Brave are those people who have the courage to sing a cappella. It is simply because it’s a test of one’s vocals, it’s where the quality of tone and melody of voice is being measured.
While singing to a capella music is already a challenge to any musician, bringing it to perfection within a group of singers is another story.
This group of young men took this challenge and brought a Billy Joel classic to a wonderful perfection of a capella music.
Cory Blackmon, Chris Bandy, JP Stephens, John Frederick, Cooper Case, and Mark Denman decided to do a cover of The Longest Time. Before their performance, they only had 4 hours to learn the song and practice singing it together.
They all stand tall and brave on their respective microphones, it looks like they’re well-prepared for this performance.
Before they even start, one of them had to get the camera recording before hurrying back to their formation. You can also hear a mellow finger-snapping in the background. It helped keep the tempo.
The beautiful harmony that they create resonates in the entire room.
It didn’t look like they had little time to prepare. They were able to deliver a mind-blowing performance.
The solo parts are also awesome!
It definitely shows the vocal prowess each of these guys has. They all have their own distinctive voice quality that separates them from one another.
They sound really good during their solo parts. And the most impressive part? They were able to create an awesome harmony as one. Their voices blended really well.
To no surprise, the video of their performance went viral.
They shot and uploaded the video sometime in 2016. They were amazed to find more than 3 million people were able to watch it when they got back to it.
Their a capella performance gained different reactions from the online viewers.
There are viewers who found the performance outstanding. There are also people who found flaws.
One viewer said:
“I really love the rendition of the song performed by you guys. The intonation was pretty much spot on. If there was anything I did not like was your timing was off. Other than that this video was fantastic. Nicely done.”
Another one shared:
“Considering you all only had 4 hours to learn this, I think you did a great job! Keeping in time together is not as easy as it seems and comes with practice. Well done!”
A viewer also commented:
“Wow, I wasn’t expecting such great quality. This actually blew me away. I love how strong the bassline is.”
For the record, these young men are no professional singers.
They are just a group of vocally talented guys but with no professional experience whatsoever. They’re just a couple of guys who wanted to sing for fun.
If they were out of time at some points, there’s no problem with that. They shared the video out of love for music and singing. They simply wanted to share their talent.
To defend themselves, one of the guys posted:
“If it sounds like one of the soloists is out of time, it is NOT his fault. All of us are able to keep rhythm, but our time constraints kept us from learning this to the point where we could perform it straight through live. I posted this video, not because I thought it was perfect, but because we all enjoy music, and I wanted these hard-working and talented guys to see the fruits of their labor.”
These young guys are without a doubt gifted with the talent to sing. After all, it’s a capella music, and that’s not an easy task. No auto-tune, no digital sound effects or corrections, no edits, and audio filters. It’s just the six of them and their love for music.
Watch their amazing performance in the video below.
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