Avi was great in this. HF's bass, Tim Foust has an almost six octave range. Having Avi there allowed him to flex his tenor muscles. In 2016, Chris Rupp (co founder, along with his bro. Adam, beat boxer extraordinaire ) left to pursue a solo career. He was replaced with Adam Chance, called Chance who is a baritone/bass with a lovely voice and great range as well. This has given the group a lot more versatility and more combinations with harmony, bass line and who is best for which part. One of my favorite songs they do is Do You Hear What I Hear. Adam R. did the amazing arrangement.
Tim's last note is a G1. (When they did it on the Sing Off they were down half a step so he rattled the stage with an F#1.) Keep in mind he's got a full octave BELOW that note plus four octaves ABOVE that note. "Do You Hear What I Hear" is my favorite tour de force of theirs. Arranged by Adam Rupp you will not believe it's acapella. There is one spot where the melody is passed through five octaves in five seconds. It was filmed just a few miles from my home in Minnesota in -20 weather. Clear a spot on the floor for your jaw. You will love it. Thanks for the Home Free reactions and for keeping them coming!
Yeah...a few folks think that last note is Avi, and it’s all Tim. Avi can hit low notes, but Tim can sing them and hold them. Crazy stuff. Also, I love that Avi is “converted” to the chicken fried way of doing things at the end as he dons a cowboy hat. Nice touch to the video. On the other hand, Avi gets this reverberation from simultaneous head and throat voice that I’ve never heard. And he’s smooth like buttah. How great to get the best of both in this one song!!!
Avi is a beast. I saw him live when he did a small tour in Aug. He's fantastic and has quite a few solo songs out there. He actually just released one last Friday called Get Down. Change on the Rise, The Summit, Field and Pier, Quarter Past Four, Sweet Adeline, Hey Ya, etc. All fantastic.
Tim, that’s Adam Rupp doing the beat boxing. He’s a human musical instrument. Avi can get low, but Tim is the super bass you hear at the end of the song. Tim has five octave range. There is a youtube video of HF at an outdoor concert where Tim literally blew out the sound system when he went super low. I recommend that you watch HF’s third sing off where they sing an abridged version of “Ring of Fire”. You will get to hear and feel Tim blow away the audience when he goes ultra low.
Both Avi & Tim have blown speakers in concert (utube vids of a few for both) Tim is older hence lower and more country sound and many ranges....Avi is a true Basso Profundo opera trained more chocolate aged whiskey sound(hmmm who voice do I like better lol). Both are so amazing but completely different tones. Adam is the cleanest beatboxer I have ever heard...Kevin is super multi talented(plays cello, sax, piano, sings, beatboxes...etc) but Adams cleaner on snare drum and rims. Sing off might have been short lived but look at the amazing Acapella music we got...1 pop 1 country both phenomenal!
Tim has a range of 6 octaves though. In Sold! you can hear him growl an impressive A0 and in a live version of goodbye my coney island baby he "screams" to an A6. Also in 1 bass battle video between him, Geoff Castellucci, Avi Kaplan, Tomi Pizur and Jules Cruz he went down to an A-1 supergrowl in Home Free's arrangement of Country Roads but that might be wrong though it sounds legit. I've put the link here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tFc0jk7gRsI.html
Definitely an Avi fan here. Tim is truly amazing as well. For me, there is something about Avi's voice that just goes straight to the soul. Since he left PTX, he has done some solo work. Change on the rise is written by him, and all the low bass you hear in the background is Him as well. Great one. I agree with Melanie, Black is the color of my true love's hair is also a great one to get a good feel for Avi's voice. GREAT reaction!!!!
I would like to recommend another lovely collaboration with Avi. Avi and Peter Hollins doing Black is the color of my true love's hair (cover). Peter Hollins is another great singer in general. But i think you will like it. It showcases them both very nicely
Careful, you've already become a Pentaholic and now are on your way to becoming a Home Fry as well ;) Gotta say, country has never been high on my list, but I will listen to, and enjoy, every single thing Home Free does! And what could be better than a capella with 2 basses?? Yes, Tim Foust has a somewhat greater range than Avi, but for me...there's just something about Avi's voice (regardless of where on the scale he sings) that really gets me in the feels. It's just so...chocolate: rich, smooth and sweet. Loved your reaction; it's great seeing someone get blown away :D Seven Bridges Road, is another of Home Free's fantastic videos. Never thought it could be better than the original, but their harmonies there...also mind blowing.
Another great reaction! I have been lucky enough to see Home Free in concert and that is an experience. Tim hit low notes that made my whole body vibrate, including my hair. Their beat boxer, Adam Rupp is also insanely talented. I also highly recommend "Do You Hear What I Hear", and, of course everything else they have ever done.
Tim (the bass from Home Free) had the low notes at the end, not Avi. I love Avi (he is probably my favorite bass of all the singers out there) but Tim can hit several notes lower than Avi. (I think Tim's lowest note is an A0, which is REALLY low). He apparently taught Avi how to go a bit lower than his original range (I believe that Avi can now hit a D1, whereas in his early days with Pentatonix his lowest note was an A1 (which, oddly enough, is higher than a C1-G1; the range runs from Cflat-B#, rather than the logical Aflat-G#.
To supplement this, Tim taught Avi some "Vocal Fry" tricks, to get lower in his range. Tim's range is re-fricking-diculous, top and bottom. Avi's voice is a little warmer and richer than Tim's, but they're both fantastic bass singers.
I loved your reaction, but it was Tim (from Home Free) that hit that last low note, which he held steadily for 12 seconds. According to the experts, that is virtually unheard of for a bass that goes that deep.. He also hit that high tenor note, just before that, too. He has a 6 octave vocal range and can slide up and down those scales in a blink of an eye. Avi can't go even close to that deep bass note, which is why he was tipping his hat to Tim at the very end. Tim and Avi have been friends for a long time, and it was Tim that taught Avi how to go as low as he does now. And yes, Adam (their beat boxer) is a beast. He always tends to make the audience forget that yes, they are and always will be an A Capella group. He's like a one man band all on his own. He does a 8-9 minute solo act during their live concerts. There's plenty of fantastic fan video's of that act. Here's one of his latest, if you want to see it.....ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LUSvD2c-y2M.html
As I said on the previous video, I saw Home Free live last week. They did this song as an encore, and when Tim hits the low note at the end, you can feel your organs vibrating! It was insane!
Their beatboxer is fantastic. So many songs to check out. Maybe try Man of Constant Sorrow next but their new stuff is really good and they are doing original songs now instead of covers all the time.
Home Free’s version of Helplessly Hoping by Crosby Stills and Nash And Pentatonix Little Drummer Boy or Carol of the Bells or watch the whole Sing Off Season 3 from the beginning 🤗
I think the enormous popularity of Home Free is that people are HUNGRY for pure voices. The singers of today do a lot of fancy stuff, but the pure melodies and harmonies are missing. We've taken a few steps BACK to pure vocals.
Ok. This reaction is the one that got me to subscribe! I LOVE Home Free, and your reaction to this song was wonderful! Just how I felt when I first heard it! Glad to be onboard!
At the end of this wonderful song (I love both these basses) there is a teaser for Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget, which is another great song. If you do react to it, you will see Avi photo bomb the song in one spot, and that will be obvious, but also look for him in the distance at the end of the video.
Tim in Misty Mountain is unhuman! I don't care for the song, but enjoy it just because of Tim's voice. I love their: In The Blood, My Church, Blue Ain't Your Color & Man of Constant Sorrow.
Dueling basses!! Can't get better than that!! 😉 Ok, if you were impressed with our beatboxer here, then you must hear him on "Man Of Constant Sorrow" for some real awesomeness!! Thx for the fun reaction!!
You play home free means I subscribed. I want to watch you're journey with this vocal group. Man of constant sorrow. And in the blood. Both covers are up you're alley. Plenty more suggestions coming. This vocal band are so talented with their singing ranges they will alternate roles to get the sound they want. They do have their own music that is fantastic as well. Covers?. better than the originals ...in my opinion. Yes you're jouney has started and I'm in it for the ride. Thanks!!
HF and PTX each have done really fun "fan appreciation" videos. PTX's is their original 'Sing' and HF's is the O'Jays classic 'Love Train'. I am positive you will love both.
Favorite reaction to this song so far because you can see how blown away he truly is by the beatboxers he gives respect to the beatboxer for once most reaction people don't
I know you are impressed with PTX, with Avi and Home Free, and tight musicians in general. I am therefore recommending you give a listen to some of Avi's recent solo work ... "Change on the Rise" in particular. Avi tracked All of the vocals (including a killer bass track) .....it is very powerful and worth your time.
Tim, Home Free's bass, actually taught Avi how to sing even lower than he already does! And Home Free's beatboxer, Adam, may be no Kevin, but he specializes in certain drum kit sounds that you might find in country music quite often. You should check out: Home Free - Blue Ain't Your Color, Home Free - Wake Me Up, Home Free - Champagne Taste (On A Beer Budget), & Avriel & the Sequoias - Hey Ya!
This is awesome but I will always love their live performance on “The Sing Off” better. Absolutely mind blowing and an epic moment in Home Free history. Hoping you react to that one too!
Had to chuckle about you thinking it wasn't a capella when Adam started his beat boxing. I had watched dozens of RU-vid live shows and videos before we got to go see them live. So I knew how they sounded, that it was all voices. Then the live show started and my husband said I thought they didn't have drums and instruments. I sat there a minute so puzzled and then the lights came on the stage and we saw them and yep, it was just them and their incredible voices! But hearing them live you would still swear there were drums at least. Be sure to look up one of Adam's beat boxing videos he does about 7-9 mins solo in every show. It will blow your mind for sure! You sit there shaking your head the whole time! Thanks a lot for your great comments and reactions. (And you do know it's Tim singing the lowest notes in Ring of Fire, right? That's when Avi tips his hat to him at the end of the song. Per what they say, Tim helped Avi learn how to go lower. They are both special for sure, as all the guys are.) Keep them coming! We'll be here watching HF!
Watching your expressions ..cracking me up. You need to see a concert. I'm heading to a concert tomorrow night (4th) and I can tell you when that when those bass notes are dropped, your chest rattles!! You NEED to go to one.!! Carrie :)
Love all these guys. Great talent. I have a soft spot for Avi and Tim though, Such rare and beautiful voices and they are both such goof balls. Avi has been pretty sad and subdued the past couple of years but he's coming out of it and that mischief is starting to surface again. I would love to see those two collab. Who knows what kind of wild ride they would take us on.
Tim, the Home Free bass, hit the lower notes at the end, and Tim is friends with Avi and actually helped show Avi how to go lower. You should check Tims collab with Peter Hollens in "Misty Mountains" to see some of Tims lower notes (his final note in that actually made the camera vibrate at the end.) and then... just to mess with your mind, watch Home Free's cover of "Mayday" to see Tim flip it and take a tenor part and leave the bass to Chance.
Hey dude, sorry you have been catching some of those folks from the hate train. I don't understand why people have to be like that. The old saying, "if you ain't got nothing good to say, then don't say anything" comes to mind. I love all kinds of music. I can appreciate Opera for the skill, training, and talent that it takes to perform, but know it's not something I would listen to often. Just cause it ain't my bag, doesn't mean I hate on it. SMH, I just don't understand people. Anyway. Love how you approach you reviews. I like seeing your response to new music. A group I think you would love that no one is doing reviews on at all, is a band called Here Come The Mummies. They are a funk band outta Nashville. They dress as Mummies and no one knows who they are. There are tons of videos out there. Lots of live videos. They have put out like 8 albums and 3 DVDs. But most people haven't heard of them Check out songs, freak flag, Ra Ra Ra, VIP, Everything But, Pants, Secret Santa ( they did a vid using the old claymation characters from old Christmas shows with Burl Ives) that's just a few to get you started.
the one good thing about Home Fries is that as long as you play Home Free your views will sky rocket, they are loyal. Try out a few funny videos, Country fried mash up 17 songs 15 artists. Try My Church.....The butts remix....and there is a concert video of them and the title is Hilariously funny, what were they thinking...it will crack you up. They have great stage performance and are so funny. Rob (with beard) is lead tenor....Austin is High tenor... Adam Chance is baritone... Adam Rupp is beat boxer and Tim Foust is THE Bass. Enjoy.
I totally enjoyed this...... really like ya doppin' back to hear it again --- LOL, reminds me of "me" actually. I did the same thing but over and over (I won't lie --- still do it sometimes just to hear it)!!! I've picked it apart so many times. I've read down through the comments and see so many other songs requested --- I can't stress enough how doing the SingOff vids before turning to others ---- how they will set you up, adding to and open-up the rest of the songs requested. Links were provided in that reaction comments. I assure you much more appreciation for what they do. And --- I can tell you that the SingOff vids will not spoil anything later --- You'll still be amazed each time something happens...... like dropping back and listening again!?!
If you haven't seen it yet, please watch the live video where Tim blows the speaker at a performance. The groups antics leading up to Tim going that low are hilarious.
Please Please Please react to Avi Kaplan's music, he is incredible! Ones you must check out are "Quarter Past Four", "Change On The Rise" & "Get Down" they are phenomenal!!! Great reaction, keep up the awesome work!
I'm gonna be infusing new artists and other genres into the channel, but because I recognize you as a regular viewer I will do that for you. You are appreciated 😁
Each bass man has a special tone and it works so well here. Avi has the kind of silky quality to his, while Tim's more Randy Travis and has an insane range ( I imagine being classically trained helps with that, but Shawn on the sing off had it right. He just has a natural freakishly low voice. ) I love the both of them. Avi's solo and other collab stuff is great. Chris Rupp is doin great on his solo stuff. He left on good terms, which is really a testament of how mature they all are. They're not ego like a lot of artists. I love their collab with the Oak Ridge Boys on Elvira :) and if you wanna laugh you can't beat their funny videos. Butts Remix, Country-fried pop medley, All About that Bass, Champagne taste/Beer Budget, and quite a few others are absolutely hilarious.
Check out Tim Foust Home Free bass with Peter Hollens singing Misty Mountains from Lord of the Rings/ Hobbit. If you want some bass even though a Christmas song Do You Hear What I Hear by Home Free to get room vibrating bass by Tim! 😳 I would suggest any by Home Free Butts Remix will let you see their playful side.
Nice reaction! H F sang this in their Sing Off performance before they won. Tim & Avi are both amazing bass singers. Try HF cover of “Your Man”. In one of their live performances Tim actually blew out the speaker!
Great reaction! Tim Foust can sing lower notes than Avi, but it's the smooth tone of Avi's voice that melts me. A couple other wonderful Avi videos: PTX The First Noel and PTX Light in the Hallway. Avi does the lead in both of these. Also, a duet he did with a fellow youtuber Peter Hollens, Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair. In all three of these you hear his range, including his higher notes. It would be great to see your reaction to any of them.
Going down through the comments, I see that I don't need to tell you that it was actually Tim Foust's low note at the end, and that's not EVEN as low as he can go. :-D Great reaction, and now I'm going to see more. I queued up all your Home Free reactions. I should be doing other things (I'm a RU-vidr, myself), but the heck with it. I'm really enjoying these tonight. Thank you! :-)
Avi can only hit his growl and subharmonics because of Tim, FYI. He taught it to Avi and Geoff, the bassist from VoicePlay. I thought you'd like to know that.
My reaction was just like yours when Adam came in with that beat! I wish they would focus on him more often. It's hard to believe that what he does is even possible. Did you notice at the end that Avi slipped off his beanie (it used to be his trademark in the early years of PTX) and put on a cowboy hat? That was showing respect for Tim Foust's final bass note. If you look closely, you can see that Avi's singing the "Bah pah dah pah dah" part along with the rest of Home Free.
Adam is a beat box legend sounds like a drum set people think their adding drums to their music u should watch the video whe he cuts loose and does a drum solo
Just found your channel! I watched your Home Free Man...Sorrow reaction then this. Your reactions & this song gave me cold chills! Tim’s bass range is Legit like SEVEN octave range. That is HIS bass your are really hearing, not Avi’s!
Tim done the low note at the end but you need to listen to more home free brother Tim is an amazing bass his lowest notes are at live concerts where he has hit notes in the 0 octave many times his lowest I believe was a C0 when he actually blew a speaker lol you should watch that video as well it is on RU-vid just search Tim foust blowing speaker
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