Musician FINALLY Reacts To Pentatonix - The Prayer

[@dalemaddened780]

Isn't the QUALITY of this video astounding? The singing of course, but the mixing, visuals, the overall production, everything. They continue to get better in every aspect. Incredible. Thanks for the reaction!

[@JacobRestituto]

Couldn't agree more!

[@susanpeterson9947]

I don’t recall hearing Scott singing in his full chest voice before. I want more of that. The harmonies are double tracked near the end, but I don’t care. Too good!

[@catherinerobbins3887]

Have you seen the live performance of this?!? Just as incredible. I shouldn't be after all this time but I'm still shocked by their talent.

[@JacobRestituto]

so good

[@joejoejoe532]

The thing about Pentatonix double tracking, is that we get to imagine what a Decatonix would sound like, and I sure ain't complaining there.

[@marykuettner752]

It made me laugh when you mentioned that about Kirstie. In an old behind the scenes when they were shooting outside, the videographer makes her take off her coat for the shoot. In between shots you can see Mitch holding her inside his coat to warm her up.

[@JacobRestituto]

LOLLLL

[@Karen-Campos]

Great reaction! Excellent work from each member! Love how the duet switched from Scott/ Mitch to Kirstin/ Mitch & back again. Mitch soaring with chromatic runs & Scott’s strong baritone in Italian! Loved at 9:04 when the layered track stair stepped down as Scott & Mitch went up! Knew you would appreciate what Kevin did with the rhythm!

[@JacobRestituto]

seriously! That was soo good!!

[@davidbangtson3109]

Please don't ever stop doing your fantastic and so very knowledgeable reactions and analysis! They are just the best and I learn so much from them.

[@JacobRestituto]

thank you so much!!

[@SweetSlytherinGirl-Jennifer]

Yay!! I've been waiting for your reaction to this! Knew you'd love it!

[@JacobRestituto]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@callalily9842]

This is such a stunning performance by PTX. The live version is just as good. I really hope that you'll react to the entire album. It's so damn good. If not "I Saw Three Ships" is a must. You are going to love it. Also Over The River ft Lindsay Sterling is a banger. They are actually dropping the official video of OTR tomorrow. Can't wait to see more PTX reactions.

[@mamajenkins1981]

Both of those you mentioned are my kid’s favorites 🥰

[@JacobRestituto]

Sooo good

[@valentinazucca1942]

You should check out their live version of the prayer…it’s unbelievable it’s so good!

[@JacobRestituto]

thanks!

[@susansisson366]

My favorite Pentatonix Christmas song is one that they sang once and once only, while visiting Japan in 2014 or 15. It was called, "Christmas Eve," and was said to have been written by a famous song writer in Japan. What is SO cool is the amazing blending of a jazzy, blue notes on top of a fabulous European musical set. I don't know why they never sang it again, but you get to review it without distractions because it is NOT a PTX official song. Please go check it out. It is AMAZING!

[@JacobRestituto]

Love that!!!

[@marleabd]

I still think this is the most beautiful, best song they have ever done. They all sang so well, especially Mitch and Scott. I agree that Kevin's beatboxing was so well done also. Superb was a great concluding word for it. Thanks for reacting to it Jacob. By the way, they are also sounding great doing this one live, both in appearances and on tour from the videos I've seen. They're new video for Over the River ft Lindsey Stirling to set to premiere tomorrow at 12pm. I can't wait to see that one. The teaser for it looks interesting and fun.

[@JacobRestituto]

amazing!! so good

[@tarzanisno1]

❤ Pentatonix ! PERFECTION PTX took a classic that so many others have given their best, and bested them all.

[@JacobRestituto]

🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@davidphillips4476]

Wow NEVER noticed the masking switch, nice point out!! Great analysis and reaction! This is stunningly emotional to me. Grammy?

[@JacobRestituto]

sooo good

[@jerolddavis]

I love hearing how much all their voices have matured since they started. Not sure they could have pulled this off this well even 3-4 years earlier. Also, that descant from Mitch broke my freaking brain all over again. You would think I'd be used to it by now. 😂

[@JacobRestituto]

Soo good

[@jerolddavis]

@@JacobRestituto Have you heard the tone in 'Love You Long Time'? I just barely caught it tonight. I must have heard that song a thousand times, but there is definitely a high tone around a minute in that just doesn't sound human. It sounds like a recording error, but I know too much about Mitch to believe that. 😂

[@lindawarden-burglund9603]

Stunning cover of this beautiful song! Brilliant vocals and harmonies. Thank you for a great reaction and analysis!

[@JacobRestituto]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@dwfarr]

After The Prayer, my favorite is I Saw Three Ships (iHeart Radio Christmas Special video). I Just Called To Say I Love You is up there too.

[@JacobRestituto]

Love that!

[@timcaldwell5241]

I think Mitch held his own with Celine…

[@nd6989]

Absolutely

[@JacobRestituto]

sogood

[@arsenelupin4888]

You should listen to the live version. Much better than the recorded one

[@kingdomloco]

I told him too🙃

[@codymarrott5720]

idk what you’re talking about lmao. the recorded version is stunning

[@graceito973]

💯 Agreed!! Yes, the official video is stunning, but the live version... No words!! 🤗 💞

[@LindaVernon]

Arsene, I thought I might be the only person with that opinion. I Saw Three Ships was also magnificent on that i Heart concert. Therei is just something so true to their skills when they sing live and their special energy and connection comes through.

[@JacobRestituto]

will check out

[@jeaneskridge8075]

I always liked Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli and thought it was beautiful, which it was, but Pentatonix did and amazingly beautiful job and It will be hard to top their performance. They are really out of this world with talent with the harmony and blending they do. I enjoyed your comments.

[@JacobRestituto]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@catherinerobbins3887]

Wow Jacob your song is incredible. I'm really impressed. Thank you for sharing it with us. I'm definitely gonna look it up. I believe this is one of their best covers. If they don't get a Grammy I'll be shocked..although I've heard there's a timing issue where it may not be viable. Either way it's unbelievable. Much love from upstate NY❤️❤️

[@JacobRestituto]

Soo good! And thank you so much! So grateful! NY represent!

[@maryjanemckittrick4162]

This is just an incredible version. Wow!

[@JacobRestituto]

🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@sonjarussell7332]

We need more baritone Scott.....Italian or not.

[@JacobRestituto]

Seriously!

[@terrycupp6687]

Hey Jason, thanks for sharing your short, personal clip before starting Pentatonix. I love the tone quality of your voice, is that your head voice, your falsetto, or a mix? In any event, it is a very nice, round sound, I don’t hear tension or stress up there. Very cool! Not much to ask or comment on the Pentatonix piece, I’m already a Pentaholic and I just dropped in to hear your reaction. Enjoyed it as always

[@celinedionfan0505]

I loved this version 😍

[@JacobRestituto]

so good!

[@buckeyegirl16]

I wish u didn't dislike Mitch's voice...I like the vibe u give off when u react to stuff and how u point out some unique things but the Mitch thing is hard for me to overlook. Totally respect the fact we all have different tastes and opinions tho

[@JacobRestituto]

I don’t necessarily dislike it :) It’s just not my preference

[@jkilmon]

The "Romance" languages are those that arose from Latin (Roman); Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Romanian) and dialects of the 5. You are right. Scott was magnificent.

[@JacobRestituto]

🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@reneeh4406]

Your music is awesome! My favorite song on the album is River I'm looking forward to hearing more of your reactions.

[@JacobRestituto]

Thank you!!!!!

[@user-rn1hn3fg5y]

Thank you yet again. So truly appreciate your reactions with explanations. You keep doing what you're doing, please!

[@laurentelesca3921]

Thanks for including a Clip of your own song!

[@JacobRestituto]

thank you lauren!

[@samsusan1107]

There is a Behind The Scenes on this song, FYI.

[@JacobRestituto]

Posted

[@EricaPapad]

ahh.. I remember when Tori kelly sang this with Andrea Bocelli... I thought nothing would ever come close to that performance... but damn, this was phenomenal...

[@JacobRestituto]

so good

[@Iwonka0081]

celine dion and andrea bocelli is original version. Celine is better than tori. Never heard soomeone sing celine song better than her or her level.

[@fmcm7715]

Loved your reaction. Can you do I saw three ships next? I normally don’t like this Christmas Carol but when PTX put their spin on it it’s fantastic👌💯

[@JacobRestituto]

Coming!!

[@fmcm7715]

@@JacobRestituto yes. You’ve made my day. Thank you.

[@edsartistry]

I love this song !! I wish we all could make more of an effort to sing this song all year long. The words SHOULD be applied to every day, not just in the Christmas season. Merry Christmas everyone. 🎄💕

[@JacobRestituto]

Love that

[@stevesingkofer8879]

Congratulations on a spectacular reaction & review. You're the first I'm aware of to mention the "church chords." I know nothing about music at that level, but I recognize those chords from my childhood in the Catholic church. You're also the first I've seen mention that masking transition from Kirsten to Mitch. It's a bit of a surprise because you're led to expect Kirsten to start the song, but there's Mitch and his spectacular voice appearing on the other side of the tree to carry the song!

[@JacobRestituto]

So glad you enjoyed! Thank you!

[@terriepurkey708]

Scott and Kevin both did live feeds right before this video dropped and each said it was one of the most difficult/challenging arrangements they've ever done. Beautiful song and gorgeously performed. There's a behind-the-scenes of this video which shows the set....Generally I enjoy your comments but sometimes they're a bit too technical.....

[@JacobRestituto]

Soo good. Thank you for the feedback terrie!

[@melissacoviello2886]

I am so happy you added your song in this video. Your voice is very pretty(meant in the best way possible).

[@JacobRestituto]

Thank you Melissa!

[@denisehart7104]

Thank you so much ! You always give me more to listen for ! :)

[@JacobRestituto]

So glad!!!!

[@noelpauley5381]

Over the River video just dropped, it’s pretty epic!! 😍

[@JacobRestituto]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@megandelynn6114]

Since I know you really like live content, you should check or the iHeart performances from Evergreen! It's amazing!

[@JacobRestituto]

thanks!!

[@kogle54]

Saw them in concert about 2 weeks after the HF concert. The prayer is just as stunning live. Evergreen is my favorite, they got a little emotional at the concert, because Kirstie, Mitch and Scott’s mothers were in the audience. Great reaction, I always learn something with your reactions.

[@JacobRestituto]

🎉🎉

[@cherylwilson8743]

Their live performance is even better. Thanks for reacting

[@JacobRestituto]

Thanks!

[@cutiejoojoo]

Thank you Jacob. I always enjoy your analysis.

[@JacobRestituto]

My pleasure!

[@janethoffman4197]

I’m a Home Fry, but enjoy PTX as well. New best version of this song!

[@JacobRestituto]

more home free coming!

[@carolcummings8184]

Thanks for reviewing this. I must admit I like your PTX reviews the best. I hope you do review the Evergreen album.

[@JacobRestituto]

:D

[@LisaMT1218]

Thanks Jacob.

[@JacobRestituto]

🙏🏼

[@louellamoyer5578]

I like (besides The Prayer) I Saw Three Ships Written in the 17th Century. Printed in 1833. Thank you for reacting. I always get so much from your analysis because I don't have an ear for all the tech nor have I been trained in music. You have a very sensitive sound capability. Love it! I know PTX is genius in their productions and arrangements and it sounds excellent!

[@JacobRestituto]

Thanks you so much! So grateful!

[@lisabrown7787]

Thanks for the explanation of the church music. I was trying to place it and couldn't figure it out.

[@JacobRestituto]

u got it!

[@pacio49]

Thanks for the reaction. I just had to laugh at one comment though. 'Romance Language' means it comes from Latin. e.g. Romance as in 'the Romans'. It doesn't have anything to do with Valentine's Day-type romance. But we do culturally put certain European languages on a pedestal, and Italian is one of them. (The Romance Languages are Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian. If you can speak one, you can get about a fifth to a quarter of what someone speaking another is saying.)

[@JacobRestituto]

😂😂😂😮

[@nmv-9526]

Yes!! Finally 😅🤩

[@JacobRestituto]

lol

[@donnawat]

I love your music theory comments.

[@JacobRestituto]

thank you!!

[@cc.forbes]

At 6:57 that could be described as a type of rit. or rall. before going "a tempo" during the modulation. So an intentional but purposeful slow down

[@JacobRestituto]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@pjschmid2251]

Just a little clarification, when you were talking about a plagal “chord“ I think you meant to say plagal cadence. The plagal cadence is where the subdominant chord resolves to the tonic sometimes referred to as the amen cadence.

[@JacobRestituto]

True

[@JacobRestituto]

Thanks

[@JEBPsych]

The avoiding of dissonance was Gregorian Chant, sung by monks in the Catholic church many centuries ago. 😉

[@JacobRestituto]

🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@G-grandma_Army]

It’s snowing where he lives and it was 77° F at my home today!

[@JacobRestituto]

woah

[@jadesmith5470]

they have a live version from i heart radio too!!

[@JacobRestituto]

Oh cool!!

[@dangding7378]

4th Grammy incoming

[@JacobRestituto]

Hope so

[@giftylovely2004]

Finally

[@JacobRestituto]

lol

[@Spaceydoodle]

my favourite on the album is I saw three ships :)

[@JacobRestituto]

🔥

[@curtpoppenhouse2621]

The "Romance" in "romance language" actually means "From Rome" so of course Italian is a romance language.

[@JacobRestituto]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@pattigouker3096]

They are on a set rented out for weddings so Kristi is freezing

[@JacobRestituto]

Wow

[@Trapper50cal]

I'd love to see Celine Dion's reaction to this...

[@JacobRestituto]

yoo same

[@sandihannig9836]

Here's a behind-the-scenes video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKe5iGN6qdF0qck

[@JacobRestituto]

posted1

[@alynkuster5138]

It sounded like Kirstie to me too.

[@JacobRestituto]

:D

[@a.r5671]

Hey cool reaction I love how you really explain and talk in detail! Can you please react to ‘Wasted By Jakob Magnus ft Gavin Magnus’ I think you will like it also I love your content and I’m glad I subscribed ! 💜💜

[@JacobRestituto]

Thanksb

[@ruthking7884]

They are so good. I still miss Avi. Matt is great, but Avi was one of a kind.

[@JacobRestituto]

So good

[@donnacalderone1115]

He’s got to shut up and let it play out

[@chuckanthony8981]

Throughout the performance you never said how good Mitch was at all. Mitch is probably the best singer in the group. They're all fantastic!

[@JacobRestituto]

I couldve sworn I did! im sorry if I missed the comment!

[@hannahmclaughlin348]

I LOVE Mitch, but I'd have to say Scott is the most versatile (probably the best). His chest voice is AMAZING here. He can sing bass when Matt does other vocals. I mean, they're all fantastic, but Scott is definitely the most versatile.

[@sharondunn7390]

I agree 100 percent. Mitch is incredible but there’s also 4 other talented singers. Scott has always been my favorite

[@deborahdoesscrap]

I agree. We Pentaholics know that they all have wonderful voices and when you put them together you get magic. Mitch is a once in a generation counter tenor. I support people who don't necessarily like his voice but I tend to agree with the other four members of Pentatonix. When asked who was the best singer, they all said Mitch and have said so many times. The tone of Mitch's voice is amazingly clear. The biggest difference to me, is that Mitch enunciates clearly. He sticks his consonants. He finishes every word. Scott tends to slur his words which I think gives his vocals a lot of flavor/color which I appreciate but far prefer the clearness of Mitch's voice. Mitch suffered a lot as a child. He was bullied relentlessly. He managed to come out of it a genuinely kind and gentle person. Even on The Sing Off they discouraged him from singing any leads or verses on his own. It wasn't until the end of the competition when singing The Dog Days Are Over, that he was allowed to shine and he got a remarkable response. I will always be angry about that. After their win, when they started their You Tube channel, they tried to feature Mitch a lot so that he would get the recognition they felt he deserved. When they won their first Grammy, Kirsten said that they were most happy for Mitch because it proved what they had always known about him. I think they are all spectacular and I bless the day the Lord brought them all together so that I could hear them. Mitch is simply special.

[@gennag5637]

My favourites from the album are: I Saw Three Ships because of the clapping, snapping, and stomping. The Prayer because Mitch sounds like an angel and Scott sings in Italian for a section in a lower voice/register. Evergreen because it's an original and the song is a tribute to their mom's and all moms And finally I Just Called to Say I Love You because of the harmonies.

[@JacobRestituto]

amazinggg

[@ClaireBarn]

😄😄👋

[@JacobRestituto]

:D

[@carolalara2041]

2nd

[@JacobRestituto]

:D

[@bjeffrie22]

1st!

[@bjeffrie22]

Thinner but still stunning live. I wonder if the new 'fat' logo is an indicator for using overdubs and looping to expand their choices. The arrangement is beatiful. Pentatonix Prayer baltimore, MD 11/27/2021 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWbNhZuhp8-DqtE&ab_channel=Seboss12

[@JacobRestituto]

wow interesting perspective!!!

[@giftylovely2004]

4th

[@JacobRestituto]

;)

[@Dragonman1949]

Too much talking. spoils review

[@michaelskoraszewski5310]

Omg...are you analyzing this from a purely cognitive view.??? Did you allow yourself to FEEL anything?

[@JacobRestituto]

For sure!!

[@sherrymorris9690]

Is this a reaction or a music class? 👎

[@JacobRestituto]

Both ☺️

[@gennag5637]

You can't cherry pick the songs! You have to listen to all of the songs from the album! It will be a disservice to Pentatonix if you don't listen to all the songs!

[@JacobRestituto]

appreciate the feedback

[@michaelemery1497]

U " singers" just thru the entire song..U lost me bud

[@JacobRestituto]

?

[@mariel4085]

Please just shut it & listen to them, stopping this masterpiece every 10 seconds to make a pointless comment is annoying af!

[@kathygause7849]

That is what reactors do. Listen to the original if you don’t want to hear comments.

[@hoolahoops2112]

Omg go fucking listen to the original then. He's reacting and analyzing because this is his channel and that's what he fucking does on it. He IS listening.

[@JacobRestituto]

Im really sorry to hear you didn't enjoy my video, hopefully the next one will be better!