Former Metal Drummer Reacts | Valhalla Calling - VoicePlay ft J.NONE | Reaction & Analysis

This song may be much different than what we're used to reacting to, but this was recommended to me and I had to check it out! I give my thoughts and analysis on the voices of VoicePlay and J.NONE.
Valhalla Calling - Miracle of Sound (acapella) VoicePlay ft J.NONE: • Valhalla Calling - Mir...
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[@johndeeregreen4592]

With male voices, you have bass, baritone, and tenor. Over 80% of males are some form of baritone; less than 5% of the male population is a true bass. Geoff Castellucci, the bass for VoicePlay, is an even rarer bass (maybe 0.5% of the male population), who can reach an F#1 in full chest voice. Geoff becomes EVEN rarer, in the fact, he also has a vocal range of 5 octaves and can also hit notes higher than 75% of tenors; there are probably only a couple hundred people on earth who have Geoff's abilities. Of those, I doubt you could count on more than one hand who can sing as well as Geoff. But, that being said, all the members of VoicePlay are part of the vocal elite. I have over 35 years of singing experience and have never encountered another group as good as VoicePlay.

[@EmmaYadkin]

Welcome to Voiceplay. Hope you enjoy more of their work. I suggest checking out their version of Nothing Else Matters, yes a cappella Metalica cover.

[@thisismetoday7423]

This might be VoicePlay’s most “epic” cover but everything they do is amazing. I hope you will react to more of their acapella covers, I don’t think you will ever be disappointed! You might like their version of In the Air Tonight since you are a drummer. 😅

[@acorrado5529]

I really enjoyed your sincere reaction to Voice Play and hope you will react to more Voice Play. They are very different from the other acapella groups in that they have more of a theatrical style and approach and they do all of their own production themselves without a record label or recording contract. They can really rock out and surprise you as an acapella group covering "Nothing Else Matters" "Whiskey In The Jar", "Dream On" and "Carry On My Wayward Son" to name a few. Since you are a Rock drummer, I would highly recommend that you check out their Phil Collins cover of "In The Air Tonight" and how well their beatboxer does the drumming parts-- you will be blown away!

[@bjspeck4337]

VoicePlay is comprised of 4 members - Geoff Castellucci - bass 5 octave range - B0 here to Bb5 (has a growl that garnered an A0 in Enemy), Layne Stein (beatboxer, baritone, violinist), Eli Jacobsen (bald tenor 1), Cesar De La Rosa (with Mohawk, baritone/tenor), J None (the guy outside on watch, ex-member of VoicePlay, currently in the US Navy Chorus - recruited for his vocal talents, hoping we will get him back in another 2 yrs.) Miracle of Sound did this and VP did the cover. MOS raised 10 alehorns to them for this creative cover. Check out Nothing Else Matters (Metallica), In The Air Tonight (Phil Collins), Creep (RadioHead) are all recent and superb.

[@denisehaukkala9742]

Yes. Special. Geoff castellucci might be the top baso profundo in the whole world with his body pounding sub woofer voice.The whole group is elite on their talent and completely independent hard working productions. You wont find a bad recording they do. Make sure you feature them at Halloween. They are the kings of this holiday.

[@DravenGal]

Salutations! If you think you may check out more Voiceplay, may I list some rules that may help make your Voiceplay viewing even better? Oh, and the Bass, Geoff Castellucci, hits a B0 in this, several times. He also has a solo channel, very worth checking out. I loved your comment on their voices being like "One person." Some people call Voiceplay a group, some call them a band...but above all that, Voiceplay is a TEAM! Especially when J. None is back with them.

[@Aurora-cv5to]

Love watching reactors who are new to VoicePlay - welcome and thank you! They do perform live (they recently performed for several nights with Chicago) but when they do these videos they record and film separately. Layne is the beatbox, and in this one he was also the arranger, creative director and edited the video. And yes, he was all of the sounds, including the creaking door when J None joins them (he's the rapper/baritone). Eli (el-ee), the rock-metal tenor, did the backdrops using gamer software. Geoff (Jeff) is the bass, and he and Layne are founding members and, historically, have each done about 50% of the arrangements. Completely independent. All are brilliant, hard-working musicians. Liked - come back and react to more VP and I promise next time I'll subscribe!

[@ronaldsinagra8825]

They do ALL of their own productions ... arranging, costumes, sets, lighting, etc. The 'Big Three' acapella groups are very different from each other, which makes them all so good.

[@anthonywall4417]

Geoff has a control and presence with his f#1's and lower that even true octavish bass singers like Eric Holloway pay respect too. He is legendary for a reason

[@letheardaw]

Welcome to the Voiceplay rabbit hole. So glad you enjoyed them. Pick any genre - look for a song you would swear an acapella group couldn't do...🤣

[@jackyfriedman1963]

Outside left to right....

[@r.d.stratford106]

Seconding what everyone else has already said, but welcome to the Voiceplay rabbit hole! We have BASS. And cookies. It's fun here. Really enjoyed your reaction, and subscribed --- would love to see more of them on your channel! I think you might like any of their covers of these: Seven Nation Army, Creep, or Nothing Else Matters.

[@palgrace]

Welcome to the wonderful world of VoicePlay. They are my favorite acapella group. Geoff Castellucci, the bass, has his own channel and he is awesome. Geoff has a 5 octave range, which is absolutely mind boggling. I have subscribed to see more VoicePlay & Geoff Castellucci reactions.

[@ilonadever8249]

The "set" was designed by Eli (ell-ee) Jacobson, the bald tenor, and was projected on giant LED screens at a studio in Orlando

[@janetdw]

J, staring out across the water at the beginning, was recruited by the US Navy and he’s come back (at least for this). The rap was added with some hints to his being in the military (ops, etc). One of my favorite parts is while he’s rapping, in the background you can hear the guys singing “This is WAR”. It always gives me chills.

[@lkreinmiller-author]

Welcome to the VoicePlay rabbit hole. The bass also has his own channel - Geoff Castellucci.

[@RWHansen]

I love seeing people react to Voiceplay for the first time and your reaction was great! I second all the rock suggestions below but I also think you should check out their latest song Sleeping In the Cold Below because the beatboxing is next level. Although Layne always knocks it out of the park with his Beatboxing. You should also check out the bass singer's solo channel. Geoff Castellucci (Jeff Cast-a-loo-chee) has a 5 octave range and records all the vocal lines and then edits them all together, often cloning himself for the video. His cover of Ain't No Sunshine is one of my favorite songs of all time. They also do all their own production from arranging to editing. Everything but the final mix. Who is responsible for each part is in the description of the video.

[@moriahwhite1188]

Welcome to the VP rabbit hole! I’d recommend watching their covers of Dream On and Nothing Else Matters next.

[@batrn7236]

May I suggest that you listen to their cover of Radiohead’s “Creep”. So hauntingly beautiful. It’s my absolute favorite. Subscribed hoping for more VoicePlay. Thanks.