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[@SaraTiggs]

In an even more amazing example of PTX's wall of sound, check out their cover of Imagine.

[@df5199]

Another great video is”Pentatonix - The Recording Of Evergreen”. It shows how the magic happens.

[@rayhutchinson640]

That wall of sound is a glorious experience! Like catching a perfect wave when you're surfing!

[@heidifruchtl354]

PTX used to do a round table discussion. If you watch the making of the Evergreen album, you'll see how PTX works.

[@bfly5990]

Yes

[@bfly5990]

They call themselves a band. Check out their making Evergreen album. A behind the scenes video of their most recent Album. It s fun to see. And shows their process

[@debbierhodes4479]

You mentioned opera...fun fact..Avi is classically trained in opera singing. Great reaction.

[@rmac1042]

It’s beautiful how when Matt, the bass takes his solo, Scott sings the bass part!

[@ellenhulslander2897]

A little late to the party, but one of the things PTX does better than just about anyone else, is use dynamics in their arrangements. They know when to bring up the intensity, when to pull it back. When to go unison then break out to harmony. They aren't afraid to have moments of silence. They don't always have the wall of sound, but very often do. One of the best examples of that is "Imagine" The dissonance of the chord in this wall of sound, amplifies the angst of the song. And I add my second to "Pop Spring"!

[@fauxmedia3182]

“Imagine” showcases a Great “Wall of sound”

[@diannecardenas9866]

Check out their singing and jamming on the fly during there tours.

[@ShinyElfriend]

If you're talking about Popspring, then YES, PLEASE! Three originals plus their incredible Evolution of Michael Jackson all performed live. It's so good!

[@judithL3100]

Yes please…Popspring 2016!!!

[@shilohauraable]

Oh Please! React to Popspring! You won't regret it! 💞

[@pughead2]

100%

[@neetgupta1]

"There are three things certain in life, death, taxes and the Pentatonix wall of sound" - love that! So true! I'm enjoying your well considered Pentatonix reactions. And we all like the Kirsty side smile! :) They do a really good job of lip syncing on their videos but they also don't record anything that they can't sing live. All their evolution videos are sung and recorded live in one take. They record them right through a few times and then keep the best take. You're talking about Popspring I think the 14-od minute live recording. That is really good. If you want shorter live recordings though, there are a few fan live recordings and others that are recorded live - try Aha live in Singapore, it's a fan recording and Avi (who regularly used to blow the speakers, with his low notes and I think did at this concert!) has some very low notes at the beginning and Mitch gives an incredible insane performance! Also Gold is very good and is their official video but recorded live.

[@HH-yo2bs]

If you're a connoisseur of the Wall of Sound, then Imagine and The Prayer will knock your socks off! :) And as someone with musical knowledge and understanding, I think you'd also appreciate their Carol Of The Bells, which is arranged madrigal style. Just sublime.

[@ishort0967]

And another thing you can add to that list..PTX doesn’t have a bad performance..💯 reliable. I’m assuming you’re referring to the PopSpring concert..and can’t wait for it! It really settles any doubts if they’re as good live! I’m so enjoying your reactions to their videos..ready to ride the train to the end of the track!☺️‼️

[@danielcarter837]

Yes Absolutely agree. Death, Taxes, Wall of Sound and PTX giving a Flawless Performance.

[@vickiroman189]

Stark, lush, haunting, luminous.

[@katherineeasteal662]

Yes, it would be great if you could do Popspring 2016! Once again, a good and interesting reaction. A happy subscriber.

[@AnthonyRodriguez-zm4rc]

The regular bass singer now for Pentatonix is Matt Sallee. When Matt is singing and you can still hear that deep bass line, that is when Scott Hoying, the baritone in the group, takes over the bass lines and does it seamlessly.

[@danielcarter837]

If you want to see them look kind of evil.....and still totally fun.... They do a version of Making Christmas from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Might be their best theatrical video.

[@jenniferherring1837]

My daughter and her fiancé are using this as their entrance to the reception of their Nightmare Before Christmas themed wedding, Halloween weekend.

[@larrygranbois4164]

One of my top five PTX performances is My Heart With You. The harmonies are to die for!

[@loriculver7282]

Pop Spring 2016 is amazing. I never get tired of watching and hearing it. The members of this group are all musical geniuses in their own right AND incredible performers also. There are three original songs in the Pop Spring set and each one is pure magic. The last song, Water, written by Kirsten is my favorite, but it is hard to pick a favorite. The video is about 15 minutes long, but structured in a way that you can break up each song, if needed. I like it when reactors watch it all the way through. Also, it is a great intro into their original music which I think is even better than their covers and often under appreciated. Even beyond that are their original songs that don't have official videos. Water is one of those. Their songs that don't have videos are absolute hidden treasures that most reactors don't pay attention to. Anchor, Ref, Never Gonna Cry Again, Petals, are just a few of many that don't have videos, but are so damn good and worthy of a reaction! Have you done any Superfruit reactions? A partnership with Scott and Mitch. Funny vlogs and songs, amazing vocals and collaborations. Another very deep and wonderful rabbit hole to jump in. Some of my Superfruit favorites are Hip Hop Goes Broadway 1 & 2. Nicki Menage cover of Feeling Myself, Katie Perry cover of Rise, any of the Medely (Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Empire and more), their Frozen Medley and Wicked (a Broadway song) and so many more. Hope you get a chance to jump into that rabbit hole, too! It is well worth it. Thank you for your wonderful and thoughtful reactions! So happy to subscribe to your channel.

[@taniareads8751]

OMG Rise is incredible.

[@shilohauraable]

There are also many of their covers w/out videos that are hidden gems! On their 2020 Christmas album they have Once Upon A December, and When You Wish Upon A Star. They are masterpieces in my opinion, but few ever react to them. 😒

[@pughead2]

100%

[@hernameispekka_Rebecca]

@@shilohauraable When you wish upon a star is one of my all time favourites of theirs. And Matts solo makes me want them to do a full christmas song with him in lead in that warm and comforting tone!

[@Langley_Ackerman19]

Anchor is my absolute favorite!

[@davidphillips4476]

Just amazing voices. Thanks for the reaction.

[@melissacoviello2886]

We’re you taking about PopSpring 2016 as the 15 minute video? I hope so. I love it so much. Love your reaction and I agree completely about them singing while making the video (even though they don’t use the audio from the video shoot) other than their evolution of videos, those are all live, they do 3-4 takes and then pic the best one.

[@AnjeannetteMarie-Swifie4Ever]

Hauntingly gorgeous 🙌🙌🙌🔥🔥🔥

[@susanpeterson9947]

Death, taxes and PTX wall of sound…that says it all. 💖💖💖

[@kristipierce4735]

Yes! Popspring 2016!! 👏🏻🔥🤯💜

[@tersommers]

Ethereal...both the music and the video. Not one of their many peppy songs, but still beautifully haunting. As always, thank you for your thoughts and this PTX reaction!

[@dawgeral333]

They are masters of the dramatic, too. They know just when to use it. Breathtaking.

[@hernameispekka_Rebecca]

You mentioned them arranging. My favourite videos with a bit of insight on how they work are these: - The PTXperience Episode 5 Time To Arrange (PTXVlogs channel Vlog of them on tour in 2014 and arranging a song.) - [BEHIND THE SCENES] Can You Feel The Love Tonight? - Pentatonix (A part showing some arranging) -Pentatonix - The Recording of Evergreen (17 minute mini-doc from recording their latest album. They do some arranging and producing on the fly in that video) And yes, they all sing along when doing the video. Only way to get it to look right even if they clearly don't use that audio. And on the faces, many of us wondered how they got Matt to look that serious for so long. He's rarely without a smile.

[@celiachristman104]

When Matt was singing (the bass) his solo, Scott (the blonde) was doing the bass. You are right, you don't see Kirstie with an "evil face" very often, that's for sure.

[@Badger77722]

My understanding is that while the studio recording is playing while they are filming the video, they almost always are singing along with it so that all of their movements (mouth, lips, throat, etc.) are being performed with the same motions they would have been doing while the studio track was being recorded. It's a version of "lip-synching" that goes one step further, and I think most of the big a cappella groups use it when they aren't being recorded live.

[@vidsorama2]

Thank you for reacting to this beautiful Pentatonix video. They did an incredible job with it. For gut-wrenching emotions, please react to Pentatonix video "Say Something". It's very emotional. Also, please react to "Can You Feel The Love Tonight?" and the Behind The Scenes video for it. In the Behind The Scenes video there is a part showing them working on the arrangement backstage while on tour. You can get an idea of how they start the arranging process.

[@paulkardash2991]

I thought I was the only one to dig Kirstin's smirk as she sung about her best dreams.. she did it at the perfect moment.. ❤you're very good sir.. and yes please .. on the inevitable wall of sound... I have come to crave it. . I must have it.. I MUST!!

[@lorriredmon7531]

That wall of sound is a gobsmacking thing! I prefer this version because it addresses the gravity of the lyrics so much better. The original was too upbeat to fit for me. Maybe I wasn't discerning enough to realize the darkness back when Tears For Fears did it. Still, this is an "upgrade" to me. When Kirsten gives that smile when singing the lines of the dreams of dying being the best she's ever had. PERFECTION! Such an unexpected thing to show up. Thank you for reacting to this one. I think you'd love reacting to their cover of "Royals"

[@karenmcglone9096]

If you haven’t yet, you gotta react to the recording of evergreen it gives a peek into how they create all this magic. Plus, there are a bunch of live and private recordings that really show just how insane that “wall” really is. And they make it look and sound so easy, smooth over the top

[@theresarigio5627]

I think the live performance you are referring to is their Popspring 2016 concert. It is a really good one. They all have their moments to shine. Can’t wait to see you do that one. 💕💕

[@LeskeyC001]

You called it! The wall of sound and the eargasmic moment. You can trust PTX on that.

[@patriciaburton1697]

Another one you would enjoy listening to is PTX Aha Singapore live. Mitch takes lead in this.

[@jenniferherring1837]

Or better know as “Where is Kevin?” Kevin is there, you just don’t see him in the cell phone video. There is an official video of that song but I like the cell phone video better

[@patriciaburton1697]

@@jenniferherring1837 I know right. Every time I have seen a reaction to Aha the reactor goes wait where is Kevin. Lol.

[@texadian3392]

I personally would say that there are actually 4 things that are certain in life: death, taxes, "the wall of sound that comes from Pentatonix", and CHANGE! Which is how we even have PTX in the first place - people loved something that was different.

[@Bonofox1]

✨PURE BRILLIANCE✨

[@lesaahrenstein6360]

You talk about the expression on kirsty's face when she sings the line " isn't it a little funny, isn't it a little sad, the dreams in which I'm dying are the very best I've ever had" I so identify with particularly because of the emotions she shows on her face. The reason is because I have had chronic depression all my life and I'm 59 now.

[@magslee6288]

Ptx are masters of their art! I agree their emotions are always on point! They captivate you. I am here for every ptx reaction you will give me😀 I enjoy you and ptx a lot! Thank you. Yes, to popspring and any other ptx song. Not a single bad one out there. I promise 😅 I suggest " can you feel the love tonight" for harmonics!

[@kelsss6167]

I love this one! Mitch just grabs you and don’t let you go.

[@johnwilliams5301]

Great reaction as always. I would love to see you react to the new one from Home Free that was just released today called Brother. You will laugh your butt off, lol

[@dawnpatterson8708]

Another incredible reaction. I think that they learned how to be performers from their journey on the Sing Off. That is the competition that was their introduction to the world. Will be waiting for your next step down the ptx rabbit hole. I only get a few minutes of internet a day until the 1st. After that I will go down your playlist and recommend some you haven't done yet. Til then I'm enjoying the daily journey. Thank so much. As always hope and joy to all.

[@finnsmom773]

If it's Pop Spring...all original and worth the time. It took me years to watch it and I could kick myself for delaying it.

[@lexymich3647]

I'm not sure if you will see this after a month but I am getting ready to binge all of your ptx videos I missed. My dad has cancer and passed away and since ptx was something we shared it's been hard for me to do my favorite activity and watch reactions. Ptx dropped "I just called to say I love you" on my dad's last birthday October 22nd of last year so I was able to send it to him and share it with him. I love love love your reactions bc you talk about all of the very important things. Also kirstin, Mitch and Scott were all in musical theater together, so they from a young age could convey the emotions of a song. Kevin was classically trained so that explains his emotiveness. Matt is the most joy filled human I have ever seen but he also conveys his emotions to the song very easily as well. I think I'll watch popsprings next although I'm also going to see if you have done the making of evergreen bc that will answer most questions you have about their arranging and recording process.

[@mysticskyz5870]

Pentatonix? Subscribing!!

[@shannonkuebrich3819]

I love your reactions on PTX! Please keep it up!💕💕💕💕💕

[@sandwitch4300]

I love how you always seem to be enjoying yourself so much! 👍🏻💕

[@lynnebriggs6184]

Please react to Imagine, Butter X Dynamite and Can you feel the love tonight! My favs!

[@patbrewer4205]

Watch their shadow selves move into and away from their bodies

[@danielsernajr4079]

To be honest they really do sing during the video's they make to really give them the actual reaction adif they were singing live. When you get a chance my brother react to there video called evergreen. You have the right mentality, but just check that one out when you get a chance.

[@Heatsauce70506]

Highly recommend the king of evergreen It will answer all your questions about PTX

[@hernameispekka_Rebecca]

I love how "the making" got corrected to "the king" in this comment!

[@tomhansen45]

Loved your intelligent analysis.

[@ledsgar]

Kirstie always gives good face

[@Quincysof]

So cool

[@DonnaPoynton.]

Great,Thank you Dave x

[@Gwennedd]

The trio, Scott, Mitch and Kirstie all did musical theatre in highschool, which accounts for their ability to act out emotions in videos. I don't think Kevin ( beatboxer ) took classes like that since he was mostly focused on music and pre-med. Not too sure about Matt who did go to college for music.

[@Badger77722]

Kevin has said that almost all of the music he was familiar with was classical, as that was what his parents listened to and what he was trained in, so he probably didn't have much in the way of "musical theater" training.

[@vidsorama2]

Matt, like The Trio, was involved in musical theater and choirs as a child and teen. He had his first lead in a play at 9 years old. Fun fact: Mitch and Kirstin were in that same play years apart and thousands of miles away from Matt. Small world, right?. Matt was in an a cappella group in high school and in college, he was part of the renowned college a cappella group Pitch Slapped.

[@Gwennedd]

@@vidsorama2, thanks for that info. We hear so much about the trio and not enough about Matt and Kevin, who are literally the backbone of the group. And I'm glad to see, from vids of the tours that Matt and Kevin get along so well. They do the stage openers for every tour stop. Going out and bopping, playing off each other and raising the crowd just before the trio come onstage and the show really takes off.

[@danielsernajr4079]

Hey brother try using a disclaimer in the begining of your video just saying you have no rights to there music and they will not block your video's. Worth a try.

[@whatitdodave]

That does not matter unfortunately. When a video is uploaded, KZbin’s copyright ID system serches for copyrighted audio and video, then it either claims or blocks it. It’s the video that blocks it most of the time, not the audio. So I have to re upload it with text over in order for me to publish my video.

[@scottrogers7242]

You've have just started reacting to PTX and you're talking "wall of sound", and knew exactly where it would happen in this song? I believe you've already listened to PTX before in the past, and are now pretending you're a "newbie" to this group to get more subscribers. Shameful and deceitful.

[@hernameispekka_Rebecca]

Or... a clearly musical person who read the comments and have listened to a few of their wall of sound songs first. Whihc makes sense since those emotional big ones are usually the early ones recomended. And you can clearly tell the buildup to a wall of sound if you know musical composition at all.

[@whatitdodave]

I see you are new here. A couple of things to know. Musical structure for the most part is the same. Verse, Hook, Verse, Hook, Pre-Hook, Hook, End. Common music knowledge One minute into this video will tell you what you need to know. I said “Amazing Grace, but it was really “ Sound of Silence” and “Home”. You can clearly see these reactions and thier date posted in my playlist. If you haven’t watch it and or skip my commentary, not my problem. kzbin.info/www/bejne/apCnZYt9gqaWfM0 I have musical experience so expect me to understand things a lot better than your average reactor. I appreciate the view but I don’t appreciate my integrity being questioned. If I’ve seen something before, I will simply tell you before the reactions.

[@AnjeannetteMarie-Swifie4Ever]

@@whatitdodave Please don’t waste your energy on negativity, I love your commentary and your beautiful voice 🕊

[@hernameispekka_Rebecca]

@@whatitdodave Don't worry about them. It's clear that it was from musical knowledge and not some kind of deception. They will sometimes surprise musicians expecting what they do next (and the musicians always love it), but they also do the standard formulas because they just work. And you could see you feeling the buildup in your face.