My wife and I saw them in concert a little over a month ago and Adam did this. The crowd went nuts and the performance was about 10 minutes long. Also experiencing Tim's low notes in concert are insane. He has blown speakers out at concerts in the past. You actually feel the bass notes when he goes really low. If they they come close by do yourself a favor and go see them. Their new tour is called Dive Bar Saints.
LOVE Guilty Pleasures Derailed!! Just don't bother trying to critique the singing or their singing style ... This one is just for fun. It's called 'Derailed'for a reason, lol
Adam didn't start bbxg until 2000 when they started the group because.... they needed a bbxr! 😄 So he studied hard using VHS tapes and books on bbxg. He said he was never that kid that made noises his whole life, but he is now. I find that so amusing because we all assumed he was that kid. Tim says he drives him nuts with all the noises and "don't stand too close to him (in spitting distance) without a towel handy". 😄👍 (they tease each other ALL the time. they are true brothers at heart.)
I've heard you wonder about Adam's vocal range as a singer and he is a tenor, even though most people assume he sings baritone. Surprisingly, he's also the second highest voice in the group, just in between Rob and Austin, the other two tenors.
Y'all are fantastic! And you're welcome , and no thank you for your wonderful reactions! I'm one of your subscribers, I'm happy I was part of it! My home fries
Yep, I'm one of the HOG Fries! 😂😂 Adam said he learned to play the drums enough to get the movements correct. I'm guessing he downplays it. His whole family is musically inclined and he likely plays multiple instruments. He has a degree in trumpet. Also, many of his sounds are done on the inhale. That, along with his training on trumpet, can really keep him going. Though I heard he nearly passed out twice while recording "American Pie." Huge props! (And yes, please do the more current drum solo. He's come a long way!) Adam and his brother, Chris (who has since moved on) started the group in college, so he's been at this many years.
Let's just say that I've said right in front of the subwoofer right up at the stage when Adam dropped the bass and I was, literally, blown backwards 😂 It was during a song, though, and not during his solo. I was prepared for that. 😁 As for it only being Adam on stage during his solo, it's the way it should be because the audience wants to, and some need to, actually see what he's capable of without anything else going on. And when you experience it live you get blown away. Every. Single. Time. You get by all of them in different ways, but Adam's solo is something unique. Their concerts aren't just concerts, they are shows. True entertainment with not just gorgeous music, but also a whole lot of laughter and adjust interaction with the audience. That's why we keep coming back for more. I've seen them 18 times in 8 different countries, so far, here in Europe and it just never gets boring. Great reaction as always! Thanks!
Not to overwhelm you with suggestions, but I adore you two! They have a live recording of home free 9 to 5 + beatboxing from October 27, 2015. This will absolutely blow your mind. This one they all work together in just the way you were speaking at the end.. They are just as great live as they are recorded. Thanks for the awesome reactions!
I think alot of reactors still CANT grasp this level of connectivity a group must have with NO instruments and they lazily blame it tooooo much on production for the album. I'll tell anyone curious. If you go to a Home Free or Pentatonix concert you will love them 1000% more. Zero doubt. Period ask any skeptic that was out there
Adam leaned beatboxing by studying tapes and practice, practice, practice. That was when he and his brother started Home Free in 2000. He has continued to get better and better, now considered the best by the top beatboxers. Incredible!
Thanks so much for this reaction. Adam is amazing. There are so many songs to consider with Home Free. The requests below are great...9 to 5 with beatbox break down...Butts Remix...Helplessly Hoping...Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget...(written by Tim)...if you want to hear Ring of Fire...go to...Sing Off season 4 song 3 with judges comments...to better hear Tim's Dragon voice. Speaking of dragon voice...Peter Hollens ft Tim Foust Misty Mountain...Anyway have a blast with these songs when you can, you won't regret any of them. There are so many more. Thanks
Matt - part of the answer The beatboxers also employed the pharyngeal muscles to elongate the vocal tract to produce higher pitch sounds, Sims said, which takes some stress off the vocal cords. “Singers rely almost exclusively on the vocal cords themselves to produce their sounds,” Sims said
I've heard that he can play all the standard band instruments to some extent, and also that he learnt drums to get the hand movements right. His degree is in trumpet performance, which is one of the things he credits with giving him the breath control to do what he does. He's pretty much self-taught, he and his brother Chris got an acapella group together for a church talent show back in 2000 and he volunteered to do the beat-boxing. Someone asked him in 2017 (I think it was) how long it took him to be confident that he could keep going for a whole concert, and he said 15 years or so.
I just found you guys because of Home Free. New sub. 👍 Adam has improved tremendously since this video. I'm a heavy metal/Classic rock gal and do not care for country... Home Free has been my favorite group since I heard them in 2013. I still love my rock and metal, but Home Free comes first! Also, Adam's drum solo is amazing live. The cell phone vids do it no justice! Welcome to the Home Fries!
The Freak of Nature that is Adam Rupp ! I know he started with Home Free in 2000 when his brother Chris started the group....and I think he'd been doing it for a number of years before that
I got to see Adam do his Drum Solo live back in 2019. I love Home Free. They are fantastic. If you all ever get to see them live it is totally worth it. Loved the reaction as always.
Adam has a trumpet background!! He does amazing castanet sound in Sea Shanty medley! He’s done so many acapella sounds besides singing in HF performances!! Nice Reaction!!
Thank you. I enjoy your reactions. I became a Home Fry after listening to Rupp’s beatboxing. Rupp started HF about 21 years ago. He arranged Do You Hear What I Hear. It is fantastic.
He doesn't play the drums but knew enough to look like he does. When the group was started back in 2000 he taught himself by VHS tape I believe. He happens to a nice tenor but doesn't like to sing solo very often. Great reaction from you guys as usual. He actually works with the lighting person so the things look on point.
Watch a vid of Lewis Armstrong (very old-time jazz trumpet player) his cheeks would puff up huge from cheeks to collar bone while he was playing. I suppose Adam's throat muscles are similar. As to where do you learn to do that... My son might have been famous to this day if I hadn't told him, "If you make that stupid noise at the dinner table one more time I will murder you and bury you in the garden!" He drove me nuts making sound effects. If he opened a book it sounded like a creepy vampire coffin opening. If he walked across the floor it sounded like a huge robot walking. When we drove in the car he sounded like a back-firing old jalopy. Yes, don't apologize for pausing. We are here to hear a reaction. Everyone who wants to hear the piece uninterrupted can go listen to the original! If you sit there all polite and quiet, saying and doing nothing, why would I want to watch? I'm not saying you're hard to look at, but I've got a husband in the other room here that I think is just the cutest thing. He falls asleep watching TV most nights and I can go watch him do nothing any time I want.
Thank you. I just subscribed so I can hear what YOU enjoy about the song or performance. I’ve already heard the video all the way through. So please, pause all you want. I’ll be watching because this was fun. Take care and thanks for your reaction
HOG FRY here (love that). I have been to 5 Home Free concerts and am on my way to my 6th in December (yes, excited!) Adam always brings down the house with this.
Back when Home Free was new they needed a beat boxer so Adam took it upon himself to learn it. If I'm not mistaken, he learned it all from videos and books and practiced until he was satisfied with each skill. He is even better now than when this video was made. He was never into beat boxing until he and his brother, Chris started Home Free. He really didn't just pick it up, he set his mind to learn it for the band and he works hard and is still adding new sounds to his repertoire.
His brother asked him over 20 years ago if he wanted to start an a capella group. He said once they decided to do it his brother decided to learn to beatbox. Adam says (with a chuckle) that he had to learn because his brother wasn't very good. He is self taught and has won several beatboxing competitions. If you look up top 10 beatboxers he is always rated #1.
Great reaction, guys! Adam has 20+ years of beatboxing experience since Home Free started. Imagine how much better he's gotten since this video that was 6 years ago! If you are serious about wanting to see them live (you won't be disappointed), try to get seats as close to the front as possible if you want to feel any vibrations from Tim's bass, or Adam's bass-dropping during his beatboxing! You can find their schedule at www.homefreemusic.com/tour . As far as the guys backing him during his beatboxing, check out a live version of Dolly Parton's cover of "9 to 5" where all five have a beatbox breakdown midway through the song! It's amazing! There are some with their original found, Chris Rupp (Adam's brother) before 2016, and some after he left and Chance joined the group win June 2016. Worth checking out!!
He does actually play the drums and about 5 or 6 other instruments as well. Adam and his brother started Homr Free at least 20 years ago. He decided to learn to beatbox at that time and has only gotten better and has won many beatboxing competitions.
I actually read somewhere that he plays drums, trumpet, keyboards and bass, which is probably why his timing is so dang perfect. He also can sing but usually shies away from solos. You can hear a brief solo bit on How Great Thou Art when they weave in It Is Well With My Soul for a transition.
Thank you for doing a reaction to one of Adam's drum solos In "Man of Constant Sorrow" he does a harmonica and in their "Sea Shanty Medley" you can hear Adam doing castanets.
Okay, have to add a second comment because what you’re talking about in the second half is really resonating for me. I’ve wanted to do TH-cam reactions for ages but - you nailed it - I’ve been too scared to try. You’re giving me real food for thought here and I wanted to say thank you for that.
Of course! We were nervous at the start too, but I think what you'll come to find is there are a lot more supportive people than negative people out there, and we really just want to watch each other succeed. Don't just have an idea... START an idea! 🤘🏼🤘🏼 You've got 307 support all day!!
I was at that concert. There was one time where both Adam and Tim hit a bass so low at the same time, my entire chest cavity shook. It was absolutely amazing seeing them live. If I'm not mistaken, they might be in Cheyenne, WY sometime this year
Also just a quick add on to the last comment I made, Yes all three groups are fantastic but what really sets them apart in my opinion is that all three groups work together and help each other out. There's no competition between them, just tons of support. I think that's a great thing to see in this day and age.
He started beatboxing in late 90s when he and his brother Chris started Homr Free. He can sing very well but doesn’t like to do he took beatboxing as his main contribution
Choose any Voice play, just like Home Free and Pentatonix you cant go wrong. I really enjoy all three groups and am hard pressed to choose one as my favorite.
The Beat-boxer is a Founding Member - the last one still in the group So he's been doing this for 20+ years now Beatboxing for acapella is his background
Every concert is wild....Adam does this at every show! This is an older video and he's gotten even better...you should check out one from 2018! You will be amazed! I've seen this live and it's breath taking!. Check out their live video for 9 To 5...it is awesome ! You do need to see them live! Congrats on 5k subs...you 2 so deserve it!
I dont think I saw this performance live but I went to to one in Laramie and he did a drum solo which im sure was part of their set but yes it started with simple drums then devolved into madness. It was absolutely fantastic.
I love to watch Adam Rupp beatbox. The group as a whole imo can’t be beat. They all have great personalities and very funny Thanks guys. Oh yes Adam doesn’t just play drums. He swallowed the damn orchestra. 😂 lmbo. 😂
Interesting fact: the lowest recorded note in a Home Free song was an A0 from Adam throat singing it and not Tim Foust! And, Adam Rupp has a BEAUTIFUL tenor voice, by the way... he does NOT have a low voice, whatsoever. He is a master at his craft, though.
ADAM RUPP IS ACTUALLY A TRAINED TRUMPET PLAYER. THERE IS A NEW DRUM SOLO DATED NOV. 2, 2021 AND ONE ON NOV. 4 HE USES HIS LOOPING MACHINE. I THINK THE ONE ON THE 4RH WAS BETTER IT WAS CLOSER TO THE STAGE . CHECK OUT 9 TO 5 LIVE IT IS DIFFERENT THAN THE OFFICIAL VID. THEY ALWAYS ADD TO THE SONGS DONE LIVE.ALSO CHECK OUT TWO VIDS WHERE IN ONE TIM CAUSED A MAJOR VIBRATION TO THE CAMERA THAT WAS RECORDIED BY AN AUDIENCE MEMBER AND AT AN OUTDOOR CONCERT [LOOK FOR TIM WEARING A HEADBAND] TIM BLOWS THE SUBWOOFER ALSO EVERYONE PLATS INSTRUMENTS SOME MORE THAN ONE.
Adam uses false vocal folds to get to those deep bass beats, but I don't know that you'd see them. When he sings, he's a tenor. Like, there are songs without beatboxing (or parts of songs) where there's this high note way up above the melody that goes on forever. And at first you think it's Austin, and then you realize Austin is singing and that note is still there. That's Adam. He can hold a note for miles.
He's definitely a drummer, self-taught as well as learning beatboxing. He has an even better solo in 2018--this was one of the earlier ones. Always great!
He learned the drums so his moves were authentic . He has a music degree and the trumpet was his instrument ( I played trumpet a little and the tonguing you learn will definitely help with at boxing ! )
Loving your videos, and your breakdowns! Anyone who doesn’t like pausing should watch the videos directly, and not via a “reaction” channel. Highly recommend Kevin Olusola (PTX beatboxer) cover of “Down.” He’s also known as KO. It is also mind blowing
I wasn't at this particular show, but I did see them on this tour. There's a whole lot of bass that the recording didn't pick up, especially at the end there. I remember it making everything shake and feeling it reverberate in my chest and just being in awe. Lol
Love the "Eat Bertha's Mussels" bumper sticker, guys. I lived in Baltimore in the 80s, and I've eaten at Bertha's. And I've heard the folk song. Both tasty.
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He's gotten even better over the years.
You just heard why Tim is the spokesperson for the group. I could listen to him read an old phone book.
😂🤣 us too!! ✌🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
@@307ReactsI could listen to him read a Polish phone book. And, no, I do not speak Polish.
Adam's kids, " Dad, we want to hire a DJ for our party."
Adam, "We don't need no steenking DJ" 🤣
Yes! I really enjoy watching when DJ Rupp brought the house down during House Party!
My wife and I saw them in concert a little over a month ago and Adam did this. The crowd went nuts and the performance was about 10 minutes long. Also experiencing Tim's low notes in concert are insane. He has blown speakers out at concerts in the past. You actually feel the bass notes when he goes really low. If they they come close by do yourself a favor and go see them. Their new tour is called Dive Bar Saints.
Adam Rupp is made of magic, like a unicorn.
He is trained in Trumpet performance. He taught himself to play drums along with beatboxing.
And he didn't learn how to beatbox until he was in college with his brother Chris who co-founded the group but has since gone on to a solo career.
According to his page, He earned a bachelor’s degree in music and is trained in the instruments of trumpet, drums, keyboard and bass guitar.
@@greytoothe ye, but Adam is more familiar in playing trumpet than drums.
SOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOD
This is why we cal Adam MR. FREAK OF NATURE , and this one is 6 years old he´s much better now
Their "Guilty Pleasures" is hilarious. It's a part of the live show. So freaking funny.
LOVE Guilty Pleasures Derailed!! Just don't bother trying to critique the singing or their singing style ... This one is just for fun. It's called 'Derailed'for a reason, lol
And he does castanets in the last song in the Sea Shanty Medley.
Oh Lord, yes. He's amazing.
Adam Rupp started out playing trumpet, so part of how he has the speed to do so many things.
Adam didn't start bbxg until 2000 when they started the group because.... they needed a bbxr! 😄 So he studied hard using VHS tapes and books on bbxg. He said he was never that kid that made noises his whole life, but he is now. I find that so amusing because we all assumed he was that kid. Tim says he drives him nuts with all the noises and "don't stand too close to him (in spitting distance) without a towel handy". 😄👍 (they tease each other ALL the time. they are true brothers at heart.)
Tim even warned the Oaks about that LOL
I've heard you wonder about Adam's vocal range as a singer and he is a tenor, even though most people assume he sings baritone. Surprisingly, he's also the second highest voice in the group, just in between Rob and Austin, the other two tenors.
Y'all are fantastic! And you're welcome , and no thank you for your wonderful reactions! I'm one of your subscribers, I'm happy I was part of it! My home fries
Yep, I'm one of the HOG Fries! 😂😂 Adam said he learned to play the drums enough to get the movements correct. I'm guessing he downplays it. His whole family is musically inclined and he likely plays multiple instruments. He has a degree in trumpet.
Also, many of his sounds are done on the inhale. That, along with his training on trumpet, can really keep him going. Though I heard he nearly passed out twice while recording "American Pie." Huge props! (And yes, please do the more current drum solo. He's come a long way!)
Adam and his brother, Chris (who has since moved on) started the group in college, so he's been at this many years.
HOG Fries! I love it.
They started in 2000 and Adam learned it by watching vhs tapes and reading books
You just did my fav...Helplessly Hoping. Now I'd love to see your reaction to "Butts Remix." Want to see you laugh.
Saw home free this past december at the ryman auditorium! Insane! Adam Rupp is a complete freak if nature and is awesome!!!!
Adam Rupp is so cool. When he solo-ed in Nebraska the crowd around me did not know what was coming. Then, they were gasping and yelling. So cool.
Let's just say that I've said right in front of the subwoofer right up at the stage when Adam dropped the bass and I was, literally, blown backwards 😂 It was during a song, though, and not during his solo. I was prepared for that. 😁
As for it only being Adam on stage during his solo, it's the way it should be because the audience wants to, and some need to, actually see what he's capable of without anything else going on. And when you experience it live you get blown away. Every. Single. Time. You get by all of them in different ways, but Adam's solo is something unique.
Their concerts aren't just concerts, they are shows. True entertainment with not just gorgeous music, but also a whole lot of laughter and adjust interaction with the audience. That's why we keep coming back for more. I've seen them 18 times in 8 different countries, so far, here in Europe and it just never gets boring. Great reaction as always! Thanks!
Not to overwhelm you with suggestions, but I adore you two! They have a live recording of home free 9 to 5 + beatboxing from October 27, 2015. This will absolutely blow your mind. This one they all work together in just the way you were speaking at the end.. They are just as great live as they are recorded. Thanks for the awesome reactions!
YESSS!!! BIIIIIG SURPRISE ⤵⤵
*"9 To 5-Beatboxing Breakdown"🔥*
I think alot of reactors still CANT grasp this level of connectivity a group must have with NO instruments and they lazily blame it tooooo much on production for the album.
I'll tell anyone curious. If you go to a Home Free or Pentatonix concert you will love them 1000% more. Zero doubt. Period ask any skeptic that was out there
It's this one - and very good! th-cam.com/video/vHYgW0f3sKE/w-d-xo.html Chuck in NE Kansas
That is a Great suggestion !!!!
Adam leaned beatboxing by studying tapes and practice, practice, practice. That was when he and his brother started Home Free in 2000. He has continued to get better and better, now considered the best by the top beatboxers. Incredible!
It is always cool to see a drummer react to Adam. Thanks for the reaction.
Adam actually plays guitar, keyboard, bass, piano, trumpet and drums. He is awesome!! Great reaction, thanks😊 I love Home Free😊
If you want to hear Adam at his best listen to Home Free's Sea Shanty Medley...... He and the rest of the guys are amazing.
I think he is the BEST. So humble which makes him more likeable 🤩
Homefree is the only one I watch with reactors because I get a kick out of how shock they are of how great this band is
The 9 to 5 live show has a wonderful breakdown.. it's very impressive!!
If this doesn't prove that Adam Rupp is an alien, I don't know what does.
He simply ate a drum kit not that he is an alien unless he is visiting another country.
Thanks so much for this reaction. Adam is amazing. There are so many songs to consider with Home Free. The requests below are great...9 to 5 with beatbox break down...Butts Remix...Helplessly Hoping...Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget...(written by Tim)...if you want to hear Ring of Fire...go to...Sing Off season 4 song 3 with judges comments...to better hear Tim's Dragon voice. Speaking of dragon voice...Peter Hollens ft Tim Foust Misty Mountain...Anyway have a blast with these songs when you can, you won't regret any of them. There are so many more. Thanks
Adam Rupp is the standard for beatboxing!
Adam beatboxes on both the inhale and exhale. And his didgeridoo was throat singing
His background in the trumpet helps with the circular breathing.
There is a video from a concert where they all beatbox....it is killer!
Matt - part of the answer The beatboxers also employed the pharyngeal muscles to elongate the vocal tract to produce higher pitch sounds, Sims said, which takes some stress off the vocal cords. “Singers rely almost exclusively on the vocal cords themselves to produce their sounds,” Sims said
I've heard that he can play all the standard band instruments to some extent, and also that he learnt drums to get the hand movements right. His degree is in trumpet performance, which is one of the things he credits with giving him the breath control to do what he does.
He's pretty much self-taught, he and his brother Chris got an acapella group together for a church talent show back in 2000 and he volunteered to do the beat-boxing. Someone asked him in 2017 (I think it was) how long it took him to be confident that he could keep going for a whole concert, and he said 15 years or so.
He a degree in music and can play the drums and many other instruments plus he can sing
He’s been beatboxing for 21 years. Lots and lots of practice
I was in the front row during a drum solo, and Tim told everyone who is skeptical to just ask the front row, cause we've all been showered
I just found you guys because of Home Free. New sub. 👍 Adam has improved tremendously since this video. I'm a heavy metal/Classic rock gal and do not care for country... Home Free has been my favorite group since I heard them in 2013. I still love my rock and metal, but Home Free comes first! Also, Adam's drum solo is amazing live. The cell phone vids do it no justice! Welcome to the Home Fries!
The Freak of Nature that is Adam Rupp ! I know he started with Home Free in 2000 when his brother Chris started the group....and I think he'd been doing it for a number of years before that
I got to see Adam do his Drum Solo live back in 2019. I love Home Free. They are fantastic. If you all ever get to see them live it is totally worth it. Loved the reaction as always.
Adam has a trumpet background!! He does amazing castanet sound in Sea Shanty medley! He’s done so many acapella sounds besides singing in HF performances!! Nice Reaction!!
Thank you. I enjoy your reactions. I became a Home Fry after listening to Rupp’s beatboxing. Rupp started HF about 21 years ago. He arranged Do You Hear What I Hear. It is fantastic.
Wasn't at this concert, but he does a drum solo at every show. Each a little different. Always a standing O. Awesome every time!!!
This is old. He's a lot better now. Just sayin'
Ahhh yes, the Adam FLEX -- Loved this show! He is a force of Nature! I adore Adam
He doesn't play the drums but knew enough to look like he does. When the group was started back in 2000 he taught himself by VHS tape I believe. He happens to a nice tenor but doesn't like to sing solo very often. Great reaction from you guys as usual. He actually works with the lighting person so the things look on point.
Watch a vid of Lewis Armstrong (very old-time jazz trumpet player) his cheeks would puff up huge from cheeks to collar bone while he was playing. I suppose Adam's throat muscles are similar.
As to where do you learn to do that... My son might have been famous to this day if I hadn't told him, "If you make that stupid noise at the dinner table one more time I will murder you and bury you in the garden!" He drove me nuts making sound effects. If he opened a book it sounded like a creepy vampire coffin opening. If he walked across the floor it sounded like a huge robot walking. When we drove in the car he sounded like a back-firing old jalopy.
Yes, don't apologize for pausing. We are here to hear a reaction. Everyone who wants to hear the piece uninterrupted can go listen to the original! If you sit there all polite and quiet, saying and doing nothing, why would I want to watch? I'm not saying you're hard to look at, but I've got a husband in the other room here that I think is just the cutest thing. He falls asleep watching TV most nights and I can go watch him do nothing any time I want.
He does that at every performance and it keeps getting better. I've seen them twice.
Thank you. I just subscribed so I can hear what YOU enjoy about the song or performance. I’ve already heard the video all the way through. So please, pause all you want. I’ll be watching because this was fun. Take care and thanks for your reaction
Thanks so much Tracy lol we are a couple Midwest blue collar guys 😂 basically we love to talk and bullshit 😂
This Homefry appreciates your reactions. Keep them coming! And we will keep watching you enjoy what we love!
He is so frigging amazing the best I've ever heard what a awesome Gift!!
HOG FRY here (love that). I have been to 5 Home Free concerts and am on my way to my 6th in December (yes, excited!) Adam always brings down the house with this.
What I love about these guys is that they are not afraid to share the stage. They all have major talent and put their egos aside for each other.
Some of us say that Adam doesn't breath when beatboxing. He has gills that open up under his chin!
Back when Home Free was new they needed a beat boxer so Adam took it upon himself to learn it. If I'm not mistaken, he learned it all from videos and books and practiced until he was satisfied with each skill. He is even better now than when this video was made. He was never into beat boxing until he and his brother, Chris started Home Free. He really didn't just pick it up, he set his mind to learn it for the band and he works hard and is still adding new sounds to his repertoire.
He's even better now, and does a solo on most concerts. So glad you enjoyed it.
I have seen them live twice, and he had his solo time both times i saw them.
His brother asked him over 20 years ago if he wanted to start an a capella group. He said once they decided to do it his brother decided to learn to beatbox. Adam says (with a chuckle) that he had to learn because his brother wasn't very good. He is self taught and has won several beatboxing competitions. If you look up top 10 beatboxers he is always rated #1.
If you react to their Sea Shanty medly Adam's "castanets" toward the end are awesome.
The dude is a human blowfish! Mercy! I love this guy! Great reaction!
Great reaction, guys! Adam has 20+ years of beatboxing experience since Home Free started. Imagine how much better he's gotten since this video that was 6 years ago! If you are serious about wanting to see them live (you won't be disappointed), try to get seats as close to the front as possible if you want to feel any vibrations from Tim's bass, or Adam's bass-dropping during his beatboxing! You can find their schedule at www.homefreemusic.com/tour .
As far as the guys backing him during his beatboxing, check out a live version of Dolly Parton's cover of "9 to 5" where all five have a beatbox breakdown midway through the song! It's amazing! There are some with their original found, Chris Rupp (Adam's brother) before 2016, and some after he left and Chance joined the group win June 2016. Worth checking out!!
He does actually play the drums and about 5 or 6 other instruments as well. Adam and his brother started Homr Free at least 20 years ago. He decided to learn to beatbox at that time and has only gotten better and has won many beatboxing competitions.
I actually read somewhere that he plays drums, trumpet, keyboards and bass, which is probably why his timing is so dang perfect. He also can sing but usually shies away from solos. You can hear a brief solo bit on How Great Thou Art when they weave in It Is Well With My Soul for a transition.
Thank you for doing a reaction to one of Adam's drum solos In "Man of Constant Sorrow" he does a harmonica and in their "Sea Shanty Medley" you can hear Adam doing castanets.
Wasn't there when this was recorded, but did see them on this tour in 2015 in Dallas. Both Adam and Tim vibrated my ribcage.
Ahhh yes, Adam is proving he swallowed a drum kit! lol
He learned it when he and his brother decided to start HF when they were in college in 2000. He's won back to back world beat boxing championships
Okay, have to add a second comment because what you’re talking about in the second half is really resonating for me. I’ve wanted to do TH-cam reactions for ages but - you nailed it - I’ve been too scared to try. You’re giving me real food for thought here and I wanted to say thank you for that.
Of course! We were nervous at the start too, but I think what you'll come to find is there are a lot more supportive people than negative people out there, and we really just want to watch each other succeed. Don't just have an idea... START an idea! 🤘🏼🤘🏼 You've got 307 support all day!!
I was at that concert. There was one time where both Adam and Tim hit a bass so low at the same time, my entire chest cavity shook. It was absolutely amazing seeing them live. If I'm not mistaken, they might be in Cheyenne, WY sometime this year
Also just a quick add on to the last comment I made, Yes all three groups are fantastic but what really sets them apart in my opinion is that all three groups work together and help each other out. There's no competition between them, just tons of support. I think that's a great thing to see in this day and age.
He started beatboxing in late 90s when he and his brother Chris started Homr Free. He can sing very well but doesn’t like to do he took beatboxing as his main contribution
Choose any Voice play, just like Home Free and Pentatonix you cant go wrong. I really enjoy all three groups and am hard pressed to choose one as my favorite.
The Beat-boxer is a Founding Member - the last one still in the group
So he's been doing this for 20+ years now
Beatboxing for acapella is his background
Home Fries are very loyal
Every concert is wild....Adam does this at every show! This is an older video and he's gotten even better...you should check out one from 2018! You will be amazed! I've seen this live and it's breath taking!. Check out their live video for 9 To 5...it is awesome ! You do need to see them live! Congrats on 5k subs...you 2 so deserve it!
The one of all if them doing 9 to5 and then the beatbox challenge. They ALL get into it.
I dont think I saw this performance live but I went to to one in Laramie and he did a drum solo which im sure was part of their set but yes it started with simple drums then devolved into madness. It was absolutely fantastic.
Love Adam! And loved your reaction! He is almost unbelievable!
I love to watch Adam Rupp beatbox. The group as a whole imo can’t be beat. They all have great personalities and very funny Thanks guys. Oh yes Adam doesn’t just play drums. He swallowed the damn orchestra. 😂 lmbo. 😂
WOW hes CLEAN!
Incredible, spectacular talent..thanks guys for an awesome reaction😀🫶🏼
Interesting fact: the lowest recorded note in a Home Free song was an A0 from Adam throat singing it and not Tim Foust! And, Adam Rupp has a BEAUTIFUL tenor voice, by the way... he does NOT have a low voice, whatsoever. He is a master at his craft, though.
I did wonder that ,thanks as I easy to forget he has to be able to “ make “ those low ( and high ) notes
ADAM RUPP IS ACTUALLY A TRAINED TRUMPET PLAYER. THERE IS A NEW DRUM SOLO DATED NOV. 2, 2021 AND ONE ON NOV. 4 HE USES HIS LOOPING MACHINE. I THINK THE ONE ON THE 4RH WAS BETTER IT WAS CLOSER TO THE STAGE . CHECK OUT 9 TO 5 LIVE IT IS DIFFERENT THAN THE OFFICIAL VID. THEY ALWAYS ADD TO THE SONGS DONE LIVE.ALSO CHECK OUT TWO VIDS WHERE IN ONE TIM CAUSED A MAJOR VIBRATION TO THE CAMERA THAT WAS RECORDIED BY AN AUDIENCE MEMBER AND AT AN OUTDOOR CONCERT [LOOK FOR TIM WEARING A HEADBAND] TIM BLOWS THE SUBWOOFER ALSO EVERYONE PLATS INSTRUMENTS SOME MORE THAN ONE.
Adam is a 2 time beat boxing champion.
A near(ish) neighbor subscribing this evening from Montana. I'm enjoying the Home Free videos. Good job on your hard work and success.
This is getting real good guys! Now that you have a realistic idea of what Adam can do i am on to the next reaction of HF.
Adam uses false vocal folds to get to those deep bass beats, but I don't know that you'd see them. When he sings, he's a tenor. Like, there are songs without beatboxing (or parts of songs) where there's this high note way up above the melody that goes on forever. And at first you think it's Austin, and then you realize Austin is singing and that note is still there. That's Adam. He can hold a note for miles.
Came in from binging your reactions to TheDooo and was pleasantly surprised to find your HomeFree reactions too!
He's definitely a drummer, self-taught as well as learning beatboxing. He has an even better solo in 2018--this was one of the earlier ones. Always great!
He learned the drums so his moves were authentic . He has a music degree and the trumpet was his instrument ( I played trumpet a little and the tonguing you learn will definitely help with at boxing ! )
And he has improved and is teaching the other guys some of it. 20 + years
Loving your videos, and your breakdowns! Anyone who doesn’t like pausing should watch the videos directly, and not via a “reaction” channel.
Highly recommend Kevin Olusola (PTX beatboxer) cover of “Down.” He’s also known as KO. It is also mind blowing
So much fun. Great job guys. Acapella fans support.
VP.. my top 3 faves
1. Oogie Boogies Song
2. Little Mermaid Medley
3. My Mother Told Me
Voiceplay "My Mother Told Me" from Vikings is amazing.
Yes, you absolutely need to see them in concert!! Nothing like experiencing Tim blow a subwoofer.
I wasn't at this particular show, but I did see them on this tour. There's a whole lot of bass that the recording didn't pick up, especially at the end there. I remember it making everything shake and feeling it reverberate in my chest and just being in awe. Lol
Ok, I haven't even watched 15 seconds and I just have to say I'm squealing like a 2 year old seeing Santa on Christmas Eve!
Thank god I’m a country boy is good one or sold 👍🏻👍🏻
I love listening to you guys. I'm learning so much about vocal production .
Love the "Eat Bertha's Mussels" bumper sticker, guys. I lived in Baltimore in the 80s, and I've eaten at Bertha's. And I've heard the folk song. Both tasty.
I DJ"d for a youth event of 2500+, when that crowd got bouncing and screaming......... its liberating......
Isn't it though!! 😵😵
His castanets in Sea Shanty were amazing.