Platinum - 1999 International Quartet Final

Platinum, from Tampa and Orlando, FL took home the silver medal in their first Int'l contest, held in Anaheim, CA.

[@squeezemyparticiple]

I'm obsessed with Gary's "Oh yeah!" at 1:15. So relaxed and natural.

[@suzannebenz8928]

Tony is a brilliant singer!

[@Jackman24601]

It takes a lot of skill to blend that well. Singing isn't always about showing off how good our own voice is.

[@robsnoulten3376]

Everything about this quartet is incredible. Match, blend etc. But most of all it's Tony and Joe's ability to be on the same page and know the other so well. Watch at 6:23 during Tony's post., and again at the end of the tag. He looks at Joe, and Joe gives back a little wink acknowledgment. Not sure what the communication was, (likely length of final chord or something) but you know by their looks that they knew what each other meant. Absolutely fantastic. Only a few quartets in history changed barbershop, and Platinum was one of them!!

[@jesusthroughmary]

Gary Lewis out here trying to win gold on all four parts.

[@SignatureStampsFan]

One more to go

[@fagnersousa5906]

LEAD! LEAD! LEAD! LEAD! LEAD!

[@andrewellis8126]

So I was on a trip to DW in Orlando in about 1997 or 1998, and saw Tony singing with the Voices of Liberty (along with Gary & Kevin). Tony didn't know me, but I had met him a few years before as a freshman in college in Tampa with Keepsake. I was awestruck, and of course hooked really hard on barbershop by Keepsake. Tony was totally friendly and approachable, and after some small-talk about bbshop, he said, "yeah actually we've just started a new quartet with Gary (standing there at the time), and Kevin over there (across the atrium) and Joe on lead. We're pretty excited about it." I had no idea what a crazy congregation of talent was about to be Platinum.

[@superduty4823]

there has never been as a good bass/lead blend. just perfection!

[@darcysmith8952]

Garys tenor at the start of Auld @ 3:19 is so entrancing. So understated and elegant

[@dablueiguana]

Have you heard the Westminster Fantasy Quartet? From Tenor to Bari, Tim Waurick, Joe Connolly, Jeff Oxley, and Tony DeRosa

[@10Cnote]

Ah only this can make me feel at peace, what beautiful singing.

[@jonathan12349111]

They deserved gold!!!

[@dablueiguana]

Gary Lewis lost weight! Whoa! Never knew he sang with Platinum

[@Jackman24601]

Love Joe's face just before 'burn' at 1:23. Oh AJ, we love you.

[@Revogeto]

Spectacular splendid my God I'm pretty much at peace

[@douglas2437]

Tony DeRosa is just always there singing outrageous parts like it's simple stuff

[@superduty4823]

still my favourite BS quartet after all these years.

[@Deutschland1093]

The end of the first song is great. :3)

[@Jackman24601]

Aye, but when you've got Joe on lead, and then Tony on bari, you're untouchable!

[@Jackman24601]

I've always wondered about that, but I'd like to see it when they're all on different parts... Like, De Rosa on bass, Connelly on bari, Lewis on lead and Oxley on tenor. Probably still better than most of the quartets out there.

[@nicholasyes6099]

The facial expressions in this video...are terrifying

[@mikeneff6122]

ha ha ha ha ha

[@romankingbhs]

Platinum isn't a PRS/PER quartet, for sure

[@MegaBscot]

@Rubano5428 the most talented man in Barbershop History.......period.

[@BMath850]

What if Gary Lewis, Joe Connelly, Tony De Rosa, and Jeff Oxley started a quartet? Best one ever?

[@KatanaYurr]

BMath850 they cant because that platinum you can only have 2 people from a quartet to make another one.

[@johnnyblueheart]

Had to look this one up on New Year's!

[@Jackman24601]

I haven't seen Kevin Miles doing any barbershop since 2000, which is a great pity, he's brilliant! Where's he got to? By the way, Tony, EPIC post in Auld Lang Syne!

[@charleslarocco5478]

Wow excellent!

[@johnlong5114]

Chills 👌

[@mattdre88]

@XarionGod If we weren't in different parts of the country, I would say we should put a quartet together. I think we could ditch this "rivals" thing and be Most Happy Fellows.

[@Jackman24601]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds to me that on the final chord of Undecided Medley, Kevin is singing the root, Joe is an octave above him, Tony's the third above that, and Gary's singing the high fifth. Can someone please clarify/correct me?

[@Jackman24601]

Thanks man, thought it was.

[@WeightlessAnchor]

As good as Gary is on tenor, I am sorry to announce that he isn't able to sing tenor that well as he used to. He's losing his tenor. But what Gary can do is sing Bass and Lead (and obviously baritone).

[@splubber99]

Kyle Kolebuck I love Gary Lewis on bass. If you haven't, you should listen to quorum

[@XarionGod]

@mattdre88 Wow, you can't recognize the distinction between quartets? Unbelievable. If you're not from New Jersey, you and I just became Interstate Rivals!

[@Sfourzando]

Or when he's your lead!

[@mattdre88]

I'm sure it's dealer's choice, but would it have been more appropriate for the baritone to take the "gotta say yes" at 2:05?

[@Jackman24601]

Kinda the point, you're meant to hear the lead and, to an extent, the bass, but the bari and tenor should always be background sound...

[@Deutschland1093]

6:03-6:08 Gary Lewis!!!!

[@MTGlipp]

@mattdre88 It would probably be more of the standard Old School barbershop style to give the bari that line, but that would leave him without a lot of time to sing the pick up that leads into the final Revival of the refrain =P And besides, they're just mixing it up a tad, The Rapscallions...

[@BarbershopMad]

I'm not sure that the Joe/Jeff would work that well together. No doubt they would be FREAKIN' AMAZING but I'm just sayin :)

[@XarionGod]

@mattdre88 You know, that could work. A friend of mine could sing with us to, his name is FRED.

[@mattdre88]

@jrpinder Gotcha!

[@XarionGod]

@mattdre88 God, you just don't get it do you? It's PLATINUM, not Gotcha! The nerve of some people. Sheesh. :3

[@music4sherry]

how f*cking good is gary Lewis?! also i do prefer tony in a baritone, rather than lead role. I'd still like joe connelly to hold back on occasion rather than giving it the beans, surging...i realise thats who he is, but it's still a preference worth stating. overall i'm so consistently thrilled by -repeated - listening of this. Talkinshop you are a LEG END and i hope these remain on here for EVER...

[@Jackman24601]

25 seconds. Wish I was Tony DeRosa.

[@ffmedicjeff]

Don't we all...

[@Jackman24601]

*Jesus DeRosa

[@PockASqueeno]

What’s the name of the song? I’ve never heard this one.

[@TaksSings_n_DrinksMilk]

Not being a smartarse or anything, but prefferrences aside, these guys have won Gold multiple times so I don't think it's worth stating to be honest...

[@Skizokz]

where?

[@Sylvanas590]

I think he's a Dapper Dan now.

[@Deutschland1093]

Tonys overtones are amazing, i love overtones, but I cant sing baritone, only Bass. But Bass is cool too.

[@mattdre88]

@XarionGod Does it really matter? In the end they're all just Four Voices.

[@Deutschland1093]

Tony DeRosa in 2:47 aaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@Goggalor1990]

I don't get the Gary Lewis love. I can barely hear him.

[@bdhsingfish]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! FRED!!!!!

[@robabob13]

Jordan Litz is a better tenor. ;-) lol

[@Wiener-Doo]

I really love Max Q more. Sorry.

[@Jackman24601]

@robabob13 Get out.

[@Goggalor1990]

Then I'm unimpressed. It doesn't take skill to sing quietly in falsetto.

[@gregstickler3798]

Your right unless you want to blend not as easy as you think Unless your speaking from experience because I am

[@MTGlipp]

@mattdre88 It would probably be more of the standard Old School barbershop style to give the bari that line, but that would leave him without a lot of time to sing the pick up that leads into the final Revival of the refrain =P And besides, they're just mixing it up a tad, The Rapscallions...