PENTATONIX - "BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY" -FIRST TIME REACTION WITH_KINGS. 

THIS IS WHY PTX IS THE BEST A CAPELLA GROUP IN THE WORLD🌎. 🎶🎙🎵

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They won a Grammy for doing "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" which is of course, an instrumental. They can do anything. The Prayer and Amazing Grace will make you cry.

❤❤❤❤❤ ~Pentaholic from Louisiana

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Great reaction. This video blows my mind Every Single Time.

I heard them do this live a few days ago. They sounded just like the video!

Enjoy the ride!

That basso profundo is Avi Kaplan. Original member who left in 2017. Multi talented (as all of them are). Solo career is really taking off. Change on the Rise and b/w video of I'm only getting started is a good start. He writes, arranges songs, harmonizes and sings in 5 octaves. Give him a chance.😊

Thank you! Loved your genuine reaction!❤❤

I just subbed. Thank you for your amazing reaction.

They are amazing, aren't they? Keep the PTX coming. Just pick a song you know, or maybe even one you're not really fond of and you will be amazed at what they have done with it.☺

Wizard of Ahhs!! I subbed to hear more! Love your reaction to these wonderful young people.

Fantastic reaction!!! I don't think I have ever enjoyed watching someone's face so much before. Such a confused look then all of a sudden the hands get thrown up in the air like "yea i give up"!!! Brilliant!! just think, that is 2 out of over 200...long way to go, but Pentaholics will be there every step of the way!!!

Loved it

We expect reactors to pause. Comment. And possibly rewind and repeat. That is what good reactors do.

No, no exaggeration my friend. Love and light from yet another Pentaholic.

The audio panning on "little high, little low" is a direct quote from Queen. When you listened to Queen's original you should have heard the same panning on the same phrase. Pentatonix loves Queen, and they love "Bohemian Rhapsody," so they always wanted to cover this song, but they feared that they couldn't do it justice, so they decided to wait until they were sure they were ready. That took them five years, but it was worth the wait - they were definitely ready. In the early days of Pentatonix, after Epic reneged on the recording contract Pentatonix had "won" on _The Sing-Off,_ Pentatonix started posting to RU-vid; it was the only way they COULD publish their music. A lot of those early RU-vid videos show the five of them sitting on a couch, with the trio on the back of the couch and Avi and Kevin on the seat in front of them, just five very young people singing their hearts out, making their dream come true. Note that this is the configuration we see them in at the beginning and end of "Bohemian Rhapsody," which is one reason the couch needs to move - it's taking Pentatonix (and us) on a trip down Memory Lane. The more important reason the couch moves is that it's standing in for the car in _Wayne's World,_ where Wayne and Garth introduced a whole new generation to the genius of Queen by putting a tape of "Bohemian Rhapsody" into the car's tape player. The couch was motorized, and not very well balanced. (Note that when they're sitting on it their feet don't quite reach the ground. The little curtain thing on the bottom was added to hide the motor.) It kept trying to tip over during the filming and actually managed to throw Kevin off at one point. There was a small platform attached to the back so that Kirstie could climb on the couch from behind - Scott, being a foot taller than Kirstie, didn't need it. A lot of reactors think there was some kind of electronic distortion provided by something in the megaphone to make Mitch's electric guitar sound the way it does. Not so, that was all Mitch. Mitch just saw the megaphone lying around on the set and thought it would make a cool prop and it's been confusing people ever since. During the "Bismillah" argument, note that Scott, whose range includes both bass and tenor registers, is actually singing along with both the high and low sides of the argument. Scott has said that this rapid switching is the hardest part of the song for him. When the camera pans up to show us the starry night sky during Mitch's second guitar solo it's meant as a tribute to Queen's lead guitarist, Brian May, who has a doctorate in astrophysics. The four shooting stars honor the four members of Queen. When the camera pans back down to show Pentatonix lying on the couch together it's meant to recall the cover art for Queen's "Sheer Heart Attack" album. Kevin and Mitch are both singing that last "Any way the wind blows." Note that this completes it; EVERY member of Pentatonix had an opportunity to play Freddie Mercury in "Bohemian Rhapsody," yet another dream come true. And when this official video was first released, Brian May posted a link to it on all his social media accounts with the comment: "Enjoy."

You aren’t the first to say they aren’t human. Aliens is the most common tag given to them. They sing everything to rap (Can’t Hold Us, Problem) to instrumental (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy) EDM (Daft Punk, Aha!) and at the other end The Prayer, Amazing Grace. And everything in-between. It’s a commonly known fact that they “cover” a song. They produce an upgrade. The rabbit hole is deep with not a mediocre song in the bunch. Three Grammys. No other a Capella group has one. Mitch (counter tenor), Scott (baritone) and Kirstie (soprano) have known each other since children’s theater and then later sang together in high school in Arlington, Texas. They won the tv competition show, The Sing-Off, in 2011 with Kevin (beatboxed, cellist &tenor) and Avi (basso profound o) joining them for the competition. Scott and Kirstie were 19 and Mitch had just turned 19 and actually missed his high school graduation to audition for the competition. The four vocalists have tremendous ranges and Kevin has an entire drum kit and percussion section in his mouth, as well as a sweet tenor singing voice. Avi and Mitch have been singled out by several vocal coaches as having once in a generation voices. Effortless control and quality in the extreme octaves. The rabbit hole is deep. Enjoy the journey!

Awesome reaction 👏. A total tribute to Queen. The part where they pan to the stars and the shooting stars are for the band members and for Brian May who got his degree in astrophysics. A true tribute!

Great reaction! I love your style. If you haven't seen Pentatonix Sound of Silence, I'm sure you'll love it.

Sitting on the left is Kevin the beatboxer, next to him is Avi, singing bass and making wind sounds. On top there's Kirstin, Mitch a counter-tenor and Scott who sings baritone and bass.

Thank you for reacting to this beautiful Pentatonix video. They are pretty awesome. Happy that you liked the video. I look forward to more of your Pentatonix reactions.

I’m from Hawaii I luv your reaction

Their catalogue is some 300. Both covers and originals. Also the have individual channels. Sounds like you will love Kevin’s KOvers.

Recommend their cover of Sound Of Silence.

We've seen that look before! It's an eargasm!! Kevin Olusola, the beat boxer, has solo videos on You tube - he's quite talented - plays the cello.

For your information, the Megaphone was a prop, Mitch doesn't use it, he can do it live without! They needed about 5 years to be sure, they do the original justice. Brian May posted the link to the video with the word Enjoy! on his social media. Great reaction, maybe you do Daft Punk next, it's a medley. Dk the original video first and then do "Pentatonix Daft Punk private performance" in one reaction 👍🔥 Greetings from Germany EDIT: embarassing "letting words out" error (brain faster than writing...)

I stumbled across Pentatonix by accident on youtube nearly 2 years ago. The first video I ever watched of theirs was "Evolution of Michael Jackson "....Blown away! Then I immediately watched their "Sound of Silence" Upgrade (Pentatonix don;t do covers :). I have been a Pentahholic ever since and I live in Nigeria.

Yes, we are the Pentaolix! Do more and I promise your channel will blow up. Check out their original Sing. But when they say stop at the end don't stop!

1. No, you aren't exaggerating. 2. This is why we recommended it. Everything Pentatonix does is wonderful, but all of us have our personal favorites that we like to recommend, and those lists vary from pentaholic to pentaholic. But there are a few songs that seem to be on EVERYONE'S favorites list, and "Bohemian Rhapsody" is at the top of the list of those songs that make up that universal favorites list.

There are 3 top tier acapella groups of this style. You have listed to 2 of them so far but please check out the 3rd, Voiceplay! You will not be disappointed in anything they do, they are amazing! Voctave is another amazing acapella group but they are larger and more choral. But their harmonies and arrangements are stunning! Welcome to the wonderful world of acapella! ❤

Fantastic reaction! They really are overflowing with talent. They regularly do Bohemian Rhapsody as their encore in live concert - and I will likely be seeing them perform it on Saturday (can't wait!). Keep going!

They set a very high standard for themselves. They don't arrange and record anything unless they can reproduce it live.

For Bohemain Rhapsody there is a behine the scene video - check it out

Please react to some of their other songs (Daft Punk, Imagine, 90’s medley, Say Something, Shallow, Amazing Grace/My Chains Are Broken, The Prayer).

You’re definitely not exaggerating. I am impressed with how much you truly understand their talent, skill, dedication, all that they put into it etc… I hope you react to The Prayer and then react to The making of Evergreen which is a behind the scenes look at their recording process for their Christmas album from 2021. It’ll leave you even more in awe of them and their dedication!

You should check out their evolution videos and you can see them live with one takes

Great reaction ! I love PTX. I see others have given you great information about the group. They do Hallelujah and Bohemian Rhapsody live as well. Not sure if these songs have been mentioned, but they are among my favorites and do showcase their diversity. The Prayer, Amazing Grace, Mary did you Know, Little Drummer Boy, Oh Come All Ye Faithful, Havana, Daft Punk Medley, Can't Hold Us, All of their evolution videos ( Michael Jackson's is awesome), Gold, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies, Imagine, Sound of Silence, Mad World and a couple of originals I love are Sing and Love Again. Anything they do is a great choice and they have so many songs pick things you want to hear as well as what is suggested. I subscribed and look forward to additional reactions.

Pentatonix bohemian rhapsody insights . So, some things to know about this cover and video: -It took PTX years to get the arrangement to where they felt they could do the original masterpiece justice. -The cover, and especially the video, was meant to be an homage to Queen. Some of the moments paying respect were: The mono-recording of the line "easy come, easy go" followed by the panning of the voices from left to right on the line "little high, little low" (which is how the original was recorded), obviously the flashlights being used to mimic the lighting on the operatic part of the original video, the four shooting stars to represent the four members of Queen, as well as acknowledge the fact that Dr. Brian May is an astrophysicist, and the overhead shot of them lying on the couch is to represent the Sheer Heart Attack album cover. -The megaphone was just a prop. It is not needed to reproduce the electric guitar distortion. -PTX can, and does, perform this live with no backing track...something even Queen and the Great Freddie Mercury could not do. -Freddy once said he didn't care what people did with his music as long as they "...don't make it boring, darling!", so I think he would absolutely approve. -The overall video--with the "living room" and couch--is an homage to Pentatonix's own journey as a group. They lost their record deal right after winning the Sing Off and moving to LA, so they started putting out videos on RU-vid, performing covers. They would sit on the couch in Kevin (beatboxer) and Avi's (bass) living room and just record themselves on Mitch's (counter tenor who took the lead on this song) iPad. Some of their earliest videos went viral and they eventually were able to secure a new deal, record an EP, go on tour, release chart-topping albums and win three Grammy awards...so they moved out of the living room and down this new, unknown road. At the end of the day, though, they're still the same choir-nerds they've always been; just happy to sit together on a couch and sing. Also when Brian Mays heard it..he posted it on his web site with the word "enjoy".

Welcome to the rabbit hole. 😉 I am now a subscriber.

Lol, luv your reaction. Yes I have heard one reactor reference your eye brain issue as a brain cramp...Lol I just recently seen them live...oh my goodness, they didn't disappoint. You too might be becoming a Pentaholic....Have fun in this wonderful rabbit hole.😊❤🤗

Kevin Olusola - Sign of the times

You look puzzled...that was Mitch Grassi making sounds of a guitar!

Brian May, Queen’s guitarist, shared this version on all of his social media with one word, “Enjoy?”

They have about 200 videos, start enjoying . They do upgrades (not covers) and have original songs. Watch some live clips and you will see that they sound pretty much the same live as in their official videos. They can do electronic dance music ,Daft Punk Medley (Won a Grammy). Country , Jolene with Dolly Parton ( won a Grammy), a song with no words, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies (won a Grammy). They rap , Can’t Hold Us and specialize in Christmas songs . Allow yourself to be amazed at the talent of these artists.

Live in concert versions of all songs are fab.

The panning (moving the sound from left to right) on "little high, little low" is one of many nods to Queen's original music and video that Pentatonix has done with this video - Queen's original recording does the same thing. Did you catch the line before that? On "easy come, easy go" the sound changes from stereo to mono, another technical move that Queen's original track did. I would agree with Masq1980 on pausing. It doesn't seem that you like to do it, but it can definitely help if you pause, comment for a few seconds, and then roll back the video a few seconds and let it go again. If you don't like to pause while watching the video, I've seen one reactor who will watch the whole video through without pausing, but when he shows the video, he inserts a graphic page into his video with some text on it ("Pause to avoid copyright" or something) for several seconds, and then the video starts right back up where it left off. To YT it looks like he's pausing the video, but to a watcher, the interruptions are minimal. That way he doesn't have to modify the video in any other way.

You're not exaggerating. Lots of people feel this way. That is why we become pentaholix. Lol, they are my favorite band. I saw them last Sept at the Hollywood Bowl, and it was so amazing that I'm going back this Sept 11th in Irvine, Ca. I can't wait. Can you please react to Pentatonix Daft Punk they won a Grammy for this Medley. You will be amazed at the sounds they do in this Medley. Great reaction. I just subscribed. I hope you do more PTX.

There are 3 A Capella groups that I say are equal and are the best out there. 1) Pentatonix, who won the third season of a singing competition called The Sing Off. 2) Home Free, who won the 4th season of The Sing Off. 3) Voice Play who most members (and they change members often) have backgrounds with Disney so they are very theatrical. All three are absolutely fantastic A Capella groups. I do not favor one of the other. I listen to them all with equal praise.

The next good one to do would be Daft Punk to see how PTX handles EDM.

It is such a shame that, in contrast to Queen who don't block their videos, reactors should go through such struggles to put up Pentatonix videos.

Yes, they are aliens, but SO GOOD - and they sound as good LIVE as they do on the official videos, if not BETTER!! Next up:- Imagine with it's hidden message in the video Daft Punk - first (of 3) Grammy wins Amazing Grace - Matt as bass Sing - original. Look out for the celeb's in the background Jolene - with Dolly Parton - 3rd Grammy

No. Is Queens song. Period.

I am sorry you are having such issues putting their stuff up, PTX loves people reacting to their stuff - they even have surprised a few people by showing up in person! Their label however is rabid about SME blocking. What I have seen a few reactors I watch do that seems to work is lowering the opacity of the video (which you already are doing) but, they also put words all over the video like 'blocked due to copyright', to obscure even more the video because what seems to be the case with 'most' blocks is the video itself. Sometimes the music is the culprit but often times it is the video. I would also suggest pausing a bit more - do not feel bad about pausing, there are always going to be people who do not understand why reactors need to pause so much, but it will help in keeping it from being blocked. Pause, make some comments, then back up like 10 seconds or wherever and continue. We have seen the video so many times and pentaholics (the vast majority of us) know about pausing and are fine with it as long as you back up a bit after coming out of a pause to get back in the flow and make sure you don't miss something! It took PTX 5 years before they felt like they were ready to try and do this song because they are all massive queen fans and wanted to do it justice. Brian May saw the video and posted on his social media a link to it with a one word comment 'Enjoy!' They put in a lot of little easter eggs in this as tribute to the original video. 1. The couch is a nod to their beginnings as a group after the Sing Off and Sony dropped them, they started making youtube videos filming them on one of their couches. Also it is meant to represent the car in Wayne's World that brought in a new generation to Queen's music with them headbanging to Bohemian Rhapsody in the movie. 2. A lot of the camera stuff is tribute to the original's trippy visuals. The shot from above with them all laying on the couch is a nod towards the cover art of Queen's album 'Sheer Heart Attack'. 3. The starscape and shooting stars are meant to represent that Brian May, lead guitarist is also an astrophysicist, and each shooting star represents a member of the band. 4. When Mitch falls onto the couch and the rest are walking alongside it is in reference to Freddy Mercury's death and the walking members are the Pallbearers of his coffin. 5. and as some others have made mention, the Grassi guitar does not need a megaphone. It was a prop that Mitch found on set and thought to use it to draw attention to who was making the guitar solo sound. He can do it live without a megaphone! I am also of the opinion that Mitch is Freddie Mercury reincarnated, he can get up just as high as Freddie could (maybe even higher), he can grow the Freddie Stash beautifully and just looks so much like him it's insane! Freddie died about 8 months before Mitch was born! I think you would love checking out Mary Did You Know, and/or Imagine next! Bring tissues for Imagine cause it's got a very powerful message!

Wonderful aren't they! They perform this live. They don't record anythiing that they can;t do live! You need to watch Hallelujah live on their Christmas special. Also listen to Bohemiam Rhapsody live fomr thier Austrlian tour this year. The audience gave them a standing ovation! Thy just never disappoint.I am relatively new Pentaholic(three Years) and a Senior citiizen who loves almost all type s of music from Opera to some rap.

They need to turn the auto tune off…