PENTATONIX Bohemian Rhapsody | Vocal Coach Reacts!

[@Gwennedd]

It took PTX five years before they felt comfortable with their arrangement before commiting to a video. The megapone is just a prop. They do this live without it.

[@gingersnap22]

Brian May posted this to his social media with one word, "Enjoy".

[@IAMisLove]

Love PENTATONIX harmonies. Great reaction. 🖖❤

[@patbrewer4205]

You missed so much without headphones

[@edsartistry]

I agree with others who have said " Earphones are a must when listening to Pentatonix music". Please do so because they are an a cappella group you really need to hear every nuance of the vocals ang the instruments and the total production. And we know many reactors have said "they have the best speaker system " BUT they all have admitted that the experience is very different with headphones. Liked your breakdown and keep 'em comin'. Most of all ENJOY!!

[@perrystevenson6364]

you need headphones for complete experience

[@shilohauraable]

Totally Agree 👍! Perhaps you have ear buds. But I don't care how amazing your sound system is, a good Boze quality headset or ear buds is a must with a capella groups! A lot of the bass is subharmonic & can be FELT with speakers but not heard. Plus Pentatonix, especially, creates those phantom harmonic notes with their harmonies that are often missed when speaker sound hits the air outside of an acoustic outfitted room. We have top notch surround sound & amazing speakers, and I love just listening. But, especially if you're reviewing a capella groups, I guarantee that good headphones are magic! ❤

[@Burrowingowl315]

Great reaction video. Watching any Pentatonix video live is worthwhile!

[@perrystevenson6364]

Pentatonix Bohemian Rhapsody Insights: So, some things to know about this cover and video: -It took PTX years to get the arrangement to where they felt they could do the original masterpiece justice. -The cover, and especially the video, was meant to be an homage to Queen. Some of the moments paying respect were: The mono-recording of the line "easy come, easy go" followed by the panning of the voices from left to right on the line "little high, little low" (which is how the original was recorded), obviously the flashlights being used to mimic the lighting on the operatic part of the original video, the four shooting stars to represent the four members of Queen, as well as acknowledge the fact that Dr. Brian May is an astrophysicist, and the overhead shot of them lying on the couch is to represent the Sheer Heart Attack album cover. -The megaphone was just a prop. It is not needed to reproduce the electric guitar distortion. -PTX can, and does, perform this live with no backing track...something even Queen and the Great Freddie Mercury could not do. -Freddy once said he didn't care what people did with his music as long as they "...don't make it boring, darling!", so I think he would absolutely approve. -The overall video--with the "living room" and couch--is an homage to Pentatonix's own journey as a group. They lost their record deal right after winning the Sing Off and moving to LA, so they started putting out videos on KZbin, performing covers. They would sit on the couch in Kevin (beatboxer) and Avi's (bass) living room and just record themselves on Mitch's (counter tenor who took the lead on this song) iPad. Some of their earliest videos went viral and they eventually were able to secure a new deal, record an EP, go on tour, release chart-topping albums and win three Grammy awards...so they moved out of the living room and down this new, unknown road. At the end of the day, though, they're still the same choir-nerds they've always been; just happy to sit together on a couch and sing. Also when Brian Mays heard it... then he posted it on his web site with the word "ENJOY”.

[@dawnmarieallenkent2495]

Don't forget their Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame...

[@alfredh3071]

Girlfriend, liked your reaction. You made some very cogent observations, about what you heard. It’s what you didn’t hear that makes the difference. As others have said, a cappella is best served out of the “can”. Pentatonix is THE group where hearing every nuance and modulation is important. Put em on and then tell me what you feel. A great follow-up to test the theory, is Mary Did You Know. It’s a masterpiece, with the wall of sound for days. Cheap ones will be better than nothing, but spend a few bucks (at least 200.00) to really experience the majesty. BTW you are gorgeous!💄😎

[@victoriaburch1367]

You really need headphones for PTX!

[@cathyboyce6457]

This is one of my favoriye PTX covers! Great reaction~ new sub! I've just discovered you, so have no idea if you have reacted to any of Avi Kaplan's amazing original work since he's gone solo ~Please consider reacting to his powerful "Change on the Rise" ~ his hauntingly beautiful "Avi Kaplan, All Is Well, 7 Layers Session # 126" Or his Jamming "When I'm A Fool, Live at Sunset Sound" These highlight just a bit of his versitile, incredible talent! In concert Avi is humble, kind, fun and puts on one unforgettable show!

[@heatherhuard]

YES PLEASE!!!!!!

[@philipkudrna5643]

NEVER listen to PTX without headphones!!!

[@fabioluizgomes]

I love your reactions, especially Gabriel Henrique’s. I have a request, react to Gabriel Henrique's earth song and you'll go crazy. Huge Kiss.

[@dawnmarieallenkent2495]

Hope you are wearing headphones... different experience. (You'll get 1 I really enjoyed your reaction, and will subscribe for more PTX. I should also mention that Pentaholics are amazing with info about the Band and the Members... this might be a journey well worth exploring. Some favorites, along with their recent Christmas Album, and the 7 previous albums... kinda own Christmas. One song just released 2 weeks ago that Kevin and Kirstie wrote: Please Santa, Please. Every Pentaholic will bombard you with requests... this is the only time I will... Evolutions of series... Music Michael Jackson Beyonce, etc John Lennons Imagine (beautiful message) Simon and Garfunkels Sound of Silence Ans sooooooo many others... you'll add subscribers quickly.

[@russellfisher2853]

Headphones Please 😢

[@CeliaMolina20879]

Beautiful, they do justice to the song. Fantastic!!! Vocals and harmonies are great and doing with respect.

[@dazzie6272]

Subbed for more PTX reactions

[@daleenengelbrecht4861]

Just came across your channel and immediately subscribed due to your reaction on Pentatonix. Greetings from South Africa

[@gretchenoliver3388]

you got to have head phones for this one!!!

[@Masq1980]

These guys are just flippin amazing alien unicorns! It took them 5 years to feel ready to do this song and to do it the justice that it deserves. They are all massive Queen fans. Brian May, lead guitarist from Queen, heard this song when it came out and posted a link to his socials with the one word comment 'Enjoy!' I feel like that is giving Queen's Seal of Approval right there! They also inserted a lot of references and easter eggs into this video in tribute to the original video - which by the way, if you haven't seen - you should probably check it out! Queen couldn't perform this song live because of all the layering they did in post! And not only can Pentatonix do this Live, but the Mitch Grassi Guitar has no need for a Megaphone. Mitch just saw it lying around the set and decided to use it to draw attention to who was doing the guitar solo part - the megaphone was not on, Mitch can do this live! The couch is in reference to their beginning videos where they recorded themselves on various of theirs couches to post onto KZbin after they were dropped by Sony because they didn't think that Acapella would be popular enough to sell records. It is also a tip of the hat to Wayne's World movie scene with the car and head banging to this song which brought in a whole new generation to Queen's music! The part where Mitch is laying on the couch is in reference to Freddie's death and the members walking alongside are his coffin's Pallbearers. A lot of the visuals in here are in tribute to the original video's trippy graphics; like when they all line up and do the 'oh, oh, oh's' one after the other, and also when they line up behind Kirstie standing on the couch only to fan out behind her with their vocal parts. The shot of the sky is in tribute to Dr. Brian May who is Queen's lead guitarist and also an astrophysicist! Each shooting star represents a member of Queen. When they all collapse onto the couch with the shot from above is a homage to the cover art of Queen's record 'Sheer Heart Attack' Also I am pretty sure, Mitch is a reincarnation of Freddie Mercury - one...he can grow the Freddie Stash and looks so much like Freddie that it is kinda creepy - two...he can sing just as high if not higher than Freddie could - and three...Freddie died 8 months before Mitch was born!

[@sharonharris7245]

Headphones are definitely needed! You're not getting the best effect without them!

[@jefftolbert8938]

React to Charice singing all by my self

[@susanscott5060]

I stopped watching immediately. I don’t watch any reviewer who doesn’t use headphones. They’re not a serious reviewer.