There is an amazing live video of Home Free singing How Great Thou Art. It's called "Home Free Kearny". A concert was called off due to a thunderstorm and a lot of the audience had taken shelter from it. Rather than disappoint them, Home Free walked through the rain and stood on a picnic table. Without benefit of mics, speakers or any other gear, accompanied by thunder, wind and flickering lights they do the most amazing version of the song. It speaks not only to their talent and professionalism but also to the thoughtfulness and respect with which they view their audience.
Whether HomeFree are doing a spiritual song, a goofy one, a patriotic, a love song or anything in between they always deliver a "masterpiece" in my opinion. This was indeed!!!. Adam's voice is very beautiful when we are privileged to hear him. Beautiful scenery indeed. 🦋🥀🦋
The versatility of Home Free is astounding. They can be silly and funny, somber and serious, or artistic and grand. I'm always amazed at how they can make you feel a song so deeply. We Home Fries sound like a broken record, but we can't help it because they provide such awesome music EVERY TIME that we're impressed over and over again. I surely hope you react to Adam's drum solo from 2015 (red shirt) as well, though. It is jaw dropping and showcases his amazing beat boxing skills. Adam grew his hair long twice to donate to wigs for children with cancer. That's why he's got a pony tail. Adam doesn't sing very often, and Tim once said he only sings one note in this alone, but once he gets ahold of a note, he really hangs on to it, so it could very well have been Adam. Its so cool to see new people just discovering Home Free, be as excited to hear each new song as we always are. And for us, they never get old. I should be ashamed to say how many times I've re-listened to their songs, but I'm not. Wonderful reaction. Thanks.
The ability of Tim and Chance to carry the bass and , at times , double up the bass line gives Home Free a rich , warm sound that sets them apart from the other groups , IMO ! Just love these guys !
You said you didn't know anything about music but you've noticed as much or more than most vocal coaches or music teachers & I LOVE your reactions to Home Free!!! This is the most beautiful version of "How Great Thou Art" & it's my favorite of all! Their attention to EVERY detail is simply amazing & why they are THE BEST group! Thank you for reacting to our talented guys! 😊
I think this is one of the best versions of this song. Tim's bass really carries the song. I just found Home Free last year & love these 5 talented guys. And the scenery is awesome filmed in the beautiful Austrian Alps (my dad comes from that area).
How Great Thou Art (O store Gud) is a Swedish spiritual song with lyrics from 1885 by Carl Boberg (1859-1940) which was first printed on March 13, 1886. Carl Boberg wrote the lyrics after experiencing a thunderstorm at Kalmarsund in Småland. The music is a Swedish folk melody. It is one of the most widespread spiritual songs in the world.
@@davesmith3713 I think he is doing it again right now. By the way, new subscriber. I like your stile and it‘s always fun to witness the birth of a Home Fry.
at first I thought of a foghorn (Tim and Chance), but then thought of a church organ, just as you did, an organ worthy of playing Bach and shaking the seats!
For a focus on Rob, believe it or not, "End of the Road" from BoysIIMen. You would not think by looking at him and knowing that the group is known for doing country, that he could pull off such a soulful song. Let me tell you Rob kills it!! I'm hoping that your Austin song is "When a Man Loves a Woman". Austin now OWNS this song! I know that you have done a Chance song already, but, for me the best Chance song is their cover of Trace Atkins' "I Can't Outrun You". He shows off not only his voice, but also his creativity. He had the idea for the video and the, I believe, arrangement as well. This whole group has talent oozing out of every pore! Welcome to the Rabbit Hole with the rest of us Home Fries!
I missed the sustained high until you pointed it out. Home Free is so good, and I love their versions of so many songs. This one.... WILL be played at whatever service is held in commemoration of my passing. Beautiful.
I think this is one of the most beautiful covers of Home Free. Also, I have heard this song many times because I come from a very Christian family and I can say that this version touches me the most. Probably also because of the beautiful area in Austria where this was recorded. I showed this song to my mother (84) a few months ago and it also touched her very much that she herself suggested it in her church to show it there. It is so wonderfully sung with all those beautiful, but also different voices. You not only hear it, but you feel it.
Joan, I got to hear them in concert the year this came out. It was almost laughable at how amazed Home Free was at the fan response to this song. The audience at the concert was no different and watching them react to us was fun.
@@wendischambach6181 I must admit that I am very jealous of you. 😉 I would love to see a live performance of Home Free one day. I'm willing to believe what you're saying here. Yes it is just so beautiful.❤
I wonder if the angels were jealous when they heard Home Free sing this beautiful old hymn. You would think by now I would be past the point of being blown away by the expertise and sheer beauty of Home Free’s innovative and unique ability to draw the listener in. They are the gold standard of a capella.
This is my favorite version of "How Great Thou Art". Adam Rupp's spotlight video really needs to be his drum solo! Thanks Dave, loved the reaction!! ♥️🍟
They're geniuses at arranging and a lot of them are done by Darren Rust. I believe that four of them have degrees in music and several of them do arrangements... Adam Rupp arranged the Christmas song Do You Hear What I Hear in an ice sculpture... absolutely great! Tim was working as a songwriter when he joined the group in 2014. Chris put together some videos called History of Home Free and it starts at the beginning (2000) and brings it all together...a must for any Home Fry.
A double win for me! This beautiful rendition by Home Free and your happy reaction. We Home Fries do love reactors who go down the Home Free rabbit hole. Keep'em coming, Dave and we will follow!
Great reaction to an amazing group of guys. Tim and Chance changing out the bass and then all together is so good. Austin, Rob and Adam with the tenor ranges are great. Home Free can make you smile, cry or laugh and do it all so well. Thank you
Adam grew his hair for charity, and when he finaly cut it, it was made into a wig. There are a live video on YT - Home Free singing "How great thou art" in a rain storm. Pure a capella, no mikes, worth listning to.
Yes it's Chance!! He takes over when Tim is singing the solo. Chance was singing bass in another acapella group before joining Home Free. Adam has a very soft and high voice.
You can lose your mind anytime..if that means you'll react to Home Free! Loved your reaction......this was the most beautiful vocal harmonies ever! When they sing this live....it is breathtaking!
double bass drop, it's Tim and Chance....this is so perfect. I listen to it every morning when I wake up & then talk to my wife who has been gone for 31 years now. Cancer stinks. This was filmed in the Austrian Alps....about a 30 minute drive from where the opening of the Sound of Music was filmed. This is about as good as music can get
Tim is all over the place in this. Hard to believe but when I saw this live in December Tim was doing the high ooo's in the second half and then traveling back down to the bass. And Tim and Chance double up on the bass at times as well. Adam stays pretty high and fills in the harmonies between Austin and Rob. They really have no limits they all shift all over the place in the best ways possible. I was a blubbering mess hearing this live. They really are unique and the best at what they do. Love your breakdowns and attention to detail. Thank you!
Thank you, April! Almost no one mentions Tim‘s high oooooo‘s. In the music video there is only a really short shot showing him do it, but you can see it better in some of the fan videos. I love that you pointed that out! By the way, are you going to be at the birthday bash?
@@theothersteffi7113 I so wanted to be at the bday bash but I live 12 hours away and am.caregiver to my 82 year old mom so getting to make that trip this summer just wasn't possible. I'm hoping to plan.for next summer. So sad I couldn't do it this year
@@aprilebert157 aw, that‘s too bad. I‘m flying in from Germany and I‘m hoping to meet a lot of the Fries I‘ve seen regularly here and over on facebook. I seem to remember you had a similar story to mine and found the guys rather late?
@@theothersteffi7113 I watched them on the sing off and knew they were magic but wasn't following anyone at the time. I lost.track until just over a year ago, but I fell hard. I made it to one concert and 1 backyard bash in my year of fangirling. I hope to meet you someday.
In their latest release, Adam Rupp is singing a beautiful "background tenor rhythm", you only see him singing it for a split second, but very prominent.
Adam sings the whole song. This was videoed in the Austrian Alps while on their European tour. That was cancelled because of covid. Last note was a double base.
A Chance Tim double bass note. They all can do nothing wrong. Thanks for recognizing Chance doing bass. This song was produce in the studio and they resang it on their European Tour. In the Austrian Alps
Loved the reaction to this gorgeous version of this hymn. Thanks, Dave. And for just Adam, you need to see one of his "drum solo's". It's just him on stage. He doesn't sing, but he does more than just vocal percussion.
I am definitely excited to watch that! For the first "go-around" I wanted to do all "Home Free" songs - no singles or "solo" stuff. But after this, everything is fair game.
They are all so darn amazing. Breathtaking really. I'm particularly fond of Austin's voice....but they are all beautiful in their own right. Just SPECTACULAR
Just like watching a kid on Christmas morning.. God I love you.. Thanks for all you do! For Austin.. "When A Man Loves A Woman." Blue Aint Your Color.".. "One Man Band".. and "Moonshine" .. "Meet In The Middle.". enjoy!
I totally agree with Tammy Dodge... Warning- When you get to do "When A Man Loves A Women" (Austin) Hold onto your socks, you may get blown out of them??? You're nailing it Dave! 👍
It’s one of my favorites of theirs and also favorite version of this song. It’s so beautiful. This was filmed in the Austrian Alps when they were touring there. Love your analysis. Chance was the bass in his former group so he can carry the bass while Tim is singing. Adam has a nice tenor voice but doesn’t like to sing so much. Try Helplessly Hoping, Brothers in Arms, In the Blood to hear more great harmonies. 😍
Another great reaction! The guys of Home Free have the richest harmonies I've ever heard in a band, every note absolutely clear and clean. When Tim starts with his fantastic bass, I always get goosebumps - WOW. This song is one of my favorites. There are many good gospel songs out there, but until I met the guys in Home Free, I didn't feel the need to listen to these songs multiple times. I'm not a Christian, but I love good music. And the guys in Home Free are phenomenal. These unique talents could get me into any church :-) LOL
This song definitely makes me emotional--Home Free's version is my very favorite version of all the many, many I have heard 😍 Besides the unbelievable harmonies--and gorgeous backdrop of the Austrian Alps--getting to hear Adam Rupp's sweet tenor actually singing is a real treat ❣️🎼🥰🎶❤️
Got home after a long day to find you’ve done yet another Home Free reaction and made my day! So glad to see how much you enjoy their beautiful harmonies. I introduced a friend at work to Home Free, he went home and listened to them all weekend long. He played this song for his wife. It’s apparently her favorite hymn, and according to him, she wept. And listened to it repeatedly all weekend. You really must watch Brothers in Arms, as well. Very little vocal percussion\beatboxing, and these 5 guys sound like they’re in a church, with an organ and full choir. It’s absolutely amazing. Again, to really highlight Adam Rupp, you should also do Ain’t Goin’ Down. Adam has a few “nomonica” solos that’ll knock your socks off. Also, you mentioned PTX’s Mary Did You Know in your first reaction. Home Free also has a version that is jaw dropping. I really hope you do When a Man Loves a Woman for Austin’s highlight. Best version I’ve ever heard. And, of course, for Rob, it should be End of the Road. A member of Boys II Men heard it and was a fan. But really, any song you choose to do is a safe bet with these talented guys. Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole! KYSOTI!
My mom loved this song by them, it was the first song by them I played for her, so it was only fitting that I played it at her funeral, the last time I played it for her.
Tell me this is the best video they’ve made! E Tim spoke about how they found this location while they were on their European tour. They contacted their producer during rust who came up with this arrangement singing all the different parts himself so that back to them they approved it as a group and contacted their production teamThat flew over from the western United States. The Austrian Alps are perfect background especially with that little church!! I love to start or end my day listening to this!! great reaction!!
When Austin has his lead the high notes in the chorus and many ppl think it´s Rob but in fact it´s Adam the guys say Adam is right between Austin and Rob
Hi Dave, Home Free always go big with their video production. They were in Europe for an A capella festival and capitalize on the opportunity to make the video. It was filmed in the Austrian Alps. Beautiful scenery for a beautiful hymn . They even have the video from the vault of how they compiled it
You could do a Home Free reaction every day, and I promise you, we won't judge. 🤣 Plus it would get you through about 9 months straight lol. My recommendation for you for an Adam Rupp beatbox feature would be the Butts Remix. Not only is it hilarious, but the genre jumping and the sheer talent and the way it shows how good Adam was at beat boxing that long ago, it's awesome. Of course there's also Do You Hear What I Hear, and that REALLY showcases Adam Rupp (he also arranged it), but I'm not sure how you feel about doing a Christmas song in June. Up to you!! I'll say this, no matter what you pick, you can't go wrong. Keep it up!
Thank you for another great reaction. And you can pause all you want, it doesn’t ruin it, it is just you sharing your respect for what they can do. Keep them coming.
One of the best vids for the ensemble aspect is Helplessly Hoping. The entries and releases are amazing. Brothers in Arms is fab for Tim singing at the bottom of his range
awesome to have a more Home Free focused reaction stream, I luv Pentatonix but also have a soft spot for the 'boys' of Home Free. from what I have seen of them if Austin isn't singing melody he is usually the top note of backing vocal, from what I could see in that clip I'm guessing that the sustained top note was Adam Rupp, such a shame that he wasn't in view at the time to really tell
Another good one for you to see, for Adam Rupp is Do You Hear What I Hear. Adam is beat boxing, not singing, but he did the arrangement on that one - amazing.
How they can take a song so well known, that has been done and done to death, not change it to the obvious, yet make it so fresh you feel like it’s the first time you’ve ever heard it.
If you are looking for the best Austin song, you should pick When a man loves a woman. In that song the others are just in the background and Austin shines ... :-)
Without a doubt, hands down, the Austin song you should choose When A Man Loves A Women. He leads throughout and is considered the new gold standard version of that classic. He just blows it out of the water.
This incredible arrangement was done by their producer, Darren Rust, who they refer to as the sixth member of Home Free. Darren runs a studio where they record most of their music. He also has been singing bass in his own group, The Blenders, for the last 30 years. I’ve seen The Blenders in concert a few times and they are fantastic.
Thank you for noticing! I haven't yet heard Adam sing entirely solo. I don't know if Austin is backing him up or the reverb, but I'd really like to hear just Adam. I know he doesn't like it at all, because he isn't vocally trained like the others, but he seems to have a great voice if we could just hear it a bit more clearly. Even in "Helplessly Hoping" Adam comes in with Tim, even though all five are singing. 🤷♀️
For someone who claims to not know much about music - au contraire - you have been identifying more music knowledge than 95% of the career music reactors. I’m impressed.
Love your channel!! To think these guys don’t use any instruments just blows my mind!! What a fantastic group of well trained, God given, talented dudes. Keep up your good work, greetings from Southern California.
This was a great reaction, Dave! This is one of their best, in my opinion, and one of my top favorites. There is much to hear in this one, and you pointed out something I don’t know how I missed it, which was the continual high note you mentioned. It sounds like Austin, but I could be mistaken, since I haven’t heard Adam sing that high. If you want to hear a little more of Adam singing, even though it’s in the background, check out their latest cover “The Driver”. He’s singing the “Do Da Dum” almost throughout the song. It’s a wonderful cover and I think you’ll really love it, too! The song and the video are well done and have a great message. Looking forward to more Home Free! You’ve barely dipped a toe into the deep rabbit hole of their RU-vid list. It’s going to be a wonderful journey with you.
I am sooo enjoying your channel. Your energy is out of the park. Looking forward to your next reaction especially if it's Home Free. For a focus on Austin Brown "When a Man Loves a Woman" absolutely amazing!!! It was filmed during pandemic. Can't wait!! Thank you for all the joy.
I'm a huge Home Free fan and I just love your reactions to these such talented group of guys...I'm sure you can do any Home Free song and you will be amazed..thank you so much
Loved your reaction!! Since I found HF, I listen to this every Sunday-🔥 Still you picked up on some things I hadn’t heard. Thank you!! BTW, filmed in Austrian Alps I believe.
Another great reaction! Adam Rupp master at beatbox and percussion. Even though you can pick him out in each song he does an awesome job highlighting his talent in Butt's Medley/Remix, or Do You Hear What I Hear among others but he is definitely prominent in these two.
The sustained descant, up high, is Adam. He's really good at staying in tune on the high sustains - i'll bet because the breath support needed for his beatboxing.
There's so many songs out there. Makes it hard to pick the next one. I think you'd really enjoy their Sea Shanty Medley. It's fun, plus it features them all. Another good one to check out if you liked the vocals in this one, you might like their version of God Bless the USA with Lee Greenwood and the US Air Force band. It's probably the best version of that song out there. I don't know if it is something worthy of its own reaction video, but checking out their live version of How Great Thou Art is amazing. They do this in person.
Best I ever heard -- straight up!!!! I've heard it a thousand and one ways .... This take the cake! The emotion it brings out --- how, I don't know but it does (at least for me). AWESOME!!!
If you watch one of the fan videos of Adam Rupps most recent live drum solos, he uses a looper to beatbox, sing and harmonize with himself. It's extraordinary.
