LOL! I enjoyed your chin on the floor immensely. Welcome to PTX. They will never, ever, let you down. This cover was actually Brian May approved. I admit I cried a little the first time I heard it because it was such an amazing tribute.

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Two things about this. First the other commenter was correct. If you see video of them doing this live. Mitch does not need the megaphone to do the guitar solo. Just his voice and a microphone. Second, Brian May of Queen has a link to this cover on his social media site. With a one word caption. Enjoy. That is pretty high praise, if you ask me. I would recommend The Sound Of Silence, probably next. Although, if you just want to blindly pick one. You won't ever be disappointed. I'm glad that the block was released on this. It was truly a GREAT reaction.

Pentatonix They won The Sing Off in 2011. They made a guest starring appearance on America′s Got Talent as non−competitors a couple of years after that. The founding members are:- Scott Hoying (tall blond guy, natural baritone but has an impressive five−to−six octave range, can go all the way up to high tenor and down to bass, sings the bass lines when the usual bass singer takes the lead); Kirstin "Kirstie" (Rhymes with "Thirsty") Maldonado (the only female member, natural mezzo soprano, but can go down to low alto and as high as upper soprano, also can sing in whistle notes that are off the scale); For a time in 2018 between the group’s tours, had the female lead on Broadway in the production of “Kinky Boots”. Mitch Grassi (a true contra−tenor, can hit high notes in his chest voice with ease and go WAY higher in his falsetto, also with ease); Avriel "Avi" Kaplan (dark beard and long hair), true basso profundo, trained as an opera singer, also can go up into the tenor range; and Kevin "KO" Olusola (beatboxer extraordinaire, also is a world−class cellist who plays cello on some of their songs, has a beautiful high tenor voice and gets occasional lead vocal solos as well, graduated pre−med from Yale and speaks several languages including Mandarin Chinese). Kirstie, Scott & Mitch grew up together in Arlington, Texas, and began performing together as children in local youth musical theater. They ended up in high school together and performed in the choir. While there, they formed an a cappella group called The Trio which had several performance videos go viral on KZfaq, most notably a cover of Lady Gaga′s "Telephone". The three of them are best friends and consider themselves to be almost siblings. Scott & Kirstie (who were a class year ahead of Mitch) both graduated high school in 2010 and went their separate ways to different colleges, Scott at USC and Kirstie at Oklahoma. While at USC, Scott joined a USC−based a cappella group called the SoCal VoCals, where he met alumnus Ben Bram, who was now an arranger and vocal coach for the NBC TV show The Sing Off, an a cappella competition show. Ben convinced Scott to get The Trio to audition for the show. The three reunited (Mitch had to skip high school graduation ceremonies to go) in Los Angeles for the audition. They found out that the rules had changed, so they needed at least five members to audition. Ben put them together with Avi (a native of Visalia, California), who he knew from Avi′s performing days at Mount San Antonio College in California. They found Kevin (from Kentucky) through one of his KZfaq videos that had gone viral featuring him playing the cello and beatboxing at the same time, a talent that Kevin coined as "Cello−Boxing". Kevin arrived in Los Angeles literally the day before the audition! Scott came up with the name "Pentatonix" after the pentatonic scale. They performed a re−arrangement of "The Telephone" for the audition and passed, despite having been together as a five−piece group for less that 24 hours! They won The Sing Off that season (all of the performances are available on KZfaq), in which they received a substantial cash prize AND a record contract with Epic Records. They pooled their prize winnings together and all moved to Los Angeles, and all got apartments right next door to each other in the same building. But just a week later, Epic dropped them because the marketing people didn′t think an a cappella group could sell records. Instead of giving up, they were determined and began recording their own songs on KZfaq, hiring Ben Bram as their producer and arranger. These usually consisted of the five of them sitting on a couch and performing cover songs live. Several of the videos went viral, and Sony (the parent company of Epic) decided to give them another chance by placing them on one of their smaller labels, Madison Gate. They released two secular EPs and one Christmas EP on Madison Gate, all of which were strong sellers. But when their cove r of a medley of songs by Daft Punk not only went super−viral, but also won them their first Grammy, they were promoted all the way up to RCA Records, Sony′s top label. They began writing and producing their own songs in addition to their covers, began putting out a Christmas album just about annually (which has become their best−selling genre), and have had multi−platinum album sales, sold−out world tours, and have won two additional Grammys. Avi began getting burned out with all of the touring and heavy recording schedule, was suffering from anxiety and personal problems, and learned that his mother had been diagnosed with cancer in 2017. He announced he was departing from the group and taking some time away from the music industry. Matt Sallee (from Baltimore) joined them in September 2017. He did only become official when they renewed their RCA contract in February 2018, but he recorded with them in September as a featured artist and went on their Christmas tour as a featured artist, as well. When he attended the audition for the group, he had already mastered the Bass part for most if not all their past catalogue. He was successful and has proved that he fits in well with the group. If you think there have been other changes to the line up - look again. This is the ONLY change. Kirstie and Mitch are like chameleons and change looks frequently. After a year away from music, Avi has now returned as a phenomenal solo artist in the Folk/Americana/Roots genre. Ben Bram has been in charge of their production, including arranging and directing from the beginning. He is often referred to as the sixth member. Scott and Kevin are major players in the arrangements, but every member contributes. good watch is "The Recording of Evergreen" where a camera was invited into the studio for the second week of recording/ Also, all members are songwriters for both Pentatonix and their own solo work. Ed Boyer who mixes everything of theirs (even the HWB Livestream) is the one who pulled Ben Bram into the sing off in the first place. They were nominated for a 4th Grammy for their album Evergreen, but didn't win. Kirstie became a new mum which caused a pause in touring after their Evergreen Christmas tour 2021. Mid March 2023 Kirstie has announced that she is engaged to Ben Hausdorff, their videographer. No dates YET! They have a star on the Hollywood walk of fame installed in February 2023. They are the only a capella group with a star! Things you need to know because if you get these wrong Pentaholics will come after you with pitch forks and torches! Ha Ha!! 1- There is NO Auto-Tune; what you hear is actually what they sing. They really are that good. One exception is the 90's Dance Medley where Cher used autotune as an effect - so they had to. 2- What produces everything that you hear in the video, you see in the official video. If there is an instrument used in the music, you see it on screen. In the 2022 Christmas album, there are some instruments not featured throughout the album. 3- They never release something on video they can’t reproduce with the exact same quality live on-stage.

The megaphone was simply a prop.... Mitch voices the guitar!

Can’t wait to hear more of your PTX reactions. Don’t be upset that you are late to the game with them, just be glad you are discovering them now. We Pentaholics love watching new reactors discovering them. You have 12 years and over 200 videos to see. Have fun. The rabbit hole is deep. Great reaction! 💕💕

More Pentatonix please. I recommend their cover of Can't Hold Us (early PTX) or Coffee in Bed (recent original).

They are the best accapella group out there in my opinion.

LOL Welcome to the wonderful world of Pentatonix!! They will never cease to blow your mind. You have a decade of music to catch up on. They just got a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. First acapella band to do it. Kevin, the beatboxer, is a human 808. Not only does he beatbox, he also splays the cello. AT THE SAME TIME! It's called celloboxing. And it is incredible. He also sings. Mitch, the guitar soloist, has an insane voice. He doesn't need the megaphone, it's just a prop. He's a true countertenor with a 6+ octave range. A once in a generation voice. They worked on this cover for 5 years. Getting the arrangemnt and vocals just right before they performed it. Brian May from Queen, actually posted this cover to his social media with the caption : Enjoy.

The megaphone Mitch used in Bohemian Rhapsody was just a prop. He can do the guitar solo live, with just his voice. 🎉😊 Please react to more Pentatonix!

You react to Pentatonix and the Pentaholics will follow…myself included. ☺️

Thank you for reacting to this! Welcome to the PTX rabbit hole! and congratulations on your very first Mitch Slap 5:29 ! Hope to see more Pentatonix reactions soon, and don't worry, just do what you can to prevent copyright strikes and YT blocks. We Pentaholics understand, we're used to it.

Your face of disbelieve was priceless 😁 Buckle up for the next songs Cuz nobody is ever prepared what ptx can do

I love watching people discover this amazing Group of people. Welcome to our world! We welcome all comers and love to see your reactions. You'll be a Pentaholic before you realize it.

A couple more things that will continue to blow your mind about this group. The three sitting on the back of the sofa went to the same high school in Arlington Texas (home of the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers) Kirstie (as in thirsty) and Scott, the two on the end of the ends graduated in 2010. They were best friends and had known each other since they were 8 or 9 years old. Mitch, megaphone man, graduated in 2011. Mitch missed walking across the stage for his diploma on a Saturday to fly to LA to meet his two friends and the other two joining the group. They sang together in the same room for the first time the following day. On Monday they auditioned for The Sing Off. Were accepted and won. During the show those three friends were 19 years old. And, they've been nominated for 4 Grammys. They won the first three! Not a bad song in their catalogue. They've even written their own songs. And wait until Christmas rolls around again. Here's a link to a 50 second cover they teased us with last September. They don't have a full version of this, but it shows what they can do to a classic Christmas song: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iJZ2f5yentLGm40.html

Happy for you - that you found these guys - thanks Dawn!

The best reaction I've seen EVER!!! I'm in!!!

PS the 4 shooting stars are for the four members of Queen. Nice touch. 😅😂😮❤❤❤

Bottom left- Kevin/beatboxer and bottom right - Avi/bass, top left - Kirstin/soprano, top center - Mitch/countertenor, and top right - Scott/baritone.

Apparently Brian May of Queen dropped this on his twitter feed with one word "ENJOY"

Dave May said this is the best version he’s ever heard. Oh sorry Sir David May now. 😂😂😂❤❤❤

My favorites parts of all their songs I've heard are the bass notes. I get mesmerized watching Avi (later replaced by Matt) sounding like a bass guitar. He can even make other sounds WHILE doing bass guitar, and I don't know how he does that, but it's amazing.

Take note of this, they were singing laying down. BTW the megaphone was a prop, Mitch did the guitar sound on his own

Love Pentatonix!! You should see them live.

They said that they worked on this one for almost 4 years before they felt secure enough to let her rip to the public. That within itself demonstrates their level of integrity when it comes to what they do for a living. Well worth the wait.

Every song they do has this much enthusiasm and talent! Welcome to Pentatonix, you won't be disappointed! They sing like angels.

PTX ❤🔥🙌

My favorite thing to watch on KZfaq is someone finding PTX for the first time and trying to allow their brain to understand………It’s JUST THEIR VOICES!! I LOVE it! ❤️❤️ Enjoy the raw talent that is PTX!

Oh another one has been pulled in!!! Nothing better than watching first time reactions to Pentatonix!!! This is acapella at its best!! Some songs you will bop to....some may bring tears, but they all will blow you away. I know Christmas is a way off, but you must see their cover of the Sugar Plum Fairy...a song with no words performed by a group with no instruments 🤯 Subscribed for more Pentatonix!!!!

Welcome to PTX! I just subbed a few minutes ago after viewing your reaction to “Imagine”. More PTX, please. Much love from South Africa!

PTX does this live (and the megaphone is just a prop, which Mitch does not use in live)

I was waiting for the reaction when Mitch's guitar solo popped up. You did not disappoint. I enjoyed this so much! Amazing Grace shoes off the new bass singer and everyone's voice. Mary Did You Know? shows off the old, and my favorite bass singer Avi. The Prayer really shows what Mitch and Scott can do with their voices. If course Daft Punk won them a Grammy and Can't Hold Us shows they can rap a capella too! Subbed for more. Please create a Playlist for them.

One of the best reactions to this hands down! Glad you appreciate the talent it takes to cover this classic so incredibly well.

Thank you for reacting to Pentatonix. I hope you react to more of their music. I recommend the Evolution of Rihanna, Hallelujah or Amazing Grace. But honestly, everything they do is awesome and they have like 12 years of music to explore.

I love your reaction. We all had similar reactions when we first heard them. Mouths open and all😅

You just unlocked the portal to the Pentatonix fanbase, known as Pentaholics. They will flood your channel to give you information on all things PTX. We love to see reactions to PTX videos. Please go down that rabbit hole and the Pentaholics will reward you with Comments, Likes and Subscribes.

Under a rock!?!

This was an amazing reaction! I subbed because I cannot wait for more PTX reactions! This is a very deep rabbit hole that you’re about to go down! All I can say is buckle up buttercup! You won’t be disappointed! 😊

'Brian May of Queen has a link to this cover on his social media site. With a one word caption. Enjoy.' Thanks for this info Dawn Patterson! I think this says it all . . .

There are 3 A Capella groups that I say are equal and are the best out there. 1) Pentatonix, who won the third season of a singing competition called The Sing Off. 2) Home Free, who won the 4th season of The Sing Off. 3) Voice Play who most members (and they change member often) have backgrounds with Disney so they are very theatrical. All three are absolutely fantastic A Capella groups. I do not favor one of the other. I listen to them all with equal praise.

There are lots of great Pentatonix videos and it can be hard to choose the next one. Here are links to some of the other fan favorites. They are in mostly chronological order of when they came out. Gotye: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nrV7qKSazNnWlZc.html Say Something: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZsqJn9mVscqvaas.html Cheerleader: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hp9lktN0x6m0iqs.html Jolene: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pb9zotyG3b-WeI0.html Gold: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o71gh5N3nLzVpXU.html Havana: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m9Knh8qhrdLYqWQ.html Sound of Silence: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ncqGnbml1diZZYE.html Come Along: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q56ih5maz5a0g6M.html Billie Eilish cover: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bZ5nmcJhx92mh30.html Amazing Grace: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hcigYJxzqsDJYZc.html

Your mouth must have been so dry after watching this since your jaw was hanging down about 99% of the time 😂. There is just nothing like this group 👽👽👽👽👽. Immensely enjoyed watching you experience them for the first time 😁🔥👏🏻💜

Just so you know...if you react to Pentatonix, you WILL get the views! Even thought we've seen the songs dozens of times, we will still watch a new reactor discovering Pentatonix! They have upgrades (covers) and original music. Have fun!

The beatboxer Kevin graduated from Yale and puts together a lot of their work. Kevin is a professional cellist, plays the piano abd trumpet. He also sings tenor. AWESOME

Kevin and Avi, the two guys seated, were one of the best rhythm sections ever. Kevin's beatboxing is incredible and Avi has one of the best bass voices around and also provides vocal effects when needed. They provide the base that allows Mitch Kirstie and Scott to really demonstrate their amazing singing. This song took a long time to develop because they were so keen to do it justice. There is a behind the scenes video that is fun to watch.

Most of the songs that Pentatonix covers we Pentaholics refer to as upgrades, because they usually improve the song. This might be the only one that is not an upgrade, only because this song is so iconic. It is in my opinion the best cover of this song and it is done completely acapella. Brian May the Queen lead guitarist posted a link to this on his social media accounts to tell his followers to 'Enjoy'. The Grassi Guitar does not require a megaphone. It is just a prop to draw attention to who is making the sound. I heard it done live and it was EPIC! Mitch might be the reincarnation of Freddie Mercury. Freddie died in November 1991 and Mitch was born in July 1992. He can also grow the Freddie mustache. It is so close to matching it is kinda creepy.

Your reaction was magic 👍👌❤️🇬🇧❤️🇬🇧❤️🇬🇧

You’re doing Pentatonix? Subscribed! You’re in for a ride that’s all.

WESOME reaction!! Loved it. Subscribed for more Pentatonix. They are amazing. Welcome to the rabbit hole. More reactions to Pentatonix please.

I keep watching this because your reaction is so perfect!!!

Welcome to the PTX rabbit hole! They are the most talented and impressive individuals you will ever encounter!

Kevin the beatboxer is a graduate of Yale majoring in classical music. Plats the cello, piano and trumpet. This group has been together more than a decade; met in college!

PTX is amazing. They have so many incredible upgraded songs and their own. Can't Hold Us is a fun one. But, their Holiday songs are untouchable.

5:29 THE ULTIMATE MITCH SLAP, followed very closely by 6:58 🤣🤣🤣loved this reaction so much!!!

Great breakdown reaction. They truly honored Queen with this, from the guitar solo and flashlight scene and when they pan to the Stars it's a tribute. The four shooting stars are for the band members and for Brian May who got his degree in astrophysics. They nailed this!

Welcome to the rabbit hole that is PTX!!! I’m sure other Pentaholics have filled you in on the groups basic info so I’ll just leave these suggestions for your next reaction. Hallelujah, New Rules X Are You That Somebody and Daft Punk (which won them a Grammy) enjoy 😊

welcome to the PTX club- we are called the Pentaholics. Everything they touch is magic- and they are equally good live- trust me, I've seen them twice. They've won 3 grammys and have a star on hollywood blvd. and are all Best Friends! :). Head down the rabbit hole- you won't be disappointed! :)

The BEST reaction I've ever seen to this!!

As a Brit, I love the original (I think it is ingrained into our DNA) and between the 2 I still will always choose the original over this. But it is still a very good cover.

Welcome to the PTX rabbit hole!! You won't be disappointed!!

You're going to get "Mitch slapped"...

Pentaholic here for more ptx content.

They've been around since 2011. You have a lot of amazing music to listen to. Enjoy the ride. Also, if you get a chance to hear them live, in my opinion, its even better.

Someone sent Brain May the link to this and he posted it on his page with 1 word....Enjoy!

First let me say, I have seen you react to some other PTX already, but I have to say this was THE BEST reaction to this song I have seen in a long time. I have seen a bunch of people that even though they were surprised, it was almost like they didn't really care one way or another. You my friend appreciate the original, therefore you appreciate this. Now to add to what Dawn said, when you see the night sky, that is paying homage to Dr. Brian May the astrophysicist, the 4 shooting stars in that sky are the original band members. Then at the end when they are laying on the couch, if you look closely and you know your Queen album covers, that pays homage to another Queen album,, which has the band members in a similar layout, I just never can remember the name of that dang album, even though I can sing every song on it by heart. I heard that Leonard Cohn payed the same praise to PTX for their cover of Hallelujah, which was well deserved (check the view count)

Loving your reactions.... welcome to the PTX rabbit hole. Hold on for the ride..😊 x

I subscribed….can’t wait for you to do more Pentatonix reactions!!!

If you play them, we will come.

Pentatonix has been around for over 10 years. Where you been, bro??

The beatboxer Kevin is also singing tenor!

Subscribed for more pentatonix. Hope you stick with them. Accapella fans will immediately get u to react to other groups but I'm here for pentatonix. They are absolutely amazing, anything they do is perfection. Even if u don't like the original you will love their immense talent.

The other comment here have given you excellent info on the band. I enjoyed your reaction and subscribed. Recommend their original, Happy Now.

Love how big your eyes got. Great reaction! I look forward to more of your Pentatonix (aka PTX) reactions! I just subbed.

You need to listen to Kevin Olusola (the beatboxer) performing Down. You will be amazed.

I'm here for the Pentatonix!

Your face as soon as they started was awesome. 😂❤

I just subbed to join you on your journey down the PTX rabbit hole 🕳! Enjoy 💖

Love your reaction. I subbed for more Pentatonix!

You should watch their first Grammy win next. Daft Punk. They have 3 wins. 90s dance medley, Sound of Silence will ruin you for all others, there are so many. Enjoy them. I subscribed. I want to watch you go down the rabbit hole.

You need to see them doing the prayer. That is my favorite.

Mitch Grassi a counter-tenor sings 6 octaves higher than most people worldwide. Also have you noticed they sang lying down?

Welcome to the wormhole! Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, since this is the first time you've heard Pentatonix, these are the singers. I'll identify them by referring to their positions on the couch at the beginning and end of the video. On the back of the couch, from our left to our right: • Kirstin (also known as Kirstie, rhymes with thirsty) Maldonado is the only woman in Pentatonix. Officially she's a mezzo soprano, because that's the range in which she's most comfortable, but her actual range covers everything from alto through coloratura soprano, with some gorgeous whistle notes on top of that. • Mitch Grassi (pronounced Grah'-see, emphasis on the first syllable), contratenor or counter tenor - both terms are correct. Mitch has a range of just over 6 octaves, but is happiest at the upper end of his range. And no, the megaphone had nothing to do with the guitar solos; they sound the same in live performances when it's just Mitch with a microphone. The megaphone happened to be lying around on the set and Mitch thought it would make a cool prop, so it's been confusing people ever since. • Scott Hoying, lyric baritone. Scott's actual range extends from well into the bass range through well into the tenor range. In live performances, whenever the bass has a solo, Scott takes over the bass's harmony line. On the sofa's seats: • Front right, Avi (pronounced Ah'-vee, emphasis on the first syllable) Kaplan, lyric bass. Avi is an operatically trained basso profundo - his lowest notes have blown out speakers in live performances. But his range extends upward into the low to mid tenor range. Avi is also the only member to have left Pentatonix; he resigned in late 2017, for personal reasons. He has since gone on to have a very successful solo career; you can find his KZfaq channel by searching on "Avi Kaplan." I recommend subscribing. • He isn't in this video, but Avi's replacement is a black guy named Matt Sallee (pronounced Suh-lee', emphasis on the second syllable). Matt is another lyric bass, and his range seems to be growing as he ages. I believe that it's currently almost identical to Avi's. Matt tends to be a bit quieter than Avi, probably because he doesn't have Avi's operatic training, but he's a very good fit for Pentatonix. His voice is very warm; it reminds me of curling up under a soft warm blanket with a purring cat and some good chocolate. • On the front left of the couch we have Kevin Olusola (pronounced Oh-loosh"-oh-luh', primary emphasis on the second syllable, secondary emphasis on the fourth), beatboxer extraordinaire. There may be another beatboxer who's better than Kevin, but I've never encountered him or her. Kevin is a genius. He has a degree from Yale's pre-med program. He speaks five languages, including Mandarin. He's classically trained on piano, saxophone, and cello, and has performed at Carnegie Hall twice, once on saxophone and once on cello. He likes to beatbox while playing the cello - his own technique, which he calls "celloboxing." He has perfect pitch. On the rare occasions when he isn't too busy being the entire percussion section to sing, Kevin has a lovely tenor voice, with a beautiful falsetto range, though I've heard one or two songs where he sings in a high baritone range. He's a really nice guy, and when he laughs the whole world seems like a brighter place.

Great reaction vid, Patrick. Just great!

Your first Mitch Slap 👋 😂😂😂❤❤

Oh yeah. The beatboxer also sings tenor!

Welcome to the rabbit hole that is Pentatonix!! 😅 You should check out Hallelujah (with Avi, guy with a beard. Or another viewer called him "Jesus in a beanie!") And then also watch The Sound of Silence (with new black guy 😉 Matt) Avi was in the group for about the first 7 years, he is a bass singer. Matt joined the group and he sings bass as well. They are both awesome (as is everyone in Pentatonix) I just mention it because there are so many videos that each of them is in. I was a bit confused about that after watching a few videos myself. But thanks to other viewers comments I figured it out. 😊 And yes they are an acapella group!! Kevin is their amazing beat boxer! Kevin also plays the cello. Occasionally he plays in a video and still beat boxes while playing, he's a beast!! LOL 🥰❤

Glad you found ptx they are awesome thank you

You came up on my recommended and I am here for the Mitch Slap!

Great reaction, funny!!

It doesn’t matter where you’ve been. It’s where about to go!! Since you love Kevin(beat boxer) you MUST watch Kevin Olusola’s version of “Down”. It’s an excellent example of all that he is capable of ‼️

Glad you got unblocked. I always love seeing someone's first reaction to PTX. ✌❤😎

3 times Grammy awards winner, Hollywood walk of fame .

You wanna see beatboxing...check out "Can't hold us" ...freakin AMAZING!!

Love your reaction and welcome down the rabbit hole of ptx. New sub here look forward to more ptx reactions

I highly recommend The Evolution of Michael Jackson!! It’s amazing. Also, Say Something and Can’t Help Falling In Love With You.

Welcome to PTX!

If you haven’t already check out their version of sound of silence

New sub here. Loved your facial reactions! Welcome to the PTX rabbit hole! 😂

BTW, the bullhorn is just a prop for the video. They don't use it (or need it) in live performances.