Since no-one yet has mentioned it : The couch is where they started, uploading their videos from the apartment to RU-vid to grow their fanbase.... then their careers took off (couch going out into the world)... the starscape is for Dr Brian May holding a PhD in astrophysics.... the 'Trio' falling onto the couch at the end is a nod to the Queen album art for Sheer Heart Attack.... the 'panning' from left to right at the beginning was on the original track. The couch comes back to the lounge at the end ...for me that signifies them still being who they started as - with more success, but still humble and best of friends. There is a behind the scenes video for this - some of the interviews I've seen basically show Mitch being afraid he was going to die from the freezing cold (they literally filmed all through the night) or falling off the couch...which Kevin actually did ! They had to build a step on the back of the couch because Kirstie is only 5'4" and couldn't launch herself onto it 'gracefully ' hahaha....
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You are not alone in your feels for Avi. Everybody and their Mamas and their Mamas Mamas and baby Mamas and their cousins twice removed... have a thing for Avi's voice.
Avi has a different timbre to his voice. Matt's is smooth like a good brandy. In concert they don't always use the megaphone and it's still good. May I recommend an original-Run To You.
Please consider reacting to another legend of a song....Pentatonix version of Imagine. It will floor you. Everyone sings on this and you might want to bring your Kleenex with you.
You need to watch the “making of” video...it will make you appreciate it even more. Not as a reaction but just for yourself. You could see how they were freezing their ass off!
I"m shocked this hasn't had more views and more likes. It's one of their classics! I knew that this song would absolutely blow you away -- and I had no idea of your history with Queen. I'm going to get back to you with my recommendations, but I want to remind myself of what you've already done. Back in a few.
I will add my vote for your reaction to their Daft Punk Medley Official Video. They won the 2015 Grammy for Best Arrangement Instrumental or A Cappella for this. Then I would suggest that you follow it up immediately with a video I just found. It's titled "Pentatonix Daft Punk Mix Private Performance" posted by Nick Riddell. It appears to be a private performance for just one or two people in what could be a small room or someone's living room. The five of them simply stand in a line with casual street clothes without mics or anything else and do the Daft Punk Medley. It looks like a simple video camera with a single mic mounted to the camera was used and that's it, absolutely no "enhancements". It's remarkable how close it sounds to the Official Video. I think you will be amazed if you do the back to back reactions.
You would LOVE The Wizard of Ahhhs I think! It's like a mini movie! Winter Hymnal is one of my favorites as well! Then there's Say Something... oy, the list goes on!
I agree with everything you have said about that cover! They really made another Masterpiece out of it! Still I can say something funny! Your cats are the masters of the background! :-D
For the history react to Sing Off performances E.T., Video Killed The Radio Star, Born to be Wild, Love Locked Down and Dog Days Are Over. This was back in 2011 and literally the five of them came together a day before there audition for the show. At some point please view their live performances in Singapore Star Vista but Aha song must be the last viewed. Welcome to the Pentaholic club!
Awesome, Awesome reaction! I love Queen, and I could not believe my ears! The guitar solo is unique to say the least. and when I found out Mitch only used the megaphone for prop purposes it blew me away. In concert he doesn't use it and sounds the same!!!! Incredible! The flashlight was pretty unique too! Thanks for reacting! Loved it!
Avi and Kevin, 'Meat and Potatoes!'. It is time to watch the Sing Off. But you would have to adjust expectations somewhat. You have only watched their big, Epic classics but they are also good with simple production on a smaller scale, if you can appreciate these then you would be a Pentaholic.
Anyone else adjust your volume based on the sound of the footsteps at the beginning because you've heard this so many times you know how loud the music will be just from that?
I wonder what her reaction was to learning that the megaphone is a prop that Mitch doesn't really need. Gonna keep watching her reactions to PTX. Still waiting to see her do a song where she gets Mitch slapped (everybody does, I did). Looking forward to it. :).
Avi is a true basso profundo, so it is his natural deep voice combined with his classical vocal training that made him so strong within the group. Matt has a different characteristic to his voice, naturally not as deep. Granted, Matt had HUGE shoes to fill...but I give him a LOT of credit for managing to bring a somewhat new dynamic to the group. Because Avi is still good friends with the rest (and even helped pick Matt to replace him), I'm hoping at some point there may be a reunion featuring all six members. If you want to check out Matt at his best, watch their version of Mr. Grinch. They used to tour constantly, so hopefully they'll get back to it when things start getting back to normal in the world.
Just a quick note ... Mitch is using the megaphone as a prop only as he doesn't use one when they're on stage doing this cover live. If Brian May can say to people 'enjoy' it must mean that he's pretty impressed with this group doing that song. It took PTX a few years before doing this video as they wanted to pay homage to Queen so much that they really worked hard to get it right. No instruments. Nice reaction.
It's prob a bit late for you to see this... but when they were on The Sing Off, Avi and Kevin were dubbed 'the meat and potatoes' of PTX, and rightly so!! For another mind-blowing vocal effect that doesn't seem like a vocal effect - check out I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow by Home Free - WOW.
Subbed to enjoy your descent into the PTX rabbit hole. After reviewing some of your other reactions and seeing the ones for Yebba and Dimash, there are a couple of artists I would suggest you check out. Along with Dimash, they are both definitely in the conversation for best vocalists out there right now. The first is a 24 year-old singer from the Philippines named Morissete Amon. To get you started I would recommend her Wish Bus covers of 'Secret Love Song' and 'Never Enough', her quarantine cover of Mariah Carey's 'Fly Like a Bird', along with her original from the Wish Bus 'Akin Ka Na Lang' (turn on CC's as it is in Tagalog). The other artist is a South Korean singer named Sohyang. For her I would offer 'Bridge Over Troubled Water', 'I Have Nothing', and her own unique version of 'Never Enough'.
Since you are a Queen fan you need to check out Brian Justin Crum’s audition on America’s Got Talent (it will blow you away) as well as his rendition of Creep also on AGT.
When you have a minute, listen to this with headphones. They use the affect where the sound goes from ear to ear, like the original. That, just, adds a little something to the experience. They pay great homage to the original, while remaining true to themselves and putting their own spin on it!
Love the reaction. Must admit I got slightly distracted by the furry creatures in the background (puppy! kitties!) and must now know their names. I do think you should definitely watch their sing-off videos. It's a great way to watch them grow into themselves and how they were at the start. That being said, since it is getting into the christmas season, maybe you want to concentrate on their christmas songs. Glad you enjoyed!
WATCH YOUR OWN VIDEO, I LOVED WATCHING YOUR "KITTY" WALKING AROUND FROM THE BEGINNING TO HALF WAY THROUGH IN THE BACKGROUND, LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW ETC. SO CUTE. WHAT BREED IS YOUR KITTY ??? I'VE LISTENED TO THIS SONG 150+ TIMES AND LOVE IT BUT I'M A HUGE CAT LOVER ALSO !!! KIRSTEN AND KEVIN COULD ALSO HIT THE HIGH NOTE THAT "MITCH" HIT AND WE ALL LOVE IT BY MITCH !!! NICE REACTION TOO !!!
Imagine Queen without Brian May. It's the same sort of thing. That's not to say that May was better than Freddie. Hardly. The group, though, without May on guitar with his genius riffs, or Roger Taylor on the skins setting the beats and tempos, they would have left even the wonderful talents of Freddie Mercury at sea. Each person was an essential component of the glorious whole. Queen was still great after Freddie passed, but they weren't the same group. That's the way this group is. They were damn lucky to find Matt when Avi left PTX. Avi was indeed great, but Matt does fir the group dynamic darn near as well.
Now you understand that during the "Sing Off" one of the judges said, "you guys were sent from the future to save accapella ". Never was a more truer statement said.
You are fast becoming my favorite Pentatonix reactor. It is really fun to watch your genuine enthusiasm for this group. Please keep doing PTX reactions. Some suggestions - Mary Did You Know, which is the song that made me a Pentaholic. Daft Punk, which won their first Grammy. Say Something, because I love Kirstie’s voice and she slays the lead in that one. Cheerleader is fun and is a Mitch lead. But they have a huge library and you can throw a dart at their song list and not go wrong with wherever it lands. Keep going, please!
Well, I, like many others in here seem to have this really odd fondness of watching someone discover Pentatonix for the first time. Maybe it just helps us relive the original disbelief and State of Shock and Awe that we went as we discovered them ourselves. You got another subscriber. I'll go down this rabbit hole with you LOL. This is Pentatonix don't be afraid to go into their old stuff 4 years 5 years ago it's still amazing and you'll find some really good Treasures in there. Check out one or two of Avi latest ones of his solo career. He's doing amazing things on his own
Mitch doesn't use the megaphone live, just his voice and the mic. It's incredible live! Imagine is also really amazing, Aha Singapore live is top notch, especially for Avi and Mitch fans.
Either that, or "Black & White" with Todrick. It's not full PTX, it's Superfruit (Pentatonix subunit, Scott & Mitch) plus Kirstie. So 3/5ths PTX + Todrick.
Personally I think this should have been another Grammy win for them. This arrangement is hella sick. You should definitely react to their other Grammy wins Daft Punk Medley, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and Jolene with Dolly Parton. Also if you want to get a peek into their history then you should react to their Sing Off journey (each episode from beginning to end). It gives you a sense how the got together and their closeness.
I'm loving your discovery of Pentatonix. You haven't done "Daft Punk Medley" yet. Gotta get that one soon. They won their first Grammy with that. "Sing" "Love Again" "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" "Shallow" "Radioactive" So much great music yet to explore. Coming up on Christmas time and they have an extensive catalog of music to try for that: "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch," has Matt singing lead and is something that has to be experienced. "Mary Did You Know?" "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" (Grammy winner) "Little Drummer Boy"
By all means, do Imagine next and then one of their modern ones, such as Aha from Singapore or Daftpunk. For Dimash, you'll want to do Autumn Strong , which is just loaded with emotion and for which he has won awards.
Meat and potatoes! Meat and potatoes!! Btw that is kevin and avi respectively, dubbed by the first ever pentaholic Shawn Stockman, from when they were in the s3 of the Sing Off💕 The megaphone is a prop, mitch does it live with just a microphone so do with that info what you will. I am so excited for your ptx reaction videos, I vibe with everything you say. You are awesome girl✨
Here's how I look at it: Avi is so goddamn good and so loved that he wouldn't just get replaced by anybody. Sure, their popularity has died down some after his departure, but honestly I think their sound quality has gotten better. Their cover of Mad World is worth a listen. Or 10
Love all your reactions. Wish I could give you 1 million likes beautiful. Big fan of yours. Please please please react to Pentatonix "Say Something". Much love beautiful ❤❤❤
You mentioned in your reaction on this about how well Kevin and Avi work together.... well, I know it's already been suggested to you, but an even better example of Avi/Kevin holding it down together is Daft Punk.... I mean...the bass and beatboxing doing an EDM beat.... it's insane. Best display of their talents, IMO. And the video is great, particularly because there's close ups of each of their faces at almost all times, so you can really watch what each person is doing. It's really eye opening in terms of how complex their arrangements are because you'll see Avi singing the melody, but then also slipping in more sound effects in the middle of it, while adding bass line and he blends in and out of each role seamlessly. You'd hardly notice if you weren't watching him do it.
If you want to hear a Mitch impossibly high note and an Avi speaker rattling low note, watch "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy". Love your reactions. Don't know why I'm not getting these in my sub list until 3 days later, but better late than never. Keep bringing them on!!!
Well, this one was blocked for 3 days so that's probably why. I did pause a lot but it still got blocked. YT is getting more and more strict with these things but I'll try my best not to get flagged. Glad you got to see it :-)
What is so crazy is that the original trio wanted to go on the "Sing Off" competition but the rules required a minimum of five people. They had heard of or quickly found Avi for their bass and then had to search for a beat-boxer. They found Kevin's RU-vid click of him playing his cello. So, if they didn't go on the show that required five, the group would have probably never formed. Now that you have started down the rabbit hole you need to check out their progression on the "Sing Off". But, first you HAVE TO watch Imagine but you have to be prepared!!!!
They are really incredible. So glad you are reacting to them! I've watched them since The Sing Off, but I'm now really getting into some of their original music hardcore. "Love Again", "New Year's Day" and "Run to You" are currently high on my playlist. I think there are live versions of all of these on RU-vid. Whatever you decide to watch, you'll be happy. Have fun and thanks for great content! :)
Ya gotta watch their Daft Punk Medley video. They received their first Grammy with that song. They recorded the video for it in a kitchen and the audio in a bedroom closet. Really.
I think you have yet to discover their fun and silly side. For fans who have enjoyed them since 2011, we have had the chance to watch them grow. You getting all this in a concentrated dose. They were just 19 to 24 years old at the beginning, 19! So yeah, they were young and full of dreams but also fearless and tentative. Matt is now the youngest, his voice has lots of room to grow and get to its full potential but he is a wonderful fit talent, energy and personality wise. I suggest the covers Can’t hold us, Radioactive, Come along, You’re a mean one Mr. Grinch, Thrift shop and No. their originals are also great like Love Again, Can’t sleep love and Happy now. But, it’s ALL good. I’ll be watching and enjoying your comments. 🤗
Hi Miss Megan. Absolutely brilliant arrangement and rendition. They really do seem to love what they do and they know how to out a smile on your face. Your commentary itself is compelling and I’m glad you did this one. I can’t wait to see them live. 2020 was supposed to be the year but COVID-19 put paid to that. 2021 maybe?
i think most of us have a soft spot for Avi, subbed to your channel today, please react to their Say Something video, it will get you right in the heart,
Yes, I'm a little late to this video. One of my favorite moments with any new Pentaholic is their reaction to Mitch "Guitar" Grassi. I think it's only rivaled by the first time they really hear Mitch sing, such as in Hallelujah, Avi's bass, and the combination of Avi and Kevin in Daft Punk. Everyone reacts in a similar way, but never quite the same. It's always some amount of shock, which is almost immediately replaced by pure joy. Well, you've checked off three from the list. On to Daft Punk :)
Since you're clearly a Queen fan. A Must is "The Show Must Go On" by Dimash. Although he couldn't speak English then (3 years ago) his rendition is truly Mind-blowing. 😃🏴👍
In your comment you said that Pentatonix slayed this cover. They didn't come to play they came to slay. It reminds me of there Live aid Performance in 1985. After queen performed the other bands did not want to go on because they knew that there was no way they could even touch the performance that queen Gave. You asked is there anything this group can't do. My answer is They I have never given a bad performance. If they can't represent A While doing it live that doesn't match the studio version then they don't do this song. The megaphone Mitch uses during the guitar solo is just a prop. He does not use it when they are performing live. He's also the one that Makes the sound while looking up at the stars.
You MUST listen to their daft punk medley! This will again knock you off your chair and it will fester Avi and Kevin especially. They won a Grammy for the video, by the way. (And they shot the Video in Avi‘s closet...!)
