HIP HOP Fan's FIRST TIME Watching PENTATONIX - HALLELUJAH
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Just so you can get to know there names (Scott -first one to sing he is the baritone that covers bass when Avi sings. /Avi - he is the bass (does all the crazy amazing low notes)he is the second one to sing and has the big black beard /Kirstin (pronounced k-err-s-tea----thirtsy with a k )she's the female of the groupe -messo soprano/Kevin -the black beatboxer /is basically a living drum that plays many instruments (mainley cello) and last but not least Mitch ......there's not much to say .....I mean voice like an angel ...he is the tenor ----( Avi left the groupe and his replacement is called Matt- he was picked by Avi himself to replace him ) but of backstory-they won the sing off and won a Sony recording contract and some money there contract expired after 2 years and they have now gone in to be the world's biggest acapella groups (Mitch and Scott are gay- they are not dating /they have a side channel called superfruit (they don't upload on there anymore ) ptx are almost constantly on tour (Avi left the groupe because he wanted more time with his family and he didn't want to slow the groupe down
😎👉 @FortWirthFabian - PENTATONIX is a 3 time Grammy winning ACAPELLA group that officially formed in 2011. They were in a televised Acapella singing competition called The Sing Off. They. Won the 3rd season.
In singing order:
🌟Scott Hoying (tall blonde) -baritone, bass, falsetto.
🌟Avi Kaplan (Ah-vee) (Jesus looking guy) - bass, baritone, overtone singing
🌟Kirstie (Kirstin) Maldonado - mezzo soprano, alto
🌟Mitch Grassi (guy in hat) - counter tenor
🌟Kevin Olusula (K.O) - beatboxer, tenor, cello-boxing.
🌟Matt Sallee - bass baritone (Matt replaced Avi in late 2017 as Avi decided to leave the group on good terms. Avi has a solo career
💥.......Another IMPORTANT fact Mitch and Kirstie change their looks A LOT. DON'T get them CONFUSED with being new members!!!
🌟..........Scott, Kirstie and Mitch are litterally childhood friends from Arlington TX who grew up doing theater and choir.
In High school they were known as The Trio.
Upon Graduation Scott moved to So. Calif and attended UCLA and was part of The So. Cal Vocals. He was suggested by a friend to audition for the 3rd season of the singing competition. Scott contacted his friends Kirstie and Mitch to join him. Scott was suggested he get a bass and beatboxer to make their group sound fuller. He was then introduced to Avi who had a great rep as a bass ( Avi is from Calif) and Scott was shown a viral video Kevin beatboxing while playing a cello. Kevin had just graduated Pre-Med at YALE (Kevin was going to be a doctor like his father and younger brother, his sister is a pharmacist and his mother a therapist)
Kevin accepted the offer to audition so the 5 members FINALLY met and rehearsed as a group A DAY BEFORE THE AUDITION.
🙂👉Pentatonic is the 5 note scale. The x was added to make it cooler. PTX for short Pentaholics is the fan base.
💥They have 18 + Million subscribers
BILLIONS of TH-cam views
BY FAR THE GREATEST ACAPELLA GROUP IN THE WORLD!
🙏🙏MORE PTX REACTIONS PLEASE!!
If you want one of their originals you should check out their official video for their song Love Again
@@kimsowles4044 or SING - another one of their originals which I love.
Leonard Cohen composed 80 verses of Hallelujah that each interpretation and performance could be personal and intimate. It's finding your personal hallelujah in this life, whether that's involving God or other deep meaning in your life.
I really wish people would research the actual meaning of this song. It's about falling in love and then losing that love. It is not a Christmas song. They did an incredible job on this song as it is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. It is definitely a Cathartic experience.
Hallelujah. Somebody gets it.
Thank You !!! I was just getting pissed off at him…….
Yes, thank you, I so agree. Why does everyone assume that it needs to be sung in church. It really is not a religious song.
1. It's on a Pentatonix Christmas album, so go ahead and argue with the group over that.
2. The song can have different meanings for different people. It touches people differently. Whether you are Christian, Jewish, not religious at all. If someone wants to play that Christmas then what's the big deal? Let's get over ourselves here.
If you've ever read the story of Samson and Delilah, some of this song could cover it. It also speaks of the song that David played for God.
The song Hallelujah is a song about how love has turned and gone stale with religious imagery. Isn’t not a church, or necessarily a Christmas song.
Yep, correct!
Yep, I went to type that and you beat me to it lol.
Thank. You. So. Much.
This song and "Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music. I will never understand how a few words can suddenly turn something into "a Christmas song."
1989DarkBeauty I love the song Favorite Things.
What a stupid ,sad reaction. I’m out!
There is no instrumentation in this. Voices only.
Pentatonix is indeed an a capella group that formed in 2011 to compete on season 3 of The Sing Off. They won the show and a record contract but were promptly dropped. They took to TH-cam and 3 Grammys later they are world renowned. In 2017 Avi Kaplan (guy with beard singing bass) left the group. That same year Matt Salle joined as the new bass. One of my absolute favourites is their cover of New Rules x Are You That Somebody. They also have a lot of original music as well. Love Again, Cracked, Can't Sleep Love are all phenomenal.
It is not a Christmas song. Some of the lyrics were changed to play during Christmas but the original is definitely not a Christmas song.
And in fact it's not even a Christian song. It just has some Bible references but it's a hodgepodge and not consistent with any meaning of the parts referenced.
What lyrics were changed??
@@cinderellsworth After listening to Leanard Cohen's original, I think these are the original words. What Lindy Lu may have meant is that there is at least one version of the song with with words changed to make it the song of praise many people assume it is. The original words have trappings of faith, but a careful listening belies that. Consider that the story of Samson and Delilah you heard as a kid was not a sexual bondage fantasy. That all said, I love Pentatonix singing this.
The commonly presented version is a couple verses short of the version I heard from Cohen.
It's a song of his journey.
I have always been perplexed as to why people keep including it in their Christmas albums.
If you want to critically analyze this piece specifically with Pentatonix, you need to understand the ORIGINALITY AND COMPLEXITY of the harmonies they are able to produce entirely by themselves (hence, ACAPELLA group) compared to the simplistic original. Not to mention the beautiful yet subtle placement of things like straining power of voice at critical points in the lyrics i.e. when Avi the bass exclaims "hallelujah" in the second verse, arpeggios and counter melodies, the list goes on. The song itself has been covered thousands of times, yet many debate that this rendition is possibly the most original, musically but tastefully grandiose, and heartfelt cover.
If you're going to criticize the lyrics themselves, why aren't you doing a "reaction video" on the original song? Exactly. In that case, you're best to criticize a lyricist hip hop artist with minimal chord notation. Work where your criticism holds value. Don't be criticizing this type of music with such little knowledge of it. You'll end up looking like you're doing this type of video just for views and likes.
Pentatonix is, bar none, a group of musical geniuses that work incredibly well together as a powerful singularity. You just don't get that these days.
Thank you ! Saved me typing a very similar comment (now please get out of my head :) )
Leonard Cohen wrote this. His performance in London is easy to find. Unfortunately, he passed away just before this was released. I would love to hear his reaction to this version of a song he said was covered too many times.
Chris Abel Scott Hoying of PTX said Cohen was “thrilled” they were doing “Hallelujah”. Maybe he was able to hear an early cut?? I like to think that anyway.
@@drieuxkoeppel8152 That would have been awesome for all involved- Scott and the rest of PTX would have been thrilled!
this cover is awsome, but the original is not simplistic, Leonard Cohen was deep, touching and amazing.
Sorry some people got a bit overly emotional about their comments. Pentatonix fans are generally more civil than that. PTX/Pentatonix is an all a cappella band. So there are no instruments here. Although PTX did put Hallelujah on their Christmas album, it wasn’t actually originally intended as a Christmas song by the writer Leonard Cohen, but you might hear it at Christmas time.
Honest impressions. Now... with all you’ve learned from the comments, I encourage you to go back & just listen to it again, keeping in mind they make every single sound with their voices, keep their voices in perfect pitch & volume and the notes they hum at the end sound like strings! Amazing arranging going on there! They have revived acapella for a new generation!
You really must listen many times to their songs to catch the details...there are so many.
Also, the stomping has nothing to do with a visual effect. The black guy is an insanely gifted beatboxer. He is also a gifted singer and sings in song pieces. He’s supported in the rhythm section by their bass- originally Avi, aka the Jesus looking dude, but now it’s Matt, an extremely tall black guy with great fashion sense. Avi and Matt also beatbox and play heavily into Kevin.
Also, you seem to think they force Kevin to beatbox because he’s black. Wrong. He loves beatboxing but the group takes care to feature his other talents, singing and cello playing. He even “cello-boxes”, aka doing both things at the same time. But he was found and brought into the group expressly for his beatboxing talents.
This group very rarely uses mixing, effects, or instruments. Almost every single song is 100% those 5 voices. They sound the same live.
Sorry if I sound grumpy but I really disliked how you talked about the group and the song. Don’t talk about things you know nothing about. I’ll be avoiding your channel from now on.
Reading this comment before he's even 30 seconds in and I'm wondering if I'm about to get irritated.
Kevin is awsome!
Not a Christmas song. Famous song written by a Canadian poet/singer Leonard Cohen and made famous by a singer named Jeff Buckley and also by KD Lang. They are a famous A Capella group and have done covers of many songs, Bohemian Rhapsody among them.
Leonard Cohen adapted this song. Before he passed away, he heard their rendition of Hallelujah and loved it. Anything that PTX covers turns to gold.
Actually Leonard Cohen WROTE the original song. There are 80 different verses all together used at different times by different people.
Actually, Leonard Cohen wrote 80 different verses..
As others have said: this isn't a Christmas song. People just tend to not bother listening to the music and take the Hallelujah name and chorus and assume it's a Christian/Christmas song and ends up in Christmas rotations and albums (like it did on theirs). That aside.... Christmas, not just counting the original one, happens in places there is sand and desert...
That was hilarious since Jesus was BORN and DIED where there is sand and desert LOL
my thougth exactly! I was all the time thinking " this is not a xmas song! and anyway, Jesus was born in a desert!!"lol
Funny thing about them is that they consciously try to include a song that somewhat fits a winter/Christmas theme every year, but is most definitely not one. They’ve also added (for example) Kanye’s coldest winter and the neighbourhood’s sweater weather to other Christmas projects😊
YES! Thank you!
It's strange to me that you said almost nothing about their voices, especially since they are an a capella group and hence the focus is on their singing.
lot of prejudgment going on here. you are making assumptions based on one song. By the way Kevin was known for his cello beatboxing on TH-cam before he was asked to join PTX. Didn't enjoy this reaction. Sorry.
I know right
They are an a cappella group of five people. They formed the group in 2011 and since then, only one member has left and been replaced (the bass singer with the beard). They have won three Grammy's, have numerous EPs and albums and have toured all over the world filling a stadiums and arenas with their devoted fans (Pentaholics). They are amazing and have a wide variety of music you should checkout. Just try to remember, IT'S ALL A CAPPELLA. They sound so good you tend to forget that there are no instruments.
The beatboxer is a cello boxer. He and the bass singer( beard and beanie) are the rhythm section of this a capella group. All five sing beautifully but the rhythm and bass are essential to what they do.
Avi isn’t in the group anymore, I don’t know when he left though.
@@ShyAnn291 Avi left in 2017, and was replaced by Matt in early 2018
Kiwi Goofball oh ok, thanks 😊
Kevin is the beat boxer and he is one of the best in the business. You should check out some of his solo stuff. Kevin "K.O." Olusola is his name. His cover of Marion Hills "Down" is incredible!
A new rabbit hole to go down!
The beatboxer is Kevin, and he is the "BEST" beatboxer on this planet. Penatonix has lots of videos, and there are several that Kevin does sing, and sings very very good, but he is the percussion sounds of PTX. Kevin was beatboxing before he joined PTX. Kevin is a Harvard graduate, plays the Cello, and speaks fluent Mandarin. He beatboxes, because that's his passion. I hope you continue checking out more Pentatonix videos.
I think he graduated from Yale, not Harvard, but I could be wrong.
They do have an album of original music... Run To You and Love Again are good examples... Kevin, the beatboxer is one of the best, especially in New Rules x Are You That Somebody, and the ones where he plays cello at the same time like Shallow or Radioactive
Thank you for picking this one ! This is Leonard Cohen's Halleluiah, NOT CHRISTMAS, but it's about a broken relationship. They sing it magnificently. PTX is always supreme in all that they do. Please listen to more,
EVOLUTION OF RHIANNA, IMAGINE, PTX AHA ! LIVE IN SINGAPORE, DAFT PUNK (which they won a Grammy for), SUGAR PLUM FAIRY from Tchaikovsky Nutcracker, another Grammy win, and much more. You have only tasted a part of what these singers can do. Welcome to the Pentaholic fan club !
This is not the Christmas song. Listen to the words for goodness sake. Nothing to do with Christmas. This is the original written by Lenard Cohen, who was Jewish and didn't write Christmas songs. The Christmas version was re-worked by someone years later. But it's beautiful, and I think the best thing Pentatonix has done. By the way, you understand this is acapella, don't you? They don't use instruments except in one or two pieces where Kevin (the beat box guy) plays a cello.
Chill man. PTX put it on their Christmas album so not that unusual an assumption. Don’t go hating on new listeners like that. 🤨
I Jewish.Of the top 20 or 25 Christmas songs that are not religious, of which most of the songs in that list are not religious, were written by jews.Shortly before Leonard Cohen passed he heard Pentatonix cover Of his song.He said it was the best cover of hallelujah that he had ever heard.
Howdy Sir, fellow Fort Worth resident here. Pentatonix is an amazing group. Super talented. And three of the members grew up here. The y’all blonde guy, the lady and the guy with the wide brim hat all went to school in Arlington. You really should check out Sound of Silence and Imagine. Both are awesome.
Stay safe 👍
They try to avoid mixing and adding anything. They sing this live and it's amazing. I would suggest their first Grammy winner Daft Punk. It was done for $400 in a closet. Mind blown, I promise.
PTX has a history of putting songs that other people wouldn’t even consider winter/seasonal songs, let alone Christmas-themed, on their Christmas albums. Their Christmas concerts feature EDM & rock, as well as more traditional holiday songs.
Kevin the beatboxer ALSO SINGS and PLAYS CELLO!!
Thanks for your reaction. I'm sure you're tired of reading this isn't a Christmas song, but you are far from the first person to say it is one. There's so much to say not sure where to begin. The beat boxer is Kevin. He's amazing at beat boxing. He has a great voice too and you can see him sing in a few of their songs, but he mainly beat boxes. He's an extremely talented person. He's performed at Carnigie Hall playing the saxophone. Avi is the bass in this song (the guy that people say kinda looks like Jesus here) but he left the group a few yrs ago and was replaced by Matt Sallee. Scott (the blonde, Mitch (the one with the hat), and Kirstin (not Kristin) have known each other since they were kids. I really hope you check out more of their stuff. They are an amazing group that's won 3 Grammy's.
If you want something original you should check out them singing can't sleep love live popspring. It's professionally recorded so the sound quality is amazing
The black guy sings too and has a great voice. But he is the beat boxer as well. I would check out their cover of "Gold", their original "Cracked", or any of their Evolution Of.... videos, such as "The Evolution Of Ariana Grande"!!! Enjoy.
Kevin also beat boxes while playing the cello in several videos. Ex: their cover of Radioactive with Lindsey Stirling.
Run to You - original
Sing - original
Rose Gold - original.
3 Grammy’s. Completely vocal. Avi (bass) left in 2017. Matt is the new bass.
Scott (tall) is lead but he sings bass as well when Matt or Avi are singing lead. He does a lot of the arranging. He and Kevin wrote the most originals then Avi.
Mitch - hat - is high tenor. He changes his look all the time.
Kirstie - mezzo soprano - also changes her look all the time.
Kevin - Yale graduate. Is a recognized cellist. He has played Carnagie Hall twice. He is high tenor as well. He is a crazy talented beat boxer. Fluent in Mandarin and deferred medical school for the Sing Off.
Scott, Mitch and Kirstie went to school together. They were 19 when they won the Sing Off. They have been friends since children. They have a game they play who can sing the worst the longest. Scott and Mitch have a side project called Super Fruit. Their cover of Rise by Katy Perry is amazing. They recruited 3 friends for that cover. SuperFruit has original music. They show off their bad singing at the end of Super Fruit Frozen medley with Kirstie.
I think you would really enjoy reacting to Kevin Olusola's (the beatboxer) version of Down. He is an incredibly talented cellist, singer and speaks Mandarin, and has graduated pre-med. The bassist Avi Kaplan left the group in 2017 to do original work. You might check out his Change on the Rise.
He also left due to his mother's health and his own dealings with depression.
I'm shocked at the negatives on this review. It's unwarranted, IMHO. Your review was honest and forthcoming, which is all that anyone can ask. I'd much prefer that to someone who "gushes" over every damn thing artificially.
A couple of points... This song by Leonard Cohen, isn't really religious at all. Nor is it really a Christmas song. If you listen carefully to the lyrics they do not praise God or really speak to religion at all. In fact, "hallelujah" seems to be a representation of orgasm in the song. So... not religious at all!
Next, Kevin (a.k.a. "the black guy") is not only a beatboxer but he sings, plays concert level cello and sax, composes, speaks several languages fluently (including Chinese Mandarin) and has a pre-med degree from Yale. Oh, and he beatboxes. So, he's basically a superstar.
Last, the core group (called "the trio") of Kirstin (the girl), Mitch (high pitched guy) and Scott (tall blonde) grew up together in Arlington, right there in Texas. They added Kevin and Avi (Jesus looking dude) and won on the reality show The Sing-Off. That launched their career but they solidified it on TH-cam.
PTX usually has a couple of actually non-Christmas songs on their Christmas albums. They will include songs that have just become associated with Christmas due to some reason (like Beach Boys classic God Only Knows on their most recent one because of its use in the movie Love Actually) or are seen as religious, like this song which is actually a song about searching for romantic love (hence the video showing the men walking accross the nearly empty desert, then joining the woman) & love gone wrong where the singer cries out to God with "a broken Hallelujah".
The Song references David and Bathsheba and Samson and Delilah-NOT CHRISTMAS!!
Look up the history of Pentatonix. They’re the most successful, biggest selling acapella group in history. They’ve done 5 albums, which all charted in the top 5 on Billboard’s 200. They’ve sold millions of records; have sold-out tours; and have had two BILLION views on their TH-cam channel. They do have original music. Whether it’s a cover or an original, they spend many many hours rehearsing and perfecting their sound. And they’ve done several Christmas albums; and have won THREE Grammys. When you fall into the PTX universe, you won’t want to come out. PTX fans are called PENTAHOLICS. And by the way, they sound the same in concert. All the preparation pays off. I’ve seen them twice now. I’m a #Pentaholic now and always!
We PTX fans love watching someone discover this amazing group. I left a very detailed sub comment but wanted to let you know that I appreciated your reaction. PTX is an experience. 5 people, all vocals. They are all extraordinary. I hope you watch a few more of theirs.
Mitch, Kirstie, and Scott are from the Dallas/Fort Worth area. It’s where they grew up. One of the best groups, period. Love them.
You gotta dig more into them for sure. The black guy (Kevin Olusola) does the beatbox, but he also sings and plays cello...and will often beatbox and play cello at the same time.
Keep them coming.
Hey, this isn't a Christmas song.
Listen to Leonard Cohen's lyrics. Give there version of Bohemian Rhapsody a try. I would have avoided it as I'm a Queen devotee, but, wow, they do something else with it. Very worth a listen.
I totally agree! So many people hear the religious references and don't get the whole thing. It's actually a "love gone wrong" song.
Not a Christmas song. Leonard Cohen is Jewish.
I felt like I was being unfaithful when I enjoyed the Pentatonix version of BR. ..like I was cheating on Queen and really liking it! :)
any song can be added to there Christmas song album . it doesn't mean people going to agree it is. or related to Christmas
For original music check out 'Sing' and 'Run to You" Sing is a top 5 for me
It was released on the "Christmas" album, but I think it anything BUT a Christmas song. Listen more closely to the lyrics until you get the 'subject' of the song, and maybe the very common verse usually included in the original. And, the 'desert' isn't related to Christmas, but more to the 'expected' meaning of this 'Old Testament" poem/song.
This song has nothing to do with Christmas-it’s by Leonard Cohen (has more to do with Hebrew Scriptures than Greek.
A Great Canadian Singer Songwriter, when he passed away this song Had a HUGH Jump here in Canada
Cohen trained to become a rabbi, so yes...he often employed Old Testament imagery in his fascinating lyrics. Because of its title this one pops up on Christmas albums where it manifestly doesn't belong!
All these people commenting..waaahh, It's not a Christmas song, meanwhile PTX put the damn song on their CHRISTMAS album. If that's why you didn't like this reaction, you're petty. He didn't say anything negative about PTX! 😒
If you really want to see what this group is capable of, check out some of their evolution videos. They are prolific creators of original music as well as covers that are so much better than the originals it may as well be their song. You cant go wrong, just keep seeking out what they have to offer and keep in mind, it IS A Capella.
Pentatonic Fans motto is "this isn't a COVER...this is an UPGRADE." You'll understand when you see this video for the first time.
It’s NOT a Christmas song, more of a lament for things lost.
So true! I love how the arrangement matches the voice to the lyrics. There are 4 distinct arrangements for the verses and 6 of the chorus.
Welcome to the new world of a capella. They have 3 Grammies (Daft Punk Medely, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies, and Jolene as Dolly Parton's back up band?[They were also Stevie Wonder's back up band? at the Grammies once too.]) Check out their Bohemian Rhapsody while you are at it. Also, check out Home Free doing Man of Constant Sorrow.
Lots of pressed people in the comments, not sure why 😅
But anyway, if you’re up for it, check out Pentatonix Evolution of Michael Jackson or Evolution of Rihanna. I think their evolution videos are their real sweet spot and it shows off each of their strengths really well. There’s no “lead singer”, they all contribute and the evolution videos make it clear who is bringing what to the table, particularly Kevin the beatboxer holding it down with his ridiculous stamina
I’m not even gonna suggest any videos nobody reacts to. Just go look up Kevin Olusola. He’s the beatboxer/singer for PTX. He like, the others, does his own thing outside of the group. He speaks multiple languages, plays multiple instruments and was pre-med before he joined the group.
They did cover CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT from THE LION KING!!
You should do just a little research of the group before reacting to their music. You will enjoy it more and you will have a better understanding of their performance.
I saw this perform this live in concert as a tribute the day of Leonard Cohens(original singer) passing in november of 2016 in New Jersey. Was one of the most hauntingly beautiful experiences I've ever had. Absolute silence in the crowd most of the way through.
React to their Daft Punk video.
Hallelujah Definitely NOT a religious song, not about God.
This, and all their songs are totally acappella.
The show was 2011 called the Sing Off, and Sara Barielles was one of the judges. They were incredible
Each of these incredible young people is classically trained. Kevin attended a fine arts high school. Scott, Mitch and Kirstie started performing in elementary school in the greater Arlington, TX area and were in high school choir together. Scott attended USC and Kirstie was in musical theatre at the University of Oklahoma. She was also an all state choir member in TX and was a Hispanic National Merit finalist. Mitch was going to attend OU until the group won The Sing Off. Kevin was headed to medical school until the group won The Sing Off. Avi sang harmonies with his mom as a child and was recruited to choir. He sang in coffee shops around his California home. He was interested in opera and performed with his college a capella choir. They beat USC in the most prestigious competition in the US and went on an international tour.
They combine complicated musical techniques in their covers and original songs.
There is nothing racist in Kevin serving as the beat boxer. That is his role and why he was recruited for the group. He and Avi were recruited to be the rhythm section. Avi and Kevin roomed together and Avi gave Kevin singing lessons. Kevin ca
The Black guy is Kevin Olusola, and he sings too at times. He, like all of them, has a fantastic voice. He also plays the cello. The only instrumental song I know of the sang is when the performing the son Radioactive with Lindsey Sterling, the violinist, and in that video, Kevin Olusola plays the cello.
If you’d like to hear what they’re capable of in terms of beats, listen to their Sing Off performances of ET, Love Lockdown, Born To Be Wild and Dog Days Are Over, as well as their Daft Ounk medley and their original track Love Again.
They won a Grammy for (Daft Punk) and Check out their version of Bohemian Rapsody. Their latest Sound of Silence.
So yeah, you kinda hurt yourself here. They didn't write the song, obviously, so ragging on them about the lyrics was not cool. They are an a capella group, all the sounds come from them and the reason Kevin was the one on the drums is he's the beatboxer and one of the best ever. The possible memory would be from Sing Off where the five came together for the competition and blew everyone's mind. Shawn Stockton (pretty sure you know who he is but just in case Boyz2Men) loves them. It's probably a good idea on a first time viewer video to be a little more careful to not insult like everyone in the group and the fans. Also, since you seemed concerned about Kevin being the only black man in the group, when Avi left they got Matt on bass and he is also black. But really, you should just watch them do Imagine because it doesn't get more inclusive than Pentatonix. Sorry for all the complaints you're going to get on this.
no need to apologize. the point of a first time reaction is that it is "first time". I have no prior knowledge on the group so of course i am going to get information incorrect. Thats the point of going on the journey and learning as i go. Thanks for the comment.
The guy that was tapping and stuff is actually making that with is mouth and tapping don’t discredit him
“Maybe there’s a God above” is not a Christmas-y line lol
“How to shoot somebody who outdrew ya”
In case you needed more evidence this is not a religious song at all.
Whole song is un-Christmas in the extreme. Nonetheless just because of its title it lands on Christmas album after Christmas album. Joni Mitchell's "River" is the same way, a song about broken relationships...in that case there's a Christmas setting at the start of the song, so...
The three middle people (Mitch, Scott, Kirsten) grew up together in Arlington, TX.
Pentatonix now has three Grammys!
They aren’t just any old a cappella group.
Thanks.
To see an awesome actual Christmas song, check out Mary Did You Know. It's one of their very best. And for "Lion King" vibes...check out Can You Feel The Love Tonight ;)
They sound like angels. And they did cover Can you feel the love tonight from the Lion King (must see). Other's probably have already mentioned but Avi (the bass) left in 2018 and was replaced by Matt. Kirstie and Mitch always have different looks, the members did not change except for Matt. They did put out an original album. I'd recommend Love Again (kinda club beat), Sing (a fun song) and Cracked (also amazing).
The Song-Off season 3 winners. I loved them then, and even more now.
how can you never have heard of Pentatonix until now??? They have been around for 10 years.
Dope reaction man, like ever 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
They are the Avengers of Music, Mitch 💪🏽🎤👑
You're from Ft.Worth? Three of the Pentatonix group are from Arlington -- just east from where you live, as did another great musician/composer/singer/choreographer, Todrick Hall. You haven't lived until you've checked out the two collabs he did with Pentatonix: THE WIZARD OF AHHHS and BLACK&WHITE. Ya gotta see both of these! Mandatory! Do it!
I'm here as a new sub if you react to more of theirs and Kevin Olusola's solo stuff (he's the beatboxer guy). Avi is the bass singer (looks like Jesus), but he has left now & they have Matt. There's Scott, the blonde guy, Kirstie is the lady & Mitch is the really high voice guy with the hat.
People often get this song by Leonard Cohen titled "Hallelujah" confused with "The Hallelujah Chorus" from the Christmas Classic "Handel's Messiah". Other than the word Hallelujah, and a couple indirect references to Sampson, the lyrics here have little to do with religion or Christmas.
I'm glad that you got to listen to their version of this song. You should hear their live version, its amazing as well!
Kevin is the beat boxer and he is amazing. The others are Scott (the blond), Kisrty, Avi is the bearded guy who does the best bass ever, and my personal favorite is Mitch, the little guy with the super high and beautiful voice. They were on a show called The Sing Off. They are 100% acapella. Do yourself a favor and listen to their covers of Bohemian Rhapsody and Imagine. You'll be floored by their talent.
Just an FYI, the "Trio" of Scott (Blonde, 1st singer), Kirstin (Only Girl), and Mitch (great voice with the hat) all went to Arlington Martin High School in one of your suburbs...
@@mcstacia Wow. There was nothing to fix. You seem to imply unknowingly that I think that Avi, Kevin and Kirstin DOESN'T HAVE GREAT VOICES even when I was only pointing out a fact that FWF LIVES in a City that abuts Arlington where Scott, Kirstin and Mitch went to High School. The parentheses were for FWF to understand which ones the "TRIO" were because he is new to their music. They were NOT CONCLUSIONS and were FAR FROM of how YOU THINK I should state things. Try not to get all Butthurt and get your panties in a wad that people in a conversation that you weren't part of says something that you think that they should or shouldn't have. Get a Life... or at least go and try and buy one.
The percussion is usually a very tight collaboration between Kevin and Avi (Bass). Kevin is an incredible beatboxer and Avi is a Basso profundo. Between them they can produce some amazing rhythm and percussion. Avi (2nd singer, looks like Jesus) left the group back in 2017 and was eventually replaced by Matt Sallee. Matt had big shoes to fill, but has done an amazing job too. The other three have been a trio since high school (or before) and between them do the lion share of singing. However, both Kevin and Avi (and now Matt) are amazing singers in their own right and sometimes do solos. All of the members have their own solo work as well. Kevin is a machine, cranking out one-man performances where he plays multiple instruments, Beatboxes, sings and loops it all together in a single take performance that is extraordinary. Check out his KOver of Down. It is a rollercoaster ride.
It’s an a cappella group, they make music, with their mouths
I think my favorite original of theirs is Run To You. No beatboxing because Kevin is singing.
Every time you stop, you kill me.
They are awesome! Love it. Listen to Imagine and Sound of Silence. Beautiful voices!
I'll check it out!
They do have Christmas in the desert. :)
Hallelujah is not a christmas song. It is a plea for redemption by man who was at rock bottom and pleading for guidance.
Please watch this song live! It’s unbelievable. Kevin the beatbox guy is amazing live. They are always amazing.
I heard another reactor who used to be with Home Free say that as a solo artist he was using the same camera person who said it was actually 100 degrees that day so frequent breaks were required.
Leonard - writes a beautiful song mourning the loss of a beautiful love.
The world - IT"S CHRISTMAS MUSIC!!!
Leonard - Wat.
The world - TAKE MY MONEY!!!
Leonard - Wat ... ever.
These are the generally accepted lyrics to Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen, though when he sang it he often added other verses - it's NOT a christmas song but people don't pay attention to the lyrics:
[Verse 1]
Now I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do ya?
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing "Hallelujah"
[Chorus]
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
[Verse 2]
Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya
She tied you to a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
[Chorus]
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
[Verse 3]
You say I took the name in vain
I don't even know the name
But if I did, well really, what's it to ya?
There's a blaze of light in every word
It doesn't matter which you heard
The holy or the broken Hallelujah
[Chorus]
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
[Verse 4]
I did my best, it wasn't much
I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch
I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool ya
And even though it all went wrong
I'll stand before the lord of song
With nothing on my tongue but hallelujah
[Chorus]
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
[Outro]
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
[Additional Lyrics]
Baby, I've been here before
I know this room, I've walked this floor
I used to live alone before I knew you
And I've seen your flag on the marble arch
Love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
[Additional Lyrics]
There was a time you let me know
What's really going on below
But now you never show it to me, do you?
And remember when I moved in you
The holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah
[Additional Lyrics]
Maybe there's a God above
But all I've ever learned from love
Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you
And it's not a cry that you hear at night
It's not somebody who's seen the light
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
People pick and choose verses to make it sound Christmasy or Churchy, but it's really not.
Although this is played often during Christmas time and is on one of their Christmas albums, this song used biblical references to describe a relationship falling apart. There a many more verses to the original Some original songs from PTX are "Love again and "Run to you"
This is NOT a Religous Song nor is it a Christmas song.
-This is a song about Love gone wrong, for an example, some of the lyric's mentioned in the song are:
....."she tied you to the kitchen chair,
she broke your throne & she cut your hair,
and from your lips she drew the Hallelujah".....
-I believe this is a play on the Samson & Delilah scene from the Bible but in this song I'm sure it is referring to a female, who is straddled upon her male counterpart having sex but her intentions are to 'break him down' not 'build him up'.
-Just because religious words & terms are used doesn't mean it is referring to an actual religious experience.
Anyways thanks for your thoughts.
I like your comments. It's organic, as you say, just because of the style, acapella. Kevin's beat boxing gives the Lyon KIng vibe. The 'wind' in their voices. The stomping on the snow. And their voices. All of it together means a lot of us can identity with it. YOu don't need to be a professional or semi-professional musician to know this is good stuff.
This is not a christmas song. It’s not even a religious song.
It’s a song about love and broken hearts.
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Hallelujah isn’t a Christmas song. It’s sung all year by numerous artists. Are you thinking of the Alleluia Chorus? They’re an amazing group and sing strictly a cappella.
Love this group! Still listening in 2021!
As others here said, this is NOT a Christmas song. It's been co-opted by people simply because it's entitled Hallelujah, but it's NOT a religious song. The writer, Leonard Cohen, has said that in interviews. PTX wisely jumped on that bandwagon and put in on a Xmas album. It's metaphor. It's....art. Anyone who listens to the lyrics wouldn't mistake it for a religious song, imo. :)
Hallelujah was an original song written by Leonard Cohen... a Canadian singer, songwriter, poet extrordinare and a national treasure. It is not a Christmas song. It is not a religious song. It is Cohen's story on his lost love.
I don't understand your comment about only the black guy doing the drums. That's his job! If this were an instrumental band, would you expect the lead guitarist to drop the guitar and start drumming?
Definitely not for Christmas or even Christian but some church goers get confused. The man who wrote it was Jewish, Leonard Cohen
Quite a beautiful song though and they present it well.
"The song is about a love that has soured and gone stale. Cohen used a lot of religious imagery, including references to some of the more notorious women in the bible (all of whom are popular figures in songs). Here's some lyric analysis:
"You saw her bathing on the roof, her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you" - Bathsheba, whose husband was murdered by the king so he could have her.
"She tied you to her kitchen chair, she broke your throne and she cut your hair" - Delilah, who cut off Samson's locks that held his superhuman strength.
"But remember when I moved in you and the holy dove was moving too" - This could be a reference to the divine conception and Mary.
The lines referring to the immaculate conception can also be interpreted as having a sexual connotation: "And every breath we drew was hallelujah."
Leonard Cohen explained: "Hallelujah is a Hebrew word which means 'Glory to the Lord.' The song explains that many kinds of Hallelujahs do exist. I say: All the perfect and broken Hallelujahs have an equal value. It's a desire to affirm my faith in life, not in some formal religious way but with enthusiasm, with emotion."
www.songfacts.com/facts/jeff-buckley/hallelujah
Hi watching your reaction to "Hallelujah". It was written by Leonard Cohen, a Jewish man and not written as a Christian Christmas son. He lived long enough to hear their rendition. I believe he died about 1 month afterwards. I've heard him sing it with his gravelly voice and he wrote more verses that I wish they'd sung. By the way I think it's probably Death Valley.
Yes, they are wonderful every time. This is in the Mohave desert, Leonard Cohen's song about a bad breakup, not a religious song, but powerful. They won SING OFF in 2011. They are fantastic from "Bohemian Rhapsody" cover, to DAFT PUNK mash up- that they won a Grammy for, and many more. PTX just dropped a new song, AMAZING GRACE, with fresh lyrics, visually stunning, and power and passion in their voices. DO TRY IT ! Thank you.
Hi from Granbury! Thanks for the vid!
Glad your mind is open to different genres of music...there is beauty in all if we take the time to listen.
It's not a Christmas song although it is on an album of mostly Christmas music by Pentatonix. In fact the character at the beginning of the song is David (son of Nitzevet (Talmud) and Jesse of Bethlehem; shepard, musician, warrior, and finally anointed king of Israel ruled c. 1010 - 970 BCE, thus spake Wikipedia) and thus predates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth by about a millennium. The Song later jumps to a contempory setting for the singer recounting his relationship with an unnamed (presumably) woman. This is a cover (one of many) of a song originally written and performed by Leonard Cohen (1934 - 2016) on his 7th studio album Various Positions (1984). This 5-part a cappella arrangement is Pentatonix's own and is uniquely theirs as far as I know.
Leonard Cohen's song is NOT about God and saying Hallelujah, but rather it is about broken faith. You asked about whether they did anything original, and they do. But they won three Grammy awards covering three different musical genres. They also did a cover of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from Lion King. If you want to get some REAL Lion King vibes, listen to that.
They do have original music but when they started the became known for their covers. Bohemian Rhapsody is a must watch, in fact the Queen guitarist posted the video on his social media, the only comment was “Enjoy”. On a side note Scott, the tall blond, Kirstie and Mitch who’s wearing the big hat are from your neighboring city of Arlington.