THE VIDEO THAT BROKE ME!! Blind reaction to VoicePlay - Nothing Else Matters 

I have said it before, I truly believe Geoff deserves a Grammy for this arrangement.

Describing Geoff as "a secret weapon that they know exactly how and when to deploy in a song" (10:52) -- that felt too perfect to me!! GREAT description!

I miss J None 😔 I can not wait for him to come back! Those 5 together, absolute perfection

VoicePlay's secret weapon is that each of them are a secret weapon. So glad you're introduced to rock-tenor-god Eli, and I cannot wait for him to show you what else he can do. The surprises will not stop coming. Also, just to say - they have some fantastic short-form content to that has some of my absolute favorite moments.

You have experienced VioLayne, your reaction was priceless! Thanks for a great reaction!

The "oh piss off" had me CACKLING dude...perfection Also, your reaction to Geoff's random (but amazing) "bassy burp" was also hilarious...I love it Oh yeah...joined your Patreon too ❤

The original has a long instrumentual intro which VP honour. It's totally worth to listen to in it's own right. The only regret here is we hear so little of Cesar, but is masterpiece by Metallica, that VP pays the tribute it's worth, making it even more of an epic masterpiece. For a totally differently masterpiece where Cesar shines, listen to Can't Make You Love Me, ft EJ Cardona, elder brother of Omar with an equally angelic voice.

This Metallica song means a lot to me as it was the wedding song for my mum and stepdad, and was then the funeral song for my stepdad. I had struggled to listen to this song for years after losing my stepdad, but this version hits so beautifully. Your reaction is so perfect as always

Hey Everyone!!! Thank you all for your lovely comments!!! I'm currently stuck at my boring day job so I've been aweful with replying like I normally do! But please keep the comments coming! I promise I will be reading through them and replying tonight as soon as I finish work!!! ❤❤❤

If you thought this broke you, then you’re going to need a lot of duct tape and super glue after you watch their Queen in 5 minutes cover.

#JOINTHEHERD

7:20 WELL SPEAK OF THE DEVIL 😂😂 I can't wait to see your reaction to Geoff's latest video

VioLayne! You, definitely, need to react to "Warriors". You get to see not only Layne playing violin but, also, JNone. It's one of my favorites.

I had to laugh when you said "Who needs instruments?". If you love violines you should react to VP's warriors where vioLayne appeard first. Maybe there is a little surprise for you. Nothing Else Matter is the most emotional VP cover for me. The first few times I heard it I had to cry and even now after a few weeks I have sometimes tears in my eyes.

VioLayne has broken many people. The Geoff with a growling WoW!!

To hear Eli really go for it, check out Hoist the Colours and Carry On Wayward Son. Both are great showcases for his voice. As for JNone, he is really featured in Friends on the Other Side, a great one for vocals AND humor.

We all love rock God Eli see Dream On. For more violin see Warriors. To see one of my favourite Geoff videos High & Dry. J None is absolutely superb in Friends on the Other Side. My first VP was Queen in 5 Minutes, just over 4 years later I still watch all VP & Geoff videos on a pretty weekly basis & their music is the vast majority of my playlist. They just keep getting better.

Liking before I've even seen it 🤣

The song is a touchy-feely ballad that frontman James Hetfield had written about missing his then-girlfriend Kristen Martinez while on tour. Layne did the guitar solo on violin....Violayne. Their cover of Imagine Dragons "Warriors" is amazing as well.

I think that weird sound in the middle of Layne’s violin solo is one of Layne’s ingressive phonations, cuz he can do those too. LOL. Who needs instruments, you say? LOL. Great reaction! I get how watching these guys makes you feel like God is NOT FAIR. He certainly didn’t distribute the talent quite equitably. And if you want to be gobsmacked some more, check out Dimash. Start with SOS 2017.

You missed something else Layne did in this vid….prior to dropping the beat, he was singing a high harmony. ‘Cause the violin and the beatboxing isn’t enough, he also has a beautiful voice. And one thing to watch Eli for - the man doesn’t breathe the way a normal person does. Watch this again: he does a whole damn section finishing with a belt all on one breath. Geoff isn’t their secret weapon: He’s their gateway drug. He gets your attention because no one on the radio sounds like that; you start listening to him, and before you know it, you’re hooked on VoicePlay as a group.

The one that shows Eli off the best, is probably Hoist the Colours. But yes, he's very flexible. He even sing bass during Geoff's solo parts in live performances of some songs (e.g., Little Mermaid), though the official studio audio just has Geoff double-tracked, because they can. I *think* the deep-pitched noise you asked about, during the violin solo, is Layne doing something called "ingressive phonation". I'm fairly confident that he does that in Enemy (sounds a bit like a beat-boxing warthog), so that's probably what's happening here too, I think. Not sure how much electronic manipulation they've done to it; amplification certainly, not sure beyond that.

It'll blow your mind when you learn that Jeff also does vocal percussion, and Layne can sing low with Jeff. They've been exchanging lessons since the beginning. I love all of these folks.

I'mma blow your mind more: Eli -- and J.None -- can do bass when Geoff is on lead. All five men are just...disgustingly talented. It's physically painful. :) Oh, and J.None also plays the violin. You know, just because.

After they did a cover of Imagine Dragons "Warriors" in which Layne used a violin he was given the nickname Violayne. Then in similar visual style they did "Dream On". Also they have done an amazing cover of Imagine Dragons "Enemy"

Voiceplay likes to get theatrical with their videos. You should watch them do We Don't Talk About Bruno from the movie Encanto. Great fun to watch.

I had never heard any Metallica but after hearing VoicePlay do their rendition, I found Metallica's version. I was really impressed with what VoicePlay had done with it and how true to what the song was. It is my number one video and I have a whole stack of absolute favorites of theirs. Carina speaks true when she talks about I Can't Make You Love Me and the gift that is Cesar's voice. Love for you to do that one next! Dragonborn Comes was with Cesar who was wearing 20 or 30 pounds of chain mail. J None was in the Boy Bands. Consider Hoist the Colours, Tennessee Whiskey, We're Good and Warriors where you can hear both Layne (full time violin) and J None (part time violin). With this video here, Layne has earned his nickname of VioLayne.

You got it right. J. None is next to Geoff and Cesar reminds me of a cute poodle who sings like an angel. Layne first played violin in Warriors, so did J. None.😊

Even when they're stripped back, VoicePlay still blows the roof off. This was fantastic. #violayne strikes again! He only plays in one more video -- Warriors -- but J. None plays violin in that one as well. Jumped on the Patreon BTW and looking forward to participating there.

I love your faces and the “piss off” made me chuckle out loud. Love your reactions, Tennessee Whiskey is a must, and Friends on the other side, Superstition. I believe I recommend Superstition before but forgive me I’m 60 and memory is shite at times lol.

I'm not a Metallica fan either, but with that being said this is one of voiceplays favorites for me and most definitely is one of their masterpieces. I'm so glad you were able to enjoy this one and your reaction was priceless. Speaking of priceless, off I go to sign up for YOUR patreon, good sir. 😁 PS: your haircut looks great! 😊

I still recommend listening to the original. It is very emotional and beautiful in its own right. I now have 2 favorites versions of this song. the original and this one

I have watched this a million times and you always crack me up when you tell Layne to drop the violin! HAHAHA

I love how Eli can basically do an impression of any rock singer, he straight up sounded like Hetfield on the line "but I know", he also did a great job in the Queen medley, in the Imagine Dragons cover, basically anywhere. That's why I love these guys, they stay so close to the original no matter how far they deviate from it (I'm not sorry)

Awesome reaction as always. That was Layne doing an inhaled note in production. He couldn't do it while playing the violin. He was given the nickname VioLayne in the video Warriors. In The Hall of The Mountain King. Hide and Seek. From Voiceplay. Ghost Riders In The Sky. The Rains of Castemere. From Geoff. Are you on Geoff's Patreon? He dropped a surprise for all the patrons on there. If not you have to join. I'm on his, Voiceplay and Pattycake Productions (owned by Layne Stein (Stine) and former member Tony Wakim. Tony left in 2016 to be behind the scenes. Their videos are awesome as well. Think Disney with a whole new twist. The Villains Haunted Mansion... The Villains Lair series... Will of Oz. Bump In The Night is a Thriller parody with the classic movie monsters. And many many more.

If violin is your favorite, you need to hear Warriors, when we were first into'd to vioLayne. Warriors is WONDERFUL. This performance is the second time in 3 years Layne's pulled it out, so savor the moment.

Loved the reaction. lol The guys have many more meltdowns in store for you. :) Can't wait to see them!

You have such wise persistent recommenders 😆 You haven't see all of Eli. He professionally does character voices and he, Ceasar, earl, Layne, and j none bring that out in Hall of the Mountain King and Oogie Boogie Layne does what he calls burp boxing strategically. They didn't like the look of him burping and playing the violin simultaneously during filming. But those were both him. Eli was the one that went sky high just seconds before Layne started the violin. That was improvised during recording (he felt it was right)

It's so nice that when J. None is home in Florida on leave from the Navy he can step back into his old spot with the boys. If you didn't know he left the group summer of 2021 and signed up for five years in the Navy. He is currently the new frontman for Navy Band Northwest! J. is sitting next to Geoff. Cesar was asked to join the group after j. left and they filmed If I Were A Rich Man/Girl. Eli was in a Rock Band before joining VP. They had to make T-shirts after this was released for VIOLAYNE! (FYI) J. None also plays the violin. They both played in Warriors.

If this breaks you, try their cover of True Colors - there are even tears in their eyes as they film, "VioLayne" also plays violin in their Warriors video (first in their post-apocalyptic soon-to-be trilogy). The merch says "VioLayne on one side and "A cappella. It's better with instruments." on the other - which was a comment one Patron made. And deep bass grumble you were wondering about was done by Layne and it is an inhaled note.

You need to react to VP "Warriors". You will melt out of your chair, let alone be rendered speechless.

I had just downloaded Nothing Else Matters on my cell phone and when I discovered VoicePlay, I went to their channel and saw this version. I fell in love and since then I just want to listen to them day and night. 🙌🤷‍♀️❤❤❤❤❤

I am so sorry that I will not be able to join patreon (( another one patreon, which I want (( I love you reactions so much! well, I will enjoy your reactions here. Geoff's arrangement and bass line is brilliant, isn't it? And adding a violin is just a stroke of genius! I love watching how each reactor in shock from this! In a good way.

Glad I wasn't drinking anything when that "Piss off" erupted from your very soul, else it would've been splattered on the inside of my windshield! I was watching your reaction in the car this evening and loved it. Thanks for sharing your joy and amazement with us!

"that noise" during the violin solo was Layne.

I have to be in a mood for metal. That said, I find that when metal bands do 'metal ballads,' it can be some of the deepest, most meaningful songs ever.

Thank you for a terrific reaction.

Great job. We are ALL stunned with every video.😂

I absolutely love your reactions ... it lets me experience the joy of discovering these incredible performances all over again. Keep up the wonderful work!!

I love all their songs and your reactions to them. They have so many different songs that you can get different vibes and feelings depending on which song you listen to. some of my favorites include... Oogie Boogie song This is Halloween If I were a rich Man/Girl Friends on the other side Hide and seek My mother told me are just to name a few. hope you have a good day and look forward to your next reaction.

Congrats on the Patreon! I'm not surprised at all that your channel is growing so fast. You're funny and so personable, and you're an absolute joy to watch! Thanks again for another great reaction 😀!

"I feel emotional and I don't know why": perfect summary, man. Yes. It's not just that Layne internalised a drumkit it's that he knows exactly *when* and *how* to do *what*. Like everyone else in this band of amazing performers. Little hint: if you have cardio issues, listen to Hoist the Colours on a calm day, because as a musician they blow my mediocre head off every time :) And I can't wait for you to find the fun ones!

Another great one!! Violayne tends to break people.

Welcome to VioLayne. If, when, you watch Warriors you will see more. Thanks for the huge LOLs, as I knew what you were about to experience.

I knew you’d be blown away! You were correct on who’s who. That noise while Layne was playing the violin was also Layne. He has quite an assortment of sounds he makes. Others have made great recommendations for you. I second that you watch their ‘Queen in 5 minutes’ since I heard you say you love Queen. J None is in that as well but no Cezar, it’s Earl instead. 😊 Great reactions!

For a palate cleanser, consider Home Free's new video, Mississippi Squirrel Revival. Part of the reason your channel is growing so swiftly is that both groups have an active fan base who constantly seek new reactions, and there's a huge crossover in fans. The guys in both groups have been friends since participating in season 4 of The Sing-Off show and tour. Rob, Tim, and former member/cofounder Chris have appeared in VP videos, and Layne and Geoff have both helped HF with arrangements (Butts Medley and Elvira). If you want to hear more VioLayne, I suggest Warriors. J.None also plays violin in it. Follow it with what fans call its sequel, Dream On. Both have apocalyptic looks. The zombies got J. and Earl after Warriors, and the survivors picked up Cesar and guest Omar Cardona for Dream On. (It's "baritone" Cesar who hits the high Tyler scream note, not the tenors.) Keep watching until the Patreon list rolls because sometimes there's an extra bit, and watch with captions on. Because of Kathy's hearing loss, there's often a bit of humor and other description with the lyrics. (Like "gentle a capella singing" when Geoff starts off Dragonborn Comes. Gentle? Dude, the floor is shaking.)

Great reaction! 😊 Thank you! ❤

May as well do a Patreon now, and let folks in on the ground floor. If there are some PTX vids you've never watched, do a few reactions and that'll give you a third bump in subscribers. Layne occasionally throws in a violin. (Similar to what PTX does with Kevin.) Oh, and there's at least one VP vid where JNone and Layne BOTH play violin. But I won't tell you which one it is. :)

This broke so many reactors when it first came out. Great reaction!👏👍 I was laughing to myself waiting for your introduction to "VioLayne"! He's apparently been playing violin for many years. J None also plays. Check out "Warriors" to see them both playing. I'm not a huge Metallica fan but I love the original of this song and VP more than did it justice - I would love to know what James Hetfield and the other Metallica guys make of this cover! Eli was in a rock band at some point and he can really bring the rock grit into his voice when required - check out "Queen in 5 minutes" to see both Eli and Geoff in rock god mode! I've got wide musical tastes but do tend to lean heavily to the rock side of things so hearing them in rock god mode makes this old girls heart skip a beat 😉

Please do Way Down. You'll get to see and hear Geoff in a whole different way. And prepare your ear drums 🤣

I am so glad that you reacted to this!! It honestly broke me too when it first came out, like I was and still am obsessed with their cover of this song. The arrangement of this is just so perfect and I just love the simplicity of the video. Also your reaction to violayne was priceless, I couldn’t stop laughing🤣 Thanks for the great reaction as always friend, I'm glad that I finally got around to watching it💜

Im litterly in tears. This song means alot to me and how they did it was beautiful. I loved it completly. I have goosebumps and my hair is standing up. I don't know what to say. Im out of words. Thank you for this reaction video, I loved it. Keep going hun and thank you for doing this 🥰🥰❤

Your reaction to VioLayne absolutely killed me. I haven't laughed this hard in a while. Thank you for that little piece of joy

Such a masterpiece! 🔥

Regarding the singing, or rather the arrangements. both Geoff and Layne create harmonies that reach right down inside you and move you. It's a talent. To the best of my knowledge Stein is a German names, meaning stone. and would usually be pronounced as Stine. ( ei = i in German. ) Layne is Jewish, (as is Eli pronounced like elly, short for Eliezer and his name Jacobson should give that away), so knowing that I'm guessing his name is from a German Jewish derivation. If I'm right then I would also imagine he pronounces his name that way. But I also know that in the US names are often not pronounced the original European way so I may be way out. :) No doubt someone will correct me. You really really have to see their cover of Warriors. Really. I believe the odd noise was from Layne, and on an in breath, but can't swear to it. He does things like that.

This is SUCH a fantastic cover, and your reaction was priceless! I think we all had a that "Piss off!" moment when VioLayne came on! Of what I recall (someone correct me if I'm wrong), Geoff wanted to do a cover of this song because his brother was a big Metallica fan and they used to listen to this song together.

I would like to suggest Hoist the Colors (from Pirates of the Caribbean). Everything in that one will leave you speechless. VP also do a Little Mermaid medley as well as one for Moana. Epic in all they do. Home Free are the wholesome country boys, Voiceplay are the theater kids and Pentatonix are the pop stars or at least that's how I view them and they are all magnificent! I hope you enjoy this musical trip!

Love the VioLayne reaction. The song Pentatonix did with Lyndsey Stirling and with Kevin on cello was a cover of Imagine Dragons' Radioactive. Voiceplay also have done an Imagine dragons cover, they did Warriors. Both Layne and J None play violin in that one. It's magnificent.

This song always makes me hold my breath with the beautiful way they performed it.

I would love for Eli to have his own channel doing his own content.

First, pretty sure it was indeed Layne who did that burp during VioLayne time. Second, I'm not a hard core Metallica fan as it's not the music I generally listen too. However, they are an iconic group. I appreciate what they do and have done for music, rock in particular. It's the hardest stuff I'm not the biggest fan of, but they have many songs I very much love and do pull out some of their songs on occasion. This song is one of their most highly regarded songs and I love it. This was fantastic, but you really should listen to the original. It is top notch and most likely will give you another level of appreciation for what Voiceplay did. Not sure one could actually say one version is better than the other as they are different. Third, I think if you're not familiar with Metallica or this song in particular, not sure how you could NOT love this version or at least like it and appreciate it. It's the hard core Metallica fans that are very protective of this song since it is so highly regarded. There is a reason this is not a highly covered song. It was brave of Voiceplay to take it on. For the most part it seems the hard core fans are appreciative of what Voiceplay did her. I personally love it. One of their best to date.

So happy for you for the growth of your channel!

"Mr. Layne, take it down a notch." Oh, you ain't heard nothing yet. That was just him warming up for the upcoming mind break.

Enemy and My Mother Told Me by Voiceplay are really good. You also might want to try the acapella group The Bass Gang.

From what I've read, Layne was doing both beatboxing and the violin but Geoff and Layne decided it was better just playing the violin and adding the beatboxing done before, by Layne. I believe the burp sound was Layne, but Geoff can do beatboxing also, it was his original part in the earlier group.

Thank you so much for another great reaction to Voice Play. I beg you please do reactions to Voice Play one minute musical ( Miley Cyrus ) music & lyrics are by Geoff & it is hilarious. Also Voice Play one minute musical ( Light Bulb ) music & lyrics are by Eli. They are from 2015 & are little known but fantastic. Because they are short you can do them both in one sitting. You won't be sorry . You will love them. Please ❤️

I adore you reactions of incredulous wonder. Your facial expressions are so exciting. I look for you and the next video that will bring a new vision of joy on your face.I find joy and laughter just watching you react. Thank you for your channel

'who needs instruments, when you have VoicePlay?' - yeah but you can have VoicePlay AND instruments, right? Thanks for the great reaction!

If you like the violin Home Free does a cover of From Here to the Moon and Back, absolutely beautiful by the way. Great reaction as always!

Pretty sure the odd noise with the camera shake during Layne's violin solo was a Layne vocalization. If you check out VoicePlay's cover of Enemy (feat. AleXa), you'll hear him make some similar sounds in that video. My rule of thumb is that if I hear a noise that I can't identify during a VoicePlay video, it's usually Layne!

Now for the next level in a Capella… try Jacob Collier’s version of “Moon River”, where he actually begins with several dozen musician friends singing “Moon”.

This cover broke a lot of people across RU-vid! VoicePlay can do it all. XD Do you like Disney? Friends on the Other Side features J.None, too. Voctave is another great acapella group for Disney. You might like their Love Medley or their Princess Medley which are simply amazing! PS--I love your Green/White Ranger memorabilia.

Hi from France! If you want to hear Cesar hit high notes, you should react to their cover of Dream On! But like you said, all members are really really great.

I just found you while surfing the voice play highway. And I love your reactions and plus your room with all the green ranger stuff 💚 I'm glad I found you I can't wait to see all your videos 🎉

Loved your reaction to this. I'm not a Metallica fan, but this is AMAZING!! The arrangement is so good. Have you watched Pentatonix with Kevin celloboxing? Because yeah, that's pure gold too. And Pentatonix have done more than one song with Lindsey Stirling, both regular music, and Christmas music. Every collaboration is amazing!!

Ride features Eli singing and doing harmonies in the whole song. Layne and Geoff doing instruments.

I loved this reaction so much. You are correct in who is Cesar and who is JNone. The first time I watched this video, I am not exaggerating when I say I lost my ever loving mind. I live alone and had to call my mom to just tell someone about the amazingness of this cover. 🤣

YAS, PATREON!!!! 🎉

Everyone of these guys knows how to let another shine. That's beyond talent.

Slain by VioLayne! 😂 Loved the reaction. Thanks!

Of all the things you said you need to do to keep up with these guys the simplest one would most likely be learning to fly a plane. Learning to play 12 instruments is doable. I have at least made decent sounds come out of most instruments I have picked up but can't say that I can truly play them. Singing opera... not sure what that would take to do right.

Like the vioLayne, also check out their cover of Warriors. That was my instrument through out middle and high school.

Your reaction was great and made me laugh when the violin came out. If you haven't seen it, watch their "Halo" theme and their song from pirates of the Caribbean...I can't think of the title. Keep enjoying the music!

Are you going to react to their minis? I recommend doing two or three of them in one video, since they're so short, but they're definitely worth checking out.

So I Can't Make Yoy Love Me is a great one to really highlight Cesar, just have a box or 2 of tissues. Also I strongly recommend Enemy.

You simply must react to "We don't talk about Bruno", "Hoist the Colors", "The Little Mermaid Melody", and "The Oogie Boogie Song".

Try Carry On My Wayward Son and Tennessee Whisky. Eli actually arranged Eleanor Rigby and it’s amazing. Warriors had Violayne in it too.

You should listen to Geoff's "The Sound Of Silence."

I love the original , but this an amazing and excellent cover.. love , love it.. so much emotion

This one is my favorite! We got J back and VioLayne! This is my dream team line-up right here. This is just amazing! 🤯