Classical musician's reaction/analysis: PENTATONIX - EVOLUTION OF MICHAEL JACKSON

[@SirHairless]

Check out this reaction next! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGq6YXVoZqd8idk

[@JemUzumik]

"Avi naturally has to breath, unlike Mitch in the Carol of the Bells! 😂😂😂😂 🤣 hahahahahha. Nice reaction, vey very detail, ✌🏻

[@Anna-xx1lv]

I caught that one also! It was great!

[@melissacoviello2886]

I laughed out loud at that one.

[@vmcgriff]

PTX are masters at arranging these mashups! This original video is awesome, but I LOVE the PopSpring performance! It’s filmed by MTV so it’s not a cell phone recording and the whole concert is just amazing! Love love love your reactions and analysis!! ♥️🙌🏻♥️

[@Bonofox1]

😄👉👉JUST SO YOU KNOW, PENTATONIX DOES "NOT" BLOCK YOUR VIDEOS! The label does! The members of PTX can't do anything about that but they have mentioned many times that they DO see fan reactions which they really appreciate! Was looking forward to a PENTATONIX reaction from you, because I'm only here for them 😁👍

[@lleldridge1]

Thanks! There are many other examples of Scott showing his papa-bear pride with another member of PTX, but when Kevin starts his verse, I adore Scott's smile at KO...💜

[@Michele18164]

"Biguous" - stealing that! 🤣

[@venetta-sh7su]

Hahaha - yes excellent! Another new word for the collection 😂👌

[@tikilocklin]

made me giggle 🤭

[@SirHairless]

😅

[@williamflouro6021]

Oh yeah, please do Pentatonix " 90's Dance Medley ".... although it does come a few years later. I know you'll eventually get to it.... I just want to see them all. Great reaction.

[@SirHairless]

Thanks William! That one's on my list for the future at some point 🎶

[@sandyleewhite]

Welcome to the long winding road of Pentatonix, you are in for the journey of your life 😊 Pentatonix never ceases to amaze me, at just how incredibly talented they are, and take their voices to newer levels, we have never heard before.....there is something so special about their ability, to tell the songs story, allowing us to listen with a new perspective, and hear & feel emotions, we may not have heard from the original artist 💖💖💖 Not only their voices, but their delivery is also their gift!

[@schmeevo1]

Their Rhianna evolution is epic. my fav

[@micaholson7718]

Keep adding clips of your personal stuff. Ha ha As an artist, I appreciate you being open to share. Maybe you should do a reaction/ explanation to one of your own pieces/ bangers.

[@SirHairless]

Cheers Micah! Some might make for interesting viewing (e.g. various arrangements I made as an older teen)

[@micaholson7718]

@SirHairless I'm definitely interested in seeing some pieces done by the artist formally known as... Sir Hairfull. Ha ha Be well. Cheers, mate.

[@stacyl7783]

I love each one of PTX, but damn, Mitch's voice grabs me every single time. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@jbaethke]

Scott and Mitch do a lot of evolution of videos on their channel Super Fruit. They did one after Beyonce released Lemonade which is a medley of all of the songs on the album. Mitch ROCKS on that one. There's a lot of fun music throughout their other videos.

[@camillep3631]

he will LOVE Empire medley!

[@wesgarden74]

Thanks for including the little snipits of your own stuff as you learned and grew.

[@kristipierce4735]

“ It shows they’re human…” But are they?? Are they human?? 👽👽👽👽👽😁. Love this medley!! I can’t fathom how they learn their individual parts for these medleys. When you start reacting to PTX with Matt, the Evol of Ariana Grande is also top notch. Thanks for all you do. These reactions are fascinating. 💜

[@TheDKLioness]

I absolutely love your analysis and reaction to this. So glad it won the poll! Really fun to hear some of your personal memories too. Also, I love that your videos are getting longer and longer, giving us more detailed explanations 😊

[@thinuviel07]

I'm not a member, but soooo happy for this reaction! Man, I really love your analysis, your passion for great music and musicians! Thank you!

[@karannewton3481]

Same

[@jasgem76]

Love love love! This is one of my faves and I knew you'd enjoy it 😊 Also, love the personal touches in this reaction.

[@SirHairless]

[@Maria...-mo5qm]

This was joyful! MJ is an absolute legend and his musical legacy will continue influencing and inspiring generations to come :) Thank you for your video full of juicy vibes and, of course, with some musical adventures of earlier versions of the prodigy Sir Hairless - sooo adorable❣

[@SirHairless]

A true legend indeed, the more I hear his music nowadays the more I understand how amazing it must have been at the time of release It's a shame I wasn't yet around for most of it

[@Maria...-mo5qm]

​@@SirHairlessI feel the same about MJ and many other legends I couldn’t have the immense pleasure of witnessing their prime success during their lives, and I guess for me the most painful of them all might be Freddie… I’m a big fan of Queen and Freddie will always hold a special place in my heart❤I cried so much when I watched the part of the Bohemian Rhapsody movie when ‘Freddie’ mentioned their epic performance in ‘Rock in Rio 85’, which, according to the movie, Freddie was imagining that the audience couldn’t understand what he was saying on stage until the moment he started to sing "Love of my life"… Then, what happened is one of most beautiful things I’ve ever watched among all concerts in Brazil I’ve known so far (even though Brazilian audience always tend to be very warm and full of love towards performers on stage); if you get curious to see what I’m talking about, you can check the video called ‘Love of my Life - Queen In Rock In Rio 85 - HD’ with this performance🥰

[@lorriredmon8212]

NO! MORE Personal Sir Hairless talk!!! Please. I love to hear about your path to your deep knowledge and understanding of music. You were born with music in your soul! FABULOUS reaction! You made me laugh out loud a couple of times today. Very playful. I really had no idea how difficult it is to put together different songs and the tricks involved in making it seamless and painless too. A heartfelt thanks for the fun time and education!

[@SirHairless]

HahaThanks Lorri

[@smithpauld1501]

Lovely as always. Thanks again.

[@melissacoviello2886]

I enjoyed this so much! I am also so excited for when you do PopSpring!

[@Anna-xx1lv]

As always…..I LOVE your reactions to PTX! Watching your reaction and break downs of their songs makes me just as happy as when I heard their song for the first time! Pure joy! I always look forward to your next PTX reaction! 🤗

[@AnjeannetteMarie]

Avi + Kevin MVPs 🔥🤘 Luv ur analysis and reaction again, ytb!

[@elainecourteau6231]

Their evolution videos are so entertaining and such an hommage! I’m sure everybody has at least one fond memory connected with an MJ song. Mine is teaching my singing students a cover of the A cappella MJ version of She’s Out Of My Life by 98 Degrees. That was before Pentatonix. It’s a lovely version. I have always loved vocal arrangements so I’m in choir nerd heaven these days with PTX, HF, VP and Voctave. There are more, of course, but they are my favorite. Thank you and I love your personal asides. 🤗

[@SirHairless]

🎵🎶🎵🎶

[@venetta-sh7su]

SH!! Fantabulously Fantastic!! Your reaction and analysis are just wonderful! And PTX are not bad either! 😂 I loved seeing snipets from your earlier years too and I knew you had that voice - I just knew it!! 🎶 🎉Thank you for a great presentation of a super piece by an amazing group!! 👏💫⭐️🌟

[@r.p.8906]

17:15. he-he👩‍🎤

[@SirHairless]

[@RicIngh]

I'm not sure if you've already done it, but Come Along is a great listen

[@debrawalkermeyer9109]

If you want to see this live PopSpring 2016 indeed has it and you will be blown away hearing it live as part of the 3 other original songs. ( even if don’t react to it again) The song choices, Transitions and changes in tempo make this awesome. Kevin and Avi have leads on songs as well! The mics for the back 3 are above their heads. I think they did Michael proud.

[@bill.godwin-austen]

They performed this one during their Spring/Summer tour last year, and it was epic! The Popspring performances are a definite must as they show perfectly just how good they are when performing live, and since it was a professional MTV-produced event, the video and sound quality is top notch rather than the cell phone videos we usually get from their live concerts.

[@BethVargas-uw6qq]

They did? With Matt?

[@bill.godwin-austen]

@@BethVargas-uw6qq Yes, and he was great.

[@BethVargas-uw6qq]

@@bill.godwin-austen aww I need to see that

[@juliewade1393]

Loved your analysis to this medley they do this so well. Really enjoyed you showing you personally when you were younger Keep up the great job of entertaining us perfectly

[@SirHairless]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed

[@kathyastrom1315]

I love that they slipped in that one line, “Ben, you’ve got a friend in me…” A big hit for Michael, done for a really weird movie.

[@SirHairless]

I've been listening to "Ben" on repeat for most of the 2 days following this reaction video. Such a nice song

[@verinhajor]

This is my favorite evolution! And your analysis is the best of all! I'm in heaven!

[@SirHairless]

[@B3thBakes]

5:16 can i have a massive place in your heart 😜🫣 I could listen to you all day!

[@SirHairless]

😅

[@camillep3631]

in their Times hour-long interview- for lack of a better word- they spoke about the early medleys, how they did them by ear...BY EAR!! They then transitioned to putting things on sheet music and adjusting everything from that...they perform 4 songs LIVE and Attention is one of them with a KILLER chromatic drop :D

[@shelleyo]

Ooh, that sounds interesting! Have I missed it on their page or is it found under Times interview?

[@LindaVernon]

​@@shelleyo Search "Pentatonix times interview" and it'll pop right up. 🙂

[@BethVargas-uw6qq]

​@@shelleyo kzbin.infoQODx961CLe8?si=RcHI9K_binyqVJOV

[@BethVargas-uw6qq]

​@@shelleyo kindly search Times Talks Pentatonix. It's still up there

[@SirHairless]

Cool! That makes sense 👌Not to be a party-pooper here (forgive me) but I think that arranging by ear is the natural way to go 🎶We can think of by ear as meaning "by brain", and it's how we process music before writing it down 😄 Doing things by ear also removes the theory-side of things, at least from my experience, because we just know what sounds good or not without needing to understand about the nitty-gritty side of things, like keys

[@loveloochay]

🤔 ... Sir Hairless... with HAIR ????? .. what a nice surprise .. well , thanks for sharing a little of your personal story. Of course .. I have seen this evolution video before , but it still is quite amazing. I like your admiration for the early years of Michael Jackson. I liked every single song they chose to include ... but my favorite is the very last song , where Scott has the perfect voice. Very cool reaction .. thank you Sir. 🎩🎼🎩🎼🎩🎼🎩🎼🎩🎼

[@tersommers]

Your ears amaze me as do you! Thank you for teaching us some very interesting information!

[@kayecastleman6353]

Ah! My favourite of their "evolution" videos! I love the minimal production of the single take that emphasizes their technical skill and masterful transitions. Thank you for another superb analysis. I liked your reach for the antonym of "ambiguous" to "biguous," but surely it lies in the opposite direction, as "unambiguous." Creativity with language is a guilty pleasure of mine, including such non-words as "promptu" and "ert." The kinship of music and language is demonstrated once again!

[@tammykiernan1839]

Another great analysis, Sir! As always, your joy of music shows on your face. I literally grew up with MJ and The Jackson Five (he's only a couple of years older than I am) and hearing their older music immediately brings back fond memories of my siblings and I watching their TV show. All of us singing along and dancing.....ahhhh those were the days!! I love how you are working your way through their work starting with the "Avi Era", but I've been wondering.....How hard is it to not just dive head first into their repertoire like I'm sure most Pentaholics have, instead of meticulously choosing songs one at a time to react to? As someone who has followed them since the Sing=Off, I just can't get enough!! I can't imagine going days at a time without listening, knowing there are hundreds of videos out there waiting for me!! I have to say that before you jump from the Avi Era to Matt's introduction, it's almost a rite of passage for KZbin reactors to have a go at their version of "Hallelujah". The number of views is creeping up to 1 BILLION, and when you decide it's time to join the masses, you'll see why. Many people, including myself, feel that it's the song that put acapella groups on the map and propelled Pentatonix and other groups like them into the spotlight. Thank you again, Sir, for another entertaining and illuminating reaction and analysis. Even after all these years, you still manage to teach me something new, or remind me of theory I've forgotten 🥰

[@SirHairless]

Great question! At first it was insanely hard, but very quickly I became too busy to even think about it really! And after a few weeks of resisting temptation, it becomes super easy So now I have my list of reactions to do in the future for various artists, and there's plenty of other music out there for me to listen to in my spare time! Luckily I'm weird enough that I can listen to songs on repeat for days, so a few songs can get me through a week easily "Hallelujah" is on my list and seems to be the most-requested one. I'm thinking of saving it for a milestone or something, but we'll see

[@tammykiernan1839]

@@SirHairless I can't wait to see what you think! I have a feeling you'll find it's another *epic* rendition 😁😎

[@MCP920]

One of my very favorites! All their medleys are. Seamless transitions.

[@B3thBakes]

Ha loving the old sir hairless clips 😂 brilliant

[@mariecarmenW3578]

Merci Sir pour cette nouvelle et brillante réaction. Ils sont très talentueux. Leur musicalité est d’un très haut niveau. Exceptionnel. Bel hommage à notre King of Pop. Comme ça fait du bien de réentendre toutes ces chansons sublimes… Ne manquez pas la version de Pentatonix sur la chanson Hallelujah. Merci encore. Salutations de France 🙏🏼🙏🏼👍❤️

[@Badger77722]

As always, appreciate the reaction and analysis - these two (Music and MJ) are my favorites of the Evolution of... videos, glad you were able to react to both of them! The biggest difference between the Official Video and Popspring performances of EoMJ is that in the latter, since it's a concert performance, there's some organized choreo going along with the music - but it's hard to tell a difference in the music, since both are basically one-take live performances, and PTX excels at performing their music live! Love the little extras!

[@amycunningham1830]

I'm in the rabbit hole of Sir Hairless reacting to Pentatonix.. I am 64 years old, and not a musician, but a great appreciator of the mystery of how music makes us feel, and with classical piano lessons as a child, your reactions are so satisfying in explaining how the music works. And then its also wonderful to see your reactions to songs that also moved me. I am a little obsessed with Pentatonix cover of The Prayer for the way the chords give me goosebumps every time I hear it. I don't think youve done that one yet, but I hope you do.

[@susanpeterson9947]

Yay, my favorite of their Evolution videos! Thank you! I love all of your videos! Edit, I absolutely 💖 their choice of uplifting songs to close this one out.

[@thisismetoday7423]

This is one of my favorites of theirs, so fun. And I love baby Mitch

[@gerrimesack7166]

Great reaction

[@terrilabeth]

Genius, you and PTX! 😊 That little video of you was a treat! 😂 Easily my favorite evolution by PTX but then I love MJ music so that’s no surprise really? Yay and thank you SH! T ✌🏻 👈🏻 That never gets old! 😂

[@shelbychesnut99]

PTX, plus their unofficial 6th member Ben Bram, have arrangement skills that are hard to beat.

[@tikilocklin]

broooooo every time i watch your channel i love it more 😭😭 i loved the personal things you shared, they were so cute !!

[@Shikamati03]

my favorite reaction/analysis youtuber and my favorite PTX song ever, have I been blessed ?

[@SirHairless]

[@MSKPELLEGRINO]

Love their evolution vids. The transitions are always so impressive. I’d lose the beat for sure.

[@carmengibson]

Loved the reaction!! ❤

[@yoclark2723]

This was definitely baby Pentatonix. Once their record company dropped them, they started doing these one take, no frills pieces. Sometimes they used a couch. These early days gained them a huge fanbase and launched them into stardom. I've always loved this one as the Jackson 5 was one of the first albums I bought with my own money. (the first was the Aquarius album by the 5th Dimension) I think I was about 15 years old.

[@shelleyo]

This was good fun.. I think you knew the words to more MJ than you’d thought! I’ve read that for these recordings they will run through maybe 4 takes, then choose the best one . For Popspring you still get the live performance but they’ve added a bit of choreo… and I know we’ve mentioned the other 3 songs in Popspring are originals, but they each feature different members.. Cracked is very Scott-forward, then Evo of MJ, then Can’t Sleep Love which sounds very Mitch & Scott influenced (very Superfruit vibe) and a special Mitch moment, lastly Water which is very Kirsten forward.. think she and Kevin wrote it. Anyway, I think that’s the order of songs.. I’ll thank someone ahead of time if I’ve messed that up. All said, just very good fun. And speaking of good fun, thank you for sharing some your musically creative endeavors.. we’d look forward to you continuing with sharing these personal gems! Appreciate you tackling another Evolution Of.. they are great, looking forward to you getting to more of them, along with their regular releases. (and Superfruit etc personal projects)🎶🌟

[@SirHairless]

Thanks for the little bits of info re the Popspring songs 🙏🏽

[@karingreen396]

Great analysis. Thanks

[@crevcrevcrev]

Ooh I love this one!! I want to hear more of your reactions to medleys 🤩🎶

[@carey9019]

Thanks for a another PTX reaction! I am always so excited when I see one pop up from you. I know you're working your way through their older stuff with Avi, so I am going to cross my fingers you do Hallelujah soon! There are so many amazing videos to react to, feel free to only do PTX going forward lol (I'm kidding, well not really) but I'm also excited for you to eventually get to their new stuff. They released a couple of my all time favorites just over the last few months.

[@cwilson463]

I would absolutely love to hear your breakdown and analysis of REN, singing “Hi REN”. It is truly a work of art.

[@sonjarussell7332]

I love all their medleys, but this is my all time favorite. The 'Trio' standing in back with Avi and Kevin sitting in front...reminds me of the "livestreams" from the very beginning of their journey. You can see and hear exactly what each person is doing. Or so I thought! What exactly is your education and training? You never cease to amaze me with your ability and skill at hearing and breaking down every note and passage in every song...and that comes from much more than great headphones! Educate me, please! The PopSpring Concert adds so much more to this number with them dancing and playing off the audience rather than just to a camera. And the other three numbers they perform are all PTX originals...and *LIVE* !!!!! I look forward to that analysis soon.

[@PtxXtp]

That's how they stand/sit inevery evolution. Even the more current ones with Matt. Bass and beatboxer in front and trio behind them.

[@SirHairless]

Thanks! I think it mostly comes down to my love for music; I spent a lot of my spare time growing up playing around with music, piddling about on the piano etc - I didn't know too much about what was going on, but I liked to learn things by ear and transcribe them, or learn to play them on the piano 🎹🎵 I did my theory, of course, but it was only later on in my education when I realised how much I loved music The example at the end of this video is one of my earlier examples, I just one day decided to try and make an arrangement of 'I Want You Back' for multiple voices so got some free music notation software and got to work! Don't really remember it, but it's funny finding these old videos on my hard drive from well over a decado ago Popspring concert is on my list for a future reaction, don't worry! Just don't know exactly when

[@tor_sgith]

Great reaction, I loved how you pulled all the different parts out and pointed out clever little choices here and there.

[@eriklind8489]

Thank you for another wonderful analysis. I could see you really enjoyed the ear candy they had in this one. I think they did a great job picking whose voice did which song.

[@betsyvondracek4009]

You know PTX is my favorite a cappella group Awesome especially live. Love it. No matter how people have judged Micheal Jackson no one can deny how brilliantly talented he was.Lots of fun dancing to these songs! Nostalgic for me. I had loads of fun with Micheal’s music. "What a performer, and a hell of a dancer!" ❤️🎶 Like seeing you singing those high notes so perfectly! show-off- Sir Cheeky

[@SirHairless]

He's one person I would love to have seen live, especially with those moves 🕺

[@sealaryn]

I keep forgetting the title of the song that's in Free Willy... but, when Mitch does it in this one take always makes me cry

[@PtxXtp]

They have the evolution of Beyonce too from the Avi era. There's also a medley of pop songs from around 2014 called the wetten Dass medley that not a lot of reactors do but its very worth it as they're singing it live on a german tv show. Good video and audio quality too. When you finally get to the matt era, there's some good evolutions and medleys with him too.

[@rorysnap7026]

Thank you. I wasn't aware of the wetten dass medley. Mitch in great form!

[@PtxXtp]

@rorysnap7026 yes its more unknown in the fandom. They did release the music on Spotify about 5 years ago. Not sure about iTunes or apple music if you're wanting it for a Playlist.

[@SirHairless]

Thanks! I've added the Wetten, Dass medley to my list

[@cottontopprintshop452]

Loved this!

[@lovesmusic0845]

My favorite performance of this was Pop Spring 2016 live. They were able to move around and it seemed more energetic. I’m glad you’re going to do it in the future. It’s really a fun video of them live.

[@theresadeuschle8500]

I'm so excited! PTX day so I can play. Love the personal additions; it makes you so relatable! Would you ever consider another level to purchase specific song requests? I can't afford that top tier, and to be honest, because I can only do PTX vids, it doesn't seem practical, but I would love to pay for a request. Thanks for another great reaction. Be well.

[@SirHairless]

Glad you enjoyed, Theresa! On your question about another level - for now I don't plan on it, but who knows what's in store for the future! The Egg tier grants each member one monthly request, so it's still the once-a-month bespoke reaction video they get ☺ There are no additional videos available to the Egg tier members I am curious why it's only the PTX videos you're able to listen to, if you don't mind me asking! I know about your situation of course (and I hope everything is going well!), but I was wondering why, from your perspective, PTX might be different to VoicePlay or HomeFree, for example? I'm just thinking from the angle of: 5 individual voices producing various sounds to create a piece of music 🎶 I'd be very interested to know!

[@theresadeuschle8500]

@@SirHairless I can do some HF and VP if I'm familiar with the song, but it's more about the annunciation and the ability to lip read at the same time, as well as the layering. Less layers = better results for me. PTX tends to do "block" versions of videos and I can really focus on their facial expressions and lips. By block I mean Daft Punk, 90s Dance, etc. They really zoom in to the facial features. I typically start with Scott and focus on just his mouth and face. Watch and watch until I can put the lips, vibration, and lyrics together. Then I move on to the next person until I've figured out all the parts. Closed captioning doesn't always work for music, so it can be a long process. Instead of words popping up, it will say something like (music) or (singing). Basically I use CC to understand what you are saying, not for the videos. Even with PTX, there are some songs I'm not able to pull apart. "Can't Hold Us" is one example. I've gotten most of it, but it's so fast and there are not a lot of close ups. Love the song, love the beat, just can't get all the words matched to the music. "Be My Eyes" is another one where I can't separate Scott and Matt because I can't see their lips. I've got the other parts, just can't get the bottom. Songs like "Royals," "Sound of Silence" or "The Prayer" all have nice, tight shots and hold them for a bit. The blocking is a big plus because I don't have a TV or PC; I watch all the videos on my cell phone. I need to see those lips, lol. In general, when I'm trying to speak to people, I need to see the lips, they need to face me and any accent changes the dynamics completely as the sound doesn't match the lips. HF has a lot of twang that complicates the listening. When I have to work that hard to figure it out, I tend to get frustrated and give up. Thanks for asking. Your kindness is appreciated. Most people aren't interested or don't bother to try and understand. I'm a senior that's been in a wheelchair since 1991 from MS, most people don't even see me, let alone CARE enough to ask. You remind me so much of my oldest son, same type of heart. I'm truly touched.

[@theresadeuschle8500]

I forgot.... Beards. Ugh! Beards make lip reading a lot harder. Tight beards are fine but big beards with mustaches... Nope. 🤣 HF uses a lot of side views. VP doesn't mouth clearly enough, plus the majority of their shots are further away. I do keep trying though.

[@SirHairless]

​@@theresadeuschle8500 Thanks for explaining in such detail! This makes more sense to me now 👍🏽 We need to get the word out to all these male artists to get rid of the facial hair!

[@theresadeuschle8500]

@@SirHairless 🤣🤣🤣 both of my sons have massive beards and I'm always telling them, I can't see your lips. Some day I'll get a special surgery, it's called a bone conduction implant, then a large majority of my hearing can be restored. Praying for the day that happens!

[@daleenengelbrecht4861]

What a way to relax in bed. Appreciate you. Love it with your clip in there. Fun and as always informative. TX. Greetings from South Africa

[@rebeccabello3103]

I love your reactions because your knowledge of music makes them legit. Have you heard Kevin play cello, beatbox and sing? Listen to one of my favorite PTX songs, "Say Something". Come Along is fun too.

[@hudsonamery1558]

I vote for the Prayer next please!

[@SirHairless]

It's on my list for a future reaction at some point!

[@davidbangtson3109]

Amazing review and analysis. Keep up the good work!

[@SirHairless]

Cheers David!

[@catherinelopresti7121]

Hoping you continue their evolution of... videos! Evolution of Ariana is definitely worth checking out.

[@occamsrazor5376]

YOW!!! Another Pentatonix! Wonderful - thank you so so much! Pretty soon you'll be on Hallelujah! BTW, I'm only a few minutes in and I'm still so impressed in your ability to pick apart music. It is never tiring! Also, loved your pieces!

[@SirHairless]

Thank you!

[@lovesmusic0845]

Definitely checkout Popspring live. This is great but watching them on stage live feeling the crowd gives it an added element you can’t feel in the studio.

[@typhoid_holliw4315]

Fantastic reaction I love how you break everything down. I can't wait to see your reaction to the full 2016 pop spring performance. I truly think you're gonna really enjoy it. especially since the other 3 songs are all originals! And some of my favorite versions of those songs, even more than the recorded versions specifically "Water" !

[@neetgupta1]

Loved this reaction! PTX snd Ben Bram really are master arrangers. I love the Evolution vids - my favourites are the Beyonce and Ariana Grande ones but it will probably be a while before you get to the Ariana one as it has Matt in it, rather than Avi, so is more recent. I really hope you do some live ones soon, particularly Aha live in Singapore! Also one of their originals, maybe Sing, Happy now or Love me when I don't. I did enjoy seeing/hearing 'baby Sir non- Hairless' too! Fab! 👍🏻👏🏻🤩

[@SirHairless]

Thanks Anita, do you know if Ben Bram helped arrange this?

[@neetgupta1]

​@@SirHairlessyes he will have done. He has been their principal arranger since they formed in 2011. The members all get involved now too but when these early ones were arranged it was always Ben Bram who led on it.

[@rlhcat7662]

Once you have seen this video a dozen times, as most Pentaholics have, you know exactly what song is coming next. It's like one very long, crazy good song! All of the Evolution videos are like that for me, because they have put them together so seamlessly. I am looking forward to when you get around to the PopSpring concert. It is longer, but really worth seeing all 4 of the songs in the video at once. Also, I think the MJ and Beyonce Evolutions are two of their best. I am not a huge Beyonce fan, but the intricacies of that medley are amazing.

[@rlhcat7662]

"Harmonically biguous"???

[@priscillamcrmy]

Nice, i love this one! (i love them all lmao)

[@judithweber5468]

Yes you definitely need to watch the pop spring concert. Also newer ones, The Prayer, The making of The Evergreen album is how they made the arrangements. You would love it. I love your reactions ❤ Kiss from a Rose, Amazing Grace, there are so many.

[@niallkalen6732]

El indiscutible e irremplazable rey del pop. Gracias a pentatotix y a tantos otros por mantener vivo su recuerdo. Excelente reacciones como siempre y un abrazo enorme de madre

[@gailketch8644]

Good they put thriller in they did a great job!!!

[@dieweisealte-llumia7148]

I didn´t grow up with MJs music, due to the fact that he was only 2,5 years old when I was born but I love his music anyway. I also like this concept of medleys, this was very popular in the early 1980s by the group Stars on 45 and PTX has great medley arrangements. And a tribute to the king of pop - by the way Dimash has also a video called A Tribute to MJ -

[@SirHairless]

Thanks for letting me know! I didn't know Dimash had a video called A Tribute To MJ - I've added it to my list 👌🏽

[@dorothyrosenberg1301]

Pentatonix isn’t my favorite a cappella singing group; but I appreciate your analysis. Thank you

[@SirHairless]

Thanks Dorothy!

[@gaynora1858]

... has to breath ... unlike Mitch in the Carol of the Bells!!!!! WA HA HAAAAAAAAH!! Thx Sir Hairless - it is 2.45 am down here in Cornwall and you have just made me cackle rather loudly. Somehow I don't think my neighbours OR my family will be equally appreciative.

[@guadalupejazminvilaguillen4786]

WOAH your reaction to Utopia is a second longer than this one. I wonder if that was purposeful haha! You are not one to leave things to the odds, are you? hehehe Incredible reaction! I love Pentatonix :O

[@SirHairless]

The KZbin durations are often a second off compared to the raw file

[@DrSerendip]

I could be wrong but I think Scott, Kristy and Mitch are only 19 at this point. Avi and Keven are older but the other three had only recently graduated from high school.

[@gailketch8644]

Thanks sir hairless!!! Good video!!!

[@B3thBakes]

0:26 there it is 😊❤

[@LaurieRein]

That was fun - I loved his music especially BAD, a favorite, not sure I heard that but they were moving fast. I love that you said it’s was probably more complicated than it looked - lol. I thought it looked impossible😁. I think you could have been in that one. I think you might be able to give Mitch a run for his money.🤷🏼‍♀️

[@SirHairless]

Haha thanks Laurie 😅 Yes, Bad is a great tune

[@hernameispekka_Rebecca]

How funny that your least favourite part is probably my favorite part. You've been hit by etc... It might be because I looooove the choreo they used on that part so it really enhances it for me!

[@dwfarr]

Recommend their cover of Come Along.

[@KaaSerpent]

There is an a capella group called Duwende that covers MJ and QUITE well. You should check 'em out.

[@bettinasade9385]

I grow also Up with Michael Jackson but not with Jackson 5 stuff, even If i know them (make me feel Younger). enjoy the music

[@SirHairless]

Oh how I love a lot of Jackson 5's stuff

[@bettinasade9385]

@@SirHairless i Like them too, Just Join MJ when hi was little older.

[@morvous1]

Pentatodrix please, On Todrick Halls channel. TH is an amazing voice talent as well.

[@LindaVernon]

Oh yes, You've seen enough of Pentatonix, including Daft Punk, to really appreciate it. Todrick Hall apparently told Scott that he had a very hard time figuring ourt who was singing what when they get to the part where they are all singing different songs at the same time.

[@oxoelfoxo]

so in a performance like this, can the voices still be pitch corrected?

[@SirHairless]

They could be! But they're not in this case 👌There are some cases of tuning not being quite there in this medley, which is honestly perfectly expected from a truly live performance. PTX perform at such a high level it's ridiculous, quite frankly, so it's not worth pointing out these tiny non-perfect things that happen. Nothing live is ever truly perfect, right?! One of the biggest issues with modern technology and music is pitch-correction - it could be applied to literally anything and it would be nearly impossible for the human ear to tell People would need to plug the audio into specialist software etc. This is why I love groups like PTX - they continuously prove their ability to perform well live through live shows, private performances, tours etc. - so even when pitch correction is applied to their studio versions, I don't think anyone should mind ☺

[@marshaanderson2677]

I would love to see your reaction to a new cover of Bridge over Troubled Waters by Jacob Collier. Features John Legend and Tori Amos. I loved it.

[@B3thBakes]

Can you please please do the 2016pop spring performance, has 3 originals and this evolution live 😊😊😊😊❤

[@SirHairless]

It's on my list for the future at some point Can't say exactly when it'll happen though, there's a lot of music out there to get through!

[@B3thBakes]

@SirHairless As long as its on the list I'm happy ☺️☺️

[@maribelbrown5888]

I wonder when are you going to react to Dimash new MV When I’ve Got You. Many people claims that it has a lot of influence from Michael Jackson. I would love to see your reaction. Thanks for this reaction to MJ. ❤️☮️

[@gailketch8644]

I still like thriller!!!

[@SirHairless]

If you like Thriller, you'll probably like the video I'm releasing in a couple of hours at the time of writing this

[@stacyl7783]

Speaking of Michael Jackson, "USA For Africa - We Are The World" the original, would be amazing...just saying.😉😉😉😉😉

[@marablemorgan8292]

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