Voice teacher reacts/analyzes: PENTATONIX HALLELUJAH 😭🙏
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WOAHH!!!! My reaction to Pentatonix Hallelujah will surprise you guys! I was 100% blown away by their interpretation of this song!! Now I know why Hallelujah is one of the Pentatonix most famous songs. Do you love this song as much as I do?? let me know in the comments!
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Ah-vee, like Ah-choo. Yes he left several years ago and was replaced by a guy named Matt who sings wonderfully, but we old-timers still weep over the loss. But, we didn't really loose him. Do yourself the biggest favor in the world and listen to Change On The Rise by Avi Kaplan. Like listening to warm chocolate, if chocolate made a sound.
Yes Please any Avi Kaplan song
Avi is astonishing. Not only is his voice brilliant he also is beginning a wonderful solo career and he is co founder of A Capella Academy which is turning out some impressive new singers and beat boxers. His over all talent just blows my mind.
All of them are so talented it's a true delight to hear them.
This is a great way to describe how to say Avi's name😂😂😂 "just like your sneezing like, AHHHCHOOO but AHHHVVVIIII and that's basically it."😂😂😂😂
LOL dead. Thanks for this hilarious comment :) I will get it better next time hahah
Avi's voice is what I'd imagine from a charismatic-fatherly-figure. :D
Fortunately, Leonard heard this before he passed and said that it was his favorite cover.
Do you have a source?
@@jm329 Agreed. I just tried to find something, and the ONLY reaction about any version I can find that he said, was when he complained there were so many covers it was losing its meaning... and he said this in 2009. By the way, the Pentatonix cover (both album and video) was released on October 21, 2016, while Cohen died on November 7, 2016. Not a lot of time for him to hear it and react.
It's an amazing cover.
I've been looking for a source on this statement (done by many BTW) but it seems like no one can find any interview or publication to this. I think MANY agree that this rendition is probably the most powerful and maybe the best. Unfortunately we do not have an actual source that states this from L. Cohen.
Always glad to see a new person reacting to Pentatonix, especially a voice teacher. Really enjoyed it. Avi (pronounced Aah-Vee) is the original bass in the group. He left in 2017 because he had an illness in the family and could not be away as much as their schedule demanded. He was replaced in early 2018 by Matt Sallee. Suggest reacting to their Daft Punk Medley. It earned them their first Grammy and is a good example of their creativity.
Hey there!!! thanks for the comment and answering my questions! I totally will check out the Daft punk medly!
And please you both sides of the headphones!
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Avi has georgeous solo stuff you definitely should watch. "change on the rise" is first.
I will!!
Avi is actually pronounced like "Ah-vee"
Great reaction! It's always interesting to hear from someone who knows what they are talking about :P
Lol thanks for filling me in ♥️😂
No matter how many times I've heard this, it always gives me chills!
I love your reactions to them. They have a cover of The Sound of Silence from last year that you should definitely check out. It's amazing and really shows off some parts of their vocal ranges you might not have heard before.
I love that song! can't wait to hear their version!
Please react to HOME FREE RING OF FIRE featuring Avi Kaplan of pentatonix
Thanks for the Rec!!
@@SingingwithLauren thanks . And you look so cute and beautiful
Yes! Check out 'Ring of Fire' with Home Free & Avi, Also, to see some of what Avi's been up to post-Pentatonix check out 'Change on the Rise'
@@SingingwithLauren Yeah Ring of Fire with Avi is an amazing cover.
Yes!
If you love Avi's voice, there's 2 songs you need to hear. 1 has already been mentioned: Change on the Rise. In that one, he loops the underlying bass and sings the melody. There's some incredible moments on both.
The other is a collab with Peter Hollens called "Black is the Color of my True Love's Hair." Avi goes incredibly deep in this one.
Prepare to be blown away by both songs.
I"M READY.
@@SingingwithLauren yeah? Bring on the reactions!
Just remembered a Pentatonix song that is bass heavy. They did it live in one take in a stairwell. Avi is closest to the camera and his bass makes the camera shake. It is their cover of "Someone I Used to Know", originally by Gotye.
¨HARD AGREE!!! Must react to both
I love it when "professionals" listen to stereo mixed songs with ONE in-ear stereo earplug that a) is far away from displaying the range of frequency correctly and b) misses parts of the arrangement that are played majorly on the other channel that's not in the ear.
Welcome the Pentaholics. As an a capella singer myself i was also blown away when i first heard them. As you travel along the trail of past covers you will find more and more reasons to love them. Two suggestions for future reactions would be their covers of Cant Help Falling in Love and Imagine. Kevin the beat boxer sings on can't help falling in love, and John Lennons Imagine is such a great song and they kill it. Keep up the great work it's fun watching with you.
Hey Jim!! Thanks for the comment and can’t wait to chat in the fb group!
The great thing about Mitch's verse is that you know where he's going to have to go and he seems to get there effortlessly and powerfully.
Same with Kirstin's too, really...
Intelligent, pertinent reactions like yours are always welcome for us Pentaholics. Next, I'd recommend you react to their version of "Bohemian Rhapsody".
Ohhh thanks for the rec!
Great reaction👏🏻👏🏻😁😁 please react to more Pentatonix 🤞🏻🤞🏻😊
Thank you Jannie! I totally will!
Please do some reactions to their music. I really enjoyed your comments. Two of their early greats are Evolution of Music and their Daftpunk medley.
Hey Mj! Thanks for the comment! I’ll check those out!
Sorry Luv, they are not "THE" Pentatonix. Just Pentatonix. No Worries.
Thanks for pointing that out. I was going to if no one else had.
Ahhh got it!! 😅😅😅😅
Avi's mother was having medical issues and he wanted to be home with her. The stresses of touring was weighing heavily on him, so he eventually opted to leave the group and head home. He has his own group now, Avriel and the Sequoias...they sing more folk type songs. Check out Avi's Change on the Rise. Scott and Mitch has their own group on the side, Superfruit. Check out their song, Guy.exe. Kevin Olusola does his own stuff where he plays his cello, Beyonce, while he sings and beatboxes. Kirsten also does her own stuff. I have yet to see anything from Matt, who replaced Avi, but I'm sure it's out there. They are all so talented individually, that when they come together as Pentatonix, it is pure magic.
Hey Paula!! Thanks for this very informative comment! So interesting to hear all about them from their fans!!
Thanks! You've just begun a wonderful journey. This group and these people are so much better than this video suggests and I really like this performance. They each have done solo work and collaborations with other artists over the years and much of that is great. Scott and Mitch are also Superfruit, which I highly recommend. Keep enjoying yourself!
Thanks Craig!! Can’t wait!
Really need actual headphones instead of one ear bud
It’s not “The” Pentatonix. It’s just Pentatonix. Scott named the group when they were competing on “The Sing-Off” (which they won).
Gotcha!! thanks for the heads up!
For clarity, The Sing-Off season 3
The solos are all superb but the arrangement is astounding - perfect in every detail, from the “-ujahs” in the first couple of choruses to the sudden quiet as Mitch begins his solo to the quiet octave unison just after. Interestingly, as the final crescendo begins it seems like Scott takes over but it is Kirstie that effects the climax just before the transition to the final humming. Brilliantly done.
Hi. His name is Ahhhh-vee. He went off on his own and creating in his own style which is more folk/americana. Check out Quarter Past Four, Change on the Rise, Otherside - by Avi Kaplan. Also, a brilliant song is Avi Kaplan with Peter Hollens in Black is the Color of my True Love's Hair. It's so beautiful. I believe you can find that on Peter Hollens' channel.
Please react to Home Free Vocal Band, *however* please do not react to their cover of a song called 'Mayday' by CAM until after you've heard a few other songs from them. That song has a surprise that you won't see if its the first of their videos you watch. I recommend "Think A Little Less", "Thank God I'm A Country Boy" or "Ring Of Fire feat. Avi Kaplan"
Hey, Lauren thanks so much for offering your take on this piece. It was the video that got me hooked immediately on PTX but it wasn't until I heard comments from voice professionals such as yourself that I truly grasped the brilliance of not only their performance and their voices but of the incredible arrangement of this particular piece. I listen to it regularly and every hearing now uncovers something new - their switching between unison to harmony and back, the crescendos and decrescendos, the skillful way they weave their voices into the song to make it a memorable experience. More amazing is that, unlike a lot of artists who hire professional arrangers, they do most of their arrangements organically, sitting together and swapping ideas - no ego, no drama, all in service of the song. Add to that the brilliant cinematography of this performance and this herd of unicorns is pretty hard to top.
Hey Kirk! Thanks for the comment!! I so appreciate it!
Please react to Avi Kaplan "Change On The Rise" to see what he is really capable of. It is so worth it. He was the song writer behind many of PTX's originals and honestly since he left I haven't found their arrangements as mind-blowing as they were before he left, which has led me to believe he had a major hand in arranging a lot of their covers as well.
That is seriously on the top of my list!! gonna film it tomorrow!
If you want to see what Avi has been up to, check out Change on the Rise. Here is a link: th-cam.com/video/382BTxLNrow/w-d-xo.html
Thank you!!
Avi is a true basso profundo! Listen to “Can’t Help Falling In Love” the Elvis song. They do the song in a slow four rather than 6/8! This lends poignancy that 6/8 doesn’t. The ending chord is an AMaj 9! Avi sings a 3rd ledger-line bass clef A! The overtones ring like an organ!
He's not a basso profondo. He can't sing below A1 in chest.
Thanks for the comment!!! I can't wait to check this one!!
Nikhil Varghese He IS a basso profundo despite your view! He himself has stated this-as well as voice professors throughout the music scene. By the way, he was an opera major at USC in SoCal! before he joined Pentatonix!
@@rmac1042 He is classified as a bass baritone which is quite different from basso profondo which means deep bass. If he's a basso profondo he's a poor one considering both Tim and Geoff go way lower than him regardless of what 'voice professors and ppl in music scene' say.
@@nikelodeon6852 his lowest chest is D1 i think, so saying he cant sing below A1 is a direct lie
I have one for you. I just went backwards in time and listen to your reaction to their official video where Are You Christmas? And you made a comment about that you could tell that Mitch didn't have any auto-tune over his voice? I don't know how to tell that in a recorded song and it really got me curious. I would really love it if you could react to a song that is live by Pentatonix that everybody sounds good in of course but The Soloist is Mitch Grassi. I would really love for you to hear him belt in his upper range and hear the control he has he goes through his range live. And I also want you to hear how fabulous the entire group sounds live! It always amazes me that there are only 5 voices and they sound so full and big! I also wanted you to hear how everybody can do all of the little weird sounds that have to be done in this group. Everybody's part is so important! In the beginning of the video Kevin is putting away his cello from the previous number so only four people will be on stage. He joins the rest of the group off screen when Avi begins his solo before everything launches into space. The song is called "Aha"! live Singapore star Vista" an Imogen Heap cover th-cam.com/video/aT2Nm4fYmI4/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for the ideas and the well though out comment!! I so appreciate it!!
Try out I am a man of constant sorrow by Home Free. Another acapella group.
Lauren, I recommend that you use both ear buds when listening to Pentatonix because they use panning and you don't get the full affect using just one.
Avi has a; solo channel and is currently touring and is releasing an EP later this month. He has lots of recent solo work as well as some videos and music under a side group also found on his page, Avriel and the Sequoias. His voice is phenomenal. I'd highly suggest checking him out! The beatboxer in this group also has a solo channel with fantastic covers and music. His channel is under Kevin Olusola :-)
WOW!! excited to her that the EP is coming out soon!!
@@SingingwithLauren Im excites ab ou ut it. I saw hom in Boston last Aug and have tickets tk see hi. In Apri l.j again. Not only a gorgeous voice but also sermed genuinely humbled that people took the time to come out to see him.
More PTX and Avi Kaplan too!!
yes yes yes!
The a is pronounced like an o in avi not a hard a and please listen to bohemian rhapsody by pentatonix
listens to THIS with one ear bud....made me tear up a little lol
If you want the hair on your arm to stand up, watch their version of John Lennon's "Imagine." The choral climax at the end is incredible. It's just a massive vortex of sound, your heart will rise in your chest, you'd swear there was at least a dozen people singing, not just five.
Avi leaving was a loss. Matt is a good singer. But he didn’t have what Avi had. His bass added a fullness to the group. He rounded out the group. Matt doesn’t bring enough uniqueness to make the group better. They are still great but not as good as with Avi.
When I think of the PTX songs which have impressed me lately, I think of "Sounds of Silence" th-cam.com/video/gdVjVtpr55M/w-d-xo.html , "Shallow" th-cam.com/video/7NpklKcfI5o/w-d-xo.html , and "Come Along" th-cam.com/video/u8rT6ij0PSo/w-d-xo.html . I really enjoyed your take on their performance. Please don't take this as a criticism, but they refer to their band as "Pentatonix", not "The Pentatonix." It's a small thing.
Thanks for the recs joe!!
Avi left in 2017, there is a video that you can look up and watch it is emotional. Avi left because Pentatonix was touring so much, he was getting homesick, his mother was getting sick, he wasn't seeing his family enough and wanted to be able to do that. I would also recommend checking out his solo work, amazing!!
I just watched it!! 😪 good for him though for doing what was right for him!
Yup, Avi Kaplan (the bass singer) left in 2017 and was replaced by Matt Salle. Matt is a great performer but Avi is a singular talent, a true, classically trained basso profundo. Check out some of his solo work including the superb "Change on the Rise" th-cam.com/video/382BTxLNrow/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for the link!!
If you enjoy Avi, listen to Change on the Rise.
react to evolution of ariana grande and evolution of rihanna by pentatonix
i also recommed checking superfruit (two members of ptx have theyre own channel, micht and scott) anf they're vudeos like evolution of lady gaga, beyonce, cover of rise by katy perry, cover of the promise or some of their's originals like worth it, hurry up, guy.exe or future friends
Wow!! Thanks for all the recs!! I’ll check out their channel too 🙂
please react to bohemian rhapsody and can you feel the love by pentatonix
Yes!! Those look like popular ones!
Now go back to their beginnings. Look up "Sing Off" season 3, and you will learn how they got started, just a week before the show. You will enjoy their journey. We Pentaholics really enjoy watching it again with new pentaholilcs.
HI Lauren, I think I am attached to you at the hip. lol The first time I saw this clip I basically said exactly the same thing. The ending . whoa . They are just masters at arranging . I think is is Scott who does most of it. It is sort of prodigy level to me. He is just genus. I have listened to them for several years now and they just seem always to be as good or better than their last song. They are sort of the Dimash of A Capella groups . You finish listening and you say to yourself " Did I just hear that ?". In a shoulda-coulda imaginary scenario I bet it would be fun for you to do a number with Pentatonix. I will guess that you would enjoy it . It sort of deals with different aspects for your training in that you are matching syllables and voice level and phrase ending to synch with the other singes. I am sure you would do well and I bet you would have fun. Kristin of Pentatonix did a number with a Florida A capella group can Voctave and I am certain you will like it. I will leave a link if interested. Thanks for doing the review. Enjoyed it. Great job ! th-cam.com/video/zLMeDUBKmBs/w-d-xo.html
Hey there!! thank you so much for your thoughtful comment!!! i totally agree!! thanks for the recommendation and the link!!
Ben could actually be called the 6th member. He is involved in every arrangement, and is the studio producer.
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You should try Home Free too, it's a different kind of music, but they're as good as pentatonix
I wanna join
How can you analyze a song like this listening to it with a ear bud, and only one at that? Get yourself a good pair of headphones. You are missing so much of the true sound!
Headphones are a "must" for PTX, Home Free, and VoicePlay.
Miss Lauren you paused to early Mitch will give you chills with his tenor voice
For some great live Pentatonix videos look up there Evolution series, Aha Singapore, and Silent Night
Thank you!!
Just finished watching this video. Avi who left was the bass. If you’d like to hear his range - react to the video with Peter Hollens with Avi Kaplan in Black Is The Color Of My True Loves Hair.
ooooo!!! can't wait to watch this one!!
You also can see some of his range with the song “Ring of Fire” Cover by Home Free featuring Avi Kaplan although you do see the range of Home Free’s bass Tim Foust.
Avi also has a solo in Daft Punk. It’s amazing.
You had one (probably stock apple) earbud in at the end of the song. Come on dude lol
Ain't no vocal coach, or anyone remotely into music, listening to/analyzing a song with a single earbud. Get out of here.
The song " El perdon " by diana Navarro
You should also check out Home Free acapella vocal group, they won The Sing-Off the season after Pentatonix did and they have amazing harmonies. John Denver "Country Roads" cover.Boyz ll Men "End Of The Road" cover, "Man Of Constant Sorrow" cover, or an Original of theirs "Dreamer".
I'd also recommend Voice Play especially with Rachel Potter.
Check out Avi”s solo stuff.
You will become a Pentaholic after listening to a few more! To use words from "Waitress", they are a perfect pie. I just subscribed and look forward to watching more of your reactions. I'm a musicholic❤
Thanks Cheryl! and I LOVE waitress!! such an amazing show.
Enjoyed this so much and your comments! New Pentaholic sub here. You will always get genius with PTX, they do so many different kinds of music and always done well with interesting things to talk about. Can't wait to see you discover more. Gorgeous song!
Thanks for you comment!!! I can’t wait to hear more!!
You need to listen to PTX’s version of “Can’t Help Falling In Love”! They do the song in a slow 4 rather than 6/8 which adds poignancy to the song! Also, at the end they sing an A9 and Avi sings a 3rd ledger-line bass clef A! The overtones ring making the chord sound like an organ!
like your comments would love to hear you react to a group that Scot from Pentatonix formed.... its a all girls group
Avi hasn't disappeared. You can hear him working with Home Free, another great acapella group. BTW, Matt has been a great addition to PTX.
You should check out K.D. Lang's performance of this song - I'd recommend the 2005 Juno awards version over the 2010 Olympics one. th-cam.com/video/P_NpxTWbovE/w-d-xo.html
Your title has a typo: one A too many in Pentatonix.
My favorite song from them is one of their originals called "Run to You", mainly from heads of Avi and Kevin.
Avi left because he was too stressed for not having enough quiet time and seeing his family and he didn't want to slow others down.
Nice reaction too.
Thank you so much! Changed the title 😬😬😬
I'm with Smokey Tippins! Avi Kaplan's guest appearance with Home Free is the perfect opportunity to pivot into the second of three fantastic a cappella groups (PTX, Home Free, and VoicePlay). The Home Free version of "Ring of Fire" features something you NEVER see--two bass soloists! Tim Faust and Avi Kaplan are two of the best EVER! Please share with us your first reaction to Home Free (ft. Avi Kaplan) covering June Carter Cash's "Ring of Fire" (th-cam.com/video/0l3dsHCScxU/w-d-xo.html). NOTE: headphones are highly recommended whenever you listen to any of these three a cappella groups.
Also PTX version of Kiara - Gold is INSANE!
Thanks for the rec!!
React to 'Blinded by the lights" by Pentatonix. A great, catchy cover. Also Amazing Grace is..ahem..amazing.
Definition of REACTION (noun): way you react to something; bad or good effect on body .. Your feelings. (Other words meaning) Ie did it make you happy did it up set you did it make you cry.. REACTION: DOES NOT MEAN A SINGING LESSON , A FAULT FINDING EXPEDITION.
.These voice coaches and ex-singers are just jumping on the bandwagon to get their face on TH-cam...... have you noticed how many voice coaches and ex-singers are coming onto this reaction program. and have you noticed how they can't help themselves, by singing along , or playing some instrument. We don't want to listen to them singing or playing a guitar or piano/organ, we want them to react to a song.
before you come into this reaction program pick up an English dictionary and read the definition of reaction... you can't react to any song or music, if you start talking over it or interrupting it................you are supposed to listen to the song or music in its full length so you can absorb every bit of it. Then tell us how it made you feel.
That's the purpose of reacting to something.
Avi released two albums after leaving the group. I'll Get By in Feb. 2020 and Floating on a Dream in May 2022.
Excellent reaction! Nearly everyone is blown away by that song.
Please react to another Hua Chenyu song. I'd recommend a duet he did with the wonderful Su Shiding. I'll post a link with English subtitles: th-cam.com/video/6SQe5Ig2fxE/w-d-xo.html
Great video. I’d love you to check out Voiceplay they are another accapella group and great. A good place to start would probably be bridge over troubled water, but their queen in 5 mins is great also boybands in 5 mins and check out their Billie Elish mashup. My favourite by them is Oogie Boogie song from the nightmare before Christmas their Bass sings the lead and the notes he can hit are insane!!!!!!!!
I heard a great disturbance in the Force as every Pentaholic screamed out in pain when you stopped the video RIGHT before Mitch's verse, lol.
Leonard Cohen actually wrote eighty (that's right, 80) verses to "Hallelujah." So one can really pick & choose the song they sing.
I know I'm 2 years over due on this comment, but I have one question...
How can you fully appreciate the voices with only one earbud in your ear?
I feel that you are doing both Mitch and Avi a disservice.
please react to Elvis Presley singing "Way Down". Especially listen to the bass of J. D. Sumner. At the end, he reaches a low note that almost no one else can do. Really like Pentatonix and Home Free using only their voices and beatbox techniques to deliver some amazing performances.
There are 3 Acapella groups I really enjoy & try to keep up on: Pentatonix, Home Free, & Voiceplay. Voiceplay not quite as well known as the other 2, but if you want to hear some jaw dropping Bass check out cover of 'Daddy sang Bass' or 'the Oogie Boogie Song.'
I def need to check these out!
And if you think Avi’s three octaves you mentioned in this were impressive, wait until you hear Geoff hit five octaves within ten seconds at the end of “Oogie Boogie’s Song”!
Matt is great but he had IMPOSSIBLE shoes to fill; Avi is absolutely incredible. Props to Matt but imo they were at their best with the original 5.
Check out Avi's "Change On The Rise".. It's amazing.
Enjoyed your reaction to this incredible video. It has everything, except Kevin (beatboxer) singing a solo, which he does in a few of their videos. Please put Evolution of Music, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Grammy winner) and Imagine (Kevin has a solo part in this one) on your list. For a more recent video with their new bass Matt Sallee, please check out Havana. BTW, Avi Kaplan (Ahh-vee) studied opera performance in college, and is a basso profundo, the lowest vocal range. After leaving PTX, he has done some solo work. You can hear his beautiful voice and range in his videos Black Is The Color and Hey Ya.
Thanks for all the recs!!
@Lisa Holmes Change on the Rise is great,, but I prefer Black is the Color and Quarter Past Four and Hey Ya. Just a matter of tone - I like his folkier songs. But we both love his voice, and that's what matters most.
React to Avi Kaplan: Change on the rise, Otherside & I'll get by. 💯👍👍👍
Another great a capella group that you may be interested in is Home Free. They're every bit as great as Pentatonix so I bet that you would really enjoy them.
oooo!! a couple people mentioned them on here!! excited to check them out!
Every time I watch a reaction video of this song and they stop it just before Mitch sings...🤬🤬🤬 #LetItPlay
Avi Kaplan's new path is enchanting! Feel free to look it up :) Thank you for that reaction. This is my favourite A Cappella cover!
Wearing tiny earbuds like this, the only way to get the effect of bass is to use both ears. Watching this with only one ear is hugely disappointing. I almost couldn't continue knowing you're compromising so much of the recording mix and fidelity. My apologies if you only have hearing in one ear, that might explain it.
Many people are unaware that Leonard Cohen never intended this to be a religious song, but instead a song about love loss, heartache and the isolation that it brings, using Biblical references to tell the story. He actually wrote over 80 verses to this song over the years, continuing to add new verses almost right up to his death. He always encouraged covering artists to use whichever verses they thought were appropriate for their particular version. Pentatonix recorded this song for one of their Christmas albums, and had originally intended on using some of the more Christmas-themed lyrics. They then decided to record this version, using Cohen's original lyrics. I've heard that Cohen heard this recording shortly before his death and called it his favorite version. I've never actually heard confirmation of that however. This song was my first exposure to Pentatonix, and I was instantly hooked. I've been a dedicated Pentaholic ever since. There literally hasn't been a day go by since then that I haven't listened to and/or watched the video of a song of theirs!
If you are looking for other works that showcase their ensemble talents and vocal range, I recommend Carol of the Bells and Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.
There were a lot of factors involved in Avi leaving. He had a severe illness in the family, I believe a grandmother with cancer, and he wanted to spend as much time as possible with her. And there was also the fact that he needs time alone in nature to refresh and recharge. Both of those were just not possible with the touring schedule PTX keeps up. They parted as friends and, I believe, Avi helped them find his replacement.
But yes. He has one of the greatest bass voices I've ever heard. Not only can he go deep or comparatively high with it, but he is melodic and can actually sing with it, which is something rare from what I've heard with deep bass singers.
Odd how a five piece vocal group sounds like an entire choir! Okay, extrodinary!!
It would be wonderful if you could react to some of Avi/Ahvee's music.
Some of his music is listen under his name, Avi Kaplan and some is
Listed as Avriel and the Sequoias.
He has released some really good singles, most of them are written by him.
Change on the Rise, Aberdeen, Sweet Adaline, Hey Ya (cover) Fields and Pier, Otherside, Quarter Past Four and his newest being audio, I Knows Me, and man more.
He just completed his European tour this week.
As I am sure you have already learned, he lift Pentatonix because the schedule was too much for him.
He mother has had cancer and he is so close to his family.
His perfect place to be is in the mountains with water, trees and all this has to offer.
He lived in Los Angeles for the 6 years he was with Pentatonix and hated the city.
All of his music is worth reacting to.
Also check out Home Free for another great all vocal band and you’ll also pick up viewers calling themselves home fries
Great! You should definitely react to their daft punk medley! Thats probably one of the best (though every one is good)
Thank you!! I’ll def have to do that one!!
@@SingingwithLauren and Use bith sides of the headphones 😉 its a complete new experience
Avi leaving was a loss. Matt is a good singer. But he didn’t have what Avi had. His bass added a fullness to the group. He rounded out the group. Matt doesn’t bring enough uniqueness to make the group better. They are still great but not as good as with Avi.
I totally agree about Avi...there's something about his voice, no matter what register, that is just so...Well, it totally resonates with me.
I actually prefer this version over Cohen's. As a metal head myself, I love different voices, acappella. I started with, the nylons. Give them a listen. You have a new fan though! Thanks.
Hey Brandon, Thanks so much for the comment!! i'll check out the nylons!!
@@SingingwithLauren Oh my gosh. I'm blushing. My first heart on TH-cam, and I've been here for 11 years. Ty. I'm sad huh🤣
Funny part is ... you talk about richness and fill in the voices ... and continue to listen, with a one-ear plug 😳
If anything ever happens to Morgan Freeman, I vote Avi to replace him as the default voice of God
AHH VI
I wish u wouldve done two ear phones and not just one because ur missing, like, half of their beautiful arrangement
Thanks for letting me know that this song has an original with longer lyrics! lol Subscribed!
Kind of sad, you missed the impact of the transitions, which is a large part of the beauty of this version.
Please react to Pentatonix-Gold!! It's a Kiiara cover and it's soooo beautiful💛
loved your videos!!! please react to La incondicional-luis Miguel el concierto, You could do an amazing video!