I sang a tag with the lead at Cleveland this year. I'm fairly new to barbershop and asked him if he was the lead of riptide, to which he laughed and said, "That was a long time ago." They still sound amazing.
Was a huge punch to the gut when I heard of his passing. I don't remember a lot about him since I knew him at such a young age, but I always remember him being so kind to me, and others. Hope he's doing well wherever he is now.
Musically this is fantastic. Amazing diction, pitch accuracy for days, and dynamics were excellent. Comedically? I was legitimately crying. Their timing was SO good. Holy crap. And using "Hello Marilou/Goodbye Heart" was just phenomenal.
The CMXY sounds much smoother, more natural, and the Rode sounds a little distorted at higher dynamics (of course that could be related to something else other than the mic).
