I like that you mention how they're not "competing" when they sing together. One of the things I love about Home Free is that there really doesn't seem to be anyone who is a bigger fan of any given member of the band than the other members of of the band. Their mutual admiration and respect for one another is so lovely.

Yes Rob is opera trained. He was headed to become an opera singer and then changed paths. I don’t remember why. This is his father’s favorite song. Austin had to spend a lot of time convincing him to do this. Rob was a bit scared to do it since he hasn’t done opera in a long time and Austin wanted to show off his (Rob’s) skill. Austin loves the song too. One of the things I think makes Home Free great is that they are always encouraging each other. They have no egos over who should sing lead in any song (in fact they often take turns singing the song to see who fits best where) and support each other in trying things differently all the time. We could all use friends like that.

I watched a Q&A session with Home Free a few years ago where someone asked who they felt was their best singer, and everyone but Rob said Rob. He's not got the broadest vocal range, the highest note, or the lowest note, but he has such a range of styles that he takes on effortlessly. Listen to this, then Man of Constant Sorrow, then Blue Ain't Your Color, then End of the Road, then What Christmas Means to Me, then the Butts Remix/Medley and be blown away by this man's facility at switching genres. He's massively talented, but so sweet with absolutely no ego.

Oh, you have heard this!! I am so glad. Austin is the first singer ever to convert this old soprano to being a tenor fan. Austin is my very favorite singer in the business today.

This is why Home Free has no equal. We may never see this much talent in a group again.

Beautiful reaction, these two have stunned many of us with this one. Rob has opera training, but Austin was trained for theatre and was singing show tunes on a cruise ship when Home Free 'recruited' him, their voices sound amazing together.

I just adore Homefree!! Each member has beautiful qualities in his voice ! Together ?.....MAGIC !

The lack of ego amongst Home Free is, in my opinion, one of the main reasons they can create such phenomenal music. The all serve the music instead of trying to make the music serve them. Thank you for a wonderful reaction.

This group of guys from Home Free have reached legendary status in their ability to crossover to so many genres and do them with exquiste capablity. They literally have covered nearly 10 genres and do justice with all of them. They entertain at a very high level and don't put out junk.

Oh, you’re so right…they are great friends ‼️…It was Austin who wanted Rob to do this…LOLOL…I love it when they do great things like this ‼️🎶🎵 Thank you for your great reaction ‼️ I do hope you’ll do more of Home Free….they have done some great videos….some serious & some just Fun 🙃‼️

I love how Rob went for the traditional operatic style while Austin did a crossover style. Both amazing world class performances. Rob blew us all away with his chesty deep bellow. Love it! If you want a good seasonal piece, try HF's Alde Lang Syne. It's the best arrangement I've ever seen.

I love that Austin featured his bandmate on his channel and just let him shine!

I think it’s great that they chose to sing this. People who would have otherwise never listened to opera, may now choose to listen to more of it.

Years ago Rob's vocal coach said he could have a huge career in Opera. Thank God he joined HF. Great reaction but the best I've seen so far is from an Italian opera singer who said listening to this she forgot not only weren't they opera singers she forgot they weren't Italian.

Rob's darker (nearly baritenor) quality with Austin's brighter, high tenor voice just compliment each other so well on this.

Might i sugest home free cover of “how great thou art” or a hauntingly bas and baratone led cover of dire straits “brothers in arms?

You might like to check out the Home Free group singing "O'Holy Night" Austin hits some nice sustained high notes in it and overall the guys did a great job with the harmony and arrangement.

OMG! You are the reactor I have been wishing for to react to this song! 🥰💯🥰 You, being a trained opera singer knows WHEN to pause and speak on the vocals! 💯 Almost makes me teary eyed with gratitude for your reaction! 🥺 You have won a new subscriber here! Thank you thank you thank you Sir! ❤

Masterpiece!!! Rob absolutely killed it!! Well they both did!!

I knew that Home Free covered almost any genre and one day I said to my sister "I fully expect to tune in some day and see Rob and Austin singing Nessun Dorma". And then they actually did it. And pretty well, I think. I hope you take a look at some of HF's catalog. Maybe How Great Thou Art or Helplessly Hoping to start. But you really can't miss no matter where you start.

Loved your reaction. I always enjoy reactors who have a background in music and who can speak to the performance with knowledge and understanding.

What a fair and brilliant assessment from a different reviewer than we Home Fries get to see. Welcome and I hope you do more reaction to my favorite group. 😊

In an interview Austin did with Patrol Gaming he said that he'd really wanted to show off Rob's "opera" voice; however, Rob said he wouldn't do it unless Austin did too. Austin went on to say that he'd thought he'd done all right but that Rob had just been fabulous. It's one of the (many) things I love about Home Free - they're also ego free and support each other and other new act (such as Texas Hill - their new collaboration of "Givin' Up on You" and Maggie Baugh (the live video of her with Home Free singing Delta Dawn is terrific). Love your channel!

I am so glad you are covering Home Free! And as usual, your reaction is insightful and respectful, I hope to see some reactions from you that focus on the other singers in Home Free, particularly Tim Foust who has blown a few sound systems with his low notes.

Regular people reactors are blown away by this performance. I think they need to do more opera. Rob's enunciation is impeccable. Would love to hear them do the Peal Fishers duet or Tamino's aria

Hat a brilliant, intuitive review. I respect that Austin never completely looses his country, southern twang. He's quite received as he is, but Nessum Dorma really reveals his flexible and high voice. As for Rob, there's nothing more to say: he reveals training that few ever experience.

So glad to see that you reacted to this William, it absolutely blew my mind when I saw it the first time. I always associated this aria with Pavarotti, and yes there were other great tenor’s, Domingo and Carras, of course but Pavarotti took ownership of it at some point and it seemed to be universally accepted, I absolutely accepted it. I love Home Free and Pentatonix, amazing a cappella groups, and of course Dimash, so I am looking forward to seeing your journey with some a cappella. This has always been my favorite tenor aria, I was so pleased with these gentlemen, and yes , clearly Rob is trained, he’s been holding out on us, secretly I think Austin talked him into this so the world could hear the other side of Rob’s voice, Austin looks so proud of Rob, they are precious ❤

Do yourself a favor and check out Austin singing, “Bring Him Home” from Les Miserables. You can find the video on his KZfaq channel. (Austin Brown). It was recorded at his home in Nashville. Please react to it! He has other covers and his original songs there too. Thank you! Enjoyed your review!

I hope that you will check out the groups videos as well as some of the members' solo work. Austin's channel is where you found this video, so you are already familiar with his. Tim Foust, the bass with a 5-octave range, also has a channel with a lot of great content including 4 videos for songs from his solo Doo Wop album where he laid down ALL the tracks himself. Home Free covers everything from Bluegrass to R&B; from Oldies to Sacred music; covers and originals.

Thankyou. I thoroughly enjoyed the performance and your reaction. You might enjoy Helplessly Hoping. It really highlights the individual voices I the group. 🎼❤️🎼

They are so talented. This aria always brings me to tears. Excellent, amazing, beautiful. Tears everywhere... 😢

Since you mentioned musical theatre, might I suggest Austin's rendition of Bring Him Home?

Brothers in Arms has been requested, which is amazing. Afterwards, you should check out Mayday (I think you are ready). Then Peter Hollens (another great singer/video creator) cover of Misty Mountains with Tim Foust. THEN, Tim's cover of "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow/Stay". Gosh, so MANY great songs!

I have never seen this group before so thanks for your reaction and introducing me to them. Love your calm relaxed reactions keep going. I watched your video talking about people's comments and one or two were horrible. Ignore them they are only jealous that they don't know as much as you.

I Love Home Free! You haven't posted any other videos with the whole group. How about reacting to something like their "Brothers in Arms"?

Great reaction! I have never been a 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. Rob had some opera training 15 years ago. And Austin is trained in musical theatre. Pretty good for a couple of country boys! Nice to see them dressed up in suits & looking classy.

Loved your comment that they are professionals. I hope that when they set their european tour dates, they can convince these guys to sing some Italian opera when they visit that country.

Sure would love to see them visit thailand. I've heard some live singing down in hua hin and I was shocked. So good singing western and world songs compared to 45 years ago when I was here. Thanks for the reaction. Rob is something else, isn't he?

They did this so well! First time I heard this I could not believe it. They are so awesome! Love your reaction!

I love to hear a professional musician respect the talents of the Home Free men! You understand not only the musicianship, but also the very love and soul they put into every song they give us. Thank you for putting them forward with so much joy.

I would love to hear your reaction to Austin Brown’s version of “Bring Him Home”, (the video where he’s accompanied by a piano. Recorded at home, during the pandemic isolation.)

Hi William, yes, both of them can sing.😄😂😇 These are trained voices that complement each other wonderfully in terms of pitch. I suspect that if only one of them had sung it wouldn't have sounded so great - although each voice is exceptionally good on its own. But together they are even better. I allow myself to recommend an artist to you - AURORA. AURORA (Aurora Aksnes) was born on June 15, 1996 in Stavanger, Norway. She is a singer, songwriter and producer with a style all her own. AURORA's songs always have a strong message. Often the messages are not very clear either. They can be interpreted so that many people can relate them to themselves. Her movements when singing are extraordinary. This isn't a dance. This is her special way of expression. You can also say that she sings with her whole body. Her excellent music, her brilliant voice and her movements. AURORA's live performances are a total work of art. She is often so into the song that she shakes her body or head uncontrollably (--> Murder song, It happened quiet) and need 2-3 seconds to come back. AURORA once said: People tend to believe quite quickly that something is wrong with them if they're not like the people they see in front of them. It's so sad that it doesn't take much for us to really doubt ourselves ------------------------------------ - It Happened Quiet (Live at The Current) - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b7tdgZl91uDIeYE.html - it's about the rape of a woman - some say - these great harmonies --> One opera singer has responded to "It Happened Quiet" by saying that the harmonies remind her of Lakme's "Flower duet". And that something like that would be very rare to find in today's music. ------------------------------------ - Through The Eyes Of a Child (Live at Nidarosdomen) - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pMl3bN2F39nNo3k.html - she sang in norway's biggest cathedral - phenomenal acoustics - Murder song (5,4,3,2,1) - The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Concert - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rM5ghrqFu928qKs.html - the saddest love song I've ever heard Three important bits of information I found from another commenter: 1. -- In a recent interview she said "well, the last song I wrote is meant for my 7th album.” - AURORA's latest album, the fourth, was released on January 21, 2022. She's already in the planning for the 7th. 2. -- AURORA was a teen when she answered the question "are some of your songs related (on different albums)?" - it will all make sense when I have finished. - AURORA has a plan and we don't know the destination yet. But it is important to know that everything belongs together. 3. AURORA is holding back one song from every decade of her life to release those songs as the last album after her death. Which artist does that? I hope that I was able to arouse your curiosity. Have a nice day and Greetings from Germany

One of my favourite arias ever since I heard Pavarotti sing it ‘live’ and I found tears streaming down my face. I really enjoyed this so will check out more too! Only 3 ‘live’ songs have affected me deeply after going to 100s of concerts - Pavarotti and then this year Dimash singing ‘Ave Maria’ and Alfie Boe singing ‘Bring him home’ Plymouth UK 🇬🇧

Delightful. Thanks, William!

Both are great!! Amazing!! But Austin really killed it!! Is there anything song or music he can’t sing!!??? My guess is give him the sheet music and boom!!! He kills it as they say!! WOW!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😅😊

Thank you! They are incredible.

Tenor 1/2 ROB .... blends with his band-mate - Austin Tenor 3 (and then some) ..... simply nail this aria for two reasons = They have gifted voices with a wide range of Country/POP/ Rock and now Classical Music Theater standards ...... no boundaries with this skill level ! jj

What a great reaction!!!! You are right. Whatever I always say, you feel the brotherhood with them, not rivalry. That's why Austin managed to convince Rob to do this. But yes this is wow, wow and wow.. This is insane. Fantastic. Both are absolutely great, but you recognize Austin's voice right away. But Rob, I'm perplexed. His voice is just magical, so rich, so warm and powerful. Chills just ran through my body. It flows into my heart. For me 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..

Rob can sing it all too. Rap, R&B, country and pop. 😊You sound like arum vocal coach with an open mind!

Tudo é possível na ✨️era✨️ Dimash. Duas vozes lindas cantando com alegria Nessun Dorma. A arte, sobretudo na música tinha necessidade de evoluir, ainda bem que estes dois cantores tiveram a coragem de experimentar. 👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Rob is a chameleon vocally and can switch to any genre seamlessly. He certainly rises to the occasion with this.

You dear fellow have added to already wonderful experience. Thank you for your thought-provoking analysis and words of wisdom about to pro's who respect each other's talents taking on something different.

I think it's wonderful!

I, absolutely love hearing this!! it gives me chills🤗

It is so beautifully I cry every time I hear this so g

This was my first reaction of yours to watch. I am a dedicated home fry! 😂 I really appreciated your analysis and am now subscribed. Keep the the Home Free coming! ❤

Вильям сам великолепен, обожаю смотреть все его реакции

I think our boys did a fantastic job.💗

I was interested that you said that Austin's voice was worth a lot! I think he'd like some pointers on that! Money is of course a constant worry for independent artists and the industry seems to be trying to starve them out. Touring used to be the answer, now that''s getting more expensive. Home Free have said that they are cutting back their touring schedule quite dramatically, because they can't afford to do shows in small venues any more, and they are all in a stage of life where they want time with their kids and SOs. I have thought for some time that Austin should find some way of getting back to musical theatre, where his beautiful voice might be heard, but he may have left it too late. We'll see how he and his bandmates deal with the extra time to themselves. You might be interested to hear Austin's versions of demos sent to him by a slightly reclusive figure known only as ResurrecSis Music, in arrangements by his constant colleague Sebastien Douyon. The first I heard, called Empty House, is a stunning hard blues expressing great grief, and I think it's Austin's best work to date. He doesn't just kill it, but buries it too. Another called Your Bed is very Broadway ballad in style and he hits exactly the right tone and style.

Love your informed reaction!! Hope you’ll do more HF reactions. Signed, new sub

Love This 💕

Have you heard them do O Holy Night? Spectacular finish! Try some of their other Xmas songs-Mary Did You Know and Do You Hear What I Hear-great arrangements-all three!

Hola William yo los conocía pero hoy tuve un fabuloso despertar (diferencia horaria) al ver la notificación del análisis que hacías, gracias una vez más por regalarnos estas maravillas. Saludos

Rob has had opera traing in college tho he was nervous cuz its been 15 years. Austin has background in musical theatre🌹

Rob is classically trained but had not used that in about 15 years. Austin is theatrically trained which also included singing. I would love to see you react to Pentatonix Silent Night. PTX Silent Night kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qdOVa7Fj1eC2qGw.html Avi was their bass for 6 years and he is the soloist in this song. Avi is a classically trained basso Profundo with quite the wide range. PTX won the A Capella singoff two years before Home Free.

New subscriber here. I have always loved to sing, especially harmony. I just hear it in my head when listening to a song and then try to pick it up. I have zero training nor any musical background at all. I'm fascinated by the observations of people who are singers themselves and train others. I've learned so much about the sounds I make and how I make them. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Rob was actually trained in Classically trained in college. Austin has both Classically ang Musical theater training. This was Austin's idea and he had to convince Rob to do it. You see Rob had not sung Opera in 15 years. Truly enjoyed watching your reaction and analysis to this song.

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On my way over there soon. Do you think they'll ever make a stop? Going to my 3rd HF concert in bitter cold on Sunday. Thanks for that from a warm place.

Rob is trained in Opera. Austin studied Theatre. Rob wouldn;t do this without Austin. It was a gift for Rob's father.

Nice to hear your review. Popular singers can often have come from a classical or opera background. Rob Lundquist had formal operatic training and sounds gorgeous in this. Austin Brown was more focused on musical theater in university but can handle this quite beautifully. Austin is the high tenor in Homefree, Rob is the tenor. If you didn't know Homefree did not focus on country music until the Sing-Off competition when they were asked to focus on it for the show. Avi Kaplan is another popular singer who was with the American acapella band Pentatonix and now is a singer-songwriter in folk rock but was one of the rare basso profundos training in opera and choral studies in college when the Pentatonix opportunity came up.

Thank you. This was quite lovely.

Stunning 🎶❤️👏👏

Loved the reaction, got to learn a lot about the singing techniques…✌🏻

Nicely done. Nailed it perfectly.

Rob studied Opera in college 15 years ago and wasn't sure he could sing it again. Once Austin heard Rob's part, he redid his part because he didn't think his first try was good enough.

trying? I think they did excellent!

these guys didn't just sing they SANG as the ole country folks would say!

Because these guys did this aria, maybe more people will check out opera.

I myself would like you to give a listen to their cover of CSN's, "Helplessly Hoping".

Najbolji komentar i najstručniji, koji sam čuo za "ovo" .

🥰🥰🥰 ****************EXQUISITE TO OUR EARS*************** 🥰🥰🥰

great reaction sir..can you please react to their version of BROTHERS IN ARMS"

This fan thinks Ascolta La Voce ! 💫

Someone was talking about bright vocal as opposed to full body and rich. I feel Rob is perfect in body and Austin has a more forward and bright

Great! Brilliant performance! Except Austin didn't seem too emotional to me, despite his gorgeous voice. Maybe I don't understand something))))

OK, not Dimash but I enjoyed it. Great voice of Austin.... could listen all day to him, honey tones. Thankyou William 💜🇬🇧💙🇵🇼🇵🇼

I don't know if you will like this, I find this man interesting. He has written many songs. Just for you entertainment not to review. I just love the staging in this video

Puccini is the master!

This is where you are wrong about Rob. He IS classically trained. Austin is just trained in musical theatre. So Rob is not straining here. He knows how to sing this.

Great reaction. Thank you. Pls, some more of Dimash.