Acoustix - Tonight Tonight

1995 video of Acoustix singing Tonight Tonight...

[@sillyentz]

OMG I love this so much! The glisses at the end are so good and the long high note... just astounding! Amazing!

[@vanish129]

Jeff has a powerful bass voice!! it gave goosebumps on the tag!

[@Deutschland1093]

The performance is so unique. Especially the gesticulation of Jeff Oxley (bass).

[@rmenaker]

Jeff's mullet - business in the front, party in the back!!

[@CurtisLackeyGoTigers]

I just listened again, and I think I will listen once more, maybe not just once!

[@CurtisLackeyGoTigers]

Tonight is the best I have heard ALL DAY!

[@peterbeickert2767]

Excellent version of a great song

[@sipsonic]

can't stop listening to this :)

[@bwlove25]

This is the most precise tag of any live quartet I've ever heard

[@RafaelSampaio1]

wow at the baritone in the end

[@jcirmsa]

I like VS doing this too, but it's kind of amazing seeing a quartet where probably all 4 can sing each others parts. 'm exaggerating of course, but they all have some incredible ranges.

[@blackiron44]

its something most barbershoppers do. By placing your hand on another persons back you can literally "feel" their note, in the sense that you feel the vibrations going through their body, and adds another way to tune to their note! Interesting stuff

[@jakethewoz]

the baritone takes the hanger on the third chord of the last 'tonight'. he takes the note the tenor was singing.

[@bhsbass]

i must agree!.. The lead of GD had such a clean tone on the tag!

[@TerryTags]

yes

[@murdok620]

this quartet is just classic gold!! please can you put on "silver bells" please??!

[@TheInfectiousGroove]

WOW!!!

[@vendingdudes]

@monkeygoosemoose don't feel bad. I actually haven't seen West Side story either. The lyrics for this arrangement of the song are in the song "Tonight, Tonight" sung in part by Tony, but it's a line buried in the middle of the song and then repeated. When searching for the lyrics myself, I had to read through the whole thing to spot it; the original is sung by many characters and different words.

[@sin247365]

Awsom.. Incredibe

[@AlexSanc17]

Brilliant, one of the best quartets I've ever heard. Does anyone know the chords to the tag?

[@SethBocknek]

incredible post at the end...god I wish I could do that

[@schlesmail1]

For those who inquired about obtaining the arrangement, I just took a look at Jay's Web site (for his publishing company, Gold-Silver-Bronze Medal Music, Inc), & did not see "Tonight" (or "Tonight Tonight") among the arrangements listed as available. Perhaps he might be amenable to some kind of special deal if contacted directly, unless copyright restrictions on the song present an insurmountable problem.

[@nichtsalsdiewahrheit539]

When Jeff hits the last note in the Tag, he knew he's the boss!

[@muslimbrother5054]

He knew it allready in 1:43 when he did the dark trimped operatic part :'D

[@ArthurDhaeyerMusic]

this really feels zero-gravity !!! wooow

[@Breautiful90]

awesome

[@sinfonian2013]

BLAH BLAH BLAH EGO EGO EGO! Hey, did you notice that they sound AWESOME?!

[@DanielSabzghabaei]

Well they have separate solos within the parts it seems. With an absurd hanger in the baritone on an A.

[@XarionGod]

Left to right: Todd Wilson (Tenor), Rick Middaugh (Lead), Jeff Oxley (Bass), Jason January (Baritone). These are, and have always been, their voice parts in this quartet. Also, an Ab for a baritone in barbershop is not abnormal.

[@RalphPriessman]

In barbershop, from lowest upward, it's bass, baritone, lead(usually melody), tenor.

[@gordonice]

lol. 0:56, Jason (baritone, far right) gives Jeff a little help with the note with his right hand...

[@schlesmail1]

@bhsbass: Actually, Grandma's Boys sang it first. But you're right, it's Jay's arrangement. It was originally on the quartet's "Tonight" LP, now out of print, & is included on their double CD, "When the Toy Soldiers Marched on Parade."

[@garyply279]

Jeff Oxley gets guff for not being a real bass A baritone who sings tall bass. 2 time international barbershop quartet champion Recognize his great talent period

[@schlesmail1]

If this remark looks out of place, that's because it was intended as a reply to bhsbass's comment from 10 months ago.

[@piercewise1]

Maybe I'm just seeing things, but around 2:02 it looks like Jason gives Jeff a little tap on the back, and I swear I can see Jeff nodding his head, like a signal. Anyone else notice that? It's remarkably subtle.

[@schlesmail1]

Actually, Jay's quartet Grandma's Boys (1979 Int'l Champs) sang it first. Check out their LP "Grandma's Boys Tonight" ("What's an LP, Grandpa?"), or get a copy of their CD "When the Toy Soldiers Marched on Parade." I'm a proud member of New Tradition Chorus--not to be confused with the champion quartet of the same name--& sang under Jay's direction for 12 years, including our gold-medal-winning performance in Nashville in 2001.

[@KyleOver9000]

@Robbla1209 That's not the tenor... it is the lead

[@89Bruin]

If you do want this arrangement, you do need to contact Jay directly (using the email on the website). It's $80 plus $40 clearance, and then $1 per copy. Steep, but it legalises everything if you want to perform it. Hope this helps people wanting it.

[@HiLine]

Are we absolutely sure that the lead is between the tenor and the bass? I have a hard time believing that the lead solo is lower than a baritone solo. Also, the A-flat at the end is crazy for a bari.

[@laurenmckinney2529]

Yes, because the lead is my dad 😊 lol

[@Icyveins906]

Well, being a bass beyond a certain range, ur ear has to be keener and keener. When I dip below bass D, it gets uber tough really quick to ind the exact harmonizing pitch. When the other three voice parts have a slight dissonance on top of it, I have to have the tone memorized muscularly. I find the tenor parts easiest even though you have to be quiet and support through the long phrases. The harmonies are easier up high. 5/5

[@Icyveins906]

@sansburni dude lead is next to Oxley in the Bug-Eye glasses...

[@bhsbass]

i got honours for this video.. wth

[@rogerdotlee]

@monkeygoosemoose uh, Music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. I'm sure it's out on DVD somewhere. Natalie Wood was one of the stars, as was Rita Moreno. Highly recommended.

[@Icyveins906]

Traditionally, the formation is BBLT, so how do they have it set up? The song makes it difficult to figure out.

[@jaredellison326]

Mirror image of that, TLBBari

[@davidsbunny01]

@laoriginalus They're not quite as good as The Buffalo Bills...I don't think anyone will ever beat them, but they are very VERY good. I tip my hat to you gentlemen. =)

[@dlrosen46]

is there anyway to get sheet music for this arrangement? i tried transcribing it, and think i got most of it, but there are a few tricky parts id like to see if i got right

[@sansburni]

@Robbla1209 that's actually the lead...but yes, he totally does, I have always thought that! haha

[@DanielSabzghabaei]

@monkeygoosemoose Well it's first from West Side Story, the musical.

[@DanielSabzghabaei]

Pro Hanger!

[@sansburni]

@Icyveins906 yes i know. he is the second in from the left...where the lead pretty much always stands. I think he looks like the actor you mentioned. do you think the tenor does?

[@MusicAddict5]

@YMN1 What you just heard WAS music.

[@Leviathan552]

Does anyone know where i can get an arrangement of this for my quartet?

[@go10899]

NO DEAL! *slaps clear box shut!*

[@2SKARX]

anyone know where i could see video clips of "Second Edition"??

[@apreston2]

does he take a breath during the post? or do they switch? wtf?

[@CDugan7]

He starts it in falsetto, then when they hit the last chord in the penultimate "tonight" he switches to full voice and then turns into Superman.

[@iwanabana]

THAT DEVLISH TAG

[@captainMe195]

the bass looks like the bass from Max Q!!

[@jibcraip]

I just finished to transcribe this piece (as sung by Acoustix) so If you want it just em@il me :-)

[@Icyveins906]

Is it just me, or is this the only quartet where the Bari actually does the Bari hanger?

[@jibcraip]

I think you're right !! haha

[@chosofps]

You still the music?

[@bhsbass]

omg are you serious man? This song is from the westside story. Acoustix sang this first I think arranged by Jay giallombardo?

[@nichtsalsdiewahrheit539]

what kind of bass sound is that? it sounds soo different

[@jakeharvey3582]

Nik Carkaj So Jeff (the bass) is operatically trained and has a darker timbre than the usual barbershop bass. His voice just sounds a little less forward than usual. Please people correct me if I'm wrong

[@nichtsalsdiewahrheit539]

Jake Harvey I guess thats right. It's awesome to hear the difference between acoustix and max q.

[@HunterMann]

@monkeygoosemoose It took me less than 7 seconds to Google search the lyrics(and I am low-tech!).

[@Allinfun6789]

It looks like they were running into a little vocal fatigue. Jason's voice sounds the most strained, as he has many of the hold notes on the tags. That can kill anyones voice. I bet it is hard to stay vocally healthy when you travel all over the world.

[@gorillaphotog]

Is that a sweet mullet on Jeff or what?

[@captainMe195]

sry!

[@jibcraip]

email me, I transcribed it a while back now...

[@jhernandez16]

i wasn't that crazy of a post. They switch off.

[@PBQLead]

No, it's not pretty obvious because that's not what they're doing. Sorry. You're wrong.

[@Allinfun6789]

Wow, really disappointing compared to the recording. I think they over did it a bit. Too much liberty with their inflections corrupted their chord structure. The tag that Glory Days did of the piece sounds much better.

[@deonedeonly1372]

He's the lead, not the tenor.