Sharpie66 April 25, 2017 Share April 25, 2017 According to the Global Music Report from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, A Pentatonix Christmas was the tenth best selling album worldwide in 2016. Dang. http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7775037/ifpi-beyonce-lemonade-highest-selling-album-2016-drake-song 3 Link to comment
SrPab April 27, 2017 Share April 27, 2017 (edited) The debut single--from Kirstin's EP, I presume--will drop #soon! Avi's EP release The first single (along with MV) from Avi's EP is this Friday! Edited April 27, 2017 by SrPab 3 Link to comment
SrPab April 28, 2017 Share April 28, 2017 (edited) Fields & Pier ETA: Me gusto. Edited April 28, 2017 by SrPab 2 Link to comment
Sharpie66 April 28, 2017 Share April 28, 2017 This is right up my alley! Can't wait to hear the rest of it. Link to comment
Sharpie66 May 2, 2017 Share May 2, 2017 FYI, they lost the Daytime Emmy for talk-show performance to the cast of The Color Purple. Link to comment
Kromm May 4, 2017 Share May 4, 2017 On 4/17/2017 at 10:32 PM, Silver Raven said: They got a standing ovation, and somebody I didn't recognize said "Wow" at the end. It was Tom Hanks. 2 Link to comment
Silver Raven May 4, 2017 Share May 4, 2017 PTX is singing "Oh What a Beautiful Morning" with Billy Porter on his new album, and I have to say that I don't really care for jazzy rearrangements of classic songs, so this song doesn't do much for me. 1 Link to comment
SrPab May 6, 2017 Share May 6, 2017 (edited) Kirstin's collab single is out now! ETA: The A Cappella Academy Choir will join PTX in singing New Year's Day at the Hollywood Bowl on July 2. Edited May 6, 2017 by SrPab 3 Link to comment
Sharpie66 May 6, 2017 Share May 6, 2017 Ptxnewsandstuff just tweeted this great article from Billboard: Why Pentatonix? How the A Cappella Group Became--and Stayed--Charts Conquerors Although they miss the whole YouTube aspect of their popular growth. 1 Link to comment
Kromm May 8, 2017 Share May 8, 2017 On 5/5/2017 at 10:55 PM, Sharpie66 said: Ptxnewsandstuff just tweeted this great article from Billboard: Why Pentatonix? How the A Cappella Group Became--and Stayed--Charts Conquerors Although they miss the whole YouTube aspect of their popular growth. Missing YouTube's role sounds like either idiocy, or a deliberate editorial slant to knock down new media. 2 Link to comment
SrPab May 9, 2017 Share May 9, 2017 (edited) Click through PTX Librarian's tweet to read this Mitch-centric article. One big takeaway, for me, is the sense that the writer of the piece, Max Berlinger, believes PTX to be a pop group first and foremost. He *acknowledges* PTX as an a cappella group, but the way the article reads makes me think there might now be lots of people who consider PTX a pop group...that just happens to make a cappella music. They are regarded as an established part of the music scene, as opposed to a weird flash-in-the-pan novelty act. Perhaps Mitch's fashion choices/philosophy tie into his social anxiety: “I don’t really know why, but I’ve been into that ‘don’t talk to me’ look. I like to be approachable but I also like … I like to keep people at arm’s length.” His clothes do the talking when he's not feeling chatty. Edited May 9, 2017 by SrPab 3 Link to comment
SrPab May 11, 2017 Share May 11, 2017 (edited) Hollywood Bowl Concert update: I went down a Twitter rabbit hole a few hours ago and somehow came across a tidbit that mentioned PTX (accompanied by the A Cappella Academy Choir, L.A. Philharmonic, and Army Band) will close the July 2 concert with a performance of Bohemian Rhapsody. Further sleuthing got me verification from one of the Academy's campers having an FB post with a screenshot of the ACA email describing the change. The ACA Choir will only be at the July 2 event. I think they'll perform BR instead of New Year's Day. Edited May 11, 2017 by SrPab 1 Link to comment
bjork May 12, 2017 Share May 12, 2017 Avi will take a step back from Pentatonix after the summer tour. He posted a video with the rest of the group on Facebook, explaining that the fast pace of the band's success was wearing him out. Link to comment
Silver Raven May 12, 2017 Share May 12, 2017 :'( I wonder if he will be doing any touring in support of his new album. Link to comment
Sharpie66 May 12, 2017 Share May 12, 2017 Oh, so sad!! I will miss Avi but will follow his solo work. 3 Link to comment
SrPab May 13, 2017 Share May 13, 2017 I needed a minute to process the announcement. Relatedly, TMZ and Perez Hilton can STFU and have all the seats with their click-bait headlines and articles. The Psychic Twins can have a seat, too, for their lapse in judgment/lack of tact. 1 Link to comment
Sharpie66 May 13, 2017 Share May 13, 2017 All the articles thinking that they won't replace Avi with another bass don't know shit about music. 1 Link to comment
SrPab May 16, 2017 Share May 16, 2017 (edited) Ben Bram weighs in... I'm not sure what to make of it, though. Does PTX already have a new bass (still grooming this person and/or waiting for the right time to unleash), or is this just confirmation that PTX will start searching for a new bass in September? Either way, I'm cautiously optimistic about Pentatonix 2.0/PTX Mark II. By cautiously optimistic, I mean: I'll give the new person a fair shake, but until/unless he (and I assume the bass will be a "he") performs something from PTX Vol. IV, or something older, like, Telephone or LITH...I don't know how I'll feel about it. But I know that I won't let nostalgia and the goodwill Avi had built up with me over the years to negatively color my impression of the new guy--at least, that's what I'll keep telling myself to make it true. Additionally (putting on a more impartial/pseudo-scientific hat), we'll get real-time info/empirical evidence on the vitality and resilience of the PTX brand. I'm 95% confident that this transition will go well and that PTX 2.0 will be successful--accounting for lots of differing opinions regarding the contextual definition of "successful". Will PTX alter their definition of success? Will I adjust my notions of what success for PTX means? Will they still release an LP of original music later this year--if so, will every track have the new bass? Does their next album chart highly on Billboard/go Gold? My notions of success for this group encompass more than just quantifiable things like album sales and award noms. But their music doing well in the marketplace speaks to the strength of their brand since their brand has a commercial component. Edited May 16, 2017 by SrPab 2 Link to comment
Sharpie66 May 17, 2017 Share May 17, 2017 My 77-year-old dad likes PTX's more traditional work. I have bought all of their Christmas CDs for him, and when I took him out for his b-day dinner today, I played "Can't Help Falling in Love," "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," and "Jolene" in the car and he asked me to put together a cd of their more classic and more harmonious songs. 2 Link to comment
ptxnewsandstuff May 20, 2017 Share May 20, 2017 Kirstin's first solo single. "Break A Little." EP set to debut in summer - http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7801049/kirstin-maldonado-pentatonix-solo-single-break-a-little 4 Link to comment
Geeze May 26, 2017 Share May 26, 2017 (edited) Avi's new video Quarter Past Four I read into it why he's stepping back. Edited May 26, 2017 by Geeze 6 Link to comment
Geeze June 6, 2017 Share June 6, 2017 (edited) I've struggled to keep this in but I have to say that when I heard/saw the cover of Bohemian Rhapsody I got the Star Wars "bad feeling about this" because (and this just may be my limited view) I thought once they absolutely killed that, where do you go from there? I know that they all have tons of original material inside of them yet unborn which will be killer (I still love Baddest Girl and Love Again), but I didn't feel that sense of upward trajectory that had always been a part of my Pentatonix experience. I had that feeling but in no way thought it would be Avi either taking a step back or a hiatus if you credit Kevin's statement. So now for speculation, is it going to be a complete break (I know Kevin performed on Field and Pier) or will he still collab on arrangements but not perform? I cannot imagine a new bass (although that would make the most sense) because their synergy/BLEND was so unique and from the first moment I heard those glorious and intricate harmonies created by the six of them and performed by the five of them.........it just scratched that musical itch that had only partially been satisfied until them. Edited June 6, 2017 by Geeze Link to comment
SrPab June 6, 2017 Share June 6, 2017 Avi completely detaching himself from PTX? Here's what I've come across: a tweet from Ben Bram indicating that PTX will get a new bass (with a further implication that the PTX brand is of a quintet built on a rhythm section with a dedicated bass vocalist). Further, I skulk on any number of public FB profiles of a cappella folk and I have come across one explicitly saying he was given a shot at auditioning for PTX but didn't make the cut (he even posted a picture of the rejection letter/email). They still have another album of original music coming out...but maybe not released this year. Will this album have Avi on it at all? Had they already put down a few tracks with Avi, and subsequently had to set those aside because they want to re-record them with a new bass--I don't know? Also, I think Kirstin's wedding is in November of this year. Q4 2017 may be light on PTX public performances/touring even if nothing else was going on. Link to comment
Silver Raven June 10, 2017 Share June 10, 2017 Avi's new video, "Sweet Adeline". He looks so happy. 3 Link to comment
Reddust June 10, 2017 Share June 10, 2017 I freaking love the video! Thanks for posting! Link to comment
SrPab June 14, 2017 Share June 14, 2017 (edited) Superfruit's 2-part EP Future Friends is on deck! Bad 4 Us is on Part I. Edited June 16, 2017 by SrPab 2 Link to comment
SrPab June 16, 2017 Share June 16, 2017 (edited) L O V E is in the air! Pre-order now; Kirstin's EP drops July 14. The MV for All Night is on her kirstinVEVO channel on YT: Edited June 16, 2017 by SrPab 2 Link to comment
bjork July 1, 2017 Share July 1, 2017 Superfruit dropped their first EP of the year yesterday, Future Friends Part One. They also released a new music video for the lead song Imaginary Parties: 2 Link to comment
SrPab July 1, 2017 Share July 1, 2017 (edited) If iTunes charts (U.S. and other countries) are a good barometer, then the Superfruit EP is doing *well*. Could Part One debut in the upper quartile of the Billboard 200? I've already got a paid download...but I also want it on CD. Edited July 1, 2017 by SrPab Link to comment
Sharpie66 July 2, 2017 Share July 2, 2017 That video is really great! Love the colors and clothes. And the entire EP is terrific. 1 Link to comment
SrPab July 3, 2017 Share July 3, 2017 (edited) Select PTX performances at the July 2 Hollywood Bowl appearance. From what I can tell, not too many YT uploads so far. I was not expecting Coldest Winter on their set list. The orchestra drowns out Kevin and Avi often (and the trio every once in awhile, too!), but that's par for the course whenever they have orchestral backing. Take On Me (I think this is their first public performance of this song) Bohemian Rhapsody (with ACA Choir). First public performance of this song? Coldest Winter (first public performance of this song?) Imagine Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (I think what would count as their first public performance of this song was when they performed it during their Saturday, July 1, visit at A Cappella Academy) Can't Help Falling In Love . Edited July 3, 2017 by SrPab 1 Link to comment
SrPab July 8, 2017 Share July 8, 2017 (edited) Bad 4 Us (video take 2)...I recognize some of the background dancers (particularly Betty Who, and Carissa Alvarado of Us The Duo). The Bad 4 Us vid that was posted on YT over 8 months ago has been re-titled to say "Original Video". This song is my favorite from Part One. Edited July 8, 2017 by SrPab 1 Link to comment
Silver Raven July 8, 2017 Share July 8, 2017 As a PTX fan, I gotta say that I don't really care for Imaginary Parties. 1 Link to comment
Sharpie66 July 8, 2017 Share July 8, 2017 I love that new vid for Bad 4 Us! Very Soul Train. My fave song on the EP is Worth It (Perfect). Such a smooth and subtle beat, and Mitch is nailing the high notes, and I am always disappointed when it ends. But I really like both Bad 4 Us and Imaginary Parties. Today is a gorgeous day outside, and I was driving to my hair salon with the windows down and the EP blaring out. Fun! 2 Link to comment
Sharpie66 July 11, 2017 Share July 11, 2017 Guess whose EP is at #33 on the Billboard Top 200?!? 1 Link to comment
SrPab July 11, 2017 Share July 11, 2017 Excellent debut...I wasn't overly optimistic after all. And Kirstin's album drops this Friday! Link to comment
Sharpie66 July 14, 2017 Share July 14, 2017 (edited) I've listened to Kirstin's EP. It's good, but I'll confess that I enjoy Superfruit's Future Friends EP more. I'm surprised that she doesn't have a new video out today, but the boys are releasing their third one off their EP--Worth It (Perfect), which I am looking forward to seeing because it's my favorite track. ETA: Worth .it (Perfect) just posted! And it is just that--the dancers are amazing. Edited July 14, 2017 by Sharpie66 2 Link to comment
Sharpie66 July 14, 2017 Share July 14, 2017 (edited) This is great--the French Army band played the PTX arrangement of Daft Punk for Macron and Trump! http://gizmodo.com/french-army-performs-daft-punk-medley-for-bastille-day-1796917798 Edited July 14, 2017 by Sharpie66 3 Link to comment
Silver Raven July 15, 2017 Share July 15, 2017 Kirstin, "Naked". IMHO, this is her best one yet. And Oh my God, she's beautiful in this. 2 Link to comment
ElectricBoogaloo July 27, 2017 Share July 27, 2017 Kirstin talks about her solo album on Build: 2 Link to comment
Silver Raven July 29, 2017 Share July 29, 2017 Superfruit, "Vacation". I like this a lot better than Imaginary Parties. 2 Link to comment
Sharpie66 July 31, 2017 Share July 31, 2017 They have a new cover song out for Patreons right now; should be on YT tomorrow. It's Robyn's "Dancing On My Own," and it's a good song, if sad because there is no Avi. Kevin's cello is filling in for the bass part. 2 Link to comment
Silver Raven July 31, 2017 Share July 31, 2017 Teens React to Superfruit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nvpt0X6doc 1 Link to comment
Silver Raven August 1, 2017 Share August 1, 2017 51 minutes ago, Sharpie66 said: Here's Dancing On My Own: Tears. Oh, Avi. 3 Link to comment
SrPab August 2, 2017 Share August 2, 2017 (edited) Dancing On My Own got more than 1M views on YT in less than 24 hrs. But, as usual, YT comment sections are a cesspool. I haven't read any myself but there are tweets bemoaning the usual suspects known as "stupidity" and "ignorance" and "rudeness". The Like/Dislike ratio, so far, is outstanding--which is a better barometer for me to know how well-received it is. Will they put out another music vid next month with just the four remaining members? Edited August 2, 2017 by SrPab Link to comment
Silver Raven August 2, 2017 Share August 2, 2017 Vacation is such a fun, poppy song, it should be in regular radio rotation. It's the kind of thing that radio listeners love. Link to comment
Silver Raven August 3, 2017 Share August 3, 2017 Jezebel shits all over Pentatonix and attracts a crowd of like-minded haters. Watch Pentatonix Ruin a Song You Used to Like Link to comment
Sharpie66 August 4, 2017 Share August 4, 2017 Kevin just put out a new loop cover, this time of Marian Hill's "Down," and it is frickin' amazing!! I was dancing around the apartment to it. He sings really well in it, too. 4 Link to comment
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