Actually the bass in this video is Avi Kaplan. He left in 2017 and was replaced by Matt Sallee. Their ‘evolution’ videos are all incredible, and any of them are worth checking out.
You were right about the individual roles... but you also figured out faster than most that PTX isn't about staying in their lanes in any way. If they feel it'll serve the song best, they do it, whether it means one vocalist takes the entire lead, their bass (Avi/Matt) sings and Scott takes over bass, Kevin sings, one of the soloists helps or takes over something with percussion... nothing is off the table. They don't do ego and love to let every member shine. And they are all multitalented on top of just amazing vocalists. This video was definitely one take. The studio they shoot their evolution videos at said in 2016 that at that point none had taken more than 4 takes (and 2 were generally just to see if they could do better or try something different). I guess their newest evolution video might have been different because a lot of fans say it was prerecorded, but the live/one take format was absolutely true until at least 2016.
Pentatonix are: Scott Hoying - blond baritone, also doubles on bass when the bass sings a solo: Kirstin Maldonado - mezzo soprano; Mitch Grassi - tenor with a crazy range, often sings alto when they harmonize; --> These three are sometimes called The Trio, which was the name of their high school group (yes, known eaeachhc other since high school) Kevin Olusola - beatboxer who also sings tenor and plays the cello beautifully Avi Kaplan (in this video) and Matt Sallee (after Avi's amicable departure) ("Sixth member" - arranger Ben Bram, who has worked with them since the beginning, when they competed in the TV show "Sing-Off" in 2011.) And yes, this was done in one take.
Incredible reaction. Thank you. This is my all time favorite band. They are all musical geniuses. Please start with their older songs first so you can get to know them, where they started and see how they got where they are today. Please react to Hallelujah (over 615 million views). Daft Punk was their first Grammy win. They have 3 Grammy wins all in the earlier years when Avi (Ah-Vee) Kaplan the original bass was with them. Matt joined after Avi left at tail end of 2017. Avi has his own solo career now which is another reaction source. He leans to folk genre and is fantastic! Hope you will continue your journey down the PTX rabbit hole. The fans (Pentaholics) are the best and they will support you all the way.
You picked a great Pentatonix cover here... one of my favourites! And yes, the group is comprised of four lead singers and a master beatboxer/musician/vocalist. When they come together, they create magic. Great, fun reaction. Hope you do more PTX!
I loved your genuine reaction and how speechless you were. Welcome to PTX and we Pentaholics will go on your journey down the PTX rabbit hole. Daft Punk is amazing and they won a Grammy for it. Imagine, Hallelujah and Sound of Silence. Who am I kidding? ALL of their songs are fantastic!!!
**THERE ARE LITERALLY NO WORDS IN MY ENGLISH VOCABULARY, THAT CAN DESCRIBE THIS GROUP!!!** ❣ I have also come to the conclusion, that Mitch is an Alien, from the planet of WTF 🙃 😊🙃 I truly love how Pentatonix will put their own spin on a song, yet still manage to keep the integrity & respect the original artist. I believe Michael Jackson would be proud ❣❣❣
Incredible reaction! please react to the earlier songs first so you can get to know the band members, where they started and how they arrived where they are today. Avi Kaplan (pronounced Ah-Vee) was the original basso profundo. He left the band in latter part of 2017 and has a fantastic solo career. Another newer artist you can react to. This is my favorite band. Please react to Hallelujah (over 615 million views) then Daft Punk which won them their first Grammy award. They won 3 Grammy awards in the earlier years when Avi was with them. I hope you will continue the journey down the PTX rabbit hole. The fans (a.k.a. Pentaholics) are the best and will support you all the way.
I love that this was your first experience of them, seeing them do it all live in one take. Welcome to Pentatonix! The Pentaholics will come flooding in now. There are so many songs to react to. Avi is the bass in this video as it is an earlier video. He sadly left a few years ago due to being unable to keep up with the fast pace lifestyle and his mother’s health. Matt is his replacement, and an amazing singer in his own right.
This group was fabulous with Avi Kaplan as bass. He added a richness that cannot be duplicated. When he left the group, so did I. He has a solo career now and is taking it easy in his cabin in the forests of Tennessee. You should seriously react to his music solo career.
@@Nanasinger67 her choice. They did drop the strict acappella practice and started messing with it after Avi left, who had been an acappella competition champion going in, and have switched to evangelical religious music (definitely not my thing wearing the white clothes and all) and theatrical pieces which is not the same as what they used to do.
Matt Sallee is the new bass since 2017. Avi was the original bass from 2011 to 2017 and seen here in this video. The rest of the group are original. Scott, Kirstin, and Mitch sang together in high school as The Trio. Pentatonix was formed when Kevin and Avi were added to compete in the nationally televised series called Sing Off. Of course they won. Mitch and Kirstin change their looks often which confuses many reactors. They have won Grammys for Daft Punk, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (sung by a group with no instruments for a song with no words), and for A duet with Dolly Parton singing Jolene. Recommend Hallelujah, Bohemian Rhapsody, Sound of Silence, and Coffee in Bed(original).
I am SO happy to see you checking out PTX!! I’ve watched your Queen reactions for some time and have loved them so I’m glad to see you checking out one of my other most favorite groups, you’re going to love them!!! You should check out more of their Evolution Of videos, they are some of my favorites!! Next you should do Evolution of Ariana Grande and Evolution of Rihanna! Those are my personal favorites and they also feature their new bass Matt (the only change to the group in, I believe, 2017). The bass in this video is actually Avi! Can’t for more PTX from you!! 💙💙
Thank you for reacting to this awesome Pentatonix medley. They are amazing. They have several Evolution Of... videos. My favorite is "Evolution Of Rihanna". I hope that you will react to more Pentatonix videos. "Sound Of Silence" would be a good start. It has current bass singer, Matt. In their 10-year history, there has only been one member change. Avi was bass in this video. He left in 2017. Matt became bass in 2017.
My church does not use any instruments so we sing acapella. And without the beat boxing and stuff. 😂 But this is SO incredibly difficult to do, if you have people that can sing it is beautiful. If you have people that cannot, well, it is a disaster. If just one person is off key you notice it immediately, and it would be the same for them, there is absolutely nowhere to hide, no instruments to drown you out. You are extremely exposed when singing in this style, especially live, and they sound this great live! The arrangement of everything they do is an art in and of itself. There is nobody better at this! ❤️
They have won 3 Grammy awards!! They deserve more in my opinion but I’m a hard core Pentaholic!! The MJ songs you didn’t know were his early songs mostly 70’s. I remember each one! To quote my 4 year old granddaughter… “that’s because you’re old Naw Naw” 😂
I am so glad that you liked this video. It is a great introduction to PTX (Pentatonix). If you wish to continue down the PTX rabbit hole, then I have a few suggestions. Many people have many favorites in many different categories. "Daft Punk", "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy" and "Jolene" are the three songs they won Grammys for. For covers try "Sound of Silence" (Simon and Garfunkle), "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen), and "Imagine" (John Lennon). For original pieces I recommend "Sing", "Happy Now", or "Love Again". Oh and just so you don't get confused on future reactions, there has only been one member change in the 10 years they have been together.
Please continue down this rabbit hole. You won’t be disappointed! May I also suggest Home Free, another great Bass, beatboxer, and just all around group. The bass on this video, Avi, joined them on their video “Ring of Fire”.
Brilliant reaction! I've subscribed for more PTX reactions :) They have over 10 years of back catalogue and there's no such thing as a bad some from them. Avi Kaplan is the base in the Evolution of MJ, he left the group in 2017 very amicably and helped them choose his replacement, Matt Sallee. They have 3 Grammys - the first being for Daft Punk which they shot themselves in one of their kitchens on a $400 budget!!! Almost all of their music is acapella, however sometimes Kevin (beatboxer) will play the cello as well - he's a world standard cellist and he created cello-boxing - cello while beatboxing, which is how the Trio (Scott, Mitch, and Kirstie) found him. Scott will sometimes play piano too - however every time there is an instrument used it's very visible in the video - so if you can't see it then it's their voices. Scott, Mitch, and Kirstin/Kirstie (rhymes with thirsty) have been friends since they were kids at school and were known as The Trio. Avi and Kevin joined them to do The Sing Off - which they won gaining them a record deal, before being promptly dropped by the record label as the label stupidly thought acapella didn't have a market! PTX have said many times this was the best thing for them though as it meant they could go their own way and with the power of UA-cam that's exactly what they did. Scott is baritone, but he covers the base line whenever the bass is singing - and he go very high too! He can riff/run and belt like you wouldn't believe! Kirstin is alto/soprano with a very large range and can even sing in whistle notes! Mitch is counter tenor and can go amazingly high - often described as the voice of an angel! Avi Kaplan is a classically trained basso profundo with a reputation for breaking speakers - some of the incidents are shown on UA-cam lol! Kevin is - well how do you describe a cello-boxer who is native fluent in Chinese, was pre-med at Yale, can pretty much be an instrument you want with his voice, and also has the purest voice and an awesome falsetto?! Matt has an awesome bass with a wonderful creamy sound to it, he sings brilliantly and has a great range too, he is a wonderful addition to the group and was the perfect choice to take Avi's place! Basically they are all amazing, wonderful people who can't seem to put out a single bad song ever! They have a massive collection of covers and originals, while also doing their own stuff too, which never gets in the way of the group stuff. You will find your subscribers going through the roof if you keep doing PTX courtesy of all us Pentaholics who are very loyal and love seeing new reactions! Watch out though as their label are great at blocking (nothing to do with PTX, they love reactors!) so be careful with those pauses. I recommend Imagine (pay attention to the signs), The Sound of Silence, Daft Punk, Radioactive with Lindsay Stirling, and the live in Singapore version of Aha (it Has to be that version - every single Pentaholic will agree with me on that - Mitch was out of this world that night), they are great places to start. Thank you if you read this far lol. :)
This is only a taste of what they can and have done! They've been putting out masterpieces for 10 years now. In the reaction you did 8 months ago, when Pentatonix did backup for Kelly Clarkson.. do you remember the cello accompaniment... that is Kevin Olusolo, their beatboxer (he tagged the term celloboxing). He is an accomplished player. You would love any of them.. covers or originals.. On of their newest is an incredible one!! 90's DANCE MEDLEY
The guy in the nice white shirt is Avi Kaplan ❤ the original bass, love him so much!!!! He did leave the group in 2017 but he has some original stuff out now that I love ❤❤❤
Great reaction!! You will probably be inundated with us Pentaholics. They will give you hundreds of suggestions. I just wanted to let you know, since no one else does that they are actually aliens from the planet Harmony. 😂😂🤗❤️
Have you ever looked into how MJ created all his music? He is on the list of artists that never learned how to read/write music so instead he would beatbox the tune to tape then layer in the different parts before finally adding the vocals meaning that he had every idea on tape so he could revisit it later allowing them to go in and pull his voice to layer into the finished music even after his death. You can hear him talking about how he creates songs in a courtroom recording when someone had sued him trying to claim he stole the song Dangerous from them. So yes MJ won a case by singing in the courtroom. Another fun one is MJ was a crowned king of Sanwi (inside ) back in 1992 so any legal issues turn into a diplomatic issue quickly even after he stepped down as king
Hello Dereck wahou merci pour avoir passer pentatonix et sur Mickael jackson mon idole que j ecoute en boucle depuis mes 14 ans le seul et grand king de la chanson et de l innovation pour moi en tout cas Thank you Dereck 🥰🥰
Where to go next with PTX very much depends on the sort of thing you want. They're quite varied in what they put out (style, not quality - quality is always this good): More medley fun of the same sort: There's a few "evolution of" style numbers and all are great but also consider the 90's Medley which is really recent Modern dance: Daft Punk (a medley in tribute to the French techno group), Love Again (an original with some mind-blowing stuff from Avi and Kevin) Incredible Harmonies: Run to You, Mary Did You Know, Mad World Uplifting: Hallelujah, Imagine Latin vibes: Havana Christmas-y: Far too many to list, here.
I'm sure by now you've already been told how fantastic they are...🤣. They make awesome covers and wonderful originals. You should check out Bohemian Rhapsody, Sound of Silence and Daft Punk. ( Of course they have tons more of fantastic songs!
If you are a serious Michael Jackson fan, you really need to see the music video for Fat, by Weird Al Yankovic. Make sure you are closely familiar with the MV for Bad first (maybe re-watch it in preparation), because the Fat video relies very heavily on references to the Bad one.
You should watch their live Popspring Concert video! It's got 3 great originals & this Michael Jackson mashup! Live. You won't regret it! 😉😊 Also, there's one quick line in this MJ video from an early Jackson song "Ben". One of my all time favorites.... It's about a RAT 🐀! 😂
PTX is the world to some of us! You could say we are a bit obsessed! Therefore, we are a bit obsessed over reactors reacting to this group! We'll be here every time you react so we can see the appreciation on your face! Thanks for reacting to this one! We love it! All of their Evolution Of videos are perfect, you may enjoy Superfruit too, that is Mitch and Scott's side channel! It is edgier than PTX and not rated PG! They are magic together!
Just for fun, you might enjoy their flawless "90's Dance Medley," I recommend it, but prepare to groove and chair dance! Then please change it up with Amazing Grace, Sounds of Silence, and their most recent, Seasons of Love, from the musical, Rent. These will give you a feeling for their more polished, evolved, perfect in every way sounds of the last two years or so. They just put out another album of original songs, The Lucky Ones, that are stylish little pop bops -- I love em ALL! (BTW, I subscribed! I like your style and your comments were great!)
Say Something, Amazing Grace, Shallow...or any other song actually. Pentaholics tend not care as long as these wonderful people are singing to them. Their Christmas Carols are year-round treats!
As always love your reactions. You have to react to these cover songs by them which are by the best. Hallelujah, amazing grace, sound of silence and imagine. I was never into Acapella until I saw those videos
Incredible reaction! Thank you. This is my all time favorite band. Please react to Hallelujah (over 615 million views) and react to the earlier covers and originals first. That way you can get to know them better, see where they started and how they arrived where they are today. Avi Kaplan(pronounced Ah-Vee) was the original basso profundo. He left at the tail end of 2017 and has a fantastic solo career. Another excellent choice of new artist to react to. Matt Salle joined shortly after left the group. Please also react to Daft Punk which was their first Grammy win. They have 3 Grammy wins from their earlier years when Avi was with them. I hope you will continue your journey down the PTX rabbit hole. The fans (a.k.a Pentaholics) are great and will support you all the way. :)
Please watch Pentatonix sing the following: Daft Punk, Bohemian Rapsody, Hallelujah, Imagine, Sound of Silence, Mary Did You Know, Havana, Gold, Be my Eyes
I just stumbled across your reaction channel by way of PTX music, and appreciate your comments. If anything, I would recommend their cover of John Legend's 'Imagine' it hits in all the sweet spots. And gives you a lot to think about.
How about Papaoutai? Saw your reaction to the original. Subscribed for more Pentatonix. You are a great reactor! Appreciate your researching at the end 👍
Actually the bass in this video is Avi Kaplan. He left in 2017 and was replaced by Matt Sallee. Their ‘evolution’ videos are all incredible, and any of them are worth checking out.
If you watch their Popspring concert you will see this done flawlessly live, along with 3 amazing original songs
Try them all. They are impressive each and everytime. Your next one should be their cover of Hallelujah and Daft Punk
Their cover of Hallelujah and Mary, Did You Know makes me cry
More Pentatonix! More, more, more!
You have 10 years of music to explore.
Pentatonix 90's Dance Medley....give it a listen. Awesome.
You were right about the individual roles... but you also figured out faster than most that PTX isn't about staying in their lanes in any way. If they feel it'll serve the song best, they do it, whether it means one vocalist takes the entire lead, their bass (Avi/Matt) sings and Scott takes over bass, Kevin sings, one of the soloists helps or takes over something with percussion... nothing is off the table. They don't do ego and love to let every member shine. And they are all multitalented on top of just amazing vocalists.
This video was definitely one take. The studio they shoot their evolution videos at said in 2016 that at that point none had taken more than 4 takes (and 2 were generally just to see if they could do better or try something different). I guess their newest evolution video might have been different because a lot of fans say it was prerecorded, but the live/one take format was absolutely true until at least 2016.
Amazing 🔥
I would reccomend Imagine, Can you feel the love, Bohemian rhapsody and Mitches/Avis range
Pentatonix are:
Scott Hoying - blond baritone, also doubles on bass when the bass sings a solo:
Kirstin Maldonado - mezzo soprano;
Mitch Grassi - tenor with a crazy range, often sings alto when they harmonize;
--> These three are sometimes called The Trio, which was the name of their high school group (yes, known eaeachhc other since high school)
Kevin Olusola - beatboxer who also sings tenor and plays the cello beautifully
Avi Kaplan (in this video) and Matt Sallee (after Avi's amicable departure)
("Sixth member" - arranger Ben Bram, who has worked with them since the beginning, when they competed in the TV show "Sing-Off" in 2011.)
And yes, this was done in one take.
It was not amicable.
@@pamscarr8696 , so they were angry at each other? "Amicable" doesn't mean "happy," it means they remained on good terms.
@@pamscarr8696 I would say it was amicable, because Avi was at Kevin's wedding. Yes there are photos out there.
There are so many Pentatonix covers and originals to listen to. PTX fans (Pentaholics), will happily guide your journey.
Welcome to the PTX rabbit hole - your journey will be long but very rewarding :)
Their DAFT PUNK's cover is also impressive.
Watch the official, followed by the live followed by the VIP (No Mic's)
Incredible reaction. Thank you. This is my all time favorite band. They are all musical geniuses. Please start with their older songs first so you can get to know them, where they started and see how they got where they are today. Please react to Hallelujah (over 615 million views). Daft Punk was their first Grammy win. They have 3 Grammy wins all in the earlier years when Avi (Ah-Vee) Kaplan the original bass was with them. Matt joined after Avi left at tail end of 2017. Avi has his own solo career now which is another reaction source. He leans to folk genre and is fantastic! Hope you will continue your journey down the PTX rabbit hole. The fans (Pentaholics) are the best and they will support you all the way.
I suggest hallelujah next. Also they've performed this song live multiple times.
Yes!
Hallelujah is their most popular video and has over 600 million views😱
Sheck out their cover of “ imagine”. It may bring you to tears. I cry every time I hear and listen to it
As freaking awesome as that video is, their official clip of the Daft Punk Medley is just out of the world
You have to seen their medleys of daft punk and 90's dance music ... just incredible !!
They are INCREDIBLE! ✔ out Hallelujah you'll never be the same!
You picked a great Pentatonix cover here... one of my favourites! And yes, the group is comprised of four lead singers and a master beatboxer/musician/vocalist. When they come together, they create magic. Great, fun reaction. Hope you do more PTX!
Hallelujah!
Pentatonix is AMAZING 💕 You have 10 years of incredible covers, originals and Xmas. Enjoy the amazing ride❤️❤️❤️
Keep falling down the PENTATONIX RABBIT HOLE. Great reaction!🎶🎶🎶🎶
I loved your genuine reaction and how speechless you were. Welcome to PTX and we Pentaholics will go on your journey down the PTX rabbit hole. Daft Punk is amazing and they won a Grammy for it. Imagine, Hallelujah and Sound of Silence. Who am I kidding? ALL of their songs are fantastic!!!
They are really great ! You should check from them the sound of silence, mad world and of course daft punk.
**THERE ARE LITERALLY NO WORDS IN MY ENGLISH VOCABULARY, THAT CAN DESCRIBE THIS GROUP!!!** ❣ I have also come to the conclusion, that Mitch is an Alien, from the planet of WTF 🙃 😊🙃 I truly love how Pentatonix will put their own spin on a song, yet still manage to keep the integrity & respect the original artist. I believe Michael Jackson would be proud ❣❣❣
They do this LIVE too! Great reaction.
Incredible reaction! please react to the earlier songs first so you can get to know the band members, where they started and how they arrived where they are today. Avi Kaplan (pronounced Ah-Vee) was the original basso profundo. He left the band in latter part of 2017 and has a fantastic solo career. Another newer artist you can react to. This is my favorite band. Please react to Hallelujah (over 615 million views) then Daft Punk which won them their first Grammy award. They won 3 Grammy awards in the earlier years when Avi was with them. I hope you will continue the journey down the PTX rabbit hole. The fans (a.k.a. Pentaholics) are the best and will support you all the way.
I love that this was your first experience of them, seeing them do it all live in one take. Welcome to Pentatonix! The Pentaholics will come flooding in now. There are so many songs to react to.
Avi is the bass in this video as it is an earlier video. He sadly left a few years ago due to being unable to keep up with the fast pace lifestyle and his mother’s health. Matt is his replacement, and an amazing singer in his own right.
I suggest you react to the Daft Punk cover, incredible sounds and visuals ♡
They are outstanding!!!
This group was fabulous with Avi Kaplan as bass.
He added a richness that cannot be duplicated.
When he left the group, so did I.
He has a solo career now and is taking it easy in his cabin in the forests of Tennessee.
You should seriously react to his music solo career.
That is so sad Pam. You are missing out on some really incredible music.
@@Nanasinger67 her choice. They did drop the strict acappella practice and started messing with it after Avi left, who had been an acappella competition champion going in, and have switched to evangelical religious music (definitely not my thing wearing the white clothes and all) and theatrical pieces which is not the same as what they used to do.
Matt Sallee is the new bass since 2017. Avi was the original bass from 2011 to 2017 and seen here in this video. The rest of the group are original. Scott, Kirstin, and Mitch sang together in high school as The Trio. Pentatonix was formed when Kevin and Avi were added to compete in the nationally televised series called Sing Off. Of course they won. Mitch and Kirstin change their looks often which confuses many reactors.
They have won Grammys for Daft Punk, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (sung by a group with no instruments for a song with no words), and for A duet with Dolly Parton singing Jolene.
Recommend Hallelujah, Bohemian Rhapsody, Sound of Silence, and Coffee in Bed(original).
I am SO happy to see you checking out PTX!! I’ve watched your Queen reactions for some time and have loved them so I’m glad to see you checking out one of my other most favorite groups, you’re going to love them!!! You should check out more of their Evolution Of videos, they are some of my favorites!! Next you should do Evolution of Ariana Grande and Evolution of Rihanna! Those are my personal favorites and they also feature their new bass Matt (the only change to the group in, I believe, 2017). The bass in this video is actually Avi! Can’t for more PTX from you!! 💙💙
Thank you for reacting to this awesome Pentatonix medley. They are amazing. They have several Evolution Of... videos. My favorite is "Evolution Of Rihanna". I hope that you will react to more Pentatonix videos. "Sound Of Silence" would be a good start. It has current bass singer, Matt. In their 10-year history, there has only been one member change. Avi was bass in this video. He left in 2017. Matt became bass in 2017.
This shows how many hits Michael has. And these are just a few :') #mjforever
My church does not use any instruments so we sing acapella. And without the beat boxing and stuff. 😂 But this is SO incredibly difficult to do, if you have people that can sing it is beautiful. If you have people that cannot, well, it is a disaster. If just one person is off key you notice it immediately, and it would be the same for them, there is absolutely nowhere to hide, no instruments to drown you out. You are extremely exposed when singing in this style, especially live, and they sound this great live! The arrangement of everything they do is an art in and of itself. There is nobody better at this! ❤️
Amazing, indeed! Welcome to PTX!
Just a note... Scott takes over bass when the bass sings. sound of Silence is a masterpiece!
Mj has just bangers.. OMG.. What a discography😰
You are right, there are literally hundreds. And everything they do is top notch. Enjoy!
The way Scott looks at Kevin when he starts singing is just *chefs kiss*
The bass is Avi Kaplan
Beatboxer is Kevin Olusola
Middle guy is Scott Hoying
Girl is Kirsten Maldanado
High voice on the left is Mitch Grassi
10 year anniversary for them amazing songs from them,
Welcome to the world of PTX. You will love them
Hallelujah, Sounds of Silence, Havana, Daft Punk, Bohemian Rhapsody, Imagine should be next. Also their originals Sing, Coffee in Bed.
I actually really like this medley, it's a classic cover
We’ve got him now boys 😂
Evolution of Rihanna is my favorite. That one will have their new Bass singer, Matt (just a heads up) everyone else is the same
They're incredible I wish I could sing even a little close to that
Ok, he is ready for pow wow 😅😁
MJ, King Of Kings Of music.
Joleen with Dolly Parton 😍😍😍😍
So glad you have finally gotten to PTX. You won't be sorry. I've even sent you a spreadsheet with links to all 163 of their performances.
My second Penta-Virgin today,. 😂😍Yay
Welcome to the rabbit hole and a great community!!! some other great starters...
Evolution of Beyonce
Daft Punk
Hallelujah
They have won 3 Grammy awards!! They deserve more in my opinion but I’m a hard core Pentaholic!! The MJ songs you didn’t know were his early songs mostly 70’s. I remember each one! To quote my 4 year old granddaughter… “that’s because you’re old Naw Naw” 😂
They are coming to Manchester UK in 2022 can’t wait ( Apollo Theatre)
I recommend you check out their cover of Imagine next. Have tissue handy cause it will hit you in the feels. Great reaction! 🥰
Welcome to what will become a VERY DEEP rabbit hole, my friend. We call ourselves Pentaholics!
I am so glad that you liked this video. It is a great introduction to PTX (Pentatonix). If you wish to continue down the PTX rabbit hole, then I have a few suggestions. Many people have many favorites in many different categories. "Daft Punk", "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy" and "Jolene" are the three songs they won Grammys for. For covers try "Sound of Silence" (Simon and Garfunkle), "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen), and "Imagine" (John Lennon). For original pieces I recommend "Sing", "Happy Now", or "Love Again". Oh and just so you don't get confused on future reactions, there has only been one member change in the 10 years they have been together.
My first intro to. PTX was the song Hallelujah. That one will now your mind.
The earlier songs they began with were from when they were The Jackson 5 and The Jacksons.
I prefer the remix "Radioactive" with Lindsay Stirling
Have you see the live: The Weeknd and Ariana Grande in the "iHeart Radio Music Awards"
Please continue down this rabbit hole. You won’t be disappointed! May I also suggest Home Free, another great Bass, beatboxer, and just all around group. The bass on this video, Avi, joined them on their video “Ring of Fire”.
Brilliant reaction! I've subscribed for more PTX reactions :) They have over 10 years of back catalogue and there's no such thing as a bad some from them. Avi Kaplan is the base in the Evolution of MJ, he left the group in 2017 very amicably and helped them choose his replacement, Matt Sallee. They have 3 Grammys - the first being for Daft Punk which they shot themselves in one of their kitchens on a $400 budget!!!
Almost all of their music is acapella, however sometimes Kevin (beatboxer) will play the cello as well - he's a world standard cellist and he created cello-boxing - cello while beatboxing, which is how the Trio (Scott, Mitch, and Kirstie) found him. Scott will sometimes play piano too - however every time there is an instrument used it's very visible in the video - so if you can't see it then it's their voices.
Scott, Mitch, and Kirstin/Kirstie (rhymes with thirsty) have been friends since they were kids at school and were known as The Trio. Avi and Kevin joined them to do The Sing Off - which they won gaining them a record deal, before being promptly dropped by the record label as the label stupidly thought acapella didn't have a market! PTX have said many times this was the best thing for them though as it meant they could go their own way and with the power of UA-cam that's exactly what they did.
Scott is baritone, but he covers the base line whenever the bass is singing - and he go very high too! He can riff/run and belt like you wouldn't believe!
Kirstin is alto/soprano with a very large range and can even sing in whistle notes!
Mitch is counter tenor and can go amazingly high - often described as the voice of an angel!
Avi Kaplan is a classically trained basso profundo with a reputation for breaking speakers - some of the incidents are shown on UA-cam lol!
Kevin is - well how do you describe a cello-boxer who is native fluent in Chinese, was pre-med at Yale, can pretty much be an instrument you want with his voice, and also has the purest voice and an awesome falsetto?!
Matt has an awesome bass with a wonderful creamy sound to it, he sings brilliantly and has a great range too, he is a wonderful addition to the group and was the perfect choice to take Avi's place!
Basically they are all amazing, wonderful people who can't seem to put out a single bad song ever! They have a massive collection of covers and originals, while also doing their own stuff too, which never gets in the way of the group stuff.
You will find your subscribers going through the roof if you keep doing PTX courtesy of all us Pentaholics who are very loyal and love seeing new reactions! Watch out though as their label are great at blocking (nothing to do with PTX, they love reactors!) so be careful with those pauses.
I recommend Imagine (pay attention to the signs), The Sound of Silence, Daft Punk, Radioactive with Lindsay Stirling, and the live in Singapore version of Aha (it Has to be that version - every single Pentaholic will agree with me on that - Mitch was out of this world that night), they are great places to start. Thank you if you read this far lol. :)
This is only a taste of what they can and have done! They've been putting out masterpieces for 10 years now. In the reaction you did 8 months ago, when Pentatonix did backup for Kelly Clarkson.. do you remember the cello accompaniment... that is Kevin Olusolo, their beatboxer (he tagged the term celloboxing). He is an accomplished player.
You would love any of them.. covers or originals.. On of their newest is an incredible one!! 90's DANCE MEDLEY
The guy in the nice white shirt is Avi Kaplan ❤ the original bass, love him so much!!!! He did leave the group in 2017 but he has some original stuff out now that I love ❤❤❤
All things Pentatonix! "Gold" live. Just UA-cam Pentatonix. Look how they started. Everything they do is amazing!!
Great reaction!! You will probably be inundated with us Pentaholics. They will give you hundreds of suggestions. I just wanted to let you know, since no one else does that they are actually aliens from the planet Harmony. 😂😂🤗❤️
Aaaaaaand subscribed! I enjoyed every second of this, and I’d love to see you react to more PTX.
The evolution of Arianna will blow your mind!
I believe the songs were performed in chronological order, from the earliest Jackson Five hit to his last hit, the soundtrack for Free Willy.
Have you ever looked into how MJ created all his music? He is on the list of artists that never learned how to read/write music so instead he would beatbox the tune to tape then layer in the different parts before finally adding the vocals meaning that he had every idea on tape so he could revisit it later allowing them to go in and pull his voice to layer into the finished music even after his death.
You can hear him talking about how he creates songs in a courtroom recording when someone had sued him trying to claim he stole the song Dangerous from them. So yes MJ won a case by singing in the courtroom.
Another fun one is MJ was a crowned king of Sanwi (inside ) back in 1992 so any legal issues turn into a diplomatic issue quickly even after he stepped down as king
Hello Dereck wahou merci pour avoir passer pentatonix et sur Mickael jackson mon idole que j ecoute en boucle depuis mes 14 ans le seul et grand king de la chanson et de l innovation pour moi en tout cas Thank you Dereck 🥰🥰
In this Video you are seeing Avi as the Bassist. He left the group in 2017 and Matt Sallee joined them then.
Where to go next with PTX very much depends on the sort of thing you want. They're quite varied in what they put out (style, not quality - quality is always this good):
More medley fun of the same sort: There's a few "evolution of" style numbers and all are great but also consider the 90's Medley which is really recent
Modern dance: Daft Punk (a medley in tribute to the French techno group), Love Again (an original with some mind-blowing stuff from Avi and Kevin)
Incredible Harmonies: Run to You, Mary Did You Know, Mad World
Uplifting: Hallelujah, Imagine
Latin vibes: Havana
Christmas-y: Far too many to list, here.
Your face... +10000 🤣
I'm sure by now you've already been told how fantastic they are...🤣. They make awesome covers and wonderful originals. You should check out Bohemian Rhapsody, Sound of Silence and Daft Punk. ( Of course they have tons more of fantastic songs!
If you are a serious Michael Jackson fan, you really need to see the music video for Fat, by Weird Al Yankovic. Make sure you are closely familiar with the MV for Bad first (maybe re-watch it in preparation), because the Fat video relies very heavily on references to the Bad one.
You should watch their live Popspring Concert video! It's got 3 great originals & this Michael Jackson mashup! Live. You won't regret it! 😉😊 Also, there's one quick line in this MJ video from an early Jackson song "Ben". One of my all time favorites.... It's about a RAT 🐀! 😂
Enter the pentaholic army... :)
PTX is the world to some of us! You could say we are a bit obsessed! Therefore, we are a bit obsessed over reactors reacting to this group! We'll be here every time you react so we can see the appreciation on your face! Thanks for reacting to this one! We love it! All of their Evolution Of videos are perfect, you may enjoy Superfruit too, that is Mitch and Scott's side channel! It is edgier than PTX and not rated PG! They are magic together!
Just for fun, you might enjoy their flawless "90's Dance Medley," I recommend it, but prepare to groove and chair dance! Then please change it up with Amazing Grace, Sounds of Silence, and their most recent, Seasons of Love, from the musical, Rent. These will give you a feeling for their more polished, evolved, perfect in every way sounds of the last two years or so. They just put out another album of original songs, The Lucky Ones, that are stylish little pop bops -- I love em ALL! (BTW, I subscribed! I like your style and your comments were great!)
More Pentatonix please. I suggest their cover of Problem or their original Coffee in Bed.
I love MJ but I prefer their cover of Daft Punk evolution.
Welcome to the world of Pen TA tonix
Check out Gold which is live and you can see what each member is contributing to the song. Loved your reaction. Hope you continue to some PTX.
One take...slay!
Avi is a basso perfundo. His low notes are bananas.
Say Something, Amazing Grace, Shallow...or any other song actually. Pentaholics tend not care as long as these wonderful people are singing to them. Their Christmas Carols are year-round treats!
As always love your reactions. You have to react to these cover songs by them which are by the best. Hallelujah, amazing grace, sound of silence and imagine. I was never into Acapella until I saw those videos
Incredible reaction! Thank you. This is my all time favorite band. Please react to Hallelujah (over 615 million views) and react to the earlier covers and originals first. That way you can get to know them better, see where they started and how they arrived where they are today. Avi Kaplan(pronounced Ah-Vee) was the original basso profundo. He left at the tail end of 2017 and has a fantastic solo career. Another excellent choice of new artist to react to. Matt Salle joined shortly after left the group. Please also react to Daft Punk which was their first Grammy win. They have 3 Grammy wins from their earlier years when Avi was with them. I hope you will continue your journey down the PTX rabbit hole. The fans (a.k.a Pentaholics) are great and will support you all the way. :)
They do a brilliant Rick Astley mix up.
welcome to the PTX rabbit hole you will soon be a "pentaholic" like all of us the songs you didnt know where by the Jackson five
Try "Hallelujah" and bring tissue. Perfect song for newbie Pentaholics.
You've only just begun!! ENJOY!
Enjoy your PTX journey!
Please watch Pentatonix sing the following:
Daft Punk, Bohemian Rapsody, Hallelujah,
Imagine, Sound of Silence, Mary Did You Know,
Havana, Gold, Be my Eyes
♥♥♥ New subscriber and Pentaholic here for the PTX reactions! Welcome aboard - Evolution of Rihanna is not to be missed.
I just stumbled across your reaction channel by way of PTX music, and appreciate your comments. If anything, I would recommend their cover of John Legend's 'Imagine' it hits in all the sweet spots. And gives you a lot to think about.
How about Papaoutai? Saw your reaction to the original. Subscribed for more Pentatonix. You are a great reactor! Appreciate your researching at the end 👍