ABC did a Freddie Mercury sing along night, and PTX performed Somebody to Love. In it, Mitch has a mustache, and looks like the reincarnation of Freddie. Not to mention it’s a fantastic performance.
There is a lot of symbolism in this video. The couch is for when they were just starting, they recorded videos on their couch to post on UA-cam. The moving couch is them moving forward I their career. The sky at the end paid homage to Dr. Brian May who is an astrophysicist. The four stars were for the four members of Queen.
Added... The megaphone is Just a Prop... He's done the guitar solo without it... Also Kirstie and Scott are filling out the chord in the solo. I absolutely love this section of this performance
I think Freddie Mercury would approve. Brian May, Queen’s lead guitarist, posted a link to this video on his social media, saying “This is great. Enjoy!”
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. A song with no words done by a band with no instruments. AND it won them a Grammy. You need to check it out. Loved your reaction. You have so many to do to get the full measure of their awesomeness. Enjoy the ride!! 💕💕
We Pentaholics never get tired of their videos because we are re-experiencing it through YOUR eyes; that's why reaction videos are fire. It's like watching a four-year-old taste ice cream for the very first time. You're the child and Pentatonix is the ice cream. 😄 ... living the joy of it over and over and over. Our addiction, LOL.
So they ended their live set in Irvine with this and as a Pentaholic it totally blew my mind. There is just something about their ability to hold the essence and awesomeness of a song while making it their way. By far my favorite of their upgrades.
Mitch has an awesome talent for mimicking sounds. There's a Superfruit video with him and Scott writing answers on posterboard with sharpies and as Scott writes and the marker squeaks, Mitch imitates it perfectly immediately after.
I believe you will love "Green day crowd singing Bohemian Rhapsody [Live Hyde Park 2017] It shows how Freddie Mercury still controls a crowd, thirty years after his death.
later Mitch grows a stach and yep....Homage the 4 shooting stars 1 for each band member. When this came out Brian May posted a very simple message, "Enjoy"
They closed their summer tour concerts with this as the final encore....and Mitch does the guitar without the megaphone and it sounds amazing. If you want to hear/see Mitch channeling Freddy....Pentatonix participated in the Queen Sing-a-long and did "Somebody to Love". With his mustache he looks just like Freddy! I also highly recommend Sound of Silence....Beautiful rendition.
Mitch wears a mustache sometimes and has been wearing one for the last couple of years. Check out "The Prayer" "Havana" "New Rules/Are You That Somebody" "Attention" "90's Dance Medley" or their original song "Coffee in Bed" to see it. I gave you a couple different genre options to pick from, there, lol.
The precision required for those coordinated “bells” is immense. 1 person gets timing off and it collapses. Remember they also do this live. Yeah we get excited no matter how many times we play it or watch reactors.
They sing for the abc Queen tribute. They also did StarWars and The Beach Boys. They have sung with Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton and many others over the years.
Definitely forgot about Kevin and his abilities to not only beatbox but really sound like the instruments. There was a spot that he sounded like the drums with the cymbals.
These guys are just flippin amazing alien unicorns! It took them 5 years to feel ready to do this song and to do it the justice that it deserves. They are all massive Queen fans. Brian May, lead guitarist from Queen, heard this song when it came out and posted a link to his socials with the one word comment 'Enjoy!' I feel like that is giving Queen's Seal of Approval right there! They also inserted a lot of references and easter eggs into this video in tribute to the original video - which by the way, if you haven't seen - you should probably check it out! Queen couldn't perform this song live because of all the layering they did in post! And not only can Pentatonix do this Live, but the Mitch Grassi Guitar has no need for a Megaphone. Mitch just saw it lying around the set and decided to use it to draw attention to who was doing the guitar solo part - the megaphone was not on, Mitch can do this live! The couch is in reference to their beginning videos where they recorded themselves on various of theirs couches to post onto UA-cam after they were dropped by Sony because they didn't think that Acapella would be popular enough to sell records. It is also a tip of the hat to Wayne's World movie scene with the car and head banging to this song which brought in a whole new generation to Queen's music! The part where Mitch is laying on the couch is in reference to Freddie's death and the members walking alongside are his coffin's Pallbearers. A lot of the visuals in here are in tribute to the original video's trippy graphics; like when they all line up and do the 'oh, oh, oh's' one after the other, and also when they line up behind Kirstie standing on the couch only to fan out behind her with their vocal parts. The shot of the sky is in tribute to Dr. Brian May who is Queen's lead guitarist and also an astrophysicist! Each shooting star represents a member of Queen. When they all collapse onto the couch with the shot from above is a homage to the cover art of Queen's record 'Sheer Heart Attack' Also I am pretty sure, Mitch is a reincarnation of Freddie Mercury - one...he can grow the Freddie Stash and looks so much like Freddie that it is kinda creepy (like you guys pointed out)- two...he can sing just as high if not higher than Freddie could - and three...Freddie died 8 months before Mitch was born! If you want to see Mitch with a mustache where he looks so eeriely like Freddie check out their Masked singer performances. Here is a link to all of the performances and reveal at the end (they came in 3rd) ua-cam.com/video/tczA85QxXGw/v-deo.html
@@Meydoosayeah, I wish I'd seen the actual show but I feel like without even knowing who it was beforehand I would have recognized Scott's voice. It is just TOO unique a voice to not recognize it lol
@@Meydoosa One of the worst kept secrets of all time. I kept seeing reaction videos where the reactors would try to come up with some other band. "The Jackson Five got back together!" (What, Michael Jackson came back from the grave to appear on _The Masked Singer?)_ "The Beatles decided to get back together!" (You mean the Fab FOUR? And, BTW, John was murdered in 1980 - for those of us old enough to remember the shock and grief are as strong now as they were then.) I don't know why they were even trying; it was obvious who California Roll was.
Mitch does that guitar solo live without using the Megaphone. He doesn't need it. I am going to see them on Thursday night, I can hardly wait. Saw them back in 2018 they are incredible.
This is why we love watching reactions - we can share your amazement all over again - The Sound of Silence is one you will also like. There is a Behind The Scenes video of how they made this - it's really interesting. and if you see more recent images of Mitch - he has the mustache now - it's like he is the reincarnation.
If you really want to see Mitch look like Freddie Mercury, you have to check out them singing Creep live (& unmasked) on the television show 'The Masked Singer'. He has the mustache and you will swear that it is Freddie!
You should totally do “Creep” from the masked singer finale. Scott. Matt, and Mitch kill that one. (Matt replaced Avi btw). You also have “The Sound of Silence” that y’all might enjoy. You’re not ready yet for “Aha live in Singapore from the Star Vista”. That one still blows my mind and it’s a low quality recording on a cell phone.
Yes, pentaholics have watched this video repeatedly. And yes, even though we've come to expect perfection from Pentatonix it's still magic; THEY'RE still magic. You're correct that the moving couch is standing in for the car in _Wayne's World._ But it's also about Pentatonix's own history. After they won their first recording contract by winning the third (2011) season of _The Sing-Off,_ they all moved to California in preparation for recording their music, and a week later Epic reneged on the contract. But after all they'd gone through to get that far Pentatonix wasn't about to give up their dream just because some short-sighted recording executives didn't believe in them, so they came up with Plan B: UA-cam. They pooled the $200,000 they'd also won and used it as seed money. The four men shared two apartments to save money. They bought nothing that they didn't actually need. And they worked on their music every day, arranging and rehearsing together. Then whenever a new song was ready they'd use one of their iPhones to record themselves singing it and post it to UA-cam. Many of those early videos show the five of them on a couch, with the trio (Kirstie, Mitch, and Scott) sitting on the back of the couch and Kevin and Avi on the seat in front of them, just five very young people singing their hearts out, making their dream come true. Note that this is exactly the way Pentatonix is arrayed at the beginning and end of this video. The second reason the couch has to move is so it can take Pentatonix (and us) on a trip down Memory Lane. The couch was motorized, and not very well balanced. (Notice that when they're sitting on it their feet don't quite reach the ground. The little curtain thing on the bottom was added to hide the motor.) It kept trying to tip over during the filming and actually managed to throw Kevin off at one point. There was a small platform attached to the back so that Kirstie could climb on the couch from behind - Scott, being a foot taller than Kirstie, didn't need it. Pentatonix loves Queen, and they love "Bohemian Rhapsody," so they always wanted to cover this song, but they feared that they couldn't do it justice, so they decided to wait until they were sure they were ready. That took them five years, but it was worth the wait - they were definitely ready. The audio panning on "little high, little low" is a direct quote from Queen. If you listen to Queen's original you'll hear the same panning on the same phrase. Many people think the megaphone is distorting Mitch's voice to make him sound more like an electric guitar, but it actually has nothing to do with it. The megaphone wasn't turned on, and couldn't have distorted Mitch's voice even if it had been - it was just a megaphone. The electric guitar is all Mitch. Mitch happened to see the megaphone lying around on the set and thought it would make a cool prop, so it's been confusing people ever since. During the "Bismillah" argument, note that Scott, whose range includes both bass and tenor registers, is actually singing along with both the high and low sides of the argument. Scott has said that this rapid switching is the hardest part of the song for him. When the camera pans up to show us the starry night sky during Mitch's second guitar solo, it's meant as a tribute to Queen's lead guitarist, Brian May, who has a doctorate in astrophysics. The four shooting stars honor the four members of Queen. When the camera pans back down to show Pentatonix lying on the couch together it's meant to recall the cover art for Queen's "Sheer Heart Attack" album. And when this official video was first released, Brian May posted a link to it on all his social media accounts with the comment: "Enjoy."
In regards to Scott, his lead in many of of the covers is amazing, and the band’s originals as well. He also has done a solo I fell in love with his song, “Mars.” Which by the way has dozen of covers already.
The best remake of that song with or without instruments. The Grassi Guitar does not require a megaphone. It is just a prop to draw attention to who is making the sound. I heard it done live and it was EPIC! Mitch might be the reincarnation of Freddie Mercury. Freddie died in November 1991 and Mitch was born in July 1992. He can also grow the Freddie mustache. It is so close to matching it is kinda creepy. You can see Mitch with the Freddie mustache doing Somebody to Love on a Queen special that was on ABC a few years ago.
You are going to love the Pentatonix rabbit hole! Since you guys mentioned the Sound of Silence, you definitely need to experience their version, soon. After Avi left the group, his replacement, Matt Sallee is seen in that video. Check out their live versions of the cover "upgrades". Enjoy your journey. Its amazing. You may as well consider yourselves Pentaholics. It's impossible to not watch them. My "Mitch slap" came from Aha Singapore 🎶🎵 🔥
That sounds awesome. Keep in mind, all a Capella have a certain style that suits them. Them, doing a cover is their style. To me, each group is equal because it's their way. If you can, base it on sound only and don't include their videos?
Pentatonix bohemian rhapsody insights . So, some things to know about this cover and video: -It took PTX years to get the arrangement to where they felt they could do the original masterpiece justice. -The cover, and especially the video, was meant to be an homage to Queen. Some of the moments paying respect were: The mono-recording of the line "easy come, easy go" followed by the panning of the voices from left to right on the line "little high, little low" (which is how the original was recorded), obviously the flashlights being used to mimic the lighting on the operatic part of the original video, the four shooting stars to represent the four members of Queen, as well as acknowledge the fact that Dr. Brian May is an astrophysicist, and the overhead shot of them lying on the couch is to represent the Sheer Heart Attack album cover. -The megaphone was just a prop. It is not needed to reproduce the electric guitar distortion. -PTX can, and does, perform this live with no backing track...something even Queen and the Great Freddie Mercury could not do. -Freddy once said he didn't care what people did with his music as long as they "...don't make it boring, darling!", so I think he would absolutely approve. -The overall video--with the "living room" and couch--is an homage to Pentatonix's own journey as a group. They lost their record deal right after winning the Sing Off and moving to LA, so they started putting out videos on UA-cam, performing covers. They would sit on the couch in Kevin (beatboxer) and Avi's (bass) living room and just record themselves on Mitch's (counter tenor who took the lead on this song) iPad. Some of their earliest videos went viral and they eventually were able to secure a new deal, record an EP, go on tour, release chart-topping albums and win three Grammy awards...so they moved out of the living room and down this new, unknown road. At the end of the day, though, they're still the same choir-nerds they've always been; just happy to sit together on a couch and sing. Also when Brian Mays heard it..he posted it on his web site with the word "enjoy".
They do an excellent job of paying homage to the classics. They are true musicians in every sense, they are artists. I’m getting ready to go see them tonight I’m beyond excited!
Re Kevin and singing: did you notice that there are no drums in the higher part of the "No, we will not let you go ... Let him go!" call--and-response...? It's because Kevin is singing along with Kirstin! Scott has by far the most powerful and loud voice of the group; in fact, in their earllest days, he had to learn to back off. The second loudest/most powerful? Kirstin! Although she had the opposite problem from Scott: she held herself back early on. I think her stint on Broadway, playing the ingenue role of Lauren in Kinky Boots (spring 2018), was a big help to her that way. Really suggest you try a couple of their medleys, Daft Punk for Pentatonix v.1, with Avi Kaplan, and 90s Dance Medley for Pentatonix v. 2 with Matt Sallee.
Most of us Pentaholics agree Mitch is Freddie reincarnated. And yes Mitch could be called a Soprano voice. It does not specifically pertain to females. The range is generally from Middle C to High A, and Mitch can certainly reach most of those notes. Ogre, I love the Mitch slap !!! when he pulls out the megaphone. 😆😆 And another Mitch slap on all of you when he reaches that high not on "of me" !!! Priceless !! 🤣🤣 There were a lot of odes to the original Queen group and the song. This is one of my favorites. Thanks guys for the reaction.
Mitch with a mustache? Try their cover of "Havana" While several of you were "Mitch-slapped" again, but I loved Jerzey's Penta-slapped look at the beginning. And you are right, we've seen this more times than we can could and yet it's still amazing. Best cover of this song I've ever seen and it was a definite success.
They are always respectful of songs they cover but they all love Freddy and queen so much that I think this one was especially meant as a show of respect
They did a cover of Somebody to Love and Mitch kills it!!! Another reactor called him Mitchy Mercury after watching it. The sound quality is a little low in the video, but it is still good.
Mitch was born eight months after Freddie Mercury died. I've heard speculation that perhaps Mitch was born a month prematurely, based entirely on the time coincidence and his resemblance to Freddie. I put no stock in it because I don't believe in reincarnation, but I understand why people might think that.
Well isn't this a pleasant surprise! So glad to see this reaction today! You boys did a great job as usual. Very nice commentary and thoughtful insights on an amazing performance by Pentatonix. One of my favorites! I agree with AJ that nothing beats the OG version of the song, but I have to say, this version is a damn close second! Gotta love Mitch's guitar solo minus the guitar! xD I'm sure the Pentaholics have already stated this, but when this came out, Brian May shared it on his Facebook page. Anyhoo, great reaction guys! Keep up the awesomeness!
Just subscribed. Didn't know you reacted to quite a few of the songs from Pentatonix. That is why I am here. More and more Pentatonix please. From a absolute Pentaholic. Greetings from South Africa
❤ I loved your reactions!! Yes, PTX usually changes this up a bit. However, this being such an iconic song, they really wanted Queen to be happy with their cover. I read that they worked on it for several years before releasing it. When they did, Dr. Brian May posted it on one his social media sites and simply wrote: "Enjoy!" 😮😊❤❤
Pentatonix are not just pretty faces. They research their covers thoroughly and for truly iconic songs, they will put in extra effort to respect the original. It's always great to find Queen lovers who can react knowlegdeably to this cover. I agree, nothing can touch Freddie's original, but this is such a worthy homage, it really does justice to the original. Great reaction, guys! Liked and subbed for more PTX. You may enjoy their cover of Lennon's "Imagine."
A few things, the couch represents in the early days of PTX, they did not have money to shoot their video’s, so they just sat on a couch in someone living room to record. Now, when Brian May (now Sir Dr. Brian May) saw this the day after it was released, he liked it so much he shared it on all of his social media, with just one word “Enjoy”. That is high praise from Sir Dr. May. Mitch does not use the megaphone in real life, it was just a prop so people had something to look at that would draw their eyes where the group wanted them. When you see the night sky that was to pay homage to Brian May, who is now an astrophysics. The 4 shooting stars pay homage to the original., band members. BTW, Queen has never been able to do this live completely. They way they layered in the video of themselves in the video, they just had to run off-stage, and show the opera part on a screen, then come back on screen and finish the song. PTX did it completely, and they do it live. As far as Mitch having a mustache, in later video's he does have two or three different versions of a mustache, and yes one of them was a Freddy "stache. Live Version ua-cam.com/video/nMFPsouaum0/v-deo.html&start_radio=1 Bohemian Rhapsody behind the scenes ua-cam.com/video/Q8ugJnIG_Lk/v-deo.html
from what i understand mitch is actually whats called a "light-lyric tenor" which seems to be something different but similar to a "counter tenor", but Mitch himself and PTX as a group usually just refer to him as a tenor. usually, because in the past the band has also referred to him as an alto, and a SOPRANO !!! take that, youtube commenters
I stumbled across your channel today, and this is the first reaction video that I've watched. I can tell you right now, I'm in love with Jerzey 🥰 You are my spirit animal.
Actually, Mitch goes through a mustache phase and he does look similar to Freddie. Someone actually created a UA-cam mixing this, the original, and Panic at the Disco version for comparison. Worth a listen for sure.
While I appreciate that the original is special or the best (for some songs), Pentatonix tends to do upgrades for most. There are some songs, such as their cover of "Gold," that are perfect examples. I did not like the song at all until Pentatonix covered it. You should react to both. Dothe original and then the Pentatonix cover to see what I mean. The original seems to go on forever, and I'm waiting for it to finally end, but the cover by Pentatonix ends too quickly and I want more.
Great reaction. They do this live. And Hallelujah live. They are amazing. You might try Little Drummer Boy, Oh Come All Ye Faithful ( trust this) Imagine, New Rules x Are You That Somebody. Originals Love Again, Water and Sing. 3 Grammys: Daft Punk, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and Jolene with Dolly Parton. ( yes a Grammy for a song with no words sung by a band with no instruments). It was also Dolly’s first Grammy for Jolene. Anything they do is amazing.
Thank you so much! I know you're a Pentaholic but I really recommend it Home Free and VoicePlay react videos as well as their own channels. I think you will enjoy them!
There are, too, male sopranos but they are rare. Counter-tenors can't hit the highest notes that a trained soprano can; they sing in the range of a mezzo-soprano, a few notes below a "real" soprano. There are male sopranos who CAN sing as high as a soprano. I think Mitch is in the counter-tenor range, though that's so easy for him I bet he could train to get a few notes higher. Great reaction guys. Subbing for more Pentatonix
Some suggestions: Mad World, The Sound of Silence, 90s Dance Medley - For a big change, try Can't Hold Us - Kiira's Gold is a bit of a sleeper and simple arrangement, but has some amazing features - Also Ariana Grande's Problem - Enjoy the journey - C
i think you might enjoy reacting to another Queen cover from our beloved Pentix; Somebody To Love, and its much more recent - from 2021! ua-cam.com/video/P_sNvHXtOlY/v-deo.html
Pentatonix recommendations (almost certainly duplicating some you already have in queue): • For more of Mitch and Scott: "The Prayer" • To hear Kirstie belting out the high notes: "Seasons Of Love" (preferably from the live Fourth of July PBS special) • To meet Matt (Avi's replacement): "Sound of Silence" • To find out why pentaholics tend to say that Pentatonix doesn't do covers; they do upgrades: "Imagine" (the official video, and be sure to watch all the way to the outro) • For more of Kevin (the beatboxer): "The Kevin Show/Kevin's Fifth." This is a live feed from a concert they gave in Owensboro, Kentucky, Kevin's home town: ua-cam.com/video/DbCasvcNx78/v-deo.html • Their first Grammy winner: "Daft Punk Medley" • For the most beautiful harmonies you've ever heard: "Run To You" (an original, written by Avi and Kevin)
I disagree, they equally share the high notes, especailly since Mitch can go higher than Kirsty. The difference is Kirsty has a real strong "belting" type voice, and Mitch has a soft clear voice, so whatever the song calls for, is the one that does it.
I can't add to the comments, but this is my first time to your channel and I loved your reactions! You want to see Mitch with a mustache? React to their version of "Havana"...you'll see it, I'm sure!
Check out Gold by kiara. It is such a techno mess its impossible for me to listen to. THEN check out their cover of it. All the crap that Kiara did with technology, they did with their voices just sitting on a couch with microphones.
ABC did a Freddie Mercury sing along night, and PTX performed Somebody to Love. In it, Mitch has a mustache, and looks like the reincarnation of Freddie. Not to mention it’s a fantastic performance.
There is a lot of symbolism in this video. The couch is for when they were just starting, they recorded videos on their couch to post on UA-cam. The moving couch is them moving forward I their career. The sky at the end paid homage to Dr. Brian May who is an astrophysicist. The four stars were for the four members of Queen.
In the Pentatonix site you can view making of their videos. The Bohemian Rhapsody has alot of people involved. Daft Punk, made in a closet for $400
@@michellehammonds8491 In which they won their first Grammy
The Megaphone is a PROP he does it live without it. Pentatonix is simply a pure eargasm.
Can we just give credit to Kevin 's beat boxing
Added... The megaphone is Just a Prop... He's done the guitar solo without it... Also Kirstie and Scott are filling out the chord in the solo. I absolutely love this section of this performance
I think Freddie Mercury would approve. Brian May, Queen’s lead guitarist, posted a link to this video on his social media, saying “This is great. Enjoy!”
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. A song with no words done by a band with no instruments. AND it won them a Grammy. You need to check it out. Loved your reaction. You have so many to do to get the full measure of their awesomeness. Enjoy the ride!! 💕💕
Yesss please do this one next time, it’s fantastic. Great reaction btw ❤
Honestly, to me, the greatest "Mitch Slap" is in "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy." No words, just sounds from all of them. Great jobs guys.
Or Avi-lanched! That bass!
We Pentaholics never get tired of their videos because we are re-experiencing it through YOUR eyes; that's why reaction videos are fire. It's like watching a four-year-old taste ice cream for the very first time. You're the child and Pentatonix is the ice cream. 😄 ... living the joy of it over and over and over. Our addiction, LOL.
So they ended their live set in Irvine with this and as a Pentaholic it totally blew my mind. There is just something about their ability to hold the essence and awesomeness of a song while making it their way. By far my favorite of their upgrades.
The couch moving is paying homage to their beginnings. They started doing You Tube Videos sitting on a couch singing their covers of popular songs.
He does it live without a megaphone!!!
If you watch them Performing this live you will see Mitch do exactly the same electric guitar only without the megaphone!!! Truly amazing!!
The one who did the bass, and the wind noises at the end was Avi Kaplan
Mitch has an awesome talent for mimicking sounds. There's a Superfruit video with him and Scott writing answers on posterboard with sharpies and as Scott writes and the marker squeaks, Mitch imitates it perfectly immediately after.
I'll check it out!
I believe you will love "Green day crowd singing Bohemian Rhapsody [Live Hyde Park 2017] It shows how Freddie Mercury still controls a crowd, thirty years after his death.
later Mitch grows a stach and yep....Homage the 4 shooting stars 1 for each band member. When this came out Brian May posted a very simple message, "Enjoy"
The megaphone was a prop for the video, there are videos of mitch doing it live just with vocals. It's crazy
I can confirm, from personal experience, that Mitch performs the guitar solo flawlessly in concert without a megaphone.
They closed their summer tour concerts with this as the final encore....and Mitch does the guitar without the megaphone and it sounds amazing. If you want to hear/see Mitch channeling Freddy....Pentatonix participated in the Queen Sing-a-long and did "Somebody to Love". With his mustache he looks just like Freddy! I also highly recommend Sound of Silence....Beautiful rendition.
Mitch wears a mustache sometimes and has been wearing one for the last couple of years. Check out "The Prayer" "Havana" "New Rules/Are You That Somebody" "Attention" "90's Dance Medley" or their original song "Coffee in Bed" to see it. I gave you a couple different genre options to pick from, there, lol.
The precision required for those coordinated “bells” is immense. 1 person gets timing off and it collapses. Remember they also do this live. Yeah we get excited no matter how many times we play it or watch reactors.
They sing for the abc Queen tribute. They also did StarWars and The Beach Boys. They have sung with Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton and many others over the years.
Definitely forgot about Kevin and his abilities to not only beatbox but really sound like the instruments. There was a spot that he sounded like the drums with the cymbals.
The group core, Mitch Grassi, Kirstin Maldonado and Scott Hoying have known and performed with each other since high school.
The da da da in the start of the song is the piano notes that Freddie is playing. It’s amazing how they are recreating that sound with their voices.
These guys are just flippin amazing alien unicorns! It took them 5 years to feel ready to do this song and to do it the justice that it deserves. They are all massive Queen fans. Brian May, lead guitarist from Queen, heard this song when it came out and posted a link to his socials with the one word comment 'Enjoy!' I feel like that is giving Queen's Seal of Approval right there!
They also inserted a lot of references and easter eggs into this video in tribute to the original video - which by the way, if you haven't seen - you should probably check it out! Queen couldn't perform this song live because of all the layering they did in post! And not only can Pentatonix do this Live, but the Mitch Grassi Guitar has no need for a Megaphone. Mitch just saw it lying around the set and decided to use it to draw attention to who was doing the guitar solo part - the megaphone was not on, Mitch can do this live!
The couch is in reference to their beginning videos where they recorded themselves on various of theirs couches to post onto UA-cam after they were dropped by Sony because they didn't think that Acapella would be popular enough to sell records. It is also a tip of the hat to Wayne's World movie scene with the car and head banging to this song which brought in a whole new generation to Queen's music!
The part where Mitch is laying on the couch is in reference to Freddie's death and the members walking alongside are his coffin's Pallbearers. A lot of the visuals in here are in tribute to the original video's trippy graphics; like when they all line up and do the 'oh, oh, oh's' one after the other, and also when they line up behind Kirstie standing on the couch only to fan out behind her with their vocal parts.
The shot of the sky is in tribute to Dr. Brian May who is Queen's lead guitarist and also an astrophysicist! Each shooting star represents a member of Queen. When they all collapse onto the couch with the shot from above is a homage to the cover art of Queen's record 'Sheer Heart Attack'
Also I am pretty sure, Mitch is a reincarnation of Freddie Mercury - one...he can grow the Freddie Stash and looks so much like Freddie that it is kinda creepy (like you guys pointed out)- two...he can sing just as high if not higher than Freddie could - and three...Freddie died 8 months before Mitch was born!
If you want to see Mitch with a mustache where he looks so eeriely like Freddie check out their Masked singer performances. Here is a link to all of the performances and reveal at the end (they came in 3rd) ua-cam.com/video/tczA85QxXGw/v-deo.html
I loved their masked singer performances. By like the 5th word, I said, “That’s Scott”.
@@Meydoosayeah, I wish I'd seen the actual show but I feel like without even knowing who it was beforehand I would have recognized Scott's voice. It is just TOO unique a voice to not recognize it lol
@@Meydoosa One of the worst kept secrets of all time. I kept seeing reaction videos where the reactors would try to come up with some other band. "The Jackson Five got back together!" (What, Michael Jackson came back from the grave to appear on _The Masked Singer?)_ "The Beatles decided to get back together!" (You mean the Fab FOUR? And, BTW, John was murdered in 1980 - for those of us old enough to remember the shock and grief are as strong now as they were then.) I don't know why they were even trying; it was obvious who California Roll was.
Awesome reaction!! The “Mitch slap” got Ogre again!!😂 I’m subbing for more. Love PTX❤
Can’t wait for you guys to react to Daft Punk!!
I highly recommend The Prayer, Problem, Amazing Grace, and Can’t Hold Us. Or ANY song by them. Welcome to the Pentaholics!
Mitch does that guitar solo live without using the Megaphone. He doesn't need it. I am going to see them on Thursday night, I can hardly wait. Saw them back in 2018 they are incredible.
This is why we love watching reactions - we can share your amazement all over again - The Sound of Silence is one you will also like. There is a Behind The Scenes video of how they made this - it's really interesting. and if you see more recent images of Mitch - he has the mustache now - it's like he is the reincarnation.
Earlier in his career Freddie had no mustache and long hair.
Rumor is that they took years to make this because they wanted to do it justice. The video had many hidden things in it. Brian May retweeted it. ❤
Everything they do still amazes us Pentaholics, no matter how many times we experience it. That’s what makes us Pentaholics 😍
And the four meteors were their representation of the 4 members of Queen.
If you really want to see Mitch look like Freddie Mercury, you have to check out them singing Creep live (& unmasked) on the television show 'The Masked Singer'. He has the mustache and you will swear that it is Freddie!
You should totally do “Creep” from the masked singer finale. Scott. Matt, and Mitch kill that one. (Matt replaced Avi btw). You also have “The Sound of Silence” that y’all might enjoy. You’re not ready yet for “Aha live in Singapore from the Star Vista”. That one still blows my mind and it’s a low quality recording on a cell phone.
Yes, pentaholics have watched this video repeatedly. And yes, even though we've come to expect perfection from Pentatonix it's still magic; THEY'RE still magic.
You're correct that the moving couch is standing in for the car in _Wayne's World._ But it's also about Pentatonix's own history. After they won their first recording contract by winning the third (2011) season of _The Sing-Off,_ they all moved to California in preparation for recording their music, and a week later Epic reneged on the contract. But after all they'd gone through to get that far Pentatonix wasn't about to give up their dream just because some short-sighted recording executives didn't believe in them, so they came up with Plan B: UA-cam. They pooled the $200,000 they'd also won and used it as seed money. The four men shared two apartments to save money. They bought nothing that they didn't actually need. And they worked on their music every day, arranging and rehearsing together. Then whenever a new song was ready they'd use one of their iPhones to record themselves singing it and post it to UA-cam. Many of those early videos show the five of them on a couch, with the trio (Kirstie, Mitch, and Scott) sitting on the back of the couch and Kevin and Avi on the seat in front of them, just five very young people singing their hearts out, making their dream come true. Note that this is exactly the way Pentatonix is arrayed at the beginning and end of this video. The second reason the couch has to move is so it can take Pentatonix (and us) on a trip down Memory Lane.
The couch was motorized, and not very well balanced. (Notice that when they're sitting on it their feet don't quite reach the ground. The little curtain thing on the bottom was added to hide the motor.) It kept trying to tip over during the filming and actually managed to throw Kevin off at one point. There was a small platform attached to the back so that Kirstie could climb on the couch from behind - Scott, being a foot taller than Kirstie, didn't need it.
Pentatonix loves Queen, and they love "Bohemian Rhapsody," so they always wanted to cover this song, but they feared that they couldn't do it justice, so they decided to wait until they were sure they were ready. That took them five years, but it was worth the wait - they were definitely ready.
The audio panning on "little high, little low" is a direct quote from Queen. If you listen to Queen's original you'll hear the same panning on the same phrase.
Many people think the megaphone is distorting Mitch's voice to make him sound more like an electric guitar, but it actually has nothing to do with it. The megaphone wasn't turned on, and couldn't have distorted Mitch's voice even if it had been - it was just a megaphone. The electric guitar is all Mitch. Mitch happened to see the megaphone lying around on the set and thought it would make a cool prop, so it's been confusing people ever since.
During the "Bismillah" argument, note that Scott, whose range includes both bass and tenor registers, is actually singing along with both the high and low sides of the argument. Scott has said that this rapid switching is the hardest part of the song for him.
When the camera pans up to show us the starry night sky during Mitch's second guitar solo, it's meant as a tribute to Queen's lead guitarist, Brian May, who has a doctorate in astrophysics.
The four shooting stars honor the four members of Queen.
When the camera pans back down to show Pentatonix lying on the couch together it's meant to recall the cover art for Queen's "Sheer Heart Attack" album.
And when this official video was first released, Brian May posted a link to it on all his social media accounts with the comment: "Enjoy."
In regards to Scott, his lead in many of of the covers is amazing, and the band’s originals as well. He also has done a solo I fell in love with his song, “Mars.” Which by the way has dozen of covers already.
@@andycofin6983 The one that does it to me is "Four." Did you see him singing it to Mark at the wedding reception? ❤️🔥
The best remake of that song with or without instruments.
The Grassi Guitar does not require a megaphone. It is just a prop to draw attention to who is making the sound. I heard it done live and it was EPIC!
Mitch might be the reincarnation of Freddie Mercury. Freddie died in November 1991 and Mitch was born in July 1992. He can also grow the Freddie mustache. It is so close to matching it is kinda creepy. You can see Mitch with the Freddie mustache doing Somebody to Love on a Queen special that was on ABC a few years ago.
Paul Simon after hearing PTX do Sound of Silence put a link to it on his social media page and just said " ENJOY "
You are going to love the Pentatonix rabbit hole! Since you guys mentioned the Sound of Silence, you definitely need to experience their version, soon. After Avi left the group, his replacement, Matt Sallee is seen in that video. Check out their live versions of the cover "upgrades". Enjoy your journey. Its amazing. You may as well consider yourselves Pentaholics. It's impossible to not watch them. My "Mitch slap" came from Aha Singapore 🎶🎵 🔥
We have a battle of the sounds of silence planned!
That sounds awesome. Keep in mind, all a Capella have a certain style that suits them. Them, doing a cover is their style. To me, each group is equal because it's their way. If you can, base it on sound only and don't include their videos?
That's our intention
Pentatonix bohemian rhapsody insights
. So, some things to know about this cover and video: -It took PTX years to get the arrangement to where they felt they could do the original masterpiece justice. -The cover, and especially the video, was meant to be an homage to Queen. Some of the moments paying respect were: The mono-recording of the line "easy come, easy go" followed by the panning of the voices from left to right on the line "little high, little low" (which is how the original was recorded), obviously the flashlights being used to mimic the lighting on the operatic part of the original video, the four shooting stars to represent the four members of Queen, as well as acknowledge the fact that Dr. Brian May is an astrophysicist, and the overhead shot of them lying on the couch is to represent the Sheer Heart Attack album cover. -The megaphone was just a prop. It is not needed to reproduce the electric guitar distortion. -PTX can, and does, perform this live with no backing track...something even Queen and the Great Freddie Mercury could not do. -Freddy once said he didn't care what people did with his music as long as they "...don't make it boring, darling!", so I think he would absolutely approve. -The overall video--with the "living room" and couch--is an homage to Pentatonix's own journey as a group. They lost their record deal right after winning the Sing Off and moving to LA, so they started putting out videos on UA-cam, performing covers. They would sit on the couch in Kevin (beatboxer) and Avi's (bass) living room and just record themselves on Mitch's (counter tenor who took the lead on this song) iPad. Some of their earliest videos went viral and they eventually were able to secure a new deal, record an EP, go on tour, release chart-topping albums and win three Grammy awards...so they moved out of the living room and down this new, unknown road. At the end of the day, though, they're still the same choir-nerds they've always been; just happy to sit together on a couch and sing. Also when Brian Mays heard it..he posted it on his web site with the word "enjoy".
The “Grassi Guitar “ is 🔥
For the most part, PTX doesn't do covers, they do upgrades.
They do an excellent job of paying homage to the classics. They are true musicians in every sense, they are artists. I’m getting ready to go see them tonight I’m beyond excited!
Brian May posted it and said “Enjoy”. Nothing better than that. Freddie always says I don’t care who does this, as long as you just have fun with it.
Re Kevin and singing: did you notice that there are no drums in the higher part of the "No, we will not let you go ... Let him go!" call--and-response...? It's because Kevin is singing along with Kirstin! Scott has by far the most powerful and loud voice of the group; in fact, in their earllest days, he had to learn to back off. The second loudest/most powerful? Kirstin! Although she had the opposite problem from Scott: she held herself back early on. I think her stint on Broadway, playing the ingenue role of Lauren in Kinky Boots (spring 2018), was a big help to her that way. Really suggest you try a couple of their medleys, Daft Punk for Pentatonix v.1, with Avi Kaplan, and 90s Dance Medley for Pentatonix v. 2 with Matt Sallee.
Definitely noticed!
Most of us Pentaholics agree Mitch is Freddie reincarnated. And yes Mitch could be called a Soprano voice. It does not specifically pertain to females. The range is generally from Middle C to High A, and Mitch can certainly reach most of those notes. Ogre, I love the Mitch slap !!! when he pulls out the megaphone. 😆😆 And another Mitch slap on all of you when he reaches that high not on "of me" !!! Priceless !! 🤣🤣 There were a lot of odes to the original Queen group and the song. This is one of my favorites. Thanks guys for the reaction.
Mitch with a mustache? Try their cover of "Havana"
While several of you were "Mitch-slapped" again, but I loved Jerzey's Penta-slapped look at the beginning.
And you are right, we've seen this more times than we can could and yet it's still amazing. Best cover of this song I've ever seen and it was a definite success.
They are always respectful of songs they cover but they all love Freddy and queen so much that I think this one was especially meant as a show of respect
Btw, the megaphone isn't actually needed for the sound effect, it was purely for visuals.
Recommend their original, Happy Now.
They did a cover of Somebody to Love and Mitch kills it!!! Another reactor called him Mitchy Mercury after watching it. The sound quality is a little low in the video, but it is still good.
You never get over the perfection of their voices!
Mitch was born eight months after Freddie Mercury died. I've heard speculation that perhaps Mitch was born a month prematurely, based entirely on the time coincidence and his resemblance to Freddie. I put no stock in it because I don't believe in reincarnation, but I understand why people might think that.
I've seen them perform this live, and it's amazing!!!! They are like aliens 😂
I saw Pentatonix perform Bohemian Rhapsody on Saturday. They are awesome live.
Sound of silence is a great one that ptx has covered also.
The megaphone is a prop for the music video, when they perform this live, it's just Mitch ❤
fun fact a Queen Band member has a link to this song on their web site
Guys listen to the prayer. It's mind blowing
Just did. That reaction should be coming in a couple weeks!
PTX 🔥🤘
Well isn't this a pleasant surprise! So glad to see this reaction today! You boys did a great job as usual. Very nice commentary and thoughtful insights on an amazing performance by Pentatonix. One of my favorites! I agree with AJ that nothing beats the OG version of the song, but I have to say, this version is a damn close second! Gotta love Mitch's guitar solo minus the guitar! xD I'm sure the Pentaholics have already stated this, but when this came out, Brian May shared it on his Facebook page. Anyhoo, great reaction guys! Keep up the awesomeness!
Mad Respect to all four of you . . . . . . . Check out "Sing" of course by Pentatonix.
It's their homage to Queen... took them 5 years to release this because they wanted to make sure it was perfect...
No…Pentatonix “Sound of Silence”…you have to do it next after mentioning Disturbed. You have to!! Do it for an old gen x who’s also not right.
We're actually gonna do a battle of the sounds of silence soon, for six different versions
@@weaintraisedrightpodcastPentatonix is going to win.
You'll enjoy this behind-the-scenes video put together by the production company that shot the music video. ua-cam.com/video/Q8ugJnIG_Lk/v-deo.html
Just subscribed. Didn't know you reacted to quite a few of the songs from Pentatonix. That is why I am here. More and more Pentatonix please. From a absolute Pentaholic. Greetings from South Africa
we've got two coming within the next 30 days.
❤ I loved your reactions!! Yes, PTX usually changes this up a bit. However, this being such an iconic song, they really wanted Queen to be happy with their cover. I read that they worked on it for several years before releasing it. When they did, Dr. Brian May posted it on one his social media sites and simply wrote: "Enjoy!" 😮😊❤❤
That makes a lot of sense
Producer: We need a guitar solo.
Mitch: Here. Hold my beer.
Pentatonix are not just pretty faces. They research their covers thoroughly and for truly iconic songs, they will put in extra effort to respect the original. It's always great to find Queen lovers who can react knowlegdeably to this cover. I agree, nothing can touch Freddie's original, but this is such a worthy homage, it really does justice to the original. Great reaction, guys! Liked and subbed for more PTX. You may enjoy their cover of Lennon's "Imagine."
They did this as the CLoser at the SHow i went to in September
Mitch doesn’t use a megaphone when they dot this live.
A few things, the couch represents in the early days of PTX, they did not have money to shoot their video’s, so they just sat on a couch in someone living room to record. Now, when Brian May (now Sir Dr. Brian May) saw this the day after it was released, he liked it so much he shared it on all of his social media, with just one word “Enjoy”. That is high praise from Sir Dr. May.
Mitch does not use the megaphone in real life, it was just a prop so people had something to look at that would draw their eyes where the group wanted them. When you see the night sky that was to pay homage to Brian May, who is now an astrophysics. The 4 shooting stars pay homage to the original., band members. BTW, Queen has never been able to do this live completely. They way they layered in the video of themselves in the video, they just had to run off-stage, and show the opera part on a screen, then come back on screen and finish the song. PTX did it completely, and they do it live.
As far as Mitch having a mustache, in later video's he does have two or three different versions of a mustache, and yes one of them was a Freddy "stache.
Live Version ua-cam.com/video/nMFPsouaum0/v-deo.html&start_radio=1
Bohemian Rhapsody behind the scenes ua-cam.com/video/Q8ugJnIG_Lk/v-deo.html
An old couch is kinda' Bohemian to me. PTX took it on a rhapsodic journey.
from what i understand mitch is actually whats called a "light-lyric tenor" which seems to be something different but similar to a "counter tenor", but Mitch himself and PTX as a group usually just refer to him as a tenor. usually, because in the past the band has also referred to him as an alto, and a SOPRANO !!! take that, youtube commenters
I stumbled across your channel today, and this is the first reaction video that I've watched. I can tell you right now, I'm in love with Jerzey 🥰 You are my spirit animal.
Welcome aboard! Jersey is awesome! He definitely get's into songs sometimes!
Actually, Mitch goes through a mustache phase and he does look similar to Freddie.
Someone actually created a UA-cam mixing this, the original, and Panic at the Disco version for comparison. Worth a listen for sure.
Just two weeks ago saw them do this live. Every bit as great
While I appreciate that the original is special or the best (for some songs), Pentatonix tends to do upgrades for most. There are some songs, such as their cover of "Gold," that are perfect examples. I did not like the song at all until Pentatonix covered it. You should react to both. Dothe original and then the Pentatonix cover to see what I mean. The original seems to go on forever, and I'm waiting for it to finally end, but the cover by Pentatonix ends too quickly and I want more.
So,so true!!!
Great reaction. They do this live. And Hallelujah live. They are amazing. You might try Little Drummer Boy, Oh Come All Ye Faithful ( trust this) Imagine, New Rules x Are You That Somebody. Originals Love Again, Water and Sing. 3 Grammys: Daft Punk, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and Jolene with Dolly Parton. ( yes a Grammy for a song with no words sung by a band with no instruments). It was also Dolly’s first Grammy for Jolene. Anything they do is amazing.
You should check out there original “love again, sing and thank you.” Long time pentaholic.
I really like the 4 of you reviewing different parts - Pentatonix is the only group I listen to reviews on and It never get old - I still get moved
Thank you so much! I know you're a Pentaholic but I really recommend it Home Free and VoicePlay react videos as well as their own channels. I think you will enjoy them!
watch their Gold, What IS This Feeling Wicked Tribute, AHA Singapore, Dance Of The Sugarplum Fairy, Daft Punk Compilation
Hey guys. Check out Brian May's posts about Pentatonix's version of Bohemian Rhapsody. He, himself has shared it 😉
Great reaction guys 🇨🇦 keep the PTX coming!
Thank you! Will do!
Helplessly Hoping by Home Free is another homage to an original that you will really appreciate.
There are, too, male sopranos but they are rare. Counter-tenors can't hit the highest notes that a trained soprano can; they sing in the range of a mezzo-soprano, a few notes below a "real" soprano. There are male sopranos who CAN sing as high as a soprano. I think Mitch is in the counter-tenor range, though that's so easy for him I bet he could train to get a few notes higher. Great reaction guys. Subbing for more Pentatonix
Thank you!
Some suggestions: Mad World, The Sound of Silence, 90s Dance Medley - For a big change, try Can't Hold Us - Kiira's Gold is a bit of a sleeper and simple arrangement, but has some amazing features - Also Ariana Grande's Problem - Enjoy the journey - C
We'll be doing a battle of the sounds of silence hopefully before the end of the year. There's will be included!
Check out "Amazing Grace" and a new one, "O Holy Night". .. . .
Thanks so much - guys - Great Reaction!!
i think you might enjoy reacting to another Queen cover from our beloved Pentix; Somebody To Love, and its much more recent - from 2021! ua-cam.com/video/P_sNvHXtOlY/v-deo.html
Pentatonix recommendations (almost certainly duplicating some you already have in queue):
• For more of Mitch and Scott: "The Prayer"
• To hear Kirstie belting out the high notes: "Seasons Of Love" (preferably from the live Fourth of July PBS special)
• To meet Matt (Avi's replacement): "Sound of Silence"
• To find out why pentaholics tend to say that Pentatonix doesn't do covers; they do upgrades: "Imagine" (the official video, and be sure to watch all the way to the outro)
• For more of Kevin (the beatboxer): "The Kevin Show/Kevin's Fifth." This is a live feed from a concert they gave in Owensboro, Kentucky, Kevin's home town: ua-cam.com/video/DbCasvcNx78/v-deo.html
• Their first Grammy winner: "Daft Punk Medley"
• For the most beautiful harmonies you've ever heard: "Run To You" (an original, written by Avi and Kevin)
Oh and the megaphone is just a prop - not being actually used. Check out the live version.
Kirstin sings the highest in most of the songs. Mitch will do the high high one offs Mitch slaps but Kirstie sings the top line
I disagree, they equally share the high notes, especailly since Mitch can go higher than Kirsty. The difference is Kirsty has a real strong "belting" type voice, and Mitch has a soft clear voice, so whatever the song calls for, is the one that does it.
Just found you via pentaholic. Loved this channel instantly 😊
Thank you!
Check out Pentstonix doing The Sound of Silence! They are amazing
We actually plan on doing a sound of silence battle... should be happening soon (ish)
They can do this live !
I love watching your reactions!! Such a fun group! I recommend Imagine but their original video bc the visuals are powerful…
I can't add to the comments, but this is my first time to your channel and I loved your reactions! You want to see Mitch with a mustache? React to their version of "Havana"...you'll see it, I'm sure!
Thanks for joining us! We'll check it out!
Check out Gold by kiara. It is such a techno mess its impossible for me to listen to. THEN check out their cover of it. All the crap that Kiara did with technology, they did with their voices just sitting on a couch with microphones.