EPIC Cover from VoicePlay! Bass Singer Reaction (& Analysis) | "Hellfire"

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  @PeterBarber · 2 years ago · pinned

  Another awesome cover from VP! Are there any songs I still need to react to and analyze from them?

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  @thomas3250-q4e · 2 years ago

  Geoff was very open in his recent interview with Tara simons that voiceplay double track a lot now because they don’t sing live often. So most of the bass you heard is just Geoff double tracked and not layne

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  @ronin2827 · 2 years ago

  What do you mean 'effect' of fire in Geoff's eyes? Its simply Geoff, shedding his mortal skin and returning to his original, non-human form.😂

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  @rhov-anion · 2 years ago

  Definitely the darkest Disney villain song. One little fact I found fascinating about the original: Tony Jay could not hit the final high note and asked Alan Menken to change the key. This song was basically the whole reason Menken himself picked &quot;Hunchback&quot; to be Disney&apos;s next project, and he refused to change it. Instead, he sent Jay to voice lessons until he could hit and sustain the note.<br><br>Also, Disney execs worried that the whole sequence would cost them their G rating. Every single frame was analyzed, particularly the &quot;fire spirit&quot; of Esmeralda, to make sure nothing was inappropriate, and it was clear in every frame that she was fully clothed. However, the MPAA didn&apos;t like that the song used the word &quot;sin.&quot; So if you listen to the original, that word is buried in sound effects, much like how Geoff&apos;s sub &quot;sinnnnnn&quot; gets a bit buried by Layne&apos;s perc.<br><br>It still ended up being controversial; Southern Baptists boycotted the entire movie. Still, among Disney villain fans, &quot;Hellfire&quot; is seen as the darkest (and therefore one of the best) Disney villain songs. The animation was just the right level of terrifying to be on par with Chernabog while not crossing the line into &quot;inappropriate for small children.&quot;<br><br>Now, the THEMES... definitely not appropriate, but that&apos;s what makes Frollo the darkest Disney villain. He isn&apos;t doing this for power, riches, or to take down the do-gooder heroes. The &quot;if I can&apos;t have her than no one shall&quot; attitude is a horror that has ruined the lives of many women, including the teen daughter of a co-worker of mine, who had broken up with a guy and reported him to police for abuse, yet he managed to buy a gun and took her life, saying he simply couldn&apos;t handle the idea of her having another boyfriend. Her mother became a major voice in my state banning the purchase of firearms for people accused of domestic violence.<br><br>It&apos;s what makes Frollo horrifying. He&apos;s realistic. We have likely already met someone just like him in our life, and we never even knew it.

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• AL

  @alexwalker8440 · 2 years ago (edited)

  For the longest time Geoff said he wasn&apos;t doing this song. So Layne had to go out of his way with an arrangement that Geoff couldn&apos;t refuse! 🤣. The final product sounds like Frollo was created just for Geoff to sing his part!<br>I hope you&apos;ll provide R&amp;A for Geoff&apos;s &quot;Jack&apos;s Lament&quot;, it&apos;s amazing!! 🤯

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  @ColtonRMagby · 2 years ago

  VoicePlay did an amazing job with this song. The Latin both in this and the original is the cathedral choir basically calling Judge Claude Frollo a liar. It&apos;s a great touch.

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  @Tintenstreuner · 2 years ago

  That section where you demonstrate how to beatbox and sing a bassline at the same time pretty much sums up why I watch your channel. I&apos;m subscribed to a bunch of R&amp;A youtubers and I love every single one of them for what they bring to the table individually. But this here, this is <b>your</b> field of expertise! <br><br>Also very hyped for the interview with Layne!

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  @mityakiselev · 2 years ago

  I love how they felt the need to add bell tones to a Notre-Dame song (get it?)

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  @barbarakennedy2667 · 2 years ago

  As always, an outstanding reaction. <br>I don&apos;t think Geoff will disagree about this not being a favorite Disney tune. For a long time he said he really did not want to sing this one. &nbsp;I assume Layne may have talked him into doing it.

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  @Wildecat10 · 2 years ago

  J None has been promoted to sing in the Washington area with the Sea Chanters. He is singing base. So that’s a possibility for some of the bass. But Layne arranged this. If you haven’t already recorded your interview, these are some great questions for him!

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• AL

  @alyssadaniels7841 · 2 years ago

  The bass line goes: Geoff sing/Layne bass, Layne sing/Geoff bass, Geoff sing/Layne bass, Layne “Burn It”, Geoff double tracked. <br>Layne’s bass part only lasts up until he says ‘burn it’, then Geoff is doubled tracked for the rest of the song.

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  @maloxi1472 · 2 years ago

  I love how you&apos;re not even bothering to wear the Pit Vipers when Geoff sings a G1 now 😂

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