Fun fact: Mitch actually doesn't need the megaphone for the guitar solo. He does it live without it and it sounds exactly the same

FYI…Pentatonix can recreate the exact sound live with any of their music. They won’t sing any song they can’t reproduce live. Find a live version of Bohemian Rhapsody, it’s out there.

Brian May from Queen saw this. He tweeted for people to enjoy. And the mega phone that Mitch has is just a prop. It's all him.

Brian May loved this so much he posted a link in social media saying, “Enjoy”! The meteors at the end sequence was paying homage to Brian who is an astrophysicist!

I am a major Queen fan, especially Bohemian Rhapsody. If you want to really appreciate their "cover" go back and listen to the Queen version paying close attention to things like John Deacon's bass line and Roger Taylor's drum work during the song. Then you will see just how close Kevin (beatboxer) and Avi (bass singer) followed the works. There are little things all through this paying homage to both Pentatonix and Queen. The couch is because all of the beginning videos when Pentatonix recorded for KZfaq they would be on a couch-type set up like this to get them all in the frame. The couch moving down the road I believe is an homage to the movie "Wayne's World" that caused Bohemian Rhapsody to hit the charts again. The stars/night sky pays homage to the four Queen band members (four shooting stars/comets) plus Dr. Brian Mays' passion for Astronomy and such. The megaphone is really just a visual prop, Mitch does the guitar solo without it for their live versions and it sounds the same.

The megaphone in the video is just to acknowledge that the studio version has a little mic reverb added to Mitch's guitar imitation & a couple other spots to add that electronic sound. However he really comes so close without it added! Another example is there's a completely off-mic live version of the group doing their Daft Punk medley, just labeled "private performance" available on youtube also & oh boy it's still got that electronic sound from all of them! The only mic is the one on the camera recording, & it's halfway across the room. Play it back to back with the official video & you can tell the difference but it's so small that it impresses you even more. 😍

It took PTX 5 years to perfect this song! I love listening to your take on these five musical savants!! Keep on keepen on and I'll catch you on the flip side!

Brian May is actually Dr. Brian May. He is an astrophysicist. The scene in whiche they're looking up at the night sky is homage to Brian May. There are 4 shooting stars and I always wondered about that because there are 5 members in PTX. I read in a comment that it's an homage to Queen because there are 4 members in Queen. At least that's how I interpret the shooting starts. The moving couch pays homage to how they first started. Brian May was so impressed with the video that he put it on all his social media sites. If you want to see just how far Freddie Mercury's Legacy has gone, check out the video that says crowd at Green Day concert sings Bohemian Rhapsody. Even though you're not doing music anymore, you really really should watch Pentatonix doing "the prayer." They are at the top of their game. The video Drop October 29th and as of a few days ago it had 3.5 million views. There is a behind-the-scenes video for Bohemian Rhapsody. There is also one for the prayer. Periodically they do have behind the scenes videos.

Speaking of shoes on the couch, one of the most impressive things in this video, to me, is Kirstey leaping up onto the couch in high heels, then helping Mitch up.

Thank you for reacting to this awsome Pentatonix video. Glad that you liked it. When the video was released, Brian May, from Queen, posted a link to the video on his social media with the message to enjoy. Kinda cool. Mitch doesn't need the megaphone to make the guitar sound. He did it in concert on tours for years. He can also make a convincing violin sound.

More Pentatonix please. This was one of their classics. Now that it's Christmas, you need to sample some of their incredible holiday songs!

Brian May was so impressed with this that he put a link on their page to this video and said “Enjoy”

Pentatonix thing is, if they can't do it live then they won't record it. So everything you hear from them they can do it live with just there voices and make it sound the exact same.

Christmas music by Pentatonix (aka PTX) is a must. They have released 6 albums of Christmas material over their 10-year history and have some new videos out with their current album "Evergreen". I saw them in concert last Sunday. EPIC! They are touring all over the USA right now with their Christmas tour. My fave Christmas song of theirs is "That's Christmas to Me", which is an original. The vast majority of their Christmas material are covers. I also like "O Come, All Ye Faithful". They put a spin on that song that never would have occurred to me. Genius. Thank you for reacting to this song. It was very scary for them to do. As you said, it was "iconic" and they wanted to do it justice. Kevin, the beat-boxer, said it was very challenging to do, because he wanted it to be as much like the original percussion as possible.

Hearing Mitch sing for the first time always leaves people stunned, which is called getting Mitchslapped. Hearing him turn himself into an electric guitar for the solo is like the backhand version lol

Glad you guys got to this. The megaphone was just fir affect. Those are the sounds of mitch imitating the guitar. And yes things are polished in studio but he did it pretty convingly live too. Love your comedy reactions, but music ones are great too.

Happy to see you do some Pentatonix reaction. This song is one of their classics but is an oldy in terms of the age and experience of the group. For the Holidays... You should try "Mary Did You Know" from about the same time in their development or "Havana" from a more recent time frame. Cheers all

Glad to see you back to Pentatonix. As it gets closer to Christmas, you can't beat their Christmas songs. Just search their 7 Christmas albums for a song that looks interesting to you; they are all good.

Absolutely LOVE this version they made. It's incredible. I'm a Pentaholic and found your channel a few months ago so I really enjoyed seeing you react to them.

These people are the absolute best a capella group. But, that's just my opinion. But, the fact that in a "reaction video" there wasn't any reaction, staring in awe, says a lot.

Love PTX. Their Christmas music is great. O come all ye faithful is fire. Listen to their Hallelujah live from one of their TV shows and you will See. No trickery. They sound this good live. For real

Gentlemen. Please listen to their Daft Punk Medley and then compare it to their green room live. Amazing

Scott had said that they wouldn't do this song until they could do it justice. So all the stars aligned and they did it.

They sound exactly the same live as they do in their videos.. They are Acapella magic. I have been watching them since they were on “ The Sing Off”. These guys are AMAZING!

Thank you for reacting to PTX. Love this performance!!

It took 5 yrs for them to get this to a production value they where willing to record. Someone one brought this to Brain May's attention and he put it on his social media page telling peopke ro enjoy.

Pentatonix is amazing! Love this song ❤️.

Blokes, I was waiting to see your reaction to this one in particular. I'll let everyone else tell you all about how the guitar has no effect on it and how they more or less sound the same live. PTX has got a huge following. So, if you want to put a filter on the videos when you react to them, feel free. Everyone's seen them all a million times over.

With pentatonix what you see is what you get there is no sound recording magic...I fell in love with the group on the voice competition... most specifically born to be wild...I would swear there was a harly backing them up it was Kevin

That was fun, glad to see you throw a song in the mix now and then. If you would like to see an amazing new video from them, check out their cover of THE PRAYER

Pentatonix is the only A capella group to win a grammy, they have 3

So glad you guys took a break from your comedy videos to share some PTX with us. It's always fun to watch someone listening to their cover of BH for the first time. FYI, the star-scape portion during the second guitar solo is a nod to Brian May, who has a doctoral degree in Astrophysics, of all things! And the couch cuddle near the end mirrors the Queen album cover Sheer Heart Attack. I love how PTX does their research and really pays homage to the original artists. Great reaction, as always.

Queen never performed BR live in its entirety. In the studio recording, a lot of layering have been done wherein they could not reproduce live. Watch any live Queen concert. When they get to the Scaramouch section, the band leaves the stage and they switch to the iconic video recording that we all know. PTX performs this piece entirely live in their concerts.

Pentatonix is so good.

PTX will get you lots of views from Pentaholics....We love reactions!

Great reaction! Always enjoy your PTX videos and I wish you could do more.

Awesome!!!!! More pentatonix please. 😀😀

booboolu's for sure they are the best of the best, check out their latest The Prayer done unbelievable 100% better than the original happy holidays booboolu's and keep doing PTX 👍💜🌲

PTX won a Grammy for this. They don't need a studio to polish their singing.

Always love watching this little work of art by PTX. Thanks

You need to see them live. I recommend their new release The Prayer live performance at the IHeartRadio Christmas Show. It is phenomenal and shows you exactly why they are the best in the world. Thank your for this reaction and please do more. Thanks!

As of this yr. think we all see. How wonderful we all are. That the world is truly are one. 🥰🥰🥰🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

My first time watching these guys. I appreciate that they only paused a few times. I've seen other's react, and they're constantly stopping the video. I yell at the screen, "Just watch the video!" You want to see them get as excited as much as when we see the music.

Please check out Kevin Olusola’s Down Cover. He does the beats, singing, etc. He’s the black guy in this video, if you aren’t familiar.

PTX IS THE #1 A CAPELLA GROUP IN THE WORLD. 🥰🎶🎙

👉Mitch (lead with the megaphone) is only using it as a "prop" no trickery its just wah wah's in his natural high pitch voice! Scott (scandi tall blonde) is WAY more handsome than chubby Corden and the very aging Beckham 😅 PENTATONIX can do ALL THIS LIVE!!! AND YES!! THEY ARE THE GREATEST ACAPELLA group in the WORLD💯

I love you commenting about it being recorded in a studio without mentioning that the original was also recorded in a studio. Queen never played the Bohemian Rhapsody in it's entirety live as they were worried about not being able to reproduce the sound live so they cut out parts or playing a recording for certain parts. Pentatonix can do this in full live with very little difference in sound between recording and live. No shade to Queen they were f'ning legends and their Live Aid Performance was the stuff of legends and I was lucky enough to see it live, but Pentatonix are skilled and well studied and trained musicians as well.

The bass Avi Kaplan has some wonderful solo music. First Place I GO is his latest. All if his music is amazing from Change On The Rise, House of the Rising Sun, A folk type cover of Outkast's Hey Ya, The Summit, Song for the Seeker......the list goes on every song special in it's own way. Would love to see you blokes react to these.

Thanks for doing this! I love PTX and this video! They are so incredibly talented.

They are magic!!! Heard them for the first time this month and can't get enough.

The three on the back of couch went to school together from grade school thru high school in Arlington Texas.

YAY!!!! Liking before I even press play.

The couch is a nod to their beginning posts when they didn't have money x so, they used couches a lot. The stay night is a nod to Brian May's Masters degree in astronomy

Mike missed out! Would love for you to react fo one (or more more) of their Christmas songs. Happy to see you doing some music. That’s what first brought me to your page. Not sure if it was Tom MacDonald or Pentatonix.

Mitch can grow the Freddie mustache. It looks so much like Freddie's in might have been creepy if it was in the video. 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. They sounded essentially the same.

I do watch a quite a bit of your comedy stuff but I'm glad you did another Pentatonix video. The next time you get around to reacting to them again you might want to try out a live video even if it's the song you've already done.

Crazy sick! Just by the numbers when asking are they the best at what they do(yes) of the holy trinity of current A Capella bands Voiceplay 290+ million views, Home Free 310+ million views PTX 5+ BILLION (yes with a B) views. I like all 3 and they do differ, but..PTX.

Hey guys, still watching you guys from the very start. Keep up the good work.

The live is just as good

Can you react to more ptx? Glad to see you guys back, great vid x

💕💕💕 ***************SOMETIMES, THERE IS JUST NO WORDS GOOD ENOUGH*************** 💕💕💕 Really loved your raw & emotional reactions guys!

6:46 You're missing all their Christmas music & the season will be over before you know it. 😁

Chills...I HAVE CHILLS!!! 😵

Hi. Please check out their cover of The Prayer from their new Christmas album. It is amazing.

There's a 'behind-the-scenes' making of this video that's really interesting and shows they're filming it outside in a parking lot and have troubles w/ that moving couch and how cold they all are (you can see their breath in some shots). All in the name of quality art! :) Nice reaction, fabulous cover!

I’ve seen this dozens of times & there’s a point where I realize that there it’s the best boxer Kevin & not a percussion section on the track. He’s amazing. There are lots of live videos for Pentatonix ✌️

Y'all need to react to Pentatonix Hallelujah live. Amazing.

Love Pentatonix! Edit: would you guys ever be so bold to react to Taemin’s IDEA???? He is an amazing artist. I believe his MV right now has over 50 million views.

They are the world's best...

The blond guy is Scott... one of the original friends that started the group the girl is Kirsti another original friend...then I am not sure if it was Avi the bass with the sheepskin collor and can create 2 sounds at the same time or the Eddie Mercury singer Mitch who can sing 6 octaves naturally then came Kevin the beat boxer who can also sound like a cello oh by the way Micth sound like electric guitar as well this took them 5 yrs to perfect

No, Sweetie there is NO STUDIO TRICKERY!! Their recordings are virtually identical to their live versions

Brian May of Queen has a link to this cover on his social media site. Pretty high praise, if you ask me.

If interested there is an official ptx behind the scenes video for this on KZfaq. Thanks 2/3 rds Office Blokes.

Listen to Pentatonix': Daft Punk, Mary did you know?, Gold, .....there's just so much..the level of talent this group has and complement one another is just sick...individually they are sick as well.

Flying Pickets best known song is cover of Only You

Great choice! 🎶 🎵🔥❤🤘🤘

Watch The Prayer, Mary Did You Know, and some live performances!

Glad to see you're doing some music. I watch y'all for those reactions more than comedy.

PTX are way better live than studio in my opinion. Thanks for reacting. ( totally agree about Adam Lambert too, huge fan of his )

Watch and hear the live version

if you’d like to hear them live in good quality, i recommend their 2016 pop spring: specifically “Can’t Sleep Love” one of their originals! also Mitch (the lead in this one) only uses the megaphone as a prop, as he does the sound without it in the live performances, pentatonix made it a big trope to make sure they could do everything they performed, live.

If you’ve not, their official video and cover of John Lennon’s Imagine is so incredibly beautiful- and what we all need rt now! Their Evolution of Michael Jackson is stunning & so much fun!!!! Merry Christmas, guys! Please. Send. Crunchies.😂 Stay safe & love much💖 Cheers!

I've probably watch close to 1000 reactions to this video and you're the first one who pointed out that they've got their shoes on the couch. Lol, I'm really surprise I didn't notice it on my own. I had one of those Mothers, too. :LOL. Nice reaction.

I've watched live versions also. It's easy to forget their a capella. You should react to a live version

I enjoy your reaction video's and part of that is the music reactions so please continue. Today you have 2.4K likes on this one so somebody's watching it!

Note the megaphone was just a prop. They don’t do anything in a video that they cannot preform on stag Aside from sets

Watch their sing off performances I think you would enjoy where they started

I haven’t listened to Pentatonix much but I like what I’ve heard. Dax, you are on the money with Adam Lambert. I’ve seen them a few times and Adam is the perfect fit because of his range and big personality. One song that gets me every time is Queen + Adam Lambert’s version of Who Wants to Live Forever. If you have the time, check out their Isle of Wight performance of that song. It is as close to perfection as it gets.

Pentatonix are just crazy good. But how about an all female version of Bohemian Rhapsody. Just search 4th Impact . They are 4 sisters from The Philippines with amazing harmonies ...im sure their version of this icon song will leave you astounded..........

There Christmas special songs live are good quality

You guys, here is the live version of Bohemian Rhapsody you have been waiting for! Streamed from Hollywood bowl 2022. Good quality audio! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pLN2g9ag2sfZnWQ.html

You should react to their cover of The Prayer. This it’s incredible!

An excellent live PTX performance of "Bohemian Rhapsody" you might want to react to: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rqt8iat4m869qJ8.html . They sound exactly like the studio version.

The Megaphone is JUST A Prop in this Video.. It is Him Making the Sound......

This does not sound much different when they are live. They do all those percussions and the megaphone is just for a visual effect.

PTX has also been recorded singing Somebody To Love & it's awesome! Another live fan video tho. They are currently on tour & there are some amazingly good live videos taken from the audience of these 1st in 2 yrs concerts! Sound isn't bad at all on most of them. 😊

Home Free is another group you should check out. I wouldn’t steer you wrong! 🥰

Every group since the 50's has used effects of some kind and almost no one ever complains. Think of guitar pedal boards. You would be amazed at what they can do back stage with no effects.

Try Home Free for a capella. Man of Constant Sorrow will blow your mind.

I hate it when the reactors just ASSUME that there is all kinds of studio trickery and put that out there!!!