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Sound of Silence really shows off Scott's lower register. Not only that, you really get to hear Matt sing also! It's soooo good!

The best to show off Matt’s voice is You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch. Matt sings lead throughout and again Scott sings bass.

Scott's lower register? Well, ever since the start of PTX he has been the one covering the bass line when Avi (and now Matt) sings lead - perfect examples include Hallelujah (check out their live performance from their christmas special), You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch (Matt has lead the entire song, leaving Scott to sing bass). As for his lower register when singing lead, check out their cover of Sound of Silence.

I have looked at all the female artists hitting the high note in Defying Gravity from Wicked but Mitch Grassi beats them hands down. (Superfruit - Defying Gravity) Also Pentatonix version of Can You Feel the Love Tonight from The Lion King is amazing.

Also, if you like Broadway stuff, you can see Scott and Mitch do defying gravity from wicked, as well as pentatonix do can you feel the love tonight, from the Lion King.

I’ve heard them sing this live. They sound amazing in videos, but hearing them live literally takes your breathe away. The best part is watching people hear them perform for the first time. It’s like, welcome to your new addiction!!

Thank you for an incredible, insightful reaction. I love the tone of Matt's bass. It's so rich. I'm not sure if you've reacted to it yet but their cover of Elton John's "Can You Feel The Love Tonight?“ is kinda mind-blowing. Particularly Matt's bassline and Mitch's solo. It's phenomenal and one of my favorites. I would love to hear your thoughts on it.

I agree with you about Mitch's brightness and tone. Mitch did lots of musical theatre growing up and I see Broadway in his future if he decides to go that way. In Scott's defense he has a good lower register; he sings bass when Matt or Avi takes the lead. The best example of his lower register is in Sound of Silence. If you want to hear a great live performance watch Hallelujah from their Christmas special. A fun piece to watch is their collaboration with Todrick Hall called Wizard of Aahs.

I forgot to mention on previous videos: I love your new format! Watch through once, then go back and give an in depth analysis. I love your notes. I’ve been able to implement them on my own performances. Please, keep up the great work.

I love that you are reacting to more Pentatonix videos! Matt is an amazing bass, and some videos that really show this off is Sounds of Silence, Mad world and even when the party’s over. And Mitch has an awesome upper range that will blow you away as well! Looking forward to you reacting to more of their videos as they always seem to find a way to blow you away and sit there in awe! ❤️

💖Scott is an AMAZING singer with a VERY WIDE vocal range He covers bass when the bass has a singing lead and he also hits INCREDIBLE falsettos. PLUS he is VERY SOULFUL!! I still think you are a theater guy that tends compare "the original" with "the cover" What good would it be to do a cover and sing it EXACTLY the SAME?? What PTX does is use their individual talents and give their covers a SPECIAL something. I see a lot of people harping about mitch being a powerhouse singer. I think he is an AMAZING singer (BUT THEN THEY ALL ARE AMAZING SINGERS) they all have a different, unique, special tember to their voice Scott, Kirstie, Kevin, Avi, and Matt are so different at how they sing that when they sing together its GREATNESS!! I LOVE The King Of Riffs And Runs Scott Hoying💖

Their “Evolution of…” videos are amazing! And so are their Medleys,. Honestly I don’t know how to choose with them. 🧡

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that Scott said that Pentatonix never records something that they cannot reproduce live.

scott takes over for the bass and the beatboxer, he doesnt need help at all (neither does matt , he needs 0 help), hes incredible! sry i hate when ppl undermine/sleep on him. hes so freakin talented

If you can find their version of “What is this feeling” from The Wicked special, it is my favorite live performance of theirs, even though it’s not completely acapella. So so great!! Other Scott live favs are “Lost on You” with Mario Jose, “New Years Day” Citywalk Live, Superfruit Empire Medley, Evolution of Michael Jackson.

Scott in the beginning drew me into the song, so I was waiting for each lyric.

I just love when Pentatonix covers a musical theatre song because of their MASSIVE reach. They have amassed MILLIONS of fans but they don't all listen to the same musical genre(probably why a cappella has such a wide appeal). Their arrangements are so clever(respecting the original but making it their own as well) and geared towards a casual listener....so fans look up the original to see how it sounds....and then this song sparks their interest in seeing the actual musical....then they become hooked...or at least have a lot more respect for musical theatre. The best example of this is their cover of Seasons of Love that you just watched. I watched a bunch of reactors really the song and had never heard of it before..then subscribers told them it was from Rent...and so on! FYI- They are friends with Ben Platt and he shared this cover on his social media saying that he just loved it! AND, after this, Ben, along with Clark Beckham, recorded a cover of a PTX original song called "Can't Sleep Love". WHOA- Scott sings lead on the original and these two are more tenors than baritone's....and they took what was a smooth, groovy r&b feel to the original into this jazzy tune and it's GREAT! Interesting perspective about Mitch vs Scott and I just want to provide a different perspective to maybe shed some light onto what I think led them to choosing Scott for lead.....Yes, PTX has MANY MANY musical theatre fans b/c music geeks like us all hung out together in school right? BUT, PTX has thousands of fans who don't watch/listen to musicals and had never even heard this song before(count me in on that! I LOVE theatre actually- Sweeney Todd, Les Mis, Rent blah blah. I had heard of Dear Evan Hansen but had not looked into it for some stupid reason). The first time I listened to this, I did know it was from the musical and knew the premise of it, and Scott just fit the bill for me. Typical light baritone male lead, with a TINY bit of rasp and a lot of vulnerability- especially for a mainly pop group. Now of course, I went back and watched Ben's performance of this at the Tony's and WOW is right! He is GREAT but such a different voice tambre than Scott. It threw me off a bit, since I was so used to the first version I heard.....so funny how that works depending on what you are comparing it to, right?

Without a doubt, PTX BEST cover of a musical piece is "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" You owe it to yourself to do that one. It's an absolute masterpiece.

They sing Hallelujah live for their Christmas television special and it is absolutely gorgeous. Scott covers the bass part when Avi (the OG bass) is singing his solo.

Yeeessss!!!! More PTX!!! I am sooo ready for this!

Mitch gives me Ben vibes for sure. There is something about his clarity of tone that really matches the character of Evan.

Love the Pentatonix! They're amazing. I totally agree with you re: Mitch. 💕

As you have reacted to 2 great songs where Scott shines, as always. If you haven’t yet seen his solo “Mars” it is a love song to his now fiancé he is soo good at making you feel each word and note

I know Evan (and Zoe and Connor and Jared and Alana et al) are high school kids, but I swear: the title and lyrics of this song capture much of my college years. Definitely hits me every time I hear it.

Their collaboration with Todrick Hall and his Wizard of Ahhhs

You might like "The Wizard of Ahhhs" By Todrick Hall featuring Pentatonix. It's fantastic and I'd love to see you react to it! The costumes are great!

Song with Matt as lead: Mr. Grinch. Highly recommend. Also, since Matt is lead, you get to hear Scott on the bass line for the entire song. This is only the second of your videos that I've seen so I haven't done a deep dive into your PTX background, but I'm sure you've been told by now that the Trio (Mitch, Scott, and Kirstie) met each other in/grew up together doing children's/musical theatre. And Kirstie did a stint on Broadway after PTX started to rise in the music industry. Scott doesn't need help with the low register. He's a natural baritone, which you can hear beautifully in their performance of The Prayer or Sound of Silence, and he covers the bass when the bass is singing lead.

You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch features damn near exclusively, Matt!!

It's the wrong time of year, but Matt sings Mr. Grinch as the lead. It's awesome!

I love Pentantonix! Agreed with some of the others, Scott is more of a pop singer. Mitch has an amazing range and tonal quality. Matt as well. Kirstie is amazing too. ❤❤

For Scott singing lower listen to the live version of Hallelujah, he covers the base parts when Avi is singing. And maybe check out Toddrick Hall's "Wizard of Oz featuring PTX.

Be aware that some of the musical theater content is under the Superfruit project that Scott and Mitch do apart from Pentatonix. I know they did a La La Land tribute and a Frozen one. Also, look up "Hip Hop Goes Broadway" and "Hip Hop Goes Broadway 2". And there's a Defying Gravity Superfruit performance too. Also, Kirstie was actually on Broadway. Footage of her singing stuff from Kinky Boots is around on RU-vid. Circling back to PTX as a whole, certainly their performances of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" and "The Greatest Showman" have to count as musical theater stuff.

I just LOVE them. Also really enjoy your reactions and analyses and hugely appreciate you sharing your knowledge and expertise in this way (although I don’t always agree with you!) 😉 Thanks Marc Xxx

The disgusted faces and sounds people make (including myself and you) when Mitch sings because we just can't handle him. 😂 It never gets old. LOVED this reaction. Fingers crossed for more PTX reactions!

Scott sings bass when Avi or Matt take the lead. So he can definitely sing in the lower register very comfortably. He start their cover of Sound of Silence in a low baritone register and does an awesome job with it. They even perform it live on jimmy kimmel or GMA… not sure. You should check it out. My only complaint with the live version is they let a local school bands drum line come in and “assist” with the percussion. And we all know that Kevin does NOT need any assistance! Lol

So glad to see another Pentatonix reaction from you. So I know I just suggested it on your last video but it’s just to perfect with them both being acapello groups so I want to throw Voice Play’s name at you again. They’re really theatrical in their performances and occasionally make thriller esc music videos for their covers.

Matt is featured in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. You also see the musical theatre background of the others with their inflections and facial expressions.

Matt’s bass shines through and I love it 😊 Kirstie and Mitch’s parts…how they intertwine so perfectly but don’t overtake Scott’s part. This is one of my favorites for Scott because he displays his best in the various ranges of his part here…he truly has a phenomenal range. Kevin kills it per usual and how he consistently does everything that he does for every song, is mind boggling😊🎶❤️

So songs that somewhat fit a musical theater or movie vibe... God only Knows Can You Feel the Love Tonight Making Christmas My Favorite Things

If you haven't already, you should check out their covers of Can You Feel the Love Tonight and The Wizard of Ahhhhhhs.

I think you would enjoy their cover of Can You Feel The Love Tonight… it’s unbelievable ✨ great reaction btw!

I would love to hear a version of this done by Mitch solo

If you want to hear Scott’s low register I highly suggest you listen to pentatonix sound of silence live

He definitely doesn’t need the help! He takes over on bass when the bass has the lead. Check out the Sound of Silence! *Edit: Scott is who I’m taking about lol 😆

Scott, Kirsten and Mitch all met doing theatre when they were young and are self proclaimed “theatre nerds”

If you want to hear Scott's low notes you should react to his cover I Should Tell Your Mama On You.

As mentioned below Sound of Silence showcases Scott's lower register. He nails an E2. It also has an outstanding showing from Matt!

One of the reasons PTX is so successful is because they DO respect the source of the material they cover, they do make it their own but they always respect the original intent, feel, flavor, however you want to characterize it.

They also performed “What is This Feeling” on NBC’s A Very Wicked Halloween. There are some reactions of it on RU-vid, (Audio on the PTX official page) but I think the performance is gone.

I love that you are reacting to their vids now.. here are some recommendations in the future: - Wizard of Ahhhs with Todrick - Sound of Silence - Defying Gravity (mitch and scott cover - from their fun vlog years ago Superfruit)

Scott and Mitch are openly LGBTQ and Mitch, in particular, was bullied relentlessly in school. They did this cover because they love the song and it speaks to them on many levels. Scotts lower register is so good he doubles as bass when Avi or Matt takes a lead (Hallelujah, Sound of Silence). The only "help" I hear on the bass is some EQ and (of course) reverb.

You should really check out Pentatonix doing Can you feel the love tonight.

Great reaction! I appreciate how you appreciate their approach to covers!

Sound of silence, hallelujah and Mary did you know are my three favs of theirs. They are phenomenal.

It's kind of fitting that they're so good at this, since the middle three (Kirsty, Scott and Mitch) met as kids through musical theater.

Such incredible talent - loved listening to this and your comments, Marc.

Matt doesn’t need any help. He has a very rich and warm voice.

Love this one. Thanks!

It's cool to see how someone really enjoys hearing good singers and my favourite songs. I found your channel because of Hamilton's The Room Where It Happens and now I'm here. I studied vocals, and your analysis is fascinating. Thank you for the channel.

Has anything been more obsolete then a piano onstage with Pentatonix? Great reaction! Btw, they did this song because Scott is obsessed with it & the rest of PTX just said let's record it!

Please react to their cover of Can You Feel The Love Tonight from The Lion King. It’s stunning. They also have a behind the scenes video for this one that you’ll find interesting. It’s a separate video. Just search the title and behind the scenes.

Thank you for covering this one because WOW. First of all. I did not give DEH a fighting chance until you covered Ben Platt's performance of this and then I went over a cliff with being obsessed with that show. And Pentatonix, I remember watching them just demolish on the Sing Off a zillion years ago. LOVED them. But they sort of fell off my radar? So I had no idea they did this and I adore it. What they can do vocally is genuinely astonishing. Such a joy to see them shine in a completely uncompromising way, doing exactly what they've wanted to do, how they've always wanted to do it. I so appreciate your unpacking of pop versus true theater performances, so always time well spent, watching your vids. Again, THANK YOU!

If you want to hear more of Matt‘s „base abilities“, check out PTX‘s rendition of „Havanna“!

I am a huge PTX fans, and this is the ONLY cover they did that I prefer the Original a little bit more... Ben's Live performance at Tony Awards is a legend...

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. This is amazing!!! The critique about Scott’s vocals from the Rent performance doesn’t apply to this, he just sang it and it was amazing, because he didn’t try to add anything else! This was an amazing rendition!!! And the base/percussion…I tip my hat 🎩 to them!!! You honestly can’t tell it’s done A cappella with no music just their voices, absolutely beautiful!!!

You should check out New Rules x Are you That Somebody. really shows off Matt and Scott, and Kevin of course

I really love this format of once straight through and then a deeper dive on the replay - I’ve enjoyed all of your videos, but felt like we were missing out on some deeper analysis because you didn’t want to stop and start during the song too much. This gives the best of both worlds - good choice :)

I was so nervous to watch this version because I love this show so much! Ben Platt’s version is so iconic. It holds a special place for so many of us. However, I HAVE NO IDEA why I was worried! It’s PTX. So, there was no need for concern. Also, side note: love Pasek and Paul!

Beautiful reaction, thanks!

yeah, you need to hear live versions . you'll hear no digitizing at all. Great voice pop or not. I would suggest ptx The Prayer. More than worth it.

Please do more Pentatonix reaction!! 😁 Please react to their cover of "Can you feel the love tonight" from the movie "The Lion King"

They’re the best concert I’ve been to, and you’re right, he doesn’t need the help.

LOVE YOUR REACTIONS!!! PLEASE PLEASE PEASE REACT TO THEIR COVER OF CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT AND AMAZING GRACE

And subscribed. Before the first reaction of yours I’ve watched was a quarter of the way through. This is the good stuff.

Hope you will consider reviewing Pentatonix latest of The Prayer as well. Would enjoy hearing your thoughts. Thanks.

I really enjoyed your insightful commentary. I'm no singer, but this seems to be an unusually difficult piece and I'm glad you were so familiar with it to provide your analysis for us.

Scott sings bass, baritone, and tenor....his range is phenomenal!

Solo Scott Hoying - "I Should Tell Ya Mama On Ya." Check it out. He can get down there.

Micht is a Cameleon, he sounds like the artists he covers... Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Ariana Grande, etc...

if you wanna listen to Matt focused PTX video, you might try looking at their cover of You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch. Scott takes over the bass part though xD

You should listen to Can You Feel the Love Tonight. Scott Hoying does riff in it some, but the cover of the song is wonderful. (And, yes I do like the riffs.)

Marc! I've never typed a comment to you before, but I've always loved your videos. I feel like I've been around since almost the Inception of your channel. And I just wanted to tell you how blessed I was by this video!! I just balled listening to the first round of Pentatonix singing it. So then, thank you for going back and listening to them again and giving your commentary. I really like that because it gave me an opportunity to listen with you, and then listen to your thoughts which are so valuable. And THEN, everything you said in the commentary, it's like we were having a conversation, because I was just like "Yes!" and also and "Of course!" and "I agree with you!" and "I know what you're about to say." What fun I had!! This was 17 minutes of the most fun I've had all week! So, thank you for that, and I hope you're blessed. And I will probably be commenting many more comments on your channel, because I don't know why wasn't doing it before. Clearly, we need to be friends, and we need to chat more. So...thank you and I hope you are encouraged and keep up the amazing content. 😁

I suggest give a listen to Sound of Silence for Scott's lower register + Matt's range. There's a live performance on Kimmel Live but the official video is a great watch 😉 I too would like to see a live performance of Waving Through A Window but sadly I don't they've ever performed it in any show or concert.

When Pentatonix was on The Sing Off Sarah B. commented about Scott something along the lines of: he has a lot of power but he knows when to use it and that restraint is powerful in its own right. So, the two of you seem to agree about that ☺️ Also, if you search for the Sing Off performances, Love Lockdown is a great one for Scott's lower register. It's an amazing performance. It might be where Sarah made that comment. Not sure.

How about a reaction to their rendition of Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy? It might not be from a musical, but it's from a ballet, which is still a stage production. Plus the video looks very theatrical to me.

I love your channel!

I don't quite know what you mean when you say Effects have been added. Pentatonix never does Song in studio that they cannot reproduce live. As someone mentioned listen to hallelujah and then listen to the live version from their Christmas special. There is also a video of the private performance of Daft punk. Listen to the original and then this private Performance. Mich and Scott have Formed another group called superfruit. You might appreciate Thert video Hip hop goes Broadway Parts 1 and 2. They take hip hop songs and sing them in the Broadway style. If you do React to them just know that after they get done singing there are bloopers That follow part 1 and then again part 2. I heard that They are working on in the album of showtunes but I don't know if that Pentatonix or Superfruit

Very well done 👍

Please keep doing Pentatonix reactions!!

the spot at the end where he sings "Is anybody waiting" and you mentioned it sounds closed off, my guess is he didn't use the trick Ben used, to turn it into a 'N'is anybody waiting and it would make it go smoother for him.

They do a good live "What is this Feeling" although not a capella.

If you want to hear Scott in his lower register, check out Sounds of Silence. Matt is there with bass but Scott plays in his lower register more than any other performance I can recall. Thanks for checking out more Pentatonix. I’d love to have them write a musical ✌️💚

Check out halelluia from their Christmas TV special. Scott fills in the bass while the bass is singing lead. So he can go low when needed.

scott loves to riff and run, so if ya dont like it get used to it lol

In an interview Scott says this is one of his favorite musicals. If you learn a little more about each of their personal stories you can see how this song relates to them so much. It’s personal for them. Oh, and Matt’s for real.

Ooh I would love to see Pentatonix do Damned For All Time to showcase the bass

Wow, I don't think the vocals on Scott had any post production done. (about 2:30 in song) I could not find anything on line about it, but they have gotten more liberal then when they started. I decided the best way was to blow up the video so I could see the jaw action during that part. That proved not to work, as the went way out on the hardest part. Before and after he is using his unfiltered voice. I think he pulled it off. Usually they get called out on that stuff pretty quick, and this would be the first time they hid it like this (that I know of.) Good reaction, I almost loved it. (made me confront my prejudice on them being free range voices.) 🥰 Please do more, and don't hold back! 😁

I somehow kept forgetting that they covered this song. Am listening through this song again with my stank face on bc it is just so so so good 🤩🤩🤩

Please review their cover of Prayer!!!

This song fits Mitch's voice so well. I wish he would've had more lead lines in this.