Old School - 2011 International Barbershop Quartet Champion 

It is. We're listening and check this out pentatonix

a a Pentatonix isn't barbershop, they're a capella.

Sean Brown yes, but they sound familiar. I love both Pentatonix AND Barbershop

Karolis Levickas Although they are both a capella groups, Pentatonix focuses on mainstream popular songs that people of today are familiar with. Although barbershop is technically a capella, it's really a category of its own based on the historical context along with the different types of chords that are used. For example, barbershop doesn't have any beatboxers, which is a necessity for today's a capella groups that want to perform today's music.

+Sean Brown yes but a barbershop quartet IS a capella! :P

Carrington Peacocke like an aged whisky or cheese

@@ethanstone2197 Fuck yeah dude

We really are everywhere, arent we

Polnareff??? 😳

LOL!

and I bet 1:20 is his O face when he is slaying those ladies.

PhilliB1to3 too funny, , ,

PhilliB1to3 nice..

I heard numerous women from the audience tested positive for pregnancy after this event.

Bruh help me find my ass because I just laughed that shit off

Buzz Lightyear?

Route 66 asleep at the wheel

I feel so connected with this comment.

Same. Been listening to this video for the better part of a decade and it still shocks me to hear such harmonies.

Such a cool comment! When my first little dude was 3, he couldn't get enough of this performance, which was just fine with me😄

I came from king von to this. From 1863rd I suppose.

i dont care how hard you are nobody can resist what a quartet does to the brain

Me too

preach

Ain’t got bass? Ain’t got shit.

+Rob Workman He has to fucking squeeze that note out haha

+Rob Workman You should have a more critical ear. The bass singer doesn't have his placement quite up in the right place and that causes him to be just slightly flat most of the time.

+big800wildcat Right, which is why they won the gold with this set.

+big800wildcat are you deaf

Miller Mottla Just because someone else has more voice training than you and a more discerning ear doesn't mean they are deaf. The group is definately good or they wouldn't have won. But I've heard several gospel male quartets and even one I've been in that were better. Take college level voice lessons for a few years and also sing in a good acappella choir for several years and you may find you can train your ear to be more discerning. I also tune pianos on the side and I can tell you this group's pitch is just a tad less than perfect most of the time.

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no cap

So fabulous-loved barbershop since I first heard it in 1948 at Chataugua when I was 14. We once had a group of women here in Tallahassee who sang, traveled around singing in competitions. Such fun!

Wasn’t expecting to see Misato here

Agreed

22.01 to be exact

Beautiful, without a loss of warm bass tone color.! THAT'S phenomenal.

same

He seriously does have an infectious smile.

squeezemyparticiple - the basses name is Jay Leno

With more teeth than the Osmond family

Woke

@@NikoPorter Lol I like it. But in all seriousness, his name is Joe Krones. He posted in the comment thread above a little ways replying to some "expert" shitting on their performance.

Alex Flavell Too much vibrato at the end of phrases and celebrations during the song. Sure, they can sing well, have good overtones, etc. But it's just not to my liking. Sorry.

+Dan Georges see thats how you say u dont like this music thank you sir

@@DanGeorges I may disagree with your opinion on their singing flair but I think we can all agree that your Jerry Lewis profile picture is brilliant. That's him in The Nutty Professor, I believe.

@@zagorith14 Yes. Buddy Love!

I know exactly how.

+Tai the Fox (Troy) I'll me too!

saMe

Yep.

I wish weeeeee weeeeere doctoooooooooors.

+William Mendes true

+William Mendes Right xD

+William Mendes Amem man. I'd love to see a live performance of God Only Knows by pros like in this video.

I feel you man

Same

Agreed! 👍👍👍

170 now :(

216 now

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"Ireland" not "Island". County Down, the place they're singing about, is a county in Northern Ireland.

@@Yarp-xj3rd lol, "Island of dreams" makes much more sense than "Ireland of dreams" lmao!

@@jmkyarrow well I think either makes sense. I'm pretty sure it's Ireland. You can hear the emphasis on the "r" in Ireland, in the song. Also, as I said before county Down is in Ireland so that makes sense. Could be wrong though. Not an expert.

It’s actually Island, look the lyrics up.

@@Yarp-xj3rd The author of the song is from Ireland, so there’s that

They are a real team. No-one should stand out and doesn't. Beautiful singing deserves more recognition!

And possibly the greatest tenor ever and the greatest lead ever

Also, they don't call him Beast for nothing

Just intonation

Alexander Trawley It highlites the difference in sound and range of a mans voice and then you put that together in a way that blends The funny thing is hearing them individually they may not have such a great voice but when put with the others the magic happens And then on top of all that they have to remember their part stay in pitch

It just hits all the buttons, especially if you have a good ear. Something we don't hear much anymore in new music :( which is a damned shame.

You love it because its actual talent

Kipp Bucker is my favorite

+Josh Kimbrough I feel that bro

Beautiful, yes, but I wish Connolly wasn't so freaking loud. His voice overpowers the other guys' voices :(

he's a lead though

The rocky road part I literally had a tear in my eye

Diminished and augmented chords, along with some heavy overtones. It's worth a read if you're interested in music theory. The reason you can hear each note, but not the voices is because the wavelength of each of their notes is vibrating in synchronicity.

Just intonation

I think what makes barbershop quartets truly beautiful is the ability to harmonize 4 different ways. Harmonizing just two ways is extremely difficult, but 4 ways is true talent.

Thank you for the amazingly nice compliment!

anisometropie - You are describing with lovely detail exactly what Barbershop music is!!! Never mind the techies who have answered you missing your points entirely. When 4 people, or 120 people or name your number get together to sing Barbershop, with a bigger mission in mind than for their own voice to be heard, you have at least 4 voices desiring to become one, FOR the one. Four part harmony done with accuracy, giving the effect of one voice just as you described. It takes many hours, even years of practice to achieve this level, even with this goal in mind. Far too many individuals desire to be heard, to be singled out and noticed. That is not desired in Barbershop. There are no end to the venues for soloists. As for you, can you hold a note? Now go find three others who can also hold a note. Now dont be shy. Just do it! Find a chord, lock it in, and fall in love with it! You will be hooked on harmony before you know it! Now shape your mouths to match each other. Drop that jaw, hold that gut in, singing from your gut, not your throat. Concentrate! You're in!!! Now if I dare, these Old School guys are good, but there are plenty of others out there for you to enjoy.