Vocal Coach Reacts to Pentatonix - Bohemian Rhapsody 

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"I take it back. He can sing whatever he wants." LOVE THAT. Made me smile.

Avi: "we don't have a guitar". Mitch Grassi: *HOLD MY BEER* 😎😎

Perhaps it's time for some introductions. Megaphone Man (I like that by the way) is Mitch Grassi. Voted by the members as the best singer of the group. I tend to agree. The Girl is Kirstin Maldonado. Best Mezzo Soprano by far. My opinion, of course, but if you disagree, you're wrong. :) The Tall Blonde Guy is Scott Hoying. Great Baritone in his own right. The Bass Guy is Avi Kaplan. Has been known to register on seismograph equipment occasionally. The Human Sound Effect is Kevin Olusola. Respectable Tenor in his own right. Sings occasionally. Human 808. Has more sound effects at his command than all of the Walt Disney Corporation. Plays a massively wonderful Cello. Saying these kids are good is a massive understatement.

No one has mentioned Kirstie's beautiful "Galileos". They were a treat for my ears.

Instruments: no one can make my sound without me Kevin: *HOLD MY BEER*

"That couch got a lot of action today" .... I am SO taking that line out of context.

Pentatonix: *Starts singing* Tara: *Dies on piano*

Nevermind calling him Mitch, he’s officially changed to Megaphone Man. Only icon legends can

I love the "megaphone man" nickname. Lol.

Tara @ 4:05 : I wish he sang it with more grit. ...A little under 3 min later (6:59) Tara: I take it back; he can sing it however he wants.

PLEASE REACT TO PENTATONIX'S HALLELUJAH

"That was megaphone man, and he's forgiven." Best thing I've heard in quite some time. I really hope they watch this reaction, because they'll love it.

Enjoyed your reaction. As a bit of a back story, when they started making their videos, they used to sit on the couch and post a "one go" no stop version of the song they were doing. So to me this was a little shout out to us fans that have followed for years, bringing a couch back in for the video. It felt like old times, before the fancier videos and I liked it a lot.

1:33 mitch- mama just killed a man- Tara yup

An interesting footnote on Mitch's "guitar solo"... for the studio vocal backing the video and when they perform it live in concert, there's no megaphone, just Mitch and his amazing vocal modulations. :) The megaphone was a visual prop for the video.

I love the part where she forgives “megaphone man” (I love that btw) for not putting grit in the earlier part that had me laughing so hard 😂

Dang, anyone else miss Avi after watching this?

I watched this just to see your reaction to the "guitar solo."

7:02 “now you may think, that’s the girl singing” and that look is literally me every time I show someone Mitch’s high notes hahahahahah

"Wow they even added wind!" Beatboxer: Am I a joke to you?

I enjoy your fangirling over Pentatonix. It's really fun to watch! Love your critiques, they really are interesting and helpful.

Kevin is REALLY killing it with the beatboxing background.

Oh and also please react to The Dance of The Sugar Plum Fairy arrangement by Pentatonix, it is one of their best and won a Grammy

"You can't go wrong with Bohemian Rhapsody." Wow. I must be one of a kind

1:15 You have to react to "Black is the colour of my true loves hair" from Peter Hollens feat. Avi Kaplan! Because he can go way lower than that

I completely forgot that Mitch turned into a guitar in this video. Jeeeeeeeeeeez that man is NOT HUMAN! ❤️

They didnt add wind, thats the bass. Avi is a beast and does overtone singing as well.

Producer: we need a guitar Mitch: Nibba what? Producer: we need. A guitar. Mitch: hold my beer

This is one of the last videos with Avi. They've made it clear a few times before that "Bohemian Rhapsody" was off limits because it was such a masterpiece. I just think the couch and song choice was made to honor Avi and his work over the years before he quit.

I’m a big fan of Queen and I have never heard of this group but this was the BEST cover of Bohemian Rhapsody I ever heard.

The greatest cover of Bohemian Rhapsody. 👏👏👏

It killed me to hear her say THE PENTATONIX like honey I love ya but pleassseee

I think you’d love the technical side of their first grammy award-winning arrangement, Daft Punk! Some of their amazing vocal performances are AHA Live At Singapore Star Vista, Hallelujah, Say Something, Imagine, Gold, their lIve Star Wars performance at the AMAs. Since you love the beat boxer, Kevin, you should watch his solo stuff. Down is my favorite that shows off his amazing skills.

'Mary Did You Know' ... just the opposite (visually) of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' - just them standing and singing in a grotto; *so* different (& powerful)!

I just found Pentatonix today, they are awesome.

Never thought a megaphone could sound soo good till i met mitch😌

On their tour this year, they decided to add "Bohemian Rhapsody" (for the first time) to their concert, and used it as their 7+ minute encore/finale. I promise you, IN PERSON, it was equally amazing and stellar....even though Ari is no longer on that deep bass line. Their whole concert was great, but this was literally other-worldly. Squeeeeeee!

Tbh megaphone mitch kinda has a ring to it 👀

Love your critiques! They're super interesting, as someone who has no musical background at all. I'd love to see you react to Pentatonix's version of Hallelujah, as it's one of my favourite songs they've done and it's just beautiful!

“It was megaphone man again” I WHEEZED.

I was following a Pentatonix thread (reaction videos) on RU-vid when I found you. I found you easy to look at and listen to. You are intelligent and well educated in music, your observations and criticisms are gentle but pointed, and the mastery you have over your voice is astounding. You Tube and other media platforms change their algorithms frequently and when they do, some channels rise and others fall. Those channels rising and falling are collateral damage or blessing. I suspect RU-vid recently made some algorithmic changes that resulted in you rising. Today Facebook reported a 50 million customer data breach so those on Facebook should expect changes. Never in a million years would I have ever typed into the search bar "vocal coaches" but you popped up and I am very glad. Keep up the good work.

Mitch is a tenor and has the solo for most of this cover. Scott is the baritone of the group and the tall man with blonde hair. Avi is the original bass of the group (he left in 2017 and helped find his successor Matt). Kirstin is the mezzo soprano of the group. Kevin is the beatboxer, a tenor and cellist of the group.

"The pentatonix" 😂 I love these reactions

I really love listening to the bass notes. It's so out of this world. I love his comfortability. 💛

This must be such a treat for your ears Tara! I love to see you enjoy the performance so much. ..

Pentatonix is my absolute favorite band ever!! Like I’m in love with them

Here are the group members: *Scott*: he’s actually the lead singer of this group he’s the blonde guy with that blonde hair he also owns a channel called super fruit* *Mitch: he’s also the other lead singer he’s the one that does EVERY high note in pentatonix he’s also a channel with Scott called super fruit they both own that channel* *Kirstin or Kirstie: she’s the only girl of the group she’s A GREAT singer and vocal background like in finesse you could here her instead of Mitch plus she’s loud* *Avi: he was the former band member but he left on may of 2017 he’s voice is so light you should here light in the hallway it’s beautiful he’s the lead singer of that song he’s the one with the beard* *Kevin: he’s the beat boxer of the group he really adds the effect of the group that’s why they sound so good plus if you watch imagine he hits a high note he either hits a E5 or a G5 idk* I would like you to check out hallelujah from pentatonix and imagine mary did you know light in the hallway and daft punk

1:31 Mitch: Momma just killed a man Coach: Mhm

Tara, you are awesome! I enjoy every moment of your videos! I didn't think there was any way this vocal arrangement could be improved, but I have to agree with the two suggestions you did make, regarding the grit and the dynamics. Two little points that you might be interested in: 1) When they do this live, Mitch doesn't use the megaphone, and he still sounds like a guitar. 2) Pentaholics cringe when people refer to "THE Pentatonix." The preferred form is simply "Pentatonix," as in "I've heard Pentatonix many times now" or "I love Pentatonix." But just as you forgave Mitch, I will cheerfully forgive you, because your reactions are, indeed, awesome.

While listening to your spot on gorgeous commentary it really made me hear Kevin's huge contribution to the total sound with the wind and the other additions he made. You are such a blessing to this world! Thank you!

Avi started a summer camp for singers called A Cappella Academy. And they have videos on RU-vid. It’s all high school age students singing their hearts out in the a cappella style! It’d be awesome if you checked it out. (I may or may not be one of those kids)

LOL "megaphone man"! I love Mitch, he's perfect.

📢M E G A P H O N E M A N📢

Great reaction! I have seen this before and been amazed for sure! I just caught on to the homage they are paying specifically at the 8:05 mark (5:05 mark in the original video) to Dr Brian May, Queen's guitarist, who is an atstrophysicist -as they voice emulate Brian's guitar solo, they are showing the perseid meteor to the sound of his emulated guitar - that is genius!

I LOVE YOUR REACTIONS!!! so so good love Mitch!! And I’m also learning so much from your analysis, thank you! 💓

Mitch does not need to be gritty. He is perfection!

Thanks for your review - I am a huge fan of Pentatonix - if you haven't heard Hallelujah it has around 300 million views and is great. Like you said - simple but effective. You are a great reviewer and I enjoy listening to your reviews. Hi from Chicago.

This truly give Justice to Pentatonix. REALLY LOVED AND APPRECIATE it when both a normal listener such as the rest of us and a pro such as you to be able to disect it better at the same time see the small things that normally a us listeners wont even notice. KUDOS JOB WELL DONE SPOT ON REVIEWS

I’m so excited for you to be reacting to more of them!! Ahhh I’m subscribing :D I recommend their cover of Gold next please :D loved this review. They’re kinda flawless

Megaphone Man- Mitch The girl- Kristin The Beatboxer- Kevin or KO The bass- Avi ( He left the group in 2017 or 2018 also The new bass is Matt) The blondie - Scott

Gold by Pentatonix!!! please please please!!!

Man does kirstin look gorgeous in this video

Please react to their covers of Hallelujah and Imagine. You will hear the voice of each member of the group in these songs.

This has been my favorite Queen song, and your review opens my ears to a much better understanding of what to listen for and appreciate. Your reviews enhance my listening pleasure. Thanks.

Since you've now reacted to a few of their videos, and I get the feeling this isn't the end of it, I would really appreciate if you would learn their names, mostly because it would make it much easier to refer to a specific member at a certain point. Mitch Grassi: so-called "megaphone man," also in Superfruit along with Scott Scott Hoying: tall, blond guy who sings lead a lot, also in Superfruit with Mitch Kirstin Maldonado: the girl, you reacted to her in Disney Love Medley with her then-boyfriend Jeremy but she also has some newer stuff that's really good and she was on Broadway a few months ago in Kinky Boots Kevin Olusola: the beatboxer, he has some really cool "KOvers" he has done solo that you should check out Avi Kaplan: the bass, he left the band a bit over a year ago, releasing some cool solo music shortly afterwards, and was replaced with Matt Sallee (who you saw in the Evolution of Rihanna video)

OMG! To have that kind of breath support, and control, while laying down! What I wouldn't give for that!! Well done.

love your reactions! the megaphone guy is called Mitch ^-^

i love the way she explains, and she knows what she is talking about!

love them, love tara, love everyone here

I get chills n goose pimples. Such beautiful voices...

"that couch got a lot of action" LOL Another great reaction!

Megaphone Man is a QUEEN. And the part where he lay on the couch while the others walked is so organically Mitch that I think he came up with it.

During live versions of this song on their newly finished tour, Mitch gave his first part of the solo a lot more emotion. Maybe you'd want to check them out sometime so you don't have to "forgive" Mitch as there would be nothing to forgive (but maybe you wouldn't be really happy with the way he shapes the "mEE" vowel sometimes haha). I've always thought Mitch's voice belongs in musical theatre and those performances confirm it for me. It would be great too if you would react to Superfruit's Hip Hop Goes Broadway videos. They're really fun and they have great vocal moments and it'll be interesting to hear your thoughts about it :)

7:08-7:16 That will forever be one my favorite comments I’ve heard on any RU-vid video. So great and so genuine.

I love seeing you fan girl over Mitch (high tenor) and ptx overall! 😂 I love watching your videos it’s very informative thank you!

Things like this restores my faith in humanity.

Megaphone man is Mitch :)

We can tell just how much you enjoy what you do during this video. Love it!

Love these reactions of Pentatonix, for harmonies please react to an original of theirs Run to You. Thank you.

I love this woman, Tara. She is so refreshingly unjaded and open in her enjoyment of the music.

I'm so glad this video was made. I love mitch grassi's voice and Avi's low notes but I'm sad that Avi left. It's a good thing they have matt though.

the couch setup is a throwback to when they did covers sitting on their various sofas at home

I love your reactions - I know Pentatonix is good but I like hearing why they are so good. I'd love to see your reaction to their cover of Imagine, they do something magical near the end that gives me shivers every time! I think you'd also like Run to You(an original) which is very different from their pop songs and maybe Scott Hoying (guy in the grey hoodie here) and Mario Jose singing Lost on You over a Hans Zimmer score. Looking forward to more of your reactions!

I love it so much and keep it on replay when he said “anyway the wind blows” in that voice!

Really great reaction. Please keep up with the Pentatonix reactions because there are so many more really good ones. I watched them being interviewed once and the interviewer asked them if there was any song they wouldn't cover and they all said Bohemian Rhapsody. Obviously they figured it out because this is amazing. Just a side note: The bass, Avi Kaplan studied opera in college and the beat boxer, Kevin Olusola, picked up beat boxing as a hobby in high school. He also plays piano, saxaphone and is a classically trained cellist. As if that isn't enough he graduated from Yale with a degree in pre-med and Asian studies. Along with other languages, he speaks flawless Mandarin Chinese. A very impressive and really super nice guy.

Im a bit late, but just figured ill leave this here: Mitch performed this live without the megaphone. it was simply just a piece of eye candy :)

You should react to Pentatonix Hallelujah.

What's really special about them is their ability to make their five voices sound like 35 voices. That is far harder. They don't do it here so much, but if you review other songs they do, especially where they use what is called their Wall of Sound. They are special in so many ways.

Please review their Christmas music especially the more dramatic ones like Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen but then also the more fun ones like O Come All Ye Faithful and Joy to the world but then the really simplistic ones like White Winter Hymnal and Away In A Manger plus everything in between with the Christmas songs. . I wanna see what you think of them.

I believe this vocal coach was jealeous of pentatonix interpretation because this Bohemian Rhapsody versión was a máster piece ...and that lady is thinking like every body and pentatonix thinks out the box

Thank you for this reaction but please could you please react to daft punk medley please

Their precision is the Best ever and Scott's punch lines " So you think..." are so powerful and forceful. I love that he quite often gets the climactic punches of the songs because he has great body language and the voice to belt it out with.

Mitch: Doing the guitar thing for the second time. Tara: I'm pretty sure it's that guy again. PTX: Oh yeah, oh yeah

I would love to see you react to Pentatonix singing Imagine. I would also love to see you react to the newest version of "Mitch Grassi's Vocal Range (A1-B7)". I absolutely love your reactions and critiques.

Please react to Hallelujah by Pentatonix, Break a Little (Kirstin), or Future Friends (SuperFruit)

Thank you so very much for your critique on this gorgeous piece with the best of the best of this creative and talented group!!! I love them. But now I love you Tara and how much more you add to each of their pieces. It really makes it much more enjoyable. Thank you again!!!!

Can you please do any or all of “Imagine” “Hallelujah” and “Run to You” from Pentatonix? All are stunning!

I absolutely love your PTX reactions! It's so interesting to hear your opinion on their arrangements!

You should react to Mitch Grassi's best vocals - like his high notes, runs and riff videos, etc :)