Home Free - Delta Dawn (Adam Bastien's Opry Debut) June-22-2024

Adam Bastien Makes His Grand Ole Opry Debut!
Live Audio Recording
#HomeFree #AdamBastien #DeltaDawn

[@matthewgoodA1206]

I was very bummed that Austin was leaving the group, for obvious reasons. Tremendous voice and vocal skills. So with a new member I was hesitant to get on board. Now, though, having heard him perform, I can thankfully say I’ve been won over and I’m here for it. Home Fry for life.

[@Toothpick00]

'Friends in low paces' is one of my fav song of theirs😊😊😊

[@florencegrant-mc7bb]

Watched Adam B perform with Home Free. He was very good, considering he had dry mouth and was really hoping not to disappoint anyone. I saw a guy giving everything he had in him to every song! We can’t ask for more. I will support him and Home Free.

[@karenrudderham4900]

He's great and he's not trying to be Austin. Nobody can be anyone else. There's room for them both in country and Austin is happy so it's win win. Nana Karen 71 UK

[@dianaglaze3710]

Nice! Adam B., you fit right in. You have a wonderful voice. Glad you are all singing together.

[@ocon4064]

That high note at the end is beautiful. I think Adam is going to be a great member.

[@tonyalongley353]

Still sounding mighty amazing! Welcome aboard Adam Bastien!

[@cherylpalian3254]

Adam has a beautiful voice. I think he was a great choice. Can’t wait to hear more from him.

[@PatsySmith-rj1wp]

Never will be another Austin but he's good 😊

[@richcunningham5467]

You go Adam B!!! Behind you 100%

[@straightupcowboycountry]

Great job, Adam! Music is an ever changing business, singing groups change, and it presents opportunities for others to step in. Your voice is truly special, and I know that Austin is over the moon excited for you and Home Free! Welcome to the absolute best A cappella group on the planet! I can't wait to hear more from you. Home Fries, we will always miss Austin, but we are blessed to have Adam's stellar tenor vocal abilities in our family now.🤜🤝👏👏👏

[@babyfry4775]

Sounded pretty good to me. Thank you for posting this. Loved Bastien’s last couple of notes. Wow!😍😄

[@peggybischoff2672]

Welcome to HOME FREE Adam!! I do have one request though. Tim and Rob cannot change their name to Adam!!

[@MoxxieKnolastname1069]

Adam Free!

[@Tessie46255]

That was nice. Welcome Bastien! ❤

[@sueelliott3206]

Best of luck to Adam on his new endeavor. Home Free you guys are still awesome.

[@vinnieblair8576]

A totally different HF sound - but hey, there's only one Austin Brown. You did your best Bastien. That's all one can ask. Keep going HF!

[@JoniNYon]

Awesome job, guys!! Welcome Bastien!! You guys sound super--wish we could have SEEN the show!! Keep doin' what ya'll do--singing fantastic songs!! ♥️

[@Andrea.S.Alvey12]

Gorgeous voice! I think that last high note of his might have bust my left eardrum . . .😘

[@debrakrueger-jn4rw]

I want to welcome you to Home Free!! There are great bunch of guys! Play Austin will be missed!! 😢

[@coletedeux]

Well done, Adam B. Welcome.

[@lindacantu8399]

I'll always love Austin, but "hello" Adam. Awesome job!

[@craigpridemore7566]

Perfectly said.

[@ppresley9208]

I think he fits right in ... will certainly miss Austin but it's time to move on ... welcome to the family Bastien !

[@user-rn1hn3fg5y]

Thank you for sharing this with us so soon. You all sound just as wonderful as ever! Welcome Adam!!!!

[@craigpridemore7566]

Woo hoo! That ending had me shouting like I was at a football game! That was a TOUCHDOWN!

[@bettyhobbs3038]

Austin is Austin and Adam is Adam… both sound great😊😊😊😊

[@changlyn100]

Great Choice! AB sounds beautiful. Sounds like he has a good range too.

[@karenparkins1054]

He brings his own take and fits well, congrats

[@daryltracy7949]

Not bad🔥 Austin is missed though

[@JenniferKitchens123]

Awesome! Welcome, Bastien!

[@deanm375]

Keep in mind we are comparing Adam to Austin. But we are comparing Austin whose had 12 years learning to sing with the guys and this is only Adam's second show. He did well. Give him a couple years of working with the guys and he will be that much better. The group will come to learn Adam's strengths and how best to arrange new material to exploit those strengths.

[@katyb9532]

My man Mr. Bastien! I heard a snippet of this on Instagram, but Lord have mercy! AMAZING vocals! I loathed this song when I was younger, but not any longer. I'm gonna bathe in those last few notes for a while! ❤

[@debbiehall9091]

The new Adam did an amazing job. Welcome to the group❤️❤️

[@mindywiese7610]

Ooo excited even more for October ❤

[@DebiDDebiD-c9d]

Three Adam’s now in Home Free? Wow! You’re making beautiful music together. Welcome to the newest Adam.

[@kimgantz1217]

Bastien has a lovely voice, but I do wish he sounded a bit more country. Also, and I'm not sure if it's just this recording, but the blend doesn't seem as great. He seems like a really great guy, and I'm hoping they'll get even better together.

[@loriliberty8984]

Nice

[@FuzzyMarineVet]

Three Adams, a Texas Tim and that amazing Minnesota Sweed.

[@tracyanneknowles7293]

It's getting to be the adam group. Lol rupp, CHANCE ( my fav) now this guy. I will be listening. Brown was special so im not passing judgement yet on only 1 song. Congratulations homefree on a new chapter in the group.

[@user-ez7wx7iy4t]

Excellent!

[@MonicaGoodwin-qz5gd]

❤🤠#HomeFree.

[@kenshaffer2139]

Nice smooth tenor.

[@joannechouinard8750]

Welcome! Not bad, but I sorely miss Austin.

[@ashleycook1768]

Holy crap🤯

[@dianemiller7705]

You need to watch Ann Wilson and Disturbed in Don’t Tell Me. She is absolutely stunning and powerful at the age of 73

[@carynjohnson525]

Bastien youbsound a little similar to Austin's voice. Can't wait to hear more from you guys

[@dalepettiner5036]

I can't help but make a little tongue-in-cheek observation - I didn't miss Brooke at all... Welcome Adam3.

[@jeffreyjacobs390]

Thought Austin was leaving in the Fall !? Oh well. We will embrace him in !!!

[@PatsySmith-rj1wp]

Rob still my favorite 😂😅😊

[@teresacartwright5406]

I have to wonder about the still photo - what were Chance & Adam Rupp looking at? Welcome Adam Bastien! Given that there are some 300 songs in their repertoire, you've got a steep learning curve ahead of you!

[@franblakely6361]

People come and go in groups, but in this case, my thoughts would be to not have him do any songs that Austin has/had the lead. He needs his own songs to shine. You cant redo Austin, and that is a little unfair for Adam as people will compare. I am very disappointed that there was no farewell concert for Austin too...............he deserved better, unless that was his choice.

[@marytramp5678]

so you want them to drop like 90% of their songs and just start over Bc Austin was the lead or was a major role in so many of their songs? That's ludicrous! Adam B is just going to have to put his own spin on things just like when Chance took over for Chris Rupp and he sang songs that he had previously sang. Austin didn't want a farewell concert. they honored his wishes. he got exactly what he deserved, people honoring his wishes.

[@franblakely6361]

@@marytramp5678 Chris and Chance were not major players in the group. Austin was, and he had the pipes to prove it. I would not want to follow in his footsteps and yes perhaps all new songs are a better way for him to start. Let Rob do Austin's leads! If you have followed and been to shows with Austin......I really would not want to hear someone else doing his leads. Just me but that is what I think. This is a MAJOR change on many levels, and I am not sure how this will play out.

[@marytramp5678]

@@franblakely6361 you're not serious when you say Chris Rupp wasn't a major player in HF right!!!? without Chris there would be no HF, he and Adam CREATED HF!!!! That kind of makes both of them extremely major players! so had it not been for the fact that there was a HF they wouldn't have been on that cruise where they just happened to see Austin performing and asked him to join their group.so Austin's career at best could have been delayed for years or at worst never happened and he would have ended up on the very long list of undiscovered very talented singers. In a capella no singer is more important than the person sitting next to them. In this case HF is an quintet a capellla group. a quintet is incomplete without one singer. However, since you insist on making one member more important than another it has to be Adam. no only is he the co-founder, but he is the beat boxer. without a beat you have no tempo. without out a tempo you have no music. now let's talk about technical singing since you brought up, "he has the pipes to prove it!" Sorry to bring you down, but Austin is no more or less talented than any in the group. In fact within the group he's only average. Austin, Rob, Chance, and Adam all have a 3-4 octave while Tim has a 5 octave range.Rob, Chance, Adam, & Tim, can all sing with or with out the country twang depending on the song. While Austin can't. Not even when he sang the Italian opera with Rob. (seriously Southern country twang in a classical Italian opera?).And while Austin has formal raining in theatrical music, Rob in Classical music, and Chance took 2 semesters of college choir. The only thing it's really done for him is to be able to ham it up to the crowd a little better. but that's theatrics, not singing. Tim's forml training ended in HS and he shows others how to widen their vocal range. makes you wonder what good is formal training when you have so much natural talent. And there's Adam who is a self taught beat boxer who can do things with his mouth that make you wonder wth? Now let's talk about the replacement for Austin, Adam Bell-Bastien. HF didn't just randomly pick some guy off the street and say hey will you take the place of Austin Brown? they picked up a Very talented singer! this guy also has a 5 octave range. which will be interesting to see how they put that to use in the future. he also didn't have any formal training, he only sang as a hobby for 25 years before going professional.Now just from what we've heard he doesn't have the country twang. however, that's not unusual for people from MI. But it isn't unusual from for people from MN to not have a country twang to have one either and Chris, Adam, and Rob can all pick one up when they need to. Adam Bell-Bastien's only been singing on stage with HF for about a month. He hasn't had time to find his place with the group or had time to win over Austin's fans. Just bc Adam doesn't sing like Austin doesn't make him not as good as Austin. it just means his style is different. However his style will open the doors to many new genres to HF and this is always good. you're comparing apples to oranges and you can't do that. both are equally good in their own right, but they aren't the same thing. Change is hard, i know. nobody likes it. especially when it means the loss of one singer and a new one is brought in. But we have to remember that Austin wanted to go. he wanted to pursue other avenues. start a family and be there for that family. so we wish him well and we wish Adam Bell-Bastien well in his new place in HF. to not do so is to wish ill will on HF. And that is Not what Home Fries do. That is Not what Home Free is about.

[@franblakely6361]

@@marytramp5678 I realize that, but he 'surrounded himself with very talented people' and yese he and his brother started the group but all others 'out shined' him, which is what a great manager should do. I have wished no one ill will so you are getting way too carried away. Austin brought the group out to the public. We had not heard of them before him. He and Tim have IT. IT is something that you have that gets the people to come to the shows. For the new guy time will tell. Also, Austin drew in the younger fans, handsome, kind, funny, energy, single (meaning not married), the list goes on.......time will tell how HF does with the new Adam. My grand daughter , daughter and I bonded over the members of HF when Austin was there. Saw them at UVIP many times, and Austin related to the 5 year old that was still relating to him at 16. Seems that you were not a fan of Austin....so be it, we all were and that is why I would not want Adam B to copy him or try to sing his songs, that we loved with that 'country twang." Also, I think that Adam B was part of HOME FREE originally......yup check it out, pretty sure on that.

[@franblakely6361]

@@marytramp5678 I also just recalled that Adam Bell Bastien was part of Chris' group called 7th Ave. So he is not new to these people at all - he is just back!

[@woodcrafterinyourpocket8640]

Adam doesn't quite mesh yet, but that will come with time. Still miss Austin.

[@woosrealm]

That sounded a bit rough, not as tight as they usually are. Probably just need more time working together to get the blend a bit better.

[@danagiffin5492]

I know I am going to get a lot of slack for this comment but oh well. Bastien has a beautiful voice and he fits in well with the rest of the guys but he is not Austin. They need to give him a whole new set of songs that we can say this is a great one by him. Avoid Austin lead songs, easier said than done, then we can't compare like on Delta Dawn

[@kaywhittington4612]

I agree completely

[@lizporto4860]

There's always change at least home free. Is staying together I give them a lot of credit and he has a Beautiful voice welcome

[@-rockmusiclover-]

No one is saying he's Austin, he's his own performer, Austin was Austin, Adam is Adam

[@ThaddeusLalandeFitness]

I completely agree, I want to hear him do something new and I can’t wait to hear his stuff when they release a new album but Austin will be missed, no one can quite match his persona and voice

[@lindalind5471]

Wow I'm impressed. Yes Adam is not Austin but his voice is so good and it seems that he fit in. I think Home Free did a very good job. They will change a lot but they are always here. I love you and I am excited to see we're the Journey will go to. Greetings and Hugs from Germany

[@johnmagill7714]

Did Austin leave the group?

[@sjenny5891]

Just for clarification. Who was the female singing with them?

[@skiqsr]

Who is holding hands?

[@patrimestad6328]

Not too bad.

[@jeffcook3747]

Who left?! No, someone quit Home Free?!

[@JulieAnn02261990]

He's not as strong as Austin. The last notes sounded weak and breathy, it doesn't sound like it blends the same at all.

[@cherylowen7747]

Definitely not Austin, but then again, he never claimed to be. Yes, it sounds different but was not bad either. All kinds of our popular bands have had to switch up with new lead singers for all kinds of reasons, and we still love them. Austin wasn't the only singer in Homefree, so at least give him a chance.

[@Graniepanies]

Sorry Bastien you can’t touch Austin’s vocals. Nice try though! Wonder if your husband will join with HF too.

[@marytramp5678]

i've been reading a lot of the comments. I know it's human nature to compare one tenor to another when one leaves and another enters the scene. But we just can't do that. it isn't fair to Adam B and it isn't fair to Home Free. Adam will NEVER be like Austin. So you can only judge him on how good HE sounds, how well HE fits the group dynamic, and then cut him a little slack. Most these guys have been together for forever (Chance is the baby). so they've all had time to learn just about everything there is to learn about each other on & off stage. he's still cutting his teeth. give him time. HF didn't just pick some random guy off the street to sing high tenor. they saw something in him that made him special enough to ask him to join them. I'll be honest. this is the first time i've heard him with HF. he doesn't have that country twang, but then HF doesn't do just country music so it could be refreshing. Also, a lot of the covers they did were from older country songs where the twang fit Austin's perfectly. However, some of the newer country (country rock) is smoother less twangy. and i can hear that In Adam's voice. I also actually like this rendition of Delta Dawn Better than their other one. having Adam take the lead with that smoother tenor fit him perfectly. in the original by Tanya Tucker, while she obviously has that old time country twang, she also had a smoothness to it. i thought it was beautiful.

[@Waltraud-je4mp]

Adam has a beautiful voice but it lacks Austin's warmth.

[@tohojedi9531]

He'll get there

[@elsebethbloch6641]

He sings beutifull but lack all Austin warmth and swags sorry Bastian...There is only one one this earth with a voice like Austin will get to love you "take" one the songs in time 😘❤️And in time you'll sound amazing together also you're not there yet yet 😘but the "old Home Free " had many years practice to get their sound so perfect 😍We've have all the time in the world ❤️🥰Love you all ❤❤

[@Pegasus882000]

Adam is good but Austin is so much better

[@merryleelanehart8690]

He's good, but he's not Austin.

[@justme-xq5ml]

I have listened to the other videos of them together. While he has a great voice. I think it is just off. I hate to use the word, but it just clashes with the homefree sound. Maybe just my ears, but it's like listening to a pop singer trying to sing country. It's just...off.

[@Shazbat5]

Adam? Seriously? Couldn't think up some other name?

[@susancobb9658]

Im just not thrilled, sorry. Maybe if new songs were picked but as of now Im underwhelmed. Austin has big shoes to fill and in my opinion the new guy doesn't come close

[@kathylynch9732]

Same

[@mindylance73]

I'm not thrilled either. I think they just lost me as a fan.

[@RepentRepentRepent1]

Not a fan of the new voice. Austin will be very hard to replace. This guy ain’t cutting it it.

[@HomeFry1974]

Hes good but Austin's southern twang and pure tenor cant be matched....unfortunately i feel that Home Free will be falling short now....Austin Brown is unreplaceable.

[@rmm3150]

Sorry guys - I'm sure Adam is lovely but not a good choice for the group.

[@Tammy-pj2ht]

Bastien 0:02 lacks power and projection. That may improve with time. Rob is singing the higher tenor part and that is not his forte. It certainly is a different Home Free. I think they need to do different songs where he cannot be compared to Austin.

[@drieuxkoeppel4157]

Are you a musician or music teacher? What makes you an expert? Because on my end, I’m a singer. And he sounds nervous, but his voice blends perfectly…

[@lizporto4860]

Yeah I agree what gives you the credentials to comment on his singing abilities you can list them if you want

[@EmeraldWolf88]

Im so sorry but that did not sound good at all. New guys voice just doesnt work with the group regardless of the song. I wouldnt have him take lead straight away thats for sure. I think ill stick to the older stuff.

[@crimequeencreates8248]

Adam is a good singer,and I know he’s got close ties to the Rupp family; but I don’t think his voice blends well with the group at all. His high notes especially do not blend in.

[@mittykitty8957]

Nope, nope nope. He sounds strained. I think he dropped a testicle trying to hit a high note. This is like when Avi left PTX, i couldnt listen to anything post Avi

[@graniepanies63]

Bastien can sing, but this wasn’t it. Actually this was pretty bad! HF needs new songs with Bastien singing, otherwise he will keep getting compared to Austin ❤! Who no one can replace! IMO Chris Rupp should’ve came back!

[@camleon5746]

Not a fan of this song. It’s hard to hear songs sung with Austin and not make a comparison. Adams has a nice voice but the group should do songs not done with Austin so Adam can soar in his own right

[@user-yp3nf6un3e]

I've tried to like these guys, but I'm just not a fan of the way they cover old songs

[@denisemares1177]

Well there will never be NO ONE, NO ONE, and I do mean NO ONE that can replace Austin. Didn't like when you sang Delta Dawn.

[@-rockmusiclover-]

No one's saying he's Austin, get over it, they can perform the songs they want

[@lizporto4860]

@@denisemares1177 there's too much negativity in this world Austin chose to leave home free give Adam a break or don't listen to them anymore

[@user-mr8ix7jv8o]

Welcome Adam 3, you bring a different flavor to Home Free. I'm with the other lady, three men named Adam is enough. I have an Adam of my own.

[@sandydyson1934]

I love Home Free but this was horrible.

[@sandrafryer4425]

Sorry, but I didn't care for it. Singing Austin's lead song, not good. No one can sing like Austin .

[@-rockmusiclover-]

Good thing that he wasn't, he was singing like Adam B.

[@drieuxkoeppel4157]

If you don’t like HF with a new member, then don’t complain. And go listen to Austin. And knock. It. Off. Full stop.

[@sandrafryer4425]

@@drieuxkoeppel4157 I can have my on opinion. Will keep you in prayer. I like home free, I'm not complaining . Just my opinion. God bless

[@lizporto4860]

Maybe you can sing it better hahahaha

[@mindylance73]

Did not like this song. I left the group with Austin. Not a fan anymore.