HOMEFREE VS. VOICEPLAY - UNCHAINED MELODY | COUPLE REACTS TO UNCHAINED MELODY - HOMEFREE, VOICEPLAY

[@patrickhumphreys5851]

Guys the great thing is that Home Free and Voice Play are very good friends and support each other and even collaborate together on many projects . Both are great groups to follow.

[@nancyholter5646]

VP did a nice cover, but I think HF's had a bit more depth to it. If you want a solo version that will blow you away, go listen to Austin's solo on his channel.

[@beadwright]

I believe that Home Free can make you feel the music. When they started, you immediately started cuddling each other. Both groups sound amazing, but I prefer Home Free's version.

[@annehffry3284]

Both groups sounded amazing!

[@Brirend]

The original was in the 1955 prison movie "Unchained", hence the name. It was a solo a capella peice in the movie. The Righteous Brothers version is the one everyone knows. Austin Brown of Home Free also has a solo version of this song.

[@dorothywest1951]

Home Free hands down! They captured the slow yearning of time dragging and stretching on into infinity.

[@dodiecagle1033]

I love me some HOME FREE! ❤️

[@shihansensei983]

It's much like comparing Apples (Home Free) to Oranges (Voiceplay)....... They are both different, yet, delicious. Today, however, I have a craving for APPLES!!!!!

[@DTA-Music]

I'm not a fan of these "Group A vs. Group B" things. It seems like the people who put them together are usually biased one way or the other, and there's really no reason to pit these guys against each other anyway. VP and HF are both awesome a capella groups, and they're friends with each other. I see no reason their fans can't peacefully co-exist and freely cross the aisle. I watched and Liked the reaction anyway because hey, great music, and you guys keep things positive, which I appreciate and respect.

[@billkacvinsky988]

FYI... HF replicates the theme of the 1950s movie "Unchained", wherein the song 'unchained melody' is derived. The movie is set within a jail. The prisoner laments about being in jail, wondering if his wife waits for him. Hence, Home Free's video setting.

[@minneyruth]

I love that they started out with Tim 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@TheNEWReel]

IKR lol we absolutely loved both of these so it’s not like we could ever pick a winner - MUCH love

[@minneyruth]

@@TheNEWReel 🥰🥰

[@e.l.mcguire7464]

I heard you mention the classics and doo wop! Check out some of TimFoust (bass from Home Free) own music he’s released on his channel. All doo wop. All acapella. All Tim.

[@miamidolphinsfan]

I'm biased, I am a Home Fry all the way .....they are the best in my opinion, but I am biased

[@trinawhitehead8281]

I love doing this with both of voice play and Home Free. This is my first time hearing voice play. I am partial to Home Free( yep a home fry) Tim Foust is there base and he has a 5 octave range he has broken subwoofers with his deep voice. Adam Rupp is their beat boxer and to see how amazing he is he did a drum solo in 2015 he wore a red shirt and blew the audience away. If you ever get the chance watch it you will be in awe😊

[@johndeeregreen4592]

Geoff's timbre and vocal weight is actually slightly stronger than Tim's. Tim and Geoff have nearly identical vocal ranges. Recently, Geoff of VoicePlay recorded an A0 on their cover of "Enemy" putting him slightly deeper than Tim's B0 low note. Not selling Tim short, since he is one of my favorite bass singers; Geoff just has so much more resonance and can sing exactly as high as Tim (up to A5).

[@Wildecat10]

@@johndeeregreen4592 I don’t think Geoff has broken any speakers, but once when they were doing a sound check at the Library of Congress, the Secret Service came running up to stop them. Geoff was causing vibrations that were endangering the constitution.

[@Wildecat10]

@@johndeeregreen4592 First time? I think you have me confused with someone else. I’ve been a fan since their first episode of the Sing Off!

[@trinawhitehead8281]

I apologize, the world record for the lowest voice is actually Tim Storms. Oops sorry about that

[@belinda9696]

Home Free's super bass is Tim.

[@cherokeemammyof4boyz]

Both covers were great in their own way Home Free kept it more slower paced like the original Austin Brown from Home Free did a solo cover of this also

[@Broomrider1492]

Here is another one you need to react to. Zombies vs. Hillbillies - Survivor (VoicePlay vs. Home Free) This was a collaboration by both groups. Geoff is my #1 bass, then Tim of Home Free. If you like bass voices I would suggest that you check out the Bass Gang, four different basses that blend so well together.

[@mikkisimon3295]

To each his own. They both took it in different ways but yet they had a lot of similarities. Loved both versions.

[@toddhutchins2492]

" Unchained Melody " is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. North wrote the music as a theme for the little-known prison film Unchained (January 1955), hence the song title. (hence Home Free's prison theme)

[@c.k5723]

Back to back. You can't pic a favourite between the two 🤣🤣🤣🤣 both is uniquely done by both voiceplay and home free

[@TheNEWReel]

Agreed lol even tho they are doing the same cover and are both A-cappella groups it is still like apples and oranges - they are both so unique

[@pampietro8980]

HOME FREE

[@antrazitaj5209]

I think we all were the winners here

[@jenfraley7637]

Exactly!

[@peggygross7409]

Good reaction. No harm in seeing and contrasting different versions.

[@damonkoback9233]

A lot of people like voice Play and Pentatonix but never been impressed with either of them. Home Free for me.

[@sherylvanrooyen8421]

Home Free hands down!!

[@elvwood]

Well, on average I prefer VP's body of work, but with this particular song I do prefer HF's version. Both groups are utterly amazing, though, so we are blessed to have both of them! I could name dozens of songs from each of them that are absolutely unmatched.

[@donnacsaszar7426]

Geoff from VP plays a vampire in This is Halloween

[@itzel1735]

These groups occupy different spaces. They are different brands. VP is more theatrical. HF is more country. It’s like the difference between a mixologist’s cocktail and a craft beer. Sometimes you want one, sometimes the other.

[@DyvmSlorm]

Voiceplay: Modern take on a classic highlighting an amazing guest high tenor. Fun arraignment and range from the boys. Singers and singing shine. Homefree: Classic take on a classic, starting low and building into the higher range. Nice flexing from Austin. Amazing harmonies and blends. Song shines.

[@denise_landry]

For me it's Home Free! Their blend just can't be matched. Their voices mesh together perfectly. Thanks guys. 🍟

[@sag2horses]

#HOMEFREE #VOICEPLAY #BASSGANG

[@marlenekloth4734]

Both good but Home Free are my guys. Original version is from a 1955 Prison movie called Unchained

[@lindaslater7782]

Home Free 100%! Love their version with the prison theme and the 50's sound. Austin Brown, the high tenor, sings this on his own channel, and he does it amazingly!🦑

[@reynoldsjobes8765]

Home Free

[@do0ranfrump260]

A long time ago voice play and home free did a collaboration, survivor hillbilly's versus zombies.

[@teresacartwright5406]

Austin Brown of Home Free has a solo of the song on his channel (the men in Home Free each have channel(s) of their own) as well as singing it at "Tim's 6th Birthday Bash". The acapella bands not only don't compete but co-operate. Tim & Austin have sung with Straight No Chaser; Rob has a video of ACA top 10 movie themes with VoicePlay; Tim has a video with The Bass Gang; Avi Kaplan (formerly of PTX) sang Ring of Fire with Home Free.

[@susant9123]

I enjoyed both of these, but as a former performing singer & musician who also incorporated acapella in our performances, I love the video & performance of Home Free. This is a tough one to call however!

[@r.d.stratford106]

You guys are so much fun! I really dig the positivity and I love all the acapella groups.

[@brendasorenson6186]

Both groups are exceptional but with different styles. I prefer Home Free's style, but that does not mean Voice Play is inferior in any way. Let's just enjoy the music and be thankful for it.

[@97Tusk97]

I think you'd like Home Free's Skull and Bones! (there is at least 1 instrument in there, but it's a Home Free original)

[@lauriehallcolemandowns7364]

I love both groups. Although I prefer VP over HF in general, I actually like Home Free better on this one. Thematically, it fit the song better, and there was a fuller, richer sound than in the VP version. That said, both were really good. In general, I like VP better than HF mostly because of Geoff, but Tim really shines on this one! The win here goes to HF! Any given Sunday, right?! Now I REALLY want to see you two check out VP's Black Hole Sun, and Seven Nation Army, both featuring Anthony Gargiula...both are astounding!!! Oh, and since *as I write this) it's almost Halloween, check out VP's Thriller cover! Awesome sauce!!!

[@juliehafenbredl803]

Home Free all the way baby!!! I’m definitely a home fry! Thanks for the video

[@PeggyHarbert]

HOME FREE...BEST....HANDS DOWN

[@makchris7746]

Speaking of the “1500year old vampire” you gotta be checking out his solo stuff “Jack’s Lament” from the nightmare before Christmas where he actually becomes a skeleton. He’s also doing the Oogie Boogie in one of the voiceplay’s song “The Oogie Boogie Song”. Though seems like you guys stopped doing reaction, hope you will react to them one day :)

[@teresacartwright5406]

But you don't have Austin Brown's solo rendition (on his channel) or Austin's live version at Tim Foust's 6th Birthday Bash! Love your channel & energy!

[@teresacartwright5406]

P.S. 0 the original version was in a prison escapee moved called "Unchained" (pretty crummy movie actually); however, the Righteous Bros. cover was far more famous (and far better). Rest in peace Bobby Hatfield.

[@normanhutcheson812]

The “fifteen-hundred year-old vampire” in Voiceplay is Geoff Castillucci. He has a 5-octave vocal range, the same as Tim Foust from Home Free. If you want to hear Tim to really go deep, react to his cover of “Misty Mountain”.

[@midlifecrisis2988]

Geoff (the vampire) actually used to play Frankenstein's monster at Universal Studios

[@mrsmissy2669]

Omg...Home Free! Love their arrangement and video.

[@DannaleeStone]

I hope y'all see this. One of the main ones I think you would really like is Ring Of Fire (ft. Avi Caplin). Originally done by Johnny Cash.

[@sag2horses]

HOME FREE; THEY BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MOVIE

[@PeggyHarbert]

Home Free owned this one

[@sudelaine8653]

I never heard the original 1955 version so I pick 1) Righteous Brothers 2) Home Free 3) Voiceplay In general, I prefer VP over HF and it's not VP's "fault" that it's different this time. Somehow, I just couldn't warm to the featured guest, Mr Pinto. Obviously he has a beautiful voice: clear, smooth, and strong. Maybe it's just in comparison to Bobby Righteous. (Yes, I know that's not his real last name, but I can't remember it at the moment.) Pinto's seemed to have less emotion; was more about the singing and less about the song--at least to my ears. Given what a tough song it is, that's not surprising, but Tim and Austin nailed it.

[@marylee7467]

Home Free, no contest.

[@lucyFV]

Home Free!

[@susie2916]

Home Free & Voice Play are both awesome, but my votes on Home Free all the way

[@harolddorsey9179]

Homefree hands down. Even has the 50s & 60s feel

[@bjspeck4337]

If you want to hear another VoicePlay with John Pinto, Jr, check out "It Ain't Me"

[@DeansMayhem]

Did he start this out by saying "Looks like I'm eating rabbit tonight?" Lolz I don't blame him.

[@vickiroman189]

Another great one with John Pinto, Jr. is their cover of Selina Gomez' "It Ain't Me": kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKDCqZadg9CYhrM

[@AR_119]

Please do oogie boogie song by voice play next

[@jandrost3848]

Please try also All about that bass by Home Free , sorry for my bad English greeetings from the Netherlands.

[@xenothonstelnicki597]

Just had to look him up- the J None's performance here is ASTOUNDING!

[@muchograssyass1]

What's up guys, just found channel and I see you like Home Free. Do yourself a favor and give a listen to Misty Mountains from the Hobbitt. It features Peter Hollins & Tim Foust, Tim shows how low he can really go.

[@scottdarden3091]

Ties are for chickens 😂🤣

[@minneyruth]

🤣

[@momD612]

🤭🤭🤭🤣

[@jonroux9291]

Absolutely no contest. Home Free is #1.

[@kathyschaefer5768]

Actually, no the righteous brothers version is also a cover

[@annebiebrich9155]

Homefree hands down !

[@cristinaotto]

They are both great, but it's VoicePlay for me. :)

[@vladtepist3539]

Lison to voiceplay oogi boogie song and this is Halloween

[@mooboy2000]

Both of these are my go to when recommending voiceplay, nice selection.

[@donalddubray1276]

Well you doing unchained Melody by Boyce play and then home free you got one more to do by Austin Brown from home Free

[@cowboy1165]

Voiceplay didn't give me the yearning, the desperation that I was looking for in this song. They seemed like they were only going for the ranges. That being said I think they did an awesome cover of the Righteous Brothers rendition from 1965, but not the original 1955 Unchained prison movie version.

[@pattywilson1534]

We’re the winners for getting to hear both bands! #HF#1, #KCChiefs#1

[@timsattler6580]

Voiceplay by a mile.

[@babyfry4775]

Home Free went to the roots of the song. Love their video. VP’s version was a little fast. Love HF’s version but they’re both good. I don’t like comparing either.

[@sandrafryer4425]

Home free

[@erin77wr96]

Can you do hoist the colours by voiceplay, Dragon born comes from skyrim, voiceplay. Oogie boogie song, voiceplay

[@christinamoxon]

Yes, Hoist the Colours and Dragonborn comes. So incredible.

[@nancynelson9860]

Home Free took it!

[@lins_lindis]

Well, what about more vampire side of Geoff? This exist in Queen (in 5 minutes) by Voiceplay and (literally) in Monster Marsh by Geoff. Or that his another side in We don't talk about Bruno.😅 Thanks.

[@christinamoxon]

Or his villainous blue side in Little Mermaid. So good.

[@Ken19700]

Doo-Wop is not classical music, lol

[@TheNEWReel]

Yeah she meant “classic” not classical lol

[@sallyread7032]

Home Free over Voice Play on any song. Home Free is the best group out there. Tim Foust(bass singer Home Free) taught both Geoff & Avi how to hit their low note and hold.

[@maliszewski5681]

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 I feel the same way. Home free is the best of all time in my eyes!!!!

[@chandleraskew6496]

VP definitely has the best arrangements of the 3 big ones though. They are unmatched in that regard. When VP did Wicked it proved that, I love HF but they wouldn’t be able to tackle Wicked like VP did

[@scottwoods9071]

@@chandleraskew6496 Because HF sings country and Wicked would not be a good country flip.

[@jessicacole7981]

Well for me it's Voice Play over Home Free in any song.. I believe Voice Play is the best group out there. The fact that they aren't pigeon holed into one genre of music makes them better. Tim didn't teach Geoff how to go low but did help him learn how to do subharmonics. That being said it doesn't make Tim any better then Geoff and I guarantee neither will ever say they are better than the other. I don't understand why so many people want to make it a competition between groups or individuals when they are all fantastic and the members don't ever think of it as a competition..

[@sallyread7032]

Home Free don't only do county. They can do anything. Home Free won the Sing-off & VP didn't make the top 3. We all prefer one group over another group, as it should be. We all have different taste in music.

[@dagmar.6954]

My favorite Unchained Melody covers are Bobby Hatfield (Righteous Brothers), Home Free, Austin Brown & Elvis Presley. Sorry not a fan of the other a cappella groups.

[@annebiebrich9155]

Believe it or not, Tim (bass in Homefree) can go lower than Geoff(bass in Voiceplay) both of them have amazing bass voices

[@ElibeniEB7]

a dia de hoy no, y deja de buscar competencia ;)

[@annebiebrich9155]

@Vince Mcmahon whatever you want to think is good

[@marylee7467]

@annebiebrich9155 seriously we know he does. Just have to listen to Misty Mountains to hear it. Tim is lower. He's friends with Geoff and helped him get lower. But some refuse to acknowledge this fact

[@marylee7467]

@vincemcmahon3344 nope, Tim's lower.

[@scottdarden3091]

Every member of every Acapella group can sing! Or they wouldn't be there, the thing that makes Home Free the best is Adam Rupp. Notice here Voice Play is just snapping their fingers because they don't have a human drum set.

[@melodiemalone2317]

Layne usually doing beatbox and he is very good ( and yes voiceplay are a human drum set just watch other voiceplay cover) It s just a choice for this song not doing beatboxing

[@lisahuff818]

Simply a song choice for Voiceplay.

[@sarcasmxkate]

That's really a really rude comment. Layne is a fantastic beatboxer, they made a stylistic choice. Of course Adam is incredible and is definitely Home Free's secret weapon, but a stylist is choice doesn't negate Layne's talent.

[@normanspringer23]

Voice Play

[@margaretmclennan5169]

No sorry give me voice play every time

[@nancynelson9860]

Voice play had to bring someone in to sing it????

[@jenfraley7637]

IIRC this was right after Earl left the group.

[@jessicacole7981]

Considering they had just lost their high tenor...yes they brought in a guest artist..not sure why that's an issue

[@glowormrdr6183]

I feel like the VoicePlay version is a bit bogus because they had a guest singer...and I would rather have heard regular guy Eli on that lead, anyway. They do often fill in with a guest in the high tenor part; they haven't found someone to permanently fill the spot since they lost one guy. Btw, you need to hear (the bass vampire) Geoff Castellucci's solo videos on his own KZbin channel. He sings with multiple clones of himself doing all the harmonies. It's gorgeous. Maybe hear "House of the Rising Sun" or "Sixteen Tons".

[@jessicacole7981]

So is it bogus when HF bring in guests to sing with them? Or is that just VP? I think it makes VP that much better as they can slot anyone in and make them sound like they are part of the group.