3rd Performance - VoicePlay - "Don't Speak" By No Doubt - Sing Off - Series 4 (Group B)

Wow this performance was actually very good by this group! They've really brought something different this time around and that girl's voice didn't sound squeaky at all..I think this was one of their best arrangements yet and they could actually make it far if they keep this up. The only downside for me was that blonde guy's voice isn't the best out there..I don't know, i don't think it's that good imo but that's just me. B+

[@sarashattergirl587]

Most people will probably hate me for this but I think they sound WAY better now that Honey (or whatever her name is) is gone. She didn't really fit into the whole group (vocal-wise and in terms of group-dynamic) and I get the feeling that she was just included because she was a girl. All of the guys (Layne and Geoff included) have awesome and very nice voices (singing voices) and still she is the main in most of their "sing off"-performances. I know why Geoff (Bass) and Layne (Percussion) don't get the main vocals, since it is not their "role", but Eli, Tony and Earl are perfectly capable to take the lead very successfully.

[@JamesCarter-px9ho]

No one hates you we all agree

[@MrMegaawesome1234]

I think they added Honey for the versatility aspect. Its hard to change it up without a unique member that stands out. But yea, they do sound great either way imo.

[@melaniebai]

I agree

[@Alluponit31]

Sara Shattergirl no bs, I was listening to them independently during this performance, and she can sing, but you’re right. She did not fit. Still a good performance and arrangement.

[@sebastianshandy658]

Right

[@miksimpatikwhitney]

Honestly, I really like Voiceplay, but I don't think she blends into the group very well. I don't know, maybe with Rachel Potter by their side they could have done better.

[@guypithecusthe1st453]

I think adding her to the group hurt them. Her style was not a good match.

[@REAL-md2oi]

@@guypithecusthe1st453 i agree

[@manuprofi7823]

Yeah youre right

[@Marcell0Bass]

Agreed so glad she’s gone

[@nate4137]

Marcello Bass yeah she really took away from showing off what the guys could do. I bet they could have done a lot better had they been just the five guys showing what they could do

[@Alluponit31]

That whole part at 2:58 with the complex harmonies in the back, until the end made this performance great(and that’s with Honey NOT fitting their sound). Don’t get me wrong Honey can sing very beautifully, but she needs her own niche.

[@Gleenet29]

Ellie's high note SERIOUSLY reminded me of Mitch. SERIOUSLY.

[@Klipik12]

Yes, definitely. But it didn't come with the impact of the rest of the Dog Days performance... but hey, it's early yet.

[@tiffanimoore4343]

Ellie's vocal breakdown in the bridge was just beautifully nasty! You can see it in Shawn's face lol. I love the original song and I love this.

[@tamaradeklein1017]

it was so beautiful! he is such a great singer, all of them are of course. but when he did that, you could feel his emotion so terrifying good!

[@averagejohn1232004]

They are the only group who actually did a song from their own generation.

[@joeyfletcher5281]

yea but Home Free powered through ring of fire so they get a pass

[@jennifermullis9265]

Voice Play is my favorite group because they are so entertaining

[@RonBand01]

I think this group was the most overlooked of all of the top 10 shown this year. VoicePlay was quite versatile and reminded me of Pentatonix, and not just because of the make-up of the group (4 guys one girl.) Their arrangemnets were daring as were their harmonies. I suspect that if the Sing off had gone the full 12 weeks as in season 2 and 3 instead of condensing 7 weeks into 3, we might have enjoyed more of this great sound. Even their Christmas tune from the box on the finale showed great innovation.

[@kovassb7050]

There were five guys and one girl

[@RonBand01]

Shadow Gameboy Pentatonix (often abbreviated as PTX) is an American a cappella group from Arlington, Texas consisting of five vocalists: Avi Kaplan, Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola, and Mitch Grassi.

[@kovassb7050]

+RonBand01 Ok?

[@anazoraidacorona1098]

I think the girl ruined their party. Geoff's talent was hijacked and all other voices overshadowed. This group is currently wonderful and they have the best bass ever.

[@marshayoung9387]

I agree, Geoff wasn't given the chance to shine. Geoff is just as good as Tim & can hit all the subsonic notes that Tim can hit

[@dukeofkings8942]

I would be interested in seeing VoicePlay go back to The Sing Off with their current roster - they're certainly much better now than they were back then.

[@userDreamJordan]

Same

[@janetpirate2110]

They nailed this!

[@ruddin10]

IKR Earl's Melody was really good

[@omqitzdanielle999]

Honey would be a lot better as a solo artist and the boys remaining a acapella group. My opinion🤷‍♀️😭

[@christinarentfro745]

Goosebumps. Definitely their best performance

[@mindyschaper]

Still so good!! Love this. Became a VP fan after this show.

[@kurisucosmo7954]

Honey's voice again suited this song. And yeah, I loved how they kind of didn't let their tendency to remix each song affect this one. They were more true to the track while still throwing in part of themselves in there, especially in that break down.

[@michaelyobs4448]

Sorry but im glad shes out of the group.

[@Marcell0Bass]

Same lol

[@poisonpixie1146]

Same.

[@ellicooper2323]

Earl, Layne, and Geoff as teeny-boppers, how cute were they.

[@nixonpark683]

Voiceplay are so much better now that they are all male.

[@kenmurray8476]

What is amazing is how far they have advanced, since. In this, for example, I don't think I heard one note from Geoff. He brings rare skills to the group, but they don't contribute. Although similar, Tim in Home Free, is far more effective in this show. They evolve in the right direction!!

[@Stevesrssrssrs]

She's good, but she doesn't work with the rest of the group, it just doesn't fit!!

[@Marcell0Bass]

She was tryna be the lead the whole time but that’s not how a Capella works and plus her voice didn’t blend with the rest

[@guilhermemagalhaes9080]

I really hope they make to the finals... or at least I wanna see a Ultimate Sing off between Filharmonic and Voice Play

[@kelskitchen3673]

I love Voiceplay and I love Honey, I just don't think she was the right voice for their group.

[@worstpianist3985]

2:40 Beautiful.

[@Tharealsjamal]

She out the band now tbh there better now

[@ruddin10]

I'm pretty sure Earl hit his highest note in this song

[@quinn3201]

Why must people be so disparaging? Honestly their are vast differences in the two groups but comparing one to the other diminishes the quality of their individual musicalities.

[@Lord6]

Imagine if they did the oogie boogie song or my mother told me as they have it now, back then

[@k.r.thunder6401]

I always felt that while Honey gave them a lot of arrangement options some ways she really limited the group in others.

[@jackstar5208]

Really don't like the girls voice

[@jennifermullis9265]

I love this version better of this song then the original version

[@c.henriquez5691]

No way the original version is BETTAH OR... BUTTER

[@changchungching1565]

The best!!!!!!!!!

[@eilidhgarrow5630]

@voiceplay fab guys x

[@VanAlstyneBros]

jewel is the female hugh jackman... literal perfection

[@lynngiesbrecht910]

I wish I knew all their names already, but it was weird when Honey was singing to the little guy, her side profile, the way she held her mouth, she looked like Gwen for those few seconds, and she did at another point too.

[@ZyrusSmith]

To hear the beginning of the song, press 3 then the "J" key.

[@THEkemmek]

I can hear PTX influences in all of their performances. Like on this one the dog days

[@wheelzj]

Agreed....and i hate it! lol

[@samanthagarcia923]

YES. It kinda made me mad haha

[@THEkemmek]

Home free definitely has the structure PTX has, like the crazy trio and beast bass and percussion but arrangement-wise they're on a league of their own, probably because they are a country acapella band

[@wheelzj]

The creative approach of HF is comparable to PTX but that's it...the way they use their 'vocal trio' to fill spaces, set up transitions, etc is VERY different from PTX. And them doing distinctly different genres (with the accent to boot) further separates their sound in my ear.

[@THETHIRDL2009]

Louie Kem Babaran This performance was up there with a PTX performance but sadly They're not as consistent as PTX and Home free. Thus why they didn't make it. but the components based on this performance was there.

[@ruddin10]

This was very beautiful

[@meganpriole6441]

these costumes are slightly ridiculous, love voiceplay

[@sarcasmxkate]

They match the No Doubt ska vibe.

[@sibertiger1970]

I like Honey and her voice, but I think VP would have won Sing Off with their current line-up and J.None and Rachel Potter or Ashley Dianne Edit: I think VP learned a lot about themselves and performing from this show

[@CP-yd7lp]

How come the guys later went on to work without the girl? Also, how long have the guys each known each other?

[@colefountain1030]

C P In my opinion, she dragged them down a little. She doesn’t blend well with them and they sound better without her. They have done songs with Rachel Potter and they sound amazing with her. And they have been singing together since high school

[@splendidpursuits8153]

Geoff, Layne, and Eli (if I am remembering correctly) met in Jr. High choir.

[@CP-yd7lp]

@@splendidpursuits8153 Thanks. So their situation is similar to Pentatonix.

[@billparrish4385]

I read somewhere that Geoff didn't start out as a basso profundo, but considered himself more of a deep baritone. I also saw his video where he details some of the exercises he's used over the years to develop his lower register. So, I'm wondering if he had the full set of chops back then that are on such prominent display today? He looks like a little kid here (could be the hair, or lack thereof... lol). So maybe the reason he didn't get the spotlight we all today think he deserved, could be group dynamics and the blending problems Honey seemed to have with them all, but then again maybe 'Mr E1' had not yet arrived?

[@glennjanot8128]

I think it was Tim Foust during the 4th season of the Sing-Off who taught him how to access the really low notes using the growl technique.

[@Kiradeit]

@@glennjanot8128 No, why do people always confuse this tim only taught Geoff growls he didn't teach him to go lower and especially not subharmonics he got lower because of his hard work on his voice the last 5-10 years don't disregard Geoff's efforts on tim

[@dignature123]

I'm not a Huge fan of this performance. I mean ballads are nice but they kind of just sang the song. The vocals were amazing but the arrangement wasn't anything spectacular to me but still really great B

[@syedsadiq4967]

dignature123

[@pmedwards8628]

I loved when Honey sang with the group!

[@marshayoung9387]

I'm sorry guys but this girl named Honey ruined your chances of winning. I am glad she is gone from the group & hope she never comes back

[@ellicooper2323]

So far in these performances their name should be changed to Honey Sings. Why is the focus all on her.

[@poisonpixie1146]

I don't like her singing with them at all.. I'm glad she's not there anymore to be honest

[@naturlichich218]

Habe ich das richtig verstanden? Die Sing-offs sind sowas wie DSDS in Deutschland nur nicht scheiße?

[@sarashattergirl587]

So ungefähr

[@kirstenmorris4314]

Music is communication and the way Honey sang it was difficult to understand the words where the guys sing and annunciate clearly....y'all are right she didn't fit and for me it ruined the song.

[@janeschroeder8758]

Fi56h

[@kaplanhoying1226]

I'm sorry, but from moment one, they were PTX knockoffs. Their stuff post-Sing-Off is incredible, but this material is second-rate and copycat.

[@ashleym9345]

There aren't really that many differences in a capella groups.

[@yyyy1885]

PTX is the difference when it comes to acapella music.

[@tamaradeklein1017]

Trifton you know VoicePlay existed long before PTX? by then they were going by the name of 42five. So they don't really copy things from PTX.

[@jacobluatuanuu8910]

You are such an ignorant fanboy, look at your bloody name, Hoying is a stupid blonde talentless idiot

[@sarcasmxkate]

Or maybe, you heard of PTX first and didn't know how long VoicePlay's been around. So, maybe fact check before you comment rude, untrue things.

[@audreyoswita984]

Is it just me but why do I feel like they're Pentatonix copycat... Twice

[@klhbabygirl]

+ one

[@GaviLazan]

Could be, but they've been around since 2000/2001.

[@yarn9329]

how can they be a copycat, if they've been around longer than pentatonix? pretty sure, you just knew about pentatonix first?

[@audreyoswita984]

Yeah... That is right... Sorry!! Lazy student over here... Hw is annoying..

[@yarn9329]

Audrey Oswita That's ok.