REACTION TO Pentatonix - Born To Be Wild (Cover) - Sing Off - 7th Performance 

I love when they show the other groups’ faces... they are like “oh shit, we just got our ass kicked”. You are correct. You can see in Kirstie’s eyes when the zoom in on her face that she hasn’t been feeling her best.

This is where the other groups realized they were all playing for second place. Everyone praises Kevin for the 2 drops. Yes he did great. But what made them so powerful was the other 4 also hitting the reentries so solidly and in perfect unison.

Definitely one of my favorites

Kevin’s gunshot effect at 4:10 is one of my favorite Kevin moments of the series. And Avi…sheeesh. The near constant staccato bass notes he’s doing throughout the song is crazy hard. This is my #2 of the series after #12. I don’t remember which episode it starts, but they start doing 2 performances a night plus an opening group number. The show was hard work and took its toll on everyone performing. Scott lost his voice the week of #12 (Dog Days Are Over)-you’ll have to wait to find out how it turns out because I’m not spoiling it. 😏

7,10,11 and 12. Are my favorites. Love them. Thanks

The fun part about watching their Sing Off videos is seeing just how much they improved in a short time. They really take in everything the judges tell them.

Along with #10 and #12, this is one of my favorites. The bass and percussion are outstanding!

This is in my top 3 of their sing-off performances. The other 2 are still to come. It just keeps getting better!!!

Don’t recall if you’ve done Thrift Shop cover by PTX, done in early days, but Kirstie’s jacket from this Sing Off episode makes another appearance!

Your face told it all!! It was excellent. Avi and KO stoked the performance. Most people cite this ones as one of the best. I’d be interested in watching another group that won the Sing-off

I’ve said this before, but everytime I hear this I feel like this was the performance that sealed the deal for them…they did nothing but get better from here on out! 10 and 12 (my personal fav) were just icing on the cake. Thanks Salvo!!!

They came back and performed on the Sing Off especially the Christmas episode. I like all of their performances to different degrees. They had to compete in these different genres even if it wasn’t their natural sweet spot.

Definitely one of my favorites, not only because they rocked it but because when my brother and I were sitting at the dining room table doing our homework and this would come on, we'd drop everything and go take a ride! :D

This was my favorite of all their Sing Off performances. Kevin killed the motorcycle sounds

1 of the best from the Sing Off

Avi And Kevin became hard and fast friends. They shared an apartment in L.A. and when the group was on the road, they shared the same hotel room. Always working on their bass and rhythm together. Kevin was already very musically talented, especially instrumentally, but had never worked on his vocals. Avi had trained Classically/Operatically and so he worked with Kevin on his voice and Kevin worked with Avi on producing some great rhythm. Kevin stopped by Avi's cabin this past December so they could visit for a few. Avi even had Kevin play his cello on Avi's solo song "Fields and Pier". It was stunning as Kevin's cello *with some string manipulation) matched Avi's deep bass on that section.

One of their three best sing-off performances!

One of my top 3 from their Sing-Off performances. The use of a silence/pause before the beat drop (perfectly timed, I might add...) has become a PTX staple. Avi & Kevin's rhythm & bass backing was definitely the driving force in this one. The "Easy Rider" motorcycle intro by them is one of my favorite moments from the show. From this point on, they do two songs per night, so Kirstie being sick all week was a big challenge for them to overcome. The fact that in the second song she sings the lead shows her ability to dig deep and push through it despite not feeling well (it's also probably a reason they went with such simple staging and minimal choreography in that one, to take it a little easier on her). They've all had to deal with similar situations during their almost constant touring schedule. You can see a lot of that backstory in their "PTXperience" vlogs from their various tours.

Avi, Avi, Avi -- be still my heart.

They just keep getting better and better! Loved the look on your face, my jaw dropped the first time I saw this!

Great reaction! I love this one - in my top 3 for sure. Some of the groups had 10 and 15 singers, and PTX sounded just as full and powerful. The use of breaks and the engine back-firing were great. Looking forward to more.

The clothes kind of look like something they might wear, if they got to choose for themselves. It wasn’t very heavy metal but it was entertaining and Avi and Kevin were really good. The pose the trio does at the beginning was very Charlie’s Angels.

this is definitely one of their best and when they really started to pull ahead of the competition. definitely the Kevin and Avi show on this performance haha and poor Kirstie; she was so sick but she did great nonetheless. this performance and performance 8 were both on the same night and the show actually had them go first here and go last in the next performance so she had time to rest her voice. she's a true professional because "the show must go on", as they say. ❤️

This is one of the few sing-off performances I used to listen to repeatedly, just because I wish they did more rock/metal songs as this was awesome!

Definitely a top 3 performance from the show!

Kevin was a superstar here 🤩🤩

Really like your reactions! This has always been one of my favorites, but 10 and 12 are so amazing. A cappella group Home Free won it the year after PTX and they are so talented. They have five members with bass and beat boxer also. They are well worth your time!

I love their version of Born To Be Wild, I really wished they'd included it in one of their albums. They're just so in synch especially those pauses & Kevin's insane "gunshot". Avi's bass line is just... wild. I could definitely stand to hear them do more rock music. Could you imagine them covering something like Guns N Roses "Sweet Child O' Mine, or Linkin Park's "In The End", there's so many genres I'd love to see them dip their toe in, like pop-punk = Green Day, maybe "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" or "When September Ends". Scott definitely has a voice that could lend itself to the genre, when he leans into the grit. Have you been recommended before, Scott performing live with Vincint, they cover Aerosmith's "Don't Wanna Miss A Thing", in 2017. It's a slightly more relaxed live, kinda fun and Scott sings the hell out of it.

This is my #2 favorite performance. It's so fun to see your reaction to these old performances. Keep 'em coming

7, 10 and 12 are awesome with #12 being the standout

Thanks for all the PTX/SF/Messer reactions Salvo! Would love to see you react to "Superfruit reacting Pentatonix on the Sing Off." It's funny and cute.

And Kirsten was really sick and yet she stepped up and killed it. Avi and Kevin were also incredible

👋Avi and Kevin, AMAZING at giving the song a solid Rock foundation BUT GUESS WHAT?? SCOTT GAVE A POWERFUL ROCK VOCAL!! I'm sure you didn't hear it tho (you never do😵) Props to Kirstie! What a trooper she lead the 2nd song of the night plus all the remaining groups have to be part of every intro for each episode. And Kirstie had been sick that whole week.

KO and Avi stole this 💯

I liked that they were first of the show and last for the second song. It gave Kirstie time to recover. This is my favorite song of the season from them.

There is a live cell phone video performance of this. They are behind a bar or something and there is a row of adorable older adults in front loving it. Terrible quality but I love seeing them live back at the beginning.

Yeeeeaaaa, I am so happy

I never know them by number so I hate to say beforehand which ones I like cuz I don't want to give away what it is they are going to be performing. This is one of my favorites and my other favorite is coming up towards the end and is a throwback to my day. 😎

This one and dog days are over are my favorite

#7,10 and 12 were my favorites. On Superfruit Mitch And Scott critiqued their Sing Off performances.

If you’re interested, Steppenwolf has a song called Magic Carpet Ride. It’s very psychedelic!

10 and 12 are usually regarded as the best, but this is up there. I watch this one and those two because I love their version, regardless of the sing off show.

Hello Salvo G, Glad that you are going through the Sing Off. Last night I watched Scott and Mitch on their Superfruit Channel reacting to their Sing Off Performances. You should put that on your list to react to that video. It is great - they critique their voices, arrangements, choreography and wardrobe - 4 years after the Sing Off! Also be sure to react to their performance after the win and then when they appear as guest artistes at the next season Sing Off (where Home Free won).. Another one for your PTX list - Somebody that I Used to know. You will like it - no spoilers.

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Born to be wild is my #2. Dog days are over is my #1. Let's get it on, is my #3.

7 and 10 are my favorites

One of my favorites from the show. Glad you noticed how drained Kirstie looked. I think much of the drama was exaggerated for the show, but I think she was really not well. She has issues in the early years touring, as well.

Home Free won the following year, not sure if all the episodes are available like with PTX though. Their collaboration performance of "I'm Alright" from Caddyshack is hysterical. It's also where they first do "Ring of Fire".

Have you ever listened to the original by Steppenwolf, Sal? A real “Anthem” of youth culture in 1968/69

This is one of my favs behind #10 & #12! Love Lockdown & Video Killed the Radio Star are up there but, to me, #7, #10 & #12 show us the start of who PTX is today!

In my opinion 7,10,12 are the best. I can't decide on how I would rank them. They all were GREAT.

Recommend their Seasons Of Love (televised version).

Yes, this was an amazing performance. One of my favorites. And there were several nights that each group did two songs. Episodes 3 & 4 was Radio Hits and 60's Classics. There were still 2 separate 'flights' of the original 16 groups that performed on different nights at this point and each did 2 songs. Episodes 5, 6, & 7 went back to everyone on one show singing 1 song as they combined both flights of the original 16 groups into that 1 show. Episodes 8, 9, 10, and 11 were 2 songs each again, but on the same night with 8 being Rock and Country. 9 was R&B current hits and R&B Classics, and 10 was Master Mix of 2 songs and Judges' Choice. After this show is when we all got to call in who we thought should win. The last show, 11, was each of the 3 finalists singing with one of the judges, except Sean Stockman was touring and so Nick Lachey sings with Pentatonix, but the songs weren't critiqued. And each group got to pick a charity and sang a song to highlight that charity. Hope this helps. Now, it may be hard to pick one of the other groups in each season and still find their songs. At least on RU-vid. I don't know if NBC has a streaming service where they have the performances archived or not. Not sure how you would get them on RU-vid even if they do. So your best bet to do another group would be Season 4 when Home Free won. I know there is a RU-vid channel that has all the performances on one play list. But I don't think that one breaks each song out separately. The group in Season 3 that I though should have placed 3rd (they were 5th and didn't make the final show. But their renditions of 'You Really Got Me Going' by the Kinks and 'Every Little Step' by Bobby Brown(link to the right) were masterful. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-V3_21mIc9y0.html You can see Pentatonix in the background of some of the video going nuts.

I’ve been waiting for you to hit this one! (I mentioned #7) My bet is that you have heard other Steppenwolf songs (Magic Carpet Ride comes to mind off the top of my head) & you’d probably like them going by the bands you’ve listened to, & liked, so far! I loved their rendition & feel like they really hit their strengths with this one, even with Kirstie not being 100%! The best is yet to come..although this is in my top 3 for the Sing Off performances.

Pentatonix won season 3 of The Sing-Off in 2011. Ratings were lower compared to the first two seasons, in large part because seasons 1 and 2 aired entirely in December with little competition on other networks while the expanded season 3 ran from September to the end of November. The show didn't air in 2012 and many thought it was cancelled. Surprisingly, it was back on NBC's schedule for 2013 but with fewer groups (10 instead of the 16 in season 3) and set to air entirely in December again. Perhaps the network saw how much success Pentatonix was able to achieve in 2012 (despite being dropped by Epic Records) and wanted to cash in on that. Home Free won season 4 (2013) - you can do reactions to their entire season like you're doing with Pentatonix. VoicePlay was another group in this season as was AcoUstiKats (University of Kentucky a cappella group - Kirstin's ex Jeremy was a member). Season 4 introduced the "Ultimate Sing-Off Challenge" - two groups sing the same song, alternating verses at first then singing the final part together. The judges then choose who to eliminate. In a twist, both VoicePlay and AcoUstiKats were eliminated in a double knockout in episode 5 (of 7) even though they did an Ultimate Sing-Off Challenge together. This performance might be a good one to react to, even though neither won that season. Another a cappella singer you should check out is Peter Hollens. The difference here is he usually sings all the parts himself. He has also done numerous collaborations with others including his own wife Evynne Hollens, as well as Avi Kaplan (former bass of PTX), Scott Hoying (PTX), Tim Foust (Home Free), Home Free, Lindsey Stirling, and many more. Peter was a member of the University of Oregon a cappella group On The Rocks that competed on season 2 of The Sing-Off (2010) and finished in 5th place. He covers a wide range of music but is most noted for his covers of music from video games, Disney, musicals and epic movies like Lord of the Rings. Just last month, Peter did an amazing cover of Pentatonix' "Run To You", which I don't think you've reacted to yet.

Yes, this one is a fan favorite! I love it!! I think it is their second level up on the show. Having watched the original series it was disappointing when they started singing twice per show. Before then I just turned it off after the PTX one, then I had to watch the choirs sing to see the second performance. Home free was in season 4. I probably wont watch it, but you might pick up some "Homefries," and there is some overlap in fans. Thanks for this great reaction!! 😁😁😎

Home Free is another sing off group! Defs recommend 👌

I had to google it, but you may have heard Magic Carpet Ride by Steppenwolf

I didn't see season 1 of the sing off. Season 2 winner was Committed - they released one pop album after the show, then continued with church music. Season 3 -- we know, and appreciate. The show set i'd recommend as a follow up is season 4, watching Home Free. They came in as an established group, performing around 200 shows per year, but admitted they felt stagnant. The sing off show design ? forced them to do a variety of styles, and really seemed to bring more energy to the band. They also gained a nationwide and international group of fans. Definitely worth watching season 4 ... HF was the best group from the beginning.

Well if you're going to watch another season, the season right after this one is when Home Free wins.

Love this one. Home Free won. I never watched the show (sick husband) , just performances like this. Awesome stuff out there.

Pentatonix season 3 was the longest. Homefree would be the other one to do. It was season 4 but 2 years later than this and much shorter. None of the other winners are still active. This is one of my favorites. Just like "Love Lockdown" Kevin and Avi carry this one.

Great reaction. I dont know if you have reacted to any of Avi's solo stuff. Really good. Give it a listen would love to see your reactions.

This was supposed to be the perf they'd be a weaker group because of the lack of numbers, but its fuckin avi and kevin, they are fuckin machines...

The separation begins.....

Home Free won season two of this show

Nope, 7, 10 and 12 are the best. 4 is where they really got their push. 12 has the original Mitch slap. Home Free won season 4. PTX comes back for the finale of season 4. It's worth watching that show. Another thing worth watching is the opening songs. I think the video from season 3 is 13 minutes.

I watched all the seasons on TV when they aired and season 4 was so boring. No competition and I’m sorry but although HF sounded good, their performances were boring and slow. Nothing innovative or new like with PTX….they were so unexpected and exciting. Season 5 wasn’t really a season but a I shot tv special. Committed from Season 2 were good but more traditional as well as Nota from season 1… still had beatboxing but none of the background intrumental stuff.

A wishy washy version of a classic rock song. It sounds like elevator music. Unfortunately the people who watch these "talent" shows usually have no Idea what the original song sounds like. There is a grit and a message that is completely lost in this version. Yes, they have pretty voices but this song does not call for pretty. I grew up with the original and this version is missing the song's soul.