I don't know if anyone in the chat mentioned but this performance is actually a mashup of their first and final songs Ex Wives and Six. It would definitely be interesting to see you react to their individual songs however you should know that in the cast recording some of the characters are voiced by different people than those performing here
From what I have heard about the queens in the musical, they have all been based off different female pop stars. So Aragon is based off Beyonce, Boleyn is Avril Lavigne, Seymour is Adele, Anna of Cleves is Rihanna/Nicki Minaj (I've seen different statements), Howard is Ariana Grande/Britney Spears, Parr is Alicia Keys
I'm not sure if it's perhaps the Broadway version that Boleyn is inspired by Avril, but originally and all of her music is based on Lily Allen and Kate Nash (This has been spoken about in multiple interviews). But I obviously don't know if Lily Allen is well known in the states, so that might be a reason as to why they are now saying she's based on Avril as Lily Allen and Kate Nash are very British singers (with their music and humour)
@@andrewgardiner2896 The last chorus of "Don't Lose Your Head" definitely takes inspiration from Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" so that's where that inspiration comes from. The first chorus is definitely Lily Allen-esque. In terms of Boleyn's personality, I'm not too familiar with Kate Nash or Lily Allen in that regard so maybe that's where it comes from.
I know this performance might seem a bit rough, but I'm pretty sure this was after a full day of rehearsals and shows so they were all pretty exhausted. I would encourage you to check out one of their more recent performances which was on a show called This Morning. The performances there were great and sounded a lot better!
@@richbritt8578 Well, para gustos colores(?). But personally I like way too much the broadway cast, idkw, maybe por the vocals and carisma. Ana Bolena, uFFF, 10/10
@@richbritt8578 everyone has their preferences, I love the Broadway cast but I still love the west end cast and the other casts too. Every cast it just so amazing and brings something different to the stage
Honestly when she said didn’t blend together I was just so happy because, I know they probably weren’t going for this, but it made me remember the messages of the musicial that they are individuals with their own unique voice that deserves to be heard
I actually thought a similar but opposite vibe. They didn't blend together at first because they were all trying to stand out as individuals but eventually united as a group
This may not make sense but I wonder if the blend at first wasn't the best intentionally to show that they were different but towards the end they blended together better as that was the closing song
No, it’s actually supposed to be a really tight and blended harmony. But I think they were having mic issues, so it affected their blend. There are a lot of other videos where they sound a lot better. :)
ok so during this show they didn't have their same sound engineer so he didn't know how to properly blend their voices and at the same time some of them were sick so that also didn't help but i promise it's so much better live at their theater coming from a person that went to london to see the show it's amazing you would love it💕
I know nothing of this musical, but when I was in 5th grade we learned about Anne Bolyen and King Henry the VIII in school and I had a hard time remembering all his wives and their stories and then my Dad taught me this trick, he said: "it's really easy - he divorced Katharyn and then beheaded Ann and his third wife died and that kind of repeated so you can use this trick -- Divorce -> beheaded -> Died -> Divorced -> Beheaded -> Survived" (meaning she survived Henery's death) Haha, thanks Dad.
You have to react to either different songs from six or different casts, if your going to react to different casts, I suggest to look at the Broadway cast first!
This performance was from the royal variety show rather than their regular stage, it’s a very different setup without their regular crew and staging so their sound is a bit off. This cast normally sounds much nicer
I feel like a lot of their placement choices fit very well with their specific stories, especially Anne Boleyn and Anne of Cleves being the youngest IRL. Also Catherine Parr’s placement. I recommend listening through their individual songs/stories. Also the blend might be a purposeful choice as someone already said this is a mashup of the first and last songs and in the story at the beginning by they’re competing while during the last song they are united as a group.
Katherine Howard was the youngest, her exact birthdate is unknown but she died between the ages of 16-19. Where did you hear that Anne Boleyn and Anna of Cleves were the youngest. They were some of the younger wives of his but Howard was undisputedly the youngest of all his wives.
L Moore also I believe Anne Boleyn was in her 30’s which is why she was scared she wouldn’t be able to bear him a son (she got a miscarriage with a male fetus a couple months before she was beheaded)
@@danielblair9535 They are! The band is called SEVEN. It's the original west end cast: Natalie Paris, Lexi McIntosh, Jaye'J Richard-Noel, Grace Mouat, Aimie Atkinson, Maiya Quansah-Breed, and Millie O'Connell! They're also going to be making original music and everything.
Me, a tiny little Six fan going through the comments: I wonder, if there are any people from the Seven fandom here... Sees this comment: Aaah yeah, found my people :D
I completely understand when you say about the vocal placement they all relate to who they play in the show Aragon - she is the oldest I believe Boleyn - She is definitely very sassy Seymour- contrasting with Boleyn she is defineltly the most lovey dovey one Cleves - The most sassy she survived and got a life of fortune Howard - She was a child who was molested at a very young age her song is very sad Parr - they don’t really speak until the end of the musical they promoted women doing more when they were alive You should definitely listen to their personal songs
Wow, the thing you mentioned about blending was really interesting to me, especially because these performance is a mashup of the first and last song, so I guess it makes sense to the story that at the beginning they didn´t blend but in the end they do it pretty well, maybe is not technical but a narrative fact.
I think they were also having mic issues, not to mention that they’d probably just finished a whole day of rehearsals and preformances? The fact that not only was it a mash up, but with these two added problems, this song probably isn’t the best compared to the individual songs
that's a little ironic considering the last scene being like "we shouldn't be grouped together, we're all individually interesting" but like a good ironic, like they had to accept themselves as individuals before they could truly work together
The silently deeper and fuller voices were the divorce so they were probably considered more mature, the more pitchy and strained vocies were beheaded, and they were accused of having sex out of wedlock, the airy one was full of love (died) , and the last one, (Survived) was a mix of all because she didn't can divorce but was almost killed. Also at the start they didn't blend so well together because they are 'competing' with each other to be the lead of the band but at the end (which is also the last song) they stopped competing.
@@kimclarke5440 I was always upset at the fact that her whole thing was that dhe was leaving her child behind without a mother but the other two had to as well. Catherine was prevented from seeing her daughter and I believe Anne was beheaded when her daughter was TWO.
I think the blend at the beginning might actually supposed to be like that? One of the ongoing themes of the musical is the fact that at the beginning, the queens are all very separate. They're all trying to prove that they're the best, all against each other. However, by the end of the musical (As this is a mashup between the first and final song), they are expressing that they are, for lack of better words, better as a group. Basically, girl power! But anyway, I think maybe the blend is intentional but I wouldn't know.
No that harmony is normally tight when they perform normally on the west end. They had did a show right before this performance so they were definitely exhausted.
@@prestonh Andrea is amazing but so is Millie. She may not be what you like be she was nominated at the Oliver awards and she definitely wouldn’t be on Broadway still it she was bad. Don’t tear others down to lift others up.
I’d absolutely love to watch you react to each queen’s individual song!! I think it’d give a bit more insight as to why they sound the way they do, since it really works for their respective characters ☺️
You realize, of course, that these are Henry VIII's six wives singing? That's why the last one sings she's a survivor: Catherine Parr was Henry's sixth wife, and outlived him. The other ones are Catherine of Aragon (first wife, wearing gold in this), who Henry divorced to marry Anne Boleyn (wearing green), who Henry got beheaded so he could marry Jane Seymour (wearing silver), who died of puerperal fever giving birth to the male heir he so fervently desired. Henry then signed a marriage treaty to be wed to the German Anna of Cleves (wearing red here) after he was given a portrait of her, but when faced with her he didn't like her looks, so he annulled their marriage to get married to Katherine Howard (wearing pink here), only to get her beheaded on trumped-up charges (just like he did with her cousin, Anne Boleyn) to marry Catherine Parr (wearing blue here), who buried him, after having already buried two husbands before him. Fun facts: Henry VIII had known Catherine Parr since her early childhood, as she was his first wife's (so, practically, also his) goddaughter. When Henry died, Catherine Parr married Thomas Seymour, Jane Seymour's brother. She died of puerperal fever (like her deceased sister-in-law), after giving birth to a daughter. Before getting married, Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII were in-laws, since Catherine had married Henry's older brother, Arthur, who'd died shortly after. Both Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour were ladies-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon. Catherine of Aragon's maid-of-honour Bessie Blount was one of Henry's royal mistresses (the other most famous one being Mary Boleyn, Anne Boleyn's sister), and gave him a son. Through her maternal grandfather, Jane Seymour was a descendant of King Edward III's son Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence. Because of this, she and Henry VIII were fifth cousins. She also shared a great-grandmother, Elizabeth Cheney, with his second and fifth wives, Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard. Katherine Howard was a lady-in-waiting to Anna of Cleves.
5:37 omg millie jay jay i can’t- lmao. Also k howard is supposed to sound hurt and mean like kinda like she has been through so much she ain’t gonna be a sweetie
This is one of the first casts created for stage, some of the original songs were sung by other people (Natalie as Jane and Aimee as Katherine H. is same as recorded), but I think one of the best things this cast did was a natural practice of the finale song ‘Six’ at Dance Attic. It seems like they’d just been practicing and it’s all very cohesive as a group.
You should check out a few megasixs with the different Alts and understudies . They are pretty short so it would be easy to to multiple. There are a lot on RU-vid.
I've seen comments on other videos saying that they shouldn't have casted black actresses due to historical accuracy and it's upsetting because DAMN they're incredible. The whole cast is amazing, so I don't see why they have to nitpick. Just enjoy the damn song.
That’s hilarious given they aren’t wearing historically accurate costumes, singing in historically accurate lexicon, and are in a girl band. So people who think this looking for an excuse to just cast it white.
I really like this musical, and I hope you check out more of it. There's a Broadway cast but I prefer you'd check out this West End cast more since they're the originals
I think I get Seymour’s singing style because her color is white and grey so her costume looks like a ghost because she died. And she sounds softer than the other ones and it reminds me of a ghost.
Ik this was posted 3 weeks ago but I just wanted to let you know that the musical has an extra song not added into the cast album. It’s called Megasix and the audience is allowed to record it so you can see the performance (legally lmao) live from ANY of the casts
@@trevonte3723 - on that day they'd already performed a matinée, before being rushed to the Royal Albert Hall to perform live at the Oliver Awards. Soon after that, they were rushed back to the theatre to do the evening show. These women are powerhouses.
@@trevonte3723 Before the swing shown up in the show, only 6 girl or the original cast in the show set, they were hardly to get rest day when they were having show in UK. Grace who happen to be Maiya(Parr) best friend and school mate. Grace was the only one understudy and swing for all Queen and in the same time she was the dance captain for the original show set
@@duketgg They hardly to have new understudy or swing that time, so all 6 girl have to preform every open day at the theather, from original every Mon's night show to 6 shows/week. How they won't get tired and run out a little bit performing quality?
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Millie (the one in green) normally sounds a lot better I think it’s just this performance cause they had a busy day of rehearsals and shows as well as the nerves of this being the Olivier awards that made her sound off. She really does sound amazing I suggest watching west end live 2019 and you’ll see how good she really is :)
You should react to the Broadway cast! They're all amazing :0 I'd also like to add that they all have these different styles corresponding to their character. Catherine Of Aragon is portrayed as a strong, Beyonce-like powerhouse, Anne Boleyn is portrayed as a sort of cutesy, but also cool in a youthful sort of way (her main inspirations were Lilly Allen, Avril Lavigne, and Kate Nash), Jane Seymour is portrayed as the meekest wife at the beginning- she was the one who had a son and was supposedly loved by Henry (her inspirations were Adele and Sia), Anne Of Cleves is kind of a bold, Rihanna-Nicki Minaj mashup, Katherine Howard is portrayed (similar to Boleyn) as a cutesy/youthful but also tragic and traumatized young girl (her main inspirations were Ariana Grande and Britney Spears), and Catherine Parr is portrayed as the "survivor" who brings the show together, but she also has a pretty sad backstory (her inspiration was mainly Alicia Keys). Edit: Or the "Worldwide Mashup" with all casts
As a six stan- Aimie, Millie and Lexi specifically (Howard, Boleyn, Cleves) their voices are also combined with their accents so Aimie especially i think- her singing voice is also very similar to her singing voice. Idk where im going with this haha, but there we go :)
i would love to see you react to their individual songs, they fit so well to their voices and it’s really cool to see all the different songs create the whole show and a whole narrative
I honestly recommend to check out the American obc because they’re honestly the best in my opinion (especially Sam pauly as K Howard) Edit: Also the Obc Anne Boleyn is supper iconic just like Sam Pauly as K Howard
Just to explain for if you may ever see this Gold is supposed to be very sassy and but also a mature lady, making her very pop but not overly pop sound make decent sense. Green is so pingy because they’re trying to imitate Lilly Allen in the whole, darker meaning but happier sound. The lady in white, whom you said was airy, is supposed to be the full on devoted wife type, very calm quiet maternal woman The one in red, you said she was more alto, is supposed to be more of her own woman type style, and back in the Tudor times, you had to be a man to rule yourself, so I think that’s the aim of that sound The one in pink, you said she had a pingy sound but not the overly pingy one. I would say the reason she is there In comparison to the happy ping is that her story is very much so depressing I comparison to all of them Finally, the survivor in blue, you said she was the most neutral. I would personally say this is because she, from a minimalistic google search is the least interesting, like gold was already royalty, green is iconic for the CofE, white had the son, red has her whole story, and pink was the youngest/promiscuous. I believe that’s the point, not sure though
Okay I love this reaction and super happy you were able to give honest feedback about everyone's performance in this video since they all do carry such unique vocals throughout the song-Totally love this and really reminded me of my old HS school choir and music business teacher✌️
Can you please react to Loïc Nottet, a belgium singer, and his song Million Eyes ? Aesthetic and artistic music video in black and white, a super high voice which gives me chills every time I listen to it and beautiful contemporary dance too... He is so underrated and deserves to be known around the world. He's so talented !
For me, as a British person, the fact they’re singing in British accents is quite interesting too, as sometimes British people may sing with a more nasally American accent quite often- though that might be quite a lot because the music they listen too has that accent. I don’t really know-
I didn’t realize this until seeing your video, but maybe the reason they’re not as blended at the beginning is because they were all competing at the beginning (overture so to speak) for who had the worst life, and at the end (the finale song) they all banded together to be like hey girl power guys suck yadda yadda Or it could be just a long day and I’m over analyzing
Great video react. I am huge Six fan (and I was at the Olivier Awards in the audience for this performance). It's true that the girls have very different voices and styles, but that is the point of the show - women should stop comparing to each other and should focus on what makes them unique (this might explain the non perfect blending of their voices, as you mentioned). :) Also, you might know this already, but each one of he 6 wives is inspired to one iconic popstar (Beyonce, Adele, Britney etc). And you are totally on point in your comment about the "one that survived". She sort of stays more on the side for the first part of the show, to actually "explode" in the end, where she gives the audience a summary of sort of the show and its meaning
I would try finding the "slime tutorial' and doing a react to each number. Plus the American cast's Britney Mack adds an opera piece in "Get Down". The American cast has a tad different sound too
Oh please please pleeeease watch six the musical global performance where they have almost every actresses who’s played a character sing together and the mix is amazing!
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I don’t think she gets that they do all this stuff like the nasally voice that Millie (green) did bc they want the characters to have unique and fun voices
I've just posted Don't Lose Your Head performed by Millie awhile ago. This has been a few weeks back and I've gotten to know the girls and the songs a little more :) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TA9s8jFyB5w.html
You can't judge the girls or the show from this clip! Especially the sound mixing. They probably had very little time to sound check this one off performance in a huge theatre they're not used to. I loved this performance but it isn't a fair representation. I love this OG cast and I miss them.
I know you probably wont see this comment :( but the original cast is great but I personally think that the American cast of it with samantha pauly, adrianna hicks, andrea macasaet, abby mueller, brittiney mack, and anna uzele is the best cast vocally! You should totally check all of their songs out especially samantha pauly's All You Wanna Do! She blows me away every time!
It’s because in the original British version they were given artists they had to base their singing on. The Broadway and other American versions completely disregarded this and didn’t have to put on accents in the same way as these girls did. That’s why sometimes it’s overly ‘breathy’ or ‘pingy’. It’s easier to sound good if the directors allow to put no effort into trying a different accent and you just get to sing in your ‘normal’ voice.
Thought on the blend I think it’s a intentional grouch character choice beacause the first song is all about them just introducing themselves separately and towards the end they do a good blend in the song
Yeah. I've come to realize that after reviewing the musical. Have you checked out the other videos in the SIX Series? :) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TA9s8jFyB5w.html
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@@SongsFromASuitcase awesome!!! Count me in 🤩. Also, my most sincere congratulations because your explanations are clear and easy to understand. I used to have singing teachers and none of them make such a clear explanations.
As far as blending goes, and this isn't as clear outside of the show's context, throughout the show the girls are trying to figure out who'll be the lead singer, their disconnect in the beginning kind of represents the divides between them and they blend better in the finale (which is stitched to the end of this performance 9:17 and right about where you commented that they blended better after then), after they've found their voice and decided to all lead as equals.
