This is the most beautiful arrangement with the most beautiful voices ever. Hearing them sing it live, off mic, at their concerts just sends chills up your spine
Avi is a trained opera singer so he has phenomenal control of his voice to be heard when he needs to and when to pull back and blend with the group. Amazing singer, each and every one of them
Actually when you hear them live they do a really good job of mixing themselves......no one really overshadows anyone else unless they are the lead singer for a part.......they are so talented.
My favorite original of PTX! It was written by Avi and Kevin. If you listen to Avi's solo music, you will see similarities in lyrical style. Great reaction, cheers!
This one is such a great example of their skill at doing the 5 part harmonies. It was written mostly by Kevin and Avi, but with input from the others and with Ben Bram, their arranger since the beginning. The official credit for the writing is "Pentatonix, Ben Bram". It's one that they often will do "off mike" at the end of live concerts. The other one that they do this way is not an original (but was the inspiration for this one) called "My Heart With You". There's a great performance of it from the Hollywood Bowl 2022 live stream: ua-cam.com/video/fcSkFppAFms/v-deo.html. It's often easier to get these live stream performances through without needing all the blocking than their official videos.
They used Run To You as part of their encore during the 2019 tour. There's a compilation video that one fan put together of one particular live performance that the band felt was one of their best ever: ua-cam.com/video/UxrVrJofiC0/v-deo.html. This particular performance was the concert immediately following a concert in Florida where there were anti-LGBTQ protesters loudly trying to interrupt their concert.
Many people don’t realize that the high parts are being sung by Kirsty and Kevin- not Mitch. Kevin has an extremely high, pure falsetto. He can match Kirsty and Mitch at their highest.
You may already have a lot of their background but heres some more.lol The three main vocalists and high school friends are Scott, Mitch and Kirstie. The group was formed in 2011 where they were joined by Avi (main bassist) and Kevin (beat boxer and cellist) and won the third season of The Sing Off. In 2017, Avi left for personal reasons and the group was joined by Matt who is the current main bassist. As for some new songs, I would highly recommend Amazing Grace my Chains are Gone, Imagine, and My Favorite Things. For Originals I would highly recommend Love Me When I Don’t and Thank You.
One thing that others will mention is when the snow goes up they are actually mouthing the words backwards because, obviously, snow falls down and not up. Just another amazing piece of talented work!
You should listen to some of Avi Kaplan’s music. Start with his first solo song after he left PTX called Change on the Rise. I think you will enjoy Avi’s more folk style of music. Also, he writes all of his songs.
Avi is a classically/operatically trained singer and loves to write music. He trained so he could have great vocal control. Kevin is a classically trained cellist. When Avi was still with the group, they were the true musicians in the group and Kevin still is. Avi has written many songs from high school until now at age 35. You should investigate some of his solo work. He and his touring band will be on tour in the USA soon then to Europe. Generally, he tours one year, writes the next year and rests then the next year they tour again.
Avi and Kevin did write this piece, Avi making use of his college minor in composition and arranging (opera & classical voice major), and co-arranging it with Ben Bram. While PTX continued to perform the song after Avi left in 2017, he apparently wasn't allowed to personally perform anything he'd written with them. He has been able to perform this song with choral groups, however, since it's not for his personal benefit. This video, for example, was filmed back in April this year, Avi singing along with about 100 young singers in the honor choir. His work with young singers has been going on for years, including being the co-founder in 2014 of A Cappella Academy along with Ben Bram (PTX producer/arranger) and Rob Dietz (composer/arranger) - an annual 10-day intensive vocal music camp for kids 12 to 18 from around the world where they learn vocal technique, performance, theory, and specialties like beatboxing and bass singing (which Avi usually teaches). Here's "Run To You" as performed by Avi and the Honor Choir: ua-cam.com/video/c5SNj0IZRxo/v-deo.html
I mentioned Avi teaching bass singing at ACA. Here's a Short of him with the 2023 bass class doing "Hoist the Colors". Keep in mind that these young men are all 18 and under. ua-cam.com/users/shortsbRcq_8DEZyc
Thanks for all the additional effort, and I agree it’s perfect for a sleepytime playlist. I know this because I had to come back here another day and see your reaction because I feel asleep the first time! Worth it!
Yes, same here. It's a time to relax play list. Thanks for your reaction. Live is also good. And I don't think those get blocked as much. Have a great day, and get some rest.
Have you watched "The Making of Evergreen"? They did 14 tracks in 2 weeks. Yes, 2. Shows them calabing. "Be My Eyes"and "love Me When I Don't" are also originals and really good.
What next? Well, "Run To You" is a PTX original about trying to retrieve a romantic relationship when one partner has lost interest. So how about a PTX original about recovering after the relationship ends? I recommend "Happy Now."
there is a video out there of them being silly, and they start singing this song so silly and with hilarious dance moves. Took me so long to figure out what the song was they were singing, now every time I hear the real version, it makes me think of them being goofy.
It's in the PTXperience vlogs from their 2014 tours--at the end of this episode: ua-cam.com/video/ccI-maLcVr4/v-deo.html It's fun to see them being silly!
@@slhoog8164 When you watch that bit, keep an eye on Avi's expression. He was the main writer and lyricist on this, so he was having a problem appreciating the ribbing. The song has always meant a lot to him.
Recommend The Prayer and Creep. They were on the masked singer last year and there’s an unmasked performance (just search Pentatonix unmasked performance). Plus that one probably won’t give you any copyright issues.
Recommendations: Imagine (John Lennon cover) Thank You (co-written by Scott, the blonde baritone) Carol of the Bells You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch Amazing Grace The Prayer (Celine Dion cover) Can't Hold Us (Macklemore cover)
I immediately recognised how you felt about PTX, and have been waiting for this specific moment, thank you. I know exactly how you are going to react. Blessings from Scotland.
Stunning! Thank you for working to get songs posted even though copyright is annoying and sometimes causes extra work and effort on your part. Worth it for us viewers. If it gets complicated, video overlays are fine.
This was written by Avi and Kevin, primarily Avi, I believe, but Kevin is almost always listed as a co-author on their original music so his part seems to be pivotal. Like most of their official videos, the audio tracks for this were recorded in the studio and they're lip synching to that recording in the video. _For the most part,_ this means that they were actually singing together while filming - that's their normal way of lip synching - but in part of "Run To You" they wanted the flower petals (or whatever they are) to "fall" upwards, which presented special difficulties. They decided the best way to make that happen was to run the video in reverse during that segment, and that meant that they had to learn how to mouth the words in reverse. Impressive. Their audio editor is Ed Boyer. He does free-lance editing for a lot of a cappella groups, and is as much of a genius in his field as the members of Pentatonix are in theirs. For this song, he did something very special, and it's easy to miss unless you're paying close attention. Whenever the camera is focused on an individual rather than the entire group, that singer's voice is just slightly more distinct than all the others. It isn't enough to mess with the balance - you don't even notice it when you listen without watching - but it's very real, and it makes it much easier to hear exactly who is singing what.
A very similar song is My Heart With You. It’s more recent too. They changed from Run To You to My Heart With You as the song they sing without mics on stage.
When I saw the title before I heard this the first time I was expecting Whitney Houston's 'Run to You' Was not disappointed. They would sometimes perform this without mics if they were in a small enough venue. This was a track from the genius level PTX Volume II. It also included Daft Punk which was their first Grammy. This EP also included an EDM track called Love Again, and the Macklemore remake Can't Hold Us. They were so good from the very beginning.
Great reaction. I found that the slight dissonance in some of the cords gave the song a feeling of discontent and also provided a satisfying fullness to it. I agree that this probably shouldn’t be on a car playlist.
The best live version is,Jacksonville. They were off mic and there were Evangelical protesters outside. They belted out this song and drowned out the hate
Two more of their originals, which are much more upbeat, are "Love Again" (rave song) and "Sing" (absolute fun and you can't help but smile and feel good).
New subscriber 👋 Total Pentaholic. I really like your reactions. Keep reacting to Pentatonix, and you will get a lot more subscribers, there are a lot of us. 😂 One suggestion - if you get the opportunity, go see them live. ❤
If you want to hear a live version where Kirstie SHINES, check this out. Not many reactors have seen it: ua-cam.com/video/LIfZcE8VGxw/v-deo.htmlsi=S5S-GyXRMmpPFRxV
The Pentaholics have all seen the videos many times. Triple or quadruple blurring? Audio-only also works for me. I'd hate for you to stop reacting because it becomes too time-intensive for you.
This is the most beautiful arrangement with the most beautiful voices ever. Hearing them sing it live, off mic, at their concerts just sends chills up your spine
Absolutely!!!
Avi is a trained opera singer so he has phenomenal control of his voice to be heard when he needs to and when to pull back and blend with the group. Amazing singer, each and every one of them
I've heard them perform this live in a theatre with 9,000 people and you could hear a pin drop! Perfect!
The song was written by Avi and Kevin. It was the first song I ever heard from the group, and I was instantly hooked.
Actually when you hear them live they do a really good job of mixing themselves......no one really overshadows anyone else unless they are the lead singer for a part.......they are so talented.
Next originals:
Sing
Love Me When I Don’t
Happy Now
Love Again
Coffee In Bed, Be My Eyes. plus all the others from The Lucky Ones album that don't have official videos, just lyric or visualiser videos.
My favorite original of PTX! It was written by Avi and Kevin. If you listen to Avi's solo music, you will see similarities in lyrical style. Great reaction, cheers!
Another one of their greats!
This one is such a great example of their skill at doing the 5 part harmonies. It was written mostly by Kevin and Avi, but with input from the others and with Ben Bram, their arranger since the beginning. The official credit for the writing is "Pentatonix, Ben Bram". It's one that they often will do "off mike" at the end of live concerts. The other one that they do this way is not an original (but was the inspiration for this one) called "My Heart With You". There's a great performance of it from the Hollywood Bowl 2022 live stream: ua-cam.com/video/fcSkFppAFms/v-deo.html. It's often easier to get these live stream performances through without needing all the blocking than their official videos.
They used Run To You as part of their encore during the 2019 tour. There's a compilation video that one fan put together of one particular live performance that the band felt was one of their best ever: ua-cam.com/video/UxrVrJofiC0/v-deo.html. This particular performance was the concert immediately following a concert in Florida where there were anti-LGBTQ protesters loudly trying to interrupt their concert.
This song is literally on one of my Spotify playlists called "Sleepy Time" LOL!
One of my faves! It is indeed beautiful! I'm enjoying your PTX journey
Many people don’t realize that the high parts are being sung by Kirsty and Kevin- not Mitch. Kevin has an extremely high, pure falsetto. He can match Kirsty and Mitch at their highest.
You may already have a lot of their background but heres some more.lol
The three main vocalists and high school friends are Scott, Mitch and Kirstie. The group was formed in 2011 where they were joined by Avi (main bassist) and Kevin (beat boxer and cellist) and won the third season of The Sing Off.
In 2017, Avi left for personal reasons and the group was joined by Matt who is the current main bassist.
As for some new songs, I would highly recommend Amazing Grace my Chains are Gone, Imagine, and My Favorite Things.
For Originals I would highly recommend Love Me When I Don’t and Thank You.
One thing that others will mention is when the snow goes up they are actually mouthing the words backwards because, obviously, snow falls down and not up. Just another amazing piece of talented work!
I don't believe that.. I have searcdhed everywhere for proof of that, and I have never heard them saying any such thing.
You should listen to some of Avi Kaplan’s music. Start with his first solo song after he left PTX called Change on the Rise. I think you will enjoy Avi’s more folk style of music. Also, he writes all of his songs.
Forever Fan of you and your reactions ♥️
Avi is a classically/operatically trained singer and loves to write music. He trained so he could have great vocal control.
Kevin is a classically trained cellist.
When Avi was still with the group, they were the true musicians in the group and Kevin still is.
Avi has written many songs from high school until now at age 35.
You should investigate some of his solo work.
He and his touring band will be on tour in the USA soon then to Europe.
Generally, he tours one year, writes the next year and rests then the next year they tour again.
Avi and Kevin did write this piece, Avi making use of his college minor in composition and arranging (opera & classical voice major), and co-arranging it with Ben Bram. While PTX continued to perform the song after Avi left in 2017, he apparently wasn't allowed to personally perform anything he'd written with them. He has been able to perform this song with choral groups, however, since it's not for his personal benefit. This video, for example, was filmed back in April this year, Avi singing along with about 100 young singers in the honor choir. His work with young singers has been going on for years, including being the co-founder in 2014 of A Cappella Academy along with Ben Bram (PTX producer/arranger) and Rob Dietz (composer/arranger) - an annual 10-day intensive vocal music camp for kids 12 to 18 from around the world where they learn vocal technique, performance, theory, and specialties like beatboxing and bass singing (which Avi usually teaches). Here's "Run To You" as performed by Avi and the Honor Choir: ua-cam.com/video/c5SNj0IZRxo/v-deo.html
I mentioned Avi teaching bass singing at ACA. Here's a Short of him with the 2023 bass class doing "Hoist the Colors". Keep in mind that these young men are all 18 and under. ua-cam.com/users/shortsbRcq_8DEZyc
Thanks for all the additional effort, and I agree it’s perfect for a sleepytime playlist. I know this because I had to come back here another day and see your reaction because I feel asleep the first time! Worth it!
Yes, same here. It's a time to relax play list. Thanks for your reaction.
Live is also good. And I don't think those get blocked as much. Have a great day, and get some rest.
Have you watched "The Making of Evergreen"? They did 14 tracks in 2 weeks. Yes, 2. Shows them calabing. "Be My Eyes"and "love Me When I Don't" are also originals and really good.
Gorgeous! ❣❣❣❣❣
What next? Well, "Run To You" is a PTX original about trying to retrieve a romantic relationship when one partner has lost interest. So how about a PTX original about recovering after the relationship ends? I recommend "Happy Now."
there is a video out there of them being silly, and they start singing this song so silly and with hilarious dance moves. Took me so long to figure out what the song was they were singing, now every time I hear the real version, it makes me think of them being goofy.
It's in the PTXperience vlogs from their 2014 tours--at the end of this episode: ua-cam.com/video/ccI-maLcVr4/v-deo.html It's fun to see them being silly!
@@slhoog8164 When you watch that bit, keep an eye on Avi's expression. He was the main writer and lyricist on this, so he was having a problem appreciating the ribbing. The song has always meant a lot to him.
That is hilarious! Everyone is goofing around then here comes Avi looking like he's so done with everyone. 😂
Thanks for reacting to this. If I may suggest "Imagine". It's a very great and emotional song. I hope you enjoy it!
Thanks for reacting to my #1 FAVE PTX song!!!!!❤
Recommend The Prayer and Creep. They were on the masked singer last year and there’s an unmasked performance (just search Pentatonix unmasked performance). Plus that one probably won’t give you any copyright issues.
You need to listen to their version of amazing grace. It’s beautiful
O thank you so much. The blending of their voices is superb. By now I can recognize each of their voices. Greetings from South Africa
Wait for it...
Recommendations:
Imagine (John Lennon cover)
Thank You (co-written by Scott, the blonde baritone)
Carol of the Bells
You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch
Amazing Grace
The Prayer (Celine Dion cover)
Can't Hold Us (Macklemore cover)
This is so very beautiful! Thank you for the reaction to it! ❤
i love your vibe and energy. you're honest and you seem genuine. thank you for the content. truly appreciated.
I immediately recognised how you felt about PTX, and have been waiting for this specific moment, thank you. I know exactly how you are going to react. Blessings from Scotland.
Stunning! Thank you for working to get songs posted even though copyright is annoying and sometimes causes extra work and effort on your part. Worth it for us viewers. If it gets complicated, video overlays are fine.
This was written by Avi and Kevin, primarily Avi, I believe, but Kevin is almost always listed as a co-author on their original music so his part seems to be pivotal.
Like most of their official videos, the audio tracks for this were recorded in the studio and they're lip synching to that recording in the video. _For the most part,_ this means that they were actually singing together while filming - that's their normal way of lip synching - but in part of "Run To You" they wanted the flower petals (or whatever they are) to "fall" upwards, which presented special difficulties. They decided the best way to make that happen was to run the video in reverse during that segment, and that meant that they had to learn how to mouth the words in reverse. Impressive.
Their audio editor is Ed Boyer. He does free-lance editing for a lot of a cappella groups, and is as much of a genius in his field as the members of Pentatonix are in theirs. For this song, he did something very special, and it's easy to miss unless you're paying close attention. Whenever the camera is focused on an individual rather than the entire group, that singer's voice is just slightly more distinct than all the others. It isn't enough to mess with the balance - you don't even notice it when you listen without watching - but it's very real, and it makes it much easier to hear exactly who is singing what.
Avi is a trained Opera Singer.
A very similar song is My Heart With You. It’s more recent too. They changed from Run To You to My Heart With You as the song they sing without mics on stage.
When I saw the title before I heard this the first time I was expecting Whitney Houston's 'Run to You'
Was not disappointed.
They would sometimes perform this without mics if they were in a small enough venue.
This was a track from the genius level PTX Volume II. It also included Daft Punk which was their first Grammy.
This EP also included an EDM track called Love Again, and the Macklemore remake Can't Hold Us.
They were so good from the very beginning.
Great reaction. I found that the slight dissonance in some of the cords gave the song a feeling of discontent and also provided a satisfying fullness to it. I agree that this probably shouldn’t be on a car playlist.
I have it on my "to sleep by" playlist (all Pentatonix easy listening songs plus 1 or 2 Superfruit songs)
The Have a production." Wizard Of Ahhh"
The best live version is,Jacksonville. They were off mic and there were Evangelical protesters outside. They belted out this song and drowned out the hate
Two more of their originals, which are much more upbeat, are "Love Again" (rave song) and "Sing" (absolute fun and you can't help but smile and feel good).
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New subscriber 👋 Total Pentaholic. I really like your reactions. Keep reacting to Pentatonix, and you will get a lot more subscribers, there are a lot of us. 😂 One suggestion - if you get the opportunity, go see them live. ❤
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i love how they have the discipline not to rush a slow song. their originals are all different.
Please react to Sing is another original and more upbeat and fun
Avi and Kevin wrote this.
How important was Avi in this group! 😪
Loved this reaction!
Blackpink reaction when🥺
If you want to hear a live version where Kirstie SHINES, check this out. Not many reactors have seen it: ua-cam.com/video/LIfZcE8VGxw/v-deo.htmlsi=S5S-GyXRMmpPFRxV
Don't show the videos at all. We are watching you.
The Pentaholics have all seen the videos many times. Triple or quadruple blurring? Audio-only also works for me. I'd hate for you to stop reacting because it becomes too time-intensive for you.