Music Teacher Reacts: PENTATONIX - Gold 

PTX doesn’t do covers. They do upgrades

"I like this one better than the original" -- Yeah, that happens a lot. =-)

It looks like Kirsti is harmonizing with Mitch on his solo, then pauses for Scott and then does her solo...so complex and soooo good.

This is a perfect example of their prodigious talents. For that reason, it's my favorite.

Yessss! A reactor who actually GETS it! This is one of my very favorites because of the technical perfection. Music geeks recognize just how difficult this arrangement is and they kill it with ease. Love, love!

Mitch's vocal chop without electronics is INSANE. If you haven't listened to the original, you'll be even more impressed with what he's doing after hearing it.

One particularly difficult thing that Mitch, Kirstin, and Scott were doing was vocal handoffs. Mitch would sing a word, then Kirstin would sing the next word, then Scott the next word, then Kirsten, then Mitch. The timing for vocal handoffs is radically difficult.

The fact that the original artist needed computerized help to get the same effect that Mitch does with his voice is awesome. Then the three of them doing it! I love this performance! Thank you so much I've missed your ptx reactions!!!

The trio = amazing but can we just pay tribute to Kevin and Avi..that drum and bass are awesome!!

No other group hands off lines between singers any better than Pentatonix... It's like they are connected.

This is literally one of my favorite songs they do period. It’s gorgeous, so intricate and they all have an incredibly important role to play and they do it perfectly and with such nonchalance. It’s amazing. I want to be at a house party with those 5 chilling on the couch breaking out something insane. Also, Kirstie and Mitch can make their voice almost interchangeable... they are so unique but they can merge their vibratos to make a single sound that makes your head spin! Great reaction! Love this song!

Whenever I watch this one, I focus on Avi's bass lines, which are often overlooked by reactors. His percussive notes, the 2 slick bass drops, the syncopation he does toward the end, let alone his duet with Kevin, where he reminds me of an upright bass. So good, so under-appreciated.

Yeah finally someone who appriciates Kirstins parts!!❤

Impressive. You are like... only the second reactor I've ever seen to this song who realized, first pass through, the outrageous complexity of what's going on between Kirstin and Mitch there at the end. Listen to "Cheerleader". They do something similar there.

I think the reason why I have stayed intrested in pentatonix for so long and continue to listen to all of their songs over and over is because it's never old. Usually once I can sing along to a song it starts to feel played out but with their arrangements and stellar execution it's like 6 songs in one. You can focus on each person's part or the arrangement as a whole.

Pentatonix rose from their own work, sweat and tears. I've watched them from the second song on the Sing Off competition to their move to LA, to their being dropped by their label to all of the You Tube video work that brought them to the present. I feel like a proud parent these days, weird, huh?

You should listen to their cover of "Valentine".

Mitch does "roof is" and "let me". Kirstie does "falling" twice.

This is my favorite format for Pentatonix...just them jamming. No choreography, no fancy light show, etc.

YES!!!! I’ve been saying that about Kirstie in this one for the longest and few reactors pick up on it. Edit: I think Mitch is doing that in-between note.

This song is my current PTX obsession, just an amazing vocal performance. Thanks for your reaction. I’ve often thought that Mitch and Kirstie deliberately imitate each other’s voices at will...whether to support each other or just to blow our minds, who knows.

No, she’s just got “falling”. The in between is Mitch. ❤️ I’ve been a Pentacholic for like 6 years but their version of this song is one great masterpiece.

This is masterful vocal control. Kirstie and Scott with those harmonies. I love the Avi and Kevin duet. Great reaction and analysis.

This is one of the shining examples of just how good they are. The layering, the timing, and then you have Kevin and Avi...How tightly they work together to create one sound is insane at this point. Great reaction.

I love when reactors find out about PTX and continue to go down the rabbit hole. I'd say 99.9% of them make some remark about running out of words to describe their amazingness and/or feel like they're repeating themselves! Lol 🤣

I love PTX version, better than the original, Mitch rocks this song, I love watching them perform in this video! Thank you.

I was saying to myself just before you started “You are going to have a heart attack as soon as Mitch opens his mouth.”.Don’t feel bad. We have all been there”. Just Mitch being Mitch....AMAZING....Great reaction....Judy D.

that's mitch in between the "falling"s towards the end :) the layering of this is insane

Have been waiting for you to react to this. NO is another like this - some friends just hanging around having a singalong and making it look easy.

Yes! You are finally reacting to Gold! Sooo amazing!

I love your comment "breathe new life into the song"

They're just sooooooooo good. Nice react, esp pointing out the freaking amazing work Kirstie is doing.

Thank you for focusing on Kirstie I think she is incredible and she doesn’t get enough credit.

So many things blow me away about this and it’s a live, one take performance. No behind the scenes computer generated stuff. Just 5 people jamming on the couch. When people start questioning their ability to perform songs from their produced videos live, I point them to the Hallelujah Christmas special performance and this song. Great reaction!

This is one of my favorites. Check out any of the new album. They are awesome

I forgot how much I like this song! thanks for the reaction!

Mitch sings 'let me' right after scott and that's the word you hear in between kirsty's 'falling'

Great reaction. Thanks. "Gold" is one of my favorite PTX covers. I love that you picked up on Kirstie's parts immediately. Towards the end Kirstie, Scott and Mitch were each saying a word or two and then the next one would do so until they said the final part together. Subscribed.

I'm so happy to see someone who can recognize the work of all the members! Kirstie was flawless in this. With Mitch, was he switching between his chest and mixed voice?

Finally a reaction to my favorite PTX cover. This cover really showcases their incredible talent. They are masters of their craft.

Ok, the original singer couldn't do this song without a computers help. I've seen the original video, hated it. PTX usually makes whatever they touch better. And you got Mitch slapped, twice, within 30 seconds. You are about ready to watch Aha! Singapore star vista. It's a fan video and for that song, it's the Avi and Mitch show. Kevin is there, but was off stage putting beyonce away, his cello. The cell phone wasn't good enough for recording this, but it's the absolute best video for that song. Yes, Avi blew part of the sound system, not unheard of for him. But personally, I think you're ready for it. If you want to do a double feature, do the official video first, just to be able to hear Avi and see Kevin.

I think for Kirstin's "fallin" part, she hums just a little in the lead up to the second one. It just doubles Mitch's pitch but it adds the effect of a little crescendo right before Mitch start's "roof is" again.

When you can’t even make it 20 seconds into the song....Lmao! Damn Mitch brings it every time.

You said her name right.

LOL! What the hell was that? Indeed😍

6:25 It's Scott doing that word! So incredible how quickly they pass it back and forth!!

I'm so happy that you reacted to this one, I really love it. I enjoyed your reaction, I'm here for more Pentatonix. 😍 They've just released a new album (with only originals) last month if you want to check it out. 😉

Love that you did this one!! It’s one of my favorites!! And the way Mitch does the switch between his head and chest voice is FLAWLESS!!

Yes!!! Kirstin's appreciation!!!! thank you!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I am so happy to see you doing more PTX!! Can you please react to their new album "THE LUCKY ONES". You won't be disappointed. They have added so many special little "surprises" in every song!!

Great seeing you react to PTX again. Yes I love seeing our friend Avi as well. If you've not reacted to the cover No (Meghan Trainor) would love to see you do so. I always enjoy the older stuff...when it was just them. Not over produced. Its much more intimate and less is sometimes best. Great reaction. Thank you

Those crescendos you talked about are slides really as well. They slide both the notes and the volume. It's impressive to say the least.

So happy to see you doing Pentatonix again... and Gold! One of my faves! Great to see you as beguiled by their cover of this song as I am. No, they never get old.

Dear Mr. Temple, thatyou of all, would not even mention the very destinguished "Tiny" (Mega Huge) fact, that they are doing this one Unedited and Live. From start to Finish, they just let it flow. That part aside, again a wonderfull decimination of their perfectional performance, thank you so much. I had to find your "enterpretation" of it, after I had listened to another Reactor doing it. So, keep it up.

I really enjoy your reactions, you're 1 of only 2 people I'll watch do the Pentatonix songs because you actually go into the musicality and techniques as opposed to just saying it's cool, or amazing what they do. There are few groups on the level of Pentatonix and it's great to see guys like you give them great reaction breakdowns.

Oh my gosh, I was so excited to see this come up! You are one of my favorite reactors, PTX is my favorite band, and Gold is one of my favorite songs - the trifecta! Fun reaction - I have missed your PTX reactions and look forward to more. I'd love to see you do any of their "Evolution" videos or any of the songs off their new album, which has a new sound for them.

The intricacy of this song makes it one of my favorites. This arrangement is tremendously difficult, but they make it look as easy as breathing.

They are doing a perfectly synced round robin at the end ... each taking a part and making it sound complete. Not easy at all.

Thank you so much for reacting to this one. It is my favorite. Everytime I listen it gets even better. I love that you caught Kirstie's part towards the end. Her last 2 fallin's are so satisfying. They give me goosebumps every time.

I'm glad you noticed and appreciated Kirsten's stuff in there. Two vids I can recommend to get a great feel for her solo ability: 1. Kirstie Maldonado National Anthem (there's actually 2 great vids from the same sports performance, so do one or both, can't go wrong) 2. Kirstie singing Over the Rainbow at a dog show (1st vid on her personal channel, IIRC) I can also advise specifics to show the solo ability of the others as well, but let's start w/ these.

Welcome back to PTX 😊 Scott is the one that’s slipping in the extra between Mitch and Kirsty. I don’t know what it’s called but it’s Mitch, Kirsty, Scott doing a kind of domino effect.

You gotta do their evolutions. You’ll love them.

I'm kinda like you, each time i hear one I haven't heard before I think ya but what else can they do in a song...and "slap" ya there it is. What a true gift they are. What really shocks me is their ability to have the same vibrato at points, I'm sure by design, just sweet.(added: your are dead on that counting to hit marks is sick!)

Yaaaay! PTX reaction!! They are amazing at supporting one another. They always sound so full musically.

They are the MASTERS of vibrato. They all have such expert control over their voices and know exactly when and where to place that vibrato and when and where to add a bit of "cry" or "growl" . They do seem to breathe new life into all the songs they do and most of them, I must say, are better than the original. I have yet to hear a song that fell short. I really don't think they can do that because they are such perfectionists. Thanks for the assessment.

What especially impressive is that the original is all auto tuned and chopped up. You should listen to that to get an idea

Oh my gosh, I’m so happy to see you do a PTX reaction!! It’s been so long!! Please do another soon!

Been waiting for this one; just knew you'd love it: first for the amazing...well everything, but also for that insane counting! ;)

Please react to AHA Pentatonix Live Mitch was super good 👍 definitely a must watch as a fan

Yay! So glad your back on ptx! Please do megan trainor no....it’s very like this.....also they have a whole album of new original tracks that are next level and have put out animations for each so so you can react to them without the copyright issue. Omg I would love to see your take on all of them because they are so different.

Scott and Mitch used to upload to their RU-vid channel called Superfruit (They haven't in a couple of years) and they did some compilations (among other things) of some of their favorite artists. They do one for Beyoncé and the vocals are so sick. But not unexpected from them haha

So happy to see my favorite music reactor back to doing Pentatonix reactions! Thanks!!!

This is my second favorite. My favorite is Aha! from Singapore. Videos like this where there all on screen the whole time, like their evolution videos. I watch once to take it all in then watch each one separately. It’s amazing what you see and hear that you didn’t pick up before.

To truly appreciate this one you have to listen to the original ... And yes, they even match vibrato. Detail-oriented.

Hi its john again from Birmingham England. when are you going to react to their new original album 2 the lucky ones it is astonishing !! nice to see you reacting to this brilliant band again keep well and safe

I asked for this reaction for my bday back in Jan 🤷‍♀️

The instant joy on your face... ❤

You've been *Mitch-Slapped*!

You killed this reaction. Thank you for pointing out the technical aspects of their performance 💕

Great reaction! It’s nice that you notice all the amazing technical things they do...even though I don’t get it at all, it’s still pretty cool to hear fancy terminology. Now that we’ve gone down the Pentatonix rabbit hole, let’s go down some more! I have 2 requests: Evolution of Beyoncé (it’s epic!) and Aha! Live in Singapore (this one really showcases Mitch and Avi’s general amazing-ness - plus they definitely blew out some part of the sound system. That’s all! Thanks for an amazing video!

I was amazed.. I so love Kirstin... she is soon fuckin good.. they all are!! Great reaction!

The ''I like this better than the original'' is what we call: the pentatonix effect

There are several songs wherein there are words or notes that it is hard to tell if it is Mitch or Kirstie. This group is so stunningly talented and accomplished. Thanks for doing this.

Ha! I just rewatched your Pentatonix reactions today (well, actually yesterday since it’s after midnight over here..) and thought that it‘s probably time for a new one soon - and here it is! 😄

One of my favorites. Its mesmerizing watching and listening to what they do here. Also agree Avi's solo work is wonderful.

'You got to warm me up'...lol. I hear that all the time.

Enjoyed this❣️ They are just insane in a good way💓

The vocal "hand-offs" are my favorite part.

I'm going to go back and listen to several others of your reactions. You are constantly sliding the miracle that is Mitch's voice! Every time he has something which is over and above what most other people can do, you're constantly telling us to listen to so and so do this ,Kevin do that , Avi so good. In this one all you could talk about is Kirsti. So I'm going to go back and listen to several other of your reactions, especially Dog Days Are Over, and a couple of other ones that I remember you totally ignored what Mitch was doing.

the beat boxing on this one is INSANE!

Don’t need to hear them to know you will love this x

So glad you mentioned Kirstin's contributions. I was deeply impressed with her deft touch when I first heard this one. I'm also glad that you draw attention to the harmonies. Their ability to shift registers, tone and style to harmonize with both the high and low parts, even within a single phrase, really is unbelievable. It often makes it sound as though there are more than five members singing.

Just another great reaction from you where I learned to hear something I missed every other time I listened to this song. You are training me to hear!

Also you are way overdue to start reacting to Mitch & Scott's side project Superfruit.

go check out the kiara original it's full electronic and the last song you'd expect for an a capella cover, makes mitch's lead even more impressive

My favorite game to play with ptx videos is listen to it once through, then 5 times separately focusing on each vocalist and then another group together

This is my absolute favorite ❤️

It's Mitch doing the in between bit.

One of the biggest compliments from The Sing Off was that they sounded like more then 5 people. Strength of arrangements + blend, very hard to do

Kirsten and Mitch are going back and forth doing every other word, almost like a ping pong game between them.