I suggest you watch the official video so you can see what each person is doing. They can and do perform this live without a backing track. You can find live performances and even off-mic performances here on TH-cam. No need to react (unless you want to) but it definitely gives you perspective. If you liked this I suggest their edm-inspired original song Love Again (there is an official video but beware of copyright with Sony). I also suggest their most-viewed video (it’s closing in on 700 million views) Hallelujah. If you want rock, react to Radioactive featuring Lindsey Sterling (not straight acapella since Lindsey is a violinist and the PTX beatboxer, Kevin, breaks out his cello as well. He can play and beatbox at the same time-he calls it “celloboxing”) and their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody (which got Brian May’s approval). Welcome to the PTX rabbit hole.
Dang, this lady hit the nail on the head. Pentatonix never misses. I also thought about cheerleader (some awesome percussion stuff). Thanks for a great reaction to Pentatonix!! 😁😁😎
I clicked on this fast too - but for some reason I am just getting a notification a day after it was posted - but yes, I always love to see reactor's 1st time hearing Ptx - especially Daft Punk or Bohemian Rhapsody! Watching a music lover's mind get totally blown away by Ptx is addictive!!! Lol! And he made a huge mistake by not reacting to the music video - he would have been twice as blown away!! The video is almost as impressive as the song itself. And Love again is the same - he can redeem himself if he reacts to the MV of that original masterpiece! 😉 Yay! Another new A Capella recruit!! I'm down for it!!!
I'm glad you reviewed the audio track only, because then you can really focus on the music -- which is awesome in its own right. But now you have to watch the video. Be ready to have your mind blown a second time.
Wait…react to one Pentatonix video and we, Pentaholics, will come. Love your reaction. 🙏🏼 join us in the rabbit hole. You might want to watch your head as Pentatonix is known to make heads explode🤯 but in a very good way. You should keep your hat on so your brains don’t drip out. 😅😂🤭
They wonthe first of their Grammy's for this. Completely revolutionized a Capella. This was done years ago. Pentatonix has not looked back. Ever improving. Thanks for the reaction.
Welcome to the show! 🤣 No, but for real, we always love to see these insane humans getting appreciated. You really can't miss with literally anything they do. They never put something out that isn't amazing. Also, in order of entrance: Mitch Grassi, countertenor and resident diva Scott Hoying, baritone, sings a lot of "lead" parts Kirstin Maldonado, soprano, doesn't take the lead often, but when she does, watch out! Avi Kaplan, bass (and I mean bass). Left the group (amicably) in 2017, Matt Sallee now fills that role Kevin Olusola, known affectionately as "The Human 808", plays the cello (while beatboxing, look up "celloboxing") With you being a rock fan, I can tell you it's a genre they don't touch too often, but here's a few of their songs to get you started that you'll probably enjoy most: Love Again (original EDM track, most similar to this and IMO criminally underappreciated) Sing (original, one of the more "rock" songs they do) Can't Hold Us (cover) Problem (Ariana Grande cover) Blinding Lights (Weeknd cover) A few of my other personal favorites: Attention (Charlie Puth cover) Can You Feel the Love Tonight? Papaoutai (Stromae cover) Midnight in Tokyo (original) Coffee in Bed (original) Be My Eyes (original) Aha! (Imogen Heap cover) Hope you have an amazing time discovering the rest of their absurd catalog!
New Rules/Are You That Somebody, La La Latch, Mad World, Radioactive. Even if you don't like rap, you should listen to their Can't Hold Us. There are so many more. Also their originals Sing, Cracked, and MIsbehavin
PTX will never lets me down. I can't count how many original songs I was "meh" about, or just weren't my genre preference, but Pentatonix made a version I can't get enough of. Nothing wrong with Daft Punk originals, but PTX made this award-winning arrangement something I never get tired of hearing. Rock isn't their main genre, but I'm not sure they even have a main genre, lol! They did a version of Bohemian Rhapsody that got the approval of Brian May, and in the Sing Off competition, they did a version of Born to be Wild, that was impressive, and right after they had gotten together over ten years ago. As great as they were then, they have only gotten better. They have done classic songs, pop, edm, rap, folk, at least one country with Dolly Parton that won them another Grammy, lots of uniquely arranged versions of Christmas seasonal stuff, plus a bunch of crazy good originals. On top of that, there are solo projects from the members. Its a rabbit hole of immense proportions, be we are here for it, if you want to give it a shot.😉
This won Pentatonix their *first* (of three, so far) Grammy, for "Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella." Before this, there was no Grammy category for a cappella music - NARAL had to change their categories because Pentatonix was so deserving of a Grammy!
There are 7 Daft Punk songs included in this mashup. In order of appearance: Technologic, One More Time, Get Lucky, Digital Love, Harder-Better-Faster-Stronger, Television Rules the Nation, Around the World (although Around the World only makes brief appearances in the background during Television Rules the Nation and in the final mashup).
I had to sub, your reaction to actually hearing what you wanted to hear but did not think was possible, was just great. I'm here for more PTX. Really you can't go wrong with anything you do of theirs. They have a good mix of covers, and original songs. Yes they won a grammy for this. They had won a sing off show on nbc, part of that was a recording contrract. The recording company was bought out shortly after, and they were dropped because the new company didn' tthink they could make money with accappella music. They did not know Pentatonix. The week they were dropped they scrapped together their last $400 (there is some confusion on some of these details so I"ll be brief), they recorded the audio in a closet, and blacked out either a kitchen or bedroom, and recorded the video, edited it in their kitchen, and threw it up on TH-cam (my guess, they didn't know what else to do), they won their first grammy for it. Their second grammy, well only PTX a group that does not use instruments can win a song with no words. They did a cover for Hallelujah, by Leonard Cohn, what I read said he saw the video and said it was the best version he had ever heard. When they did the Cover of Bohemian Rahpsody, Brian May, (lead guitar and astrophysicist) watched it and immediately sent it out on all his social media, with one word, "Enjoy". Now that is a compliment. There are over 200 songs in their playlist, and not a bad one in the bunch. Some are not my type of music, but I can still say they did a good job on them. I second the suggestion that you watch the official video on your own, you missed so much of the Daft Punk vibe, as they all dressed for the part. Although their record company does copyright hits on every body, if you can avoid the official video, that will get you around, if YOU have to use the official video, make it so transparent it can barely be seen, and put words over it, it's a pain in the ass, but just do what you have to. All of us pentaholics have seen the video, and are watching for your reaction more than the video., so we don't care. Also pausing for 10-12 seconds every now and then helps also.
The beatboxer is Kevin Olusola he's an amazing human being he invented cello-boxing and was pre-med when PTX found him, but he plays other instruments too, if you want to be amazed watch his cover of Down it will K.O. you!
The best way to avoid copyright with both Pentatonix and Home Free is to pause and talk about what you’re watching several times during the video. I know a lot of people b!tch at that, but seeing the reactions from the reactors are worth it.
Welcome to the PTX rabbit hole :). If you like rock, they have a lot of options actually. I'd suggest you watch their official videos if possible, so you can see what each of the 5 members is doing (yes, there's only 5 of them). They're so amazing. I'd suggest their Bohemian Rhapsody, Radioactive (which is a collaboration with Lindsey Stirling in which the beatboxer plays the cello WHILE he beatboxes), The Sound of Silence, or Imagine. They also do "Evolution" videos of certain artists, which is just the five of them in front of a microphone in one take. I think you'd like their Evolution of Michael Jackson. Also, if you like EDM type things, they have an original song called Love Again that is impressive.
Just subscribed. I love Pentatonix. Hope you react to more. Their the best. Their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody is really good you should react to that next.
There are a couple of comments here that are overly critical and I would hate for you to think they represent the majority of the fanbase. Welcome to the PTX rabbit hole, as we call it! They do have a lot of official videos, which are worth watching even if you feel like reacting to them will cause copyright issues. They have a really large musical catalogue that's very diverse so I'm sure you'll find at least a few tracks that blow your mind just as much!
I hope you go back to see the official video so you can put faces with sounds. You’ll never look at a cappella the same again! Subbed for more PTX! Love your energy!
Definitely recommend their videos, it’s an extra layer of the experience especially with this song. Also recommend their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody but please watch the video. I’ve subscribed for more Pentatonix reactions.
Of course this is a studio recording which has had some processing, but there is a fan-recorded video of Pentatonix doing this live, no mics, for a Make-a-Wish private event. th-cam.com/video/tw4YCsHXKgI/w-d-xo.html Or if the link doesn't work, search "pentatonix daft punk private"
Listening to Daft Punk without watching the video is like listening to Daft Punk from an IPad that's sitting on the table without a head set. Pentatonix got a Grammy for this video for the visual effects. You missed a LOT!
I agree that you need to watch the official videos of their songs. It is much easier to get a feel for the group and the music. Now that you have done Daft Punk, check out their version of Bohemian Rhapsody. It will blow your mind.
Can't wait for more reactions of PTX...hopefully you will react to live performances or their official videos to see what they look like and how they do what they do. Bohemian Rhapsody would be a good reaction. Thank you!
You’d be absolutely correct to call him a percussionist! In a cappella his role would technically be considered vocal percussion, as beatboxing has evolved to be its own thing. Vocal percussion is used to serve the song and create a backing beat, whereas beatboxing is more of a solo act
I am subbing, hoping you will continue reacting to Ptx!! You would have enjoyed this even more if you had watched the official video, as it is super creative & fun! Next from them should be Love Again (official video), an original & is a similar vibe to this one. And you would love the Bohemian Rhapsody MV too. Then "Can't Hold Us", just because I know you would be so impressed with their skill!! And before you dive much deeper into the rabbit hole that is Ptx, you really should go to Kevin Olusola's solo channel, KO - (he is the beatboxer) and watch his cover of "Down" by Macklemore & Lewis. Your jaw will hit the floor by about halfway thru the song. This will let you see how super multitalented he is. Personally, I would suggest that you watch lots of his solo work, even if it's just on your own time. He has an amazing voice, which you hear only occasionally in the Ptx catalog, as he is usually beatboxing. PLEASE continue reacting to Ptx!!! I think you will be very glad you did!! They took the A capella world by storm 10+ years ago, when they won season 3 of NBC's The Sing-Off, turned it on it's head & converted lots of people who swore they didn't like A capella music into pentaholics (see my profile pic to see my upper arm tattoo "PENTAHOLIC"), so yes - I am a die-hard Pentaholic - my whole world was rock & roll since the 1970s on up - so coming from a huge rock fan who lives & breathes rock, I know you will love Ptx. You mentioned Home Free - I love them too - and I have always detested country music!!! - but you need to add one more A capella group to your list, and that's Voiceplay. They will blow you away too!! Pentatonix, Home Free & Voiceplay - that's the big 3 who rule the A capella community! Trust me - you will love them all!!! Have fun!!!
Just subbed for your PTX reactions!!! EXCELLENT reaction to this. Their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody is fire! Next please?! I love watching reactors who are new to PTX go down their rabbit hole. They will blow you away! THANKS!
I enjoyed your reaction to their rendition of Daft Punk. I hope you continue to react to PTX. Though not rock, you may enjoy their rendition of Problem and a mash up called La La Latch. Their evolution series are great too. Greetings from Tennessee 😊🇺🇸
PTX is unbelievably awesome! They have at least one or two songs in most genres, but they primarily do more pop music. That being said, if you're someone who (like me) would say they're not really into pop music, hearing what PTX does with their arrangements is something special and gets most of us to fall in love with songs that we hated the original versions of. For rock music, people have already mentioned Bohemian Rhapsody. Their original Sing has a little bit of a rock vibe to it and it's also fun to go back to when they were on The Sing-Off (where they get started as a group) to see their performance of Born to be Wild.
You owe it to yourself to watch the official video! It is amazing! This is a deep, varied rabbit hole. Well worth your time… and fans will flock to your page to watch them. LOTS of wonderful Christmas music. They are by far the biggest acapella group… three Grammys and will get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023. “Bohemian Rhapsody” “Hallelujah” over half a billion views “The Prayer” “Sound of silence” Some original songs: “Sing” “Be My Eyes” “Coffee in Bed”
Attention Pentaholics! This guy probably couldn’t get the video through copyright. I’m sure he’s seen the video as millions of us have. It’s hard being a content creator when you’re dealing with PTX producers and TH-cam. Keep on going, we’ll be here. If you keep going through PTX catalog, you’ll have 10k in no time
There's a video on TH-cam of ptx performing this song in a private performance with no microphones or any mixing. It's just them. Other than being quieter because there's no microphones they sound nearly identical to studio version, proving yes they can make all those sounds.
I hope you were watching this, not just listening (I know that the videos frequently run into copyright problems for reactors which posting the audio alone can avoid). With official Pentatonix videos there's as much artistry in the presentation as there is in the actual music. You can't go wrong with Pentatonix. They put out a Christmas album every year, which makes a *lot* of Christmas songs, so think of a Christmas song that you hate because it's already been done to death, and look for a Pentatonix cover of that song. If you find one you'll likely discover that you like the song after all. For specific recommendations, look for the Pentatonix -covers- upgrades of _Hallelujah,_ _Imagine,_ and _Bohemian Rhapsody_ for starters, preferably in that order. And I specifically mean the official videos, not live performances - you can get to live performances later (some of them are incredible), but the official videos will give you more information about the band. You may find it easier to include the video in your reaction if you put, say, a large transparent (but visible) "COPYRIGHT" over the video. I've also seen videos make it when the video itself takes up the full screen but is transparent so that the reactor is visible behind it, and I've seen some videos make it through with little glitters moving over the video like fireflies or falling snow.
I'm a bit late, but this was a great reaction! Please, we want more PTX reactions and do yourself a favour and watch the official video as well, I'm sure you'll like it
PTX- nothing else like them on the entire planet 🔥🤯🦄💕! I recommend Bohemian Rhapsody and their original Love Again. I hope you react to the official videos, but as someone else said, copyright is a pain, so change the translucency of the video or add words over the screen. You will not be disappointed, and you might even like other songs that aren’t rock. Their Can’t Hold Us Macklemore cover is superb!
I love PTX, and Home Free....Now you need to react to the third in the trifecta of Acapella. VoicePlay are the theatrical group in Acapella. They have done 4 songs from Nightmare before Christmas. I recommend Oogie Boogie. It shows off the Bassists talents. Geoff has a 5 octive range
Even if WE can’t see the video, it’s WELL worth watching the video in these reactions because we know what you’re seeing (we’ve seen these so many times!) Their videos are awesome, and you can see who’s doing what. Its mind blowing!
The top three acapella groups out there (in my humble opinion) are Pentatonix, Home Free, and Voice Play. All three have done some rock but the best at it (again, in my humble opinion) is Voice Play. They do and outstanding Dream On (Aerosmith - th-cam.com/video/SEz9VFmvG_I/w-d-xo.html) and Carry On Wayward Son (Kansas - th-cam.com/video/evG28VVz4dY/w-d-xo.html). Although, Pentatonix does and amazing cover of Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen - th-cam.com/video/ojRj2JK5oCI/w-d-xo.html). I urge you to check them out.
There are 3 a Capella groups that I love, (Pentatonix, Home Free, & Voice Play), and all 3 cross many genres, however, if you are looking for rock based songs, you may want to check out some of Voice Play, and for Pentatonix rock, I can think of Bohemian Rhapsody, Radioacitve, Mad World & Scott Hoying from Pentatonix, for the song Creep....For Home Free, & Voice Play, just check their playlists 😊Loved your reaction!
Welcome to the Rabbit Hole of Pentatonix. Their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody is what you need to check out. Put VoicePlay on your list. The rest of your catalog is awesome too! I need to listen to more of your reactions but love the metal tracks
If he's experienced with reacting, he may have done some research and gone with the audio track to avoid copyright claims. How about we, as a fanbase, support newcomers who are just experiencing the group instead of leaving unhelpful remarks?
@@TeapotNinja very helpful to know what people prefer so you gain a larger audience. Instead of just not subscribing and never coming back to the channel ever again, I stated my preference for me to subscribe. My way is much more supportive and helpful thanks
@@shawnaseverinski3219 I respectfully disagree. The way you phrased it came across as abrupt and unfriendly. Perhaps just take that under advisement for next time since it sounds like perhaps you didn't get your intended message across in the spirit that you actually meant.
Rock for Pentatonix? you might want to look at their radioactive cover with Lindsey Stirling. Other accapella artists I would recommend are Peter Hollens, specifically his Skyrim stuff, Voiceplay Oogie Boogie's song(From the Nightmare Before Xmas), and Mike Tompkins, his cover of: Kygo & Imagine Dragons - Born To Be Yours. If you are looking for actual rock to react to, might I suggest Yannis Papadopoulos Ghost Love Score? (If you know the original Nightwish version you'll be blown away by Yannis's cover), but other rock, Smash Into Pieces, Dead by April, Birds of Tokyo(specifically broken bones), Dead Letter Circus, Poets of the Fall, Citizen Soldier, Don Vedda, to name a few rock artists that are not quite as well known in the US.
This song didn’t win a Grammy for nothing. They won it because of their video and their audio. The video. You missed all the stories from the fans that love that video and Pentatonix. It was the best video in the world. Though they only had $400 for the editing but their editor turned it into a masterpiece. I believe there are a billion views on this video alone. You ship or t changed Pentatonix by doing only audio. I stopped your audio at a 1 minute 34 seconds. I’m sorry I picked your audio though it was Pentatonix algorithms that brought you to me not you.
Try LOVE AGAIN!
It's a face melter!🤣
I second this!!
YES!
Subscribed to see you take this journey. For us Pentaholics , PTX is GOAT of acapella
I suggest you watch the official video so you can see what each person is doing. They can and do perform this live without a backing track. You can find live performances and even off-mic performances here on TH-cam. No need to react (unless you want to) but it definitely gives you perspective.
If you liked this I suggest their edm-inspired original song Love Again (there is an official video but beware of copyright with Sony). I also suggest their most-viewed video (it’s closing in on 700 million views) Hallelujah.
If you want rock, react to Radioactive featuring Lindsey Sterling (not straight acapella since Lindsey is a violinist and the PTX beatboxer, Kevin, breaks out his cello as well. He can play and beatbox at the same time-he calls it “celloboxing”) and their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody (which got Brian May’s approval).
Welcome to the PTX rabbit hole.
Dang, this lady hit the nail on the head. Pentatonix never misses. I also thought about cheerleader (some awesome percussion stuff). Thanks for a great reaction to Pentatonix!! 😁😁😎
I agree to all of this - ecxept for the spelling of Lindsey Stirlings name 😊
@@schuhschrank947 sorry...I was typing on my phone and didn't check to see if I was getting it right. Thanks for the correction ;)
@@richardwilson5560 Thank you :) I don't comment often, so I try to be "helpful" to reactors when I do.
I clicked on this fast too - but for some reason I am just getting a notification a day after it was posted - but yes, I always love to see reactor's 1st time hearing Ptx - especially Daft Punk or Bohemian Rhapsody! Watching a music lover's mind get totally blown away by Ptx is addictive!!! Lol! And he made a huge mistake by not reacting to the music video - he would have been twice as blown away!! The video is almost as impressive as the song itself. And Love again is the same - he can redeem himself if he reacts to the MV of that original masterpiece! 😉 Yay! Another new A Capella recruit!! I'm down for it!!!
I'm glad you reviewed the audio track only, because then you can really focus on the music -- which is awesome in its own right. But now you have to watch the video. Be ready to have your mind blown a second time.
Can’t Hold Us
You missed out BIG TIME by not watching the official video of this!!🤣
This won them their first Grammy!
Check their cover of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody... Mind blowing!!
Good reaction, just wish it was done to the video, the video is amazing also.
I love it with the video.
Grammy winner
“PTX. They just killed it!” Facts.
Perfect and Bohemian Rhapsody
Couldn't click on fast enough! This won them a Grammy, a well deserved one at that. More Pentatonix please?
Yes, they killed it. And many, many more...
New PTX sub!!
Great reaction. Buckle your seat belt, you're in for a ride 🤩
~Pentaholic from Louisiana
BTW the got a grammy for this video.
Subbed hoping for more PTX. And start a Pentatonix Playlist! The Pentaholics will love you for it!
Next - Penatonix - Hallelujah!!!!!! May not be rock - but it is phenomenal
The vocal percussionist (yes, you can call him that) is Kevin Olusola.
The human 808...who plays piano, saxophone and cello. The creator of cello-boxing
@@avionterria7855, who has his own channel where he loops his singing, cello playing, keyboard and percussion and creates great music.
Bohemian Rhapsody or Sound of Silence
Wait…react to one Pentatonix video and we, Pentaholics, will come. Love your reaction. 🙏🏼 join us in the rabbit hole. You might want to watch your head as Pentatonix is known to make heads explode🤯 but in a very good way. You should keep your hat on so your brains don’t drip out. 😅😂🤭
yep. Killed it
They wonthe first of their Grammy's for this. Completely revolutionized a Capella. This was done years ago. Pentatonix has not looked back. Ever improving. Thanks for the reaction.
PTX Bohemian Rhapsody!! If you want ROCK
These guys are amazing! 💕
Welcome to the show! 🤣
No, but for real, we always love to see these insane humans getting appreciated. You really can't miss with literally anything they do. They never put something out that isn't amazing.
Also, in order of entrance:
Mitch Grassi, countertenor and resident diva
Scott Hoying, baritone, sings a lot of "lead" parts
Kirstin Maldonado, soprano, doesn't take the lead often, but when she does, watch out!
Avi Kaplan, bass (and I mean bass). Left the group (amicably) in 2017, Matt Sallee now fills that role
Kevin Olusola, known affectionately as "The Human 808", plays the cello (while beatboxing, look up "celloboxing")
With you being a rock fan, I can tell you it's a genre they don't touch too often, but here's a few of their songs to get you started that you'll probably enjoy most:
Love Again (original EDM track, most similar to this and IMO criminally underappreciated)
Sing (original, one of the more "rock" songs they do)
Can't Hold Us (cover)
Problem (Ariana Grande cover)
Blinding Lights (Weeknd cover)
A few of my other personal favorites:
Attention (Charlie Puth cover)
Can You Feel the Love Tonight?
Papaoutai (Stromae cover)
Midnight in Tokyo (original)
Coffee in Bed (original)
Be My Eyes (original)
Aha! (Imogen Heap cover)
Hope you have an amazing time discovering the rest of their absurd catalog!
It’s even more amazing when you know that they can do it LIVE and sound just like that!
New Rules/Are You That Somebody, La La Latch, Mad World, Radioactive. Even if you don't like rap, you should listen to their Can't Hold Us. There are so many more. Also their originals Sing, Cracked, and MIsbehavin
PTX will never lets me down. I can't count how many original songs I was "meh" about, or just weren't my genre preference, but Pentatonix made a version I can't get enough of. Nothing wrong with Daft Punk originals, but PTX made this award-winning arrangement something I never get tired of hearing. Rock isn't their main genre, but I'm not sure they even have a main genre, lol! They did a version of Bohemian Rhapsody that got the approval of Brian May, and in the Sing Off competition, they did a version of Born to be Wild, that was impressive, and right after they had gotten together over ten years ago. As great as they were then, they have only gotten better. They have done classic songs, pop, edm, rap, folk, at least one country with Dolly Parton that won them another Grammy, lots of uniquely arranged versions of Christmas seasonal stuff, plus a bunch of crazy good originals. On top of that, there are solo projects from the members. Its a rabbit hole of immense proportions, be we are here for it, if you want to give it a shot.😉
react to Bohemian Rhapsody next, please
You NEED to see the official video!!
Gotta check out this video. You can see them making the crazy EDM sounds
Pentatonix are the best.
You should react to their Evolution of Michael Jackson
You're missing a lot if you don't watch their imaginative videos.
This won Pentatonix their *first* (of three, so far) Grammy, for "Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella." Before this, there was no Grammy category for a cappella music - NARAL had to change their categories because Pentatonix was so deserving of a Grammy!
Yes, Pentatonix are amazing! They set the bar for modern acapella!! Great reaction, more please ~ new sub!
beat boxer is an accomplished cellist and singer also
There are 7 Daft Punk songs included in this mashup. In order of appearance: Technologic, One More Time, Get Lucky, Digital Love, Harder-Better-Faster-Stronger, Television Rules the Nation, Around the World (although Around the World only makes brief appearances in the background during Television Rules the Nation and in the final mashup).
I had to sub, your reaction to actually hearing what you wanted to hear but did not think was possible, was just great. I'm here for more PTX. Really you can't go wrong with anything you do of theirs. They have a good mix of covers, and original songs. Yes they won a grammy for this. They had won a sing off show on nbc, part of that was a recording contrract. The recording company was bought out shortly after, and they were dropped because the new company didn' tthink they could make money with accappella music. They did not know Pentatonix.
The week they were dropped they scrapped together their last $400 (there is some confusion on some of these details so I"ll be brief), they recorded the audio in a closet, and blacked out either a kitchen or bedroom, and recorded the video, edited it in their kitchen, and threw it up on TH-cam (my guess, they didn't know what else to do), they won their first grammy for it. Their second grammy, well only PTX a group that does not use instruments can win a song with no words. They did a cover for Hallelujah, by Leonard Cohn, what I read said he saw the video and said it was the best version he had ever heard. When they did the Cover of Bohemian Rahpsody, Brian May, (lead guitar and astrophysicist) watched it and immediately sent it out on all his social media, with one word, "Enjoy". Now that is a compliment.
There are over 200 songs in their playlist, and not a bad one in the bunch. Some are not my type of music, but I can still say they did a good job on them.
I second the suggestion that you watch the official video on your own, you missed so much of the Daft Punk vibe, as they all dressed for the part. Although their record company does copyright hits on every body, if you can avoid the official video, that will get you around, if YOU have to use the official video, make it so transparent it can barely be seen, and put words over it, it's a pain in the ass, but just do what you have to. All of us pentaholics have seen the video, and are watching for your reaction more than the video., so we don't care. Also pausing for 10-12 seconds every now and then helps also.
The beatboxer is Kevin Olusola he's an amazing human being he invented cello-boxing and was pre-med when PTX found him, but he plays other instruments too, if you want to be amazed watch his cover of Down it will K.O. you!
gotta watch the official video here- th-cam.com/video/3MteSlpxCpo/w-d-xo.html
As another commentor said, their original Love Again is another EDM hit. Also, if you like classic rock, their 90's Dance Melody will blow you away.
The best way to avoid copyright with both Pentatonix and Home Free is to pause and talk about what you’re watching several times during the video. I know a lot of people b!tch at that, but seeing the reactions from the reactors are worth it.
@@reneehammons6440 both would be a stellar idea.
Fun reaction. Pentatonix fan here. Hope you've enjoyed them enough to react to more. You got my sub. Good luck and take care all.
Bohemian Rhapsody is a must!!
check out the actual video
Welcome to the PTX rabbit hole :). If you like rock, they have a lot of options actually. I'd suggest you watch their official videos if possible, so you can see what each of the 5 members is doing (yes, there's only 5 of them). They're so amazing. I'd suggest their Bohemian Rhapsody, Radioactive (which is a collaboration with Lindsey Stirling in which the beatboxer plays the cello WHILE he beatboxes), The Sound of Silence, or Imagine. They also do "Evolution" videos of certain artists, which is just the five of them in front of a microphone in one take. I think you'd like their Evolution of Michael Jackson. Also, if you like EDM type things, they have an original song called Love Again that is impressive.
Just subscribed. I love Pentatonix. Hope you react to more. Their the best. Their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody is really good you should react to that next.
There are a couple of comments here that are overly critical and I would hate for you to think they represent the majority of the fanbase. Welcome to the PTX rabbit hole, as we call it! They do have a lot of official videos, which are worth watching even if you feel like reacting to them will cause copyright issues. They have a really large musical catalogue that's very diverse so I'm sure you'll find at least a few tracks that blow your mind just as much!
You need to watch the video!
I hope you go back to see the official video so you can put faces with sounds. You’ll never look at a cappella the same again! Subbed for more PTX! Love your energy!
Wish I could see you react to the video. Loving your reactions.
Definitely recommend their videos, it’s an extra layer of the experience especially with this song. Also recommend their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody but please watch the video. I’ve subscribed for more Pentatonix reactions.
Of course this is a studio recording which has had some processing, but there is a fan-recorded video of Pentatonix doing this live, no mics, for a Make-a-Wish private event. th-cam.com/video/tw4YCsHXKgI/w-d-xo.html Or if the link doesn't work, search "pentatonix daft punk private"
Listening to Daft Punk without watching the video is like listening to Daft Punk from an IPad that's sitting on the table without a head set. Pentatonix got a Grammy for this video for the visual effects. You missed a LOT!
Their cover of Sound of Silence is awesome
I’d love to see you react to some of their live videos - “Evolution of Beyoncé” and “Gold” are excellent!
better with the video, as all their stuff is. they are without a doubt the best. watch your viewership climb fast while watching these guys.
PTX never misses!
I agree that you need to watch the official videos of their songs. It is much easier to get a feel for the group and the music. Now that you have done Daft Punk, check out their version of Bohemian Rhapsody. It will blow your mind.
Oh man, you should definitely check out their 90's Dance Medley... It would blow your mind lol
Can't wait for more reactions of PTX...hopefully you will react to live performances or their official videos to see what they look like and how they do what they do. Bohemian Rhapsody would be a good reaction. Thank you!
More Pentatonix please! You can’t go wrong with any of their music! 🤘🏻❤️
You’d be absolutely correct to call him a percussionist! In a cappella his role would technically be considered vocal percussion, as beatboxing has evolved to be its own thing. Vocal percussion is used to serve the song and create a backing beat, whereas beatboxing is more of a solo act
I am subbing, hoping you will continue reacting to Ptx!! You would have enjoyed this even more if you had watched the official video, as it is super creative & fun! Next from them should be Love Again (official video), an original & is a similar vibe to this one. And you would love the Bohemian Rhapsody MV too. Then "Can't Hold Us", just because I know you would be so impressed with their skill!! And before you dive much deeper into the rabbit hole that is Ptx, you really should go to Kevin Olusola's solo channel, KO - (he is the beatboxer) and watch his cover of "Down" by Macklemore & Lewis. Your jaw will hit the floor by about halfway thru the song. This will let you see how super multitalented he is. Personally, I would suggest that you watch lots of his solo work, even if it's just on your own time. He has an amazing voice, which you hear only occasionally in the Ptx catalog, as he is usually beatboxing. PLEASE continue reacting to Ptx!!! I think you will be very glad you did!! They took the A capella world by storm 10+ years ago, when they won season 3 of NBC's The Sing-Off, turned it on it's head & converted lots of people who swore they didn't like A capella music into pentaholics (see my profile pic to see my upper arm tattoo "PENTAHOLIC"), so yes - I am a die-hard Pentaholic - my whole world was rock & roll since the 1970s on up - so coming from a huge rock fan who lives & breathes rock, I know you will love Ptx. You mentioned Home Free - I love them too - and I have always detested country music!!! - but you need to add one more A capella group to your list, and that's Voiceplay. They will blow you away too!! Pentatonix, Home Free & Voiceplay - that's the big 3 who rule the A capella community! Trust me - you will love them all!!! Have fun!!!
Just subbed for your PTX reactions!!! EXCELLENT reaction to this. Their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody is fire! Next please?! I love watching reactors who are new to PTX go down their rabbit hole. They will blow you away! THANKS!
Tom Macdonald fires me up! PTX calms me down. HOG and PENTAHOLIC!!🤟🤟🥰🥰
Great reaction, but you’ve got to watch the video.
Recommend their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody.
I enjoyed your reaction to their rendition of Daft Punk. I hope you continue to react to PTX. Though not rock, you may enjoy their rendition of Problem and a mash up called La La Latch. Their evolution series are great too. Greetings from Tennessee 😊🇺🇸
PTX is unbelievably awesome! They have at least one or two songs in most genres, but they primarily do more pop music. That being said, if you're someone who (like me) would say they're not really into pop music, hearing what PTX does with their arrangements is something special and gets most of us to fall in love with songs that we hated the original versions of.
For rock music, people have already mentioned Bohemian Rhapsody. Their original Sing has a little bit of a rock vibe to it and it's also fun to go back to when they were on The Sing-Off (where they get started as a group) to see their performance of Born to be Wild.
You owe it to yourself to watch the official video! It is amazing! This is a deep, varied rabbit hole. Well worth your time… and fans will flock to your page to watch them. LOTS of wonderful Christmas music. They are by far the biggest acapella group… three Grammys and will get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023.
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“Hallelujah” over half a billion views
“The Prayer”
“Sound of silence”
Some original songs:
“Sing”
“Be My Eyes”
“Coffee in Bed”
Attention Pentaholics! This guy probably couldn’t get the video through copyright. I’m sure he’s seen the video as millions of us have. It’s hard being a content creator when you’re dealing with PTX producers and TH-cam.
Keep on going, we’ll be here. If you keep going through PTX catalog, you’ll have 10k in no time
There's a video on TH-cam of ptx performing this song in a private performance with no microphones or any mixing. It's just them. Other than being quieter because there's no microphones they sound nearly identical to studio version, proving yes they can make all those sounds.
I hope you were watching this, not just listening (I know that the videos frequently run into copyright problems for reactors which posting the audio alone can avoid). With official Pentatonix videos there's as much artistry in the presentation as there is in the actual music.
You can't go wrong with Pentatonix. They put out a Christmas album every year, which makes a *lot* of Christmas songs, so think of a Christmas song that you hate because it's already been done to death, and look for a Pentatonix cover of that song. If you find one you'll likely discover that you like the song after all.
For specific recommendations, look for the Pentatonix -covers- upgrades of _Hallelujah,_ _Imagine,_ and _Bohemian Rhapsody_ for starters, preferably in that order. And I specifically mean the official videos, not live performances - you can get to live performances later (some of them are incredible), but the official videos will give you more information about the band.
You may find it easier to include the video in your reaction if you put, say, a large transparent (but visible) "COPYRIGHT" over the video. I've also seen videos make it when the video itself takes up the full screen but is transparent so that the reactor is visible behind it, and I've seen some videos make it through with little glitters moving over the video like fireflies or falling snow.
If you combine the Pentaholicas with the HOG you going to get a HUGE following!!! keep up the GREAT work.
Pentaholicas????? LOL!!
@@scottrogers7242 followers of pentatonix check out the number of views they get with the videos
@@neiljackson3301 , umm...we usually call ourselves Pentaholics.
@@Gwennedd no lights no spell check my bad
@@neiljackson3301, no problem! We all have days like that. Hope yours gets better.
I'm a bit late, but this was a great reaction! Please, we want more PTX reactions and do yourself a favour and watch the official video as well, I'm sure you'll like it
Another acapella group that is amazing is Voiceplay, they have an amazing take on "dream on" by Arosmith.
❤️🙌🙌
PTX- nothing else like them on the entire planet 🔥🤯🦄💕! I recommend Bohemian Rhapsody and their original Love Again. I hope you react to the official videos, but as someone else said, copyright is a pain, so change the translucency of the video or add words over the screen. You will not be disappointed, and you might even like other songs that aren’t rock. Their Can’t Hold Us Macklemore cover is superb!
Watch the official video, much better.
If you like this I really recommend their cover of Cologne from Clean Bandit; same kind of vibe and just immensely satisfying.
You missed a whole lot by not playing the video ! That's half of it !
You should check out their original called Love Again. Same kind of vibe. It is awesome!!!!
Sound of Silence by PTX is a must see
I love PTX, and Home Free....Now you need to react to the third in the trifecta of Acapella. VoicePlay are the theatrical group in Acapella. They have done 4 songs from Nightmare before Christmas. I recommend Oogie Boogie. It shows off the Bassists talents. Geoff has a 5 octive range
I suggest you watch the proper video not just audio. Pentaholics actually want to SEE the group not just listen to the audio
Even if WE can’t see the video, it’s WELL worth watching the video in these reactions because we know what you’re seeing (we’ve seen these so many times!) Their videos are awesome, and you can see who’s doing what. Its mind blowing!
@@heidi_d only half the experience without the visuals.not worth watching. Ever unfortunately
Recorded in the apt closet of two members of the group
If you want to hear an a cappella group sing Rock, react to Voiceplay’s version of “Dream On” by Aerosmith!!
The top three acapella groups out there (in my humble opinion) are Pentatonix, Home Free, and Voice Play. All three have done some rock but the best at it (again, in my humble opinion) is Voice Play. They do and outstanding Dream On (Aerosmith - th-cam.com/video/SEz9VFmvG_I/w-d-xo.html) and Carry On Wayward Son (Kansas - th-cam.com/video/evG28VVz4dY/w-d-xo.html). Although, Pentatonix does and amazing cover of Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen - th-cam.com/video/ojRj2JK5oCI/w-d-xo.html). I urge you to check them out.
There are 3 a Capella groups that I love, (Pentatonix, Home Free, & Voice Play), and all 3 cross many genres, however, if you are looking for rock based songs, you may want to check out some of Voice Play, and for Pentatonix rock, I can think of Bohemian Rhapsody, Radioacitve, Mad World & Scott Hoying from Pentatonix, for the song Creep....For Home Free, & Voice Play, just check their playlists 😊Loved your reaction!
Where's the video?
Welcome to the Rabbit Hole of Pentatonix. Their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody is what you need to check out.
Put VoicePlay on your list.
The rest of your catalog is awesome too! I need to listen to more of your reactions but love the metal tracks
Won't subscribe to watch just audio. Must see the pentatonix
If he's experienced with reacting, he may have done some research and gone with the audio track to avoid copyright claims. How about we, as a fanbase, support newcomers who are just experiencing the group instead of leaving unhelpful remarks?
@@TeapotNinja very helpful to know what people prefer so you gain a larger audience. Instead of just not subscribing and never coming back to the channel ever again, I stated my preference for me to subscribe. My way is much more supportive and helpful thanks
@@shawnaseverinski3219 I respectfully disagree. The way you phrased it came across as abrupt and unfriendly. Perhaps just take that under advisement for next time since it sounds like perhaps you didn't get your intended message across in the spirit that you actually meant.
@@TeapotNinja thank you very much for the advice. I'm not great with words sometimes. I appreciate your words
Rock for Pentatonix? you might want to look at their radioactive cover with Lindsey Stirling. Other accapella artists I would recommend are Peter Hollens, specifically his Skyrim stuff, Voiceplay Oogie Boogie's song(From the Nightmare Before Xmas), and Mike Tompkins, his cover of: Kygo & Imagine Dragons - Born To Be Yours. If you are looking for actual rock to react to, might I suggest Yannis Papadopoulos Ghost Love Score? (If you know the original Nightwish version you'll be blown away by Yannis's cover), but other rock, Smash Into Pieces, Dead by April, Birds of Tokyo(specifically broken bones), Dead Letter Circus, Poets of the Fall, Citizen Soldier, Don Vedda, to name a few rock artists that are not quite as well known in the US.
yo ‼ you need to watch the video for this 🔥
You blew it by not watching the video. How do you know what they're doing if you can't see it?
That's no way to welcome a new future Pentaholic. lol Be gentle.
ptx cover of bohemian rhapsody, awesome dude !!!! have a listen
dude watch the official video. Then there are vids of them doing it LIVE no mixing.
This song didn’t win a Grammy for nothing. They won it because of their video and their audio. The video. You missed all the stories from the fans that love that video and Pentatonix. It was the best video in the world. Though they only had $400 for the editing but their editor turned it into a masterpiece. I believe there are a billion views on this video alone. You ship or t changed Pentatonix by doing only audio. I stopped your audio at a 1 minute 34 seconds. I’m sorry I picked your audio though it was Pentatonix algorithms that brought you to me not you.