That's a vocal technique trick, actually. Smiling (or raising the facial elevator muscles, in jargon) into the high note helps raise the soft palate and stretch the vocal folds.
We’re singing this in our Men’s Choir, and on the sheet music, that very last section is actually labeled with “Insanity... this is too high for anybody other than VS”
alightened you should check out HusAar on Facebook. The extended tag so the tenor holds the note for like 40-50 seconds. And the lead, Yngve, is amazing!
As a person who sings this song regularly as part of chorus repertoire I feel accomplished when I can do it with only one sneak breath. I think I've held the tag on one breath once, on accident. I'll figure it out one day.
+Kipp Buckner Gunny20121314 took the words out of my mouth. My best barbershop memories all center around Gas House Gang (I saw you win in Calgary and you came to the Buckeye several years...including singing 'Happy Birthday' to me). Thank you for sharing your talents with the world.
Thanks to the fact that this is pitched in B, instead of the C it is written for, it makes it a touch easier for my quartet to sing the arrangement. Especially since I take the high stuff at the end while my lead posts Tim's part there at the tag.
Still defines the pinnacle of modern tagging. If your tag group can sing this, you're done. You won. Collect your prize and celebrate being on top of the world!
Done it! The whole song, actually, and my quartet is kinda unconventional. Bass and Bari are pretty standard, but we have a Tenor 1 on our Lead line, and an Alto 2 on Tenor! We also did it like VS did it, putting tenor on the post, and MAN I've heard a post so well done!
@@joke5735 A tag is the last, climactic end part of a barbershop song. There tend to be a lot of held notes and cool chord progressions that resolve satisfyingly. In this song, I'd say it starts around 3:20. Another barbershop term is a "post" which is a single held note that stays constant throughout all or part of the tag. The tenor has a really long post on this song.
Outstanding. Their compositions are fantastic, way more layered and complex than most you find on youtube. the fact they sound this good live is also impressive as hell.
@@teodorlontos3294 The last chord, Tim posts that note and the other two parts end up above him. The baritone sends it into the stratosphere. I'm guessing they let Tim take that note because it had to be held so long and he has ridiculous longevity.
Finally. FINALLY SOMEONE IS LISTENING!!!!! Thank you WIlliam Warren for recognizing the best kept "secret" this group of 4 ridiculously talented individuals has to offer!Jonny Moroni is without a doubt the best Bari I have ever heard. Just tune everything else and listen to him. Look, I do realize it is not easy to make such a statement among these 4 guys. They are all 'over the top' excellent and my favorites of the more modern groups, saying that with Dealers Choice as Number 1 of all time.Jonny, is just flawless among four flawless ones. Ok he's 101 percent flawless with 3 running at 100 percent flawless.How else can it be said?!That is the highest compliment to the 3 and a Gold Star added for Mr. Moroni. Now don't you 3 go pouting you hear? You are still unmatched this side of DC/Innsiders timeframe. Please note, that is from a looooooong time ago - I have the LP's and saw them both live. Let me tell you, seeing DC "live" is surreal. You cannot believe what you are hearing.Ok ok. Jonny, my hat is off to you, while I am now a bass and formerly a tenor from days long past from the southwestern district. Thank you guys....
Some of my favorites: th-cam.com/video/Qo_N9_ZFBhs/w-d-xo.html Ringmasters (2012 Champs), Notre Dame Medley (Even if you don't like the beginning, the middle and end is worth it, trust me.) th-cam.com/video/Im_tGJhvPXk/w-d-xo.html Vocal Spectrum (2006 Champs, same dudes as here), Aladdin Medley (This is a really hard piece, and it's not the most perfect performance but this version has great energy. Love Vocal Spectrum!) th-cam.com/video/v39ERSTk-QY/w-d-xo.html Instant Classic (2015 Champs), Love Me or Leave Me (so much energy, and they are probably my favorite quartet other than some of the older ones.) th-cam.com/video/HeRwcLMvYIM/w-d-xo.html Instant Classic (2015 Champs, same as the guys just above), I Won't Send Roses (This is a ballad, so it's slow and really emotional. If this doesn't make you cry, then this will: th-cam.com/video/qKdJsCUwulw/w-d-xo.html It's "How Could I Ever Know," sung again by Instant Classic.) th-cam.com/video/tqwkJGMOEbs/w-d-xo.html Lunch Break (a very famous comedy quartet who sadly never won), Old Macdonald Had a Deformed Farm (This is both hilarious and iconic.) So that's 6 different pieces by various groups. Enjoy, and keep discovering! Other good quartets: Newfangled Four (comedy), Main Street (comedy), After Hours, Boston Common, Bluegrass Student Union. Have a nice day, and I hope you like these!
I wish people would go out and find good Barbershop, this is a perfect example. Bravo. Lots of people think the "best" is the dapper dans at Disneyland, they're ok, but there's sooo much better.
I love this performance, but I can never get past the fact that they changed “please the gods” to “please my god”. It’s a telltale sign that this was put together by people who definitely go to church…
Not gonna lie, I reached for my CPR pocket mask in my top drawer of my desk, because I thought I was gonna have to rush over there and resuscitate that Tenor... @_@
@@hidinghunter1836 We tend to focus on the notes that stand out, the highs and the lows, but the person on the right in charge of the middle notes is amazing! They are indispensable for this harmony with lots of overtones.
I came here expecting them not to be at all as good as on the recording, which I suspected must have been done with some pitch correction. I was wrong. They are just as stunning live. Incredible!
Yes he does I had the pleasure to sing with him since 2010 till he recently moved back home. The video is legit now im not sure if he could still do it but he did.
I mean that's just because the tenor of Vocal Spectrum is the quartet member who posts. It could just as easily be a lead post with bari and tenor above lead at the end, which isn't inherently unusual.
That's the baritone, they're the filling that makes the 4 part harmony. Much of the time their job is to not stand out and to make everybody else sound better. Their baritone is quite good at his job.
Alot? the bari is the power of the chords. 3:12 to the end he arguably has the most important part. Sometimes the most important things in songs are things you dont even necessarily hear, but feel. This is why when trying to sing this back to someone its easiest to find and sing the melody or highest note. Doesnt mean the other ones dont need to exist, there is a reason he is furthest from the mic. The best quartet ever practices the resonance between bari and bass and imo thats why they the best th-cam.com/video/U6P6yTn3wng/w-d-xo.html
+Michael Bang barbershop harmonies also require different arrangements for the same reason. If it were in the original key it may well have been unsingable for at least one member.
Tim James - he has an extremely forward placement, but not nasal. Nasal goes beyond that, by a lot. Chris has a bright and forward tone with tons of depth. He has one of the best ranges on a bass that I’ve ever seen. He goes down to B1 in one of their songs. And as you can see in this tag he sings very high. But again, his placement is extremely forward, but not nasal
@NikoPorter When does chris do this if you dont mind me asking? I know chris is definitely an underrated bass, but i didn't know he was a monster bass.
7 years later and tim is now able to hold that note for 35 seconds- ridiculously talented
I’m sure he was able to back here too - this is the “safe” version when it comes to live performances!
Tim is something else. He was able to hold a 42 second note, and theres that video of him singing 9 octaves. Something else
@Madams The Masterful That 9 octave video is a joke video that he made. His range is nuts, but not that much 😂
actually hes improved it by like 10 seconds, he holds it for 24 seconds in this recording. in his its 34
@@yearniethefox9506he could probably do 34 when this was recorded, you just take fewer risks live
I love Tim’s smile at 3:23. He knows exactly what he is about to do and how awesome it is.
Imo, I think he was just stretching his face and getting mouth posture into place for the post.
That's a vocal technique trick, actually. Smiling (or raising the facial elevator muscles, in jargon) into the high note helps raise the soft palate and stretch the vocal folds.
@@dbean5174or he’s just a bada$&😁
We’re singing this in our Men’s Choir, and on the sheet music, that very last section is actually labeled with “Insanity... this is too high for anybody other than VS”
Haha, no kidding! What's the name of your chorus? Do you compete? I'd love to see some videos.
same here
8 years after this was posted and it still makes me cry. This is just so moving.
In July 2020, he's still holding that note...he's going the distance.
he's going for speed
@@fredrickcuriosity6368 she’s all alone
@@skyeckogaming3354all alone
@@skyeckogaming3354 All alone in her time of need
What I love about barbershop is that buzzing sound when the four parts harmonize! You can actually feel it!
overtones! Absolutely love them
that last note was held for 25 seconds. in case you were wondering
alightened you should check out HusAar on Facebook. The extended tag so the tenor holds the note for like 40-50 seconds. And the lead, Yngve, is amazing!
@@jonaswillaume There's some next level technique going on there, that was great!
As a person who sings this song regularly as part of chorus repertoire I feel accomplished when I can do it with only one sneak breath.
I think I've held the tag on one breath once, on accident.
I'll figure it out one day.
@@ryanmajka885 I'm sure you will go the distance
Try the beginning of MLK. They hold it for close to a minute
My family is learning this arrangement together. The chords are so warm and rich
Amazing quartet and greatest tenor ever
No Kipp Buckner - YOU are the greatest tenor ever : )
+Gunny20121314 Oh my goodness what a nice thing to say....thank you very much!
+Kipp Buckner Gunny20121314 took the words out of my mouth. My best barbershop memories all center around Gas House Gang (I saw you win in Calgary and you came to the Buckeye several years...including singing 'Happy Birthday' to me). Thank you for sharing your talents with the world.
+crenner07 Thank YOU for being so kind!!
+Kipp Buckner I saw you Saturday afternoon! You are awesome! Just sorry I didn't get to meet you. Next time!
Thanks to the fact that this is pitched in B, instead of the C it is written for, it makes it a touch easier for my quartet to sing the arrangement. Especially since I take the high stuff at the end while my lead posts Tim's part there at the tag.
Still defines the pinnacle of modern tagging. If your tag group can sing this, you're done. You won. Collect your prize and celebrate being on top of the world!
I would say the new standard is ringmasters Notre dame medley.
Done it! The whole song, actually, and my quartet is kinda unconventional. Bass and Bari are pretty standard, but we have a Tenor 1 on our Lead line, and an Alto 2 on Tenor! We also did it like VS did it, putting tenor on the post, and MAN I've heard a post so well done!
BIG FACTS
What is tagging?
@@joke5735 A tag is the last, climactic end part of a barbershop song. There tend to be a lot of held notes and cool chord progressions that resolve satisfyingly. In this song, I'd say it starts around 3:20. Another barbershop term is a "post" which is a single held note that stays constant throughout all or part of the tag. The tenor has a really long post on this song.
I would love to sing this with VS one time before I leave this earth. Such an amazing song
This is simply brilliant. So much emotion captured in this performance. That last note from Tim, Jesus Christ!!!
+Michael Griffiths Even better from the hall. All of their stuff was amazing.
With that voice - he just might be
I just enjoy listening to this so much. Thank you for sharing it
forever my favorite song by my favorite quartet. absolutely inspiring.
Love this arrangement. Love this group. Love watching them do it live. Love love love.
I am always amazed by people who find fault with something that is "almost" perfect. I love this group.
i don't even think this tag is remotely challenging for Tim anymore...gosh they are good. such awesome champs.
Outstanding. Their compositions are fantastic, way more layered and complex than most you find on youtube.
the fact they sound this good live is also impressive as hell.
Willie Gross loo
Just listening to that tag makes me pass out from breathlessness.
one of the best basses in the business...don’t let the lead be afraid to find a different tonality to allow the solo line to soar...
The Human Voice. The GREATEST instrument of all!
Ive been repeating this so many times
You know your quartet has a ridiculous range when Tim Waurick is on the bottom of the treble triad chord.
When does that happen? The bass never goes above the tenor in this arrangement.
@@teodorlontos3294 On the last chord. I didn't say the bass went higher, just in the 'treble triad chord'. The upper three voices.
@@guibox3 aha, my bad. Where does that happen?
@@teodorlontos3294 The last chord, Tim posts that note and the other two parts end up above him. The baritone sends it into the stratosphere. I'm guessing they let Tim take that note because it had to be held so long and he has ridiculous longevity.
Amen brother I know exactly what U mean
I could listen to this forever.
I've been waiting for years to see a live performance of this chart! Thanks for sharing!!
Best...baritone...ever
Finally. FINALLY SOMEONE IS LISTENING!!!!! Thank you WIlliam Warren for recognizing the best kept "secret" this group of 4 ridiculously talented individuals has to offer!Jonny Moroni is without a doubt the best Bari I have ever heard. Just tune everything else and listen to him. Look, I do realize it is not easy to make such a statement among these 4 guys. They are all 'over the top' excellent and my favorites of the more modern groups, saying that with Dealers Choice as Number 1 of all time.Jonny, is just flawless among four flawless ones. Ok he's 101 percent flawless with 3 running at 100 percent flawless.How else can it be said?!That is the highest compliment to the 3 and a Gold Star added for Mr. Moroni. Now don't you 3 go pouting you hear? You are still unmatched this side of DC/Innsiders timeframe. Please note, that is from a looooooong time ago - I have the LP's and saw them both live. Let me tell you, seeing DC "live" is surreal. You cannot believe what you are hearing.Ok ok. Jonny, my hat is off to you, while I am now a bass and formerly a tenor from days long past from the southwestern district. Thank you guys....
Hands down, you are the What, Why, How, and WOW of Barbershop.
Молодцы! Очень красиво! Настоящий класс!
I'ma hafta hit that replay button on this one.
Wow - this blows me away! What amazing voices!
That chord at 3:29 just hits different for some reason
Have been waiting to see this done live. Thank you for posting this. And thank you @vocalspectrum.
Best barbershop quartet of all time
great harmony and pitchs
I've always wanted to see this live! Long-time fan!! Sending some hometown love from St. Chuck! Represent!
glad i accidentally found this..........this group has all the right parts...........just incredible
If you like this, there's some more to check out! (From both Vocal Spectrum, and other barbershop quartets!)
Some of my favorites:
th-cam.com/video/Qo_N9_ZFBhs/w-d-xo.html Ringmasters (2012 Champs), Notre Dame Medley (Even if you don't like the beginning, the middle and end is worth it, trust me.)
th-cam.com/video/Im_tGJhvPXk/w-d-xo.html Vocal Spectrum (2006 Champs, same dudes as here), Aladdin Medley (This is a really hard piece, and it's not the most perfect performance but this version has great energy. Love Vocal Spectrum!)
th-cam.com/video/v39ERSTk-QY/w-d-xo.html Instant Classic (2015 Champs), Love Me or Leave Me (so much energy, and they are probably my favorite quartet other than some of the older ones.)
th-cam.com/video/HeRwcLMvYIM/w-d-xo.html Instant Classic (2015 Champs, same as the guys just above), I Won't Send Roses (This is a ballad, so it's slow and really emotional. If this doesn't make you cry, then this will: th-cam.com/video/qKdJsCUwulw/w-d-xo.html It's "How Could I Ever Know," sung again by Instant Classic.)
th-cam.com/video/tqwkJGMOEbs/w-d-xo.html Lunch Break (a very famous comedy quartet who sadly never won), Old Macdonald Had a Deformed Farm (This is both hilarious and iconic.)
So that's 6 different pieces by various groups. Enjoy, and keep discovering! Other good quartets: Newfangled Four (comedy), Main Street (comedy), After Hours, Boston Common, Bluegrass Student Union.
Have a nice day, and I hope you like these!
I met them once best day of my life
So so good!
Man Tim! Anyone ever tell you how good you are??????
Love seeing a live video of the guys actually singing, the video I've been hitting replay on forever just has a still photo...
Anyway I love all a capella singing, and folks who also do should also check out Voiceplay's version of this.
I wish people would go out and find good Barbershop, this is a perfect example. Bravo. Lots of people think the "best" is the dapper dans at Disneyland, they're ok, but there's sooo much better.
17 people are deaf. Great job as always!
I'm so happy I have autogramms from theire❤😍
holding the note out for the long is great, dont get me wrong. but the overtones in this are so clear that it vibrates my laptop 🤣
I love this performance, but I can never get past the fact that they changed “please the gods” to “please my god”. It’s a telltale sign that this was put together by people who definitely go to church…
You're correct, and I like the change.
@@jonlatorre7061 Why? It was written in reference to the Greek pantheon
Greatest bass ever😀
Lauri. xo - I agree! Chris is awesome
That was amazing
Makes Life Worth Living. Top Drawer!!
The harmony parts need to follow the lead in volume! Beautiful voices..
Not often you hear the Lead go OVER the Tenor!
Actually, in the tag, both the Johnny (baritone) and Eric (Lead) go over Tim (tenor) while he's posting.
In the original version of the VS tag, the bass actually drops down to the tonic at then end and hence comes within one not of Tim's post
Tim Lewis you're right...that was a high note by the bass...I just commented on that a few minutes ago
On the music, the post is the lead part. Just Tim sings it in VS because it's Tim
美しいハーモニー❤最後のロングトーンも素晴らしい‼
Wow! Versatility!
Fantastic!
1000th subscriber!
Not gonna lie, I reached for my CPR pocket mask in my top drawer of my desk, because I thought I was gonna have to rush over there and resuscitate that Tenor... @_@
I was looking up Go The Distance, and I found you guys! I saw you guys two days ago at Jersey Harmony Explosion!
Has anybody else watched this 100 times
Lovely.
何回も聞きに来ちゃう
どうしても目立つ高音や低音に注目してしまうけど、向かって右の中音担当の方がすごい！倍音マシマシのこのハーモニーには不可欠
Don’t know what you said but I like it
@@hidinghunter1836 We tend to focus on the notes that stand out, the highs and the lows, but the person on the right in charge of the middle notes is amazing! They are indispensable for this harmony with lots of overtones.
Watch Tim Waurcik on his upload of the same piece and he sustained that note longer.
Perfect ‼︎
I love Jason's face! I'll bet he has a great personality in real life.
who's jason?
now that was just great :D
I came here expecting them not to be at all as good as on the recording, which I suspected must have been done with some pitch correction.
I was wrong. They are just as stunning live. Incredible!
Does Tim Waurick really have 9 octave vocal range?
We think so. Nobody's sure if the video of it he posted is unedited, but we think so from what we've seen. That's the general consensus, anyway.
Kristopher Chavez is there any proof of it being fake?
Of cause it's fake, do you even know how much 9 octaves is?
Yes he does I had the pleasure to sing with him since 2010 till he recently moved back home. The video is legit now im not sure if he could still do it but he did.
Probably not. We currently don’t have an instrument that goes up 9 octaves. And if he did he’d have broken a world record.
god i wish i was there
もっと評価されるべき
When they were here in germany I've get an autogram but from jordan in the lead😁
And not from eric😘
Who looks that on 2018?
Bravo!
なんて美しいんだ・・・
The best Harmony, from Brazil 🇧🇷
those suspensions
These guys should cameo in a Disney movie
Lead and the bari go above the tenor my God
I mean that's just because the tenor of Vocal Spectrum is the quartet member who posts. It could just as easily be a lead post with bari and tenor above lead at the end, which isn't inherently unusual.
Anyone else hold their breath at the end?
out fucking standing
the second dude from the right side looks like Lars from Futurama
wow this is a bit lower than the recorded version!
Awesome :D My favorite song :D How can they hold one note for so long?? :0
Good breathing, talent and a lot of practicing
I guess you could say they had… spectrum vocally… oh I messed it up DANG IT!
Can someone explain what the guy on the far right is adding? I just can’t tell where his part is
That's the baritone, they're the filling that makes the 4 part harmony. Much of the time their job is to not stand out and to make everybody else sound better. Their baritone is quite good at his job.
Alot? the bari is the power of the chords. 3:12 to the end he arguably has the most important part.
Sometimes the most important things in songs are things you dont even necessarily hear, but feel.
This is why when trying to sing this back to someone its easiest to find and sing the melody or highest note.
Doesnt mean the other ones dont need to exist, there is a reason he is furthest from the mic.
The best quartet ever practices the resonance between bari and bass and imo thats why they the best
th-cam.com/video/U6P6yTn3wng/w-d-xo.html
I impressed in 4minute.
Tim is crazy, theyre all awesome, but that bass tho.....
Were they flat in this live video record compared to their itunes record? The pitch is a bit different for me.
Yup! When they perform it live it starts in B and modulates to C, whereas the album version starts in C and goes to C#.
肺活量が化け物すぎる…
はい4つくらいありそう
why is noone talking about the loud bass
👏👏👏👏
Who else literally holds their breath at that last note 😅
wish they didn't lower the key from the original
yeaa i get it. during concerts when they have to sing their entire set full of these kinds of songs, their voices must be so dead
+Michael Bang barbershop harmonies also require different arrangements for the same reason. If it were in the original key it may well have been unsingable for at least one member.
Jennifer Hiemstra - for who?
Demon Voice Probably the tenor. The tenor part is damn high in this.
Sailor Spaghetti you must not know of God Tim. This part isn’t too high for him. Not at all.
I thought the hard part was to even keep the breath that long but the hard part is simply to keep that note.
some intonation issues, but great live performance!
jet lag I bet...Aus is a long way from home
Anyone got sheet music??
Its online arranged by Aaron Dale
holy shit
jumpin' jesosephat! yikes! great job!
倍音の暴力
Not many people know this, but the guy on left is JD Vance....
😂😂😂👍🏼
一番左の人すごいよ!!
Vios 最後えぐいよな！
Is it just me or is the bass REALLY nasal?
Tim James - he has an extremely forward placement, but not nasal. Nasal goes beyond that, by a lot. Chris has a bright and forward tone with tons of depth. He has one of the best ranges on a bass that I’ve ever seen. He goes down to B1 in one of their songs. And as you can see in this tag he sings very high. But again, his placement is extremely forward, but not nasal
@NikoPorter When does chris do this if you dont mind me asking? I know chris is definitely an underrated bass, but i didn't know he was a monster bass.