90s Dance Medley - Pentatonix REACTION!! | OFFICE BLOKES REACT!!

[@nickerpsg1]

Hey guys, a little history, the autotune of Kirstie on the Cher song is paying homage to Cher's record, which was the very first record using autotune....Pentatonix are just GENIUS'. !!!!

[@chardwbu]

You may want to fact-check your claim about autotune. Google Zapp & Roger.

[@loril2466]

@@chardwbu Zapp and Roger used a talk box which is often confused with autotune but is not the same. Cher's record was the first commercial use of autotune in a recording. www.theguardian.com/music/2010/apr/06/auto-tune www.berklee.edu/news/berklee-now/sonic-history-auto-tune-according-t-pain en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Troutman www.wewerefunky.com/talkbox

[@SCHTRAM]

@@loril2466 You moved the goalpost from "first use of autotune" to "first commercial use" But I semiagree with you

[@Henoik]

And if they're going to react to the autotuning, why not react already in the Blue one, where there were...a LOT...of autotune? Other than that, I can guarantee you that most of the Pentatonix songs have some sort of tuning.

[@sp0ngeb00b7]

@@Henoik It was also very obviously *emphasised* in Blue (like Believe) because of the sound of the original record, a lot of PTX fans just neglect to bring this up. You're not smart for pointing that out, you really think they released this medley w the Blue part thinking no one would notice the autotune? It's obviously there for effect. And of course they use some pitch correction, 99% of artists do, there is no shame in it. Sometimes one take is better than the other, but you might just want to make a tweak to it, it happens all the time. Doesn't mean they can't replicate the non-exaggerated parts live.

[@carolelewin2054]

They’ve been very open about the auto tune on Believe and did it as a tribute as Cher was the first to use it. I have some Pentatonix suggestions: Can You Feel the Love Tonight, Hallelujah ( their biggest hit so far), Amazing Grace and Bohemian Rhapsody. Thanks guys!

[@e-reptiledysfunction2243]

I really enjoyed hallelujah but I also just really like the song

[@chrispavlich9656]

I agree with all these that Carole has suggested!

[@heidifruchtl354]

Very true on Hallelujah, there's only over 600 million views. Plus, it has a great Mitch slap. However, they are not ready for the ultimate Mitch slap. Which is Aha! Singapore star vista. The Avi and Mitch show. It has an Avi gut kick and the ultimate Mitch slap. But the blokes really need to work up to that.

[@repoman6508]

Sounded like Mitch was auto tuned in the blue part as well. Prob for the same reason.

[@delaney6413]

@@repoman6508 Yeah. The OG is extremely autotuned and is iconic, so it would sound kinda dumb without it.

[@deejay136]

They used auto tune in Blue and Believe as a tribute to the originals.

[@lovelbruce176]

Pentatonix has an excellent version of Bohemian Rapsody and Evolution of Music is one of their classic videos. They have so many to choose from. My personal favorite is their teaming up with Todrick Hall to do Wizard of Ahhhs

[@bridgethaines7127]

Wizard of Ahhhhs is my cheer up on bad days!

[@haslersa]

Cher was the first to use Autotune in the 90’s. It’s a homage to her.

[@G-grandma_Army]

I remember it being such a new, interesting sound at the time, but I didn’t know this history. Thanks for shari g!

[@theshadowfax239]

Share absolutely was not the first person to use auto-tune, it has been around for quite a while. She is just the first person of note to use it in an artistic way in a major chart topping song where it was purposely supposed to be noticed.

[@DavidStruveDesigns]

@@theshadowfax239 She was the first to use the software called AutoTune, which was invented in 1997 (her song "Believe" came out in 1998) and finally enabled not only fast and accurate pitch alterations but also for the first time allowed live performances to be altered on the fly. You're thinking about pitch correction / pitch bending, which is actually a different (albeit related) way of doing things, and it was extremely difficult to do, was tedious and incredibly expensive. It was also extremely limited all the way until the late 70s (when computers started to appear on the scene, and producers could finally see the music/vocals in wave form which made pitch issues much easier to spot) because changing things TOO much resulted in sound artifacts, so it's usefulness was rather limited. It also mostly involved removing the off-pitch parts and splicing in new samples that were either the correct pitch or altered by speeding up or slowing down the new sample to properly match, or re-pitching the entire vocal recording / entire track completely. So whilst you were sort-of correct, you were also sort-of wrong too. Either way, I honestly don't envy the poor producers and editors who had to try and correct someone's off-pitching singing before AutoTune came along, sounds like it was an absolute nightmare of a headache to deal with!!

[@loneb9759]

Pentatonix: "Halleluja" or the "evelution of music" 🙏🙏🙏

[@chasesmith6613]

The synchronized head bobs at 6:19 has me in stitches😂

[@ScoHet]

I was grinning about that as well haha. and then just joined In 😄

[@kinjiru731]

No idea if you guys read old comments, but I watched this two years ago when you did it and today I'm watching it again. What led me here was that I just heard for the first time the Pentatonix version of Creep by Radiohead and it was so mindblowing that I had to look at more Pentatonix reactions.

[@djfromfla3105]

Like some of the comments have said already below.....The autotune was done purposely to pay homage to Cher. No cheating or trickery...Just giving respect where respect is due.

[@dannwalker9865]

Congratulations 🥳🎉 I recently found Pentatonix myself and am blown away by their covers! Really enjoying these🎵🎶🤘🔥

[@sirwadsontoast5928]

Lets get some more pentatonix reactions. They have so many insane covers that they've done over the years. You guys are only knocking on the door and haven't been let inside yet. About 95% of their covers they use no instruments or auto tune. Its all them, this 90s dance medley just so happen to fall in the 5% category when they used auto tune briefly to pay tribute to believe.

[@SKRRebelRacing]

Finally some Pentatonix! You could reach 500K with just Pentaholics and Key and Peele junkies!! Congrats again guys! Cheers

[@G-grandma_Army]

Add in Home Free and Tom MacDonald fans. All very loyal fans. I know I’ve seen ToM MacDonald, but not sure about Home Free. So happy to see Pentatonix on here. They are such a gift to the world.

[@jeffreywilliams1767]

they sound the same live. I go to their concert every christmas.

[@2436golden]

Pentatonix has a very strong and loyal fan base and we love watching other people discover the genius talent of this group. What we don't love is someone questioning their integrity. Look online for their live performances and you will find that they are the real thing, PERIOD!

[@drewjsnyder3]

Between Pentatonix and Dave Chappelle you guys are just starting one hell of journey. Congrats on 100K

[@thedarkness3766]

Congrats on 100k! 🙌🏻

[@officeblokemike7914]

Cheers pal 👍🏻👍🏻

[@mollythegee]

Kevin's beatboxing on this is SO underrated - he is KILLING it. I forgot there wasn't a real drumset way too much!

[@jacqueline1099]

Their live version is amazing!!

[@PrplHaze88]

Yesss! Subscribed for more PTX! The auto-tune was used as a tribute to Cher who I believe believe was the first to use it artistically in a song. But anyway, great reaction and am really enjoying watching y’all discover PTX. You really can’t go wrong with anything you choose by them, they’re amazing!

[@MrCharlieBananas]

I was 15 in 1990, the following decade was 'that period of life from boy to man' for me. This brought back a few memories!

[@maryjanemckittrick4162]

This medley just shows why Pentatonix is a cut above. Insanely talented and well done!

[@jmoa5758]

6:18 lol they all bop their heads at the same rhythm.

[@ronnyalvarado8116]

After seeing their live performances and other songs that don't use autotune, I can say that songs that they now use autotune on doesn't phase me. It's just simply a style change and not a way to assess their ability since, well, we already know how good they are. It's simply just a tool now. I would recommend seeing a live performance if you want to ultimately assess them, but yea... it's incredible.

[@2436golden]

EXACTLY!!

[@paulinejane9742]

It wasn’t cheating it was done in homage to Cher who was the first to use it.

[@uncannyresemblence]

Their versions of Bohemian Rhapsody and Hallelujah are absolutely unreal!

[@Bonofox1]

😄👉 PENTATONIX - 3 time Grammy winning Acapella group formed in 2011 for an American televised Acapella singing competition "The Sing Off". The main 3 vocalists are childhood friends from Texas 👉Scott Hoying (Tall blonde babe) sings baritone, bass, falsetto. Is known for his AMAZING riffs and runs and VERY soulful voice. 👉Kirstie (Kirstin) Maldonado - mezzo soprano/alto (changes her look A LOT) 👉Mitch Grassi (guy with high voice) counter tenor (changes his look A LOOOOOOT) They added a bass from California ...👉Avi Kaplan (Ah-vee) ((he was a member from 2011 to the end of 2017)) bass *basso profundo*, baritone, overtone. And a beatboxer from Kentucky: Kevin Olusula (K.O) beatboxer, tenor, cello 👉Matt Sallee (replaced Avi ) ((he is in this video)) - bass, baritone

[@nennunen]

Loving the Pentatonix reactions!

[@BonusRoundTube]

Congratulations on 100k subscribers 💪

[@Aprilskid]

Look at all 3 nodding heads on 6:20 and they synchronize on "Heart beat fast" on 6:25. LOL

[@anitamariaa]

Yay! 100K! So happy for you guys, you deserve this milestone! ♥️♥️♥️🙂

[@spydergtcv1]

Nice to see you blokes reacting to Pentatonix. You will be absolutely gobsmacked after you hear their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody. To get a taste of how they sound live, please check out their American music awards performance of the Star Wars medley live. They are introduced by Harrison Ford.

[@lovelbruce176]

Congrats on 100K!

[@elainecourteau6231]

Love PTX!! It’s almost cruel of them to do this medley when we can’t party. I saw them live in 2014 and they are fabulous. They always make it look easy. Enjoyed your reaction. 🤗

[@Ivanachan123]

did anyone else notice that the 3 of them were moving their heads in sync during most of the video, and i'm not sure why it made me so happy x3

[@christiestewart2674]

Great Reaction as Usual!!!! To hear more of Kevin (Beatboxer) & Matt (Bass) & Really Tight Harmonies please check out Their mashup "New Rules / Are You That Somebody"!!!! Also please check out Their Mashup with Todrick Hall "Wizard of Ahhs", & Any of Their "Evolutions of" Michael Jackson, Beyonce, Rihanna, & Ariana Grande!!!! And Congrats on 100k!!!!

[@mrssanfl]

Thank you for the reaction. Congratulations on 100K!

[@officeblokemike7914]

Mrs. S , much appreciated 👍🏻

[@matthewbaringer1486]

Well deserved 100k! Pumping out content that is just fun to watch.

[@miamidolphinsfan]

Congrats on 100K !! that's awesome ! Now you've seen Pentatonix, I gottaget you to do Home Free :)

[@reecewood155]

"Hallelujah" by Pentatonix is the best IMO.

[@alyssaramirez7014]

HOLY! CONGRATS ON 100K! 😱♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@officeblokemike7914]

Thanks Alyssa, appreciate the support 😉👍🏻

[@62scotty1]

100k baby! We made it! Congrats!

[@ToxicHorsePucky]

IMO if typical bands can use studio tricks to modify the sounds of their instruments, acapella groups can do the same thing AS LONG AS they can sound similar live. Pentatonix absolutely can pull off all these arrangements live.

[@jlelliotton]

Impossible to watch/listen to this without a huge grin on my face with my memories of dancing to all of these

[@Annap137]

The auto tune was to pay homage to the original. You should try any of their covers of songs you like. Also Coffee In Bed an original they released recently. 🌺. Thx for the reaction,

[@jeffburdick869]

I'm loving the references back to two of my previous requests! Jim Gaffigan and the James Corden David Beckham Statue Prank!

[@johnsono1837]

Congrats on 100k guys

[@williambill5172]

MAJOR CONGRATS ON 100,000...let's see that plaque soon! No one deserves it more!

[@stephaniecornwell8766]

You are the first I’ve seen react to this. Thank you!

[@MBS1995]

Ahh yes 90's dance music and long car rides hearing ALL of these songs come on the radio I surely miss the 90s it was a special time period.

[@wvhollargirl7549]

You guys are so much fun!

[@naturesway552]

Please please check out Blinding lights by the weekend! It is one of those tunes that are old mix with modern tunes🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@valeriecarson949]

Check out Pentatonix's version

[@lindavasquez6637]

First time listening, enjoyed thanks.

[@Henoik]

The Pentatonix guys are just absolutely loving it and enjoying themselves

[@miles131213]

Congratulations on 100k!! 👍👍 Another great reaction from you three!

[@davidoats5637]

🤣 three office bloke's bobbing along in unison lol

[@Таня-д6т]

Поздравляю со 100000 подписчиками! Молодцы!!! Вы сделали это! Дальше больше)

[@JSRoman-nx1uw]

I was thinking the exact same thing.

[@Darmesis]

Yep - 100,000 is quite the milestone for three office blokes! Congrats from me, too! (Поздравляем меня тоже!) 👍

[@vilmariehernandez6726]

Pentanix simply amazing the best ❤️

[@natasha7760]

Congrats on the 100k. I know a lot of people have said it but their Bohemian Rhapsody cover is true homage to a legendary song and Hallelujah is beautiful would so recommend. I think you'd like those a lot

[@ryanje8147]

more pentatonix!!!!!!

[@wienke29]

You should react to Pentatonix - Amazing Grace

[@КатеринаСмоляная-б7г]

You must see their "Mad world". They are awesome 😊

[@roydelarosa9808]

love ur reactions on these guys/gal for sure u will enjoy Bohemian Rhapsody since I believe u guys must be a Queen band lovers. plus if U like Mitch highs watch Can't Hold Us Back.

[@stephaniecornwell8766]

La Bouche is so 90s 00s. Used to listen to them all the time. That’s like kaycee and jo jo and “I’m sorry ms Jackson” time!

[@Darmesis]

Home Free has some pretty cool a cappella tunes. Country style 🤠

[@shannonlaa5262]

Congratulations on the 100k 👌

[@kinjiru731]

I don't mind the autotune in Believe. I don't know that the song would sound right without it, it may sound very weird and bland despite their great harmonies.

[@lordmortarius538]

Mitch is a counter-tenor, that's how he can hit notes so high :D

[@marysartor4278]

In the a Capella world there are the popular groups of Pentatonix, Voice Play and the only country a Capella group Home Free. Have you done any HOME FREE reactions yet? They recently released a Sea Shanty Medley, but their most popular one is Ring of Fire, which features bass singer Avi Kaplan, formerly of Pentatonix. 2 basses twice the fun. FYI if you listen to them the last note is Tim FOUST the 5 octave BASS of HOME FREE.

[@debbierhodes4479]

Y'all really need to do Pentatonix's doing Bohemian Rhapsody. It's my favorite and brilliant!

[@AzaleaLala]

The auto tune in Char's song is NOT used to correct their voices. It's used as an affect and to make it sound like Cher's original song. Three of their voices were auto tuned for the Cher song, not just Kirstin's voice. It's a super fun video.

[@carolcarol3938]

you guys have really gone down a magnificent rabbit hole with Pentatonix....Yes, they can do this live....lots of examoles on KZbin, Check out Bohemian Rhapsody next, or Hallelujah

[@stonemansteveiii3135]

Check out Pentonix's original song, "Cracked", and their "The Evolution of Ariana Grande"!!

[@randomcommentator5922]

Pentatonix Bohemian Rhapsody. Best one of theirs

[@krayzy932]

If you're going to react to Pentatonix you should start at the beginning. Watch their performances on the show The Sing Off. You will get 12 (13?) videos out of that. Start with the first performance and you can watch their growth.

[@mjbartholomew5317]

New subscriber here. The original bass, Avi Kaplan, left the group in a amicable split. He helped to find the new bass, Matt Sallee. All of the others, Kevin Olusola, Scott Hoying Kirstin Maldonado and Mitch Grassi, are founding members of the group. Kirstie and Mitch change their looks constantly but they are always there.

[@tessslastanova7314]

Please check out their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody, it will blow you away! ♥️

[@doughaviland1729]

Well guys, since they are "proper" talented, it's time to jump down the rabbit hole and see the VAST catalog of their work! It is PROPER BRILLIANT! 🤣

[@jennyfield266]

You should do their live version of Hallelujah from their Christmas special. The official video has over 600 million views and you'll get to hear their original bass Avi.

[@e-reptiledysfunction2243]

Only pentatonix song i was aware of was hallelujah, but they do a good job on it

[@chrispavlich9656]

Where have you been? You have some catching up to do❣️

[@internetkilledthevideostar]

Congrats!!!

[@Kat_C95]

The James Corden thing made me laugh way too hard. Poor Scotty :D

[@lurker1107]

Both Jim Gaffighan and James Corden would pay good money to look like Scott though. He's 6'5" and has a very NICE body! Poor Scottie...I don't think so! 😉

[@Kat_C95]

@@lurker1107 That’s what i meant - they definitely did him dirty with those comparisons 😂 I used to be a very casual Superfruit viewer quite a few years ago and when i got back into their old content a few months back, i had forgotten their names (shame on me!) but my brain brain immediately went „oh right, Hot Dude and Absolute Queen!“

[@lurker1107]

@@Kat_C95 Agreed!!!! I was thankful I wasn't drinking anything when I read your description though! "Hot Dude and the Absolute Queen" should be the title of their autobiography!!! 😂😂

[@SeniorBaybee03]

I had kind of the same feeling as you guys did about the production during some of the songs in this medley. I’ve been a fan of them for like 7 years, so I know that they don’t need that stuff (and they did it as a tribute in this medley), but I don’t know if I liked that part of it. Love the song choices and transitions, though. But it is nuts how much they actually can do live. Any of their evolution videos are fully live. My personal favorite is the Ariana Grande one, but they’re all great!

[@skibbadabba]

Pentatonix - Evolution of Music

[@maynunal]

8:50 Cher was the first artist to use "auto-tune" ------- fun fact!!

[@MRLMF5]

Wow! I did not expect you guys to be reacting to P.T.X. Nice 👍

[@faithreasons3041]

Office Bloke Mike is seriously giving me Anthony Hopkins vibes. Was Mike Anthony's stunt double in the Mask of Zoro? 😂

[@KimbaLoveAdams]

They did it as a tribute to Cher. They did it on purpose. It's not a cheat. U can't do that without the auto tune. Cher was the first one to ever use it. They didn't heavily use it. Smh

[@okeeyalejandos9783]

They are not cheating, remember PENTATONIX Have won 3 Grammy Awards because of they’re music. They’re not just an ordinary acapella Group your thinking of, they’ve been showing on TV and touring Around the world. The pentatonix is a big and famous music/acapella group. Actually they have many Original songs, they don’t make covers always, they’re just singing it for fun and for the fans to remember the old music.

[@LuisRdzG10]

You can't sing Cher's song without autotune, is like obligated if you want to pay a good rendition.

[@johnwarwick6284]

you HAVE to react to their daft punk medley its insane keep up the great work

[@TyroillSmoochieWallace]

Had to say,Dave/Scott,you got a nice voice

[@PMJonte]

Don't sweat the autotune. It's only used as an effect and an homage to the original.

[@AngelsSoRandom]

They said in an interview that they could not do certain songs without Auto-Tune because it was very fresh back in the 90s

[@trinidadjames203]

100 beers for 100K fellas.

[@79ananda]

Just a correction that Cher was not the first to use auto-tune. Roger & Zapp were using it well before.

[@damnbruh6183]

100k YEAH!!!!!!!!!🇺🇸

[@nikolozka1]

I feel old listening to these and it makes me sad...

[@Trapper50cal]

Oh, Hey...on that Cinco De Mayo deal....try to get ahold of a beer called Victoria....It's basically the Matriarch of the whole Modelo family of Mexican beers (Which was born of Belgian and German Brewmeisters brought to Mexico in the 1860's) It's a light to amber Mexican Lager. Fantastic beer.

[@janispriest3067]

You guys are the first reactors I have seen that didn’t dance along thru the entire video

[@davidbuchanan3374]

Lads it's time you did the PENTATONIX Daft punk medley. They got their first Grammy with this cover. Excuse my language but I can only describe it as FUCKING AMAZING.. 👍🍀😁