceplay more than the other acapella quintets. The arrangements, the video production, and amazing voices are just special. You've seen Omar before, he was in the "Dragonborn Comes" video. There is another acapella ensemble, the 11 member Voctave, that you might enjoy. Omar's brother, EJ, is in Voctave, and also has an amazing voice. Check out their latest, "Disney Heroes and Villains". It features each male member in turn, and EJ is the last one.
I couldn't agree more. VoicePlay and Geoff are unbelievable, and all the other music I hear, lately, I wish was them. Other music feels like cheating. And yeah, if they put out something shit, I'm sure I would still love it, but it's not going to happen because they are genuinely so freaking talented.
If you haven't listened to Geoff's "Ain't No Sunshine," It's maybe my favourite of his solo songs. I never cared about the song before his version.
Yes!!!!!!!
My favorite too, my brother!! They have taken their craft to another level!
Preciosas voces ..melodía muy agradable de escuchar ...gracias ..hice parte de una polifónica y se muy bien lo que es buena interpretación ,notas no desafinadas ...etc..
Suena armónico total .
Precious voices...a very pleasant melody to listen to...thank you...I was part of a polyphonic and I know very well what a good interpretation is, notes not out of tune...etc...
It sounds totally harmonic. Google Translate Rb
Voiceplay is highly under rated and viewed. They pay the price for not having a label, etc. but they do it this way on purpose. They are awesome and I LOVE your reactions. I appreciate the way you share your expertise and music knowledge which enhances the reaction.
I totally agree with you. Thanks for sharing them with us.
Please review their song, Hoist the Colors!!
I love acapella... But I ❤ VP most.. Lol 😂
Wonderful reaction. We all feel kinda the same although like Home Free too. Once upon a time was a big PTX fan but the magic has been totally stolen by Voiceplay. What can I say...human.You just can't fake the genuineness and fun that flows through everything they do.
Here’s something amazing about this video: the setting they’re using is an abandoned school. Eli actually attended this school when he was a boy. When they sing about “the past is gone,” they are literally sitting in the ruins of Eli’s past. *Intense.*
You're a treat to listen/see. I'm with you. VP rocks!
Cesar, the guy with the big hair is the one who sang the high note.
I love your reactions!! So much fun to watch you take it all in.
I feel the same help😂
Dream On ? there's only ONE perfect version ... Morgan James with PostModern Jukebox doing Dream On ... try it !!!!!
Sub-Goeff-tive 😂 never heard anything more accurate. We all are~
He has a short "I put a spell on you"... let's just say its accurate and the comments also point that out lol
Its a good thing that Voiceplay doesn't have any crappy songs. Don't feel guilty about watching Home Free. The groups are friends and Geoff is a fan of Tim, so no guilt zone allowed.
I do like Voiceplay a little better than the others, but they all have their place and comparing them against each other is like comparing watermelons to blueberries or figs. Each one is amazing in their own rights.
Fun reaction 😊
Always the best! 🎉 Cheers.
Voiceplay is just better than homefree and penatonix. its not you
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Ok. Maybe you didn't know. I know some reactors don't. But Voiceplay is very adamant about NOT giving copyright crap to reacters. Some play the entire videos through, and then discuss.
Some stop at various points and discuss, which I personally like better. But, there's not a need that I've seen to blur a video or put a channel name or logo across the video for about 99% of their videos. They're not signed to a record label. They do all of the work on the videos between them and their small team.
I understand your concern, about not wanting to get videos yanked. I do. That happened with the Angelina Jordan "Love Don't Let Me Go" video, which sucked. But this is probably the group where it is least likely for that to happen.
Having said all of that, I love your reaction to it. The enjoyment of their version is very clear in your reaction to it. I feel the same way as you do about the song. I grew up with this song, as a HUGE part of my upbringing, musically.
I also didn't want it to end. And that last line, "the past is gone", was delivered with such pathos and delicacy, I always choke up at it.
Love your unabashed appreciation and love of Voiceplay. They leave all the other acapella groups in the dust!
I’m sure the broken singing - sorry, don’t know the official name - where they sing "the good Lord will take it away ee eh eh ay" is studio work. The complete silence between each syllable make me think this.
It's a combination of them singing the breaks and studio magic..... admitted by Cesar in his reaction with Mortius.
Dude...MAJOR Home Fry here. But...Voiceplay, dammit! And I feel like I'm cheating on Home Free. I was introduced to them a few years ago and now... I don't know how to feel. But I know I'ma keep going. 😅
I couldn't agree more with everything you said! VoicePlay was the best discovery I had. ❤❤❤❤❤ They captured my heart from the first time I saw them (on tik tok) in a cover of Wellerman, which to this day I never tire of rewatching. Yes, I'm addicted. LOL
One of the things I have been learning about my ADHD is the struggles with dopamine (the happiness hormone). Basically, it is harder for us to be happy, cause we struggle to get dopamine to the receptors that tell our brain "this makes us happy!" Which is why when someone with ADHD finds something that DOES give them that dopamine hit, they will hold onto it so tightly.
VoicePlay (and Geoff's solo stuff) are nothing but pure dopamine for me.
I became a new Subscriber because of your amazing reactions & your love of everything Voiceplay, which i agree 1000%!!!!❤😊
El dia que suscribas en español lo que dices ..tendras muchos mas adeptos a tu escucha ..
The day you subscribe to what you say in Spanish, you will have many more followers listening to you. ??? Google translate. Rb
I am the EXACT same way! I like maybe one or two Home Free songs but i am a VoicePlaya for life. Ive tried listening to Home Free but i just can't get into them. The only other acapella group I like is Straight No Chaser but i really only like their Christmas songs. I MOST DEFINITELY look at VoicePlay (Geoff and Eli mainly*cough cough*) through heart eyes.
I was surprised by their video interpretation and just how well it fills in meaning for the song. Plus, of course everything else is stellar.
I love VoicePlay just a bit more, but I am also very, very happy to listen to HomeFree. And the two groups work together. Tim Foust helped Geoff learn to sing low low bass and Geoff has helped HomeFree with some arrangements.
I, like many others here, agree with you. VoicePlay is just that smidgen better in my eyes (and ears) than Home Free or PTX. And it obviously has absolutely NOTHING to do with talent and musicality
You’re great and so generous in your support of Voiceplay!
Absolutely love your reactions to Voiceplay! You are adorable.🥰
100 % studio work I think they cut the trimmed the edges just a little bit to produce this clean cut feel. It was meant to sound 'produced' (my opinion).
Great reaction :)
VoicePlay is my favorite too!🥰
Their just so much fun and you never know what they're going to do next.
Absolutely my favorite of theirs. It's fun that you are so open about how you feel about them. No shame in it. I'm the same way about Home Free, although I do enjoy VP, too. I just recently found you - thanks to your reaction to Home Free. I'm enjoying your enthusiasm.
I feel the exact same way, so do not feel bad! I used to be a Pentaholic, but then I heard Hoist the Colours and I was in love! I binged every song and I’ve been a Voiceplayer ever since!!🥰🥰
FYI you can show VP videos they do not copywrite strike.
You seemed "partial" since the 2nd video 😂 but being aware of yourself is a good sign 😊
Nice thought but you don’t have to run the Patreon’s when you block the video.
I’m surprised you don’t do more reaction if you love them. There are sooooo many you haven’t seen from before you found them. Geoff too 😊
Arab Man reacts, We both had to hit the water bottle at the same time. This! Dream On by VoicePlay is going to make a major impact.
I always look forward to your reactions. This one is truly terrific! Thank you.
I have loved watching you fall in love with them. I feel the same way lol. I like the other groups but VoicePlay just fills a spot in my heart
I love your reactions, they are so honest and funny. I was actually looking for your reaction of go the distance (voiceplay of course) but it appears that you haven’t done that yet. I hope you do!
I also love VP the best -- and I love your reactions the best!
No need to blur the video. IMO it detracts from your reaction.
Same here, man. Same here. Pentatonix was my first acapella group since Rockapella (loved those guys as a kid but didn't really follow them). However, I just didn't really get "into" PTX. I actually discovered VoicePlay by chance when "Oogie Boogie" went viral, but again, didn't follow them. It was GEOFF who sent me down the rabbit hole. "Misty Mountains Cold" went viral, and then I saw 16 Tons (my grandpa's favorite song) and soon I binged his site. Then saw he was in an acapella group. I freely admit, I'm OBSESSED with VoicePlay. I follow them on the socials. I dearly wish I could afford to be a Patron (can't even afford groceries this month). They are a source of joy in dark times. They don't just stick to one genre, but mix it up and throw in surprises. That's what makes them awesome: talent and variety. VoicePlaya fo' Evah!
It's not fair! Nobody should have that much talent and yet there is a whole room with it!
Loved the reaction, can’t wait for you to see seven nation army by voiceplay.
Yay! Hi Boudy! One of my favorites renditions of Voiceplay. I always laugh so much with your reactions. I think Ramsey was right ;)
AnaaaaaaaGlad you enjoyed it haha. Have a BEAUTIFUL DAY!