I really enjoyed your reaction to this performance, which was not just appreciative but brought an interesting point of view. It wasn't just about the vocal performance per se, but also about the orchestration and 'instrumentation' produced with their voices. Thanks!
Hello and welcome to Home Free ! Missy you will have a great time exploring their catalog of amazing songs. These guys are amazing, and are masters of their craft. Check out several of their new songs....from a couple of weeks ago they did a beautiful cover of Lonestar's mega-hit from 1999, Amazed and a couple of weeks before did a LIVE cover of their own original doing it not acapella but with their friends Texas Hill and it's a masterpeice of country-blues....you'll also get to hear their sound live. They also had that concert at the Ryman in Nashville.
You may not know this yet but you just stumbled on to the best a capella group out there in my opinion that is they all have amazing Voice and ranges Tim Foust the bass has a 5 octave range Adam Chance the baritone has a 4 octave range Rob Lundquist has sweet tenor voice known as gospel Rob and the high tenor Austin Brown a lot of woman that I know call him the panty dropper and Adam Rupp the beat boxer well I think he ate a drum kit. Great reaction
Tim was in Rockapella several years ago. Home Free is my favorite acapella group too. The can do it all. With Time being able to hit a G0 all the way up to, well I'm not sure how high his falsetto goes. The other four singers are equally as talented. Which leaves Adam Rupp, the beat boxer. Sorry to break it to everybody, but I'm not sure he's from this planet, or is part robot, or I'm not just sure what. Just when you think you've heard everything from him, BAM, he smacks you upside the head with another brilliant ability. Love these guys to death! Great reaction
Welcome to wonderful world of Home Free ... you will be amazed at their talent , their versatility , their goofiness !! Very humble guys with very distinct voices and unique abilities ... their fans are called Home Fries . Come on in the rabbit hole !!
Love Home Free, they were on the Sing Off year after Pentatonix and won that season saw them in concert a few months ago ,no instruments ,did use a looper, lead singer did a harmonica duet without the harmonica they sound just as good live
Austin Brown, the lead for this song, has a musical theater background. In fact, he was part of the entertainment crew when Home Free was hired as guest entertainment on a (Disney?) cruise ship. A Georgia native, he'd had to lose his Southern accent for that job. When he had a chance to join HF not too long after that it was under the stipulation that he get that accent back. (That's one of my favorite stories they tell on themselves.) You can hear that musical theater schooling utilized in his rendition of Bring Him Home from Les Miz he dropped a couple weeks ago. Tim Foust has about a 5 and a half octave range. This is shown in Mayday, which you don't touch until you learn everyone's names and vocal ranges. His ability to go low enough to blow out speakers is shown in the half-hour video Home Free Concert Morrison, IL 8/19/15. This was before Chris Rupp left and Chance (jews harp here) joined. He's the one in the cowboy hat. He and his brother Adam (beatboxer) formed the group in 2000. Check out HF's drum solo for the rang of his talent. Most of the songs they have vids for have multiple version -- official, stage, and fan recorded -- so songs from the Morrison video can be found in several videos. Some of their songs are written by them. Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget and Full of Cheer (Tim), and What Christmas Means to me (Austin) for starters. Enjoy! And welcome to the HF rabbit hole the climbing of you sub numbers. the deeper you go the more treasure you'll find.
I don’t think it was Disney, more likely Royal. He did work as a performer at DisneyWorld though. There is a video somewhere on UA-cam of him as a young performer in, I believe, the lobby of the Hall of Presidents. Don’t quote me though.
Thank you for a wonderful reaction.....I have listened to this one many, many, many times, including a live performance, and Adam's "harmonica" still baffles me.
I'm always happy to hear the reactions of people who have never heard Home Free. I felt the same way a year ago. I listened to the song a few times until I was sure - there is no harmonica :-) LOL The five guys are unique, just great. Brothers in Arms is another masterpiece from Home Free or the brand new song Make You Feel My Love. Great reaction!
He ain't cheatin I have saw it live and it is just as good. The bass has a 5 octave range and will blow your mind if you continue to react to Home Free, they all sing lead depending on the song. This is a very deep rabbit hole, and you can get lost in it some reactors cannot believe they do not do videos they can't perform on stage, but having been to their live shows several times I can assure you they are better live than in their videos, because the freedom of live lets them really let go
It surprises me how many people miss Adam Chance at the end overtone singing to sound like a mouth harp. He was doing it the whole time, but they just showed him on camera doing it at the end.
That and the insanely low bass notes in the turnaround right after the Tim's verse. I think since most reactors aren't bass range singers they usually miss those but the first time I heard this I literally jumped out of my chair when he hit those notes.
I've watched a lot of people react to this song and everyone loves the harmonica sounds, a lot of people try to duplicate it but you're the first one I've seen pull out an actual harmonica. 😉👍
Welcome to the rabbit hole! Home Free is the real deal! They sound as good live as they do recorded. I'd suggest listening to all of their performances on The Sing Off to get a feel for how they captured the world's attention. Great reaction!
I absolutely agree! Once you get your first taste of Home Free you'll immediately want more. They're more addictive than any drug out there. From their beautifully and perfectly blended voices to their visual appearance and their quirky humorous antics you can't help but be pulled into "Home Free Heaven"! These young men are clearly gifted and meld well with each other too. They are for sure the real deal! I am one grateful Home Fry!❤👏🏚🍟👏❤
Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole. It's awesome down here. Adam Rupp the beat Boxer, is the best there is. I call him my Beast Boxer 😎. I think he swallowed an orchestra when he was younger, there's not much he can't "play" Tim the bass has a 5 octave range, that without his sub basses and his falsetto, which is awesome. The lead, Austin is a high tenor, you should listen to him sing " bring him home" Rob the one with the glasses is a tenor, such a sweet, sweet voice. Chance is a bass/baritone, if you watch more ( which I'm sure you will ) you see he sometimes swops with Tim, when Tim's singing lead, he'll do the bass lines, which he's awesome at. Adam doesn't use a real harmonica, he has no need, with his awesome talent. He also sings, he has a sweet tenor voice. Watch "How Great Thou Art" and "little Saint nick" love him to pieces. 🥰🥰
Home free just makes me so happy. They're amazingly talented and just such fun guys. I hope you'll enjoy the ride down this awesome rabbit hole that's Home free.
Adam Rupp, VP extraordinaire, has improved his "no-monica". Check out Workin' for a Living for his solo. For a taste of that bass Tim Foust, check out Brothers in Arms. For the sky-high tenor Austin Brown, When A Man Loves A Woman. Sweet tenor Rob Lunquist, End of the Road. And silky baritone Adam Chance (Chance), Cover MeUp. There is no lead singer, per se; all 4 sing lead, as appropriate for the song. (And often they'll share a lead.) HF is a deep rabbit hole!
Excellent reaction! It's also great that you really appreciate the quality of Adam Rupp's "harmonica" work. He and Austin Brown (main lead in this song) have done a harmonica duet on tour. Adam Rupp has done drum solos with just a mike on tour also. I assume he uses a slightly tweaked EQ and probably special echo and compression settings. They do some excellent traditional songs like How Great Thou Art (5 part, no percussion) and a bunch of country-ish songs like Dive Bar Saints, Moonshine and Take Me Home Country Roads. Some classics : Ring Of Fire, Crazy and When A Man Loves A Woman. Military tributes (have the kleenex on hand) : Travelin' Soldier, Go Rest High On That Mountain and Brothers In Arms (5 part). They did a tik-tok inspired Sea Shanty Medley that is crisp and full. And they did the 50 year remake of American Pie with Don Mclean!
Just a note - Brothers in Arms is not really a military tribute. It's actually an anti-war song and if there is a tribute, it is to the soldiers as people and not as part of the military complex. I didn't take to most of their most recent album, Land of the Free, because as a non-American and anti-war activist, it sounded nationalistic to me. Which I know is not the guys' view but i suppose they have to keep the clientele happy!
I just subscribed for more HOME FREE 🤣🤣 Welcome to HOME FREE !! HOME FREE is a county A Capella band (NO INSTRUMENTS) that does more than just country. Tim Foust, the bass (5 octave range) , Adam Rupp, the beatboxer (freak of nature), Adam Chance (Chance) is the baritone/bass, since 2016, he took over for Chris Rupp (one of the founders of the group), Rob Lundquist, tenor and Austin Browmn high tenor make up the voices of angels. PLEASE listen to more.. If I know my Home Free family well (Home Fries) , they have already given you suggestions of music. LOL Thanks for the reaction
This group has the most diverse group with wide ranges, they can all lead, between them they have two low Basses, three maybe four that can sing Baritone four that can sing Tenor II and three that can sing Tenor I within the group of five. You have only begin to see the diverity of music genre this group can perform. They have covered a slew of songs this last year with strong video entertaining performances. Your ears will enjoy and appreciate this group beyond measure for sure. Welcome to Home Free, personally new to listening to this group about two years ago and rarely now listen to anything else. Thank you for doing a review and best wishes.....
Welcome to the wonderful world of Home Free, an acappella group that has Country roots, but can sing all genre of songs. This group consists of a classically trained high tenor, a 5 octave bass singer, a 4 octave baritone, a velvety-smooth tenor, and one of the best vocal percussionists around. Fasten your seatbelt, you're in for a wild musical ride.
so nice to be a new subscriber! Adam Chance which goes by chance, is the one doing the mouth harp Adam Rupp the percussionist has taught all of them how to do things so you never know who's doing what! I love the songs when Adam the beatboxers sings. all of their ranges are ridiculous! enjoy your journey.
Check out their cover of Working For a Living for more Fauxmonica from Adam and some vocal gymnastics from Austin. Also a good vehicle for learning their names. The best place to experience Tim Faust's range is his rendition of Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow where he sings all the parts.
Thank you so much for a great reaction from 5 amazing men. You have quite a bit of suggestions so I will leave it for now. No disappointment to be found. .Welcome.
Welcome to Home Free. Check out Brothers in Arms to hear Tim's wonderful bass voice. Adam Rupp is a great beatboxer and percussionist. These guys are incredibly talented.
These guys are all so talented. They lean towards country but they can do any genre. They all can take the lead depending on whos voice is best for the song. They are known for their tight harmonies. Tim Foust is one of the best bass singers out there & their beatboxer Adam Rupp can simulate any sound. Keep up your journey through Home Free. You will not find a bad song.
Greetings from a danish fry [ fan name ] new sub i hope you are ready for us when a new reactor says they like our guys we come running and we are a very loyal bunch , the guys are first singer Austin Brown High Tenor 2 beard and glasses is Rob Lundquist Lead Tenor 3 black west doing the mouth harpe is Chance Baritone/bass 4 Tim Super bass / Dragonbreath Foust with a range of 5 almost 6 octaves and the creme de la creme Adam FREAK OF NATURE Rupp our beloved Vocal Percussionist / Beat boxer
It you want to hear Adam Rupp go off on the harmonica listen to "Working For A Living', Tim's range is really shown off in his Doo-Wop Album, his 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow/Stay' is a great example.
This group is as good live as it is in clips/studio recordings. This song when performed live utilises a loop station to loop the background 'jaw harp' track (you can see it right at the end of the clip). One extra thing I love is the 'even lower bass' Tim sings in the echo verse after the 'while he is sleeping in his grave'.. Enjoy the home free journey, so much fun, great music, and really nice guys too.
Home Free is amazing. Tim Foust, the bass, has a 5 octave range so he can sing in the tenor range as well. They are all amazing singers and they change the lead depending on the song. They are mostly country but sing all genres of music and while they sing a lot of covers they also write and sing their own songs. The beatboxer is amazing and can do drums, harmonica, castanets and lots of other sounds. The mouth harp sound at the beginning and end was done by Chance (in the back row with short dark beard). Good reaction Missy! Helplessly Hoping, One Man Band, Country Roads, How Great Thou Art to hear more great harmonies.
Maybe you do loved nextdoor to one of them. The first lead here, high tenor Austin Brown, as well as the bass singer, Tim Foust, live in the Nashville area. They both do solo work very worth checking out, to be found on their respective UA-cam channels. Austin especially has remarkable breath and voice control, and Tim has a 5 ocurre range, going on 6. Adam Chance (goes by Chance), the baritone who did the jaw harp also has a few solo songs on his channel. He's got a 4+ octive range. Rob Lundquist, the lead tenor, has the smoothest and softest voice I've ever hear, but it's so adorable to various genres and when he goes off all soulful and gritty it's glorious. Adam Rupp, the vocal percussionist, is simply a freak of nature with his skills. These guys are some of the hardest working, most humble, most cherished artists of today. Over the last 7,5 years they've released at least one video every month, with only a couple of exceptions of months with no video, and from April 2020 until late summer 2021 they released two videos every month. As they live in different parts of the country they did most of the recording as well as filming in their homes, separately. These guys are impressive for all many reasons and many, many lives around the world have been saved simply by finding their music. True facts. The fans are called the Home Fries and we are known as dedicated, loyal and supportive in the music industry and the guys love us just as much as we love them, maybe even more of that's possible. I've subscribed, hoping to go down this rabbit hole with you. To hear more of Austin check out When a Man Loves a Woman, for more Rob check out End of the Road, for more Chance check out Castle on the Hill, for more Tim check out In the Blood, and for more Adam check out a live solo from last year. These guys have collaborated with a bunch of well-known artists including Kenny Rogers on his last Christmas album, Don McLean on his second ever studio recording of American Pie, The Oak Ridge Boys on Elvira and with Alabama on Christmas in Dixie to name a few. Thanks for the reaction! 🥰🙏
Missy, great reaction. New subscriber here, glad you came up on my suggestions (for our girl Diana Ankudinova). 😊 I've listened to a lot of Home Free (led there by Pentatonix, another a capella group). Reading down through the comments nobody has suggested Ring of Fire, where a former Pentatonix bass, Avi Kaplan, collaborates. So you have TWO basses in that song! 😲 That's one of my Home Free faves. Another one, though New Year has come and gone, is Home Free's version of Auld Lang Syne. Just some really pretty, rich harmonies in that one and everyone sings ... no beat boxing. Those two songs are what I would suggest.
They are the best accapella group out there. Check put Brothers in Arms Go Rest High On That Mountain to start. They have tons of videos. Welcome to the amazing Home Free. All 4 singers could be soloists. The beatboxer has won world xhampionships twice.
The bass singer in this group is Tim Foust, he will blow your mind with this vocal range. check out his single Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow/stay. If you have a chance to see them in person do it, they sound the same in person as they do on the recordings. Adam Rupp is the beatboxer and that is all him
Great reaction! I love it when people discover Home Free. Take Me Home Country Roads is phenomenal but you might also want to check out Dreamer, When A Man Loves A Woman, End Of The Road, One Man Band, I Swear, and Folsom Prison Blues. For some funny ones: Butts Medley, All About That Bass, Champagne Taste, Hillbilly Bone. For some serious ones: How Great Thou Art, Go Rest High On That Mountain. And last but not least, Brothers In Arms and Mayday. If you want to be impressed, check out Tim Foust's song Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow/ Stay from his Doo-Wop album. He does all the parts. Here's a cheat sheet on the group: Adam Rupp, co-founder of HF and beatboxer. Tim Foust, bass. He has a five-octave range. Robb Lundquist (beard) Tenor Harmony. Austin Brown, Lead Tenor. Adam Chance, Baritone ( goes by Chance). Chance replaced Chris Rupp (co-founder) who left in 2016. Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole! Newly subscribed.
I saw a comment from another beatboxer where he said that Adam is at least partly using air through the nose to make the harmonica sound. If you watch him closely you can see that he pinches one side of his nose. Also, if you haven't heard Tim Foust (bass) before, this is not low for him. Also he has a 5 octave range. Yes, please do more Home Free!! They do all genres, not just country.
@@mariangelesbergallo8936 Sorry no I don't. It was so long ago that I don't remember what video the comment was on. It was closer to the time the music video was released. If I come across it again or one like it, I'll be sure to send you a link.
thanks for the review Tim Foust, the bass singer, has a very broad vocal range and has a number of songs on UA-cam. Check out "Misty Mountains" for a bass extravaganza.
These guys are great and thank you for reacting to them.i really enjoyed your analysis. If you like the yodel, I think you would enjoy their cover of John Denver's Thank God I'm a Country Boy
Your analysis was interesting it's nice to hear from someone who has a more informed opinion. I hope you do more of their catalog. I'm sure you'll see requests for "How Great Thou Art" "Helplessly HOping" "Mayday" and my favorite from last year's Christmas Season "Mary did you know" as well as many others. It's hard to go wrong with any of their songs.
How to make a harmonic sound. Remember the wa wa wa at the end of a bad joke if you make that sound tightening the throat up and down you change the pitch use the hands as a sound box, I used to do this as a child in the end my dad bought me a spittle trap oh and Adam Chance played a good mouth harp
Ben Folds says Tim (the bass) sounds like the bass guitar jumped off the wall and started to talk, Adam Rupp the call the Freak Of Nature because that he can do as a beat boxer. There live stuff is super good. Church sessions are great. Or the London Aucella Festival
A massively talented Acapella group. Am sure you will enjoy more of their work. Your expertise is interesting and evident. Hope you will react to more Home Free, and Also to another bass singer Avi Kaplan who's timbre is exquisite.
I love that you busted out the harmonica to play to compare it. Great review. Funny enough this is a fairly average Home Free song as I soon found out when I down the rabbit hole and became a "Home fry" The bass in this song has a 5 octive range...
you really need to see Adam Rupp's drum solo. it is live in concert which I have actually seen live he is crazy good! he's actually won World Championships!
Love the red Fender Esquire over your left shoulder! After his solo, the bass, Tim Foust, actually drops an octave and hits an F1 in chest. Throughout his solo part, he is hanging out in the 2nd octave. He has a massive (nearly) 5 octave range of B0-A5.
There are three, what I would call, main acapella groups today. Most everyone knows of Pentatonix, of course. They were the poster children for acapella for some time. The second, you have just found: Home Free. Wonderful group, I love their sound and their personalities, which seem to shine through in every performance they give. And last, buy by no means least, Voice Play. They are the theater kids of acapella. And, they have another amazing bass singer in their group as well, Geoff Castelucci. Much like Time Foust of Home Free, he also has a 5 octave range, and loves to show it off. To that end, you should check out Fulsome Prison Blues by Home Free. That will showcase Tim's lower end. And, to hear his higher register, check out Mayday. For Voice Play most everyone would direct you to Oogie Boogie's song from the Nightmare Before Christmas cover they did. *I*, however, wouldn't do that. I would ask that you check out If I Were A Rich Man/Girl from Fiddler on the Roof. It's not as theatrical, no costumes or makeup involved, but I think it shows everyone's range and sense of fun a bit better. You also get to see the members of that group interacting with a guest singer. And, Pentatonix. Ah, where to start with Pentatonix? I would suggest Blinding Lights by the Weekend. I think that one shows them in their best light. It's fun, upbeat, and the way THEY perform it, has great harmonies in it. If you're familiar with any of these groups already, I apologize for giving you information you already know. But, as you probably already know, you've entered into a world with some seriously PASSIONATE fans. Lol. Welcome to the rabbit hole.
I think you missed that octave drop at the end of Tim’s (the bass) solo, and he was really low on the fade-out. Yes, that was all Adam Rupp. You can check out some of his live drum solos on UA-cam
Great reaction! Home Free is great. Adam Rupp, the percussionist has action world beatboxing contests. Their songs range from hilarious (Butts Medley, All about that Bass, etc) to mainstream (Mayday, Amazed, etc) to gospel/religious (How Great Thou Art, Amazing Grace). Tim Foust, the bass, can go much lower. And MUCH MUCH higher. His range is unbelievable. Would love to see you react to more a cappella with Home Free and Pentatonix.
If you like Tim Foust's base in this song, try out Home Free's cover of "Ring Of Fire" and "Folsom Prison Blues." By the way, Adam Chance is the newest member of the group, and the one that emulates the Mouth Harp/Jaw Harp/Jew's Harp (depending on what you know the name of that instrument is). It's Adam Rupp that's the Beatboxer with the magical invisible harmonica.
Their Bass is Tim Foust..you like his low note, if you want to be freaked out..check his video Will you still love me/Stay..he has 5 octave range and is insane. Welcome to Home Free 🤗
They definitely played up the country here. And yes, Austin can yodel. You see it more in their cover of "All About That Bass." Home Free's ability to cover rap, R&B, jazz, country, pop, etc is unreal. And yes, their bass has an incredible 5 octave range (see same for VoicePlay's bass and Pentatonix's former bass and current baritone). That range let's Tim often carry the lead, which their new bass/baritone helps anchor by carrying the low end in his absence.
Welcome to Home Free. These guys are fantastic on any song they do, whether a cover or an original.. Check out When A Man Loves A Woman, In The Blood, and Amazed, just a few suggestions.. I did subscribe hoping to hear more Home Free. I enjoyed how you described some of the musical stuff..
You haven't heard his bass yet.Tim Foust has a five octave range going as low as G#1. The beat boxer, Adam Rupp also does the harmonica in another video and also on stage at concerts. Good reaction and breakdown. New subscriber.
If you want to be totally blown away at the Base Singer's vocal range watch his recently released solo album track "Tim Foust ‐ Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow / Stay" Tim is not a one trick pony. LOL
Great reaction. Keep practicing, you'll get that harmonica down.^^ Home Free offers such an immeasurably wide range of music that it blows my mind every time. Top notch in my opinion are: My church, In the blood, Folsom prison blues, Helplessly Hoping, How great thou art, Friends in low places... and all the others.
Three Acapella groups were on a tv show, "Sing-Off". Pentatonix Home Free VoicePlay I believe Pentatonix won the first year and Home Free the second season. All three have deep rabbit holes of songs & info to explore. Home Free bass is Tim Foust, PTX bass was Avi Kaplan, VoicePlay bass is Geoff, (Jeff) Castellucci. Please check out Home Free's cover of Johnny Cash's song " Ring Of Fire", featuring Avi Kaplan former Bass singer of Pentatonix. It's fantastic!
Sing through your nose and do "Wah Wah" motions with your mouth and you should get a pretty good Harmonica. You control the "Wah Wah" motions and you control tone.
Welcome to the rabbit hole. Cannot wait for your next reaction to another fabulous HF cover. So much fun!
I absolutely adore the wall behind you!
Loved the reaction, thank you for your reaction 😊
Love Home Free and hope you do more!
I really enjoyed your reaction to this performance, which was not just appreciative but brought an interesting point of view. It wasn't just about the vocal performance per se, but also about the orchestration and 'instrumentation' produced with their voices. Thanks!
Hello and welcome to Home Free ! Missy you will have a great time exploring their catalog of amazing songs. These guys are amazing, and are masters of their craft. Check out several of their new songs....from a couple of weeks ago they did a beautiful cover of Lonestar's mega-hit from 1999, Amazed and a couple of weeks before did a LIVE cover of their own original doing it not acapella but with their friends Texas Hill and it's a masterpeice of country-blues....you'll also get to hear their sound live. They also had that concert at the Ryman in Nashville.
You may not know this yet but you just stumbled on to the best a capella group out there in my opinion that is they all have amazing Voice and ranges Tim Foust the bass has a 5 octave range Adam Chance the baritone has a 4 octave range Rob Lundquist has sweet tenor voice known as gospel Rob and the high tenor Austin Brown a lot of woman that I know call him the panty dropper and Adam Rupp the beat boxer well I think he ate a drum kit. Great reaction
They are the best acapella group since rockapella
I prefer Voiceplay, but hey, Home Free is up there in my top 10 for sure.
@@beglebite1 Rockapella!!!! Yes!! Tim and the others even mention them in reverence. Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?!!
Tim was in Rockapella several years ago. Home Free is my favorite acapella group too. The can do it all. With Time being able to hit a G0 all the way up to, well I'm not sure how high his falsetto goes. The other four singers are equally as talented. Which leaves Adam Rupp, the beat boxer. Sorry to break it to everybody, but I'm not sure he's from this planet, or is part robot, or I'm not just sure what. Just when you think you've heard everything from him, BAM, he smacks you upside the head with another brilliant ability. Love these guys to death! Great reaction
Welcome to wonderful world of Home Free ... you will be amazed at their talent , their versatility , their goofiness !! Very humble guys with very distinct voices and unique abilities ... their fans are called Home Fries . Come on in the rabbit hole !!
Love Home Free, they were on the Sing Off year after Pentatonix and won that season saw them in concert a few months ago ,no instruments ,did use a looper, lead singer did a harmonica duet without the harmonica they sound just as good live
I love that you got out your harmonica!
Pure and simple these are the most talented group of men I've ever seen in the acapella world.... Love you Home Free..
Austin Brown, the lead for this song, has a musical theater background. In fact, he was part of the entertainment crew when Home Free was hired as guest entertainment on a (Disney?) cruise ship. A Georgia native, he'd had to lose his Southern accent for that job. When he had a chance to join HF not too long after that it was under the stipulation that he get that accent back. (That's one of my favorite stories they tell on themselves.) You can hear that musical theater schooling utilized in his rendition of Bring Him Home from Les Miz he dropped a couple weeks ago.
Tim Foust has about a 5 and a half octave range. This is shown in Mayday, which you don't touch until you learn everyone's names and vocal ranges. His ability to go low enough to blow out speakers is shown in the half-hour video Home Free Concert Morrison, IL 8/19/15. This was before Chris Rupp left and Chance (jews harp here) joined. He's the one in the cowboy hat. He and his brother Adam (beatboxer) formed the group in 2000. Check out HF's drum solo for the rang of his talent. Most of the songs they have vids for have multiple version -- official, stage, and fan recorded -- so songs from the Morrison video can be found in several videos.
Some of their songs are written by them. Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget and Full of Cheer (Tim), and What Christmas Means to me (Austin) for starters. Enjoy! And welcome to the HF rabbit hole the climbing of you sub numbers. the deeper you go the more treasure you'll find.
I don’t think it was Disney, more likely Royal. He did work as a performer at DisneyWorld though. There is a video somewhere on UA-cam of him as a young performer in, I believe, the lobby of the Hall of Presidents. Don’t quote me though.
@@brendafrazier811 You're probably right. My brain kept supplying "Disney" even though it didn't sound quite right. I'll take Royal for $200.
Thank you for a wonderful reaction.....I have listened to this one many, many, many times, including a live performance, and Adam's "harmonica" still baffles me.
Home free! The Best Of The Best! Everytime
Enjoy your positive vibrations, and your reactions. You have fun, so we have fun with this. 😃
I'm always happy to hear the reactions of people who have never heard Home Free. I felt the same way a year ago. I listened to the song a few times until I was sure - there is no harmonica :-) LOL The five guys are unique, just great. Brothers in Arms is another masterpiece from Home Free or the brand new song Make You Feel My Love. Great reaction!
He ain't cheatin I have saw it live and it is just as good. The bass has a 5 octave range and will blow your mind if you continue to react to Home Free, they all sing lead depending on the song. This is a very deep rabbit hole, and you can get lost in it some reactors cannot believe they do not do videos they can't perform on stage, but having been to their live shows several times I can assure you they are better live than in their videos, because the freedom of live lets them really let go
Love the reaction and insights! Yes, please do more Home Free!
It surprises me how many people miss Adam Chance at the end overtone singing to sound like a mouth harp. He was doing it the whole time, but they just showed him on camera doing it at the end.
That and the insanely low bass notes in the turnaround right after the Tim's verse. I think since most reactors aren't bass range singers they usually miss those but the first time I heard this I literally jumped out of my chair when he hit those notes.
I think it is because by the end you are out of wtf’s
Really love your reaction to Home free, one of my favorites.
I've watched a lot of people react to this song and everyone loves the harmonica sounds, a lot of people try to duplicate it but you're the first one I've seen pull out an actual harmonica. 😉👍
Welcome to the rabbit hole! Home Free is the real deal! They sound as good live as they do recorded. I'd suggest listening to all of their performances on The Sing Off to get a feel for how they captured the world's attention. Great reaction!
I absolutely agree! Once you get your first taste of Home Free you'll immediately want more. They're more addictive than any drug out there. From their beautifully and perfectly blended voices to their visual appearance and their quirky humorous antics you can't help but be pulled into "Home Free Heaven"! These young men are clearly gifted and meld well with each other too. They are for sure the real deal! I am one grateful Home Fry!❤👏🏚🍟👏❤
Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole. It's awesome down here. Adam Rupp the beat Boxer, is the best there is. I call him my Beast Boxer 😎. I think he swallowed an orchestra when he was younger, there's not much he can't "play" Tim the bass has a 5 octave range, that without his sub basses and his falsetto, which is awesome. The lead, Austin is a high tenor, you should listen to him sing " bring him home" Rob the one with the glasses is a tenor, such a sweet, sweet voice. Chance is a bass/baritone, if you watch more ( which I'm sure you will ) you see he sometimes swops with Tim, when Tim's singing lead, he'll do the bass lines, which he's awesome at. Adam doesn't use a real harmonica, he has no need, with his awesome talent. He also sings, he has a sweet tenor voice. Watch "How Great Thou Art" and "little Saint nick" love him to pieces. 🥰🥰
To hear Adam go off with his "handmonica" listen to Home Free's "Aint Going Down Til The Sun Comes Up". It's crazy...
Home free just makes me so happy. They're amazingly talented and just such fun guys. I hope you'll enjoy the ride down this awesome rabbit hole that's Home free.
Welcome to the rabbit hole that is Home Free, its very deep, so have fun. You mentioned Yodel, check out their cover of All about the Bass!!
I love that you pulled out a harmonica for comparison ❤❤
More Home Free please these guys are amazing
Adam Rupp, VP extraordinaire, has improved his "no-monica". Check out Workin' for a Living for his solo. For a taste of that bass Tim Foust, check out Brothers in Arms. For the sky-high tenor Austin Brown, When A Man Loves A Woman. Sweet tenor Rob Lunquist, End of the Road. And silky baritone Adam Chance (Chance), Cover MeUp. There is no lead singer, per se; all 4 sing lead, as appropriate for the song. (And often they'll share a lead.) HF is a deep rabbit hole!
Excellent reaction! It's also great that you really appreciate the quality of Adam Rupp's "harmonica" work. He and Austin Brown (main lead in this song) have done a harmonica duet on tour. Adam Rupp has done drum solos with just a mike on tour also. I assume he uses a slightly tweaked EQ and probably special echo and compression settings.
They do some excellent traditional songs like How Great Thou Art (5 part, no percussion) and a bunch of country-ish songs like Dive Bar Saints, Moonshine and Take Me Home Country Roads.
Some classics : Ring Of Fire, Crazy and When A Man Loves A Woman.
Military tributes (have the kleenex on hand) : Travelin' Soldier, Go Rest High On That Mountain and Brothers In Arms (5 part).
They did a tik-tok inspired Sea Shanty Medley that is crisp and full.
And they did the 50 year remake of American Pie with Don Mclean!
Just a note - Brothers in Arms is not really a military tribute. It's actually an anti-war song and if there is a tribute, it is to the soldiers as people and not as part of the military complex.
I didn't take to most of their most recent album, Land of the Free, because as a non-American and anti-war activist, it sounded nationalistic to me. Which I know is not the guys' view but i suppose they have to keep the clientele happy!
Home Free never cheats! What you see on video, they do live in concert!
All I can tell you about Home Free is... you aint hurd nuttn yet!
Lol you're so right
Yee haw! 🤠
I just subscribed for more HOME FREE 🤣🤣
Welcome to HOME FREE !! HOME FREE is a county A Capella band (NO INSTRUMENTS) that does more than just country. Tim Foust, the bass (5 octave range) , Adam Rupp, the beatboxer (freak of nature), Adam Chance (Chance) is the baritone/bass, since 2016, he took over for Chris Rupp (one of the founders of the group), Rob Lundquist, tenor and Austin Browmn high tenor make up the voices of angels. PLEASE listen to more.. If I know my Home Free family well (Home Fries) , they have already given you suggestions of music. LOL Thanks for the reaction
This group has the most diverse group with wide ranges, they can all lead, between them they have two low Basses, three maybe four that can sing Baritone four that can sing Tenor II and three that can sing Tenor I within the group of five. You have only begin to see the diverity of music genre this group can perform. They have covered a slew of songs this last year with strong video entertaining performances. Your ears will enjoy and appreciate this group beyond measure for sure. Welcome to Home Free, personally new to listening to this group about two years ago and rarely now listen to anything else. Thank you for doing a review and best wishes.....
Welcome to the wonderful world of Home Free, an acappella group that has Country roots, but can sing all genre of songs. This group consists of a classically trained high tenor, a 5 octave bass singer, a 4 octave baritone, a velvety-smooth tenor, and one of the best vocal percussionists around. Fasten your seatbelt, you're in for a wild musical ride.
so nice to be a new subscriber! Adam Chance which goes by chance, is the one doing the mouth harp Adam Rupp the percussionist has taught all of them how to do things so you never know who's doing what! I love the songs when Adam the beatboxers sings. all of their ranges are ridiculous! enjoy your journey.
Tim, the bass singer isn’t even trying here !
He has a 5 octave range from A0 to B5, pretty impressive !
😍 **EVERY TIME I WATCH THIS VIDEO, I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO TAKE A PREGNANCY TEST, & I AM 60 LOL** 😍
Check out their cover of Working For a Living for more Fauxmonica from Adam and some vocal gymnastics from Austin. Also a good vehicle for learning their names. The best place to experience Tim Faust's range is his rendition of Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow where he sings all the parts.
Thank you so much for a great reaction from 5 amazing men. You have quite a bit of suggestions so I will leave it for now. No disappointment to be found. .Welcome.
Now that you've gone the Home Free rabbit hole, I hope you'll react to more of their outstanding performances!
Welcome to Home Free. Check out Brothers in Arms to hear Tim's wonderful bass voice. Adam Rupp is a great beatboxer and percussionist. These guys are incredibly talented.
These guys are all so talented. They lean towards country but they can do any genre. They all can take the lead depending on whos voice is best for the song. They are known for their tight harmonies. Tim Foust is one of the best bass singers out there & their beatboxer Adam Rupp can simulate any sound. Keep up your journey through Home Free. You will not find a bad song.
A new genre of music. Accapella Blue Grass! Love it!!!
FUN is the right word!!!
Adam Rupp is also an expert at the "No~monica". Check out their latest video "So long Dixie", excellent nomonica playing throughout.
Greetings from a danish fry [ fan name ] new sub i hope you are ready for us when a new reactor says they like our guys we come running and we are a very loyal bunch , the guys are first singer Austin Brown High Tenor 2 beard and glasses is Rob Lundquist Lead Tenor 3 black west doing the mouth harpe is Chance Baritone/bass 4 Tim Super bass / Dragonbreath Foust with a range of 5 almost 6 octaves and the creme de la creme Adam FREAK OF NATURE Rupp our beloved Vocal Percussionist / Beat boxer
It you want to hear Adam Rupp go off on the harmonica listen to "Working For A Living', Tim's range is really shown off in his Doo-Wop Album, his 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow/Stay' is a great example.
Insanely informative and even more entertaining reaction!!
Subscribed!!
This group is as good live as it is in clips/studio recordings. This song when performed live utilises a loop station to loop the background 'jaw harp' track (you can see it right at the end of the clip). One extra thing I love is the 'even lower bass' Tim sings in the echo verse after the 'while he is sleeping in his grave'..
Enjoy the home free journey, so much fun, great music, and really nice guys too.
Home Free is amazing. Tim Foust, the bass, has a 5 octave range so he can sing in the tenor range as well. They are all amazing singers and they change the lead depending on the song. They are mostly country but sing all genres of music and while they sing a lot of covers they also write and sing their own songs. The beatboxer is amazing and can do drums, harmonica, castanets and lots of other sounds. The mouth harp sound at the beginning and end was done by Chance (in the back row with short dark beard). Good reaction Missy! Helplessly Hoping, One Man Band, Country Roads, How Great Thou Art to hear more great harmonies.
Maybe you do loved nextdoor to one of them. The first lead here, high tenor Austin Brown, as well as the bass singer, Tim Foust, live in the Nashville area. They both do solo work very worth checking out, to be found on their respective UA-cam channels. Austin especially has remarkable breath and voice control, and Tim has a 5 ocurre range, going on 6. Adam Chance (goes by Chance), the baritone who did the jaw harp also has a few solo songs on his channel. He's got a 4+ octive range.
Rob Lundquist, the lead tenor, has the smoothest and softest voice I've ever hear, but it's so adorable to various genres and when he goes off all soulful and gritty it's glorious. Adam Rupp, the vocal percussionist, is simply a freak of nature with his skills.
These guys are some of the hardest working, most humble, most cherished artists of today. Over the last 7,5 years they've released at least one video every month, with only a couple of exceptions of months with no video, and from April 2020 until late summer 2021 they released two videos every month. As they live in different parts of the country they did most of the recording as well as filming in their homes, separately.
These guys are impressive for all many reasons and many, many lives around the world have been saved simply by finding their music. True facts.
The fans are called the Home Fries and we are known as dedicated, loyal and supportive in the music industry and the guys love us just as much as we love them, maybe even more of that's possible.
I've subscribed, hoping to go down this rabbit hole with you.
To hear more of Austin check out When a Man Loves a Woman, for more Rob check out End of the Road, for more Chance check out Castle on the Hill, for more Tim check out In the Blood, and for more Adam check out a live solo from last year.
These guys have collaborated with a bunch of well-known artists including Kenny Rogers on his last Christmas album, Don McLean on his second ever studio recording of American Pie, The Oak Ridge Boys on Elvira and with Alabama on Christmas in Dixie to name a few.
Thanks for the reaction! 🥰🙏
Missy, great reaction. New subscriber here, glad you came up on my suggestions (for our girl Diana Ankudinova). 😊 I've listened to a lot of Home Free (led there by Pentatonix, another a capella group). Reading down through the comments nobody has suggested Ring of Fire, where a former Pentatonix bass, Avi Kaplan, collaborates. So you have TWO basses in that song! 😲 That's one of my Home Free faves. Another one, though New Year has come and gone, is Home Free's version of Auld Lang Syne. Just some really pretty, rich harmonies in that one and everyone sings ... no beat boxing. Those two songs are what I would suggest.
Lots more to this band…you have just scratched the surface.
Loved your response to this amazing group of singers, and I hope you react to more Home Free performances!
They are the best accapella group out there. Check put Brothers in Arms Go Rest High On That Mountain to start. They have tons of videos. Welcome to the amazing Home Free. All 4 singers could be soloists. The beatboxer has won world xhampionships twice.
The bass singer in this group is Tim Foust, he will blow your mind with this vocal range. check out his single Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow/stay. If you have a chance to see them in person do it, they sound the same in person as they do on the recordings. Adam Rupp is the beatboxer and that is all him
They may be the 5 most talented men in any group. Fire. The beat boxer is world class
Enjoyed your reaction - I hope you enjoy your trip (hopeful you take the trip) into the HF rabbit hole.
Great reaction! I love it when people discover Home Free. Take Me Home Country Roads is phenomenal but you might also want to check out Dreamer, When A Man Loves A Woman, End Of The Road, One Man Band, I Swear, and Folsom Prison Blues. For some funny ones: Butts Medley, All About That Bass, Champagne Taste, Hillbilly Bone. For some serious ones: How Great Thou Art, Go Rest High On That Mountain. And last but not least, Brothers In Arms and Mayday. If you want to be impressed, check out Tim Foust's song Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow/ Stay from his Doo-Wop album. He does all the parts. Here's a cheat sheet on the group: Adam Rupp, co-founder of HF and beatboxer. Tim Foust, bass. He has a five-octave range. Robb Lundquist (beard) Tenor Harmony. Austin Brown, Lead Tenor. Adam Chance, Baritone ( goes by Chance). Chance replaced Chris Rupp (co-founder) who left in 2016. Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole! Newly subscribed.
I saw a comment from another beatboxer where he said that Adam is at least partly using air through the nose to make the harmonica sound. If you watch him closely you can see that he pinches one side of his nose. Also, if you haven't heard Tim Foust (bass) before, this is not low for him. Also he has a 5 octave range. Yes, please do more Home Free!! They do all genres, not just country.
Really? Didn't know that comment about adam and the harmonica. Do you have a link?
@@mariangelesbergallo8936 Sorry no I don't. It was so long ago that I don't remember what video the comment was on. It was closer to the time the music video was released. If I come across it again or one like it, I'll be sure to send you a link.
@@Indigo_moon thank you, so much!!! You are very nice 😊
Austin, the first singer, really laid into his Georgia roots on this one with the accent. 😁
thanks for the review
Tim Foust, the bass singer, has a very broad vocal range and has a number of songs on UA-cam. Check out "Misty Mountains" for a bass extravaganza.
My favorite part of this is Adam playing the No-Monica
These guys are great and thank you for reacting to them.i really enjoyed your analysis. If you like the yodel, I think you would enjoy their cover of John Denver's Thank God I'm a Country Boy
Your analysis was interesting it's nice to hear from someone who has a more informed opinion. I hope you do more of their catalog. I'm sure you'll see requests for "How Great Thou Art" "Helplessly HOping" "Mayday" and my favorite from last year's Christmas Season "Mary did you know" as well as many others. It's hard to go wrong with any of their songs.
How to make a harmonic sound. Remember the wa wa wa at the end of a bad joke if you make that sound tightening the throat up and down you change the pitch use the hands as a sound box, I used to do this as a child in the end my dad bought me a spittle trap oh and Adam Chance played a good mouth harp
That was all him. Check him out doing the drums it will blow your mind
Adam, the beat boxer, was voted world champion, TWICE !
Subbed for more Home Free 😊
Ben Folds says Tim (the bass) sounds like the bass guitar jumped off the wall and started to talk, Adam Rupp the call the Freak Of Nature because that he can do as a beat boxer. There live stuff is super good. Church sessions are great. Or the London Aucella Festival
I've heard many reactions to this yours is one of the best.
A massively talented Acapella group. Am sure you will enjoy more of their work. Your expertise is interesting and evident. Hope you will react to more Home Free, and Also to another bass singer Avi Kaplan who's timbre is exquisite.
Love your analysis. I like it when those reacting uses the reaction to teach vocal techniques.
I love that you busted out the harmonica to play to compare it. Great review. Funny enough this is a fairly average Home Free song as I soon found out when I down the rabbit hole and became a "Home fry" The bass in this song has a 5 octive range...
The only "cheating" done is in the layering. Live, Adam (the vocal percussionist) does use a looper if needed but still makes all the noises himself.
you really need to see Adam Rupp's drum solo. it is live in concert which I have actually seen live he is crazy good! he's actually won World Championships!
Love the red Fender Esquire over your left shoulder! After his solo, the bass, Tim Foust, actually drops an octave and hits an F1 in chest. Throughout his solo part, he is hanging out in the 2nd octave. He has a massive (nearly) 5 octave range of B0-A5.
There are three, what I would call, main acapella groups today. Most everyone knows of Pentatonix, of course. They were the poster children for acapella for some time. The second, you have just found: Home Free. Wonderful group, I love their sound and their personalities, which seem to shine through in every performance they give. And last, buy by no means least, Voice Play. They are the theater kids of acapella. And, they have another amazing bass singer in their group as well, Geoff Castelucci. Much like Time Foust of Home Free, he also has a 5 octave range, and loves to show it off. To that end, you should check out Fulsome Prison Blues by Home Free. That will showcase Tim's lower end. And, to hear his higher register, check out Mayday.
For Voice Play most everyone would direct you to Oogie Boogie's song from the Nightmare Before Christmas cover they did. *I*, however, wouldn't do that. I would ask that you check out If I Were A Rich Man/Girl from Fiddler on the Roof. It's not as theatrical, no costumes or makeup involved, but I think it shows everyone's range and sense of fun a bit better. You also get to see the members of that group interacting with a guest singer.
And, Pentatonix. Ah, where to start with Pentatonix? I would suggest Blinding Lights by the Weekend. I think that one shows them in their best light. It's fun, upbeat, and the way THEY perform it, has great harmonies in it.
If you're familiar with any of these groups already, I apologize for giving you information you already know. But, as you probably already know, you've entered into a world with some seriously PASSIONATE fans. Lol.
Welcome to the rabbit hole.
I think you missed that octave drop at the end of Tim’s (the bass) solo, and he was really low on the fade-out. Yes, that was all Adam Rupp. You can check out some of his live drum solos on UA-cam
If you want to hear more of Austin's yodel, check out their cover of "All About That Bass".
Great reaction! Home Free is great. Adam Rupp, the percussionist has action world beatboxing contests. Their songs range from hilarious (Butts Medley, All about that Bass, etc) to mainstream (Mayday, Amazed, etc) to gospel/religious (How Great Thou Art, Amazing Grace). Tim Foust, the bass, can go much lower. And MUCH MUCH higher. His range is unbelievable. Would love to see you react to more a cappella with Home Free and Pentatonix.
A very smooth and natural 'yodel' can be heard coming from a 14 year old Leann Rimes singing 'Blue.'
New sub here for Home Free reactions! Looking forward to watching more of your videos!!
If you like Tim Foust's base in this song, try out Home Free's cover of "Ring Of Fire" and "Folsom Prison Blues."
By the way, Adam Chance is the newest member of the group, and the one that emulates the Mouth Harp/Jaw Harp/Jew's Harp (depending on what you know the name of that instrument is). It's Adam Rupp that's the Beatboxer with the magical invisible harmonica.
As a vocal coach, I'd love to hear your impressions of their Helplessly Hoping cover.
Their Bass is Tim Foust..you like his low note, if you want to be freaked out..check his video Will you still love me/Stay..he has 5 octave range and is insane. Welcome to Home Free 🤗
They definitely played up the country here. And yes, Austin can yodel. You see it more in their cover of "All About That Bass."
Home Free's ability to cover rap, R&B, jazz, country, pop, etc is unreal. And yes, their bass has an incredible 5 octave range (see same for VoicePlay's bass and Pentatonix's former bass and current baritone). That range let's Tim often carry the lead, which their new bass/baritone helps anchor by carrying the low end in his absence.
Helplessly Hoping please
Now you should check out their cover of "Mayday" to see what a crazy range the bass singer Tim has.
No, no. 1 song does not make anyone ready for Mayday. Gotta have 5-10 songs under your belt to appreciate what Tim and Chance do in that song.
These guys are amazing! If you’re strolling down the a cappella rabbit hole then check out Pentatonix also - they made a believer out of me!
Chance, the baritone, did the jew's harp sound with harmonic overtone singing.
Welcome to Home Free. These guys are fantastic on any song they do, whether a cover or an original.. Check out When A Man Loves A Woman, In The Blood, and Amazed, just a few suggestions.. I did subscribe hoping to hear more Home Free. I enjoyed how you described some of the musical stuff..
You haven't heard his bass yet.Tim Foust has a five octave range going as low as G#1. The beat boxer, Adam Rupp also does the harmonica in another video and also on stage at concerts. Good reaction and breakdown. New subscriber.
I'm so glad I subscribed! Your input is fun!
If you want to be totally blown away at the Base Singer's vocal range watch his recently released solo album track "Tim Foust ‐ Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow / Stay" Tim is not a one trick pony. LOL
His whole new album.
Great reaction. Keep practicing, you'll get that harmonica down.^^ Home Free offers such an immeasurably wide range of music that it blows my mind every time. Top notch in my opinion are: My church, In the blood, Folsom prison blues, Helplessly Hoping, How great thou art, Friends in low places... and all the others.
They just released a new video today for valentine's make you feel my love. It is a little sexy lol
Watch Adam Rupp's "drum solo" preferably the latest one as he has gotten even better over the years...
Three Acapella groups were on a tv show, "Sing-Off".
Pentatonix
Home Free
VoicePlay
I believe Pentatonix won the first year and Home Free the second season.
All three have deep rabbit holes of songs & info to explore. Home Free bass is Tim Foust, PTX bass was Avi Kaplan, VoicePlay bass is Geoff, (Jeff) Castellucci.
Please check out Home Free's cover of Johnny Cash's song " Ring Of Fire", featuring Avi Kaplan former Bass singer of Pentatonix.
It's fantastic!
Yes it was all him.
3 are from Minnesota and one is from Texas.....the other Georgia.
Sing through your nose and do "Wah Wah" motions with your mouth and you should get a pretty good Harmonica. You control the "Wah Wah" motions and you control tone.