Geoff Castellucci - "Carol Of The Bells" REACTION

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  • Опубліковано 27 гру 2024

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  • @melvinthinks
    @melvinthinks  21 годину тому +14

    I succumbed to the pressure! 🤣😆😀 Thanks for watching everyone 😁 🙏👍
    Check out more of my VoicePlay reactions here 👉 ua-cam.com/play/PLF8rPuJ_-62JyE3gP1Fjhnh2e69jyozh_.html
    Hope you all had a Merry Christmas 🎅🎄🎁

    • @vdoyne
      @vdoyne 19 годин тому +3

      You're in good company...Geoff doesn't like this one either. Good thing enough of us do 🙂 If you join his Patreon at the $5 level, you can hear him in last month's webchat replay, the Patreon intro and outro to this video's hidden premiere, and this month's webchat replay talking about it. It's funny. We totally have Kathy to thank for this one. He has told us 4-5 times so far that Kathy nixed the song he wanted to do ("because reasons") and that he already had partially completed the arrangement for last year, and told him that he must do this one "and make it epic." Wise man to listen to his wife, since this has been very successful. Last week in his monthly live webchat he was also asking us for suggestions for the coming year and there were a lot. Will be interesting to see what he actually covers.

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  19 годин тому +4

      Every great man has a greater woman by their side. Except for me. Mine is alright. But then again, I'm not great 😃

    • @vdoyne
      @vdoyne 19 годин тому +3

      @@melvinthinks LOL Kathy is quite wonderful and does a great job as his Production Manager and as VoicePlay's.
      BTW, Geoff said last week that according to his Spotify, he has listened to more Johnny Cash than anything else during 2024 but he's also quite eclectic. He had a bunch of JC suggestions given him for songs to cover too.

    • @ChristineCornish-l9z
      @ChristineCornish-l9z 15 годин тому +1

      Thanks for your honest reaction.

  • @jackyfriedman1963
    @jackyfriedman1963 19 годин тому +13

    The names he shouts out to are his highest tier patreons. 10 people that very much deserve it.

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  19 годин тому +1

      He's a lovely dude and it was a nice touch. Not seen him do that before.

    • @jackyfriedman1963
      @jackyfriedman1963 19 годин тому +2

      @melvinthinks
      He just started doing that at the end of last year when he did "Till Then".
      He thought the song was fitting to end 2023 with.
      It's very beautiful. A soldier asking his girlfriend to wait for him until he comes back from WWII. His wife Kathy cameo's in it.

  • @dawnmichelle9985
    @dawnmichelle9985 19 годин тому +12

    lol thank you for giving in and doing another Christmas reaction for us. Since Christmas is over I’ll say, Happy New Year to you! 🎊 🎉🎉 🎉

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  19 годин тому

      Cheers Dawn! Bring on 2025 and wishing you happiness and success 🤟🤟🤟

  • @Sarah83_loves_bass
    @Sarah83_loves_bass 20 годин тому +9

    Awwwww I'm so happy that you are reacting to this 🤩👏🏻🥰
    I like that you are totally honest and it's okay that you are not enjoying this sort of songs 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  19 годин тому +2

      It was your comment that pushed me over the edge, Sarah! 😆 It was cool. I can still appreciate it for what it is without being in love with it. Taylor Swift is a legend, as an example. But I ain't gonna workout to her tunes 😬

    • @Sarah83_loves_bass
      @Sarah83_loves_bass 18 годин тому

      @@melvinthinks upps... sorry for putting so much pressure 🫣🙈 But that's true, I totally know that some musicians are extremly talented but sometimes their genre is just not for me and that's totally fine 🫶🏻

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  17 годин тому +1

      I think it's sometimes interesting to listen and react to genres that you aren't comfortable with, even if you know the likelihood of you falling in love with it are remote. However, whenever I've done this previously and been honest about it, the fans haven't always been as accepting. The same cannot be said about you guys 🥰

  • @vdoyne
    @vdoyne 19 годин тому +9

    Thanks for this reaction to Geoff's epic Christmas release. After being released for a little over two weeks this one exceeded one million UA-cam views on Christmas Eve (the fastest that any of his videos have achieve that). A five octave vocal range is a powerful thing. I enjoy the unexpected ways that Geoff arranges music nearly as much as his vocals. Geoff adds all of the instrumentals himself using his keyboard and plug-ins and does his own initial sound mix and all of the video editing. Ed Boyer does final sound mix always. Geoff does a good job pretending to interact with his other selves (often with Kathy's direction). Judging by his album art, the Geoffquakes did some damage!
    One of the best comments I've read so far is that Geoff's version is a Christmas carol like Die Hard is a Christmas movie...LOL

  • @masafilipovic7629
    @masafilipovic7629 20 годин тому +6

    YAAAAAAAAAY ❤❤❤ thank u soooo much! also, I love how u killed all us patreons 😂😂😂

  • @Broomrider1492
    @Broomrider1492 16 годин тому +4

    This one blew up. Hit over a million views in record time. Just 18 days. All the clones Goff, Jeff, Jeoph and Daryl did a great job plus Geoff of course. Filmed in the Howay Mansion by Geoff & Kathy. Only took five hours. Don't know how long it took Geoff to edit it. He keeps getting better and better at it.

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  2 години тому

      It's doing really well so fair play to the dude 👍

  • @bjspeck4337
    @bjspeck4337 12 годин тому +1

    Geoff is a master arranger. Carol of the Bells here is like nothing you've ever heard before.

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  2 години тому

      Not strictly true. I've heard Carol Of The Bells before 😘

    • @bjspeck4337
      @bjspeck4337 20 хвилин тому

      @@melvinthinks But not like Geoff does it!

  • @petraharwin9670
    @petraharwin9670 2 години тому +1

    Thanks for your honesty. It’s refreshing. Not everyone can like everything.

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  Годину тому

      I appreciate that! Cheers Petra ☺️

  • @DravenGal
    @DravenGal 19 годин тому +6

    Yeah, even if you don't like this type of song, no one can deny Geoff's talent and originality that he puts into his music. I think I've put on a bit of weight this holiday season, per usual! Happy New Year! Sadly, I can't drink alcohol, so it's sparkling apple cider for me!
    Oh, and that wasn't a pigeon in your carriage, that was a partridge, looking for its pear tree! LOL! 💜

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  19 годин тому +2

      Exactly. Whether you like something or not, you can still appreciate and respect it without being a d*ck.
      And it was definitely a pigeon. Or a rat with wings as we call them in London 😬

    • @DravenGal
      @DravenGal 19 годин тому +1

      @@melvinthinks I was kidding, I don't know about avian life in the UK. But...hmmmm...I'm not sure what that says about me then! LOL, when I was 10, I was in London, and wild rats with wings would let me pick them up and hold them and be totally calm. Come to think of it, that happened here in the states too...💜

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  19 годин тому +1

      I would have preferred a partridge. They are tastier.

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  19 годин тому +1

      And it all really depends on where you are with regards to pigeons in the UK. In the countryside? Probably lovely and fat and yummy. In London? Avoid them like the plague.

    • @DravenGal
      @DravenGal 19 годин тому

      @@melvinthinks I've never had any unusual fowl. I have three cockatiels though. Just not for lunch. (We're all grateful for that!)💜

  • @autumnwood543
    @autumnwood543 2 години тому +2

    Thank you for the reaction even though it’s not you style of music… for me I just think of it like a music score to a battle scene in a fantasy film. 😊
    So happy you had a good Christmas with the family and friends. Also Happy New Year in a week!!🎉

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  Годину тому

      He definitely made it his own 😬 Merry Christmas and a Happy appy New year to you too 🥳

  • @thomasfarr7934
    @thomasfarr7934 17 годин тому +3

    Thank you!

  • @atconnys8786
    @atconnys8786 57 хвилин тому

    Hi, I`m with you with the music genres. I have to say though, since Voiceplay and Geoff, I`m listening to songs thousend times, that I`d never lend an ear to normally. lol
    Thank you for the reaction and I wish you a Happy New Year!

  • @chriso6719
    @chriso6719 16 годин тому +6

    Even though it's not your type of song, did that satisfy you 'sexy Geoff' fix? 😁
    So, the other 4 Geoff's do have names. He named them Goff, Jeoph, Jeff, and Daryl. lol.

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  16 годин тому +1

      Hahaha! Yes. I definitely got my "Geoff fix" today. He will certainly be in my dreams when my head hits the pillow tonight 😴

    • @Gael4ce
      @Gael4ce Годину тому

      He named Darryl. His patreons named the others. It was by accident. There was a conversation going about his clones and somehow we started coming up with as many ways to spell Geoff as we could. Just people being silly.
      He never said a word to us, but shortly after that he dropped “Way Down” where all the clones were wearing name tags with names from that discussion…that was absolutely a wink at his patreons.
      And I’ve watched what I say on the Discord ever since because someone may be lurking. 😊

  • @marshayoung9387
    @marshayoung9387 11 годин тому +1

    Thank you for an honest opinion & for having a go at it .

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  2 години тому

      Cheers Marsha. That's one thing I can pretty much guarantee on all my reactions. Honesty 😃

  • @judithboulden3456
    @judithboulden3456 20 годин тому +3

    It is bad enough being shown the door, but to have it happen by any one of these amazing guys would just be soul splitting. 😢
    I love this so much. ❤❤❤❤

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  19 годин тому

      Which of the five Geoff's were you referring to, Judith? 😉

  • @carinarodebak9419
    @carinarodebak9419 18 годин тому +2

    Totally agree with on not only stay in the safe zone, but now and then try something new. I never tried metal until I was over 60. Now I'm very happy I dared try something new.
    Happily the artists I follow most also never stay in one lane, but consistently tackles new genres, like VoicePlay, Geoff and Tommy Johansson.

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  18 годин тому +1

      I've been generally quite lucky, in of the 200+ reactions I've done there are less than a handful I really didn't like. And when I said this, the fanbase crucified me! 😃 But what are you supposed to do? Only react and release videos to songs you like? Nah. I'm gonna release it regardless. It's reality. We can't all agree. And if we did, then life, and music, would be pretty rubbish. As you say, Carina, you gotta try new stuff for perspective. Step outside your comfort zone.

  • @ilonadever8249
    @ilonadever8249 12 годин тому +1

    A little arm twisting, and here you are! Thanx for the reaction.

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  2 години тому

      Hahaha! You lot are very persuasive 😬

  • @EtherealForever
    @EtherealForever 18 годин тому +3

    We twisted your rubber arm 😉 - thank you for taking the pain!!
    The reason this was amazing is because the original has been changed completely... he made it way more epic.
    Random pigeon story 😉😄🙈.
    I need to go check which rock covers of VP you've already done... you still owe us a few 😋.
    Hope you had a great Christmas time.
    ⚘️🕊

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  18 годин тому +1

      Ahhh. It wasn't that bad tbh. Just not my thing. At least it wasn't Polyphia 😆 And there's plenty of VP stuff for me to do. I haven't even touched the surface! I would like to see them tackle more metal though.

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  18 годин тому

      And my Christmas was lovely thank you. How was yours?

    • @EtherealForever
      @EtherealForever 17 годин тому

      @melvinthinks - I think they're the only acapella group that tries!!
      Christmas was lovely thank you ⚘️🕊.

  • @tiffymcconkey
    @tiffymcconkey 10 годин тому +1

    Actually pigeons are some of the smartest birds. He did a beautiful rendition of this song.

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  2 години тому

      The pigeon on the tube train definitely wasn't smart 😆

  • @christineschutten248
    @christineschutten248 8 годин тому +1

    Perhaps you would enjoy VoicePlay's version of Nothing Else Matters better. Geoff arranged that one and it has blown people's minds.😊

  • @Anna-pu5fo
    @Anna-pu5fo 19 годин тому +4

    It's absolutely ok when you say this is not your favorite music. But just because it's not your style, you don't say that you "hate" all of it. Actually those repetitive songs are those Geoff doesn't like at all 🤣🤣. He did this because his "Boss" (which is his wonderful wife Kathy) said he should do it.
    Btw if you will ever do voiceplays redention of "Black hole sun", you will find me saying that i don't like the song at all, but the guys made a great job.

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  19 годин тому +2

      Cheers Anna. I didn't hate any of it, as you said. It just didn't "Float my boat" and didn't resonate with me like all the others I've had the pleasure of hearing to date. Whereas Blackhole Sun, conversely, will probably really connect with me when I have the opportunity to listen to it. It's on my list 😁

  • @Jaezrar
    @Jaezrar 17 годин тому +1

    Aw, I'm glad you went back to Christmas for us on this one! It's okay if it isn't your type of music, Geoff himself didn't really either. The premiere video that he showed us patreon's ends with him giving a little rant about how repetitive this song was, it was really funny! But he did make it an epic master piece. In the fanbase it is already known as a Christmas Battle Song, which I think is very fitting xD And admittedly, he is aging really well isn't he? I agree. Geoff is slowly turning into a Silver Fox. As for analysis videos, I do watch some but really I prefer videos like you make. Like you I am not fond of people talking for a loooooong time about one small piece of music. I just want to see how you guys react and hear your opinion and little snippets are fun too! Like you spoke about your Christmas and a Pidgeon, that I like too. But that is why we watch the videos we do. There a few I will watch because I like how the people analyze, but most of all, this type of reaction. Much better. If I could hit like more than once without taking away the like, I would. Oh, and I was busy with those days too! But they passed by pretty fast. Especially when playing games with family, like UNO. Thanks for a great reaction and till next time ^^

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  16 годин тому

      OMG! I nearly spoke about his silver foxness at the end of the vid during his Patron shout outs, and refrained 😆 I was a little bit unfair on Elizabeth re her analysis as there's clearly an audience for it, but also, there are people out there that want something a little more light-hearted and chaotic. I just try and make videos I'd want to watch, and am slowly pulling in people of the same ilk and weird sense of humour as me 😆 Not everyone will get it. But for those that do? Welcome to my world 😁

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  16 годин тому

      And on a serious note, thank you for watching all my stuff, liking, subscribing, commenting etc. It's the most rewarding part of all of this. When people enjoy what you do and write comments like this 🙏🙏🙏 Merry Christmas to you and the family 🥰

  • @WNYretiree
    @WNYretiree 18 годин тому +2

    I like Geoff a lot, appreciate his talent and enjoy his music. That said, this isn't one of my favorites. But then, it has never been one of my favorite Christmas songs either, so there's that. I'm more of a "Grandma got run over by a Reindeer" type of gal.

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  18 годин тому

      Completely unrelated, but thought you might appreciate it, someone told me in a comment that Marko won the Finnish masked singer! I thought that was pretty mad and epic. Couldn't believe no one mentioned this in any of the 1000s of Nightwish comments I've had to date.

    • @WNYretiree
      @WNYretiree 17 годин тому

      @@melvinthinks Oh yes, Melvin and he did a really marvelous job. Someone, in the last couple of months did a series of the songs with the English translation added. Let me do some digging and I'll see if I can find them -- not to react to, just for your own enjoyment.

    • @becca1189
      @becca1189 7 годин тому

      Aussie Jingle Bells is one of my new favorites: ua-cam.com/video/OnJ8jsw4BSo/v-deo.htmlsi=0xfEIEhuyP6gCnhp (3min). ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

  • @paulkinney7129
    @paulkinney7129 19 годин тому +3

    For a really good higher register song of his, listen to “Shenandoah” and my personal favorite, “Folsom Prison”. Cheers

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  19 годин тому

      A bit of Johnny Cash is more "up my alley" 😬 Cheers Paul 👍

    • @vdoyne
      @vdoyne 19 годин тому +1

      @@melvinthinks Then you'll love his Folsom Prison Blues...Geoff and Kathy rented a former prison to film it and just the two of them did the filming..in Florida without A/C in 90 degree F heat. By the end there are 7 Geoff's in that one but only 4 of them sing for us. Watch out for Easter eggs! There are several.
      (Shenandoah is one of my favorites too).

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  18 годин тому +1

      😳👍

  • @TrineDaely
    @TrineDaely 17 годин тому +1

    Carol of the Bells didn't start out as Christmas music - its original form was a pre-Christian Ukrainian song that welcomed spring!
    12tone has a video about its history that is worth a watch.

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  17 годин тому

      I'm not lying when I say I wanted to mention the origins of the song in the video, but refrained because I knew someone would mention it in the comments. You beat me to it 😁👍🤟🎄

  • @Robin-sz2ku
    @Robin-sz2ku 9 годин тому +1

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉😊

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  2 години тому

      Cheers for watching, Robin 😃

  • @katthor7311
    @katthor7311 10 годин тому +1

    I totally understand traditional Christmas music not appealing to you, but do know that you will never get a "traditional" Christmas song cover when it comes to Geoff. He turns these songs on their side and offers a fresh perspective on a traditional tune.😁
    Well thanks for succumbing to peer pressure and checking this out anyway. 😆 Maybe you'll check out some other Geoffified Christmas tunes in the future, and if you do, may i suggest Blue Christmas. You might enjoy that one for an unexpected reason. 😁
    Drink some sparkling water to help with that bloated feeling. 😜😅
    Happy new year! 🎉

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  2 години тому

      Oh yeah - I agree! Geoff definitely transformed it and made it interesting to listen to, whether you are a fan of the song or not. No one can't deny that.
      And I'm drinking some sparkling water 😁 Merry Christmas and happy new year to you too 👍👍👍

  • @R989D
    @R989D Годину тому

    For next Christmas then: “You’re a mean one Mr Grinch” by Small Town Titans. It’s Christmas meets rock, very different.
    Or look up THE Christopher Lee’s metal Christmas album he released in his 90’s before he sadly passed.

  • @carollalicker
    @carollalicker 19 годин тому +2

    Not dumb it down...simplify it.

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  19 годин тому

      I'll take that. Cheers Carol 😁

  • @Starrynightdiner
    @Starrynightdiner 15 годин тому +1

    From the left: Daryl, Jeoph, Geoff, Goff, and Jeff. Geoff gave them names…or maybe Kathy.

    • @karenponchak5304
      @karenponchak5304 13 годин тому

      Pretty sure it's been agreed Daryl is the "drunk one on the right" , who is actually channeling his inner Cesar.😂

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  2 години тому

      I remember someone telling me about this several months ago, and it still makes me chuckle 🤭

  • @Starrynightdiner
    @Starrynightdiner 15 годин тому +1

    Peer pressure gets a bad rap 🤣

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  2 години тому

      It could have been worse. He could have done an Ed Sheeran cover.

  • @TheImerei
    @TheImerei 13 годин тому

    If you want to try some rock by Voiceplay, they've done covers of "Nothing Else Matters" and "Carry On My Wayward Son". They've also done a set of Queen songs called "Queen in Five Minutes", which has a bit of a story.

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  2 години тому

      I've done a few of their rock/metal covers. Check out my channel and VP playlist 🙂

  • @FLNatureGuy
    @FLNatureGuy 19 годин тому

    Stand on your principles. If you don't like something, don't react to it. It saves time and headaches.

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  19 годин тому +4

      But how will I know if I don't give it a chance? Life and music would be pretty shit if all I ever did was listen to what I'm comfortable with. That's why I can't stand certain fans who say "XXX is the BEST. IT'S ALL I LISTEN TO!". How do they know? They don't listen to anything else.

    • @becca1189
      @becca1189 7 годин тому

      @@melvinthinks Stray Kids' Changbin is talking about food in this clip, but it applies to many other things as well (including music), & it's something that he's known for: ua-cam.com/video/2CspwY8QjAo/v-deo.htmlsi=-ZwrbHgL0U1WxgeG (34sec). It's called jutdae (principle) in Korean. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

  • @PurpleButterfly0918
    @PurpleButterfly0918 5 годин тому +1

    There has been several songs by Geoff and Voiceplay that were not my cup of tea. When that happens, I try to focus on the talent displayed. I can appreciate the talent and still not like the song.

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  2 години тому

      Exactly! I've never really understood reactors who pretend to like something so as not to appease the fans. You can still listen and be analytical and respectful. Some fans just won't accept you don't like something though. Like Polyphia fans 😆

  • @zitriphyer8429
    @zitriphyer8429 5 годин тому +1

    5:53 I sincerely hope he’s not a liberalist. That would be depressing. Hopefully not far right either though.

    • @melvinthinks
      @melvinthinks  2 години тому

      Depends which we way look at it. The Geoff on the far right is actually on the far left from a physical stand point 😆

    • @zitriphyer8429
      @zitriphyer8429 2 години тому

      @ true and real