That "battle" with Filharmonic is one of the greatest performances from any season of Sing Off. Both sides worked together to just perform the song, putting the music and the listeners ahead of the battle.

Love seeing these Sing Off shows as I never saw any of them live. What stands out to me is not only how young the guys look but the humility & support they give each other. No divas in this group. And Adam Rupp's talent already was head & shoulders above a lot of the other beatboxers at that time. Hard to believe he is even better now. It is also fun listening to the judges comments. They loved these guys from the start.

Awwww, you're the 2nd reactor today that did strictly performances. For your own joy, you might want to go back and watch the prep for the songs and watch the judges reactions and critiques.

I've watched this series so many times and it never gets old! I wish you would've reacted to the individual videos with judges comments to see what they thought!

I prefer this “Ring of Fire” to the one they did with Avi. I believe this one is lower. I love revisiting these. I appreciate your analysis…I know what I’m hearing, and you explain it.

Just came to this now. They didn't start then. They had years perfecting their trade. They had a vault of recordings from over the years. Nerves being on the show was a factor. Believe it or not they auditioned 2xs to be on the show. At first, this group got started in high school. Members were friends & who lived close by in Minnesota. They were part-time having other jobs. Members left (job, family, school responsibilities etc.). Tim Had an extensive background in doing a capella groups. He had done one perm job and few gigs would be hired for period of time. Home Free had worked with him on occasion when did some touring. When they transitioned into full time, Tim was willing to commit, as it wouldn't require him to live in a 'cold' place. Austin Met the group while they both performed on a cruise line. He replaced another tenor had to leave at that point. They toured extensively & done variety of shows (fairs, cruises, opening acts etc.). By the time another audition came up for The Sing Off, Austin & Tim replaced other members. Keep in mind The Sing Off wasn't always year-to-year consistent. (My only regret is instead of keeping it for small a capella groups, they also did mass choirs & ensembles. Because of logistics/costs it was easier to group all together over a shorter span of time for a matter of a few weeks & air later the competition during the winter holidays. That meant recording the competition during the summer.) When they performed for auditions a couple of songs from their live performances. One of producers I think, remarked to them why not consider marketing themselves as a country a capella group? Brothers Chris & Adam Rupp the founders hadn't thought about it. Tim being Texan with a trained tenor voice who also sang bass tried to be contemporary & Austin from Georgia also was trained & his father was part of a gospel group, in addition was a theater major. Their voices combined somehow transitioned into sounding country like. Tim in an interview stated that one doesn't see something unless it's pointed out. They decided to go in that direction. It did not mean they stopped doing music they were interested in. The direction gave them an audience that supported other groups such as Oak Ridge Boys & The Statler Brothers. The timing of the Sing-Off paid off for them. The prior year's winner was Pentatonix. That group was assembled for the competition. Glad they didn't compete directly with them. Although it's a small circle of a capella groups, it enabled Home Free to not only win, but to network & develop relationships with VoicePlay, Avi, and Adam Chance who later replaced Chris as the baritone.

Rob as the Caddyshack gopher was hysterical!

I love how almost everyone mentions Austin's baby face and how they all looked so young here. Austin was 27, Tim was 32, and the others were around that range.

just for a little HF History, the first song they sang was their first performance real with Austin. He did go to school for musical theater and took his first job after school on a Cruise Ship. This is where HF found him and as they were about to lose a member, used his live performances as his audition and invited him along. They practiced a bit then went to the Sing Off.

Love rewatching the Sing Off with new Home Fries!

Loved this, just wish you'd've listened to the judges critiques....because they were almost always so cool ! You could tell the judges really liked them a lot from the start

YesYesYes!!! You'll get to hear my favourite version of Ring Of Fire!

I love Ring on Fire and I’m Alright the most out of this batch. But there were no bad song. ZHome Free songs are consistent, the harmonies are spot on and even under pressure, they put their all into everything they do. Thanks for your reaction

I definitely remember them on the sing off they won season 4 and pentonix one season 3 of the sing off.. They are amazing

In one of your reaction videos you mentioned getting some wireless ear buds, you do know that even the most expensive ear buds can't match the quality of sound, specially in the bass range, of a good set of headphones. Great reactions, glad you are watching their Sing Off performances.

Thank you! Home Free started 12 years before this! Rob joined in 2008, Tim in 2010 and Austin in 2012. I watched HF on the Sing Off but wasn’t a fan till 2020. I now know it’s because my favorite tenors, and HF founders Chris and Adam weren’t highlighted well on the show in my opinion. The judges never mentioned Chris. 😣. I became a Home Fry after watching videos that showcased their amazing gifts. 😁

As much as I love the individual performances that Home Free does on The Sing-Off, I love the opening numbers for the show. You can really hear Tim over all the other voices (Definitely over 50 voices). Also they are well done! Also there is videos with the judge's comments.

Loved their journey. I missed it in real time since I just discovered them last year. Love them. Rob made a great gopher! Tim went lower in Ring of Fire in this contest than in the video they made. Nick Lachey (the emcee) commented to the judges about Tim’s voice. Had they ever heard someone that deep before? Pretty cool. Good reaction Chris.

Truly enjoyed watching your reaction to these songs songs. The were the winners from the first night for me.

Tim is nice enough to direct himself, so we can know to listen for his lows…. His hand is low when he goes low

Love the reaction! Watching someone else enjoy (and critique) enhances the experience of this phenomenal group!

Loved it all. They were and still are the best.

This group of songs the guys did were really great. I think I have two favorites on this side, Ring of Fire and I'm All Right. Rob doing the Caddy Shack Goffer was a hoot and a half. A really great reaction.

I have listened to these videos several dozen times since discovering Home Free in Feb 2016. I cannot believe that you did not react to the videos with the judges comments! That is a huge part of these videos! You missed the boat on this one. ☹️

I really enjoy all of your Home Free reactions. I am a Huge fan and have seen them live several times. Could you please explain what pitchy means, Thanks

They'd been together 13 yrs when they went on the Sing Off. At least Chris and Adam started the group 13 years earlier. These guys had been together about 5 yrs.

Yes it was a "battle" between Home Free and Filharmonic but because of how the two groups put it together they couldn't send either group home and sent Voice Play and the group they competed against home.

Really enjoyed this ! Loved your reaction Christopher ! ❣️

The first judge to stand up when Tim went low, was Shawn of Boys to Men, the lady judge is country singer Jewel, the other is Ben(don't remember his last name). Ring of Fire did it for the judges & everyone elso

I love watching reactions to Sing-Off! Yay!

You have officially become a home Fry

Austin's sister commented that if you wanted to know how he looked at 12 years old, you could just look at the Sing Off. She wasn't far wrong.

Austin Brown baby face

I am so glad you are reacting to this

I LOVE these performances, they're so good, and also theyre so young lol. For me they had the show won after their first performance, and they were so good all the way through. I've seen heaps of comments and reactors talk about how good they are vocally, but I've always been struck by how flawless their performances were as well. They're so in tune with each other, hit their stage positions perfectly every time, and move so well together, and there are lots of little changes in their stage choreography that they hit perfectly at every point. Pretty woman is a good example, with the changes of tempo and tone, from fast paced finger snapping to the doo wop bit. They were a class act all the way

Just for YOUR enjoyment, you should listen to the Sing Off WITH judges comments. It is good and 😄😁

A kind of disadvantage for the Philharmonic was that the members of Home Free are all tall. The 'shortest' is Austin and he's 6'1" & 1/2 (the tallest is Rob at 6'4"). Since viewers didn't know how tall each band was, it would make it look like Philharmonic was height challenged (when they were probably average height).

Actually, HF was at least a decade old by the time they were on the Sing-off.

All much 20 yrs ago. Judges missed that one but hit Rob later for one.

I think us Home Fries thought they won after Ring of Fire.

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So good

I think a little pitchy because of nerves. 1st time in front of the huge television audience

Caddyshack is even more fun if you had been listening to the judges comments through the weeks

Somehow, nobody notices the Gangnam Style moves in the bit with the Filharmonic... ;)

The producers ONLY wanted Austin or Tim to do all of the lead singing.

I was hoping you’d do the judges comment Too !!!

9:40 bribing the judge eh..

Darn was hoping you had the uncut one with judges reactions. Looking for it all over. You caught that first hitch, judges didn't, they caught one with Rob later, only fault they had.

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Great reaction, at some point, please go back and listen to what the judges had to say for each of the songs, just for your listening enjoyment.

You should check out the group rockapella .. they are amzing and predate alot of the groups like home free and pentatonics

They weren't just starting out. But I think austin had only been with them for like 9 weeks I think

There is nothing pitchy in the presentation my friend, it's your little ear buds. Get a good set of headphones to get the full, real sound of these guys. Trust me, I've been there and done that!!

It's alright would be so much better if you'd watched the before scenes

Oh well. 😢

please check out home free cover me up..adam chance lead in the song..great reaction again sir

Have you done"May Day" yet?

It's low

They get a little pitchy here and there when live. It would be almost super human not to for en entire concert.

Think this was 2012, as Pentatonix won 2011. Isn't this show great. VoicePlay also competed the year Home Free won.

It's a bit of a shame you cut out all the judges' comments, they are at least as entertaining as the performances were... I mean, the judges' comments like "I fell BASS in the butt!" or her giggling like a school girl (her own words!), and so on. But, you got their performances in quite a nice quality, a lot of the uploaded variants have seriously crappy quality.

Intricacies....lol..the English language is cruel and Home Free tends to short circuit the brain a bit