Harmony Explosion 2000 - Platinum

[rangersarmy100]

does anybody have the offical lyrics for "Be Our Guest"?

[ralphyy1234]

Damn. He held that high note for centuries.

[MultitrackManiac]

the slide at 1:40 for Tony is so smooth. jeez.

[lindsstudios]

harmony at 2:05 made me jizz my pants.

[jakethewoz]

final chord ftw

[Ibeatgerman]

I love everything about this, except where the video cuts out :(

[brockjarrett789]

Tony DeRosa should be Valjean...

[jonathan1234911]

GARY LEWIS!!

[SethSanford1]

im looking for the scarborough fair, feelin groovey, mrs. robinson, bridge over troubled water medly! i had it on a cd that got ruined and i cant find it again its acapella and i think its by platinum or gas house gang or somebody. if anybody knows how to find it or what im talking about please let me kno

[chedhead33]

@SethSanford1

I'm fairly certain the medley you're referring to is the "Simon and Garfunkel Montage" on Acoustix's "Jazz, Jazz, Jazz" CD. Happy Hunting!!!!

[BassfaceColey]

LEGENDS!!! I'm sorry but Tony is "da bomb", he has lungs of steel too that guy :D

[sunnypark02]

hey does anyone know that song title for the 3rd, or the last song in this video? I would love to know it, and it you happen to have the sheet music of it, it would be great if you can send it to sunnypark01@yahoo.co.kr please, thank you.

[LongKungFu]

@sunnypark02

I don't have the sheet music, but the song is called "Bye Bye Blues".

[Sylvanas590]

Wicked post from Tony, epic fifth from Joe. 

[tkarchef]

best yet performing this song!

[proman2world]

1 person got bronze.

[feelit4]

wait is this tenor gary lewis? as in the baritone from max q? if it is he looks so different now!

[piercewise1]

@feelit4 Yup, same guy.

[MJkate]

I'll repost this a little different: Isnt it clear to everyone in the society that gary is one of the top 3 best singers Tenor... and Baritone. If hes in your quartet, yer gonna win gold. Max Q didnt win gold because of one person but I really didnt see them winning without him, no matter who would have been in his place. He definitely is the Horse pulling the cart and definitely one of our showcase singers. One of the few people in this world who has mastered the craft of singing in harmony

[HybridTenor]

ah, i hear the people say "he went flat.." seems like the bass spiked it on the last note. still amazing, nevertheless.

[Rubano5428]

this is sooooo good i listen to this at least once a week it makes my ears happy =]

[LucasRMend]

This tenor is Gary?

[sephiroth3782]

@LucasRMend

yeah =P

definitely one of the most versatile barbershoppers ive ever heard

[PVcat1]

Arguably the greatest quartet of all time.

[otonielcolas]

Por favorrrrrrr.....

Como es hombre puede durar casi 30 segundos con esa nota????

Los cantanes q me expliken, por favor!!!!

[mattdre88]

@otonielcolas No hablo buen espanol, pero pienso que esta hablando sobre los cantanes que cantan notas muy largas. En este quartet, hay quatro cantanes muy bueno. Tony, Joe, Gary, y Kevin. Joe y Gary gano primero lugar en el competicion international 3 veces, y Gary dos. Kevin solamente una vez. Pero Kevin Miles hablo en los parques Disney. Se llama "The Voice of Disney," o, "El Voz de Disney." Ellos practican sobre todos sus vidas, y muchas de las familias y padres cantan barbershop.

[cajuninms]

Is there any sheetmusic out there for that Bye Bye tag?

[sephiroth3782]

can anyone else hear a ridiculous undertone at 8:10, or is that being sung?

[shazam3696]

it's hard to say. platinum is notorious for switching parts around in songs. they're talented. initially it sounds like it's being sung. but when the piece continues it's hard to figure out. i'm gonna give them the credit and say that the baritone or lead sung it. they're both capable.

[sephiroth3782]

well im pretty sure that joe is on the third, and it sounds like tony belting the 5th

i can't hear any other definite notes in the chord which i can be sure aren't overtones, so maybe gary went down to the bottom tonic? he did start out as a bass after all

[MrSimon9876]

@sephiroth3782 you got it right with joe being on the thrid, tony is on the fifth above that, and gary is on the 7th above tony, with bass on the tonic. The blend is just soo good there that the top two notes just blend in soo well, and you can hear all the overtones

[shazam3696]

it's definitely possible. it is platinum. and that bass is insane. i'd just give them the credit b/c for them it's easily doable.

[MrSimon9876]

@sephiroth3782 i can tell you the chord is a dom 7th, bass on root lead on the 3rd, bari on 5th, tenor on 7th. so its sounds a lot bigger than it is, but yeah lots of overtones and undertones in that chord.

[sephiroth3782]

is there a 7th there?

its defeinitely quiet if it is =/

i cant tell whether its there or if im hearing it because i want to hear it

[lukeedy]

wow... amazing. Tony's post at the end of be our guest....wow

[shazam3696]

i figured this out a while back. he holds that note for 27 seconds if you were curious.

[phantomj05]

I saw this live at the AIC Show. When they were given their jackets for winning. My dad is a member of the Insiders, Who won International in 1976.

Platinum is truly one of the best around.

[Lince7777777]

Tony De Rosa is actually incredible! That post in "Be our Guest" was awesome!

[jarrett531]

I feel like you don't hear enough about Tony ever.

[northwestvocalpoject]

Holy crap 8:10

[Elvisthelamanite]

I had the pleasure of seeing these guys at a Harmony Explosion in Denton, TX in 03. They are amazing

[nicholases]

dude i was totally at that camp. i used to love goin to harmony explosion. especially the year reprise was there.

[piercewise1]

Is Gary blasting out that full-voice note at 7:41? That guy can do anything!

[Hemicudap87]

Not sure, he has an Ab full voice, I bet he might have-although his falsetto is really strong. I read a comment on a MaxQ video that describes Gary I feel, "He's the most under appreciated singer in the society" the guy's amazing.

[mcpicklejar]

Gary is definitely the most underrated singer in the society. The guy is a beast.

[Hemicudap87]

Haha I've heard that before-he's an awesome musician and performer.

[MJkate]

@mcpicklejar Underrated? Actually isnt it very clear to everyone in the society that gary is one of the top 3 best singers Tenor... and Baritone. If hes in your quartet, yer gonna win gold. Max Q didnt win gold because of one person but I really didnt see them winning without him, no matter who would have been in his place. He definitely is the Horse pulling the cart and definitely one of our showcase singers. One of the few people in this world who has mastered the craft of singing in harmony

[iwanabana]

that's a high B, which is quite easy for a tenor like him!

[piercewise1]

I know barbershop tenors all probably have a high B in their range, I just don't know many who can sing it full voice. Of course, maybe his falsetto is really just that strong.

[Hemicudap87]

that's what I was thinking

[vanish129]

was it B natural or Bflat u mean?

[coolsinger016]

After all of this time, tony's post in be our guest is still amazing!! lol

[corbin156]

Anyone know "Max Q's" official YouTube Channel?

[gordonice]

I don't believe they have one.

[rickyrudd28gt]

that may be thee nastiest, loudest and clearest overtone ever heard on a camcorder lol

[Hemicudap87]

Right on!

[OMGSTREETFIGHT]

dude, listen to old schools "darkness on the delta"...

dog whistle overtone. seriously.

[Hemicudap87]

Yeah the overtone is insane! -thank goodness for full voice tenors and solid baritones.

[Hemicudap87]

Anyone else think the chord at 8:10 was just grossly amazing?

[OMGSTREETFIGHT]

youtube users are gay...

[Hemicudap87]

Haha, thanks.  It's all good.

[topshelfbari15]

this is the reason i love bbs

[swsman28]

Woah, dude. How could you possibly cut off a tag like that? Not cool

[vanish129]

Tony...

GOD!! He IS "The Lung"!!!

on that note before the post and the hanger on "be our guest" was just phenomenal!

[badman620]

2 of the greatest baritones in the society, Tony de Rosa and Gary Lewis, I think the only thing Tony has over Gary is post time.  Other than that those two are f-amazing

[gordonice]

truth

[godfatherpartblue]

Anyone have their lyrics for Be Our Guest?

[yakusayak]

i have the cd with autographs from all of them the lyrics are inside i can maybe send them to you

[cpjds1]

Technology FAIL.

[drewface05]

@cpjds1 AHAHAHA I recorded this!

[SignatureStampsFan]

I think Gary has a college gold as a bass as well...I might be mistaken

[pelza12]

Nope you're right. I'm hoping he slows down with the medals though- I wanna be the first to get one for each part lol!

[largefella]

That is true...I think it was with The Real Deal. He also has been a replacement bass with Keepsake.

[jibcraip]

wow ! any videos of him singing bass ??? I just love his voice and I think he is so underated sometimes !!

[bbstenor419]

he sang Baritone with Real Deal

[largefella]

Gary Lewis could be a gold medalist on every part. He already has tenor and bari. He's got good low's, and he's got the finesse to be a great lead as well.

[guibox3]

They don't call him 'Tony the Lung' for no reason! I love 'Bring Him Home' and Tony sings it beautifully.

All in all, however, I like Keepsake better!

[MJkate]

AMAZING Tenor!!!!!!

[Purenicotine]

"Be our guest" now has one of my, if not, my FAVORITE tags.

[BrotherBlood101]

I had no idea platinum sang Bring Him Home also! wow

[MJkate]

holy cow gary is an amazing tenor!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MJkate]

It was probably cool to be in this 4tet with Kevin.......not only was/is he amazing, he could probably get u cheap tickets to disneyworld,

[barberhop9]

this is insane. beyond words.

I will say.. they are very loud.

[drewface05]

The third song rocks...one of my favs

[pelza12]

Me too. Awesome tag it's got.

[VSTenor]

That post is freakin' awesome!!! Tony is the man!

[Robbla1209]

From VSTenor: "That post is freakin' awesome..."

Look who's talking, Mr. "She's baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad­!" aka "Paraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaade!"

[kory03]

yeh neither did i...vocal spectrum has chosen a good song and i see why they chose this one!!

[coolsinger016]

tony in his rime. 26 sec. post. Not his best but still amazing live

[cpjds1]

Amazing post! I love how it's so powerful!

[merryohg]

Man, Gary is an AWESOME tenor!

[drewface05]

tony rocks

[SexyOperaGuy76]

My God, Kevin really is the voice of Disney!

[MJkate]

what do you mean hes the voice of Disney? Im serious im not sure what ya mean.

[PBQLead]

If you've ever been to Disney World and heard the announcer of any of the attractions and/or events. Well, that's Kevin Miles, aka "The Voice of Disney".

[MJkate]

That is so cool.

[blackiron44]

haha he definitely says "tuxes pressly pressed" at 1:15 lol

[frankvdg]

very cool

[SHLsmasher]

Awesome vid....

I'm glad you posted this!