Rob had opera training in college, Austin has a degree in musical theater with a bit of opera thrown in. Austin talked Rob into doing this to show off Rob’s “hidden talent”. Rob wouldn’t do it without Austin singing with him. Nice surprise, huh? Shocked everyone! They said “one and done” tho’! They are awesome!
They were fabulous! To me…Austin still sounded like Austin- he sang it fabulously . But, we got to see a whole other facet to Rob and his voice. So richly done- so full and deep - simply perfection!
Take your point but I'm not so sure we haven't heard that Italianate dropped larynx before. Rob was using it in his solos in the Sea Shanty Medley. (It comes out again in the latest, Skull and Bones). If Austin sounds like Austin, it's because he is always fabulous! I've noticed that reactors get the goosebumps from Austin, doing what a bright-toned lyric tenor does.
@@patriciamcl54 , very true, I just don’t think that I have ever heard Rob’s voice like that is a solo before. It was awesome to hear! I agree that Austin always sings fabulously. 🙂
Jamal, I know you have reacted to all kinds of artists and genres on your channel and I know you have your favorite bands of all time and Home Free was not in your top 10 list which is fine. But I got a sense this is one of the most surprising performances you have seen and the realization that not too many artists could pull something like this off. I believe each of the guys in Home Free are as talented as any of the top famous male solo singers and bands we have known over the past 70 years that we are all familiar with, and they are all in one single group. Imo, that makes them one of the best vocal groups of all time simply because they do not need musical instruments to accompany them.
I take your point but the fact that they are an a capella band is not what makes them great. After all, some of their most successful recordings have instruments (Save the World, Dreamer with Texas Hill, Born in the USA). It is the fact that almost by accident they have arrived at a point where four exceptional voices and a brilliant producer mesh together perfectly, not forgetting the amazing Adam Rupp.
WOW, THANKS JAMEL! At 62, I'm not particularly up on current music, ask me anything about the 60's, 70's, and 80's, and I've likely at least heard it. I'm always up for something new, and great as there's so few today who can "Light My Fire" so to speak, but these guys have me flamin hot! Wow, what a great performance, and I now have two more singers to follow, not to mention Homefree! Thanks again! 👍😎✌🗽
Home Free is a awesome acapella group, so good that you may have to remind yourself that there are no instruments. Since you said something about the 70’s - listen to their covers of Listen to The Music, American Pie (with Don McClean), and Seven Bridges Road. Of course, you didn’t say what kind of music that you prefer, so hopefully those will appeal to you.
@@beth5870 Oh yeah, I like all music! Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles are my two favorite groups. But, any, and all music is on my list if it's good! Country, rock, heavy metal, pop, classical, jazz, but not so much Opera, unless it's in english.😁I never did get into it because I don't understand the Italian language, but I can appreciate it for what it is, very talented singers. I have listened to Homefree, and will binge watch some of their songs later. 👍😎✌🗽 P.S. I noticed you have the dreaded numbers after your name. I looked it up, and RU-vid have screwed us yet again. Your name is all, but gone now as was mine. Even though we signed up with that name, and were the only ones to have it, RU-vid has decided to make us claim that name again, and having not done it when it first came up, I lost mine so had to use Tom-C. with the dash instead of just Tom C. Too save you some time, here is a link to a guy telling you how to claim your handle. I swear, this is really BS on RU-vid's part. UHG! 🤬👿 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0J0xBtSN17k.html
Aren't they fabulous? You just never know what Home Free will come up with next. The talent and skills withing the group is insane. Rob and Austin were awesome! Great reaction.
Mind blowing isn’t it ? The guys of Home Free can pretty much sing any genre and this is proof. For another one of something completely different than anything you heard from Home Free They just released an original written by Chance Skull and Bones it’s for the video game Skull And Bones Ubisoft is releasing soon.They have a Lyric video and they sang a shorter version at Ubisoft Live Premiere. It’s beyond Epic
I totally agree. He can do any style, adjusting his voice appropriately. Much like Eli from VoicePlay. Eli can do tender, smooth, jazz, rock tenor, character voices, you name it. Both groups were blessed when those two showed up!
Austin challenged Rob to do this. Rob is classical trained, Austin, theater trained. Austin was so blown away with Rob, he had to redo his portion. 13 years or more since Rob sang opera.
I don’t know who either of them are, so I was thinking I wouldn’t know which guy was classically trained and which was theater trained. Yeah… yeah, you can tell. Neither is bad but one sounded like freaking Placido Domingo so it was pretty clear, lol.
Thank you for the information, the adorable smile on Austin’s face is a give away that he was so proud of Rob’s voice and that everyone would finally hear this hidden voice.
Singing training is much the same, whichever genre you end up singing in. Austin was trained from about age 15 (?) and all the way through college. The tutors there wanted him to continue and do opera (probably knowing that a really good lyric tenor is worth his weight in gold to opera houses) but he decided not to. The difference in their voices is not so much down to training as to physiology. Jen Glatzhofer in her reaction to this gives an excellent explanation of the physical factors involved.
I have never been a big fan of opera except maybe some Andrea Bocelli & a few others. But I have always appreciated the talent it takes to sing opera. I was pretty impressed with Rob & Austin's version of Nessun Dorma. I have heard this famous song done by Pavarotti. I think I was more surprised by Rob's range & powerful delivery than even Austin's. Pretty good for a couple of country boys! Nice to see them dressed up in suits & looking classy.
Yes, this is wow, wow and again wow. This is insane, so extremely good. Fantastic. Both are doing great. But Rob, I'm perplexed. His voice is just magical and so rich Chills just ran through my body. It flows into my heart. He will be able to stand with the greatest of opera singers. It's not often that I listen to songs by opera singers 5 times and more in a row. But here it is. Of course I hope that both will always continue to do Home Free, but I wouldn't think it wrong that such "trips" are made more often. Opera, country, ballads, soul etc. I think anything is possible..
I'm not a big opera fan at all, but I love this aria, it's so beautiful. And Rob was A-MAZING. He actually has opera training from his college years, but hasn't sung it since (15 years). Opera is not something anyone can just get up and do right, it takes years of training. Opera singer and music reactor Maggie Renee said that Rob's performance was nearly perfect, and an Italian voice coach said that she forgot he and Austin weren't Italian because their pronunciation was so good, especially Rob's. Austin is not an opera singer, but his music theater training came though and he did a great "crossover."
Whoa 😲....I've heard a few #'s by HomeFree, but never imagined this; never underestimate based on a single format listening. Thnx for posting this, J 👍
No matter how many times I hear this I get chills and become very emotional. Rob and Austin can do anything. That goes for all the guys in Home Free. Thay never cease to amaze me.
On top of just proving their ranges.. Theyre singing in Italian 🇮🇹 as well. Spot on! ❤ it makes my soul happy 😊 makes me even more proud of my Italian roots. Great reaction😊 have a blessed day!
Hahaha, not a splash of country! That had me laughing. I know, I thought I might be rickrolled myself. Then this happened. Rob had studied opera but that was years ago. Austin was a musical theater major. I knew they could sing but like you said…opera??!! Wow! They’re talented men. Love Home Free! Great reaction Jamal! 😍
This home fry sure enjoyed seeing your reaction to this song. I love your reactions to Home Free and the older songs. The reactions that you do with your brothers are also great! Of course, your other reactions are great too. Thanks!
A face I haven't seen since day of its release. The face of shock, surprise, and total enjoyment. Remember you a little bit late for reaction, but all in all your reaction is right in step from all who seen it.
Such a treat! But seriously, Rob sounds like a different artist than we hear when he sings with Home Free! I don't care for opera, but these two "tried" and did what I didn't expect--they made me want to watch it over and over again. Who knew? 🤭
The capability of excellence by each of the individuals in this group is off the charts awesome that allows them the flexibility to do so many types of vocalizations and to do it exceptionally well. I have not found a genre they are afraid to tackle whether individually or as a group they are amazing. Then top that off with their arrangements that augment the presentation to be "Home Free" owned. ❣
Love your reaction! The best one I've seen so far was from an Italian opera singer/reactor. She said she not only forgot they weren't opera singers but she forgot they weren't Italian!!! Years ago Rob's vocal coach said he could have a HUGE career in opera. Thank God he joined HF. Like always your reaction is one of my favorites.
Simply amazing! Although we know these guys well enough that even this should not surprise us; they could sing the dictionary and we'd be here for it. Thanks for reacting!
You might have a look at a reaction by the Bangkok Vocal Coach, who has both training and experience in opera. He loved both voices, but said that Austin (the lyric tenor) nailed it and was more marketable in today's world. Italianate opera is going out of fashion, and so are the Italianate tenors that go with it. Austin has one of the most distinctive talents in any genre.
The day this came out, I must have listened at least 10 times, these guys singing my Favorite tenor aria! The cute smile that Austin has on his face in the beginning, you really can tell that he convinced Rob to do this, Rob was worried about what the fans would think, I say More Please😂. Absolutely love this ❤, thank you for sharing your reaction, this is fantastic.
Thanks for reacting to this epic showing of talent I never knew these two had! Rob and Austin take the cake for this performance. I'm not into opera at all, but these guys lift me to a different plane with this heavenly song. Very cool 😎 and what can they NOT do? I haven't found one single thing yet. Thanks again for returning to Home Free. New sub for more of them!
I agree if you work hard and have discipline, you can do anything. There are people with natural talent and when passion, talent & hard work come together... you become exceptional. And these guys are exceptional. Home Free is exceptional.
When this was teased, many fans anticipated lip syncing or something comedic given how lighthearted they can be (which you're familiar with given all the HF videos you've reacted to in the past). Great 'surprise' (thoroughly enjoyed your expression) ! Next time you check out a HF video, you'll see (and hear) these two from a new perspective.
Rob could literally move to Italy and star in La Boheme. He literally blew my mind with this performance. Austin has his genre with pop, and did a great job here, but Rob OWNED this.
Rob was classically trained in college. And Austin was a musical theater background but also trained classically. I was totally agree when I heard it for the first time, I even cried. Enjoyed watching your reaction to this song.
After picking my chin up off the floor, I had tears at the beauty of Rob's voice. Apparently he had to be talked into doing this by Austin, and made it clear it would be a one-off with no live performances. What a shame!
Great review! Don't miss Home Free's latest, "Skull and Bones". Chance wrote the song for the soon to be released video game of the same name! There is a live version that is not the full song, and there is a lyrical version which is the full song, and you get to see more of the graphics from the game. Here's hoping their popularity will explode as they are introduced to a whole new audience!
In an interview with Patrol Gaming Austin said he really wanted to show off "opera" Rob but Rob said he wouldn't unless Austin sang it with him. Austin went on to say he thought he been okay but that Rob had been fantastic. I love the way they support each other. For those interested, Nessun Dorma is an aria from Puccini's opera Turandot (it's in Italian and there's an English translation on the interweb).
Excellent reaction! The rest of us were Rob-smacked too. One reactor, Peter Barber (and professional opera bassist), thought, with more training, Rob could have had a successful career in opera. Were these two Pavarotti? Of course not. Did they prove they could sing opera? Yes! (Even though Austin's style would be described as crossover.)
Rob was fully trained. He decided not to go ahead with looking for work in opera. I'm not sure whether Barber thinks that someone can start an opera career in their 40s, but it would be unusual, to say the least!
Hey Jamel! If you want a totally different vibe check out Home Free’s original “Skull and Bones” which they made for a video game that Ubisoft is releasing in August…
Sadly they have said that they won't be repeating the experience. It needed a lot of preparation (not least by Sebastien Douyon, who arranged and produced) and rehearsal.
this is the aria from Puccini's opera......all the great and near great operatic vocalists have sung this.......Pavarotti's (R.I.P.) performance is condidered the 'gold standard' by many.......originally written for one tenor voice.......Nessun Dorma='no one is sleeping'.......
Talent on this level can do what the mindset wants to rise to ! If you like the boys from TENOR 2 & 3 work herein ..... get over to Austin w/ Sebastian Beyonne on Keyboards doing "Bring Him Home" .... a piece of musical theater that will blow your mind !
I am spoiled by Metropolitan Opera Saturday Matinee radio shows, but that was decent. Country Music does have a history with Opera, see: "Perhaps Love" by John Denver with Placido Domingo
I don't think any more classical music is in the works. Austin and Rob have said that preparing for this video required vocal work that doesn't lend itself to anything else they do.
I agree that this performance was wonderful, especially considering their main musical background, but there's so much more to opera than 'Nessun dorma'. Everybody and his brother reacts to that aria, especially Pavarotti's rendition. I'd like to make a few other suggestions: 'Der Holle Rache' (The Wrath of Hell) from 'The Magic Flute (Die Zauberfloete)', sung by Lucia Poppl I couldn't find a live performance, but she's my all-time favorite Queen of the Night. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pDUyA-fVie8.html 'A un dottore della mia sorte' (To a doctor of my standing) from 'The Barber of Seville' The actual aria starts at 2;10. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yI4Gju08XjU.html 'Largo al factotum' (Figaro introduces himself) from 'The Barber of Seville'. The actual aria starts at :50. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yI4Gju08XjU.html And there's so much more. I would suggest familiarizing yourself with the words and context of the arias before you watch. I hope you enjoy them!
I know this is a different direction from this but I would like you to review a Gino Vanelli song called Brother To Brother, the live version, I am sure you will love this song and its orchestration. Cheers, Manny
Please lisaten to heavy medal singer Dan Vasc sing Amazing Grace It will blow your mind By far the best version of that beautiful song I have ever heard.
