Welcome to the party. Home Free never disappoints. The guys are masterful musicians and wonderful down-home fellas. They cover many genres, write their own originals, always generate good vibes, and are highly addictive.
Just to be clear, the last note was done by Tim Foust, the bass for Home Free that has a 5+ octave range and the beatboxer is our “human drum kit”. Home Free is my favorite group, they just make me happy! 😀 I hope you explore them more, we Home Fries love our boys and will be here for it! Thanks for a fun reaction!
The beatboxer is Adam Rupp, aka the "freak of nature". His talent is, indeed, insane. He does a "drum solo" (minus the actual drums) in their shows. Several are available as fan filmed videos.
Home Free is my favourite band. They do a lot of country but don't restrict themselves. They are an a capella band, though they use occasionally instruments, mostly when they collaborate with others. You'll always see the instrument in their videos. If you don't then it's done with their voices. Members: Adam Rupp (called Rupp nowadays): Beatboxer and provider of all kind of sound effects. If there's no beatboxing he's a tenor. Austin Brown (guy with the red lonnger hair, no beard in this one): high tenor, can go quite low as well, though. He left the group this June and Adam Bell-Bastien (called Bastien, pronounced Basteen) joined HF. Can't say much about him yet, as they've released only one song but as far as I can tell he'll fit right in. Rob Lundquist (dark hair, beard and glasses): second tenor, does occasionally baritone and can go lower than a usual tenor, too. Has a bit of opera training. Chris Rupp (guy in the cowboy hat): baritone (one of the most important roles in my opinion as they provide many of the backing vocals). Left in 2016 to go his own way. Adam Chance (called Chance) then joined HF. Has dark hair and a beard, usually no glasses, and often wears a cap or beanie. He's got a 4 octave range and is their secondary bass. Very smooth. Tim Foust (shoulder long brown hair, anything from around 2020 'til now shorter hair going grey): main bass singer, can go really low (end of the piano low) - the last low note was done by him - but as he has a 5 octave range, he can go really high, too and do baritone and tenor as well (his solo stuff is mind boggling). They are all incredible versatile and gave great control over their voices. They can all beatbox and produce the odd soundeffect, too, to varying degrees. They don't hold a candle to Adam Rupp, of course, as he is truly a master in what he does. They are quite funny, too, and many of their videos are at least a bit silly (I Swear), if not outright hilarious (The Butts Remix) or anything on between. They have serious songs and videos, too, though. Like Brothers In Arms or Everybody Walkin' This Land. All in all, you can't go wrong with Home Free as they don't have bad songs. Thanks for the reaction.
I see them any time they are within 250 miles of me. Their concerts are amazing, Tim, the bass. has blown speakers and made ceiling tiles fall with his low notes and Adam is beyond compare, Avi has the smoothest bass, Geoff from Voiceplay has the best subharmonics but for sheer depth Tim is the best. Not a single release that isn't fantastic. People say that if the a capella groups were in high school Pentatonix would be the popular kids, Voiceplay would be the theater kids and Home Free would be the jocks
Just subscribed with hopes for more Home Free! They are the best! They do a huge variety of music and each have a very impressive vocal range. They will make you dance, cry and fall out of your seat laughing. They have great personalities and sense of humor and are genuinely good people. Tim, the bass, has a 5+ octave range and Adam, the beatboxer, can't be beat. Thanks for the Home Free reaction. Looking forward to more
Welcome to the fabulous world of Home Free. This song is done in a country reggae beat. It showcases the higher & lower ranges of both Tim Foust & Avi Kaplan. That last note of Tim is impressive with how low he goes, but more impressive is how long he sustains the note. On the "Sing Off Show" that Home Free won in 2013 Tim goes even lower on this song "Ring Of Fire" & he impressed the judges so much that they gave them a standing ovation. And Adam Rupp once again was stellar in his vocal percussion. Home Free is doing a 10 year anniversary album of all the songs they did on the "Sing Off". They just released another updated version of "Ring Of Fire".
Great Reaction!! Welcome to Home Free rabbit hole. The group started in 2000/2001( there’s contention on the year)by brothers Chris and Adam Rupp They won The Sing Off season 4 2013 that's where they became very popular. They are the only country A Capella ( all vocals no instruments)group but they are honestly do so so much more than just country music they can sing any genre and they do. There is no Lead singer in the group.They each ( except Adam )sing the song and who’s ever voice or voices sound right for the song gets the lead unless is a bass/ baritone song then that’s Tim or Chance.A lot of time they each have a part in the song. Fans of Home Free are known as Home Fries and are very loyal to the guys. Adam Rupp: Beatboxer Extraordinaire can make almost any sound imaginable (A whole drum kit, harmonica (his Nomonica we call it )plane flyovers, trains, castanets, bugs ,birds etc).Co founder from Mankato Minnesota. Rob Lundquist :Lead tenor(beard and glasses) Very soulful voice and master whistler from Minneapolis,Minnesota Tim Foust :Bass (had long dark hair now short with grey ) 5+ octave range can go so low he blows speakers or sky high from Nederland,Texas Austin Brown:High Tenor ( Long wavy hair )Voice of an angel from Tifton Georgia.He has left the group and Adam Bastien took his place June 21 He is from Detroit,MI Adam Chance(Aka Chance):Baritone/Bass Deep,rich voice(Does the juice harp sound in Man Of Constant Sorrow) has short dark hair short beard from Baldwin County,Alabama.Replaced Chris Rupp ( Adams Brother and co founder in 2016) They have collaborated with many singers and legends Don McLean: Vincent Don McLean:American Pie Oak Ridge Boys:Elvira Kenny Rodgers:Children Go Where I Send Thee (Please watch the end message) Alabama:Christmas In Dixie Mark Wills:Don’t Laugh At Me ( important message at the end ) Lee Greenwood & US Airforce Band:God Bless The USA Any many many more. They have amazing songwriters in the group Tim, and Chance and Austin was also one of the songwriters so they have a very large playlist of covers and original songs End of the Road (Boyz 2 Men cover ) Helplessly Hoping (5 part harmony masterpiece ) Butts Medley/ Remix Listen To The Music Can’t Outrun You Brothers In Arms Skull And Bones ( original written by Chance for Ubisoft video game Skull And Bones) Life Is A Highway Stand By Me Jump Right In Any Way The Wind Blows I’ve Seen (Original by Tim) Your Man Crazy Life ( original and last video with Austin ) Something To Talk About ( first video with Adam B ) Mayday(DON’T WATCH TILL YOU ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE GROUP AND THEIR RANGES ) There's not a song that you pick from their 200+ catalog that is bad I haven't found one yet. They are just funny, down to earth, humble nice guys.They are the best A Cappella group there is IMO Sorry for the long read 🏠🍟
Oh my. You guys have stumbled on a treasure trove of videos to react to. Try Butts remix or Listen to the Music. But, there are over a hundred other songs. 😂🎶🥰
Best a cappella group out there. Adam Rupp, the beatboxer, is consistently fabulous. Check out their cover of the Doobie Brothers iconic Listen to the Music for more beatboxing highlights. As an aside, you might expand your vocabulary beyond the f-word.
Home Free is the real deal. The beatboxer is Adam Rupp and he’s tremendous. You might want to check out Adam Rupp Drum Solo (2015). It’s an older video but it’s just him and a microphone doing drums and other sounds. HF is super talented. They all take the lead depending on the song. They are country but sing all genres of music. They also write and sing their own songs. Some to recommend - Helplessly Hoping, Brothers in Arms, I Can’t Outrun You, Giving Up on You, What We Ain’t Got. Enjoy!
Great reaction guys! Here's the beatboxer in a drum solo. Home Free: Drum Solo [SPM ST15]. You'll love this! Have a great day! Adam Rupp is the beatboxer.
Loved watching your reaction! This is one of my favorite songs, and Home Free is awesome. I think you'd be floored by the third of the Big 3 accapella groups, Voiceplay. Their cover of Metallica's Nothing Else Matters is the best accapella song I've ever heard. And their bass singer, Geoff Castelucci, is rumored to be an alien. You will have to hear him to believe his voice. He has his own channel as well, and it is worth checking out.
Great reactions, welcome to the party. I am a new subscriber and hope to see you guys reacting to more Home Free. Their fans are called "Home Fries" and they will flock to your channel to share the joy as you go down this deep rabbit hole.
Love Home Free, guys. Please do more reactions on their stuff. I suggest Man of Constant Sorrow, End of the Road, and the Butts Remix- in that order. Oh, and then Hillbilly Bone, of course. I absolutely love these guys. They are the real deal. ❤❤😂😂
Home Free "Folsom Prison Blues" and "Man of Constant Sorrow" both wow factors. Tim Foust, bass has a 5 Octave range, can blow out sound systems with his bass. Adam Rupp, beatbox king of sounds. The two songs mentioned above can give you an even better idea of their capabilities. From covers to their originals they excel in almost every genre, a couple of the group even do opera. Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole, enjoy!
New sub for more Home Free!!!! 🤠 They have so many funny videos and can also bring you to tears with spiritual songs and Christmas songs! Welcome to the world of Home Free the best a cappella group IMO!
This was put together to feature on Homefree's first album after winning the 4th season. The basses Avi and Tim were friends. It helped to move sales on this first album of Homefree's.
Next "Man of Constant Sorrow" to hear more of Adam's crazy beatboxing. There is one that will blow you away. Oh, And Tim Faust, their bass has blown out speakers he goes so low. He has a 5-octave range. Take the deep dive down the rabbit hole that is Home Free.
There's a saying about Adam Rupp, the beatboxer for Home Free - he never met a sound he couldn't imitate! Wait until you hear his "nomonica" (Man of Constant Sorrow) and his "castanots" (Sea Shanty medley)!
Subbed for more #HomeFree! I don't think you will be disappointed with anything of theirs you choose to watch. Hope you'll react to more of theirs soon!
You haven't seen nothing yet...strap in cuz you are going down a rabbit hole...Home Free NEVER disappoints. They sing all genre's..More Home Free please. #HomeFree #HomeFries
Adam Rupp is an Alien 👽! Real drummers are amazed at his sounds. Suggest: Man Of Constant Sorrow, Sea Shanty Medley (covid or live version), and Listen To The Music for a taste of what Home Free (and Rupp) can do. Then, for Christmas, Do You Hear What I Hear (nothing else like it) and O Holy Night (5-part harmony perfection).
There are a lot of great recommendations for other songs by Home Free for you to check out, another one I think you'd enjoy is their cover of "God Bless the USA"... it's a collaboration with Lee Greenwood himself and vocalists from the U.S. Air Force Band. Awesome rendition, and during the finale, the beatboxer Adam does the sound of a "flyover".
New subscriber. Great reaction, too! I love it when people discover Home Free. They are a freakishly talented group of fellas that excel in all music genres. 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. Rob 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, American Pie featuring Don McLean, I Swear, Blue Ain't Your Color, Dive Bar Saints, The Driver, Crazy and Folsom Prison Blues. For some funny ones: Butts Medley, All About That Bass, Champagne Taste, Hillbilly Bone and Ray Stevens' Mississippi Squirrel Revival. 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. Unchained Melody, Listen to the Music, Brother and Stargazer Lilies trilogy: Give Me A Sign, Stargazer Lilies and Mr. ...Their latest releases are Might As Well Be Me, Playing With Fire, Remember My Name, Oh, Pretty Woman, Cruise, Stand By Me, Colder Weather and Life is a Highway. To switch it up..try Two Country Singers try singing Opera. Adam Chance just wrote the theme song to Ubisoft's new Pirate themed video game, Skull and Bones and Home Free performs it. They've recently welcomed a new member, Adam Bastein. He replaced Austin Brown. Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole!
Although they do covers, they also do lots of original songs (3 of them are song writers). You ain't seen nothing yet - they have around 300 videos. Not including fancam videos, their solo work (they each have channels of their own), and 2 different behind-the-series video series. If you're into beatboxing, you'll love their vocal percussionist - THE best beatboxer in THE best acapella band. Most people start with "Man of Constant Sorrow" (jaw-dropping). Dive down the rabbit hole!
Adam Rupp does a lot more percussion sounds than snare/tom/bass drums. Try God Bless The USA (with Lee Greenwood and military singers), Man Of Constant Sorrow and Listen To The Music. There are also 2 or 3 YT recordings of his 10 minute drum solos during live concerts.
Well, now that you've fallen down the acapella rabbit hole, please check out Voiceplay. A lot of people consider them the theater kids of acapella - they love to dress up for their videos, and their songs range from pop covers like Michael Jackson and Bonnie Tyler, to songs from movies like the Pirates of the Caribbean, to music from video games like the theme from Halo and the Dragonborn Comes from Skyrim.
Home Free are great- they do a lot of different genres and they switch off the lead depending on the songs- they also have some insanely funny ones also (Butts Remix) or very serious (Brothers in Arms) End of the Road also
Please go and watch some of Home Free's more recent stuff. This is great but they've grown so much. And Adam Rupps beatboxing just keeps getting better. Try their cover of the Doobie Brothers Listen to the Music - it will knock you out.
And...another couple falls down the rabbit hole. You are so doomed. We’ll save you chairs. You’re about to be buried in Home Fries. Brace yourselves. Home Free is the only country a capella group out there, but they can - and do - sing every genre. And they have no lead singer. Every one of these men can take the lead, and they pick the lead for each song by who does it the most justice. During quarantine, they kept all us Home Fries sane by dropping new videos every couple of weeks while they were scattered across the country. God bless ‘em. All the men can beat box, but Adam Rupp is in a league of his own. He’s a world-class vocal percussionist and there’re good reasons he’s called a “Freak of Nature” and “the man who swallowed a drum kit.” For more of Adam’s incredible beat boxing, check out Sea Shanty medley (the man makes castanets, for Pete’s sake), his no-monica solo on Working For A Living and Ain’t Going Down Til The Sun Comes Up (that video is on Facebook), Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer (sleigh bells? seriously?) or his drum solos. For more of Tim’s seismic basso profundo, listen to Brothers In Arms, Misty Mountains (his collaboration with Peter Hollens), Folsom Prison Blues, or Ring Of Fire (the Sing Off version). This man’s range is incredible. You won’t want to miss his 5-octave run in 5 seconds in “Do You Hear What I Hear?” Tim also has a solo channel which you can view at www.timfoustmusic.com For Chance’s smooth baritone/bass, check out Skull & Bones, Down to the Honky Tonk, Brothers In Arms, Cover Me Up, I Can’t Outrun You, and Folsom Prison Blues. (Awesome... a basso profundo and a baritone/bass in the same group.) FYI, Chance is singing (throat singing) the jaw harp sounds - without the jaw harp - in Man Of Constant Sorrow. Adam was formerly a member of Street Corner Serenade from 2010 - 2016 before joining Home Free in 2016 after the departure of co-founder Chris Rupp. You can find his solo work and collaborations at www.theadamchance.com For Rob’s soulful tenor, check out End of the Road, Blue Ain’t Your Color, or Bless The Broken Road. (Blue-eyed soul is in good hands with The Beard.) One Home Fry has described him as the vocal equivalent of a Swiss Army knife because of his versatility. Just wait until you hear him whistle! Rob and his friend Buegs host a podcast called “The Avid Indoorsmen” where they review movies, etc. You’ll find Buegs’ cameo in the Home Free video “The Butts Remix.” He’s wearing overalls. Don’t worry - you can’t miss him. You can check out their podcast at www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-avid-indoorsmen--3265024 For Austin’s soaring tenor, check out Crazy, Moonshine, When A Man Loves a Woman, or Bring Him Home. (But bolt down your chair ‘cause he’ll sing you right out of it.) Austin left HF in June 2024. He’s newly married, and hasn’t been at home for Christmas in ten years due to Home Free’s heavy touring schedule. There are hundreds of videos with him, though, so you’ll still run into his work. You can also check out his solo work at www.austinbrownmusic.com Adam Bastien stepped into Austin’s tenor spot in June 2024. He’s currently on tour with HF, but we haven’t had a chance to see him in any videos yet. Home Free introduced him right, though. He debuted at the Grand Ole Opry with the Home Free men on June 22, 2024. So, yeah. Three of the five members of Home Free are named Adam. You’ll hear them referred to as “Chance,” “Bastien,” and “Rupp.” If they’re just using the name Adam, they’re talking about Adam Rupp, vocal percussionist extraordinaire. For their humor, check out Butts Remix, Working For A Living, Life Is A Highway, Between A Rock And A Heartache, Make You Feel My Love, Brother, and Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget (The older video. Tim wrote the worst country song he could think of, and it remains one of their most requested.) A word about “Brother” - if you want to hear the lyrics, you’re going to have to listen with your eyes closed, ‘cause otherwise you’ll never get past the humor of the video to actually hear what they’re singing. For their amazing arrangement skills, check out Do You Hear What I Hear. (Adam’s arrangement. Nothing else like it.) For their tight harmonies, check out Helplessly Hoping, How Great Thou Art, Brothers In Arms, or Auld Lang Syne. For their mashups, check out Thinking Out Loud/Let’s Get It On, Fishing in the Dark/Boondocks, Country Fried Pop, or Woman, Amen/Female. The Home Free men are masters of collaborations. They put the spotlight on their collaborator, supporting them with wonderful vocals and amazing harmonies. Check out God Bless the USA with Lee Greenwood, American Pie and Vincent with Don McLean, Elvira with The Oak Ridge Boys, Children Go Where I Send Thee with the late Kenny Rogers, Don’t Laugh At Me with Mark Wills, Christmas In Dixie with Alabama, Delta Dawn with Brooke Eden, or Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For with Peter Hollens. Get at least five videos under your belt and then listen to Mayday - the official video. After Mayday, you’ll be ready for Tim and Austin doing My Maria or Tim’s mashup of Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow/Stay. Then, when you come up for air, check out Rob’s and Austin’s “Two Country Singers Try Singing Opera.” You’ll need smelling salts after that one. Don’t miss their official videos. The Home Free men will often do a straight, gorgeous vocal performance, but they’ll add elements of humor to the video that will leave you chuckling or even laughing out loud. (Folsom Prison Blues, Between A Rock And A Heartache, Make You Feel My Love, Working For A Living, Brother, Life Is A Highway). And God help you when you get hit with the Home Free Curse. They’ll cover a song you absolutely cannot stand and make you like it against your will. I’d been hit by the curse four times before I gave up and quit counting. I’m not the only victim of the Home Free Curse, either. Although their covers are amazing, don’t miss their original compositions. They range from the the poignant (So Long Dixie) to the patriotic (Land Of the Free). These include Dive Bar Saints (one of my favorites), Road Sweet Road, Catch Me If You Can, Lonely Girl’s World, The Stargazer Trilogy (Give Me A Sign, Stargazer Lilies, MR), Champagne Taste On A Beer Budget, Love Me Like That, Skull And Bones, and many, many more. Their synergy is phenomenal. Each is an artist in his own right, but man - when they sing together, magic happens. Wicked talent polished by decades of hard work. (Unchained Melody, Castle On The Hill, Seven Bridges Road, Only In America) To paraphrase another Home Fry, “They don’t just own a cover, they upgrade it.” You are doomed, Home Fries. Bring ketchup.
Love Home Free and PTX would also ask you go try out another a capella group called VoicePlay. Pentatonix ,Home Free and VoicePlay were on a show called The Sing off that only had a capella competitions. In 2011 Penatonix won that season, I believe it was the next season Home Free and VoicePlay were on together and Home Free won that season. Been awhile but think VoicePlay came in 4th. I know the fandom will correct me if I'm wrong😊. Most reactors end up reacting to all 3 groups even though all a capella groups they are all different. PTX generally pop and of course their amazing Christmas songs, Home Free of course predominantly country music and VoicePlay are considered the theater a capella group. Hoist the Colors, My Mother Told Me and Valhalla Calling I think you will enjoy. Check them out you wont be disappointed.😊
Home Free, Pentatonix and Voiceplay are considered the trifecta of Acapella groups. Home Free is more country, with a lot of fun mixed in, Pentatonix is more pop, with surprising arrangements and Voiceplay is more theatrical, with different collabs. Enjoy!!!
This is not a cover!!! This is a remake of the song written by June Carter-Cash, and recorded by Johnny Cash. A "cover" is what you get from a local band at the local bar. A song that is meant to sound like the original recorded song. Calling this a cover takes all the credit away from whoever did the arrangment for this.
I don't listen to Home Free very much, I don't like country music, and that's the majority of HF's lineup, but they do have some I watch anytime those songs show up on my feed. I won't take anything away from is it Chase the beat-boxer. He is good. Difference between HF and PTX is HF wants their beatboxer out front in the center of attention, and PTX prefers the beatbox to be the supporting background. Now to make some people mad, this has been verified by Ed,, the guy that does all the video engineering for both groups, and PTX and HF, there are times when working on a HF video Ed will pull some clips of Kevin's beatboxing to add to the HF video, when Chase or Chance or whatever his name is just can't get the right sound. Both groups approved this before it was done the first time. That doesn't take away from what's his name, But Kevin just has a lot more ability, it's just not heard as much because he's in the background. I would love to hear the two groups collab on a song, they are all friends, so the different styles it just might not work, but man it would be epic.
Everything you’re saying is BS. Nobody pulls clips and Darren Rust Home Free’s Producer and Engineer Adam Rupp has been beatboxing for over 23 years he doesn’t need anybody else’s clips
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I guess Adam Rupps Drum solo should be one of your next reactions 😂😂😂
I second this! 😄
It has to be the 2015 version first because that's phenomenal and he's only gotten better each year.
Welcome to the party. Home Free never disappoints. The guys are masterful musicians and wonderful down-home fellas. They cover many genres, write their own originals, always generate good vibes, and are highly addictive.
Home free “man of constant sorrow”. Good intro song for home free
One of my favorites!
They love the beat boxing theyll love that song
Just to be clear, the last note was done by Tim Foust, the bass for Home Free that has a 5+ octave range and the beatboxer is our “human drum kit”. Home Free is my favorite group, they just make me happy! 😀 I hope you explore them more, we Home Fries love our boys and will be here for it! Thanks for a fun reaction!
The beatboxer is Adam Rupp, aka the "freak of nature". His talent is, indeed, insane. He does a "drum solo" (minus the actual drums) in their shows. Several are available as fan filmed videos.
And 2 more fall into the rabbit Hole!!! Who's going to tell them that (even though they don't know it,) they are now Home Frys?
LOL! 2 more converts!
Home Free is my favourite band. They do a lot of country but don't restrict themselves. They are an a capella band, though they use occasionally instruments, mostly when they collaborate with others. You'll always see the instrument in their videos. If you don't then it's done with their voices.
Members:
Adam Rupp (called Rupp nowadays): Beatboxer and provider of all kind of sound effects. If there's no beatboxing he's a tenor.
Austin Brown (guy with the red lonnger hair, no beard in this one): high tenor, can go quite low as well, though. He left the group this June and
Adam Bell-Bastien (called Bastien, pronounced Basteen) joined HF. Can't say much about him yet, as they've released only one song but as far as I can tell he'll fit right in.
Rob Lundquist (dark hair, beard and glasses): second tenor, does occasionally baritone and can go lower than a usual tenor, too. Has a bit of opera training.
Chris Rupp (guy in the cowboy hat): baritone (one of the most important roles in my opinion as they provide many of the backing vocals). Left in 2016 to go his own way.
Adam Chance (called Chance) then joined HF. Has dark hair and a beard, usually no glasses, and often wears a cap or beanie. He's got a 4 octave range and is their secondary bass. Very smooth.
Tim Foust (shoulder long brown hair, anything from around 2020 'til now shorter hair going grey): main bass singer, can go really low (end of the piano low) - the last low note was done by him - but as he has a 5 octave range, he can go really high, too and do baritone and tenor as well (his solo stuff is mind boggling).
They are all incredible versatile and gave great control over their voices. They can all beatbox and produce the odd soundeffect, too, to varying degrees. They don't hold a candle to Adam Rupp, of course, as he is truly a master in what he does.
They are quite funny, too, and many of their videos are at least a bit silly (I Swear), if not outright hilarious (The Butts Remix) or anything on between. They have serious songs and videos, too, though. Like Brothers In Arms or Everybody Walkin' This Land.
All in all, you can't go wrong with Home Free as they don't have bad songs.
Thanks for the reaction.
I see them any time they are within 250 miles of me. Their concerts are amazing, Tim, the bass. has blown speakers and made ceiling tiles fall with his low notes and Adam is beyond compare, Avi has the smoothest bass, Geoff from Voiceplay has the best subharmonics but for sheer depth Tim is the best. Not a single release that isn't fantastic. People say that if the a capella groups were in high school Pentatonix would be the popular kids, Voiceplay would be the theater kids and Home Free would be the jocks
And here I've heard Home Free described as the guys in the parking lot, with a keg, surrounded by friends! 😂
Just subscribed with hopes for more Home Free! They are the best! They do a huge variety of music and each have a very impressive vocal range. They will make you dance, cry and fall out of your seat laughing. They have great personalities and sense of humor and are genuinely good people. Tim, the bass, has a 5+ octave range and Adam, the beatboxer, can't be beat. Thanks for the Home Free reaction. Looking forward to more
Please dive in to more Home Free. You will be amazed at "their" talent. I would love to see you guys react to more of them.
The "beatboxer" Adam Rupp swallowed a whole sound machine. As you go on you'll see why we call him our "freak of nature".😂
Welcome to the fabulous world of Home Free. This song is done in a country reggae beat. It showcases the higher & lower ranges of both Tim Foust & Avi Kaplan. That last note of Tim is impressive with how low he goes, but more impressive is how long he sustains the note. On the "Sing Off Show" that Home Free won in 2013 Tim goes even lower on this song "Ring Of Fire" & he impressed the judges so much that they gave them a standing ovation. And Adam Rupp once again was stellar in his vocal percussion. Home Free is doing a 10 year anniversary album of all the songs they did on the "Sing Off". They just released another updated version of "Ring Of Fire".
You should check out Avi’s solo stuff. He’s got a new song coming out Friday
And the new song is AMAZING! Just like every song Avi has done.
Great reaction welcome to the Home Free rabbit 🐇 hole Hope to hear more Home free from you guys.
More to come!😎😎
Beatboxer #AdamRupp is the Best !! Love #HomeFree
Butts remix hilarious.
Great Reaction!! Welcome to Home Free rabbit hole.
The group started in 2000/2001( there’s contention on the year)by brothers Chris and Adam Rupp
They won The Sing Off season 4 2013 that's where they became very popular.
They are the only country A Capella ( all vocals no instruments)group but they are honestly do so so much more than just country music they can sing any genre and they do.
There is no Lead singer in the group.They each ( except Adam )sing the song and who’s ever voice or voices sound right for the song gets the lead unless is a bass/ baritone song then that’s Tim or Chance.A lot of time they each have a part in the song.
Fans of Home Free are known as Home Fries and are very loyal to the guys.
Adam Rupp: Beatboxer Extraordinaire can make almost any sound imaginable (A whole drum kit, harmonica (his Nomonica we call it )plane flyovers, trains, castanets, bugs ,birds etc).Co founder from Mankato Minnesota.
Rob Lundquist :Lead tenor(beard and glasses) Very soulful voice and master whistler from Minneapolis,Minnesota
Tim Foust :Bass (had long dark hair now short with grey ) 5+ octave range can go so low he blows speakers or sky high from Nederland,Texas
Austin Brown:High Tenor ( Long wavy hair )Voice of an angel from Tifton Georgia.He has left the group and Adam Bastien took his place June 21 He is from Detroit,MI
Adam Chance(Aka Chance):Baritone/Bass Deep,rich voice(Does the juice harp sound in Man Of Constant Sorrow) has short dark hair short beard from Baldwin County,Alabama.Replaced Chris Rupp ( Adams Brother and co founder in 2016)
They have collaborated with many singers and legends
Don McLean: Vincent
Don McLean:American Pie
Oak Ridge Boys:Elvira
Kenny Rodgers:Children Go Where I Send Thee (Please watch the end message)
Alabama:Christmas In Dixie
Mark Wills:Don’t Laugh At Me ( important message at the end )
Lee Greenwood & US Airforce Band:God Bless The USA
Any many many more.
They have amazing songwriters in the group Tim, and Chance and Austin was also one of the songwriters so they have a very large playlist of covers and original songs
End of the Road (Boyz 2 Men cover )
Helplessly Hoping (5 part harmony masterpiece )
Butts Medley/ Remix
Listen To The Music
Can’t Outrun You
Brothers In Arms
Skull And Bones ( original written by Chance for Ubisoft video game Skull And Bones)
Life Is A Highway
Stand By Me
Jump Right In
Any Way The Wind Blows
I’ve Seen (Original by Tim)
Your Man
Crazy Life ( original and last video with Austin )
Something To Talk About ( first video with Adam B )
Mayday(DON’T WATCH TILL YOU ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE GROUP AND THEIR RANGES )
There's not a song that you pick from their 200+ catalog that is bad I haven't found one yet.
They are just funny, down to earth, humble nice guys.They are the best A Cappella group there is IMO
Sorry for the long read 🏠🍟
Well done! IMO they are the best also!
Love love love Home Free!
they routinely perform this live.
Oh my. You guys have stumbled on a treasure trove of videos to react to. Try Butts remix or Listen to the Music. But, there are over a hundred other songs. 😂🎶🥰
Please continue on PTX journey but also love Home Free..gotta check out their Butts Remix and Brothers in Arms..(Have a box of tissues ready!)
You've just listened to the worlds best beatboxer! Adam Rupp, co-founder of the group! He's the whole drum kit!
Best a cappella group out there. Adam Rupp, the beatboxer, is consistently fabulous. Check out their cover of the Doobie Brothers iconic Listen to the Music for more beatboxing highlights. As an aside, you might expand your vocabulary beyond the f-word.
Yep. Using the f bomb and oh my Lord in the same sentence! SMH
Do some more Home Free, please?
Yes, pleeeeaaaaseeeee 🥰🥰🥰🥰
It’s awesome watching people discover Home Free. Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole and it is a very deep.
Home Free is the real deal. The beatboxer is Adam Rupp and he’s tremendous. You might want to check out Adam Rupp Drum Solo (2015). It’s an older video but it’s just him and a microphone doing drums and other sounds. HF is super talented. They all take the lead depending on the song. They are country but sing all genres of music. They also write and sing their own songs. Some to recommend - Helplessly Hoping, Brothers in Arms, I Can’t Outrun You, Giving Up on You, What We Ain’t Got. Enjoy!
#HOMEFREE ...Simply the best !
Great reaction guys! Here's the beatboxer in a drum solo. Home Free: Drum Solo [SPM ST15]. You'll love this! Have a great day! Adam Rupp is the beatboxer.
#HOMEFREE....so unique!
Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole! These guys are fantastic!
I enjoyed your reaction. Just subscribed for more Home Free. Keep them coming .
Loved watching your reaction! This is one of my favorite songs, and Home Free is awesome.
I think you'd be floored by the third of the Big 3 accapella groups, Voiceplay. Their cover of Metallica's Nothing Else Matters is the best accapella song I've ever heard. And their bass singer, Geoff Castelucci, is rumored to be an alien. You will have to hear him to believe his voice. He has his own channel as well, and it is worth checking out.
Great reactions, welcome to the party. I am a new subscriber and hope to see you guys reacting to more Home Free. Their fans are called "Home Fries" and they will flock to your channel to share the joy as you go down this deep rabbit hole.
Love Home Free, guys. Please do more reactions on their stuff. I suggest Man of Constant Sorrow, End of the Road, and the Butts Remix- in that order. Oh, and then Hillbilly Bone, of course. I absolutely love these guys. They are the real deal.
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Subbed for the Home Free rabbit hole!! Can hardly wait. Great reaction guys.
Awesome! Thank you!😎😎
Home Free "Folsom Prison Blues" and "Man of Constant Sorrow" both wow factors. Tim Foust, bass has a 5 Octave range, can blow out sound systems with his bass. Adam Rupp, beatbox king of sounds. The two songs mentioned above can give you an even better idea of their capabilities. From covers to their originals they excel in almost every genre, a couple of the group even do opera. Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole, enjoy!
New sub for more Home Free!!!! 🤠 They have so many funny videos and can also bring you to tears with spiritual songs and Christmas songs! Welcome to the world of Home Free the best a cappella group IMO!
WELCOME TO HOME FREE! Adam Rupp is the beat boxer and if you ever get to see him live it would blow your mind! I've seen them 6 times live.
HF has nearly 200 official videos, plus tons of van videos form concerts for you to enjoy.
This was put together to feature on Homefree's first album after winning the 4th season. The basses Avi and Tim were friends. It helped to move sales on this first album of Homefree's.
Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole!!! Subscribed immediately in the hopes of more reactions to them!
Homefree is the only other Acapella groupI will endorse as a Pentatonix fam.
Home Free's beaboxer, Adam Rupp, is a human sound machine. He does an amazing harmonica and castanetts.
Next "Man of Constant Sorrow" to hear more of Adam's crazy beatboxing. There is one that will blow you away. Oh, And Tim Faust, their bass has blown out speakers he goes so low. He has a 5-octave range. Take the deep dive down the rabbit hole that is Home Free.
There's a saying about Adam Rupp, the beatboxer for Home Free - he never met a sound he couldn't imitate! Wait until you hear his "nomonica" (Man of Constant Sorrow) and his "castanots" (Sea Shanty medley)!
Subbed for more #HomeFree! I don't think you will be disappointed with anything of theirs you choose to watch. Hope you'll react to more of theirs soon!
You haven't seen nothing yet...strap in cuz you are going down a rabbit hole...Home Free NEVER disappoints. They sing all genre's..More Home Free please. #HomeFree #HomeFries
Adam Rupp is an Alien 👽! Real drummers are amazed at his sounds. Suggest: Man Of Constant Sorrow, Sea Shanty Medley (covid or live version), and Listen To The Music for a taste of what Home Free (and Rupp) can do. Then, for Christmas, Do You Hear What I Hear (nothing else like it) and O Holy Night (5-part harmony perfection).
You should check out their performance of Ring of Fire when the were on The Sing Off
Tim Foust knocked them on the floor on that last note
There are a lot of great recommendations for other songs by Home Free for you to check out, another one I think you'd enjoy is their cover of "God Bless the USA"... it's a collaboration with Lee Greenwood himself and vocalists from the U.S. Air Force Band. Awesome rendition, and during the finale, the beatboxer Adam does the sound of a "flyover".
Adam Rupp the beatboxer is a founding member with a couple of beatboxing championships !!!
You Should check out Home Free Beatboxer/Vocal Percussion #AdamRupp. He has several Videos.
New subscriber. Great reaction, too! I love it when people discover Home Free. They are a freakishly talented group of fellas that excel in all music genres. 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. Rob 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, American Pie featuring Don McLean, I Swear, Blue Ain't Your Color, Dive Bar Saints, The Driver, Crazy and Folsom Prison Blues. For some funny ones: Butts Medley, All About That Bass, Champagne Taste, Hillbilly Bone and Ray Stevens' Mississippi Squirrel Revival. 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. Unchained Melody, Listen to the Music, Brother and Stargazer Lilies trilogy: Give Me A Sign, Stargazer Lilies and Mr. ...Their latest releases are Might As Well Be Me, Playing With Fire, Remember My Name, Oh, Pretty Woman, Cruise, Stand By Me, Colder Weather and Life is a Highway. To switch it up..try Two Country Singers try singing Opera. Adam Chance just wrote the theme song to Ubisoft's new Pirate themed video game, Skull and Bones and Home Free performs it. They've recently welcomed a new member, Adam Bastein. He replaced Austin Brown. Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole!
Since you're getting sucked into a rabbit hole that is Home free I recommend their cover of 'Brothers in arms', you won't regret it!
#HomeFree 🤘🤠🤘🔥🔥🔥
If you like the beat boxing Adam Rupp does check out some of the Drum Solo videos fans have taken. That are on youtube
Recommend their Man Of Constant Sorrow. You won’t believe it!
Although they do covers, they also do lots of original songs (3 of them are song writers). You ain't seen nothing yet - they have around 300 videos. Not including fancam videos, their solo work (they each have channels of their own), and 2 different behind-the-series video series. If you're into beatboxing, you'll love their vocal percussionist - THE best beatboxer in THE best acapella band. Most people start with "Man of Constant Sorrow" (jaw-dropping). Dive down the rabbit hole!
Adam Rupp does a lot more percussion sounds than snare/tom/bass drums. Try God Bless The USA (with Lee Greenwood and military singers), Man Of Constant Sorrow and Listen To The Music. There are also 2 or 3 YT recordings of his 10 minute drum solos during live concerts.
#HOMEFREE
Well, now that you've fallen down the acapella rabbit hole, please check out Voiceplay. A lot of people consider them the theater kids of acapella - they love to dress up for their videos, and their songs range from pop covers like Michael Jackson and Bonnie Tyler, to songs from movies like the Pirates of the Caribbean, to music from video games like the theme from Halo and the Dragonborn Comes from Skyrim.
Home Free are great- they do a lot of different genres and they switch off the lead depending on the songs- they also have some insanely funny ones also (Butts Remix) or very serious (Brothers in Arms) End of the Road also
Please check out their Man Of Constant Sorrow, End Of The Road, Listen To The Music, and their original Skull and Bones.
Check out Home Free's version of Listen to the Music if you want to hear more of Beat boxer Adam Rupp. He's out of this world.❤
Please go and watch some of Home Free's more recent stuff. This is great but they've grown so much. And Adam Rupps beatboxing just keeps getting better. Try their cover of the Doobie Brothers Listen to the Music - it will knock you out.
You have to check out All About That Bass and The Butt's Remix by Home Free.
And...another couple falls down the rabbit hole. You are so doomed. We’ll save you chairs.
You’re about to be buried in Home Fries. Brace yourselves.
Home Free is the only country a capella group out there, but they can - and do - sing every genre. And they have no lead singer. Every one of these men can take the lead, and they pick the lead for each song by who does it the most justice. During quarantine, they kept all us Home Fries sane by dropping new videos every couple of weeks while they were scattered across the country. God bless ‘em.
All the men can beat box, but Adam Rupp is in a league of his own. He’s a world-class vocal percussionist and there’re good reasons he’s called a “Freak of Nature” and “the man who swallowed a drum kit.” For more of Adam’s incredible beat boxing, check out Sea Shanty medley (the man makes castanets, for Pete’s sake), his no-monica solo on Working For A Living and Ain’t Going Down Til The Sun Comes Up (that video is on Facebook), Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer (sleigh bells? seriously?) or his drum solos.
For more of Tim’s seismic basso profundo, listen to Brothers In Arms, Misty Mountains (his collaboration with Peter Hollens), Folsom Prison Blues, or Ring Of Fire (the Sing Off version). This man’s range is incredible. You won’t want to miss his 5-octave run in 5 seconds in “Do You Hear What I Hear?” Tim also has a solo channel which you can view at www.timfoustmusic.com
For Chance’s smooth baritone/bass, check out Skull & Bones, Down to the Honky Tonk, Brothers In Arms, Cover Me Up, I Can’t Outrun You, and Folsom Prison Blues. (Awesome... a basso profundo and a baritone/bass in the same group.) FYI, Chance is singing (throat singing) the jaw harp sounds - without the jaw harp - in Man Of Constant Sorrow. Adam was formerly a member of Street Corner Serenade from 2010 - 2016 before joining Home Free in 2016 after the departure of co-founder Chris Rupp. You can find his solo work and collaborations at www.theadamchance.com
For Rob’s soulful tenor, check out End of the Road, Blue Ain’t Your Color, or Bless The Broken Road. (Blue-eyed soul is in good hands with The Beard.) One Home Fry has described him as the vocal equivalent of a Swiss Army knife because of his versatility. Just wait until you hear him whistle! Rob and his friend Buegs host a podcast called “The Avid Indoorsmen” where they review movies, etc. You’ll find Buegs’ cameo in the Home Free video “The Butts Remix.” He’s wearing overalls. Don’t worry - you can’t miss him. You can check out their podcast at www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-avid-indoorsmen--3265024
For Austin’s soaring tenor, check out Crazy, Moonshine, When A Man Loves a Woman, or Bring Him Home. (But bolt down your chair ‘cause he’ll sing you right out of it.) Austin left HF in June 2024. He’s newly married, and hasn’t been at home for Christmas in ten years due to Home Free’s heavy touring schedule. There are hundreds of videos with him, though, so you’ll still run into his work. You can also check out his solo work at www.austinbrownmusic.com
Adam Bastien stepped into Austin’s tenor spot in June 2024. He’s currently on tour with HF, but we haven’t had a chance to see him in any videos yet. Home Free introduced him right, though. He debuted at the Grand Ole Opry with the Home Free men on June 22, 2024.
So, yeah. Three of the five members of Home Free are named Adam. You’ll hear them referred to as “Chance,” “Bastien,” and “Rupp.” If they’re just using the name Adam, they’re talking about Adam Rupp, vocal percussionist extraordinaire.
For their humor, check out Butts Remix, Working For A Living, Life Is A Highway, Between A Rock And A Heartache, Make You Feel My Love, Brother, and Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget (The older video. Tim wrote the worst country song he could think of, and it remains one of their most requested.) A word about “Brother” - if you want to hear the lyrics, you’re going to have to listen with your eyes closed, ‘cause otherwise you’ll never get past the humor of the video to actually hear what they’re singing.
For their amazing arrangement skills, check out Do You Hear What I Hear. (Adam’s arrangement. Nothing else like it.)
For their tight harmonies, check out Helplessly Hoping, How Great Thou Art, Brothers In Arms, or Auld Lang Syne.
For their mashups, check out Thinking Out Loud/Let’s Get It On, Fishing in the Dark/Boondocks, Country Fried Pop, or Woman, Amen/Female.
The Home Free men are masters of collaborations. They put the spotlight on their collaborator, supporting them with wonderful vocals and amazing harmonies. Check out God Bless the USA with Lee Greenwood, American Pie and Vincent with Don McLean, Elvira with The Oak Ridge Boys, Children Go Where I Send Thee with the late Kenny Rogers, Don’t Laugh At Me with Mark Wills, Christmas In Dixie with Alabama, Delta Dawn with Brooke Eden, or Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For with Peter Hollens.
Get at least five videos under your belt and then listen to Mayday - the official video. After Mayday, you’ll be ready for Tim and Austin doing My Maria or Tim’s mashup of Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow/Stay.
Then, when you come up for air, check out Rob’s and Austin’s “Two Country Singers Try Singing Opera.” You’ll need smelling salts after that one.
Don’t miss their official videos. The Home Free men will often do a straight, gorgeous vocal performance, but they’ll add elements of humor to the video that will leave you chuckling or even laughing out loud. (Folsom Prison Blues, Between A Rock And A Heartache, Make You Feel My Love, Working For A Living, Brother, Life Is A Highway).
And God help you when you get hit with the Home Free Curse. They’ll cover a song you absolutely cannot stand and make you like it against your will. I’d been hit by the curse four times before I gave up and quit counting. I’m not the only victim of the Home Free Curse, either.
Although their covers are amazing, don’t miss their original compositions. They range from the the poignant (So Long Dixie) to the patriotic (Land Of the Free). These include Dive Bar Saints (one of my favorites), Road Sweet Road, Catch Me If You Can, Lonely Girl’s World, The Stargazer Trilogy (Give Me A Sign, Stargazer Lilies, MR), Champagne Taste On A Beer Budget, Love Me Like That, Skull And Bones, and many, many more.
Their synergy is phenomenal. Each is an artist in his own right, but man - when they sing together, magic happens. Wicked talent polished by decades of hard work. (Unchained Melody, Castle On The Hill, Seven Bridges Road, Only In America) To paraphrase another Home Fry, “They don’t just own a cover, they upgrade it.”
You are doomed, Home Fries. Bring ketchup.
The beatboxer is Adam Rupp and he is the best, he is insanely talented
Adam Rupp drum solo would blow you away
Love Home Free and PTX would also ask you go try out another a capella group called VoicePlay. Pentatonix ,Home Free and VoicePlay were on a show called The Sing off that only had a capella competitions. In 2011 Penatonix won that season, I believe it was the next season Home Free and VoicePlay were on together and Home Free won that season. Been awhile but think VoicePlay came in 4th. I know the fandom will correct me if I'm wrong😊.
Most reactors end up reacting to all 3 groups even though all a capella groups they are all different. PTX generally pop and of course their amazing Christmas songs, Home Free of course predominantly country music and VoicePlay are considered the theater a capella group. Hoist the Colors, My Mother Told Me and Valhalla Calling I think you will enjoy. Check them out you wont be disappointed.😊
Neat seeing how much you guys enjoyed it, but someone please give Jeremiah a new adverb or two... :)
New sub for more Home Free!!!
Home Free, Pentatonix and Voiceplay are considered the trifecta of Acapella groups. Home Free is more country, with a lot of fun mixed in, Pentatonix is more pop, with surprising arrangements and Voiceplay is more theatrical, with different collabs. Enjoy!!!
Another great one is the butts remix but u really need to check out Adam Tupps drum solo
Just wait until you hear the beat boxer do a harmonica...
Yous need to listen to Adam Rupp Drum solo
Nice reaction. I feel this was an ok cover - but it can't compete with the original.
Tim foust has like 6 octave range
butts remix and man of constant sorrow and Folsom prison
Can you react Agnez mo - Party in Bali (PIB)
The version from the Sing Off was better.
This is not a cover!!! This is a remake of the song written by June Carter-Cash, and recorded by Johnny Cash. A "cover" is what you get from a local band at the local bar. A song that is meant to sound like the original recorded song. Calling this a cover takes all the credit away from whoever did the arrangment for this.
You paused wat too much, disrespect
I’m sorry guys! But the constant use of the “F” word is too much! You ruined the performance!
I don't listen to Home Free very much, I don't like country music, and that's the majority of HF's lineup, but they do have some I watch anytime those songs show up on my feed. I won't take anything away from is it Chase the beat-boxer. He is good. Difference between HF and PTX is HF wants their beatboxer out front in the center of attention, and PTX prefers the beatbox to be the supporting background. Now to make some people mad, this has been verified by Ed,, the guy that does all the video engineering for both groups, and PTX and HF, there are times when working on a HF video Ed will pull some clips of Kevin's beatboxing to add to the HF video, when Chase or Chance or whatever his name is just can't get the right sound. Both groups approved this before it was done the first time. That doesn't take away from what's his name, But Kevin just has a lot more ability, it's just not heard as much because he's in the background. I would love to hear the two groups collab on a song, they are all friends, so the different styles it just might not work, but man it would be epic.
Everything you’re saying is BS. Nobody pulls clips and Darren Rust Home Free’s Producer and Engineer
Adam Rupp has been beatboxing for over 23 years he doesn’t need anybody else’s clips
You don't even know the beatboxer's name. You aren't telling the truth.
@@PaulaThompson-x9w Everything he is saying is so fake just to cause drama.