Based on seeing them live in 2023 and the new tracks on their Christmas compilation, Matt has come into his own a great deal more than he was in this recording. He'll probably never be a basso profundo like Avi (which is probably as rare as Mitch's countertenor) but his voice has developed a beautifully warm, open tone that's very pleasant to the ear. What the commenters here might not realize is that Matt (if my math is correct) was only about 25 here, while Avi was 29. Few pep[le have their full, mature voice in their mid-20's that they'll develop in their late 20's or early 30's, and now that they've all reached that age they're making some amazing music--their old "O Holy Night" was beautiful, but the version released last year is just astounding, The one thing I don't care for in their current version of "Hallelujah" is that instead of having a sublime, unified swell of sound at the end, it's Scott singing a powerful lead with the rest of the group acting, basically, as his backup singers, something that seems to happen quite a bit these days. He has an amazing voice, but I still miss the old unity.
Nooo I wish Matt would stay low on his part. All of them can go high, but what made that part so special was to hear how low a persons voice can go. I really like him overall, but definitely perefer avi‘s version in this particular case
There are over 80 verses to this song. Cohen continued adding verses over the years and always wanted the performers to choose which verses they wanted to perform in their versions. He even encouraged improvisations.
They are live and usually they use prerecorded tracks live, that's what you notice differently. That doesn't mean they sing badly, just that they usually have recorded tracks and this is not the case.
@@Gonzalisto they do not usually have prerecorded tracks for concerts actually! For live appearances on shows on NBC or like New Years they might, but not really for their concerts. I know this was a while ago but just wanted to put that out there
This new guy s notes and voice changed the energy ptx originally conveyed . He is not as phenomenal and unique as AVI Kaplan. PTX is not PTX anymore without the basso profoundo. This group has been outstanding due to this high tenor / counter tenor and the basso profoundo . I am not saying everyone else is worthless, however, Kaplan and Grassi s voices and vocal abilities don't sound like human possible, and their voices do complement each other perfectly.
@@jinyin1385 I personally think their arranging is a way more important part of their success and the way they sing as one being, than a rare "wow he can go so high/low" shock moment. Yes, those are fun, but would just be a gimmick without the actual substance. And they can throw in a Matt growl note here and there if they need some shock value. I don't think their extremes were more than added sprinkling.
