I hope you all enjoy my reaction and analysis for the MOST REQUESTED SONG EVER! An absolute Halloween bop, this was a lot of fun to listen to and provide musical insight for. Happy Halloween!!!
I have enjoyed all of your reactions I have listened to, and learned some stuff too. So...I don't care how often you pause, or rewind...it is a reaction and analysis. keep up the good work, Peter.
12:36 yeah so Geoff talked about this bassline in one of his q&a’s and cleared it up for us. So I believe he said he double tracked that part in 2 octaves. So he sang C#4-C#3 on top of C#3-C#2 and then Layne(who arranged this one) added some distortion effect that made it sound subharmonicy
This one really sticks out because it was the first time Geoff really stepped out of his shell and "acted" like a character. He really sold this performance which has lead to everything he has done solo and amped up Voiceplay's production.
Perhaps in Voiceplay. But he was theme park performer- he had characters as his job at a point. I can see some of that evolving into the acting part here.
Anyone can do a "reaction." It takes an educated person to offer analysis. Do what you do, as that is why I watch your videos. I watch The Charismatic Voice for the same reason - the insight and discussion of technique.
Geoff Castelluci is insanely talented, i love watching his solo work, dude even can edit, he's just one of those people who make you think "what CAN'T this guy do??" so happy i ever discovered Voiceplay and Geoff.
For the bass guitar sound, Geoff shared that it was a simple chest “dum dum” riff with distortion edit by Layne. Yes Geoff do also the background bass. The last E1 wasn’t written at first, but Layne asked Geoff for a more “drop the mic” ending during editing. Geoff also shared he was doing a standard subharmonic that has been done by editing where they enhance the bass and cancel most trebles.
I watched a number of reaction videos, and a lot of people don’t catch Geoff’s do-do-do-do-do riff. I know I didn’t catch it until someone in a comment section pointed it out with a time stamp. Another (non-singing) visual effect that’s really hard to catch (at least on a small phone screen) are the black snakes coming “out of Geoff’s mouth” when he sings snake and spider stew. It lasts for only a second or two.
Yeah, the ending Layne wrote was like some higher 2-octave note, B1, and then up to an E2, then after Geoff sent that track into Layne, he asked for a "bigger ending" and suggested he sing the E down the octave - which for Geoff at the time was quite difficult because I don't think he was as experienced in subharmonics as he is now, and subharmonics also weren't really a big thing back then so everyone went crazy over it. But yes, he did indeed drop the mic.
@@GrumpyOldFart2 I believe they were gummy snakes (at least I think, they looked like gummies) that he stuck in his mouth and let fall out while he was lipsyncing, same with the spiders that he held in his hand. IDK though.
love all 3 of those guys. I like that Geoff has said he learned that deeper stuff from listen to Tim who he learned some techniques from because he didn't know how to low growl before he heard Tim.
I love how you compliment at the end Geoff's moment with the B4 to E1 drop within a few words. It's generous as a fellow bass singer, and that shows class. Another such moment, where he does a D5 to D1 slide all in the same word, is in their _The Little Mermaid - MEDLEY (feat. Rachel Potter)._ about 4 minutes in, singing "Poor un-for-tunate SOULS (D5 to D1 slide). Now, just speaking technically, I didn't think it was possible to slide like that down into a sub, and there's some debate as to whether they layered a D2 over it, or the other way around (that he slid to a D2 and they layered a D1 over that). I've not seen anywhere he weighed in on it. Would love your analysis sometime, which I now have come to appreciate.
I believe the original slide was a D5-D2 and they added the D1, because even someone as experienced as Geoff probably wouldn't be able to slide from a very loud chesty mix up there all the way down and do a clean transition into a D1 subharmonic. But I haven't heard any confirmation, and since the D2 track has been isolated and removed for subharmonic compilations it might be a D5-D1 slide. Either way, a D5 and a D1 in a matter of seconds is *hella* impressive!
Thank you so much for taking your time to explain and deep dive the song techniques! This is why I watch and I learn so much. Anyone can "react", I subscribe for your very intelligent and interesting analysis.
I absolutely love it when you pull a song apar, you can do it every time. It gives me a new appreciation for what is being done in a song. I listen to a song and think its great and after you pulled it apart I have a new appreciation for the song.
that little lick he does which sounds like a bass guitar he said was an edit of him singing in a higher octave then a lower octave which were combined together in the final cut.
This video was my first impression of the group as it was the first time I heard of Voiceplays, and the first time I ever heard of Geoff (that note at the end is still so insane to me, along with his range). I'm glad you finally reacted to it.
Oogie boogie was the first Voiceplay video i watched & have been hooked ever since. They have become my favorite Acapella and group. I still love Home Free as well but PTX not so much since Avi left. The Bass Gang has slso become a favorite as well eagerly waiting on your next video. Yes I'm still here at the end i learn a lot everytime i watch your reactions. 😊❤️😊🎃👻
Same here. They way my husband and I put it, Voiceplay for Halloween, PTX for Christmas, Homefree for country. But I like EVERYTHING Geoff Castellucci does- he has become my favorite!
So glad you finally made it to this one! Somehow my all time favorite!! 💖 Geoff explained that "bass guitar" as post-production Layne work, Geoff did a riff down and a riff up, and Layne put them on top of each other to create that effect. Makes sense? No idea, but it sounds awesome!! (it's in one of his sing low videos. Great analysis, thanks, Peter! 😍
@@PeterBarber I've been meaning to send money, just unfortunately not able to afford till now. Love your reactions, especially to Geoff. He's one of my favorite bass singers.
17:44 right here I really like that melody by Eli in the background when Geoff goes, “And now with your permission I’m going to do my stuff...” No one really talks about that line though.
I'd say this E1 is definitely up there as one of the most iconic bass moments, maybe only beaten out by Tim's aboutely legendary G1 growl in Ring Of Fire
A great deal of the iconic bass moments belong to Geoff or Tim. This and ring of fire are the stand outs for me though. Maybe the Misty mountains covers
Agree this is iconic. I think it set a lot of a capella bass on it's ear. You covered it well. I remember seeing Geoff, Kathy and a couple others at Universal, and a couple in person appearances in the beginning of Voiceplay and before. I always was impressed with the quality of his voice. Lots of folks can make the sounds, but making it sound as Geoff does is so fricking rare. Thanks for this analysis. I appreciate you taking the time to do it in depth.
High notes are really hard even for some of us females also. :) I definitely think the low notes come easily for me, but I struggle in the upper ranges. I'm a low contralto... I can't even reach the upper end of what is generally agreed upon as the usual contralto higher end. My break is like one to two octaves below that, depending in if I'm in head voice or mixed voice. Also, that really low moment of Geoff's here. Around 14:01, I think it was. It was interesting to hear it NOT oscillate from ear to ear on your video. Every other time I've heard this piece - including on their own channel - that moment has always oscillated from ear to ear. Also, can we just take a moment to pat Santa on the back here? LOL. His EYES when Geoff flies up into that last final belt are absolutely PERFECT! That man clearly sank a lot into his facial expressions on this! It is SO hard to convey expression around all of the costume beard and hair, and he did it beautifully throughout the entire piece! Props to you for catching that riff down, too. Very few folks have noticed that riff, and it really fills out that space as well as it modulates them down. It's a cool sound, it really is. And as far as acapella and editing. It's acapella, NOT acoustic. I think people keep equating the two, and they really shouldn't. I expect some edits and edited effects on produced acapella. If I wanted raw/off-mic singing, I'd listen to acoustic pieces instead.
Do you mind if I ask what your range is notes-wise? I think I'm also a fairly low contralto (I actually sometimes sing bass in the choirs I'm in just because that's where my voice is most comfortable), but I've never met any others, so I have no conception for what a normal or functional range for the voice type is. ^^;
@@shakespearetrash1521 I just saw this response tonight. Sorry! My total range is F3 to about G4. (F3-A3 I have to work for and do it really early in the morning.) G4 is really the top top of my range, and i have to work really hard to make anything from D4-G4 sound good. G4 itself is almost impossible except in very rare cases for me, and really from D4 to G4 it's just not reliable for me. Many people consider F3 to F5 to be a contralto range, but I just cannot reach the 5th octave at all yet. I'm still working on expanding through the 4th octave. LOL My comfortable range (without having to work hard at it) is B3 to C4. I'm still working on trying to open up my upper range more, but I'm simply not there and my voice starts to get nasal and crack around D4. I do a lot of practicing to Lisa Gerrard or Diana Ankudinova as they are both contralto singers. Diana sometimes reaches higher notes than Lisa, so I practice along with her performances to work on my upper range, as I really only have about an octave right now that's reliable, and IMO it's too limited. I find Diana's pieces to be very challenging on the upper range for me, and Nina Simone is quite challenging at the bottom end of my range. So I practice to both of them quite often when I'm trying to work on those areas. Adele and Annie Lennox are two more Contralto singers (modern music). I practice to all of them, depending on what I'm doing. I also will practice to pieces performed by male tenors, as I find that their note ranges seem to match (although obviously as a female contralto, I do not have their timbre). Another thing that helps (for me at least), is to do tenor range vocal warm-ups. I find Jeff Rolka (he has a YT channel here) has multiple different tenor range warm-ups, and his are particularly helpful to me as he has a good pace, good amount of difficulty without being unreachable, and he just explains things very well. FWIW, some of the bass singer techniques can be applied in our range, as well. Your low reach is pretty much a matter of biology; you have what you have. But I still find that the bass techniques help with rounding out and warning my lower range also. I'll never reach their gorgeous basement notes. ;) But the particular technique still works in my range.
Take however long you need to help me understand what I’m listening to! To borrow from wolves 2018-2019, your “intelligent & interesting analysis” is priceless!!!
The other thing about the "you aren't comprehending, the position that you're in" bit, is that the backing chords are *identical* (i think) to the chords in the opening theme of "Batman: The Animated Series". ...I may have listened to this song a few too many times.
LOVED your reaction - each reaction is very helpful and enables me to enjoy music more. Did you notice the gummie fall out of Geoff's mouth "snake and spider stew" (9:42/29:23)
Just came home tired from work earlier ( it's 6:18 p.m. here) and saw that you uploaded this video. Going to watch this while eating dinner. My evening is saved! :D Greetings from Germany! :)
Have soooooo been waiting for your reaction analysis on this song since I saw ur very first video. I am so glad you've done it. And I absolutely love how u really dug into it and dissected this for us and thank u for explaining in much depth about chest/growl and all the other pieces u explain out, I greatly appreciate it. This is by far my favorite song of theirs, this song is where my rabbit hole dive into bass Acapella started. I knew about Home Free bc I actually watched the show where they won but that's kind of where my bass Acapella stopped. Until I saw this video on Facebook as a share from TikTok and from there I just started searching and found you, Bobby, Peter, and the list just goes on and on and has by far made me appreciate this group and their version of this song bc they opened the door to all of you.
"You're the mean one Mr Grinch" is one of the most balanced and best arranged song by Voiceplay and Geoff blasted on it . E1 chest fry ? Full subharmonic tho .
after the Santa-Boogie interplay in the middle (I'm going to do my stuff) the entire key of the song jumps up a half step. Almost a Disney lift and my initial thought was they did it to allow Geoff some space to deliver that depth charge of a last note but after hearing some of the chats with Geoff and Layne, I'm not entirely sure of that. It sounds like they did it to move into the last part of the song and give it a big finish. The depth charge was just the cherry on top.
I’ve been waiting for your dissection of this song for a long time! I’m glad that you’re relaxing and taking your time with the music theory and everything to explain to us how things are working. You are amazing, talented, and handsome… Could you have left some for somebody else? LOL Much love right back at you!
If Geoff ever has a bad day, he can literally just come to your reaction videos and hear you talk about him. He must fly on clouds afterwards haha :D (I agree in every point though, he is amazing!! Especially his range we see in the Oogie Boogie's Song! 🔥)
To be honest, I first saw you with The Bass Gang, and I didn't know that you did reactions; however, after watching just 3-4 of them, I had to subscribe! The way you analyze, break down, and explain everything helps me understand more and more of the music, as well as enjoy it even more! Thank you for this, and keep up the great work!
That was an analysis worth waiting for and thank you for that. I just hope that you get to enjoy the experience now without having to worry about it 😊 I have always thought that the second line under Earl that you were talking about around 19.00 was J.None as it sounds very much like his character voice. I have no source to cite...
The funny part you talked about Geoff explained in his tutorial. They stacked to different keys and Layne did funny computer thing to. He did say it was a high subharmonic too 😂😂 love it
I'd say in the drop section that the bassline is done with the lip roll technique by layne. It's a vibration of 1 side of the lips that produces a low sound like an electronic bass.
13:28: If I'm not mistaken, that was Layne with his liproll. You can watch a live version of the cover (if you haven't already), where at this part Layne liprolls the E1 first, then Geoff growls the second one, and Layne takes it back at the C#1.
I know many many fans request this one to be reacted to, and I know why, I just feel it doesn't do justice to the wonderful voices and harmonies of the group, so I rarely request it. It's mostly a showcase of Geoff's abilities. Which is fine but I prefer to recommend their more harmonic numbers. I love it when Geoff becomes a bass guitar which he does so well.
The only other real bass moment I consider in the same category as this would be Tim Foust in their live version of Ring of Fire during the Sing-off. Tim gets up there during that performance as well.
I don’t think anyone mentioned it, but the E1 in the mouth section was a perc lip roll if I remember correctly, cause right after is geoff doing a low growl WITH the E1 lip roll.
This song was my first introduction into Voiceplay. I suggest you look into them doing Friends on the Other Side, This is Halloween and then doing a Hillbilly vs Zombie collaboration with Home Free.
Peter, I love your reactions….sharing your depth of understanding the human voice. I think the mask has a powder or something causing the itching. Geoff is absolutely amazing!
I hope you all enjoy my reaction and analysis for the MOST REQUESTED SONG EVER! An absolute Halloween bop, this was a lot of fun to listen to and provide musical insight for. Happy Halloween!!!
Best bass moment yes, I would argue that the best song to show Geoff’s range is his cover of blackbird on his personal channel
@@Amprae or High and Dry.
I rewatched the movie and after these videos the movie is not on the same page.
FINALLY! I wanted to see your reaction to this!! Woot!
I have enjoyed all of your reactions I have listened to, and learned some stuff too. So...I don't care how often you pause, or rewind...it is a reaction and analysis. keep up the good work, Peter.
12:36 yeah so Geoff talked about this bassline in one of his q&a’s and cleared it up for us. So I believe he said he double tracked that part in 2 octaves.
So he sang C#4-C#3 on top of C#3-C#2 and then Layne(who arranged this one) added some distortion effect that made it sound subharmonicy
^ Marcello is correct. Geoff talked about it in a Q&A vid on his channel.
@@wesleystorks9374 Danny Elfman tends to put in little odd riffs in his arrangements. I've always thought the riff by Geoff was a tribute to Danny.
And the quick sub descending scale is edited and not "really" sung by Geoff -
@@kargyraa1 thats what i said
This one really sticks out because it was the first time Geoff really stepped out of his shell and "acted" like a character. He really sold this performance which has lead to everything he has done solo and amped up Voiceplay's production.
And we are SO glad he did!
Perhaps in Voiceplay. But he was theme park performer- he had characters as his job at a point. I can see some of that evolving into the acting part here.
Anyone can do a "reaction." It takes an educated person to offer analysis. Do what you do, as that is why I watch your videos. I watch The Charismatic Voice for the same reason - the insight and discussion of technique.
i love The Charismatic Voice, she’s adorable
Your not counting peple who are mute Deaf and blind
@@bigbutter9792 but i hear they play a mean pinball
yeah i love the charismatic voice for the same reason, her TOOL reactions are priceless
Amen!
This song was my first introduction to VoicePlay. What a way to start! And I've been addicted to them and Geoff's solo work ever since.
same, and the first time i heard that ending i pulled a Genie from Aladdin. *jaw drop*
Geoff Castelluci is insanely talented, i love watching his solo work, dude even can edit, he's just one of those people who make you think "what CAN'T this guy do??" so happy i ever discovered Voiceplay and Geoff.
For the bass guitar sound, Geoff shared that it was a simple chest “dum dum” riff with distortion edit by Layne.
Yes Geoff do also the background bass.
The last E1 wasn’t written at first, but Layne asked Geoff for a more “drop the mic” ending during editing. Geoff also shared he was doing a standard subharmonic that has been done by editing where they enhance the bass and cancel most trebles.
And drop it he did. Alllllll the way.
I watched a number of reaction videos, and a lot of people don’t catch Geoff’s do-do-do-do-do riff. I know I didn’t catch it until someone in a comment section pointed it out with a time stamp.
Another (non-singing) visual effect that’s really hard to catch (at least on a small phone screen) are the black snakes coming “out of Geoff’s mouth” when he sings snake and spider stew. It lasts for only a second or two.
Yeah, the ending Layne wrote was like some higher 2-octave note, B1, and then up to an E2, then after Geoff sent that track into Layne, he asked for a "bigger ending" and suggested he sing the E down the octave - which for Geoff at the time was quite difficult because I don't think he was as experienced in subharmonics as he is now, and subharmonics also weren't really a big thing back then so everyone went crazy over it.
But yes, he did indeed drop the mic.
@@GrumpyOldFart2 I believe they were gummy snakes (at least I think, they looked like gummies) that he stuck in his mouth and let fall out while he was lipsyncing, same with the spiders that he held in his hand. IDK though.
@@red5250I think same
Geoff mentioned in one of his videos that in order to hit those high notes he adopts a voice reminiscent of a rock tenor
Geoff has such an amazing, powerful, and smooth range. Just spectacular!!! I would love to hear a collab between Geoff, Tim Foust, and Avi Kaplan.
love all 3 of those guys. I like that Geoff has said he learned that deeper stuff from listen to Tim who he learned some techniques from because he didn't know how to low growl before he heard Tim.
Be careful, that would trigger all pregnant women to instantly give birth.
We would!!❤
I love how you compliment at the end Geoff's moment with the B4 to E1 drop within a few words. It's generous as a fellow bass singer, and that shows class. Another such moment, where he does a D5 to D1 slide all in the same word, is in their _The Little Mermaid - MEDLEY (feat. Rachel Potter)._ about 4 minutes in, singing "Poor un-for-tunate SOULS (D5 to D1 slide). Now, just speaking technically, I didn't think it was possible to slide like that down into a sub, and there's some debate as to whether they layered a D2 over it, or the other way around (that he slid to a D2 and they layered a D1 over that). I've not seen anywhere he weighed in on it. Would love your analysis sometime, which I now have come to appreciate.
I believe the original slide was a D5-D2 and they added the D1, because even someone as experienced as Geoff probably wouldn't be able to slide from a very loud chesty mix up there all the way down and do a clean transition into a D1 subharmonic. But I haven't heard any confirmation, and since the D2 track has been isolated and removed for subharmonic compilations it might be a D5-D1 slide. Either way, a D5 and a D1 in a matter of seconds is *hella* impressive!
You should check out The Charismatic Voice - Tea Time with Geoff. She asks him a lot of these kinds of questions.
I agree...I have suggested this same thing a few times myself....
Thank you so much for taking your time to explain and deep dive the song techniques! This is why I watch and I learn so much. Anyone can "react", I subscribe for your very intelligent and interesting analysis.
Same
I also love the syncopated background harmonies.
I absolutely love it when you pull a song apar, you can do it every time. It gives me a new appreciation for what is being done in a song. I listen to a song and think its great and after you pulled it apart I have a new appreciation for the song.
The e1 at about 14:00 was a lip bass by Layne.
I think Geoff sang the deeper notes when Earl says "You aren't comprehending the position your in."
I appreciate your breakdown of this song.
I wonder if it's Eli.
1.) He's clearly mouthing that line
2.) He could easily sound like that in that range.
This song was the beginning of my VoicePlay journey. ❤️
that little lick he does which sounds like a bass guitar he said was an edit of him singing in a higher octave then a lower octave which were combined together in the final cut.
This video was my first impression of the group as it was the first time I heard of Voiceplays, and the first time I ever heard of Geoff (that note at the end is still so insane to me, along with his range). I'm glad you finally reacted to it.
Peter, I think you will adore their newest rendition of Friends on the Other Side. J None returns and SLAYS!
Oogie boogie was the first Voiceplay video i watched & have been hooked ever since. They have become my favorite Acapella and group. I still love Home Free as well but PTX not so much since Avi left. The Bass Gang has slso become a favorite as well eagerly waiting on your next video. Yes I'm still here at the end i learn a lot everytime i watch your reactions. 😊❤️😊🎃👻
Same here. They way my husband and I put it, Voiceplay for Halloween, PTX for Christmas, Homefree for country. But I like EVERYTHING Geoff Castellucci does- he has become my favorite!
@@gemarkus7295 mine too 😊❤️
Stay your authentic self. What you provide in knowledge and experience is why I've been a subscriber. Your sense of humor doesn't hurt either😉
Yess, you did it. Thanks, nice réaction, once again. That's nice you enjoy with this song, like all of them I guess.
So glad you finally made it to this one! Somehow my all time favorite!! 💖
Geoff explained that "bass guitar" as post-production Layne work, Geoff did a riff down and a riff up, and Layne put them on top of each other to create that effect. Makes sense? No idea, but it sounds awesome!! (it's in one of his sing low videos.
Great analysis, thanks, Peter! 😍
Thanks!
Thank YOU! :)
@@PeterBarber I've been meaning to send money, just unfortunately not able to afford till now. Love your reactions, especially to Geoff. He's one of my favorite bass singers.
17:44 right here I really like that melody by Eli in the background when Geoff goes, “And now with your permission I’m going to do my stuff...”
No one really talks about that line though.
Agreed, it adds so much atmosphere to it’s
Sounds more like j none to me
@@jomaroliveras8864, 😅😜Ha ha yes. Could be J none...😜😊
in the section with the glowing teeth, geoff has said that it’s a growl B1, but layne made it more predominant in editing
Geoff would never growl a B1, what video does he mention that?
I'd say this E1 is definitely up there as one of the most iconic bass moments, maybe only beaten out by Tim's aboutely legendary G1 growl in Ring Of Fire
A great deal of the iconic bass moments belong to Geoff or Tim. This and ring of fire are the stand outs for me though. Maybe the Misty mountains covers
@@Hannahbelleectere I thing Voiceplay doing the Halo theme sets another iconic moment with the B0's.
@@bradcwikla3099 that was also impressive as shit
Can't forget Avi's G1 from Natural Disaster or B1 Daft Punk
@@johnphillips4909 Avi is definitely in the hall of Fame somewhere too, my thought is daft punk even if it's not as low as natural disaster
This made my day. Seriously I was having a screaming bad day, then I saw this posted and it was instantly better.
Think the growl/sub thing was acc a lip buzz - Geoff did confirm that it was Layne and they’ve performed it live and Layne does a lip buzz.
At 13:20 it's inward bass from the Beatboxer! AKA lip roll.
Agree this is iconic. I think it set a lot of a capella bass on it's ear. You covered it well. I remember seeing Geoff, Kathy and a couple others at Universal, and a couple in person appearances in the beginning of Voiceplay and before. I always was impressed with the quality of his voice. Lots of folks can make the sounds, but making it sound as Geoff does is so fricking rare. Thanks for this analysis. I appreciate you taking the time to do it in depth.
Came for the analysis, stayed for the eye socket.
The Charismatic Voice did an interview with Geoff and I think that base run was discussed.
Dude your reaction to this song, was amazing, you show respect and explain the road taken ! Thanks !
High notes are really hard even for some of us females also. :) I definitely think the low notes come easily for me, but I struggle in the upper ranges. I'm a low contralto... I can't even reach the upper end of what is generally agreed upon as the usual contralto higher end. My break is like one to two octaves below that, depending in if I'm in head voice or mixed voice.
Also, that really low moment of Geoff's here. Around 14:01, I think it was. It was interesting to hear it NOT oscillate from ear to ear on your video. Every other time I've heard this piece - including on their own channel - that moment has always oscillated from ear to ear.
Also, can we just take a moment to pat Santa on the back here? LOL. His EYES when Geoff flies up into that last final belt are absolutely PERFECT! That man clearly sank a lot into his facial expressions on this! It is SO hard to convey expression around all of the costume beard and hair, and he did it beautifully throughout the entire piece!
Props to you for catching that riff down, too. Very few folks have noticed that riff, and it really fills out that space as well as it modulates them down. It's a cool sound, it really is.
And as far as acapella and editing. It's acapella, NOT acoustic. I think people keep equating the two, and they really shouldn't. I expect some edits and edited effects on produced acapella. If I wanted raw/off-mic singing, I'd listen to acoustic pieces instead.
Do you mind if I ask what your range is notes-wise? I think I'm also a fairly low contralto (I actually sometimes sing bass in the choirs I'm in just because that's where my voice is most comfortable), but I've never met any others, so I have no conception for what a normal or functional range for the voice type is. ^^;
@@shakespearetrash1521 I just saw this response tonight. Sorry!
My total range is F3 to about G4. (F3-A3 I have to work for and do it really early in the morning.) G4 is really the top top of my range, and i have to work really hard to make anything from D4-G4 sound good. G4 itself is almost impossible except in very rare cases for me, and really from D4 to G4 it's just not reliable for me.
Many people consider F3 to F5 to be a contralto range, but I just cannot reach the 5th octave at all yet. I'm still working on expanding through the 4th octave. LOL
My comfortable range (without having to work hard at it) is B3 to C4. I'm still working on trying to open up my upper range more, but I'm simply not there and my voice starts to get nasal and crack around D4.
I do a lot of practicing to Lisa Gerrard or Diana Ankudinova as they are both contralto singers. Diana sometimes reaches higher notes than Lisa, so I practice along with her performances to work on my upper range, as I really only have about an octave right now that's reliable, and IMO it's too limited. I find Diana's pieces to be very challenging on the upper range for me, and Nina Simone is quite challenging at the bottom end of my range. So I practice to both of them quite often when I'm trying to work on those areas.
Adele and Annie Lennox are two more Contralto singers (modern music).
I practice to all of them, depending on what I'm doing. I also will practice to pieces performed by male tenors, as I find that their note ranges seem to match (although obviously as a female contralto, I do not have their timbre).
Another thing that helps (for me at least), is to do tenor range vocal warm-ups. I find Jeff Rolka (he has a YT channel here) has multiple different tenor range warm-ups, and his are particularly helpful to me as he has a good pace, good amount of difficulty without being unreachable, and he just explains things very well.
FWIW, some of the bass singer techniques can be applied in our range, as well. Your low reach is pretty much a matter of biology; you have what you have. But I still find that the bass techniques help with rounding out and warning my lower range also. I'll never reach their gorgeous basement notes. ;) But the particular technique still works in my range.
yea that part before he said "I'm drowning in my tears" he did a growl note
THANK YOU!!! You're only the second reviewer I've seen to catch that descending bass line!
Take however long you need to help me understand what I’m listening to! To borrow from wolves 2018-2019, your “intelligent & interesting analysis” is priceless!!!
The other thing about the "you aren't comprehending, the position that you're in" bit, is that the backing chords are *identical* (i think) to the chords in the opening theme of "Batman: The Animated Series".
...I may have listened to this song a few too many times.
That's a great catch!
@@PeterBarber wait, you mean i'm right? I don't have much of an ear for that sort of thing, so i'm honestly REALLY impressed with myself if so 😁
Definitely worth waiting for your analysis of this one!! Geoffs last note in Daddy sang bass is also a hair raising event!
LOVED your reaction - each reaction is very helpful and enables me to enjoy music more. Did you notice the gummie fall out of Geoff's mouth "snake and spider stew" (9:42/29:23)
Lol no I missed that
Fun fact: when they sing this live, Layne does the E1 growl at 13:19
layne does a lip buzz, and the second E1 geoff does growl
Just came home tired from work earlier ( it's 6:18 p.m. here) and saw that you uploaded this video.
Going to watch this while eating dinner.
My evening is saved! :D
Greetings from Germany! :)
Have soooooo been waiting for your reaction analysis on this song since I saw ur very first video. I am so glad you've done it. And I absolutely love how u really dug into it and dissected this for us and thank u for explaining in much depth about chest/growl and all the other pieces u explain out, I greatly appreciate it. This is by far my favorite song of theirs, this song is where my rabbit hole dive into bass Acapella started. I knew about Home Free bc I actually watched the show where they won but that's kind of where my bass Acapella stopped. Until I saw this video on Facebook as a share from TikTok and from there I just started searching and found you, Bobby, Peter, and the list just goes on and on and has by far made me appreciate this group and their version of this song bc they opened the door to all of you.
"You're the mean one Mr Grinch" is one of the most balanced and best arranged song by Voiceplay and Geoff blasted on it . E1 chest fry ? Full subharmonic tho .
Haven’t even finished the video, but amazing still! Glad you broke down the music video more than normal, love it! Thank you for the reaction!
I love how much I learn, as well as hearing details I have previously missed when listening to your reacts/lessons. Keep doing what you are doing!
I’m pretty sure the low note on the EDM breakdown section is actually layne doing a lip-roll bass note
after the Santa-Boogie interplay in the middle (I'm going to do my stuff) the entire key of the song jumps up a half step. Almost a Disney lift and my initial thought was they did it to allow Geoff some space to deliver that depth charge of a last note but after hearing some of the chats with Geoff and Layne, I'm not entirely sure of that. It sounds like they did it to move into the last part of the song and give it a big finish. The depth charge was just the cherry on top.
I’ve been waiting for your dissection of this song for a long time! I’m glad that you’re relaxing and taking your time with the music theory and everything to explain to us how things are working. You are amazing, talented, and handsome… Could you have left some for somebody else? LOL Much love right back at you!
I love how in the subtitles it says subterranean noises 😂
Geoff always gives me serious Brandon Lee as The Crow vibes in this
So glad you did this reaction. It was always mentioned in every single comment section. Awesome.
Damn! Even as a soprano I learn so much from you guys. Thank you so much for all you and this community does for all singers. 👌
If Geoff ever has a bad day, he can literally just come to your reaction videos and hear you talk about him. He must fly on clouds afterwards haha :D
(I agree in every point though, he is amazing!! Especially his range we see in the Oogie Boogie's Song! 🔥)
Thank you for the analysis AND the talk 'after' the video
Love the content so much! Keep up the great work.
Go back now and watch the video with the Closed Captions turned on, there is a bit of an easter egg on the last couple lines. good for a laugh.
Great fun to watch and listen to your reaction!
To be honest, I first saw you with The Bass Gang, and I didn't know that you did reactions; however, after watching just 3-4 of them, I had to subscribe! The way you analyze, break down, and explain everything helps me understand more and more of the music, as well as enjoy it even more! Thank you for this, and keep up the great work!
I really like his version of high and dry and his version of blackbird has a really good range as well
I always enjoy your analysis about singing techniques. Thanks for your reaction
Great job! That moment!! Wow.
That was an analysis worth waiting for and thank you for that. I just hope that you get to enjoy the experience now without having to worry about it 😊
I have always thought that the second line under Earl that you were talking about around 19.00 was J.None as it sounds very much like his character voice. I have no source to cite...
The funny part you talked about Geoff explained in his tutorial. They stacked to different keys and Layne did funny computer thing to. He did say it was a high subharmonic too 😂😂 love it
bass in the dark red section might've been layne's lip buzz
I really enjoy your breakdown and knowledge of vocal techniques
I'd love to hear your reaction and analysis of Voiceplay's Friends on the other side.
That one bass note you heard where you couldn’t place if it was a growl or sub. It was actually a lip roll from Layne👍🏻
Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
I think one song that he did was an old cowboy song called giddy up it shows a lot of range and very clear
I'd say in the drop section that the bassline is done with the lip roll technique by layne. It's a vibration of 1 side of the lips that produces a low sound like an electronic bass.
This song was my introduction to Voiceplay and this group is AMAZING!!! The sound is wonderful and they make it look easy!!!
Another song that I've listend to that does an amazing job of displaying his range is blackbird. You should look into it. 😉
I was WAITING for this one
I believe you are right about the bass coverage
13:28: If I'm not mistaken, that was Layne with his liproll. You can watch a live version of the cover (if you haven't already), where at this part Layne liprolls the E1 first, then Geoff growls the second one, and Layne takes it back at the C#1.
Not sure if you've gotten this request, but their kidnap the sandy claws from them! Another fun arrangement and character acting again
I know many many fans request this one to be reacted to, and I know why, I just feel it doesn't do justice to the wonderful voices and harmonies of the group, so I rarely request it. It's mostly a showcase of Geoff's abilities. Which is fine but I prefer to recommend their more harmonic numbers. I love it when Geoff becomes a bass guitar which he does so well.
The only other real bass moment I consider in the same category as this would be Tim Foust in their live version of Ring of Fire during the Sing-off. Tim gets up there during that performance as well.
Truly legendary moment
Your analysis is why I'm here. Please keep doing these analysis, not reactions. They're truly educational.
I don’t think anyone mentioned it, but the E1 in the mouth section was a perc lip roll if I remember correctly, cause right after is geoff doing a low growl WITH the E1 lip roll.
Marcello actually has the low notes listed in the comments of every Geoff and voiceplay video
Can’t wait for the new bass gang music and your cover.
This is the moment that Geoff, just wantonly slapped every other bass singer in the voice box.
The bass in dubstep part is actually the beatbox guy doing the bass. Its inward bass actually
This song was my first introduction into Voiceplay. I suggest you look into them doing Friends on the Other Side, This is Halloween and then doing a Hillbilly vs Zombie collaboration with Home Free.
Here to the end. Shared with my twins.
Love you broke the camera limit 😂
So what's the next most requested now you've done oogie boogie?
I love your analysis of them! I also enjoy your stairway singing. The acoustics are fantastic for that!
It sounds like Geoff is singing in the background with Earl. Just what I thought I heard.🤷🏼
13:20 thats layne (the beatboxer) doing that sound. It’s a lip roll
Peter, I love your reactions….sharing your depth of understanding the human voice.
I think the mask has a powder or something causing the itching.
Geoff is absolutely amazing!
I think during earl’s line near the end Geoff was singing as well, there’s a live version too but I’m not sure
9.50 the descending sub scale is edited , Geoff himself said it .
Geoff Castellucci needs to be contacted by Disney to play a Disney villain. Or is that just me?
First time hearing This group. I’m pleasantly surprised,love it.. 👍💖🇬🇧
it's been a while since you reacted to Home Free. They just released Brothers' in Arms today. It's amazing.
Yeah, pretty epic. I still prefer the Ursula slide in Poor Unfortunate Souls from the Little Mermaid.