Home free is 100% a cappella. The beat boxer is Adam Rupp, and there are several videos of him performing a "Drum Solo" with his mouth. The one making the Jaw Harp sound is Adam Chance. He was the one with the vest standing in the back of the group.
The videos of Adam Rupp's beatboxing solo work is often taken from their concerts and he has won several beatboxing competitions. He usually does about a 5 minute solo for the audience, for all of us who couldn't believe that a person could do all of that vocally without assistance of instruments. It's quite incredible. In fact, during their concerts, they have 3 people in this group that can go low enough to shake the theater and make it rumble: Tim Foust, Adam Chance, and Adam Rupp. You can feel it in your seat! Group breakdown: Rob Lundquist (tenor - front row on left with glasses and large dark beard), Austin Brown (tenor - front row middle with reddish hair and lighter vest, did a lot of the lead in this one), Tim Foust (bass with 5 octave range - front row on right with dark hair and white shirt with suspenders), Adam Chance or "Chance" (baritone and can cover bass - back row on left with beard and dark brown vest, replaced original founding group member Chris Rupp a couple of years ago), Adam Rupp (beatboxer and tenor - back row on right with blondish hair). They were also on reality competition show called the SingOff and won the season after Pentatonix. They took notes from Pentatonix's journey and made social media presence including UA-cam to gain traction after winning. If you can't find more of their stuff here on UA-cam, then you're not trying. They also have toured the world and recently made it all the way to Australia a couple of years back, I believe.
They are quite famous. They won the Sing Off the year after Pentatonix. Two of the members are from Minnesota, one from Georgia, one from Alabama, and one from Texas. They are styled as country a capella but they do a wide variety of covers and originals. My favorites are their cover of End of the Road, the mash up of Thinking out loud and Get it on, and a newer collaboration cover of U2s Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For with Peter Hollens and a couple dozen of their patrons.
Welcome to Home Free! The Home Fries (fan name) will give you lots of suggestions. Try their Catch Me if You Can (original), Can't Stop the Feeling, Do You Hear What I Hear and The Butts Remix. There a quite a few songs and too many to list in one comment. Thanks! ^_^
The best thing about Home Free is how versatile they are. They are country a capella but they can do so many genres. They also have an incredible sense of humor and can go from gospel to country to pop to R & B to something completely out there and funny. I hope you explore them a little further.
I have 106 of their songs on my Playlist. I stumbled onto them a year ago and it has been an adventure. They do covers and originals and have a tune and video for every mood from gospel to country rock and more. What I love about their covers is that they always stay true to the spirit of the originals, but always make them their own. The video's they put out during quarantine whilst spread throughout the country has been superb. Their songs usually showcase an aspect of performing that that takes so much talent to pull off, but they do it effortlessly. Their arrangements are always topnotch. My favorite in that regard is 'do you hear what I hear' . Just one recommendation. Headphones. Never listen to them without headphones unless you are watching them live. Just go to their channel and enjoy.
They won a show in the USA called The Sing Off in 2013. The group was started in 2000 by Chris Rupp and his brother Adam (the beatboxer). You need to dive down the rabbit hole of Home Free.
Welcome to the world of Home Free. You'll love these guys, they're EXTREMELY talented. Definitely react to more of their music. They are labeled as "country acapella" but they sing many different genre's. Their harmonies are so damn good. Look to react to one of their originals next, like "Dive Bar Saints" a catchy tune with an upbeat vibe. They also have covered Boy2Men's "End of the Road" which is R&B, and even John Denver's "Take me home, country Roads" but it's unlike any other version you've heard. They are addicting....oh they also have a humorous side too. Their Butt's Remix they sing a mashup of 6 booty songs :)
They haven't called themselves a "Country A Capella Band" for a while now. They refer to themselves as an "All Vocal Band". They chose to become a Country band when it was suggested by one of the "Sing Off" producers. They had failed several try-outs to the show and the producer suggested it would be a good idea to set them apart from everyone so they agreed, then they got on the show (per Austin). When they started making original music they wanted to do more music that suited them with a different sound, more authentic. So they started doing less country style music than they used to (like Rob doing more R&B singing, which is more his style). They explained this in a video I watched a while back. Of course they will always be doing some country but they wanted to get away from the "Country" label because that's not who they are anymore.
@@Indigo_moon they don't label themselves that way but most people do, and most their songs still are country flavored....why such a hostile reaction ?
I would also add "Country Fried Pop Medley" to hear some of the pop genre also. Their SingOff performance with Jewel of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" shows off some jazz elements. Their rendition of "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem" shows some southern gospel. But I would definitely agree that their sense of humor is delightful; it's woven into all of their live shows.
@@miamidolphinsfan And Kevin, I would agree that they still have quite a bit of country flavor, despite their best efforts. Their talent just isn't limited exclusively to country. It's how I knew them first and may be how I will always think of them but I can appreciate their desire to market outside the genre. I guess when I think of the label of country, it means "approachable", "familiar", "down-home", "comfortable" to me, reminds me of "my" people and that would definitely be Home Free.
The jaw harp in the beginning and the end is done by Adam Chance, the guy with the black vest in the back. Otherwise, it's Adam Rupp doing the beatboxing.
When you think Tim's voice is deep only to find out he is closer to the middle of his range in this song. The history on this song is a long one as it was first published in a music book in 1913 with the oldest known recording being from the late 1920's. It gets covered every generation so it stays popular.
Enjoyed watching you boys react to the phenomenal HomeFree. You're fun to watch. Don't sit there like stunned mullets and not over the top like ADHD. Good job boys. Looking forward to the HomeFree trip
Filmed in Fairhope, Alabama, Southern USA where my mama was born. The world's only all country a capella band. Anything you choose to watch by them is great. They are really most noted for their hilarious videos. Check out their Quarantine Series of songs. OMG you will just crack up. But one you may really like is Folsom Prison Blues,
Hehehe welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole. There is sooo much more. You won't believe some of it is all them...but it is. Awesome reaction guys. Subscribed
I saw them live and they are 100% acappella... Tim (the deep voice guy) his voice went so low he has blown speakers and made my pant legs move through the speakers lol
"Man of Constant Sorrow" is a traditional American folk song first published by Dick Burnett!The song was originally titled "Farewell Song" in a songbook by Burnett dated to around 1913. An early version was recorded by Emry Arthur in 1928, which gave the song its current titles.
The term is acapella: singing without accompanying musical instruments. It’s incredibly time-consuming to create all the sounds. The resurgence in interest in acapella music has been spurred on with the film “Pitch Perfect” and the TV show “Glee”. Home Free and Pentatonix each won a season of NBC’s talent show, “The Sing-Off”. They (with other groups) have turned the acapella world on its head. They both do covers, and originals. Home Free does country mostly, and Pentatonix does more pop. You will find a LOT of Home Free content. They’ve been a group since 2001, when the beatboxer (Adam Rupp) and his brother Chris founded the group while they were in college. Chris started his own solo career in 2016, and was replaced by Adam Chance (aka “Chance”, since there’s another Adam in Home Free). Before the pandemic, Home Free was doing 240 live shows a year. They’ve done a LOT of international tours. And they’ve had huge success with their album sales. I’ll be taking in a concert the next time they come to the Eastern US-like NYC or Boston. Will I travel to see them? Yes! Is it worth it? Yes yes yes yes yes!
They call themselves primarily a country acapella group, but they do covers of several pop songs and add their own country-type flair to them. As far as the voices sounding like instruments, Home Free does a cover of Can't Stop the Feeling and at one point in there, Adam Chance (who goes by Chance in the group) sounds like a guitar. Truly amazing!
Welcome to the amazing rabbit hole of Home Free!! They have huge catalog of songs and during this pandemic they putting a lot out! Y'all will be home fries (home fry is name of their fans) before you know it. In the beginning of my journey I thought I had a favorite song and even member but you'll find that is impossible. Each song is amazing for different reason and has a shining moment each member does as well. Some suggestions for more: COVER SONGS- Ring of fire featuring Avi Johnny cash cover Elvira with oak ridge boys End of the road Boys II men cover Folsom Prison blues Johnny Cash cover Hillbilly bone Blake Shelton cover Mayday Cam cover (to really enjoy this one must wait until heard several other songs to really appreciate the artistry on this one) In the blood john Mayer cover Sold john Michael Montgomery cover My Church Marengo Morris Cover Honey, I'm good andy Grammer cover Originals/Mashups/ Champagne taste on beer budget Butts remix - mash of 6 butt songs Dreamer Catch me if you can Country fried pop medley -15 song Mashup Women, amen/ female Adam Rupp drum solo performance
American a cappella band. There are 3 well known ones. Pentatonix, Homefree and Voiceplay. If you are not used to a cappella each band has a bass because they need him with no instruments as well as a beatboxer. They also each had an outstanding bass singer. Tim Foust, Geoff Castelluci and Avi Kaplan. You can hear 1 song with 2 of the 3 basses Tim and Avi on Homefree's cover of Ring of Fire. Pentatonix and Homefree both tour. Pentatonix does USA Europe, Asia, South America, Canada and Australia. Homefree does at least Europe besides the USA. Their fans can tell you more.
Enjoyed the reaction, guys. Home Free has over 100 songs that they’ve done since they won the America show The Sing Off in 2013. They do both covers and originals. A great original is Love Me Like That, and a great cover is Castle on the Hill (Ed Sherman) or In the Blood (John Mayer).
Welcome to the new world of a capella. Home Free and Pentatonix have rewritten the book on a capella worldwide. All of the suggestions for more songs to listen to are great. For Home Free may I recommend their "Ring of Fire" (Johnny Cash), and my favorite, "Helplessly Hoping" (Crosby, Stills & Nash) (and then a quarantined Italian Youth Choir's cover of Home Free's arrangement). Pentatonix has 3 Grammys, one for their "Daft Punk Medley" (Daft Punk), one for their "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" (Tchaikovsky), and one for basically being Dolly Parton's backup band(?) on "Jolene". Also, try "Imagine" (John Lennon), "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen), "Mad World" (Tears for Fears), "Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen), and of course, any of their Christmas music.
Home Free is a great a cappella group. They do give a country vibe to what they sing, but it's not too country (I don't think at least) when they are covering some of the pop and R&B songs. I will introduce the guys to you (left to right) so you have Rob Lundquist (in the overhauls- tenor harmony), next is Adam Chance (black vest- baritone harmony), Austin Brown (brown vest- lead tenor), Adam Rupp (white tank & suspenders- beatboxer), and Tim Foust (white button up with suspenders- bass). There are 2 other a cappella groups that are pretty popular the first is Pentatonix and the other is Voiceplay. I don't want to overwhelm you with songs so I just wanted to let you know about the other two groups out there. :) And the beatboxer for each group are fantastic! Thanks for the reaction!
Just an Extra FYI on the Beat Boxer ... Adam "The Freak of Nature" Rupp, was twice voted as Best All-Around Beat Boxer by his Peers at the World Beat Boxing Competition :-D"
Home Free is a fantastic a cappella group with an huge repertoire. You can pretty much react to any of their song and you won't be disappointed. And their beatboxer, Adam Rupp, is one of the best. You should really check out his drum solo from one of their live performances. It's truly amazing. I know that you've already reacted to several Pentatonix covers. Please continue to do so. And while you're on this a cappella journey, check out VoicePlay and Voctave. Those four groups comprise the a cappella elite.
Oh yes, this group has a large number of videos and songs on UA-cam. They are amazing and have a fiercely loyal, supportive and dedicated fan group called Home Fries. Try their "Butts Medley", "Blue Ain't Your Color", "Do You Hear What I Hear", "Folsom Prison Blues" just to start with. They are from America most of them are from the South (Texas, Georgia and Alabama) and the other two are from Minnesota. Because you said you'd like to check out more of their stuff, you'll probably get a good jump in the subscriber numbers because the Home Fries will want to go with you on your journey to discover this group. LOL (Yes, I subbed.)
Want some more down home southern folk sounds check out Chris Stapleton singing "I was wrong" live at the Austin City Limits. A voice like no other, once in a generation sound.
Home Free has been around for 20 years. But they hit it big when they won a TV contest around 2013. If you react to them, plus Pentatonix, plus Voiceplay (all virtually 100% acapella bands), plus vids by their individual members and former members, you'll be busy for a long time.
Great Reaction! This one is with a looper when live and multitracked for the video. Live, the beatboxer lays down a beat, Chance does the jaw harp, and they also lay down some of the "frog" doo doots. You can see them recording each part on the looper at the beginning of the song. There is also a "harmonica" duet in the middle with the lead tenor and the beatboxer. You really should check out Adam Rupp's "drum solo." He's an amazing beatboxer, but every member can also do some beatboxing and vocal instumentalizations. If you want to really laugh... check out their "Butts Remix" or if you are ready to listen to some holiday music, check out their version of "Do You Hear What I Hear." Be prepared to pick your jaws up off the ground. 😉
Welcome to American acapella. Home Free are extremely well known for their great covers. Pentatonix are also extremely talented and Voice Play. All 3 groups are ridiculously talented
Ah! I found this as a thumbnail ya couple of days ago, but had to save to watch later. I am here for these guys!! They are very talented and this is a cover of an old folk song from decades ago. It was also in a movie called “O. Brother, Where Art Thou”. Home Free was on the Sing Off in America back in 2013. They won. They are the first official Country A Capella group, but they do so more more than Country music. I hope you do check out more of their deep rabbit hole on UA-cam! They’re amazing, as you’ve already seen! I enjoyed your initial reaction to these guys! I will subscribe after this comment!
For a live performance you might want to check out " 9 to 5" Beat box breakdown . These guys are very talented. They don't take themselves to seriously , but love what they do no matter what they sing. Hope you check out more. They have over 100 songs and big following. Great reaction, Thank you. Have a great day.
This song was featured in the 2000 film, O Brother Where Art Thou starring George Clooney, and sung by the Soggy Bottom Boys. Home Free and Pentatonix are the top two A Capella vocal bands in the world. Home Free does nearly all genres but primarily country and southern gospel songs. They have nearly 330 million views on UA-cam and have over 200 recordings and well over a 100 music videos. Imo, they have the richest harmonies of any band on the planet. You will not find one video by them that you will not enjoy because their talent, precision, and personalities always deliver a high quality experience.
The movie this song came from, "O Brother Where Art Thou", is an awesome funny movie. So, very familiar with this song. These guys are plain awesome! No other words for it. And ALL done with NO instruments! Hard to believe!
There are some older videos they have done from 2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019, and quarantine/social distancing ones from this year. If you want to see early ones, I recommend both Ring of Fire videos, 1 from the Sing Off, a show from here in The US and the 2nd features Avi Kaplan from the A Capella group Pentatonix. Avi and Tim's bass notes are legendary. Tim Foust has a 5+octave range. Another Home Free song is filmed at an ice castle in Eden Prairie, MN, Do You Hear What I Hear.
Welcome to the world of Home Free. They are truly amazing. A few songs I think you'll like are, Love Train, My Church, Take Me Home Country Roads, Can't stop The Feeling, and How Great Thou Art. Just to name a few. They have a large catalog. Enjoy the ride.
I just subscribed!! Welcome to HOME FREE HOME FREE is a county A Capella band that does more than country. Tim Foust, the bass, Adam Rupp, the beatboxer, Adam Chance (Chance) is the baritone/bass, Rob Lundquist, tenor and Austin Browm high tenor make up the voices of angels. PLEASE listen to more.. If I know my Home Free family well, they have already given you suggestions of music. LOL Thanks for the reaction.
Gotta check out their versions of the Johnny Cash hits “Folsom Prison Blues” and Ring of Fire” two iconic songs with iconic renditions by this amazing group Home Free
Some more great songs from Home Free to wet your feet (they have more than 100 songs out): Ring of Fire (featuring Avi Kaplan from Pentatonix) Butts Remix/Butts Medley Everybody Walkin' This Land Helplessly Hoping How Great Thou Art Mayday (watch this only after watching several other videos and learning the parts each member sings)
I'm enjoying you guys and your reaction. Fun/funny! We Home Free fans just jump on as soon as someone reacts to the guys. First time I saw you reaction or would have subscribed earlier. They are considered the first country a capella group. But they do so many other types too. Hillbilly bone country, you get a good feel for the deep bass as he leads. Johnny Cash they covered recently Folsom Prison Blues. (Bass goes super low) They did so many during quarantine, separately at their own homes, set up by their producer with great equipment, then he took over and put it all together,. like Moonshine, Meet in the Middle, Everybody Walkin' This Land, Gambler. Then a Boyz II Men cover, End of the Road. Awesome! A great John Denver cover, Country Roads Take Me Home. Mayday is wonderful! My Church is great! If you want fun/funny, they can do that for sure! The butts Remix, recent one for Christmas called Cold Hard Cash, written by their high tenor, Austin. They just put out one with the group Alabama, Christmas in Dixie, awesome. Well, I took up too much space here! So sorry! Take care guys. Enjoy the HF journey. We'll be here!
They do a cover of Cover Me Up, and you'll hear a steel guitar. And for some deep, rich harmonies, I'd recommend their cover of I Can't Outrun You. For fun, try their cover of Can't Stop the Feeling. Also, their rendition of How Great Thou Art is over the top, both harmoniously and visually. Great reaction, guys.
As you can see at the end of the video, Adam Chance is the group member that is making the sound of a mouth harp (aka jaw harp) which sounds a little like a didgeridoo. You can see his mouth plainly correspond with the musical sound. Adam is a bass/baritone who sings some solos and harmony, and assists in beat-boxing.
The first time I heard the song the way I like it was in the movie "O, Brother Where Are Thou?" They do it in a way hearkens to that version. Note: 99% of 'their' songs are done a cappella (without instruments only voice). This is done without 'anything'. If watch BOTH Adams you will see one is doing the beatbox/harmonica, the other is doing the guttural sound. You see Adam Rupp doing the harmonica/percussion sounds, you have to watch the video closely to see Adam Chance doing the guttural (standing in the background of the main singer and in a quick closeup of his mouth). His mouth one's assuming is singing, he's doing the juice harp sound. Additionally, it's Chance doing the bass voice while Foust is doing a solo. First times I heard Pantonix AND Home Fries were in that talent competition show 'The Sing-Off'. They won in separate years. It's also when I learned about Voice Play (they competed against & won over). They met Voice Play (& their fabulous bass singer Geoff Castellucci) and, Pantonix especially Avi Kaplan during the show. They developed some lasting work relationships. Another a cappella group they competed against & won over is featured on 'The Late Late Show with James Corden' The Filharmonic. Adam Chance coincidentally competed against Home Free in another a cappella group (assume that's where they met). It's a terrible shame that show was cancelled. It brought some talented & truly gifted artists to mainstream. Adam & Chris Rupp (brothers) founded the group. Since their inception, there's been some changes in the line up as members jumped in/out. Consistent members competed (Austin Brown, Rob Lunquist, Adam Rupp, Chris Rupp & Tim Foust) & won. Chris left a few years after they won the competition & was replaced by Adam Chance. Adam Chance has a deeper range which helps support Tim. Adam Chance has also been solo on a few songs since joined. (A fan of Home Free is called Home Fries). They're deceptive in that they have tight harmonies & range. They lean to country music, but can blend R&B, country, jazz & pop into their arrangements with beatbox rhythms to change it from typical a cappella percussion sounds. If listen closely to Folsom Prison Blues (can hear not a typical drum beat, but a 'railroad train and hitching a shotgun sound'. Home Free bantered around 'years' before their big break winning that show (Fairs, Cruises, typical country music circuits etc.). They were one of the most mature, polished & experienced groups in the competition. It showed as they progressed through the competition. They have what they term a 'Vault' of extensive recordings/videos of songs released years prior to the competition. Pantonix is a fabulous group, however they have a totally different sound when comparing groups. One would think Home Free would be struggling because of their tours derailed because of the 'demic'. It seems to be bringing them a broader audience as they've been producing new videos every so many weeks (ex. 'Folsom Prisom Blues'). Which is the miracle of the internet, getting tracks laid by them doing from their individual homes & filming there to. Kinda can tell the videos each slicing in with each other no group scenes. The sound is incredibly mixed. When I first became interested watching the competition show, I admit I lusted over Tim Foust. He had a sexiness with his wide range of voice. It made the group a triple threat. Austin Brown their flexible tenor, Adam Rupp their versatile beat boxer (won multiple competitions) & Tim the cute, shy smile bass. Every song in the competition I enjoyed. There was one song they did with The Filharmonic. Cabbyshack's 'I'm All Right' I will forever remember Rob Lunquist's comedic turn as the groundhog (have to see video the video). There was one episode the judge's got to work with specific groups. The judge Ben Folds was talking about their angst of doing a Johnny Cash song. They were worried country music purists would rake them over the coals. He convinced them to do it their way & see it as homage. They did & quite honestly I thought it was their signature song. It was the best up to that date song. It was 'Ring Of Fire'. It gave Tim Foust a stand-out performance. It showed his range & the arrangement had country/reggae mix. I started following them on UA-cam. Like anyone there are songs I love, songs not so into but it sticks in my mind. Favorites (keeps updating): Ring of Fire, Man of Sorrow, Folsom Prison Blues, Thinking Out Loud/Let's Get It On, Sunday Best, End of The Road, Elvira, Nine To Five, Can't Find What I' m Looking for & Mayday that's just a few). It's true, what many warn in that need to first listen to a few songs to understand what roles (tenor/baritone/bass) are in the group, then do Mayday. I had to close my eyes the second time through to get it. One video that's wrongly interpreted by a few is the 'Ring of Fire' with Avi Kaplan. I call it the dueling basses. It was nice for Tim to have the deep support while singing (unfortunately Chris Rupp didn't have that depth). So it caused a slight gap to support Tim. Avi really does go to town in that low range backing him. Enjoyed tremendously, but the ending many wrongly think it's Avi that hits the low note. It's not. The video clearly shows Avi putting on a cowboy hat & not changing his mouth. One does see Tim in the background dropping his mouth & hitting the note. What I like is that they readily do collaborations as individuals or as a group with others. They've written songs & done arrangements for the group. I like the video of Elvira with The Oak Street Boys paying homage to the original singers. Austin did a solo with guitar accompaniment of 'Unchained Melody', or they get a music arrangement from Hollens & Geoff Castellucci. Foust does Misty Mountains with Peter Hollens or the group sings with Hollens 'Can't Find What I'm Looking for'. If Bass lover, haven't had chance listen to Castellucci's Black Bird or, High and Dry.
Thanks for doing a review of Home Free. Well done. You may wish to give a listen to their cover of Ring of Fire (featuring Avi Kaplan) a classic country song and then an original such as Dive Bar Saints from their last album, of the same name.
Please also react to Home Free's "All about that Bass" / "Ring of Fire" / (Josh Turner's) "You're Man" (make sure it's the Crazy Life Tour video / one of their Christmas songs "Cold Hard Cash". Oh and btw they are an a capella band so there is absolutely no instruments, it's all their voices (unless they are singing with another band, sometimes. which is a rare). The band names are... * Lead singer: Austin Brown * Tenor (Guy with big beard) : Rob Lundquist * Bass singer: Tim Foust * Guy with cowboy hat (a hat): Chris Rupp: founder if Home Free (he left the band to go solo... Chance took his place) * Beat boxer: Adam Rupp (Chris's brother) * Other bass singer/baritone: Chance (his first name is Adam and his last name is Chance)
This particular song is a classic of the bluegrass genre. It's often conflated with country, but it's a thing all its own. It was made popular in the George Clooney film "Brother Where Art Thou?"
They have performed all over the world. One of the places is Birmingham in the UK, and all around Europe. This group started in 2000 in Mankato Minnesota by the RUPP brothers, Adam and Chris. I'm also from Minnesota and am so happy to see them get international recognition for their talent. Have fun exploring their talents. There is a video from a concert in Birmingham uploade on youtube.
@@Davesmusicreactions, you sound like your from near Newcastle area. I visited there 2-1/2 years ago. I enjoyed going to Hadrians Wall and Vindolanda. Home Free has also been in Scotland and other places in the Uk.
They have more than 80 songs available in their channel. They split lead singing duties depending on the song. And occasionally they sit in with other artists, like their recent collaboration with Peter Hollens on a cover of U2's "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For."
I follow home free reactions and yours is very different and unique. Please do more. At home frees base they are country but they do other genres as well .and do so with gusto. You both well be surprised at the vocal talents of each individual and the beat boxer is second to none. So enjoy the ride. I'll sub so I can get a front row seat
One thing you might also like (not for reacting to though) are the "Story time with Tim" sections during the Home Free concerts. It's the band's way of having a bit of fun and interaction with their fans.
For a dose of their amusing side try their covers of 'All about the bass" or "The butts remix" also their original "Champagne taste (on a beer budget)" And if you like Home Free you'll also like Pentatonix. To get an idea of how great they are try their cover of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" also Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" Both bands had member changes a few years ago, Home Free co-founder Chris Rupp left and was replaced with Adam Chance (baritone) and Pentatonix bass Avi Kaplan left and was replaced with Matt Sallee.
They be been going since 2000 the beat boxer and his brother started the group, and they can sing the phone book they have about 150 songs on there channel, since the start of lockdown in March they have released a song every fortnight.
They have over 200 recorded videos, of which something over 110 are official music videos. As others have said, they are primarily considered a country group, but they actually transcend that description by singing many other genres of music. You should try their gospel video, "How Great Thou Art," their cover of Crosby, Stills and Nash's "Helplessly Hoping," their cover of Vince Gill's "Go Rest High on That Mountain," their cover of John Mayer's "In the Blood," and many others. Honestly, you can try any of their videos, there aren't any bad ones!
There are a Lot of HOME FREE videos!!! And, they DONT just do country , by any means!!! That’s what makes them so popular. It’s always something different!!! And, they’re a Lot of fun, & have a great of humor !!! They’ll do something serious & turn around & do something crazy silly fun!!!
Their Butt Medley (remix) is one of my favorites of theirs. Their Folsom Prison (Johny Cash Cover) is more recent. Tim, their Bass can go as low as G1 and still go as high as a Tenor. You can hear it on the Johny Cash song Ring of Fire feat. Avi from Penatonix. The group also hooked up recently with Peter Holland to do the U2 cover “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.” Any one of these are really great but the one thing that this group has... is that they always seem to have fun doing these songs.
My roommate's first reaction..."Are these mates are Aussies"??? "Crocks and jaw harp and hats...C'mon"!!! I still trying to persuade him that they aren't!!!
Home Free is 100% authentic acappella! Check their UA-cam channel and you will find a huge range of music. There is a live performance of Adam Rupp (the beatboxer) doing a "drum solo" and it highlights a lot of his sounds. There is another where Tim Foust (the bass) busts the speakers 🔊 while hitting a low note.
So you've gotten many comments from the Home Fries. I'll try to give you some more information on the group, but first, if you liked Home Free, then you also have to check out Pentatonix. Like Home Free, Pentatonix is a mostly A Capella group (meaning very little if any use of actually musical instruments). Most sound is all vocals created by the beat boxer of the group and sometimes by other members. Pentatonix is more Pop oriented where Home Free is mostly Country style. Both groups are amazing. My recommendation for next videos would be Home Free cover of Johnny Cash - "Ring of Fire" this video includes guest appearance of Avi Kaplan who use to be the bass singer for Pentatonix. Then do Home Free cover of John Mayer's "In The Blood" For Pentatonix - I would start with their cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Sound of Silence" after that there are so many more you could do. Both of these groups are American but their music transcends any boarders. Both Home Free and Pentatonix gained popularity by participating in and winning "The Sing Off", which was an American Idol type knock-off on NBC TV. Pentatonix in 2011 and Home Free in 2013. Both Pentatonix and Home Free have a large number of songs/videos including many Christmas/Holiday songs on top of their accumulated genre accomplishments. Current group members using this video for identification purposes: Austin Brown - Lead off singer - High Tenor - From Georgia, USA Rob Lundquist - 2nd lead singer - Tenor - From Minnesota, USA Tim Foust - Bass - Texas, USA Adam Rupp - Beat Boxer - Minnesota, USA Adam Chance (Chance) - Baritone - Florida, USA Adam Rupp is probably one of the best beat boxers there is. Even though Avi Kaplan from Pentatonix has amazing low notes, Tim Foust can match him and has proven he has an amazing vocal range, which you will hear if and when you listen to the Home Free song "Mayday". I'm sure there is a lot of information I missed but this comment is getting quite long so I am going to stop here.
The dig you were talking about when you said a little metal thing in the mouth is called a Juice Harp. Thee genre of the song is Blue Grass. Yes they are famous. Their followers are called Home Fries, and I am def a Home Frie.
Yes Home Free they have a UA-cam channel and have done tons of videos since 2013. They won a show called the sing off in 2013. The year after Pentatonix won. They do all genres but their heart is country. Try Hillbilly bone. In the blood, love train
Home Free - They are an acappella band that strictly use their Mouth and Bodies to make the music. I say Bodies because the BeatBoxer Adam Rupp uses his hands on this video but he also claps and stomps on other videos! Adam Chance (goes by Chance) the guy that was making the Jaw Jarp sound at the beginning and end of the video has a 4+octave range and is the newest member of the group. He Replaced Adam's brother Chris Rupp who went on to a solo career. Tim Foust the Basist for the band has a 5+octave range. Rob Lundquist is the tenor and in this video is the second lead singer and then there's Austin Brown the high tenor who is the first lead singer in this video! They have I think 12+ Records out and over 100 music videos on their channel! (correct me if I am wrong here please). I suggest that you react to the following songs: Boy 2 Men's - End of the Road Blue Ain't Your Color Crosby, Stills & Nash - Helplessly Hoping U2 - Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For with Peter Hollens The Butts Remix Cover Me Up Johny Cash - Folsom Prison Love Me Like That Can't stop The Feeling Castle on the Hill John Mayer - In the Blood Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire with Avi Caplin another Bassist. Please do react to more Home Free!
To answer your question, Home Free has a video library of over 120 videos, and during this COVID lockdown they release a new video every Friday. Enjoy ✌️😎
Home Free is tremendous. They are ‘a cappella’ meaning no instruments. The sounds are all done by their mouths. Adam Rupp the beatboxer was doing harmonica, drums, and other various noises. Adam Chance was doing the mouth harp at the beginning and end of the song. This song is based on the movie O Brother Where Art Thou with George Clooney. It’s a great rendition. The gator is real. I think this was shot in Alabama. The south has lots of gators. Gotta be careful around ponds and waterways. Keep reacting to them. This has a country flavor but they can sing anything. Can’t go wrong with Home Free!
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Home free is 100% a cappella. The beat boxer is Adam Rupp, and there are several videos of him performing a "Drum Solo" with his mouth. The one making the Jaw Harp sound is Adam Chance. He was the one with the vest standing in the back of the group.
The videos of Adam Rupp's beatboxing solo work is often taken from their concerts and he has won several beatboxing competitions. He usually does about a 5 minute solo for the audience, for all of us who couldn't believe that a person could do all of that vocally without assistance of instruments. It's quite incredible. In fact, during their concerts, they have 3 people in this group that can go low enough to shake the theater and make it rumble: Tim Foust, Adam Chance, and Adam Rupp. You can feel it in your seat! Group breakdown: Rob Lundquist (tenor - front row on left with glasses and large dark beard), Austin Brown (tenor - front row middle with reddish hair and lighter vest, did a lot of the lead in this one), Tim Foust (bass with 5 octave range - front row on right with dark hair and white shirt with suspenders), Adam Chance or "Chance" (baritone and can cover bass - back row on left with beard and dark brown vest, replaced original founding group member Chris Rupp a couple of years ago), Adam Rupp (beatboxer and tenor - back row on right with blondish hair). They were also on reality competition show called the SingOff and won the season after Pentatonix. They took notes from Pentatonix's journey and made social media presence including UA-cam to gain traction after winning. If you can't find more of their stuff here on UA-cam, then you're not trying. They also have toured the world and recently made it all the way to Australia a couple of years back, I believe.
EVERYTHING I've seen them do is simply AMAZING!!!! The first one I saw of them was them covering Boyz II Men
Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole!!! ALL their songs are fantastic!
In the Blood. GREAT song from Home Free.
You guys have now started down the Homefree rabbit hole. Yall will not be disappointed.
They are quite famous. They won the Sing Off the year after Pentatonix. Two of the members are from Minnesota, one from Georgia, one from Alabama, and one from Texas.
They are styled as country a capella but they do a wide variety of covers and originals. My favorites are their cover of End of the Road, the mash up of Thinking out loud and Get it on, and a newer collaboration cover of U2s Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For with Peter Hollens and a couple dozen of their patrons.
Need to go down that Home Free rabbit hole.
And, a Wonderful Rabbithole it is !!! 🙃
No way back jejeje
Welcome to Home Free! The Home Fries (fan name) will give you lots of suggestions. Try their Catch Me if You Can (original), Can't Stop the Feeling, Do You Hear What I Hear and The Butts Remix. There a quite a few songs and too many to list in one comment. Thanks! ^_^
The best thing about Home Free is how versatile they are. They are country a capella but they can do so many genres. They also have an incredible sense of humor and can go from gospel to country to pop to R & B to something completely out there and funny. I hope you explore them a little further.
We will be reacting to more Home Free, no worries there :) -Dave
I have 106 of their songs on my Playlist. I stumbled onto them a year ago and it has been an adventure. They do covers and originals and have a tune and video for every mood from gospel to country rock and more. What I love about their covers is that they always stay true to the spirit of the originals, but always make them their own. The video's they put out during quarantine whilst spread throughout the country has been superb. Their songs usually showcase an aspect of performing that that takes so much talent to pull off, but they do it effortlessly. Their arrangements are always topnotch. My favorite in that regard is 'do you hear what I hear' . Just one recommendation. Headphones. Never listen to them without headphones unless you are watching them live. Just go to their channel and enjoy.
Home Free have been been together for 20 years.
They won a show in the USA called The Sing Off in 2013. The group was started in 2000 by Chris Rupp and his brother Adam (the beatboxer). You need to dive down the rabbit hole of Home Free.
Welcome to the world of Home Free. You'll love these guys, they're EXTREMELY talented. Definitely react to more of their music. They are labeled as "country acapella" but they sing many different genre's. Their harmonies are so damn good. Look to react to one of their originals next, like "Dive Bar Saints" a catchy tune with an upbeat vibe. They also have covered Boy2Men's "End of the Road" which is R&B, and even John Denver's "Take me home, country Roads" but it's unlike any other version you've heard. They are addicting....oh they also have a humorous side too. Their Butt's Remix they sing a mashup of 6 booty songs :)
They haven't called themselves a "Country A Capella Band" for a while now. They refer to themselves as an "All Vocal Band". They chose to become a Country band when it was suggested by one of the "Sing Off" producers. They had failed several try-outs to the show and the producer suggested it would be a good idea to set them apart from everyone so they agreed, then they got on the show (per Austin). When they started making original music they wanted to do more music that suited them with a different sound, more authentic. So they started doing less country style music than they used to (like Rob doing more R&B singing, which is more his style). They explained this in a video I watched a while back. Of course they will always be doing some country but they wanted to get away from the "Country" label because that's not who they are anymore.
@@Indigo_moon they don't label themselves that way but most people do, and most their songs still are country flavored....why such a hostile reaction ?
I would also add "Country Fried Pop Medley" to hear some of the pop genre also. Their SingOff performance with Jewel of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" shows off some jazz elements. Their rendition of "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem" shows some southern gospel. But I would definitely agree that their sense of humor is delightful; it's woven into all of their live shows.
@@wendischambach6181 100% correct !
@@miamidolphinsfan And Kevin, I would agree that they still have quite a bit of country flavor, despite their best efforts. Their talent just isn't limited exclusively to country. It's how I knew them first and may be how I will always think of them but I can appreciate their desire to market outside the genre. I guess when I think of the label of country, it means "approachable", "familiar", "down-home", "comfortable" to me, reminds me of "my" people and that would definitely be Home Free.
The jaw harp in the beginning and the end is done by Adam Chance, the guy with the black vest in the back. Otherwise, it's Adam Rupp doing the beatboxing.
Yeah he uses some kind of throat singing or I can sing two notes at one time
When you think Tim's voice is deep only to find out he is closer to the middle of his range in this song.
The history on this song is a long one as it was first published in a music book in 1913 with the oldest known recording being from the late 1920's. It gets covered every generation so it stays popular.
Enjoyed watching you boys react to the phenomenal HomeFree. You're fun to watch. Don't sit there like stunned mullets and not over the top like ADHD. Good job boys. Looking forward to the HomeFree trip
Filmed in Fairhope, Alabama, Southern USA where my mama was born. The world's only all country a capella band. Anything you choose to watch by them is great. They are really most noted for their hilarious videos. Check out their Quarantine Series of songs. OMG you will just crack up. But one you may really like is Folsom Prison Blues,
Thanks for the suggestion! Could do with a laugh so will tell Kev about the quarantine music :) -Dave
These guys are the best out there right now. They can anything and no instruments. I challenge you to find a bad song from them...
The "RECORDING" of "your man"
Hehehe welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole. There is sooo much more. You won't believe some of it is all them...but it is. Awesome reaction guys. Subscribed
I saw them live and they are 100% acappella... Tim (the deep voice guy) his voice went so low he has blown speakers and made my pant legs move through the speakers lol
Now that's what i call talent! ROFL :) -Dave
Be prepared, Home Free reactors get a ton of subs after their first video
I think we can handle it lol :) -Dave
@@Davesmusicreactions Pentatonix is an equally talented a cappella group. Try the song Hallelujah. Your welcome ;)
"Man of Constant Sorrow" is a traditional American folk song first published by Dick Burnett!The song was originally titled "Farewell Song" in a songbook by Burnett dated to around 1913. An early version was recorded by Emry Arthur in 1928, which gave the song its current titles.
The term is acapella: singing without accompanying musical instruments. It’s incredibly time-consuming to create all the sounds. The resurgence in interest in acapella music has been spurred on with the film “Pitch Perfect” and the TV show “Glee”. Home Free and Pentatonix each won a season of NBC’s talent show, “The Sing-Off”. They (with other groups) have turned the acapella world on its head. They both do covers, and originals. Home Free does country mostly, and Pentatonix does more pop. You will find a LOT of Home Free content. They’ve been a group since 2001, when the beatboxer (Adam Rupp) and his brother Chris founded the group while they were in college. Chris started his own solo career in 2016, and was replaced by Adam Chance (aka “Chance”, since there’s another Adam in Home Free). Before the pandemic, Home Free was doing 240 live shows a year. They’ve done a LOT of international tours. And they’ve had huge success with their album sales. I’ll be taking in a concert the next time they come to the Eastern US-like NYC or Boston. Will I travel to see them? Yes! Is it worth it? Yes yes yes yes yes!
They call themselves primarily a country acapella group, but they do covers of several pop songs and add their own country-type flair to them. As far as the voices sounding like instruments, Home Free does a cover of Can't Stop the Feeling and at one point in there, Adam Chance (who goes by Chance in the group) sounds like a guitar. Truly amazing!
Welcome to the amazing rabbit hole of Home Free!! They have huge catalog of songs and during this pandemic they putting a lot out! Y'all will be home fries (home fry is name of their fans) before you know it. In the beginning of my journey I thought I had a favorite song and even member but you'll find that is impossible. Each song is amazing for different reason and has a shining moment each member does as well. Some suggestions for more:
COVER SONGS-
Ring of fire featuring Avi Johnny cash cover
Elvira with oak ridge boys
End of the road Boys II men cover
Folsom Prison blues Johnny Cash cover
Hillbilly bone Blake Shelton cover
Mayday Cam cover (to really enjoy this one must wait until heard several other songs to really appreciate the artistry on this one)
In the blood john Mayer cover
Sold john Michael Montgomery cover
My Church Marengo Morris Cover
Honey, I'm good andy Grammer cover
Originals/Mashups/
Champagne taste on beer budget
Butts remix - mash of 6 butt songs
Dreamer
Catch me if you can
Country fried pop medley -15 song Mashup
Women, amen/ female
Adam Rupp drum solo performance
American a cappella band. There are 3 well known ones. Pentatonix, Homefree and Voiceplay. If you are not used to a cappella each band has a bass because they need him with no instruments as well as a beatboxer. They also each had an outstanding bass singer. Tim Foust, Geoff Castelluci and Avi Kaplan. You can hear 1 song with 2 of the 3 basses Tim and Avi on Homefree's cover of Ring of Fire. Pentatonix and Homefree both tour. Pentatonix does USA Europe, Asia, South America, Canada and Australia. Homefree does at least Europe besides the USA. Their fans can tell you more.
Enjoyed the reaction, guys. Home Free has over 100 songs that they’ve done since they won the America show The Sing Off in 2013. They do both covers and originals. A great original is Love Me Like That, and a great cover is Castle on the Hill (Ed Sherman) or In the Blood (John Mayer).
Hahahaha...oh boy! Welcome to Home Free!!! Your journey begins! Enjoy! 😬
People in North America either love Home Free and Pentatonix or have never heard of them.
True. I had heard and listened and enjoyed Penatonix for years. But this past week was the first I heard with Austin singing a solo.
These guys are amazing, that's all I can say, true acapella 👍❤️. Good luck on you're Home Free Journey 👍👍.
Welcome to the new world of a capella. Home Free and Pentatonix have rewritten the book on a capella worldwide. All of the suggestions for more songs to listen to are great. For Home Free may I recommend their "Ring of Fire" (Johnny Cash), and my favorite, "Helplessly Hoping" (Crosby, Stills & Nash) (and then a quarantined Italian Youth Choir's cover of Home Free's arrangement). Pentatonix has 3 Grammys, one for their "Daft Punk Medley" (Daft Punk), one for their "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" (Tchaikovsky), and one for basically being Dolly Parton's backup band(?) on "Jolene". Also, try "Imagine" (John Lennon), "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen), "Mad World" (Tears for Fears), "Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen), and of course, any of their Christmas music.
Xmas music will have to be a must! Especially with the holidays approaching :) -Dave
Very Old Song, this performance is the best I’ve ever heard ! Thank You for your reaction.
Home Free is a great a cappella group. They do give a country vibe to what they sing, but it's not too country (I don't think at least) when they are covering some of the pop and R&B songs. I will introduce the guys to you (left to right) so you have Rob Lundquist (in the overhauls- tenor harmony), next is Adam Chance (black vest- baritone harmony), Austin Brown (brown vest- lead tenor), Adam Rupp (white tank & suspenders- beatboxer), and Tim Foust (white button up with suspenders- bass).
There are 2 other a cappella groups that are pretty popular the first is Pentatonix and the other is Voiceplay. I don't want to overwhelm you with songs so I just wanted to let you know about the other two groups out there. :) And the beatboxer for each group are fantastic! Thanks for the reaction!
This song is an old tune used in “O Brother Where Art Thou”.
Just an Extra FYI on the Beat Boxer ... Adam "The Freak of Nature" Rupp, was twice voted as Best All-Around Beat Boxer by his Peers at the World Beat Boxing Competition :-D"
We cover Beatboxing on our sister channel HypeTrain, never heard of him lol -Dave
Home Free is a fantastic a cappella group with an huge repertoire. You can pretty much react to any of their song and you won't be disappointed. And their beatboxer, Adam Rupp, is one of the best. You should really check out his drum solo from one of their live performances. It's truly amazing. I know that you've already reacted to several Pentatonix covers. Please continue to do so. And while you're on this a cappella journey, check out VoicePlay and Voctave. Those four groups comprise the a cappella elite.
Oh yes, this group has a large number of videos and songs on UA-cam. They are amazing and have a fiercely loyal, supportive and dedicated fan group called Home Fries. Try their "Butts Medley", "Blue Ain't Your Color", "Do You Hear What I Hear", "Folsom Prison Blues" just to start with. They are from America most of them are from the South (Texas, Georgia and Alabama) and the other two are from Minnesota. Because you said you'd like to check out more of their stuff, you'll probably get a good jump in the subscriber numbers because the Home Fries will want to go with you on your journey to discover this group. LOL (Yes, I subbed.)
Want some more down home southern folk sounds check out Chris Stapleton singing "I was wrong" live at the Austin City Limits. A voice like no other, once in a generation sound.
Home Free has been around for 20 years. But they hit it big when they won a TV contest around 2013. If you react to them, plus Pentatonix, plus Voiceplay (all virtually 100% acapella bands), plus vids by their individual members and former members, you'll be busy for a long time.
Yes. All Americans. From various parts of the country. 👍
Great Reaction!
This one is with a looper when live and multitracked for the video. Live, the beatboxer lays down a beat, Chance does the jaw harp, and they also lay down some of the "frog" doo doots. You can see them recording each part on the looper at the beginning of the song. There is also a "harmonica" duet in the middle with the lead tenor and the beatboxer.
You really should check out Adam Rupp's "drum solo." He's an amazing beatboxer, but every member can also do some beatboxing and vocal instumentalizations.
If you want to really laugh... check out their "Butts Remix" or if you are ready to listen to some holiday music, check out their version of "Do You Hear What I Hear." Be prepared to pick your jaws up off the ground. 😉
Thanks for the suggestions :) Some holiday music sounds like an idea! -Dave
They sing EVERYTHING!
👍 Sounds like it's going to be a fun trip then 😁.... Kev
Welcome to American acapella. Home Free are extremely well known for their great covers. Pentatonix are also extremely talented and Voice Play. All 3 groups are ridiculously talented
Ah! I found this as a thumbnail ya couple of days ago, but had to save to watch later. I am here for these guys!! They are very talented and this is a cover of an old folk song from decades ago. It was also in a movie called “O. Brother, Where Art Thou”. Home Free was on the Sing Off in America back in 2013. They won. They are the first official Country A Capella group, but they do so more more than Country music. I hope you do check out more of their deep rabbit hole on UA-cam! They’re amazing, as you’ve already seen! I enjoyed your initial reaction to these guys! I will subscribe after this comment!
You should react to their cover of Johnny Cash's song "Ring of Fire" with Avi Caplin. It is amazing.
*Avi Kaplan
For a live performance you might want to check out " 9 to 5" Beat box breakdown . These guys are very talented. They don't take themselves to seriously , but love what they do no matter what they sing. Hope you check out more. They have over 100 songs and big following. Great reaction, Thank you. Have a great day.
This song was featured in the 2000 film, O Brother Where Art Thou starring George Clooney, and sung by the Soggy Bottom Boys. Home Free and Pentatonix are the top two A Capella vocal bands in the world. Home Free does nearly all genres but primarily country and southern gospel songs. They have nearly 330 million views on UA-cam and have over 200 recordings and well over a 100 music videos. Imo, they have the richest harmonies of any band on the planet. You will not find one video by them that you will not enjoy because their talent, precision, and personalities always deliver a high quality experience.
Great reaction. Please do more home free. You won’t be disappointed!
The movie this song came from, "O Brother Where Art Thou", is an awesome funny movie. So, very familiar with this song. These guys are plain awesome! No other words for it. And ALL done with NO instruments! Hard to believe!
There are some older videos they have done from 2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019, and quarantine/social distancing ones from this year. If you want to see early ones, I recommend both Ring of Fire videos, 1 from the Sing Off, a show from here in The US and the 2nd features Avi Kaplan from the A Capella group Pentatonix. Avi and Tim's bass notes are legendary. Tim Foust has a 5+octave range. Another Home Free song is filmed at an ice castle in Eden Prairie, MN, Do You Hear What I Hear.
Welcome to the world of Home Free. They are truly amazing. A few songs I think you'll like are, Love Train, My Church, Take Me Home Country Roads, Can't stop The Feeling, and How Great Thou Art. Just to name a few. They have a large catalog. Enjoy the ride.
Maybe you will join us Home Fries ..haha. I love this group!!
I just subscribed!!
Welcome to HOME FREE
HOME FREE is a county A Capella band that does more than country. Tim Foust, the bass, Adam Rupp, the beatboxer, Adam Chance (Chance) is the baritone/bass, Rob Lundquist, tenor and Austin Browm high tenor make up the voices of angels. PLEASE listen to more.. If I know my Home Free family well, they have already given you suggestions of music. LOL Thanks for the reaction.
Welcome and thanks for joining us :) Looks like we've just got ourselves into another journey to explore on our channel lol -Dave
Gotta check out their versions of the Johnny Cash hits “Folsom Prison Blues” and Ring of Fire” two iconic songs with iconic renditions by this amazing group Home Free
Ah just keep your eyes out and make sure you subbed and clicked the bell button so you won't miss the next home free song 😁👍... Kev
Some more great songs from Home Free to wet your feet (they have more than 100 songs out):
Ring of Fire (featuring Avi Kaplan from Pentatonix)
Butts Remix/Butts Medley
Everybody Walkin' This Land
Helplessly Hoping
How Great Thou Art
Mayday (watch this only after watching several other videos and learning the parts each member sings)
I'm enjoying you guys and your reaction. Fun/funny! We Home Free fans just jump on as soon as someone reacts to the guys. First time I saw you reaction or would have subscribed earlier. They are considered the first country a capella group. But they do so many other types too. Hillbilly bone country, you get a good feel for the deep bass as he leads. Johnny Cash they covered recently Folsom Prison Blues. (Bass goes super low) They did so many during quarantine, separately at their own homes, set up by their producer with great equipment, then he took over and put it all together,. like Moonshine, Meet in the Middle, Everybody Walkin' This Land, Gambler. Then a Boyz II Men cover, End of the Road. Awesome! A great John Denver cover, Country Roads Take Me Home. Mayday is wonderful! My Church is great! If you want fun/funny, they can do that for sure! The butts Remix, recent one for Christmas called Cold Hard Cash, written by their high tenor, Austin. They just put out one with the group Alabama, Christmas in Dixie, awesome. Well, I took up too much space here! So sorry! Take care guys. Enjoy the HF journey. We'll be here!
They do a cover of Cover Me Up, and you'll hear a steel guitar. And for some deep, rich harmonies, I'd recommend their cover of I Can't Outrun You. For fun, try their cover of Can't Stop the Feeling. Also, their rendition of How Great Thou Art is over the top, both harmoniously and visually.
Great reaction, guys.
As you can see at the end of the video, Adam Chance is the group member that is making the sound of a mouth harp (aka jaw harp) which sounds a little like a didgeridoo. You can see his mouth plainly correspond with the musical sound. Adam is a bass/baritone who sings some solos and harmony, and assists in beat-boxing.
The first time I heard the song the way I like it was in the movie "O, Brother Where Are Thou?" They do it in a way hearkens to that version.
Note: 99% of 'their' songs are done a cappella (without instruments only voice). This is done without 'anything'. If watch BOTH Adams you will see one is doing the beatbox/harmonica, the other is doing the guttural sound. You see Adam Rupp doing the harmonica/percussion sounds, you have to watch the video closely to see Adam Chance doing the guttural (standing in the background of the main singer and in a quick closeup of his mouth). His mouth one's assuming is singing, he's doing the juice harp sound. Additionally, it's Chance doing the bass voice while Foust is doing a solo.
First times I heard Pantonix AND Home Fries were in that talent competition show 'The Sing-Off'. They won in separate years. It's also when I learned about Voice Play (they competed against & won over). They met Voice Play (& their fabulous bass singer Geoff Castellucci) and, Pantonix especially Avi Kaplan during the show. They developed
some lasting work relationships. Another a cappella group they competed against & won over is featured on 'The Late Late Show with James Corden' The Filharmonic. Adam Chance coincidentally competed against Home Free in another a cappella group (assume that's where they met). It's a terrible shame that show was cancelled. It brought some talented & truly gifted artists to mainstream.
Adam & Chris Rupp (brothers) founded the group. Since their inception, there's been some changes in the line up as members jumped in/out. Consistent members competed (Austin Brown, Rob Lunquist, Adam Rupp, Chris Rupp & Tim Foust) & won. Chris left a few years after they won the competition & was replaced by Adam Chance. Adam Chance has a deeper range which helps support Tim. Adam Chance has also been solo on a few songs since joined. (A fan of Home Free is called Home Fries).
They're deceptive in that they have tight harmonies & range. They lean to country music, but can blend R&B, country, jazz & pop into their arrangements with beatbox rhythms to change it from typical a cappella percussion sounds. If listen closely to Folsom Prison Blues (can hear not a typical drum beat, but a 'railroad train and hitching a shotgun sound'. Home Free bantered around 'years' before their big break winning that show (Fairs, Cruises, typical country music circuits etc.). They were one of the most mature, polished &
experienced groups in the competition. It showed as they progressed through the competition. They have what they term a 'Vault' of extensive recordings/videos of songs released years prior to the competition.
Pantonix is a fabulous group, however they have a totally different sound when comparing groups. One would think Home Free would be struggling because of their tours derailed because of the 'demic'. It seems to be bringing them a broader audience as they've been producing new videos every so many weeks (ex. 'Folsom Prisom Blues'). Which is the miracle of the internet, getting tracks laid by them doing from their individual homes & filming there to. Kinda can tell the videos each slicing in with each other no group scenes. The sound is incredibly mixed.
When I first became interested watching the competition show, I admit I lusted over Tim Foust. He had a sexiness with his wide range of voice. It made the group a triple threat. Austin Brown their flexible tenor, Adam Rupp their versatile beat boxer (won multiple competitions) & Tim the cute, shy smile bass. Every song in the competition I enjoyed.
There was one song they did with The Filharmonic. Cabbyshack's 'I'm All Right' I will forever remember Rob Lunquist's comedic turn as the groundhog (have to see video the video).
There was one episode the judge's got to work with specific groups. The judge Ben Folds was talking about their angst of doing a Johnny Cash song. They were worried country music purists would rake them over the coals. He convinced them to do it their way & see it as homage. They did & quite honestly I thought it was their signature song. It was
the best up to that date song. It was 'Ring Of Fire'. It gave Tim Foust a stand-out performance. It showed his range & the arrangement had country/reggae mix.
I started following them on UA-cam. Like anyone there are songs I love, songs not so into but it sticks in my mind.
Favorites (keeps updating):
Ring of Fire, Man of Sorrow, Folsom Prison Blues, Thinking Out Loud/Let's Get It On, Sunday Best, End of The Road, Elvira, Nine To Five, Can't Find What I' m Looking for & Mayday that's just a few).
It's true, what many warn in that need to first listen to a few songs to understand what roles (tenor/baritone/bass) are in the group, then do Mayday. I had to close my eyes the second time through to get it.
One video that's wrongly interpreted by a few is the 'Ring of Fire' with Avi Kaplan. I call it the dueling basses. It was nice for Tim to have the deep support while singing (unfortunately Chris Rupp didn't have that depth). So it caused a slight gap to support Tim. Avi really does go to town in that low range backing him. Enjoyed tremendously, but the ending many wrongly think it's Avi that hits the low note. It's not. The video clearly shows Avi putting on a cowboy hat & not changing his mouth. One does see Tim in the background dropping his mouth & hitting the note.
What I like is that they readily do collaborations as individuals or as a group with others. They've written songs & done arrangements for the group. I like the video of Elvira with The Oak Street Boys paying homage to the original singers. Austin did a solo with guitar accompaniment of 'Unchained Melody', or they get a music arrangement from Hollens & Geoff Castellucci. Foust does Misty Mountains with Peter Hollens or the group sings with Hollens 'Can't Find What I'm Looking for'. If Bass lover, haven't had chance listen to Castellucci's Black Bird or, High and Dry.
Thanks for doing a review of Home Free. Well done. You may wish to give a listen to their cover of Ring of Fire (featuring Avi Kaplan) a classic country song and then an original such as Dive Bar Saints from their last album, of the same name.
Please also react to Home Free's "All about that Bass" / "Ring of Fire" / (Josh Turner's) "You're Man" (make sure it's the Crazy Life Tour video / one of their Christmas songs "Cold Hard Cash". Oh and btw they are an a capella band so there is absolutely no instruments, it's all their voices (unless they are singing with another band, sometimes. which is a rare). The band names are...
* Lead singer: Austin Brown
* Tenor (Guy with big beard) : Rob Lundquist
* Bass singer: Tim Foust
* Guy with cowboy hat (a hat): Chris Rupp: founder if Home Free (he left the band to go solo... Chance took his place)
* Beat boxer: Adam Rupp (Chris's brother)
* Other bass singer/baritone: Chance (his first name is Adam and his last name is Chance)
This particular song is a classic of the bluegrass genre. It's often conflated with country, but it's a thing all its own. It was made popular in the George Clooney film "Brother Where Art Thou?"
They have performed all over the world. One of the places is Birmingham in the UK, and all around Europe. This group started in 2000 in Mankato Minnesota by the RUPP brothers, Adam and Chris. I'm also from Minnesota and am so happy to see them get international recognition for their talent. Have fun exploring their talents. There is a video from a concert in Birmingham uploade on youtube.
As we're both from the Uk i'll have to tell Kev about that..cheers :) -Dave
@@Davesmusicreactions, you sound like your from near Newcastle area. I visited there 2-1/2 years ago. I enjoyed going to Hadrians Wall and Vindolanda. Home Free has also been in Scotland and other places in the Uk.
Try their "In the Blood" it's fabulous...they also do modern covers, such as End of the Road, and one I love, "Mayday"
All five of these boys are from Texas, USA. There's a slew of talent on that range.
Home Free is amazing!!
Oh yeahhhhhh.. In a deep deep voice.... 😁.. . Kev
Oh man I've watched sooo many reaction videos to this song and finally someone pointed out that Chance looks like Leo DiCaprio! Thank you!
YES!!! Someone agrees with me :) lol - Dave
They have more than 80 songs available in their channel. They split lead singing duties depending on the song. And occasionally they sit in with other artists, like their recent collaboration with Peter Hollens on a cover of U2's "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For."
I follow home free reactions and yours is very different and unique. Please do more. At home frees base they are country but they do other genres as well .and do so with gusto. You both well be surprised at the vocal talents of each individual and the beat boxer is second to none. So enjoy the ride. I'll sub so I can get a front row seat
One thing you might also like (not for reacting to though) are the "Story time with Tim" sections during the Home Free concerts. It's the band's way of having a bit of fun and interaction with their fans.
For a dose of their amusing side try their covers of 'All about the bass" or "The butts remix" also their original "Champagne taste (on a beer budget)"
And if you like Home Free you'll also like Pentatonix. To get an idea of how great they are try their cover of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" also Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"
Both bands had member changes a few years ago, Home Free co-founder Chris Rupp left and was replaced with Adam Chance (baritone) and Pentatonix bass Avi Kaplan left and was replaced with Matt Sallee.
They be been going since 2000 the beat boxer and his brother started the group, and they can sing the phone book they have about 150 songs on there channel, since the start of lockdown in March they have released a song every fortnight.
The beat boxer in the group is Adam Rupp. There are a lot of videos out there of him doing drum solos...and much more.
You have a lot of very good music to check out in the future. Home Free has a pretty large number of songs.
Excellent! Looking forward to watching more of them :) -Dave
They have over 200 recorded videos, of which something over 110 are official music videos. As others have said, they are primarily considered a country group, but they actually transcend that description by singing many other genres of music. You should try their gospel video, "How Great Thou Art," their cover of Crosby, Stills and Nash's "Helplessly Hoping," their cover of Vince Gill's "Go Rest High on That Mountain," their cover of John Mayer's "In the Blood," and many others. Honestly, you can try any of their videos, there aren't any bad ones!
There's a few videos of Adam Rupp doing drum solo's, during their concerts. Watch them, you'll see just how good he is :0)
Just subbed! Love Home Free! Check out their cover of Moonshine!
Thanks :) We plan on reacting to another one ''Ring Of Fire'' if memory serves me correct -Dave
@@Davesmusicreactions can you react to the live version from The Sing Off please?
@@Davesmusicreactions Yeah, I'm looking forward to see your faces on the end-note :)
There are a Lot of HOME FREE videos!!! And, they DONT just do country , by any means!!! That’s what makes them so popular. It’s always something different!!! And, they’re a Lot of fun, & have a great of humor !!! They’ll do something serious & turn around & do something crazy silly fun!!!
Their Butt Medley (remix) is one of my favorites of theirs. Their Folsom Prison (Johny Cash Cover) is more recent. Tim, their Bass can go as low as G1 and still go as high as a Tenor. You can hear it on the Johny Cash song Ring of Fire feat. Avi from Penatonix. The group also hooked up recently with Peter Holland to do the U2 cover “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.” Any one of these are really great but the one thing that this group has... is that they always seem to have fun doing these songs.
My roommate's first reaction..."Are these mates are Aussies"??? "Crocks and jaw harp and hats...C'mon"!!!
I still trying to persuade him that they aren't!!!
Saw Home Free reaction. Subbed 😁
Home Free is 100% authentic acappella! Check their UA-cam channel and you will find a huge range of music. There is a live performance of Adam Rupp (the beatboxer) doing a "drum solo" and it highlights a lot of his sounds. There is another where Tim Foust (the bass) busts the speakers 🔊 while hitting a low note.
Just subbed ! More Home Free please ! They have so many amazing songs :)
Welcome! 👍 We plan to do more 😁.... Kev
Home Free has over 100 video on you tube. About 20 or so, are all original songs.
So you've gotten many comments from the Home Fries. I'll try to give you some more information on the group, but first, if you liked Home Free, then you also have to check out Pentatonix. Like Home Free, Pentatonix is a mostly A Capella group (meaning very little if any use of actually musical instruments). Most sound is all vocals created by the beat boxer of the group and sometimes by other members. Pentatonix is more Pop oriented where Home Free is mostly Country style. Both groups are amazing.
My recommendation for next videos would be
Home Free cover of Johnny Cash - "Ring of Fire" this video includes guest appearance of Avi Kaplan who use to be the bass singer for Pentatonix.
Then do Home Free cover of John Mayer's "In The Blood"
For Pentatonix - I would start with their cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Sound of Silence" after that there are so many more you could do.
Both of these groups are American but their music transcends any boarders.
Both Home Free and Pentatonix gained popularity by participating in and winning "The Sing Off", which was an American Idol type knock-off on NBC TV. Pentatonix in 2011 and Home Free in 2013.
Both Pentatonix and Home Free have a large number of songs/videos including many Christmas/Holiday songs on top of their accumulated genre accomplishments.
Current group members using this video for identification purposes:
Austin Brown - Lead off singer - High Tenor - From Georgia, USA
Rob Lundquist
- 2nd lead singer - Tenor - From Minnesota, USA
Tim Foust - Bass - Texas, USA
Adam Rupp - Beat Boxer - Minnesota, USA
Adam Chance (Chance) - Baritone - Florida, USA
Adam Rupp is probably one of the best beat boxers there is.
Even though Avi Kaplan from Pentatonix has amazing low notes, Tim Foust can match him and has proven he has an amazing vocal range, which you will hear if and when you listen to the Home Free song "Mayday".
I'm sure there is a lot of information I missed but this comment is getting quite long so I am going to stop here.
Misty Mountain from Lord of the Rings by Peter Hollins with Tim Foust(the bass from Home Free) is amazing.
They have been around since 2004. Adam Rupp probably the best beat boxer out there. Does it all with his mouth.
Love Home Free! Perhaps react to their music video Ring of Fire featuring Avi. Great job reacting, guys. New sub here. :)
They all beatbox and share in the background beats along with the main beatboxer.
The dig you were talking about when you said a little metal thing in the mouth is called a Juice Harp. Thee genre of the song is Blue Grass. Yes they are famous. Their followers are called Home Fries, and I am def a Home Frie.
Yes Home Free they have a UA-cam channel and have done tons of videos since 2013. They won a show called the sing off in 2013. The year after Pentatonix won. They do all genres but their heart is country. Try Hillbilly bone. In the blood, love train
Folsom prison, sold, butt medley, ring of fire, all about that bass, thank his I’m a country boy take ur pick fellows great songs
The song is actually an old American folk song written in 1913
Home Free - They are an acappella band that strictly use their Mouth and Bodies to make the music. I say Bodies because the BeatBoxer Adam Rupp uses his hands on this video but he also claps and stomps on other videos! Adam Chance (goes by Chance) the guy that was making the Jaw Jarp sound at the beginning and end of the video has a 4+octave range and is the newest member of the group. He Replaced Adam's brother Chris Rupp who went on to a solo career. Tim Foust the Basist for the band has a 5+octave range. Rob Lundquist is the tenor and in this video is the second lead singer and then there's Austin Brown the high tenor who is the first lead singer in this video!
They have I think 12+ Records out and over 100 music videos on their channel! (correct me if I am wrong here please).
I suggest that you react to the following songs:
Boy 2 Men's - End of the Road
Blue Ain't Your Color
Crosby, Stills & Nash - Helplessly Hoping
U2 - Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For with Peter Hollens
The Butts Remix
Cover Me Up
Johny Cash - Folsom Prison
Love Me Like That
Can't stop The Feeling
Castle on the Hill
John Mayer - In the Blood
Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire with Avi Caplin another Bassist.
Please do react to more Home Free!
Now that's a comment / list 😁... Don't worry we will definitely be doing many more from them 👍.... Kev
welcome to the world of homefree go back til like 2013 start with the sing off which they won
Check out Home Free Drum solo if you want a larger sample of Adam Rupps beatboxing
Watch Do You Hear What I Hear. The whole thing is amazing.
To answer your question, Home Free has a video library of over 120 videos, and during this COVID lockdown they release a new video every Friday. Enjoy ✌️😎
Adam Rupp is the two-time world championship in beatboxer!!
Home Free is tremendous. They are ‘a cappella’ meaning no instruments. The sounds are all done by their mouths. Adam Rupp the beatboxer was doing harmonica, drums, and other various noises. Adam Chance was doing the mouth harp at the beginning and end of the song. This song is based on the movie O Brother Where Art Thou with George Clooney. It’s a great rendition. The gator is real. I think this was shot in Alabama. The south has lots of gators. Gotta be careful around ponds and waterways. Keep reacting to them. This has a country flavor but they can sing anything. Can’t go wrong with Home Free!
Cheers, we sure love them too and we will be doing many more 👍... Kev