I’m so glad more people are starting to notice that Matt had such a nice rich, smooth voice. He’s really found his stride in the group

They performed it live for The Kelly Clarkson Show, then added editing for the official video. Usually for the videos there is a recording studio track. Anytime you see microphones they are singing live.

This song is about friendship and family always being there to help you back up when you're down. And in their song starships she sings " My names Kirstin you can call me Kirstie" 😁

Check out their mash-ups 'La La Latch' (with Avi) and 'New Rules X Are You That Somebody' (with Matt). You're gonna be blown away!

This is pandemic "live", they have some of this "live" performances... They recorded them in studio and sent them to the talk shows. But Ptx decided to edit the videos and released them as their official videos.

After you do Petals, to take a breather from The lucky ones, please react to When the party's over. It's breathtaking and also has a little Matt in it.

The vocals are live, the video added to it. The band is great with reactors. It is their label that has the issues.

You can usually tell the difference between the studio track and these "recorded live for TV" versions because on the live versions Scott usually throws in more riffs. This was written by Kirstie with three outside songwriters / producers.

This song hits home so well. For some reason their original songs, which I love, are not what most people seem to want. Covers and Christmas, but we know PTX is so much more than that.

THIS is one of those songs, that if you had no idea it was live, you'd think it was recorded in a studio and be on your merry way. The Christmas special version of Hallelujah is like that, it literally sounds no different than the studio except for 1 or 3 spots. THAT'S how good they are. I do love this song, it's uplifting and edifying. They all did amazing. Scott and his riffs and runs... it's stuff of legends lol

So glad you decided to do the whole album. Love it when you just can’t help yourself at certain parts and you just laugh out loud with delight. That’s exactly how I feel when I listen to them. Just makes me happy!

This is surely one of my favourites of theirs. Those lyrics hit me every time. So hopeful but accepting of the dark... Makes me feel safe!

Yeah. This is (for now) my favorite song. Just makes me happy.

Great reaction. Thanks. Kirstin has the magic touch when writing/co-writing songs. Yep, she did it again. I remember that you really liked "Water". Please react to Pentatonix early video "Starships". It has a storyline. See if you can figure it out.

I think this was recorded when it was still impossible to perform in front of an audience. So they recorded the vocals live in the TV studio and then their visual magicians edited it.

For about 5 years we all knew her as Kirstie (as she said, like "Thirsty"). When she put out her solo album, she used the name Kirstin. So if you call her by either of those, we don't care - as long as it's not Kristin or Keersten, as many reactors do. Then you'll probably hear about it. Great reaction to a beautiful, very meaningful song.

This may be their most underrated video and that’s saying a lot🤣! It’s a great song with an even better message…I know I just need to hear it occasionally!!!

Love, love this song. So wish the media would play more PTX on the radio. They are so under appreciated by that sector. Great reaction.

This song as well as their title song The Lucky Ones on Jimmy Kimmel had the audio recorded live but then edited the visuals to make it look like a video since it was released during the pandemic and they couldn't be live in the studio.

Another favorite of mine! So much meaning here.

This is one of my favorites of their originals. Perfect for the radio, I can’t believe there was never any radio play. It’s a damn shame!

This is one of those "pandemic live" performances. They were invited to debut this song on the Kelly Clarkson Show. In the past, they would simply be performing the song live on the show. Due to pandemic restrictions, PTX would record a brand new performance together and send that video to the talk show. To make it more visually interesting, they had their video folks do some fancy editing. Later, they posted an alternate cut of the video as their official music video. They did something similar for the Jimmy Kimmel show with the song The Lucky Ones. "Love Me When I Don't" was my first favourite track when I heard the album for the first time. Awesome lyrics and melody..

It isn't Pentatonix that blocks their videos they love KZfaq reactors as the got their start on KZfaq! With that said they do have a record label and the record label is a business which unfortunately has gotten more and more strict over the last few years when it comes to blocking Pentatonix content!

So glad you are loving PTX..I remember watching your first reaction video..you had no idea who they were..Enjoy your reactions..PTX is so amazing..Im 60 yrs old and have fallen in love with these very talented individuals..I was listening to the Superfruit on my way home from work today..love what Mitch and Scott did..GREAT MUSIC..

As mentioned in earlier posts, Live means live vocals. Most official music videos are them lip-syncing to their own studio recorded track, but if you see them with microphones (Gold, Jolene, etc), they are singing live (although that doesn't necessarily preclude backing body/percussion track...as in this one, the clapping is all from track..and i think similar for the live video of "I saw three ships")

Great reaction! This is not an official music video, that was their performance for the Kelly Clarkson Show. They sang it live a bunch of times, and then the video was edited in post production. I personally prefer the album version, because this live version lacks some of the cool Mitch ad-libs. An interesting fact: Scott often adds extra riffs whenever they do live-on-TV performance to show it's live, because they are always so good live, a lot of people think it's studio recording. This whole album is amazing!

This is one of my favorites from this album! Great reaction, as always!

I’m so glad that you reacted to this one. Such an amazing song with sincere lyrics but it seems to get looked over all the time.

Yes, she is exactly this special!

I've wondered about the "live" as well.. The visuals are obviously not live but .. This is one of my very favorites!! There are MANY treasures that just don't have the circulations that I would have expected.. oh well. One of those treasures is COME ALONG.. it's outstanding!! Thank you again!!

Hello Salvo G. Isn't this just great !! Kirstie staring off so nice and strong. Her sign on her dressing room for the Evergreen Tour had Kirstie written on it, so calling her Kirstie should be fine. I had to smile when you paused as soon as Mitch started to sing and said "I'm not ready, I'm not ready, I'm not ready" - was that for Mitch? - LOL.....are we ever really ready for when Mitch sings - his vice is just golden. And then when he sang again...you said ..."Again!" - I feel you - just can't get enough of hearing Mitch sing. Hearing him sing every time is like hearing him sing for the first time. Loved your response when Matt started - you were not expecting that - he is smooth and warm. Kevin beat boxing and whoohsing sounds - just phenomenal. Then Scott coming in with that pop sound and his riffing. This is such a good song. Great lyrics. I see others answered your questions on the video and videography. Please do finish up The Lucky Ones Album - let us celebrate PTXs 10th Anniversary with them!! 11th Anniversary is just a couple of months away and new music may be coming. I already sent you a loooong list. Great reaction as always.

Either works for Kirstin. When they first started she was "Kirstie" which was apparently her childhood nickname. This is the time period of the Starships video. After a few years she went through that phase so many people with nicknames do where she wanted to sound more grown-up and she started being listed as "Kirstin" on everything. The band never quite got with that and continued calling her Kirstie more often than not. More recently it just seems like whichever. People have said already... it isn't PTX that's blocking the videos. The problem is that they're on a huge label (RCA) with a big legal team (SME = Sony Music Entertainment). Their success is reactors' nightmare. Their contract is up this month and they're shopping around for the first time in 8 years. With any luck, they can find something that is beneficial for everyone. They already switched management to get representation more willing to shop them as a pop group (instead of a niche a capella group) with the intent of breaking down those final mainstream barriers like radio. And the new management got them a ton of exposure over the holidays with a dozen or more TV and holiday gigs... so hopefully they can continue that. Right now, being between contracts and with Kirstin pregnant, they're laying kind of low publicly. I heard they're working on a ton of things behind the scenes, though.

One of my favorite wake-up songs!!

I'm pretty sure this was done live together and because of the pandemic it was streamed to the show.

She goes by either Kirstin or Kirsty. This was taped live for Kelly Clarkson show. Their people just decided to do their magic and make this into the video. I believe Kirsty wrote this. You're totally on the money about this song. Thanks for the great reaction😃!

"I mean, come on!" Exactly!

I agree this is a great song. Thanks for reacting to it and found your comments right on point as always

Once again from their album of originals. Entire album is about help and positivity. Love this! What a great message! Added: Kirstin or Kirstie is fine. Name is Kirstin but she also uses her nickname Kirstie.

Kirstie...she even rapped out that we can call her Kirstie in a song on their first album (I think the song is "Starships") They shot videos for their new original album THE LUCK ONES during the pandemic. Plus, they made TV appearances during quarantine so they used the tech available to spice it up. That is what this performance is...a TV appearance.

my heart with you. absolute beauty

As for what to see next, I look forward to your reactions to my three favorite songs on the album, none of which have an official video (Yay! Not block-worthy). "Never Gonna Cry Again" is a Mitch song (he co-wrote it), and "Bored" and "Petals" both feature Scott (with supporting vocals from Kirstin and Mitch). A caveat: "Petals" has a lot of synthesizer in it, and is probably the farthest they've ever stretched on one off their albums. But it is a great track with a great beat, and should have had some radio play.

It’s live. They really are that good. 😀. Kirsty. (Like thirsty.). I think she wrote this song

I think it is their video Starships where Kirstie raps “my name is Kirsten but you can call me Kirstie”

I believe Kirstie was in on the writing of this PTX original. I love this song and wish it got more attention. Thank you for your reaction!

I'm so glad you did this one! I love this song and yes, it's an original. I believe Kirstie co-wrote it. Keep the great reactions coming!

I love this song & the video......I enjoy your reactions...sometimes you just aren't ready for it & them BAM!!!!

If the video says "live", it is a video of them actually singing what you are watching. If it is a typical "official video", the sound is the studio version. They are extremely talented at lip syncing, but I think they usually sing along with the recording when doing an official video. I sincerely hope that everyone has someone in their life that mirrors the lyrics in this song. I love "Happy Now" as well. Whether break up or loss, at some point we have to allow ourselves to be happy again.

You, young sir, are amazing! Thank you…

As per their "Starships" cover. "My name is Kirstin you can call me Kirstie."

Am loving all your reactions to this album. This album is so underrated by radio.

There are three tracks from this album that are live vocals with video added afterward. C*VID really screwed up their carefully laid plans for this album, and the new management team went all-in to get exposure. That they had (at least) three songs from the album on various TV shows, and the first two released tracks from the album had videos as well. "Happy Now" was recorded pre-quarantine, and "Be My Eyes" was recorded individually and assembled, like the songs on the 2020 "At Home" EP.

Kirsty wrote this original, I read. Beautiful message.

Totally here for this one! Very uplifting song! Kirstie is what the group calls her on a regular basis, but I call her both. They filmed it live, they were all standing there all together. After they did the performance for whatever show it was, they made a music video out of it with all the edits. After the official video came out, they pulled the live performance off KZfaq where they were all standing still next to each other singing live. Can't find it out there at all any longer. It was a live performance that they made an official video afterward. Thank you so much for all your content!

Great reaction as always. Kirstin wrote this song with some outside help (as normal, but the text and sound is from her) As long as you pronounce it correctly, what you usually do, it can be Kirstie or Kirstin. Penthaholics don't mind. A German from Germany

She goes by Kirstie or Kirstin. I believe the audio was live as in not studio polished. Covid affected how “live” performances were done. Please correct me if I’m wrong. Recommend you react to every video and track from this album. It’s a winner.

This performance is "covid live". It was for a late night show, I believe. but instead of actually being on stage with the host, they sent in this video, which was done while socially distanced. It's live in terms of this is what they would have done if they were actually there. except for the teleporting, of course.

Please review Pentatonix Shallow and Come Along!

"Do people call her Kirstin or Kirstie?" Short answer: yes!

Love your reactions!

Dreams (Cranberries Cover) I don't think you've done it yet...harmonies are incredible

Watch and react to Starships cover, Kirstie will tell you her name in the video.

Does anybody talk about this song?😂. I’ve been asking for it for a while now...not sure if on here or Patreon...but I’ve been asking.😉. I love the words on this one as well as the arrangement! It’s just a really good song! Now, will you please do Sing!? (It’s an older original, Avi is still with the group.) Oh, & she says she prefers Kirstie.

Kirstie and Matt wrote this (they all had writing credits on songs on this album but this is them, Be My Eyes was Kirstie, Happy Now was Matt, I don't knowboff hand the rest)

this one is on regular rotation on my playlist. you can call her Kirstin or Kirstie, I think she's fine with both haha also, you still need to react to their making of evergreen documentary because it's great! thanks for the amazing reaction as always ❤️

She went by Kirstie as a kid but she isn't 19 years old anymore. She is using Kirstin professionally but isn't insisting that those close to her do that. I refer to her as "Kirstin" because I didn't know her back then.

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The blocking of videos by KZfaq seems to be quite random and every reactor mentions different experiences regarding which videos get blocked, which is why there isn't a consistent approach for dealing with them. I think music labels do this because they have to actively enforce their copyrights in order to maintain them. A few things I've noticed though -> the newer the song release, the more likely for it to get a block which is why the latest Christmas album videos are high on that list - they also want to encourage people to watch the original videos to add to the view counts. There might even be a blocking algorithm. The pre-2014 (pre-RCA official label) songs are rarely blocked. I don't think non-album songs (e.g. medleys, Evolution Of) are ever blocked. Live performances are never blocked. Performance clips from The Sing-Off are not blocked probably because NBC has deemed them not worth the effort to do so.

Have you done the mini-documentary The Recording of Evergreen yet? Although that was an unusual recording situation (the intro explains what was different), it still might give you a better idea of what makes a studio recording different from a live one.

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I think like you I love this song

LOTS of good ones on this original album. It’s a shame they don’t get radio air time - some of their originals belong on the radio.

Hi there again. I'll be getting PENTATONIX DELUXE VERSION, PTX PRESENTS TOP POP VOL. 1 and THE LUCKY ONES tomorrow. I'm so excited. I'd appreciate you reacting to "Be My Eyes" and "Sing", if you haven't already. Thank you.

live means that the track has not been produced like in the strudio

Thanks! Maybe do Petals before you shift away from this album. Audio only but I think you’ll like it. 👍🏻

Fun fact: Someone used this song for a fan video for the "Shameless" characters Ian and Mickey. If you watch that show, you can see this is an excellent song for them. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jb1ndamrycmwimg.html

I'm not sure how the blocking rules work, but for many "intellectual property" rules the problem is that if they let people use their content too often the song (video, film) could go into public domain and they would lose the rights.

Try Cologne or Pretender. So many...many without videos that deserve them. This song is newer and usually harder to access due to copywrites.

You know the group also calls her Kirsty and Kirsten. I guess it's just a matter of what your comfortable with.

Kirstie!

never gonna cry again is a great song even though there is no video for it.

Using the keyboard for media controls is way more efficient and way less intrusive.

Do a reaction to their cover of Nicki Minaj's 'Starship'. Kirstie has a rap line that explains the Kirstin/Kirstie thing.

I think when she was younger she went by Kirstie, but now she goes by Kirsten more often. I don’t think your viewers wouldn’t mind either… just not Kristen. I think that these songs didn’t get the attention they deserved. I wonder if it was because they never toured these songs. Love your reaction.

Kirstie

Kirsten wrote this one...

Kirsty

Every song on The Lucky Ones should have gotten airplay on every pop station. What they do is at least as good if not better than Taylor Swift, Pink, Bieber or any other pop artist. This is why I don't listen to music radio much anymore. If I want music I listen to PTX, movie sound tracks, Peter Hollins and a few others.

Come Along

Most of us have all the videos. You don't have to show them.

Kirstie like thirsty is more popular

ptx has no say in vids getting taken down. they LOVE ppl reacting to their vids but unfortunately their current label (rca/sony) is just awful. it says live because it was aired live for the first time on some talk show while people were social distancing more. the album version is slightly different, but there is no official video for it.