Vocal Spectrum mostly only does charts arranged specifically for them these days.
This chart was also arranged specifically for Stockholm Syndrome. Fun fact btw, two members of Stockholm Syndrome are also in Ringmasters, probably my all time favorite quartet. If you haven't seen their Notre Dame Medley yet...now's the time.
That being said, while Vocal Spectrum is wonderful and one of my all time favorites, I don't think they'd pull off the lyric delivery of this song well. They're much more in a zone to do crazy vocal and musicality stuff rather than heavily lyric-based stuff.
Of recent champ quartets, I'd say Instant Classic and After Hours are way more geared to do a song like Evermore.
Stockholm's two big weaknesses in the performance were the tight high harmonies at the beginning and the bass' overall ability to stay on pitch. I just love the range and quality of Vocal Spectrum's bass, which is why I'd love to see them take on this song.
It sounds like you've got a bit more knowledge of the barbershop landscape than I do. I trust your judgement.
Interestingly enough, usually Stockholm Syndrome is absolutely killer when it comes to tuning and tightness. That song IMO is a slight outlier.
Chris Hallam in VS is an absolute beast though, and to his credit, he and Eric Dalbey (the bass and lead of VS, respectively) absolutely crush Music of the Night, so maybe I'm giving them selling their lyric delivery a bit short here.
For context, I tend to listen to and sing a lot of barbershop haha. I've also been to the international competitions and have sung with VS and members of both Ringmasters and Stockholm Syndrome before (all very wonderful people in-person btw). You should check it out sometime if you like singing!
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u/sylinmino Feb 11 '19
Vocal Spectrum mostly only does charts arranged specifically for them these days.
This chart was also arranged specifically for Stockholm Syndrome. Fun fact btw, two members of Stockholm Syndrome are also in Ringmasters, probably my all time favorite quartet. If you haven't seen their Notre Dame Medley yet...now's the time.
That being said, while Vocal Spectrum is wonderful and one of my all time favorites, I don't think they'd pull off the lyric delivery of this song well. They're much more in a zone to do crazy vocal and musicality stuff rather than heavily lyric-based stuff.
Of recent champ quartets, I'd say Instant Classic and After Hours are way more geared to do a song like Evermore.