DRUMMER REACTS to Home Free - ELVIRA (feat. The Oak Ridge Boys) | (Reaction) 

I love how Richard Sturban was like "watch this young man" with the bass, then Tim is like..."Oh yeah...hold my beer," and bottoms out the subwoofers.

What I love most about this collaboration is that Tim Foust gave a radio interview over a decade ago saying that this would be his dream to have a chance to sing with the Oaks someday. You could see on his face that this is his dream realized!

This is one of my favorites of theirs, the bass from Oakridge Boys (Richard Sterban) actually did session vocals for Elvis!

Intro to the Oak Ridge Boys: Joe Bonsail (mustache) is the lead, Duane Allen (blond) is the tenor, William Lee Golden (beard) is the baritone, the legendary Richard Sterban is the bass.

I love how Joe Bonsall seemed so proud of Austin, especially on 🎶 we're gonna fiiiiiiind that Preacher man🎶. Joe put his hand above Austin, like he was either saying, "the winner." or like he was saying "this kid is incredible!" I've listened to this version of Elvira more times than I can count. I've also caught myself doing some of the hand motions with them. Lol Please react to more Home Free! I have a couple ideas if you do.

RIP Joe Bonsall, a tenor in the country music group The Oak Ridge Boys, died on Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at the age of 76

Great reaction...Tim not only shakes the floor...when you see them live his bass shakes your chairs and he is known for blowing out a speaker! I saw the ORB in 2019 and they are still as great as they ever were! That shirt they all signed....Austin has it framed and hanging in his house!

This was the Oak Ridge Boys biggest hit from the 1980's....it was a crossover hit that gained great acclaim for the boys......and Home Free was opening act for TORB a number of years ago, so they know each other very well. Love your analysis at the end, thank you

It's always fun to watch someone enjoy Home Free, as much as I do. Keep the Home Free reactions coming, we Home Fries can never get enough.

Whoa! I didn't actually notice until your second time through (and probably my 35th) that not only does Adam have a _gorgeous_ brush kit sound, at 6:01 or so he even has rim clicks snuck in there! Such an amazing beatboxer... Most beatboxers work their whole careers to get _one_ good snare sound. He has like, five. For like, brushed, rim click, piccolo, full snare, and techno snare. (Pff snare, tongue click, the crispest spit snare in the universe, kh snare, and pft snare, respectively, I believe)

Love this. The level of respect they have for each other is so wonderful. Adam kicked butt on this. wow. Home Free and the Oakridge Boys are really huge fans of each other.

I love your comments on this. There certainly is a chemistry between Home Free and the Oak Ridge Boys. I loved what you said about the "passing of the torch". I whole heartedly agree!

They sound Amazing together

This such a great collaboration! Love this song, love Home Free and the Oak Rudge Boys. You should check out the other collaboration of Little Star of Bethlehem. They did that in 2020 was the did an online concert called Warmest Winter. It was during quarantine when they could not go out on the road. It also stars Jeffrey East. Love your reaction!

Awesome review! Very observant - there is a mutual admiration society comprised of the Oakridge Boys and HF and especially between Austin Brown and Joe Bonsall. HF was also highly admired by the late Country legend Kenny Rogers. See their collaboration Children Go Where I Send Thee.

this song was in last year's concert playlist and it was absolutely amazing

You should check out Adam Rupp's drum solo.

Joe Bonsall is the tenor for the Oaks. He's a big fan of Austin's & vice versa. If you remember from "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem", Joe was really enjoying Austin's solo. As you probably know. "Beautiful Star" was from the Chrismas show they did. There was a bit in the show where you see Tim talking to Joe & to Duane Allen (the other Oak who did a solo in this one) One of the things they talked about was how the Oaks had sort of been mentors to HF & how appreciative HF was of that. I've been a fan of the Oak Ridge Boys for years so I love it when they collaborate with HF. Enjoyed your video!

You should definitely join/start an acapella group - that was some nice bass/baritone there -- I've been in 3 - it's so much fun

I always believe in being present to enjoy the experience first and foremost

Great reaction! Much respect to both groups. Its so cool to see the ORBs "passing the torch", very classy!

Great reaction! Homefree is the best!

If ;you haven't already, Check out...Hillbilly Bone....Man of Constant Sorrow....Ring of Fire (the version from the Sing Off season 4 knocks your socks off) ...What we Ain't Got...and last but certainly not least...End of the Road. Thank you for your reaction.

The Oaks & Home Free are great friends ! They get along terrifically & harmonize so well !!! It’s great to see young & old together !!!

Liked your reaction. Home Free is so good and this collaboration is good. I think Tim was holding off those really low notes to let Richard shine. Man of Constant Sorrow, Folsom Prison Blues, In the Blood, I Can’t Outrun You, Blue Ain’t Your Color, What we Ain’t Got, Yours, Helplessly Hoping. Can’t go wrong with HF.

Thank you so much for doing Home Free!!

I’ve probably watched this 30+ times and never get tired of it. What a great blend with all of them together.

Great commentary. Always come for Home Free.

Awesome reaction ❣

Great reaction! Love that you reacted to this one! Elvira is such a fun song to listen to... I heard it live last year (only by Home Free) and Tim shook the room with his low notes! It was awesome!!! Hope you'll react to 'can't stop the feeling' too! Or their Butts remix... it's so much fun and a great listen! Or if you want low notes maybe 'everybody walking this land' or 'flowers on the wall' (songs they made in quarentine)

If you watch the LIVE version To M hits super low notes you should also listen to mayday just to see their true talent The Oaks have actually said Home Free is the only group who can do their songs as well as they do

I love your reaction alot. The Oakridge Boys are mentors to Home Free.

You obviously took to this rendition - a lot of camaraderie here! - glad you went back into it a second time.

Nice!! Your reactions ROCK!

Greetings from a danish fry , you should check out any song from Dive bar saints or some of their quarentine songs

Love these guys 💖

One of my favorite collaborations was Kenny Rodgers/Home Free Children Go Where I Send Thee. Kenny Rodgers was a Home Fry!

Wait for it......

I like the fact that Elvira was the name of a street. ;)

Brad Steele gave you a shout out so here I am and happy to subscribe. I'd love to see you react to Adam Rupp's beat boxing drum solo. Lots of new stuff with great audio quality. Looking forward to seeing more.💕

Sir, could you react next to a Home Free cover that is just awsome - Life is a Highway, a cover of the Rascal Flatts song.

Hi! Brad sent me. Actually I subscribed before Brad sent me. Great reaction.

Also add in Richard Sterban once toured with Elvis Presley as backup Bass with J D Sumner one of the best Bass singers ever

Great job adam

Liked the non fmality, chrmistry, and minded me of being priveledged through sitting and listening to old blues anfd country atrtist just sitting and jamming. At. A loal dive or waering hole after groups or individuals finished nights gigsOld friend used to be blues and jazz played with best but quit cuz drugs wereb killing him Anytime one of old grpups played locally we went. zUpon recogmitoon he playrf damn near any instrument from juice harp to all drums , they wpuld call him to stage introduce and metimes let him play But it was later after bar closed , the rpopm purple hazy, drinks flowing That music went crazy it was the music that talked and I heard riffs and licks that were nevrr put to wax as one started jam amd others floated in and out get same vibes freling between., IMHO was there betweem old greats wand this generations up anf coming greats Not a competition just music doulong the talking.

Absolutely loved your reaction. Try Flowers on the Wall by Home Free. It's a cover of The Statler Brothers'. Harold Reid was the bass in that quartet. He passed last year.

Your own acapella group would be so much fun.

The group they're singing with now is The oak ridge boys sir

New sub. Love your reactions have been binge watching them tonight. You have a pretty good baritone,/ bass yourself😊❤️

love these guys Man of Constant Sorrow is my fav........

This ios a terrific cover

Wow! Thank you for posting! I never even knew this happened! ❤

Just subscribed. Home Fries!!! Coined by Ben Folds when they were on the Sing Off.

Please do a reaction to Home Free's End of the Road Boyz to Men cover

Do Home Free's version of Johnny Cash's Folsom Prison Blues...

Checkout Home Free's cover Man of Constant Sorrow.

Love from a Home Fry!!❤

Huge fan of Home Free!!! Great reaction! Check out the album Dive Bar Saints...most are HF originals. I was told by Brad Steele to check your channel out.

Love your reactions... i had already seen your reaction, but Brad Steele reactor suggested that I come and say Hi.. HI!!! Thanks so much for doing HF!!

The ORB contacted HF to do this...

Happy new subscriber here! Brad Steele gave you a shout-out and I'm so glad he did! Thanks for a great reaction, keep them coming!

New sub.... Thought your reaction was spot on... Both groups are amazing

I suggest watching Adam Rupp drum solos he does. He does a live drum solo each concert.

I would love to know what you thought about Adam the drummer for HF.

Hey, Brad Steele sent me!

If you want something a little different to react to... You could try reacting to one of Slim Dusty's songs... The only problem is when he died, he was working on his 106 album, so it's very difficult to suggest any one song... His 3 biggest sellers were *Pub with no beer,* *Duncan,* & *Lights on the hill* but I think the title track from his 💯 album *"Looking forward, looking back"* is one of his best.

I liked that you got so lost in the performance, that you forgot to take notes. 😁 Some points of interest... I believe you mentioned listening to some VoicePlay in one of your other videos. Geoff Castellucci, their bass, arranged this for Home Free. If you want to see some casual interaction with The Oaks and Home Free, this BTS video has a bit near the end: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pX92vDQ6kG0.html I also thought it might be interesting to mention that since The Oak Ridge Boys typically perform with a backing band, Richard Sterban (their bass), is typically singing lyrics, while Tim (since Home Free is a cappella) is serving as the bass "instrument" (when not singing leads 😁) You made a comment about them trading off/blending in "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem," but they're really not, since Richard is singing the lyrics with the rest of The Oaks and Tim is holding down the bass line throughout.

That's OK. HF is meant for listening, not for writing on your pad. If you want to try this kind of stuff, see if there's a barbershop chorus near you. Unless its just before a competition, they will probably help you give it a try.

Have you reacted to Adam Rupp's "drum" solo?

So, I did a quick search of you vids, and I don’t think I saw a reaction to the Vic Firth vid of Danny Carey from Tool doing Pneuma!! Unreal stuff man. If you watch it, I dare you to keep his time signature. It’s like the metronome asks Danny for the time signature!! Haha

Hey there, I see that Dream Theater logo on your bicep... :DD

The Oaks were a top draw back in their day. You might want to react to them. Here is a link to a live performance of two songs from the height of their career. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8SUdMygb9u4.html And one more featuring William Lee Golden (the bearded one) on lead vocal. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-O03A5FatTJE.html

:)

Brad Steele sent me 😊

Subharmonic? 4:30

hmmm....you are a drummer yet you made no comment about the beat boxing of Adam Rupp....disappointing