Rob was trained in opera while he was college but had not sung it for 15 years. Austin was trained in Musical theater but his college teachers tried to get him to sing opera. Austin had to push Rob into doing this, they were afraid of how their fans would react. The response has been overwhelmed positive. Thank for your reaction and you have a blessed day.
Heck, they earned themselves a fan just because I grew up listening to opera via my dad and his obsession with it...although I admit I wasn't truly appreciative of operatic singing till I got into "Phantom of the Opera" at 15. My dad's into Wagner. If I were to choose, I'm more into Verdi and Puccini. I'm not much of a country fan, but Home Free crosses a lot of musical bridges, so Rob and Austin won me over. 😁
This is why music is such an amazing language, all in itself.......I do not understand one word they sang, but I felt the music, and their voices, and was very emotional ❣❣❣
Rosalie you have just scratched the surface of these guys. As you have noticed, they each have their own "work" outside of Home Free. With all of these talents brought together it is amazing. They really are as a band, brothers and bring in extended family when near to band members hometowns. Glad you have found them. May the ride be surprising and fun!
This is my first time on your channel…as another commenter said, we’ve been stalking reactors to see their disbelief at what they’re hearing. I thoroughly enjoyed your reaction. Home Free has an extensive catalog of fantastic covers and original music on RUclips so I hope you enjoy the journey. I’ve subscribed.
My current rabbit hole began in much the same way with Jinjer Pisces. You find a clip that is amazingly good then you need to watch everyone on the planet react. Best of luck and happy digging🙂
I STRONGLY suggest you react to "Brothers in Arms" and "Mayday" as a two-for-one reaction since they both start with Tim Foust and show off why each of the Home Free members are stars in their own right. If you want to see Rob explore different genres, he raps in "The Butts Medley/Remix" and sings blues in Home Free's cover of "End of the Road".
Rosalie you have a fabulous personality girl! Very expressive… I too was shook when I first heard them sing this. Knowing they had great voices didn’t mean great opera…damn damn damn…. It blew me away the first time…snd every reaction since makes me smile….that’s how I looked first time hearing…truly an epic version.
Love your reaction. Everyone has filled you in. The surprise factor is always fun to watch. Rob suggested the title. Shows their sense of humor. And yes,they are very down to earth, humble men when you meet them. They interact with their fan base and appreciate us. They are even humbled by the response they get. It's always clear that they love what they do. Thank you for your review.
One is going to have to do many many videos by this group just to understand the depth, range, and talent of these 5 guys.. You are fast becoming a Home Fry. Enjoy the ride.!!!
Puccini aria’s are incredible, Nessun Dorma is my favorite tenor aria, heard it the first time in the movie Witches of Eastwick, of course sung by Pavarotti. Rob blew me away, he has been hiding his gorgeous dramatic tenor voice for 15 years, I am so thrilled that they did this. Pronunciation is perfect with both, Austin is very good in this, much more lyrical tenor. I have loved Home Free for years, just another reason to love them.
LOL...loved your REACTION! True Talent always shines no matter what! I hope Home Free artists shows the breath of fresh air and bring a smile to your face! peace!
I’ve heard this countless times. Had a few days listening to other things and came back to check out reactions-I am STILL getting chills. I could listen to Rob sing like this all day, and Austin-lovely! I still hear a lot of country in his voice, but it’s NICE. Love this reaction!!
I can’t stop listening to them singing this it’s beautiful and touching version. They impress me because singing Italian is more difficult than simply speaking Italian. They’re great together and have such feelings in their hearts while performing! TY for reviewing the art they are producing
Part of the fun with Home Free is discovering what they will do next. All of their songs and videos are well done. They like you ,give their own spin to their covers. With the release of Rob and Austin singing opera, no one knew what to expect. Again it was a surprise! Not a surprise that these guys are talented, but gee these guys can sing opera too. Tim Foust gives a similar surprise when on a video he sings tenor, baritone, and bass (and all of them between) solo in one song . These guys are amazing.
Our boys really hit the ball out of the park. Rob's voice is so much lower and richer. Austin can always hit those high notes. These two are amazing. ❤️❤️❤️
Austin talked Rob into doing this, and they both were nervous about performing it, and how their fans would receive it. But -- what a wonderful version! Do listen to End of the Road - Rob is featured in that. He is also featured in The Butts Remix… lots of different styles in there.
Some HF songs to add to your list: “End of the Road “, Rob lead, “I Can’t Outrun You “, Chance lead( the baritone/bass), and pure 5 part harmony, “Helplessly Hoping”, more 5 part harmony, “Do You Hear What I Hear “, an amazing arrangement by the percussionist Adam, and 2 for fun; “Champagne Taste(on a beer budget), Tim lead, and he also wrote it), and “Butts Remix”, a hilarious mashup. Actually, I’ll add 2 more…”Cover Me Up”, another gorgeous Chance lead, and “Take Me Home Country Roads”, a beautiful rendition of the John Denver song. Truly, there hasn’t been a bad song yet.
"How Great Thou Art" for another bit of 5-part harmony and videography and, of course, "Man of Constant Sorrow" for the jaw harp and harmonica impressions.
The thing that's great about our guys is that you never know what they're going to do. They very well could have gone a comedic route and they'd have made it a killer version that way too. No matter what they do, the musicality never suffers. Another song from Austin's channel that I would recommend that showcases his musical theater training is Bring Him Home from Les Miserables. It's gorgeous! One of the 1st comment sections that I was reading on this video, there was a man from Italy and he commended them on their proper pronunciation in Italian. I thought that was a huge compliment! Thanks for another wonderful reaction.
The best gauge of just how talented these guys are is to indulge a good number of their expansive playlist to see how amazingly versatile each is. As you dive deeper down the HF rabbithole, you'll come to appreciate their range and diversity...individually and collectively....as they evolve and grow their impressive vocal abilities. Even those of us who are long-time fans continue to be surprised.
Great Reaction! I have never been a fan of opera except maybe some Andrea Bocelli & a few others. But I have always appreciated the talent it takes to sing opera. I was pretty impressed with Rob & Austin's version of Nessun Dorma. I have heard this famous song done by Pavarotti. I think I was more surprised by Rob's range & powerful delivery than even Austin's. Pretty good for a couple of country boys! Nice to see them dressed up in suits & looking classy.
You know what I find funny-odd. In their normal range of songs, Austin's high tenor can tend to overpower Rob's lighter tenor sound; however, in this one Rob complete drowns out Austin at the end with that powerful operatic tenor. I honestly struggle to here Austin in the last line.
I used to feel the same about opera. My late, great Mom convinced me to see “The Magic Flute” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (my favorite composer). The clincher is to watch and listen to opera with OPERA TITLES. After I saw and experienced “The Magic Flute”, I then saw another Mozart opera, “Don Giovanni”, with a fantastic singer doing the lead. Amazing. Then I saw Puccini’s “La Boheme”…and I was hooked. “Rent” is based on “La Boheme”…I’ve branched out to others-“The Ring Cycle” by Richard Wagner…which is immensely long but oh my goodness! It was great! Glad I gave opera a chance!!
Watch them a few more times. You'll find some that will leave you laughing hysterically. You'll find some that will put you in tears. They are masters at evoking emotions. And you never know.
Rob had sang Opera but he hadn't done it in 15 years. Austin was trained in musical theater but his teacher tried to push him into Opera. Austin had to convince Rob to do this Aria. They slayed it. For an in-depth reaction and Analysis too they're singing I have provided a link to a channel titled bass singer reacts in the gentleman's name is Peter Barber. He is a trained opera singer and because they are doing it so well and he gives them major props for this he reacts to it as an opera singer would so things like diction and carrying a note and mouth position. I learned an awful lot from it. Once again because they did such a good job what the things he points out are little nitpicks to and opera singer would sound like. I loved your reaction I'm going to check your catalog and see if you react to the songs that I enjoy. But I really enjoyed this. As far as When a Man Loves a Woman we will agree to disagree on that. Opinions exist and therefore they have a right to exist even if it is different from your opinion. Here is the link ruclips.net/video/qBWtR0bQDKE/видео.html
Thanks for the reaction, just like you, I was floored by this performance... Not that as a home fry I had any doubt about their vocal ability or reach because I know they're fantastic.. but Opera is just a completely different beast vocally. The recommendation of Brothers in Arms I support... But it is an incredibly emotional song, heavy stuff, so reading up a bit beforehand on the circumstances and the why Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits wrote it will be helpful. And you might as well listen to the original... there is pain and suffering in every riff and note coming out of Knopflers' guitar... It's more of a hymn than a song and Home Free do a fantastic job with it.
Austin does have a musical theater background. He's from Georgia and most of the time I do hear the South in his voice. This is the second number where I don't hear it. (I wonder what Italian with a Georgia twang would actually sound like.) The other exception is Austin's "solo" rendition of Bring Him Home from Les Miz. Filmed in his house with his friend Sebastian Douyon on piano. Both of those songs give me chills every time I watch him perform them with total fascination.
Okay, what can't they sing genre wise???? Just WOW!!!!!!!! 🍧 icing with a cherry on top!!!!! Amazing doesn't even begin to define how I feel about these guys.................. Looking forward to seeing them in Salina, KS in December 2022!!!!!
There is a vast difference between an operatic voice and and a stage and theater voice. Rob's is operatic while Austins doesn't have the same power or command of the genre. Who is the more talented? It all depends what you are asking them to do? As a show band, Austin is your guy; looks, presence, energy, raw talent. As purely a musician dedicated to his craft, Rob is the real thing.
Austin and Rob did a absolutely stunning version of this!! Please continue listening to these angels!! Home fry forever!! Subscribed because of Home Free!!❤
This is Austin doing a great job singing opera, and some opera singer doing a great job looking like Rob! These guys could sing the phone book and I bet it would go viral.
You thought just like I did at first. I thought I was going to be rickrolled and then this happened. Being in an “a cappella” band I knew they had good voices I just didn’t know they could project their voices like this, Rob especially. I heard he studied opera in college but that was years ago. It’s fun to hear. They sounded fantastic. They are all so talented. Try Helplessly Hoping, Brothers in Arms, In the Blood, What We Ain’t Got, I Can’t Outrun You to hear their amazing harmonies and some beautiful bass. Good reaction! 😍
I loved this! So it turns out that Rob studied opera in college and Austin is classically trained so I expected their performance to be as good as any Home Free song always is - but not this good! I thought it was beautiful, wonderful, and incredible!
This is one of the toughest songs for a tenor to get right... and they took it to the next level. When I seen this was the song, I went into it knowing they had to do perfection... and they exceeded even that.
I liked your comment about music being art. I'm a gray beard and have loved music all of my life. I try to encourage my young friends to not get stuck...in a star, in a decade, in a color, in a genre, etc. You can miss so much great music if you do.
You could say, "Take out the garbage", in Italian, and it will sound romantic! 😊 These guys do Everything! Check out Rob in Boyz 2 Men's "End of the Road". He does Gospel music, too. Each and every member is incredibly blessed and versatile. New sub here.
Can'tI am a huge Home Free fan and stumbled across your reaction and stopped to watch and was very glad I did. Thank you for your excitement, made my day, and I really appreciated the lyrics to the song. I will subscribe and wait for more and more Home Free reactions. I would reccomend "How Great Thou Art" and "Take Me Home Country Roads" and for a fun song " Can't Stop the Feeling "
Loved your reaction! 😁👍 So... I've been a long time Home Free Fan...but I had nooo idea that Rob could sing Opera! Lol 😆 Bravo Rob and Austin! Bravo!! 🙌
This is my first time on this chanel. And if you have a different opinion about a song, that's fine. That's why you're a reactor. Great reaction!!! This is insane. It is extremely good. Fantastic. Both are doing great. But Rob, I'm perplexed. His voice is just magical, so rich, so warm, so powerfull. Chills just ran through my body. It flows into my heart. For me he will be able to stand with the greatest of opera singers. It's not often that I listen to songs by opera singers 5 times and more in a row. But here it is. Of course I hope that both will always continue to do Home Free, but I wouldn't think it wrong that such "trips" are made more often. Opera, country, ballads, soul etc. I think anything is possible.. Listen from Home Free: "How Great Thou Art", "End of the Road", "Take me Home, Country Roads", "Mayday" , "Butts remix". etc. At Home Free there is no permanent lead singer. They try out which voice best fits the song.
In one of their interviews they said usually one of them will bring a song to the group and they will say either "I would like to sing lead." or "I think should sing lead." and most of the time the rest of the group will agree. When they don't agree, they will usually record different members on the lead, listen to them all and then pick one. From what they said, the latter doesn't happen very often.
Loved your reaction! I just subscribed for more "HOME FREE"! You have a huge rabbit hole to travel down with them! I don't know why we were all so surprised 😲with their going from 🤠to 🧐! These guys are incredibly talented & there are no egos! They choose the best voice for each song to take the lead! Austin had to talk Rob into this & they were nervous about how their fans would react! You'll notice how Austin watches for Rob to lead! You need to watch another recent fun but beautiful video called "Brother". It's a Contemporary Christian song by "Need to Breathe" but of course, Home Free adds their "magic" (literally this time) to make it amazing!😊
"Grand Ole' Opry" "New Great Country Opera" ! It is evolving as Country Music has many expressions with excellent voices. Permission to sing from your heart in all ways, allows many people to share their talented gifts !
Actually, Rosalie, if you want goofy, check out their cover of 'Brother' from the band called needtobreathe. An absolutely beautiful song surrounded by magic and over acting (especially by these two here).
Great reaction Rosalie! One reactor, although loving this, pointed out some of the flaws. I am glad I have. " untrained " ears because I can listen in ignorant bliss to some of the music not being aware of flaws. I'm not being critical of reactors who do point out flaws, especially if they are vocal coaches, because that is their job. I was blown away of their performance as well!
Hi Rosalie one of the things Home Free is known for is like you they take a cover and put their own spin on it while staying true and respectful to the original artist . We fries have a saying give HF a phonebook and they will make it a nr.1 hit , they have 150 official music videos [ 151 dropping today ] and there´s not a bad song on that list , i love all their covers but their originals will always be at the top of my playlist here´s a couple of requests for their funny side please react to -- CHAMPAGNE TASTE ON A BEER BUDGET followed by FULL OF CHEER . Much love from a danish fry/new sub ❤❤❤
So glad it was impressive. You're just on the rim of the rabbit hole and I can't wait for you dive in with a dozen or so songs in your playlist. After "Brothers in Arms" "How Great art Thou," "Flowers on the Wall," "Unchained Melody," Are all great and impressive A Capella harmonies to listen to. Great reaction and analysis, Rosalie.
Brothers in Arms is amazing and Mayday also. Any of the songs listed in the comments will be good to react to. In the Blood is a deep and emotional song that might be interesting in your capacity as a psychologist and it's sung so beautifully with Tim and Chance and Rob on the chorus. The percussion is simple & restrained. Helplessly Hoping is also amazing and truly showcased their talents, skill and the harmonies are divine. Great reaction
Enjoyed your analysis/ reaction. One nice thing about Austin, Rob, and the rest of Home Free is regardless of how goofy or how serious they act, the vocals never suffer. It may not be a favorite, but always play tribute to the original, put their spin on it, have great harmonies, and never need Autotune. Because of your psychology background, I would recommend Home Free's cover of In The Blood (originally by John Mayer). Not only beautifully sung, but the psychological aspect of the song deserves to be explored. (Zero humor, as appropriate.) Looking forward to your reaction to Brothers In Arms.
My favourite version of Nessun Dorma is the video that someone merged The Three Tenors and Il Volo , quite amusing that Placido Domingo was singing with the Three Tenors, then he was conducting the Il Volo part, it's worth having a look. But Austin and Rob has had more reactors gobsmacked than I can count, they did such a good job, I love it. Maybe you would like to watch Home Free and Peter Hollens singing Amazing Grace, Tim shows off some of his vocal range
Great reaction. I was stunned (even though I shouldn't have been) that this turned out as great as it did. You said at the end Brothers in Arms is next Home Free review. May I suggest that right after that while the vocals from that song are fresh in your mind, hop onto their cover of Mayday (whether you react or not-although I would prefer to see your reaction). I believe they will amaze you once again!
Rob is the second tenor to bring a tear to my eye singing Nessun Dorma....Pavarotti is the first and always shall be the goat but Rob provides that base of breath support that sustains his vocal power throughout his range
Perhaps you would like to hear Home Free's cover of End of the Road to hear more R&B from Rob and Austin. Or Working for a Living to see some of their goofy humor. I loved your reaction.
It is always off, but there is a perfect song from "Home Free" to listen to on the first day of winter. Actually, they have songs for every occasion, so my hope is that you will react to "Winter's Song". Adam does wonderful imitation of a winter wind.
So glad you reacted to this piece...they are my absolute faves. They've done awesome IMO, especially since Austin's education is in Musical Theater and Rob studied opera, but has a hiatus of 15 years. Another video they've done that's somewhat different is Brothers In Arms, a Dire Straits cover. My favorite R&B piece by these guys is Boyz2Men's End Of The Road. Have you reacted to anything by Chris Stapleton, particularly Tennessee Whiskey. Chris is actually country, but it's country R&B and he does a great job.
You definitely need to listen to "End of the road" by Home Free. Their cover of the "Boys II Men" original is phenomenal! If you want to hear more of Rob Lundquist's talent, this is it!
Just subscribed, enjoyed that you took the time to give some background on "Nessum Dorma" (with beautiful pronunciation). So cute when it occurred to you that you did in fact know the song. Looking forward to your reaction to "Home Free's" vast catalogue. For something really different please consider listening to "Everybody's Walking This Land". Be well.
Rob was trained in opera while he was college but had not sung it for 15 years. Austin was trained in Musical theater but his college teachers tried to get him to sing opera. Austin had to push Rob into doing this, they were afraid of how their fans would react. The response has been overwhelmed positive. Thank for your reaction and you have a blessed day.
My opinion, their fans are thrilled!
I’m so glad they didn’t let fear stop them! :)
@@rosalieelliottofficial me too🥰
Heck, they earned themselves a fan just because I grew up listening to opera via my dad and his obsession with it...although I admit I wasn't truly appreciative of operatic singing till I got into "Phantom of the Opera" at 15. My dad's into Wagner. If I were to choose, I'm more into Verdi and Puccini. I'm not much of a country fan, but Home Free crosses a lot of musical bridges, so Rob and Austin won me over. 😁
This is why music is such an amazing language, all in itself.......I do not understand one word they sang, but I felt the music, and their voices, and was very emotional ❣❣❣
Rosalie you have just scratched the surface of these guys. As you have noticed, they each have their own "work" outside of Home Free. With all of these talents brought together it is amazing. They really are as a band, brothers and bring in extended family when near to band members hometowns. Glad you have found them. May the ride be surprising and fun!
Great reaction. These guys can literally sing EVERY kind of music. Rob really showed his range with this. They are both so amazing.
This is my first time on your channel…as another commenter said, we’ve been stalking reactors to see their disbelief at what they’re hearing. I thoroughly enjoyed your reaction. Home Free has an extensive catalog of fantastic covers and original music on RUclips so I hope you enjoy the journey. I’ve subscribed.
My current rabbit hole began in much the same way with Jinjer Pisces. You find a clip that is amazingly good then you need to watch everyone on the planet react. Best of luck and happy digging🙂
Absolutely, Susan. Watching the reactors reacting to Home Free. So much fun.
I STRONGLY suggest you react to "Brothers in Arms" and "Mayday" as a two-for-one reaction since they both start with Tim Foust and show off why each of the Home Free members are stars in their own right. If you want to see Rob explore different genres, he raps in "The Butts Medley/Remix" and sings blues in Home Free's cover of "End of the Road".
These guys can sing anything. All five of them are individually great talents. Together they are simply amazing.
Rosalie you have a fabulous personality girl! Very expressive… I too was shook when I first heard them sing this. Knowing they had great voices didn’t mean great opera…damn damn damn…. It blew me away the first time…snd every reaction since makes me smile….that’s how I looked first time hearing…truly an epic version.
Love your reaction. Everyone has filled you in. The surprise factor is always fun to watch. Rob suggested the title. Shows their sense of humor. And yes,they are very down to earth, humble men when you meet them. They interact with their fan base and appreciate us. They are even humbled by the response they get. It's always clear that they love what they do. Thank you for your review.
I have listened to this song 17 times. I'm still getting goose bumps every time. Amazing, Beautiful. Thanks for the reaction.
One is going to have to do many many videos by this group just to understand the depth, range, and talent of these 5 guys.. You are fast becoming a Home Fry. Enjoy the ride.!!!
Puccini aria’s are incredible, Nessun Dorma is my favorite tenor aria, heard it the first time in the movie Witches of Eastwick, of course sung by Pavarotti. Rob blew me away, he has been hiding his gorgeous dramatic tenor voice for 15 years, I am so thrilled that they did this. Pronunciation is perfect with both, Austin is very good in this, much more lyrical tenor. I have loved Home Free for years, just another reason to love them.
LOL...loved your REACTION!
True Talent always shines no matter what! I hope Home Free artists shows the breath of fresh air and bring a smile to your face!
peace!
Rob has a really magnificent tenor voice.
Love them together- the passion and power. ❤
I’ve heard this countless times. Had a few days listening to other things and came back to check out reactions-I am STILL getting chills. I could listen to Rob sing like this all day, and Austin-lovely! I still hear a lot of country in his voice, but it’s NICE.
Love this reaction!!
I can’t stop listening to them singing this it’s beautiful and touching version. They impress me because singing Italian is more difficult than simply speaking Italian. They’re great together and have such feelings in their hearts while performing! TY for reviewing the art they are producing
Part of the fun with Home Free is discovering what they will do next. All of their songs and videos are well done. They like you ,give their own spin to their covers. With the release of Rob and Austin singing opera, no one knew what to expect. Again it was a surprise! Not a surprise that these guys are talented, but gee these guys can sing opera too. Tim Foust gives a similar surprise when on a video he sings tenor, baritone, and bass (and all of them between) solo in one song . These guys are amazing.
As goofy as Home Free can be, to the most gut wrenching, their productions are always spot-on. They never disappoint.
Our boys really hit the ball out of the park. Rob's voice is so much lower and richer. Austin can always hit those high notes. These two are amazing. ❤️❤️❤️
Rob was actually trained in Opera. And Austin was a musical theater background in college. Truly enjoyed watching your reaction to this song.
Brothers in Arms is Home Free's *masterpiece*...try to react soon to their cover of The Driver too....so gorgeous
I truly believe that Austin wanted the world to know of Rob’s incredible operatic voice, you can see Austin smile right as Rob starts singing ❤
Let us never underestimate what the members of Home Free can do. They are absolutely amazing time after time after time.
these fellas are killin it such beautiful harmonies and melodies
Hi again. I love this performance. Great reaction from you. Can't wait for your Brothers In Arms reation. See you soon.
thank you :) stay tuned. coming very soon
Be still my heart! They are amazing! Love your reaction!
Austin talked Rob into doing this, and they both were nervous about performing it, and how their fans would receive it. But -- what a wonderful version! Do listen to End of the Road - Rob is featured in that. He is also featured in The Butts Remix… lots of different styles in there.
Some HF songs to add to your list: “End of the Road “, Rob lead, “I Can’t Outrun You “, Chance lead( the baritone/bass), and pure 5 part harmony, “Helplessly Hoping”, more 5 part harmony, “Do You Hear What I Hear “, an amazing arrangement by the percussionist Adam, and 2 for fun; “Champagne Taste(on a beer budget), Tim lead, and he also wrote it), and “Butts Remix”, a hilarious mashup. Actually, I’ll add 2 more…”Cover Me Up”, another gorgeous Chance lead, and “Take Me Home Country Roads”, a beautiful rendition of the John Denver song. Truly, there hasn’t been a bad song yet.
" In the blood " , Austin Brown "Bring him home" from Les Miserables
"How Great Thou Art" for another bit of 5-part harmony and videography and, of course, "Man of Constant Sorrow" for the jaw harp and harmonica impressions.
Brothers in Arms
To that I’d add Love Train and Brothers in Arms
I am so glad that you reviewed this one! Thanks
The thing that's great about our guys is that you never know what they're going to do. They very well could have gone a comedic route and they'd have made it a killer version that way too. No matter what they do, the musicality never suffers. Another song from Austin's channel that I would recommend that showcases his musical theater training is Bring Him Home from Les Miserables. It's gorgeous! One of the 1st comment sections that I was reading on this video, there was a man from Italy and he commended them on their proper pronunciation in Italian. I thought that was a huge compliment! Thanks for another wonderful reaction.
The best gauge of just how talented these guys are is to indulge a good number of their expansive playlist to see how amazingly versatile each is. As you dive deeper down the HF rabbithole, you'll come to appreciate their range and diversity...individually and collectively....as they evolve and grow their impressive vocal abilities. Even those of us who are long-time fans continue to be surprised.
Great Reaction! I have never been a fan of opera except maybe some Andrea Bocelli & a few others. But I have always appreciated the talent it takes to sing opera. I was pretty impressed with Rob & Austin's version of Nessun Dorma. I have heard this famous song done by Pavarotti. I think I was more surprised by Rob's range & powerful delivery than even Austin's. Pretty good for a couple of country boys! Nice to see them dressed up in suits & looking classy.
same!!
You know what I find funny-odd. In their normal range of songs, Austin's high tenor can tend to overpower Rob's lighter tenor sound; however, in this one Rob complete drowns out Austin at the end with that powerful operatic tenor. I honestly struggle to here Austin in the last line.
I used to feel the same about opera. My late, great Mom convinced me to see “The Magic Flute” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (my favorite composer). The clincher is to watch and listen to opera with OPERA TITLES. After I saw and experienced “The Magic Flute”, I then saw another Mozart opera, “Don Giovanni”, with a fantastic singer doing the lead. Amazing. Then I saw Puccini’s “La Boheme”…and I was hooked. “Rent” is based on “La Boheme”…I’ve branched out to others-“The Ring Cycle” by Richard Wagner…which is immensely long but oh my goodness! It was great! Glad I gave opera a chance!!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Ring_des_Nibelungen?wprov=sfti1
Watch them a few more times. You'll find some that will leave you laughing hysterically. You'll find some that will put you in tears. They are masters at evoking emotions. And you never know.
Next HF vid tomorrow but don’t tell anyone :)
Rob had sang Opera but he hadn't done it in 15 years. Austin was trained in musical theater but his teacher tried to push him into Opera. Austin had to convince Rob to do this Aria. They slayed it. For an in-depth reaction and Analysis too they're singing I have provided a link to a channel titled bass singer reacts in the gentleman's name is Peter Barber. He is a trained opera singer and because they are doing it so well and he gives them major props for this he reacts to it as an opera singer would so things like diction and carrying a note and mouth position. I learned an awful lot from it. Once again because they did such a good job what the things he points out are little nitpicks to and opera singer would sound like. I loved your reaction I'm going to check your catalog and see if you react to the songs that I enjoy. But I really enjoyed this. As far as When a Man Loves a Woman we will agree to disagree on that. Opinions exist and therefore they have a right to exist even if it is different from your opinion. Here is the link
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Thanks for the reaction, just like you, I was floored by this performance... Not that as a home fry I had any doubt about their vocal ability or reach because I know they're fantastic.. but Opera is just a completely different beast vocally. The recommendation of Brothers in Arms I support... But it is an incredibly emotional song, heavy stuff, so reading up a bit beforehand on the circumstances and the why Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits wrote it will be helpful. And you might as well listen to the original... there is pain and suffering in every riff and note coming out of Knopflers' guitar... It's more of a hymn than a song and Home Free do a fantastic job with it.
Austin does have a musical theater background. He's from Georgia and most of the time I do hear the South in his voice. This is the second number where I don't hear it. (I wonder what Italian with a Georgia twang would actually sound like.) The other exception is Austin's "solo" rendition of Bring Him Home from Les Miz. Filmed in his house with his friend Sebastian Douyon on piano. Both of those songs give me chills every time I watch him perform them with total fascination.
These guys can sing anything!! Love them!
Okay, what can't they sing genre wise???? Just WOW!!!!!!!! 🍧 icing with a cherry on top!!!!! Amazing doesn't even begin to define how I feel about these guys.................. Looking forward to seeing them in Salina, KS in December 2022!!!!!
Wow my first time hearing this thought I heard all their songs excellent.
If you want to see the fun side of this group, check out Butts remix.
Yup, that is truly them.
There is a vast difference between an operatic voice and and a stage and theater voice. Rob's is operatic while Austins doesn't have the same power or command of the genre. Who is the more talented? It all depends what you are asking them to do? As a show band, Austin is your guy; looks, presence, energy, raw talent. As purely a musician dedicated to his craft, Rob is the real thing.
Rosalie, I have to add, I knew that you would be blown away. I was so excited to see that you reacted to this, I am obsessed with this video 😂
Austin and Rob are amazing. They can sing anything!!!!❤️❤️
This brought tears to my eyes when I first watched it because they did wonderful job
Austin and Rob did a absolutely stunning version of this!! Please continue listening to these angels!! Home fry forever!! Subscribed because of Home Free!!❤
This is Austin doing a great job singing opera, and some opera singer doing a great job looking like Rob! These guys could sing the phone book and I bet it would go viral.
:D haha well said
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Love me some Rob!!! His voice, his control is wonderful
You thought just like I did at first. I thought I was going to be rickrolled and then this happened. Being in an “a cappella” band I knew they had good voices I just didn’t know they could project their voices like this, Rob especially. I heard he studied opera in college but that was years ago. It’s fun to hear. They sounded fantastic. They are all so talented. Try Helplessly Hoping, Brothers in Arms, In the Blood, What We Ain’t Got, I Can’t Outrun You to hear their amazing harmonies and some beautiful bass. Good reaction! 😍
Brothers in Arms coming soon :)
I loved this! So it turns out that Rob studied opera in college and Austin is classically trained so I expected their performance to be as good as any Home Free song always is - but not this good! I thought it was beautiful, wonderful, and incredible!
This is one of the toughest songs for a tenor to get right... and they took it to the next level. When I seen this was the song, I went into it knowing they had to do perfection... and they exceeded even that.
I liked your comment about music being art. I'm a gray beard and have loved music all of my life. I try to encourage my young friends to not get stuck...in a star, in a decade, in a color, in a genre, etc. You can miss so much great music if you do.
Fantastic 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️
You could say, "Take out the garbage", in Italian, and it will sound romantic! 😊 These guys do Everything! Check out Rob in Boyz 2 Men's "End of the Road". He does Gospel music, too. Each and every member is incredibly blessed and versatile. New sub here.
I'm seeing Home Free tonight in Portland. So excited and hope they do this.
oh nice!! let us know how it went. :)
@@rosalieelliottofficial Just arrived. So excited! Keller Auditorium in Portland, Oregon. 14 minutes to showtime!
@@rosalieelliottofficial They were fantastic! See them if you have a chance and get their new album in November when it's released.
I'll watch you if you want to drink some water.. I'd probably enjoy it . I loved your reaction 🌺
Can'tI am a huge Home Free fan and stumbled across your reaction and stopped to watch and was very glad I did. Thank you for your excitement, made my day, and I really appreciated the lyrics to the song. I will subscribe and wait for more and more Home Free reactions. I would reccomend "How Great Thou Art" and "Take Me Home Country Roads" and for a fun song " Can't Stop the Feeling "
Thank you very much for subscribing and for the suggestions :-) stay tuned for more soon
Loved your reaction! 😁👍 So... I've been a long time Home Free Fan...but I had nooo idea that Rob could sing Opera! Lol 😆 Bravo Rob and Austin! Bravo!! 🙌
They almost had me in TEARS near the end
This is my first time on this chanel. And if you have a different opinion about a song, that's fine. That's why you're a reactor.
Great reaction!!!
This is insane. It is extremely good. Fantastic. Both are doing great. But Rob, I'm perplexed. His voice is just magical, so rich, so warm, so powerfull. Chills just ran through my body. It flows into my heart. For me he will be able to stand with the greatest of opera singers. It's not often that I listen to songs by opera singers 5 times and more in a row. But here it is. Of course I hope that both will always continue to do Home Free, but I wouldn't think it wrong that such "trips" are made more often. Opera, country, ballads, soul etc. I think anything is possible..
Listen from Home Free: "How Great Thou Art", "End of the Road", "Take me Home, Country Roads", "Mayday" , "Butts remix". etc. At Home Free there is no permanent lead singer. They try out which voice best fits the song.
thank you for the kind words. Welcome! :) And thank you also for the suggestions :)
In one of their interviews they said usually one of them will bring a song to the group and they will say either "I would like to sing lead." or "I think should sing lead." and most of the time the rest of the group will agree.
When they don't agree, they will usually record different members on the lead, listen to them all and then pick one.
From what they said, the latter doesn't happen very often.
Loved your reaction! I just subscribed for more "HOME FREE"! You have a huge rabbit hole to travel down with them! I don't know why we were all so surprised 😲with their going from 🤠to 🧐! These guys are incredibly talented & there are no egos! They choose the best voice for each song to take the lead! Austin had to talk Rob into this & they were nervous about how their fans would react! You'll notice how Austin watches for Rob to lead! You need to watch another recent fun but beautiful video called "Brother". It's a Contemporary Christian song by "Need to Breathe" but of course, Home Free adds their "magic" (literally this time) to make it amazing!😊
thank you very much! More coming :) stay tuned. and thanks so much for the informative comment and suggestions. that sounds amazing!
These guy's are fantastic
Just amazing. Thank you ^_^
"Grand Ole' Opry" "New Great Country Opera" ! It is evolving as Country Music has many expressions with excellent voices. Permission to sing from your heart in all ways, allows many people to share their talented gifts !
Thank you for the translation. So passionate and beautiful!
Actually, Rosalie, if you want goofy, check out their cover of 'Brother' from the band called needtobreathe. An absolutely beautiful song surrounded by magic and over acting (especially by these two here).
The last verse... i will win. I win...." yes, yes they win. ❤❤
Great reaction!
Thank you!! :)
I ❤ Home Free.
Great reaction Rosalie! One reactor, although loving this, pointed out some of the flaws. I am glad I have. " untrained " ears because I can listen in ignorant bliss to some of the music not being aware of flaws. I'm not being critical of reactors who do point out flaws, especially if they are vocal coaches, because that is their job. I was blown away of their performance as well!
Hi Rosalie one of the things Home Free is known for is like you they take a cover and put their own spin on it while staying true and respectful to the original artist . We fries have a saying give HF a phonebook and they will make it a nr.1 hit , they have 150 official music videos [ 151 dropping today ] and there´s not a bad song on that list , i love all their covers but their originals will always be at the top of my playlist here´s a couple of requests for their funny side please react to -- CHAMPAGNE TASTE ON A BEER BUDGET followed by FULL OF CHEER . Much love from a danish fry/new sub ❤❤❤
Austin's version of "bring him home" is a work of art.
Love your breakdown. Glad you liked it.
To me this is Austin's way of highlighting Rob's talent.
that's really precious!
@@rosalieelliottofficial Austin did have to cajole Rob into doing this one, but it was definitely worth it in my opinion.
So glad it was impressive. You're just on the rim of the rabbit hole and I can't wait for you dive in with a dozen or so songs in your playlist. After "Brothers in Arms" "How Great art Thou," "Flowers on the Wall," "Unchained Melody," Are all great and impressive A Capella harmonies to listen to. Great reaction and analysis, Rosalie.
Brothers in Arms is amazing and Mayday also. Any of the songs listed in the comments will be good to react to. In the Blood is a deep and emotional song that might be interesting in your capacity as a psychologist and it's sung so beautifully with Tim and Chance and Rob on the chorus. The percussion is simple & restrained. Helplessly Hoping is also amazing and truly showcased their talents, skill and the harmonies are divine. Great reaction
Wow, you are bubbly? What? Good to see.
Enjoyed your analysis/ reaction. One nice thing about Austin, Rob, and the rest of Home Free is regardless of how goofy or how serious they act, the vocals never suffer. It may not be a favorite, but always play tribute to the original, put their spin on it, have great harmonies, and never need Autotune. Because of your psychology background, I would recommend Home Free's cover of In The Blood (originally by John Mayer). Not only beautifully sung, but the psychological aspect of the song deserves to be explored. (Zero humor, as appropriate.) Looking forward to your reaction to Brothers In Arms.
My favourite version of Nessun Dorma is the video that someone merged The Three Tenors and Il Volo , quite amusing that Placido Domingo was singing with the Three Tenors, then he was conducting the Il Volo part, it's worth having a look. But Austin and Rob has had more reactors gobsmacked than I can count, they did such a good job, I love it. Maybe you would like to watch Home Free and Peter Hollens singing Amazing Grace, Tim shows off some of his vocal range
Great reaction. I was stunned (even though I shouldn't have been) that this turned out as great as it did. You said at the end Brothers in Arms is next Home Free review. May I suggest that right after that while the vocals from that song are fresh in your mind, hop onto their cover of Mayday (whether you react or not-although I would prefer to see your reaction). I believe they will amaze you once again!
If you love R and B you should check out their version of end of the road!
I was going to suggest this one too. You will see a totally different version of Rob and they all do a fantastic job.
Yeah! You really hear the soul in Rob's voice.
Hi Rosalie - I wish I had your reactions to HomeFree`s "Helplessly Hoping" and "Mayday".
They KILLED IT
Rob is the second tenor to bring a tear to my eye singing Nessun Dorma....Pavarotti is the first and always shall be the goat but Rob provides that base of breath support that sustains his vocal power throughout his range
Great reaction Rosalie!
Perhaps you would like to hear Home Free's cover of End of the Road to hear more R&B from Rob and Austin. Or Working for a Living to see some of their goofy humor. I loved your reaction.
thank you for the suggestion :) would love some R&B.
The one that blew me away and showed their range of genres is "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men.
Mario Lanza my favorite Nessum Dorma.❤ BUT these guys gave me chilled.
It is always off, but there is a perfect song
from "Home Free" to listen to on the first
day of winter. Actually, they have songs for every occasion, so my hope is that you
will react to "Winter's Song". Adam does
wonderful imitation of a winter wind.
So glad you reacted to this piece...they are my absolute faves. They've done awesome IMO, especially since Austin's education is in Musical Theater and Rob studied opera, but has a hiatus of 15 years. Another video they've done that's somewhat different is Brothers In Arms, a Dire Straits cover. My favorite R&B piece by these guys is Boyz2Men's End Of The Road. Have you reacted to anything by Chris Stapleton, particularly Tennessee Whiskey. Chris is actually country, but it's country R&B and he does a great job.
Great job by Austin and Rob. I wonder if either of them has studied opera in college or was classically trained ;-)
I like the flowers🥰
thank you :)
You definitely need to listen to "End of the road" by Home Free. Their cover of the "Boys II Men" original is phenomenal! If you want to hear more of Rob Lundquist's talent, this is it!
Just subscribed, enjoyed that you took the time to give
some background on "Nessum Dorma" (with beautiful
pronunciation). So cute when it occurred to you that you did in fact know the song. Looking forward to your
reaction to "Home Free's" vast catalogue. For something really different please consider listening to
"Everybody's Walking This Land". Be well.
thank you for subscribing and your kind comment :) Thank you also for the suggestion.
I love Austin's version of Bring Him Home from Le Mis.
These guys are ultra talented. Check out anything by Home Free and you won’t be disappointed.
I just subbed in hopes of more Home Free reactions! And maybe some Pentatonix and Voice Play as well! 💖
Stay tuned :) lots more coming. Thank you for subbing ❤️
You know Tim can go up to the tenor register as well. Watch them do "May Day."
Rob loves to sing jazz. To hear some of that listen to: Home Free Joy to the World Hosanna concert. I think you’ll enjoy it
If you want a different flavor, you should try Home Free's "End of the Road" by Boyz2Men. Totally different genre and yet they make it their own. 👍
What the what?? ❤
What's even more amazing is that Pucinni wrote Turandot in a Japanese setting. RW Peacock