Home Free -- Road Sweet Road (plus...😉) -- It's Xmas Week! -- 307 Reacts --Episode 603

[@ladtx83]

Great reaction. They recorded for so many seconds and then walked like 40 steps forward for a little over 2 miles if I recall the BTS video correctly. It was a road in upstate New York somewhere. Took them several hours. Jimmy did amazing putting all that together.

[@angel44144]

Yes, you remember correctly. I saw that too😊 and also how they lined up with their elbows LOL

[@minneyruth]

They were actually in the street lol it took hours to do. The tenor in the Oakridge boys loves the shit out of Austin 😅🥰🥰 A Home Free double feature is a great day!!

[@cmitchell7347]

Enjoyed your reaction, guys. For 'Road Sweet Road,' there is behind-the-scenes on their Patreon. They determined lateral positions by each guy sticking out their elbows. Elbows just touching...good to go. Guys did great job on replicating foot positions. The videographer moved them forward/back a fixed distance each time. Yes, lots of repetition (think someone mentioned it took entire day to film...maybe in NY??). They had a spotter who warned of oncoming traffic. Really noteworthy is how they choreo'd or sync'd up their movements with each transition, especially Adam given all his arm activity. Their 'Seven Bridges Road' is a variation on this concept but with more dramatic location changes.

[@chrismorin1318]

Richard Sterban is the bass for the Oak Ridge Boys and was a backup singer for Elvis before joining the ORB's. His bass is so rich, it just resonates so beautifully. You hear it in their collab for Elvira also. The way that Home Free lets their guests shine, no matter if the guests are up and comers or established stars, always makes me happy. They leave their egos at the door and let their magical chemistry happen! The music and the message always comes first. Great reaction as always!

[@dianadickerson749]

Hey guys. Asked Adam Saturday in Brookings ,the question you asked about practicing out "real" drums before starting a new arrangement, he said no, only has basic drum experience to make his "air drumming " look legit. Thanks for the reaction!

[@denise_landry]

Great reaction guys! Yep, Jimmy filmed about 5 seconds of the guys singing and then they'd take 40 steps. Repeat until they turn around towards the end. Voila! 🖤🍟

[@katrinaprescott5911]

I love hearing Austin get his gospel on.

[@miamidolphinsfan]

Enjoyed the Bonus !! And yes that 1st one was a reminder of my childhood growing up going to Flagler Street Baptist Church here in Miami, FL back in the 60's and seeing the Florida Boys, Blackwood Brothers, Rge Goodman's etc give Sunday afternoon concerts at the church and also of course watching the TV show "Jubilee" before going to church....brings back memories...sang that one every year at least once after Thanksgiving week, and then on Candlelight Service on Christmas Eve night. Then Road Sweet Eoad...just another banger original; off the new album, So Long Dixie

[@angelamason9840]

Thank you guys, 2 of Home Free Christmas best are Tim’s original snow globe and do you hear what I heard arranged by Adam Rupp’s just phenomenal!

[@sandraweimer8287]

I agree with the others - they recorded on the road in upstate NY, 40 feet at a time before a concert that evening. Great video, especially knowing the work that went into making it (hats off to Jimmy Bates for making it, and the guys for their patience filming it!). Great reaction - Thanks!

[@debragonser745]

The guys do a lot of on site stuff! If you watch “Can’t stop this feeling” you will see a lot of how they do it and hear a great song at the same time! That’s from the vault, can’t stop this feeling! Do it! Loll

[@Cat-fi4ie]

Jeffrey East is good buds with Tim , love this version of Beautiful Star of Bethlehem, Road Sweet Road is a Tim original. FYI not green screen. Sammi Chance's wife had to tell them when to get out of the Road when cars were coming. Merry Christmas guys!!!!

[@sharonmortimer3843]

Jeffery East has actually gave the song Why Not and People. He also was on tour with them. The bass singer for The Oak Ridge Boys is Richard Sterban and Tim always wanted to be him. This was filmed for their Live Stream Holiday Special 2 years ago. The song is actually a Oak Ridge Boys song from 2011. The Road Sweet Road video took a very long time to shoot. Because they were walking down an actual road. I liked that they showed Adam Rupp with the Minnesota outline, Austin with Georgia, Tim with Texas and Chance with Alabama. Truly enjoyed watching your reactions to these songs.

[@lrfcowper]

This is an old bluegrass / gospel song written in 1938 and first published in a songbook in 1940. The Oaks may have done a cover, but there are earlier recordings.

[@SBQDawn]

So Happy !!!! Thanks Guys ! Jeffrey East is a singer/songwriter he does solo work and he is a member of Sweet & Low Music Co. (with Tim Foust Austin Brown Ernie Halter Chris Chatham Louisa Marian and special guests)

[@carinalindberg7377]

Beautiful Star of Bethlehem was recorded for the Warmest Winter Christmas Special, a project they did for Christmas 2020 when they couldn't tour. It was a crowd funded project and it's professionally filmed, mixed and edited in every way.

[@carinalindberg7377]

Oh, and there was a small audience there, far away, distancing with masks.

[@babyfry4775]

So good. Richard Sterban is the bass for the Oaks. Love this version. It was during Covid so no live audience which is a shame. Then Tim wrote Road Sweet Road (with others). There was no green screen. It was on a road in NY state and the boys had to move every 5 seconds or so? Sami (Chance’s wife) told them when to get out of the road. Loved the video. Good reaction boys. Have a wonderful holiday!

[@mitch8020]

It’s obviously green screen but it’s also real. I’ve lived in half the states in my 50 plus years. They made us all feel together because all our states have this one beautiful road. We remember that one block of that one road. The place means something to every single one of us.

[@barbaraisgolden]

🍟 Chris is always so right...until he's so wrong. Home Free is a National Treasure. Thanks for appreciating them! 🍟

[@pamdimitrio4972]

Lol

[@HFtraveller]

They recorded outside all day just east of Rochester NY. They moved 2.9 miles.

[@SBQDawn]

I forgot Richard Sterban Oak Ridge Boys Bass was also a Bass for Elvis Presley a couple yrs before he joined the Oaks.

[@marshac7738]

Another fabulous song and highly enjoyable video! Seems like every song/video they produce is better than the last 😍 Love this original and how it started out as Tim's own story. There seems to be no end to their talents❣️🎼🥰🎶♥️ It's not as though I needed another reason to listen to their music every single day, but there it is 🤩

[@sallyread7032]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Great reaction to both songs. I am 69 yrs old, I remember singing "Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem" when I was small in a one room Church. Still have the Hymn Book. The other one was a original by the our boys. They did a great job on both.

[@chrisbateman5358]

I always get a kick out your "bro-banter"... loved that you made it right for Chad (?) and that there were two Home Free songs. I want to agree that this looks like Google Maps Street View but you're right about the shadows, sooooo could be fancy editing or possible on location. orrrrr maybe a mixture. Also, massive KUDOS to the Ruppster and his amazing human drumkit.

[@diannemcintyre2773]

This was actually recorded in the streets of Rochester N Y. In October. I went to the concert in Rochester and they told us that they recorded this video that day before the concert.

[@mommamelody4109]

The first one brings back so many memories

[@pennygarrity386]

Absolutely awesome but I kept thinking Please don't let someone come over that hill and flatten the best group the music business has ever seen. lol Counting the days until the Indy Christmas concert!!!

[@tammymoseley1348]

The Beautiful Star was from their Warmest Winter special that they did at the end of the lockdowns. There was an audience for some of the tapings, but never more than about a dozen per day (two days of filming). Christmas in Dixie (with Alabama) was from the same special. Also, the ORB's bass is the gentleman in the blue jacket.

[@callie3396]

Filmed in upstate NY near Rochester in mid October while on tour. Home Free posted a couple pictures of the shoot on Instagram.

[@bvonsik]

When it comes out "So Long Dixie" was filmed when they were in Denver. So this was probably filmed while on tour. Isn't it outstanding.

[@sherryschoenlein8951]

Road Sweet Road was written by Tim, Austin, Chris Chatham, & Adam Wakefield from Texas Hill. Great reactions to both songs guys!! ☺️

[@teresacartwright5406]

Tim and Austin have started a side project called "Sweet and Low Music Co." along with Jeffrey East, Chris Chatham and Ernie Hanks (all of them are singers and song writers) and a woman violinist ?? Marion (I'm terrible with names). They've had a couple of live streams and intend to do them when they're not touring, recording with Home Free, doing stuff on their own channels, etc. and I guess it's good they have good breath control 'cuz I don't think they'll have time to do so. Love your channel and reactions!

[@russellschell4812]

Thanks for finally getting this! The professionalism of these two groups performing LIVE together and blending sooo superbly!

[@martyscott3236]

The first time I saw the “Beautiful Star of Bethlehem” video, I kept looking around to see the drum kit. Adam’s percussion on that one is absolutely amazing.

[@aprilgreen687]

I’m from upstate South Carolina and I grew up in a babtist and you are right! Love you guy’s stuff, stay lifted and much love✌️💚😁

[@JoanN63]

So beautifully sung. Everyone has an important part that makes it sound so great. The respect Home Free shows to The Oak Ridge Boys and Jeffrey East is amazing. What a great song and video! A song that will make you sing along. It's that I don't have a driver's license, otherwise I would play it in my car with the volume on high! Beautiful lead, harmonies, background vocals, bass and beatboxing so you just can't tell it's A-cappella. HF is amazing.

[@pammiller812]

This was filmed on Oct 26, before their show that night in Rochester. Awesome show btw

[@pammiller812]

This is actually a road outside of Canandaigua NY, just south east of Rochester.

[@donnamcgowan4063]

Have a very blessed Christmas and a joyous New Year!

[@tomhansen4576]

Jefferey has written a couple songs for HF and also has performed as an opening act for them for their live shows, particularly when they were one their European tour. He is now a member of Tim and Austin's new band, Sweet and Low Music Co.

[@tomhansen4576]

Richard Sturban is the Oaks bass singer.

[@magsmcm2751]

So smooth like butter. Thanks guys awesome as always.

[@reginaminton1135]

Thanks guys, I appreciated the first song with the Home Free guys, Jeffrey and the Oak Ridge Boys. All of them are great together. Then Road Sweet Road is so good also. It was a long day for them. The different places they showed were a lot of where Tim started with his singing before going to Home Free. Of course, Texas is Tim's home state. Tim and Austin wrote the song with a couple of other people (sorry can't remember right now, maybe someone else will). Thanks y'all. Always enjoy all y'all add.

[@toddlower5546]

I love the bonus track style. Keep doing that. The Christmas song was from their Covid Christmas special "Warmest Winter Holiday Special".

[@donnamhall8491]

I was there for the Christmas Special taping and it was amazing. Especially seeing the guys cut up with these legends off camera.

[@bernieregnier4500]

Hope the real dude who requested this responds so we know he got to see and hear this... 🤣 Always enjoy the backstories on how these productions/presentations are pulled off. They are real people family and friends that help make this happen and it is way more fun to know so many are just like the group themselves humble and willing to provide us with the best entertainment out there. 💯❣

[@rebeccagibbs8794]

😂 "that's the ding..." LUV IT!!! ❤️

[@kpizura]

I went to their concert in Rochester NY on October 26th. And got to talk with someone who walked by me with Tim and Austin she was letting the guys know of cars coming she showed me a few pictures. The video was filmed in Fairport, NY and it was a cold day and started to rain later in the day but I think they finished before that happened which is good. During the show they mentioned filming the video and i am so happy with how it turned out and all the edits they did with it.

[@janicenyborg8490]

not green screened. This was actually filmed on this road and it was moved a couple feet at a time. It's live

[@SBQDawn]

filmed in up state New York 40 steps forward at a time *chuckle But Yep Jimmy did a great job and those are his animations too! Jimmy Rocks !!!

[@debragonser745]

Thanks Chris! You said what I was thinking! Amen!!! Lol

[@jillchamberlain6478]

Good reaction, thanks

[@anitawright7169]

Beautiful Star of Bethlehem was in 2020 during quarantine. They did a livestream called Warmest Winter Concert. Road Sweet Road is such an awesome original. Love your reactions!

[@robinmahan8814]

They do have a bunch of behind the scenes doing videos.

[@r.d.stratford106]

Congratulations on hitting 25K!!

[@maryhemmer7943]

Great reaction - loved hearing your theory about green screen and google street view - Jimmy did a fantastic job on creating this video and Sami also was invaluable.

[@joyvanderveer2282]

I believe they hit all the continental United States that they hit in their tours. This was awesome!!!

[@debbiehall9091]

These guys blend so well with the Oakridge Boys.

[@dianalarue3685]

The Southern Baptist church comment, soooo accurate 🤣

[@sandrafryer4425]

If you watch home free from the vault, they do it together. They have some separate when covid kept them apart. Other wise they shoot it together

[@antrazitaj5209]

As everybody said, they did this old school

[@drratran]

Their team is every bit as good as they are!!!! I will be with Chance Thursday, I will ask about the video.

[@medithchristian6011]

Austin's father was a southern gospel singer.

[@MuddyCorgi]

Awesome reaction, guys! I love the 2 for 1 special❣

[@hermithollow2024]

On Road Sweet Road I was also trying to figure out which road they were standing on. Looks EXACTLY like NC! 😊 Hello from WNC, by the way! 😊

[@hazelcampbell2779]

Glad to see you guys.

[@moparluvrsgagarage2898]

Plus in the footnotes of the video they filmed it in NY.!!!!

[@corawilhelm4968]

4 Corners is Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico. I live close to the Arizona side

[@debbiehall9091]

From what I understand this video took all day. They had crew that stopped the cars.

[@debbiehall9091]

This is a great video. Love the song. These guys are amazing.❤️

[@hazelcampbell2779]

Road Sweet Road is an original written by Tim and company

[@vickiadkins9844]

Sami, Chances wife, would have to tell them to stop and get out of the roads when cats came. I think road was on New York

[@minneyruth]

😅

[@antrazitaj5209]

I know it's just a wrong letter, but now I'm picturing random cats coming down the road, attacking humans who are in the way

[@minneyruth]

@@antrazitaj5209 🤣🤣

[@staceysmith8173]

@@antrazitaj5209 🤣🤣 now I'll see this every time I watch the video

[@sharonmassey8373]

They took over 300 takes for this - and laughingly said they wished it was a green screen (guys stated during a Q and A before concert)

[@marlahudgins7038]

Loved vem both, thanks

[@carinalindberg7377]

No greenscreen was used, Chris 😁

[@KayOhio]

Loved your reaction!

[@vickihandel3620]

They walk up the road over and over . Chance’s Sami was up the road telling them if a car was coming! It was filmed on tour I think Oregon

[@nanadeborah8717]

Filmed in upstate New York.

[@pennygarrity386]

Boy did you get that wrong lol!!! My question is if you were in one of those cars that passed by and saw it was HF recording would you have stopped. I sure as hell would have! lol

[@amybly6191]

Loved it guys!!!

[@307Reacts]

Thanks, Amy!

[@geniej9093]

You guys had me appreciating this video way more than my first 10 views. Love your input

[@joansmith8436]

Sorry no green screen ... 40 ft down road ... 5 second ... cut ... another 40 ft ... etc. Filmed somewhere in NY.

[@wayneclark7048]

Look at the center line.

[@brendagrothier967]

No green screen..........they showed how they filmed it.

[@RefriedHomeFries]

Love you guys! 💯👍

[@307Reacts]

❤️❤️❤️🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@donnamoskowitz4978]

BWAHAHAHAHAH...square mirrors! Wyoming! Ya'll crack me up! Love from Texas! 🤠🤠

[@johnwatson622]

This is one of the many songs on their new album that is almost entirely original. I highly recommend you also check out save the world which is more of an Austin song and so long Dixie which is more of a Tim song. The boys can write as well as sing. And then on the subject of Tim and singing do yourself a favor pay the $19 and get Tim's album pieces of me volume one. I am a rock and metal guy and the last thing I would listen to on my own is doo-wop but damn. I listen to this constantly. The whole album is doo-wop songs from the 50s and everything you hear on the album is tim. And it's not just bass and falsetto. It's everything in between and he sounds amazing on every one of them. I would love to be able to just have one of the voices he has. It will blow your mind. I think the songs in my room, Will You still Love me Tomorrow, since I don't have you, and come and go with me are all on youtube. But some of the best stuff doesn't have videos yet. Trust me you guys will be in awe

[@cheridampier2524]

NY STATE, they walked about 2+ miles for this one...Jimmy's (videographer) idea

[@lindanason9349]

Why haven't you reacted to Road Sweet Road Yet???(kidding!kidding! just listening to this right this second , ) they recorded this in upstate New York when they did their swing through New England . I saw my first concert in Burlington,Vt and it was the so wonderful! They never disappoint! and neither do your reactions!

[@SirDeweyRoyalKnightOfBebahan]

I cool thing I found out is that when target talking about certian states You see it cover certian members as that’s where they from Adam rupp - Minnesota Tim foust - Texas Austin brown - Georgia Adam chance Alabama

[@donnamhall8491]

No green screen!! 30 ft. at a time!

[@Natasha-ty7oo]

Your theory is a good one and probably would have been easier then what they did lol. It's not greenscreen, they were in New York and walked several miles down the road, (dodging cars). Not all the state were in there, mine wasn't either lol. (Iowa)

[@bryanhuff2010]

Matt is Da'ho.... I have a shirt similar to that when driving through there on my way to Montana after flying into Spokane lol

[@307Reacts]

Nice! I got mine in a fly fishing shop in Salmon, ID where my family lives!

[@lisaswafford1201]

Check out For King and Country Little Drummer Boy -live in concert… it is awesome!!

[@SyndiShanX]

I know you just did a video on The Dooo, but you guys should react to “Playing Guitar on Omegle but I play Dubstep on Guitar” Love your videos ❤

[@tarjaikola]

Hey listen to Jeffrey East, so you don’t have to ask who he is! He is a great songwriter with a beautiful voice. He has written some and co-written many of HF’s originals. He also is a member of Tim’s and Austin’s sidekick band Sweet & Low Co. My favourite videos from Jeffrey are Because of Yours, Brightest Stars and Love Again. If you want more upbeat, try Still Crazy or Roller Rink. Jeffrey just released an album called Dreamer. Just to tell how good Jeffrey is: he was the opening act for HF in Europe 2018. And I hate these openers as they are no good or their music/style is not for me. I hated the idea of HF having an opening act. But alas, after seeing Jeffrey a few times I just had to lend my ear to him and surprisingly became a fan! He is also a very sweet guy and loves puns and dad jokes😂

[@pennygarrity386]

Okay guys, binge watching your HF playlist and have a question...Did either of you notice Adam check his phone in the video? I don't know how many times I watched this video and then one day it was like WTH? Did I really see that. It's between the Las Vegas emblem and when they turn around. You see him check his phone and put it back in his pocket. I actually got an answer during a premiere chat from Jimmy I think. He said they were using Adam's phone for playback and he checked to see if they had missed something.

[@307Reacts]

Ha! We had no idea! That’s a good eye though!

[@lesliepiel9998]

Sorry to bust your bubble they did this in person

[@normawilliams4101]

I love the comments of you too. Il you would try it , then you would see that doesn't feel like a Christmas song It was arranged by Ada try it m Rupp

[@usmadgirl3074]

Great reaction guys but this is NOT "green screen"!

[@teamalicia1244]

Hey guys! Great reaction! I love it. But why do you not like Christmas? Seriously I really like y'all but I pray 🙏 that you do love Christmas because you know Jesus Christ. Take care guys! Merry Christmas! Please react to Do You Hear What I Hear by them. Please

[@charleneclaassen]

Please react to HF SAVE THE WORLD original.

[@brettsteele7386]

There is a BTS video on Patreon.