Home Free are very talented and serious (most of the time) musicians. They do like to have their fun. Helplessly Hoping is a beautiful song, I think they take their harmonies to a new level with that one. Watched it all with you Nick and it was fun!
So glad to have you enjoying our guys. They are amazingly talented individually and when they come together it's magic. You need to check out Ring of fire , featuring Avi Capelan, really any of there music. Also Geoff, from voice play has done some of Home Free's arrangements. They guys write great music and all could have wonderful solo careers. Just so thrilled that they are together and love their fans.
@@allendixon7700 hello, what is the name of that song you are referring to about a train container. They have so many that It would be hard and time consuming to finding it, so I hope you see my comment and tell me ok. Enjoy your weekend.😀
HF always brings emotion with their music-laughter, smiles, and even tears. But at the forefront is their exquisite musical talent. Thx for the reaction!
Home Free is my favorite acapella group because they have such variety with regard to serious, sweet, romantic, goofy, funny, ability to tackle big societal issues, and glorious musicality. They celebrate life and humanity in everything they do, plus have some amazing original songs in addition to covers. Their wholesomeness and harmonies kept me saner during the pandemic and now I have become a lifelong fan. I watched them win the Sing-Off in 2013 and rediscovered them during the pandemic.
Two suggestions are Take Me Home Country Roads ( one of their very best arrangements imo) and Brother which is both beautifully sung and funny. The guy in the cowboy hat is Chris Rupp ( founder of group). He left in 2016 todo his own thing. Adam Chance ( Chance) is the baritone that replaced him. Chance will take bass-line when Tim takes lead.
Chance has a beautiful baritone/ bass voice. I really hope you can get to ( BROTHER IN ARMS ) I promise it will hit you hard in your heart 💜 😢. IMO it’s one of the best songs ever done by a a cappella group. I listen to it all the time. I hope you enjoy it too.
Great Reaction! We Home Fries love them because of their goofy side and they really are all best buds and it shows in their videos and live performances.
Well now … this one is intergalactically different than your first Home Free reaction to “Unchained Melody”. Hope you found the same insanely high quality of music and musicianship now blended with their equally powerful sense of humor all the while not taking themselves too seriously. Welcome to another a cappella rabbit hole. Enjoy the ride.
Now you should take it the other direction and check out their rendition of "Helplessly Hoping" or "Brothers in Arms". These guys are so versatile! Thanks Nick. 🍟
Their Country Fried Pop Medley is not to be missed. It is absolutely amazing. Love your reactions..Keep going down the Home Free rabbit hole. You will not be disappointed. This is an older one and has the original members from The Sing Off. Chris Rupp-Black Cowboy hat, founder of the group and has since left to pursue solo work. Adam Rupp-Chris' brother and beatboxer plus. Rob Lundquist-Best beard and smoothest tenor around. Gospel Rob will take you to church in many songs. Tim Foust--Bass and some surprising other octaves. Austin Brown-youngest member and the most sky high tenor around. Newer videos you will see Adam Chance, who goes by Chance to differentiate between the two Adams. Chance is mostly a whiskey smooth baritone but will capably fill in for Tim on Bass and sometimes double shot some bass notes with him. I found these guys during the 2020 lock down and have been loving them ever since. I got to see them live this year and it did NOT disappoint.
Great reaction! This is such a fun mashup of songs. Very cleverly done from one song to another. The talent these guys have is phenomenal. They have so much fun but the vocals never suffer. And Adam's beatboxing is on another level. Home Free was very respectful in this video about not exploiting or offending any women.
@@Anticrystal88 Evian, that impressed me so much. I also like that when they sing a love song they sing to their own wives who are in the videos or they sing about the couple in the story portrayed in the video. They really are a class act.
Oh my! Remember these are funny, serious and just all around amazing guys! I recommend watching some of their concerts on RUclips They make you cry, give you goosebumps, the chills and laugh harder than you have ever did at concert. I seen them a few years back and I’m seeing them again in December
Everything they do is amazing. My next suggestions would be "End of the Road", "When a Man Loves a women" " Country Roads Take Me Home", " American Pie" and eventually "Mayday". These are a good way to get to know each of the Vocalists.
Thanks for your reaction! Layne Stein, the beatboxer from Voice Play, helped them arrange this. Voice Play and Home Free are good friends since they competed against each other on the 'Sing Off' back in 2013 and went on the 'Sing Off' tour together when the show ended. Home Free has more of a Country/Folk style while Voice Play has more of a musical theater approach to acapella music but they help and support each other. Voice Play's bass singer, Geoff Castellucci, helped Tim with the arrangement for "Elvira". There is a fun video on 'You Tube' they did together from the 'Sing Off' tour : "Survivor- Zombies vs Hillbillies".
Home Free is such an amazing group. You can’t go wrong with any of their songs/videos especially during COVID they did a great job releasing great music and videos that they filmed in their own separate homes and sent to their producer to put together. It’s funny when they say “ham sandwich” the next scene Tim is eating it in the background. Chris Rupp who is the founder of Home Free and brother of the beat boxer Adam Rupp has his own RUclips channel where he talks about the videos he did with Home Free and he said there is at least a scene where you don’t see him with the group because he was out getting food for everyone when they filmed it. It was during the “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” part. Chris left the group I believe in 2016 and started another group with his and Adam’s sister called 7th Ave Band and then he put a trio together called Cypress Fyre. Both of them are very good. The Honky Tonk Badonkadonk song is Trace Adkins.
To love HF you have to appreciate their incredible versatility & the mix of emotions their songs make you feel. Their vault catalog is an absolute journey of laughs, tears, country, ballads, pop, covers/upgrades, opera, festive songs, old, new, originals……….just a plethora of perfection to be honest. Keep going with them Nick, you won’t be disappointed. Great video 🫶🏻
This was an April Fool's video that year and like you, it took me till Queen to get the concept of it :) Not sure how I would have felt if this had been just my second exposure to them! Thank you for the reaction!
I never get tired of seeing reactors discover this masterpiece by Home Free! The Butts Medley is awesome and your reaction was priceless! Great video! Keep up the awesomeness!
Home Free's versatility is astounding. They bring their phenomenal vocal talent to everything from Blake Shelton's "Hillbilly Bone" to John Mayer's "In The Blood" to Boyz II Men's "End of the Road" to John Denver's "Take Me Home Country Roads" to an old folk tune like "Man of Constant Sorrow" to something up tempo like "Can't Stop the Feeling" to the spiritual as with their stunning rendition of "How Great Thou Art". Plus they offer wonderful Christmas renditions (e.g. "Do You Hear What I Hear" and "O' Holy Night"). And they always bring tremendous creativity. You really can't go wrong with anything from Home Free.
Hey Nick, I'm new here. I like your reactions to my boys. You've done a serious song and a funny one (I can't believe you did Butts so early in your trip down this rabbit hole.) :) For some in the middle let me suggest: Land of the Free, written by Tim, My Church, a Maren Morris cover, and Meet in the Middle. Meet in the Middle was done during lockdown so each band member filmed themselves - the editing makes this truly amazing. Just FYI Avi has been in two Home Free videos and Geoff has done some great arrangements for the band. Rob, our lead tenor, was a guest vocalist in one of Voice Play's videos. It's OK to like all three groups. Personally I think Home Free is the best!
Although the first song with Tim Foust singing may sound like Toby Keith, it is in fact a Trace Atkins country hit song which both Toby and Trace have low baritone voices.
Home Free covers the gamut from completely silly to super serious. They can all sing lead (Adam Rupp became the vocal percussionist only because no one else wanted to, but they can all beat box). Home Free 'hit it big' when cofounder Chris Rupp was still with the group (he's the one wearing the cowboy hat), and they didn't skip a beat when Adam 'Chance' Ray joined the group. BTW ... this medley was arranged by Chris and VoicePlay vocal percussionist Layne Stein.
They are such "down home boys" and that is what makes them so unique and lovable. They have quite a few funny good-time videos and it's great to see them being funny and playful and just having a great time doing what they do, hanging out and making good music. I so badly want to follow them around and just hang out with them, like a star struck groupy. 🤩🤩 Thanks for doing this one and hope you continue down the HF rabbit hole. ENJOY !!!
Home Free come across as down to earth average guys. And they truly are that way. They are all friends and enjoy being around each other. And they have an amazing sense of humor. If they goof up something live, they just roll with it. They don't take tgemselves too seriously but the music never suffers.
You need to get into the really good stuff like Helplessly Hoping, Brothers in Arms, I Cant Out Run You (personal favorite), How Great thou Art, Go Rest High on the Mountain (live Church Sessions the best), and so many more.
Home Free are serious about their music, not themselves. Even their fun songs are done with gorgeous harmonies. You never can know what to expect from Home Free except it will be great. The Buttz Remix is an older video. It was done after they won the fourth season of The Sing-Off, an acapella competition show. Pentatonix had won the competition the previous year. Chris Rupp, Adam Rupp's older brother and co-founder of the group, was still in the group. He is the guy in the cowboy hat. The Buttz Remix was arranged by Layne Stein of Voiceplay. Voiceplay was a competitor on The Sing-Off the same time as Home Free. The two groups became friends during the competition. Home Free, Voiceplay, and Pentatonix are the top three acapella groups They all .were on The Sing-Off. Home Free did Ring of Fire on The Sing-Off which was a turning point of the competition and their career. Later Home Free did it with Avi Kaplan. There are so many choices with Home Free. I think some people suggest The Butts Remix for shock value. Also Nessum Dorma is another shocking video because it is opera. They are so talented and versatile that it's hard to believe one group can sing so many genres flawlessly.
Another great reaction to Home Free! I always suggest "Man of Constant Sorrow" cover. It has incredible harmonies and shows off their ability with creating vocal "instrumentals" along with Adam Rupp's phenomenal vocal percusion.
Home Free is the best a cappella group ever! These guys can do just about any genre... their soul is shown in their cover of Boyz2Men End of the Road and one absolute must is Man Of Constant Sorrow. Everything they cover is essentially an upgrade. Their harmonies and versatility are off the charts. Also fabulous is When A Man Loves A Woman and Folsom Prison Blues, both done during quarantine. Their production crew is every bit as talented with what they do. A blend that works!!
Oh-Oh, Nick! Based on these comments, I hope I'm not in trouble recommending this to you in my Patreon comment. If you are interested, check out "Butts Medley by Home Free (Chris Rupp - REACTION & CRITIQUE)". Chris Rupp is an ex member of the group, is in the video, and explains the making of Butts Medley (Remix), his pet project with the help of Layne Stein of VoicePlay.
I used to recommend this song a lot. But I did earlier this year, to a group of people that did NOT go clubbing or honkytonky-ing in the early 2000’s. They were confused. And not amused. So I don’t recommend this song anymore. 😢 But it’s still a great parody of six hugely popular songs on a single topic. It’s great fun, and damn fine musically. I hope people, including Nick, get a good laugh. I still do. ✌🏽
Home Free is great not only because of their phenomenal talent but because they don't take themselves too seriously. If you ever see any of their live stuff (videos taken by fans at their concerts), they do have the occasional "derailment" where something goes wrong or someone forgets the lyrics (Austin), and they are the first to laugh at themselves when it happens. The are a lot of behind-the-scenes videos; From The Vault, Home Away From Home, and Tim Eats, that really show their personalities. They can be serious when they need to be, but oh so silly as well.
A great way to learn more about the group is to watch their performances from Season 4 of The Sing-Off, especially the version with the judges' comments. That's where many of us first saw them. They were great then, and they've only gotten better.
This is one their greatest Fun videos 😂🤣🫶🏼🎶🎵‼️ You can’t help but laugh…if you’re down, watch this &, you’ve forgotten why you were down…..these guys just know how to brighten your day ‼️🙃🤣🫶🏼💗‼️🎵🎶
Oh they can be silly and that’s why we love them. They can make you laugh or cry but they always sound good. Tim is the bass, he cut his hair during Covid so now it’s shorter with gray. Austin is the redhead - can be super goofy but is amazing. Adam is the beatboxer, amazing talent. Boys call him a freak of nature. Rob (glasses or sunglasses here). He’s an amazing talent and great whistler. Chris (cowboy hat here or ball cap). He’s the baritone and founded the group with his brother Adam. He left the group in 2016 and was replaced by Chance. Try In the Blood, Playing with Fire, Helplessly Hoping. Enjoy!😍
Ty for reacting to Home Free. try Folsom Prison Blues, Crazy, Ring of Fire, and another Tim song is Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget. You really can't go wrong.
This is truly Home Free. 🥰 Sometimes I can get tears in my eyes because it is so emotional 😢and other times I have those tears too but from laughing😂. But always it's so good!!! And than Rob's amazing whistling and rap. This is just hilarious. 🤣 Also pay close attention to what is happening in the background
There are so many things going on in this video. I've watched it over a hundred times at this point, and I still find things I didn't see before. For example, the scene after the ham sandwich, Tim is in the back eating the ham sandwich. These guys go from goofy to somber and serious and everything in between. They are obviously good friends, and the music always comes first. No egos in this group. Though I have particular favorites, there's not a song they've done I haven't enjoyed.
Welcome to the HF rabbit hole! As someone already mentioned, new subscribers will flock to this channel to watch you discover HF's awesome talent. We like reliving our first times hearing them by watching others take the same journey. Keep us happy with a regular does of HF, and we will be subscribers for life. Not that you can go wrong with any of their songs, I would suggest the following songs to start with so you get a full picture of their talent and range: 1. How Great Thou Art 2. Ring of Fire (fea. Avi Kaplan) 3. Champagne Taste 4. Honey I'm Good 5. Hillbilly Bone 6. Folsom Prison Blues 7. Go Rest High on That Mountain Do NOT react to "May Day" until you've gotten to know the group better. Welcome to our latest Home Fry!
This video feature is Chris Rupp who is the original founder with his brother Adam who is the beat boxer. Chris left the group to go solo in 2016 and Adam Chance came in as the replacement.
You might like to check out some of their originals Playing With Fire Remember My Name ( Newest ) Stargazer Trilogy Give Me A Sign (1) Stargazer Lilies ( 2) MR ( mister) (3) Skull And Bones ( lyric and live ) Might As Well Be Me ( might be a good one to put faces to names and a good laugh )
Members: Cowboy hat- founder/baritone Chris Rupp- left the group, replaced about 6-7 years ago by Adam Chance, known simply as “Chance” to save confusion with beatboxer/founder Adam Rupp (Chris’s brother). Rob Lundquist, tenor, did the rapping segment, also the whistling, at which he is phenomenal. Rob was also classically trained. Austin Brown- high tenor, wearing baseball hat & yellow plaid shirt in this video. Musical theater background. Tim Foust, the legend, bass and whatever else he wants to sing. Amazing range.
Hello, do you know why he isn't in the group anymore, but does on occasion. He still sometimes will singng with the group on their videos? I love that he went solo though and mostly it seems mostly but not all gospel songs that he sings. I have always wondered and really have never read or seen why he went solo. I am kind embarrassed to even ask because It's really not my business, but since you did such a wonderful write up on this amazing band I felt I could ask you and not the band It's self. Thanks and I hope to find out from you by commenting back. Enjoy your weekend 😂
When the "lightbulb" when off. Brilliant! lol I really enjoyed your reaction to this! They have such a fun time doing this type of medley. Thanks for this.
This is the guys Tim Foust bass, Rob Lundquist(beard and glasses), Chris Rupp (cowboy hat), Adam Rupp the beatboxer and Austin Brown sky high tenor (in the yellow flannel). I enjoyed watching your reaction.
Ok, if this helps, Austin, high tenor, yellow check shirt, Rob, tenor, beard and glasses Tim, bass Adam, beatboxer Chris, cowboy hat, now replaced by Adam, known as Chance, baritone.
I was going down the Home Free rabbit hole and found this gem. When I found out Layne Stein from Voiceplay had a hand in the arrangement I detoured over to check out Voiceplay and never made my way back to Home Free. I still love them but Voiceplay stole my attention! lol
The captions are pretty useless with Home Free because the program doesn't know what to do with the vocal backgrounds and percussion. You should definitely check out their Country Fried Pop Medley. That's one of my favorite mash-ups of theirs.
And they articulate the words so well. I don’t think casual listeners to Jason Derulo knew that the actual lyrics for “Wiggle” were: ‘Your booty like two planets, go ahead, and go ham sandwich’
Loved the reaction! Another couple funny ones, "It's all about that bass" and "Never gonna give you up" (they mimic the 80"s music video, you should react to it) both of these will have you smiling and or laughing. ^.^
Speaking of weird ones check out these bits from their live shows. Guilty Pleasures was a scripted skit done around various songs. The one most likely to come up is the one where the guys got the giggles and went off script, making it funnier but there are several versions. It being done during live shows gives the opportunity to have a slightly different give and take between the group and the audience. BHH + WWTWWS was filmed by an audience member December 2015. It's rather long at 15 minutes, starting with a sweet photo op leading to Austin's song then several short ones, but the heart warming beauty and comedy of it makes it well worth it.
If you want to hear what Austins voice can really do (you mentioned you like his round sound in Unchained Melody) then you have to watch Home Free's version of When a Man Loves a Woman. I seriously listen to it like once a week. It's freaking amazing! But other favorites are their versions Ring of Fire, End of the Road, Brother in Arms, How Great Thou Art, and Mayday.
Whenever you've got one of the more lighthearted songs/videos about half of the video is BTS stuff. Things that weren't planned, but were so funny they had to put it in the finished video. Something else to note that's really cool/sweet: for all the focus on butts in the songs, for all the framing of butts IN the video, you'll notice they never once framed any of the ladies. THEY weren't the focus of the video, the music, and by extension the group, was. Oh, while I'm thinking about it, the 'hamsammich' line you thought was so amusing? Did you take notice of Tim in the background in the next shot?
In the future, if you see any of remix, mash-up, or medley in a title, you should expect multiple songs. Also, whoever recommended this without telling you to first watch the original videos for Baby Got Back and Honky Tonk Badonkadonk did you dirty.
I saw your reaction to Brian Justin Crum doing Creep and how you were amazed at his voice control. Now that you are reacting to Home Free you will really need to react to Austin Brown(the tenor that did the last half on Unchained Melody). He has a solo song "Bring Him Home". You will see what he can do and why he is so good with Home Free. If you like Brian Justin Crum you will love Austin after you view this song. I promise you will not be disappointed!!!!!
Just found you the other day and I like what I see. Keep up the good work.I believe all the folks dancing are part of the Home Free family. Absolutely no women’s backsides were recorded for this production. Several of the ladies were/are wives/girlfriends,etc. You should go back and watch it several times in a row to catch all the funny and quirky things that are in this video. I still laugh when I watch it and that means several hundred times.
Tum fayst has a five octave singer who is mostly their bass singer. It's not Toby but it is Trace Atkins. You will will will love ring of fire with avi Kaplan
Thanks good reaction. I laughed at YOU when it finally came to you lol when you got what the song was about. I literally cried laughing 😂 at you. 😂. This is one of my favorites , cause it shows their butts not the girls. You really have to have a sincere personality for doing it this way. ❤
Subbed just to watch you go down the Home Free rabbit hole. You can pick any song on their channel and you'll find that they are all great. They don't do covers, they do upgrades.
@@nickforell1 I knew all but one of the songs and videos, so I found it hilarious. But I’m old. I do suggest their “Helplessly Hoping” video. It’s special.
I was a little wary to watch this one at first, but I shouldn't have worried. I was only familiar with the Queen song, but it's been fun watching people react to it. They are so talented that they can do the silly and the sublime equally well. Lots of good suggestions, but my favorite example of the sublime is O Holy Night.
another fun video and song is called Brother. It is short but so funny I find myself watching it at least once a day. That and Blue ain't your color where they take the song back toa 1960's doo wop style.
You're doing great with their names!! You'll have them down before long. This video was before Adam Chance joined Home Free. He replaced Chris Rupp, who left Home Free to pursue a solo career. It's Chris Rupp you see in this video. Chris Rupp is Adam Rupp's brother. Adam Rupp is the beat boxer for Home. Austin Brown is the high tenor (although Rob Lundquist, the other tenor can get to those high notes, as well). Austin is the one in the checked brown shirt over a blue t-shirt and baseball cap in this video. Rob Lundquist (tenor) is with sun glasses and sang "I like big butts and I cannot lie...".
In an interview Chris Rupp (black cowboy hat) said this was his pet project. In summary, his sister had worked with a modeling agency and that's where most of the women were from. Since they didn't want to objectify the women, the only 'butts' are theirs. The man in the one-shoulder overalls is 'Beugs', a friend of Rob's. He's in other videos of theirs and co-hosts on Rob's channel.
well tim be from texas,adam,chris(adam's brother) and rob be from minneapolis and austin be from georgia the fella in the cutoff short overalls be their buddy eric buegler(aka buegs) l also love when tim ate the ham sammich the tracks in this medley be honky tonk badonkadonk-trace atkins,patty cake by kodak black,fat bottom girls-queen,baby got back-sir mix alot, thong song-sisqo,country girl(shake it for me-luke bryan
Home Free are very talented and serious (most of the time) musicians. They do like to have their fun. Helplessly Hoping is a beautiful song, I think they take their harmonies to a new level with that one. Watched it all with you Nick and it was fun!
They are so so versatile. Made me laugh hahaha. Thank you so much Jamie ❤
Thank you Jamie 😂
So glad to have you enjoying our guys. They are amazingly talented individually and when they come together it's magic. You need to check out Ring of fire , featuring Avi Capelan, really any of there music. Also Geoff, from voice play has done some of Home Free's arrangements. They guys write great music and all could have wonderful solo careers. Just so thrilled that they are together and love their fans.
@@darlaharrelson6487Confederate railroad that it be the group of song is trashy. The video was amazing the video the video container railroad
@@allendixon7700 hello, what is the name of that song you are referring to about a train container. They have so many that It would be hard and time consuming to finding it, so I hope you see my comment and tell me ok. Enjoy your weekend.😀
Serious, funny, patriotic, seasonal, historical, original, covers ... these talented men can do anything.
Their Medleys are like snippets of well-known songs mashed up together in one song. This subject pertained to Butts.😂
HF always brings emotion with their music-laughter, smiles, and even tears. But at the forefront is their exquisite musical talent. Thx for the reaction!
Home Free is my favorite acapella group because they have such variety with regard to serious, sweet, romantic, goofy, funny, ability to tackle big societal issues, and glorious musicality. They celebrate life and humanity in everything they do, plus have some amazing original songs in addition to covers. Their wholesomeness and harmonies kept me saner during the pandemic and now I have become a lifelong fan. I watched them win the Sing-Off in 2013 and rediscovered them during the pandemic.
Love their different vibes
Two suggestions are Take Me Home Country Roads ( one of their very best arrangements imo) and Brother which is both beautifully sung and funny.
The guy in the cowboy hat is Chris Rupp ( founder of group). He left in 2016 todo his own thing. Adam Chance ( Chance) is the baritone that replaced him. Chance will take bass-line when Tim takes lead.
Chance has a beautiful baritone/ bass voice. I really hope you can get to ( BROTHER IN ARMS ) I promise it will hit you hard in your heart 💜 😢. IMO it’s one of the best songs ever done by a a cappella group. I listen to it all the time. I hope you enjoy it too.
Great Reaction! We Home Fries love them because of their goofy side and they really are all best buds and it shows in their videos and live performances.
Well now … this one is intergalactically different than your first Home Free reaction to “Unchained Melody”. Hope you found the same insanely high quality of music and musicianship now blended with their equally powerful sense of humor all the while not taking themselves too seriously. Welcome to another a cappella rabbit hole. Enjoy the ride.
I did, they made me laugh
Tim eating the ham sandwich, my favorite part
Haha pretty amazing
Now you should take it the other direction and check out their rendition of "Helplessly Hoping" or "Brothers in Arms". These guys are so versatile! Thanks Nick. 🍟
Totally agree with both choices, they are seriously beautiful songs!
I agree with this too!
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Yes sir ❤
Yes..please.. two great choices. Also Hiw Great Thou Are
We can always count on a smile when reactors check this out.
Their Country Fried Pop Medley is not to be missed. It is absolutely amazing. Love your reactions..Keep going down the Home Free rabbit hole. You will not be disappointed. This is an older one and has the original members from The Sing Off. Chris Rupp-Black Cowboy hat, founder of the group and has since left to pursue solo work. Adam Rupp-Chris' brother and beatboxer plus. Rob Lundquist-Best beard and smoothest tenor around. Gospel Rob will take you to church in many songs. Tim Foust--Bass and some surprising other octaves. Austin Brown-youngest member and the most sky high tenor around. Newer videos you will see Adam Chance, who goes by Chance to differentiate between the two Adams. Chance is mostly a whiskey smooth baritone but will capably fill in for Tim on Bass and sometimes double shot some bass notes with him. I found these guys during the 2020 lock down and have been loving them ever since. I got to see them live this year and it did NOT disappoint.
Great reaction! This is such a fun mashup of songs. Very cleverly done from one song to another. The talent these guys have is phenomenal. They have so much fun but the vocals never suffer. And Adam's beatboxing is on another level. Home Free was very respectful in this video about not exploiting or offending any women.
Yep, that's one of the reasons I really like this video and have a lot of respect for Home Free. They parodied themselves with their own butts!
Yes they did a wonderful job
@@Anticrystal88 Evian, that impressed me so much. I also like that when they sing a love song they sing to their own wives who are in the videos or they sing about the couple in the story portrayed in the video. They really are a class act.
Austin: Yellow plaid.
Rob: Red Plaid.
Adam: Bandana
Chris: Cowboy hat
Tim: Leather jacket
The guys from Home Free don’t take themselves to seriously which is good for us! Keep up the great reactions, Nick!
Oh my! Remember these are funny, serious and just all around amazing guys! I recommend watching some of their concerts on RUclips
They make you cry, give you goosebumps, the chills and laugh harder than you have ever did at concert. I seen them a few years back and I’m seeing them again in December
Haha, they are cheeky
You going to the Omaha show?
Point of interest, Layne of Voice Play worked on this arrangement with Home Free. Geoff also worked on their Elvira arrangement.
Everything they do is amazing. My next suggestions would be "End of the Road", "When a Man Loves a women" " Country Roads Take Me Home", " American Pie" and eventually "Mayday". These are a good way to get to know each of the Vocalists.
Thanks for your reaction! Layne Stein, the beatboxer from Voice Play, helped them arrange this. Voice Play and Home Free are good friends since they competed against each other on the 'Sing Off' back in 2013 and went on the 'Sing Off' tour together when the show ended. Home Free has more of a Country/Folk style while Voice Play has more of a musical theater approach to acapella music but they help and support each other. Voice Play's bass singer, Geoff Castellucci, helped Tim with the arrangement for "Elvira". There is a fun video on 'You Tube' they did together from the 'Sing Off' tour : "Survivor- Zombies vs Hillbillies".
Home Free is such an amazing group. You can’t go wrong with any of their songs/videos especially during COVID they did a great job releasing great music and videos that they filmed in their own separate homes and sent to their producer to put together. It’s funny when they say “ham sandwich” the next scene Tim is eating it in the background. Chris Rupp who is the founder of Home Free and brother of the beat boxer Adam Rupp has his own RUclips channel where he talks about the videos he did with Home Free and he said there is at least a scene where you don’t see him with the group because he was out getting food for everyone when they filmed it. It was during the “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” part. Chris left the group I believe in 2016 and started another group with his and Adam’s sister called 7th Ave Band and then he put a trio together called Cypress Fyre. Both of them are very good. The Honky Tonk Badonkadonk song is Trace Adkins.
To love HF you have to appreciate their incredible versatility & the mix of emotions their songs make you feel. Their vault catalog is an absolute journey of laughs, tears, country, ballads, pop, covers/upgrades, opera, festive songs, old, new, originals……….just a plethora of perfection to be honest. Keep going with them Nick, you won’t be disappointed. Great video 🫶🏻
This was an April Fool's video that year and like you, it took me till Queen to get the concept of it :)
Not sure how I would have felt if this had been just my second exposure to them! Thank you for the reaction!
I never get tired of seeing reactors discover this masterpiece by Home Free! The Butts Medley is awesome and your reaction was priceless! Great video! Keep up the awesomeness!
Thank you 😊
They absolutely don't take themselves too seriously. They are so much fun.
Home Free's versatility is astounding. They bring their phenomenal vocal talent to everything from Blake Shelton's "Hillbilly Bone" to John Mayer's "In The Blood" to Boyz II Men's "End of the Road" to John Denver's "Take Me Home Country Roads" to an old folk tune like "Man of Constant Sorrow" to something up tempo like "Can't Stop the Feeling" to the spiritual as with their stunning rendition of "How Great Thou Art". Plus they offer wonderful Christmas renditions (e.g. "Do You Hear What I Hear" and "O' Holy Night"). And they always bring tremendous creativity. You really can't go wrong with anything from Home Free.
Hey Nick, I'm new here. I like your reactions to my boys. You've done a serious song and a funny one (I can't believe you did Butts so early in your trip down this rabbit hole.) :) For some in the middle let me suggest: Land of the Free, written by Tim, My Church, a Maren Morris cover, and Meet in the Middle. Meet in the Middle was done during lockdown so each band member filmed themselves - the editing makes this truly amazing. Just FYI Avi has been in two Home Free videos and Geoff has done some great arrangements for the band. Rob, our lead tenor, was a guest vocalist in one of Voice Play's videos. It's OK to like all three groups. Personally I think Home Free is the best!
Hey thank you 😊 looking forward to doing more from all three
Although the first song with Tim Foust singing may sound like Toby Keith, it is in fact a Trace Atkins country hit song which both Toby and Trace have low baritone voices.
Home Free covers the gamut from completely silly to super serious. They can all sing lead (Adam Rupp became the vocal percussionist only because no one else wanted to, but they can all beat box). Home Free 'hit it big' when cofounder Chris Rupp was still with the group (he's the one wearing the cowboy hat), and they didn't skip a beat when Adam 'Chance' Ray joined the group. BTW ... this medley was arranged by Chris and VoicePlay vocal percussionist Layne Stein.
They are such "down home boys" and that is what makes them so unique and lovable. They have quite a few funny good-time videos and it's great to see them being funny and playful and just having a great time doing what they do, hanging out and making good music. I so badly want to follow them around and just hang out with them, like a star struck groupy. 🤩🤩 Thanks for doing this one and hope you continue down the HF rabbit hole. ENJOY !!!
Helplessly Hoping
Definitely!
Home Free come across as down to earth average guys. And they truly are that way. They are all friends and enjoy being around each other. And they have an amazing sense of humor. If they goof up something live, they just roll with it. They don't take tgemselves too seriously but the music never suffers.
You need to get into the really good stuff like Helplessly Hoping, Brothers in Arms, I Cant Out Run You (personal favorite), How Great thou Art, Go Rest High on the Mountain (live Church Sessions the best), and so many more.
For harmonies, those are the best. ❤
😂😂 they're so fun!! They are seriously great guys! They all love each other.
love home free they are very versatile ❤🏴
Home Free are serious about their music, not themselves. Even their fun songs are done with gorgeous harmonies. You never can know what to expect from Home Free except it will be great.
The Buttz Remix is an older video. It was done after they won the fourth season of The Sing-Off, an acapella competition show. Pentatonix had won the competition the previous year. Chris Rupp, Adam Rupp's older brother and co-founder of the group, was still in the group. He is the guy in the cowboy hat.
The Buttz Remix was arranged by Layne Stein of Voiceplay. Voiceplay was a competitor on The Sing-Off the same time as Home Free. The two groups became friends during the competition. Home Free, Voiceplay, and Pentatonix are the top three acapella groups
They all .were on The Sing-Off.
Home Free did Ring of Fire on The Sing-Off which was a turning point of the competition and their career. Later Home Free did it with Avi Kaplan.
There are so many choices with Home Free. I think some people suggest The Butts Remix for shock value. Also Nessum Dorma is another shocking video because it is opera. They are so talented and versatile that it's hard to believe one group can sing so many genres flawlessly.
Another great reaction to Home Free! I always suggest "Man of Constant Sorrow" cover. It has incredible harmonies and shows off their ability with creating vocal "instrumentals" along with Adam Rupp's phenomenal vocal percusion.
People tend to miss Chance's jaw harp sound.
@@lschoenrank that was the sound that captivated me right from the get go.
Home Free is the best a cappella group ever! These guys can do just about any genre... their soul is shown in their cover of Boyz2Men End of the Road and one absolute must is Man Of Constant Sorrow. Everything they cover is essentially an upgrade. Their harmonies and versatility are off the charts. Also fabulous is When A Man Loves A Woman and Folsom Prison Blues, both done during quarantine. Their production crew is every bit as talented with what they do. A blend that works!!
Oh-Oh, Nick! Based on these comments, I hope I'm not in trouble recommending this to you in my Patreon comment. If you are interested, check out "Butts Medley by Home Free (Chris Rupp - REACTION & CRITIQUE)". Chris Rupp is an ex member of the group, is in the video, and explains the making of Butts Medley (Remix), his pet project with the help of Layne Stein of VoicePlay.
I used to recommend this song a lot. But I did earlier this year, to a group of people that did NOT go clubbing or honkytonky-ing in the early 2000’s.
They were confused. And not amused. So I don’t recommend this song anymore. 😢
But it’s still a great parody of six hugely popular songs on a single topic. It’s great fun, and damn fine musically.
I hope people, including Nick, get a good laugh. I still do. ✌🏽
@@itzel1735 I agree. When I need a good laugh, I have a couple of reaction creator channels I revisit when they watch Butts Remix for the first time.
Thank you John, I'll definitely check it out =)
Home Free has a great sense of humor. They are all multi talented.
For reference: this medley was posted on YT a March 31th evening. What come after March 31st? Just to add some context.
Home Free is great not only because of their phenomenal talent but because they don't take themselves too seriously. If you ever see any of their live stuff (videos taken by fans at their concerts), they do have the occasional "derailment" where something goes wrong or someone forgets the lyrics (Austin), and they are the first to laugh at themselves when it happens. The are a lot of behind-the-scenes videos; From The Vault, Home Away From Home, and Tim Eats, that really show their personalities. They can be serious when they need to be, but oh so silly as well.
Another medley that is awesome is Country Fried Pop. For some great harmony do Helplessly Hoping. Keep those HF reactions coming!
I'll check it out!
A great way to learn more about the group is to watch their performances from Season 4 of The Sing-Off, especially the version with the judges' comments. That's where many of us first saw them. They were great then, and they've only gotten better.
This is one their greatest Fun videos 😂🤣🫶🏼🎶🎵‼️ You can’t help but laugh…if you’re down, watch this &, you’ve forgotten why you were down…..these guys just know how to brighten your day ‼️🙃🤣🫶🏼💗‼️🎵🎶
Oh they can be silly and that’s why we love them. They can make you laugh or cry but they always sound good. Tim is the bass, he cut his hair during Covid so now it’s shorter with gray. Austin is the redhead - can be super goofy but is amazing. Adam is the beatboxer, amazing talent. Boys call him a freak of nature. Rob (glasses or sunglasses here). He’s an amazing talent and great whistler. Chris (cowboy hat here or ball cap). He’s the baritone and founded the group with his brother Adam. He left the group in 2016 and was replaced by Chance. Try In the Blood, Playing with Fire, Helplessly Hoping. Enjoy!😍
Usuallynewcomers don't get introduced to the Butts Medley rightoff the bat. Glad you appreciate their diversity. CHEERS!!
Based on your reaction to Unchained, i think 2 more you should put on the playlist are "I can't outrun you," and "Helplessly Hoping. "
Ty for reacting to Home Free. try Folsom Prison Blues, Crazy, Ring of Fire, and another Tim song is Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget. You really can't go wrong.
One of my favorite Home Free songs is In the Blood. It’s a John Mayer cover. You should definitely check it out!
This is all about Tim. So funny.
Their cover of “All About That Bass” is all about Tim. 😂😂😂😂😂
This is truly Home Free. 🥰 Sometimes I can get tears in my eyes because it is so emotional 😢and other times I have those tears too but from laughing😂. But always it's so good!!! And than Rob's amazing whistling and rap. This is just hilarious. 🤣
Also pay close attention to what is happening in the background
There are so many things going on in this video. I've watched it over a hundred times at this point, and I still find things I didn't see before. For example, the scene after the ham sandwich, Tim is in the back eating the ham sandwich. These guys go from goofy to somber and serious and everything in between. They are obviously good friends, and the music always comes first. No egos in this group. Though I have particular favorites, there's not a song they've done I haven't enjoyed.
Welcome to the HF rabbit hole! As someone already mentioned, new subscribers will flock to this channel to watch you discover HF's awesome talent. We like reliving our first times hearing them by watching others take the same journey. Keep us happy with a regular does of HF, and we will be subscribers for life. Not that you can go wrong with any of their songs, I would suggest the following songs to start with so you get a full picture of their talent and range:
1. How Great Thou Art
2. Ring of Fire (fea. Avi Kaplan)
3. Champagne Taste
4. Honey I'm Good
5. Hillbilly Bone
6. Folsom Prison Blues
7. Go Rest High on That Mountain
Do NOT react to "May Day" until you've gotten to know the group better.
Welcome to our latest Home Fry!
Thank you for all of that insight!
This video feature is Chris Rupp who is the original founder with his brother Adam who is the beat boxer. Chris left the group to go solo in 2016 and Adam Chance came in as the replacement.
You might like to check out some of their originals
Playing With Fire
Remember My Name ( Newest )
Stargazer Trilogy
Give Me A Sign (1)
Stargazer Lilies ( 2)
MR ( mister) (3)
Skull And Bones ( lyric and live )
Might As Well Be Me ( might be a good one to put faces to names and a good laugh )
Members:
Cowboy hat- founder/baritone Chris Rupp- left the group, replaced about 6-7 years ago by Adam Chance, known simply as “Chance” to save confusion with beatboxer/founder Adam Rupp (Chris’s brother).
Rob Lundquist, tenor, did the rapping segment, also the whistling, at which he is phenomenal. Rob was also classically trained.
Austin Brown- high tenor, wearing baseball hat & yellow plaid shirt in this video. Musical theater background.
Tim Foust, the legend, bass and whatever else he wants to sing. Amazing range.
Hello, do you know why he isn't in the group anymore, but does on occasion. He still sometimes will singng with the group on their videos? I love that he went solo though and mostly it seems mostly but not all gospel songs that he sings. I have always wondered and really have never read or seen why he went solo. I am kind embarrassed to even ask because It's really not my business, but since you did such a wonderful write up on this amazing band I felt I could ask you and not the band It's self. Thanks and I hope to find out from you by commenting back. Enjoy your weekend 😂
When the "lightbulb" when off. Brilliant! lol I really enjoyed your reaction to this! They have such a fun time doing this type of medley. Thanks for this.
Glad you enjoyed it
Rob and his whistling. I have a sideways overbite. Can't whislt to save my life. So jealous.
This is the guys Tim Foust bass, Rob Lundquist(beard and glasses), Chris Rupp (cowboy hat), Adam Rupp the beatboxer and Austin Brown sky high tenor (in the yellow flannel). I enjoyed watching your reaction.
Their biggest talent, besides the whole singing brilliantly, is the huge range of genre's they do! I think they even invented a couple genre's!
HF is so versatile. A few more suggestions: "Working for a Living," "Mary, did you Know," "Try Everything" and "Brothers in Arms." Thank you!
Song one is Trace Atkins “Honkydonk bedonkey donk”
Austin is the high alto with the reddish hair and facial hair. He sings lead on many songs.
I'm still amazed no one heard or reacted to "her booty like 2 planets"! 😂😂. Thought I was going to choke!!
So funny (and amazing). Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
they never take themselves too seriously and I't awesome!
Bwahahahaha! This one always catches everyone by surprise!!! 🤠 Howdy from a Texas Home Fry! 🤠
This is so very awesome. This shows their funny side. Love your reaction!
They literally can sing anything! And are so versatile. Can’t wait for you to react to more if their songs!
❤ Great 👍 reaction. 🤠HF 🔥. 🍟❤️🤠
Ok, if this helps,
Austin, high tenor, yellow check shirt,
Rob, tenor, beard and glasses
Tim, bass
Adam, beatboxer
Chris, cowboy hat, now replaced by Adam, known as Chance, baritone.
The first song they start with is originally sung by Trace Adkins
I was going down the Home Free rabbit hole and found this gem. When I found out Layne Stein from Voiceplay had a hand in the arrangement I detoured over to check out Voiceplay and never made my way back to Home Free. I still love them but Voiceplay stole my attention! lol
The captions are pretty useless with Home Free because the program doesn't know what to do with the vocal backgrounds and percussion. You should definitely check out their Country Fried Pop Medley. That's one of my favorite mash-ups of theirs.
And they articulate the words so well.
I don’t think casual listeners to Jason Derulo knew that the actual lyrics for “Wiggle” were: ‘Your booty like two planets, go ahead, and go ham sandwich’
Loved the reaction! Another couple funny ones, "It's all about that bass" and "Never gonna give you up" (they mimic the 80"s music video, you should react to it) both of these will have you smiling and or laughing. ^.^
Speaking of weird ones check out these bits from their live shows. Guilty Pleasures was a scripted skit done around various songs. The one most likely to come up is the one where the guys got the giggles and went off script, making it funnier but there are several versions. It being done during live shows gives the opportunity to have a slightly different give and take between the group and the audience. BHH + WWTWWS was filmed by an audience member December 2015. It's rather long at 15 minutes, starting with a sweet photo op leading to Austin's song then several short ones, but the heart warming beauty and comedy of it makes it well worth it.
If you want to hear what Austins voice can really do (you mentioned you like his round sound in Unchained Melody) then you have to watch Home Free's version of When a Man Loves a Woman. I seriously listen to it like once a week. It's freaking amazing! But other favorites are their versions Ring of Fire, End of the Road, Brother in Arms, How Great Thou Art, and Mayday.
Whenever you've got one of the more lighthearted songs/videos about half of the video is BTS stuff. Things that weren't planned, but were so funny they had to put it in the finished video. Something else to note that's really cool/sweet: for all the focus on butts in the songs, for all the framing of butts IN the video, you'll notice they never once framed any of the ladies. THEY weren't the focus of the video, the music, and by extension the group, was. Oh, while I'm thinking about it, the 'hamsammich' line you thought was so amusing? Did you take notice of Tim in the background in the next shot?
Not Toby, but Trace
In the future, if you see any of remix, mash-up, or medley in a title, you should expect multiple songs. Also, whoever recommended this without telling you to first watch the original videos for Baby Got Back and Honky Tonk Badonkadonk did you dirty.
Yep, it was a long brain fart
I saw your reaction to Brian Justin Crum doing Creep and how you were amazed at his voice control. Now that you are reacting to Home Free you will really need to react to Austin Brown(the tenor that did the last half on Unchained Melody). He has a solo song "Bring Him Home". You will see what he can do and why he is so good with Home Free. If you like Brian Justin Crum you will love Austin after you view this song. I promise you will not be disappointed!!!!!
Just found you the other day and I like what I see. Keep up the good work.I believe all the folks dancing are part of the Home Free family. Absolutely no women’s backsides were recorded for this production. Several of the ladies were/are wives/girlfriends,etc. You should go back and watch it several times in a row to catch all the funny and quirky things that are in this video. I still laugh when I watch it and that means several hundred times.
Welcome aboard! And thank you for explaining that haha
Tum fayst has a five octave singer who is mostly their bass singer. It's not Toby but it is Trace Atkins. You will will will love ring of fire with avi Kaplan
Thanks good reaction. I laughed at YOU when it finally came to you lol when you got what the song was about. I literally cried laughing 😂 at you. 😂. This is one of my favorites , cause it shows their butts not the girls. You really have to have a sincere personality for doing it this way. ❤
Hahaha I know Darla, took me way too long
Subbed just to watch you go down the Home Free rabbit hole. You can pick any song on their channel and you'll find that they are all great. They don't do covers, they do upgrades.
As a teen of the 80s, this one is my favorite. 😂
Great reaction! Can’t wait for another Home Free reaction 😊
Coming soon!
OMG Nicky, I can’t believe you went there!
Haha oh I went there
@@nickforell1 I knew all but one of the songs and videos, so I found it hilarious. But I’m old.
I do suggest their “Helplessly Hoping” video. It’s special.
@@LaurieReinI love “In the Blood” most of these three. John Mayer is a great writer, but HomeFree nails the emotion.
@@LaurieReinI had “I Can’t Outrun You” on this morning.
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They can also be completely different. Try How Great Thou Art or Helplessly Hoping.
The song Was Chris rock the gentleman with the black cowboy hat brain child. Layne from voiceplay helped arrange it
Oh Nick, you have so far to go with Home Free 😊😂
I was a little wary to watch this one at first, but I shouldn't have worried. I was only familiar with the Queen song, but it's been fun watching people react to it. They are so talented that they can do the silly and the sublime equally well. Lots of good suggestions, but my favorite example of the sublime is O Holy Night.
I always enjoy watching this video. Your reaction was great!
I appreciate that!
another fun video and song is called Brother. It is short but so funny I find myself watching it at least once a day. That and Blue ain't your color where they take the song back toa 1960's doo wop style.
You're doing great with their names!! You'll have them down before long. This video was before Adam Chance joined Home Free. He replaced Chris Rupp, who left Home Free to pursue a solo career. It's Chris Rupp you see in this video. Chris Rupp is Adam Rupp's brother. Adam Rupp is the beat boxer for Home. Austin Brown is the high tenor (although Rob Lundquist, the other tenor can get to those high notes, as well). Austin is the one in the checked brown shirt over a blue t-shirt and baseball cap in this video. Rob Lundquist (tenor) is with sun glasses and sang "I like big butts and I cannot lie...".
In an interview Chris Rupp (black cowboy hat) said this was his pet project. In summary, his sister had worked with a modeling agency and that's where most of the women were from. Since they didn't want to objectify the women, the only 'butts' are theirs. The man in the one-shoulder overalls is 'Beugs', a friend of Rob's. He's in other videos of theirs and co-hosts on Rob's channel.
These guys cam do it all! 😂
I love it, I laughed till cried
You're started down the HF rabbit hole. There's no turning back now. 😁
This fun video / song only makes fun of them selves.
well tim be from texas,adam,chris(adam's brother) and rob be from minneapolis and austin be from georgia the fella in the cutoff short overalls be their buddy eric buegler(aka buegs) l also love when tim ate the ham sammich the tracks in this medley be honky tonk badonkadonk-trace atkins,patty cake by kodak black,fat bottom girls-queen,baby got back-sir mix alot, thong song-sisqo,country girl(shake it for me-luke bryan