RAPPER REACTS to Shallow by PENTATONIX

[@Kk-fj5tn]

9:10 FULL GAGA!!!! Bad Romance riff is STUNNING!!!!!!

[@dragonrider32177]

Rob, I too love Pentatonix and the Cello. I enjoy your reactions

[@ShinyElfriend]

I love your reactions! I'm happy to see you've found the time to do some more reacting to PTX. Kevin and his celloboxing, right? He's so talented and intelligent with his music. I see you haven't done any Superfruit (Mitch & Scott), or any of their solo music, and no originals, so you have a wonderful long list of Pentatonix yet to enjoy! I suggest Kevin's solo cover (KOver) of "Down." Also, I am a big proponent of "Popspring 2016" which includes 3 original PTX songs plus their amazing "Evolution of Michael Jackson," performed live.

[@rfiliagaful]

Amen to that! You must see Down from Kevin tho see just how incredible his talent is. Great reaction!

[@beverlykrebs4372]

Ditto to all of this! "Down" on KOs channel is a must if you wanna just see him pull out all of his inhuman talent & wipe the whole room with it!!! And Popspring is just as awesome!!!

[@jamesensley3906]

Kevin is credited with developing celloboxing. A viral video he posted of him doing this is how Pentatonix found him.

[@chiangthompson5875]

Kevin is actually a classically trained cellist and speaks multiple languages

[@timcaldwell5241]

Absolutely stunning song…in typical PTX fashion each member performs their part flawlessly! I was glad to hear you acknowledge Mitch’s transition…between KO’s cello and Kirstie & Scott’s solos it quite often gets overlooked…or maybe it’s the fact that it’s “Mitch” and just expected…lol Also, you are in my top 2 or 3 reactors and I PROMISE I won’t hold the fact that you’re an attorney against you🤣🤣🤣

[@pattiemartin9253]

Perfect and New Rules are you that somebody

[@michaelrunnels7660]

When Kevin Olusola was 12 years old, he was selected as the principal saxophonist of the United States Collegiate Wind Band and toured Europe during the summer for three weeks. He was also the principal cellist of the Kentucky State Youth Orchestra and received the highest honor at the Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts. He soloed and performed on the cello in a piano trio at Carnegie Hall as the winner of the American Fine Arts Festival, and soloed a second time on alto saxophone for PBS’s special "From the Top at Carnegie Hall". He switched to music after finishing pre med school at Yale. Kevin is also fluent in Spanish and speaks Mandarin Chinese like a native, but that's a different story.

[@CurtisMontague]

Damn dude, your reactions are GREAT! I love how you pause and react, I love how you rewind and listen to all the goodies again. I love your common sense, genuine reactions. You pick up on all the ear candy that this group brings EACH and EVERY time. They are once in a lifetime talented. Please continue to react to PTX. I highly recommend "Take My Heart With You." I guarantee you will not be the same when you hear the genius of their 5 part harmony.

[@luannagro2223]

They aced it again!!! enjoy your reactions

[@larrygranbois4164]

Really enjoyed your reaction. I love how Kirstie used more vibrato on her part.

[@asburysworld]

I was just thinking to myself what a nice speaking voice you have and then you started singing a bit. Your voice is great! Glad you noticed Kevin’s beatboxing on your second listen. I’m going to see Pentatonix at the Hollywood Bowl in a few weeks and really hope Kevin plays cello. Oh, did you hear the small pokerface riff? I love it.

[@jimcollier4114]

The Pokerface riff is the most underrated part of this cover. Absolute genius.

[@nicklenights]

Hope you have or had the best time at their show. Depending on the date this video was shown. I know they planned to do a box office takeover. Meaning they would actually be in the box office selling tickets to their show! WOW! Imagine the surprise of people seeing the people closeup and chatting with them even if it’s just a few words.😍😍😍

[@marablemorgan8292]

They emote so beautifully when they sing!!!

[@diannecardenas9866]

Love the way it sounds, so heart-felt. Thank you for your reaction.

[@BrendaCase-zb9tt]

Rob love your deep smooth voice.

[@ptxaholic]

Great react 💞 I didn't realize KO was beat boxing the first time I watched this either. I love what each brought to the table

[@archcollie5708]

This is my fav PTX song. Kevin's 'cello-boxing' is unbelievable and what can I say about Kirsty. 😘😘

[@vidsorama2]

Thanks for reacting to this beautiful Pentatonix video. They are incredible.

[@davidphillips4476]

Great reaction man!! Kevin's cello is named Beyonce, and occasionally they will break it out. The thing I like...it will always be front and center...they never try to hide an instrument if it is being used. Vocally they are just otherworldly. Kevin created the form of music known as Cello-boxing, that's how they found him...Kevin played Cello at Carnegie Hall as a teenager....dudes too talented. Loved this.

[@dren608]

KO was found by Scott, Mitch, and Kristen for the Sing off becasue of his "Cello Boxing" doing both at once on KZbin got large amount of Views and caught their attention too.

[@ruth2141]

Welcome back ! I've missed your Pentatonix reactions. If you were wondering, the video is based on the movie poster for "A Star is Born", which had a black-and-white photo with gold lettering over it. And this may be longer than the soundtrack version because it seems to be based on the version within the movie, which is a montage of scenes as Lady Gaga's character develops her performing confidence.

[@katherineeasteal662]

I'm glad you found the time to do this particular reaction. Informed and enjoyable. If you want to listen to two excellent covers with Kevin on the cello (and beatboxing at the same time) do Say Something and Radioactive. Kirsty is brilliant in Say Something. The whole video in incredibly moving. Lindsay Stirling features in Radioactive and it is a great piece. With Kevin and Lindsay on cello and violin it has a different flavour to most of their songs. So I hope you can eventually get to both these songs. Finally, Thank You has Scott on the piano and Kevin again on the cello. It is an original and is very moving.

[@judithL3100]

Upvote all of these!

[@Gwennedd]

Yes to all of these and will add Papaoutai, a colab with Lindsey Sterling and Kevin on his cello. The song is done completely in French which Scott ( lead in this song) had to hire a tutor to get the phrasing and emphasis right.

[@cathyboyce6457]

Please check out PTX with Lindsey Sterling doing a Radioactive cover ~ ~ if you like PTX plus string instruments , you will love this!!!

[@renee176]

You may want to listen to the song again because Kevin is cello-boxes during this song (he's playing the cello while beatboxing, a little something he invented).🙂

[@dieteroffermann3880]

When you love cello and violine try the PTX songs "Say Something", in "Radioactive" and "Over the River" Kevin plays Cello and Lindsey Sterling Violine!!!! Kevin does Celloboxing!

[@bonnieflynn4798]

They filmed this in black and white with tips of gold in a nod to Lady GaGa s album which is Blck and White tipped in gold as well.

[@lynharkins9670]

More Pentatonix, please.

[@judithL3100]

Loved your reaction, despite your obviously wrong breakfast beverage choice (Coke Zero - duh). I think Scott does a growling pop voice so well. And Kirstie’s tone is perfect!

[@neetgupta1]

It's beautiful, isn't it? And yes, I believe Kevin is the only person in the world who does 'cello-boxing'! Kirsty has a very tight 'vibrato' I wonder if that's the affect you mean? It's a vibrato that vibrates between two very close notes.

[@carlaemerson1195]

Love your reactions to PTX ❤

[@sheilad5321]

I loved this reaction thank you. You might be interested in listening to The Prayer, not only because it's absolutely mind-blowing, but you'll also hear Scott in a different voice. I don't need to mention Mitch as it really is his song, but the whole group surpass themselves.

[@MariaGolay]

Great reaction. I think it is funny you did not realize that Kevin was also beatboxing while playing the cello. He is so good.....

[@stankwasny56]

Hi Rob. I enjoy your reviews ! For something different consider PTX's "Seasons OF LOVE". It was performed live on a PBS Special. It shows-off some of Kirsty's Broadway experience in her singing. Thank You.

[@lorriredmon8212]

This version is far superior to the original IMO. Most of their covers are. Thank you!

[@verlaneschultz6064]

Great voice Rob!

[@terrilabeth]

New to you and loving your reactions! Kevin and his cello are hauntingly beautiful. With his beatboxing skills and his beatboxing skills while playing cello plus factor in his sweet tone when he sings (on other songs) that catches you off guard, he is another level of talent. IMO. It is always so easy to focus on others in PTX and I wanted to highlight Kevin and all of his skills, he is holding it all together as he drives the songs with his beatboxing. And cello. Love this song and the PTX version of it. Thank you. ❤️

[@BrendaCase-zb9tt]

Look at Popspring or Springpop. Stage performance in Japan. You will love it. Side note I drank Pepsi for decades I tried Pepsi Zero just as good no sugar

[@dwfarr]

Recommend their cover of My Favorite Things.

[@stanzaloan3454]

For their version Kevin's cello keeps it all together

[@Try2sayit]

I love your voice.

[@melissacoviello2886]

Are you talking about the “cry” in Kirsties voice?

[@Gwennedd]

That's generally called "vocal fry" in singing terms. I'm not a vocal coach, but I'll play one on TV for pay.😁..but... this is what I've gathered from watching vocal coaches explanations as reactors to PTX.

[@Badger77722]

@@Gwennedd Not a singer or vocal coach either, but I don't think what Kirstin is doing is vocal fry, I think it IS the "cry" technique. To me, that's a method of attacking some words as you sing them, starting off with a slightly lower volume and increasing as you finish the word. It's supposed to imitate the way you talk when you're crying, hence the name. I think vocal fry is a deeper, rougher technique. Not sure how to describe it, but I know that's how Geoff Castellucci says he gets into his sub-harmonic notes, by using vocal fry on the note he's actually singing. While I've heard "crying" from both male and female singers, I can't really think of when I've heard a female singer use vocal fry - perhaps Janis Joplin used it? EDIT: Oh, boy, I just looked up both techniques, and it got really technical really quickly, LOL! "Crying" is apparently connected to "scream singing" in some way, but it got way too technical for me to really follow it at all. But vocal fry is noted as the "lowest vocal register", and talks about a "popping or rattling sound". That goes along with Geoff C's comment, and it's not something I'm really hearing in Kirstie's voice here.

[@Gwennedd]

@@Badger77722, thanks for the clarification! Goes to show us how little we understand all the technicalities of music, and singing in particular. Sure we can learn a bit from youtube, but it's really such a tiny amount compared to what people who have studied it for years and have lived it every day. It's the same as being an artist. I studied basics for years, spent years learning my craft, perfecting it and exploring so many methods, styles and techniques... and even now, still practice nearly every day, still on the journey of exploration. Yet I'm still only an amateur.

[@Badger77722]

@@Gwennedd I happened to find a fairly good example of "cry" technique, at least a demonstration of the difference between it and just singing the words regularly. Check about 2:15 to hear Kristin singing, and then the explanation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6XGYZyko7B3gNk

[@Gwennedd]

@@Badger77722, Tara is great at giving some explanations of techniques. Thanks for the link. And yes, there is definitely a difference between vocal fry and the "cry".

[@milissaleatherwood6837]

Please check out their original song called "sing" and their cover of "can't hold us" originally by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Also, you should check out some of Kevin's original work. He does some amazing electric cello playing in his covers of "down" and "sign of the times"

[@rongenise7006]

Kevin was discovered by the Pentatonix core on KZbin doing what termed cello boxing, as I understand it.

[@NerdyNanaSimulations]

Yep... Cello boxing. Try Kevin Olusola Down to here more of what he can do. Great Reaction. Blessings.

[@indigohalo3421]

I'm new..and I love your reactions..I subscribed..🕊❤🦄

[@natashasouliere1786]

First of all, you're adorable with the pink curtains in the back. As a musician myself, I appreciate your musical knowledge. I've subscribed and will be making my way through your PTX playlist. By far my favorite PTX cover is Sound of Silence.

[@chiangthompson5875]

Also Kevin does actually beat box in the song too

[@wdm4995]

You really need to watch the latest version of A Star Is Born. I've watched all four versions and I can say without a doubt that the latest is the best. Kudos to Gaga and Bradley for bringing out the absolute best in this story. BOOM!!!!

[@marablemorgan8292]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@lenakavanaghrattigan9522]

can you please react to these pentatonix songs. new rules. cheer leader. perfume medley. they feeling cant hold us they rap in it. sing. butter and dynamite. the prayer.

[@marthalikens482]

Listen to Kevin's 5th live!!

[@MelaniePoparad]

I drink diet pepsi in the morning for the same reason. My dad always drank mountain dew.

[@tinydancer36]

Coke Zero RULES!

[@marablemorgan8292]

Remember... They only do upgrades!

[@theostals1029]

wow you have a very nice bass voice; love your comment and in fact i have the same background to

[@lesaahrenstein6360]

So let's go to the deep end and dive in.😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆 very clever unless you have absolutely no idea that you did it it's still brilliant

[@AnjeannetteMarie-Swifie4Ever]

❤️🤯❤️🤯❤️

[@joebarnhart4460]

Suggest you listen to the songs labeled TripTyq on KZbin. It's a group including Kevin, Antoinette Costa and sometimes Tara Tamangar. KO does the cello and beatboxing on all the tracks. I think you'd really like them. Here's one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4DImXqvg5WIi6c

[@robin8773]

superfruit does an evolution of lady gaga. you should do professional voice work ;-]

[@diannabaker]

Be sue to watch kevin's fifth

[@chrisdaldy-rowe4978]

Rob, you're an Attorny & you are live streaming.I love this show but plz learn how to enunciate PenTaTonix. you seem more credible then. ty

[@ernotuulivaara5022]

This is way more better...Floor Jansen - Shallow | Beste Zangers 2019