REACTION: Bohemian Rhapsody - Pentatonix 

Kyle: "I know it's going to be hard to keep it similar to the original" Pentatonix: "We got this"

Fun fact: after they met for the first time as a group the day before their audition for the Sing Off and were then accepted to be one of the 16 groups that were to compete that season of the show, they all traveled back to the home town of Scott, Mitch and Kirstie, Arlington, Texas, to start practicing together before the season started. They practiced in Scott's childhood home. Scott's mom, Connie, had picked them up at the airport. She was in bed while the kids practiced in the lower level. Scott's dad, Rick, had been at work. When he laid down in bed with his wife, he could hear them practicing. He asked his wife, "did Scott buy a drum kit?" Connie answered, "No, that's Kevin."

“Jesus Mitch” Literally me, every time that beautiful specimen opens his mouth

“Mitch makes a good Freddie...” Someone post him that picture of Mitch! Lol

You really should watch Aha! live at singapore....Mitch is UNBELIEVABLE Also, side note, Mitch and Scott have a youtube channel called Superfruit..theres some awesome content on their...esp their collab with Brian, mary, and jose....Rise.

Say Something is magnificent. Highly recommend that one.

Your reactions are pure and not overly dramatic. They have done a lot of covers and original songs. Anything you pick will be mind blowing! I enjoy watch people discover how amazing Pentatonix is! I like your dog and beard.❤

lmao at your F%*$, Avi at the end. He can really hit you in the gut. You are actually quite a good reactor, and your comments sound like you are a musician, or at least someone who really loves music. Avi has some great leads with PTX, including The First Noel, Standing By and his bass part is amazing on Jolene with Dolly Parton, which won a Grammy. Kirstie also has some great early leads, including Say Something, Rather Be and Water, which she wrote. You can see that at PTX Popspring Water. Looking forward to more!

The pure joy of listening to them for the first time is something I can’t recapture outside of watching other people hear them. Everyone has different reactions to songs based on their own experiences in life and with music. I like how you can focus in on what individual members are doing at specific times. One of the best things about Pentatonix is that all the members shine at different times on different songs. Scott and Kristin on “Shallow” are so incredible. Mitch’s voice SENDS me every time. Kevin may in fact be a wizard. Avi is just stunning everytime and Matt is really so good. You have a great journey ahead of you. Also as a fellow husky parent I had to sub!

If you want to stay in the “earlier” days while hearing Kirstie then I’d recommend Say Something for sure! Or Rather Be. I personally prefer Say Something but either is fine!

Please check out their take on “Imagine!”

They are all fantastic singers individually (Matt also), and Kevin is a world class beatboxer. BUT... when you put them together... magic happens.

No-one is the Diva in Pentatonix….everyone plays to their strengths and, in true a capella style, the best voice for the particular harmony comes to the fore!

For Kirstie solo see Toddrick Hall's The Wizard of Ahhhhhs, featuring Pentatonix.

Kirstie has the lead in: Say Something, Rather Be, & Water (an original). She gained a lot of confidence during/after a 3 month stint on Broadway in early 2018, and has been more willing to take the lead since then. Also, I think she’s had some of the lead in every song they’ve released in 2019.

I think a lot of Pentaholics just love watching your journey discovering Pentatonix, so trust me, it's as much about you as it's about them!! Love your reactions!!

If you want to see kirstin shines check out rather be and say something

They made one of their best behind the scenes videos when they were shooting this. They filmed all night long, nearly froze to death, Kevin fell off the couch and nearly smashed Avi, they had set disasters, and it really is as much fun to watch as this performance.

They GOT HIM ! WATCH HIS EYES, watch HIS eyebrows! Listen to what he says! THEY GOT HIM !

As a huge Queen fan I was skeptical when I heard Pentatonix did a cover, but when I heard it I knew Freddie would approve.

They're all talented, but Mitch has a special place in me heart. He's so smol and talented and I love him so. ❤

"Can You Feel the Love Tonight?", "The Sounf of Silence" or "Where are you Christmas?" Are all strong Kirstie songs, and " Can You Feel the Love Tonight" is the most recent. I love Kirstie! glad you enjoyed this! and I'm glad you feel better!

Try Ring of fire a cover by Home Free featuring Avi Kaplan.....the bass is amazing

On top of everything you hear Kevin do in beat boxing he's concert proficient at cello and saxophone, speaks four languages and was top of his class in pre-med when he threw that all out the window to try out for Pentatonix. Just over-all an admirably talented guy. You have to listen to Home Free- Ring of Fire, featuring Avi Kaplan. He helps hit a few REALLY low notes in that one. Then, you will suffer ignominiously if you never hear him do Change On The Rise. The best thing to come out of his mouth.

The fact that Mitch can do the guitar sound without anything else than his voice and the megaphone was just put in there as a visual representation as to not freak out new comers and make it a bit more believable is just...sick.

Witnessing you experience the greatness of PTX is my new favorite thing. They're just as incredible live too.

Kyle, you might want to watch their performances on The Sing Off, which they won. It was an a capella competition, and they needed five performers to compete. Kirsten, Scott, and Mitch had grown up together, and they found Kevin and Avi through friends and RU-vid videos. You can really see how they progressed through the various songs as they got better and better while competing.

For the first three or four years of their existence as a group, there were always a few fans who were all like, "yeah, but can you do 'Bohemian?'" So, in their last year of the original group, they answered the critics with a resounding, "As a matter of fact, yes, we can! Sure, we can do the ultimate rock ballad, we can take on the greatest aca challenge, and here it is!"

"Why is Avi lookin' at me?" LMAO!

Friends - Does it make a difference to you if I have an intro/outro? I'm learning how to use premiere still so let me know what you like. Thanks!

You should maybe also check out some Superfruit! It's Mitch and Scott from Pentatonix. They've done all kinds of things on their channel, from covers to original music to just some fun challenges. I would recommend their Lady Gaga medley and Hip Hop Goes Broadway 1 and 2! Just remember to stay all the way until the end for the bloopers!

Love your reactions!! Brian May tweeted out this video when it was first released so I would say they did the song justice. Would suggest Say Something, Sound of Silence, Rather Be to name just a few.

Wait to you get to Say Something, Kirstin will blow your mind

A couple more suggestions: Imagine (John Lennon cover); Gold (Kiiara cover ... but watch her video first); No (Megan Trainor cover); Problem (Ariana Grande cover). Also, their original Love Again (similar to the Daft Punk video in design), and originals Run to You, Misbehavin' and Cracked.

I love watching people reacting to this amazing talent. I am such a Pentaholic! Can’t get enough of them. Great reaction.

My favorite old video is "Thrift Shop." It's goofy and fun and lots of Avi. Please react to that. And "Say Something" for a kirstie song.

I think you're pretty good at these reactions.....there's an honesty in your reactions. Older stuff - Rather Be (Kirstie is the lead vocal), La La Latch and Can't Hold Us. These are good older videos. Love Again is a good original from them also. They also have a live version of Hallelujah from their Christmas special a few years ago if you want to see it performed live. Hi from Chicago!

Glad you are feeling better! you are doing good on all the reactions. Kirstin is great, react to Shallow or Can you feel the love tonight, these are some recent songs from them, ALSO if you could React to AVI Kaplan since he is no longer with Pentatonix would be great " Change on the Rise, Get Down, Quarter past four to name a few. Thanks!!!!

Love pentatonix reactions. Good choice. Keep them coming. Thx for sharing.

I have been a Pentatonix junkie since they were on The Sing-off. It has truly been a pleasure watching you discover how awesome this group is.

Lol!!! Someone did a side by side video comparison of the original Queen video and PTX's cover, the first few measures were identical. They are not only Angels from heavens top choir, but they are perfectionist's, if you hadn't noticed as yet. Lo..., the look on your face, every time.... You may be a grown man, but I can see the excited, absolutely astonished 4 year old boy in you every time they blow your mind. PTX will do this nearly every. Single. Time! So, you'll need to get used it as a Pentaholic. (Fair warning, there is no cure, and no one will ever find the bodies of those who have tried to cure it.... lol). Peace, Love and Light my friend!!!

Great reaction! Can't wait for the next one 👍😊

Glad you're feeling better. It's good you are going in the direction you are because you can watch their evolution. They have gotten so much better as they've matured and gotten more experience. They were already incredible when they first started off but they have just improved so much since then. Also, did anyone else hear a warble sound when he started the video?

Pentatonix loves Queen and loves "Bohemian Rhapsody." They always wanted to cover this song, but they were afraid that they couldn't do it justice, so they waited until they thought they were ready. That took *five years.* Then they had to arrange it, choreograph, rehearse, figure out how to motorize a couch, and I don't know what all (since I'm not a professional musician), which took several more months at least, possibly a year. It was worth the wait. _________________________________ In the early days, after PTX had their recording contract withdrawn just a week after the won it on _The Sing-Off,_ they did a lot of videos of the five of them sitting and singing on someone's couch, so the couch is taking them on a trip down Memory Lane. The starry sky is a tribute to Brian May, who has a doctorate in astrophysics. The four shooting stars are for the four members of Queen. The picture of all of them lying together on the couch is a reference to the cover art for Queen's _Sheer Heart Attack_ album. Pentatonix *always* respects the music and the original artists. Where they improve on a song (say, John Lennon's "Imagine") they do so in a way that the original artist couldn't do him or herself but would absolutely approve of, because they make the song more itself.

This is one of my favourite of their covers. The song has so much going on in the first place and I think it allows them to show off their talent so well. It's so cool to see your reactions to hearing this for the first time!

I think you do fantastic reactions! Glad you're feeling better

Kirsten has an amazing solo in “can u feel the love tonight” which, I think, is their most recent cover.

I hope you get to see the clip floating around where Mitch is imitating the sound of a sharpie pen. It's hilarious

Their cover of sound of silence is jaw dropping. Glad to see you experiencing this group!

Pentatonix - Sound of Silence, and Home Free - Ring of Fire

Rather be is a good one with Kirstin doing lead. Like your reactions to all of them singing and harmonizing together.

You should definitely watch the videos of Avi singing overtones!! Blows my mind!! They are all ridiculously talented but Avi voice just does something for me 😂

I'm so grateful to have come across this channel in its infancy because I know for a fact that it will grow. Your comments are a perfect mix of real musical insight and genuine reactions. You help me appreciate songs I've heard a hundred times as if they were brand new. That being said, it sounds like the song is being recorded through a fan. It's probably some fluke editing thing, but it is strange. I hope you got to hear it the right way. I think you'd really enjoy or at least appreciate some older Bon Iver songs, particularly Holocene and 8 Circle (my very favorite song). Whatever you react to, I'll be tuning in!

And I mentioned on the last video, to please react to love again by Pentatonix. It is one of their originals, and Kevin and Avi are AMAZING in it! They all are obviously, but this is one of the songs where those two really have a chance to shine

You're doing great! Love your uninhibited comments while listening. You express feelings with your face and voice. So many reactors don't. Extra point for not freaking out because the couch moves on its own... Please check out comments below on poor video audio quality.

Hey react to the pentatonix original song called "Run to you" it was written by avi and kevin i believe. really good!

You’re actually super good at making reaction videos. I love watching them! 👍🏼

Great reaction, love that you appreciate each and every musical part, every tone and every member, as you said in your first (or second) reaction, how could 5 great talented people ended together! Is like someone hand-picked each one, to be part of something great

The bass, Avi and Kevin work together in the background a lot - Kevin beatboxing, and Avi providing the bass line. 😊

Kyle!???! You are a very good reactor. Your reactions are open and genuine, and you notice and point out details that I haven't seen yet! What a de!ight 😃 Part of the pleasure of loving Pentatonix is watching others discover them. PTXtasy!!!!😍

Im glad you’re feeling better! Stay well! I’m really enjoying your reactions. I love that you are coming from a different background musically, so I can appreciate your introduction to them even more. Being only five singers, each one of them is vital to each song. If you want to see if they can perform this live, check out some of the fan recordings when they performed it at the Hollywood Bowl for the 4th of July a couple of years ago. It was the first time they had performed it live. It was also after Avi had announced he was leaving the group. He left in September of that year. (They are still good friends.) In the first of the Hollywood Bowl performances they were joined by a choir from the A Capella Academy, which was founded by Avi, Ben Bram, PTX’s arranger/producer (someone correct me if I have that wrong, please) and Rob Dietz. You’ll see Avi look back at them like a proud papa! Welcome to the wonderful world of PTX! I wonder if you realize you are likely to go down the rabbit hole and join the rest of us who are in awe of what they do so well, so consistently.

Also, on the topic of pausing-to me at least- your pauses are fine. You stop to comment on things that other reactors nor I have noticed, such as the writing on Mitch's jeans, so I do find your input valuable.

I love Pentatonix. And thank you for your TRUE, REAL reaction to them. Makes you very speacial. I couldn't make comments to truely justifies them

Somewhere on RU-vid is a side-by-side video of Queen and Pentatonix doing this and there just about perfectly in synch.

Now it’s time to go back and look at their “Sing-Off” performance of the dog days of summer by Florence and the Machine. Seeing where they came from with all of their Sing-Off performances would be an interesting trip...

I mean, it just never gets old watching people's first time listens to PTX. Being from DFW and having followed their journey "officially" from day one of The Sing Off to owning everything they've ever put out music wise since, nothing makes me happier than watching these amazing individuals succeed at a global scale like they have. From a show that literally got canceled, brought back, canceled again, etc., to them get dropped from their label, to winning 3 Grammys, being in movies, going on international tours, and they've even managed to keep going after losing Avi (most people's #1 bro). It's truly amazing. Feels like the day the Grinch's heart grew 2 sizes! 💕 🤣 Just melts your heart no matter how hardened you are. No one can deny their talent. I still get chills every time I hear them sing. Words can't describe how freaking good they are.

This video is a throwback to their earlier days on YT where they would sing while sitting on their couch. Love PTX!

You're real fun to watch reactions because you know what you're talking about when it comes to singing. You can appreciate the craft more than most someone who isn't a musician.

During the Sing Off, they sang their version of Video Killed the Radio Star. robot moves, the black framed glasses, and even a little Max Headroom vibe. That song was done with only 2 days prep time, and they nailed it! Since that time, I couldn't stop listening to them.....I'm definitely a Pentaholic! Love your videos. Cheers! :)

Loving your reactions. You are making me relive the experience of discovering PTX and it is great. I’m a huge Kirstie fan, too. The best “early” lead performances by Kirstie are “Say Something” and “Rather Be.” Then she did a run on Broadway and you could see her confidence increase after that. More recently, she sang the Lady Gaga part in their cover of Shallow. Outstanding. Better than Gaga, IMO. Her vibrato in that song is incredible. Shallow was done after Avi left, so Matt is the bass in that song.

Welcome to your Pentatonix discovery journey. You have so much to discover and let me tell you each one you will say "how the ffu..." Enjoy every minute of it.

I love your reactions - I can see by your expressions that your comments are genuine - but the fact that you noticed that they are a close knit 'family', makes me appreciate your views even more, because you're noticing MORE than just the music and their talent. They are exceptional.

Love your reactions! I think Pentatonix is amazing and love that you appreciate their talent. Keep you videos coming!

I’d really love to see your reaction to “Say something”. You’re going to love Kirstie’s part in it

You have to listen to their sing off competition, you really see them shine and blow the judges minds.

Kirstie the sings the lead in say something...and kevin cello boxes..and it's friggin beautiful. One of my favs

It's always fun to watch a new Pentaholic discover these amazing singers. Their covers are always spot-on ( some are even better than the originals, imo), and they have truly underrated original songs too. "Sing" always cheers me up, and "Run to You" is haunting in it's beauty and complexity. And since you seem to be enjoying riding the A Capella train, another group to check out is Home Free. Their cover of "End of the Road" by Boys to Men is a good launching point.

If you want to hear more of Kirstin leading the song I highly recommend the original song Water.

I really enjoying your reaction to PTX, please keep up your great work!!!

As someone who loves Queen and PTX, this was a dream come true

We subscribe not only because we like SOME reaction videos, but because we appreciate your reaction You obviously know about music and can hear it. Thank you. Welcome to Pentatonix.

Yoooo!!!! Did u know that Scott is co-founder of 2 new a capella inspired groups😆! Acapop! Kids and Citizen Queen! U HAAAAVVVEEW to listen to them too😨😨😨😨😨

Love your dog ! Thanks for bringing us your reactions ! We Pentaholics love it. They rock this, filmed in a parking lot, and "live" they sound the same. The Megaphone is a prop. Live he sound the same. They also have a "how its made" video for this. Brian May, Queen's guitarist, liked the tribute.

Kirstie is integral to the wall of sound that Penatonix is known for. She really fills in that middle area (along with Scott and sometimes Mitch) making the incredible rich and lush sound defines them so well. There are many videos with her singing lead. For fun, you should check out their Sing-Off performances. I like to listen to the ones that include the judges comments. Scott, Kirstie and Mitch were just 17 years old when they won the Sing-Off (Season 3). If I remember correctly.

I really enjoy your reactions. It's always fun to be present when a new person discovers Pentatonix. You need to also check out Scott and Mitch's Superfruit "Rise" cover! And might I say, you're lookin' smokin' hot today!

They all have such fantastic range and talent that it seems like there are twice as many people most of the time. I love your reactions. They are exactly what my reactions were the first time. And the second... and the third...

Had a great time watching you react. Thanks man.

You are a good reactor for Pentatonix fans esp, because you love them. You are pleasing to look at w your teddy-bear beard, you express with earnestness what we all think about them.

HI Kyle. I have followed Pentatonix for several years and I agree with you that they are sort of next level. In your 1st reaction to them , I think many people feel the same about you did. That A Capella that it is sort of choir-ie and barber shop stuff. Pentatonix has sort of created it own art form My gut feeling is that Scott who is basically the arranger and I think it would be safe to call him a prodigy at this. I have been a musician all my life and sometimes when I finish listening to a new song by them, I just sit there stunned ? Dah ? just the same way you felt when you finished " Mary don't you know. Pretty amazing. Thanks for taking the time to do a reaction video. I enjoy them.

Your reactions are so enjoyable to watch, so real! More!!

Love it. The first time I heard this my mouth dropped open lol 😂

PLEASE please please consider Love Again!!! It's an original and its FABULOUS. You seem to have a deep love for Kevin and Avi, so I think that this song will really please you in their soli at one point in the song.

ISN'T IT FUN BEING BLOWN AWAY? So much to discover from these guys. Have fun! (Glad you shook the flu.)

Kirstie gets a lot of front time in The Wizard of Ahh's, with Todrick Hall. They each have solo parts as well. I highly recommend watching.

Ptx is on another level is an understatement. They are so so talented. And i love your reactions. I see a lot of Rather Be comments. One of my favs. Listened to it yesterday....twice

Thank you Sir. I grew up with only very old Christian Music and your insights help me understand the complexity and range. Thank you for helping me learn. You are Awesome!

I know I already commented, but I'm watching this again because it makes me smile and one reason why is because you notice the work Kirstie does in the background of a lot of songs and it seems like very few reactors do. Keep it up!!

Yes, Kyle, Kirstie gets a lot of solo stuff. They always pick who they think would be best on lead. As you continue this journey you will see that. Love the reactions. Keep it up, and welcome to the Pentaholic Family. LOL.

Get ready for your channel to blow up lol. Pentatonix fans love watching reaction videos. It's allows us to feel that first high of seeing them perform again.

I really enjoy watching your reactions. They're pure and honest.