The beginning and ending sound is a jaw harp. That sound id made by Adam Chance (also goes by Chance as the beat boxer's name is also Adam and is the bands co-founder.)This is done live using a looper only. I have seen these guys live and they are absolutely amazing. They can reproduce anything you hear in their videos live. They have a whole library of music. Pick any one of them and you will not be disappointed. Welcome to the rabbit hole that is Home Free.
Jaw harp A.K.A. Jews harp. Also a vargan, mouth harp, gewgaw, guimbard, khomus, Ozark harp, Berimbau de boca, murchunga or mungiga. Somewhere in my basement, I have one.
@@phyllishenry213 juice harp is a made up name created by people offended by the name Jew harp which is pointless it has like 11 or12 names to choose from if one offends people so why create more?
Be prepared for a whole mess of Home Fries (Home Free fans) to flood your channel! While they're a "country" group, their discography spans genres from R&B to pop to hymns to older classics. You'll pretty much never miss with Home Free!
The instrument being mimicked at the beginning and end is called a jaw harp or mouth harp. I had never heard someone make that noise without the instrument before. I'd never heard anyone become a harmonica either.
Pentatonix won the Sing Off Season 3, Home Free won Season 4. Fans of Pentatonix are Pentaholics, fans of Home Free are Home Fries and fans of both are Pentafries 😊!
@@janeramirez8767 Ditto! Voctave is almost apples and oranges because of the 11 versus the 5 (or 6). But for the a cappella scene? You are right. You might look for m-pact if you haven't before. They do an Earth, Wind and Fire medley that is ALMOST at the Home Free/PTX level. Here's a link: th-cam.com/video/Gp0OEW3d84w/w-d-xo.html
@@AudioVile Very nice! Thanks for the recommendation! I'll add another to the list: Six13. Here's a fun sample: th-cam.com/video/7Q7Jo7FkLH4/w-d-xo.html You don't have to be Jewish (I'm not) to enjoy Six13, but it might help.
I love Home Free. They were in Denmark a couple of years ago, best concert I've ever experienced IRL. They're amazing singers AND they're funny af. Please please hear The Butt Medley by them. 😂 And yes, Adam Rupp is honestly the best beatboxer I've ever heard.
Adam Rupp is the beatboxer extraordinaire. We call his invisible harmonica his nomonica. He can also sound like drum kits, scratching, birds and insects, jets flying overhead, and so much more. The bass singer is Tim Foust. He has a 5+ octave range. There's a live concert video about 45 minutes long from Morrison IL where,, after being admonished by his band mates for singing tenor up in their range, he start one note on a very deep low growl which ends up blowing out the speakers, to the amusement of everyone on stage and off. The lead singer here is tenor Austin Brown out of Tifton, Georgia. Their video Guilty Pleasures is filmed during a concert there and Austin gets to shine, with his goofy sweet self. The other tenor (glasses) is Rob Lundquist and the guy is the dark vest is Adam Chance, called Chance since there was already an Adam. He's only in one of their videos, as a party goer, before May 2016. Adam's brother and the groups go-founder Chris Rupp left then to do some producing, some solo work and sing with Cypress Fyre and with 7th Ave. Their sister Tristin is also in that last group showing that the Rupp children are a talented group.
People usually are introduced to the Home Free with this song. It helps to know, however, that they do all kinds of genres and different members take the lead in different songs. They are always mixing it up. Adam Rupp, the beatboxer, does have a video out there that you can find with a search "Adam Rupp Drum Solo." You might like that one.
I started with Pentatonix, then I found Home Free. It's possible that being billed as a country vocal band fools people. They aren't all country, but they are all amazing. Home Fries are loyal to our band, and loyal to "our" reactors. Welcome to the rabbit hole. You keep reacting, we'll keep coming.
Oh it’s interesting to see them do it live. Chance was doing the mouth harp (jaw harp) and he does it into a looper live as he says it hurts his voice too much to do it throughout the song. Home Free is amazing. They are all so talented. Austin (lead here) is a great singer and can also do a harmonica and will do it live on this song. Tim, the bass, has a 5 octave range so he can go super low and then sing up with the tenors. Rob (glasses) is a great singer. Adam, the beatboxer, is a freak of nature and an award winning beatboxer. Adam Rupp Drum Solo (2015) to see him with a mike do the drums on stage. Amazing. They sing all genres of music just let us know what you want to hear. And they also do goofy stuff too. Great sense of humor. Good reaction!😀
Man you just got introduced to the best a capella group out there there harmonies are second to none for sure and don't think for a second this is all that can do they can sing anything from country to R/B to gospel and even oprah. Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole. Great reaction man.
You have just been introduced to the best a cappella group out there. 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 vocal percussionist Adam Rupp can simulate any sound. This song is very old & is done in the bluegrass country style. It was used in the movie "Oh Brother Where Art Thou" starring George Clooney.
I have to disagree with only my opinion. Homefree is great and I listen to them but the only way they take the title of best acapella group is if Pentatonix leaves the planet or somethin.
@@chastonwebb8550 PTX is talented but I don't care for most of their stuff. I actually found them on the same day as Home Free but my heart went to the 5 talented guys right away.
I can respect your opinion; I have found most people that like Homefree better than PTX is because of the song choices or that Homefree does more country stuff. But as far as pure sound and talent I dont think Homefree has a chance against PTX.
The instrument is a mouth harp. Welcome to the wonderful world of Home Free. They are incredibly talented, over 200 amazing videos, they can sing anything!
Saw them live in October and they are just as amazing live as they are in the videos. Tim the bass singer can blow speakers. You need to check out more of their songs, you won’t be disappointed. God bless.
Welcome to Home Free. For some different sounds, try Helplessly Hoping (for a master class in harmony) or their cover of the Doobie's Listen to the Music for some impressive vocal percussion.
The twanging sound is imitating a jaw harp (also called a juice harp) which is heard many times in Bluegrass music. They have videos of their live performance of this song. When performing live they have to use a looper because there is so much going on in production. The live is cool because two guys get into a harmonica duet. Home Free is easily my favorite group.
@@dandaniels7127 Actually juice harp is another term for it. Also, Jaw's Harp, mouth harp, and Guimbar - and probably more. It's thought that Jew's Harp came from an early English or German word - Jue. :-)
@@dandaniels7127 I have heard it called a mouth harp, a juice harp. a jaw harp. a Jews harp, even a gewgaw...so take ur pick. I don't think Jews Harp is meant to be derogatory, but it just doesn't sound p/c ...lol
OMG, They are SOOOOO good live!! I got to see them when they did the SING OFF TOUR after winning the show and I'm SOOOO glad I went. Tim Foust is the BASS and he also has solo stuff out there, you should totally check it out. My absolute favorite song of theirs is "Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget", it's HILARIOUS!!
This is always a good song to do early in your journey with Home Free. This band has been 20 years in the making. They really came into their own on The Sing Off. They are still on their own label, which is why you don’t hear them on the radio. Thanks for your reaction and I’m hitting the subscribe button.
New subscriber and great reaction, too! I love it when people discover Home Free. They are a freakishly talented group of fellas! They can make you laugh sometimes, they can make you cry sometimes but they always impress. Here's a cheat sheet on the group: Adam Rupp, co-founder of HF and the awesome beatboxer. Tim Foust, bass. He has a five-octave range. Robb Lundquist (glasses and beard) Tenor Harmony. Austin Brown, Lead Tenor. Adam Chance, Baritone ( goes by Chance). Chance replaced Chris Rupp (co-founder) who left in 2016. 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, Blue Ain't Your Color, Dive Bar Saints 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. When you are familiar with all the boys and their vocal roles, do Mayday. And last but not least, Brothers In Arms. It is haunting and beautiful. They have recently released several new songs that you will want to check out. Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole!
Home Free's video for Unchained Melody harkens back to the origin of the song, a 1955 prison movie called Unchained. About a years before their video Austin Brown, their tenor, did his own version, simply sitting in his home accompanied by his friend Steven Martinez on guitar. Both videos are amazing and beautiful.
They are so talented!!! Keep digging, you'll love 'em! They use absolutely no instruments except their voices. They have many songs where I just forget they are an acapella group, cuz it sounds like music!!
I've heard good things about you from a few of my ptx friends. Thanks for reacting to Home Free! Can't get enough of these guys - they're genuinely nice, very humble guys you'd want to just hang out with. Also huge goofballs - one of the reasons us "home fries" 🍟love 'em. Very entertaining. 🖤
Home Free is amazing, 100% acapella, 100% wonderful! No instruments at all, just amazing. You should really listen to their songs “Man of Constant Sorrow,” “Brothers in Arms,” “Mayday,” “One Man Band” “Butts Remix,” “End of the Road,” “Hillbilly Bone,” and “Elvira” for some real fun! For the Christmas season I would recommend “O Holy Night,” “Grandma Got Run Over By a Raindeer,” and “Mary Did You Know.” Thanks for the reaction video, as a Home Fry myself I am always glad to see someone finding them for the first time!
You just found the best a-capela group! The best beatboxer in the world. And to answer your first question, Yes that is Adam Chance the baritone making that sound. You will see it in the end.
Home Fry here!! Expect greatness!! They sing all genres of music!! Home Free forever!! Only thing they use are voices!! Adam, Austin, Tim, Chance and Rob!! Only band I ever listen too! They sing opera to Percy Sledge!!! Subbed
I saw them live in September. They sang this song live & YES, that is Adam Chance doing the mouth/jaw harp! If you watch closely towards the end of the video you can see Chance making the harp sound (watch his lips)! Home Free is the best of the best!
I believe you're thinking of a Jews harp, the sound being made at the beginning. Next you really should listen to Ring of Fire by Home Free ft. Avi Kaplan from Pentatonix. (He was PTX original bass, prior to Matt, until he left the group). I can't wait for you to react to their beatboxer doing a complete percussion solo performance at one of their live shows. If someone can't help me out with that I will find it and send you the link.
HF started as country but have branched out into pretty much all genres. For a sample of their variety, try "The Butts Remix," "Unchained Melody," "Try Everything" and "Brothers in Arms." You won't be disappointed, promise :-)
One note. They are best listened to with headphones to capture the bass. He dropped an octave on the refrain of his part. I don’t think you heard that. It’s amazing
fwiw they use a loop station a lot to allow them to have more parts than would otherwise be possible when performing live. It's still all *them*. Saw them just a month ago live in Reading PA. Great concert.
Welcome to the rabbit hole!! 😄 Adam Rupp is the best beatboxer. Home Free never disappoints no matter what they are singing. They have so much fun. #homefries P.S. Tim Foust range is amazing.
Yeah, they have so much going on in the background on this one that to do it live and sound as good, they use a looper for the mouth harp sound(it makes Chance's throat hurt to do it for the entire song) and for Rob's "Don't Don't Do" sound. And the way they do it is quite cool. They get the sounds on the looper and then once they are done with the song, it's gone to be used for the next song if they need it. It's really crazy what these 5 guys can do.
there are live versions of them doing this in concerthere on TH-cam !!! a suggestion for a next Home Free reaction, would be an original of theirs, called Understand
Wahoo!!! Another going down the rabbit hole and I love it! 😊. Okay next thing us Home Fries will tell you is to please wait reacting to Mayday until you have at least a handful of their songs under your belt to really be blown away listening to Mayday! Butt's Medley, Country Fried Pop and a hilarious Christmas song Full of Cheer! Subbing to watch you react to Home Free!!! Gonna be fun 😊
Austin and Rob recently released "Two Country Singers Try to Sing Opera, Nessum Dorma". Rob actually trained in opera about 15 years ago. They NAILED it.
Dude....I realize this was a patron request and your doing the song for that reason. This acapella group is so diverse and covers almost any genera with their vocals and harmonies are on point in EVERY song or video! I love metal (Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Iron Maidan and the list goes on) but this different, it's about pure vocal talent! Hopefully a new door has opened up for you for your love of GREAT music! Watch more Home Free and you'll understand! Peace
Hi, John. Great reaction. I couldn't see them live yet since I live in Argentina, but they sound great even on the Homefries cellphones. Some upload live shows and they sound great
Home Free is absolutely AMAZING. I've seen them in concert and Tim's low note on Ring of Fire absolutely VIBRATES the place, you can feel it in your chest.
Welcome to the Home Free train!! Home Free fans are called Home Fries!! I’m a proud Home Fry! 🍟 More Home Free please! I took my son to their concert in Cincinnati, Ohio back in June! We both had a blast!
I'm so happy you're falling into this a capella rabbit hole. In case you didn't know, all three groups you've reacted to participated in "The Sing-off", PTX in season 3, Home Free and VoicePlay in season 4. It's worth watching their performances somewhere down the line. Other a capella groups: * Citizen Queen, a girl group, also in the 5-people format originally, but now there are only four and I think no longer a capella. * Acapop Kids, so talented and so cute! Their Kelly Clarkson medley is so good. Both groups were formed by Scott Hoying of Pentatonix * Voctave, they perform at Disney World, and definitely have that Disney sound. Their arrangements are majestic. * Maytree, a Korean group, appeared on AGT once, they do very fun short pieces * Narin, another Korean group, they do a lot of covers of K-pop songs, including an evolution of BTS * Peter Hollens, one-man a capella, often works with Home Free or its members Since it's December, I think it would be fun if you do a reaction of a Christmas song, say, "Silent Night", performed by some of these groups, see their different approaches.
Generally there aren't all women acapella groups because women are physically unable to have the same range as male singers. They have to modify the songs to make up the fact that women don't sing bass. Generally bass singers are the foundation of an acapella group. Any acapella group that lacks a true bass singer has to modify by having baritones act as bass singers or altos being the foundation for an all woman acapella group.
You need to check their cover of "Ring of Fire" with Avi Kaplan from Pentatonix, also Butts Medley is great but to be honest, I haven't seen anything that they've done that hasn't been as impressive as all get out...
The first lead singer is Austin Brown from Tifton Georgia. The 2nd is Rob Lundquist. The Bass is Tim Faust from a small town outside Houston. Adam Chance was the guy doing the cool sound at the beginning. Adam Rupp is the beatbox extraordinaire. I’d like you to check out their version of God Blessed Texas.
Now that you've heard the bass and both tenors lead, may I recommend a recent one that features their baritone, Adam Chance. It's a cover of Workin' for a Living. It's fun, funny, you get to hear beatboxer Adam Rupp really go to town with his "nomonica", and -- bonus -- they provide you with all their names at the beginning of the video.
The holy trinity of acapella , is PTX, Home Free (they also have a great cover of End of the Road) and Voiceplay which is the most theatrical of the three and VPs guy Geoff Castellucci has his own page with some solo acapella, yes, that's not a typo. HF and VP were in the same season of The Sing Off with HF winning. Those are three great rabbit holes to explore
Glad you finally made it to Home Free! LOL. One request we Home Fries (Home Free fans) have is that you DO NOT listen to their cover of MayDay by Cam until you have several of their songs under your belt to know who does what. Cheers!
Thank you so much for doing this! They are so talented, funny songs like the Butts Medley to serious songs like Brothers in Arms. They can do it all. Their beat boxer Adam Rupp has a video of his solo abilities, sounds like he swallowed a whole drum kit. Thanks again!
Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole! They are so awesome! You need to check out End of the Road cove (Boyz II Men, When a Man Loves a Woman, In the Blood, Butt Remix and there are so many more. Love your reaction!
Home Free is mainly country, but literally can do anything. Check out Two Country Boys try singing Opera. or their cover of Listen to the Music. Their collaberation with Don McLean for American Pie is a feast for the ears. And the collaberation with Lee Greenwood and the Air Force Band on God Bless the USA is an absolute masterpiece.
BE VERY CAREFUL! …. This group is extremely infectious! Called a country band, (completely inadequate description) can sing literally ANYTHING! They will bring you from tears of laughter to tears of sadness, with a healthy dose of chills and throat lumps along the way. Try “The Butts Medley “, then go to “Brothers in Arms” and you will begin to understand. You just plain can’t pidgin hole their sound! Always different, always excellent!
Home Free is the best--period. It's easy to forget they are completely acapella and make all "instrumental" sounds themselves. In this song they are making a distinct southern (country blues) presentation--it definitely fits the lyrics of the song. Chance doing the jaw harp sound really sets the stage for this song's story, which Austin's twang fits phenomenally. Tim's bass line completely grounds the harmonies and Adam's voice percussion simply cannot be beat. This performance highlights a lot of Home Free's strengths although they also handle ANY other genre just as amazingly❣️🎼🥰🎶❤️ Hope you'll consider checking out their Christmas videos like "Full of Joy", "Snow Globe", "Do You Hear What I Hear?", "Mary, Did You Know", and so many others! Some of my favorites of their regular videos are "Working for a Living", "Good 'Ol Country Harmony", "Land of the Free", "Elvira" (with the Oak Ridge Boys), "Undivided", "Ain't Goin' Down 'Til the Sun Comes Up" (which is not on YT--it's on their official Facebook page), "Listen to the Music", "What's Left of My Heart", and "Understand" 😍!
The opening and ending instrument sound that Adam Chance makes perfectly, is called a didgeridoo. An instrument that is native to Northern Australia. Adam Rupp is the beatboxer, and probably the most versital one that you'll ever hear. The entire group is extremely talented. Their rendition of Johnny Cash's ring of Fire with Avi Kaplan is awesome.
Home Free is the most versatile of any Acapella band I have ever heard. Their range of material is unmatched. Two words ; Rabbit. Hole. You can start today and won't run out of material for a freaking long time. Check out their Butts Remix (hilarious!). Then check out "When a Man Loves a Woman", "Listen to the Music", and keep on going....
Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole! If you continue to explore this group, you will see that although they are generally in a "country genre", they can also do R&B (Boyz2Men End of the Road cover); soul (When a Man Loves a Woman cover); pop (American Pie cover with Don McClean); and even disco (Soul Train cover) and many, many more. Enjoy!
Home Free is incredible. Everything they do is great. And although they are a Country A-cappela group, they can really sing all genres. They really all have great voices with their own specialties. Even Adam Rupp who started the group with his brother Chris Rupp. Chris left the group in 2016 to go solo but also to start other projects with his sister, among others. Adam Rupp-Beatboxer but is actually an inhuman freaking good mouth artist. For me the best pf the world Tim Foust- Deep bass but also as a tenor and everything in between is possible. Austin Brown-High tenor, powerfull with his great runs and high notes. Rob Lundquist (beard and glasses)-Tenor, with a voice like velvet, warm, rich and soulful Adam Chance (back left, who is called Chance) - Baritone/ Bass, a voice so smooth and sexy. And who here also makes the Jaw harp sound. There is no lead singer in Home Free. They look at every song whose voice suits it best, the best harmony, no egos, no rivalries, great personalities etc. Besides, they can all beatbox (see their live performance 9to5). .. This is one of the many covers they do in addition to various originals, and each one is just amazing. Take the time to discover Home Free because it will be a great tour. For me they are number 1 A-Cappella group I'm a Home Fry from the Netherlands.
Home Free is amazing! I have seen them in person live twice and watched two of their concerts live from home via live stream. They all such wonderful voices and Tim, the bass with the longer hair, has a great range - from tenor, to baritone to bass. And when he goes low? Oh my word! Also, the guy foing the harmonica sounds? He is their best boxer and he is incredible to listen to live!
Tim Faust is the bass. He has actually blown out speakers at concerts. He has at least a 5 octave range. Adam Rupp the beat boxer is a multi-time international beat box champion. Welcome to the family Home Fry!
A lot of people don't notice that the bass singer, Tim, actually drops an octave in the chorus line right after his verse.
The beginning and ending sound is a jaw harp. That sound id made by Adam Chance (also goes by Chance as the beat boxer's name is also Adam and is the bands co-founder.)This is done live using a looper only. I have seen these guys live and they are absolutely amazing. They can reproduce anything you hear in their videos live. They have a whole library of music. Pick any one of them and you will not be disappointed. Welcome to the rabbit hole that is Home Free.
Jaw harp A.K.A. Jews harp. Also a vargan, mouth harp, gewgaw, guimbard, khomus, Ozark harp, Berimbau de boca, murchunga or mungiga. Somewhere in my basement, I have one.
"Juice Harp"
Deeeeep rabbit hole!!!! Welcome!
@@phyllishenry213 juice harp is a made up name created by people offended by the name Jew harp
which is pointless it has like 11 or12 names to choose from if one offends people so why create more?
That would be Adam RUPP nor Chance. lol 😆 🤣
You've done it now! You have stepped into a rabbit hole that could keep you busy for a looooong time.
Be prepared for a whole mess of Home Fries (Home Free fans) to flood your channel! While they're a "country" group, their discography spans genres from R&B to pop to hymns to older classics. You'll pretty much never miss with Home Free!
They only call themselves country because of the sing off, they weren't before that, and they definitely don't stick with it now.
...and don't forget Opera too... Rob and Austin do a very presentable delivery of Nessun Dorma.
The instrument being mimicked at the beginning and end is called a jaw harp or mouth harp. I had never heard someone make that noise without the instrument before. I'd never heard anyone become a harmonica either.
The Jaw Harp sound is a form of throat singing.
Pentatonix won the Sing Off Season 3, Home Free won Season 4. Fans of Pentatonix are Pentaholics, fans of Home Free are Home Fries and fans of both are Pentafries 😊!
I"m a Pentafry who also loves Voctave and VoicePlay.
@@janeramirez8767 Ditto! Voctave is almost apples and oranges because of the 11 versus the 5 (or 6). But for the a cappella scene? You are right. You might look for m-pact if you haven't before. They do an Earth, Wind and Fire medley that is ALMOST at the Home Free/PTX level. Here's a link: th-cam.com/video/Gp0OEW3d84w/w-d-xo.html
@Suzanne Bastien Okay, why have I not heard Pentafry before!!??? Maybe I wasn't on the distribution list! LOL Count me IN!
Jane Ramirez - so am I! All 4 groups are amazing!
@@AudioVile Very nice! Thanks for the recommendation! I'll add another to the list: Six13. Here's a fun sample: th-cam.com/video/7Q7Jo7FkLH4/w-d-xo.html You don't have to be Jewish (I'm not) to enjoy Six13, but it might help.
I love Home Free. They were in Denmark a couple of years ago, best concert I've ever experienced IRL. They're amazing singers AND they're funny af. Please please hear The Butt Medley by them. 😂 And yes, Adam Rupp is honestly the best beatboxer I've ever heard.
Bahahaah the Butt Medley?!?
@@JohnReavesLive
Yes, it’s really not a spelling mistake. 😂 They have the same kind of duality as BTS which I love.
The Butt Medley is great 🤣❤️
Yes, the arrangement blend and hilarity are second to none. You would need to see it multiple times to observe it all.
I think the Butt Medley is called The Butt Remix on YT. Either way, John, you need to react to it.
you can't go wrong with Home Free, they crush everything they do. if you like a good sea shanty try Sea Shanty Medley. it's epic.
Adam Rupp is the beatboxer extraordinaire. We call his invisible harmonica his nomonica. He can also sound like drum kits, scratching, birds and insects, jets flying overhead, and so much more. The bass singer is Tim Foust. He has a 5+ octave range. There's a live concert video about 45 minutes long from Morrison IL where,, after being admonished by his band mates for singing tenor up in their range, he start one note on a very deep low growl which ends up blowing out the speakers, to the amusement of everyone on stage and off. The lead singer here is tenor Austin Brown out of Tifton, Georgia. Their video Guilty Pleasures is filmed during a concert there and Austin gets to shine, with his goofy sweet self. The other tenor (glasses) is Rob Lundquist and the guy is the dark vest is Adam Chance, called Chance since there was already an Adam. He's only in one of their videos, as a party goer, before May 2016. Adam's brother and the groups go-founder Chris Rupp left then to do some producing, some solo work and sing with Cypress Fyre and with 7th Ave. Their sister Tristin is also in that last group showing that the Rupp children are a talented group.
Austin can do the nomonica too. They do a duet live now too. It's genius.
He actually blew the speakers on my Samsung TV and that's no lie.
People usually are introduced to the Home Free with this song. It helps to know, however, that they do all kinds of genres and different members take the lead in different songs. They are always mixing it up. Adam Rupp, the beatboxer, does have a video out there that you can find with a search "Adam Rupp Drum Solo." You might like that one.
I started with Pentatonix, then I found Home Free. It's possible that being billed as a country vocal band fools people. They aren't all country, but they are all amazing. Home Fries are loyal to our band, and loyal to "our" reactors. Welcome to the rabbit hole. You keep reacting, we'll keep coming.
Guaranteed, most people who listen to one of the big three, Home Free, PTX, and VoicePlay will listen and support all of them, at some point.
I love this song, but I’ve never heard it done like this! It’s AMAZING!
You will never go wrong with Home Free! Best acapella group out there. Their library is massive. Hope you become a true Home Fry. I've subscribed!
Oh it’s interesting to see them do it live. Chance was doing the mouth harp (jaw harp) and he does it into a looper live as he says it hurts his voice too much to do it throughout the song. Home Free is amazing. They are all so talented. Austin (lead here) is a great singer and can also do a harmonica and will do it live on this song. Tim, the bass, has a 5 octave range so he can go super low and then sing up with the tenors. Rob (glasses) is a great singer. Adam, the beatboxer, is a freak of nature and an award winning beatboxer. Adam Rupp Drum Solo (2015) to see him with a mike do the drums on stage. Amazing. They sing all genres of music just let us know what you want to hear. And they also do goofy stuff too. Great sense of humor. Good reaction!😀
Home Free is simply the best. Their talent level is unreal. Beatboxer is not human
Home Free. With this song they've turned me into a man of constant listening.
Adam! You’ll want to hear his drum solo!
Omg! His drum solo is awesome!!
Man you just got introduced to the best a capella group out there there harmonies are second to none for sure and don't think for a second this is all that can do they can sing anything from country to R/B to gospel and even oprah. Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole. Great reaction man.
I know you meant opera, not Oprah, but I just got a crazy image in my head of them singing with Oprah! Could be one of their April Fool’s videos!
@@brendafrazier811 My first thought was, "That would be heavy". : )
You have just been introduced to the best a cappella group out there. 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 vocal percussionist Adam Rupp can simulate any sound. This song is very old & is done in the bluegrass country style. It was used in the movie "Oh Brother Where Art Thou" starring George Clooney.
I have to disagree with only my opinion. Homefree is great and I listen to them but the only way they take the title of best acapella group is if Pentatonix leaves the planet or somethin.
The song was written in the early 1900s
Not gonna argue about "best"'--there's plenty of room for all. But I'm just curious--have you heard Voctave?
@@chastonwebb8550 PTX is talented but I don't care for most of their stuff. I actually found them on the same day as Home Free but my heart went to the 5 talented guys right away.
I can respect your opinion; I have found most people that like Homefree better than PTX is because of the song choices or that Homefree does more country stuff. But as far as pure sound and talent I dont think Homefree has a chance against PTX.
Love Home Free! All voices only!
The instrument is a mouth harp. Welcome to the wonderful world of Home Free. They are incredibly talented, over 200 amazing videos, they can sing anything!
Saw them live in October and they are just as amazing live as they are in the videos. Tim the bass singer can blow speakers. You need to check out more of their songs, you won’t be disappointed. God bless.
Welcome to Home Free. For some different sounds, try Helplessly Hoping (for a master class in harmony) or their cover of the Doobie's Listen to the Music for some impressive vocal percussion.
The twanging sound is imitating a jaw harp (also called a juice harp) which is heard many times in Bluegrass music. They have videos of their live performance of this song. When performing live they have to use a looper because there is so much going on in production. The live is cool because two guys get into a harmonica duet. Home Free is easily my favorite group.
The old name for a mouth hatp is the very racist term Jew's Harp....not juice...lol
@@dandaniels7127 Actually juice harp is another term for it. Also, Jaw's Harp, mouth harp, and Guimbar - and probably more. It's thought that Jew's Harp came from an early English or German word - Jue. :-)
@@dandaniels7127 I have heard it called a mouth harp, a juice harp. a jaw harp. a Jews harp, even a gewgaw...so take ur pick. I don't think Jews Harp is meant to be derogatory, but it just doesn't sound p/c ...lol
OMG, They are SOOOOO good live!! I got to see them when they did the SING OFF TOUR after winning the show and I'm SOOOO glad I went. Tim Foust is the BASS and he also has solo stuff out there, you should totally check it out. My absolute favorite song of theirs is "Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget", it's HILARIOUS!!
It is also one of the songs they do that was written by Tim Foust.
This is always a good song to do early in your journey with Home Free. This band has been 20 years in the making. They really came into their own on The Sing Off. They are still on their own label, which is why you don’t hear them on the radio. Thanks for your reaction and I’m hitting the subscribe button.
New subscriber and great reaction, too! I love it when people discover Home Free. They are a freakishly talented group of fellas! They can make you laugh sometimes, they can make you cry sometimes but they always impress. Here's a cheat sheet on the group: Adam Rupp, co-founder of HF and the awesome beatboxer. Tim Foust, bass. He has a five-octave range. Robb Lundquist (glasses and beard) Tenor Harmony. Austin Brown, Lead Tenor. Adam Chance, Baritone ( goes by Chance). Chance replaced Chris Rupp (co-founder) who left in 2016. 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, Blue Ain't Your Color, Dive Bar Saints 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. When you are familiar with all the boys and their vocal roles, do Mayday. And last but not least, Brothers In Arms. It is haunting and beautiful. They have recently released several new songs that you will want to check out. Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole!
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I love home free, you should check out unchained melody by them. I hope to see you react to more home free.
Home Free's video for Unchained Melody harkens back to the origin of the song, a 1955 prison movie called Unchained. About a years before their video Austin Brown, their tenor, did his own version, simply sitting in his home accompanied by his friend Steven Martinez on guitar. Both videos are amazing and beautiful.
They are so talented!!! Keep digging, you'll love 'em! They use absolutely no instruments except their voices. They have many songs where I just forget they are an acapella group, cuz it sounds like music!!
I think I read somewhere, that they use instruments on some songs on their new album So Long Dixie
This is a great first song to introduce you to Home Free thousands have discovered them the same way. Their entire catalog is worth exploring.
I've heard good things about you from a few of my ptx friends. Thanks for reacting to Home Free! Can't get enough of these guys - they're genuinely nice, very humble guys you'd want to just hang out with. Also huge goofballs - one of the reasons us "home fries" 🍟love 'em. Very entertaining. 🖤
Home Free is amazing, 100% acapella, 100% wonderful! No instruments at all, just amazing. You should really listen to their songs “Man of Constant Sorrow,” “Brothers in Arms,” “Mayday,” “One Man Band” “Butts Remix,” “End of the Road,” “Hillbilly Bone,” and “Elvira” for some real fun! For the Christmas season I would recommend “O Holy Night,” “Grandma Got Run Over By a Raindeer,” and “Mary Did You Know.” Thanks for the reaction video, as a Home Fry myself I am always glad to see someone finding them for the first time!
I agree with this list...BUT recommend waiting on Mayday till you are familiar with the group and their vocal range.
I recommended for Christmas Do You Hear What I Hear at that ice cavern
You just found the best a-capela group! The best beatboxer in the world. And to answer your first question, Yes that is Adam Chance the baritone making that sound. You will see it in the end.
Home Fry here!! Expect greatness!! They sing all genres of music!! Home Free forever!! Only thing they use are voices!! Adam, Austin, Tim, Chance and Rob!! Only band I ever listen too! They sing opera to Percy Sledge!!! Subbed
I saw them live in September. They sang this song live & YES, that is Adam Chance doing the mouth/jaw harp! If you watch closely towards the end of the video you can see Chance making the harp sound (watch his lips)! Home Free is the best of the best!
Saw them last october. They can do all of it live. Fantastic show!
I believe you're thinking of a Jews harp, the sound being made at the beginning.
Next you really should listen to Ring of Fire by Home Free ft. Avi Kaplan from Pentatonix. (He was PTX original bass, prior to Matt, until he left the group).
I can't wait for you to react to their beatboxer doing a complete percussion solo performance at one of their live shows. If someone can't help me out with that I will find it and send you the link.
Correct
I just saw them in concert on 12/1/2022. They use a looper for this song, in their concert. Go to their FB page and you will see them in action.
These guys are great. They make amazing music with just their mouths. I listen to them everyday. You have just begun a amazing journey.
HF started as country but have branched out into pretty much all genres. For a sample of their variety, try "The Butts Remix," "Unchained Melody," "Try Everything" and "Brothers in Arms." You won't be disappointed, promise :-)
One note. They are best listened to with headphones to capture the bass. He dropped an octave on the refrain of his part. I don’t think you heard that. It’s amazing
I love watching reactors to see if they catch that octave down refrain by Tim. It's about 50-50 so far.
The two tenors, Austin and Rob have a new video called "Two Country Singers Try Opera". It will amaze you.
fwiw they use a loop station a lot to allow them to have more parts than would otherwise be possible when performing live. It's still all *them*. Saw them just a month ago live in Reading PA. Great concert.
One of their most unique songs. They hit every genre, and can drop those accents, or sing Italian opera. Motown, R&B, whatever they feel like.
Welcome to the rabbit hole!! 😄 Adam Rupp is the best beatboxer. Home Free never disappoints no matter what they are singing. They have so much fun. #homefries P.S. Tim Foust range is amazing.
YOU MUST, MUST, MUST hear Adam Rupp's (beat boxer/singer) drum solo.....prepare to be BLOWN AWAY!!!!......(New Subscriber)
Yeah, they have so much going on in the background on this one that to do it live and sound as good, they use a looper for the mouth harp sound(it makes Chance's throat hurt to do it for the entire song) and for Rob's "Don't Don't Do" sound. And the way they do it is quite cool. They get the sounds on the looper and then once they are done with the song, it's gone to be used for the next song if they need it. It's really crazy what these 5 guys can do.
there are live versions of them doing this in concerthere on TH-cam !!! a suggestion for a next Home Free reaction, would be an original of theirs, called Understand
Oh man, this made my night! Great reaction!
Wahoo!!! Another going down the rabbit hole and I love it! 😊. Okay next thing us Home Fries will tell you is to please wait reacting to Mayday until you have at least a handful of their songs under your belt to really be blown away listening to Mayday! Butt's Medley, Country Fried Pop and a hilarious Christmas song Full of Cheer! Subbing to watch you react to Home Free!!! Gonna be fun 😊
LOL Everyone pauses there. But 100% Total understandable.
Austin and Rob recently released "Two Country Singers Try to Sing Opera, Nessum Dorma". Rob actually trained in opera about 15 years ago. They NAILED it.
Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole enjoy the ride and us Home Fries with follow with you
Dude....I realize this was a patron request and your doing the song for that reason.
This acapella group is so diverse and covers almost any genera with their vocals and harmonies are on point in EVERY song or video!
I love metal (Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Iron Maidan and the list goes on) but this different, it's about pure vocal talent! Hopefully a new door has opened up for you for your love of GREAT music! Watch more Home Free and you'll understand! Peace
Home Free "BUTTS MEDLEY", you'll LOL! It's about A$$es
Hi, John. Great reaction. I couldn't see them live yet since I live in Argentina, but they sound great even on the Homefries cellphones. Some upload live shows and they sound great
Home Free is absolutely AMAZING. I've seen them in concert and Tim's low note on Ring of Fire absolutely VIBRATES the place, you can feel it in your chest.
Yes this group is totally Acapella. The jaw harp sound you hear is done by Adam Chance ( guy in back on the left with beard)
The more you get to know these guys, the more you will be constantly blown away by what they can do. Totally addictive.
Brother!!! You just begun down the rabbit hole with home free. I love all the acapella groups. Home Free takes the cake.
If you want your soul touched, listen to Home Free singing When A Man Loves A Woman. It makes women melt.
Welcome to the Home Free train!!
Home Free fans are called Home Fries!!
I’m a proud Home Fry! 🍟
More Home Free please!
I took my son to their concert in Cincinnati, Ohio back in June!
We both had a blast!
Loved this HOME FREE is so good try for a smile and get you moving CANT STOP THIS FEELING or LOVE TRAIN they do such a good job on both ❤️
His name is Austin
Gotta check out “Butts Medley,” and “Listen To The Music,” “Do You Hear What I Hear,” “Ain’t Goin’Down (Til The Sun Comes Up)” just to name a few.
I'm so happy you're falling into this a capella rabbit hole. In case you didn't know, all three groups you've reacted to participated in "The Sing-off", PTX in season 3, Home Free and VoicePlay in season 4. It's worth watching their performances somewhere down the line.
Other a capella groups:
* Citizen Queen, a girl group, also in the 5-people format originally, but now there are only four and I think no longer a capella.
* Acapop Kids, so talented and so cute! Their Kelly Clarkson medley is so good. Both groups were formed by Scott Hoying of Pentatonix
* Voctave, they perform at Disney World, and definitely have that Disney sound. Their arrangements are majestic.
* Maytree, a Korean group, appeared on AGT once, they do very fun short pieces
* Narin, another Korean group, they do a lot of covers of K-pop songs, including an evolution of BTS
* Peter Hollens, one-man a capella, often works with Home Free or its members
Since it's December, I think it would be fun if you do a reaction of a Christmas song, say, "Silent Night", performed by some of these groups, see their different approaches.
Generally there aren't all women acapella groups because women are physically unable to have the same range as male singers. They have to modify the songs to make up the fact that women don't sing bass. Generally bass singers are the foundation of an acapella group. Any acapella group that lacks a true bass singer has to modify by having baritones act as bass singers or altos being the foundation for an all woman acapella group.
You need to check their cover of "Ring of Fire" with Avi Kaplan from Pentatonix, also Butts Medley is great but to be honest, I haven't seen anything that they've done that hasn't been as impressive as all get out...
Great reaction - would love more Home Free…..they are incredible.
I love this group!! They can sing anything even opera!!
The first lead singer is Austin Brown from Tifton Georgia. The 2nd is Rob Lundquist. The Bass is Tim Faust from a small town outside Houston. Adam Chance was the guy doing the cool sound at the beginning. Adam Rupp is the beatbox extraordinaire.
I’d like you to check out their version of God Blessed Texas.
Just subscribed to you. Keep watching these guy's. They have been on it there for decades. The best ever.
I LOVE these guys! Everybody Walkin This Land, please. 😊
Now that you've heard the bass and both tenors lead, may I recommend a recent one that features their baritone, Adam Chance. It's a cover of Workin' for a Living. It's fun, funny, you get to hear beatboxer Adam Rupp really go to town with his "nomonica", and -- bonus -- they provide you with all their names at the beginning of the video.
Awesome reaction ‼️ 🤗 New subscriber here 😄
Once you're down this rabbit hole you will be known as a Home Fry. The bass, Tim Foust has blown out speakers with his bass notes.
The holy trinity of acapella , is PTX, Home Free (they also have a great cover of End of the Road) and Voiceplay which is the most theatrical of the three and VPs guy Geoff Castellucci has his own page with some solo acapella, yes, that's not a typo. HF and VP were in the same season of The Sing Off with HF winning. Those are three great rabbit holes to explore
when a man loves a woman and the opera one is crazy and all the johnny cash covers are awesome
The bass singer once blew out their concert speakers with the deepness of the bass in his voice. true story, there is a video of it here on youtube.
Glad you finally made it to Home Free! LOL. One request we Home Fries (Home Free fans) have is that you DO NOT listen to their cover of MayDay by Cam until you have several of their songs under your belt to know who does what. Cheers!
That's beatboxer Adam he's a Beast. He has drum solos.check it out
Tim Foust, the base singer, is known to blow speakers with how deep his voice goes. It's freaking insane on so mamy levels.
Thank you so much for doing this! They are so talented, funny songs like the Butts Medley to serious songs like Brothers in Arms. They can do it all. Their beat boxer Adam Rupp has a video of his solo abilities, sounds like he swallowed a whole drum kit. Thanks again!
Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole! They are so awesome! You need to check out End of the Road cove (Boyz II Men, When a Man Loves a Woman, In the Blood, Butt Remix and there are so many more. Love your reaction!
Home Free is mainly country, but literally can do anything. Check out Two Country Boys try singing Opera. or their cover of Listen to the Music. Their collaberation with Don McLean for American Pie is a feast for the ears. And the collaberation with Lee Greenwood and the Air Force Band on God Bless the USA is an absolute masterpiece.
BE VERY CAREFUL! …. This group is extremely infectious! Called a country band, (completely inadequate description) can sing literally ANYTHING! They will bring you from tears of laughter to tears of sadness, with a healthy dose of chills and throat lumps along the way.
Try “The Butts Medley “, then go to “Brothers in Arms” and you will begin to understand. You just plain can’t pidgin hole their sound!
Always different, always excellent!
I mean. . .Ring of Fire. . .I love it so much. . .since seeing them do it on the sing off, then adding Avi. My fave.
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Home Free, When A Man Loves A Woman -- You want to hear a voice, you're gonna hear a damn voice.
Fun fact, the bearded gentleman (Rob) actually studied opera and has an amazing voice!
Home Free is the best--period. It's easy to forget they are completely acapella and make all "instrumental" sounds themselves.
In this song they are making a distinct southern (country blues) presentation--it definitely fits the lyrics of the song. Chance doing the jaw harp sound really sets the stage for this song's story, which Austin's twang fits phenomenally. Tim's bass line completely grounds the harmonies and Adam's voice percussion simply cannot be beat. This performance highlights a lot of Home Free's strengths although they also handle ANY other genre just as amazingly❣️🎼🥰🎶❤️
Hope you'll consider checking out their Christmas videos like "Full of Joy", "Snow Globe", "Do You Hear What I Hear?", "Mary, Did You Know", and so many others!
Some of my favorites of their regular videos are "Working for a Living", "Good 'Ol Country Harmony", "Land of the Free", "Elvira" (with the Oak Ridge Boys), "Undivided", "Ain't Goin' Down 'Til the Sun Comes Up" (which is not on YT--it's on their official Facebook page), "Listen to the Music", "What's Left of My Heart", and "Understand" 😍!
The opening and ending instrument sound that Adam Chance makes perfectly, is called a didgeridoo. An instrument that is native to Northern Australia. Adam Rupp is the beatboxer, and probably the most versital one that you'll ever hear. The entire group is extremely talented. Their rendition of Johnny Cash's ring of Fire with Avi Kaplan is awesome.
Home Free is the most versatile of any Acapella band I have ever heard. Their range of material is unmatched. Two words ; Rabbit. Hole. You can start today and won't run out of material for a freaking long time. Check out their Butts Remix (hilarious!). Then check out "When a Man Loves a Woman", "Listen to the Music", and keep on going....
Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole! If you continue to explore this group, you will see that although they are generally in a "country genre", they can also do R&B (Boyz2Men End of the Road cover); soul (When a Man Loves a Woman cover); pop (American Pie cover with Don McClean); and even disco (Soul Train cover) and many, many more. Enjoy!
Yep mouth harp didgeridoo sounds are cool Adam Rupp drum solos rock his progression is off the hook Awesome .
Love Home Free! Awesome reaction! Thanks ❤️ Much Love! #Hangovergang #Home Free #Man of Constant Sorrow
Home Free is incredible. Everything they do is great. And although they are a Country A-cappela group, they can really sing all genres. They really all have great voices with their own specialties. Even Adam Rupp who started the group with his brother Chris Rupp. Chris left the group in 2016 to go solo but also to start other projects with his sister, among others.
Adam Rupp-Beatboxer but is actually an inhuman freaking good mouth artist. For me the best pf the world
Tim Foust- Deep bass but also as a tenor and everything in between is possible.
Austin Brown-High tenor, powerfull with his great runs and high notes.
Rob Lundquist (beard and glasses)-Tenor, with a voice like velvet, warm, rich and soulful
Adam Chance (back left, who is called Chance) - Baritone/ Bass, a voice so smooth and sexy. And who here also makes the Jaw harp sound.
There is no lead singer in Home Free. They look at every song whose voice suits it best, the best harmony, no egos, no rivalries, great personalities etc. Besides, they can all beatbox (see their live performance 9to5). ..
This is one of the many covers they do in addition to various originals, and each one is just amazing.
Take the time to discover Home Free because it will be a great tour. For me they are number 1 A-Cappella group
I'm a Home Fry from the Netherlands.
Home Free is amazing! I have seen them in person live twice and watched two of their concerts live from home via live stream. They all such wonderful voices and Tim, the bass with the longer hair, has a great range - from tenor, to baritone to bass. And when he goes low? Oh my word! Also, the guy foing the harmonica sounds? He is their best boxer and he is incredible to listen to live!
The gentleman in the bib overalls was operetically trained in college over 15 years ago. Yeh, that dude.
You have open a can of worms you will absolutely fall in love with. Can't wait to see your next home free reaction.
Tim Faust is the bass. He has actually blown out speakers at concerts. He has at least a 5 octave range. Adam Rupp the beat boxer is a multi-time international beat box champion. Welcome to the family Home Fry!