Arab Man Reacts to HALLELUJAH - Pentatonix (From A Pentatonix Christmas Special)

HABIBATI! First and foremost my apologies for having to cut out some of the song. KZbin would not let me post it. Hopefully we were able to get around it. Might create a Patreon account to upload all the videos that KZbin has denied, there's about 10 of them now :(.
Pentatonix have been on the list for a while, I've heard of them but never gave them the time of day. My oh my was I wrong. They are AMAZING. I'll be looking forward to reacting to more of their stuff, especially their live performances.
Let me know what you think of them and keep those requests coming!
You can support us on Patreon: / arabmanreacts
Link to the song: • Hallelujah - Pentatoni...
Don't forget to like, subscribe and click on the notification bell!
Subscribe to OUR NEW CHANNEL:
/ @popslicetv
---------------------------------------------
Join our Discord server:
DISCORD: / discord
---------------------------------------------
Our Gear:
- Camera: Canon 90D amzn.to/2FRJKzE
- Camera Tripod: Vanguard Espod Cx 234Ap amzn.to/2QtErZg
- Camera SD Cards: SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO amzn.to/3jljigt
- Lights: Fotodiox LED-955 amzn.to/2QopE2d
- Microphone: Aston Spirit amzn.to/3hI7Z1a
- Pop-filter: Samson PS01 amzn.to/3jigSza
- Microphone Cable: Amazon Basics amzn.to/3aVRWdR
- Microphone Stand: LyxPro Desktop Microphone Stand amzn.to/2D1DKU7
- Audio Interface: Komplete Audio 2 amzn.to/2YzjGje
- Headphones: Pioneer HRM 7 amzn.to/34zlKf2
- Chair: DxRacer Sentinel Series amzn.to/3liojbf
- Guitar: Applause by Ovation amzn.to/3jaBsBk
- Shawarma Maker: Wonderper Vertical Rotisserie Oven amzn.to/2EngUHf
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
#pentatonix #reaction #hallelujah

[@ArabManReacts]

This is the comment requests appreciated 🙏🏻

[@susanbeckmolloy9536]

Bohemian Rhapsody kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZu1m2WAgJqieas PTX does Upgrades not covers LOL They took 5 yrs arranging this one and making it Freddie worthy. Blonde guy Scott took over Bass for Arab looking guy Avi when he sang in Hallelujah . Fergie girl is Kirstin, Kevin the beat boxer and Mitch the Angel. Great reaction. Glad you're back 😎

[@stephanie3230]

Bohemian Rhapsody, Daft Punk medley, Problem, No, Can't Hold Us, Sing, all of their Christmas songs. Oh, also Imagine, Somebody That I Used To Know, Say Something, Wizard of Ahhhs. Just everything by them.

[@jacks9624]

Bohemian Rhapsody next, please, you will not be disappointed!

[@SG-lo3gv]

Sound of silence ❤️

[@nalfein3032]

Avi Kaplan (former Pentatonix member) - Change on the Rise

[@vickipeterson9633]

This group won 3 Grammy awards in their early career. Daft Punk was the first Grammy win, then Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and number 3 was a collaboration with Dolly Pardon of Jolene. Their covers are upgrades and they honor the original artists but at the same time put their spin on it. Avi Kaplan (pronounced Ah-Vee) is the basso profundo. He is my favorite. I can hear the smooth lows as he supports the oher members. And as you said, he has an amazing range. They are all musical geniuses. Avi left the band for personal reasons and amicably in September 2017. He is doing solo work and killing it. I hope you will react to his music as well. He's a new album entitled Floating on a Dream and his story telling/writing skills are beautiful. I loved your reaction though I was sad so much was cut. Hopeful you will have better success going forward. btw, the Pentatonix fans, a.k.a. Pentaholics, are super and will support you on this journey!

[@staciemoisa4884]

Ditto to everything Vicki just said!

[@Gwennedd]

Loved your reaction, but so sad we had to miss so much of the video. Other reactors put text overlay on the video or an opaque layer on it and pause often. A few have cartooned the vid or even made everyone green. Any of those would be preferable to cutting major parts out. There are some 200+ songs that Pentatonix have done...some covers and some originals. Members: Tall blond guy = Scott Hoying ( Baritone) Arab looking guy ( beard, dark hair) = Avi Kaplan (bass) Beatboxer = Kevin Olusola ( tenor) also plays cello while beatboxing Blond (occasionally black haired, red haired or other colours) female = Kirstin Maldonado ( mezzo soprano) Dark haired male with hat (changes his looks frequently) = Mitch Grassi ( counter tenor) Avi left the group in 2017 to chase a solo career and was replaced by Matt Sallee Some suggestions: Covers = Daft Punk, Sounds of Silence, Bohemian Rhapsody, Come Along, Say Something , Favourite Things, When The Party's Over, Dreams, Mary Did You Know, Can You Feel The Love. Originals: Love Again, Be My Eyes, Love Me When I Don't, Coffee In Bed, Happy Now, Run To you, The Lucky Ones.

[@ArabManReacts]

Thank youuuuuuuuuuu!

[@kayecastleman6353]

Yes, the cartooning is bizarre, but works well and is kinda fun.

[@ritathomas5167]

Welcome to the PTX rabbit hole! There are literally thousands and thousands of us who will watch every PTX video you react to! Quite honestly, every video of theirs is gold, but a few of my favorites are Daft Punk, Amazing Grace, The Prayer, and literally anything else in their catalog that might tweak your interest! Looking forward to beginning this journey with you!

[@ArabManReacts]

Adding them to the list. Thank you!

[@My2ndnephew]

Pentatonix is amazing, I agree. Use text over the video, distort the video, use a semi-transparent filter, there are many ways of getting around blocking. Many of us have seen the original video so many times that we know it by heart anyway. Thanks for the reaction.

[@ArabManReacts]

Hey! Thanks for the info. So we tried a bunch of things and it kept getting blocked. Could you link me a couple of the videos you're talking about, maybe that way we can analyze exactly what the reactors did. Pretty pleaseeeee

[@megandelynn6114]

@@ArabManReacts Here are 3 links for reactors who don't usually get blocked anymore... hope it helps! kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5Wnm5ifh8t2htk kzbin.info/www/bejne/e57TnWObbtR1o7M kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGrXmnx-i9SmaKs

[@N_F414]

@@ArabManReacts Here is an example of Text over the video kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYPPd3WsnbV1ars Example of lowering the opacity/increasing transparency kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqa7Zp-olMZkZpI Sometimes you need to do both, or add more breaks for comments (that can help with the audio), but as mentioned, its "usually" the video that triggers most of the blocking. Their record label SME is notorious for being a pain in the butt with blocking their vids. The Evolution videos, as well as tracks that don't have a music video (or just a visualizer) are far less likely to get blocked as well.

[@My2ndnephew]

@@ArabManReacts Sure, but since you are probably going to react to these videos, please don't watch them all the way through. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e57TnWObbtR1o7M kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaa4pmecfrWFfbc kzbin.info/www/bejne/gofRg6B4Zdl1bbc The reactors also pause every few minutes to comment on what they are seeing/hearing. Pauses help.

[@that.ll_do_pig]

@@ArabManReacts kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZvRgWeGYsR1r5o That's one but most of the ones in my watch history didn't even have anything over or only had a basic filter so I'm not sure why some get copyright and others don't. 😮‍💨

[@h0rr0rshow]

This one never fails to give me goosebumps 😊

[@rfiliagaful]

PTX does a lot of "evolution" videos that are filmed on a sofa live without any fanfare - just them and their incredible voices. They are far less likely to be blocked. Evolution of Michael Jackson Evolution of Music Evolution of Rhianna 90's Dance Medley Evolution of Beyonce Are just a few they do that give you tons of exposure to what this group is capable of. In my opinion, their live performance of Aha! In Singapore taken by a fan - do also one that will never be blocked - is the best of the best of Mitch's incredible talent. Also, as others have suggested, the 2016 Popspring performance has a 4-in-1 benefit with 3 original songs and the Michael Jackson medley. It's a bit longer, of course, but incredible each and every song. Have fun with your PTX journey; the Pentaholics will be right here with you as you discover more of them.

[@ArabManReacts]

Thank you!!!

[@perfectkismet]

You forgot Evolution of Ariana Grande.

[@chazsimon684]

I would start with the evolutions, then there are just sooo many more AWESOME ones, like Mary Did You Know, Imagine, Amazing Grace, Bohemian Rhapsody, Daft Punk, The Prayer, their original music.. EVERYTHING hahahaha.. Thank you for reacting to them

[@sugaXsweetness]

The Prayer!! Then Bohemian Rhapsody!! Micheal Jakson tribute!

[@just2happyhounds]

I'm so happy you enjoyed this!!! You are in for a FUN RIDE down the Rabbit Hole that is Pentatonix!. Also, regarding copyright - Many reactors simply blur the video or overlay graphics or text over the video, which appears to generally appease the copyright holders. I recommend doing that vs. cutting out portions of your reaction :-). ALSO - You have a FANTASTIC voice!

[@ArabManReacts]

Hey! We tried a bunch of things and it kept getting blocked. Could you pretty please link me a couple of the videos you're talking about? Nothing we did appeased the copyright lords :S

[@Gwennedd]

@@ArabManReacts This song is the one most likely to get blocked. It's the main song almost all new PTX reactors start out with. You may have less trouble with other songs that are not as popular with beginner PTX reactors. Try Love Again (original), La La Latch ( cover), Happy Now (original), Papaoutai ( Stromae cover), Run To You (original).

[@ArabManReacts]

@@Gwennedd Adding them to the list. Thank you!

[@just2happyhounds]

@@ArabManReacts ​ Here's a link to a reaction video of the same song. This creator uses words on top of the video. I don't understand the copyright lords....they are SO inconsistent in how they enforce :-( kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYPPd3WsnbV1ars

[@JemUzumik]

Thank you for your reaction, every song you pick from them will never ever be disappointed or flat😏, and Its Not! "The" Pentatonix is just "Pentatonix"🙂 for short "PTX"

[@G-grandma_Army]

“When Fergie looking girl” 😂😂😂 True story, I saw them in concert December 21, 2021 and was in Kevin’s section when the did an audience participation section. He had us hitting our chest with some other things. Before we were done, I was sore! 😅

[@Tammy-km5uf]

For something completely different from them watching their Daft Punk Medley ( their first of 3 Grammys)

[@ArabManReacts]

Added to the list!

[@shilohauraable]

I just subbed in hopes of more Pentatonix reactions! 💖

[@ArabManReacts]

Thank you!

[@perfectkismet]

As soon as I read that you had to cut parts I knew we were going to be missing Mitch 😭 That's disappointing just because I know the reaction would have been amazing. For future reference, most PTX blocks are due to the video rather than the audio. Next time try just cutting the video - most reactors lower the video opacity and/or put text across it, the fans understand - and it *should* get through. With Pentatonix there are a LOT of options and it just depends on where you want to go with them. Sticking to just lives will cut that down considerably, but there are still a lot. If you will watch official videos (with studio audio) then we're talking around 200 options. They have covers and originals. If you're open to longer videos, arguably their best live was a 4 song set done at a concert 8n Japan and filmed by Mtv in 2016. Under 20 minutes long, it's great quality plus it's 3 original songs they wrote and their Evolution of Michael Jackson. It's called Popsprings - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXiweaSPrdWhsM0 If you want to hear them at the top of their game on the belters, they covered Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli's The Prayer on their most recent Christmas album. The official video is amazing but there are also a couple really good live performances (the bass might even be easier to hear in some of the lives). Here's one from iHeartRadio - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpfXZ5eOo56Sa7s The lives for I Just Called To Say I Love You are also phenomenal and it's not one of my favorites (not enough Mitch! 😅). Most use The Ellen Show, but the one I have saved is from The Today Show - kzbin.info/www/bejne/d53OhIKCrcaqotU Both of these are late last year, so they're "current" PTX in their dynamic, vocals and members (you'll notice the original bass with the beard, Avi, left in 2017 and Matt came in later that year... the only member change no matter what your eyes tell you)

[@ArabManReacts]

Thank you sooo muchhhhh!

[@dar57v51]

Excellent authentic reaction, if I could "like" more I would.

[@nalakus1]

No sahib…you are the most beautiful man in the world…❤love your reactions too much!

[@torlakaseroed7408]

first time i\ve seen one video of someone and subbed, you're so charasmatic man. keep being real!

[@katherinenoggle5856]

The Wizzard of Ahhhs is my favorite.

[@kayecastleman6353]

Loving your channel! I'm completely bummed that you cut out so much of the video, but we do understand the ferocity of the copyright police, and the PTX label can be brutal. A lot of reactors just write some text over the video, and that seems to work. We don't care about seeing the video, because we've watched it dozens of times before, but we do want your reactions. As you've noticed, Pentatonix is full of brilliant surprises that can creep up in the most unexpected places, and watching you experience them for the first time is always a thrill. Welcome to the PTX rabbit hole! You will never be the same again. 🙂

[@Bonofox1]

😍👉YES! Scott (tall blonde) is the most BEAUTIFUL man in the world! So is Avi (2nd vocalist) but Kirstie is BEAUTIFUL as well

[@kellychristiansonshanafelt269]

Hope you keep heading down the PTX rabbit hole! Great reaction! Thanks!

[@fauxmedia3182]

New Sub!!! ~Pentaholic from Louisiana

[@ArabManReacts]

❤️❤️❤️ just finished recording one and I think we might have figured out the copyright thing, fingers crossed 🙏🏻

[@megandelynn6114]

I'm going to add to the Pentaholics who've told you your reaction is great but will be even better if you blur the video & put your logo in front of it for copyright, but we hear the whole song & your entire reaction! Get ready for the craziness that is reacting to PTX! Welcome!

[@ArabManReacts]

[@LaSDetta]

I'm sorry for the copyright infringing on your right to react to this but I agree that it is insane how groups can perform like this!

[@Badger77722]

Glad you enjoyed the song, and enjoyed the parts of your reaction that you could post. Hopefully some of the suggestions others have made will help you get past the copyright blocks for the future. Personally I prefer the "make the video so high contrast it looks like a cartoon" method. If worst comes to worst, I've even seen reactors who don't show the video at all, just let the audio play for their audience, while we get to see their full reaction. Anything that works will be much appreciated by the Pentaholics (Pentatonix fans)! Hope we will be seeing more (complete!) Pentatonix reactions in the future! FYI - it's just "Pentatonix", not "THE Pentatonix". While it doesn't bother me to speak of, some people seem to get bent out of shape by it.

[@staceymariecomerthune7178]

Welcome to the rabbit hole……lol. Enjoy the journey. Bohemian Rhapsody Daft Punk Medley Sound of Silence My Heart With You The Prayer Coffee in Bed Sing Come Along Can’t Hold Us Amazing Grace

[@gina6235]

The Prayer, Bohemian Rhapsody, Say something, Gold, Mary did you know, Amazing grace...lol and all of their Christmas music. :)

[@ArabManReacts]

Thank you!

[@lauraa4294]

Would LOVE to see more Pentatonix reactions. Subscribed 👍🔔

[@ArabManReacts]

Thank you!!

[@elizabethtucker6026]

Lives from ptx I recommend are the evolution of Ariana grande, popspring 2016, or gold. They have original music too, I recommend happy now, coffee in bed, and can't sleep love.

[@safgirl5836]

They are amazing!

[@michaelfitzgerald9166]

"Mary did you know" by Pententonix

[@susanpeterson9947]

Pentaholics will subscribe to you by the thousands if you find a way to get around copyright other than to cut portions of the music. Do whatever you have to the video, but not the audio, please.

[@celiachristman104]

I just subbed. I look forward to your reactions to ANY of the 200 videos Pentatonix (aka PTX) has listed on their channel, both covers and originals.

[@Jskew]

Great reaction my guy. The beatboxer is KO (Kevin Olusola). I say many artist use an 808, PTX uses a KO8!. P.S. trust me the work ethic of all five individuals is ridiculous. They put in the hours and it shows. Much love and keep on keepin on J.

[@ArabManReacts]

LOVE THAT! You should have a VST made based on him and it should be called K08. I’ll be the first to buy it. ❤️

[@user-bs3go4lz2m]

Спасибо за реакцию!!!😄🤩

[@davidphillips4476]

Wait till you get to "Bohemian Rhapsody", it's crazy. If more live I would suggest Popspring 2016, 3 originals and the evolution of Michael Jackson. fun stuff.

[@ArabManReacts]

It's o the list now. Thank you!

[@marablemorgan8292]

❣❣❣❣❣

[@AngelaS81]

I enjoyed what I got to see of your reaction. If you do more PTX (and I hope you do), you have to include all of the audio. Do what you must to the video and pause often. Thanks for the reaction

[@ArabManReacts]

Thank you Angela! We tried so many ways to actually get the video online without cutting it but KZbin wouldn't let us. Hopefully with other videos it'll be different.

[@reginairvine3919]

I quite literally cried when I saw you cut Avi....great reaction though

[@marilyncernik4128]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@PMJonte]

You don't need to cut portions 9f the video. Lay a watermark over the screen, pause from time to time, run it in mirror image, etc. There are many different ways to avoid copyright strikes. However, as you react to more Pentatonix and watch your subs explode with Pentaholics, you will find a ton of suggestions on how to help ys enjoy your content more. Anyway...great reaction.

[@ArabManReacts]

Thank you! Just finished recording another one, I’ll try those tips in the editing and hopefully KZbin will let it through. ❤️❤️

[@df5199]

Great reaction. Subscribed for more Pentatonix. Pentatonix fans (Pentaholics)are peculiar. We are generally very picky and protective of the band. You will hear that the band is Pentatonix and not The Pentatonix. You probably have a superior sound system so you don’t need headphones, fans will get on your case anyway. Headphones make a world of difference listening to any a cappella band. With eleven years of music, both covers and originals, they have a vast library of music. Enjoy.

[@ArabManReacts]

Thank you!!!!

[@someonewhoknows1000]

@Arab Man Reacts "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Pentatonix if you want absolutely MIND BLOWING .. no joke and I'll watch it with you for sure bruh.

[@ArabManReacts]

Will shoot it over the weekend and publish it sometime next week. I think we might have figured out the not cutting the video thing too so hopefully it’ll be the entire thing. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@someonewhoknows1000]

@@ArabManReacts Perfect! Excited ~ see you then 😎

[@someonewhoknows1000]

@@ArabManReacts Just checking up with you, making sure you're still in my list and YT doesn't delete 😉. It would be cool if we could watch together in real time. No hurry, I'm just excited. See you soon, and hope you're well and safe.

[@pjschmid2251]

From the small part of your reaction that I got to see I know I would love to watch you react but so much was chopped out. Most reactors put either text or make the video semi transparent to get away from the SME copyright demons. I hope to see more reactions from you to Pentatonix in the future.

[@ArabManReacts]

I just added 10 songs to our list of videos to react to so they will be coming, I just hope we can figure out the copyright thing because it really isn't cool to have to delete portions of a video.

[@kracine9582]

I love your perfectionist's anger. But no need, plenty of love to go around. My favorite PTX songs are Bohemian Rhapsody and Mary Did You Know. Would love to see your reactions to those as well.

[@ArabManReacts]

Adding them to the list!

[@rebapuck5061]

The word is befuddled.

[@ArabManReacts]

becuddled :P

[@Zerocool-kb4ej]

All of their stuff before Avi left. not to be disrespectful to the new guy ,but i liked it better with Avi. learned about them when a local radiostation played their "Daft Punk Medley"and been a fan since...until Avi left.

[@susanmathews7142]

What happened to Mitch's part. That is the best part.!

[@harlemvillarta9510]

😍😍😍😍😍😍❤😍😍😍😍😍😍❤😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@Cassienka]

Also big nerd moment here lol, did I hear you use Herb Alpert during your technical difficulties? lol

[@susanstein6604]

“The Arab looking guy” Avi Kaplan is Jewish.

[@isaachussain5343]

React to Hallelujah by Mennel Ibtissem the voice France please

[@adam.4487]

I wanted so see and hear Avi but you skipped over him. He's Jewish and absolutely divine. He's the bass and the best ever. And Mitch. OMG Oh, the boys to men song was performed by the other acapella group HomeFree. :)

[@catherinelopresti7121]

Instead of cutting out parts of the song, put a filter over the video and pause regularly- you are going to piss a lot of Pentaholics off. If you want to increase your numbers, you don't want to piss off the Pentaholics! You cut the best parts of the song!

[@ArabManReacts]

Hey! Could you pretty please send me links to videos that do that. We tried so many ways to get around the block but nothing worked. I'd really apprecaite it.

[@kbbeers4274]

Chopping up a PTX video is not recommended. Hope you reconsider other ways (transparency seems to be the most common). Thanks. 😊

[@ArabManReacts]

We'll figure it out hopefully. Thanks!

[@sherryleece4766]

Please react to Dimash “Stranger” I love your honest reactions

[@diannecardenas9866]

First singer was Scott who is a baritone with an Amazing range, than Avi is bass, when Avi sings Scott takes over bass, than Kirsty a Soprano with another Amazing range, than Mitch who is a rare counter tenor, who is Amazing and last but not least is Kevin the beat boxer extraordinaire. He also plays an Amazing cello in some of their videos. Only one cast change and that was Avi who left in 2017 and was replaced with Matt as the new bass. Try a filter on the videos most can get by without one but in case it gets blocked use the filter.

[@ArabManReacts]

Thank you! We'll try that out.

[@jasminb.3792]

FIRST

[@ArabManReacts]

🥳

[@hannahsimmons6069]

They were lip singing this entire set

[@BarbaraBrown-gw5pr]

Why did you skip all of Mitch. I was so disappointed

[@AugustDeb]

You cut Avi....SHAME! 😉

[@susanstein6604]

It’s a great performance but Hallelujah isn’t a Christmas song. It’s not even a Christian song. Leonard Cohen, the songwriter, was Jewish.

[@mysticskyz5870]

Sadly I can't subscribe....I wanted to but with parts of the vocals removed....nope. Check out what the other reactors are doing because of the copyrights. You'll get more subs, I promise. I'll check back another day. :)

[@ArabManReacts]

Hey! We'll figure it out hopefully, nothing we tried worked and we eventually chopped up the video. Thanks!

[@ryanje8147]

Omg….there is no “The” in their name. It is just Pentatonix.

[@ArabManReacts]

That was pointed out, my apologies.

[@michaelfitzgerald9166]

The music video is better to me

[@jameslaramie1168]

There are other ways of getting around copyrights other than cutting out whole verses and the individual artists performance. Blur the screen, put a disclaimer on the screen, but just don’t hack away at the song.

[@ArabManReacts]

Hey! We tried a bunch of those things and KZbin kept blocking the video. Could you send me links of videos with those solutions on them, maybe we can study exactly what they did and figure it out. I'd really appreciate it

[@Try2sayit]

get back to Pentatonix

[@kathrinewatson6321]

You are amazed with this group BUT barely react to their music. They write their own music too.

[@margusmagi6703]

Sorry, it does not matter how good they (P) vocally are - they just don`t get the character of the song. And that`s why it is becoming deadly boring (nothing but a very nice package).

[@anjamuller6548]

👎 👎 👎 👎

[@evanirvana500]

You cut way too much out. No thank you.

[@ArabManReacts]

Sorry! We tried a bunch of ways to get around it but KZbin wouldn't let us upload it, we had to either chop it up and post it or not post it at all.

[@jesniels]

@@ArabManReactsso annoying . Love that you posted it anyway!