Voiceplay - Valhalla Calling FIRST REACTION! (I DON'T EVEN KNOW ANYMORE!!)

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Today, I'm reacting to the a cappella cover of VALHALLA CALLING by VOICEPLAY!
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[@par500dragon7]

Eli hit an F5 in the last chord, and In his solo verse went from a B4 to a D5.. in full voice. And Geoff hit 3 B0's, holding one for 15 seconds! These guys are just incredibly talented and creative.

[@karenponchak5304]

The first B0 is not 15 seconds. The phrase is. It's B0-D1-B0-E1-F#1.

[@fuchs0408]

And Eli's last note was a F#5 :)

[@Backtotheviews]

Damn. B0's to D5's. Sums up Voiceplay.

[@GHOSTKILLERAAA]

@@karenponchak5304 , i just noticed the end part of Geoff, just before his 1st solo part: B0-E1-F#1,

[@bjspeck4337]

That door was Layne. Miracle of Sound heard this and gave 10 full ale horns. Said it sounded like it should.

[@MiladyMacabre]

Some fun information for you: Geoff held that first B0 subharmonic about 15 seconds beneath the verse (he holds it about 12 seconds later on under the rap), as well as singing several A1, F#1, and E1 Subs and chest notes. And Eli is throwing incredible D5s and B5s around as if they were nothing! The rap lyrics were added, written by Alfredo Austin. You can always find the credits for their videos (and Geoff's) in the descriptions. This was not shot on green screen. It was shot in a volume studio (like the one used for The Mandalorian) with a 155 foot wide, 26 foot tall LED screen, using Eli's Unreal Engine animated set designs. This allows the "set" to track the camera's movement, making it seem as if the guys are actually on an elaborate film set. The air conditioning at the studio wasn't working, so they were very sweaty Vikings LOL Rick Underwood and Renette Feren did an amazing job recreating the My Mother Told Me makeups for the characters, with some added touches. The runes on Cesar's face and Geoff's arm say VoicePlay. The rune on Eli's forearm and J's face (as it was in My Mother Told Me) is the Norse word rune for music, tónlist. The way it is displayed on J's face is reminiscent of the Assassin's Creed: Valhalla character Sigurd Styrbjornson. Geoff had tónlist on his upper arm for MMTM. Several MMTM costume pieces were repurposed for this shoot. One example: Cesar is wearing the robe José used.

[@johnbattles1002]

Wow! Incredible and interesting information; thank you!

[@kylestaples465]

So the significance of J none walking in is that everyone thought he wasn't going to be physically with them for this performance because he is active duty Navy and he's been deployed. But he was actually home and able to make this with them which was awesome. He's a full member when he's not deployed.

[@kennethkirchoff4824]

Eli looks like he's ready to go into full Berserker mode there at the end. Just a marvelous song!

[@karenponchak5304]

FYI- the runes on Cesar's face and Geoff's arm say "VoicePlay", and the one you see on J.'s forehead, they all have somewhere. (J., Eli, Layne, and Geoff all have the same markings they did in "My Mother Told Me") Another reactor pointed out the rune is "Music".

[@Gael4ce]

Eli is as high as Whitney Houston got - another reactor compared the two and it was jaw dropping. He’s just got amazing control and power. No, the rap is new to this version. 😊

[@ronsbrat525]

Eli is a Tenor/Rock Tenor. He used play in several rock bands before joining Voiceplay. He even had frizzy long black hair then.

[@billholder1330]

Eli's a Screaming Rock God. Officially. Stratospheric highs.

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

Specifically, Fairy Voice Mother, starting at around 7:12 in her reaction. She plays clips of several famous high belts from pop songs, back-to-back-to-back with Eli's line about Odin's halls, and claims that they are singing the same notes. My pitch perception is not good enough to verify the assertion, but I have no reason to doubt it. Whatever note he's singing, is obviously fairly high, that much I *can* tell.

[@Gael4ce]

@@jonadabtheunsightly Thank you! I had watched multiple female reactors that day and could not fit the life of me remember which one it was!

[@carinarodebak9419]

You went your own way and didn't say' I wasn't expecting this', but 'How' expresses the same disbelief I think. Thanks for the reaction Yuri. You didn't disappoint!😊

[@YBPlaysMusic]

Haha thx, Carina, glad you liked it!

[@noctoi]

There is SO much going on in this clip. I haven't had goosebumps all the way through like this since I first heard Disturbed's version of Sound of Silence. Absolute masterpiece.

[@par500dragon7]

And if you like surprises, you need to check out their Golden Hour!

[@Starrynightdiner]

What Cesar’s forehead reminds me of is Horus from Stargate. Although i know his markings are meant to be Egyptian.

[@michaelbishop9026]

Layne be looking like Thorin Oakenshield in this video.

[@michaelbishop9026]

During the Rap section with J-None I love how the backround vocals give off a very mystical feel on the top end of it.

[@DavideBaroni]

That "low subtle sound" in the background at the beginning is a freaking B0 by Geoff. Well, it seems that someone identified a sequence of notes... I only detect the rise at the very end. And he does it again later, although for "only" 10 seconds. Is that man really human? 😁 Eli's super-high solo: another reactor compared it with the high voice of Whitney Houston, and they were the same height. Impressive 🙂. Also he hits an incredible F5 at the very end. J None comes in through the door... The creaking of the door is not a big wooden door. It's LAYNE making that sound... and it's even more realistic than a true door 😁. Also, J None's rap. That section was added by Voiceplay, and I read the author of that rap is the same who wrote the other rap we heard J None do with VP, in their cover of "Superstition". Cesar revealed his berserker side... And we love it! 😁 The backgrounds are something Eli created in Unreal Machine (I hope I remember the name correctly), they recorded not in front of a green screen but in fronte of a huge, full wall LED screen where the Unreal Machine thing was shown. I hope I didn't wrote too many wrong things. Didn't have my double coffee yet. 😁 BTW... Loved your reaction. And I totally get the bloopers at the end 😁, enjoyed it so much. Thank you for this all. See you next time!

[@ronaldsinagra8825]

From what I've read, the interior shots were filmed on a stage set, and the exterior shots were filmed in front of a giant LED screen. Awesome song and video.

[@dianeschluter9995]

The interior was also on the giant LED screens, with a few set pieces added in

[@bjspeck4337]

It'sGeoff's B0 (15 sec) - 1 of 3 B0s. Layne did the creaky door! This whole thing is EPIC.

[@ronsbrat525]

Great reaction YB. The rap was added by Layne. J None does an awesome job doing it. He also rapped in Superstition. This was recorded at Vū Studios in Orlando Florida. The backgrounds are LED screens that Eli designed. 😅 Kathy, Geoff's wife, picked J None and his fiance up at the airport and took them straight to the studio. They flew in from Washington. 3 days later they got married. They have a teaser video out of their next video. It hasn't been released on Patreon yet. I'm guessing tomorrow or Tuesday. It's going to be awesome as well.

[@YBPlaysMusic]

Thx so much!! Sounds awesome! Can't wait either!!

[@Aurora-cv5to]

Layne made the decision to add the rap and wrote the musical arrangement for it...but the lyrics were credited to Alfuedo Austin

[@ronsbrat525]

@@Aurora-cv5to 👍😉

[@YBPlaysMusic]

@Aurora-cv5to well, that was a great decision by Layne, I'd say!😜👌 thx for the info!

[@wolfmama7879]

Valhalla is Celtic and Norse for heaven.

[@candilunsford2878]

This one was just wow! J None rapped in Superstitious and if you go back a ways, LAYNE raps in Knew You Were Trouble. Their next drop is just as epic.

[@Maerahn]

Oh my god, I thought that too, about 'God of War!' I saw a photo promo for it on the side of a bus recently, and the first thing out of my mouth was "Eli!" He is flippin' AWESOME in this - I mean, they all are (seeing gentle, breathy-angel-voiced Cesar unleashing his inner Viking beast was a real highlight!) but Eli just WENT OFF in this one! I'm pretty sure it's the highest I've heard him go in his chest/mixed voice (in 'The Dragonborn Comes' he goes insanely high in his falsetto,) but I can't offhand think of anything else where he's hit these heights in chest/mixed voice.

[@DJ_Delusional]

haha cool, i was going to suggest this one

[@YBPlaysMusic]

Haha awesome!

[@ljk5464]

The is the sequel to My Mother Told Me. They have the same face paint on and Cesar is wearing the cape that Jose Rosario Jr wore in MMTM.

[@YBPlaysMusic]

Yeah I saw a couple of viewers mentioning that too! I'll have to check that one out for sure at some point!😁

[@ericturner7824]

Check out their cover of the Stevie Wonder song "Superstition" featuring Omar Cardona.....J None does a 'haunted house' rap portion......both raps were written by the same person....and J. None delivered both.....good to see you back again......>^^

[@DravenGal]

That humming? That's Geoff, hitting a B0...for 15 seconds.

[@lauriehallcolemandowns7364]

I think that highest note at the very end is a harmonic overtone (a fifth over the other highest note that I think Eli was singing) but I've never heard one that loud!

[@nightthornkvala94132]

The rap section is unique to VoicePlay's rendition. Miracle of Sound rated it 10 out of 10 raised ale horns. Miracle of Sound actually has 3 versions out. There's the solo, the duet featuring Peyton Parrish, and the trio featuring Peyton Parrish & Eric Hollaway. Oh my goddess! You think Geoff's voice can go low? Wait to you hear Mr. Hollaway! Peyton Parrish also has a solo version of this song. I have all five wonderful version on several audio playlists for home and when I'm out, and the YT videos. First Home Free gets me liking country music, then VoicePlay gets me into Viking! How horrible is my life. *sigh* Oh, the agony. Woe is me.

[@johndeeregreen4592]

You'd think Eric goes considerably deeper than Geoff, but he really doesn't. Eric's chest voice bottoms out just one semitone deeper than Geoff (F1 versus F#1). The difference is Eric's resonance and volume at that pitch. Geoff has most basses beat with his resonance and volume... but then there is Eric.

[@FiveN9ne]

@@johndeeregreen4592 Yes but Eric is a much worse singer in general imo, and he can't do any high tones

[@deniblackmore2179]

Miracle of Sound actually has 4 versions - he has a metal version as well. I have all 4 on my Vikings playlist. Jonathan Young has a great metal version as well, if you like metal 🙂

[@laundrygoddess4]

Eric doesn't have a wide range and is very rough sounding. So he sounds lower than he is. It just isn't to my taste

[@alexandriahauser9799]

​@@FiveN9ne Not having a huge range doesn't necessarily mean someone is a bad singer (mind I haven't heard this Eric sing on his own before so I don't know his voice). I knew a girl in my theater who was a fabulous singer and was known for her phenomenal high belts (and was the only reason we were able to do POTO) but she couldn't sing below a middle C, her range was confined to the upper soprano range. Small range, still an amazing singer. I always wished I had her range but I realized she may feel the same about my range, which is almost the complete opposite of hers (Low contralto sadly).

[@marinamucic908]

Brilliant cover, can't get enough of it. This song is just amazing in all renditions

[@paytah3373]

Beginning was a B0 by our man Geoeff

[@izabellnemilindfors2566]

Fun fact Viking is a job not a people but many folk dos not know that i know becas i am from Sweden and i bean too many places where they live

[@YBPlaysMusic]

Makes sense indeed, thx for pointing out!

[@brandonhodge9937]

It’s got a raw primal feeling

[@shadowlynx1958]

Cesar was definitely channeling his inner Viking! And Eli was channeling his inner wizard!

[@amberfuchscia709]

Terrific reaction!! Love it when reactors become a bit tongue-tied with reference to their awesome videos. Analysis was spot on. Just great.

[@YBPlaysMusic]

Thx so much, Amber! Appreciate it!😁👌

[@lkayh]

Both Eli and Cesar can hit some really high notes, but I’m not sure about that last note, whether it’s a voice or some kind of magic in post. Great reaction!!

[@Wishbone1977]

I'm still convinced the mark on Cesar's forehead is actually the Quake logo 😀

[@christineschutten248]

I think the high note at the end was Cesar's. i loved the reaction and never apologize if you want to go back and replay something. When you do you learn something knew and pass it on to us.😊

[@YBPlaysMusic]

Thx so much Christine! Really appreciate the support and thx for understanding😁👌

[@martindinner3621]

The top note at the end is Eli. Cesar was amazing in this!

[@christinestromberg4057]

Often sounds will be a combination of Layne's vocal percussion, foot stomping, and chest slapping, and other body percussion, finger clicks, etc. Yesm manly is a good word for the sound of this, it's intense. Not that women can't be intense of course :) I don't think that Cesar could look any more intense! Just when you think they can't any better, or come up with something new, they just do. I don't know about the symbol on Cesar's forehead but I'm told the runds on his face say VoicePlay. The rap was added for this and was written by the same person as the rap he does in Superstition. Great reaction.

[@mayorstoner3459]

The symbol on Caesar's head reminds me of Quake 1.

[@amandahowells5389]

Yea yes yes! Great reaction. These guys never disappoint. Never hesitate to check them out when they bring out something new it will always surprise you. 😊

[@YBPlaysMusic]

Thx so much, Amanda! You're right!!

[@marshayoung9387]

Thank you for another great reaction to Voice Play.

[@YBPlaysMusic]

Thx so much! Glad you enjoyed it!!😊

[@Valandar2]

The symbol on Caesar's forehead looks, to me, like the symbol of the Rebels from Star Wars. And the runes down his cheek read "Voiceplay" :D

[@brandonhodge9937]

It kind of has a vibe like J None is coming back. Maybe 🤔

[@mandyconway9692]

He has 3 more years in the Navy. He said when he left that it wasn't goodbye. I believe he plans on coming back when he gets out of the Navy 😊

[@skyhahn3918]

Always fun to see a fellow dutchie react to great music and doe mij en lol (do me a favour) luister een keer naar The Wellermen - Misty Mountains, imo this one has had waaay to little exposure or at least reactions, and i believe you will enjoy this one, anyway enjoy your reactions regardless of my favour asked, keep up the fun vibes m8 :)

[@billholder1330]

I'm sure it's not, but the sign on Cesar's forehead sure looks like the logo from the original Quake game...

[@deniblackmore2179]

Hello, Yuri. New subscriber here - this reaction popped up on my homepage on the day it was released and I watched it, replied to another comment on here then got sidetracked 🤦‍♀ Today I've had a second listen and hit the subscribe button! Loved your reaction to this. It's a great version of the song and J None's rap was a surprise to me as well. I'd heard him rap before (on their version of "Superstition" and "Just Sing") but this was not in the original which I was more familiar with. VoicePlay always credit everyone involved in their videos when they post them and I believe this was written especially for J by another of the band's associates. Nobody was holding back in this - they were all fierce and giving it everything! As an aside, I resisted subscribing to reactors for a long time but KZbin can be very insistent! It recognised my liking for (some might say obsession with 😂) bass singers and kept suggesting them and reactions to them on my homepage so I eventually succumbed. I've got a few of you on my subscribed list now. Your reaction to "Centuries" by the Bass Gang and Jonathan Young was one of the first of yours that I noticed and watched as I love JY's voice. Would love to see more reactions to him. I believe you said that you've seen a lot of his videos - have you seen him singing "Don't Fear The Reaper" with Violet Orlandi? It's on her channel not his. He sings in a rather different style to his usual on this and she has an interesting sound - their voices complement each other really well, I think. Would love to see you react to that and know what you think of it 🙂

[@YBPlaysMusic]

Hi there, Deni! First of all thx for subscribing, really appreciate it! Thx for all the info too! On YJ, well I have seen a couple of his videos before, I wouldn't say a lot but some yes😛 let's just say there are more videos from him that I haven't seen than ones that I have seen🤪 and no, haven't seen the one you suggest, so I might in a future video perhaps! Interesting you found me through those videos, definitely one of my lesser watched videos😛 glad you did though!

[@deniblackmore2179]

@@YBPlaysMusic he does have an awful lot of videos! 😂 There's a lot I've not watched yet as well. To be honest, I found JY through his collab with the Bass Gang and I found them because KZbin threw me a random VoicePlay video suggestion and sent me down a rabbit hole of bass singers! I only used to come to KZbin looking for the classic rock songs of my younger years (yeah I'm an old girl who rocked out her teens and early twenties during the classic rock era of the 70's 🙂) You know how it is with KZbin though - they send you to one group or artist and there you see people in the comments talking about and comparing them to other ones, so you go and look them up and on it goes 🤷‍♀ Anyway happy to have found you and my other reactor subscriptions and a whole new (to me) bunch of groups and artists 😊

[@AudioVile]

That first "low note" was a "B0." That is the second white key from the far left on a standard piano. A0, A#0 (or B-flat 0), then B0. Not too many singers can even HIT that note... let alone hold it, on pitch, for 15 seconds.

[@billholder1330]

Layne's snare is tighter than any physical drummer's. :)

[@retrospect6904]

Hey, awhile back you checked out Jonathan Young's 'I See Fire" cover, he recently did "Misty Mountains" with Colm Mcguinness and Peyton Parrish, The video shares that same kinda green screen magic as I See Fire. I encourage checking it out.

[@YBPlaysMusic]

Thx for the suggestion! I might have to check that one out indeed!😊👌

[@terisidebottom7814]

That would be from Stargate.

[@marshayoung9387]

The air conditioning in the studio they were recording in wasn't working. Between that & the heavy clothing they were wearing made them sweat so bad. Geoff had to literally wreck his voice in order to hit those super low notes. Eli & Layne can also do some awesome rapping.

[@drkushajagadeesh6347]

Did you not watch the show Vikings up until now?! My dude, you're seriously missing out! Just FYI, Eli looks soooooo much like Floki from the show, you gotta see it to believe it! 😂

[@DravenGal]

Is that Fenrir on your shirt? I can only see the top of his head.

[@YBPlaysMusic]

Haha, now THAT would have been a cool and fitting reference if it was! But no it isn't😅 It's the logo of this sweater's brand😛

[@YBPlaysMusic]

It is a wolf though 😌

[@anthonywall4417]

J none with the full berserk battle rap making people want too throw down in a mosh pit or something. Too quote Dave " you here this kind of primal energy and it will bring the warrior out of you." Chamber pots or battle fields, skal my brothers and sisters

[@leemunro1429]

Quake

[@Anna-jn8gg]

You look like youve never seen a viking rap before.lol

[@Chuck-im2cp]

I can’t say that it’s bad vocadally ... the voices complement one another .... but somehow it’s very “sugary” .... there is no that brutality of the Vikings ... (there is another video .... not with these girls)